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by Anne Stockwell
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Collins Living (1997-08-05)
ISBN: 0062734350
EAN: 9780062734358
Dewy Decimal #: 378.362
Hardcover: 352 pages
Edition: 1st
Release Date: 1997-07-18
SKU: 052108037
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No Underlining or Highlighting...
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Skyrocketing tuitions have become a national concern. The average four-year college degree now costs more than $35,000, and that sum is growing at a phenomenal rate, forcing unprecedented numbers of college students into student-loan debt. In 1995, the Educational Resource Institute issued a report warning that borrowing has exploded to record levels and is expected to double in five years. Whether they're just beginning to think about paying for college, are currently in school, starting repayment or already overwhelmed with debt, students, as well as recent graduates and parents, find The Guerrilla Guide to Mastering Student Loan Debt an indispensable guide to navigating the student loan maze. In clear, lively and reassuring chapters, it answers such time and money-saving questions as: What types of loans are available, and how are they different? How can I get the best possible deal? What are my options for repaying my loan and can I postpone repayment? How can I get a forbearance or a deferment? How can I repair my credit rating?
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Know Your Options, and Know Your Rights
Rating  (5)
Date: 2004-10-29
5 out of 12 customers found this reveiw helpful
There is a common theme among college students these days, and those who have attended and quit as well as those (un)lucky multitudes who have graduated. Sometime during the senior year of high school, application forms to colleges are sent in, and admissions and rejection notices are sent a few months later. Along with the admissions forms comes another little form detailing the amount of aid that is extended by the college to the prospective freshperson. This is where all the fun begins, and it quickly snowballs into a pernicious form of indentured servitude.
Ms. Stockwell's book details in painful precision just what happens when a pimply-faced kid signs on the dotted line. First she begins by relating her own experience, and then she delves into the experiences of others. Along the way, she shows how many of us got into the student loan mess, how the financial aid system has evolved (or is it mutated?!) into the monstrous behemoth that it is today (actually at the time she wrote the book), some coping strategies (for it really can't be called anything else) for the inevitable missed payments and default, and finally some suggestions on how the system can(but will not ever) be fixed.
We live in an age of educational opportunity. Anyone with some combination of motivation and money can attend college. Indeed, attendance at college has become necessary in some professions just to keep pace. At any rate, it is a tremendous achievement that folks from just about all walks of life now have the chance to attend college.
However, this does not mean that the powers-that-be have made attendance easy or even free. There is a rather sinister catch attached to the proposition, and it always requires people of limited means to devote years of their lives and of their professional livelihood to servicing some form of debt burden. I have to agree with the author, who said that the best thing to do is to say NO! to all forms of debt- from student loans to credit cards to auto loans, as they all tend to lock you into cycles from which frankly there may be no escape.
This leads into another part of this sinister situation of Faustian proportions. Not long after the freshperson has signed on the dotted line, and just a few short weeks after parking his or her carcass in a smelly, roach-infested dorm room, the credit card people come calling. There literally seems to be a deluge of credit card applications arriving one after another in the mailbox. (However, these days, I have been told by more than a few distressed parents that the card companies don't even wait till the brats have donned their caps and gowns for high school graduation.)
Finally, sometime before college graduation, typically during the beginning of your senior year, some auto company like General Motors comes around and offers to 'help out' the soon-to-be graduated. It seems that they know you are looking for a job, and wouldn't it make a good impression on prospective employers if you rolled in a nice, shiny new car that shows that you are a professional and that you mean business? Fixing you up would be no problem at all- just sign here on the dotted line, and you'd better hurry, as there are only a limited number of this year's model left. Oh and uh, did I forget to mention that there's a really low 2.9% APR and uh, no payments for the first year?
In my mind, there is absolutely no doubt that there is a great deal of collusion between universities, credit card and auto companies in the ongoing mess of indebtedness seen among recent grads and post-grads. Here's a friendly tip: most aid packages have some combination of grants, work study and loans. You can negotiate the combination of the aid you receive. I strongly suggest that you negotiate to get as much work study as possible, and leave the loans, especially the Stafford Loans, as an option. It's what I did, and it meant the difference between finishing with a lot of debt (or not finishing and with a lot of debt as has happened to many acquaintances) and finishing with little or no debt. Too many friends of mine are broke, out of work, living in their parents' basement and have turned dodging dunning notices from student loan companies and collection agencies into a practiced science.
Anyone that is contemplating going to college should read this book. Although I must concede that the book is a a little dated, as there have been some significant changes in the student loan picture in the last six or seven years or so, it does precisely show the progression of events that do occur when one gets overwhelmed with student loans.
