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Nascar - A Fast History - Greg Fielden
August 1, 2007 | | TrackBacks

Its no secret that Im a Nascar fan, and you've got my father-in-law to blame/congratulate for this occurring. I did have a run in with some Nascar fans back in my mid-90s but for whatever reason I had written it off as merely being a southern pride sport... I was correct, to a certain degree , with that assumption but as of late that is clearly no longer the case. We've got drivers from all over the place and as of this season we've got an international participant too.

I came across this book at my local Barnes & Nobles store and figured it would be time to read up on how this sport has matured with brief reviews of all notables events. Here's a brief listing that I found particular interesting:
Jocko Flocko the Monkey Copilot
Hudson Hornets winning the majority of races from 51 - 53 and then disappearing
Nascar Converitble Division
First Daytona 500
Cale Yarborough , Donnie Allison and Bobby Allison engaged in fisticuffs


I also did enjoy how it provided a review of each year's series winning driver and one can understand why certain things are just the way they are. The book has a very coffee-table type appeal to it, where you can simply flip through it and focus on what interests you most and it doesn't require you to have read anything prior. For $6.99, located in the bargain section, its a great deal for those who want to learn some history or for those interesed in refreshing their memories of this crazy crazy sport.

Larry Winget – “Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life”
July 11, 2007 | | TrackBacks

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I first noticed Larry Winget on ‘Big Spender’ on A&E. There was something greatly satisfying in seeing him confront people who were spending money they didn’t have, telling them the unvarnished truth about their bad habits and, ultimately, teaching them how to manage the money they did have and feel much better about it.
I was impressed enough to buy and read this book. The basic idea is that, “What you think about, talk about, and do something about is what comes about.” I would guess even Larry wants us to add “read about” to the list, too – he has quite a few other books out there for us, which I truthfully feel no compunction to read. This one is enough.


But as for this book, we already know this stuff! There's no Secret, really, and Larry lays it out in his unvarnished, often irritating and sometimes anger-inducing manner. What I personally like about this book is that even though I don’t agree with everything in it, when you’re finished reading it you should be finished reading all the ‘inspirational’ books you’ll need*. It’s time for action. This book might just give you the righteous anger you need to inspire yourself, and you’ll get further faster with that than by reading book after book after book looking for inspiration.


*I am excluding all religious inspiration such as the Bible, the Koran, etc., etc… Although Larry Winget has included some opinions on religion in his book, I skipped that chapter due to my own personal rules about politics and religion…

The Witches by Roald Dahl.
November 16, 2006 | | TrackBacks

More, more, more! I just couldn’t put it down. I wanted to stop myself and save some for tomorrow, but The Witches had me under their spell and I knew the only way I was putting this book down was when it was finished. Adventure, suspense, and humor, this 1983 Whitebread Award winner has it all. I’ve read a lot of children’s books and have enjoyed them all, but Roald Dahl will always be in a class of his own. I wanted to catch up on some reading and since it was Halloween season, what better than a story about our favorite broom riders and their battle against a brave albeit whiskery seven year old boy, and his lovable and wise grandmother. You’ll find magic, you’ll find potions, you’ll find love, and best of all you’ll find a perfect dose of fright as the story unfolds and lets us know that right now, at this very moment there could be witches in our very own neighborhood. What will you do? How will you be able to tell a witch from a normal person, and if you do find one will you be brave enough to fight it! Roald Dahl’s story telling is amazing as always and the illustrations by Quentin Blake deserve a special mention. His skill of just putting enough details into his drawings as to not take away any attention from what it’s supposed to portray is brilliant. His simple drawings immediately satisfy the images Dahl’s words had our imagination conjure up. A truly magnificent team, a delightful children’s book, and a must read whenever possible.

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