Bell Books

This is a very well written book on advertising. It is nice for a change to have heard of the authors! Usually when I read a review in another publication, such as Adweek, I am curious about the book but never buy it-this time I went ahead and bought it and I am most pleased. I am looking even more forward to the publisher's book entitled Inside the Minds: Leading Marketers - with the Chief Marketing Officers from Coke, GE, FedEx, American Express and other big names. It will be a very interesting contrast to the advertising side of the business.

This book is a must read for every advertiser-fantastic insight into the future of the advertising world. Adweek was right-this is a must read.

I have read close to 50 books on advertising throughout my career and this was by far the most innovative and thought provoking book I have read to date. I especially liked the chapter by Tim Love at Saatchi & Saatchi-but the entire book is full of insightful thoughts on where the future of the advertising industry is going. This is THE book to read if you are in the advertising, marketing or public relations industries.

This book is unmistakably useful as a guide for tourists visiting Turkey, but it will be of value also to all of us with Turkish friends. Turks are Middle Easterners, but not like most of their neighbours. This book sweeps away suppositions and errors and presents the Turks' history, culture, beliefs and ways in a clear and readable manner.

The Insight Guide to Turkey has breathtaking photos, and exceptionally well-written essays about the country, its history, geography, politics and peoples.

I read this book in preparing to host a Turk at my house. I was seeking an appreciation of the country and its culture. What I got was a fascinating read (I couldn't put it down) and a very balanced view, in addition to a great history lesson. I am left with a desire to see this country and meet its people!

Insight guides offer a rich history, political analysis and cultural insight to the countries they cover. By using locally based writers they get the insiders view of what the various camps believe in. For a discerning traveller who wants to know about the country, the people, geography, food, industry etc and for those who wish to travel independently, this is the book to read. It is not tourist guide which says stay here, eat this menu, see this statue. All that is left to the standard tourist guide writers. If you never travel to a country, you can know it through the insight guide. Because Muslim and Turkish cultures are so different from ours (and Turkish is different to Arabic Muslim) it is important to be aware of the behaviours that are considered polite and those that are considered to be rude. This book equips you to deal courteously with salesmen who would be considered pushy by western standards. Did you know for instance that it is rude to kiss your partner in the street in Turkey (or any muslim country) even if it is only a peck on the cheek -whereas it is polite for men to kiss each other in public. Why were Turks feared by all of Europe for seven hundred years? Why do the Greeks still hate them with such passion (if you want to insult a Greek just call him a Turk and see the reaction). For depth of analysis on culture, history and geography, to understand what makes the people tick, you should read this book. Then if you travel to Turkey you may, like me, find the Turks to be the friendliest people you have ever met. You may also understand why such friendly people are capable of being represented in quite a different way in Movies like Midnight Express. Vive la difference!

My family is from Trinidad, so I am already quite familiar with the island and its culture and customs. Nevertheless, I learned so much from this book regarding the rich history of Trinidad and Tobago ("T & T"). It is also an excellent travel guide. Photography is wonderful. I couldn't be any more pleased with this book. In fact, I will be taking it with me on my next trip to T & T.

This book was both insightful and accurate. It provided detailed information about the people, culture, customs and the lifestyle of the Trinidadian and Tobagonian people. There are many pictures representing the most popular vacation spots and the book provides historical detail about the areas and all of the influences of the various countries to colonize Trinidad. It provided a wealth of information for the average reader and even supplements the knowledge of the local Trinidadian who cannot accurately explain certain aspects of the culture. It is a must have book for every Trinidadian and Tobagonian and anyone who intends to visit Trinidad and Tobago. I can honestly say that the authors of this book did their research in an attempt to provide a fair and across the board view of all the racial groups which live in Trinidad and Tobago. The pictures are vivid and the diversity and beauty of the flora and fauna of Trinidad is beautifully exhibited in this book. The pictures alone would make one homesick and long to return to the beautiful island. This is one of the best sources of information I have come across on Trinidad and Tobago it provides, historical, geographical, cultural, political and social views of this wonderful paradise island.

