The 1936 election marked the birth for pollsters George Gallup and Elmo Roper, whose names are now well-known. But no one knows the name of Emil Hurja, who was the driving force behind the Roosevelt campaign. While the Literary Digest was predicting a landslide victory for Republican opponent Alf Landon, Roosevelt was entirely confident of his reelection because of Hurja's work. Holli, seemingly the only person to even mention Hurja's name, amazingly recounts his life and details how Hurja led Roosevelt to be consistently victorious. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of public opinion polling or the New Deal Era.

Though I was initially encouraged by the author's trenchant observations on the sometimes vexed relationship between eating and feeling, it gradually dawned on me--somewhat to my horror--that the author is coming from a traditional "come on, get skinny" approach to the topic of body size and eating/exercise lifestyle. Throughout the book, we are told to stay "just a little bit empty," so that our Inner Voice might come to the surface. Alas for the author's thesis, an attachment to "empty" is what got a lot of us where we're at. Also, it's assumed that the reader will choose to "get thin" via this "undereating" approach to consciousness raising, as opposed to learn how to create a life where relationships, life, food, and fitness eventually work pretty well, regardless of body size (some of us are just genetically programmed to be soft and wonderful, after all). What is more, the author discounts the mental, emotional, and physical benefits of exercise (the ONLY proven way to control weight over time), ignoring recent research. Some of the ideas and writing are very interesting, but I hope readers take this book with a grain of salt--and keep moving forward on their courageous paths of self-acceptance.

I have been in the 'fat' business for over 30 years and have read most of the self-help books over the years! I have even worked for major weight loss companies. I have a history of trying to find the root issues of this thing called obesity. I resisted reading this book because of its title. Yet, FAT and FURIOUS is THE book every woman should indeed read. It is clear, concise and thought provoking and honest. I have never written as much as I wrote during the exercises suggested in this book. I thank Judi Hollis for presenting this gift to the world. It took guts to prepare this book and allow the rest of the world to see the fantastic work that she is and has done to help so many, many of 'us' out there. I highly recommend this book to you only if you are READY to commit yourself to knowing, truly and honestly knowing what's going on in that beautiful body of yours. Buy it. Read it. Inhale it. You'll be the winner. I know I am. Thank you, Judi Hollis, indeed, thank you.

I was first drawn to this book, by it's title. Then, I read this 7 times, each time writing a very detailed journal. I learned so much about myself, as a woman, through this book. And, I am grateful to Judi Hollis for all that I was able to accomplish and continue to accomplish because of her writing style, and the many messages that she has to say in this book. I believe that for many women, this book can be hard to read, because so many women are afraid to give up habits that have not gotten them to where they say they want to be. Before reading this book, I resisted reading on this topic. I now advise women, everywhere that I go, to read this book, then follow up with 2 other books ("Overcoming Overeating," and "Fat is a Feminist Issue"). This book is about redefining who you are, from the inside out, and doing your best to harmonize your interlocutor self with your introspective self. Some of my favorite phrases from this book are, "First time a victim, second time a volunteer"; "Sweep your own side of the street"; "How did I teach this person to push just the right button?"; and, "Crotch watch." If you think that this is just about eating or issues with your mother, it's not. I learned a lot, about corporate politics, and about how I had, up to reading this book, expected women to be who I thought they should be. I also learned how I used to ask myself, "maybe I should do this differently, then this woman and I might get along." This book can help women to see one another as separate, autonomous people who deserve to be visible, authentic and nurtured. When created a list that I call my Invisible Counselors, I listed Judi Hollis, who I have never met, because she taught me to accept both my reality and other people's reality, in a way that frees me to find people who encourage me to be in my mission.

A ponderous treatment of the question whether international politics can best be studies scientifically--like say physics or chemistry--or by writing journalistic and historical accounts that may not exaplain things as prcesicely as scientific theories, yet provide a lot of real "understanding" of politics. The two authors take opposing views and drag out this pointless discussion to the point of no resolution.