Yet, much of the debt mess we see among many students is indeed voluntary. No one is forcing kids to max out credit cards and purchase one (or more) cars before they graduate, but then no one is championing the cause of caution either with any form of credit. Many kids are not simply graduating in debt, they are now matriculating into debt in droves. Please note that all of this comes before contemplating the thorny proposition of a home mortgage!
In sum, in this age of job insecurity and galloping price increases, people need to know the risks when fooling around with any form of credit. I take my hat off to Ms. Stockwell, who had the courage to call attention to this clever ploy to re-institute feudalism among the masses.
All hail King George!
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Read this book BEFORE you take out student loans
Rating  (3)
Date: 2002-05-28
14 out of 15 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book really will not help you if you already have student loan debt. If you do, the advice is simple - hunker down and pay it off. If you have no student loan debt, read this book and reconsider your desire to go into debt for your education. You can get a good education on the "pay as you go" method if you do it right. Take it from someone who made all the wrong choices - don't go into debt for your education!! I don't recommend this book if you already have sutdent loan debt - focus on paying it off. Save the money you'd spend on this book and put it toward your loan payoff.
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Student Loan Warning
Rating  (4)
Date: 2002-02-15
26 out of 29 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have found myself graduated and placed in a law career that I never wanted, thanks to my family's pushing a smart but "too nice" young man into a potentially "lucrative" but intensely stressful and blood-spilling career as a lawyer. Of course the family never paid anything because they are simple lower middle class people who had a dream that their bright young son would become a smashing success. So now I have a $100,000 debt and stuck in a career that I dread (I wanted to be a damn scientist, not a LAWYER). This book is pretty good on telling you exactly how the government can wreck your life with its easy to get student loans, but it doesn't have any hands down cure. It is dated already in that a year after it was published congress took away the 7 year waiting period for a bankruptcy discharge. Now you may NEVER have your educational loans discharged, so they will chase you and harass you and try to reposess your things even when you are old and grey, all for your mistaken career choices made as a youth. For those who are sucked into the student loan system without rich parents to bail them out or pay the bills, there is not much anybody can do for you. This book SHOULD BE READ BY ANYONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE ASSETS and is thinking about taking loans to go to school. READ IT because nobody else is gonna tell you how absolutely crushing this educational debt can be to your dreams. Then you will see that NOBODY in their right mind should get into serious nondischargeable debt for what is at best an uncertain hope that you will maybe be able to get a job and pay it back through continuous work through what should be the prime years of your life. READ THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU SIGN THE PROMISSORY NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!
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About as Good as a Student Loan Book Could Get
Rating (4)
Date: 2001-06-28
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is just fine. I guess the bottom line is you need to make the money to pay the damn things off however. I'd like to see something in a more loompanics sort vein.
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This book saved my life!
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-08-25
9 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
In a panic when facing consolidation of over $100,000 in student loans, I stumbled upon this great book. I then postponed reading it, fearing what I would learn. But, I did read it, and discovered I couldn't put it down. This book makes sense of the history of student loans and how to understand and get through the loan process. There is a wealth of resources, suggestions and information about how to live with student loans and NOT lose your sanity. Schools do NOT adequately prepare students to understand what they are getting into, much less how to manage loan repayment. I only wish I the book had been written before I started my graduate program. It is especially helpful to have this information BEFORE you sign for any student loan.
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by Bill Clarke
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Tab Books (1992-06)
ISBN: 0830625704
EAN: 9780830625703
Dewy Decimal #: 629.133340297
Paperback: 342 pages
Edition: 3rd
SKU: 082108018
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...minor wear on cover
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"... one of the best volumes available... "-Aviation Newsletter. There are a lot of makes and models available on the used aircraft market, and deciding which one to buy can be challenging. The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanes, Fourth Edition offers a fully-tested step-by-step financial formula to calculate and negotiate the best possible purchase of any aircraft. Also included: updated pricing and availability information; advice on securing the proper insurance coverage; tips on maintaining and storing planes; guidance on where to go for airplane repair and parts; FAA Airworthiness Directives governing specific aircraft; profiles of more than 100 plane types. Featuring scores of photos, this smart, time-saving tool enables readers to acquire today's hottest used airplanes-without getting financially burned.
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A good book for comparing aircraft models
Rating (4)
Date: 2006-01-21
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
If your looking for one book to read before buying an airplane, then dont buy an airplane. You have to read EVERY book you can get your hands on plus lots of Trade a Planes, and spend a year or more looking before you buy a plane. When it comes to aircraft, you must know all you can about your purchase or it can break you. I know this because I am an Aircraft Mechanic.
This book does give you a basic knowledge of whats involved in buying a plane and basic data about each model shown. Unfortunatly books are never accruate price guides because values change quickly. They do give a prospective buyer lots to think about.
