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Between the tumult of feedings and burpings, and of course, the moments of tremendous joy, new mothers need time to relax. This kit is designed expressly for the new mom, with 30 cards featuring lighthearted tips, meditations, and easy-to-execute rituals plus a stress-eliminating sleep mask for catching those precious ZZZs.
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Saved my life!.......2001-05-20
This book covers a whole-life approach to stress management, from exercise to diet to meditation to causes to examining specifics about your outlook. It was written some time ago before "stress management" became an overused term, but its lessons and warm, reassuring, and sensible tone make it stand out.
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For most sales professionals, stress is the number one enemy. In Advanced Sales Survival Training, Tom Hopkins pinpoints The Dirty Dozen - twelve daily stressors that can drag you and your profits into the mud.
Rejection, canceled appointments, customer stalls, peer attacks, and more can inhibit performance, sap your enthusiasm, and prevent you from reaching your sales goals. Learn how to identify and then modify your current selling and thought patterns and banish The Dirty Dozen forever!
Highly effective, often humorous, and always inspirational, Tom Hopkins shows how to relieve stress, communicate better with your clients, restore balance to your career, and enjoy yourself more in the process. As these techniques become second nature, you will be on your way to increasing your overall effectiveness, and of course, your profits.
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Book of Stress Survival
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The Book of Stress Survival
Alix Kirsta
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- Engrossing, Detailed Description of An "Ordinary" 8th AF mission!
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich 28 May 1944
Ivo De Jong
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Some of the bombing missions of the U.S. 8th Air Force in World War II, such as the Schweinfurt and Berlin, have become legendary for one reason or another. Yet in the course of the war there were many others; missions forming part of the larger Allied strategy that did not become famous. These were simply part of the wearing down of a tenacious enemy.One such mission was Mission 376 on May 28, 1944, when ordinary men on both sides revealed extraordinary courage as they experienced the confusion and terror that accompanied the routine bloodletting. The day had one unusual characteristic, however-when it saw the first combat use of remote-controlled glide bombs by the USAAF. This book describes in unprecedented detail the events, experience and aircraft of the men on both sides that day during the course of "an ordinary mission".
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Engrossing, Detailed Description of An "Ordinary" 8th AF mission!.......2006-07-06
Talk about your detailed histories! Think about this: In 1970 Roger Freeman published his definitive MIGHTY EIGHTH history, relating the WWII history of the 8th AF in 311 pages. Flash forward to 2003 where Ivo de Jong relates the story of just ONE 8th AF mission - flown on May 28, 1944 - in this incredibly detailed, 218 page book! Wow!
On May 28 over 1,200 B-17s and B-24s covered by hundreds of P-38s, -47s and -51s launched out of England for raids on a variety of targets, mainly oil refineries. In turn hundreds of Luftwaffe fighters scrambled to intercept the U. S. raiders. The battles fought over each target - Dessau, Magdeburg, Merseburg, etc. - are grippingly described in this wonderfully researched book. de Jong mixes combat narratives from both sides as well as reminiscences from participants on the ground, charting mission failures and successes.
The text is well ilustrated with hundreds of photos depicting U. S. and German aircrews and aircraft, in-flight combat shots, etc. along with 16 pages of color artwork of B-17s, -24s, P-51s, Bf 109s and even an RAF rescue launch that picked up downed airmen in the English Channel!
This is really first-class scholarship and a wonderful read as well. Typical of the work you can expect from Hikoki...Highly recommended.
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In answer to the obvious question: why this mission out of the 100s flown by the 8th? Because the author's father saw one of the shot-down B-17s crashland and helped the survivors! From the father's stories of that incident grew a little boy's desire to know more. And the end result is this marvelous tribute to the 8th AF!
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- A calm, clear voice talks about a scary subject
- Good guide to comprehending threat of terror
- A Must Read: "What You Need to Know About: Terror"
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What You Need to Know About: Terror
Micah Halpern
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What does a terrorist look like? How do terrorists select targets? Why do they hate us? What are the different terrorist groups of the world, what are their specific motivations? What You Need To Know About: Terror gives answers to the questions we are all asking, and in so doing demystifies the threat of terror. The more something is incomprehensible, the more it is to be feared; this book will present a rational guide to the phenomenon that will enable the reader to take control of that fear and put it in proportion. What You Need To Know About: Terror is a must-read for everyone who believes in security, freedom and democracy. With four sections: an introduction, the Terror Q&A, each question laid out with a clear and concise one page answer, a guide to the world's terror organizations, and a resources section for further study, it arms us with the facts and perspective we need to better understand and fight terror.
