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Too expensive for such poor qualityReview Date: 2008-01-22
I want to sell Pampered ChefReview Date: 2006-04-08
Absolutely InspiringReview Date: 2006-02-04
I signed up as a consultant a few days after the book was released and read it in one night! After reading the book I was more of a fan than ever. The story is very inspiring to anyone who wants to take the leap of faith in themselves and try to start their own business.
Doris' vision of having a business to earn extra money and still have time to raise her family is very much alive today as it was 25 years ago. The book takes you through the 25 years of her dream from where she started the business in her basement with $3,000 to being the founder a of multi-million dollar company with thousands of women and men who work with The Pampered Chef as hobbyist, part- and full-time consultants.
A must read for anyone who wants to be inspired to start their own business.
A story of personal success comes alive in audioReview Date: 2005-10-10
Insights on how the company expanded and handled its challengesReview Date: 2005-11-07


Immediately engagingReview Date: 2008-03-01
Paradise Undone is CaptivatingReview Date: 2008-02-26
Great StartReview Date: 2008-02-25
Fascinating Story and Voices to Tell ItReview Date: 2008-02-28
While this entire story gets its input from four points of view, this excerpt focuses on that of a fictional character, Watts Freeman. The delivery of Watts' tale through the premise of a radio interview allows for plenty of extra detail that might otherwise have felt too cumbersome in traditional story writing narrative. Watts himself is a very credible character, though at times comments on how not-smart he is, but then surprises me with some of the things he knows.
While I was reading the excerpt I alternated with refreshing my memory of Jonestown on-line. This left me with pause to wonder if this portion of the tale might be too thinly guised as someone's actual personal account. I understand it's supposed to be a composite of actual survivors but maybe the transition of information into Watts' character wasn't entirely complete. I'm sorry that I can't put my finger on it exactly.
Nonetheless, this is a naturally compelling story and this semi-fictionalized account seems like it will make for a terribly fascinating read. Just watch for the 'feel' of authenticity with the fictionalized components. If they are too close to the 'real' thing, then it might leave one wondering, why not simply use the real thing?
And for a while, Jonestown was Paradise....Review Date: 2008-02-27
What's so compelling is Freeman's assertion is that until Jones ordered his followers to die, they were better off than they were in the US. In many ways, he was right:
"So living in Jonestown not so bad compared to the States; for some, it was better. Way better. No crime. No worrying about not having enough cash for groceries or what to cook for the next meal. No dog food for dinner. No being afraid of not going to the doctor or the dentist 'cause you didn't have money. Everything taken care of."
What went wrong? Forensic scientists don't agree. Ms. Dawid's historical posit promises to be fascinating if her attention to detail and thorough research is as good in the whole manuscript as what this excerpt presents.
So far, the characterization is interesting. Presenting a survivor's description first is chancy, but the interview style is so engaging and well-depicted, you can almost hear Watt's voice.
To my knowledge, no one's undertaken a significant work of fiction covering the Jonestown Massacre. Thirty years have passed and I still remember hearing the initial report and the growing horror as more of the story unfolded. Ms. Dawid is a courageous author to conceive and research such an ambitious topic.
I understand Ms. Dawid already has a book of short stories published. I'm planning on searching out her work. If this excerpt is any indication, it will be stellar. Thank you, Ms. Dawid, for sharing this excellent excerpt with us and much success to you.


Best Book on Prayer Review Date: 2008-06-16
The Better of the Two!Review Date: 2007-11-18
Fantastic!Review Date: 2007-08-12
Piercing my Heart...Review Date: 2007-03-11
How to methods of prayerReview Date: 2007-01-11


Shadows Among The Obsessed (token)Review Date: 2008-10-01
Do yourself a favorReview Date: 2008-01-30
This is another great book he has put together. Left me on the edge of my seat expecting more and actually receiving it. Good read. Pick it up
OKReview Date: 2008-01-21
Didn't like author's styleReview Date: 2007-10-23
Mika takes stalking to a whole other level! Review Date: 2007-08-28


