Just Because I'm Latin Doesn't Mean I Mambo
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent
  • Advice for Getting Ahead
  • Take the good. Leave out the bad!
  • Not as good as you think
  • Fantastic!
Just Because I'm Latin Doesn't Mean I Mambo
Juan Roberto Job
Manufacturer: One World/Ballantine
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

GeneralGeneral | Business Life | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Job Hunting & Careers | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ManagementManagement | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Self-Help | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0345416732
Release Date: 1998-02-17

Amazon.com

Just Because I'm Latin Doesn't Mean I Mambo: A Success Guide for Hispanic Americans is a deadly serious (yet consistently upbeat and witty) attempt to break down the various stereotypes and cultural barriers that regularly conspire to keep many in America's fastest-growing population segment from realizing their true potential in the corporate world. Juan Roberto Job, the son of Mexican immigrants and a leading consultant on diversity and change management, combines his own personal experiences with observations of others' triumphs and tribulations to present solid advice on getting ahead without selling out.

Book Description

"To succeed in the corporate world, we Latinos must fight the perception that we are foreigners. We have to make hard choices about goals and values and learn to blend the cultures of our Latin heritage and our corporate community."

Are you ready for the corporate world? You may have a degree or hands-on experience. You may already have a management position. But do you know the real secrets of success? Juan Roberto Job does. A nationally acclaimed expert on cultural diversity in the workplace, he has spent the past twenty years working with employees and managers alike. Here he shares inside information that is not taught in business school or found in current business literature. Weaving practical, inspiring advice and proven strategies with a wealth of personal success stories, Job teaches you how to:

¸  Learn to master the ten unwritten rules of success
¸  Evaluate your corporate credentials--education, conviction, courage, and la benedicion
¸  Discover the proven career advancement strategies that lead to promotion
¸  Counter the Latino stereotypes that can impact and influence your career
¸  Reconcile the pressure between casa y carrera
¸  Blend your professional and personal lives--draw on the spirit of your heritage to create a new culture that combines the best of both worlds

Wise and humorous, up-front and on-target, Just Because I'm Latin Doesn't Mean I Mambo is an indispensable resource for everyone eager to reap the rewards of the American dream. Remember: Tu eres el arquitecto de tu propio destino. You are the master of your own destiny. Seize it!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-08-03

I thought this book had excellent ideas. There are not many other books that give advice to Latinos regarding success in the business world.

5 out of 5 stars Advice for Getting Ahead.......2005-12-22

Includes advice and strategies from a nationally acclaimed expert on cultural diversity in the workplace. The National Hispanic Employee Association recommended it as "required reading for every Hispanic college student".

2 out of 5 stars Take the good. Leave out the bad!.......2001-06-12

While Job's book is an easy read, and there is some good practical advice in it, I would suggest that Latino's who read this book do so with caution and healthy skepticism. In the book Job tries to advise Latino's on how to climb the Corporate latter while being Latin. He talks about how Latinos should blend their culture with that of the corporate world. My problem with the book comes via the ingredients he uses in his suggested blend. While he does incorporate many of the corporate or white culture (which in his book seem to be interchangeable )it is hard to find where in this blend is the Latin culture.(to few and far between for my liking) He does not give Latinos enough credit. In fact he urges Latinos to detach themselves from their culture. While this suggestion does have some validity to some extent, Job goes as far as suggesting to the reader that they should avoid playing Salsa at their own party in order to fit in with your white corporate co-workers and counter part. As a Latino myself I found this book offensive. I think he tries to send the message that Latino's can find the proper balance of culture to fit in the Corporate world. Unfortunately for Job the message that comes glaring through is : If Latinos want to make it in the corporate world be prepare to cater to white employers and co-workers or you will not be accepted. He say's nothing about being true to yourself or your culture. He makes it seem as being true to your culture and becoming a successful Latino in the corporate world is an impossibility. He even uses the phrase "don't be afraid to sell out." I am sorry, while this formula may have worked for him, I am not ready to sell out my heritage. I am about to enter the corporate world soon-- and when I become a successful Latino, I'll be able to look back proudly and say, what the great Frank Sinatra once sang so elegantly, "I did it my way!"

2 out of 5 stars Not as good as you think.......2001-06-11

I was quite disappointed with this book. It starts off great, with great advice, but as each new chapter begins, one begins to see that what Mr. Job is advising Latinos is to basically sell out until you are in a senior enough position to get away with staying true to your identity.

We are at a time where, Latinos are growing in great numbers and where Americans are embracing the Latino culture (think Buena Vista Social Clun, salsa dancing, the "Latin Explosion"). I think that now Latinos have more latitude in their behavior at work to stay true to their culture, not like Mr. Job suggests. He gives extreme examples of how people do not even serve latin-american food when their bosses come over. Not serving Latin-American food or playing Latin-American music, seems very extreme. I think your colleagues will probably appreciate this and see it as an opportunity to know more about your culture.

