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A Great Book For Anyone in the Product Business.......2005-07-14
This outstanding book is said to be aimed at design students, professionals, or anyone else who could benefit from af uller appreciation of the design process. And yes, I have to agree, it is.
More important to me however is the presentation in this book of the essence of what design is all about. This is the kind of book that the financial people behind a new big hotel should read. It is the book that a product development engineer should read before he starts working with his industrial designer. This is the book that nearly any business manager from marketing, to engineering, to sales, should read.
The first time I travelled to Scandinavia I was struck with the simple elements of design that they do so much better than we do in this country. Simple things like the design of hotel doors, no more expensive than what we do here, just better.
And the sub-title, 'why there are no locks on the bathrobe doors in the Hotel Louis XIV' -that's a great story, it makes such eminent sense. A special problem, a great design, see page 179.
Great introduction to the meaningful aspects of Design.......1998-11-27
A must have for all Designers interested in understanding how products are ultimately judged within their context-by thier effectiveness and usefulness.The six levels of Design Caplan outlines is a great measuring stick for all disciplines of Design and Engineering.
Book Description
Fresh, interaction-packed pointmaking object lessons!
Remember Jesus with the fish and loaves? The mustard seed? The point He made with each object? Make powerful points like that in every lesson, study or message you lead with Faith Metaphors. This book features 50 fresh, new, easy-to-prepare object lessons that actively involve students on topics they care about, like: Following God, Family, Faith, Dating, and God's Love. Whether you need a memorable object lesson to add to your lesson or a complete, unforgettable lesson, you'll find it here!
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youth ministry.......2006-11-17
This book has a lot of usefull ideas and lessons. It is a great help to build lessons for youth ministry.
Faith Metaphors.......2006-03-20
It is a great book, but some of the ideas may be a little eccentric for our Youth Group where it is a new group. I would recommend this book for a group that is well-established.
Book Description
Here are 45 easy-prep, high-interest object lessons perfect for representing, dramatizing, and illustrating ideas and principles in Bible lessons and talks in junior and senior high youth groups. All that is followed by suggested segues, applications, and directions youth leaders can take in continuing the study or talk.
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Good lessons for Youth Groups.......2005-10-19
Short and sweet: the object lessons contained in the book can be used to great effect in many youth groups. Some you can even create a whole meeting around.
The "pros": quick, easy and meaningful lessons that employ methods that we see Jesus using.
The "cons": some of the lessons are not appropiate for Jr. High/Middle school age kids and could be questionable with a new group of kids as some of the lessons involve more mature themes.
Overall, a great reference and useful as a part of youth group meeting or Sunday school class.
A great start!.......2002-09-05
This book has a lot of great lesson ideas for teens. If you need a place to start and you're looking for a book to give you weekly lesson ideas with ordinary things, there are some great thought starters in here. I was pleasantly surprized and found a lot of material that I will use over and over. Good purchase!
Two stars may be a bit of a stretch.......2000-12-15
This book is absolutely no help. It gives one or two good object ideas but many of them do not fit with a deep spiritual teaching. the book neglects issues of salvation, sin, and the Bible. It is mainly fluff. Many of the objects needed are not common and are hard for a youth pastor to obtain on short notice.
Even a youth can teach other youth about God!.......2000-03-26
I bought this in order to help bring the faith back to my church youth group. I am only 17 and I have been working a lot with my youth group. This book has helped give me some fascinating ideas about how to reach out. In reading this book I learned a lot my self. It has been a great help and I loved it!
Customer Reviews:
innapropriate title.......2007-04-19
the title and the description are misleading.
This book is about utilizing RUP when you're dealing with contractors, outsourcing or offshoring.
However, it has so little RUP info in it, the book should be called one of these titles:
The Outsourcer's guide to project management,
Wrangling Contractors with RUP,
Utilizing RUP with Outsourcing
I got about 2 chapters in and realized the book wasn't even targeted at me, i'm an in house developer needing to learn about Rational unified process. I am not a PM trying to manage a bunch of people remotely, which is what the book SHOULD be targeting.
Real World Iterative Project Advice.......2007-01-09
Iterative Projects require additional attention to planning and re-planning that traditional projects 'do' but not in forced regular intervals - iterations.
Some day... a reference will exist with more details on what was actually planned in iterations of a real project. This book is a nice descriptor of the challenges, risks, process, ...
All the instructions needed to understand the basics and progressive steps are included, here........2006-11-07
Any computer user contemplating managing software projects with the IBM Rational Unified Process must have Project Management with The IBM Rational Unified Process: it comes from an author with plenty of background in the system and reviews the program through the entire development cycle, from initial planning to final regular maintenance. Don't think projects have to be large to use this, either: small and medium-sized projects will benefit, as well. All the instructions needed to understand the basics and progressive steps are included, here.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
a coherent process for management.......2006-10-07
Gibbs writes about how to manage a complex project, subject to various vagaries. The idea is to show how Rational Unified Process can aid the manager. In doing so, the book talks about topics common to any managerial process. Like Change Request Management. Over time, this can get progressively more complex. Sometimes so much so that it can act as a very hinderance to understanding and implementing changes.
