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Whether this is pregnancy number 1 or number 10, nothing makes it easier to connect with a growing baby than knowing exactly what magical development is happening every day. Filling the need for practical information, medical data, emotional and spiritual fuel, and even "pregnancy trivia," The Pregnancy Journal is easily one of the best books available for a woman or couple expecting a baby. The journal contains about half a page of information for each day from conception through delivery. Nutrition, how to avoid discomforts associated with pregnancy, childbirth customs in other cultures, and practical parenting tips are among the topics touched on. Many days in the journal have a great section called "Did You Know"; for example, from Day 49: "The baby's arms at this point are only as long as this printed 1." At the bottom of each page is a quote from a literary or historical figure; some are sentimental, some pithy, some humorous, all inspiring.
The information and quotes seem to invite musings and speculation on the miracle unfolding inside the womb; there is some space for recording data and thoughts, but if you want to write more than just a few lines every few days, you might want to have a blank journal to accompany The Pregnancy Journal. The format of this book makes it much more manageable and inviting than most books on pregnancy, and the information is made even more accessible by the inclusion of a glossary/subject index in the back. Don't wait until the shower to give this excellent resource and thoughtful gift--moms-to-be will want to have it from the very beginning. --Katherine Ferguson
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Since its publication in 1996, this definitive journal for expectant families has sold over a million copies. Author A. Christine Harris brings a revised and thoroughly updated edition to today s parents-to-be. Still featuring daily entries, a personalized timeline, and pregnancy glossary, the revised edition provides a clearer picture of the baby's in-utero development and the latest advice about giving a growing baby every advantage prior to birth.
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I love this pregnancy journal!.......2007-10-04
I love this journal - I bought it for myself, and a girlfriend of mine, since I loved it so much! There is info about the baby every day and space to record your own thoughts and progress - lovely!
The Pregnancy Journal.......2007-09-21
This is a beautiful discovery of what happens in a woman's body throughout pregnancy and a wonderful way for you as a couple to bond with your baby. The book takes you through the journey and it is a real discovery.
Favorite Pregnancy Book.......2007-07-07
If you are looking for a blank journal - this isn't the book for you. If you are looking for a way to daily connect with the child growing within your womb - this is the perfect book for you. It was a psychological lifesaver for me. When my back was aching and nausea overwhelmed me I would often go to this book and read and it always reminded me that all the tough times of pregnancy are well worth it! I love the in depth detail on the estimated events that are happening. I realize that we all progress differently so the timing may not be perfect. However, as a nurse I am impressed with the accuracy of the material.
I have two sons and purchased a book during each pregnancy. I love reading through my notes in the books and recalling the sweet (and not so sweet) memories of pregnancy. We are planning on trying for another baby soon and this is the top book on my list! It will be a very special part of each of our children's memory chest.
The Best!.......2007-07-02
I bought this journal in 2000 for my first pregnancy and I bought it again in 2006 for my second. It's very user friendly and has just enough space to write down all the important things you want to remember. I love the day by day explanation of what's going on with my body and the baby. I highly recommend this!
wonderful!.......2007-06-27
Best pregnancy journal around...the day by day details are exciting to read and very informative.
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- A Happy Introduction to Adoption
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- Great Adoption Book for children and families.
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A Happy Introduction to Adoption.......2007-09-09
As an adoptive Mom, I get so tired of kids books that talk about being saddened or depressed by adoption. Yes, kids may need to talk through those issues at times, but I wanted a book that would introduce adoption to my infant daughter in a positive way. "Happy Adoption Day" does that beautifully, with joyful rollicking text and an explosion of colorful illustrations. This books is such a favorite of my (now 2 year old) daughter that I had to put it up on a top shelf and bring it down only by request because it was about to disintegrate! Read a more complete review and learn more about my adoption story at my blog www.kiddobeans.com
Not for adoption through a public agency.......2007-08-23
I was a little disappointed this book only addressed going to another location for adoption. We adopted through our local DSS so it doesn't really pertain to us. We have an Adoption Day, but not like one described in the book.
Perfect way to remember a great day!.......2007-03-27
Happy Adoption Day is a wonderful book to help families and children celebrate the occasion on Adoption Day. As a social worker, I give this book to every child that is adopted into a loving home to serve as a momento of this special time in their lives. The message in the book works well with children who are adopted at birth, at an older age, internationally or who are of a different nationality than their adoptive parents. I would certainly recommend it!
