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Feb
29
The Design of Everyday Things
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author: Donald A. Norman
name: Rebecca
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1988
rating: 4
read at: 2008/02/29
date added: 2008/02/29
shelves: borrowed, creativity
review:
It really makes you think about what should seem like the basics of design (which resembles common sense- should be obvious, but isn’t). Even if you aren’t a designer, it’s worth reading.
Feb
29
The Design of Everyday Things
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author: Donald A. Norman
name: Rebecca
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1988
rating: 4
read at: 2008/02/29
date added: 02/29/08
shelves: borrowed, creativity
review:
It really makes you think about what should seem like the basics of design (which resembles common sense- should be obvious, but isn’t). Even if you aren’t a designer, it’s worth reading.
Feb
29
A break and February’s books
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As you may have noticed, February hasn’t been a particularly effective month around the blog (or anywhere else in my life). There are a number of reasons for this, but really it all comes down to major upheavals going on in my life. So…I’ll share my books monthly. I might set up del.icio.us to post here while I’m gone. You’re welcome to subscribe to my FriendFeed to follow my activity around the web (because I seem to be active everywhere but this website). When I’m ready, when i have a direction for this blog to resume, I’ll start posting here again.
I spent most of the month suffering from one ailment or another. The joys of working with children in winter. It was great for slogging through my reading list, though.
- Little Green Book of Getting Your Way- I took a few notes out of it, but the layout made it very hard to stare at the book for any length of time.
- The Effective Executive- Mostly, I had already read this information. I found it far more useful to just read the introduction and last chapter.
- On Writing Well- I thought I had read this last year, but I definitely hadn’t. The chapters on humor and voice (my two weakest points) alone made the entire book worth it!
- The Art of Project Management- Had I read it years ago, it would have been a great resource, but as this point it was just an enjoyable read.
- Bit Literacy- It’s a great book for people new to technology, but it was familiar (and a bit out of date) for me.
- Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got- This book also felt out of touch with the Web 2.0 world. It’s far easier and more entertaining to just subscribe to Teaching Sells.
- A Whole New Mind- An interesting look at how those who can work in the right side of their brain will actually lead the way into the future.
- Math Doesn’t Suck- This book is a must-have for every girl you know! It covers math tips for factors, fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, and simple algebra, all the time reminding girls why it’s important to never let anyone convince them to act dumb.
- The Design of Everyday Things- An interesting look at the psychology and usability of design. Some of the things he talks about should seem obvious, but it’s interesting how what’s obvious goes over well with the people who will actually use something, but not with those assigning awards for design.
I’ve given up on reading the Personal MBA books because most of them felt either too familiar or too outdated. We’ll see what books I come up with next!
Feb
25
Fall of Knight (Modern Arthur, #3)
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author: Peter David
name: Rebecca
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2008/02/24
date added: 2008/02/25
shelves: borrowed, fantasy
review:
Feb
25
Fall of Knight (Modern Arthur, #3)
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author: Peter David
name: Rebecca
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2008/02/24
date added: 02/25/08
shelves: borrowed, fantasy
review:
Feb
21
Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
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author: Danica McKellar
name: Rebecca
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2008/02/21
date added: 2008/02/21
shelves: borrowed, math-activities
review:
Every girl who has ever struggled with fractions, decimals, percents, or solving for variables should read this book. The explanations and examples are clear, and McKellar frames each lesson in well-written examples most girls can relate to.
Feb
21
Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
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author: Danica McKellar
name: Rebecca
average rating: 4.51
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2008/02/21
date added: 02/21/08
shelves: borrowed, math-activities
review:
Every girl who has ever struggled with fractions, decimals, percents, or solving for variables should read this book. The explanations and examples are clear, and McKellar frames each lesson in well-written examples most girls can relate to.
Feb
17
Anansi Boys
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author: Neil Gaiman
name: Rebecca
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2005
rating: 1
read at: 2008/02/15
date added: 2008/02/17
shelves: borrowed, fiction
review:
I actually put this book down after two chapters. It just wasn’t my thing.
Feb
17
Anansi Boys: A Novel
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author: Neil Gaiman
name: Rebecca
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2005
rating: 1
read at: 2008/02/15
date added: 02/17/08
shelves: borrowed, fiction
review:
I actually put this book down after two chapters. It just wasn’t my thing.
Feb
17
author: Daniel H. Pink
name: Rebecca
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 2008/02/17
date added: 2008/02/17
shelves: borrowed, creativity
review:
