Which non-technical and technical book had changed or influenced you

slackwarebilly · 08-20-2005, 04:07 PM

technical would be...... he heh, Beginners guide to Visual Basic

or maybe it was Computer Maintenece and Repair 6...... oh well

non-technical would have to be the Bible- (it really is a good book)

slackwerebilly

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mipia · 08-22-2005, 07:42 PM

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
As for tech book, I've yet to find the need to buy one.

blue penguin · 08-25-2005, 07:32 PM

Non-Technical: The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
This book has a lot of themes and ideas relevant to my life and it also helped spark my interest in languages and etymology.

Technical: Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! by Marcel Gagné
This book gave me the confidence to try out Linux and allayed my fears that it was too hard.

Cheers
- Jessica

danimalz · 08-25-2005, 08:44 PM

For those of you with a scientific bent

The Making of the Atomic Bomb

by Richard Rhodes (this book won a pulitzer)

If nothing else, it is a great read about WWII, the power of science, the power of sheer will, and it is very, very pertinent as to what's going on today with proliferation. Honestly, a very very good read.

I saw Jared Diamond's "Guns Germs and Steel" mentioned - that is wonderful.

His first book: "The Third Chimpanzee" also quite good.