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By Lizzie Review

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By Lizzie ReviewMy 6-year-old daughter designated this her favorite book on her class questionnaire. She cherishes her own copy and gave it to two friends for Christmas. Author Mary Eccles has a wonderful ability to write of family dynamics with humor and insight and to create very believable child characters and situations. The format is also appealing: Each chapter corresponds to a month in one year of 9-year-old Lizzie's life. I read the book aloud to my daughter--but it is a good read-alone for young people ages 8 to 10. And I won't give away one surprise but will say that, once you read this book, you will never again pour dry cereal from a box without first checking inside. My daughter is hoping for a sequel and a chance to share more adventures with Lizzie.By Lizzie Overview

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What American Women Did, 1789-1920: A Year-by-year Reference Review

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What American Women Did, 1789-1920: A Year-by-year Reference ReviewA wonderful addition to my library. Both a great reference book and one I want the women and MEN in my family to read. Great research was done and the presentation was done in such an interesting way. Pictures used in this book added significant impact throughout.What American Women Did, 1789-1920: A Year-by-year Reference Overview

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A Brief Garland Review

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A Brief Garland ReviewFinally someone has written of what it's like to be a girl or woman athlete. It's still tough but before Title IX, it was only a pipe dream. This book reveals how one such person fought the system and the battle just to play. There should be some dads out there who will relate to this tale as well. Great job, fine novel.A Brief Garland OverviewAll she wanted to do was pitch for the Boston Red Sox, but this young woman with gifted athletic ability found the society of the 1960s was not ready for women to play. She ran head on into the changing times of civil rights, women's movement, Viet Nam war, and an era of upheaval. This is the story of how and why she wouldn't give up.

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The Story File: 1,001 Contemporary Illustrations for Speakers, Writers and Preachers Review

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The Story File: 1,001 Contemporary Illustrations for Speakers, Writers and Preachers ReviewGood anecdotes, quotes, and humor. Useful for next to your joke book collection and quote book collection. I didn't really find any good "stories" in the book though. The best stories come from your own experience - and these anecdotes can help spark your memory.
Not exactly what I expected, but a pretty good reference book. It goes by category, and the anecdotes are all from a sentence to about a paragraph or two in length.The Story File: 1,001 Contemporary Illustrations for Speakers, Writers and Preachers OverviewThis book and CD-ROM set includes contemporary, seeker-sensitive illustrations drawn from current sourcesÂ-magazines, newspapers, sports, movies, todayÂ's headlines and more. Over 125 different categories of topics are includedÂ-from Ability and Adversity to Values and Worry.The CD-ROM contains over 1,001 illustrations that can be sorted by category, topic, or scripture verse. It also provides a handy way to copy and paste content into other documents such as sermons, or lesson plans. Another helpful feature is that the Add your own illustrations function and the rating system for illustrations allows for the creation and expansion of a personalized story database.CD-ROM requires Windows 98, 95, NT, or later, 16 MB RAM, minimum 7MB hard disk space, CD-ROM drive.

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Essential Business Tactics for the Net, 2nd Edition Review

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Essential Business Tactics for the Net, 2nd Edition ReviewLarry Chase's email newsletter, Web Digest for Marketers, has long been an essential read for both experts and newcomers to e-business. His new book does an excellent job of packaging his expertise on the complex and fast-chaning topic of selling and marketing online. As the author of a popular book on the subject myself -- Net Results: Web Marketing That Works -- I appreciate the clarity of Larry's insights about the Net's power for competitive research, customer data mining, promotions and more.Essential Business Tactics for the Net, 2nd Edition Overview

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Laduma: Soccer, Politics and Society in South Africa Review

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Laduma: Soccer, Politics and Society in South Africa ReviewDr Alegi provides a unique perspective into the role of sports (soccer) and politics in Africa through his own extensive education, research and the time he has spent in the country to observe the unique role that sport plays in African societies. If you are an African historian, sports historian or sports enthusiast, this book is a must read.
After reading this work I look forward to other books by Alegi in the future.Laduma: Soccer, Politics and Society in South Africa Overview

