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Rich Campoamor

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Michael A. Cusumano, David B. Yoffie: Competing On Internet Time (Paperback, 2000, Free Press)

Review of 'Competing On Internet Time' on 'LibraryThing'

This book could have been much better if the authors could move away from the tired 'Netscape was in a life and death struggle with Microsoft' rhetoric. I was hoping for something more along the lines of Tracy Kidder's The Soul of a New Machine -- which was absolutely excellent.

Bill Bryson: A short history of nearly everything (2004)

A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science …

Review of 'A short history of nearly everything' on 'LibraryThing'

Im absolutely mystified at the popularity of this book. I found it tedious that it spent more time talking about the controversy around things than the things themselves. Also find Bryson's chatty, sophmoric writing style annoying. Pales in comparison to anything written by Simon Winchester.