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This book is great for beginners. Its short enough so they don't get overwhelmed! Especially if they have never been in network marketing before. My entire distributorship of 19,000 people across the country will be getting this book before I even take time with them and coach them.

This is an excellent book for anyone who is involved with or is thinking about pursuing an income opportunity in network marketing. I am in the MonaVie business - [...] - and this book helped me drastically increase my income! Will definitely recommend this book to everyone in the business!

Ryan Tyson
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As a "seasoned" network marketer, I have never found a book that helps explain what we do today vs. decades ago when network marketing began AND that explains the power of exponential growth using leverage and duplication. It is clear after reading just the preface if you are cut out for this business, which saves a lot of time on the front end. Using the book then as a training manual for how to do what we do becomes a tool and capitalizes on the duplication process. The only question that one must ask themselves after reading the first two paragraphs of the Preface is...."can you do this?"...and to that I mean, can you hand the book to someone and ask them to read the first two paragraphs of the Preface....that person will tell you either "I'm interested, or I'm not interested"...and you can move on.
Network marketing is like driving a car. Why would you talk about the vehicle you have to drive if you don't know how to drive. We get to teach people how to drive FIRST...then show them the vehicle we use to make money together using Leverage/Duplication/Exponential Growth!
GREAT tool. Thanks, Don Failla (his 2nd Edition is even better!!!)

I have been in the industry a few years, and definitely have been successful as a recruiter- but not as a business builder. I had an epiphany reading this book, and have been preaching the word on this book ever since I read it. I cannot recommend this book enough for anyone who wants success in Network Marketing. I have insisted that anyone I sponsor now read it.

It also works as a book for prospects!

I can't recommend this book enough.

I enjoyed this book. Some of the information I already knew...or did I? The book does a great job at clarifying what we already know about network marketing. More importantly, the book brings the reality of network marketing to light; without having to do it in 500 pages. The Beauty of this book is that it cross-platform to what ever you are marketing. The principles or mechanics to network marketing are pretty much the same regardless of what is being marketed. Furthermore, the book does a great job at illustrating the real reason why some marketers fail and others succeed.

This is a great title for someone who is looking for the right way to build a business and needs to learn the proper strategy for building your infrastructure.

This book does not teach you how to sell your products, enroll distributors, or do your back office work. This book, and for that matter none of these books should. Your upline sponsor and the organization you are marketing for should. You really should reconsider your products organization if they don't.

This title not only helped me, It helped each one of my down line. I have trippled my team with in 20 day of reading and sharing this title.

How'd You Score That Gig?: A Guide to the Coolest Jobs-and How to Get Them, is a must-read for the high-expectation, yet frustrated, Facebook and MySpace generation. There really are other jobs out there other than spending life in a cubicle and sometimes it's all about learning from others about the options that are out there. It's especially important in this unsure ecomony to be creative and discover the many jobs that will not only make you shine, but provide long-term security and happiness.

I used to be a professional actor and I found that section to be quite accurate. I also considered a career as a financial advisor at one point in my life and I felt that Ms. Levit had a solid handle on how to pursue that career path as well. I find the book to be perfect for anyone considering a non-traditional career. It is really a book that you don't want to put down. Whether you have recently graduated high school, college, or grad school, this book is for you!

Alex Levit's book is perfect for anyone looking to shift from a job to a career. It shows that seemingly unattainable careers are within reach, and it also shows that there is good and bad to every job. The interviews and examples provide a great overview on the basics of each career and how to pursue them, while the personality test is a good guide to figure out what your dream job might be. Great buy.

One of the things I loved the most about where I went to college was the freedom to form your own "major" -- you could piece together whatever classes you felt would help best educate you for the life path you wanted to pursue. That flexible curriculum planning still exists at the University of Rochester in New York and this book should be REQUIRED reading for all those who do it (and elsewhere). It's a hands-on, inspirational guide that shows you that your life's goals are only dreams with deadlines. I'll make it the defacto college graduation gift for anyone I know moving forward.

