I found this book interesting - The Impostor Syndrome by Harold Hillman. The author contends that people can sometimes not believe they are capable of doing the job that's been assigned or applied for. They can be full of self-doubt even though they are doing a good job. They worry that other people will discover they are not fit for the position. They feel like a fraud. This is like a HR book where perfection is frowned upon because it is not always necessary or desirable to be perfect. Interesting. 4/5
Monday, February 29, 2016
Saturday, February 27, 2016
The Colour of Milk

The Interpretation of Murder

Sunday, February 21, 2016
House of the Rising Sun
I very much enjoyed House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke which is set in southern America and Mexico in early 20th century, some during and some after World War I. Former lawman Hackberry tries to find his son, Ishmael, who has returned from WWI seriously injured. Hackberry hadn't seen his son since he was small through a series of mishaps caused by the women in his life. The bad guy in the story is an arms dealer who wants something Hackberry has "stolen" from him. This is a well-written story about greed and love, with lots of violence. This is probably an excellent "boy book". 41/2/5
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
The Lake House
I enjoyed reading The Lake House
by Kate Morton which is set in Cornwall, England in the 1930s and in
2003. In 2003 policewoman Sadie Sparrow has been suspended from her
workplace for speaking to the media about a case. She goes to stay with
her grandfather, Bertie, in Cornwall. She learns about the
disappearance of a small child from a grand house in the area in the
early 1930s and she investigates with the help of an elderly retired
policeman who worked on the case. She discovers that the sisters of the
missing child are still alive and she eventually meets them. The story
switches from the two time periods so we learn what happens in each
time and how this then impacts on the lives of people in 2003. A good
mystery. This is a tried and true formula which works well for the
author. 31/2/5
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
February Book Club
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