Ignore this title at your own risk...
925525
This is one of those books that will quickly attain, 'How did we get by without it?' status.  One for the preventative medicine file, Marty outlines AND addresses so many common pitfalls in the product development process it's now on my 'review once yearly' list, right next to Steve Krug's, 'Don't Make Me Think.'

Big plus: there is not just for eBay-sized companies. The techniques and tools Marty outlines can be adapted to a wide range of product team budgets and staffing scenarios.

Bottom line, if you do anything that remotely touches the world of 'web products' (however you define it) this book is worth it.  And, unlike so much of what gets written in our industry, this one is delivered in accessible, clear, well-written prose.

It makes a great gift for CEOs, too...
2484057
This was part of some recommended reading material for me, in something I have been studying.  Some of you will be coming from the same place I did, and I have to say, I have read this essential material elsewhere.  You could straight up Google "Laws of the Universe" and get all of the same information... without the rambling, misogynistic, overly-negative, church-influenced, conservative opinions for an old codger in the early 20th getting kludged together with that information.  A lot of this information is obviously channeled material, but Mr. Hill is full of himself, and it comes through really strongly.  This is a horrible book choice, from an otherwise great teacher.  Part of me hopes that this book in particular is recommended because it's another test of patience.  If the second book is this much of a s***show, another 200 page time-waster that could've been reduced to 20 pages, I'm going to be severely disappointed in the teacher, as well as the writer and publisher.  I don't see it going that way, though.  I think this suggestion was just meant to be an "accessible" read, for anyone out there.  But if you're not stumbling through babby's first magick concepts, and are just new to this particular tradition, you probably don't need something this... basic.  Do that Google, read the first link, carry on.  Or you know, knuckle and read the actual Kybalion.  It'll take longer, but you'll be better for it, and it'll allow you to avoid this pile of crap.
4298088
What a sub-par affair. Besides having a terribly atrocious band name (face it, all bands that alter the spelling of actual words are devoid of any creative they so-call "deserve"), a name which even if spelled correctly, evokes no interest in the band's material. Here's my rundown of "Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid" by Elefant.
*** It's bad enough we have multitudes of Ian Curtis impressions, now Diego (vocalist) comes along and bored us even more.
*** There should be no comparisons to Interpol whatsoever. Too bad Interpol's gem, "Obstacle 1," is ten times catchier than ANYTHING Elefant has put out, or ever will.
*** Where's the bass on this CD? They have a self-proclaimed bassist....however, I could count of my two hands the number of times I heard significant bass.
*** Stupid, puerile lyrics. Stupid band name. If you are a junkie for this new throwback to Joy Division and other bands, have a look but you'll be sorely disappointed. Steer clear if you have mild interest.
4821440
This book is an self-indulgent rant. It's telling that it was published by the Human Givens publishing house (i.e. presumably the authors self financing) because no decent editor would accept such rot. The 'Human Givens' concept is repeatedly bandied about, but the whole concept is really a mishmash of psychological concepts that fits the authors pet views. This book has nothing to add to knowledge. It references the absurd, and leaves giant statements hanging.... like 'givens'.  Avoid this book, unless you need source material about how not to write about something. Truly dreadful stuff.....
2170420
Asinine, Brainless, Clichd.  It's not that I'm surprised; the title is enough to send my cortex into a debilitating palsy.  But honestly, even as far as chick lit goes, this book makes an instruction manual for how to buckle a seat belt look like a dissertation on quantum physics.  I mean, it is one thing to write a light romantic comedy with delicious, albeit predictable plot twists and happy endings.  But it is quite another to intoxicate oneself on nail polish remover and discharge a brochure on the modern day, fiscally retarded frivolous female using the writing sophistication of a remedial third grader, which is exactly what Kinsella has done here.  If you want to know the gist of this story it is as follows: Single girl likes shopping.  Single girl maxes out credit cards.  Single girl accidentally uncovers scandal at local bank that honestly, a mountain goat would have found suspect but for some reason the whole of London's financial sector is apparently bowled over by the revelation.  Single girl becomes famous, lands super high paying job, is no longer in debt, and randomly starts dating the wealthiest man in England so she's no longer single.
I know.  Let that sink in a second.  Now electrocute yourself because if you're anything like me your brain is flat lining, and move on with your day and far, far away from this book.
539824
Despite the lurid title, you won't learn a single useful thing about sex here. This is just some uninformed individual spouting a lot of useless "theory" in order to fill pages. For example:
"Your hands are pretty nifty but they don't run on autopilot. They need some guidance from that air traffic control center above--aka your brain."

