Books

So it turns out it’s a little harder to give away money than you might think. The proceeds for the book Age of Conversation 3 (with an essay by yours truly) were originally to go to the Make a Wish Foundation. They, however, required all publicity linked to the donation to use the same words, etc. Kind of hard to do when there are almost 200 authors out there flogging the book. So, we the authors got a chance to vote on our new charity. And the winner is… charity:water. The folks at charity:water are working to bring clean drinking water to people in developing nations – a great cause! Each water project they undertake costs about $5,000 and can provide clean drinking water for 250 people. All proceeds from Age of Conversation 3 are being donated to charity:water, so you can score a great book to read and help out a great cause by purchasing the book. We’re making a big push today to climb the Amazon rankings and increase sales, so if you’ve been on the fence today would be a great day to make the purchase. I’ll even sign your book the next time I see you!

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How Soon is Now?

June 7, 2010

Rick Liebling, one of my fellow authors in the Age of Conversation project, is publishing a series of interviews with AOC3 authors on his blog. He’s just posted mine at his blog. Thanks Rick!

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“My” Book is on Amazon

May 11, 2010

I’m thrilled to finally announce that Age of Conversation 3, a book including an essay from yours truly, is now available for sale on Amazon. Click below to check it out! Amazon.com Widgets

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Great Quote

June 14, 2007

“Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn’t a song that anybody else wrote. It has its own melody, it has its own words. Very few people get to sing their own song. Most of us fear that we cannot do it justice with our voices, or that [...]

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Colm Tóibín

June 8, 2007

Click to buyfrom Amazon A couple of months ago we stopped in the town of Wexford on a Saturday when their book festival was being held. Author Colm Tóibín was doing a reading, but we were unable to stick around until he was up. I found a couple of his non-fiction books, Bad Blood and [...]

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Good Books

May 21, 2007

Management guru Tom Peters has a great list of his favorite books up on his blog. I’ve read a few of them, and am currently working on the wonderful The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I’ll have a write-up on that one when I finish it.

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Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich

May 29, 2005

Click to buy from Amazon Sub-titled “The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions,” this is a great, fast read. It chronicles the story of the so-called MIT Blackjack Team, a group of whiz kids who, with funding from anonymous backers, spent several years working as a card-counting team at casinos [...]

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A Hidden Wholeness by Parker Palmer

May 29, 2005

Click to buy from Amazon Parker Palmer is an educator, speaker and researcher who has spent most of his adult life thinking about community. His latest work begins with a discussion of the necessity of individuals living lives of integrity, of being true to your inner self. He contends (and I agree) that there is [...]

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Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

May 29, 2005

Click to buy from Amazon Keith Ferrazzi has been writing a column for Fast Company Magazine, sharing his networking secrets. A master networker who counts Bill Clinton, Jack Valenti and countless other powerful people as members of his network, has some good tidbits to share. I meet a lot of people in business who believe [...]

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At Hell’s Gate: A Soldier’s Journey by Claude Anshin Thomas

April 27, 2005

Click to buy from Amazon Mr. Thomas recently came to Menomonie to speak at a presentation put on by the Red Cedar Peace Initiative. As a veteran of the Vietnam War who since converted to Buddhism, he offered a unique perspective. My next-door neighbors are organizers of the Menomonie peace group, and they hosted Mr. [...]

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