Albuquerque: City at the End of the World

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This impassioned book, both a loving description and a critique, defines urban values in a milieu that is rarely recognized as a city. Updated more than ten years after its initial publication, it is more relevant than ever to Albuquerque's future. A new chapter describes Albuquerque's recent development, placing it in the context of urban growth in the West.

Updated more than ten years after its initial publication, this impassioned book is more relevant than ever to Albuquerque's future. “Illuminating, provocative. . . . a complex, intelligent study of urbanization through an intimate examination of Albuquerque. . . . an insightful, absorbing book.”—El Palacio

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Albuquerque: A City at the End of the World.......2005-09-13

This is a wonderful book for anyone trying to make sense of the Duke City. It covers past history and politics. It gives you a sense of the city's future. It is a must read for anyone living in or moving to Duke City.

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If you knew Albuquerque like V.B. knows Albuquerque...

A City at the End of the World
Kirk Gittings
Manufacturer: Univ of New Mexico Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Criticism | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books

General | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books

General | Americas | History | Subjects | Books

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If you knew Albuquerque like V.B. knows Albuquerque..........2000-08-27

...you'd already own this book. V. B. Price is a poet and an anthropologist, among many other titles. He has lived in Albuquerque since the 1950's, witnessing her growing pains along the way. Viewing the city from the perspective of one surviving the mix of three cultures, that of the ancient Anasazi/Pueblo peoples, the Spanish conquistadors and friars, and "modern" industrial Americans, he offers her story and his opinions. The reader feels she is in competent hands as she moves from reports of city planning and architectural themes to the impact of spirituality, and on to the city's role in nuclear arms development. I recommend this dedicated work to anyone who loves Albuquerque, as do I.

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In Control

Emotional Control Within Eight Weeks

Finding the "Off" Switch

In Control: No More Snapping at Your Family, Sulking at Work, Steaming in the Grocery Line, Seething in Meetings, Stuffing Your Frustration
Redford Williams , and Virginia Williams
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Self-Help | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
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The Anger Diet: Thirty Days to Stress-Free Living

Is It Worth Dying For?: How To Make Stress Work For You - Not Against You

The Life Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Taking Stock, Gaining Control, and Creating the Life You Want... Now

ASIN: 1594866252
Release Date: 2007-02-06

Book Description

In this life-changing book—now available in paperback—the creators of the internationally acclaimed Lifeskills workshops draw on groundbreaking research to show readers how to deal with the stresses in their lives that often cause them to lose control. Working equally well for "hot reactors," who tend to blow up when things don’t go their way, and "cool reactors," who are more likely to repress their emotions, the easy-to-follow 8-week program will help anyone to cope effectively with a variety of difficult circumstances, from volatile situations at home and at work to smaller annoyances like traffic jams and long checkout lines.

Customer Reviews:

In Control.......2007-03-09

I really found this book to be useful. I leave it at work for all who feel like they need to try something new to alleviate the anger that can sometimes feel overwhelming.

Emotional Control Within Eight Weeks.......2006-06-12

This book promises a lot: in effect that if you follow the clearly laid plans, self-control and serenity can be yours within eight weeks. The authors say that greater self-control will improve not just emotional but physical health. Dr Redford Williams was one of the people who first found an apparent link between Type A personality and the development of coronary artery disease, so it is not surprising that the authors focus on this link. More recent research has not been so clear that there is a connection between Type A personality and heart disease, and much interest has shifted toward the "Type D" personality, which refers to the tendency to experience negative emotions and to inhibit the expression of these negative emotions in social interactions. Stress and hostility do seem to be involved in the development of coronary artery disease, and perhaps also other heart and health problems, by lessening our normal heart rate variability.

Leaving aside those technical quibbles, I don't think anyone could deny that gaining greater control of our emotional life is a good thing. Drawing on the burgeoning science of positive psychology, the book begins with self-assessment quiz and ends with advice on increasing your level of optimism.

The main strategies that the authors recommend are certainly sound:
1. Recognize your emotions
2. Weigh the evidence of situations, so that you think before you act
3. Gaining control of your reactions
4. How to resolve problems and implement solutions
5. Assert yourself and learn to say no
6. Improve communication
7. Empathize with others
8. Learn to "look up, " i.e. how to be happy and optimistic

Each chapter is peppered with interesting and appropriate cases.

