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This definitive study uses theory, history, and data to analyze the evolution of the US brewing industry from a fragmented market to an emerging oligopoly. Drawing on a rich and extensive data set and applying the theoretical tools of industrial organization, game theory, and management strategy, the authors provide new quantitative and qualitative perspectives on an industry they characterize as "a veritable market laboratory." The US brewing industry illustrates many of the important topics in industrial organization, economic policy, and business strategy, including industry concentration, technological change, brand proliferation, and mixed pricing strategies.
After giving an overview of the industry, Tremblay and Tremblay discuss basic demand and cost conditions and industry concentration. They describe the evolution of the leading mass-producing brewers and the emergence of both specialty brewers and imports. They analyze the history and the causes of product and brand proliferation (showing how product proliferation leads to firm dominance), discuss price, advertising, merger, and other management strategies, and examine the industry's economic performance. Finally, they discuss public policy, including anti-trust and public health issues. The authors' set of industry, firm, and brand data for the period 1950-2002 -- the most comprehensive data set of economic variables available for an oligopolistic industry -- will be available to purchasers of the book who send an e-mail request. Data sources are listed in an appendix. Robert S. Weinberg, a management strategy scholar and leading consultant to the brewing industry, contributes a foreword. This ambitious, authoritative work, capping the authors' 25-year study of the brewing industry, will be a valuable resource for industry analysts, economists, and students of industrial organization.
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Excellent Discussion of the Brewing Industry.......2007-06-26
Anyone interested in gaining an overview of the brewing industry in America -- history, economics, statistics -- could do no better than to start with this book. Those, like I, who are frustrated by the slipshod "analyses" that appear in the trade press, will find that this book will save them a great deal of time and grief. It is worth noting that the Tremblays are professors at Oregon State University and the book is published by the MIT Press.
The Tremblays do a fine job of integrating the history of the industry with an impressive set of industry data. As a result, the book is remarkably readable, and will be of interest to both the casual reader and those with academic and professional interests in the subject.
Chapter titles are as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Basic Demand and Cost Conditions
3. Industry Concentration
4. The Leading Mass-Produsing Brewers
5. Imports and Domestic Specialty Brewers
6. Product and Brand Proliferation
7. Strategic Behavior: Price, Advertising, Merger, and Other Strategies
8. Economic Performance
9. Public Policy Issues
10. Concluding Remarks, Forecasts, and Directions for Future Research
Appendix A Data and Sources
Appendix B Beer Containers
Appendix C Mergers, Ordered by Acquired Firm
Appendix D Alcohol Content, Standard Serving Size, and Blood Alcohol Concentration
Having come across Paul Kalmanovitz ("Beer Baron of the United States") and his minions several time in my career, I was particularly interested in those passages dealing with him strategies and tactics, and their impact on the industry.
I also found the discussion of antitrust issues useful.
The economic analysis is too quantitative for the casual reader, but there is not much of it, and the summaries at the end of each chapter do a great deal to clarify its meaning.
Highly recommended.
Good Statistical Database and References.......2007-01-04
This book, in my opinion, is one of the most successful intents to merge top-level Industrial Organization (IO) literature within a real industry. Through study cases, theoretical interpretation, and statistical database the authors describe the evolution of the U.S. Brewing industry. Highly recommended to be included in IO courses as part of empirical material to test standard, and some new, theories. References on both IO theory and Brewing Industry are exceptional. Why 4 stars instead of 5? Because the book lacks of basic theory developments, which are essential to any IO course.
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Build teams that move mountains!
Activity participants enjoy a simulated mountain adventure. In this imaginary setting, they must arrive at consensus in order to succeed, and they experience the magic of group power: synergy. Participants face fatigue, dehydration, an avalanche, and more. First, they make decisions on their own. Then, joining the group, they compare answers and attempt to agree on the best course of action.
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The leader and participants will have a perfect opportunity to examine the impact of their interpersonal behaviors on one another, on the group's effectiveness, and on the outcome of their adventure. Every step in preparation, facilitation, and follow-up is carefully detailed in the Leader's Manual. The Activity contains the engaging simulation--every participant will need a copy.
Leaders will watch teams develop and prosper when they are "stranded in the Himalayas."
