Andrew Lloyd Webber is a brilliant composer and playwright. If you love singing or playing broadway music, than this book is for you. From slow songs like Unexpected Song and Wishing you Were Somehow Here Again to more upbeat songs like Take That Look Off Your Face and Jesus Christ Superstar, this book covers almost all of his musicals and is absolutly wonderful!

If you by chance are hoping to sing a number from "Phantom of the Opera", or maybe you want to learn how to play "Don't Cry for me Argentina" on the piano, than this is the book for you. This book and it's second volume come complete with vocals and the musical notes. A must buy for performer and andrew Lloyd Webber fans!

IF YOUR FROM AUBURN AND YOU WANT TO RELIVE THE HISTORY OF YOUR CITY THIS BOOK AND VOLUME TWO WILL BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO YOU. ITS SAD TO SEE A CITY WITH SUCH GREAT POTENTIAL DIE A SLOW DEATH WITH THE CORPSE OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ROTTING AROUND IT.

HAVING LIVED IN AUBURN,NY FOR 25 YEARS, (1939-1964) I BELIEVE THAT THIS BOOK TELLS THE STORY AND HAS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PICTURES OF AUBURN AT IT'S VERY BEST. THE CIVIL WAR, THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ALL SEEMED TO BE POSPEROUS, INTERESTING AND VERY EMOTIONAL TIMES FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN. I DID NOT GROW UP IN THE BEST TIMES OF AUBURN, SO I REALLY ENJOYED READING THIS ACCOUNT OF MY CITY.

Mr. Shue's novel tells of a man who came to America in olden times because his religion was persecuted in Europe. He took on a plot of land and lived in a community of like-minded people. As the years rolled by generations of the family prospered. And as times changed they took on work other than farming. In latter days some of the children changed their church preference from Amish to other Christian denominations.
The language is free flowing, not vulgar but not priggish either. Description is real enough that I came to believe that the family really lived in Pennsylvania. The author has done a good job of keeping us up-to-date on American history.
I enjoyed the story, and hope Mr. Shue writes other stories.

I loved the book. It is a carefully researched tale of a piece of land in Western Pennsylvania that was home to various members of a family of Menonites. These are real people, leading lives that show the strength and character of the folks that settled our country. This is a "quiet" novel full of the everyday challenges faced by these settlers as the land they lived on changed with the times.

Be The Boss Your Employees Deserve by Ken Lloyd is a solid guide to giving one's employees the best, and getting the best from them in return. From building trust and confidence in one's leadership; to handling problem employees efficiently; and checking up on one's own performance, Be The Boss Your Employees Deserve is a practical, useful, "reader friendly" and strongly recommended guide to supervisory management success.

Now that Lloyd has written this book, I hope he will consider writing a book in which he explains "how to be the employee your boss deserves." He writes with uncommon clarity and assuredly has much of value to say about that subject as well. Especially today, everyone involved in a given organization must embrace change, build respect and trust, create and then sustain a "winning atmosphere," prepare for tomorrow, and maximize everyone's potential. In my review of Serven's The End of Office Politics as Usual, I observed that it is no coincidence that the companies which are most highly admired, which generate the greatest number of applicants from among those who work for their competitors, are also the most profitable. One of several reasons is that companies which are both admirable and prosperous have zero-tolerance of what is generally referred to as "office politics." Presumably Lloyd agrees that employees not only need but deserve a supervisor (I personally dislike the term "boss") who simply will not tolerate inappropriate behavior by anyone. Period.

The information and suggestions which Lloyd provides in this book are obviously based on an abundance of real-world experience. He carefully organizes his excellent material within five Sections:

Building the Foundation

Key Concepts and Practices

Everyday Roles and Responsibilities

It's the People

Passing the Tests

Much of my time is involved with the accelerated development of what are sometimes referred to as "fast track" executives. (I refer to them as "tigers" and "tigresses.") Also, I continue to be retained to work with CEOs and their management teams. I presume to include this personal information to make a point: Even decision-makers at the highest organizational levels need frequent reminders of management principles which they may perhaps view as "basic," "obvious," or "simplistic." They need to re-read Lloyd's book at least every 90 days. (NOTE: In the final chapter, Lloyd provides a lengthy series of "Self-Assessment Questions." In the strongest terms possible, I urge supervisors at all organizational levels to answer each of these questions with total frankness and then review their answers on a regular basis.) My own experience supports all of Lloyd's key points. What he does not state but implies throughout his book is that the most effective male supervisors are gentlemen; the most effective female supervisors are ladies. For whatever reasons, civility is among the most important yet least discussed qualities of great leadership.

Think about it. Over the years, which relatives, neighbors, teachers, coaches, clergy, "bosses," and others with whom you have been associated do you now respect most? My guess (only a guess) is that they were those who believed in you and in the potentiality of your abilities, set high standards, then held you fully accountable to those standards, who had what Hemingway once described as a "built-in shock-proof crap detector," cheered you on, provided crisp but fair discipline when you needed it, and -- in all other respects -- did everything possible to nourish your personal growth.

Now there is a role model worthy of emulation!

