5 comments about Currency Trading For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)).

1. This is the book that every Forex trader new and experienced should have in their library. I have been trading on an off for a couple of years and learned more by reading this book in a couple of weeks than I learned reviewing info from dozens of sources. The authors are outstanding and experts in their field and I now am better armed to do battle in the forex market.



2. The book is awesome. Even dumb like me eager to move forward from pages to pages. Really good start for dummies :)



3. It is great for Forex traders. A lot of field experience, detailed howtos, tips and what to remember are really useful, advices are earnest. It is a must for all new Forex traders before starting the real trade.



4. Let's face it, we're losing trillions off Wall Street. But if you time it right, you can buy some cheap currencies now that's going to lead to some solid gains in the future. People are flocking to the dollar which will have the opposite effect down the road with euro and other strong currencies. This book guides you to all of that (the other FOREX books are absolutely weak). See my other reviews for recommendations on how to beat Wall Street.



5. I am a newbie to currency trading and this book has already given me enough information to start trading. It discusses all aspects in an easy to understand format. This is a must read for the newbie as well as a great reference for those with some trading history. Use it and profit!

5 comments about FairTax: The Truth: Answering the Critics.

1. Neal Boortz and John Linder have a revolutionary idea with the Fairtax! I believe it is the answer to our country's ills. This is a must read!!



2. I wish everyone in America would read this book and the first book that Neal Boortz and Congressman Linder wrote about the Fair Tax. This is the best way to fix our economy!!!



3. This is a great idea for an tax structure. At first I thought it was stupid and you couldn't sell this to me. Then I started listening to Neal Boortz'sshow, and I decided to educate myself.
   
   Neil explains how little people understand the current tax system in our country. To quote neal from his program: "If we had a fair tax (or something similar), Barack Obama would not have been able to use the lie that 95% of American will get a tax cut." The problem is many people confuse payroll taxes with income taxes.
   
   Neal goes through a list of response for the critics of this system. The things I want to hilight are how our government uses the tax code to play favorites, and that the current income tax system subsidizes debt and penalizes savings.
   
   I have no idea if the Fair Tax will ever come to fruition, but all Americans who care about their own liberty should read (or listen) to this book. You'll be able to sniff out the BS artists every election year. Hopefully one day enough of us will wake up and tell the government to go back to your powers that are in the Constitution.



4. As a regular attendee to the church of the painful truth I was looking forward to this book coming out. It truly does answer the critics and give plenty of ammo to us "FairTaxers"!



5. Answers questions that one may have had after reading the first FairTax book. Written well.

5 comments about The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick).

1. I'm normally averse to those business advice books that state the obvious in far too many words. This isn't one of those books.
   
   True, Godin tackles some allegedly self-evident insights on quitting (or not). But they're only self-evident when you take the time to think about them. Which we don't.
   
   And only self-evident if you are "brave" enough to confront them and accept that just maybe you should be quitting more often. Most of us aren't that brave.
   
   Godin writes eloquently and inspirationally. Reading the book means you finally face up to the obvious. And his words have a magical way of encouraging practical action. I know I sat down the day after reading the Dip and took some necessary decisions I'd been pushing aside for years.



2. I'm not normally one for books of this nature: short, quirky books that have easy to understand steps to great success all wrapped in cute little analogies. Godin somehow does it right. Whether you are stuck in a rut or itching to start something new, this book provides advice that helps condition your mind so that you end up succeeding. Otherwise you might as well quit.
   Buy it, read it, and revisit it every year when you need a boost to your career or hobby.



3. The book is quick and easy read, but doesn't really say much. It is much more lucrative to be the "cream of the crop" than a middler, no matter which profession you pick. Seth argues for careful deliberation when seeking out opportunities, and a willingness to change course. Quitting should be a rational decision, even planned ahead of time if possible. Overall, he argues that to best utilize your potential, you should seek out a job you will be challenged on, can grow in, and can be the best in the world. Once you've done that, stick it out without being disheartened by the time it takes to become an expert a.k.a. "the dip", because that's just what it takes, and its worth it.
   
   I'm usually a big fan of Seth's work, and agree with the content of the book, it just wasn't very insightful or enlightening for me.



