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Best known for tackling controversial issues through richly told fictional accounts, Jodi Picoult's 14th novel, Nineteen Minutes, deals with the truth and consequences of a smalltown high-school shooting. Set in Sterling, New Hampshire, Picoult offers reads a glimpse of what would cause a 17-year-old to wake up one day, load his backpack with four guns, and kill nine students and one teacher in the span of nineteen minutes. As with any Picoult novel, the answers are never black and white, and it is her exceptional ability to blur the lines between right and wrong that make this author such a captivating storyteller.
On Peter Houghton's first day of kindergarten, he watched helplessly as an older boy ripped his lunch box out of his hands and threw it out the window. From that day on, his life was a series of humiliations, from having his pants pulled down in the cafeteria, to being called a freak at every turn. But can endless bullying justify murder? As Picoult attempts to answer this question, she shows us all sides of the equation, from the ruthless jock who loses his ability to speak after being shot in the head, to the mother who both blames and pities herself for producing what most would call a monster. Surrounding Peter's story is that of Josie Cornier, a former friend whose acceptance into the popular crowd hangs on a string that makes it impossible for her to reconcile her beliefs with her actions.
At times, Nineteen Minutes can seem tediously stereotypical-- jocks versus nerds, parent versus child, teacher versus student. Part of Picoult's gift is showing us the subtleties of these common dynamics, and the startling effects they often have on the moral landscape. As Peter's mother says at the end of this spellbinding novel, "Everyone would remember Peter for nineteen minutes of his life, but what about the other nine million?" --Gisele Toueg
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In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five....In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it.
In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge.
Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. And as the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show, destroying the closest of friendships and families.
Nineteen Minutes is New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult's most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it asks simple questions that have no easy
answers: Can your own child become a mystery to you? What does it mean to be different in our society? Is it ever okay for a victim to strike back? And who -- if anyone -- has the right to judge someone else?
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good book club book.......2007-10-20
This is a good book for discussion in a book club. I found it to be a fascinating read with elements of sadnee and tragesy, As usual, her books present multiple views of complex issues.
A Topic Very Real To Today's Society (Unfortunately)!.......2007-10-11
Nineteen Minutes takes place in New Hampshire and and tells the story of Peter Houghton, who after being picked on for 12 years shows up to school one day with multiple guns and in nineteen minutes kills and injures more than 15 of his classmates.
Piccoult uses flashbacks, starting 17 years prior to the event and continuing up until the morning of the event, intermingled with the present to get the reader to a full understanding of what happen and what were the causes.
While, Piccoult's writing style does not blow me away, she once again presents the reader with an interesting subject matter and encourages you to look at a situation from every angle. Given how often this topic is in the real headlines of today's news I think it is a worthy read for everyone.
A must read for mature teens and adults!.......2007-10-07
This isn't normally the type of book I would read but I'm glad I picked it up. It wasn't always easy to get through. Ms. Picoult is a good writer but the subject matter was difficult. It definitely helped the reader empathize with someone that had been bullied throughout school. Not that there is ever any justification for what the main character did in the book (as in real life) but I do believe that parents, for the most part, are in the dark as to how their children behave at school. Sometimes I'm not sure they care-as long as their kid is popular and not the victim. I almost felt like purchasing the book for every school teacher in our town! Most teachers have lost touch with their empathy muscle towards their students. When my son was being bullied and didn't want to leave class with the other students, the teacher told him to 'not be a wimp'. We've spent the last week looking for alternative schools from the public school system. The school system is so concerned about how they 'rate' educationally they seem unconcerned about how the kids are doing emotionally.
I can see this book being made into a movie. If it is, I hope it's done well, in a way that will affect positive change. It has the potential to do so.
too real, is it really fiction.......2007-10-07
I read this book a few months ago after the VA Tech. shooting it was just coincedental it came out too close to the time. But, also my son is a senior in his HS. This book was very hard for me to read because of the topic.
It was eary it also because the child was so close to my son's age. The author was talking about 9/11 and the child was the same age and put into prospective.
The story about a boy who has been bullied every since he was kindergarten. The boy was good friend to his parents friend until he showed a weapon. The parent freaked and did not want him hanging with her daughter. He stayed friends in secret until high school. She became popular and wanted to be in the in-crowd, he felt rejected. He then went to the school and shot everyone in sight. The story goes back and forth in time to explain all person's involved why this happended.
This is a very good book. But very hard if you have a HS student.
