Big Books

Hank has compiled a life time of insight and wisdom into one book. The book uses a bulleted format to provide answers and insights into many of todays burning business issues. Some ideas you will be familiar with. Others you will quote often in your own communications. Hank has a provided a valuable resource for any business executive.

Mr Moore has toutched the right buttons for me. Understanding the tremedous cost to 'doing nothing' has spurred me on to make an effort to be pro active.

Jack Welsh, while at GE, once said, "If the change on the outside is greater than change on the inside, the end is near." Hank Moore has written the Manager's lifeline in dealing with omnipresent, dynamic change. His book covers everything from strategy to the need for employee training. In each chapter, Mr. Moore gives the reader compelling reasons to take certain actions or attitudes in order to succeed in the difficult business world of today. And in most chapters, he offers simple-to-understand lists or snippets that make it easy to apply his concepts. His material on slogans, oxymorons, acronymns, and the proper usage of English and wording is extraordinary -- and much needed in business. His ideas on customers and advertising are tremendous. Mr. Moore is quite a visionary himself, a very successful consultant with five U.S. Presidents, and his extraordinary talents have led to an effective set of concepts captured in this book regarding vision, change, and success. He makes a strong case for taking action in those areas. Visionary thinkers are hard to find. Read the book, and become one! Every manager MUST read the book, own the book, and PRACTICE THE BOOK!!

Science has learned, recently, that we cannot understand the nature of the entire being by breaking it down into sub atomic particles and removing it from the natural environment.

Thanks to Hank Moore, we now have a credible Big Picture Thinker who has the life saving prescription for business of all sizes in these most dynamic of times. Take a step back, look up and all around and with the conviction of Corporate Responsibility, take an ethical look at the entire Business Tree from the roots to the leaves. Then, define the ethical vision required for the long term growth and prosperity of the business. Only this process will gain and maintain the trust and confidence of the stakeholders.

Hank Moore's book, The High Cost of Doing Nothing is a work in harmony. He harmonizes the details of doing the right things with a complete understanding of seeing the "Big Picture." This book is invaluable for business planning and growing your business. I'm glad I have it and will continue to recommend it to my business associates.

Don't let the size of this book (less than 150 pages)
Fool you. It's so full of practical tools, that I felt
as if I'd purchased a much larger volume. If one
exercise doesn't appeal to you, don't worry, there
are many others you can try. And it's funny too. How
many other self-help books can claim humor as part of
their process? Best of all, I really got to see how
I've been sabotaging all the things I really wanted: for
years, I've blamed my circumstances, not my "buts." That
was a big Ah Ha moment!


"Kicking the Big But Syndrome" is based on Eddie
Conner's successful workshops, so you get the benefit
of having attended several of his upbeat sessions. And
yes, changing a bad habit does take a little
effort---it doesn't happen overnight. (My personal
"but critic" was not happy the first few days of this
program, BUT he's backed off a lot.) Each day I get
better and better at this. Thanks, Eddie for making me
aware. I can't wait to see what unfolds.

Eddie Conner uses his easy-to-read, humorous style to show us how we sabotage ourselves daily when trying to get what we want. It made me realize I was my own worst enemy. It is a must read for anyone who has issues with money, career or relationships. His book will help you see how to change your mindset and get what you want out of life, not just accept what life gives you.

This is the "diet" book for your soul!!! With humor and incredible wisdom, our struggles in life are explained to us. But even better, we are given tools to "shrink" our but!! Thank You Thank YOU!!!

Eddie Conner has done a masterful job. I laughed as I learned and felt that I held in my hand the key to living a fulfilling life!

Eddie Conner has done a masterful job. I laughed as I learned and felt that I held in my hand the key to living a fulfilling life!

Although I've only scanned the book briefly, I found out all I needed to know about the power of this book by meeting the author at a recent networking event. This woman can network like no one else. She not only talked to every person in the room, but she made connections between various attendees that created actual results by the end of the evening. She was warm and friendly, personable and likeable. I highly recommend this book based on the networking prowess of its author.