Mostly, of course, the book educates the reader in RUP. It might simply be that RUP's main merit is in providing a systematic framework for management. After going thru the book, you may not necessarily buy into all that is RUP. But its comprehensive overall structure could give you, the manager, a coherent process to adopt.
With the proper background, there's insight here..........2006-09-03
Talk about reading a book that feels like you're reliving your current work assignment... Project Management with the IBM Rational Unified Process - Lessons from the Trenches by R. Dennis Gibbs.
Contents: Introduction to Outsourcing; Overview of the Rational Unified Process; Getting Started - Request for Proposals (RFPs), Proposals, and Contracts; Best Practices for Staffing the Outsourcing Organization's Project Management Office (PMO); Best Practices for Staffing the Contractor's Software Project Team; Establishing the Software Development Environment; Inception - Kicking Off the Project; Identifying and Managing Risks; Navigating the Requirements Management Process; Construction Iterations - Staying on Target; Testing; Transitioning a System into Service; System Operations and Maintenance Issues; Using Consultants Effectively; The Project Postmortem; Common Mistakes Utilizing RUP; Implementing a Two-Stage Procurement Process; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
I'm in the midst of a specification documentation project, and the organization I work for uses the Rational Unified Process (RUP) standard. The author rightfully states that RUP is adaptable, in that you don't have to adopt absolutely every artifact that RUP contains. You tailor it to fit the organization and the process load you want to undertake. This book is far from a comprehensive guide to everything RUP. Instead, it's more focused on solid project management techniques and processes, and it so happens that RUP is the underlying documentation flow that's used. The other twist you'll see here is that there's an emphasis that you've brought in contractors or you've outsourced your development activity, and Gibbs focuses on how a RUP approach can help overcome many of the difficulties inherent in not controlling every aspect of software development.
There's a couple of things I don't quite agree with, however... The author talks about RUP being used in an agile methodology, and states that RUP *can* be agile if you use only what you need. Technically that is probably true, but in reality RUP is a document-heavy methodology that bears little resemblance to agile techniques as they are commonly thought of. Also, chapter 6, Establishing the Software Development Environment, talks about the build/borrow/buy choice for development software. He refers to the "borrow" solution as shareware, when in reality it's open source software. They are two different things, and it makes me wonder how much the guy really knows about software as opposed to project management.
If you're in the right scenario of managing outsourced projects using a RUP methodology, this book will offer significant insight. I don't know that I'd recommend it for an introduction to RUP, as you'll probably walk away with a few more questions than answers...
Customer Reviews:
Multi-dimensional Issues for Poetic Consideration.......2006-08-26
The author talks about how-- the history of her country (Ireland), her experiences growing up in London and New York, the culture of poets, and her process of self realization all influenced the development of her poetic voice. This isn't a book just for Irish poets or women, the issues she discusses go to the heart of why people write the poetry they do and what expectations they have in doing so as well as how it influences other poets.
More than anything, her book shows the many ways in which we can find ourselves in different environments and roles throughout the course of our lives. She goes from daughter to exile to urbanite to rural to suburb to mother as well as exploring her own ancestry. She discusses the culture and politics of nations, poetry, and gender.
A good read for people who aren't even interested in poetry.
Amazing, Beautiful.......2000-10-11
I first read Eavan Boland in an Irish literature class in college. Her writing is magical, lyrical, ethereal and forces you realize the power of identity, language, culture.
Not just for Irish literature fans, but anyone who enjoys beautiful prose.
Powerful; lyrical; explores issues of women, poets, Irish.......1998-10-14
Boland addresses the struggles of a poetess finding her voice in a society which seems to lack a place for her. Through seemingly circular reasoning, she approaches, considers, defines, and returns to consider the significance of the events of Ireland and the writing of others in her own unique and powerful voice. An enchanting read that reminds women of their own experiences while addressing the dichotomy that keeps them separate.
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Make a memorable impact on youth!
This collection of 100 10- to 15-minute object lessons for youth ministry is guaranteed to get teenagers actively involved in their lessons. Each object lesson serves as a great discussion starter or as a foundation for Bible study. They can even be used as strong stand-alone "PointMakers." Complete with a Scripture index and a theme index, the book also includes 5 "bonus" ideas-object lessons that center around wild, outrageous objects people wouldn't normally bring into a youth room, such as cans of Spam or pets.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent for our church.......2006-06-13
"Giant Book" has been an excellent tool for usage in our congregation.
