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Recruiting & Retaining Employees For Dummies helps HR professionals, managers and small business owners determine how the job opportunities and compensation packages they offer stack up to the competition.

This book gives you extensive advice on how your company can better sell your image -- via print-ad placements, online job boards, Web sites, trade publications, industry shows, etc. This friendly guide breaks down advanced recruiting tactics such as industry networking, employee incentives for referrals, snaring graduates at job fairs, and unusual sources for star recruits. And it provides strategies on how to reel in hot prospects-the best way to screen resumes, interview, and make offers to get the top candidate.

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Creativity In Workplace.......2001-12-09

I've started several successful businesses and this book and the authors' comments--particularly about the recruitment of employees--were formulaic and not tolerant of creativity in the workplace.

When I read "Red Flags" in relation to resumes I thought they did not take into account the myriad needs work can meet, and that their negative view of "outside interests" was hidebound and very, very corporate. In fairness, they do mention that there are exceptions, but not with the same emphasis.

My best employee is a single mother, who is also a poet, and her resume would be utterly rejected given the book's criteria on resumes. I have offered her promotion, but she is content to do an excellent job in Customer Service rather than working another ten hours per week--she would rather enjoy her daughter.

The good part of the book is that it is relatively comprehensive, but the authors play the percentages and don't have a sense of "trusting your gut" when it comes to being an entrepreneur.

This is a Very Helpful Book.......2001-07-24

Right now there are so many companies in turmoil due to negative changes in the market and layoffs in the recent past or announced for the future. I found that this book does a great job of recommending programs and activities that managers can put in place to build a more positive sense of commitment to the team. For example, it reminds us that we need to be actively planning career paths for our employees so they in turn will plan to stay with our company. I also think it provides valuable insight on how to find and keep the best talent available on the market today. The topic comes at a critical time for key members of any management group, but especially for internal recruiters and human resource managers.

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The riveting story behind NBA giant Yao Ming, the ruthless Chinese sports machine that created him, and the East-West struggle over ChinaÂ's most famous son.

The NBAÂ's 7Â`6Â“ All-Star Yao Ming has changed the face of basketball, revitalizing a league desperate for a new hero while becoming a multimillionaire pitchman for Reebok and McDonaldÂ's. But his journey to AmericaÂ—like that of his forgotten foil, 7Â`1Â“ Wang ZhizhiÂ—began long before he set foot on the worldÂ's brightest athletic stage.

Operation Yao Ming opens with the story of the two boysÂ' parents, basketball players brought together by Chinese officials intent on creating a generation of athletes who could bring glory to their resurgent motherland. Their children would have no more freedom to choose their fates. By age thirteen, Yao was pulled out of sports school to join the Shanghai Sharks pro team, following in the footsteps of Wang, then the star of the PeopleÂ's Liberation Army team. Rumors of the pair of Chinese giants soon attracted the NBA and American sports companies, all eager to tap a market of 1.3 billion consumers.

In suspenseful scenes, journalist Brook Larmer details the backroom maneuverings that brought ChinaÂ's first players to the NBA. Drawing on years of firsthand reporting, Larmer uncovers the disturbing truth behind ChinaÂ's drive to produce Olympic champions, while also taking readers behind the scenes of AmericaÂ's multibillion-dollar sports empire. Caught in the middle are two young menÂ—one will become a mega-rich superstar and hero to millions, the other a struggling athlete rejected by his homeland yet lost in America.

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"The riveting story behind NBA giant Yao Ming, the ruthless Chinese sports machine that created him, and the East-West struggle over China's most famous son. The NBA's 7'6"" All-Star Yao Ming has changed the face of basketball, revitalizing a league desperate for a new hero while becoming a multimillionaire pitchman for Reebok and McDonald's. But his journey to America-like that of his forgotten foil, 7'1"" Wang Zhizhi-began long before he set foot on the world's brightest athletic stage. Operation Yao Ming opens with the story of the two boys' parents, basketball players brought together by Chinese officials intent on creating a generation of athletes who could bring glory to their resurgent motherland. Their children would have no more freedom to choose their fates. By age thirteen, Yao was pulled out of sports school to join the Shanghai Sharks pro team, following in the footsteps of Wang, then the star of the People's Liberation Army team. Rumors of the pair of Chinese giants soon attracted the NBA and American sports companies, all eager to tap a market of 1.3 billion consumers. In suspenseful scenes, journalist Brook Larmer details the backroom maneuverings that brought China's first players to the NBA. Drawing on years of firsthand reporting, Larmer uncovers the disturbing truth behind China's drive to produce Olympic champions, while also taking readers behind the scenes of America's multibillion-dollar sports empire. Caught in the middle are two young men-one will become a mega-rich superstar and hero to millions, the other a struggling athlete rejected by his homeland yet lost in America."

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Solid Read.......2007-03-18

I first saw Yao Ming in a Marriott Courtyard lobby during an AAU tour in '98. I was wowed by the secrecy around the guy at the hotel. Since then, I've been waiting for the real story...No fluff. Well, Larmer captures the story of Yao Ming and the rise of basketball in China with his research. Even better, he coorelates the rise of basketball to the development of the Chinese economic boom. Major props...

Now, will critics of Yao please read this book about the environment that surrounded Yao and Shanghai during his development? Will they please realize that Yao would be better suited for a team concept? It's just unfortunate that he started off his NBA career by landing into a thug party in Houston.

Critics have been killing Yao for becoming too soft or for not stepping up to the mantle. Yet, what they don't realize is that Yao is from entirely different culture that professes team not the "I" like the majority of today's NBA superstars. He's a team player and a product of Soviet Training who places the group's interests above personal accolades...Does anyone remember the late '80s version of Arvydas Sabonis?

Larmer touches on all of the subjects surrounding the development of Yao Ming by detailing politics, the reign of Mao, alternative health and herbs, Soviet training methods, Nike, academies, agents, the NBA and sports marketing. Tie this in with 'World is Flat', and you'll see a glimpse of sports in the 21st century.

Yao story interesting; broader Chineses history is fascinating.......2006-10-14

I am NOT a huge sports nut...you know the kind who rattles off stats and knows all the players, but I really enjoyed this book. The story of Yao Ming was very interesting especially as it interlaces with China's history. I think it gives a very interesting look into the evolution of Chinese sports, politics and government. It kept me interested and I really looked forward to picking it up again every evening to read.

Good But Hardly Profound Bio of Yao Ming.......2006-06-03

This book is a very readable biography of Yao Ming.
But I had been led to hope that it would inform me about China's future. I'm disappointed at how little it tells me about that subject. It provides some moderately interesting tidbits of information about China's recent history, but the book doesn't attempt to provide the kind of understanding of China that would tell us whether those tidbits are a glimpse of a past that is being abandoned or whether they contain useful indications of China's future.

Unsubtantiated Racist Drivel.......2006-05-19

This book is full of unsubtantiated racist drivel. The premise is that the Chinese can't play basketball. Lamaar does not source his claims - it's just like that he's making up stuffs from thin air.

Regarding his claim that Yao was somehow bred. An Sports Illustrated (SI) article asked why is there only one Yao Ming.
Why didn't they "created" more Yao Ming's if what Lamaar claimed is really factual? In case people don't know. Yao is the only child.

If you look at other NBA caliber Chinese basketball players such Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian, Tang Zhengdon, Xue Yuyang (drafted by Denver), and even Wang Zhizhi. Their parents were not basketball players.

There is no logic to Lamaar's unsubstantiated drivel.

Good Story but..............2006-04-04

I read the entire book while on a 11 hour flight from the US to China. All in all, the book was good, lots of background info on Yao, his parents and even disgraced hoops star Wang Zhi-Zhi.

However, I'm not sure I buy into the book's theory of China trying to be matchmaker and have Yao's parents to produce tall offspring. Why stop at Yao's parents? They certainly weren't the only tall people in China at the time. As most of us basketball fans know by now, Yao Ming (by himself), cannot carry the Chinese National Basketball team. The team needs more capable players to compete against the European and American teams.

Another minor complaint of the book is the re-cycling of previously written articles about Yao. Perhaps there just isn't a ton of written material about Yao, but I know there were a few sections regarding Yao there were paraphased from other sources. As an avid reader of anything Yao, I wish the author could have been more discreet or rewrote the source material differently. As is, it was just annoying to read something and feel like "dang, I know that came from somewhere before".

I did finish the book by the end of my plane ride. :) All in all, despite the misgivings of the theories and the apparently recycling of some articles, the book was fairly entertaining and you do learn something about Yao, his family and others in the Chinese sports empire.

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It's 1911, and China is slowly beginning to accept modern ideas--but the changes may not happen fast enough for young Ailin. Her grandmother has decided it's time she has her feet bound, to make her more attractive to a future husband. When Ailin sees the sad state of her sister's feet, she is stunned. "I stared at the pitiful stumps at the end of Second Sister's legs... her foot had been squeezed into a wedge: the big toe had been left undeformed, but the rest of the foot... had been forced down under the sole... like a piece of bread folded over." Luckily, Ailin's progressive father allows her to keep her feet unfettered, even though it means breaking off her prearranged marriage into a more traditional family. He also sends her to a public school to learn English. But by the time Ailin is in her teens, her father has died, leaving her less tolerant Big Uncle to be the head of the family. Big Uncle forbids Ailin's schooling and gives her the choice of either being a nun or a peasant's wife--the only alternatives left for an unmarried Chinese woman with "big feet." Ailin refuses both options, and instead becomes a nanny for an American missionary couple. Due to their generosity, Ailin starts a new life in the United States.

Powerfully told in flashback, Ties that Bind, Ties that Break is a thoughtful exploration of the ways cultural pressures can bend not only our personal values but even our physical appearance. And this gripping, lyrical story's theme may be most meaningful to those teens who feel the need to pierce and tattoo their bodies in order to fit into contemporary adolescent society. (Ages 11 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert

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Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her male cousins. Knowing she will never run again once her feet are bound, Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition.

As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her. Chinese society leaves few options for a single woman of good family, but with a bold conviction and an indomitable spirit, Ailin is determined to forge her own destiny. Her story is a tribute to all those women whose courage created new options for the generations who came after them.

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fantastic historical fiction.......2007-08-23

Ties that Bind is one of my all time favorite books. Great character development, great dialog, and wonderful settings bring you back to a time when it hurt to be a woman. Ailin's indulgent father saves her from having her feet bound and from living the stifling life of an upperclass Chinese woman. Ailin ultimately has to move from her father's house after he dies and ends up in America, with her own business and a man with whom she is deeply in love.
This is a good book for teens who are required to read an historical novel and a great read for those who just like to read!

Very good -- I liked it a lot!.......2007-04-27

Ties That Bind, Ties That Break is about Ailin, a girl in China who refuses to have her feet bound. It is set in a time where foot binding is beginning to stop (1911) , but the only person in her family who approves of Ailin not having her feet bound is her father. Because she refuses, her marriage engagement is broken off. A few years later, Ailin's father sends her to a public school, which her uncle disapproves of. Though it is a public school, they still have to pay tuition. During Ailin's English class, she does so well that she is given an American name: Eileen. She likes it because it is close to her real name. When her father dies, Ailin's uncle pulls her out of school, claiming it is too expensive. Ailin continues to take English, though, with her teacher Miss Gilbertson. Ailin is soon fluent in English.

When Ailin's uncle gives her the choice to become a concubine, a nun, or a farmer's wife, (these are her "only" choices because she has big feet) she goes against his choices and decides to become an amah (governess) for American missionaries. The missionaries are Mr. and Mrs. Garner, who are friends of Ailin's teacher, Miss Gilbertson. Their two children, Grace and Billy, soon become good friends of Ailin. After a few years when the Garners want to go back to America, Ailin decides to go with them.

