Draw! : A Visual Approach to Thinking, Learning, and Communicating
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  • Excellent resource book
  • A terrible disappointment.......
  • Not what I thought it was
  • Really great stuff to get you moving with visual thinking!
Draw! : A Visual Approach to Thinking, Learning, and Communicating
Corinne Hanks
Manufacturer: Crisp Learning
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 156052054X

Book Description

A lighthearted approach to developing the fundamental skills of drawing-over 900 sketches illustrate the concepts from the simplest to the most complex.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars good copy.......2007-09-29

I am satisfied with my purchase and have no complaints. I got my order in good time and in good condition.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent resource book.......2007-03-29

As a practicing architect, I am often invited to meet with kids to talk about the profession or what I do. This was an excellent resource to help me bridge the "generation" gap and find ways to talk about architecture and the drawing aspects of it with kids of all ages. It's one of the best books I've bought in years.

1 out of 5 stars A terrible disappointment..............2002-10-17

As one who has attended the oldest art school in United States, I feel I should mention some wonderful books that are available. For the very best in professional technique, there is Nicolaides The Natural Way to Draw. For absolute joy, encouragement and technique in drawing, there is Dvorak's Experimental Drawing. For the spiritual aspect, love of life and technique, there is Franck's The Zen of Seeing. All three books are treasures for anyone who really yearns to learn how to draw.

2 out of 5 stars Not what I thought it was.......2001-12-17

I was expecting a book weighted toward doodling; idea-generation; capturing thoughts on paper. I was disappointed to find it more oriented toward graphic artists or illustrators. Lots of topics like composition, perspective, etc. And the sample sketches and examples are way way more professional than I could ever hope to be. Bottom-line, I found it more oriented toward illustrators or artists than toward thinkers who want to doodle.

5 out of 5 stars Really great stuff to get you moving with visual thinking!.......1999-10-15

I have always enjoyed reading - and playing around with the ideas from - Kurt Hank's books. I have all his books, which include Rapid Viz, Design Yourself, The Change Navigator, Wake Up Your Creative Genius, Up Your Productivity.

Like his other books, this book is very well-illustrated, conceptually & graphically, with the following key chapters:

- Introduction: Anyone Can Draw;
- Methods, Tools & Techniques;
- Rapid Visualisation;
- Ideation;
- Notation;
- Communication;

It's primary focus is to help you, the reader, in re-establishing drawing in your life...as a tool to solve problems, create new ideas & assist communication.

Packed with ideas, games, puzzles & exercises, it provides a step by step approach to the practical strategies of visualising, expressing & communicating your ideas - and concepts - on paper.

I must say: It is really great stuff.

Nudes (Illustrators Reference Manuals)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Peter has the eye!
Nudes (Illustrators Reference Manuals)

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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1555215076

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Peter has the eye!.......2003-10-24

I just started drawing and painting figures after years of landscape and bought this book. It has guys, girls, prone, sitting, standing and the contrast is managed at all times so you do not have to deal with shadows or glare. One of the drawings I did using a pose in the book was just accepted in a juried show, what more can you say?
Concise Illustrator's Reference Manual: Nudes
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Condensed Version
Concise Illustrator's Reference Manual: Nudes
Peg Osterman
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0785805141

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Condensed Version.......2004-06-18

This is a small format, condensed version of Illustrators Reference Manual by Peter Hince. If you have that book, you don't need this one.
Illustrator's Reference Manual Nudes (Illustrators Reference)
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    The Authoritative Calvin And Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • C&H FTW
    • More Calvin
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    The Authoritative Calvin And Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)
    Bill Watterson
    Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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    Book Description

    The week it hit the stores, Weirdos from Another Planet! touched down at No. 1 on Walden's and B. Dalton's bestseller lists and No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list. How do you top such success? With The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes, a large-format treasury of the cartoons from Yukon Ho! and Weirdos from Another Planet! (including full-color Sunday cartoons) plus a full-color original story unique to this collection. Its reservation on the top of the national bestseller lists is already confirmed! Millions of readers have responded ot the tremendous talent of Bill Watterson. His skill as both artist and writer brings to life a boy, his tiger, and the imagination and memories of his ardent readers. After five years of syndication and six bestselling collections, The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes picks up where The Essential Calvin and Hobbes left off - bringing more of the irresistible antics of Calvin and his magical sidekick Hobbes to millions of eager fans around the globe. As the strip's phenomenal success witnesses, Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes is the authority on humor.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars C&H FTW.......2007-09-12

    If you love C&H, you'll like this book. For me, Calvin is like pepperoni pizza... when it's good, it's really good, and when it's bad, it's still good.

