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Escape to a Small Town!: Create a New Life & Fulfill Your Dreams in a Place Where You Can Breathe

Published in Paperback by Williams Hill Publishing (1999-03)

Author: Lisa Rogak

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A "must have" guide to plan your escape!

Helpful Votes: 11 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2000-02-06

Now a staple by my bedside, this book offers a no-nonsense overview of moving to a small town. Ms. Rogak outlines the various types of towns, interviews successful transplants, unsuccessful transplants and others. Among the most valuable parts of the book are the checklists for moving. Her advice is practical and obviously well researched by her own experience. The ancedotes, checklists and other snippets of small town life make this book easy to pick up, open to any section and begin planning! Planning a move? Dreaming like me? either way this book is a "must have" guide!

The Honest Truth About Small Towns

Helpful Votes: 13 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-23

The pressures of urban living at the turn of the millennium have generated a lot of romantic longing for a return to small-town America. Lisa Rogak's Escape to a Small Town! cuts through the day-dreaming and deals with small-town living in an honest way that creates an invaluable resource for anyone considering such a change of location and life-style. Rojak isn't wearing any rose-colored glasses.

Escaping to a small town in New England worked for Rogak--but she lets readers know why it might not work for them. For example, if you're a mechanical and home fix-up klutz, you better consider how you'll accomplish repairs and maintenance with a foot of snow on your dirt road and without a two-inch-thick urban yellow pages at your elbow.

She also emphasizes that all small towns aren't alike. A small college town three hours out of New York offers a living climate different from a dusty cowtown six hours from a small city. Her checklists of points to investigate and consider dramatically increase the chances that you'll select a small town that suits your needs and personality.

Although the book emphasizes New England in its examples and descriptions, the points it makes are just as useful for someone considering a move to southern Oregon or the lakes region of Minnesota.

Beyond the choice of a town, Rogak suggests how best to introduce yourself to your new neighbors and adapt to the new lifestyle. Things to avoid get attention, too. For example, you may have a masters in public administration and years of local government experience as a citizen activist. But do yourself a favor and don't try to start running your new small town right away unless you want to be branded as some snob from the city who thinks he's smarter than the locals.

All in all, the simple economic return on this book -- money saved and problems avoided in relation to its modest price -- makes it a must-buy if even the slightest notion of a small-town move lurks in your heart or mind.

No-nonsense realism lovingly explained

Helpful Votes: 23 out of 23 total.
Review Date: 2000-01-08

Many Americans dream of fleeing urban blight to a small town, but what is life in small town really like? Will someone who's used to the city enjoy a small town? And how does one find just the right small town?

Lisa Rogak answers these questions and more in ESCAPE TO A SMALL TOWN! She starts the reader with setting goals, choosing what *kind* of small town is best for you, how to find that town, and how to adjust to living there, including issues of employment, your kids, fitting in, and staying happy. Rogak also includes sections on what it's like to live in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Upstate New York--her end of the country, where many former urbanites head.

Rogak is careful, however, to not see small town life through rose-colored glasses--she points out (and includes examples of) different types of folks who think they might like small town living but turn out not to. After all, there are many advantages to living in a big city that just can't be found in small towns, like a wealth of shopping, plenty of jobs, and gourmet restaurants galore.

It's obvious that Rogak is writing from her head as well as her heart and truly wants to inform her readers and have them be happy with whatever decision they make. The book is written in a witty, folksy style that is easy to read and includes first-person accounts from others who have taken the plunge. Highly recommended for anyone who wonders what it's like to not lock your doors at night, to smile and chat with people in your local market, and to hear birds, crickets, and frogs rather than sirens, horns, and engines.

Kimberly Borrowdale Under the Covers Book Reviews

Gave me the tools to plan my escape!!

Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-02

Escape to a Small Town, by Lisa Rogak

This is the ultimate "how to" book to assist you in creating a totally new life out of the congestion of the city or the daily urban/suburban stress grind.

It's been my wish to escape the constant traffic nightmares, the crime, the noise, and air pollution of the large metropolitan area I currently live. While I've toyed with various scenarios in planning my escape, until reading this book I was unable to combine my perceived needs with the realities of moving to a small town.

