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As a senior college student, I was not doing well on all the interviews that I had, untill I read Jeff Allen's Best: Win the job. After I read this book, my first interview turned out to be great and I was offered a job as a computer programmer. I would advice any one out there looking for a job to put this book in his/her bag and read before your interview.

Dear Fellow Job Hunters

This is probably the best book of the decade on how to write resumes. All other books just explaine how resumes look like but this book takes you on a step by step approch and doesn't show you but tells you.

If you are a first time job hunter I highly recomend it.

If you are a seasoned pro you should still check it out resumes are changing format because of computers and video recording technology.

What I hate about the book is that the sample resumes take on a problem and solutuion approch. Jeff Allen, gives an example resume and then tells you what is wrong with it.

Jeff Allen forgets that no two resume is the same, becasue no two people have the same experiances, talents, abilities and back grounds to give a universal solution to resume problems.

10/15/98

This is an excellent book. The author has done a great job in pulling together the elements which spell success in the quest for employment. I recommend it.

Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D., author of "The Accelerated Job Search" docwifford@msn.com

As a teacher, it is very hard to find books when we learn the letter 'x' in class. The story is great and the xrays that come with the story are awesome. The kids absolutely love them. Excellent purchase.

This is a great story for any child who has an interest in bones, doctors, hospitals, the human body etc. The illustrations are cute. The story is of a little girl, Jessica, who has broken her arm. As she is receiving care at the hospital, she sees all different types of x-rays and the different types of equipment that take them. The best part of all is that there are real X-rays on every other page for kids to study up close. My preschoolers really enjoyed spending some time looking over those pages. It's a very unique book. I would highly recommend it for the budding scientist or for any child who may have to have X-rays of their own taken.

This book is an amazing learning tool for kids and adults. Anyone could find useful information in Jessica's X-Ray. For kids though, the real X-ray's that you find within the book allow kids to become intrigued and raise there level of interest in the subject matter. I would recommend this book to anyone but especially children who might need any sort of X-ray, there is no doubt in my mind that it would ease their worries and facilitate a much easier and enjoyble experience in the hospital or doctors office.
Thanks,
Allison

I am involved in doing around 100 Keynote Presentations a year! I am certified through Microsoft for PowerPoint. I find Keynote far superior to PowerPoint. Tom has done a magnificant job writing this book! If you are looking for a simple no nonesense book to learn Keynote look no further. I have used a lot of computer learning books this is the best! I recommend this one to everyone. The chapter creating custom themes is worth the price of the book.

Dr. Mike Hughes, D.Min., Th.D., Ph.D.

I have been using these visual quickstart books for all my software, I have found them to be a great place to start when learning basics and to get you going. Later on you may want to delve into more geek type stuff, but if you want to get going and accomplish something right away with your new software or programs, I recommend these books.

Keynote is not overly complicated, but I wanted to see what I could really do on some projects I had in mind, and this book was a big help and saved me time.

The original book, which dealt with Keynote 1, was very helpful. I hoped this one would add or expand, since the author had a chance to improve on the original just as Apple had when they went up a version. No luck. I wasted my money. However, if you're buying this one and don't have a previous edition it should be great. Don't forget that Apple's Keynote version 3 is now out so you can expect another book soon, maybe.

I'm giving this a 5 since it's a great book but for me, buying the second edition of the same book, the second one is nothing new.

A pioneering Russian aeronautical theorist and writer, he is the father of the Soviet space program. He built the first wind tunnel and solved fundamental problems about space travel, such as use of liquid rocket fuel, long before such activity was feasible. Although he was unappreciated in his lifetime, Sputnik's launch was made to coincide with his centennial.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky died on September 19, 1935 at the age of 78. His works and his ideas have become the scientific basis of the modern theory of jet propulsion. He foresaw the significance of jet propulsion and the conquest of the stratosphere, of flights at supersonic speeds.

A museum has been opened in Kaluga in the house where Tsiolkovsky died. The exhibits are mechanical devices and models which he made with his own hands. The scientist's manuscripts and copies of his published works are exhibited in glass showcases.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's tombstone bears the following prophetic words inscribed under the bas-relief of a rocket: "Mankind will not remain on the earth forever, but, in search of light and space, will at first timidly penetrate beyond the limits of the atmosphere and then finally conquer the spaces of the solar system."

This planet is the cradle of human mind, but one cannot spend all one's life in a cradle.
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.