Do teachers sit back and do nothing. Or do we the parents have to insist something has to be done. Why is it some kids just hope it will stop and others just snap. The book had a lot to say just like her other book sister's keeper. This book should be read by everyone that is associated with schools. The parents, teachers, students, etc.
Great book club read.
Absolutely amazing, stereotypes or not.......2007-10-05
I don't have much to say that hasn't been said in all of the other glowing reviews of this book. Mostly what I have to say is a comment on the criticism I've frequently seen about this book, that the characters are too stereotyped.
The fact of the matter is, the sympathetic characters in this book - the ones you feel for throughout the story, and cry for at the end - are NOT the stereotypes here. Peter is someone you can understand and relate to - you get his family dynamics, why his parents became so lost in raising him despite their best intentions, and how Peter's only mistake in growing up was always being *just a little bit* different. He's not your stereotypical 'nerd' with tape on his glasses, getting straight A's, and a member of the chess club. He tries to fit in at times, even participating in making fun of other uncool kids - yet at times shows wisdom beyond his years in recognizing that maybe that's not worth the price he has to pay in feeling even worse about himself.
Rather --the stereotypes in this book are the popular kids - the jocks, the pretty girls, etc. And the fact of the matter is, these stereotypes are VERY MUCH alive and real in high schools. The kids at schools that bully others do very little to humanize themselves to their victims, so Jodie Picoult quite brilliantly does very little to humanize them either, effectively making them much, much more accountable for their actions, and making us see them the way their victims do. These are kids that, plain and simply, are old enough to know better. These are kids who have parents who will turn a blind eye to the fact that their children are being cruel, and say 'kids will be kids,' while their kids' victims suffer silently and the administration turns a blind eye. Yet when something tragic finally happens - the bullies' victim finally fights back, no matter how misguided their attempt at revenge - the parents blame everyone but themselves and their own children. Jodie Picoult hearbreakingly shows that too many high schools' policies on bullying have not evolved along with the insanity that guns, MySpace, & IMing have made kids capable of. Bullying is no longer about knocking the nerd's glasses off in the hall because he raised his hand one too many times in class today, or stealing his lunch money every once in awhile - No, the stakes are now much, much higher.
I recently heard Jodie Picoult speak and was extremely impressed by her commitment to actually going out and addressing this problem - she has visited many high schools where students had read the book to discuss it with them and discuss ways to address bullying. I really and truly believe that this book should be required reading in every highschool - the country would be a much, much better place. Yet quite tellingly - Ms. Picoult said that her book has actually been banned in at least one high school. When will we learn?
Out of the 6 books of hers I have read, this is by far my favorite and, if it's not already clear, has left a very lasting impression on me.
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The bestselling phenomenon continues with the newest South Beach Diet cookbook The amazing success of the first three South Beach Diet books has made publishing history with 14 million copies combinedand is still going strong. Millions of people have been turned on to this healthy lifestyle. Followers of the diet have been asking Dr. Agatston for more recipes that are delicious, healthy, and fast, so hes created The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook. Our time-strapped culture needs an effective plan for eating healthy meals at home again. Dr. Agatston delivers with 200 brand-new recipes that use 10 or fewer ingredients and require 30 minutes or less of cooking time. The cookbook offers a diverse range of healthy, easy dishes in all categories, including 25 all-new chef recipes from Miami-area restaurants. There are no more excuses for not joining the many others that have made the South Beach Diet work for them. The sound advice readers count on from the South Beach Diet name will still be featured. The book will provide practical timesaving tips, advice for how to stock your pantry, and most importantly, how to eat well while staying on the plan. Also, phase designations and nutritional information are listed along with each recipe, so youre in control of what youre eating. Illustrated throughout with full-color photography, The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook will be tempting to both believers and newcomers alike.
Customer Reviews:
Great Cookbook.......2007-10-19
If you are really looking to make a lifestyle change in your eating habits this is the book for you.
Fast, easy and delicious! Eat healthy and don't worry about taking forever to prepare a meal or having to go to specialty markets. Buy this book! You won't regret it.
My Favorite Cookbook!.......2007-10-14
This is a great cookbook! So far, I've tried about 15-20 of the recipes and they have all been tasty, fast, and easy. Some of the ingredients are new to me but that's only made me stretch and try new things. I have three of the South Beach books, the blue "original", the orange cookbook, and now this and, while they're all good, this is my favorite. It has tons of delicious, healthy meals the whole family will enjoy and no one will know they're eating "diet food." Best of all, with the help of a garlic press and a mini food processor, I really am able to have a great meal ready to eat in about 30 minutes. Enjoy!