The whole book is written like that. Warning:read the excerpts before buying.
710437
Hopefully, you don't need me to tell you that this author does NOT know what he's talking about. Just look at the image of his own book cover.

"Step one" in this book ought to be "Don't do what I did on the cover of my own book, because as you can see, if you do it the way I did it you end up with illegible text."

Here's to the wonderful world of self-publishing, where an incompetent (and illiterate, as you'll see if you try to read the "writing" in this "book") person can not only publish a book on a topic about which he knows nothing, but can also advertise the fact of his ignorance and incompetence on the very cover of that book! Huzzah!
2986386
I was foolish enough to buy this from Amazon and it convinced me never to buy again any title that has the suffix ..for dummies. It is completely worthless, it is not a how to and it contains no purposeful concept for any sort of PR activity. If this edition has the additional CD... its worthless too, contain a complete crock of useless shareware and 30 day trial software.
The book is one long self-penned hagiography about how wonderful the author is and what a genius at PR he is. Well where this book is concerned that's true. It goes on at length discussing a thin veneer of material with little or no clear plan of attack.  The book itself is an exemplary example of all that is wrong with PR. It is some exhausted title in a pre-remaindered condition that has been re-furbished in the emperor's new clothes that is the signature of the For Dummies title. Splash on a bit of yellow and black, slap in a few moronic cartoons and before you know, it a load of old cobblers is as bright as sixpence.
However it is called For Dummies for a reason- stumping up 20 pounds for this easily sorts the men from the Dummies. I, regretfully fall into the latter category in this case. But never again Wiley and Hungry Minds, never again.
2795337
Save your money! This isn't a book, it's a last minute essay and repetitive nonsense you can get off the internet. I should have checked Ms. Chaland's website before buying the "book" and I would have seen that she's clearly an internet huckster out to make money with no concern of content. The primary focus of this particular title seems to be cuckolding which is not "FemDom Training of Males," perhaps an accent but not the primary aspect. For a normal woman looking into female led relationships/FemDom this is practically useless. Also covered is how she dislikes male chastity and how to find a dominant woman (Huh? Why is this in here?).
The most troubling part of the book, however, is the end (the longest section) called "FemDom World." It is a heavily liberal explanation of her view of the world. Yes, here we get her opinion of Capitalism, environmental issues, feminism and how women should rule the world, right wing "nutjobs," religion, immigration, how conservatives are destroying America...and on and on and on. Again; "Huh? Why is this in here?"
Add the spelling and grammar mistakes (I HATE being the Spelling Cop but come on! To vs. too? Really?) to the liberal talking points and you have this mess of a book and a sincere wish to have my $5 refunded. Save yours, you'll be glad you did.
3187600
This would be a ZERO star reveiw if it were possible. The title of this book seems to be chosen only to get money from Perry Mason fans.

This is plot 103 warmed over, lightly garnished with sparse tidbits about Erle Stanley Gardner, and even fewer about Perry Mason. If you title your book "I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason", at least tell us about the dream, instead of just lamely ending chapter chapter eight with the same line and never mentioning it again.

The fashion aspect seemed to be more important to the author than developing the very thin and obvious plot, and certainly more important than the man in the title.

I would  suggest the author consider this title for any future books: I Dreamed I Could Write An Interesting Story
814023
Sign 1 that they just didn't care: Hester's "scarlet" letter is GOLD!  So the title is summarily completely smashed into irrelevancy by a mere STUPID DESIGN CHOICE.

There's a very strong implication around the movie that SOMEONE involved in the whole making of this film either did not read the book at all, or did not read the book and received a brief summary from which they began to pick and choose what to film.

And for what?  What's the purpose of making a film version of a complex moral tale and classic, and proceed to completely miss the point while crafting their own incoherent tale within a context that not even the director understands---What's so bad about a 17th century (or 19th century, as the director once stated) woman having an affair with a REVEREND, even if her husband is missing?

Unless you and your spouse have an open-relationship where you both have sex with others outside of wedlock and are fine with this, then this is a question that rarely needs to be asked, ESPECIALLY in 1600s PURITANICAL America!