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El Niño 1997-1998: The Climate Event of the Century Review

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El Niño 1997-1998: The Climate Event of the Century ReviewStanley Changnon and his colleagues have written the best, and most comprehensive analysis of what really happened with the biggest climate event of the century, the 1997-1998 El Nino. What is unique about this book is that they carefully look at both the devastation that occured and the positive impacts from the mild winter -- fewer deaths from ice storms, more shopping when people went out in milder weather, less fuel oil. They also point out the places where the forecast worked, and where it had problems. As society gets more and more sensitive to weather events, we will need more thoughtful probing into how we have responded and how we will respond. This book sets the stage, and is written by experts who have analyzed other big weather events. I strongly recommend it.El Niño 1997-1998: The Climate Event of the Century OverviewThis book will cover the time span from the first indications of El Nino (May 1997) until its reversal (June 1998).The focus will be largely on the United States, where El Nino produced widespread changes in how the public perceives weather and in the accuracy of forecasts Among the key issues it will examine are how the news media interpreted and dramatixed El Nino and the reaction both of the public and decision-makers (the latter based on interviews with agribusiness, utilities, water management agencies,etc.); the scientific issues emerging from the event; and the social and economic consequences of the event.Finally, it will suggest what can and should be done when El Nino occurs in the future.

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Writer's Internet Sourcebook Review

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Writer's Internet Sourcebook ReviewWhen I was making my decision to purchase I failed to look at the copyright date: Jan. 1997. Big mistake when buying books based on the Internet. This one excited my interest because it is a wonderful resource of well-organized links to a gold mine of resources on the net. Just what I was looking for. Unfortunately, it has (apparently) not been updated for over three years and those fantastic URL's are awesome no longer. Nevertheless, in many cases, an astute surfer can still track down the missing links. So, I advise caution before you buy. Patient people with wealth to spare, jump right in there. Those with higher expectations and more limited means, stay away!Writer's Internet Sourcebook Overview
The Internet can be as essential for writers as pen or paper-and just as easy to use, with the proper guidance. Novelist and journalist Michael Levin provides that direction in the Writers Internet Sourcebook, the only book for both professional and aspiring writers that doesn't just list helpful websites, but reviews them for content as well as value from a writer's point of view.


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You Can't Go Wrong : Stories From Nero, New York & Other Tales Review

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You Can't Go Wrong : Stories From Nero, New York & Other Tales ReviewI am a small town guy. Proudly. Almost always have been, physically. Always have been, emotionally. Sometimes choices and/or circumstances place me in big cities or greater (or lesser) suburbia. But - in my head - I am always "small town." We small town folks can recognize other small town people. By the way they talk, or by their opinions or simply by the way they always say hello, nodding to friend or stranger. We share similar problems, and we understand the good parts, too. Bob Cudmore knows both. His book, You Can't Go Wrong: Stories from Nero, NY, & Other Tales, is a marvelous recounting of small town philosophy and feeling, people and places. A small town guy, Cudmore's word paintings of small town characters and philosophies are flawless. Details quickly drawn, not many shades of gray, black strokes and white space for effect. The title, You Can't Go Wrong, reflects a fact: In most small, previously industrial towns, there is certain fatalism, sometimes tempered with what might be taken for hope. Take, for instance, retired mill worker Disease Cotter's statement that, "Used to be is a favorite phase in Nero." Don't all small town guys have nicknames? And, by the way, is there any small town where "used to be" isn't a favorite phrase? "There used to be a paper mill, two even, here." "Used to be" is how we connect our present to our past; it's where our roots and traditions were built. "Remember Lee? He used to be a three-letterman at the high school." Cudmore remembers how important sports are to a small town. Whether it's the five starters on the boy's basketball team or the 22 kids on the Lassie League team, those kids carry a ton of adult hopes and dreams. Win or lose (winning always is better), sports teams give the small town folks vicarious recognition, a place where the momentary light of the TV mention or the newspaper headline erases the shadows cast by the old, empty mill buildings and empty railroad tracks. Small towns like Nero have many other problems in common...urban renewal failures, the disappearance of local flavor as mergers, "big boxes" and other machinations combine to kill small businesses, the long-enduring negative mindset. But, Cudmore also draws out the good stuff about small towns and their inhabitants - the stuff that makes you realize you're lucky to live in a small town. Those of us who grew up in small towns revel in how successful our children are elsewhere. Wanda Tamburino, constituent problem-solver for Nero's popular Congressman, knows why: "Growing up in Nero prepares people for success anywhere else in the country where there are more opportunities than in the declining home town." Small town people also take care of those who hurt after any community disaster. "Our most endearing trait," Cudmore underscores, "is how we still take care of each other." "It never fails," asserts Cudmore, "life goes on," whether it's in Nero or some other place. Inherently suspicious of "new," "big," "different" and some "newcomers" for a while, small town folks survive despite the odds, the changes and the rest of the world. Cudmore captures the nobility of small town life and people with descriptions, commentary and anecdotes that made me roar at times and sigh loudly at others. It's going to be one Hell of a movie. But, before you see it, read the book - You Can't Go Wrong.You Can't Go Wrong : Stories From Nero, New York & Other Tales OverviewEnjoy Bob Cudmore's humorous and poignant tales of lifein Nero, a declining Upstate New York mill town where the creek usedto smell and the mills have moved south.It's a place wherefault-finding is so common that "I don't blame you" is a compliment.The city was named for an arsonist Roman emperor because all the goodclassical names had been taken by other upstate communities by thetime Nero was founded.

