Biggs Books

Biggs, a well-established, private company making industrial products faces decisions that will determine its ability to survive. After years of being a caring, profitable, ethical, family company, they are starting to realize there is no more business as usual. Faced with all sorts of dilemmas, they need to make tough decisions. Decisions that will certainly change their business forever. What should they do, not only for the immediate moment but also for the long term?

As an instructor teaching a graduate level operations course, I have used "Biggs" as a supplemental text for several years. I have found Eileen Heisler's short book thought provoking and full of insight into the real business world. The scenarios are honest and ones not find in conventional texts. My students enjoyed the story and at the same time found it an excellent learning tool.

If you're a professional who wants to provide a "real world" exercise for your students, you should give serious consideration to this book. In business today, we solve problems by group collaboration. Author Eileen Heisler allows your students to experience the positives and challenges of group decision making using a case study format. Students are first introduced to BIGGS Industries - its mission, its history and its people. Then through a series of memos, groups must work through the issues the company faces. There are no wrong or right answers - that's where the learning comes in! I wish one of the professors in my MBA program had used this playbook.

Fun and frustrating! This book is a practical decision-making playbook designed for businesspeople and those learning about business. Eileen Heisler presents a real world workbook with real world issues. By thoroughly framing Biggs Industries' management staff and business conditions at the beginning of the book, she allows the reader to analyze the situations not only in terms of the company's data but as well as the personalities involved. The exercises will definitely spur lively discussion and pit financial decision vs. ethical decision against one another- with no easy answer. If you are looking for some lively discussion and interaction, introduce Biggs Industries to your team or class, they'll enjoy the challenge!

Finally, Marvel is putting together these exhaustive handbooks in hard cover form. If you are a big Marvel fan you absolutely have to have these reference books. Also, finally, there are biographies for Marvel Golden Age characters which is very nice.

If you collected the Official Marvel Handbooks from the 1980s-1990s and enjoyed them then these updated versions are a MUST have. The matching spines and similar covers look good on the book shelf and the back covers give a list of all the biographies inside.

Pretty much perfect for what it is.

This *excellent*, high quality, full color series continues. I favor some volumes over others mainly due to the characters & teams included. A few favorites here: Eternals; Eternity; Falcon; Fantastic Four; Fight-Man; all the 'fire' characters; Emma Frost; Nick Fury; Galactus; Grey Gargoyle; and Guardian (Alpha Flight).

The contents here include: Earthmover; Elf with a Gun; Elixir; Elysius; Holly-Ann Ember; Empathoid; Emplate; Enchantress; Enforcers; Epoch; Equinox; Ereshkigal; Eric the Red; Ero; Eternal Brain; Eternals; Eternity; Euroforce; Euro-Trash; Eurth; Excalibur; Exemplars; Exiles (World War II); Exiles (dimension-hopping); Exodus; Eye Killers; Ezekiel; Faceless Ones; Factor Three; Falcon (Wilson); Fallen One (Galactus herald); Fantastic Five (MC-2); Fantastic Five (Spider-Man); Fantastic Force; Fantastic Four; Fantomex; Father Darklyte; Father Time (Scott); Fathom Five; Femme Fatales; Ferocia; Feron; Fight-Man; Fin (Noble); Fin Fang Foom; Firebird; Firelord; Firepower; Firestar; First Line; Richard Fisk; Vanessa Fisk; Fixer (Ebersol); Flag Smasher; Flex; Fly; Flying Duchman's Ghost; Flying Tiger; Folding Circle; Followers of the Light; Foolkiller (Everbest); Foolkiller (Gerhardt); Force (Wilson); Force Four; Force Works; Forge; Don Fortunado; Fox (Slinker); Frankenstein's Monster; Freedom Ring; Free Spirit; Friday (Iron Man's computer program); Frightful Four; Frog-Man (Patilio); Deacon Frost; Emma Frost; Rumiko Fujikawa; Fury (cybiote); Nick Fury; Fusion (Fusser twins); Fusion (Markley); Gabriel the Air-Walker; Gabriel the Devil-Hunter; Gaea; Galactic Guardians; Galactus; Galaxy Master; Gambit; Gamesmaster; Gamma Corps; Gamma Mutates; Gamora; Ganymede; Gargoyle (Christians); John Garrett; Gatherers; Geist; Vera Gemini; Generation X; Genesis; Genosha; Geshem; Ghost; Ghost Dancer; Ghost Rider (Blaze); Ghost Rider (2099 AD); Gibbon; Gilgamesh; Gladiator (Potter); Gladiators; Glob; Glorian; Gnobians; Ma Gnucci; Goddess; Goldbug; Golem (creature); Goliath (Bill Foster); Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Book; Gorgon (Shishido); Gorilla-Man (Hale); Grand Director; Grandmaster; Glory Grant; Graviton; Gravity; Great Game; Great Lakes Initiative; Great One; Grey Gargoyle; Griffin; Grim Hunter; Grim Reaper; Grizzly (Markham); Guardian (James Hudson); and Guardians of the Galaxy.