It is a great read for aviation buffs who want to compare different models of light singles and twins. I spent hours thumbing thru it. Would have liked color pictures but there is at least one picture and specifications for pretty much every production light aircraft.
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A reasonable guide to an unreasonable decision
Rating (3)
Date: 2004-05-08
7 out of 15 customers found this reveiw helpful
Owning a personal aircraft,except for a very few people in unusual circumstances, simply does not make economic sense. It's a toy and, invariably, an expensive one. However, for those who want to fly, it's the best toy in the world, a source of immense satisfaction.
Sadly, many people try to make what is invariably a purely emotional expenditure into a "sensible" one, and wind up spending almost as much money for a boring and unrewarding aircraft as they would have to go all the way and buy an airplane that will do what they really would like. The General Aviation industry, obsessed with promoting its wares as rational business decisions, foundered at the very time the speedboat, exotic car, and expensive motorcycle (read: Harley-Davidson) businesses blossomed. The reason is that these business openly vended their wares for what they were: expensive toys. No one tried, as Cessna and Piper have for forty years, to get even the most gullible affluent buyer of Cigarette boats and Ferraris that they were buying anything but fun and snob appeal. Personally, I find the wares of Wichita pretty deficient in the fun factor as compared to homebuilts and warbirds, and I'm not one of the few people with a legitimate business case-and there still are a (very) few-for owning a 310 or a Bonanza. But if you want to buy a certificated light aircraft, this book does offer a good insight into their respective strong and weak points and explains how the procedure of buying one is best managed. My main disagreement is with how the word "investment" is used with regard to aircraft not in revenue service. (If it isn't, it isn't an investment-and leaseback doesn't count.) If you want an investment, buy stocks, bonds or real estate-but, unless you're Southwest Airlines, never, ever an airplane.
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Lacked detailed info
Rating  (2)
Date: 2002-03-26
16 out of 16 customers found this reveiw helpful
I ordered this book hoping to get detailed info on a number of airplanes. It listed specifications, exterior dimensions, weights and fuel capacities for many aircraft but lacked any real details on individual aircraft models. The Aviation Consumer Guides are better and have more detailed analysis of accidents and aircraft systems. I returned it.
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Best in Class
Rating (4)
Date: 2000-10-27
6 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book would benefit from more photos and specifics on various models but is the best book of its kind. The information found in "the illustrated buyers guide" is a bargain even if you are not serious about buying.
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Just the plane facts!
Rating (4)
Date: 2000-10-09
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am new to general aviation and was looking for information about the different types of general aviation planes: what they look like, how they perform, and a ballpark estimate on how much they cost. (I'm not seriously planning to buy one (not yet anyway), but price is a useful piece of information). This book delivers all that.The book could be improved by providing a few more photographs and by including a few more pieces of data for each plane (e.g., cruising range, ceiling, fuel consumption, Vmc, etc.). Another improvement would be to increase the information in the narratives for each type of plane, better describing flying quirks and typical problems for the purchasers (e.g., expensive ADs, commonly found damage, etc.); detailed narratives like those contained in the dated "Buying and owning your own airplane" by J. E. Ellis would be a benefit. With these few improvements, the book would be perfect.
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by Ronald W. Jue, Richard A. Wedemeyer
Product Group: Book
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (2002-07-03)
ISBN: 0809295415
EAN: 9780809295418
UPC: 639785401353
Dewy Decimal #: 291.4
Hardcover: 317 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 091308038
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...light shelf wear on dustjacket
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Finding fulfillment and balance in life and work is an increasingly common goal of business people today. Given that the long implicit contract of mutual loyalty between employer and employee is no more, is it any wonder that workers have been left with a great hunger to find significance in what they do and are turning to both traditional and non-tradition "spiritual" practices to find their higher purpose? According to a recent Business Week article, "...a spiritual revival is sweeping across Corporate America as executives of all stripes are mixing mysticism into their management, importing into office corridors the lessons usually doled out in churches, temples and mosques." The Inner Edge reflects authors Ron Jue's and Richard Wedemeyer's practical approach to this yearning to find meaning amid the tough realities of the workplace. Their down-to-earth, effective program called Pragmatic Spirituality shows readers how to find spiritual fulfillment and balance in life and work minus any religious overtones. Drawn from numerous Eastern philosophies, the tenets of transpersonal psychology, and the authors' years of success as executive coaches and counselors, the Pragmatic Spirituality program is based upon two key components: Identity (a clarity about "Who I Am") and Integrity (How can I best allocate my time and energies among the various factors in my life to achieve balance?). Cueing the reader to draw upon his/her inner wisdom, the authors offer proven techniques for gaining clarity about responsibility, adaptability, boundaries and prioritization. These become the working parameters of day-to-day Pragmatic Spirituality and guide the reader in forming appropriate responses to various work-related situations. Guided imagery, visualizations and meditations show readers how to access intuitive powers for making valid decisions. Overall, the tone is interactive, prescriptive and helpful. Filled with mini-cases and examples to which most mid-level professionals will relate, The Inner Edge is easily digestible for today's business professional. The text is engaging and provocative and not overloaded with New Age jargon and concepts.
