Barry Books

"10 Ways To Screw Up An Ad Campaign" is one of the best business books I've read on the subject of advertising and marketing. The information that Barry shares is absolutely amazing. It's easy to read and to implement in any business. I strongly recommend that you read this book before spending another dime on advertising.

This book is filled with simple, sensible, yet creative ideas on how businesses and professional practices of all sizes can increase sales through marketing and advertising. It's extremely easy to read and offers practical advice that even businesses with very limited budgets can use to reevaluate strategies and maximize their advertising. There is an important chapter on realistic expectations and measurement of results. I can't imagine not discovering at least a few ideas you can implement immediately from this book.

For the price, you can't expect to find a better written book on advertising. This book not only gives you insights on creating sucessful advertising campaigns, it also will force you to focus on what sets your business apart from the competition. After reading it, you may re-invent your business as well as your marketing!

This book is witty and insightful with great examples on how to use various advertising methods and techniques. It has charts, toolkits bullet points, references and a glossary. I enjoyed it very much. It is well worth the price.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read thrillers, especially about the U.S Government and the Soviet Union that deal with the Cold War. A warning to young readers; this book deals with suspense, politics, drugs, hi-tech sex, espionage, and even glasnost. This book is about a man named Harold Adrian Russell. The arch-traitor and leader of this secret organization called the 13th Directorate. A legendary spy that is planning a single operation and members of another secret agency called KGB. For twenty years they wanted to put a Soviet-controlled President in the White House. Nick Delan is from the streets of Chicago's Italian ghetto by way of Vietnam. He is the top operative for the United States's secret agency. But in all his years as a top-drawer assassin, he was shocked when he heard his orders to kill the next president of the United States before he can be elected. If Nick fails, America will lose the cold war without even knowing it. I don't like spoiling the ending because it ruins the purpose of reading this book. I read this book cover to cover and it is one of the best books I ever read. I like books about this kind of topic. Have fun and enjoy it because once you start reading it you never want to put it down.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read thrillers, especially about the U.S Government and the Soviet Union that deal with the Cold War. A warning to young readers; this book deals with suspense, politics, drugs, hi-tech sex, espionage, and even glasnost. This book is about a man named Harold Adrian Russell. The arch-traitor and leader of this secret organization called the 13th Directorate. A legendary spy that is planning a single operation and members of another secret agency called KGB. For twenty years they wanted to put a Soviet-controlled President in the White House. Nick Delan is from the streets of Chicago's Italian ghetto by way of Vietnam. He is the top operative for the United States's secret agency. But in all his years as a top-drawer assassin, he was shocked when he heard his orders to kill the next president of the United States before he can be elected. If Nick fails, America will lose the cold war without even knowing it. I don't like spoiling the ending because it ruins the purpose of reading this book. I read this book cover to cover and it is one of the best books I ever read. I like books about this kind of topic. Have fun and enjoy it because once you start reading it you never want to put it down.

I recommmend this book to anyone who likes to read thrillers, especially about the U.S Government and the Soviet Union that deal with the Cold War. A warning to young readers this book deals with suspense, politics, drugs, hi-tech sex, espionage, and even glasnost. This book is about a man named Harold Adrian Russell. The arch-traitor and leader of this secret organization called The 13th Directorate. A legendary spy that is planning a single operation and members of another secret agency called the KGB, for 20 years they want to put a Soviet-controlled President in the White House. Nick Delan is from the streets of Chicago's Italian ghetto by way of vietnam. He is the Top Operative for The United States's secret agency. But in all his years as a top-drawer assassin,he was shocked when he heard his orders, to kiil the next president of the United States before he can be elected. If Nick fails, America will lose the Cold War without even knowing it. I don't like spoiling the ending because it ruins the purpose of reading this book. I read this book cover to cover and it is one of the best books I ever read. I like books about this kind of topic. Have fun and enjoy it because once you start reading it you will never want to put it down.

