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This book is unique in that the author did a great job of honestly talking about his successes AND failures owning and running an amazing diversity of businesses and what he learned along the way. The experiences described in the book range over many years and many different businesses including day care, plumbing, dentistry and lawn care. All of the stories are written in a light-hearted self-deprecating style and are a quick enjoyable read. Every one of stories has at least one important business lesson. Unlike so many other business success books, this one gives you the good, the bad and the ugly and is next best thing to having a wise, experienced business adviser at your side. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to start or buy a business or someone just interested in being entertained with a few business war stories.

Whether you are just starting a business or are a seasoned entrepreneur, this book is a must read. Within its short, often humorous stories it is packed full of knowledge and learned wisdom from an experienced business man. The tools presented in this book are a must for anyone in the business world. Entertaining and insightful, I highly recommend this book to anyone in the high paced world of entrepreneurship.

The author's vast knowledge through experience not only highlights the practical aspects of finding, starting, maintaining and exiting a business venture, he also demonstrates the personal strength of character that is needed to weather not only the successes but also the failures he encountered on his journey. The journey is 'Inspiring'! A truely 'American' story!

The real bonus the author has provided to those who purchase this book are the appendixes. The appendixes provide a logical proven blueprint to help evaluate, operate and exit a business venture.

It is so refreshing to read a book about an entrepreneur who is so candid about his successes and failures. I like to hear stories about what it takes to make a business work and some of the pitfalls. Lee is not above speaking about his mistakes. The great thing is that he learns from his mistakes.

Since most new businesses that are being created today are going to remain a small business for their lifetime, this book speaks directly to those business owners, like myself.

This is a wonderfull book and the perfect give for the budding entrepreneur.

This book is a great example of learning through stories. If you are a manager, employee, entrepreneur, or looking to learn more about business and working with people, this book will teach you the secrets. Written in sequence with the author's life story, the reader gets the tips that will save your career and business. Definitely the things they don't teach in colleges today. Lee Thomas is a true entrenpreneur and tells not only how to succeed but what not to do with fun, fast moving, and true life stories.

This book also has a great list of quotes from about 20 of the best books on these subjects, and will remind you of what you already know, and give you the insight and the confidence that you can control your life, and be a part of your own business.

I have given 3 copies as gifts and this book will appeal to everyone that wants to better themselves and doesn't want to make BIG mistakes in the process.

I read Sharon's book not long after I met her and was delighted and wowed to know someone who could write a book that kept me engaged from first to last page. The characters, with all their human strengths and faults, rope you in with their story of love, laughter and tears and leave you wanting more. Can't wait for Sharon Flesch's next book!

This book navigates the real world of real love. The setting and the writing are considerable bonuses, but the real power of the novel lies in its author's understanding of the depth, breadth, and sheer wonder of love.

This is truly a wonderful story of the Montana west and the hardships encountered by their residents. The story is romatic with good Christian values. Could hardly put it down. Would love to read a sequel to this wonderful story. Would recommend this book to all lovers.

I was staying in Kalispell, Montana and found this book at a local book store. A great read! Sweet characters! Good relationships! Old-time American faith and values! I recommend it for the whole family!

This book was reminiscent of the way life used to be. It showed interesting relationships between people and yet portrayed high moral standards. My copy has been passed on to other family members that have greatly enjoyed it also.

This book is solidly grounded in theoretical and analytical rationales. Yet, it presents a counterintuitive conclusion: Sanctions and boycotts do not work. We may have wasted our time pressuring multinationals that operated in South Africa, and now in Burma, Iraq and Israel. A must read to understand the dynamics of global power and how multinationals stave off controls.

This book takes an academic view of the theory behind multunational corporations.

Strengths: It skilfully questions some of the basic assumptions behind the modern theory of the multinational -- as the author illustrates these assumptions permeate all our other global theories but do not have predictive validity. It also tackles a very important social issue, whether our methods to influence multinational corporations work. Did they work in South Africa? The author very convincingly proves that they did not.

