Archives for: October 2006, 21
Beyond The Black Hole
Beyond the Black Hole: Stephen Hawking's Universe (buy from Amazon) by John Boslough
Type: Science
Author: John Boslough
My rating: 4
Book introduction:
A book that summarises Stephen Hawking's work on the Black Hole.
My review:
As a Cambridge gr… more »
Modern Competitive Analysis
Modern Competitive Analysis (buy from Amazon) by Sharon M. Oster
Type: Business
Author: Sharon M. Oster
My rating: 3
Book introduction:
How strategic planners can use powerful ideas from economic analysis in making business decisions?
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An Introduction to Modern European History 1890-1990
Posted by irene
An Introduction to Modern European History, 1890-1990 (Access to History - Context S.) (buy from Amazon) by Alan FarmerType: History
Author: Alan Farmer
My rating: 3
Book introduction:
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Content c… more »
Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen Scientist
The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen Scientist (Helix Books) (buy from Amazon) by Richard Phillips Feynman
Type: Self-improvement Science Leisure
Author: Richard Feynman
My rating: 5
Book introduction:
A collection of the seminar notes of P… more »
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate (buy from Amazon) by Gary Chapman
Type: Relationship
Author: Gary Chapman
My rating: 4
Book introduction:
This book talks about the 5 different ways of communicating and plea… more »
海邊卡夫卡 Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore (Vintage International) (buy from Amazon) by Haruki Murakami
Type: Fiction
Author: 村上春樹 Haruki Murakami
My rating: 3
Book introduction:
A 15 year old boy leaves home to escape his fate, his father pred… more »
A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History (buy from Amazon) by Michael H. Hart
Type: History
Author: Michael Hart
My rating: 4
Book introduction:
This book attempts to rank the 100 most influential people of mankind of all time.… more »
History ,
A brief history of time
A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to Black Holes (buy from Amazon) by Stephen W.; Sagan, Carl Hawking
Type: Science
Author: Stephen Hawking
My rating: 5
Posted by Dominic
Book introduction:
How does the Universe begin or is there a begin… more »
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Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types
Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types (buy from Amazon) by Marilyn Bates
Type: Self-improvement
Author: David Keirsey, Marilyn Bates
My rating: 4
Book introduction:
This book attempts to classify people along 4 preferences (with 2 p… more »
The Art of Happiness
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living (buy from Amazon) by Howard C. Cutler
Type: Self-improvement
Author: Dalai Lama, Howard C. Cutler
My rating: 3
Posted by Dominic
Book introduction:
A Dalai Lama's view on happiness and how to achieve it… more »
101 Philosophy Problems
101 Philosophy Problems (buy from Amazon) by Martin Cohen
Type: Philsophy
Author: Martin Cohen
My rating: 3
Posted by Dominic
Book introduction:
This book discusses some elementary questions in philosophy, it forms a good base of questions for beg… more »
The Servant : A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership
The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership (buy from Amazon) by James C. Hunter
Type: Leadership, Business
Author: James C. Hunter
My rating: 4
Posted by irene
Book introduction:
John Daily, a businessman who heads up a compa… more »
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code (buy from Amazon) by Dan Brown
Type: Fiction
Author: Dan Brown
My rating: 4
Book introduction:
The curator of The Louvre Museum, Paris was murdered inside Louvre and he left behind bizarre clues at his own murder scene. The Harvar… more »
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Veronika Decides To Die
Veronika Decides to Die (buy from Amazon) by Paulo Coelho
Posted by Joanna
Type: Fiction
Author: Paulo Coelho
My rating: 5
Book introduction:
This is another excellent book by Paulo Coelho. Don?t be misled by the title ? this is not some dark… more »
Good To Great
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (buy from Amazon) by Jim Collins
Type: Business
Author: Jim Collins
My rating: 3
Posted by Dominic
Book introduction:
From the author and research team that brought us - Build to… more »