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Month: November 2017

The Chronicles of Barsetshire

November 26, 2017November 29, 2017 ~ dpz

Throughout this year, a few books have been my comfort food for my soul, assuming that I have one. These are books for which I do not have any objectives in mind prior to reading. It is an indulgence. Anthony Trollope’s the Chronicles of Barsetshire is among them. Whether it is pure pleasure or purposeful … Continue reading The Chronicles of Barsetshire

Crucial Conversations

November 19, 2017November 29, 2017 ~ dpz

My book of this week is Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High. It is coauthored by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler. I first browsed this book some years ago, either in the Waterstones branch I frequented or the Imperial College London Central Library. My memory fails me on … Continue reading Crucial Conversations

The Art of Scalability

November 12, 2017November 12, 2017 ~ dpz

  The second edition of the Art of Scalability is my book this week. It is coauthored by Martin Abbott and Michael Fisher. As its subtitle suggests, the book is about building scalable web architecture, processes and organisations for the modern enterprise. In this book, the authors argue that the three key components of that … Continue reading The Art of Scalability

The Art of Possibility

November 5, 2017November 7, 2017 ~ dpz

A great lecturer and mentor of mine, John Steinhart, recently recommended the book The Art of Possibility. John specifically mentioned its audio recording. Although I have a reasonably lengthy list of books to read already, a recommendation from John no doubt sets me into motion to check both the audiobook and paperback out. The Art … Continue reading The Art of Possibility

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