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- A much welcomed volume on sustainable agriculture
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Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture: Participatory Learning and Adaptive Management in Times of Environmental Uncertainty
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A move toward more flexible, sustainable agricultural practices is increasingly being seen as the way to address or avoid environmental and economic problems associated with existing, predominantly intensive, farming systems. Through case studies taken from around the world, this book examines the implications of adopting more ecologically sound agricultural practices, at both individual farmer and larger-scale agro-ecosystems levels. The emphasis of the book is on human and social aspects, rather than on agronomic or economic considerations. The authors focus on the learning processes necessary to initiate and to facilitate learning through participatory approaches and appropriate institutional support and policy structure.
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A much welcomed volume on sustainable agriculture.......1999-09-02
This much welcomed volume begins with the disquieting fact that high-energy, chemical-input and intensive farming continues as the dominant model for agricultural development, with all its increasingly unacceptable hazards to human health, ecosystems and the landscape. As an alternative, the book looks to the development of more sustainable, productive and less destructive forms of resource use. However, this depends not only on the redesigning of the agronomic and technical make-up of farming but also on the development of organisational and human capacities aimed at maintaining and enhancing the natural resource base. Essential to this task is building of improved institutional frameworks for facilitating learning about the potentialities and difficulties of sustainalbe agricultural and environmental practice, as well as new methodologies geared towards understanding and improving forms of collective action. The various chapters - some build upon case studies, other addressing policy intervention and outcomes, and yet others exploring underlying theoretical issues - tothether add up to a formidable collection that explores the many analytical and practical problems entailed. Although the authors differ somewhat in their treatment of the notion of 'sustainability' - a slippery concept in the best of writings - one finishes reading the book convinced that here we have a work that makes a valuable contribution to the general debates on sustainable resource use by its emphasis on the emergent properties of collective decision-making. Many of the contributors have longstanding experience of participatory types of interventions and research at the level of farming populations: they now turn their experience and expertise to deal with more complex issues associated with the roles of 'local' and 'external' actors in the management of larger scale agro-ecological systems. The book identifies social constructivism as the epistemological basis for addressing social learning processes and organisational practices central to managing sustainability, since actors often disagree over the definition of the problems for solution and the means to be used. In other words we are confronted by 'multiple realities' which militate against concerted action aimed at specific objectieves. The building of bridges between these differing social worlds rests then on an awareness of how social coalitions and common points of view are and can be constructed socially. While participatory approaches recognise the necessity of such 'social' work, it has only recently that the theoretical potential of social constructivism has been taken up systematically in applied fields such as agricultural extension. The present volume represents a clear affirmation of the usefulness of this approach. The chapters of the volume are grouped into five parts. Part I consists of an introductory chapter which provides a general theroretical and thematic overview of the book. This is followed by two other contributions - one which identifies and criticizes policy options for supporting sustainalbe agriculture, and the other which offers a stimulating elucidation of the underlying philosophical and theoretical foundations of a new social-learning approach that addresses the issues of 'facilitating learning through making things visible, helping people to reconstruct realities through experimentation, discourse, observation and meaningful experience' (Woodhill and Röling, p. 68), and it points to the importance of creating 'new platforms' of understanding between the various (potential conflicting) actors necessary for the successful management of ecosystems. Part II explores the dynamics of environmental policy implementation and farmer responses in three contrasting European cases: Switzerland, Greece and the Netherlands. The examples differ in the extent ot which farmers were involved or involved themselves in the development of these policy frameworks. Part III concentrates on issues relating to how farmers learn about and implement measures towards sustainalbe agriculture. Here the examples and issues are taken up range widely: from Europe (four Dutch experimental projects dealing with sustainable arable agriculture, and eco-farming in Germany), Asia (problems of integrated pest mananagement in Indonesia, and lessons learnt from Asian user-responsive, participatory agricultural research) and Australia (a government initiated participatory learning and research programme aimed at improved fallow management). Part IV moves the discussion to consider the processes involved in 'platform' building at rural and larger agro-ecological systems or water catchment levels. The chapters focus on the building of learning 'communities' concerned with sustainable agricultural practice. Contributing chapters are from the USA (methods and experiences of THe W.K. Kellogg Foundations's integrated farming systems programme), Australia (Landcare movement) and the Netherlands ('nature' policy). The concluding chapter (part V) offers a useful analytical overview of hte many interrelated arguments presented earlier. It underlines that the main contirbution of the book lies in its empahsis on 'what ecologically sound practice implies for the human actors involved'', - not only farmers but land users and other stakeholders interested in the countryside, and its analyses how conditions for generating favourable change might be created. Yet as the authors persuasively argue, the critical conditions are not, as economists are prone to suggest, primarily related to pricing and fiscal inducements; but rather they result from the complex social interplay of 'policy, institutional and behavioural change'. This book, then, deserves to be read and its arguments assessed not only by practising communication, participatory research and agro-ecological specialists, but also by all those interested in rural change and development. Scholars and students of sociology, anthropology and political economy would, I believe, particularly benefit from plunging somewhat more into the 'worlds of practice'.
