gottlieb obviously has never grown anything, and has just collected a lot of lore and anectdotes here. if you are really interested in growing, don't waste your money on this book.

i just wanna know how to dry marijuana when it's grown???

show me step by step how to grow

Do you know Todd Connor? I know him, and by God, you are no Todd Connor. This book is full of new-age zingers that deliver nothing but platitudes and Deltish euphenisms. Skip it and watch Braveheart a few times, that will make you a great man.

Do you know Ensign LT/JG Todd D.Connor? Well, I am proud to say that I do! I know him as a most unique young man who recognizes that he has been blessed with the courage,character,charisma and capability to dream, create,innovate and accomplish his responsibly discerned goals. What sets TC and this book apart from the many self-serving success stories among today's "young leaders" is that he, like Abraham Lincoln, is not only willing to try what others only dream about, but is most importantly compelled to SINCERLY & FREELY SHARE what he does and what he learns along the way. Personally , I find this gift most refreshing and INSPIRATIONAL-the hallmark and choice of a TRUE leader. Thanks for sharing your experiences and insights Todd. We know this book is but a mere taste of adventures and wisdom yet to be explored! I for one can't wait for Volumes 2 & 3 of your series.

Before Todd's book, there were literally days where I would stay in bed wondering what the point was of even getting up. Now I see that each day is an opportunity, an opportunity to further build the leadership potential I have inside of me. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to fully realize their character and life goals! Thank you Todd!!

Something seems to be bothering Jenny. Baseball has always been an escape for her and her eleven-year-old friends. All of a sudden, Jenny begins acting strangely, picking fights and arguing over close calls. Then there was the problem with the big kids, led by Jenny's stepbrother Billy, who chased them off the ball field by throwing rocks at them.

Jenny's friends are determined to find out what is wrong so they can keep their after school games going. It just so happens that they learn about compassion and prejudice at the same time.

Close Call is a sports book for kids of both sexes. The teams are pretty evenly co-ed and there is a balanced mixture of baseball action and interpersonal relationships.

Much of the exposition unfolds in dialog and some of the chapters seem a bit too short and break off in the middle of a scene. It's a little choppy, but this might work to the advantage of reluctant readers who need to take a break.

As a 4th/5th grade teacher, I read children's literature for enjoyment and with one question in mind: How can I use this book in my classroom? Since I use literature sets for reading instruction, I am always looking for new titles to add to my list of book choices. Close Call may not be my favorite book of all-time, but would be good to open a discussion about friendship and our responsibilities to each other as friends. It gives the opportunity for readers to realize that everyone experiences problems and that it is always easier to to cope when friends support one another.

A group of kids play baseball after school. Then Jenny starts having problems,starting fights and lying to stay on the base and everything like that. Then, Jennys older step-brother is in a gang and the throw rocks and the kids while they are playing. So now they haven't played a full game in a while. What will happen? Will jenny's step-brother ever stop throwing rocks and will jenny's problems go away? Read the book and see! this was a really good book. I couldn't put it down and read it in one night!

I was looking for real life business communication skills and some context on a subject that is important to today's global communications environment. I found "Common Sense Communication" and am sorry I bought it! A flimsy book of one liners more appropriate for children just developing social habbits in the first grade. No thoughts on cultural contexts or business cultures. Just a poor, poor example of a real book.

I know Jeffrey Benjamin and I have attended his workshops. He is passionate, focused, and committed. I read what he writes.

We are creatures of habit! Good habits and bad habits! It's easy to fall into bad habits as we inherently seek pleasure and void pain. It's not so easy to establish good habits. It takes some attention, and I use the Common Sense Communication - Real Life Habits for Success - as a daily reference, generally opening the book and reading whatever page appears! It provides food for thought - bread for the head! It works!

This is an excellent, easy to follow book that has quick and simple ways to communicate better. I find it to be a great source of information to help me communicate more effectively on a personal and professional level. The quotes are great too.

I'm using this course for a business class in ecommerce. It was the best book I could find at the time (May 2000). I like the coverage and the approach (not too technical) but, oh my gawd, it doesn't read well. Long convoluted sentences. Diagrams that don't always communicate much. On the plus side, if you're an accountant, this is the probably the best ecommerce book around.

Greenstein and Feinman's "Electronic Commerce Security, Risk Management and Control" presents a nice overview of the major security issues and ways to address them.

The book in particular focuses on security applications for the accounting industry so accountants in particular should find this text worthwhile. However, the book is still relevant to all fields and industries that are looking to get in on the e-business revolution.

