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Simply The Best: Sales Principles and Ethical Standards
Brent M. Jones
Business Resource Publishing Company
PO Box 526193, Salt Lake City, UT 84152-6193
0-9659403-0-6 $14.95
Simply The Best is a superb compendium of the "top twenty" principles and
ethical standards that underlay long term sales and business success. Brent
Jones writes with a straight-forward, accessible text that blends wit and
wisdom in bite-sized, highly digestible presentations. For example: "The wisdom
is lost on the Coffee Shop Salesman. During prime-time selling time, he's
having an in-depth conversation with a waitress." Simply The Best is highly
recommended reading for all entrepreneurs, business owners, and personnel
managers.
Mafia: Money and Politics in Sicily 1950-1997
Rene Seindal
Museum Tusculanum Press/Paul & Company, dist.
PO Box 442, Concord, MA 01742
87-7289-455-5 $30.00 1-978-369-3049 1-978-369-2385 (fax)
Antonino Salvo was a mafioso, but he did not deal in narcotics, he did not
smuggle arms, he did not kill anybody, and he did not take part in other
"ordinary" mafia activities. Antonino Salvo was a business man, one of Sicily's
wealthiest. He had interests in all important lines of business and close
political connections at the highest level in Rome. Antonino Salvo represented
another, but no less important, side of the mafia. He was a central part of a
widespread network of economic and political interests which dominated Sicily
for decades. All power was concentrated in one place: the mafia. Rene Seindal's
Mafia is an exhaustive and authoritative analyses the economic and political
activities of the mafia on the basis of the latest source material and explains
how the mafia and men like Antonino Salvo have succeeded in surviving,
protecting themselves, and flourishing in post-war Italy right down to this
very day.
Why Unions Matter
Michael D. Yates
Monthly Review Press
122 West 27th street, New York, NY 10001
0-85345-929-0 $17.00 (pb) 0-85345-930-4 $44.00 (hc) 1-212-691-2555
1-212-727-3676 (fax)
Why Unions Matter proves with irrefutable statistics and persuasive analysis
that unionized workers in every part of the economy get more pay and better
benefits than employees who do comparable work but do not belong to a union.
Yet economic gains and job security are just the starting point for this
informative analysis and presentation as Michael Yates argues that unions also
inspire power, solidarity, and dignity in workers, with great and positive
consequences for their lives. Yates also argues that the union movement, faced
with a decades-long loss of membership, urgently needs new approaches to
recruiting members. Yates provides sound practical advice on what makes a
collective bargaining campaign effective, what approach unions should take in
electoral politics, and why we need an more independent, tough-minded,
democratic, and politically progressive labor movement. With historical
sidebars covering subjects ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to
Cesar Chavez, and a generous sprinkling of photos and cartoons, Why Unions
Matter is a clear and simple introduction to the labor movement's purpose and
promise. Why Unions Matter should be read from cover to cover by every working
man and woman who draws a wage in this country.
101 Stupid Things Business Travelers Do To Sabotage Success
Harry Knitter
Richard Chang Associates
15265 Alton Parkway, Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92618
1-883553-98-9 $9.95 1-800-756-8096 http://www.richardchangassociates.com
Business travel can be one of the most enrich components of a job -- or one of
the most stressful. In 101 Stupid Things Business Travelers Do To Sabotage
Success, Harry Knitter provides one hundred and one success strategies for that
are applicable to both the new business traveler and the seasoned veteran.
Knitter includes tips for pre-trip preparations, using a travel agent, avoiding
travel pitfalls, planning for international business travel, staying healthy on
the road, and post-trip recovery. Even when the inevitably unexpected happens,
the strategies outlined by Knitter will go a long, long way to insuring the
business trip is still a personal as well as corporate success.
