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Why do some people consistently inspire others to follow their lead? According to John C. Maxwell, author of 24 books and a regular speaker on the topic, it's the "character qualities" they possess. In The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, Maxwell identifies these top traits as character, charisma, commitment, communication, competence, courage, discernment, focus, generosity, initiative, listening, passion, positive attitude, problem-solving, relationships, responsibility, security, self-discipline, servanthood, teachability, and vision--and then defines them in ways that readers can absorb and utilize. Each is covered in a separate chapter opening with a high-concept definition and continuing with relevant anecdotes, details on its meaning, suggestions for further reflection, and exercises for improvement. For example, in the section on vision ("You can seize only what you can see"), Maxwell describes how Walt Disney initially developed the theme-park concept after accompanying his daughters to a fun-filled but rather shabby amusement park. He then analyzes how Disney's resultant projects drew on his personal history while meeting other's needs, and explains how readers must "listen to several voices" to develop successful foresight in a similar way. Finally, Maxwell suggests methods to articulate these visions and measure their implementation. --Howard Rothman
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In the tradition of his CBA bestseller The 21 Irrefutable laws of Leadership and his sell-out seminars, author John C. Maxwell now provides a concise, accessible leadership book that helps readers become more effective leaders from the inside out. Daily readings highlight twenty-one essential leadership qualities and include "Reflecting On It" and "Bringing It Home" sections which help readers integrate and apply each day's material.
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Easy Reading.......2007-06-28
If you are looking to define those special charateristics that are displayed by great leaders, this book covers 21 impactful leader qualities. The book is "easy reading" and makes a good gift for a new leader.
A Book for Leaders.......2007-05-13
This book helps to refresh and install new ideas which will help you become a better leader.
Abstract puff piece.......2007-05-07
Maxwell might have written the book on Leadership, but this isn't it.
This is a little book -- 156 undersized pages -- containing little information.
It's full of platitudes. "Refocus your attention." "Live your message." "Commitment starts in the heart."
Duh! How is anyone supposed to put these abstract ideas into practice?
The only way to understand leadership is to hear stories about effective leaders. About how, for example, they continued communicating during times of crisis when others would have not communicated. About how they worked overtime to fix their companies and inspired others in their organization. About how during wartime they welcomed input from any source and found a unique person with a unique perspective that allowed them to redraw their war plans and win.
But the only anecdotes in this book come at the start of each of the 21 brief chapters on a quality (like communication or dedication) that a leader needs. The other 80% of each chapter is a bunch of abstract rules like Communicate! Show Dedication! Passion Increases Your Willpower! This is all motherhood and apple pie. Only more abstract. And it's impossible to absorb or remember what Maxwell is talking about because he's just listing things you should do to be a leader.
Tell me one good story about a great leader like Winston Churchill, FDR, or JFK, and it would be worth another hundred pages of Maxwell's abstract thought.
The only reason I give this any stars is that I sense Maxwell has more to say and knows his stuff. But he's certainly not strutting it in this book. Try something else by Maxwell. Not this book, for this reader.
This is the kind of book I would purchase for a gift grab bag at the office. It won't offend anyone, but it won't change anyone either.
Good 'beginner's leadership book' --- didnt excite me;-(.......2007-04-21
This is the first leadership book I read. I like the way the author validates each of the 21 qualities of a leader by providing real-life stories of leaders.
Pros: short, easy-to-read, concise
Cons: not much substance, some of the exercises for the reader are far-fetched
Overall, a good read for a beginner to novice 'leadership' book reader.
Short and Sweet: an unbeatable combination.......2007-04-01
As a professor in Business and Management, this book is an often chosen title in my management and leadership courses. Perhaps initially because it is small, but all students inevitably end up commenting that they really appreciated the contents and learned a lot from it.
Leadership qualities are interesting phenomena, which can be replenished to an infinite degree. However, John Maxwell managed to highlight those qualities that are truly crucial toward leadership that will appeal to all categories of followers.
Encouraged by this book and many others, I published "The Awakened Leader: One Simple Leadership Style That Works Every Time, Everywhere." Readers who liked John Maxwell's works, and who want to remain informed of appropriate leadership in a time where globalization has become a part of our everyday life and has ignited increasing interdependency, multiplicity of mindsets and approaches, and multi-faceted workplaces, should take a look at this book.
"The Awakened Leader" presents a meta-leadership approach, which will guide you toward implementing the appropriate leadership style once you've assessed the situation, the followers, and the environment at hand. It is based on flexibility through open-mindedness, or wakefulness. And it completes the perspectives that Maxwell and other great leadership authors have presented us in the past decade: successful leadership of the self and others, based on proven trends of the past, the now, and the future.
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Customer Reviews:
Clear as water.......2007-09-27
This book is a really good inversion if you plan to start you "RoR" experience, the way the book is written is very clear and in a good order, so you can understand better what's going on as you go along.
