Creating Caring & Capable Boards: Reclaiming the Passion for Active Trusteeship

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"This book captures exquisitely the heart, mind, and spirit of leadership. With powerful insight and grace, Katherine Tyler Scott...shows us how we can recover that which is most precious and vulnerable in our society--trust. Creating Caring and Capable Boards will inspire anyone seeking to create meaning and value through leadership. It's a must-read!"
--Ronald A. Heifetz, director, Leadership Education Project, Harvard University

"This book will aid organizations in probing beneath the surface of board work to build leadership based on the convergence of personal and organizational values."
--Eugene R. Tempel, executive director, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy

"A valuable, practical book filled with wisdom that demonstrates how the vision, depth education, and foresight of the board as well as its commitment to the organization's mission are critical to success."
--Larraine Matusak, senior leadership scholar, Burns Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland, and president, LarCon Associates

Creating Caring and Capable Boards is for the millions of people who serve on nonprofit boards and for the executive staff who work with those boards. It offers readers a new and proven model of board leadership. Based on more than ten years of practical experience, this step-by-step process can help board members to refine their understanding of the organization, strengthen their commitment to mission and goals, and improve their ability to lead cohesively and effectively. Author Katherine Tyler Scott explores the historical context of board service, explains the duties of board trustees, and offers straightforward exercises to help trustees fulfill their unique roles. Much more than a guide, this book invites boards to renew their commitment to improving the social sector through caring and competent leadership.

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Great Book for Executive Directors.......2001-06-11

WOW, This is a wonderful book that lays out how a non-profit board should work. Creating Caring & Capable Boards delivers a simple outline for preparing a board for leadership and evaluating an organization through out its lifetime. It has helped me (an executive director of a non-profit) objectify my board's behavior and develop a strategy for dealing with them. I plan to order 9 copies and send it to each member.

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The quest for a steady food supply sparked plant breeding attempts over 12,000 years ago. The Concise Encyclopedia of Crop Improvement is a comprehensive resource explaining the development of crop improvement methods over the centuries. This extensive history of development is examined in detail, including influential individuals in the field, plant cultivation in Asia since the Neolithic time, techniques used in the Old World, and cropping in ancient America. The advance of scientific plant breeding in the twentieth century is extensively explored, including hybrid breeding, biotechnological improvement, and genetic manipulation.

Plant Science, An Introduction to World Crops

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Plant Science, An Introduction to World Crops
Jules Janick
Manufacturer: W H Freeman
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ASIN: B000RVG4YI

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PLANT SCIENCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO WORLD CROPS

Manufacturer: W.H. Freeman San Francisco
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ASIN: B000IBCDQU

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Although they are highly intelligent, ruthless predators, carnivores are increasingly rare. From the dwarf mongoose to the polar bear, carnivores are at once respected and misunderstood, invoking both fear and curiosity in the humans with whom they share their world. Ronald M. Nowak celebrates these fascinating mammals in Walker's Carnivores of the World. This comprehensive guide, featuring 225 illustrations, covers the world's eight terrestrial families of carnivores. Each generic account comprises scientific and common names, number and distribution of species, physical attributes, measurements, hunting and social activity, reproduction, habitat, population dynamics, longevity, and status of threatened species. A thought-provoking overview by David W. Macdonald and Roland W. Kays is packed with results of the latest field and laboratory research on topics ranging from evolutionary history to the adaptive value of fur patterns. Emphasizing the interplay of social life, morphology, and predatory behavior, it provides an up-to-date panorama of the world's carnivores.

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An excellent resource.......2006-10-17

All of the books of this series are exceptional resources for biologists (amateur and professional), zoo workers or frequenters, students, teachers, or Discovery Channel watchers. The scope of information includes descriptions of basic biology, like diet, habitat, reproduction, and life cycle, and also has in-depth scientific information for those who would use it as a scholarly resource. I would recommend these books to anyone with an interest in the subject.

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This collection of original writing explores how animals interact and relate with people. It contains a wide and comprehensive range of examples, which include feral cats and wild wolves, domestic pets, intensively farmed cattle and zoo animals.

Animal Spaces, Beastly Places: New Geographies of Human-Animal Relations

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Animal Spaces, Beastly Places: New Geographies of Human-Animal Relations
Chris Philo
Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUYFI6

Kyusho-Jitsu: The Dillman Method of Pressure Point Fighting
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This jackass is going to get someone hurt

Pictorial Reference

Interesting But Inaccurate

Must Have for Any Serious Martial Artist.