While Mr. Job does make some good points, it seems the message he's trying to send out is to sell out, don't feel guilty about it, your career is #1, then comes family AND YOU MUST FOLLOW THESE RULES if you want to advance. He contradicts himself so much throughout this book, he tells you that you will maintain 2 identities, your corporate one and the one where you are Latino, however, he then goes on to show examples where people lose their Latino identities and take on this corporate identity both inside and out of the office. He tells you to dress like them, talk like them, be like them, essentially, wow where's the sense of self in this book.

He does devote one chapter to "Living the American Dream Latin Style," which basically reenforces the notion that the american dream latn style can be achieved after one is in a high enough position, because as he puts it, "The more successful you are and the higher you rise within your organization, the more latitude you are allowed in your behavior, especially regarding the very cultural differences that set you apart from other executives in the first place."

I recommend that those who do buy this book, to extract the good advice and points, especially about challenging stereotypes, but to be weary of the message he's giving about losing your identity.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2001-04-09

This is an excellent book for both latinos and non-latinos. He speaks to all people. A must have for the next generation.
Just Because I'm Latin Doesn't Mean I Mambo: A Success Guide for Hispanic Americans
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Just Because I'm Latin Doesn't Mean I Mambo: A Success Guide for Hispanic Americans
    Juan Roberto Job
    Manufacturer: One World/Ballantine
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: B000OVH2Y2

    Value Sweep: Mapping Growth Opportunities Across Assets
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Breakthrough Thinking on the Creation of Value
    Value Sweep: Mapping Growth Opportunities Across Assets
    Martha Amram
    Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover

    Corporate FinanceCorporate Finance | Finance | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
    FinanceFinance | Harvard Business School Press | By Publisher | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
    ManagementManagement | Harvard Business School Press | By Publisher | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Investing | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
    Management & LeadershipManagement & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books | Business Ethics | Consolidation & Merger | Decision-Making & Problem Solving | Distribution & Warehouse Management | Industrial | Information Management | Leadership | Management | Management Science | Motivational | Negotiating | Operations Research | Planning & Forecasting | Pricing | Production & Operations | Project Management | Quality Control | Risk Assessment | Statistics | Strategy & Competition | Systems & Planning | Systems Analysis | Teams | Total Quality Management | Training
    GeneralGeneral | Finance | Accounting & Finance | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
    All TitlesAll Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
    Similar Items:
    1. Real Options: Managing Strategic Investment in an Uncertain World (Financial Management Association Survey and Synthesis Series) Real Options: Managing Strategic Investment in an Uncertain World (Financial Management Association Survey and Synthesis Series)
    2. Real Options, Revised Edition: A Practitioner's Guide Real Options, Revised Edition: A Practitioner's Guide
    3. Real Options and Investment Valuation Real Options and Investment Valuation
    4. Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, Fourth Edition Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, Fourth Edition
    5. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

    ASIN: 1578514584

    Book Description

    The stock market routinely values corporate growth opportunities. But inside companies, managers struggle to quantify the value of growth initiatives and to align internal valuations with those in the financial markets. Value Sweep is the first book to lay out a simple and transparent valuation method that works for the varied growth opportunities facing the modern corporation.



    Based on extensive research and years of frontline work within corporations, valuation and strategy expert Martha Amram takes readers beyond the numbers, providing a new lens and a better vocabulary for envisioning, understanding, and valuing growth across a wide sweep of assets-from mature businesses to those being reshaped by intellectual property and e-commerce.



    Rigorous, yet easy to use, this innovative approach allows managers to place diverse growth projects on a single "map" of value. This comparison enables them to better direct resources and attention to the most valuable projects.


    Value Sweep tackles the hard valuation issues and shows:


    · When to use traditional valuation methods, such as Discounted Cash Flow, and when to use more innovative methods such as decision analysis or real options


    · How to quickly value growth opportunities and compare the result to sensible valuation benchmarks


    · Why venture capital valuations are so sensitive to fluctuations in the stock market


    · Why it is difficult to value intellectual property and how to use approximate valuation results in negotiations


    · Why the simplest valuation methods work best for investments in information technology


    · How to roll up project-level valuations into a corporate growth engine



    AUTHORBIO: Martha Amram is an independent consultant and adviser to Fortune 500 companies and start-ups, and the author of Real Options (ISBN 0875848451, HBS Press, 1998). She lives in Palo Alto, California.


    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Breakthrough Thinking on the Creation of Value.......2002-09-05

    This book was written for decision-makers in organizations which are in current or imminent need of (a) benchmarking and comparing the value of their growth opportunities, (b) aligning the value of private growth opportunities with public market valuations, and (c) replacing complex calculations with simple and transparent methods. Amram re-examines and re-evaluates several of the core concepts which she and co-author Nalin Kulatilaka discussed in a previous work, Real Options: Managing Strategic Investment in an Uncertain World. However, as she explains in her Preface, she has since drawn two strong conclusions. "First, in many [but not all] applications, real options is not the right tool. I'll raise this issue through this book [Value Sweep] and show how to combine real options with other strategic perspectives. Second, decision analysis (and decision analysis coupled with real options) is quite an expansive approach; it can handle a lot of detail. Often, however, the detail overwhelms the rationale."

