Read Marcelo's ideas if you are an international students!!
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Marcelo came to Stanford today, sharing his ideas which I think is really helpful for international students when we are anxious about searching for job/internship. The ideas illustrated in this book could help me build up some kind of confidence and get rid of unnecessary worry about what I cannot control--Visa things. In this tough time for international students, I think this book could be a good guide!!!
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Dr. Gomez's work is really insightful and balanced as well as timely.  It is a must read for any serious student of IR or IPE who is interested in studying the political economy of Latin America.  It is particularly timely given the current dynamics politically and economically of both Argentina and Brazil.  Further, the rise of the European Union will continue to challenge the very economically fragmented nations of Latin America.
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I took a Colonial America undergraduate course and used this book.
I see why there is so much bias and racism in this country.
You guys can't even get along with each other, much less with other cultures.
After reading "Chicano Psychology" by Martinez and Mendoza, it solidifies everything that "minorities" in this country think of them.
You guys make the seven deadly sins seem to be your "mission statement."
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Being a student, speedy study skills are needed. Good, speedy study skills that work are hard to come by or come up with. But, Instant Study Skills: How to Study Instantly!,  by The Instant-Series gives students great ideas on how to effectively manage time and study to the best of their ability.

Chapter one explains why one needs to learn how to study more effectively. In conclusion, it gives you three basic steps on how to do just that while incorporating the other chapters theories

Chapter two discusses several techniques. The first is based on repetition. By condensing the information you have to learn into more bite-size chunks it is easy to process and therefore easier to learn. As a college student, with over 100 pages to read every night for various courses this technique works great for me because with each chunk of information, you summarize into smaller phrases. Then when you go over that information again, it is easier to swallow.

Chapter three is about Interlinking. Interlinking is the idea that when you have two separate ideas, you can link them together with words that are similar to both. This concept was not very difficult to understand, but when applying it to my studying, it did not pay off for me. I remembered a little more than usual, but I was not confident in my ability to recall the information.

Chapter four is about the visuals. The book encouraged learners to use diagrams. This works well because humans are visual people and are more apt to remember a picture than a thousand words.

Chapter five is about to effectively take notes. This was great to have in the book because they explained that if you don't have good notes to look back on, you don't have the resources to study from . This idea was a bit of a no-brainer for me as I have a certain system in how I take notes. I think that many people in college have a certain way they take notes that works for them.

Chapter six is about how to incorporate physicality into studying. This was a new idea to me and it is brilliant! They suggested that when you have to memorize a list of things or definitions assign them a finger. When it comes time for a test, it is easier to recall the definition because you can see your fingers and are able to remember it better because of the visual.

Chapters 7 and 8 both have to deal with time and how it relates to studying and doing homework. Chapter eight was the most beneficial chapter for me because it combined some of the other techniques into one to study fast and well teaching you how to skim. There are five steps to skimming a text. Basically, you read all of the titles in the chapter and write down summaries of the introduction on flashcards to use later for studying.

Chapter nine was a review, Chapter ten listed several other small techniques on how to remember when you forgot your techniques, and
Chapter eleven talked about how you will study from now on and how to do what works best for you.

Overall this book is great. It has great ideas and great examples on how to use each technique. The exercises that are given in the book really help to sink in the technique so that you remember how to study instantly and more effectively next time. For college students, especially, this is a great book and I highly recommend it.
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That is a really good book. I had a great experience in shopping that book..
I bought because I have English Class. I am Brazilian and I want to start my major at US.
I recommend that product because it is really simple.
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I have only skimmed this book so far and responses from staff when it arrived were generally, "Oh good I must read that!" After term break they will.
This book may just be the tip of the iceberg for this topic. In our experiences we are frequently faced with questions of sustainability and endangered language status. We are challenged about spending time and resources on language communities deemed unimportant by 'bean counters'. We read and hear of heartache from people who have lost their mother tongue - especially here in Australia.
I listened once as a good friend responded after helping check scripture in his own language, "We learnt Latin at school, I read both the English and Tok Pisin Bibles and preach from them but this really burns my insides!" Are people entitled to use the language that - 'really burns their insides?'
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As a college graduate and developing professional, I would definitely have to say I could have certainly used Jareds advice and insight while I was going through college. We all hear advice from various sources about what to do when you arrive on campus, but Jared nails it because he tells you what mindset you should be in and how cognisant you should be in each situation you encounter.

