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A Rough-Shooting Dog

Published in Hardcover by The Lyons Press (1991-09-01)

Author: Charles Fergus

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A Rough Shooting Dog

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Review Date: 2007-05-16

If you have owned a Springer, enhance your enjoyment & memories with this wonderful read. A great book.

A thoughtful book on the emotions of hunting

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Review Date: 2006-11-04

I have read other books by this author. Most of them are autobiographical (mixed with practical hints about dog training and bird hunting). All are well written. This one is the best, I think. That relationship with his springer transcends the usual mush. The dog obviously was a paragon, the dog of a lifetime.
The reciprocity between the two gives the lie to those who claim that dogs have learned how to con humans into doing their wont.
The book is well worth reading. It will enlighten and grab you.

A great book that is about more then just training ESS

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Review Date: 2004-12-17

I read this book to learn something about training English Springer Spaniels. I walked away with a deeper reflection on myself. The Author shares his experiences during the time when he acquired his first Springer. He also shared with you things that where happening in his life (like the passing of his father) and the deeper understanding of nature that blossomed during that same period. A wonderful book and a great read.

A wonderful surprise

Helpful Votes: 12 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 1999-07-20

I found this one by accident in the local library. The title was the flash of motion; the cover confirmed that this book was, indeed, something I should have been seeking; and a few minutes' idling through the first chapter snared my full attention. Fergus is a rare combination of sophistication, rural woodsense, and honest observation (within and without). He's the "thoughtful action" sort of character, intelligent and very much at ease in his chosen home, who so puzzles and disquiets our urban cousins who simply have no frame of reference in which he fits. His springer spaniel Jenny sounds like a godsend as hunting dogs go, but with enough flaws to keep her off any pedestal, and enough love of the hunt to keep her in the field. My father's long-gone springer spaniel Maxie was the legend around our pheasant-oriented household in Nebraska, so for me, Fergus's essays about his relationship with Jenny provide insight into my father's character. Of course this book will be wrapped under my dad's tree this Christmas. Not to be missed--just don't read it in July, with grouse season several months away.

Running 101

Published in Paperback by Human Kinetics Publishers (2000-08)

Authors: Joe Henderson and Hal Higdon

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Everything you wanted to know about running

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2006-11-14

No matter what your level of running is, you can learn something from this book. There is a wealth of information here from basic fitness running to competitive running...this book has it all. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning more about what would appear on the surface to be a simple sport.

Great, no frills running book

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2004-04-21

This is a great beginner's book on learning how to run. The advice is practical and it had me running with confidence in no time. Buy this book if you want to learn the basics of running without a bunch of technical mumbo-jumbo.

Easy to Read Wisdom...

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2001-07-07

I found myself picking this book up again and again, reading another one of the many pieces of wisdom on one of the so many topics of running covered by this book. I have been running for over 10 years, from marathons to triathlons to weekend trail runs, and yet this book tells me things about running that I have either forgotten or had not yet learned. And the format of the book makes it easy to read a topic for a quick bit of insight or motivation. A good solid resource for runners from beginners to veterans!

The Basic Course On Running

Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-06

This is an ideal book for those beginning running and hoping to improve. What should you wear, what should you do, how can you avoid injury? All the answers are here in a well written, clear and concise format. Joe Henderson has written many books and for the beginning or intermediate runner this might be not only his best, but the best currently available. Tips, tables and helpful hints from years of experience and years of running are here.

Russia's Cosmonauts: Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

Published in Paperback by Praxis (2005-11-14)

Authors: Rex D. Hall, David J. Shayler, and Bert Vis

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Master work on the Soviet/Russian space programme

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-24

Until the publication of this book, there could have been few people in the world who were as well-informed on the Soviet/Russian space programme and their headquarters in Star City as the three authors of this superb book: and that includes many of the Russian participants of the programme themselves.
Between the three of them, authors Hall, Vis and Shayler have visited Star City almost thirty times stretching back to the very first days of Glasnost. During their visits, the authors were given access to parts of Star City previously unseen by outsiders and they befriended many cosmonauts and key space programme workers. This book is the result of these friendships, their unparalleled access and their diligent research.
Hall, Vis and Shayler are long-time observors of the Soviet/Russian space programme and have written and contributed to many of the key books published on the subject over the past decade as well as numerous magazine articles. For the first time ever, this book gathers much of their research and efforts into one volume.
For anyone interested in the Russian space programme, this is the definitive overview. The level of detail is staggering, yet it is presented in a highly-readable and understandable manner. The book is copiously illustrated with dozens of photographs, the majority of which are published for the first time and many of which show places, events or individuals never before seen. The book contains tables of information of interest to novice and veteran space programme observors alike, and is filled with fascinating anecdotes and footnotes never before reported.

