Corcoran Books

This book was one of my childhood favorites. I can't wait to share it with my daughter!

Dictionary includes Japanese, Korean, Chinese and other language terms used in the martial arts. Includes a pronounciation guide.

Corcoran is a materialist Christian. That means he doesn't believe we have a soul in the classic Christian view of soul. It doesn't mean we are merely animals either. I do love how it makes the resurrection of the body which Paul so emphasizes imperative. I don't know if his way is the only way to get there, nor is it his prime motivation for holding the view. An insightful read that will definitely leave you with questions about your assumptions.

This anthology focuses upon a particular niche in metaphysics--the nature of human persons. The three sections of this anthology broadly focus around three issues: positive and negative arguments for dualism, alternatives to dualism, and whether or not life after death requires dualism. There are a total of fourteen essays, six for the first section, four a piece for the final two sections. Many of the authors are important `movers and shakers' in this area.

One of the nice things about this anthology is that most of the essays are relatively short. None are above twenty pages, and some are as short as twelve pages. This means that each essay does not endlessly sprawl on, and it is not too particularly taxing to finish in a sitting. Furthermore, all of the essays are interesting. I found several to be truly insightful (see, in particular, Olson's "A Compound of Two Substances"). There are many solid essays here, with only one (sadly) falling flat. Unlike some anthologies which contain dead in the water contributions, one could profit from a simple front to back reading of this text. The essays are not too terribly difficult. To be honest, this book would be a good (relatively) advanced introduction to the metaphysics of person. Most interested readers and undergraduates should be able to tackle any of the essays here. Furthermore, given the array of topics, the essays do not too narrowly focus on one particular issue and beat it to death. Most essays also have extensive footnotes so that one can easily see where to continue a study on the issues in that essay.

If there vices to this anthology, they are few. First, there is not a lot of interaction between the various authors. This is not to say that there are none, but most of the essays stand free from the rest. Second, several contributors--Foster, Hasker, Baker, and Cooper--provided concise and distilled introductions to their particular views... which they have espoused more extensively in books they have written. Thus, one not familiar with Foster's inductive argument for dualism will appreciate the introduction he provides here, but his essay does not seem to add anything he has not said already in his book. (For this reason, this book might not be as useful to one already familiar with the work of those philosophers.) But despite these relatively small qualms, I cannot but whole heartedly encourage the person interested in this area of philosophy to read through this anthology.

What a delight! The reader is treated to specific steps toward efficiency and time management by the second page. Dr. Corcoran doesn't "waste any time" at all getting to the meat of the matter. I read this book through, but I'm willing to bet that reading just one page a day would improve the average person's use of time.

This is about a young girl Gail who has been forced to go live with her uncle. Her mother is mentally ill and can't take care of her. Her father has been away for some time and her uncle refuses to wait.

When there is an accident while her uncle is driving Gail decides to run away rather than be left alone with her uncle.

She happens upon a family who may be her salvation or not.
She is unsure of their intentions.

This book is timeless.

I read this years ago in the early 80s and just happen to find it when I was at a used bookstore.

I believe that the characters were well developed in that you knew who wasgood and who would rather do harm than to give a helping hand.

This is about a young girl Gail who has been forced to go live with her uncle. Her mother is mentally ill and can't take care of her. Her father has been away for a time.

When there is an accident while her uncle is driving Gail decides to run away.

She happens upon a family who may be her salvation or not.

This book is timeless.

I read this years ago in the early 80s and just happen to find it when I was at a used bookstore.

Great little read... lots of interesting factiods about Jimmy Buffett that would be of interest to any & all Parrotheads.

Thy author was trying to cash in Jimmy Buffett's success by assembling a paper back of old photos that he had kept/collected in the early 70's. I'm surprised Buffett's Company approved such a farce.

OK, all the previous reviews have a lot of truth in them. I, too, was expecting more from Tom Corcoran since he was there throughout the '70s when Buffett began creating his own legend. So, for those of us who already know Key West well and have been longtime Buffett aficionados, there's little new in this slim volume.
However, if you've never been to Key West -- or have been there just once or twice -- you'll probably find the book interesting, and maybe even informative. For the rest of us ... well, we're still waiting for the definitive book on "the Key West years." Maybe Jimmy eventually will write it himself.

This book is not much more than a compilation of a few of old photographs of Jimmy Buffett and some of his old haunts. The people who critiqued it very harshly should consider the nature of the book before making a negative comment. The book WAS worth the 10 dollars paid for it, old photographs and the 1st and 2nd hand experiences written about Jimmy Buffett's adventures at each location are worth the small price. The book isn't long, it isn't very detailed, but the old photographs and little details will help any Parrothead to picture the manner of which Jimmy's songs and stories originated.

...like the girl next door as I remember her. This is almost a tourist brochure, would go well with the series "Quit your job and move to Key West". Sister Sparechange would approve.

This book has alot of information/data but none of it is useful unless you need specific concourse part numbers, etc. Even so, the diagrams are jumbled several to a page making them virtually unreadable and hiding any detail you might be looking for such as how exactly the 1968 headlight bucket attaches to the fender/grill (just as an example). If you need detailed, specific information, it would be best for you to purchase your car's make/model/year factory service manual. The most irritating issue I have with this book is that it's a regurgitation of diagrams and data tables but does not include listings of part numbers to match the diagrams. For instance, the body panel breakdown contains part numbers listed with the body panels but there's no cross-reference to find out what exactly the body panel's name is as you would need to order it from a parts house.

