The stuff in here is very good content, but you can probably find a more ...
350556
Very old book. Don't make the same mistake I did. The stuff in here is very good content, but you can probably find a more relevant book somewhere else.
3980080
The content is excellent given that every page was written by authorities on the subject including Motor Trend, Popular Science and others. If you are looking for a book that offers an independent and well researched study of the cars, there are books written by serious authors that do this -- this isn't one of them. This is a very good bound compilation of other people's articles. I missed that fact when I ordered my copy. Nice B-W pictures and data provided in the articles do prove useful for fact gathering, but this is little more than a bound version of someone's ring binder. While it may not matter to others, I find it personally disappointing that Mr. Clarke's otherwise good compilation is actually printed in China instead of the U.S. or the U.K.
4840154
There's a lot of material on this CD. There's also just a lot of fun and good-natured silliness. A very good supplemental activity.
4181851
Not well-organized and rambles. Too anecdotal. That said, very good material in many spots. A once-through with a highlighter will make this a worthy addition to your sales library and business knowledge.
2844941
For those interested strictly in information about the benefits of writing shorter ebooks, there is a lot of good material packed into the first 25% of this book. Then, if you're new to self-publishing, the remainder of the book is worth exploring. If you've self-published before it's a refresher, but you won't find anything new.

I found it well worth the price.
1690216
This book has a ton of great material, however readers should be warned that many people interested in this book may not be able to immediately apply the content. For example, Level 1 has to do with the fact that you have received some sort of leadership position. That appointment to a leadership position represents the lowest level of leadership in that it has nothing to do with character and drive. Rather, someone just trusted that you could perform well in that role. I am not currently in a leadership position, so technically speaking (according to this material), Im not yet a Level 1 Leader. I should stress that reading this isn't offensive, because it gives me something to work towards. In fact, each level has characteristics that I can start to live out right where Im at today. The author points out that a Level 2 Leader may have a lot of Level 4 characteristics, but because one or more things are missing from the total picture, they are still at Level 2.

Here are the different levels:

-Level 1  Position (you are appointed to a leadership role)
-Level 2  Permission (people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care)
-Level 3  Production (making things happen separates real leaders from wannabes)
-Level 4  People Development (helping new leaders below you grow extends your influence and impact)
-Level 5  The Pinnacle (the highest leadership accomplishment is developing other leaders to Level 4)
1848535
Although this book is a bit out dated, the source material here is extremely usable.
3684797
There's a surprising amount of content in this little book. Given this, I tend to disagree with the author that a week might be sufficient to prepare.

The plus points are:

1. The mnemonic codes.
2. The author sets out a very sound method for studying, and this is valuable for this exam as well as any other. He also takes pains to emphasise that the exam requires rote memory at times.
3. There is plenty of useful information in the extra "specific LEED BD&C technical information" as well as in the FAQ section.
4. The book is a handy size and easy to carry around.

The minus points are:

1. There is too much underlining, and this is distracting.
2. Some of the information could have been presented in a tabular format instead of long-winded sentences.
3. Since this aims to be an exam guide, it would help if the author colour-coded the portions that are nice-to-know, and not exactly essential to the exam.

Overall, this book aims to provide a good foundation rather than just the bare minimum info required to pass the exam.

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review. I believe I've been objective, though!
703268
This is useful and would like more substance to deem it a five star review.
750878
There's good stuff here, despite the fact I was looking for particular insights he's famous for, that this book didn't have.
But it's still a keeper!
4444424
Great book, but you can find almost all of these online for free!
2179983
As other reviewers have pointed out, if you do not need this book much of the content in this book can be found online. However, some of the content in the book is worded in a way that can be hard to find at other sources (careful if your teacher likes to take content right out of the book, as some of the content wording is unique to this book [surprise, surprise]). The practice homework that comes with the online access stuff is pretty helpful in understanding the material. You can buy the ebook from the connect website currently for about $62 (which includes the online code) or the code alone for $29; often times, you may have a trial period and the ebook on the connect site gives you the option of printing pages in various ways if you choose to do so.
4926102
I am almost done with this book.  It was a valuable resource, but I wish there was more content.  Specifically I wish he included a chapter on stories.  He does have a bunch throughout the book, but I find these stories I learn the most from.  You get the best sense of theory vs reality.

So to the author: if you ever write another edition, please include a chapter on stories of you, your friends.  In the different hunting regions.

Also one more thing.  I wish there were more diagrams.  It has a ton of great photographs, but I was pretty shocked the absense of diagrams, whether it be the target zone of a pig, or weaponry.  The descriptions of these are great, but they need pictures.  We live in an age of google, but I would've liked more diagrams in the book.
2348254
There's a lot of really good stuff in here - clear, concise, and helpful, even if the author is a little hubristic at times. Sadly, all of the information dealing with computer-based audio is at least ten years old: the author mentions applications like Sound Designer and the 'Audio Media III' hardware card, which went out with beige Macs.
215525
I love the answers on the website, and this book is excellent. My only gripe, and the four stars, is I felt underwhelmed by the amount of new material. I want to give this 5 stars, I just felt like I'd already seen the vast majority of this online for free. But hey, consider buying the book to also be support for the free online content, indirectly.
2327823
While this material is certainly very useful, it is useful in a different way than may be immediately obvious. It is a CD with a book as supplementary material, not the other way around. You can not sit down and read the book by itself, because the book largely refers to charts that are on the CD, which you will need to look at in order to see what the book is talking about.

The CD itself contains a great deal of informative charts that give a detailed visualization of Old Testament chronology, including timelines for the events of Genesis, the Exodus, Judges, and the line of kings for Israel and Judah. If you have the resources to print full-size charts, they would probably be even more useful(I think a local printing shop may be able to do this, such as a FedEx Office Print & Ship Center).

All in all, I have to give this four stars because it's a CD that comes with a book, not a book that comes with a CD, which makes it a bit less useful for most people who don't want to zoom into on a computer screen image, which can be a hassle. Still, very very useful.
4407712
There is an insane amount of valuable information in this book, the only reason I'm giving 4 and not 5 stars is that I think the layout could be better (this is a gigantic book made out of recycled paper with a softcover, which makes it very floppy). Otherwise this is a great thing to have in the house, although I'd suggest getting&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/When-Technology-Fails-A-Manual-for-Self-Reliance-and-Planetary-Survival/dp/1933392835/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance and Planetary Survival</a>&nbsp;as well.