This book is a must-have for anyone interested in the Soviet/Russian space programme and can not be recommended highly enough!

The definitive guide to Soviet spaceflight

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2006-02-23

This book is probably the best book ever written on the subject. One can feel the history of Soviet spaceflight almost as walking in Star City, through methodically researched account of the cosmonaut training center. First hand experience and rich archival materials that was available to the author makes this volume the definitive book for years to come.

The transition from Soviet regime to Russian cooperation with the United States is dramatically depicted, and provides important insights for future space programs, to be conducted by both space powers.

Anyone who wants to learn how the Soviet mastered the ultimate frontier, with triumphant spirit of man, as well as high end technologies, will find a lot of informative and new information in this remarkable account of Soviet spaceflight.

Cosmic Detective Work

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-25

The detailed insights in this landmark description of Russia's manned space team provide plenty of hints about just how hard it was for the authors to extract all of this information over many years. The three authors and their associates ran an international free-lance 'research team' that crumb by crumb, rumor by rumor, fact by fact assembled a coherent story BEHIND the official stories of 'space heroes'. Instead, we have something infinitely better -- cosmonauts (and would-be cosmonauts) as genuine human beings, struggling with challenges never before faced in human history (and with some challenges as old as humanity), trusting these foreign visitors enough to open their hearts (and their scrapbooks) to them. Some tales are glorious, some tragic, some unfair, some comic. But thanks to this book, and the people who created it, the world has access to the human face of 'manned space flight' in Russia. AND -- by the way, many Westerners will be using this book not merely for idle curiosity, or the 'thrill of the fact hunt', but for actual preparation to follow in the footsteps charted here, and to go to 'Star City', to take part in cosmonaut training, and even -- some of you readers -- actually fly into space alongside Russian cosmonauts. This book will give an enormous 'leg up' on that process -- so buy it now, or buy it and give it to a friend considering such a project. And always keep in mind that new information is being gathered, evaluated, and issued by these and other 'space sleuths'.

Jim Oberg
[...]

The Story of an Unknown Part of Space History

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-08

One of the great changes that has come about since the collapse of the Soviet Union is access to formerly secret facilities and operations. For this book the Russians allowed unprecedented access to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (TsPK in Russia). Here is a description of everything from the selection process, through training, equipment, and the ground support infrastructure even down to tennis courts. Surprising to see, is the photograph of the offices assigned to NASA as part of the international cooperation now in effect.

To anyone who has followed the United States space program, this book provides a view into an aspect of the development of space that hasn't been seen before. In many cases the Russian efforts were similar to those of the United States. In other cases, there were decided differences. Perhaps in the future, the combined history of the developmnent of space will be documented, but not yet. This is the story of one little known side.

As I read this book I was reminded of the competition aspects of the space race as depicted in 'The Right Stuff.'

Sandow the Magnificent: Eugen Sandow and the Beginnings of Bodybuilding (Sport and Society)

Published in Paperback by University of Illinois Press (2006-03-06)

Author: David L. Chapman

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Sandow The Magnificent is well written and enjoyable reading

Helpful Votes: 14 out of 15 total.
Review Date: 1998-09-30

Sandow The Magnificent is an excellent biography of an enigmatic showman who came to the forefront of physical culture at the turn of the century. Growing up during the fifties in a household of amateur bodybuilders I was subjected to back issues of Strength and Health magazine and often saw old photos of Sandow. Familiar with the image, but not the person, my interest was piqued when I came upon David Chapman's book. Chapman's approach in telling the story of Sandow sheds light on almost every facet of the strongman's life-the good, bad and kinky. Though some of Sandow's life is apparently somewhat shrouded in mystery, and much is left to conjecture and interpretation, the book is both illuminating and interesting. Sandow The Magnificent is well written, enjoyable reading and gets quickly into the depths of Sandow. Unlike many biographies that extensively probe the lineage and childhood of the subject, something I personally find tedious, Chapman gets right to the man behind the fascinating black & white images. Now when I see a photo of Sandow there is more understanding of what was behind the rugged facade of muscle and strength.

