Book reviews Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sat, 27 Jun 2020 16:41:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A review https://dfarq.homeip.net/john-bolton-the-room-where-it-happened-a-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-bolton-the-room-where-it-happened-a-review Sat, 27 Jun 2020 16:41:06 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=23818 I read the entirety of John Bolton’s vast tome, The Room Where It Happened, so you don’t have to. Because you probably won’t want to read the whole thing. I’ll tell you where the highlights are. I haven’t been this

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]]> 23818 The best business book I\’ve ever read https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-best-business-book-ive-ever-read/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-business-book-ive-ever-read https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-best-business-book-ive-ever-read/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:06:00 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1479 I just finished reading Start Small, Finish Big by Fred DeLuca.

What I like most about it is that it doesn't expect you to quit your job, it doesn't assume you've already started a million businesses before (why would you need the book if you had?), and it doesn't get bogged down in frustrating details.

What's he mean by start small? Initial investments of no more than $5,000 and often much, much less, that's what. What's he mean by finish big? Read on.

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-best-business-book-ive-ever-read/feed/ 3 1479 Date or Soul Mate… reviewed. https://dfarq.homeip.net/date-or-soul-mate-reviewed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=date-or-soul-mate-reviewed https://dfarq.homeip.net/date-or-soul-mate-reviewed/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2003 04:22:06 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=109 Date or Soul Mate? How to Know if Someone is Worth Pursuing in Two Dates or Less seems like it has as many homework assignments per page as my college algebra textbook did. I'd verify that, but the bookstore was offering $15 for that textbook and I didn't ever want to touch it again. So I guess selling my college algebra book paid for this one, nine years later.

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