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Una Nueva Forma de Amar (Swingers)
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Encuadernacion Geminis S.A. DE C.V. (July, 2002)
Author: Roberto Ayala
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THIS NEW WORLD IS REALLY EXCITING !
AND YOU CAN TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT IT FROM THIS BOOK !
AS IN A FIRST ROW BALCONY !
AMAZING !

COMPRENDI QUE "SWINGEAR " NO ES PROMINSCUIDAD
SINO MADUREZ EN LA PAREJA !
Es como un juego en que participamos mi esposa y yo y lo disfrutamos como dos niños.
Regresamos a casa tomados de la mano, a veces muertos de risa, otras veces, muy pensativos.
Tenemos MUCHO DE QUE HABLAR Y NUESTRA RELACION ES MAS FUERTE QUE NUNCA !
Te invito a leerlo, mi amigo!

QUIZÁS NUNCA ( QUIEN SABE )
PENETREMOS A ESTE MUNDO EXTRAÑO Y FASCINANTE: LOS SWINGERS !
pero este libro fue como un tour por esos lugares "prohibidos "
Es fantástico verlo sin entrar en compromisos.. y con este libro, VES A FONDO EL MUNDO DE LOS SWINGERS...Y DISCUTES:
¿DEGENERADOS ? NO
¿PROMISCUOS ? NO
¿ADÚLTEROS ? NO: AMBOS VAN DE ACUERDO

NO HE PODIDO LLEGAR A CONCLUSIONES FIRMES, AMIGO...
ME SUPER INTRIGA...
NO TE LO PIERDAS !


Managing Knowledge Workers : Unleashing Innovation and Productivity
Published in Hardcover by Quorum Books (October, 2001)
Author: A. D. Amar
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Organic, Symbiotic Management
This is a marvelously creative and innovative look at the management and motivational needs of Gen X and Gen Y knowledge workers. Dr. Amar proposes a surprizing symbiotic management approach to encourage fullest potential outcomes while contributing to innovation.

The assessments presented are unique and thought-provoking.

This book inspired me to rethink and to modify my approach to teaching/learning at the graduate business school level.

Managing Knowledge Workers
A very interesting and well-written book. As an employee of a leading technology company, I found a lot to identify with in this book. A very useful reference for both managers and workers.


The Constitution and Criminal Procedure: First Principles
Published in Paperback by Yale Univ Pr (April, 1998)
Author: Akhil Reed Amar
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Lays out criminal procedure for lay persons and lawyers
Akhil Amar, a distinguished law professor at Yale University, has written a very accessible book that discusses what's wrong with criminal procedure today.

Most people tend to think that the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments protect the guilty far more than society. For example, under the Exclusionary Rule, courts must suppress evidence that is obtained unlawfully, even if the suppression results in letting criminals free. (Studies show that in reality, the percentage of cases in which criminals escape prosecution on technicalities is quite low.) Notwithstanding the cries of the ACLU and other defenders of criminal rights (such as Alan Dershowitz), most people probably think this system is crazy.

Professor Amar explains why a common sense approach is in fact the best way to interpret these constitutional rights. His analysis involves both a plain reading of the language of the Amendments (a textual approach) as well as the historical understanding of these rights (a Framers' intent approach). Both ways of looking at the issue confirm his belief that the Supreme Court has made a number of wrong turns throughout the years.

Lay persons will not find this book too difficult or theoretical.


New Business Ventures And The Entrepreneur
Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill/Irwin (29 September, 1998)
Authors: Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J. Roberts, H. Irving Grousbeck, and Amar V. Bhide
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Excellent practical cases from real life!
I require this text in my graduate New Venture course at Western Michigan University. The real life cases and fundamental concepts covered provide a great foundation for New Venture teaching. I also require my start-up consulting clients to read Chpt 1,2 & 3 along with the case study "R&R". Good way to find out if they have what it takes. I first used and enjoyed this book from the other side of the class during my MBA studies at the GSB - University of Chicago.


Retreat into Eternity: An Upanishad Book of Aphorisms
Published in Paperback by Truth Consciousness (March, 1981)
Author: Swami Amar Jyoti
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BEAUTIFUL AWAKENING INTO ECSTASY
RETREAT INTO ETERNITY is so extraordinarily BEAUTIFUL and UPLIFTING with the photographs and the precise wisdom that it's an EXPERIENCE I love to enjoy again and again. Each time it's at least a little different. What a multifaceted jewel it is! How fortunate--anyone who EXPERIENCES this exquisite book! What a fantastic GIFT!