Sandow, a magnificent biography of an unusual Victorian

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 1998-03-31

David Chapman's biogaphy of the "Great Sandow" is more than just the story of the first muscle and physique star of modern times. As a boy, Sandow visited Italy and became impressed with the marble statues of the muscular heros of Ancient Rome. His logic dictated that he would become a living work of art and later, as a mature muscle man, displayed his physique as the sculptures were viewed in art museums.

Chapman is the first author I have read who strips away the prejudice of those who would say he was a simple sideshow performer who displayed himself as an egotist. Chapman clearly dispells myth, both good and negative to draw us near to the man and his thoughts, his fears and ultimately, his triumph in defining who and what he was...the father of modern bodybuilding.

Extremely Impressive Bio

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2005-01-29

David L. Chapman does an amazing job at piecing together the life story of Eugen Sandow, who was part workaholic, part legit, and part hype. What makes Chapman's coverage of Sandow so impressive his near disclaimer in the preface: that despite there being plenty of print on Sandow from his heyday, how much of it is reliable is questionable. Chapman sounds almost dismissive of his end result, but by piecing together multiple sources of Sandow's history, he has done an excellent job portraying which aspects of Sandow's works were impressive, which aspects were marketing hype. Sandow is neither deified nor demonized; this is a biography written the way biographies should be written.

Eugen Sandow had both incredible talent as well as sly business savvy. With a chiseled physical in a day when massive muscles were few and far between, he is the first man to successfully market such a wild physical fitness mania, an industry that seems to be at an all time high in the 21st Century. This book serves as a tour of Sandow's evolution from theatrical strongman to a pioneer in mail order fitness courses and health clubs (Sandow's Institute of Physical Culture).

While it is easy to fill this book with Sandow's many legitimate achievements, Chapman never shies away from showing his embarrassing flops, like Sandow's continuous reinvention of his biography, his joke-of-a-fight with a circus lion, and the "Sandow's Health & Strength Cocoa" debacle. We also see the rare instances where Sandow realizes a challenge from a rival strongman or wrestler is out of his league, and his wise and sometimes clever ways he bowed out of the competition. It should be noted, however, that Chapman shows us more instances of Sandow being the man making the challenge, resulting in showboaters and "Sandow impostors" trying to duck the challenge.

This book also reveals the balance of Sandow's personal and professional life, from his rocky but lasting marriage to Blanche Brookes Sandow, the multitude of women (including some female celebrities of the day) who hit on him, to his professional and personal friendship with Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

If you are a fan of bodybuilding or pop-culture, this book is an essential addition to your library. This is one of the most underrated biographies I have read in quite some time. David Chapman's notes and bibliography are impressive alone (and there are SO MANY books on pop-culture history that penny-pinch in this department). This book will reel you in at the beginning, and hold your attention until the last page.

Fascinating Book on the Father of Bodybuilding

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2000-07-05

At a time when the chemically-enhanced monsters of today are putting professional bodybuilding back in the freakshow arena and ensuring it remains the minority sport it has always been, it is interesting to read about its 19th century music hall/variety show beginnings in the strong man act. Sandow was the most famous and celebrated strongman of them all and his story in this book is a fascinating and entertaining read. The depth of research and wealth of interesting characters and anecdotes make this book a must have for anyone interested in physical culture and the history of bodybuilding. The petty politics, scams, and dubious business deals among the strong men and health club owners of the late 19th/early 20th century have never left the sport. Sandow, while seemingly being a genuine advocate of bodybuilding for health reasons, comes across as the master of self-promotion.

His position as the father of the sport is assured, not least by the fact that the Weider Organisation/IFBB call their Mr Olympia trophy (the highest honour in todays bodybuilding world) a Sandow. The irony is not lost on this reader.

The Savvy Flight Instructor: Secrets of the Successful Cfi (Focus Series)

Published in Paperback by Aviation Supplies & Academics (1997-09)

Author: Gregory N. Brown

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Worth its weight in gold

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-06-22

As a manager and chief instructor of a flight school, I found The Savvy Flight Instructor to be one of the best tools around to help instructors understand the real world of flight instruction - in particular handling customer relationships and creating a professional demeanor. I now ask each instructor applicant at our school for a "book report" on this book as a part of their employment interview, and we've made it required reading for our customer service people as well. This book is an absolute gem. I wish I'd read it when I became an instructor 22 years ago.

