In short this book really like the rubbish--dont buy it or you'll be sorry. ...

This book is easy to read in small bites, and is definitely not filled with the dry material that you would imagine such a subject to contain. It would be a great and useful present as a promotion gift to someone who has never before been in a management position. The quotes on each page by famous leaders add an interesting and historic touch.

Roger does a great job of defining a leader. He takes a traditionally broad subject and narrows it so a First Line Supervisor to a CEO can understand it. And better yet, they can use the information immediately. I suggest any supervisor or manager get this book.

Anyone who knows Spain and bullfighting can only cringe (or hoot in derision) upon reading this ridiculous book. One has to wonder if Michener ever really visited this country. Among the many inaccuracies in the book, I'll list a few of the craziest: he has Spaniards spending pesos (the currency in Spain is pesetas), he has the locals referring to El Puerto de Santa Maria as "Santa Maria" (which no one does), and he has two bullfighters blaming a third for ruining their chances of getting carried out of the bullring in triumph (this simply never happens--each bullfighter is judged on his own merits). And the book is just badly written--somehow managing to be dull and melodrmatic at the same time. The "fiery gypsy" is an absurd stereotype, and all the characters are presented in the most wooden and amateurish manner. Only John Fulton's fine illustrations save the book from being a total loss (but Fulton--who was himself a matador--should have been ashamed of himself for being party to such a travesty).

I found that this book captured the beauty of Seville in all of it's grandeur. It described the love and passion of bullfighting and how it is reflected in the religous faith of it's most devout. The book accurately describes the love and devotion that the Spanish in Seville have for Our most Holy Mother. She is love and she is above all things. The book tells of how Our Lady peforms all kinds of miracles for those good and devout to her.

Hearing about the bull fights before visiting Spain I thought how cruel and terrible. My opinion was based on ideas I do not share and a culture I do not understand. In Madrid, I experienced a bullfight sitting next to a local. What I learned to appreciate that day. Now reading "Miracle", again my perspective has been changed. And isn't that what truly good reading does - changes our perspective? Michener teaches about the history and glory of the bullfight creating an understanding with the reader. While still not my choice of sport for the treatment of the animal, I better understand the bullfight. Thanks, Michener!

I recently (2001) obtained a copy of Microsoft Office 97 Professional and installed it on my PC. I then bought Faithe Wempen's book to try and figure out how to use it! To my dismay, I discovered that the book refers (understandably) to MUCH older versions of Windows 95 and Internet Explorer than I am using. The result is that a very significant number of references to desktop items, menus, options, etc. simply don't apply anymore. I am running Windows 95b (Specifically 4.00.950 B, Also known

as OSR-2), and Internet Explorer version 5.5 SP-2 (Specifically version 5.50.4807.2300 with the Service Pack 2 Updates). While the book is quite complete in what it covers, it would be most helpful only to someone running the original Windows 95 with Internet Explorer ver. 3 or 4 (Is ANYBODY still using ver. 4?).
It is also geared to the complete Windows novice who needs to know what a GUI, scroll bar, desktop, and icon are! As a result, there is virtually NO in-depth explanation of ANY of the programs in Office 97. This is understandable since the book is only 800 pages and it would require at least that much to cover any ONE of the six programs in 'Office' (ie: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and Access). It does have some usefull info, however.

I enjoyed this book from the casual to accomplished user viewpoint. The book makes difficult tasks easy to follow for all level users. The illustrations made it easy for the visual learners. I like the book so much I ordered multiple books and it is now the reference book at all the buildings on my campus.

I bought the book hoping I could utilize the source images for the book's exercises. These exercises are suppose to be posted on Sams Publishing Web site. However, there are no download links for this book. I have attempted to contacted Sams and the only response I received was to click on the books imprint page and it will bring you to the download links. If they had tried this themself they would realize that this does not work.
Support for this product is Zero.

Carla Rose has been involved with photography since she was a young girl and has continued with her interest, expanding into the Macintosh area, and writing more than 24 computer books. Jennifer Fulton has written over 100 computer books for both the education and retail market. Together they have worked to produce a book that will get you up and going with Photoshop Elements 2 in a relatively short time.

Now the idea is not that you sit down and start to read the book, one chapter an hour straight for twenty-four hours. The idea is to provide the reader with enough information that they can then take an hour or two to work with what they've learned from reading the chapter, building their knowledge and confidence levels as they continue on.

