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Star-studded paper doll collection spotlights 16 rock and pop celebrities, including Rick Nelson, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin, Cass Elliott, Sly Stone, Eric Clapton, Roy Orbison, Cher, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, and others. Each is shown in 2 authentically rendered costumes. 16 plates of full-color dolls and costumes.
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Love Laughter, get this book.......2006-07-10
Excellent work as usual by McManus. Buy two, so when you wear the first one out, or a family member sneaks it out of the house...you'll still have a copy.
'Pass out laughing' funny.......2005-01-09
I have always thought that Patrick McManus is the funniest writer on the planet. I read his stories when I need to laugh or relax. Sometimes I irritate my wife by reading it in bed. I try not to laugh out loud, but I only succeed in sounding like I am trying to muffle continuous sneezes.
However, not everyone gets it. I have been shocked by watching people read McManus without so much as a smile (though most start snorting like wild pigs on acid) . My only guess is that getting McManus requires a couple things. First, it requires some understanding of his experiences. He absolutely nails all of the stupid things 'outdoors men (outdoors people)' do and think, but don't want anybody to know about. Second, you have to see the self-deprecating aspect of his humor. Third, you can't look for great literature in integrated books. Patrick McManus is an excellent writer, if you see these as independent stories simply collected in a volume. They are meant for adults who want to laugh at themselves. So, If you are willing to or already meet the above three criteria, you will love this book.
By the way, I am a professor of clinical psychology and (other than worrying a little about McManus) I sometimes recommend this and other McManus books. I do this with people who have racing thoughts and anxiety at bedtime, and when I believe they have the necessary experiences to find it funny. It often works quite well. I think of his stories as little pieces of happiness. (Oh, that even makes me sick to hear. Sorry)
McManus Indeed Strikes Again.......2003-02-04
This is the eighth time that Mr. McManus has put together a collection of his humorous experiences from childhood, through his early days as a manipulator of truth at a public relations agency, and of course more recent forays as the intrepid guide and indomitable leader of a variety of outings. This is the fourth collection of his stories that I have read, and I believe that leaves me with 8 to still enjoy. One of the remaining books is done with his sister who is generally known in these books as the, "Troll", and that volume is to have dozens of variations for recipes on, "whatchucalit stew".
It would be unfair to say that there is no familiarity in these stories as I read the 4th collection. There is a great difference between familiarity and repetition, and the author is not guilty of the latter. What is becoming familiar are the friends of his childhood through to the present day with names that would make Dickens proud were he alive and writing in 20th Century Idaho. These characters are based upon real people that he has mercifully disguised, as how many people would want the moniker Rancid Crabtree, with all the attendant implications?
These stories are innocent, honest, and without anything that would keep them on a coffee table for any member of household to read. Even his first kiss in the back of a friend's car, that is a stretch to call a kiss, would be comfortable in a G rated Disney film. His stories may primarily take place in his, "Gothic Idaho", and other states in the West and Pacific Northwest, but they translate to everyone's childhood to some degree, and are pure reading enjoyment, completely without pretense or prevarication.
Everything Pat writes is hilarious, subtle, witty..........2001-05-21
tasteful, and completely obnoxious. Out of the four books of his that I have read [ The night the bear ate goombaw, they shoot canoes... Fine and pleasant... and this one] This is the funniest one in my opinion. If you liked any of his other books, You gotta like this one. They are all a collection of the same kind of stories, except his latest book. They are all short and simple and run along the same lines. Male stupidity, outdoor troubles, childhood memories of embarassment and goofy adventures. If you grew up in the country especially, you will probably slap your knee after every paragraph. Pat McManus is the Diabolical genius of humorous writing. This guy ruins me for anybody else who writes something with only the intention of being funny. And I don't mind at all. I'm willing to be spoiled by such great writing. Anybody who knows a troop of crazy eccentric characters from their own childhood or right now, will identify with crazy eddie muldoon and Melba Peachbottom. Yeah that's right, Melba.... Peach... Bottom. I'm sure he changes the names with names like that and His friends girlfriend Velveeta.
The best part of his writing is letting him rope you in to actually believing a conversation or interaction and then realizing that you just even if only for a second bought into the most ridiculous thing, and he knew you would all along. Feeling stupid and flat out tricked is the funniest part of reading these books. Some of the people and thoughts, couldn't even be made up by THIS guy, so you have to believe some of it. And once you believe some of it, he's got you set up right where he wants you, IT'S GREAT. If you appreciate good humor and take things all in fun, or need a laugh after a horrifying camping trip, you should definetely buy this book or any other Pat book. You can just expect the same hilarious thing with most of the other ones, because they're all short funny stories. My cheeks hurt from smiling and my ''Funnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!'' muscle hurts from laughing. Get it.
