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A Handbook of Ornament
Published in Hardcover by B. T. Batsford Ltd. (1934)
Author: Franz Sales Meyer
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Great Reference
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-11
This book is a terrific reference. It presents copious examples along with very thorough identification for sources. It allows me to quickly pick a style that fits the need and also provides enough information to allow me to dig a little deeper and investigate a particular style through other reference material. Just perfect for what I need and wonderful for my uses.

Wall Nut
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-20
This is an indispensable resource for the novice or serious designer/painter. Some designs are very small, and others are so ornate that they would be difficult to reproduce without spending considerable time and effort. However, I found most to be easy to scan, print on a transparency, and enlarge with an overhead projector. The section called "bands" has beautiful designs that could be handpainted or made into border stencils. Chapters include geometric designs, natural forms such as foliage, fruit and flowers, mythical creatures, individual ornaments, capitals and bases for columns, decorative panels, vases, several lettering styles, and much more.

Indispensable Ornamental Design Resource
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-15
Not only does this book contain a huge assortment of extremely clean and scannable examples of ornamental designs from different periods and cultures, but also provides diagrams and information you can use to create your own original designs in a given style. This may be the last book I buy (except newer copies of THIS book!) on ornamental design.

My favorite ornament book.
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-26
Originally published in 1888, this book is the real deal. Honestly, this book renders so many others I have on the shelf useless. It goes through EVERYTHING ornamental from furniture, to alphabets, to architecture, to tracery, plain design, cutlery, and everything else you can think of. At first, I scoffed when I got this book because it covered such a wide range of ornamentation. I mean, what book have you ever seen that does a GOOD job covering a range? Then, when I got into it, I realized that it DOES go into detail in each section. Having 3000 images makes this possible, but what I like too, is there is a substantial amount of text explainig where the design comes from.

I think its nearly impossible to find a book this rich in resources for less than $20 USD.

An artist's secret resource!
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-10
This book has been in print since 1888! Yes, it's that good! It's a bound version of an earlier work that was a folio. Forty years ago, my art teacher showed me his copy. I went out and got one. It's still on the shelves, but price has risen. It a collection of drawings from many sources: Cathedrals, Estates, Chateau, public buildings, museums and their contents! All collected before the Franco-Prussian war. Many things that no longer exist in this world. If you wish to depict life in the dark ages, the renaissance, Atlantis, Troy, the enlightenment, Hyboria, Byzantium, Rome, Carthage, etc., YOU NEED THIS BOOK!!!

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The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography
Published in Hardcover by Book Sales (2000-05)
Authors: Trevor N. Dupuy, Curt Johnson, and David L. Bongard
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Excellent Source for Unbiased Information
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-02-23
"The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biographies" is an excellent resource for information on more than 3,000 of the most important military figures of all time.
The listings are alphabetically listed, and provide information about the major events in the life of the figure, in what wars he served, when he lived, his legacy, major victories and defeats, enemies, allies, and other information. The listings range in size from several sentences to three or four pages, depending on the importance of the figure. Sources are listed at the end of every listing.
Anyone interested in military history should own this book. It reigns supreme as a quick reference guide to military figures. Another good source is "The Military 100", which provides biographies several pages in length about 100 of the most influential military leaders in history.

Indispensable Printed Reference
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2003-07-07
While studying early greek "Christian Forfathers" and their lives and influences, ALOT of names get mentioned. When such a name is mentioned you think to yourself..: "who is this?", "why did the author mention this person?, what context should I look at this in?" Often times proper understanding behind the names mentioned can be the key that opens the door to context. I bought this book And it's companion
(ISBN: 0062700561) The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History From 3500BC to the Present (from a third party vendor). Niether one have let me down in accuracy or thoroughness. And has repeatedly helped me achieve a more accurate view of history itself as well as how it has been shaped by militarys. A 'must have' for any home library.

Dupuy's Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2001-05-08
One thing about it, this book and "maybe" another one would replace all those biographies that take up too much room on one's bookshelf (especially mine). I especially like it when a good majority of our nation's military leaders (those on the Joint Chiefs) are included when no other volume even comes close. Great job, Colonel, and also outstanding work, Mr. Johnson

One of the best references
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2001-01-22
I have studied Military History for quite some time, and have always wanted a "quick reference" book for each figure in history. A lot of times, I will be watching a movie, and they will mention "General whoever" or another figure, and I jump up, grab this book, and read a brief history on the person involved.

