NLP for Lazy Learning : Superlearning Strategies for Business and Personal Development

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The NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) approach to learning is utterly simple; it makes you aware of your brain's particular working style and teaches you how to update it for more efficient use. No one told you how to use your brain. You had to figure it out as you went along, creating a learning program unique to you. But to access the full potential of your brain, you have to Packed with superlearning strategies for business and career, personal development, and examinations and tests, this eye-opening introduction to NLP will make learning much easier.

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Definitely one to avoid.......2003-01-24

In one of the most gushing back cover blurbs I've ever come across, an organisation calling itself The International Association of Master Trainers announced, on the original edition, that "We believe Lazy Learning to be the most important work on learning ever produced".
Which certainly puts writers like Michael Grinder (brother of John) the legendary Eric Jensen in their place!

Or maybe the members of the IAMT just don't read very much. Because a "best book" on learning this certainly is NOT.

Indeed, it seems that the author of "Lazy Learning" doesn't read much, either, since she seems to think that the only useful developments in education over the last quarter century are ALL down to NLP. Well, I'd certainly agree that NLP has made some useful contributions, but to write a book on learning which completely ignores developments such as Georgi Lozanov's "Accelerated Learning" and the Michel Thomas method of language teaching is both incomprehensible and inexcusable.

"NLP for Lazy Learning", in a nutshell, is a poorly constructed text, short on genuinely useful information and which seems, quite frequently, to be little more than an excuse for frequent "name dropping" and to allow the author to blow her own trumpet - long and load.

In short, whilst the title shows a certain flair for manipulative language, the book as a whole is probably one of the least substantial additions to the NLP bookshelf.
Definitely one to avoid.

A must for all teachers!.......2000-01-30

This is an excellent book for anyone interested in Teaching and Learning. It is very easy to read as it is free of jargon, yet it tackles up-to- date teaching methodology: learning strategies, left brain, right brain, self 1, self 2, modelling, rewards etc... Lots and lots of food for thoughts. I found it inspirational.

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Now you have a friend in the industry.
In this turbulent economy, venture capitalists are becoming more cautious about where they invest their money. For the entrepreneur, having the right connections in the industry can be just as important as having a bulletproof business plan. The Insider's guide to Venture Capital, 2002, is your bridge into the world of venture capitalism and the ultimate source for getting your business funded.
With complete and up-to-date listings of key, active venture funds, this detailed guide puts you in touch with the venture capitalists you need to know. Inside, you'll discover the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of more than 400 venture capitalists and investors and how you can win them over. Also, essays by savvy insiders give you everything you need to get your business up and running, including how to:
·Find the venture funds looking for companies like yours
·Write— and pitch— a winning business plan
·Decide what kind of funding you need and how to get it
·Lead your company through its early growth stages and keep the vision yours
·And much more
"A must-have reference for entrepreneurs. If you have a serious vision for the future, this book can help you realize it." — Tim Draper, founder and managing director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

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great reference book.......2002-01-09

The how to chapters in this book are very insightful and demonstrate that the variety of authors have clearly sat in venture discussions for funding as well as the daily operations of business. I state this from similiar first hand experiences.
If you are looking for a particular type of funding the indexed text of this book provides a base line level of research that you can use to identify the right funding sources for your offering, plan an approach, possibly an introduction and surely what the right message to deliver in your pitch.

Excellent VC Contact Resource for Int'l Start - Up Companies.......2001-08-15

I am the founder of a start-up company in Germany expanding to the U.S. Therefore we are seeking venture capital for setting up our operations in the Silicon Valley area within this year.

After reviewing most of the VC related literature the Insiders Guide was recommended to me. In contrast to other books, the Guide provided us with all the necessary VC contacts for a very affordable price ! The book is up to date and very well structured. The essays provide an interesting insight into the U.S. business habits.

The information from that book were incredibly helpful and accelerate our expansion to the west coast ! Thank you for that book and I am looking forward to the next edition with new VC contacts.

Don't Call On a VC Until You've Read This Book!.......2001-08-07

I've helped more than 20 technology companies raise more than $80 million in venture capital. And if you're an entrepreneur seeking institutional capital - you better have this book. You should read every article in the back, BEFORE you start seeking your financing.

This is the book that will put you on the path to developing your strategic plan to raise capital. Don't underestimate the process, or how much competition there is to get a VCs attention, let alone his or her money. Read the articles, develop your plan, then use the book to target venture firms that make sense for your particular business. Once you have that done, you can do your best to figure out a way to get the proper introductions.

This is the book to start you on the right path. If you can't afford to buy this book, don't expect to raise sophisticated capital.

Comments from the Author.......2001-05-30

My name is Dante Fichera and I'm the author of this book. I'm not only going to write a review of my book but also write about the history of why I committed four years of my life to this project.

