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Book News: Danielle Steel Is A Blogger

October 30th, 2008

Exciting 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 I [...]

Book News: Eminem Wrote a Book!

October 23rd, 2008

Kind 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 the [...]

Book News: Teenagers Don’t Read

October 22nd, 2008

SHOCKING 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 decline [...]

The No Complaining Rule by Jon Gordon

October 21st, 2008

Title: 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 a bit [...]

Author Interview: Dr. Robert D. Morris

October 20th, 2008

Recently 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, 2008

Ted 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 [...]

Favorite Book Game: Business & Children’s

October 16th, 2008

This 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 really [...]

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