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A calm, clear voice talks about a scary subject.......2003-09-11
Not a Dummies Guide or a Complete Idiot's Guide, this is a THINKING PERSON'S guide.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TERROR is something every American adult needs to read. Don't be victimized by inadequate and ill-informed media coverage, buy this book and get the facts yourself.
Halpern's genius lies in simplifying everything without over-simplifying anything! He deals with complex issues in an even-handed and calm approach that make this topic accessible to everyone. Buy it, read it, discuss it.
And stay safe.
Good guide to comprehending threat of terror.......2003-08-13
Israelis live with the daily threat of terror. Even so, Israelis go about their normal lives, shop, eat out, go to school and to the movies. Everything is done with a pointed emphasis on security precautions. Guards outside restaurants, at the entrance to shopping malls, banks and schools, and the inspection of cars at parking lots are all part of Israel's normal routine.
Even though terror has been around for decades, it took the attacks on New York and Washington for Americans to sit up and take notice of terrorism. Suddenly, Americans asked themselves what terror was all about? Why did al-Qaida attack the World Trade Center? Was it because of America's support for Israel, or because the terrorists feel threatened by American values.
These questions were quite logical, coming in the wake of the massive, coordinated and unprecedented attack on September 11. Now, simple, concise and rational answers are available, and readers can clearly comprehend the terrorist phenomenon.
In his new book, What You Need to Know About: Terror (Toby Press, August 2003), political and social commentator Micah Halpern, a regular Israel Insider columnist, answers 75 key questions such as "What is terror?", "Do terrorists have an ethical code?" and "How do we live with the threat of terror?" The book is divided into sections that help the reader understand what Islamic terror is all about, why America is specifically targeted, and how governments should respond to the terrorist threat.
The book tackles controversial issues connected to the war against terror, including the profiling of people at airport security inspections, targeted 'assassinations,' and the possibility that the United States would issue a national identity card. Faced with a growing threat on national and international airlines, passengers should agree to possible invasions of privacy, Halpern writes.
The book also provides a guide to the world's terror organizations and a useful resource section. The best feature of the book is its question and answer format, which provides simple one-sentence answers and then an expanded, detailed analysis. Average readers will have no problems comprehending the very real danger of world terrorism, and what should be done about that threat.
A Must Read: "What You Need to Know About: Terror".......2003-08-07
This is the book we've been waiting for. Thank you Micah Halpern.
I read the book from cover to cover in one sitting - I was riveted. What You Need To Know About: Terror clearly, concisely answered my questions and calmed my fears. It's a must read for every American. The author presented 75 tough questions, and provided very factual and well thought out analysis to support his answers.
Now I really understand why terror exists and why we are targets. I also know that I need not sit back and just let it happen. This book has examples of exactly what we must.
I can't say that I am less scared about terror, but I am more informed.
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Internet Ethics and Young Adults.......2005-03-20
Young adults, Internet ethics, and digital information are the intense focus of communities all across the U.S. Frances Jacobson Harris is a widely published librarian/author who addresses issues that concern library boards and parents. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are examined with clarity. Every library serving young adults in public libraries and schools should read this book and deliberate on the issues. This book is especially important for private and charter school staff who often struggle with little context. I believe I Found It on the Internet will broaden understanding and lead to fewer unfounded fears.
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Excellent overview of online politics.......2005-12-07
Ok. I admit it. I am one of the contributing authors. However, I had not read the other entries before and found the breadth of opinion covering several political cycles very helpful. I lived through most of this and even I learned things I didn't know before. Everyone interested in the topic of online politics and government from hard core academic interest to mere passing curiosity will find something to interest them in this book. My only thought might have been to order the chapters from earliest to current electoral cycles -- although it was interesting to peel away the layers going back to each previous electoral cycle to see which predictions stood the time test. The predictions of online voting and widespread campaign ads on the Internet did not really happen yet. I'm happy to report that my predictions about acts of drive by democracy seem to have held up pretty well. But that's for you to decide. Buy the book.
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Extra Life: Coming of Age in Cyberspace
David S. Bennahum
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Bennahum writes a rich account of what it was like to be among the first to grow up with computers as an important part of daily life, where the critical parts of the most coveted toys are electronic rather than mechanical. What lends Extra Life such poignancy is that it ranges far beyond mere push-buttons and keyboards to incorporate the new electronic world into the larger life of a boy growing up in New York. Bennahum delves into his own psyche to show how the computer revolution dovetailed with other revolutions surrounding his coming of age, such as coping with his parents' divorce, emerging from being an outsider, and youthful (sometimes illegal) strivings for adulthood.
