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Established art world insider and writer Daniel Grant returns with an indispensable guidebook for those with studio art training who want to find art-related employment. Grant packs a wealth of practical career advice into this single volume, skillfully weaving hard facts and resource information among discussions, interviews, and success stories gathered from talks with a wide range of professional artists.
Customer Reviews:
Good general overview.......2005-02-08
This book would be great for any highschool students considering what/where to study for university or college. It provided more information about art in the United States more so than Canada.
Overall, I thought the information the book provided was very brief towards what a career actually entails. It did go more in depth however, with real life examples of someone in the business, and provided good sources if you want to look into what schools offer such programs to lead to that specific career.
I would consider the actual careers very general knowledge -- unfortunately it was nothing I didn't know before I had purchased this book. However, it may be helpful to someone who is clueless about the art world.
In the end, it was an okay book; I dont regret the purchse.
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A must have for any bead collector!.......2007-06-27
A wonderful and very desciptive history of beads. Excellent quality photos, this book can used to help the novice or the serious bead collector.
Excellent photos, difficult reading.......2006-01-16
Although the photos of beads are excellent, I found this book far too much like a PhD dissertation, with the feel of a synthesis, having substance but written in a format which was difficult to read. Bibliographic references imbedded in the text just add to the unreadable style. The text is painfully lacking in the kind of information I appreciate, such as dating, geography, and clear references to the individual beads presented in the photos. And references to values of beads in dollars has no relevant meaning unless there is a time reference. As a reference book I would rate it of minimal worth. As a coffee table amusement it is acceptable, but would need far more photos to make it useful for that purpose.
Beautiful Book But Not For Beginners.......2000-10-29
This is a beautifully written, beautifully illustrated book, however, it is definitely for the advanced bead collector. Its main focus is on beads the average person could not find or afford. I am a beginner in the bead collecting world and needed a book that was more of an identifying guide. The chances of me running across a bead that was illegally excavated from an archeological dig in a foreign country are slim..and I wouldn't know what to do with it anyway. I'm returning the book and continuing the search.
A stunning work of art........2000-07-22
This is a work of immense proportions. Robert Liu is both a scholar and an artist. This is a work which draws on both sets of skills, and the result is wonderful. For bead lovers it's a definative work. As a scholarly piece, it likely has material of interest to those interested in art history and world culture as well. It's an important book and one that would be sorely missed if it ever went out of print--I say this as one who's passed on books like this, only to search the world over for them when they were no longer available...get this one now. You won't regret it.
An outstanding and invaluable book for all bead lovers.......1998-03-18
Robert K. Liu is one of the foremost authorities today in the field of collectible beads. In this book he gives clear and succinct insight regarding collectible beads from all over the world. In some cases he gives approximate monetary values, but the book is mostly a celebration by someone who knows as to the place which beads have played in cultures around the world from ancient times to the present. A necessary help for anyone who collects or is thinking of collecting beads. It will save time and money.
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This is the classic fairy tale turned on its head. In Cinderalla, Dad and the stepsisters are zombies, the family runs a yakitori restaurant, and the prince is so sick he's on a permanent IV support system. Junko Mizuno's work possesses a postfeminist consciousness, and the book's psychedelic tone is enhanced by the artist's playful, “grotesque-cute” color illustrations.
Customer Reviews:
Lost In Translation.......2005-01-10
Reading Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla makes you feel like a child again, hearing the old Cinderella story for the very first time. In Japan, the story is apparently very different than ours. For one thing, the father, the stepmother and the two evil stepsisters are all evil zombies with green bodies and one of the stepsisters, when dissatisfied with something Cinderella has sewn for her, has the propensity to rip the breasts right off her own body. What a drama queen.
Cinderalla has enormous black eyes with hints of purple iris and enormous though oddly foreshortened eyelashes. Her hair is like a Dolly Parton dream of festoons and swoopy bouffant, and it's a bilious violet that after a while you get used to. She has a cute little mouse friend who gelps her at the restaurant. So far so good, but poor little Cinderalla falls in love with the Prince, not realizing that he too is a -- oh well if I go any further into the Japanese revisious, I will be spoiling things for new readers. The book is small, a graphic novel shrunk down till it could fit into a DVD case. But it gives you full measure of fun and morbid chuckles and--if you think you have problems --they too will seem small next to Cinderalla's.
freaked my mom out..........2003-09-10
if you still live at home you might want to take a raincheck on buying this book. it's pretty good, but they draw cinderalla topless for no apparent reason a lot and it really can be a shock to the system for parents. still, if you know what you're buying and you don't mind, it's a lovely little book. also the stickers ARE pretty cool.
