E-mail Books

I am the author's former boss. This guy is really talented...that is why I was glad that he worked in a different locatation than I did - so he could not constantly make me look like the idiot that I am.
I loved his book, E-Mail Letters From A WACKO! And the funniest thing is that I AM DEAD! That's right...I died a couple of years ago. God punished me for doing something really bad. And believe me, hell is no picnic! The only thing I get enjoyment from is reading this book. It keeps me spinning in my grave!

I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPANIES WERE ACTUALLY STUPID ENOUGH TO RESPOND TO TOM SARC'S CRAZY EMAILS! WAIT A MINUTE...YES I CAN. MOST CORPORATIONS ARE MADE UP OF DIMWITS. KEEP GOING TOM...HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF RUNNING FOR OFFICE : )

I read every humor book out there but E-Mail Letters From A WACKO has got to be the funniest book I ever read. I must have read it at least ten times and still laughed so hard I almost threw up! Thomas Sarc IS a WACKO! And I hope he continues to be one!

I am a director where Mr. Sarc used to work. I knew he had creative talent and a sense of humor but I never imagined that a work of his could have me laughing so hard! It is a shame that I cannot bring this book to our board meetings - they would have me put in a straight jacket!!!!!!!!
I recently learned that Mr. Sarc was unjustly ousted from our company because of retaliation from his former boss. I hope he returns her "favor" and includes her in future writings.

Thank God you can't see my last name because I am embarassed to say that I laughed so much reading this book that I wet my pants! If you are thinking of buying this book, think no more. It is so funny I could not stop laughing. My husband thinks I should see a shrink because I laughed so much. Then he read it and laughed himself! Tom Sarc is a genius!

A book that is based on conversations on E-Mail between a man and a woman. I thought that this would be the usual man vs. woman; sexist vs. feminist...WRONG! This witty and refreshing book is totally unique. I became engrossed and fascinated by both Elliot and Raven. It is really the story of two people who are openly sharing their very different backrounds with each other, through their entertaining anecdotes of family and childhood. It was impossible to put down.

Grant and Olinger write beautifully. They play off of one another in a way that is sparklingly easy and fun to read. It was a great deal like reading the transcript from a good comedy in some sections. I liked the book very much and felt as though I was saying goodbye to two new friends I'd grown very fond of when it ended. WRITE US A SEQUEL GUYS!

At first, I thought that He Mail/She Mail would be about the conflicts between the genders, but I was very wrong. Instead, it is a delightful and insightful book about the benefits of "anonymous" communication on the Internet where feelings and thoughts can be stated and expressed w/o anxiety.

A terrific and entertaining book for when you are in the mood for "light" reading. The ultimate book for reading by the pool.

I received this book as a gift from an employee for Christmas this year. It arrived two days before the holiday and I'd finished it by Christmas night. I had a really hard time putting it down. I find myself wondering if the two writers still converse, if they've ever met in real life, and if they plan to do more together. It was like eavesdropping with permission, or having a terrific dinner conversation with two old friends. I loved the book and love the fact that the money from its purchase went to charity.

The authors of delightful dialogue have captured the spirit of late night conversations with old or new found friends. The slightly irreverent tone of some of the discussion is just the kind of atmosphere that adds to a sense of spontaneity. As a Christian pastor I found the religious sensibilities of the authors a bit unconventional, but refreshing. Grant and Olinger reflect a concern for the real issues of faith while avoiding the trap of doctrinal boredom. He Mail/She Mail is an invitation to laughter and an invitation to a gathering of friends. Thanks for the fun.

I always try to improve my writing skills and this book aids in that. I will recommend this book to anyone.

This would be a handy reference for business professionals. With its good contents and fair price it sells for, I will say, "It is worth having a copy in one's library".

You might think a reference book on how to write business letters would be a dull read - but not this one! In fact, this book is fascinating and fun, thanks to the author's witty and imaginative presentation.