Weaknesses: Some of the weaknesses are inescapable in a scholarly work. The detailed quantitative analysis and data may be skipped (as the author indicates) by policy-makers. However, a large chapter deals with this issue. Also, although the author extends her theory of multinational corporations as chameleons from South Africa to other hotspots such as Myanmar (Burma) and Nike, I would have liked her to tackle some social questions: such as whether our pressuring multinational corporations to leave South Africa extended white economic domination in the country. This question and others of its ilk are probably politically incorrect, or beyond the book's already large scope, and the author skirts them. Consquently, this book leaves you thinking -- and that may be what a good book should do.

All in all a very comprehensive, systematic and courageous look at the assumptions, theories and institutions that shape global society.

Five stars!

This book uses a crafeully built theoretical framework to show why US sanctions did not work in South Africa and are unlikely to work any where else. An important piece of research!

Probably the best review of multinational corporations, why they enter and leave host states on the market today. A must read for anyone either doing research on multinationals or interested in the effects of globalization.

The scholarly literature on multinational corporations is very weak when it comes to explaining why multinationals leave. This is the focus of this book. After one of the best reviews EVER on research regarding the multinational corporation, the author presents a very detailed study on why they left South Africa. The implications for this study extend to anyone who wants to know why multinationals leave -- or anyone who wants to influence whether they stay or leave! Excellent and highly recommended

I think this medical organizer is wonderful. It is very organized and covers everything. At first I thought I wanted it to be larger but then I realized it is better small because I can just throw it in my purse. I recommend this organizer to anyone who wants to keep track of their medical history whether it be a long history or short. Everyone should have something like this because you never know what will happen and it is good for our loved ones to refer to if we end up in the hospital.

An excellent Recorder/Journal for those who may have significant or multiple Health Problems.
There are enough categories (Tabs) to cover most of one's personal Health information. since I received
and entered the 'information' asked for; I, along with my family, now have a more detailed format - in one
place - to access my most necessary (Type I-Brittle Diabetic) data. Yearly calendar is outdated -but - I was
able to overcome this by creating my own. (3) hole punch Binder with re-fillable tabs and pages; it can't be
any easier than this.

My son is 10 months delayed and we take him everywhere to get check ups and are always looking for new treatments to help him progress so we have built up mounds of paper work in 3 short years. My Medical Assistant has taken an already stressful situation and knocked the stress level down a couple of notches. No more flipping through paper work trying to find out what he's allergic to, the medications he's taken or the tests that have been done, it's all right in front of us. The way My Medical Assistant is set up makes it easy to use and I highly reccomend it to anyone, it's not just for people with disabilities it's a great record keeping system for anyone of any age and also a great timeline of your life. Thank You Donna for making this great idea available to everyone.

David Wrobel

This book is one of the most useful items you could ever puchase. It is not only great for personal use, but also a great gift for friends and family.
You can document all of your medical information and have it on hand for immediate use.

I would highly recommend this book.

I have had 6 surgeries in the past 7 years. Each one was difficult and different in nature. Each procedure had to have numerous medications for healing. I was able to keep all of this organized with "My Medical Assistant." It allows me to put dates down, so that in the future, as today for instance when I had yet another MRI, I had it all at my fingertips. Dates of surgeries, what caused the previous surgeries, what medications I am on now, etc. I just carry it with me. My husband went along, but trust me, he would have no idea, but "My Medical Assistant" does. This is a valuable article for my life.
Thanks for the creation.

Excellent, thought-provoking, intriguing, suspenseful, fascinating, compelling, engaging, spellbinding... you get the idea. A gripping novel that I was not able to put down until I had finished.

Shawn Hopkins is a genius! His book kept me on the edge of my seat! It kept me wondering what would happen next. I loved every word of it!