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Not very sharp........
Rating (3)
Date: 2002-12-12
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
The title, preface and initial chapters excited me towards this book which i happen to browse in a local book store. I was quite excited and sometimes amazed by the clarity of presentation by the authors in the initial chapters which talks about life and its purpose, understanding and having your own "identity" and also about the side-effects of deep-rooted negative childhood habbits (unfinished business) which some people tend to carry along in their life unknowingly. The techniques to identify your strengths and small steps to be carried out to overcome the negative qualities are somewhat old but polished with new terminologies and jargons.
But I noticed a strange discontinuity in the authors presentation, when they jump into a new concept, so called "Quantum Decision Making (QDM)". The authors does not give good insight into QDM nor establish the relationship between the initial chapters and QDM. Hence overall we are introduced in lots new terms but without clear purpose and reasoning. The case studies of their approach has been clearly separated from the actual text, which was helpful to maintain the continuity in the discussion.
I would been happy or atleast understood the QDM concept better if a limited version of a CD or small visual guide was accompanied with this book. Because of this most of the latter part of the book goes over the head, when the authors talk about "icons", "multicolored 3D visualization" .. etc. Interesting/Useful initial chapters but poor second part.
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The Inner Edge
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-10-25
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have been working with individuals and small business for over 30 years in the Financial Services Industry. I have read many books and attended many workshops in an effort to expand my spiritually in both my personal and business life. This book and the concepts and exercises it provides is unquestionably one of the very best I have experienced.
I have ordered the audio CD's to assist me in implementing these concepts in my life. This book and it's concepts will provide wonderful benefits for everyone who puts it to work in their lives.
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Powerful and Transformative
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-19
Unlike many books written for people in the world of business, this book really ties it all together. It not only talks about leadership, core values, and applying them, but also shows us why we don't and most importantly how we can, and why we must. I recommend this book, as a strong must read for anyone working with or managing people. With all the corruption being exposed in the business world it is refreshing to read a book that offers solutions that are both practical and easily applied. Every CEO should read this book. It will change your perspective about how we operate both consciously and unconsciously in our work, our world, and how intuition can be our best ally...
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Powerful transformational ideas and resources
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-16
This book is a must read for all business people interested in really transforming the soul of the workplace. As a business consultant, I couldn't agree more with the authors' insights and ideas.
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The Inner Edge
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-13
The Inner Edge presents a common sense framework for improved personal and organizational effectiveness. The book is especially relevant in an era of intense scrutiny of corporate behavior and heightened expectations of ethical personal and professional behavior.The book has an easy to use format with helpful tools such as self assessment exercises, guidelines and charts.
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by Ronald W. Jue, Richard A. Wedemeyer
Product Group: Book
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (2002-07-03)
ISBN: 0809295415
EAN: 9780809295418
UPC: 639785401353
Dewy Decimal #: 291.4
Hardcover: 317 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 091308038
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...light shelf wear on dustjacket
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Finding fulfillment and balance in life and work is an increasingly common goal of business people today. Given that the long implicit contract of mutual loyalty between employer and employee is no more, is it any wonder that workers have been left with a great hunger to find significance in what they do and are turning to both traditional and non-tradition "spiritual" practices to find their higher purpose? According to a recent Business Week article, "...a spiritual revival is sweeping across Corporate America as executives of all stripes are mixing mysticism into their management, importing into office corridors the lessons usually doled out in churches, temples and mosques." The Inner Edge reflects authors Ron Jue's and Richard Wedemeyer's practical approach to this yearning to find meaning amid the tough realities of the workplace. Their down-to-earth, effective program called Pragmatic Spirituality shows readers how to find spiritual fulfillment and balance in life and work minus any religious overtones. Drawn from numerous Eastern philosophies, the tenets of transpersonal psychology, and the authors' years of success as executive coaches and counselors, the Pragmatic Spirituality program is based upon two key components: Identity (a clarity about "Who I Am") and Integrity (How can I best allocate my time and energies among the various factors in my life to achieve balance?). Cueing the reader to draw upon his/her inner wisdom, the authors offer proven techniques for gaining clarity about responsibility, adaptability, boundaries and prioritization. These become the working parameters of day-to-day Pragmatic Spirituality and guide the reader in forming appropriate responses to various work-related situations. Guided imagery, visualizations and meditations show readers how to access intuitive powers for making valid decisions. Overall, the tone is interactive, prescriptive and helpful. Filled with mini-cases and examples to which most mid-level professionals will relate, The Inner Edge is easily digestible for today's business professional. The text is engaging and provocative and not overloaded with New Age jargon and concepts.
