books about: planning     books:       The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care124 reviews T. R. Reid The Penguin Press, 2009 The Healing of America Excellent description of viable health plans around the world. It is too bad we can't overlay the good elements of foreign plans on the U.S. due to our 'for-profit' helath insurance system.             Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, ...1173 reviews Toni Weschler Harper Paperbacks, 2006 Very enlightening I borrowed this book from a friend who was using it as a birth control method. I read the chapters on charting and pregnancy achievement. I was off the pill for about 5 months and tried the first month before having read the book. The second month after reading it I used all the methods it described with charting my basal body temperature, cervical fluid and position and by 3 days before my ...             Now, Discover Your Strengths365 reviews Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton Free Press, 2001 helps you avoid the wrong job or role Studies have shown that more people suffer heart attacks on Mondays, and less people die during a recession. These two facts might seem irrelevant at a glance, but it points to the fact there are a lot of unhappy people trying to do jobs that they hate, or are unsuited to perform. Once people are forced to leave the jobs, they miraculously get healthier. Go figure. I first took the ...             The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook252 reviews Ina Garten, Martha Stewart Clarkson Potter, 1999 Best cookbook I ever bought I bought this cookbook based on the recommendation of Jennifer Garner in an Oprah magazine. Jennifer likes Ina Garten's recipes because they produce great tasting food without a lot of work but also aren't simplified to the point of being ridiculous. The example she used of oversimplification was recipes that call for something like Cheez Whiz. This cookbook includes some really wonderful ...             Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun98 reviews Ina Garten Clarkson Potter, 2001 Love Ina, Love the book Ina's books are so beautifully illustrated. The recipes are wonderful my family and friends enjoy everything that I have prepared. The Chinese Chicken Salad was good but the dressing called for an 1/2 cup of peanut butter, and 4 teaspoons of kosher salt. When making this dressing, do not include the extra salt because peanut butter is salty enough without adding more to it. I just thought that ...             Vision in White (The Bride Quartet, Book 1)198 reviews Nora Roberts Berkley Trade, 2009 Vision in White Another good series by Nora Roberts, romantic, dreamy, possible. Looking forward to reading the next three.             The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels127 reviews Michael Watkins Harvard Business Press, 2003 The perfect book for these economic times... With many americans starting new jobs (if they are lucky enough to find one), this is the perfect resource to prepare yourself to start that new job successfully and create a foundation for future growth. The book is aimed at higher-level positions, but the skills apply to any person who would be in a leadership or managerial role. The book is a relatively quick read and excellent ...             Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't787 reviews Jim Collins HarperBusiness, 2001 A Levle 5 Book One of the best business books I've "read". The audio quality is great. Mr. Collins is great at reading his book. The pace was excellent. The concepts can be applied to any organization, family or business. The book left me wanting to know more about Fannie Mae and Circuit City, but otherwise a timeless work.             How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities5 reviews John Cassidy Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009 Brilliant, Damning Explanation for How We Got In This Mess I have only a limited economics background, but Cassidy's writing is so lucid that didn't matter. The author coins the term "rational irrationality" to explain how, in a financial bubble, individual players are acting in their own rational self-interest--even if, taken as a hole, the actions of all the players lead to irrational(and often disastrous) outcomes. Cassidy traces the origins of the ...             Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die307 reviews Chip Heath, Dan Heath Random House, 2007 Making ideas memorable Ideas which are "sticky" draw from a common set of traits, which make them more likely to succeed, and this information can be used by anyone who wants to communicate in an effective and memorable way, according to Chip Heath and Dan Heath in this book. The book provides a number of "idea clinics", in which the same idea is presented in a non-sticky and a sticky manner, to illustrate how ...             Leading Change87 reviews John P. Kotter Harvard Business Press, 1996 How to change a large organisation We often make terrible mistakes when attempting to bring about significant changes in large organisations because history has not prepared us for transformational challenges, according to John Kotter in this highly regarded book. Kotter recommends an 8-step change process, with the first step being establishing a sense of urgency. People will not be willing to undergo the pain of change unless ...             Why Architecture Matters (Why X Matters Series) Mr. Paul Goldberger Yale University Press, 2009 Why Architecture Matters is not a work of architectural history or a guide to the styles or an architectural dictionary, though it contains elements of all three. The purpose of Why Architecture Matters is to ?come to grips with how things feel to us when we stand before them, with how architecture affects us emotionally as well as intellectually??with its impact on our lives. ?Architecture begins to matter,? writes Paul Goldberger, ?when it ...             Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care36 reviews Betty J. Ackley MSN EdS RN, Gail B. Ladwig MSN RN CHTP Mosby, 2007 Nursing Diagnosis Book made Easy! This book is very easy to use. The best part is that you can look up a medical diagnosis in the front section of the book, and it will list for you a few nursing diagnosis that are commonly used. This book is very easy to use, and makes writing nursing care plans much faster.             Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great75 reviews Jim Collins HarperCollins, 2005 Good To Great Monograph for the Social Sector Excellent, succinct publication for nonprofits and social service organizations. Easy to read; makes sense, and inspiring!             Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom338 reviews Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter Business Plus, 2000 Cashflow Quadrant Very detailed. Must know info. that will help recondition our mind and guide on becoming financially free.             How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor49 reviews Ernie J. Zelinski VIP Books, 2009 Zelinski hits another one out of the park! Ernie Zelinski is one of my favorite authors, and one of the best in my opinion, in the "finance" and "self help" categories. His approach to life and insight into what it takes to be happy is second to none. I have been reading and rereading his stuff for years now, and I am always excited and ready to take on the world when I finish one of his books. I recommend Mr. Zelinski's books to ...             Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust49 reviews Chris Brogan, Julien Smith Wiley, 2009 Great information and style This book is a fast read ... but not taken lightly. I think there are tremendous lessons in this book and a lot to learn. Thanks to Chris and Julien for taking things that should be common sense and transforming them into a very interesting book that is helping me educate colleagues on why a change is necessary.             The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher30 reviews Harry K. Wong, Rosemary T. Wong Harry K. Wong Publications, 2009 Great Service! I ordered this book and it arrived 2 days later. It was in great condition and has been extremely helpful for me!             Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant206 reviews W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne Harvard Business Press, 2005 Close to masterpiece Undoubtfully one of the best books about surviving and being successful in a highly competitive world. A must read to every manager and new product developer.             When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes102 reviews Cody Lundin Gibbs Smith, 2007 Great for all families Cody's book gets to the heart of keeping people prepared, safer, and alive; without the fear used in other survival books. I plan on buying several copies for my friends and family for the Holidays. 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