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Agile Web Development.......2007-09-27
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Beyond great: best book, best reference, best index (and funny).......2007-09-19
I am an oldster (you know, 40+) and have learned many a language. Kernigan and Ritchie wrote their "K & R" C-language book in some written language a little higher level than English. After 40 or 50 reads through, I got it. I read C++ books, SmallTalk, Delphi, Visual Basic, and many Java books, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Awk, Emacs, REXX (!!), and just about everything O'Reily has ever published.
Now, I come to Ruby, and Ruby on Rails. Thank goodness for this book. What a relief to read a book that is 1) comprehensive, 2) practical, 3) accurate, 4) funny at times, and 5) above all, has a good index! Perhaps programming languages are (finally) getting easier to write about, but Dave Thomas is an outstanding technical writer: he knows his audience and writes for us. Look, I know a million programming languages, but I am not the kind of person who zips through a book and suddenly gets it. Most books are written by people who are experts in the nuances, but have forgotten the many steps that lead up to those nuances.
AWDWR is better. It starts with a non-trivial and complete tutorial -- the first half of the book is an application that manages to hit most of the critical aspects of actually doing the job. It is a reasonably broad application covering many points of real webapps. (I read through thinking, yeah, we managed to deal with that in our Java webapp in a month, and here it is, built in to Rails, and better ... more than once). Maybe it is Rails, which seems to be a significant step in maturity over current generations (my last was WebWork/Struts 2, which seems to be the best you can do with Java these days, but really only one part of the larger problem).
But I have to give great respect to Dave Thomas and the other great writers who all made this second edition book a great, great book. I could follow along when reading, I actually did the whole tutorial and found myself learning almost all the way through typing the examples in by hand (mostly by learning how to debug my typos and understanding how the language and framework responded). Now that we're writing our real software, we still look back at the tutorial to get a clear view of how all the parts fit together.
The second part of the book is a solid documentation of the components and APIs available. It is not complete, but nor should it be -- if you want the API, link to the Rails site API. It does cover the important points, however, and ties them back to the tutorial where appropriate. Various important aspects are covered in enough detail to get the idea across, but not so much as to be just a lexicon.
I can't recommend this book highly enough. If this is your first programming book, it will be a struggle, but less than most, and if you're a professional software engineer with one or two languages under your belt (and reasonable proficiency at the command line), you will find this a great reference for learning, and for doing.
Great new edition of a fine book.......2007-09-06
If you have the first edition of this book, you REALLY need to get this edition, since some of the recommended ways to do things have changed. Even some of the ways to get the first sample applications up and running have changed a bit. To be sure, the changes are for the better. The first edition of this book helped me to get my first Ruby on Rails app up and running and this one makes it easier.
Excellent, Thorough and Easy.......2007-08-23
This book, for me, was fantastic! Real world examples for the win! I am still not finished with this book, only half-way through it but, I have to say I have never been as excited about a book than I am about this one.
The very beginning chapters get a functional website application up and running called Depot (an on line book store) and they do this in such a way that you don't have to know the Ruby language (no, it's not scaffolding). As long as you can understand how gears work and fit together and that one turns clockwise and another turns counter clockwise, I don't think you'll have a problem.
With that being said, without knowing Ruby, you may be able to get by on making your own application from scratch but, it will be very rough. The purpose of this book is to teach you about Rails, not Ruby.
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Do you know your Number?
What happens if you don't make it to your Number?
Do you have a plan?
The often-avoided, anxiety-riddled discussion about financial planning for a secure and fulfilling future has been given a new starting point in The Number by Lee Eisenberg. The buzz of professionals and financial industry insiders everywhere, the Number represents the amount of money and resources people will need to enjoy the active life they desire, especially post-career. Backed by imaginative reporting and insights, Eisenberg urges people to assume control and responsibility for their standard of living, and take greater aim on their long-term aspirations.
In 1999, Eisenberg was in the midst of downshifting from having served as the Editor-in-Chief of Esquire and other high profile positions. He was "half-in, half-out of the workplace" with an enviable consulting position at Time, Inc., and a family comfortably settled in the suburbs. That's when he received an unexpected offer from the Wisconsin-based Lands' End which, in the end, he couldn't resist. It meant uprooting his family and moving to the rural heartland, and taking on the challenges of an entirely new way of life. Before the move, he admits, "I was worried about the Number." Once in Wisconsin, Eisenberg confesses that the "Number was leading us around by our noses."
From Wall Street to Main Street USA, The Number means different things to different people. It is constantly fluctuating in people's minds and bank accounts. To some, the Number symbolizes freedom, validation of career success, the ticket to luxurious indulgences and spiritual exploration; to others, it represents the bewildering and nonsensical nightmare of an impoverished existence creeping up on them in their old age, a seemingly hopeless inevitability that they would rather simply ignore than confront. People are highly private and closed-mouthed when it comes to discussing their Numbers, or lack thereof, for fear they might either reveal too much or display ineptitude.
In The Number, Eisenberg describes this secret anxiety as the "Last Taboo," a conundrum snared in confusing financial lingo. He sorts through the fancy jargon and translates the Number into commonsense advice that resonates just as easily with the aging gods and goddesses of corporate boardrooms as it does with ordinary people who are beginning to realize that retirement is now just a couple of decades away. Believing that the Number is as much about self-worth as it is net worth, Eisenberg strives to help readers better understand and more efficiently manage all aspects of their life, money, and pursuit of happiness.
