Ford Books

This one is jam-packed with wonderful, practical interventions that therapists will no doubt find indispensable for inspiration in working with clients. The compilation of ideas from such a variety of talented clinicians takes the therapist out of any "rut" they may be in with their clients, offering a multitude of possible directions for therapeutic results. In each chapter, theory and application of the strategy is organized in a clear and consistent manner, making the volume very user-friendly. No matter what level of experience therapists have, this book will offer new and exciting possiblities for them to incorporate in their practices. Nancy Nickell

This is exactly what clinicians need to enable them to be effective with their clients! Another great resource, The Therapist's Notebook, Volume 2, offers novel interventions that can be used in many varieties of contexts. These great ideas from numerous talented contributors provide translation from theory to practice- one of the most difficult tasks of successful counseling- in concrete, yet profound intervention strategies. Every therapist needs this resource if they wish to have access to fresh ideas, handouts, and simple yet successful new ways to intervene with clients. Nancy Nickell

This is great. For me he stole the show in the movie Snatch. So when i saw this book I had to buy it.
Its about a day in the life of a struggling actor in London. Day to day knowledge of someone who spent some time in London. He knows his way around. Very real. Couldn't put it down. Great little read.

This is the type of book I devoured when I was young, a biography of a famous American. Edison fascinated me and I continued to read books about him after I reached adulthood. He is a true role model for the advance of technology, while he did almost no scientific work, he harnessed it to create or improve many of the modern devices that we use daily. It can be conclusively argued that he more than any other person, made the modern technological world possible.
This is a simple biography of Edison written for the elementary school student, it is written in the first person with the voice of a young boy. It depicts a curious boy who insists on learning, experimenting and refusing to give up when things are difficult. Edison was the supreme problem solver, when faced with a difficulty he pounded away at it, trying everything he could think of until he found something that worked. Edison is also an inspirational figure of dedication, determination and perseverance, characteristics that the human race will always need more of.

perfect condition, a little disappointed w/ the story line, very kiddie-like, cartoonish, I thought it might be darker like Batman is in the comics or Ninja Turtles, a little childish

This is a wonderful book if you are just getting into the hobby of restoring pinballs. It covers a great deal on EM machines. A very interesting book!

William Simon's is an extraordinary lifestory, and reading his memoir, published posthumously this year following his death in 2000, was thoroughly enjoyable. Simon's life had so many incarnations -- prescient Wall Street trader, principled public servant (energy czar and treasury secretary), conservative intellectual, pathbreaking merchant banker, champion of the U.S. Olympic movement, philanthropist, intrepid adventurer, Eucharistic Minister -- that it's hard to fathom one person leading such an eclectic, richly diverse life.

Known for his sharp opinions while in public office, Simon is largely magnanimous in recounting his life experiences. For example, he declines to elaborate on the reasons for his falling out with a longtime colleague and business partner, saying only that he trusted someone he thought was his friend. He pulls no puches, however, in expressing outrage at wrongheaded government decisions, such as the 1989 FIRREA Act (which suddenly made struggling S&Ls insolvent), Pres. Carter's Olympic boycott (which accomplished little other than prompting Soviet retaliation four years later) and foolish government meddling in the oil market (rationing, price controls, etc. which largely created the 1970s energy "crisis").

The memoir offers several colorful, revealing anecdotes. For example, Simon's pointed counsel to Ronald Reagan, urging him to drop former Pres Ford from consideration for the Vice Presidency. (I never heard or read of this before; Lou Cannon makes no mention of it in his new biography of Reagan's pre-presidential years.) Also, Simon's confrontation -- nearly leading to blows -- with an inebriated Vice President Rockefeller. This is fascinating stuff.

Equally fascinating are the chapters on Simon's pioneering role in the use of Leverage Buyouts to restore underperforming companies to sound profitability. Simon eschewed hostile LBOs, preferring to work cooperatively with, and empowering, management, and deftly abandonded the business when it attracted a surfeit of "takeover artist" capital in the late 1980s.