This book was great because instead of giving me tips on how to get a new job just like every job I already had, it actually gives new job ideas that are suited to my work style. It totally helped me expand my search in directions I would never have thought of. I would reccomend this to anyone who is looking for a new job or has ever contemplated changing careers.

As the title suggests, the authors Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro set out to show how to manage emotions during a negotiation - both yours and the other party's. Fisher is the co-author of the best selling book on negotiation, "Getting To Yes" and the similar style is evident here - simple concepts with plenty of real case scenarios to illustrate.

The book is in five parts, but it's part two that has all the guts of their concept. The five chapters in this section outline the author's key negotiating strategies for managing emotions - express appreciation, build alliances, respect autonomy, acknowledge status and choose a fulfilling role. I found the best of these to be "express appreciation" which has three simple strategies - understand their (the other party) point of view; find merit in what the other person thinks, feels and does; communicate your understanding. Whilst these may seem like common sense and reasonably straight forward, the hints and tips the authors give on how to implement these is well worth the price of this book. For example, one that impressed me was how to show appreciation for the other party's argument whilst not necessarily agreeing with it, thus building positive rapport and approaching the negotiation from a collaborative rather than adversarial perspective.

Fisher and Shapiro are extremely experienced and knowledgeable negotiators. I really liked their many (real) cases to illustrate key points. I will certainly use the things I have learnt from reading this book in my own negotiations. My one piece of advice - if you are a novice negotiator, I would suggest reading a book such as "Getting to Yes" first so that you have some basic negotiating principles to work from. The tips in this book can then enhance your expertise.

Bob Selden, author
What To Do When You Become The Boss: How new managers become successful managers

This book illustrates effectively how emotions can be used in the communications process between yourself and others for a positive result. We have always been taught that emotions should be kept out of communication -- that it is a bad thing, but this book uses charts and conversation examples to show that that isn't the case. An excellent, easy to read book that helps the reader and teaches them to be a better communicator with better skills for negotiation.

This book was great and I haven't really seen anything else that offers advice much on emotions in negotiation. I was impressed with how well the topic was covered. (Ex. 5 concerns I never thought about before in myself or others, how to bring out the best in people) You have to get used to using it and predicting your own emotions but I wouldn't negotiate with out it, now that I've finished it and used it successfully.

Far too many books treat negotiation as a rational process, as if the parties involved are calculating machines (or close to it). Authors Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro show that is not the case. They explain how emotions affect negotiating, and provide tools based on five core emotional concerns for dealing with powerful feelings at the negotiating table. This slender book is clearly written, and the authors illustrate each point in their theoretical framework with examples from their extensive experience. The result is an immediately applicable book that provides a host of practical tips. getAbstract recommends it to anyone who negotiates...and that means just about everyone.

Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate


"Business self help" literature is often not helpful; it's a genre suffering from platitudes and hype. I've a collection of these books gathering dust on my office bookshelf-- which will likely and unfortunately be sent off to even dustier archives or to the recycling bin when I retire. "Beyond reason" starts out like many other such books. The very basic Chapters 1-4 define "emotion" and provide examples and workbook tools for constructively recognizing and managing one's own emotions. But keep reading-- by Chapter 5 the author acknowledges some culturally unpopular reasons why negotiations fail, and provides some useful analytical tools and examples for removing these as obstacles. (For the curious: these include issues of power and status, autonomy, fear, rigidity, and unfamiliar roles. Tools include the use of imagination and empathy, Interests analysis, re-framing, re-casting, and self-control techniques.) While it is true that for many a discussion of the concepts of "sad" or "mad", disappointment, fear, and anger is unnecessarily basic, some may find his practical advice useful, or at least, be able to speed-read through the authors' initial discussion. And I believe that there is real value in the chapter on anger, as the learner can consider-- from a safe and comfortable chair-- the uses and abuses of disappointment, guilt, and anger, before a confrontation during a tough negotiation. Finally, the authors too briefly review the Harvard Negotiation Project's seven elements, but do provide a helpful and unusually descriptive bibliography. As a middle manager, I will use this book for discussion and to mentor direct reports. It generally provides concrete and practical examples for often unacknowledged problems, though some lengthy historical discussions are so unrelated to the experiences of most of us as to seem to be a Fantastic tale.