I think I broke a rib laughing.......1998-05-11
Warning!!! This book could cause divorce!! I was reading in bed with my wife trying to sleap and while holding in the laughter the bed was shaking so hard the neighbors gave me a wink and told my wife she looked like she needed rest..... If you enjoy/endure the outdoors you can relate to this book and will not be able to put it down.
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Hailed as the permanent record of fleeting moments, the cinema emerged at the turn of the nineteenth century as an unprecedented means of capturing time--and this at a moment when disciplines from physics to philosophy, and historical trends from industrialization to the expansion of capitalism, were transforming the very idea of time. In a work that itself captures and reconfigures the passing moments of art, history, and philosophy, Mary Ann Doane shows how the cinema, representing the singular instant of chance and ephemerality in the face of the increasing rationalization and standardization of the day, participated in the structuring of time and contingency in capitalist modernity.
At this book's heart is the cinema's essential paradox: temporal continuity conveyed through "stopped time," the rapid succession of still frames or frozen images. Doane explores the role of this paradox, and of notions of the temporal indeterminacy and instability of an image, in shaping not just cinematic time but also modern ideas about continuity and discontinuity, archivability, contingency and determinism, and temporal irreversibility. A compelling meditation on the status of cinematic knowledge, her book is also an inquiry into the very heart and soul of modernity.
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As both a championship fiddler and superb teacher, Carol Ann Wheeler shares her remarkably successful warm-up routine in this handy 5 1/2"x 8" QWIKGUIDE lesson book. Created especially for the casual violinist whose lifestyle requires maximum benefit from a minimum of effort, the book contains well thought-out exercises dealing with dexterity, vibrato, loosening and strengthening the wrist, plus techniques such as double-stops, turnarounds, chromatics, and more. The companion CD further enhances this lesson making this package a great deal!
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This is a book for players or groups of players, who want to play more than six numbers and more tickets in a well-organized, highly-balanced, and entertaining way. The strategies outlined in the book can be used in any pick-6 lottery in the world. The author has used advanced methods of combinatorics and optimization to design the most economical lottery system (wheel) for any given guarantee. Each system in his book comes with a complete table of possible wins. The lottery player will find systems with double and multiple guarantees, excellent navigational tools and presentation. It is a common belief that the lottery is a boring game and the only excitement comes from watching the draw and matching some of the winning numbers. This book shows that choosing the right way of playing your numbers, assessing the possible wins and filling the tickets can be as entertaining as a trip to Las Vegas!
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Iliya Bluskov is on target.......2007-06-24
Although I assumed that the book had wheels for 5-pick games,it didn't,nor does the ads about this book states that it doesn't...but overall this is a good book for any 6-pick game. The Author himself advised me on how to convert some of his wheels for a 5-pick game. I used one of his wheels and virtually robbed my State's Lottery.
Since most lotteries are computerized these days, you almost need the help of a Professor of mathematics just to
have a decent chance of winning.
With Lotto Pro software and the wheels from this book, you'll bet smarter,with less money....!!!
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G. Grier
INFORMATINAL.......2006-11-03
THIS BOOK CARRIES A LOT OF INFOMATIVE INFORMATION ITS A MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS LOTTERY PLAYER.
Simple, straightforward. Worth a read.......2006-05-05
I don't usually review books here, and I've bought quite a few I can tell you. However, this book, I believe, warrants comment. It is a no-nonsense, simple, accurate, and mathimatically sound was of playing the lottery. It is basically just a list of wheels (systems) for you to use to get the most out of your playing. It doesn't tell you how to pick numbers, or go into any fancy (in my opinion, useless) analysis or predicitions of numbers.
If you pick the correct numbers, or a few, the systems in this book GUARANTEE that you will win something. The amount of people who randomly pick numbers and play then is unbelievable. With these systems, at least the numbers you pick (random or otherwise) will prove fruitful if they are chosen in the draw.
Highly recommended. If even for the mathematics of it. I particularly like the percentages of guarateed main win, and other 'bonus' wins.
I've won a couple of hundred quid so far - with 1) My own luck to have picked the numbers and 2) With the help of this book - I tripled my winnings (3 X match 4's).
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Sean.
Well worth the small price.......2006-01-05
I doubt there is any book of its kind as well thought out and packed with as much useful imformation as this one.
