A Book of Remembrances: Diana, Princess of Wales 1961-1997

Book Description

Reveals the hard edge of this skating star.

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A STUNNING BOOK.......2000-07-03

As one of the critics says; this i s indeed a pageturner... However, there are numerous faults facts in this book. Among them includes that the film IT`S A PLEASURE was a Fox film. Wrong, it was produced by International and released by RKO. Several critical comments on her films are stolen from among others Leslie Halliwell, a notable filmcritic and the ONLY bible for moviebuffs until internet movie database came along. Stories of Sonja and Tyrone are also way over the top; the talk they had in the dressingroom - how did Leif Henie and Raymond Strait get hold of t h a t? Leif was still in Norway at the time. However. There are several items that distinguish this biography; the stories by Sonja`s secretary Dorothy Stevens in particular... It is true that in creating the ice-skating star Sonja Henie, her father created a monster. But in the long run Sonja suffered from it. She was never taught to be a normal person. And indeed: She gave Norway a place in the sun and donated with her third husband Niels Onstad the Henie-Onstad ArtGallery near Oslo. U should visit it if u came to Norway. All of Sonja`s medals and trophies are in a well-guarded room and photos etc from her films are displayed in a huge basement. It must never be forgotten that she gave our nation a great deal - indeed giving the community of Bærum a home for retired people. U WILL see this reading this book that she was a trouper - a woman who was taught to fight and be competetive. And everything she tried her hands on - became lucrative.

Hell on Ice.......1999-10-30

I know and have known quite a people who worked with Sonja or were as close a friend as she would permit and this book seems to confirm all that I've heard over the last 40 years. I met Sonja in 1963 in Pittsburgh at the opening of the Pittsburgh Arena. Despite all her shortcomings as a person, there was something about her that fascinates me as a skater and as a person. Anyone interested in skating should read this book.

Facinating book!.......1998-12-30

For those who loved to watch Sonja Heine, this book is a must, showing her amazing rise to fame, volatile temperment and unbelievable perserverance. You won't be able to put it down from start to finish.

Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows: The Unsuspected Life of Sonja Henie

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Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows: The Unsuspected Life of Sonja Henie
Raymond and Henie, Leif Strait
Manufacturer: Stein & Day
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NQKAJ2

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Colin McArthur covers two films, both made by Alexander Mackendrick. Whisky Galore! appeared in 1949 in postwar "austerity Britain", and The Maggie in 1953 when Britain was emerging into relative affluence. Both films are Ealing Studios productions, providing the opportunity to explore this remarkable outfit, and both offer distinct and fascinating representations of Scotland and the Scots.

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Inspiring but Not Useful a Marketing Guide

Disappointing

Good to prop up the short leg of a table or as a hot plate

becoming obvious

Lots of data; probably worth 3.5 stars

The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World
Paul H. Phd Ray , and Sherry Ruth Anderson
Manufacturer: Harmony
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0609604678
Release Date: 2000-10-03

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Do you "give a lot of importance to helping other people and bringing out their unique gifts?" Do you "dislike all the emphasis in modern culture on success and 'making it,' on getting and spending, on wealth and luxury goods?" Do you "want to be involved in creating a new and better way of life for our country?" If you answered yes to all three of these questions--and at least seven more of the remaining 15 in Paul Ray and Sherry Anderson's questionnaire--then you are probably a Cultural Creative.

Cultural Creative is a term coined by Ray and Anderson to describe people whose values embrace a curiosity and concern for the world, its ecosystem, and its peoples; an awareness of and activism for peace and social justice; and an openness to self-actualization through spirituality, psychotherapy, and holistic practices. Cultural Creatives do not just take the money and run; they don't want to defund the National Endowment for the Arts; and they do want women to get a fairer shake--not only in the United States, but around the globe.

On the basis of Ray and Anderson's research, about 50 million Americans are Cultural Creatives, a group that includes people of all races, ages, and classes. This subculture could have enormous social and political clout, the authors argue, if only it had any consciousness of itself as a cohesive unit, a society of fellow travelers. The husband and wife team wrote the book "to hold up a mirror" to the members of this vast but diffuse group, to show them they are not alone and that they can reshape society to make it more authentic, compassionate, and engaged. It is an idealistic call for a new agenda for a new millennium. --I. Crane

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Are You a Cultural Creative?

