les livres pour fevrier

[slumber]

And now, for February. Not quite as productive as January, but I've less travel time this month.

pour le mois du fevrier:

13. Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire
    
    Last month's review of 1001 Nights of Snowfall reminded me that while I loved fairy tale stories, there was one I hadn't quite read yet. I think I finished this while I was waiting for my stitches to be removed in the hospital. Anyway. I quite adored this, but it isn't the best Snow White adaptation I've read. I might have preferred Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by a margin, as well, but this is nonetheless awesome speculative historic fiction.
    
    
14. Truth, Lies, and Advertising by Jon Steel
    
    Hi, yes, marketing geek here. (I did say I wanted to grow up to be Brian Kinney. :|) I read this because, well, like the absolute nerd I was, I decided to get the readings assigned by a professor in a class I wanted to take but couldn't. And this was it. And it was interesting. (Of course, I've forgotten everything in it, but I can remember they were very interesting. And funny.)
    
    
15. 2,239 Tested Secrets for Direct Marketing Success by Denny Hatch and Don Jackson
    
    I read this for a grade, which I guess is okay, since I got an A in the end, but other than that, I found this utter crock. It's basically just some dude hunting down every book on direct marketing there ever was, taking the chapters or rules or whatever is outlined, and compiling it into one bound volume, occasionally sprinkling it with original comments. Yeah. No. :|
    
    
16. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
    
    I now know why I love this book. It is exactly like Blink. :| But still all in good fun; I love things that have rational explanations for human behavior--perhaps I should get a Masters in Behavioral Economics, but I'd only want to use it for evil marketing. Read this if you're interested in human behaviour though.

Comments

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That last one is going on my to-read list. I absolutely love that stuff.