Excellent Cookbook.......2007-10-13
Not a bad recipe in the book. All are easy to prepare, quick and delicious!
Almost Exactly What I Was Looking For.......2007-10-11
I was looking for a cookbook that follows the guidelines of South Beach Diet and had quick, easy recipes for a busy lifestyle. This book is full of them! It doesn't have a lot of recipes for Phase I, which was a little disappointing. I think it's most important to hook people with good food during Phase I, otherwise they never make it to Phase II. Everything I've cooked so far tastes very good. The variety of recipes and ingredients is impressive. It goes very far to show that just because you're dieting doesn't mean you can't have tasty food.
The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook.......2007-09-24
If you are on a low or no carb diet or just want to eat healthier, this is a valuable tool.
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As he is driving home from a minister's conference, Baptist minister Don Piper collides with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He is pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, Piper experiences heaven where he is greeted by those who had influenced him spiritually. He hears beautiful music and feels true peace. Back on earth, a passing minister who had also been at the conference is led to pray for Don even though he knows the man is dead. Piper miraculously comes back to life and the bliss of heaven is replaced by a long and painful recovery. For years Piper kept his heavenly experience to himself. Finally, however, friends and family convinced him to share his remarkable story.
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A Must Read.......2007-10-22
This amazing story is a must-read for anyone who is facing death, who has ever wondered what happens when we die, who has questioned whether there really is a heaven, or has just been curious about what Heaven is really like!
90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life
Save your money..... only 7-1/2 pages are about heaven.......2007-10-22
This book was an extreme disappointment. The title leads you to believe it is a life after death account. I have read many of these.... and this one is a mere 7-1/2 pages long- about HEAVEN. It is about what you would think a southern Baptist would write about heaven too.... pearlesent gates, bricks of gold streets, great music about Christ, and friends who have died before you meeting you. It is like he had to try way to hard to even stretch a 90 minute account of heaven into less than 8 pages!!!
MOST of the book is about the author's auto accident, and the procedures and painful recovery from that accident.
It reminds me of so very many of the new age books I used to read- that when it came down to it, were written strictly to MAKE MONEY for the author.
I planned to pass this along to friends, who had lost loved ones.... but it really DOES NOT RING TRUE to me.... at least the part about HEAVEN... the part about the accident and recovery seems very real indeed.
Excellent.......2007-10-20
This is a fabulous book for anyone wanting some encouragement about how to deal with life and death.
Incredible story of a man's faith in God!.......2007-10-19
He was pronounced dead, and yet, he was alive! His life returned in another world, heaven, for 90 minutes. This experience changed his life and many others who read or was told about this incredible event. It is a story of faith, of hope for the rest of us. This man was not pain free as he returned to this world, he suffered physically. But his spirit was alive and his faith changed many, many lifes. You won't forget it and it will change your life forever!
Not so much.......2007-10-19
You think you're going to get a BOOK about the afterlife, but no, you get one chapter, and then the rest of the book about his religious beliefs. It was disappointing.
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For more than twenty years, millions of managers in Fortune 500 companies and small businesses nationwide have followed The One Minute Manager's techniques, thus increasing their productivity, job satisfaction, and personal prosperity. These very real results were achieved through learning the management techniques that spell profitability for the organization and its employees.
The One Minute Manager is a concise, easily read story that reveals three very practical secrets: One Minute Goals, One Minute Praisings, and One Minute Reprimands.
The book also presents several studies in medicine and the behavioral sciences that clearly explain why these apparently simple methods work so well with so many people. By the book's end you will know how to apply them to your own situation and enjoy the benefits.
That's why The One Minute Manager has continued to appear on business bestseller lists for more than two decades, and has become an international sensation.
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A little disappointing .......2007-10-02
Yes, the 1 minute manager method is nice, and it can really work in certain conditions. But the books is too pretentious and the authors wrap the idea in way too many pages, just to fill a book.
This kind of book should have half as many pages and sell for half as much.
Insightful approach but too vague.......2007-08-29
On one hand I really like the way this book gets right to the point without consuming lots of time. Too many books with a similar mission would spend 400 pages, but this one can be read in an hour.
The brevity is a double-edged blade though, because the book falls short of fully explaining its concepts. It really touches on only three main approaches to management, but it does not provide anything in the way of examples or contingencies in case real life does not match the story.
