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· Handle your own divorce?
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· Get City Hall and the County Prosecutor to make some sense of the justice system?

Dispute Management knowledge and skills will guide you to more successful and satisfying resolution of these and other disputes and conflicts. Let Trial Judge, Trial Lawyer and award-winning mediator and arbitrator David Strawn show you how!

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In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson manages to create a career book that is a page-turner. His 50 vivid profiles of people searching for "their soft spot--their true calling" will engage readers because Bronson is asking himself the same question. He explores his premise, that "nothing is braver than people facing up to their own identity," as an anthropologist and autobiographer. He tackles thorny, nuanced issues about self-determination. Among them: paradoxes of money and meaning, authorship and destiny, brain candy and novelty versus soul food. Bronson's stories, limited to professional people and complete with photos, are gems. They include a Los Angeles lawyer who became a priest, a Harvard MBA catfish farmer turned biotech executive, and a Silicon Valley real estate agent who opened a leather crafts factory in Costa Rica.

Bronson is a gifted intuitive writer, the bestselling author of The Nudist on the Late Shift, whose thoughtful, vulnerable voice emerges as the book's greatest strength and challenge. He describes his subject's lives along with the ways they annoy, puzzle, and worry him. He frets about meddling with his questions, yet once, memorably and appropriately, he offers a talented man a top post in his publishing company. While this creates the juiciness of his portraits, it also can make Bronson the book's most memorable character and the only one whose story is not resolved. Even so, this remarkable career chronicle sets the gold standard for the worth of the examined life. --Barbara Mackoff

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In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson writes of remarkable individuals—from young to old, from those just starting out to those in a second career—who have overcome fear and confusion to find a larger truth about their lives and, in doing so, have been transformed by the experience. What Should I Do with My Life? struck a powerful, resonant chord on publication, causing a multitude of people to rethink their vocations and priorities and start on the path to finding their true place in the world. For this edition, Bronson has added nine new profiles, to further reflect the range and diversity of those who broke away from the chorus to learn the sound of their own voice.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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What should I do with my life?

It's a question many of us have pondered with frequency. Author Po Bronson was asking himself that very question when he decided to write this book -- an inspiring exploration of how people transform their lives and a template for how we can answer this question for ourselves.

Bronson traveled the country in search of individuals who have struggled to find their calling, their true nature -- people who made mistakes before getting it right. He encountered people of all ages and all professions -- a total of fifty-five fascinating individuals trying to answer questions such as: Is a career supposed to feel like a destiny? How do I tell the difference between a curiosity and a passion? Should I make money first, to fund my dream? If I have a child, will my frustration over my work go away? Should I accept my lot, make peace with my ambition, and stop stressing out? Why do I feel guilty for thinking about this?

From their efforts to answer these questions, the universal truths in this book emerge. Each story in these pages informs the next, and the result is a journey that unfolds with cumulative power. Here are the stories of people who found meaningful answers by daring to be honest with themselves. Among them:

The Pittsburgh lawyer who decided to become a trucker so he could savor the moment and be closer to his son.
The toner-cartridge queen of Chicago, who realized that her relationships with men kept sabotaging her career choices.
The Cuban immigrant who overcame the strong disapproval of her parents and quit her high-paying job to pursue social-service work in Miami.
The chemistry professor who realized, quite late in life, that he would rather practice law.
The mother torn between an Olympic career and her adolescent daughter.
The seventeen-year-old boy who received a letter from the Dalai Lama and was called to a life of spiritual leadership.
The creator of St. Elmo's Fire, who wasn't sure he could quit his successful Hollywood life for the deeper artistic life he had always wanted to pursue.
The author himself. Po Bronson has worked as a bus-boy, cook, janitor,sports-medicine intern, bus-lift assembly-line technician, aerobics instructor, litigation consultant, greeting-card designer, bond salesman, political-newsletter editor, high school teacher, author, and book publisher.

Reading this book is like listening in on an intimate conversation among people you care about and admire. Even if you know what you should do with your life, you will find wisdom and guidance in these stories.

"Brimming with stories of sacrifice, courage, commitment and, sometimes, failure, the book will support anyone pondering a major life choice or risk without force-feeding them pat solutions."
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Personal advice to help seekers.......2007-10-18

This isn't your typical job book.

You won't find any quizzes to help you choose your career path, and you won't get any step-by-step advice on how to find the best job for you.

What you will find are personal stories from people just like you. You'll discover people who had an easy route to career success, as well as people who had a longer journey.

I personally found this book very helpful during a particularly rough patch. I wasn't sure I wanted to stay in my field, and I had a lot of questions about what to do with my life. I was depressed, unhappy, desperate, even angry.

Reading other people's stories helped me feel less alone.

The book also helped me priorotize what is important in my life. Turns out I'm OK with making less money as long as the tradeoff is living in a place I love and working for people I respect.

I have a new job as a result of this book, and I'm very happy with my place in the world.

Thought-Provoking, Artfully Written.......2007-09-24

I've heard it said that you can tell by how someone writes whether they genuinely like people. Po Bronson clearly likes people, and it shines through in this book. I highly recommend it for anyone seeking to set foot in others' shoes, whether you are in the midst of self-examination (and shouldn't that be a constant for all of us, really?) or not.

Sent as a gift.......2007-09-22

I sent this as a gift to my daughter who is very pleased with the book

Good concept, never follows through.......2007-09-13

The idea for a book addressing the question "what should I do with my life?" is a good one. It's something everyone faces at some point, and many struggle with. So I was looking forward to reading this book.

Unofortunately, all it amounts to is a series of vignets or snapshots of different individuals interviewed by Bronson and the choices they made in their careers and lives, without any other real deeper insight or conclusions offered. It's interesting to read people's different stories, and the pool Bronson drew from is certainly varied/diverse. Yet Bronson sounds just as confused as the reader when addressing these stories, and just as unsetted about that basic question. And by the end of the book, Bronson AND the reader is left no further off then where we started. If anything, this book leaves you feeling more confused and conflicted then when you started reading.

