The Complete Book of Business Plans: Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • EXCELLENT - a must have at this price
  • Not great
  • Interesting Book
  • The best "how to" manual on business planning
  • Excellent book for any size of company
 The Complete Book of Business Plans: Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Joseph A. Covello , and Brian J. Hazelgren
Manufacturer: Sourcebooks
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0942061411

Book Description

Your company must have a business plan if you expect to succeed in today's tough business world. To help make that first step a giant step, this inspired guide will show you how to write a winning business plan, eliminate the frustration of starting a new business, expand your current enterprise--or even get cash out of your existing business!

Joseph A.Covello and Brian J. Hazelgren, authors of the highly successful Your First Business Plan, reveal the secrets of creating a powerful, winning business plan based on their more than two decades of combined experience writing business plans. Follow their proven methods--help your business succeed now!

Discover How To:
--Take total control of your business
--Dramatically improve your profits
--Provide the critical elements required by investors, lenders and buyers
--Develop your unique selling advantage
--Raise capital in any economy
--Operate a profitable enterprise with one powerful management tool
--Stay ahead of your competition--always
--Make your business plan the heart and soul of your operation

You'll Be Able to Create Powerful--
--Market Analyses
--Selling Concepts
--Marketing Strategies
--Financial Presentations
--Management Systems
--Product Advantages

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT - a must have at this price.......2002-12-13

I am an intellectual property attorney and law professor. I frequently have the opportunity to talk to entrepreneurs and individuals interested in start up advise. I ALWAYS recommend this book to people who are new to business plans. The book has some sample business plans in the back. Truthfully these sample plans are not all that good, but do provide some idea of the proper layout and format of a business plan. The reason I like this book so much is because of the detailed questions it forces readers to ask themselves. The majority of the book is set up like a workbook, and asks highly detailed questions that must be answered before writing can begin. These questions will also force the would be entrepreneur to think of and address a series of questions that many first timers would forget or not even know to ask or consider. This book is probably not for people who have been through the process, but for those who are doing it themselves and/or doing it for the first time buying this book is money well spent!

2 out of 5 stars Not great.......2001-07-11

This book is far from complete. It has some very basic information about creating a business plan, asks you pertinent questions regarding creating your plan, and has 11 pretty poor examples.

I originally bought the book for a Business Plan Writing Class. It was a new book for the instructor and he abandon using it after the second week. It does not provide details in any area of business planning, and though it asks you questions to get you thinking in the correct way, does not provide guidance on how to answer the questions or what areas are important for different types of plans. Furthermore, the questions are not structured in a way that actually helps you formulate a useable business plan. The “101 questions” remind me to a employment application or high school written exam.

One of the reasons the instructor selected the book was for the examples. Upon closer examination however, they are really bad business plans that do not provide the depth required in the "real world." The plans are very simplistic. They might pass for someone getting an SBA loan or for internal management use, but a VC or other sophisticated financier would immediately throw any of these plans away. Even the formatting of the plans are bad; they look like they were written on a typewriter twenty years ago!

The book offers little to no advice on how to write your plan for different target audiences, what elements are important for different types of businesses, and because its examples are so incomplete, they give someone without prior exposure to business plans a false idea of what your financier is really looking for. ...

3 out of 5 stars Interesting Book.......2000-02-12

It has been a life saviour and taught me to write a Business Plan in a very easy and lucid manner.

5 out of 5 stars The best "how to" manual on business planning.......1999-06-15

I have read dozens of books on business planning and this is by far the best. I have encouraged all of my clients to read this book and they have all benefited from the information. Hazelgren writes clearly and with great business sense. Covello's financial examples are also helpful.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent book for any size of company.......1999-03-22

We used this book by Hazelgren and Covello to spark new planning processes for our company with 66 branches nationwide. Excellent material!
Small Business Sourcebook: The Entrepreneur's Resource 2 volume set (Small Business Sourcebook)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Small Business Sourcebook (SBS) is a Gale Group publication
  • Small Business Sourcebook (SBS) is a Gale Group publication
  • Small Business Sourcebook
 Small Business Sourcebook: The Entrepreneur's Resource 2 volume set (Small Business Sourcebook)

Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0787688533

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Small Business Sourcebook (SBS) is a Gale Group publication.......2001-04-03

This is an excellent starting point to put your business plans into motion. Let SBS help you to achieve your small business goals. The geographical scope of SBS encompasses the U.S. and Canada and contains a master index that precedes both volumes.

The arrangement of this reference source is divided into four sections in two concise volumes: Small Business Profiles, Topics in Small Business, State Listings, and Federal Government Assistance.

