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Bob Stocking has read Real Happiness.
“ This book helped me restart (again!) my sitting meditation practice. Not only did I sit for 20 minutes a day for 28 straight days, I have sat about three days out of four since reading it. She is a... ” (see full review)
Bob Stocking has read The way of baseball : finding stillness at 95 mph.
“ I loved viewing baseball through the eyes of an elite player who is also a student of meditation. If quieting the mind, acknowledging the pressure, and striving for effortless effort can be applied... ” (see full review)
Bob Stocking has read Watching Baseball Smarter.
“ The online reviews suggested this might be a bit simplistic for experienced baseball fans, but I bit anyway. I was hoping I'd gain some perspectives I could take to the ballpark (or to the couch at... ” (see full review)
Bob Stocking has read We First.
“ It is highly ambitious to expect corporations and individuals to see our common interests and long-term health. Our institutions aren't made for it, and it's hard for most people to imagine it. I... ” (see full review)
Bob Stocking has read The Breath of God.
“ If a writer believes that there are deep underlying spiritual connections that unite all of us, why would you have to craft a story in which Jesus has to go to South Asia to learn Hindu and Muslim... ” (see full review)
Bob Stocking has read The Threat Matrix.
“ I was fascinated to hear the author describe the Matrix on NPR. Each day after 9/11, Bush and Cheney would receive a spreadsheet listing every known threat to the US. But no one wanted to miss the... ” (see full review)
Bob Stocking has read The extra 2% : how Wall Street strategies took a major league baseball team from worst to first.
“ Keri does a great job of revealing how the current owners of the Tampa Bay Rays have used analytical principles and sound PR practices to turn around a dreadful franchise. Reading this as the Rays... ” (see full review)
Bob Stocking has read Boomerang.
“ Lewis is a fabulous story-teller, helping us see the financial crisis from the perspectives of several countries. He posits that each people he visits used the era of free money to reveal a deep... ” (see full review)
Bob Stocking has read The Art of Fielding.
“ A fabulous book about baseball that's not about baseball; about college life that's not focused on college life; about coming of age. Its scope echoes Melville as it uses him to anchor the story,... ” (see full review)
Bob Stocking has read The Shallows.
“ This book has faced some valid criticism, but it also has some crucial points about our brain's inability to multi-task and the influence of digital media on our ability to focus. Since reading it... ” (see full review)
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Rated 3 stars
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Rated 4 stars
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Rated 5 stars
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Wow,could be my bookshelf!
You gotta' start reading more interesting stuff.... Project Mgmt..?? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Hail, fellow Tar Heel well met! I grew up in Chapel Hill before I-40 came through, when it was still a college town. I'm pleased to see " Lying Awake" on your shelf; hardly anyone seems to have read it. Along those lines, I recommend "Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy" by Rumer Godden.