On the boat, she meets James Chew. He is a charming young man, and Ailin ends up telling him her story. She also learns James story, and finds out he is going to America to help his brother run his (now retired) father's restaurant. James and Ailin see each other many times in San Francisco Chinatown, and he tells her that he is going to start his own restaurant, as he hates working with his brother. A little while later, James asks Ailin if she will marry him, and she says yes. When the Garners decide to go back to China, Ailin stays, helping James start his restaurant.

My favorite part is on the boat and in America, when Ailin learns that while the Garners were in China, they were rich, and could afford a large house, servants, and many luxuries; while on the American boat, they are only in second class, and in America they have no servants. I think it is very interesting what she realized, mainly because I had just realized that myself. Also, it shows that if Ailin's family had gone on the boat, they might have only been able to afford second class too, which would be extremely different for them.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes stories about China, because it is written well and has a good plot, and unlike some novels, has a moral. The moral is this: "Follow your heart." That's what I think anyway. It is a short read, so if you're in the mood for something short, this is also a good book to read.

Pretty good...........2007-04-26

This book was pretty good, and it had a good storyline/plot. It was interesting but it was one of those books I could put down for a long time and not really care. If you're interested in a good story about a Chinese girl, you should read "Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter", by Adeline Yen Mah. Especially for those of you who have said that "Ties That Bind, Ties That Break" lacks suspense, you might enjoy "Chinese Cinderella." Also, if you want to buy "Ties That Bind, Ties That Break," you might want to read it first, because it's a story you can either like or not like. Good luck in finding what you want!

Bucking Tradition.......2007-04-23

It was a tradition in China for many generations for little girls to have their feet bound. That meant that when they were young, strips of cloth were wound around their feet to fold all of their toes except their big toe down underneath their feet. This made it difficult and painful for them to walk; they had to walk with little swaying steps, which was the sign of true aristocracy. Women who had their feet bound wore tiny pointed shoes and could never do any sort of physical labor for which they had to stand up.

In high class families, it was common for marriages to be arranged at early ages. So when Ailin was four years old, a deal was made for her to eventually marry Hanwei Liu, who was then seven. The two children met and liked each other well enough, and the families agreed that it would be a good match for them both.

But then, when Ailin's mother and servants tried to bind her feet, she threw a tantrum and refused to let them. Her father relented, stating that times were changing in China and if Ailin wanted to run free, she should be allowed to do so. Shortly after they found out, Hanwei's parents broke off the engagement.

It seemed that Ailin's prospects for marriage were nonexistent, then, so her father instead sent her to school, a decision deeply argued by her uncle. At school Ailin showed great aptitude, especially in learning the English language. After the death of her father, her uncle made her drop out of school, but her English teacher still gave her lessons on the side, and soon Ailin was fluent.

When her uncle told her he was going to give her away to a family as a concubine, a mate of lower class than a wife, she refused, escaping from her family home to be a nanny for American missionaries living in China. But is this the life she really wants? Will she ever be able to make her family see that marrying a high-class boy isn't all there is to life?

I liked that Ailin was such a strong character, who refused to let others run her life. I also liked Ailin's older sister and the way she protected Ailin and taught her. I didn't like, though, that Ailin felt she had to leave her entire family in order to find happiness. I also was infuriated at the whole idea of foot binding; it seemed like such a terrible and cruel thing to do to so many young children.

Interesting, but needed more suspense.......2007-04-11

This was a interesting topic to choose and I am wondering more and more about foot binding. Although it could have used more mystery or suspense it had a good story line.The authors point seems to be that you should speak up for what you believe in.In the end it seemed that Alilin had changed the minds of the chinese people around her.Over all it was a pretty good book.However,if you are looking for something exciting this would not be your first pick.

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