I've read other Alan Hess books- Googie come to mind. I really enjoyed Hess's style for this book. Alan Hess writes an occasional column for the San Jose Mercury News concerning architecture. He did not leave me disappointed with this book. It was evident that Alan Hess enjoyed this place as much as I did on my last visit to Sin City!

This book came out in 1993. If you're looking for information on the newer hotels that have sprung up, the ones that came and left during then and now, you won't find it here. You will find details about the ones that were imploded during the 90's, which was a nice resource for those of us that were curious about the Sands, Dunes, Hacienda and the Aladdin. It's also an indication of just how much the strip has evolved from the timeline of the publishing of this book and what is the strip looks today, year 2001. An excellent study of the architecture changes of Vegas and its reflections on the rest of the U.S.

If you buy one book about the colorful history and architecture of the Golden Age of Las Vegas to the present, THIS IS IT!!! This wonderful book is expertly researched with many many old drawings, postcards, photos, and more!

In this quirky archive author David Jay Brown again dives in head first to the uncharted ocean of some of the strangest and most extraordinary minds on our planet. When David says "Edge" he means it. Thank goodness he's memorialized the visions and complexities of these creative, unfettered and completely unique souls. This is one of Garcia's last interviews. Enjoy and keep this book. Someday show your great-grandkids that at least a few of us had the courage to think and live big.

The interviews in this book cover topics from myth and religion to cyberspace. Well covered are sexuality, psychedelics, creativity and peaceful approaches to solving problems.I thoroughly enjoyed this book and getting exposed to the people and ideas in it.

During my internship this book and the Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics were the 2 books I couldn't live without.They give you quick information to solve almost any problem.

If you need quick information, or to reforce your knowledge in the Emergency Room, this manual could help to solve almost any problem. This is not a text book, is a reference where you can find a quick answer.

A friend of mine gave me a copy of this book recently when I was in the hospital. She gives out copies of it for graduations, weddings, birthdays, and all similar life-marking occasions. I was so blessed to get a copy of it! I also now give it (or suggest it) for just about every important occasion. I plan to reread it every year on my birthday. This is a perfect book for those occasions when we need to take a long hard look at our lives. There's no adult of any age who wouldn't benefit from reading this book, at least once, and really thinking about it. I suggest that you imagine, as you read it, that you are very old and have lived a long life, and you are now looking back at yourself present-day. There are so many things that are unimportant, that get in our way, that take up our precious time, while life is so very very short. How does your perspective change? You'll be amazed at how differently you look at (your new chance at) life when you're finished reading.

This slim volume contains a series of clarifying moments one searches for; as contemporary as the evening news, yet it was penned in 1893. In the confusion of a world cluttered with the daily challanges of situational ethics, this book allows you to reset your compass in a direction that will provide meaning and power, not just to your day, but to your entire life. Anna Robertson Brown was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister and the first woman to graduate with a Ph.D in English from the University of Pennsylvania. Her certainty of God was at the center of her tenets on restructuring one's life to dismiss the unimportant, irrelevant, and nonessential aspects of life. We tend to assign such great importance to people and situations in life that only weigh us down, both emotionally and physically. One line in her book provided enough insight to provide a lifetime of reflection. She writes, " We may drop worry...Worry is spiritual near-sightedness; a fumbling way of looking at little things, and of magnifying their value." If one believes that all things are in the hands of God, how can one give themself to worry in any case? In the eternal scheme of things, we tend to view things in an immediate context. She reminds us that there is a much larger picture; a picture of which we most often lose sight because we've put ourselves in the center of the small one closest to us. If you are looking for a read that will take under an hour but will last a lifetime, then do not pass this up. You will want more than one copy so you will be able to pass it along to those you love.

This book was so easy to read. There were many great ideas for saving money. I planned out what foods I would need for a year. The blank meal planning sheets were invaluable for this project. I went to the grocery store with list and coupons in hand. I bought most foods on sale with coupons, I literally cut my food bill in half. I also found the lists of how long food could be stored helpful. As a working mother, I found this book to be a great resource. I have recommended it to everyone I know. Buy it. You won't be disappointed.

Where's the Wheat is a must have in any household. This book simplies food storage and emergency 72 hour kits. You will learn how to build a monthly or yearly food storage. Grocery shopping and meal planning just became easy and cost effective. I enjoyed the blank menu pages that allowed me to tailor the program to meet my family's needs. After reading the book, I am confident that I can feed my family well at any time, especially during financial troubles.

Hi! I'm Alan Holman, but not the Alan Holman who wrote the book. I'm an Alan Holman who is seventeen years old and lives in Saskatoon, Canada. The book that the other Alan Holman wrote is awesome. It's the story of a trek which I myself would love to go on, and I envy him for going on it. I reccommend this book to everyone.

Unlike most recent "extraordinary achievements" that are written about, this is the story of how one man achieved what had not yet been done, with no assistance, no sponsorship, no nothing but his will to go forward and to succeed. And he did. What's more, he wrote about it in a readable, down-to-earth, and often hilarious style. Whatever you want to achieve in life, this man has a lesson for you.