Of particular help is the classification system whereby small towns are categorized into three groups: a "drop out town," a "suburban small town," and a "small 'city.'" While the New England examples weren't particularly helpful, (since I have no idea what those towns are like) the descriptions helped me to categorize the possibilities on my list and better understand the implications of each choice.

With my better understanding and assessment of my needs, I now have much improved analytical tools to use as I research the various communities in the area that most appeals to me. While some of the methods were obvious (to me), the book suggests additional research techniques that will improve matching a community to my "ideal."

Further "frosting on the cake" are the several stories told of other "escapees" to small towns. A very enlightening description is the "Silicon Valley" couple's list of requirements they had for the "perfect" small town. (Having been employed in Silicon Valley myself, I can relate to their situation.) Unfortunately, the list of requirements are highly unrealistic. Simply seeing this list clarified my own unrealistic aspirations.

This book has given me the information and tools to work on my escape plan and give my plan a realistic chance at achieving the results that I want. It's probably saved me from either making a serious mistake in moving to a location that would prove personally disastrous (forcing yet another move) or continuing my life of 'quiet desperation' endured by living in one of the major metropolitan areas of the U.S.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who has had any "daydream" of escaping from the "big city." It just may help you turn your dream into a pleasant reality.

The perfect book for those seeking simplicity.

Helpful Votes: 9 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-09

I like the way the author chose to frame the title in a positive Escape "to" instead of "from" (the big bad city). That and the fact that everything in the book forces the reader to understand not only the financial benefits of small town life, but the physical and emotional bonuses that come with slowing down and simplifying.

The list on pages 64-68 titled "Moving to a Small Town 101" is worth the price of the book alone (although I would retitle it "How to be a Human Being rather than a Human Doing")

A must read for anyone considering dropping out of the fast lane to smell the roses instead of the exhaust fumes.

Execution Plain and Simple: Twelve Steps to Achieving Any Goal on Time and On Budget

Published in Kindle Edition by McGraw-Hill (1899-12-30)

Author: Robert Neiman

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5 STARS WITH ONE RESERVATION

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-07

Robert Neiman has worked closely for decades with the quintessential management consulting 'guru' Robert Schaffer... and this shows in this very helpful book... for that reason alone it deserved a 5-Star rating at One Big Idea Consulting Limited NZ ... where it is a standard recommendation to all our clients.

We have one reservation. This does not invalidate Neiman's Twelve Steps to success with projects, but should be kept in mind by the readers when they come to applying Neiman's 'Twelve Steps' in real-live projects.

What is Neima's One Big Idea ? What is the one, single 'plain and simple' action that makes up the 20-80 Pareto.

Robert Schaffer has One Big Idea that runs through every article,Harvard Business Review on Breakthrough Thinking every book, every seminar, every consulting assignment that he has ever touched. He may add a twirl here or a twist there; but inevitably Robert Schaffer has taught us all to focus on one predominant under-pinning in every consulting project ... viz. Never ever persuade or push the client to attempt any change that he or she is not 'ready' for.

For Schaffer 'readiness' is the magic key to project success. When a client is truly deep-down 'ready' to tackle a change, it is very hard to fail... and the consultant has done the 20% of input that will trigger 80% of the achievemnt.

'Readiness' is tricky and requires artful diagnosis and prognosis and infinite patience and intuition, much more than sigma-six number- crunching and swamps of spread-sheeting and dazzling powerpoint flash.

Consulting is all about facilitation and not about persuasion. A gung-ho consulting style is very likely to do more harm than good when all is said and done. Neiman could have placed a tad more emphasis on this in his Twelve Steps process that are still quite sound overall.

This book is recommended with 5 Stars, with one reservation. Does it alert and concentrate the reader to focus predominantly on 'readiness' and to measure it very carefully when treading each of Rapid Results!: How 100-Day Projects Build the Capacity for Large-Scale Changethe plain and simle Twelve Steps to successful projects?

Packed With Knowledge!

