Preserving the Legacy of a Family-Owned Business

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Preserving the Legacy of a Family-Owned Business
Tim Bachmeyer , and William A. Snyder
Manufacturer: Estate & Business Communications, Incorporate
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 096605380X

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A hypothetical case study of a family-owned business as together they negotiate the challenges of business succession, estate planning, and charitable giving. The Baker spouses wish to keep the business in the family, but find all three adult children wanting as qualified succession candidates. Their attorney recommends a family retreat guided by himself and a family communications consultant to sort out the issues. Written in lively dialogue form, the Bakers face the challenge of making their dreams come to fruition while addressing issues never discussed in the past, including the oldest son's alienation, the daughter's shaky marriage,and the youngest son's seeming inadequacy to manage a $3 million business. The retreat reveals some surprisingly positive turns in family relationships, as the Bakers discuss in turn which of the most prevalent vehicles available today for the family business will help them achieve a successful succession and retirement plan.

Preserving the Legacy of a Family-owned Business: A Psychology of Business Succession and Estate Planning

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Preserving the Legacy of a Family-owned Business: A Psychology of Business Succession and Estate Planning
Ph.D. Tim Bachmeyer , and J.D., L.L.M. William A. Snyder
Manufacturer: Estate and Business Communications, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0966053818

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This book is an analysis of both the emotional and communications aspects of the estate planning process within a small business family.

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Tim Ferriss' Book "4 hr Work Week" is Better

How the Best Get Better, Book and CD set
Dan Sullivan
Manufacturer: The Strategic Coach
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 1896635296

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Tim Ferriss' Book "4 hr Work Week" is Better.......2007-06-12

The book isn't bad but Tim Ferriss's book "4 hr Work Week" is a lot better because Tim shows you how to do it. Dan just tells you a little and encourages you to attend his US$4,500 course. Tim tells it all for a price of a book.

Physician Success Secrets: How the Best Get Better

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Physician Success Secrets: How the Best Get Better
Greg N. Korneluk
Manufacturer: Not Avail
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0974918008
Release Date: 2004-11-06

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This book is about the breakthroughs that innovative physicians are making to expand quality and efficiency in their practices in the face of tremendous change. It shares the physician success secrets gleaned over a 25-year career of a physician practice advisor from some of the most successful practices in the world. In this book the author shares his best ideas in an integrated in a system a system that will help you change your practice for the better while you grow and thrive. And in doing so, it will improve your life forever.

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Excellent
This book will expand your thinking!

How the Best Get Better
Dan Sullivan
Manufacturer: Strategic Coach Inc
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1896635040

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Excellent.......2005-09-19

Global forces, unleashed by the application of the microchip, have caused an entrepreneurial revolution in every society on the planet. The most successful entrepreneurs are taking advanatage of new capabilities to create greater wealth & autonomy for themselves, while providing new income & employment opportunities for millions of others.

The best entrepreneurs are also role models & teachers for countless others. Because entrepreneurs have a non-bureaucratic concept of how the world works, they are able to focus strategically on their most important abilities, relationships, and opportunities, with a passionate long-term commitment that is important for bureaucratic individuals to match.

How the Best Get Better is an evolving lifetime focusing system of concepts & strategies, enabling any individual at the turn of the 21the century to acquire the capabilities and the results - of the very best entrepreneurs.

This book will expand your thinking!.......1998-11-25

Excellent book and tape. Lays the groundwork for a new business model that most people are looking for. Really brings home the point of being an entrepreneur in mindset regardless of your chosen field of endeavor. Read if you want to succeed.

How to Get Better Grades: Working Towards the Best College & Professional Life (Unabridged)

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How to Get Better Grades: Working Towards the Best College & Professional Life (Unabridged)
Deaver Brown
Manufacturer: audible.com
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Binding: Audio Download
ASIN: B000RWCBWG

One hundred flowers: All the old favorites and the best of the new, telling how to get better results and containing practical directions based wholly on experience

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One hundred flowers: All the old favorites and the best of the new, telling how to get better results and containing practical directions based wholly on experience
Harry Haverstick
Manufacturer: Hershey Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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GOOD FOOD ON A BUDGET: APPETIZING LOW-COST MENUS; TASTY RECIPES TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY; HOW TO GET BEST FOOD BUYS (BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS BOOKS)

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GOOD FOOD ON A BUDGET: APPETIZING LOW-COST MENUS; TASTY RECIPES TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY; HOW TO GET BEST FOOD BUYS (BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS BOOKS)

Manufacturer: Meredith Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JFAYUC

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OUTSTANDING.......2005-12-13

This little gem combines the readability of journalism (the author's teaching profession) with in-depth historical research, an unusual combination. It is a well-known subject, but here are some new perspectives:

