Archive for the 'Books' Category

Recent Books Section

by Hella ~ February 29th, 2004

I’ve added a small section at the bottom of the sidebar that lists some of the books I have recently purchased. If you are a WordPress user and would like this feature, check out the Amazon Media Manager 1.0 hack by Denyerec. The administrative interface fits in nicely with WordPress and one of the best [...]

Slump in Readings

by Hella ~ February 27th, 2004

My b-school application fever has finally worn off. Soon after learning of my admission to Wharton, I decided that I needed to brush up on some b-school related reading. I ordered Liar’s Poker, eBoys, and The Fast Track and quickly buzzed through the first one, but things aren’t buzzing quite so much these days. Shortly [...]

Today’s Amazon Arrival

by Hella ~ January 27th, 2004

When I got to work this morning, my latest shipment from Amazon was waiting on me. I’m ready to get started on eBoys; it sounds like it’ll be better reading while The Fast Track seems like more of a reference. I saw on the back of The Fast Track that the author was a student [...]

Liar’s Poker

by Hella ~ January 24th, 2004

I stayed up late tonight so I could finish the last 30 pages or so in Liar’s Poker. I enjoyed this book, though I should have read it in fewer sittings because I’m afraid I forgot some of the story when I’d pick it back up. The subject matter took me back to my Money [...]