books: networks and

books: networks and

books:

Networks and

CISSP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, 4th Ed. (All-in-One)

Shon Harris

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2007

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
Wonderfully quick response and shipping time. Nice to have a request for any comments.

Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

Taps Don, Anthony D. Williams

Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

Must read to keep up with the times!
Excellent book. I promise you'll learn a lot! Great info to take back to your organization. It provides a different mindset on how to do things and that in itself is worth the read. You'll also be amazed at what companies are doing to stay abreast and be shocked how ...

Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies

Charlene Li, Josh Bernoff

Harvard Business School Press, 2008

Niet eerlijk
Het is niet helemaal eerlijk dat ik dit boek positief beoordeel: ik ken Josh, ik heb workshops van hem bijgewoond en hoor zijn enthousiasme terug in dit boek. Het is eenvoudig te lezen en buitengewoon boeiend.

Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

Clay Shirky

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Great Quality Political Analysis
Clay Shirky provides insightful and well-developed analysis of today's new technology and its possible impact on politics and other areas of society, such as journalism. This is interspersed with stories to keep the reader interested. All in all, I am very glad I ...

The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment That Transformed Their Lives

Cheryl Jarvis

Ballantine Books, 2008

A heart-warmer
This is a charming story, nicely and succinctly told. It's hard to put down once you open it up. How the women changed their lives is but one part of the tale, however. How they brought in women outside their group, passing the necklace around for the enjoyment of ...

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz

Doubleday Business, 2005

I LOVE that book!
This is an amazing book that has done many things for me with the two most important: given me lots of ideas about marketing my business and validating personal ideas and business practices that I had. I also very much enjoyed reading this book: it's full of ...

The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies

Ivan Misner, Michelle R. Donovan

Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2008

Sucess is just a phone call away.
In Ivan Misner's comprehensive guide The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies he answers the question eery entrepreneur needs to know. * Learn networking goals * Managing time * Separating clients * Team recruting * Putting others first * ...

The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life

Ellie Krieger

Taunton, 2008

Great pics, easy-to-follow and hands-down delicious
I had never heard of Ellie when I stumbled across her book looking for a low-fat spicy salad dressing recipe. After looking into her a bit more, I thought her philosophy sounded like mine - eat real food, prepare it with flair, and all things are ok in balance and ...

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell

Back Bay Books, 2002

Must read book
Macolm Gladwell's approach in this book is that of an observer. His deductions are thoroughly logical and offer a refreshing alternative to traditional thought. This book was a joy to read. I am also half way through his second book entitled Blink. As an author he ...

Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
Melissa Anelli

Pocket, 2008

The Harry Potter Books Were Just The Beginning of the Story... During the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they became the only ones who would remember what it was like when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished. What it was like to seek out friends, families, online forums, fan ...

CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802

Todd Lammle

Sybex, 2007

Great book, rotten certification
This is a fine book by a credible and devoted author and is certainly more interesting to read and more engagingly written than anything Cisco has ever produced about the CCNA. I have read it cover to cover and profited immensely from the experience though most of the ...

Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business

Jeff Howe

Crown Business, 2008

A must read for new media knowledge
Like Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson before him with The Long Tail, Crowdsourcing began with a compelling Wired Magazine article, expanded with a blog, and was a deep enough and important enough topic in the new media age that it needed a book to be fully covered. ...

CCNA Official Exam Certification Library (CCNA Exam 640-802) (Exam Certification Guide)

Wendell Odom

Cisco Press, 2007

Enjoyable, well layed out
I plan to take a CCNA course next semester at the local community college and bought this book due to its good reviews. I have had exposure to these technologies throughout some courses that I have been currently taking so the subject matter was not new, but I did ...

Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes

Giada De Laurentiis

Clarkson Potter, 2005

European Flair with Simplicity
Thirty-five years old when she published her first cook book, Giada de Laurentiis went from anthropology at UCLA to culinary school in Paris and after a successful run at LA's now defunct Spago, "Everyday Italian" began airing on the Food Network in 2003. Since then, ...

Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again

Ina Garten

Clarkson Potter, 2006

Fabulous book
Ina Garten is a wonderful cook and cookbook author. Her recipes are simple, yet elegant, and most are quite easy to prepare and don't require a lot of ingredients. She covers the range from appetizers to desserts, and offers menu suggestions to help when you're in a ...