    Here are several important questions which many organizations are now struggling to answer:

    1. How can the value of growth from our new products and innovations be compared to the value of existing business?

    2. Is there any rationale behind our valuations based on Internet growth expectations? Is there a way to identify and track the changing value of growth?

    3. What's the value of our intellectual property? What is the value of our business models built around selling of ideas?

    4. Are we prepared to tell a convincing, indeed compelling "story" about our growth opportunities that supports the value of our growth? Can we provide credible numbers with that "story"?

    Amram addresses all of these and many others in 15 chapters which are organized as follows: "One Map of Value" (Chapter 1) and "The Look and Feel of Growth Opportunities" (Chapter 2), followed by three Parts and an Epilogue: Expanding the Toolkit (e.g. "Discounted Cash Flow," Chapter 3), Valuing Growth (e.g. "Growth Value Benchmarks from Venture Capital," Chapter 8), Across the Sweep of Value (e.g. "Creating the Credible Growth Engine," Chapter 13), and then her Epilogue in which she focuses on "Leading Growth" in Chapter 14 and "Marking a Spot on the Face of Value" in Chapter 15. Readers will be especially grateful for a substantial Appendix which consists of nine "Tables" for growth option lookup and estimating volatility, followed by a highly informative Glossary. I provide all this information to help the reader of this review get a more specific sense of what Amram offers in this book. Amram demonstrates exceptional writing when presenting her material.

    All organizations embark on a new "journey" at the beginning of their fiscal year and must make hundreds (thousands?) of decisions with regard to the allocation of their resources. Many of those decisions have profoundly serious implications...both positive and negative. Whether or not an organization survives may perhaps depend on some of those decisions. I recommend in the strongest terms possible that Martha Amram's book be read and then re-read by every decision-maker, regardless of the size or nature of her or his organization. Obviously it cannot ensure a successful "journey" but it can certainly help to improve the odds.

    Those who share my high regard for this book are urged to read Heidi Mason and Tim Rohner's The Venture Imperative.

    Fiscal Federalism in Unitary States (ZEI Studies in European Economics and Law)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Fiscal Federalism in Unitary States (ZEI Studies in European Economics and Law)

      Manufacturer: Springer
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

      GeneralGeneral | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
      Public FinancePublic Finance | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
      Debt & DeficitsDebt & Deficits | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
      FinanceFinance | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books | Banks & Banking | Corporate Finance | Foreign Exchange | Inflation | Interest
      DemocracyDemocracy | Government | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
      Public Affairs & AdministrationPublic Affairs & Administration | Government | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
      GeneralGeneral | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
      Systems Of GovernmentSystems Of Government | Political Science | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books | General | Islamic Government | Monarchy | Representative Government
      GeneralGeneral | Law | Subjects | Books
      GeneralGeneral | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
      All Amazon UpgradeAll Amazon Upgrade | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
      Business & InvestingBusiness & Investing | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
      LawLaw | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
      NonfictionNonfiction | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
      Professional & TechnicalProfessional & Technical | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
      All TitlesAll Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
      Business & InvestingBusiness & Investing | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
      NonfictionNonfiction | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
      ProfessionalProfessional | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
      ASIN: 1402075618

      Book Description

      Decentralism of political power to regions and local government occurs worldwide in response to demands from the periphery. Such devolution of power raises a number of problems - political, financial, and legal. By gathering together important papers from a series of workshops sponsored by the SNS Constitutional Project and the Center for European Integration Studies, this volume presents a number of these problems from a truly interdisciplinary perspective.
      The authors believe that fiscal federalism, while originating in formally federal states, is relevant also to the analysis of state-local relationships in unitary states with some degree of regional or local authority. Among the topics they cover are the division of responsibilities and powers of taxation, bailouts, systems of equalization, and state grants, as well as problems related to democracy and citizens' rights. While the book's primary focus is Nordic, its international perspective is enhanced by contributions from Europe, Canada, and the U.S.

      Crop Ferality and Volunteerism
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Crop Ferality and Volunteerism

        Manufacturer: CRC
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover

        GeneralGeneral | Science | Subjects | Books
        GeneralGeneral | Agricultural Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
        AgronomyAgronomy | Agricultural Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
        Crop ScienceCrop Science | Agricultural Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
        GeneralGeneral | Botany | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
        GeneralGeneral | Agricultural Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
        Crop ScienceCrop Science | Agricultural Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
        BotanyBotany | Biological Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
        All TitlesAll Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
        ASIN: 0849328950

        Book Description

        At a time when much of humanity is already but one failed harvest removed from starvation, we cannot afford to ignore any potential danger to food security, especially when that danger poses a threat to rice, the staff of life for so much of the world. Crop Ferality and Volunteerism brings together research pioneers from various disciplines including the crop, plant, and weed sciences to discuss crop ferality and volunteerism. The book provides thorough coverage of crop and plant molecular biology and genetics as it pertains to ferality and weeds. In an exhaustive effort to provide complete and highly useful coverage of this impending crisis, the authors go beyond the science of the problem to discuss the potential economic and social impact of crop ferality, particularly in relationship to rice. Readers will discover a wealth of well-organized and well-written material about the overall biology and management of weeds and weedy crops. Many examples of ferality are considered, because, as the editor states, readers will discover that there is no unified theory of ferality. Thanks to the incredible diversity of the plant kingdom, "Surprises abound in every chapter."

        CROP FERALITY & VOLUNTEERISM
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          CROP FERALITY & VOLUNTEERISM
          Jonathan B. Gressel
          Manufacturer: NY
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Paperback
          ASIN: B000N668KC

          Happenings and Hearsay: Experiences of a Biological Anthropologist
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            Happenings and Hearsay: Experiences of a Biological Anthropologist
            Gabriel Ward Lasker
            Manufacturer: Wayne State University Press
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Hardcover

            GeneralGeneral | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
            GeneralGeneral | Historical | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
            ScientistsScientists | Professionals & Academics | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
            SociologistsSociologists | Professionals & Academics | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
            GeneralGeneral | Anthropology | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
            SociobiologySociobiology | Anthropology | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
            GeneralGeneral | Biology | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
            GeneralGeneral | Science | Subjects | Books
            GeneralGeneral | Biology | Biological Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
            ASIN: 0814328407
            Happenings and Hearsay: Experiences of a Biological Anthropologist.(Review) (book review): An article from: Human Biology
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              Happenings and Hearsay: Experiences of a Biological Anthropologist.(Review) (book review): An article from: Human Biology
              Michael H. Crawford
              Manufacturer: Wayne State University Press
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Digital

              GeneralGeneral | Science | Subjects | Books
              Science & TechnologyScience & Technology | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books
              ScienceScience | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
              ASIN: B0008HX04I
              Release Date: 2005-07-28

              Book Description

              This digital document is an article from Human Biology, published by Wayne State University Press on February 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1435 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.

              Citation Details
              Title: Happenings and Hearsay: Experiences of a Biological Anthropologist.(Review) (book review)
              Author: Michael H. Crawford
              Publication: Human Biology (Refereed)
              Date: February 1, 2001
              Publisher: Wayne State University Press
              Volume: 73 Issue: 1 Page: 153

              Article Type: Book Review

              Distributed by Thomson Gale

              Biological Processes Associated with Impact Events (Impact Studies)
              Average customer rating: Not rated
                Biological Processes Associated with Impact Events (Impact Studies)

                Manufacturer: Springer
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Hardcover

                Comets, Meteors & AsteroidsComets, Meteors & Asteroids | Astronomy | Science | Subjects | Books
                Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Science | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                GeneralGeneral | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                GeophysicsGeophysics | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                GeneralGeneral | Geology | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                GeneralGeneral | Science | Subjects | Books
                GeneralGeneral | Ecology | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Science | Earth Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                GeneralGeneral | Earth Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                GeologyGeology | Earth Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                GeophysicsGeophysics | Earth Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                All Amazon UpgradeAll Amazon Upgrade | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
                Professional & TechnicalProfessional & Technical | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
                ScienceScience | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
                All TitlesAll Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
                ProfessionalProfessional | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
                ScienceScience | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
                ASIN: 3540257357

                Book Description

                The diversity of papers presented in this volume attest to the fact that impact cratering is very much a biological process. This volume is the tenth in a series of books resulting from the activities of the scientific programme, "Response of the Earth System to Impact Processes" (IMPACT), by the European Science Foundation. The papers were presented at an international meeting at King's College, Cambridge in 2003. These papers investigate the effects of asteroid and comet impacts on a diversity of biological and evolutionary processes including the survival of organics and microbial ecosystems to the extinction of organisms.
                Biological Processes Associated With Impact Events
                Average customer rating: Not rated
                  Biological Processes Associated With Impact Events
                  Charles Cockell
                  Manufacturer: Springer Verlag
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Hardcover
                  ASIN: B000MC3QR0

                  Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Interior (Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics and Chemistry)
                  Average customer rating: Not rated
                    Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Interior (Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics and Chemistry)
                    Jean-Paul Poirier
                    Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback

                    GeophysicsGeophysics | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                    GeneralGeneral | Geology | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                    GeneralGeneral | Science | Subjects | Books
                    GeologyGeology | Earth Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                    ASIN: 0521388015

                    Book Description

                    This self-contained introduction to the dispersed and sometimes controversial research about the structure, composition, and temperature of the Earth, requires no previous knowledge of geophysics or mineral physics.

                    Download Description

                    Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Interior describes the structure, composition and temperature of the deep Earth in one comprehensive volume. The book begins with a succinct review of the fundamentals of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics of solids, and presents the theory of lattice vibration in solids. It introduces the various equations of state, moving on to a discussion of melting laws and transport properties. The book closes with a discussion of current seismological, thermal and compositional models of the Earth. The new edition of this successful textbook has been enlarged and fully updated, taking into account the considerable experimental and theoretical progress recently made in understanding the inner structure of the Earth. Like the first edition, this will be a useful textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in geophysics and mineralogy. It will also be of great value to researchers in earth sciences, physics and materials sciences.
                    Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Interior.
                    Average customer rating: Not rated
                      Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Interior.
                      Jean-Paul Poirier
                      Manufacturer: Publisher Unknown
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback
                      ASIN: B000UYIP8A

                      Claire D'Albe: An English Translation (MLA Texts &Translations)
                      Average customer rating: Not rated
                        Claire D'Albe: An English Translation (MLA Texts &Translations)
                        Sophie Cottin
                        Manufacturer: Modern Language Association of America
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Paperback

                        ClassicsClassics | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
                        LiteraryLiterary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
                        FrenchFrench | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
                        GeneralGeneral | Education | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
                        GeneralGeneral | Education | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                        ClassicsClassics | General | Literature & Fiction | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
                        LiteraryLiterary | General | Literature & Fiction | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
                        FrenchFrench | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
                        GeneralGeneral | Education | Nonfiction | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
                        GeneralGeneral | Education | Professional & Technical | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
                        All 4-for-3 DealsAll 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
                        ASIN: 087352926X

                        Wild Frontier: Atrocities During the American-Indian War from Jamestown Colony to Wounded Knee
                        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                        • Osborn Skews Evidence for a desired result
                        • A History of the Indian Wars
                        • You are not welcome and we WILL kill you
                        • William M. Osborn Loves America
                        • My strongest recommendation
                        Wild Frontier: Atrocities During the American-Indian War from Jamestown Colony to Wounded Knee
                        William M. Osborn
                        Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Hardcover

                        GeneralGeneral | Native American | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                        GeneralGeneral | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                        GeneralGeneral | Colonial Period | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                        GeneralGeneral | World | History | Subjects | Books
                        ASIN: 0756760011

                        Customer Reviews:

                        1 out of 5 stars Osborn Skews Evidence for a desired result.......2006-03-26

                        This guy should go into business writing for faux news with this kind of cowardly research:

                        1. Osborn defines an atrocity as the murder, torture, or mutilation of civilians, the wounded and prisoners. Different definitions would obviously produce different totals.

                        2. Osborn does not count Indian deaths on the Trail of Tears (because these were allegedly unintentional.) Probably looked at old US Army documentation, go figure.

                        3. However, he does count episodes of post-mortem mutilation, even of combatants killed in open battle, because there were more instances of Indians doing this.

                        Osborn does a great job spinning history to his desired white man not as savage as evil Indians approach.

                        A special thanks to Wikipedia for highlighting Osborns fantasized reality.

                        4 out of 5 stars A History of the Indian Wars .......2005-11-17

                        "Wild Frontier" is the story of the conflicts between Indians and Whites in the United States from the first Indian/White war in Jamestown in 1622 until Wounded Knee in 1890. The author characterizes this period as a single war lasting 268 years and he describes many of the thousands of atrocities which occured during that period giving approximately equal weight to those committed by Indians and Whites. Scattered throughout his narrative are many quotes which illustrate the attitudes of the two races toward each other over the course of this long, sordid history.

                        The heart of the book is found in the three appendices. Appendix A lists known intertribal Indian wars; Appendix B lists the number of deaths caused by Indian atrocities and Appendix C lists the number of indian deaths caused by settlers. The author totes up about 9,000 deaths of Whites attributed to Indians and 7,000 deaths of Indians attributed to Whites.

                        These long lists are admirably conceived -- but by no means complete casualty lists. For example, the book lists only about 400 Whites killed by Indians during the French and Indian War. I think the total -- from what I have read -- should be much higher. Not listed are Braddock's battle in 1755 and St Clair's in 1791 in which the Indians killed hundreds of White soldiers. Also, the list is probably incomplete for the Whites killed by Apaches and Comanches in the Southwest during the 19th century. On the other side of the conflict, the murder of many, many Indians went unrecorded.

                        The book is balanced in that it does not minimize or excuse atrocities by either Whites or Indians. The conquest of the United States from the Indians was a long and brutal affair and this book gives you a capsule history of many of the major battles and events in the war.

                        Smallchief

                        4 out of 5 stars You are not welcome and we WILL kill you.......2005-10-12


                        The other reviewers did a good job synopsizing the content of this very good book. I don't want to repeat them so I will note a few things that stood out for me in an effort to not be repetitive

                        First of all, I found "Wild Frontiers" to be a very interesting compendium of the subject matter which is documented cases of murder in the 300 years of conflict between the Native American and the encroaching stream of immigrants seeking greener pastures.

                        These new arrivals had goods the Native Americans were interested in after being stuck in 5000 B.C. for 6000 years. The immigrants were able to capitalize on competitions and animosities that had existed for eons between tribes. The Native Americans never seemed to unify to a point where they could effectively stop the onslaught of expansionism. So they killed, often brutally. The settlers did too but the Native Americans culture seemed to hold torture in high regard. Lots of examples are held within. No disrespect meant for the Native Americans, the torture was simply part of the culture, good or bad. Yes I know the Settlers broke every treaty ever made, and I further know it is not fair to judge the past by the mores of today. But slowly burning someone to death over the course of 4 days or cutting someones lower intestine out and tying it to a tree while you beat them so they are made to walk around the tree while they slowly unravel their large and small intestine must have hurt. It's hard not to wince a little.

                        I decided to read this book after reading Eckert's most excellent "Frontiersmen". It reaffirmed some of the brutality laid out in that amazing story of the Kentucky and Ohio Frontier.

                        I think scholars would have a hard time debunking any of the reports from this well researched book

                        I gave this book 4 stars because at times the writing was choppy especially when attempting to segway (sp) into a new story.

                        Very informative and mostly well written book that I read quickly. I recommend this book to all interested.

                        5 out of 5 stars William M. Osborn Loves America.......2004-07-20

                        A fascinating read about some American history all of us might want to forget. Osborn with incredible insight and detail provides the best account ever written about that period. Osborn loves America enough to examine the good and the bad, I would highly recommend to anyone interested in American History.

                        5 out of 5 stars My strongest recommendation.......2004-07-20

                        An excellent, excellent book describing a side of the American-Indian war that is frequently hinted at but never fully explored. Thorough and well-documented. The author presents a serious account rather than sentimentalizing the facts of our nation's history.
                        Indian atrocities: Narratives of the perils and sufferings of Dr. Knight and John Slover, among the Indians during the revolutionary war, with short memoirs ... on the rights of the Indians, etc
                        Average customer rating: Not rated
                          Indian atrocities: Narratives of the perils and sufferings of Dr. Knight and John Slover, among the Indians during the revolutionary war, with short memoirs ... on the rights of the Indians, etc
                          H. H Brackenridge
                          Manufacturer: U.P. James
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Unknown Binding

                          GeneralGeneral | Native American | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                          United StatesUnited States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books | 19th Century | 20th Century | 21st Century | African Americans | Civil War | Colonial Period | General | Revolution & Founding | State & Local
                          ASIN: B0008BQ1UE
                          Atrocities on Indian Women
                          Average customer rating: Not rated
                            Atrocities on Indian Women
                            Dipangshu Chakraborty
                            Manufacturer: Ashish Pub House
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Hardcover

                            GeneralGeneral | Sociology | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
                            GeneralGeneral | Women's Studies | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
                            ASIN: 8176481157

                            Book Description

                            this book aims to make an indepth study of the various crimes which are committed against women in India.
                            Indian Atrocities
                            Average customer rating: Not rated
                              Indian Atrocities
                              Dr. Knight , John Slover , and H. H. Brackenridge
                              Manufacturer: Ye Galleon Pr
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Hardcover

                              GeneralGeneral | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                              BattlesBattles | Revolution & Founding | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                              OhioOhio | State & Local | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                              ReferenceReference | Historical Study | History | Subjects | Books
                              ASIN: 0877703000
                              United Church, feds both liable (for atrocities at the Port Alberni Indian Residential School).: An article from: Wind Speaker
                              Average customer rating: Not rated
                                United Church, feds both liable (for atrocities at the Port Alberni Indian Residential School).: An article from: Wind Speaker
                                David Wiwchar
                                Manufacturer: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Digital
                                ASIN: B00098DTYM
                                Release Date: 2005-07-28

                                Book Description

                                This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on July 1, 1998. The length of the article is 687 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.

                                Citation Details
                                Title: United Church, feds both liable (for atrocities at the Port Alberni Indian Residential School).
                                Author: David Wiwchar
                                Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
                                Date: July 1, 1998
                                Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
                                Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Page: 1-2

                                Distributed by Thomson Gale
                                Indian Atrocities: Narrative Of The Perils And Sufferings Of Dr. Knight And John Slover, Among The Indians During The Revolutionary War
                                Average customer rating: Not rated
                                  Indian Atrocities: Narrative Of The Perils And Sufferings Of Dr. Knight And John Slover, Among The Indians During The Revolutionary War
                                  Dr. Knight , and John Slover
                                  Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Paperback
                                  ASIN: 1430448318

                                  Book Description

                                  This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
                                  1779-1879. Indian atrocities and American provocations: The year 1879 [i.e.1779] the gloomiest period of the revolution : the Sullivan Campaign and what ... at Elmira, New York, August 28, 1879
                                  Average customer rating: Not rated
                                    1779-1879. Indian atrocities and American provocations: The year 1879 [i.e.1779] the gloomiest period of the revolution : the Sullivan Campaign and what ... at Elmira, New York, August 28, 1879
                                    Erastus Brooks
                                    Manufacturer: s.n
                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                    Binding: Unknown Binding

