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Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Learning Python, Second Edition Publisher: O'Reilly Authors: Mark Lutz, David Ascher Rating: 5/5  Not recommended for newbie programmers since the authors assume a knowledgeable reader. But for experienced programmers who have used other languages, the excercises at the end of each chapter serve to inculcate unique Python characteristics in your mind quickly. I like the abstract approach better than the wordy 'learn-by-doing-examples' approach which I believe just creates fluff in a book. It would be accurate to call this book a 'Learn Python in X days' and at the end of those X days you can truly say that you do know Python (the language) very well. But this is a testament to Python's simplicity & lack of idiosyncracies as well.
Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: Revised Core Rulebook (Star Wars Roleplaying Game) Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Authors: Bill Slavicsek, Andy Collins, J.D. Wiker, Steve Sansweet Rating: 5/5 I have been playing Star Wars RPG for the past few years. The game was finally bought by WoTC and I was excited to hear that the game would be changed. I was also a bit skeptical. After a quick look through the book I was very impressed! The pictures are wonderful but don't take away from the enormous amount of content. If you have never played an RPG it is a bit hard to get started with this but they just couldn't fit anymore in this book! It's got everything you need to play hours and hours of Star Wars with all your friends. A great book worth getting for everyone who enjoys any type of game.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: The Data Warehouse Toolkit: Practical Techniques for Building Dimensional Data Warehouses Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Authors: Ralph Kimball Rating: 4/5  This book give a lot of techniques for designing and building DW. If you want to read something about DW, this is a must.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated Authors: Tom Demarco, Timothy Lister Rating: 5/5 It is a rare pleasure to find a book that exactly articulates something you have always known but never recognized. This is such a book. It first of all points out that you never will go anywhere without assuming risk. Projects without risk are usually worthless. Given that, you have to then manage risk. Many of us as project leaders would rather simply pretend that risk doesn't exist--and then are upset and annoyed when things go wrong. Messrs. DeMarko and Lister then proceed to explain exactly how to recognize and deal with risk productively. Their ideas are (and have always been) essential for any project to succeed.
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