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Ian.R.Sandy

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    The Dilbert Future by Scott Adams
    Third time and still way too funny, as well as being almost too true       

    1421 by Gavin Menzies

    Possibly a bit over imaginative, but a good read       

    A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson

    A great airport book - huge concepts boiled down into two minutesnapshots - a good read       

    Guns, Germs and Steel, by Jared Diamond

    One of the better books I've read recently that tries to explain why it is some areas of the world became dominant and others didn't. As good a set of explanations as any.

    Lords of the Horizons, by Jason Goodwin

    A history of the Ottoman Empire - a good read !

    One Billion Customers: Lessons From the Front Lines of Doing Business in China, by James  L. McGregor

    For anyone interested in modern China, and more specifically doing business in China, this is an interesting introduction which will leave you with as many questions as it answers !

    Riding the Waves of Culture, by Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner

    Excellent !

    The Art of War, by Sun Tzu

    Translated by Samuel Griffith - a good read.

    The Secrets of Consulting, by Gerald Weinberg

    Still a useful reference

    The Singularity is Near, by Ray Kurzweil

    This may be a bit far fetched in some areas, but otherwise is an amazing book and well recommended to anyone with even a half ounce of curiousity !

    The Stories of English, by Davis Crystal

    A fantastic book with a whole chapter on the origins of the American expression "yo'all" - must be read to be believed !

    The Untied States of America, by Juan Enriquez

    An excellent read - highly recommended !

    Who Says Elephants Can't Dance, by Loius Gerstner

    A great read !!

Archive for December, 2007

Its Been a while

Posted by Ian R. Sandy on December 29, 2007

Well – time sure does fly by ! After several very busy months, Christmas of 2007 has passed and the New Year is rapidly approaching. We have settled in very comfortably, the boys are home for the holiday season and all is well in our very little part of the world. I have let people know I will be retiring ‘officially’ in late Q1/early Q2 of 2008 – the end of May is looking pretty good actually as Sean will be graduating from Trent about that time, and also it will free up the summer for doing more work around the house.

2008 should be a most interesting year !

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