This is a necessary and inspiring addition to any coaches library. It made me want to send a fan letter to the author.

This book is outstanding and obviously written by someone who knows what he is talking about. My only comment is that it is not only for Little League baseball but any baseball program for youth such as Pony/Colt, Dixie league and others. Other than the rules that are unique to the Little League organization, the rest of the book is applicable to nearly any program. His recent update is even better. As a former Umpire in these programs I was particularly impressed in his comments about that part of the program. Strongly recommend this book to both coaches, parents and players.

I found this book reinforced some of the more successful things I'd been doing as a coach and gave me many other tips I intend to put into use this season. The author is methodical in his approach and it is easy to see why he never had a losing season in 15 years of coaching Little League. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to do a good job coaching youth baseball.

This is the most practical guide I have read on the subject of courtship for LDS young people. It explodes many myths and lays the groundwork for reasoned decision-making. Most of all, it keeps Christ in the mix and proposes a marriage that is bound to be stable over the years.

This book was a great help to me when I was going through the process of deciding whether to marry my boyfriend or not. It helped me to define what love really is and how much you need of it to marry. It covers everything from before courtship to engagement. The engagement questions asked are great. They make a realistic discussion of married life very objective. They are wonderful discussion starters for engaged couples to talk about kids, finances, household duties, etc. I highly recommend this book and everyone that I have told to read it have liked it too.

I think all LDS youth should read this book before and during the courtship process. I gave a copy to my daughter at BYU she read it and passed it on to several friends. Several people have commented to her on how it helped them break off relationships that needed to be and helped them through the healing process afterwards. The Author does a good job of organizing and presenting the information in a non preachy manner while emphasising the importance of becoming the type of person you would want to fall in love with.

I bought the hardcover version of this book and it is beau-ti-ful, babeeeeey! Martin McIntosh has done a wonderful job including vibrant, clear plates of some very cool art work. If you like Juxtapoz magazine, you will simply love the art featured in this book. It also features a small section on Bosko's fantabulous tiki mugs which will have to do 'ya until the definitive tome on tiki mugs gets published. In short, a great overview of the emerging tiki art underground.

Elvis-from-hell says: 5 stars!! 'Natch

This is a fantastic book. Featuring Tiki themed and inspired art from artists such as Mark Ryden, Shag and Coop it is a great addition to any collection or serves as an ideal introduction to world of Tiki. There is a sequel "TABU TU" coming out in late 2001 so get this one while you can!!!

I highly recommend this book to all those interested in tikis (of course), art (especially those who enjoy Juxtapoz art magazine), or popular culture in general. I loved both the art (paintings, photos, carvings and more), and the essays by Sven Kirsten and Boyd Rice. The book is full of great art in vibrant color.

SOMETHING REMARKABLE HAS HAPPENED.
A BOOK WRITTEN BY THREE SEASONED EDUCATORS HAS DELIVERED TO OUR COMMUNITY OF FULL AND PART-TIME PROFESSORS AN HONEST-TO-GOODNESS "HOW TO"MANUAL. HOW TO TEACH WITH INTEGRITY, AUTHENTICITY, CARING, CREATIVITY; WHILE GIVING US VALUABLE TOOLS TO REACH EVERY STUDENT WITH ENERGY,CARING AND ENTHUSIASM. IN THIS "AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY" TURNING TO THIS BOOK (AS I DO-OVER AND OVER) WILL GUARANTEE SUCCESS, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR STUDENTS BUT WILL SURPASS YOUR IDEALS OF WHAT A GREAT CLASSROOM AND COLLEGE LEARNING SUPPORT SYSTEM ATMOSPHERE CAN BE.
FROM EFFECTIVE FIRST MEETINGS, THROUGH LEARNING TO COMMUNICATE WITH TODAY'S STUDENTS (WITH THE INCREASED DEMANDS PLACED ON THEM) TO LESSON PLANS TO LEARNING STYLES AND EVALUATIONS, THIS BOOK HAS IT ALL. A MUST READ FOR ALL EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS. ALAS, WE CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND WIN!
THANK YOU DR. LYONS AND COLLEAGUES FOR AN AMAZING GUIDE ON HOW TO BE THE BEST EDUCATOR OF THE 21ST CENTURY!
L.J.SOHL,M.S.,ADJUNCT PROFESSOR

The title got my attention, and the table of contents convinced me to read this book. I am very impressed with the way the authors clearly explained the context of teaching today, and in the way they addressed the conflicting pressures that instructors like me perceive. I am asked to facilitate student success by my instructional leaders with little guidance on how to achieve it. This book provides that guidance. Like many, I perceive a call to lower standards to aid student retention, but that totally contradicts why I chose the profession.
This book provides me with the tools to facilitate increased success among my students, while helping feel much better about my role. Many are relatively simple, but extremely helpful for use in the classroom. The book also addresses how to manage key retention mileposts of each term; how to achieve greater effectiveness with first generation students;and how to ensure my evaluation methods are valid and appropriate.
It has made me think about my teaching in a much more grounded way. It is the most practical book about teaching that I have ever read!

