Flirting for Success: The Art of Building Rapport

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Disappointing.......2002-04-05

Seduced by the hype and Spiegel's gorgeous face adorning the book's cover, I purchased this book. It wasn't worthless, but its substantive content was very disappointing. I kept thinking, "Sans her famous name (remember the Spiegel catalog?) and sans the good looks she was born with, could she still have achieved what she has?" Jill Spiegel is such a dynamo that when I saw a video of her giving a seminar I wondered if she naturally has such a high level of energy or if she achieved it through pharmacologic manipulation. Frankly, most of us aren't so incandescent . . . so, back to my original question. Minus the famous name, minus the natural beauty, and minus the unfathomable energy level, could the rest of us substantially benefit from her techniques as presented in the book? I don't think so.

Flirting with Jill.......2001-01-10

Flirting for Success is a wonderful book. Her book is filled with rapport building strategies. This is a must read! Kevin Hogan,...

My top recommendation as a dating & relationship coach.......1999-05-04

Spiegel does the enormous service of taking flirting out of the scary realm of romance and putting it where it belongs: as a communication art. I coach singles on the art of dating and flirting, and this is the book I recommend the most, because of her definition of flirting: "Building your self esteem, and the self-esteem in others, by creating a warm, honest and sincere rapport." Once people begin to understand that you don't have to be witty or clever, you don't have to bat your eyelashes, that flirting is a matter of being sincerely interested in the other person and communicating that interest through honest compliments, the rest is easy.

Excellent for advise and confidence builder in comunication.......1998-11-23

This book should be a requirement for health care professionals, especially doctors and physician assistants, starting their careers.

An average book about self improvement.......1998-05-15

I was displeased with this book it contains no information that is not found in greater depth in other books about self improvement and communication. If you read the first two chapters that's all there is, the rest is fluff.

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A great Book.......2005-10-04

This is a fascinating account of the life of adnon Khashoggi.
Check it out its worth reading.

Richest Man reviewed.......2005-09-13

This book starts with much fanfare for a birthday party to end all parties at A. Khashoggi's Spanish Villa. There are lots of details on this "Saudi son's" sales promos and intrigues, then squeezes of defense corporation contacts for the required "tribute", for he is from a Muslim elite and non-Muslim's must pay tribute/retaineers. It's another reason for reducing our consumption of oil. The book arrived in good condition considering that it was a printed in 1986 by Warner Books, and not done in their best typeset. Well preserved over 20 years, though.

The Richest Man In The World - The Story Of Adnan Khashoggi

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The Richest Man In The World - The Story Of Adnan Khashoggi
Ronald Kessler
Manufacturer: Warner Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000H576BO

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This edition contains fresh material about farm building design after 1880, and the problems of conservation as traditional designs become inappropriate for modern farming. The demands of conflicting conservation and re-use, and the danger of over-enthusiastic restorers are explored.

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The goal of much of the scientific work in natural history museums is to explore and document the biological diversity of the planet. This book is an outstanding example of the museum tradition, offering the results of global research on the biosystematics of one of the families of case-making caddisflies, the Phryganeidae. Throughout his career as a museum curator, Glenn Wiggins has studied and written extensively on caddisflies of the aquatic insect order Trichoptera.

Information acquired from field work and museum collections, and from the biological literature is synthesized into a taxonomic monograph. The Phryganeidae are the largest of all the caddisflies, but existing literature has led to problems in species identification, especially in Asia; nine species names were found to be synonyms of others, an unsually high proportion of 10 per cent of the described species. Fifteen genera comprising seventy-four species are recognized here, including three that are new to science. Generic keys are provided for adults, larvae, and pupae; keys to species are given for adults. Morphological structures used in the keys are fully illustrated in 246 line drawings and half-tone plates. Distribution maps are provided for most of the North American species.

Hypotheses are inferred for the phylogeny of the genera, and for the species in each genus; the fossil history of the Phryganeidae is reviewed. From this base, the biogeography of the family is interpreted. Of evolutionary interest is an extraordinary relationship between larval case-making and pupation behaviour and the degradation of functional pupal mandibles. Contrasting colour patterns of the wings in some species of the Phryganeidae are interpreted for the first time in the Trichoptera as part of a protective warning system to deter predators. Variation in genitalic morphology far exceeding normal species limits is documented in two species, and the evolutionary implications are considered. Combined with fossil evidence that the Phryganeidae are the oldest of the case-making Trichoptera still extant, several of the atypical morphological and behavioural attributes discussed in this book can be interpreted as plesiomorphic, placing the Phryganeidae in a pivotal position for inferring phylogeny in the Trichoptera. A revised classification embodying much new information is proposed for the family Phryganeidae.

The taxonomy, biology, and evolution of no other family of caddisflies has been treated as extensively.