I was told by the locals that I was "well read" after reading this one. Lot's of pictures, lots of history and lots of current information make it a perfect preparation for a trip to the island.

What a wonderful, refreshing book! I learned simple, insightful ways to de-stress my days that really help, plus the book is sprinkled with humor and anecdotes. The author speaks to you, not at you, and you know that she understands how easy we can let stress overcome our joy. An added bonus is the book contains short stories and vignettes from others who have "been there," each offering insight and hope. Out of the enormous selection of self-help books available, I put this one at the very top!

This easy-to-read book provides great insight and advice to all of us whose stressful moments sometimes make us forget about the good times. Her "destressors" are simple to follow and practical. The personal accounts make us feel we're not alone in our "down" times and that if these people can overcome, so can the rest of us. Teresa writes with such humor that even though the issues are serious, the heaviness doesn't burden us. This is a must read for all women and some men could use it too!

The layout of "Knot" is teaching basic life skills by example. For every problem you face there is a solution. These are real life people who have real life problems, some staggering, but they deal. I guess if they can do it, so can I. This is the theme of Teresa B. Kindred's "The Knot at the End of Your Rope" which is laced with faith promoting answers. My thanks to the author.

The book was in the French original version. The price was expensive but worth it.

Very Moving story of J-D B., who was a founding editor, I think, ofthe original Elle magazine, in France. He had "locked-in syndrome" and could hardly move a muscle - except for his eyes- or at least one of them. With said eye and eyelid he was able to manage to communicate and dictated this book....He founded a charity for this condition in France and if you google it you`ll find it. Some proceeds of the book may go to this charity ....
It has been optioned to be a film with the lead role said to be going to Johnny Depp.....

This book was written by a middle-aged man who had suffered a devastating stroke. After the stroke he was only able to move one eyelid, and so the book was laborously dictated letter by letter, using the blinking of his eye to choose letters from a computer screen. In the book he talks about his condition, and meditates about his life, both before and after the stroke. It's a compelling read. It gives you insight into the kind of life that few of us would have any access to. It's upsetting simply because you can't help thinking about how you would react in the same situation.

I've just finished Book I of Cellini's two book autobiography. I have Symonds' translation in a single volume published by the Book League of America in 1937. Having been to Florence, Rome and Milan recently, Cellini's stories about himself and his adventures become truly vivid. At first, I could not imagine anyone being so self-agrandizing and so unabashedly boastful about his intentions, his artistic abilities and his view of his world. The man becomes so endearing through his writing, however, that I was not put off; rather, I found myself chuckling at his gall and style. His relationships and adventures with Popes Clement VII and Paul III, the Medici families, other artists, cardinals, dukes and jailors make for hilarious reading. His genius comes through and lingers as the reader ponders the historic figures and politics of Renaissance Italy. I'm beginning Book 2 today with great anticipation. What an ego! Symonds translation in 1937 is fine. He offers footnotes that aid the reader's following of the chronology. Further, Symonds often gives the phrase as Cellini wrote it, should there be different nuances in translation.

One of the first and yet one of the greatest autobiographies of all time. Any celebrity or would be celebrity thinking of dashing off a quick "life" or apologia pro vita sua could do worse than start by reading or re-reading this fantastically intense and life-enhancing book

This piece is an excellent portrayal of life during the Italian Renaissance, but more importantly, the book is purely entertaining. Benvenuto Cellini tells the story of his life in a vivid tale of kings and prostitutes, artists and dukes, soldiers and necromancers, all the while proclaiming himself the absolute protagonist of his world. Cellini's autobiography is filled to capacity with egotism, but this only makes the story more interesting. In a good piece of literature of this type, a person wants to see a main character with absolute confidence in himself; a superhero if you will. Benvenuto may not be a superhero, but he tells his life story as if he was the greatest of all such legendary folk heroes. If children read this book or were read this book during their childhood, perhaps on the playground at recess, kindergartners would say: "Hey let's play superheroes, I get to be Superman, I get to be Benvenuto Cellini." With the master goldsmith's stories about fending off six armed men with a single dagger, without a thought of fear in his mind, who wouldn't be solidly entertained?

