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The Best Seller really should be! I have been reading and re-reading this book for the last 2 months. I am following his direction (as best I can) and I feel like it is begining to work. The book is well written and gets you motivated for anouther day. I am a self-employed rock sculptor, with a fairly limited sales background. I know my product well but I didn't know how to speak to people well. Ron takes you through step by step. I read it over and over and do the exercises. I plan to keep doing it for the next year. Don't buy this book if you are just looking for some good reading. Buy this book if you want to commit to succeed, and work on it long enough to do it. Thanks Mr Willingham! I am going to buy anouther of your books!

THE BEST SELLER is an easy reading book, I use it to train our new sales people. Ron Willingham's insight and wit make this the primer of all sales training books. If you have some one that needs to understand the sales process before you send them out into the world, this IS the book for them(and you)!

Finally an Indian cookbook that has given me the boost and encouragement I have needed to get over my inhibition to cook Indian. With each dish I have prepared from this book, it has sparked my interest to try another and then yet another one, each time receiving rave reviews from my friends and family. I especially love the wide range of non-vegetarian dishes, ranging from lamb, to fish to shrimp. The spice measurements have been very accurate, something I have found to be a discrepancy with other Indian recipes that I have read and tried. The recipes in this book are simple to read and follow, full of useful general tips as well. You will not be disappointed!

If you're looking for the simplest Indian cookbook that delivers exquisite
and sumptuous Indian dishes, then this is your book. All of the major Indian dishes are covered in this book and I've cooked almost all of them
with rave reviews from family and friends. The recipes are appropriate for non-Indians, Indians, beginner and advanced cooks. You will not be
disappointed by this "must-have" reference for your culinary library.

Tired of trying to learn Iron Man, but can't quite figure it out? Look no further, this book contains the definitive Iron Man tab, plus thirteen other ones. 100% accurate tabs, of one of the best bands in the world. Tony Iommi creates some of the best riffs in all of metal, and with this book you'll learn them with ease. Enjoy!

This is a great book for learning black sabbath. But, you probly want to have the cd (under the same name) or have all of the sabbath cd's with ozzy. The Tabs are very eay to read and have the notes also. However, they do not include the songs timing so you will have to figure it out yourself. The songs are very easy I have almost learned all of the songs in it. So, basically if your want to learn the popular sabbath tracks this is the way to go.

This is the first book I have read from this author and am now Hooked!! It was as If i could sense just what was happening to the caracters but still ws not sure of the true agenda off each . It was as If I was actually in those places after the crimes took place. It made we read non stop. He is an exceptional author and hope to find more on this author.

THIS STORY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY NOVEL THAT KEEPS YOU IN TURNING PAGES AND KEEPING YOU IN SUSPENCE. THAT BRINGS TO LIFE TWO HARDENED STREET DETECTIVES. DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT TEDDY LUCAS IS THE HEAD OF A SQUAD OF THE NEW YORK CITY DETECTIVES. ANDREAS VASSOS IS A VETERAN GREEK COP THAT FOLLOWS JUSTICE AND A NEED FOR VENGEANCE TO THOSE WHO BRAKE THE LAW. THIS TWO DETECTIVES ARE UNITED TO BE AS UNLIKELY PARTNERS. TRYING TO SOLVE AN UNUSUAL CASE THAT WOULD GET THEM TO CRASH THEIR CAREERS. BOTH OF THEM WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS. LUCAS SEARING LOVE AND VASSOS WITH AN OBSESSIVE PASSION TO JUSTICE. BUT WHEN THEY COME TOGETHER THEY MAKE THE PERFECT COUPLE BRINGING DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS TO THE WORD DETECTIVE OR COP. MAKING US TO LOOK AT THEM WITH RESPECT AND HONOR THEIR BRAVENESS OF WHAT THEY ENCOUNTER EVERY SIGLE DAY OF THEIR LONG, MYSTERIOUS, AND POWERFUL LIFE. BOTH DETECTIVES HAVING TO GO EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THEIR LIFE BEING AWARE OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR BACKS. BUT THEY WON'T STOP FIGHTING, SEARCHING, AND THINKING FOR THEIR ONLY PURPOSE, SOLVE THE CASE. THIS STORY IS FAST PACED, ACTION PACKED THAT WILL BLOW UP YOUR IMAGINATION AND MAKE YOU THINK INTELLIGENTLY OF THE WORLD WE LIVE ON. WILLIAM J. CAUNITZ IS AN INTELLIGENT WRITER THAT USES HIS TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO ABSORB YOU IN HIS STORY AND BRINGS TO LIFE THIS TWO DETECTIVES THAT MAKE THIS STORY AN INCREDIBLE STORY.