Generally, if topics aren't specifically related to small business, they are not included. This is a handy source of information for business owners, managers, operators, and entrepreneurs, and one that provides one-stop-shopping. There are over 330 small business profiles that act as a kind of industry insider guide.

For example, you own a bookstore and have an idea or business plan to open a gourmet coffee/tea house or to add a computer store within that establishment. Suppose you have an idea to open a small business in the swimming pool/hotub industry. Information can be found in SBS regarding licensing for a new business, fees, contacts, and state listings that will also include the chamber of commerces of each location.

If you want to find a consultant, a seminar, a convention, or trade show related to your business' interests, it will be in SBS. Where can you find government funding for a minority owned business? What about women owned businesses? This source is the best starting point because it also lists special libraries and resource centers specific to each subject in the area of small business.

Entrepreneurs use SBS to find the criteria they must meet to receive federal government assistance programs. Entries are arranged numerically and are easy to use. Sometimes licensing issues and fees vary from state to state and often ask for different prerequisites. The Small Business Sourcebook is a reference tool that all small business owners ought to familiarize themselves with.

This source can be rated as a highly reliable source of information that has been carefully compiled, gathered and disseminated. The Gale Group has produced a source that is highly recommendable. Small Business Sourcebook is a standard reference book in most public libraries as well as a standard in such special libraries related to business, can be found in business resource centers, and in top business school libraries.

5 out of 5 stars Small Business Sourcebook (SBS) is a Gale Group publication.......2001-04-03

This is an excellent starting point to put your business plans into motion. Let SBS help you to achieve your small business goals. The geographical scope of SBS encompasses the U.S. and Canada and contains a master index that precedes both volumes.

The arrangement of this reference source is divided into four sections in two concise volumes: Small Business Profiles, Topics in Small Business, State Listings, and Federal Government Assistance.

Generally, if topics aren't specifically related to small business, they are not included. This is a handy source of information for business owners, managers, operators, and entrepreneurs, and one that provides one-stop-shopping. There are over 330 small business profiles that act as a kind of industry insider guide.

For example, you own a bookstore and have an idea or business plan to open a gourmet coffee/tea house or a plan to add a computer store within that establishment. Suppose you have an idea to open a small business int he swimming pool/hotupb industry. Information can be found in SBS regarding licensing for a new business, fees, contacts, and state listings that will also include the chamber of commerces of each location.

If you want to find a consultant, a seminar, a convention, or trade show related to your business' interests, it will be in SBS. Where can you find government funding for a minority owned business? What about women owned businesses? This source is the best starting point because it also lists special libraries and resource centers specific to each subject in the area of small business.

Entrepreneurs use SBS to find the criteria they must meet to receive federal government assistance programs. Entries are arranged numerically and are easy to use. Sometimes licensing issues and fees vary from state to state and often ask for different prerequisites. The Small Business Sourcebook is a reference tool that all small business owners ought to familiarize themselves with.

This source can be rated as a highly reliable source of information that has been carefully compiled, gathered and disseminated. The Gale Group has produced a source that is highly recommendable. Small Business Sourcebook is a standard reference book in most public libraries as well as a standard in such special libraries related to business, can be found in business resource centers, and in top business school libraries.

5 out of 5 stars Small Business Sourcebook.......2001-04-03

This is a good starting point to put your business plans into motion in order to achieve your small business goals. The geographical scope of SBS includes the U.S. and Canada and contains a master index that precedes both volumes. This reference source is broken down into four sections in two volumes: Small Business Profiles, Small Business Topics, State Listings, and Federal Government Assistance. Generally, if topics aren't specifically related to small business, they are not included. This is a very handy source for business owners, managers, operators, and entrepreneurs, and one that provides one-stop-shopping. There are over 330 small business profiles that act as an industry insider guide. For example, you own a bookstore and have an idea to open a gourmet coffee/tea house or a plan to add a computer store within that establishment. Suppose you have an idea to open a small business in the swimming pool/hotub industry. Information can be found in SBS regarding licensing for a new business, fees, contacts, and state listings that will also include the chamber of commerces local to each location. If you want to find a seminar, convention, or trade show related to your business' interests, it will be in SBS. Where can you find government funding for a minority owned business? What about women owned businesses? This source is the best starting point because it also lists special libraries and resource centers specific to each subject in the area of small business. Entrepreneurs use SBS to find the criteria they must meet to receive federal government assistance. Entries are numerical and easy to use. Sometimes licensing fees might vary from state to state and often ask for different prerequisites. The Small Business Sourcebook is a handy tool that all small business owners ought to be familiar with. It can be rated as a highly reliable source of information that is relevant to all small businesses and is easy to use. I would highly recommend this business reference source. Small Business Sourcebook is a standard reference book in most public libraries and in special libraries related to business, business resource centers, and top business schools.
Great Idea! Now What? (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not a bad start, but sketchy at times...
  • This book is worth much more than its price.
 Great Idea! Now What? (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Howard Bronson , and Peter Lange
Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Inc
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 1570710392

