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October 14
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Cory
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Company (Paperback)
by Max Barry
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Cory said:
"What a wonderful mixture of dry humor and witty substance. Max Barry has an uncanny ability to create characters you grow to love and hate all at the same time. If you are looking for an easy read, then pour a beverage and enter Max Barry’s twist...more
What a wonderful mixture of dry humor and witty substance. Max Barry has an uncanny ability to create characters you grow to love and hate all at the same time. If you are looking for an easy read, then pour a beverage and enter Max Barry’s twisted perspective of the corporate world....less
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Cory
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by Eric Schlosser
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Cory said:
"I never looked at fast food the same way again after reading this book. It’s amazing how the world has changed from all angles since the introduction of precooked slabs of greasy meat and chemical enhanced buns.
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Cory
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise (Paperback)
by Ruth Reichl
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Cory said:
"I love Ruth Reichl’s writing! Her books are in short story format and her descriptions of food are as flavorful as the experiences she’s describing. When I finished the book, my taste buds started screaming for more.
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Cory
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Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress (Paperback)
by Debra Ginsberg
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Cory said:
"After reading about how hard servers work to earn a dollar and how rude people can be, I started tipping more. While this book provides a great glimpse into the world of being a waitress, it slows down toward the end. I actually skipped an entire c...more
After reading about how hard servers work to earn a dollar and how rude people can be, I started tipping more. While this book provides a great glimpse into the world of being a waitress, it slows down toward the end. I actually skipped an entire chapter and didn’t miss a thing....less
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Cory
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by Jim Collins
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Cory said:
"Good to Great is an extremely educational book on how a strong CEO’s and strategic planning were able to transform sleepy and unprofitable companies into some of the best of our time. This book is based on a study the author conducted and isn’t ...more
Good to Great is an extremely educational book on how a strong CEO’s and strategic planning were able to transform sleepy and unprofitable companies into some of the best of our time. This book is based on a study the author conducted and isn’t quite as dry as a textbook…but pretty close....less
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Cory
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Dry: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by Augusten Burroughs
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Cory said:
"Augusten Burroughs became a household name when his book “Running with Scissors” became a movie. To be honest, I started reading that book and stopped after the first chapter because it was such a boring introduction. Dry is a dark memoir about...more
Augusten Burroughs became a household name when his book “Running with Scissors” became a movie. To be honest, I started reading that book and stopped after the first chapter because it was such a boring introduction. Dry is a dark memoir about Augusten’s issues with alcoholism and drugs. You really need to be in a dark mindset to grasp the intensity of this book....less
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Cory
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The Real Coke, the Real Story (Paperback)
by Thomas Oliver
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Cory said:
"Remember when Coke introduced New Coke? Remember when everyone protested the removal of their favorite flavor? This book gives you an inside a scope of what it was like for Coke executives as they launched the worst marketing campaign in history an...more
Remember when Coke introduced New Coke? Remember when everyone protested the removal of their favorite flavor? This book gives you an inside a scope of what it was like for Coke executives as they launched the worst marketing campaign in history and then it into the biggest product launch the world has ever seen....less
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October 13
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Cory
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Big Trouble (Paperback)
by Dave Barry
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Cory said:
"I read this book from cover-to-cover on a two-hour plane ride. Each chapter was full of hilarious twists and turns, which would cause me to burst out laughing. I felt bad because I kept waking the sleeping, snoring fat man next to me. Serves him r...more
I read this book from cover-to-cover on a two-hour plane ride. Each chapter was full of hilarious twists and turns, which would cause me to burst out laughing. I felt bad because I kept waking the sleeping, snoring fat man next to me. Serves him right for getting in the way of a good book and me....less
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Cory
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2007: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (What Color Is Your Parachute)
by Richard Nelson Bolles
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Cory said:
"This book is extremely helpful for anyone that needs answers to standard career advancement questions. It provides great suggests for things like networking, resumes, interviewing and establishing life goals. I actually used some of the suggestions...more
This book is extremely helpful for anyone that needs answers to standard career advancement questions. It provides great suggests for things like networking, resumes, interviewing and establishing life goals. I actually used some of the suggestions listed in the book to help me land a new job....less
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Cory
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The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (Paperback)
by David Zinczenko, Ted Spiker
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Cory said:
"This book was written by the Editor-in-Chief of Men's Health magazine. For obvious reasons, this book is full of masculinity and testosorne.
While it provides a wealth of insight on health from a man's prospective, I found this book to be only av...more
This book was written by the Editor-in-Chief of Men's Health magazine. For obvious reasons, this book is full of masculinity and testosorne.
While it provides a wealth of insight on health from a man's prospective, I found this book to be only average.
On page 137, there's an amazing smoothie recipe.
Strawberry Field Marshall Smoothie
1/2-cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
1 cup 1% milk
2 teaspoons peanut butter
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 teaspoons whey powder (can be omitted)
2 ice cubes
Blend until smooth and enjoy!
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