Sweet Warrior - Richard Thompson

Advantages: Gripping, compelling success strategies from a U.S. Navy Seal
Disadvantages: The risk this will motivate the David Brent in every office

...instead the immensely lucid and powerful insights that Richard Machowicz draws from his military career. Then apply them. It is no exaggeration to say that this single book is devastatingly powerful in its insights and has genuine potential to revolutionize the shape of our thinking. It has provided me with more practical tools for personal achievement than any other book in the genre. Mack?s genius is to focus on the psychology that elite special forces teams deploy. The ?Warrior? he speaks of in the title is nothing to do with fighting others, but rather of self-mastery, of personal achievement. The book opens explosively. Mack pitches us straight into Hell Week, the infamous and arduous endurance test that all new recruits to the SEALS must pass. As he is kept awake for days, dragged through rocks and surf and ripped by stones, carrying... Read review

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Advantages: Songs well up to standard
Disadvantages: Unadventurous instrumentation

...This double album, one half electric ('voltage enhanced') and one half acoustic ('nude'), is a return to the more downbeat, brooding mood that characterised "Shoot Out The Lights", the last album Richard made with his soon to be ex-wife Linda 14 years earlier. The songs are as good as you'd expect from one of our most underrated geniuses, like the slightly reggaeish "Razor Dance" (which he obviously loved so much as he does a different version on both discs), and the rockabilly "Am I Wasting My Time On You". Of the more sombre songs, the chilling "The Ghost Of You Walks" and the introspective "Burns Night" come out the best, and lyrically "Woods of Darney", a song about a soldier's love affair in France during World War I, is a gem. Musically, though, I found this album a little disappointing. While I can't fault the songs, I... Read review

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Advantages: sweet smelling long lasting scent
Disadvantages: too cheap smelling if ou use too much

...Sweet Darling is a fragrance which was launched by Kylie Minogue in August 2007; following the success of her first perfume which was named Darling. As well as the Sweet Darling perfume you can also purchase the complimentary bath and body products such as the shower gel and shimmering body lotion which both have the same gorgeous sweet scent as the perfume. The complimentary bath and body products help to layer the scent of the perfume upon your skin therefore increasing the longevity of the scent. People who have dry or oily skin and find that the scent of perfumes don't really last on their skin may benefit from using the complimentary bath and body products before applying the perfume; as this would give the scent a base to layer itself upon therefore increasing the longevity of the scent. Everyone's skin types are different... Read review

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