Here are the topics Greenstein and Feinman address:

1.The Role of Third Parties

2.The Regulatory Environment: Cryptography and International Laws, Libel Laws, Domain Name Disputes

3.EDI, E-Commerce and the Internet

4.Risks of Insecure Systems: Data Interception, Social Engineering, Sabotage by Current/Former Employees, DoS attacks, Viruses

5.Risk Management: Managing Security Gaps, Culture Management, Disaster Recovery Plans

6.Internet Security Standards: Standards Organizations, Security Protocols

7.Cryptography and Authentication: Encryption Techniques, Public and Private Keys,

8.Firewalls

9.Payment Mechanisms: SET, SSL, Smart Cards

10.Intelligent Agents

11.Web-Marketing

Overall, Greenstein and Feinman do a fine job of covering the various technologies and issues that deal with security in e-business. This book was used as a text for an e-commerce security course I took during the summer of 2002. Whether you are studying this subject independently or whether you are an instructor looking to use this book for your course, Greenstein and Feinman's "E-Commerce Security, Risk Management and Control" is a decent choice.

Highly Recommended

This book is great if you are reading it to complete financial statements audit. The author is linking electronic commerce with financial risk. Some audit procedures are proposed to manage these risk. In general, the book is from a manager point of view and you always find an accountant/auditor point of view at the end of each chapter.

Old, outdated, for the newbe. If you are just getting started backpacking this book may be ok. Veary basic.

I'm neither a newbie nor a veteran with thousands of miles on my boots, but I've found tons of useful information in this book. The friendly, straight-forward approch makes the information much easier to digest. The anecdotes are also useful for driving a point home.

Cindy and Todd's book gives excellent information on the technical aspects of camping: everything from the type of gear you do and do not need, how to pack that backpack, how to stay warm on the trail, how to keep from getting blisters, how to bring your kids along safely and comfortably. Their style of writing is warm and conversational. It feels like you're bringing along an old and knowledgeable friend as you take your first long hike. Excellent!

McCarthy's reach far exceeds his critical grasp in this one-dimensional biography of a Hollywood icon. Like the famous description of 1930s Los Angeles - "there's no `there' there" - McCarthy's superficial account of Hawks' life, times and work is a sprawling, unfocussed mess. Clumsily written and sprinkled with the tongue-twisting Varietyese McCarthy employs at his day job (he's the uber critic at the Hollywood trade paper, usually a very perceptive one), this book is a difficult read as well as a shallow one. The definitive biography of Hawks, whose life was every bit as complex and multi-layered as his films, remains to be written. Whatever his other talents, Mr. McCarthy is no Boswell.

This is a very good book. Hawks apparently left no papers, and some aspects of his life are undocumented. (For example, McCarthy keeps mentioning Hawks' great friendship with Gary Cooper, but because of both men being dead and no documentation, Cooper remains a very shadowy presence in this book. Hawks' friendship with William Faulkner gets far more space, since Faulkner left papers.)

So there is not a lot about "the inner Hawks." However, there is a lot about Hawks' films. Once the talkies begin, there is a chapter on practically every film Hawks made. I was fascinated by the stories behind the films, how long it took some films to get made (Hatari began as an idea for a movie with Cooper), the films Hawks never made (apparently a very traditional vampire film), and his frequent tangles with Howard Hughes.

McCarthy did a lot of research, and he does not uncritically accept the stories Hawks told (frequently told) about his work. So if you like the films of Howard Hawks and are familiar with books such as Hawks on Hawks and Howard Hawks Storyteller, this is a book that you will still get a lot out of.

To use a term from Hawks' films: "This book is good enough."

This is a true life adventure about the Air Force's para jumpers, a group of heroes I've never heard about. In fact almost no one realizes that they are the ones on tv doing all those splashy things.They are the ones that dove out of the helicopters looking for John F. Kennedy Jr. They are the ones who are out there to save floundering people in the ocean. They are the ones who help with NASA and the space program to dive in the ocean and rescue or support the astronauts and equipment. I always though that those people who did this were the Coast Guard or Navy--no as I have learned.

What this book does is tell the real life story of a local Long Island boy Jack Brehm, who winds up trying to make it in life by entering into this elite outfit, this fraternity of men even tougher than the Navy Seals or the Army Rangers, and does it. It tells the story of their training and the danger of each mission and how regardless of how good you are, regardless of what excellent shape you are in, any mission can be your last. The scenario for this real life adventure is supported by a cast that is Jack Brehm's family. A group of normal rambunctious kids who turn into teenagers and then adults while their father goes to work each day at the base and jumps into danger to save others. Then its home to the kids and wife.