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"Number chasers" fall into four personality types:
--"Procrastinators" enter their forties and fifties ensconced in a cloud of avoidance and denial about the years ahead of them, or simply do not understand investing in their futures.
--"Pluckers" often lazily or arrogantly pull ephemeral, albeit specific, Numbers from thin air with little attention to developing a realistic and coherent plan to achieve their goals.
--"Plotters" crunch every practical aspect of their financial history, hoping to cement their Number in black and white, even at the expense of not having fun and leisure.
--"Probers" visualize their Numbers not as an end but as the means to pursuing dreams and passions, and completing inner and outer journeys to self-fulfillment.
* The current
"Debt Warp" is the "silent Number killer that afflicts young and old" that has been brought on by our "whip-it-out credit-card culture."
* The
"Lost Years" describes a person's 20s, 30s, and 40s wherein sensible financial foundation-building bows to oblivious and careless spending, and the tug-of-war dichotomy between the "old Rest of Your Life" and the "new Rest of Your Life."
* A surprise
"Lifestyle Relapse" attack around retirement age can be induced by debt, aging, long term care, and self-absorption. Living longer and spending more, people will eventually experience dire consequences in response to the debt-drenched, expense account-driven lifestyles to which they have grown accustomed.
* The six tenets of the
"Eisenberg Uncertainty Principles" outline the dubious state of living in a carpe diem-addicted, indebted culture with little financial guidance or responsibility.
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"Downshifting" is an important skill one needs to know how to do in the expanse between leaving a career and before death in order to maintain financial stability and a happy life.
Eisenberg's book is not an investment guide, but rather something wholly original: a revealing look behind our most common financial and emotional conflicts and how we can begin to get a grip on them. Eisenberg gives each reader a unique and unprecedented tool with which to virtually craft his or her future. This encompassing book is a priceless, step-by-step prelude to initiating, or continuing, discussions with a qualified financial advisor. The bottom line for The Number is that Eisenberg offers each reader a fresh and promising beginning to the rest of his or her life.
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"Do you know your Number? What happens if you don't make it to your Number? Do you have a plan? The often-avoided, anxiety-riddled discussion about financial planning for a secure and fulfilling future has been given a new starting point in The Number by Lee Eisenberg. The buzz of professionals and financial industry insiders everywhere, the Number represents the amount of money and resources people will need to enjoy the active life they desire, especially post-career. Backed by imaginative reporting and insights, Eisenberg urges people to assume control and responsibility for their standard of living, and take greater aim on their long-term aspirations.
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The Number.......2007-10-08
I have read many books about planning for retirement and investing. I enjoyed this book immensely. I see that many reviewers were somewhat disappointed with the book. Since I am from the era of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance this book was right up my alley. We all are out there (or should be out there) chasing the number, but as with Zen there is a much bigger picture you must look at then just the number. My wife and I have had several conversations because of this book. As Mr. Eisenberg says in his book you can get a number with only a few taps of a calculator, but what you want to do with the rest of you life is a much deeper consideration. We feel that we are in a much better place to move forward with the rest of our life. Bravo Mr. Eisenberg!
Waste of money.......2007-08-26
Why can't we give "0 stars"? No insightful content. Self-important name-dropping. I felt cheated out of my $20+ for a book saying, "Retirement is about more than money."
More like 3.5 stars..........2007-08-09
A reader's perspective on this book will probably vary a lot based on their individual experience and knowledge. For some it may be eye-opening, for others it may be more like "tell me something I don't know".
It is a fast read, and full of interesting factoids. The history of how people have looked (or not looked) at their retirement plans (actual drawdown and spend, as opposed to micromanaging their 401ks) was interesting.
Pros:
- easy to read, light humored.
- Interesting stats, and good references to experts in the field
- Nice thumbnail sketches of types of individuals and their exposures to risk
- has some interesting frameworks. For example, think about your retirements spending as being equal to 4% of your intended nest egg. If you need more than 4% in retirement, you may need to save more to get your Number up.
Cons:
- may be too basic for someone who has done analysis for their actual long term planning. It should also come as no surprise that the current generation has their own accountability to save for retirement (not the government or your employeer).
- can be alarmist for people...i.e. Guess what, you could be in trouble. And even worse, you can't necessarily trust people who say they are 'experts'.
- middle section of the book drags a bit compared to intro, I thought.
In summary, if you have thought about retirement, but haven't yet really done some detailed planning, this book can be an enabler for how to think about plans. It won't solve your problems, but it will highlight the considerations you should be making.
I tend to believe that people get scared of the complexities in financial planning, when in fact, several basic principles can be applied to help an individual along a reasonably healthy path. The internet provides a lot of resources to do this, but there probably needs to be a better standard primer out there.
Write a Book, Make Your Number.......2007-08-01
Ugh.
I did something I rarely do, I picked up a book on a whim at an airport. I fell for the cover title, and I was interested to read another person's perspective on reaching the ultimate personal annuity goal - a self-perpetuating nest egg.
