The Long Tail Book Report The definition of "The Long Tail" by Chris Anderson is that the more a society advances‚ the more companies will expand the diversity of their products to cater to specific groups of people instead of turning to the popular ’hits’ as the only product. And as more products become available‚ people’s taste will expand creating more markets. As the book quotes Kevin Laws for saying‚ "The biggest money is in the smallest sales" (Anderson 23)‚ meaning that there are a huge amount
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I. Introduction My choice for my book report is the lightning thief by Rick Riordan‚ it was called the lightning thief because Percy Jackson who is the protagonist of the story was accused of stealing the weapon of Zeus (the lightning bolt) Percy had two friends in camp half-blood namely Grover and Annabeth. These two people help our hero Percy in his quest to prove that he did not steal the lightning bolt from Zeus. There is also Luke‚ the real lightning thief‚ who acted nice to Percy in order
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worldwide as of this year. The book Disposable People is about this new form of slavery. Author‚ Kevin Bales tells stories varying from five different countries; Thailand‚ Mauritania‚ Brazil‚ Pakistan‚ and India. Through these stories we see how each country contributes to this idea of modern day slavery. Bales was on a mission to feed his curiosity to find out which circumstances and forces needed to be present for
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Harper Lee John Iverson 3rd hour Harper Lee was born on April 28th‚ 1926. She grew up in Monroeville‚ Alabama. As a child Harper was a frequent reader. Harper graduated from Monroe County High School in Monroeville‚ and enrolled at the all female Huntingdon College in Montgomery for one year. She then pursued a law degree at the University of Alabama from 1945 to 1949. Harper wrote several student books and spent one year as an editor for the campus humor magazine‚ “Rammer Jammer”. She did
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Book Report: The Judgement of Paris The Judgement of Paris: Manet‚ Meissonier‚ and an Artistic Revolution contrasts the lives and artistic struggles of two painters against the backdrop of life in Paris. In the 1860s Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in Europe. His fame was built on his thoroughly detailed‚ realistic depiction of historical subjects. Meissonier sold his works for record prices and could afford to spend years working on them (he took 13 years to paint Napoleon’s
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Harper Lee Biography Harper Lee wrote a book call ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ which was a number one best seller for a couple years after it came out. Harper Lee’s book is still very famous today in high schools for teaching kids.(Wilder‚ Mike) One of the most interesting things that Harper Lee used real life events in her book. She also used people in her life as characters in her book. Harper Lee‚ her real name was Nelle Harper Lee‚ was born on April 28‚ 1926‚ in Monroeville‚ Alabama. Harper’s father
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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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and also a non-fiction writer in America. The book ‚ published in 2005 ‚ is more a autobiographical book than a novel because the whole story is based on the author’s personal experience with his beloved dog Marley. So ‚ the author John Grogan and his wife Jenny ‚ are also the leading characters in Marley and me . The book is such a hit that in 2008 a movie was adapted from it ‚ which also is very successful. Told in first-person narrative ‚ the book focuses on the 13 years that John and his family
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Book report ‘A child called it’ by Dave Pelzer This book is based on the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer‚ who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable‚ alcoholic mother. A mother who played tortuous‚ unpredictable games; games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother’s games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son‚ but a slave; and no longer
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J. Tirol MWF 7:30-8:30pm I. Reason for Choice: I choose to read this book because of the purity‚ kindness‚ and innocence of the story. It is one of my favorite books. It showed me how life can go on despite all the trials and circumstances that someone could ever experience. Its heart warming story lines have really encouraged me to trust on my self and never give up. It show how a young girl live by herself and experience the cruelty of people. It made me realize how thankful
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