Networking is more than just going to business gatherings and handing out your name card. That's the message from The Little Book of Big Networking Ideas, by Nadia Bilchik.
Bilchik explains how chance encounters and casual conversations can be as important as formal get-togethers.
She gives examples of how she established a new network of business contacts after immigrating to the U.S. from South Africa.
One of her key points: networking is a two-way street -- you should find ways to help others.
She offers good tips and exercises to show you how to make the most of everyday situations, and how to overcome the fear of rejection.
The book is a quick read, and has practical tips.

This is the first book I ever read on networking and if I never read another one, I'll be successful for years to come. Nadia really opens up your eyes to what is possible when you do your best to get to know others and extend them a hand. What's more, Nadia writes in short sections that makes it easy for those of us who don't have a lot of time to read. A must read for any person entering the big game called life.

This is a great book on networking. It proves you don't have to be a loud, outgoing person to get results. Reading over the book has made me take a look and realize how many contacts I already have and to get in touch with them to make things happen. One thing I really enjoyed about the book is how it tailors different types of networking with different types of personality types. Highly recommended!

What a useful and informative book.

A freind gave this to me for a present and I was at first dubious. When am I going to find time to read a book on networking? But I picked it up and couldn't put it down.

The book is written in an easy to ready format, with many real life stories and examples. It walks you through the entire process from understanding the nature of networking and networks to skills and approaches to enhance your own. I highly recommend this book.

Kurt Hackbarth is a true genius. This work should be enjoyed by millions. He has a way of strecthing your mind. I can't wait for more...

Poetry with insight, vision and compassion. A pleasure to read - hope Hackbarth publishes more books.

Similar to the review below by Victor Hugo Garza Garcia, I have not been much of a poetry reader throughout my life. There have been poems that have indeed resonated with me over the years but for the most part I have felt like I didn't "get" poetry. If it didn't immediately resonate with me, I think that I have tried too hard to analyze poems, and figure out what the poet was trying to say from his or her perspective. I had not read any poetry for many years until a friend recently gave me a copy of Man With Luggage. From the very first poem, Hackbarth's work has had a very different effect on me. I didn't try to analyze or try to figure out where Hackbarth is coming from. The poems themselves, the words themselves, the combination of words, the tones and emotions naturally and spontaneously lead me to experience and feel the poetry, a new experience for me. With "You, Solid City", I was in the city wandering the streets. With "Indian Cove," I was sitting on the top of the hill watching. With "Others" and "Away" I experienced the existentialism of our world; I was the one fading away. Due to Hackbarth's work, I have a newfound respect for and an inquisitive attitude towards poetry. I think Hackbarth's creativeness is fabulous. I highly recommend the book, and I look forward to more poetry from him.

For some time I've quietly considered myself one of the more proficient readers of great poetry, and snidely believed I had uncovered most of those "little gems" that exist in the poetry world for those with a nose for musty secondhand bookstores and great works of poetic art. It became shockingly clear after reading "Man with Luggage," however, that while my head was smugly nestled in a cloud of misguided confidence, a great writer had emerged beneath my nose with little pomp and lots of punch. Read "Man with Luggage," then clear a row on your bookshelf, for one can only hope that Mr. Hackbarth's body of work will only grow, and a lifetime of great poetry awaits.

I am not much of a poetry reader, and the few times I have tried I have fallen asleep. A friend of mine gave me Hackbarth's book for Christmas which I accepted with reservation. However, I sat down with a hot cup of tea and gave it a try. The first thing that struck me was the magnificent artwork on the cover. I digested the cover slowly and it soon gave me inspiration to dig deeper into the work. I have to confess that after reading the first poem, I was not able to stop and continued reading until the end. I saw colors, heard sounds, and felt sensations. This author's eclectic collection of poems has opened me to the art of poetry. This wonderful young poet has inspired my muse to break through into new grounds. I would definitely recommend this work to poetry aficionados and beginners alike.