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The Caddisfly Family Phryganeidae (Trichoptera)
Glenn B. Wiggins
Manufacturer: Univ of Toronto Pr 01/1//1998
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MBW1DQ

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In this engrossing and accessible book, Doug Macdougall explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation--nearly three billion years ago--to the present. Following the development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, Macdougall traces the lives of many of the brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to the evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. As it explains how the great Pleistocene Ice Age has shaped the earth's landscape and influenced the course of human evolution, Frozen Earth also provides a fascinating look at how science is done, how the excitement of discovery drives scientists to explore and investigate, and how timing and chance play a part in the acceptance of new scientific ideas.
Macdougall describes the awesome power of cataclysmic floods that marked the melting of the glaciers of the Pleistocene Ice Age. He probes the chilling evidence for "Snowball Earth," an episode far back in the earth's past that may have seen our planet encased in ice from pole to pole. He discusses the accumulating evidence from deep-sea sediment cores, as well as ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic, that suggests fast-changing ice age climates may have directly impacted the evolution of our species and the course of human migration and civilization. Frozen Earth also chronicles how the concept of the ice age has gripped the imagination of scientists for almost two centuries. It offers an absorbing consideration of how current studies of Pleistocene climate may help us understand earth's future climate changes, including the question of when the next glacial interval will occur.

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covering the science and scientists of ice ages.......2007-04-25

This book describes the history of scientific research into ice ages, and explains the science itself. Each chapter focuses on a specific topic regarding ice ages, and covers the big names who worked in this field. The book makes good connections between the science of ice ages and other topics in science, such as human evolution, global climate change, plate tectonics, and extinction of species. The book gives good descriptions of the science involved without getting bogged down in it, thereby allowing the reader to go through the book quite easily. The overall science level is appropriate for anyone who has gone to college, and the book is quite interesting to read.

a splendid piece of science writing.......2007-03-28

Simply put, Doug Macdougall's FROZEN EARTH is science writing at its best. Compressed within this book's crystalline prose is a plethora of remarkable insights and revelations which should shatter any notions that our planet is a peaceful and stable haven of life.

The author explains how ice cores taken from remote regions have unlocked several of the mysteries of past climatic epochs. Factors such as the eccentricity of the earth's orbit, continental drift, greenhouse gases, mountain building and other phenomena are also examined for their role in altering earth's climate.

Some history is thrown in too. Geniuses like Louis Agassiz, Milutin Milankovitch, Harlan Bretz, and the relatively unheralded James Croll receive significant attention for their monumental contributions to the study of ice ages.

The FROZEN EARTH includes an interesting discussion about the impact of solar activity and cosmic rays on cloud formation and climate. Macdougall doesn't raise the issue, but this theory has gained prominence lately as an alternative explanation to CO2 levels for changes in the earth's weather (see Nigel Calder's THE CHILLING STARS: THE NEW THEORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE).

In the final chapter the author speculates on the effect of rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Macdougall clearly believes that it's something to be concerned about. He points out, though, that we're still in the grip of an ice age. The record of the last million years or so indicates that warm interglacial periods like the one we're experiencing typically last 10 to 20 thousand years before the ice returns. He wonders if this time it'll be different. Maybe our abundant CO2 emissions will delay the advance of the glaciers, or even set the earth on a new, warmer course free from the peril of recurring ice ages.

The FROZEN EARTH closes with the tacit admission that our present state of knowledge is too limited to provide a clear picture of the earth's future climate. There is much yet to learn.

like trying to stop an avalanche.......2007-02-24

Hey, I've been reading this kind of material for forty years....ice ages, Milankovitch cycles, loess deposits you name it. This book is a nice synopsis. The truth is in the ice cores and seafloor sediment cores....the truth is that an ice is something that nearly destroyed the human race while it changed it. The truth is that another will happen , in geological terms, VERY soon. The truth is that human caused greenhouse gases may have forestalled the onset of the next ice age already.....

This is a very good book and I recommend it for anyone with an open mind about global climate and the so called immenent dangers of global warming. However, being cynical, I'd say that people with minds open to this subject must account for less than one percent of the populace......so great is the global warming juggernaut.

Don't read the book if you want to actually KNOW something about ice ages that might shake your confidence in all the hype. Read it if you want to learn. But then, after you've learned, you'll have to keep your mouth shut on the subject since the present orthodoxy ( political correctness ) will brand you as either a fool or enemy of the planet or both if you so much as suggest that there may be more to the story than slick media propaganda teach.....

Yah, I know the sea level is going to rise and that the floods will be terrrible. How does a 400 foot drop in sea level for oh, about 100,000 years, sound as an alternative? Hummmmmm? Just how much has the sea level actually risen BTW? It's going to be time to see some real movement in that direction soon if the hypothesis is true that man caused CO2 is raising the global temp etc. My money is on the onset of a new ice age within several thousand years......but then, I don't have to compete for tenure or research grants as a climate 'scientist'.

