Sociology Books

Awsome Book

Advantages: A must read, it broadens the horizons so much.
Disadvantages: Cant think of any

Thi was one of the best books that I have read in a long time. Truly inspirational with the statistics to back the theme of the novel. The insights about the Canadian Hockey Team and the statistical relations to the birth month was awsome. Similarly the anecdotes about other outliers like Bill Joy , Bill Gates , Beatles and others were really good. And one of the very strong point of Gladwell - in my opinion - is his writing style which really makes ...

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Review of Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell

Isn't our own integrity enough?

Advantages: Sucess = marriage
Disadvantages: Absolute solitude and a horribly gone wrong relationship + no friends!

...IT? Funnily enough the Complete book of Rules, is a book with rules in it. Well you see there is the Rules Book I and then there is the Rules Book II and well they decided to take the best bits out of bothe and voila- the Comple Book Of Rules! WELL, HOW DID IT COME ABOUT? Litereally? Well first there was God, and he said let it begin (the war of the sexes) and it did. A few (thousand) years later down the line, as the authoress explained in the ...
...was to be know as te rules, from which women should date from. PURPOSE? Well apparently if you follow the 'rules' not only should you be a regular party animal, but you should be a dating magnet! But the ultimate goal of the rules, is to help you find (here he is again) Mr Right for you (and wait for it) AND get him to MARRY (yep CRAZY sttuff is this book) YOU! - not that Im sayinng Mr Right doesnt exist (cough) nor that your not truely desireable. ...

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Review of Complete Book of Rules - Sherrie Schneider

Life with drive and purpose!

Advantages: See text.
Disadvantages: See text.

...review on this book, entitled The Purpose Driven LIfe, by author and pastor (or minister/ vicar/ etc) Rick Warren, who heads up Saddleback Church - one of the largest and fastest growing churches in America, where the current membership stands at around the 20,000 mark. The Purpose Driven Life is a book that is intended to help (Christian) people to find God's plan for their lives, and is intended to be used as a 40 day guide. That means that, as ...
...as a study guide over the period of Lent, finishing off with a big celebration on Easter Day. As already noted, it is intended to help Christians realise who they are in God and the author seeks to help people by doing so through the teachings of the book. Whereas it does not claim to take the message away from the Bible itself, it seeks to draw out perhaps some of the more important parts of it. The book covers five areas - these being worship; ...

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Review of The Purpose-driven Life - Rick Warren

How does it feel to be in an A class prison??

Advantages: easy read, well structured
Disadvantages: none

...in life. This books paints a different picture. It is very well detailed and structured with the days seperated and the time line being very clear. It is a very easy read and i could hardly put the book down. It is one of these books that is so easy to read i listened to my ipod while reading it on a train journey. He is placed in an A class prison which is for the the harder criminals and his sentence there may have been a bit harsh. The treatment ...

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Review of A Prison Diary - Jeffrey Archer

The surrendered wife by Laura Doyle, a strange concept indeed

Advantages: Enables you to see things from a different perspective
Disadvantages: Seems to force opinions in places

The surrendered wife by Laura Doyle is a very interesting concept indeed. Its main aim is to suggest that women would be happier in domestic bliss, think Stepford wife and you've hit the nail on the head. The main thesis is that as a married woman one should relinquish all responsibility within the relationship and allow the masculine figure to regain control. This expectation stretches from finances to the way we raise our children. For instance ...
...husband would prefer to leave the bills in a corner until red letters arrive then we, as women should allow him to do so in order to enable him to learn from his mistakes. Whilst the whole idea seems quite daunting, in parts she does illustrate valid points and does clearly state that whilst surrendering to your husband is a positive step in your relationship, you should not surrender to a violent, abusive, or alcohol dependant significant other. ...

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Review of The Surrendered Wife: A Practical Guide to Finding Intimacy, Passion and Peace with Your Man - Laura Doyle