4. This review was written by my 7th-grade daughter:
   
   The Dip is a little book about when to quit and when to stick. It tells you how to persevere through obstacles in jobs, new things you want to try, or things you're trying like a band you want to start. The Dip is a temporary setback that you will have to wade through like thick syrup.
   
   People quit things they want they want to do because the cost may seem too high. People don't have a lot of time and don't want to take a lot of risks. In school teachers tell kids that once a problem gets too hard they should move on to the next one. The low handing fruit is there to be taken; no sense wasting time climbing the tree. The Dip is the long stretch between beginners luck and real accomplishment.
   
   I recommend The Dip to people that have lost faith and believe that what they are trying to do is too hard because either their boss, coach, or someone else is not the kindest person to them, or when their environment is not the nicest. I believe that this book will give you great advice on how to live through dips and any rough path you have to get to before achieving your goal.



5. This is an interesting little book exploring a very important set of concepts. But despite the subtitle, it does a poor job of explaining when to quit and when to keep going.
   
   Godin's theory is clear enough. The book falls short on practical guidelines and specific, real-world examples that will help the reader decipher their own complicated situation. It's like an outline for a how-to book, without most of the content that would make it usable. I hope that Godin will develop his concepts in enough detail to make them teachable, and then write a second book that really does the job.

5 comments about 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews: Ready-to-Use Words and Phrases That Really Get Results.

1. As a current director of human resources for a F-500 company, I can honestly say this is one of the most useful books I have bought. My only regret is that I didn't have this great little book years ago as I struggled to find the correct word or phrase.
   
   The quality of your written communication is critical to one's overall career or the lack thereof. Furthermore, I have found through the years that your written communication can often make or break you in a court of law. In essence, we are not simply talking about making our jobs easier with this book, indeed, we could be talking about profitability or loss.
   
   I highly recommend this book for everyone in management.
   
   Michael L. Gooch, SPHR - Author of Wingtips with Spurs



2. Reviewing this book2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews: Ready-to-Use Words and Phrases That Really Get Results, I found it to be a useful resource for ideas when writing performance reviews. I have twenty reviews to write every quarter! Guess what? Sometimes I run out of ideas and ways to state something intriguing about each team member. If you are the type of person that gets 'blocked' when under pressure to get a report out, try this book. It will prompt you with phrases and catchy words that will jumpstart your brain. If you need support in writing an effective review, I think you will find that this is the book to try; I know I found it helpufl and will keep it for a resource on my shelf.



3. I just love this book. I use it a lot, as a guide to give feedback to my employees. Also, i've found it useful as an appraisal guide. I selected some of the phrases that reflect the needs of our company, and made a test. I've used as a 360º feedback. I love the consistency of its concepts.



4. Communication & Cooperation
   * Regularly displays constructive information
   * Asks well thought out questions
   * Explains complicated issues clearly



5. Looking for a key word or phrase and/or having writers block? "2600 Phrases for Effective Writing" really comes in handy. Being in the military and writing performance reports on a daily basis, this book has helped me out all the time. Not only does it help for the good reports, it also does for the bad.

5 comments about Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service.

1. This book has a rather flimsy message. Simply stated it is that you can smash your competition and achieve exceptional success in sales by adhering to a deceptively simple formula: Know what you want; know what the customer wants, deliver beyond the client's expectation, and never stop enhancing your service. The message is delivered in a writing style known as "mystical realism" in the fiction world, and which doesn't work quite as well in the non-fiction world. There is some real magic here, though, and it's on the cover of the book, "More than One Million copies sold." This probably relates to the fact that the target audience is, in fact, probably not all that literate, that it reduces an MBA in Marketing to a 75 minute read, that the print is large, and of course the whimsical and all too frequent references to the game of golf. The fact is that salesfolk periodically need to have their batteries recharged, and this book is a quick-charge. It gives the reader the feeling that he has learned something new, and that the business world is really much less complex than appearances would suggest. I read it as mandatory preparation for a Xinnix seminar, and if they thought this book had exceptional value, I'm worried about how simplistic their seminar might be.



