Most Important Reviews Whittaker Chambers: http://www.potowmack.org/aynrand.html Response: http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/arts/literature/5069-whittaker-chambers-s-review-of-ayn-rand-s-novel-atlas-shrugged-in-the-national-review.html “Lesser” Reviews Unequivocally For i.e. THIS BOOK IS THE TRUTH!!! http://www.padfootandprongs.com/2009/02/padfoot-atlas-shrugged-review.html “I can honestly say that the night that I finished I had goosebumps, and Harry Potter has been the only other story to have that effect on me. Not only does the book sum up my [...]
Now that I have “grown up”, and discovered that most books are available online (for free or otherwise) – I am getting rid of old books of my childhood. This is a popular trend in many blogs – See How to Get Rid of Stuff. It is a wonderfully cathartic, introspective exercise. It is like [...]
summary of the book by Suzanne Bates. Personal note: I detest the examples given by Ms. Bates in this book from her personal life. She makes great leadership points but her anecdotes from her personal life are IRRELEVANT and that is giving more credit than I want to. Still, there is substance behind the poor [...]
2nd edition by Roger Fisher and William Ury with Bruce Patton The Problem: Don’t Bargain Over Positions Any method of negotiation must be judged by 3 criteria: 1) it should produce a wise agreement if possible, 2) it should be efficient, and 3) it should improve or not damage the relationship between the parties. A [...]
by Edward de Bono Historical note: I picked up this book in Bohemia Bookshop in Prague. I remember being very annoyed at Mr. De Bono when his philosophy was all the craze in Singapore schooling. Thinking Western thinking is concerned with “what is” – determined by analysis, judgment and argument. But there is another aspect [...]
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