Hunter Books

Firstly, let me say that I know author Paul Dahlstrom. I bought several books to send to friends. I sent one to a friend in Nigeria who is in Advertising there. He was thrilled to be able to receive a book which gave him insight into North American Advertising methodology. In his words, "Once again, I want to express my profound gratitude for sending me this book. I have read it and have re-designed my advertising copy in line with the advice of this seasoned communications expert. This book has helped me devise a 13 point strategy which I will use in (a current project)." ...From Mark in Jos, Nigeria.
This book is well written and has certainly already had far reaching impact.
Steve Baroch

This book is fantastic! Paul cuts through all the marketing hype and gets to the heart of building your business. Not just a bunch of theories that require millions of dollars to implement, this is a hands-on, nuts and bolts guide to creating a real plan for your business. Do yourself and your business a favor, pick up this book today, read it twice, and then get busy creating a marketing plan that will drive real results.

As the author, I hope this pleasant read-reference guide will give you lots of appropriate suggestions to enhance your time away together. I'd like to read reviews from others, too.

This book gives us great ideas for where to go-- from an afternoon's drive or overnight and especially for dinner and weekend plans. How often we've dropped a bundle on dinner and the place is lousy. This author knows what's terrific in every price range---and not just for couples.

Everyone loves a good spy adventure story; but such are usually couched in novel form: well, consider this: Ryan Ann Hunter's In Disguise! is nonfiction, providing real-life historical accounts of women spies. While In Disguise! is intended for a somewhat younger audience and thus includes spy codes and spy-related activities and trivia, many an adult won't want to miss the intriguing history of real-life female undercover agents.

Thank you for the opportunity to read about courage in action and to appreciate the often silent service of so many brave women in the defense of freedom. A must read for all ages, particularly young women interested in selfless service. This work chronicles the unvarnished truth of a fasinating and dangerous occupation with both historical context and personal experience.

This is a great starter reference for the novice. The guidance is sound, and Lisa Hunter's enthusiasm is contagious. A few color photographs would have been nice, but wisely this book focuses on cultivating the reader's own intelligence and knowledge rather than dictating taste. If you have ever been interested in starting an art collection of your own, or buying that Kashmiri silk rug, a little research is a good thing. This is a grand place to start.

I love art but I've always felt nervous buying art. How do you know if you're getting the real thing? How do you know if you're overpaying? What's that rug really worth? Why is a photograph worth so much? What's the difference between a valuable vintage photograph and a copy of it that looks exactly the same? No one can tell you what a piece of art will be worth in ten years, but Ms. Hunter explains how to go about buying the real thing (and avoid buying fakes) -- and why you should buy the real thing. I feel much more confident about buying a few pretty things for the house now.

This book wonderfully explains the ins and outs of being a nurse. It answers the question, "What does a nurse do?" and provides many anecdotes from real nurses on their experiences. I love all of the charts, which include "Health Problems Throughout the Lifespan," "Patient's Bill of Rights," "Barriers to Effective Communication" and many others. There are a lot of pictures, which makes a textbook less boring, in my opinion.

Chapters include Basic Needs of a Person; The Nursing Process Defined; Achieving Effective Communication; Values; Ethical Conflicts; Challenges, and many others.

This is truly an all-in-one "What is nursing about?" book. I am a pre-nursing student and purchased this to get a feel for what I will be doing as a nurse. I highly recommend it to pre-nursing and nursing majors.

Selected by Brandon & Hill (Nursing Outlook, March-April, 1996) as one of the best books for nursing and medical libraries.

If these delectable guides' plentiful pix don't get you drooling to explore, you need to get your salivary glands checked. The text is also noteworthy. (NY Daily News)

One of the best travel book series, with attention to detail, plus numerous color photographs and fine maps. Lots of instructions regarding practical travel matters. (Travel Books Review)

This is a wonderful tale set in the early 20th century of a young man growing up in a steel town near Pittsburgh, PA who decides to pack everything up and follow his dream of becoming a elephant/ivory hunter in East Africa. I rate this at five stars because not only is this an entertaining read, but Mr. Stone has, in my opinion, captured the essence of many of the lessons that are learned as one goes from boyhood to manhood. The main character, Rod Parker, appears destined to marry his high school sweetheart and settle down into an agreeable but quiet domesticated existence as a clerk for a steel company. He decides, however, that he needs some adventure and wants to earn some money before settling into this routine and heads off to follow his dream of hunting big game in Africa (modern Kenya).

It is this exploration of life's lessons, the boyhood to manhood theme, that makes this what I would consider a borderline classic. There are so many wonderful vignettes about life, about women, about learning one's chosen profession, it is the kind of stuff that a 40-50 year old man would like to convey to his son, but the son will, unfortunately, have to find them out on his own. I have never hunted for ivory in Kenya, but I felt that I could identify with virtually every one of the situations that Rod encounters in my own life. The naive but enthusiastic young man goes off to make a name for himself, doing something that his family doesn't appreciate or understand, but he is drawn to it nonetheless. His life evolves in unexpected ways with many personal triumphs and defeats. By the end of the novel, he starts to understand what is really important in life. The novel terminates with Rod making a great choice (at least it is the one I would have made!).