Book Description

THE BRAND NEW MILANOVA EDITION to be released in October, 2000. It all started with a simple little book fourteen years ago called 'Good Idea! Now What?' and a premise that anyone with a dream could transform that transform that dream into a viable living. But times have changed for the better and resources have multiplied. And now, technology has had a baby called the world wide web. But that baby has gone a long way to level the playing field for even more entrepreneurs and dream-chasers. Combined with conventional marketing systems, Bronson & Visiting co-author Frank Armbruster, have uncovered a host of amazing new ways to create your very own money-making success, from your dreams and desires and no one elses'. The result is a highly-evolved 220-page work of sheer genius in its sheer clarity.

If you're trying to make ANY dream come to life, this is a book that you must have, dog-eared and heavily-referenced on your desk, kitchen table, garage or whereever you're building your empire.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Not a bad start, but sketchy at times..........1999-09-13

Although Bronson et al do a nice job getting one to rethink and hone ideas to bring them to fruition, this book does not give nearly enough practical advice, short of 'do this, do that' without telling us in practical terms how! And let's face it, that's the whole point of purchasing a 'how to' book in the first place, isn't it? It gets a little heavy on the motivational side, too, and for a moment you might close your eyes and think S. Covey is the author. Lastly, there is this reference in the dedication that makes the comment that this will be the best $9.95 you will ever spend. Interestingly enough, Amazon's discounted price is higher than that, before S&H and tax. I find this curious, to say the least. I am still searching for a more practical guide, and so far I haven't found one.

5 out of 5 stars This book is worth much more than its price........1997-11-22

I've had this book for years and even though it's small, I refer to it often. It helped me evaluate product ideas, price our first product (a specialty video) and go for almost-free advertising. It's like sitting down with an uncle in the business who willing to share what he knows. It's close to being a personal-coach-in-a-book. This book is an excellent value.
How to Get a Loan or Line of Credit for Your Business (Small Business Sourcebooks)
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    		How to Get a Loan or Line of Credit for Your Business (Small Business Sourcebooks)
    Bryan E. Milling
    Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Inc
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    Binding: Hardcover

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    ASIN: 0942061462
    101 Best Businesses to Start: The Essential Sourcebook of Success Stories, Practical Advice, and the Hottest Ideas (101 Best Businesses to Start)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Great book for ideas, good insight to businesses
    • New edition fully updated
    • Published in 1992, this book is outdated.
    • good contents
    		 101 Best Businesses to Start: The Essential Sourcebook of Success Stories, Practical Advice, and the Hottest Ideas (101 Best Businesses to Start)
    The Philip Lief Group , and Russell Roberts
    Manufacturer: Broadway
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    ASIN: 0767906594
    Release Date: 2000-08-15

    Book Description

    To succeed in starting your own business you need real, innovative solutions. If you've ever thought of running your own business as an alternative to the corporate workplace or working for someone else, 101 Best Businesses to Start provides a wealth of practical advice, as well as the inspiration, to make your dreams a reality.
    Each carefully selected entry includes a full business description, guidelines for start-up and operating costs, profit projections, working strategies and staffing needs, plus real-life stories that highlight both the challenges and the rewards of starting a business--as well as secrets for success.
    This edition has been completely updated and revised to include business opportunities for the new millennium, including Internet services. With over 100,000 copies in print, 101 Best Businesses is the guidebook for today's entrepreneurs.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great book for ideas, good insight to businesses.......2007-04-10

    This book has some great summaries, about 6 pages in length each for a variety of businesses. Discussions center around best-case scenarios and the author offers bits of interviews from those successful owners and how you can apply it to starting your business. A suprisingly realistic view of quite a few different business options.

    I really would like to see an updated version of this book since it was published in 2000 and the market has changed for many small businesses.

