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Michael Sautter

Michael Sautter

I like to read a variety of books from non-fiction to science fiction.

I use Paperback Swap a lot too, here's my profile there: http://sautter.paperbackswap.com

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  • PA, USA
  • member since June 22 2008

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  • The Race for a New Game Machine: Creating the Chips Inside the XBox 360 and the Playstation 3
    • Rated 3 stars

    “The first half of the book is slow but it picks up when Microsoft enters the picture. Basically Microsoft contracted with IBM to make the Xbox 360 chip two years into a partnership that IBM had with Sony to make the chip for the PlayStation 3. So the authors were serving two masters as they worked to make the central microprocessor for both Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360. ”

    Michael Sautter wrote this review Saturday, May 30 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • War Without Death: A Year of Extreme Competition in Pro Football's NFC East
    • Rated 3 stars

    “Promises an inside look at the four teams of the NFL's NFC East division but is more like a quick glance behind the curtain. The first third of the book is the most revealing and interesting. The details regarding the league officials, team owners and player's representatives as they negotiate the collective bargaining agreement is the best part of the book. Also the chapter about how the Eagles prepare for the draft is interesting but the Giants draft (another team that focuses on the draft) just gets covered very briefly. Once the regular season starts the book becomes much less revealing. Each week of the season one team's game gets focused on while the other teams get a quick capsule review. There is very little 'behind the scenes' information during the regular season. I rated this book 3 stars out of 5 but that's for NFL fans. ”

    Michael Sautter wrote this review Friday, August 29 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Old Man's War
    • Rated 3 stars

    “An very entertaining story by John Scalzi but not a novel on level with Robert A. Heinlein (who he's often compared). This story is in three parts. In part one our hero, a senior citizen on earth, joins the Colonial Defense Forces and we follow his processing into a soldier. In part two we follow him through a series of battles. In the final section there is a big pivotal battle that our hero is uniquely qualified to handle. Heinlein's novels made you reflect on the human condition and were good stories. Scalzi is simply a good story teller. There's nothing wrong with that and I already have The Ghost Brigades, the sequel, on my book shelf.”

    Michael Sautter wrote this review Wednesday, August 20 2008. ( reply | permalink )

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