Insightful information

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2004-02-16

I recommend the book for it's insightful view into promoting not only yourself as an instructor - but also the flight school at which you may be working. There is a lot of common-sense type information, however there are even more 'tid-bits' of into that one would not even have thought about. It really altered the way I think with regard to marketing. Once you read it, you'll definitely want to be sure your fellow instructors (and flight school owners) get their own copies !

The Guide to Making Money in the Flight Training Business.

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 1999-04-02

As a Flight Instructor, you probably can't wait to do something else. Maybe night freight in a Baron. Maybe right seat in a Beech 1900. But have you ever stopped to consider, in your rush to leave Instructing, that you might be missing a huge opportunity not only to improve your piloting skills, but to improve yourself on a personal level and to MAKE MORE MONEY?

Are you hanging up on customers who call your school without getting a name and number? Are you sitting there waiting for the customer to come to you? Are you sick and tired of staring out the window on days with low ceilings, moaning about what a tough life the CFI lives? Are you fed up with driving an 81 econobox with 240,000 miles on it? Are you sick of eating Ramen noodles for dinner and with sharing an apartment with 3 other guys who are just as poor as you are?

You can MAKE MORE MONEY in Flight Instructing. The reason you are poor and not flying enough is because your piloting skills alone are just a foundation for your instructing career; now you need to be open to learning about how you can make sure those skills are earning what they are really worth, which I guarantee you is more than $24 a flight hour. If you don't believe me, find the December 1998 issue of Flight Training Magazine and read page 6 very carefully; it's time you opened your eyes and learned about selling, about business, about supply and demand, and about how you can play a part in making the job of the CFI into the Profession we all say it should be. Then, buy this book and start learning.

Sincerely,

Jeff Packer, CFII

A must read every flight instructor

Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2000-08-28

Mr. Brown, a Master CFI and columnist in the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) explores flight instruction *as a business*. Viewed another way, The Savvy Flight Instructor picks up where the FAA's Fundamentals of Instruction left off.

In addition to discussing how to successfully build a career out of flight instruction, Mr Brown presents a marketing plan: how to position yourself, where to find prospective students (and how to advertise), determining how serious they are, closing "the deal" and maintaining "customer satisfaction."

Having worked with over 25 different instructors in the last five years, I found the customer satisfaction (and projecting professionalism) sections are wonderful. These should be required reading because too often we forget that students *are customers* - they need to feel important, should have their expectations set accurately, can be recurring customers, AND are the best form of advertising. We're not competing amongst each other as much as we are against other ways to use disposable income (e.g., a $6000 jjet-ski).

Finally, Mr Brown offers specific suggestions for flight schools. Some of these are no-brainers like "keep the airplanes well-maintained," but there are some more subtle ideas like incorporate a formal ground school (often overlooked), set expectations on how students will be billed (instructors are prone to not bill for time; this also encourages more efficient planning) and incentives for instructors to minimize burnout.

This is a great reference for the career instructor as well as the CFI building time for his or her airline job.

The schooling of the western horse

Published in Unknown Binding by University of Oklahoma Press (1961)

Author: John Richard Young

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A Timeless Work

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2002-10-05

I originally read this book almost 20 years ago (1983), along with John Richard Young's Schooling for Young Riders (also a must-read for beginners). The book is full of gentle, caring wisdom about the nature of horses and how best to partner with them. The author includes information about everything the novice horseman needs to know, from equipment to a variety of specific training and communication techniques. I have never encountered a better, more comprehensive text for the beginner who wishes to progess to confident competence. I highly recommend anything ever written by this author. It is a loss to us all that his books are no longer in print; he was ahead of his time 50 years ago, and he's still far more progressive than many contemporary trainers.

A Timeless Work

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2002-10-05

A weath of infomation.

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-10-21

I was lucky to find it in an antique store, but what a load of infomation it has provided me. It has given me more training advice and tips that I can use on western horses through to hunters. Starting from the foal to yearlings to finishing, he is practicle informative of training a well manered and obidient horse and is not bias in the breed of horses he uses. I found this a great book for any one who wants to lern more on riding and horsemanship. John Richard Young is a great horseman and knows and respects his horses.