The personal experiences of an Army nurse during the Vietnam War still haunt the author/artist Helen White which she shares in a compelling and moving book called "Lipstick And A Smile: One Nam Nurse Story". Is it prose, poetry or the ramblings of old war memories from a PTSD traumatized nurse? This book will grab you by the heartstrings. It will certainly cause you to think, feel, reflect and maybe even be moved to cry. I was wet-eyed and I am an old combat veteran myself. This book is not for emotional sissies!

The artwork is equal to the prose and the eyes of those people in the pictures will burn through your soul. The book's genre is hard to classify as either poetry and art or as a memoir with illustrations. In either case, it matters not, the emotional and spiritual impact will be the same.

There is both tenderness and sadness mixed in with courage and outright fear and worry. This book will move you and will certainly open your eyes and heart to what it was like for the women nurses who served so well during the Vietnam War.

The book belongs in your personal library of military books. It will help serve to remind us that war is not just some game for young warriors. What we become aware of is that the war will still rage on within those who were there long after the last bullets have been fired. For some that battle continues for decades. PTSD is real and it is no less lethal than a bullet to the brain. Helen White delivers that emotional message with words and her very visually moving art.

I personally recommend this book for anyone with PTSD or who has someone in his or her family who is suffering from the effects of war. It might just give you some new insights to what is going on within. Hopefully, it will compell those who need help to seek out some support for their own PTSD issues.

A FIVE STAR BOOK!!!! BUY IT AND READ IT!!!!!

This little book packs a big punch. Helen White has opened
her wounds to share not only the memories of her injuries
and the recognition of their lethal potential, but also the
healing process.
A nationally known artist, White has taken some of her best
known works and relived in words what the art expresses so
well in color and form.
Not a self-serving introversion; the book tells her story in order to bring attention to the hundreds of other Nam nurses who left a lot of themselves in Nam, and brought too much of Nam home with them.
More a call to overcome than a retrospection, the author
looks forward more than simply recounting the past.
The book is dedicated "to the will to survive -- and thrive"and that is its emphasis.
Anyone who has been in Nam, or any other hell on earth, will recognize the pain in the art and find strength and hope in the narrative.
A must read for anyone who hurts -- and keeps pushing
forward to their own healing.

One of the best things I get to do as President of the Military Writers Society of America is to recognize an individual each month who has served our country in times of conflict. The Society is open to all writers/artist who have served or are serving in the military. We receive about 500-600 books each year for review. Awards are given out annually. I have started three new programs since my appointment as President at the beginning of this year.
One of these programs is the recognition of an individual member who I feel has contributed to our county both in their military service and later in their personal life.
The first person to be awarded this monthly honor in is Helen White. Helen was a nurse in Vietnam in 1969 -70. Like most of us, she was 21 years old. I have her book in front of me, "Lipstick and a Smile".
It's a collection of her paintings. The page opposite each work describes the feeling the painting represents. Her innocence, anger, frustration and the horror of what she witnessed is captured by this combination.
Helen is one of the forgoten heros of the Vietnam War.
Tony Lazzarini
President
Military Writers Society of America

The premise of not being in the kitchen attending to dinner while your guests amuse themselves was the most welcome news I had come across in a cookbook. I love folks milling around the stove but only if I can still concentrate on what needs to be done. This cookbook has great recipes, mostly simple, and everyone a winner. Our Food Group (8 people) have used this book more than once for menus and I love to point out that it hails from England! I want a sequel with more finger-food for those balmy California evenings outdoors. Please.

