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by Fiona Charles (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. (Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0932633757
  • ISBN-13: 978-0932633750
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 14.5 x 0.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,506,173 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gift of Time - well spent, 7 Jan 2009
By Isabel Evans (Worcester, Worcs United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
The Gift of Time

Edited by Fiona Charles

This charming, intriguing and stimulating book is a set of essays celebrating the life and work of that great contributor to the world of information technology, Gerald M. Weinberg. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

The essay authors provide a striking insight into the depth of Weinberg's influence across many generations and many subjects. The contrasts in age or generation and in subject were fascinating.

Each chapter is an essay by a different author, expressing particular aspects of Weinberg's influence on his or her work, and describing how they have interacted with him on a personal and professional level. The subjects include a skip through the history of the IT industry in the second half of the twentieth century as well as recollections of Weinberg.

The authors show how they have been influenced to a passionate involvement in learning from and using Jerry's ideas, yet they also talk of his personal modesty. We see by examples in the essays how people interact and learn. The importance of acknowledging and accepting ambiguity while understanding that we don't always have an answer, is cited as a lesson learned in several essays. We find out what happened when a therapist meets an IT community, we find out how it feels to take part in workshops with Jerry and what it is like to work with him leading workshops, we learn ways to stop being blocked in our writing. The essayists share philosophies, strong views about the world, ideas, hints and tips, and ways to solve problems.

You need not agree with everything the authors say about their subjects or about your subject, but you will be challenged to think. You will be intrigued, stimulated and most importantly inspired to read, or to re-read, Weinberg's work.

Enjoy this book and then go back to Weinberg's works - I did!

Isabel Evans
Worcester
UK
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