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2004-12-22

Has your corporation or department misplaced its vision, purpose or spirit? Relax. Author Robert A. Neiman provides an effective path out of the lost-and-found department. Neiman's 12-step program offers practical solutions and political advice for even hardcore bureaucracy addicts. The text features true-to-life scenarios, worksheets and instructions for a full menu of corporate activities, ranging from dreaded employee reviews to awards ceremonies. The author's portrait of corporate life is like an excellent still-life painting, with realistic details, highlights and shadows. The text is enhanced with actual snapshots from testy workplace situations. These insertions, however, would work better with a bit of pruning and, although the vignettes are helpful, it is tempting to skim these little corporate dramas. But don't skip the charts and worksheets. These features are excellent tools. What's more, the author's insistence on honesty, integrity and personal responsibility is a business wakeup call. We recommend this book to every ambitious worker, manager or executive on the corporate ladder.

A guidebook for the manager who must get things done

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-09

Bob Neiman's book unravels the mysteries of how to make things happen in organizations. Any manager who has been tasked with a challenging assignment will find a generous helping of practical, useful advice in this book. Going beyond the technical dimension of project management, Execution Plain and Simple lays out a step by step approach that blasts through the psychological, interpersonal, and political obstacles that can sink even the best planned efforts. And the author shares his experience with simple, direct language and useful case examples. If you are responsible for getting something done - or you advise someone else who is - you will find this book extremely useful.

More useful for project leadership than personal

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-10

Vision, purpose, defining the scope of the work, and gaining the critical mass needed to get execution within a normally stagnant company are all covered well in this book. For somebody in a large company (like myself), this book provides a lot of guidance to leadership on how to bring small-team energy to a culture of slow-moving big teams. In that respsect, this is a great book.

The only failure I see is that I didn't notice much attention paid to individual performance. A failing of large companies is that they tend to load so many roles, side-responsibilities, and conflicting priorities on their employees that enabling some folks to break free, focus on a small but impact-laden project, and really deliver it are a separate set of issues that need to be addressed as well. This book provides great information in an immediately-useful form-factor, but beware of using it alone, paritcularly if you're new to a company and its culture.

Zest as a decisive element in successful implementation

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-09

To understand what has to be done is one thing. To mobilize an organization to implement is another, more complex task. The most productive and satisfying experiences for me and I expect most people have been those there the "zest factors" were prominent. Mr. Neiman has provided a disciplined way of thinking through how these conditions can be replicated in the more ordinary circumstances that over time spell the difference between success and failure in this competitive, intreguing world.

Exercise Physiology: Human Bioenergetics and Its Applications

Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages (2004-09-17)

Authors: George A Brooks, Thomas D. Fahey, and Kenneth M Baldwin

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Great shipping

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-26

Shipping came within a week, even with the supersaver shipping. would use them again.

Gold Standard

Helpful Votes: 12 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2002-12-30

This work is the Gold Standard to which all other Exercise Physiology books are measured. I was introduced to the Second Edition of the book in an entry-level class in Graduate school. To this day I find it a necessary reference from my library.

Personally, the most useful information to me is on Energetics as it pertains to athletics, training adaptations, exercise testing and prescription. I use this information to help me decide how to train athletes from different sports. But, there is so much more than that in this book. Metabolism, Ventilation, Heart and Circulation (including CVD) is all covered thoroughly.

I especially like Brooks' approach to physiology. Brooks, likes to examine physiology by studying the rate-limiting processes. And to a coach, like me, finding weakness and improving that weakness is crucial to winning. Another topic I enjoy is Brooks' take on the misnomer of Anaerobic Threshold and Lactic Acid.

It's an extremely well-organized, well-written text. It's easy to read and a challenge at the same time. Brooks makes you think and delivers difficult information in a way that is easier to understand than other textbooks.

Eric Swannie, MA, ATC, CSCS

Excellent textbook! I still use it as a major ref.

