A Right Royal Bastard

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Troubled.......2005-11-25

I suppose that the nearest description I can come up with for Sarah Miles is fey. This talented, funny actress seems to live in another dimension from the rest of us. The title of the book comes from her mother's family connections...Sarah is the great grandaughter of Prince Francis of Teck, brother of Queen Mary, who was reportedly a man about town and a great one with the ladies, so Sarah's connections are from the wrong side of the blanket. Coming from a family of wealth and privelege, she managed to get herself thrown out of some of the top girl's schools in England and, only by sheer good luck and family influence, was she accepted by RADA at the tender age of 15 ( her mother lied to them about her age)and found her niche in acting. Sexually precocious, it's a miracle that she didn't come to a sticky end with the risks she took,but I can't say what happened to you after that as this autobiography ends when she is only 18. Presumably there was, or was meant to be, a second part to this story which I'll read if I can find a copy. We know of her success in major films but I'd like to know more about the personal life of this rather strange lady.

Right Royal Bastards: The Fruits of Passion

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Right Royal Bastards: The Fruits of Passion
Peter Beauclerk-Dewar , and Roger Powell
Manufacturer: Burke's Peerage
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ASIN: 0971196680

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Since 1066 when William the Conqueror (alias William the Bastard) took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock. Many were acknowledged at court and founded dynasties of their own - several of today's dukedoms are descended from them. Others were only acknowledged grudgingly or not at all. In the 20th century this trend for Royals to father illegitimate children continued, but the parentage, while highly probable, has not been officially recognised. This book is a new, genuinely fresh approach to British "Kings and Queens", examining their lives and times through the unfamiliar perspective of their illegitimate children. Interviewees include many of their descendants. But beyond personal narratives it also sheds light on the perennially fascinating topic of sexual habits; the links between politics, power and patronage; the class system, scandal and celebrity; and the different expectations we have of men and women.

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The man with the blistering slapshot was the ultimate combination of power, speed, and intimidation. Bobby Hull, the leader of the great Chicago Black Hawks, remains one of the sport's most colorful characters, a master in a game with few new superstars. Dozens of vintage photographs and complete stats complete this tribute to an amazing athlete from hockey's golden era.

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A GOOD LOOK AT BOBBY HULL.......2005-05-08

THIS BOOK DOES A GOOD JOB DESCRIBING THE CAREER OF THE GOLDEN JET. IT LACKS GREAT DETAIL BUT MAKES UP FOR IT WITH SOME GOOD INTERVIEWS, PICTURES AND ALOT OF FACTS I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT BOBBY'S PRIVATE LIFE. A MUST READ FOR FANS OF THE GOLDEN JET AND THOSE WHO LOVE HOCKEY. THE AUTHOR CRAIG MACINNIS GETS A HAT TRICK FOR THIS SIMPLE BUT ENTERTAINING READ.

MacInnis Does it Again.......2001-10-30

The "Remembering..." series transcends normal biography by showcasing top quality journalist's recollections with statistics and insights into the player and their game.

Remembering the Golden Jet is no different. From Bobby Hull's early days playing minor hockey, to his watershed defection from the NHL to play for Winnipeg, a move that would rock the hockey world and force the league to re-evaluate it's salary policy forever.

For Blackhawks fans this book charts the progress of a player who was feared by goalies everywhere for his blistering slapshot.

I have read every Bobby Hull book out there, and nothing comes close in it's insights, in it's recognition of Hull as a true Legend of the game, as this beautifully designed book.

I can't recommend it highly enough.

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Reefer Madness - A Must Read

Don't Judge the Book By The Title!

What an eye opener

Fascinating

Putting a magnifying glass up to American society.

Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market
Eric Schlosser
Manufacturer: Mariner Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0618446702

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As much as 10% of the American economy, and perhaps more, is comprised of illegal "underground" enterprises, according to author and Atlantic Monthly correspondent Eric Schlosser. And while this segment is never discussed in the newspaper business pages, Schlosser tackles it with the same in-depth analysis and compulsive readability that made his Fast Food Nation a best seller. Reefer Madness spotlights marijuana, migrant labor, and pornography, three of the most thriving black market industries, and analyzes the often-tenuous place each holds in society as a whole. While each of the three could be the subject of its own book, Schlosser keeps his scope narrow by concentrating on the lives of the participants in the underground economy, especially Mark Young, an Indiana man given a life sentence for participating in a marijuana sale, and Ohio porn magnate Reuben Sturman. At just 21 pages, the treatment of migrant laborers in the California strawberry fields is dealt with more briefly but is just as compelling thanks to the first-person narrative of Schlosser's investigation. In telling these stories, which are both personal and universal, Schlosser deftly explores the manner in which his subjects are treated (and punished) compared to others in more above-ground ventures. Along the way, he asks hard questions as to what that treatment says about America. Schlosser writing is passionately opinionated, but this is no mere opinion piece: his perspective is amply supported by extensive research and clearly reasoned interpretation of data. His direct and forceful writing style makes the impact greater still. After reading Reefer Madness, readers are likely to be shocked, appalled, and flat-out bewildered by what's happening in the cracks and crevices of American business. --John Moe

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America's black market is much larger than we realize, and it affects us all deeply, whether or not we smoke pot, rent a risqu video, or pay our kids" nannies in cash. In Reefer Madness the best-selling author of Fast Food Nation turns his exacting eye on the underbelly of the American marketplace and its far-reaching influence on our society. Exposing three American mainstays pot, porn, and illegal immigrants Eric Schlosser shows how the black market has burgeoned over the past several decades. He also draws compelling parallels between underground and overground: how tycoons and gangsters rise and fall, how new techonology shapes a market, how government intervention can reinvigorate black markets as well as mainstream ones, and how big business learns and profits from the underground. Reefer Madness is a powerful investigation that illuminates the shadow economy and the culture that casts that shadow.

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Reefer Madness - A Must Read.......2007-04-23

Reefer Madness is divided into three chapters. The first is about marijuana, the second is about cheap labor with illegal immigrants and the third is on [....]. The author writes this book based on the United States "black market". He gives somewhat of a biography on these 3 topics, which I feel is helpful for those, like myself, who are not aware of their history.

The first chapter is focused on marijuana. Schlosser provides interviews with many people who have had encounters with marijuana. Living in California, I have found it amazing to hear the penalties for marijuana use in other states. In chapter one for example, a man was arrested for possesion of 1.6 grams of marijuana, enough for a large joint. Living in Michigan, he received 14 months in jail. The second section is focused on cheap labor, or illegal immigrants in Guadalupe, California. Schlosser focuses on harvesting strawberries:the difficulty of it and hard labor that is being underpaid. The third and final section was the longest of the three. It focused on an underground [...] king Reuben Sturman.

I very muched enjoyed reading this book. If you liked Fast Food Nation, than Reefer Madness is a must read.

Don't Judge the Book By The Title!.......2007-04-16

"Reefer Madness", by Eric Schlosser is written in three main sections. There is a section on the underground marijuana trade, the migrant labor trade and the porn industry.

Unlike many reviewers, I think the author made a wonderful point. All three activities are illegal, yet they thrive and produce copious amounts of profits for the people involved. Often that profit is taken at the expense of the workers, and they do not share in this bounty. His theme is that if these activities were legalized, or regulated, they would produce income for the country at little harm to society.

I do think the author made a mistake in incorporating the three subjects together in the same book. While well written, the thread that holds the three together in tenuous, at best, and he would have made a better choice by examining each of the subjects, in more detail, in separate books. That is the reason I gave the book only three stars.

The writing is clear, and the research is unmistakably that of Eric Schlosser. I would recommend the book if you want to learn more abut each of these underground activates or if you are a fan of the author. It is also a good boo to be used to stir up discussion on any of the three subjects, or all three at once.

What an eye opener.......2007-01-10

This book makes some really great points about the underground economy and how much it affects this country.

Fascinating.......2006-11-30

Don't be fooled by the title. This is not some hippie counter culture drug book. It is a beautifully written scholarly examination of the underbelly of the American Society.

The main theme of the book is centered around the underground economy. The author argues, by examining the underground economy of any society, one can see a more accurate and telling picture of the society as a whole. Just as individuals have public and private personas that are often in conflict, so can a society. The book focuses on the American culture and legal system.

It is broken up into three essays: first an examination of the history of marijuana use and the war on drugs; second, an examination of the treatment of migrant workers; finally, an examination of pornography and obscenity laws.

The threads tying these seemingly disparate subjects are sometimes blatant, sometimes subtle, but always telling. By examining how the American society deals with these issues, one can draw clear corollaries to better understand how we deal with other controversial issues facing our nation including abortion, abuse of government powers, privacy, the war, etc.. It is the examination of the rationality (or lack there of) of our policies regarding these three topics, and the ethics with which those policies are implemented, that we are left with a scathing commentary on the seemingly schizophrenic nature of the American culture and value system.

Putting a magnifying glass up to American society........2006-06-11

What are three of the perpetual hot button issues of 21st century American politics? Commercialized sex, illegal drugs and cheap labor would probably common choices of many citizens. Eric Schlosser examines the magnitude, origins, visibility, commonality and manifestations of these three mainstays of the American scene.

The book is divided into three chapters, each dedicated to one of these hot-button topics. The chapter on commercialized sex examines the history of prostitution, pornography, and the recent spread of nudie bars and topless bars in the USA over the last 100 years plus. Schlosser examines the origins of peep shows, the first girlie magazines pre-Cold War, goes over the founding of Playboy and Penthouse, and the current spread of pornography over the Internet. The chapter on drugs examines the history of marijuana primarily, with some side notes on the meth plague, cocaine, and other drugs to have swept thru the American street scene. The chapter on cheap labor examines migrant and illegal labor including child labor and sweathouse labor. Both industrial and agricultural labor are included. This chapter is a natural extension of Schlosser's first book: Fast Food Nation, in that it covers the practices of slaughterhouses and farms, and extends into factories not related to food.

Overall, a good book and worthy reading. Anyone in high school or above should find this book accessible, and enjoyable.

Reefer Madness - Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market

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Easy to read, entertaining and disturbing ethnosociology.

Reefer Madness - Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market

Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Binding: Paperback
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Easy to read, entertaining and disturbing ethnosociology........2005-03-02

You'll be able to breeze through this book possibly because it is written by a chap who also writes for magazines which means he knows how to get to the point. Reefer Madness is a book that takes on three seemingly unrelated topics and tries to tie them together in such a fashion that it makes a statement about contemporary American Culture. I have chosen to give this book Four Stars only because, while I found the book quite interesting and the discussion engaging if disturbing, I came away unconvinced that these three things have are any more able to sum up the Nation's zeitgeist (or dysfunction), than any other three things that arguably illlustrate our schizophrenic cultural tendencies, say the Methamphetamine craze, rampant and pervasive white collar crime and our cockamamie foreign policy. In section one the author discusses the odd juxtaposition of the widespread and safe consumption of marijuana and the draconian punishments and penalties doled out for its use, sale and growth. In the next, he describes the conditions surrounding an entire economy (agricultural America, California, however you want to break it down) that is dependent upon a huge pool of cheap and illegal labor and extrapolates it to our national economy. In the final section he traces the rise and fall of two early pornographers, rather porn merchants, making the ironic connection between a publicly stated abhorrence of the trade with the rather massive amounts of money that the condemning parties spend on it for private use. In a brief final chapter the author tells us that these three things are somehow emblematic of and a natural outgrowth of the small government mantra chanted by a new breed of Conservatives who praise free enterprise above all and condemn big government but whose policies actually enlarge the government in order to stamp out perceived ills while lessening government oversight for favored business ventures. There is an internal contradiction in the argument and I think that you as the reader will pick up on it as you read along. I think that the author would have been more successful if he had chosen to make this a book about right and wrong and the role that money plays to twist the result of the equation. This point of view would be especially effective in that part of the book where he uses direct quotes from specific politicians who call for strict penalties right up to the death penalty for drug dealers and then who hypocritically intervene on behalf of their own children to free them from punishment after they have been caught, you guessed it, dealing drugs. Perhaps doing this would have made the book less easy to read, certainly it would have made it less easy to write but it would have made it that much better. Anyway, I think that it won't hurt you to buy and read this book. Doing so will probably make you angry, it will certainly open your eyes to some things about our laws that will leave you disturbed and it may even help you to become a better citizen, all for less than ten bucks used.

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Reefer Madness

Manufacturer: RB Large Print
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 140256385X

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Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market. What happens in the black market is worth examining because of the way fortunes are made there, lives are often ruined there, an the vicissitudes of the law can deem one man a gangster or a chief executive (or both). If the market does indeed embody the some of all human wishes, then the secret ones are just as important as the ones that are openly displayed.

Porno, marihuana y espaldas mojadas/ Reefer Madness: La Economia Sumergida En Estados Unidos/ Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market (Arena Abierta/ Open Sand)

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Porno, marihuana y espaldas mojadas/ Reefer Madness: La Economia Sumergida En Estados Unidos/ Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market (Arena Abierta/ Open Sand)
Eric Schlosser
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American underground.(Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market)(Book Review): An article from: The Progressive

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American underground.(Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market)(Book Review): An article from: The Progressive
Elizabeth DiNovella
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Basic Manual on Employee Loyalty

Internal marketing, internal communication, good viewpoint

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Light Their Fire

Removing the Dilbert Aspect From YOUR Company

Light Their Fire: Using Internal Marketing to Ignite Employee Performance and Wow Your Customers
Susan Drake , Michelle Janette Gulman , and Sara Roberts
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ASIN: 1419502522
Release Date: 2005-06-01

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Many organizations have the gift of taking committed, enthusiastic people and turning them into cynics over time. This statement rings true for too many companies, despite the good intentions of their leadership.

