A very authentic look at life in rural India before independence from the British. I am watching again via Netflix. 
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Unlike any other book about grammar, this book is riveting with its many astounding examples. Mar 22My favorite place to visit in Raleigh. During spring and summer we go there almost every other weekend. Great place for picnics and outdoor photographs. Mar 20Do you spend hours at Home Depot or grocery store choosing between items? Then this book is for you! Mar 19 - liked from dmartin's entry One of the first things I install on a new Windows machine. Along with PuTTY, Notepad2 and Google Pack. Come to think of it, why are they not included in Google Pack? Jan 8 - liked from bjtitus's entry 
rrkjaiswal63 liked this entrybjtitus - The only choice for FTP on Windows (worth paying attention to).
rrkjaiswal63 - I love this ftp
All geniuses share a trait - humility. All of his interactions on the web are just amazing. Thanks Paul Mar 19 - liked from bjtitus's entry rutgerblom liked this entryHas some difficulty with my Indian accent but I still use to find restaurants. Mar 19 - liked from niniane's entry bjtitus liked this entrybjtitus - A good little service AND it helped build the Google Voice transcribe feature!
This review is hilarious and to the point. Here is an excerpt "After golf, he meets Nilekani, who casually mentions that the playing field is level. A nothing phrase, but Friedman has traveled all the way around the world to hear it. Man travels to ... Mar 10spider - ha ha ..good one ... Friedman is mostly a clueless (but dangerous) mouthpiece for "globalization" and deserves ridicule. He also says really vicious stuff like "Blow up a different power station in Iraq every week, so no one knows when the lights ... read more -
Must have book on the shelf of any Java programmer. Also search for his JavaOne talk about Effective APIs. Mar 9spider - Ah, yes. Not sure what I'd do without this one. Compact yet effective.
Most realistic tv show I've seen. I spent 6 years of my life in Baltimore County and watching this show is like visiting an old town. Mar 9 - liked from rahul's entry Morality and ethics of a complex parent-son relationship is at the heart of this true story. This book made me cry. May 29spider - I haven't read the book, but I watched the movie, so my comments are based on it. I mainly came out thinking that his mission was ultimately suicidal, and therefore seemed pointless.
bill8032 - Great book and great movie.
amanda_applesauce - this was a moving book and movie =)
sean9 - love Krakauer's writing style -- great book
Jon Krakauer takes you on an expedition of Mt Everest and describes the catastrophe that unfolds before him. Mar 5 - liked from olgaw's entry I am always amazed at how authors can create good examples to make their point. I think Martin Fowler excels at it. Mar 7 ypavan liked this entryspider - Good book. However, a lot of the refactoring techniques come intuitively after years of experience, so sometimes it feels contrived to follow formal "steps". Still useful as a general reference, though.
Compared to the current financial scandal, the Enron debacle is nothing. But nonetheless this was how we got here. Mar 4