PurpleCar

In 2001 Barbara Ehrenreich wrote Nickel and Dimed On (Not) Getting By in America.
You can get an idea of what the book is about by checking it out on Amazon; I won’t waste your time here reiterating a synopsis of a 7-year-old work.  I’ll simply give you some of my observations.
Ms. Ehrenreich doesn’t mention her [...]

I straddle the fence between the geeky on-line world and the nerdy writing world, and ne’er the twain shall meet.

But the rule for all worlds, virtual or otherwise, is “Wait For It.”

Well, looks I’m done waiting…

The book is hard to get through. It will take me weeks. So instead of one huge review months from now, I’ll just take you all along on this deciphering adventure. I’ll break out my Sword of Sense and slash through the thicket of pompous writing, chapter by chapter. It’s a journey to page 319 (the last page including after notes) of Clay Shirky’s “Here Comes Everybody.” Come along. It should prove interesting.

When I picked up the book, I recognized the ‘famous’ name. I was looking forward to absorbing some insights into social media and human behavior. Instead I was hit with self-indulgent prose filled with enough buzzwords to choke an elephant.

The Age Curve: How to Profit from the Demographic Storm (Hardcover)

by Kenneth W. Gronbach
The Age Curve is a book about numbers.  Don’t worry.  The author does the math.
The author Kenneth Gronbach, a proud member of the Baby Boomer generation, outlines the numbers of live births in the US starting from the beginning of the 1900’s [...]

Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
Doubleday Business (2008), Hardcover, 224 pages
ISBN: 9780385524382
PurpleCar’s Review:
Have you ever driven through a snowstorm, against all logic, to get to a meeting?  Held onto a tanking stock?  Reading Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior may help you understand why.  An easy read [...]

One of my favorite poems.  I used the first line as my personal tagline at Jeff Pulver’s Social Media Breakfast.  It’s been a favorite for me for well over a decade.  The words and feelings always seem to resonate with me in different ways throughout my life.  (Found a copy of this poem here.) Enjoy.
Lucille [...]

The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
I came across The Thirteenth Tale on the “New Titles” bookshelf in my local library, not
hearing anything about it previously, and I was pleasantly thrilled
with it.
This book is the modern gothic novel. It’s a fun read with amazing writing and just enough hint of mystery to keep you turning pages [...]