Summary of Karen Salmansohn's (somewhat risky & overly simplistic) 'The Road to Success' (AM New York, April 25, 2005, p. 20):

• You're nobody until someone hates you. Don't be afraid to face what you face when you contradict the status quo.


• Purposely cold-call your boss at night, when he/she is in the office.


• FREE is the most powerful word in the marketer's vocabulary.


• Ask yourself: If you weren't afraid of failing what would you do?


• Do something that people say is crazy. If people say something is good, then someone else is already doing it.


• Think grandiose thoughts about what you deserve in your career life.


• If you can't stand out, don't do it.


• Word of mouth is better than big advertisement.


• There's a difference between risk and stupidity.


• Talk to strangers. Start friendly conversations often and everywhere.


• Regularly reinvent, restructure and reassess.


• Don't hear 'no', hear a slooow 'yes'.


• Get over your fear of trying.

Snippets:
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DVD: A Room With A View (1985). w/ Helena Bonham Carter (Lucy Honeychurch), Daniel Day-Lewis (Cecil Vyse), Maggie Smith (Charlotte Bartlett), Julian Sands (George Emerson). Directed by James Ivory (Jefferson in Paris, The Remains of the Day, Howards End). After the novel by E.M. Forster. Set between Florence, Italy, and England in the early 1900's, a story of a young woman in her struggle between an acceptable Victorian life and uninhibited passion. Great acting by Helena Bonham Carter (Big fish). Overall rating: 7 our of 10. More info on the book at GradeSaver.
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Literature: ClassicNotes by GradeSaver. Free novel guides with full summaries and analysis. Written and compiled by Harvard essayists.
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Literature: Jesus von Texas (in German). Radio drama prduced by WDR Koeln (2004). Directed by Martin Zylka. After the book 'Vernon God Little' by DBC Pierre ('dirty but clean Peter', pseudonym for Peter Warren Finnlay), surprise winner of the 2003 Man Booker Prize. Pierre's debut novel. 15-year old teenager is the prime suspect in a school shooting in a small town in Texas. Parodic version of modern American culture.
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DVD: Road to Perdition (2002). w/ Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Tyler Hoechlin. Directed by Sam Mendes. In the Chicago of 1931, son of a hit man Michael Sullivan witnesses his father's work. After Sullivans wife and other son are murdered in error, his only aim is to avenge the killings. Concurrently, the relationship between father and son develops. Good acting by Hanks and Newman, but the story is pretty lame and predictable. Overall rating 4 out of 10.
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Event: Hoboken, Spring Art & Music Festival. Sunday, May 1, 2005: 11am to 6pm. Concert: 4:45pm to 6:00pm: Herman's Hermits featuring Peter Noone. 60s Brit-Pop. Played hits like 'No milk Today', 'I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am', 'Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter', and 'There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World'. Good entertainment, despite the dust it collects.
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Maps: TerraServer USA: Topographic maps and some aerial views. Google Maps: Maps and corresponsing satellite views. Easy to navigate by 'dragging' the picture with the mouse.
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