This book, or the video by the same title, is excellent for elementary school aged children confronting cancer in themselves or their families. I have donated multiple copies of the book and video to Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago for their use with young cancer patients and their families. The story is especially good for siblings of children with cancer, since it shows how they sometimes feel that they are being ignored, and their sister or brother is getting all of the attention. It also teaches a child how to defend a classmate against bullying, when the girl with cancer is made fun of for having lost her hair. My only reservation would be not to use this book with a child who has extremely advanced cancer, since of course the story has a happy ending, and it might cause the child to wonder why they don't seem to be recovering. Overall: well done, Charles Schulz!

This is such a wonderful book. Compassionate and educational, a must have book for every child.

Zarate has written an first-rate review of this excellent book but may unintentionally suggest that the value of the book will be greatest for "mature" organizations when, in fact, small-to-midsize organizations also have an urgent need to "design and implement scorecards" by which to obtain accurate measurements of various kinds. My own opinion is that their need is indeed greater because they have fewer resources available and narrower margins for error. Therefore, organizational waste and incompetence can have much greater impact. Aphorisms which endure express an essential truth. For example, "You can't manage what you can't measure." There may be some exceptions but not many. What Brown accomplishes in this book is to provide and then explain a cohesive, comprehensive, and cost-effective system which accommodates most organizations' needs for operational metrics and plans, for strategic metrics and plans, and then for implementation of the "scoreboard" after it has been devised. He identifies ten "Mistakes" which create barriers to addressing these separate but related needs:

1. Tracking output/outcome metrics that cannot be influenced or controlled

2. Gathering data that tells you what you already know

3. Gathering data for its own sake

NOTE: Brown and I apparently disagree about "data" which I consider a plural.

4. Relying heavily [too heavily] on customer satisfaction surveys

5. Executives focusing on detailed metrics

6. Measures that are not linked to the strategic plan

NOTE: Kaplan and Norton have much of great value to said about this in their most recent book, The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment

7. Failing to define Practical Correlations between [and among] key metrics

8. Reporting data that is difficult to read and analyze

9. "Superstitious" process metrics

10. Measures that drive the wrong performance

Brown explains how and why such "Mistakes" are made, how to correct them, and also how to avoid repeating them. For purposes of illustration, let's say your organization needs to improve performance in these three areas: Cycle Time, First Pass Yield, and On-Time Delivery. Although separate, they are also interdependent. Obviously there are problems which need to be solved. More often than not, a corrective action responds to symptoms rather than to root causes. We all know that many (most?) of those involved in any organizational process (regardless of nature and extent) fear change, resent what they perceive to be criticism of their performance, and will therefore resist (perhaps sabotage) efforts to transform the status quo. Hence the importance of formulating the correct metrics, applying them where they will generate the data needed, and -- meanwhile -- ensuring that the "score" kept is appropriate to whatever "game" is being played.

This book goes a long way towards helping organizations actually implement balanced scorecards instead of giving them lip service. It also shows what to measure and why, and gives a list of measurement mistakes that render many company's balanced scorecard efforts meaningless.

Unlike Kaplan's and Norton's seminal (and decade old) book, "The Balanced Scorecard", this book is short on theory and heavy on practical applications. This is not a criticism of "The Balanced Scorecard" - just recognition of the fact that in the ensuing decade since that book was first published there have been lesson's learned about what does and does not work. The author distills these lesson's learned into this slim, content-filled book.

What I like most is the author clearly links metrics to vision, mission and strategy. This is what a balanced scorecard is supposed to be about, but this is not always so in practice. He also sorts out the difference between basic business indicators and critical success factors, which is augmented by an outstanding discussion (throughout the book) on top measurement mistakes, and a liberal sprinkling of tips throughout the book.

Probably the most valuable parts of the book are Part 3, where step-by-step procedures are given to implement an *effective* scorecard, and the appendices which contain case studies drawn from real organizations and actual scorecards. The examples given are worth their weight in gold and elevate this book from the theoretical to realistic and practical. My highest recommendation and 5 solid stars.

I ended up ordering this book because my 3 year old son refuses to return it to the library. We have renewed it 3 times (a total of about 9 weeks) and he still has not grown tired of it. The story is quite funny with great pictures and has a "surprise" ending that leaves my son in stitches (the wolf isn't that scary after all!)

I provide daycare in my home and my group LOVED this book! They kept begging for me to read it again and again! This is a book with a hilarious ending (no nightmares either!). This is a must read for children, especially preschoolers! Teachers would be able to use this book in many projects and areas, it would be like "The Old Lady that Swallowed the Fly" in many aspects.

Wolf Shadows taught me that friendship is very fragile and no matter how close you are it can still break. Wolf Shadows is a good book about friendship and adveture. I really loved Wolf Shadows.

In this highly involving sequel to MOOSE TRACKS, Casanova tackles the issue of wolf-human cohabitation. Seth, age 12, and his best friend Matt, age 13, are the focus characters in this readable middle grade novel. The boys are integrally involved in a conflict over the wolves Matt's family wants to hunt and Seth's Game Warden father is charged to protect. Seth's family value system makes him serious about protection of animal rights, even when it means putting his best friend's physical well being on the line. Perfect for discussion and for reluctant readers hungry for an adventure story with a message.