Books
Relativity
The Special And The General Theory, Einstein. Reprint by Tess Press, hardcover ISBN: 9781579125158 (custom) Reprint of the original 1916 and 1952 addition to Einstein 'common man' classic. Not much to be said that isn't already known; small hard cover format is nice.Computer and Digital System Architecture
William D. Murray, Prentice Hall 1990 ISBN: 0131657216 Yawn. A bit dated and not quite what I expected, but was only a couple bucks in the Borders sale bin. Had hoped for a bit more nuts and bolts but getting better after the first few very dry chapters. Probably will end up skimming the rest and looking for something more recent and perhaps one design level lower.Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin Press ISBN: 0143034758 Biographies and other historical books are generally not high up on our list of books to read as most to our taste are quite boring. However, Hamilton received high praise from a number of sources so we picked this tome up on sale at Borders. And it is a tome at 731 pages (excluding notes) in trade paper back with not an especially large font! Yet it is by far the best biography we have read - a high level of relevant detail but done such that the story flows at a very good pace. Read at night, it tends to keep you awake rather than put you to sleep which is certainly praise worthy for this genre.As to the content, it now amazes me how little attention is paid to Hamilton in our schools as he was directly responsible for much of what we now call the Federal government and not just the idea of a central bank. In many ways he was a Clintonesque character except he actually delivered on the promise his compatriots saw in him. This book is well worth reading, even if it takes you a few weeks (or months!) to finish.
