Book review assignments

Book Foretells Great Changes, Important Choices for Humanity
The author asserts that the true understanding of our Earth has been lost to this age, but is needed now and is being restored to us. Story: `Earth Mother Our Womb of Life: and the Coming New Heaven`: New Book Foretells Great Changes, Important Choices for Humanity

Motivate Employees to Create a Kinder, Gentler (More Prosperous) Workplace
Consider the things your employees do that you wish they wouldn't. Allison, for instance, chews gum-loudly-when she's on the phone with customers. Story: Good Behavior by Decree?

Recession Rx for Business
Develop a get-through-the-recession plan. Sit down with senior-level management and go through your business plan with a fine-toothed comb. Story: Eleven Ways to Infuse Your Company with the Leadership Skills

OnPoint 2007 Business Execution Round-up
Eight Companies to Learn from as You Reflect on the Year Gone By Story: OnPoint 2007 Business Execution Round-up:

The Sinus Cure: 7 Simple Steps to Relieve Sinusitis and Other Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions
Story: Wildfires and Record Pollen Levels Create Agony for Sinusitis Sufferers...

Complete Guide To A Maryland Divorce
Story: A Useful Guide to Help You Get Through Divorce -- Author William T. Kerr Offers a `Complete Guide To A Maryland Divorce`

Hit and Miss
A Final Explosion -- Author Bruce Pierce Brings an Explosive End to His 'Jogging Deputy' Series

Pet Parenthood: Adopting the Right Animal Companion For You
by Diane Pomerance, Ph.D. (Polaire Publications; 64pp. Perfect bound paperback, ) The Fire This Time: Essays on Life Under US Occupation
Story: Activist and Author Speaks Out Against US Troop Deployment to Guam at UN Guam political, human rights activist Julian Aguon speaks to UN General Assembly in opposition to the Bush Administration move to deploy tens of thousands of US military personnel to Guam.

Hiring and Firing
Story: You're . . . Cyber-fired? The Wrong v. Right Way to Handle Employee Lay-offs

Doing Business Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Going Global
Story: Peace through Prosperity: Why Trade Can Bring Peace to the Middle East

"Defiance"
Story: How A Targeted Entrepreneur Stood Up To Gangsters and Governments
New Tell-All Book Exposes Corruption Behind World Superpowers.

"The Expert on Everything" by Edward David Gil
Story: Trading Privacy for Security in a Post-9/11 World:

Flexible Leadership: Creating Value by Balancing Multiple Challenges and Choices
Story: Shattering the Myth of the Celebrity CEO

The Saint-Tropez Diet
Story: New Year`s Resolution Solution
Are you one of the millions of Americans who made a New Year's resolution to lose weight - again? This year, drop the gimmicks and gadgets.

Book Reviews Assigned

Dr. Abdul Wahid Usmani
All Hands on Deck: Choosing the Right People for the Right Jobs
Story: Right for the Job? The Six Types of "Deck Hands" ... and How to Use Them. - Book Ordered

Roxanne Rhoads
Let's Get Real About Money
If you're looking for a silver lining to the economic slowdown, Eric Tyson says it's the perfect impetus for your kids to learn smart personal finance habits. Story: Nine Ways to Teach Kids That Money Doesn`t Grow on Trees - Book Ordered

Basak MUMCU CIVLAK
Blood Moon
Blood Moon is the first book in A.W. Gryphon's Witches Moon Series and will be released by James A. Rock Publishing in April 2008. Story: This Spring The Most Powerful Witch In History Will Rise - Book Ordered

Patricia Faulhaber
Flexible Leadership: Creating Value by Balancing Multiple Challenges and Choices
Seven Ways to Keep Your Employees Focused on and Committed to Change During any change initiative, there's a point when employees' focus and commitment falls off. A survey by OnPoint Consulting reveals the steps high-performing leaders take to get things back on track ... before it's too late. - Book Ordered

Susan Biddy
The Ten Minute Sexual Solution
Story: This Holiday Season Don`t Avoid the Mistletoe

Jenn Hollowell
Personal Finance For Dummies
Story: Summer of Savings: Nine Tips for a Financially Sane Summer Overspending is hard on your wallet and sends the wrong message to your kids. Eric Tyson explains how to have more family fun and spend less! - Book Ordered

Your Heart: Treat It Like You Love It
Story: Taking on America's #1 Killer It's the hardest working muscle in the human body - your heart. Even when you're asleep, your heart is still hard at work, pumping blood through your body. - Book Ordered

Thoughts Pressed Between Pages
Story: Words Of Love To Heal Hurting Hearts This Valentine's Day For the millions of Americans who are single, divorced or widowed, Valentine's Day can be a painful reminder of unrequited or lost love. - Book Ordered

Simon Harper
Visual Selling: Capture the Eye and the Customer Will Follow
Story: The Great American Sales Pitch:YouTube Democratic Debate - Book Ordered and shipped

UNABELLAVISTA ROME: How to Tour Italy
Enjoy Rome Like A Seasoned Traveller...Travel Guru`s Top Tips for Italy - Book Ordered

Homer C Emery
Doing Business Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Going Global
Tainted Toothpaste, Pet Food, and Toys: Minimizing Risk in A Global Economy

Ryan, Me, and the Mysterious Book
Story: Children's Author Encourages Tweens to Learn the Benefits of a Best Friend Remember when you were a kid how it felt to have a best friend who would do anything for you? A friend who giggled at your silly jokes, cheered you up when you needed encouragement?