This was not my usual light summer reading...however it was riveting and kept my attention. Every page was a page turner! It also made you think about your faith and the strength of your beliefs. Can't wait for his next book.

Before even getting into the book, the prologue is an adventure in itself - one of the best examples of descriptive writing I've ever read. Close your eyes and you are there! Teachers would be wise to share this with their writing classes. The rest of the book flows with excitement, twists and turns and is a "can't wait to read the next chapter" page turner. But be advised, you may want to plan a time to do nothing but read, as you will not be able to put NOAHIC down once you start reading! I look forward to the next Shawn Hopkins novel.

This book has it all...
The story pulls together a number of seemingly unrelated 'new age' theories and spins a plot that keeps you guessing, right to the end. I can't wait for the author's next work!

And Ora's farm is no exception. Ora's Farm is the story of a loving, knowing, laid-back farmer who cultivates and harvest bits of wisdom and guidance for the neighborhood kids who frequent his farm. Author Marcia Carter, illustrator Jim Wonderling and real life farmer Ora Coleman bring this story to life and make you feel as if you are right there on the farm feeding the cows, petting the billy goats and smelling the gardenias. Among the pages of this enchanting story, readers of all ages will find practical life advice they didn't even know they were looking for. And before you know it, you'll find yourself quoting Ora.

This is yet another excellent book written by a wonderful and talented author!! The book shows how people deal with things thrown in their lap. I, like Marcia, lost my child 3 years ago and she has been an inspiration to me. I am very thankful the Marcia uses her loss to help others! Way to go Marcia!!!!

This is an excellent book. Very well written!! Marcia is a wonderful author!! Ora's Farm shows how children deal with obstacles in their lives. I, like Marcia, had a huge obstacle in my life with loosing my son, but thanks to author's like Marcia who have the gift of sharing their experiences to help others, it becomes a little easier. Way to go Marcia! Waiting for that next book! You are such an inspiration!

I enjoyed the book because I could relate to it being
brought up on a small farm back in the late 30s and early
40's. The children had their problems like we did many
years ago and things turned out ok. I loved the illustrations
too. I read Stephen Moon and the author certainly express
her self well. She's a good writer.

I enjoyed Ora's Farm so much. I read it on a Saturday afternoon outside on my deck sipping coffee. When I finished it, I took a deep breath, relaxed and watched the birds for another 1/2 hour, contemplating the lessons Ora taught his young friends.
I bought 2 extra copies as gifts. One for a 12 year old who has divorced parents and one for my son who is 21 and has had some dramatic changes in his life for the past 2 years.
Ora's Farm reminded me of what is important in life. Sometimes we all need that.
This would have been a memorable and significant reading for me as a young girl, too. I would have been a little easier on myself had I realized other children had fears and difficulties just like I did.
I thought the illustrations were beautiful and really helped bring the characters to life.

Mr. Bassiri definitely has an excellent grasp of the Netscape Server architecture. After reading this book, I have gained a better understanding of the Netscape server inner workings. I found the chapters on WAI very helpful! I would definitely recommend this to anyone developing applications for the Netscape platform.

My only complaint is that some of the sections are too wordy and redundant.

I thought I knew a lot before I read this book. I was just fooling my self..... Must own book if you work with NES.

Just got my copy of this book and it is great. Wish Netscape provided such accurate and detailed information in their books. Mr. Bassiri seems to know what he is writing about. He seems to write from experience instead of reading Netscape manuals and rehashing the old story. Appendix A and B are really helpful. They included a complete list of server configuration settings. The NSAPI tutorial is the best around and the WAI section provides a true programmer's review of this API. This book is packed full of information. If you want to know how the Netscape server works and program applications for it, you should definitely buy this book.

