books about: perspectives     books:       Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier's Perspective159 reviews Paul Rieckhoff NAL Trade, 2007 A ground-eye view of the first days after the invasion I have read many first hand accounts of the recent American invasion and occupation of Iraq, but this one is my favorite. Rieckhoff gives a blatantly honest first hand account of the challenges and rewards of a platoon leader in Baghdad in the first few days after the invasion. I was especially impressed with the account of Rieckhoff's platoon going across the Tigris River, (against orders) to ...             Matelots: Raised By Wolves, Volume Two21 reviews W. A. Hoffman Alien Perspective, 2007 Best series of books that I've read in years! I'm not very good at expressing my opinions on paper so just let me say that I agree with all the five star ratings written about this series of books. These books are going on my permanent keep bookshelf. I've re-read them several times and enjoy them more each time I read them. The growing relationship between Will and Gaston is incredibly written. Each line of the book furthers the story, no ...             Holding on to Hope: A Pathway Through Suffering to the Heart of God (Christian Perspective)25 reviews Nancy Guthrie Oasis Audio, 2002 A Loss is a Loss no matter how far along you are... No miscarriage is small... but I felt mine was. My best friend lost her first child - full-term beautiful baby boy born with heart defects and other abnormalities... Cole died at 2 weeks. Another good friend of mine lost not one, but TWO children! Both full-term... both seemed to be umbilical related deaths but not one was anything that could be prevented or would point towards it happening ...             Notes from the Universe: New Perspectives from an Old Friend84 reviews Mike Dooley Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2007 amazing! This book is unbelievable!!! These little inspirational and funny notes make me feel that anything is possible and remind me that I control my life...no one else...             Our Uncle Sam: The Sam Cooke Story From His Family's Perspective21 reviews Erik Greene Trafford Publishing, 2005 Intimate Even for those of us who are not knowledgeable about music, this is a compelling biographical compilation. The pictures and photos serve to augment what is a very well-written, personal narrative brimming with rare warmth. There are sometimes family pictures sometimes sketches and old posters which flavor the text, This is a story of Sam Cooke told from a family's soul, from a family's eye and ...             TJ Walker's Secret to Foolproof Presentations21 reviews TJ Walker Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2009 Super book by TJ Walker - this latest one's exceptionally well written I've been a fan of TJs for quite awhile; his latest 2009 offerings are by far his best - great work on this book and the "Speaking Like Obama" must-get DVD. For those of us who've been professional speakers for decades, this book still provides plenty of useful insights; for those who are new or need improvement (as we all do!), this book delivers dozens of practical, easy-to-use tips and ...             Divorce: Causes and Consequences (Current Perspectives in Psychology)43 reviews Professor Cornelia Brentano Yale University Press, 2007 Invaluable Insight for those Thinking of Marriage or Divorce Clarke-Stewart and Brentano deliver powerful insights and advice for anyone considering marriage or divorce. They provide statistical evidence for the various causes and consequences that are associated with marriage and divorce in a manner untypical of most textbooks. This book reads more like a novel, as much of a page-turner as one would expect from any novel. However, the lessons learned ...             Vanishing Point: Perspective for Comics from the Ground Up23 reviews Jason Cheeseman-Meyer Impact, 2007 Great book on perspective! I have several books on the subject and this is one of the best. Definitely recommend! The book starts out with 1,2 & 3 point perspective and quickly delves into more advanced subjects that are incredibly useful in an illustration/concept art such as finding special and diagonal vanishing points, rotating grids & objects in space, finding vanishing trace, 4 & 5 point perspective. The author does ...             Cheaper Than Therapy: How to Keep Life's Small Problems from Becoming Big Ones33 reviews Gina Greenlee Aventine Press, 2005 Coping with Clutter This charmingly simple book spoke volumes to me about the dangers of a disorganized life, and brought to mind several practical applications. If I don't hang up my clothes every night, my bedroom is soon an unworkable mess. If I don't take care of my mail (and other paperwork) diligently and often, it soon becomes overwhelming, and I can't find that piece of paper I really need. If I don't ...             The Secret Life of the Corporate Jester: A Fresh Perspective on Organizational Leadership, Culture and ...33 reviews David T. Riveness Jardin Publishing, 2006 Good for Educational Jesters too In this age of data-driven decision making, where results of summative and formative assessments carry high stakes for student learners and educators, David's text offers an important message to educators. It's not just corporate America that needs to take on the challenge of "uncovering and addressing hidden blind spots in thinking and action." This simple, direct text reminds us to (as Jim ...             The Sound Mind Investing Handbook - A Step-By-Step Guide To Managing Your Money From A Biblical Perspective ...18 reviews Austin Pryor Sound Mind Investing, LLC, 2008 Practical help for getting your financial house in order This is probably the most practical and thorough book to help you get your financial house in order that I know of. The material seems as sound today as it did 15 or so years ago when I first encountered it, which is another way of saying I don't feel I've outgrown it as I've progressed somewhat in the seasons of life.             