GPS Made Easy: Using Global Positioning Systems in the Outdoors
Lawrence Letham
The Mountaineers Books
1001 S.W. Klickitat Way, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98134
0-89886-592-1 $14.95 1-206-223-6303 1-206-223-6306
In GPS Made Easy, Lawrence Letham makes the Global Positioning Systems easy
both to understand to use as a modern navigational tool. GPS determines a
user's location regardless of time of day or geographic position. GPS made Easy
tells the reader everything needed about using handheld GPS receivers for
accurate navigation in the outdoors including how GPS works, common receivers,
and practical examples of use outdoors. Letham goes beyond the manufacturers'
manuals and demonstrates how to use GPS in all kinds of outdoor situations:
hiking, skiing, or climbing above the tree line; sea kayaking or paddling
wilderness rivers; and in whiteout situations. In addition, Letham uses
illustrations to clearly explain coordinate grids, waypoint manipulation, GPS
mechanics, and more. Now in an updated and expanded second edition, GPS Made
Easy is an essential introduction to GPS technology and usage for anyone in any
kind of outdoor activity on land or at sea.
Sioux Winter Count: A 131-Year Calendar of Events
Roberta Carkeek Cheney
Naturegraph Publishers, Inc.
3543 Indian Creek Road, Happy Camp, CA 96039
0-87961-249-5 $8.95 1-530-493-5353
A "Winter Count" was the historical calendar of the Sioux. To record time, an
historian appointed by the tribe drew one pictograph on a buffalo or deer skin
at the end of each winter season. The pictograph represented a significant
event that had happened that year. The winter count described in Roberta
Cheney's Sioux Winter Count utilizes the Big Missouri Winter Count housed in
the Sioux Museum in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is one of the best preserved
of all the Native American calendars. It commemorates 131 years (1796 to 1926)
in the lives of the Sioux bands who lived along the Missouri River, spanning
that century which brought such devastating change for them. In addition to the
full reproduction of the Winter Count on the frontispiece, each years' entry
includes a Ralph Shane reproduction of the original pictograph. Following the
traditional interpretation by a Sioux medicine man (Kills Two) a parallel
history of westward expansion into the Dakotas, and of government Native
American policies, gives the reader an eagle's eye view of the Sioux experience
during those critical years in the life of America. Sioux Winter Count is a
superb, unique contribution to the growing body of Native American cultural and
historical literature.
Jan Morris
Paul Clements
University of Wales Press/Paul & Company, dist.
PO Box 442, Concord, MA 01742
0-7083-1470-8 $14.95 1-978-369-3049 1-978-369-2385 (fax)
Jan Morris is a distinguished travel-writer, critic, journalist, historian,
biographer and novelist who has been a celebrated figure on the literary scene
for almost fifty years. Her ability to capture the spirit of a place has been
justifiably described as "the verbal equivalent of a landscape painting", and
is well illustrated in such writings as her Venice and The Presence of Spain.
her triumphant evocation of the social atmosphere of the British Empire has
made her trilogy, Pax Britannica, a major work of literary history. Her books
on Wales communicate her love for the country, a feeling which she has
described as her supreme pleasure. In Jan Morris, Paul Clements accomplishes
the first major study of this remarkable woman and provides us with a
fascinating account of both her incomparable descriptive writing and her
extraordinary personal life.
Reiki: A Way Of Life
Patricia Rose Upczak
Synchronicity Publishing
PO Box 927, Nederland, CO 80466
1-891554-18-2 $13.99 1-303-258-0107 1-303-258-7917 sync...@csd.net
There are subtle but powerful energies in the universe that are
multidimensional and multi-faceted and beyond our ability to define. Thoughts,
intentions and prayers have a great deal of power. Reiki, with its ancient
roots in Tibet, is a profound and simple technique that anyone can use to heal
their lives drawing upon those energies to heal their lives. Reiki is not some
form of instant enlightenment but rather it is a way of life. With this
powerful yet easy-to-use guide by Patricia Upczak, we can reconnect with our
inner selves to balance our lives physically, spiritually, mentally and
emotionally. Reiki: A Way Of Life is especially recommended reading for those
with an interest in metaphysical studies, spirituality, and self-help
approaches to personal enhancement.
