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queen

Mon, Nov 13 2006, 2:38 pm

For all those people interested in eBay, I'm rereading now a great book called "The Perfect Store" by Adam Cohen. It's very interesting and goes through it's history and growth from birth.

Can't put it down... and thought I'd share the idea with others. I'm sure your library would have a copy.

chocolate moose

Mon, Nov 13 2006, 4:17 pm

I'm always looking for clean library books; thanks!

queen

Mon, Nov 13 2006, 8:25 pm

Let me know if you end up reading it Moose!

(thanks for responding, as I was wondering if my post would be beneficial to anyone around here..............)

MOM222

Mon, Nov 13 2006, 8:52 pm

If you like that type of book I think you would enjoy the google story.

chocolate moose

Mon, Nov 13 2006, 8:53 pm

qUEEN, CAN YOU recommend other books to me? you can PM a list if you dont' want the whole board to know...

purplegirl

Tue, Nov 14 2006, 5:33 am

chocolate moose wrote:

qUEEN, CAN YOU recommend other books to me? you can PM a list if you dont' want the whole board to know...

Oh no no! If it's clean, we ALL want to know! Pleeeeeaaaaase??? Mr. Green

chocolate moose

Tue, Nov 14 2006, 9:55 am

I don't need everhyone knowing what books I read.

elkayed

Tue, Nov 14 2006, 11:40 am

I once saw this TV show all about ebay and how it started and how much money they make...it was fascinating!

queen

Tue, Nov 14 2006, 1:08 pm

moose- why do you think I'd have a list for you???????

I do have a nice library of books.... but don't have much time to read unless I get hooked Sad

and then somehow Very Happy

I find the time!

chocolate moose

Tue, Nov 14 2006, 1:53 pm

Queen, calm down. Just asking. I actually DO keep lists, okay.

queen

Tue, Nov 14 2006, 1:54 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

calm down

didn't know I was uptight...... Question

chocolate moose

Tue, Nov 14 2006, 1:59 pm

You used so many ???? that it was off-putting.

chocolate moose

Sat, Nov 25 2006, 7:45 pm

Queen - I requested it and the library got it for me the very next day! I left it out the past couple of days and I think each member of the family looked through it a little....so, thanks for the recommendation!

queen

Mon, Nov 27 2006, 12:38 pm

that's great moose Very Happy

Another book on a totally different spectrum that I also REALLY enjoyed was: The Four Seasons of Golda Mirel.
Jewish book, but VERY, VERY good.

takes you through the four generations of her life. I couldn't put it down.
I read it at my parents yom tov time, and had about 70 pages left when it was time for us to leave. Couldn't borrow the book bec. my parents wanted it for the second set of company coming for 2nd days. I ended up quickly xeroxing those end pages, and then buying a book that I'd have it in my home for others to read.

I highly recommend!

QueenBee

Mon, Nov 27 2006, 12:51 pm

I cried my way through that book. I got so attached to Golda Mirel and her obstacles in life. It was so inspiring how she overcame each Nisayon.

Definitely recommend this one!

chocolate moose

Mon, Nov 27 2006, 1:11 pm

I'm not so sure I'm into a sad book, but thanks for trying.

QueenBee

Mon, Nov 27 2006, 1:27 pm

not at all sad, very realistic and goes through the same trials that we in the 21st century go through.

Whatever is good for you though!

queen

Mon, Nov 27 2006, 1:51 pm

QueenBee wrote:

I cried my way through that book.

so did I

(Bee- what you doing around here.....? Get back to work!!)

chocolate moose

Sat, Jan 13 2007, 6:05 pm

I polished off "Four Seasons" in about 45 minutes on Friday night. It was okay, I guess . . . . I don't think it had much toichen though.

queen

Sat, Jan 13 2007, 7:45 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

I polished off "Four Seasons" in about 45 minutes on Friday night. It was okay, I guess . . . . I don't think it had much toichen though.

It was a very realistic novel going through four generations of a family with real life scenarios and happenings.

what exactly would you have liked it to have?????

Unless you are a SUPER SUPER SUPER fast reader, I'm assuming you skimmed bec. it's a long book, and even for fast readers- 45 minutes is too fast to really have read the entire piece.

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