"FUNNY".......2003-01-10
If your looking for something diffrent get this book! I was at the comic book store when i saw this. Ii had heard of junko mizuno from [some website] It catches the eye. Any whoo i got this and read it its halarious!
I really enjoy the art, its nice. Exept when they draw cinderalla topless. Any ways its a good read.
It also comes with stickers at the end!
New school manga/comics for those who are ahead of the curve.......2002-08-24
This a must-buy if you are into the newest of the new creative departures in the comics/books/movies you like. Junko Mizuno is a very original artist that mixes My Little Pony like worlds with macabre, funny situations.
I was eager to purchase Cinderella after viewing Mizuno's fantastic art online. I was surprised at how small the book is, I was expecting graphic novel size... The story is funny, B-movie like and cute, and has some neat twists that seem to stem out of the art. Cinderella as a whole is not a masterpiece or anything you must buy, but is a fine piece of cutting-edge creative pop storytelling.
the book also includes some extras, a couple of bonus filler comics, an interview, and STICKERS!
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More quiz fun from Mr. Grosswirth.......2005-11-30
This the second book of quizzes from Mr. Grosswirth, a well- known and long-time Mensa member, who probably goes back 40 years with Mensa. The questions range greatly in variety and difficulty, and there's enough here to challenge anyone from a neophyte test taker to a more experienced, battle-scarred IQ test veteran (like me :-).
The question of IQ is a fascinating one, and the problem of accurately measuring human intelligence, despite over 100 years now of research on the subject, is still not resolved. One problem is that progress in the brain sciences over the last 50 years has given us a different perspective on intelligence, and one that current IQ tests really can't address. For example, the brain is really an amazingly complex network comprised of 14,000 major and minor brain centers, and each one contributes some function, some big, some small, to the overall integrated functioning of the brain and of intelligence.
So far there is still no IQ test that assesses the true functional integration of the brain, although one could claim that Spearman's G, or general intelligence factor, first proposed by Spearman back in the 20s, is a proxy for that. Also, in the same vein, J.P. Guilford's structure of intellect model divided intelligence into 120 different discrete abilities, and most intelligence tests usually only assess three or four different factors. The DAT or Differential Aptitude Test measured 9, and was better than most in this regard, but technically, it is an aptitude test and not an IQ test, since IQ isn't the same as aptitude, since an IQ test is supposed to measure "non- crystallized intelligence."
And for you old-time psychometrics guys out there (like me, sort of), remember the great L.L. Thurstone's "orthogonal matrices with varimax rotation?" (basically an early form of analysis of variance).
(Sorry about that; I just had to put that blast from the past in there. :-))
Finally, the worst criticism of present-day IQ tests is that a simple, 20-minute vocabulary test can be shown to be 90% as accurate as the longest omnibus and multifactor test, a rather embarrassing fact considering the thousands of man years of effort that have gone into creating some of the most famous and heavily standardized IQ tests. Related to this fact is that the math subtests typically correlate at the .75 level with the verbal tests, which is quite high and should be lower so that a purer factor loading is achieved, although some of the spatial subtests only intercorrelate at .5 with math and verbal. And then there's the fact that the best predictor of college grades (and even of overall success in life) is high school grades, not an IQ test or even the supposed college exams like the SAT.
Research efforts have shown that once one reaches an IQ of 120, further IQ points above that level are not as important as social intelligence, something that has come to the fore in recent decades. Unless you want to be a physicist or something, an IQ of 120 is enough for almost any degree or job in life. President Bush probably doesn't have an IQ of more than 115 or so, and look where he got. And the co-discoverer of the DNA Helix, James Watson, has an IQ of 118.
Creativity is also a major factor in school and life success. A classic study by psychologists Getzels and Jackson showed that creative subjects with an average IQ of 120 had grades just as high as high-IQ subjects with an average of 140. And studies also show that creative people are happier than those less creative.
All this shows that while IQ tests are interesting and are useful in many ways, we still don't know how to really measure intelligence except in a very basic sense.
Well I found out I'm smart. but maybe not Mensa stuff.......2002-05-26
I recall years ago being what I thought was a smart person, but was treated in school like a dummy or just average intelligence.
