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Middle school is all about change. In the opening section, girls take a quiz to determine how they respond to change, then receive tips on how to cope with the big changes that they're getting ready to face as they start middle school- switching classes, getting up earlier, and having their own lockers, all while learning to manage a new school, new teachers, new friends, and LOTS more homework and activities! The secret to feeling more confident as she starts middle school is having a little insight into what to expect. This book provides that information as well as "Smart Girl's tips" from girls who have already made the grade in the big school.
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Not that great... :(.......2007-10-03
I got this book from the library, because even though I'm homeschooled, I was hoping it might give me tips on studying for tests doing homework, and other such things. The only thing in there I didn't really know before was how to place things in your backpack to make it not so heavy. And their schedule for getting ready in the morning was not bad either. Also, the "After School" section, gave you pretty good advice on tryouts and how much is too much activities. But being as to how that's just about two thirds of the book I'd say it's not worth your money. Also they make middle school sound scarier than I think it really is. For example, they said "Picture yourself having a good time in middle school." They make it sound like you're going to a different country! So overall, you might get it at the library, but I wouldn't buy it.
Smart Giirls Guide.......2007-10-03
My daughter started middle school this year and has read this book from cover to cover at least 5 times. She has always liked American Girl books and I don't have to worry about her reading inappropriate material. Highly recommend for any girl starting middle school.
Another American Girl Success.......2007-01-12
My daughter will be entering middle school next year. As far as books go, this one will help her more than any other I've seen. Every book in this series has been a hit and this one is no exception.
Not that helpful.......2007-01-02
My eleven year old daughter and i read it. It was not that helpful. Everything in there she already knew. I recomend it if you were homeschooled but otherwise it's not that great.
This Book Was So Great!!!!!!!!.......2006-08-27
This book was so great!!!! When I first got this book I didn't know squat, but ever since I got this book middle school doesn't seem that much scary to me anymore. So if your starting middle school then you should buy this book,also if you in 7th, 8th, and even beyond use this book for help throughout your school years!
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About 26 years ago, Klutz was created from Juggling for the Complete Klutz. Over 2 million copies later, this 96-page, black and white book is still a favorite! Features instructions on juggling and 3 aerodynamically sound bean bags.
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Fun book and great beanbags.......2007-06-24
I loved the hole pack. I was trying to find a cheap set of juggling balls to to start learning, when I saw this pack i didn't notice that the beanbags weren't balls but cubes and I was a bit worried at first. Anyway they are great, well balanced, with the right weight, and the unusual format is perfect to beginners, since you will drop them a lot they won't roll away from you like the rounds' ones.
Learned in 2 hours!.......2007-04-06
I'm not kidding... I did. The juggling balls are a perfect fit to anyone's hand. I bought the kit because I needed to learn how to juggle for a class, and I got an A! Pretty good for a first timer! Besides, it's a great exercise for your arms.. try it for a couple of hours and you'll see the effects!
Great book for a beginning juggler!.......2007-03-27
I bought this book after seeing a few friends juggling and finding the book on sale at my local Borders store. I didn't think it would take me long to get the hang of throwing and catching three beanbags and now, almost 6 months after buying the book, I am quite proficient with a 3 ball cascade, making a few catches with a 4 ball fountain, and I've been bought juggling clubs!
I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to get into juggling, for fun or sport, it's simple to use and fun to follow along with. The only thing I do not like is that the book's format makes you wish it was spiral bound or bound in a way it can easily be laid flat.
great dealer.......2007-01-10
This person is a great dealer with fast prompt service. Would buy from again.
Excellent For Beginners.......2006-08-04
Within an hour of getting this book, I was able to juggle ( though not skillfully at all)three balls. Granted, I've had a little bit of prior juggling experience from years and years ago, so I wasn't totally unfamiliar with the motions. The instructions were very clear and so were the illustrations after I used a hi-liter to keep track of the otherwise black and white balls.
Book Description
Beginner Instructions Plus 40 Tricks for the Skilled Juggler
"I saw Bob Woodburn simultaneously teach 400 people to juggle in minutes using his method. Their laughter and enthusiasm was fabulous! They had a ball!"
--Bill Oliver, School Principal, amateur juggler & amazed observer
GO ahead, give it a toss. Since we're all so busy juggling everything anyway, why not have fun with it? It's surprisingly easy. You'll love the great feeling as you get the hang of it, and quickly move on to do lots of tricks.
Bob Woodburn teaches you with conversational writing and lots of easy-to-understand drawings. This great gift even comes with three soft, weighty juggling balls to get you, and your friends, started right away.
Customer Reviews:
Good For A Beginner.......2002-04-07
Its good for a beginner. It teaches you how to and some tricks. Basically it...