This book is excellent in that respect. Do not buy this book for an in depth look at different personalities of military history. However, for a quick reference, this book cannot be beat. It is quite extensive, and seems to be unbiased in it's opinions of the people involved.

excellent resource, but......
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2004-09-24
I cannot agree more with the above people. This book provides an incredible amount of information on each person and is an invaluable reference for any military historian. However as i was reading it, I discovered that several individuals were not included. After some research, I disovered a large number of soldier/statesmen who I felt deserved some mention, if anything to see their treatment in a work like this. I understand size restraints and readers may agree or not with my list, but that is what reviews are all about. I have grouped them in the following categories:
1. HOW COULD YOU MISSED THEM?
Alfred the Great, Attila, Bismark, Charles Martel,Cyrus the Great, DeGaulle, Epaminondas of Thebes, Robert Bruce, Tito.

2. IF YOU INCLUDED (FILL IN BLANK) WHY NOT:
English Admirals: Drake, Forbisher,
German Generals: Hans Hube, Spaatz.
French Warrior Kings: Francis I, Louis IX (St Louis).
US Generals: Simon Buckner, Terry Allen, Jubal Early, Gavin, Dupuy, Starry, Vuono, Fred Franks, Lew Wallace, John Buford.
English Warrior Kings: George II, Henry I.
British Generals: Richard O'Connor (N. Africa, WWII)

WHILE WE'RE AT IT, WHY NOT:
John Graham Montrose, Archibald Campbell Argyll, Henry (Hotspur) Percy, Charles Edward Stuart, Ealdorman Brintnoth (Maldon 991), Canute, Brian Boru, William Marshall, Robert Guiscard, Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada, El Cid, Boudicca, historical King Arthur (Mt Badon), Godfrey de Buillon, Raymond of Toulouse, Bohemond of Taranto, Charles the Bold of Burgundy, Sigismund (Holy Roman Emperor), Henry IV (ditto), Henry the Lion, Toktamish (Golden Hoard), Subutai, Theodoric of the Visigoths (Chalons), Ramses II, Antigonus, Mithrades of Pontus, Seleucus, Titus, Joshua Chamberlain, Marshall William von Roggendorf (Seige of Vienna)and why not any Biblical leaders (Joab for instance).
One nitpick; Ambrose Burnside was a good division commander and was not ready for higher command. He was however, a brilliant innovator. His amphibious operations along the east coast were very successful and his plan for the Crater operation would of succeeded if his superiors didn't replace his black unit, trained to exploit the detonation, with an inexperienced white unit.

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A History of the Breast
Published in Hardcover by Random House Value Publishing (1999-06-07)
Author: Marilyn Yalom
List price: $7.99
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Good Popular History that Doesn't Cheat History
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-18
In nine chapters Marilyn Yalom covers European and American attitudes and use of the female breast from the earliest cities of the Near East to the end of the 20th century. The book is very Western in it's focus, so not a comprehensive history. However, if you know that then you will find a good solid historical approach to an symbol and a body part that has played a huge role in art, literature, politics, religion, and even economies. Generous use of images and quotations are helpful in demonstrating how historians reason and use evidence without making the book very appealing to those looking for a sexual thrill. Overall the book is arranged both thematically and chronologically when possible. This is a book I could have undergraduates read as a feasible example of how history can be interesting and still be focused on the discipline's methods.

MD/PhD Candidate
Helpful Votes: 20 out of 21 total.
Review Date: 1999-12-10
Yalom's book meets the highest standards for careful academic work, and, as a source, will turn out to be the standard for investigation into the subject in the future. But the appeal is broad and will engage the general reader, the historian, the physician. In short it is a good history, a good cultural study, and a good read. Fine writing, intriguing illustrations dilated to include such diversity as the political breast, the surgical breast, the nursing breast, the pornographic breast. An excellent analysis.

Fabulous
Helpful Votes: 24 out of 25 total.
Review Date: 2003-07-28
With a wonderful blend of serious history and modern humor where appropriate, the author presents a thought provoking run down on the history over 25 centuries and the photos of Annie Sprinkles Bosom Ballet on page 268 made the purchase worth every cent.

As the author wisely notes that Westerners assumptions about the breast is often wrong, and that Non western cultures have their own fetishes be it small feet in China, the nape of the neck in Japan, the buttocks in Africa and the Caribbean. That through out western history the breast has been viewed as good and bad, and by men mostly and religious men in particular.

