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Can I Lie on My Resume?: 'Strategies that WIN' The Career Game
M. Rose Jonas
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The 100 career-winning strategies in this comprehensive guide will help readers find the right job, do a great job, and maximize their occupation to further their careers. Career coach M. Rose Jonas presents tried-and-true methods for solving the most common career dilemmas. Readers will discover advice on how to: -Decide what career or job is best for them -Effectively network and go for the job -Navigate the interview process from the first phone call to the job offer -Make a good impression on the job -Advance in their careers
The ultimate career reference book, Can I Lie on My Resume? provides job seekers and career professionals with advice for every stage of the career game.
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Answers to Career Conundrums.......2007-02-02
While M. Rose Jonas, Ph.D. doesn't encourage you to lie on your resume, she does explain how you can make yourself look better by say leaving out a job that you didn't feel was right for you.
"You can leave out the job you had for a month or two because it was wrong for you or the company folded. Blips like this make a resume reader nervous." ~ pg. 85
Mostly this book is a question and answer session that is very intriguing. M. Rose Jonas answers questions like:
Where do you start, if you want to make a career change?
What if I'm ready for something completely different?
How can I stand out from the rest?
How do I get ready for my interview?
Should I take a job I don't want or that pays too little?
How can I get better at my job?
Can I just Quit?
How Should I Organize Retirement?
Throughout this book Rose Jonas provides sage advice on a wide variety of career topics and enlightens and entertains along the way.
~The Rebecca Review
Thank you!.......2006-05-19
This book gave me the tools I needed to figure out what I wanted to do and how to get there. I spent over a year interviewing for jobs I didn't really want and weeks after I read this book I was hired for a job that I love! Dr. Jonas, I couldn't have done it without you.
I recommend it to anyone who is career hunting.
Thank you!
Extremely Helpful!.......2006-05-16
Dr. Rose Jonas' book (as well as her counseling services provided to me) was extremely useful both personally, and career-wise. As a recent college-grad, I found myself lost, unsure, and jobless! Her book helped me to answer some important questions and steered me in the right direction...to a career! Thank you Dr. Jonas!
100 Ways to Improve Your Career---and Life.......2005-12-14
"Can I Lie on My Resume?" is more than a resume book, and for that matter, it's even more than a book on careers.
Rose Jonas' tone is that of the aunt you wish you'd had: worldly wise, kind, and no-nonsense. She uses the 'career game' as the overall metaphor, but each of the 100 suggestions is also anchored with a specific image. She doesn't just say, "Don't take a job that's not right for you" or use the cliche of sow's ears and silk purses. No, instead she shares an example from her own life about dragging home a kidney-shaped table and discovering that a coat of paint couldn't transform it into a Victorian desk. That sort of storytelling makes the point vividly memorable.
As Lily Tomlin said, "The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." Rose Jonas has practical ways to win---and come out a better human being in the process.
Raves for Rose.......2002-12-02
This book is the most concise and right on helpful dose of getting your act together on the job market. At any point of job dispair, you can pick it up, even for a few minutes, and can be assured of devouring some pearl of wisdom that will assist in the job satisfaction quandry/search. The style of writing is so humorous and engaging, you'll find it more difficult to put down than a potato chip, and certainly less fattening. In fact, it could help you fatten your wallet if you take a fraction of the advice. Even if you think you have read every book on this topic, you can be assurred of new ideas, or looking at old ones from a very fresh perspective. Another idea that she explores in depth, is evaluating your current job before determining if other pastures are truly greener. Before you plunk down hundreds on a job coach, career placement service or the like, this is a must and worth every penny.
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Through a series of candid personal interviews with nearly one hundred donors, Why the Wealthy Give offers an in-depth look at the world of elite philanthropy. Francie Ostrower focuses on the New York City area, with its high concentration of affluent donors, to explore both the motivations of individual donors and the significance of philanthropy for the culture and organization of elite groups. In so doing, she offers an account of why the wealthy give that also provides insight into the nature of elite culture, status, identity, and cohesion. Emphasizing the diversity of philanthropy, the book also shows how and why different types of donors support different causes. It further demonstrates how, in the face of considerable change, elite philanthropy has adapted and therefore endured. A timely discussion explores the ways in which elite donors view the respective roles of government and philanthropy. Why the Wealthy Give shows that elite philanthropy involves far more than writing a check. The wealthy take philanthropy and adapt it into an entire way of life that serves as a vehicle for the social and cultural life of their class. This is reflected in the widespread popularity of educational and cultural causes among donors. At the same time, Ostrower finds divergent patterns of giving that reflect alternative sources of donor identity, such as religion, ethnicity, and gender, and explains why certain kinds of donors are more or less likely to diverge from the prestige hierarchy of their class in their philanthropy.
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Through a series of candid personal interviews with nearly one hundred donors, Why the Wealthy Give offers an in-depth look at the world of elite philanthropy. Francie Ostrower focuses on the New York City area, with its high concentration of affluent donors, to explore both the motivations of individual donors and the significance of philanthropy for the culture and organization of elite groups. In so doing, she offers an account of why the wealthy give that also provides insight into the nature of elite culture, status, identity, and cohesion. Emphasizing the diversity of philanthropy, the book also shows how and why different types of donors support different causes. It further demonstrates how, in the face of considerable change, elite philanthropy has adapted and therefore endured. A timely discussion explores the ways in which elite donors view the respective roles of government and philanthropy. Why the Wealthy Give shows that elite philanthropy involves far more than writing a check. The wealthy take philanthropy and adapt it into an entire way of life that serves as a vehicle for the social and cultural life of their class. This is reflected in the widespread popularity of educational and cultural causes among donors. At the same time, Ostrower finds divergent patterns of giving that reflect alternative sources of donor identity, such as religion, ethnicity, and gender, and explains why certain kinds of donors are more or less likely to diverge from the prestige hierarchy of their class in their philanthropy.
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The Minimum Wage in the Restaurant Industry
William T. Alpert
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This work analyzes how the minimum wage has been differentially applied to the restaurant industry due to the labor intensive nature of the industry. The impact of minimum wage laws on work hours, wage rates and structures, fringe benefits, and labor quality are studied both in terms of the history of its application and the basic structure of the industry.
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This digital document is an article from Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration Quarterly, published by Cornell University on June 1, 1995. The length of the article is 743 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.
From the supplier: Plans to increase the hourly federal minimum wage will have a minimal effect on profits for the hotel industry. Observers are confident that a $.90 minimum-wage increase, which may add a total of $130.5 million inindustry payroll, will likely be offset by the industry's cost-cutting schemes as a result of its continued emphasis on the efficient use of labor and technology. Quick-service restaurants are the least likely to experience a profit changefrom a wage increase while full-service restaurants may see as much as a one percent increase in labor costs.
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Title: Three analyses of minimum wage. (wage increase and the hotel industry)(Industry Overview)
Author: Glenn Withiam
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Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1995
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This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on September 9, 1996. The length of the article is 638 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: Wage hike expected to increase food costs. (implications of minimum wage increase in the restaurant industry)
Author: Mike Allen
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Date: September 9, 1996
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"Imagine Andy Rooney with a Georgia accent...and a sense of humor."
THE HOUSTON POST
Lewis Grizzard remembers 1962. But a lot's happened since then, and he's in the mood to discuss it all, in the inimitable style that's made him the most popular social commentator to tickle people AND tick them off. From being PC to watching MTV, from rednecks to black militants, from singing the praises of the South to sounding off on the problems of just about everywhere else, nothing and nobody escapes when Grizzard shoots from the lip...and hits the "nekkid" truth every time.
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The Best Book Grizzard Ever Wrote .......2006-11-27
It is truly sad that as he reached the apex of his book writing career (in this book), Lewis Grizzard left us. This book was released in October of 1992, and Lewis died in March 1994. He wrote one more book about the hospital stay that nearly killed him a year later. But Lewis Grizzard went out at his creative peak.
Most of Grizzard's previous works had been collections of his four times per week column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper. There were a few exceptions, like "Elvis Is Dead And I Don't Feel So Good Myself" (highly recommended), but most were collations of previous material. he made a few exceptions as his career progressed. In 1988, he wrote "Don't Bend Over In The Garden Granny, You Know Them Taters Got Eyes," a book about sex. The next year, he wrote one about golf. In 1990, it was a book written to his late mother (she died in 1989) and his biography, "If I Ever Get Back To Georgia, I'm Gonna Nail My Feet To The Ground."
After another collection of columns release, Grizzard wrote this book that primarily expounded upon his political views. For those who are unaware, he was an unabashed right-wing, trickle down, conservative. But it wasn't that simple.
He wrote about his politics in the context of trying to get a date in the newspaper want ads. He realized at this point that he was among the most politically incorrect persons in America. He also pointed out that any time he praised something about Southern culture, he was ripped as a racist. He correctly noted (for the time frame) that the New York Times and Washington Post have too much public influence. That has since changed, of course, with Al Gore inventing the Internet for the rest of us.
He roars through his views like tax breaks for the rich, get people off welfare, and he really didn't care how hard people had it because he pointed out that charity still begins at home. He did NOT advocate a return to the back of the bus mentality in the pre-civil rights 60s, praising many blacks while pointing out that people like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are political opportunists who could really care less about helping out anyone.
One of the highlights of the book was his logical review of Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing." He caps it off by noting, after the pizza place is burned down, 'Did these guys ever stop to think, "Hey, where are we gonna get pizza tomorrow?"' He also had fun with Michael Dukakis, the feminists, and even mused about the Atlanta Braves losing the 1991 World Series was proof that life wasn't fair.
For those who have not read it, he did reveal that there are two issues on which he does not have a right-wing conservative view: abortion (he was reluctantly pro-choice) and gun control (he favored it). And it wasn't revealed until his next book but, yes, Grizzard was a Dittohead.
What does LG mean when he references 1962? It goes back to the Cuban Missile Crisis. He notes that in 1962, he was 16 and slept well, had a pretty girlfriend and all was normal. Arnold Palmer and Sandy Koufax were in their primes. But as the preface says, in 1963 somebody shot the President. Then the Beatles came. And all hell broke loose.
This book is, in fact, a sequel to the aforementioned "Elvis Is Dead And I Don't Feel So Good Myself," written in 1984. Although this book stands fine on its own, the previous book does serve to illuminate a few of his musings.
Enjoy the finest hour of a fine writer.
Souther, Funny, Wonderful............2004-02-10
What can one say about Lewis Grizzard. I wasn't born in 1962, but grew up in the South. I can't get enough of Grizzards stories and humor. He gives insights into the Southern way of life like no one else can. He will be dearly missed and nothing that I can say in this small space would do him justice. I am not old enough to have lived through all the things he writes about, but they make me laugh and think about where my family comes from (he even got me to try fried green tomatoes that I had refuse to try at my mother insistence). I laugh and send each copy of his books home to my Mamma. I have bough three more of his works and can't wait to get started.
I laughed my eyeballs right outta my head........2003-02-24
All Yankees should read this book so you know what we think of you. All Confederates should read this book for a good laugh at them Yankees :) Seriously, this book is excellent, and its got some stuff in it that you might not want your kids to read...these days maybe you don't care. They'll hear it anyway. But this book is so funny and you will love it. One of his best.
I may not be a southerner..........2000-02-25
...but after some years spent living in Slidell, Louisiana, I'm thankful to see a commentator of intelligence and piercing insight blow through the baloney and tell it like it is. This is the closest we're likely to get to an autobiography of Grizzard's early years, and I'm glad to have it in my hands, because it allows us to see what kind of mind produced the stuff the late great man wrote.
True Grizzard Humor! He is truly missed........1997-07-31
Lewis had a way to make us all laugh,... and think. He was truly a son of the south. From his boyhood tails of exploits with Waymon C. Wannamaker and Kathy Sue Loudermilk to his stirring praise of Ronald Reagan's courage after being shot by Hinkley; Lewis relates feelings shared by all. I'm sure he is under a large Magnolia tree above, sittin' with his mom, dad, Daddy Bunn, Grandma Willie and good old Catfish, drinkin' iced tea, eatin' bar-b-que and laughing with us all
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I Haven't Understood Anything Since 1962 and Other Nekkid Truths
Lewis Gizzard
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Whatever happened to those good ole' days when Coke was just a soft drink and people thought that cholesterol was the stuff that made leaves green? No one could answer this question better than Lewis Grizzard in this 100% original, 100% hilarious stumble down memory lane.
What in the world has gone wrong with America in the last 30 years? Grizzard attempts to analyze this searching question as he explores, compares and contrasts his relationships with women, the various wars we've dabbled in, sex, fame, the women's movement, race relations, politics, and much, much more. In these never before published pieces, Grizzard is doing what he does best: making fun of everything and bringing us a lot of fun in the process.
Look for the many other titles by Lewis Grizzard available from Random House AudioBooks, including You Can't Put No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll.
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I haven't Understood Anyhting Since 1962, and Other Nekkid Truths.......2006-02-12
This is a whole hour of looking at a new housing developement and stating it is different than the farm field that used to be here. If you find comfort in being stuck in the past you will love this tape but look for me I the future. Tape was blah but I am a woman and the author does not know what women want.
I haven't understood anything since 1962.......2001-01-22
The first book I have ever read in my 55 years that actually made me laugh out loud while reading. This is the funniest book since the Clinton administration or the Gore/Bush election. Truely hilarious!
Grizzard points out where society went wrong........1999-04-10
Grizzard points out what is wrong with American culture today, and where it started. A good book for anyone with a sense of humor, and a must read for any Good Ol' Southern Boy. Being one myself, I agreed with almost everything he had to say, and found myself rolling with laughter at most of it.
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A behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the making of one of the greatest sonic masterpieces and most commercially successful albums of all time
Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) is one of the most beloved albums of all time. A sonically stunning exploration into dark themes of madness, death, anxiety, and alienation, it has sold a staggering 30 million copies worldwide, and continues to sell 250,000 copies a year. Besides being perhaps the most fully realized and elegant concept album ever recorded, The Dark Side of the Moon was also one of the most technically advanced LPs of its day. It has aged remarkably well and still sounds as contemporary and cutting edge as it did on the day it was released. A perfect blend of studio wizardry and fearless innovation, The Dark Side of the Moon is illuminated by John Harris's exploration of the band's fractured history, his narrative skill, and his deft exploration of the album's legacy, such as its massive influence on bands like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails.
Drawing on original, new interviews with every member of the band-bassist and chief songwriter Roger Waters, guitarist Dave Gilmour, keyboardist Rick Wright, and drummer Nick Mason-The Dark Side of the Moon is a must-have for the millions of devoted fans who desire to know more about one of the most timeless, compelling, commercially successful, and mysterious albums ever made.
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Fans of the album must have this, too!.......2006-04-13
John Harris' THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON: THE MAKING OF THE PINK FLOYD MASTERPIECE is a must for any Pink Floyd fan; even those already well aware of the power of the album. The album remained on the Billboard charts for over seven hundred weeks and has sold some thirty million copies around the world - and continues to sell thousands yearly. Here journalist John Harris reveals the album's underlying foundations, the band's stormy history, and uses original interviews with band bassist and lyricist Roger Waters, guitarist Nick Mason and more to add authoritative insights. Just as you wouldn't be without DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - you shouldn't be without this survey of the making of the masterpiece itself.
OK for the diehard Fan, but this Band and this Complex Concept Album Deserves Better.......2005-12-31
Like most kids of the latter 1960s and early 1970s I grew up listening to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and others when I wanted to be "cool." That was more often than I like to admit now, however; and I also went to the concerts, got stoned there (if only from the second-hand smoke wafting through the halls), and tried to act like I understood what the bands were trying to communicate. On the other hand, I was never as much of a fan of these groups and their style of music as some of my friends, but I had all of their albums and listened to them regularly, including "The Dark Side of the Moon." This book tells about the making of this extraordinary album and a little about its significance since its release more than three decades ago. Of course, the remarkable thing about "The Dark Side of the Moon" is its popularity over such a long time, since it is a complex concept album dealing with greed and insanity and very much anchored to its time and place. I haven't listened to it in years, but had to do so after reading this book. That may be the greatest compliment I can pay to this book, for John Harris's work, unfortunately, is very much once over lightly and both Pink Floyd as a band and their classic album deserve better. There are some fascinating interviews that interlace the book, a good biographical appendix of what happened to the people associated with the album, and a set of photos that are interesting, but as a whole this is a book for fans of the album. As such it is worthwhile. For those seeking a serious consideration of the place of "The Dark Side of the Moon" in American culture they will want to wait for publication of "Speak To Me: The Legacy Of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon," edited by Russell Reising, set for release in March 2006 from Ashgate Publishing.
Read it for yourself.......2005-12-08
I never write reviews, but the current ones for this book as of this writing are so insulting to me that I feel compeled.
One reviewer gives one star because it relates nothing new. But, as another review stated, this book contains exlusive interviews from '03 as well as unpublished photos. In any case, if you know the story so well why are you reading a book about it?
Another review has felt it necessary to write an huge tome of words describing his feelings. Like anyone will read it after taking a glance at its towering size. Paragraphs anyone?
And then there is Mr. Carlberg. I suspect a man who reviewed the book Crimes Against Logic would have more sense (but then again he did also give The Wall a 1 star rating). He scoffes "Yeah, right" at the statement that DSoM is "one of the most beloved albums of all time," even though it spent 741 weeks on Billboard.
Carlberg seems to refute the book for the author's opinion by claiming his own is more correct. There is no doubt the difference between objective analysis and subjective personal views is a mystery to him, but when you are busy writing nearly 400 reviews who has time for that nonsense?
Less a review and more a rant, I hope this compels you read the book and make your own judgements.
Clever, Slightly Above Average, Slacker, Fluff.......2005-11-02
This book is a rush-job, slacker book, written by a clever, sometimes funny guy with an above average I.Q., who relies on a too few sources, gives us too much of his own worthless opinions, and really didn't ask any of the right questions when he interviewed Roger Waters or David G. First of all, if you're going to write a book about the Dark Side of the Moon, he should have specifically asked Roger Waters, what inspired him to write the lyrics for each song. (Where was Roger? What was he thinking about, reading about, looking at--when the song lyrics occurred to him. What movies was he watching?) This author doesn't. He should have had a list of the songs with the lyrics in front of him, when he interviewed Roger, and made Roger talk for at least twenty minutes on the original genisis of the lyrics for each song. You get it for one sentence or two in "Echoes," where Roger Waters tells us how inspiration hit him--but the book doesn't include much info that the proper follow up questions could have provided about some of the gorgeous lyrics in the song ("Coral caves..."). In the book you get stories about how the songs themselves evolved after they were written--basically the author gives you a bunch of useless descriptive verbiage of bootleg tapes he's heard--and you get a whole bunch of useless drivel about what 60ish Roger presently thinks they mean now, but you don't get the actual genesis of the song. Let me give you an example. I know that John Lennon wrote the first line of I am the Walrus on an acid trip. The second line one week later on another acid trip. I know that he had also watched Alice in Wonderland and thought of the Walrus as this big industrialist, etc... I know Paul wrote "Here There and Everywhere" while sitting poolside, on a warm sunny day, while John was smoking one, next to him, and Paul was feeling wonderful. I have no idea where the lyrics "Home, Home again..." comes from. What did Roger Waters do that day? What was he coming home from? What had made him tired? Was there an actual favorite couch and a fire and a cozy house and a churchbell in the neighborhood? I'd love to know. I don't. In this book, which is supposed to be about the Dark Side Album, and only sort of kind of is--it's actually a biography of the Floyd, the joker who wrote it tells me all kinds of theoretical crap about the songs on the album, that involve Marxism, socialism, everything else--stuff I don't care about. (I'm grateful he tells us a little--very little--about what Waters was thinking about when he wrote Time.) I want to know about the moment lightning struck. I don't want to know about what a 60 year old Roger Waters or Dave Gilmore think about a song--whether it's held up or not, whether they like it or not. I want to know what was in their twenty something year old heads when they wrote it. Gawd there is so much crap in this book. The author puts down songs by Richard Wright, like "It would be so nice"--he likens it to a Hollies piece of fluff and dismisses it with some brief, arrogant writing. He's friggen out of his mind. "It would be so nice!" is a fantastic song. I can't think of anyone I knew in my music listening heyday (who all had tons of floyd albums) that didn't LOVE that song. It's perfect to listen to when you are having some kind of peak experience. It's magic, it's ecstasy. It'll cheer you up if you feel blah. So what if it wasn't a hit? Hemingway's books often didn't make the top ten lists, and everyone is still reading them. There are going to be nineteen year olds listening to that song in a century from now, enjoying it. The author of this silly little book also does things like dismiss "Several Species grooving on a pict" as nothing but a failed little attempt at humor by Roger. The author is out of his mind. It IS funny and more importantly it's also an interesting journey into something very primeval. Something very dark and subconscious. I'd love to hear Roger tell us about the cave. Tell us the genesis of that song. Wouldn't it be great to hear Roger tell you about the "pict." To dismiss it as casually as the author does, makes me think he's got the MTV attention span of a gnat, and the depth of Brittany Spears. There are so many fun, early songs dismissed in this book, like "Point me at the sky" that you really learn nothing about. I don't know why the author feels the need to ultimately put down such good music. I don't understand why he thinks he knows something we don't? I'm not sure why he puts such weight on his own musical opinions. Who cares what he thinks? I'd love to know where David Gilmore was and what he was thinking about when he wrote Grantchester Meadows. Was he sitting in a meadow with an acoustic guitar, when the muse came to him? The author actually wasted time in this book on verbiage by the Floyd where they express why they think the album is so successful. What a waste of time! I can come up with better explanations than they do. I'd much rather the author had asked Nick Mason where he got the inspiration for the beautiful flutes in the "Grand Viziers Garden Party"--what the story behind the song is (which the author puts down in this book). Much of this book is another retelling of the Floyd story, and as with every other book on the floyd, it is completely devoid of detail. I can't tell you how many times I've read about the fabled UFO club. But I still don't know was it in an old building, a new building, did it seat 400 people? Did 1000 dance there? Who actually came and went there. Were there gargoyles on the outside of the building. Was it a warehouse? What did the people look like who went there? I can describe the Beatles Cavern club, the smell of it, down to the last detail--I've seen architectural drawings. Lordallmighty I'm really sick of these piddly little Floyd books. (This one gives you about two sentences of Beatle Paul McCartney unespectedly coming to see the Floyd. It tells you that Paul and Roger shared a joint. OK, so was Paul a Pink Floyd fan? Did he like Syd Barrett? Did Roger defecate in his pants when Paul walked up? Did they talk about songs? Did they pick up an acoustic guitar and sing together? What the heck happened?) Pink Floyd is one of the top five selling bands of all time and all we, the fans get, are these mini-slacker books, by authors who can't write their way out of a paper bag, judge songs by how much they sold, don't have any of the musical sensibilities to write about pre-1973 art-rock or progressive rock, and couldn't write a descriptive paragraph using concrete detail if you paid them one hundred dollars a word. Elvis gets book(s) that go well over 600 dense, single-spaced pages. So do the Beatles. With the Beatles you get a veritable hundred course gourmet feast of reading materials that you can heap on your plate. We Floyd fans get these plastic containers of ramen noodles.
Best Floyd book to date.......2005-11-01
I'm very baffled by the negative reviews below. One fellow seems irritated that Harris doesn't like certain albums as much as he does, and another mistakedly states that there's nothing new in this book, which couldn't be further from the truth. John Harris' "Dark Side.." is bursting with previously unpublished photos, and the bulk of the quotes from the band are exclusive to the book, from interviews conducted in 2003. Further, it's the most clear and succinct account of the creation of this album I've ever read, and I've read every book about Floyd. Harris places the album in context with the band's orgins expertly, and I left with an even clearer understanding of how it all fits together. Any Floydian will dig this.