Do you dislike all the emphasis in modern culture on success and "making it," on getting and spending, on wealth and luxury goods? Do you care deeply about the destruction of the environment and would pay higher taxes or prices to clean it up and to stop global warming? Are you unhappy with both the left and the right in politics and want to find a new way that does not simply steer a middle course?

In this landmark book, sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry Ruth Anderson draw upon thirteen years of survey research studies on more than 100,000 Americans, plus more than 100 focus groups and dozens of in-depth interviews. They reveal who the Cultural Creatives are and the fascinating story of their emergence over the last generation, using vivid examples and engaging personal stories to describe their distinctive values and lifestyles.

The Cultural Creatives care deeply about ecology and saving the planet, about relationships, peace, and social justice, about self-actualization, spirituality, and self-expression. Surprisingly, they are both inner-directed and socially concerned; they're activists, volunteers, and contributors to good causes more often than other Americans. But because they've been so invisible, they are astonished to find out how many others share both their values and their way of life. Once they realize their numbers, their impact on America promises to be enormous, shaping a new agenda for the twenty-first century.

What makes the appearance of the Cultural Creatives especially timely is that our civilization is in the midst of an epochal change, caught between globalization, accelerating technologies, and a deteriorating planetary ecology. A creative minority can have enormous leverage to carry us into a new renaissance instead of a disastrous fall. The book ends with a number of maps for the remarkable journey that our civilization is embarked upon: initiations, evolutionary models, scenarios, and the elements of a new mythos for our time. The Cultural Creatives offers a more hopeful future and prepares us all for a transition to a new, saner, and wiser culture.

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Inspiring but Not Useful a Marketing Guide.......2007-03-13

This book was read in a women's book circle, which was the seed for a business network designed especially for Cultural Creatives -- business people who cared about more than just the bottom line.

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This he book been an incentive for self-identified Cultural Creatives to find like-minded people; however, it has not been useful in understanding the demographic for realistic niche marketing purposes. Unfortunately, Cultural Creatives themselves tend to be very diverse in income, sex, age, etc. -- as the study results in the book show. This makes the Cultural Creatives very difficult to treat as a target market as the defining characteristics of Cultural Creatives are nearly completely invisible. I've learned that the best way to find out if someone is a Cultural Creative is to have a conversation with them versus trying to pin them down using any kind of marketing database.

Anyone interested in serving the Cultural Creative marketplace can use this book to get a general idea of what this demographic looks like, but should look elsewhere for useful, more targeted marketing advice.

The book is, if nothing else, inspirational for those of us looking for other Cultural Creatives. It can be further inspiring to Cultural Creatives in business accompanied with the documentary "The Corporation.

Disappointing.......2006-06-06

This book is not really about creative people. Instead, it's about a host of left-wing causes such as environmentalism, new age consciousness and feminism. So, it's really a book about left-wing politics.

Also, to talk about this phenomenon as "new" is a bit of a misnomer. For 100 years, intellectuals such as Djilas have talked about the "new class" and its excessive influence over public life. Perhaps the current dominance of the political left over culture industries is inadequate for the authors, such that they would prefer a one-party dictatorship.

However, this would be hard for them to do. If there is in fact a new development in recent years, it is the rise of new media such as the internet which have (in part) broken the one-party monopoly of the left-wing media.

Incidentally, at 370 pages the book is way too long and tedious. Also, the research is typically poor--e.g. the unsupported chart on p. 211 that claims convergence of social and consciousness movements over the last 40 years--whereas the same converged left-wing bunch has been lobbying for this whole panoply of issues for decades. Another example is the facile comparison between biological evolution and the life cycle of civilizations on p. 248.