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Not very sharp........
Rating (3)
Date: 2002-12-12
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
The title, preface and initial chapters excited me towards this book which i happen to browse in a local book store. I was quite excited and sometimes amazed by the clarity of presentation by the authors in the initial chapters which talks about life and its purpose, understanding and having your own "identity" and also about the side-effects of deep-rooted negative childhood habbits (unfinished business) which some people tend to carry along in their life unknowingly. The techniques to identify your strengths and small steps to be carried out to overcome the negative qualities are somewhat old but polished with new terminologies and jargons.
But I noticed a strange discontinuity in the authors presentation, when they jump into a new concept, so called "Quantum Decision Making (QDM)". The authors does not give good insight into QDM nor establish the relationship between the initial chapters and QDM. Hence overall we are introduced in lots new terms but without clear purpose and reasoning. The case studies of their approach has been clearly separated from the actual text, which was helpful to maintain the continuity in the discussion.
I would been happy or atleast understood the QDM concept better if a limited version of a CD or small visual guide was accompanied with this book. Because of this most of the latter part of the book goes over the head, when the authors talk about "icons", "multicolored 3D visualization" .. etc. Interesting/Useful initial chapters but poor second part.
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The Inner Edge
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-10-25
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have been working with individuals and small business for over 30 years in the Financial Services Industry. I have read many books and attended many workshops in an effort to expand my spiritually in both my personal and business life. This book and the concepts and exercises it provides is unquestionably one of the very best I have experienced.
I have ordered the audio CD's to assist me in implementing these concepts in my life. This book and it's concepts will provide wonderful benefits for everyone who puts it to work in their lives.
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Powerful and Transformative
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-19
Unlike many books written for people in the world of business, this book really ties it all together. It not only talks about leadership, core values, and applying them, but also shows us why we don't and most importantly how we can, and why we must. I recommend this book, as a strong must read for anyone working with or managing people. With all the corruption being exposed in the business world it is refreshing to read a book that offers solutions that are both practical and easily applied. Every CEO should read this book. It will change your perspective about how we operate both consciously and unconsciously in our work, our world, and how intuition can be our best ally...
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Powerful transformational ideas and resources
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-16
This book is a must read for all business people interested in really transforming the soul of the workplace. As a business consultant, I couldn't agree more with the authors' insights and ideas.
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The Inner Edge
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-13
The Inner Edge presents a common sense framework for improved personal and organizational effectiveness. The book is especially relevant in an era of intense scrutiny of corporate behavior and heightened expectations of ethical personal and professional behavior.The book has an easy to use format with helpful tools such as self assessment exercises, guidelines and charts.
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by Ronald W. Jue, Richard A. Wedemeyer
Product Group: Book
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (2002-07-03)
ISBN: 0809295415
EAN: 9780809295418
UPC: 639785401353
Dewy Decimal #: 291.4
Hardcover: 317 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 032308AC55
Condition: Used: Good
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Finding fulfillment and balance in life and work is an increasingly common goal of business people today. Given that the long implicit contract of mutual loyalty between employer and employee is no more, is it any wonder that workers have been left with a great hunger to find significance in what they do and are turning to both traditional and non-tradition "spiritual" practices to find their higher purpose? According to a recent Business Week article, "...a spiritual revival is sweeping across Corporate America as executives of all stripes are mixing mysticism into their management, importing into office corridors the lessons usually doled out in churches, temples and mosques." The Inner Edge reflects authors Ron Jue's and Richard Wedemeyer's practical approach to this yearning to find meaning amid the tough realities of the workplace. Their down-to-earth, effective program called Pragmatic Spirituality shows readers how to find spiritual fulfillment and balance in life and work minus any religious overtones. Drawn from numerous Eastern philosophies, the tenets of transpersonal psychology, and the authors' years of success as executive coaches and counselors, the Pragmatic Spirituality program is based upon two key components: Identity (a clarity about "Who I Am") and Integrity (How can I best allocate my time and energies among the various factors in my life to achieve balance?). Cueing the reader to draw upon his/her inner wisdom, the authors offer proven techniques for gaining clarity about responsibility, adaptability, boundaries and prioritization. These become the working parameters of day-to-day Pragmatic Spirituality and guide the reader in forming appropriate responses to various work-related situations. Guided imagery, visualizations and meditations show readers how to access intuitive powers for making valid decisions. Overall, the tone is interactive, prescriptive and helpful. Filled with mini-cases and examples to which most mid-level professionals will relate, The Inner Edge is easily digestible for today's business professional. The text is engaging and provocative and not overloaded with New Age jargon and concepts.