Great Adoption Book for children and families........2006-11-04
This book is the lyrics of the song by John McCutcheon. My daughter loves the song and having images to associate with it is just wonderful.
I hope it records better than it reads........2006-08-15
John McCutcheon, Happy Adoption Day! (Little, Brown, 1996)
I have to start this review by admitting that I'm not the best sight-reader on the planet. In fact, I'm pretty awful at it. What do you want? I'm a drummer. I not only have a tin ear, I have one that was recycled at a cut-rate plant. So, okay, maybe I'm not qualified to be reviewing this book from a musical perspective. But even a drummer can recognize rhythm-- especially when it goes wrong. And there are some places in this book where it goes horribly, horribly wrong. (My nonmusical wife pointed out some of the same lapses in rhythm I had first wondered about.)
And here I offer the same postulate I have been offering, usually unsuccessfully (no matter how right it may be) for years: how you say something is just as important, if not more, than what you say. The message of the book is all well and good, but present it in a clunky manner, and you're either teaching kids to resent the message overall or to enjoy really substandard music. (Doesn't Radio Disney do enough of that already?) Awkwardly-phrased lyrics: not confined to rap any more. ** ½
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We all want the things that we’re sure will make us happy—money, success, independence, love. But when we finally get them, we can find to our surprise that we are the same miserable, moody, or just neutral people we always were. Why is that? Is it us? Is our ability to be happy genetically programmed in us like the color of our eyes?
Luckily not. You can teach yourself to be happy and enjoy every day, and M. J. Ryan, bestselling author of The Power of Patience and Attitudes of Gratitude, shows you how. In her international coaching practice, M. J. Ryan has shown hundreds of clients how to find and really feel the joy in their lives. She gives them tools to unearth what stands in their way and revolutionize the way they experience life. Now it’s your turn for a Happiness Makeover.
Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:
• Clear away happiness hindrances like worry, fear, envy, and grudges
• Discover happiness boosters like flow, meaningful work, challenge, and gratitude
• Literally rewire your brain to experience contentment—even joy
• Learn to think optimistically (it really is possible!)
• Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life
Full of moving stories, inspiring quotations, and the wisdom of one who has been there before, The Happiness Makeover offers the means to find elusive happiness at last.
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding!.......2007-03-01
I can't say enough to recommend this book to anyone dissatisfied or uninspired by other self-help books, particularly on depression. Other books focus on the problem and how to survive and maybe, if you're really good, get back to normal. This surprises you with the not-so-obvious to some of us Obvious - there's actually a wide range of happy space beyond normal. It avoids making you wallow in the problem all over again just to solve it, something that's turned me off in the past, despite my desperation to get out of depression.
For reference, I've been suffering with severe depression for the past 2 years, and in the past two months alone have lost my major relationship, daughter, 2 friends, and changed jobs. I picked this book up on a whim and it's been the ONLY book that worked for me. It's written in bite-sized chunks, so you can pick and choose what ideas feel right for you. It's written in an engaging not clinical way. Give it a try!
A Mixed Bag of Wisdom and Corn.......2006-08-15
I found this book hard to digest for a couple of reasons. First, the author begins by dismissing two factors strongly correlated with happiness: marriage and faith. This dismissal appears like pandering to be politically correct and it set me up to distrust further statements. I tried my best to be open-minded. Here's what I found: there is a lot of good, previously known wisdom (which is always worth repeating and re-contexting for a contemporary crowd), but also a lot of downright corn. Does anyone really engage in a gratitude circle, where you tell other people how important they are for you? I have my doubts that anyone actually follows through on this advice. There are good quotes from some well known authors an others not-so-known, but, again, it's mixed in with a lot of simplistic, pollyanish material. It's worth a read just for the gems mixed in with the stones.
Change your mindset.......2006-02-20
I love books that change my outlook on life. (For the better). This book does this for me. I read it through first. Now I keep it in my backpack and take it out every day and read one chapter. I have several chapters marked that I review even more often. I am a nurse. I bought extra copies of this book and I have given it to some of my patients and coworkers. This is a great book. If any one else has recommendations of books helps keep a positive outlook on life..... feel free to email me.