Helpful Votes: 14 out of 15 total.
Review Date: 1998-11-12

I would have to agree with most experts in this field, that Brooks did a smashing job when writing this text. His chapters on bioenergetics are superlatively done. Outstanding graphs, analogies ,coupled with an eazy to understand vennacular. The chapter on bioenergetics is extremly lucid when explaining the esoteric aspects of coupled energy metabolism and muscle performance. Brad Nindl from (Penn State University) and Dr. Paul Arciero (Skidmore College) still utlize his text, and often refere to his chapters on energy metabolism and exercise. Many of our lively discussions and research ideas were spurred by Brooks text. Not only does this text service as an outstanding learning tool, when learning the basic concepts of exercie physiology, but acts as a catalyst for innovative ideas for new research. The references are all up to date, providing eazy access to "cutting-edge" researchers. His chapters on cardiovascular physiology are well organized and follow the same lucid format of the previous chapters, however, i wish he included information on the newer developments in cardiovascular physiology and exercise, such as the work being currently conducted on signial transduction and on the dysregualtion of the sacroplasmic reticulum during CHF etc.. Overall i would recommand this textbook to any serious student, scholar, physician or allied health professional who is wishing to futher their understanding of this fastinating subject. I am currently using his text as a major ref. for preparing for part I of the USMLE!! Yours In Great Learning

Simply Awesome

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2004-11-25

There's no other quite like it - Brooks' is the best there is...

An excellent compendium on work physiolgy

Helpful Votes: 21 out of 23 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-21

I received both my B.S., and M.S. in Exercise Biochemistry from Univ. of Mass, and Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, respectively. My former advisor studied under Brooks at Berkely (He received his Doctorate there). In any event the approach our department undertook towards exercise biochemistry/physiology was at the cell and molecular level. Brooks text was central to the program. What is great about the book, is that it explains complicated biochemical processes in easy to understand language and places it in the context of applied physiology. The book stacks up to classic texts like Molecular Biology of the Cell (Albert, Bray, Lewis), and many of the classic biochemistry texts. In my opinion it is far superior to texts by McArdle & Katch, or Textbook of Work Physiology (author escapes me, for now).

The Fat Flush Fitness Plan

Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill (2003-11-21)

Authors: Ann Louise Gittleman and Joanie Greggains

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Great companion to the Fat Flush Diet Plan

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-13

If you're looking for an exercise regime to complement the Fat Flush Diet Plan, then this is the book for you. Besides recommended exercises for the three phases of the Fat Flush Diet, Ann Gittleman and Joanie Greggains go into other information that is just as important as exercising for the diet to succeed. These are: dry brushing for the lymph system; proper sleep; using essential oils for your bath. They also discuss cellulite, and how best to diminish it. I found the book very useful and informative. I love using my rebounder! I recommend this book very highly.

Gittleman's Greatness, Then The Title

Helpful Votes: 17 out of 20 total.
Review Date: 2005-06-30

As usual, this book is very informative, so I give her three stars in that respect. Her books in general paint a splendid natural way to eat for health-conscious people that harkens to a time when organic food was the norm. Sometimes I slap myself when I realize what brave new world we exist in now when eating organic food is a luxury. Who knew that one day we would have to pay ridiculous prices to avoid eating hormone-pumped chickens allowed to sit and fatten in cages under artificial light while being fed animal byproducts to boot? "Organic" food now costs two to three times more than conventional food.

I have nothing but appreciation for nutritionists now. When I was young and couldn't comprehend death, I've been known to shew away nutritionists with one hand and with a candy bar in the other. Now they're my mystic advisers who are themselves advised by science; this regimen is a reliable and sound one. I have been on this plan for one week. I have already lost six pounds.

Most importantly, I have gained mental clarity and stability. I have recently been severely depressed and was prescribed antidepressants. This regimen was my last hope that I can reverse the problem myself. I believe, as a result of this diet (flaxseed oil in particular), my moods are not so strong and intrusive. I still feel frustration, but it's no longer overpowering and I can usually persist through my problems. I also feel energized. So that desire to oversleep is almost completely eliminated. And there is still more to come as I walk toward that horizon of more possibilities -- exercise!

Works for Me!

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-03

As a veteran dieter I am slow to jump on new diet plans. However, I quickly learned that Fat Flush is not just a new approach to weight loss but an attempt at a higher standard of nutritional health and well-being.