    5 out of 5 stars More Calvin.......2006-10-19

    This book combines material from both Yukon Ho! and Weirdos From Another Planet!. Perfect to read with a blanket and a cup of tea on a rainy Sunday afternoon. It lifts my spirits up and makes me laugh, even when there's no one around. Really, that could be said about any Calvin and Hobbes book, though!

    3 out of 5 stars The creator is a God........2004-11-03

    Unfortunately, I say it rather cynically.

    My, there are so many monsters peopling this strip. The kid's a monster. His parents are monsters. The tiger's a monster. The teacher's a monster. The babysitter's a monster. And the only character who's not a monster (and more of a victim) is naturally enough, a young girl who is never bad or gets into any trouble. And the strip, while a rugrat's fantasyland, also smacks of extreme adolescent rebellion.

    The strip is so overrated even after its demise a decade ago that it's been ensured that no cartoonist alive or yet to be born would ever create a strip as well-worshipped as it is for all eternity to come. So why not just remove the whole comic section from the news for good?

    5 out of 5 stars A walk through someone else's imagination.......2004-07-25

    Calvin is a beam of light, a dinosaur, Spaceman Spiff, a pollster on the election of new parents, a robotic explorer from Jupiter (in search of chocoloate) -- well lots of things. He's all the best and all the worst a boy about five can be, and that covers a lot of ground.

    If the others around him never quite see things Calvin's way, that's really not his problem. Hobbes will always understand, and generally offer some understated commentary on events. I prefer not to say too much about Hobbes. It's really best if you let him introduce himself.

    This book is a treasury of daily and sunday color strips. It captures a part of one of the best strip comics ever. If you already know C&H, you'll surely want this collection. If you missed the strip when it was still in the papers, this will give you a wonderful introduction.

    It's never too late to have a happy childhood, and Calvin offers his for your enjoyment.

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    5 out of 5 stars Another anthology of laughter.......2004-05-30

    Whether the collection is the "Indispensible" or "Essential" or "Quintessential" Calvin and Hobbes, it doesn't really matter. Watching this hyperactive, hyperimaginative child and his willing though wise accomplice, Hobbes, take on evil babysitters, Susie Derkins, the class bully and all creatures (real or imaginary), is a pleasure and laughter without stop. "The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes" is another in a long list of the great comic work of Bill Watterson. This is an indispensible/essential/quintessential collection for all Calvin and Hobbes and humor fans!
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      "Most people in all its unfettered he reporter who's gotten it right; childhood as it actually is." - Garry Trudeau
      The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes (A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury)
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        The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes (A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury)
        Bill Waterson
        Manufacturer: Scholastic, Inc.
        ProductGroup: Book
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        Includes Cartoons from Yukon Ho! and Weirdos From Another Planet!
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          Bill Watterson
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            Bill Watterson
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              Watterson Bill
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              Being Irish Contemplations On Nature And Meaning
              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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              Being Irish Contemplations On Nature And Meaning
              Joseph Keefe
              Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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              Book Description

              Those who thought being Irish was about parades, shamrocks, and green beer get a peek into a decidedly deeper culture in Joe Keefe's edgy and hilarious book Being Irish...Contemplations On The Nature And Meaning Of The Irish Race. Whether it's eating, drinking, loving, or learning, the Irish experience - as Keefe explains it - is shaded in innumerable ways by family, faith, and a fair sense of knowing exactly where you stand. All of this makes for a rollicking good read, in short bits and big letters for the Irish among the readership.

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars Laughingly Irish.......2002-02-17

              This book is a definite lol (laugh out loud). Having grown up with a wacky group of Irish sibs and relatives, I couldn't help myself. Even now, I am smiling. Have a great chuckle with this book!

              Cinematherapy for the Soul: The Girl's Guide to Finding Inspiration One Movie at a Time
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              Nancy Peske , and Beverly West
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              Has your karma run over your dogma? Are you feeling anxious about the future, or wondering who turned down the dimmer switch on your inner light? The illumination you need is right at your fingertips. Settle into the lotus position, pick up your remote control, and let movies be your spiritual guide on your journey toward personal nirvana. From the bestselling duo who brought you Cinematherapy, Advanced Cinematherapy, Cinematherapy for Lovers, and Bibliotherapy comes CINEMATHERAPY FOR THE SOUL, a video guide guaranteed to help you become your own guru.

