February 2004
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
8h 5m
English
book
Inmates Are Running the Asylum, The: Why High-Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity
by Alan Cooper
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Acknowledgments
I could not have written this book without the care and help of many wonderful friends and colleagues. In particular, several people performed the demanding and difficult job of reading and commenting on the manuscript, sometimes more than once. Their comments made me answer tough questions, introduce my topics, sum up my points, quench my flames, and corral my wild fits of indignation. The book is far better because of the contributions of Kim Goodwin, Lane Halley, Kelly Bowman, Scott McGregor, David West, Mike Nelson, Mark Dziersk, Alan Karp, Terry Swack, Louie Weitzman, Wayne Greenwood, Ryan Olshavsky, John Meyer, Lisa Saunders, Winnie Shows, Kevin Wandryk, Glenn Halstead, Bryan O'Sullivan, Chuck Owen, Mike Swaine, and Skip ...
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