Change your life: Give yourself credit!

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Title: Give Yourself Credit for "Luck".(career development)(Brief Article)
Author: Elizabeth C. Poster
Publication: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2001
Publisher: Nursecom, Inc.
Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Page: 53

Article Type: Brief Article

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Give Yourself Credit
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This was pretty good!.......1999-07-09

I enjoyed this book a lot. It has great pictures! I brought it to school every day and bought it for my cousin Casey. It was also well written. I would recommend this book to any Wills fan under 15. GO MARIE MORREALE!!!

This book is a must for everyone of all ages........1999-01-11

This book takes one through the marriage of Prince William's parents, through his birth, through the divorce of his parents, through his last vacation with his beloved mummy, and though his trip to Vancour, British Columbia, in March of 1998.

There are many, outstanding pictures of this handsome, young prince, as well as, some of his immediate family. Many of his likes and dislikes are included along with some of his royal stats.

We are shown that despite all the pomp and circumstance in his life, he is still very much a normal tennager who copes with life's everyday situations. Also, we are shown how he has coped with tragedy and triumphed over all odds.

Above all " William craves privacy. He is not a great lover of London life. " P. 96

This is a paperback book which measures 8x8 inches.

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Hauntingly Beautiful.......2001-04-30

This romantic comedy by Daniel Conway was absoloutely superb. The character of baby Alexandia was my favourite as she was a talking baby with a strange disability, she has wheels instead of feet. There were other interesting characters such as Bessy the poisenious mark that could talk and fly.

Even though this book was fantastic it was great.

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How to pursue the home of your dreams with your eyes wide open. The Home Buyer's Inspection Guide will help put you in the home that's tailored to your needs and budget. Unlike many technical handbooks that are designed for professional home inspectors, this sensible, straightforward guide gives you the practical tools you need to establish your priorities, assess the available houses before you, and make a clear-headed judgment about the one that finally works for you. The guide focuses on several major housing aspects and prompts you to ask questions and seek out answers so that your final decision is a fully informed one. You'll weigh the advantages and drawbacks of various houses in such crucial areas as:

Asking price—its reasonableness, affordability, and negotiability
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With the guide's help, you'll know each prospective house from top to bottom, inside and out. You'll then use the book s unique value ratings system, which enables you to clearly establish your priorities and to rate each house in each of the major housing areas on a numerical basis so that your final decision is truly objective. Then, just to make sure that nothing is overlooked, the guide encourages you to bring in a professional home inspector at this later stage and shows you how to deal effectively with the inspector and the ensuing inspection report.

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Excellent.......2005-10-31

An excellent book, great pictures and surprisingly frank for someone still immersed in the ballet world in Canada. Trapped as she is in one of the most regressive ballet companies in the world, it was very brave of her to speak out against the anorexia rampant there and gives one hope that things may change one day. Although the tutus the corp are wearing this year all fit skinny eight year olds (we tried them on), she has just started as artistic director and one can hope.

I also laughed that even in her position on the board of NBS she still said how surprised she was to find that she was completely unprepared and untrained to dance in Europe - a situation at NBS that has gotten much worse since those teaching there now are the NBS graduates who weren't good enough to get jobs as dancers! All the technique drawbacks she complains of (sway backs (duck butts) because of the fear that they might develop leg muscles if they tuck under, no turn out or elevation, etc.), all of which have given rise to the saying that "a lot of beautiful dancers come out of NBS but far more go in" are still true and getting worse. When you consider that the school has such a huge amount of money given to them (truly obscene, look it up) and that they throw out loads of kids every year to bring in new ones that were properly trained by someone else, you would really think that the best dancers in Canada would come from there. Surprisingly, the best dancers in Canada (based on international sucesses) have been Evelyn Hart (Royal Winnipeg) Chan Goh (Goh Academy) and Sarah Clark (Canadian Ballet Theatre) all from schools who take whatever kids they can get, and only one of which has any government funding. It is obvious that Karen is aware of the problem and I am most interested to see what her opinions and actions will be now that she is part of the bureaucracy, especially since we have her "before" opinions recorded!

And yes, I have seen her several times, she really is quite arrogant and rude, I do get embarassed for her. Some are, some aren't, but Evelyn Hart is so sweet and by far the better dancer ... Canadian ballet politics are such a shame.

The Shy and Shining Kain.......2004-04-27

This book is a wonderful autobiography of one of Canada's brightest stars. Ms. Kain openly and honestly relays the story of her rise to fame. She is candid and full of humility. Clearly, Ms. Kain is well aware of the alignment of the stars the night she took to the stage in her first principal role and she is as gracious, lovely and endearing today as she was being christened in Ms. Franca's office.

Wow.......2003-05-10

I have done a heritage fair project on Karen Kain. I used this book to help me and it gave me so much info. Thanks

A beautiful book.......2001-05-04

I saved every penny I came across for 3 months to buy this book when I was in high-school; it was worth it! It is an amazing book that outlines the life of Karen Kain, in my opinion the best ballerina in Canada, and the trials and tribulations that she went through in her everyday life. It is very well written; it never provides a dull moment. I would read it again and again. I would recommend this book to any dancer or anyone interested in dance.

the grace of a feather.......2001-03-21

I absolutely loved this book. I recieved it as a gift, and being a dancer i sat down and read it right away. It was amazing!! Karen Kain is such an exciting dancer, with new bounds at every jump. It made me remember that i can achieve my dreams!!! *S*

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"A treat . . . Insightful . . . Refreshing . . . A must-have . . . Not only is Sajna's work a valuable historical resource, it makes for a compelling read as well."-American History

"There has to be someone left to tell the tale."

Little did the legendary war chief Crazy Horse know when he spoke these words in battle that it was his tale that people would be telling long after his death. Now, author Mike Sajna brings the renowned warrior back to life in this book about his epic struggle to save his culture and homeland amid the westward movement of white settlers. Sajna follows Crazy Horse from his days as a young boy chasing down wild horses to his later years as "one of the bravest of the brave," and includes new views on his role in the Battle of Little Big Horn and his eventual surrender and murder. Using an extensive collection of historic records, Crazy Horse is one of the most accurate accounts of the great Oglala chief, separating the facts from the many myths that have been passed down by other writers

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A snoozer.......2006-12-03

I'll be honest: I've not finished the book...but don't think I will. Author is boring me with background & never getting into subject which is supposed to be Crazy Horse. His research leaves much to be desired. It's no wonder people hate history when it's this boring.

This is no more accurate than any other CH biography.......2002-06-18

In 1942 Mari Sandoz published her biography of Crazy Horse. Some, like Stephen Oates, the famous Lincoln biographer consider it the best biography ever written. However, several scholars of American western history find fault with the fact that she often did not cite her sources, and she wrote only one version of events of which several varied accounts exist. However, it's not enough to simply avoid these to flaws in order to make a book "one of the most accurate accounts of the Oglala Chief," as this book is billed on its back cover. The author also needs to bring up some new information based on new sources. Add to this that Sanja tends to make his own definitive statements about debatable topics, and what you end up with is not of much value.

First off, I or anyone else who has ordered most of the books available on the subject [...]could have just as easily written this, ie there's nothing new here. It is based largely on secondary sources, and though Sajna lists some unpublished sources in his bibliography, I don't see where he used them. He even quoted authors like Stephen Ambrose who himself relied on secondary sources for his book Crazy Horse and Custer.

Second, Sanja while claiming to separate fact from myth, comes up with some uncorroborated ideas of his own. One in particular that stands out is his statement that"[s]peculation about Crazy Horse's sexuality also might be fueled by the fact that he did not marry until after Hump [his hunka brother] had been killed and that among his friends as a boy was Woman's Dress...a well-known winkte..."

I suppose this is the kind of "juicey tidbit" that appeals to readers of the 21st century, but it shows a huge lack of understanding of Native American culture. A close relationship between a warrior and his, what we might call, protege, was not at all unusual. And while Woman's Dress did seem to display some effeminate qualities, that is not the same as being a Winkte. A Winkte was a more or less self-proclaimed homosexual, who dressed either in womens' or mens' clothing as it suited him. However, he spent most of his time with the women doing womens' work, though he could join a war party if he chose. There are various notions of how Woman's Dress got his name (as with most American Indian names) but it is not because he wore dresses. And, need I add, that by all accounts Woman's Dress and Crazy Horse were hardly bosom buddies.

Sanja has every right (though one would question why he cares) to speculate on Crazy Horse's sexuality, but in doing so he should make sure he has something to base it on.

The fact is that it is rather pointless for anyone to claim that they have written "the most accurate account" of Crazy Horse's life. Everything we know about Crazy Horse, with the exception of his death and military records that might refer to battles he took part in, is necessarily based on oral history. Those who knew the history are long gone as are those who interviewed them and recorded it.

Readers can, however, read Sandoz, the Hinman interviews, Neihardt's interviews with Black Elk, as well as the wonderful collections of letters and eye-witness reports compiled in books like The Killing of Chief Crazy Horse and The Death of Crazy Horse, and come up with a much better idea of the "facts" than you will find in this book.

Enjoyable read.......2002-06-04

For the most part I enjoyed this book. I did however get a bit tired of the " well there is no evidence so we dont know for sure attitude. perhaps a trained historian could have done a little better. Better than Sandoz book!

Separating Fact from myth hard with Crazy Horse.......2001-04-19

No photos exist of Crazy Horse, and little was written about him during his lifetime. He, himself, left no written record. Much of what we know about him is a collection of highly romanticized and sometimes apocryphal stories told by friends, foes, and rivals. These have been grossly exaggerated and sometimes outright made up through the years. Sajna attempts, by using only verifiable primary sources, to separate the fact from the fiction. This reflects his long career as a newspaperman. Where he can't nail down something for sure, he presents all ideas and allows the reader to draw his/her own conclusion. This scholarly attempt is to lay down the true facts of this remarkable man's life, an extremely difficult task owing to the dearth of verifiable material on the subject. An excellent, scholarly work. It is high time this man was depicted realistically, instead of romantically.

Nothing really new here.......2001-02-05

I was disappointed in this book. I have long been fasinated by the life of Ta-Sunka Witko (Crazy Horse), and have read everything I could find on the subject. This isn't a bad book, there just is nothing new said in it. I'm not sure why Mr. Sajna felt the need to write it.

Much of the book talks about the historical time and setting of the life of Ta-Sunka Witko, but not about the man himself. In his preface, the author states he only used primary sources in writing this book. A quick scan of my bookshelf shows at least 6 books which are either sources sited in Mr. Sajna's book, or books which site those sources. While I found no particulary new information on the life of Ta-witko, I did find a lot of irrelevant speculation, and references to Lakota life, and the historical times, but no real biographical information. For example, in the chapter "Indian Boyhood" Mr. Sajna writes: "While still a boy, Crazy Horse most likely also was initiated to the real horrors of war. But how, where, or when that may have occurred is impossible to know."

The historical information presented is well researched, and appears accurate, but if I am reading a book with the subtitle "The Life behind the Legend" I want more specific information about the man himself. Perhaps a better title for this book would be "A Historical Context for the Life of Crazy Horse".

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