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This thread features participants sharing their recent reading experiences and suggesting books they enjoyed. Various genres are mentioned, including fiction, non-fiction, and memoirs, with a focus on personal preferences and favorite authors.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions enjoying "Life of Pi," "Brief History of Progress," and "A Thousand Splendid Suns."
  • Another participant lists "The Color of Magic," "Death by Black Hole," and "River out of Eden," noting they are still working on the last two.
  • One participant shares that they recently completed the "Left Behind" series and recommends it.
  • Another participant expresses enjoyment of "Memoirs of a Geisha" and mentions a fondness for John Grisham's books.
  • Several participants discuss John Grisham's latest works, with mixed feelings about his non-fiction book "Innocent Man."
  • One participant lists favorite authors, including Dee Henderson, Lori Wick, and Karen Kingsbury, and shares their reading habits.
  • Another participant recommends "The Time Traveler's Wife," "Water for Elephants," and "Archangel," noting their participation in a book club.
  • One participant expresses a love for reading but a dislike for buying books, suggesting a visit to the library.
  • Another participant shares their recent reads, including "Hyperspace," "Fatal Voyage," and "Talyn," expressing high regard for these titles.
  • One participant mentions enjoying "Twilight," "Leonardo's Shadow," and "Black Duck."

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on specific book recommendations and preferences, with no clear consensus on a single favorite book or author.

Contextual Notes

Participants share a variety of reading experiences, reflecting personal tastes and the challenges of finding time to read. Some express a preference for certain genres or authors, while others discuss their reading habits and the impact of recent reads.

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Readers within the consultant community looking for diverse book recommendations and insights into personal reading experiences may find this discussion engaging.

DebPC
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Favorite QuotesA terrible thing happens when you don't promote your business- NOTHING!

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how you made them feel.

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Humans have the remarkable ability to get exactly what they must have.But there is a difference between a "must" and "want."

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I learned this quote at a past ConferenceThis is good after a bunch of No's.

Some will, some won't.
It's ok, who's next.
 
my current favorite is
Treat your business like a business, because hobbies are expensive!
 
A favorite quote of mine is:

"Everything is available right outside of your comfort zone"
 
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More...My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
Oprah Winfrey

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
Jules Renard

You can’t afford the luxury of a negative thought.
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Consider the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his head out.

We learn from experience. A mother never wakes up her second baby just to see it smile.
 
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"Either discipline yourself to use your time and energy to fulfill your dreams or you will be disciplined by others to use your time and energy to fulfill their dreams. The choice is YOURS!" ~John Crowe

Never short-change yourself and your dreams.
 
Happy Chef said:
This is good after a bunch of No's.

Some will, some won't.
It's ok, who's next.

One of my upline Directors taught this to us as SW4

Some will
Some won't
So what
Someone's waiting!

Meaning if you get a yes 1 in 10 times, don't worry about the no's, just know that your yes is right around the corner. This is one of the things that really stuck with me from her New Consultant Training.
 
It's never too late to become what you could have been.:)
 
legacypc46 said:
It's never too late to become what you could have been.:)

Ohhhh I love that one!
 
"The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity." Winston Churchill
 
"Thomas Edison tried 2000 times to invent the light bulb before he succeeded. When asked about that many failures before success he replied 'I did not fail, I merely learned 2000 ways to NOT make a light bulb" Nicolas Cage in the Movie National Treasure
 
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That's right! It's all in the attitude.
 
I just got done reading these books and recommend them!

1. Life of Pi
2. Brief History of Progress
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns
 
1. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett - it starts the Discworld series
2. Death by Black Hole - still working on this one
3. River out of Eden - still working on this one, too.
 
I don't get to read much. The last book I actually was able to complete was the last of the Left Behind Series. I would recommend all of those.
 
The last book I read and liked was Memoirs of a Geisha. Love all Grisham books too! Need to get his latest!
 
OOO! Grisham has a latest? What is it? I didn't like the non fiction one he most recently wrote. BORING! But I like most of the other ones. I used to read more often, but I couldn't tell you the names of any books I read unless they are non fiction. I like Dr. Oz's book "You on a Diet". It's not like it sounds. It's basically a health book.
 
I can't remember what it was called but it's not totally new (I just haven't read one of his books since the painted house or the street lawyer maybe). But I think there is a more recent one?
 
JAE said:
OOO! Grisham has a latest? What is it? I didn't like the non fiction one he most recently wrote. BORING! But I like most of the other ones. I used to read more often, but I couldn't tell you the names of any books I read unless they are non fiction. I like Dr. Oz's book "You on a Diet". It's not like it sounds. It's basically a health book.

Ok, I looked at his site and his latest books are:
Playing for Pizza I think 2007
Innocent Man 2006 (first nonfiction book I think it said). I want this one!:rolleyes:
 
Innocent Man was soooo boring and hard to follow. I did read the entire thing, but it would have been better as a newspaper article IMO.
 
I don't have favorite books...but I have favorite authors :)

1. Dee Henderson
2. Lori Wick
3. Karen Kingsbury

I devour books so I read books, love them, then move on to the next. Ooo...that makes me sound so sleazy :eek:

(When I discovered Dee Henderson I read 6 of her books in 7 days!)
 
* The Time Traveler's Wife
* Water for Elephants
* Archangel - Sharon Shinn (first in a sci-fi/fantasy series)
 
jenniferp417 said:
* The Time Traveler's Wife
* Water for Elephants
* Archangel - Sharon Shinn (first in a sci-fi/fantasy series)

The book club I joined...but yet to go too...bad on me...read the Time Traveler's wife. I need to catch up....lucky for me I read very fast. :D
 
I read fast too. :DYou'll love that book. It's amazing. I just checked out the audio book from the library - I want to read it again and I thought listening this time might be fun.
 
nerds like it hot by vicki lewis thompson
for my daughters by barbara delinsky
at first sight by Nicholas sparks
 
I have jsut completed Debbia Macomber's series about a knitting club and she has another series about different addresses in a town. They are all great!

I am working on Sandra Brown's latest Play Dirty

And John Grisham's Playing for Pizza.

They are both involving football players - must be the time of year, ha!
 
The book before the last 3 I read was her newest "address" book. (I do suggest reading them in order)
I get her emails and write on ym calendar when her books and Janet Evanovich's are released.
 
I LOVE to read but hate buying books. You know, once you buy it, then you keep it to read a few more times and then all of a sudden you can't see your nightstand!:)

I need to check out the library in my new town....
 

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