Spirit of Himalaya : the story of a truth seeker
Published in Unknown Binding by Truth Consciousness ()
Author: Amar Jyoti
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"SPIRIT OF HIMALAYA" THREE BOOKS IN ONE!
SPIRIT OF HIMALAYA quickened and lifted me in at least three ways. It's really intriguing as a piece of fiction--suspenseful, interesting and beautifully descriptive. Throughout the pages gems of spiritual wisdom abound. What an easy way to receive some of the highest wisdom on the planet! Besides being a book of great fiction which includes wisdom of many planes, reading this book goes beyond normal impressions; it becomes a really personal experience of extraordinary beauty. The lingering memories are now leading me to read it again and experience its beauty and its wisdom and its subtle refinement again. Anyone would be really fortunate to experience "SPIRIT OF HIMALAYA"!


Vivir, Amar Y Aprender/Living, Loving and Learning
Published in Paperback by Ediciones Universal (June, 1985)
Author: Leo Buscaglia
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OTRA LECCION DE VIDA DEL DOCTOR BUSCAGLIA
vivir, amar y aprender, tanto como los otros libros del Dr Leo Buscaglia es una leccion de vida, para leer una y otra vez, como sin importar las condiciones, cada uno de nosotros puede mejorar su calidad de vida atraves del amor. Un abrazo vale mas que mil regalos, INCREIBLE?, no, lea este libro y lo comprendera.


Impeachment: A Handbook
Published in Paperback by Yale Univ Pr (November, 1998)
Authors: Reed Akhil Amar, Charles L. Black, and Akhil Reed Amar
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An invaluable guide to the process of impeachment
'The process of presidential impeachment and trial thereon, culminates in a judgement of the Senate, either that the president is not guilty, or that he is guilty on one or more of the Articles of Impeachment voted by the House, and is to be removed from office. Is this judgement of conviction final, or is it in some manner appealable, to the United States Supreme Court or elsewhere'?

Good question, huh? And so begins Chapter 4 of Charles L. Black's marvelous essay on the subject of impeachment. Black wrote this book when President Richard M. Nixon occupied the White House, yet the clarity of his writing, the reasonableness of his arguments and the vigor of his analysis, still hold true today nearly a quarter of a century later. This edition, republished in 1998, includes an impressive new forward by Prof Akhil Reed Amar of Yale University. If you're looking somewhat bewildered by the goings on Capitol Hill, and by implication, the lead stories on the news, rest assured you're not alone. One moment you hear the House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee recommending four Articles of Impeachment and the next moment you see the House vote to send the President to be tried by the Senate. What gives? You ask.

Black's book takes the reader on a journey in search of the facts relating to impeachment: what it means, where it originated and how we apply tests to determine the case for or against an impeachable offence. Black also examines the role of lawyers and of the Courts.

The author's objective throughout is not so much as to provide the reader with solutions, rather it is to illuminate why certain answers are incorrect. He does this by laying the evidence before the reader, so that the reader has every chance to examine both the evidence and his conscience, prior to arriving at a determination. As in other aspects of life, the book highlights that not all issues are clearly defined, and there is indeed room for some interpretation Irrespective of whether you're keen to turn the first sod in the political grave of the President William Jefferson Clinton, or whether you'd prefer to stand at his side as the United States Senate charges him; Black's essay is lucid, elegant and entertaining. As a contribution to the debate it is invaluable.

A good introduction to a grave matter
Black's "Impeachment" is the ideal guide for the average citizen who hasn't studied constitutional law. Black gives a thumbnail sketch of the impeachment process' mechanics and explains what we know about the framers' intentions. He discusses the most often debated impeachment issues, and he offers his own interpretation of the process in general and comments on Nixon's impeachment.

The main points I took from this book are that impeachment gravely frays the fabric of American society, and that partisan politics has no place in the process; the linchpin of impeachment is the solemn statesmanship of our congressmen. If another impeachment comes about in my lifetime, I'll let my congressmen know early in the proceedings that I'm counting on them to act without partisan bias.

