Tom's Updates en-US Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:34:28 -0800 60 Tom's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Rating678503682 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:34:28 -0800 <![CDATA[Tom liked a review]]> /
Tom liked Cori's review of Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day:
Peak Mind by Amishi P. Jha
"I’ll spare you the meandering: mindfulness practice positively influences focus and attention. So do that. "
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Tom liked Linda's review of Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day:
Peak Mind by Amishi P. Jha
"I generally star my reviews and move on due to the sheer number of books I go through as a librarian. However, this one got my attention after being contacted privately. I received an email on Sept 21, 2021 stating “We're reaching out to you because we noticed that you recently rated Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day:..� and they wanted to verify that I actually meant to star it and not just add it to my shelves. Um, what?

When I went to check, it turns out I had rated it...3 months previously in June of 2021! To make it even more odd, the title’s description field now stated “NOTE: DUE TO BOOK UNAVAILABILITY PRIOR TO OCTOBER 19, 2021 RELEASE DATE, PUBLIC REVIEWS OFFERED PRIOR TO THIS DATE ARE NOT VALID.�

I’ve no idea what the author or publisher or their rep is up to but, having been at this site for over 12 years now, let me tell you, this isn’t how it works. Any reader that receives ARC’s knows how this works and assuming we don’t is ridiculous and makes you look foolish. I actually wasted my time to check and yes, my feedback was sent through NetGalley in May 2021.

My original rating was 2 stars. Since it took me longer than “Investing 12 minutes a Day� to uncover their shady behavior, it’s now 1 star.
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