However I always thought someday I'll show em what I can do. As it turned out I wasn't gifted, at least not IQ 140 or more, but fairly close to Mensa level. I have taken quite a few of the IQ tests on the web and scored 138 on one, but 119 on another. So why not pump up my mind as I would muscles? That's why I brought the Mensa Genius book. I rather suspect however that true genus may be IQ 180 and up with creative talents. In any event this book will help you discipline your mind to solve problems, some of which are tedious.
The one element I dislike about this book is its chapters on culture. I mean for pity sake what 20 year old IQ 160 is going to know a damn thing about Teapot Domb, Richard Nixon or what an Italian opera house is called ? Talk about cultural bias!
However the more straight forward and reasonable numeric and verbal puzzles I think do test intelligence, although I suppose one needs have read to do vocabulary items.
The book is fun, but I am sad to say too culturally or should I say cultishly biased for true measures of intellect. None the less good minds will knid the book challenging and perhaps warm them up for the Mensa exam, which I understand costs about 300 dollars, and you must score 132 to be considered in the high IQ club.
I bet Micheal Jordon would not pass any of these tests, but his gifts speak for themselves as being outside what Mensa is looking for.
Am I Mensa material? Maybe not with all those strange culturally biased questions Mensa loves so much, but the book was a fun read and did sharpen my problem solving skills. I recommend it if for nothing else than recreation.
White Caps on Gray Matter.......2001-05-18
There seem to be several different categories of people who purchase books such as this: Those with superior intelligence who use these exercises as a kind of intellectual aerobics inorder to "stay in shape", those with above-average intelligence who are curious to know how well they can "do", and those with lesser intelligence who think that purchasing the book and completing the exercises will somehow make them brighter. (Perhaps there is another group whose members purchase the book and display it prominently but complete no exercises.) In recent years, I have purchased a number of these books and consider this one to be among the best. (Yes, thanks for asking, I completed the exercises but how well I did is not relevant to this review.) For whom do I recommend this specific book? Anyone who is curious to know what the exercises involve, how well she or he does when completing them, and (of greatest interest to me) learning WHY her or his responses are correct or incorrect. Completing exercises in several different books also reveals certain patterns of thought which stimulate the mind to approach a given problem or question from different perspectives. For example, what do the answer choices share in common? What is missing among the options offered? Over time, we develop certain mindsets. For example, we tend to see only what we expect to see. So-called "brain teasers" force us to perceive a given problem or question differently. The brain is a muscle which, like all other muscles, needs regular exercise. Books such as this provide that.
Fascinating and Fun Read.......1999-07-12
I really enjoyed this book. It was a fascinating read. I really learned a lot. I hope to try out more of their books.
Customer Reviews:
Thinking of situations in an entirley different view........1997-05-07
The Mensa Genius Quiz book got us to wreck our minds with each riddle. The ones about liars and truthtellers town were even challenging when one had to explain the solution. My friends and I once spent hours because a friend of mine still couldn't figure out how the solution worked. It allowed you to think about the answers to riddles in an entirely different way looking at things all twisted, backwards, and upsidedown with no possibilities excluded
Customer Reviews:
Mostly scholarly, still interesting........2005-09-07
To be perfectly honest, it's quite unlikely many people will be buying this book as anything else than a textbook for a science fiction literature or science fiction film class. That said, it's still a very interesting read on the most part.
A collection of semiotic essays on various Science Fiction texts and their discursive meanings, this book is both informative and useful for taking science fiction a bit further. If you know neither what semiotic or discursive means, don't even bother. Even the most poorly written essays in this collection use pretty thick grammar to present their theses.
Despite their largely academic conceit, this book is not saved from the occassional bad essay. The last one in particular, "Feminist Futures, A Generic Study" was an exercise in redundancy and circular reasoning. Thus, for the oddball exhibitionist out there, don't expect to place this book on your shelf and use it to seem smarter or anything. It definitely is a book that deserves a read-through in order to develop some ideas. It's a resource material, not a literary piece.