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This Just In Review

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This Just In ReviewThis was not the typical Yolanda Joe of Bebe By Golly Wow and He Say/She Say fame, but it was a good read. Ms Joe captures corporate America as she changes venues from her relationship books. She gives us an good look at the ongoing on in what some consider the glamourous world of television newcasting. They make it look so easy on the news, but oh.. the behind the scenes action can be more exciting. I found the characters real and very interesting, and easy to relate to. Even thought there was alot of racism and sexism, I found the book easy to read and and quite interesting. Looking forward to Yolanda Joe's next change as she tackles mysteries.This Just In Overview

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Touch All the Bases: The Culture and Idioms of America's Pastime - Baseball: Stories for Learning Useful Business Idioms (Volume 3) Review

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Touch All the Bases: The Culture and Idioms of America's Pastime - Baseball: Stories for Learning Useful Business Idioms (Volume 3) ReviewAimed at non-native speakers who need to communicate effectively with their American business colleagues, this updated volume in the Useful Idioms for Business series explains baseball-related idioms in a clear and simple manner by embedding them in an entertaining story. Since baseball is the American "national pastime", many everyday idioms in frequent use in the business world are derived from baseball. This book provides clear explanations of these idioms, as well as additional illustrations, all to help the reader quickly find and learn unfamiliar idioms. A comprehensive index is a good reference to keep on the bookshelf. As a bonus, the entire story is professionally recorded as a downloadable MP3 so that the foreign-born reader will also be able to hear the correct pronunciation of the included idioms, as well.Touch All the Bases: The Culture and Idioms of America's Pastime - Baseball: Stories for Learning Useful Business Idioms (Volume 3)Touch All the Bases: The Culture and Idioms of America's Pastime - Baseball: Stories for Learning Useful Business Idioms (Volume 3) OverviewTouch All the Bases is Volume Three of the Stories for Learning Useful Business Idioms series with FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD. (See series description below.) Follow the story of Jey, an Indian-born research scientist, who learns about the game of baseball as he strives to keep his promise to his son and meet his critical deadline at work.Learn over 180 idioms and cultural expressions related to baseball, expressions that are used every day in business. Find the definitions of all idioms on the page where they appear in the story.Read additional sample sentences that use the idioms in a business context. Reference the handy Index of Idioms and baseball terminology for quick review. Expand your knowledge with a list of resources for further study. 78-page book with illustrations Download the free MP3 audio and learn the correct intonation of idioms and phrases by listening to the story read by the author, Jolinda Osborne.Stories for Learning Useful Business Idioms One of the final steps in mastering American English is becoming comfortable with the informal, everyday, sometimes humorous English expressions not usually taught in textbooks. Non-native speakers in the business world are especially challenged when understanding an idiom is critical to understanding the underlying message of a conversation or presentation. Misunderstanding an idiom can lead to confusion or even embarrassment.Dictionaries of idioms fill shelves and online searches, but an alphabetized list of idioms and definitions does not easily enable users to really comprehend its usage because those listed idioms are not explained in the context of any conversation.A better way to remember and become proficient with idioms is to learn them within the cultural context from which they originated. Touch All the Bases, as well as other books in the Stories for Learning Useful Business Idioms series, not only give precise definitions of the idioms, but embed the idioms within the context of the business-oriented story, so readers will quickly internalize and recall them during critical meetings and conversations.