Chapter One starts with the basic introduction to PSE 2 for the reader, explaining the Help resources including Tool Tips, Hints Palette, How-To's and the Help Button. Chapter Two guides the reader through the Elements Desktop, through Tools, Shortcuts, Options, Menus and preferences. Each chapter that follows continues to provide the reader with logical basic information for them to follow as they work their way through the program. Starting and Saving, Importing Source Images, Making Selections and Using Layers, Adding Type, Printing Picture and Posting to the Web cover the remaining 8 hours. The reader then works into Simple Corrections (Levels, Contrast, Color, Straightening, Skewing, Cropping/Resizing, Repair Recipes and Tutorials); Photo Rescue (Black-and-White pictures, Color Repairs, Removing/Replacing Objects, Improvement Filters) and the remaining 7 hours cover Creativity (Artistic Filters, Art from Scratch, Composite Images, Going Wild, Creating Background/Textures from Scratch, to name a few)

Each chapter/hour includes a summary, Q & A, a Workshop (Questions and the Answers) and Activities for the reader to put what they've learned to the test. Ms. Rose has even set up that examples of images used in the book can be downloaded from Sams Publishing's main site to work with as part of the Activities section in two of the chapters. While the book is in black and white, the authors have included a full Color Gallery that shows the images in the book as they would appear, including the page number and "hourÓ that the reader would be in. The book is logical, well thought out and is not overwhelming even for the brand new user or beneath a user that is familiar with Photoshop Elements.

MacMice Rating: 4 out of 5

I just bought this book and really like its approach. When I was looking in the store I checked all of the books for correcting redeye, which I have done quite a bit in Elements. Most of the other books basically tell you how to follow the directions that Elements gives you. This book said something like "OK, that is what Elements tells you, but as you can see it didn't work very well. Here is the way to fix redeye manually." This is the kind of information that I would buy a book for!

Not only does this book only go over the very very basic steps on how to use this program, which I could have figured out how to use to program by doing this without the book, but is out-dated. I think it was a good idea to have color and show lots of pictures of screens that the author is talking about, but half the screens have already been changed in the new updated version of this program. There are options the book talks about that are no longer offered in the program or are gotten to by different steps.

This book continues the series of excellent colour learning guides from Sam's. I enjoyed the Frontpage 2000 guide so much I also purchased the Word 2000 and Publisher 2000 guides. Full colour really makes a difference! Plus, every step is explained visually, right down to showing which menu option to select, by showing the menu with the mouse hovering over the correct option. If you're looking for an in-depth description of every command in Publisher 2000, this book shouldn't be your first choice. If, however, you want to learn the more useful features of Publisher 2000 in an easy to understand and remember format, this guide will serve you well.

A very disappointing book. While the title and concept of the text are quite promising, the content is sadly lacking. The Authors show an almost unbelievable lack of both understanding and knowledge in the areas of motivation, emotion and leadership. The research on which the books concepts are based also seems dubious at best. All in all,. this book is of little interest either academically or professionally.

This book strikes the theme that leadership is motivation and motivation is leadership. It demonstrates how unlocking emotion is the key to instigating motivation, and motivation is the key to effective leadership. The authors use case studies to explore how managers try to ignore emotions at the cost of failing to unlock motivation. This is a unique, original approach to conceptualizing and understanding motivation, base on research. It delves into the emotions that underlie and activate motivation and presents an eleven-level structure of motivation that is all-inclusive. The book shows how leaders can use this model to solve complex problems in the workplace, lead people, and teach people to lead. This book is rich in content; recommended.

A fair review of continental and existential thought within the united states. Lacks the foundational precepts that allowed for the rise of influential thinkers of modern existential philosophy... such as Lesiu Niemoczynski, Melissa Anders, and friends from the East Stroudsburg University and Northampton academic circles.

I don't watch soaps and have never seen "As The World Turns" so my judgment of this book is strictly on the book itself. I picked it up because of her name -- Fulton is a family name -- and it turns out it's a stage name so we're not kin.

Oddly enough, the book interests me because it's about a world that I find artificial and unappealing, and it certainly confirms my original opinion. Building a career as a stage actress, soap star and nightclub performer (she's also a singer) isn't easy and Eileen Fulton has worked hard to achieve her success. She is content with her successful career and her personal life, although husbands and lovers don't stay around for long. It is her career that she values above all, and that's what she has at the end of the book. It reminds me of an old popular song that Vaughn Monroe used to sing: "Dance ballerina, dance...and never mind the seat that's empty in the second row...."

The book reads like most other star autobiographies -- artificial, like it's written by a professional trying to sound like an amateur. I'd guess that it's ghost written, probably by the same person who wrote Lee Iaccoca's book. It is entertaining, though, and I'm sure it's a valid look at a life dedicated to theater and television.

I find this book easy and helpful however, the illustrations and the paper is too dark.

This is a good resource for poets on the various journals that accept submissions. However, I feel Poets Market is somewhat easier to navigate and a bit more concise.

Overall this book is a B. Buy it for the resources and you will need it for sending your poems in for consideration of being published.