At-Home Motherhood: Making It Work for You

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Incredibly Helpful & Practical Advice for the SAHM..........2006-06-04

Sometimes I enjoy reading "inspirational" essays or books dealing with motherhood and the choice to stay at home -- because they can re-affirm my own decision to stay home with my kids. Other times what I really need is solid, practical advice on how to make it really work: the nuts and bolts of the finances, budgeting, keeping the marriage high priority, dealing with the kids, and keeping loneliness and boredom at bay. This book is a sure fire hit for when I need THAT kind of advice.

I really like how the author organized the book: part one deals with relationships -- being at home in todays society, mixing marriage with sahm-hood, friendships, and so on.

Part two deals with "business matters", such as housework, budgeting, shopping smart, and so on.

Part three is my favorite -- how to handle "The Home-Alone Syndrome" (current sahm's probably know exactly what that is without needing a definition!), finding your passion, "mind over mush", assertiveness, and taking care of your physical health.

Excellent final section entitled "What Next" on determining if and/or when to transition back into the workforce, with immensely helpful exercises and worksheets included.

Overall my first pick for practical helpfulness in dealing with every aspect of sahm-hood. Highly recommend this for all sahms, whether just starting out or even if you have a few years under your belt.

a fantastically helpful read!.......2000-04-30

Tolliver's advice, unlike most other women's self help authors, is practical and doable. This book is a must read for any new at home mother. I've found that her suggestions can really help to ease the transition from work to home.

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This book focuses on contemporary Arab thought during the past twenty years, especially since the 1967 Arab defeat in the Six Day War. Well-known Arab writers are studied, and their unprecedented and anguished exercise of self-examination and self-criticism is explored. A number of Arab thinkers are presented for the first time in English. Here is an account of some of the most recent intellectual trends in the Arab world. As the writers grapple with the Arab desire for social change, with ideas of freedom and equality and social justice, and with the problem of accommodating Arab culture to modern times, their will to preserve their national identity is displayed. The role played by Islam in the current Arab discourse is analyzed as Arab intellectuals creatively interpret their present predicament in order to make it meaningful in the present day.

Arab thought is seen here to be in crisis as it reflects this reality and questions the legitimacy of Arab political regimes. Much of the present turmoil in the Arab world can be better understood in light of this insightful treatment of contemporary Arab thinkers because it shows how the Arabs themselves feel, what they think about their own contemporary life, and how they envision their future.

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How to win at poker. The power of a business's mission statement. If you can dial a telephone, you can do anything. These are the lessons to be learned from "Star Trek." First a hit television show, and then a pop culture phenomenon, "Star Trek" is now the basis for inspiration and guidance in our daily lives. ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM WATCHING STAR TREK is an anthology of valuable lessons that can be found within the episodes of "Star Trek." Discover why its dangerous to wear a plain red shirt, why Captain Kirk was such a superb leader, and why you should always help people in need.

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Fantastic!.......2007-08-23

We tend to forget all the lessons we learned watching the original Star Trek series, and Dave Marinaccio brings it all back with a lot of humor.

This book is a must for any original Star Trek fan. You can read it in one sitting, and then your friends will all be borrowing it. You may want to buy an extra just in case.

what hasn't already been said........2007-07-01

as the tittle says, i cant really say anything that the other reviewers haven't said themselves.
all i can say is that at first i was expecting it to be kind of corny, like if you encounter an alien energy life form set your phaser to heat to destroy it or if you encounter a giant rock thing use cement to heal its wounds.
but it wasn't anything like that, it was good, very entertaining thoughts and ideas about the lessons learned from star trek and how they are related to the authors real life.

defiantly a must read for any star trek fan.

misrepresented drivel.......2006-11-02

This is an almost completely self-regarding book. It has almost nothing to say about Star Trek, which is merely a vehicle for the discussion of the true subject, which is the author. It is also not very amusing or interesting, and is in fact pretty much a waste of time. I threw mine out with contempt; should have sent it back and at least got a partial refund.

