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The Spring, Summer and (Hopefully Not) Fall 2008 Reading List - Weeks 6 and 7

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Several days ago, Sarah and I were talking about blogging and reading and the Kindle1 when the topic of this series of posts came up and she said,
“So, are you planning on doing that post every week?”
I said that I had planned on completing this post every week.
“For how long?”
“Until I have read everything on [...]

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The Spring, Summer and (Hopefully Not) Fall 2008 Reading List - Week 5

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

My reading time has been falling off the last couple of weeks, and I need to get things back in gear. Drat those NBA Playoffs and their late games! Even with Tivo, it’s a time-commitment. If it weren’t for my audiobook reading, I wouldn’t have much to say at all…
Books completed in week 5
“Duma Key: [...]

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The Spring, Summer and (Hopefully Not) Fall 2008 Reading List - Week 4

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Not a lot of reading time this week because Sarah and I were out and about being social folk. And I had the Pikes Peak Writer’s Conference yesterday. Still managed to finish one book and start two others, though.
Books completed in week 4
“Stone Crossings: Finding Grace in Hard and Hidden Places” (L. L. Barkat)
I said [...]

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The Spring, Summer and (Hopefully Not) Fall 2008 Reading List - Week 3

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Seeing as how my week 1 and 2 update was less than a week ago, there’s not much more to say as I move into week 4 of this sixteen-book festival with thirteen books remaining on my list. So here’s short update…
Books completed in week 3
“My Name Is Russell Fink” (Michael Snyder)

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The Spring, Summer and (Hopefully Not) Fall 2008 Reading List - Weeks 1 and 2

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

I had planned on writing a long post this morning summarizing the wild world of air travel Sarah and I experienced in the last week, along with a summary of our great trip back to Texas, but I can’t seem to get it sorted it my mind or started on the page. So it will [...]

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The Kindle will Wait

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

As you may well know, Amazon released a little item called the Kindle last year. It’s an eBook reader. Better still, it’s the FIRST eBook reader, in the way that the iPod was the FIRST Digital music player. All others missed the point. That point being: decent product + great distribution channel = killer app. [...]

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The Next Level by David Gregory

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

“The Next Level: A Parable of Finding Your Place in Life” (David Gregory)

I’m participating in a book tour this week for The Next Leve l, by David Gregory ( Dinner with a Perfect Stranger ).

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