Sunday, February 17, 2019

Book Review: The History of the Telephone by Herbert Newton Casson ASIN: B0082ZJLX2



If you have a Kindle or Kindle reading program, The History of the Telephone by Herbert Newton Casson will significantly add to the value you receive from it.

This book was written back when the telephone was a new device.  You will learn how big of a turkey Thomas Alva Edison was. We know that he was a fraud.  His name is on all sorts of inventions that he had nothing to do with. The electricity that comes into your home here in the USA is AC (alternating current).  Edison went to extremes to prove that DC (Direct Current) was the only safe way to transmit electricity. He went so far as to electrocute an elephant and film as the elephant was dying.  

Edison tried to claim the telephone for his own, as well.  

In The History of the Telephone you will see how much of a fight Bell and his associates had on their hands to prove the telephone could be useful and wasn’t just a parlor trick.

I personally learned a lot from this book which was written while many of the people who were involved with the early days of the telephone were still alive.

We learn why Bell and his associated companies fought so hard to defend their patents.  I know understand why back before telephone deregulation there were actual phone cops who would arrest someone for attaching anything to a phone line that wasn’t supplied by the phone company.

I found The History of the Telephone to be very educational and informative and you might enjoy it, too.



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Saturday, February 16, 2019

Book Review: The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber ISBN: 978-0887307287



The statistics are all over the place regarding the failure rate of small business.  No matter what the actual percentage of small businesses that fail every year, the actual number is too high.

In the book The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber, readers are told about ways owners of small businesses can avoid becoming a part of that statistic.

Gerber researched different successful businesses that started small to find out what the successful businesses had in common with each other and what was missing from those companies that did not make it.

This book is very well written and is presented in a way that the lessons taught should stick with the reader.  

If you are in business for yourself or are planning to start one, The E-Myth Revisited should be a part of your reading.  

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Friday, February 15, 2019

Book Review: Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree by Megan Smolenyak and Ann Turner ISBN: 9781609616168





Let’s start out with the one problem with this book.  This book was written in 2004 and a lot of genealogy and DNA resources have changed.  There are many links to many resources listed in this book. A lot of these links no longer work.  

Other than some of the links no longer working, this book is still pertinent today.  The authors provide simple, straightforward explanations of many complex genetic terms and practices.

If you are tracing your family history and you plan to use genetics, at least in part, to climb your tree, Trace Your Roots with DNA will help you understand the results you receive.

The book is well written and informative and will probably be your “Go to” resource when you work on your family tree.  Grab your copy now and join us in the fascinating world of family tree research.


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Book Review: The Build Framework: A Heart-Based System for Personal and Professional Growth by John Peitzman ISBN: 978-0-6483453-0-5




Common sense isn’t so common anymore. That is the reason that books like The One Minute Manager and In Search of Excellence are still relevant today. Sometimes we all need a little reminder about what we should be doing in our organizations.

Back in the 80s, we saw a bunch of McManagement programs where someone came in and put up some posters with a slogan on it.  We called this Management Du Jour.

The next thing you knew, you were issued a binder with the new McManagement slogan on it.  If you were lucky, you got a t-shirt with the slogan on it and everyone got a tote bag, coffee mug, and some balloons, each with the new slogan on it.

The corporate suits would gather all the front line people together.  They would all sing Kumbaya and recite the new slogan and then it was back to the same old same old.

The Build Framework isn’t Management Du Jour or McManagement.  It is a common sense approach to how to improve your organization.

This short book has just five simple steps to help leaders remind themselves of what is important and actually get to lead. A fast reader can read this book in about a half hour to an hour, assuming no pesky interruptions like the boss or work.

The book is well written.  There are a few funny stories that are pertinent to the subject being discussed that help keep the reader engaged.

Will The Build Framework solve all your management problems? No.  Will it provide a different perspective for you? Yes, probably.  

Grab your copy of this and take it with you.  By the time you flush, you should have some new tools for your professional toolbox.


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Thursday, February 14, 2019

Book Review: 150 Best Toaster Oven Recipes by Linda Stephen ISBN: 978-0-7788-0616-5



You might be trying to downsize in a big way.  Your regular range oven might be on the fritz. You might be trying to reduce your power bill.  You might not have the money to buy a conventional oven. Or, you might just want to cook something while the big oven cooks something else.

