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Very Good Look at Companies That Fall, November 5, 2009

I am sure that you are familiar with Jim Collins' other works, Good to Great and Built to Last. In those books, he examines some of the best run companies. In his latest book, How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In, he takes a different approach by examining the reasons why companies decline. Using a well reasoned and documented argument, he attempts to answer whether failure or decline can be detected early and avoided, at what points in a company's history can decline be reversed, and why some high flying companies become irrelevant and disappear. Corporate leaders, with an open mind and honest appraisals of their organizations, could benefit greatly from this book… Read more

An Excellent Reacher Novel, November 1, 2009

Two things made me hesitate to pick up Lee Child's latest Jack Reacher novel, Gone Tomorrow. The first was the memory of the 12th entry in the series, Nothing to Lose. It was a different Reacher novel, one with a message that hit the reader over the head. The second was that I had heard that Child phoned in this installment. I wish that I remembered where I heard that, as I want to point out that this Reacher novel is as good as any Child has written.

Reacher is traveling through New York City on the subway early in the morning. At that hour, there are only a few people on his car. Of those, only one deserves his attention, and that is because she appears to be a suicide… Read more

Excellent HDMI Cable at an Affordable Price, October 27, 2009

Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)

Frankly, I am price conscience when it comes to HDMI cables - I have a very hard time justifying a $60 (or more) for an HDMI cable. This cable simply works and comes at an attractive price.

Good looking braided cable that feels expensive and will serve your HDMI cable needs. It arrives in Amazon's "frustration free" packaging which means that it is shipped in a simple brown, recyclable cardboard box (with a little paper outlining the warranty). No plastic to cut, no twist ties to unravel, no added packaging/marketing. Simply open the box, remove the cable, and install it. Easy.

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