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Yet another tool in the Agile toolbox!Review Date: 2007-11-30
Great bookReview Date: 2007-11-05
Excellent WritingReview Date: 2007-01-06
Just starting out with "agile"? Try Crystal before XP.Review Date: 2006-03-10
InformativeReview Date: 2006-02-02

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Divorce: It's All About ControlReview Date: 2006-03-20
An easy to read book offering great adviceReview Date: 2006-03-04
Excellent guide through the terrible monthsReview Date: 2006-05-03
HelpfulReview Date: 2006-02-11
A Happy Marriage, it's all about giving up controlReview Date: 2006-02-09
Ironically--and sadly-- each spouse does not see themselves as controlling, but merely defending themselves against their partner who they perceive is trying to control them.
If this dynamic speaks to you and you're heading towards the end, you'll want to read this terrific, book by prominent Los Angeles family attorney, Stacy D. Phillips.
Despite the title, this book can also help you save your marriage and prevent divorce if you will take Ms. Phillips wise counsel to heart and apply it to your relationship.

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God in ControlReview Date: 2008-03-28
I disagreeReview Date: 2008-03-10
Outstanding BookReview Date: 2008-01-12
Wonderful insightReview Date: 2008-01-07
A response to "Rover1" , who wrote a review on this book:Review Date: 2008-04-18
Hope this clears up Rover's bad theology.

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eye-opening look at GuantanamoReview Date: 2008-01-08
What brought me to this book was my reading in German the book by Murat Kurnaz, "Five Years of My Life: An Innocent Man in Guantanamo" in July of 2007. Not a detail of the legal matters mentioned by Margulies is in conflict with Mr. Kurnaz's first-hand account of his experiences as a prisoner. Margulies' book should be required reading for every Congressman and Senator in Washington, DC. I will not be able to rest now until justice is meted out to those who have committed such horrendous crimes against humanity.
Mr. Margulies and Mr. Kurnaz point out that "harsh interrogation" is far more than "water-boarding." Mr. Kurnaz was physically picked up and his head was placed under water while he was punched and kicked in the stomach. He was suspended from the ceiling for days, until he passed out. US physicians attended him, not to give relief from his suffering, but to keep him alive for more torture. He witnessed prisoners killed by US torture.
Margulies' book is an opportunity for education. May we all be better educated.
A powerful and important bookReview Date: 2007-08-29
Confronting a black hole of injusticeReview Date: 2007-10-22
The author notes that the United States has always been at the forefront in upholding the Geneva Conventions. Even during the Korean War when the North Koreans treated American POWs barbarically, the U.S. upheld the Conventions. Even during the unconventional Vietnam War when the Viet Cong did not wear uniforms and hid among civilians or when American fliers were tortured in North Vietnam, the U.S. honored the Conventions. According to the Red Cross everyone in enemy hands has some status, either as a POW under the Third Convention or as a civilian under the Fourth Convention. In the past the U.S. has served as a model in upholding these laws of war and had until recently established the moral high ground in the face of lawless torture around the world.
Bush keeps insisting to the American people: "We do not torture." He is not lying according to the narrow definition established in the Justice Department's legal opinion known as the "torture memo" by Yoo and Bybee, and subsequent revisions to that opinion. The author notes the veil of secrecy over the inner workings of Guantanamo, the careful screenings given to visitors, but Time Magazine obtained leaked records concerning the interrogation logs of Mohammed al-Qahtani, which reveal the kind of methods used: solitary confinement, sensory overload, induced hypothermia, sleep deprivation, various devices used to cause severe disorientation, various forms of humiliation; in other words, a systematic breakdown of the human personality, a psychological assault that can be done without laying a hand on the prisoner, intended to lower the detainee not just to the sub-human level but even to the sub-animal level (the chilling comparison by the interrogator to banana rats). The question becomes what else would be found if other interrogation logs were made available.
Secretary Rumsfeld referred to the detainees as "the worst of the worst." But are they really? Beyond the locked gate of national security, the author refers to numerous voices from the military and intelligence services who state that only a minority of the detainees have yielded intelligence of any significant value, that there have been "no big fish", that the majority were "dirt farmers from Afghanistan", or in the case of the author's clients, impressionable youth who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. The author notes that only 5% of all detainees were captured by Americans. The rest were rounded up by the Northern Alliance or by war-lords who were more interested in settling scores. The roundup was made even more of a farce by a Defense Department campaign to distribute leaflets offering a bounty for any terrorist.
In response to the Supreme Court's decision in Rasul for judicial review of Guantanamo detainees, the Administration undertook to set up CSRTs (Combatant Status Review Tribunals) in order to determine whether a detainee is an "enemy combatant". But the CSRTs have been so skewed in the interest of national security that evidence is withheld and charges are often hidden in a farcical way. The detainees are also prevented from presenting evidence or testimony unless it is "reasonably available". An example of the absurdity of this process is an exchange quoted here from the petitioner Ait Idir, a petitioner in the forthcoming Boumediene v. Bush Supreme Court case, in which the name of the accuser, an alleged al-Qaeda operative, is not named for security reasons.
The author describes the outlandish charges made against his client Mamdouh Habib from "confessions" he gave after his rendition to Egypt to be tortured. Fortunately for Habib, when they tried to render him to Egypt for a second time, the lid of secrecy was blown off by the press, and he was released without any charges and flown back to his home in Australia after three years of incarceration.
Extremely well-written, intelligent arguments.Review Date: 2007-07-12
One of the few books I've read about any controversial topic that resists the temptation to start name-calling, insult-slinging and obvious political agendas.
Dr. Margulies succeeds in explaining legal arguments in a way that is engaging and not condescending. He addresses every question you could have about torture and then some. He does something many authors fail to do: he argues his point in a greater context than the argument itself. That is to say, anyone can argue torture in the context of laws or the Geneva Convetions. Dr. Margulies goes further and discusses torture in the context of security for civilians and soldiers and foriegn policy, and then also provides the background for the writing of the Geneva Conventions and why we have refrained from torture in the past.
Absolutely enlightening.
Makes You Wonder Why Bush Is Not In PrisonReview Date: 2007-01-04
This book confirms that many laws, national and international, regarding torture, detention, and so on have been willfully violated. It is a compelling and disturbing story. And the final chapters are still to be written.

