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Full disclosure. Susie Bright gave me this audiobook.
I'm a former full-time journalist who hasn't written a book yet. And I'm interested in writing erotica.
Susie's performance is actually unbelievable. By which I mean, it's written so naturally for the ear, and it's in her own voice, that I can't believe she's actually reading it. Her performance is convincing, unforced and natural.
She also makes additional information available through her email address -- so if you want the writers' resources, you can mail her for them.
The book's organisation is interesting and relevant.
I am a sporadic listener of Susie Bright's "In Bed" and I find her podcast a bit self-indulgent and self-obsessed sometimes.
This book is great. I recommend it heartily. It surpassed my expectations (which is why the review title is "surprisingly good.")
If you're interested in writing erotica, this is the place to start.

This guy is the real deal.
He's completely unpretentious.
He's got a charming Swiss-German accent which just adds to the credibility of the work.
I read this book a the same time as the book Mindfulness and Byron Katie's Loving What is.
All of them are excellent in their own way.
If you're interested in growing your spiritual practice, you can't go wrong with this book.

This is the most amazing book.
It's hugely abridged -- I don't have the print edition but this is MUCH shorter.
But MAN, it's good.
It's a completely different view of what makes a successful consultant.
It has changed my life completely -- not to mention my clients' lives!
I can't recommend it highly enough.
And if you're a consultant and you ever have a chance to hear Peter speak, go and listen to him. Amazing.

I don't know if this is true -- it's certainly narrated as if it is -- but what Suzanne gets up to is nothing short of astonishing.
Erotica and funny, I really enjoyed this book. And Suzanne's narration is spot on.

I was really disappointed to find out that there's a third and final book in the series. I thought it was just the two books.

This one has a very interesting twist in it. Old enemies are forced to work together against a common foe making for some wonderful interplays between the characters.

I can't wait to join the old gang again for their climactic adventure.
And Bronson Pinchot's performance is just amazing.

Heinlein was interested in alternative ways of setting up societies.

In this book, a human arrives on earth from Mars, where he had been living since infancy.

As he learns our ways, he questions why things should be organised the way they are.

He is lucky to find a tough but kindly mentor who shows him the ropes and who helps him navigate the legal system and society in general.

This is the book that gave us the word "grok", which I find myself wanting to use again, like some ageing hippie of my mother's generation.

If you're interested in polyamory, human relationships or spirituality, you'll find this a really interesting read on many levels.

If you're a writer, this is a fantastic refresher on everything you know you should be doing.

If you're not a writer, this is an excellent primer on writing.

It's good for fiction and non-fiction writers -- and it's improved my writing tremendously (can you tell by how well-written this review is? ;-)

Of course it doesn't take into account blogging or twitter -- but it's written by a master. Very good indeed.

I read a review of Friday as "The best book ever written without a plot."

I read that review after I read the book.

It's just about what happens to a woman called Friday, set against a background of a future where society is very different from how it is today.

It's dated now -- the book pre-dates the Internet but anticipates it, for example. So it's an interesting snapshot of what people in the 1970s would have thought of us in the 21st Century.

The world is at war (surprise, surprise) and Friday is a courier -- a dangerous job -- which involves getting physical objects past inquisitive border guards.

She's resourceful, sexy, sassy and fun.

One day, her whole world goes completely pear-shaped, and she has to dig herself out of a deep hole.

I liked the narration. The writing is engaging, the characters are charming and menacing by turns. All in all, a wonderful escapist read. I loved it.

This couple has such an interesting and new perspective on what they call the Standard Narrative of Human Sexuality.

They show us how the ideas that we all know about romantic love have no basis in anything. They also point out glaring inconsistencies in the Sociology research for the last 50 years.

When you first encounter their ideas, they seem radical and dangerous. By the end of the book I'm completely convinced of their thesis.

How do you know something is academically rigorous? The research comes up with a conclusion you weren't expecting.

By that standard, this book is academically rigorous, counter-cultural, and brave.
Read this book before you get married. And if you are married, get two copies -- one for each of you -- and prepare for the roller-coaster!

It will make your marriage a more interesting place to be -- and bring you closer to your partner.

Marriages of the next 20 years and beyond will be shaped by this ground-breaking book.

I was actually busy with a transformation project when I first encountered this short piece. It's very very good. Practical advice, easy to follow, insightful and useful. Excellent value. A real gem that I listen to every few months.

This book is the single most useful book I have ever read on the art of writing a joke.
It's principles are easy to understand and to follow -- and even to teach.
It comes with a PDF workbook so you can literally write jokes.
The narrator is completely transparent about the messy process of writing -- so there is lots of really weak material here. The author then shows why the material is weak, and how to strengthen it.

I have met professional comics -- top people in their field -- who cannot explain their process as well as Greg does in this book. They have no clue. They are very funny people, but they have no clue why they are funny.

Greg Dean knows, though.

I used this book to write a short routine for a formal address I was giving (10 minutes) which went down incredibly well.
I cannot praise this book enough.
If you want to learn how to reliably write jokes, follow this formula. You will definitely get better at writing jokes.