I was just down at Sam’s Club where they had a couple of books; Obama Nation and The Case Against Barak Obama–attack books. The title leaves no doubt about what the book’s trying to do. What use is a book like that? One knows from the outset that the book is biased and tells only [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Books'
Anti books
August 16, 2008
What happened?
July 28, 2008
I’ve just finished reading Scott McClellan’s kiss-and-tell book: “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception.”
McClellan doesn’t come across as a very sympathetic character to me. “I did bad things, but I’m not a bad person; my mother loves me” is the central thesis of the book–along with “I was only [...]
Wish You Well
March 25, 2008
It’s hard to believe that the same David Baldacci who wrote Absolute Power and Stone Cold also wrote this tender story of a family living in the Appalachian mountains, struggling to survive against disability, weather, and greedy corporate interests.
My wife and I read it together, and I must say that the writing is evocative, the [...]
UML 2 for Dummies
March 25, 2008
This is not a book I would recommend.
I assume that a book titled “UML 2 for Dummies” would be about UML 2, and a chapter entitled “Best Practices” would be about best practices for UML 2. Only that chapter appears before anything about UML 2 is presented. It’s really a collection of definitions and comments [...]
The Audacity of Hope by Barak Obama
March 5, 2008
I’m reading Obama’s book (about 1/3 in). Obama has an engaging style. He seems like a nice guy. I’m still looking for a reason he’s the one to be the leader of the free world, but I haven’t finished the book yet. But I don’t really know anyone who is running for President this year [...]