Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Harrington on Hold'em Vol. I and II

A great insight on how to play tournament hold'em poker.

C.S. Forrester's Hornblower Series

I'm rereading one of my childhood favorites. Just finished the first 3 novels and will post the complete list as I read further into the series.

Chances Are

A fascinating history of probability.

Friday, April 07, 2006

Wheels - Arthur Hailey

Incredible how the major themes of an industry is the same even 3 decades later.

Now there's foreign competition, but the themes of attractive car designs, green fuels are the same.

The descriptions of how the American auto industry's reliance on rote labour dates the book and shows why the companies are now in so much trouble; they have not evolved since the book was written!