The book is excellent in showing how the breast has been used to depict power and justice be it in war posters (Bosoms For The Nation) or the lady of justice with one breast exposed. To breasts used to sell products or alas slaves. (The commercialized Breast) How the whole idea that breasts were owned according to some by the husband, or were considered babies domain. That it wasn't until the women's movement that women demanded that what was on their bodies belonged to them to do with as they wished, be it nipple piercing, nudity, no bra etc. (The liberated Breast)

There are photos of mastectomy survivors and lord knows dozens of bare, exposed, all size breasts, which I assume the reader would expect in a serious book about the human breast.

It is a book I am so glad I bought. Also check out her excellent History Of The Wife book.

Easy to read
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2001-04-11
Marilyn Yalom has a fascinating way of blending history, culture and personal stories in her new book. It reminds me of what Ken Burns has done in some of his documentaries, where you learn as much about life in the times as you do about the specific topic. The book is a wonderful and easy way to learn about the wife in different times, cultures and religions, and also the possibilities of what it might mean to be a wife in the future. Excellent reading.

A Wonderful Work of Social History
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2001-05-10
Marilyn Yalom (her latest work, History of the Wife, is spectacular) shows her characteristic style of humor and scholarship in history of the breast. Relying on both art and personal accounts, Yalom goes era by era detailing various Western cultures' attitudes toward the female body and specifically the breast. She spends a great deal of effort detailing modern concerns like breast cancer treatment and breastfeeding controversies and with the background in the first half of the book, the reader is easily able to see how current attitudes have been shaped throughout history. An excellent book for the social historian, women's studies person, or art historian.

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How to Deal with Difficult Customers: 10 Simple Strategies for Selling to the Stubborn, Obnoxious, and Belligerent
Published in Kindle Edition by Wiley (2006-10-27)
Author: Dave Anderson
List price: $22.95
New price: $9.99

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Secrets of understanding objections AND selling to them!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-11-19
WOW! A simple-to-read point-by-point guide to the basics of every possible objection and how it can be won over. Every American should be armed with this on the job: if a customer is walking in, they want a good experience and the right vibe to assure them that they did it right and didn't get screwed. Here are the words and processes to make that experience a mutually good one: no lies, no nonsense. And yes, there IS a section when when to walk away from a sale, but Anderson offers so much to work with, you'll want to challenge yourself to do it right.
I challenge anybody NOT to learn a few great tricks from this one: either sales reps or customers. Negotiating is, really, fun. Anderson watches for "signs" of when a customer is really asking for a good sale, and combined with his checklist of techniques, you just can't possibly still lose.

If you're a friend to a sales rep, gift this today: they'll love ya!

Great Read for Anyone Who Wants to Sell!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-12
Dave Anderson's book How to Deal with Difficult Customers had me glued to every page from start to finish. No matter what you are selling and how you are selling it, this book is a must have. I think it will be my new sales bible when I have to deal with difficult customers.

Great Job!

Huge Help
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-20
I have turned around two accounts (very difficult customers) that were on the skids because of this book. Great perspective on customer service and has even helped with customers I wouldn't consider difficult. Its a must read for anyone in the sales or service business.

Making more money in sales is easy if you read this book...
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-17
Dave's newest book, How to Deal with Difficult Customers, should be #1 on your reading list and here's why:

Dave not only cuts up the classic argument that the stubborn, obnoxious and belligerent can't be sold but also shows you step by step exactly how they can actually help you meet your sales objectives. Read it today, sell more tomorrow is what I'm telling my dealer clients.

Thanks Dave, my clients are racking up more sales right now because of your advice. BTW, the dedication is a brilliant!

A must for any library
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-13
This book will help the salesperson and those who encounter difficult people alike. Dave Anderson's straightforward, no-nonsense style will capture every reader. This book is a must read!