I kept hoping Bronson would get at some overarching theme that ties the stories together, or offer up some reasonable conclusions, however broad by the end of the book, but he doesn't. It's as if he interviewed these folks, wrote down their stories and just left it at that. I think it's intended to be thought provoking for the reader, and it is on some levels. But if you're picking this book up, chances are you've already been pondering this question, and don't need to be reminded to think about it.

This book had potential, and it's a good concept, but Bronson just never follows through. While interesting in parts, it leaves you hanging and is ultimately unfulfilling. I was hoping this book would inspire some insight, and it just doesn't. Disappointingly shallow.

Stories of idealistic elitists.......2007-08-25

I wanted to love this book, I really did. I work a little in career counseling, have changed careers, and believe the career search and finding what we enjoy is one of the most challenging, demanding and rewarding journeys in life. Bronson's idea for the book was outstanding; his choice of people to feature was narrow.

Before reading this book I read the reveiws here and was surpised at some of the anger. After reading the book, now I understand it. By page 200 (or earlier) I was already tired of the words, "Stanford," "Yale," "stock broker," "venture capitalist," and "Hollywood," (he has two stories of disgruntled Hollywood scriptwriters, who go back to la-la land).

Even the catfish farmer is an Ivy Leaguer/Wall Street guy who goes back to the big business world. So many dislikeable people, like the "Phi Betta Slacker" who bemoans a $1,500 a day runway model job; one Hollywood scriptwriter (Stanford or Ivy League alum, of course) who can't believe that going into the medical field requires having to deal with sick people, and that very ill people are actually in hospitals. Horrified, she runs back to Hollywood. Guess that high-priced education didn't pay off. And then there's the guy from Oregon living in the bay area who thinks he's just a goofball who got lucky making $160,000 a year, and is somewhat upset about it.

Please.

This book does not cross all economic levels, it's about elitists who just don't seem happy making those six figures. For someone not from that stratosphere, it's maddening to read time after time. I was hoping I'd hit a chapter where a middle or lower class person actually changed careers and liked it. Of course Bronson himself is a Stanford alum, high finance guy, so this is the prism in which he views life.

On the bright side, there are some good insights in this book on how people make changes and take leaps of faith. But when I hit a guy with $9 million in the bank (and oddly sharing a small two-bedroom apartment) and Bronson tells us, "not to feel sorry for him" and then we hear how this guy's life isn't fulfilling. Of course he goes back to where? Stanford.

I'm sure the Stanford and Ivy League alumni chapters love this book, but it's really not for the common man.

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What Should I Do with My Life?

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Believing You Receive
A Kenneth Copeland Ministries Study Series
Manufacturer: Kenneth Copeland Ministries
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Dwelling in the Secret Place: Knowing Your Angels

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Dwelling in the Secret Place: Knowing Your Angels
Gloria Copeland
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I Will Follow You: Meditations on Jesus, the Divine Master, the Way, the Truth, and the Life

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I Will Follow You: Meditations on Jesus, the Divine Master, the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Fedele Pasquero
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Que Debo Hacer Con Mi Vida? / What Should I Do With My Life

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Que Debo Hacer Con Mi Vida? / What Should I Do With My Life
Po Bronson
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Real Life Stories: People So Real That it Could be Someone that You Know

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Real Life Stories: People So Real That it Could be Someone that You Know
Jim Barbarossa
Manufacturer: ACW Press
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A book filled with hope that will be an encouragement to all who read it.

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Twenty Times a Lady
Karyn Bosnak
Manufacturer: Corgi Adult
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Wending Our Way: Reflections on the Journey

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Wending Our Way: Reflections on the Journey
David Owen
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What Should I Do With My Life
Po Bronson
Manufacturer: Random House
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Brilliant!

So easy and delicious!

MMmmmm

Everyone Should Own This Book

I'm an amateur chef and loved this book!

Help! My Apartment Has a Dining Room: How to Have People Over for Dinner Without stressing Out
Kevin Mills , and Nancy Mills
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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The point of entertaining is simply to feed people and be relaxed. In Help, My Apartment Has a Dining Room, Kevin and Nancy Mills, the son-and-mother team who wrote Help, My Apartment Has a Kitchen, apply their wit and wisdom to just that. Targeted to students and newly independent twentysomethings, this user-friendly cookbook offers tips and menus to help the novice host weather nerves and wobbly cooking. First, cook ahead as much as possible. And make several dishes--the variety helps please everyone, avoid disaster from inevitable kitchen failures, and cope with vegetarians and individual allergies. Beginners can follow recommended menus (for example, Creamy Mushroom Soup, Chicken Kiev, Gingery Carrots, and Chocolate Fondue) or compose their own from recipes rated Very Easy (Thousand Island Dressing: three ingredients, five minutes) to Not So Easy (Beef Bourguignon). The authors explain everything, even how to hold a knife to chop nuts. The Mom Tips and Mom Warnings that follow recipes add more reassurance, like what stew meat and wine to buy for the Bourguignon.

Helpful to the last detail, the Millses explain how to make coffee and tea, and how to set the table, suggesting you use one rather than assembling around the sofa. A perfect shower gift, this book can save parents a fortune on phone bills and help your friends (or you) survive entertaining without emotional meltdown. --Dana Jacobi

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The dynamic mother-son team who wrote Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen Cookbook now offers humorous advice and easy recipes for gen-Xers and other novice cooks who want to invite friends for dinner. When we last met Kevin Mills in the runaway, surprise bestseller Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen Cookbook, he was a recent college graduate who took a cooking-by-phone class from his mom in order to survive in the kitchen, eventually winning over his vegetarian girlfriend with his culinary skills. Now he's married to her, she's a doctor, and he still does all the cooking in their tiny kitchen. And now they entertain. With the same combination of witty writing and clever illustrations that earned the authors' first book accolades in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and Seventeen, Help! My Apartment Has a Dining Room dispenses straight advice and 150 easy recipes from a kitchen veteran, Mom, road-tested and written by her twentysomething son, who has taken out "all the fancy cookbook talk." With "Mom Tips" and "Mom Warnings," this book gives novices the benefit of Mom's experience without having her in the kitchen.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant! .......2007-02-22

Wow! What a brilliant cookbook! I have been the biggest fan of these books ever since my Mum gave me "Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen" over five years ago. The thought of hosting a dinner party was enough to send me over the edge - not anymore . . . This book provides countless wonderful recipes, each of which can be preppred either fully or predominantly before the arrival of guests. It also recommends which sides to serve with which mains. I'm actually cheffing up Black Bean Lasagne and Southwestern Coleslaw for guests tonight. Love it!