Unassumingly EXCELLENT.......2006-01-11
I picked this book up at my local library in the "New Books" section. Boy, am I glad I did. I am only halfway through this book, but I have learned SO much about happiness. I have read zillions of self-motivation books, etc over the years, and NONE of them explain the road to happiness like this one. I will purchase this book, because I know that I will want to dog-ear and revisit this book over and over again. Highly recommended!!!
The Happiness Makeover by M. J. Ryan.......2005-08-05
Good, but somewhat difficult to read. Ms. Ryan's sentences are often hard to follow due to incomplete puntuation; e.g., commas separating phrases -- surprising for someone who is an editor.
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Jamie Oliver's Happy Days with the Naked Chef is in the same mold as his bestselling cookbooks, The Naked Chef and The Naked Chef Takes Off: recipes for simple, comforting food. This time, however, he has some interesting additions from his travels to Australia, New Zealand, America, and Japan. There are three new ideas in Happy Days with the Naked Chef. Oliver has included a chapter on "Comfort Food"--the kind of cooking Nigel Slater and Nigella Lawson specialize in. There are recipes for British favorites like Toad in the Hole, Fish Finger Buttie, and Sticky Sausage Bap with Melted Cheese and Brown Sauce. In his "Quick Fixes" chapter, Oliver has selected dishes where saving time and minimal washing up are the key ingredients. These include a Steak Sarnie and Chicken Breast Baked in a Bag with Mushrooms, Butter, White Wine, and Thyme. He has also included a "Kids Club" chapter, which offers inspiration for parents trying to get their children excited about food. The new additions don't dominate the book as the remaining two-thirds contain Oliver's standard Italian-style fare: simple salads, fish, meat, vegetables, breads, and desserts. Don't miss the excellent recipe for Medallions of Beef with Morels and Marsala and Crème Fraîche Sauce. Oliver has also been traveling and you'll find recipes with bok choy, soy sauce, and ginger popping up here and there--delicious! --Elizabeth Murgatroyd, Amazon.co.uk
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amie Oliver believes in finding the best ingredients and making tasty, easy, social meals. Like his first two bestselling cookbooks, Happy Days is filled with fantastic salads, pastas, meat, fish, breads, and desserts for all occasions. In 'Comfort Grub' Jamie gives you his contemporary twists on old favorites, and in 'Quick Fixes' he whips up really delicious, easy dinners-just right for when you get home late from work. The 'Kids' Club' chapter is all about involving your kids in your cooking, like having them squash fresh tomatoes for pasta, pit olives, and knead and shape bread. For Jamie Oliver, food is all about Happy Days-good fun and great eating.
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recipes are definitely off.......2006-10-11
The first few times I made things from this book, they seemed off. But Jamie is such the grab and go and not really measuring cook. So I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Then I tried one of his bread recipes... the Banana and Honey Bread (p.245) and using the basic bread recipe (p. 236). Starting with the banana recipe, he says to puree 6 bananas and add water to equal two cups. 6 bananas pureed came out to way more than two cups... then I didnt know what to do about the water. In the basic bread recipe, there it calls for 2 TABLESPOONS of level salt and 2 TABLESPOONS of level sugar. The sugar I could understand, but I had to read the salt one over and over again. I dont even use 2TBS of salt for a roasted chicken and I like salty foods. Then the banana recipe did not call for the removal of the salt from the original recipe. Needless to say, the bread did not turn out well was quite salty, among other things. In retrospect, I think this book has suffered from the conversion from the British system of metrics to the American measurements. I was really disappointed in how much energy and time and enjoyment I had poured into this book and Jamie Oliver, when someone did not care enough to proof the book and ensure that recipes were accurate and usable. I was so disappointed that despite the small fortune I used to collect the books, I decided to give them away with the belief that you should use the book for inspiration, and for recipes that do not call for exact measurements, otherwise, this is not really a cookbook but a selling of a celebrity or personality. I was truly disappointed.
Jamie Does Cooking with the Family. Highly Recommended.......2004-10-03
In every way imaginable, this third Jamie Oliver cookbook proclaims that he has arrived as a celebrity chef, husband, father, and all around swell lad made good. His name on the cover is about three times the size of the book's title, `Happy Days with the Naked Chef', the book is dedicated to his two children, Little Henners and Jakey Bakey, and photos his nibs with his wife, Jools appear throughout the book. On top of all this, there is a much broader representation of international flavors in these recipes based on trips to the Orient, echoing the influence of Japan on the culinary thinking of Joel Robuchon.
At the risk of laying it on just a little too thick, I really believe Oliver shows the kind of passion about good food and cooking which I have seen in very few other TV culinary personalities. Stopping short of a comparison with Julia Child, as Saint Julia did say she couldn't quite understand him most of the time, I would compare his enthusiasm with that of Mario Batali and Jacques Pepin, although he does not have the depth of technique of Jaques or the extensive knowledge of local Italian cuisines as Mario.
Oliver does not simply dedicate to his children for schmaltz value as he devotes a sizable section of the book on the value and attitudes to use when cooking with your kids. These few pages alone are worth the price of the book. Emeril just published a whole book on techniques for cooking with your kids, and as good a job as he did in telling you how to do it, Jamie does a much better job of telling you why you do it and what benefits will arise from the effort. Jamie also gives a few insights into his cooking with Jools as well when he says that once upon a time, every little suggestion on Jools' cooking from world famous chef Jamie was taken as a criticism and tended to dampen her enthusiasm for doing something she did not especially enjoy anyway. The whole picture changed when Jamie simply praised everything Jools did in the kitchen. The quality of her cooking and her attitude improved dramatically. I can think of a few of my relatives I would love to feed the wisdom in this book.
In reviews of Oliver's other books, I have warned that while Jamie preaches simplicity, this is not the same as quick or easy. Jamie does lean a bit toward quicker and easier in some chapters in this book, keeping to the cooking with the kids theme. He has a chapter on `Quick Fixes' and `Comfort Grub' plus `More Simple Salads'. And, he leaves out any recipes for homemade pasta, with all pasta dishes being based on dried pasta, which he always says is not inferior to fresh, just different. There is also a very short chapter just after the introduction on using fresh herbs, which for the entire world sounds like a sermon from Pastor Oliver exhorting you to use fresh herbs. This homily is understandable if you recall that Jamie Oliver's writing and televising about food is all about lifestyle, not just how to cook. His lesson is that fresh herbs are necessary to good cooking.
As always, Oliver's most appealing recipes are for salads, pasta dishes, and seafood. I sometimes wish that all of his books would be reissued collecting all like chapters into individual volumes and I would buy the salad and pasta volumes simply to have all these recipes together. They are by far the most original of his dishes, although there is one pasta dish Jamie attributes to Mario Batali and there are a few in his books that are attributed to his experiences at the River Café.
Bread is one of my favorite culinary subjects and Jamie is one of the very few superstar chefs who gives special emphasis to bread baking. His basic bread recipe is a classic fast method he probably got from Gennaro, as Contaldo uses a very similar recipe in his book `Passione'. The recipe violates the recommendation from experts like Peter Reinhart who promote little yeast and long rise times, but I have made Jamie's bread and I find it just fine, especially as a medium for rolling in savory additions such as onions and salami. To atone for his fast yeast bread, Jamie adds a recipe for artisinal sourdough bread with natural yeast and a classic Italian bega. Read this recipe very carefully before starting, as it takes a FULL WEEK to complete. If you are serious about bread, check out books by Reinhart, Joe Ortiz, or Nancy Silverton, but you could do a lot worse than getting your first taste of bread baking from Sir Jamie.
When someone has an engaging TV personality, I fear their enthusiasm may not transfer to a skill with the written word, especially with Jamie, as I have heard him say he dictates all his books into a tape recorder, as he never really learned to write properly in school. Let me assure you here that even his chapters with low culinary interest such as his chapters on mixed drinks are a joy to read.
Jamie has a habit of labeling certain recipes as `the best ever'. Well, I have made his `best ever' recipes and I agree with him. They have all become standards in my repertoire. He continues to match or exceed the very high quality of recipes you will find from the River Café or even from Signoir Batali himself.
On the remote chance that Hyperion editors read this review for constructive criticism, I will point out that the layout of ingredient lists makes reading the recipes a bit annoying, as does the absence of ingredient lists from some of the simpler recipes.