Simply put, this was a great book. I played football in high school recently, and Jeff Pine really does a great job of capturing the whole experience in this story. I highly reccommend this book to anyone who really wants to know what its like, or just wants a good story.

I didn't know what to expect when I got the book except that it promised to be anything but plain, boring, or ordinary. I'd never heard of the author, and the book sure didn't disappoint. The blurb on the back said, "Jeff Pine wanted to portray a gritty and sometimes not always pretty picture of high school football w/o losing the respect for the game and the individuals who play and coach it." As you read this, you can tell Pine loves these characters and loves football. It comes through in every word.

Each of the main characters has a secret that they're trying to hide. Steve Dentry, all-star RB with the beautiful g/f has an alcoholic dad no one knows about; two of the linemen on the team are shooting steroids and don't care about the consequences; and the new starting QB has never started a game in his life - and you wonder does he have the moxy to pull it off?

Pine shot for a "realistic" portrayal of high school football. I think the games and action sequences are amazing. I felt like I was watching the games. In fact, two of the games are announced by a couple of cable TV guys. The final game against cross-town rival Eastern High comes down to the last play (of course!). Also, these boys swear, some of them even drink beer. I mean, hey, let's not kid ourselves. Some high schoolers drink, not all, and to ignore this just makes the problem worse. I can imagine that in future books in the series there might even be sex or drugs (besides steroids) or other things Pine wants to discuss.

One of the best moments comes when Steve, the all-star running back, drives his dad to an AA meeting. It's got all the awkwardness that moment would have in real life between a father and a son, plus the hope that things could be on their way to getting better.

A couple minor criticisms though: 1. the cover looks a little too cut-and-paste with computer graphics. Plus I can't figure out, besides the two people at the bottom (Steve and Rachel), who the others are supposed to be - the black guy's probably Darnell, the sophomore phenom, but maybe the kid in the collared shirt is Ty and the other guys are Tony and Jeff (but their numbers don't match). I'm guessing Pine had no control over his cover artwork. 2. I'm from the Detroit area, where the book takes place, and Western High is supposed to be part of the OAA. This is a huge athletic conference in Oakland County, a suburb of Detroit, but none of the teams that Western plays are in the OAA. Three of the teams, Kennedy, Truman, and Eisenhower, are real Detroit area teams. Two of them are downriver and the other one is in Macomb County.
Minor sticking points, but little things. They didn't detract from the novel.

At the end of the book, Pine included a list of websites for those kids interested in learning more on how bad steroids are for them. I checked them out and learned more, especially about former NFLer Lyle Alzado. He died of cancer a few years ago. ...

All I know is that I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

Last night, the author was at the Miami Lakes Library reviewing her work and sharing her stories with the people of this wonderful city, among which there were children enjoying, laughing and engaging in the wonderful stories shared by the author.

As a resident of Miami Lakes, I was taken by the enthusiasm and style of the author. Her work centers around the stories told by her Abuelita Nena [grandmother] and her discovery of these stories no longer available to the new generations.

She observed that we MUST transfer these wonderful tales to children today, that we should sometimes turn the TV off and all other communications means of today and simply talk, allowing for the imagination of child to take hold of the development to ensure citizens capable of the self assurance provided by knowing how to enjoy the simple things in life.

The author's work is published in two languages, English and Spanish, so parents are able to talk children through the work and yet maintain the heritage alive, if the customer is of Spanish background.

The illustrations are done by an artist from Puerto Rico and the creatures represent the birds native to the Caribbean, carefully detailing traditional customs.

During the presentation, the author delighted children with string stories, told in both languages, and it was remarkable to see how... young and old... were captivated by her style and passion to keep folklore alive!

Will acquire these and make wonderful Christmas presents for the children in our family to support the effort to keep our heritage... ALIVE!!!