Software Systems Architecture: Working With Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives18 reviews Nick Rozanski, Eóin Woods Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005 Great book! I just started moving into the role of architect after several years as developer. This book gives excellent overview of the various terminology, diagrams, views and processes involved in the field of architecture. This book provides you with the needed knowledge during your initial phase of your career as an architect. I've looked at some other books on architecture but they are all pretty ...             The Struggle for Life: A Psychological Perspective of Kidney Disease and Transplantation (Praeger Series in ...18 reviews Lyndsay S. Baines, Rahul M. Jindal Praeger, 2003 Breaks new ground I am pleased that there is a new book dealing with chronic renal failure and transplantation. Psychological issues tend to get ignored; therefore, this book fills a need. This book may be useful for patients and support groups as well as physicians, surgeons and perhaps nurses. I found the transcripts interesting as we deal with similar patients in my work as a transplant coordinator. I ...             Color Drawing: WITH Basic Perspective - A Visual Approach20 reviews Michael E. Doyle, John Montague John Wiley & Sons, 2002 Outstanding Resource This is the standard for rendering in architecture and interior design as far as I am concerned. It will most definitely become a required textbook for my classes in visual presentation in the years to come. Doyle takes you step-by-step into the process of rendering with marker, color pencil, and pastels. But he doesn't just spoon feed you the recipe for each material rendering, he presents ...             Physics and philosophy: The revolution in modern science (World perspectives series)20 reviews Werner Heisenberg Allen & Unwin, 1959 Existence and physical reality according to physicist Werner Heisenberg At the turn of 20th century when quantum physics was born; the founding fathers of this scientific revolution were thinking deeply about the philosophical consequences of the new physics in terms of existence and physical reality (ontology). The reality perceived through the laws of classical physics provided strong challenges to quantum reality and human knowledge of quantum physical concepts ...             Positive Perspectives: Love Your Dog, Train Your Dog16 reviews Pat B. Miller Dogwise Publishing, 2003 A must for dog lovers or potential dog owners I have had dogs all my life, and though I thought I knew dogs pretty well and how to train them, I learned a lot from this book. I recognized that some of my methods were out of date. I tried these new and improved methods on a new dog I just got who is 1.5 years old. It has been amazing how quickly our bond grew from these both sensible and respectful methods of teaching. I learned not to be ...             Abnormal Psychology: A Community Mental Health Perspective20 reviews Harry Gottesfeld Science Research Associates Inc.,U.S., 1979 A helpful textbook to keep as a reference. This textbook by the eminent scholar Professor Emeritus Harry Gottesfeld has been used in the USA, Europe, and Africa. It remains the best ever textbook on abnormal psychology ever written. I have benefited a lot from having this book.             The Approach of Armageddon? An Islamic Perspective15 reviews Muhammad Hisham Kabbani Islamic Supreme Council of America, 2003 A Guidebook for the End Times This book could be subtitled 'A Guidebook for the End Times'. It will challenge and inspire you, shake you to your soul, and give you comfort. This could only be the result of the gift of true wisdom which, even if you didn't know Shaykh Hisham Kabbani's academic and spiritual training, you feel you can trust. The Shaykh delves deeply into the Qur'an. Reading this book will give you a taste of ...             The birth and death of meaning: An interdisciplinary perspective on the problem of man15 reviews Ernest Becker Penguin, 1972 The Most Coherent Ontology of Man, Yet devised Introduction When the name Ernest Becker is mentioned, it is time to pull out the superlatives. Like his other books, this one too is panoramic in scope; magisterial in its command of the material it covers, and as always, comprehensive. It is another synthesis that constitutes an odyssey on the meaning of man. And, as with his other analyses, this one begins with anthropology, adds ...             The Bhagavad Gita (Suny Series in Cultural Perspectives)18 reviews Winthrop Sargeant State University of New York Press, 1994 Best translation of Bhagavad Gita! I have read over a dozen translations of Bhagavad Gita over the past 25 years. IMHO, this is the best English translation. The "inter-liner" translation is really a neat idea and I wish someone does inter-liner translations for other ancient works such as Thiru-Kural.              search for books approach, architecture, armageddon, becoming, behavior, christian, community, consequences, corporate, failures, foolproof, handbook, interdisciplinary, investing, leadership, organizational, perspective, perspectives, philosophy, presentations, psychological, psychology, revolution, stakeholders, step-by-step, struggle, suffering, transplantation, vanishing, viewpoints books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Construction of Authorship: Textual Appropriation in Law and ... we recommend Comfortable Stethoscope to Use for Beginning Nurses home  impressum - about us