Good For A Beginner.......2002-04-07
Its good for a beginner. It taught me how to juggle!
A B C____1 2 3.......2001-01-16
Okay, buy this book. If you are a beginner, then you won't be for long. Even though I am only in week one, I can get three balls going for about 3-4 cycles, then I run out of room. Stupid walls!
Anyway, this is the book for you.
Easy and fun.......2000-03-11
As a kid I always wanted to learn to juggle but could never figure it out. After 15 minutes with this book I was juggling away. It was very easy to learn and lots of fun. I am afraid I am turning into an addict. I have gotten through all the basic tricks in about a week and enjoy impressing my friends with what they think are difficult tricks. It is really a great hobby and this is a great book to get someone started.
good book.......1999-12-23
yeah it was okay i guess not for someone who has a basic understanding of juggling
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The Great Juggling Kit
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to juggle? Now with The Great Juggling Kit, learning to juggle is not only fun, it's also really easy. Written with both the novice and advanced student in mind, The Great Juggling Kit contains all the information needed to master the fundamentals of juggling. This fun for all ages kit includes a brilliantly detailed instructional book and three juggling balls. This is the perfect kit for anyone who has been yearning to discover the art of juggling.
Customer Reviews:
Picture a box...........2002-12-24
This book was given to me as a birthday gift by my girlfriends aunt. I think we may have got our wires crossed as Aunt Maggie is a little old and doesn't hear to good these days. She phoned to ask me what I wanted and I said that I was researching the history of hunting and would love a book or guide to cudgelling. Obviously this got translated in her ancient mind to a guide to juggling, but such mistakes must be taken as opportunities.
The book is a very informative guide and as a complete beginner I found it easy to follow. It doesn't use technical terms which really helped, and the three balls included in the set avoids the embarassment of having to go into a clown supply store and look a complete juggling newbie as you look for the right kind of balls. Those provided were of good quality and weight, and after just a weeks solid practice I was managing to keep all three going for almost a minute! Practise is important though, and the book emphasises this but still makes it an enjoyable task. It would be very easy to become frustrated as you constantly lose co-ordination but the book is full of positive little mental notes to help focus you and get you right back on track. I'm now getting to the stage where my ability means I can add it as a new party trick when my girlfriend and I have visitors round. Her parole officer was much amused by my under-the-leg manouvere and it takes some effort to make him smile :-).
In short if you want to get into juggling then this is the book to start with. If only all Aunt Maggies mistakes were as fruitful as this one!
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Customer Reviews:
Social Commentary Gone Wrong.......2002-04-28
This book is a prime example of one where you can admire the author's writing skill, find it hard to put down, perhaps acquire a grain of insight into the human condition, and still intensely dislike the book. It is, indeed, a thriller. Things constantly go wrong with the protagonist's plans to enrich himself, forcing him to improvise. Even though this pretentious working-class Englishman is not likeable in the slightest, the reader feels compelled to find out how he's going to deal with each unforeseen obstacle. In addition to creating a fast paced story of love and crime, Parks may also have something to say about the consequences of social class and economic disparity. By depriving the central character of any sense of moral integrity, however, Parks has taken too great a risk. A reader needs to connect with the main character in some way, and to finish the book with some sense of time not wasted. I suspect that this clueless character was intended to be funny, or darkly funny, or scarily familiar, but I'm at a loss to see the humor, and the class consciousness may lose impact in transition across the Atlantic.
Great.......2001-12-20
Parks use of the sympathetic narrator is ingenious. Through all Morris' self-congratulatory highs to his self-loathing lows, the narrator keeps us tuned in to the thought process of this likeable 'serial killer.' The Fowles similariy struck me as well, especially in another book of his, Shear. However, I emailed Tim Parks asking how he felt about John Fowles, and he claimed not to be a fan. Either way, both are master writers, and for my money, Tim Parks is the best writer around. Mimi's Ghost, the sequel to this book, is an absolute must read, as are Shear, Europa and Goodness, to name but a few.
Parks: the next Fowles?.......2001-11-20
This is the first book I've read by Tim Parks and I plan to follow it up immediately with the sequel, "Mimi's Ghost". Park's style can be compared favorably to a young John Fowles' , especially his earlier works such as "The Magus" and "The Collector".
As in "The Collecter", Parks creates a disturbing story told from the perpetrator's POV wherin the main character attempts to justify his own deviant behavior and digs himself deeper and deeper into into trouble. The effect is chilling and Park's eye for detail is evident throughout, not surprising as the book's main character is an English teacher in Verona, Italy where the dust jacket states that Parks himself teaches English. Hopefully that's where his similarity to the books main character, Morris Duckworth ends.
Great Book.......2001-07-29
This book is a real page turner and I really loved reading this book. This is the first Tim Parks book I have read but It won't be the last. I highly recommend reading this book.