This review by a philospher of science and an International Relations theorist of the range of debates in International Relations theory is one of the more useful advanced teaching tools in the discipline. What distinguingshes this book from the usual run-of-the-mill IR theory textbook is the authors' concern to locate IR theory within the broader questions of philosophy of the sciences. The conclusions will certainly not please those who believe in positivism, and provides one of the most convincing critiques of positivist approaches in IR. This is a book for those who take theory serious, and are prepared to put some thought into their reading, and who believe that epistemology and ontology are important.

I have used this book in a postgraduate IR theory course virtually since it was published, and year after year my students find it the most useful and interesting piece of reading in the course

Being lucky enough to read the book free online, I can say without question it is going to be well worth my money purchasing it hardcover for a second read.

Open, sincere, and as the editorial says, 'heartfelt.' The author has put herself on the line to give 'her' story of the ET/human situation.

It doesn't beat about the bush, it doesn't convolute or confuse. It gives you the facts about hidden agendas and on/off world happenings from a real alien. Quite a mind opener.

My only quam (which is a positive anyway), is that some readers may want a dense, thick read out of it. You will not find that here. It is a fast, enjoyable read. You will probably want more at the end of it.

Also, I may add, some have hinted at this book being re-franchised religious gobbledygook. Let may say don't be fooled by this sweeping statement, because it is far from truth.
Her contact with the extraterrestrial 'Cafth' - and what it has meant to her and us - is why you should probably read it.

It is in my opinion, another piece of an impressive puzzle that spans other authors such as Icke's and Collier.

This book is one of the first ones I have read that reveals the truth on the different alien beings and the purpose for their missions and agendas. The book begins by explaining how and why contact first began for the author and her friend with a benevolant being named Cafth. Cafth explains who and what some of the different alien races are such as The Shadows and the beings who work for them the Greys and Reptillian alien beings. Cafth also provides important information as to how one may put an end to the more interfering, unwanted encounters with these beings. It ends by explaining what one should do to prepare for the inevitable, impending age old battle between the forces of light and the forces of evil. I highly recommend this book to all those interested and searching for answers in this controversial but very real subject matter.

This book could not have come at a better time. The author shares her true story of contact with spritual aliens- the main one being Cafth. The book reveals how UFOs/aliens (the good guys) and spirituality are connected and how the age old battle between good and evil rages on today at a fever pitch. The author talks of the 'Shadows', the demons of old, who work with the not-so-nice aliens (and some humans) that seek to destroy the lives of unsuspecting people. Ms. Hollis states that with God any person can refuse and rid themselves of negative alien abductions. It is pretty much a wake up call, an eye-opener to the troubled times ahead.

This book is different I guess the best way to describe it. It tells stories and I don't see where I benefited from the book. The author is very judgmental attitude but there isn't real depth as one reviewer stated. I wasn't impressed, I wouldn't say it was a waste of money but my time is what I lost on this book. It just is different.

A previous reviewer expounded ad nauseum on the anger and rage that MUST be felt by fat women the world over; almost as though he himself has been involved with women of size and felt their wrath. However, that is more indicative of his own issues (why keep choosing women with these issues? He himself must be overly familiar with anger and rage) than an indicator of the value of the book. I found the book to contain many of the familiar diatribes and platitudes of any recovery program, without the depth. This is not to say that there were NO redeeming qualities; simply that such a simplistic ideology about the reasons for obesity insult the individual who suffers from such a disease.

If you are looking to lose weight or just want to discover why you overeat then this is the first book you should read! It is filled with encouraging stories and takes a closer look at why diets are not enough to keep the weight off. Easy-to-read and encouraging this is an honest, practical book.

This book is not based on Visual Studio.Net Final Release!

I have read the book front to back including introduction page. I just realized that the book was based on beta 2 of Visual Studio.Net, too late for a refund. Anyway, I went on to read it and found out that the book was not very much organised as tons of '...we'll discuss this on chapter xx ... ' appear no less than 5 times in a single chapter (on some chapters). Mispelled words also are catching enough to say that this book was in a hurry to be printed.

If you're looking for a book that covers thorough details on window forms and web form control howtos, this wouldn't give you enough detail on those topics. Web Services is equally a mere introduction, with about two pages of discussion on UDDI as well as WSDL. Not much on ADO.Net and XML.