I found this book and the plan it outlines to be exceptionally beneficial toward my weight correction goals and toward general health improvement efforts. I think the menus are tasty and satisfying. I find Ann Louise Gittleman to be very thorough in her concerns for the overweight and addresses many more issues than just what to eat. I find her book and the resources she offers in it to be very helpful.

I wholeheartedly recommend the book to anyone struggling with weight problems. I wholeheartedly recommend the book to anyone concerned with their health.

Not only the best fitness book but gives you so much more!

Helpful Votes: 44 out of 47 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-04

This book was well written and easy to read. Finally a fitness plan that works in harmony with your body and your total overall health. I like that the book not only goes in detail (including pictures ) about the fitness plan but also includes important information about cleansing our lymphatic system, reducing stress, eating well and giving us the knowledge and tools to create a healthy body from within as well as being fit on the outside. It complements my other book the fat flush plan,lost 45 lbs. Thanks for turning my size 14 body to size 5!

If you HATE to exercise, this book's for YOU!

Helpful Votes: 70 out of 74 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-05

Ya hafta love a book (Fat Flush Fitness Plan) that advises you to take a long, scented, therapeutic bath three times a week as an aid to appetite suppression! (I'm sooooooooo there!)(page 165)
And dry skin brushing! I mean, who knew?! Since starting this regimen, my skin is soft as silk AND I have the added smug knowledge that this routine aids the lymphatic system in flushing fat!
Add to these activities some yoga, stretching, rebounding, and cardio workout and you have a varied, supportive exercise regimen that seems more like fun than a chore. (Let's face it, there's no such thing as a too tight [rear]!)
Bottom line: this is a smart book. You NEED this book! You WANT this book! You DESERVE this book!

Fetal & Pediatric Ultrasound: A Casebook Approach

Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill Professional (2000-12-28)

Authors: Harris L. Cohen and Carlos J. Sivit

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A Great All-round Book

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2001-01-21

One must congratulate Harris Cohen and Carlos Civit for the first edition of their book. Both Authors have written several texts before and their experience in writing and teaching shows. Their book covers a great deal of detail and has high quality images yet still reads easily. Another strength of this text is that Drs. Cohen and Civit assembled a large cast of contributors from different institutions thereby ensuring that there is no institutional bias which sometimes plagues similar books. Furthermore, they go to great length to provide several points of view on each topic. Having said that, the editors did an excellent job of maintaining consistency across the board. In summary, this is a well illustrated, detailed reference book for specialist yet, as it reads easily, can be used for the trainee.

great all around review of fetal and pediatric ultrasound

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-20

I thouroghly enjoyed this review series, especially as I was preparing for oral boards. Full range of fetal and pediatric U/S topics are covered in concise yet thought provoking manner. Cases are presented as unknown just as on would expect in actual clinical practice, followed by description of the findings, most likely diagnosis, discussion of the entity and companion cases. Image quality is very good. I highly recommend this review series by Drs. Cohen and Sivit.

great all around review of fetal and pediatric ultrasound

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-20

Loved It!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-04

Very informative textbook. Skips through unnecessary gobbledygook i.e. CONCISE and TO THE POINT.
Ideal format for residents as well as practicing radiologists. Up-to-date information.
Quality of pictures is SUPERB.
Highly RECOMMEND this book as a Board Review text, as well.

Great book for board review!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-06-24

Excellent for self testing for Radiology Boards with the added benefit of the answers and review pages acting as a textbook of pediatric and fetal ultrasound but in a interestingly refreshing format. I enjoyed reading it tremendously. A definite 5 star.

Film History: An Introduction

Published in Paperback by McGraw Hill Higher Education (2002-09-01)

Authors: David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson

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Didn't use this book, but I read it is very good.

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-29

Due to a change of plans I didn't use this book this quarter. However, hearing from my follow film students this book details well about the history of film and not just North American film. All film. A must for a film student.

Great Read

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-28

I had this book for a Film History class, and it was great. I've used it every semester since and plan to keep it forever and sleep with it under my pillow.

Even though it isn't aimed at teaching film theory or basics, it's better at explaining the basics than Film Art by miles. It also makes theory more interesting and topical to learn since it goes chronologically and highlights films that were actually influential, instead of the ones that Film Art just happened to get the rights to print pictures of.

