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December book: a business fable about why the quality of vulnerability can be crucial in business
By: Khrystyna Skvarok
Tags: Business, Books, Consulting, Book Review

Fear #1: Fear of losing the business. It’s not about not caring about the client. It’s about being focused on saying and doing whatever is in the client's best interest, without worrying about repercussions. Book refers to this as to “tell the kind truth.” It can cost you a client, but when this boldness comes not alone but in a package with a genuine interest in the client's success and help, it can be a great tool to build trust.

Fear #2: Fear of being embarrassed or looking stupid in from of a client. To overcome this fear, Jim learns the next rules: ask dumb questions, make dumb suggestions, and celebrate your mistakes. After all, we are all humans. And it’s in the interest of both sides to be fully onboard. Of course, if you shoot out only dumb questions and only dumb suggestions, you are probably just incompetent in what you are doing. But as long as you offer your service with no ego attached and with good intentions, your client will not mind sifting through not-so-good ideas to find the one, which will bring you both to success.

Fear #3: Fear of feeling inferior. If the fear of being embarrassed is about the pride of not wanting to be wrong or looking stupid, the fear of inferior is about humility-the quality of having a modest view of your own persona, not needing to be the center of attention, doing dirty work, sometimes letting the credits to be taken by your client. In the end, it’s not about you and how awesome you pitched your ideas to a client. It’s about the client succeeding with your help. And once again, when it comes to “telling the kind truth”, being “smart” bold, having a genuine interest in the client's case, and helping out, it won’t be taken as a weakness or be less respected. The author emphasizes that based on his own experience, clients come to trust and respect service which does this, and ultimately will think more highly of you. As it is admirable when people willingly set their egos aside and make the needs of others more important than their own.
If You Have Never Tried a Webtoon Before, Let This Be The First
By: Yasaa Moin
Tags: Webtoon, Books, Book Review, Comics, Reading

3. How It Entertains

The artstyle is quite serious, like something important is going to happen, which contrasts greatly with how hilarious the story is and with what happens next.

That approach to humour may seem that it would go stale fast, but it doesn’t. That is probably one of the most fascinating things for me about this webtoon. I believe the reason it doesn’t go stale is because of four things:

1. How well all the characters are written,

2. How relatable it is at times,

3. The puns,

4. The fact that it also relies on misunderstandings for the humour.

And I usually get very easily fed up by stories that make use of misunderstandings between characters. Interestingly, this one was an exception. Perhaps because of how well it executed them and how hilarious the story itself is.

The zoom in panels are quite good. When it comes to facial expressions, the reactions of characters bring in quite the entertainment. Not to leave out the deadpan delivery that often cracks me up. It is one big meme material and the comedic timing is consistently amazing.
Book Review: Faith
By: Michelle Renee Kidwell
Tags: Christian, Childrens Stories, Childrens Books, Book Review

Faith

Embracing God’s Presence

by Lara Glenn Blanchette

BooksGoSocial

Children’s Fiction | Christian

Pub Date 13 Nov 2020

I am reviewing a copy of Faith: Embracing God’s Presence through BooksGoSocial and Netgalley:

As a Mother and her two children walk in the snow they encounter puppies and Ice Skaters while walking in the snow, in which the Mother reminds her children that even they speak of God’s love.

When they stop at a local bakery, an adventure of discovery is found, where the Mother helps her young children recognize God’s presence in acts of kindness, great and small, in the beautiful sights and sounds of nature and the people around them.

This would be the perfect book to read to young children and those young at heart who want to know more about God’s love. Faith is a beautifully written and illustrated book. One that I am happy to recommend!

I give Faith five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!
A Review of Under the Blue Comet
By: Joel R. Dennstedt
Tags: Ibrchildren, Books, Young Adult Fiction, Books And Authors, Book Review

A Review of Under the Blue Comet

If you are a fan of Tom Hoffman’s books, an awesome series meant for youngsters (if you’re adult, get a youngster card) you’re already familiar with the automatic reading benefits now featured in this new offering, Under the Blue Comet. Premiering yet another brilliant series — The Comet Kid Chronicles — this latest work retains everything that makes the prolific author’s books so popular: Infinite imagination, metaphysical meanderings, courageous companions, amazing adventures, audacious aliens, and copious clusters of clever quips. Brought together in a story more enticing and engaging than any told before, Mr. Hoffman manages to provide his characters with even more uniquely beguiling gifts and skills, including portal producing powers, holistically healthy healing, and active animal associations. You are absolutely guaranteed a most satisfying youngster reading experience.