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Soccer Fitness Training Review

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Soccer Fitness Training ReviewThe book takes a technical view of fitness training. Unfortuantely, the authors self-important tone takes away from the message.
It discusses the benefits of aerobic vs. anaerobic exercise and sprints vs. distance. The book debunks some popular myths relating to fitness training vs. skills training and long distance endurance vs. soccer endurance.
The most useful information provided is the differences between soccer fitness and general endurance. Many of the points seem self evident after you read them, but they are rarely addressed at youth level. Soccer Fitness brings a scientific approach to training and evaluation with instruction designed to fill specific player needs.
A longer review is available at on the AVID Soccer blog (blog.avidsoccer.com).Soccer Fitness Training OverviewThis book is a thorough technical examination of soccer specific fitness training.What happens in a soccer player's muscles, organs, circulation and the rest of his body while playing soccer? How is it possible to act on the body's structure and functions to improve performance? The answers can be found here from the top fitness coach in Italian soccer.

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Dictionary of American Negro Biography Review

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Dictionary of American Negro Biography ReviewThis book covers a number of African-Americans from early American history to the first two thirds of the twentieth century. The bios are usually about a page long. No Pictures.
This book has been deemed to be a core collection book for the Miami-Dade Public Library System, because it has a lot of people that aren't found elesewhere and because it is sited so frequently. Anyone interested in this area who can afford this book will not feel they wasted their money in purchasing it.Dictionary of American Negro Biography Overview

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The Heisman: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won Review

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The Heisman: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won ReviewThe Heisman: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won
Great stories of former Heisman Trophy Winners. I've always been a fan of what I consider the best award in Sports. We learn more about our winners of this award than any other and those that become part of this tradition are forever known as "Heisman Trophy Winner".
I loved reading the stories of past winners, that I never got the chance to see play. Well before my time. Those such as Glenn Davis and Tom Harmon. But it did include Ernie Davis and Doug Flutie - two of my all time favorite winners. However, I hope that an update adds recent great winners such as Tim Tebow and just announced winner Mark Ingram. I thoroughly enjoyed this list and I hope that you will as well.
Highly recommendedThe Heisman: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won OverviewClose your eyes and picture theHeisman Trophy. The form is easyto conjure, a graceful, fluid posethat is football past and football presentin one dignified figure ...The story of the Heisman Trophyis an american epic.-- from the PrefaceNo sport in America can match the pageantry, raw emotion, and thrilling tradition of college football. It is a world in which a twenty-year-old kid can become a national sensation overnight, in which coaches are deified and rivalries burn white-hot.And in this world, there is no individual award so revered as the Heisman Trophy. Every year since 1935, one player has run, thrown, or kicked his way into the pantheon of American sport. From Nile "The Cornbelt Comet" Kinnick in the '30s, West Point's legendary backfield of Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis in the '40s, and Paul Hornung in the '50s to Ernie Davis, the Jackie Robinson of college football, miracle worker Doug Flutie, and modern-day Sunday warrior Eddie George, the history of the Heisman gives us insight into the heart of America through the lives of the heroes that entranced an entire nation for one brilliant season. Extraordinary in ways that transcend athletic ability, Heisman winners have gone on to become war heroes, Fortune 500 CEOs, and high-level politicians.As John Heisman himself once said, the Heisman Trophy "is meant to exemplify the grandeur of a thousand men." Here within these pages are intimate portraits of some of the winners who also exemplify the grit and glory of America's beloved game and of the coaching giants such as Bear Bryant, Woody Hayes, and Red Blaik, who inspired the winners to achieve.Told in the evocative words of Pulitzer Prize -- nominated journalist Bill Pennington, their heart-stopping experiences on the field and off will have Americans enthralled until the final page is turned.