This text is a must have for the new and seasoned professors alike! I found myself continually noting practical ideas that I can immediately use to polish and enhance my practice as well as improvements I can make for future courses. The authors generate an authentic and realistic picture of the college classroom today-they've been there! From planning and launching a successful semester to generating effective instructional methods and assesments during the course, this book is filled with specific and practical ideas throughout.

This book ranks among the best--Farley Mowat's "And No Birds Sang", included--about a Canadian's experiences during the Second World War. It is, however, not always a light-hearted account, and by no means a glorification of war. As is readily clear, McIntosh--like many of his peers--was not an overly enthusiastic participant, yet undertook his duty with much courage. Terror in the starboard Seat is a fine testament to this courage as well as the sacrifice that so many made in order to rid the world of Naziism.

Perhaps it comes from living next door to Americans, but Canadians have a knack for staring tragedy in the face and remembering something to laugh about afterwards. It's little wonder that many of the funniest modern comedians, from John Belushi to Peter Jennings, are Canadians.

World War II produced "the greatest generation," says Tom Brokaw, who wasn't there. Dave McIntosh was there, flying 41 combat missions in the navigator's seat of a Mosquito night fighter, and he calls it "the scardest generation." It takes common sense to be afraid; fear is often the one element that provides the extra margin of caution needed for survival.

It helps explain why the 24 Mossies of 418 Squadron achieved the highest scores in RCAF history, with 105 aircraft destroyed in the air, 74 on the ground, 9 probables, 103 damaged and 83 V-1s destroyed. Not bad for planes built of Ecuador balsa, Alaska spruce, Canadian birch and fir, and English ash, often by furniture makers. The twin engine Mosquito had a crew of two, but it carried the same weight of bombs as a B-17 and could fly at 400 miles an hour.

Granted, McIntosh volunteered for the RCAF. He schemed to get into 418 City of Edmonton squadron, which flew night intruder missions. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, one of Canada's highest awards for valor. He wasn't looking for a safe and comfortable seat to sit out the war. Most veterans who've been in actual combat have little to say; those who do talk often emphasize the humor. One of their favorite songs had the lines, "When the compass course is west, that's the time that I love best" -- in other words, heading home, away from the enemy. It's little wonder he took until 1980 to write this book.

It's a different kind of war memoir. Americans brag, Brits keep a stiff upper lip, Germans are betrayed heroes, Russians are 'zhlobi' -- crude and uncouth. Canadians are like hockey players in a power play on the goal -- all of the above, and then some. It has the same mood as 'The Corvette Navy' by J. B. Lamb, the loneliness of fighting men who are trivialized by everyone not in combat. Only the Canadian military trains "zombies." There's a common feeling the government compromises anything to avoid upsetting anyone on the home front -- an attitude American soldiers didn't acquire until the Vietnam.

Sidney Seid, a San Francisco Jew who joined the RCAF before Pearl Harbour, was the driver (pilots were never called pilots) for McIntosh. Seid loyally stayed with the Canadians even though he could have doubled his pay by in the US forces. It wasn't an easy life. McIntosh tells of one crew that spent its ops circling off the coast of Holland, afraid to cross into enemy territory, faking complete combat reports including targets visited, burning bombers, fires, weather, the whole thing. It was one way to cope with the terror of facing the enemy.

Canadian aircrews flew operations, or "ops." The American "missions" sounded too much like a crusade. On one occasion, on night ops over Holland, McIntosh and his driver suddenly heard a English voice in their earphones, "Waggle your wings . . . or you'll burn." The driver waggled. Wildly. "OK, son" the voice added. A British night fighter had found them in the dark; had they been caught by a German plane, they wouldn't have heard the bullets hit.

No wonder McIntosh was scared. But, as he told an army friend just back from the D-Day landings, "At least when I'm shot at I can run away at 400 miles an hour." His friend replied, "Hell, that's nothing, you should see me." Yet, for more than 41 ops -- if they were chasing Buzz Bombs, or only went a short distance over Europe, it was only half an op -- they went back again and again.

Any veteran will sympathize. Non veterans can only wonder how they did it.

McIntosh, who became a Canadian Press reporter after the war, presents a vivid story of the deadly realities of war. It's too good of a story ever to be made into a movie; but then, life is generally far better than any movie. So is this book.

