Comments on: Social-Networks Activate! Help Me Find A Good Book to Read http://blog.brentc.com/2009/03/social-networks-activate-help-me-find-a-good-book-to-read/ Random Babblings Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:40:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brent http://blog.brentc.com/2009/03/social-networks-activate-help-me-find-a-good-book-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-2284 Brent Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:00:41 +0000 http://blog.brentc.com/?p=190#comment-2284 Thanks for the suggestions Ian (and Ainsley previously)! Thanks for the suggestions Ian (and Ainsley previously)!

]]> By: Ian Graham http://blog.brentc.com/2009/03/social-networks-activate-help-me-find-a-good-book-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-2283 Ian Graham Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:16:13 +0000 http://blog.brentc.com/?p=190#comment-2283 Hi Brent, I usually get my next reads suggested to me by meeting with folks FTF. On a cautionary note my ability to collect books far exceeds my capacity to read them. As I sit here typing this note in my home office my to do reading pile sits next to my desk. Here are the top 3 books in that pile; Wikinomics, The 8th Habit and Outliers. I also tend to read several books at the same time; The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck (bedside), Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (Family Room) and Mistakes where made but not by me and Founders at Work (at the office). My favorite books are: Winning Friends and Influencing people Good to Great The Power of Kindness The 7 habits of Highly effective people The 7 laws of spritual success. Much also depends on why you want to read. If you are looking for a break some light fiction is great like LotR (my personal favorite fiction book have read it 3X) or the Hobbit. I tend to like to read to learn now. Best of luck with you next reading choice. Ian Hi Brent,

I usually get my next reads suggested to me by meeting with folks FTF. On a cautionary note my ability to collect books far exceeds my capacity to read them. As I sit here typing this note in my home office my to do reading pile sits next to my desk. Here are the top 3 books in that pile; Wikinomics, The 8th Habit and Outliers.

I also tend to read several books at the same time; The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck (bedside), Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (Family Room) and Mistakes where made but not by me and Founders at Work (at the office).

My favorite books are:
Winning Friends and Influencing people
Good to Great
The Power of Kindness
The 7 habits of Highly effective people
The 7 laws of spritual success.

Much also depends on why you want to read. If you are looking for a break some light fiction is great like LotR (my personal favorite fiction book have read it 3X) or the Hobbit. I tend to like to read to learn now.

Best of luck with you next reading choice.

Ian

]]> By: Ainsley http://blog.brentc.com/2009/03/social-networks-activate-help-me-find-a-good-book-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Ainsley Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:30:03 +0000 http://blog.brentc.com/?p=190#comment-1023 I think a good start would be CBC's Canada Reads list. http://www.cbc.ca/canadareads/ I read The Outlander. Very compelling plot, but I didn't care for the characters. I didn't think character development was very good. My parents say The Book of Negros is very good. Sarah (Jamie's mom) LOVED "The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant" and will lend it to us. Based on the CBC discussions, I don't feel compelled to read "Fruit" or "Mercy...". I think a good start would be CBC’s Canada Reads list.
http://www.cbc.ca/canadareads/
I read The Outlander. Very compelling plot, but I didn’t care for the characters. I didn’t think character development was very good.
My parents say The Book of Negros is very good.
Sarah (Jamie’s mom) LOVED “The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant” and will lend it to us.
Based on the CBC discussions, I don’t feel compelled to read “Fruit” or “Mercy…”.

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