Archive for the ‘Bookshelf’ Category

Great Stories from Joyfully Jobless Land

Posted on September 12th, 2009 by by Barbara

 

Business books usually fall into two category: how-to or biographical.

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Looking for a Good Book?

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by by Barbara

My fantasy vacation would be a long train ride (perhaps across Canada) accompanied by a stack of books I’ve been meaning to read. Of course, I’m never without a book–or several–in some stage of completion. Since summer is…

A Few of the Books I Loved This year

Posted on December 11th, 2008 by by Barbara

This is the time when I traditionally pick my favorite title of the year. Looking back on 2008 (and my sagging bookshelves) I see that I had many new favorites in the past months. This is just a…

Why Self-help Books Don’t Help

Posted on October 16th, 2008 by by Barbara

When I first discovered the literature of personal growth and development, there weren’t many titles to choose from. Today there are thousands. I always have a self-help book or two in my current reading pile because there’s so…

From Seed to Blossom

Posted on October 7th, 2008 by by Barbara

When you read a luscious book, you probably don’t think about the numerous rewrites made by the author. Likewise, we seldom get to peek behind the scenes at the long and winding road that brought us our favorite technology tools…

Three Great Reads for Storytellers (and Storylovers)

Posted on September 28th, 2008 by by Barbara

 

I’ve been reading some books written by exquisite storytellers and thought you might want to check them out for yourself (if you can stand all the pleasure).

I was completely enchanted by Geri Larkin’s Plant Seed,

Equipped for Chaotic Times

Posted on September 24th, 2008 by by Barbara

Earlier this year, the Las Vegas Sun ran a brilliant piece by Tom Breitling which began, “The economic news is relentless. Home foreclosures. Teetering mortgage companies. Tottering airlines. Brands that once rode high are going bankrupt.

Travel Tales

Posted on September 4th, 2008 by by Barbara

Mythology and literature have frequently told tales of people who went on a journey and in the process discovered more about themselves. Some of these stories, such as Homer’s Odyssey (written in the 9th century BC) and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales