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Gonzo marketing : winning through worst practices

by Christopher Locke

 Book

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Locke Described the Web 2.0 World a Few Years Early   (2008-05-15)

Very Good

This great book has been overlooked due to an unfortunate publication date of Sept. 2001. It set up much of what we take for granted now in this world of Web 2.0, user-generated content and citizen marketers.

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Tar Beach

by Faith Ringgold

 Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience   |  1st ed

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Great pictures raise good questions   (about 2 days ago)

Good

Great Pictures

This is one of our more interesting picture books.  Tar Beach presents a lot of questions, like why can't her father join the union and what is a half-breed.  My sons usually ask "Why" a lot while reading this book.  Reading it is a good...
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The future of reputation : gossip, rumor, and privacy on the Internet

by Daniel J Solove

 Book

Good perspective on the impact others have on our reputation   (about 3 weeks ago)

Good

This book describes a number of situations that impact our individual ability to control what other say or think about us. The first situation is a bit extreme and involved but clearly illustrates how a mob mentality could grow to work woe on a person's reputation...and how that can play out in real...
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Charlie and the chocolate factory.

by Roald Dahl; Joseph Schindelman

 Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A classic for a good reason   (2008-06-09)

Very Good

This is obviously a classic and for good reason. Dahl sets up a multi-layered narative that juxtaposes the ellusive imagination of children with the real-world realities of the adult world. Mr. Wonka apparently found near immorality in his youthful enjoyment of the impossible and the magical. All...
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Winesburg, Ohio.

by Sherwood Anderson

 Book : Fiction   |  [New ed.]

Left Wanting More   (about a month ago)

Good

This seemed to be an exercise in character studies and is very interesting. I only wish there was more to tell in regard to some of the characters. I really left the book with a desire to read more about many of the people in town. I especially enjoyed the father-son relationships in the stories.

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Generations : the history of America's future, 1584 to 2069

by William Strauss; Neil Howe

 Book   |  1st ed

Generational Influence   (about a month ago)

Very Good

The research presented in this book surprised me. The descriptions of the generations, from my experience, are spot on. If you accept that, you can devise effective methods for communicating with those populations.

 



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The cult of the amateur : how today's internet is killing our culture

by Andrew Keen

 Book   |  1st ed

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Polemic or Screed?   (2008-05-11)

Fair

Often described as a polemic, "The Cult of the Amateur" is simply a screed against societal and economic change. It is a moralistic bombast against the populist notion of cooperation and collaboration in favor of a single point of reference determined and espoused by an expert. The author pulls...
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George shrinks

by William Joyce

 Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience   |  1st ed

Good imaginative story   (2008-06-18)

Very Good

Another story that my sons and I really enjoy.  The illustrations are so detailed and realistic while maintaining the cartoon-ish nature of imagination.

The story is simple and fun.  The pictures add twice as much to the reading as the text.

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When dinosaurs came with everything

by Elise Broach; David Small

 Book : Fiction : Primary school   |  1st ed

Great story and imagination and wonderful illustrations   (2008-06-09)

Very Good

My sons and I are loving this book. The story is just a wonderful and imaginative romp through a world where real, living dinosaurs are handed out like cheep plastic toys. It shows imagination and practicality. And it is funny. Now that we've read the story countless times, we're devouring the...
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The master and Margarita

by Mikhail Afanas evich Bulgakov; Michael Karpelson

 Book

One of my favorite books   (2008-06-09)

Very Good

This is one of my favorite books.  I can reread it every year and still enjoy it.

This dark comedy of Soviet fantasy and sci fi has soo many nuances.  The book provides a perspective into Moscow's society as seen by the damned.  Not surprising considering the conditions Soviet...
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Ambient findability

by Peter Morville

 Book

Beyond UbiComp   (2008-06-09)

Very Good

Morville's ruminations on the future of connectivity go beyond the cool factor usually espoused in UbiComp writings. He describes the chaos that we'll have to deal with once everything is knowable and at our finger tips. Read this, then read Everything is Miscellaneous.



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We the media : grassroots journalism by the people, for the people

by Dan Gillmor

 Book Internet Resource Internet Resource   |  1st ed

A primer on influence   (2008-06-09)

Very Good

Consider this a primer on the value of widespread access to publication tools. Dan Gillmor knows where journalism is headed.

The book is best described as a lesson on where influence is coming from.



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The devil's cup : coffee, the driving force in history

by Stewart Lee Allen

 Book

Coffee Controlled History   (2008-06-09)

Excellent

Considering my deep appreciation for the coffee bean, I can't help but love this book. A fun trek through the history of civilization as the reader follows the coffee bean from country to country, population to population.

Ever wonder what ended the Dark Ages?  Coffee.

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Everything is miscellaneous : the power of the new digital disorder

by David Weinberger

 Book   |  1st ed

Explains the value of chaos   (2008-06-09)

Very Good

While reading this it seemed to me that there are some holes in the theory behind this book, but Weinberger covers the big idea very well.

Order and chaos can coexist and at some levels become interchangeable.  And that's more valuable that order alone.



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The long dark tea-time of the soul

by Douglas Adams

 Book : Fiction

Better storytelling than in the hitchhiker series   (2008-06-09)

Good

The twisted logic and funny surprises Adam's provides makes this as good as the Hitchhiker series...though for different reasons. Not quite as light as the Hitchhiker books, but very enjoyable.  And much better plot lines and character development.



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Dead souls.

by Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ; Bernard Guilbert Guerney

 Book : Fiction

Dark humor   (2008-06-09)

Very Good

There is so much dark humor and fun in here, but you have to read it knowing the dark humor is there.

Read this for a sample of the nature of Russian literature and culture in Czarist Russian.



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Down and out in Paris and London : a novel

by George Orwell

 Book : Fiction

Culture and exerience builds character   (2008-06-09)

Good

I can't say why I enjoyed reading this or why it stays with me today.  Perhaps I empathized with Orwell's experience as a down-and-out traveler making ends meet. Perhaps I like the underbelly of the rich food experiences that we take for granted.

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Skinny legs and all

by Tom Robbins

 Book : Fiction

Good idea, weak story   (2008-06-09)

Good

What I liked

A few good ideas and an interesting approach to some of the issues involved in the mid-east religious debates.

What I didn't like

  • An overly simplistic view of the religious strife in the Mid-east and;
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The revolution will not be televised : democracy, the Internet, and the overthrow of everything

by Joe Trippi

 Book   |  1st ed

It's the message not the author   (2008-06-08)

Good

Joe Trippi provides a glimpse into the presidential nomination process and gives the reader a solid tutorial on community building which is the best take-away from this book. Trippi's narrative form jumps from autobiographer, biographer of Howard Dean, to marketing consultant.

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The civil rights freedom train

by Bentley Boyd

 Book : Fiction

Brad's Favorite Chester Comic   (2008-05-15)

Excellent

Brad says: "It's a good book." He likes the train on the cover. Brad and his brother and I read this and the other Chester Comix often.

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