                                    BattlesBattles | Revolution & Founding | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                                    New YorkNew York | State & Local | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                                    ASIN: B0008CK1FO
                                    The bloody trail in Texas,: Sketches and narratives of Indian raids and atrocities on our frontier
                                    Average customer rating: Not rated
                                      The bloody trail in Texas,: Sketches and narratives of Indian raids and atrocities on our frontier
                                      J. Marvin Hunter
                                      Manufacturer: J. Marvin Hunter, Jr
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Unknown Binding

                                      GeneralGeneral | Native American | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                                      GeneralGeneral | 19th Century | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                                      TexasTexas | State & Local | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                                      ASIN: B0007FRI6C
                                      Brazil: Violence against the Macuxi and Wapixana Indians in Raposa Serra do Sol and Northern Roraima from 1988 to 1994 ([Publications] / Human Rights Watch/Americas)
                                      Average customer rating: Not rated
                                        Brazil: Violence against the Macuxi and Wapixana Indians in Raposa Serra do Sol and Northern Roraima from 1988 to 1994 ([Publications] / Human Rights Watch/Americas)
                                        Ben Penglase
                                        Manufacturer: Human Rights Watch/Americas
                                        ProductGroup: Book
                                        Binding: Unknown Binding
                                        ASIN: B0006P9ZN2
                                        History of Jewell County, Kansas: With a full account of its early settlements and the Indian atrocities committed within its borders
                                        Average customer rating: Not rated
                                          History of Jewell County, Kansas: With a full account of its early settlements and the Indian atrocities committed within its borders
                                          M Winsor
                                          Manufacturer: Diamond Printing Office
                                          ProductGroup: Book
                                          Binding: Unknown Binding
                                          ASIN: B00086KCFE

                                          The Fifty Greatest Conspiracies of All Time: History's Biggest Mysteries, Coverups, and Cabals
                                          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                                          • Perfect for Paranoid Cocktail Party Conversation
                                          The Fifty Greatest Conspiracies of All Time: History's Biggest Mysteries, Coverups, and Cabals
                                          Jonathan Vankin , and John Whalen
                                          Manufacturer: Citadel Pr
                                          ProductGroup: Book
                                          Binding: Paperback

                                          GeneralGeneral | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
                                          GeneralGeneral | World | History | Subjects | Books
                                          Conspiracy TheoriesConspiracy Theories | Current Events | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
                                          True CrimeTrue Crime | True Accounts | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
                                          Curiosities & WondersCuriosities & Wonders | Fun Facts | Reference | Subjects | Books
                                          ASIN: 0806515767

                                          Customer Reviews:

                                          4 out of 5 stars Perfect for Paranoid Cocktail Party Conversation.......1997-10-19

                                          An ideal primer for those who don't have the time to read the vast volume of conspiracy literature. This book will not only introduce you to perennial conspiracy favorites involving JFK, the CIA, UFOs, Marilyn Monroe, and Jim Morrison but also more obscure conspiracies. There's that dead reporter in the bathtub. He was working on something called the Octopus file involving stolen software and arms smuggling. And what about those machines in the polling booth? Are they really counting your vote? There's the "Fighting Quaker" who stopped a cabal of American fascists from overthrowing FDR. Who really did the killings at Jonestown? Is fluoride not a plot to steal our precious bodily fluids but to sell us more candy?

                                          You get a briefing on 50 conspiracies and suggestions for further reading, so, the next time someone at a party begins to go on about their favorite conspiracy (and doesn't everyone have at least one?), you'll be able to look them square in the eye and say, "Well, I have a theory

                                          Modern Machine Shop's Guide to Threads, Threading and Threaded Fasteners
                                          Average customer rating: Not rated
                                            Modern Machine Shop's Guide to Threads, Threading and Threaded Fasteners
                                            Woodrow W. Chapman
                                            Manufacturer: Hanser Gardner Publications
                                            ProductGroup: Book
                                            Binding: Hardcover

                                            MachineryMachinery | Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems | Engineering | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                                            GeneralGeneral | Materials Science | Engineering | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                                            MachineryMachinery | Mechanical | Engineering | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                                            GeneralGeneral | Science | Subjects | Books
                                            GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                                            All TitlesAll Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
                                            Similar Items:
                                            1. What Every Engineer Should Know about Threaded Fasteners (WHAT EVERY ENGINEER SHOULD KNOW) What Every Engineer Should Know about Threaded Fasteners (WHAT EVERY ENGINEER SHOULD KNOW)
                                            2. Modern Machine Shop: Guide to Machining Operations Modern Machine Shop: Guide to Machining Operations
                                            3. Modern Machine Shop's Handbook for the Metalworking Industries Modern Machine Shop's Handbook for the Metalworking Industries
                                            4. Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop) Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop)
                                            5. An Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints (Mechanical Engineering (Marcel Dekker)) An Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints (Mechanical Engineering (Marcel Dekker))

