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A place for me to list all of things I would like
Bobo is always complaining that she doesn't know what to buy me for Christmas or Birthdays. I thought I would make her life easier. It is my job, after all. So Dear, here is the current list of stuff I would quite like.
I last updated this list on the 26th of August, 2008.
Unless specified all of these books are (I believe) available in paperback. The * means that I would be really, really grateful to receive this title as a present.
If you are stuck for somewhere to shop, can I recommend Collins Books, they are lovely people. In the UK, I can't really go past Amazon. Although for the more technical books Computer Manuals Online are very good.
| Author | Title | Publisher, ISBN, etc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles H Ferguson | High Stakes, No Prisoners: A Winners Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars | ||
| Alan Furst | Kingdom of Shadows | ||
| Richard P Gabriel | Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community | ||
| Martin Cruz Smith | Gorky Park | ||
| Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier | Practical Cryptography | ||
| Ian MacDonald | The People's Music | ||
| Alistair Reynolds | Pushing Ice | ||
| Erik Frank Russell | Wasp | ||
| Bruce Sterling | Shaping Things | ||
| Robert Heinlein | Starship Troopers | ||
| Colleen McCullough | First Man in Rome | ||
| Vikram Seth | An Equal Music | ||
| John Scalzi | Old Man's War | ||
| Bernard Cornwell | Sharpe's Escape | ||
| Stuart Maconie | Cider With Roadies | ||
| Thomas Ricks | Fiasco | ||
| Guy Browning | Office Politics | ||
| Lawrence Booth | Arm Ball to Zooter : A Sideways Look at the Language of Cricket | ||
| Jon Ronson | Them: Adventures with Extremists | ||
| Tom Holland | Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic | ||
| Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister | Dancing With Bears | ||
| * | Tom DeMarco | Slack | |
| Martin Fowler, et. al | Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code | ||
| Venkat Subramaniam and Andy Hunt | Practices of an Agile Developer | ||
| Diomidis Spinellis | Code Quality: The Open Source Perspective | ||
| Diomidis Spinellis | Code Reading: The Open Source Perspective | ||
| * | Steven Johnson | The Ghost Map | |
| Peter Drucker | The Essential Drucker | ||
| Alistair Cockburn | Agile Software Development (2nd Edition) | ||
| * | Richard Morgan | Black Man | |
| Charlie Stross | Glasshouse | ||
| Austin Grossman | Soon I Will Be Invincible: A Novel | ||
| * | Iain M Banks | Matter | |
| * | P.J. O'Rourke | The Wealth of Nations | |
| Leo Hollis | The Phoenix | ||
| James K Galbraith | The Predator State | ||
| Harold Davis | Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers | ||
| Bryan Peterson | Understanding Exposure | ||
| Gerald M Weinberg | Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully | ||
| Roger Hall | You're Stepping on my Cloak and Dagger | ISBN: 978-1591143536 | |
| Mike Wilson | The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison | ||
| Robert B Cialdini | Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion |
Spin me some discs my good man. Any of these will be a welcome addition to my gadget. My format of choice is currently CD.
| Author | Title | Publisher, ISBN, etc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wonder Stuff | Suspended By Stars | ||
| Roachford | Roachford | ||
| Roachford | Word of Mouth | ||
| Dodgy | Free Peace Sweet | ||
| XTC | Transistor Blast: Best of the BBC Sessions | ||
| XTC | Nonsuch | ||
| XTC | Drums and Wires | ||
| Prefab Sprout | From Langley Park to Memphis | ||
| Teenage Fanclub | Songs from Northern Britain | ||
| Squeeze | Play | ||
| Difford and Tilbrook | Difford and Tilbrook | ||
| Squeeze | Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti | ||
| Squeeze | Sweets From a Stranger | ||
| Squeeze | Babylon and On | ||
| The Bible | Random Acts of Kindness | ||
| The Bible | Dodo | ||
| Jason Falkner | Presents Author Unknown | ||
| Tom Petty | The Last DJ | ||
| Steely Dan | Royal Scam | ||
| Paul Heaton | The Cross Eyed Rambler | ||
| Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | Rattlesnakes (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) | ||
| Billy Bragg and Wilco | Mermaid Avenue |
I don't normally list watchable things here, but with the recent release of these goodies I couldn't refuse.
I'm a boy, and I like toys. Buy me one of these and I'll be grateful forever (well, for a couple of weeks anyway).
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