So easy and delicious!.......2006-03-19

If you loved Help! My Apartment Has A Kitchen, you will love this sequel. The recipes are still easy, but are slightly more fancy. Many of them have good visual appeal which make them suitable for entertaining. (My fave are the chicken satays with peanut sauce!)

The cookbook also contains ideas and advice for entertaining guests and offers menu suggestions.

MMmmmm.......2004-10-09

This book is great! Simple and easy to prepare meals. I bought this book for someone who didn't know how to cook and I kept it for myself. I like the simplicity of it.

Everyone Should Own This Book.......2003-01-25

This is an easy, helpful, funny guide, filled with great recipes, that make entertaining a breeze. This is a perfect companion to Help! My Apartment Has A Kitchen, another "must-have." The authors' chocolate recipe book, Chocolate on the Brain, is another great book, filled with simple, tasty recipes that chocolate-lovers will embrace. These are really useful books, in which every recipe is a winner.

I'm an amateur chef and loved this book!.......2000-01-22

My cooking experience includes making boxed macaroni and cheese and toast. I received this book as a gift last year but just recently put it to use. Over the last month, I have worn it out! I am a vegetarian but also wanted to cook for friends who are meat-eaters. The book includes many receipes for everyone. The receipes are easy to understand and fun to read. Kevin and Nancy Mills have a fabulous sense of humor. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to start cooking but is intimidated and doesn't know where to begin.

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Today’s computer trading programs can be a godsend to traders looking for an extra edge. They can also be filled with dangerous—and expensive—pitfalls for the uninitiated. Trading Systems That Work reviews and analyzes today’s major software programs, and helps traders determine which will work best for their personal trading style and habits—and which could actually work against them. Emphasizing Tradestation and Excel (the two most popular software trading programs), this valuable guidebook covers all aspects of building, understanding, and evaluating a system. Traders will keep Trading Systems That Work handy for its: *Clear, step-by-step assistance with intricate systems *Techniques to evaluate the true performance of any system

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Good.......2007-03-20

This is good for programmers. It's a bit beyond me but I still got some useful stuff out of it that gave me an edge so that made it worth it. If someone is a programmer, this is your book. He's great and gets you thinking.

Useful but.......2006-10-14

remember: there is no such thing as a free lunch..you have to build systems yourself and test test test and then optimise a bit.(I said a bit :-)

Good techniques for developing a system.......2006-01-31

If you want a caned system, this is not the book for you. What this book will teach you is how to evaluate a system that you are developing. It is a little hard to read, but the excel formulas are worth it.
It covers the essetials of a good trading system (entry, exit and money management) and explains why not all good trading systems are profitable. (All profitable trading systems must be good first).

professional methodology of systems dvelopment.......2005-06-08

Very good book for serious system developers. Most books on the topic present a system, optimize it so it fits a particular market, show couple of very convincing graphs and voila, here is the contribution to the trading science.

In this book the author presents system development in the context of portfolio trading: a robust system should work in a variety of markets. Stridsman takes you through his process of testing a system, from setting the data, to performance measures. Results of his systems, by the way, are not "fantastic", and that for me adds credibility. Analysis of his systems is done in a statistical manner, so that all aspects of a system are set up using statistical methodology, as opposed to conventional wisdom. A lot of work is also done in an attempt to introduce some degree of predictability in the author's trading approach. Aspects of system design are discussed in sophisticated detail: MAE, MFE, kurtosis, different types of drawdown, trade efficiency etc.

His optimization techiques are interesting. This is the first time I have seen the use of surface graphs to present two-variable optimization.

Not once in this book I have sensed an advertisement for the author's methods. The author simply discusses his approach. There is no hype, exclamation marks. The book is very concentrated and packed with ideas, which can be applied to any other system or markets. I don't think it would be possible to make it any shorter.

Good value for money if you like quantitative approach to trading.

Trading systems that confuse.......2004-10-13

If you're building a computer based trading system, this title offers some interesting insight. There are several example trading systems that implement commonly used system features, and these systems are analyzed and commented on. But this is far from a blueprint--the methods used are too rough to actually use as defined, and the descriptions are very confusing in many places. Included TradeStation code is a bit easier than most to understand, but that's not saying much. Every time I read this book, I feel like my time would be better spent reviewing Conway & Behle's "Professional Stock Trading: System Design and Automation", which covers much of the same material but with considerably more coherance.

Trading Systems and Money Management (The Irwin Trader's Edge Series)

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Worst Money Management Book I Ever Read
Very Disappointing
Finally money management is combined with systems trading

Trading Systems and Money Management (The Irwin Trader's Edge Series)
Thomas Stridsman
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Hardcover

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This step-by-step guide shows how to use stops to improve profit taking and reduce losses, add filters such as moving averages and breakouts to improve entry and exit points, and practice basic money management techniques to improve the performance of any trading system.

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A Guide to Trading and Profiting in Any MarketThomas StridsmanWhile most trading books simply tack money management onto the end of the book as an afterthought, Trading Systems and Money Management recognizes the importance of proven money management principles to the success of a trading program. This step-by-step guide shows how to use stops to improve profit taking and reduce losses, add filters such as moving averages and breakouts to improve entry and exit points, and practice basic money management techniques to improve the performance of any trading system.