The Power of Natural Healing
Hua-Ching Ni
Seven Star Communications
1314 Second Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
0-937064-31-9 $14.95
As we grow older, we often being to investigate different approaches to health
through exercise and diet in an attempt to heal ourselves or prevent problems
from occurring in the first place. The Power Of Natural Healing targets one's
own spirit as being the source of all health. There is a natural healing
process inherent in the very nature of life itself. To understand this can help
us be successful in our lives, understand life and death, and solve our own
life problems and questions. Hua-China Ni is the founder of Yo San University
of Traditional Chinese Medicine and gives us a generous background of
information on the ancient methods and principles of healing that evolved from
prehistoric China to the present day. The Power Of Natural Healing offers a
clear, articulate, and informative presentation of Taoist teachings and simple
practices that people of all ages can use to nurture themselves and the health
and happiness of those around them as well. By learning these principles we
discover our own power to heal naturally. The Power Of Natural Healing is
highly recommended to students and practitioners of alternative medicine and
self help approaches to personal health and well-being.
Healthy, Wealthy & Wise
Krs Edstrom
Soft Stone Publishing
PO Box 8584, Universal City, CA 91618-8584
1-886198-76-4 $12.95 1-323-851-8623
Krs Edstrom's Healthy, Wealthy & Wise is a collection of personal stories,
photos and tips from some of America's most prominent leaders who disclose the
health secrets that helped them get to the top of their chosen professions.
Edstrom also provides her step-by-step HealthStyle program along with her
special Motivation Strategy -- the key that makes it all happen and truly
distinguishes her program from a profusion of others. Estrom shows how to build
weight control, stress management and exercises programs into the busy day of
active, working people; how to achieve "deep motivation" to keep set goals all
year long; how to "self-dialogue" and employ other mental tactics for fuller
self-knowledge and success; how to eat consciously and with more enjoyment,
thereby losing weight while retaining self-esteem; how to change lifetime
habits painlessly and permanently; and much, much more. Healthy, Wealthy & Wise
is an invaluable addition to the self help and health improvement reference
bookshelves.
The Songwriter's Song
Reginald Rodney
Janus Publishing/Paul & Company, dist.
PO Box 442, Concord, MA 01742
1-85756-3552-2 $12.95 1-978-369-3049 1-978-369-2385 (fax)
The Songwriter's Song is offers up sixteen of Reginald Rodney's own favorites
songs, along with tips on how to create your own songs -- plus how to be
successful in the highly competitive song writing world. Rodney finds music and
joy in everyday moments that pass many of us by such as a flower seller in the
street, a drunken vagrant in a doorway, a preacher passing by, or a fleeting
encounter with a beautiful girl who asks his advice on choosing a new perfume.
Rodney's songs in this admirable collection will encourage and inspire not only
the aspiring songwriter, but anyone else who has ever felt that they have a
song in their heart, a lyric on their lips, a tune haunting the gentle recesses
of their mind.
Working for a Loser!!!!
Claude B. Carter
Alotta.edu, Inc.
1549 Wynnemoor Way, Fort Washington, PA 19034
0-9662624-4-1 $12.95 1-215-542-2357
In Working For A Loser!!!!, Claude Carter has assembled a compendium of crazy
quotes, jokes and anecdotes reflecting corporate chaos and calamities of all
sorts. These priceless japes and stories were collected over a two year period
through Carter's companion website http://www.myboss.com In good times and bad,
bosses provide an unending wealth of comic behavior, the best of which is
captured on these pages. Working for a Loser!!!! is a memorable tribute to bad
bosses and their escapades that every reader will instantly recognize from
their own corporate life. If you are a Dilbert fan, you're truly going to love
Working For A Loser!!!!
John Taylor
Reviewer
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