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Attitude books serve to be overweight tomes of unfathomable concepts, no distrust designed this by the by to limit readership to those already involved in this ethereal endeavor at the scholarly level. Same occasionally a publication comes along that breaks gone away from from the pattern, in 1971 R. D. Lang published his soil breaking feat Knots, a Book that could be infatuated on sundry extraordinary levels, and more importantly, enjoyed sooner than a wide audience.

Although using a different shape Erik Quisling has produced a equivalent contrive with Fables From The Mud. Using relatively undecorated concepts we are introduced to some decidedly lenient conditions. Whereas Lang hardened the nursery poetry Jack and Jill characters, Quisling uses a Clam, an Ant, and a garden Worm to inquire his theories. And as we come to grasp, these lowly creatures have the unaltered wants and needs as humans. Often our wants and needs are involved to palliate, and by modeling those concepts into the sustenance of creatures with a falsely humble lifestyle, those concepts can be boiled down to ideas and needs that can be freely understood.

Each page-boy is adorned close to a uninvolved threshold depiction, it took me a while to catch on. The starkness of the drawing actually enhances the message.

Our cardinal meet is with an Annoyed Clam, he is angry because of his ineptness to mutate the the world at large, what can a mollusk do? We pore over as he moves during a variety of emotions, becoming increasingly disillusioned with his life. Dialect mayhap manic is a huddle that we can effectively use. As with all three of these funny stories, Erik Quisling has a twist in the tale.

Next up is the Ant, a rocklike hand, and an important fellow of camaraderie at the worker point, blue collar be means of and through. Before taking a wrong fork in the road, he discovers the ‘stone garden’, a place talked hither in ‘Ant Hill’ mythology, a land of wonder. But is it really?

Lastly is the Worm, this aging warrior has seen it all! He has achieved capacious things in his life, and we take care of him reflecting on his gone and forgotten battles. The adrenalin highs, the polish of overcoming, and the conception of campaigns definitely conducted, to do not be up to save the aching emptiness he now feels. Residing in the now quite decomposed skull of Common Grant, the worm realizes that all the battles using nothing. The achievements of the erstwhile are no more than a convulsion memory. He has a particular matrix long in his warrior person, but can he fulfill it?

Erik Quisling uses some very, bloody dark humor in Fables From The Mud. It may be a impatient interpret, but it is a exceedingly contemplative assignment, and one that once you drain it, you wishes have a yen for to over on the stories. Minimalist it certainly is, but it is superbly benefit the rate of admission. There is something as a replacement for person in this book.

Fables for the Mud is slated in return an October let off and you can order a sample at the end of one’s tether with numerous online booksellers.

We all know a Weasel. You know, that person that threatens to take down your organization by using every sleazy tactic in the book to advance their careers regardless of how it effects others. Warriors, Workers, Whiners, and Weasels: The 4 Personality Types in Business and How to Manage Them to Your Advantage by entrepreneur Tim O’Leary takes a refreshing look at the different personalities we encounter and how to handle them.

The premise of the book is that essentially everyone fits into one of four personality groups &ndash Warrior, Worker, Whiner, or Weasel. O’Leary defines each as the following:

Warriors, who confront change, see possibilities, innovate and manage to win!

Workers, who deal with the ups, downs and challenges of everyday corporate life dependably, and who can reliably implement the change and direction established by the Warriors.

Whiners, who get through life by complaining about everything they do, who profess negativism and dissatisfaction wherever they go, and blaming others for their own shortcomings.

Weasels, who lurk everywhere and threaten your career and life-goals through their own deception and insecurity and who spread these feelings quickly throughout the organization.

The book is designed to help you recognize what group you fit into, give you the necessary tools to get to the group you want to be in, and learn how to effectively deal with people in each group. The book really does a great job of forcing you to truthfully analyze yourself. O’Leary warns you that you might not like what you find, but also is quick to point reinforce that you are in control and that you can make the changes in your life to fit into the group that you desire.

Even more interesting (and fun) is visualizing the people you know and placing them into their appropriate categories. We have all encountered a Whiner or Weasel and it helps to know what makes them tick and how to effectively deal with them so that they don’t negatively impact your life. O’Leary uses the analogy to the common cold &ndash you can’t completely eliminate Weasels from your life but you can take precautions to limit the frequency in which they enter your life and the damage that they do while they’re a part of it.

O’Leary uses a mixes light-hearted humor with a fiercely intense attitude to combine a business book and a self-help book in an exciting fashion. One chapter might focus on a self-analysis, the next might be about personal stories from O’Leary’s experiences, and the next about management. The book is well over 200 pages but reads at the speed of a book that’s half that. I often found myself reading several chapters in a sitting, which is a testament to the writers’ ability to hold readers interest. If there’s a downside (and it’s not much of one), it’s that O’Leary is so brutally honest that it may rub some people wrong, especially those who fall into the Whiner and Weasel groups.

Warriors, Workers, Whiners, and Weasels: The 4 Personality Types in Business and How to Manage Them to Your Advantage by Tim O’Leary is a must read for every entrepreneur, business owner, manager, and worker wishing to learn more about themselves, take advantage of their best traits, and protect themselves from those who could sabotage their career.

Cheryl O’Donovan and Tom Wolferman have collaborated their efforts to create a book for women of the Baby Boomer Generation with their recently released book, The Estrogen Underground. Cheryl brings her cartoonist and writer skills while Tom’s satire balances out the varied topics for today’s women that are talked about in a frank and downright funny manor.

The Estrogen Underground consistently uses light humor along with comic strip like characterizations on every page of the book. The font is a nice, readable size that occasionally mixes with the images, but not so much so that it is difficult to read.

Seven entertaining chapters banter on issues from bad wardrobe choices, changed perceptions of aging women, crazy fads, wild diets, exercise, make-up and hair escapades and plastic surgery, to more serious issues like careers verses hobbies.

Yet throughout the book the main focus seems to be of living in the moment with love and acceptance of one’s self.

Topped off with amusing and amazing quotes from famous people along with intimate, personal stories makes The Estrogen Underground a perfect gift for working or family women aged between 40 and 60.

ISBN#: 0-9767732-7-9

Author: Cheryl O’Donovan and Tom Wolferman

Publisher: A Better Be Write Publisher

I enjoyed reading this book. The characters were portrayed very well. Jack, a multimillionaire who experiences mid-life crisis and ends up finding meaning to his life &ndash but it costs him millions of dollars and emotional pain. Adele is a heavy-drinking, free-living, multimillionaire with an independent mind and a sense of humor. Wendy, a single mother who finds the love of her life. Mixed up educators playing with their students’ lives in their conquest and the retiring professor who resists this plot has a big secret. A married advisor carries on an affair with another man and when he is discovered, he thinks his world has ended.

I would say this fiction is a light comedy that is quite entertaining and has some romance elements as well. Author Robert Mercer-Nairne brings attention to common human frailties with a sense of fun. He clearly reveals the desire to ‘get rich quick’ in North American Society. Members of this society tend to hear what we WANT to hear and perceive the greener pasture out there somewhere &ndash rather than in the here and now.

Readers are shown the foolishness of following others blindly and the danger of where our greed can take us. Innocents can have their life irrevocable altered by someone else’s desire to climb a corporate or social ladder. The benefit of spiritual leaders to help ground the characters in this novel, helping them learn to forgive themselves and move on in life is used at several points in the story.

I recommend this book for anyone looking for a light, entertaining read.

ISBN#: 0974814105

Publisher: Gritpoul, Inc

Author: Robert Mercer-Nairne