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Life Lessons Needed Now

Revisado: 04-01-24

This book provides concrete advice, steps and practices for how to have a happier better life. In this modern age, so much of technology is leading to confusion, melancholy, depression, and misery; this book helps you break through all of that and correct the mistakes being promulgated on social media and through apps.I cannot recommend this book enough. It is an excellent work that is very much needed today.

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Overlong and underwritten

Revisado: 08-14-23

I really enjoyed the Rising trilogy. I can appreciate the attempt to show how heroes can become monsters if they’re not careful. What I can’t abide is poor story and magically omniscient diablos ex machina. By the end, either the antagonists are such peerless geniuses they actually should be in charge, or we have to say Mr. Brown fell to the modern mistake of thinking the protagonist had to absolutely fail at all things for there to be any sense of fulfillment in their eventual victory.
This isn’t gritty realism. The back and forth of the first trilogy is far more realistic.
I sincerely hope he corrects in the next volume and writes a story with stakes and not so terribly predictable.

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Great Wisdom and Poetry

Revisado: 01-22-23

This is the song of a man who loves America, the land and its people. This is a man trying to wake that love in all of us.
This is beautiful and makes me want to be better.

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A Surprise Servant Leader Manual

Revisado: 12-09-21

This book is one I would recommend to everyone, as it dispels many myths about military experience and what it means to be a good leader. In this book the authors take their experience from a war zone and show how to apply the fundamental truths they learned there, and that those truths are eternal. The most important truth in the book “Extreme Ownership” is that the greatest leaders always act with a heart of a servant. Their most basic laws come down to “take care of each other, check your ego, and do the right thing.” I don’t think that’s what a lot of people expect when they see the title or that this was written by military personnel, which is why I would recommend this book to everyone. This book will deepen your understanding of what it means to be a real leader, a good leader, and just a good person. This work will also deepen your understanding of what it truly means to serve, whether to nation (as has these authors have done), or your company (as a lot of folks who will be buying this book are likely looking to do). The truths in book have applications in all aspects of life. This book talks about fundamental truths and how we act when we apply them in our life. It is a wonderful read for everyone, whether you’re leading a fortune 500 company, or just your own family and friends, this book is worth the reading (or listening as the case may be).

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There is great wisdom here, in clear language.

Revisado: 07-31-19

There is great wisdom in this book, more than enough to justify its perpetual best seller status. The reason to buy this edition over others is its use of clear English over all the "thee and thou" that cloud the original author's intent.

The first three books are amazing. The fourth is more dogma than divinely inspired. It is all worth an honest listen.

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A Beautiful Renewal for the New Millennium

Revisado: 06-19-19

If you have been hurt by Christian or know someone who has get this book. This book heels so many wounds and the universal body of Christ.

This book reclaims Christ from the legalists and the power hungry we'll try to co-opt and corrupt a simple message of love that God taught. This what is the answer and the antidote 2 almost a thousand years of needless and often evil legalism power grabs and fear-based teachings.

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It's a plum, but with a lot of pudding.

Revisado: 06-11-19

Mr. Sullivan's story has a great core, and moments of real emotion. I mean moments where I almost teared up. Almost. Almost because those moments are too often buried in between bloat and bother which make you think he's getting paid by the word. Which is a shame, because as annoying as the unnecessary rambling is, I still stuck through. Wraith and Surrey earned that.

I don't know that Mr. Sullivan, on the other hand, has earned any more of my time.

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Too clever by a half

Revisado: 03-13-19

This is an okay fantasy novel. It has an interesting story. It has a cute conceit.

The the issue with the novel is that the author tries to be too complete. he tries to make his heroines to perfect. what he ends up with is the impossibility of two people inventing the entirety of the modern world. it stretches suspension of disbelief beyond what is possible. it also stretches this novel to an unwieldy length.

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Too clever by a half

Revisado: 03-13-19

This is an okay fantasy novel. It has an interesting story. It has a cute conceit.

The the issue with the novel is that the author tries to be too complete. he tries to make his heroines to perfect. what he ends up with is the impossibility of two people inventing the entirety of the modern world. it stretches suspension of disbelief beyond what is possible. it also stretches this novel to an unwieldy length.

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The Dhamapadra starts at Chapter 21

Revisado: 03-06-19

A great translation of a spiritual classic. It's clear, as only a translation from a native speaker could be. This book uses beautiful metaphors to illuminate deep and practical truth.

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