Tag Archives: Books

Book Museum

Posted on October 25, 2011 by bong

WITH the dawning of the age of e-books, libraries such as this huge one in Stockholm, Sweden will soon get a new name: Book Museums. It will probably take many more years before all of the books in this gargantuan … Continue reading →

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A book about One-Night Stands, anyone?

Posted on March 20, 2011 by bong

I just chanced upon this book in my iBook library and got curious.  A collection of one night stands?  Now who wouldn’t be curious with that? I haven’t read many books by female authors, especially with (semi) biographic formats.  But … Continue reading →

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Back to reading. Thanks to the iPad.

Posted on March 17, 2011 by bong

I haven’t blogged about the books I’ve read for quite some time.  That’s because I haven’t read a book for quite some time.  Sad.

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A Disturbing Book

Posted on May 20, 2010 by bong

Of course it’s the book’s subject matter that I find disturbing and not the book itself.  It is a great book actually — a rare first-person account of the horrors of Auschwitz. I find Paul Steinberg’s account of how he … Continue reading →

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Bibliophiles’ Havens

Posted on January 9, 2009 by bong

† SOMEBODY E-MAILED to me a list of URLs of Websites where online books may be downloaded for FREE. †Yes we can get†free online books from these sites. †Here are the URLs. †Check them out. FeedBooks.com ManyBooks.net MobiPocket.com FictionWise.com

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The Blog Book

Posted on December 1, 2008 by bong

ONE OF THE TIPPING POINTS that led me to embrace blogging with passion is this book by Hugh Hewitt. Hewitt is an American†radio†talk show†host, author and†blogger. †He is what is known as a pundit – a political commentator. †He is … Continue reading →

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Book Summary: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

Posted on December 1, 2008 by bong

HERE IS AN 8-SLIDE summary I prepared of Dale Carnegie‘s second best selling book. †Click the hyperlinked text below or the book cover image to download/view the book summary. howtostopworrying

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Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” Parts 8-13

Posted on November 29, 2008 by bong

SOME DEMANDING friends are complaining about my weekly “piecemeal” postings of Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” and went on to point out that I failed to post Part 8 last week. Okay it’s good to know that there are … Continue reading →

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MBA Reviewer: Accounting & Control

Posted on November 5, 2008 by bong

I MADE THIS REVIEWER when I was preparing for my MBA Comprehensive Exam in UP-Diliman a couple of years ago. It didn’t help me that much in the comprehensive exam as we were given mostly problem-solving-type questions through case studies. … Continue reading →

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Book Summary: How to Win Friends and Influence People

Posted on October 26, 2008 by bong

THERE ARE TWO things I love best with Dale Carnegie‘s books: † They are timeless; and They are written using common, simple words and easy to understand concepts. † ìHow to Win Friends and Influence Peopleî is the first of … Continue reading →

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Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Part 4: Tactical Dispositions

Posted on October 18, 2008 by bong

FOR THE FOURTH WEEKEND NOW I have been posting the manuscript of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War in this post, one part at a time. While looking for a graphic image to go with this fourth installment I chanced … Continue reading →

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Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Part 3: Attack by Stratagem

Posted on October 12, 2008 by bong

† THIS IS MY THIRD†installment of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War manuscript. The first two parts have been posted in the past two weeks and can be accessed from these links: Part 1: †Laying Plans Part 2: †Waging War … Continue reading →

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