2. I bought this in lieu of buying th book and am glad I did. We slipped it in and played it while on a day trip on the road. We are Amazon booksellers and found the information very helpful in our applying it to our bookselling business. The narration is story form which helps keep it interesting as well.



3. By definition, a "raving fan" is a customer that is so happy with your company that they praise your actions to anyone who might possibly listen. They are the best form of advertisement and the hardest to acquire. Changing your customer service strategy so that you have raving fans rather than customers is the point of this book and the story is told in parable form.
   The two main characters are Area Manager and Charlie, his male fairy "godmother." Using the magic that all fairy godmothers possess, Charlie takes Area Manager to several companies that generate their own raving fans. The strategy is common and ubiquitous across industries; treat your customer as a coveted and valued asset rather than a source of revenue to be squeezed.
   Another very important point is that to be successful in the area of customer service, you must first decide what you want to do. A fundamental component of this is to realize that not all potential customers are desirable ones. The fact is that some people are simply unsuitable as customers. Decide up front that they are not what you want to do and don't do it. Focus on what you can and want to do well.
   Ken Blanchard has once again been an author of a book that points the way to success in business. The path to success is by providing quality service that appears costly, but that is a mirage. Good customer service is one of the best ways possible to make money and save time by spending money and using time to provide it. This is one of the best management books ever written, made even better by the simplicity of the presentation.



4. Good quality, really almost new. Highly satisfied, only wish it had arrived a little quicker. Ordered another used book at the same time from another Amazon source and it arrived 3-4 days sooner.



5. From the Author of How to Sell Your Home in Any Market: 6 Reasons Why Your Home Isn't Selling... and What You Can Do to Fix Them and The Fundamentals of Listing and Selling Commercial Real Estate:
   
   I have re-read this book more than a dozen times. Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles have captured the essence of growing a business through exceptional service like no other book on the market. I can't recommend this book enough!

5 comments about How To Make Money In Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad, 3rd Edition.

1. I haven't traded one share of stock in the Market...yet. With that having been said, I figured, if you're going to get advice about how to be successful in the Market, you may as well go to someone who knows. William J. O'Neil has been trading since the early 1960's. He bought a seat on the Exchange in 1963. William J. is also the founder of Investor's Business Daily (IBD). If you are interested in the Market and you haven't read an IBD, I would suggest that you at least try it. Information is the key to making sound decisions.
   As a whole, the book is basically an advertisment for IBD. But don't let that get in the way of the information, guidance, logic, and strategies that are offered within the book. Before reading this book, I didn't have a clue about trading stocks. Now, I'm confident that I can pick a potential winner, take a position at the right time under he right conditions, take profits at the right time and, if necessary, bail out with minimum losses.
   I definately recommend this book.



2. William O'Neil, who started a successful financial paper known as Investors Business Daily, wrote How to Make Money in Stocks. Decade of research, critical thinking and common sense has helped O'Neil to create some very powerful ways of investing successfully.
   
   This book isn't about getting rich quick. It takes time, study diligence and patience coupled with controlling ones emotions to become an excellent investor.
   
   I have read many books, magazines and articles on investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and more over the years. O'Neil's ideas are some of the most solid and consistent I have found to apply to the stock market.
   
   In the book he teaches his CAN SLIM method of investing. Looking at these indicators are powerful ways to find the right stocks. CAN SLIM stands for:
   
   C = Current Quarterly Earnings per share: The Higher the Better
   A = Annual Earnings Increases: Look for Growth
   N = New Products, New Management, New Highs
   S = Supply and Demand
   L = Leader or Laggard
   I = Institutional Sponsorship
   M = Market Direction
   
   There are other great ideas in the book such as: Nineteen Common Mistakes Most Investors Make, How to Cut Your Losses, When to Sell and Take Your Profit and much more. How to Make Money in Stocks is a gold mine of ideas!
   
   The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide to: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking



3. Pros:
   
   * I know nothing about the stock market until I read this book.
   * Very well explain on how to tackle the market during good times or bad.
   * Even you know nothing about stock, you can have better understanding on this industry once you have read this book.
   