Highly recommend.

Comprehensive, nicely packaged

Helpful Votes: 25 out of 25 total.
Review Date: 2002-02-11

I used this book in a film studies class about four years ago and I kept it because of the wealth of information. For the first time I understood the different epochs of film not only in the U.S. but also around the world. I was introduced to a wider variety of international film and the work of Eisenstein, Renoir, Kurosawa, and others. I highly recommend this book for the concise language, easy explanations, and beautiful black and white and color reproductions from many films. This book is a page turner.

comparison

Helpful Votes: 27 out of 37 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-25

here's a short comparison I made between the following 3 film history books:

A History of the Cinema from Its Origins to 1970 (Eric Rhode)
A Short History of the Movies (Gerald Mast)
Film History: An Introduction, (Thompson-Bordwell)

I was looking for a technical/historical overview of the development of cinema, without idiosyncratic criticism and with emphasis on the origins of film techniques, genealogy of influences of filmmakers, relevant references to history, literature and other arts, and impartial accounts of filmmakers' careers.

Instead of a verdict, I will simply quote passages about two greats:

Rhode: [about Fellini] "Fellini's greatest works are inevitably works of laughter and tears. [...] Fellini gets into trouble when he deserts feeling for thought. La Dolce vita (1959) is a sterile thematic exercise [...] In the film's first sequence, a helicopter [...] The film, intellectualy, is over. Christ has been petrified into wood; he is the tool of modern machinery [...] Although the film has nothing more to say, Fellini continues for two hours, contrasting sensual things [...] Juliet of the Spirits [...] suffers from a similar over-schematization."

Mast: [about Antonioni] "Antonioni sometimes has trouble in allowing his images to accrete meaning [...] His failure to generalize experience was to be total in La notte (1960). Lacking any understanding of how writers think and feel, his portrait of the author, [...] is so unconvincing that the spectator may be tempted to think that Giovanni's crisis of conscience is no more than a rationalization of his inability to escape from his wife's purse-strings."

Thompson-Bordwell: [about Antonioni] "From the start of his career Antonioni demonstrated a mastery of deep focus (Fig. 19.30) and the long take with camera movement (pp. 427-429). The early works also pioneered [...] Antonioni's muted dramatization of shallow or paralyzed characters found a sympathetic response in an era that also welcomed Existentialism. [...] Juan Bardem, Miklos Jansco, and Theo Angelopoulos learned from his distinctive style. Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (1974) and Brian De Palma's Blow-Out (1981) derive directly from Blow-Up."

nuff said...

The best single-volume book on film history

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-30

If you are interested in film history on the whole, please, give yourself a treat by purchasing this book. It is not cheap but it is worth every penny. I had it after a course in film history and despite being someone who usually sell or dump away my texts after graduation, I find it very hard to give this one away. Boy, am I glad I did not. As one's scope and experience in world cinema grows, so too does one's interest in this book. Bordwell and Thomas's style is academic but always enthusiastic, and theirs is the most comprehensive account of world cinema in English (pre-war Japanese cinema, anyone?). I have not found another general film book on world cinema history to match, and I will certainly be purchasing its third edition (what I have is the first) if that ever comes by.

Finding Winners Among Depressed And Low-Priced Stocks

Published in Paperback by McGraw-Hill (1999-06-11)

Author: Richard Evans

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The nuts and bolts of contrarian investing

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-06-13

Richar Evans book provides very detailed guidelines for defining and buying depressed stocks. I rate it 5 stars because it provides actual strategies and methods that can be easily employed by the average investor. However, I want to clearly state at the beginning of this review that I do not recommend anyone actually use this book as an investment guide. Most people will lose money if they try to implement this book.

The first of three sections is an explanation of why this style of investing is profitable. The middle section is devoted to technical charting to identify the bottom of a falling stock. The third section is devoted to case studies.

I would not recommend this book to anybody I know personally, since there is a very real danger that a person will actually try to invest using this system, and will lose a great deal of money.

