An Offer Jackie Couldn't Refuse, But Maybe You Should
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Bottom line: Jackie Chan owed Jimmy Wang Yu a favor, but apparently so do a lot of people.  I wouldn't recommend this movie, but do recommend reading about how it came about in Jackie's autobiography "I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action".
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She had me from hello - or at least from the title bursting through the clouds on the book's cover. FREEDOM ... FORMULA ... SOUL ... (MY OWN) BUSINESS ... and it's okay to actually make MONEY too? That alone made it worth the PERMISSION price.

But more than a feel-good book, Christine Kloser mixes practical advice for the entrepreneur with specific examples from her own experiences - "failures" included (though she would say there are no failures)- while tightly holding to her premise(and I paraphrase) that there is a divine plan and presence in one's business as well as in one's life - that in fact, one's business is an EXTENSION of one's life - and both business and life are to be enjoyed, shared, and successful.

I had a small business for years that while producing a great product was unsatisfying and showed little profit.  Christine has a similar background and then discovered the key to her higher success was in connecting with her higher self and a higher spirit.  It's too early for me to tell you that this book is going to show me the money, but through her story and advice (and exercises in the book, "What Color Is Your Parachute") I created a business plan for a new venture ... and so far I'm noticing and enjoying more positive results.
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A fun read with a great message and an interesting dilemma.
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I saw Mr. Jolley on Chicagoing several weeks ago talking about his book and decided to invest. I am glad I did.  A constant theme throughout the book was "you can do it."  The author emphasizes that you will  have problems but with determination you can over come anything.  It's like  having a little angel sitting on your shoulder whispering in your ear, YOU  CAN DO IT, just keep going and never give up.  I found it helpful for me as  I am moving to a new stage in my professional life.
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I see this as the next installment in a career of great promise.
Jackie's voice remains the main attraction.
The rubber band vocal chords of the 10 year old Evancho have been replaced by a more sustainable but equally impressive instrument of great beauty.
Her interpretation and nuance remain outstanding to my ears. Truly a musical delight.
I look forward to the next installment.
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Harvard-educated automative mogul Jim Buchanan (Herbert Marshall) is nursing that uneasy feeling. Vaguely dreading his imminent wedding date and disillusioned with the stuffed shirts in his boardroom (who've chosen to dismiss his latest revolutionary car designs), he decides to take a holiday. Out for a pensive stroll, he sits down on a park bench being occupied by the unemployed Joan Hawthorne (Jean Arthur). Joan is busy poring over the want ads. They get to talking, and when Joan espies an ad for a cook and butler with a $175 stipend, she charms Jim into interviewing for joint employment as a husband-and-wife domestic service. Joan is starving and deadly serious. Jim, him what's got the fancy engineering degree, thinks it a lark.

1935's IF YOU COULD ONLY COOK finds Jean Arthur very much in her wheelhouse and Herbert Marshall, not so much, but he's wonderfully game. They concoct a nice chemistry and the farcical bits keep things interesting. A sub-plot emerges when the new butler and cook learn that they'd unwittingly signed on with a Prohibition racketeer (Leo Carrillo) who, by the way, soon starts putting the  moves on Joan. Jean Arthur is one of screwball cinema's finest comediennes, blonde, vivacious, and so endearing with that trademark crack in her voice and that marvelously expressive face. Herbert Marshall, more at home in three-hankie melodramas, applies to good use his elegant bearing and mellifluous delivery of dialogue. As ever, good breeding and flawless decorum translate well to the butling vocation. Still, it's not too long before the racketeer starts suspecting that his manservant is himself a master crook.

Are you prepared for domestic service chaos and good-natured impersonations and for gangsters at home and a wedding wildly interrupted? There aren't really any new twists in this movie. It's just another in a long line of wacky pictures that plays on the Great Depression theme of class reversal. Except that Jean Arthur and Herbert Marshall manage to rise above the trope.

May I suggest that you spend your bones on this DVD collection:&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Icons-of-Screwball-Comedy-Volume-1-If-You-Could-Only-Cook-Too-Many-Husbands-My-Sister-Eileen-She-Wouldn-t-Say-Yes/dp/B0024FAG1C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Icons of Screwball Comedy, Volume 1 (If You Could Only Cook / Too Many Husbands / My Sister Eileen / She Wouldn't Say Yes)</a>? It's got IF YOU COULD ONLY COOK as one of its four screwball flicks. The other three movies are about as fun.
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Jackie Delgado, a high school teacher, is a divorced mom dealing with her children leaving the nest. Her youngest son is off to live in a college dorm, so she's not sure what to do with her life now. Before school starts Jackie decides to get a jump start on buying school supplies for her Science classroom by going to the office supply store. She gives a few helpful tips to two girls and winds up meeting their hunky father. I had a hunch this guy was going to be the love interest and my hunch was firmly set in place when the younger girl turns out to be one of Jackie's students.

