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Any Parents in the Audience? A Favor, If You Please

Published on March 16, 2007 in Books. 0 Comments

To clarify, this message aimed at is all of the parents (or about-to-be-parents) who read this blog (not just at my parents). Also, if you’re not a parent, or about to be one, you’ll probably want to forgo this, although you’ll probably at least want to forward it to someone who falls into one of the aforementioned categories.

Here’s the lowdown: My friend Melissa (Little Woolgatherings) is writing a book and she needs your help.

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Notes From Donald Trump’s “How to Get Rich”

Published on March 9, 2007 in Books, Business and Finance and Personal Development. 4 Comments

The following are some points that stood out to me while reading How to Get Rich, by Donald Trump, listed here by chapter. I’ve bolded both chapter titles (which are lessons in themselves) and extremely important points within the quotes. I’ve also added some personal observations in [brackets]. Continue reading ‘Notes From Donald Trump’s “How to Get Rich”’

Myst: The Book of Atrus – Synopsis and Review

Published on March 7, 2007 in Books and Science Fiction. 0 Comments

Myst: The Book of Atrus, is the first novel in the Myst series of books, which expands on the universe used in UbiSoft’s Myst series. In this piece I will be giving a short synopsis of the book as well as do an overall review. (Warning: Some spoilers! If you don’t want to read the book, or have already read it, keep reading, otherwise skip down to the conclusion.)The games have made for one of the most successful game franchises of all time, but the question remains as to whether this novel can engage the reader in the same fashion. Continue reading ‘Myst: The Book of Atrus – Synopsis and Review’

Observations on Malory’s “Le Morte D’Arthur”

Published on March 1, 2007 in Books and Observations. 0 Comments

A few days ago I started reading Sir Thomas Malory’s book Le Morte D’Arthur. After a few hours, I stopped. In that time I made the following observations, which should explain why I stopped: Continue reading ‘Observations on Malory’s “Le Morte D’Arthur”’