Category Archives: Book reviews

Gonzo Wisdom – Reaching Escape Velocity mini-review in Make

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Steve

I was most delighted to find my little Reaching Escape Velocity book mentioned in the pages of my favorite magazine — creative makers were exactly the readers I had in mind when writing it. The book covers the art of working … Continue reading →

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From BEHEMOTH to Microship – QST Review

Posted on June 1, 2001 by Steve

QST has always been the quintessential magazine of amateur radio, predating me by decades. As such, like all other hams, I’m dabbling in things that have long kept paleogeeks up all night… probing the ether and chasing those elusive DX … Continue reading →

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Computing Across America book review – Systems Librarian

Posted on November 1, 1988 by Steve

I don’t know this publication, but have to chuckle at the comment near the end in which they say I must have a thesaurus with which I choose big words for effect. I have found that such comments only come … Continue reading →

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Computing Across America book review – A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing

Posted on October 1, 1988 by Steve

I find this review most gratifying, and not only because the reviewer enjoyed my book. Michael A. Banks is a writer I’ve known and respected for  years, and his Modem Reference was one of the most-thumbed technical books on my … Continue reading →

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Computing Across America book review – Computer Shopper

Posted on September 1, 1988 by Steve

The first 10,000 miles of my adventure yielded the Computing Across America book, which I am about to re-issue for the Kindle (now that I have this nifty scanner that is creating all these Anarchive entries!). This is one of … Continue reading →

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Computing Across America book review – The New Voice

Posted on April 27, 1988 by Steve

This review had a most interesting effect… it brought my mother around, though somewhat grudgingly, to loving my book. When she first read it, she was aghast at the undeniable evidence that her little boy could be a naughty and … Continue reading →

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Computing Across America review – Human Power IHPVA

Posted on March 20, 1988 by Steve

It was a great honor to see this review of my book by someone I’ve admired for years… David Gordon Wilson of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association. He and Chester Kyle can be credited with starting the recumbent bicycle … Continue reading →

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Industrial Design with Microcomputers – book review

Posted on October 1, 1982 by Steve

My most ambitious book project of the pre-biking years was a textbook on industrial microprocessor engineering, published by Prentice-Hall… first as a hardcover (Industrial Design with Microcomputers) and then as a softcover edition (Creative Design with Microcomputers). It enjoyed a … Continue reading →

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