Four years ago while I was working in public accounting as an auditor (mostly auditing VC funds), I frequently met entrepreneurs that did not know how or where to find venture capital. Since I knew who all the VCs in town were, I began compiling their profiles and contact information. I then prepared hundreds of 20-page pamphlets that were stapled together and handed them out at a local networking event in San Diego.

Within an hour all the pamphlets had been snatched up. Months later, I would see entrepreneurs walking around at various networking events with these same pamphlets, clinging on to each falling page.

That is when I set out to compile the most useful resource tool available to entrepreneurs anywhere. I not only compiled over 400 profiles of funds actively seeking investment opportunities, but I also recruited over 20 nationally recognized venture capitalist and business leaders to write essays providing insight for entrepreneurs.

No other book combines the industry knowledge with the most current contact information for prospecting venture capital.

Excellent resource for VC's and Entrepreneurs.......2001-05-22

Our venture capital firm was planning to spend $650 on the Pratt Guide to Venture Capital until I ran across this book. The Insiders Guide has in-depth info on every venture firm that I've heard of and is priced low enough to be purchased as a personal reference for anyone.

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Despite multiple efforts on the bilateral, regional and multilateral level to create uniform or at least harmonized rules for commercial operations and practices in the maritime transport sector and to liberalize maritime transport services by tearing down the barriers that exist in that sector, there is until today no global regime regulating (or rather deregulating) the supply of maritime transport services and ensuring open markets. In this situation, private economic actors are confronted with substantial legal uncertainty.

This book provides a detailed analysis of the history of maritime transport services in the Uruguay and post-Uruguay Round negotiations and the role of the sector in the ongoing Doha Round talks, where Member States have the opportunity to work towards a global regime ensuring the progressive liberalization of the sector. The reader will be confronted with an extensive overview of the role of maritime transport services in the WTO/GATS framework, a topic basically uncovered in the literature so far.

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Legumes provide one quarter of the world's crop protein, and the diseases which afflict them have a tremendous impact worldwide. This important collection examines the diseases of the major legume crops. Each chapter provides a review of a particular crop and its principal diseases. The chapters include discussions of etiology, biology, symptoms, epidemiology, crop loss and control, as well as extensive references. The book opens with an overview of legumes and their role in agriculture and concludes with a discussion of new disease management techniques. Written by leading experts from throughout the world, it is an indispensable resource for plant pathologists.

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From the publisher's description.......2005-11-17

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Throughout history there has been no greater adventure than that represented by man's quest for knowledge of his world. Now in one wide-ranging volume, Isaac Asimov tells the exciting stoy of how people have learned and continue to learn about their world--from the great migrations of prehistory to the space probes of today to the barely dreamed-of journeys of tomorrow.
Asimov ranges across the entire panorama of science, covering in twenty-three mind-expanding chapters discoveries in astronomy, biology, geography, mathematics, geology, and physics. He tells us about the explorations, discoveries, and inventions that have transformed our view of the world and the scientific theory and scientific speculation that have expanded our vision yet further.
Within the four spheres of the physical universe--the horizons of space, time, matter, and energy--Asimov reveals how man's urge to expand the limits of knowledge has led him to leave the perimeters of the known world, to develop theories and devices that would allow him to plumb the secrets of the earth and the universe.

'Exploring the Earth and the Cosmos' tells hundreds of fascinating stories:
-how ten fingers and twelve number names evolved into today's varied, intricate, and often complicated number systems
-how smoke from a house fire inspired the first hot-air balloon and man's early journeys above the earth
-the growth of man's concept of time and the methods he devised to measure it
-the discovery of the strange, eventful world inside the atom
-the emergence of speculations about time travel

Here for the first time in one breathtaking, sweeping history are the facts, dates, names, and figures that are the story of man's movement out into the world and the universe beyond.

FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: THE HORIZONS OF SPACE
03 . . . The Eastern Hemisphere
18 . . . The World as a Whole
32 . . . The Interiors and the Poles
51 . . . Surface Ups and Downs
61 . . . The Ocean
77 . . . Interlude: The Horizon of Numbers
85 . . . Below Earth's Surface
91 . . . Earth's Atmosphere
104 . . . Beyond the Balloon
118 . . . Out Into Space
135 . . . The Inner Solar System
150 . . . Mars and Beyond
164 . . . The Stars

PART II: THE HORIZONS OF TIME
183 . . . The Age of History
196 . . . The Age of the Earth
210 . . . All of Time
227 . . . Instants of Time
235 . . . Speed

PART III: THE HORIZONS OF MATTER
247 . . . Mass, Large and Small
265 . . . Atoms and Beyond
278 . . . Density and Pressure

PART IV: THE HORIZONS OF ENERGY
297 . . . High Temperatures
309 . . . Low Temperatures
321 . . . Luminosity

331 . . . Index

Exploring the Earth & Cosmos - the Growth & Future of Human Knowlege

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Exploring the Earth and the Cosmos

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Exploring the Earth and the Cosmos
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Exploring the earth and the cosmos : the growth and future of human knowledge

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Isaac Asimov
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Exploring the Earth and the Cosmos
Isaac Asimov
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Exploring The Earth And The Cosmos - The Growth and Future of Human Knowledge
Isaac Asimov
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This book is AWESOME!.......2000-07-21

Though it could have been written in a bit more detail, this book is thourogh and explains much about lasers. If you need to learn alot about lasers and fast, READ THIS BOOK!