I am glad I read it but it is hard to say the book is worth the money. You really do not get much content for the price. Upon finishing the book, you'll soon realize the need to buy more books from these authors to flesh out how to implement their suggestions.
Practical, cute, and easy to read.......2007-08-05
This is a great little introduction to personnel management. Though slightly misnamed, the book introduces three skills of management which can be done in a concise way (but probably not quite 60 seconds). Managers should cast clear vision and expectations, commend good work, and correct mistakes. That's it.
The reason the book is so good is that so many managers can't or won't do those three simple things. The ability to confront employees in a non-combative way is too abrasive for sensitive people-people, and too limited for true autocrats. Praise is simple and obvious enough, but many managers think they've done it when they haven't. And precise goal-setting is sometimes beyond business leaders who do not have sharp mental editing skills. When you're finished with the book, you haven't heard anything you didn't already know, you've only been reminded of how important it is to do these things. Like diet and exercise, most of us know what's best for us regardless of whether or not we do it. Additionally, and this is a subtle point, the manager has to express how he or she feels about an employee's performance, and accurate expression of feeling is sometimes beyond the emotional range of some really driven leaders.
It's a top notch, brief read. Everyone in leadership ought to read it, even if they walk away with nothing new. The only thing I'd correct is some mediocre narrative, as the whole book is written as a fictional set of interviews by a young manager-to-be of his idiolized One Minute Manager, running a company. But no one's reading this book because they meant to pick up a good novel, so writing style is a minor issue. That aside, it's worth the content.
Yesterday excelent, today just good.......2007-08-03
What can I say about this book? - If you haven't heared anything about it, you must read it, but don't expect too much. It's a well-known stuff, covered by a lot of modern management books and authors, but I wanted in my collection, so ....
yeah right.......2007-07-23
This book is too simple to be really effective. So what if you are a tough or nice manager? This book is basically trying to find a balance, and that's nothing new. And it tell you to evaluate your performance with your goals, thanks for the insight, wow, I've learned so much. Save your money and time. If you must, check it out at the library.
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Even your favorite dinner can lose its appeal when it’s in constant rotation, so mix it up! With her largest collection of recipes yet, Food Network’s indefatigable cook Rachael Ray guarantees you’ll be able to put something fresh and exciting on your dinner table every night for a full year... without a single repeat!
Based on the original 30-Minute Meal cooking classes that started it all, these recipes prove that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel every night. Rachael offers dozens of recipes that, once mastered, can become entirely new dishes with just a few ingredient swaps. Learn how to make a Southwestern Pasta Bake and you’ll be able to make a Smoky Chipotle Chili Con Queso Mac the next time. Try your hand at Spring Chicken with Leeks and Peas and you’re all set to turn out a rib-sticking Rice and Chicken Stoup that looks and tastes like an entirely different dish.
As a best-selling cookbook author and host of three top-rated Food Network shows, Rachael Ray believes that both cooking and eating should be fun. Drawing from her own favorite dishes as well as those of her family, friends, and celebrities, she covers the flavor spectrum from Asian to Italian and dozens of delicious stops in between. Best of all, these flavor-packed dishes will satisfy your every craving and renew your taste for cooking. With so many delicious entrees to choose from you’ll never have an excuse for being in a cooking rut again.
How about a brand-new 30-minute dinner every night for an entire year?
Tired of making the same old same old, week after week after week?
With Rachael’s most varied and comprehensive collection of 30-minute recipes ever, you’ll have everyone at your table saying “Yummo!” all year long.
It’s amazing what a half hour can do for your tastebuds … 365 days a year!
Customer Reviews:
Hit or Miss.......2007-10-22
I have only cooked out of this Rachel Ray cookbook, but I must say, from my experience, her recipes are very much hit or miss. You could have an excellent meal one night and an awful one the next. I do use her cookbook alot, though, because I like to try cooking new things -- and her recipes are very creative. I have gotten some great "staple" dinner recipes from this book. Cooking from this book can be expensive, though, because most of her recipes require a lot of spices and herbs, etc. Overall, I think it's a pretty good book worth having on your shelf.
Sorry, Rachel..........2007-09-18
I bought this book with great anticipation; however, after making several recipes, I am very dissapointed. Many dishes I've tried have absolutely NO FLAVOR at all. If you like dinners from the 1950's, you may like this; but for experienced cooks with sophisticated palates, this is not worth buying. The fact that there are 170 of these used books for sale should tell you something.
Yum-o.......2007-08-25
I liked the listing of recipes so it was easy to choose what to make without flipping through the entire cookbook. Lots of easy recipes for chicken. When you have normal ingredients, you can still make something taste spetacular.
