THE WRIGHT WAY:
7 Problem-Solving Principles
from the Wright Brothers
That Can Make Your Business Soar by Mark Eppler
Published by Amacom Books
When Wilbur and Orville Wright executed the first successful manned
flight on December 17th, 1903, they stunned the world. Man could fly!
Where had these two brothers come from? The impact was astonishing. (Imagine
if Neil Armstrong had landed on the moon in a craft he built himself
and paid for with a part-time job!)
In ushering in the age of flight, the Wright brothers got past numerous
obstacles the world's other scientists hadn't even begun to tackle. The
Wright Way defines seven essential problem-solving principles the
brothers used in accomplishing this enormous feat, and shows readers how
to apply them to common business problems. The book presents practical,
inspirational principles for achievement, including:
Hammering out problems through constructive conflict
Addressing the toughest issues
-- or "worst things" --
first
Achieving perfection through "inveterate
tinkering"
Pursuing useful knowledge
through "forever learning"
The book gives business leaders and managers constructive tips they
can use to tackle their most difficult -- and rewarding -- challenges
and opportunities. A perfect combination of savvy management guidance
and historical adventure story, The Wright Way shows readers
how to make their business soar when others can't even get off the ground.
Copyright (c) 2004 by Mark Eppler. All rights reserved. Printed
here with permission of the publisher, Amacom Books, http://www.amacombooks.org.
Please feel free to duplicate or distribute this file, as long as the contents
are not changed and this copyright notice is intact. Thank you.
The Sedona Method:
Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success,
Peace and Emotional Well-Being by Hale Dwoskin
Foreword by Jack Canfield
Published by Sedona Press
The secret's out! Learn to access your natural ability to let go of
painful feelings on the spot and release underlying emotions that rob
you of abundance, success and joy.
Validated and proven effective by a Harvard Medical School study and results
from tens of thousands of people throughout the world for over a quarter
of a century, The Sedona Method is a quick, easy, highly-effective, yet
elegant way for you to protect and expand your sense of inner security
and well-being-even in today's challenging and demanding environment.
In short, The Sedona Method will show you how to enjoy living a happier,
more productive, more satisfying, more loving and joyous life. Because
our world has changed so radically, letting go is a critical survival skill
that we all need in order to maintain and expand upon the life that up
until now we may have taken for granted.
Tapping your natural ability to release will allow you to produce results
far beyond what you could achieve with any other transformational tool
available today. In fact, the results will often seem quite miraculous.
We realize that these claims may
sound extravagant; however, if you are open, you can attain an inner
mastery and true happiness you never dreamed possible. This can all
be yours, because The Sedona Method is not another "should" or
external "fix." It is a powerful way for you to transform yourself from
the inside out, easily and permanently.
"The Sedona Method is one of the
easiest and most powerful tools for self-improvement and spiritual
growth that I have ever experienced. I have been amazed at the simplicity
of the Method and the powerful effect it has had on my life."
-- Jack Canfield, Co-Creator, Chicken Soup for the Soul
"I consider the Sedona Method to
be the best contribution to preventive medicine that I have seen in
my twenty-five years of interest in the field. I am amazed at the simplicity
of the training and its effectiveness."
-- John L. Kemeny, MD, Columbia University Medical School
"The Sedona Method is a unique program
for making positive changes in your life. As you learn this simple
process of releasing the underlying emotions that rob you of abundance
and joy, your fear and anxiety will gently slip away."
-- Cheryl Richardson, Author of Stand Up for Your Life
"...invaluable for my possible upcoming
war assignment. I wish I had known these techniques in some of the
crazy situations I've been in, in the past!"
-- Harry Phillips, Producer, ABC News
"The simple process of letting go
has had a profound impact on my life. I don't readily say such things."
-- Michael Gerber, Author of The E-Myth
"The Sedona Method is a valuable
tool to help make our journey of self-discovery one that leads to powerful
personal breakthroughs and new beginnings."
-- Barbara De Angelis, Author of Real Moments
"The Sedona Method is an extremely
powerful tool that will support you in finding inner balance and emotional
freedom. I highly recommend it."
-- Debbie Ford, Author of The Right Questions
"Brilliantly simple and simply brilliant!"
-- Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., Author of Conscious Loving
"If you want to fundamentally change
your life for the better in the shortest possible time, start using
The Sedona Method today."
-- Yehuda Berg, Author of The 72 Names of God
Copyright (c)2003 by Hale Dwoskin, all rights
reserved. Please feel free to duplicate or distribute this file, as
long as the excerpt from the book is not changed and this copyright
notice is intact. Thank you.
MY FAITH SO FAR
A Story of Conversion and Confusion
by Patton Dodd Published by Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
(ISBN: 0-7879-6859-5, 208 pages, hardcover, $21.95)
Available from this site or directly from the publisher: http://www.josseybass.com/
"Honesty is a rare commodity. Sometimes
it's rarest in the world of religion. Like the blues in music, there's something
oddly uplifting about it. Patton Dodd offers an honest and engaging reflection
of his experience in the world of charismatic Christianity -- poignant, even
painful, yet somehow uplifting. Whatever your religious background, you'll
learn here, and perhaps be nudged toward greater honesty in your own spiritual
search." -- Brian McLaren, pastor, author of A New Kind of Christian
"Patton Dodd's memoir is the most honest
account of the constant conversions, backslides, and rebirths of a life of
faith that I have read in years. In its acknowledgment that the intellect,
too, can be a path to salvation, My
Faith So Far brings to mind the classics of spiritual memoir
genre, perhaps especially The Seven Storey Mountain. In fact, if the evangelical
world is in need of its own Merton, a young writer willing to keep his wit
sharp while searching for both sustenance and relevance in his faith, Dodd
might be the man for the job." -- Peter Manseau, coauthor of Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible
"My Faith So Far is
at once feisty and irreverent, rebellious and tender… Patton Dodd
is an evangelical trying to break free from the superficiality and smugness
of his subculture, but he is never more evangelical than in his pursuit of
this struggle. This book is an urgent dispatch from the cutting edge of religious
and cultural change. This is news." -- Gregory Wolfe, Editor, Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion
In this frank, funny, and often challenging memoir about life in and out of
the church, twenty-something Patton Dodd reveals his quest for an authentic
experience of God. On his journey he attempts to pinpoint and justify his belief
in God, first with the fervent absolutes that characterize a new believer's
faith but then with a growing awareness of the cultural complexities that define
his faith and encompass his understanding of Christianity.
When a spiritual awakening in his last year of high school wrenches Dodd out
of his rebellious party days, he embarks on a quest for God. He exchanges pot
smoking for worship dancing, gives up MTV for Christian pop, and enrolls at
a Christian university. Soon, however, he finds himself ill at ease with the
other Christians around him and with the cloying superficiality of the Christian
subculture. Dodd tells his story in contradictory terms -- conversion and confusion,
acceptance and rejection, spiritual highs and psychological lows. With painstaking
honesty, he tries to negotiate a relationship with his faith apart from the
cultural trappings that often clothe it.
Dodd's moving story paints a nuanced and multilayered portrait of an earnest
quest for God: the hunger for genuine faith, the bleak encounters with doubt,
and the consuming questions that challenge the intellect and the soul. This is
a story that will resonate with the emerging generation of young adults attempting
to break new ground within their own faith tradition.
MALE MENOPAUSE by Jed Diamond
Published by Sourcebooks, Inc.
Exhaustively researched and written with heart, author
Jed Diamond shows that male menopause is indeed a medical,
psychological, and emotional reality for millions of men and
the women who love them. Much more than a mere midlife
crisis, male menopause involves dramatic chemical and
psychological changes that affect everything from a man's
view on life to his ability to attain and maintain an
erection.
In this groundbreaking, authoritative
book, Diamond surveys the most current medical data surrounding men's
health and listens to men's stories as they struggle to understand
what they are going through. From the doctor's office to the
bedroom, "Male Menopause" addresses the important issues men
and women face, including:
Surprising parallels between female and male menopause
Remarkable, easy-to-follow anti-aging techniques
The profound effect of male menopause on sex and
marriage
The most recent advances in hormone replacement
therapy
Aging as mentors and role models in today's society
The trauma of erection dysfunction and impotence
Today, after years of jokes about
the male "midlife crisis"
(red hot Corvettes and Barbie sidekicks), male menopause is
recognized as a true event, occurring in millions of men
between the ages of forty and fifty-five. "Male Menopause" is
at the forefront of the movement toward better men's health,
bringing understanding to the changes men go through at
midlife. Diamond shows us all how to survive the dropping
hormone production, diminishing sexual vigor, and frequent
mood swings of menopause. And, most importantly, he reveals
how to find purpose and meaning in our middle years and
arrive healthy and happy in the second half of life.
A TEACHER'S PROJECT GUIDE TO THE INTERNET by Kevin R. Crotchett
Published by Heinemann
Imagine journeying with your students to a far-off
museum.
Discussing what you see with artists and museum staff.
Creating your own artworks. Sharing them with children from
schools around the world. And never leaving the confines of
your own classroom.
Learning adventures like these are already a reality for
members of the global community known as the Internet. But
too many teachers have been denied access to this rich and
important world due to lack of time, resources, or expert
guidance. This book provides all three.
Written *by* a teacher, *for* teachers, "A Teacher's Project
Guide to the Internet" walks readers through the Internet
step-by-step, suggesting a host of creative and exciting
classroom projects along the way. The book comes with a
companion disk (IBM and Mac 7.5 compatible) that gives you
instant access to all the sites mentioned through Netscape,
Internet Explorer, or other web browsing software.
Both experienced "Internauts" and
teachers just getting on- line will appreciate the book's straightforward
organization. Crotchett begins with one of the easiest and most commonly
used tools -- e-mail -- then gradually progresses to more
sophisticated Internet applications, such as newsgroups, file
transfer protocol, Gopher space, and creating a web presence
for your classroom. At each level of technology, the author
offers a series of suggested projects that have already been
tested in a classroom setting.
While aspects of these subjects
have been dealt with in periodical articles and general how-to books,
until now there has been no comprehensive book specifically written
for K-12 teachers that combines Internet basics, specifically-
identified Web sites, and well thought out Internet projects.
Considering that most educators already have more to do than
time allows, "A Teacher's Project Guide to the Internet" will
prove immensely useful.
The excerpts, below, illustrate
one or two projects from each of the major sections of the book. The
book itself is crammed with project ideas and the site references necessary
to carry them out. For more information about ordering "A Teacher's
Project Guide to the Internet," please see the end of this
file.
The Troika by Stepan Chapman
Published by Ministry of Whimsy Press
Under the glare of three suns, three beings travel
across an endless desert. They argue, whine, wheedle and needle each
other. Sometimes they switch identities when the sandstorms roar in.
As The Troika rolls on, we learn more about Alex, who started out as
a man, then became cyborg, then jeep. About Naomi, a veteran soldier
who woke up from her cryogenic storage tank to a new life, now a dinosaur.
About Eva, who fled her native land to escape her fate as an organ-donor
for the emperor. Fantasy? Surrealism? The desert landscape spins and
alters as we look at the man behind the curtain: mad angel Dr. Mazer,
testing a controversial therapy program at his isolated asylum. Science
fiction after all?
Winner of the Philip K. Dick Award for 1997,The Troika is speculative
literature at its finest. --Bonnie Bouman
Paul J. McAuley,
Interzone:"It's a remarkable
debut, with the inventive power of Steve Erickson or Jonathan Lethem."
Kathleen Ann Goonan, SF EYE :"If
you enjoy finely controlled absurdity, freewheeling invention pinned
down with precisely detailed description, black humor, and language
that is breathtakingly engaging, there is little more to be said except
'Read this!' "
Review of Contemporary Fiction: "absurd
fantasy beautifully rendered in detail. The surreal landscapes of isolation
are reminiscent of Waiting for Godot...you'll walk away smiling for
being whipped through surprising twists and loops."
Michael M. Levy, Science Fiction
Research Association:"Chapman
successfully combines traditional science-fiction techniques with sophisticated
surrealism and theological fantasy reminiscent of James Morrow to create
a novel of unusual beauty and power. In case you hadn't noticed, I strongly
recommend Stepan Chapman's The Troika."
Paul DiFilippo, Asimov's: "A
masterful dream voyage through realms of terror and strange beauty.
Like Ellison's 'I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream,' this novel portrays
the indomitability of the human spirit, all the while permuting reality
in fascinating ways."
Publisher's Weekly: "[The Troika]
abounds with savage imagery reminiscent of William S. Burroughs, and,
sentence for sentence, the writing is brilliant, lucid, and poetic...
as startling and satisfying as a painting by Dali, Magritte, or Klee,
whose compositions it resembles."
SF Age: "Here's further proof
that the small presses can compete with the big dogs at their own game.
This tale of a bizarre trio's journey across a desert planet delivers
the goods."
John Shirley: "Any book that
can fairly be described as a surrealistic, high energy tour de force
is supposed to also be tedious and self indulgent - but The Troika
is an entertaining read as well as being brilliant and would even be
a good companion on an airplane."
Brian Stableford: "Stepan Chapman's
The Troika is cornucopia with a cutting edge: a vivid phantasmagoria
crowded with bizarre imagery which contrives to remain heartfelt and
engaging. It has style, it has wit, it has guts and it has showmanship;
what more could anyone want?"
Kathe Koja: "...completely
unlike everything else that's out there...an ambitious yet playful
work, with a clear pleasure in language."
Eliot Fintushel: " I...make...a
habit of reading Publisher's Weekly...so...I...read the...review...of
Stepan Chapman's The Troika...from which...the Ministry of Whimsy...excerpted
a...rave for their ad in NYRSF 113...I am an admirer of Chapman...and...that
particular review was...really...genuinely good... Let's hope...they...do
it again."
Arabu Minnekotubu, Banu Warrior
Daily: "Of all the loose-leaf novels
out there, this one was a really good wipe."
entrepreneurship.com by Tim Burns
Published by Dearborn Trade
This book is the desk reference for the serious Internet
entrepreneur. Packed with expert advice and industry insights, entrepreneurship.com
provides a road map for seizing the unparalleled business opportunities
of the Information Age.
As more people get online each day, forecasters predict that
the size of the Internet economy will more than double by 2003. With
plenty of fertile ground still to exploit, there are sure to be more
e-business success stories. But a viable dot.com venture must be more
than just another great idea; it must be a solid business, guided by
a compelling plan. entrepreneurship.com walks you
through the strategies for building a winning e-Plan, the streamlined
business plan for the dot.com. Business adviser and attorney Tim Burns
clearly explains what venture capitalists look for in a startup, discusses
strategies for establishing brand identity, and untangles the legal issues
involved in running an Internet venture.
"Entrepreneurship.com offers
a very accessible and extremely practical MBA degree for Internet entrepreneurs...
The principles outlined in this book provide an enduring foundation
for starting a business."
-- Bill Reichert, President, Garage.com
"What an excellent
step-by-step guide to entrepreneuring in the digital world! This book
is cutting edge, comprehensive, packed with practical information and
insights, and very readable."
-- Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
"I'm often asked what I look
for in a business plan... The answer lies in the pages of Tim Burns'
book."
-- David Cowan, Managing Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
The Arts & Crafts bungalow has been reborn, in as rich and full an array
of iterations as it was in its heyday -- from tight clusters of similar,
inexpensive housing opportunities to the grand scale of the "ultimate
bungalows" of the 1910s.
The New Bungalow is a celebration of contemporary interpretations
of this classic art form. It offers attractive, environmentally-aware alternatives
for today's housing. Founded on the principles of the original bungalow
movement, this book is a guide to creating a home that has an honest expression
of style. Given their simple lines, spacious and open floor plans, natural
tones and colors, it is no mystery why new bungalows are gaining popularity
for neighborhood developments as well as single-home design.
The New Bungalow, like the subject it covers, shows an appreciation
for quality craft. Like a bungalow, the book uses open space in the layout
and leading to invite the eye. It offers breathtaking views of dozens of
homes, with photographs trimmed in gold frames, and period-perfect graphical
ornamentation. From its Smythe-sewn binding to its uncluttered covers,
the construction of this book echoes the movement it documents.
In addition to dozens of luscious photographs, The New Bungalow includes
floor plans, designs, and an amazing resources chapter for those considering
building, renovating, or restoring one of these classic homes. The photographs
accompany essays by five leading champions of the new bungalow:
Matthew Bialecki, AIA, an architect and designer who specializes
in nature-based buildings and furniture. His work has been featured
in Architectural Digest, Period Homes, and other publications.