Great blend of gruesome murders and macabre humor.......2001-03-11
Tim Parks has it down for those looking for a touch of humor in the scrutinized look into a killer. Far superior to the latest Thomas Harris try, Hannibal, although that may not be a good comparison. Give this author a try if you like alternating between feelings of nausea and laughter. The writing is solid, the psychology compelling, and the story moves along quickly. Great effort.
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You'll keep the balls-and clubs and hats and other items too-flying through the air with the greatest of ease! Delight your friends as you do the three-ball cascade (the foundation for all techniques) and then move on to greater and harder things. It's easy as pie, as you follow the flow-motion photos for throwing and catching and throwing some more. You'll never drop the ball!
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As the millennium approaches, management consultants have become ubiquitous--and extremely powerful. Often using secretive methods and usually drawing huge fees, they regularly make decisions that might affect thousands of people and cost billions of dollars. But are they ultimately worth the upheaval they can cause? In the first detailed examination of this incredibly influential industry, Dangerous Company: The Inside Story of the Great Consulting Companies, journalists James O'Shea and Charles Madigan offer a cautionary tale.
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Behind nearly every corporate merger and every downsizing or "re-engineering" effort of the last decade lurked a highly paid management consultant. Consultants promise results, but what kind of practices do they employ to achieve them? Written by two award-winning journalists, Dangerous Company tells the harrowing tale of a Fortune 500 company that spent $75 million on consulting contracts, only to see sales plummet from $1.3 billion to $319 million; explains how AT&T could spend half a billion dollars in consulting fees without any sign of progress; and exposes a consultant who provided government officials with information that helped send a former client to jail. You'll learn how Sears got turned around thanks to CEO Arthur Martinez's sophisticated and limited use of consultants, and how small, highly focused consulting firms are providing cost-effective, targeted advice and mounting a challenge to their larger competitors. Both a serious practical guide for any corporate citizen and a cautionary tale as exciting as a corporate thriller, Dangerous Company is certain to make the reader ask the critical question: What is the true price of advice, and who pays?
Customer Reviews:
Informative Outsiders' View of Management Consulting.......2007-02-05
This book gives you a good idea of the history of some of the major consulting firms in the 1980s through the early 1990s. It also gives you a little background history going further back in the century, esp. on McKinsey. You can tell this is definitely a journalistic outsider's account of management consulting; it does not give you the "feel" for what it is like to be a consultant the same way "House of Lies" or Consulting Demons" does; therefore, it is of less use to MBAs interested in exploring consulting as a possible career option. It is nonetheless useful for providing a little more knowledge about the management consulting environment of the 1980s and early 1990s.
An important thing to keep in mind is that despite the title the authors do not take a uniformly negative stance against management consulting. Instead, they discuss what can go wrong and how to prevent those things, while ensuring consultants add value.
Overall, it is a useful book, but I would go with "House of Lies" or "Consulting Demons" as interesting introductions to management consulting from a critical perspective.
A Critique on the Consulting Houses.......2006-07-17
This is an interesting book that provides a critique on the powerful consulting firms. The authors reveal some major failures by the powerful consulting houses. The enormous power and influence that some of the major consulting firms exercise is revealed and some staggering sums of money going into hundreds of millions that some companies paid to the major consultants and at the end of it all, the companies went into liquidation. The debacles are balanced by some remarkable turnarounds spearheaded by the same consultants.
This is a must read for organizations that wish to engage consultants. Top managers would benefit from the various tips on how to effectively manage the relationship with consultants, and how they can protect their companies from consultants who keep running the clock with no tangible work being accomplished. It gives the client useful tips on how they can demand value from the consultants. It is also very useful reading for consultants as they have the opportunity to read critical voices on some shortcomings of their profession. This should assist them in coming up with better solutions to clients' problems. Students who wish to enter the profession will benefit a lot from learning about both successful and failed consulting engagements that would prepare them for the challenges of the profession.
The authors raise some questions and concerns that are often expressed that indeed consultants are people hired by companies to justify some drastic and unpopular measures rather than being agents of change, which they prefer to consider themselves. On the other hand, when criticizing consultants, we may forget that the role of consultants includes giving advice to change or improve a situation but they do not have direct control over the implementation.
The book is an insightful and interesting read for all the stakeholders of the consultancy business that is recommended.
Armed with advice and Dangerous.......2002-10-02
This book is a look by two journalists who have sifted thru lots of cases to bring to the front examples of management consultants bringing ruin (and in one case prosperity) to their clients. It also tries to chart the future of consulting industry and where it takes the rest of corporate world.
Written in a racy style it takes a look at the firms which defined consulting, right from people like James Oscar mcKinsey to Bain and the companies they started...their differentiators etc.
