Comments Off on The Filter Bubble

Read more »

Comments (3)

I wanted to attend an event today, where Stephen Dunn will speak and read poetry. It’s in Sacramento, nearly a two-hour drive each way, and I decided not to go.

But all weekend, I’ve been thinking about poetry and how I came to love poetry. And so I’ll write about it. Read more »

Comments Off on Brown unLike Me, by Emmanuel Ortiz

When I first saw this poetry “chapbook,” I felt a faint glimmer of recognition at the author’s name, which clicked into place when I found the poem, “A Moment of Silence,” at the end of the book.

“A Moment of Silence” is one of those poems that draws a sharp reaction from nearly everyone who reads it. Read more »

Comments Off on Book Review: How to Make Money With Affiliate Marketing Even Without a Website

How to Make Money With Affiliate Marketing Even Without a Website (an ebook by Joan Mullally with Evelyn Trimborn) is mostly sincere — but quite misleading. The authors know and share a lot of information about affiliate marketing, but much of their advice is incorrect or incomplete. And ultimately, their advice won’t work for at least 95% of their target audience.

Read more »

Comments Off on My Book Reviews on Amazon

FYI: In addition to posting some of my book reviews in this blog (click here for the “Book Reviews” category on MarkWelchBlog.com), I also post more book reviews on Amazon.com (click here for my Amazon review profile).

Read more »

Comments Off on Likeonomics, by Rohti Bhargava

Likeonomics was an engaging and sometimes interesting book, but without any real substance or value.

(Note: Likeonomics is NOT a book about the economics of “Likes” on Facebook. It’s about the importance of “likeability” for business or professional success.)

Read more »

Comments (1)

The breadth and depth of the advice in Geno Prussakov’s book, Affiliate Program Management: An Hour a Day, is exceptional.

Read more »

Comments (1)

I’m very interested in the school-reform movement, so I’ve been debating whether to buy Steven Brill’s new book, Class Warfare.

Read more »

Comments Off on Thoughts On Learning That Reading My Book Review is a Class Assignment

I just learned that last January (2010), one of my book reviews was included as assigned reading in an AP English class (taught by Ms. Tsuruda at Mililani HS in Hawaii).

Read more »

Comments Off on The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

After reading some very positive reviews, I was quite disappointed with this book (The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education, by Diane Ravitch). While there are many good ideas in the book, it’s excruciatingly repetitive, poorly organized, and fails to persuade. Read more »