Most of the advice is intuitive. My only concern with the book, and why I'm giving four stars, is that there is almost too much information in it. I say that with the greatest sympathy: my agent and editor constantly makes the same charge against me! It seemed to me as if the book contained just about every piece of psychological advice that I've ever seen. Including a few techniques that have been shown not to work. The one that jumped out at me was the advice to snap a rubber band against the wrist. Something that was popular many years ago, before empirical research showed that such interruption strategies are not very effective. I have known a few people use the technique with such vigor that they've made their wrists black and blue!

There is nothing about any of the other techniques like thought field therapy that can often be helpful with emotional problems like anger, but since there is little published data on the "tapping therapies," that is not a criticism of the book.

With those couple of caveats I still recommend the book as a compendium of psychological approaches to managing anger. If anger is a problem for you or for those around you, this book is a good place to start.

Finding the "Off" Switch.......2006-03-21

As someone who teaches and coaches around anger management issues, I was delighted to read the Williams' simple, straightforward plan for getting anger under control. Following a clear explanation of the factors that create people out of control, this book details a plan for regaining and maintaining emotional control. The plan is easy to follow. None of the steps are so threatening that they can't be attempted on your own.
It's not so hard helping people learn a STOP mechanism; it's harder to guide them through the steps that lead to and maintain balance and appropriate reactions. This book does just that and I plan to use it and recommend it often.

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More Frustration
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Manufacturer: Mandarin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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More Life's Little Frustration Book: A Parody

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More Life's Little Frustration Book: A Parody
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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0312960980

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365 even more ignominious irritants and aggravations that suck the joy out of life.For even more annoying problems, read the original: Life's Little Frustration Book.

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Still More Frustration
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Manufacturer: Arrow (A Division of Random House Group)
ProductGroup: Book
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Accounting for police: as more Chicagoans complain about police abuse, more turn to the courts in frustration.: An article from: The Chicago Reporter
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Manufacturer: Community Renewal Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00096T128
Release Date: 2006-07-14

Book Description

This digital document is an article from The Chicago Reporter, published by Community Renewal Society on November 1, 2004. The length of the article is 3361 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Accounting for police: as more Chicagoans complain about police abuse, more turn to the courts in frustration.
Author: Rupa Shenoy
Publication: The Chicago Reporter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2004
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Just for your info, golf is good for you; Hitting links more than exercise in frustration.(Health): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press

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Just for your info, golf is good for you; Hitting links more than exercise in frustration.(Health): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
Gale Reference Team
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000TAQADC
Release Date: 2007-07-07

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on July 6, 2007. The length of the article is 688 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Author: Gale Reference Team
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Wireless wanderings: More travels, more discoveries, more frustrations, and more advice.(Hawk Trek): An article from: Mobile Business Advisor

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Wireless wanderings: More travels, more discoveries, more frustrations, and more advice.(Hawk Trek): An article from: Mobile Business Advisor
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Binding: Digital

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Title: Wireless wanderings: More travels, more discoveries, more frustrations, and more advice.(Hawk Trek)
Author: John L. Hawkins
Publication: Mobile Business Advisor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2003
Publisher: Advisor Publications, Inc.
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Community assessment—how to identify stakeholders and concerns, determine assessment parameters, conduct interviews, analyze data, and report findings
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A great read!.......2005-07-15

When my agribiz client started receiving backlash after a hog
waste lagoon overflow caused a significant fish kill in
a local stream, I had a PR crisis on my hands!

This book really helped me manage the community's perceptions
of the problem, and turned an environmental catastrophe into an
opportunity to highlight our message of economic benefit to the
town and reasonable accomodation of an important industry.

Five stars!

Building bridges: A practical guide for effective environmental community relations

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Aimed at native Spanish speakers and recent immigrants to the United States, this book helps the reader to acquire practical, essential reading comprehension skills fast by reading crucial directions in their native Spanish.

Customer Reviews:

Not the best.......2002-11-10

In the beginning it gives you a 50 question practice test, which is nice, but the rest is bogus in my opinion. It supposingly teaches you better reading comprehension, but i am not necessarily sure that you can teach better reading, instead it comes with practice. What i was looking for was book with practice questions for reading comprehension.

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