If one wishes to get more out of their cooking, they could not do much better than to work their way through Jamie Oliver's cookbooks.
The recipes don't turn out right.......2003-06-13
I don't know why the recipes in this book don't turn out right. Every recipe I tried has been a disaster, not to mention required an extremely expensive list of ingredients (porcini mushrooms and arugula anyone?). Jamie Oliver puts on a great show, but the food just doesn't seem to live up to the "easy peasy" hype. His "My favorite curry" with "Lemon rice" took almost 3 hours from prep to finish and tasted horrible. I won't be buying another Jamie Oliver book.
Scrumptious..........2003-05-17
This is absolutely the best cookbook I have ever owned. Usually I own a cookbook and prepare maybe one or two recipes before it sits of the shelf and begins to collect dust.
Happy Days is chock full of simple, low fuss recipes that taste as though hours of work have been spent in the kitchen. Simple, accessible ingredients and winning combinations. A recipe has yet to disappoint me. For someone who's life is too busy for long hours in the kitchen and want flavorful recipes with flair and originality - this is the book for you!
Positively Scrumptious! :).......2003-05-14
This recipe book is very aptly named and will certainly bring you happy days with recipes that are really great and totally simple. As Jamie Oliver has previously done in his other cookbooks, he has enchanted readers with delicious recipes, excellent photographs, funny stories, and enough Cockney to make you feel like a Brit.
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Frances Cheston Train was born into a wealthy Philadelphia family in 1926. This tender, minutely observed and humorous memoir is packed with detailed descriptions of the Edwardian manners, rules and customs of Philadelphia society. Train grew up in an enormous house in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania, but her youth was marked by seasonal migrations to the family's various homes-summers in Dark Harbor, Maine on the island of Islesboro, Christmas and Easter vacations at a plantation in South Carolina and weekends in the hunt country near Unionville, Pennsylvania. In her Upstairs Downstairs childhood, young Francie spent as much time with the chauffeurs, the maids and her beloved nurse (as nannies were then called) as she did with her friends and family. She moved easily from one world to the other, her social consciousness gradually awakening as a teenager. In Those Days is a vivid mosaic of a privileged and sheltered childhood in the 1930's, insulated from the hardships of the Depression. The author remembers with affection those days of innocence, gentleness, kindliness and uncomplicated fun.
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A good summer read.......2007-05-12
Frances Cheston Train is the real McCoy, a Philadelphian right out of the Philadelphia Story. The tomboy daughter of older parents, she romps through the edges of her family life in the company of family servants and retainers, of her adored cousins and of various animals of all sizes and persuasions. She is disarmingly frank about her budding sexuality, her eccentric relations, her family's complex marital history, her upbringing by a Scots nanny and her stubborn refusal to be the perfect young lady. From a less perpetually optimistic being this memoir might be full of self dramatizing angst. In Train's hands there is nothing but sunny delight and appreciation for her colorful privledged, though in contex unpretentious and considerate, world. Find a hammock and settle down for a trip back to those days.
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This book of architectural blueprints is a loving, if obsessive, tribute to the minutiae of televised domestic life. Author Mark Bennett's excrutiatingly detailed plans span 25 years of television history, from Tiger's doghouse on The Brady Bunch to The Addams Family's entire manor, including Lurch's harpsichord, Gomez's train set, and Uncle Fester's laboratory. Also included are Laverne and Shirley's bachelorette pad, The Jetson's space unit, and Archie and Edith Bunker's Queens row house. Incredibly, all the plans are drawn to be architecturally feasible; that is, one could actually build from them. To accomplish this feat, the author often had to imagine rooms and areas not shown on the television programs, but only referred to, like Ward Cleaver's den or Ralph and Alice Kramden's bedroom. Included are detailed renderings not only of the characters' homes, but their entire towns, such as the whole of Mayberry and a complete layout of Gilligan's Island.
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Author and artist Mark Bennett compiles his entertaining collection of blueprints extrapolated from the storylines and sets of the 1950s to 1980s television sitcom homes millions of Americans grew up with. An extraordinary work of imagination, these blueprints of TV homes that are as familiar to us as our neighbor's den and backyard give us a fascinating "real life" view that the camera angles never offered.
From Ward and June Cleaver's house to Rob and Laura Petrie's apartment to Mary Richards's Minneapolis bachelorette apartment to the Jetson's "house" in the clouds, each home is lovingly recreated with painstaking precision in the fine blue lines of architectural blueprints.
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blueprints of your favorite homes.......2007-06-14
Reall a fun romp into the old past favorites. I really loved seeing the plans for the Addams family and Mr. Ed. If you always wondered, now you'll know whats behind that door!
Great!.......2006-05-13
This book is as close as you'll get to actually entering the beloved houses of the programs we all loved as kids. Neat-o!!!
50/50.......2005-10-09
Im half happy an half not. As a classic tv fan the book fules highly my interest in the past but does so at the cost of inteligent architecture. The author is supposed to be a good drafter but clearly did not do his homework. All one has to do is watch old episodes and differences between this books plans and the actual sets stand out like lava in the artic.
good, but some errors.......2003-02-03
Ok... I liked the book,but i am a BIG fan of mash, and he had this totally wrong. The Conels office was attached to the same building as the hospital, and the recovery ward.
Hey Folks...give the guy a break.......2001-07-26
This book is awesome! It isn't perfect, but who cares? What a blast from a carefree past. Personally, I think that the guy did an amazing job considering that the sets changed over the years and that he did many of the blueprints years ago...without the aid of a VCR. Realistic dimensions? Yeah, whatever. I wasn't planning on building these places from these diagrams. Also, who says that the sets had realistic dimensions?
I picked the book up on a clearance rack for [$], but, after viewing it, I think it's worth the full price. I can't tell you the memories this thing brought back. This is a killer present for your Baby Boomer friends who were TV addicts as tykes.
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Day calendars are for people who smell like your grandmother and like Beanie Babies. But the book "Happy Cruelty Day!: Daily Celebrations of Quiet Desperation" redefines day-to-day calendars. In 2007, every day will be a holiday exactly like how the dark and hilarious mind of comedian Bob Powers thinks it should be, such as "Redefine Hell With Every Waking Moment of Your Life Day" and "Your Job As An Organ Pirate Is Making Your Boyfriend Jealous Day." --Plus 363 more. We can't recommend it enough.
-Dorothy Robinson, October 18, 2006
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Hilarious.......2007-10-03
I found the book to be a great read for when I'm feeling unloved. Somehow, (children display this most) humans tend to find it enjoyable - the misfortune of others.
If you've been told that you have a dark sense of humor, buy this book. If you enjoy films by John Waters (Especially the real early days with Divine), buy this book.
Might wanna read it on the toilet if you've a weak bladder.
The Absurd, Twisted Answer to Page-a-Day inspirational calendars.......2007-09-17
This book is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud at least once...and that's just from reading the names of the "holidays." They're crazy and ridiculous and sometimes a little offensive but fun to read for their sheer absurdity.
Happy Cruelty Day! almost perfectly captures Bob Powers's quirky sense of humor on the page. I say almost because to truly see that you have to go see him perform live, but in lieu of that, this book is the perfect antidote to all those page-a-day calendars with supposedly inspiring quotes you get sick of by early February. Powers goes in the other direction and conjures up only the most unlikely, ridiculous, over-the-top and unique days to celebrate (while making you wonder how exactly some of these can even *be* celebrated).
The stories used to explain the holidays sometimes meander and you have no clue where he's going with them, and often still don't when you get to the end, but you've cracked up anyway. This book also makes a great gift, and as someone who's given it to family members, I can say that it's also a gift you can give to loved ones as well as enemies (if you were going to buy your enemies gifts, which you probably aren't, but still).
Works as a blog; does not work as a book.......2007-06-23
Anyone who loves Girls Are Pretty -- and who doesn't, really -- may be inclined to read a compilation of GAP posts in Happy Cruelty Day. I would vote against it. Or if you're going to read it, read it just like you'd read the blog -- a post, or maybe a couple, per day. Stylistically, it's not meant to be swallowed in big gulps. More importantly, I don't think there's enough wheat in it to justify all the chaff.
The editors would have made a better decision had they only picked out the 30 or 40 greatest GAP columns. Instead, they have a year's worth of columns spread over 400 pages. Books are just not the right medium for this kind of material.