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Worst Money Management Book I Ever Read.......2003-11-18

From the content to the writing style this book scores a zero. The book is more of a sales piece for another book Stridsman wrote. I have never heard of someone being so stuck on percentages. Stridsman should be a middle school math teacher. Of course percentages are important, but I don't think we need to pay nearly 40 dollars for a magazine columnist to tell us that. I guess if you happen to want to buy his code for tradestation you might find the book more interesting, but you can get that stuff for free off of many sites. Don't waist your money.

Very Disappointing.......2003-08-01

Wow, what can I say? This is a huge disappointment. I don't think you really need this book because Stridsman's first book is good enough and better. The problem with this book is that the systems are rehashes of articles that the author has already written for Active Trader magazine, and the systems are not even that good. This book is "been there, done that" -- it does not advance the technical analysis literature with any new concepts or ideas. I had a strange feeling of deja vu only a few pages into the book. Again, I am really surprised that this book was released - cannot recommend it at all.

Finally money management is combined with systems trading.......2003-07-27

It doesn't matter how great your system is if you don't have a relevant money management strategy that will sustain you for the long run. Mr.Stridsman does just that. He does not pull punches in showing the relevance of trading systems and how useless they are if there is no money management component.

He then goes on to show you how to combine these two seemingly disparate concepts into concrete solution for trading jus about any market.

Where he falters is in the mechanics of the actual items that you can trade. Especially with single stock futures now on the scene I would have like to have seen some examples of single stock futures in the book. In this instance I would combine Mr.Stridsman concepts with the book "Single Stock Futures For Small Speculators" or "Futures For Small Speculators".

Otherwise I was thoroughly impressed.

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The Systematic Trader: Maximizing Trading Systems & Money Management

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Active traders expose themselves to a fair amount of risk. But, they also stand to reap bigger rewards, if they use solid, sound trading strategies and money management techniques. Now, the high-powered techniques David Stendahl presents in this new audio can help every trader trade better and trade smarter. You'll be amazed at how effective these techniques can be to your bottom line, and how simple they are to implement. *Developing and testing a trading system that's right for you. *Important risk/reward tools to properly evaluate trading situations. *Winning strategies-from Maximum Adverse Excursion to Equity Curve Analysis. *And the most effective proprietary money management strategies developed over time.

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Trading Systems and Money Management
Thomas Stridsman
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFZA3S

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The boundaries once separating individual investors from the stock market are among those blurred by the proliferation of personal computers. Today, of course, anyone can obtain detailed information on historic, current, and projected fiscal performances. Cyber-Investing: Cracking Wall Street With Your Personal Computer, by David L. Brown and Kassandra Bentley, is a guide to some of the best financial software and online tools available--and, more importantly, to ways they can be effectively utilized.

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The Best Investment Book of the Year 1997 stock trader's almanac

"Here at last is the definitive resource for some of the best cyber-investing tools and techniques."--Money Magazine

"Cyber-Investing is worth every penny for anyone who has or plans to have significant investments in stocks and bonds."--CompuServe

With this book and software, anyone with a PC can learn to pick stocks like the pros and yield significant returns in any market. Completely revised and updated, the second edition now includes updated software as well as a new Cyber-Investing Kit packed with free online time and financial services, free online newsletters, and more. All graphics have been updated and there is expanded coverage of the Internet as well as the very latest cutting-edge electronic investment tools .

DAVID L. BROWN (Houston, Texas) is Chairman and CEO of Telescan, Inc., a leading information and technology provider for investors. KASSANDRA BENTLEY (Houston, Texas) is a writer who specializes in financial and computer topics.

Customer Reviews:

Tries to sell reader a certain serarch progra,.......1999-07-20

The book did do a fair job of showing the reader what is possible with a stock search programs; one in particular Telescan (which a trial version was included with my book.) Overall it lent itself too mush to this single program and read like a user manual for it; the book would be pretty much usless if you don't own telescan at a cost of arround $500.

Telescan marketing tool.......1998-04-06

I was very disappointed in the content and undercover marketing scheme to get signed on to telescan. We need books to enlighten new investors not pay to play.

Practical, entertaining and highly educational.......1997-03-15

David Brown and Kassandra Bentley have produced a practical and very real approach to cracking the market. Through real life examples, you will learn what makes prices move and how far those prices are likely to move . After reading this book you will have the tools to approach trading with confidence and a very good basis for further growth. You will keep it as one of your favorite book

Learn to analyze stocks with high tech tools.......1996-12-02

This book is a good guide to the fundamentals of screening and backtesting, using the free software included with the volume. Despite its focus on technical analysis, the book is still easy to follow, as Brown carefully steps through the process of analyzing stocks with high-tech tools

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Leaders reported for white-collar mischief by the media haven't done it the first time in their lives. Life just isn't that way. Immorality is a habit one develops that usually ends in headlines.

In Slipping to Normal, author Bill Arthur applies an adage, "Every society normalizes its own moral sickness," to show why we make bad choices. Slipping to Normal is about the leader whose bad choice is simply to look the other way and rationalize misconduct with attitudes such as:

It is hard enough for corporate executives just to sustain focus on business objectives deep into the organization without trying to make people good. Financial reward is the only goal in business is a frequent complaint about business, but this doesn't reach the deep-seeded motivations down in the trenches.

The declining influence of the church is also a factor, but it is still a player in our society. Slipping to Normal draws upon Biblical teachings to offer some ideas to regain our moral backbone.

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Fixing corporate immorality.......2004-12-01

When the Internet bubble went pop, a lot of people lost a lot of money. They lost so much money, in fact, that someone had to take a fall. Why? If the public couldn't pin the blame for their own ignorance of how the stock market works on someone, a loss of confidence in the free market could have resulted in serious and long lasting repercussions. Enter into the picture Enron, Tyco, Martha Stewart, Imclone, and a bunch of other corporate drones. I'm not saying any of these companies or individuals are innocent--not only are they not innocent, it's probably the tip of the iceberg. My own limited experience with the corporate world provided plenty of evidence that corruption, greed, and general lawlessness run rampant amidst the cubicles. I once worked for a chap who was so unethical that I shed nary a tear a few years later upon learning his business failed. As I prepare to embark once again on a voyage that may well carry me into the corrupt cesspool of corporate America, I'm glad that I read Bill Arthur's "Slipping to Normal." Not that I think the book will do an ounce of good, mind you. The privileged few have turned the workplace into such a cutthroat arena that I think redemption is out of the question. Yet reading the book at least gives one the sense of how much better the world could be.

