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The Black Swan: The ... 11/18 Pt3 is currently reading:
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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XQuery 09/17 Pt3 is currently reading:
XQuery (Paperback)
by Priscilla Walmsley
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Querying XML, : XQue... 09/17 Pt3 is currently reading:
Querying XML, : XQuery, XPath, and SQL/XML in context (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
by Jim Melton
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April 13
Getting Started With... Pt3 gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Getting Started With XQuery (pdf)
by Ron Hitchens
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recommended for: xquery developers
read in April, 2008

Pt3 Pt3 said: "Excellent book for anyone starting out with XQuery. Often XQuery books start with the history of XML and descriptions of a plethora of supporting technologies before actually getting to the information you're looking for. You find yourself lost in ...more "
Making Things Happen... Pt3 gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management (Paperback)
by Scott Berkun
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recommended for: developers, software teams, project managers
read in April, 2008

Pt3 Pt3 said: "Great, Quick Read. A lot of useful information here. I've read many books on managing software projects, and they often tend to tell you what goes wrong or can go wrong, which I know already, as I've lived it. This book actually provides many hel...more "
February 18
I Am Legend Pt3 gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
I Am Legend (Paperback)
by Richard Matheson
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read in December, 2007

Pt3 Pt3 said: "The paperback that's out now is actually a collection of short stories. I Am Legend is just 160 pages long, and is exellent! I loved it and couldn't believe it ended so quickly. The other short stories are amazing as well. The stories are all twi...more "
December 23
Ubik Pt3 gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Ubik (Paperback)
by Philip K. Dick
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read in January, 2007

Pt3 Pt3 said: "Another P.K.D. classic. This is a must read for anyone who enjoyed a Scanner Darkly, or Vulcan's Hammer. You know how you have the "unexpected twist" at the end of a movie or good book. Well the whole story is like that, and it rocks. "
Martian Time-Slip Pt3 gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Martian Time-Slip (Paperback)
by Philip K. Dick
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read in December, 2007

Pt3 Pt3 said: "I'm a huge P.K.D. fan, but this one had a rough beginning. He's like a sculptor, chiseling the stone and unveiling the story beneath and seeing where his sculpting takes himself and the reader. It's interesting to see him explore the characters, bu...more "
Do Androids Dream of... Pt3 gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Paperback)
by Philip K. Dick
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read in December, 2007

Pt3 Pt3 said: "This was a good read. I probably would've given it 5, but seeing Blade Runner convoluted it for me, I couldn't get the image of Harrison Ford as Deckard out of my head. The book was still better, and significantly different than the movie. "
December 02
A Scanner Darkly Pt3 gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
A Scanner Darkly (Paperback)
by Philip K. Dick
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recommended for: anyone who digs sci-fi
read in January, 2005
November 18
The Black Swan: The ... Pt3 is currently reading:
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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The Tipping Point: H... Pt3 gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by Malcolm Gladwell
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recommended for: MBAs
read in September, 2007

Pt3 Pt3 said: "The first 2/3 are good. The writers a journalist, and when he's reporting, he's very good. The whole thing's kind of like science for MBAs though. Some of the stuff wasn't that detailed, and he could've probably chopped 100 pages off and you would...more "
November 14
Programming Collecti... Pt3 gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications (Paperback)
by Toby Segaran
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read in November, 2007

Pt3 Pt3 said: "Well done. It's A.I. 101, but with working code samples in Python that are as clear as pseudo-code. It was a quick refresher for me that I thoroughly enjoyed. The algorithm appendix is very helpful as well. "



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