Nothing I would eat!.......2007-08-24
I didn't like this book. It wasn't very clear. My family would NEVER eat any of the recipes. I was looking for a well-rounded list of recipes, (like joy of cooking) but found this was too "kid friendly" and unhealthy. I returned the book.
30 Minute Meals.......2007-08-12
I was somewhat disappointed. There is a lot more time to get the meal together than I expected.Otherwise it is well written and organized.
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Is sex more trouble than it's worth? Are you too slow? Do you rely excessively on prolonged (even painful) intercourse, oral sex or vibrators? Is your orgasm hit or miss?
Now with this bold but simple 3 step program, any woman - YOU - can achieve orgasm without difficulty during sex. IMPOSSIBLE? Not if you follow the quick and easy formula you will learn in this book.
Now there is hope for any woman suffering the agonizing frustration of a too-slow, unreliable or non-existent orgasm. Five Minutes to Orgasm once and for all crushes the dogma that achieving orgasm must take longer for a woman than it does for a man.
Stop blaming your partner for being too fast, inept and uncaring. Five Minutes to Orgasm describes in frank, detailed terms a method for making female orgasm the natural, effortless outcome of each and every lovemaking experience, and frees him from slavery to the female orgasm.
Customer Reviews:
baaad book.......2007-10-19
Seriously, don't buy this book. She touts "The 3 secrets" that will ensure a great big "O" every time. I'll save you time and money and tell them to you here: here they are: Be on top, use a vibrator, and fantasize. Yep, that's it! This book makes heavy use of italics and bold print.
Not Exactly a Revelation.......2007-10-15
I can understand how this book would help women who have never combined penetration with mastrubation. My girlfriend has never hesitated to combine the two, yet she still has trouble reaching a climax. Vibrating toys seems to be the best guarantee, but this information doesn't hurt.
Educational.......2007-09-12
This book is easy to read, entertaining and educational, a trusty guide to the physical means to that wonderful and mind blowing orgasm.
Five Minutes to Orgasm.......2007-09-11
I decided to buy this book because I've always had problems reaching orgasm when my husband and I make love, and I was hopeful that there was something I hadn't tried. This book is great, especially for a woman who hadn't really tried the technique the author suggests. I guess I thought there was something wrong with it, or I hadn't thought of using manipulation and intercourse together. But the author makes a good case for the point of view of the book, and even though I am relatively inexperienced at masturbation, I decided to practice more as the author suggests. I would recommend this book as an augmentation to other sexual literature, depending on how experienced you are, whether you do or do not have difficulty reaching climax. It gives more detailed and complete explanations than many, somewhat more than your average "improve your relationship" type of books give. From talking to some of my other women friends, especially those who are not embarrassed to admit they still haven't gotten it "right," many of us could use this refresher course in making love.
Faster and Efficient Orgasms.......2007-09-08
If you are one of the many women who have a problem in this area, in order to achieve orgasm during intercourse, you need to learn how your body works. Learn how to get in positions where you can move your hips and easily reach your clitoris for a fast and easy orgasm. You can continue to try reaching orgasm through thrusting alone and end up dissatisfied, or you can guarantee your orgasm every time you have sex by using this book.
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It ranks right up there with public speaking. Nearly all of us fear it. And yet it's critical to our success. Asking for money. It makes even the stout-hearted quiver.
But now comes a book, Asking: A 59-Minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Staff and Volunteers Must Know to Secure the Gift. And short of a medical elixir, it's the next best thing for emboldening you, your board members and volunteers to ask with skill, finesse … and powerful results.
Jerold Panas, who as a staff person, board member and volunteer has secured gifts ranging from $50 to $50 million, understands the art of asking perhaps better than anyone in America.
He has harnessed all of his knowledge and experience and produced what many are already calling a landmark book.
What Asking convincingly shows — and one reason staff will applaud the book and board members will devour it — is that it doesn't take stellar communication skills to be an effective asker. Nearly everyone, regardless of their persuasive ability, can become an effective fundraiser if they follow Jerold Panas' step-by-step guidelines.
Customer Reviews:
To The Point Handbook.......2007-07-12
With humor, experience and enthusiasm, the author succinctly delivers the essential considerations for any fundraiser. The bonus is the contagious sense of fun and challenge, the book conveys, is enough to make you want to throw down the book (place it where you can go back to it for inspiration)and start raising funds!
