Category: Book Recommendations

I haven’t read this type of book for a while.  Readers either liked it because of its informative nature about narcissism and the focus of both narcissist and those looking at them.  Others found it difficult to read because its subject matter includes psychological theories and concepts.  Despite it being a small, compact book, don’t

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My mom gave me The Four Agreements, then I bought The Mastery of Love, and still need to read The Fifth Agreement.  I can, obviously, only comment on the first two books.  They are a fast read in the sense they are short and font is fairly big, but it takes longer to really digest

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I’m finally done with this book to give it a proper recommendation and review.  This book has gotten mixed reviews, as do most things, but I’d say it is worthy enough.  The content isn’t so much about Patton’s military accomplishments or failures, but about how Patton himself viewed himself during them.  It’s about the psychological

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If you want to read what happens to roughly the other 50% of an animal after it dies, then this is the book for you.   It’s a short book of only 99 pages, but there’s a lot of information in it.  I’m not going to go on an environmental rant about how you should

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We all have emotions running up and down our bodies thanks to our brain. I would say emotions are the most powerful part of any human being. There may be many physical substances, whether good or bad, that are just as powerful (tobacco or sugar to name a few). Yes, the addiction process people go

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It’s amazing what you find when you go to a bookstore. I picked up a book and thought this looks familiar.  I wasn’t 100% sure if I had read it.  I had to give it a few seconds to digest and come up with the answer. I came to an understanding of two things. One,

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The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother is 295 page book reinforcing that certain people follow their pursuits even when they don’t adhere to the standards of family. James McBride, the product of interracial marriage, is the “half White” and “half Black” author of this book who grappled with his

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I’m recommending authors where the book was their first novel. Are there signs pointing to a newly minted author versus one in the middle or end of their career one? Who knows? They are now published authors and that is all that matters (sort of). I will say if you are looking for something where

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Explore on Amazon Some believe you don’t write about yourself until you’ve established yourself as a writer. These same people say to be cautious using yourself as a character because it’s easy to get too involved and not be as objective as possible. Some people dare not to follow this advice and do their own

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I had recommended this book before in a previous blog before I even finished it, but I don’t think I had shared it on my Facebook or LinkedIn page at the time so here it goes again. This is one of those books where you don’t judge a book by its cover or subject matter.

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Falling Leaves is an autobiographical story about Adeline Yen Mah.  It explores the hardship she endured while living with her father and stepmother. She was born into privilege, but like many girls born into Asian countries, there were cultural forces that sent her reeling backward.  She didn’t have the same luxuries as her brothers, and

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