A lot of praise for just one book, yet totally deserved for Tom Hoffman’s Under the Blue Comet. Max was born under a blue comet. Sister Grace is amazing too. Sophie is an “Other,” destined to fight dark forces. Zeus is solar powered. Good guys all, chosen by mysterious higher beings to save the world by traveling to another where things must be done, things must happen, lots of things must be encountered. Quick aside: Another trademark of Hoffman’s otherworldly writings are a myriad of unusual creatures creeping through his pages. Nailbugs, Ferals, an abominable snowman, and sandclaws, to name a few. No spoiler alert necessary. When you enter a Tom Hoffman world, you’ve no idea what you might encounter. Bring your membership card. You’ll need it.

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Book I read recently : One Click by Richard L.Brandt
Tags: Amazon, Non Fiction Books, English, Book Review

It was Christmas eve of 2020 , snow was about to start , markets and malls were closed , a province wide lock-down was about to be in effect soon , and I was waiting for my Christmas gifts soon to delivered by Amazon. I wondered what if we had a lock-down before the internet and e-comm era. I searched google came across a book and here are my reviews about the book.

One click by Richard L.Brandt

One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com by Richard L Brandt is a book that fully justifies its title . The book is around 250 pages and definitely a quick read . It is written in simple colloquial language that easy to read and understand .

The book is written in a chronological order , most of it , and speaks of the journey of Jeff and Amazon right from the birth of Jeff . It starts with story of young Jeff ,and his space ambition and shows how he accomplishes his dream . My librarian suggested me it as a biography of Jeff Bezos, but it surely is not , as it give us no personal account of Jeff what’s not in public domain.Even if we say it is an account how Amazon became a success it doesn't justify that too.There was no insight about anything , all the things written in book are in public domain .

What I found weird about it that the book puts everything is so much positive light . The book looks like a fan writing about Jeff and Amazon about everything he got out of media coverage . If you really want to find about the back story of Amazon this is not the book .
Anne Marie Wells’ Top 10 Books of 2020
Tags: Best Books Of 2020, Books And Authors, Book Review, Top 10 Books, Book Recommendations

Anne Marie Wells’ Top 10 Books of 2020

I didn’t expect to read very much this year. In the past I have read over 100 books a year, topping my record at 193 in 2017. In 2020, I completed a measly 36 books; several of which were for my online college classes.

Choosing a “Top 10” books for the year tends to be an arduous task, but given the low number to choose from, this year it wasn’t difficult. Usually to be considered for my “Top 10,” I have to feel as if the book has changed my life in someway. These are the books that unequivocally, hands down changed me just by reading them.

Here we go:

10. Georgia Rules — Nanci Turner Steveson

Georgia Rules by Nanci Turner Steveson

Full Disclosure: My friend and mentor, Nanci Turner Steveson, wrote this middle grade novel, so I might be biased. That being said, I found it to be a really touching story.

I legit cried in my car on my way home listening to it. Very smart and showcasing a refreshingly diverse set of characters.
Laughter in the Dark
By: Jon Walsh
Tags: Book Recommendations, Reading, Book Review

Laughter in the Dark

Description: Albinus, a respectable, middle-aged man and aspiring filmmaker, abandons his wife for a lover half his age: Margot, who wants to become a movie star herself. When Albinus introduces her to Rex, an American movie producer, disaster ensues. What emerges is an elegantly sardonic and irresistibly ironic novel of desire, deceit, and deception, a curious romance set in the film world of Berlin in the 1930s.

Link to Amazon: Laughter in the Dark
Favorite Reads of 2020*
By: Joann Rolle
Tags: Book Recommendations, Books, Books And Authors, Book Review

Around this time of year, I publish my favorite reads of the year. This year, a good book for me is one that I gave a 5 star in a review, made me think, and made me feel. Last year’s favorites two Powerful and insightful business books were: Two Great Biographies of a phenomenal woman leader were: Two Books on Leadership and how it transforms countries Fiction Favorites Top 5 Books on the Reading List for 2021 included more fiction than usual. This year’s favorites include more biographies, African, and American history.

My “top feeling” book was Caste; literally, the book made me cry with its storytelling of history yet hopeful strength of a people for the future. The books below are all linked to my Amazon reviews.

Two Powerful and insightful business books were:

Two Great Biographies of a phenomenal woman leader were:

Two Books on Leadership and how it transforms countries

Fiction Favorites

1 So You Want to Talk about Race

2. Compassionate Conversations

3 Seven Ways to Say No Thanks

4. Thank you for being late

5. The Storytellers Secrets

*A Full list of the 2020 Book Recommendations are on Thrive Global

#book #bookreviews #bookrecommendation
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
By: Subhash Mathew
Tags: Nonfiction, Book Review, Travel, Self Help, Psychology

I really am sorry for what people had to go through in the past but I reckon your writing seems to go a little overboard and question is as we are nearing 2021, do we still have to take Casteism seriously?

