Books I Read
I’ve been keeping quite busy in my reading life and have finished a few good books and recently started a new one that is rather exciting to me. The one I recently finished is entitled “Jesus and Muhammad: Profound Differences and Surprising Similarities”. The book talks obviously about the comparisons between the two but does so in an incredibly profound way. The author said it best:
My intention of this book is to help you understand Islam and Christianity by taking you to their founders. Remember: you cannot understand Christianity by what Christians do, nor can you understand Islam by what Muslims do. You have to go to the original sources.
Many English-language books about Islam look for common ground between Islam and Christianity. This book lets the differences between Jesus and Muhammad speak for themselves.
I have quite a few thoughts on this topic, both from this book and a few other books I have read on the subject. So if you ever bump into me on the street and are curious - let’s grab a cup of coffee.
My newest book was written by Donald A. Norman entitled The Design of Everyday Things. My excitement for this book comes from the developer side of myself. After awhile you can only read so many books on web development and you really need to get past the obvious and start digging in.
I think it’s understandable that I have no deep thoughts on the subject but I’m looking forward to understanding how people interact with the designs around them.
I’ll leave you with an interesting paragraph that I picked up while reading through the first few pages.
Most accidents are attributed to human error, but almost all cases the human error was the direct result of poor design. The principles that guide a quality, human-centered design are not relevant to just a more pleasurable life - they can save lives.
