part two
6. Don Cherry`s Hockey Stories and Stuff (Don Cherry and Al Starchan, Doubleday Canada, pages 231, 2009, read in 2010)
hockey is huge in Canada, and every sat. night over 1 million cdn. watch and listen to coaches corner on Hockey night in Canada. the book is similar to the 2 part mini series on his life, got great ratings...
well written book, and great characters, mostly short stories...
7. We?ll Be Here for the Rest of Our
Lives (Paul Shaffer with David Ritz, Doubleday, Audio book unabridged, 7 CDs, 352 pages, 2009, listened read 2010)
got this from the library, Shaffer is very honest, and some good stories, worth taking out at a library....not sure would buy it,....depends how much you are interested in show biz, and celebrity culture.....my interest is very limited.
8. Why Orwell Matters (Christopher Hitchens, Basic
Books, pages 211, 2002, read in 2010)
a very good book on Orwell, one of the most important writers of the 20th centurey, also came across a character in the spanish civil war... have read 1984, and animal farm.
plan on reading his spanish civil war book. he is claimed by the right and left, a good straight forward book on how he thought through problems.
9. It`s Not What Stocks You Buy, It`s When You Sell That Counts (Donald L. Cassidy, Probus Publishing Company, pages 298, 1991, read in 2010)
this has had many reprints,and is a very good book, if you are interested in the stock market you probably should buy this book...worth the money.
10. Payback (Margaret Atwood, 2008, 230 pages,) (Audiobook, 5 CDs, Ideas, Lectures) read in 2010
listened to this on cd, from the library ( a theme here, borrowed half, bought half). Atwood is a famous cdn. writer, and this is about debt.
try 5 hours of it, sometimes, very deep, many good points brought up, some agree with, most and some that I do not,...and some could not figure out....
average, though if you want a book on the subject of debt and how it effects, our world, this is the book or cds.
11. The Uncommon Investor III : How to Earn Superior Returns in the Stock Market Despite Everything (Benj Gallander, Insomniac Press, 2008, 247 pages, read in 2010)
the author is one of two people who have a newsletter that has one of the best returns over 5 years, and a good long term track record...believe underperformed lately.
a book that trys to describe their investing philosophy, however I could not trade, invest like them...everyone must have their own rules...
still not bad, the author has the blue jays in the world series game 7 against the mets, and every innings they bring up another topic...not bad, for the most part not sure it worked
12. Dear Sad Goat (Bill Richardson, Douglas and McIntyre, 2002, pages 201, read in 2010)
use to listen to cbc radio, in the afternoons, 1990s, anyways after viki left for tv, bill richardson took over, the show had interviews, but relied more on readers letter and calls...
so each letter or call on the pages is around a page or less, the longest 2-3.
I would get the book out of print since their are some stories that really hit home, funny,sad, courage.
one mother wrote about her son who had CF, and was doing well until 16, he took a downward turn and had 6 weeks to live.
his team was curling at the high school level and he was the skip(leader), their were in a tournament,
anyways he left the hospital to play, the team made the finals, though in the 7th end his strenght was leaving as he could throw it over the hog line....he turned to his family and told them it was too heavy..
anways the game continued and he made it to the end and threw the winning shot in the 10th end to win the game....everyone cheered....
he died one week later...again shows the strength of the human spirit.
13. Your Next Great Stock (Jack Hough, Wiley, 250 pages, 2008, read in 2010)
very well written book, will talk about this more in the stock forum...all about stock screener, use some but going to try some in this book.
very good to use. time will tell, well written and sometimes funny....
end of novel...
thanks
selkirk
