Has anybody read any self help books?

EX: Dr. Phil....Tony Robbins...etc

A good motivational book would be good for you WOW on your way to work each morning.

mira te recomiendo que leas el libro DRACULA de BRAM STOKER  this book its the most amasing best seller creeme te gustara ...

  Chica Wow, if you are really bored you should try reading: EL QUIJOTE, it is such a great book that will keep you wanting to read more and more.

 El Mio Cid is another interesting book with tones of archaic spanish words;very hard to read but interesting yeap. 

A fine Balance was a really good book its one of my favourites.

I'm down for this book club thing it sounds like a good idea. Now i won't spend all my free time on foro. lol

Julie wrote:

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Digital Fortress (Dan Brown), another more than plausible story

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is that the one about computers????

LGigolo wrote:

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On a more serious note, I would recommend The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton.  It’s a book about financial planning that we all can try and do to ensure ourselves of a better financial furure/retirement. The book's own website http://www.wealthybarber.com says: "The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton has accomplished a "publishing impossible" by selling over 2 million copies in North America. More than ten years after it was first published it still appears regularly on bestseller lists. The reason for its sustained popularity? It provides financial education in an entertaining and understandable format. The Wealthy Barber's impact on North Americans has been nothing short of amazing. Maclean's magazine reports "...30 years from now Chilton could be best remembered not as a bestselling author, but as the man who inspired thousands to save their way to prosperity." Your Money adds "Chilton has probably motivated more people to take actual control of their personal-financial lives than any other speaker or writer has in this decade." The Wealthy Barber is not full of new techniques, complex strategies, nor get-rich-quick-or-even-semi-quick schemes. Instead it focuses on the financial planning basics that, over time, have proven to be effective. It's primarily common sense—common sense that, unfortunately, in our society is not common knowledge. By using a "novel" format and strong doses of humour, Chilton has taken the intimidation and boredom out of the financial-education experience. Much of The Wealthy Barber's success is certainly owed to its author's unique presentation skills. An economics graduate and former winner of the H.L.Gassard Award for the highest mark in the country on the Canadian Securities Course, Dave Chilton definitely does not fit the stereotype of a dry financial expert. The Chicago Sun-Times said it most succinctly when they stated "Chilton is charming, unpretentious and funny." This is truly a great Canadian success story. From a family project, self-published in the basement of Dave Chilton's house, The Wealthy Barber has gone on to become an internationally recognized brand name, helping millions of people on its way."

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WOO LG YO PENSABA QUE ERA EL UNICO QUE LEIA LIBROS COMO ESTE ....PERO YA VEO QUE NO ES ASI .........

 

HEY GIRL I CAN SUGGEST A GOOD BOOK ABOUT SELF IMPROVEMENT THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG .....OR SOMETHING BY NAPOLEON HILL ............I THINK LADY BUG SUGGESTED SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOO... I`M GLAD YOU DON`T READ THE NEWS PAPER I THINK THE SAME TOO

 I recomend this novel price : "EL Senor Presidente".  I really liked this book, I read it so many many moons ago.  It's author won a Novel Price for this book, HE was guatemalan, and I think his name was Miguel Angel Asturias. This work is about political life in 1940-50 Guatemala, it is sometimes crude when discribing situations, you can even smell odours as they are narrated  in the book.

 Another book I remember is " La Tia Tula", I think the writer was BEnito PErez Galdoz ( COlombian).

 ANd one of my favorites for easy reading and highly emotional end is " MArianela", I don't remember who wrote it but it's a very sentimental kind of literature.

 BUt of course, my favorite book is "FAusto" de  Goette (German).

Chale_Tanga wrote:

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TV Buff wrote: @ Chale: I was thinking of maybe choosing an easy book for everyone to read for the beginning of the club, something like, I don't know, Plato, Socrates or even the bible. Just something simple to get the reading ball rolling. Thats a great idea!How about something really simple... like ummmm... lets see.... The Communist Manifesto?Or how bout some Leo Tolstoy? Anna Karenina is always good.

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How about some Kamasutra...

