Arnold Books

If I didn't know better, I would swear this book was written specifically for me. I couldn't put it down. The combination of classic stories and Matthew Adams' ability to relate them to life today was brillient. I hope this book is the first in a series. Yes, I LOVE golf and this book only makes me love it more!

I received "Fairways" as a gift from my wife and enjoy it immensely. I was watching golf on TV and saw the Price Waterhouse commercials talking about the lessons of golf are the lessons of life, and I think someone at their ad firm must have read Mr. Adam's new book. The stories are very interesting, and it is nice that I can associate them with current and historical golfers. Because it consists of short 1-5 page "lessons", the book is perfect reading for a busy father of three. Thanks Hon!

Most people feel that getting fired would be one of the worst things that could happen. And it very well might be, if you're unprepared. As author John Arnold points out in Fallback Position, though, getting fired might also be one of the best things that could happen - but again, only if you are prepared, and if you know how to turn a seeming disaster into an occasion for creating a better life.

As the title of this book reads, "anyone who can be fired" - that is, anyone with a job - "needs a fallback position." Although Arnold goes to considerable lengths to help the reader prepare for that possibility, the scope of his book is much broader. It goes well beyond the specifics of preparing for the possible loss of your job, and encourages you to develop a larger philosophy concerning your career and how it fits - or does not fit - into the life you would like to lead.

The author has combined his lifetime of valuable experience with broad reading and professional study to create an entertaining and illuminating exploration of achieving job security, not just for those who might lose their jobs, but for those who seek a way to a better future through greater job satisfaction.

The days of expecting to keep one's job for 50 years or more are over. Fallback Position: Preparing A Contingency Plan For The Worst Case Scenario is a solid and practical guide to preparing the reader in the event of being fired, downzied, right-sized, outsourced, or otherwise cut loose from his or her job. In today's volatile marketplace and work force, Fallback Position is an absolute "must-read" for negotiating the best career deal when possible and keeping doors open in case the worst happens. A solid, and practical guide of the highest possible recommendation, Fallback Position should be readily available in the Jobs/Careers section of every community library collection in the country!

This book resulted from a mourning heart being put to pen. This was Pastor Arnold Ruby's way of releasing some of the anguishing pain while at the same time honoring his most beloved son-in-law, Mark Stall. Few people hold such immense love.
I read the book when he was our pastor. He, his wife Kay, and their daughter Cheryl are very humble and gracious Christians.
Mark was the first policeman to perish on duty in the City of Boise, which occurred in '97. He was an outstanding Christian citizen and officer who was not reluctant to defend our community's safety.
John MacArthur of "Grace to You" ministries offered to perform Mark Stall's memorial service. Pastor Ruby is a friend of John MacArthur's and previously served as a fellow elder at Grace Community Church. Mark attended John MacArthur's Master's College where he met his wife, Cheryl. This was a gracious gesture; however, Pastor Ruby so loved his son-in-law that he desired to lead the service. This was the right decision as he touched many a heart. (This is not included in the book)
Pastor Ruby planned to perform the service in a small church, but he was wisely told he would need something far larger--The Boise State Pavilion, our immense coliseum. It was the right choice as multitudes of people packed in. Thousands of citizens also lined the streets in honor of him to witness the hearse and motorcade pass. Many officers from other states traveled distances to attend. I believe there was never a funeral that was more attended in Idaho than Mark Stall's.
It was televised throughout the northwest and touched the empathy of people as far as Seattle.
Countless tears were shed in honor of his bravery, Christian witness, and his arms...which where open to anyone he felt needed a friend. I shed many tears as I read the book's account.
God had a purpose in this tragedy and this resulting book, that of bringing honor to Christ's name. This manuscript thoroughly covers Mark's life, family, his personal belief in Christ, and his police service. It also covers his impact on the community before and following the tragedy.

I went to high school with Mark Stall. We lost touch after graduation, as most people do. He moved his family to a small family town to get away from the "mess" of the big city. This book is about his life and tragic death - in the line of duty. But it's about more than that. It's about one man and how he affected so many people. It's about life changing moments that teach you to cherish every day.

My 11 year old son loves all of the "Horrible Science" series, and has read them multiple times. We just discovered that there is a companion series called "Horrible Histories" by a different author, but in the same style. I hope they will equal the educational and entertainment value of the science books.

I purchased the book for my son. He is 7 and loves science. The
way it is written, it keeps his interest, keeps him laughing, and teaches him all at the same time. I believe since the book is funny to children they will retain the information better and
apply it to science class at school. Sooner or later they'll say, "Hey, I read about that in "Fatal Forces" and will be ahead of the game.