So since they didn't exchange numbers or information I was wondering how the two would wind up chatting again. Jackie's friend sets her up on a blind date, only for Jackie to realize that it's the hunky widower from the office supply store. The two get along well, but aren't picture perfect. Both have their hang ups, which the other has to tolerate and work through. Jackie has self esteem issues, and who wouldn't considering her husband left her because he knocked up his extremely younger secretary. Mark on the other hand has issues with letting go of his past wife. Oh and I forgot to mention Mark, the sexy widower, is a police officer. I do love a man in uniform, though he does have a bit of a temper which shows in the book a few times. Nothing crazy, but gives Turning Thirty-Twelve a bit more of a realistic touch as we know men aren't the most level headed beings.

I cannot recommend Sandy James's books enough. Her writing style is perfect for me, her characters are detailed and have characteristics that you can easily find yourself relating to. It doesn't stop there though, the friends, love interests, etc aren't picture perfect beings. Sandy makes them work for their relationships, and while the friendships are easy going they do have disagreements occasionally. I highly recommend this book if you're looking for a contemporary where the female is looking for another chance at love.
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Think you have an open mind ?  If so, you would likely
appreciate this rare gem.
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American author Jackie Mae lives in the Northeastern US in an atmosphere conducive to spending time writing and relating stories to her grandchildren - as a matter of fact her book series she calls THE DARKEST SERIES - the Taylor and Alan series - was co-written with her granddaughter Alison Taylor! THE DARKEST SERIES deals with darker elements such as psychic abilities and alien takeover. And now she favors us with a new series of novellas titled, If... Blurred Vision, If... Second Chance, and If... Dangerous Waters  short stories or novellas that explore the possibilities of 'What If.'

One the many gifts of Jackie Maes writing style is her manner of bringing the reader into the story  some explanation of the concept behind the tale as well as an introduction to the sense of character she is inviting us to know. If, could mean different things to different people. If I were a better person. If I were rich, thinner, or prettier. If I were black, white, Asian, male or female, shorter or taller. If I had been born to a different set of parents. If I had more friends. If I had a better job. If. That one little word can take you places or make you crazy

New title, new story continued exploration of possibilities: Traveling abroad, Sabrinas grand adventure is about to change. Needing to go home and rectify the wrongs that are hovering ever constant around her, she finds herself thrust into a whole new set of truths she must confront. What if she had chosen differently? What if she had followed her parents guidance? Acceptance, freedom, being a worldly woman, had all seemed so important. Now, however, her path will lead her into the unknown. On her own, she must confront her fears head-on. When she meets dream man, she dares to hope, but life has its own plan. Is she strong enough for what destiny has in store for her? What will the cost be this time?

Jackie Maes imagination is focused and expands our views of possibilities if we took the other road less taken. Stay with her  she is a terrific venture companion! Grady Harp, February 16
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I saw the delightful Jackie Evancho on America's Got Talent a couple of years ago and have been following her career ever since. I've even gone as far as to contact her management and ask them to bring her down under to Australia so we can experience her in person, but alas this is not going to happen for a while. What to do? Why the next best thing of course. Buy her DVD, and where is the best place to do that? Amazon. The whole procedure is so easy and the service is next to none. You can even pay for your item(s) using Paypal. What amazes me most about Amazon is that they seem to sell everything. Books, DVD's, CD's. I bought Jackie's CD through our local JB Hi-Fi Store but they said that the DVD was a little harder and that it would probably cost more than it was worth. Never fear say I. Amazon will have it and they did. When I first saw Jackie on AGT she was only 10 and I was blown away by the voice that came out of such a small frame. She sings in languages that I can't even begin to understand, and she sings with such conviction for one so young. I'd just like to say before I finish that Amazon is one of my preferred companies to deal with on line. Thank you very much.
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Well written (slightly dry)... good insight into Jackie's life.
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I downloaded this book from Amazon when it was offered for free. That in itself was a bargain.
The author is honest about what worked for him, and gives both a referral link, so he can make a small amount from you joining, and a basic link to various programs so you can learn more about them.

