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My First Book Reviews

Youseph — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:20:04 +0000

My first book reviews are coming in. Slowly, but surely I am starting to hear back from people who have read ‘All That Matters‘. It is really exciting hearing from people who don’t know me in real life and finding out they like my book. So far all of the comments have been positive and I want to share a couple of them.

Sherry Book Blogs gave me a FIVE STAR review and had the following things to say about my book.

The ending to All That Matters is honestly one of the best endings I’ve ever read!
Once every so often, I finish a book that unnerves something in me, the story will remain with me forever. All That Matters is that book for me. It is so painstakingly raw and shows some of the deepest and darkest parts of cancer, whether you have it or know someone with it. I found moments that were pure and full of life and than some that were empty and with no hope. The words were simple and nothing to jazzy. They made the flow of this story very easy to read and very enjoyable!

Sherry even asked me some interview questions. So, go check out her blog post and maybe leave her a comment.

Kelly runs The Bookscape Report blog and said the following about ‘All That Matters’.

I think the best thing about All That Matters is the conversational tone of the novella. While I was reading it, I felt like I was listening to someone tell me a story–like I was listening to my grandfather tell me about growing up in Ohio, or my dad telling me about growing up in our hometown. I loved that. It made the story so enjoyable for me.
I thought the story was great. It reminds me a little bit of Nicholas Sparks
I liked the fact that for the most part, Amanda and Ethan’s story wasn’t overshadowed by any subplots.

To read all of Kelly’s write up head on over to ‘The Bookscape Report‘.

Thomas Jefferson on newspapers

Youseph — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:38:42 +0000

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it.
Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

-Thomas Jefferson

George Deacon

Youseph — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:00:45 +0000

“If absolute power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave God?” – George Deacon

Bob Iger Interview

Youseph — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:31:55 +0000

Bob Iger is the current CEO of The Walt Disney Company. This guy is someone who caught my attention early on when he started working as CEO for Disney because he gave an interview in TIME magazine, I believe ( I still have the interview clipping) where he talked about his normal work day and how he manage to get things done. Little tips and tricks he shared with the Magazine. Things like how to make sure he had enough time to just get work processed that was sitting on his desk. How to properly thank people and to use history as a key to master the future. I guess you could say he is someone I respect and find inspiration in.

The other day I saw this video posted on hulu. I have no Idea how long the video will be available, but I wanted to share with anyone who is interested.

Dr. Seuss Quote

Youseph — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:07:07 +0000

“The more that you read, the more things that you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

Adam Savage Quote

Youseph — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:15:52 +0000

“I reject your reality and substitute my own.” – Adam Savage

Chuck Palahniuk Quote

Youseph — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:06:53 +0000

“That’s the best revenge of all: happiness. Nothing drives people crazier than seeing someone have a good fucking life” – Chuck Palahniuk

Sherlock Holmes Quote

Youseph — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:16:49 +0000

“Once you have eliminated the possible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” – Sherlock Holmes

Neil Gaiman Regarding Internet Piracy and Books

Youseph — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:31:58 +0000

I recently found this post on author Neil Gaiman’s thoughts on Internet Piracy. I feel that a lot of artists have expressed this same sentiment. Unless your Metallica, I think you will enjoy this.

You’re not losing sales by getting stuff out there. When I do a big talk now on these kinds of subjects and people ask “What about the sales you are losing by having stuff floating out there?” I started asking the audience to raise their hands for one question — Do you have a favorite author? And they say yes and I say good. What I want is for everybody who discovered their favorite author by being lent a book put up your hand. Then anybody who discovered their favorite author by walking into a book story and buying a book. And it’s probably about 5-10%, if that, of the people who discovered their favorite author who is the person they buy everything of and they buy the hardbacks. And they treasure the fact they’ve got this author. Very few of them bought the book. They were lent it. They were given it. They did not pay for it. That’s how they found their favorite author. And that’s really all this is; it’s people lending books.

Andy Warhol Quote

Youseph — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:41:10 +0000

People Should Fall In Love With Their Eyes Closed.

- Andy Warhol