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Why Business People Speak Like Idiots (A bullfighter’s guide)
The author starts this book by talking about the jargon and catch phrases that we have all heard from senior management. The major point is that people either use these meaning less phrases (such as mind share) to sound smarter than they are or to hide a bad message. I have seen it both ways…
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Ringworld’s Children
Book 4 out of a 5 part series. This was tough for me to get through. This felt like a short story with a lot of technical details thrown in to answer what I would assume to be a plethora of fan based questions. I only rate this at three stars because of the paper…
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Starship Troopers
Robert Heinlein takes you to a future war in this classic sci-fi. It is no wonder that Hollywood wanted to produce this into a movie. I am a huge fan of Robert in all his books that I have read and this one no less so. We take a ride in what it would be…
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Finding Dorothy
I have read the full Oz series, it was delightful to read the history of the film with a historic look at the people and events surrounding the making of the film and the life of the author and family. This story is well told and a fun biography.
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Finding your element
I enjoyed this book and a lot of the sense of fulfillment I feel I have been missing has been during times where I was not writing and teaching. I loved the various exercises that help you determine your path forward. And would recommend this book to those who are not happy with the position…
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Wizard and Witch series
I have just finished the Wizard and Witch series by James Patterson. This is a 5 part novel, with a brother and sister out to save the world. There is nothing in the novel that I would preclude having my 12 year old read. Lots of fun magic and wonder, while dealing with deeper more…
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This is a blog reviewing the latest book I have read along with the books I have self-published. Please feel free to follow along with my reading / writing journey. 