I'm happy they used the '85-'86 OHOTMUDE picture of Eternity in this volume- it's still great. I really hope people are buying these things- I'm in it for the whole series. From what I can tell, interest is picking up. Maybe Marvel will release the whole thing digitally at some point with a cheaper overall price? It'd be nice...

The best whitetail pictures I've ever seen.
Trying to buy one more for a gift

I WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT THIS BOOK.I HAVE ALSO BOUGHT "AMAZING WHITETAILS"AS A GIFT FOR A FRIEND,HE RECIEVED IT AFTER I READ IT. THE PHOTOS ARE BREATH TAKING BUT WHAT SOLD ME ON MIKE IS THE WAY HE DISCRIBES THIS GREAT ANIMAL.I HAVE READ ARTICLES UPON ARTICLES ABOUT DEER /DEER HUNTING,BUT NOBODY HAS EVER PUT INTO WRITING AS IF COMING FROM MY OWN HEART THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT THIS ANIMAL AS MIKE.HE HAS BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT HIS EYES HAVE SEEN AND HIS CAMERA CAPTURED HE TRY'S TO RELAY TO US THE BEST HE CAN, BUT TO HAVE BEEN IN THE "LIVING ROOM" OF THESE ANIMALS LIKE HE HAS WOW ! THIS BOOK COST A LITTLE BIT BUT AS A PENNY PINCHER I CAN TELL YOU IT IS WAS WORTH EVERY BIT OF IT.

This book was an excellent compendium of stories and interviews that provide a baseline of hope for the Green movement. But it is more -- it illustrates the limits of our current political system and shows how the needs of our citizens are constantly sacrificed for the benefit of multi-national corporations. Although the subtitle is "success stories from the grassroots", it really is as much a call to grassroots political activism as it is a celebration of it. Basically, the message is that people have to get to work, starting in their own neighborhoods and working outward and upward because positive change is very unlikely to come down to us from the top.

One of the most significant issues this book addresses is the fact that corporations have become entities that enjoy all the benefits that "people" do, but have none of the burdens of accountability that people have. Corporations were originally entities formed on a temporary basis and their charters had to be reviewed and re-approved, and would get "re-approval" if what they did benefited their communities. Now corporations operate like armies without countries, able to impose their laws on cities, states and nations. Thus companies are free to poison our ground, water and air, and in some cases literally kill people, with impunity. As a result, cities, towns and so on around the nation have been amending their charters to assert their sovereignity over their own communities. The lesson there is that many efforts need to be multi-pronged - the political problem needs to be addressed before the environmental problem can be solved.

Also of note is the theme of empowerment - teaching citizens that they can effect change, and how they can do it.

There was really a lot packed into this book and I highly recommend it.

This was one of my favorite books of 2007. The book offers a variety of accessible, engaging tales from the front lines. From worm poop to the Boston Tea Party, the authors do a great job of telling stories that leave the reader feeling refreshed, educated, and heartened. Whether you're a seasoned activist or just getting involved, this book offers a variety of resources and success stories. It's time that we start celebrating what works in our communities, and this book shows how.

From Cindy Schreiner, Elementary Educator:

While in the company of Bee, I have always felt admiration, a higher presence and a powerful sense of calm and spirituality. Of course I would have never guessed that admiration could grow any larger until I read her book, Malawi Moonsmoke.

While having conversations with Bee, she would mention how she went to Africa but really never elaborated on the service that she did there.

When I learned that she published a book on her experiences, I was thrilled and immediately went to the bookstore to order it. I was there the day it was released, however the bookstore didn't have it yet and I had to wait for about a week before I could start reading.

The book is a description of how Bee and her husband, Ken started in a very remote village in Africa to help the natives learn about health care and found they learned much more than they taught.

The book was a joy to read and I finished it in one day. Even though I worked with Bee and thought I knew her, the book surprised me with her adventures. I thought that a person like Bee would have all the answers to any situation that comes up and the book showed me that she didn't know the answers, but that she would pray for guidance and direction. She writes about falling in love again after the death of her beloved husband and the tough decision to marry again. It was a wonderful experience to read about the romance of Ken and Bee and how romance does happen even later in life.

Bee describes her and Ken's adventures in Africa with flowing detail. I felt that I was living in the town where she was and got to know the people she worked with in the villages through her descriptions and details. I felt that I was with her when the border guards stopped her on the trip back from South Africa to Malawi carrying supplies. The way Bee described the patient with leprosy and aids made my heart break and I said a silent prayer thankful that Bee was there to help the lowest of low in such a remote place. She definitely changed the life of those poor patients. The creativity and strength she mustered in dealing with the villagers was really quite inspirational.

I am an avid reader and this book whetted my appetite for more true adventure stories from people who have made a difference. This book shows how people such as Bee and Ken who are doing something from the love in their hearts can really make a difference in a small village in Africa.

Bee and Ken are an inspiration to me, I know that I could never fill their shoes, but I know that I have a role model to follow in whatever journey my life takes.

