Amazon links

The front cover for 'A Breathtaking Window on the Universe'
May 15, 2015

Well, I finally got my books on sale. I would very, very much appreciate reviews. I’m not asking anyone to lie, but if you liked any of my books, please put in a review. And if you didn’t like it, you are, of course, completely entitled to your opinion, but perhaps you’d like a cup of tea instead? And if you see anything wrong with the listing, please, please tell…

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Books on Amazon

The front cover for 'A Breathtaking Window on the Universe'
May 13, 2015

At long, long last, I’ve put two of my books up on Amazon, although so far they’re only visible on Amazon.es. I’ve been meaning to do it for ages. Even after I’d worked out which program to use (Amazon marketplace) it was quite slow. They wanted to know my name and address (fair enough) and my nationality, date of birth and passport number (no, I’m not the Tuvalu mafia money…

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Making Habits, Breaking Habits” by Jeremy Dean, Chaper 8: Online all the time

“Making Habits, Breaking Habits” by Jeremy Dean.  Full disclosure: If you buy the book through the link, it won’t cost you any more, but I’ll get a few pennies. But my main motivation for doing this is to understand the book properly. What follows is my summary of the chapter. ====================================================================Facebook can get out of hand. Not just late-to-cook-dinner out of hand, but 5-hours-a-day,-sneaking-off-work-to-check-it-until-you’re-fired,-then-sneaking-peeks-at-it-during-your-session-with-a-psychologist out of hand. Some people set…

February 15, 2015
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“Making Habits, Breaking Habits” Chapter 7: When habits kill

“Making Habits, Breaking Habits” by Jeremy Dean.  Full disclosure: If you buy the book through the link, it won’t cost you any more, but I’ll get a few pennies. But my main motivation for doing this is to understand the book properly. What follows is my summary of the chapter. ==================================================================== Habits can be lethal, but no, he doesn’t mean smoking. Pilots have to go through a long check-list before…

February 9, 2015
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“Making Habits, Breaking Habits” Chapter 6

“Making Habits, Breaking Habits” by Jeremy Dean.  Full disclosure: If you buy the book through the link, it won’t cost you any more, but I’ll get a few pennies. But my main motivation for doing this is to understand the book properly. What follows is my summary of the chapter. ================================================================= [Quick interjection from Sheila. This chapter deals with mental illnesses, which tend to be misunderstood by the general public….

January 30, 2015
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“Making Habits, Breaking Habits” Chapter 5

“Making Habits, Breaking Habits” by Jeremy Dean.  Full disclosure: If you buy the book through the link, it won’t cost you any more, but I’ll get a few pennies. But my main motivation for doing this is to understand the book properly. What follows is my summary of the chapter. I’m going to try to go faster. I want to get to the practical advice, and I suspect other people…

January 24, 2015
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