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The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

Review:In this book is described how entrepreneurship and hospitality go well together.Good useful tips and valuable information.A book for anyone who is interested in hospitality and entrepreneurship.

Casper van der Most
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My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower - and Ford
My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower - and Ford

Review:This is a great book and of course I lived through the times this author covered so I really enjoyed the
interesting background he wrote. I also read Mr. Hill's book - Mrs. Kennedy and Me - excellent. Read more

The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story
The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story

Review:This sort of thing can only happen in the US. I wish there were more places like this in the world, where people put money into your vision of the future. The story told here is just that - how an eccentric man, Clark, imagines the future and creates it through the help of the best brains in software, the VCs in Silicon Valley and of course from the investing public. The book is good to give the reader an overview of how companies and their visionary owners are creating the future. Lewis is a wr... Read more

Why It's  Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner
Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner

Review:Disappointed, like the others. Not as bad as "If you Were Here", but the recycled content really was irritating. I hope she's not past her prime, I continue to enjoy her blog, and re-read the first few books and still find them funny. Come back to us, Jen!!! Read more

10th Anniversary Edition - A Handbook for Living - The Art of Happiness
10th Anniversary Edition - A Handbook for Living - The Art of Happiness

Review:I've looked through some of the other reviews of this book here on this website before reading the book. I was surprised by the negative comments about the author (Dr. Howard Cutler)! But, as I read further into the book, I began to understand why.

I do feel that the author did us a service by collecting the words of the Dalai Lama. The author's pointed questions provided good launch points for responses. Also, the collection of the Dalai Lama's words from his seminars in Arizona were als... Read more

Hallucinations
Hallucinations

Review:The very title gives the reader a clue as to how the book is written: factual, clearly stated, and pretty boring. If the reader wants to learn a little about the subject, it's okay; but, if you'd like to be entertained, either by the subject matter or the writing, forget it. Read more

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat - And Other Clinical Tales
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat - And Other Clinical Tales

Review:Didn't fully understand the meaning behind it being an mp3, although the packaging said it played like a CD. Only, it doesn't. Stuck it in my player and I hear nothing. Not their fault I guess but I wish the packaging had been a little more clear. Read more

On the Move: A Life
On the Move: A Life

Review:Oliver Sacks has given us a wonderful book. Since there are already close to 50 high praising reviews, there is little which I can add to these. However, while keeping this a "5 Star" book in my estimation, I shall point out some areas that it could have been better.

Sacks describes a seminal incident in his life in which he informed his farther that he is gay, and asks for this not to be disclosed to Oliver's mother.Nonetheless, the father does inform "Ma" about this, and the next morn... Read more

Death Be Not Proud (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Death Be Not Proud (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Review:Knowing only that this book was a classic, I purchased it for my middle school son. I read it myself upon learning that it was about a boy who died of an aggressive brain tumor, since my family is struggling with the exact illness in one of our members. I was struck by the absolute tragedy of how this brilliant child was killed by a disease targeting the very source of what made him so unique. Being familiar with the current therapies, I was also somewhat amazed to learn that there has been al... Read more

The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor (All Creatures Great and Small)
The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor (All Creatures Great and Small)

Review:James Herriot's books are my favorite, his sensitivity, his love of nature, his intelligence, his simplicity, all make for a book of a life that you feel that you yourself are living, that his experiences are yours also. I hate when I've reached the end of his books. I want to live them over and over, and keep reading them forever. Read more

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