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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
Steve Krug
New Riders Press, 2005
Don't Make Me Think - Made Me Think
+ Some things are only obvious after they're pointed out...
+ it didn't make me think...
+ A bit simple, but good
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Garr Reynolds
New Riders Press, 2008
Inside presentations - what really matters
+ Reynolds helps breathe new life into your presentations
+ Must read for all!
+ inspiring
+ Must read book on presentation design
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Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
James Collins, William C. Lazier
Prentice Hall Press, 1995
A masterpiece!........Planning to become great
+ Best book ever - I recommend most often
+ Excellent Book
+ Fantastisc "Real Business" Book
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Smart Enough Systems: How to Deliver Competitive Advantage by Automating Hidden Decisions
James Taylor, Neil Raden
Prentice Hall PTR, 2007
SOA Decision Services
+ Great Book for Application Architect
+ Natural Successor to "Competing on Analytics"
+ A book that spans two worlds and helps you make better decisions
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Random House, 2007
If you could make yourself significantly more powerful by reading 336 pages, wouldn't you?
+ A great read for leaders who need to sell ideas - an excellent read for anyone in the agency business
+ A good book for both marketing newcomers and seasoned professionals
+ Made to Stick
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
Worth for its price
+ A good look at what companies can do to manage talent
+ Good to Great
+ Good to Great review
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Integration Competency Center: An Implementation Methodology
John Schmidt, David Lyle
Informatica, 2005
Integration drives IT value creation
+ Kool-Aid Worth Sippin'?
+ No words
+ Architecture 101 for Integration
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Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications
Toby Segaran
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007
Great, simple presentation of some powerful techniques
+ An Eye Openning Inspiring Book
+ Wow
Programming Collective Intelligence is a book about applying data mining techniques to analyse collections of data. There is submerged information in Ebay prices, in Facebook profile networks, in collections of movie reviews, in news sites, in the stockmarket; this book by Toby Segaran shows ways ...
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Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data
Stephen Few
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006
Easy to read and simple to understand
+ drags you to read it!!
+ Clear, concise, and cleanly designed and presented.
+ Good, Practical Contribution to Visually Communicating Data
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The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit
Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross, ...
Wiley, 2008
A must read for all DW/BI professionals
+ Excellent step-by-step explanations
+ DW Lifecycle
+ What Every DW/BI professional should have on his or her desk
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Trade, 2006
A whole new way to see the world
+ A right brain look at economic development
+ Nutritious & Delicious
A Whole New Mind is written for those who are looking to increase their abilities and engage their brain. The book offers a holistic approach to changing your life and changing how you see the world and approach problems. Pink makes the argument that we all need to incorporate more empathy and play ...
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How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business
Douglas W. Hubbard
Wiley, 2007
More specifically, how to measure anything that is especially important, including intangibles
+ Great for IT People Trying to Quantify The Value of What They Do
+ Superb
+ How To Measure Anything
+ If you care about the value of information...
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Garr Reynolds
New Riders Press, 2008
Inside presentations - what really matters
+ Reynolds helps breathe new life into your presentations
+ Must read for all!
+ inspiring
+ Must read book on presentation design
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The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit
Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross, ...
Wiley, 2008
A must read for all DW/BI professionals
+ Excellent step-by-step explanations
+ DW Lifecycle
+ What Every DW/BI professional should have on his or her desk
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Trade, 2006
A whole new way to see the world
+ A right brain look at economic development
+ Nutritious & Delicious
A Whole New Mind is written for those who are looking to increase their abilities and engage their brain. The book offers a holistic approach to changing your life and changing how you see the world and approach problems. Pink makes the argument that we all need to incorporate more empathy and play ...
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