Aleppo and Devonshire Square : English Traders in the Eighteenth Century : The Emergence of International Business, 1200-1800

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This volume is available individually, or as part of the 7 volume set Emergence of International Business 1200-1800 (ISBN 0-415-19072-X; $910.00/Y [Can. $1365.00/Y]).

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Interesting perspectives on creative thinking styles

The Five Faces of Genius: Creative Thinking Styles to Succeed at Work
Annette Moser-Wellman
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What do Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci, and Ray Kroc, the man who created the McDonald's franchise enterprise, have in common? They have all mastered the skills of creative genius-essential tools in today's business climate.

Having researched the lives and techniques of past and present geniuses for this inspiring and provocative new handbook, Annette Moser-Wellman helps workers at all levels build and refine their working styles. These qualities of creativity-drawn from the the realms of art, science, as well as business-make up the five distinct "faces":

* Seer-the power to image
* Observer-the power to notice details
* Alchemist-the power to make connections
* Fool-the power to celebrate weakness
* Sage-the power to simplify

Moser-Wellman shows how we can utilize these creative thinking strategies and flourish in the workplace.

"It teaches people about the nature of creativity and how to cultivate it." (Fast Company)

"Moser-Wellman has given us five different perspectives from which to creatively tackle business challenges." (Carla J. Paonessa, Managing Partner, Accenture)

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Useful With An Asterisk..........2005-11-10

But so are most books of this type. The book's best feature is a nice combination of detail with theory. There are lots of exercises and a generally cheery "you can do it!" tone. That's good, but the book's recurring emphasis on developing multi-modal approaches to problem-solving is better (i.e., creativity means trying approaches you're not as familiar with). Concluding sections on interacting with people of dominant types that differ from you, and how to sell your ideas to them, is probably worth the cover price alone.
The author loves examples. These examples are not always correct (salons peaked in the 1700s, not the "seventeenth century" to cite one of more than a dozen examples), nor do they fit as neatly into their creative categories as the author supposes. In part, though, the reader comes to see this as the unique characteristics of a certain creative style--seeing this and making allowance for it is good practice for the rest of the book. After all, true creativity is aware of variant creative modes, especially in colleagues or even competitors.
The morning after skimming the entire book I began to experiment with some of its suggestions. Within two hours I had come up with a metaphor that will solve one of the most intractable process problems for my company--an idea that literally took my breath away, on something I'd been struggling with for months. I put a lot of work in; this book didn't give me any answers. But in a sense it reminded me of the answer, or gave me ideas about how and where to look for the answer. I was a college football player already, to use a metaphor, and this was a long look at a pro playbook. It won't work unless you're playing college ball; if you're a top pro player, you should look at something more advanced. But if you want to develop a basis of creative talent, this'll help.

Interesting perspectives on creative thinking styles.......2003-12-27

This book starts off a quick précis of the 5 faces : Seer, Observer, Alchemist, Fool, Sage. Then it gives a self-assessment of which Styles you are currently using. I scored highest on Fool & Observer, and lowest on Sage.

As I read through the book, I was disillusioned as to its worth. But when I got to Fool, I thought "that's me exactly" (there's no shame in being a 'Fool' in this schema).

So I looked back at the earlier chapters, and thought maybe the questions & examples were not as appropriate as they might have been?

Anyway, I began to appreciate the book more. Certainly the latter sections on how to apply the 5 different styles at work, and the strengths & weaknesses of teams who find themselves with & without all these players, were of more use than the theorising.

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Creativity and business have long enjoyed an uneasy alliance, with the latter more dependent on the former than it usually cares to admit. In The Five Faces of Genius, however, Annette Moser-Wellman builds a compelling case for creativity as the true force behind business and lays out ways in which it can be harnessed to even greater advantage. Moser-Wellman, president of a consulting firm that advocates just such an approach, breaks down the "thinking skills" of inventive masters like Mozart and Da Vinci into five types--Seer, Observer, Alchemist, Fool, and Sage--and then explains how readers can use the same processes in their own careers. "I discovered that the creative mind is the same no matter where you find it," she writes. "It took the same skills for Robert Frost to write a poem or for Bob Dylan to write a ballad as it did for Howard Schultz to create the idea for the Starbucks empire."