A real scientist writes about climate changes on Earth.......2006-12-24

This is one of the best books i've read in a long time, and I read over 100 books each year. Macdougall covers a lot of territory in a rather small book, which could have been twice as long and probably been even more interesting.
Macdougall puts the long history of Earth's climate changes over billions of years into perspective. The earth had been nearly completely frozen, and nearly completely ice free several times in its history. Some of the more fascinating statistics deal with how glaciers have advanced and retreated over millions of years, how human evolution probably took a dramatic departure from our fellow apes due to glaciations, how the sea level has risen 400 feet since the last major glaciations just a few thousand years ago allowing mankind to walk the land bridges between Siberia and Alaska, and even from modern-day France to modern-day England.
This book has none of the hysterical "chicken-little" rantings of those who worry about global warming, and Macdougall shows us that there are far more plausible theories about climate change than the effect of CO2 and fossil fuel use, especially since the earth has had many more serious changes than even the un-educated Gores of the world have been predicting.
A great piece of writing by a real scientist.

Some perspective on the global climate.......2006-04-03

Doug Macdougall's "Frozen Earth" is clear, easy-to-read popular science for those interested in changes in global climate but without the scientific background to understand the often emotionally-charged discussion in the public media.

Macdougall's sub-title. "The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages", emphasizes the longer perspective he takes on how and why climate changes. He begins with the fact that we are likely living in an interglacial period of what has been a series of ice ages recurring at more or less regular intervals of several thousand years.

Macdougall gives his story a human aspect by describing how, over the last 300 years, a succession of scientists struggled to make sense of the physical evidence around them indicating that glaciers had once covered much more area than they do at present. The struggle leads to a still growing understanding of ice ages; the details of the story underline just how complex the workings of Planet Earth really are and how incomplete our understanding of these processes still is.

Macdougall loops back later in the book to relate how the ice ages interacted with human evolution; specifically, how the stress of environmental change forced both adaptation by early humans and selection of those best able to survive the changes. Macdougall's discussion of the "Little Ice Age" during the period 1600-1800 nicely links climate change to a human era we can still relate to.

Macdougall is properly cautious in weaving in the possible effects of mankind on climate change and global warming. The burning of carbon-based fuels clearly has some effect on climate, but Macdougall points out that this is only one of many factors that influence climate. At the same time, he makes clear that timing affects the impact of different factors, and lays out the possibility that the human impact may be altering the natural "schedule" of glacial and interglacial periods on earth.

This book is highly recommended to those readers interested in a longer perspective on climate change.

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One of the massive transformations that took place in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was the movement of millions of people from the status of slaves to that of legally free men, women, and children. Societies after Slavery provides thousands of entries and rich scholarly annotations, making it the definitive resource for scholars and students engaged in research on postemancipation societies in the Americas and Africa.

Societies After Slavery: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Printed Sources on the British West Indies, British Colonial Africa, South Africa, Cuba, and Brazil

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Societies After Slavery: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Printed Sources on the British West Indies, British Colonial Africa, South Africa, Cuba, and Brazil

Manufacturer: Univ of Michigan Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Despotism and Democracy is a collection of ten short, highly readable essays about major themes in world history of the past century. Each essay provides a broad base of history for understanding, in succession: global prospects at the start of the 20th century; imperialism; the end of Western empires and the emergence of new nations; war and revolution, 1900-1945; cold war and its aftermath since 1945; totalitarianism; socialism; capitalism; the state and bureaucracy; major world faiths and their modern challenges. The overarching motif is the spread of Western ideals and institutions over the globe after 1900 and the ensuing contests between democratic and despotic governments to control that world. The book is aimed at the common reader as well as for the classroom and aims to present the best that has been thought and said about the various topics. For those interested in a deeper understanding, a selection of titles of the leading specialized studies is provided "for further reading."

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Not a memorable read........2001-02-07

If you are interested in science writing and how scientists and those who write about scientists' work influence and affect eachother, you might find some useful information here. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother.

Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology. (book reviews): An article from: Technical Communication

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Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology. (book reviews): An article from: Technical Communication
Sheila Molony
Manufacturer: Society for Technical Communication
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Technical Communication, published by Society for Technical Communication on May 1, 1992. The length of the article is 1407 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology. (book reviews)
Author: Sheila Molony
Publication: Technical Communication (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 1992
Publisher: Society for Technical Communication
Volume: v39 Issue: n2 Page: p245(3)

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Selling Science : How the Press Covers Science and Technology

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Selling Science : How the Press Covers Science and Technology
Dorothy Nelkin
Manufacturer: W. H. Freeman & Company
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000J4HA9Q

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Global Biodiversity is the most comprehensive compendium of conservation information ever published. It provides the first systematic report on the status, distribution, management, and utilisation of the planet's biological wealth.

Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's Living Resources

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Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's Living Resources
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QYBATK

Global Biodiversity 1992: Status of the Earth's Living Resources

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Global Biodiversity 1992: Status of the Earth's Living Resources

Manufacturer: World Conservation Union
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