joined on 04/21/08
last updated 07/14/08
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about me
I love to laugh, dance, sing, drum, and think but not necessarily in that order.
Freakonomics
(blog entry)
OK, so you ask yourself why would I read a book written by an economist. Well, I’d like to say I normally don't but, I have to admit this isn't the first time. Let's just say this is not a economics text. But rather a man using economics tools ...
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IWoz
(blog entry)
I am not usually a fan of autobiographies or memoirs. I think sometimes people tend to be less than honest or see things only through their own eyes. I feel biographies tend to be more balanced.
I picked this book up because Steve Wozniak is ...
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Mockingbird
(blog entry)
I first read this book back when I was in high school. When I saw it again at my mom’s house I just had to read it again. I found myself enjoying it even more so this time around. I also found myself having misremembering (is that word) certain...
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How Doctors Think
(blog entry)
I expected this book to be something different. Maybe I expected something about methods or thought processes of doctors. Maybe I was expecting instructions on how to communicate with doctors. And to some extent these expectations had been met,...
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Into the Wild
(blog entry)
I first heard about this book from a friend of my told a couple months ago. By coincidence my brother in-law handed it to me a few days ago. I have to admit it is a quick read. The story is of a man who lost his life in a misadventure in Alaska...
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OK, so you ask yourself why would I read a book written by an economist. Well, I’d like to say I normally don't but, I have to admit this isn't the first time. Let's just say this is not a economics text. But rather a man using economics tools to looks at problems in a completely different way.
His analysis of cheating was amazing. His conclusion is really psychology 101. If the stakes are high enough, people will cheat. He revealed two case studies where through statistics he proved ...
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I am not usually a fan of autobiographies or memoirs. I think sometimes people tend to be less than honest or see things only through their own eyes. I feel biographies tend to be more balanced.
I picked this book up because Steve Wozniak is a brilliant man, a geek and a bit of a personal hero. I mean here is a guy who designed and built the Apple and Apple II computers by himself. He created the first real computer with a keyboard and video. Yes, that is common place now, but back in...
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I first read this book back when I was in high school. When I saw it again at my mom’s house I just had to read it again. I found myself enjoying it even more so this time around. I also found myself having misremembering (is that word) certain aspects of the story. There are certain elements that I understand much better as an adult. Strange how one’s perspective can change.
This is a story in the far future where humans barely work. Everything is controlled by computers and machin...
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I expected this book to be something different. Maybe I expected something about methods or thought processes of doctors. Maybe I was expecting instructions on how to communicate with doctors. And to some extent these expectations had been met, but not as directly as I would have liked.
This book is mostly case studies. How doctors make diagnostic mistakes and what these mistakes are called. Carefully details are explained and the “doctorese” is well translated. But I think the aut...
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I first heard about this book from a friend of my told a couple months ago. By coincidence my brother in-law handed it to me a few days ago. I have to admit it is a quick read. The story is of a man who lost his life in a misadventure in Alaska.
When I first heard of the story, I thought he was an over-confident explorer un-prepared for the Alaskan outback. But after reading his story I was really moved. He was quite the young man. He seems to have had a positive influence on many ...
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