I've got hundreds of cookery books. This is my favourite cookery book for several reasons. The recipes are fail-proof and the results are restaurant quality every time. The recipes appeal to me and make me want to try them (there are only a handful of things remaining that I've not tried to make yet). The book is as much about lifestyle and style as much as cookery - its refreshing to look at and inspiring to read. My favourite recipes from the book are often the most simple and frequently cook them - midnight spaghetti, vichyssoise & salmon, venetian peas & rice, tomato & basil lasagne, the best shepherds pie you could ever make and a nifty way to cook perfect, tender steaks.

Being an amateur cook is not always easy. But this book starts out setting the stage with cookware etc. It then explains in an effortless way how to cook some of the best dishes I have ever prepared. The stuff works every time and it always looks good. Currently this is my one stop book for all my dinner parties, and I have a large collection of cookbooks! Well worth the money and a beautiful book to read as well.

The Love Ethic Excellent book! Terry is able to take complex topics and concepts and explain them in understandable terms. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to rethink "Love" and "Ethics" in a new paradigm that makes one want to practice the kind of love that is sound, strong, moral and true to a Christian and biblical viewpoints. Chaplain Mauri Neese, St Mary's Regional Medical Center in Enid, Oklahoma

I was a philosophy minor in college and walked away with only a bunch of names, a few nuggets ("I think, therefore I am") and absolutely no ethical anchors other than what I already believed about the Bible. One of the strengths of Terry Bell's book is that he takes complicated ethical positions and simplifies them for average people like me. (I think this is the first time I've understood what the "categorical imperative" is!) Rather than take apart each ethic, Bell simply states why each is categorically inadequate. He does a particularly good job with Fletcher's Situation Ethics. Also fascinating is his personal encounter with Viktor Frankl. Bell is extremely well read, gifted in simplifying complicated philosophy, and, in spite of his obvious erudite background, manages to bring the reader to the only conclusion a logical person can make: "...A human being exists on a much different dimension (than a highly evolved machine), empowered by the Transcendent, enlivened by the Eternal, made meaningful by Agape." This book ought to be mandatory reading for all college students.

Definitely a must read! This book gives us an excellent viewpoint for our present society in a world of mixed messages. Bell takes deep content and makes it easy to comprehend through shared life experiences, philosophy, scripture as well as humor to provide a modern day application to Christianity. His writing evokes thought and discussion. This book is a great recommendation for a book study or group read. It is something you read and want to talk with others about! The only thing that would make this better would be a book study guide to go a long with it.

As a Pastor,this book is so good I give a copy to every copy to every couple whose wedding ceremony I am going to perform as a part of their pre-marital counseling!!!

My fiancee and I turned to Steve and Valerie's book while we were still dating -- trying to figure out how two committed Christ-followers truly integrate our spiritual lives. While this book is unapologetically targeted toward married Christian couples, I quickly found this book painting a picture of the practical, spiritually-healthy marraige we all long to enjoy.

The book describes seven "Spiritual Intimacy Exercises" that are both practical and worth the cost of the book. They are:
1. Listening to the Voice That Says 'You Were Made to Be Loved'.
2. Becoming a Life-Giver.
3. Smoothing the Rub.
4. Practicing Visible Signs of God's Grace.
5. Ways to Welcome God into Your Marraige.
6. Five Words of Honor.
7. Developing a Taste for the Classics

This book took my fiancee and I way beyond the typical "devotions and prayer together" prescription offered for a spiritually-connected marraige and offered spiritual exercises that truly helped us sense God in each other.

As a single person, I began reading "Made to Be Loved" with great hesitation. Throughout my reading, I appreciated the Bell's vulnerability and felt that I wasn't alone in my struggle to develop closer and deeper relationships. Even though the main focus is the marriage relationship, I would highly recommend the book to anyone who is committed to building true intimacy into relationships that matter to them. The time investment will be well worth it!