Burke Books

I have been using these books with this author since 2000 and think the quality of the written book is excellent but I have had problems with the binding of the book breaking when you open the book. If the manufacture could strengthen the binding I'd give it 5 stars!

THE BOOK COMBINES EXPERTISE THAT WILL ANSWER MOST IF NOT ALL MY QUESTIONS. AN EXAUSTIVE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF GROUND COVERS. A PAGE TURNING EXPLORATION INTO THE REALM OF GARDENING THAT EVERYONE WILL APPRECIATE. WELL WRITTEN.

If you are a gardener and you really like to grow vegetables, this is the book for you. It has a tremendous amount of vegetable information in it. BUY IT and You'll love it.

Msgr. Burke is a Irish canon lawyer, lately a member of the Roman Rota, the Catholic Church's highest judicial court. Writing in English, his work is free of the translation and nuance problems which affect many other European Church scholars' works. He draws upon Vatican II and natural law philosophy in studying these important topics.

The "decade" of the title refers to the ten year period just after WWII. Dance-wise, it was a most dynamic decade, both on stage and screen. Especially in war torn England this was noticeable. It is a well known fact that for various reasons, all kinds of entertainment thrive during times of unrest. A.H. Franks, eminent British ballet authority, has assembled a great number of critics, directors, editors amd authors, such as Arnold L. Haskell, Lillian Moore, Marie Rambert, Ninette de Valois, Clive Barnes, etc. Especially the contribution by Donald Wray is witty and sarcastic, page 193. What he has written about ballet critics in general is a gem.

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I felt more comfortable in the course knowing that I had an edge. This study guide really clarified ideas brought up in the text and gave me practice in areas where I needed more clarification. Thanks to you, I passed with flying colors!

Author Wartell, with an intelligent style that occasionally veers toward brilliance, manages the difficult task of combining several vastly different cultures who shared the stage of the book's time and place -- the poverty-stricken and ultra-religious Polish Jewish community of the late 18th century; the highly politicized and powerful world of the Polish Catholic nobility; and the mysterious and mystical life of the ever-wandering Eastern European Gypsies.

As deadly vampires enter this polyglot picture, specifically by preying upon Jewish youths on the eve of their Bar Mitzvahs, Wartell personalizes the story with a handful of well-drawn characters.

Conversations and interaction between these characters provide fascinating discourses on politics, religion, philosophy and spirituality. But when two of them -- a Polish rabbi and Catholic nobleman -- find themselves in a tomb populated by a small host of newly-made and ravenous vampires, their talk abruptly ceases. The ensuing scene is bloody eno

The book "Bounded Allegiance" had everything I look for in a book. There was a strong plot with several twists and turns, lifelike characters that had intriguing personalities, and enough pages to really flesh out the story. As I read, I could also feel the author's engaging style. He uses alternating perspective, one of my favorite narrative devices, and skillfully leads his characters into the actions that create the best plot.
The end of the book has a single unanswered question that left me wanting more, but even this is not a complete downside, because it could be turned into a compelling sequel.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to read the science fiction genre.

This book is Christmas for me. I first had it read to me as a little girl, and still today I reread it every Christmas. I like the way the author creates Christmas spirit in such a humble environment.
Brenda lives with her grandmother, because "there was nobody else to take care of her". Although Brenda's granmother was poor, she took care of the child, who becomes her pride and joy. She calls her her brave Brenda, because Breda has the bravest blue eyes.
It was almost christmas when grandmother hurt her leg. Now what about christmas? Who is going to make all the christmas food, the decorating of the house, the presents and who is going to sell christmas candy they'd made at the market? Grandmother wants to send Brenda to aunt Larsson for a proper christmas, but Brave Brenda decides she'll do it all herself.
This book inspired me as a child to do more than i thought i could, and the wonderful describtion of what ín the end happend at christmas still brings tears to my eyes.
Perfect to read to your children at christmas!

What I seeking was a comprehensive guide to improving effectiveness and performance in organisations. It achieves this in parts hence the four possibly three star rating. Starting with the strengths:
* The first chapter on Building more effective organisations brings together what is known about achieving high levels of organisation performance.This is done very well in a concise format and the book is worth buying for this alone.
* The material in chapter 6 on leadership development is excellent and covers current thinking and best practice in how to connect your leadership strategy to Business strategy.
In terms of weaknesses:
* The coverage of how to build more effective teams in chapter 7 left me with a sense of what value does does this section of the book add to the readers knowledge/understanding? My conclusion is very little it is hard going and you feel that you have entered a world that is far removed from the practioner on the ground.You wonder why this was included,have the editors really thought through the reasons for including this contribution.
* The lack of coverage of how to design an effective organisation design eg structures/processes etc that enhances organisation performance was disappointing. For example the work of Jay Galbraith and others in this field was not given attention.If you produce a book on building more effective organisations this is a major omission.
* The coverage of health and well-being is overdone, in many areas it feels more like a text on counselling/occupational psychology, the balance is not entirely right.Did anyone actually test the range of topics on potential readers?
In summary the HR practioner will find this useful. Would I reccomend it to a manager looking to improve organisation effectiveness,I am less sure about this.
Stan Felstead. Interchange Resources UK