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As a paramedic, our protocols require us to do 12 leads in the field and transmit them to the receiving hospital. Time doesn't normally permit us to do an in-depth interpretation in the field. This book effectively covers the basics of 12 lead interpretation in an easy to read format. The authors add enough levity to make this book fun to read and study. It has helped me to be able to pick out important information from the 12 lead to better understand my patient's condition.

The perfect book for the nurse that takes care of real live patients. It is lighthearted, informative, and fun. It really teaches the Critical Care nurse of today "what they need to know in the middle of the night". I give it away as a prize in all my classes. Excellent!

This book gives Bob Moses the attention his life deserves. You should also check out The Children Bob Moses Led by William Heath. It's a novel that blends fact with fiction to tell the story of Moses and Freedom Summer.

IN this time of increased jingosim and nationalism,when dissent is called dishonor and treason[by the current Attorney General of the United States}, this book is like a balm. Robert Parris Moses is a certifiable HERO,and is a character drawn almost by his philosophical champion, the great Algerian exixtentialist and Noble Laurete, Albert Camus. Moses went to Mississippi in the early 1960's, in Mccomb county and began the torturous process of registering people to vote.Slight, in his horn rimmed glasses, with white T shirt under his bib overalls, Moses tirelessly and fearlessly went up against crooked judges, Klukers and corrupt and racist law enforcement, and slowly[with the eventual aid of the Justice department and John Doar, who ,though a republican, was also the justice dept. lead lawyer in the impeachment proceedings against President Richard m. Nixon}, registered voters, and changed the shape of american history. With his backround in philosophy}[from Harvard} and a steely determination to do the right thing, Moses at times singlehandely carried on, living with local balck families in Hamlets throught Mississippi.One of the few memebers of the civil rights movement was was not in the least bit awed by Martin Luther King,jr.[perhaps beacuse he knew himself to be the equal of any man} he sallied forth under pressure and fear that I literally cannot comprehend. this is a fine book about a period of american history that should be celebrated,not consigned to february alone. It was a tuime when politicians thought they could "possibly" cahnge things, and far more importantly, when people such as Mr. Moses felt it was imperative for they themselves to change things. My Admiration for Mr.Moses is second to no one. He, along with John Lewis, are certifiable living heroes,men who make me proud to be american. This book, then is one way to get to know this great, yes,great man. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Though this book is geared to leadership for blacks and blacks would more than likely identify with some of the examples and struggles in the book, the book provides Biblical and practical tips on leadership and wisdom that any race can appreciate! It's a shame this book is out-of-print. It has so much to offer the African-American community.

I am a Seminary Professor and I use this book in my classes for Leadership and Administration. The diverse backgrounds of the leaders make this resource explode with potential for training a new generation of leaders. I highly recommend it.

it's very easy to recognize about leadership. i read more books about leadership more than 20 books. you know what? this books has importants keys of leadership on techinical side.

Well, that is what someone in my life always says.

Leading is not always easy. Being aware of problem solving and how to support the endeavors of others is very important.

In this tiny book you will find practical techniques that will show you how to use your initiative to inspire excellence. The clear text and illustrations cover most aspects of supporting, empowering and motivating staff.

Robert Heller has written many books and is the leading authority on management consultancy. He was the founding editor of Management t Today magazine and has supervised the launch of a number of successful business journals.

He seeks to make you a dynamic and inspirational leader. Power tips show you how to handle real-life situations and develop first-class leadership skills. Yellow numbered boxes include phrases such as:

"Take into account the feelings of staff when promoting internally."

"Actively seek the views of your team members."

Fun Do and Don't lists are also included.

Do: Do try to create a positive atmosphere, free from rigidity.
Don't: Don't ask people to do things that you wouldn't do yourself.

Chapters Include:

Learning to Lead: Focusing on quality, learning from others, gaining experience, mastering roles, developing strengths, assessing your leadership potential.

Leading Others: Preparing to lead, forming a team, exercising authority, delegating tasks, communicating clearly, dynamizing groups, collegiate leadership.

Improving Your Effectiveness: Making decisions, setting goals, developing a team, leading discussions, using meetings, analyzing problems, giving support, assessing your leadership skills.

Inspiring Excellence: Motivating others, establishing a vision, generating ideas, managing openly, boosting achievement, being adventurous.

