Recently Read by Me

Recently Read by Me

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

Lynne Truss

Gotham, 2006

An ode to an endangered species: Punctuation

+ It gets folks fired up, doesn't it?

This book is not a grammar or style guide. This is rather a book by someone who is passionate about language, in general, and punctuation, in particular. If you see a signboard of a shop advertising "CD's, Video's, DVD's, and Book's", and if you see another one declaring "No Dogs Please" and both ...

Mutant

Peter Clement

Fawcett, 2002

Compelling thriller!

A smart, compelling thriller. I really enjoyed it. Keep them coming, Dr. Clement. Brad - Canada

Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa

Mark Mathabane

Free Press, 1998

outstanding triumph

+ An enlightening look into the life of a young man in Apartheid South Africa
+ Kaffir Boy: A Powerful Voice
+ A Must read

A Man Without a Country

Kurt Vonnegut

Seven Stories Press, 2005

Vonnegut Never Fails

+ Compare to Kurt and Dlyan
+ Final thoughts

"A Man Without A Country" is a must read for anyone who loves Mr. Vonnegut. It is a collection of short essays and writings published 2 years before his death. Written in true Vonnegut fashion, I believe he is on point with his satire and knowledge of the world more then ever. He is as sharp as ...

Universal Principles of Design

William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, ...

Rockport Publishers, 2003

EXCELENT!

+ Fun to read & great presentation
+ good
+ Tremendous value
+ One Design Book You'll Use Over and Over

The Design of Everyday Things

Donald A. Norman

Basic Books, 2002

A Must Read for every Designer

+ One of the best books any designer could read
+ Vey fast delivery very prompt service

As a human being we think we know other people and how they see and use products. This book tells many amusing anecdotes about products that were not successful because the designer made the things is a way he would have liked and not in the way real users use it. The book is written full of humor ...

All Tomorrow's Parties

William Gibson

Berkley, 2003

Oddly Interesting Story

+ "And what shall she do with Thursday's rags / When Monday comes around"

A very odd story. There are shifts of location that sort of take you by surprise and then there are the trips through a computer land. Eventually you understand that this is a future world. It is an odd jumble of events that create the interest. At first there is the odd character, Laney, who ...

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

Del Rey, 1996

Wonderful book

+ perfect
+ Dreaming in Binary: you'll either love it or hate it
+ Valuing Fake Animals Above Fake Humans

Dance Dance Dance

Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 1995

Not Your Normal Senior Prom

+ Three cheers for the Sheep Man
+ Japan's Magic Man
+ if only we all understood japanese

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (Edition 001)

Timothy Egan

Mariner Books, 2006

A healthy reminder of how easy we have it.

+ Non-fiction that Reads Like a Novel
+ I had no clue
+ Dust to Bust
+ Of Greed and Ignorance

DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model

Jeremy Keith

friends of ED, 2005

Perfect for learning DOM

+ The best intro to JavaScript for designers
+ If you want to learn JavaScript the right way, start with this book.
+ DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model

Ubik

Philip K. Dick

Vintage, 1991

My vote for the best PKD novel

+ Highly Readable
+ Crazy, dark, explosive, suspenseful, and still very funny

would be for this one. This is a PKD masterpiece. A strong convoluted story that, unlike many PKD novels, does not trail off but stays strong and sustained to the very end. All the familiar pieces, played as well as he ever did. Paranoia funny and paranoia very dark. The besieged ...

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (An Evergreen book)

Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain

Grove Press, 2006

As authentic as it gets.......a riveting roller-coaster of a read

+ Very Wicked!!
+ GREAT!!!
+ A Must Have for Every Punk Enthusiast!