Following an exercise that helps readers determine their own creative strengths and weaknesses, Moser-Wellman goes into detail on each of her five traits and offers concrete suggestions for integrating them into the corporate environment. As epitomized by Ray Kroc of McDonald's, for example, Seers can learn to "create a plethora of possible business solutions and to predict the uncharted territory of their industry and company." By combining real-world examples and implementation ideas with her own incisive perspective, Moser-Wellman provides advice that should appeal to anyone who believes there is more to a job than uninspired, rote behavior. --Howard Rothman

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An essential primer of creative thinking techniques for success in today's new economy-and beyond.

What do Mozart, da Vinci, and Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, have in common? They have all mastered skills of creative genius.

As the face of business rapidly changes and traditional models become obsolete overnight, companies are no longer looking for business managers who are experts at the system. They need people who can use their creativity to constantly reinvent the system. They want business artists.

Annette Moser-Wellman identifies five common creative styles or Faces of Genius: the Seer, the Observer, the Alchemist, the Fool, and the Sage. By using examples from geniuses old and new, she breaks down each face into specific techniques and provides exercises that anyone can use immediately to begin to think more creatively. The Five Faces of Genius teaches business professionals how to develop the creative skills necessary for success by emulating the techniques of past and present geniuses in the arts, sciences, and business.

Business geniuses and the "faces" they've used:

• Seer Ray Kroc envisioned a world lined with McDonald's franchises.
• Observer Howard Schulz brought Starbucks to the world after he noticed how much gourmet coffee a small store in Seattle was selling.
• Alchemist Mickey Drexler took the Coca-Cola idea of ubiquity and used it for Gap stores.

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Timeless wisdom.......2001-08-14

In the business world, we are often stuck in a set way of creating solutions. This book teaches you look at that process. Through example, the author shows how visualizing success, pondering what is missing in an equation, adding two things together to make something better, stumbling accross something new and looking back to the past for solutions for the future can all lead to genius. This is a very rough account of how Annette Moser-Wellman spins a complicated web about real life wizards that have changed not only the business landscape but the way we view the world. She looks at the strategies men like Ray Kroc, Walt Disney and Alfred Nobel employed and the tools they used to achieve where no one else had acheived. It is also a guide for how to act and view the business world every day. I read it and started seeing my own creative process differently. Can you ask anything more from a book?

My New Communication Bible.......2001-08-03

Few times in my life have I picked up a book that was so insightful, so readable and so true that I have recommended it to almost everyone I have come into contact with. It has changed my whole outlook on understanding how to take my ideas and develop them simply by looking at them from a variety of facets and by asking the right questions.

This book has also helped me cope with people I once perceived as difficult to get through to. I have since been able to 'read' my coworkers in such a way that every exchange ends positively, not at a cross-roads like before.

Great for business, indispensable for life.

Breath of Fresh Air in a Very Tired Workplace.......2001-04-08

This book will be helpful to every knowledge worker--the title should not scare off the 99% of the population that does not qualify for "genius" status.

Certainly there will be those looking for some magical way to lift themselves from obscurity, or lethargy, or oppression, that that think they are unappreciated geniuses and are simply looking for the window-dressing they need to be recognized. This book is not for them.

What this book does, in a very nice way that reminds one of Drucker's belief that the best work is work as a "calling"--work as a beloved endeavor that brings out the best we have to offer--or of the 7 Habits book that emphasizes the urgency of protecting those activities that are important but not urgent (things like family time, exercise, and freedom from the telephone--or now, email)--is "review the bidding" on five different workstyles, and how to make them better.

In a nutshell, this book is what results when Myers-Briggs and 7 Habits have children, and the children grow up to be artists. It is a good read, and at a minimum it will help *anybody* bring more reflection and more peace back into their daily work routine.