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@ Chale: I was thinking of maybe choosing an easy book for everyone to read for the beginning of the club, something like, I don't know, Plato, Socrates or even the bible. Just something simple to get the reading ball rolling.

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SOME members may be more interested in sex books! LOL

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       OMG I READ LIKE EVERY BSC BOOK LOL LOL AND JUDY BLUEM OMG CHALE MEMORIES  

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Excellente!
Then join the club... please see next thread

I prefer young adult fiction please

May I suggest some Judy Blume?
Perhaps the Baby Sitters Club series? Its golly golly good!

I thought about it, but then i realised it blends with the white background, making it impossible to discern between background and no; and being the background a fundamental part of the document, I didn't want it getting lost or overlooked.

I like the mafia type books they are so kool I have red most of Mario puzos books I need 2 read the last 1 is call The Family.. Also I like books base on true events, greek mythology, roman impire, Chinese mythology, Mayan Aztec and Inca Impires, Also books about the cival war in El Salvador....

Daeveed, you have WAAAAY too much time on your hands.
I never knew there were so many genres. I think the survey will turn the five prospective members off, so we'll just go with: Answer Yes or No: would you like to become a member of our book club?
We'll also keep the question about the drinks at the end. I liked that one.

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TV Buff wrote: Okay, you'll be the sexy geek with your purple tanga. Anyone else interested? We can choose a book that no one's read and get together, discuss it for five minutes, and then get pissed drunk for the rest of the time. I'M IN!!!

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Okay, Daeveed, since you're good with the logistics (whatever that means) you set it up... Or you, Chale, 'cause you have the "touch" with most members... So far we have 4 or 5 members in our Book Club. Who should we start with (I mean authors)?

LGigolo wrote:

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I'll wait for the movies to come out or for Chale to give me the shorter versions in person while she shows me her purple tanga!

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Perv....

TV Buff wrote:

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Okay, you'll be the sexy geek with your purple tanga. Anyone else interested? We can choose a book that no one's read and get together, discuss it for five minutes, and then get pissed drunk for the rest of the time.

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I'M IN!!!

TV Buff wrote:

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Okay, you'll be the sexy geek with your purple tanga. Anyone else interested? We can choose a book that no one's read and get together, discuss it for five minutes, and then get pissed drunk for the rest of the time.

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A sexy geek with a purple tanga?

mmmmmmm... alright.. I cant pull that off!



Im down like James Brown!


Anyone else?

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I think all of us geeks should start a book club... read all those great Latin American authors that have been forgotten... what do you guys say?

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IM IN!!!!!




But Im not a geek

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miguel wrote:
 this is a great freaking book written by a guy who lives in your hood.. (brampton! lol) 
Really? Maybe he's my neighbour? Its an amazing book.... loved it.Loved the ending.  It would be perfect for Buffy, b/c she loves closure

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yup rohinton mistry lives in brampton.. actually while i was in university i wrote a paper on that book.. it came up in my research that he lived in your hood, LOL :)

LGigolo wrote:

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chica wow wrote: I would like to start reading on my way to work, I find that I spend 2 hours of my day doing nothing. I don't want to read the newspaper because it's all bad news and it ruins my day. Do you have any suggestions of a good book or author that will keep me interested?  I don't like Science Fiction.  Anything else I would give it a try. Thanks It's not a book; but it's not a newspaper... it has great graphics and interesting reading material... try Playboy!

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Are you Dogo's brother??? He sugested the samething....

miguel wrote:

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 this is a great freaking book written by a guy who lives in your hood.. (brampton! lol) 

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Really? Maybe he's my neighbour?


Its an amazing book.... loved it.
Loved the ending.  It would be perfect for Buffy, b/c she loves closure

chica wow wrote:

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I would like to start reading on my way to work, I find that I spend 2 hours of my day doing nothing. I don't want to read the newspaper because it's all bad news and it ruins my day. Do you have any suggestions of a good book or author that will keep me interested?  I don't like Science Fiction.  Anything else I would give it a try. Thanks

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It's not a book; but it's not a newspaper... it has great graphics and interesting reading material... try Playboy!

"La Reina del Sur" de Perez Reverte

i Just finish this book, it was great, a great story.