Review:This is a good book that illustrates how the 5 Love Languages concept can be applied in a professional work environment. Motivating employees and team members requires work and effort, and even a small amount of appreciation expressed in the right way (i.e. the employee's primary appreciation language) can pay off in spades. The book explains the different appreciation languages and gives tips and examples of how to manage people using those concepts. Read more

Review:I listened to the first half of this on audible hoping it was building to examples of resolution with the same detail and suspense as they present all the many no-win problems that we all encounter. They don't appear. After listening to great questions such as: "Your boss tells you he will support you in a pinch but then each time you ask for support in a pinch he doesn't return his call. Now what?" What indeed! But I've yet to hear a "here is a way to handle that situation." There is lots of me... Read more

Review:I just read this book, and it changed my world views on a lot of stuff. As an example, he talks about CONTROLLING your space, and he gives an example of someone who wants a better career. She brings home stuff to read, and it never gets looked at. Why? Because she designed her space to be a HUGE entertainment center. 65" Monitor, sound systems, subscriptions to NETFLIX and HBO right there in the main living space. He explains that all this entertainment is there by DEFAULT, she could not avoid i... Read more

Review:I bought it on sale for a buck and regret it. These gimmicks won't help your social skills unless you are seriously inept. Staring at a girl constantly or pretending to do acrobatic moves everytime you enter a room will only make people think you are a creep or on drugs. One positive is that a lot of psychological studies are referenced, so it might be worth an hour long skim through. Read more

Review:I bought this book for a college class. As possible, definitely shop Amazon books to gain the best value. Campus bookstores can be expensive! I received this book promptly and it was in great condition (as listed). The subject matter was excellent! The content provides research outcomes, scenarios, and recommendations for tackling difficult conversations on most any level (personal & business). I approve the book & the seller. Read more

Review:Great second edition with updated model - the skills work anywhere - professional or personal. I give this book and Crucial Conversations to anyone I know graduating from high school or college - wish I'd known all of this when I was that age! Read more

Review:In this book is described how entrepreneurship and hospitality go well together.Good useful tips and valuable information.A book for anyone who is interested in hospitality and entrepreneurship.

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Review:A good Ken Burns view of our National Parks. Lots of how they came to be and what's there. But not really meant to be a tourist's guide. I think a good book to read before going but not necessarily a guide as to what to see. Nevertheless a good reference about one of the US most profound uses of its land, something that does not happen in any other country or continent, rivaled only by Africa Read more

Review:An interesting tale of life inside a big brokerage house, where the strangest behaviors are normal… if you’re a big swinging dick. It’s a weird dip into a very different life, as the author acknowledges.

It’s half a memoir; the classes and story are told from his perspective, but he takes long asides to explain the politics and organization charts that drive the activity. It sounds like the whole organization underwent a tremendous transformation shortly before he arrived, changing from a... Read more

Review:Jim Collins is at it again. Collins, along with co-author Morten Hansen and a team of over 20 researchers, spent roughly nine years trying to determine why some companies thrive during chaotic, uncertain and unstable times while other companies do not. If you have read some of Collins' earlier books, the theme in "Great by Choice" certainly won't surprise you. In "Built to Last," published in 1994, Collins, co-author Jerry Porras and their research team wrote about what makes for a "visionary... Read more