This is a valuable book. But, you should also read "Strategic Organizational Change" by Beitler. They make a great combination.

Chockablock full of charts, checklists, tips and tricks for the practictioner in mind. Use this along with the main text and get ahead!

This is a classic in not only telling the story of the Chamberlains, particularly Lindy, the mother whose baby was taken by a dingo 20 years ago, but also about how people can be caught up in a maelstrom of media scrutiny.

I remember the events so well, and, like the rest of Australia, watched them unfold year by year.

The Northern territory government and the media have a lot to answer for. The NT remains a backwater of injustice to this day - most often directed towards Aborigines, but also, as demonstrated here, with invective directed towards another group outside the conventional mainstream.

The media reported in the most outrageously biased and one-sided fashion, and actually whipped up the populous into a frenzy of finger-pointing, gossiping hatred toward Mrs Chamberlain.

I am not at all religious, but to my mind Seventh Day Adventism doesn't even sit far outside the mainstream Christian tradition, yet we were encouraged to believe it was some sort of devil-worshipping Jim Jones type sect.

Eventually the government was forced to recognise the veracity of the Chamberlain's story. ironically, another person died on The Rock for the essential clue to be discovered - a tourist fell off and his body was found near the baby's matinee jacket. It is almost beyond belief the lengths the authorities went to to balme the parents, when most of the people closest to the event on that night verified or supported the Chamberlain's case. Yet those voices were drowned out for years.

Bryson did a wonderful job of bringing this story to public atttention,and some of the most important parts were effectively translated to the screen in the Meryl Streep movie (Cry In The Dark).

I found this text to be a useful tool in understanding the strategic planning process. It was especially helpful due towards the public/nonprofit focus.

I have read this invaluable book to better understand the strategic planning process in public and nonprofit sector organizations and I can say proudly that I reached my objective. I think that the most important aspect of this book is that it distinguishes the planning process in public sector organizations from that in the private sector organizations very clearly. The basic concepts in planning process such as Mission, Vision, Objectives, Resources were explained correctly. If you think that a great majority of books in the field of strategic planning are very abstract and confusing, you must read this. I strongly reccommend.

Strategic planning for nonprofits is my area of interest and this book is the best ever written guide for practitioners, consultants, and researchers interested in the process and implementation of strategic planning in nonprofit (and public organizations). Dr. Bryson's wealth of knowledge and experience are in clear abundance for readers of this treasure.

Forget haute French cuisine, vegetarian and fusion cooking. This book is strictly country cooking for the serious eater. With recipies like cornbread meatloaf and scrambled eggs for 50, you can't go wrong with this great book. In a world of contrived and complicated recipies, this book is a refreshing belt buster.

firefly,bvrose39215@compuserve.com,Sheila Rosalynd Allen, are these the same people?

BEFORE READING ANY OF THESE BOOKS I NEEDED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A FANCLUB MENTIONED IN ANY OF THEM...AS THAT IS WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR...

PLEASE TELL ME BEFORE I BUY THIS BOOK...

IF NOT..CAN YOU RECOMMEND ONE THAT HAS A MENTION OF A FAN CLUB? I WANT TO WRITE TO MISS HEPBURN PERSONALLY..AND WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HER...

THANKS ...

YOUR HIGHNESS

Author John Bryson has managed to assemble a comprehensive photo collection of the great, and extremely private, Katherine Hepburn. Bryson has used his publishing and Hollywood contacts to compile an interesting collection of little and never-before-seen photos of Hepburn's life as actress, artist, athlete, co-worker, ham, homebody and friend. It could not have been an easy task to assemble such an array of unusual and revealing photos, and Bryson's observations and commentary illuminate without the usual stilted editorialization that so often accompanies photo biographies. This is a fine work any Hepburn fan would want for their library. I say buy two--one for a friend, and one for yourself!