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About meI am a rational, intuitive introvert who suffers from the illusion that one can impose structures in life.

To make a living, I figure out how brands can gratify people's sometimes-undiscovered needs. I work in an advertising agency as an account planner.

I enjoy travelling not on a shoestring. I like my food spicy, my coffee strong, and my cigars medium-bodied. I want to have an enjoyable life but the one that provides meaning.

About my libraryI am always fascinated with human behaviour, especially human’s projects to pursue happiness. This is despite that Daniel Gilbert's Stumbling on Happiness has successfully convinced me that we can't really know what makes us happy.

I've just started to teach myself economics --I am happy to find out economics is a very useful to analyze human behaviour.

I am a sucker for page-turning fictions where three-dimensional characters are driven to discover about certain things and end up learning about even bigger things. In between, I try to read as many classics as possible.

I am also keen to learn more about architecture and visual arts.

GroupsAdvertising creeps who library thing., Alain de Botton, DataLounge, Lesbian Bookworms, planning, Planning Book of the Month Club

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Real nameParamita Mohamad

LocationParis, France

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Member sinceSep 7, 2006

Currently readingQuirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things by Richard Wiseman
Call Me by Your Name: A Novel by Andre Aciman

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I'll Have What She's Having: Mapping Social Behavior (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) by Alex Bentley

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A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton

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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change by Timothy D Wilson

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Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation by Sally Hogshead

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Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers by Alexander Osterwalder

Noticed you liked Lovely Bones, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here, as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it also contains a young female narrator struggling with a series of tragic circumstances. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Here's a link to a summary (and a sample chapter) in case you'd like to read more about the book before you commit:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 9:36 pm (EST) on Sep 19, 2009

Herr Sausage -- Saw you joined the advertising dealie bop. Where are you based?

posted by gregtmills at 6:40 pm (EST) on Jul 5, 2007

Mita: Notice that you like books about "happiness". Have you read Bertrand Russell's CONQUEST OF HAPPINESS? It isn't difficult to find. Usually categorized under philosophy. Went to look for Botton's ARCHITECTURE OF HAPPINESS at Q Bookstore here at Bakmi GM, but closed down Sept. 22nd. Guess have to check out the one in Kemang.

Thomas

posted by hellbent at 3:28 am (EST) on Sep 28, 2006

I just could not bring myself to finish the book. I started it but was really bored. It was light, fluffy reading that I would do at the beach. Not at all a serious fiction novel or a non-fiction tale. Most of the Kensington Press titles, in my humble opinion, are perfectly good reads for that vacation on the beach, but not too much more than that.

posted by liberryn2 at 12:48 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2006

Hi. No, Im an account guy, but have been in the business for quite a while and tend to be fully involved in planning, I enjoy the work. London is a fab city isn't it?! I've been here for a while, I'm applying for my passport this year!

posted by Mathew at 1:04 pm (EST) on Sep 16, 2006

just in response to your message on my profile: no i haven't yet read 'andrew&joey'. i'm one of those compulsive book buyers who end up buying books just because. mind, i do read them. but, it takes a while. (^__^)

when i do read it, though, i promise to contact you.

posted by raphinou at 2:47 pm (EST) on Sep 13, 2006

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