Well people its easy to think that but occurrences prove the need for contrary. Unfortunately, this thinking is common and is considered to be ‘normal’. This is exactly what Wilkerson tries to break down throughout the journey in her book “Caste”. It is horrifying what people had to face in the past and even in todays society there are numerous events supporting the statement. Wilkerson’s attempts to rip off the presumed superiority and supremacy is winning. At one point during the 2020 elections I worried if the republicans were going to win back their “republican agenda” of their “America”.

We sapiens as a species, has achieved so much arbitrarily and examining communities, we find them dividing people, they trap people in their vicious circle forcing them to act only on behalf of their whims. It is high time we realize the myths we rely on to fit in and start to act like one, developing a broader sense of collectivism. I believe that the disastrous threats that awaits humanity can only be dealt with standing together as one, and that is liberating.

Let us be people who doesn’t cling on to any tentacles of caste and treat everyone equal and with respect, Let us be willing to break conventions and thereby develop a sense of self thats not under the validation of others. Let us be the kind of critic driven by a sense of community and deep empathy.
รีวิวหนังสือ Make Time ยุ่งจริง! หรือแค่คิดไปเอง
By: Jomzup Link
Tags: Book Review, Productivity, Make Time, Book

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Book Review — Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph
By: Jen Bao
Tags: Beethoven, History, Music, Book Review

I was attending the special symphony series by Riccardo Muti from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven’s 250th birthday.

Several questions came to my mind while listening to Beethoven’s music: What are the stories behind those masterpieces? What inspired the legend to create those pieces? What does his personal life look like?

This book answers these questions pretty well within 1,000 pages. Unparalleled talent, call from God, ambition to be on the wall of history, heroic soar from suffering, etc. — Beethoven lived to the ultimate capacities of being human and he encompassed that in his art. As one of the defining figures of a revolutionary age, he witnessed and spoke for all of us a new vision of what it meant to be human.

While reading this book, I intentionally slowed down and searched for each piece that was referenced. As a composer, the author explained music very professionally — what happened in each movement, why Beethoven did this, how did this connect to his prior work and personal experience. Influenced by Handel, Mozart, Bach and Gothe, as well as inspired by French revolution and Napoleon, Beethoven went from individual heroism to the road to an ideal society.
Favorite Reads of 2020
By: Joann Rolle
Tags: Books, Books And Authors, Book Review, Book Recommendations, Authors

This year, a good book for me is one that I rated a 5 star in a review, made me think, and made me feel. The books below are listed in the order that I read them (or wrote reviews) and are not ranked.

Non-Fiction

1. Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life

2. Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality

3. Begin Again, James Baldwin’s America and it’s urgent lessons for our own

4. Caste

5. How to Lead: Wisdom from the worlds greatest CEO’s, Founders & Game Changers

6. Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

7. This Child will be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa’s First Woman President

8. Love is Just Damn Good Business: Do What you Love in the Service of People Who Love What you do

9. The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, & Thrive in the Future of Work

10. We’re Doomed! Brexit Revisited

11. Essentialism: The Discipline Pursuit of Less

Fiction

1. The Water Dancer

2. The Five Temptations of a CEO, a Leadership Fable

3. The Murmur of Bees

Top 5 on the Reading List for 2021

1 So You Want to Talk about Race

2. Compassionate Conversations

3 Seven Ways to Say No Thanks

4. Thank you for Being Late

5. The Storytellers Secrets

— Published on December 22, 2020

Originally published at https://thriveglobal.com.
Books I recommend to read
Tags: Book Review, Atomic Habit, Productivity

Atomic Habits by James Clear

This has been a phenomenal book on productivity that genuinely has useful tips to help improve your work flow. It has given tips to improve your productivity step by step. It lists out a nice summary at the end of each paragraph on how to implement the strategies straight away. Although there are many productivity books out there, the simplicity and ease in which he introduces concepts make it enticing to read and definitely worth reading.

So if you have an issue with productivity I highly recommend you read this book.

UK: https://amzn.to/34KJvQI
Shrikala Novels,,,
By: Sameena Darga
Tags: Book Recommendations, Book Review Series, Novels, Book Review

First we talk about Shri Kala,s novels genre shrikala Novels are the family or romance genre Tamil novels. Srikala is a famous shrikala Novels are the family or romance genre Tamil novels. Srikala is a famous writer in Tamil literature. She has written more than 50 novels and all those about family relationships. about Srikala has been writing only about the family/romance genre. She publishing novels by her own publications.

