A Titanic myth: The Californian incident

This is book is about the Titanic disaster but told from the perspective of the captain of the Californian - another steamer in the area which was in range of the Titanic distress signal.  The author is sympathetic to the captain of the Californian.

It very interesting to read a different point-of-view.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Titanic-myth-The-Californian-incident/dp/1854211846/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1400839425&sr=8-3&keywords=californian+incident

I originally borrowed this book from the local library about 10-15 years ago.    This was in a lull before the Titanic became recently fashionable with the release of the James Cameron movie and then more-recently the 100th anniversary of the sinking.

Immediately having read the book I was very sympathetic of Stanley Lord (the Californian captain) but my opinion gradually shifted over time.  I still think he got stitched up though.  Clearly the politicians just wanted to deflect blame and found a convenient scapegoat.

There also seemed to be a certain arrogance by the Titanic radio operators whereby they were not prepared to listen.

I best not give too much away though ....  It's a good book.

Nick Bilton - Hatching Twitter

Really enjoyed this.  It's the story of how Twitter was founded focusing on the relationship between the key players.  It's a bit of a morality tale really.  It seems human nature never changes.

“It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.” - Aristotle