Within weeks of its purchase, I put one system (9 numbers in 30 games) to the test and was immediately rewarded with multiple prizes.
Since then, I have accumulated a steady flow of 4 if 4 and 5 if 5 prizes that far exceed my actual my total lottery costs.
To any lottery player, there can be no greater incentive than the knowing that certain guarantees as provided, actually bear fruit.
In this, Iliya Bluskov Combinitorial principles are unique and well worth the investment.
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Clearly the best lottery wheel book out there!.......2005-08-02
This book by far is the best lottery wheel book I've purchased. I've won more money more times with Bluskov's "multiple" and "double-win guarantees" than I ever did with the other popular (GH) wheel books on the market. Of course with any lottery win you have to choose the correct numbers, but his "Table of Wins" are right on the money. I used system #3 (guarantee 5 number win if 5 of your 10 numbers are drawn--$50) Result: I correctly picked 4 numbers out of 10. I won 3- 4 number prizes ($300) plus 20- 3 number prizes ($100) for a total of $400 from my $50 investment. No other wheel book on the market has more multiple win guarantees than this author! I can't wait until he publishes a book for the pick-5 lottery.
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Guest Reviewer: Marshall Goldsmith
Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized by almost every major business publication as one of America's leading executive educators and coaches. He is the author or co-editor of 22 books, including What Got You Here Won't Get You There--a New York Times bestseller and Wall Street Journal #1 business book.
I consider Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner to be the best research-based book ever written in the field of leadership.
What I love about this book is that it is actually written for its readers!
Let's face it--very few readers of business books are CEO's of multi-billion corporations. Yet many business books follow the same over-used formula--interviewing CEOs--talking about what they are doing so well--and suggesting that you do the same thing.
Leadership Challenge is based upon learnings from leaders at all levels--and shows how "regular people" can make a huge, positive difference in their organizations. It is written in a way that can help executives, mid-managers, first-line supervisors, project leaders--and even individual contributors--better understand how they can lead--and be able to immediately apply what they have learned in their work.
My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. Three of the movie's main characters are seekers: the scarecrow--who is searching for a brain--or wisdom, the tin man--who is searching for a heart--or compassion, and the lion--who is searching for the nerve--or courage. Leadership Challenge helps its readers, who are also seekers, find all three. It shows how real leaders can demonstrate the wisdom--needed to build a vision and show the way, the courage--needed to the challenge the system and do what is right, and the compassion--needed to care for and inspire others.
Although my Ph.D. is in Organizational Behavior, my undergraduate background is in mathematics. I respect people who gather real facts and don't just "shoot from the hip." Jim and Barry have developed the "Leadership Practices Inventory"--which is possibly the world's most widely-respected tool for 360° leadership feedback. They have thoroughly reviewed input from tens of thousands of respondents and used this data to form sound conclusions about what works--and what doesn't work--in terms of leadership behavior.
My recent book, What Got You Here Won't Get You There, talks about why it can be so challenging for successful people to make the changes that they need to "go to the next level." Jim and Barry have not fallen into the classic "successful author's trap." Given the tremendous success of the first edition of Leadership Challenge, they could have easily thought, "Why change this? It is a huge winner!" Instead they have put in countless hours to make each new edition of this classic better than the previous editions. They have worked to incorporate both what they have learned, through their ongoing research--and what they have observed, through their observations of the changing world of work--to make this edition the best--and most relevant--for today's readers.
My final comment for you as a reader: don't just learn from this book--do something with what you learn. This is a practical guide that can help you lead in a way that makes your organization a better place. Take advantage of this opportunity to make a positive difference in your own life--and in the lives of the people that you lead. --Marshall Goldsmith
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This leadership classic continues to be a bestseller after three editions and 20 years in print. It is the gold standard for research-based leadership, and the premier resource on becoming a leader. This new edition, with streamlined text, more international and business examples, and a graphic redesign, is more readable and accessible to business readers than ever before, and will prove to be the best edition yet.
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When it was initially written in 1987, few could have predicted that The Leadership Challenge would become one of the best-selling leadership books of all time. Now, faced with the new challenges of our unpredictable global business environment, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner--two of the country's premier leadership experts--have completely revised and updated their classic book. Building on the knowledge base of their previous books, the third edition of The Leadership Challenge is grounded in extensive research and based on interviews with all kinds of leaders at all levels in public and private organizations from around the world. In this edition, the authors emphasize that the fundamentals of leadership are the same today as they were in the 1980s, and as they've probably been for centuries. In that sense, nothing's new. Leadership is not a fad. While the content of leadership has not changed, the context has-and in some cases, changed dramatically.