 When I graduated from high school, I wanted to be as far away from home as quickly as possible so I can enjoy my freedom. I did not take the time to Examine My Financial Situation, one of Jareds key points, and I ended up taking out a large amount of student loans and living above my means. If I had taken the time to map out how I was going to attend college without putting myself in a large amount of debt, I would have little to no student loans to pay back today. That money going towards student loans every month is money I could be saving and investing.

Jared advises to make yourself known to professors because they take pride in their profession and love engaging students. This is a one of the most important tools as a college student that you need to make those good grades. I was always that person who sat in the back of the classroom and hardly interacted with the professor especially in my harder core classes. I felt ashamed if I sat through a 50 minute lecture and I didn't understand anything. Again, make yourself known to your professor so you can communicate your needs and understand the material.

Another key point that hit home for me was having a Reality Check. I admit, I got comfortable at school and lost touch of why I was really there. My grades slipped a little but as long as I passed I did not care. Having regular reality checks and surrounding yourself with people who have the same drive is a must so you can stay on track and not waste valuable time.

Jared, in my opinion, your book should be a required read for incoming college freshman. It is easy to read and you communicate very important, real life scenarios that young adults will find themselves in and what they can do to resolve or avoid them. Even as a young professional, I find your insight useful and it has compelled me to make some changes in the way I approach my career.  The tone that you speak is not the typical talk at you that I read in other books or from lectures I have heard. I felt like you were having a conversation with me and actually talking to me, conversing with me on my level. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and I look forward to many more of your publications.
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Mariana, thank you a lot for a great book! Now I am  crystal clear about my unconcious thoughts when I applied to MBA and hidden pressure/alure of MBA ads. I do really recommend this book to all prospective MS, MBAs and the like. The book is very well organised, and all arguments have a great reasoning behind them.
While reading the book, however, I realized that some of my questions remained uncleared: for example what about a chinese/indian guy (25-28 years old) working enormous hours for example in big4 or ib, and being paid just $30-40k per year or less? He/she would really love to "sell the soul", to go for an MBA and after it to work the same long hours for the salary 3-4 times more than he had before. I have been in a similar situation and an MBA was really an escape for me. This is one of the examples/ question I could not find a response in this book.
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My husband and I are driving around the world. We started from Los Angeles and are now heading south. Our first leg of the journey is the Pan-American Highway to the tip of South America. Considering that just about every country along the way speaks Spanish, I decided that it would be a good idea if I learned the language. I started this book on my Kindle the day we crossed the border into Mexico, and I finished it a couple months ago in El Salvador. It took me a few months to complete it, but I did all the exercises, took days off from studying, reviewed past chapters along the way, etc.. I can honestly say that all my hard work paid off. I speak Spanish now, and pretty damn well to boot! I also took two weeks of live classes with a teacher in Mexico, and honestly, comparing the two, my Kindle book did a better job of lesson planning and explaining the grammar than my Spanish teacher did.  The layout of the book is awesome, and everything you learn is relevant. If you dedicate yourself to studying every day, you can get up to a strong intermediate level of speaking with this book. I only wish the author made an advanced version too!
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Just read your book. Hands down it's the best 'DoingbusinessinBrazil' book I've seen to date. What stellar examples of cultural nuace! The cultural observations were spot on - far beyond the usual clichs. Will recommend it heartily. Truly a must-read for anyone involved with Brazil - useful even for people who think they already know about the country - like me. Congratulations and thank you. You made me smarter.
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Desde un punto de vista amplio la lectura de este ejemplar me lleva a considerar la importancia de revisar cuales son los m&eacute;todos que muchas veces utilizamos en la cotidianidad para manipular nuestra realidad a nuestra conveniencia y desde nuestra perspectiva de lo que es la EXCELENCIA.