Whether your purpose is to sell a product, collect a payment, extend an invitation, or secure employment, this book has advice you can use. Not only does it explain how to correctly format your letter, but it also offers guidance on how to organize your thoughts on paper, how to choose the most effective words, and how to charm your readers with tact and courtesy. In addition to the numerous example letters provided throughout the book, there are five appendixes at the end, serving as a handy reference guide to such topics as grammar, punctuation, and commonly confused words.

As the world of business becomes more demanding and competitive, writing well is now more than ever a way to stand out. This book will help you do that.

Paul Francis Musgrave, author of Indispensable Marketing Strategies - How to Outwit Your Competition, Attract and Retain Customers, and Multiply Your Profits - Marketing Strategy Secrets for Profitable Small Business Management

I had always procrastinated writing business letters(letters, faxes, e-mail messages) especially the important ones, thinking I could never write well enough to explain my ideas.
Now I have a concrete 6-step process + several examples which lead me to write what i want in the best way.
" in a well-written & well-formatted document:
the subject line tells the story & mentions the keyword
there's plenty of white space that provides a resting place for your eyes
Paragraphs are short & reliable
Sentences are short, simple & easy to read
Key info pops out without your having to read the entire message
Headlines direct your eye to key pieces of information
Critical information is numbered for easy reading "

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This is a great book to introduce young readers to the kaleidiscopic world of Benjmain Franklin because it follows his many discoveries to their present day outcomes. The writing style is clear but adult and readers familiar with the Franklin story will enjoy the author's ability to put his achievements into the context of his time and ours. No mean feat.
James Srodes, Author
Franklin: The Essential Founding Father

As is the case with Sigmund Freud, Charles Darwin, and a select few other notables, a thriving cottage industry exists for publications on Benjamin Franklin. And with so many books on Franklin, we can legitimately ask whether we really need another one, and whether even known things about this Founding Father can even be presented in a new way. Happily, the answer to these two questions is "yes," as shown by physician Stuart Green in new book, "Dear Doctor Franklin."

The subtitle of this book pretty much describes its novelty: "E-mails to a Founding Father about Science, Medicine, and Technology." Green's e-mails back and forth to the resurrected multidimensional Franklin cleverly allow us to see some of the scientific and medical issues that he dealt with during the long eighteenth century, and conversely how well his knowledge and ideas have withstood the test of time. As for the scope of his knowledge, while much has been written about what Franklin did to help us understand the nature of electricity, surprisingly little has been written about his many medical contributions and various ventures into sciences, such as chemistry, geology, meteorology and psychology.

With his training in medicine and obvious love of Franklin and his chosen subject matter, Green's book really is different from the myriad of other books on Franklin. Additionally, with the comments from Franklin and this author, we are provided with an enjoyable way to appreciate important dimensions of Franklin that are often omitted or glossed over by his many general biographers. For a very different and pleasurable take on one of the most fascinating men who ever lived, and one that will at the same time educate the uninitiated, this book is well worth reading.

Dr. Stanley Finger
Author of "Doctor Franklin's Medicine"

Some of us are lucky in life to master one discipline. And probably content to do so. Clearly that was not the agenda of Benjamin Franklin, arguably the closest thing to a Renaissance Man since well, the Renaissance. Author, printer, politician, satirist, statesman, diplomat, educator, musician, bon vivant and most assuredly, scientist, Ben has rightfully earned his epithet of "Founding Father." It seems if there was something to find back in the 18th century, he found it.

What's so utterly charming about this Franklin book by Stuart Green (who happens to be a fellow doctor, scientist, globetrotter, photographer and Franklinophile) is it's sheer originality. Certainly the inventor of the lightning rod, bifocals, the eponymous Franklin stove, flexible urinary catheter, et al, would be just as conversant in today's web-based e-communications. After all, what Renaissance Man would be caught dead without email? Of course, given Old Ben's predilection for eternal entombment in a cask of madeira wine, one can speculate on whether he's not among us in the first place.

