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Tell-all Book about Silicon Valley's Secret Sex Parties
To the outside World, Silicon Valley is still a fabled place. These outsiders are not just common Joes. The crucible of tech start-ups with astronomical expectations, valuations and investor money, is much alien to outside businesses as well. Most of the things they seem to know about Silicon Valley are the third person accounts of familiar with the developments. Outsiders are not to blamed entirely. The Valley is said to have a habit of keeping everything under wraps. May be the nature of their efforts (based on some brilliant yet simple easily scalable idea)  makes such an arrangement necessary.

A book which claims to be a tell-all Book about Silicon Valley's Secret Sex Parties
But keeping things very private has its own downsides. Apart from having a lot of third person accounts, too many strongly guarded closed doors, also means everything questionable happening at workplace (and work related after-hours activities) getting snow-balled into big controversies. Work Place related issues involving gender discrimination, unequal wages, sexual harassment, moral misconduct are not restricted to Silicon Valley alone, but those unearthed from the Silicon Valley become the biggest talking point. This explains why the tech startup Uber's sexual misconduct scandal involving 20 employees is still in our minds. But things don't seem to change for the valley anytime soon. More so till the private money rules most of the startups.

That said, an upcoming book (available now) by Bloomberg veteran Emily Chang named Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley, is going to add into Silicon Valley's much talked about drug fueled (Ecstasy like called "Molly Tablets") after-hours sex parties. The book, which the author claims is based on the accounts of nearly two dozen people familiar with these parties, portrays Silicon Valley as a place where exclusive invitation only sex parties, called "e-parties" decide an attendeee's rise or fall in dynamic power struggle. A power struggle where a female in tech has no escape, claims the author.

The author believes that these after hours sex orgies involving typically first-round investors, prominent entrepreneurs and high-ranking executives(from tech and tech aligned industries) enforce a higher ratio of women to men, with the sexual acts heavily skewing towards Cougar acts, orgies.

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Anil Singh Wednesday, January 3, 2018
29 Ways to improve your WordPress Website | Book shares
If you are running a self hosted WordPress blog or WordPress website, there's high likelihood that you may have a wish to improve it, so that you get more traffic. I'm emphasizing on "already running" aspect, as in order to clearly acknowledge that mere content can't pull the website up and help the WordPress website grow, a blogger must have spent some time running a website.

It may look rude, but only after some months and sometimes years of blogging, a blogger gets into the proper blogging mindset. A mindset where content creation and website improvement go together. What does working on site improvement mean? It means making site likable to search engines, get more website content indexed at key positions on search engines, bringing search traffic from search engines, building good website reputation/authority and using tools/services both within and outside the website to help it grow.

The 29 ways to improve your WordPress Website, are actually shared in a book titled -- 25 Ways To Improve Your Website by Vinny O'Hare. Why this dichotomy?  As whatever the tile suggests, the author shares with you 29 ways to improve your WordPress Website. The Book is divided into 29 chapters, and shares information from everything about Website aesthetics (importance of colors used, Ad placement, layout etc.) to title tags, alt tags, meta tags, meta description, good site navigation, importance of internal linking, building back-links, content and last but not the least 5 Social networks one must focus on.

Who the book is for:

Can't say for sure. It's quite vague for new WordPress website owners. It's quite generic for those WordPress blog or WordPress website or Website on other CMS (Content Management System) owners, who spent some time with the CMS. In addition, the latter Website owners will find the book one of the many such book present online. There are some tips though, from which both kind of website owners can benefit.







  
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Anil Singh Friday, January 30, 2015
A book of Internet jokes by 95 Year Old Man!
A 95 year old man from New Kensington has self published an internet jokes book, the jokes which he collected over the years. Businessman Chuck Booth, a New Kensington resident, an entrepreneur, war hero, successful businessman and community activist, has added another feather to his cap, a published author. The book is titled “The World's Funniest Internet Jokes” (Can Buy Here).

The book cover has some sense of nostalgia though. Particularly for tthosewho have a lot of comics during childhood.

A brave attempt by the old man, going by the tonnes of jokes scattered all over the internet and shared aggressively on social networks including Whatsapp. It appears to be the case of someone preserving a paper Photo Album.

One Joke from the book, in case you want to read the 102 pages jokes book:

“Three retirees, each with a hearing loss, were playing golf one fine March day.
One remarked to the other, ‘Windy isn't it?'
‘No,' the second man replied, ‘It's Thursday.'
And the third man chimed in, ‘So am I. Let's have a beer.'”