Enemy at the Water Cooler: Solutions to Fight Rising Tide of Insider Threats
Story: Enemy at the Water Cooler: Solutions to Fight Rising Tide of Insider Threats

Kerry Woolley
A Woman's Guide to Saving Her Own Life
Story: Dangerous Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Greater Risk of Stroke and Paralyzing Fear Anticipating National Stroke Awareness Month in May, heart health advocate and patient Mellanie True Hills speaks on her life-threatening bout with atrial fibrillation

Kristin Donahue
Many Moods of Maddie: Bossy Boots
Story: Who is Raising Our Children - Parents or Child Care Providers? Childcare workers in America held 1.3 million jobs in 2004, and that number is expected to increase 27-percent over all other occupations by 2014 according to Department of Labor. - Book Ordered

Sandra Pianin
TurnBack
Story: What If You Could Travel Back In Time? Time travel... the very idea of traveling back in time has intrigued generations of people. - Book Ordered

Absentee and Early Voting: Trends, Promises, and Perils
Story: Absentee and Early Voting: Trends, Promises, and Perils America is undergoing a revolution in voting. 'Election Day' is quickly becoming a thing of the past as we move towards a system of many mini-election days leading up to the main event. - Book Ordered

Diane Benham
Stopping Kids from Growing Up Too Fast
Story: Stopping Kids from Growing Up Too Fast - Book Ordered

Mark Webb
How I Sued PayPal and Won
Story: How I Sued PayPal and Won - Book received

Chris Gadomski
Profit by Investing in Student Housing: Cash in on the Campus Housing Shortage by Michael H. Zaransky
Story: The Investor's "Perfect Storm": Seven Tips for Cashing in on the Latest Niche - Book has been Ordered and shipped

Book Reviews Completed Recently

Patricia Faulhaber
The Performance Power Grid: The Proven Method to Create and Sustain Superior Organizational Performance
Story: Ten Ways to Get Your Employees Focused on What Really Matters in 2007 Your company's end-of-the-year financials are in, and much like last year, they aren't exactly the holiday pick-me-up you were hoping for.
Also: Why Businesses Have Outgrown The Balanced Scorecard

Homer C Emery
Choose Chocolate, Not Fur: A Rabbit Reality Check to Make You Think Twice about Giving a "Bunny Basket"
Story: Choose Chocolate, Not Fur A Rabbit Reality Check to Make You Think Twice about Giving a "Bunny Basket" This Easter Giving chocolate bunnies is great - giving real ones is definitely not in most cases.

Ryan, Me, and the Mysterious Book
Story: Children's Author Encourages Tweens to Learn the Benefits of a Best Friend Remember when you were a kid how it felt to have a best friend who would do anything for you? A friend who giggled at your silly jokes, cheered you up when you needed encouragement?

Steve Glines
Profit from Uranium: How the "Largest Buildout" in the History of Energy Could Hand Investors 435% or More
Story: The Uranium Boom: Tap into the World`s Most Sought-after Natural Resource
Review: Book Review: Investment University's Profit from Uranium

Seven Years to Seven Figures, The Fast-Track Plan to Becoming A Millionaire
Story: The Wealth Accelerator's Guide to Early Retirement Seven Ways to Build Real Wealth...Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible

Barbara Price Galvan
Retire Secure! Pay Taxes Later: The Key to Making Your Money Last as Long as You Do
Story: Six Tax-Savvy Ways to Pay Uncle Sam Later and . . . Retire Secure! Review: Book Review: Retire Secure!

Kristin Donahue
How Much Is Enough? Balancing Today's Needs with Tomorrow's Retirement Goals
Story: Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness . . . and Summer Vacation?

Sandra Pianin
Protect Your Pocketbook at the Pump
Story: Protect Your Pocketbook at the Pump
Review: Book Review: The Gas Mileage Bible

Grand Slam: Coach Your Mind to Win in Sports, Business, and Life
Story: Coach Your Mind to Win in Sports, Business, and Life
Wimbledon Champ's New Book is the perfect prescription to improve business, personal relationships and find 'the zone' in both athletics and life. - Book Ordered

The Beast Bowl: Book Review
Original Story: Animals Playing for Their Lives in "The Beast Bowl":

Book Review: Improvisational Negotiation - A Mediator's Stories of Conflict
"Improvisational Negotiation: A Mediator's Stories of Conflict about Love, Money, Anger--and the Strategies That Resolved Them" by Jeffrey Krivis
Original Story: Ten Tips for Negotiating Workplace Conflicts

Book Review: Touched By The Extraordinary
The Gift of Being There: Eight Secrets for Visiting a Seriously Ill Loved One
Story: You Don't Know What to Say? Eight Secrets for Visiting a Seriously Ill Loved One

Inside Track to Careers in Real Estate/Buy Even Lower:
Story: Don`t Let Weak Housing Market Drive You to Abandon Your Real Estate Career If you're a real estate professional, or a student preparing to become one, the weak housing market might have you rethinking your career choice. But before you jump ship, put the current slowdown in perspective.

Buy Even Lower: The Regular People's Guide to Real Estate Riches
Story: The Not-So-Glamorous World of House Flipping According to what you see on TV, house flipping is fun, exciting, and a ticket to instant wealth. Authors Scott Frank and Andy Heller warn you to learn what you're really getting into before you jump on the real estate bandwagon.

Michael Acosta
Book Review: A Place Called The Bla-Bla Cafe The Bla-Bla Cafe is a well-loved, highly respected 1970s entertainment showcase. It was a nightclub in Studio City (over-the-hill from Hollywood) that had a major following at the time, and 30-years later can claim that it was the training ground for a large roster of performers who have since become well-known, successful entertainers.