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Ian Slinger rated Peopleware: 4 stars
Peopleware by Tom DeMarco
Two of the computer industry's most popular authors and lecturers return with a new edition of the software management book …
Ian Slinger rated Pro Puppet: 3 stars
Ian Slinger rated Experience Curating: 1 star
Ian Slinger rated Musicophilia: 3 stars
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind …
Ian Slinger rated The story of English in 100 words: 4 stars
Ian Slinger rated Spell it out: 4 stars
Spell it out by David Crystal
This is an enlightening tour of English spelling that untangles 'stationery' from 'stationary' - and explains why the 'i before …
Ian Slinger rated On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: 4 stars
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write."
In 1999, …
Ian Slinger rated Stumbling on Happiness: 4 stars
Ian Slinger rated Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon: 4 stars
Ian Slinger rated A Mouthful of Air: 4 stars
A Mouthful of Air by Anthony Burgess
Yeats once wrote of a poem, saying he had made it out of a mouthful of air. Burgess advances this …
Ian Slinger rated ALLERGY: THE HISTORY OF A MODERN MALADY.: 1 star
Ian Slinger rated The Design of Future Things: 2 stars
Ian Slinger rated On Food and Cooking: 3 stars
On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee
On Food And Cooking: The Science And Lore Of The Kitchen is a book by Harold McGee, published by Scribner …
Ian Slinger rated Fatal Shore: 5 stars
Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
An extraordinary vivid yet authentic account of the birthpangs of a nation. A work of real distinction' Philip ZieglerIn 1787, …