Arbitrary scenes of Hollywood-style sex and sexual titilation are there just for whatever, and the end scene involves TOTALLY RANDOM INDIAN ATTACK! as a Deus Ex Machina to save the cuddly heroes who are too pretty to be executed by stuffy Puritans!

Hilarity reaches peak levels when Demi Moore defends it by claiming "Well, not many people have read the book!"  Even given the propensity for some 80-90% of High School Students not reading a REQUIRED READING book by going through cliff notes or relying on other kids to help them, it's a very strong case to say her statement is false to a degree of laughing out loud.

And again, what was the point of making the letter on her dress GOLDEN?!  Perhaps as a sign the filmmakers completely didn't even read the book's description, they probably thought it was some kind of symbolic title, instead of even looking at a picture on some editions to see her WEARING A SCARLET LETTER ON HER DRESS!
831700
I LOVE Star Trek, don't get me wrong.  What I am about to comment has never been a problem until just now.  I just listened to a short excerpt from David Mack's Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate Hours and was less than 3 minutes into it when BOOM!  I was hit with a very unnecessary "GD", you all know what I mean!
Saying "GD" adds absolutely NOTHING to the plot or story, doesn't sell one single copy because it's there.  But I will tell you this, "People (authors) who resort to this type of language are simply not intelligent enough to fill the word spaces in their vocabulary with more sanguine language!"
CLEAN it up David Mack, and I'll buy everything Star Trek you write!
722823
I wish I could give 0 stars. Title is misleading.
265557
Yes, the title is a lame joke and the repeated 12-step references are an insultingly stupid gag that isn't even clever the FIRST time he tries it.

Moreover, the information is often wrong. Example: when pointing out the problem of prefixes such as bi- and semi-, he gets the definition of semiannual backwards and actually teaches the reader that it means "every other year", which is wrong! And he overlooks the important fact that biennial and biannual are two different things.

There are punctuation errors in the book along with errors about punctuation.

I just had to stop reading before the book was finished. I was starting to skip a lot, especially all the attempts at humor, and I feared accidentally absorbing some of his errors.

Finally, take a look at this. The one reviewer here who "LOVED this book!!!!" and who claims to "teach a Business Writing course" says she or he "ended up using (and duely[sic] referencing) several pieces from his 12-step program." I didn't finish the book. Is "duely" a new word the author suggested instead of good old-fashioned duly?
3468489
Though there's nothing technically WRONG with this publication, 90% of it is a lot of 'Tony Little' style 'self help' propaganda. "PAY ATTENTION....No really....pay CLOSER ATTENTION....no I mean it....FOCUS" seems to be the overhyped tone of 90% of the advice and 'technique' given. "Relax your fingers!".....Uh..yeah..sure. "Keep your upper body straight!"....Ummm...REALLY?
For me it was a complete waste of money. I seriously suggest you skip this book.
If you want it, I'll leave it in the middle of my front lawn for you. Don't ring the bell.
2073666
If you absolutely must take a look at this, as I felt compelled, check it out at the public library first. Very, very poor content. He offers simpleton solutions of his own that are absurd and he's simply not an authority on the topics he mentions, like how to handle spam.

This may be a rude awakening for the author, but sounds like he's into that so here goes:

 if you're going to compile a book based upon interviewing others, step up to bat and offer their credentials and quotes and reference their works, not your website in every other paragraph, and your "thoughts."  You are not the authority, and no one wants to read your `thoughts.' Package those in an essay book or other format, if you like, but you're putting too many eggs in one basket, and yours are rotten.

If you're going to knock everything and everyone under the sun for advertising their products, stop advertising yours in every paragraph, too. Otherwise shut up.

And if you hate the USA so much, we'll all be more than happy to see you go. Don't let the door hit you on the way out, or `gasp' I'm sure there'd be a  book about it from you to let everyone know....sigh......along with all your self promotions in every paragraph. ...

Readers: note this is worth all negative stars, but Amazon does not have that option. Do not buy, is my advice. If you must check it out, do that with a library card and on the spot, because after even just two minutes of glancing through any topic and you'll place it back on the shelf. Pure garbage. There are no cures listed here, just pure junk and links to his cure website.
4099277
I just downloaded this book through kindle unlimited 2 minutes ago, and I have already finished it. The book consists of a cover page and a paragraph directing you to the author's blog. That is it. I followed the link to the blog, and I can assure you that the book's title is an exaggeration. It was annoying enough that I wasted my time with this; if I had paid the $9.99, I would be irate indeed.