    5 out of 5 stars New edition fully updated.......2000-10-20

    I saw that the first two reviews listed here are for the old edition of this book! The new edition, just released last month, is completely updated. Here are just some examples covering virtually every established and emerging field, including the Internet: Internet marketing, designing web pages, ecotourism, gourmet food shop or producer, take-out restaurateur, adult day services provider, play gym operator, home health care provider, personal chef, dating service provider, B&B innkeeper, craft wholesaler, "whodunit" producer, party planner, and the list goes on and on. Each entry gives a complete behind the scenes look and relays success stories from real entrepreneurs, with verbatim comments and must-know secrets about every aspect of running the business. The introductory chapter gives you all the nuts and bolts information about how to succeed as an entrepreneur with topics like the positive character traits of entrepreneurs, and info about generating capital, business plans, finding lawyers and bookkeepers and bankers, marketing, working from home, finding and keeping employees, and more.

    2 out of 5 stars Published in 1992, this book is outdated........1998-12-18

    While the author has some good ideas for start-up businesses, she is behind the times. Keep in mind it was most recently published 6 years ago. Read it to get ideas, but don't count on it to reflect current trends. According to the author, typing, word processing, old school computer languages, and pagers are all in hot demand.

    5 out of 5 stars good contents.......1998-11-03

    lots of fresh item
    The Small Business Survival Guide: How to Manage Your Cash, Profits and Taxes (The Small Business Sourcebooks)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • I Would Have Faired Better Using the Knowledge I Already Had
    • difference between "owning a job" and "owning a business"
    • The single most important business book I have read
    • Scared me silly. . but probably saved my business
    • Clear, concise and eye-opening information.
    		 The Small Business Survival Guide: How to Manage Your Cash, Profits and Taxes (The Small Business Sourcebooks)
    Robert E. Fleury
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    ASIN: 1570710457

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars I Would Have Faired Better Using the Knowledge I Already Had.......2007-01-09

    This book has not given me any new information, everything I read was something I already knew.

    It may be helpful to someone who doesn't have the time to go on the internet and gather free information.

    5 out of 5 stars difference between "owning a job" and "owning a business".......2006-01-17

    This book is the single most important book I've read concerning creation and operation of a business. When Robert pointed out the difference between "owning a job" and "owning a business" I realized I only owned a job. I now own a business. I've made this work required reading for everyone involved in the management of my company, including the CPA. I've ordered dozens of copies over the last 3 years and give them away to people who I care to see succeed.

    4 out of 5 stars The single most important business book I have read.......2004-06-13

    Robert E. Fleury's The Small Business Survival Guide presents a system for organizing your paperwork and staying on top of the financial condition of your company. The system is at once simple, convenient, and perpetually audit-ready. Best of all, it allows you to accurately understand your cash flow so that you're able to make sound business decisions.

    Think you can delegate all this to your accountant? Not so. Standard reports don't forecast actual cash requirements, so you see only half the picture. Example: paying down debt doesn't show on a Profit and Loss statement; the statement may show a healthy profit, but the profit may have all gone toward paying off a bank note, so you can't assume that the money is available to spend.

    Though the system is great, the writing is in places terribly obscure. The book also appears to be victim to a major, half-finished revision. One symptom is that the reader is asked to do a cash analysis for a case study in chapter 10, but cash analysis is not introduced until chapter 13. Revision errors abound, such as several discrepancies between dollar amounts shown in the case study's cancelled checks and those shown in the finished reports and the text explanation. It's extra work for the reader to figure out what the author meant, versus what he said. Ironically, though, arguing with the author can increase the depth of your understanding of the material, so it's not all bad. Nevertheless, let's hope that a future edition will correct these faults.

    In spite of the writing, the system is so powerful that I'll only deduct one star. Yes, it's that good.

    (I reviewed the third edition.)

    5 out of 5 stars Scared me silly. . but probably saved my business.......2000-11-30

    . . yikes. The "Cycle of Demise" is a phrase that will ring in my ears every time I make a mistake but this book is the first one I have read on the subject that ended up empowering me to write my business proposal . . after reading the whole thing I am anxious to begin and not afraid of the accounting.

    5 out of 5 stars Clear, concise and eye-opening information........1999-05-22

    Of the many books that profess to help one start and run a business, this book provides eye-opening and thought provoking content that will give the budding entrepreneur a solid grasp on cash management and the realities of traditional accounting. An absolute 'must-read'!
    The Complete Book of Business & Legal Forms (Small Business Sourcebooks)
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      		The Complete Book of Business & Legal Forms (Small Business Sourcebooks)
      Lynne Ann Frasier
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      ASIN: 1570711127
      Release Date: 1996-05-01

      Book Description

      Designed to save you time, money, frustration and, most importantly, reduce your risk of litigation and penalties, The Complete Book of Business and Legal Forms is the ultimate resource of practical business information and ready-to-use forms for your business. This single, comprehensive volume contains complete legal agreements, useful action letters and the most sought-after government forms in business today. It also includes tips to help you "think like a lawyer" and adapt the forms and agreements to your business.