I read this book back in the summer of '88. This book kicks a**. Find it if you can. It will make you happy. I have been looking for a copy since I loaned mine out long ago. It has a crisp linear progression, high-tech sexploitation by the KGB, all the gadgits you still don't know exist, and a nice artsy denoument.

The Bill James 2003 Handbook goes above and beyond previous publications which were devised in conjunction with baseball guru Bill James. This book provides readers not only with normal baseball statistics, but much much more as well. Just a few of these extra sections include: 1) rating scales and statistics of all Major League Baseball stadiums, 2) statistics of every Major League hitter broken down into at bats against left-handed and right-handed pitchers, 3) statistics of every Major League pitcher against left-handed and right-handed batters, 4) enough leader boards to cover just about every possible pitching and hitting statistic (for example: best batting average against fastballs; # of pitches seen per plate appearance; best % of throwing out baserunners by catchers; batting average with bases loaded, best average in 1st and 2nd half of season, FOR PITCHERS: highest # of batters faced, run support per 9 IP, homeruns allowed, % of pitches in the strike zone, 'quality starts', K/BB ratio, # of double plays induced, fastest average fastball speed in MPH, etc.) The leader boards go on and on. In all, there are 18 pages of all kinds of statistical leaders like these. One of my favorite sections of the book is the page dedicated to career assessments. This section gives a % rate of the chances certain players will reach different milestones at some point in their careers. Did you know there is a 24% chance that Barry Bonds will hit 800 homeruns in his career? These are a few of the many extensive parts of this book. Bill James and the staff at Baseball Info Solutions (the company that provided all of the statisical data) have certainly outdone themselves this time. I look forward to reading this book for many years to come.

This book is a 'must have' for any baseball fanatic or fantasy baseball coach. It includes up-to-date individual statistics for every single MLB player, and insightful articles explaining the statistics.

I especially enjoyed Ryan Galla's contribution to the book explaining Career Assessments - his article sheds a lot of light on the overall perfomances of one player vs. another over their careers.

A glossary in the back defines many of the more obscure statistics used in baseball, including the actual formulas used to compute them.

I keep my copy handy for every baseball game I watch.

As a fantasy sports aficionado, I have found this book to be a MUST HAVE for anyone considering entering a competitive league. The insightful analysis of players' chances of breaking career marks (by Ryan Galla) is thought provoking, and takes into account many factors that I would probably have never thought of otherwise. Galla is clearly the heart and soul of the company that put together this wonderful book, and has a very bright future in the field of baseball analysis. A must have for any baseball fan. Bravo!

The Bill James 2003 Handbook goes above and beyond previous publications which were devised in conjunction with baseball guru Bill James. This book provides readers not only with normal baseball statistics, but much much more as well. Just a few of these extra sections include: 1) rating scales and statistics of all Major League Baseball stadiums, 2) statistics of every Major League hitter broken down into at bats against left-handed and right-handed pitchers, 3) statistics of every Major League pitcher against left-handed and right-handed batters, 4) enough leader boards to cover just about every possible pitching and hitting statistic (for example: best batting average against fastballs; # of pitches seen per plate appearance; best % of throwing out baserunners by catchers; batting average with bases loaded, best average in 1st and 2nd half of season, FOR PITCHERS: highest # of batters faced, run support per 9 IP, homeruns allowed, % of pitches in the strike zone, 'quality starts', K/BB ratio, # of double plays induced, fastest average fastball speed in MPH, etc.) The leader boards go on and on. In all, there are 18 pages of all kinds of statistical leaders like these. One of my favorite sections of the book is the page dedicated to career assessments. This section gives a % rate of the chances certain players will reach different milestones at some point in their careers. Did you know there is a 24% chance that Barry Bonds will hit 800 homeruns in his career? These are a few of the many extensive parts of this book. Bill James and the staff at Baseball Info Solutions (the company that provided all of the statisical data) have certainly outdone themselves this time. I look forward to reading this book for many years to come.

