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luvtinayothers
14th April 2008, 09:30 AM
I just recieved the following email from Amazon.com:


Dear Amazon.com Customer,

As someone who has purchased or rated books by James Randi, you might like to know that The Buddha's Teachings on Prosperity: At Home, At Work, In the World will be released on April 28, 2008. You can pre-order yours at a savings of $5.42 by following the link below.

The Buddha's Teachings on Prosperity: At Home, At Work, In the World
Bhikkhu Rahula

Product Description


For those of us unable to devote hours to meditation and study, the long journey to enlightenment can be difficult to integrate with our daily lives. We may have access to Buddhist teachings, but specific guidance on how to conduct ourselves in the work-a-day world may be missing. This remarkable guide fills that gap, and directs "laypeople" toward a fuller, more spiritual life, by suggesting ways to bring skillful, spiritual practice to everyday responsibilities and concerns. From money to romantic relationships, office conflict-management to wise parenting practices, this book helps readers negotiate both the road to the Buddha's wisdom and the many daily distractions that threaten to test one's resolve along the way.

Gevaudan
14th April 2008, 10:45 AM
Because Amazon uses a keyword based recommendation system?

ravdin
14th April 2008, 11:10 AM
Amazon's servers don't "think" about which books to recommend to you any more than your toaster "thinks" about how to make a slice of bread warm and crispy without burning it.

CFLarsen
14th April 2008, 11:29 AM
Amazon's servers don't "think" about which books to recommend to you any more than your toaster "thinks" about how to make a slice of bread warm and crispy without burning it.

What do you have against burned toast?

Why do you let the terrorists win?

dudalb
14th April 2008, 01:17 PM
I have had a good laugh at some of the books Amazon thinks I would be interested in buying.
That is what you get when you have a keyword based system.

alfaniner
14th April 2008, 01:43 PM
Amazon sells books?

korenyx
14th April 2008, 06:56 PM
I did a search on Amazon that came up with: Our customers who like to wear clothes prefer...
I wasn't quite sure how to search for what nudists would prefer.:confused: