Brian Di Croce

Passionate about developing and delivering better software with .NET

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For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:46-48, NIV)

Archive for Book Reviews

Mar
18
2008

What a great joy I had reading, this morning on my way to church, “The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)“, an 80-pages book written by prolific blogger and marketing guru Seth Godin.  The author has an unique writing style that I enjoy very much because he […]

Feb
27
2008

I’ve been a fan of John C. Maxwell ever since reading his excellent book on leadership The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, so it was without hesitation that I decided to read one of his other books on leadership and human potential.  Regardless of being just 120 pages, "Dare To Dream…Then Do It: What Successful […]

Feb
23
2008

This is my second technical review for a book belonging to the "Head First" series from O’Reilly.  After reading and reviewing the excellent "Head First Design Patterns", it was hard not to push further my curiosity to read another Head First book.  I must say that since writing the review for "Head First Design Patterns", […]

Jan
4
2008

 

Written by Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of SalesForce.com, “The Business of Changing the World” is a wonderful and inspiring collection of twenty essays written by great leaders on strategic corporate philanthropy. Amongst these leaders who each wrote their essays, we find

Michael Dell and Kevin Rollins of Dell
Craig Barrett of Intel
Marc Benioff […]

Jan
1
2008

For this review, I decided to target a technical book which I think should be on every software enthusiast bookshelf. Whether you’re a computer science or software engineering student, a software professional, manager, consultant or trainer, you will NOT regret reading Head First Design Patterns by Eric and Elisabeth Freeman, from O’Reilly. I think […]

Dec
30
2007

 
This review is for Leadership and Self-Deception, from the good folks at The Arbinger Institute. It was actually my pastor who lend me this book following a talk I had with him about leadership in life and business; and if you know something about church ministries, you’d know that if it’s good enough for […]

Nov
10
2007

"No one can disparage the ability to write good code. At its highest levels, it is an art." Such is a quote that can be read on the back cover of Mike Gunderloy’s book, "Coder to Developer" from Sybex . I got this copy from the library thinking that I would learn something new, something […]