              With 150 new reviews of classic and contemporary movies and thoughtful quotes to uplift you, CINEMATHERAPY FOR THE SOUL is guaranteed to help you discover that the movies will reinvigorate your tired spirit and help you find inspiration, one movie at a time.

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              4 out of 5 stars Want to Rent an Inspiring Movie and Not Sure What to Choose?.......2004-02-08

              I am always looking for recommendations of those movies I truly do not want to miss, especially when I am renting and overwhelmed by the vast array of movies on the shelves at my local rental outlet.

              This unique title is chock full of suggestions so that I can look at movies to fit my mood and inspire me accordingly.

              They list "Antianxiety" movies (I was thrilled to see quotes from Adaptation: Charlie Kaufman as played by Nicholas Cage: an excellent movie!; movies about finding that significant love in your life, movies to inspire your meaning in life.... and much more.

              Sidebars from the authors help us get to know each of them better and the quotes from movies are priceless.

              They also have a unique section called "Junk Food for the Soul" which gives warning for movies which are wayyyyy to fluffy without much substance... and recognizing sometimes those very same movies taste so good, they are worthy of the investment of time.

              Some new movies I had not considered before reading this book are "School Ties" (an early Brandon Fraser, Matt Damon film) and "The Misfits" a 1960 classic.

              In fact, the only weakness I really saw was in the selection of movies. There were a lot of really current movies -- and I know there are lots of wonderful "oldies and goodies" although these may be less available for rental at our local rental stores.

              I also saw from reading the back of the book that these authors have a slew of other movie titles. I am guessing they are all worth scanning.

              Jazz Pedagogy: The Jazz Educator's Handbook and Resource Guide
              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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              J. Richard Dunscomb , and Willie L., Jr. Hill
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              5 out of 5 stars Book is for band directors but ensemble members will gain insight........2007-01-13

              Another book with a great concept: include a DVD which shows what's inside the book. Here Dr. Willie Hill is shown in a clinic type format demonstrating to high school jazz band participants how to play jazz standards. The DVD is a documentary format of a live classroom setting of real students being taught how to solo. Dr. Hill also instructs the 4-piece rhythm section, telling the musicians to listen to the drummer's accents. Both a high school ensemble and a college ensemble are represented. This book also ties in with a great video set that shows the role of the drums, bass, guitar, and keyboards in the rhythm section called "Drums In the Rhythm Section" (also Piano, Bass, Guitar) with top caliber players like Steve Houghton.

              The book does a good job of presenting jazz in a methodical way. It starts with jazz history and influential players. It then moves on to the development of jazz instrumentation and jazz styles. As to not overwhelm the novice, a blues tunes, "Billie's Bounce", is used as a starting point. Helpful pointers like scales, modes, and arpeggios are explained and written out. Since classical musicians will only be familiar with standard grand staff notation and unfamiliar with simplified jazz charts, time is taken to explain the anatomy of a chart. The book's expensive but one you'll keep in the library for reference, especially if you plan on being a jazz band director. Also, as a supplemental addition, get "Approaching The Standards" by the same author to practice what you've learned here.

              5 out of 5 stars Outstanding Resource.......2006-03-19

              Jazz Pedagogy: The Jazz Educator's Handbook and Resource Guide
              by J. Richard Dunscomb is an outstanding resource for new music teachers and experienced professionals as well. It contains detailed well thought out articles by leading jazz educators in their fields of expertise...clearly outlined and easily understood examples descriptions. A must have guide for learning or for remebering things you already knew but needed a fresh perspective.
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                This test preparation book includes five full-length exams with detailed explanations modeled after the actual ACT Assessment American College Testing). Intensive review sections in English, reading, math, and science reasoning are presented. The reviews include studying strategies and practice drills to strengthen and develop problem-solving abilities. For the college-bound high school student. Includes the complete ACT Test Prep book plus interactive software. The book and software complement each other. The software offers two complete exams under actual exam conditions with controlled timing and question order. It automatically scores test performance, provides analysis, and directions for further study. The package includes a CD- ROM for both Windows and Macintosh. Suitable for any PC with 4 MB of RAM minimum, Windows 3.1, 95, or 98. Any Macintosh with a 68020 or higher processor, 4 MB of RAM minimum, System 7.1 or later.

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                4 out of 5 stars Product Recommended.......2000-04-05

                I'm a student at a Canadian High School. I really wanted to go to school in the US, so I got this book. I was really going into it not knowing what to expect. This product really helped. I went into the test confident. This is a great product for people not knowing what to expect going into the test.

