Pros: Very freeing; highly unusual; childlike and playful
Cons: Needs a few more blank pages to keep exercises from interfering with each other
Rating: 4 out of 5
Review book courtesy of Penguin Group.
Also posted on Epinions.com.
Keri Smith’s Wreck This Journal
Pros: Laugh-out-loud tears-in-your-eyes funny and highly educational!
Cons: …
Rating: 6 out of 5
Also posted on Epinions.com.
NOT a publisher- or author-provided review copy. (Purchased).
If you ever thought that romance novels were just “chick porn,” the Smart Bitches (Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan) are here to set you straight. Their blog is wonderful, intelligent, hilarious, frank, and a joy to read, and their book Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance Novels is every bit as amazing, if not better. Within pages I was laughing out loud, and it didn’t take long before I had to start reading quotes to the other women in the room so they didn’t strangle me. By chapter two or three they were all asking if they could borrow my copy; not long after they were writing down the book information so they could get their own. Yes, it really is that good!
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Pros: Very freeing; highly unusual; childlike and playful
Cons: A couple of details could have been thought out better
Rating: 4 out of 5
Pros: Clever, creative, useful, entertaining
Cons: Not a one
Rating: 5 out of 5
Pros: Fun to read; both encouraging and practical
Cons: Narrow audience
Rating: 5 out of 5
Pros: A bare-bones, up-to-date, highly useful reference tool for grammar and style issues
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5
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Pros: A playful, useful toy to help you loosen up and create; portable and quick; self-contained
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5
Technorati Tags: Michael Michalko, reviews, writing, creativity, business, Thinkpak, Thinkertoys, brainstorming
Pros: An incredible range of inspiring exercises with many suggestions and fascinating anecdotes
Cons: Occasional confusions
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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Pros: The ultimate publication reference
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5
Pros: Fascinating guide to using your Holland code to find a career that’s right for you
Cons: Can’t easily take into account special circumstances
Rating: 5 out of 5
Technorati Tags: careers, book reviews, books, creativity, artistic, unconventional, Carol Eikleberry, Holland Codes, reviews
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