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Jake (52 KP) rated Traction in Books

Jul 25, 2019  
Traction
Traction
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Pretty good business book. A lot of it is just stuff that companies aren't doing, which really bothers me. (Just put the right people in the right seats! Make a 10-year goal! Focus on your core-process and let the rest fall off! etc)

I guess I feel it's a little longer than it needs to be to hit some predetermined word-count or page-count target (I guess so they can charge more or make it seem thick enough to be worth purchasing, etc).

I'd still recommend it, especially to top management everywhere.
  
The Beautiful (The Beautiful, #1)
The Beautiful (The Beautiful, #1)
9
8.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
The main characters (0 more)
To much/not enough information (0 more)
Will read again
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When reading this story, you feel like you need a intro book to fully understand the back story. While the main characters do build, and you end up liking them. There is a lot left to unfold. Since this is just book one, I have hopes with book two coming out in a couple months. That things will really spice up. Due to the ending with a good amount of drama. One things for sure, I will be rereading it before starting book two.
  
Oracular Spectacular by MGMT
Oracular Spectacular by MGMT
2008 | Pop
7
7.3 (3 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 494th greatest album of all time
"Time to Pretend" is an amazing start to this album. Such an uplifting anthem.
The next couple of songs are forgettable Bowie-esque songs. Nothing wrong with them but nothing stands out about them.
"Electric Feel" is a good indie Scissor Sisters song, but is instantly forgotten as soon as "Kids" comes on. That is such a thumping anthem as well.
Sadly thereafter it is back to forgettable, Bowie-esque ditties. Some of these remind me of Liam Lynch's album of generally nonsense pop songs.
  
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Part Three
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Part Three
2020 | Horror
Good series, performed really well although the plot kept getting mixed up. The last episode was super predictable so left little suspense but still enjoyable to watch. Sabrina's character was slightly confused at points and the decisions she made didn't seem to match up to the character they have set up. I was also slightly disappointed by the lack of Salem in this series, he appeared every now and again but he needed to be in it more! Helda was of course fantastic and wholesome <3 Sabrina's friends really feel irrelevant though XD
  
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
2005 | Comedy, Family
9
6.0 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Would you believe that with how much I love the first one, I love this one even more? I love the competition aspect and the whole plot in general. I LOVE the ending, I think that's one of the strongest parts of this film. Genuinely, I just love this film overall. I don't know what more I can say. It's definitely one of the best feel-good films to be made and just like the first one, I will continue to watch it over and over again well into my old age.
  

"I've been dipping in and out of this book since my early 20s. I completely respond to one of its basic notions — self-responsibility. It's about preparing for a good death, and I've found that in having a child, you're confronted by your mortality each day as the child grows and blossoms. But every single element in our Western society is a denial of death. We don't want to think about it, which compounds the terror we feel about it. This book helps one to navigate one's way through the terror."

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Dustin Kensrue recommended In Rainbows by Radiohead in Music (curated)

 
In Rainbows by Radiohead
In Rainbows by Radiohead
2007 | Rock
9.3 (3 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"Radiohead is definitely Thrice’s collective favourite band. As much as we all listen to a ton of different stuff, Radiohead is a constant inspiration and influence. As difficult as it is to choose a favourite Radiohead record, for some reason In Rainbows feels like the most consistently listenable record. From the moment I heard the record it had a comfortably lived-in feel to it, to the point that I didn’t realize quite how good it was until its genius had slowly swelled in my mind after weeks of listening."

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