I should have borrowed this book instead and skim through it or should have bought it for 20 bucks less. Besides, it's already outdated. I hope the same authors would come up with a second edition that has richer detail...and send me a free copy.

I was planning on buying this book and noticed the out of print note on the Wrox site. Not exactly sure what out of print means.
Looks like other books based on the betas say out of print on the Wrox site.
If this book was released in August 2001 then it should have been based on the beta. They might plan on releasing an updated version.

I'd say this is the best Professional VB.NET book so far. I like the the ADO.NET part and VB control part of this book. Better than O'really ASP and VB book.

This 6 volume reference (published in black and white) clearly describes 500 careers: what people do; what education/training is required; how much people earn; where to get more information (although more web addresses are needed). I especially liked this resource's highlighting of how specific careers are interconnected.

My main reservation is that the photographs in this resource could cause children to feel excluded. Only 41 of the 500 photographs (each career has a picture) showed African Americans in a leading role (17 of the 41 depicted manual skills) and only 5 photographs showed Asian Americans in a leading role (a computer programmer, a computer networker and an acupuncturist account for 3 of the 5).

In the Index I found "School principles. See school administrators." Startling for a children's encyclopedia.

This book has at least 10 authors and is fun to read for the first few chapters. Then I really got annoyed to read the same things over and over again and at the same time I missed some more in depth explanations. A lot is done with the framework itself. This is probably due to the very early delivery date of the book. Though I really enjoyed the C# example (game of life) I think you be better served with Hollis, Lhotka "VB.Net Programming". Also there seem to be quite a few other books out by now.

This is a good introduction to .net, as the cover says, but me thinks it was just a ploy to make money. Not very useful at all, but if you are a beginner to .NET, then you might want to browse through it to get a general feel for the framework.

I have purchased several Dot Net books as of late. I thought the book was very thorough as an overview. This book was not intended to be a programmers guide to any single language in the Dot Net suite. But if you want a book to give you some insight as to what Dot Net is all about, this is a great place to start. I also purchased Wrox "Programming C# with the public Beta", although this book is being replaced with Professional C#, I still learned much from this title as well.

I was temporarily drawn in by the plot - despite the cheesy cover. After a few pages I felt I could go the distance with Vicious Spring. But ultimately I just couldn't handle the lack of substance. One of two things happened here, either the author has no idea how to write and develop characters and theme, or the book was over-edited. From some passages that set the reader up to go further only to quickly dump you, I'm assuming the editor got carried away. The book, at 180 pages or so, seems light from the start and is confirmed by the time you reach the end - IF you reach the end. I did and boy am I sorry. Just horrible.

I found this small gem of a novel to be original, compelling, and written in spare but evocative prose. It is, in fact, the diametric opposite of the book described by the negative reviewer who called it cliched and its protagonist unsympathetic. Contrary to the moralizing tone of so much current fiction, Vicious Spring refuses to sentence its characters to horrid fates simply because they use drugs or profit from their sexuality. In Christy, Hampton-Jones has created a complex and credible portrait of a flawed, funny, unfortunate, but refreshingly less-than-tragic young woman. Vicious Spring is eminently readable, thought-provoking, and more than a little bit sexy.

Alma Marceau...

Although some may feel that "Vicious Spring" is too minimalist at times, Hampton-Jones makes good use of the less-is-more expository approach. It's called good writing. Her broad-brush style takes us from the highs of humour to the depths of despair with a few well-chosen phrases. Her fresh takes on life, family, sex, fear and hope kept me turning the pages and anxious for her next book.

Yes, there's sex (and then, more sex), but - though graphic - it is handled in the same minimalist fashion that is so refreshing compared to the legions of authors who seem to be paid by the word of their sex scenes.

Much in the style of Jay McInerny ("Bright Lights, Big City"), "Vicious Spring" is provocative, funny, fresh and extremely well-written.

The subject matter sounds interesting, but Holli's writing style is dry and plodding. Some of these mayors sound like interesting characters, but they don't come to life in this book. The leadership analysis at the end is for die-hards only. Though the book was promoted in general-interest news articles, it's not going to generate much enthusiasm outside the ivory tower.