My Rating System
I have a simple rating system to judge the value of anything that I buy (books, movies, etc.):
- Changed my life
- Fair trade
- Give me my fucking money back
I have a simple rating system to judge the value of anything that I buy (books, movies, etc.):
[...] Fair trade [...]
Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt « Douglas Purdy
27 Nov 08 at 20:50
[...] Post-American World Posted in Books, Politics by metadouglasp on December 19th, 2008 I am a fan of Fareed Zakaria, but this book is very close to “Give me my money back” territory. [...]
Post-American World « Douglas Purdy
19 Dec 08 at 18:49
[...] of Life, The Emperor’s New Mind, Meditations on Violence (all of which fall into the changed my life category) and Outliers (give me my money back and don’t waste yours) in the past few days [...]
The Thousand and One Goals « Douglas Purdy
2 Jan 09 at 09:41
[...] Thus far, it appears worth the cost, but time will tell. I continually challenge the processes that I use to run my life, always finding them wanting in some regard eventually. If I am still using this in 90 days, I will deem it a “fair trade“. [...]
OmniFocus for the iPhone at Douglas Purdy
5 Feb 09 at 07:17
[...] That said, this Vantec enclosure is excellent. Very well made. Clean and operational. So far, fair trade. [...]
Don’t Panic at Douglas Purdy
7 Feb 09 at 10:42
[...] my rating system, I give it a fair trade. If you are not familiar with Stoicism and it speaks to you, this book [...]
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy at Douglas Purdy
14 Feb 10 at 05:53
[...] am not going to give this a “Give me my money back” rating, however, for two [...]
Rediscovering the Lost Art of Manhood at Douglas Purdy
16 Feb 10 at 00:50
[...] an in-depth review, but I do plan on reading the sequel when I get a chance. Net: according to my rating system, this book is a fair [...]
Singularity Sky at Douglas Purdy
11 Mar 10 at 17:08