Hence, this book. Doctor Green to Doctor Franklin in an assortment of edifying, humorous, satirical email observations about the state of the scientific state over the past couple of hundred years is eye-opening, smile-inducing and just plain readable fun. It's like HG Wells' time-machine all over again. Only the machine is a laptop (one can only assume that Ben had an early design for this device as well; my hunch is it would have been a Mac).

It's science for both scientist and layman (count me in the latter) with a wonderful twist. Pull up a chair, pour yourself some madeira and dig in. It'll make you healthy, wealthy and wise.

There have been only a few people throughout history whose accomplishments were both very broad and very deep. One person that is rarely given the credit for the height and width of his achievements is Benjamin Franklin, he is generally well known only for his accomplishments as a statesman and diplomat. His negotiations with the French that led to their aid in the American war of independence turned what had been a stalemate into a colonial victory. However, beyond the story of his flying a kite in a thunderstorm, little about his scientific work is common knowledge. This is unfortunate, as Franklin was one of the most accomplished scientists of the eighteenth century.
The premise of this book is an unusual one. Franklin had noted that flies that drowned in Madeira wine could be revived later. Franklin had written, "I should prefer to any ordinary death, being immersed in a cask of Madeira wine . . . to be later recalled to life by the solar warmth of my dear country." Green opens with the supposition that Franklin was indeed entombed in a cask of such wine and has been successfully revived. The book is a collection of e-mails sent by the author to Franklin that are designed to bring him up to date with the scientific accomplishments since his "death."
Green does an excellent job of taking a statement made by Franklin and using it as the base for a description of the changes in scientific and medical thought since his death. Franklin was an extraordinarily broad thinker and in many cases he expressed skepticism about the medical practices and scientific theories of his time. In this way, Green is also demonstrating the breadth of Franklin's scientific curiosity and knowledge.
Green is on the Board of Directors of Friends of Franklin Inc., "An organization dedicated to promoting fellowship, learning and the spirit of Benjamin Franklin." This book certainly achieves that aim.

This book is a wonderful reminder that each of us should pay attention to the everyday miracles happening around us. In an age of scandal and sensationalism, it is refreshing to read about ordinary people, leading ordinary lives, who recognize the extraordinary grace and beauty in ordinary things. A lesson for us all.

My only complaint? I didn't want "Does God Have E-mail?" to end.

A heart-warming collection of stories that lifts the spirits, calms the mind, and nourishes the soul... In today's E-paced, anonymous world, it's reassuring to know that all of us share an interconnection with not only each other, but with a higher Being... Does God Have E-mail? Probably not, and why should S/He? IMs (instant message / miracles) are sent to all of us every day... if we'd just slow down and pay attention... This book encourages us to do just that....

This was a well written wonderful book, that touched my soul. It keeps you upbeat and happy. Every home should have a copy, and are not complete unless they do.

Does God Have E-Mail is a delightful collection of short stories reinforcing the belief that good really does win out over evil and kindness is still in the hearts of most people. The book offers the reader many examples of everyday people dealing with the problems and issues of life yet, it shows us the silver lining we so often miss by being too busy, inattentive or self-absorbed. It is a heartwarming collection of snippets from life and each vignette gives the reader examples of lessons to be learned and evidence that "God certainly does answer emails". It is written in a well-organized fashion and its delightful literary contents make it an enjoyable, uplifting book to read.

If you are a fan of the Dummy books like I am you will not be disappointed with this one.

*great facts and details
*also get theory which is critical to reapply to your situation
*great resources included in this

I love that they sometimes give you to much information and over simplify things. This makes it even easier to learn becasue everything may not be new.

I thought the book was informative, practical, and concise. It had many good features, but its best feature is its ability to explain how to create an email campaign based on your business' objectives and get great results. I thought John Arnold did a great job in writing this book.

John Arnold's manual for email marketing is an amazing resource for anyone looking to start or accentuate their email marketing. The information is presented in a way that is easy to follow with enough technical explanation to help everyone from the complete novice to the expert. I have been doing email marketing for a couple years, have attended seminars on it BUT I still found new and interesting information, statistics and resources in this book that were incredibly helpful in organizing my email marketing efforts. Before you sign up for an email marketing account with a service provider, make it a point to get this book and give it a read. You'll find it incredibly helpful!