Become A Genius.......2001-04-08

This book, The Five Faces of Genius, is destined to make a difference, and become a "profitable experience" for anyone who reads it. It stimulates the imagination, which leads to ideas and concepts, which guide us to policies and programs, which generate strategies and tactics, which result in new products and services. The next thing you know, you have profits.

Listen to the writer, Robinson Davies (p.23) describing his inspirational moments: "An idea for a novel seizes me and will not let me go. What often appears in my head is a picture which somehow must be considered." Now, that happens to all of us. But, we need to learn how to act on those inspirational moments. This book teaches us how. Goethe's quote (p.193) is timely and has encouraged many of us to take action. It is at the heart of great leadership and magnificent results: "If you can imagine it, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it." We should especially heed this advice during the current economic slump. It looks like the company, Agilent, did. The HP spinoff and maker of test and measurement equipment recently declared it would do something different to save money. It will cut the salaries of all 48,000 employees by 10% to avoid layoffs. This is an imaginative way to deal with economic hard times. It's also the "HP Way" - respect the individual. How to achieve this type of creative and positive response is all explained in the book. Finally, a third example that "exploded off the page" as I read the book are the Exercises found in each chapter. When you complete them you should submit them to your employer. They might become "the fuel that lights a fire" under your business.

This stuff works! Just read about the companies and people who have improved their lot. The author has identified 204 specific examples of individuals and organizations to make her point as to "the Skills needed to Master Ideas at Work." Heck, that's probably more than the number you would learn about at a good, four year college. And, this 208 page book can be read in a few hours.

In the Bible, Philippians 4:8, St. Paul urges us to think about "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." This book induces me to do just that. It seduces my senses. The author, Annette Moser-Wellman, knows what she is talking about. Can you define and dominate a market niche with your product or service? Read this book to find out how.

The author has imagined, noticed detail, connected domains, celebrated weakness, and simplified throughout her life. With this book she has brought the reader into "the company of the creative." Take advantage of her counsel. Discover the "seer, observer, alchemist, and sage" that lies within you. If you don't at least glance through this book, you're "a fool."

For "one shinning moment" then, be "a deer caught in the headlights of a passing car." Pause, in your life, read this book, and let the creative juices flow. Solve some problems in new, exciting, and imaginative ways. Then write the author, and thank her for encouraging you to be creative, improving the quality of your life, and increasing the productivity and profitability of your enterprise. Who knows, maybe someday you'll create a new "soft-chip technology" that eliminates cancer. This book is a wonderful, stimulating read. Enjoy it.

A Gem of A Management Tool.......2001-04-03

Yes, we know we need a great team to compete successfully, but that's easier said than done! We need a way to determine the members' strengths and weaknesses as they apply to analyzing problems and formulating new ideas. The Five Faces of Genius provides a quick assessment of individual thinking types with full explanations of each(good aspects, as well as pitfalls in processing). Each member can learn about himself, the other team players, and what to do with this new information as it applies to the group. What I found most refreshing was the concept that while it is nice to understand one's own way of thinking and creating, it is quite possible, even necessary,to try to personally develop new ways to formulate ideas.Also,knowledge about fellow workers' untapped abilities might just foster encouragement by staff of each other. Managers would do well to use this tool to understand the staff they supervise and allow each member to then do what he does best for the good of the whole! This is a gem.

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The Five Faces of Genius: Creative Thinking Styles to Succeed at Work

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The Five Faces of Genius: Creative Thinking Styles to Succeed at Work
Annette Moser-Wellman
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What to do with the lemon tree in your yard

Lemons: Growing, Cooking, Crafting
Kate Chynoweth , and Elizabeth Woodson
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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When life gives you lemons, you'll find fresh ideas for making lemonade and much more in the attractive little book, Lemons: Growing, Gathering, Cooking, Crafting. Food and lifestyle writer Kate Chynoweth, recipe creator Elizabeth Woodson, and photographer Rita Maas demonstrate this sunny fruit's versatility by delving into its history and offering up an assortment of helpful hints and uses both in the kitchen and beyond.

