Like Bruce (Autonomous Source), a medical friend of mine once suggested that Ritalin might benefit from me. And Broad At Bat and Debbye both wondered if I can actually read. So here you go:
Number of Books That I Own: Slightly over 500 that are unpacked. Hey, we only moved in a year ago.
Last Book Bought: The Calgary White Pages. For the office. Before that, I bought my 2005 calendar book. For the office. Did I mention we already own over 500 unpacked books and the Mister has sorta suggested that I stop filling the library until we construct the appropriate building?
Last Book Read: Like I only read one book at a time so not. In the last month I have read, or re-read:
- The Alberta Budget (2005 edition). Sometimes I have trouble going to sleep.
- "The Battle Over Bilingualism" (Russell Doern). After I found out the author committed suicide, I had to re-read this.
- "1984" (George Orwell). After I found out there is no hope for change in government, I decided to prepare myself for the future in Canada.
- "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (Douglas Adams). While reading "1984" I decided I needed some old-fashioned reality so naturally I turned to Douglas Adams.
- "Getting to Yes" (Fisher, Ury, Patton). I was successful in deflecting a couple of potential lawsuits at work and The Boss asked me how I did that. I showed him a section in this book about recognizing and stopping manipulation, and from there, I had to re-read the entire book. Because of the Ritalin deficiency.
- Two Dilbert books (Scott Adams). Because of the Ritalin deficiency and the potential lawsuits.
Five Books That Mean A Lot To Me: I was going to say "How I Made A Million Dollars Selling Real Estate" five times, but I figured I'd have to draw pictures and craft lengthy explanations, so how about:
- "The Art of War" (Sun Tzu). Every time I buy this book, someone just has to borrow it – and not return it – probably because they're using it as a doorstop or to prop up their kitchen table – which is not why I like it. If the concept of not going to war appeals to you, this is a great resource.
- "Don't Oil The Squeaky Wheel" (Wolf Rinke). If you hate the "whatever for Dummies" style of writing, you'll hate this book, so don't read it. That means, should we have business dealings, you will be putty in my hands – putty, I tell you!
- "Getting to Yes" (Fisher, Ury, Patton). A coupla Harvard dudes wrote "The Art of War" for our society and lifetimes. I particularly enjoy refreshing my knowledge of how people try to manipulate situations, and pleasant ways to handle such manipulation.
- "The Tao of Leadership" (John Heider) originally published in 1985. "Impotent leaders capitalize on their position." "Confusing jargon is one sure sign of a leader who does not know how things happen." This book may not be an accurate interpretation of Tao Te Ching and that doesn't change how things happen or work when I reflect on this book.
- "Project Blue Book" (Brad Steiger, editor). Come on, this is the original from 1976. What is not to love about owning this book?
And now, today's lucky contest winners are:
- The Mister because I'm sure he'll be thrilled at having more to do
- Mr Light & Dark because he hasn't posted much lately & I'm sure he's been busy reading
- tommygirl because she is a poohead who marks out for ecw (whatever the hell that means)
- Romantiquette because she is also a poohead who marks out for ecw (whatever the hell that means again)
- Cher_ because it is incredibly funny that someone is pretending to be Cher … (she is pretending, right?)
Mood Swing Rating - Very amused: 5 Peeves
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