--the photo often described as Lincoln's last portrait was
actually taken in February, 1865. This book shows you the
real last one.
--Booth didn't bore the peephole in the door to Lincoln's
box or make the bar obstructing the door leading to the
corridor of the boxes - that had been done some time before
by or for Lincoln's guards.
--Booth's illegitimacy preyed on his mind as a youth - perhaps shaping his character in a perverse way. One must
wonder about the same effect in some other, modern day
individuals with the same origin (Fidel Castro, Ted Bundy
and a recent US President).
-- Most telling are the widely varied descriptions of events by eyewitnesses. The author evaluates these and tells you the most likely version. Here is proof that circumstantial evidence
(including letters, bloodstains, etc.) is often more reliable than such eyewitnesses.
A minor issue - it is mentioned that the entry in Booth's diary for the day of the assassination states he cried "Sic
semper" - omitting "tyrannis" - and that he may have done so
because he didn't know how to spell tyrannis. It is, however, pointed out that he had asked about this spelling beforehand
(so he knew it). Also, Booth was undoubtedly familiar with the
6th verse of the Confederate song, "Maryland, My Maryland," which runs "Sic semper! 'tis the proud refrain" and he might have used the shortened phrase in his diary just as an abbreviation. Incidentally, as the book states, Lincoln's wallet contained several newspaper clippings. Not mentioned is that among these were laudatory articles. Lincoln had been the
subject of many cruel newspaper attacks and it is pathetic that even a great man apparently needed to know that someone approved of him.

Excellent!.......2001-07-17

A. Lincoln: His Last 24 Hours is one of the best books I've read about the fateful day in April 1865 when the 16th President was shot and killed at Ford's Theater. It paints a fascinating picture of a very tragic man on the last day of his too-short life. The relief and joy that Lincoln must have felt with the end of the Civil War finally at hand, his concern for how to achieve the nearly impossible task of reconstruction, and the never-ending personal challenges he faced in dealing with his wife are all captured in the words of Mr. Lincoln himself as well as through comments from observers who had contact with him on that day.

The book reads very much like a novel but is obviously very well researched with plenty of reference material documented via footnotes throughout. The author knows the subject well and is careful to note when conclusions not fully supported by documented research are drawn. The result is wonderfully readable and highly informative unlike many other accounts of that day.

Great Image of The End of A Great Leader.......2000-08-07

This book captures the readers attention and takes him on a step by step discourse of the hours before Lincoln's assassination. A very sad image is presented in the book because it's obvious Lincoln's last day of life may have been his happiest day of life. Lincoln was overcoming the anxieties of war, but was cut down when he had a handle on life. In this book the reader learns of the threats to the president's life and what could have been done to prevent Lincoln's death. Infortunately in 1865 all Booth needed to end the president's life was a passion against Lincoln. Great book!

Fascinating.......2000-02-12

I, too, purchased this book at Ford's Theatre. At first, I thought it would be one of those whodunnit books, but I was wrong. The author obviously put alot of effort, time & research into the book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I finished the entire book during the plane ride back to Los Angeles. I lent it to my family members and they, too, enjoyed it!

A Masterpiece of Time.......1999-09-27

History books must reach into the past to pull forward a tangible, feeling portrait of those who have lived before us. A. Lincoln: His Last 24 Hours is a brilliant account of a ever researched, fascinating topic. America may know the general idea of the Lincoln assasination, but this book reaches into the depths of a life that seems to come together in the course of one day. The life of America's greatest president was turbulent from its foundation, and a peace settled into the man who had an ironic foreshadowing of his own death. After reading this account, one can argue that Linocln was so relaxed, joyful and relieved. This may be due to the fact that he knew his life and accomplishments had run their course and he, along with the Unified country he fought so hard to solidfy was on the right track. Lincoln walking alongside the women in the garden admiring his beloved lemon tree, cavorting cheerfully with the energy-draining Mary Todd, and defiance in wanting to attend "Our American Cousin" are just some of the vignettes presented in luxurious vividity. All in all, one of the most entertaining reads I have had the pleasure to experience. A masterful look into a world past.

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A Lincoln: His Last 24 Hours
W. Emerson Reck
Manufacturer: McFarland & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0786428538

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Mystery and speculation have been associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln for more than a century. Here is a thorough documentation, based on 30 years of research, of the activities and struggles of the President during his last day, along with events leading up to the assassination. Eyewitness accounts, never-before-published facts, Booths activities on April 14, the reaction of the city, physicians effortsand many other factors large and small are covered. A four-part appendix explains still unresolved mysteries surrounding this fascinating historical event. Photos are generally the rare and the little-seen, including a few never before published.

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Chronicles the life of a Supreme.

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Sacrificing Others for Dreams...Lluva Banks.......2007-09-06

This book did an excellent job of explaining those times back in the 60's and how the great group the Supreme's came into being. After watching the movie "Dream Girls" I wanted to know who the real life characters were. Beyonce' played Diana Ross/Deena, Jamie Fox palyed Berry Gordy, Jennifer Hudson played Effie/Florence Ballard, and Anika played Mary Wilson. The movie did not do justice for what really happened as far as the relationships that interwined the times. Mary Wilson did an excellent job describing each person without bias and judgement which shows great charater on her part. Diana Ross slept her way to the top, and treated the people who made her what she is today like crap. It is awful how Motown exploited its artists and their talents...but it is something that Berry and Diana will have to live with and ultimately die with. Overall, this was an excellent read.