   Cons:
   
   * This book is good for gaining more knowledge but does not provide any plan or action that we need to take in order to succeed in this business. Overall, it is still ok.



4. Some reviews think this book is about
   
   * using technical analysis to buy and sell stocks in general, it is not, it is about buying the best of breed (in the very best industry groups) when the time is right and only this point is determined by looking at the chart, once this is passed in strong volume, chances are good that prices will move higher. (VOLUME is one of the classic indicators, see Livermore, Darvas etc)
   
   * it is pushing IBD too hard, I agree on that, and I would give it 4.5 points if it were possible because of that, but IBD and esp. dailygraphs.com is simply saving you hours every day.
   
   * think there are still too many good stocks around even in IBD and they don't say buy or sell this stock now. I remember having read Livermore's thoughts via the "make an easy buck in the stock market" crowd, "how easy is it to make a quick buck with brain surgery?" It takes a lot of work everyday to check the potential stocks.
   
   * not all chart patterns are 100% up to the rules, this is correct but one would also check the daily charts and this might explain a bit.
   
   Overall the book contains top advice based on old truths.
   
   Another book that has lots of charts and explains the stages/cycles of stocks is Weinsteins "Secret for profiting..." Weinstein has good suggestions for longterm stop movement, while Weinstein is not interested in the quality of the company, it is worthwhile to read it because of the stock stages.(as mentioned in O`Neils book on when to sell, the quality of the stock -e.g. stellar growth outlook- is not important only price/volume action - a hint for DISTRIBUTION, in the stock market the future is now)



5. A must have investment book but this method requires a lot of close monitoring of the market which most of us can't do as non-professional investors.

5 comments about The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life.

1. Here is a review that wasnt written by one of the authors in the self help author circle.
   The way I found this book to be written was clear, concise and to the point and did an excellent job decribing the how and why scientifically all this is supposed to work on a quantum mind level. I suppose I buy that. I have seen things like that in my life. But I also have doubts, as I am a poker player.
   After the world series of poker was won in 2005 we all knew who the winner was. Fossilman was the guys name. It takes incredible skill AND amazing luck to win the world series of poker. With over 20,000 entrants the chances of being the last one standing is pretty small indeed, skill non withstanding. Many of the top pros just dont have the cards go thier way as dictated by chance. You can be standing there in an all in situation against a pro (those that play or watch poker on cable know what Im talking about) and you are subject to random chance as the cards are drawn off the deck. If you flop the set you stay, if not, youre out and you go home. This sends many pros home and many ameteurs who do not possess the pros skill end up eventually winning the WSOP. In 03 a guy won that played for several years and entered in a contest online to get a seat at the WSOP(World Series of Poker) and won the whole thing. Astronomical odds. But someones gotta win, and there is going to be someone left standing at the end of the World Series of Poker, just as there is a 1 in 80,000,000 million multi state lottery winner. Anyway, watching the rerun tape of the WSOP (that I knew Fossilman won) I watched him win improbable hand after stunning just made the card he needed at the last second hand. Knowing he would be the eventual winner let me marvel at the raw luck this guy was enountering as he knocked off person after pro after guy, weaving his way through the tables knocking off his opponents to end up being the winner.
   And thats my point. These two guys (authors) that wrote this book. Could it be that they were just two lottery winners of life that just so happened to be 2 out of 200,000,000 people that were at the right place at the right time every time like the guy that kept winning hands at the WSOP? Given a big enough population size, statistics dictate that there will be through random chance several SEVERE winners out of 200,000,000 non winners. There are 300,000,000 million people in the United States, 90% of which live check to check. Then there are these two guys that just so happened to win at everything they did and they became rich.
   
   Perhaps the error of these two authors was to turn around and personalize statistical odds and think they could develop a system that could include the other 200,000,000 people that didnt win in their winning circle. But the problem with that is that capitalism is by nature a pyramid. The wealthy few exist at the top help up by the base of the majority of the others through services and the manufacture of goods.
   