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Casino Gambling the Smart Way: How to Have More Fun and Win More Money
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Great general advice.......2004-05-02
Casino Gambling the Smart Way is a must read for both veteran and new gamblers. If you are the sort that beleives in systems, or believes that 'red is due' after a long run of black, or if you are the sort that chases your loses, this book may cure you of that. If you know better, you might still enjoy the anecdotes, which are pretty fun to read. However, don't expect much concrete advice on how to play any casino games, or much in the way of analysis of any particular games.
I give it three stars: although the book reads like a disconnected set of articles for a gambling magazine, and perhaps that is where it came from, it is still worth checking out so you can avoid major losses at the casino.
Easily digestable tidbits of great knowledge.......2002-05-21
I have not read a great deal of gambling literature, but I really enjoyed this book, which I borrowed from my local library before a 4 day trip to Vegas. As a rookie gambler, I am sure that I saved some money because of this book. I loved the practical knowledge such as not to gamble at the airport and some of the stories and advice that is given out in a friendly manner. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is planning a trip to the casino anytime soon.
A Must Read Before Gambling.......2001-12-07
I had never considered buying a book on gambling. I'm not a pro and have no intention of every being one. I go on vacation and gamble for fun. Right before a recent trip to Vegas, a friend at
work told me that I had to read this book before I went. I decided to give it a try. Boy, was she right. I found the book to be well written, humorous and most importantly informative for the non-gambler. I didn't have to know anything about gambling to understand Mr. Glazer's book. It was a good read. Not too many books are both funny and educational. This one is. I liked how each chapter was complete in itself. I went with a different mind set. Instead of taking money to lose, I took money to spend. Just changing my attitude seemed to relax me. I have always wanted to but been too intimated to try blackjack. After reading this book, I gave up my losing slots and gave it a try. Mr. Glazer's chart was there to back me up when I needed it. I would recommend everyone read this book before venturing into the casinos.
A book that will save/earn you much more than its cost.......2001-09-11
Hi,
I'm Andy Glazer, the author of Casino Gambling the Smart Way. You can read what I wrote in 1999 about this book elsewhere on the site.
It's two years later now, and I have a somewhat different perspective. Casino Gambing the Smart Way is a good but not great book. The good news is, I feel that way mostly because my standards have gone up. I'm quite sure it will be worth somewhere between 5-20,000 times the cover cost to most people. It's also pretty funny.
I'll be writing more books soon, a wave on poker first, actually, but this one is an excellent start into the right philosophy to take into the casino. There is also a mistake in the blackjack chart, about the proper way to play a hand of 12. The one page in the book I didn't get to proof and voila.
I'm more advanced in my craft now, but CGTSY will still be a good, easy and valuable read.
Solid Introduction To Gambling Philosophy.......2000-06-22
Soooo, you're ready to hit the casino and make your fortune, huh? Well, as this book describes in detail, the sucess or failure of your outing will be largely influenced by your mindset. You will not learn any unique trade secrets here. But, if you invest some time with this book, you will learn how to get the most out of your trips and, hopefully, avoid losing your shirt. I highly recommend this book. Good luck...
Book Description
Decipher the arcane mysteries behind role-playing game development tools like plot trees, world bibles, design documents, and game scripts. You'll learn the history of the role-playing game and move on to discover what makes games tick and howto make yours a success! This book is stocked full of sage advice from game gurus like John Cutter (Betrayal at Krondor), Jon Van Caneghem (Might & Magic), Chris Taylor (Dungeon Siege), Trent Oster (Neverwinter Nights), Sara Stocker (Pools of Radiance II: The Ruins of Myth Drannor), and Carly Staehlin (Ultima Online). This book also contains actual excerpts from the proposal, design, world layout, and game script documentation of successful games.
Customer Reviews:
Fun, Useful, and Interesting.......2007-06-14
This book wasn't at all what I thought it would be, but I loved it. I finished it within a day.
