Will Books Survive?
Posted by charles in People, Self Development on 30. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
Two points of note - I went to the Apple Store near where I live to enquire about buying the new iPad. ‘No chance,’ said the sales person with a smile. ‘We sold out of all our stock in just 15 minutes.’ A couple of days before, I was told that Borders, the major bookseller, was [...]
Coffee Shop Stories
Posted by charles in Entrepreneurs, London on 01. Mar, 2011 | 1 Comment
Walk through any shopping centre or city street and you will see people in coffee shops. They have become the great meeting places of our age. But, who started the craze? Edward Lloyd was the man who got things going in London. An immigrant from Turkey told him about the coffee habit in his country. Lloyd, [...]
What Guys Buy Girls
Posted by charles in Careers, Entertainment, Love Stories, Women on 01. Dec, 2010 | 0 Comments
What do guys buy girls for for Xmas or their birthday? Many guys get worried in case they buy a present that will not get high marks. For example, should a guy buy cosmetics for a girl or a dress? No way I hear you say. So, what do they buy? – a bottle of [...]
Amazing People of New York
Posted by charles in Cities, New York, People, Places on 15. Aug, 2010 | 2 Comments
On my recent travels, I visited the New York Book Expo to launch the Amazing People Club Series of books and audios. I lived for a week in a hotel next to Times Square. It was a golden chance to walk the streets where many amazing people made their outstanding contributions. Each day, I passed [...]
Charles Dickens – His Amazing Life
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, London, People on 21. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
Charles Dickens left school before he was thirteen years of age, yet he wrote brilliant books. How did he do it? In my search for amazing people, and how they achieved success, the story of Charles Dickens stands out. His father was sent to debtor’s prison. So, the young Charles learned what the dreadful conditions [...]
