books about: technologies     books:     Technologies      Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to al-Qaeda Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton, ... Dutton Adult, 2008 THE REAL WORLD OF COLD WAR SPIES' GADGETS One of the most important periods of modern history was that of the Cold War, between 1945-1991.This war was unconventional,and it was maily hidden from the public on both sides of the conflict.The main action took place in the field of intelligence.The main players in ...             Home Cheese Making: Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses Ricki Carroll Storey Publishing, LLC, 2002 cheese at home I am an artisnal cheesemaker and I recommend this book to people who want to start making cheese at home.             Barron's GRE 2008 with CD-ROM (Barron's How to Prepare for the Gre Graduate Record Examination) Sharon Weiner Green, Ph.D. Ira K. Wolf Barron's Educational Series, 2007 Excellent GRE prep material I would highly recommend this book for preparing to take the GRE general test. The review material, exercises and sample question answer explanations were very helpful in relearning math I originally learned over 20 years ago (I'm heading to grad school at age 43). ...             Days of Infamy Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen Thomas Dunne Books, 2008 Gripping As a long-time WWII buff, I found this a great read. Even better, the authors had a good knowledge of the ships and planes used in the battle. Most of the book focuses on the battles, and the details used were just right. One of the best fiction books I've read in a ...             Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies Charlene Li, Josh Bernoff Harvard Business School Press, 2008 A timely and thorough introduction to social media Groundswell is a great book providing a thorough and up to date discussion of how to use social media, and more, to connect with and energize your customers. The book approaches the discussion from the reader's objectives - listening to customers, talking to them, ...             David Busch's Nikon D300 Guide to Digital SLR Photography David D. Busch Course Technology PTR, 2008 Excellent guide to the D300 Where do you start with a camera as feature-rich as a D300? That was the question I asked myself as I started unpacking my new purchase. As a Canon 350D user, I had taught myself the basic differences between the digital and film world, but I still consider myself a ...             How to Use the Amazon Kindle for Email & Other Cool Tricks: Read and Answer Email Anywhere, Anytime on the ... Harvard Perspectives Press (indieKindle.blogspot.com), 2007 Unlocking all the great things the Kindle can do Everytime I hear from you, I get more and more excited because of the new information. The Kindle is uniquely the best thing I've bought in a long time. With all of the good tips and tricks I'm receiving from you, the money that I spent on the Kindle seems like a ...             The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Thomas L. Friedman Picador, 2007 flatenning but biased The World is Flat - Thomas Friedman "What else but sensationalism could you expect from an American Journalist" My friend commented when I told him I was on a most sensational book by New York Times' Thomas Friedman. I thank my friend and my kids favorite 4th Grade ...             Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital Photography David D. Busch Course Technology PTR, 2007 A great guide This one of those books that I will refer to again and again, how do I know? Because I already have.             Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations Clay Shirky Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Important Book - Good Read Clay Shirky has written an important book that is a good read. He tells the story of how the new social technologies of the web lower the barriers of cooperation so that individuals can share, create, and act together in new ways. This book should be read by anyone ...             The Art Of War Sun Tzu Filiquarian, 2007 Classic on the priciples of war This ancient classic of 13 chapters was written over 2,500 years ago by the legendary Chinese general Sun Tzu. It is a must have for military buffs that enjoy reading about the tactics of the most succesful generals. It is rumored that Napoleon used a French ...             Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age Maggie Jackson Prometheus Books, 2008 Distracted Review I highly recommend Jackson's timely and thought provoking book. If you are feeling saturated with all the tools that are supposed to make life better(email, cell phone, blackberry,IM, drive through etc) yet still feel disconnected from friends and family members -then ...             Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns Clayton M. Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, ... McGraw-Hill, 2008 Disruptive thinking for the classroom I am a layperson with an interest in education and technology. I read Innovator's Dilemma and was anxious to see if Clayton Christensen could apply his unique business lens to sort through, and perhaps solve the issues concerning our failing public education system. ...             Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11 Patrick Creed, Rick Newman Presidio Press, 2008 RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "THE INSTANT ITS NOSE STRUCK THE OUTER WALL OF THE PENTAGON, FLIGHT 77 CEASED TO BE AN AIRPLANE!" "THE NOSE OF THE PLANE HIT THE FACADE JUST BELOW THE TOP OF THE FIRST STORY, ABOUT 14 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, GOING 530 MILES PER HOUR. A DEAFENING BOOM SHOOK THE MORNING AS A VIOLENT CONCUSSION TORE THROUGH THE AIR, JARRING BYSTANDERS. THE COLLISION PRODUCED A FORCE ON ...             The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't ... Mark Bauerlein Tarcher, 2008 Help Is Here At Last I love this kind of book. Saul Bellow, if only you were alive to read it! Of course, it is too late, but it is always fun to read the thoughts of an educated man who has the guts to expose the poverty of America's youth. Emory, the author's university, must get a ...          products you might be interested in search for books groundswell, jeopardizes, organizations, technologies, transformed, twenty-first randomly chosen kitchen: Hamilton Beach TrueAir 04381 Allergen Reducer Air Cleaner