While a review along the lines of “Goal readers are now doing the best work of their lives” might seem like hyperbole for most books‚ it is surprisingly accurate for Eliyahu Goldratt’s book. Perhaps part of The Goal’s allure is the fictional novel format in which it is written‚ setting it apart from other books focused on explaining a method. The novel starts with its main character‚ Alex Rogo‚ struggling to create success for a manufacturing plant making some fictional product and a threat that
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In the book‚”Bull Run”‚ it tells the story of multiple people’s perspectives in the American Civil War. Reading the book‚ I learned a lot about the horrors of the Civil War and what it was like trying to get into military and what it was like being in the military. In the book‚ there was a character named Gideon Adams who was black‚ and tried getting into the military. Normally‚ black people wouldn’t be allowed to join the military‚ but his skin was just light enough to get into the military‚ but
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While reading this enchanting book‚ I have realized that I should not let the little things in my life be taken for granted. Ben Carson had a rough child hood‚ but he was a good kid. As a child he wasn’t the brightest or the richest‚ but he was a well mannered child. He was teased a lot during his elementary school years‚ just because he was not the brightest student in his class. He was tired of the constant bullying of his fellow students so‚ he began to read books. He just kept reading and reading
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A Child Called It A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer. Dave was a survivor of the third worst case of child abuse in California history. He has recapped no some of his abuse in this book. David’s story was so sad but interesting cause of all the things that has happened. I would recommend this book to other people because it puts your life in a different prospective. The setting of this story is mainly at his house and his school. There are 5 main characters in this story and that is his
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about what Hester had to go through. The main character of this book was Hester Prynn‚ a very beautiful young lady. She was very reckless‚ wise‚ and strong. Even though being punished by the entire community Hester was still very protective of her daughter‚ and later on gave advice to many people. One of Hester’s faults was that she did actually cheat on her husband‚ even though he had been missing for so long. In this book Hester Prynn paid her sins of adultery back by wearing the scarlet
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Sugar management in the British Caribbean 1770-1834 has attracted the attention of Dr Campbell to the extent that he found it apt to pursue extensive research on the topic which culminated in his inspiring book- Beyond Massa. Dr Campbell has served as a senior Lecturer at the University of the West Indies. He concentrated in contemporary Caribbean civilization and culture‚ in the department of history‚ in the faculty of Humanities and Education. Dr Campbell thoroughly investigated the
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Life has its donwfalls‚ but those downfalls happen for a reason. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Cline is a book mainly about Vivians downfalls. This book changed my view of the world becuase it taught me about hope‚ and taught me about being grateful. This book taught me about hope because despite Vivian’s struggles throughout the book‚ she had pride‚ and something good came out of the bad events. For example‚ Vivian went through being enslaved‚ being sexually assaulted‚ and being neglected for
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am still reading Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler. When I first started reading the book I was very interested in it but as I got further in reading the book personally I feel like it gets more depressing. They are all stories about how people have messed up in their lives in many different types of ways or the people’s family issues. It is a good way to learn what not to do‚ which will help some people. But‚ this book for me it is very boring because I would like to read something that is more entertaining
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Why do you like to weave some suspense into your books instead of doing pure romance? I honestly believe its just because that is what I like to read. 7. Between juggling a career and your personal life‚ how do you manage to make time to write? Now that I’m an empty nester‚ it’s a bit easier. But back when I first started writing I had three kids in travel hockey. I spent a lot of time at the rink! I brought my laptop and wrote most of my books during hockey practice or between games or in hotel
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The book‚ The Terrorist’s Son‚ written by Zak Ebrahim‚ made me feel bad for Z’s family because their life is also ruined because of their father’s actions. However‚ I grew up seeing the horrific terrorist scenes on the news and in movies that make me question Z’s family. Is this book just one unique story‚ or do all families not know of the terroristic plan and do all people in this situation chose a different path? My first question is does the family of the terrorists truly not know that their
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