Read more at: https://sameena13.blogspot.com/2020/12/srikala-novels-in-tamil-how-to-download.html?m=1

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Negotiate as if Your Life Depends on it!
By: Jen Bao
Tags: Book Review, Business, Communication, Negotiation

Negotiation is inevitable in almost all communications. In the author’s situation, it is a bit different — he is hostage negotiator and needs negotiation to save lives. He has to get everything he asks for in his job, without giving anything back of substance, and do so in a way that leaves the adversaries feeling as if they have a great relationship. His work is emotional intelligence on steroids. How did he do that?

I have found several paradoxical (yet useful) statements in his book:

1. For example, good negotiators welcome — even invite — a solid “No” to start, as a sign that the other party is engaged and thinking. Most people are terrified by the word “No”. However, it is a liberating moment that open the path forward.

2. One of the most powerful word in negotiation is “How”.

The answer “Yes” means nothing without a “How”. Instead, you have to convince the counterpart to see what you are trying to accomplish and get them to say “That’s right” to reach an actual deal. If you use “How” questions correctly, you are saying “No” in a gentle and graceful way and guide your counterpart to develop a better solution — your solution.

The book also discussed examples of deal negotiations and salary negotiations. In summary, effective negotiation is applied people smarts, a psychological edge in every domain of life: how to size someone up, how to influence their sizing up of you, and how to use that knowledge to get what you want.
Book Review: Truly, Madly, Deeply
By: Michelle Renee Kidwell
Tags: Christian, Book Review, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction

Truly, Madly, Deeply

A Novel

by Karen Kingsbury

Atria Books

Christian | Women’s Fiction

Pub Date 02 Dec 2020

I am reviewing a copy of Truly, Madly, Deeply through Atria Books and Netgalley:

After Eighteen year old Tommy Baxter declares that he wants to be a police officer to his family, his Mother Reagan won’t hear of it. She’s still mourning the death of her own father on September 11 and she’s determined to keep her son safe from danger. Tommy’s Father is proud of of Tommy’s decision. He believes his son would make a kind and compassionate cop.

In the meantime Tommy has fallen in love for the first time, his relationship with Annalee Miller almost feels to good to be true. Tommy starts to seriously thinking about the day when he can ask her to marry him. When Annalee begins feeling unwell and tests reveal the unthinkable, they pray for a miracle.

While Annalee is fighting for her life, Tommy becomes more determined to learn more about the circumstances surrounding his birth and the grandfather he never knew. In the process secrets come to light that rock Tommy’s world and he becomes determined to spend his future fighting crime and bringing peace to the streets. Or perhaps this is just another way to fight a battle he cannot win, Annalee’s battle!

Will Annalee get her healing, and Annalee and Tommy get their happily ever after?

I give Truly, Madly, Deeply five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!
Book Review — Einstein: His Life and Universe
By: Jen Bao
Tags: History, Einstein, Science, Book Review

Who is Einstein? The book has an awesome summary: an imaginative impertinent patent clerk who became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and universe.

How did he achieve that?

Passionately curious, questioning conventional wisdom, challenging authority, and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane, Einstein embraced a morality and politics based on respect of free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. He rebel with a reverence for the harmony of nature and blended imagination and wisdom to transform our understanding of the universe.

Music was an escape for him to the harmony underlying the universe, to the creative genius of the great composers, and to other people who felt comfortable bonding with more than just words.

He was a big fan of positivism in philosophy, which inspired him on the theory of relativity. He was also avidly reading Hume and Kant.

Born as a Jew in Germany before WWII and died in the States, he did not identify himself by nationality, rather, as a human being who worked all his life in his symbols and numbers and hoped to get himself and the rest of us a little step closer to the spirit manifest in the laws of universe.
Man’s search for meaning
Tags: Books, Book Review, Pandemic, Amazon, Reading

2020: The true page-turner

If I were to use the title of book — ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ — that’s exactly what we seemed to be doing in 2020 — searching for meaning.

I infer this from Amazon India’s declaration of the number one bestseller in the country this year. It is ‘Ikigai’. Ikigai, as you may be familiar with, is a Japanese concept as ‘reason of living or waking up every morning’. It is also number one bestseller in the non-fiction category. The number two bestseller in the same category is ‘The Power of your Subconscious Mind’.

If I look at the fiction category, the top seller is our Chetan Bhagat’s ‘One Arranged Muder’. But the books that follow have story plots with a familiar tilt to those in the non-fiction category. They’re about man’s quest and discovery of the inner self. ‘The Alchemist’ and ‘The Monk who sold his Ferrari’ are at number two and three. At number five, there is ‘Life is What You Make It’ by Preeti Shenoy.

Also, since I mention about ‘The Monk who sold his Ferrari’, I’ll add a nuget about another book with ‘monk’ in its title. Ellen DeGenres says, ‘Who better to help you find meaning in your life than a monk?’ in it’s review. The book is ‘Think Like a Monk’ by Jay Shetty. Both DeGenres and Shetty were in controversy of sorts some while ago yet the book is Top New Release of the Year.