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Anil Singh Monday, January 5, 2015
Online Social Networking Tips by Ankit Fadia | New Book for Professionals
Ankit Fadia is a popular techie in India. He had the distinction of being the youngest hacker in India. A distinction which gave him the opportunity to get a job at Infosys (If I remember correctly) and become India's sweetheart. Young men and women are familiar with him. A large section of these 20 year olds are his fans as well. You can call Ankit Fadia the Chetan Bhagat of Tech World. Ankit has written a couple of books on hacking (or ethical hacking) , internet tips. His latest book is on Social media. The book teaches you 50 ways you can use Social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. to improve your professional life.

Since Ankit Fadia writes for 20 somethings, his new book , titled Social : 50 Ways to Improve Your Professional Life on social networking skills or social media tips for professionals is just Rs 140.

The book is good for readers with very basic understanding of Social landscape online. But that is understandable, going by the fact that, professionals in jobs other than Tech based, seldom have more than basic knowledge of anything online. The book is not for those with considerable knowledge of social networks. 
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Anil Singh Wednesday, September 3, 2014
When You Appear younger than Your Age, You are healthy: New Book

New Book, ‘Appears Younger Than Stated Age,’ Discusses How To look younger than your chronological age through  practical age-defying habits, including healthy recipes, fitness tips and easy-to-follow medical advice.


What is the key to making a permanent change to one's Lifestyle for better health and for better day to day satisfaction ?

OR

What is the key to losing excess body weight and, keeping it at bay for the rest for the life?

The answers to these and many other similar questions, which stress you every now and then, are provided by physician James L. Hardeman, in his new book, titled, “Appears Younger Than Stated Age”.

As the title suggests, the book is ready reckoner sort of, of practical age-defying habits, including healthy recipes, fitness tips and easy-to-follow medical advice, which the user has to practice and keep revisiting  for improved health and, as a result, a younger look.

This is how the Physican summarises the book for you,

“This is more of a how-to handbook to be read in a few hours and referred to again and again. Being healthy, including achieving and maintaining your optimum weight, requires changing your lifestyle to incorporate healthy living into your personality and self-identity. There is so much false information out there and I want to present the truth, including the fact that when you’re healthy, you can look and feel younger than your stated age – a term doctors use in their notes to describe someone who looks younger than their age. Hence the Title of the Book.”

What “Appears Younger than Stated Age” Offers?

The book outlines 40 basic age-defying habits for lifelong physical and mental wellness. That apart, it demonstrates that people can maintain a healthy body weight without any fads or gimmicks. The straightforward guide includes tips on how to get started and remain motivated in the transition to a healthier lifestyle. The Book has recommendations for maintaining mental health, and nutritional and scientific information. Also featured are cardio exercises and diet habits; tips to increase daily activity; debunked diet myths; no-bother recipes, and detailed images of weightlifting exercises.

Since, any book meant to initiate a permanent Lifestyle change in you, can't just profess to simple and quite effective no fad suggestions; hence the book too suggests the readers on Low-calorie, satisfying dinner recipes. The basic premise in suggesting these low calorie diets is twofold: One to motivate you to shed some initial pounds quickly; and two, not to make the book totally mental. As an intelligent reader, if you clearly understood the mental aspect behind the age defying habits, then you most probably don't need to eat any special low calorie diet. Don't blame the doctor for suggesting you some dietary tips; he simply wants you to get motivated to practice the simple and profound Tips, which will put you on the path of better Lifestyle. The doctor is simply trying to bring your attention to the wisdom, and you can excuse him for using some fads or gimmicks in the process).

Hence, do read the section on dining option, which includes a vegetarian burger with onions, tofu and mushroom soup; another features vegetarian chili with tomato and basil pasta. The eating guide also includes convenient low-fat snacks and how to eat healthy when dining out.

Some Reviews:

“Dr. Jim Hardeman has charted a clear and accessible roadmap for anyone of any age motivated to learn the necessary steps to achieve a long and healthy life – and yes, to look ‘younger than stated age,’”

-- David E. Griffith, M.D,, professor of medicine, W.A.

“…The more altruistic subtext is about living longer with a better quality of life. Dr. Hardeman is a sincere, convincing and comprehensible voice amid the confusing cacophony of lifestyle fad ‘experts.’”

-- E.B. Moncrief Distinguished Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler, Texas.

About the Author -- Dr. James L. Hardeman:

Dr. James L. Hardeman has developed numerous strategies and recommendations for sustaining good health and youthful appearance. He received postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary/Critical care at University of Southern California and University of California Irvine. Dr. Hardeman is physician adviser to the Clinical Nutrition Services at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, Calif.