Year round help with children's sermons.......2006-06-08
This book offers something for everyone who wants to impart the mysteries of the Gospel to young children. There's enough material to last five years.
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
"Elaborate and playful...Honest and deeply felt....Here is the Quindlen wit, the sharp eye for the details of class and manners, [and] the ardent reading of domestic lives."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City. Maggie and her family, are in the thrall of her powerful grandfather Jack Scanlan. In the summer of her twelfth year, Maggie is despertately trying to master the object lessons her grandfather fills her head with. But there is too much going on to concentrate. Everything at home is in upheaval, her grandfather is changing, and Maggie is unsure if what she wants is worth having....
Customer Reviews:
Coming to terms.........2006-08-12
I really enjoyed this book even though it wasn't my typical read.
Maggie, almost 13, is finding herself amidst all the turmoil around her. Her mother is also finding herself.
I was really drawn into the characters' struggles.
It may have been stereotyped for some, but for me, it was an eye-opening experience getting inside others lives this way. Monica, Maggie's cousin, I came to almost hate and really pity someone so shallow and selfish. Connie, her mom, I felt so much sympathy for. She seemed so depressed for the majority of the book. I could understand why she was becoming attracted to Joe, a man from her past. When one feels emotionally dead it is easy to become infatuated with someone who shows attention and appreciates you. Tommy, Maggie's dad, just seemed so detached.
I could go on and on about this book..yes, it's stereotyped, but in a different way.
On a different note, since I am a Christian and VERY picky about what I read or watch, I have to say that there are quite a few GD words that was offensive to me. I continued to read because I knew that that was how this family lived.
Object Lessons.......2006-03-16
Object Lessons was very entertaining. Ann Quindlen has a knack for story telling and she is wonderful at setting the scenes. i especially enjoyed the book because it took me back to when I was the main character's age and I distinctly remember feeling many of those same feelings she did. It was an easy read, enjoyable and made for lively discussion with my book group.
Good Point, Bad Quality.......2006-01-04
Anna Quindlen is a well-known author; her novels can be described as touching and to the point; "Object Lessons" is no exception. Though the delivery is not subtle in any way, this is a true coming of age story. We meet Maggie when she is looking back on the summer her life changed. The dysfunctional world she knows is rocked, starting with the building of a new housing development being placed behind her house. Maggie meets many challenges that children face as they grow up, like losing your best friend and dealing with boys. But then there are the out of place things that happened to her that summer, like dealing with your mother learning to drive. All in all, this novel showcases the imperfections and flaws in a person's life, and shows that it is perfectly fine for things to be down right bizarre.
I mentioned that this book is touching and to the point. I said that because I'm growing up, and I feel like my life is out of place a lot of the time. My family is not "normal." The people I know are there one minute, gone the next, and back a few minutes later. "Object Lessons" reminded me that there is really no such thing as normal. No one has a perfect life; everyone has problems and dysfunction with family and friends. But what really struck me about this book, is that it showed that everyone has to grow up, no matter what age they are.
While I think this is, indeed, a sweet book that shows the ups and downs in life, it just isn't a good book. The plot is unclear aside from the fact that the story takes place during the summer that changes Maggie's life. There is no subtlety, no figuring out things for yourself. The delivery is direct, abrupt, and sometimes rough. I would recommend it for it's point, not for it's quality.
Sort of a Feminist Tom Sawyer -- Only Really, Really Boring.......2005-07-23
Anna Quindlen has many gifts, but subtlety is not one of them. Nor is originality. Just about every character and plot device in this novel has been used before -- many, many times before. Oddly, for a hell-on-wheels nagging feminista, Anna Quindlen seems unduly influenced by male authors (and cliches.) She steals much, but understands little.
Let's see, a family saga about a wealthy immigrant clan ruled by a shady, all-powerful patriarch. GODFATHER, anyone? Just as John Scanlan is clearly Don Vito, so is uber-achiever teen girl Maggie Scanlan clearly in the Michael Corleone position. She's all but anointed as his successor -- at thirteen! The only problem is, all the tough moral questions Michael Corleone has to face are carefully airbrushed away for Maggie. The old man is a brute, a bully, and all the usual feminist crybaby stuff -- but it's perfectly all right for Maggie dearest to inherit all that yummy money.
On the other hand, this book also owes a surprising debt to TOM SAWYER. Tom Sawyer and Maggie Scanlan are both the smartest, liveliest, most charismatic kids in the neighborhood. Both are surrounded by dumb, weak-willed sidekicks who exist only to make them look good. Maggie has the blandly obnoxious Debbie Malone, and Tom has Ben Rogers, Joe Harper, and -- dare I say it -- future hero Huck Finn. Tom Sawyer and Maggie Scanlan are both expected to have brilliant futures, if they don't drown, burn, or blow themselves up in the process of having their amazing but never truly subversive teen adventures.
