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Author: Raymond J. Learsy Publisher: iUniverse, 318 pages Book Review by Paiso Jamakar This book is a collection of contributions to the Huffington Post from the start of 2006 to the end of 2010 by Raymond J. Learsy, who writes from personal experience and knowledge of commodity trading gathered over the course of a quarter century. I respect writers who get their facts from, and base their opinions on first-hand familiarity with particular subjects and sources, rather than those who gather data and comments from second-hand sources, which are plentifully available in today’s Internet-driven information world. Learsy has also authored a previous book on this subject: “Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future.” One of the merits of “Oil and Finance: The Epic Corruption from 2006 to 2010” is that it is authoritative. The other merit of this book is that Raymond J. Learsy provides valuable insight (something so lacking in the media these days) into the factors that lead to dramatic changes in the price of oil and gasoline, commodities that affect our daily lives and impact on our global economy. The third merit is that his chronologically-organized commentaries – within each topic in the book – provide real-time response to events just as they were happening or had happened, helping us get a historical perspective on this important subject. The first of those events Learsy...

Author: Dan Miller Publisher: Waterbrook Press – 262 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar To do what you love to do and make a lot of money at it is the desire of most people these days. If you’re in a job you hate and are making a salary that barely pays for your living expenses, you wish you could do something else – a different job you would love in which you would make more money, or perhaps even your own business where you can have a growing income. But how do you turn that desire into reality? Dan Miller gives you the answers and shows you the way to fulfill what is in your heart. The fulfillment of his own desires did not come easy to Dan – as you will see from two examples below. But those failures made him wiser. He now imparts the valuable his wisdom he gained and the worldly experience he acquired to you through this book, so you will not dread your Mondays. This is Dan’s way of providing value to you. Dan Millar was born into a religious and conservative Mennonite farming family in rural Ohio. His family members worked hard at their farm, and he started working at it from a very young age, taking care of his daily chores. For him, work then, was not supposed to be...

Authors: Patrick V. Valtin with L.D> Sledge Publisher: m2-tec.com, 268 pages Book Review by Ramu Nakliba When an owner wants to grow his or her company, it is usually through growing sales. And one of the most sought-after types of employees a company needs for growth is top sales people. Therefore, locating top-performing sales people is one of the most difficult and elusive tasks of a business owner these days. While we read the authors’ statement that the “war for talent is raging more than ever and that government regulations are on the rise,” it is also true that there are more people than in a long time before, who are  looking for work, and among them are laid-off sales people. That’s the problem. Their sales numbers were most likely poor and so they were laid off. So, the primary challenge today for a business owner who wants to grow company revenues and therefore company size is to find sales pros. Often, the primary function of a small company owner is sales. That is typically the case, as we’ve found from experience. He or she is so involved in revenue enhancement that there’s no time left to look for qualified sales people with a proven record of sales performance – people who can deliver results with a minimum of product knowledge familiarity and not requiring a whole lot of...

Author: Julie Adair King Publisher: Wiley Publishing – 356 pages Book Review by Sonu Chandiram This guide to the popular digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera Nikon D5100 is easy to read and understand, and is good for beginners in photography as well as for advanced users. It is written in a straightforward way and systematically orients the reader to the many features of this excellent camera. Some people have described this book as a “picture-perfect guide to the Nikon D5100.” If you own or are planning to buy this camera, this is undoubtedly the best introductory book for you. The book has numerous full-color images that illustrate the many features of the Nikon D5100 and instruct you on how to use and become comfortable with them. The book shows you such things as on-board effects, light settings, and automatic high dynamic range (HDR) shooting, to name just a few of its neat features. The author Julie Adair King explains in detail the different ways to use the old and new features of this camera to take unique shots. She teaches digital photography at the Palm Beach Photographic Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. She has written numerous books including a series of For Dummies books on Canon, Nikon and Olympus cameras and on the popular Photoshop software program. She itemizes a range of terms in photography and defines...

Author: Ravi Zacharias Publisher: Waterbrook Press, 88 pages Book Review by Paiso Jamakar My guess is that most people in the West do not know who Krishna was (or is, as he is written about as Lord Krishna in Hindu religious books). Krishna was the incarnation, or human representation of God in Hinduism. The title of the book may be quite provocative to people in the Western world. They may say bluntly: “Who the heck is Krishna? If he is a Hindu god, what has he got to do with Jesus? If not anything else, it would be this provocative title that will make non-Hindus particularly (but Hindus as well, I believe) to pick up a copy and read this short book. Ravi Zacharias writes that “the one nation that all religions subscribe to (either explicitly or implicitly) is the notion of exclusive truth. Populists like to deny that premise, but all religions either make this claim or covertly smuggle it in.” I studied in a catholic school and in catechism class we students read in our textbook and were taught in that class (conducted by no less than the rector of the college itself): “the Catholic Church is the only path to salvation” (of your soul). I once boldly (but respectfully challenged my teacher to prove his statement. He smiled and said that this is simply a matter...