Good to prop up the short leg of a table or as a hot plate.......2005-09-10

Beside the fact that time has long passed this book by, it is utterly unreadable given the tedious writing. The term "Cultural Creative" is so self-congratulatory and pretentious as to be nauseating. This is strictly for San Franciscans lost in a time warp.

becoming obvious.......2005-06-07

If you dislike modern society, read this book to find out why.
You'll also learn that there are millions who think similarly. You'll read about the three main segments of the population: Traditionals, Moderns, and Cultural Creatives.
We all begin as Traditionals, grow up and become Moderns, and then mature to become Cultural Creatives. When we're Traditionals, we agree with whatever authority figures tell us. When we're Moderns, we agree with whatever society tells us. When we're Cultural Creatives, we rely on our conscience.
American society went through these developmental stages in the 20th century. Americans began the 20th century as Traditionals. After two world wars, Americans became Moderns. The protest movement of the 1960's began the process of creating the Cultural Creatives.
Most Americans remain Moderns, living their lives without concern for the global problems that their lifestyles contribute to. Some Americans remain Traditionals, believing most of what their religion and government tells them. A growing segment of Americans are Cultural Creatives, realizing that wasteful lifestyles contribute to global problems and corrective actions are needed.

Lots of data; probably worth 3.5 stars.......2004-11-15

This book provides a model of the US adult population with extremists at two ends and the term "cultural creatives" (CCs)introduced. The authors also provide a short "test" to see if you qualify as a CC. This is not really a new idea. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs has as the apex of his pyramid, "Self-Actualization." This corresponds to Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory where seeking the positive is considered qualitatively different from seeking to avoid the negative. In addition, the Normal distribution indicates that there will be declining numbers of persons in groups deviating from the Mean (average) in a non-linear way (i.e. in accordance with the standard deviation of the distribution). However, the authors do provide lots of backup material and some interesting observations on the nature of the CCs. Some of them seem a bit far out to me--too left wing rather than balanced. I think a reader's reaction to this book will primarily lie in his or her psychological and political positions on the human spectrum. Thus, there are liable to be highly divergent ratings of this book from various people. It is, by the way, a rather heavy tome (literally). My favorite quote from it is: "The media have announced a hundred of the last ten medical breakthroughs" on page 223.

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A lurch into the pits of anxiety-losing in less than 20 moves. Probably the most important part of a chess game for the amateur chess player is the opening. At the amateur level, most games are won or lost in the opening through mistakes or falling in a book trap. It is important to study the openings and know what traps and pitfalls may arise from a particular variation, either to spring it on an opponent or avoid a trap that your opponent is trying to spring on you. This book illustrates short games to take advantage of poor opening strategy.

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Social Resp & Profit Motive, mutually exclusive?

Practical Lessons for Living Your Values

A valuable book of values!

The Integrity Advantage: How Taking the High Road Creates a Competitive Advantage in Business
Adrian Gostick , and Dana Telford
Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1586852469

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With The Integrity Advantage, Adrian Gostick and Dana Telford establish a burning platform-that personal integrity is a proven competitive advantage in business. Prominent business leaders from some of North America's most respected companies-including Don Graham of the Washington Post, former Johnson & Johnson CEO James Burke, and Hank Paulson, Jr. of Goldman Sachs-discuss the role integrity has played in their successes, and offer examples of the importance of integrity in business today. Not merely a collection of essays, the authors also share an effective system of decision-making designed to help anyone implement integrity into every action. The importance of trust and credibility within business relationships is examined and discussed, as Telford and Gostick illustrate how to juggle wealth, power, and responsibility-and be a person of character. Given the recent uncertainty fostered by questionable corporate tactics, however, now is the time to examine what role integrity actually plays in business today, and whether employees are naturally compelled to practice these values-particularly when the leaders they follow lack integrity in their own professional behavior. Dana Telford holds an MBA from Harvard University and has advised business leaders in the consumer banking, healthcare, publishing, retail, manufacturing, and real estate industries. He has developed and implemented strategies for client companies based all over the world. He lives in Morgan, Utah. Adrian Gostick is director of marketing and corporate communications with the O.C. Tanner Recognition Company. His previous books include Managing with Carrots and The 24-Carrot Manager, co-authored with Chester Elton. He lives in Salt Lake City.

