Review Index

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An Adventure That Will Rewrite History, By Will Adams
Cracking yarn, even if slightly derivative

By Winston Churchill
A stirring, inspiring and very funny autobiography by Britain's greatest leader

A Mathematical Journey: A Mathematical Adventure, By Sarah Flannery
An inspiring and encouraging book

By Albert Speer
A fascinating insight into Nazi Germany

By Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori
A clear and entertaining book

Designing, Building and Deploying Messaging Solutions, By Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf
An excellent book which will become a standard reference

Managing Risk on Software Projects, By Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister
A good book covering an important and negelected area

Managing Strategic Investment in an Uncertain World, By Martha Amram, Nalin Kulatilaka
A rather disappointing book for the general reader

Practical e-Business Applications, By David Carlson
An excellent book covering an important niche

Business Patterns at Work, By Hans-Erik Eriksson and Magnus Penker
A very good guide to business-level modelling with UML

By Scott Ambler
An excellent little "bible" for modellers

By David Dikel, David Kane & James Wilson
An excellent book on how to make architectural changes work

By Keith Franklin
How Technical Books Should Be Written

By Micael Amundsen & Paul Litwin
A Good Introduction

By Paul Allen
A very good, practical book

Best Practices and Design Strategies, By Deepak Alur, John Crupi & Dan Malks
A good book, but with a shorter book trying to get out

By Rapheal Malveau and Thomas J Mowbray PhD
A Game of Two Halves

Strategies for Building Large, Integrated Systems, By Chris Britton
An influential book abut the real problems of big systems

By Jan Borchers
A disappointing book but with some good ideas

By Giulio Leoni translated by Shaun Whiteside
Intense, dark, mediaeval mystery

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By Raymond Khoury
A Rip-Roaring Romp, with Cutting Questions on Christianity

By S J Parris
Murky murder mysteries and complex catholic conspiracies

By Dana Haynes
Ripping Yarn, but Dodgy Details

By S J Parris
Dodgy Dons Done to Death in Troubled Tudor Times

By David Levien
Well written, but uninspiring

By Martin Baker
A cracking thriller, and an intriguing insight into the world of high finance

The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton : A Novel, By Philip Kerr
Brilliant period piece, with a Sherlock Holmes feel

By Dan Brown
Mr Brown should stick to what he's good at

A Mathematical Journey: A Mathematical Adventure, By Sarah Flannery
An inspiring and encouraging book

Breaking the Enigma Codes, By Gordon Welchman
An excellent, insightful and inspiring book

Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance, By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Fascinating, fun, and more depth than the first book

By Giulio Leoni translated by Shaun Whiteside
Intense, dark, mediaeval mystery

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By Raymond Khoury
A Rip-Roaring Romp, with Cutting Questions on Christianity

An Adventure That Will Rewrite History, By Will Adams
Cracking yarn, even if slightly derivative

By Douglas Preston
A great thriller, which probes uncomfortable ideas at the boundaries of science and religion

By S J Parris
Murky murder mysteries and complex catholic conspiracies

By R J Frith
Covers light years, but goes nowhere

By Dana Haynes
Ripping Yarn, but Dodgy Details

By S J Parris
Dodgy Dons Done to Death in Troubled Tudor Times

By David Levien
Well written, but uninspiring

By Martin Baker
A cracking thriller, and an intriguing insight into the world of high finance

The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton : A Novel, By Philip Kerr
Brilliant period piece, with a Sherlock Holmes feel

By Dan Brown
Mr Brown should stick to what he's good at

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By Jan Borchers
A disappointing book but with some good ideas

By Giulio Leoni translated by Shaun Whiteside
Intense, dark, mediaeval mystery

By Raymond Khoury
A Rip-Roaring Romp, with Cutting Questions on Christianity

By S J Parris
Murky murder mysteries and complex catholic conspiracies

By S J Parris
Dodgy Dons Done to Death in Troubled Tudor Times

The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton : A Novel, By Philip Kerr
Brilliant period piece, with a Sherlock Holmes feel

By Winston Churchill
A stirring, inspiring and very funny autobiography by Britain's greatest leader

The inspriring true story of Albert Goering, By William Hastings Burke
An inspiring true tale of a very unexpected hero

Breaking the Enigma Codes, By Gordon Welchman
An excellent, insightful and inspiring book

By Albert Speer
A fascinating insight into Nazi Germany

By Mark Forsyth
A hilarious ramble through the undergrowth of the English language

Managing Strategic Investment in an Uncertain World, By Martha Amram, Nalin Kulatilaka
A rather disappointing book for the general reader

The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life, By Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham
An excellent reminder about why maths is fun

More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life, By Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham
Another excellent introduction to the fun of mathematics

A Mathematical Journey: A Mathematical Adventure, By Sarah Flannery
An inspiring and encouraging book

Designing, Building and Deploying Messaging Solutions, By Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf
An excellent book which will become a standard reference

Managing Risk on Software Projects, By Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister
A good book covering an important and negelected area

Managing Strategic Investment in an Uncertain World, By Martha Amram, Nalin Kulatilaka
A rather disappointing book for the general reader

Practical e-Business Applications, By David Carlson
An excellent book covering an important niche

Business Patterns at Work, By Hans-Erik Eriksson and Magnus Penker
A very good guide to business-level modelling with UML

By Scott Ambler
An excellent little "bible" for modellers

By The Decoders
Enjoyable, even if I'm not the target demographic!

Composition, Capture, and Digital Image Processing, By Adrian Schulz
A sandwich with not quite enough meat

Photographic Multishot Techniques: High Dynamic Range, Super-Resolution, Extended Depth of Field, Stitching, By Juergen Gulbins & Rainer Gulbins
Disappointing content, and too much Photoshop

From the Inspiration to the Image, By George Barr
A Great Inspiration For When You're Stuck or Frustrated

A Guide to the Natural Landmarks of Southern Utah, By Laurent Martres
Simply the best photographic guides to this amazing scenery

The Making of Forty Photographs, By Ansel Adams
A charming insight into the soul of a great photographer

A Visual Introduction to Digital Imaging, By Philip Andrews
Beautifully produced, clear introductory book

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By Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Humour and Philosophy, but Ultimately Unsatisfying

George Gamov's Classic Mr Tomkins in Paperback, By George Gamow, Russell Stannard
An excellent update to a classic introduction to modern physics

By Stephen Hawking
An enjoyable but challenging book

Practical e-Business Applications, By David Carlson
An excellent book covering an important niche

By Keith Franklin
How Technical Books Should Be Written

By Micael Amundsen & Paul Litwin
A Good Introduction

Managing Risk on Software Projects, By Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister
A good book covering an important and negelected area

The Consultant's Tool Kit, By Joseph Weinberg
Very good, but a harder read than "Secrets"

A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully, By Joseph Weinberg
One of the most important books for any consultant

By David Dikel, David Kane & James Wilson
An excellent book on how to make architectural changes work

Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance, By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Fascinating, fun, and more depth than the first book

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, By Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner
Fascinating and fun, but ultimately light on content

The Consultant's Tool Kit, By Joseph Weinberg
Very good, but a harder read than "Secrets"

A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully, By Joseph Weinberg
One of the most important books for any consultant

By Allan and Barbara Pease
A humourous but serious book which explains a lot

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By Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Humour and Philosophy, but Ultimately Unsatisfying

By Bill Bryson
Science for the verbally-minded

George Gamov's Classic Mr Tomkins in Paperback, By George Gamow, Russell Stannard
An excellent update to a classic introduction to modern physics

By Art Bell, Whitley Strieber
A good book, slightly spoilt by psueo-science

By Stephen Hawking
An enjoyable but challenging book

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By Douglas Preston
A great thriller, which probes uncomfortable ideas at the boundaries of science and religion

By R J Frith
Covers light years, but goes nowhere

Designing, Building and Deploying Messaging Solutions, By Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf
An excellent book which will become a standard reference

By David Dikel, David Kane & James Wilson
An excellent book on how to make architectural changes work

By Keith Franklin
How Technical Books Should Be Written

By Paul Allen
A very good, practical book

Best Practices and Design Strategies, By Deepak Alur, John Crupi & Dan Malks
A good book, but with a shorter book trying to get out

By Rapheal Malveau and Thomas J Mowbray PhD
A Game of Two Halves

Strategies for Building Large, Integrated Systems, By Chris Britton
An influential book abut the real problems of big systems

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