Reading gives me great pleasure, so I spend a lot of time indulging myself. I also find that I am mentored by the books that I read, even novels, and books often shape my thinking. I try to read many different genres in a quest to be more creative in my thinking. I recently discovered that the books that I read were not as diverse as I thought, if you look at where the authors originate from. Below is a list of some of the books that I have enjoyed this year, how many on the list have you read? This is a sampling because I have read over 150 books since the start of 2011. If I have reviewed the book, I have included the link to the review. … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Summer 2011 Reading List
June 27, 2011 by
I read a lot, about three to four books each week. Included in this list are books that I have reviewed as well as some that I enjoyed but chose not to review. The Hunger Games Trilogy: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingkay by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games series of books is science fantasy written for young adults. The Hunger Games, the first instalment was a page turner so I decided to read the other two, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Out of the three books the only one that cannot stand by itself is Catching Fire. If you read Catching Fire you have to read Mockingjay or else you’d be disappointed. I enjoyed The Hunger … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Week in Review
May 14, 2011 by
Mondays at the Salon Mentors have been around for centuries, but there are many different kinds of mentors. Mentors can also be invisible, that means that they are not aware that they are mentoring us. They are our role models. The Mentor as Invisible. Booked on Tuesdays We reviewed Foundation’s Edge, Foundation and Earth and Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov, another three instalments in the seven Foundation novels. What would you do if you had the unique ability to make the correct decision even with incomplete information? Would you constantly take action? A Look at Foundation’s Edge, Foundation and Earth … [Read more...]
Booked for Mentoring: A Look at Foundation’s Edge, Foundation and Earth and Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov
May 10, 2011 by
Previously, I reviewed the Foundation Trilogy: Foundation, Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov (Click here for the review). Though it took me a while to get into the first book because science fiction and fantasy are not genres that I enjoy reading, I am glad that I read all three books. But one of the things that I didn’t like in the Foundation Trilogy is that decades elapsed between chapters, and it was somewhat mentally taxing to keep track of all the players in the books. At the end of the three books in the trilogy, centuries had elapsed. Another thing that happened when I started reading Foundation is I felt … [Read more...]
Book Review: Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
January 18, 2011 by
There are seven novels in the Foundation Series: Prelude to Foundation, Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation, Foundation’s Edge, Foundation and Earth and Forward the Foundation. Foundation Trilogy is comprised of Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. I read all the books in the trilogy in order, one after the other. As some of you may be aware, science fiction is not a genre I enjoy and I resist many books of that nature, but I’m trying to be more rounded. During the summer of 2010, I picked up a copy of Great Reads from The Reading Man Series 2010 from the Metropolitan Toronto Reference … [Read more...]
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