Menu of 15 Books for 2012 Summer Reading

June 28, 2012 by

I have read and enjoyed many books so far this year. I have been reading the literary classics, but I have been balancing them out with books from other genres. Here are 15 book recommendations Summer 2012. For the books on the list that I have written reviews for, I will provide a link to the SummaReviews. Appetizers Peter and Wendy, J M Barrie (Review) The Change Your Life Book, Bill O’Hanlon (Review) Entrees The Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Emmuska Orczy (Review) The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas (Review) Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier (Review) Little Women, Louisa Almay Alcott (Review) Watership Down: A … [Read more...]

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10 Books I Have Enjoyed in 2012

May 18, 2012 by

10 Books I Have Enjoyed in 2012 - My Book Reviews Included I’m having better luck this time reading the literary classics, and I’m really enjoying the ones I have read. The funny thing is they are transforming me in a way that I never expected. When I wrote my book Tales of People Who Get It, I indicated that Key to Yourself by Venice Bloodworth, New Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz and The Magic of Thinking Big by Dr. David J. Schwartz profoundly impacted me. Five years later, my response would be very different. This shows me that I growing and evolving as a person, and I’m delighted that I’m not standing … [Read more...]

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Booked for Mentoring: Review – The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

February 14, 2012 by

Before I launch into my SummaReview (hybrid book review and summary) of The Scarlet Pimpernel, I would like to say something that may be useful to you. Last year, I committed to reading many of the literary classics and I failed to do so. Yes, I read a few of them, however, I didn’t honour my commitment to myself, and it wasn’t for lack of trying. I started several books and put them down after a short time because they didn’t captivate me. Additionally, many of the literary classics are quite long because they were first written in serial form and published in magazines, and the more the author wrote, the more he got paid. Have you … [Read more...]

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The Invisible Mentor Week in Review

February 11, 2012 by

This is what we talked about on The Invisible Mentor Blog this week: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Black History Month – Booker T Washington, Principal, Tuskegee Institute and Author of Up From Slavery and Nathon Gunn, CEO, Social Game Universe. Adventures in Learning How does a phenomenon get started? You’ve all heard the phrase six degrees of separation, which is the idea that any two people in the world can be connected through six steps or less, through a chain of intermediaries. Adventures in Learning: Six Degrees of Separation  Booked for Mentoring The Count of Monte Cristoby Alexandre Dumas (1802 – … [Read more...]

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Book Review: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

February 7, 2012 by

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) is one of the best books that I have read, and if you love a good story filled with drama, then this is the book for you. I was very captivated and wanted to find out how the story ended. I was a bit disappointed with the ending, but you do not always get what you want. With any good book, there are many life lessons embedded in the story, as well as big ideas. At over 500 pages, the Penguin, Signet Classic version of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is an abridged version, so the original must have been very long. While reading the book, I didn’t feel as if I missed … [Read more...]

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