This is one of my favorite "new baby" gifts. You can use motions and great expression when reading this book to little ones. It makes them laugh and really connect with the book. This book is also amusing to adults which is a good thing because when a little one likes a book, you have to read it over and over again!

This book is so wonderful for little ones and very easy to read "just one more time" - although for some reason when I read this to my class, I used a british accent for the Mrs. Strange, but the kids loved, loved it!

I first came across this book while student teaching and fell in love instantly. I have used it for many theme units - letter (W), farm unit, and rhyming words unit. I have even made flannel board pieces to go along with the story and put in my literacy centers. My supervising teachers loved the flannel pieces so much they had me make them some also. You children/students will love this book and will in time learn to read it themselves, just as my kindergartners did. GET THIS BOOK :).

I LOVE Mrs. Wishy-Washy. I used many of Joy Cowley's books when I taught Kindergarten. I had almost evey Big Book of Mrs. Wishy-Washy and they were some of the children's favorites. I am now at home with my 3 year old twins and 15 month old daughter and was so excited to see this book in our bookstore one day. I thought they were only available through Rigby reading programs. Anyhow, I bought it as soon as I saw it and my twins love it! It is a wonderful predictable book and is great for teaching some pre-reading skills as well as just enjoying the story. Also, it is the perfect length for wiggly toddlers/preschoolers. Short and sweet.

This is the only book my 8 month old daughter will pay attention to when we read to her. She actually laughs out loud to it! It helps to read it in a bad British accent! We read it before bath time and then play wishy-washy in the tub which keeps her giggling. Love it!

Big book of Stickers kept the kids busy and happy for a long time. This
made me happy as they were able to amuse themselves with out my help.
A big recomendation for this great colorful book.

I've bought several of these sticker books for my five-year old twins. This one's been the best so far. LOTS of stickers and colorful pictures. It's perfect for keeping the kids busy on long car or plane rides.

My two year old loves this sticker book so much. I have bought almost every book like it. Its great, easy and fun for them!

My son loves this series of sticker books. They are excellent for advancing vocabulary in young children. My son learns while he plays. It is a good bonding activity as well.

I bought this for my 2 year old and she completed it in 2 weeks. I like it because the sticker has a number and you match the number to the correct spot. Very helpful and you do not have to flip through the book to find the right spot. Great if you have a young child in which you are helping them with their sticker book. We have bought several kinds and always look for the books that have numbers to match to the stickers.
Great for small children getting started with stickers and learning words for the different items.

5 senses: taste, hear, smell, see and "touch". I would rather the author had used the word "feel" instead of "touch".

[[ASIN:006445083X My Five Senses (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)]

My 4.5 year old pre-kindergarten girls loved this book. It was a great compliment to the week they spent exploring the five senses at school. I can see using this book repeatedly for several years to come.

This is a wonderful book for beginning readers that will introduce then to the concept of our five senses and how they make us aware of the world around us when used one at a time or in combinations.

Scientific concepts are simply explained for kindergarten or preschool children, who will most certainly be entranced by the lively illustrations.

This is the perfect book for reading to kids, and for kids to begin to learn to read. It is very well thought out, covers an excellent topic, has a seamless match between the words and the illustrations, and has a generous amount of repetition to learn the five senses. I like reading it to my kids, and my oldest spends some time reading it to herself and has some of the pages memorized.

My 5 year old son absolutely adores this book. He asks me to read it repeatedly, and has fun pointing out when he's using his senses just like the (adorably illustrated) child in Aliki's book does. It's a lively, fun introduction to an important scientific concept.

It is bracing to read a collection of verse that sustains the manuscript's title throughout the publication. The book is subcategorized into eight sections with an Addendum, and the entire assemblage maintains one unmistakeable theme: America's Prison System Does Not Work.

The first poem in Part I, PERSPECTIVE, is the title poem, "Poetic Justice". The poem bluntly states that we should "Build prisons/not daycare/lock 'em up/what do we care?" with a cynical slant, but it is clear that Professor Johnson writes with authority.