There are several relatively minor things that I didn't like about this book. First, virtually every one of the British characters in the novel uses the word `bloody' or `bleedin' in every spoken sentence. Not every Englishman speaks like this! In fact, in my experience, most don't. Second, I found some some, but certainly not all, of the secondary characters a bit cliched and one dimensional. It reminded me of some of the fiction of Louis L'Amour. The book is relatively short (my edition has 177 pages of text), some small bit of space could have used to better develop some of the other characters. Third, the price is a bit steep (currently just under $14 as I write this review) for a paperback that comes in at less than 200 pages. These are minor quibbles though, and shouldn't prevent anyone interested from buying the book.

Finally, it is clear that Mr. Stone has considerable knowledge about both hunting and firearms, and a great respect for wildlife and for nature. This is certainly a good adventure story, and there is lots of shooting, a few fist fights, and dangers to be faced in the African wilds, but there is really so much more to this novel. I highly recommend this book, and look forward to Mr. Stone's next novel (which from his website is supposed to be about boxing).

This is not a review but merely a commentary as it would be very pompous and presumptuous of me to review my own work. I have given it a star rating only because it is a requirement when posting in the review section.

I am posting this because it was brought to my attention by a customer who wished to purchase non-fiction works that there was no indication that this story was fiction. I checked and he was correct. It is of course my desire to sell copies, but not under false pretenses. The book description listed above is a simple excerpt from chapter one and gives no indication that this is a novel. I have emailed Amazon to try to correct the problem, but that may take a little time, so the following description should clarify the situation temporarily.

Description: Ivory Hunter is the story of a fictional character by the name of Rod Parker; an adventurous young man who finds himself bored with his tedious job at a Pennsylvania steel mill. In the summer of 1900 he quits his job, leaves his long time girlfriend Elizabeth Durham and strikes out on his own to seek his fortune in the hunting fields of Africa.
In Africa he lives out his childhood dream of making a living in the wilderness, but he soon discovers that learning this trade the hard way can be an extremely dangerous pursuit. He survives his first dangerous encounters with African wildlife and he soon comes to realize his childhood dream of earning a living with a rifle and enjoys the monetary wealth that he has gained from being a successful ivory hunter.
In time he discovers that money cannot bring happiness and contentment as he lives a life of heartbreak and tragedy. Despite the loss of his wife and his best friend, he trudges onward in his restless pursuit of wealth and adventure. Then after fourteen years of hard work and heartache he finally discovers that true happiness lies in his relationship with others and not in the tremendous wealth that he has acquired.
Ivory Hunter is a fast paced action tale of courage and loyalty set during the golden age of the ivory trade. Be with Rod and his faithful tracker on the trail of big bull tuskers and feel the tension as he levels his big bore express rifle on the dangerous beast bearing down on him.


Please accept my apology if anyone else has purchased this work under the assumption that it was non-fiction.

Sincerely: Frank J Stone

Fifteen major North American cities are the focus of this useful travel guide, with mention of the most notable Jewish sites in the hinterland. Includes sightseeing, synagogues, kosher dining, events, heritage tours, museums, lodging, and more. For every key attraction, Sheldon provides a long and detailed paragraph filled with enticing tidbits. Highlighted sidebars scattered throughout draw attention to fascinating trivia. A useful resource... sure to fill a gap. (Library Journal)

Jewish travelers or those with a special interest in Jewish history and culture receive a listing of Jewish sights and resources in an easily-used handbook to Jewish travel. From a directory of synagogues and community centers to notable homes, kosher restaurants and Jewish retreats, The Jewish Travel Guide packs in U.S. destinations of special interest.

This book has a lot of useful terms defined and given in examples, but it is the Career Index I found most helpful. The index narrows down careers/ job titles and gives words and phrases to better describe aspects of that experience. Great examples of how to word a job in terms of skills instead of just duties

This is a surprising helpful little book, easy to use, which can increase the effectiveness of your resume, cover letter, or even professional conversation.

As the author points out in the introduction, many employers now use a scanning system to screen resumes. The scanning process involves the selection of certain key words. But which words?
This book can help you include the important words and terms

Part 1 is a word finder. From ability to zealous, you will find key words, their definitions, and a variety of synonyms. Use this part as a thesaurus to add interest to your resume. To make the point that you are enterprising, you can also say you show initiative, are active, aggressive, ambitious, etc., all the way to venturesome.
Part 2 is a career index. I would say it, too, moves from A to Z, but in this case it's accountant to program director, radio. Under each of these key occupations, you will find a list of words to describe skills, responsibilities, and attributes.
There is also an index of positions which relate to these key occupations.

I'm a career counselor who is enthusiastic/excited/exuberant/keen/willing to recommend this book to someone who is feeling stuck about preparing career materials.

This book gives one a succinct biography and then relates ten different essays on ten of Depp's most interesting roles and films. This is great source material if one is doing a Depp retrospective, as the background info and analyses of the films is for the most part - quite well done.

Recommended for Depp fans and fans of good film commentary.

This is a really cool book. It gives you insight on some of Johnny Depp's movies. I don't know what he thinks about all this, but Johnny, if you read this, I hope your OK with it.