Whatever it Takes is an inspirational book that leads educators through the work needed to develop a true Professional Learning Community (PLC). When you have a staff ready to do whatever it takes, you are well on your way to helping ALL students achieve academic success.

I haven't finished this book yet. I found the beginning useful and read it on recommendation of a former principal. There is a lot of talk about secondary schools.

I find it troubling that so much of this author's claim lies at the fountainhead of what he calls learning, but where does he explain what "learning" actually is? He appears to skirt around this issue in every chapter. After reading the book, I am left with the feeling that learning, for DuFour, is something that I do as a teacher when I fill students' heads up with information. I take my pitcher of what-is-to-be-learned and carefully pour it in each student's head. According to DuFour, some heads are not equipped with funnels, so a cadre of teachers assemble to cascade what-is-to-be-learned, pouring waterfall-like liquids of learning over various student heads in the hopes that some of the precious liquid will stay. By the end of twelfth grade, because a deluge of learning has been cast at the students, enough of the learning-liquid should be present for adult proficency. There is one major part about this metaphor that bothers me, though: What role do students play in learning? Again, according to DuFour, students are only vessels to contain learning. To be honest, I've never thought of my students as cups or glasses.

Basic ideas are sound, but I think nothing ground-breaking. I felt that each chapter could have been shortened into a paragraph or two. At most, this should have been an essay. Based on the way the book was written, I got the feeling that the authors were trying to influence the reader much the same way as a cult would try to brainwash a prospective member. While I agree that teachers should teach children to learn, I feel that the student will be in trouble upon graduation as the system of support will be gone. They will have to perform or fail... period. I felt the book to be too wordy, too preachy, too liberal... did I say too wordy?

The book has some good points (maybe one and a half stars), but it was difficult to read it due to my eyes rolling at every other sentence.

To James O'Keefe: Right on! I totally agree 100%. You need to write a book! (It might be difficult to get it published though, considering the PLCC has probably got a stronghold on all educational publishing.) Teamwork is great and definitely has its place. But this book is talking about much more than teamwork. It's talking about placing 100% of the blame on teachers and principals. What about the parents? What about the student who won't even try to learn?

Regarding what another reviewer wrote: Well, two comments: First of all, it's funny you mentioned Koolade in your review. Speaking of Koolade: Don't drink it! Too many people already have! (If you don't know what I'm talking about, I suggest you read up on the modern history of cults.) Secondly, speaking of water fountains, I have this to say: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it.

One more thing about this book: The authors compare certain teachers (ones who believe in the "horse" metaphor above), to Pontius Pilate. You know, the guy who literally ordered Jesus to be crucified. All I can say is this: I'm a teacher at a low socio-economic school, I work 50-60 hours a week, I get along with my colleagues and students, and yet I do believe in the horse metaphor. The Pontius Pilate metaphor is just a bunch of, well, to put it in educated words, insulting, ridiculous, abusive slander to the teachers and principals who work so hard every single day.

I've been in the classroom, both traditional public high schools and a high-performing charter school that puts many of this author's suggestions into play. I don't think many teachers will like what he says because too many of us too quickly say it can't be done. Maybe it's not as easy as one might think this author suggests, but in my experience, what he says is true. There is no real leadership in schools and the really good teachers aren't afraid to be accountable. If we're to be treated as professionals, we have to take action and be leaders in the national initiative to change schools. We can do it, but not as the schools are currently set up. Schmoker hits hard on the current realities in schools, but I found them largely accurate based on my experience. We can do this! No excuses.