The first of the book's five chapters recounts the lore of the lemon, beginning with its original cultivation 2,000 years ago in India. Other chapters include information on different types of lemons, instructions for growing lemons in the garden and in containers, as well as suggestions for cooking and crafts. Tips are practical--such as how to pick out a lemon--and precise--why, for example, lemon juice should be added after a sauce has thickened, lest the acid interfere with starch molecule bonds.

Although the recipes are not extensive, 22 for food (no main courses) and 16 for crafts, there's a little something for everyone, from sweet treats to candles to cold remedies. What stand out most are the clever presentation ideas for gifts: simple packaging techniques describe ways to dress up an economical lemon recipe into an elegant party favor or present. --Jennifer Wyatt

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Recipes, crafts, gardening tips, and fascinating lore abound in this handsome celebration of the enchanting lemon. From a bright Lemon Gremolata to savory Lemon-Parsley Biscuits, simple recipes make the delightful tang of lemons the main attraction. There are also clever and useful lemon crafts to try, including a luscious Lemon Lip Balm, easy Lemon Pomanders to freshen the linen closet, and Lemon Cough Syrup to soothe the throat. The fascinating history of this beloved fruit takes readers on a journey across land and time, from its origins in the Mediterranean to its reign in Morocco and Tunisia, across continents to Europe and eventually America. With gorgeous photographs, practical wisdom, wonderful gift ideas, and homey delights, this charming book is the complete compendium for true lemon lovers.

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What to do with the lemon tree in your yard.......2007-04-07

This book is a great idea-maker for that lemon tree in your yard. The auther is very creative, crafty, and detail-oriented.

Below is a listing of recipes included.
lemon vodka
lemon drop cocktail
sparkling lemonade with lemon-slice daisies
honey lemon chips
lemon-parsley biscuits
classic hollandaise sauce
flavored butters
preserved lemons
vinaigrette trio
oil-cured olives
gremolata
buttermilk pie
strawberry-lemon pops
lemon ducks
citrus suckers
lemon sponge pudding
lemon-champagne sorbet garnished with frosted grapes
lemon-coconut cupcakes with lemon-cream cheese frosting
lemon-blueberry muffins
sherbet sandwhiches
lemon curd
meyer lemon marmalade

Below are other creative items to make with lemons.
lemon-lavender splash
lemon lip balm
lemon-lime layered bath oil
lemon-mint foot bath
cold-remedy trio
lemon meringue pie lotion
little lemon soaps in lemon leaf purses
beauty box
house-cleaning quartet
lemon print note cards
little lemon cachepot
pomanders
sugared lemons
lemon herb windowsill garden
cleansing candle
lemon potpourri

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If there's one thing that we know about the future, it's this: It has already begun. The changes that will shape our lives in the next ten to twenty years are already in motion-from demographic changes to new technology, and from social trends to novel ways of doing business. The pace of change can be overwhelming, and until now, there hasn't been an accessible reference guide that summarizes the most important trends in every industry:

Arts and entertainment

Business and industry

Demographics

Health and medicine

Politics

The 100 Best Trends, 2005 is filled with lively information on the most important trends currently shaping the future, including: Generation Y, Nanotechnology, and Duppies. It is the perfect tool for marketing specialists, PR and advertising professionals, investors, entrepreneurs-and anyone with a vital stake in what's ahead.

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North Americans are frenetic about stocks, convinced that the markets have nowhere to go but up. Each month, more and more novice investors pull their money out of their stagnant bank accounts and low-interest GICs and plough them into mutual funds and similar investments. In a compelling argument, Andrew Sarlos sounds an alarm against all this frenzied activity. (1997)

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Prophetic.......2003-01-30

I read this book in 1998 and moved out of stocks because of it. Thank You Mr. Sarlos.

I only wish Mr. Sarlos was still with us to give his insight on the current market.

As of January 2003, the market is only back to the level it was at the time Mr. Sarlos wrote this book and ringing the alarm bell !!!

Do we still have this much further to fall ?

Dow 4000 in 2005, Mr. Sarlos ???

Andy Sarlos RIP.......2002-11-29

In response to a previous reviewer's query - Andy Sarlos died a few years ago.

I bet Alarminst Drivel is BRANKRUPT now !! (hahahahh).......2001-10-19

HA!! read last review,

> The main concern with people like this (and Rifkin, et al) is that they don't recognize that technology represents a new paradigm and that traditional stocks need new metrics

what a CLASSIC sign of top,,written in Jan 2000. This investor is clearly broke now, losing all profits, and then some. Looks like the author gets the last laugh here.

Charles MacKay is laughing in his grave.......2001-07-08

I love reading the reviews of this book. The one from Canada in early 2000 should become a classic. If only the reviewer had read some financial history and maybe 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions & The Madness of Crowds' by Charles Mackay. He'd have realised that the 90s IT-bubble was nothing new and merely the latest in a long line of manias that date back centuries. They all had sad and sorry endings. This one was no different.

Full marks to Sarlos for having the guts to publish contrarian views with such impeccable timing. It just goes to prove that American investors can be just as unsophisticated as their so-called Emerging Markets couterparts.

Prophetic.......2001-03-21

I've never read this book but I had to respond to the previous reviewer. I give this book five stars based on it's correct prophecies. The market tanked alright.

I love reading what previous reviewer has to say! Pure bull mania. Of course, I was hardly any better back then. So we now know that tech doesn't need a new valuation metric and that boomers can put their money under their mattresses like the Japanese have been doing for the last decade. I guess private purchase price means something after all ;)

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The Real Deal

Required reading for students of Southwest

Very good book for airline/aviation buffs

Southwest Passage: The Inside Story of Southwest Airlines' Formative Years
Lamar Muse
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Lessons in Loyalty: How Southwest Airlines Does It - An Insider's View

Nuts! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success

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When Southwest Airlines made its inaugural flight on June 18, 1971, experts predicted that the company wouldn't last more than ninety days. Some thirty-two years later, Southwest is the beleaguered airline industry's only profitable major company.

Money magazine has named Southwest Airlines' common stock the premier investment of the last thirty years, with the runner-up, Wal-Mart, only a distant second.

Now Southwest's founding president and CEO (1970-78), Lamar Muse, offers a definitive account of the airline's scrappy beginning. The principles and practices that assured the company's success were, largely, Muse's own. Those same winning strategies continue to sustain the company through the market's ups and downs.

During his school days in Palestine, Texas, Muse was known by the nickname "Ug," short for "ugly." He never earned a college degree. But with a brilliant and broad understanding of complex market forces, he bypassed "business as usual" to launch Southwest Airlines.

Lamar Muse established Southwest using clear, practical, timeless solutions. Likewise, in Southwest Passage, he delivers plain facts and informed opinions that replace convoluted outsider accounts of the company's history. For anyone wondering how the air industry can renew itself, how Southwest achieved its dominance, or how business really works, this unique story has the answers.

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WHY is this book out of print?.......2006-07-10

Before I get to my review, can someone out there tell me why this book is out of print? I paid over $100 for it. It was published by a small press here in Austin, and I even called them about it. If you have answer, please write me at .

Some fans of Rand have said that if _Atlas Shrugged_ is ever made into a movie that it should be "updated"--i.e., the passenger train industry should be replaced by passenger airplanes. I think it would quite foolish to tamper with _Atlas_ in such a way. It could also be said that the story of "Atlas Shrugged with Airplanes" has already been written and actually happened.

That story is _Southwest Passage_ by Lamar Muse. Muse was the founding CEO of Southwest Airlines up till 1978. The book also includes many details about his personal life and his other adventures in the airline industry before and after Southwest. The best parts are his years with Southwest, and Muse is rightfully proud of all the things his little airline has accomplished since his departure from the company.

It all started when Herb Kelleher and Rollin King were talking in San Antonio. They decided to start an airline that would simply operate in the triangle formed by Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. In 1967, they got started and immediately found themselves challenged in court by the established carriers of the time--Texas International (based in Houston) and Braniff (based in Dallas). As a result of this "business harassment" (a term used by several judges), Southwest's first flight didn't take off until 18 June 1971.

Southwest was not the first intra-state carrier. Their inspiration had been the California-based Pacific Southwest Airlines which had started in 1949, and they took many of PSA's best ideas. But just like PSA, Southwest was free from the federal regulation of the Civil Aeronautics Board. (See www.catchoursmile.com for the story of PSA.)

In 1972, Muse made a critical decision which set the tone for much of the company's success since that time. Losing money at the time, Muse decided that the best way to raise money was to sell one of their four planes. Maintaining the same staff and scheduled with three planes, Muse then challenged his team to turn (completely unload and reload) planes in TEN MINUTES. It worked, and Southwest still turns planes faster than its competitors today. They have also never furloughed an employee.

Southwest has always viewed its greatest competitor as the automobile and still does today. The stats in this book show this story. Southwest didn't take much business away from the other airlines. Southwest got people who had never flown before to fly.

Muse also tells about their expansion into other Texas cities and more of the other dirty tricks engaged in by the entrenched competitors. Dallas and Houston also did what they could to make life difficult for them. It seems as though Houston has given up, but Dallas (their home city) still probably would rather see Southwest leave town even today.

Then there is the interesting part of federal deregulation. Muse gave a great speech on the subject before Congress. Most of the established carriers (such as American) bitterly opposed deregulation. Only United Airlines favored it.

Southwest is one of America's great business success stories. In terms of passenger numbers, Southwest is America's #1 airline for domestic flights. Their stock price has even outperformed Walmart's during its 35-year history. Southwest has turned a profit every year since 1973 and is the only airline which gets an A credit rating from Standard and Poors. Their leaders have shown that the best way to get rich is to treat employees with respect and dignity and to give customers great service. The good guys won.

Unfortunately, the book has no photographs. It seems to indicate that Muse didn't take many or that many people didn't want to give him any for the book. Maybe he just didn't ask.

I also love this cover.

The Real Deal.......2005-05-26

In making a reservation on Southwest's website last week I noted that they are pushing two books about Southwest, one being "NUTS" and the other "THE SOUTHWEST WAY." There was no mention whatsoever about "SOUTHWEST PASSAGE", one of the best business books I have ever read. Could it be that the true story about Southwest in its early days during which the course was set for its 32 years of profitable operations, as told in SOUTHWEST PASSAGE, is so totally different from the tales told in the other books by the airline's current executives that SOUTHWEST PASSAGE has been blackballed? I know nothing about the authors of the three books, but I do know that Lamar Muse was there on the scene and can prove everything he says in SOUTHWEST PASSAGE while the authors of the other two books were probably still just gleams in their fathers' eyes.

Required reading for students of Southwest.......2003-11-10

There's been a lot of blather written about Southwest, including _Nuts_ and _The Southwest Way_. My opinion is that most of these books are written by people who don't know much about the airline business and who are trying to push their pet management theory. I'm a professional airline analyst, for what that's worth.

Muse was actually there and made it happen as the first CEO of Southwest.

Is it a perfect book? No. Muse is opinionated, and you're definitely getting his side of the story. But he's up front about that and doesn't pretend otherwise. It's also as much about him as it is about Southwest, but that's interesting too. He's had quite an eventful life, and his prior experience is totally relevant to what happened at Southwest and why. I think he'd be the last to claim that he's lead a perfect existence.

He also quotes liberally from the letters to the board of directors that he wrote every month. These are valuable historical documents, and one hopes that Muse preserves them by donating them to a transportation library somewhere.

Muse isn't a professional writer, but his language is direct and to the point. The book is informative, easy to read and entertaining. Even if it wasn't, it would still be worth reading, given his critical role in the birth of Southwest.