It’s evident that the readers don’t seem to mind that. All that mattered is some serious soul-searching of sorts this year. The reading choices say so.

And why not? 2020 has been a ‘page-turner’ so to say.

If I were to rely on the same list, I would say that people seemed to be more empathetic and concerned. They seemed to reach out more for each other’s well-being. How? ‘Ikigai’ and ‘The Alchemist’ were the most gifted books in the country.

One may ditch the above round-ups as frivolous or shallow. But it’s interesting to see these kinds of end-of-year statistics. If nothing else, at least they expose us to some good reads. This year’s titles can lead us to some healthy introspection. We can assess how we’ve been living thus so far and, if we’d like some change for the better.

In fact, if I were to use the title of a popular series, I’d say the books — good books — can serve as ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’.
Book Review: Inspire Me/Perception
By: Michelle Renee Kidwell
Tags: Book Review, Biography, Poetry

Inspire Me

Perception

by Sonia Iris Lozada

BooksGoSocial

Biographies & Memoirs | Poetry

Biographies & Memoirs

Poetry

Pub Date 31 Aug 2019

I am reviewing a copy of Inspire Me Perception through BooksGoSocialabdNetgalley:

Sonia Iris Lozada has created a beautiful collection of poetry that will encourage its readers to explore there own “self, from dreams to ambitions, fascinations as well as hopes and regrets.

Perception will introduce you to the prodding of dreams in caressing breezes and the reverence of the day’s beginning.

If you are looking for a powerful collection of poetry that will help you to look deeper within yourself through Inspire Me/Perception.

I give Inspire Me/Perception five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!
Book Review: The Promised Land
By: Michelle Renee Kidwell
Tags: Christian, Contemporary, Fiction, Book Review

The Promised Land

by Elizabeth Musser

Bethany House

Bethany House Publishers

Christian

Pub Date 03 Nov 2020

I am reviewing a copy of The Promised Land through Bethany House Publishers and Netgalley:

Abbie Jowett finds herself surrounded by an overwhelming loss. Her aging Father is loosing his sight and memory, her oldest son is taking gap year in Europe, and now her husband of twenty years tells Abbie he is leaving her.

In a desperate attempt to mend her marriage and herself, Abbie follows her son, Bobby, to walk the famed Camino pilgrimage. During their journey they encounter Rasa, an Iranian woman working in secret helping other refugees, and Caroline, a journalist who is studying pilgrims on the Camino while searching for answers from her broken past.

Everyone on this pilgrimage has their own reason for for the pilgrimage, but together they learn that the Camino strips you bare and calls you into deep soul-searching that can threaten all your best laid plans.

If you are looking for a heartwarming, at times heartbreaking, powerful read.

I give The Promised Land five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!
Camino Winds : By — John Grisham — GoBookMart
By: Gobookmart Review
Tags: Books, Camino Winds, Book Review, Book Recommendations, John Grisham

Camino Winds : By — John Grisham — GoBookMart

By — John Grisham

John Grisham is generally viewed as an expert of suspense novel. His facility with plots that consistently construct expectations toward a breaking and frequently astonishing peak is unbelievable. Yet, in his most recent, he withdraws from the pattern. Camino Winds is an example of a novel that is truly two books in one. The first is about a tropical storm, the second, a corporate scam. Both are convincing. Each could remain solitary. The end result is a perusing experience that will be new to a considerable lot of Grisham’s fans.

In the first of the two “novels” that involve Camino Winds, Grisham tells the story of a Category 4 typhoon that strikes head on against an island off the Florida coast. The tempest unleashes catastrophic damage, and Grisham’s portrayal of its capacity is amazing. It’s sufficient to give you the feeling that he has actually sat through a typhoon. There’s a murder mystery gradually unfurling on the other hand, however it’s just in the second 50% of the novel that it gets top of mind as it turns out to be certain that homicide is at the core of an enormous corporate scam.

The secret at the core of Camino Winds is vintage Grisham. A former legal counsellor has moved to the island to write novels after blowing the whistle on an enormous fraud executed by one of his customers. He was killed amidst a tropical storm. The neighbourhood police, and later the Florida state police, hesitantly concur that a homicide was submitted however appear to be opposed to examine genuinely. The job is left to the attorney’s companions on the island-a cast of literary characters recognizable to readers of the book’s prequel, Camino Island.

Can a scam artist uncover a corporate scam?