The most interesting TOM SAYWER parallel is in the use of the hero's nemesis or arch-enemy. Tom has Injun Joe, and Maggie has her cousin Monica Scanlan. At first glance a vicious murdering half-breed and a luscious Grace Kelly lookalike might not seem to have much in common. But it seems that compassionate feminista Anna Quindlen hates blondes even worse than Mark Twain hated Indians -- she's just less honest about what she feels!
Look at all the amazing similarities. Injun Joe and Monica both torture the hero in secret, when no one can see them. Both are masters of disguise. Both meet horrible fates that the heroes don't create but -- oh, so sorry! -- don't manage to prevent on time. There's a certain have it both ways hypocrisy in both novels. Twain claims to present America as a land of innocence and hope -- only the Indians have got to go. Anna claims that Maggie and her luscious college girl mentor Helen are going to build "A New World" for all women -- but first the blondes have got to go the way of the Indians. Ah, Sisterhood!
This tiresome business of bashing beautiful women goes back a long, long way in feminist literature. Poor Monica Scanlan is in good company, along with Hetty Sorrel, Rosamund Vincy, and Lucy Deane. (You can look up these fascinating ladies in the novels of George Eliot -- better yet, don't bother.) It's good to know that, like the nobility of the Bourbon restoration, the feminists of today have learned nothing and forgotten nothing.
Did I mention that the budding romance between Maggie and her shy boyfriend Bruce is handled with unusual skill and sensitivity? It's the best part of the book by far. Anna Quindlen has missed her calling -- she should be writing YA romance!
But of course, that sort of novel would be beneath a Barnard graduate.
horrible, girl book, depressing, romantic, no plot, ...............2004-07-24
i was inexperienced enough to waste my pocket money on this dam book. i went into the bookstore and the only thing attractive about this book is its cover. i automatically bought this book and made one of my biggest mistakes this year.
the book is slow, and all, ALL, the ONLY thing the book talked about is who married who and had kids, and four uncles married and three of them divorced, married again, some romance that i bet many people find depressing.
my mom made me read this last night, and i just could not keep up, i have seen many reviews, whether positive or negative, cannot hide the fact that the book is hard-to-keep-up, complicated, and confusing. Mrs. Quidlen is a newspaper reporter, and she definitely need to cut out a load of useless scenes and details when writing a novel.
I anounce to every reviewers of this book, to the people who read this book only cuz their school made them to, to not lie and betray your inner feelings about this book, to the boys i suggest they let out their inner anger and frustration inside when writing a report and not let some sexy paragraphs in the book make you feel that the book is "good." To the girls, i dont know what to say to the girls, i have many reviews of this book, and the girls had always gave the book a high score. maybe girls enjoyed flat family and friends relationships more than guys do. and i accept that.
here is this basic profile of this book i have made up, i tried to make them as truthful as to anybody any sex as possible.
|plot- no plot, confusing
|humor- very rare, about 20 pages any funny moments appear.
|age- teen to adult
|dialog/narration- huge continous chunks of narration that sometimes seemed never-ending, then huge chunks of continous dialogs.
|mood- sad, with occasional depressive humor.
|sex- definitely a girl's book.
|details- many useless details such as a scar on someone's body without the description of where the scar is or how did he get that scar, with no details that moves the story forward such as the setting, the main character's age, and personalities, the reader has to figure out the personality of each character by reading their dialogs.
|style- Anna Quidlen's own unique and strange style.
i will end my review here by stressing the fact that future readers must express their real, deep feeling about this book, regardless of the author's other books, and other people's feelings. write only about what YOU feel and what you feel ONLY.
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This indispensable, easy-to-use tool for Sunday school teachers and pastors offers a year's worth of attention-grabbing object lessons. Guaranteed to spice up any story time or lesson.
Customer Reviews:
An excellent resource.......2006-08-07
I used this book to plan several children's sermons for our church. It is easy to understand, easy to prepare, and a breeze to adapt and deliver. Many people commented on the messages I delivered, how fun they were and how the ideas presented were so important. I recommend this book to both ministers and laity who need a well written children's ministry resource.
One of the Best in the Genre of Object Lessons for Children.......2006-06-05
I can't believe no one has reviewed this book yet. Once a week I teach at a chapel for Pre-K and K children at a private Christian school. So I look at a lot of books on children's sermons. The children's sermons in this book would also work very well with grades 1-5. You know what? Even adults would enjoy it. I thought this book was considered a classic, which is why I'm surprized it hasn't been reviewed yet.
Some object lesson books are very good, but they require a lot more preparation than I have time for. These lessons are very easy to prepare. They're all one or two pages, and easy to memorize the essential points; Most importantly, they keep children's interests as you're presenting the material.
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