Intriguing...ready to read more!Review Date: 2008-02-19
WOW!Review Date: 2008-02-18
A great readReview Date: 2008-02-17
An inside look Review Date: 2008-02-15
They're closing the Bauhaus down...Review Date: 2008-02-22
Meanwhile, Mies, the director of the Bauhaus struggles to reopen the school. The Nazis found no evidence of Communist support of the Bauhaus, but they will not allow the school to re-open, either. They toy with flying the Nazi flag, but cannot.
This excerpt is fascinating and beautifully written. There's a strong sense of both place and people here. The foreshadowing of the war, the camps is everywhere--the students taken away on the truck wonder if they'll be freed, some people just 'disappear.'
Outside of this context, I have read very little fiction about World War II, the hard facts are bad enough. This excerpt is compelling enough to make me wish for the rest of the story. Christine Beth Reish has done a wonderful job re-creating a time and people we can care about. Best of luck to her--and congratulations on her ABNA Top 100 position. This excerpt well deserves its place in the competition.


Natalie Jenner, clearly a very talented writer. Keep it up!Review Date: 2008-02-19
Great AuthorReview Date: 2008-02-18
relationships, marriage, children and family, AND is hard to put down to boot! A
GREAT UNDOING gives the reader plenty of food for thought, as well as the
intense pleasure of recognizing bits of ourselves in the narrator's stalled
life. Jenner's book leaves us with insightful thoughts, surprising moments, and
so much more -- I wish her tremendous luck with it!
Modern commercial fiction that is well-written seems so hard to come by these days-- Review Date: 2008-02-17
Great job, Jenner -- I look forward to reading more!
Promising new writerReview Date: 2008-02-15
I really hope this book makes the Amazon Top 100 Finals -- I can't wait to read more!
Intriguing and thought provokingReview Date: 2008-02-15


A Lesson to LearnReview Date: 2007-11-23
The Last Lion:Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940Review Date: 2007-11-12
Congtributed by Hurdrey Angus Jordan
ShockedReview Date: 2007-09-28
The Hobo PhilosopherReview Date: 2007-09-08
Churchill's true finest hour; this book will give you a better appreciation of Winston's greatness, courage, and foresightReview Date: 2007-09-09
This book goes beyond being a simple historical biography. Manchester's writing is delightful and seamless, literally depositing you into Churchill's time and Churchill's life. It maintains and builds a tenseness throughout the book as the world moves closer and closer to war despite Churchill's warnings, which if heeded, could have averted the conflict many times over. The work is meticulously researched and crafted, and flows perfectly. Perhaps most of all, reflective of the title, Manchester captures how completely and totally alone Churchill was during the 1930s. Aside from a very small coterie of loyal friends, Churchill alone rose in opposition to appeasement in the House of Commons and elsewhere hundreds of times as Hitler consolidated his power, practically begging his nation's leadership to stand up to the Fuhrer.
I suppose that one sign of a great work is that it moves you in some way, and evokes great emotion as you read it. The most striking asset of this book is how angry, shocked, and prideful I was as I read it. I shook my head in disgust at least 100 times as I read Manchester's descriptions of the putrid, almost treasonous behavior by Prime Ministers John MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin, and of course Neville Chamberlain as they repeatedly ignored Churchill's warnings and countless pieces of evidence showing that Hitler would not be appeased. Manchester's sections on the Munich Crisis and Britain and France's literal sacrifice of Czechoslovakia to the Nazis is particularly noteworthy; the Chamberlain government literally served the nearly defenseless nation on a platter to the German war machine despite a pledge from the British to defend them if invaded. Much of the book in fact summarizes the folly of His Majesty's Government's appeasement policy, and Churchill's many warnings against the policy. Fascinatingly, appeasement was heartily endorsed by nearly the entire British media establishment, which repeatedly refused to air Churchill's views and other dissenting voices. Indeed, as Manchester well demonstrates, the government and media literally crafted its policies and made important appointments, with pleasing Hitler being the sole objective. While hindsight is of course 20-20, reading these sections was completely maddening to me, and made me want to scream many times over.
I hesitated writing a review of this book because I know it is impossible to do full justice to Manchester and this fantastic book. I just wanted to express how much I enjoyed the book; it completely lives up to its reputation as perhaps the finest Churchill biography and easily the most accessible. I, like millions of other readers, am greatly saddened that illness and other tragedies kept Manchester from completing the final volume of his intended trilogy. Treat yourself to this book: it will give you greater appreciation of Winston Churchill's greatness, courage, and foresight, and probably an even greater hatred of appeasement and diplomatic cowardice.
Five big stars.