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Great things come wrapped in small packagesReview Date: 2008-06-11
Vital tool for consultingReview Date: 2007-07-04
Quick ReferenceReview Date: 2007-05-14
Memory Jogger II customer reviewReview Date: 2007-03-08
Tools for excellenceReview Date: 2006-06-30

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The best book on JCL and probably the only one you'll needReview Date: 2008-04-13
Good Book on MainframesReview Date: 2007-07-26
I wish it had some info on FTP, may be next release.
Endorsing other people reviewsReview Date: 2007-04-10
Excellent z/OS JCL reference resourceReview Date: 2006-06-29
Now I Understand MainframesReview Date: 2005-09-18
Recently, I was asked to write a mainframe script. I was told to write this script in Rexx. When I looked into Rexx, it was just another scripting language. It was not hard to understand how it worked. However, unlike Windows batch files or Unix shell scripts, there was more to writing a Rexx program than just knowing the Rexx language - I needed JCL to run it!! I had seen JCL before. I knew each job started with a JOB card and that it executed PROCs and PGMs. I also knew that I did not know nearly enough about JCL to write JCL to do what I wanted it to do. That's when I went to Amazon and found this book.
Not only did this book confirm what little I did know and correct some misundertandings I had, it went far more deeply into JCL to describe how to use many features that I did not know existed. One of the best features of this book is that it provides some background information on how mainframes work and the naming conventions used. This information is useful when JCL coding is introduced because the reader has a better idea of what the JCL is used for and what it happening with the various statements. JCL coding is not even introduced until Chapter 4!!
After the background information, this book then goes through the various aspects of JCL coding. The basics of what I needed to know to run my Rexx program were addressed as were many concepts that I can now put in my "bag of tricks" for future projects. I am sure most of our mainframe programmers do not know most of this material.
This book is not limited to JCL. It also describes how to compile Cobol programs, how to copy, move, sort, delete and print datasets using common mainframe utilities. It even has a chapter on Unix System Services. Prior to reading these chapters, I had no idea how to copy a dataset to a new dataset on the mainframe using a batch program. For me, this was a trivial issue on a Windows or Unix platform. I now know how to do it on the mainframe. This book clearly explains the process. It also provides coding examples for all concepts described throughout the book.
If you are new to computing, I don't think you want to start with the mainframe as the first platform you learn. However, if you have some computing background from working with Windows and Unix, then I highly recommend this book to get a solid foundation on how to run batch programs on the mainframe.
In the past, I had to ask a coworker to help me when I needed to work with JCL. I purchased this book so that I could code some JCL for myself to run my Rexx program. Now, not only does my Rexx program execute flawlessly, I also have a thorough understanding of how to write mainframe batch programs for future projects. Who knows, maybe my coworkers will start coming to me with their complex JCL coding problems!!

