A hilarious look at one of the banes of our collective existence: spam email. Our email programs are designed to hide it from us with rules and filters, but have you actually looked at any of it lately? Join writer Daniel M. Clark for a journey into your junk email folder and discover the laughs your filters don’t want you to see.

While in Boston last month, I met Daniel M. Clark (great guy) and saw the preview copy of his latest book, The Big Book of Spam.  I ordered my copy on the release date of 8/18 and thanks to Amazon Prime (free trial here), got it 2 days later shipped free.  Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down as I got a chuckle out of his writing. I randomly picked a page (page 14) out of the book to share his humor with…

A larger tool never hurt anyone
Tell that to my 7th grade Shop teacher who only had 3 fingers on his right hand.

Penis Enlargement Liquid
Yeah, it’s called blood.

Daniel continues blog about Subject Lines of the Week at TheBigBookofSpam.com and order your copy of The Big Book of Spam now!

Good in Bed A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

I ordered this book after reading another book by Jennifer Weiner, Goodnight Nobody.  I liked  Goodnight Nobody better, but this book was okay.  I could relate to the author in some regards (being dumped, wanting to lose some weight, being a single mom), and the “happily ever after” ending was just as I imagined.  Now, if I can find my own happy ending!  I would suggest she make the chapters shorter, as I like to pause my reading between chapters, but with this book I had to finally give in and quit mid-chapter as I couldn’t keep my eyes open any longer reading in bed.

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
–Randy Pausch

My friend, Andrew Wee, suggested this book to me after showing me a clip Randy’s Last Lecture on Oprah.com. I headed to Amazon and ordered the book immediately after watching the video, but it has been so popular that is was on back-order.  Imagine my surprise when I received it in the mail a couple of days later!  It wasn’t from Amazon, and it wasn’t from Andrew, so I was perplexed.  Well, I did some research, and I had requested the book last month from the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research website that was giving away 5000 free copies!  To be honest, I request a lot of free books and if I don’t want to read them, I sell them on eBay or Half.com.  Well, this seemed like a karmatic coincidence.  The next day I told my aunt about the book ordeal, but never told her the name of it. She then said she was just given a book to read from a friend, and it was the same book!  I could have read the whole thing in one night, but needed some sleep.  I couldn’t wait to read the remaining of it the next night.  I laughed. I cried.  I prayed for Randy and his family.  Really makes you think.

Randy is still alive fighting his cancer and even has a blog of his journey. 

Goodnight Nobody: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

Now if my last name was Weiner, I think I’d be changing it.  Heck, I want to change my last name now.  I realized Ms. Hotdog Weiner is also the author of In Her Shoes (I saw the movie based on the book) and Good in Bed (I think I’ll invest in this one as I struggle with my body image).

Anyway, back to the book… This was more of a murder mystery than a chick lit, but still had some comical everyday humor it.  I was captivated by it, and couldn’t wait to find out who the killer was and who Kitty’s real father was.  I was disappointed at the end though that Kate never made a decision between Ben and Evan.  Ok, maybe that was too much information, as I don’t want to spoil it for the rest of you.

Jack Canfield’s Key to Living the Law of Attraction: A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams

This is a great sequel to The Secret. And I have read this book twice as well.  It puts the “secret” even more into perspective. I keep it on my nightstand as a reference.

I am a big believer in the law of attraction.  And I have read this book in its entirety twice, and refer back to the summaries when I don’t feel things are going my way.

My reviews: The Secret of My Success (from HouseForKim.com)
The Secret of My Success (from WorkInMyPajamas.com)

The Secret on DVD

Be Unreasonable: The Unconventional Way to Extraordinary Business Results

I received a copy of this book from my friend, Shawn Collins, who reviewed the book on WeViews.tv.  I agree with his summarization, and the book has helped me “think outside the box” when it comes to business approaches.  Thanks for the book, Shawn!

Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith

This was an impulse buy from the Bargain Book Section of Barnes & Noble.  I don’t know why everyone was/is so fascinated with Anna Nicole Smith, but I’m no one to talk as I just finished watching a documentary on Marilyn Monroe’s life and death (Anna Nicole’s hero). Let’s just say, Anna Nicole (born Vickie Lynn Hogan) led a weird, wild life.  I spent more time analyzing the family tree (lots of roots crossing) than actually reading the chapters.

The AdSense Code: What Google Never Told You About Making Money with AdSense

Read my review of this book here. Since the book is nearly two years old, I now recommend Joel’s eBook:  Google AdSense Secrets (only $9.95). 

Do I Need To Slap You?: How To Avoid Stupid Relationship Mistakes

This book is similiar to He’s Just Not That Into You.  And again, it only took a bit of reading the book to realize I needed slapped for staying in the relationship I was in at the time.

Author Michele Hickford is also the inventor of Muleos and sent me a free pair for my shoe blog.