My primary objection is that - though this is a book clearly marketed to the masses - Eisenberg's primary focus appears to be on a close circle of friends who are multi-millionares (and yet, still seem unsure whether they've accumulated enough money). Hence in terms of focus, the book is frequently off-base.
A second objection is the writing style. Perhaps this can be expected from a journalist/editor, but I often found myself rolling my eyes at fluffy filler which largely served to distract from the content-at-hand. "... [ten commandments] etched onto an I-can't-believe-it's-not-stone Corian tablet", and "... slightly better than a snowflake's chance in the Sonoran Desert", for example. It's a book - no need to fill the column, Lee.
My third primary objection is the wide employment of statistics without backing references. It can be excused that most of the material was repetitious for me, but figures without references should raise suspicion.
On the positive side, the book was an easy read, entertaining on occasion, and may spur a few people to think harder about their investment situation. But there are far better resources out there.
For practical investing, I very much recommend Burton Malkiel's "Random Walk Down Wall Street", and Benjamin Graham's "The Intelligent Investor".
In summary, with my purchase, Lee is one royalty check closer to making his Number.
Philosophical guide to saving for retirement.......2007-05-30
Great read by somebody not in the financial industry. He is a journalist and editor, so the book is thoroughly researched. He is funny as heck, so, the book will keep you entertained as you read. While is he not a financial specialist, he really knows the business well. He helps you understand the business so that when you deal with the wall street guys and insurance guys, you will be a smarter and more informed client. It's a great wakeup call for anybody in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, who are approaching retirement and need sound guidance on what to do and how to figure out the right path. Most importantly, it's a good test for your own values, so you can figure out for yourself what is important to you and how to spend the rest of your life. So, it deals not only with money, retirement, and investing, but also with how you invest your time - or the amount of time you have left here on earth. Very well done, give it to somebody you care about or somebody who needs financial direction for retirement, saving, life insurance, etc.
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The #1 bestselling author of Shut Up, Stop Whining, & Get a Life reveals the only thing you need to know to succeed in business: YOUR SUCCESS IS YOUR OWN DAMN FAULT!
Some authors of business books stroke your ego by reinforcing information you already know. Others give you detailed statistical analysis of the economy, or buying trends, encouraging you to get lost in the pages of boredom until you have no idea what the book is even about. Some authors exploit the hottest buzzword and beat it to death, without giving you any real idea how to do what they suggest must be done. Some say that all you have to do is love your job in order to be successful at it. The worst of the lot tell cute little parables through inane dialogues with messages so simple and trite that we should all be insulted. In IT'S CALLED WORK FOR A REASON, Larry Winget tells the unvarnished truth about what it takes to be successful:
NOT business jargon (Forget branding! Forget thinking outside the box—you're not in a box!)
NOT parables (Who cares who moved your cheese—what cheese?)
NOT praise sandwiches (talk about cheese!)
Just the one key ingredient to success in business:
Work!
Are you frustrated with a lack of results at work? Have you hit a wall? Are you uninspired, stuck in a rut, feeling underappreciated? Well, good news: your success is not up to your boss, your manager, your employees, or the economy. It's up to YOU. Business is never bad, people are just bad at being in business. If that makes you mad, this book is for you. Larry Winget hacks through the bad advice given in most business books, explaining why
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* We are all stealing from our companies and ourselves
* Success is simple
* Results are everything
* You don't have to love your job (but it helps!)
You will be surprised, you will laugh, and you will discover motivation you never knew you had. Let Larry Winget shock you out of your comfort zone, and into a whole new league.
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Hidden Gems within a Rant.......2007-09-07
I've said before, "I admire a book that delivers what it promises." In this book of `Larry Winget Opinions', you get what the author promises, "...parts of this book you won't like.... I am going to take on the issues of .... Leadership and management ... give it to you straight....use words you are familiar with.... because I talk like you do." If he had added, "...because I like to talk..." the promises would have been even more complete. Does that mean I don't like the book - quite the opposite! This is a very good book with many, many grains of truth (in my opinion) delivered in a fast pace, rant, by a guy with a great sense of humor about life, at least as he tells it.
While Winget works hard to be an in-your-face kind of guy, he stands on a pretty firm foundation of leadership and performance fundamentals. His `no victims allowed', `take responsibility for who you are and what you accomplish' (or don't accomplish) position with individuals is a great starting point. Now, we might debate the `how's' of leading people into responsibility, but I am not thinking this guy has a lot of patience for discussing the finer points of human psychology. He also is clear that the uniqueness (Me Inc.) of individuals, "discover your uniqueness and learn to exploit it in the service of others...." is a person's greatest asset. And, his eight ATE's of leadership cover a lot of leadership ground. On the negative side, his experiences lead him to some disputable positions (my opinion) with regard to teams and teamwork, but then when you spend 236 pages giving opinions on everything from selling to socializing, most readers can find at least a few, "parts of this book you won't like." I recommend you read this book to discover for yourself, what opinions of Larry Winget you don't like - the many you do like will make it worth the read. Dennis DeWilde, author of The Performance Connection.
