Vacation So Far

4 days in and I've finished off a number of books already. So far,

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by JK Rowling
• The Wal-Mart Effect, by Charles Fishman
• Up the Organization, by Robert Townsend

And I'm currently work on Smart and Gets Things Done by Joel Spolsky. I'm also going to try and get through The The Long Tail, by Chris Anderson and Ancestor, by Scott Sigler (the audio version of this was awesome) before my time is up.

Harry Potter was alright. I would have done it differently. I think the ending was too "and they lived happily ever after." I expect that from American authors.

Wal-Mart Effect was eye opening. I don't really shop there to begin with. I typically prefer help from experts and an over all pleasant experience. I'll never look at those rolling back the prices commercials the same way again.

Up The Organization was neat. It was kind of like reading Heinlein, in that you replace "typewriter" with "computer" and "secretary" with "receptionist" and it is relevant.