As long as you realize this book provides all the nitty gritty details of a Mustang, you should be happy with it. You will note many of the diagrams are the same ones used in the parts catalogs like NPD. Since I am in the stage of disassembly and early restoration, it won't get much use yet but once I start to put things back together, I see this book as very valuable. There is not much verbiage so this will not give you the "tricks" to put things together but should be a good supplement to other books.

Gives you good information about model development, and original and optional equipment and modifications. Good photgraphs. Good description of essential parts by model year. The exploded line drawings give you a general impression of the build and parts, but they are not adequate for do-it-yourself projects. I miss information about function (i.e. ventilation or heater regulation) and about fluids (oil, cooler etc.)

This book is an excellent guide for anyone who is restoring an early Mustang or needs information identifying an existing car or possible purchase. Richly supplied with photos, diagrams and tables of specifications, the book gives nearly all the informtion to do an accurate restoration of a 64-70 Mustang.

The biggest flaw is that many of the data charts do not include information past 1970. The engine identification photographs and charts fail to give information past 1970. Since the motive power for a Muscle Car is of great interest to most owners, this is an important oversight. The section on interiors also fails to show photos or diagrams beyond 1970. Since I am restoring a 1972 with a trashed interior, I was very disappointed not to be able to tell how my interior should look. The trim codes list didn't go beyond 1970 so I couldn't tell what the colors should be. The suspension section and driveline section is also short of critical information.

For a person working on a 64-70 Mustang, I highly recommend the book. It is richly filled with information and visuals. I would still get the book as a restorer of a 1971-1973 because there is lots of great information, such as complete information on the body and paint. Much of the missing information can be inferred from the 1970 model and since one also needs a shop manual, the rest of the information would be there.

I bought a 68 as a project in a semi dismantled condition, this book is an excellent reference for piecing together which bits go where (& which are missing!), the notes on options are also useful.

This is my first restoration & this book will be a valuable source of information.

I was disappointed in this book for several reasons:

The quiz has very little to do with how to find a good place to retire.

Author mentions issues with living in countries other than the US but omits to mention that some places do not let you actually "own" property as we do here.

It's not so much how high the taxes, but what you get for your taxes that is important--public transit that actually runs more than once an hour, being but one example. Low-tax rural areas are great, if you can still drive or can afford to have someone else drive you places. If not, supposedly low-tax areas can be higher in other costs (not just gas, but say, having to spend time getting to larger stores or accessing healthcare).

Placing retirees into categories was annoying, as was the putting down of people who chose (and still choose) to go to Florida, and those who prefer certain activities to others.

The author did make some good points about planning for your retirement, but you could easily have fit them into a magazine article. The housing price info was out of date when it was printed. Borrow this from your library.

If you are thinking of moving to a small (or not-so-small) town after retiring, a better book would be "Moving to a Small Town" by Wanda Urbanska and Frank Levering.

It's not Barbara Corcoran's fault that a mortgage crisis blasted us just when the real estate bubble burst. But she can be faulted for ignoring the signs that the bubble was straining to begin with. So I'll give her applause for encouraging us boomers to look deep into what we want to do next with our lives, while turning thumbs down on most of her specific advice.

I got off to a bad start with this book, she offers up a quiz that's supposed to help you get your mind around the type of retirement location or second life career that's best for you. In my case, the answers could not have been less revealing. Her assessment of an even score like mine was basically "read the whole book, as you don't have a clear path anyway." I'm exagerating with that, but that's the way my imagination reacted.

Her basic premise is good. Don't move to Florida or Arizona, park yourself in a retirement community and expect to live out your days playing golf and shuffleboard! You'll hate it! She's a big proponent of creativity and drive, and that's excellent. It's just when she gets into the specifics of where and how that she loses objectivity.

First off, Ms. Corcoran seems to have a serious fixation with taxes. Nothing wrong with that if you're of an anti-tax mindset, but please, I'm not going to move to Panama just because they don't tax Americans as much as the state of Hawaii. Perhaps you feel different, that doesn't make either of us a bad person. :-)

It does cast some of her opinions in a less than favorable light however, when she expresses an economic recommendation that was fine when she wrote the book, but falls flat within the the economic climate of only six months later.

In any case, her basic message it to find your passions and build on them. That is excellent advice that no one can afford to reject. If you're looking for basic encouragement, and you like the self-help genre this is another collection of opinions and advice that you might appreciate. But if you're serious about learning something new, you just might want to wait until you see it at the second hand book fair or garage sale.

Fun and light reading on the topic of moving after 'retirement.' For example, the analysis of the need to discover passion and purpose and not 'just' play golf. The choices of locations is very limited in that it is almost exclusively in the U.S. Greater range and more detailed cultural offerings would be helpful.

I just finished "Nextville" and really loved it. Who knew about "cohousing" for those weary of the "car-dependant mcmansion sprawl!" Cohousing sounds like a great idea to me, and I never would have known about it if I had not read this book. The information on selling a current home or choosing a good area for new home is very helpful, and it saved me hours of time of trawling for tips on the web. The layout of the book is simple to navigate, and easy to take in. It's full of good, practical advice. (Incidentally, I'm glad that someone acknowledges that New York City is the "greenest" place to live in the U.S.!)

This is a great book for Baby Boomers approaching retirement. Author Barb Corcoran seems to have her hand of the pulse of this age group and she is very insightful into their work, spending, and living habits. It is an excellent reference if you are considering a move at this time in your life.

I'm not quite at retirement age yet, but it's really not that far away. This book has opened my mind to new possibilities for retirement--things I hadn't thought of before.

Nextville is full of practical advice and is written by a woman who seems to be the voice of experience. Besides this, the author ads a touch of humor and it is an easy read.