What would we do without Anthony Sampson! Here is another Sampson book that carefully analyses an important part of western business culture to show us what it's really all about. Sampson always impresses with his grasp of the issues, but what I like most is his humanity. He is keen to show exactly what the changing business culture has done to the people in it, and who the winners and losers are. Sampson is not just another corporate booster, and combines the rigour of an academic with the narrative skills of a professional writer. All in all, this is a balanced book and a good read from one of our most insightful writers on business issues.

The Complete Book of Man to Man Offense is exactly what it promises to be...complete!

The first three chapters of the book take the reader through a series of steps which help to identify the factors that determine what kind of offense will make a team successful. These are perhaps the three most important chapters of the book as they help the reader understand the basic principles of team offense where other books simply swamp the reader with a series of x's and o's.

The chapters that follow delve into the famous UCLA offense (with some of coach Kresse's own adaptations) the flex plus, and motion offenses. A variety of set plays and options are also discussed with an emphasis on the teaching points to consider.

Special situations are also covered, proposing several options for creating three-point shots as well as inbounding the ball. In each case the explanations are written with a clarity that allows the reader to gain a greater understanding of offensive basketball.

Having read the book it becomes obvious why coach Kresse has lead the programme at the College of Charleston to success. He is a great teacher of the game! If you are a coach this book deserves a place in your library.

Wild Cards 7, written by George R. R. Martin and John J. Miller is one of the best Wild Cards books so far. Eventhough I don't generally like the mosaic novels, this is a prime example on how it should be done.

It's possible that it is so succesful because there are only two writers, which clearly helps the pace. And ofcourse, the fact that half the book is written by my favorite writer George R. R. Martin, speaks for itself.

Dead Man's Hand is a 'parallel novel' to Wild Cards VI: Ace in the Hole. It follows a plotline that was mentioned in WC6, but not exploared - Chrysalis's murder, and the attempts by Martin's Jay 'Popinjay' Acroyd and Miller's 'Yeoman' Brennan to find the killer.

Popinjay, previously meerely a secondary character, proves to be a classic Martin hero - witty, clever and seemingly superficial, there is more to him than meets the eye, although that is only revealed slowly. I must admit I was disappointed that we won't see the Turtle in this story, but Jay was a suitable compensation.

Yeoman was a different story. Although I have allways liked him, his new love affair with Jennifer 'Wraith' Maloy, is not only unlikely but uninteresting, unlike his past relation with Chrysalis. Now Brennan is little but your average action hero running aroung beating people up and delivering one liners.

As a mystery, the novel works rather well. Certainly the identity of the killer is unexpected. On the other hand, the authors don't quite let you feel this is a Mystery novel - you're too focused on the action/thrilelr plots resolving the story of T-Malice, the master that enslaved so many Wild Cards characters, and the Shadow Fist gang - who try to benefit from Chrysalis's murder.

One of the things I liked best about this novel was the focus on jokers. Although the heros are an ace and a nat, there are more Jokers active in this Wild Cards novel than in any other, many of them showing strength and courage. The Wild Cards series tends to focus on Aces, but I personnaly like the Jokers at least as much, and quite possibly more. The dark side of the Virus, so to speak, can be more fascinating than the more obvious Superhero stuff.

Overall Dead Man's Hand is a thrilling ride, filled with action, advanture, cool ideas, and an extremely powerful climax, in which there is a confrontation between several major characters. The confrontation at the end is one of the Wild Cards' strongest moments, and this novel certainly holds up there with DOWN AND DIRTY, as the best of the Wild Cards so far.

Twain was one of the greatest writers of all time ,especialy if you compare him to other southern writers.the book is a beutiful interpritation of twains dark side. twain had a very cold side hidden away from most who knew him as americas leading humorist.twains dark side was brought on by family deaths and bad investments.i consider twain a realist and a true southerner, a man of his word but also a man of tall tales. all in all twains dark writings are as real as his humor ''some of them personal experiences''. it takes a l ot to believe twain could write such things because most people knew him as the humoristof such books as '' the notorious jumping frog & short stories such as curing a cold'. he let you see a different side of him in his dark writings. in the dark writings he showed the world the twain that greived & felt pain from his losses.

My husband and I picked up this book while at a cocktail party, started looking at the wonderful pictures, and quickly became engrossed in the captivating text. An hour later, we had to drag ourselves away. I must admit that I am not a real skiing enthusiast, but found the anecdotes in this book fascinating. Not only are some of the skiing stories hair-raising, but the stories of Dick and Miggs Durrance's lives are full of romance and vitality. What an inspiration they both are. This book makes you want to go out and embrace the world and all of it's challenges! My husband and I heartily recommend this book to anyone.

MacDiarmid's magnum opus begins in a bar. The opening lines, translated from the Scots dialect the poem is written in, go: "I'm not so much drunk as just dead tired; it's hard work upending glass after glass after glass. . . ."

The story: the speaker, drunk and trying to make his way home from the bar at the end of the night, falls down on a hilltop and rolls under a thistle bush, where he lies staring up at the moon and considering everything from Burns to Schoenberg to what his wife will say when he finally gets home. And what an adventure it is, alternately (and sometimes all at once) hilarious, moving, and profound, all the way up to the poem's mock-Hamlet ending: "Oh, I have silence left!"

"And well you might,/Or so Jean will say/After such a night."

No one who loves poetry should miss this incredible performance by MacDiarmid.

This unique format for a biography helps young people remember all about Ike's life, by intrducing each chapter with one of the many hats he wore. The illustations, in watercolor, line drawings, and historic photos, add tremendously to the story. The history is presented in an accurate and easily read style and covers Eisenhower's childhood, West Point years, WWII, Columbia Univ., the Presidency, and his retirement years. Perfect for ages 12 to adult.

In Eros, Love & Sexuality: The Forces That Unify Man And Woman, the late Dr. John Pierrakos drew upon his more than fifty years of professional experience and expertise to provide the reader with a succinct summation of what he had learned in the body/mind therapy movement which had so deeply affected the discipline of psychotherapy in the last half-century. Basically, this was the realization that eros, love and sexuality are the foundation of human reality. They flow through the entire being of men and women, and provide a source of energy and pleasure that drive much of the human experience, accomplishment, and dysfunction in the world today. Eros is a unique experience, a kind of bridge connecting sexuality and love. Eros must be continually rekindled because it is meteoric in nature, quick to flame and just as quick to flame out. It is rekindled through self-revelation as we disclose ever deeper and more central truths about our selves, as well "open our souls" to those we love. Erose, Love & Sexuality is a highly recommended and welcome addition to psychotherapeutic literature and especially recommended to the non-specialist general reader with an interest in human psychology and the mind/body connection.

Cold, but logically precise analysis of Human Sexuality based on human evolution. Logical explanation of why males and females behave in a seeminingly incompatible fashion, yet only continued to reinforce this behavior. Puts Sexuality and morality in their proper perspective. Best read of my life!

This book provides in-depth reviews of twenty-four feedback instruments. These instruments were selected because they reflect accepted standards of instrument development, striking a balance between sound psychometric properties and the realities of management development practice. Conclusions are presented about trends over time in development and application of feedback instruments, the state of the art today, and directions for future research. Contact information is provided for instrument vendors. Practitioners will find this volume extremely useful, well organized, and rich in detail. Highly recommended.