Category Archives: Books & Reviews

Aurora

Posted on March 5, 2017 by sinyaw

Few SciFi books were about the difficulties of space migration. Most of them glossed over the biggest elephant in the room: faster than light travel. Einstein said that’s not possible. So we wish to expand beyond Earth, let’s pick a … Continue reading →

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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Posted on February 10, 2017 by sinyaw

Books rarely surprise me anymore. A suspense, mystery, or SciFi could, and frequently do, surprised me with their plot or storyline, but fictions do not venture into an area that I have not been before, let alone not even thought … Continue reading →

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How We Got To Now

Posted on January 24, 2017 by sinyaw

Steven Johnson attributed innovation less to giant genii. Instead, he believed a combustion of innovations come when all the right elements evolved to the right maturity point. Innovation is a continuous incremental improvements and tinkering, mostly waiting for the right … Continue reading →

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47th Samurai

Posted on January 5, 2017 by sinyaw

Stephen Hunter’s #4 of the series took a strange turn. I have been reading Bob Lee Swagger slowly. I like Stephen Hunter and also the character, kind of the modern lone ranger more human than Jack Reacher. Up to now, … Continue reading →

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The Girl in the Spider’s Web

Posted on December 5, 2016 by sinyaw

Stieg Larsson died soon after finishing the Millennium Trilogy. The end of Lisbeth Salander or Mikael Blomqvist was a sad certainty. When I heard this novel, I dismissed it as a knock-off. One day, Kid mentioned the book. Seriously? It … Continue reading →

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Getting to know Carole King, again.

Posted on November 20, 2016 by sinyaw

I have never heard of Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. But I knew many songs they wrote, and I bet you too. This is the bane of pop composers, people only knew the songs or singers, but not the song … Continue reading →

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I Belonged to You

Posted on November 3, 2016 by sinyaw

Back in 2012, a Chinese conglomorate acquired the AMC theaters. Dalian Wanda (大連萬達）group became the world’s largest cinema chain. Most of us have been oblivious on this event and went our merry ways watching movies, or being with friends we … Continue reading →

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Samaria Trilogy

Posted on October 8, 2016 by sinyaw

Kid recommended #2 of this series. I have the general practice of always start the series from #1. So I ended up reading all three. Technically, Sharon Shinn has 5 books based on the Samaria settings. Unlike myself, readers should … Continue reading →

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Managing Creativity

Posted on September 16, 2016 by sinyaw

As I mature into management, I read less and less books about them. Most discuss a vigorous process which requires a transformation of the whole company. I don’t know any CEO who has such conviction; I am not one anyway. … Continue reading →

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The Passage Trilogy

Posted on August 28, 2016 by sinyaw

Finally, the third and final book is here. You may start now. Get all three and brew a nice pot of coffee. It is about a girl who saved the world. In not so distant future, an obssessive scientist discovered … Continue reading →

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