While today's bottom-line-oriented business environment demands that business owners and managers keep a close eye on costs, many miss the opportunity to strengthen their profit potential through strong internal marketing to employees.

In their new book, Light Their Fire: Using Internal Marketing to Ignite Employee Performance and Wow Your Customers, internal marketing experts Susan Drake, Michelle Gulman, and Sara Roberts demonstrate how employee communications is the key to delivering on brand expectations and solidifying customer relationships. Step-by-step, learn how to engage employees in the vision of your business and motivate them to think like business owners, thus empowering them to make decisions that build brand and customer loyalty.

You will…

Identify the varying perspectives of different audiences.
Tailor your messages for maximum effectiveness.
Understand and use a combination of communications tools.
Get more mileage from your orientation and training programs.
Measure the effectiveness of your messages.

Light Their Fire includes practical tools and case studies that address the role of internal marketing in a variety of situations, from mergers to department branding to project implementation. This is the ideal primer for company executives, business owners, human resource professionals, and department managers on how successful companies create, implement, and measure the effectiveness of their own internal marketing plans.

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Basic Manual on Employee Loyalty.......2005-11-16

This basic manual teaches you how to encourage your employees to buy into your business strategy and brand before you begin selling to real-world customers. Internal marketing programs should be part of every company's operations. Authors Susan M. Drake, Michelle J. Gulman and Sara M. Roberts show that motivated, energetic employees are important assets; they can expand your business exponentially. Simply by fulfilling basic human desires for recognition, advancement, esteem and education, you can build tremendous employee loyalty. Written in a light, breezy style, which occasionally might have benefited from more detail, this book provides examples of companies that have instituted exceptional programs. We strongly recommend it to executives, small business owners, and human resource and department managers looking for strategies to energize their companies by using their most valuable
resource: their people.

Internal marketing, internal communication, good viewpoint.......2005-09-17

Companies pay a lot of attention to a strong marketing plan for consumers but often don't pay much attention to internal marketing. One of the most powerful marketing forces you have is your employees. When they are excited about your product then they tell others. The authors of this book provide step-by-step guidance on how to get your employees to become your best marketing source by being your most dedicated consumer. They even include details on how to do things like break bad news to employees in such as way that it does not demoralize others.

Starting with Chapter 4 the authors take you on a detailed method for setting a course for action, setting goals, and then achieving those goals. Chapter 5 follows up with communicating good and bad news, choosing the right vehicle for communicating your message, and making the most of that communication vehicle. Other chapters include training as a marketing tool and using rewards and recognition. Easy to understand and apply, Light Their Fire is highly recommended.

Steps toward Success...........2005-08-24

Once picked up, this book would not easily yield to being put down again.
Written in fast-paced style, with great insight and illustrated with a fund of anecdotal evidence, "Light Their Fire" is a valuable blueprint for any organisation to follow in getting a grip on their internal processes that lead to external successes.
Throughout the book, I became aware of a feeling that issues raised in the book were pointing to the necessary creation of another one to address them... I look forward to it with anticipation.

Light Their Fire.......2005-08-09

We are always trying to attract new customers. We seek new and attractive ways to bring them into our work places, but we forget that some of our best advertizers are the people who work for us. Light Their Fire focuses on pulling our employees into the advertizing mix and making them part of the equation of success. Sections of the book also focus on planning, which we all lack. We have meeting with staff and plan for the meetings only hours in advance. What are you going to focus on but the negitives rather than the positives. Proper planning starts when, if not before, the meeting is scheduled. Well worth the time to read.

Removing the Dilbert Aspect From YOUR Company.......2005-07-18

As anyone who has ever read Dilbert knows, working for a big company sucks. The pointy haired managers are all too common. This book is on solving that problem.

People in most companies are made to feel that their contribution, their importance to the company is just about nil. Experience has shown most of us that devotion to the company is not reciprocated. We think we are doing well, we think we are doing what the company wants. And we are on the lay off list.

The difference here is communications within the company. Are we really pushing in the direction that the company wants to go, do we understand what the company is expecting of us. Most of us care, most of us don't feel that the company cares.

This book talks about inter company communications and how management can most effectively communicate their views to employees. This includes the three key points of identifying and tailoring your messages for maximum effectiveness, understanding and using various communications tools to get as much understanding out of your messages as possible, and most important, measuring the effeciveness of your messages.

This book presents internal communications in a new but easy to understand light.

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