Friedman’s Flat Earth
The most interesting and thought provoking book I’ve recently read is THE WORLD IS FLAT by Thomas L. Friedman. The book title and subject matter; the globalized world in the twenty-first century, would not normally have drawn my attention, and truth be told, seemed a little too dry and academic for my tastes. However I [...]
Writing Personal Experience Articles With a Punch
As an online article writer with quite a few articles under my belt, I’ve always wondered how to go about writing my articles better, with more impact. This is easier said than done. Not long ago I decided to embark on a new article writing journey; to write articles about my experiences, trials and tribulations. [...]
Fiction Books – Enhance Your Imaginative Skills
Books are the quietest and the most constant friends of the people. They are the most accessible and the wisest counselors, and the most patient teachers. One should always try to read something that would make him or her look and feel good. To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before [...]
Backyard Science By DK With Fantastic Experiments For Kids To Do In Their Own Backyards
Homeschooling? Teacher? School holidays? Weekends? After school time? Grandparent? If you have toddlers to teens you will find something of interest in this excellent book published by Dorling Kindersley. Publishers recommend Backyard Science for 9 – 12 years old as the ideal audience. Information is presented throughout this quality hardcover book in a clear, colourful [...]
Why Christian Retail Book Market Self-Help Books Get Attention of Wal-Mart, Target & Grocery Stores
Christian retail is a hot market. Mainstream stores such as Wal-Mart, Target, and even grocery stores throughout the nation are profiting from the sale of Christian books, music, and DVDs. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, brings in annual sales from Christian merchandise in excess of $1 billion annually. It shouldn’t come as a surprise from [...]
Children Books – Imbibe The Reading Habits
Children are usually very restless; as such, to imbibe any kind of knowledge in them, books should be carefully chosen. Kids can be taught by providing them exciting and adventurous gadgets and books for entertainment. As knowledge forms the basic personality and attitude of a person and helps him to face any competition with confidence, [...]
Navigating the Sea of Self-Help Books
Self-help is one of the fastest growing and most popular genres of writing today. There is a constant stream of releases in this category which makes up a significant percentage of all new book releases. Only a small number of years ago books of this nature were quite uncommon and it was seen as somewhat [...]
The Next Millionaires by Paul Zane Pilzer
The Next Millionaires is a work by Paul Zane Pilzer that maintains the high standards he is known for. While he has written some truly amazing works in the past, a credible argument could be made that this is his absolute best work of all. Wealth is something most people wish they could attain. They [...]
A Review of The Waterfall by Margaret Drabble
It’s almost 40 years since Margaret Drabble published The Waterfall, a novel, therefore, of the swinging, liberal, liberated sixties. The scenario is simple. Jan and Malcolm and Lucy and James are two (heterosexual) couples. Then Jane initiates a shuffle of the cards and has an affair with James. By 2007 standards, this might provide enough [...]
Tips On Designing Your Multimedia Product Covers
Photographs for multimedia products are a prerequisite to creating stunning and eye popping Audio CD’s, DVD’s and or book covers. As a matter of fact if you remember the old saying that ‘a picture can say a thousand words’ then you will understand that in today’s consumer driven society it’s never been more truer. So if that’s [...]