Christian Gladu Owner
of The Bungalow Company, specializes in the design of new "old" homes.
His philosophy and plans have been featured in Country Living, American Bungalow, Oregon Home, and
on Home and Garden Television.
Jill Kessenich, Associate AIA, a partner in Ashmore/Kessenich
Design, specializing in house designs inspired by the early 20th Century.
Jim McCord, AIA, an architect whose projects include the
preservation and renovation of significant bungalow homes.
Su Bacon, an interior designer and co-owner of Historic Lighting,
specializing in restoration of historic residences and businesses with
period-appropriate lighting.
The New Bungalow can
be found at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble
Online, and at well-stocked bookstores and specialty retailers throughout
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When you want to get things done swiftly, ask women to do it. For as
always, the power of sex, feminine wiles, soft cunning, and sweet persuasion
pays off. Alex Brown's fictional narrative, The Ladies' Conspiracy, recounts
in picturesque detail how women possess superlative natural abilities
for strategic management. It further shows how Eve's descendants put
to good use their being called the "weaker sex" to get what they want.
Brown's protagonist is the vivacious
Gilda who has been purposely schooled in the art of love and sex. Ironically,
such "education" took place inside
an Asian monastery. As the story unravels, Gilda's husband dies and Gilda
loses all interest in her worldly existence until three girls came into
her life.
The girls are Judy, Lola and Isabel. Gilda teaches these girls the fine
art of winning a man's heart. She wants to prove women's strong, innate
capabilities through these girls. Soon, these heroines carry out their
game plan to prove to the male-dominated world that Adam's counterparts
are a force to be reckoned with.
While most literature with feminist undertones are commonly written by
women authors, The Ladies' Conspiracy is the product of an
imaginative male writer's mind. It is interesting to note that somebody
belonging to the so- called stronger sex would harp about and accentuate
the persona and capabilities of these feminine creatures. Happily, this
goes to prove that the macho image is no longer that pervasive and is slowly
loosing its appeal to its supposed adherents.
CHILDREN'S PAST LIVES by Carol Bowman
Published by Bantam Books
Fascinating, controversial, revolutionary,
this groundbreaking book reveals the surprisingly widespread occurrence
of past life memories in children. It tells parents how to use these
experiences as a powerful new tool for understanding and helping their
children.
In "Children's Past Lives," Carol
Bowman recounts the startling discovery of the past life source of
her own children's phobias. Her investigation began when her young son,
Chase, suddenly developed an inexplicable terror of loud noises. At the
suggestion of a friend, she tried hypnosis to help Chase resolve his
fear. To everyone's amazement, Chase remembered an experience he'd had
as a Civil War soldier that was so graphic and accurate, it impressed
an expert historian as authentic. Even more astonishing, after Chase
revealed the details of his harrowing ordeal on the battlefield, his
phobia completely disappeared.
Inspired by how easy and profound the
healing had been, Bowman began to investigate past life memories in other
children. She found that her son's experience was far more common than
she had expected. Through her research and through firsthand interviews
with parents, she collected dozens of children's past life memories too
complex and detailed to be fantasies, and of events impossible for young
children to know about or even understand.
Carol Bowman's exhaustive study is the
basis of her carefully documented book, "Children's Past Lives." Dramatic
true-life cases -- some involving children as young as two -- illustrate
the physical and emotional effects of past lives and the seemingly miraculous
relief that remembering can bring. Bowman discovered that many children
speak spontaneously -- without hypnosis -- of their past lives, and here
she offers parents practical advice on how to recognize children's past
life memories, how to respond, and how to elicit the full healing benefits
of these experiences.
Bowman writes, "When a child
speaks so innocently and knowingly about living before, and so calmly
describes what happens after death and on the journey to rebirth, it
is firsthand testimony to the truth that our souls never die. These memories
present perhaps the best documented evidence yet for reincarnation." Moving
and powerfully convincing, "Children's Past Lives" will stand
alongside the classics of Brian Weiss, Betty J. Eadie, Raymond Moody,
and Melvin Morse in its power to comfort, uplift, and transform our thinking
about life and death.
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