Small Update

I’m still reading Separation of Power. I’ve had a lot going on over the last couple of weeks, that has kept me from reading as much. I’ve started the book a couple of weeks ago, and I’m only half way through it right now. I plan to finish it up right away, and I’ve got a few others planned:

• The Lions Game by Nelson DeMille – this is the follow-up to Plum Island
• Gone For Good by Harlan Coben – looking forward to this as well

Anyway, I didn’t want anyone to think I had abandoned my site!

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

What The Rich Teach Their Kids – That You Can Learn Too

This has been a super popular book for several years, and I believe I know why. It’s very motivating! Robert Kiyosaki takes the reader through the financial lessons he supposedly learned growing up. On one hand was his real father(poor dad), who was very educated and worked a steady job all his life. On the other hand was his best childhood friend’s dad(rich dad), who taught him how to make money work for him. This book does not discuss detailed instructions on how to invest, nor does it give any specific instructions. So, if that’s what you’re looking for, you may look elsewhere. What the book does provide, is an outline for how the wealthy make their money and how they make it grow. You can get a much more in-depth review here.

I’ve heard a lot of good things about this book over the past couple of years. After purchasing the book, and after I had started reading the book, I became aware that there is some controversy surrounding the reality of some of the stories presented in the book. For instance, no-one has ever been able to figure out who “rich dad’ was. As a result, some have charged that these illustration stories are fabrications rather than actual happenings.

On the other hand, this book is highly recommended by some high profile people. Maybe it’s all in how you look at it. Dave Ramsey has mentioned this book several times on the radio as one of his favorites, and Mr. Kiyosaki has recently co-written a book with the super-rich and super-famous Donald Trump. I say make your own conclusions.

Tell No One

Now this is a good book. This has all the elements that make a great mystery. This is the first I’ve read from Mr. Harlan Coban, but it certainly will not be the last. I’m impressed.

This story has just the right amount of twists and turns to keep you guessing to the end. Not only that, the story is absolutely engrossing. David Beck and his childhood sweetheart grew up and got married. They are completely in love. One night at their families cabin, David is swimming when he hears his young wife scream……she’s been abducted. A month or so later, the body is found and it appears that Elizabeth Beck was the victim of a serial killer. Life goes on for David. He becomes a pediatrician.

Eight years later he starts receiving anonymous emails with details only he and his wife could know. Is someone playing a sick joke, or could she actually still be alive?

I liked this book so much, that I’ve already purchased a couple of other books by this author. I look forward to seeing if the next one is as well written as this one.

• Have you ever read anything by Harlan Coban?
• What’s your opinion?