While the market is flooded with books on how to pitch, sell, wrangle and close a deal, this book rises well above most of them. Author Roger Dawson takes salespeople step by step through the economic and psychological aspects of successful negotiating. Expertly and conversationally written, and strategically structured, this book actually delivers what its title promises: plenty of secrets about power negotiating. View your job in sales as a chess game you can control because you know the rules, from the opening gambit to the power plays in the middle, to the all-important close. If you've read Dawson's Secrets of Power Negotiating, you'll find a good bit of repetition here, but even when he cites the same gambits, he discusses using them to make sales. You only need to read one of the two books, but we [...] say make it this one if you're in sales. Learn these gambits, so you can say, "Checkmate."

I have read a lot of material on selling and negotiating and wish I had read this book by Roger Dawson a long time ago. Concise yet comprehensive in terms of content, this book will undoubtedly throw light on how to manage a successful sale through careful negotiation from the initial contact to closure.

I was into romance books for quite some time, and this has to be my favorite. Only a wonderful romance book can make you love the story and the characters enough to cry for them (which I did). It may sound cheesy, but that is what can happen when you read this book. Endings make the book for me, and this one is so wonderful, I've read it by itself (without reading the rest of the book) many times. And besides the ending, the rest of the book is good too--I love fantasy books even more than romances.

This is a wonderful book! You can't help but feel for the characters even though you know there is no way for them to be together in the end. The ending makes you want to cry with sadness and in joy at the same time. I must read no matter what kind of romance you like.

An excellent book. Very well written and easy to follow the more technical parts. I have gained some real insights from this book. I look forward to the authors' next work.

This is a unique and useful self-help book. It is the first book I know of to take the vast scientific literature on dominance and submission in the animal world and show that we humans have the same instinctive mechanisms within our own brains as well. It explains how the tendency to submit to others works so powerfully (and unconsciously) in many people. It presents the first scientific explanation for why so many bright, talented people wind up as underachievers in a world that should offer them so much more. This book explains both how and why we tend to sabotage our own best efforts to succeed. And most importantly, this book tells the reader how to overcome their own Submission Reflex and achieve the rewards that they truly deserve.

John has given us a biblical and practical textbook on spiritual warfare. Every church as well as every neighborhood prayer group would benefit from this.

While curiosity about the occult and the supernatural pervades our society, the devil's best defense has been the successful delusion of mankind into thinking that the kingdom of darkness does not really exist. Consequently, there is a widespread ignorance about the evil power, even among Christians. Many churches that preach the existence of Satan and demons do not acknowledge that people need help and deliverance. John Dawson's experience and the word of God lead to another conclusion. John Dawson presents a spiritual and systematic way of understanding and dealing with the kingdom of darkness that tend to block the progress of the Kingdom of God in an urban area. He states these problems and offers a strategy for faith and intercessory prayer. In the fourth section, Mr. Dawson deals with the subject of crossing the Jordan to take the land. Christians were born to fight the spiritual warfare. Mr. Dawson challenges us to catch the demonic arsonist and bind the demon with God's power. He provides us with a theology of the unseen realm such as the Angels, the evil spirits and the territorial control. With Scripture and fascinating personal testimonies, he shows us the reality of territorial control and spiritual strongholds. Mr. Dawson gives us a five-step strategy for faith and intercessory prayer. This includes worship, waiting upon the Lord, confession, overcoming evil with good and travailing in prayer. This topic challenges our so-called "enlightened" western minds. It is not a scientific book but it is a biblically based theological reflection on the question of spiritual territorial control. Demonic influences affect many in varying degrees and the cities need the Gospel of Christ. John Dawson explains that Christians can take authority over the demonic realm and bring freedom to those that need it so desperately. Mr. Dawson speaks very effectively to a much-neglected aspect of the Gospel in the church today.

This book is not only extremely fast paced and exciting, but it also has some interesting facts about the bombing. I love all of the characters, and I would love to have Bunt and Manuel as my best friends. This book reads well for both men and women. One of the best I've read in a long time. The description of the characters is so good that I feel like I know them personally. I highly recommend this novel

This was a fantastic page-turner about actual events surrounding the OK City bombing! The characters are well-developed and I found myself rooting all the way for Danny. One of the best summertime books out there and, if you're into mystery, action, history and even a little romance, you'll like this book as much as I did.

Fielding Dawson has called his "Penny Lane" series transitional work. They are in fact the last of his first person(al) autobiographical prose, but transitional? I think not. They are, especially "Two Penny Lane," a stunning apex to his work. The Metropolitan world of two writer friends, as told in dialogue, memory, and dream, is brought to life with such crystal-clear language, and at times with startling shifts, so as to disarm the uninitiated reader. But being stunned into this world is a sublime event. You will see yourself at the end of the bar, in apartments, and at the ballgame with Lucky and Guy. Unable to contain yourself you will interact with them, in their dialogues and experiences, and share their world. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

Fielding Dawson has called the "Penny Lane" series transitional work. They are in fact the last of his first-person(al) autobiographical prose, but transitional? I think not. They are, especially "Two Penny Lane," a stunning apex to his work. The Metropolitan world of two writer friends, as told in dialogue, memory and dream, is brought to life with such crystal-clear language, and at times with startling shifts, so as to disarm the uninitiated reader. But being stunned into this world is a sublime event. You will see yourself at the end of the bar, in apartments, and at the ballgame with Lucky and Guy. Unable to contain yourself you will interact with them, in their dialogues and experiences.