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When it was initially written in 1987, few could have predicted that The Leadership Challenge would become one of the best-selling leadership books of all time. Now, faced with the new challenges of our unpredictable global business environment, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner--two of the country's premier leadership experts--have completely revised and updated their classic book. Building on the knowledge base of their previous books, the third edition of The Leadership Challenge is grounded in extensive research and based on interviews with all kinds of leaders at all levels in public and private organizations from around the world. In this edition, the authors emphasize that the fundamentals of leadership are the same today as they were in the 1980s, and as they've probably been for centuries. In that sense, nothing's new. Leadership is not a fad. While the content of leadership has not changed, the context has-and in some cases, changed dramatically.
Customer Reviews:
Good update--this is a classic! .......2007-10-03
Very good update to a classic. They changed the order of the Practices, and I like the new order. Every leader should have this book on their bookshelf.
Great book for potential leaders!.......2007-09-23
This book is easy to read and easy to understand. It provides the characteristics that are needed by leaders. I trully believe this book would be a very good one for those who wants to be great leaders.
Enjoy!
Kouze & Posner.......2007-09-15
The Leadership Challenge was assigned reading for my online MBA course. It is by far one of the most informative and enjoyable leadership books I have ever read. I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to become a more effective leader.
Typical.......2007-08-11
I bought this book for a management class and must admit it reads a lot like a textbook. I read 300 out of 400 pages and skimmed the rest. The authors appeared to want to write 400 pages of text. Some of the concepts are a little abstract. The book has some good points but stretches in some areas.
Excellent Book.......2007-04-12
Do not let the number of pages keep you from starting the book. Excellent information provided.
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Leadership Challenge 3rd Edition Cloth with Student Leadership Planner Set
James M. Kouzes
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Leadership Challenge 3rd Edition Paper with Workbook and Practice Inventory Set
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The Leadership Challenge Workshop, 3rd Edition, Revised Participant's Workbook (Spanish)
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EL LIDERAZGO ES UN ASUNTO DE TODOS
¿Está listo para aprovechar las oportunidades que llevan a obtener resultados extraordinarios?
¿Está listo para inspirar a los demás a soñar, alentar su participación activa y estar a su lado cuando las cosas se tornen difíciles?
¿Está listo para liderar?
Más que nunca, nuestras familias, nuestras organizaciones, nuestras naciones y nuestro mundo necesitan personas que estén dispuestas a aceptar este duro desafío. El Taller The Leadership Challenge® (El desafío del liderazgo) le brinda la posibilidad de hacerlo—de tomar la iniciativa, aprovechar las oportunidades y marcar la diferencia.
Respaldado por más de 20 años de investigación original, el Taller The Leadership Challenge® es un proceso de descubrimiento único e intenso creado por los autores de éxitos de ventas, Jim Kouzes y Barry Posner. El Taller desmitifica el concepto de liderazgo y lo aborda como un conjunto de comportamientos que pueden aprenderse. En otras palabras, olvídese de los cargos, los puestos, la jerarquía o la experiencia laboral. El liderazgo está relacionado con lo que usted hace.
Este Libro de tareas del participante está diseñado para acompañarlo en un viaje apasionante para el descubrimiento de uno mismo. Basadas en el célebre modelo Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® (Las cinco prácticas de liderazgo ejemplar) de Kouzes y Posner, las páginas interactivas lo ayudan a descubrir el significado más profundo de:
A medida que avance en este Libro de tareas, pronto descubrirá que la experiencia del Taller The Leadership Challenge® es más que una típica sesión de capacitación. Incluso, podría cambiar su vida.
LOS AUTORES
James M. Kouzes y Barry Z. Posner se encuentran entre los especialistas y educadores más buscados en la materia del liderazgo y el desarrollo del liderazgo. Han estado trabajando, escribiendo y enseñando en esta área valiosa por más de treinta años.
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- Royal Arts of Africa, The: The Majesty of Form
- Silent Screens: The Decline and Transformation of the American Movie Theater (Creating the North American Landscape)
- Spirited Away, Vol. 2
- Summer Places: Eastern Long Island and New England
- Symbolist Art Theories: A Critical Anthology
- Tales from the Art Crypt: The painters, the museums, the curators, the collectors, the auctions, the art
- The Art of Business: Make All Your Work a Work of Art
- The Art of Protest: Culture and Activism from the Civil Rights Movement to the Streets of Seattle
- The Big Book of Noir
- The Body Art Book: A Complete, Illustrated Guide to Tattoos, Piercings, and Other Body Modification
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