The backstory for the homicide is convincing. It’s no whodunnit. Evidently, the legal advisor was composing another novel sure to be a blockbuster that would totally expose a huge Medicare scam including low-end nursing homes.
Achieving Happiness- a new book by Jeremy Glyn.
By: Andrea Sexton
Tags: Happiness, Goodreads, Coaching Skills, Book Review, Happiness In Life

Achieving Happiness; How to boost the confidence, self-esteem, success, and happiness of those that matter to you — it’s as ‘easy as ABC’

The renowned coach and therapist Jeremy Glyn is delighted to announce the publication of his new book Achieving Happiness. This book will give valuable insights to any individual wanting to use more of their potential and be happier, or more fulfilled.

Significantly it will also introduce coaches to his ground breaking ‘Mindset Priming’ approach that enables clients to achieve aspirations that have lain unrecognised in their subconscious.

“In this book I share the concepts and techniques that helped me to overcome my own self-imposed limitations, and I introduce my ‘Mindset Priming’ approach that coaches, clients, and sports stars, find so fascinating and recommend so highly”.

‘Mindset Priming’ combines both psychology and kinesiological concepts and equips people of any age to develop an effective mindset and put themselves on track for greater success and happiness.

This is not simply intended to be a self-help book, but the concepts will help the reader help many others. This makes it an invaluable resource for coaches, parents, and employers.

The book sets out the authors’ ABC model, which was designed to help Jeremy’s clients look at the interactions between their Aspirations, their current Behaviour, their Conditioning and their Description of themselves. At a simple level, this model helps people understand the underlying reasons behind why they are ‘stuck’ in their current level of performance.

“My aim is to inspire the reader to help themselves, and those they care about, to look forward to happier, more fulfilling, and more rewarding lives.”

Achieving Happiness is available at Amazon and Waterstones.
Book Review — And there were none by Agatha Christie My first Agatha Christie.
Tags: Books, Agatha Christie, Mystery, Book Review, Mystery Thriller

Book Review — And there were none by Agatha Christie

My first Agatha Christie. I simply can't believe I haven't read a single Christie book till date. I can blame that on my fear of being disappointed. I was anxious that it might not live upto the hype.

But, now I can say it's well worth the hype for sure, especially considering the period these books were written in.

5 ⭐s for writing. Her accessible writing style was one of the best parts of the book.

4.5 ⭐s for pacing & story length. At 317 pages this story was neither too long nor too short! It was the perfect length for me.

4 ⭐s for story. The premise becomes a tad repetitive & slightly boring because at one point you stop caring about the deaths & be like "Yes, all of them die, can we solve the mystery already?"

3 ⭐s for the ending. This ties back to my previous point. There is so much focus on the murders per se, that the climax seems too short & anti-climactic. I would have liked the murders to be shorter & the mystery resolution to be longer. But then who am I to judge the legend of thrillers?

Overall an interesting, unique & a decent read. Will I pick up more AC books? Maybe, let's see. They all seem to be pretty short & quick reads so, possibly Yes!

RRKReads Rating: ⭐⭐⭐½

RRKReads sentiment rating: Borrow grade - book with borrowing from the library or trading with friends.

#books #booksblr #reading #bookreview #mysterythriller #agathachristie #NoLongerAnAgathaChristieVirgin #andtherewerenone
Game of Human | Book Review: The Ph.D. Grind
By: Wei Guo
Tags: PhD, Book Review

Recently I read the [The Ph.D. Grind: A Ph.D. Student Memoir](http://read.pudn.com/downloads796/doc/3141880/pguo-PhD-grind.pdf) by Phillip Guo. The book is a memoir about the six-year-long Ph.D. program of the author at Stanford University.

The author spent the first three years working on a project called Klee which he is not interested in at all and made no paper published about it. Later on, he explored based on his own interests in programming efficiency and built five different tools to improve programming efficiency, and finally combined these five projects into his dissertation.

In this memorial, the author reflects on his programs and talk about several useful tips and common properties about Ph.D. program and academia. Compared with the book The A-Z of the Ph.D. Trajectory, this book is more private and more emotional instead of only a reference book.

From my perspective, what impressed me most from the book is that we should remember that everyone in this academic game (advisor, professor, colleague, classmates..) is human-being instead of some academic/writing machine — — It is straightforward but ignorant easily. They have their own motivations or purposes. When the author tries to propel one project with his advisor, the project doesn’t align with the research field of his advisor. So though the advisor agreed with his proposal, the professor doesn’t so focus on this project which leads to the failure.

Another example is ‘Klee’ itself. The advisor of the author is tenured, which the advisor can take risks of making difficult and long-term projects. But the cycle of a Ph.D. program is pretty short, it can be dangerous for a student to devote to such a project with the risk of no output in five or six years. The inconsistency of the purposes of the advisor and students thus leads to the failure (drop) of the student.