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The New Rules of Marketing: How to Use One-To-One Relationship Marketing to Be the Leader in Your Industry Review

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The New Rules of Marketing: How to Use One-To-One Relationship Marketing to Be the Leader in Your Industry ReviewWhile I agree with others who have noted that this book is somewhat out of date, I still found his insights, gained from participating in CRM projects, quite useful. While I was reading the book, I thought that several of his stories and anecdotes would be useful in the classroom. Then he blew some of his credibility late in the book by falling for the "Cookie Recipe" story, a well-known urban legend. I first received that recipe, and heard the story, back in 1977, long before it started floating around the Internet. A small amount of checking would have uncovered this as a hoax. Unfortunately that made me question the credibility of many of his other examples.The New Rules of Marketing: How to Use One-To-One Relationship Marketing to Be the Leader in Your Industry OverviewAiming to uncover the secrets of communicating with the 21st century customer, this text shows readers: why customer knowledge will be the key to business success and survival in the future; which customer database reports and analyses are "need to know"; and why Paerto's law is not always useful.

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God in the Corridors of Power: Christian Conservatives, the Media, and Politics in America Review

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God in the Corridors of Power: Christian Conservatives, the Media, and Politics in America ReviewThis is a profound exploration of the Christian Right that is informative for those interested in politics (and I would think of help in mapping out political campaigns) and those who want to go below the easy statements about Christianity (or atheism). The authors are practiced journalists who knowledgably place the Christian Right movement within the Western historical context of politics, science, philosophy and theology. I am impressed by the depth and range of their scholarship. They don't resort to cheap shots and care about the people they write about. This is a good book especially for liberals such as myself, but I hope that those on the Christian Right read it. This book helps one navigate all the talk about what Christianity is and the recent popular books rejecting "Christianity." Just for practical purposes I think politicians, especially Democratic ones, should read it. And it serves will those who want a good overview of the development of Christianity.God in the Corridors of Power: Christian Conservatives, the Media, and Politics in America Overview
God in the Corridors of Power: Christian Conservatives, the Media, and Politics in America is a comprehensive study of Christian conservative power in America's political culture-how it was achieved, how it is maintained, and where it is going. It came about in part because of an enduring influence in the school room, the seminary and in the pulpit, and in part because conservatives are so skilled at using commercial and non-commercial media, including religious media, to disseminate their views to broader audiences. Though their power has waxed and waned, they continue to be a potent force in public policy today.



The authors argue that the astonishing electoral successes of Christian conservatives at all levels of national, state and local government was made possible by linking political, social, media and religious interests with an emerging consensus about what constitutes a conservative mindset in American politics. Christian conservatives unquestionably have been the most significant component in a coalition of religious conservatives, traditionalist conservatives and neoconservatives that has driven the Republican Party now for almost two generations.



This multifaceted understanding of Christian conservative activists in religion and politics traces the impact Christian conservatives have had on American Christianity as a whole while also examining the limitations imposed on the Christian conservative agenda by American civil religion, the Constitution and case law. The authors explore women's reproductive rights in the debate over contraception and abortion, and gay civil rights in the debate over gay marriage and family rights. The debate over intelligent design and evolution is examined in the context of the campaign to transform public school education. The run-up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is scrutinized against the background of the declared "war on terrorism."



While the conservative religious and secular coalition within the Republican Party began to fragment even before the end of George W. Bush's first term in office, it remained a powerful force in the 2004 and 2008 elections. The book concludes with some thoughts about the impact of Christian conservatives in politics, media and religion in the future.