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Agricultural Extension
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it is very good.......1998-10-17
1 am wating this book , now I teaching this book for my student in Assiut unversity in Egypt I prefer chapter about information tecnologly in agrricultural extnsion ,it is very good dr.ahmed saleh
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Agricultural Development and Gender Issues in Malawi
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Two main topics constitute this volume. The first concerns general issues and themes on women and development (WID). The second involves the results of the Women in Argricultural Development Project (WIADP), a project designed and directed by the author in the 1980s. The author examines the results of the project, which include data sets, specific research findings, and policy changes in Malawi. The book deals with issues affecting both men and women farmers in the smallholder sector. It looks at activities that female and male government workers in the agricultural sector performed in order to raise general awareness of women's agricultural work and to provide agricultural services to smallholder farmers, particular women. This volume also touches on several of the author's experiences after WIADP, including serving as director for the Food and Agriculture Organization, (FAO)'s global program on women in agriculture; creating and supervising a training program on Gender Analysis; and supervising a portfolio of WID projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Near East.
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The purpose of this book is to examine the nature of and relationship between the knowledge of farmers and of scientists, and how these can be best integrated in plant breeding. In the past, farmers' knowledge of local biodiversity has often been underutilized, but currently there is an increased recognition of the importance of farmer participation or collaboration. The book addresses three issues: o What is the nature of plant breeding knowledge, in theory and practice? o In what ways are farmers' and plant breeders' knowledge similar or different? o What are the implications for successful plant breeding initiatives?
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Education Through Cooperative Extension
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Delmar presents the only introductory text on the Cooperative Extension Service that acquaints readers with every aspect of the world's largest nonformal education program -- from its inner workings to its vital offerings to the community. Emphasis is placed on illustrating the role of Cooperative Extension as a viable educational entity that addresses the concerns and issues of a changing society. ALSO AVAILABLE -- INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENT: Instructor's Manual (ISBN# 0-8273-7173-X). Call Customer Support to Order.
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Taking the University to the People: Seventy Five Years of Cooperative Extension
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Includes Pages of Facts About Farming!!! Quite a Collectible!!!
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Sea Fables Explained
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1883. This little book certainly does not exhaust the topic at hand. Other sea fables and fallacies may be mentioned and explained, but the author had a limited amount of space in which to write, so he chose his subjects carefully and made each chapter as complete as space allowed. Contents: the mermaid; Lernean hydra; spouting of whales; sailing of the Nautilus; barnacle geese, goose barnacles. Illustrated.
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During two short seasons at the track, Ruffian was hailed as the greatest thoroughbred filly of all time. Unbeaten in her first ten starts, she shattered one record after another, dazzling crowds with both her beauty and her brilliant speed. Then tragedy struck on the afternoon of July 6, 1975. Ruffian broke down–on the lead–in the middle of a match race at Belmont Park. Later that night she had to be destroyed.
Ruffian: Burning from the Start is the story of this exceptional filly, a horse so dominating, so powerful, that writer Walter Farley once suggested she was more like the fictional legend, the Black Stallion, than any colt he had ever seen. Beginning with her earliest days in Kentucky, the book follows Ruffian at every stage of her career and through the agony of her final hours– venturing behind the scenes of the racing world and exploring the politics and personalities that came together to shape this extraordinary filly’s fate.
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Excellent writing about one of the great race horses ever! .......2007-06-10
Anyone who ever watched this filly race knew what a special sight it was, to see her pulling away from the others, compelled to race. She had an excellent trainer but I happen to believe she also had an instinctive drive to use every bit of power and heart she had. This book chronicles it all, from start to finish and it'll capture the heart of both horse lovers and anyone who simply likes to read a good book. Ruffian
Ruffian review.......2007-05-06
A moving, heartbreaking, wonderful book. If you love horses you must read it. You will cry and you will care. There are a lot of books on Ruffian but this is the indispensable one
the greatest.......2007-02-25
When Ruffian came along, it was not to a real horse I could compare her to, but one of fiction,the-one-of-a-kind(I thought at the time) who would-could-never have a counterpart in real life. But Ruffian was The Black, come to life as a female. I knew when I first saw her run that she was a horse whose genes had transcended that dream- the dream of that black horse who refused to be beaten. When her body failed her I had no words for the grief I felt. To this day when I see horses that others would call "great", all I can think is these people have no real idea as to what greatness is. yes, Secretariat was great, but Ruffian had a fire within her that made people believe in her greatness, that made her passing more than just a tragedy-it left her fans heartbroken for all time. She was not given the chance to prove what she could do, but the ones she left behind knew she could have never been beaten. Such is the legacy of true greatess.
One of a Kind.......2007-01-10
This is a fascinating and heart-wrenching story about a phenominal horse. I am amazed at the heart exhibited by some of these animals, and also saddened by the price they pay for their owner's entertainment. What a tragic end to an astounding life. This is my second copy as I loaned my first and never got it back. I share this story with all my horse-loving friends, and will retain it in my library to be re-read over the years.
A Tribute To A Champion.......2006-12-29
Though ESPN has a movie scheduled for 2007 on the life of Ruffian, I urge any person with even a casual interest in the sport to read this book.
Ruffian was arguably the greatest Thoroughbred filly ever and was undefeated in her 10 lifetime races. She won five races at age two and captured the filly "Triple Crown" at the age of three. She set or equaled a new stakes record in every one of the eight stakes races she won. She raced at distances from sprinting - 5.5 furlongs - to 1.5 miles. Ruffian had an average winning margin of more than eight lengths.
On July 6, 1975, in a "battle of the sexes" match-race with Kentucky Derby champion Foolish Pleasure - and viewed by a television audience of 18 million, with more than 31,000 fans at Belmont Park - Ruffian broke down. Though attempts were made to save her life through radical surgerical procedures, she had to be euthanized.
It is said that the decline of the Thoroughbred industry as a major sport began when Ruffian suffered the brutal injury.
The book covers every angle of the raising, training and racing of this special filly. It is written for those who aren't familiar with the nuances of the industry. And the section on the match race and attempts to save her life are absolutely moving, no matter how many times it is read.
It is a tragic story, there is no doubt. But it is also a story about an athlete who had the heart of a champion. And it must be said yet again - even more than 30 years later - the match-race should have never taken place.
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More musings from Natalie Goldberg on writing as a spiritual path, as "an authentic Zen way." Goldberg has some nice things to say about the importance of the process of writing. She recommends her students spend two years at writing "practice" before undertaking a specific project, so that they can "get in touch with their wild minds." The most inspired writing, she says, comes when one's conscious mind gets out of the way. Still, we are puzzled by Thunder and Lightning: is it really meant to show us how to turn "our flashes of inspiration ... into a polished piece of work," as the book jacket touts? It comes off more as a collection of Goldberg's ruminations on writing and reading. Goldberg tells us about her friend Julie's writing process. Another pal, Kate, talks about plot. We study Styron with Goldberg's workshop students and take a road trip through the South to try to figure out just how some of the poorest states in the union managed to produce so many great writers. There are some good stories here, and it's vaguely interesting to know what Nat likes to order when she does her café writing or lunches with her editors, but we end up desiring a little less wandering and a little more focus. --Jane Steinberg
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In this long-awaited sequel to her bestselling books
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Wild Mind, Natalie Goldberg, one of the most sought-after writing teachers of our time, takes us to the next step in the writing process.
You’ve filled your notebooks, done your writing practice, discovered your original voice. Now what? How do you turn this raw material into finished stories, essays, poems, novels, memoirs?
Drawing on her own experience as a writer and a student of Zen, Natalie shows you how to create a field big enough to allow your “wild mind” to wander — and then gently direct its tremendous energy into whatever you want to write.
Here, too, is invaluable advice on how to overcome writer’s block, how to deal with the fear of criticism and rejection, how to get the most from working with an editor, and how to learn from reading accomplished authors.
With humor and compassion, Goldberg recounts her own mistakes on the way to publication — and how you can avoid the most common pitfalls of the beginning writer. Through it all there is a deep celebration of writing itself — not just as the means to an end, but as a path to living a deeper, more fully alive life.
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Try It Before You Buy It!.......2006-12-12
For someone who spends so much time meditating -- and writing about that experience -- Goldberg is the most neurotic nonfiction writer I've ever tried to read. I'll definitely give her earlier books a read, but there was really nothing new or unique in this work that I could really use. Her "voice" was so irritating that I just had to put it down a third of the way though.
goldberg: a bridge from wanna be to writer.......2006-10-30
natalie goldberg, famous for writing down the bones, is a sister, an encourager, a deep artist-maker-writer-soulstress who lays open her insight, her striving, her struggle, her bannana rose triumph and despair, her writing rules, her friendships, her jewish origin and zen discoveries, her brilliance to serve as a bridge from wanna be to writer. she does it effortlessly--or so it seems, exuding the leadership, the know-how, the willingness, the courage, to stand at the front of the room in the workshop in your mind.
i think i bought and started reading this book back in june of last year--when james was home last. it inspired me to start some writing activities at artescape. it inspired me to recommit to the daily act of my own writing. it inspired me to keep going, keep putting the words down, keep my hand moving, keep getting to the end of the page, keep practicing, keep keeping on. and, as with all spiritual practices, along the way, i started and stopped, i seized on ideas, i took detours, i had insights, i learned, i grew, i glimpsed a new shadow in the the big mystery.... and i continue, through what she calls writing practice and what julia cameron calls morning pages to get the benefits of the exercise: to grow.
here's what goldberg has to say about writing practice:
"we wrote for half an hour, read to each other, wrote another half hour, read aloud. by the end we were both beaming. writing practice had done it again--digested our sorrow, dissolved and integrated our inner rigidity, and let us move on. i don't even remember what we wrote about. it didn't matter. the effort of forming words, physically connecting hand with mind and heart, and then having the freedom to read aloud transformed us. yes, writing practice is good."
and so, throughout this book and all her others, i am encouraged. i love the words of artists and others who encourage me--who keep me moving, keep me fueled, keep me creating and trying and growing as an artist, as a writer. she is in the sacred sisterhood of my bookshelf. she is a regular healer i visit often--with her wise insight and bravery. she is ahead of me on the path--and, knowing i (and others) are following, is kind enough to leave her bread crumbs in such an appetizing book. she is a map maker--my map maker--having charted the course to the new world and encountered the sea monsters and natives and she has left word of the journey, so that i might make my own way.
If Natalie Goldberg can't crack your muse, nobody will!!!.......2006-10-25
I love this book! I love Natalie Goldberg! I have listened to "Thunder and Lightening" two times already while taking my afternoon walks (what luxury), and I can't wait to get that headset on.
Natalie writing in the coffee shops- eating chocolate, hanging out at the library and bookstores--Natalie's valuable insights into the writing life is electifying and invigorating and inspiring; she actually makes us believe we can all write--
Natalie thought writing would give her everything--but she admits it did not. One needs to incorporate something more, and for Natalie, that something more was the teaching of Zen. I have yet to know a writer who does not have "that something more." Because after all, the writing flows from something other than the mind--doesn't it?
Writing Practice---Writing Practice---Writing Practice
Will this make us essayists, poets, novelists? Natalie Goldberg says it will. If you don't believe it, stop writing. If you do believe it, write until you crack open, and the words flow into the world like a gift.
NOW GO ON YOUR WALK and become inspired. Forget walking with a friend and walk with Natalie! You will not be disappointed!!!!
