7 Books on Food and Travel

It can be very beneficial to read up on a location before you visit – especially if you’ve never been there before.  Additionally, if you’re not sure where you want to go on your next travel adventure, reading travel books might be a good way to decide.  If you take your gastronomical pleasure into account when making these plans, it might behoove you to read up on the best places... [Read more]

7 Books on Software Estimation

Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management: When Performance is Measured Performance Improves by Daniel D. Galorath and Michael W. Evans If you are looking to improve your return on investment, investing in this book is your first step.  This volume clearly outlines how to use tracking and estimation data to improve overall forecasting and investment identification.  For those who are focused... [Read more]

7 Books on Car Racing

Motor racing has been with us from the moment cars were invented; indeed a primary reason for the development of the automobile has not been to spread mass transportation to the masses but to enjoy the thrills of racing and the need for speed.  Every car manufacturer in the West can trace their origins to motor racing and relative newcomers have been quick to spot the marketing potential of associating... [Read more]

7 Books on Blood Diamonds

In 2006, Leonardo DiCaprio hit the movie screens with Blood Diamonds detailing the story of a diamond smuggler cum mercenary and that of a man who had lost his family to rebels who kidnapped his son for work in a conflict diamond mine.  Blood diamonds are not named for their color but rather the very real blood which is shed in order to mine them and more sinister, the arms for civil war for which... [Read more]

7 Books About Beating the Odds in Vegas

While we don’t advocate cheating in the form of counting cards, or any other sort of unsavory activity, we do like to win, so learning all about how to play games in the most educated way is something worth reading about for us. Maybe you want to read about it, too. So here we submit to you seven books about the venerable game of Blackjack. A good review of some of these books will help you calculate... [Read more]

7 books about Pearls

Pearls are one of the most precious jewelry items and how they are formed has fascinated people for as long as we have been fascinated by the pearls themselves. How they grow, how they are harvested and what they can be turned into has created more than a passing interest and the subject matter has been used for documentaries, academic works and numerous books on the topic of “Pearls”. Here we... [Read more]