Today is Friday, November 21st, 2008
Scott Downs is a native of Atlanta, GA; a Graduate of Georgia Tech; and has worked exclusively in the Southeast for companies like EDS, Lockheed, Netscape, AOL, IBM and HP.
Cultured diamonds are a product who’s time has come. I know your wife or girlfriend just loved the diamond earrings you bought her for Christmas. So, what do you think she’d say about these beautiful pink diamond studs? Well, guess what? These are cultured diamonds (from DiamondsCultured.COM). And, yes they are [...]
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This is absolutely the worst book that I have ever read. It’s not Burroughs’ writing style that’s at issue here - I actually think he’s a very good writer. It’s simply that the material was not to my taste. I felt very uncomfortable while reading most of this book - the dirty house, the graphic [...]
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January 19th, 2007 | Scott Downs | 0 comments | Continued
What might otherwise be deemed “just a Psychology Book” is propelled by Daniel Gilbert’s engaging and humorous approach to the subject matter. He begins with a basic lesson on the brain (the various parts and their functions) and he illustrates his lessons with some engaging and often humorous accounts. He quickly moves to [...]
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Sorry, I don’t buy it. Carly knew perfectly well going into the job that the HP Board was dysfunctional. All the warning signs were there - they fired her predecessor, they were removed from most of the hiring process, etc. You simply can’t justify the argument that the board was in [...]
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A tremendously inspiring book about Lance Armstrong’s fight against cancer and his subsequent continued success as a professional cyclist. Lance has an inner fire, he’s absolutely driven (a fighter from start to finish). He channels all his energy into whatever he is doing at the moment. You simply can’t walk away from [...]
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If you are looking for great book recommendations tailored just for men, you need look no further. Our Men’s Note reviewers (like me) only recommend what we read ourselves. Our reading lists are composed of fresh and intelligent works that are designed to quench your thirst for adventure, career strategies, current events, political [...]
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November 15th, 2006 | Scott Downs | 0 comments | Continued
There’s a great new gadget out there called the Nike+iPod Sport Kit. From the first moment I learned that you could upload your runs to the Nike+ website and see/compare your running results with others I decided to go for it. This is my story.
I purchased my Nike+iPod Sport Kit online not knowing [...]
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Our Book of the Month Club Selection for November 2006.
Team of Rivals doesn’t just tell the story of Abraham Lincoln. It is a multiple biography of the entire team of personal and political competitors that he put together to lead the country through its greatest crisis. Here, Doris Kearns Goodwin profiles five of the key [...]
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Martha Stewart is an undeniable force in the business world. One of the worlds greatest entrepreneurs, she turned her personal passion into Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, a billion dollar business. This Fall shes breaking new ground with two television shows from NBCher reality show The Apprentice: Martha Stewart and her daytime syndicated show Marthaas well [...]
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Comment on my own blog: I told you so...
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