by Paul Simister
on December 9, 2013
The full title of this book by Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark is
“The Burning Question: We can’t burn half the world’s oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit?“
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book Four Stars. This means it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
Here is my book review.
The world is in big trouble
I used to be sceptical about climate change but the more I read, for and against, the more I started to believe that we face a devastating problem that could destroy the world as we know it.
This book starts really strong and pulls together the reasons why there is little talk and even less action to correct the carbon emissions into the atmosphere. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on December 6, 2013
The full title of this fascinating book by Tim Morgan is
“Life After Growth: How The Global Economy Really Works And Why 200 Years Of Growth Are Over“.
I gave it Four Stars in my review at Amazon.co.uk. This means I think it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
I’ve always known that there is a money economy and a things economy. What I hadn’t focused on was how the thins economy is underpinned by energy. The author argues that in effect we have an energy based economy and while the money economy has been inflated by the explosion in debts and Quantitative Easing, the energy economy is deflating.
Why is that?
Because we cherry picked the biggest and best, most accessible, most productive sources of oil, gas and coal first and slowly but surely, the old sources are exhausted and the new sources that are developed aren’t as good. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on December 6, 2013
The full title of this book by Jeremy Leggett is
“The Energy of Nations: Risk Blindness And The Road To Renaissance“.
In my review posted to Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book Four Stars. This means it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
Here is my book review.
Plenty of food for thought
I enjoyed reading this book as it looks back at the recent past and then looks forward.
The author is a long time believer in early peak oil and the founder of a solar energy company. He therefore believe deeply in his message. Whilst he rails against manipulation or the energy facts and debate by Big Oil and Big Nuclear, he may not be presenting a balanced view. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on December 2, 2013
The full title of this book by Bradley J Sugars is
The Business Coach: A Millionaire Entrepreneuer Reveals the 6 Critical Steps to Business Success
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave it 2 Stars.
Here is my review.
Don’t let this book put you off business coaching
I worry that small business owners will be put off the idea of working with business coaches by this book. It promises so much more than it delivers. It boils down to a long advertisement for his business coaching franchise, ActionCoach. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on December 2, 2013
The full title of this book by the founder of the ActionCoach business coaching franchise, Brad Sugars is
“Instant Cashflow: Hundreds of Proven Strategies to Win Customers, Boost Margins and Take More Money Home“.
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave this book Four Stars. This means it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
Here is my review.
In my opinion, this is the only Brad Sugars book worth buying. Do you agree?
This is the only Brad Sugars book that I recommend to any of my business coaching clients or prospects.
It’s a long list of ideas for improving your business in terms of sales revenue, profit and ultimately cash flow. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on December 2, 2013
The full title of this book by Michael Gerber is
“E-Myth Mastery: The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World-Class Company“.
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book Four Stars. This means that it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
Here is my book review.
Be very careful with this book
The sloppy writing style that Michael Gerber showed in E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It is exaggerated in this book.
It’s written in two parts:
- The initial stomach churning section that forms the basis of the audio book – avoid at all costs.
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- The second part, which includes sections from the expensive E Myth coaching course, is very good. However I’m disappointed to read that the worksheets quickly became unavailable on the website link as this does reduce the value of these sections.
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