Common sense reinforced
582608
The book is well written and I've reinforced some good common sense financial values.  I may not necessarily agree with everything in the book, particularly the use of Christianity, however I needed something that appealed to my emotions.  The stories about families who got out of debt are encouraging and definitely appealed to my emotions and have convinced me to be more frugal in order to get out of debt.  Highly recommended for anyone who is able to move past what they don't like and absorb everything that can help them out.
87569
I purchased this book because I am a horsewoman AND because I had heard that some of the principals of the book were applicable to modifying behavior in other animals - including the human kind.  I work with delinquent juveniles and thought it would be fun to read this book and see if it would actually work on both species <g>  I'll have to let you know later if they work on kids- not enough data yet <g>  There are some good lessons in the book, it's a simple book to read and easy to reread, non-technical for the most part, and full of just good common sense.  Worth the price of purchase easily!
2056454
Economic common sense applied to nowadays problems of society. Like any book written by prof. Tirole, it is excelent!!!
594666
I love products that come from pure common sense and this is one of them. I can vouch for it's helpfulness during this late night trips to the wc and the grandkids seem to be a lot more accurate now. The product itself is well designed and seems like it will last. Good job on this invention, keep them coming
729374
I love this book. The author is very opinionated but his opinions are all common sense.  The common sense would make this book objectionable to the very liberal. He calls everything as he sees it and holds no punches.  But most conservatives reading it would be hollering "right on" and "Amen".
2782948
This book could just as easily be titled Common Sense. Its a great read for anyone. Mr. Peery's insights are not be missed.
4547495
The things I like about this book is that is applies some uncommon "common sense" to Biblical teachings. The combination of methods can help people suffering from fear to reduce their consequences. It is an easy read and offers a good approach to helping solve any problem, not just fear itself.
375998
I liked the book for its common sense approach to the health problems of today.
803314
Common sense at its finest. Body mind and soul unite to do what we are supposed to,  help people
1931869
Sometimes I get to teach a freshman course on logic, essentially introducing students how to identify a "bad" argument - in other words, how to spot a fallacy.  While this charming little tome doesn't cover all of them, it does touch on the most common errors of reasoning, and it does so clearly and cleverly.

19 different errors are explained and illustrated here of what I would venture are the most common fallacies used - for example, the appeal to irrelevant authority, false dilema, hasty generalization, affirming the consequent and composition and division.  Each argument is clearly explained ("The 'straw man' is to intentionally characature a person's argument with the aim of attacking the characature rather than the actual arguement. ... For example a skeptic of Darwinism might say, 'My opponent is trying to convince you that we evolved from chimpanzees who were swinging from trees, a truly ludicrous claim. ..." On the facing page, an illustration of a "straw man" argument showing a toucan and two different sketches of the bird with the caption: "The energitic, muscular and colorful toucan was completely misrepresented by one of the artists.  Later on he showed the audience his painting and criticised how dull and lifeless the toucan had looked."

I think its an excellent - and humorous - introduction to logic (and I may make it an optional text if I teach the class in the future).  For philosophiles, logicians or anyone who can't stand poor reasoning, I highly recommend this delightful little book.
2539266
Much of this book is common sense.  Unfortunately, it's not that common, even more so in the health field.  It was recommended by leaders of a local hospital which had made strides towards improving customer service.
This book alone won't fix your customer service issues.  It does present a great groundwork, and spark an interest in staff and physicians alike and might provide the necessary inspiration to improve service and patient satisfaction.
Great to give as a subtle hint to inspire physicians and staff to reach the conclusion that improvement must take place, while allowing them to come to that realization on their own.  It helps to break down what can be an ambiguous or overwhelming concept into simple maxims that can be used in everyday life.
4065774
This book just reinforced what I pretty much already knew or suspected.  Good read and helps the reader understand why bigger is not always better.
3125124
I enjoyed this book and found a lot of the advice to be level headed reminders to use your common sense when having a kid. It seems that a lot of us seem to lose a few marbles when the first little one arrives and this book is a common sense reminder to help us recover a few of them. Some of the advice, I found to be too obvious (like: "order stuff on amazon to save a trip to the store"). That kind of stuff wasn't really helpful, while advice about the types of clothes (onesies) that are most useful for newborns was the kind of thing I was looking for. All in all, I think the concept of this book is fantastic and I am glad someone decided to tackle it. I would recommend this book to my friends, but with a word of caution. It is a bit depressing with all the tips on battling depression, anger, frustration, etc. It seems a lot of the contributions to this book come from people who find raising their children to be a difficult chore instead of a welcome challenge. Its a perspective thing and these folks are pretty negative.

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4255737
DR Carson's  book "America The Beautiful" is page after page of good common sense.  Should be required reading for all elected officials. Both liberals and conservatives will find things that make them happy and things that make them mad but, hopefully, it will all make them think.
2375356
enjoyed this book. But most of it was common sense. Very excellent for re-purposing and saving money to make 'magic' happy in every space of your life and home.  There is a soulfullness, hippie, self-help feel to it. But if your not scared of that then you'll enjoy it.
64339
With scads of books telling us what to do with our lives, this book fills the void in telling us what NOT to do.  As a member of a society driven by schedules, to-do lists, instantaneous electronic communication through cell phones, texting, and e-mail, it comes as a relief to me to ponder that there are some things that I should not, and need not, do.

The list runs the gamut from common sense to whimsical, but will inspire thought about what is really important to you.  Harris's writing is direct and to the point, sometimes sometimes reminding us not to take ourselves too seriously, sometimes reminding us that "common sense" is not so common.

The format of the book -- each chapter is 1 or 2 pages, and stands alone -- does not require front-to-back reading, which allows you to flip to any page and enjoy it.
4794640
Common sense Ideas and quotes of the founding fathers. It might be a little hard to read for most lawyers and liberals.