Con este libro y estos pasos recomendados por Henry Cibele, el cual para mi es un gran respetado autor, debido al seguimiento que llevo de algunas de sus obras, las cuales me han demostrado cambios realmente trascendentales a modo muy personal, puedo expresar que terminada esta lectura y habiendo revisado cada uno de estos cambios minuciosos en la manera de actuar como persona natural dentro de un mundo extenso de posibilidades, en un medio donde hay que regirse por normas de convivencia hacia la mejora de un sistema com&uacute;n que esta devengando el buen juicio y la buena manera de actuar puedo definir que el buen uso de cada no de estos cambios develados van a influir positiva-mente en la forma de proceder de mi persona y de todo aquel que, como dice el autor, con cautela decida hacer uso de este tan apreciado regalo. Lo recomiendo al 100%. Gracias Henry Cibele, una vez m&aacute;s!
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This book is really as the title projects a Guide to living abroad. Written for everyone out there who thinks outside the box and for people looking for better retirement options abroad. The book was written by people with a lot of international living experience under their belt. If you are looking to relocate abroad or to just simply get a feeling about how life could develops for you in a different country, this book is for you. Great reading and easy to follow!
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I'm just finishing the first year of a 2-year International MBA program at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and have found this book to help restore some balance to my studies.  It definitely was NOT  recommended to me by my faculty, but caught my eye when I came upon it  because I remembered meeting Mr. Mander when I studied with his son at UC  Santa Cruz (Kresge) in the mid-1980's.  There is so much hype, especially  in the business world, that the global economy is not only inevitable, but  good.  And if you don't examine it very much, the assumptions seem solid.  Well let me just say that reading this book helped me radically rethink my  plans once I finish my MBA.  I don't plan to promote global corporate  integration, and I will do my best to influence international business to  take the long-term consequences of their actions into account.  I'm glad  I'm studying the international business canon, though, because then I hope  I'll be able to communicate some of the concepts presented in this book and  actually get those with their hands on the pursestrings to listen.
Try to  get this into the classroom--we need more business and economics students  reading this book!
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Twenty two years ago, I came to this country from the Czech Republic to be American, raise my family, and to try to become a business man. It has not been easy learning language and a new culture, but, today I am a successful. I bought a book called Gringo-My Life on the Edge as an International Fugitive and my life began to have some more of a special meaning for me to think about. As I began reading the book I could see many similarities between this Dan Davis "Tito" and me, we had many the same thoughts and person abilities.  Never to never give up and always move forward even when you get knocked down,  This book gave me some new ideas in my head so I can be better American. Thank you very much! Rosti.
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I was barely starting the book when I started suggesting it to others.

I like his writing style.

I like his product = information to stop crowding your life with nonsense.

I like taking my time applying it. My fav so far are the Comfort Challenge.  And since I am going as an exchange student for a year...this is very -propos!

Thanks, Tim!
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I am Brazilian and I recently attended the course "Advanced Digital Marketing, Augmented Reality, Web 3.0 and Social Media at ESPM - Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, conducted by Marcelo Negrini, where I got the book name. I really liked the book because it teaches us to make a difference on the Web, generating confidence in our target public and in our real and virtual relationships using correctly the best social networking sites, blogs, etc. When I finish reading it, I spent some time in the review of major concepts and I made a book review in Portuguese and I posted it on my blog.
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I bought Andrew's book and found it amazing! Like Andrew, I am an expatriate and thus my situation is different than some others. This book is valuable for all however, not just expats. It is not only chock full of verifiable, excellent investing advice, it's written in very straight-forward language. You can really tell that Andrew, like myself, is a teacher. He is able to communicate extremely well and at the end, you'll be frustrated that he didn't publish his book sooner. If he had, I certainly would have avoided a lot of costly mistakes. My only wish was for more discussion on property and the role it can play in building wealth.  Instead, I would recommend this book:

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