I used to grok COBOL
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A good overview of the things a professional must keep in mind.
If you're new in the field, it's a must read to help you avoid mistakes. If you've been around a few (or more) years, it's a good reminder of what to keep doing.
Crippled by lupus at twenty-five, celebrated author Flannery O’Connor was forced to leave New York …
It's well written, but at one point it gets real depressing very suddenly, and then never climbs back out of that ditch (at least, not far enough to really be satisfying).
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood is a book by science history writer …
Some interesting history and I enjoyed the perspective on memes, but nothing really mind-blowing.
"I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that …
Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. …
Interesting, but I wasn't really wowed by it. The alternate historical/supernatural setting was very intriguing and had a good consistency, but at the end it left me feeling that there was not enough meat to the story.
It's early autumn 1964. Two straight-A students head off to school, and when only one of them returns home Chesney …
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (also known as Alice Through the Looking-Glass or simply Through the Looking-Glass) …
Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll (2019, Independently Published)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll. A young girl …