The impetus for "Slipping to Normal" came from thousands of encounters Arthur had with business executives. Many of them poured their hearts out to the author, at the time a dean at a business school, about their horrific ethical quandaries in the dog eat dog world of corporate America. The torrent of comments made Arthur realize that business schools largely failed to instill in the students a sense of proper ethics. According to the author, the business world (along with the world at large) suffers from a moral malaise that has only gotten worse with time. Difficulties start at a microcosmic level with stolen staplers, dishonest use of sick leave, and other seemingly minor acts of deceit. Leaders who refuse to nip these problems in the bud, due to an affliction which Arthur labels "passive self-interest," fail to avert later, serious problems because it is easier to just let the small stuff pass by unchallenged. The Enron collapse didn't happen overnight, but was the result of a series of small infractions that coalesced into a bigger problem because no one took steps to correct the deceit when it first appeared. Arthur provides plenty of real life examples and case studies to illustrate the dangers of passive self-interest and unchecked immorality in the workplace.

Perhaps the biggest difficulty in arresting the growth of immoral practices in business and the larger society centers on the economic system currently in vogue in the United States. It's not capitalism that is the problem per se, as Arthur vigorously supports Adam Smith, but Keynesian economics. Arthur sees this system, its heavy emphasis on spending now with no thought for tomorrow, as a primary cause of immoral behavior. After all, if you don't have to worry about what happens in the future, you're more likely to do whatever it takes to succeed today. Even worse, Keynesian economics relies heavily on manipulation of the money supply and the creation of increasingly baroque governmental bureaucracies. Increased government spending and bureaucracies result in loss of personal freedoms and dependency on federal handouts, not to mention a bigger role for the government in the economy. And an increasingly visible and heavy-handed government actively influencing the economy is not a good thing in the long term. People come to expect things from the government--entitlements, handouts, whatever you want to call it--that act as a corruptive influence in every aspect of our daily lives. Where there is corruption, there is moral ambivalence.

So how do we emerge unscathed from the dilemma erected around us? Arthur claims that good old-fashioned Christian ethics may well save the day. You know, Christian ethics--the stuff Jesus talked about in the New Testament. Our reliance on human centered ethics (Arthur calls it consensus ethics) has led us down the path of disaster. In the author's opinion, Christian ethics can be as simple as just treating other people as you would like to be treated. It's more than that, of course, and the book frequently pulls citations from the Bible in order to demonstrate how the teachings of Jesus apply to our frenetic modern world. In a way, some of the stuff contained in "Slipping to Normal" should be a no-brainer--when has the human race ever done anything right on its own? It makes sense that we should rely on something beyond ourselves, something timeless and immutable, to motivate us to do better. You definitely don't need to subscribe to the Christian faith to recognize the timeless and immutable ethical implications of the Bible.

At the same time, I think Arthur's reliance on Christian ethics is a central flaw of the book. He does acknowledge that other religions support similar ethical systems and would thus do as good a job reining in immoral behavior in the office, but I don't see people making the distinction. Can you imagine any consensus emerging over the mass imposition of Christian ethics in the corporate arena? Maybe it would work after they settled the millions upon millions of lawsuits filed by people shrieking about the violations to their personal belief systems. The recent election alone reveals in spades just how polarizing a force Christianity is in this country, and I think it's a bit too much to expect citizens to separate the Christian religion from Christian ethics. It's like separating class from Marxism. Despite this problem, the book is worth reading.

Love God and Follow the Golden Rule Rather than the Crowd.......2004-11-10

I applaud and agree with the author's point of view in this book, but didn't find his way of expressing his points to be very direct or effective until near the end.

Slipping to Normal looks at business ethics from the point of view of what a Christian executive should do who is living up to his or her faith.

Mr. Arthur argues that in the absence of good Christian education about moral behavior in the workplace and good Christian examples by the leaders in that workplace that most young people (and many older people) will simply go along with whatever the crowd is doing. Unfortunately, "monkey see, monkey do" does apply here in both the positive and negative senses.

Although the book argues from a Christian perspective, Mr. Arthur points out that other religions also espouse the golden rule to do unto others as you would want them to do unto you.

The best part of the book comes in the examples in chapter 8.

The book's arguments are nicely summarized in chapter 10. Unless you haven't heard of Adam Smith, Karl Marx and Lord Keynes before and don't know your New Testament, you can skip the parts that come before chapter 8, and you will probably like the book better.

The book's main weakness is that it doesn't say very much and repeats its key messages too often. The writing style seems to be the cause of those problems.

I compared the book in my mind to Dr. John Maxwell's There's No Such Thing as Business Ethics and found Dr. Maxwell's book to be much better than this one. I recommend that book instead to those who are looking for guidance on what they should do in the workplace.

Slipping to Normal will primarily be of benefit to those who are involved in teaching ethics in business schools and churches, and young people who want a perspective on how they should relate to their Christian faith when they first enter business.

May God bless you and your business activities!

Not since William Bennet has anyone challenged us so.......2004-11-09

Everyone jokes about the pilfering of office supplies from the company stockroom. Or cheating on expense reports. But why is the norm for what's considered ethical behavior slipping to new lows? Author Bill Arthur makes a very compelling case that, as the moral compass swings to whatever we want it to be, our moral standards slip to new and ever lower depths.

He backs up his contention with a well-written and concise review of business theory, from Keynesian economics, to Maslow and beyond. Then he compares this to Christian ethics as laid down in the Bible (here's something that hasn't slipped over millenia.) As Arthur marches through the decades of business practice, we see the changes that led to such recent scandals as the ImClone disaster that gave CEO Waksal an eight year jail term and caught Martha Stewart up in its wake.