Once you see the "cloud door" and two-tone butterfly stenciled wall, you will know why this book is cutesy. It contains fun projects that are going to brighten up your home without too much work. I've been wondering how to hang some curtains above a doorway and on page 18, they have a wonderful solution.

I've never even thought of stenciling tiles before. This project could have all sorts of possibilities if you like to match designs to wallpaper or curtains.

If you are new to sewing, there are so many step-by-step instructions! The painting section is also helpful. They show you the items so you can find them when you head off to the local paint store. The stencil designs are included in the template and stencil section. Love the butterflies!

You will find projects for:

Halls - stone blocks, shade with ties, wood grained door, door curtain, umbrella stand, console table cover, stained floorboards.
Living Rooms - Envelope pillows, marbled fireplace, cube footstool, throw, decoupage screen, roman shade, crackle frames, pleated drapes.
Dining Rooms - table napkins and placemats, stamped walls, reversible tablecloth, faux lacquer cabinet, colorwash walls, lamp, gathered valance.
Kitchens - bench cushions, dragged cabinet doors, checked walls, café curtain, stenciled tiles.
Garden Rooms - Verdigris chair, stenciled floor rug, bolster, distressed door, topiary mural, director's chair.
Bedrooms - appliquéd bed linen, stenciled walls, lined baskets, bed canopy, headboard cover, simple quilt, cloud door.
Bathrooms - organizers, shower curtain, mosaic backspash, window shade, glass panels.

The painting projects are definitely the highlight, you won't believe the stone
block wall you can create.

Enjoy!

Out of all the many decorating books I own, this is my favorite! It has projects for every room in your home; kitchens, bedrooms and bath, living and dining rooms and much more. Every project listed gives you the tools and materials you will need and a time guide to follow. The projects vary from painting and stenciling tiles in the kitchen to colorwashing or stamping your walls. The book has step-by-step instructions for each decorating idea that are easy to follow. At the end of the book, there are helpful tips from different sewing techniques (how to cord a shade) to painting techniques (how to mark Trompe L'oeil panels). Also included are templates for some of the projects demonstrated in this book. I highly recommended this book to anyone who loves to create whether it be sewing your own placemats or stenciling a floor rug!

It's pretty funny that commercials trying to be "hip" are using these songs now. Of course this book doesn't pick one song for an absolute answer. Instead (and as it should be)it traces the various influences which evolved to be "Rock and Roll" - I'm sorry to see this is out-of-stock hopefully there'll be a reprint soon.

I'm sick of reading junky rock books where the author thinks it all started with Bill Haley and "Rock Around the Clock." These two guys obviously know their history of R&B and country boogie and pop music from the late '40s and '50s, and they obviously have listened to the records they write about. Maybe it's got too much detail for a casual reader, but if you love old R&B like I do, it's the best.

I have searched for a comprehensive, all-in-one resource for a long time. Here it is. Previously, I would have to gather info piecemeal and try to filter and organize. No longer. Engaging writing, easy to follow. Good index. 5 stars based on the fact that there's not much else out there in this arcane field. Otherwise 4 stars because both glossaries could be improved. Only a few acronyms are covered in the existing glossary of acronyms. Biggest complaint? Authors take pains to date citations in the text but sometimes overlook placing dates to establish timeline in the text. One must sometimes backtrack to learn a timeline and at times, one must just out-and-out guess.

Collaboratively written by John C. Hendee (Professor Emeritus of the University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center) and Chad P. Dawson (Professor of Recreation Resources Management, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York--Syracuse), and in an completely updated third edition, Wilderness Management: Stewardship And Protection Of Resources And Values is a comprehensive, 640-page reference and resource on wilderness stewardship and the protection of wilderness resources. Individual chapters present resources and information on U.S. legal authority with regard to wild areas, wild ecosystems, managing wilderness recreation, and a great deal more. Especially written for wilderness stewards and U.S. federal land management agencies, is also very highly recommended for environmental activists and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the upkeep of natural lands. Wilderness Management is a benchmark publication and an essential, core addition to professional, academic, and community library Environmental Studies reference collections.

A must read for all Speculative Fiction afficianados, and also a story that will appeal to all adventure loving readers. Action packed and fast moving, there's a villain so evil and terrifying you'll be chewing your nails, as he claws and burns his way through the book. The odds seem stacked againts the good guy and hus crusade to save the planet Earth from a demonic and merciless killer.

CA Dawson has a fresh, clear style of writing and a plot that keeps the reader glued to the printed page until the very end. Highly recommended.