Short but sweet.......2006-04-10
Panas uses his considerable success in the field of fundraising to brief the novice to this profession. The result is a pithy collection of principles newcomers can use to develop their own skills and strategies. Included are sample letters and a useful collection of responses to common objections. The author's use of cliches detracts from what is otherwise a valuable primer to the field of fundraising.
Practical and Demystifying.......2005-08-12
Fundraising is both art and science--and Jerry Panas is a master of both sides of the fundraising equation. This is a fast read with practical ideas that anyone raising charitable funds can use. Asking people for money can be terrifying if you're not (emotionally) prepared. Panas walks you through the process and builds your confidence---and makes plain that the act of asking is in itself the victory, because not asking is the failure. This takes the pressure off, and whether the gift comes from the first ask or the hundred-and-first, you're on your way to fundraising success.
An excellent book for anyone who needs to raise money.......2005-03-21
In just 108 pages, Jerold Panas explains how to learn to obtain large gifts for charitable causes, whether you know the people or not. He sets down the process, provides multiple "conversations with donors" to help you learn to ask, handle objections and get the gift. In less ant an hour you can be well on your way to raising significant funds for your cause.
The author's examples and down-to-earth advice will be invaluable to you. This is a must for anyone who has to do fundraising.
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Easy to read.......2004-12-30
The title made my laugh, and the pages turned pretty quickly inside. Written a bit like a self-help book, Panas' guide contains a series of short, easily digested chapters on the main relational aspects between organizations and donors. Person-to-person skills. Thank you's. The book says a lot in relatively few words.
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A fun, engaging, 132-page complete language learning workbook. Includes 150 sticky labels, flash cards, a cut out menu, a crossword puzzle and more. Original art and an open format are just two of the many reasons why this is one of the bestselling language series in print.
Customer Reviews:
Best Help and Fast Review.......2007-09-24
I first checked this book out from the library. It is so good , I purchased a copy from Amazon. This book has the normal words used everyday. It is easy to follow and you do it at you own pace. You are learning how to speak in easy short sentences. It has flash cards that speed up the learning process. Of all the reference books I have, this is the one I pick up first. This book will be great if you are going on vacation and only need to know certain things :)
Spanish in 10 Minutes a Day.......2006-08-15
This text is either for the very beginning beginner or a good review for the person who has been away from Spanish for a time.
It is done in a logical manner and in workbook form. It has stickers for nouns and cutouts for flashcards of the important beginning vocabulary in the book. It is fun to do and quick to finish.
A good Start .......2006-04-07
I have read almost all of the book. Along with the CDs I think the set would be very good for a beginner but not enough for adequate conversation. No conjugation rules mentioned. You have to be enrolled in a spanish teaching class to fill in the defecits that this set have. Overall I think my spanish improved alot from 0% spanish to 50% now,which is not bad to a beginner....
Wonderful Product.......2006-02-24
We are a homeschooling family and we were looking for a good beginning Spanish program. This program was recommended to me by several people so I thought we would give it a try. My daughter and I are learning together and we are finding this program easy to use and alot of fun. I think it would be a great program for older elementary (my daughter is 14) - adult. The CDs are a must because they teach you the correct pronouncation for each word. The stickers are a great way to incorporate Spanish into your everyday life. Excellent program. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking to learning Spanish for educational purposes and for those who are planning a trip to a Spanish speaking country.
Good for a traveler, Not for a class.......2005-08-12
I began using this as text for a class of mine, but quickly only used it as a supplement. You are to simply copy the words and say them in 10 minutes each day. It's a great theory, but very difficult to absorb any language through this method. The vocabulary is bent toward the traveler - what to pack, where's the restaurant, I'd like to order, that type of phrasing.
The color pictures make it seem like it might be aimed at a younger crowd, but the exercises were a bit stale for anyone under high school age.
Overall, this is a good crash course if you're about to leave for a week's vacation in a Spanish-speaking country. To learn how to truly communicate in Spanish, you need something more thorough on grammar points and practice. The fact that no CD comes with it also makes pronunciation a concern for the novice learner.
For the much younger child, Flip Flop Spanish is a great tool which comes with a CD.
Book Description
Before I became “Phil Town, teacher of investing principles to more than 500,000 people a year,” I was a lot like you: someone who viewed individual stock investing as way too hard to do successfully. As a guy who barely made a living as a river guide, I considered the whole process pretty impenetrable, and I was convinced that to do it right you had to make it a full-time job. Me, I was more interested in having full-time fun.