                                            ASIN: 156990359X

                                            Book Description

                                            This comprehensive new reference, featuring information extracted from Modern Machine Shop's Handbook for the Metalworking Industries, provides 600 large, easy to read pages of text, tables, and diagrams featuring in-depth coverage of all aspects of thread systems, threading methods, and threaded fasteners and their capabilities. Special attention has been given to the wide variety of available machining operations and tools exploited in the creation of threaded fasteners, including unusually detailed coverage of methods used to determine the ideal hole diameter for tapping operations. An important addition to this book that is not contained in the parent Handbook is a discussion on aircraft fasteners (including rivets, which are sometimes substituted for threaded fasteners) that are employed in several industries. Every effort has been made to provide current, useful, and practical knowledge that an engineer, designer, or machinist normally consults in order to select a suitable machining operation and fastener for a particular engineering application.

                                            Mountainous March madness in Wyoming.(snowmobiling): An article from: Snow Goer
                                            Average customer rating: Not rated
                                              Mountainous March madness in Wyoming.(snowmobiling): An article from: Snow Goer
                                              Craig Voorheis
                                              Manufacturer: Ehlert Publishing Group
                                              ProductGroup: Book
                                              Binding: Digital

                                              SportsSports | Subjects | Books | Audiobooks | Baseball | Basketball | Biographies | Books on CD | Books on Cassette | Coaching | Extreme Sports | Football (American) | General | Golf | Hiking & Camping | Hockey | Hunting & Fishing | Individual Sports | Miscellaneous | Mountaineering | Other Team Sports | Racket Sports | Rodeos | Soccer | Softball | Training | Water Sports | Winter Sports
                                              NonfictionNonfiction | Subjects | Books | Audiobooks | Automotive | Books on CD | Books on Cassette | Crime & Criminals | Current Events | Economics | Education | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Government | Holidays | Law | Philosophy | Politics | Social Sciences | Transportation | True Accounts | Urban Planning & Development | Women's Studies
                                              GeneralGeneral | Wyoming | States | United States | Travel | Subjects | Books
                                              GeneralGeneral | Travel | Subjects | Books
                                              GeneralGeneral | Conservation | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
                                              GeneralGeneral | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                                              SportsSports | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                                              Home & GardenHome & Garden | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                                              GeneralGeneral | Travel | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                                              Home & GardenHome & Garden | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                                              GeneralGeneral | Nonfiction | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                                              SportsSports | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                                              TravelTravel | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                                              ASIN: B000EBEGG4
                                              Release Date: 2006-01-25

                                              Book Description

                                              This digital document is an article from Snow Goer, published by Ehlert Publishing Group on March 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2304 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.

                                              Citation Details
                                              Title: Mountainous March madness in Wyoming.(snowmobiling)
                                              Author: Craig Voorheis
                                              Publication: Snow Goer (Magazine/Journal)
                                              Date: March 1, 2006
                                              Publisher: Ehlert Publishing Group
                                              Volume: 16 Issue: 6 Page: 40(4)

                                              Distributed by Thomson Gale

                                              Books:

                                              1. Knowing rules, etiquette of game makes for enjoyable time on links : An article from: Boulder County Business Report
                                              2. Leadership Begins with You: 3 Rules that will Transform your Job into a Career
                                              3. Lifeboat Strategies: How to Keep Your Career Above Water During Tough Times -- Or Any Time
                                              4. Listen Up: Hear What's Really Being Said
                                              5. Look Back to Get Ahead: Life Lessons from History's Heroes
                                              6. Make Yourself Memorable: Winning Strategies to Help You Make a Great Impressionn on Your Boss, Your Co-Workers, Your Customers and Everyone Else!
                                              7. Manage Your Time, Your Work, Yourself
                                              8. Messages from God: 365 Simple Truths for Success
                                              9. Mind Power: Picture Your Way to Success in Business
                                              10. Negocios, Trabajo y Dinero / Business, Work and Money

                                              Books Index

                                              Books Home

                                              Recommended Books

                                              1. Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases
                                              2. Behind the Wheel Spanish/Complete Illustrated Text/Answer Keys/8 One Hour
                                              3. American Images: The Sbc Collection of Twentieth-Century American Art
                                              4. A Dissertation upon Parties: in Several Letters to Caleb D\'Anvers, esq., by the Right Honourable He
                                              5. Art Therapy: An Introduction
                                              6. Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, Revised Edition: Birth to Age 5
                                              7. Basics of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Technology
                                              8. The Last Generation: Work and Life in the Textile Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, 1910-1960
                                              9. A Funny Thing Happened at the Interview: Wit, Wisdom and War Stories from the Job Hunt
                                              10. Killed In Action: The Life And Times Of Sp4 Stephen H. Warner, Draftee, Journalist And Anti-war Acti