book review
Books reviews on workplace, corporate, and business driven books.
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert — My 10 Best Takeaways
Reading Big Magic made me start a blog and publish one post a week. The book is like a comforting voice whispering to me “You’re allowed to write. No matter how boring, how nonsense the product will be, it’s okay. Just write, then share it with the world.”
Mark Joseph AduanaPublished 3 days ago in JournalElon Musk's Long-Term Assistant Who Requested a Raise Was Fired
It's early 2014, and Mary Beth Brown has chosen to ask for a raise, never expecting that it would terminate her 12-year working relationship with Elon Musk.
Thasleem AhmedPublished 9 days ago in Journal
“That Long Silence” by Shashi Deshpande- Book Review
Book Name- That Long Silence Author(s) Name- Shashi Deshpande Published Year- 1988 Genre(s) — Novel, Fiction
Swagatika KarPublished 10 days ago in Journal
Review – On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
(Note: This book is a little older being published in 2001. The version of the book I read was the original. A reissue was published in 2020 and has addition commentary by Joe Hill and Owen King, which I cannot speak to at this time.)
Ego: Eckhart Tolle and Matthias Pӧhm Criticism
"An essential aspect of this awakening consists of transcending our ego-based state of consciousness. This is a prerequiste not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violent conflict endemic on our planet." -Eckhart Tolle
The promiscuous writer
I read something interesting today. David B. Clear, in an article posted on Medium, suggested that a writer could use multiple places at once; forget the fidelity, the pressure to write new content and simply reuse the work built elsewhere. Use different platforms, he said. This echoed some considerations regarding writing that I have had recently. For a while I wondered what led a writer (I mean a good one) to go from the pages of a novel to write newspaper columns in which we see him degrade into an old and disgusting person.
Review of Once Upon a Book Club Subscription Box
A book subscription that includes treasures that relate to the book, what more could a person ask for? Once Upon a Book Club reaches beyond the limits of just a plain subscription box that sends you a monthly book by including wrapped gifts that go along with the pages. It makes the book a more fun read as you stumble onto one of their sticky notes on a designated page letting you know to open “gift for page 65”. Bonus, you would be supporting a woman owned company.
Scarlett CallohanPublished 19 days ago in Journal
Books that kept me sane
Books have always been my favorite place to hide. When everything went wrong, I picked up some fiction and got transported to another world. My real world problems got buried in somebody else's adventures. This was how my mind worked until the pandemic struck. In March 2020, when we were thrown into a world of uncertainty, I could hardly focus on any fiction. Suddenly life seemed like a medical thriller and I wanted something that would make me feel like I am a living, breathing human being and not somebody else's figment of imagination.
chembarathiPublished 28 days ago in Journal
Terra Nullius by Clare G. Coleman
Australian affiliate links are at the bottom of this article Hello Book People! Today I'm showcasing Claire G. Coleman's first sci-fi novel, Terra Nullius. But first, let me read to you the blurb and author bio:
Jasmine WolfePublished about a month ago in Journal
What books should I read to get basic knowledge of the stock market?
1. Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham Those who don’t know Benjamin Graham is Warren Buffet’s mentor. This book was written very early for those who want to know the fundamentals of how to make more profit in the share market. After reading this book you will learn about various kinds of different approaches to gain slowly and steadily from the financial market. This book will help you to prevent yourself from making any costly mistakes. It also helps to know more about long-term approaches in profit-making.
marketfundaPublished about a month ago in Journal
Review: Jay Blades' book "Making It"
It's a popular thing for TV celebrities to write a memoir and venture into print off the back of their fame and popularity. This is essentially what Jay Blades has done by sharing the past life which brought him to where he is now, in an autobiography. Jay's book "Making It" is no bandwagon jump though, no cash in tawdry tale cobbled together to shift a few copies. Far from it. He speaks both eloquently and humourously about some of his most vulnerable and painful times, in a way which you cannot help but be moved by, and be swept along on the journey with him.
Ian EdwardsPublished about a month ago in Journal
Black Juice by Margo Lanagan
Australian affiliate links are at the bottom of this article Hello, Book People! I hope everyone is well and enjoying their videos today. I am Jasmine, a.k.a. Fiction Is Vice. Today I am sharing my love on Margo Lanagan’s Black Juice.
Jasmine WolfePublished about a month ago in Journal