Sadly, there are limits to how much you can earn daily from any one program, but if you figure out which tasks you prefer doing, and which companies offer a payout that works for you, you can make some spending money with little effort. Consistency is the key.

I appreciate hearing from someone who actually  uses these programs and has experienced a payout.
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I learned of Marilyn Jenett from actress Dee Wallace, who named Marilyn as her prosperity teacher. I was interested but unwilling to spend hundreds to buy her online program, so I ordered the book for about twelve bucks. Early in the book, she suggests making a list of a few things you want, in order to apply the principles to something specific. I was skeptical, but I did it.
  First on the list, I needed to come up with $4000 for an upcoming expense. Five days later, I got a totally unexpected, seemingly out-of-nowhere overpayment refund of $4092. That got my attention, enough to buy her online program with the discount given at the end of the book. The second item on my list showed up two weeks later. Then I got a raise. And more and more.
  I've kept a journal and in the first month I received at least ten thousand dollars in unexpected cash, plus another six thousand in unexpected discounts, refunds, credits etc., a housing solution, a raise, free car repair, and a freelance second job offer. Plus a couple of unexpected phone conversations with Marilyn herself.
  I have used some of these principles in my own life before, but never in such a focused way with such consistent success. Her teaching is based on her own personal experiences, and she's had a great deal of professional success. I know some people who live this way, but few people share it publicly. She spells out what works her and what doesn't, ways to improve your focus, how to avoid the mistake of trying too hard, and specifically how to identify and deal with things that block or slow your progress. You do have to make some effort: do a little written homework, work on your thought patterns, etc. But it's not difficult and it's been extremely rewarding.
  The money's nice, but more importantly, I feel more positive much more of the time and my perspective, my attitude has improved and that flows into every part of life. That seems to improve everything else - feeling more relaxed, less fear and doubt - everything seems to come more easily and flow without struggle.
  One more thing that helped sell me: I like that Marilyn used & lived these principles for several years to build a successful career in the event business. I like that she did NOT make her fortune selling prosperity products. She does NOT blast you repeatedly with email pitches to buy her latest product in a constant proliferation of more products that primarily enrich the authors and their marketing teams.  I think it's fair to get paid for teaching something valuable, but it's far less of the hard sell than elsewhere. She seems more interested in teaching her principles than in making her fortune at it, perhaps because she's already done that, I don't know.
  I paid the regular price for her book here on Amazon and the discounted price at the end of the book for her online program (six lessons, eight audio sessions). I received no freebies or deals in return for a glowing review. These are my real results in real life over the last 36 days. I suggest you to try it for yourself.
UPDATE Dec. 2016: Good things keep happening, things that seem to come out of nowhere. Friends comment on how I'm more lucky or blessed than most. I'm getting a major promotion deal with a significant boost in income, and an investment suddenly jumped in value, on track to climb about 30% this year.
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I read this years ago and was thrilled to see it here. Don't go by the dopey picture on the cover, it's wonderfully trashy, and worthy of Jackie Collins! A real treat (-:
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Ms. O"Beara  gives the reader a taste of  businesses  involving horse and life in  Ireland . Geri and Jackie  are  two sisters face  major changes in their  lives after the probate of their father's will is published . .Geri who has just  lost her job in Dublin  teams up with her sister to operate a family business involving a riding  academy . They decide that their only hope is to modernize the operation .  Jackie will handle the business affairs and Geri the  stable operation . We follow their efforts  as they  revamp their business , and change their lives .Using individual strengths Jackie develops an interest  in racing ( and a possible love ) while Geri finds herself working the school and bemoaning the shortage  of eligible bachelors . Will the sisters find happiness  and romance ? All will be answered  by the closing pages  . An interesting story  with plenty of excitement  .
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I did want to see this so much. And today at last I became to see this. Oh! I became to know Jackie is so beautiful and her music is also beautiful again.  In the some part of this I was dispressed a little,because that is  similar to the film,<<Jacqueline>> by Christopher Nupen. But it  doesn't matter.  I love this film,<<Remembering Jacqueline Du  Pre>> so much!!!!!!!
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I really enjoyed reading his book. It was written by a woman who obviously adored Jackie Kennedy, as well she should. Jackie was very good to her. If you are looking for a "tell-all" book .. this is not for you. However, this book has many" first-hand"  insights into what I would consider the "real" Jackie Kennedy. Well worth the price.