This is a reprint of an old book. It contains outdated information and some incorrect information. The names used for color identification are combinations of England terms, Spanish and old west, they don't fit any one region nor are they accurate. If you truly want a treasure-trove of information, that demystifies the interrelationships of color, identifies different colors, explains the occurrence of rare colors, and discusses the responsibilities of breeders. One that features explanatory diagrams, a detailed summary of information in the appendix, and nearly 200 full-color photographs that accurately depict the different breeds and coat colors, a resource breeders will find themselves referring to again and again. Pick up Horse Color Explained by Jeanette Gower, you will be glad you did.

We first read this book some years ago, expecting to be pleased with it, which we were not. Just recently we reintroduced ourselves to this book, believing that perhaps it has more to offer than we had previously given it credit for. Much to our dismay, we still cannot rate it higher. Sponenberg is accurate on much of the genetics portion of this book. On color identification, however, he stands far below his fellow veterinarian/authors. The names he makes up for the various equine colors are ridiculous. Fellow breeders who read this most likely find it amuzing, if not insulting. To the unknowing, however, learning this information incorrectly can be detrimental to the attainment of this knowledge. Backyard breeders need to contact their breed society before employing the use of terms like these on their horse's registration papers. These are not, afterall, toy poodles we're dealing with. "Cutesy" made-up names for common horse colors are not the mark of the professional breeder/registrar. There are much better books on this subject. Try "The Color of Horses" by Ben Green, DVM, and "The Color of Horses: The Scientific and Authoritive Identification of the Color of the Horse" by Ben Green and Dorol Dickenson. Both of these are currently out-of-print. However, the high demand for them is likely to bring them back into print soon.

It's important for all to note that this is a *reprint* of an older book. It contains some outdated information, including some that was corrected in Sponenberg's later book. Although this one is less expensive, I suggest buying Equine Color Genetics instead.

In one of the most gushing back cover blurbs I've ever come across, an organisation calling itself The International Association of Master Trainers announced, on the original edition, that "We believe Lazy Learning to be the most important work on learning ever produced".
Which certainly puts writers like Michael Grinder (brother of John) the legendary Eric Jensen in their place!

Or maybe the members of the IAMT just don't read very much. Because a "best book" on learning this certainly is NOT.

Indeed, it seems that the author of "Lazy Learning" doesn't read much, either, since she seems to think that the only useful developments in education over the last quarter century are ALL down to NLP. Well, I'd certainly agree that NLP has made some useful contributions, but to write a book on learning which completely ignores developments such as Georgi Lozanov's "Accelerated Learning" and the Michel Thomas method of language teaching is both incomprehensible and inexcusable.

"NLP for Lazy Learning", in a nutshell, is a poorly constructed text, short on genuinely useful information and which seems, quite frequently, to be little more than an excuse for frequent "name dropping" and to allow the author to blow her own trumpet - long and load.

In short, whilst the title shows a certain flair for manipulative language, the book as a whole is probably one of the least substantial additions to the NLP bookshelf.
Definitely one to avoid.

This is an excellent book for anyone interested in Teaching and Learning. It is very easy to read as it is free of jargon, yet it tackles up-to- date teaching methodology: learning strategies, left brain, right brain, self 1, self 2, modelling, rewards etc... Lots and lots of food for thoughts. I found it inspirational.

This book gives a rare chronological history of how important the beaver was to relationships between France, Spain, England and the United States from the early 1600's of eastern Canada up to the last mountain rendezvous of 1840 in Wyoming. Although very informative, the writing style is oftentimes difficult to grasp, (especially in the first half of the book), and leaves one somewhat mentally handcuffed. I did enjoy the historical information, but reading the same sentence or paragraph several times to comprehend the subject matter was simply aggravating.

If you have a school report to write about beavers this book would be very useful. The illustrations are interesting and helpful and I liked the "beaver facts" they included on the page corners. The book is very informative.

RELEARN how to learn how to study for classes

and or any type of material.

