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Fish is a must read

Advantages: Interesting, captivating and very motivational
Disadvantages: N/A

This book is a must read if you feel you are stuck in rut with your career. It is both inspiring and extremely interesting. Fish is extremely well writen and really draws you into the story. As a business tool it is very motivating and will help you identify problems and come up with ways of sorting them. Im not a great reader but I have read fish twice in the three months since i bought it, even if you are not so interested in the work and motivation ...

mrtoffee 17.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Fish! - Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen

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Nifty Thrifty - A Money Saving Book!

Advantages: Gives some good old fashioned tips, with common sense thrown in too.
Disadvantages: None that I can think of.

Thrifty Ways for Modern Days - edited by Martin Lewis ***What's it about?*** This is another money saving book I am reviewing, it is edited by Martin Lewis and brings together lots of advice from the Money Saving Expert forums. It particularly draws upon the 'Old Style' thread, which is a very strong chat thread, where people post their ideas for saving money in ways that were second nature in days gone by. Sadly, some of this advice has been lost ...
...aim to bring these old ideas back into fashion again. The book is split into chapters consisting of: 1. Cleaning 2. Shopping 3. Clothes and Shoes 4. Home Maintenance and DIY 5. The Good Life - Grow Your Own 6. Presents and Home Made Gifts 7. Christmas, Weddings and Other Occasions 8. The Old Style Recipe Book There are lots of little excerpts with real old-style stories, which are experiences submitted from members of the website. ***Opinion*** At ...

LAURALILIA 25.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Thrifty Ways For Modern Days - Martin Lewis

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Poker Nation ... It's the Nuts !!

Advantages: Entertaining, interesting and informative
Disadvantages: Requires a basic prior knowledge of Poker.

Although the card game of poker has been played in various forms for nearly two hundred years now, it's popularity here in the UK has soared over the past twelve months. This could be due to more accessabillity to the game, via both the internet and widespread television coverage of major and celebrity tournaments. This popularity has resulted in a surge of poker related products being sold. Poker sets and chips were sold in record numbers last ...
...spending too much time playing poker when he should have been studying. He went on to become a jornalist, writing articles for many publications - mainly "Chance" magazine, and the men's magazine, "Esquire". Bellin's father, somewhat embarrassed by the route his son's life has taken, simply refers to him as a "failed astrophysicist" ! Primarily, however, Andy Bellin is, and has been from the age of eight, a poker player. In "Poker Nation", Bellin ...

SRowlands 25.06.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Poker Nation: A High-stakes, Low-life Adventure into the Heart of Gambling - Andy Bellin

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Creating Raving Fans - Simple to Understand but Hard to Do

Advantages: Quick and Easy Read. Simple Concepts. Well Written.
Disadvantages: Slightly corny. US Perspective may put of fsome readers.

...in may ways it reinforces the simplicity of the message and the fact that it is so often overlooked. That’s why this excellent book resides on my desk at work – because I want to ensure that, my customers, like my Dad’s are raving fans. © Hishyeness 2009 ...

Hishyeness 11.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Raving Fans: Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service (One Minute Manager) - Kenneth H. Blanchard

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The making of a rich person- Rich dad's cash flow quadrtant

Advantages: has real life experiences
Disadvantages: none

Actually, Rich Dad Poor dad, Robert Kiyosaki's first book was the first book I actually read and felt good about motivational books. This his third book provides a good insight on how the rich make money and the poor never dare to. it went a step further to break down the two types of income he cited in his first book into four quadrants. On the top left quadrant, he has the actively employed or employee- one who is working for somebody else and ...
...for the intervention of his Rich dad. This very story I use to compare to my own story. I have been hearing a lot about stocks and so decided to read financial newsletters which unknown to me were from brokers that had no idea of what they were doing and were just there to make money. I ended up buying some shares from an IPO but it was a big disaster. The stock lost almost 100% of its value. The lesson from this is that after reading this book, ...

donnaheff 10.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rich Dad, Poor Dad 2: Cash Flow Quadrant - Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom (Rich Dad) - Robert T. Kiyosaki

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