This is a highly useful book that presents forty training and development tools, arranged in eight process stages covering initiating cross-functional teams, developing synergy and consensus, creatively solving problems, and recognizing and rewarding teams. The author describes the functions and methods for implementation of each tool, along with an illustration. Lots of illustrations and charts. A solid team-building resource. Reviewed by Yvette Borcia, co-founder, Stern & Associates, co-author of Stern's Sourcefinder The Master Directory to HR and Business Management Information & Resources, Stern's CyberSpace SourceFinder, and Stern's Compensation and Benefits SourceFinder.

This book is just wonderful as there were 50 designs of all types of shoes - new designs and old designs.

Also, you could sew one design as a gift or a few shoes as a sampler.

Definitely would recommend this books

This is a MUST HAVE book for any visitor or Alaska resident who wants to get out and about and enjoy the outdoors in this part of Alaska. Those of us who have lived in Alaska for many years still use this book every summer for our day trip or weekend adventure planning, as well as for longer trips. I give this book as a gift to both summer visitors and people who have just moved here. It is accurate, clearly written, has good maps, easy directions to the trail heads and has the necessary safety information for folks not used to things like mosquitos, bears, and stream crossings. I get the latest edition every time it comes out to check out the most up to date trail information.

dr. shiraev's and dr. boyd's book, which i have recently read alongside a few other books on giving advice to international students coming to the united states in order to reccommend a work for friends of mine planning to come to study in the states, is by far the best that i have come along. it poignantly addresses all the issues of importance for a foreign student, leaving little to be desired, without being patronizing or attepting to prescribe receipies of how one is to manage once arrived. maybe it is the unique or if not unique: successful combination of a foreign and domestic point of view, that manages to be very precise and diligent in sketching out that, which is to be expected by those who come from cultures that are both very different, but also seemingly similar. indeed, as a german, i have found out that the seeming similarities of western countries contribute much to the skewed expectations of students that culminate often in a rude awakening, often without knowing why. it is often less important to be pointed towards the obvious, after all, if i had come to the us from myanmar, or swaziland, i would have known very well THAT i was to expect great differences and hence would have been more aware of them. even at the danger of being redundant: in my opinion the danger or difficulty is more often, that differences are not obvious and thus not expected. these subtle differences, different attitudes not perceived up front, the accumulation of otherness in often miniscule details are put forward in a way that i would have very much appreciated being told when i came to the us. unfortunately, then the book had not even been conceived. alas, now it exists - and i would not reccommend any other book but this to anyone coming to the us, in particular those 'familiar' with the western or european lifestyle.

The authors have done an excellent job of cramming a great deal of useful information into a concise guide to Cisco VPDN.
This book is pretty well written, is covered in a clear and easy to read manner and It's so excellent for the theoretical explanation of VPDN.
It explains as well how to configure the ios in so many different networking scenarios.
Finally, you get quality with this one.

I dug this book out of a chest recently where all my textbooks for my education in education were stored and had been stored for 4 years. It was like finding an unexpected gold mine. K. Patricia Cross has provided an indispensable book in the field of education for adults in, "Adults as Learners." I recommend it for all thinking about getting into the field of educating adults, already in the field, and those that are on the receiving end of the education. Life long learning enriches life. Like an onion peeled away to reveal new layers beneath or a more apt metaphor would be like a caterpillar continuously ducking into the cocoon, recreating, metamorphosing.

Cross explores all facets of bringing education to adults and bringing adults to education in plain simple and interesting language. She has incisive observations that go beyond a culling together of learning theory already out there. Listen to her sharp tongue and clear wit paving the way for the development of new education opportunities for adults, "There are explanations behind these apparent miscues, but the point is that only a dying and unimaginative industry would attempt to base its future on consumer demand. Consumers cannot respond beyond their experience; thus, responding to consumer demand usually means getting yesterday's answers to tomorrow's questions." This in response to adult education initiatives based only on consumer research feedback, she clearly hits the mark.

Though, the text was written in 1981 and is at risk of becoming somewhat dated in its empirical findings the observations and principles transcend time and are still relevant. I will be reading this book again in preparation for going back to school to up my education on education.

The Adventures of Dudley Dormouse is a wonderful book about a cute little mouse living in the English countryside. With each story, there are illustrations which show a deeper story going on and my children loved to point out what it was. For example, in "Dudley and the Strawberry Shake" Dudley goes strawberry picking. He finds an extra large strawberry that he tries to take home for lunch, but it won't come off. What the text doesn't describe is that it is actually the nose of a dog who is sleeping, camouflaged under the hedge. The dog wakes up, startled, and shakes his head vigoursly to get Dudley off and he goes flying through the air and lands on the grass with a bump. "What an odd strawberry." Thinks Dudley. We loved it. There are also many little details in the illustrations that are hidden and the children love discovering them. Like an expression of fright on the face of a tree as a cat sneaks up to Dudley, or the Z patterns on curtains, or in the branches of trees whenever Dudley gets sleepy. It's all so subtle, we had the book for quite a while before we noticed everything. This is a book that the children have never yet tired of and we have had it for at least four years. Definitely one to buy.

Pestelli's book is a welcome addition to the musicological world; deeply informative and highly readable. The book is geared towards those with a comfortable familiarity of music history and was probably intended for music professionals and/or university-level music students. Appropriately titled (the AGE...) it focuses heavily on lesser known, yet influential, figures and trends that allowed the music of Mozart and Beethoven to become possible. Those with a lesser musical background are advised to have a good music dictionary on hand, as this writing does carry the informational weight of a university level text book.

This is my favorite cross-stitch book. I have several, and this is the one I have done the most projects out of. Even though this is out of print, it is definitely worth it to have this book found for purchase. You will love this book!

I was a little skeptical about buying this book at first, but I'm glad I did! It's jam-packed with tons of info about specific artists and tells the history of "alternative" music! He sweeps over a billion bands with such different sounds from Depeche Mode and Frankie goes to Hollywood, to Pantera and Husker Du and even Live, REM and David Bowie! The author also gives lots of lists of the best albums and labels and also internet sites (even though most of them are too old). I definitely recommend this book to any music fan who likes to read.