If you administer or develop for Netscape servers, you will benefit from this book. Administrators: the knowledge you gain from this book will allow you to modify the config files to do correctly what the Server Manager sometimes doesn't do properly, and configure features that simply cannot be administered from the Server Manager. Developers and Architects: Having read this book, you will know what options you have, and be more easily able to decide which architecture is best for your application -- and you'll be able to code it. In addition, your understanding of the key concepts will allow you to grasp quickly how external but related technologies (like Forte's Web Enterprise) work. Well-written, detailed and comprehensive; highly recommended.

Easy to read, I delved in and finished it in 2 workdays without falling asleep. The info is clear and the examples great. Two suggestions: more examples, and greater focus on what the non-threadsafe functions are. He lists NSAPI funcs and says to use 'em (util_sprintf() for instance) but doesn't mention if strlen or other functions are threadsafe. Also, the time function - I can't get a compile using time funcs that don't have a local time_t or timeb structure (instead of pointers to system structures). That should be noted. Otherwise, totally required book and excellent for beginners to get into it.

This book is very good for all types of projects. It covers setting up a project, organizing the work, managing a project, handling several projects at once, dealing with project issues and crises, using modern technology such as groupware and the Internet. The approach of establishing an issues data base and relating issues to specific tasks in a project is unique. It is very useful.

This is one of the best project management books for introducing employees to modern project management in an interesting way. Most project management books are ver dry and lack realistic examples. Thus, it is difficult to motivate people to read and use such materials. This is a very practical, down to earth book that has many guidelines that you can use immediately as you read the book. Some of the strengths of the book are: 1) best description of matrix management; 2) use of collaborative tools in managing projects; 3) how to deal with multiple projects; 4) how to share resources across several projects; 5) how to deal with risk in projects. The authors have developed a very creative and useful approach in dealing with project risk that associates project risk with unresolved issues. I highly recommend this book.

Project management for the 21st century is one of the most usable, easy to read, and complete project management books. There are good examples. Techniques are modern--better than that available in other books. This books stresses working together, sharing information, and dealing with resources that are spread among various projects. Very good reference.

This book provides the basics of project management in an easy to use casual style. It proceeds step by step through building a plan and then managing a project. The chapter on project costing is good, but could use some more detail. The modern and historical examples are usefully examined. These could be expanded more later.

This book not only gives you all of the basics, but also highlights how to use the Internet for project management. Very useful material.

I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Cindy Gordon and Dr. Claudio Terra recently at the Knowledge Management Conference in New York, where I attended a workshop with them. Their depth of knowledge in this area is world-class, and the insights they shared in their new book demystified the realities of implementing enterprise corporate portals. Their business strategy accumen, and balanced practical experiences make them a refreshing change to consultants with no substance - as they are experts with strong proven credentialing. What prompted me to write this review was their humbleness in their workshop and openness to learn from us as attendees. Their appetite for learning from those around them was very refreshing and I am looking forward to their next book as well.

I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Cindy Gordon and Dr. Claudio Terra recently at the Knowledge Management Conference in New York, where I attended a workshop with them. Their depth of knowledge in this area is world-class, and the insights they shared in their new book demystified the realities of implementing enterprise corporate portals. Their business strategy accumen, and balanced practical experiences make them a refreshing change to consultants with no substance - as they are experts with strong proven credentialing. What prompted me to write this review was their humbleness in their workshop and openness to learn from us as attendees. Their appetite for learning from those around them was very refreshing and I am looking forward to their next book as well.

I've read one book after another about attaining a viable knowledge management solution using corporate portals, and was left wanting because the books either required great leaps of faith or were little more than marketing hype. This book closes all of the gaps between theory and practical application, and backs up assertions with a wealth of case studies that prove the connection between the goal (KM) and the means (portals).

In the first part of the book the authors address knowledge management and portals at the conceptual level. The second part is comprised of case studies that fully support the concepts by showing how results were achieved in a large number of corporate settings. Each case is a study in specific goals and objectives unique to companies that embarked on KM initiatives, and are diverse enough to overlap with your own goals and objectives. The important material covers barriers, how they were overcame, results and how they improved business operations.