A Horrendously Stupid Book.......2005-10-31

I love Star Trek, OK? This should have been a really great book, since there are so many important lessons in the series. But Marinaccio completely misses many important lessons, in my opinion, and gets several other lessons mixed up, and generally dilutes whatever lessons remain to the point of vapidity with his self-indulgence and self-absorption. Sorry, Dave, but not everything in Star Trek relates to some insignificant detail of your small little life in a Marketing company.

Not to mention that the book stops short. "I think there's a new series called DS9 or something, I'll have to keep an eye on that." Seriously, he says that. To me, watching the later series greatly expanded the "lessons that needed to be learned".

I threw this book away in disgust after reading it. Really. Lierally threw it in the trash. It was that bad, and I didn't want to be embarrassed by having it sit on the shelf as my complete DVD collections of all the Star Trek TV series.

Please do NOT buy this book. It's really HORRIBLY STUPID!

Words of Wisdom from TV? Amazing!.......2004-11-13

This is a fun little book chock full of wise sayings gleaned from episodes of the original Star Trek. The original was not a space opera, it was a futurized series of life's lessons, very carefully crafted. Each episode had a heavy-duty message embedded within--and not very hard to spot either. This book does not necessarily include these thematic messages, but it does excerpt a number of pithy, humorous quotes from the characters. It is highly reminiscent of a poster my dentist has in his office of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I expect there is also a book with that name, but I haven't read it. These words of wisdom also remind me of Dr. Akin's famous "Laws of Spacecraft Design" which you can access on the internet. With his permission, I used several in my book "The Knowledge Management and Information Technology Encyclopedia" (published by the Government and not for sale). My favorite submits from Marinaccio's delightful book are:

Gossip is often confused with conversation. In fact it often takes the place of conversation. Take gossip away from some folks and they would turn into mimes. p.61

When everyone is responsible, ultimately no one is responsible. p.52

Idiot-proofing is also genius-proofing. p.94

Great people talk about ideas. Average people talk about things. Small people talk about people. p.61

Attitude is the top priority; after attitude, talent or gifts are important. p.64

As Yogi Berra, the great Yankees catcher, once said, "You can observe a lot, just by watching." p.23

A person who understands a rule knows when to break it. p.50

Competent people know which rules to follow and which to ignore ... when people of good judgement are allowed to exercise their insights, good results usually follow. When people=s hands are tied, they are ineffective. p.94

The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play. pp. 8, 53, & 54

Difficult choices expose how we truly feel. What we believe deep inside. p.39

The most important time to help someone is when they need it. p.8

For man, Utopia is endless challenge. p.17

Shadow of the Watching Star (First Americans)

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Shadowing the Watching Star
Don't they ever learn?
Who can stop in the middle of a series?
The best of the 3rd set of stories of 'The First Americans'
The best of the 3rd set of stories of 'The First Americans'

Shadow of the Watching Star (First Americans)
William Sarabande
Manufacturer: Bantam
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0553560298
Release Date: 1995-05-01

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Ravaged by tribal fighting, cursed by their enemies, abandoned by their sacred spirits, the People wander, hungry and desperate, across a frozen and forbidding land. The leader who guided them, the vision that inspired them, the magic that moved them--all have vanished from their midst. Far away, across a sea of ice, alone and desolate, the young shaman Cha-kwena must make a fateful choice. While he yearns to return to his loved ones, he is sworn to protect the sacred herd of mammoth, the last of their kind. The path he now takes will determine the future of his race: whether they will perish in savage conflict or flourish in a new age of bounty and hope.

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Shadowing the Watching Star.......2006-11-10

William Sarabande has written a book, as part of a series, which depicts the earliest inhabitants of the continent.

He has obviously done a lot of research on the subject and is able to convey history in such a riveting way as to keep the reader enthralled with what is happening and to anxiously await what happens next.

If this book is any indication of the series, it will be very interesting to read and own the entire series.

Don't they ever learn?.......2002-12-21

How many times can the same mistakes be done by the same people in this set? Why do they keep falling for the tricks again? Even the characters seem to be tired of the story. This book plods along with a unsteady plot and strange twists and very few tied up loose ends.I found myself wanting to scream "wise up already!"
They also keep getting close to the new land and turning right around for whatever reason and starting it all over again. This is supposed to be a series about Paleo-Indians comming into the new land, but they haven't even gotten to it yet.
Not one of her best but not her worst.