When I first picked up this book, I was afraid that I wouldn't understand the topic very well. However, I found that I was hooked from the start. The issues of dysfunction that come from working in corporate america have at times been devastating for me, yet the book helped me heal the internal rifts in my own thinking AND CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND MY OWN ABILITY TO BALANCE ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE CHOICES.

The dual process paradigms were helpful to me and I found that it empowered me, my team, my life partner.

Thank you for the book.

You might want to try the other books by this man, they are just as good.

Theme of this work is the need to bring together the decisions of organizations and the choice making of people to avoid dysfunctional behavior. Using research, the author delves into the psychology of the relationships between people and organization. This is a thoughtful, highly informative book.

The best book of its type I have ever read. By the way, is the author also an actor who appeared in the cult movie Leon The Pig Farmer?

I thought it was an interesting insight into the world of aviation and not too difficult for a lay person to appreciate. I think one of the authors, Paul Simpkin, is also a comedy writer - and ex-Cambridge graduate. Obviously multi-talented.

What is wonderful about Olin Wright is his clarity. When you don't agree, you know exactly why, because he has taken you through his argument stage by stage with no tricky rhetorical devices. Seeing that only truth is revolutionary, hiw rok can only help us revolutionaries. His concept of "contradictory class locations" solves easily the old "problem" of the middle class and its role in society. The one theoretical fault of the book is a confusion between nationalization and socialism, which takes the core of marxism (workers power) out of the equation. Indispensable reading. JM

Dr. Wright's work "Classes" is thoroughly deserving of praise from the Sociological community. A successful union of economic analysis and Marxist thought, "Classes" conveys both the broad theoretical structure of Dr. Wright's work as well as its specific operational criteria simply and effectively. The work begins with a summary of the state of the art in Marxist thought and an analysis on the deficiencies contained within it. "Classes" then proceeds to illuminate the process through which new concepts are generated, how they were operationalized within Dr. Wright's work and finally the results of a solid empirical investigation. This book is a must for social scientists in general and for Sociologists in particular. Whether you possess a PhD, a BA or merely an amateur interest in Sociology or Marxism, this is a book you MUST read. Highly recommended.

...that really work together. The photography of the rooms is beautiful. The back section shows swatches of the colors used in the room photographs. Very useful. This book can be used as a reference beyond home decorating -- it will be of valuable whenever you need to work with color.

What a treat!! The color schemes in this book are wonderful. I have several different books on color and this is by far one of my favorites. From deep browns to pale pinks, this offers something for everyone. And the photography will blow you away...

I came across Hopper's paintings, when I was doing reproductions of famous artists as my partial work in high school. They immediately caught my attention and excitement, as they had an odd quality, which no other painters had in their work. Vast spaces, empty streets, newly-woke-up ladies in old-fashion motel rooms, extreme light conditions that contradicted the monotonousness in some way... These are some of the major images one is apt to see in Hopper's works.

Hopper's paintings seem to depict the 20s-40s of America, in the context of local towns, cafes, old rooms, within the frame of realism. He's usually painted his figures in an alignment, that does not let us see their faces nor fronts. Instead, the sun has the right to see them, which casts bright light rays into dark rooms.

I think that Hopper seems to be content with the way of living in America, and how people of it carry on their lives. The paintings may indicate some not-so-happy situations, but they do not depict depression. Therefore, I think that Hopper is the best representative of American culture in the early twentieth century in that sense.

I haven't purchased the book yet; but had a chance to look at it in the school's library. The book contains many of his paintings, and Goodrich's comments show some level of apprehension and knowledge of Hopper's work. It is concise and comprehensive, and I recommend it to everybody. Hopper is certainly one of the most affective artists of the twentieth century and all times.

Most comprehensive single volume regarding Hopper and his work, that I am aware of, and the reprints of the work are accurate and true to the originals. A significant book about a significant painter.

It's a shame that Dr. deMause hasn't been consulted recently by some of the top-levels of the US-government.

His analysis of so-called "group-fantasies" just might turn out to be one of the most usefull and effective tools ever developed in human history in predicting collective processes and tendencies.

A man who not only succeeded in successfully predicting the murderous attack on President Ronald Reagan, but also the outbreak of the Gulf-war, just by listening very carefully to the "belly of the nation" should be considered as a very precious and innovative scientist indeed.

Nothing "paranormal" about this at all. >:-)

Bert

I should acknowledge at the outset that upon my first exposure to the ideas and writings of Lloyd deMause some twelve years ago, something inside me "snapped," and I have not since then been able to think about history, politics and culture the same way. Immanuel Kant is properly regarded as the first truly modern philosopher because he was the first to shift the fundamental phiolosophical problematic to the nature of the knower, rather than complacently accepting the human mind as accurately reflecting reality. Similarly, deMause's writings achieve an equally revolutionary effect by turning the historical telescope around, looking through the other end, and seeing historical events caused by the evolving human mind, rther than conditioned by the events of history.
"The Emotional Life of Nations" represents the fruit of a lifetime of thought and research into the relationship between history and the evolution of childrearing. DeMause teaches us that we cannot understand history without appreciating that the unit of history is not the individual, culture, or nation, but the evolving mother-infant diad, where the original "breach with nature" occurs."

Robert Godwin, Book Review in The Journal of Psychohistory