Even better are the examples of questionable ethics from real life, with names changed,of course. The analysis of why and where the participants went wrong and where to lay the blame is interesting. For example, a young man, well-raised in Christian values, is lucky to land a job right out of college. But he gets sucked into a scheme to participate in a small business to sell office supplies back to his employer. The scheme is hatched by a long-time employee of the same firm. "As long as the company is not paying more for their supplies, it shouldn't matter" is the excuse that makes the schemers feel "it's ok to do this." But the rules in the company state that purchases over $1000 should go on bid; these purchases did not. Nathan and his co-conspirator get suspended prison sentences. But who really is to blame here? Was there more going on in this firm that led to Nathan's downfall? Nathan paid a huge price for wrongdoing and he should have known better. But how was he led so astray? This is an interesting analysis.

I recommend this book to anyone in the workplace and anyone who liked William Bennet's books. I also recommend it to parents, pastors, ministers, rabbis, imams and teachers. The cases illustrated in "Slipping to Normal" are indicative of how our society normalizes immoral behavior. Plenty of fodder for good, if uncomfortable discussions of ethics.

I disagree with some of the major premises.......2004-10-28

When debating ethical and legal issues, the extremes are simple and easily agreed upon. The issues that most people face are those in the middle, which is where the most extreme behavior generally starts. Early in the book, the author makes an educated guess that less than 1% of the people are pathological crooks and they know they are and don't care. He splits the remainder into the two groups:

*) People who have lost sight of what is unethical or illegal (30%).
*) Good people who occasionally do dishonest things (69%).

I don't quite agree with these percentages, I consider the percentage of people that occasionally do dishonest things to be much higher.
The main point of the book is that "Every society normalizes its own moral sickness." In other words, if unethical or illegal behavior starts becoming more common in a group, then it becomes normal and accepted behavior. This is not news, having been well known to psychologists and sociologists for years. Arthur uses religion as a basis, often quoting scripture to make his points. He also argues that religious influence is declining in America, a point that I disagree with. As the current presidential campaign so clearly demonstrates, religious influence is on the rise and has been for many years. The percentage of people who classify themselves as evangelicals has steadily risen over the years and their influence on the choice of the next president is substantial.
While the recent instances of corporate malfeasance are disgusting, to argue that they demonstrate a moral decline is simply not true. Any student of American history knows that what is going on now is minor compared to what business leaders did a few decades ago. The reality is that the current crop of political and business leaders are now much more ethical that they were a short time ago. I remember the savings and loan and insider stock trading scandals of the 1980's and over time new information continues to leak out about the unethical actions of the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations. Despite the enormous amount of press that Bill Clinton's ethical lapses in the Oval Office received, in terms of impact on the nation, it was not at the level of the implications of the Iran-Contra scandal of the Reagan presidency or Watergate.
These criticisms aside, Arthur does discuss the fundamentals of how unethical behavior can get started in a company and grow from the trivial into a cancer that can severely damage the organization. This advice is sensible, in that while some simple transgressions can be tolerated in unusual circumstances, one must draw a firm line.
I am ambivalent about the book. Since I do not agree with many of the major premises that the author puts forward, I cannot rate it very high. However, since I do agree with his arguments for the need for a moral compass, I consider the book worth reading. Therefore, the balancing of these two leads me to give it three stars.

very interesting book.......2004-10-25

this book right off the bat had me thinking of Enron&other companys that got a bit greedy for there own good&when there is no balance&the Quest is all out there for Power&Grand wealth. I applaud how this Book tackles the Inner workings of Corperations&whatnot.it asks to balance Spirituality&have a Certain Upright Code within a business.very interesting book.

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Now in its fourth edition, this popular savings guide continues to help small business owners survive in today's tough tax environment. Top Tax Saving Ideas for Today's Small Businesses, currently in its fifth year of publication, offers strategies to help readers lower their tax payments and avoid common pitfalls. And a new chapter on the current tax environment discusses federal tax rate changes for individuals as well as the reduced capital gains tax.

Learn how the proposed restructuring of the Internal Revenue Service will impact you and your small business. Top Tax Saving Ideas will also show you how to get the most from home office expense deductions. The chapter on estate planning discusses the recent increase of the lifetime exclusion on federal estate and gift tax rules. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 raises the exclusion limit from $600,000 to amounts that will be phased in from $625,000 in 1998 to $1 million by 2006.

A revised retirement planning chapter describes the Roth IRA alternative as well as the new AGI threshold for deductible contributions to IRA accounts. The new Congressional mandate on the simple IRA, which streamlines paperwork requirements for your small business, is also discussed. And throughout the text, several "real life" scenarios are presented as sidebar illustrations to describe business owners who have dealt with the IRS and how they have gained or lost from their experiences.

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1855. Washington Irving was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and is considered to be the Father of the American Short Story. A biography of the life of George Washington written during his last years, which were spent in Tarrytown, N.Y. See other Irving titles available from Kessinger Publishing. Vol. 1 ISBN 0766185222, Vol. 2 ISBN 0766185230, Vol. 4 ISBN 0766185257.

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In 1987, zoologist Alan Rabinowitz was invited by the Thai government to study leopards, tigers, and other wildlife in the Huai Kha Khaeng valley, one of Southeast Asia's largest and most prized forests. It was hoped his research would help protect the many species that live in that fragile reserve, which was being slowly decimated by poachers, drug traffickers, and even the native tribes of the area. Chasing the Dragon's Tail is the remarkable story of Rabinowitz's life and adventures in the forest as well as the streets of Bangkok, as he works to protect Thailand's threatened wildlife.

Based on Rabinowitz's field journals, the book offers an intimate and moving look at a modern zoologist's life in the field. As he fights floods, fire-ant infestations, elephant stampedes, and a request to marry the daughter of a tribal chief, the difficulties that come with the demanding job of species conservation are dramatically brought to life. First published in 1991, this edition of Chasing the Dragon's Tail includes a new afterword by the author that brings the story up to date, describing the surprising strides Thailand has made recently in conservation.