Great resource for split classroom teachers. This book is full of creative lesson / project ideas.

I adore this Barry Lane book!

I not only teach but I also do the Writing Across the Curriculum trainings for teachers in my school district. At my trainings, I meet plenty of teachers who are intimidated by the notion of requiring their students to do more writing assignments, but this book always eliminates that intimidation. Barry presents 51 creative techniques for reporting on learned facts in both easy and challenging ways. After we try some of the techniques in my teacher trainings, I tell the teachers that this book is the best "For Under $15" they can buy, and they all believe me; they've had so much fun creating original Wacky Report Cards and Wacky Wanted Posters that it's hard not to.

As a teacher, I personally love the "We" in the title: "We-Search." I use Barry's 51 techniques as group research and group writing projects. I know that 1/3 of my students are interpersonal learners, which means they need to talk to each other as they learn, and this book provides 51 clever formats that get students to plan together a "report" that becomes so much better when multiple voices contribute. Barry's ideas work perfectly as group projects, and the students love working together to build them.

Lastly, if you have a large number of students whose idea of report writing is to copy entire sentences from books or notes and turn it in as their own work, you need to start using this book. Here's my formula: Teach a concept. Have students work together to report on one of the concept's big ideas into a "Wacky We-Search Report" from the book. Hang the "reports" up and put the students' notes and books away. Ask students to--without looking at what they have just put away--to write a paragraph or a report about the topics now hanging on the walls, and you will be amazed at their ability to put another's ideas into their own words.

I adore this book!

I really liked this book. There are tons of great ideas to use when you are looking for a "fun" way to do research. I teach 5th graders and some of it may be over their heads, but I am sure I will find ways to use some of them in my classroom.

Enhanced with Miles Bodimeade's black and white illustrations, Barry Lane's 51 Wacky We-Search Reports is a whimsical ourcebook written especially for young people and offering ideas to create humorous parodies of factual reports for fun and devising entertaining performances. Beginning with ten tested techniques for getting laughs, such as applying exaggeration, irony, proper setup and punch, double meanings and more, and then continuing with 51 great ideas ranging from making parody performances; to loopy styles of poetry; to wacky art on cards or websites; and more, 51 Wacky We-Search Reports is an excellent source for stimulating creativity, speaking skills, performance techniques, and just plain fun.

The interviews are well put together. He asked important questions, and allowed those being interviewed to share their thoughts. Some of the answers are entertaining, and others really give you the insight that only a person that was there can give.

Read only the interviews you want, or catch your fancy.

I, too, am glad that AK Press re-printed this (unabridged) oral history project by the late great Paul Avrich. In this classic tome, Avrich brilliantly brings to life the fascinating stories of the heroic women and men, most of them immigrants, involved in the anarchist movement of the early 20th century. I especially found interesting the stories about Emma Goldman, Sacco and Vanzetti and the free schools inspired by the work of Francisco Ferrer. That said , I was a little dismayed that a few of the individuals interviewed espoused ideas that many activists today wound consider reactionary, such as support for Zionism and the Cuban exile movement. It bewilders me, for example, how any anticapitalist could denounce Salvador Allende and the social experiment he attempted in Chile. Likewise, I was troubled by the fact that the bulk of the book dealt almost exclusively with issues of economic exploitation and the state, ignoring equally important topics like race, gender, sexual orientation and the environment. Nevertheless, this is an important book, and despite its enormity, a surprisingly quick and enjoyable read.

Anarchist Voices: An Oral History of Anarchism in America is a real treasure. It's more than 450 pages long, but I couldn't put it down. The book allowed me to escape into the lives of the real participants of the Anarchist movement of North America in its previous heyday of the 1890s-1930s. Originally published in 1995, Paul Avrich interviewed hundreds of Anarchists and former Anarchists who were mainly in their eighties and nineties in the 1970s, the majority dying within a few years of the interviews. I was especially impressed by this, since it gave hundreds of people who had led amazing lives a sort of last memoir before they passed, much in the same style as Working by [by whom?]