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Not very sharp........
Rating (3)
Date: 2002-12-12
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
The title, preface and initial chapters excited me towards this book which i happen to browse in a local book store. I was quite excited and sometimes amazed by the clarity of presentation by the authors in the initial chapters which talks about life and its purpose, understanding and having your own "identity" and also about the side-effects of deep-rooted negative childhood habbits (unfinished business) which some people tend to carry along in their life unknowingly. The techniques to identify your strengths and small steps to be carried out to overcome the negative qualities are somewhat old but polished with new terminologies and jargons.
But I noticed a strange discontinuity in the authors presentation, when they jump into a new concept, so called "Quantum Decision Making (QDM)". The authors does not give good insight into QDM nor establish the relationship between the initial chapters and QDM. Hence overall we are introduced in lots new terms but without clear purpose and reasoning. The case studies of their approach has been clearly separated from the actual text, which was helpful to maintain the continuity in the discussion.
I would been happy or atleast understood the QDM concept better if a limited version of a CD or small visual guide was accompanied with this book. Because of this most of the latter part of the book goes over the head, when the authors talk about "icons", "multicolored 3D visualization" .. etc. Interesting/Useful initial chapters but poor second part.
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The Inner Edge
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-10-25
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have been working with individuals and small business for over 30 years in the Financial Services Industry. I have read many books and attended many workshops in an effort to expand my spiritually in both my personal and business life. This book and the concepts and exercises it provides is unquestionably one of the very best I have experienced.
I have ordered the audio CD's to assist me in implementing these concepts in my life. This book and it's concepts will provide wonderful benefits for everyone who puts it to work in their lives.
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Powerful and Transformative
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-19
Unlike many books written for people in the world of business, this book really ties it all together. It not only talks about leadership, core values, and applying them, but also shows us why we don't and most importantly how we can, and why we must. I recommend this book, as a strong must read for anyone working with or managing people. With all the corruption being exposed in the business world it is refreshing to read a book that offers solutions that are both practical and easily applied. Every CEO should read this book. It will change your perspective about how we operate both consciously and unconsciously in our work, our world, and how intuition can be our best ally...
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Powerful transformational ideas and resources
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-16
This book is a must read for all business people interested in really transforming the soul of the workplace. As a business consultant, I couldn't agree more with the authors' insights and ideas.
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The Inner Edge
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-13
The Inner Edge presents a common sense framework for improved personal and organizational effectiveness. The book is especially relevant in an era of intense scrutiny of corporate behavior and heightened expectations of ethical personal and professional behavior.The book has an easy to use format with helpful tools such as self assessment exercises, guidelines and charts.
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by Princeton Review
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Princeton Review (2004-01-27)
ISBN: 0375763988
EAN: 9780375763984
Dewy Decimal #: 331.25922
Paperback: 656 pages
Release Date: 2004-01-27
SKU: 080308005
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: exlibrary copy with the usual markings...shelf wear on cover
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The Biggest, Most Up-to-Date Source of Internship Information
No other book offers you so many chances to launch a distinguished career with a successful internship. Whether you want to help Apple researchers develop new technology, conduct tours at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, or accompany a writer from Rolling Stone on assignment, you’ll find everything you need to know to do it.
Researched and Written by The Internship Informants™
Mark Oldman and Samer Hamadeh have turned investigating internships into a full-time job. They’ve surveyed and interviewed hundreds of interns, internship coordinators, and career placement counselors to locate prime opportunities across the country. They are the only nationally recognized experts on internships and the founders of Vault, Inc., a leading authority and resource for career information.
All the Information You Need
This annually updated guide gives you the most current information on more than 100,000 internships. You can conduct a complete internship search by using the comprehensive information in these pages. You’ll find opportunities with the nation’s most prominent companies, including:
•American Red Cross
•Amnesty International
•CBS News
•Central Intelligence Agency
•Dow Chemical Company
•Eastman Kodak Company
•ESPN
•Federal Bureau of Investigation
•Gap, Inc.