Don't buy this book if you are expecting someone to tell you the steps involved in making an RPG. There are many better books for that. S&C doesn't tell you how to make a game. It tells you how to THINK when making a game. It also goes quite in-depth about what it's like to be in the role of a game designer.
So the two scenarios in which this book would be most useful are:
1. You have a game already designed in your head and just want to make it more fun or more professional.
2. You are considering whether you want to become a game designer as a career.
If you fit one of these two, buy this book right away. If not, it might still be worth a look. It's interesting, well-written, and you may just learn a thing or two.
Well Written.......2007-05-26
First and foremost I have to say this book is very well written and easy to read. The only real mistakes I noticed were with release dates on some of the games in a timeline.
The concepts covered in this book will help not only individuals trying their hand at designing RPGs, but other games as well. The information is also presented in an interesting and entertaining way to keep the reader doing just that, reading.
Having recently entered the video game industry, I would recommend this book to anyone seeking to get a start in the industy or anyone just curious about game design in general.
The Best RPG design book yet.......2006-12-12
This book provides a clear outlook of how to design an RPG though I wish there was a reference book to go with it. It even could be used as a text book for a class. It does everything it says. Includes other designers perspectives to broaden your perspective on design including designers from Might & Magic, Neverwinter, Star-Trek, and a few others.
Good intro to game design........2005-02-16
Neal and Jana Hallford, Swords and Circuitry (Prima, 2001)
A word to prospective buyers: Swords and Circuitry is not a book about coding games. If that's what you're looking for, Prima has a number of other titles you can go to. This one's about designing games, and there's nary a line of code to be found.
Okay, now that that's out of the way, this book does have a lot to offer both for those who plan to specialize in game design and those who are running (or trying to run) one-man shops. The Hallfords offer a good deal of advice regarding the whole process of game design, from defining what it is (and having others interviewed by Neal Hallford do so as well) to details of design documents, proposals, etc. The benefits for the aspiring game designer are obvious; to the one-man shop, reading this may help clarify some things that will help when programming time comes, or shed a different light on things that may not have been thought of in quite that way. Definitely worth checking out, but know what you're getting. *** ½
Organized, detailed, and Enlightening.......2003-12-11
I really don't know where to begin in thoroughly recommending this book. If you have any interest in designing RPG games (or any game at all, for that matter) this is the best book for your bank. Neal Hallford lays it all right out in front. From story design to gameplay mechanics to writing your pitch documents, this book will show you the most important stages of game development. More importantly, this book is down to earth and easily digestible. The chapters and subsections were written in a very clear and concise manner. I've seen other game design books that failed to educate or even entertain.
Neal Hallford writes this book not only from the point of view of a veteran game designer (Betrayal at Krondor, Dungeon Siege, and others), but also from the point of view of a GAMER. It is from that point of view that really makes this title stand out. You can tell how much he enjoys his work, and his excitement for the focus medium (RPGs) is infectious as you read. He really helps you to craft a world in your own mind (and helps you think `outside of the box' as you design). Each chapter is complete with a handful of exercises to help the budding game designer expand the way in which they think about games
This title is also rife with interesting tidbits and trivia about past games and game development. Neal Hallford never forgets that, even though this is a billion-dollars-a-year industry, we make GAMES. Even though the process should be taken seriously, you should work very hard at both doing it well, and having fun while you do it. The process itself is, in fact, one of the strongest aspects of this title. Neal takes you through every step of the process including writing your design document (the game designer's bible, as it were). He points out critical features, and common oversights. Again, he does all of this in a way that is very easy to understand.
Finally, the appendix to this title is a treasure trove itself. Included in the back of the book are interviews with some of the top game developers in the business. And while many other books have included `fluff' interviews with game designers, this book actually focuses on the critical topic: game design. You learn about how different game designers work, how they approach certain problems, and where they get their inspiration. In addition to these interviews, you can also find sample design documents, descriptions of levels, and charts for gameplay mechanics.
I don't recommend this book. I demand that you buy it. If you have even a passing interest in game design, this book was written for you. Professionals should own it. This is even a great resource for mod authors who are looking for help in creating their own worlds within other game titles. You won't be sorry.
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