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Ghostwritten

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Paul Downey added: Diagram: The Instrument Of Thought by Keith Albarn	My rating:
Jul 29, 2011 01:56am
Paul Downey gave to: Visual Grammar: A Design Brief (Design Briefs) by Christian Leborg read in December, 2010	My rating:
Stating the simply obvious in such a beautifully simple way.
Dec 27, 2010 08:36am · see review
Paul Downey gave to: Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rule-breakers, and Changemakers by Dave Gray (Goodreads Author) read in December, 2010	My rating:
Fun set of "games" which are mostly beyond parody, but the first chapter on ideation was great.
Dec 27, 2010 07:37am · see review
Paul Downey gave to: Smart Things: Ubiquitous Computing User Experience Design by Mike Kuniavsky	My rating:
Sep 25, 2010 09:48am
Paul Downey is on page 248 of 426 of Ghostwritten Ghostwritten by David Mitchell progress:	My rating:
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Paul Downey gave to: Ghostwritten by David Mitchell	My rating:
Aug 30, 2010 08:39am
Paul Downey gave to: The Case For Working With Your Hands: Or Why Office Work Is Bad For Us And Fixing Things Feels Good by Matthew B. Crawford read in July, 2010	My rating:
My career's advisor was right: I should have become a lumberjack.
Aug 30, 2010 08:38am · see review
Paul Downey gave to: Superfreakonomics Pendinginan Global, Pelacur Patriotik dan Mengapa Pengebom Bunuh Diri Harus Beli Asuransi Jiwa by Steven D. Levitt read in August, 2010	My rating:
Interesting economics (i.e. "bunk") perspectives on systemic problems but rather trashy, and exhibiting suspect judgement in their love for patent troll Intellectual Ventures, factual errors and the clueless touting of an 18 mile high SO2 hose as "si...more
Aug 30, 2010 08:36am · see review
Paul Downey gave to: Some People Are Crazy: The John Martyn Story by John Neil Munro read in August, 2010	My rating:
A bio of one of my favorite musicians, with some nice background on the recording, but who sadly comes across as being something of an unlikeable person.
Aug 30, 2010 08:29am · see review
Paul Downey gave to: Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street by Michael Lewis read in August, 2010	My rating:
A good holiday book which reflected my own memories of working for Bankers in the 80s, possibly a little too frat-house for thinking readers.
Aug 30, 2010 08:26am · see review