New Year Resolutions
Posted by charles in Careers, Self Development on 01. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
On the first day of the of the New Year, many people make resolutions. Some are general ones – such as the resolution to exercise and keep fit. But, it will require a specific plan and objectives plus the determination to succeed, otherwise little will happen. That is what outstanding people did as shown at the [...]
What I Do and Why
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, People, Places, Self Development on 24. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
People often ask me what I do for a living? The answer is that I search for amazing people and write up each of their life stories in about 1000 words. Each story fits into an audio recording of about 8 to 10 minutes. These are published by The [...]
Dinner with Mark Twain
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, New York on 30. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
If you could invite anyone to dinner, who would you choose? Mark Twain, the great American novelist, would be high on my list. His ability to tell a good story with, no doubt, a mid west drawl, would be great entertainment. I am sure he would make me laugh and possibly bring a tear to the [...]
Entrepreneurs Quiz
Posted by charles in Careers, Entrepreneurs, Life Stories, Self Development on 25. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
This is an opportunity to test your knowledge of the people who created major organizations. If you can successfully name 7 or more then you have a very good knowledge of business entrepreneurs. The people mentioned below are part of a book called Amazing Entrepreneurs that provides an insight into the personal lives of people [...]
How To Find More Amazing People
Posted by charles in Careers, Cities, People on 22. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
Amazing Aviators, Amazing Engineers, Amazing Musicians, Amazing Olympians and Amazing People of England. Today, I completed this collection of books for the Amazing People Publication Series. They will distributed by Hachette Book Group and Ebsco from December 2011 onwards. Thanks to our amazing team of people, especially Lisa Moffatt, our Chief Editor, we have provided a range of [...]
Amazing Anniversary
Posted by charles in Careers, Cities, Inventors, London on 16. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
In 1666, a dreadful fire ripped through the heart of London burning houses, churches and other buildings. Sir Christopher Wren was given the job of re-developing many churches. One of them, St Paul’s Cathedral is celebrating its 300th anniversary. I am often asked what I regard as amazing. One of the factors is that a [...]