Who can stop in the middle of a series?.......2002-10-08

OKay I'm hooked on these books and I have to know what happens in the next one. Ban-ya was the only reason I bought Shadow of the Watching Star. The only book that was even slightly happy was the first one, The Sacred stones, where I was compelled by Ta-maya and Masau's love and wondering what would happen to Dankan-eh, but can anyone make up their mind? Cha-kwena loves Mah-ree but he has to follow the white mammoth, to realize he loves her and must return, she means everything to him, for him to return, and he's mad at her again. And what about Kosar-eh he was the hideously scarred one-armed clown of the Red World, now he's a brave newly-healed hunter? Can we have some babies in a book where no one kills them because they were born when the tribe is mourning?! I can barely believe a woman wrote these books.

The best of the 3rd set of stories of 'The First Americans'.......2001-11-22

William Sarabande's "First Americans" series is actually several sets of books related to different generations and different characters. I consider this the 3rd set of characters and this book contains the best story about those characters. The first three books of the series are by far and away the best. The second set is good once you realize that the original characters aren't coming back. This third set really allows the reader to see how myth and history may combine together to create rites and rituals that "people" follow. It is more interesting in these later books how the "truth" of the history gets twisted just enough to make the stories quite different from what really happened. I recommend starting at the first book, "Beyond the Sea of Ice" and reading this series in order, just to get the best benefits and insight out of the stories and the writing style of Sarabande.

The best of the 3rd set of stories of 'The First Americans'.......2001-11-22

William Sarabande's "First Americans" series is actually several sets of books related to different generations and different characters. I consider this the 3rd set of characters and this book contains the best story about those characters. The first three books of the series are by far and away the best. The second set is good once you realize that the original characters aren't coming back. This third set really allows the reader to see how myth and history may combine together to create rites and rituals that "people" follow. It is more interesting in these later books how the "truth" of the history gets twisted just enough to make the stories quite different from what really happened. I recommend starting at the first book, "Beyond the Sea of Ice" and reading this series in order, just tog et the best benefits and insight out of the stories and the writing style of Sarabande.

All Other Things I Really Need to Know I Learned Watching Star Trek: Next Gener. (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

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Just couldn't find it funny
Very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very funny.
PRETTY LAME!!!!!!!!!
I bought it, I liked it.
Lots of fun.

All Other Things I Really Need to Know I Learned Watching Star Trek: Next Gener. (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Dave Marinaccio
Manufacturer: Star Trek
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Binding: Hardcover

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All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek

ASIN: 067101000X

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From the bestselling author of All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Watching Star Trek®...

Has anyone ever said you watch too much TV? That there is nothing of value to be learned from sitting in front of the television set all day long? Couch potatoes of the world, take heart. The book you now hold is your vindication.

In his previous bestseller, All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Watching Star Trek, armchair philosopher Dave Marinaccio took readers on a lighthearted and thought-provoking tour of the human condition, mapped across the adventures of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. "Bones" McCoy and the rest of the crew of the original Starship Enterprise™. Now, with All The Other Things I Really Need To Know I Learned From Watching Star Trek: The Next Generation®, he offers new observations on life's everyday challenges, inspired by the Emmy Award®-winning science fiction series.

Through engaging anecdotes from his own life, and calling on his near encyclopedic memory of events in the lives of Captain Picard, Riker, Data,Worf and the rest of the crew of the Enterprise-D, Dave demonstrates how the universal appeal and wisdom of Star Trek: The Next Generation (as well as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine® and Star Trek®: Voyager™) can help to shape a positive and humorous outlook on life. Often witty, sometimes irreverent, always entertaining, All The Other Things I Really Need To Know I Learned From Watching Star Trek: The Next Generation® is one self-described couch potato's insightful look at life through Trek-colored glasses.

