I realized I haven’t been keeping up with my reading list. Here’s what I can remember since the last time:

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[*][url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0937404675/bujinkanmartia0b/]Droid Maker[/url] – This is the story of how the “new generation” of film makers helped to advance the state of the art in film making technology through the use of computers. Focusing mainly on George Lucas, but also on Coppola and Spielberg, the author discusses, sometimes in great detail, how the growth of computer technology in the mid-70s lead to the advent of the 100% GGI films that we have today. There is literally a cast of hundreds in this book – most of whom were either pure geniuses or just in the right place at the right time. My only complaint was that I was left wondering about the details of some of the technologies utilized. I guess that may have made the book a little cumbersone for the average reader. But other than that small issue, I would highly recommend this.
[*][url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0441623824/bujinkanmartia0b/]Omega Cage[/url] – This is the next book in the Matador series. This one takes some supporting characters that have appeared in previous books in the series and highlights their adventures. As always with Perry’s books, this is a quick, light read. There is no philosophical bent like in the first two books of the series, so you probably won’t come away with a lot from this read, but it was enjoyable.
[*][url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1593270100/bujinkanmartia0b/]Apple Confidential 2.0[/url] – I found this to be an interesting book. Unlike most other “historical” biographies, the author chose to retell his stories out of chronological order. Each chapter is about one particular aspect of Apple’s history. This is nice because the reader doesn’t get confused by the numerous names of the parties involved in making Apple the company it is today. The main things that I took away from this book was how close and how frequently Apple came to closing up shop since it’s inception as well as what a dick Steve Jobs seems to be.
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