1st business book.......2007-08-28
It's my first time to read a business book, so can't give you much comparison with others.
It's very helpful indeed! Why? Lots of new ideals, very creative! There are relative areas in boss, CEO, Manager, and worker, but the most important part is about "yourself".
I borrowed this book from library first, then I found out it is very useful for my new company, so I bought one for later to read it again to remind me some important point of views about the business.
This book changed lots of my views, such as how and why to reward your employees,"Things That Have to Get Done" list, 20-60-20 rule, etc
It's worth to spend your sometime on this book, read it slowly, it took me TWO WEEKS to read the whole book (only 240 pages), as there are too much to think about it when I was reading this book. It will give you a whole new concept about WORK.
Read this book and then give it to someone who needs it.......2007-08-15
I would buy this book for everyone I supervise out of my own pocket. The reduction in leadership stress would be worth the cost. It should be required reading for every government and union employee.
It's unvarnished truth. It told me everything I already knew about others, but also things I was afraid to admit about myself.
I closed the book feeling motivated, something he says he does not do.
The lessons are simple and a little simplistic. He ignores, glosses over, or dismisses the difficult problems. I think he's fully aware they exist and trusts that you will deal with them as you see fit. His book lives up to his unoriginal concept that a good solution today is better than a perfect solution tomorrow.
I was planning on writing a book about bad customer service. This guy stole all my best lines as if he reached into my head and plagiarized it. At this point, all I could add is anecdotes and whining.
Reading it, you will find contradictions. For example, he says not to bash your competition but he does exactly that about other authors/speakers numerous times. I think he's aware of every contradiction too and trusts you are smart enough to know when different situations call for different measures.
All of us who "get" this book know the real world is harder than he portrays. But all of us who "get" this book know that 90% of people out there need to "get" this book.
He criticizes leadership by acronym, but then gives us the 8 ATE's. He explains why he does it. But his explanation would exonerate every other leader with acronyms, rhymes, alliteration and other mnemonics. He's right, on both counts.
Frankly, as a leader, teacher and economist I could criticize this guy's book all day long...and I would STILL recommend you read it and that your employees read it.
If you don't think this book has value, you are probably either a lazy piece of $^!+ or a pompous @$$ who fails to recognize the dark description of yourself in its pages.
Do you like getting yelled at?.......2007-08-11
Larry Winget is not everybodies cup of tea, but the guy is pretty good if you can handle the gruffness. Personally, I like him, so I liked the book. I half-expected the entire book to be in CAPITAL LETTERS like he is shouting at the reader. The guy gets right to the point. If you hate fluffy writing, this book is for you.
Larry will tell you whats wrong with your business.......2007-08-07
I first saw Larry Winget on "The Millionaire Inside Us" on CNBC. Every time he spoke I agreed with what he had said. I decided to look up his book on Amazon.com. When I went to order "Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life", I saw I could get "Its Called Work for a Reason" (also by Winget) at a discount. So I bought both.
In "Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life", Larry definitely tells it like it is. He makes you feel uncomfortable... enough so you want to change. If you don't like where you are in life, this book is a must read. It will help you to see things that are true about yourself but no one would ever say... except Larry.
In "Its Called Work for a Reason" again Larry tells it like it is. This book also helps you make changes in your life, although it is dedicated more to the work place. He helps open your eyes and correct what I call tunnel vision (when you get so used to things the way they are, you don't notice them anymore). In one section he says "if your business isn't doing as well as you think it should, here's why..." When I was reading it, I thought Larry was talking about MY store. I am going to have my managers and employees read this one too.
I have read many self-help books before. The ones I have read do not compare to the ones by Larry Winget. The two listed above work together and should be bought and read as a set. If you do just a few of the suggestions Larry makes, you may have a better life and become a better person.
I am going to write to Larry Winget thanking him for his insight. I am going to start implementing the ideas and suggestions in his books. Six months from now, I am going to send Larry a follow-up letter to let him know how much better he has helped me become (personally and professionally). I suggest you buy and READ his books, and then do the same thing.
Thank-you Larry.
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Focusing on quality of life, this text defines what a social problem is and then addresses specific issues—for example, how can one gain a sociological understanding of social problems? What kinds of critical thinking should one engage in and what kinds should one avoid in attempting to understand social problems? How is the quality of one's life affected by particular problems? What causes these problems and how can we resolve them? Part One establishes key approaches to social problems; the remaining parts discuss the social problems that most acutely impact the quality of our lives.
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A mericas favorite investigative reporter, John Stossel, tackles our favorite myths in his characteristic style and challenges us to look at life differently. Myths and Misconceptions covered in the book include: lIs the media unbiased? lAre our schools helping or hurting our kids? lDo singles have a better sex life than married people? lDo we have less free time than we used to? lIs outsourcing bad for American workers? lSuburban sprawl is ruining America. lMoney makes people happier. lThe world is too crowded. lWere drowning in garbage. lProfiteering is evil. lSweatshops exploit people. John Stossel takes on these and many more misconceptions, misunderstandings, and plain old stupidity in this collection that will offer much to love for Give Me a Break fans, and show everyone why conventional wisdomeconomic, political, or socialis often wrong.