   Lets say everyone in America got a check from the government for 10,000,000 million dollars. Inflation non withstanding, what would happen? WOOOOO! Im a multi millionare! Youd want to be tended to, to buy stuff, be pampered, go on vacation. But why would the guy at the hotel serve you? He got a check for 10,000,000 too. So did the janitor. So did the pilot of the plane. No one is working, they all expect to be waited on as they are now rich. No one is building, manufacturing, producing food, everyone quits thier jobs. Suddenly if everyone has money, no one wants to work as THEY expect to be waited on. Suddenly the money is worthless, and we are back to trading beans. Not everyone can win and be rich.
   Good book, good science behind it, I just decided to throw on a pair of horns and make the case for the other side. I guess Im going to find out if this really works within the next two months as I am going to do this every day.
   Good luck people. And yes, I gave this max stars cause at least it got my hope up. We will see if it delivers: me sitting in my own house with a mercedes and Range Rover in the garage.



2. "...your dream business will be not just possible, not just probable, but unstoppable."
   
   The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life.
   
   "The Answer" is a hybrid between a self-improvement book and a small business growth book which is obvious that while John Assaraf focuses on "you" in the first half of the book, Murray Smith focuses on "your business" in the second half.
   
   Content (I'll divide into two halves)
   
   First half: including 1. Inside the Box: John's Story 2. The Search for How the World Works 3. The Law of Attraction 4. The Universe Inside Your Brain 5. How to Change Your Mind 6. Your Dream Business 7. The Neural Reconditioning Process 8. Neural Reconditioning FAQs
   
   The first half of the book is a mix of business, biology (anatomy, molecular biology, and neuroscience), psychology, quantum physics, and a touch of hypnosis. This first half tells you how you can renew yourself.
   
   Second half: including 9. The Important Things: Murray's Story 10. Vision, Focus, Action 11. Your Ideal Customer 12. Innovating Your Business 13. Finding Your Business's DNA 14. Reaching Your Ideal Customer 15. Big Thinking
   
   The second half of the book is a straightforward, no-nonsense, get-to-the-point business growth method. It is about typical things like customers, innovations, USP, and marketing communications.
   
   ...
   
   Comparing "The Answer" to an ideal book; "A business book that is easy to understand, distinct, credible, practical, insightful, and provide great reading experience."
   
   The Six Elements Review:
   
   Ease of Understanding: 8/10; although, in the first half, molecular biology, quantum physics and business do not normally go well together, the authors can digest biology science (who knows whether it is harder or easier than rocket science?) into easy-to-understand science.
   
   Distinction: 7/10; a nice blend of science and self-improvement in a business book in the first half deserves a 9/10, in my opinion. On the other hand, the concept of the second half is nothing new but there are some new, exciting, and simple approaches to the mainstream concepts (such as in customer identification and innovation) which deserve 5-6/10.
   
   Practicality: 7/10; the book provides you with easy, interactive and simple steps on implementation. However, the book aims to be a "one-size-fits-all" book. It might seem easy while you read, but a great effort is required if you try to weave the ideas into you and your business.
   
   Credibility: 5/10; I love the first half of the book (mostly) by John Assaraf and it is inspiring but unless it is solidly proven with facts and researches (especially the science of zero-point field, resonance, possibility), I cannot say it is totally credible. The second half is high on the credibility scale with lots of fascinating examples that are authors' experience or the experience of their clients.
   
   Insight: 8/10; the first half is a real eye-openers with lots of amazing findings and how you can master them. The second half has some precise concepts and they are supported sufficiently. Examples are not cursory but they are probed and explained thoroughly.
   
   Reading Experience: 8/10; reading this book is like having two mindful and thoughtful coaches taking turn trying to help you. The best thing is that you will feel that they really believe in you and believe that you can, and will succeed.
   
   Overall: 7.2/10; if I'm biased (maybe I'm already biased!), I'll give more points to "The Answer" because I feel good reading it. If you feel distressed, down, or frustrated with your business, grab this book. Excluding every aspect of the book, this book make you feel energised, pumped up, and ready to take on anything ahead.
   