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How to Romance the Woman You Love--The Way She Wants You To!
Published in Hardcover by Gramercy (1999-03-10)
Author: Lucy Sanna
List price: $6.99
New price: $45.00
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MEN ! This book is your key to happiness !!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-12
Something incredibly scarey happened early in my marriage to a wonderful man ,,,we lost our connection ? It was special and then it wasn't ? Actually it was me reacting to the "nothingness" and him wondering ,"what's not quite right here"? Actually it was a normal process of "getting the girl" and then him getting comfortable with that having been done. The difference is men feel this is ok and women do not. This as you can see will result in disharmony on many levels!!! As a knowledgeable women when presented with a problem I do not turn away , I look for a solution ! In my search I found this book on Amazon . Even better, I read the reviews...God bless the insightful male reviewers who already read through the pages of this book to gain knowlege and control on how to be "great men" in the eyes of the women they love !!! My husband , in reading this book and making small and suttle conscious efforts to show appreciation and little compliments (as everyone shares durring the courtship stage..)INSTANTLY was able to bring happiness , harmony and joy right back where it belongs. I wish he could write a review himself to tell you about this book in his words too..
One could rate a book less than five stars for reasons that would critique the writing and reading of "a book". But, the content and application of the information this book contains deserves TEN STARS!!! This book basically tells a man what his woman wants and needs to sustain happiness...how simple is that !? It actually gives a man total control in keeping the relationship harmonious , again how great is that !? So there it is. My husband has just loaned this book to a good buddy who has been married to his highschool sweetheart for over twenty years and thinks his wife is drifting away,,,I heard that in a couple days of reading the book on the sly , that his wife is once again "looking his way"....what a blessing to pass on huh ?

How to Romance the Woman You Love - The Way She Wants You To!
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2005-10-03
Married Men!

Has your romance gotten stale with your wife? Get the book! If you will read it and follow the recomendations it will bring back the spark to your marriage. It may not bring it back overnight, but if you will practice the principals it will cause your wife to blossom into a brand new woman. Be patient, it will work.

A Real Treasure
Helpful Votes: 14 out of 14 total.
Review Date: 2004-06-09
This book helped me to see my wife in a different light. It was a bit wordy in some areas but what they said was good. I actually got hooked on romance and began reading other books out there. A really outstanding one is The Romantic's Guide. I actually saw the author on Orprah.

This is a gem among gems, truly.
Helpful Votes: 17 out of 18 total.
Review Date: 2005-01-10
I love this book. First and foremost, unlike most other books for romantically-underdeveloped men, this one is written by two very intelligent women, who support their recommendations with actual research and statistics. Right now, I am re-reading this book because I don't want any of its wisdom to elude me. I believe that now, having read this wonderful book, I am able to develop into a better boyfriend and future husband for my One and Only.

Hello to the honeymoon all over again!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2006-11-04
This book works! I have read it myself and so has my husband and it rings very true. It takes time though but, it is very much worth it! If you are looking to have your man understand you and relate to you then this is your book!

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How to Succeed in Advertising When All You Have Is Talent
Published in Hardcover by Ntc Pub Group (1994-11)
Authors: Laurence Minsky and Emily Thornton Calvo
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Gets to heart of advertising
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2000-03-27
Full of interviews, photos and clear profiles of the most influential creatives and their ad campaigns. Recognizes the quality work in advertising and the "guts" of what it takes to make it in this business. Avoids cliches and soundbyte advice, but goes into the complex personalities of the people who are behind some of the classic campaigns. Well written and well organized. As an award-winning copywriter myself, I have often turned to this book for inspiration or for a "reality check." It belongs on the bookshelf of anyone starting out or well into the advertising business.

Great book for those starting out or needing inspiration.
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-12
I really enjoyed "How To Succeed" because I'm only a few years out of ad school, and reading about how the greats became the greats was interesting and inspiring. There's no other book like this one, where you get more than one person's perspective. Pick this up, whether you're just starting out or need a reminder about how cool this industry can be.

Good overview of advertising
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1998-02-07
This book provides great overview of the ad business. The varied perspectives give the beginner lots to think about when preparing for a career.

One of the most important books on creative advertising is the last 50 years
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-16
Great read, first I read it in random chapters then I read it from front to back, now I am highlighting the priceless insights from advertisings best. This book almost put me in the room and certainly in the heads of the greatest creative mind of the last thirty years - first their thoughts and then their work and a chance to look at it though their eyes and then my own.

As the president of an internet branding company, this book has inspired me to push everyone - our teams and clients to a reach for whole new level of creative innovation and success.

Minsky's book is a fascinating read beyond advertising. Anyone interesting in marketing, business, creativity, or just the human side to developing iconic ideas and brands that touch us all should pick up this book today.