It is divided into six sections covering much of the American Anarchist movement. It is mainly centered around the east coast, especially New York. They are 1) Pioneers, which focuses on relatives and close friends of the famous Anarchists like Alexander Berkman and Ben Reitman, 2) Emma Goldman, who was hugely influential and left a strong impression on everyone interviewed 3) Sacco and Venzetti, which details mostly Italian Anarchist experiences around the famous trials and frame-up of the Italian immigrants, 4) Schools and Colonies, which focus on the Modern School movement like the Ferrer school or the Stelton colony in which Anarchists tried to build communities and separate themselves into a lifestyle, 5) the Ethnic Anarchists, focusing on different groups which really brought ideological Anarchism to the United States, like the Russians, Jews, Spanish, and Italian immigrants, 6) the 1920s and beyond, which links the activities after the big decline on the US Anarchist movement after the 1920s until the 1960s and the rise of the "new anarchist movement" starting in the 1980s.

What really struck me about this book was how similar some of the arguments of the Anarchist movement were in the past to those of the present. Past divisions between sub-groups were detailed in the text as well. As Avrich explains, the main split was between the Anarcho-syndicalists/communists and the Anarcho-individualists. Today, the main split is between the Anarcho-syndicalists/communists and the eco-anarchists. The discussion also includes people who got burnt out on anarchists because they thought the anarchists were ineffective. Many do not regret their involvement in the movement and look back on the years they spent in the movement as the best years of their lives.

In the end, the book is very inspiring because so many of the interviewees still call themselves Anarchists and see that the fight for a better world will continue no matter what. Many of them remain idealists and are hopeful that the world they have worked towards will come about someday. They have hope despite having seen the world nearly destroy itself, supposed comrades (like the Communists) betray them, and enough bickering to make anyone cynical. Many of them had not been involved in the Anarchist Movement for many years, or had simply been involved in book clubs or discussion groups that passed on the ideas. And yet they are still committed to the idea that all humans should be free of oppression and that no government can make you free no matter where you are on this earth.

I'm very, very happy that AK has reissued this book. Previously, it was only available in expensive hardcover.

What it is is nothing less than a living, breathing, oral history of the real anarchist communities which existed in the United States mostly before the second world war.

Instead of dry theory you have the voices of the people who have read the theory and have applied it in their lives in an actual movement.

You have people from the Italian Anarchist community in America, you have references to the Spanish one and how they organized in America while the CNT, the major Anarcho-Syndialist Union in Spain, was in existence.

You have recollections of the major Anarchists in America from people who actually knew them; you even have gossip over things like Sacco and Vanzetti by Anarchists theorizing about the case.

Plus, accounts of Anarcho-Communes, which did exist well into the 20th century.

If you ever wanted to experience what it would be like to sit at a table back in the first half of the century and hear the Anarchists of the time talk about their lives, their strategies to organize for social change in their communities, and their take on politics and anarchism, well, here it is.

The book is invaluable.

Better than trying to struggle over pointless legal theory in "What is Property?" by Proudhon...although other of Proudhon's works are good.

Hear the living, breathing, heart of the early 20th century anarchist movement: read this book.

This book is an excellant sourse for NAPLEX preparation.I have seen all the other books.Among all it is the standard one.Get familiar with the basics, and follow this book to get good score.

If you are studying for NAPLEX, I would totally recommend you get this book and work through all the questions. I also took the review course given by the authors and it was EXCELLENT. Hall and Reiss are great teachers who organized and tied up all the loose ends that my pharmacy professors could not.