   Viriya Taecharungroj
   www.tedded.net



3. Un libro más de autoayuda pero lleno de lugares comunes, frases que hemos leido muchas veces y planes de acción vacios. No dudo que pueda ayudar a algunas personas que se inician en estos caminos, pero está muy por debajo de mis expectativas.
   No tiene profundidad y no proporciona argumentos sólidos, más allá de los que conocemos, que permitan la reflexión profunda y un verdadero aprendizaje. Me podría atrever a decir que es un "pobre" libro más de autoayuda que sólo enriquece a los que los escribieron y hace publicidad a sus propios productos y servicios. Le falta sustancia.



4. Great speaker, great author. John is one of the best coaches in our world right now.



5. I've read most of the contemporary books available on manifesting prosperity and transforming your life. I have to say that "The Answer" is most definitely the best of the best!!!
   
   The book is clear, concise, practical, true to life, and based on realistic principles that make a difference in your journey to success.
   
   Even better read "The Answer" with an awesome trio of prosperity/self development books that I noticed are now offered together for an amazing deal!!!
   To discover this terrific trio check out: NEXUS by D. Morrison & A. Singh
   
   Nexus: A Neo Novel

5 comments about Fast Food Nation.

1. received the book quicker than expected. the book was in excellent condition. I highly recommend this seller



2. Outstanding You: Discover, Design and Achieve Ultimate Fitness
   
   This book should be required reading at all American schools. The purpose behind this book is not to convert people to vegetarian/vegan diets, but instead to educate them about the disastrous state our food supply is in. Though I use this book for information to support my vegan/vegetarian diet, I found it incredibly detailed and thought provoking. Highly recommended for anyone seeking more information on where their food comes from.
   
   Ron Betta
   Author - Outstanding You



3. This book is truly interesting in that it explains a process that many consumers thought that they were already familiar with.
   
   This book will explain why:
   
   1) it always seems the person at the register is being "trained".
   
   2) children flock to most fast food joints.
   
   3) the fast food industry exploded with growth in the last 30 years.
   
   4) This country needs an alternative to our current and growing feeding trends!



4. I'm a vegetarian who doesn't eat at fast-food restaurants. I thought this book was going to be an interesting expose of the fast-food industry. Instead, it was a series of meandering stories that weren't all that compelling. I got about halfway through the book and realized there was really no point in finishing it.
   
   I noticed that whenever someone was portayed negatively, the word "Republican" invariably cropped up. When one meatpacking company owner became less sympathetic to workers, Schlosser goes out of his way to let the reader know that he went from being a liberal Democrat to a conservative Republican.
   
   It's this kind of political posturing (Schlosser is obviously a liberal Democrat who can't keep his disdain for Republicans out of his writing), along with the fact that Schlosser just isn't that good of a writer, that helps to sink this book.
   
   I kept wondering when I was going to learn something interesting that wasn't obvious. All I learned was what I already knew. Fast-food is a giant industry that pays teenagers low wages and uses a lot of potatoes from giant agribusiness companies and beef from giant cattle companies. Oh yeah, and they use flavorings from companies in New Jersey.
   
   Stop the presses.



5. Fast Food Nation is a fine "Social Thriller" bringing you to the edge of your seat right from beginning till the end.
   If "Erin Brockowich" is for P&G, then "Fast Food Nation" is for MacDonald's.Author has not spared a single stone unturned to make this book an "encyclopedia" of fast food "facts"( read evils)
   
   Going right into the production of raw materials,beef, french fries, potato farms, cattle feeds, workers apathy, production plants overseas, rules,legalities, food poisoning etc, Author has managed to bring the complete loop or lifecycle into this 300 pages "encyclopedia".Author has to commended for the way he has presented the topic to be an interesting reading and not a dull thesis.
   
   And as a reader , I respectfully disagree with the author on the following areas :
   
   Authors blatant attack on the low paid jobs - It is true that pay scales in fast food joints are going down, but we need to understand that fast food joints have created enormous amount of "low quality-high quantity"jobs that helps the economy. Do not expect any industry (even the government) to hire millions of employees even on short term contracts with zero to no skills at close proximity to employees homes at hours that are flexible. In fact America is called a "service economy" and a service economy is mostly nothing more than flipping burgers .
   
   So many people read the book for sheer one reason:
   How does it affect me and my children ?-
   
   And that would have meant atleast some comparison to restaurent jobs, restaurant cleanliness etc outside the fast food world. This would probably have given the reader a more balanced view of the food industry as a whole( contrary to all "burger kings and MacDonald's are villains).
   
