The reviewing bug has bit me in recent weeks; I find myself posting comments all over forums and blogs about the various books I’ve read and movies I’ve seen. So I decided to give regularly scheduled reviews a try; that way, I can share the good things I’ve experienced with my readers, and help them… Read More Book review: The Friday Night Knitting Club (Kate Jacobs)
About the author Joseph Gulesserian came of age during the seventies, and was exposed to many changing technologies with a career that has ranged from metallurgic to manufacturing, from business equipment to information technology, and brand creation. After earning his MBA, he taught Corporate Finance, Marketing and Statistics as an adjunct professor at Toronto colleges,… Read More Book Review: ‘Newspaper Boys Always Deliver’, by Joseph Gulesserian
Borna and I have many a common interest, which bodes well for our marriage 😉 One of them is creativity; more specifically, the role that work and discipline have to do with bringing creativity to life. How do you balance out letting one’s creativity loose while making sure the right channels have been created for… Read More Borna’s Monthly Book Recommendation: ‘Do The Work’, by Steven Pressfield
About the author: It’s no secret how Jen Calonita knows the inside scoop on Hollywood. A former entertainment editor at a teen magazine, Jen started out her career chronicling backstage life at concerts with Justin Timberlake and interviewing Zac Efron on film sets. It was her work in the entertainment world that inspired her first… Read More Book Review: ‘Fairy Tale Reform School: Charmed’, by Jen Calonita
Believe it or not, guys, there are less than four weeks of winter left! Not that I needed an excuse to read more books, of course, but being able to have an extra excuse always makes the reading so much more pleasurable. We have been lucky in our little corner of the world in that… Read More Book Review Round-Up: Four Books to Read During the Four Weeks of Winter Left
About the author: L. Davis Munro holds a master’s degree with a focus on women’s suffrage theatre and works in theatre and dance. She currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with her husband and her dog.. About the book: Being an independent woman in 1913 London is certainly empowering, but Emmy Nation is tired of… Read More Book Review: ‘Emmy Nation, Undercover Suffragette’, by L. Davis Munro
About the author: Ken Dunn is one of the leadership training world’s up and coming great speakers and trainers. An incredible hunger to learn and teach others has led Ken successfully through five different professional careers in the past 25 years. Ken began a policing career at the age of 18. He was involved in… Read More Book Review: ‘The Greatest Prospector in the World’, by Ken Dunn
About the author Len Richman has a long history with the Thomas More Institute of Montreal: student, course designer/ leader, Board of Directors member, and Chair of the Accreditation Committee. Travel, work and field background continue in parts of Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, South Pacific, and Canada’s northern communities. An educator in… Read More Book Review: ‘Shivers & Signposts: The Journey Continues’, by Len Richman
About the author: From the author’s website: “I’m from Minneapolis. I had a really dramatic childhood involving foster care, prison visits and multiple moms that gave me lots of opportunity to interface with some of the darker aspects of human nature. People ask me how I survived and I think it comes down to 1)… Read More Book Review: ‘Multiple Listings’, by Tracy McMillan
About the author: Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday and Lovers in Crime Mysteries and the Thorny Rose Mysteries. Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She also passes on what she has learned in her years of… Read More Book Review: ‘Cancelled Vows: A Mac Faraday Mystery’, by Lauren Carr