david.doolin

I really like the exposition in this book.

I'm not a fan of points-based estimation, but if that's whats on the table, here's how to handle it.

HTR is a good read.

I really like this text. It's a nice complement to Halmos, which is curious as Halmos was Axler's advisor.

An excellent lesson in how not to make a martyr.

Good playbook for scaling, particularly hypergrowth scaling. I pretty much lived this book for 4 years at a previous employment.

Pretty good account especially as the author was boots on the ground less than 24 hours before it went pear shaped.

First person account covering most of 1968 from USMC grunt's perspective.

I own at least a dozen books on various aspects of linear algebra, ranging from community college level textbooks (Anton) to treatments targeting specific industries such as computer graphics. Invariably, I end up poring over the relevant material in Halmos to ensure that both the exposition in some other text and my understanding of the topic is correct.

Time spent reading this relatively thin book is measured in “hours per page.” It's time well spent.

The software industry would benefit using methods advocated by this book.

I worked through the book implementing the code as I read. Definitely worthwhile. Probably worth a reread/rework.

Good chronology and OOB

Outstanding account of ARVN.

I happened to be reading this during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Long on theory, light on practice.

Pile on.

It took me two tries to get through this one.

The best I can some up with is “thought provoking,” as it's making me think about a number of assumptions currently held as gospel in both corporate HR and the talent industry.

While the book seemed to start from a science-based point of view, by the end I'm having to classify it as a polemic (because the author has a PhD, otherwise I'd call it a bit of rant). I did not find much immediately actionable material which will help me tune my current hiring pipeline.

However, the author exposes so many absurdities in current thinking that I'm inclined to a future reread.

Wikipedia reports an unnamed military analyst repudiates Abrams' claim of Clear and Hold strategy.

Read this years and years ago, it's on my list to reread.

I found this a fantastic account of the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge, and really appreciated the author's work placing the narrative into global context. I learned a lot about the roles of Vietnam, China, and the USSR as well as the USA.

Pretty airy for my taste. Team of Teams seems to cover much of the practical application.

Good material, a little light for me on immediate demonstration, will be rereading to extract actionables.

Lamar Plain was conducted during Abram's tenure, which I'm reading about in “A Better War.” I'm curious whether that book will mention this operation, and how Abram's envisioned this operation in his One War program.

This is a reference book, and I've referenced it several times, hence counting it “read.”

I found it instructive to examine the proportion of casualties with respect to branch of service. The USMC served well. Semper Fi.

Just finished a first read, need to reread.