A beautifully illustrated folktale in English and Spanish, delightfully retold by Ms. Gonzalez. Great for children who are studying either language or are already bilingual. Also a great read-aloud story for teachers, storytellers and librarians.

A lesson in telling the truth will be learned from this book. A young boy watching sheep for a living has a wicked idea to play a joke on the village people. He thought it was so funny the first time, he decided to do it again. It was funny to him, but not to the village people. The third time backfires big time. Ylu will see why no one believes a liar . . . even when he tells the truth. Moral lesson. Told in rebus.

The boy who cried wolf is about a boy who cries wolf when a wolfs not there, and everyone comes to help but they find no wolf. They worned him that next time they wont come if he is lying but he didnt care. the next time no one came. this book teacheds children no t to joke about serious things. This book is for children from age 2 to 5.

Breathe, a ghost story, by McNish is one of the few books I've read that has really caught my attention. I was interested in the book from the first page to the last.
One of the things that the author did a great job on was the suspense he added throughout the story. For examples the ghost mother got inside Sarah, how jacks asthma attacks almost killed him multiple times, how he had contact with the other side, and so many other problems. All the main parts of the story lead up to one and another. I also liked that he could add such an evil character such as the ghost mother, and still make us connect with her. I feel like i connected with all the characters, and now that it is over, i feel i want more. Overall , this book was great and i would suggest it to all age groups.

McNish has pulled off an amazing feat: he's combined ghosts, an asthmatic youth, a single-parent family, 19th century poverty and much more into one coherent, creepy story.

It's got a Shirley Jackson feel in that you're never quite sure if certain characters are good or bad, if there will be a happy ending (and if it were happy, what "happy" would be).

The story is sophisticated and complicated but the subject matter would still be ok for those advanced readers who are still too young for Young Adult books. Very satisfying.

The author's approach to bridges is descriptive, easy to read, and gorgeously illustrated. The book includes lush illustrations and diagrams on every page. I particularly liked the later chapters on failure as a tool (Firth of Forth bridge), and the big spans (Brooklyn and Golden Gate bridges). Adkins discusses social forces as well as physical forces acting on bridge design and construction, in an engaging manner. I plan to use parts of this book in my high school engineering design class as background reading on bridge design.
Chapters:
Stone and Wood
After the Caesars
Figuring Forces
Iron and Steel
The Big Spans
Compression and Tension
Glossary

Kids ages 9-13 years will find this accessible and inviting: a coverage of bridges around the world, with a healthy degree of simple engineering basics added to make the history appealing. The lively text and black and white drawings do a fine job of explaining differences between bridge construction and different builder achievements.

A favorite theme in Cambodian folktales is that of a small but clever animal getting the better of someone who is stronger and meaner but not quite as smart. In explaining the background of this story authors Minfong Ho and Saphan Ros tell us how farmers and villagers in Cambodian society saw themselves as being small and weak in comparison to the powerful landlords, soldiers, and kings above them. Ho and Ros also see "Brother Rabbit" as being particularly appropriate given the way Cambodia had been the pawn of larger nations during the Vietnam War and then suffered under the despotic rule of the Khmer Rouge. Consequently, stories in which the tables were turned and the weak came out on top were particular beloved and told by grandparents to village children in the cool of the evening or performed as folk plays called "jikay."

The story tells how one day Brother Rabbit was hopping along one morning when he spied a patch of tender rice seedlings being planted in a field across the river. The problem was how to get across the river to steal into the field for a feast and when a crocodile comes swimming along Brother Rabbit believes he can get a free ride across. However, that only proves to the first encounter between the pair and what I especially like about the story is that Brother Rabbit does not get the better of crocodile just once, but repeatedly in the telling of the tale, as well as an elephant. Many readers will obviously be reminded of Brer Rabbit from the tales of Uncle Remus. "Brother Rabbit" has illustrations by Jennifer Hewitson, which were done in watercolor paints and inks that artfully captures the culture from whence this tale sprang.

This is a charming and well written cambodian folk tale about a clever rabbit that manages to outwit a much larger and ferocious crocodile. The message is brains over brawn, a theme most children easily relate to. Adults will also enjoy the intelligence and wit of the prose as well as the colorful and and detailed illustrations.