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Social Resp & Profit Motive, mutually exclusive?.......2004-04-28

Over the last few years, corporate performance has taken a back seat to corporate governance. With every scandal that rocks Wall Street; Enron, Adelphia, Anderson, and WorldCom to name a few, issues like ethics, morals and social responsibility are plastered on the top of the fold of rags ranging from the NY Times to the Morgan City Daily Review. Through interviews with some of the world's most respected CEO's, Adrian Gostick and Dana Telford's book "The Integrity Advantage" sheds an interesting perspective of corporate integrity and how this integrity, in fact, is truly a competitive advantage. The authors describe ten characteristics that are consistently displayed by people with integrity. Although none of these are compelling and shed new light on integrity, the authors emphasize the importance through the experience of the CEO's and demonstrate how incremental improvements in each one develops the reader's decision making enhancing their own reputation of integrity. It would seem, on the surface that integrity is an easy concept to understand and apply. However, the NIKE example speaks to how this is not the case. Although conceptually we can grasp integrity and how this may, in fact, be a competitive advantage, what the book does not address is how it fits within the construct of social responsibility. In other words, is integrity as described in the book, aligned with Milton Friedman and Elaine Sternberg's view of corporate responsibility? Or does it follow the framework put forth by Elizabeth Anderson and R. Edward Freeman? I am inclined to believe the spirit of the book falls somewhere in the middle. The book quotes some of the most successful smartest CEO's in the world. And although social responsibility and certainly integrity are of primary concern, each one of these individuals has a profit motive for being in business. Otherwise, they would be heading up a nonprofit organization. It seems to me these two, integrity and having a profit motive should not be mutually exclusive. Although as Friedman states, social responsibility as a motivating factor in decision making is in fact taxing the shareholders of whom you have a fiduciary responsibility to act in their best interest. As Sternberg states, you have to be able to differentiate between business and other institutions. There should be a distinct line, roadmap if you will, to address both, but make no doubt that the business is the first and foremost responsibility of the executive. That said, there is something to be said of Anderson's and to some degree Freeman's views of social responsibility. The corporation should consider and behave in a way that considers both benefits and consequences to its stakeholders. This does not mean that it should act to promote the greatest benefit to its stakeholders, in doing so it ignores the aforementioned fiduciary responsibility. In my humble opinion Freeman is wrong, they do not have nor should have legal "requirements" to do so. What should drive their stakeholder responsibility is their personal integrity, which gets us back to the book. One could argue that had Phil Knight, or any other of these executives that have recently fallen from grace, pursued the steps in the book they could have avoided the problems they faced. In the end, integrity is indeed a critical success factor that could be used to leverage the corporation and become a competitive advantage. And integrity along with the profit motive should not be viewed as mutually exclusive. However, one should never forget the responsibility to the shareholder and that this responsibility should serve as guidance with integrity as the cornerstone in every leaders and employees decision making process.

Practical Lessons for Living Your Values.......2003-06-16

If this book had been titled, Leading with Integrity, I would have rated it as four stars. With that title, it's main weakness is in not providing enough advice on "how to" lead with integrity.

While The Integrity Advantage describes some benefits to being a person and an organization of integrity in business or in nonprofits, the evidence in the book is far from overwhelming that integrity is the best way to go. That's unfortunate, because acting with integrity provides many advantages not explicitly described in this book (such as creating positive word of mouth rather than negative word of mouth, attracting customer loyalty that enables you to survive when you make mistakes, involving more stakeholders to help you, and encouraging people to listen to one another and communicate better). Instead, you see some advantages of operating with integrity while being reminded that you'll sleep better at night, even if you make less money. I think a more compelling case can be made than this book does. My guess is that the reason behind this limitation in the book is that only a few executives seem to have been used as sources. I doubt if more than a dozen people are involved with an example, as opposed to a quote.

