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Norman L. Wolfson retired some years ago after serving many heads of corporations and heads of state in the communications area. Until then, his writing efforts had been rewarded by publication nationally in magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times. Five years ago, after a few idle years, he turned to authoring books and has completed three. The first, Pal of the God's is the story of the life of Frank Scott, the first agent in sports. Mr. Scott died before publication and the book is being held up by his family for they want the story—already approved by Mr. Scott while he was alive—told with all warts removed. The second, To Be or not To Be, is a novel about a family secret told to a child at age eleven which drives him to the brink of suicide. This book, Life's Snapshots, is a depiction of what it is like dealing with the rich, the powerful and the famous—and, believe me, at times it can become dangerous.
Customer Reviews:
Roller-coaster ride through big-time P.R........2003-08-24
Fasten your seatbelts for a wild ride through Norman Wolfson's roller-coaster life as a P.R. man! Wolfson's "Life's Snapshots" are literally verbal photographs of his experiences - full of excitement, tensions, threats and some very famous people.
His long personal friendship with the great sports columnist Red Smith has the tender overtones of "Tuesdays with Maurie." But his equally long relationship with cartoonist Al Capp is frank and grim about the man later convicted of rape.
On the other hand, he paints a terrifying picture of his client, Nicaraguan dictator Somoza. The man alternated between being cool to Wolfson, warm to the point of embarrassment, and finally trying to lure him back into Nicaragua so his henchmen could kill Wolfson..
There is one word to describe this life and this book: breathtaking.
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How good a pitcher was Washington Senator ace Walter Johnson? Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Joe Jackson considered him the best ever. His career strikeout record lasted for half a century, and no one's ever come close to his mark of 110 shutouts; some of his Senator teams were so bad, the only way Johnson could win was literally to keep opponents from scoring. Of course, the numbers alone don't tell the story. Johnson was a towering figure in the first quarter of the baseball century. One of the most respected--and liked--men in the game, he was something of an anti-Cobb: straight, honest, and clean, with a life off the field as content as it was accomplished on it. This is an excellent, exhaustive biography, showing clear affection for Johnson from the first pitch: Thomas is Johnson's grandson. Despite the blood tie, Thomas doesn't just go straight down the middle; he is willing to work the corners of his grandfather's life, which actually allows his relationship to his subject to add to the work's significant depth. --Jeff Silverman
Customer Reviews:
Oustanding biography of a great Hall of Fame pitcher.......2006-04-12
I will just one particular reason why I like this book. It will seem trivial to some readers, and I will not be surprised if this review gets negative recommendations because of it. After all, the author did not deliberately intend for this "selling point" to occur, but it did. What is it? Well, Henry Thomas is a stickler for names. He insists on calling teams and places what they were called at the time instead of what we refer to them today. The Washington ballpark is not referred to as Griffith Stadium until the early 20's. References are made to the Cleveland Naps and the New York Highlanders. where am I going with this? In the third chapter, Thomas explains how the owners of the Washington American League team decide to officially change the name of team from "Senators" to "Nationals" for good luck. The name did not catch on with fans, who still preferred to call them "Senators", although "Nats" (short for both seNATorS and NATionalS) was a common nickname. Still, Thomas consistently refers to Johnson's team as the "Nationals" since that was the franchise's official name until 1956.
This book was written in 1995. Although there were fans who dreamed major league baseball would eventually return to Washington, D.C., it still seemed like impossible for many people. But eventually, the Montr?al Expos WERE moved to Washington, and Thomas' choice of words proved prophetic. Commissioner Bud Selig wanted to rename the team the "Washington Senators" after the team he remembered in his youth. D.C. Mayor Tony Williams was adamantally opposed to "Senators" since D.C. had no voting representation in Congress---he wanted the team named "Washington Grays" after the champion Negro League team that used to play at Griffith Stadium. "Washington Nationals" was chosen as a compromise.
The result is that if you are sitting in the stands at RFK Stadium watching a Nats game (perhaps the home opener, as I was doing today) and you turn to read Thomas' biography of Walter Johnson and his "Nationals", you realize that the current team is part of a long tradition of Washington baseball, and it is a proud tradition. The proudest part of the history of Washington baseball was the career of Walter Johnson. This book reminds finds why.
Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train.......2006-02-19
This is one of the all-time best reads! A fascinating real-life story about one of baseball's greatest pitchers, the author does a wonderful job of bringing history to life. The times and career of Walter Johnson are meticulously researched and presented, but not at the expense of the story. The drama builds to the 1924 World Series and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. It's great to read a biography that brings an era into focus as well as this one.
Nepotism At Its Worst.......2006-02-05
This book was written by Walter Johnson's grandson, for the sole purpose of refuting Bill James' stated opinion--absolutely standard among baseball history experts--that Lefty Grove is the greatest pitcher of all time. While James has since reluctantly changed his mind, very few of the rest of us have. Johnson "pitched" when a pitcher only had to bear down on about 15 or 20 pitches per game; Grove pitched when any pitch could be hit out of the park, and lobbing in all of your pitches was suicidal. Grove won 9 ERA titles, all of them while pitching in hitters' parks, including 4 as a southpaw in Fenway Park after his 35th birthday; Johnson won 5 in a pitcher's paradise.
So the book's biased premise is not only flawed, but untenable. Poor writing, presented in support of a nepotistic agenda, makes for a poor read. Sorry, Grandsonny, but Grove was better, and both Pedro and Roger Clemens may prove to have been better yet, when they are done.
Jim Fahey
Clearly the best pitcher of all time.......2005-08-14
I spent thousands of hours with baseball history, and created a game, played with dice, using the best players of all time, based on their ten best years. I leveled the playing field, adding homerun power to dead ball hitters and cutting it back from modern hitters. The game has reminded other people of the movie about Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other players getting the chance to play ball once again, in Kevin Costner's back yard.
Walter Johnson is clearly the greatest pitcher who ever lived, based on his stats. His 5 best years are better than any other pitcher's. His 10 best years are better than any other pitcher's. Not only is he the toughest pitcher of all time to pitch any given inning, but he gives you a lot more innings than the other top guys.
You could make a case for Pedro Martinez. His "per inning" stats over a 5 year prime are comparable to Johnson's, but he won't give you the innings, so his value to a team is limited by the amount of innings you can use him.
Koufax would be more competition for Walter Johnson if Koufax had 10 great seasons, but unfortunately he was misused and his arm couldn't take the misuse. Still, Johnson was better. It is astonishing to actually say that someone was better than Koufax, because I remember watching Koufax when I was a kid, and the man was awesome. I wasn't even a Dodger fan. I can understand how the fan of an opposing team could get all caught up in watching Walter Johnson. It's amazing to watch a true artist at work. Koufax was the best I have ever seen.
The reason I didn't give the book 5 stars was because there's just too much repetition about what a wonderful man Walter was. Enough already. You can tell me once, twice, five times, but by the 800th time I'm tired of it. That's what happens when your biography is written by your grandson. It gives the book a sort of pathos that it can do without. It's uncomfortable. Poor grandpa is dead. He was such a nice man. Everybody loved him. Anyone who didn't is a rat. Alright, already.
A BIG BOOK ABOUT THE BIG TRAIN.......2003-07-20
THIS BOOK IS ONE VERY DETAILED AND FACT FILLED BOOK. I DON'T LIKE LONG AND DETAILED BOOKS BUT THIS IS AN EXCEPTION. THE AUTHOR DOES A GREAT JOB TELLING OF HIS STORIED CAREEER. JOHNSON WAS ONE OF THE NICEST AND RESPECTED MEN THE GAME HAS EVER SEEN. HE TRULY HAD ONE OF THE GREATEST ARMS EVER. I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THIS BOOK DOWN FOR IT TRULY IS A MUST READ. THE STORIES ABOUT HIM PITCHING TO SUCH GREATS AS BABE RUTH AND TY COBB AS FASCINATING. FOR HISTORIANS AND ALL NOSTALGIA FANS OF THE GRAND OLD GAME.
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Disney Classics: A Postcard Book
W.D.F.A.D.A.
Manufacturer: Disney Editions
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A stellar collection of 25 classics from this country/rock rebel rouser, including: All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) * All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight * Attitude Adjustment * Born to Boogie * Country State of Mind * Family Tradition * Honky Tonkin' * I'm for Love * Kaw-Liga * Man of Steel * My Name Is Bocephus * Old Habits * Texas Women * There's a Tear in My Beer * Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound * and more.