I highly recommend this book -- it is the bible for the NAPLEX. The book by Leon Shargel is difficult to read and in too much detail. This IS the book to get for NAPLEX. If you need more background information for NAPLEX, I would also recommend you get the Drug cards (in small gray binder), Drug Information Handbook and Pharmacotherapy Handbook (HANDBOOK ONLY NOT anything else) by Dipiro et al. If you can, take the review course with Hall and Reiss, the authors -- it is worth the money and not only will it help you with NAPLEX but also shed light on a lot of points that are missed in pharmacy school. They zero in on what is important to know. Hope this helps and good luck!!

This book is an excellent way to prepare for the NAPLEX exam. It is comprehensive, well written, and worth every penny. I took a live review course presented by the authors in Chicago and it was also super. I learned more in that course than I learned in 5 years of pharmacy school.

I HAVE GONE THRU THIS BOOK & SOLVED ALL THE Q&A 'S ITS AN EXCELLENT BOOK WITH NAPLEX TYPE QUESTIONS & THE ANS ARE EXPLAINED REALLY GOOD . THE BEST PART IS THE STUDY DISK WHICH HAS PATIENT PROFILES WHICH HELPS TO PREPARE FOR NEW NAPLEX. IT IS ALSO A VERY GOOD GUIDE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS PREPARING FOR FPGEE. IT HAS ALMOST ALL TOPICS COVERED & I WOULD STRONGLY RECCOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR ALL STUDENTS PREPARING FOR NAPLEX EXAM.

I am a Human Resources Professional who loved this book.
It is an excellent guide with tools for understanding the landscape of risk in the Hiring process.
Their broad scope of discussions around National and International safety and risk issues has help me to gain a more global prospective on background screening.

To employ someone is to trust them to some degree, so how does one know whom to trust? "Background Screening and Investigations: Managing Hiring Risk from the HR and Security Perspectives" is a guide to screening employees before they potentially become a problem for the company. The strengths of a person with an excellent record who appears to be brilliant may be far outweighed by a serious attitude problem or worse. How does a Human Resources official decide when is it safe to hire a convicted felon, or a sexual predator? How far can a company go before breaking the fair opportunity laws? All of these topics are tackled expertly in "Background Screening and Investigations", a must read for any employer who wants to assure a harmonious work environment.

Background Screening and Investigations: Managing Hiring Risk from the HR and Security Perspective not only discusses the issues from a corporate perspective, but from a candidate perspective as well. Targeted for the corporate environment, but with the general public in mind, the book discusses how background screening can negatively impact ex-prisoners, their family and community.

This book is an excellent reference not only for Corporate HR and security, but for any individual interested in how background checks affect the employment status of the prospective employee.

An excellently written book! Great reference point!

NLJackson

The Background Screening & Investigation book was extremely well written. I was expecting a boring reference manual, but instead found it to be easy and interesting to read, it is an incerdible resource! It also gives a contemporary view of background screening touching on many of the relevant issues of today such as Infinity Screening, Second Chance issues, International Screening and dealing with Sexual Offenders. I definitely recommend it for Security and HR professionals and others involved in the hiring process. Read this book today to avoid being in the news tomorrow for hiring the wrong person!

Interior designs range from casual to formal, from eclectic to historic, from traditional to avant garde. Barry Dixon's interior design style is especially noted for his international approach incorporating classical architecture and traditional themes with elements of modern and contemporary designs. The results were elegant and individualized interior creations ranging from a Caribbean mountaintop villa, to an 18th century Virginia farmhouse, to an open-plan Manhattan loft, and so much more. Profusely illustrated with full color photography by Edward Addeo, "Barry Dixon Interiors" by historic house restoration enthusiast Brian D. Coleman is a compendium of the best of Dixon's designs and a pure pleasure to simply browse through for inspirations and examples of what can be done. Simply stated, "Barry Dixon Interiors" is an enthusiastically recommended and seminal addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library Interior Design reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

I own many interior design books, and this one is by far the best. From the cover, to the preface, which includes a photo of Barry Dixon's staff, a first in a high end design book, to the back cover, there is a delight on every page. He highlights eleven homes, including his own. They each share his decorating signature, round rugs, pictures hung frame to frame, and he does seem to love his brass tack trim, and yet each is individual in style. He can do color and neutrals, he does pattern on pattern, simpler rooms, modern and country, and each is fabulous. Every photo, and they are beautifully photographed, has a wealth of ideas. This book would be a treasured edition in your decorating library.