The authors come to the conclusion that giving a carte blanche job to a consulting firm will only make them more dangerous :-) They suggest that to manage a firm you need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the firm and therefore need to focus them.
But undoubtedly this book is great information on the persona and history of the specific consulting firms like McKinsey, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), Bain & Co., Gemini Consulting, BCG etc.
A Damaging Exposure of Management Consulting's Dark Side.......2002-06-30
James O'Shea and Charles Madigan have written an exceptionally informative text. Not only is it packed with well researched material, its gripping narrative style makes it very exciting to read as well.
This book contains material that should be regarded as essential reading for all serious-minded professional managers. It is the ultimate thinking manager's book, filled with compelling case evidence of managerial indecision (and how to avoid it). It is arguably the best business book to be published between 1980 and 2000.
Most negative reviews of this book suggest that it is either unbalanced, biased, or too superficial in its coverage of the management consultancy industry. Such claims should be accepted with caution, predominantly because they appear to be written by the very consultants whose feathers the book has obviously ruffled. Several of the chapters contain case studies that are anything but superficial.
Ultimately the book shouldn't be taken as a modern-day Spanish Inquisition targeting consultants and their methods (although it is, in parts, a damaging exposure of management consulting's darker side). Instead, Dangerous Company's most salient message is really directed towards inept managers (at all organisational levels) who all too readily seek to mask their own ineptitude by relying on expert advice that they are often incapable of comprehending. The gripping Chapter 2 on "Figgie International" is the best example of this. It can be read as a stand-alone case analysis of strategic confusion, and is perhaps the book's most revealing segment. It's narrative style is particularly compelling.
The book's underlying message (which is perhaps being missed by those who are quick to criticise the text) is that highly paid senior executives who readily abrogate their managerial responsibilities by blindly placing faith in the advice of external experts, are the "real dangers" to their companies. The authors make this clear in the final pages of their book, where they provide a checklist of 10 rules to follow when engaging management consultants. Rule 5 is "never give up control."
The concluding lines of "Dangerous Company" are perhaps the most revealing of all: "Good advice depends upon the shrewdness of the person who seeks it." In the final analysis, the authors are not suggesting that managers shouldn't use consultants. They're merely suggesting that managers seek advice wisely rather than blindly.
A Damaging Exposure of Management Consulting's Dark Side?.......2001-11-11
James O'Shea and Charles Madigan have written an exceptionally informative text. Not only is it packed with well researched material, it is very exciting to read as well.
This book contains material that should be regarded as essential reading for all serious-minded professional managers. It is the ultimate thinking manager's book, filled with compelling case evidence of managerial indecision (and how to avoid it). It is arguably the best business book to be published between 1980 and 2000.
Most negative reviews of this book suggest that it is either unbalanced, biased, or too superficial in its coverage of the management consultancy industry. Such claims should be accepted with caution, predominantly because they appear to be written by the very consultants whose feathers the book has obviously ruffled.
Ultimately this book shouldn't be taken as a modern-day Spanish Inquisition targeting consultants and their methods (although it is, in parts, a damaging exposure of management consulting's darker side). Instead, Dangerous Company's most salient message is really directed towards inept managers (at all organisational levels) who seek to mask their own ineptitude by relying on expert advice that they are often incapable of comprehending. Chapter 2 on "Figgie International" is the best example of this. This chapter can be read as a stand-alone case-analysis of strategic confusion, and is perhaps the book's most revealing segment.
The book's underlying message (and this is obviously being missed by those who all too readily criticise the text) is that highly paid senior executives who readily abrogate their managerial responsibilities by blindly placing faith in the advice of external experts, are the "real dangers" to their companies. O'Shea & Madigan make this clear in the final pages of their book, where they provide a checklist of 10 rules to follow when engaging management consultants. Rule 5 is "never give up control".
The concluding lines of "Dangerous Company" are perhaps the most revealing of all: "Good advice depends upon the shrewdness of the (person) who seeks it." In the final analysis, the authors are not suggesting that managers shouldn't use consultants, they're merely suggesting that managers seek advice wisely rather than blindly.
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding !!!.......2004-05-10
The story of the powerful & secretive consulting elite, firms such as McKinsey & Co., Bain, the Boston Consulting Group, Andersen Consulting, Deloitte Touche, Gemini, & others. Based on sources within the firms themselves, interviews with key clients, & access to now-sealed court records, the book provides the inside story that consultants would prefer you not know. It tells you about conspiracies at the top, bone-headed assumptions, as well as brilliant performances. Also looks at many success stories, & how small, highly focused consulting firms are providing cost-effective, targeted advice to companies & mounting a challenge to the big consulting powerhouses.
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