A handy index "leads" you to topics of interest. A few case studies make the topics seem more down-to-earth and helpful. The "Giving Support" chapter was something you could use in any situation. People will bring their personal difficulties to a good leader and they may not even be work related. It is important to show sympathy.

"Trust can be difficult to build, but it is easy to lose."

The aspect of a promise made is a promise kept is very important. Being loyal to your people, praising success and only criticizing in private will show others you are someone they can trust and that you have their best interests at heart.

Compact and essential!

Rees offers a clear, concise way to understand and improve faciliataion skills. The book is easy to read and non-technical. This should be required reading for all managers. The only weakness I encounter is the Westernized perspective. These facilitation skills are indeed very useful, but need to be digested and subtly changed for a multicultural environment.

If you are a requirements analyst who leads joint application design workshops or conduct reviews and checkpoint meetings, or are in charge of teams regardless of your job and role this book is a treasure.

First, it's short. The 14 chapters that lead you through developing and using team leadership skills and techniques is given in 216 information packed pages. Second, the approach in this book is based on a process instead of ad hoc advice that characterizes other books of this type.

The book starts with some basics before unfolding into a process. Topics include a discussion of the realities of today's workplace, and the differences between teams and teamwork; the difference between controlling and facilitating, and excellent advice on communications and facilitating team meetings. The process that begins in Chapter 10 is a sequence as follows: (1) plan the meeting (with an interesting piece on why agendas do not work - this flys in the face of conventional thought, but the author makes a compelling case), (2) encourage participation (with a wealth of techniques for doing this), (3) methods and techniques for recording ideas, (4) how to manage the group, and (5) reaching consensus (a real skill!).

If you're new to facilitating or leading teams this book will give you the skills and knowledge to be successful. Even if you're experienced and routinely facilitate meetings you'll find something new or refreshing in this book - and the clear writing and short page count makes it easy to read.

A comprehensive leadership resource for student leaders in all areas from band to student goverment. Has a history of leadership, personality surveys, tips and ideas to prepare students for leadership responsiblities.

The facilitator's guide provides an easy-to-follow lesson plan. This is an invaluable part of any leadership workshop. I used this book in my workshop and it was thought-provoking and insightful for the students. A must-have book.

This is an excellent book for young adults to read as well as study. There is a brief history of leadership at the beginning and then it takes off with excellent analogies and references which the students can relate. "Kick It In" also gives the facilitator several opportunities to utilize their own supplimented materials. I highly recommend this book for any person working with young adults!

As someone who occasionally struggles with leads, I found this guide quite helpful in working out some of the kinks and better using my creativity. I've read it cover to cover several times and my only complaint is that I wish it were longer!

ProActive Sales Management is full of great ideias covering everything from creating a sales culture in an organization to how hold a decent sales meeting.

As the title of this autobiography suggests, and the pages that follow confirm, this is the story of Dick Thornburgh, who has a strong and lengthy legal career. That this legal career was interrupted by eight years of service as Governor almost would appear a diversion from someone who rose from the Board of Directors of his local ACLU to be a United States Attorney and ultimately U.S. Attorney General. Yet, as the book informs, Dick Thornburgh was definitely a politician who successfully balanced switching between political and legal careers.
It was Dick Thornburgh's poltical work that caught the attention of Republican Party leader Elsie Hillman that led her to successfully push the political buttons to get Thornbugh the position of U.S. Attorney. Thornburgh had earlier worked in a Senate campaign and run a losing race for Congress. Although his preparation for the job was lacking, as Thornburgh admits his initial reaction was "What does a U.S. Attorney do?", Thornburgh had a distinguished career as a federal prosecutor. He went after organized crime figures and public corruption, although his zeal fadedat times, as when he refused a request by Arlen Specter to investigate some fellow Republicans on allegal illegal campaign payments.
A weakness of the book is it lacks depth of analysis in explaining how he chose many of his policies as Governor. The book excels in describing the Three Mile Island crisis. Here, the book is descriptive and reflective and leaves readers with useful advice on crisis management. Readers of legal history and Pennsylvania politics will find this an important book to examine.

This book describes in fascinating detail the political life and governmental experience of a man who has held numerous offices. Dick's life has included tragedy and triumph, and Dick holds no punches in describing all significant events. The book is well written, candid, insightful, honest and interesting. Regardless of your political party or your politics, it is must reading.

I'm not a romance reader, but I couldn't put this down. Read this in less than 24 hours.

