The subtitle of this book (“Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing”) gives a hint about its purpose: how to appeal to your prospective customers. While the book can be enjoyed by any small business owner, the information is a bit more sophisticated than the usual “here’s some simple ways to improve your business’ marketing”. The [ Read More ]
“Revolution No. 9″ by Neil McMahon is the fourth in a series about San Francisco emergency room physician and amateur sleuth, Carroll Monks. Once again his life is in danger when he becomes involved in a series of high profile murders in this riveting thriller. Dr. Carroll Monks, divorced ER physician, is alienated from his [ Read More ]
Marshall Frank, author of six books, has proved an exceptional ability to write absorbing who-dun-it’s time and time again. According to his website he is able to do this by embellishing on real life experiences during his 30-year career investigating homicides in the Miami-Dade region of Florida. In doing so he creates a realistic, action-packed, [ Read More ]
Chris directs her teacher’s expertise to struggling students and other interested readers; even so, beginning and seasoned writers can gain from timely reminders and pointers illustrating how to improve concentration and comprehension. The author advises: “Good readers ask literal questions (of text, bn) to clarify meaning. When these questions don’t get answered, it is an [ Read More ]
This is a great book and if you are not familiar with Guy Kawasaki, then I suggest you get familiar with him. He is an author, venture capitalist and an ex-Apple employee. Needless to say, his experience is vast and his material is excellent. His book Reality Check is packed with excellent business advice for [ Read More ]
Michele VanOrt Cozzens is a former journalist with a long history as a reporter, editor, and, newspaper columnist. She has two previous books released “I’m Living Your Dream Life: The Story of a Northwoods Resort Owner,” and “The Things I Wish I’d Said.” Michele, along with her husband, Mike, and two daughters ,Willow and Camille, [ Read More ]
Timothy Ferriss wants to educate and motivate people to be more effective and productive through limiting their workweek. One of the striking quotes is “Being busy is a kind of laziness. Being Lazy in your thoughts and acting randomly”. Ferriss advocates the 80-20 rule. Eliminating the 80% of work that only delivers 20% of the [ Read More ]
If someone is determined to get revenge, they will do it no matter how long it might take. A Matter of Justice begins with an English soldier committing acts of violence against his own soldiers. He and the other person working with him later go on and end up doing quite well in the field [ Read More ]
Have you ever had a dream that seemed so real that you could recall every detail and felt it resonating in your being long afterwards? How about trying to crack a problem for hours that just wouldn’t give, only to wake up with the solution? If so, you’ve had a glimpse of the parallel reality [ Read More ]
Witness to Love has the canvas of a romance with crime and social issues brushed in. Two very different people, Lena and Ryan, fall in love, but they have to overcome tremendous obstacles, most of those coming from outside and some from their own selves. The storyline has many twists and turns, several of them [ Read More ]