However, an investor with the desire to get above average returns, who has a proven ability to deal with stress of risky investments, can use the information in this book very profitably.

Who do I think can profit from this book? Anyone who has actually experienced losing over 30% of their portfolio, and were able to profit from the experience (either by buying more at the bottom when everybody else was trying to get out, or simply having the patience and character hold onto your stocks). So unless you have been invested during at least one major stock market crash, and profited (either financially, or learned a lesson about fear/greed/panic) I would definately not recommend this book. Ignore this warning at your own risk.

Highly Recommended!

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2001-04-14

The title of this book is a bit misleading in that it mentions the words "hidden values" which are usually associated with fundamental analysis. In fact, this book advocates stock trading based on charts. Everybody knows that we should "buy low and sell high". But when is the price of a stock "low"? This book will give you an answer.

Excellent Book!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-06-13

Very helpful in determining what, where, and when to buy stocks that have experience significant correction. Since the latest 2000 correction in the market, one would think that people will pay more attention to this type of thinking rather than simple momentum investing.

Excellent details, charts, graphs and explanations of how to chart the beginning of a turnaround for stocks that have been corrected or depressed.

Great tool for bargin hunters!

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-02-11

I was not sure what to expect when I picked up the book, but for [the price] why not check it out. It was much better than anything I expected or have read in similar titles. The author gives the reader a solid foundation for entering and exiting low priced stocks. The book is filled with lots of good examples of the right time to buy beaten up stocks. The primary focus of his selection technique is technical analysis, although there is a fundamental bent thrown in. If you are thinking that there are bargins to be had after the past 2 years in the market, this is a title well worth checking out.

A book that should be getting more attention.

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2000-10-10

This is a very informative book. Evans' thesis is that low-priced and depressed stocks account for the major stock gains. In the first chapter he outlines the risks in buying these stocks and some precautions to take. The second chapter covers technical analysis, and the third chapter covers using the technicals to evaluate the charts of companies that have gone through major pullbacks, built bases, and seem ready to go up again. Chapters two and three are excellent, and really seem to be the book's center of gravity. However, later chapters go into numerous case studies which are very good teaching stories. The writing is accessible and clear, and should appeal to beginners as well as more advanced investors and traders.

Fine Black Lines: Reflections on Facing Cancer, Fear and Loneliness

Published in Paperback by Mulberry Hill PR (1993-10-01)

Author: Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad

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Awesome!

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Review Date: 2005-04-21

Book Review of Fine Black Lines by Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad

Fine Black Lines is Ms. Hjelmstad's personal journey into surviving breast cancer. An illness like breast cancer often overwhelms a person's senses so much so that they never recover their balance or go back to what they were. People who suffer chronic illnesses that are death threatening understand this fine difference. With prose, poetry, and a self-worth, Ms. Hjelmstad struggles to overcome her breast cancer, her identity and how she will exist in this altered state known as breast cancer. I rate Ms. Hjelmstad's Fine Black Lines five stars.

fine black lines

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2000-08-06

A friend of mine presented me with this book while I was in the midst of being treated for breast cancer. It gave me what none of the other books I'd read could-validation for the wide range of emotions I was experiencing. It has proven to be the perfect comfort read when I most need it, and I still regularly refer to it. Lois put into words what I was unable to, and I have purchased several copies since reading it. It is a very thoughtful gift for those newly diagnosed, as well as a help to friends and family struggling to understand what the patient is feeling.

Powerful Book

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-04

I found Fine Black Lines to be the VERY BEST book or pamphlet I have read. I am an ovarian survivor, not doing very well, and this book has been the most powerful of anything in the last 2.5 years. I thank the author for saying how it really feels. This book has touched me in a major way.

Inspiring book of courage

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1999-05-12

The only thing better than reading the book is meeting the author herself. She is an amazing and beautiful woman.

What Courage the Author Shows!

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-04-08

You'd never know by the title that Fine Black Lines is the story of a breast cancer survivor. In the book, the author, Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad openly and honestly reveals her most intimate feelings about breast cancer. Everything from the first symptom to her feelings in support groups.....no subject is off limits. This is a wonderful book; I don't have cancer, but I certainly benefitted from it. If you DO have cancer of any kind, I think it's a must-read.