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The best business scorecard book Review Date: 2008-03-17
This book gives a pragmatic approach to not just evaluating performance but also provides easy-to-use tools that help predict performance and profitability. This book provides a much needed scorecard methodology for the 'new' globalized world. A must-read for any business leader.
Best business book since "The Goal"Review Date: 2003-12-04
The Best Six Sigma Book I've ReadReview Date: 2006-02-01
I am a Six Sigma Intern, and I work at Recofarma, a Concentrate Plant of the Coca Cola Company, located in Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil. I was trying to create a Massive Communication Plan for Six Sigma within the company and one of my ideas was to create a Scorecard for Six Sigma, then I looked for related material at Amazon.com and your book appeared on the top of the list. It surely was a great investment.
A Fresh Look at Contructing the Business ScorecardReview Date: 2004-01-06
CEO'S DREAM BOOK FOR MANAGING BUSINESS PROCESSESReview Date: 2005-03-19

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Thought Provoking NovelReview Date: 2008-07-10
Standard of CareReview Date: 2008-07-06
Wish I could have made it lastReview Date: 2008-01-21
A Captivating And Visionary Read that Exposes the Anatomy of the American Health Care CrisisReview Date: 2008-02-16
Reading this book, one can envision a country where the medical system works! "Standard of Care" should be read and re-read by anyone who hopes to make a difference in the health care of Americans. Though I longed for a sequel the moment I finished the book, Dr. Kerns has a gift to put forth the solutions that could repair our ailing health care system. I hope he pens it!
A fictional account with real-world feelReview Date: 2007-08-06
I recently finished reading Jerome Groopman's excellent non-fiction "How Doctors Think". Groopman discusses medical errors often referencing the effects of the medical establishment. In "Standard of Care" Kerns personalizes that discussion through the conflicts of Dr. Dan Fazen. Faced with the very real-world challenge of being the physician he wants to be and the physician he is expected to be, Fazen reaches deep into himself and deep into his own past to find answers.
From the artfully crafted prologue to the powerful conclusion, this book will grip you. With characters you can care about, dialog that flows naturally, and some of the most important ethical questions of our times in the balance, you will not want to put this book down.
I thoroughly enjoyed it (twice) and highly recommend it.

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Buy this bookReview Date: 2003-08-05
A Better Book By FarReview Date: 2004-11-01
The authors of Wall of Silence have written an honest and valuable book deciding (to the public's advantage) to let the chips fall where they may. A MUST READ!!
Truth be toldReview Date: 2004-03-07
Dying for Safety and AccountabilityReview Date: 2003-09-15
First do no harmReview Date: 2003-11-18
Yes, to error is human but that really doesn't appear to be the problem here. A great deal of the problem appears to be that a percentage of health care providers make multiple errors because no one stops them. According to Grayson and Singh many nurses do not recommend their place of employment to their family and friends.
When people are not held accountable for their actions and the consequences of those actions everyone is endangered. Taking or being forced to take personal responsiblity for your actions and their consequences plays a large part in how many mistakes you make.
I would think it would be every irresponsible health care provider's nightmare to literally have to personally experience everything that they inflict on their patients.
Since health care providers are safe from the magic wishing wand, the next best thing is to guard against such mistakes and be public with the information. It is a matter of ethics. When you are ten and don't want to "rat out" a buddy it is rarely life or death. But health care providers are not ten anymore and it is their ethical obligation to put the safety their patients or potential patients first. Please read this book and tell others about it. All of our lives depend on it.