Excellent Book
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-27
Minsky's passion for the success of other people is definately aparent. His writing style is clear and straight forward and the stories in the book are both interesting and useful to anyone in the field.

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How Winners Sell: 21 Proven Strategies to Outsell Your Competition and Win the Big Sale, Second Edition
Published in Hardcover by Kaplan Business (2004-05-01)
Author: Dave Stein
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Eye Opener
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-12-04
I recently read this book that I issued from Chicago Public Library. I am a management graduate & have read lot of books. Though I read management/sales books, I hate them as I find them very generic. So, I picked up this book just for the heck of it. I generally finish books in 3-4 hours but this book is just so different. It made me think & rethink what I am doing as a sales person. It was quite an eye opener. I have been buying things online for the last 6 years but this is the first time when I really felt like buying a bought online. This book is a must READ. I would recommend it to all sales people irrespective of how many years of sales experience you have. Happy reading... Brajesh (brajesh2@yahoo.com)

Differentiate Yourself from Your Competitors
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-11-06
Have you been wondering why your competition continues to outsell you or you can't seem to hit your numbers consistently? Perhaps you're not researching your prospect well enough or positioning your product properly. The first step to fixing that is to completely understand your existing and potential customer base and realize it's all about how you can either make them money, reduce their expenses, or minimize risks. If you are "in it" for anything else, your chances at success are greatly diminished. By shifting your focus to conjoin the customer's, you'll have the foundation of future success.

Be sure to take an honest and objective inventory of what you do well and what you don't. Figure out ways you can capitalize on your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.

Engage yourself in the customer's business to where you take pride in how they perform--your customer will notice and reward you with a solid stream of business.

Some of the methodologies outlined in this book may seem like common sense to many, but they bear repeating especially if you're not selling as well as you desire.

I'd highly recommend this book primarily for the "solution selling" type of rep.

Insightful and Succinct
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-06-23
I love Dave Stein's style. His 21 proven strategies are to the point and broken into manageable pieces. The only gripe I had was with the section on available research tools. The point is well taken that one must spend time researching a company for a sales call, but I felt too much space was given to something so basic. Maybe it's just me because I work in the technology sector, but I was surprised that the company research tools and techniques Dave mentioned are not common knowledge to almost everyone of working age.

One section of the book I find useful over and over again is the Review (Summary) section. Before going on a coaching sales call with a Rep, I sometimes review parts of this section (what parts depends on the Rep's strengths and weaknesses) and find that it can really improve performance.

Dave Stein Writes Another Winner!!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2004-10-23
The new second edition of "How Winners Sell: 21 Proven Strategies to Outsell Your Competition & Win the Big Sale" is exceptional in both its clarity and ease of use. I am a former Fortune 50 marketing/sales executive who now teaches professional selling at the University of Central Florida. Our university enjoys an international reputation for its strength in sales training. Dave Stein's book is REQUIRED READING for the students in our Advanced Professional Selling course. Moreover, Dave now assists in coaching our nationally-famous collegiate sales competition teams. Our teaching philosophy is that 'sales is not a performance; it is a response.' Further, we see sales as much as an 'art as it is a science.' Dave Stein's book is fully compatible with our philosophy. It moves the reader to an even better understanding of the entire sales process. They [good sales guides] don't get any better than this.

Something Old, Something New
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2004-06-24
Selling is a combination of the tried and true with what's happening in our society today. The world has changed since 911 and the collapse of companies like Enron, Global Crossing, et al. Selling hasn't gotten any easier, and you need to remember the basics once in a while.

This book gives you a good overview of the basics, but also brings out some new points that I hadn't considered in my own selling. It's also a rather easy read. There are 21 'strategies' or things you need to keep in mind during the sales cycle. And the points he brings up are good. When I've lost a sale and do a post mortem later, I find that I've usually skipped one or more of these points.

Not a big book at a little over 200 pages, it is well worth the time if it helps you on one big sale.

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Hows and Whys of French Cooking
Published in Hardcover by Book Sales (1998-09)
Author: Alma S. Lach
List price: $15.99
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Kitchen Library - Must Have
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-02
I have had this book for 25 years. I have made many of the recipes in it and all of them were great, most them outstanding. Buying it was a fluke and it was my first (& for many years only cookbook). The book goes beyond measure, poor & stir - giving direction as to what is supposed to be going on (but somtetimes doesn't) and helps get final product as it should be. I was making haute cuisine & it was consistently coming out good - but had no clue on some basic American recipes.