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Sock It To 'Em Journalism.......2007-10-08
This is the book version, for the most part, of Stossel's 20/20 and other tv consumer reporting. It is an attack on a lot of the cherised myths of the left but also takes shots at others. It is a very entertaining read and a real eye-opener in some cases. The exposes and rebutalls of liberal and left-wing myths and beliefs are a great counterpoint to what much of the liberal media peddles. However, the presentations are obviously one-sided. Stossel never gives the other side an equal opportunity to respond in kind or in full. The transcripts presentation from on air material are the ones that have obviously been chosen to portray Stossel's targets in the worst light possible. Can the mistakes be so lopsided against one side? I addition, since I am aware in some cases of much more complex issues that are not discussed, it leads me to wonder how much I should know but don't, and is not being shared by Stossel, that might give me a more balanced view. I guess in the end Stossel is preaching to the choir on the ideological issues, and as a member of that choir, in some cases, I found myself rooting for him as he shed light on some of the issues where logic and reason has failed to prevail. To be fair, there is plenty here also on non-political consumer issues, some of which are also entertaining and enlightening. I highly recommned the book, but peharps a read of the other side on the more controversial issues is required for a fair and balanced understanding.
Do you know what you know you know.......2007-09-24
I work in a major book store and have only read a small fraction of the book -- particularly on global warming. However, his staement on the melting of the icecaps makes total sense -- if you fill a glass with ice, then fill it with water and set it down, letting the ice melt, does your glass of water overflow? NO! It doesn't. About three quarters of each and every iceberg is under water, so if they all melted at once, how much would that effect the water level of the oceans/seas of the world? Zero!
I will read the remainder of the book at some point, because of that one entry. Yes, we the depletion of the world's foiliage threatens our extention, but we haven't used more than a quarter of our forests, so I do not buy all the tree-hugger's nonsense. Stossel was dead-on with his exert on the icecaps, so that's reson enough to read onl
He's right about education........2007-09-18
John Stossel is right about education in America. Compared to many other countries, our college-level education is equivalent to a high school education. He's also right that schools don't need more money to teach. A lot of the money they already have is being paid to the teachers who don't teach anything. These teachers have tenure; this makes it very hard to get rid of them, even if they are terrible teachers. I know this from experience. And many other people can probably remember at least one teacher like this, ones who don't do their job but get a check anyway because they're tenured.
I think it's pitiful that so many students graduate from high school without having learned to read. This is not a joke that Stossel made up. I have been out of high school for four years and can remember many students who couldn't read at their own level. I recently learned that it is illegal to hold back a student until they get to the third grade in Kentucky. This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. A friend of mine who is an elementary education major told me that in a class of twenty-five third graders, only a few of them could read. The rest were able to read words like "the," "and," and "but." I don't understand why they wait until the third grade. They should tackle the problem immediately. Apparently, this idea is from the No Child Left Behind campaign.
Stossel's book could've been better if he had used more schools as examples. Using primarily South Carolina and New York as examples was not the greatest idea. He could've examined several more schools across more states.
Brandon Simpson
Some good, some bad: use discretion.......2007-09-15
Stossel brings us to many topics where conventional "wisdom" is less wise or true than most think. This is a good thing! His goal of exposing truth is laudable; however, his performance is mixed.
The good: He does a good job of exposing certain scams and myths in our society. For example, his history of how diamonds became popular is fascinating and seldom-told. It makes you rethink your opinion of those sparkly little rocks. His "consumer cons" section is the best part of the book by far; if you only have time to read one part, read that chapter.
The bad: His arrogance wears thin very quickly. Also, some of his arguments are unconvincing; he often takes examples (which may or may not be extreme) and uses them to formulate his entire argument. We often do not hear what experts on various sides have to say. The book has a wham-bam feel that doesn't delve deeply into any particular issue, so don't let your research stop with this book.
Finally, I quickly got tired of his way of describing others. He uses very little nuancing, nor does he substantiate many of his descriptors. For example, he derisively calls college-student activists "rich" without presenting any proof. (Hey, you might say, he just means that they are richer than sweatshop laborers. Well, he should say that, then, because it sure sounds to me like he's just using "rich" to discredit them in the eyes of the public by making them seem like pampered idiots.)
Overall, just remember that Stossel is not a neutral party; he picks what information to include, which arguments to showcase, and what direction or slant to take that material. That's simply the nature of this genre. Be suspicious of his loose descriptors and his smug perspective, but be open to his ideas- they may surprise you and change your thinking!
Stossel for President.......2007-09-09
I have always admired and respected (not always agreed with) John Stossel's observations. After reading (and verifying) many of his observations and claims in this book I'd be willing to vote for him as Commander-in-Chief (a Libertarian - for the first time in my 54 years). Keep up the excellent reporting and writing - the mirror you hold up reflects all of us at our most stupid and inane. You prove (yet again) that Common Sense is an uncommon commodity. U.S. Voters - Get Out the Shovel!