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Just couldn't find it funny.......2000-07-23

I love Sci-Fi, and I love Star Trek: The Next Generation in particular. Despite this, or rather because of this, I like Star Trek humor - writing that makes fun of the recycled plot lines, inconsistencies, character idiosyncracies, the bad science, the technobable.. and that's what I expected from this book. Maybe that's my own fault, for thinking that that cover line ("Dave demonstrates how the universal appeal and wisdom of Star Trek: The Next Generation can help to shape a positive and humorous outlook on life.") was understood to be tongue-in-cheek.

This book is too good-natured, too inoffensive, too well-meaning and too politically correct to be funny. To bring out a belly laugh in some of your readers, you have to risk offense. And you have to touch the three taboo subjects: sex, religion and politics. This book, being an official work endorsed by Paramount, can't do that. It has to be lame and inoffensive. It made me smile every now and then, but it never made me laugh.

Very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very funny........1999-06-26

Who woulda thunk there could ever be humor in Star Trek? Not me. As someone who has based his entire existence on characters from the Star Trek series, I am greatly relieved that I can now add some humor to my life. Mr. Dave, I thank you. So do all my pet Tribbles.

PRETTY LAME!!!!!!!!!.......1999-03-14

When we turn to television to answer our questions, it is obvious that the "BOOB TUBE" has taken over too much of our daily lives...

I bought it, I liked it........1998-10-07

If you read the first book this one is more of the same. If you didn't read the first one, buy them both. They look at Star Trek through a funny prism. Not too serious but seriously funny stories. I hope there is a third book coming out.

Lots of fun........1998-07-14

Even better than the first one. I laughed myself silly. My wife thought I was having a fit.

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Watching the Stars (Welcome Books)
Edana Eckart
Manufacturer: Children's Press (CT)
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ASIN: 0516259385

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek

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All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek
Dave Marinaccio
Manufacturer: Crown Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Science Fiction Audiences: Watching Star Trek and Doctor Who (Popular Fiction)

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Insightful but overly academic

Science Fiction Audiences: Watching Star Trek and Doctor Who (Popular Fiction)
John Tulloch
Manufacturer: Routledge
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ASIN: 0415061415

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Science Fiction Audiences examines the astounding popularity of two television "institutions" of our time--the science fiction series Doctor Who and Star Trek. Both of theses programs have survived cancellation and acquired a following that continues to grow. The book is based on years of research including interviews with fans and followers of these two television series. In that period fans and followers have changed, and ways of studying them as "audiences" have changed as well, but the programs endure intact--Star Trek, for example, is approaching its fourth television incarnation.

John Tulloch and Henry Jenkins dive into the rich fan culture surrounding the two series, exploring such issues as queer identity, fan meanings, teenage love of science fiction and genre expectations. The authors further question how these series operate on other levels, for example, by portraying particular American and British profiles, by promoting certain ideologies, orsimply by providing a very consistent form of entertainment.

Science Fiction Audiences encompasses the perspectives of vast population of fans and followers throughout Britain, Australia, and the USA. This book is intended both for fans and followers of the series, who will continue their debates in these pages, and for those involved in media and cultural studies, who will examine a historically changing range of audience theory operating over the time period this study covers. Overall, Science Fiction Audiences offers a synthesis of text, context and audience study.

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Insightful but overly academic.......2000-08-25

An academic, though interesting look at the opinions of various viewers in regards to the world's two most famous sci-fi television shows, Doctor Who and Star Trek. The Doctor Who section explores viewer reactions to (if I'm not mistaken) the Jon Pertwee story "The Monster of Peladon", an odd choice as it is not generally considered one of the more popular Doctor Who adventures. The story was chosen for analysis as it features strong social and political commentary, including the subjects of worker's rights, unionization, and women's liberation. As the book is a scholarly look at the average science-fiction viewer, it tends to be somewhat dry and difficult to follow at times. Overall an interesting oddity, though probably not for the average reader.

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All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek.
Dave Marinaccio
Manufacturer: SOLD
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Blue Stars Watching
Patricia Beatty
Manufacturer: William Morrow & Co
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0688211100

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Blue Stars Watching
Beatty
Manufacturer: William Morrow and Company
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ASIN: B000JDT7FM

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Experiments in sky watching
Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Manufacturer: Crowell
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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