I poured my morning coffee, opened this book, and couldn't put it down. There's everything here. Suspense, humor, juicy historical romance. She's got a beautiful way with words. I know I'll read this book again.

Do not let the sensational title turn you off! The subjects covered ("Interview in Weehawken") will tell you more than what you learned in school about these events. Depth of coverage, not breadth. And you will NEVER read "The War on Powder River" in a schoolbook!

The "Foreward" contrasts American myths with those from classic times as a reflection of popular culture. The Ancients had Thermopylae, we have the Alamo.

The murder rate in America is higher than in Europe, Canada, or Australia. But the latter countries did not have 300 years of Indian Wars, or anything like them, since the Dark Ages. They did not have waves of immigration, or slavery of another race. You have to look at South American countries for similar historical backgrounds. The author cites Medellin Columbia and Rio de Janeiro for high murder rates; these countries had similar development, if different cultural backgrounds, from America. Those who point to Europe as a peaceful place avoid their wars, revolutions, purges, and civil wars. Is this ignorance or dishonesty?

In Europe violence tends to be collective; in America it is individual. Americans don't want the government to do what can be done by private individuals!

The 18 chapters tell of historical events in America. Some are well-known, others are not. They are different form the legends created by dramas and fiction. These stories of violence recall the Iliad, the Odyssey, Beowulf, or the Song of Roland; they were the equivalent of broadcast or filmed dramas of today. America was founded by a violent revolution, unlike Europe or Asia where violence occurs without creating new nations. Most of the heroes in this book are anti-establishment, which reflects American character. Most American myths do not have a military origin (p.viii). America's growth came from struggles against other peoples [like Europe in the Dark Ages]; this still occurs throughout today's world. The relatively higher murder rate of America reflects its colonial past; it is lower than in countries south of the Rio Grande (p.x). In fact, the murder rate in Europe is much higher when you include wars, purges, and ethnic cleansing (pp.x-xi). Myths, stories of historical events that reflect popular views, are relatively recent and better documented than the Trojan War. You can compare this book to an uncensored and unexpurgated version of "Grimm's Fairy Tales".

The British plan for winning the war was to have three armies meet: Burgoyne down the Hudson valley, St. Leger down the Mohawk River, Howe up from New York. [This tactic of converging columns was used by General Custer in Montana.] Chapter 2 will teach you a lot about early American history, like Hamilton's scheme to split the Federalist that nearly elected Jefferson (p.22). Burr's exposure of Hamilton's treachery destroyed Hamilton's political career. Page 33 gives more about the treachery among these men. Custer's forces unknowingly attacked "the largest concentration of Indian fighting men ever seen north of the Rio Grande" (p.75). Custer's Last Stand was the heaviest defeat suffered against the Indians, but it was also the last victory of the Indians. Sitting Bull lived to ride with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, only to die when "resisting arrest". Chapter 7 explains the Lincoln County Land War, and Billy the Kid's part in this commercial rivalry. Chapter 8 explains how the Earp gang profited from gambling and drinking in Dodge City before moving to Tombstone Arizona. Most miners and townsmen were northern Republicans, most cattlemen were southern Democrats; each had their criminals. The business of Tombstone was entertainment: saloons, gambling casinos, brothels (their businessmen were called the "Law and Order Party"). Did Wyatt and Morgan tip off the stage robbers (p.117)? Was the Gunfight at the OK Corral meant to eliminate competitors? "Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshall" may be history by the survivors (p.125).

You've heard of the Hatfield-McCoy feud? But what about the conflicts over land rich in timber and coal, or the railroad (Chapter 9)? The 1921 Matewan coal strike occurred nearby. The War on Powder River, Wyoming, won't be found in school textbooks. The millionaire ranch owners conspired with the governor and legislature of Wyoming to take over the state (p.145). The war between the cattle association and the homesteaders is explained (pp.147-8). The cattle owners eliminated competition by putting political enemies on a death list, and hiring an army of gunmen to invade Johnson County. The people of Buffalo were warned, and armed themselves to repel this invasion. The US Cavalry rode in to arrest the invading gunmen. A book published on this crime had every library copy stolen and destroyed (p.155)! In the next election the Republican Party was swept from power in Wyoming. This marked the end of the Old West of cattle barons, and the New West of settled homesteaders. The rest of the book covers twentieth century events.