Books

The Whore of Akron

February 13, 2012

I’m a legitimate Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Indians fan. I was born, in 1981, to a father and family entrenched with the Cleveland sports scene even though none of them had ever lived closer than two hours away from the west side. I’m just old enough to remember The Shot. I’ll never forgive or forget [...]

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Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

January 3, 2012

I’m a web developer by trade but in 2011 I started to get the urge to do some “real” programming again. What I condescendingly mean by “real” is writing software that you compile and run outside of a web browser. I had brief affair with iPhone Apps last year but I ultimately felt uncomfortable the [...]

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Miniature Book Reviews

June 7, 2011

I’ve read a few good books lately and instead of five separate posts for each book I’ve enjoyed I thought I would combine them all into one post. Augustus: The Life of Rome’s First Emperor Anthony Everitt, the author, is well-known for his historical biographies and this one doesn’t disappoint. I liked this biography of [...]

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Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon

October 1, 2010

I’m not a big fiction reader so I usually focus on three types of books: nerdy technology, business and history. Of those three, history is clearly my favorite. When I was in college, flirting with a double-major in Computer Science and History, I asked the head of our History department if going through with that [...]

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