No matter what, 150 Best Toaster Oven Recipes by Linda Stephen gives you some simple ideas of things you can cook in your toaster oven.

This book tells you about what types of cookware works best in the toaster oven and then tells you all about tons of mouth-watering recipes you can make in your toaster oven.

You can find toaster ovens ranging in price from about fifty bucks on up to around two hundred dollars.  We are sure you could find even more expensive ones if you tried. The good thing is that if you need to save space, or whatever reason you may have to try out cooking in a toaster oven, 150 Best Toaster Oven Recipes has you covered.  

How does spaghetti pie sound to you? This is one of the great recipes you can try out in your toaster oven.  What good ol’ Southern boy would turn down pecan crusted chicken? What’s not to like about that?

When you buy your copy of 150 Best Toaster Oven Recipes by Linda Stephen, you will find yourself trying out all sorts of these recipes.  Most of them are very quick and easy to prepare and the author tells you step-by-step what to do.  You will find yourself using your toaster oven a lot more often.


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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Book Review: Project Unthinkable: A Doctor's Gamble to Save Millions of Lives by Derek Yach ISBN: 978-1-988025-30-8



I would have to say that Project Unthinkable: A Doctor's Gamble to Save Millions of Lives by Derek Yach is probably the most hope filled book I have ever read.

If everything works out the way the author Derek Yach seems to think it will, we will soon all be living in a smoke-free world.

I have to admit, if I were browsing a book store or searching through Amazon, I probably would pass this book by.  

If I had passed up on reading this book, I would have missed reading a wealth of information that I would not have received anywhere else.  

I really don’t know how the WHO works, but I know the FDA is made up of a bunch of goons that couldn’t regulate a dog fight.  I say this because they won’t allow natural foods and supplements to be sold unless they are willing to bow down and say that the only treatment for cancer is chemotherapy and radiation.

These same cancers are caused because the FDA does not do its job to protect our food supply.  Case in point, GMO isn’t as benign as it sounds. We are sent countless books to review that are written by top doctors in their fields.  These books tell us that GMO means that the chemical known as Roundup, an herbicide, is grown into our foods. And the FDA doesn’t think that it is important for us to know which of our foods are GMO?

The FDA didn’t even look at mesh implants before they were approved for implanting in humans.  

Now, Project Unthinkable tells us there is hope for us all.  The hope doesn’t come from government regulations of tobacco, but from one of the largest tobacco companies in the world.

This book is very well written and, believe it or not, it is very entertaining.  You will learn a lot about what you didn’t know you didn’t know. This is the kind of book that you will be surprised you found to be so interesting you just can’t put it down.




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Book Review: The Instant Pot® College Cookbook: 75 Quick and Easy Meals that Taste Like Home by Julee Morrison ISBN: 978-1-64152-259-5





Life in my (David) dorm room was unusual.  I actually cooked in my room, whereas most students ate in the dining halls, ordered pizza, or lived on Pop Tarts.  One freshman I knew actually ate horse food because he thought it would help him gain muscle tone.

I wish I had an Instant Pot back then.  The Instant Pot® College Cookbook: 75 Quick and Easy Meals that Taste Like Home by Julee Morrison is a step-by-step guide on how to use the Instant Pot to make some very tasty and good for you meals that college students will love.

Actually, any person cooking for a small number of people will find this book to be very useful.  There are even instructions on how to make a Thanksgiving meal in the Instant Pot.

This book even tells you how to make broccoli cheese soup from scratch.  You won’t have to settle for Ramen noodles every night or Pop Tarts 3 meals a day; using the Instant Pot is simple and easy.  The pot does all the work.

This book is well written and well thought out.  It is simple and easy to follow. Shoot, even a freshman can eat like a king by following the instructions and recipes in The Instant Pot College Cookbook.



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Monday, February 4, 2019

Book Review: The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business by Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson, and Ethan Willis ASIN B0016H388M




We doubt you will find any serious student of business who has not read The One Minute Manager.  It is the quintessential business book. During my training at a large bank, it was required reading.  It has been considered a business classic for years.


It is well written and entertaining.  Psychologists and leading brain experts agree that the best way to have someone retain what one is being taught is to give the information in story form.  It seems to sneak through the gray matter and then stick better when we receive information in story form.

We think you will enjoy The One Minute Entrepreneur and should make it a part of your business library.  
Whether you are seeking to start your own business or have been in business for many years, you will learn something when you read your copy of this book.


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