--PolarisDiB
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- At last, the ELP biography
- Not the best, but it's all ELP fans have to date
- Short on information, insight
- Crap
- An amateur's book, which is good as well as bad
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Endless Enigma: A Musical Biography of Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Feedback Series)
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This is the first every biography of Progressive rock supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer-one of the most successful acts of the 70s who, in terms of sound artistic vision and concept, operated on a scale for in excess of all rivals. Featuring The Nice's keyboard virtuoso Keith Emerson, King Crimson's Greg Lake on lead vocals and ball and Stomic Rooster's drummer Carl Palmer, ELP enjoyed a huge profile from the start. Their 1970 debut album Emerson, Lake and Palmer mixed new compositions with reinterpresations fo classical themes such as Bartok and Janacek, while Emerson's "Lucky Man" Moog solo represented one of the first recorded instances of the synthesiser in rock. After bestselling albums Tarkus, Pictures at an Exhibition and Trilogy brought the synthesiser to a wider audience, the band's recorded sound reached its apogee with 1973's high-concept album Brain Salad Surgery, which boasted artwork by Swiss Surrealist H.R. Giger.
Live, the band was a phenomenon, tearing up European classical music and turing Copland inside out through a giant quadrophonic PA, in front of packed audiences, whiile a shirtless Emerson hammered knives into his keyboard.
The rise of punk changed everything, and ELP split in the late 70s. However, by the 90s they were back with the classic Black Moon and a world tour that culminated in three triumphant shows at London's Royal Albert Hall.
George Foster, Martyn Hanson, and Frank Askew are acknowledged experts on ELP and after five years of research, they have produced a gripping and fascinating document of one of the great rock bands of the 70s. George Forrester also provides a erudite study of the band's complex and challenging music.
Customer Reviews:
At last, the ELP biography.......2003-07-16
It was about time somebody decided to write the story of this trio of musicians who, for years, were the alliance of technic and fury in Progressive Rock. All that you wanna to know about them, you'll find here (tours, pool awards,individual biography, etc...). It was a work that certainly took decades to be conceived and the result is remarkable. A must for all ELP fans and those who wants to know how advanced and far they were in their own time. Hooray ELP !!!
Not the best, but it's all ELP fans have to date.......2003-03-31
As the only extant full-length bio of ELP, "Welcome Back My Friends" serves the purpose of telling their story in as straightforward a manner as possible, going year-by-year and covering all of the high and low points with a fair amount of detail and research. It could be much more detailed, and as mentioned it is somewhat of a whitewash, since the authors are so clearly in love with the band that even low points like "Love Beach" and "In The Hot Seat" are given positive spins.(Ironically, one of ELP's best projects, the "Pictures At An Exhibition" film from 1971, is one of the few things that is harshly criticized here).
As a basic resource and information manual, the book does its job by providing in-depth song analyses, a very complete discography and complete concert date list. The song analyses are interesting, although some tracks are reviewed in much greater detail than others. The information on the bandmembers' personal lives if perhaps the weakest, although there is as much as could be gleaned from interviews. Until Emerson's elusive autobiography is released, this is the best way for ELP fans, both old and new, to read up on as much info as is currently available on the group. However, the best rock bios tend to put the artist in question against an overview of the era they influenced and were influenced by, and this is largely ignored outside of passing references to other prog acts, making it seem unusually insular.
Short on information, insight.......2002-06-21
A very weak effort on a band deserving of a real bio. Most of the research appears to have been cribbed from publications like Circus, Contemporary Keybord and the like. The members are not interviewed, nor are the folks who could give real insight into the band and it's era: Stewart Young, Ahmut Ertegun, Godfrey Salmon and on and on. In the end it's a fannish puff piece that adds nothing to the story of rock's most (unjustly) reviled band.
Crap.......2001-11-01
This book is too much of a whitewash, it doesn't take the band to task nearly enough for the horrible quality of Works II and Love Beach, and could have done a far better job of detailing the development of the musicians before they came together as a group. Do yourself a favor and keep your money in your wallet.
An amateur's book, which is good as well as bad.......2001-07-22
This is a fan's book about ELP. That's good; I've read enough condescension about ELP from rock writers, who aren't always the bravest of people when it comes to expressing an unfashionable opinion. So it's good have a book focussing on the music, and recognising that at this band's best they were extraordinary.
And I can recommend it to fans, for the usual things books of this kind are good at: stories behind the pieces, such as the power struggle over producing "Tarkus". And it solves some long-term puzzles - eg who was the "Frazer" who co-wrote songs with Lake on the first two albums? It turns out he was one of their roadies, not some mysterious Pete Sinfield character...
Its weakness is not wanting to talk about the downside: Lake's vocal problems, the reasons behind the atrocity that was "Love Beach", and other such things. There a little more probing, and a preparedness to write unpalatable truths would have made a useful book better.