"Rabinowitz seems to crave risk and adventure, and the story of his hazardous years 'chasing the dragon's tail' in the Thai forest?which includes encounters with angry poachers, a narrow escape from his own leopard trap, and the aftermath of his participation in an opium counci?makes engrossing reading. He also reveals much about Thai life and its contradictions. . . .

?Publishers Weekl.

"...one of the best recent books on Thailand. Although essentially the record of a zoologist conserving wild cats in the Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, the book also offers a penetrating account of author Alan Rabinowitz's struggle to come to terms with Thailand and the Thai people.

?Far Eastern Economic Revie.

Other titles by Alan Rabinowitz include Beyond the Last Village and Jaguar.

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The Struggle To Save Thailand's Biodiversity.......2006-08-21

This book describes the day-to-day life and frustrations of renowned conservationist Alan Rabinowitz in Thailand. While the large mammal biodiversity of the country is amazing, it is being severely depleted. The large mammals are victims of a local culture that seems to think of wildlife as free wealth to be plundered for subsistence or luxury.

While he is primarily a conservationist, Dr. Rabinowitz sometimes assumes the role of animal rights advocate as he describes acts of heartless cruelty by the locals towards animals. Examples: a python which is skinned alive by some of his servants (it is easier to remove the skin when the animal is alive), and a magnificent gaur (the largest wild cattle species in the world) which had died a slow death from starvation after its jaw had been shattered by a bullet.

A distinctive feature of Dr. Rabinowitz's passionate first-person narrative is that he cares for wild animals as individuals apart from his desire to save them as species. His study animals are given Thai names and not numbers. He is emotionally involved with their well-being and does not maintain the cold detachment towards them that one might expect from a scientist. He also does not hesitate to give vent to his anger and anguish when one of the animals he has grown familiar with dies a horrible death at the hands of poachers. His view of the local culture is heavily influenced by how they treat animals and is understandably negative. This has been described as "cultural imperialism" by a reviewer but it is hard not to be moved by the sufferings of animals which are skinned alive and left to die in agony. Readers would have to judge for themselves on this point. In my opinion, Dr. Rabinowitz would have failed in his duty as a conservationist if he did not portray accurately the problems of saving Thailand's biodiversity - and most of the problems undoubtedly stem from the fact that the local culture does not see animals as deserving basic human sympathy, kindness and ethical treatment. "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

Apart from the above sociological aspects of conservation in Thailand, the book contains a lot of information about the mammals themselves and their ecology. There are detailed descriptions of radiocollaring leopards and other wild cats which are very exciting, as are some of the descriptions of the largest cat of them all, the tiger.

Alan Rabinowitz may be a biologist, but he is certainly a skilled writer. .......2006-01-23

This is the true story of a biologist with a dark past heading to a small Asian country to study leopards. Though the story is about animal conservation, the human interactions are what make the bulk of it. The author is an emotional person, and the conveyance of his feelings and thoughts in his writing make this story very entertaining. He is also very candid about some of the things he did in Thailand.

I have to say one more thing about his writing style. As I was reading the book, I could picture myself hiking along the trails of the forest reserve, or talking to the forest monks. I cringed and felt helpless as I read of the daily cases of skinning and cooking animals alive. And I felt the sense of helplessness and frustration of trying to stop an entire nation from devouring every bit of wildlife left.

With Friends Like Alan, Who Needs Enemies?.......2004-05-01

Self-indulgent prose about a self-involved man's self-pitying and self-important journey halfway around the world to assert himself and his culture on other people. I'm not qualified to comment on his zoological practices, but I don't come away impressed with him. His writing is C level work -- simply wretched. It does have the quality of being revealing, but not necessarily of the point he labors and fails to make. This book is a depressing first-person account of cultural imperialism. No wonder Americans are so universally reviled in other countries...

A captivating story of the state of the tiger in Thailand.......1997-10-01

"Like his first book, Jaguar, Rabinowitz's Chasing The Dragon's Tail is a telling testimony to the difficulties emarked upon in the attempt at large predator conservation. Rabinowitz's books are a must read for anyone interested in habitat preservation and conservation."

Holding the Tiger's Tail: An Acupuncture Techniques Manual in the Treatment of Disease

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Bleed me

Holding the Tiger's Tail: An Acupuncture Techniques Manual in the Treatment of Disease
Skya Gardner-Abbate , and Skya Abbate
Manufacturer: Southwest Acupuncture College Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0962862010

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Bleed me.......2004-03-30

This is by far the most pathetic book on Chinese medicine that I have ever come across. It is poorly edited and loaded with superfluous information (much of which is unfounded). This book does nothing to dispel the unfortunate and grossly disproportionate myths about TCM's clinicsl efficacy; does she make this stuff up? The author's students are reportedly required to purchase her books for their studies, and it wouldn't surprise me to discover that their homework assignements constituted the bulk of Ms. Gardner-Abbate's "research".

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Tiger Tail Village
Nina Millen
Manufacturer: Friendship Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

The Tail of the Terrible Tiger: A Football Story

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The Tail of the Terrible Tiger: A Football Story
Marion Renick
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000BSI184

Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail (The Four Lords of the Diamond, Vol. 4)

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The Diamonds saga finds its solution
i still remimber it after years

Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail (The Four Lords of the Diamond, Vol. 4)
Jack L. Chalker
Manufacturer: Del Rey
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 034529372X
Release Date: 1983-03-12

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The Diamonds saga finds its solution.......2000-04-20

This is the last of the four Diamonds novels. You will feel rather lost if you haven't read the first three books.

I'm running into danger of repeating myself, but I have to mention that Mr. Chalker manages to surprise us again. The conditions on Medusa are totally different from Lilith, Cerberus and Charon, as well as the plot and the fate of our hero. You won't get bored, that's for sure.

Of course, when the fourth mission is over, the Confederation agent, as you might have expected, puts all four reports together and sets about solving the mystery behind it all. Read the book to see what happens.

