1. Review-Unions for Beginners
November 17, 2013
Unions for Beginners, David Cogswell, 2012, ISBN 9781934389775
The forty-hour work week, pensions and safe working conditions became part of the American employment landscape because employers felt that it was the proper thing to do, right? No, those things came into existence because of str...
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2. Review-The Skinny On Networking
November 14, 2013
The Skinny On Networking: Maximizing the Power of Numbers, Jim Randel, 2010, ISBN 9780984441815
This is another in a series of simple, but not simplistic, books that teach a "large" subject very painlessly. This one is all about networking.
Billy is a high school history teacher. He ...
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3. Review-The Solution Revolution
November 09, 2013
The Solution Revolution: How Business, Government and Social Enterprises are Teaming Up to Solve Society's Toughest Problems, William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan, 2013, ISBN 9781422192191
Government, by itself, can no longer fix all of society's problems. Perhaps it is time for a partnershi...
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4. Review-Thinking in New Boxes
October 30, 2013
Thinking In New Boxes: Five Essential Steps to Spark the Next Big Idea, Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny, 2013, ISBN 9780812992953
Your company makes buggy whips. It has always made buggy whips. Sales have been flat for the past several quarters. As CEO, what, if anything, are you going to do ...
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5. Review-The Diet Dropout's Guide to Natural Weight Loss
October 28, 2013
The Diet Dropout's Guide to Natural Weight Loss, Stan Spencer, 2013, ISBN 9780983571704
After trying every diet known to man, you keep getting frustrated when the weight does not stay off for very long. Perhaps it is time to change your attitudes toward food. That is what this book is all ab...
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6. Review-Milligan and Murphy
October 21, 2013
Milligan and Murphy, Jim Murdoch, 2011, ISBN 9780955063664
This is the story of a pair of half-brothers in contemporary Ireland. Milligan and Murphy were born to the same mother. Their first names were both John, so they became known by their surnames; hence, Milligan and Murphy.
The...
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7. Review-John Smith: Last Known Survivor of the Microsoft Wars
October 14, 2013
John Smith: Last Known Survivor of the Microsoft Wars, Roland Hughes, 2012, ISBN 9781939732002
This is a dystopian novel about life after a pair of worldwide catastrophes, one of which was man-made.
Near-future Earth now has 12 continents. America is gone. The vast majority of Earth'...
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8. Review-Xander Caine and the Alien Prophecy
October 13, 2013
Xander Caine and the Alien Prophecy, Alexander Scruggs, 2012, ISBN 9781484105016
This young adult novel is about a person's physical and emotional journey.
Xander has lived a life of wealth and privilege. It has taken him a long time to realize that people are living in the slums out...
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9. Review-Beyond Repair: The Decline and Fall of the CIA
October 12, 2013
Beyond Repair: The Decline and Fall of the CIA, Charles S. Faddis, 2009, ISBN 9781599218519
As shown in the title, the author, a CIA veteran, doesn't believe that the Agency needs fixing or "tweaking." He strongly believes that it needs to be torn down and totally rebuilt.
During Wor...
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10. Review-The One Percenters
October 08, 2013
The One-Percenters, John Podgursky, 2009, ISBN 9781615720125
This is about a man who finds his purpose in life, but not through any of the usual ways.
Edward is your average married man. He is now on the receiving end of the wrong kind of notoriety, after his wife was a victim of a s...
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Author: Paul Lappen
