This is a really good book with excellent insights
580152
This is a really good book with excellent insights. It's an easy read with a large number of the author's personal experiences interspersed which allow the reader to relate and apply the lessons that fit without feeling lectured.
3425287
The book is really insightful in many ways which lots of other reviewers have already revealed - however I just want to say that I haven't read a lot of books on gender confusion, but there is a chapter in this book that really helped me understand gender confusion at a much better level.  Although both my children seem to be very comfortable with their genders - I've already had to have many conversations with them about gender, as there are a growing number of their peers that are really struggling with this. The Author quite openly reveals how she managed this with her son with very positive outcomes and even shares some dialogue - which has helped me feel more confident in how I can talk to my kids about it, and in turn demonstrate how they can talk to their friends without alienating them.
**Also - I was brave enough to have the conversation with both my children that she recommends having in the last chapter.***
It was a little scary to ask those questions, but nothing could have prepared me for the wonderful and helpful information my kids privately shared with me all because I began a conversation.  For those conversations alone, I will be forever grateful to the author.
3661252
This book has excellent marketing suggestions and I highly recommend it.
1810936
We as a species have created and discovered some many amazing things throughout our history. At the center of all this are people that lead us in science, art, music, and many other disciplines, and this book is an excellent examination of these people and the eccentricity that has enabled their success and, in turn, all of our success. I really enjoyed reading this book and thought it is very well written, timely, and approaches a subject a lot of people might not think about. Mr. Sinclair really chose excellent examples as they are different but similar in their eccentricity and provide us lessons that are applicable today. This is a really insightful book that is fun read. Highly recommended!
1818142
This book is one of the best I have read.  His insights into the life of Jesus and how we can mirror those ways are truly life altering.  It really helps to prioritize what is important in our lives.
210901
This one is worth reading. His insights are very enlightening.
1050395
Full of information and insight, INTENTIONAL LIVING combines insight with strategy.  While most self-help books seem lightweight and academic books too ponderous, Dr, Trapp has successfully bridged the gap between the two.  In this cogent, thoughtful, and highly informative book, she deals with the daunting and complex issues of behavior, motivation, and change--with a focus on helping the reader understand the practical applications of her advice.  Containing clarifying examples, reference to other authorities, rich anecdotes and scriptural references, this practical, readable and, most importantly, wise book moves the reader to a greater knowledge of  human dynamics.  As a writer and life-long journal keeper, I especially love the self-questions posed throughout the book and found myself reaching for a pen.
1950914
This is a great book and from what I've seen of Peter Block's works they are all good. I haven't yet finished my copy; I've bought 3 of them now and I keep giving them away to manager colleagues who I think would benefit from the insights I've gleaned thus far. For anyone struggling to understand their position in a large organization or corporation, or anyone wondering why their best intentions are taken the wrong way, this would be a very helpful read. It helps to understand the conservative corporate mindset, why innovation is not necessarily valued, and how to cope within such a system. For example, understanding the various "scripts" that people within an organization use and how they make colleagues difficult to deal with; and recognizing which "scripts" we ourselves tend to use, and how they can undermine our efforts.
3037547
A really well written and insightful book with practical insights. Highly recommended.
3357682
This is a book that brought me an excellent and coherent view on so many concepts and principles in the area of marketing. From design to delivery, all consequent phases are clearly described with the use of many very interesting case studies from all over the world. The book provides an approach that you can use to build a so-called power offer, which is a superb customer offering to realize `exceptional growth' in your business. Of course, it doesn't guarantee that you will create extraordinary profits with your service or product, but it certainly gives you many handles to improve your product design, development, sales, after sales etc in a coherent and fresh new way. It connects all those elements as customer value, retention, pricing, emotions, distribution etc, without giving you the feeling that it opens doors that already are open.
The book is very easy to read; when you start, you want to proceed to the end. It is a book you want on your desktop so you can have a look at it regularly, read some pages and think them over. I had the honor of attending a course at INSEAD of Professor Larrech and was inspired by his lectures, but you can feel his enthusiasm and professionalism while reading the book.
3509053
This book is insightful.  It brings to light and addresses not only the practical side of dealing with large volumes of 'stuff' but also shares the emotional side of the story.  That's the side that usually gets ignored.  I appreciate the author's honesty and openness when discussing both sides.  That's where most of us are caught - right in the middle of practical and emotional.  She presents various tips, tactics and methods for proceeding to weed the garden while saving the heirloom veggies so to speak.  It is intelligently written which is something I personally appreciate.  (I don't like looking for a red pen while reading.)
4382462
This is an excellent book.  There is alot of very useful and practical information on leadership packed this book.  It's a book that you want to read and then re-read later on to better absorb the all the information.
I actually worked for Randall Vendetti about 4 years ago and must say that it was a real pleasure.  I had many bosses over the years, but Randall was by far the best one.  He is a great leader and a pleasant person.  He set the atmosphere in the entire company.  Randall was able to achieve very high productivity from his employees without a high stress that burns out creativity and deteriorates long term performance.  More MBA programs should pick this book up because there is a gap of information between HR, Organizational Theory, and Team Building.  I'm glad Randall took the time to share the techniques that he used throughout his career and wrote them in this book. Randall really focuses on the practical aspect of leadership.  I highly recommend recommend this book to anyone in a technical leadership role.
1995945
A very insightful book by a lady with a wealth of experience in Christian ministry. In this age of political correctness where relativism and egalitarianism trumps objective truth, it is refreshing indeed to read a book by a woman who has learning and understanding into this important and practical subject. Excellent exegesis with heart. I highly recommend this little book.
3450378
This is just a really good book.  There is no breakthrough new information contained in this wonderful book, but you would be hard pressed to find another source of so much good advice collected and presented so well in one place.  Many of the ideas about play or nature or going barefoot or touching I have read about in other books in much greater depth.  But what Sisson does in this book is provide the essential summary of those ideas with enough information to convince you of their value all in one place.  He then adds very practical suggestions on implementing them.  A better guide to living well and in peace would be hard to find.