This book is AWESOME!.......2000-07-21

Though it could have been written in a bit more detail, this book is thourogh and explains much about lasers. If you need to learn alot about lasers and fast, READ THIS BOOK!

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Airborne Laser: Bullets of Light
Robert W. Duffner
Manufacturer: Plenum/Harper Collins
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This digital document is an article from The Review of Metaphysics, published by Philosophy Education Society, Inc. on September 1, 1998. The length of the article is 706 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: The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy: An Interpretation of Plato's Phaedo.(Review)
Author: Jill Gordon
Publication: The Review of Metaphysics (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1998
Publisher: Philosophy Education Society, Inc.
Volume: 52 Issue: 205 Page: 127(1)

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"Red Seas is biographical history at its best. It provides a glimpse into the life of one of the most powerful Black labor leaders in U.S. history, describes the trials and tribulations, the successes and failures, of building an independent, Communist-led union, and gives the reader a general feeling for the times. Horne has done all trade-unionist and working-class people a service with Red Seas. It is highly recommended."
—Political Affairs

"The political connections of Harlem and the British West Indies have been crucial for at least a century, but until recent times almost invisible except to those intimately involvedÂ…. We are now, at long last, beginning to get a better grasp, and Gerald HorneÂ's Red Seas is a huge contribution to our understanding."
—Paul Buhle, Monthly Review

"Horne's latest work is a forceful tract that all scholars writing about radical maritime politics, unionism, and race must take into account. Horne thus sets the standard for future scholars in this area."
—Working USA

"In our own age of global commerce and U.S. hyperpower, what could be more instructive than the story of Ferdinand Smith, the Caribbean Communist who led a genuinely international, multicultural union in the years that birthed the American century? Gerald Horne's remarkable biography should be required reading for those who want to glimpse the potential power of that seafaring proletariat, in the last century as well as ours."
—Nelson Lichtenstein, author of State of the Union: A Century of American Labor

Â“A major achievement. It not only illuminates the maritime sources of 20th century working class black radicalism, but reveals its ongoing and complicated interplay with racism and class struggle on a global scale.Â”
—Joe W. Trotter, Jr., Carnegie Mellon University

"A brilliant political biography--we are in Gerald Horne's debt for bringing to life a towering figure of the 20th century. A radical labor leader in the US and Jamaica who felt the sting of anticommunism on both shores, Ferdinand Smith also laid the groundwork for the modern civil rights movement."
—Martha Biondi, author of To Stand and Fight: the Struggle for Civil Rights in Postwar New York City

"Exhaustively researched, this is a pioneering, insightful, sympathetic, and brilliant portrait of the life of Ferdinand Smith. A wonderful book."
—Colin Palmer, Dodge Professor of History, Princeton University

Â” Red Seas offers a rich account of the Communist PartyÂ's centrality in twentieth- century anti-racist struggles, the critical role workers of colour and anti-racism played in the rise and decline of organized labor, and the tragedy of paths not taken, particularly toward the international labour alliances and organizing that might have forestalled the current international Â“race to the bottom.Â”
—International Journal of Maritime History

During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930s and 1940s, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most—if not the most—powerful black labor leaders in the United States. SmithÂ's active membership in the Communist Party, however, coupled with his bold labor radicalism and shaky immigration status, brought him under continual surveillance by U.S. authorities, especially during the Red Scare in the 1950s. Smith was eventually deported to his homeland of Jamaica, where he continued his radical labor and political organizing until his death in 1961.

Gerald Horne draws on SmithÂ's life to make insightful connections between labor radicalism and the Civil Rights Movement—demonstrating that the gains of the latter were propelled by the former and undermined by anticommunism. Moreover, Red Seas uncovers the little-known experiences of black sailors and their contribution to the struggle for labor and civil rights, the history of the Communist Party and its black members, and the significant dimensions of Jamaican labor and political radicalism.

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Red Seas.......2006-12-12

An engaging, informative and well researched book about Ferdinand Smith, The National Maritime Union and the politics of the period.

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The implications of wholeness as deduced from quantum theory and cosmology developments.

Looking in, Seeing Out: Consciousness and Cosmos

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Looking in, Seeing Out: Consciousness and Cosmos
Menas and Kafatou, Thalia Kafatos
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Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Amphibians and Reptiles (Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida)

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