Online Amazon Reviews Posted by Sunday April 2, 2017 written by Stella Carrier (images and text from Amazon.com)
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White HouseOffered by Hachette Book GroupPrice: $13.99
Employment Satisfaction Recollection, April 2, 2017
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This review is from: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House (Kindle Edition)
This kindlebook of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House by Alyssa Mastromonaco is a memoir of someone who documents her time in the White House with in both a candid manner and inspirational pride. The beginning of the kindlebook explains how she came to work for former President Obama. She had found out about the opportunity from someone who had previously worked with her on John Kerry’s 2004 Presidential campaign.Mastromonaco is truthful about her feelings when concern initially seemed to be raised about her working on Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign due to her not originally being from Illinois. Mastromonaco’s account of her experience with Queen Elizabeth’s 60th jubilee celebration makes for a fascinating read. I also enjoyed how she admitted to sensing surprise from other people of how she came so far professionally in spite of coming from a very humble background (different from what many people would consider a prestigious background).
Get SmartDVDPrice: $12.99
Comedy Healing Type of Film, April 2, 2017
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I watched this film Get Smart this past Friday night shortly after getting back to my apartment after a shift at work that went fine. However, this film made me laugh and I’m elated to have bought this film. The first reason; Steve Carrell as Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as Agent 99. Max Smart and Agent 99 end up initially meeting each other by chance and working with each other through dangerous situations that break their initial tension. The scenes involving Max Smart and Agent 99 on an airplane involving Dalip (Dalip Singh) comedically foreshadow some of the other adventures that they unexpectedly get into. Dwayne Johnson features as Agent 23, the type of employee that Max Smart initially seems to secretly aspire towards for justified reasons. Terry Crews plays Agent 91 who is friends with Larabee (a Control Worker). There are also cameos by Bill Murray and James Caan. Max Smart expresses willingness to go on some dangerous missions involving Siegfried (Terrence Stamp) after successfully losing much weight. However, The Chief (Alan Arkin) initially prefers Smart to stay in the office. Of course, there are other characters who also contribute to the plot points. Some of the location andor pop culture references in the Get Smart film; Washington D.C., Moscow, the song Ain’t No Other Man by Christina Aguilera, Moskva River Russia, Smolensk Russia, some bakery in Moscow, Homeland Security, Disney Hall Los Angeles California. I also liked how the movie ended with the song 4 Minutes by Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.
We Are Your FriendsDVDPrice: $12.99
Friends, Fun, Life Etc., April 2, 2017
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This film We Are Your Friends is actually a pleasing film to watch if you have listened to andor enjoyed club, trance, andor dance music before. The film features Zac Efron as Cole Carter. Cole Carter is both trying to make the best out of his life and break into being a DJ as a career, along with his friends Dustin Mason (Jonny Weston)Squirell (Alex Shaffer), and Ollie (Shiloh Fernandez). Cole Carters gets invaluable career help in his goals when he meets and forms a friendship with Wes Bentley (James Reed). However, what complicates the situation is the dynamics that develop between Cole Carter and Bentley’s girlfriend Sophie (Emily Ratajkowski). I bought this film before the Accountant, so imagine my surprise when I noticed that Jon Bernthal is featured in the film as realtor Paige Morrell. I admit that Bernthal’s character performance to Cole Carter inspired me eventually study up on whatever low cost andor free resources I can get on learning real estate after a dramatic scene that I had seen in the film. Online sources such as Wikipedia and the Internet Movie Database list musicians Nicky Romero, DJ Alesso, and Dillon Francis to also make appearances in the film.
Let Your Spirit Guides Speak: A Simple Guide for a Life of Purpose, Abundance, and JoyPrice: $9.99
Spirit Team Connection Book, April 2, 2017
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This review is from: Let Your Spirit Guides Speak: A Simple Guide for a Life of Purpose, Abundance, and Joy (Kindle Edition)
This kindlebook of Let Your Spirit Guides Speak: A Simple Guide for a Life of Purpose, Abundance, and Joy by Debra Landewhr Engle is very encouraging. Some of the ways that the author shares that a person is connecting with their celestial spirit ally team; significant dreams, strong impressions about what paths to take and what not to do, standing in front of a dishwasher and hearing something as mundane as Sears, doing whatever it takes to acknowledge and elevate the role of your spirit team in life (very important as some influential skeptics are may label you crazy to others, even some people who do believe but may not understand your life path/life purpose may judge you harshly so obviously a thick skin and a nurturing/enduring faith in one’s ideas are a must). I do like how the author admits that the guidance given to you from your celestial spirit team may be different from what you initially expect from yourself/initial plans (this is one thing I am still in the process of learning because I am being given ideas/dreams that are slightly different from what I initially expected to get). The author shares how she met her guides. I also like that the author shares practical ways to keeping the connection with a person’s celestial spirit team strong such as through asking them to meet you in your dreams and asking questions for why some dreams come out the way they do, clearing your mind with meditation, open your mind with physical activity etc.
Light My Body Up (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)Price: $1.29
Glad I Found Out About This Song Online Less Than 10 days Ago, April 2, 2017
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The song “Light My Body Up” by David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne is a sultry dance and club tune that is basically about a self-confident andor aggressive woman admitting her seductive wishes. This song kind of reminds me of two of Nicki Minaj’s other brilliant collaborations with David Guetta (Turn Me On and Hey Mama, I would recommend listening to those two songs first for those who are still on the fence about the exhilarating dance gem “Light My Body Up”). This is because “Light My Body Up” has the same unique dance music energy as Turn Me On and Hey Mama.
Imaginary Mary - Season 01DVDPrice: $14.99
The Dilemma of Becoming A Career Woman And A Stepmother?, April 2, 2017
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The tv show “Imaginary Mary” features ambitious, independent, and successful public relations specialist Alice (Jenna Elfman) as a woman who is very much content with both her life and career until her views are turned upside down a little after meeting Ben (Stephen Schneider). Alice and Ben form a strong emotional and romantic connection. Alice is also trying to see how she can be up to the task of interacting with and treating Ben’s three kids. What complicates matters is that the character of Imaginary Mary (voice of Rachel Dratch) unexpectedly pops up again to Alice after such a long time. The tv show has a well-meaning start, however some questions come to my mind after watching the series. Why is Ben now raising his three children seemingly without any help from their mother and what directly andor influenced him to go into public relations? Was the mother of his children working public relations when they met, did she die after the divorce or is she still alive etc. As for Alice, is Alice’s mom still alive? What influenced Alice to choose public relations for her career, open her own public relations agency etc. Additionally, with the good money that Alice probably makes from her public relations career, why does she not seek out a therapist, psychic, life coaches, etc. on why Imaginary Mary is all of a sudden making an appearance in her life again. I think it is a good thing that Alice is shown not listening to everything that this Imaginary Mary tells her. However, I am surprised that the writing does not yet include someone with Alice’s money as a public relations specialist not yet having multiple people she could turn to (therapists, life coaches, etc.)regardless of if Alice has a strong family andor friend network to turn to.
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)Offered by Random House LLCPrice: $11.99
Fable Fine Tuning, April 2, 2017
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This review is from: Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere) (Kindle Edition)
The kindlebook Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere) by Lisa Cron caught my attention in response to a subconscious intent that I have to attract key information to improve my writing (especially with my awareness that even getting published is competitive for authors from much more professionally prestigious backgrounds than myself). Some of the writing mentoring ideas discussed; thinking of writing from the What If perspective, the tricky whose life you will turn upside down, disclosure on the worldview of a protagonist and more.