I read this in fifth grade and it really helped me. I remember wishing at that time that I had a fairy godmother. I was going through a lot of turmoil in school myself. It's about a girl named Gretchen who wants the lead role in the play her class is putting on. However, Amy, the new girl, gets the part instead. Gretchen is desperate, and even willing to believe in magic. Then a "fairy godmother" named Errora shows up in her bedroom one night and agrees to help her...which led to a lot of trouble. I won't tell anymore. It is full of a lot of laughs while being a touching story. I didn't particularly care for the ending much, though, I felt like it wasn't really wrapped up.

Fifth Grade magic was a fabulous modern version of a fairy tale. The concept is simple enough: fifth-grade drama enthusiast Gretchen doesn't get an acting part for the school melodrama, and she invokes a fairy, who she is surprised to see appear. But the fairy godmother's magic doesn't turn out the way anyone thought it would, and leads to more problems. At the end, we find out the secret of the fairy godmother, and Gretchen gets what she wants.

This book is written very well, and has lots of little treats for you to find. I feel that this is more literary than Mail-Order Wings; the beginning almost invokes Ramona's distinct voice and strong opinions, and the author completely takes you into Gretchen's little mind. Gretchen's growth throughout the book is done in a very believable and complete way.

One of the fun aspects of this book is the fairy godmother's tool of choice; instead of an old-fashioned magic wand, she uses and Enchantulator, which helps her find out things she can do to help Gretchen, and sends out colored sparks when casting magic. There's also the school play, a melodrama, Polly's Pies in Peril. (Polly Winsum needs to save her pie business from the evil banker Blakheart.) The snippets of this were delightfully over-the-top!

Other reviewers didn't mention Amy, who was the golden-haired newcomer initially chosen for the part of Polly Winsum. (Amy looks the part of a traditional, naive heroine, but has the acting skills of a cardboard cutout.) Throughout most of the book, there's intense rivalry between Amy and Gretchen, at least on Gretchen's part, and most of the enchantments are directed at Amy. But the consequences of the tricky enchantments are done very realistically, and in one of the delightful last scenes, Gretchen actually helps Amy's acting ability. I look forward to seeing Amy's character developed more in More Fifth Grade Magic.

Also, in many books where someone has a special talent, interest, or ability, it's very hard for the author to show us that. (I've yet to read a book that makes me understand how much the protagonist loves dancing, or drawing, or something, and let us visualize very distinctive and precise drawings, or dancing, or whatever.) But in Fifth Grade Magic, we can totally see Gretchen's love of acting, with her trying to get other people to act with her at recess, or memorizing all of the lines in the play, or what she does in the fabulous last scene. This is a very good book.

I disagree with the previous reviewer that the ending doesn't tie things up; everything that needs to be told to end the story is told, and there's one of the happiest endings I've ever seen. There may have been one page or so more, to help us feel more satisfied, but otherwise it was a very good ending.

So what are you waiting for?? Read this book already!

I got this product for my husband, who spends his winter in an ice shack, fishing sun up to sun down! He loved the photographs of the different ice shacks and the information about different ice fishing events. Also a good coffee table book- all of his friends have spent a lot of time looking at the crafty ice shacks. A good buy!

Compiled with occasional captions by portrait and commercial photographer Kathryn Nordstrom, "The Fish House Book: Life On The Ice In The Northland" provides a visually impressive photographic survey of fish houses and the ice fishing culture that created them. Nordstrom photographically documents the people, the ice fishing culture, and the fish houses (interior and exterior) with more than two hundred color images. From the Aitkin Fish House Parade, to the Brainered Extravaganza, to the Walker Eelpout Festival, to camping overnight on Lake of the Woods, to a wedding, "The Fish House Book" is a fascinating and informative glimpse into a genuine upper midwest American subculture. Enhanced with an essay by Arnold Alanen (Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Wisconsin-Madison), "The Fish House Book" is very highly recommended for academic and community library collections, and for non-specialist general readers with an interest in ice fishing houses and the culture that supports them.

As an individual who has traveled throughout the world I picked up this book just to see what I didn't know. Let me tell you the tips and info I got from the book was outstanding. The book was very well written and should be a must for the unexperienced travel as well as the seasoned traveler/

If you fly, you will get some great information from "The Flying Smart Handbook". It is easy reading and takes you from the time you decide to fly, to the airport, to the the flight, and even to the hotel. Captain Horgan advises the use of a travel agent, explains why, and even gives you his insight regarding many of the noises and delays you may encounter. Other subjects covered include checking your luggage, what airport security is all about, what to do with pets,and what is really going on during taxi, takeoff,climb, descent, and landing. I have been traveling for over thirty years and the book answered many questions and corrected some false assumptions that I have had. It is in an easy reading format. Congratulations to the Captain for informing us, in language we can all understand, what is really happening up there.

Love the book. Very informative! Getting very excited for my trip to Thailand

My daughter & I are traveling to Thailand - and doing our own research. I have obtained many travel books - and Foder's is TOPS. It has so much more information - down to those small details that can make or break a trip. I will certainly travel with Fodor's on my next trip, too!

