Bought lots of books today, both off and on-line. The loot includes:
-
Miles,
Mystery & Mayhem, by Lois McMaster Bujold. This is another Baen omnibus edition in the Vorkosigan
saga, following Cordelia’s
Honor (which I’ve just finished) and Young
Miles (which I recently read). The Vorkosigan saga is the best
kind of space opera, engrossing, riveting, and does not shy away from
the messier sides of life, both in the moral and physical sense. -
Hacking
the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering, by Andrew “Bunny”
Huang. I’ve heard lots of good things about this book, and look
forward to getting my hands on it. The fact that I don’t currently own
an xbox is immaterial. -
The
Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan of Cimmeria, Book 1), by
Robert E. Howard. Those of you that have known me for some time know
that I have somewhat of a Conan fetish. -
Principles
of War, by Carl von Clausewitz. No home is complete without
it. -
The Art of War, by
Sun Tzu. Too bad the store didn’t also have a copy of A Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No
Sho), by Miyamoto Musashi.
Muli Ben-Yehuda's journal 
Outstanding take!
Which books are online and when will you see them?
Comment by diego001 — April 12, 2004 @ 2:48 PM |
The first three were bought off of amazon, and the latter two were from a local book store. Amazon says the books will be here “some time in May”, but it usually only takes two to three weeks (which is a lot of time to wait, but it’s better than nothing…).
Comment by mulix — April 12, 2004 @ 2:57 PM |
Excellent.
Comment by diego001 — April 12, 2004 @ 2:59 PM
Amazone Friend
I think you and Muli should be Amazone friends. No point in me getting a 10% discount, right?
Comment by ladypine — April 14, 2004 @ 9:52 AM
Re: Amazone Friend
That’s a neat possibility.
Comment by diego001 — April 14, 2004 @ 9:57 AM
Re: Amazone Friend
I’m mulix@mulix.org. Send me your email and I’ll add you on amazon.
Comment by mulix — April 14, 2004 @ 12:55 PM
Re: Amazone Friend
diego001@cmhahtd.org is my address.
Comment by diego001 — April 14, 2004 @ 12:58 PM
I found the “Five rings” book a bit too long winded. Sun Tzu kicks ass though.
Comment by yrk — April 12, 2004 @ 2:56 PM |
Really? I read it in one sitting one afternoon when I had a few hours to kill before Ninjitsu practice. Seemed fitting, somehow 🙂
Agree about Sun Tzu, of course. Clausewitz is interesting, especially after reading Keegan’s A History of Warfare, where he bashes it pretty thoroughly.
Comment by mulix — April 12, 2004 @ 3:02 PM |
If you really really want to learn about war and become a great leader…
Study what George Bush does and do exactly the opposite !
🙂
Comment by 77azkkr — April 12, 2004 @ 3:39 PM |
Re: If you really really want to learn about war and become a great leader…
words to live by 🙂
Comment by mulix — April 12, 2004 @ 3:43 PM |
Lois McMaster Bujold
I bought two Vorkosigan books recently – The Warrior’s Apprentice and Memory.
Haven’t started them yet (currently reading Asimov’s The God Themselves) but I have some _high_ expectations, from all I have heard of Bujold.
Comment by jnagal — April 13, 2004 @ 4:00 AM |