The authors are subject matter experts who come across as credible and factual, and the content of this book is accurate and hype-free. I like the way they place KM and portals within the context of business objectives, and the way they impart their extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of KM and portals. It's obvious that they are writing from the trenches, and equally obvious that they maintain an objective view throughout the book. Another aspect of this book that I like is how carefully they chose and documented the case studies. Each goes to the essence of concepts in the first part of the book, and clearly show that KM can be effectively achieved through correctly designed and implemented corporate portals. It's worth noting that Appendix B, "Technical criteria to select a corporate portal platform", is an invaluable tool for readers who are seriously considering an implementation.

If you only read one book about corporate portals this is the one I highly recommend.

I found this book to be a well researched and practical book for senior executives that want to clearly understand what an enterprise portal is, what the value is, and how to execute a portal strategy. I particularly found the lessons learned and best practices as very helpful insights. Highly recommend this book to be read by any one in senior management that needs the fundamentals, but also more experienced professionals implementing portal strategies.

This is the kind of book I actually hesitate to recommend because it is so good my greedy side wants to hoard the valuable knowledge it contains! I am in the "knowledge management" business and believe reading this book has given me a competitive advantage. I also believe that an organization seeking to deploy a knowledge portal of any kind should have this book beside them at all times. José Claudio Terra and Cindy Gordon get to the heart of what all the spending on "portals" is for: to drive value in your business. They also provide a roadmap for ensuring your efforts and spending don't go down as yet another misguided IT boondoggle. The 10 recent and originally researched case studies are like gold. This is a very good book. David Brett, CEO, Knexa.

A lot goes through your mind when you're precariously dangling upside down from a bridge - blood mostly, but also plenty of vivid insights. You might suddenly, by way of example, realize that your fiancé wasn't all that to begin with and that your best friend is really pretty annoying, so who cares if you caught the two of them sharing a morning-after kiss, and why in the world did you ever set about trying to kill yourself over the whole mess. That's just where Jimmy Gee finds himself, though, as this novel opens. While he doesn't walk away from the situation unscathed - well, actually, he does walk away, just not very far - this brush with death eventually serves as the impetus for a grand scheme that's possibly just crazy enough to work.

While recovering in the hospital, Jimmy strikes up a rather unusual friendship with one of the interns, a bloke named Kevin who can't resist playing rather sick practical jokes on patients waking up in the suicide ward, including Jimmy. A practical joker of some skill himself, Jimmy responds in kind, and a bond is formed. With nowhere else to go when he is finally released from the hospital, Jimmy moves into his new best bud's apartment and it is there - during one of their senseless brainstorm sessions - that the idea for "Quitters" is born. As Jimmy knows from experience, some people are just too timid or downright clumsy to do themselves in properly. After all, if every suicidal person did the job right the first time, there would be no need for suicide wards. Many of these individuals will just keep trying until they manage to kick the bucket properly, so what would be wrong with helping them along a bit? And if you can profit from the deal, so much the better.

Here's the deal. "Quitters" (i.e., Jimmy and Kevin) will offer assistance to anyone seriously determined to commit suicide, as long as the suicide is of a spectacular nature. Each such suicide will be filmed and eventually included on a DVD Jimmy and Kevin intend to release. Knowing full well that there are plenty of weirdoes in the world who would pay good money to watch such a morbid video, the guys expect DVD sales to earn them a right good income. Things go surprisingly well - at first - but the guys can only dance around the Kevorkian Curse for so long before things take a rather nasty turn.

Recycling Jimmy is black comedy at its best - ludicrous yet believable, and consistently funny throughout (which is not to say there isn't a serious moment here or there along the way). Jimmy's first two encounters with a potential love interest are beyond memorable, and the setting for their first official date is uniquely surreal to say the least. The one-upmanship of Jimmy's and Kevin's friendship also offers the reader a plethora of humorous moments, although I must say the increasingly extreme and seemingly non-stop pranks the two play on each other eventually grew a tad tiresome for me. Even the suicides are capable of drawing laughs, especially one in particular that puts one of Kevin's Loony Tunes-inspired theories to the test once and for all. And if you think you know how everything is going to play out in the end, think again - Tilley lays down a pretty mean literary land mine or two along the way.