John Arnold has created a practical manual that will be useful to a wide range of people. The information is presented in a clear and concise manner with organized content and a good use of examples. Written in an easy-to-follow format, it virtually walks you through the necessary steps of creating and maintaining an email campaign. It is a must-have for any business owner who wants an effective and time-saving answer to customer communication. Other manuals will come and go but this valuable resource will stay on my office desk for a long time to come!

Mohja Kahf's poetry collection is better than prozac. Her poems link classical Arab characters with current day capitalistic trends ("Zuleika meets the Marlboro man across a delayed green"), and are punctuated, in the book's first half, with sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant Hijab Scenes, where the author encounters everyday prejudice but moves beyond self-pity and anger to humor and celebration. The result is charming and ultimately empowering. The first third of the book tells the plight of the immigrant- the Arab Muslim in particular- and uses the metaphor of landing on the moon. The second third is an ode to women and womanhood, and made me lift my head a little higher when I left the bookstore (this book under my arm.) The last third is a beautiful dialogue on political currents and events, and the poem in which Matisse characters come to life is jaw-dropping. The poetry collection offers something rare and brilliant as a stone: an intellectual journey from which one emerges with voyager dust.

Mohja's work is a joy to read, even when it is bringing tears to our eyes. Her impressions are unique and quirky, her use of language superb. I can't say how much I enjoyed emails. I read the entire thing in a single sitting and have returned to it many time to digest it more thoroughly. Hope to see more from this wonderful poet.

Pamela

"E-mails from Scheherazad," by Mohja Kahf, is an excellent addition to the multiethnic body of U.S. poetry. A short bio at the end of the book notes that Kahf was born in Damascus, Syria, came to the U.S. as a child with her family, and has attained the rank of associate professor at the University of Arkansas.

Kahf's poems cover a number of themes: the immigrant experience in America, cultural difference, women's issues, war, violence, and poetry itself. There are several poems that deal with the issue of the veil traditionally worn by Muslim women. A good representative poem is "My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears," a striking story of cross-cultural tension.

Kahf's language is passionate, sometimes witty, and always clear and accessible. Her poems are richly spiced with many cultural references: to Wal-Mart, Robert Frost, Lt. Uhura, the "Rubayat" of Omar Khayyam, MTV, etc. She is particularly searing when reflecting on living in a post-9/11 world. Her compassionate but critical eye captures both the joy and tragedy of life. Highly recommended for college classes, book circles, or individual reading.

This is a beautiful, moving, witty poetry collection which I recommend to all readers, and to women readers in particular. Mohja Kahf's language, her voices, her characters move seemlessly upon the page, stopping once in a while to adjust their scarves or flip us the intellectual bird. A Badass first collection; Kahf wins my vote for poet laureate.

This book sneaked under my radar but I'm glad that a kind friend, who had seen my review of a book of Alcott scholarship, sent me a copy of the ARC, which may differ slightly from the published version.

Kit Bakke belonged to the radical Weather Underground and thus identifies with Louisa May Alcott's idealistic and radical side, to the extent that she disparages LITTLE WOMEN (shock! horror!) in favor of such mature novels as WORK and MOODS. To her credit, she practically persuades the reader that these are important documents of American literary history, although she never really convinces me into believing that LITTLE WOMEN is a lesser work than we had thought. She just isn't skilled enough as a polemicist to make the case. Nor is she talented enough to pull off the fancy of being two people writing e-mails to each other over a century, herself and Alcott, especially when she has to update Alcott about all the social and cultural changes that have occurred since Alcott's death like US involvement in Vietnam and the Beatles vs. the Stones argument. (Rock music is "very experimental, loud and dramatic, with lyrics by handsome young men all about relationships, nature, and politics.")