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The technical evolution of cardiac surgery in the last decades has been rewarded with long-term survival with few complications. A matching improvement in the quality of this survival as subjectively felt by the patient has now become most important to assess the justification of surgery.
This book is the summary of the proceedings of an international symposium which addressed the growing demand in this facet of cardiac surgery. For the first time quality of life after valve replacement, coronary bypass, surgery for congenital heart disease, and heart transplantation has been extensively analyzed in terms of the physiological state, intellectual functioning, emotional state, performance of social roles and general satisfaction. The patient's well-being has become the focus of a joint effort of cardiologists, surgeons, general practitioners, psychologists, sociologists and occupational physicians, for all of whom this book offers a guide to the improvement of our patients' `Quality of life after open heart surgery'.
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Now in paperback, the national bestseller that's changing America, one student at a time fter publishing his New York Times bestseller The Essential 55, award-winning teacher Ron Clark took his rules on the road and traveled to schools in 49 states. He met amazing teachers, administrators, students, parents-all kinds of people involved in bringing up great kids. In the best of them, he noticed the same qualities that he'd observed in many of the outstanding individuals he'd worked with during his time teaching in North Carolina and Harlem.
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Ron Clark's THE EXCELLENT 11 contains eleven sections, each with a theme directly related to teaching and raising children. In each section, the author gives advice, tells stories of his experiences, and explains the importance of each theme within the learning environment. The learning environment includes the classroom, but it extends out of the classroom to the larger world as well. Some themes included in the book are:ADVENTURE - How to travel with children. Top places for field trips in America and teaching parents how to turn the summer vacation into an educational excursion.INGENUITY - Teaching kids to think for themselves. Common Sense Strategies, showing kids how to use resources within their reach and be successful. Finding grants/scholarships/summer camps for kids. APPRECIATION - Teaching students what it means to be thankful for the things others do for them and the lives they are fortunate enough to lead.LOVE - The most important component of education.
Customer Reviews:
Great Motivational read.......2007-09-06
This book will inspire you whether you are a parent, teacher or administrator. Ron is amazing in what he was able to do. He shares many of his strategies/techniques which are fueled by his passion for students to succeed. I am an administrator of a K-8 school and used excerpts from many parts of the book with my staff. The perfect book to ignite you to do the extraordinary!!!
The Excellent 11...Ron Clark.......2007-03-15
Ron is a very inspirational writer. I will be able to incorporate many things into my classroom.
Very Good Resource.......2007-03-10
The Excellent 11 is a wonderful resource for teachers and parents. While it seems like a low-budget sequel to The Essential 55, it does have several nuggets of information that are beneficial to the reader. I especially like the anecdotes about his experiences. It is a truly inspiring book. Ron Clark's writing style is homey and comfortable for all types of readers.
That said, it is an easy read and enjoyable. As a teacher, I look for ideas to incorporate into the classroom (high school) to make the students more responsive, resonsible, and interested in their individual education. Mr. Clark is full of ideas that work. So often teachers are given the idea du jour, which ends up be a recycled fad from the past that didn't work then and won't work now.
I highly recommend this book for all teachers (and parents) that are interested in educating children.
Excellent!.......2007-01-09
An excellent resource for teachers and parents. He shares wonderful anecdotes and his famous enthusiasm.
Lessons for teachers........2007-01-04
We are trying to get an Alternative High School up and running again and I wish we could clone Mr. Clark to teach all students. The next best thing is to have all of our teachers read and follow his map to help our students achieve success.
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For every woman who feels stuck in her current life, there is now an answer: repotting!
This book is for 21st-century women who don’t need a better daily planner—they need a better life.
Diana Holman and
Ginger Pape give you the answers to the question: How do I change my life? No matter where you are on your life’s journey, you can apply the ten-step process and come away with a personal repotting plan. This book offers an interactive program with very specific exercises to enable you to tailor the repotting experience to your own circumstances. It also provides tests and exercises to help you determine your readiness to change, identify your priorities and goals, create a strategy, and make it all happen. You’ll draw inspiration from stories about real women who have joined the repotting movement, and you’ll be able to see yourself in the life of another repotter. If you’re ready to make a radical departure from the status quo of your life, then repot, repot, repot! Reading this book is the first step on your road to a better, more fulfilling life!
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Is for the modern woman who seeks a better life or feels 'stuck' in an existing one.......2007-06-17
REPOTTING: 10 STEPS FOR REDESIGNING YOUR LIFE is for the modern woman who seeks a better life or feels 'stuck' in an existing one, overwhelmed by destructive or repetitive cycles. The authors are entrepreneurs and lifestyle-trend experts who speak nationally on the question "how do I change my life?" Their book isn't another lecture: it's actually an interactive program of specific exercises which allow readers to tailor their own program for change, offering up tests to determine a readiness to change, chapters to help identify new goals, and keys to developing strategy. It's not just for 'new age' collections: any library strong in personal development books will want this user-friendly approach.
Diane C. Donovan
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not much help-not much new.......2007-05-13
This book did not have anything really new to say-and so many others have said all of what is here in much more unique ways. I did not find it of any significant help.
