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Love, Conquest, and More.......2004-05-18
We've all seen the Hollywood melodramas about Catherine the Great with the heaving bosums and the dashing guards. Even the BBC version is mostly fluff. But the real history of Catherine's life, especially the story of her remarkable relationship with Count Potemkin, is much more interesting. This book takes you right into this relationship by offering a vivid sampling of the letters that Catherine and the Count exchanged over more than twenty years.
There's melodrama here, to be sure. The Empress and the Count were ardent lovers for a time. Later, Doug Smith claims, they became secret spouses and eventually life-long friends. But, as the letters make very clear, they were also practical political partners who together ruled the Russian empire, making decisions about war and peace and debating how to manage the vast lands of the Black Sea region that the empire was busily conquering from the Turks and the Crimeans. This book brings out the way romance and power were connected in Catherine's life and, in the process, it shows us something of the political culture of her court. All of this makes it a very valuable contribution.
The book is also simply nicely put together. Smith begins the work with a helpful introduction on Catherine, Potemkin, their relationship, and the business of imperial rule in the late 18th century. The letters that follow are then organized into thematic and chronological sections, each of which is prefaced by a valuable brief survey that places the correspondence in its immediate context. The letters are also annotated, but with only the lightest of touches, giving the reader just enough information to fully understand the gist of things without intruding on the guilty pleasure of eavesdropping on someone else's billets doux.
In all, Smith's book is a great English edition of the letters, and it's accessible too. Any one with an interest in Catherine, Potemkin, the Russian 18th-century, or the broader history of Europe in the Enlightenment Era should definitely get a copy.
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Bud Wilkinson, Bear Bryant, and Woody Hayes-these are the names that come to mind when the talk turns to great collegiate football coaches. Wilkinson achieved the American Dream playing by the rules. No short cuts or quick fixes. As Americans search for success and role models, a retrospective view of Wilkinson offers a road map to the top, and a look at a durable American hero.
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Leonard Maltin's Family Movie Guide
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So many videos, so little guidance. As a parent, you don't want to expose your child to upsetting or inappropriate video material. This book, the Film Bible from the King of Movie Critics, will answer all your questions about what's right to rent for children. Leonard Maltin knows everything about movies. As a critic, he knows good from bad. And as a parent, he understands what will hold a child's attention for more than five seconds and what is appropriate for different ages. This guide is the ultimate word on more than a thousand films.If you want to rent a great family movie but don't know which one is just right, ask Leonard Maltin.
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maltin shouldn't be in the film criticism business.......1999-07-20
i have never looked through this book,but i bet it's just as bad as his movie guide book.
1000 films.......1999-06-09
Leonard Maltin and his partners again provide a good resource for movie selection for kids. This time, they get it about 85% right. I found myself reminded of several movies I had forgotten about but which my kids (daughter 7, son 4) might like: "Singin' in the Rain", "James & the Giant Peach", and "Li'l Abner." And, I learned about good movies I had not known about, such as "Korczak", for older children, and "Billy Rose's Jumbo" (with Doris Day).
Maltin overlooks a recent straight-to-video Miramax movie my kids love. "The Thief & the Cobbler" features the voices of Vincent Price as the rhyming villain, Jonathan Winters as the persistent thief, Matthew Broderick as the charming cobbler and Jennifer Beals as the spunky Princess. The animation is startling, the story is great and the running ruminations of Jonathan Winters hilarious. I also notice that Maltin does not include Mary Martin's "Peter Pan" or the remake of "Mighty Joe Young."
Each film has a note as to how it will play with young children and another note for older children. "Babe," for instance, is "VG" for young children and "VG" for older children. Maltin seems to measure these scores on a variety of points, including themes of sexuality, or violence, or boredom. He is especially alert to how frightening movies can be, and will comment about difficult parts. He also understands that children and adults view the same movie differently. "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure " is boring or insipid but for kids it is "VG/VG." "Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang" is understood to be a weak "Poppins" imitation, but some kids like it anyway ("VG/NG"). Most of the newer "Batman" films get a direct "no" for young children. "A Patch of Blue" gets a "no" for young children and "VG" for older children. I would want Maltin to distinguish or alert us to other, more subtle problems with certain movies and the lessons and scenes our children will take away from them. Young children, especially, live in a world in which bad behavior is punished and good behavior is rewarded, but many movies do not care about that. In "Pocahontas" ("VG/VG") there is no clear good guy/bad guy division, which was quite disturbing to my kids. For "Dumbo" ("VG/VG"), which Maltin correctly describes as sweet and sad, he notes the scene in which Mother is locked up as a Mad Elephant, but does not recognize the depth of the lesson in this to very young children, that a mother's protections are punished and that Mother can be taken away and the baby left alone. Elsewhere, Maltin has listed "Dumbo" on his "best 10 for children" list. For "Oliver!" ("VG/VG") Maltin makes a point of noting the darker side of the movie, in the physical brutality of Bill against Nancy. I would argue that the beatings overshadow the benefit of the rest of the film for children under 9. In "Grease" ("OK/VG"), the good guys can be mean to their girls, and casually smoke cigarettes. My daughter could not resolve those paradoxes and found it too difficult to work through them and enjoy the story. Maltin does not mention these but does note the problem message, of the heroine getting her man by "trashing'' herself. "Annie" points out the potential terror and confusion for young viewers but still rates it "VG" for young children (and "OK" for older kids).
Today children will watch a video a dozen times (or fifty), and we parents need help to pick through the lessons they are learning. Maltin provides some help and is alert to many of the pitfalls. In the end our own presence is needed to answer questions -- and ask the questions for them, where they are unable to pick apart their confusion. As Maltin reminds in his introduction, "every film is made better when you talk about it with your kids."
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10 Easy Lessons Blues Guitar Licks
Peter Gelling
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Features a wide variety of Licks and Solos incorporating styles and techniques used by the world's greatest Blues players. Includes sections on turnarounds intro's and endings, playing over stops, call and response, and the use of dynamics.
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Universal Wisdom Oracle
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Spirit Oracle
ASIN: 0957914911 |
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Entrepreneurship, 6th Edition combines a practical, step-by-step approach with a theoretical foundation to form a basic framework for understanding the process of entrepreneurship. The aim of the text is to both present the most current thinking in entrepreneurship but also provide learners the opportunity to apply ideas and develop useful analytical skills. The revision of this text has been updated to include current developments and issues in this explosive field.
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Excellent - For Both Student and Entrepreneur!.......2006-06-08
I found this book to be an excellent guide when it comes to describing the entrepreneurial process as well as how to start up a business. Not only does it cover the theorectical sections of this vast subject, it also provides guidance on how to go about getting funding, encouraging creativity and innovation within a firm etc. It details the stages of a business and has a number of case studies. A great book!
Very Helpful!.......2005-09-12
This book has really helped me in class. It ties into all of the other books we use and all of the discussion in class. The book is actually interesting and easy to read unlike other textbooks!
Essential reading.......2003-06-11
This book played a significant role in shaping a business plan that attracted institutional investment for a technology start-up I co-founded in Brazil. Great book.
The finest business text ever written!!!!!.......2001-07-03
Dr. Kuratko's book is positively OUTSTANDING and a MUST read for anyone who is even CONSIDERING starting his or her own business. Dr. Kuratko is considered by many to be the nation's foremost expert in the field of entrepreneurship and small business management. His book blends the structure of a course textbook with excellent real-life case examples. This is, without question, the finest book that I have ever read. I keep it by my nightstand!!!
Buy this one! You WON'T regret it!
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Entrepreneurship: A Contemporary Approach.......2001-01-10
This book is phenominal. While it is an academic textbook, it really hits home to the real world. The business plan section is extremely useful and the real life company examples and case studies are quite interesting and insightful.
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Proven tools for ensuring reenginering success! Why do some reengineering efforts succeed while others fail? Famed consulting firm Coopers & Lybrand recently conducted an in-depth survey that sought to resolve this frustrating question. Based on their blue-chip research, Best Practices in Reengineering, by C&L's David K. Carr and Henry J. Johansson, details the turnaround strategies that have boosted performance at such major companies as Aetna, Ford, and FedEx--and also spells out why reengineering attempts so often go wrong. Here's a complete, easy-to-follow assessment of every key planning and control aspect of reengineering, including: the how and why of team building; process selecting and visioning; managing change; using tools; building links to business strategy; assessing the competition; listening to customers; much more.
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Sorting Wheat from Chaff in the Re-engineering craze.......2006-01-26
Improve the effectiveness of your reengineering efforts by creating transparency about the process throughout the firm, communicating effectively, selecting the best processes for reengineering and following other best practices.
By some estimates, two out of three attempts to reengineer companies fail to deliver the expected results. There are many ways to go wrong in the reengineering process, including incomplete communication, flagging managerial support and attempting to reengineer too many processes at once. The authors of this book studied the successful efforts of forty-seven companies to discover what they had done right. Out of their research, they have compiled a compelling list of best practices to guide a reengineering effort. Below is a sample of their best practice rules:
· Recognize and articulate an "extremely compelling" need to change. This could include a need to become more competitive, gain market share, or adapt to regulatory changes.
· Begin with and maintain top-level management support. Executives must have a commitment to the reengineering effort in order to carry the vision into day-to-day operations.
· Understand the firm's readiness to change. Make plans to face resistance to change.
· Communicate effectively to create buy-in. Don't let your employees find out about changes through the rumor mill. Create transparency in the change process.
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Organization Development: A Data-Driven Approach to Organizational Change
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With emphasis on actually implementing organizational interventions in a variety of cultures and climates, this nuts-and-bolts guide covers all the bases. It not only provides readers with expert advice on confronting the variables that effect a broad array of organizational interventions, but also offers practical guidance for increasing the probability of success. Chapters are arranged around major content areas, including staffing, performance management, reward systems, and organizational strategy, and focus on the primary steps involved, issues that must be considered, and decisions that must be made. First-hand accounts by the contributors illuminate real-world application.
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This digital document is an article from Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, published by Baylor University on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 13679 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Evolutionary processes and paths of relationally embedded network ties in emerging entrepreneurial firms.
Author: Julie M. Hite
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Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: Baylor University
Volume: 29
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Title: Experiential learning within the process of opportunity identification and exploitation.
Author: Andrew C. Corbett
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Date: July 1, 2005
Publisher: Baylor University
Volume: 29
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Author: Sara Carter
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Date: May 1, 2007
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