inzoomen op uiterlijk, seks en cultuur
Author: Sunny Bergman
Publisher: Nijgh & Van Ditmar
Publish year: 2013
ISBN: 9789038898070
Pages: 379
Actually this book is based on 3 different documentaries:
- Beperkt houdbaar
- Sunny side of sex
- Sletvrees
The part the impressed me the most is ‘Sunny side of sex’. It just demonstrates how indoctrinated we are in our perception of ‘the norm’. Almost every thing we do, without actually realizing it, is a reflection of how our ancestors created our society with all of it values. We fail to realize that other cultures have different values which are not in any way inferieur. Our norm is not absolute.

Ray on October 7th 2014 in Books
Author: Ronald Giphart
Publisher: Uitgeverij Podium B.V.
Publish year: 2012
ISBN: 9789057595479
Pages: 160

Ray on August 23rd 2014 in Books
Author: Shunryu Suzuki
Publisher: Shambhala
Publish year: 2011
ISBN: 9781590308493
Pages: 148
A bit to abstract for my taste. Perhaps I am not Buddha ready.
Bottom line:
- Everything is transient
- Take things as they are, focus on now
- Practice Zazen
- Problems are a delusion and perpetual
- Work with a empty mind, focus only on one thing

Ray on June 27th 2014 in Books
Author: Dimitri Verhulst
Publisher: Atlas Contact
Publish year: 2013
ISBN: 789025441463
Pages: 136

Ray on June 4th 2014 in Books
Author: Tommy Wieringa
Publisher: De Bezige Bij
Publish year: 2012
ISBN: 9789023472698
Pages: 276

Ray on April 20th 2014 in Books
Author: Mike Southon
Publisher: Random House Business
Publish year: 2005
ISBN: 9781844138197
Pages: 150
Simple, comprehensive and a good starting point for any entrepreneur or organisation looking to get a grip on their sales efforts. Could do with an update.

Ray on April 19th 2014 in Books
Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business
Author: David J. Anderson
Publisher: Blue hole press
Publish year: 2010
ISBN: 9780984521401
Pages: 261
You should not want to read this book for the authors writing skills, because it really badly written. But if you’re somehow able to read between the lines, you’ll discover quite a few gold nuggets. Not sure if there is a 30-minutes version of this book, but if there is then skip to that straight away.

Ray on March 15th 2014 in Books
Author: Michio Kaku
Publisher: Doubleday
Publish year: 2011
ISBN: 9780385530804
Pages:

Ray on January 5th 2014 in Books
Managing Large-Scale Projects with Kanban
Author: Henrik Kniberg
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Publish year: 2011
ISBN: 9781934356852
Pages: 157
Henrik Kniberg once again was able to capture the essence of Lean with practical examples. Just like “Scrum from the Trenches” this book should be on your bookshelf if you’re into Agile and Lean software development.

Ray on November 8th 2013 in Books
Not remotely as good as “Scrum from the trenches”. Lacks clear focus and depth.
Then again it’s does not require a lot of time to read through it, and it is available as free download.

Ray on October 30th 2013 in Books