Personally I have to think cookies would be more popular as a little snack at your local book club meetings but later this year you might want to consider giving attendees bacon!!
I am pleased to promote a new book that my friend/former colleague, Heather Lauer, will have published later this year which is solely focused on "bacon". I don't have all the details yet regarding what this book will focus on in terms of its chapters but I do know it will be based on her personal blog which is found at:
www.baconunwrapped.com
Please don't get the pages greasy,
Todd
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Buy Our Books AND Our Stores!
The USA's second largest book seller -- Borders Group Inc. , based in Ann Arbor, Michigan - announced today that it is exploring selling itself having just arranged for $42.5 million in financing from its largest shareholder (Pershing Square Capital) just to stay afloat.
It will be interesting to watch who might purchase Borders given the book industry's declining sales figures. Barnes and Noble should probably avoid buying the struggling Borders opting instead to sell books in new ways versus adding more retail space to its balance sheet. Personally I could see a private equity fund like Pershing take the company private like Chrysler Corporation is today.
Sadly I don't have the financial resources to buy Borders myself but I do have enough cash to buy the hugely discounted books I think Borders will be offering consumers to improve their cash flow.
Cheap books make for even better stories,
Todd
It will be interesting to watch who might purchase Borders given the book industry's declining sales figures. Barnes and Noble should probably avoid buying the struggling Borders opting instead to sell books in new ways versus adding more retail space to its balance sheet. Personally I could see a private equity fund like Pershing take the company private like Chrysler Corporation is today.
Sadly I don't have the financial resources to buy Borders myself but I do have enough cash to buy the hugely discounted books I think Borders will be offering consumers to improve their cash flow.
Cheap books make for even better stories,
Todd
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Last Will and Testament
Today I finally completed one of those "adult things" we should all do -- I typed up my Last Will and Testament dictating how my assets (assuming the government doesn't take the rest of what I have) will be distributed once I pass on to the great library in the sky. Question - do you think Heaven charges late fees for overdue books? :-)
One section of my will that I am proud of is a provision that donates my personal library and a cash amount to the public library in my boyhood home of Ida Grove, Iowa. You can see what is going on in the area (quiet but a good place to raise a family) via this website -- www.idacountycourier.com
My community library exposed me to a world of learning and clearly helped prepare me for the three college degrees I have completed since I left this small town which sits in the heart of the Maple River valley.
My donation is a small thank you to the community leaders who made certain my hometown had a high quality library. May future students benefit from this gift.
Read on MacDuff and damned be the man that first cry, "hold enough!",
Todd
One section of my will that I am proud of is a provision that donates my personal library and a cash amount to the public library in my boyhood home of Ida Grove, Iowa. You can see what is going on in the area (quiet but a good place to raise a family) via this website -- www.idacountycourier.com
My community library exposed me to a world of learning and clearly helped prepare me for the three college degrees I have completed since I left this small town which sits in the heart of the Maple River valley.
My donation is a small thank you to the community leaders who made certain my hometown had a high quality library. May future students benefit from this gift.
Read on MacDuff and damned be the man that first cry, "hold enough!",
Todd
Friday, March 7, 2008
Girls and Schools
Finally this week I completed reading the book, "Three Cups of Tea", by Greg Mortenson and David Relin (www.threecupsoftea.org) . This book is focused on Mortensen's story of how we came to create (with a Swiss-American benefactor's donation) the Central Asia Institute (CAI) (www.ikat.net).
The CAI was formed initially to build schools for schools in the poorest regions of Pakistan but their work has expanded into Afghanistan plus clean water projects and refugee relief programs. By an interesting twist of fate/family ties the CAI is based in Bozeman, Montana. If it is not obvious enough let me state it -- these schools have been built to educate "Muslim girls" which people like the Taliban of Afghanistan forbid.
Overall I found this book to be completely inspiring and motivational. Having read this story I could not help but focus on making myself financially independent so I can devote some early retirement years to doing work like Mr. Mortenson.
If book clubs are looking for books to read this year this one should be on their short list.
Todd
The CAI was formed initially to build schools for schools in the poorest regions of Pakistan but their work has expanded into Afghanistan plus clean water projects and refugee relief programs. By an interesting twist of fate/family ties the CAI is based in Bozeman, Montana. If it is not obvious enough let me state it -- these schools have been built to educate "Muslim girls" which people like the Taliban of Afghanistan forbid.
Overall I found this book to be completely inspiring and motivational. Having read this story I could not help but focus on making myself financially independent so I can devote some early retirement years to doing work like Mr. Mortenson.
If book clubs are looking for books to read this year this one should be on their short list.
Todd
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Bacon
Since the details aren't public yet I am not at liberty to say yet but a former colleague of mine has signed a book deal to write a book focused on of all things --
BACON
Yes that special meat from the hog perfect for any camping trip!!
I wanted to alert readers that this book will be published later this year so I look forward to promoting it on this blog once everything is official. Personally I plan to lobby the author to include a chapter on my favorite form of bacon - Canadian bacon -- but of course there is also turkey bacon!! So much to cover so it is understandable this bacon book will be published soon.
Happy dining,
Todd
BACON
Yes that special meat from the hog perfect for any camping trip!!
I wanted to alert readers that this book will be published later this year so I look forward to promoting it on this blog once everything is official. Personally I plan to lobby the author to include a chapter on my favorite form of bacon - Canadian bacon -- but of course there is also turkey bacon!! So much to cover so it is understandable this bacon book will be published soon.
Happy dining,
Todd
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