Archive for April, 2009
Book News: Dan Brown Back For More
April 24th, 2009I know there are fans of Dan Brown and The DaVinci Code out there. Whenever someone makes a list of the all-time greatest books ever it is always on there. I am perplexed by this as I thought the book was boring and had poor character development. But I know there are plenty of fans [...]
The Fearless Fish Out of Water by Robin Fisher Roffer
April 22nd, 2009Title: The Fearless Fish Out of Water Author: Robin Fisher Roffer Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (2009) Devoted readers of Letters on Pages know that I am a big fan of business books. They tend to inspire me and make me think of new ideas and stuff. So I generally give them easy ratings. Unfortunately [...]
Columbine by Dave Cullen
April 20th, 2009Title: Columbine Author: Dave Cullen Publisher: Twelve (2009) Quickly…what do you know about the Columbine school shootings from 10 years ago? Here’s what I knew: The shooters snapped one day and went on a rampage; they were picked on a lot by the school jocks and, therefore, targeted them, their family lives were horrendous and [...]
Heroes Among Us by John Quinones
April 14th, 2009Title: Heroes Among Us Author: John Quniones Publisher: HarperCollins (2008) Do you know who John Quinones is? He is an ABC journalist and hosts the TV show “What Would You Do”. It is a pretty neat candid camera show that sets up different situations to see how regular people respond. It’s funny and sad at [...]
First Quarter Review – 2009
April 8th, 2009The first quarter of 2009 finished up the other day so I thought I would recap my 15 reviews from that time period. American Rifle - Alexander Rose As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me - Josef M. Bauer If Only They Could Speak - Nicholas Dodman Cancer on $5 a Day - Robert Schimmel Common Cents - Nancy [...]
Book News: More Digital Reader News
April 6th, 2009Some inventor guy has come up with a new device for digital books! From The NY Times: Bradley Inman wants to create great fiction, dramatic online video and compelling Twitter stream — and then roll them all into a multimedia hybrid that is tailored to the rapidly growing number of digital reading devices. HA!! Compelling [...]
Book News: Borders Losing More Money
April 2nd, 2009It’s rough out there for businesses that thrive on discretionary spending. From Bloomberg.com: Borders Group Inc., the unprofitable bookstore chain that tried to sell itself last year, said fourth-quarter profit fell as consumers pared spending on books. Well of course people are spending less money on books…and music…and food…and movies…and everything else! Have you cut [...]
