Scary, almost cultist approach to something that seems only vaguely related to buddhism. Couldn't finish it for the above reason and the stridently proselytizing tone.
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rich reviewed The Buddha next door by Zan Gaudioso
Review of 'The Buddha next door' on 'LibraryThing'
1 star
Scary, almost cultist approach to something that seems only vaguely related to buddhism. Couldn't finish it for the above reason and the stridently proselytizing tone.
rich rated Training the Samurai Mind: 3 stars
rich rated Food Rules : An Eater's Manual: 4 stars
Food Rules : An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan
A pocket compendium of food wisdom from the author of [The Omnivore's Dilemma][1] and [In Defense of …
rich reviewed Vroom with a view by Peter Moore
Review of 'Vroom with a view' on 'LibraryThing'
4 stars
A fun and cheeky scooter travelogue from an Australian driving from Milan to Rome on a Vespa that he bought on eBay.
rich reviewed Mistakes Were Made by Elliot Aronson
Review of 'Mistakes Were Made' on 'LibraryThing'
3 stars
Started out quite repetitive but redeemed itself in the later chapters by finally applying the overworked basic principle to other fields (police interviewing, politics, etc).
rich reviewed This Is A Modern Life by Des Mannay
Review of 'This Is A Modern Life' on 'LibraryThing'
2 stars
Some interesting photos, but a bit of a tedious 'look how cool me and my mates were' narrative that really doesn't tell you much about the Mod revival outside of the author's own circles.
Some interesting photos, but a bit of a tedious 'look how cool me and my mates were' narrative that really doesn't tell you much about the Mod revival outside of the author's own circles.
rich rated Scooter Boys: 3 stars
rich reviewed Poet on a scooter. by Harry Roskolenko
Review of 'Poet on a scooter.' on 'LibraryThing'
2 stars
Could have been a good travel/scooter/history piece but suffers from Roskolenko's self-important, academic and, yes, someone tedious delivery. Particularly pompous to slag off all of the Beat poet/authors of 50s San Francisco as no one has heard of him, but everyone knows the artists he deemed hacks.
Could have been a good travel/scooter/history piece but suffers from Roskolenko's self-important, academic and, yes, someone tedious delivery. Particularly pompous to slag off all of the Beat poet/authors of 50s San Francisco as no one has heard of him, but everyone knows the artists he deemed hacks.
rich reviewed The trip by Herb Greer
Review of 'The trip' on 'LibraryThing'
3 stars
An engaging scooter travelogue that I found much more compelling than Poet on a Scooter. Greer does dialog well, which really helps to drive the narrative. Found it fizzled a bit in the end, but overall quite an enjoyable quick read.
An engaging scooter travelogue that I found much more compelling than Poet on a Scooter. Greer does dialog well, which really helps to drive the narrative. Found it fizzled a bit in the end, but overall quite an enjoyable quick read.
Blending common sense and modern psychiatry, The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World applies …
Review of 'The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World' on 'LibraryThing'
3 stars
Not sure why the Dalai Lama's name is featured so prominently in this book. Perhaps fewer than 50 pages of the book contain material directly from him and the remaining 275 pages are narrative and 'interpretation' from the other author.returnreturnWhile the book covers some interesting and relevant topics, I feel it would have been much more effective in a more concise presentation.
Not sure why the Dalai Lama's name is featured so prominently in this book. Perhaps fewer than 50 pages of the book contain material directly from him and the remaining 275 pages are narrative and 'interpretation' from the other author.returnreturnWhile the book covers some interesting and relevant topics, I feel it would have been much more effective in a more concise presentation.
rich rated Straight from the fridge, dad: 2 stars
rich rated On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century): 2 stars
On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Jack Kerouac (Penguin great books of the 20th century)
On the Road is a 1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his …