Phillips Books

This book was a great inspiration to me. Not only did it include Biblical interpretations of its many lesson, but I did so in a very simplistic way. I just love the catchy sayings that go with every chapter, such as "Never lick a moving blender," and "Don't wrestle with a pig in the mud...." This book was and still is a great tool for my daily life and I come back to it many times over for inspiration and for teaching!

...I didn't think the middle section, with the photospreads of survivors of kitchen accidents was in good taste. I was eating while I leafed through it, and almost got sick! Sliced off fingers, stab wounds, bruises, compound fractures, and so much blood - was that all really necessary?

Next time, try it without the photographs.

After reading the entire series of the Corrie Belle Hollister Journals, I was so excited to see that Michael Phillips continued with her married life. I felt like I was part of the Hollister family. Another GREAT set of sequels! Can't wait for more.

I Loved the book. It is one of the best books I've read.I couldn't put it down so I read it in 1 day. I loved all of the challenges Christopher put in his sermons. I want my marrige to be like Corrie and Christopher's. I'm 12 and I even loved it.

This book is the most amazing book I have come across, so far, that deals with Contemeporary Clarinet. It has an extensive finger chart for all clarinets and covers mutiphonics and quarter tone notes as well. Extensive Bibliography and works index.

A must for all serious clarinettists.

Phil Rehfeldt's "New Directions for Clarinet" is a great resource for any composer or performer interested in extended clarinet techniques. I've used it a number of times to find the fingerings for multiphonics when writing clarinet pieces. Although the book was written several years ago, it remains an important work for anyone interested in exploring the vast possibilites of the clarinet. I highly recommend it.

I actually have had the honor of meeting the editor and some of the film makers highlighted in this book. It's a fabulous account of the how and why behind German film makers.

I actually have had the honor of meeting the editor and some of the film makers highlighted in this book. It's a fabulous account of the how and why behind German film makers.

Turgay gets it right.

A few other observations...

It is very well written. Terse, no padding, well structured. You can get through it in an hour, cover to cover.

It is actionable. Everything discussed is straightforward to execute.

It is realistic. Fritz-Heinz and Phillips embrace HR politics.

It is ambitious. If you're taking care of ordinary HR administrivia without a sweat, this is your roadmap, a framework for getting you to the next level.

I like their ten measures of effectiveness:

10. Healthcare cost per employee.

9. Pay and benefits as a percentage of operating expense.

8. Cost per hire.

7. Return on training.

6. Turnover rate.

5. Turnover cost.

4. Time to fill jobs.

3. Return on human capital invested.

2. Human value added.

1. The one that means the most to your boss.

It's a pearl.

"In business we've stopped talking about personnel administration or even human resources management. Now we are dealing with the management of human capital...and human resources is right in the middle of it. It is no longer a cliche to say that people are the most important asset of an organization. People are the only dynamic asset. People are the causal force. Nothing happens without people. The human resources department's role is to help people be more effective in their work, as well as more satisfied. This effectiveness imperative is not measured in a flurry of programs. It is found in business results" (pp.1-2).

In this context, in Chapter VII, Jac Fitz-enz and Jack Phillips write that "As companies adjust to the new forces of the twenty-first century, HR has to find a basic model for staying in alignment with its customers. In times of great flux and uncertainty, the best approach is usually the simplest and closest to bedrock management. Basically, the human resources function has five responsibilities: planning, staffing, paying, developing and retaining human capital." Thus, in order to reveal interdependence among these functions, they introduce the HR Star model as following:

1. Workforce Planning- WFP is making a comeback. No matter what size your organization is, you have to look ahead to your future skills profile. If you devote a reasonable amount of time to planning, you will have it returned in reduced hiring time and cost, lower training costs of new employees, and probably higher productivity through a more stable and motivated workforce.

2. Staffing- Hiring during periods of sustained high growth becomes an all-consuming task. The only thing that will make it easier is having good data on the results of your current practices. Doesn't it make sense that if you know how much it costs, how long it takes, and the quality and availability of each of your major sources, you can do a better job?

3. Paying- Pay covers wages, salaries and benefits-the total cash investment in human assets. We can do a better job of managing that investment if we look at it from a resource viewpoint.

4. Developing- Employee development is no longer an option. Basic skills, management competencies and executive development are all priorities. If we don't develop effective leaders, we won't have to worry about basic skills because we will be out of business.

5. Retaining- When the supply is limited, a wise strategy is to pay attention to keeping what you have. Consider what it costs to lose a skilled employee: the direct cost of termination, hiring a replacement, vacancy costs and learning curve loss. These add up to more than one year's pay and benefits for an exempt person. Add to that the external costs in unhappy and lost customers, and the number goes out of sight. One study claims that the cost of losing an effective salesperson can take up to three years to recover.

Highly recommended.

Nearly eight years after its publication, and almost five since the (relatively) highly observed centenary of Noël Coward's birth, I'm amazed to see that I'm apparently the first person to review this biography on Amazon.com. When I first read it several years ago, I was struck by Hoare's thoroughness, his dispassion, and his wide-ranging research. While this book may not be flawless, it's certainly good enough, I believe, to be the current standard biography of the man.

