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Buzzmarketing: Get People To Talk About Your Stuff (A Book Review) Marketing creeps into all areas of our lives. We market everything: our homes, our ideas, our work, our children, our lifestyles, and even ourselves. Yet, sometimes in any one area, the most successful and deserving people do not reap the fruits of their efforts, even when they hold PhDs in marketing. This shows that there has to exist more dive ...The Sonoma Diet, An American Mediterranean Diet? Yet another diet book hit the shelves in late 2005. Entitled The Sonoma Diet, and written by Dr. Connie Guttersen, this new diet book looks like it will be an enormous success.The Sonoma Diet is based on the popular Mediterranean Diet, which is itself a lifestyle diet based on the normal, every day diets of people living in countries arou ..."Latent Image" by Jack Eadon: Book Review Latent Image by Jack Eadon Eloquence Press (2005) ISBN 0975330047 Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (10/06)This, another of Jack Eadon’s American Drama novels, features young Marcus Ramsay, an idealist, trusting and naïve, in business and relationships. Marcus is opening a specialty advertising photography studio ...Creatures of the Night Entertaining Read... Highly Recommended... 5 stars The Review Creatures of the Night begins as long shadows form, day is ending and night is soon to come. The moon and stars appear, daytime animals seek shelter and night creatures venture out. Raccoon, a regal barn owl, field mice, crickets, and singing toads and frogs ...The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - A Book Review The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's live under. The novel tells of one families migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. The Joad family had to abandon their home and their livelihoods. ...About Spain - "What a Country" Spain observed by foreign reporters; more cultural diversity in one book is sheer impossible.“Vaya Pais,” the original title is coordinated by a Swiss journalist (Werner Herzog) and portraits the country and its people by means of eighteen short stories. Written by the same number of journalists from nine different countries (The UK, Germ ...Bead on Trouble by Barbara Burnett Smith - Book Review I just finished reading Bead on Trouble by Barbara Burnett Smith, a mystery novel set among beaders (makers of bead jewelry) in Central Texas.First of all, let me say how amazed I was at the fragmentation of the mystery novel market. Of course I was aware of standard genres, such as the police procedural or the English whodunit, as ...Manager's Reference - 'The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook' by Peter Senge This is a different iteration of the original book 'The Fifth Discipline', (both are by Peter Senge) - itself a breakthough book.The work Senge created in the Fieldbook version is practical and do-able, with the focus on individual exercises in as wide a range of management applications as you could need. I think it's a leap ...Title: Casting Off Dumpy blonde, 30 something Megan Barry orphaned at an early age and raised by her grandmother feels as though life may be passing her by. Determined to not marry one of the local men and live the life of a fisherman’s wife while equally determined to not go to work in the local fishery Meg worked first as a waitress at the local luncheon counter ...Silent Lies - Book Review "Silent Lies is an action romance saga, that takes the reader through decades of a tumultuous time between the end of World War I and the beginnings of World War II. Excellent and intelligent use of actual historical events makes this piece both educational and entertaining.Leo, a young Hungarian boy who sees too many horrors and dec ...The Boy who Cried Phytoplankton: A Review of "Sea Change" Judging a book by its coverI do judge a book by its cover, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I have a solid idea of what I will or won't like when it comes to fiction, and at first glance, I often make judgments. But every now and again, a book surprises me. Even rarer, a book surprises me pleasantly. "Sea Change" is just such a nee ...Romance from the American West: Raven Dove Raven Dove (Whiskey Press, 2005) is an historical romance by Joanne Walpole. Joanne's first novel shares with us the tragedy and success of Vivien Clinton, a lonely neglected girl in the small town of Wagoner in the American Southwest. Living with her abusive Uncle, Vivien has grown up hiding herself beneath a mask of tomboyish indifference, unt ...James Joyce - 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' Rebellion and Release James Joyce’s novel 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' is a 'bildungsroman', concerned with the development of its main character, Stephen Dedalus. By comparison with Joyce's earlier version, 'Stephen Hero', we see that he has cut out all extraneous material concerning other characters, and presented a close and detailed account of the d ...Critique of Women In The Middle Ages IntroductionIn this critique of Women In The Middle Ages, I will identify the Gies' purpose in writing this book and discuss how well they fulfilled their purpose. Also I will evaluate the merits and shortcomings of this book in relation to the themes, sources used, and the authors' writing style.Authors' Purpose ...Exploring David Morrell's "Creepers" Frank Balenger, a feature writer for a major publication, signs on to accompany a group of urban explorers as fodder for what he hopes will be a great story. At least that's how it appears at the outset of "Creepers" by bestselling author, David Morrell. But people start to question Balenger almost immediately. Is he who he seems to be? ...The Florida Handbook 2005-2006 (Book Review) There is so much to learn and to know about Florida that even the