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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

by Erving Goffman
- Rated 4 stars
“In an age when the way we present ourselves is ungoing a massive overhaul, Goffman provides a useful framework for discussing the nature of the change.”

David wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
Google and the Myth of Universal Knowledge: A View from Europe

by Jean-Noël Jeanneney
- Rated 2 stars
“Unfortunately very important important issues get lost (or at least have less impact) because of the us and them attitude of the author”

David wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet

by Daniel J. Solove
- Rated 4 stars
“A well balanced book on the topic of online reputation, which makes a nice change from the absolute libertarians who seemingly infect the web. My only criticism would be the obvious American slant, certain statements require a bit more backing than the US constitution to be recognised as universal truths this side of the Atlantic.

...and Thomas Edison invented the telephone? ...pffft...”

David wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
The Planets

by Dava Sobel
- Rated 3 stars
“If Rothery's book on the planets was too dry [my previous review], then Sobel's book is too wet. Again, interesting enough, although this time very much focused on the relationship between us and the planets, but I would have liked a bit more of a traditional structure.

...surely there is a happy medium between these planetary extremes!”

David wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
Planets (Teach Yourself) (Teach Yourself)

by David A. Rothery
- Rated 3 stars
“An easy enough introduction to an interesting subject. My one complaint is that it is a bit dry.”

David wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage

by Richard Holmes
- Rated 3 stars
“A look at the lives of Samuel Johnson and Richard Savage and the nature of their friendhsip. Unsurprisingly it looks far more closely at this particular relationship than the usual Johnson biography.

An enjoyable read, but I wouldn't recommend it as someone's first book about Johnson.”

David wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Personal History of Samuel Johnson

by Christopher Hibbert
- Rated 3 stars
“An enjoyable enough biography of Johnson, although I found Peter Martin's biography more interesting for its insights into the relationship between Boswell and Johnson.

...I fear I am becoming a Johnson addict.”

David wrote this review Wednesday, October 7 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Knowledge Networks: The Social Software Perspective

by Miltiadis D. Lytras, Patricia Ordonez de Pablos, Robert D. Tennyson
- Rated 1 stars
“This is a bloody awful book that shouldn't have been published in it's current state....although chapter 13 would provide a great excercise in proof reading.”

David wrote this review Wednesday, October 7 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Spy in the Coffee Machine

by Kieron O'Hara
- Rated 3 stars
“An interesting quite read on the changing nature of privacy in the age of the Internet: it's not just Big Brother, but Little Brother.”

David wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Captain Britain TPB

by Alan Moore
- Rated 3 stars
“As Captain Britain was recently voted Britain's seventh favourite superhero, and I'd never even heard of him, I bought the book.

Very much in the style of Captain America, in fact Captain America is included in half the book along with his nemesis the Red Skull.

Nonetheless enjoyable enough, from an Englishman's perspective, with lots of English stereotypes...it even has a cameo by then Prime Minister James Callaghan!

I'll be buying the rest of the series”

David wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink )