This is not a book. This is a very short pamphlet for a lot of money (compare to almost any other of the books on blackjack). It is only 45 pages long, and those pages are only 3 inches by 5 inches ! All the information in the so-called book can be found elsewhere, cheaper, more organized, more detailed, and large enough to hold without tweezers. Don't waste your money...

I took the book to the table and it was handy to have it with me. The laminated card showed me exactly how to play the cards based on what the dealer had showing. I never walked away from the table with any moeny but this time I did. The book was well worth the information for me. It was simple and to the point. I made money. I am happy.

The book saved me. I took it to the table and it was handy to have. The Laminated insert showed me exactly how to play the cards based on what the dealer had showing. I had been to the table before and never walked away with any money. This time I did because I followed the simple strategies in the book. The money I spent on the book was the best investment I have made in a long time.

I can't believe that anyone would publish a book of pictures of the beautiful Soo Line cars in BLACK AND WHITE. What a waste! I called Amazon, and they called the publisher to confirm that it wasn't a printing error. The cover is color, but all the pictures within are black & white. I was going to give it to my dad for Xmas, but I'll go take a picture of the Soo Line train myself...in color.

The Soo Line Archive by Frank Jordan is a fine example of a book well suited for both modelers and fans of the Soo Line. It offers a great look into Soo Line operations pre- and post- Milwaukee merger. Not many books out today are able to offer this. As a modeler, this book provides an invaluble resorce of crisp pictures to work with. By using seldom (if ever) published pictures, it proves to be a great addition to any Soo fans collection.

As one who once lived in Michigan and extensively travelled the Midwest -- upper Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota -- I've seen a solid slice of the Soo Line's operations. The essence of stations such as Trout Lake, Rhinelander, Superior, Newberry, Marquette are captured, and the wonderful ferry at St. Ignace too. These are sweet and effective scenes of a variety of trains, cabooses, stations, and yards that bring back the poignant feelings of summer (and winter too) in the upper Midwest ... a great collection, made superior because it focuses on so much more than simply the head end of passing trains. That Soo Line paint scheme was terrific: the bold "SOO" on white painted boxcars, gons, cabs, and locos...

This collection of writings was borne from a joint study of economic over-regulation, and contains contributions from Yosuhiro Nakasone (former Prime Minister of Japan), Masao Miyamoto (former official, Health and Welfare Ministry, see 'Straight Jacket Society,'), Edith Terry (Economic Strategy Institute), Edward Lincoln (Brookings Institution), and Eisuke Sakakibara (Ministry of Finance), among others. Dry, but a well-balanced book.

good for anyone deeply interested in the Japanese economy and the relationships among business, politics, and the bureaucracy. However, this is a collection of essays and articles from various authors, both Japanese and non-Japanese, and the writing style can be brutally boring. However, each piece is relatively short so the readings can be done 20-30 minutes at a time. For any imsomniacs studying the Japanese economy, get this book.

The piece by Eisuke Sakakibara, vice minister for international affairs at the Finance Ministry, is a great look into the mindset of Japanese bureaucrats. Most of the other articles give good insights into small parts of the bureaucratic control over the Japanese economy, but the writing starts to get a bit repetitive by the time the book ends.

This book tells you what foreign reporters in Japan can't and Japanese government spokesmen won't: why the deregulation Japan needs to revive its economy and society will not happen without radical, far-reaching change beyond what you've already been told.

If you are an absolute Wrightophile, then I guess you might want this book. You will not learn anything new about Wright, and you wont see any outstanding photography either. 195 pages of double spaced text. Not much bang for your buck.

In 1993 my wife and I visited Florence Alabama and learned that there was a Wright Usonian home that was built in the 30's. My wife qualifies as a true "Househugger" so we called and made an appointment to tour the home. We were met at the door by Mildred Rosenbaum, a delightful person, who shared the experience of having Mr. Wright design and build the house(of course through his assistants). This home is a piece of art that has been kept true to FLW's ideals and with the exception of the furniture (Mrs. Rosenbaum said the original furniture was very uncomfortable)which is compatible with the original construction. Oh, the story she told. . . This book enhances that story and puts all in perspective with the times and the area. In Sheffield there is a building that Henry Ford built when he wanted to buy the Wilson Dam Generating Dam to create an industrial empire in the south.

Mrs. Rosenbaum no longer lives there and the City of Florence owns the house. Read this book and visit the home. Both will give you an experience that you will not get anywhere else. The author was born there and raised there. He shares experiences that happened in the house and the diversity that existed in this small part of the south.

The architect Frank Lloyd Wright was eager to jump on the New Deal bandwagon in the 1930s to help reshape America across a sprawling countryside. His anti-urban regional planning ideas are well documented in this fascinating story that identifies the influences on Wright's sensibilities, from Lewis Mumford, Henry Ford, FDR, and others. Rosenbaum, who grew up a Frank Lloyd Wright Usoinan house built by his parents in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, weaves the story of the house (now a house museum open to the public) with early developments in manufactured housing, the Tennessee Valley Authority, greenbelt communities, and other federal initiatives of the era.

How does one summarize a book that is impossible to understand? Simply stated, this frustrating read crumbles under the weight of its own foolishness. For example:
The reader is is advised not to share knowledge indiscriminately. But to get to "zero space" (whatever that is) one is encouraged to do just that. But, later, we are told it's OK to share all knowledge because competitive advantage is only gained by someone acting on that knowledge. Are they overlooking the fact that in order to act on something, one must first have that knowledge? Whoops.
The authors arrogantly state, "Human resource management is out and people relationship is in." This is cute but not substantiated.
The trend toward operational standardization is well appreciated, but then to leap to the assumption that this means the knowledge worker is a myth is dubious. And, again, unsubstantiated.
The first "concrete" step we are to take on this voyage to zero space is to become zero-minded, to empty our minds of preconceptions, and to allow it to move freely where it may never have gone before. The authors have evidently followed their own advice.

I rate the book as "Zero." In "Zero Space" that is the highest rating!

Authors address organizational change in a knowledge-based economy. Their short stories and analogies make the book fun to read. Examples include the comparison of Zero-thinking companies to a maneuverable and highly adaptable "Tugboat" rather than a large ship. They talk of the value of communication and value of sharing information with the concise sentence "Two friends meet for a drink." The knowledge sharing, over a drink, leaves both men richer and no man poorer. This is an excellent story and representative of the superb readability of the book.

Easy and fun to read does not translate into "Easy to understand." This reader needed two passes to begin to appreciate the "Zero Space" concept and. Some of the concepts are abstract and require the reader to think in unconventional terms. Fortunately the authors offer Eight Key Features" associated with the "Zero" thinking. For example, "Zero Learning Lag" talks about training in today's businesses. The chapter is less abstract than others and presents a very good case for integration of learning with job activity in which the two become indistinguishable.

Lastly, the authors quote much of modern business literature thus offering the reader additional ways to explore the "Zero" concepts or merely to link to alternative ideas.

A very impressive book! Zero Space defines a cutting-edge management model that is relevant to both managers and consultants alike. I see this theory as a natural extension and integration of the research on high-speed management and virtual organizations. John Jones, Ph.D., Author, "The Virtual Entrepreneur"

First off, Mosca is far from a skilled writer. His characterizations are leaden and his dialogue and attempts at humor are somewhat trite and often embarrassing. Still one can't help but admire the positive attitude Neil and Paul maintain in face of all the odds. They seem like nice enough young men, one wishes them well, and one recommends, with reservations, this book for readers between the ages of 14 and 18. (It's too bad Alyson has allowed a lot of their early titles like this one to slip out of print in favor of the slick, politically correct stuff they're churning out now. One can't help but like books like this one - and Sakers' Act Well Your Part, Larkin's Different Love, and the Vince Lardo Gothics - despite, or perhaps because of, their weaknesses.)

...Just an old-fashioned love story between two boys, "All-American Boys" should be only another teenage romance. What sets it apart is the fact that it should have been written a long time ago. None of the characters are completely developed and the description of fighting techniques could have been more realistic. In fact, the last fight scene was more wish fulfillment than anything else. But, it was nice to read about a gay karate kid.

If you are in college and like to read technical documents, hey, it's probably the book for you! If you're like me, a high schooler, and you really like and remember documentaries from the History Channel but have a hard time reading extensive historical info, don't get this book! You'll end up spacing out from boredom because it gets too complex and you have to reread each paragraph 3 or 4 times just to remember it for the next 10 minutes.

This book is so boring that I often find myself staring blankly at the page for long periods of time wondering why I even signed up for Dual Enrollment Western Civilization (we use this book, unfortunately). The text, which bombards you with facts, dates, names, and geographical locations one after the other unceasingly, is enough to scare anyone away from a history major. It has numerous maps (one every couple pages), but geez, the book is the cure for insomnia for crying out loud! Two words into the text and I'm out like a light! It is far too technical. It also talks of things as if you already knew what they were talking about, like it's supposed to be a refresher for us.

As an 11th grader on block schedule, I have already taken World History (1 year ago), and I have to say, I remember more from THAT textbook right now (which wasn't fun either) than from that which I read last night from this textbook. Lists of dates and names don't cut it. It doesn't give interesting info, and some areas are surprisingly summarized into only a few sentences while others are unmercifully long winded; and should not begun to be read past 6 PM! God forbid a battle come up, it's like a list of geographical locations: so and so fought at the [insert place], whereafter they fought at [name] and so forth until I can't even clearly distinguish from the text WHY the battle even started in the first place. The Persian War and Peloponnesian War are what we've covered on the war fronts, and they listed what the militaries did and where they fought. It was like a manual. I'm sure that's great reading for a historian, but for the average Joe, it's equivalent to staring at a blank wall for 10 hours- you don't accomplish or remember anything.

That's a high schooler's take on the book. For a high schooler, this book equals doom! For older people, it might be a pleasant read....(*yeah, sure...)

This is a well balanced study guide with a variety of questions and answers. There are no tips or model answers for the considerations of specific documents, it would help to also have an orientation. Just as there are answers to multiple choice, true false, and completion it would help to have answers on further consideration of the documents section. The Map exercises should also have there answers in order to benefit from such exercises especially when your working with distances between cities, locations. Take the case of Chapter 14, how long would it take to reach the Moon on a mountain bike, with a car, on a jet, or a cruise ship, it all depends on the speed that you may assign to the vehicle. This is like playing TRIVIA, pag. 143. Suggestions for further consideration should have a model answer unless you require just an opinion.

The book looked brand new. It arrived in about a week. I would recommend to anyone!

Former Governor Frank Keating's book is obviously just an attempt to link his own name with that of Will Rogers. The book was poorly written, inaccurate, insensitive, and unnecessary. Innumberable books about Will are out there already - written with much more skill and knowledge. For adults, I would recommend Ben Yagoda's "Will Rogers: A Biography" (University of Oklahoma Press, 1993), and younger readers would enjoy Liz Sonneborn's "Will Rogers: Cherokee Entertainer" (Chelsea House Publishers, 1993). The irony of a politician trying to capitalize on Will's image even now is pretty funny.

In today's world, entertainers seem to enjoy being negative and antagonistic. Will Rogers, through his humor, taught the value of all humanity and the desire to make the world a better place. And he seemed to enjoy himself as an entertainer and eagerly accepted the role as a spokesman for the common man. Keating's book serves as an excellent introduction for children to Rogers, a role model worthy of emulation. As Rogers once said, "Live your life so that when you loose, you are ahead."

These two Oklahomas haven't just written for merely commerical reasons. If you knew Keating & Wimmer, you would find two men who's lives truly reflect the values, humor and worldview of Rogers in ""American Legend" There may be other more exhaustive works on Rogers, but "American Legend" is great for those who want a reflective and finely illustrated portrayal of this storied personality. Our autographed copy will always occupy a special place in our home.