The best part of the book comes in a list of "What Integrity Looks Like -- Up Close":

"Little Things Count," "Find the White [When Others See Grey]," "You Mess Up, You 'Fess Up," "Create a Culture of Trust," "You Keep Your Word," "You Care about the Greater Good," "You're Honest but Modest," "You Act Like You're Being Watched," "You Hire Integrity," "You Stay the Course." Each part of the list is developed with at least one example from a prominent business leader and some quotes from others. There's also a brief summary at the end of each one.

Another valuable part of the book is in part three where you get tips on how to act on your desire to operate with integrity:

1. Take time to reflect before acting
2. Get ideas from others until you have a good one of what's needed
3. Consider the effects on those who will be affected
4. Start making changes in yourself

Warren Buffett's advice is the best part of this book. He points out that he hires for those with integrity, high intelligence and great energy. But the latter two characteristics don't help if you don't have the first one. I also liked Mitt Romney's example in the foreword of how people with similar values can end up failing if they don't make living their values with integrity a priority. The means count as much as the ends.

After you finish this book, look at the decisions and actions you will probably be called upon to make today. How can you make them with more integrity?

A valuable book of values!.......2003-05-07

If you want to know how some of the most successful businessmen and women integrate integrity into how they hire employees, run their businesses, and guide their lives -- get this book. If you want to know why integrity is a real business asset -- get this book.

With interviews from some of the biggest names in the business world, Telford and Gostick have crafted a simple, effective roadmap to understanding integrity, understanding yourself, and understanding the tremendous power of integrity. Without being self-righteous or preachy, "The Integrity Advantage," provides sound, practical business advice that is needed more today than ever. Whether you're a CEO, a manager, or a manager-to-be, get this book.

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The Integrity Advantage; How Taking the High Road Creates a Competitive Advantage in Business
Adrian; Telford, Dana Gostick
Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1586857843

Book Description

A reissue from Hans Christian Andersen Medal recipient Mitsumasa Anno.

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Sparks the imagination!.......2006-07-02

I am so glad I discovered this book. My children enjoy telling a different story every time we open it. The fact that there are no words in it makes the children invent a new story each time, and I believe it develops their imagination better in a way, than with a storybook with pictures. I also like the art involved in this book, the minute details that the author/artist had included are adorable! I enjoy reading it myself! Each page reveals several goings-on in a small town, it is so easy to imagine yourself walking among the characters.

still a pleasure to read 20 years later.......2005-10-05

A testament to the peace and charm of simple drawings executed with grace. A wordless book that, while made for children, is still able to captivate even the most jaded of us hipsters with its simplicity.

evocative, gentle beauty for young and old.......2001-10-20

As in other Anno works, an anonymous Everyman is seen in each two-page textless illustration. In this book, the traveler begins his trek alone, buys a horse and rides through progressively more populated scenes -- magnificent scenes, filled with literary and artistic allusions, mini-stories, children playing, panorama and touching detail -- all at the same time! Scenes are viewed as if you were just outside the picture and about 40 feet high. The reader/viewer cannot see the details of people's faces, but much human experience and emotion is contained in small details -- children despairing after a lost balloon, flirting lovers, a mother touching her child, etc.

Your child will appreciate this work through many 'reading' levels, and you will constantly make new discoveries yourself.

Mitsumasa Anno's books are not to be missed, and Anno's Journey is a beautiful example of the author/illustrator's work.

Wonderful for children - and with no words to read ..........1999-11-08

Wonderful book. I take it on trips if I need a gift for a wide range of children. With no words, the reading level is not a factor. Full of visual jokes, historical buildings, modern characters hidden in the crowds, famous art and buildings, childrens games, similarities from one page to another ...

The parents love it even more than the kids. It takes days to spot all the interesting things hidden in this book and it's a painless way to talk about history and art with a child. PERFECT for babysitters to use.