   Author also fails to emphazise the bigger picture of the fact that "fast food" industries are an evolution of the "modern couch potato American" , "working moms", "single parent" culture. It was not the sheer marketing genius of MacDonald's that made it what it is today.Fortunately or unfortunately MacDonald ( and others )are adding value to the society by filling up a "dangerous need" in the society. "Low cost food" - fast and easy.
   
   And the worst of all, the same need is getting slowly created in societies like India and China.
   
   Read this book -
   If you have a family
   If you frequently grab a quick lunch at McDonald's
   If you or ur friends have tried Lipitor and other weight loss medications
   Read it - even if you read only fiction books!.It is about YOU AND YOUR LIFE.
   
   One of the finest books that I have read in recent times on social themes. I always wondered this book has every quality to be a 'movie' and yes, it did become a movie. If you are averse to reading, watch the movie. For me , I enjoyed the literary richness of the book ,analysis and the content of the book

2 comments about Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy.

1. Intellectual property right, art, internet, e-commerce, economy driven model, plus legal issues, make this book a very busy read. As the author points out, there can be only one winner - Hollywood or Internet. Everyone knows that Internet always wins.
   
   He is correct to point out the difference between commercial economies and sharing economics. But everyone knows this too. There is nothing new.
   
   Creative Commons, a licensing system that provides an alternative to the copyright system, seems to work better in the digital age. The discussion of the legal ownership will definitely continue for years to come.
   
   Overall the book is good for lawyers.



2. I am right now watching this guy on Charlie Rose. Every single word that emanates from his mouth screams, "I know what's good for you." His vision for society leaves no room for the rich diversity of individual desire and pursuit. His Obama-like "change" mantra betokens a world of the boot on the neck. God help us all.
   
   P.S. If you live in Evanston, please move out.

5 comments about Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do.

1. The book was in great condition, with one MAJOR catch: it had a Chicago Public Library bar code on it. I called the library, read them the bar code, and they asked me to please return it, as it had been taken without their permission. Amazon kindly sent me another book, and the stolen edition goes back to the library!



2. This book changed my life. I read it when it was new, at a time when I was becoming incredibly discontent in my first real career position job. What struck me about the people in this book was that almost all of them are busy doing work they don't really care for, and which many of them downright hate. They feel trapped and are unhappy, but they stick at it because they have bills to pay. The people who in contrast were doing work that they *loved* had a magical time of it. They were also few and far between. After I read this I questioned why people choose to make themselves unhappy at work they hate, when they could (as we say these days but didn't, then) "follow their bliss" and find what gives them joy. I have never looked at work the same way since, and the insights I gained from this book gave me the courage to leave a bad situation in order to find a better path to fulfillment. This is an amazing work of oral history, and the love work/hate work issue is just as relevant today.



3. This culturally significant novel is a must for anyone interested in American studies, labor issues, oral history, etc.. The author, Studs Turkel is a prominent Chicago figure that has interview 9,000+ people about their jobs. This is well worth the read. Turkel interviews a variety of interesting people ranging from actors, flight attendants, CEO's, and even a call girl.



4. I read Working in 1986, when I was 23, and chose my profession based on one of the interviews (I'm a piano tuner/repairman). I am so grateful to Mr. Terkel and his subjects; without them I may have floundered in life, but because of their inspiration, I found work which I have enjoyed and learned from for more than two decades.



5. I was actually recommended this book by my advanced acting teacher as a senior in college. We had been talking about different places to find monologues for auditions other than plays. I had heard of the musical "Working" that had been inspired by this book, but had never looked into the literary reference. The second I opened this book, I was hooked.
   
   Not only did I find a countless number of potential monologues (sometimes three or four within one interview) but it also completely opened my mind to the people around me I often look past. I never took the time to consider the woman at the grocery register, like B. Secoli. Reading this book was ultimately life changing. Of course, after time one sinks back into their own self-absorbed existence, but every now and then, when I need a little perspective, I return to Studs Terkel's "Working" and rediscover the rest of humanity.