I claim to be a knowledgeable person on the subjects of French behavior and certain aspects of French domestic policy, and I spent many years on the French soil. That's why I was eager to read French Negotiating Behavior. I didn't waste my money with it.

Muffled as we are so often by the filters of political correctness, it comes as a welcome liberation to read the clear words of Charles Cogan on the French mind. There aren't many wasted words in "French Negotiating Behavior," and you won't be in any doubt about its author's knowledge and objectivity, both of which are clear and honorable. That's why I consider that the title may be somewhat deceptive since the information you'll find in this book will provide you with valuable knowledge whose scope extends well beyond the mere subject of negotiation. Well, the author is a diplomat who has been in poste at the U.S. Embassy at Paris from 1984 to 1989 as C.I.A. Chief of station, after all; and this experienced and highly knowledgeable lecturer on French-American relations had previously authored "Oldest Allies, Guarded Friends: The United and France since 1940."

So, Charles Cogan knows whom he is talking about and he brilliantly and accurately introduce us to the depths of the mind of the French decisionmaker and negociator. I mean he doesn't limit his description to what a good American observer may see and ear, but it explains indeed the hidden French turn of mind and that's what makes this book enlightening for the neophyte and an interesting and thought-provoking study on French behavior on sensible issues for the others. The chapters II and III, titled "The Cultural Context" and "The Historical Context" are much helpful in our attempt to understand the roots of the "Exception Francaise" (French Exception).

Here are two representative examples of certain French peculiarities I personally noticed when dealing with French officials, which I picked up at random in the enthralling chapter titled "The Process:"

"Americans often had had the experience of listening to a French interlocutor drone on, leaving those on the other side of the table wondering what is the point. Suddenly, at the end of an extended presentation, the French negotiator presents his conclusions. 'You have to pay the closest attention to what the French negotiator says at the end,' remarks Ambassador George Ward Jr., a U.S. diplomat who has worked extensively on European security questions."

"A `straight-from-the-shoulder' bluntness is not in keeping with the French style; hence, when Gerhard Shröder, in one of his first meetings with Jacques Chirac, plunged right in at the beginning of lunch and asked Chirac what he thought about the situation in Afghanistan, the French leader was startled. The French prefer to wait for the appropriate moment, after a certain amount of scene setting. The French expression `entre la poire et le fromage' (between the pear and the cheese) is an allusion to the habit of discussing important business at the end of a meal. The French philosopher Michel de Montaigne used the expression that one needs to speak `à l'heure' (at the right moment)."

So, you must know that "French Negotiating Behavior" puts the emphasis on politics, policymakers and diplomats, and on the spirit of the schools and universities where French diplomats and "sherpas" are trained. This certainly owes to the professional activity and past responsibilities of the author, and a chapter titled "Case Studies: NATO, Iraq, and the Uruguay Round" will provide you with enlightening examples at this regard.
But since French private and public business are traditionally less or more officially connected--especially when it comes to foreign trade--many helpful tricks and descriptions will certainly prove to be an invaluable source of information for the American businessman who is reading me and to whom I recommend to keep one issue in his suitcase, as a reminder, when tripping to France for business purpose.

I miss Charles Cogan didn't add some other case studies on less important issues relating to pure business. Also, he seems unwilling to elaborate on certain unofficial and sensible realities of French politics which may fairly tip the balance at some point when Americans and French are in business or competition together--but isn't the author a diplomat?

If ever the ambiguity of the French attitude toward the United States and capitalism still puzzles you, then "French Negotiating Behavior" is an indispensable complement to certain pieces of works approaching less ambiguously the subject of French-U.S. relations, such as "Anti-Americanism," by Jean Francois Revel; "Our Oldest Enemy," by John H. Miller and Mark Molesky; or the widely acclaimed "The American Enemy," by Philippe Roger. Because we must call a spade a spade at some point "French Negotiating Behavior" is nothing but a working-book about negotiation and certain important cultural differences between French and Americans, after all.

Also readily available in a hardcover edition, French Negotiating Behavior: Dealing With La Grande Nation by Charles Cogan (Senior Research Associate, john F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) offers an informed and informative "window" into French cultural, diplomatic, and business styles and habits that are of immense importance to anyone from other nations pursuing private, corporate, or international negotiations. From the legacy of history; to illustrative case studies; to specific tips, tricks and techniques for negotiating with the French government either unilaterally or through multilateral organizational frameworks, French Negotiating Behavior is very highly recommended and critically important reading.

My daughter an I where doing this technique with a regular square box that we knew how to fold and when we first saw this book we ordered it. We love the ideas and directions are easy enough to follow. Now we have many more styles to make. We love it!

Wow!! This is a great book. Lots of diagrams and easy to follow instructions. I used this book with my adult education class and everyone was bursting with ideas from it. Try the boxes in paper also. Carol