This book would be a great addition to a teacher's professional library. Offers some great ideas for dealing with NCLB

Mr. Schmoker tends to write "tongue in cheek" and make several broad generalizations about the current state of the educational system. While he does make one or two worthwhile points, overall, his book is distasteful and offensive to the majority of teachers across America who are "doing it right."

I find it interesting that the author, while portraying himself as an "expert" at educational reform, has not had his book peer reviewed by competent and recognized educational authorities...instead he relies upon endorsements from educational consultants who may or may not have ever taught in public school and high level administrators who have left the teaching arena to pursue management. It is interesting that his book calls for a "top-down" leadership approach, and is endorsed only by high level administrators. Perhaps the author should study the works of Peter Northouse who is a respected authority on both the theory and practice of leadership.

This book is dangerous to the lay reader...not because it promotes educational ideology, but because it portrays an ideology that directly conflicts with the standards of best practice that is taught to the best teachers in our country. When lay readers like school board members or parents read this book, they react negatively and feel that their school is in a dire circumstance...because they do not know the difference between effective, time honored practices and educational fads the change every ten years or so.

Finally, this book is a death warrant to special educators because it totally speaks against differentiating curriculum and using multi-modality approaches to teaching children who aren't able to learn from standard curricula in the mainstream classroom. These students may need to learn through kinesthetic activities or alternative approaches that the author seems to shun.

Readers are encouraged to carefully disseminate the material and research best practices before they adopt the stringent reforms that the author calls for.

This is an excellent book that supports teaching and learning, professional learning communities, power standards and data-driven decision making. If Reeves' and Marzano's work is intriguing, then Schmoker extends it. Every one of the staff in our district is reading this book as we implement our essential standards and assessments as part of our school improvement and student learning goals.

Mr. Schmoker's ideas and concerns within "Results Now" are thought provoking and interesting. I found that this book revolves around two grand ideas: literacy instruction and Prfessional Learning Communities. Within those two themes are many practical suggestions for school leaders to use.

As far as literacy instruction, Schmoker is very blunt and forward about what works and what doesn't. I thought it was particularly interesting to read about how so many leaders live in the now and place programs in schools that have no research behind them. I have to agree that this only creates roadblocks to best practices and improving instruction.

I have also been doing research on Dufour's idea of Professional Learning Communities (PLC's). Results Now is a user-friendly handbook that contains an effective overview of PLC's. I am now trying to implement this into my own building and have used this book as a suggested reading for all stake holders.

I found the information on isolation particularly useful. I think Schmoker makes a good point when he points out that that teaching is one of the most isolated and, therefore, safest jobs in the world. Furthermore, he goes on to say that, as leaders, we settle for mediocrity and excellent teachers are no longer a requirement in schools.

Overall, I found this book to be very helpful. It is a no-nonsense approach to significant changes in education. I would recommend it to anyone involved in education.

I found a lot of wisdom in this book. Like a lot of programmers, I've wanted to be part of innovative work. This describes in very good detail why it is hard to find that kind of environment in a large company. It also explains why startups are great places for innovation. Either way, if you want to understand how technology evolves, this book gives a lot of evidence to support new theories on the topic.

This book is surprisingly fun to read and brings amazing facts and references from both the long and short history of innovation of many industries with amazing touches into everyday real life.

As someone who works for an innovation based startup this book makes so much sense and paints the myths of innovation in such realistic colors that I believe it is a must-read for any innovator out there.

Bottom line is that I really enjoyed the book. While some detract from its content, I would suggest it is a great grad gift for anyone entering an innovation field or those working for any perceived-almighties.

I would also like to note that I read it on vacation, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Mr. Scott Berkun's The Myths of Innovation is a must read for anyone interested in innovation. Many common historical perceptions are dispelled throughout the book and while it doesn't give a formula as to how a person can innovate, that's exactly one of the points of the book; there isn't a formula for innovation.

Anyone in business, science, government or education, just to name a few, who is interested in creating an environment that is conducive to change and innovation would be well severed by buying this book, reading it and taking notes to help pull out pertinent messages at later times.