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Naked America: Stripped of Its Many Myths, The Bare Truth Suggests Revolutionary Economic, Political and Social Reforms Review

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Naked America: Stripped of Its Many Myths, The Bare Truth Suggests Revolutionary Economic, Political and Social Reforms Review"Naked America" is a book of essays where you don't even have to start at the front to read this book. You can just let the book fall open to a page and start reading. The chapters are nice and short so if you only have 10 minutes to learn an enormous amount of information and be a better American - then this is the book for you.
This is not a book of dull essays. Nor are they one sided with an agenda to promote. They simply tell it like it is - the naked straight forward truth about us. They're easy to read and understand.
For example, Chapter 5 "The Path of Self-destruction" is only 6 pages long. But, what six pages they are. It's mind boggling to comprehend so much information about our past history in such a short space.
Or, you can start at the front and look over the chapter titles. Pick one that sounds interesting and start there. The first thing you'll discover is that you will quickly find yourself at the end of that short chapter and wanting to read more.
Chapter 27 "The Challenges Teachers Face Daily" is one that every teacher will want to read for sure. The ten pages say it all. Every parent needs to read it also. It'll make you a better parent for sure. The truth is told, but there is also hope for the future of our education system.
Or try Chapter 38 about Crime in America. Go ahead. I dare you to read these fourteen pages.
The essays in "Naked America" examine all our beliefs and history to see if they are or ever were true. Along the way, you get a wonderful overview of Americans - both in who we think we are and what we really are.
What I really appreciate the most is the extensive index at the end. If you are a skeptic, you can go look up all the resources and data. Author Michael Smith knows of what he speaks. The facts to back up the text are all there. It's the reference book you'll want to have close by.
If nothing else, you will be able to amaze your friends with fascinating statistics on nearly every subject.
This is the one book every American needs to have. It should be at the top of the Best Sellers List.
Naked America: Stripped of Its Many Myths, The Bare Truth Suggests Revolutionary Economic, Political and Social Reforms OverviewEvery society has its ideals, and its myths. In Naked America, author Michael A. Smith examines many of the nation's original ideals, and presents compelling information indicating most of them have been transformed into myths. For example, many regularly describe the United States as the land of economic opportunity, yet 20 percent of American households earn half of all income, and own more than half of all the nation's assets. Education is touted as the road to success, although only one-third of high school graduates achieve a postsecondary education degree. Two-thirds of future jobs in what has become essentially a service economy are projected to be low- or very low-paying. In the world's self-proclaimed "greatest democracy," pessimism about government is widespread and only 35 percent of registered voters vote regularly. Although more than 80 percent of Americans profess to be practicing Christians, New Testament ethics appear overwhelmed by mindless materialism, pervasive marketplace fraud, a high crime rate, constant ideological bickering, and cultural kitsch. To rectify this situation and turn America's ideals into reality, the author proposes many wide-ranging social, economic, and political reforms.

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Generation A's Fans: A Family's Long Love Affair With One of Baseball's Best Teams Review

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Generation A's Fans: A Family's Long Love Affair With One of Baseball's Best Teams ReviewPart memoir, part history of a sports legend, Generations A's Fans: A Family's Long Love Affair with One of Baseballs Best Teams is the tale of the Oakland A's and the Marquez/Martinez family, as told by Don Marquez, Sr. The author was intimately familiar with the ballpark, and every member of his family had a tale to tell about the A's. Generation A's Fans speaks of major events from when Jose Canseco struck out 175 times in 1986 to when the team made a breakthrough win in the 2006 playoffs. A heartwarming tale of sports fandom and family togetherness, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and often told directly in the words of individual Marquez/Martinez family members.Generation A's Fans: A Family's Long Love Affair With One of Baseball's Best Teams OverviewGROWING UP WITH THE A S.The Oakland A s and the Martinez family have one thing in common: they stick together through good times and bad.For Donald A. Marquez, the ballpark was as much of a home as the humble Bay Area split-level that housed eight children and their parents. Every family member had an A s story, from his beloved grandmother to his youngest cousins. Even Easter Sunday was planned around the Home Nine s schedule. The family suffered when Jose Canseco struck out an incredible 175 times in 1986, and rejoiced together at the team s breakthrough win in the 2006 playoffs.Generation A s Fans: A Family s Long Love Affair With One of Baseball s Best Teams is the story of one of the sport s most undervalued teams, and the family who loves them.

