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It was hit-and-missThis book covers a lot of territory in very small snippets. Sometimes the snippet (chapter) did not apply to my life or my business but I still took what I could from it before skipping over it. I'm sure I'll come back and read many of the chapters in this book again when I'm ready for them. Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
Million Dollar Marketing Secrets |
Elwood's Rating : 
(Sep 16, 2007) 
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A boy becomes a man.This book was an easy read with interesting characters. Philo has to cope with the death of his father and the changes that brings to his family and his life. One brother joins the Israelites. One brother joins the Romans and Philo is caught in the middle. Luckily the man his father saved in the desert before he died is there to comfort and encourage Philo as he transitions from boyhood to manhood in a world a lot of us Americans can barely comprehend. Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
Beyond the Desert Gate |
Elwood's Rating :
(Sep 15, 2007)
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This is not my normal reading but it was an interesting glimpse into an older IndiaI work with software engineers from India every day. I've been doing it for the past couple of years. As I read this book it was certainly like nothing I am use to. Not being British, I don't know if modern day attitudes are far removed from those of the characters in this book and not being Indian I don't know if the same is true of their attitude toward the British...or now the Americans. But it sure made me wonder and if I get a chance I hope to discuss this with my collegues in India. I thought this book was very slow moving in the beginning. The first chapter for sure almost made me put it down...but then I started getting use to how E.M. Forster uses language and it got easier. The story also got more interesting and I did find that it was a bit of a page-turner to see how the difficulties of Aziz would turn out. I was curious with my own emotions as they would shift from being sympathetic to Aziz' plight, then dumbfounded by his attitude or behavior and then angry for the missed opportunities to set something right. I keep coming back to the thought, "Is this really how and Indian mind works?" I know by other things I've seen on TV that the eastern mind thinks very differently than my western mind. I'm not smart enough to know the various shades of difference between all possible types of eastern minds so I won't lump them all together, but I do find it interesting. Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
A Passage to India |
Elwood's Rating : 
(Sep 15, 2007)
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This inspired me to get back to work on MyBookLog!This book helped me to realize that it isn't about all-night marathons, it's about doing a little bit every day. Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles |
Elwood's Rating : 
(Sep 15, 2007)
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It's a little preachy and a little hokey too...but fun.While reading this book I kept thinking that Michael Crichton was using it as a platform to show what COULD happen...like taking a topic to it's most logical extreme. The joke about blond's becoming extinct was fun. It all (mostly) comes together in the end but it was not that enjoyable to read because of how it flowed in such small snippets of disjointed storyline and characters...like watching a season of Lost. Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
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Elwood's Rating :
(Sep 15, 2007)
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Hilarious Essays on Being a WomanI read this book to get better insight into how women think. It worked! I especially love Nora's ability to write about normal life experiences and make them funny. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a good laugh... or any man who wants to understand women. (By the way, my wife read this book and enjoyed it, too.) Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman |
Ryan's Rating :
(Sep 15, 2007)
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Brilliant Story about a Man Confronting MortalityTruly great prose--and a riveting story--make this novel a pleasure to read. The topic is death, and how our own mortality stalks us into old age. It's also a story of fate, regrets, and wishing things were different. Great reading for anyone who wants to live better while they are still here. Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
Everyman |
Ryan's Rating :
(Sep 15, 2007)
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Inkspell: Better than InkheartI loved Inkheart and was immediately captured by the story. But Inkspell is even better--mostly because the majority of the story happens in an imaginary world. I loved the writing, the scenery, the new characters. What's more, there were dozens of unexpected twists and turns that kept me engaged in the story. I'm really looking forward to the third book in the trilogy. Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
Inkspell |
Ryan's Rating :
(Sep 15, 2007)
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This is my first reviewIt is a little hard for beginners. Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
Ajax in Action |
Jackie's Rating :
(Sep 15, 2007)
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Changes How You ThinkThis is a fascinating book for anyone who likes to examine and think about why time flies for some activities and drags for others, why some parts of your work are so fun even while you're tearing your hair out, why you like doing what you like doing. Permalink | Book Info | Book Reviews | Buy Book | Update My Log
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience |
ellen's Rating :
(Sep 15, 2007)
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