We all know that the wittiest of writers in the world today tend to hail from Britain, and Andy Tilley would certainly seem to be taking some mighty self-assured baby steps in the sizable shoes of such brilliant comic writers as Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. This is only his first novel, but his unique voice and acerbically effective brand of humor bespeak a wealth of potential. I for one will be most anxious to see what he comes up with next.

I almost never laugh out loud while reading... I laughed myself into tears several times while reading this book - It would make a great movie (hopefully with British unknowns..), but a movie would miss out on the author's sneakily profound philosophical musings...

Jimmy Gee decides to end it all and jumps off a bridge, but the suicide attempt goes awry and Jimmy awakes in a hospital bed attended by a practical joking orderly. So begins the story of his "recycling".

Jimmy and the orderly eventually become associates in a scheme to make money. They both agreed that committing suicide is not as easy as it looks. Moreover, doing it well; or doing it in a way that it means something is even more difficult. Aha, thought Jimmy, we have found a need and if we fill it, so the adage goes, we make money.

Andy Tilley has done the same in a way. He has found a need, l,e, the craving for rich dark comedy, and he has filled it with his novel Recycling Jimmy. The story is outrageously funny.

Jimmy and Kevin form "Quitters" an outfit dedicated to helping the suicidal but, not in the way you expect. They won't help the suicidal out of their depression. Instead, they will help the suicidal carry out their suicide in a spectacular fashion and on video tape!

Ah, the entrepreneurship of the British. It all works out for the best in the end because Jimmy finally learns that life is more useful than he thought. The reader learns something about that too, but not before pages of delightfully funny reading.

Red Evans author On Ice

Reading Recycling Jimmy, I felt a little like a voyeur--maybe not quite as extreme as those who'd watch a "Quitters" video of someone's suicide, the kind of audience suicide-survivor Jimmy and his buddy Kevin target. Still, I kept reading Jimmy's lively adventures with morbid fascination and appreciation of Andy Tilley's brilliant dark humor.

To say the least, in Andy Tilley's brash novel "Recycling Jimmy", antihero Jimmy's judgment is suspect. He's foolish, irreverent, and passive; just what you'd expect from a bloke whose emotional development got euthanized sometime during his teens. In the opening scene Jimmy dangles from a bridge, eighty feet above ground. Even then, he's hard pressed to do anything, anything at all, right. Still, somehow, he's just likeable enough and the situation just foolish enough, we begin to have our hopes...

Whatever the roots of author Tilley's eccentric humor, he delivers the goods with elan despite a narrative laden with passive form. It works, but repetition of some verb forms might irritate some readers. Fortunately, in the opening he's just getting his dark funnybone warm and before long at all prose issues recede. It's while in hospital after the bungled suicide attempt, after Jimmy encounters kindred spirit Kevin, that the full effect of the author's special form of humor comes to bear. Suffice it to say, in Recycling Jimmy, the unusual is commonplace, the incredible comfy as an afternoon pint at the local pub, and the unthinkable...why of course, the unthinkable is central to the plot.

Will Jimmy change his ways? Will he learn how to take responsibility for his acts? I'm not tipping over the crumpets. You'll have to read to find out. Warning: the laughs get you by surprise. If no one in the family is trained in the Heimlich Maneuver, don't get caught with a mouthful of chips.

Art Tirrell is the author of the 2007 adventure novel, "The Secret Ever Keeps", of which reviewer Joan A. said, "The first book...my significant other...and I have agreed on since 'Kafka on the Beach'." See all the reviews on Amazon at /product/1601640048