A definte must for the kitchen library. I am ordering another copy as my first is wearing out.

French Classic!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-03-04
Alma Lach was a contemporary of sorts of Julia Child, having published her books during the 60's and 70's, however she was greatly overshadowed by Julia's landmark classic (Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol 1) and numerous subsesquent books and tv series, and Alma has been nearly forgotten.

I find both authors very helpful on making classic French dishes, and will consult both authors, and others prior to cooking a particular recipe, to see the subtle or different variations to consider. Few since these authors have had better suggestions and instructions.

The book does lack color photos, not a negative as such was not in vogue among these authors, and one can download photos of nearly every dish from a "Google" search.

Indispensible.
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-06-03
I own hundreds of cookbooks. I have sold over 200 cookbooks after I tired of them. This one will have to be pried out of my cold, dead fingers.
Seriously, there are tips in here, like how to make brown coloring for sauces, that you will not find mentioned even between friends. From pate and snails to green beans with bacon, you could entertain or feed the family , breakfast, lunch and dinner, or a wedding cake. Enjoy.

This book unlocks the secrets of the French Culinary system
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1998-06-02
I first purchased Alma Lach's book as a Hotel Management student in 1975. As a caterer in Buffalo N.Y. I created a French Dinner using her receipies for 24 thrilled guests just last month. For anyone who is interested in mastering the art of authentic French cooking, Alma's book is a timeless resource. Using her ingredients and techniques, you will prepare food which you might expect to eat at a haute cuisine restaurant, or in a fine French bistro.

I use the book so often that I refer to Alma by her first name. I feel like we are old friends. Since the book has gone out of print I have guarded it like the fine manuscript that it is. Now that it is being reprinted, the world can enjoy her unique insights into the world of French cooking, and I can retire the original to a safe place for future generations. We are lucky indeed.

A wonderfully complex book of Cordon Bleu cooking techniques
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1998-12-25
I first purchased this book in the late 1970's and have used it since. Individual recipes often draw from several locations in the book, and colored ribbon bookmarks allow fast cross reference. The recipes are sometimes complex and engrossing...the perfect formula to take me away from the worldly pressures. My all time favorite recipe is the Normandy Apple pancake. Try it with the Calvados as suggested. I have searched often for this book, without luck, as gifts to friends; and am delighted it's back in print. A true French classic, and a "must have" for the cookbook collection. I'm ordering several as gifts at this price, which is a couple of dollars more than it sold for in the late 1970's!!

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Hungry
Published in Hardcover by Random House Value Publishing (1999-06-07)
Author: Joanna Torrey
List price: $3.99

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WOW!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1999-09-15
Joanna Torreys stories are highly erotic, but make you feel cold at the same time. This is really something I have never read before, and I can't wait for the German edition so that all my friends can read it, too!

A truly sophisticated, marvelous read
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Review Date: 1998-11-05
I loved every word of this book. It was very funny, and very sad. Anybody who's ever worked in a corporation or been in a "supporting" role at work will recognize, empathize, cheer for and hurt for the characters Ms. Torrey creates so beautifully. Definitely worth the read.

Luscious, subversive; read it!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1998-06-04
Hungry is a true feast with the novella, Me and Mine, a deliciously subersive and hilarious centerpiece. Anyone who's ever worked in the corporate world -- especially as a worker bee -- will recognize the Dragon Lady, Peach, Plant Man and especially Mine, Almost Mine and Biggest Mine. And I guarantee you'll never look at a dictaphone the same way again.

But, this is not just a comic writer; her portraits of the disaffected can be wrenching, and Back Rubs just might break your heart.

A funny, sexy collection of stories about modern women
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1998-11-07
This is a beautiful collection of short stories and a novelette exploring the psyches of modern women. Joanna Torrey's writing style is easy to read, yet dense with meaning and allusion. Ms. Torrey can take a single metaphor and use it to explore every facet of a character. In "Hungry," the title story, she uses food, gourmet and down-home, to delineate a wonderfully funny woman and her relationships with various men and her own sexuality. In "Sweat," exercise and the homeliest of bodily functions become the lens magnifying a life of secret desire. "Back Rubs" is a marvelously innocent account of filial and parental love (none of the usual psychotraumas-of-the-week in this story). "Snoop" and "Parking Lot" teach you more about relationships and imagination than any self-help book on the shelves. The novelette, "Me and Mine," should be required reading for every secretary, legal and otherwise--this is our lives, in excrutiatingly funny detail. Highly recommended! A satisfying and hysterically funny collection.

