Archive for October, 2008
Book News: Danielle Steel Is A Blogger
October 30th, 2008Exciting news for Danielle Steel fans…she has decided to start a blog. I imagine this is VERY exciting news and I would be pretty pumped if I had ever read one of her books. From the AP: I’ve remained very remote and very private, partly because of all my kids (nine). They’re bigger now and [...]
Book News: Eminem Wrote a Book!
October 23rd, 2008Kind of. It’s actually a coffee table book. A $40 coffee table book called, defiantly, The Way I Am. From The Boston Herald: As a writer, Mathers steers readers through his rap beginnings in Detroit, the fateful meeting with Dr. Dre that launched his career, and the challenges of branching out into acting and producing. Along [...]
Book News: Teenagers Don’t Read
October 22nd, 2008SHOCKING NEWS!!! TEENAGERS DON’T READ FOR FUN!! From The Chicago Tribune: The percent of 17-year-olds who do not read for pleasure has doubled in the past 20 years, according to a recent study by the National Endowment for the Arts. Just 43 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds said they read literature in 2002, continuing a [...]
The No Complaining Rule by Jon Gordon
October 21st, 2008Title: The No Complaining Rule Author: Jon Gordon Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (2008) As you know, I love business books…so when I got the opportunity to review this book, I was pretty excited. I am not much of a complainer (at least, I don’t think I am!)…but sometimes I have been known to rant [...]
Author Interview: Dr. Robert D. Morris
October 20th, 2008Recently I reviewed The Blue Death by Robert D. Morris. The book was a fantastic look at water disease and water safety. Dr. Morris agreed to answer a few of my questions for you, my loyal readers. In the book you talk about how some pathogens make it through the filters at the water plants. [...]
Book News: Ted Nugent is Funny
October 19th, 2008Ted Nugent is a funny dude. I don’t care if you agree with him or not…he is funny. Nugent has written a book (now a NY Times best seller) called Ted, White and Blue and is typically humble about it. From Nugent’s website via The Post Chronicle: (Nugent) has unleashed the ultimate high-octane political manifesto [...]
Favorite Book Game: Business & Children’s
October 16th, 2008This went well last time…so here we go again. This time the categories are Business Books and Children’s books. Business I have read a lot of business books. A lot. But I think my favorite is Zapp! by William Byham. My dad gave this book to me to read a while ago and it is [...]