Opinion: 

It'll be interesting to know, what 40 basic age-defying habits for lifelong physical and mental wellness, the book suggests. Although, since it's coming from a Physician, who wants to cut on the myths and all the cacophony regarding Healthy Lifestyle, Weight loss, habits; it will be interesting. Particularly if it aims to address to the mental aspect of habits and Lifestyle. As only that person, who managed to understand the psychological aspects of weight gain and Lifestyle; has managed to lose weight permanently or got into a healthy Lifestyle. Everything else is just fad.

About the Book:




Appears Younger Than Stated Age by: James L. Hardeman MD publisher: Intensivist Press, published: 2012-10-09

A Doctor's Secrets on the Art of Staying Young-- You’ve seen the people who always seem young even as they get older. Now you can be one. Doctors have a special designation on patient files: appears younger than stated age. What it means is obvious. How you can achieve it is not. Some people chalk up looking young to good genes. Others to good luck.

Dr. Jim Hardeman attributes it to healthy habits. He has developed his approach to looking and feeling younger, healthier, and more vital after years of patient study and personal practice. In clear, everyday language, he details what he’s found, including, dietary strategies to preserve the balance of the all-important intake and output of calories, fitness habits that will increase your lifespan, ways to keep from developing degenerative diseases that so often lead to the vicious cycle of weight gain, inactivity, and deterioration of health, simple tips and methods to maintain your ideal body weight, and more. You can begin looking and feeling better at any age. Following Dr. Hardeman’s suggestions, you can start dropping years, pounds, and inches and start gaining strength, vitality, and better health. This is the book that delivers techniques and motivation to transform yourself into someone who looks, feels, and is younger than stated age. ---------

Anil Singh Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Shawn Collins' BestSeller tells How to successfully create Your Affiliate Business Online
Exactly a month ago I shared with you Shawn Collins' BestSeller 'Extra Money Answer'. I had the opportunity to read the book and now I want to present to you the review.

Shawn Collins' BestSeller Extra Money Answer: How to Create, Promote, and Monetize an Affiliate Site tells you How to successfully create Your Affiliate Business Online. That's it begins at the scratch and tells you everything right from setting up an affiliate website, curate content, create auto-responder for your business emails, create email lists to devising a social media strategy to using banners, links. In short, if you want to jump into affiliate marketing or making money with affiliate products; then do buy this book. You will never feel disappointed. The book costs less than three dollars. But for the uninitiated aspiring affiliate marketer, it can prove the best investment ever.


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Anil Singh Monday, April 8, 2013
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's Book for Working Woman
...who is ambitious enough to climb corporate ladders and determined enough to overcome the internal &  external obstacles she faces to reach to the Top.

43 year old, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg's new book titled Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead is a mix of  many things -- it's a journey through her own life from being an aerobic instructor in 1980s to being at the top of Corporate hierarchy in 2000s (moved from Google to Facebook in 2008); to her views on what working women should be like and what they should be aspiring for. Sandberg who herself had to face many of the issues which most working women face in their work and personal lives wants the working women to aspire for more and just not accept the usual notions and stereotypes, the society makes for them.

Some views: The book just launched this Monday. Thus any views about the book you can read right now, are more or less affected by the personality of the Sandberg. That's how the world sees her. Because of this, many critics have called the book, a super rich and powerful woman's agenda to change the direction of feminism. Some called it an attempt at personal branding. This may or may not be true. For instance, the book shares Sandberg's desire to establish the Economic equality between genders and how a working woman should demand equality at Home and Work. But the book also comments on why Women shouldn't treat their gender as a tool to get special treatment for them. In her opinion, women have reached a point much beyond that. And the time is to ''Lean In" -- that is pushing past fear.


About the Book:


Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by: Sheryl Sandberg

publisher: Knopf, published: 2013-03-12

sales rank: 1

Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg examines why women’s progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that can empower women to achieve their full potential.

Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and is ranked on Fortune’s list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. In 2010, she gave an electrifying TEDTalk in which she described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which became a phenomenon and has been viewed more than two million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto.

In Lean In, Sandberg digs deeper into these issues, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to cut through the layers of ambiguity and bias surrounding the lives and choices of working women. She recounts her own decisions, mistakes, and daily struggles to make the right choices for herself, her career, and her family. She provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career, urging women to set boundaries and to abandon the myth of “having it all.”  She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women in the workplace and at home.

Written with both humor and wisdom, Sandberg’s book is an inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth. Lean In is destined to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. ---------

Anil Singh Friday, March 15, 2013