"Medusa" is not a bad book, but it's far from reaching the level of "Lilith". It's approximately as good as "Cerberus" and "Charon". The final solution is - to my taste - too fantastic and far-fetched. I was slightly disappointed. Still, it's a great series, absolutely worth reading.

i still remimber it after years.......1998-11-11

I read this book years ago along with the others in the group (there are 4 in all). they still stand out in my mind when I think of good adventure sci-fi. the concept off these books alone is enough to keep you thinking, imagine they clone you 4 times ,send each clone down onto a planet he can never return from to spy on / gain control of its government. while you are left in space to oversee the copies of yourself and collect what they find out. add to that each world has a quirk of its own. one will not abide any technology but magic (seems)to work. on another you can change bodies with someone just by sleeping to close to them (whether you want or not). on yet another your body will mutate to suite its environment on the fly (jump in the water ,you got gills ) ect (NOW IMAGINE YOU WAKE UP THINKING YOUR YOU ONLY TO FIND OUT YOUR ONE OF THE CLONES)

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Off the Beaten Path

Tiger's Tail
Gus Lee
Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Chasing Hepburn: A Memoir of Shanghai, Hollywood, and a Chinese Family's Fight for Freedom

ASIN: 051719399X
Release Date: 1997-09-16

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From the author of Honor and Duty and China Boy comes an ingenious thriller set in Korea in 1973--a gripping story of sorrow, corruption and redemption, with plenty of brawls to boot.

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Off the Beaten Path.......2000-06-05

Having read mysteries for 30 years I quickly get bored with most of the genre these days and now find myself searching the mystery bookshelves for foreign translations and those not "fitting the mold." Finding Gus Lee's Tiger's Tail has been a delightful venture into Korea's mountainous DMZ and a very strange world of misfits, sadists, and good guys. Lee bounced from the present to his past in a single line that sometimes sent me backtracking and rereading to catch the wit of his metaphors, but I found that delightful as the writing was not the "same old thing." It all seemed pretty horrible and his characters were definitely bigger than life with steroids. Jackson Kan found his buddy and I still had a 100 pages to go as his "mission" kept expanding. I found both the mystery of the Tiger's Tail and the succinct humorous phraseology a really good read that was different than all the others.

A Tiger by the Tail: The Keynesian Legacy of Inflation (Cato paper)

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Are You a Good Swimmer?

A Tiger by the Tail: The Keynesian Legacy of Inflation (Cato paper)
Friedrich A. Hayek , and Sudha R. Shenoy
Manufacturer: Cato Inst
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0932790062

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Are You a Good Swimmer?.......2000-04-30

Hayek uses flawless logic to prove that Keynesian economics, which is touted today as our own modern monetary policy, is inflationary economics. The end result of this application can only be a situation which is worse than the one it was intended to remedy. Hayek proves that individuals acting independently are unable to provide the consistent statistical information necessary on which to base an ordered economy. Hayek then explains how Keynes' pursuit of a perfect monetary policy will never be realized because artificial intervention can only produce inflationism. Hayek's focus throughout the book on the temporary fix versus long-term consequences now has me watching our present government and its monetary decisions in a new light. In 1979, Hayek showed what is happening today with perfect clarity. Every act of intervention brings about a need for more. Hence, his title "A Tiger by the Tail". Once we have grabbed a hold we cannot let go and are inevitabily dependent upon the government to bail us out and keep us afloat. If you read this book, you don't have to believe...just be a good swimmer.

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Puppy's Tail (Tiger Tails)
Richard Powell
Manufacturer: Tiger Tales
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Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 1589256743

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Find out why Puppy needs his tail in this colorful die-cut board book.

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Should be nominated for Caldecott award

The Rabbit's Tail: A Story From Korea
Suzanne Crowder Han
Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0805045805

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Everyone knows that rabbits have short, fluffy tails. But this wasn't always the case. In this captivating version of a Korean folktale, a tiger tells a rabbit the story of how he narrowly escaped being eaten by an evil creature. Amazed that anything could scare a tiger, the curious rabbit dashes off to see the creature. The tiger warns him not to go, but the rabbit doesn't listen and gets himself in a spot of trouble that changes all rabbits forever.

Illustrated with dramatic detail and vibrant hues, The Rabbit's Tail will transport young readers to a time deep in Korea's folktale tradition.

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Should be nominated for Caldecott award.......1999-07-26

As a practicing artist as well as a teacher candidate, I appreciated this book not only for its lovely story from long ago, but also for the outstanding illustrations. The pictures make this book completely. If other forms of pictorials had been used, I would not have been captured by the text alone. The tale is a beautiful legend adapted wonderfully for use as a teaching tool. I found the book outstanding for teaching double-lettered words, as the book is chock full of them. However, I did question some content that would be in need of explanation. Due to the culture location of where the story was read, the reader may not have understanding as to what exactly what a persimmon was, thus putting themselves in the living predicament of the tiger in the story itself. A definite must for a regular classroom, as well as for use in art.

A Tiger by the Tail and Other Stories from the Heart of Korea:

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Great index makes for a great collection of tales

A Tiger by the Tail and Other Stories from the Heart of Korea:
Lindy Soon Curry
Manufacturer: Libraries Unlimited
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1563085860

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The power of love within families; the complexities of relationships; the rites of passage for birth, coming of age, marriage, and death-these are some of the themes covered in this wonderful volume. Author and storyteller Lindy Soon Curry offers us 25 enchanting tales that foster understanding of Korean culture and Korean Americans. Humorous tales, teaching tales, tall tales, classics, and a section of stories about tigers are included. Written in a style that easily lends itself to read-alouds as well as to silent reading, these stories reflect unique cultural traditions and values of Korea as well as universal symbols and themes. Curry's tips for storytelling give educators insights in how to effectively present or perform the tales. In addition, Dr. Chan-eung Park discusses the wisdom to be found in the stories and the cultural continuity of the collection. A color plate section illustrates some of the traditional arts, customs, landscapes of Korea.

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Great index makes for a great collection of tales.......1999-12-04

This is a great great collection of folk-tales that embody many virtues: honesty, sharing, etc. The wonderful index emparts a user-friendly code that enables works of fiction and folk-lore readily available.

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