Books

I finally got my copy of Pro Drupal Development yesterday. Drupal has changed lives of many in past several years, and mine isn't different. It was not just the curiosity about what's in the book that made me buy it, but also the opportunity the book provides in filling gaps of what you might have overlooked in hurry. I've been reading through the book whenever I've had time for past one day. The book looks well structured and simple.

The final book in the Harry Potter series was the best of all. Mystery, magic, twists and turns - they were all there but with much more intensity. By the time I got my pre-ordered copy this morning at Strand Book stall, I had already finished reading the complete book.

[:http://dli.iiit.ac.in/|Digital Library of India] has been unveiled, but with a shocker of an interface. But not much can be expected out of a "Government of India" project, as they always manage to find just the right technologies (or people?) for their job (Why, e-governance in India is all ready to go Microsoft's way. When M$ boasts riches, we can all show our kids its logo and say that our government of poor people is one of their key customers). They use TIFF format for image scans of thousands of books probably from libraries all over India.

Carthik has made a list of very nice non-fiction books here: http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2004/11/21/non-fiction-books/ Check them out.