“Culture to Culture” gives the missionary an encyclopedic reference to culture; whether it is surface culture (what you see on onset) or reference culture (the nuances of culture which are not seen right away). Since culture influences beliefs/values, etiquette/behavior, human relations, communication, and time, any cultural gaffe could be devastating to the missionary enterprise. Ethnocentric [...]
Most love to read and many get more pleasure from this pastime, more so than from television or radio. You can take a book or magazine anywhere, continue the story at your leisure. learn to your heart’s content and keep publications forever if you wish. They won’t date but add to someone’s library or collection [...]
One of the most difficult areas for individuals on the Autism Spectrum is to navigate social relationships. This is especially true for high-functioning autistic individuals and those with the more specific label of Aspergers. “Age appropriate” expectations are not met and anxiety and other emotions run rampant. Two well-known individuals on the autism spectrum have [...]
Is there still a place for public libraries or are they, in this internet age, a drain on public funds? I went back to see if my local library had changed at all since I was a boy.
Dr. Gawande is an excellent author. Anytime I can learn from a Harvard graduate then I will spend the time on it. “Better” talks about certain simplistic conclusions from complex problems. Being a positive deviant is how Dr. Gawande characterizes being successful and making progress in medicine or any endeavor.
What exactly is women’s fiction, and why you should read it. A deeper look at a genre you may already be reading, without realizing it.
This was a great writer and poet in the twentieth century. He was one of the greatest writers of our time and even today his works are still outstanding. Many generations of writers have in fact been inspired but his creativity and art in both writing and poetry. JRR Tolkien was not only a writer [...]
That Jesus fathered a child is so remote an idea despite the realism portrayed by the run-away best selling fiction novel Da Vinci Code. However, what could be closer to anyone’s imagination is the subtle insinuation that Jesus was fathered by someone – take the Bible for it. And more than a simple imagination, we [...]
The search for knowledge is a never ending activity by the voracious book reader. Searching for books or written knowledge in the information age is an arduous task. Conventional wisdom dictates that Google is the solution for anything related to search. This article details my opinion on the more efficient way of searching for books.
This article describes the author’s suffering through the ordeal of reading a treebook compared to the joys of reading an eBook and the reasons why. It discusses the virtues of different kinds of eBook readers available.
It is interesting how things fall into place. I read the 4-Hour work week by Tim Ferriss and was skeptical until I read it. Then this book shows up on my desk. Needless to say Chris Guillebeau has the right idea. People are sleep walking through life. They get up, work, go to bed and [...]
Thomas Friedman is a NY Times bestselling author. He wrote The World is Flat and Hot, Flat and Crowded which are excellent books. This book is a must read for anybody who cares about our country. It outlines the problems and discusses the methods for getting us back on track as a world leading innovative [...]
Just came across this book while surfing the internet randomly for environment products. First I smiled to myself, looking at the hyped title. Then decided to see what it was all about. Since, the book cost only $13, I decided to give it a try. The first few pages were as usual. I thought it [...]
The Harry Potter Book series has come to an end. There are several other books are of the same type of stories that would be interesting to read. Read further to find out some of the books that are available.
Do you need some relationship help or advice? This is my review of “The Magic Of Making Up” a simple system with proven steps to help you recover a torn relationship.
The Kindle Fire is a recently released version of the Amazon Kindle e-reader. Find out what makes it so popular and why it stands up well to competition.
Gary Klein’s book Sources of Power is based on numerous surveys on the kinetics of decision-making. While most select the first applicable action, some compare and analyze the options available. Various factors contribute into this simple fact.
‘Sources of Power’ by Gary Klein is a highly complex but extremely intelligent interpretation of how our mind works and how it should work. Certain people are indecisive, not because they can’t make decisions but they fail to utilize the various sources of mental powers. Intuition and intelligence are two ends of the mental spectrum.
Rebirth offers a lot to comic readers especially those who are interested in the whole Green Lantern history and it’s wide and long mythology. It is like key events in the GL storyline had been discussed or referred to as part of the over-all story of this book.
The following article is about several different readings that I have found and analyzed. They are all based around the same concept: multimedia.
