I have been meaning to read Flow for a while now. While at Borders, I also noticed The Elegant Solution which has recently been a topic of discussion among my peers at work. Of course, in bookshops I always go first to the computer section, where I can judge if the store is any good. If it’s all “Office for Dummies” and “Teach yourself ASP.NET” then I know not to return except in emergencies. If on the other hand, they stock things like The Haskell School of Expression then I know they are doing something right. I’m happy to report that Borders did stock it, and now I have it. I’ll be going back there in future.
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