Bob Powers brings the funny -- now in handy print form!.......2007-03-27
I have always been a fan of Bob's writing on the Web, so I was thrilled when I heard he had a book coming out. It's the kind of book you keep in the bathroom or bedside or with you on the bus to give you a jolt of wicked entertainment each and every day. It's evil and genius and the kind of book that will be passed from cool friend to cool friend. Buy a copy and be that first cool friend!
This book is filthy.......2007-01-24
This book is filthy and raunchy and I find nothing hysterical about it. It belongs in the garbage
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Felicity, An American Girl.......2007-10-02
I bought this series for our granddaughter who is 10 years old. She read this collection of Felicity books in 7 days. Now she is requesting other books from the American Girl series. It is wonderful to see her reading instead of watching TV or playing video games.
A Collection for Generations .......2007-05-22
I am a 22 year woman who fell in love with Felicity and the other American Girls when I was about 9 years old. The American Girls Collection is why I love history and am pursuing a career in the field. I've enjoyed passing my collection of books onto my younger sisters, each of whom equally fell in love with the stories and the time periods. I am expecting my first child shortly, a girl, and I can not wait until she is old enough to enjoy these stories as I and my siblings have. These books are a must for any young girl and they are sure to become favorites for your family for generations to come.
American Girl books are wonderful.......2007-02-10
My daughter is in 4th grade. All the girls are into these books, they are beautifully illustrated and well written. They are like history books that put you into that time and space, excellent!! My daughter is loving them and we read the history part in the back together. Very educational. I have to confess, reading through one book I was close to crying, very well written, no wonder they are keeping all the girls attention. Also I have to say that Amazon has such a great price, that you can barely get a better deal used on e-bay. Buy with confidence.
Good reading........2007-01-09
This item was purchased as a Christmas gift for the daughter of a friend of my wife & I. The little girl and her mother have enjoyed reading the books together.
We love it!.......2006-07-26
This is the first time my 7yr old daughter and I have read any of the American Girl books and we love them. The Felicity series has been a great way for me to introduce history and how young girls lived in the early years of America. It has adventure, family life and lessons.I find it sweet and my daughter always wants to see what's going to happen next. With all the TV and gadgets surrounding our children today, I would definetly recommended this series.
Book Description
It's not more money, bigger offices, better benefits, or flextime. Recent
surveys reveal that the number one reason employees quit their jobs
is that they don't feel valued on a human level. Growing employment
opportunities and the lure of Internet companies have brought this prob-
lem to near crisis level. Now, Dottie Gandy, a former regional director with the Franklin Covey Company, provides a simple, principle-based solution that will work to solve the problem in any business. In this clear, straight-foward book, she gives us a step-by-step plan that managers can implement immediately and which yields compelling results, including:
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A strong sense of loyalty and commitment among employees
- A new corporate culture built on a foundation of trust and designed to weather storms
- A renewed sense of mission that can have a substantial impact on the bottom line
Customer Reviews:
Awful and not very useful.......2006-08-15
Here is the summary
"Say one nice thing/day to an employee for 30 days and magically they will be happier and more productive". That's it really. The entire book is just endless examples of how companies have used that advice to find harmony in the work place.
The author sells seminars that cover the principles of this book so the book feels like a plug for those services. Kinda like the E-Myth which is another very overrated book.
This book was useless and not very realistic. It takes more to keep employees happy. Work environment, pay, opportunity for advancement, training, and etc are all critical elements. Sure acknowledgment is important but you don't need to read 150 pages just to point that out. I gave up after 90 pages.
The advice in this book is also somewhat geeky. Difficult employee or unmotivated employees aren't going to easily accept a formal 30 day period of compliments (geeeeeky!) I expected to hear about how to handle difficult employees to make them more productive or make happy employees of people that aren't that well educated or how to keep people happy when you can't afford to pay them that much. There is nothing in this book that helped me. The book is also geared towards office environments.
Do yourself a favor and pass on this.
Pick up a simple habit, and promote trust and harmony.......2001-07-12
Trust and acceptance are the most important tenets of human relations and teamwork. Most self-help books suggest ways to build trust and learn to accept others despite their faults and weaknesses. However, most require you to change, and shed some of your negativity. I know how gruesome that is! To trust another requires fully accepting the other, transcending your own tendencies to criticize, judge, and inadvertently notice others' faults. How can we really help ourselves and others change and improve? This book provides the answer.