Must Read not just for ExecutivesReview Date: 2008-06-25
Well DoneReview Date: 2006-04-22
Insightful !Review Date: 2005-02-23
You Can Successfully Be a Corproate LeaderReview Date: 2004-03-15
Jennings cites numerous companies who have carved out success while still remaining true to their customers, their employees and their values.
Not surprisingly, few of these companies are ones that so called pundits regularly review.
As the other reviews have noted, these companies are very successful financially, but they get there by asking the really pertinent business questions, and not by hiding behind an air of executive invulnerability. The leaders are real leaders, more focused on growing the company, serving customers, and doing right by employees.
What vividly differentiates these companies from the "name brands," is that in the "name" companies, executives are more concerned with their own compensation, preserving their own existence, and with profits at all costs, than long term success.
The questions you should ask yourself after reading this book are, "Where have all the leaders gone?" and "Why don't all companies follow many of Jennings' researched best practices?
After that, I would run, not walk, to one of these companies and see if you can start at the bottom and learn what it's like to work in a real company.
On the lean culture of cost leadership firmsReview Date: 2004-08-02
Business magazines often glorify top executives by telling about the grand strategic plan behind the success. This little book shows us a different story. It provides insight to the many seemingly small traits of the lean culture that only works because they taken serious by the organization and used in combination. These are the 11 traits required for the leader of a highly productive enterprise: attention to detail, high moral fiber, embracing simplicity, competitiveness, long-term focus, disdain for waste, coach leadership, humility, rejection of bureaucracy, belief in others, and trust.
I'm sure you're really not impressed of this list. Neither am I. But try challenging some of the advice. Humility? When was the last time you saw a big company using this as a standard. When you hear the story of many head offices visited in this book, you'll understand humility. Often you'll find a very simple and humble office building for a huge company. No art on the walls! No lavish entrance hall! In these companies, you don't find huge corporate staff creating immense bureaucracy and all sorts of information requirements from their operating companies or business units. These organizations do actually "walk-the-talk" on lean - unlike many fad-driven major firms who's paying lip service to a lean culture.
PERSISTENCE is a word missing from the 11 traits, though attention to detail and long-term focus do include some of it. They never lose sight of their BIG idea or focus. It includes their performance measurement. "Everyone who works for SRC gathers once a week in their respective lunchrooms and takes part in a review of the business's financial performance for the previous week. By DOING IT WEEK IN WEEK-OUT FOR MANY YEARS the exercise has also become a system".
Okay, I'm sure that the book's research on productivity could have been better. And some of the firms reported on may experience difficulties, though most are still flourishing. But don't read this book for the hard stuff. Read the soft issues that over time usually turn out to be the hardest to beat.
I agree that it resembles "In Search of Excellence" to some degree, but remember that this book is on the lean culture of Cost Leadership firms (my interpretation, not the author's).
Peter Leerskov,
MSc in International Business (Marketing & Management) and Graduate Diploma in E-business


Good booksReview Date: 2008-04-04
Good, but get a new editorReview Date: 2008-01-23
An Excellent Book!Review Date: 2007-02-27
This novel contains the best, most extravagant first date I have ever heard of! There are also flashbacks of military operations that add depth to the story. The suspense plotline is very well prepared. But the true gems that warm your heart are displayed in less flamboyant sequences where everyday life happens: painting the kitchen, SEALs coming home to a fridge with food in it. This is a superb book!
True Devotion (Uncommon Heroes, Book 1)Review Date: 2005-08-15
An Intriguing Book Without GarbageReview Date: 2005-08-30


Great book for couples looking for answersReview Date: 2008-09-15
It also challenged me on how to educate my children on sexuality in such a way as to not cause stigmas in their future relationships.
For me, this book and the exercises within saved my marriage.
Great!Review Date: 2008-07-28
And They Were Not AshamedReview Date: 2008-07-16
I highly recommend this book!
so far, so goodReview Date: 2008-07-14
reviewReview Date: 2008-06-29
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