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Outliers: The Story of Success | Malcolm Gladwell

Wonderfully told and thought-provoking

3 years ago

Outliers sets out to prove that success is not solely based on a person's inherent knowledge, power, or drive, but is (collectively) a factor of these and many other variables which may not be so apparent. These factors include the fortuity of opportunities (including both spatial and temporal), methods of parental upbringing, social-economic status and cultural legacies. Not only are these factors unapparent, they are commonly overlooked in favor of the popular notion that success is solely th… read review

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Reviewed: Handful Of Time | Kit Pearson

A classic

3 years ago
Reviewed: Into the Wild | Jon Krakauer

Awe inspiring

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Reviewed: Twilight: A Novel | Stephenie Meyer

Note to Adults: Stick to Anna Rice

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3 years ago

I'm the kind of personal that loves buying books. I love the atmosphere of a book store. I love the sight of newly bound books stacked neatly on the shelves, screaming PICK ME, READ ME. I love the papery smell when a book is opened for the first time (a smell which I have dubbed the "new-book-smell" for how else can it be decsribed; I'm sure many of you know exactly what I mean). I prize that feeling of taking a book to the till and knowing that in just a few moments that it will be mine, … view post

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kadelex

I'm living in: Winnipeg
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-University Student studying environmental studies/geography -hope to pursue a graduate degree in Land Resource Management (at the University of Guelph) -avid reader/ book junkie (i absolutely love the "new-book-smell") - non-fiction-aholic -interested in science, politics, world issues -prefer rural to urban -prefer solitude to socialization - favorite colour yellow -am addicted to CBC radio one
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reading, hiking, keeping journals, science and mathematics, drinking tea, hedgehogs.
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Into the Wild, Outliers, Stars, Heat, The World Without Us.
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Gone with the Wind, August Rush, Perfume: The Story of a Murder, O Brother Where Art Thou, Sweeney Todd, Across the Universe, Rent
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Sarah Mclachlan Natashia Bedingfield All American Rejects Jewel
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Nick Lane
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going -Billy Ocean lyrics

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kadelex added Climbing Mount Improbable | Richard Dawkins to their shelf.
kadelex added Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet | Edward Humes to their shelf.
kadelex added Supersense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable | Bruce Hood to their shelf.
kadelex added The Golden Mean | Annabel Lyon to their shelf.
kadelex added The Coming Nuclear War: Manhattan Project II, The National Missile Defense, and How to Avert Catastrophe | Helen Caldicott to their shelf.
kadelex added War in Heaven: The Militarization of Outer Space | Helen Caldicott to their shelf.
kadelex added The New Nuclear Danger: American Military Policy and the Risks of Escalating Conflict | Helen Caldicott to their shelf.
kadelex added New Nuclear Danger (Revised Edition): George W. Bush's Military-Industrial Complex | Helen Caldicott to their shelf.
kadelex added Nuclear Madness | Helen Caldicott to their shelf.
kadelex added Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer: To Global Warming or Anything Else | Helen Caldicott to their shelf.

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Lorina Stephens/Five Rivers says:

Thanks for the invitation, Kadelex. Look forward to sharing books with you.
Candace says:

Hi Kayla,
The Birth House was really good, I enjoyed it. I hear ya on hanging around in bookstores and the library. I enjoy it. I like the atmosphere at Chapters. They know me by name at the library. I am in a lot picking up my holds. I use to take my girls to the library when they were young it was a good place to talk to other Moms and let the kids play. When they got tired we would get our books and read before bed. When they got a little older they joined the book clubs, they loved it.
Ania says:

But doesn't that happen to many books similar Twilight. Think of Harry Potter's popularity. I grew up reading books exactly like Harry Potter so to me Rowling's books were boring, predictable and lacked humour. However, I do find it scary that my female students identify so strongly with such a weakling like Bella. In some small part the series makes them believe that the stalker-prey mentality is a good thing. They want to be put in these traditional male-female roles. I shudder at the thought.
Candace says:

Hey Kayla,
No worries, you do what you can. Love you DP, too cute. Behind on your reading, shame on you. LOL. Yah do what you can eh. I am currently reading The Birth House, it is good so far. I liked the Great and Terrible Beauty Series. Not sure if they spike your interest.
Candace says:

Nice to meet ya Kayla. My daughter's name is Kayla.
Cool to have someone else admit they love the new book smell. I also love the smell of new leather. Any recommendations - books to read or not to read.

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Toni Osborne added The Matchmaker Of Kenmare: A Novel Of Ireland | Frank Delaney to their shelf.
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