How far we yet have to go
Feb. 20th, 2003 08:21 amI'm returning Alan Cooper's The Inmates Are Running The Asylum to the Menlo Institute today and decided to first note the books recommended by the author in the text and footnotes:
Doing this brought to my attention the fact that not a single one of the books Alan refers to in his book was authored by a woman. Ah, the state of my industry.
- About Face: The Essentials of User Interface design, by Alan Cooper
- Lateral Thinking, Creativity Step by Step, by Edward de Bono
- How The Mind Works, by Stephen Pinker
- Crossing the Chasm, by Geoffrey Moore
- Managing the Professional Service Firm, by David Maister
- I Sing the Body Electronic, by Fred Moody
- Motivation and Productivity, by Saul W. Gellerman
- The Secrets of Consulting; A Guide to Giving & Getting Advice Sucessfully, by Gerald Weinberg
Doing this brought to my attention the fact that not a single one of the books Alan refers to in his book was authored by a woman. Ah, the state of my industry.