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ANNO'S JOURNEY
Mitsumasa Anno
Manufacturer: Philomel Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000GRKEWQ

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Anno's Journey
Mitsumasa Anno
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000HMCI1K

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Annos Journey :JAPANESE
Anno
Manufacturer: Kurtzman Sales Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 4834005399

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Annos Journey II :JAPANESE
Anno
Manufacturer: Kurtzman Sales Inc
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 4834007308

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Annos Journey III :JAPANESE
Anno
Manufacturer: Kurtzman Sales Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 483400855X

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Het eind van de kaart: Journaal van een kleine ontdekkingstocht in twee binnenlanden : anno 1955 (Prive-domein)
Albert Helman
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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My Journey (japanese Version)
Mitsumasa Anno
Manufacturer: Fukuinkan Shoten
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000KIPAIE

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Anno's Journey
Anno Mitsumasa
Manufacturer: Fukuinkan Shoten Pubs
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000KVF3A6

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Anno's Journey
Anno Mitsumasa
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UCLZ5W

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When Bill Clinton took the White House, the most populous, coddled generation in history came to power. But hidden in the midst of this talented, ambitious group lay a dark sidethe legacy of violent antiwar protest in the name of peace, of racial manipulation in the name of civil rights and the raw quest for power by its leaders. Out of the 1960's came what was simply called The Movement. Most of its real leaders have turned their backs on the misplaced philosophy that has brought AMerica to wholesale drug addiction, an underclass of fatherless children, gang warfare and seething racial hatred. Where Liberals Go To Die tells in simple language how the mightiest culture the world has ever known stands on the brink of failure. It is also a handbook, a survival manual that can turn America from a generation of victims and slackers to a nation of survivors. Where Liberals Go To Die will change your life. The America you see will never look the same. (Back cover copy.)

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The Truth.......2002-02-28

Evans does a phenomenal job of expressing what's on every right-winger's mind. Chapter after chapter he hits the nail on the head and drvies to the heart of our country's problems.

I'd refer to it as the guide to America's struggles: Liberal quest for power vs. Republicans desire for progress.

A concise handbook in the fight against liberalism........2000-06-15

James Evans has done a good job in creating a simple, straightforward book that debunks the liberal trends in our country. He explains clearly the imaginary concepts that liberals conceive their ideals. He illustrates the roots that took shape in the 1960s that evolved into the leadership coming of age today. He exposes very well the outcomes of the law, Affirmative Action and public education. He also demonstrates common sense rules to live by that would create an orderly society. Mr. Evans was of the hippie culture of the 1960s. He later understood the irrational thinking that this liberal ideology would bring about. His book is an easy to read guide to the trends our country has been on for the past 40 years. He simply demonstrates good alternatives to develop good citizenship, self-directed responsibility, and a better community for us all.

Another good work from Mr. Evans........2000-04-18

Not only is Mr. Evans right on the money, but he does is hilariously. If you are a liberal standing on shaky, Mr. Evans is going to get you. The humor is gut wrenching, the satire thick and the message right on. Another good work from Mr. Evans.

The answer to many questions.......1999-12-18

You must read Where Liberals Go to Die if you want to find out where the current crop of liberal elite politicians, media wonks, and talking heads come from.

The media with much fan fare and airtime has greeted the current wave of tell-all books about the Clintons. All of these books try to find the "inner" Hillary or Bill, what shaped their lives and how they became the people they are today. For the whole story you need only to read Where Liberals Go to Die.

James Evans takes us inside the campus radical's mind (the Movement) and shows it to be no different then the so-called enemy. The only difference is that so-called enemy has power and the campus radical wants it. Mr. Evans takes the reader through journey of "let's pretend" where outcomes are meaningless, only intentions should be judged. In the minds of the liberals, according to Mr. Evans, if an outcome is accidentally achieved points are taken away.

Where Liberals Go to Die is a must read for any conservative and a great gift to any liberal.

WOW!!!.......1998-07-29

Mr. Evans' book is the equivalent of Jeff Bagwell knocking a curve ball over the center field fence. Being a recovered liberal, he cuts to the chase of what he calls "The Movement". It points out what we bigoted, homophobic, intolerant consevatives/libertarians have thought and intuitively known all along. That liberals a.k.a. socialists are really nothing more than a bunch of spoiled, intolerant, fascist, arrogant, ill mannered, undisciplined, sniveling brats. It's nice to know that we're really not insane. They are.

