Chill Factor - Richard Elliot

The Luck Doctor -"The Luck Factor" by Dr Richard Wiseman

Advantages: A bold attempt to grab Lady Luck and wrestle her to the ground
Disadvantages: If it was so easy, wouldn't we all be doing it?

What if working hard, setting goals, being talented and charismatic actually didn?t work? Dr Richard Wiseman, a respected academic, has a shocking, subversive theory ? success is not determined by any of the things we believe it is. In fact, success is quite often down to simple, dumb luck. Read the Sunday Times Rich List and you can half guess it to be true. Why have these entrepreneurs, these financiers, made it ? from a talented pool of millions? Yes, luck has made kings and ruined careers. It?s truly the ambrosia of the gods ? sweet, bitter and wilfully capricious all in one. ?The Luck Factor? is a bold attempt to grab Lady Luck and wrestle her to the ground. It?s less a book than an experience ? full of interactive exercises and opportunities to participate. Go with it. Dr Richard Wiseman is no fly-by-night success guru. He ...

Westocean 06.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Luck Factor - Richard Wiseman

Chill Factor

Advantages: Some good moments
Disadvantages: Same old formula

After an encounter with a fatally wounded scientist a young drifter and an ice cream salesman find themselves in posession of a temperature activated chemical weapon code named Elvis. Things get tricky when they realise that a disgraced military officer is hot on their trail and wants the bomb for his own devious purposes. Intellectually challenging cinema was never on the agenda when the makers of Chill Factor began work, but what they have come up with is something of a collage of action movie moments. This aside the presence of cuba gooding jr and skeet Ulrich does help to push along what is otherwise a pretty mediocre action flick. ...

diceman 29.06.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Chill Factor (DVD)

* Have You Got The X Factor ? *

Advantages: Interesting , Facts , Great For Fans!
Disadvantages: None

I wouldn't say I'm a massive fan of The X Factor , although I do like to watch certain contestants performances and tune into the show every now and again. I think , how big of a fan I am definately depends on the series ; last year I was hooked , because there were so many contestants that I liked , however this year , I'm not fond of the contestants at all. I think Stacey's got a great voice but I find her so weird and anoying , Joe can sing and is fit but he's too 'stage school' for my liking rather than popstar , although I will admit that although I thought Jedward were BAD , you've got to admit that they were hugely entertaining , and I looked forward to their performance each week. Whilst doing the weekly shop in Morrissons the other week , by the 'lottery counter' I noticed a stack of books with 'The X Factor Printed On Them ...

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