Setting our mission statement had our company had us knocking heads until we picked up Mr. Abrahams' book. "Mission Statement Book; 301 Corporate Mission Statements from America's Top Companies" is a must for any dot.com company.

This book is a very helpful brain-storming tool. You're making work for yourself if you write a mission statement without consulting it.

Kent Gramm's latest book, November, Lincoln's Elegy at Gettysburg, is a remarkable achievement. This work contains a profound series of meditations on history, loss, values, idealism, and patriotism, inspired by Gramm's sojourn, throughout the month of one November, in and around Gettysburg. Although his search for the exact spot where Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg address is the ostensible reason for his visit there, this quest - and his determination to reflect each day on what Lincoln had been doing on each day of November 1963 (leading up to and following the delivery of the address) - actually provide a touchstone for reflections both wide and deep on our country's history, and the standards to which we must hold ourselves. World War I, Vietnam, World War II, the Civil War, the assassination of JFK, the life of Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther and Martin Luther King, modernism and postmodernism, and the loss of beloved parents, all provide topics for thoughtful rumination. This book is profound, absorbing, inspiring, poetic, and deeply moving. It is a book you will want to revisit, and from which you will find yourself reading aloud to friends.

A few years ago I ran upon a book titled: "Gettysburg: A Meditation on War and Values" by Kent Gramm. Being a history teacher and Civil War enthusiast, I bought the book and devoured it. I use it as a guide on my annual trip to Gettysburg. I was always wondering when Mr. Gramm would publish a new book. Well, the wait is over. "November" picks up where "Gettysburg" left off. This book is excellent for students of the Civil War and general history enthusiasts alike. Mr. Gramm uses Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and the month of November as a starting point for his interpretations of several key events in history, both in America and in the world. Included in his analysis are JFK's assasination, the death of C.S. Lewis, the Holocaust, RFK's impact on America, and the Vietnam War. Mr. Gramm also traces his family history and writes eloquetly about how his ancestry fits into the larger canvas of American history. Using Lincoln's famous words, Mr. Gramm paints a portrait of the deeper meanings of our identity as Americans, our history, and our place in the world. This is not a work of history in the tradition of batte narratives or campaign overviews. Rather, it is a moving, deep and touching look at the heartbeat and soul of the America that Lincoln spoke about in November 1863 and how it applies to us in the 21st century. As you read this excellent book, you will be reminded of Lincoln's gift of eloquence. The month of November has witnessed numerous key events in the history of America and the world. Thanks to Mr. Gramm and his magnificent book, these events have taken on a deeper, more spirtiual meaning to me. I recommend this book without hesitation or reservation.

Well out of the 30 odd books I have read in the last 2 years on the Civil War and politics leading up to the war, this was one of the better books.
It shows Lincoln as an able player in foreign relations that he was.
The style of writing, and the fact that each chapter deals with an almost different topic, makes the book for a very good read. There is no getting bogged down with this book, and this book should end up on you not finished list.
When I about about 1/2 through the book I was already looking to see what about books this author had written.

"One War at a Time: The International Dimensions of the American Civil War" sounds a bit pretentious at first glance. However, author Dean B. Mahin met the challenge he laid out for himself by writing one of most comprehensive accounts of Civil War foreign policy ever published. Any reader, novice or expert, will gain fresh understanding of our international policy in that era and a new appreciation of Abraham Lincoln's role in development and execution of that policy. This important book addresses a dimension of the Civil War that has been sorely neglected in the literature that tends to focus on battles and individual leaders. New ground is broken by the author who contends that Lincoln was deeply involved in foreign policy while other historians have often minimized his role. Mr. Mahin is well equipped to tread on this ground because his well researched book reflects the authors' insights gleaned from his forty years of service with Federal agencies including the Department of State and the U. S. Agency for International Development. His research led him to diplomatic correspondence, diaries, letters and speeches and these amply footnoted references support his contention that Lincoln conducted a diplomatic balancing act in his dealing with foreign powers, especially England and France. In particular he deals in depth with French intervention in Mexico and how this was countered. Lincoln's axiom of fighting one war at a time is the unifying theme in these discussions. Further Mahin brings an insightful writing style that lends new understanding to subjects that have been covered by other authors such as the "Trent Crisis" and the "Alabama Claims." His chapter titled "Cotton is King" provides an outstanding summary of Confederate finance, diplomacy and trade of this important commodity. In short, this is a "must-read" book for those who wish to enlarge their understanding of the international dimensions of the Civil War.

This book was a real eye-opener. I have had erectile dysfunction for quite some time since a machining accident, and I have tried every book/technique for overcoming my insecurities on the market. I tried viagra, seeing many urologists, and even hypnotism and still could not get it up! Imagine the effect this terrible disease has on your self esteem and how difficult it is to get into a serious relationship. Needless to say the 10 years before I read this book were a dark time for me. I wont give too much away because if you are like me you will love reading this book from cover to cover, but several important topics are covered including daily excercises to improve public muscle strength and overcoming our anxieties about sex and masturbation. The author's style was uplifting...I was truly put at ease by his comforting tone.

This book gave me information I had been seeking for a long time. I was so impressed that I went to see Dr. Morganstern in Atlanta and he gave me and my wife a new lease on life!!!

As the daughter of an 83 yr old mother who is developing more and more PD symptoms, I found this to be an invaluable resource. I have looked at other newer resources and this is by far, the one I prefer due to the information found within and its readability. My mother is now reading it for the third or fourth time, highlighting as she goes. It has helped both of us understand and deal more efficiently with the many symptoms, as they develop.

My aunt picked this up in a continuing education class she took to better understand this disease has been affecting her sister, my mother. It does an excellent job of presenting the evolution of our limited understanding of the causes of the Parkinson's condition. Case studies are used to expand on this basic understanding by illustrating the utility of the insights in dealing with the disease in actual patients.

If you are interested in understanding this disease, this little book is a great place to start. It will provide an excellent base to build on with more recent literature, as well providing an understanding of how and why different treatments succeed or fail.

Injuries; unintentional, suicidal and homicidal; remain the leading cause of years of life lost and of disability for children, and a leading problem for the elderly in the United States.

Traumatic episodes of scald burns from hot water heaters, conflagrations and chemical poisoning associated with dropped lit cigarettes, near- and drownings around improperly gated or fenced home swimming pools, and easily available "non-safety packaged" firearms tragedies- these are examples of the thousands of annually preventable consumer product related injuries and deaths. And yet,aside from the many books on the statistics and epidemiology of injury, or on descriptive or anaytical reports with normative recommendations for action, there are few that illustrate, as does Political Approaches.. the "how to's" for successful legislation and advocacy so effective in the history of leadership in public health and medicine.

Each case study of how the " injury prevention docs " did it is followed by a complete set of useable references and by a follow-up ' informal' interview with the expert.

While this book was written almost ten years ago, the stories show the constants of historical personalities, values and events common to various historical settings of medicine and public health that make the differences for saving lives and limbs.

Dr. Berman, an early pioneer from the new generation of researchers, practitioners and educators, visions injuries as preventable, not random events nor fate, and shows the reader how to lead on the sometimes lonesome but invigorating road of prevention of injury disabilities and deaths.

Les Fisher MPH Management and Safety Consultant ( Archivist, American Public Health Association, Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section) Former/retired Assistant Director, Research and Policy Development, Division of Public Health Protection, New York State Department of Health, Albany , NY , 97 Union Avenue South, Delmar, NY 12054 USA( 518-439-0326)fisher166@juno.com

Injuries; non-intentional , suicidal or homicidal; remain the leading cause of years of life lost and of disability for children, and the aged, in the United States. Traumatic episodes involving burns from hot water heater related scalds , conflagrations and chemical and heat injuries associated with dropped lit cigarettes, near- and drownings around improperly or non-existant unfenced nor gated home swimming pools, and easily available and non-safety packaged guns involved in firearms episodes are examples of thousands of annually preventable consumer product related injuries and deaths. And yet, aside from many books on the statistics and epidemiology of injury , or descriptive or analytical reports with normative recommendations for action, there are few that illustrate, as does Political Approaches to Injury Control at the State Level, the " how to's" for successful legislative and advocacy approaches so effective in the history of public health and medical leadership, especially in childhood disease.

Each case study of how the 'injury prevention docs did it' is followed by a complete set of useable references and by a follow-up 'informal' interview with the expert.

While the book was written more than ten years ago, the stories show the constant personalities, values and events in the various historical settings of medicine and public health that make the difference for saving lives and limb.

Dr. Bergman is an early pioneer from the new generation of reseachers, practitioners and educators, who see injuries as preventable, not random events nor fate, who shows the reader how to lead on the sometimes lonesome but invigorating road of prevention of injury disabilities and deaths.

WARNING: "Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's" is the 5th volume in the "Road to Avonlea" series of novelizations adapted from the "Avonlea" television show. However, it takes place BEFORE the events that are related in the 4th volume, "The Materializing of Duncan McTavish." Consequently, you might want to read these in reverse order if you are making your way through this series.

"Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's" is one of the best adaptations of a Lucy Maud Montgomery short story to the cast of characters on "Avonlea." Standing in for Montgomery's original female protagonist who has to confront confirmed old bachelor Abraham is one of her most beloved supporting characters, Mrs. Rachel Lynde. Viewers of Sullivan Films Productions of "Anne of Green Gables" are well familiar with both the character and the fine actress, Patricia Hamilton, who plays her. But this episode is also the first time that Mrs. Lynde takes center stage, which is definitely a treat for her many fans.

Mrs. Lynde is put in charge of the boy's Sunday School class and when she finds the young boy who work's Alexander Abraham's farm has gone truant, she heads out to save the boy's soul. Meanwhile, Felix and Sara have run ahead to warn their schoolmate of the impending storm. However, everybody involved is in for a big shock when they all end up in Abraham's home only to discover he has been quarantined because of the small pox. That means this quartet of not too happy individuals are stuck with each other for at least two weeks. Mrs. Lynde and her two small charges are going to clean the house from top to bottom, no matter what that old curmudgeon has to say.

Fiona McHugh, working from the script written by Heather Conkie, absolutely nails the character of Rachel Lynde. Of course, in the original Montgomery short story it was just the two old people butting heads, but Conkie makes the addition of the two small children work and McHugh does an excellent job of going beyond the dialogue to get at what the characters are really thinking. This is one of best adaptations in the "Road to Avonlea" series and if you have not yet read "The Story Girl," "The Chronicles of Avonlea" or Montgomery's other works, then the time has come for you to definitely do that.

Completely and utterly a book about mischief!!:) Sarah and Felix enter Mr. Abrahams home as the result of a dare and some taunting on the part of the other children, to see what has become of a friend of theres. (Murder is a highly suspected!:)) They are of course, caught and unfortunetly are forced to remain at the terrible, woman and child hating residence of Alexander Abraham along with unsufferable Mrs. Lynde due to the fact that although their friend has not been murdered or kidnapped, he has come down with a contagious disease and they are now QUARENTINED! (hence the name!) Good book, well written and easy reading. Although this is a must have for any 'Avonlea' collector I strongly caution adults looking for a continuation of Montgomery's novels for you will not find it here, thisis undoubtedly a children's book and will not satisfy you appetites.

It's amazing to see that finaly their is a book that talks about the power of unity. when not only the church but mankind come together in one spirit can make a change and a difference in life. To read and imagen that if we as humans can only come together as one, and realize that the lone-ranger era is over. The Refuge is a tremendous book that made me realize that only united in one as a Nation, as the church but most importanly as humans we can make a difference in this world.

Jim Bakker has hit the nail on the head with this new book. He gives frightening scenarios of the calamities that we are all heading toward and practical, Biblical guidance on how to deal with them both before they get here, and once they arrive. The answer is for Christians to come together as a true family loving one another and bearing each other's burdens. But don't think that this is the same old stuff you have heard before! Bakker gives a totally new take ( or a 2000 year old take) on this concept. Once you read this book, you will not view the Church the same as you did before. You will see it as a vital and exciting organism that God has a very special and specific purpose for. I highly reccomend this Book!