_Konstantin Tsiolkovsky: His Life and Work_ by A. Kosmodemyanksky is the biography of Russian rocket pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. Tsiolkovsky's work included research into the mechanics of the all metal dirigible, designs for an aeroplane and wind tunnel, as well as the theory of rocketry. Tsiolkovsky also wrote on interplanetary travel as well as writing some science fiction and philosophical works. From an early age Tsiolkovsky showed an interest in mathematics, physics, and natural science; however, he was hampered by various difficulties including near deafness which overcame him after a bout of scarlet fever. Tsiolkovsky began his researches in the theory of the all metal dirigible. However, his work was not recognized or funded sufficiently in tsarist Russia. Later, when the Soviets came to power Tsiolkovsky became recognized for his work in rocketry. Tsiolkovsky believed that man would conquer space and his writing proved prophetic in that he suggested rockets would be used to achieve interplanetary travel. Tsiolkovsky offered several distinct designs for rockets and studied the chemistry necessary to understand their fuel requirements. He also derived an equation which showed the velocity necessary to escape the earth's gravitational field. He was regarded by many as a dreamer and utopian for his ideas on interplanetary travel and the future of the human race. His work continues to be important today and his theories have proven prescient to our modern continuing discovery of space. This book provides an excellent introduction to his scientific and mechanical thought as it pertains to rocketry.

My 2 1/2 year old son received this book from his aunt. He immediately enjoyed the repetition and has begun reciting the English and Spanish phrases while giggling too. His reaction to this unique book has been a welcome surprise so I am now seeking more books like this.

This El Paso, Texas-born author has lived many years in the desert, attuned to the sounds of the desert in both English and Spanish. Her love of this part of the country is evident in this elegant story that consists of the repetitive sounds of the owl, the toad, the hiss of the snake, the coo of the dove and the call of the coyote. Fish, mice, rain and wind add to nature's subtle symphony, but none of these sounds would be quite as memorable without the marvelous illustrations of Francisco X Mora. The artist brings the desert to life in his marvelous depictions of the animals in their natural habitat, all of them part of the grand vistas of nature's palette. In Spanish and English, text and artwork merge in a book that is a joy to share with early readers, a great adventure and an introduction into the world of words and nature's bounty, learning the language of the desert, sound and image in perfect harmony. Luan Gaines/2007.

Great bi-lingual starter book. Nicely illustrated! A sweet book!

This book answers the question of what happened to the modern writer: He moved West. Little Kingdoms is a contemporary example of craftsmanship and care in writing. The sincerity of voice, found in both the criminal and the civilian, is astounding in its accuracy, and remarkable in its consistancy. The story's topic, a prison break and manhunt, is just as pertinent and compelling as it was upon publication. As are its characters; a sheriff and the men he pursues: a psychopath, an "outlaw," and a idiot bound together in desperation. There's no greater joy than discovering an unknown masterpiece, and that is exactly what you will find with this book.

Set against the lawlessness and the rectitude of Texas, this story creates a curious empathy with an escaped convict as he rambles across the landscape with an idiot and a psychopath. As this trio murders, rapes, and robs imperfect people, Irsfeld tells much of the story from the point of view of each of the criminals, creating at once a sense of dignity and disgust. In the fine tradition of William Faulkner, Little Kingdoms is a wonderful novel and a great contribution to serious fiction.

I found this book riveting. The characters are real enough to remind me of people I have met while I was a young soldier stationed in the South. For those who admire the literary style of William Faulkner, but who also find it hard to follow, John Irsfeld has preserved the basic Faulkner style, but updated it to make his book hard to put aside, once begun. I have added his book "Little Kingdoms" to my permanent library.

Don't let the cover put you off -- Neil Ravin's M.D. is chock-full of good, hard medical details: patients, diseases, the life of interns and residents. I found it easy to skim past the protagonist's various romances with a patient, nurse, and fellow doctor. The characters are lifelike and varied, from the laid-back mellow California guy who wants to view his patients as whole people to the callous, driven New York-style residents who views his patients as diseased parts. The book is satisfying and surprisingly free of medical errors; I only wish the same could be said about Ravin's Informed Consent which contains so many medical errors one wonders where the editor was. Dated but delightful, M.D. will please those who like behind-the-scenes peeks at doctors' lives.

A wonderful, wonderful book--it ranks, without a doubt, among the top five books I have ever read. The author provides multi-faceted insights into the psyche of the protagonist, Ryan, a young and idealistic M.D., as he labors his way through morbidity, mortality and, not incongrously, romantic/sexual encounters. As with all good books, this one too can be read on many levels, with the reader obtaining whatever s/he wants from the book. As for myself: on completing the book, I was left with the realization that while it is impossible to completely live upto one's ideals, the continued possession of these ideals--even in the harsh light of "reality"--is necessary for the maintenance of one's humanity.