A Timeless Work

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-10-05

Schools of Fish!

Published in Hardcover by Hyperion (2006-05-01)

Authors: Phillip Strand, John Christensen, and Andy Halper

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School of Fish

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-07

This book is concise and well organized. It is inspirational no matter what the age of your students.

Heather Hanson, D.D.S.
Dental Practice Management Consultant
Former Junior School Teacher

Schools of Fish

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-03-08

I bought this book as my daughter has just started teaching and I love the philosophy in it. We have been using it in our school in Australia and it guides the way we teach and communicate.

Will inspire any teacher!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-11-12

FISH! A REMARKABLE WAY TO BOOST MORALE AND IMPROVE
RESULTS by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul and John Christensen
has become one of my favorite business books . . . so when I saw
that the principles have been applied to education in a book, SCHOOLS OF
FISH! by Philip Strand, Christensen
and Andy Halper, I knew that it was something that I had to read.

And am I ever glad that I did, in that it inspired me with its ideas and
techniques for better classroom management . . . though all the
many examples were from grades K-12 situations, I do believe that
they could be related to any level of education--up through and
including graduate school.

One quote from the book says it all: "We're very serious about
learning; play is just how we feel while we're doing it."

It got me thinking about the fact that education should be more
fun . . . for the teacher, as well as the student . . . you don't
have to be a rocket scientist to make this happen . . . just utilize
some of the methods that have worked for others, apply them to
your situation, and you'll be all set.

There were several memorable passages; among the ones that
I especially liked were these:

* That duality also transfers to adult relationships. As daily pressures
compete for our attention, it's amazing how people can seem rude
or, equally, how simple gestures stand out. For example, a certain
principal never answers his phone when talking with a visitor. "It
will ring and the other person will say, "It's OK if you get that," he
explains. "I tell them, `No, you're more important to me right now.'
They're always surprised," Why? Possibly because it's such a
powerful statement of respect and commitment.

* When it came to dealing with parents, Puntenney wanted to make sure
she not only called home to discuss problems, but also to congratulate
students. She sent good-news postcards home, and sometimes she
just called parents to tell them about their child's success.

"Some parents were in disbelief when I called," she says. "They
said things like, `Are you sure you have the right student?' One
said, `Nobody from school has ever called with good news before!
Thank you."

* At Avon Intermediate School, there's room at the table for everybody.

"Recently I bought furniture for the staff dining room--four tables with
four chairs for each table," says principal Scott Raftery. "The next day,
when I came in the dining room, the teachers had pushed all the tables
together to create one huge table so they could eat like a big family."

The above is just basic stuff, but it works . . . if you're looking for the ideal
gift for any teacher (past, present or future), then you won't go wrong
buying SCHOOLS OF FISH!

Very Inspirational!

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-10

I happened across this book completely by chance in a bookstore. I was looking for new ideas for my elementary classroom. I remember thinking that the title seemed funny. Once I picked it up though, I was literally hooked (pardon the pun)! I couldn't put it down, and it has inspired a great many new ideas for me to use in the classroom. The advice and examples are so practical and inspiratioal. As a philosophy, it is a perfect fit for the classroom setting. It intends to make school what it should be... a place we all enjoy going and spending time.

Secrets of Great Sales Management, The: Advanced Strategies for Maximizing Performance

Published in Hardcover by AMACOM (2004-07)

Author: Robert A. Simpkins

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Step by step Approach

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-30

Readability is excellent.It like having a one on one discussion with the author

Covers the topic, easy to work with

Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2005-04-25

I was pleased with this book. Sales managers-actual and aspiring-will find a tremendous amount of information in these pages. And the pages are easy to read. This book is definitely a useful tool.

The volume is organized into three sections: Planning, Preparing, and Producing. Topics include a current perspective on the changing world of sales management, setting goals and objectives, communicating expectations to your sales team, and using performance standards in hiring. And this is only the first section!

You'll learn about recruiting and hiring, use of technology, compensation, and danger signs to watch for. Measuring and managing performance, coaching and counseling, and a focus on the future are all discussed in a realistic, comprehensive design that is easy to read, absorb, and apply. Strange as it sounds for a book like this, you may find it difficult to put down. Yes, it's that engaging. I found myself turning page after page before I realized how many pages I'd read!

And the text is supplemented by two appendices: a leadership growth plan and a checklist for success.

