Storytelling is a strategy that has become standard practice in business books. Increasingly, authors write about leadership, management, employee motivation, or other seemingly dry business topics by telling a story. The most successful... Read More
When IT management is examined through the lenses of technology, business, and art, great things can be produced. So claim Stephen Wiggins and Kenneth Abernethy in Picasso on a Schedule: The Art and Science of Managing IT. "Picasso on a... Read More
It takes an odd sort of courage to state that the tragic Chernobyl accident of 1986 “turned out to be a blessing for Korea.” But that is what nuclear engineer and author Dr. Kim Byung-koo does in this book about his country’s rise... Read More
You have no idea what videogames are, or what they can do. Ian Bogost—a game scholar and award-winning game designer, and author of Persuasive Games—does. In his latest book he offers a multifaceted overview of what the medium is... Read More
As the late Jewish-Polish aphorist Stanislav Lec once said: “It’s true that we’re on the wrong track, but we’re compensating for that shortfall by accelerating.” Journalist Jeane Manning and industrial scientist Joel Garbon are... Read More
With all the advances in Internet technology, it’s virtually impossible to take advantage of everything that’s available online, particularly free tools and applications. That’s why a book like Upgrade to FREE is so useful. Beth... Read More
Pardu S. Ponnapalli, an IT specialist with a doctorate in physics, has devised ingenious and potentially world-changing ways to improve such things as dishwashers, the next Star Trek movie, laptops, and cat-litter disposal, to name a few... Read More
“For all the romantic talk about the joys of ‘making something with your hands,’ building is done principally with the mind,” David Gerstel writes. In his fourth book, "Crafting the Considerate House", Gerstel takes the reader on... Read More