Archive for April, 2009

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Book News: Dan Brown Back For More

April 24th, 2009

I 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, 2009

Title: 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, 2009

Title: 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, 2009

Title: 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, 2009

The 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, 2009

Some 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, 2009

It’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 [...]

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