However, what sets Kit Bakke apart from other writers is her sheer love of life and the ease with which she fits together two eras that seem, at the outset, so very different as to have nothing to say to each other. She tells us about a contemporary who, inspired by the Cuban revolution, named her daughter "Guevara," then changed the baby's name to "Guava" when radical chic faded and nouvelle cuisine caught her eye.

Bakke also makes Alcott's minor works sound interesting, especially her final uncompleted novel, DIANA AND PERSIS, which she sums up into four leading questions, "Can a productive and creative single woman be happy?" "Can a married woman maintain her personal life and friends?" "Can women be both personally happy and professionally successful?" "Can people be happily married and still respect each other's privacy and basic human rights?" Not all of these questions are of the same timbre or register, but it is almost as though they were too weighty for Alcott to answer fully, in the occluded times she shared with millions of other deracinated American women, not even "given the vote" for another 40 years, and that the effort made in posing the questions quite possibly carried her off--for she did die young, after all, needlessly so, having worn herself out in a lifetime of suffering, labor, sorrow, misunderstood love, and a dream of equal rights for all. Many recent commentators on Alcott have pointed to her productivity and likened her to a writing machine, a woman who'd write anything, from horror to melodrama to jokes, as long as she got her penny per word, and made her out to seem like an Erma Bombeck of the 19th century. In Bakke's version, that's all wrong, and she labored mightily to actualize herself in everything she did and, more importantly, in the words she left behind.

I thought this was so refreshing! Generations of women think they konw Louisa, as Jo in her novels, but really there was so much more! I appreciate that Ms. Bakke has given us insight into the 19th century struggles, as I read this book at a time when I felt frustrated by what is going on in our country today. It is good to know that we have made progress, over the last 140 years, and even over the last 40 years since the 60s. One thing I could have used even more of, was insight into those movements of the 1960s...

I read this book in one sitting. It was a non-stop read. What was intriguing to me was the use of the correspondence between the author and Louisa May Alcott which seemed quite legitimate because they share similar backgrounds in different eras. It reminds me of another great book, written 30 years ago, by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, "A Woman of Independent Means" which uses the letter-writing conceit exclusively. Kit Bakke is on to something and I hope she is at work on another book.

What is it about those old Concord folks that causes us to revisit them and put them in fictionalized settings? First it was "Mr. Emerson's Wife" (by Amy Belding Brown), and now "Miss Alcott's E-mail." I admit that after hearing about this new title, I just shook my head and figured its premise would be silly before I even held the book in my hands. I'm happy to report that I was wrong, wrong, wrong! Ms. Bakke has brought Louisa May Alcott to life for contemporary readers. More than that: she's made Alcott relevant to 21st-century Americans.

Using a unique writing style, Bakke first retells part of Miss Alcott's life story, taking time to weave her own reminiscences into the historical narration. She then "e-mails" the chapter to Louisa herself, who reacts and responds to what Bakke has written and continues the correspondence. Once we suspend our disbelief that this technique is possible, we find this a memorable format that's sure to appeal to readers who enjoy learning more from historical fiction than they did back in school history classes. Topics covered include Concord, Fruitlands, transcendentalism, the abolitionist movement, women's rights, writing, earning a living, dealing with family, and nursing. In see-saw fashion, both women discuss committing to a cause and doing what seems morally right in a situation. Bakke's involvement in the Vietnam anti-war movement and her career in the health profession make her the perfect person to relate to Louisa's own involvement in abolition and as a Civil War nurse. The biographical chapters and personal letters cause us to equate the 1860s with the 1960s, and we can understand the connections without being told they're there. The further along we read, the more we realize that our struggles are/were very similar. And we might speculate how far men and women have really come in the past century. Or not.

Librarians and bookstore clerks will struggle to figure out where to shelve this book, for it is fiction, biography, and contemporary memoir rolled into one package. I hope that dilemma doesn't deter its potential audience from finding it, for these pages are well worth delving into.