Somewhat interesting.......2007-08-16

This is really two separate books in one. I enjoyed the first one "Dreamgirl My Life as a Supreme". Mary Wilson wrote what I believe is a very objective chronicle of the rise of the Supremes. Some reviewers regard her book as just an attack on Diana Ross. However, she said many good and positive things about Diana. I certainly believe she told the truth and I certainly see The Supremes in a completely different light. I always enjoyed their songs and I can now appreciate their hard work ethic and talent even more. From this account, I believe that basically Diana Ross sold her soul for fame and fortune. The way she treated Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson was inexcusable and just downright mean. This book is probably a good read just for Supremes fans. The second book "Supreme Faith" was not quite as much a page turner. I really glanced at alot of the content. There was some repetition from the first book, but not alot. It would be interesting to know what Cindy Birdsong is doing now and how the Supremes affected her life.

Enjoyable, but could have been so much more.......2007-05-20

This was OK, but it was in desperate need of an editor! The stories change so rapidly from paragraph to paragraph with no transitions or sequitors that I thought text was missing. One minute the Supremes are nothing, the next they are touring the world, which may have been somewhat true, but the transition from "nobodies" to "world stars" could have been described and documented. The affairs and Mary's children come out of nowhere, merely "listed", and not really described. A sense of progression of time is missing, though it's roughly chronological, but not smoothly so. The endless Diana-bashing (or should I say, Diane-bashing) is seemingly on EVERY page, without much detail into the nuance of their relationship, nor much description of the positive aspects of the friendship that was so long, but ended so awfully. While somewhat interesting, revelations that Mary didn't even sing on some later Supremes hits might indicate her ultimate limited usefulness, and underscores the sense that Diana Ross WAS indeed the real star of the Supremes, despite her bitchy ambition and sleeping-with-the-boss conniving ways. The treatment of Florence Ballard's departure is brief and somewhat undetailed, begging for a book of its own. DREAMGIRLS the musical does a better job of describing Supremes dynamics, and that's fiction (well, sort of). Reading DREAMGIRL makes you realize even more that despite the politically-correct and Ross-lawsuit-fearing demures by the creators to the contrary, DREAMGIRLS IS indeed about the Supremes. I guess I did enjoy the book, but it could have been so much better. Mary needs to just re-write the whole thing in light of DREAMGIRLS and issue an expanded and updated (and this time, PROFESSIONALLY EDITED) and cohesive version.

the materials for glitter.......2007-05-12

mary wilson has recognized two ambitions with her autobiographical diptych. she became a writer and she further legitimized her friend florence ballard as an integral part of the group we know as the supremes.

she didn't rake gordy over the coals as much as the readers thought she would--in fact, she's very kind to him in 'dreamgirl'. and, despite what people would want, she is also kind to diana ross, whon she refers to as diane quite a bit. in fact, that's probably her only concerted effort to get at ross in the text of 'dreamgirl'.

so, with the spirit of generosity and a nice, natural easy to read writing style, it's a bit of a shame that 'supreme faith' is the classic kiss-and-tell celeb story with only a few personal experiences that give it a personal stamp. and wilson's story may not be unique but it is hers. so why capitulate to marketing people and ride the wave of pop culture with a title like dreamgirl? the story of the supremes may have inspired the 1981 musical, but it is not the story of the group. fans of motown are not the fans of broadway shows. they would have read the book if she had called it 'zen and the art of the sloppy joe'.

I Wish Diane and Mary would do a Tour together .......2007-04-04

I just wish Mary and Diane would get over their differences, stop the bickering and stop behaving like children and do a tour together singing all the Supremes songs...

This book was an excellent read. It took me a week to read it. While reading this book (Mary's first book and 2nd book combined) into one book. I felt that she was obcessed with keeping the Supremes name. Don't get me wrong...I wasn't against Mary, I read in between the lines and I am a very perceptive person. I do believe Diana acted the way she did is because of Mary had a lot to do with how Diana acted towards her. I felt if Diana was that bad of a person, then how come she showed up at Flo's funeral, she would also show up Mary's at some of the show nights during shows. Diana even helped Mary out of a financial burden. Even though Mary had to pay it back....there was no one else Mary could go to ask for the money. Diana even became the God Mother of Mary's daughter. There are many groups where the lead singer wanted to become solo. Look at Beyonce ! There are many groups....where the lead singer bacame solo. Mary wanted the original Supremes to stay together and continue to take turns singing lead. I'm pretty sure Diana would have helped flo out of her financial burden as well. No one will ever know.....unless another book comes out stating so.

The book is an excellent read. It woke my eyes up on how shrewd the Music industy can be. I Love both Mary Wilson and Diana Ross !!
Get over it and do a tour together !!!

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