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4.5 stars
I don't usuallly read classic, just trying out something new once in a while.
It was harsh at the beginning, couldn't get used to the prose style, but strangely after a few chapters I got the hang of it. The story is indeed classic, seems to be very simple, yet it felt quite strong, with lots of emotions, hate and love.
It's refreshing breaking away from my typical choice of books, and I'll definitely try out other classics.
0.0 star
Good enough to get you excited about Perl. If you like Ruby, Perl looks like its cousin.
It doesn't cover much about objects and packages, will need to readup Intermediate Perl.
4.0 stars
A collection of tips to break away from your typical perspective of looking at things and find fresh ideas. Tips are shortly narrated, coupled with related industry case studies, and good quotes make it light and enjoyable to read.
It's about stepping out of your typical routine, listen to the new genres of music, read new magazine, learn from the past, find inspirations from the nature, from what people left behind, listen, observe, go out and travel, and others.
At the end I think it's not just about finding good ideas, it's also about adding more jazz to your life. (read less)
A collection of tips to break away from your typical perspective of looking at things and find fresh ideas. Tips are shortly narrated, coupled with related industry case studies, and good quotes make it light and enjoyable to read.
It's about stepping out of your typical routine, listen to the new genres of music, read new magazine, learn from the past, find inspirations from the nature, from what people left behind, listen, observe, go out and travel, and others.
At the end I ... (read more)
4.3 stars
Focussing much on delegation of work, being productive, cutting out uncessary tasks, income generation that doesn't need your presence, and finding the true meaning of life, what you really want in life.
Tim shared his experiences, but I guess Tim is on the extreme side, it will be a bit hard to follow his footsteps totally, but some of the tips shared are quite useful, I like the part about doing some test before trying out the real thing.
Read another book earlier, testing small seems to be a real value before you do something big so it is less painful if it doesn't work. (read less)
Focussing much on delegation of work, being productive, cutting out uncessary tasks, income generation that doesn't need your presence, and finding the true meaning of life, what you really want in life.
Tim shared his experiences, but I guess Tim is on the extreme side, it will be a bit hard to follow his footsteps totally, but some of the tips shared are quite useful, I like the part about doing some test before trying out the real thing.
Read another book earlier, testing sma... (read more)
5.0 stars
I'm more of a technical person, and I definitely still have a lot to learn about running a business. I can't remember how I bumped into this book, but I am grateful to have found this.
We all have been aware with how people run their business, their marketing, sales pitch, customer relation, and etc. But it is really an eye opening to be told the strategy behind it.
Jay Abraham helps to give a bird-eye's view of how to squeeze the most out of your business, walks through lots of examples on how his clients have successfully improved their business with his consultation.
Though it was written 8 years ago, many of the points I find still applicable today, and out of all, these three points I think is going to stick with me for a long time, the get the max out of your business, it all voices down to these 3 points:
1) Increase the number of clients.
2) Increase the average size of the sale per client.
3) Increase the number of times clients return and buy again.
I don't know about you, but those points enlightened me. (read less)
I'm more of a technical person, and I definitely still have a lot to learn about running a business. I can't remember how I bumped into this book, but I am grateful to have found this.
We all have been aware with how people run their business, their marketing, sales pitch, customer relation, and etc. But it is really an eye opening to be told the strategy behind it.
Jay Abraham helps to give a bird-eye's view of how to squeeze the most out of your business, walks through lots of... (read more)
4.0 stars
Sequel to Angela's Ashes, still prefer Angela's Ashes, but it's still quite fun to learn his first experience when stepping his feet on American soil. Frank is definitely a natural story teller.
One of his first impression was that that most of the American he met had gleaming white teeth. And hell ya...they have really nice teeth.
5.0 stars
What else can I say about this one, so much information within 105 pocket-size pages. If you are learning English you oughta have this one!
No questions asked, just go and buy it.
3.0 stars
Average typical colour guide from basic colour guide to printing guide.
Not that I don't like it entirely, but it's just there aren't too many memorable passages. Layout, format, samples are typical.
4.2 stars
I'm not sure how to describe this, it's different from others I've read before. It's very personal, conversations and words used are direct and beautiful. About love, youth, loneliness, suicides, and death.
I'm a fan of Haruki now, looking forward for his other work, Wind-Up Bird Chornicle.
4.0 stars
I was too bored at home one weekend, with no books left to read at home other than this one from my wife's bookshelf, I was left with no choice but to read it.
It felt like watching the Apprentice, about how fast one can be successful, and how fast one can fall flat and lose everything. There's suspense and romance. Overall not too bad for a weekend read, like what Simon Cow likes to say, "It's good, but not excellent."