Greg

I've listened to the tape which is abridged and now I'm curious enough to get the book from the library to see what I've missed.

High on personal stories and motivation low on actual exercises.

An interesting but ultimately unsatisfying book. Gives several descriptions of people who have found their element. That's all well and good and very nice for them but I was looking for a bit of instruction to go along with the biography.

The novel has a sense of place but the cadence always seems to be a beat behind. I was hoping to love this book as it's got as Wally Lamb says on the cover, “...everything I savor in fiction.” But for me it never all pulled together. It needed more of the folk magic/lore and less of the crazy Appalachian stereotype. I wished it could have been more...

Loved it. Funny, cynical, and shows personal growth even though you may not agree with the fork it took. I would love to know this guy as a friend. Great book.

I'm just not a Gaiman fanboy. I'd like to be but he doesn't speak to me. Still this was a fine retelling of the Eddas.

Excellent book. This is the story of Edgar Sawtelle and the magnificent Sawtelle dogs. It is a book of love, affection,understanding and betrayal. All of the characters are fully developed (even the sub-characters)and I feel I would recognize them if fiction ever became life. There are a few times in the beginning where the book got a bit tedious but this is definitely one to read.

Intriguing treatment of the Christian holy book. Reading the Bible from a historical-metaphorical sense makes the literature plausible. But I think I'm done for the moment with Christianity as I strive to broaden my vision of spirituality...what's next Hindu, Jain, who knows???

I adore Christopher Moore. There I said it. Every book I read of his I laugh out loud and sometimes holler at the characters. I want him to write forever!

Interesting addition to my study of various spiritualities. Mr. Beal isn't trying to proselytize but presents the books of the bible rather than the book called the Bible in a way that makes sense. He presents the library in an intelligent way that while avoiding the traps and trappings of literalism.

Excellent twist!

Chilling. We've seen some of this happening outside the United States and now we are seeing it begin within the US. Fundamentalism and zealotry - no matter what shape or form is never good for the majority of the people - and those people who practice these things almost always say they are doing it for the good of society. This is a lie. Do not believe liars - because they will lie to you. They will also say they are the exception. That is most likely a lie - we saw that in the last US election when people did not vote with their morals, but for power over others.

Do not ever believe that liar will not continue to lie.

A little too heavy on the exposition.

Rarely do I gush but this latest book by Chris Guillebeau is exceptional. In my lifetime I've read literally thousands of books and I have to say this is one of the best, both from a practical viewpoint and the story. It is captivating and inspiring. Rarely do i ever re-read a book, but I'm starting this one again tomorrow and applying the principles. This should go on your bookshelf along with other classics such as The Richest Man in Babylon. It's that good and infinitely applicable.

“The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein is told from the point of view of Enzo a dog of indeterminate heritage who longs for opposable thumbs. It is his memoirs of auto racing, life and love with his human companion Denny. I'm not a big car racing fan and sometimes books with animals talking are too, too precious. Not this one. I alternately laughed out loud, blubbered so hard I couldn't see the words on the page and the most ugly part was when I wanted to find a couple of “evil twins” to smack because I got so annoyed with the “villains” of the story. In short, I give it two paws up!

The creator of Dilbert gives spot on advice.

My only concern was myself at times when I would fall back in “BS” mode and go, “come on he's just a cartoonist.” By the end I decided the cartoonist was pretty much a Renaissance man. Also full of information on systems which has been coming at me rather serendipitously recently.

Well worth the read and I've already benefited from some of his ideas.

Overall good book but found myself skimming a lot after the first few chapters.

I'm not the age demographic for this book...but I thought it was exceptionally well written and great explanation. I will go back to this book many times, especially around the tax strategies.

First of all there is nothing that is particularly helpful or engaging about this book. Second I won't give anyone who has their dog killed because he is old and they can't figure out what to do with him any credit for anything.

Ugh!

If you are looking for a how-to you really aren't going to find anything different from what is already out there. If you enjoy a memoir it's passable. For the most part it was well written and I finished it but it didn't excite me, inspire me, or make me want to remember more than I already do.

Oversold book that is thin on content and thick on case study padding.

The theory is good, but not revolutionary.

I can count on one hand how many times I've re-read a book: this is one of them. It's completely applicable if you want to be a success.

Not practicable.

Non-fiction book about one woman's year long journey into creating her own reality. Mostly a good book although some of the folks she quoted I resonated with more than the author. One quote in particular was delightful and I paraphrase...“How can you open yourself to abundance if your heart is closed tight like a fist?” Again, I'm not looking at the book so the quote is probably just close but I love the lesson.

If you believe in creating your own reality this is a quite good reference.