Excellent, moving, and riotously funny
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1998-11-11
A beautifully written collection of tales. Joanna Torrey's use of extended metaphor as a funhouse mirror to highlight a character's deepest secrets is amazing. Her wicked wit and deep empathy keep the reader transfixed. "Eyes" says as much about the relationship between women and men, patient and therapist, as any psychology textbook. "Hungry" uses food, gourmet and junk, to explore the contradictions of a woman's feelings for the men in her life. "Backrubs" is a sweet, moving memoir of father and daughter, reclaiming innocence for this relationship. And the novelette, "Me and Mine," should be required reading for anyone who has ever been a secretary, especially at a law firm. Absolutely hysterically funny. Joanna Torrey is unafraid to cut right to the heart of a character's bitterness and fear, and she does it with great humor and compassion. A volume that is endlessly rewarding!

Sales
The I Hate Selling Book : Business-Building Advice for Consultants, Attorneys, Accountants, Engineers, Architects, and Other Professionals
Published in Hardcover by AMACOM (1994-11-01)
Author: Allan Boress
List price: $24.95
New price: $22.99
Used price: $1.48
Collectible price: $39.99

Average review score:

Great sales appointment advice. Bad get-in-the-door advice.
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2004-02-20
Diagnosis is the key to sales -- that's the fundamental idea conveyed throughout "The 'I Hate Selling' Book." Boress advises that anyone selling professional services should act like a doctor -- diagnose the problem, prescribe a solution and learn whether the patient is committed to solving the problem you diagnosed.

Boress calls this a "Sales Examination," and it's this concept that not only gives Boress' book its value but also makes it easy to understand and to apply the concepts discussed. (Attorneys, accountants and consultants get paid to diagnose issues and offer solutions, so doing this in a sales call is second nature for most.)

Allan Boress has the right idea. His diagnosis format is clear, straight-forward and honest, and anyone who sells professional services and then performs the service itself can benefit from what Boress has to say.

Boress did, however, make a huge mistake adding the chapter on telephone prospecting, because it's clear he is neither experienced in, nor an advocate for, cold-calling to get appointments. The advice is terribly out of date and really should not be followed at all. (I'll bet big bucks his publisher made him add this chapter so it would sell more copies.)

Excellent Book on Selling Non-tangibles, Don't miss it!
Helpful Votes: 15 out of 17 total.
Review Date: 2000-01-31
An excellent book, don't miss it! When you are selling non-tangibles, clients purchase the "PROVIDER" of the service or product, Not "the service or product." Professional selling is easy once this concept is fully understood. This book serves as a good guide to any professional or otherwise who wishes to build a stronger business and better sales. The processes are clearly laid out, make sense and are easily followed by anyone who has the desire to accomplish more by using a natural process rather than hard selling techniques. A great book originally borrowed from a friend, now I have my own copy!

Step-by-Step Method to Selling Services
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2002-08-16
After reading many other sales books and listening to numerous tapes, I finally found what I was looking for. A practical, step-by-step method for selling my professional services.

Allan Boress takes the mystery out of selling services, puts the tools in your hands, and guides you through the process. The author has interviewed hundreds of people and has used this method himself to create his successful practice.

If you've been trying to take ideas from "here and there" and trying to modify them to sell professional services, this book will save you tons of time, give you the tools and confidence to sell your services, and help you make money...now.

Don't Cheat Yourself
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2001-06-18
I DO hate sellling, and Allan Boress' book lived up to its promise. It's book on selling your services, not your products, for businesspeople who don't consider themselves salespeople. His approach to getting a sale is so logical, it is almost too easy. After I read the first chapter, I put the book down and secured four interviews with potential clients that I had been trying to reach for weeks. If you are an entrepeneur, you have more than enough to worry about. Buy yourself this book and let Boress turn one burden into ease.

A Great Help!
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2001-03-23
For years I struggled and failed to sell my services. After reading this book and implementing the ideas incorporated in the book, my sales skyrocketed. This is an unbelievable book for people who sell services, not products. If you sell services and don't buy this book, you will cheat yourself out of the money you should be making.


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