For readers who enjoy magazines such as VERANDA and SOUTHERN ACCENTS, this book will be a step-up in quality of design. Mr. Dixon's use of antiques and high quality reproductions mixed with contemporary furnishings produces a fresh, easy to appreciate approach to interior design. Subtle coloration schemes dominate and there is an architectural sensitivity that would make the rooms man-friendly. This is an attractive presentation that could offer any number of ideas that would translate for the serious do-it-yourself-er.

I picked this book up at a local bookstore because I thought the cover and photos inside were intriguing. Upon further investigation, began to realize what a gem this resource truly is... The copy that accompanies each house it informative yet written in such a way that it's hard to put the book down. Addeo's photos are brilliant... captivating.... in a word, lush. An added bonus, Dixon gives amazing tips on how to decorate your home. It's your one source for all your real design needs.

This is one of the best piano books around. Within a couple of days I was playing some really rich and accurate songs. If your tired of lame interpretations of a songs melody line, this book is for you. It is an accurate translation of his songs. Great stuff!

We purchased this as a gift for my daughter's 18th birthday. She has played the piano for 10 years and this gift was a winner! All of Barry's classics are found here and are challenging to play. My daughter is taking music theory and enjoys "discovering" Barry's unique craftsmanship at the keyboard. This book will not disappoint.

I've played the songs of Barry on my piano for many years, and it's given me so much pleasure. This anthology, which includes songs I've never played before, is really brilliant! I think this is a must for every fan who plays the piano or guitar. The arrangements are very good.
Buy it today and you'll have beautiful music to play on your instrument throughout your life. HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE!
Erik Torp

I was left a stack of old records and found many Barry Manilow's recordings. I started to listen to his songs and appreciated the way he composed. I jokingly told my wife I was turning soft and becoming "gay" because I was appreciating Barry Manilow's tunes. While they are produced in a sugar coated innocent pop way they are expertly written and this book is a good primer of Barry Manilow's style. If you want to play his tunes they are all here. He is underrated as a song writer.

This is a great book. I have given this book as a gift to new parents and say this book is just like having children. You do your best, but they are who they are.

How does a little boy train his big, brown, disobedient dog? When the boy commands SIT, his dog jumps up on him and slobbers. When he orders STAY, his dog chases a squirrel. FETCH seems to mean roll over to his dog; COME causes his furry friend to run away. This old canine just can't seem to get the hang of it. He won't give his paw, stay off the furniture, play catch, or stop howling and barking. Finally in total exasperation the boy commands BE BROWN, words his dog just can't ignore..... Barbara Bottner's minimal text, really just one word per page, is highlighted by Barry Gott's charming, bold, bright, and exuberant illustrations, and little ones are sure to giggle and enjoy all the silly antics of boy and dog. Be Brown! is an engaging and entertaining preschool, crowd pleaser, youngsters will beg to "help" you read again and again.

My 3.5-year-old son loved this hilarious story about a bossy boy and his disobedient dog. The way that the dog never listens to the orders that the boy is delivering is very amusing and so true to life. We laughed and laughed as we read this story. The ending where the little boy finally thinks up an order that the dog is able to obey works perfectly. We loved the way that they boy wants to celebrate his dog's "goodness" with a hug and some words of praise. The words and the pictures go together perfectly! All in all, this book is a great read and is sure to be a favorite with all children who have pets and those that want one.

Barbara Bottner's latest picture book proves once again how perfectly she understands children. A young boy is desperately trying to train his uncooperative dog. Ignoring command after command, the dog gloriously (and hilariously) avoids compliance. What's a boy to do? -- A perfectly satisfying ending!