Great content, but not a LOT of content

Kyusho-Jitsu: The Dillman Method of Pressure Point Fighting
George A. Dillman
Manufacturer: Dillman Karate Intl
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The Extra Meridians, Points, And More (Encyclopedia Of Dim-Mak)

ASIN: 0963199617

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Thorough detailing of how to use pressure point strikes for personal self-defense.

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This jackass is going to get someone hurt.......2007-05-02

I'm loathe to repeat criticisms already offered, so I'll simply add the following. The idea of accupuncture meridians being viable, practical options in a violent confrontation is almost too silly to warrant a serious critique, but it seems sufficient interest exists in the idea, much of it directed at the most visible purveyor, George Dillman. Even if such vital points WERE real, effective targets, and I'm by no means conceding that at all, consider the facts... Recall any of your own real fights, or, failing that, ask any inner city policeman or military combat vet; the loss of fine motor skills that comes with the adrenaline dump of an actual fight is a well-known reality. If you could accurately attack tiny, precision targets in a controlled situation, dream of doing so when REALITY strikes at your own mortal peril. Mr. Dillman's book shows him attacking basically a human crash test dummy, squared up nice & proper directly in front of him and not in any semblance of a real fighting posture. Besides the afforementioned adrenaline dump, an assailant has an unreasonable tendency to MOVE and aggresively impose upon one's space when it's "game on". Bottom line, and this is with the understanding that Mr. Dillman wants his readers to believe "...and YOU TOO can do it with sufficient devotion", I'll quote Phineas Taylor Barnum: "There's a sucker born every minute, and two waiting to take his money", and "No man ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American people". Enough said.

Pictorial Reference.......2006-09-16

The general format of the Dillman books are introduction to pressure points, applications, and comparison of application of the Dillman system to karate. The books are primarily pictorial and have relatively little verbiage.

As a practicioner of Shorin Ryu and Small Circle Jujitsu, the Dillman system (based on Dillman books' contents) appears to be a fusion (with slight tweaks) of Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate and Small Circle Jujitsu. Further investigation indicated that Mr. Dillman studied under a Shorin Ryu Grandmaster and studied with Small Circle Jujitsu Grandmaster and founder Wally Jay.

I gave this book and other Dillman books four stars (I did not write reviews for all the Dillman books based on time constraints) for the following: eventhough I think these books make good introductory and refresher/reference books, they failed to incorporate and emphasize falling and landing techniques. I recommend the Small Circle Jujitsu video series and Shorin Ryu instruction for those seeking additional knowledge. One should also consider "Dim Mak" or pressure point strikes as additional reference.

Interesting But Inaccurate.......2006-05-09

As a kung-fu practitioner and acupuncturist, I found a good deal of the information contained in this text to be inaccurate. The effects of striking some of the points shown in the book are incorrect and in any event, real combat happens much too fast to try to strike a number of the (minor) points suggested by Mr. Dillman.
Moreover, many (acupuncture) points must be struck with various type(s) of power in order to be effective. You cannot simply give them a solid whack and expect much. Knowing where the points are located is only part of the equation. You have to develop, through special training, the type(s) of force needed to adversely stimulate these points.
It's a cute book, but falls short of the mark.

Must Have for Any Serious Martial Artist........2005-10-18

Of course it is just the beginning and it doesn't contain EVERYTHING (no one book does)...that is why there are other Dillman/Thomas books (they are being written all the time).

If you are already a pressure point practitioner from another group, you will have lots to say about how basic it is, etc. But, if you want to begin pressure point training in the Dillman Method, this is the one to start with.

It is the perfect book for who it's for and certainly the best out there at the time it was written. Buy the whole Dillman Series of books and you'll have quite a collection of pressure point fighting material. Then get to a qualified instructor and you're all set.

This Book is where I started. Top notch book!!!!!

Great content, but not a LOT of content.......2005-08-08

I am a former member of Grandmaster Dillman's association, Dillman Karate International, and have met him on two occassions. Grandmaster Dillman is kind of a cantankerous, bullish man, but is very knowledgable in his art, and can tell a great story. The best way to describe his personality would be "likable grouch". The best way to describe his skill would be "most impressive".

There is some great information in this book, and I recommend it to anyone unfamiliar with using pressure points in fighting. Dillman covers the basics of pressure points, then compares some typical kata applications (bunkai) with his own interpretations which utilize pressure points. Dillman's kata applications are all quite good, though his comparisons to typical applications may be viewed by some as a bit unfair, as a kata can have many, many interpretations. One thing worth pointing out is that, in Dillman's fighting method, there are no blocks -- traditional karate techniques such as the downward block (gae-dan uke) are interpreted, in Dillman's method, as strikes, usually accompanied by a hold where a chambered fist is.

If there's one thing negative I have to say about the book, it's that there isn't a whole lot of content presented -- what you get is some good information, but you don't get a lot of it. I had already learned most of what's in this book during my first few weeks of instruction, and for me this book serves mostly as a refresher. Also, the cover price is a bit high considering the amount of content, but Amazon's price is a lot better.

One other thing I'd like to say is that the people of Dillman Karate International are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. I'm still new to martial arts, having only begun serious study in the Fall of 2001, but I was amazed at the first Dillman seminar I attended at how friendly everyone was. Here I was in a room filled with people learning and perfecting skills in fighting, and you could literally walk up to anyone there and ask for help working on a technique, or ask them to try something out, and they'd do it. My mother is very religious and had us in different churches when I was a kid, and I am not exaggerating when I say that the people I met at Dillman's seminars where nicer than anyone I'd ever met at a church.

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Concise Guide to Writing.......2007-01-05

The book came well packaged and came before my classes started.

Writer's Reference 6e & Concise Guide to Writing 4e

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Writer's Reference 6e & Concise Guide to Writing 4e
Diana Hacker , Rise B. Axelrod , and Charles R. Cooper
Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
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A workable text but nothing special

The Concise Guide to Writing
Rise B. Axelrod , and Charles Raymond Cooper
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A workable text but nothing special.......2000-06-16

As a college writing instructor, I've used several texts for freshman composition, including this one. While Axelrod and Cooper cover the bases from pre-writing through revision and include a variety of interesting essays for analysis, this is just another composition text. Visually, it is unexciting, and the impact of technology on writing today is not addressed as it should be. Also overlooked are the needs of international students and students for whom English is a second language. Bottom line: it's easy to find other texts that are better than this one.

Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage 4e & Exercise Central to Go

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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage 4e & Exercise Central to Go
Rise B. Axelrod , Charles R. Cooper , Larry Beason , and Mark Lester
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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Easy Writer 3e

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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Easy Writer 3e
Rise B. Axelrod , Charles R. Cooper , and Andrea A. Lunsford
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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & ix visual exercises

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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & ix visual exercises
Rise B. Axelrod , Charles R. Cooper , Cheryl E. Ball , and Kristin L. Arola
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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Pocket Style Manual 4e

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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Pocket Style Manual 4e
Rise B. Axelrod , Charles R. Cooper , and Diana Hacker
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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Pocket Style Manual 4e & Portfolio Keeping

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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Pocket Style Manual 4e & Portfolio Keeping
Rise B. Axelrod , Charles R. Cooper , Diana Hacker , and Nedra Reynolds
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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Rules for Writers 5e

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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Rules for Writers 5e
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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Sticks and Stones 5e & Comment for Writer's Reference 5e

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Concise Guide to Writing 4e & Sticks and Stones 5e & Comment for Writer's Reference 5e
Rise B. Axelrod , Lawrence Barkley , Walter Creed , and Charles R. Cooper
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Offers a comprehensive look at the twentieth century sporting artist, Paul Brown.

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A disappointing Book on a Great Equine artist.......2004-08-24

I ordered this book sight unseen when it first came out. I was hoping for what is expected in a book about artists -- lots and lots of examples of the artist's work. So I was a very disappointed. It's a nice biography if you like to read, but if you like to turn the pages to be awed by equine art, don't buy this book. This author did not do justice to this famous equine artist.

Great artist, disappointing book.......2004-07-20

If you're a collector of Paul Brown art, this book is a must have. But it's very disappointing and vague in details. Books are cataloged by author and include publisher, date, #pp, dust jacket info, and a 1-liner of story. But the most needed feature is the art and the description is limited to 'black and white illustrations.' No mention pencil, pen, dry brush, or if there's drawings on every page or just a few. There's also very few examples of the art when the author could have attained permission to show an example from each book. The book does show aquatints and Brooks Bros. clothing ads, of secondary interest.
There is nice bio info. It is incredulous to learn the Paul Brown never rode a horse, yet no one can capture horse and rider like he can! (As long as the rider is a male!!).

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