I enjoyed reading the book very much. I have visited a number of the places mentioned and found his information to be accurate. He provided information about locations I had never known even though I had lived there.

It also works well as a guidebook when vacationing

Very good. I recommend it for anyone who works with lasers. Very accurate and easy to read.

-KC, NRL

Clearly written, without oversimplifying some of the
more subtle items (which are so often swept under the
carpet in simpler treatments of the field - such as
the QFT treatment of spontaneous emission). First a
clear and detailled discussion of all the aspects
of the working principles of a laser is presented,
and then specific lasertypes are described, all this
in a very readable style. Great book.

"...the student that is led into the laser field by this text is lucky. The text is excellent and filled with appropriate illustrations...Overall, this work will also be useful as a reference for the topics covered. The literature references are copious and appropriate. The text is well supplied with figures and graphs and for those areas considered in detail, the book is and will remain a very good reference volume."

The book is written for those managers who would like to develop higher levels of performance in their organisation but aren't sure how to go about it. It addresses both types of people, the manager of a business unit and also organisational consultants who looks for tools to help others manage.

The book focusses on how to implement various theories to get better results, and therefore is more of a 'how-to' book rather than being comprehensive in treatment of concepts. The how-tos concern two aspects of design , (1) the rational part, including identifying the desired organisational model, structuring the various design elements to produce the required results, and assessing one's progress at any point of time and (2) the emotional part including educating membersabout organisational alternatives to the bureaucratic model, developing their commitment and support for the model actually chosen , changing habits and practices to fit with the "model system", maintaining commitment "when the going gets tough", and renewing the model when circumstances require it.

This is not an end all be all book, but it provides very good insight into ODD and design of teams. It is easy to read and containts many relevant concepts that are in practice today. A friend of mine (With a Masters in OD) referred this book to me as not only an introduction for myself into the complexities of ODD but to use with clients in talking about the subject. If your new to the concepts of Org Design or are looking for a book to share with others, this is a very useful (and easy) read.

This quickie release has got a lot of good pictures of The Chairman, Some of the facts are not all that factual but its an easy read.

Frank Sinatra knew good music, and I respect him
and really like this hard cover table book. It features
something for everyone, including a photo with Ronald &
Nancy Regan, John Wayne, Dean Martin and Vikki Carr!

I personally recommend this book and hope we all appreciate
those superstars we still have on this earth, Vikki Carr is
singing better than ever, hopefully, we will hear more new music
by this superstar...Frank knew good music, and when he said to Vikki...YOU SING GOOD...G O O D he meant it!

Biography written in 1909 about one of United States most interesting business and political figures. Mark Hanna was an successful industrialist, a U.S. Senator, campaign manager for President McKinley, most powerful political figure in Cleveland, and more. All throughout, Hanna led an amazing life. This was one of the more difficult books I have ever acquired -- finally got it through Amazon -- it has been out of print for many many years.