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Book Review Methods of Persuasion By Nick Kolenda Image from Amazon.com This is the second book on marketing and influence I read in the past six months. The first was Influence - The Psychology of Persuasion, which was new to me, but not a new book. The two were quite similar. They both used anecdotes … Continue reading Book Review – Methods of Persuasion
Image from wikipedia Book Review The Martian by Andy Weir The best novel I read in 2015. I should probably just stop there. Or maybe I've said too much. Personally, I suffer from post-hype depression. When a book, novel, movie, or game is over sold, I feel let down when it isn't a good as … Continue reading Book Review – The Martian
Image from Amazon ebook cover Book Review The End of All Things by John Scalzi A good friend of mine just recently wrote about The End of All Things. In it, he writes, "Scalzi is one of a very few genre writers whose work I'll buy immediately in hardcover, no questions asked." Since he said … Continue reading Book Review – The End of All Things
Book Review God Save the Child Robert B. Parker I have fond memories of Robert B. Parker,of which I have written before. His second Spenser novel, God Save the Child, did not transport me as The Godwulf Manuscript did. That is not to say I liked it less. I simply had no memory of it. … Continue reading Book Review – God Save the Child
Book Review The Escape By David Baldacci I think that I've mentioned this before, but just in case you're not one of the 3 people that read this blog, including my mom (and yes, mom, it's ok that you leave comments - my friends won't mind), I generally read science fiction. So this is a … Continue reading Book Review – The Escape
Book Review Ancillary Justice By Anne Leckie Image thanks to Wikipedia Back to genre for me and reading. After spending some time in mystery and then in horror, and then in mystery again, it was time for me to dive back into scifi. Time to satisfy my itch. I had high hopes for Ancillary Justice. … Continue reading Book Review- Ancillary Justice
image thanks to amazon.com Books Review (more than one) The Odd Thomas Sequels by Dean Koontz Odd Thomas is a great character. The original story was well crafted. It took the reader in unexpected directions. This is partly because the character and the world was new. That's what makes origin stories so fun, and sequels … Continue reading Odd Thomas Sequels
Book Review - sort of The Godwulf Manuscript By Robert B. Parker Published 1973 Fair warning - this is not a typical book review; it is subjective as hell, more remembrance than review. I've written before about my relationship with reading. Like any love story, there are both struggles and fond memories. Robert B. Parker … Continue reading Book Review – The Godwulf Manuscript
Book Review The Shallows By Nicholas Carr Some good books get you thinking, they set you to talking and discussing. Other good books transport you. Still others are tomes of knowledge. A good friend of mine and I have been conversing about reading a bit lately. I have a complicated history with reading. My friend's … Continue reading Book Review – The Shallows
Book Review Turn the Ship Around! By David Marquet https://bsdonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/turntheshiparound1.jpg I am biased. I should state this from the start. I chose this book because everything I read about it spoke to my beliefs in how organizations should be managed. I am almost genetically predisposed to write a positive review of this book. In that, … Continue reading Book Review – Turn the Ship Around!
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