Published in 1981, before the appearance of AIDS, this saga of William Ryan's medical internship at the Manhattan Hospital and its sister institution, the Whipple Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, this diary like account puts the reader through the emotional ringer. Shedding the usual pop media images of doctors, the characterizations of the interns, residents and attendings are lean and convincing. These doctors are fallible, tired but not burnt out, feeling victimized, feeling abused, often overwhelmed by circumstances, by implacable disease, but not spiritually defeated. The better known House of God, is a paean of defeat, in which the interns at a Boston Hospital react to the inevitable defeats and heartbreaks of medical practice by rejecting the practice of medicine altogether, one by one opting out, for psychiatry or some other line of work outside medicine. The long nights and frustrations endured by MD's front line interns are no less harrowing (and at time funny) than those of the House of God, but MD's doctors come to the opposite conclusion: that despite the harrowing nights, the price paid by the interns and by all the hosptial staff, the work they do, the patients, is ultimately worthwhile, worth the sacrifice. The romantic interest--love affairs of very different stripes between Ryan and a patient with Hodgkins Disease, a nurse and ultimately (and most destructively) with Diana Hayes, MD the head of cardiac diagnostics, serve to highlight how people faced with intense conflicts will often pursue the hypersexual, zanily romantic diversion, just to keep from dropping off the precipice into cataonic depression. The sexual cavortings reverberate with those of Catch-22, serving as what they must be in life, a crazy affirmation of life among the dying. House of God catalogues all the legends passed down from generation to generation of interns, the "O" sign, the gomers, the whole panoply of stories every medical student hears. But MD is more than a catalogue of stories, it's a story given shape and substance, and ultimately an affirmation of man's desire to do work which helps, to try to do something that counts.

In re-reading Malcolm X Speaks, I'm struck by how well he understood the viciousness of the U.S. system of oppression and how clearly he expressed the need for all-out, uncompromising struggle against it. The capitalist class lashed out at Malcolm X for these speeches, not just because he criticized their system, but because he dared to awaken the oppressed to their unconquerable human potential. Fighters from all over the world have studied this book, members of Sinn Fein in Ireland, farmers fighting foreclosure, opponents of police brutality, and supporters of the embattled Palestinians. Sharing the lessons of this book will advance our struggle! If not available from amazon, booksfrompathfinder will have it--click on "new and used" near the top of the page.

This book of Malcolm X's Speeches was begun while Malcolm was alive with the publisher and the editor that Malcolm selected, and speeches he wanted in the book. This begins the series of books by Malcolm X published by Pathfinder Press in collaboration with his family as more speeches, interviews, and talks by Malcolm X have been discovered. The aim here is to put Malcolm X's words first. Read them for yourself. Find out why Malcolm was a reasoned, passionate, but uncompromising opponent of US imperialism's wars against oppressed peoples, in Africa, in Vietnam, in the Mid-East. Malcolm can really inspire you about the fights we need.

Don't just read what people have to say about Malcolm X! Read what he had to say - about the American system, about internationalism, about racism. This collection begins in November 1963, right before Malcolm X was silenced and expelled by the Nation of Islam, and extends to a couple of days before his assassination in February 1965.

Many years ago I read the story "Killdozer" in an anthology book of some sort, and never forgot the story. I didn't know anything about the author, and had no idea that he wrote many more stories beyond the one I had had the opportunity to read. Then I stumbled across this series of books in Amazon, bought one, read it, loved it, and now have all ten volumes in my collection.

So here's my verdict: Theodore Sturgeon was not just one of the best writers of Science Fiction; he wasn't just one of the best writers of short stories. He was, one of the best writers ever, period. While the stories are cloaked in the veneer of science fiction, they are in fact, stories of deep insight into the human condition. You cannot read these volumes and not be touched, moved, and inspired. Don't miss the opportunity to read some of these wonderful stories. And if you're truly inspired, get the short novel More Than Human.

It's Sept 2006, and I just spotted the following listed on the Locus site, scheduled for June 2007 release. I suppose this is good news, though it means I'm going to have to buy another bookcase.

Sturgeon, Theodore * When You Care, When You Love: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume XI * (North Atlantic, cln, hc)

This latest volume is again an excellent addition to the series. I just wish we would be able to find out what's going on with the rest of the books: this was originally supposed to be a ten volume collection but since this latest volume only goes through 1960, there is clearly more material to be collected. Some of the volumes are of shorter length then others, which also puzzles me. Material isn't being left out to keep down the page count?

In any case, stories like "The Graveyard Reader" show the sensitivity and skill that only a master like Sturgeon can convey in a short story. If you're already a fan, you know this; if not, buy the book. Sturgeon truly was one of the finest American short story writers ever.

Sari covers a wide range of topics and provides information helpful for twenty-somethings and those older and younger as well. The book is a lot of fun to read and provides great suggestions as well as clever commentary. It is especially great for those of us who miss seeing Sari on Late Date with Sari and who currently see her on CBS news.

awesome read it

This was a very enjoyable and informative read. I recommend it to every 20-something. It addresses a lot of topics that most of the time go unsaid/unacknowledged.