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Posted by Durafei on Mar-04-2005 03:05:

Good non-fiction books you are reading?

So what are some of the good non-fiction books are you reading/read before ?

I've just got my copy of Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini, and so far it's sounds really industry.

And if you are in the software industry, then I really recommend reading Joel on Software , which is basically a collection of short articles from www.joelonsoftware.com

Posted by rabbitjoker on Mar-04-2005 03:15:

From Major Jordan's Diaries by George Racy Jordan USAF ret.

The inside story of Soviet Lend Lease espionage. Major Jordan served as liaison officer with the Russians at Great Falls Montana- the staging air base for Russian Lend Lease supplies during World War II. He documents in his diaries incidents that seemed strange or noteworthy, which reveal Soviet intrigue in stealing America's atomic bomb secrets.

Published by Harcourt, Brace And Company 1952

Posted by rabbitjoker on Mar-04-2005 03:16:

Re: Good non-fiction books you are reading?

quote:
Originally posted by Durafei
Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

Great book, had it for about 5 years. I re-read it every so often. I have an audio-lecture by him off of Audible.com.

Posted by bARTovsky on Mar-04-2005 03:18:

Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti
by J. Krishnamurti

Posted by amb_ on Mar-04-2005 03:23:

"On Equilibrium" by John Ralston Saul.

Posted by Surreal JRS on Mar-04-2005 03:29:

Traffic Engineering with MPLS

http://safari.ciscopress.com/?XmlId=1-58705-031-5

Posted by lipstick on Mar-04-2005 03:32:

well i finished this a year or two ago,, but if you want to read a crazy biography, read the traci lords bio,, its really interesting,,, and theres a chapter in the book about how she got paul oakenfold to play her record... either way its a really good read suprisingly...

Posted by n!kola on Mar-04-2005 03:54:

History of Medieval Warfare/by Maurice Hugh Keen...
Interesting book... It explores 700 years of fighting in medieval europe...

Posted by AwakenedAddict on Mar-04-2005 04:19:

The Geopolitics Reader
by Gearoid O Tuathail

Posted by Cuzo on Mar-04-2005 04:40:

Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis.

Will give new perspective on benders.

Posted by yankeeBaby on Mar-04-2005 04:51:

Just got done reading the 600 page autobiography of Jenna Jameson....She has the most fascinating life and I read the book in a week and a half...not bad considering my busy schedule! I would recommend it to all

Posted by Ub3rBreaker on Mar-04-2005 05:31:

ohh i get to sound smart too

Life at the bottom by Theodore dalrymple

The guy is an british psychiatrist who works on a slum hospital and a prison in england... awsome read

Posted by malek on Mar-04-2005 05:42:

I was feeling nostalgic so I started

Using MS-DOS 6.2
i'm at page 519 - Understanding DoubleSpace

Posted by Surreal JRS on Mar-04-2005 06:15:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
I was feeling nostalgic so I started

Using MS-DOS 6.2
i'm at page 519 - Understanding DoubleSpace

"512k memory ought to be enough for anybody"
--Billy-boy Gates.

Posted by malek on Mar-04-2005 06:22:

quote:
Originally posted by SurrJRS
"512k memory ought to be enough for anybody"
--Billy-boy Gates.

actually thats a myth... he never said that

Posted by rabbitjoker on Mar-04-2005 06:23:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
actually thats a myth... he never said that

Watch out. You're going to get 100 google-searched references in response.

Posted by Surreal JRS on Mar-04-2005 07:27:

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Watch out. You're going to get 100 google-searched references in response.

<insert 100 google-searched references here>

phear!

Posted by Jem_hadar on Mar-04-2005 07:33:

Michael Crichton - Travels

a fucking AMAZING novel! LUVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Durafei on Mar-04-2005 14:17:

quote:
Originally posted by SurrJRS
"512k memory ought to be enough for anybody"
--Billy-boy Gates.

You've misquoted him

The original quote said "640KB ought to be enough for anybody". However in the following article Bill Gates denies every saying that. READ ME

Posted by Skipper on Mar-04-2005 14:22:

I'm currently reading Carl Honore's "In praise of slow" which outlines the new "slow movement" that originated in Europe and is now making its way around the world. The slow movement encourages people to take their time and do everything a bit slower so as to avoid the perpetual feeling of being RUSHED and STRESSED that we all identify with. This extends to cooking, eating, working, exercising, even sex.

The irony is that I've just plowed through the book in only a few days. Really interesting stuff.

Posted by Surreal JRS on Mar-04-2005 14:34:

quote:
Originally posted by Durafei
You've misquoted him

The original quote said "640KB ought to be enough for anybody". However in the following article Bill Gates denies every saying that. READ ME

Yes yes, I stand corrected. Sleep deprivation sucks!

Posted by loca on Mar-04-2005 15:31:

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.

In Chicago circa 1893, the author goes over the lives of two men - the main architect from the Chicago World Fair, and a serial murderer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death.

It's a really good book, all of it is real, and best of all, he includes all of his sources at the back along with a nice detailed explanation about how he did his research.

I highly recommend it!

Posted by yankeeBaby on Mar-04-2005 16:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Skipper
I'm currently reading Carl Honore's "In praise of slow" which outlines the new "slow movement" that originated in Europe and is now making its way around the world. The slow movement encourages people to take their time and do everything a bit slower so as to avoid the perpetual feeling of being RUSHED and STRESSED that we all identify with. This extends to cooking, eating, working, exercising, even sex.

The irony is that I've just plowed through the book in only a few days. Really interesting stuff.

The author of that book should print 12 million copies for the people of New York City because we live our lives in one big damn RUSH

Posted by Skipper on Mar-04-2005 17:04:

quote:
Originally posted by yankeeBaby
The author of that book should print 12 million copies for the people of New York City because we live our lives in one big damn RUSH

heh...there are actually quite a few references to NYC'ers in the book. It's the anti-slow capital of the world - well, up there with Tokyo anyways.

I like city life but that would be too much for me, I think!

Posted by muzzybear on Mar-06-2005 09:16:

"No Logo" - Rather 'textbooky' but very informative, and makes you never want to buy Nike or Gap or Old Navy ever again.

"The Kennedy Curse" - Was a former bestseller on sale for $4.99. Polished it off in about 2 days.

Currently reading "Scandal: A scurrilous History of Gossip". I'll let you know how it is another time when I'm further into it.

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