•General Mills
•Habitat for Humanity
•Harley-Davidson
•IBM
•JPMorgan Chase
• Late Show with David Letterman
• Marvel Comics
• Merrill Lynch
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/
•United Artists
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Microsoft
• MTV Networks
• NASA
• NBC
• National Public Radio
• National Wildlife Federation
• The New York Times
• Nike
• Peace Corps
• PGA Tour
• Procter & Gamble
• Rolling Stone
• SABMiller
• Sea World
• Sony
• Sotheby’s
• Supreme Court of the
•United States
• United Nations
• Virgin Records
• The Wall Street Journal
• The White House
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by Princeton Review
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Princeton Review (2004-01-27)
ISBN: 0375763988
EAN: 9780375763984
Dewy Decimal #: 331.25922
Paperback: 656 pages
Release Date: 2004-01-27
SKU: 080308005
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: exlibrary copy with the usual markings...shelf wear on cover
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Product Description
The Biggest, Most Up-to-Date Source of Internship Information
No other book offers you so many chances to launch a distinguished career with a successful internship. Whether you want to help Apple researchers develop new technology, conduct tours at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, or accompany a writer from Rolling Stone on assignment, you’ll find everything you need to know to do it.
Researched and Written by The Internship Informants™
Mark Oldman and Samer Hamadeh have turned investigating internships into a full-time job. They’ve surveyed and interviewed hundreds of interns, internship coordinators, and career placement counselors to locate prime opportunities across the country. They are the only nationally recognized experts on internships and the founders of Vault, Inc., a leading authority and resource for career information.
All the Information You Need
This annually updated guide gives you the most current information on more than 100,000 internships. You can conduct a complete internship search by using the comprehensive information in these pages. You’ll find opportunities with the nation’s most prominent companies, including:
•American Red Cross
•Amnesty International
•CBS News
•Central Intelligence Agency
•Dow Chemical Company
•Eastman Kodak Company
•ESPN
•Federal Bureau of Investigation
•Gap, Inc.
•General Mills
•Habitat for Humanity
•Harley-Davidson
•IBM
•JPMorgan Chase
• Late Show with David Letterman
• Marvel Comics
• Merrill Lynch
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/
•United Artists
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Microsoft
• MTV Networks
• NASA
• NBC
• National Public Radio
• National Wildlife Federation
• The New York Times
• Nike
• Peace Corps
• PGA Tour
• Procter & Gamble
• Rolling Stone
• SABMiller
• Sea World
• Sony
• Sotheby’s
• Supreme Court of the
•United States
• United Nations
• Virgin Records
• The Wall Street Journal
• The White House
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by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Jossey-Bass (2003-08-07)
ISBN: 0787968331
EAN: 9780787968335
UPC: 723812595303
Dewy Decimal #: 658
Paperback: 496 pages
Edition: 3
SKU: 102908027
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...book has curved shape
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When it was initially written in 1987, few could have predicted that The Leadership Challenge would become one of the best-selling leadership books of all time. Now, faced with the new challenges of our unpredictable global business environment, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner--two of the country's premier leadership experts--have completely revised and updated their classic book. Building on the knowledge base of their previous books, the third edition of The Leadership Challenge is grounded in extensive research and based on interviews with all kinds of leaders at all levels in public and private organizations from around the world. In this edition, the authors emphasize that the fundamentals of leadership are the same today as they were in the 1980s, and as they've probably been for centuries. In that sense, nothing's new. Leadership is not a fad. While the content of leadership has not changed, the context has-and in some cases, changed dramatically.
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Amazon.com Review
In the 1980s and again in the '90s, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner published The Leadership Challenge to address issues they uncovered in research on ordinary people achieving "individual leadership standards of excellence." The keys they identified--model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, encourage the heart--have now been reexamined in the context of the post-millennium world and updated in a third edition. "What we have discovered, and rediscovered, is that leadership is not the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women," write Kouzes, chairman emeritus of the Tom Peters Company, and Posner, dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. "People make extraordinary things happen by liberating the leader within everyone." After explaining their concept and methodology, the authors detail the five essentials noted above in a pair of chapters apiece that bring clarity to their theories with case studies and recommended actions. The specificity of each (motivating through "the meaningfulness of the challenge, not the material rewards of success," for example, and being able to "accept the mistakes that result from experimentation") is enhanced by advice on sustaining the commitment and making leadership skills accessible to all. The results remain as relevant as when they were first published. --Howard Rothman
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Customer Reviews
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Great points lost in a black-hole
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-11-17
The principles outlined in this book are positive, however, they are lost in excessive narrative. The text drags on and on about the 5 areas. You read one insightful sentence and its followed by 6 pages of stories that attempt to affirm the original point. The actionable material that others speak of include; find your voice, envision the future, seek innovative ways to change, build trust, celebrate values. All good stuff--don't get me wrong here, I just ask, "Where's the beef?" Could have been <50 pages.