So I was tempted to do what you’re probably doing right now: letting some mutual fund manager worry about growing your nest egg. Let me tell you why that decision could one day make you absolutely miserable.
The fact is, because of natural market cycles, the mutual fund industry is likely to soon be facing twenty years of flat returns. That means that if you’ve got your nest egg tucked away in funds—especially the type found in most 401ks—your egg won’t get much bigger than it is now. Translation: Get ready for a retirement filled with lots of cold cuts, plenty of quality TV-watching time, and a place to live that’s too small to accommodate your visiting kids.
In this book I’ll show you how I turned $1,000 into $1 million in only five years, and then proceeded to make many millions more. I came to investing as a person who wasn’t great at math, possessed zero extra cash, and wanted a life—not an extra three hours of work to do every day.
Fortunately, I was introduced to The Rule.
Rule #1, as famed investor Warren Buffett will tell you, is don’t lose money. Through an intriguing process that I’ll clarify in this book, not losing money results in making more money than you ever imagined. What it comes down to is buying shares of companies only when the numbers—and the intangibles—are on your side. If that sounds too good to be true, it’s because the mind-set I’ll be introducing you to leads not to bets but to certainties. Believe me, if there were anything genius-level about this, I’d still be a river guide collecting unemployment much of the year.
Part of the secret is thinking of yourself as a business owner rather than a stock investor. Part is taking advantage of today’s new Internet tools, which drastically reduce the “homework factor.” (We’re talking a few minutes, tops.) Part is knowing the only five numbers that really count in valuing a potential investment. And part—maybe the most important part—is using the risk-free Rule #1 approach to consistently pay a mere 50 cents to buy a dollar’s worth of a business.
What I won’t waste your time with is fluff: a lot of vague parables reminding you of what you already know and leaving you exactly where you started. This is the real deal, folks: a start-to-finish, one-baby-step-at-a-time approach that will allow you to retire ten years sooner than you planned, with more creature comforts than you ever imagined.
Also available as a Random House AudioBook and eBook.
Customer Reviews:
Rule #1.......2007-10-17
Phil Town breaks it down so that one who follows his plan can make some money.
Best book for novice to intermediate stock investors out there. Period........2007-10-13
This is a great book. It's very well written and Phil's writing style makes it an easy and pleasurable read, even if you know nothing about stocks. I've read other reviews that did not like Phil's "salesman" writing style. I seriously disagree. His writing style IS what makes this book so great and his concept so easy to grasp.
Rule #1 is a great investment strategy. It's really all you need. It will probably however wet your appetite for more, in which case this book is an excellent starting point.
The only critique I have, is that it will generally take you more than 15 minutes a week to manage your portfolio. Especially when you're doing research to find which companies and stocks are right for you. However, once you're in the market, and the weeks when you're not doing any new research, 15 minutes a week is really all you need.
Great concept, poorly written.......2007-10-13
The concept the author is promoting appears to be excellent, and the chapters that explain it are pretty well done overall. I read this book, and as someone with little to no experience in investing, I feel confident that I can put these techniques to work and actually make some money. Great.
What I did not like about this book is the hype-y style of writing. I already bought your book Phil, you don't need to spend the entire first half of the book selling it to me again. The first chapter is entirely hype, and if you skip it, you miss nothing. But that's an introduction, so I'm willing to accept that. However, when he spends at least two to three paragraphs in every single chapter reminding us about how wonderful the strategy is again, he starts to sound like a tacky door-to-door salesman, or a spam email gone horribly wrong.
Written better, this becomes an easy 5-star book. Grab it.
Get past the hype in the first chapter.......2007-10-08
The first chapter essentially builds a case as to why you should put Phil Town's plan into action. However, the examples used to back up the claim come off as being cherry-picked (ie they seem to be the most extreme sets of historical data to back up the point being made...) I almost put down the book at this point but thankfully continued on.
The rest of the book is very informative, simple and practical. It is written in easy to understand language with an engaging style. It is probably the most straight forward explanation of value investing that I have ever read and in fact, it has become the number one book I recommend to people seeking investment advice.
I highly recommend giving this book a chance. If you borrow it from the library, you will most likely find it so useful that you will want to buy it for your home reference library!
Great concept.......2007-09-29
I really enjoyed this book. Like all new investment strategies, I will want to test it out on paper for a few months before buying into it, but this seems feasible and makes things very simple.
Very well written, even the most novice of folks can get something out of this. He never talks over your head and takes it step by step.
Good read! Hopefully a sound investment strategy as well!