As great as the W.W.II generation was, they did the nation a big disservice by never disciplining these punks and by spoiling them rotten. Now, we've got the Clintonistas in the White House, and people wonder how it happened.

What should have happened during the sixties, when the sniveling snots were protesting this or that, was the the deans should have had them arrested, expelled and sent home to Mommy & Daddy and had them spanked! and put to be without any dinner.

Way to go James. This book goes along very well with Thomas Sowell's "The Vision of the Anointed".

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From The Gallup Organization-the most respected source on the subject-comes a fascinating look at the importance of measuring public opinion in modern society. For years, public-opinion polls have been a valuable tool for gauging the positions of American citizens on a wide variety of topics. Polling applies scientific principles to understanding and anticipating the insights, emotions, and attitudes of society. Now in POLLING MATTERS: Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People, The Gallup Organization reveals: - What polls really are and how they are conducted - Whythe information polls provide is so vitally important to modern society today - How this valuable information can be used more effectively - and more.

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Every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has relied on polls to gauge the thinking of the electorate. Major U.S. media outlets not only report on polls but also frequently commission their own. To its critics, polling can be dangerously imprecise, distort the work of press and politicians, and pose a mortal threat to the democratic process itself. To its defenders, polling is an invaluable source of information, giving us a unique and consistently accurate window into issues as diverse as voting preferences, gender differences, race relations, child rearing, consumer habits, health care, and education.

Now Frank Newport, editor in chief of The Gallup Poll—the nation's preeminent polling source—tells the skeptics why polls matter.and explains to the rest of us exactly how polling works. Proving that polls are not to be feared but to be used wisely, he shows us how:

. Polling can scientifically and accurately generalize about millions by examining the preferences of a random few

. Public opinion rejects the trendy in favor of the stable and traditional

. Pollsters can satisfy the media's growing appetite for polls without distorting or oversimplifying the data

. Politicians can use polling results to tailor their agendas...to reflect genuine public opinion

. Poll analysts can maximize the value of polling results to journalists, politicians, and the public

. Polls collect the wisdom of the people more efficiently than the vote.

The people's voice is knowing and almost always on target. It forms what Dr. George Gallup—the founder of the famous poll that bears his name—proclaimed over sixty years ago as the true pulse of democracy. Fascinating, informative, and provocative, this book demonstrates how polls lie at the vital heart of a well-functioning and free society.

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Fascinating book.......2004-10-13

This is a fascinating book for me simply because the author nails so many aspects of polls, squarely on the head, especially those polls where the person being asked questions may be to uneducated, uninformed and is actually answering questions based on what they have heard about other poll results, thus a mob rule mentality. The methodology of how he does polls and how others do polls was intriguing. Alas I remember the adage opinion ... everyone has one.... but how was it formed and does it have real value? Having been polled on a few times I wondered how the questions were chosen and worried when answering them that there was a lot of grey area and few questions actually had a yes or no or one size fits all answer.

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This introduction to forestry text embraces changes in policies and practices related to the conservation and management of forests and other renewable resources in the U.S. and other countries. Sharpe et al. features a thorough updating of the text including new or revised material on future values and the importance of forests with respect to global warming, world trade, renewability and sustainability, and ecosystem concerns and that's just in chapter one.Additional revisions or additions will include historical range variability (HRV) the latest ecosystem management strategies, Green Forest Certification for sustainability in the Ecology and Silviculture and Forest Ecosystem Management chapters; Satellite imagery in fire control and assessment of effects in the Fire Management chapter; expanded coverage of ecotourism in the Outdoor recreation and Wildlife Management chapter; updated material and new examples in the Urban Forestry chapterThere will also be new case studies in Chapter 2: Forest and Renewable Policy: Historical Developments and current Application, and Chapter 18: Forest Management by the States.Internet applications for forest policy, Green Forest certification and sustainability and public input and satellite imagery and many others.

Introduction to Forest and Renewable Resources

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Introduction to Forest and Renewable Resources
Piirto
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill College
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0070570787

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Introduction To Forest and Renewable Resources
SHARPE
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OGZ7VC

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