The format of the book, which is prose mixed with poetry, makes the book perfect to pick up and put down, and just read in those few minutes you may find for yourself throughout the day.

Food That Really Schmecks

Published in Hardcover by Mcgraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd (1968-06)

Author: Staebler

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Food That Really Schmecks

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Review Date: 2000-07-13

Excellent cookbook with easy to follow recipes, accompanied by wonderful, funny anecdotes!

MY FAVORITES

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-03

'Food That Really Schnmecks' and 'More Food That Really Schmecks' are both wonderful books. Story books with recipes. I received Edna Staebler's 'Food that Really Schmecks' as a gift from my Grandmother. It's very special to me not only because of whom it's from but because my entire family uses these recipes - they're handed down from generation to generation. I'm from Kitchener - the same area as Edna - she and her recipes are very popular there and I am now 'spreading' them in the US.

Edna's recipes are so easy to follow and prepare and the food really does "schmeck"! Wonderful books from a very friendly, wonderful woman. I wish she had time to publish more "schmeck's". These books are worth buying.

A mouth-watering medley of country home cooking recipes

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-12

Written by award-winning journalist Edna Staebler, Food that Really Schmecks: Mennonite Country Cooking is the commemorative edition of a classic cookbook originally published in 1968, now featuring a new foreword by award-winning author Wayson Choy and a new introduction by food writer Rose Murray. Interspersed with Staebler's true stories and anecdotes about cooking, Mennonites, her own family, and daily life in the Waterloo region, recipes in Food That Really Schmecks range from Crusty Chicken Potpie to Beet and Red Cabbage Salad to Porridge Bread, Maple Custard, Emanuel's Dandelion Wine, and much more. A mouth-watering medley of country home cooking recipes that pass the test of time with flying colors.

Mennonite cooking that really schmecks!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-19

I'm not a big cook, but this is one cookbook that I have added to my library. Edna Staebler, now 97 years of age, was a native of the Waterloo region of Ontario, which is really the heart of Canada's German community, and is where many Mennonites and Amish settled. Although she worked as a journalist for some time, she eventually put together this cookbook based on recipies that she had gathered primarily from fiends and family. Many of the recipies are Mennonite or influenced by Mennonite and German cooking. This book also consists of a number of anecdotes, so not only is it a great cookbook, but an entertaining read as well.

If I could only have a couple of cookbooks...

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2003-01-23

If I could only have 2 or 3 cookbooks, this would be one of them. I have been using this and "More Food that Really Schmecks" for years. The recipes are easy, interesting and taste great! There's a no-nonsense, comforting quality to them. The short stories add interest. I have over 400 cookbooks and keep going back to this favorite.

Foundations Of Clinical Research - Applications To Practice

Published in Paperback by Mcgraw-hill/appleton & Lange (1993)

Author: Mary P., Watkins

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Foundations of Clinical research

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Review Date: 2008-05-05

This is one of the basic book to clinical pactitioners. is very simple to apply the criteria and is very clear to novice researchers.

This is an incredible book

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-06

This book is just incredibly good!!! It combined details with cool simplicity. A must have for researchers.

Practical, and clearly written

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-11-05

Although I have used this text as a reference (vs. reading it all the way through, or for a class) I have found myself returning to it often. In fact, I purchased it only because I had started to wear out the copy I had borrowed from a friend...and she was missing it because she used it frequently, too. The best aspect of this text is the way the authors use examples relevant to clinical research for nearly every statistical decision. No more extrapolating from educational research, medical research...I don't usually have that much imagination! Good book.

User-friendly and well-organized

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-06-28

This is a book that I have used often through my graduate career. It served as a great textbook for a course I was taking and as supplementary material for other other courses on Statistics, Design and Research Methods.

Well-organized and easy-to-read, it has become my first line-of-defense for all things related to research design. It covers the material in adequate detail so you have a good jumping off point in case you need to grab your SAS manual or your Stats text.

Exceptional (Must for all PT Students)

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2001-05-04

Excellent text for students just entering the profession to hard core researches.