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                Trumpeter's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Playing and Teaching the Trumpet
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                  Roger Sherman
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                    Norman J. Hunt, Daniel F. Bachelder Dan Bachelder
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                      URU: Ages Beyond Myst (Prima's Official Strategy Guide)
                      Bryan Stratton
                      Manufacturer: Prima Games
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

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                      5. Uru: Ages Beyond Myst Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

                      ASIN: 0761544704
                      Release Date: 2003-11-18

                      Book Description

                      Your Link to New Ages
                      ·Comprehensive personal account of the author's journey through Uru's Ages
                      ·Hand-drawn maps and actual photographs of the Ages seen by the author
                      ·Official D'ni Restoration Council (DRC) Explorer's Reference, with solutions to all of Uru's puzzles
                      ·Complete DRC Research text, including all journals and notebooks
                      ·Detailed historical information about Uru's place in the epic that began with Myst and Riven
                      ·Exclusive glimpses of new Ages recently discovered by the DRC
                      ·Critical details on how to use recently discovered D'ni technology: Linking Books, Linking Stones, KIs, and Yeesha Pages

                      Customer Reviews:

                      3 out of 5 stars URU Ages Beyond Myst.......2004-05-26

                      Not too clear. Prefer the way it was done in Myst. Beware! if you download URU updates, this book becomes obsolete. Correct me if I'm wrong PLEASE!!!

                      4 out of 5 stars Official Travel Guide.......2003-11-22

                      I got my Prima Official Travel Guide today. It's the Uru: Ages Beyond Myst strategy guide, but it's written as a sort of travel journal by a "former" writer of game guides whose life has changed dramatically following his experience.

                      It's written with a good knowledge of the game and its history, and has a good synopsis of the background, which will make a novice to the series appreciate Uru all the more. The style is pleasantly witty. Even the forward from the editor, and the "advertisement" paid for by the DRC at the back of the book, are in character and amusing.

                      The book has tons of game information. It contains the text of all the notebooks, journals, and letters in the game. There are many snapshots that look like Polaroid pictures taped or paperclipped into the book. The text is in a handwriting font that isn't too hard to read. Of course, there are also maps, and descriptions and pictures of how to do all the puzzles.

                      In my opinion, it's a real shame that the entire interior of the book is done in black and white. That's the only fault I find with it. If it were all done in color, it would awesome! I'd certainly be willing to pay more for a full color edition!

                      Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
                      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                      • I love this book!!
                      • Mmm... Déjà vu (but his theory is cool)
                      • Pretty good
                      • Read This Book
                      • If you've read GTD, you can probably skip "Ready for Anything"
                      Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
                      David Allen
                      Manufacturer: Viking Adult
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Hardcover

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                      Book Description

                      In Getting Things Done, David Allen offered a breakthrough system to enhance productivity-at work and in daily life. Now "the guru of personal productivity" (Fast Company) asks readers what is holding them back and shows how they can be ready for anything-with a clear mind, a clear deck, and clear intentions.

                      Based on Allen's highly popular e-newsletter, Principles of Productivity, Ready for Anything offers fifty-two principles to clear your head, focus productively, create structures that work, and get in motion, including:
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                      With wit, motivational insights, and inspiring quotes, Ready for Anything shows readers how to make things happen with less effort, stress, and ineffectiveness, and lots more energy, creativity, and clarity. This is the perfect book for anyone wanting to work and live at their very best.

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                      "Mastering the game of work and the business of life-from the bestselling author of Getting Things Done In his bestselling first book, Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen presented his breakthrough methods to increase efficiency. Now "the personal productivity guru" (Fast Company) shows readers how to increase their ability to work better, not harder-every day. Based on Allen's highly popular e-newsletter, Ready for Anything offers readers 52 ways to immediately clear your head for creativity, focus your attention, create structures that work, and take action to get things moving. With wit, inspiration, and know-how, Allen shows readers how to make things happen-with less effort and stress, and lots more energy, creativity, and effectiveness. Ready for Anything is the perfect book for anyone wanting to work and live at his or her very best."

                      Customer Reviews:

                      5 out of 5 stars I love this book!!.......2007-09-29

                      I have the book on cassette tapes and I listen to the tapes A LOT! I would recommend reading or listening to this book several times. It has the potential to be life-changing...really!

                      2 out of 5 stars Mmm... Déjà vu (but his theory is cool).......2007-08-11

                      This book seems like a repetition of the firs one (Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity) which was very interesting and it helped me a lot. If you want to learn his theory about edit and organize todo list, you better buy that one.