Simon's separation from, and reconcilliation with, his wife of 40 years is particularly poignant, as is his ministry to indigent AIDs patients and other destitute people. The caring and compassion behind a gruff -- sometimes mercurial exterior -- is palpable.

William Simon led an amazing, noble life. Emulating such an extraordinary human being is beyond the reach of most of us. But thanks to this new book, we can at least read about and admire him. Highly recommended.

About the Book:
The crack in the proverbial egg is about to bust open. One of the world's most primordial enigmas is soon to be revealed. It is an object of timeless proportions. This mysterious adventure begins in the life of a young boy who discovers the location of a treasure worth more by far than any pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. As he grows up he wonders if it's not just the mad ramblings of his grandfather's legacy. He deciphers the code and finds a sentient device that can show him all facets of any moment in time. Not a time machine but something far more profound, he views prehistory before Eden up to now and beyond as well as his eventful last day. The secrets it exposes and the event horizons it displays go beyond the distant reaches of space and time as we find the essence of truth imbedded in a fictional account. Its amazing revelations and significant implications can help mankind forge ahead into the unsettled future. We uncover among other things who the ETs really are, their leader and followers, as well as their purpose here on earth. The Illuminati (the real string pullers of planet earth, behind all governments, the controlled press as well as the terrorists themselves) are implicated as well as their direct proven relationship to Satan himself. Many other historical facts are not as they appear to be and we find blatant unexpected flaws in our most advanced sciences and theology. As he matures and handles this awesome responsibility, it transports us on an epoch journey we will never forget.

The setting of the book takes place in a quaint little town in Texas, May, between Brownwood and Cisco. It traverses back and forth from there to Dallas with pivotal moments in Seoul, Korea. The main character's name is cloaked to protect his true identity.

The author was born in 1946 in Dallas, Texas. An unidentified find at his grandmother's house as a youth shaped his future interests and drives. He served in the U.S. military from 1966-1970 and graduated with a B.S. from SWTSU, now TSU, in 1988. Writing is his passion. He continually researches and finds just the right topics and contents. His 1st book was "Ancient Signs of Deception" in 1998.

All of these in the Oxford English Drama series are well worth the money. Thank heavens (and Oxford) that they are in print at this price. I am collecting them all. I've got a shelf of them now. Jane Smiley, writing on something else, said one doesn't need Shakespeare's contemporaries to recognize his greatness. I feel that misses a giant point: so much of our understanding and enjoyment of Shakespeare can be enriched by reading the Bard's contemporaries. In fact, if we want to get very deep into any "Jacobethan" drama we need exposure to a bunch of it. Besides, and here is the great part -- much of it is very good. I saw a wonderful production of The Duchess Of Malfi this summer and took my Oxford paperback along for consulting -- not that it was required to enjoy the show. Oh, and the further perk is that we can read Perkin Warbeck and wonder just what the heck Eliot meant by calling it a perfect play! Now, that is what I call fun.

WI author- TERESA RAE BUTLER, the author of DON'T EVEN TRIP &more, August 5, 2008,
WI's URBAN author- TERESA RAE BUTLER says: GARY FORD KNOWS THOSE THOUGHTS- SO STOP IT!
What does a young, black boy do for his whole life when his father is unknown? Search for him relentlessly until he finds himself, hoping to be all of the good things that a missing identity may evolve to be. Gary Ford's TOUCHED is a close up look at his personal journey with the I.D. Factor and some really original views on manhood, addiction, sexual abuse, death and of course LIFE in CHRIST JESUS. Gary shows us in his book, that becoming a man is quite more complicated when you are DIFFERENT from the others, and not just because your dad is not around either. He does this so elegantly, that every reader will find himself, or herself- wanting to ask the author,' OK. So How Do I Do This?' If you can read a biography without getting caught up in the tears and laughs enough to visualize the obvious- then you can stand the truth. This is basically Gary Ford butt naked in the street on this one, unzipping his skin and showing an honest soul to shine on the clueless everywhere. There is a light up ahead in this gifted writer's career- And it is bringing folk in from the fog like a lighthouse. Yessir!

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