An excellent book written for the layman in layman's terms.
Black's book is remarkably relevent to the current impeachment situation, even after 25 years. Though his examples are comtemporary to the Nixon near-impeachment (and prior to his resignation), it is refreshing to read a treatise on impeachment that does not constantly refer to Starr, Lewinsky, Tripp, et al. It is not written for the lawyer, so it has a popular flavor that made it a quick read while still imparting a great deal of information.


The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction
Published in Hardcover by Yale Univ Pr (September, 1998)
Author: Akhil Reed Amar
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Review from The Yale Political Quarterly
"It is rare that a single work can so thoroughly and decisively change the way we look at a document as central to our common political life as the Bill of Rights. With The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction, Professor Amar has done just that. This book is a must-read for anyone interested enough in American politics to be reading this magazine."

For the full review by Josh Chafetz from the December 1998 issue of The Yale Political Quarterly...

The Best Constitutional Analysis I Have Ever Read
I have been reading books on the Constitution for the past 45 years, and this is the single best book on the subject I have ever read. My only hope is that Professor Amar ends up on the U.S. Supreme Court, where he belongs.

The most penetrating book on the Bill of Rights thus far.
There is no question that the Bill of Rights by Prof. Amar is an intellectual challenge to our conventional wisdom on the history and place of the Bill of Rights in our constitutional scheme. It's one of the most originally conceived and the most boldly executed reexamination of the Bill of Rights. If you are still unsure about the Bill of the Rights, Prof. Amar's book is the one you should read--right now!


The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses
Published in Paperback by Oxford University Press (August, 2003)
Author: Amar V. Bhide
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Insightful!
The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses When Jann Wenner launched Rolling Stone magazine, he did no market research and considered himself merely an "amateur journalist." When Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft, they had no business plan, only a brainstorm that they should write a program in the BASIC computer language. Such seat-of-the pants planning is typical among entrepreneurs, says author Amar Bhide. Successful entrepreneurs don't need unique ideas and long resumes, Bhide writes. Rather, they must be able to adapt quickly to changing business conditions, and they must enter industries in a state of upheaval, where established players are lacking. Bhide offers a revealing look at the characteristics that make for successful start-ups. In spite of his often-dense prose, Bhide gives plenty of real-world examples to illustrate his concepts. We [...] recommend this book to entrepreneurs and to those thinking of starting their own companies.

Rigor for the Entrepreneurs and Concepts for Intellectuals
This book provides both valuable practical insights for someone considering a new business and concise conceptual frameworks for those with an academic bent on the subject. Bhide makes excellent use of data to support his assertions, and this gives the book its academic flavor. But he also brings the subject alive with real world evidence and anecdotes. For example, he points to data that shows many entrepreneurs lack credentials one might expect to begin a successful business. He then explains a rational basis for the low credential (not to be confused with low skill) level of many entrepreneurs: that their opportunity cost is low because they "don't have the credentials and experience that could secure them highly paid employment." Hence they have less to lose. "[I]ndividuals who face high opportunity costs...usually do not start small, boot-strapped ventures." Entrepreneurs often even avoid the emotional costs of quitting satisfactory jobs. He then provides the entertaining quote of John Mineck who started Practice Management Systems in 1982 while still employed by the Personal Care Division of Gillete, Inc.: "You could do something on the side very easily; they seemed to discourage hard work."

But the book is by no means all humorous anecdote. It has heavy data, with charts and graphs that are not simply conceptual in nature, but quite empirical. Overall an excellent text for both the intellectually curious and the entrepreneurially inspired.

First-Class Work on Entrepreneurship
When Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft, they had no business plan, only a brainstorm that they should write a program in the BASIC computer language. Such seat-of-the pants planning is typical among entrepreneurs, says author Amar Bhide. Successful entrepreneurs don't need unique ideas and long resumes, he writes. Rather, they must be able to adapt quickly to changing business conditions, and they must enter industries in a state of shake, where established players are lacking.

I'd strongly recommend this book to entrepreneurs and to those thinking of starting their own companies. But this is not a "how to get-rich-quick" series book on how to start and grow a new business. This bright analytical work sets a new standard for books about entrepreneurship. Professor Bhide offers a revealing look at the characteristics that make for successful start-ups, and also gives plenty of real world examples to illustrate his concepts.


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