The book is helpful also in many other aspects. The author talks about how the process of the publication of the paper and the process of the whole Ph.D. program from the view of a student. What’s more, the book discusses what we should do if some paper gets rejected.

The book is about the Ph.D. program in the computer science department, but it did show some common features of any Ph.D. program. And I’d like to recommend the book to any Ph.D. student.
Best books in 2020
By: George Branton
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“The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn,” by Richard Hamming

Richard W. Hamming was a mathematician by training, but he cut his teeth as a researcher working at Los Alamos, programming the I.B.M. computers that physicists used to solve equations as they worked on the atomic bomb. After the war, he joined Bell Telephone Laboratories, where he remained for thirty years. This was when big corporations such as I.B.M. and Bell led the charge of technological innovation, and Hamming’s fingerprints were all over the period’s advances. He invented so-called Hamming codes, now basic to digital processing, and co-created an early programming language, L2. After retiring, he taught at the Naval Postgraduate School, in California, giving courses in not just how to do things but how to think like a scientist and conduct a fruitful creative career. (He called it “style.”) In the mid-nineties, a few years before his death, Hamming turned his lecture notes into a book, “The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn,” which has been republished by Stripe Press — a young publishing house, created by the eponymous payment-software company, that brings out interesting left-brained books in beautiful, right-brain-friendly editions. Parts of “The Art” get technical enough to include equations, but Hamming is interested mostly in the big picture, and his subjects range from the limits of mathematics (and of language) to the slipperiness of data (“You cannot gather a really large amount of data accurately. It is a known fact which is constantly ignored”). “The Art” would be a great gift for a young scientist-to-be, yet I also loved it as someone on the fuzzy side of things, who always enjoyed science but lost daily touch with it when I left school. His chapter on “creativity,” which draws not just from his field but from history and art, is both stirring and humane. “My duty as a professor is to increase the probability that you will be a significant contributor to our society,” he writes. He was one of the last geniuses who believed in innovation as a shared public project, and, when he imagined the future for which he was preparing students, he looked to the year 2020. He’d be pleased to find his lessons are still urgent here today. — Nathan Heller
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Book By Its Cover- Food and Faith
By: Munmun Mohanty
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Having been an ardent reader of her columns, I knew exactly I had to expect from this book. Halfway through the book, I knew my expectations were misplaced.In a way the book and the anecdotes EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS.

The author describes her rendezvous with 15 iconic places of worship and tries to understand the nexus between faith and life. She has written this with an open mind. Although seemingly she does not subscribe to certain ideas but she keeps her mind open to learning. She tries her best to find out what people believe in something the way they do. She dissects the believe system and injects rationale which makes a lot of sense. She connects the ways of worship and the cuisine of every place she visits.

She weaves her stories with the interesting tales of culture, beliefs and Cuisine. She outlines the prevalent system of praying and dining and explains how both are correlated. For example she explains the systems and rules prevalent in Puri. The outsiders aren’t allowed inside the kitchen which is explained by the beautiful concept of ’Thought stamps” , which essentially explains how the food is impacted by the thoughts of people nearby. Moreover she covers some interesting areas of faith as well. My favourite chapter is about Rosh Hashanah with the Bene Israelis. I was astounded to learn about Jewish faith and their cuisine customs. Probably the longest chapter but meticulously covers and balances facts and beliefs. She explains the struggles of the Jews over years. I learnt how deeply profound it is that the Jews have strived hard to save their culture and practices while surviving in exile. I learnt how a lot of jewish holidays revolves around the story of struggle and triumph of Jews against their enemies and the importance of ko. In another chapter she brings out the essence of the community kitchen of Amritsar. My quest to understand the South Indian Culture was thoroughly catered to by chapters on Madurai Udupi and Kerala where I understood who their cuisine is a reflection of their beliefs and practices. For example, I learnt about the concept of. “Chatur Masya Vratha” or a 4 month austerities. This is essentially a practice where the early inhabitants of Udupi abstain from certain foods for a period of 4 months. This is very much relevant to present times where leading Nutritionists advice to eat seasonal food to align our bodies with the nature.

If I were to summarise, this book highlights how cuisines and dining evolved alongside Faith, Culture and identity . The narration was engaging which keeps the reader eager to look forward to the next chapter. The flow of chapters have been so consistent that the readers knows what exactly to expect from the chapters. Whether you are religious or not, this book is your bucket list of exploration of India.
5BOOKS YOU MUST READ IN YOUR 20'S
By: Tahira Jannat
Tags: Books, Self Improvement, Book Review, Authors, Productivity

1- THINK AND GROW RICH

Well, who doesn’t know about this classic? I am damn sure that you must have heard about it before so what’s new?