In the preface Mr. Berkun points out that while there is some building that goes on chapter to chapter, each chapter is written to stand alone. I believe this will come in very handy as you continue to think about particular aspects of innovation and want to pull the book off the shelf to reread a particular segment of the book.

Below is just a sampling of the interesting ideas I gathered...

- Big thoughts are fun to romanticize, but it's many small insights coming together that bring big ideas into the world. (pg. 8)
- The greater the potential of an idea, the harder it is to find anyone willing to try it. (pg. 56)
- If we struggle to imagine past innovators doing amazing things in our workplaces, what makes us think we can do creative work in them? Talent is only as good as the environment it's in. (pg. 96)

Best of luck to any of you trying to either create innovation or to create an environment that is conducive to innovation. It can definitely be an uphill battle but I believe this book can help in your journey.

A good solid book - this isn't an inspirational book on innovation or a how-to book on innovation, it's more a 'from the trenches' book that educates using the misconceptions people usually have about innovation.

The thing I really liked about the book was the cross-references to sources / interesting articles, I wish the books web site had an easy list of these.

The thing I didn't care much in the book was Berkun's style of writing - he's got great data to share, but I found the style of writing to be flippant, presumptuous about the readers lack of knowledge about innovation myths & straining to be funny at times! I'd rather that he'd kept it more simple.

The chapters - "Good ideas are hard to find", "Your boss knows more about innovation than you" and "Problems and solutions" were terrific & was worth the price of this book.

Overall, 4 stars - I read this book, & want to read it again slowly, especially checking out the references.

This book is perfect way to grasp what has happened and why in the sustainability movement. Andres Edwards introduces all of the right resources and contacts for anyone who is vested in our sustainability on this planet. He covers business, community and governmental approaches. In this book he simply introduces all the major themes a very broad field. It can be a little text book, but is also a very interesting read. I am the director for Sustainable Fairfax and Andres has also been a wonderful speaker for our volunteer trainings.

The book meets my expectation of content. Amazon has been a fantastic delivery systme with great customer service.

I bought this book along with a more reputable book "For the Common Good" for a sustainability class I am taking. This book is poorly written and repetitive of other environmental books. The author uses the same arguments, poorly I might add, as every other environmentalst wanting to publish a book. The bok is filled with facts easily found on the internet. His conclusions are repetitive from every conlusion concerning environmetalism. The author has no real concept of economics and uses the suggestion of intergenerational justice as if it were true. Not worth even the recycled paper it is printed on.

Another reviewer called the book a "primer" on sustainability, and I would like to emphasize this quality. If you know very little about sustainability, this is a book for you. If you have been following the news in this area, this book will not enlighten you further. Another comment I had was that the author compares the "Sustainability Revolution" to the Industrial Revolution, and I don't believe the sustainability movement is at a revolutionary caliber yet - not that I don't want it to be.

This is an interesting book in its positioning of the sustainability movement as a revolution. Let's hope. As the recent movie, the 11th Hour, emphasizes, the challenge before us is to build awareness of sustainability. One way to begin this is to do some self education and, most importantly,begin to identify the PEOPLE who are involved in moving us forward on the sustainability front. This book references ten+ people to include the work of:
Stuart Cowan
Alan Durning
Catherine Austin Fitts
Barbara Harwood
Dee Hock
David Holmgren
Wes Jackson
Jaime Lerner
Paul MacCready
Allan Savory
George Sessions
Nancy Todd

In addition to identifying some key players, the book also makes it clearer as to what sustainability encompasses. There are many, many books on the topic, and this is a good one.

Michael Fullan has been working to discover change secrets for years allowing him to amass an extensive data base on the subject. His depth of understanding provides a unique view for the change agent of today. An intriguing aspect of the book is how Fullan goes beyond the work of Collins book Good to Great. If you are a fan of G2G you will appreciate the Six Secrets and how it moves change to the next level. This book will give you ideas to contemplate.

