Margaret

Great complement to Judge Dee and Inspector Chen novels

Revisado: 05-27-24

When I finished Judge Dee and Inspector Chen I looked around for something in the same genre. Although not as finely detailed jade mountain is well situated and from a mystery plot angle they are probably more satisfying to a western reader, with the twists and less gore. Chinese novels spend significant time on the punishments as well as the crime solving,western novels ring down the curtain when the perp is caught!

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I got what I came for

Revisado: 11-15-23

It was a good retelling of the glossier story. How it emerged, faltered, regrouped, evolved. Glossier was unique in the space when it came on the scene. It changed at least that segment of beauty. Emily Weiss is at the center but you really won’t get to know her, the author is pretty honest about that. I came here to understand the product and brand better and I got that.

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Another fun Ellery Queen story

Revisado: 08-22-20

Nothing more entertaining than a period whodunit. Good Narrator with only a couple of mispronunciations (ignominy). Story is a bit repetitive in parts so it’s good for listening while doing yard work or painting.

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It takes the GTD approach to a whole other level

Revisado: 02-16-14

I really found this book helpful in creative problem solving and learning about the self-defeating "goal setting" practices that I had been using. It definitely has some approaches that you can start adopting right away without throwing whatever systems you have now out the window. Highly recommend. I read it awhile ago and am already thinking about reading it again.

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The communications classic

Revisado: 02-16-14

This book is a little dated. Even Luntz really doesn't know what words will work these days but it is worth trying to find them. This book is really just a series of examples of situations where words worked or didn't and the process that Luntz uses to identify the right message, with focus groups, polling, mashing data together to create a picture of what moves people. It should be required reading for any beginning marketing student, especially someone interested in political communication.

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Great examples

Revisado: 02-16-14

Would you listen to Manage Your Day-to-Day again? Why?

This is one of the few audible books that I would have to say would have worked better with a text companion. When you are listening all you can do is let these great examples wash over you. It's extremely hard to retain all this advice.

Has Manage Your Day-to-Day turned you off from other books in this genre?

It has no real genre. All the 99U stuff is genre busting. How to be more productive and organized for artists and poets.

What does Fred Stella and Laural Merlington bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The performance quality is very high and it goes very quickly.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Organizing tips for the creative class.

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Some gold among the dross

Revisado: 03-16-07

This is advertised as a coherent approach-- "clear and simple" to organizing. It is anything but. It is a group of lectures about different aspects of organizing. Some of it is repetitive and could have been edited. If you are looking for something really clear and simple, go elsewhere. If you don't mind having a lot of new-age warm fuzzies thrown in and odd moments like the author choking back tears about her dog with a terminal illness and some other personal confessional stuff then this might be for you.

I accept that a lot of clutter stems from emotional baggage. If you are looking for a psychoanalytic approach to thinking about why you are disorganized, go ahead and trudge through this. If you want practical advice on how to organize, listen to David Allen or Julie Morgenstern.

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