David Robinson's book is two things. It is both pratical and pragmatic, but it is also has something that is much harder for many business texts contain. His book uniquely reflects the ever changing business world and its constantly changing rules of ettiuquette.
Your father's business education surely taught the basics of accounting, ledgering, and basic HR practises. But so much of his education on how to interact on a business level socially was left to his own pioneering after graduation. David Robinson's book is a trailblazer that sets the social path for college business grads.
His simple techniques, examples and lessons are useful but above all else pratical and can be (should be) used in ever day business interactions. From creating a resume, to how to hold a business conversation, David Robinson's book on business protocol lays a great groundwork for future success. I can't reccomend this book high enough. It is both pratical, pragmatic, but above all else, it gives you an upper edge in the social world of business interaction. What a fantastic find.

David Robinson's ethereal eccentricity shines through in this wonderful tour through the otherwise dark recesses of business protocol. He effectively personifies the American business experience with a barrage of the whimsical metaphor, and unlike most other authorities on business communication, Robinson never allows his text to be bogged down in preachy, self-proclaimed mastery of business interaction.

All too often, I feel, lessons in business communication end up as unnecessarily authoritarian and, considering the subjective nature of human interaction, absurdly objective. Furthermore, these same authors often like to flex their semantic muscles, leaving we the reader to plod through an Olympics of vernacular that, at least in my case, end about the time said author begins a thirty-page dissertation on the intricacies of the salad fork.

Quite to the contrary, Robinson comes off as more of a good Samaritan on the road to successful communication, allowing his audience to see different perspectives on all issues in business protocol, from the traditional "Which fork shall I use now?" to the less-often discussed "What do I do if I need to use the bathroom?" His analysis of American culture is consistently poignant and humorous at the same time. In the end, the virtues of his eloquent prose and well-conceived concepts in protocol make this a work that anyone entering the business world ought to keep snugly under their pillow at night.

This 186 page paperback is a wonderful synopsis of the more thorough text, Disordered Personalities, 2nd Ed. It should be in the office of every mental health professional. The book includes DSM-IV criteria, as well as a thorough overview of therapeutics, including etiology, ego defenses, therapeutic techniques, MSE, mnemonics, etc. The reader will find separate chapters describing 10 different disorders, as well as a discussion of the passive-aggressive individual, the "organic" personality, and multiple personality. The graphics and caricatures are simply wonderful! The information is current and accurate, and the price is very reasonable. Professionals and lay people alike will learn much from this gem, and have fun in the process! Highly recommended!

This book is really good. If you are a medical school student like me and would like a book that explains the DSM IV disorder classifications, you would do very well with this book. For the lay person, this is a good book because it gives you an insight to the many different personalities--not jsut necessarily disorders. There are personality behaviors that everyone possess but are not to the severity of being considered a disorder. If you read this book, you will understand people much better. But you have to understand, not everyone who meets some or a few of the criteria of a particular disorder has the disorder. A person can have certain traits of a particular disorder (for example: passive-aggressive) without actually really having the disorder. It is a matter of degree and the number of criteria the person meets. A person can have passive-aggressive treats, but to have a diagnosis of "passive aggressive personality disorder," there needs to be more specific behaviors! It is all explained in the book.

Great book, simple to understand and easy to use.

This book is aptly titled, as it introduces ethics and provides a broad overview of the history of ethics and philosophy. It presents the varied views held by many different philosophers and groups (examples: Plato, Utilitarians). It is not a words-only book. On most every page there is an illustration with speech balloons containing further informative text coming from the illustrated characters. It seems to be used in a sort of comical, humorous way. In this way it is informative seriously and light-heartedly at the same time. The illustrations make for easier reading, though there are some high-level vocabulary words in the text. Everything considered, I would recommend this as a first book for those interested in ethics.

David Robinson's BUSTER KEATON is a very good book on the silent films of Buster. Mr. Robinson states in the first chapter that "the object...is to deal exclusively with the films". He stays away from Buster's personal life, pointing readers to Rudi Blesh's book (which at the time was out for only a few years). Mr. Robinson's details up through Spite Marriage are fantastic (175 pages). However, if there is a negative, he devotes a mere 2 pages to all of Buster's post-Spite Marriage work.

This was the only Amazon guide I found which really covered the whole area. The background information was easy to read, fascinating, and written by genuine experts - senior scientists, field researchers, members of the U.N working group on indigenous peoples, and by indigenous people themselves. The practical information covers, and extensively reviews tour operators and jungle lodges in all the main Amazon countries. The beautiful photo essay captures the mystery and majesty of the region. Good for on the road or at home reading.

I had just finished writing "The Christian Family Toolbox" the day the earthquake hit. We don't take earthquakes casually in our coastal village. Our beach town is highly vulnerable to earthquakes and tidal waves. Our beachfront grade school is located just a few feet above sea level, and has the distinction of being the most vulnerable school in the nation to the threat of a tsunami. My children grew up in that school.

The day the earthquake hit, one son was in Middle School (10 miles away), one in High School (12 miles away) and one in college (90 miles away). My wife called to discuss what we should do. "They're in God's hands", I said, trying to sound reassuring. We've always believed our children belonged to God first. I found myself fighting away feelings of fear, wondering what we would do if it were a real emergency, with a 30-foot wave crashing into our village resulting from an offshore earthquake.

I've always been amazed at how many thoughts can crash through our brains in a few short moments: Have we adequately prepared our children for facing emergencies? Have we spent enough time with them? Did we love them enough? Have we successfully given them a solid foundation of faith in Jesus Christ? What could we have done better as parents?

The only waves to break over our coastal village that day were waves of panic and then relief when we heard the "all clear!" signal on the emergency loudspeakers in town. The earthquake was an inland quake, centered 100 miles away. Though the earthquake did cost over $2 billion dollars in damage to buildings and property in the northwest, no tsunami hit our town that day.

That night at dinner, our family joined hands in a circle and prayed together, thanking God for protecting us and watching over our lives even when the earth shook under our feet. Then we talked practically about what we would do in the event of a major earthquake and tsunami.

"The Christian Family Toolbox" provides parents with the type of guidance and encouragement we discussed at our family dinner the night of that earthquake: spiritual foundations and practical tools for building stronger families, families equipped to face times when the foundations begin to shake.

This Book is about a king who lives in a castle. He has a baker called Adrian.The King always eats eggs. Adrian makes the king chicken eggs,goose eggs,duck eggs.Then he shouts More More More! The Next day he read in his Newspaper that a dodos egg was spotted on an island.So he told Adrian to prepare the boat.To get to The island.

This book, as with all the Princeton Review series, is funny, witty, frank, and effective. The sample questions provided in the book, as well as in the disk, are just like those on the real test. It worked a miracle on my verbal score!

This book is considered a very good intruduction for " personality disorders" from the DSM point of view. Its very readable, illustrated with mnemonics, cartoon examples, media examples , more over it uses humer a an educational tool. It could be considered as an appetizer, rather than a comprehensive refrence in this area. I would recommend it for medical students , residents and mental health workers. It can be helpful for non medical people intrested to know more than personality disorders.

Dr. Robinson is my professor here at Oregon State University in the English Dept., and I just admire him so much. I don't think that a better job could have been done with the works of Emerson. It is easy to read and understand; there are no tricks about it. I urge everyone who ever wanted to know more about Emerson to indulge themselves in this fine work by Dr. Robinson.