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Great work! Great Speaker! Great Science!Review Date: 2008-02-25
Where I must compliment Dr Lipton is his enthusiasm with which he speaks. I necer heard an 'uh' or any other kind of pause and it never seems as if he is reading from a paper too. This for itself is a joy to listen to.
It all, makes a very well founded scientific piece of work and presented higly interestingly. As a physicist I feel pitty for myself not to have studied biology instead.
In the later chapters it comes to the point of mentally controlling the physics (of the body - the cells). There, and only there I am having a conflict. Not because I am in a tight scientific tube of thinking, but because it just can't be. What I mean to say is this:
Dr Lipton refers to 'buying into the disease'. To put my opinion clearly I will polarise with an example to the more extreme: Suppose I have no legs but 'I do not buy into that', will that make me walk?
OR: if I command my cells (in whatever way) not to feel the pain when walking hot coals, what happens with my command if the 'coals' appear to be 1000 degree Celcius. My feet will vaporise, if I feel it or not.
Dear Dr Lipton, you are a great man and I love you for this work and your enthusiasm, but there are real physical limitations as to what we can command our cells to do. I hope you can appreciate that.
I hope I'll ever meet you. Only one star reduction because of the latter argumentation.
Nevertheless one must and may not fail to share Dr Lipton's thoughts. A must have, a must read! Higly recommended.
The Wisdom of Your Cells CDReview Date: 2008-02-17
Cutting Edge Science That Will Rock Your SocksReview Date: 2007-07-14
Thank you SOOO MUCH !"
That's the note I received from my son, a pretty brilliant guy himself, after sending him Bruce Lipton's The Wisdom of Your Cells CDs. My husband, a professor at UCLA, and I just sat enthralled by what we were hearing. We'd already read the book and I had also ordered all the DVDs available by Lipton. Listening to the CDs are totally expanding my consciousness. They wonderfully complement my other studies of quantum physics, consciousness, and health.
The information is enlightening and exciting. This is no small potatoes stuff. This is information people need to have. No matter who you are, you will get a lot from these CDs.
Conversational and oh so informativeReview Date: 2008-01-17
Yey for teaching that soaks in.
Yey for updated health notions propagated by well-respected, western-trained experts.
Yey for holistic perspectives that allow us to be human, natural and in awe of existence.
Yey for passionate nerdiness.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING! Review Date: 2008-01-01
Go to brucelipton. com and pick up these DVD PRESENTATIONS:
"The Biology of Perception - The Psychology of Change, Piecing it all together"
"As Above - So Below; An Introduction to Fractal Evolution"
"The New Biology - Where Mind & Matter Meet"
The information provided by Dr. Lipton in these presentations will make you VERY, VERY HAPPY - JOYOUS, POSITIVE ABOUT LIFE.....YOUR LIFE AND ALL LIFE ON THIS PLANET!
If you're at all concerned about your own health, the health of loved ones....the health of the planet and all life forms AND functioning systems and the elements within them.....GET THIS INFORMATION, UNDERSTAND IT, AND ALERT EVERYONE YOU KNOW ABOUT IT ASAP!!!
Don't wait for Dr. Lipton and/or anyone else do do all the work getting this out into the mainstream consciousness!!!!! When you're familiar with the astounding revelations contained in these presentations, you'll know why you NEED to do this.....for the good of yourself and for the good of the entire planet and everything on it. GET MOVING!
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