This book is a heavy read for me, despite the amiable effort by the author to make it as readable as it can be. The tone is friendly, the style is classroom instructional, and there are humours in the book too. But unless you are trained in literature and are well read, you are going to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Non-Fiction'
How To Read Novels Like A Professor – Thomas C. Foster – Be Inspired As A Reader Or A Writer
August 31st, 2010 4 Comments
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The Cloud Revolution By Charles Babcock – If You Need To Know What Cloud Computing Is As Of Today, This Is It
June 6th, 2010 No Comments
If you happen to fall under the category of someone who has heard of the term “cloud computing”, may have some ideas of what it is, but cannot quite pinpoint what it does and how we can benefit from it, “The Cloud Revolution” written by editor-at-large of InformationWeek Charles Babcock will get you acquainted with [...]
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Neon Angel, A Memoir Of A Runaway By Cherie Currie – Heart Wrenching and Heart Warming At The Same Time
May 31st, 2010 2 Comments
I seldom read memoirs. But I was curious about the life story told from Cherie Currie’s perspective after watching “The Runaway” played by Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart. “Neon Angel” has enough dramas that can pass as a great fiction. The rise to stardom, the crash, substance abuse, brutal rapes, exploitation by the management, constant struggle [...]
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Happiness At Work By Dr. Srikumar Rao – Parables And Advice That Could Be Life Changing
April 24th, 2010 4 Comments
By now, I have joined the workforce for a decade and a half and I consider myself – after years of learning and finding my way - pretty happy at work. I manage to maintain a good level of work life balance, I have built good rapport with my colleagues, and I take pride in my [...]
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Numbers Rule Your World By Kaiser Fung – With Depth, And Figures To Support
March 29th, 2010 3 Comments
It is hard not to make the comparison between “Numbers Rule Your World” and “Freakonomics”. Even the book has made a reference once. Ten real life case studies are used, paired up in five chapters, to illustrate how different aspects of statistics affect our lives. Blogger statistician Kaiser Fung has made the topic surprisingly accessible, narrated [...]
Superfreakonomics By Levitt And Dubner – Good Conversational Materials (And It Stops There)
December 27th, 2009 1 Comment
Although this book is not going to change the world – at least I do not think so – like its predecessor “Freakonomics”, “Superfreakonomics” is an entertaining read, full of good conversational materials. That is, if you can remember the numbers and details. Backed by numerous reports (the note section alone takes up 36 pages) [...]
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Your Next Move by Michael Watkins – A Good Resource For Your Major Career Transitions
October 1st, 2009 14 Comments
I have read Michael Watkins’s “The First 90 Days” quite a number of years ago. Arguably one of the must-have books for the corporate executives. In fact, the initial reception was so successful that the author has released a similar book targeting at the public sector. 6 years have passed since the author talked about critical [...]
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The Case For God By Karen Armstrong – What Religion Really Means?
September 27th, 2009 4 Comments
Karen Armstrong is right. Any book about God is not going to be an easy read. At least she put it upfront via one of her readers’ feedback. Compare “The Case For God” to her shorter books I have read “Islam” and “The Bible”, this book is an intense read for two reasons. One, the variety [...]
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The Silver Lining by Scott D. Anthony – Now It’s the Time to Innovate
July 28th, 2009 No Comments
“The Silver Lining” is a timely read. Great Disruption is here, today. Just about half a year or so ago, companies were further revising down their targets, cutting cost, and have stayed cautious for the uncertain times. The economic downturn affects both the multinational corporations and the local companies. I have had a chat with [...]
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami – An Inspirational Read
May 20th, 2009 4 Comments
Recently, I have started reading the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s works and I love them immensely. The rather long short stories collection “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” and the rather short full length novel “After Dark”. When I saw his [rather short] memoir on the book shelf using running as a central theme, as someone who [...]
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