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An enlightening blueprint of the secrets of reaching female consumers from the expert
Just Ask a Woman is a powerful book about how to tap into female consumers' needs. Mary Quinlan, the founder of the premiere consultancy dedicated to marketing to women, has personally interviewed 3,000 women in the course of her research for Just Ask a Woman. Women are the decision-makers in an estimated eighty-five percent of household buying decisions, and yet far too often, products marketed specifically to them fail to connect with their needs. Here, Quinlan explores topics such as how women judge brands and advertising, how they make decisions, the effects of stress on their consumer behavior, and their increasing demands for service and communication. Quinlan rejects the traditional focus group approach in favor of highly energized and intimate talk sessions where women reveal their deeper feelings about products and services. In Just Ask a Woman marketers, brand managers, and advertisers will find a revelatory resource filled with ideas and action steps for building your brand with women-from a woman who has walked in a marketer's shoes.
Mary Lou Quinlan (New York, NY) is the founder and CEO of Just Ask a Woman, a marketing consultancy dedicated to building business with women. Just Ask a Woman is a division of bcom3, a $15 billion global communications firm whose clients include Citigroup/Women & Co., Lifetime, Saks, Hearst Magazines, Toys "R" Us, and Time Inc. Known as a brand-turnaround expert, she has helped to remake brands like Avon and Continental Airlines. Quinlan has been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Fast Company and Advertising Age and appeared on ABC, CNN, CNBC, Lifetime LIVE, Fox and nationally syndicated news shows. Her articles have been published in Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, and More, among others.
Customer Reviews:
Not about the average femal consumer.......2006-10-31
You could sum up this book in a few words. "Women are stressed out and seek products or services that ease their stressed out lives. Women play many diffrent roles: the mother, sister, good wife, working woman, friend. Women are diffrent from men."
However, this could be a good business/marketing book but it is not. First of all, the author feels a need to always mention her company's name and feels a need to prove herself all the time by saying "that she has been a ceo" etc (talk about low selfesteem).
Secondly, this is not a book about the global woman, the average english or swedish woman, it is about the all american "ricky lake" woman that really doesnt know a thing about other countries or cultures. If you are marketing to this particular segment, the all american middle class woman then this book might come in handy.
Beware, this book is not about the average female consumer. And the some 220pages could easily have fitted in to 20 pages. The author has just expanded a few points with alot of TALK. This book does not deserve more than 2 stars and this is from a guy that has some 300-400 business books on his bookshelf.
A Good Reminder.......2005-04-03
For most marketing professionals - or any human being that has one or more woman in his/her life - Mary Lou's book doesn't present any dramatically new information. What it does, however, (and does nicely) is clearly remind the reader that many females share some common attributes: they want to be heard, they suffer self-induced stress in addition to work & family induced stress, they put others first, they crave comfort, etc. Being a woman, I could relate with everything printed in the book; being a marketer, I know it is easy to "forget" these very simple truisms when it's time to market to women. Mary Lou's writing is clear and straightforward - a good read for any business person looking to effectively tap into the large female buying population, or any man, really, looking to improve his female relationships :)
La femme est l'avenir de l'homme!.......2004-12-04
Translated, this sentence written by Aragon means: "Women are the future of mankind".
Indeed, you might say that women are the future of any commercial company. They purchase (or share equally in the purchase decisions) of about 83% of all consumer products. For example they purchase 74% of all cars, 66% of all home PCs!
This book brilliantly explains what it takes to successfully market products to women. (It was an invaluable source preparing my own book about women and job hunting). I can highly recommend it. The main strength of the book is that every single point Mary Lou Quinlan makes has been carefully researched through focus groups and discussions with a very large number of women. This is first-hand authentic stuff! Read it and your ideas on how to be successful while marketing consumer products in the 21th century will definately gain a new perspective.
David Veenhuys
http://www.davidveenhuys.com
Packed with Knowledge!.......2003-10-15
Mary Lou Quinlan interviewed 3,000 women consumers about their desires and buying habits. When you finish her book, you will actually be able to answer the question, "What do women want?" Quinlan's style is direct and personable. She backs up her arguments with quotes from successful CEOs and marketers and with a smattering of do's and don'ts from the world of advertising. The book has heart - after all, Quinlan maintains that for women, business is personal - as well as practical advice, although you may have to dig for it. She provides a lot of information on broad thematic lines, sometimes making it tricky to sort out strategies from stories. This is less of a textbook than Marketing to Women (by Martha Barletta from Dearborn Trade Publishing); it is more research-based and extends beyond communications into comparable hands-on, practical counsel. We suggest this wakeup call about the buying power of women to professionals in marketing, advertising, sales and customer service. Use this primer to decode those mixed signals you've been getting from women in your marketplace - and in your life.