The answer is yes, it is considered a goddess in personal development books. When you just read it, you can feel positivity flowing towards you. It bombards you with so many ideas that you feel way much more encouraging than listening a podcast at least same is the case with me.

If you are a kind of self-development ninja then it’s a must read for you.

2-THE FOUR-HOUR WORK WEEK

This is such a nice book that you can ever imagine. We want to be rich because we are fascinated by their life, what luxuries they can have whether it’s a trip to the most exotic island or a stay in a seven-star hotel. RIGHT?

Well, if you have ever thought when I become a rich person I will go to — — — — or I will do — — -

Trust me, it’s customized especially for you and only you.

3-THE COMPOUND EFFECT

It’s a very tender written book that tells us SUCCESS CAN NEVER BE OVERNIGHT our daily actions even the minutest ones contribute to it.

Just like small things pile upon each other makes a hoard so is the case with our actions.

It is not that kind of book that gives you instant result but in the long run but all that is written is holistic.

4-YOU ARE A BADASS-how to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome

The title just says it all. It’s such an irony that most people just blame their luck and other circumstances for not achieving what they wanted.

It’s always been easy and will be but in successful people you will find a trait that THEY TAKE CHARGE OF EACH AND EVERY SINGLE EVENT OF THEIR LIFE.

We waste our whole life considering that we are not worth of success but each and every single person can become great the need is to stop doubting and start doing.

5-THE SECRET

Another classic one but about a truly natural phenomenon; LAW OF ATTRACTION

In the first I was uncertain about reading it but but but………

It’s worth reading. I mean so many authors of many great books have recommended it then I think why shouldn’t I give it a read.

I am a believer that we are surrounded by energies and we are ourselves a form of energy. Most of the time we think just about our problems

What will I do;

If I didn’t get a job

If I fail in my exam

If I get a loss in my business and so on…….

But we never realize that we are unconditionally commanding our sub-conscious to attract all the negative stuff out there.

Give it a read and you won’t be disappointed at all.
Trump: The Art of the Deal (Anglais)
By: Paul Steave
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“I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: If you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.” — Donald J. Trump

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An Older Capital
Tags: Cities, Japan, Ancient History, History, Nara

A Story of Nara: Chapter One

In this map, Tokyo is circled in blue, Kyoto in red, and Nara in black. Nara is too insignificant to appear on Google Map in this scale.

Today the capital city of Japan is Tokyo, which has been so since the Meiji Restoration (1868). Before that, Japan’s legal capital was Kyoto, because the emperor lived there, but the Shogun, the person with real power, had ruled for 200 years from Edo, which we now call Tokyo. The name Tokyo (Tōkyō, 東京) literally means “the eastern capital”, which is named in relation with Kyoto (Kyōto, 京都), “the capital”. In ancient Chinese, 京 (Chinese: jing / Japanese: kyō) and 都 (Chinese: du / Japanese: to) both mean capital but they are a bit different: 京 is the apparent capital where the emperor is supposed to live, while 都 is another city with a legal hierarchy only slightly inferior to 京, where the emperor can stay for long, and sometimes has its back-up bureaucracy. So it is safe to say that Tokyo is the apparent capital of Japan, while Kyoto is some sort of vice-capital with the name “capital”, although no law in Japan clarifies this and many would argue against this.

Kyoto deserves its unique name. It had been the emperor’s home for more than a millennium (794~1868). People were so used to the concept of it being the capital city that they called it “kyō no miyako”. Miyako is a pure Japanese word (not influenced by Chinese) for “capital”, literally meaning “the place of palaces/princes (miya)”. In China, capital cities can change with the change of the dynasty, and former capital, though used the name “京” in one way or another, would often just restore its former name. This doesn’t quite fit in the case of Kyoto. 1000 years of being the capital is long enough for people to feel awkward to call it anything else. Indeed it has an alternative name “Heian Kyo” (meaning the peaceful capital), but Heian is just a strange name to call.

However, Kyoto is not the oldest capital city in Japan. There are others before it, and the one that it inherited was Heijo Kyo (平城京), or today’s Nara (奈良), which was capital from 710 to 784. When Heian Kyo (Kyoto) was built, it was sometimes referred to as “Hoku Kyo” (北京, “the northern capital”, the kanji is the same as today’s Beijing) because Nara was “Nan Kyo” (南京, “the southern capital”, the same as Nanjing), or more often “Nanto” (南都). So just like Kyoto is considered by many Japanese today as the “should-be” capital, Nara had the same position for many Japanese twelve centuries years ago.

Compared with Tokyo, a metropolis of 37 million people, and Kyoto, a 1.5-million-population city, Nara is a relatively small city of 359 thousand. However, its stories are no less intriguing.
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