Title of Book: The Rules of Networking
Author: Rob Yeung
Published by: Marshall Cavendish Business, 2006.
Sypnosis:
Networking, one of the most essential skills that is most highly sought after by all professionals hoping to progress in their chosen career path, or as stepping stones to land themselves in a new career. Hence, this book can be seen as a solution and answers to all the questions that you have on effective networking.
Unlike traditional, long-winded management tomes, this book is a short, step-by-step alternative which is designed to steer you safely through the unprdictable battlefield of modern working life, and more importantly to help you to attain what you want!
In this book, management guru, Dr Rob Yeung, expertly explains exactly how to network your way to the top. This easy-to-follow guide is packed not only with hints and tips, as well as advice on how to hecome the center of attention, how to ensure your fellow networkers pocket, rather than bin your business card, and how to build relationships in which people will be falling over themselves to help you achieve your goals. Rob Yeung will show you the methods on how to be a step closer to your dream goals.
Review:
Like what the sypnosis has described, the information is cut into bite size and hence, instead of being overwhelmed by the flood of information in those chunky manuals, readers will find this book easy to digest and the techniques simple to apply.
Knowing how to networking effeciently is a very crucial way to be ahead of others in today's society, which is awashed with information and knowledge. If you are unable to stand out among your peers, and make lasting impressions on others, you will find that very soon, in time to come, you will just be part of the backdrop of the society, unnoticable.
So go on, read the book!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Saving Fish From Drowning
Title of Book: Saving Fish From Drowning
Author: Amy Tan
Published by: Harper Perennial, 2006.
Sypnosis:
Bibi Chen, a businesswoman, lover of the arts, and socialite, has been found dead in her shop, in San Francisco, and she was killed in mysterious circumstances.
Unfortunately, Bibi was also the organizer of the exotic expedition, "Following the Buddha's Footsteps", which was slated to take place along the Burma irregardless of her death just days before the departure date, the eleven tourists decide to proceed on the expedition, without her of course. Robbed of their knowledgeable guide and friend, it wasn't long before the travellers stumble into difficulty with the locals, tribes, and military. Despite this, and ignorant of the cautionary cries from the watchful presence of Bibi, they continued on their ill-fated journey, and finally on to their disappearance in the jungle of Burma.
Review:
For those who have read Amy Tan's previous works, her poignant and yet humourous style of narration in this book will not be unfamiliar to you. Rest assured that once you have picked up the book, you will be entertained from the first page to the last, for it is funny, witty and exciting, intertwined with some facts and culture - all the ingredients for a successful work of fiction.
A worthwhile read for those who have time to spare, for the book is 472 pages thick.
Author: Amy Tan
Published by: Harper Perennial, 2006.
Sypnosis:
Bibi Chen, a businesswoman, lover of the arts, and socialite, has been found dead in her shop, in San Francisco, and she was killed in mysterious circumstances.
Unfortunately, Bibi was also the organizer of the exotic expedition, "Following the Buddha's Footsteps", which was slated to take place along the Burma irregardless of her death just days before the departure date, the eleven tourists decide to proceed on the expedition, without her of course. Robbed of their knowledgeable guide and friend, it wasn't long before the travellers stumble into difficulty with the locals, tribes, and military. Despite this, and ignorant of the cautionary cries from the watchful presence of Bibi, they continued on their ill-fated journey, and finally on to their disappearance in the jungle of Burma.
Review:
For those who have read Amy Tan's previous works, her poignant and yet humourous style of narration in this book will not be unfamiliar to you. Rest assured that once you have picked up the book, you will be entertained from the first page to the last, for it is funny, witty and exciting, intertwined with some facts and culture - all the ingredients for a successful work of fiction.
A worthwhile read for those who have time to spare, for the book is 472 pages thick.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Title of Book: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Author: John Perkins
Published by Berret-Koehler Publishers Inc, 2004
Review:
Economic hit men, as defined by John Perkins, are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex and murder (assassinations).
John Perkins knew as he used to be an economic hit man or EHM for short. As an EHM, his job was to convince countries that are strategically important to the United States – from Indonesia to Panama – to accept enormous loans for infrastructure development, and to make sure that the lucrative projects were contracted to U.S. corporations. Saddled with huge debts, these countries came under the control of the United States government, World Bank, and other US-dominated aid agencies that acted like loan sharks – dictating repayment terms and bullying foreign governments into submission and more importantly, into its bidding.
This extraordinary real-life tale exposes international intrigue, corruption, and little-known government and corporate activities that have dire consequences for Amercian democracy and the world.
Comment:
Worth a read if you care about our world, for John Perkins is one. Through this book, one gains insight on what has been going on behind the scene for some of the world events since the 60s. Rather disturbing also, if all of what the writer has exposed are true, which is quite possible as he was part of the team who had carried out the mission of destruction.
But are we able to do anything about it? To stop the ongoing and impending destruction?
Irregardless, it is indeed an interesting read for the intellectual. It's also a book for those who believe in conspiracy theory.
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Author: John Perkins
Published by Berret-Koehler Publishers Inc, 2004
Review:
Economic hit men, as defined by John Perkins, are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex and murder (assassinations).
John Perkins knew as he used to be an economic hit man or EHM for short. As an EHM, his job was to convince countries that are strategically important to the United States – from Indonesia to Panama – to accept enormous loans for infrastructure development, and to make sure that the lucrative projects were contracted to U.S. corporations. Saddled with huge debts, these countries came under the control of the United States government, World Bank, and other US-dominated aid agencies that acted like loan sharks – dictating repayment terms and bullying foreign governments into submission and more importantly, into its bidding.
This extraordinary real-life tale exposes international intrigue, corruption, and little-known government and corporate activities that have dire consequences for Amercian democracy and the world.
Comment:
Worth a read if you care about our world, for John Perkins is one. Through this book, one gains insight on what has been going on behind the scene for some of the world events since the 60s. Rather disturbing also, if all of what the writer has exposed are true, which is quite possible as he was part of the team who had carried out the mission of destruction.
But are we able to do anything about it? To stop the ongoing and impending destruction?
Irregardless, it is indeed an interesting read for the intellectual. It's also a book for those who believe in conspiracy theory.
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