not-so-recent newcomers and residents of several years like me rejoice when they find "The Florida Handbook 2005-2006" in their hands. This book's 820 pages have been compiled by Allen Morris (now deceased) and Joan Perry Morris, both Florida historians and authors.From the ...Who Moved My Cheese: Book Review First let me tell you that if you are like me when it comes to reading books, the you don't read may if at all. All those words and no pictures - what the heck! I dont have time to read books - is that bad? I'm sure it is BUT! I was given a book to read recently that I carry with me everyday and refer back to often. I know your next question -wh ...Why The Genre Of Mystery Books Continues To Grow Stronger In Popularity As a child, I couldn't read enough mystery books to satisfy my appetite for a good story. Nancy Drew's mystery books graced my mind first and became my first drug of choice. Thanks to those lovely school book drives, Mom started me on a habit that I still engage in today. That series haunted me, calling me, asking me to find more to give me that ...Getting the Best from Your Employees - 'The One Minute Manager' by Ken Blanchard Delivering great employee performance is quite a skill, some might say an art. You could do far worse than to invest in this great little book, which is a delightful read…In this early book from Ken Blanchard, he is able, through a very precise focus on what makes leaders (and, I think in this case, managers), get the very best fro ...Affiliate Project X – Revolutionary Internet Marketing or More of the Same? Anyone who has spent time searching the Internet knows that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of ways to make money selling information on the Internet. Popular methods include creating Websites around Google Adsense advertising and selling informational products that you have created yourself. A particularly popular way to make money is know ..."The Moonwatchers Companion" by Donna Henes: A Review Did you ever wonder how mooning originated? Need to know? You can find out in The Moonwatchers Companion by Mama Donna Henes. It is a slim volume, 128 pages, full of every little thing you could possible want to know about the moon. It is a unique collection of Moon trivia, facts, history, lore, legend and terminology which would make any resear ..."Dragon Lady" author Cinda Anderson: BOOK REVIEW Dragon Lady Cinda Anderson Authorhouse (2004) ISBN 1414056559 Reviewed by Ellen Hogan for Reader Views (3/06)Dragon Lady is a story about a 50 something's woman and her quest to find true love. It is written in journal style with her thoughts and memories of loves past. For some reason or other they were neve ...Making Your Book Club an Interactive Experience Book clubs and reading groups alike are a great way to get out in your community and meet people! Sometimes, however, these clubs can suffer from a lack of excitement, involvement and most of all, fun! When the book club members in your group are excited and enthused about being a part of your team, they are more apt to participate readily in ...Book Summary: Good To Great Explore what goes into a company's transformation from mediocre to excellent. Based on hard evidence and volumes of data, the book author (Jim Collins) and his team uncover timeless principles on how the good-to-great companies like Abbott, Circuit City, Fannie Mae, Gillette, Kimberly-Clark, Kroger, Nucor, Philip Morris, Pitney Bowes, Walgr ...Fading Towards Enlightenment - Book Review Fading Toward Enlightenment by Wayne Wirs is definitely a well made book of excellent quality – it will certainly endure multiple readings. I loved the feel of the pages as I turned them. I would classify this book as a useful, inspirational, self-help tool for those searching for inner peace. Wayne shares his personal experiences while he ...The Ultimate Question I picked up an interesting business book the other day called, It Is The Ultimate Question, by Fred Reichheld. Reichheld talks about how much of the corporate world is addicted to what he calls, “bad profits.” Bad profits are short term gains that comes at the expense of burned out employees and alienated customers. He calls these bad ...For Love of Butterflies: A Review of "The Family Butterfly Book" Who doesn't love butterflies? With their brightly-colored wings and the way they seem to float rather than fly, coasting from flower to flower, butterflies capture the heart and imagination of all ages."The Family Butterfly Book," by Rick Mikula is a great book for families. Rather than focusing on one aspect of butterflies like butterf ...Interview for "Sightlines: A Poet's Diary" Author Janet Grace Riehl Reader Views is talking today with Janet Grace Riehl, author of the deeply personal, yet universally poignant book of poetry, “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary.” Janet is interviewed by Juanita Watson, Assistant Editor of Reader Views.Juanita: Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us today Janet. Please tell us how this unique ...Interview with J. Everett Prewitt, author of "Snake Walkers" Reader Views is very excited to talk with author J. Everett Prewitt, winner of four first place awards for his debut novel, “Snake Walkers.” Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us today.Juanita: J. Everett, please tell us the meaning behind the title of your book, “Snake Walkers.”J. Everett: The title is based ...Interview of Michael Parziale, author of "Twilight of the Past: A Rift in Time" Reader Views would like to welcome Michael Parziale, author of “Twilight of the Past: A Rift in Time,” a new Sci-Fi fantasy that is leaving readers wanting more from this up and coming author.Juanita: Thank you for talking with us today Michael. I understand that your book originally started out as an interactive website i ...
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