However enthusiastic he gets about his electronic extra life, he doesn't overlook the dark side of experience. When he violates a system-access rule, for example, he discovers a serious system flaw and must now wrestle with the ethical issue of whether to report it and protect the system when doing so would reveal his violation. If Bennahum sometimes seems overly self-congratulatory for being part of his generation, that's easily forgiven as he shares his childlike wonder in the electronic new world that grew up alongside him. --Elizabeth Lewis
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A fascinating, fast-paced coming-of-age story- set in the bedrooms, computer rooms, and arcades of the 80s, when the first computer kids were pioneering the frontier of digital culture.
In this dazzling personal account, David Bennahum shows how computer games, digital pranks, and jerry-rigged programs came to inspire legions of boys in the early 80s, shaping them, just as TV and rock 'n' roll defined earlier generations. Packed with little-known computer lore and set against the background of the emerging information age, Extra Life is nothing less than a grand digital adventure.
"With low-key but astute introspection, Extra Life strips the surface layers to find the roots of both a generation-one expert at converting alienation into self-sufficiency-and one of its milestones." -New York Times
"In telling the story of the burgeoning computer culture, Bennahum winds up with a beautifully told story in which he comes to understand how his fascination with computers helped shaped the way he thinks, the way he learns, and the way he copes." -Kirkus Reviews
"A Catcher in the Rye for the Atari generation." -Douglas Rushkoff, author of Media Virus and Ecstasy Club
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Brilliant!.......2003-05-20
I was staying at a friend's house, and he had a copy of Extra Life. As I grew up with computers, and have an interest in anything having to do with them, I started flipping through the book, thinking it might be interesting. Well! I must say that I was hooked within the first two pages! Bennahum's book is an amazingly insightful telling of a story that I had never really thought about before. Extra Life is about the moment that personal computers came into our lives (I grew up with an Apple II), and the way that they changed both the world and culture, written through the eyes of Bennahum as a kid and teenager.
His writing style is clean and descriptive and can be poetic as well. It really is a page-turner, and it brought back so many memories of learning how to program for the first time, playing video games, and the whole 8-bit "revolution" of the late 70s and early 80s.
So I came on the site to buy a copy for my cousin, who also grew up with computers. I also noticed some of the reviews and while I agree with most of them, I really think the reviewer who complained that Bennahum's book wasn't as interesting as Chuck Yeager's made a silly comparison. Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier-- yeah he's famous-- Bennahum isn't famous, and his story isn't a "famous" story. It's a story like mine, and like many other peope who grew up with computers as kids. And that is exactly what is so great about it! He takes something that we now take for granted, and shows the real meaning behind it. To compare his book to Chuck Yeager's is to compare apples with oranges: it doesn't mean anything.
I loved this book! And I can recommend it as being worth every one of the five stars I gave it.
Just because it happened to you does not make it interesting.......2003-04-17
The above quote is from the movie Search and Destroy (1995), from the character of Dr. Waxling.
When reading a book there are usually three things that affect how well you enjoy the book: How well you like the writing, how well you like the topic, and how well you like the author. Unfortunately I am reading Chuck Yeagers autobiography side by side with this book, and it's no contest. David Bennahum has not really accomplished anything special. He was a spectator to the beginnings of the computer age as so many of us twenty-somethings were. So he went to a school with computers. Every school had them back then. Even small towns in Northern Canada had computers in their classrooms. If I want to read about major events, such as the 1972 world hockey victory of USA over Soviets, the book shouldn't be about the spectators.
By comparison, Chuck Yeager has done a lot in his life, hence he wrote a book. He started as a dirt poor Virginian farm kid. He and his brother accidently shot and killed their sister with a shotgun when they were just little kids. Chuck went off to war and became an ace. He was the first man to fly faster than sound. He crashed a supersonic jet and got himself horribly burned. He started with little and made himself a national hero.
Another example of a "Catcher in the Rye" type of coming of age story is Rocketboys, also about poor Virginians in a coal town who, of all things, make rockets that fly incredible heights. That author, Homer Hickman, went on to work for NASA.
So what did David Bennahum do? Well, he grew up wealthy, his father gave him his computer, his step-father gave him a plush job when he was 15, he went to the best schools, he got into Harvard. Sorry but that does not make for a great story. I know it isn't his fault for being rich, but it is his fault for writing a self indulgent book about himself. Perhaps sensing the content was a little weak, he also over-writes things at times, such as when he does experimental stuff like iterweaving a game of Zork with his narriative ala the Watchmen.
