mctaylor: Books: Currently reading

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A Wrinkle In Time
Upper Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada 1993
Minolta SLR, 50 mm lens, Kodak T-Max 400

Last updated: Sunday June 24, 2007

What I am reading currently

My current reading selection, which typically spans several books of several genres. Some books can take many months for me to finish. Which books I read is influenced by my fluctuating interest on the topic, and the "density" of the writing versus how interested or tired I am.

  • The Penguin Guide to Finance - Hugo Dixon
    Available from amazon.co.uk, not available in US or Canada as far as I can tell. Written by FT business journalist Hugo Dixon, it is fun and easy to read. Which is pretty impressive for a gentle introduction to micro and macro economics.
  • Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, 3rd edition (2001) - Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz
    I'm almost embarrassed to admit to owning this book, I have avoided the previous editions based on its cover which is bright red with the title in huge black letters. The contents are not so bad, and I am learning from Hacking Exposed, but it does leave a fair bit to be desired, it focuses more on exploits than solutions, but at least I am getting a better picture of what are common tactics.
  • The Design of Everyday Things - Donald Norman
  • Cryptography: Theory and Practice - Douglas R. Stinson

 

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