Good book, solid advice
595608
This book is very good in describing the effects and the symptoms of depression.  As well as how and why exercise can help lessen the effects of depression.  As a member of the medical community I know that there is plenty of evidence that shows the benefits of exercise for people suffering from depression.  While the book does a good job of outlining exercises that can be done anywhere and by anyone regardless of abilities.  I need to point out that this should not be considered as a sole treatment for depression.  While people who suffer from infrequent bouts of depression may find that this book is helpful, those with chronic depression will still need medications and other treatments.  The authors research is sound and mirrors some of the research I have read myself.

Overall this book is very well done and many people will find the information inside to be helpful. I would recommend it to anyone that has depression issues.  However it should only be used in addition to other treatments and not a sole treatment.
1030920
The book is solid and gives reasonable advice on what one should be on the lookout for when buying properties out of area and potentially site unseen.  Of course the author represents a company that performs these tasks, but the book is written in a sense of saying: this is how we do things, this is why we do it that way, if you want to invest with someone other than us, we feel like these standards will best protect you, so make sure they follow these guidelines.

Preferred audience is probably newer investors or people that have not yet tried this method of investing.
1994553
Sousa does a good job of introducing concepts and ideas about the brain that are pretty understandable. Many of the suggestions are very applicable, but some could argue the suggestions do become a bit redundant. I do believe some of the ideas could have been more concise, but the information is solid and application is very practical. I would definitely recommend this book, but don't feel like you have to read each and every sentence.
226544
This book is chock-full of good advice and thoughtful recommendations backed by famous persons' quotes and demonstrated examples.  I found some of the chapters inspiring, others with just great advice that in some instances have impacted my own parenting plans.  I think the author may be a bit too straight and narrow for me, although that's not necessarily a bad thing.

What is a bad thing is that there is also an over-abundance of Christian bible quotes and Christian perspective.  I think that the net takeaways are religion-agnostic, but a few chapters are so grounded in bible quotes that I started to tune out a bit.  I think the author should have added something about this coming from a Christian man's perspective in the title.  I think I would still recommend it to dad's of other religions, but it wouldn't be a strong recommendation.
3727975
There's plenty of good advice in this book.  For example:  avoid starvation and fasting, work to increase muscle mass, use organic produce, don't confuse losing weight with losing fat, eat breakfast, drink lots of water, manage stress, get plenty of sleep, and do both fitness exercise as well as strength training. My only caveat concerns the recommendations to eat carbohydrates (whether from whole grains or not); eating them for more than one meal or one day weekly is typically counter-productive as well as unnatural in the sense that human beings did not evolve eating hybridized grasses, which is what grains are.  I emphasize, though, that most of the recommendations are right on target.
763246
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good advice - a little repetitive at times, but then we need that sometimes.  Definitely worth the read.
2077720
I enjoyed that the book was direct, and it gave solid advice. I've read several in this category in preparation for releasing my own book, and I picked up several tips on making mine a best seller.

Thank you for putting yourself out there and helping others, Justin.
29802
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. It does rehash a lot of the same business and leadership advice that you'll find in other books like having values to guide your decisions and having goals. I also like the included 5 day planner.

There's an energy in this book that I enjoy. The author focuses on self-empowerment versus victimization, which I really like. In his section titled "Why Not Today," I felt particularly empowered to really think about my own  roadblocks and excuses. He's right in the fact that many of us get stuck in the details instead of moving forward in our goals. I thought about my own habit of creating lists of things to do instead of just doing the things I'd write on my list.

Like many other leadership books, the VOICE system asks you to create specific goals.

Some of my favorite words of wisdom from this book:

  80% of good leaders are trained
  Most leaders start with good intentions but are derailed
  Yelling or shouting doesn't establish leadership

While the book is geared toward business leaders, it can naturally apply to many other types of leadership, including a pastor or a teacher.