Section V, "THE CORPORATE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER" gives the reader a collection of five pieces written in the form of a 'prayer-book'. The second poem, called A PATRIARCH'S PROTOCOL, is a prayer in the tone of Psalms 32, with phrases riddled throughout such as, "...hollow be/Thy Claim/Thy Fortune Come/They will be Mum/On CNN/and before Congress/..."--just one example of the metaphorical wit that Mr. Johnson uses throughout the book. I especially liked Section VII's poem called GLOBAL VILLAGE LIFE, where we "...forget about victims of injustice, real and imagined,/whose resentments simmer and boil/just below the surface of village life..." A profound piece.

His voice changes throughout the book, from the voice of an executioner, to a man on death row, to a lamenting mother of a convicted felon. The empathy that the writer conveys gives the reader a sense of understanding that wouldn't be possible had just any poet/writer tried to create such a unique collection. Johnson's involvement with the corporate-controlled prison system gives him an advantage, and the collection rings honest and forthright.

The poems remind us that the concept of vengeance leads our society to an inevitable path of constant retaliation, and a system based on regressive practices is bound to fail--not only for the "prisoners", but for the corrections employees and the victims as well.

There are several poems that are characteristic of Johnson's intrinsic, fluid wit, each one worth savoring not only for their lucidity--which is no simple task for many poets--but for the edification that these poems extend to the reader.

The entire collection comprising POETIC JUSTICE is heroic, to say the least. Robert Johnson not only offers up technically balanced and concise verses, but they bear the stamp of honest, as well. The arenas of our imperfect justice system merit a reawakening in our society, and this book not only helps to clarify exactly what is wrong with "justice", but it vilifies the fallacy that all is well within our courts. All in all, I was left with a sense of America's perpetual proclivity towards the scales of justice leaning more towards the inequitable, which is, in itself, a sort of Poetic Justice.

Robert Johnson's work, starting with classic texts such as Death Work, resonates with layers of meaning and a passionate conviction that without a commitment to justice, life is not worth living. For years he has been inspiring students and scholars of justice and law across the world not only to do probing analyses but also to make changes in their lives and their work. Now, with his first book of poems, Poetic Justice, Johnson reaches out to a wider audience of readers, bringing his passionate scrutiny of injustice to life with words that sing out the wrongs of contemporary society and the confusion of vengeance with justice. His "Police line: Do not cross," ironically intertwines the call to order and the institution of policing and the inadequacies of our own internal governance. His "Reptile House" provides a chilling and powerful metaphoric exploration of the prison experience. Throughout this collection, Johnson's insightful use of irony, metaphor, incisive allusion, and rhythm brings to life terror and brutality in the justice system and makes real the necessary and fundamental insight that we have all been wronged, that we all are victims of injustice as well as purveyors of it, and that to move forward toward a more just society, we must all recognize ourselves in each other. Johnson's poems do just this. They should be read and re-read by all who are concerned about inhumanity and injustice, all who are concerned about constructing a better and more just society.

In the work Poetic Justice, Rob Johnson takes the reader on a fascinating portrayal of life as an inmate experiences it. Johnson eloquently humanizes the prison experience, and in so doing allows the reader an intimate exposure to the world of the incarcerated. The raw and often dispassionate views are real and force the reader to realize just how ineffective our modern prison system is. The empathy that is often conveyed in even the most simple of passages is disturbing and challenges all who read these verses to recognize the need to rectify societies thirst for vengeance and retribution while adopting solutions that are not only theoreticaly sound but practically effective as well. Our modern prison system is in an imbalanced impasse where both staff and inmates co-exist in a limbo of uncertainty of each other, and where human congestion results in a gauntlet of violence, greed and desperation.

