The Nature of Technology : what it is and how it evolves / W. Brian Arthur, Free Press, 2009
What constitutes innovation, and how is it achieved? This book by a researcher at PARC is well written, hardcover, 200 pages.
Nature of Technology
February 23rd, 2010Delete
February 23rd, 2010
Delete : the virtue of forgetting in the digital age / Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Princeton University Press, 2009
The Internet does not forget, and that can be a social problem. This book is highly recommended by Lawrence Lessig. Hardcover, 200 pages.
Coders at Work
February 23rd, 2010
Coders at Work – Reflections on the Craft of Programming / Peter Seibel, Apress, 2009
This is a collection of interviews with some top programmers including Zawinski (Netscape), Crockford (JSON), Eich (Javascript), and Thompson (Unix). 600 pages.
Digital Medicine
February 23rd, 2010
Digital Medicine – Health Care in the Internet Era / West, Darrell M. Brookings Institution Press, 2009
This book, written by public policy researchers at the Brookings Institute, investigates the use of the internet for medical purposes by patients, doctors, and clinical staff. Digital technology will revolutionize medical care, but there are many obstacles to overcome, and the salient ones involve public policy. Well written, hardcover, 150 pages.
Netbook
February 20th, 2010Netbook / Joli Ballew, McGraw-Hill, 2010
Here is a user guide to netbooks. It claims to cover Windows and Linux netbooks, but the latter does not get much coverage. 300 pages.
Agile C♯
February 19th, 2010
Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C♯ / Robert C. Martin, Prentice Hall, 2007
Developers will want to read this book. With a foreword by Erich Gamma, of Eclipse fame. Hardcover, 700 pages.
MedEssentials for the USMLE
February 14th, 2010
MedEssentials for the USMLE step 1 : high-yield review for first-and second-year medical students, Kaplan, 2010.
This study guide for medical students has diagrams, charts, and photos showing normal and pathological development of the human body. There is not much conventional text. Large format, 500 pages.
Supersymmetry
February 12th, 2010
Supersymmetry Demystified / Patrick Labelle, McGraw-Hill, 2010
This book is for students of particle physics. It explains the subject using some awe-inspiring formulas. 450 pages.
Content Strategy
February 12th, 2010
Content Strategy for the Web / Kristina Halvorson, New Riders, 2010
This book will help writers create content for the web. 150 pages.
Jump Point
February 12th, 2010
Jump Point : how network culture is revolutionizing business / Tom Hayes, McGraw-Hill, 2008
A ‘Jump Discontinuity’ is the new version of ‘Tipping Point’. This book looks into the crystal ball and predicts the next web revolutions. Hardcover, 200 pages.