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Books 2009 #12 Shadows Still Remain

I really needed something easy to rest my brain after taxing it reading Pynchon. A nice page-turning like Shadows Still Remain fit the bill perfectly. That is all.

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Books 2009 #11 Inherent Vice

At first glance, the most striking thing about Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice is the fact that I knew what was going on the whole time.

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Books 2009 #10 Even Faster Web Sites

I reviewed it over at HTML + CSS + JavaScript I finally finished reading Even Faster Web Sites. It’s good, but in terms of things for my day to day, it’s kind of a mixed bag. In some ways (specifically … Continue reading

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Books 2009 #9 One Up on Wall Street

One Up on Wall Street I’d never read this. It’s an interesting read, especially in light of what’s going on with the economy and the stock market over the past couple of years. Personally, I’ve enjoyed picking and owning individual … Continue reading

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Books 2009 #8 Interface

Written by Neal Stephenson and George Jewsbury under the pseudonym, Stephen Bury, Interface is a flawed, but ultimately enjoyable novel. It’s also proved to be a difficult book to review. I finished it on the plane back from Italy. That … Continue reading

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