As a college instructor, I have found this reader to be of utmost value in having students relate many of the theories of criminology that we study in class to the verses of the poems.
The very first poem which uses the book's title "Poetic Justice" emphasizes a collaboration of conflict theory and class hostility, along with social structural theories such as disorganization and strain theory in which the author posits "Build prisons not day-care, lock 'em up what do we care? Hire cops, not counselors, staff courts, not clinics, wage warfare, not welfare." Our system of government, schools, and employment often creates the very problems they portend to deal with by not providing the assistance, education, employment and comunity programs where needed. The government advocates punishment over rehabilitation and structural services to provide for the poor and disenfranchised. With limited opportunities, disillusionment grows as does poverty and crime.

In another poem entitled "Busted," the author relates "You thought you'd make a big score, now you face the prison door." "But once we tag you a criminal, we hate to let you go." "Busted, sitting in a squad car,...looking in the rearview mirror at the life you left behind." In this selection, classical theory with it's emphasis on "free will" is evident along with social strain, particularly institutional anomie and relative deprivation, to convey the feeling of being busted. Labeling thoery is also examined through a series of successful degradation ceremonies of a a life of freedom now squandered for a life behind bars.

In "Colder" a violent offender has turned to crime as a result of weakened social bonds. Indeed, he is often cold and calculating, "disconnected," and numb to emotion like a machine or "robot." Since his primary source of socialization was absent during his early childhood, little was learned of compassion and comfort, he feels no attachment to his victims. He lacked the discipline, care and support offered by strong family ties. There is no containment, self-enhancement, or strong bonds or models to imitate. "He lives for revenge -cold world, cold comfort." He is doomed to a life of crime and misery. "There's no over the rainbow for this guy, just one long storm."

In classic Marxian taste, Johnson dispels any rumors that prisons are non-discriminating in the poem "Prison." His not so subtle use of such terms as "people of poverty," "working wounded," "dispossessed," and "discarded," clearly points to the prison industry as being created almost entirely with the thought of the poor and indigent in mind, indeed, to smother the hopes of the impoverished. Dehumanization and the ultimate sense of total exclusion from society is echoed in "Prison time out of sight, time out of mind, for those who don't toe the line." Still, one is left to wonder whether the inmate failed society or did society fail the inmate?

These were only a sampling of the many theoretical compositions that are readily apparent in these poems. In almost every case, several theories can be examined which is a great method to get students to understand the theories more concretely when used in the light of both prose and poetry. I highly recommend this reader for both undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology or criminal justice.

Poignant and powerful, lyrical and raw, Rob Johnson's poems make us feel and think about what the death penalty does to the condemned, and to us. A gem for lovers of poetry and undergraduates in criminal justice or ethics courses alike.

What a wonderful and unusual book! Robert Johnson, well-known for his scholarly analyses of the experiences of prisoners on death row and of their executioners, here presents poems that his studies have inspired him to write. While his rightly-acclaimed scholarly books tell us what his brain learned from studying the darkest corners of our criminal justice system, his poems tell us what his heart learned: "All of us, made/Cold as ice, hard as steel/unable to feel/the harm we do/in the name of justice." Anyone who wants a full understanding of criminal justice in America should not read only scholarly works of the sort that Johnson and others have written, but should read this book as well!

I have visited the Big Bend more than two dozen times over more than that many years and have never found a book that captured the land and the people as well as this one by Bill Wright. I remember years ago searching for something like this. I could only find a photo book of the canyons back then but this is a book with much greater depth and it did not stop at just the geological. Wright does a top notch job of introducing the wild characters who inhabit the spaces between mountain and desert; the ones who live on the sand road that goes back behind the mesa. You won't regreat adding this book to your home library.

I live in the greater Big Bend area; and, was surprised to discover my newest neighbors were Bill and Alice Wright. Bill's reputation is that of a great photographer; but, it will become immediately apparent to you when you read this book, that Bill is a great story teller. You will not soon lay this book down, nor forget the colorful stories revealed in his experiences of the Big Bend area.

This fine book will give the reader a good look and feel for the Big Bend of Texas.