That said, this is a useful, honest and admirable book. I read it more or less at a gulp: after all, I've been waiting for it for about 25 years... If you're ELP fan enough to have looked up this book at all, then I'd recommend that you get it.
Cheers!
Laon
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BradyGames’ Metal Gear Acid 2 Official Strategy Guide includes the following:
Platform: PlayStation Portable
Genre: Strategy
This product is available for sale in North America only.
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BradyGames' Metal Gear Acid: Official Strategy Guide includes the following:
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COMPREHENSIVE WALKTHROUGH: We lead you through all 14 stages from start to finish! Quick lists give you suggested cards, special items, number of guards, and card packs for each area!
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ALL 200+ CARDS: We provide the attributes of every card in the game–Cost, Rarity, Type, Pack, Function, and more!
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S-RANK TACTICS: Learn the tricks to maintain your stealth, avoid killing enemies, and earn points and bonus cards!
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EXPERT STRATEGY: We show you how to perfect your timing, set traps, improve your accuracy, maximize your damage and score, purchase cards, prepare your deck, and much more!
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PLUS, INTRIGUING STORYLINE, FACINATING CHARACTER BIOS, AND MORE!
Platform: PSP
Genre: Action/Adventure
This product is available for sale in North America only.
Customer Reviews:
I'm usually pretty forgiving.......2005-07-29
I have read the other reviews for this "strategy guide", and I think I have to agree with them. There are some glaring omissions and mistakes in this book, such as only glossing over the scoring system, saying stage 14-2 has no card packs (it has one in a far corner), and not discussing the alternate endings (of which I have seen three). There is also no discussion of advanced techniques, and where there are sidebars on upping your play level, they usually state that the requirements are too strict, so just don't bother and have fun killing everything. Part of what makes this game great is trying to stick with the flavor of Metal Gear, trying to be stealthy and leave no dead, trying to emulate super-agent Snake as he should be, not to be bloodthirsty and carnage hungry. Despite the credits saying that the staff worked with Konami in making this guide, they forgot to mention that 4 of the 204 cards in the game are only available in the Japanese version. I could probably make a better guide myself, and am not happy, even having spent only $10 for this book.
Lacking..........2005-05-10
When BradyGAMES began the Signature Series, it was neat to buy some collector's edition guides that were good. But now it's come to the point where "Signature Series" guides are the only quality guides BradyGAMES can make. Metal Gear Acid is a perfect example. It is not a Signature Series guide, and that means there's no way BradyGAMES could've cared anything about it.
If you own Metal Gear Acid you know the instruction manuel is just no good when it comes to helping you understand the game. Well, don't think this guide will help you do that. It's great for helping out with knowing the cards, but other than that, what else can this guide do?
The walkthrough lacks. Most strategies they don't go in-depth on them, and they're more than difficult to pull off. They seem to forget that the guards actually MOVE. They talk as if anyone could pull them off. Well, it's rather hard when you don't understand the battle system! A guide should be there to help you understand what the instruction manuel can't explain! That's why the first section is called "Game Basics".
I wouldn't bother with this guide. It doesn't help out with much of anything, and for a game that's already confusing, this guide doesn't make it any easier.
Too little information.......2005-04-25
This is a big book with too little information. The gane is very confusing. I bought the book to help me learn and understand the game. No help. For example, I wanted to know how the scoring system worked when you are given a ranking. It has one paragraph, and just says it is complcated. Thanks, that helps. The book is thick because it fills up the pages with filler. Example, a full page for each character. Where is the information behind the scenes? This is a very heavy stat based game, but it does not go into the numbers at all. The only good part is in covering the missions, but that could have been done better too. Way below average - very rushed. They obviously did not have access to the developers, as there is nothing that I could not have written after playing the game after 2 weeks.
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Building the Bridge As You Walk On It tells the personal stories of people who have embraced deep change and inspired author Robert Quinn to take his concept one step further and develop a new model of leadership—“the fundamental state of leadership.” The exploration of this transformative state is at the very heart of the book. Quinn shows how anyone can enter the fundamental state of leadership by engaging in the eight practices that center on the theme of ever-increasing integrity—reflective action, authentic engagement, appreciative inquiry, grounded vision, adaptive confidence, detached interdependence, responsible freedom, and tough love. After each chapter, Quinn challenges you to assess yourself with respect to each practice and to formulate a strategy for personal growth.