The contrast of a cold calculating job where a mistake can easily cause loss of life, and the warmth of the family make a juxtaposition that is really fascinating.

I loved the book because it was a about a real hero. Someone who risks his life that others may live-and then he goes home and plays with the kids. Real life! Only for a very few whom we never hear about unless tragedy strikes.

If you like real life adventure, I recommend it!

I used this book for a beginner 68HC12 class at my college and I thought it was extremely hard to understand. Most of the examples involve C programming and at the time I hadn't taken a course on C so I didn't know what it was talking about. I think motorola has a lot of useful books if you want to program using assembly language. They have a small black book that goes over all the instructions and then also another book that goes over all the registers. I also beleive this book is wickedly expensive.

This book is an good introduction to a broad range of topics and as with most books on embedded systems programming the examples are oriented to a particular CPU - frustrating if it's not the one youre using. Note: 'five star' reviewer Jean J. Labrosse WROTE the UC/OSII operating system featured in this overly expensive book. Try instead "The Art Of Designing Embedded Systems" by Ganssle...

"Embedded Microcontrollers" is an outstanding book for anyone who whishes to understand the inner workings of embedded systems. This book covers both software and hardware aspects and Mr. Morton does an excellent job in presenting the material with ample illustrations, tables, timing diagrams, schematics and lots of practical code examples. This book will certainly become a favorite in Colleges and Universities. If you're into embedded system design, you need this book on your bookshelf!

The photorealistic artwork in this book is really stunning (though I prefer the more comic-booky art style of Jill Thompson in "Sandman: Brief Lives").

The plot, though, was just ... blah. I didn't feel like Lyta Hall's story was really even resolved. The business with Cronus was never really explained (I guess I can pull out my old copy of "Bullfinch's Mythology" and look him up). Overall, it wasn't very satisfying.

Another reviewer called this the best Sandman spinoff since "Death: The Time of Your Life." I don't agree. I think the best Sandman spinoff (other than the two Death books, which were awesome) was Lucifer.

I don't know why this one was realeased in hardcover, other than so DC could charge more for it. I'd suggest waiting for paperback, or borrowing someone else's copy. The story's not worth the price tag.

Maybe it's because I haven't read the Sandman graphic novels in a couple of years... maybe it's because I need to bone up on my Greek mythology.... oh, heck, maybe it's just because I'm a simpleton -- whatever the reason, I just couldn't wrap my head around this book. I desparately wanted to like it. But try as I might, I had a very difficult time following the story (never a good sign), even after two readings.

In true John Bolton form, the artwork is more gorgeous than gorgeous. Unfortunately, while aesthetically pleasing, the choice of models is somewhat distracting. Call me kooky, but I have a really hard time suspending disbelief enough to accept the notion that millenia-old Greek dieties come in the shape of teenagers.

This was my first exposure to Mike Carey's work. I've heard lots of wonderful things about him, so I won't be put off simply because THE FURIES didn't work for me. If you're looking to try some Carey, maybe the LUCIFER trade paperbacks would be a better place to start.

If you're even looking at this item then you probably have already read Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. If not then you should get those graphic novels first before you even think of getting any of The Sandman Presents series. But if you have read The Sandman up to its conclusion and were wondering what ever happened to Lyta Hall after The Wake, then this book is for you.

The photorealistic art by John Bolton is the best of all The Sandman Presents series, and Mike Carey already proven his ability to write Gaiman's characters with the other Sandman spin-off Lucifer and with the fan-favorite Hellblazer.

Plus, this is one of only three appearances Daniel has made out of the original Sandman. The other two being in JLA: Strength in Numbers and Lucifer: Nirvana. So if you want the complete Sandman library then this book is a must.

Plus, it looks really good next to The Sandman: The Dream Hunters hardcover.

Basically, a must for any Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey, or Sandman fan.

This book was a confusing, un-inhibited, dominatrix.
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I have read the story about 2 times already. The story is about 2 sister who must face a horrible truth that their father died. But somehow the ghost of their father return home. He help his two daughter alot of things like: win the basketball championship, help them to clean their room, cheat on math test, and other things. I recommend everybody to read this story because its a very emotional book. This book tell you how they can't accept their father dead. Its a really okay story.

My daughter has ADD and is a reluctant reader, usually choosing books under her current reading level and short in length (60-70 pages). She devoured this book in just a few days and would not put it down until done. She loved it! I would like to give the author a hug for finally helping my girl break through. Read it!