Thursday, June 17, 2010

Buy George Washington


This volume gives a short factual bio of the great man. The author dispels some of the myths of the generals childhood and paints a picture of a man who was greater than life. Published in 1922 the book is somewhat dated in language but I believe that the story is told better than it would be by modern revisionist historians.Get more detail about George Washington.

Cheap Bringing Up Boys


Love this book! I really enjoy James Dobson's approach to parenting. It's not too gentile, yet not so macho, either. I have a son with just the sweetest spirit and I don't want to break that, but I also want him to be manley, too. I guess I'm fortunate to have his dad around who is a wonderful husband/father. He is a great model for our son. Thank you Mr. Dobson for promoting God's plan on parenting.Get more detail about Bringing Up Boys.

Cheapest The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"


I actually read the 1st edition many times with notes taken. The 2nd edition adds some new materials. We should read this book with critical thinking.

I also suggest people to read Malcolm Gladwell's What the Dog Saw. One of the chapters is about this author. We all know the real world and the common theory of how it works. Black Swan complements the common theory. For every trade there are two sides: long or short. One of them has to be wrong. Most people bet against Nassim Taleb on out of money options and win most of the time in small premium but lose huge during Black Swan events. However, blowing up is not the result of either trades. It is the bad money management. If we keep enough cash, size the trade properly, we can win either way.

The most value of this book, however, is that we can not predict the outcome for sure either on fundamental basis or technical basis. It keeps us honest.Get more detail about The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility".

Discount The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable


I actually read the 1st edition many times with notes taken. The 2nd edition adds some new materials. We should read this book with critical thinking.

I also suggest people to read Malcolm Gladwell's What the Dog Saw. One of the chapters is about this author. We all know the real world and the common theory of how it works. Black Swan complements the common theory. For every trade there are two sides: long or short. One of them has to be wrong. Most people bet against Nassim Taleb on out of money options and win most of the time in small premium but lose huge during Black Swan events. However, blowing up is not the result of either trades. It is the bad money management. If we keep enough cash, size the trade properly, we can win either way.

The most value of this book, however, is that we can not predict the outcome for sure either on fundamental basis or technical basis. It keeps us honest.Get more detail about The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Save Man's Search for Meaning


Viktor Frankl's Man's Search For Meaning lays the foundation for all of his other works as well as for his brand of psychotherapy, Logotherapy. For me it was one of those books which influenced my life forever and a book I go back to and read again. Based on Frankl's own experiences in Hitler's death camps and on the blackness of the Holocaust in general, it offers hope. It would be hard to read this book without changing one's life for the better. Frankl was a psychiatrist, but he was also a man who suffered deeply and turned that suffering into something positive.

Elisabeth Skoglund, author of Divine RecyclingGet more detail about Man's Search for Meaning.

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This book is exactly what I was looking for! I must say the main reason I intended to buy it was because I am a big fan of RHONY and Bethenny is by far my favorite housewife! But then when I got it I was extremely impressed. It hits home with anyone who has tried diets, weightloss plans and starving alike! Awesome!!!Get more detail about Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting.

Lowest Price The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night


I took this book out from the library when my now-6-year-old was 6 months old. I held little faith, initally, and felt completely downtrodden when I kept my first sleep log and realized my daughter was getting up 15 times a night, at least! I gave the book and its methods a chance, as it seemed to go hand-in-hand with our parenting style (gentle!) and didn't require us to force our daughter to lay in a crib crying for hours. Within 1 week of using Elizabeth Pantley's methods, my daughter was sleeping for 3-5 hr stretches. Inside of a month she was (mostly) sleeping through the night, and without any guilt on my behalf! I'm ready to go take this book out again for a refresher course, as my almost 1 year old daughter seems to be following in her big sister's footsteps! Thank you, Elizabeth!!Get more detail about The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night.