More like Anne Lamott or Stephen King than Strunk or Zinsser.......2006-10-14
I'm not just a writer, I'm a reader and collector of books. And I've collected and read a lot of books on writing over the course of my almost forty years of life. It seems to me that books on writing generally fall into about three categories: 1) reference material, such as the classic _Elements of Style_ by Strunk and White, or _On Writing Well_ by William Zinsser; 2) Exercise books, that give you a short bit of instruction or inspiration and then have exercises to prompt your writing, such as _The Artist's Way_ by Julia Cameron, or _So You Want To Write A Novel_ by Lou Willet Stanek; and 3) Writers on writing, such as Anne Lamott's wonderful _Bird by Bird_ or Stephen King's _On Writing_ or Annie Dillard's _The Writing Life_ (all of which I recommend).
Well, _Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft_ combines the best elements of 2) and 3) in that it is very much Natalie Goldberg writing about how Natalie Goldberg writes, and yet it is also an exploration of techniques and structures and elements of fiction. While there aren't any specific exercises or writing prompts, one could certainly sit down after reading any chapter and do some "writing practice" on the subject talked about in that chapter. Topics covered include structure in fiction, plot, getting inside your character's skin, not distancing yourself emotionally from your fiction, the importance of writing practice in writing fiction, how having a mentor and other writing friends can be helpful in moving you forward and keeping you going when you want to give up.
I found this book to be enormously helpful, and frankly much more useful than some of her other work on writing. Although I do own a copy of _Writing Down the Bones_, it was a bit too spacey for me to really digest. And though I tried to read _Wild Mind_, it also was a bit too far out for me. But this book, _Thunder and Lightning_, really struck me almost like the title. Clear, bright, and grounded, this book is amazing and I highly recommend it.
An excellent book on writing, and I think Natalie Goldberg's best effort so far.......2005-10-27
This is a gem of book when it comes to delving into the fine art of writing. Clear and beautiful prose on how writing actually comes out of one's mind. At least, I seem to think and create in ways similar to what Natalie Goldberg sets down here. This book gave me more than any of her others, including her more known "Writing Down the Bones." When I finished, I felt invigorated and inspired, and the insights have carried me into some my best work.
Book Description
Although dyslexia affects 10 to 15 percent of the U.S. population, only 5 out of every 100 dyslexics are recognized and receive assistance. If you're the parent of a child with dyslexia, this statistic can be disconcerting, especially when it comes to your child's academic performance and developing social skills. The Everything(r) Parent's Guide to Children with Dyslexia, by Abigail Marshall gives you a complete understanding of what dyslexia is, how to identify the signs, and what you can do to help your child. This authoritative book seeks to alert parents to the special needs associated with this learning disability and offers practical suggestions for getting involved in the classroom.
The Everything(r) Parent's Guide to Children with Dyslexia shows you how to:
Select the right treatment programs for your child
Secure an IEP
Choose a school and reduce homework struggles
Develop your child's skills with the use of assistive technology
Maintain open communication and offer support
The Everything(r) Parent's Guide to Children with Dyslexia is your first step in facing the challenges of dyslexia with a positive attitude.
Customer Reviews:
A clear path through the LD maze..........2007-06-14
Abigail Marshall clearly and concisely guides parents through the LD maze. This book addresses all aspects of dyslexia, the various methods for teaching dyslexics...how and why they work, or don't...All the things a parent wished their IEP team had told them, but didn't.
For any parent reeling from a meeting with educators, this is a must read!
The Gift of Dyslexia The Gift of Learning
A Must for Parents Who Suspect Their Child is Dyslexic.......2005-05-29
This book outlines valuable information that I have not found in other L.D. handbooks (such as the advantages of Omega 3 fish supplements in your child's diet), yet it's a quick read. If one is to buy only one book on L.D./dyslexia, buy this book.
THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL BOOK!.......2005-03-15
There was nothing in this book that I
wasn't satisfied with. Your book is wonderful! I really mean that.