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Genderflex(TM): Men & Women Speaking Each Other's Language at Work Review

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Genderflex(TM): Men & Women Speaking Each Other's Language at Work ReviewA psychologist who leads frequent workshops on the material of her book, Dr. Tingley encourages women to do active listening, and to speak more like men (and men to speak more like women) to improve their communications with the opposite sex. Communicating adaptively is one way, the author states, to end the workplace war of the sexes.Genderflex(TM): Men & Women Speaking Each Other's Language at Work OverviewThe problems sometimes experienced by men or women working for bosses of the other sex - or alongside them as colleagues - are well-known. This book explains why the different communication styles of men and women lead to misunderstanding and conflict, and how to deal with these conflicts. Using everyday scenarios, the author shows both men and women how to: learn a wide range of relevant communication techniques (both direct and indirect); develop a flexible, open-minded attitude towards each other; effectively deliver and receive interpersonal feedback; avoid or prevent sexual harassment; and maximize career prospects by getting along with both sexes.

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Best of Hal Lebovitz: Great Sportswriting from Six Decades in Cleveland Review

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Best of Hal Lebovitz: Great Sportswriting from Six Decades in Cleveland ReviewTHIS BOOK IS BY HAL LEBOVITZ, FORMER SPORTS EDITOR FOR THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER. THIS IS A COLLECTION STORIES AND COLUMNS THAT HE WROTE DURING HIS TENURE AT THE PLAIN DEALER. INCLUDED IS HIS VERY FAMOUS STORY OF "DID YOU EVER CUT A BOY?" AND MANY OTHERS. MOST OF HIS STORIES ARE ABOUT CLEVELAND SPORTS, ALTHOUGH SOME CONCERN NATIONAL STORIES. MOSY OF HIS STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH CHARACTER, INTEGRITY AND THE HUMAN SIDE OF HIS SUBJECTS. I HAVE A VERY HIGH REGARD FOR HAL AND ENJOYED HIS COLUMNS FOR MANY YEARS. I WAS RECENTLY VERY STUNNED AND SAD WHEN I READ OF HIS RECENT DEATH. HAL WROTE OF CHARACTER, VALUES AND MORALS AND HIS LIFE REFLECTED THAT. HIS STORIES WERE VERY REFRESHING. THE SELF CENTERED AND GREEDY ATHLETES OF TODAY SHOULD READ THIS. I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS FOR EVERY SPORTS FAN.Best of Hal Lebovitz: Great Sportswriting from Six Decades in Cleveland OverviewHere, collected for the first time, are the best columns and feature stories by Cleveland's greatest living sportswriter.Hal Lebovitz is a true major league hall-of-famer. Enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, he's still at the top of his game after six decades on the beat for the Cleveland News, the Plain Dealer, the News-Herald, and others.Several generations of sports fans have grown up reading Hal Lebovitz on the sports pages.Hal has covered just about every major sports event of the past 60 years, reporting on each with honest, straightforward words and firm opinions—and most likely a scoop on the competition. He has written about the greats of living memory—Jim Brown, Bob Feller, Ted Williams, Woody Hayes . . . and the great moments—the Indians' 1948 playoff game, the Browns' 1964 championship season, Rocky Colavito's four consecutive home runs . . .His writing has been featured 17 times in the annual Best Sports Stories and selected for numerous other anthologies. He has won countless writing awards and been inducted into 12 halls of fame."Ask Hal, the Referee," his long-running column, also appeared nationally in the Sporting News, establishing Hal as one of the foremost experts on sports rule books. (Which explains why his home phone sometimes rings in the middle of a World Series game, the producers from NBC or Fox calling for an interpretation of an on-field ruling.)Always, Hal has written for the fans. And for as long as anyone can remember, fans have been reading Hal for his particular take on events. His constant, steady presence in the local sports pages for so many decades has made Hal Lebovitz a legitimate icon in Cleveland sports—a guy who, with his typewriter, has been as remarkable and consistent and rare as a .400 hitter.

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