Why have almost all of today's most celebrated marketing wizards made it their business to know about this man and examine his ideas? Why does virtually every serious management book recognize, document, and praise his insights? How do his life and his legacy continue to inspire and inform the visions of today's most alert and innovative entrepreneurs? Why is global interest now mounting in his multifaceted work?

Fascinating and visionary, Abraham Harold Maslow (1908-1970) pioneered revolutionary ideas that helped form modern psychology and laid the foundation of the human side of management and marketing. His lifetime of discoveries in motivation and personality transcended academic psychology, and extended into the major business fields of management and marketing. Maslow also loved to explore nascent, barely perceptible social trends and speculate boldly about their long-term consequences. He was the originator of such important concepts as the hierarchy of human needs, self-actualization, higher motivation, team decision-making and business synergy.

All business students-not just of management development and organizational behaviour-should read this seminal biography. Critically acclaimed in its first edition and now revised and updated for this paperback edition, The Right to Be Human is a fascinating portrait of one of the seminal thinkers of the twentieth century-at once a vivid biography of a truly original personality and an intellectual journey to the very source of how we think about and manage our businesses today.

Edward Hoffman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in New York with degrees from Cornell University and the University of Michigan. He has authored several books including Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow, The Drive for Self: Alfred Adler and the Founding of Individual Psychology and The Book of Fathers' Wisdom.

One of the greatest biographies written this century!! While Freud and his followers convinced the world that we all repressed our inherent wickedness and immorality, Maslow sought out the good in people--"the best of humanity". Dr. Hoffman has written one of the most accessible and fascinating biographies of the century. Shown here with warts and all, Hoffman delivers a full and rich account of one of Psychology's greatest thinkers. As brilliant as he was compassionate, Maslow radically changed both psychology and the corporate world. However, Kudos need to go to Hoffman, who skillfully and eloquently brought Maslow to the masses. Anyone interested in psychology, business, or simply the trials and triumphs of a fellow human being will take away more from this book than any other text available. Highly Recomended!!

This is the 4th Warsaw ghetto diary I've read and the 3rd I've reviewed. If I had to do it over again, I'd pick this one first. The author was a teacher and more than just a recorder of events. He was a gifted writer and master storyteller who was never deluded for a moment about what was going to happen and who never lost sight of the universal perspective. He writes in a wry, almost sarcastic style that makes his point effectively as he blasts the Nazis, Polish and Jewish collaborators, corruption in the ghetto, etc. He had me asking myself deep questions as I was reading. He constantly refers to the Nazis he encounters as stupid people. It shows how dangerous stupid people can be when given power. At one point, he says cruelty is a sickness that can affect whole communities and even entire nations. You see from his writings how contagious a sickness it is, and the more that violent, sadistic, atrocious behavior is permitted, the more it occurs. He vividly shows what can happen when people lose their sense of outrage. He knew what was going on at Sobibor and Treblinka and that the people being "resettled" were not coming back. He never trusted the Nazis, saying only evil can come from evil people. Who can argue with that when you are talking about people who lied up to the minute they closed the door of the gas chamber behind you? The last line in the book is "If I am taken, what will become of my diary?" He was not afraid of dying, but afraid that all his effort would be wasted. Well, it wasn't wasted. If only one more person reads this book on the basis of this review, I'll feel I have done my belated bit for a man who had real guts and unfortunately didn't live to see the ultimate survival of his people.

Kaplan's comtemporaneous recording of the destruction of the Jewish community in Warsaw, starting with the Nazi invasion of Poland is most gripping and compelling. It is most interesting because it was written without the "benefit" of other purported historical accounts or the need to explain why the Nazis acted as they did. Although Kapaln has a perspective and knows he is writing for history, his maniscript is mostly reportorial. When he is providing his opinion, rather than telling what actually happened that day, Kaplan let's the reader know.

How refreshing to be able to read an historical work, without the "spin" that now accompanies most works about the Nazi occupation of conquered lands and the extermination of the Jews of Europe. This book is must reading for both serious scholars and those who are interested in the subject matter.