Although I am a native Texan, I have never visited Big Bend. Through the author's experiences with the people he met along the way, Big Bend has become more than the awesome pictures. I'm planning a trip. Bill Wright is a wonderful writer as well as photographer - I hope there are more books to come. Sounds as if he has travelled the world.

Photographer and writer Bill Wright comes from the West Texas town of Abilene: roughly eight hours drive at a steady seventy from his beloved Big Bend National Park. In Texas that, along with the fact that he's been visiting the park since childhood, pretty much makes him a local.

Texas has a considerable modern history, quite apart from it's more ancient nomadic inhabitants, and Wright maintains a consciousness of this in his travels through these southern borderlands of the USA. Passport controls do indeed exist at the border bridges into Mexico, along with stern warnings that it is illegal for Texans to carry guns into the neighbouring country, but the border patrols continue for nearly sixty miles across the desert into the USA with major checkpoints ocurring at the towns of Marfa and Marathon. The area South of these checkpoints, where Wright's portraits were made, are known as The Badlands and have been for the past 150 years.

Put simply Wright has an abundance of curiosity, the essential requirement of the documentary photographer; and a considerable degree of patience in the fact that he only really began making this book after a lifetime of visits. Be he visiting with the photographer Etta Koch, writing about "Crazy" Angie, who apparently isn't and operates the theatre at Terlingua Ghost Town, or photographing the rancher Buck Newsome, the white hat line on whose forehead clearly explaining how his life has been spent, Wright, while mentioning the people he was with and the details of the trip, never puts himself over the people or places he introduces to his readers. The border in West Texas might be described as permeable, with several unguarded but regularly used fords exisiting along the river. One such ford exists at a place called Lajitas, today a resort town bought lock stock and barrel by a billionaire and now boasting "the world's only international golf course", but Bill Wright digs deeper under the surface harking back to the time when the ford was an important crossing on the trail from Mexico city to the Spanish province of Nueva Viscaya. He remarks upon the "politically constructed" nature of the border between the States and their Southern neighbour, and the fact that locals continue to move freely across the Rio Grande even to this day. In an aside his thoughts wander to the realisation that where in the past Texas Rangers patrolled these areas, to keep international cattle rustling to a minimum, today the trade is reversed and the border patrols and enforcement agencies are more concerned with preventing the importation of illegal drugs. But for the local populace life continues much the same and Spanish remains the predominant language.

In many ways the story as a whole is about Wright and his experiences, but more about the manner in which the place molded him over the years than any form of personal recollection. For Texas is very much about the land. He has been absolutely true to his subjects and in this book he presents that very rare sort of travelogue that will be enjoyed by visitors, people who only ever visit far flung lands from the comfort of their own living rooms, and especially the residents of the Big Bend itself; who will understand.

It is a great Book our Son has one for Bedtime and we wanted the same for our next Baby due any day.

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This book has been around a long time. When my grandson was little his mother and father read this book to him each night along with several books he was allowed to choose. When I visited him he asked me to read the book, even before his afternoon nap. Ageless......

My 5 year old loves to say a prayer every night and each morning. This book has prayers for all occasions. They are simple for her to remember. The illustrations are wonderful and fit in great with the prayers. She knows which are night time and day time prayers by looking at the pictures. You can never go wrong with Little Golden Books. I look forward to sharing this for years to come!

Over the years that I have taught Sunday school I have used this book on many occasions. The words in it are simple enough for small children to say and meaningful enough for us older children to use.

The amazing invitation in Scripture to actually talk to the Father in Heaven through His Son, is something that every child needs to know.
The world is often a frightening place to little ones. This lovely little book, so beautifully illustrated, helps us teach little ones about a kind, good, powerful Heavenly Father Who cares and hears our prayers.
It also serves to link generations in a communal perspective because the prayers in this wee book were offered up by grandparents and parents of past generations. I am delighted that it is still available! In a world where selfish ambition drives and greed thrives, this little book directs focus to another realm and encourages excellence: God, make my life a little song/That comforteth the sad,/That helpeth others to be strong/ And makes the singer glad.