Author: James Cross Giblin
Genre: Non-Fiction
Date Finished: November 30, 2008
A pretty light read with a little background information on the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the work of Dr. Thomas Young and Jean-Fancois Champollion.
Enduring Patagonia
Author: Greg Crouch
Genre: Non-Fiction, Autobiographical, Mountaineering
Date Finished: November 26, 2008
A look into what alpinism is, mountaineering the the Patagonia region of South America.
Genre: Non-Fiction, Autobiographical, Mountaineering
Date Finished: November 26, 2008
A look into what alpinism is, mountaineering the the Patagonia region of South America.
El Capitan: Historic Feats and Radical Routes
Author: Daniel Duane
Genre: Non-Fiction
Date Finished: November 16, 2008
A history of the alpine ascents of El Capitan, Yosemite Park, California.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Date Finished: November 16, 2008
A history of the alpine ascents of El Capitan, Yosemite Park, California.
Secrets of Mind Power
Author: Harry Lorayne
Genre: Self Improvement
Date Finished: November 16, 2008
This books is a great deal more about motivation and such than it is about memory. His other book, The Complete Guide to Memory Mastery was a much better book about memory techniques.
Genre: Self Improvement
Date Finished: November 16, 2008
This books is a great deal more about motivation and such than it is about memory. His other book, The Complete Guide to Memory Mastery was a much better book about memory techniques.
Better Bouldering
Author: John Sherman
Genre: Outdoor Sports
Date Finished: Early November 2008
There was a variety of good information in this book about bouldering techniques. It was a fairly small book and didn't have much to say about training.
Genre: Outdoor Sports
Date Finished: Early November 2008
There was a variety of good information in this book about bouldering techniques. It was a fairly small book and didn't have much to say about training.
The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Martial Arts
Author: Unknown
Genre: Fitness
Date Finished: Early November, 2008
This book was alright, but it was really just about weight training. I barely found any reference at all to martial arts. So, if you are looking for a weight training book, great. If you are looking for a martial arts training book, keep looking.
Genre: Fitness
Date Finished: Early November, 2008
This book was alright, but it was really just about weight training. I barely found any reference at all to martial arts. So, if you are looking for a weight training book, great. If you are looking for a martial arts training book, keep looking.
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Genre: Historical Fiction
Date Finished: November 16, 2008
This was a really good book about a self-possessed woman who leaves her home in England and goes off to Egypt. She discovers adventure, friendship and (as might be expected) love. Fairly typical but a lovely story.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Date Finished: November 16, 2008
This was a really good book about a self-possessed woman who leaves her home in England and goes off to Egypt. She discovers adventure, friendship and (as might be expected) love. Fairly typical but a lovely story.
Heaven's Reach
Author: David Brin
Genre: Science Fiction
Date Finished: Early November, 2008
I read some of the rest of the series while I was traveling I believe, but I really wanted to know how it turned out. I'm afraid the ending was a little disappointing.
Genre: Science Fiction
Date Finished: Early November, 2008
I read some of the rest of the series while I was traveling I believe, but I really wanted to know how it turned out. I'm afraid the ending was a little disappointing.
Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box
Author: Various
Genre: Technical Fiction
I first read this book a few years ago, this was a re-read. It is a series of short stories from different authors about different hackers and crackers. What makes these stories different is they are written by people who actually know what they are talking about, so instead of some airy future vision of some cyber alternate reality, these are stories of people who use ssh, telnet and ping, who exploit real security vulnerabilities in IIS, firewall misconfigurations and the like.
Genre: Technical Fiction
I first read this book a few years ago, this was a re-read. It is a series of short stories from different authors about different hackers and crackers. What makes these stories different is they are written by people who actually know what they are talking about, so instead of some airy future vision of some cyber alternate reality, these are stories of people who use ssh, telnet and ping, who exploit real security vulnerabilities in IIS, firewall misconfigurations and the like.
The Complete Guide to Memory Mastery
Author: Harry Lorayne
Genre: Non-Fiction
Date Finished: Unknown
A great book with clearly laid out systems for memorizing things.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Date Finished: Unknown
A great book with clearly laid out systems for memorizing things.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Author: Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
Genre: Non-Fiction
Date Finished: November 2, 2008
Not quite what I was hoping for. I guess I was hoping for a story of a family's efforts to live on a local, mostly home grown diet for a year. That is part of the book, but a good deal of the book is ranting about the food industry in North America.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Date Finished: November 2, 2008
Not quite what I was hoping for. I guess I was hoping for a story of a family's efforts to live on a local, mostly home grown diet for a year. That is part of the book, but a good deal of the book is ranting about the food industry in North America.
The Rule of Four
Author: Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason
Genre: Mystery
Date Finished: November 1, 2008
A scholastic, archelogical mystery of sorts. It tells the story of two friends attempts to uncover the secrets of an old, obscure book, the Hypnerotomachia.
Genre: Mystery
Date Finished: November 1, 2008
A scholastic, archelogical mystery of sorts. It tells the story of two friends attempts to uncover the secrets of an old, obscure book, the Hypnerotomachia.
Conditioning for climbers : the complete exercise guide for rock climbers
Author: Eric J. Hörst
Genre: Non-Fiction
The author discusses various methods of training for strength and conditioning to improve climbing performance. A good book.
Genre: Non-Fiction
The author discusses various methods of training for strength and conditioning to improve climbing performance. A good book.
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