This book kept me up until 4 in the morning, laughing, crying. It's got it all. RCAF navigator McIntosh wrote with pathos and honesty. He puts you right inside the Mosquito with his Jewish/American pilot, with whom he had a kind of Butch & Sundance relationship, all that same kind of loyalty and snappy reparte. This is one of the best WWII books I've ever read. Just like with a great suspense novel, you'll find yourself really whipping those pages over. And yet, I was sorry it had to end.

This book is very insightful on both, aspects of tourism and travel, as well as the financial affects that tourism can play on a country's economy. The authors seem to know what they're talking about and they're very good at relaying their knowledge to their readers in a concise way.

This text provides a great overview of the tourism industry, from what tourism is to its organization to the theories that help fomulate such a diverse industry. This book should be studied by every student studying tourism.

This book offers a fusion of theory and practical advice that is directly relevant to managers - an area where many current tourism texts fall short. It is both strategic and tactical, providing readers with a broad overview of the tourism environment as well as implementable ideas for improving business performance. I have read and enjoyed the original version by McIntosh, and the new insights from Ritchie and Goeldner add new depth to an already exceptional read.

Look around. You'll find no book in the field as thorough and well written as this.

McIntosh has done it again! This time, he takes on the sometimes complex human relationships encountered by people managers in today's workplace. He presents clear approaches and stratagies to create the team spirit and cooperation necessary to survive in today's competitive marketplace.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about team-building or to become eligible for that next promotion.

I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. McIntosh's book. As a CEO of a large organization, I am particularly interested in learning about how to motivate and inspire my employees.

Mr. McIntosh's work not only provides concise, principle centered ideas, but he writes the book in a readable and entertaining style.

I would recommend the book to my colleagues or anyone who is serious about setting vision and inspiring workers to achieve the next level of success.

Howard M. Hamilton, Ph.D.

Superintendent, Pleasant Valley School District

A great source for useful information for the small business owner. Great insights into the psyche of the wage earner today. Best of all, practical tactics that I can use today, tomorrow and next week.

When I tell people that I'm a massage student, the predictable response is: "Think of me if you need anyone to practice on...". As I observe my desk piled high with books and search my schedule in vain for a free hour to massage my husband, this seems like the dumbest/most insensitive thing anyone could possibly say to me.
The Educated Heart deals with issues such as these: of boundaries as a massage student and how to approach people that are reluctant to pay the full price for massage therapy. In fact, this easy-to-read book is packed with insights and simple explanations of complex concepts (e.g. dual relationships, projection). If I had just one book in my massage collection, it would be this. I recommend it be required reading in every massage school.

Despite the fact that she's my sister, Nina has a firm grasp of the theoretical issues, years of practical experience, and the ability to understand and relate to the problems of the individual practioner. She addresses real issues that affect business success in a extremely readable format. This book provides body work professionals with a much needed business counselor.

At last, a professional wrote ethical guidelines for bodyworkers. Her sense of humor, candid stories and writing style add to the author's invaluable advise to practioners who "touch" many, many people everyday. Thank you, Nina!

The book essentially covers a technique for truly understanding God and the Bible. This is NOT New Age Yoga!. Dr. McIntosh explains the Biblical principles of meditation -- and its importance for those who wish to read the Bible, study the Bible, and then really, really go deep into the Word of God. Dr. McIntosh's perspective is that of a conservative, evangelical Christian teacher. The book is organized into a series of lessons and applications.

This book is one of those rare books which deals with meditation on God's Word in a Biblical mannner. In this age of self promoters, many pseudo-Christian teachers use human reason, pump-ups, charisma and empty words to promote themselves. The author instead focuses on the teaching of God's Word about this critical topic--meditation on the living Word in a thorough, fair manner. This is a true gem--a classic. Buy it now! I guarantee it will change your life.

The key sentence in the book is "meditation is the closest we can come today to a face to face encounter with the risen Lord Jesus". If you desire this type of a relationship then this book is for you!

Michael McIntosh is rapidly becoming an Emeritus Professor of Shotguns. "Shotguns & Shooting" is a collection of previously published articles on technical aspects of shotguns and shooting. The book easily talks readers through a miriade of technials details from chokes to trigger pull weights, from shots size to home loads. If you own a shotgun, you will enjoy this book.

For wingshooters - take a look at McIntoshes chapter on shooting technique, he has some simple but effective footwork advice. On a sporting layout I went from regular 18/25 to 22/25 in three weeks of practice.

I have never had a book, which I keep by my bed and read ever night, it keeps giving me more and more information. This is a wonderful book full of good common-sense gun knowledge.

I absolutely loved this book ! It interested me in the subject of fine shotguns and now I am hooked. This author conveys a great deal of informations about shotguns and shooting, but the reason I will re-read it time and again is that you can sense his deep passion for the subject. That enthusiasm is contagious. I am definitely ordering its sequel.