• Finished Jan. 30/05
• Wonderful book - cover to cover.
• Bryson is very entertaining.

• Finished Dec. 29/05
• A pretty interesting book that did not fully engage me.
• I learned a lot about the politics of drug cartels.
• Suggested by Rob R.

• Finished Dec. 11/05
• After reading Lost in Mongolia (Angus's next book) I searched for this book and finally found a reprint.
• I was struck by how green these guys were at the beginning. I expected them to be much more experienced and better prepared (as he was in Lost in Mongolia).
• I enjoyed it immensely and I am anxiously awaiting his next book.

• Finished Dec. 4/05
• Not what I expected. Much more technical and related to theoretical physics than I thought possible.
• I gained a better understanding of the definition of information (my purpose for reading the book) and as a side-effect what exposed to a lot of physics.
• Kind of makes me want to read more physics - I should look for some more Richard Feynman.

• Finished Nov. 25/05
• A very impressive argument for rebalancing our role on earth.
• The book discusses the scientific and spiritual systems that form the basis of human (and all) life. Suzuki makes clear that we are literally tied to and are part of our environment.

• Finished Nov. 16/05
• A classic for obvious reasons. It lives up to its reputation.

• Finished Oct. 24/05
• This book is probably one of the best in this area. I would recommend it strongly to someone thinking of starting a business.
• A lot of useful information on starting a small business. Unfortunately I am not starting one any time soon.
• None the less I found it interesting to gain some understanding of this area.

• Finished Oct. 16/05
• A gift from Laura J.
• I enjoyed this collection of 25 short stories.

• Finished Oct. 15/05
• Very good.
• I can identify with Chris McCandless and I think I learned something about how to and how not to pursue life's meaning.

• Finished Sept.18/05
• Feynman is quite the character. This was a very enjoyable read.

• Finished Sept.5/05
• I am not quite sure what to think of this book. I enjoyed it and it did present some interesting theories on human interaction.
• I find the future presented difficult to accept but I doubt that is really the point of the book.
• This is a book I will continue to think about for some time.

• Finished Aug.27/05
• Very enjoyable and informative. Well worth the read.
• Suggested by Rob R.

• Finished Aug.7/05
• A very good book that appealed to my interest in statistics and number theory as well as my new interest in finance.
• Taleb is very well read and is incredibly interesting to read.
• He did not teach me how to make a killing in the stock market but instead gave me the ammunition to think critically about the market theories I will read in other books. This is, of course, an amazing asset.

• Finished July 30/05
• Not a bad book describing investment basics.
• Exactly what I needed.

• Abandoned July 27/05
• Incredibly uninteresting. I had to force myself to read to 50 pages that I did.
• This is not a book about how to gain power in a subordinate position but rather a tedious description of how to be Jack Welch's assistant.

• Finished July 21/05
• Raw and insightful. I loved it.
• I am a reader of Houellebecq for life.

(Canadian Edition)

• Finished July/05
• I enjoyed this book and the writer.
• It was much more in-depth than I anticipated. Proper detailed discussion was given to those topics that deserved it.
• I particularly liked the personal stories of the scientists themselves.

• Finished June/05
• A great book about an incredible adventure.

• Finished May 20/05

• Finished Apr. 27/05
• Very good common sense approach to managing your finances.

• Finished Apr. 13/05
• Excellent book on negotiating fairly. "How not to get taken."

• Finished Apr. 11/05
• This book unfortunately made the choice to prop up the idea of Software Craftsmanship by putting down Software Engineering. I did not even agree with his definition of Software Engineering.
• Once you realize that when he says Software Engineering he means DOD-style massive software creation, you realize that his premise is obvious: Don't use a methodology meant for a large project on a small one. Ok, sure I will try that.
• He does make the excellent point that good developers make a project and offers some excellent advise on how to become a good developer (a craftsman as he calls it) and how to create them in your organization.
• His advise is good, the rational he uses for it is bad.
• Recommended by Harry K.

• Finished Apr. 5/05
• An incredible book that describes everything about brand marketing and the movement against it.
• The first 2/3 are excellent unbiased journalism, whereas the last 1/3 was a little too much activism for me (despite being somewhat sympathetic to anti-corporate activism).

• Finished Feb. 3/05

• Finished Jan.15/05
• This was not a bad book. A lot of theories and practised I already believe in and try to practise.
• It is was very easy to read and it would be a book I would recommend a new developer to read to learn the "right" way.

• Finished Jan.06/2005
• A very good novel.

• Finished Jan.03/2005
• A good history of past civilizations.
• The books message, however, was that our current civilization cannot continue its pace of progress. This left something to be desired.

• Finished Jan.01/2005
• This book was two essays on the history of European and American relations.
• It was excellent but I may have a read it one (or more) times to get everything out of it.