Not quite what I expected.......2007-05-13
I was referred to this book from Louise Hay's site and fully expected it to have a more spiritual content. It is a good book for busy working women who want to get more time for themselves and maybe discover more of who they are. I am a stay-at-home mother who has lots of me time and knows herself pretty well but I was looking for a book on how to expand my life and make it more exciting now that my children are older. It wasn't that book.
Can't think of anyone who shouldn't read this!!.......2007-05-11
What a wonderful book--perfect for women (or men, for that matter--I passed it on to my husband!!) in any stage of their lives. I loved the gardening analogy--it really clicked with me. The exercises were so easy to do, and so eye-opening! I particularly appreciated the "values orbit"--genius! What a simple idea for such an important thing for all of us to do--prioritize our lives. Once I looked at what was most important in my values orbit, I was really able to focus on that and "weed out" some other parts of my life that were taking my time away from my REAL priorities.
This really is a terrific book--well-written, easy to follow, simple but vital to any busy person's life. And the authors are so accomplished and have such impressive careers, yet seem so approachable and make reading this book and following its steps a real pleasure.
Perfect book for someone wanting to make a change-.......2007-05-08
This book is wonderful. It is full of practical ideas and suggestions that allow you to change your life. Repotting is a perfect comparison to reinventing yourself.
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A proven system for improving your own work and for working better in a team
Used by such organizations as the Walt Disney Company, Silicon Graphics, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the CIA, the Enneagram is a proven psychological system based on nine number types that helps people achieve self-awareness and develop strategic approaches to interpersonal interactions. In Bringing Out the Best in Yourself at Work, Enneagram teacher and business consultant Ginger Lapid-Bodga shows professionals how to apply this popular tool to their work as a way to improve their productivity and help them build positive relationships among coworkers. This practical guide explains how to use the Enneagram to:
- Communicate more effectively
- Provide constructive feedback
- Prevent and resolve conflict
- Bring out their strongest leadership skills
- Discover methods for professional development
- Work better in teams
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Finally..........2006-08-26
The genuine nugget in this book is its use of the Enneagram to move forward the original Center for Creative Leaderhip research about what derails successful professionals. Lapid-Bogna's gift is to communicate the most profound and deeply thoughtful insights with deceptively casual language. I agree it needs to be read twice: Once to understand the techniques it describes, and a second time to appreciate how she builds on her hard-earned understanding of what works and doesn't work in OD and career development. Then, consider reading it a third time to appreciate the Enneagram for the doors it opens to truly deep personal growth. Not just another book written as a practice-building marketing piece for the author. It contains enough material for at least two books.
The most practical enneagram book out there for business applications.......2005-10-03
I love this book. I am an executive coach and I find this very useful for helping my Enneagram-aware clients apply the model directly and quickly to work situations -- to help debug relationships, communications, conflilct, etc.
I especially like Lapid-Bogda's distinctions and examples around "Pinch" and "Crunch" for each of the types.
I don't know of any other books except Michael Goldberg's "The Nine Ways of Working" that fill this business-application niche quite so well.
Highly recommended for those who need a practical, hands-on way of using the Ennegram in day to day work interactions.
Betsy Siwula Brandt, Breakthrough Consulting, Santa Fe, NM .......2005-09-03
Finally a groundbreaking book on the 9 ways of working that can be handed to your HR director! Enneagram Personality System books started being published in the 1980's; not until now has there been one that systematically applies this system to organizations. As an organization development consultant, I have always found the enneagram to be essential to my executive coaching and development. Now, in a practical and most excellent way, Lapid-Bogda applies the system to all key areas of organization life-- including employee feedback, conflict in teams, leadership and team development, etc. You can take the applications and use them immediately on the change initiatives you already have underway in your orgaization-- such as your 360 degree feedback sessions.
Not only does Lapid-Bogda make it easy for you to apply this system, but once familiar with her book and work, the reader can order tailor made tools that go with each organization topic that will further assist your ease of application.
If you are "stuck" in your own personal career development or trying to lead others in theirs-- and looking for a breakthrough-- then buy this book!
A Life Changing Book.......2005-08-20
This book has helped me in ways that I never imagined. The information in this book has been extremely useful in my quest to better understand myself and others. "Bringing Out the Best in Yourself at Work" is very much a must read for anyone interested in improving their relationships at work and in life in general.
Personality Traits in the Business Environment.......2004-09-01
This is a book on using the Enneagram system specifically oriented to todays business environment. The Enneagram is not unlike other personality oriented systems. First an individual is asked to examine nine different personality types and to identify himself with one. Then the Enneagram, a diagram of the interaction of the various types can be used to predict behavior.
The book, however, reverses the normal trend in personality testing books where the book is organized around the personality type. Instead the book describes several common business situations and then describes how the various personality types react to the situation.
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- The Complete Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Nineteen Other Tales (Modern Library Classics)
- The Diagnosis: A Novel
- The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
- The Friday Night Knitting Club
- The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori (Tales of the Otori, Book 4)
- The Illuminatus! Trilogy: The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple, Leviathan
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