One day, someone will write a serious business history of Southwest. When that happens, Muse's book (and hopefully his letters to the board) will be key source material. In the meantime, this is probably the single most interesting book on the foundation of Southwest.

Very good book for airline/aviation buffs.......2003-05-29

This book was very interesting in relation to the history of several airlines. It covers Lamar and his stints at Trans-Texas, American, Southern, Central, Universal, Southwest, and even covers some of Muse Air. Too bad no pictures were included.

Southwest Passage : The Inside Story of Southwest Airlines' Formative Years

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Southwest Passage : The Inside Story of Southwest Airlines' Formative Years
Lamar Muse
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In this concise special report, you will find the criteria, standards, and procedures used in conducting Mexican tax audits. Coverage includes:

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TAX AUDIT PROCEDURES IN MEXICO
Jaime Gonzalez-Bindiksen
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This book is an insight to the time and the Presidency of Ronald Reagan and is dedicated to promoting the legacy of President Ronald Reagan, to fulfilling the vision of his life's work and to ensure that America's future remains bright. To realize President Reagan's dreams for our generation and generations to come, a Memorial Fund has been established to benefit his Library in Simi Valley, California. Ten percent of the proceeds are being donated to that fund. Ronald Reagan believed that everything happened for a reason, and that we can trust in God's purposes. He believed that people are basically good. He had no tolerance for bigotry or injustice. Above all, he believed in the courage and triumph of free men and in the capacity of the American people to overcome any obstacle. With bold, persistent action, he restored the confidence of our nation, strengthened the spirit of free enterprise, challenged and shamed an oppressive empire, and inspired millions with his conviction and moral courage. As he showed what a President should be, he also showed us what a man should be. Ronald Reagan carried himself with a decency and attention to the small kindnesses that also define a good life. He was a courtly, gentle, and considerate man, never known to slight or embarrass others. Ronald Reagan deeply loved the United States of America. And that love was returned. Tens of thousands of mourners stood in line in California and in Washington, D.C. to pay their final respects. There were 21-gun salutes and dignified processions, and home-made memorials at a funeral home in Santa Monica. Our country is stronger and our world is freer for the brave leadership of this modest son of America. RonaldReagan always told us that for America, our best was yet to come. We know that is true for him, too. His work is done. And now, as President George W. Bush said, "a shining city awaits him."

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One Step at A Time A Young Woman's Inspiring Struggle to walk Again

Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Book Company
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GLF4IQ

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One Step at a Time, A young woman's inspiring struggle to walk again.
Lenor Madruga
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Book Co Inc, NY
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O6AKDM

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One step at a time: A young woman's inspiring struggle to walk again
Lenor Madruga
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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This Book Changed My Life

One step at a time: A young woman's inspiring struggle to walk again
Lenor Madruga
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Next Leg of My Journey

ASIN: 0070394598

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Lenor Madruga had stunning beauty, vibrant health, a handsome, loving husband, two wonderful young children, and a successful modeling career when, on the morning of her 32nd birthday, she discovered the small hard lump on her thigh. Within a few nightmare months, she had barely saved her life-and lost her left leg. Now this extraordinary woman tells the story of her struggle to return from the abyss of pain, drug addiction, self-torment, and depression that threatened to swallow up her entire life. It is a triumphant story of her determination to dance, drive, swim, water-ski, ride horses, make love-and so almost everything she used to do before her operation.

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This Book Changed My Life.......2006-09-14

Lenor's story of living through extremely frightening circumstances is truly mouth dropping amazing. Not only did she face being diagnosed with a very rare bone cancer, but the only effective treatment for her was a full amputation (hemipelvectomy) with surgical removal of her leg and a portion of her pelvis. During a time in my life when faced with the same diagnosis, and so discouraged I was given this book which gave me the hope to carry on. Lenor's story of how she dealt with her diagnosis, her surgical experience and her positive recovery is more than inspiring. No, this book is not gory, it is uplifting and positive and teaches how to get inner strength through such an incredibly devastating life circumstance. Even without facing such medical possibilities, this is a book for anyone to benefit from reading.

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