It was very informative,insightful,helpful,and most of all - it
helped me easily identify with it. After all, I am Dyslexic. I have
always been Dyslexic,and I will always will be Dyslexic. I felt like
I was reading all about myself in your book. I am glad that you
pointed out that Dyslexics can be able to sound out words and spell
well but they often have problems with nonsense words and also
comprehension. I also liked that you mentioned the possibility that
Dyslexic symptoms can lead to misdiagnosis of disorders like ADD. I
don't even know if I have inattentive type ADHD that I was diagnosed
last year at the age of 32 years old. My Dyslexic symptoms can
easily can account for the inattentive type ADHD. I have been paying
more attention to how I write. I noticed that when I was beginning
to write the word, diaphragm, I wrote a b instead of a d. I have
read ground as brounds and an as no. It's like my Dyslexia hasn't
really gone away.
I took the Nelson Denny reading test when I got assessed for
learning disability. I scored 49th percentile on the reading
comprehension, but there were things on that test that I have read
about in the past. There were things on Carl Jung and Homer. Carl
Jung's psychology is something that really interests me. He believed
in the metaphysical and was seen as a mystic. I knew about Homer. I
read the Iliad as a kid. I loved reading about the Trojan War. I
just loved mythology because it was great for my unharnessed
imagination which you noted in people labeled ADD. I was like the
posterboy for ADD. If there were no things on that test that I never
read before, I would have scored well below the 30th percentile,and
I would have qualified as having a reading disorder. I was never
given a nonsense word reading test which is used to measure decoding
ability and diagose Dyslexia. The psychologist told me that I didn't
have Dyslexia. I had most of the symptoms of Dyslexia as a child.
Maybe I did have problems with reversing letters as a child. It's
hard for me to remember. 3 years of special education could have
helped correct my Dyslexia.
I really enjoyed reading your book. You've helped me realize that I
am Dyslexic. There is no doubt in my mind that I am Dyslexic. I know
that my children will be Dyslexic if their mother happens to be
Dyslexic like me. I will do whatever I can to get their Dyslexia
treated. They will be given the help,tools,love,and care to help
them succeed in life. I feel that this was something that I never
really had when I was a child. I blame nobody for that. I was held
back a year because of immaturity which you noted could happen to
kids with Dyslexia. I did feel more stupid because of that. My
mother didn't know anybody. She didn't know that I was Dyslexic. She
even called me "retard" when I was in 1st grade. Later on, she told
me that I was lazy and irresponsible when I was in mainstream
education. The fact is that she never went to high school. She had
many of the symptoms of Dyslexia. If she had known about her
Dyslexia,then she would have understood me much better. She would
have understood my father who also had symptoms of Dyslexia.
Thank you very much for this book. It was the book that I needed the
most. It was more effective than any self help book. I have been
involved in psychotherapy,and it did nothing for me. It didn't
address my Dyslexic symptoms. They didn't know that I am Dyslexic
neither did I. It was a social worker who mentioned Dyslexia when I
talked about being in special ed for speech problems. That was in
1997. Learning about Dyslexia and Dyspraxia has helped me understand
that I am not retarded,stupid,lazy,nor crazy. I will keep this in
mind when my children has the same problems as me. After all, I will
easily understand them because I have been through it too. Your book
will always help me understand that.
Sincerely,
Raymond Andrews
Everything?.......2004-11-05
The word "everything" normally brings an air of doubt to my mind, especially when it comes to dyslexia. However, this book is as all inclusive as one could hope for. As a dyslexic parent with two dyslexic boys I found this book to be one I must highly recommend!
It is easy to read (big help to us dyslexics doing research for our children) and concise in a way that was refreshing for a book of this type. This book is full of latest information, some new to even me, but it also includes all the things it took me many years to learn the hard way.
My sons are out of high school now so I have traveled down many of the paths described in this book. I have read many dozens (that is a lot for me) of books on dyslexia related subjects and this is by far the best parenting book for dyslexic children I have found. It is a wonderful resource for those new to the subject as well as more seasoned parents like me! It truly is an "Everything" book!
Invaluable information.......2004-10-04
This is an invaluable resource for parents of children who have dyslexia. It is laid out so clearly and is so easy to read. You don't get lost in the wealth of information that it contains. It explains everything a parent needs to know to help their child through the maze of having special learning needs. I highly recommend this book!
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