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A bit dated with references to games using Lua like Baldur’s Gate, but still highly useful in it’s discussion of what constitutes a scripting language and how scripting languages are used in games (or to create games). Since all three languages are widely used and have active communities, the book sounds like a worthwhile read.
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Anecdotes are convincing for a book with the premise of finding “The Element” (which is apparently something like finding your passion or “Do what you love and the money will follow”) only if one is willing to turn a willfully blind eye to the millions who fail for one reason or another despite their best efforts. I think there’s some valid points here, but I always wonder if, for every Mick Fleetwood who found his Element drumming, how many people tried to pursue that same dream and instead wound up having to support a family or make other concessions because they weren’t as lucky. In other words, not to say that you shouldn’t try to find the thing that makes you happy and for which you have talent, but life is rarely that simple.
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Far from being an A-to-Z guide to all things Robin Hood, this book is actually somewhat more scholarly and broken into several sections. It includes the stories from which most people know Robin Hood the best, the much older and fragmentary text those stories are based on, an alphabetical guide to places with some maps, and a look at the historical events. It’s nicely illustrated with insets of Howard Pyle’s illustrations and, in keeping with the rest of the book, the earlier illustrations that inspired them, along with engravings and photos of popular portrayals of Robin Hood, Maid Marian, the rest of the Merry Men, and other notables.
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After reading the interview with Mr. McConnell in Beautiful Teams, I’ve had an interest in reading some of his writings about software development processes and the profession of writing software. This book, dealing with the latter, offers insight into ways to advance the profession and it’s practitioners.
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Tags: experiments, history of science, science, scientists
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As a book that was referenced a number of times in my reading on knowledge communities and technical workers, this book generated quite a bit of buzz in the business community when it came out. So how does it hold up more than a decade later?
Tags: capital, information, intellectual, knowledge management, learning
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An interesting overview of spiritual practices that the author combines together under the heading of Celtic spirituality. There’s some good references to various stories, folklore, practices and other things that are uniquely Celtic, combined with comparisons to other practices that are similar in spirit across other belief systems. Many of the meditations have a “neo-pagan” feel to them, being the author’s own concoction, though they’re more rooted in ancient practices than some.
Tags: celtic, consciousness, pagan, sacred, shamanism, spirituality
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This is definitely a more scholarly look at the Tarot, starting with the history of the cards based on what fragmentary evidence there is and examining the various influences and ideas that developed into the modern Tarot of today. With this as a starting point, the author looks at the symbology of the cards and the various elements depicted on them. It’s worth reading for those who are interested in more than learning the meaning of the cards by rote for divinatory purposes, particularly in a non-magical fashion.
Tags: divination, fortune telling, history, robert place, tarot
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Tags: china, chinese lit, strategy, sun tzu, war strategies
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Tags: business, economic conditions, economic development, israel, start-up
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Tags: buddhism, chogyam trungpa, dharma, ego, mediation
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Tags: british detectives, british mysteries, cozy mystery, martha grimes, mystery
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After reading excerpts from this book along with the author’s blog, I can safely say this book has some excellent practical advice in how to implement Scrum and the steps necessary to move toward an Agile workplace. Definitely an invaluable resource for anyone considering Scrum or actively practicing it already.
Tags: agile, agile project management, project management, scrum, software development
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I came across this book looking for some works by H.G. Wells. Her associations with famous people like Wells and Maxim Gorky are but part of a long and adventurous life she lived. Between her work as a spy (variously for Britain and the Soviet Union) and her work as a writer (screenplays, among other things), a biography seemed very much worth reading.
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Tags: ecology, future, peak oil, society, sustainability
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Tags: financial independence, money management, personal finance, saving money, simple living
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Tags: design, head first, html, information architecture, web design
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Tags: boldt, career, freelance, job hunting, zen
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Tags: agile, best practices, craftsmanship, programming, software development
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Tags: facebook, facebook essentials, fbml, informit
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