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I am a student of Psychology. I am interested in counseling African Americans in a group setting. This book was wonderful! An excellent source for referring back to again and again.This book elaborates on psychological techniques that are best for African American women and how to incorporate Afrocentric beliefs and ideas. These techniques help Black women to cope with stress, racism and gender issues. A must read for any counselor, psychologist, sociologist,psychiatrist and STUDENTS who are interested in working with African American women within a group or individual context. Thanks for a excellent insight on how to help our people!

There have been living creatures on Earth for about four billion years, but most of that time they were blind. Most of that time, also, they were very simple (single cell animals, sponges, and soft-bodied animals). The famous Cambrian explosion was the sudden boom in animal diversity that happened between 543 and 538 million years ago. It is when teeth and armor appeared. It is also when eyes appeared. It is easy for us to imagine the drama of, say, the destruction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, but according to Andrew Parker the Cambrian explosion is "the most dramatic event in the history of life." Other dramatic events have their explanations (an asteroid wiping out the dinosaurs, for instance), but there has not been a satisfactory explanation of the Cambrian boom. Until now, according to Parker, and he has come up with it. _In the Blink of an Eye_ (Perseus Publishing) is a convincing explanation that he first announced seven years ago: the Cambrian explosion was caused by the evolution of vision.

What happened in the explosion is that animals acquired armor, hard body parts, and a huge variety of different shapes. Parker explains that the shapes and armor came along because eyes came along. In the blind pre-Cambrian world, creatures took in sensation by smell / taste, sound, or touch. It did not matter what the creatures looked like, because no other creature could see them. It didn't matter if creatures had no armor, because predators weren't chasing them. Creatures scavenged upon dead animals, but did not need claws or jaws to catch those; catching prey was unlikely for a creature that was blind, so predation was not the rule. And then there was light! Parker thinks that a soft-bodied ancestor of the trilobite was the first creature to get a light sensitive patch that eventually differentiated into different units of an eye. The trilobite that could gradually see better could gradually become a better predator. Not only does vision power a diversity of the trilobite itself, into such skills as agility and efficient use of muscular propulsion, it powers changes in prey. In the dark, an animal has no need to care what it looks like. Pursued by creatures that can see, an animal has many avenues of change that it might follow, like making camouflage, developing its own armor, swimming faster, growing bigger, or gaining its own eyesight. And then the predators can become modified to overcome those tactics, and the familiar evolutionary battle is enjoined in earnest. Vision started diversity, and has powered it ever since.

Parker's book is a rich account of how he came to these conclusions, with a wide-ranging gathering of supportive evidence. He writes clearly, and with a witty understatement. When, for example, he describes examining seed-shrimps and dissecting them under the microscope, he says, "The seed-shrimps tend to roll around and fall in exactly the positions that are not required of them." Any scientific theory is open to question, and surely the very simplicity of Parker's explanation will make it a target for other theorizers with new data. Right now, though, in considering the Cambrian explosion, the Light Switch Theory is the way to see things.

What a compassionate, informative, helpful book! I can't thank the authors enough for writing it. If you're suffering from incontinence, I promise you that this book will be your saving grace.

She was running from her past ... when Andrea Uchello picked up the wrong briefcase at an airport's baggage claim, the bonded courier found herself nose to nose with Federal Agent Victor Mondragon. Could she convince her attractive captor that she was a victim, not villainess, before he realized she was living under an assumed name?" A romantic suspense

I have been a fan of Mrs.Parker's work for my entire adult life. This tape allowed me to hear her stories in her voice. The dry humor that is constant in her work is all the more appealing having heard the sarcastic tone of the author. No other writer compares to Mrs.Parker's intelligent and quick wit. This tape is an amazing treasure.

What is branding? A common misconception is that branding in the business world is like branding on the cattle ranch. Company A hires company B to brand them. Company B rustles up some research and then proceeds to place a brand on Company A. Nothing could be less effective, or farther from the truth. Parker and LePla do a great service in clearly and simply explaining this in their excellent book, Integrated Branding.

Integrated Branding shows that every company has a brand waiting to be revealed. What a company doesn't need is a "brand" presented to them by an ad agency. What that company needs, and what this book will teach it, is learning how to recognize and develop their existing brand and then live that brand all the time.

Integrated Branding maps out a process that merges research of what an organization's customers/audiences want/need/expect, with the strengths and assets that a company has to offer. With that process the author's show you step-by-step how to develop (and use) all of the brand tools at the core of the integrated brand - principle, mission, values, personality, story, and association

Integrated Branding also explains how to introduce the brand from top to bottom into every level of the company, and to every employee --from CEO to receptionist-so that they learn to live that brand.

Following the Integrated Branding process will help your organization to reveal what brand assets it already has, and some that it may choose to aspire to. It helps provide each employee with tools to guide them throughout every decision and communication -- from announcing company news, to hiring, to product development. If a company truly lives its brand, customers will respond with increased loyalty, a willingness to pay a price premium and shortened purchase processes; and employees will pitch in for the long haul. How many books can provide you with a method to do all that?

Integrated Branding should be the bible for anyone who is embarking on a brand program with any type of organization, big or small, corporate or non-profit. Your company - and your customers - will thank you for reading this book.

--Rob Crowther

Mr. Parker has assembled one of the most engaging and exciting espionage thrillers that I've read in some time. With clean, tight visuals and sharp writing, the Interman is the book that most genre fans have been waiting for whether they know it or not. Memorable and unforgettable, the Interman has arrived. You won't be disappointed.

I was looking for scientific biographies for young readers. This book and I presume the entire Scientific Discoveries Series fits the bill. Its brief (32 pages) but substantive. Describes the 3 laws of motion as well as mentioning in a sidebar his priority debate with Leibnitz about the discovery of the calculus. It has a nice glossary and is well illustrated. Also has a 2 page chart about the world in Newton's time. Probably appropriate for third graders (maybe second) and up. I only wish there was a paperback version so that i could afford to buy the whole series.

This book,written in journal format, by the frog, is excellent for learning about the life and habitat of a frog. Excellent illustrations and use of humor!