No man bashing here.......2003-10-13
As a brand manager for a consumer products company and as a man, I recommend this book for marketers who want to succeed with their most important customers - women. The tone of the book doesn't have any layer of man bashing instead the author really just tells the truth about women today. The excerpts from her research with women were so revealing and honest and I could hear the women in my own life saying the same things. Now I understand how to translate that to strategy for growing my business. A must buy for marketers.
Book Description
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, Johnson's Beat memoir is "the safe-deposit box that contains the last, precious scrolls of the New York '50s" (The Washington Post).
Jack Kerouac. Allen Ginsberg. William S. Burroughs. LeRoi Jones. Theirs are the names primarily associated with the Beat Generation. But what about Joyce Johnson (nee Glassman), Edie Parker, Elise Cowen, Diane Di Prima, and dozens of others? These female friends and lovers of the famous iconoclasts are now beginning to be recognized for their own roles in forging the Beat movement and for their daring attempts to live as freely as did the men in their circle a decade before Women's Liberation.
Twenty-one-year-old Joyce Johnson, an aspiring novelist and a secretary at a New York literary agency, fell in love with Jack Kerouac on a blind date arranged by Allen Ginsberg nine months before the publication of On the Road made Kerouac an instant celebrity. While Kerouac traveled to Tangiers, San Francisco, and Mexico City, Johnson roamed the streets of the East Village, where she found herself in the midst of the cultural revolution the Beats had created. Minor Characters portrays the turbulent years of her relationship with Kerouac with extraordinary wit and love and a cool, critical eye, introducing the reader to a lesser known but purely original American voice: her own.
"Rich and beautifully written, full of vivid portraits and evocations." --San Francisco Chronicle
"--A first-rate memoir, very beautiful, very sad." --E. L. Doctorow
"Realistic rather than flamboyant, [Johnson] succeeds in portraying the Beats not as oddities or celebrities but as individuals." --The New Yorker
Customer Reviews:
Pretty good..........2007-04-10
This was the third book I bought at the City LIghts bookstore when I was there in 2005 or so. It was this one, a book of beat poety and a collection of San Francisco short stories. I read the beat poetry and this memoir at about the same time, which was a good way of doing so, as many of them dovetailed. I bought it for Joyce, not for Kerouac, as I'm not his biggest fan anyway and have never read On the Road. Was very impressed. It does a good job of showing the lives of the beats and how they lived and the insanity moments of them. Captured the feel of it. But sad. I liked Elise and Hettie a lot and kinda want to read Hettie's memoir too. And probably the dudes at some point too. I like when she's talking about beatnik as a commodification situation.
Well-written and Gripping.......2007-03-20
This memoir recounting a young woman's years spent in the inner circle of Jack Kerouac is well-written and gripping enough to hold its readers' attention. Placed firmly in the center of the Beat Generation, her story teems with indecision and insecurity, the desire to get up and go, leaving responsibilities at home to see the nation and experience life.
-- Reviewed by Jonathan Stephens
A Fascinating Account.......2007-01-26
Joyce Glassman's memoir is very well written and is truly a fascinating account. She manages to describe a scene and give the reader a glimpse of a particular era--long gone. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about the 1950's, the beat generation, women in the 1950's, and New York City at that time.
Horrible book!.......2005-11-03
All Joyce Johnson does in this book is drop names about people she knew and complain that she was born in the wrong generation.
Don't waste your money on this book. Just go to your nearest old folks home and hear about how they "knew" JFK. It's free and doesn't waste 5 hours of your life
She makes getting a cup of coffee in the Village exciting........2003-01-02
I picked up this book because a friend recommended it. The Beats had never much interested me except as a movement. I didn't much like the the literature or the adulation that surrounded them. But this is primarily a book about Joyce Johnson and her experience with the Beats. She has a real talent for evoking a specific time and place and giving readers a sense of what it was like to be part of this mileu. She makes going for a cup of coffee in Greenwich Village seem incredibly exciting. This is not the story of a Beat groupie yearning to hang out or sleep with famous men but rather Ms. Johnson's coming of age. The Beats are an important part of that story but not the whole story.