I really enjoyed the metaphors, models and mentors who were interviewed for this book.

Another strategy filled book to help college students, or graduate students like myself

learn in a whole new way with neuro linguistic programmming.

A book endorsed by Richard Bandler, founder of NLP.

One may imagine learning how to re-learn

and run your massive brain for change! Now..

I only gave this one star because [Amazon.com's] format doesn't allow for zero stars. Frank Bank is like one of those irritating guys you meet at airport bars when your flight is delayed: on his sixth Scotch-rocks, won't shut up. Every topic that comes up he was there, he had the first one, everybody copied him, he had the best, the biggest, the coolest. What's saddest about this exercise in mind-numbing ego is that Bank apparently doesn't realize that the only thing interesting about him is his involvement in "Leave it to Beaver," to which he devotes very few pages and about which he gives absolutely no insight. He doesn't even get the details right in what little he says about the series: Wally and the Beaver did not go apologize to Mr. Rutherford after putting barrel hoops in his driveway, Ward (in a scene that takes place off camera) worked things out with Rutherford, which is the whole point of the show (since it was Ward who gave them the barrel hoop idea in the first place). But of course, accuracy is not anything Bank cares about, what matters to him is that this was the first episode in which Frank Bank appeared (one wonders if he ever bothered to read the rest of the script). Although Bank had a co-writer, Gib Twyman, "an award winning former sportswriter," this is possibly the worst written book I've ever read. There are no paragraphs, just short, repetitive, jargon-filled sentences (fills more pages that way, I guess). Jerry Mathers' book ("And Jerry Mathers as the Beaver") may not have been any work of art, but at least he respected what brought readers to the book. Bank does not. It's no surprise when, in a late chapter, he reveals that he's the President of the alumni organization of his high school social club, The Knights (the coolest guys on campus, of course). Bank -- emotionally and perceptually -- is still in high school. Don't waste your time or money on this flatulent, boring piece of self-inflation.

This book has little to do with the Leave it to Beaver show. It was written for [fools] by a [fool]. After reading a few chapters of teeny bopper prose, I could go no further...

Oh, this is no War and Peace, but it is an interesting read. Written as if Frank "Lumpy" is speaking directly to you. You will laugh out loud as he gives you details of his coming-of-age years in California and how he kept his head screwed on straight to become a success in the financial world as an adult, unlike so many other child stars from his era and before. I loved his sense of humor and knack for story telling, it was almost like having a long conversation with the author, except you weren't able to get in a word edgewise! Some of it, if you can believe it, may shock you. He has alot of nice things to say about his peers from "Leave It To Beaver", too. Must have been a happy set to come to work to. Imagine being on TV in the fifties and sixties and rubbing elbows with some of the rich and famous....well, Lumpy did and he gives us a little insight into what it was like. Thanks, Frank.

Unfortunately my opinion of this text is that, as a teaching guide, it introduces the subject matter in as confusing way as possible and is rather unclear in its treatment of formulas. Its best attribute is its exercises and the tables in the appendices; however, it was often easier to use outside sources to learn how to work the problems then to work through the confusing text

This book has a whole lot of writing about the writer. This whole book is basically reading and about 12 or 13 pictures. The pictures are quite stupid, basically all the pictures show are either things most people already know or how to get yourself killed when a gun is pointed at your head. This is a pretty terrible book for anything more than just reading. This book sucks. HOO-YAH!!!! Thank all war veterans.

I found this book to be *very* poor in content. Most of the techniques can be found in the book "Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere" plus a whole lot more. I recommend that you don't waste youre time and money with this book, instead get a good book like AATDS.

This translation published by the German Library is unreadable. The first play, "Before Daybreak" reads like something you'd get from a piece of translation software. The "hick dialects" are so phoney and so blatantly done by an academic hack who has no idea how real country people talk that it's almost embarrassing to read. The book is a very expensive waste of effort: both yours if you buy it and the publisher's for printing it.