Nonfiction
My strange choice of a Book
I remember watching the movie of Mark Zuckerberg's motivation for creating Facebook. If I am remembering correctly, it all stemmed from his being heartbroken and a bit angry over the breaking up of a relationship. He is a brilliant, but awkward genius, much like many of his successful peers who had rocky relationships. So, we can see that inspiration can be attained form any source anywhere. Facebook started very small in his college years and grew to be a worldwide phenomenon.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in BookClub
A Little More Into It
This was my very first read and is my favorite book yet! It changed me drastically by having an open heart and a appeal for Travis and people. I started to have a greater insight for others. It was exactly 405 pages long, and I just loved how I vowed to read it!!! Basically I came (home) from a typical good workday and started to read it from 8:30 @ night - to 6AM in the morning!! It was completed as my first read. I was so proud of myself! I loved these parts about the book:
By Rachael Frazier2 years ago in BookClub
How Anthony Robbins Awakened The Giant Within Me
I love to read books by others who have faced adversity and devised their own way of dealing with it; to learn how they found the courage to get through it; about the people who inspired them in their crisis times, and the advice they might give me that could suit my situation, too. For that reason, I owe my confident and positive state to Anthony Robbins, the American author, coach and speaker who is known primarily for his seminars, and self-help books, including Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within.
By Elaine Sihera2 years ago in BookClub
Comics. Top Story - August 2023.
They were only comics. Well, comic books. My older brother Steve would set me on his lap in the living room. We always perched in the rocking chair furthest from the kitchen, the one that spun all the way around (& drove mom crazy when we did it). The comics tended to be either from the Marvel or DC universes—Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Spiderman, Green Lantern, The Phantom….
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock2 years ago in BookClub
The Managerial Revolution
Have you ever bought a book sight unseen in terms of knowing what it’s about before you buy it? I have that’s what happened when I bought, The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World, by James Burnham in 2013. This book sat on my shelf for the next year. Not because I wasn’t interested, rather it was marinating for the right time for me to read it. But boy, would this book change my entire outlook on the world once I did read it.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in BookClub
NOT MANY FOLKS ON THIS PLANET ARE AWARE OF IT!
How is it that thou art in the green time, You have a crystal clear dream in one colour, and occurs in that dream happens the next day or the next week or the next month or ten years later. How can this happen? This is a kind of sign that says You are not just what you think you are. I am just going to help you remember who you are and give you some techniques to make it easier for you to sharpen this skill. You can start by practising this every night. You will be amazed at how accurately you will receive this Ritambhara Pragya, the level at which all things can be known. Everything can be known past present future what you have just heard I would say a handful of people on earth know even in secret projects is highly compartmentalised. I will share some of these techniques with you. Most people overthink it, but they also don't believe they can do it, and that's the beginning of programming failure. So what we want to do is hit the reset button and reprogram ourselves for success to do better. All I'm going to do is help you remember who you're and give you some techniques to help sharpen that skill - that's really all I can do.
By Yours Truly2 years ago in BookClub
An experience of a lifetime
An experience of a lifetime........ A trek to see the threatened Mountain Gorillas. Worth every penny spent - well actually, it costs a bit more than a penny! If you enjoy watching primates in their natural environment, as I do, then you will want to experience this almost indescribable event......
By Diana K Robinson2 years ago in BookClub
My Top Reads of 2023 (So Far)
I usually read around 50 books a year, give or take. I like to think this sum total breaks down to a diverse literary array: assigned classics for my college courses, page-turning thrillers, chart-topping bestsellers, nonfiction hyperfixation reads, etc.
By Erin Latham Shea2 years ago in BookClub
My Friend, Margaret. Runner-Up in Book Club Challenge.
Shy and withdrawn, I entered the classroom already in progress. After being introduced, I took the empty seat at the back of the sixth-grade math class learning about different shapes. Several were on the green chalk board showing angled degrees. Unfamiliar with the equations and the names of the various shapes, I felt lost and alone. Sixth grade was a hard year for a variety of reasons, from being the new girl in town, missing out on education due to multiple moves each year, and being removed from my mother’s care, my changing body added to my long list of reasons for feeling awkward. Given the degree of isolation I found myself in, deciding to read Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume at the suggestion of the school librarian was the best thing I could have done for myself at that time.
By Esther Julianne McDaniel2 years ago in BookClub
Billionaires and Millionaires' most beneficial read
"I encourage people to read a lot. Basically try to ingest as much information as you can. Try to develop good general knowledge," Elon Musk says. The only way we can build knowledge is through reading books. You should as much as you can whether you agree with the concept or not, you become more educated. Remember Aristotle's nuggets of wisdom: "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
By Elevate Writer2 years ago in BookClub
