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Author, Speaker, Advisor.
Working to improve the quality and usability of information on the Web with APIs, Microservices, and Digital Transformation
Latest book is "RESTful Web API Patterns and Practices Cookbook."
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Mike Amundsen rated Midnight in Washington: 5 stars
Mike Amundsen rated Platform revolution: 4 stars

Platform revolution by Geoffrey Parker
An inside look at the transformative potential of the platform business model shares comprehensive explanations of how platforms use technology …
Mike Amundsen rated The Ministry of Guidance invites you to not stay: 4 stars

The Ministry of Guidance invites you to not stay by Hooman Majd
We have an idea of the texture of life in Paris or Rome, but what is the texture of life …
Mike Amundsen rated What's the matter with Kansas?: 4 stars

What's the matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank
One of "our most insightful social observers"* cracks the great political mystery of our time: how conservatism, once a marker …
Mike Amundsen rated The War of the Worlds: 4 stars

The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 …
Mike Amundsen rated Complexity: 5 stars

The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness by Todd Rose, Todd Rose
Why don't Meyers-Briggs personality tests really work? Why are HR tests for new employees often meaningless? Why doesn't BMI - …
Mike Amundsen rated Tao Te Ching: 5 stars

Tao Te Ching by Laozi, Gia-Fu Feng, Jane English, and 2 others
For nearly two generations, Gia-fu Feng and Jane English's bestselling translation of the Tao Te Ching has been the standard …
Mike Amundsen rated Emotional design: 5 stars

Emotional design by Donald A. Norman
"Did you ever wonder why cheap wine tastes better in fancy glasses? Or why washing and polishing your car seems …
Mike Amundsen rated Bootstrapping: 5 stars
Mike Amundsen rated The Last Theorem: 4 stars

The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke, Frederik Pohl
The final work from the brightest star in science fiction's galaxy. Arthur C Clarke, who predicted the advent of communication …
Mike Amundsen rated The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit: 5 stars

H. G. Wells: The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit (Hardcover, Classic Publishers)
The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells (The Works of H.G. Wells - Volume 1)
Mike Amundsen rated Constellation Games: 4 stars

Constellation Games by Leonard Richardson
Ariel Blum is pushing thirty and doesn't have much to show for it. His computer programming skills are producing nothing …