Highly Recommended.
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Reading Naisbitt's "Mind Set" reminded me of Peter Drucker's observation that only a fool predicts the future, but it is profitable to understand current events and project them into a forseeable future. He also noted that The best way to predict the future is to create it. Naisbitt focus is slightly different noting that most change is not on what we do, but on how we do it.  The more we are able to differentiate between constants and change the better we will be able to create the future we aspire to.
This is an excellent book, Naisbitt expresses himself with clarity, logic, and excellent insights; which are as relevant now as they were when he wrote the book, circa 2006. The two insights that interested me the most was his observation that as more Americans become less informed, active, and independent minded, we risk loosing our innovativness and productivity, something we cannot afford. The second and in my mind the most important one, is his observation that we -- as a society and individually -- do not get results by "solving problems, but by exploiting opportunities." A book that is well worth a careful read.
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This is one of the best books I have read on how our expectations and conventional wisdom differ from reality.  It is full of examples of how our mind works and how we can be easily tricked, both by ourselves and by others who understand how the mind operates.

An example is given on page 155 in which we learn about the mistakes we all make when comparing things one against another.  This explains the reasoning and science behind such disparate things like pricing strategies, the order in which a Realtor will show houses and why doctors prescribe one medication over another.

The book is full of examples like this.  Every chapter brings new and exciting insights that will teach you more about yourself and how you make decisions and find your own happiness.  The insights provided in the book can be used in business as well.  I wish I had written this but more importantly, I wish I could fully take advantage of and implement the ideas and insights I got from this book.
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Excellent! This is a very well-written book and a fascinating read for serious strategic thinkers. It's full of extremely useful information, frameworks and examples that illustrate and explain a very complex topic. I especially liked Parts VI and VII -- the description of the interplay of rational thinking and intuition. Sloan brilliantly illustrates this critical aspect of the strategic thinking process. This will surely become a classic handbook for innovative corporations.