This is a wonderful follow up to Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World. It has helped each of us in our study grow deeper in our walk with the LORD. The study in the back of the book allows for even more understanding as to what it is we are called to be. Good for a small bible study and personal reflection

Our church gruop is studying this book and we are extremely pleased with the clear and direct approach the writer takes in sharing life experience and God's word. It is very relevant to the lives of women today, trying to balance everyday life and trying to make room for a deepening spiritual life. This would be a good study for any group of Christian women.

This book is good for a group study - Sunday School class, Bible Study group, etc. Questions at the end of each chapter make you think!

This book is an amazing tool for helping you look at yourself through a spiritual magnifying glass.Whether you are a brand new Christian or a lifelong believer, this book reveals ways to take you deeper in your faith and draw you nearer to Christ!

I ordered this book for a book club I am in. I am just a few chapters in...and it is absolutely amazing! I love the way Joanna Weaver writes! You feel like you are having a conversation with her! It's a MUST READ!!! Order it today!

Purchase Sally Fallon's book Nourishing Traditions. Same principle and most of the recipes come from this book.

Nothing new here except for Fucoxanthin. Stay away from processed foods, sugars, and so on. I've read the book, generally followed the diet, taken the supplements, and consistently feel much better (energy, focus, mood, vitality and so on) than when I started. We cheat here and there, so the weight hasn't fallen off. The supplements are super and reasonably priced. We're a single income household of 8, so we know about budgeting and food cost. We generally spend about the same as before because the junk costs just as much and doesn't do the jobs of nourishment and replenishment. We have heartily embraced a way to eat better and care for our health. We're on fewer prescriptions, get sick less. This is worth the read. One thing's for sure, nothing will work if we don't really want it to work. This program does work, surely like many others. We've picked a path and are staying on it. We happen to like this one a lot.

I got this book for free with a purchase from The Vitamin Shoppe, and boy am I glad I did not pay for this. Mr. Rubin has put together a hodge-posh of different (and some very complicated) dieting techniques and wrapped it into the slick marketing of "something new and groundbreaking!". Well, nothing in here is neither new nor groundbreaking. Most people are aware that the high carb/junk diet of America is sorely lacking in nutritional value. However, he takes it to the extreme at times, overselling his "all natural" products. Some of the recipes are good, but you can make most them by taking a trip to your local Whole Foods or health food store (and spending quite a bit less money)...rather than investing hundreds of dollars that most Americans simply don't have in this economy in his products. Not to mention, he has never had a weight problem! It's always fun to listen to a person who was underweight and had to GAIN weight due to an illness, wax poetic about how much of a loser and excuse-maker the average overweight American is. Spare me, please. We won't even get started on some of the simply non-practical advice that is offered. City-dwellers often don't have easy access to free-range meats and locally grown veggies. And the FDA has no regulation over "organic" products.

So, on with the solution. Well, some better books are "Feeding The Hungry Heart" by Geneen Roth (if you suffer from binging disorder and need help, as I did in the past), and after reading that, try "The Way To Eat" by David Katz, PhD. Do the good old tried and true excercise more and modify your eating habits...and limit your intake of processed foods and "junk", sodas (including diet sodas), and "fake sugar" (nutrasweet, splenda, etc). You don't need to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on Jordan Rubin's supplements when you already have the good common sense that God gave you. Good luck to everyone!

I am a Bariatric physician, who has treated patients with non-surgical methods for weight management for over 30 years. Anyone who has read Rubin's previous books or seen him on TV knows is "pitch" is SELLING his products, which are overpriced, generally worthless supplements. He is extremely good at "selling" as are other "pitch-men" such as Lessman and others. Don't bother buying any of his books!

I recently purchased Rubin's book expecting some practical and innovative ways to slim down. I was thoroughly disapointed to discover that the vast majority of his methods require the purchase of products that he endorses. Since my husband and I live on a limited budget it is exceedingly difficult for us to shell out the money to purchase the food products and supplements he recommends in his book. I am sure it could offer health benefits for those willing to invest the money required, but for us it's just not happening.