Despite Coward's reputation as the quintessence of high-class sophistication and airy panache, Hoare shows how the man was shaped by his distinctly unglamorous childhood. His days as a hard-working child actor are thoroughly explored, as are his relationships with colleagues, lovers, competitors, and friends. While not prurient, Hoare clearly loves a good story, and doesn't mind dealing dish (as they say) on his subject when he has one to tell.

Though not really a devotee of theater generally, I am a fan of Coward's. Having read a few titles about the man, I don't hesitate to say this is the best of the lot. Whether you're a student of the man or a casual acquaintance who wants to know more about one of the outstanding talents of the last century, Philip Hoare's biography is a resource to read, enjoy, and keep close to hand.

Philip Hoare has compiled the most complete of all the Coward biographies and I think I have read them all save Cole Lesley's. Hoare points out dramatically what a complicated personality Coward was and how his sexual orientation impacted his talent and his fame.
I worked with Coward late in his life (1960/61) and knew only his celebrity. His autobiographies and most of the other bios dealt only on that level. It took Hoare and the passage of time to reveal the more complicated and private side of his amazing life.
I will always cherish my brief encounter with the Master.

Have you ever wondered how Room 101 got its name, or what you measure in oktas? Which number links Alice in Wonderland, rainbows and the Egyptian Book of the Dead? You will find the answers in Numbers. The book is full of facts, both mathematical and cultural, tantalising problems and anecdotes. A light-hearted reference book for all ages.

This new edition has been updated with dozens of new articles, illustrations and photographs. The main entries span the numbers from zero to 200.

Some press comments on the first edition -
"Beautifully and devotedly made, this large thin book is a cheerful and eccentric guide to the integers..."
- Philip and Phylis Morrison in Scientific American
"This delightful A4 book is a must for every school library. Beautifully illustrated in full colour..."
- Sue Pope in Mathematics Teaching
Contents -
- Introduction
- From 0 to 200
- From 201 to 999
- A few large numbers
- Hints, answers & more questions
- Further reading
- Index

Originally published in hardback by Cambridge University Press in 1994. This second edition published by Badsey Publications in 2004.

A4 portrait (210 x 297mm), paperback, 144 pages, 332 photographs and 146 other illustrations in full colour. ISBN 0954656202.

I am an elementary school teacher and I love this book! I use it to supplement our Every Day Counts exploration of the day of the school year we are on. It provides background on squared numbers, cubed numbers, Fibonacci numbers, etc. The kids love to be challenged with facts like "Today's number can be made by 9 consecutive double-digit numbers. What are they?" Buy this book if you teach mathemtics or love numbers.

This book is like my secound bible, i refer to it often. Super job in reviews, pictures, graphs, and those great stats that placed Oldsmobiles in a league of there own!

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A must read for musclecar ethuiests.Also recommend that The "Generation X" crowd read, to fully appreciate what a "real car" was. The 442 W=Machines andHurst/Olds are well covered-And they were trully awsome. Just ask GTO owners.

This is the best book I've ever come across for all round information on training the body for a healthy strong life. Phillip Sienna clearly knows the body, how to take care of it and how to build it. I have been using this book for some years. Though I am now over retirement age I continue to consult its pages. It's good clean weight practice free of gimmicks. I highly recommend it.

I have read this book and have even taken classes with Prof Sienna. He is a knowledgeable person who cares about his students and it shows in this book. It is definitely a book you will want in your library if your a serious athlete or a novice.

Although few paddlers from outside the region seem to be in on the secret, Oregon offers an excellent diversity of multi-day whitewater trips. Even more amazing is the fact that you can find something to do just about any time of the year and with easy logistics there are several overnight trips that regional paddlers do over long weekends. John Garren gives you the information you need to plan your trip.

If you are looking for a comprehensive guide to whitewater or are exclusively a class 5 steep creeker this is not the guide for you--instead check out Soggy Sneakers which includes over 200 runs in Oregon--but if you want excellent river maps (with access points, landmarks, and rapids), information on river campsites (including estimated group size each can handle), and overall advice on trip logistics for Oregon's classics then this is the guide for you. The guide also includes seasonal hydrographs and several black and white photos that give you an idea of the character of each run. The shuttle maps are another great feature of this guide. For those not familiar with local roads they provide you with an estimate of travel times from key towns and factor in the quality of local roads. Thankfully, you can easily find local shuttle service for many of the runs.

This guide includes 23 runs spread out across the state including the Clackamas (two sections), Lower Deschutes (two sections), Grande Ronde, Hood, Illinois, John Day (two sections), North John Day, Klamath, McKenzie, Metolius, Minam, Molalla, Owyhee (two sections), Rogue, Sandy, North Santiam, South Santiam, Snake through Hell's Canyon, and North Umpqua. Not all of these runs are multi-day trips, but several are and all of them are great runs for river cruisers and popular with rafters. Many of the runs are class III/IV, but a few are primarily class II and a couple even include a class V rapid.

This book is fantastic! It replaces having to hire a professional guide for white-water trips. The information is clear, concise and well thought out. Maps and charts provide great detail, and the time mapping to evaluate float time is essential for all those that "do it" and not just "read it." When you float a river, the landmarks can change, flows differ, but this book helps you plan a white-water trip as if you had been down the river a hundred times already. A must have book for any first time trip. His Idaho book is just as good. I tested this book on five different rivers and it has been a life-saver!!