"Miss Alcott's E-mail" is a well-crafted book that should be read by many women and shared by mothers and daughters, especially when half of those readers (either the mothers or the daughters) are Baby Boomers who are part of Ms. Bakke's generation. The title will also appeal to book groups, since a set of beginning discussion questions appears at the end of the volume. Fans of the Transcendentalists should be pleased with this one as well.

Experienced Direct Marketer, Kern is exactly the model you want to shape yourself to if you are in sales and direct marketing. I spend 8 hours a day generating sales leads for other businesses so I know what I am talking about. He is dead on with his methods. I also thought the Internet section was perfect for anoyone that does not currently use the internet as a research tool.

Russell Kern's Sure-Fire Direct Response Marketing is an excellent resource for improving your methods of finding and developing prospects. His coverage of topics such as handling focus groups, creating effective campaigns, and bridging the gap between marketing and sales make this a valuable tool for improving business-to-business marketing. The Internet chapter explores how to use this medium to your best advantage. Whatever your level of expertise, you'll find this book useful.

Russell Kern has done a great job with SURE Fire Direct Response Marketing. The book is well-conceived and comprehensive. Although it is specifically about generating sales leads, anyone who reads this book will find their knowledge of marketing and sales greatly enhanced.

Mr. Kern has provided the marketing industry with a new and comprehensive methodology to direct marketing. This book covers the essential fundamendals of lead generation as well as advanced marketing stratgies which include eCultivation techniques. S.U.R.E-Fire direct marketing provides a step by step process to designing an effective campaign. Plus, the execution excellence chapters (9-11) are packed with techniques and checklists to help ensure marketing success. I strongly recommend this book to marketing professional and those who are responsible for generating sales leads for their company.

FROM THE BACK COVER:

The Sheriff and the E-Mail Bride by Liz Ireland:
Caught for good! Does Heartbreak Ridge have a romance curse? No Way! says Sheriff Sam Weston...but he isn't taking any chances. Online, he rounds himself up a lady far from his hometown. The lonesome lawman thinks he's found himself a foolproof courting method-until Shelby, his cyberfiancee, arrives eight months pregnant. Now it looks as if the town's curse may strike again, if Shelby can't win Sam over, and soon!

Stray Hearts by Jane Sullivan:

It's a dog-eat-dog world...Kay Ramsey believed her ex-fiance deserved to pay for cheating on her, so she shaved his prizewinning cocker spaniels! Her punishment? A hundred hours of community service at a local animal shelter. Scared silly of four-legged furry animals, Key knew she wouldn't be able to stick out her sentence...until she saw veterinarian Matt Forester. One hundred hours wouldn't be nearly long enough...

I really enjoyed this book! Jane Sullivan has great skill at telling a story that makes you not want to keep reading until the last page and even then you wish that there was more (I can't wait to read her next book). There was a great mix of emotions both tears and laughs and plenty of romance too. I highly recommend this book to anybody who likes romantic comedy.

Jane Sullivan hits it big and hits it funny with STRAY HEARTS. In a fit of revenge, Kay Ramsey has a grooming service shave Up You into her cheating ex-fiance's prize purebred. The insult should have read Up Yours, but the artist ran out of dog. Her sentence to a veterinary clinic and her fear of animals keep the laughs coming and the chemistry sizzling between Kay and the resident vet. This book is a definite MUST READ. I can't wait for the next Jane Sullivan Novel.

This book contains two complete novels, and I've so far only read STRAY HEARTS by Jane Sullivan, but I had to stop and write a review. Stray Hearts is about a woman, Kay, who is terrified of animals. When she catches her fiance with another woman, she hires a dog groomer to shave naughty words into the coats of his prize cocker spaniels. She gets caught, and the law comes down hard--she has to do volunteer work in an animal shelter.

The hero is the vet who runs the shelter, and he puts poor Kay to work scooping cat boxes! He's skeptical about her, and she's terrified of the animals. I won't tell you how they work it out, but I can assure you it's funny! A great, fast read, very well written, with lots of reasons to smile and sometimes laugh out loud. Especially fun if you like animals.