Overall a good book with good insights
596183
Well written and captivating.  Keeps you reading from chapter to chapter.  My one complaint is the writer's jumping around from year to year leading to the war and in the early years.  It makes it hard to follow.  Once it gets into the heart of the campaign it is less problematic.  Overall a good book with good insights.
188580
I found the book to be well worth my time.  There were many very well thought out analyses of spiritual and practical matters.  Indeed the book has practical answers but does not promise a rose garden.  Once in a while I would stumble on a very narrow minded (or perhaps I should say religiously dogmatic) view, which is perhaps to be expected given the author and her background.  I would skip such sections, just satisfied to have received useful insights from other sections.
1407099
Insightful. The tapping exercises seem a bit much but if it works... Great. Overall good book.
3137830
Great book. I am an MBA student an this book was very interesting and gave me some interesting talking points as well as some good general information. Note -I was given an advance copy in exchange for my review.  Many of the other reviewers cover the author's background and key point of the book.  So let me put forward some other key points.

The good:
Well researched.
Had public knowledge as well as some behind the scenes stories, and blended them well together.
The book had interesting points for non business/entertainment people.
You could say it was a little long, but it was a fast read once you got past page 100 or so.

The bad:
A few points reached a bit to make conclusions, but I am guessing there were a few cases were not all backup evidence could be presented in the book for editing reasons.
A few things were incorrect, IBM sold its pc business to Lenovo, etc - minor points but they can raise a little skepticism on the conclusions.

Overall, this was the most enjoyable business book I have read this year.
I think some of the betting on blockbuster strategies can be usable on a personal and departmental/team basis to enhance perception, etc.
I may try some strategies for 2014 work goals
2401180
Really a good book with some simple strategies and ratios.  It helps anyone put in perspective what their targets should be and gives ideas on how not to over extend yourself.  That said though, the author is a bit on the conservative side but if you keep that in perspective you can apply what he has written and give yourself some good solid guidelines to set-up for fiscal security in the future.
1222592
I found this book to be interesting but a little difficult to read because of it's literary style (which the author admits to), however Ray has some good points and insights which, I think, are well backed up. My favourite quotes are: "We think wrong, act wrong and we even fake our commitment wrong." "Apart from Me, you can do nothing." (in relation to why we lack faith, understanding and power) "He opened their understanding" and "flesh loves to imitate Spirit". Ray challenges institutionalised church and the mentality that goes with it, and I applaud him for that.

The Laodicean church is not just in America, it's rampant in western culture - but at the same time the other six Revelation churches are also operating. It's good to be aware of what's wrong, but I think we need to focus on what God is calling each one of us individually to do. It's harder to be a Christian on your own revelation of Christ. It is much easier to follow the 'crowd'. We forget sometimes that we are all responsible for our decisions and actions and I think this is what Ray is trying to get at in this book... be a responsible spirit led chrisitian, fulfil your individual call as a kingdom citizen and know your God and His requirements.
76097
Good intro with some nice insights. Worth the few bucks and little bit of time it takes to read this.
1234459
Overall rating stems from the insightful chapters on the Middle East and on the good/bad roles of Technology.  For example, Kissinger talks about information (of which we have too much/too fast in a technology driven world), knowledge (the processing of information within a rich context, or from multiple perspectives) into an informed world view, and wisdom (taking the first two and combining them with experience, vision, leadership, and courage) to reach for the next world order.
The book is uneven in quality re: the treatment of topics, but I would read it for the chapters mentioned.
2832189
The authors have some very good points. They do a good job of drawing the distinction between those with wealth and those that live as though they have wealth. Further, the book goes into the decision making process to think as an accumulator of wealth.

This is not a get rich book, this is a book to shape the reader's thinking to be more like the rich. The section on Economic Outpatient Care and advice on how to deal with children and assets after death was especially insightful.

Once you get the basics, it can be slightly repetitive, as many academic texts are.
4630188
It's a good read. Does give you some good ideas and ways to save money. A lot of it is common sense but I guess sometimes we have to be reminded of them and some of the advise is very helpful.  Overall it's a good book and does give you some great tips. Not necessarily the best because I don't agree with a few of the things it recommends but I can appreciate some of the advise. It's always good to read different peoples perspectives and ideas. I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review.
994854
Easier to read than I expected and with some good insight. A bit repetitive towards the end. Overall, a fairly solid read.
3055040
Overall, this was an interesting book to me.  Willingham has obviously done his homework and uses many examples to demonstrate his points, which I found relatable.  Willingham does a great job of describing the traps people can fall into, which he does particularly well in chapter 3.  As an educational psychologist, I see first hand the traps people fall into when teaching, even professors at the college level use teaching methods that have no scientific evidence to support them.  The author makes some fine points, but it seemed a little bit long and rambling, especially in the beginning of the book, but I felt it got better as the book progressed.
1883357
I bought this on the back of reading Malcoms really interesting "The Tipping Point" book.

Blink is worth a read, however you are left with the feeling that its all a little padded out to compensate for what really could be a much shorter book. There are some good insights into the way people unconsciously make decisions about things.

Some of the more interesting studies quoted explain how a high percentage of corporate leaders are taller than the average person. And how every extra inch in height can equate to about an extra $1,000 in salary. The goal of this book is to try to explain why these kind of things happen. It seems we all subconsciously make decisions based on predefined perceptions.

Some ideas it this book really overlap with NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). If you have read anything about NLP then I think you will see the overlap.

People really should rely a lot more on their gut feelings with things as this book proves. Even though you may not know why you have a gut feeling about something this gut feeling comes from your subconscious evaluating and making decisions. The most powerful thing you can do, I believe, is try to be a bit more aware of your first gut feeling about things, it is easy to not pick up on them.
4228437
Good book that dives into many subjects introvert should think about. Some of the chapters weren't particularly interesting to me (like raising an introverted kid chapter because I don't have kids), but overall it brought up many good points. My favorite part of the book was her recommendation on how to cope in an extrovert world. If I want to settle down with a woman and get married, I can't be inside all day. I have to set up days in my life where I go out and put an effort into interacting with the world. Sounds like a good compromise that makes complete sense!
4580478
This book deals quite well with the factors in any business that can be overlooked or not even known by newbies to the world of running a small business. It really hits home if you have had some experience starting a business, especially a service oriented one, such as a consultancy. It gives practical insight into the strategic mistakes that a small business can make when starting and growing. The only problem I have with the book is that it can get repetitive at times. Some ideas are stretched out a little too long.
932147
Overall, it is a good accounting book from the good point of views, not  pedagogical, but practical and insightful, I read it with the Ross' "fundamentals of corporate finance" . Yes, Financial accounting is the practical balance between the usefulness of financial theory and effectiveness of legal verification. This book tries to follow this clue/principle. but not express it very clearly/explicitly. The part 2 is distinguished,  abstract principle/assumptions are presented very well, but the following parties/chapters are not linked to part 2 very strongly/thoughtfully. if it would, the book would have been 5 stars.
585398
The book offers a lot of insight and has helped me in many areas. However, day to day dilemmas arise that only bloggers offer solutions for.

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