Let's face it, people aren't reading this to learn about the author, they are reading to get nostalgiac. On that level it works sometimes. However, most readers will identify more with early 8-bit computers such as the Atari, Commodore and Tandy line of home computers. Atari is the computer the author owned, but we are treated to scarecely a few pages on this before apparently the author packed it up into storage and concentrated on the PDP-12. People in their 20's and early 30's do not identify with the PDP-12. And there have been far better books dealing with PDP-12 nostalgia (Hackers by Steven Levy, for example).
A good portion of the latter half of the book talks about him completing his school assignments in computer class. Yes, his assignments, in detail, even showing code snippets in PASCAL. I struggled gamely to read through those sections without falling asleep, not one of the easier things I've done in my life. I'd rather read someones exploits about planting carrots in the garden. High school computer class assignments are not the thing to turn into a full length book.
The big crescendo for the story seems to be when he becomes a super user in his school computer room along with a friend. The friend steals some passwords in their classroom and confides in the author. What does he do? He tells the teacher. Nice friend. The one he tattled on might also have been super user, but the author decided it was best to eliminate him so he could become super user. Yes, ruin someones access to the computer room and sour them on computers so you can become... super user. The problem is becoming super user means something to the author, but it just doesn't mean anything to anyone reading it. It's like someone writing a book where they become pitcher in little league in elementary school.
It picks up a bit after the PDP-12 stuff. One interesting scene has him spying on girl across the way, but that is about it. He makes a few good observations, such as how the Mac was a bit of a dissapointment to hardcore 8-bit computer users, and how much of the Mac mystique is pure hype from Apple. Overall, however, a very boring read.
My Generation.......2003-03-04
This book immediately brought me back to the day when my father brought home a Commodore 64 for our family. I was back in our basement hacking BASIC code all over again. Great read.
A walk down 64k memory lane.......2002-02-11
I find it annoying that someone gave this book 2 stars because he couldn't relate to the author. How is that is standard for whether a book is good or not? If that's how we judge books, then Star Wars and Lord of the Rings suck!
Anyways, this book is excellent. I was too young to notice the computer age in the 80s, but reading this book is as close as I'll ever get. It makes me appreciate where we were in technology and kindof wish that things were still as simple and straigtforward. But it also makes me marvel at where we're going as well. Thanks David.
My Diary.......2002-02-11
I thought this book was great.
Although, I grew up in Orange County (Southern Cal)
and not NYC like the author, I thought I was ready
my own diary.
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The Art of Rails: The Coming Age of Web Developmnet
Edward Benson
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The Art of Rails is a book about the design of modern web applications. This book identifies and describes the fundamental design strategies that have emerged for the New Web and demonstrates their application with Ruby on Rails-based examples. Discussion is kept technical but casual, and code examples serve to illustrate the point without causing the reader’s eyes to gloss over. The book accomplishes two important objectives: to teach good Rails programmers how to be great Rails designers, and to communicate to non-Rails developers the fundamental design strategies that constitute the “Rails” concept so that they may be employed a la carte to their own web development.
The market and programming community is in great need of a book like this. The design patterns and methodologies outlined in the book represent the very latest in web design techniques, and a book that cleanly and enjoyably collects them will be a hit. The book uses the language of the Rails community, but does not have to be read as a book about Rails specifically. As such it both serves as an invaluable resource for Ruby on Rails developers and also a long-lasting guide to the principles of modern web design and development. The Art of Rails describes the latest step in the evolution of web application design. The “Rails” concept, as created by Ruby on Rails, is a completely new way of thinking about web development, including new abstractions, design methodologies, and programming techniques. Learning to think like a Rails designer will enable you to quickly design and write concise code with elegance and maintainability. This book also examines several of the latest techniques, including REST-based design,
Ajax, and Web Services, in a way that acquaints you with deep understanding of the fundamental idea so that the mechanics of coding can fall into place.
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The Internet's Coming of Age
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This timely new book explains basic design choices that underlie the Internet's success, identifies key trends in the evolution of the Internet, evaluates current and prospective technical, operational, and management challenges, and explores the resulting implications for decision makers. The committee-composed of distinguished leaders from both the corporate and academic community-makes recommendations aimed at policy makers, industry, and researchers, going on to discuss a variety of issues:
* How the Internet's constituent parts are interlinked, and how economic and technical factors make maintaining the Internet's seamless appearance complicated.
* How the Internet faces scaling challenges as it grows to meet the demands of users in the future.
* Tensions inherent between open innovation on the Internet and the ability of innovators to capture the commercial value of their breakthroughs.
* Regulatory issues posed by the Internet's entry into other sectors, such as telephony.
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