One of the topics that I thought stood out in this book over similar business leadership books is that of courage. While other books might mention courage, the term isn't used in the same way. In this case, courage reflects your decisions and willingness to have the unpopular view.
3185950
Great book, great advice, and a great case for gold. A lot of this advice isn't entirely new to me; a financial planner had previously suggested that I keep 10% of my assets in bullion. Another informal financial advisor, my grandfather, has told me stories of his experience during the great depression and how unreliable banks and the government can be. He advises that you should absolutely keep your money in a bank, but you should also have physical currency in case your accounts are frozen. James Rickards justifies it further: gold helps you protect against both inflation and deflation. He talks about how gold, is the ideal element to be money: it's scarce but not super-rare, it doesn't tarnish, it doesn't give you cancer, it's pretty, and it has no commercial applications to make it a commodity (I'm paraphrasing). He also talks about a lot of the recent events leading up to the recession, and the economic measures taken by various organizations to counter it. I have zero training in economics, so some of this was over my head (though it made me interested in learning economics). Bottom line: great advice. Whether or not you believe the dollar will collapse; whether or not you believe we will return to a gold standard, this book justifies the rationale of putting some of your assets (10%) in bullion, preferably gold.
3951443
I liked this book. It had good solid material throughout, written by an author who has been there. I would recommend this book to any aspiring author, or even two authors who want to improve their results.
1346234
Solid advice.  I'm an entrepreneur and have quit the job I didn't even hate... just knew there was something more.  If I had had this book a year ago, it would have been even better :)
1831913
The advice contained in this book is basically good solid stuff, the kind of information that you really do need to know if you are serious about making even a modest living from writing and selling ebooks. It's also true to say that not too much of it is new or ground-breaking, but it is both convenient and logical to have everything in a single volume. There are good resources as well, links to sites, blogs, etc, that will help with marketing, and a particularly useful analysis of what types of books and subjects sell best on Amazon. The reason for the three stars is because, especially towards the end of the book, the writing deteriorates significantly, with frequent punctuation and grammatical errors, and often with words missing from sentences, and this definitely spoiled my enjoyment of the book. I found this especially ironic as the author emphasizes the importance of making sure that no such errors creep into the text. Physician heal thyself, kind of thing.
3220112
I read this book this weekend.  Although I agree with a previous reviewer who commented that the author could have written the book using fewer words, I still found it easy to read.  The suggestions offered make sense.  As the author points out, most of them are "common sense" ideas we'd have anyway, but the book helps lay them out in a logical way.  I did get the impression toward the end that the author was trying to fill space by repeating previously-discussed suggestions.  Then again, repetition is the key to learning, so maybe that was his intent :-).

One thing I liked about the writing style used in this book is that there were examples illustrating the major points, but they were kept simple.  I've read other books where just understanding the details of the examples was an exercise in and of itself.  The simple and to-the-point examples really helped make this book easy to read and understand quickly.

I'd recommend the book to others looking for advice on negotiating.
2725487
Good read. Solid advice and really crucial for anyone starting out theo writing career. Networking is huge. I would have liked a few more examples of the author's interactions with editors, but well worth the time!
521744
This is a decent book with some good advice.  I'm much older than I think the intended audience is, but still I feel there was sound advice and it inspired me to try to eat healthyier.
425740
In general, I liked this book and found it useful.  I thing it contains a lot of good concepts, but because of the dialogue format it is difficult to get one's arms around all the concepts.  There are also some holes that are left unaddressed, again probably because of the format.

Given the above context, I think that there are many gems in this book and a lot of practical advice.  Reading the dialogue between all these prominent people is thought provoking and challenges you to consider the underlying assumptions of your own emotional life.

There is a lot of good advice in this book about handling destructive emotions, but the scope is actually wider than that.  I found it to be more of an exploration of the nature of emotion and how to live with emotions in a balanced way.

There are advantages and disadvantages to this approach to writing.  There are a number of reviews that praise this book and others that shoot it down.  I think the reality is somewhere in the middle.

The people engaged in the dialogue are great choices, but somehow when the book went to print I think the written form missed capturing the full spirit of what went on at the actual event.  I wasn't there, but I get a sense that in the transfer from speaking to writing some important meanings didn't come across.

In spite of my feedback above, I wouldn't be discouraged from buying this book.  It is unique and has a lot to say.  My three star rating is merely an indication that I think the information could have been presented better and perhaps elaborated on in a way that brought the concepts more to life.
2401180
Really a good book with some simple strategies and ratios.  It helps anyone put in perspective what their targets should be and gives ideas on how not to over extend yourself.  That said though, the author is a bit on the conservative side but if you keep that in perspective you can apply what he has written and give yourself some good solid guidelines to set-up for fiscal security in the future.