How Would You Move Mount Fuji? by William Poundstone.
It's about the craze for puzzle interviews, with a special emphasis on Microsoft. Provides background history of the phenomenon, real-life examples, and in-depth answers for most of them, as well as advice to interviewers and interviewees both. It's a great read, I'm getting through it really quickly. It's only 250 pages long, perfect for a book to get through in a week or so of light reading.
Originally posted by PeachyHST wrote some amazing bloody books. Every time I'm looking to relax and laugh with a book I'll read The rum Diaries or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas again. You just laugh and cringe all the way through - top stuff!
Kylie Naked - A biography ; Jenny Stanely-Clark & Nigel Goodall...
I mean.. errrr.. [b]Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas ; Hunter S Thompson.
How tragic was his death. I am one hell of a hard peach, but that brought the tear to my eye. Anyone seen the movie with Johnny Depp? Ffffin excellent.. for all those drug addicts, read this book then watch the mov ...[text shortened]... you could enjoy but missing on. Fabulous, well and truly and based on real events. GONZO Style![/b]
I also love Irvine Welsh's books - it's a bit harder than Hunter's stuff, but they give the same effect 😉
I'm busy with The Encyclopedia of Assassinations by Carl Sifakis.
I can never remember who the assassinated US presidents were, so after this book I'll remember...
Originally posted by EdwardipovEven better with a heavy fake Russian accent.
i'm reading Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov. great book, but as my translation is about 50 years old, all the characters say things like "i say, that's a rum do" and the like.
I'm reading Climbers by M. John Harrison. About how rock climbing can become a frightening obsession. More Gothic than a mausoleum of Transylvanian counts.
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle. I don't like him or his Barrytown trilogy things (Commitments/Van/other one) but was badgered into reading this one by wifey and am enjoying it. His writing very simple and understated which is such a difficult thing to do. There is a sadness between the lines. I recommend it.
Have started re-reading lots of older books that I couldn't bring myself to sell/give to charity when we were moving so just finished:
Shardik - Richard Adams. Genius.
Weaveworld - Clive Barker. Spot on.
Too many books:
Genome by Matt Ridley
Hot Zone by (somebody) Preston
Foundation Trilogy by Issac Asimov
Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin
Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
An Imaginary Tale: The Story of (-1)^1/2 by Paul Nahim (it's a square root sign but I can't make those)