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Dave's favorite books

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

Designing with Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden

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Dave Emmett marked as to-read: Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food by Jeff Potter	My rating:
Feb 08, 2012 01:08pm
Dave Emmett marked as to-read: Start with Why by Simon Sinek	My rating:
Jan 16, 2012 02:37pm
Dave Emmett marked as to-read: Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite by Paul Arden	My rating:
Jan 14, 2012 08:21pm
Dave Emmett gave to: Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life by David Allen read in January, 2012	My rating:
Definitely not as transformative as Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, but a useful discussion of how to incorporate the principles of GTD at a more abstract level. Finishing it has inspired me to get back into GTD more serious...more
Jan 14, 2012 04:59pm · see review
Dave Emmett voted on a poll Do you like reading the book before or after seeing the movie? Sponsored by The Woman In ...more he voted for Before film
Jan 06, 2012 03:29pm · take the poll
Dave Emmett gave to: Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits by Debbie Millman read in January, 2012	My rating:
Great read on the role of branding, design, marketing, etc. in society. The book takes the form of interviews with a variety of influential people, and has a bit of a feel of being a podcast in book form (probably because I listen to so many intervie...more
Jan 06, 2012 03:29pm · see review
Dave Emmett has challenged himself to read 30 books in the 2012 Reading Challenge He has read 2 books toward his goal of 30 books. 2 of 30 (7%) Create your own 2012 Reading Challenge »
Jan 06, 2012 03:13pm · view books
Dave Emmett gave to: Makers by Cory Doctorow read in December, 2011	My rating:
This book really nails the clash between the desire to make awesome things, and the desire to make money from things. It's technically sci-fi, but it read more like a slightly different version of the present, set in a slightly more depressing versio...more
Dec 29, 2011 01:20pm · see review
Dave Emmett marked as to-read: Designing Interfaces by Jenifer Tidwell	My rating:
Dec 18, 2011 08:52pm
Dave Emmett marked as to-read: Designing Interactions [With CDROM] by Bill Moggridge	My rating:
Dec 18, 2011 08:50pm

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Quotes Dave Likes

“If you are deliberately trying to create a future that feels safe, you will willfully ignore the future that is likely.”
― Seth Godin, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

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