Book Description
Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful and destructive military in the world. Hard-hitting, carefully documented and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read Addicted to War to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who pays-and who dies. Over 120,000 copies of the previous edition are in print. This new edition is substantially reworked and fully updated through the War in Iraq. "A witty and devastating portrait of U.S. military policy."-Howard Zinn
Joel Andreas wrote and illustrated The Incredible Rocky, the biting satire that introduced over 100,000 people to the unsavory activities of the Rockefeller family.
Customer Reviews:
REAL history lessons!.......2007-09-28
This is a fabulous book - it ought to be part of the lesson plans in every high school! Written so that even George Bush could read it - maybe not fully comprehend it. (hehe) Makes a great gift too!
America knows not the way of peace or reconciliation.......2007-06-05
in comic-book form Joel exposes the several and perrenial trend of war and imperialism imposed by the USA on other nations, and for the purpose of avarice and power by both the military officials, members of the US government, and the industrial giants that manufacture weapons. War is hell only for the recruit or victim, but it is money, comfort and political and economic freedom for every person involved in its propagation.
As the title indicates, America is so engulfed and obsessed by war and its related industies, that it does not know, and cannot handle, any other manner of resolving international conflict.
wake up americans.......2007-05-07
This book is excellent, it explains the way things really work in america in a simple way that anyone can understand
Worshippers of ignorance and stupidity unite!.......2007-03-31
The only reason this book gets one star is because anyone who doesn't worship ignorance and stupidity will quickly realize that this is little more than a left-wing "comic book" endorsed by none other than Noam Chomsky.
Even more disgraceful is the fact that certain schools in San Francisco actually consider this teaching tool!
Joel Andreas is to be commended for managing to write a book equivalent to a bag of garbage that certain segments of the population actually buy!
Well done!.......2007-03-15
A great primer of the history of U.S. militarism, the history of war. An excellent first book and introduction to the historical facts. It presents them in a easy to read straightforward way.
One drawback is that it seems to rely on some of the more official 9/11 material (i.e. The 911 Commission). The facts presented are clear and references for them are provided.
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- This should be mandatory reading in every school
- Solid examination of war & military spending in comic form
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Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Government Can't Kick Militarism
Joel Andreas
Manufacturer: New Society Pub
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This should be mandatory reading in every school.......1999-01-02
This is a powerful comic book presentation on militarism in the U.S. and the economic profit motive behind military spending and military intervention. It does a wonderful job of explaining and going straight to the root of the issues, in a way that is easy for readers of all ages to understand. A must-read for folks of all ages!
Solid examination of war & military spending in comic form.......1997-07-03
Andreas' accessible drawing style makes this illustrated examination of US war and military spending history from a critical standpoint an enjoyable read. Even if you're familiar with the history focused on here, the presentation will make it seem fresh and new. Tons of facts and quotes are packed into the comic strip panels. A great read for adults and younger students alike
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The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homelessness to date, this study offers a powerful explanation of its causes, proposes short- and long-term solutions, and documents the striking contrasts between the homeless of the 1950s and 1960s and the contemporary homeless population, which is younger and contains more women, children, and blacks.
Customer Reviews:
Tired of reading the same old zhit about "The Homeless"?.......2003-10-03
Are you tired of reading the same old zhit about "The Homeless"? Then check out "SURVIVING ON THE STREET" by me, Ace Backwords, which is actually written by an actual homeless person. Check out the site on amazon.com for what the readers are saying about it.
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Aboveground Storage Tank Management and SPCC Guide
Rizzo Joyce A.
Manufacturer: Government Institutes
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ASIN: 0865878919 |
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Written for current tank owners and those considering aboveground tank storage, this expanded handbook provides practical guidance for designing, building, managing, operating, and maintaining an aboveground tank system that meets your storage needs and complies with all federal and state codes and regulations. In addition to completely updating the regulatory programs, technologies, and inspection methods, this edition provides a comprehensive look at Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plans that include new information on inspections and maintenance, new techniques and technologies for addressing SPCC planning, and new EPA interpretations of SPCC requirements.
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