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Great Leadership Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-30
My coworker recommended this book to me, and it's one of the best leadership/management books I've ever read. There's great practical advice and teaches you how to treat your staff, coworkers, managers like human beings while still being an effective leader. I highly recommend this book for people entering the work force and first-time managers or managers who need a new perspective.
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Leadership in Business
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-09-19
I gave this book four stars because it is well written and very readable, but it is really designed for people interested in business and working in corporations; something I did not realize before I started. I feel like the chapters were a little wordy, but the "summaries" at the end of the chapter are nice.
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Excellent Book Review Comments
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-09-09
This is not only a good product, it has been dleivered in a timely and beneficial manner. In fact, I have both just added a second purchase of this book for one of my military friends, and have added it to my future "Gift List" for friends and relatives.
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10 pages of information stretched to 400
Rating (1)
Date: 2008-08-31
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am convinced that Jossey Bass will publish anything. I don't necessarily disagree with the material, however, it would make a better magazine article rather than a 400-page book. The authors go to an embarassing extreme in order to stretch the material out. See how I just used two sentences to make a single point? Annoying, right? This book uses pages and pages to illustrate rather pedestrian concepts. Ugggh!
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by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Jossey-Bass (2003-08-07)
ISBN: 0787968331
EAN: 9780787968335
UPC: 723812595303
Dewy Decimal #: 658
Paperback: 496 pages
Edition: 3
SKU: 102908027
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...book has curved shape
More Product Infomation
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
When it was initially written in 1987, few could have predicted that The Leadership Challenge would become one of the best-selling leadership books of all time. Now, faced with the new challenges of our unpredictable global business environment, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner--two of the country's premier leadership experts--have completely revised and updated their classic book. Building on the knowledge base of their previous books, the third edition of The Leadership Challenge is grounded in extensive research and based on interviews with all kinds of leaders at all levels in public and private organizations from around the world. In this edition, the authors emphasize that the fundamentals of leadership are the same today as they were in the 1980s, and as they've probably been for centuries. In that sense, nothing's new. Leadership is not a fad. While the content of leadership has not changed, the context has-and in some cases, changed dramatically.
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Amazon.com Review
In the 1980s and again in the '90s, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner published The Leadership Challenge to address issues they uncovered in research on ordinary people achieving "individual leadership standards of excellence." The keys they identified--model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, encourage the heart--have now been reexamined in the context of the post-millennium world and updated in a third edition. "What we have discovered, and rediscovered, is that leadership is not the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women," write Kouzes, chairman emeritus of the Tom Peters Company, and Posner, dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. "People make extraordinary things happen by liberating the leader within everyone." After explaining their concept and methodology, the authors detail the five essentials noted above in a pair of chapters apiece that bring clarity to their theories with case studies and recommended actions. The specificity of each (motivating through "the meaningfulness of the challenge, not the material rewards of success," for example, and being able to "accept the mistakes that result from experimentation") is enhanced by advice on sustaining the commitment and making leadership skills accessible to all. The results remain as relevant as when they were first published. --Howard Rothman
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Customer Reviews
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Great points lost in a black-hole
Rating (1)
Date: 2008-11-17
The principles outlined in this book are positive, however, they are lost in excessive narrative. The text drags on and on about the 5 areas. You read one insightful sentence and its followed by 6 pages of stories that attempt to affirm the original point. The actionable material that others speak of include; find your voice, envision the future, seek innovative ways to change, build trust, celebrate values. All good stuff--don't get me wrong here, I just ask, "Where's the beef?" Could have been <50 pages.
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Great Leadership Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-30
My coworker recommended this book to me, and it's one of the best leadership/management books I've ever read. There's great practical advice and teaches you how to treat your staff, coworkers, managers like human beings while still being an effective leader. I highly recommend this book for people entering the work force and first-time managers or managers who need a new perspective.
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Leadership in Business
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-09-19
I gave this book four stars because it is well written and very readable, but it is really designed for people interested in business and working in corporations; something I did not realize before I started. I feel like the chapters were a little wordy, but the "summaries" at the end of the chapter are nice.
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Excellent Book Review Comments
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-09-09
This is not only a good product, it has been dleivered in a timely and beneficial manner. In fact, I have both just added a second purchase of this book for one of my military friends, and have added it to my future "Gift List" for friends and relatives.
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10 pages of information stretched to 400
Rating (1)
Date: 2008-08-31
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am convinced that Jossey Bass will publish anything. I don't necessarily disagree with the material, however, it would make a better magazine article rather than a 400-page book. The authors go to an embarassing extreme in order to stretch the material out. See how I just used two sentences to make a single point? Annoying, right? This book uses pages and pages to illustrate rather pedestrian concepts. Ugggh!
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