PSA

This book is a very straightforward and not as intimidating as other books on prostate cancer. Often we don't know what to say or do when we know someone diagnosed with cancer. I suggest that you pass along this book. It's a easy to read guide that helps men navigate through their discussions with medical experts.

Finally, I can understand prostate cancer! This book explains in reader-friendly terms all the basics about prostate cancer, the various treatment options available to the patient, and lots of other information that is so useful. (e.g. risks of sexual side effects, incontinence, and treatments that minimize these risks!). Dr. Bodai talks at the reader's level. I can now go into appointments with my doctor and ask questions without being intimidated. This is a FANTASTIC book.

I did not get much out of this book, and I do not think
it is a fair representation of what PSA really is. They seem
to focus on the technology represented by one particular
vendor's solution instead of an industry overview.

PSA: Optimizing Project and Service Oriented Organizations is an excellent book, which provides today's executives with the kind of knowledge they need to really set themselves ahead of the game.
Very well written and easy to understand, the book is full of graphics, diagrams, figures and charts that explain basic concepts common to all PSA systems. I particularly like the PSA cycle diagram that demonstrates the various aspects of a powerful PSA solution...

Working in the services industry I can truly appreciate this type of reference book, mainly since it provides an overview of all of the important aspects to consider when evaluating PSA products. As well, it describes methods of avoiding difficulties that will come in the way of a successful PSA implementation. Another impressive and very useful part of the book is their professional services automation request for proposal template that addresses key questions in order to properly implement such a solution.

The authors share their six years expertise in the field by providing their view of PSA through real life experiences of veteran project managers, IT experts and business executives. I think this is the best book ever written about PSA, and from my understanding, the only book on this subject.

A must for everybody who is involved in the service industry.

Thorough, informative and practical - this book is a great read. The authors have done a commendable job in addressing the topic of PSA solutions. The book provides the reader with a clear-cut roadmap for keeping your projects and services on track- from the initiation phase through completion.

What I liked most about the book was the fact that the concepts were presented in a way that could easily be understood. The most prominent factor that made this book so good and useful is that it offered an exceptional tutorial on successful project and service management through a PSA implementation.

I wanted to read Mr. Hitchcox's book because since my own diagnosis in late November 1999, I have devoted myself to finding material that can help other men with the disease, either at a Cincinnati OH support group or my Web site. There are books about prostate cancer but too few that approach the subject of intimacy, let alone include it in the title. Mr. Hitchcox not only takes it on but with an even rarer - and much-needed - sense of humor. (How often do you learn the year/make of a writer's car in "About the Author"?)

Although Mr. Hitchcox is a firm advocate of including the companion in the process, I was pleasantly surprised to find "The Wife Gets to Speak" at the close of the book where his spouse gives her perspective on the ordeal. More first-person books should take this route because this disease affects more than the man.

The book is short, laced with cartoons and a fast-read but perhaps exactly what most newly diagnosed men need. At that early stage, one doesn't have much attention span. There's also good resources, a list of questions for your doctor and a good, workable index. And don't let the year of publication (1997) stop you from getting it. He gives an attitude that will be needed as long as there is treatment for this disease.

I enjoyed the book well enough to wonder why it isn't listed at more Web sites. It will be at mine with a recommendation to get it - as I did - from Amazon.com.

Robert Young robert@phoenix5.org