Posts for "Books"


Courage, wishes and luck

From The Writerbabe Series by Raven Moore
September 12, 2011 at 11:00 am
3 things to have when writing: courage, wishes, and luck [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... (more)

Lessons from the Starbucks Experience

From shelley-ann.com: musings in exploring design + business
September 9, 2011 at 10:00 am
In his book Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul, CEO Howard Schultz identified what leadership keys he believed were important to the transform of ... (more)

Why I won’t read Twilight

From The Writerbabe Series by Raven Moore
September 9, 2011 at 8:00 am
I have only seen the movie and based my assumption on the milquetoast, mopey Bella and the pale English actor I cannot stand. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ... (more)

On a Budget? 100 Desserts for $5 or Less Makes Homemade Treats Possible

From the knack
September 7, 2011 at 10:38 am
I don't know about you, but my bills just arrived and everything seems to have gone up a little bit. A new service charge here, taxes here - it all adds up to having to pay ... (more)

Back-to-School for the Blogosphere: Launches Galore + A Book that Saves Lives

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 7, 2011 at 10:29 am
As summer winds down, many of us experience Birthday Party Syndrome — which my friend Erin refers to as the sadness you experience after a fun weekend or vacation – ... (more)

Book Review: Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies

From Gradversity
September 6, 2011 at 8:00 am
Today we are reviewing the new book Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies by Joshua Waldman. At 316 pages, it’s a medium length book and should be a quick read for ... (more)

Daycraft Notebooks Makes You Cool for School. And Work. And Life.

From the knack
September 3, 2011 at 6:18 am
For years I have coached those who want to write, but need to overcome some obstacle - finding the time, ending a cycle of procrastination, etc.  Sometimes, its' just a ... (more)

Love to Entertain? The Small Parties Cookbook Gives You Everything You Need

From the knack
September 2, 2011 at 8:43 am
Ahh, it's the long weekend and then life gets back to "normal," as they say. Kids go back to school, adults get down to business and the air starts to crisp and the days shorten. And ... (more)

The New Bedtime Story: Goodnight iPad

From March Communications
September 1, 2011 at 1:41 pm
A new book is taking a technological twist on a children’s classic bedtime story. Since 1947 Goodnight Moon has been the go-to story to lull children to sleep with its simple ... (more)

Book Review: Cracking the New Job Market

From Gradversity
August 30, 2011 at 8:45 pm
Today we are reviewing the new book Cracking the New Job Market by R. William Holland. At 231 pages, it’s a medium length book and should be a quick read for almost anyone. Let’s ... (more)

Change Your Life with Life’s Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets!!

From the knack
August 28, 2011 at 11:26 am
Oh my. Do you ever look around and realize how much there is to do around the house? Sometimes I have to sit for a minute so as to not get overwhelmed by it all. And that's just ... (more)

How to Be Halfway Intelligent About School Reform

From Dan Erwin
August 24, 2011 at 8:19 am
You know the line: you’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. The opinions about school reform are all over the map. The real problem with school reform is ... (more)

The Anne Taintor 2012 Engagement Calendar Makes Scheduling Simply Delightful!

From the knack
August 23, 2011 at 10:15 am
One of my favourite aspects of fall is the start of the a season. And that means planning for next year. And while I love everything about organizing, planning and scheduling, ... (more)

My short, unsatisfying adventure in Borders (or what was left of it)

From The Writerbabe Series by Raven Moore
August 22, 2011 at 8:00 am
Borders was no place for connoisseurs. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... (more)

Time to Let Go of the Fairy Tales?

From Dan Erwin
August 21, 2011 at 8:42 am
I have been fatigued for a number of years by America's idiocracy. The seeming unwillingness or perhaps inability of some of its political leaders and far too much of the population ... (more)

Back-to-School Just Got Way Cool With Sharpie & Paper Mate Markers & Pens!

From the knack
August 13, 2011 at 8:48 am
Back-to-School is my favourite time of the year  - and it's not because I loved school or excelled.  It was the school supplies that got me every time. The opportunity ... (more)

Beware of the Leadership Literature: It’s Hazardous

From Dan Erwin
August 4, 2011 at 4:46 pm
One of the big obstacles most business people have to overcome is the leadership literature. Books by well-known execs and most lectures, courses and even media pronouncements ... (more)

Bibliophile: I

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 1, 2011 at 10:00 am
Oh, hello. If you haven’t caught on, I’m a geek for books. My mom has video footage of me “reading” out loud to her and going through books, even before ... (more)

From Book to Look: Shantaram

From Red Glasses
July 27, 2011 at 7:09 am
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts is the story of an escaped Australian convict who finds his way to India and lives for many years under a false identity.  From what I can tell, ... (more)

Raise your mug (of woe)

From a.k.a writer
July 26, 2011 at 10:30 am
It’s here. I’ve tried, but haven’t found a graceful, elegant way to share that Mug of Woe: Tales to Make You Realize Your Life is Awesome is available now on Amazon.com. ... (more)

Book Review: The No Asshole Rule

From shelley-ann.com: musings in exploring design + business
July 25, 2011 at 9:00 am
First off the complete title is The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t I read this book several months ago. It was first published ... (more)

The What vs. The How

From upstartHR
July 25, 2011 at 6:00 am
I covered the concept of the “what” and the “how” of work long ago in my review of The Pursuit of Something Better.In the book, U.S. Cellular is going ... (more)

Feel the Ocean Spray with Waves Postcard Book

From the knack
July 22, 2011 at 11:33 am
I love the sound of crashing waves and the feel of being near water. In fact, nothing relaxes me more. So just looking at the Waves Postcard Book with photographs by Rob Gilley ... (more)

A different kind of business book for a different kind of person: Rework

From Spilling Buckets
July 21, 2011 at 9:49 am
Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson is a different kind of business book for a different kind of person. “It’s for hard-core entrepreneurs….  It’s ... (more)

Indulge Your Love of Making Lists with Curious Lists: A Creative Journal for List-Lovers

From the knack
July 13, 2011 at 11:24 am
I have been making lists since I was a young girl. I don't know why it brings me such joy, but anytime I'm stuck in any problem that needs solving, a list always brings me peace ... (more)