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Book Review: Negative

No book review. I started two books at once and so i’m halfway thru both of them. Both great books- but new posts will be slow in coming.

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Book Review: EQ 2.0

If you read Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover and asked yourself, “Well, now what?”, then Lee Eisenberg’s The Number is your ‘now what’. If you rushed out and read Boundaries after my compelling literary review and thought,  “Great- now what?” Then EQ 2.0 by Bradberry and Greaves is your ‘now what’. Read the rest of this entry »

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Book Review: The Name of the Rose

Not that he needs my approval or critique- I read The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco over the summer and completely forgot to do the review. He’s easily my favorite postmodern writer and he’s a jillion times smarted than me. The whole idea of a review is a little silly and pretentious- certainly not exahustive- but i’ve committed to doing this for every book i read. So here it is… Read the rest of this entry »

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Book Review: Boundaries

Just finished up Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend. From the psychology section. Here’s the review… Read the rest of this entry »

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Book Review: Six Thinking Hats

Just finished Edward DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats. Its a nice primer on thinking as well as an intro to his Six Hat methodology… Read the rest of this entry »

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Book Review: Jesus Wants To Save Christians

Jesus Wants t0 Save Christians, Rob Bell & Don Golden

I am behind on my reviews… or maybe i finished this book last night. Hard to say… Read the rest of this entry »

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Book Review: Far from the Madding Crowd

Just finished ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ by Thomas Hardy. Here’s the review… Read the rest of this entry »

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Book Review- My Name is Asher Lev.

Review on Chaim Potok’s My Name is Asher Lev. This was the first Potok i’ve ever read.

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Strength Quote: Deliberative

"It is generally agreed that the ultimate purpose of any thinking must be the satisfaction of the thinker.So in the end the purpose of thinking is to satisfy the expressed emotions." -Edward DeBono