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Book Review: Creole Serendipity Books 9780843176315: Stephen Cosgrove, Robin James: Books

 

Amazon.com: Creole Serendipity Books 9780843176315: Stephen Cosgrove, Robin James: Books. The serendipity series and the Sweet Pickles are two of my favorite childhood series.  This book teaches an important moral lesson that has always stayed with me. I was thinking of something related tonight and thought of this book.  Even 30 years later meaningful things are close to heart.

 

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Book Review: Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World 9781591843566: Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams: Books

 

Amazon.com: Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World 9781591843566: Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams: Books. This book was a waste of time. It was preachy preferring to describe things and not offer real solutions.  The examples it provides like Linux are a tired argument. The work is long and not balanced.

 

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Book Review: Superconnect: Harnessing the Power of Networks and the Strength of Weak Links 9780393071603: Richard Koch, Greg Lockwood: Books

 

Amazon.com: Superconnect: Harnessing the Power of Networks and the Strength of Weak Links 9780393071603: Richard Koch, Greg Lockwood: Books. This book talks about “weak links” which is probably the most original part. Otherwise it seemed it was more about historical interpretation and personal stories. Could have been great if 80% of the filler had been removed.

 

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Book Review: Lives of Confucius: Civilizations Greatest Sage Through the Ages 9780385510691: Michael Nylan, Thomas Wilson: Books

 

Amazon.com: Lives of Confucius: Civilizations Greatest Sage Through the Ages 9780385510691: Michael Nylan, Thomas Wilson: Books. I liked this book.  It had some interesting things to say to better understand Confucius.  He really was different from his times. Anyone who is curious about Buddhism, or any other number of eastern religions should read this.

 

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Book Review: The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer 9780385527132: Jane Smiley: Books

 

Amazon.com: The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer 9780385527132: Jane Smiley: Books. Avoid this book.  Everything is wrong about this beginning at the title.  This is a waste of time and offensive in how little the author understands the subject.

 

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