Another gospel for building trust and acceptance is to extend and express love unconditionally! Is it easy to overlook others' faults and weaknesses in order to let our love flow to them? How can we transcend our judgments to support their endeavor unhindered? This book has paved a way for us.
In the corporate setting, where performance assessment (even 360 degree evaluation) is the norm, and `employee development' an important goal, we often resort to `constructive criticism' -- identify weaknesses (guised as areas for improvement) and create training and developmental plans. How well does the process work? Wouldn't the employees perform far better if we were to highlight their strengths, and give them credit for, and the freedom to exploit, their own capabilities, dreams and desires? This book confirms that notion, and has suggested a practical approach.
A 30 year corporate veteran, Dottie Gandy in her book "30 Days to a Happy Employee" has given a simple and practical, yet profound formula to overcome our interpersonal barriers, to transcend our tendencies to be critical and judgmental, in fact to build a habit of seeing goodness in others. Deliberate and sincere acknowledgement of goodness in those we deal with easily builds trust, acceptance and human rapport, as well as inspires others to perform par excellence, promotes harmony and loyalty, which in turn result in higher productivity, lower turnover, and healthy team environment.
This book has laid out a step-by-step process of acknowledgment for 30 days in order to develop the `habit of acknowledgment'. Knowing the challenge involved and anticipating inevitable psychological barriers, the author has offered strategies to overcome any tendency to give up half way through, and complete the 30-day process. I call this 30-day acknowledgment process a magic formula for human development. If I form the habit of looking for, and acknowledging on purpose, goodness in others, the very act will breed goodness in myself. This is a proactive and constructive approach as opposed to negative-elimination approaches that require shedding a bad habit, or ignoring faults, or making an improvement, and the like.
You can apply the 30-day acknowledgment process to yourself, to your family members and friends, to your colleagues at work, to your subordinates and superiors. As you acknowledge traits of goodness in your `subject', this reinforces their own belief in themselves, and because the spark came from a significant other, it generates trust and loyalty. And, finally, your `habit of acknowledgment' will easily connect you with others.
I strongly recommend this book as a practical treatise on developing human relations and on letting the human potential bloom at work, at home, and in society at large.
Required reading for corporate leaders........2001-06-17
As the President of a new technology consulting company, I am excited to have this method for enhancing and strengthening relationships through the process of acknowledgement! The information, examples, and step-by-step approach contained in this book make it required reading for anyone in corporate leadership and anyone that would like to strengthen personal relationships at work, at home, or in community service. "30 Days To A Happy Employee" will go on my bookshelf between "7 Habits" and "Who Moved My Cheese." I purchased a copy of "30 Days" for each of my customer's Presidents, and for all the partners in my company!
Many thanks to Dottie Gandy!
Inspiring!.......2001-06-02
I picked up Ms. Gandy's book last night on my way home from work and read it from cover to cover before I ever made it to bed. Once I started, I was hooked. As a new manager for a nonprofit agency, I am concerned with starting off on the right foot. Our agency recently lost several employees and I know that morale was a factor for at least one of them. I want to do what I can to retain the employees we do have and to attract good candidates for our open positions. I believe Ms. Gandy hit the nail on the head when she identified acknowledgment as the key factor in job satisfaction. I know that is true for myself and I am sure it is for my employees, as well. In fact I accepted this position because the director, during my interview, did such a wonderful job of acknowledging my own skills. It's one thing to know something and another thing alltogether to put it into practice. While I've always known the power of acknowledgement, I've never been quite sure how to practice it on a regular basis to improve my work relationships. Ms. Gandy's book gives a simple formula for making ascknowledgment a habit. I can't wait to using it on Monday!
The Power of Acknowledgement.......2001-05-31
Few books have come long that inspire employers to go beyond expensive incentive and reward programs to give employees what they really want...simple appreciation and acknowledgement.
This book takes care of this omission in short fashion. It is direct, clear, simple, and powerful in its ability to bring new tools to the everyday employer looking to improve his/her powers of perception as well as his/her bottom line.
A gem among the many options available, not only to employers, but those seeking to improve relationships in family and in marriage. This book covers it all!
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