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I loved this book because it was a simple intro to buying real estate, much as The Wealthy Barber was a simple intro to personal finance. I remember one of my favorite parts was where he examines the statement by many people that shows that the stock market has beaten the real estate annually in a historical comparison. Kiyosacki pointed out though that if you look at return on your money real estate wins hands down because you only have to put in 10% of your own money. So if you buy a 100K house with 10K, borrowing the 90K, and it appreciates to 105K after a year - you've got a 50% return.

This is a pretty standard hard-boiled detective novel, the two main differences (which are the reasons that I read the book) are that it 1)takes place on the Navajo Nation, and 2)is about Skinwalkers. Sadly, it's not really that much about skinwalkers, and I don't know much more than I did when I started, except for the bone stuff. Abby, do you have any other skinwalker book recommendations? All that aside, I did enjoy the book and went through it very quickly. Chee and Leaphorn are fun characters, and it was very cool to picture the places the book took place since I'd sort of been there. They mentioned Tuba City, and one of the main characters was a DNA lawyer (yeah, DNA!). Tony Hillerman translates it as "People Who Talk Fast and Help the People Out." Not quite as good as "and Sometimes Win," but it keeps the spirit of things. Anyway, good book, really enjoyed it. Would probably even read some more if I come across them in the library or something.

A very discovery indeed. This is the first book I read of B.A. Tortuga. The story intrigued me, cause I have read in an newspaper that a Milan student made lap dance by night to pay his tuition, and when I found a very similar plot, I wanted to read it In this book Dale is a young texan student who works by night in a dance club. One night an Italian businessman (oh yes, another Italian... just say it, Italians do it better!) arrive to the club and want Dale for a private dance. After this first encounter, Dale and Gen (short name for Adriano Genovese) start a relationship at distance, but together they try to make thing go well. Dale is young and open, almost shy sometimes. He needs money but doesn't want that Gen pays for him. He likes really Gen, because Gen is a very gentleman. I can recall in Gen the typical italian male, very protective with his lover. One thing I like very much is that, even if Gen is very jelous of Dale, he doesn't shame Dale for it: he knows that jelousy is not justify, so he tries to repress it. And the sex scenes... very hot. In this months I read a lot of books, so to really excite me the sex scenes must be very well written... and this is the case: the sex is simple, no kinky sex, but natural and enjoyable. Very arousal. http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/16...

Picasso for me has always been a legendary artist whose work flew way over my head - though visually it managed to capture my attention. After reading this memoir from his long-time girlfriend/de facto wife I learned that his art was intended to be bold enough to get me to pay attention so that I would then stop and think. Much like the young child who stomps his feet for attention feeling any is better than none, Picasso wanted to cause a stir, make you uncomfortable and even disturbed by what you saw - in his art and apparently in his life as well. Once he had your attention, there was much to be learned - for better or worse. Gilot tells what another review here on Goodreads so aptly described as a detached tale of her time with Picasso. She escapes a violent and controlled life with her father to an inspired and liberated world with Picasso, or so it seems. Picasso is far older than herself or even her father for that matter. There is a 40 year age difference. He speaks often of wanting to keep her all to himself, stashed away in secret. The romanticized sound of this to a young Gilot is truly foreshadowing of the demanding and selfish world that it is to live with Picasso. Gilot was an artist before she met Picasso and that connection is what held them together for so long. Her memories here are told from a very old soul - a young woman who gave of herself to someone she admired and learned from. Someone who tormented her but also was a source of pleasure. In the end, she was just another in his pattern of discarded partners. I feel she believed she meant something special to him - just as all of those before her and after felt as well. He clearly tormented her emotions and was a force that impacted her life ever after. But I do applaud her ability to include so many touching tales amongst the ones that depict him as monstrous emotionally. She was not innocent in her role as the other woman. And so I left this book feeling neither sorry for or happy for her. It was told very matter of factly and allowed me to project my own experiences and emotions onto the moments she chose to share. There is plenty of fascinating insight into Picasso as an artist, his creative process, the inspirations and techniques that he employed. I appreciated these bits as much as I did watching the sad but predictable train wreck of a love story gone awry. I can now revisit his art with a larger base to draw from and give it greater time and curiosity - not because he has placed a temper tantrum on a canvas in order to get me to look beneath the layers but because innovative expression deserves a second look.