There are a lot of books out there on this topic, but this one is worth the investment of your time. Advice: read more than one if you're entering this field. No one has all the answers! This is a great foundation book, covering a lot of topics without going too deep.

Finally, Robert Simpkins's Sales Secrets Strategies in Print

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2004-08-28

Robert Simpkins insights have proven invaluable to my organization. His secrets and strategies showed us how to successfully compete in today's complex business world and better prepare for tomorrow's challenges and trends. Whether in print or in person, I'm sold on Robert Simpkins.

definitely a useful tool

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2006-02-21

This book is a straightforward guide with a realistic plan to follow. The author gives you up to date ideas about the quick, ever-changing world of sales management. The amount of information given is abundant. I have made several readings of this book so far. This book has showed me how to compete in today's world successfully, while getting ready for what lies ahead. A great book for anyone thinking about sales management or already engulfed.

Self Hypnosis: Easy Ways to Hypnotize Your Problems Away - Revised Edition

Published in Kindle Edition by New Page Books (2006-03-30)

Author: Bruce Goldberg

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Alot of Script but not a Great Movie

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-20

Self Hypnosis as those of us searching for a book on it is meant to be a way to reach the sleeping mind the way to do this is through trance Bruce Goldberg offers this as well as many scripts From Ordinary to the Extradordinary does is work sure if your consistent I Know the Cd I listen to will make you feel good because you keep hearing positive things and since your relaxed your more likely to believe them . Does Bruce Goldberg offer many Scripts and a Cd For a great price I might say sure but if you more as to why which I didnt know that I wanted till I bought this book then try another book because its one thing to blindly hypnotize yourself which this book will help you do but why and how Bruce does give a brief history and a few lines on how to make your own scripts but the books is mainly for the scripts which cover the common stuff Self confidence smoking weight etc. then in the end of the book for you new Agers there are different scripts for Astral Travel as well as all the Way to your higher Self ..........So you decide what you want.

on time , in good condition

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 20 total.
Review Date: 2006-11-12

the purchase of the book was the way things are supposed to work, ie on time and in good condition. worth 5 stars

Overcome habits, phobias and other problems using self-hypnosis and this book

Helpful Votes: 7 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-04

Overcome habits, phobias and other problems using self-hypnosis and this book, which advocates a 20-minute daily program of self-hypnosis using one's own recordings to `reprogram' subconscious behaviors. Dr. Bruce Goldberg maintains all hypnosis is really self-hypnosis: he's worked with over 14,000 patients since 1974 and in the revised edition of Self Hypnosis: Easy Ways To Hypnotize Your Problems Away he includes a guided set of exercises on CD as reinforcers.

Very helpful

Helpful Votes: 7 out of 35 total.
Review Date: 2002-10-23

The need to examine our sub-consious is necessary and this is a way good way to learn to do it on our own.

Serious Performance Consulting According to Rummler

Published in Paperback by International Society for Performance Improvement (2004-04)

Author: Geary A. Rummler

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Serious Performance Consulting

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Review Date: 2008-07-09

A real example of an outstanding consulting process that serves as a great lesson to anyone interested in performance improvement.

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Review Date: 2007-06-14

the book will come to light after i attend the class. for now it reads well, but a few topics are unclear.

What a useful book!

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Review Date: 2007-04-10

When a writer has the objective of showing his knowledge and experience in the benefit of others, like Mr. Rummler does, the result is a dense and useful book. This book will certainly enrich the professional lifes of many professionals.

The Ultimate Performance Guru

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Review Date: 2004-05-30

Geary Rummler has been giving wise advice on how companies can improve business processes and human performance for the last 35 years. Many believe that Rummler's work at Motorola in the early Eighties stimulated the development of the Six Sigma movement. In 1990 he co-authored Improving Performance, which is still the best introduction to business process improvement, and is still popular. Serious Performance Consulting: According to Rummler, is a collection of Rummler's writing over the course of the past decade. Much of this material is focused on the analyis of organization performance problems and on the management and measurement of business processes. There are also discussions of the problems consultants face when they try to improve organizational effectiveness. Hammer is a great motivational speaker, but managers who really want to know how to make change happen, turn to Rummler. This book shows you how the ultimate performance guru really approaches and solves problems. If you are involved in Six Sigma or BPM, you have to read this book.