Cindy Schreiner, Elementary Educator

Captivating stories of author's exciting spiritual journey in third world development, make this book a must read for all who care deeply for children who are at risk on this planet. As a professional nurse, the author volunteered to design, plan, implement and evaluate an interdenominational 3-year Child Survival Project. She skillfully weaves the story-threads into an almost palpable fabric of successful interventions.

Bee Biggs-Jarrell underpins the African mission with her personal experiences in her spiritual journey from widowhood through senior-citizen romance to selfless adventure in Africa. Great cross-cultural reading and a must for students of international health policy and third world development. Insights and ideas that worked in the African bush inspire similar models around the world.

MOSAIC PATTERNS: STEP-BY-STEP TECHNIQUES AND STUNNING PROJECTS explores the use and application of the pattern in mosaics for either ceramics, glass, marble or granite tiles. Nineteen step-by-step mosaic projects serve as examples for different patterns which can be created by color or shape, and which feature a range of techniques and materials. Any working in mosaics will find it enlightening as to the possibilities, and general-interest libraries strong in crafts will find it a bright, appealing lend.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Over the past two years I have been carefully selecting and purchasing books on mosaics to use in the craft. This is by far my favorite book for technique and "how to" ... it has a great variety of materials and applications that can be translated to mosaic designs/projects of your own making/imagination. I would recommend this book for anyone's mosaic library.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I couldn't put it down.The corruption was maddening & frustrating as an innocent person becomes a victim in the "system". A must read!

Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (11/08)


The definition of "Reckless Indifference" provided by Veazey in the opening pages is "The conscious disregard of the consequences of one's acts or omissions against the protected legal rights of an aggrieved individual." (Wikipedia/New Jersey Law) The author could not have picked a more perfect title for her novel. These two simple words sum up the entire book to a tee!

The Prologue begins mysteriously with a nameless woman and a man named "J.P." carefully making preparations to pull off an undefined heist. The first chapter then switches settings to the fine jewelry counter at Gordon's department store in Parkdale, New Jersey tended to by a young woman named Mary. A nicely dressed man walks up to her engagement ring display and closely examines one in particular. That afternoon he returns with his fiancée and after taking the ring over to look at it by the window they decide that it is not the ring for them and give it back to Mary. Later, during a routine inventory, it is found that the ring is a fake and has been switched.

The manager of the new Gordon's store in the mall in Radcliff calls the police and asks for an officer to watch the store because of the other Gordon's locations that have been robbed. The chief, after a nudging by the mayor, sends the mayor's son, Tony DeLuca, to handle it. What follows next is the targeting of an innocent man by a cop who is seeking to prove himself, and the resulting ramifications on the man's life.

"Reckless Indifference" is a well-written novel that will have you hooked from the first page. The characters are very well developed and their personality traits and actions will definitely evoke strong feelings from the reader. The book really makes you think about how the fabrication of evidence can have such devastating and life-altering effects on one man and his family's being. It will also make you question whether or not the phrase "innocent until proven guilty" really means anything. The story flows smoothly and will hold your interest until the last page is turned. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys psychological and legal fiction!

This book is the best resource on outcome based teaching and learning. The new edition is even better!

An excellent resource for teachers in territary institutions who have a passion for teaching for quality. It is a good resource for understand and implementing the outcomes based teaching and learning approach, which is helping students engage in deep learning approach. The chapters are well laid out in a simple and systematic manner.

This book is a super book for the beginning watercolorist. Each chapter presents a new technique, has a project to do using clear explanations, offers guidelines for critiquing your finished work and encourages creativity. It's a wonderful outline for mastering basic techniques. It provides just the right amount of challenge, and I know I'm a better artist today because of it. This book gives you a wonderful foundation for painting techniques.

Research in a bookstore with a coffee bar and big comfortable chairs, trying to choose the books I would order from Amazon, led me to this book. As I glanced through the first chapter, I realized it was just what I needed in that the authors did not assume I already knew basic watercolor technique. I have painted in acrylics for years, and trying to shift to watercolor is like trying to learn to walk again. Bud Biggs has a way of explaning technique that makes you feel like you've been painting all your life. Check this one out if you have found other technique books leaving a gap between you and your paints.

I enjoyed reading this book to my children. The moving conversation and descriptive narrative kept the attention of my five year old who doesn't sit long for a book and my seven year old who likes stories that stir his vivid imagination. Both children were also drawn to the illustrator's giftedness. I was impressed with his ability to express the realistic emotions in the human and animal characters.

The story is excellent for children who fear storms at night. The comforting words of Ricky's mother take him from being afraid of the storm to a fun dream entered atop a streak of lightening. My seven year old's favorite part is the repeated list of animals ending with "two wee little kittens!"

I look forward to seeing more from this new author and illustrator.

Yes, I am biased. My mother wrote this story somewhat based on a family outing. As a high school senior, my son illustrated the story as a Christmas gift for his grandmother.

We have experimented with a wide age range of children and found that it has been very captivating. It is interesting to see the differences in attentivness by age and/or gender. Some read along while others are intent on the illustrations.

We have not yet found a child who did not enjoy it.