                      3 out of 5 stars Pretty good.......2007-06-16

                      This book was not bad. I almost gave it 4 stars, but there are some other great books out there. I have already read Allen's 'Getting Things Done', so some of the material was rehash for me. Overall, I think the book does what it sets out to do, and it does contain some useful tips.

                      5 out of 5 stars Read This Book.......2007-06-08

                      I have not read Mr. Allen's "Getting Things Done," but I'd like to read everything he's written now. I've read many time management books...and I've read many philosophy books. This is excellent in both spheres. The approach to time management is so much deeper than "List To-Do's and prioritize A-B-C"; it led me to think very deeply about time and perception, and what we do with our minds moment by moment. I love his concept of "psychic RAM" - and the idea that the more clogged it is, the less effective we are. This actually echoes Julia Cameron's practice of the "Morning Pages" in "The Artist's Way," and Brenda Euland's idea that writing everything down, EVERYTHING, produces a clear, flowing stream of thought. When Mr. Allen talks about writing everything down, he is talking about much more than a to-do list. This is not the same old time management guru stuff.

                      His style, too, is appealing. None of that bright, chirpy tone of many self-help books, and none of the "weightiness" of Steven Covey. You hear a real person talking.

                      Finally, there are the sidebar quotes, which are extremely wide-ranging and well-chosen.

                      2 out of 5 stars If you've read GTD, you can probably skip "Ready for Anything".......2007-03-14

                      Key points:

                      1. One should read Allen's "Getting Things Done" (GTD) before reading "Ready for Anything" (RFA).

                      2. If you've read GTD, you can probably skip RFA. It reinforces some core GTD principles, often in a mind-numbingly repetitive fashion (which can be a good teaching style), but also tries to fill in some of "The Vision Thing" content absent in GTD. Unfortunately, Covey is better than Allen in addressing "The Vision Thing." Together, GTD plus Covey's "7 Habits" and "First Things First" (FTF) make an interesting collection.

                      3. RFA suffers from the same design and layout issues I found with GTD: the "inspirational quotations" in the margins destroy the reading flow as they push into the space occupied by the main text. The quotes distract the reader from the main text due to their intrusion into such and a lack of white space. IMO, there are too many inspirational quotes. Allen should have simply started each chapter with one relevant quote, ala Covey's "7 Habits..." I've noticed that some of the inspirational quotes are recycled from GTD and are sometimes better than the associated essay in RFA. To see how to place quotes or references in the margins of a book's pages, Allen should review any of Edward Tufte's books, such as "Beautiful Evidence."

                      4. There are obvious parallels throughout RFA to ideas in Covey's "7 Habits" and "First Things First." However, there's no mention of Covey in the book (and he's only cited once in GTD via an inspirational quote). Both Covey and Allen have interesting things to teach, but it seems Allen eschews any reference to Covey despite the obvious parallels to anyone who has read both authors. In some cases, it seems Allen is taking pot-shots at Covey ideas, such as his reference to the "quadrant matrix" on page 22 of the paperback edition of RFA, an obvious reference to Covey's Urgent/Important matrix in FTF.

                      5. RFA makes no attempt to indicate when the included essays were originally published in Allen's newsletter. It would be interesting to know when the original essay was published. I'm sure they've been edited and updated for the book, but some connection to their stated original publication dates might be helpful in understanding where Allen was in his personal journey at the time he wrote the essay.

                      6. The "By the way..." items at the end of each RFA chapter may be valuable for readers who've not yet asked themselves some of the deeper questions or who are struggling with their GTD implementation.

                      7. IMO, the GTD Workflow chart, in a revised form in RFA, still needs work. Perhaps they should not try to fit it on one page: use a two-page spread or, even better, a fold-out that one can also tear out. The chart would benefit from the help of someone who knows how to draw flowcharts.

                      8. The paper in the paperback edition of RFA is of a cheap, inferior quality compared to that used in the paperback edition of GTD. To me, it feels like cheap newsprint.

                      9. RFA lacks an index. A book like this, without an index, is most unfortunate, indicating perhaps a rush job to capitalize on GTD interest by recycling old essays. Recycling content for additional profit is a good idea, but any book like this should include an index.
                      Ready For Anything - 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
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                        Ready For Anything - 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
                        David Allen
                        Manufacturer: Recorded Books
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Audio CD
                        ASIN: 1402579020
                        Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
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                          Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
                          David Allen
                          Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Paperback
                          ASIN: B000OJ8AJU

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