      This book contains what no other forms book has--a complete Legal Audit, including 98 questions in 7 critical categories designed to identify trouble spots and make your everyday operations safer and more productive.

      Just a few of the valuable forms and letters in this book--

      --Agreements: Articles of Incorporation, Corporate Bylaws, Partnership Agreement, Shareholders' Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement, Consulting Agreement, Independent Contractor Agreement

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      Working Solo(r) Sourcebook: Essential Resources for Independent Entrepreneurs, 2nd Edition
      Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
      • A Good Sourcebook
      		 Working Solo(r) Sourcebook: Essential Resources for Independent Entrepreneurs, 2nd Edition
      Terri Lonier
      Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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      ASIN: 0471247146

      Book Description

      A compendium of valuable resources for solo entrepreneurs. One of the hardest things about going out on your own, is that you loose the ability to pop down to legal to get a question answered or ring purchasing to get the best prices on everything from toner for the printer to office furniture. This comprehensive sourcebook is the next best thing. It provides a compendium of more than 1,200 essential business resources, including books and tapes, professional organizations, government agencies, conferences, suppliers, and more. In addition to valuable resource listings, this vital reference now includes sidebar tips on how entrepreneurs can manage and market their business better. Includes a new expanded section on educational opportunities for entrepreneurs. * Features new Internet resources, including Web addresses where small businesses can access valuable information. * Lists valuable email newsletters and publications for entrepreneurs. TERRI LONIER (New Paltz, New York) is a well-known marketing consultant who has strategic alliances with such Fortune 500 companies as Apple, Seagram's and Bank of America. Her Working Solo brand name now includes a Web site and a newsletter.

      Customer Reviews:

      3 out of 5 stars A Good Sourcebook.......2000-06-21

      A good follow up sourcebook if you have already taken the first steps in the direction of starting your own business. Very up to date, but time sensistive resources.
      The Entrepreneur's Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path to Small Business Success (American Collection S.)
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        		The Entrepreneur's Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path to Small Business Success (American Collection S.)
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        ASIN: 1591582423

        Book Description

        Every year hundreds of thousands of new small businesses open. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Statistics and Research Center, small businesses in the United States, represent more than 99% of all employer firms and employ 51% of all private workers. According to the Small Business Administration, nearly 2/3 of college students say they intend to be entrepreneurs at some point in their careers. Nevertheless, business schools and textbooks offer little in the way of guidance for future entrepreneurs. Beyond contacting the SBA, most people are at a loss to find the current and accurate information they need to start and manage a small business. This guide offers invaluable assistance to those who wish to start or have already embarked upon a small business enterprise. With a step-by-step approach, it takes users through a process of planning, establishing, growing, maintaining, and even exiting a small business. By identifying and describing hundreds of the best information sources in print and on the Web for each step of the business building process, it puts information vital to business success at your fingertips, enabling you to locate and use data from a wide range of resources. Chapters cover: Are You an Entrepreneur? Gathering Information and Statistics; Start Up; Your Business Plan; The Ups and Downs of Franchising; Raising Capital; Marketing and Advertising; Management; Personnel/Human Resources; Legal/Taxes; Working with the Government; Competitive Analysis; Growing Your Business and Moving On. In addition, there is a glossary of small business terms; and a detailed index concludes the guide. A first (and last) stop for any small business owner or would-be entrepreneur, this is a handy ready reference for librarians, and an essential collection development tool.
        The Small Business Start-Up Guide (Small Business Sourcebooks)
        Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
        • Excellent book!
        • Don't buy this book
        • Was interesting,not enough details
        		 The Small Business Start-Up Guide (Small Business Sourcebooks)
        Hal Root , and Steve Koenig
        Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Inc
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover

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        ASIN: 0942061705

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Excellent book!.......2004-02-05

        This was an excellent book to get a high-level overview of what it takes to start a business. This book wasn't written to be a one source guide. It was written to give you all of the important details and procedures of starting a businees, without all of the fluff. If you want to start a business, but have no knowledge of how to do it, then I recommend this as your first book on the subject.

        1 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book.......2002-04-06

        This book is useless and a big waste of my $... that I paid for it. While the book is some two hundred pages, the last hundred consist of appendix which could be summarized in less than twenty. The first hundred pages is so completely elementary in nature that I cannot conceive of anyone actually benefiting from its content.

        3 out of 5 stars Was interesting,not enough details.......1999-01-29

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