Book Description
In clear, simple terms Leadership and the One Minute Manager® teaches managers the art of Situational Leadership®--a simple system that refutes the conventional management mandate of treating all employees equally. Here, you'll learn why tailoring management styles to individual employees is so important; why knowing when to delegate, support, or direct is critical; how to identify the leadership style suited to a particular person; and how consistent use of the One Minute techniques will produce better management and enhanced motivation on all levels. This remarkable, easy-to-follow book is a priceless guide to creative, personalized leadership that elicits the best performance from your staff--and the best bottom line for any business.
If your management motto is "everyone should be treated equally," Leadership and the One Minute Manager. will show you why this style not only hinders workplace efficiency, but also frustrates your staff. In clear, simple terms, Ken Blanchard, co-author of the enormously popular The One Minute Manager., coupled with business gurus Patricia and Drea Zigarmi, teach managers the art of Situational Leadership.. You'll learn why tailoring management styles to individual employees is so important; when to delegate, support, or direct; how to identify the leadership style suited to a particular person; and how consistent use of the One Minute techniques will produce better management and enhanced motivation on all levels. This remarkable, easy-to-follow book is a priceless guide to creative, personalized leadership that elicits the best performance from your staffand the best bottom line for any business.
Customer Reviews:
One Minute is practical.......2007-08-13
The style of the book is great, it's a story. Someone discovers the method just like we would do it.
It's fiction (I suppose) but the situations are clear and the lessons are clear.
This makes the methods usefull, you understand them immediately.
Putting it into practice will require some thinking and self-training, but the principles are sound.
It's all too obvious, but in practice I see that not doing this is very unproductive.
Leadership.......2007-07-01
4 Stars.
Leadership and the One Minute manager, by Ken Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi, and Drea Zigarmi, is a great book on leadership methods. In particular, Blanchard's "Situational Leadership 2"(tm) model is an outstanding description of effective leadership approaches. The idea that your approach to leadership should depend not only on the individual(s) you're leading, but also on the context (i.e. - the situation) of leadership is sadly overlooked by many other theories/philosophies on leadership.
Admittedly, Blanchard's parable style approach to the matter is a little hokey, and some of the dialogue is contrived. Nonetheless, this book sends a message that many of today's leaders and managers would do well to pay attention to.
Also recomended are Blanchard's other One Minute Manager books, particularly:
- The One Minute Manager, with Spencer Johnson, and
- The One Minute Manager Builds High Performance Teams, with Donald Carew and Eunice Parisi Carew.
Leadership - developed, not appointed.......2007-02-18
Very good book for any one that supervises or directs employees. Primarily for a manager with salaried employees, but applicable for first line supervisor of hourly.
This book examines different levels of ability, and the different responses required to deal with different conduct/performances.
A Must Read - Situational Leadership.......2007-01-09
Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership by Ken Blanchard and company takes the classic "One Minute Manager" to the next level. The key difference is that Leadership and the One Minute Manager provides you with a scalable system to assess your team members skills, agree on the terms of success and the steps to success and then agree on a system for accountability. I have found it to be one of the most powerful tools to run my business.
a different definition of consistency.......2006-07-13
This entry in Ken Blanchard's One Minute Manager Library uses the narrative style that has for better or worse become standard in business literature to teach `situational leadership' in terms of flexibility, diagnosis, and partnering.
Blanchard's style tends toward the simple rather than the complicated side of the leadership menu and so his popular books are short and broken into bite-sized chapters, usually based upon one of his trademark sayings.
The `situational' in `situational leadership' means that Blanchard wants to coach a leader who can vary his style based upon the situation he encounters. The idea is not to produce an automaton of managerial efficiency, but rather a human being who is wise. This latter aspect of his program may have increased in recent years. The book under review dates from 1985, but wisdom under other names is already a desirable feature, even if it emerges at this early date more as a technical ability than a character virtue.
I find this little entry to be a refreshing reminder to step back and understand the human being whom one is `managing' when much of my leadership reading focuses--properly, I think--on the person of the leader. Blanchard reminds us between the lines of Leadership and the One Minute Manager that we manage human beings and that we do so for some reason larger than ourselves. Their competence and attitude vary from week to week and from task and so, therefore, should our managerial interaction with them.
That alone is worth the read.
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- Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D., Volume 1 (Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D)
- Plato: The Statesman (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
- Polio: An American Story
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- Recipes for Life After Weight-Loss Surgery: Delicious Dishes for Nourishing the New You (Healthy Living Cookbooks)
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