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Building the Bridge As You Walk On It tells the personal stories of people who have embraced deep change and inspired author Robert Quinn to take his concept one step further and develop a new model of leadership—“the fundamental state of leadership.” The exploration of this transformative state is at the very heart of the book. Quinn shows how anyone can enter the fundamental state of leadership by engaging in the eight practices that center on the theme of ever-increasing integrity—reflective action, authentic engagement, appreciative inquiry, grounded vision, adaptive confidence, detached interdependence, responsible freedom, and tough love. After each chapter, Quinn challenges you to assess yourself with respect to each practice and to formulate a strategy for personal growth.
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Thought provoking, although no easy answers.......2007-03-10
Bob Quinn explores what it takes to be in the "Fundamental State of Leadership", stressing it is more about who a leader is than what a leader does to be effective. Eight practices are introduced which illustrate the creative tensions that exist in the leadership role. This book makes you think. Where each leader will come out on each of the 8 dimensions will depend on your own style and strengths, but the book serves as a great discussion/think stimulator to aid in the growth of your leadership ability.
A Great Guide for Those who want to Effect Organizational Change........2007-02-19
Many books have great ideas about how to lead change but this one is exceptional. Mr. Quinn provides great case studies / examples using Appreciative Inquiry to reframe decision making and facilitate the always difficult task of transforming organizational culture.
While the book is a bit heady it does provide some refreshing insights on how to lead change without going crazy.
It's All About Facing our own Fears.......2006-12-02
Walking naked into the wilderness. Being willing to talk about the elephants filling the room. Recognizing the trunk growing on my own face. Letting yesterday's organization go, those cozy perceptions that make our own inaction seem to be the safest way. Taking the road less traveled. Questioning my supervisor in an open, warm and respectful way---rather than complaining about him or her over lunch with a friend. Realizing the more of us who believe we are responsible for the organization we are part of, the more real that organization will become. That we are co-creators of our work reality--that there is no Them doing bad things to US.
These were many of the thoughts that emerged through my exploration of Robert Quinn's book Deep Change.
It is very challenging for me to evaluate Building the Bridge as I had the great privilege of Dr. Quinn including my story and some of my experiences once I faced my own fears at work several years ago.
There is no question in my mind, however, that Robert Quinn is a man of great wisdom and great gifts which he freely shares in a warm, personal and authentic way. After finishing his books I feel as though I have had a long conversation with a man who wants me to fulfill the purpose of my life. Such unselfishness is so rare in our age of narcissism and self-aggrandizement. I found his approach helped coax me toward being a more authentic, honest, and courageous leader.
No other author has brought me such insights in such an inviting and comforting way.
Jeremy Fish, M.D.
It will become a classic.......2006-11-25
Base on my understanding of the American society, I am not surprised that this book, like Quinn's previous book "Deep Change," doesn't get as many reviews as it deserves, but I am confident that this book, and Qinn's trilogy, will become classic down the line.
This book would seem esoteric for the society that is addicted to data and techniques, thinking that what we need is more information and skills in order to lead. It does require the reader to be more mature to understand the content at a deeper level. In my case, my understanding of Systems Theory helps a great deal. In fact, this book fills the gap that is missing in the systemic leadership books that I have read.
Edwin H. Friedman's A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix is one of the books that I like best on leadership and systems theory. However, even though it describes the sickness of the societies, organizations, families, etc. extremely well, it lacks the recommendation for the leader to develop the systemic quality to transform the society, organization, or family he or she is leading. Quinn's books fill the gap right on the spot.
As a Chinese living in America for 16 years, my concern is seeing the rampant reductionism in this society that seems to be leading America to gradually becoming like a third world nation that I escaped from. Books like this, though few, give me hope. America has a bright future if more leaders can chew this book, and its two siblings.
Challenging and wholly worthwhile.......2006-10-22
Dr. Quinn and his colleagues have been working with us at Prudential Retirement to help create a culture founded on the concepts that arise from this book. The effect on our business has been significant. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
That said, this book asks a lot of its readers. It provokes reflection, thought and contemplation about organizational change and the inner change that must precede it. If you are looking for a quick airplane read on the subject, this book is definitely not for you. If you have some reflective time to devote to this complex subject, it will provide an outstanding return on your investment. The book and its author possess an authenticity that you will appreciate.
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