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August 20

Emma gave

to:
The Juicing Bible (Paperback)
by Pat Crocker
bookshelves: healthyness

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read in August, 2008

Emma said: "This book rocks! It has awesome recipes, but more than that, it has sections on all the fruits, vegetables and herbs that you can juice or add to your juice, and what they are good for and how to store them. I love it. "

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August 11

New comment on Aeyoung's review of Second Lady: by Irving Wallace

Emma wrote: "Writing the review is the fun part! "

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August 08

Emma gave

to:
StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths (Hardcover)
by Tom Rath
bookshelves: biz-marketing-money, personal-growth

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recommended for: everyone, seriously
read in January, 2007

Emma said: "Total awesomeness!

This book and the included test (be sure to buy a new copy) inspired me for months. Finding out my top 5 strengths made who I am make so much more sense. I love their approach of focusing on what you are "designed" to ...more "

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Emma gave

to:
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by Julia Cameron
bookshelves: artsy-crafty, personal-growth, spirituality

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Emma said: "this book helped me shift my thinking about art and helped me unblock my stuff around it and just make it. I had better luck doing it in a facilitated group than alone. "

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Emma gave

to:
200 Knitted Blocks (Paperback)
by Jan Eaton
bookshelves: artsy-crafty

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read in January, 2006

Emma said: "Great selection of patterns, and the best part is the big photos so you can really see the patterns.

One disappointing thing is that a lot of the 200 blocks are just color variations of the same block. Uh, that's kinda cheating isn't it? I think t...more "

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Emma marked as to-read:
Right Use Of Power: The Heart of Ethics (Paperback)
by Cedar Barstow
bookshelves: to-read

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Emma said: "I haven't read the book yet, but I took a workshop from Cedar and it was awesome. This isn't technical ethics, like rules and regulations, it's about how power operates within the client-therapist dynamic and how to be responsible with that power.
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Emma gave

to:
Lesbian Couples: A Guide to Creating Healthy Relationships (Paperback)
by D.Merilee Clunis
bookshelves: relationships

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read in January, 2006

Emma said: "This is a pretty middle-of-the-road, calm person's guide to relationships. As in, not going into the nitty gritty stuff, but suggesting counseling if you have nitty gritty stuff. It does provide a good overview of issues that come up with lesbians th...more "

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Emma gave

to:
Listening to Depression: How Understanding Your Pain Can Heal Your Life (Paperback)
by Lara, Ph.D. Honos-Webb
bookshelves: personal-growth

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read in January, 2007

Emma said: "This book changed how I think about my depression, from a "problem", to something that is my system trying to tell me something. I stopped trying to fight it and make it wrong and started to pay attention to it and listen more. This book, c...more "

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Emma gave

to:
Don't Be Nice, Be Real: Balancing Passion for Self With Compassion for Others (Paperback)
by Kelly Bryson
bookshelves: personal-growth

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read in January, 2007

Emma said: "A little rough, but a good alternative to Marshall's sanitized prose. It's nice to have a different perspective on NVC, from someone who seems more like a real human struggling with it. I love you Marshall but are you an alien?

Uh, which is to sa...more "

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Emma gave

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The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Hardcover)
by Timothy Ferriss
bookshelves: biz-marketing-money

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recommended for: a desperate wage slave who has no picture of how things could be different for them
read in January, 2007

Emma said: "At first I thought this was the bee's knees, toes, and ankles. But as I read further I began to realize that this guy "wins" by cheating, "delegates" by leaving everything in the hands of his $5/hour personal assistant in India, a...more At first I thought this was the bee's knees, toes, and ankles. But as I read further I began to realize that this guy "wins" by cheating, "delegates" by leaving everything in the hands of his $5/hour personal assistant in India, and sells books by promising to tell you how to get rich, and delivers a book on how to get everyone around you to be really annoyed with you for shirking any responsibility.

He encourages you to lease expensive cars so you can feel like you are living the "life of your dreams". And then he puts Walden in his list of resources. I'm confused. I guess he's saying that if you really want to drive a fancy car, then make that your priority, and then when you can afford to lease it, you'll be happy. I'm hoping that would then teach you that maybe a car is not the most important thing in your life and you might want to spend your $2500 a month on rent, food, health insurance and the like. So you don't have to live in Borneo in order to drive your new car.

Reading this book made me realize that I already have a life that involves meaningful work, setting my own schedule, and choosing whatever projects I want to do. And oh yeah, passive income. No, I don't drive a Ferrari and vacation in Argentina because the exchange rate is awesome. But you know? I don't really want to.

I agree with some of his instructions on automation, especially the importance of not having decision-making bottlenecks. However, if you care about the reputation of your company you might want to have *some* input on its day to day operations. I guess now we know why he is described as a "serial" entrepreneur on the book jacket.

I give him points for being honest. If someone wanted his kind of lifestyle, this would be a fairly good roadmap. Except for one thing: his sales ability. Which he doesn't really teach in this book.

He definitely has a different take on business and the point of life, and perhaps it is useful just in that sense. He is definitely marching to the beat of his own drummer. I just am not sure I want to march with him....less "

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from Emma

12/18/2007 03:38PM

You are so right and I went posthaste to correct that glaring oversight. forsooth!

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from Aeyoung

12/18/2007 03:20PM

Emmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!

Hah, I love the list of books so far, though I've never read any of them. I see an omission: why no Deed of Paksanarion?

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