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Comment by DannoHung | Hacker News Reader

Whatever happened to that team?

They talk about them in (I think) Peopleware. It's part of a segment talking about how fostering a unique culture for your team can increase motivation. They mention that this culture persisted in the Black Team after all its original members had moved on. I'm not sure how long it continued on after that.

If you haven't read Peopleware you really should. It's one of the best books on managing people working in IT around, still. If you like Spolsky, DeMarco and Lister were talking about this stuff years ago.

It seems to be out of print: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0932633439/ . $95 second hand... Is it worth it?

Half.com (ebay) has it for $30 http://product.half.ebay.com/Peopleware_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ6570...

It's probably worth the $95 anyway.

> Is it worth it?

Actually, I think so. Yes.

It's been in and out of print on and off for years, I buy a few copies whenever it's back at the regular price. I've given away 6 copies now to various people.

You can get it from the publisher ~$46 ($39.95 + $6SH): http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/pw.html

You might also try a local brick and mortar bookstore.

The 39.95 price includes shipping (UPS ground). Read it wrong the first time.

Try bookfinder for used book search -

http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=5je...

New for $55, used for $4-65, but several in the $28-35 range

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