Deep Ministry in a Shallow World: Not- So- Secret Findings about Youth Ministry (YS)

Deep Ministry in a Shallow World: Not- So- Secret Findings about Youth Ministry (YS)
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Deep Program Evaluation

Awesome! Must read!
Deep Ministry in a Shallow World: Not- So- Secret Findings about Youth Ministry (YS)
Chap Clark , and Kara Powell
Manufacturer: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0310267072

Book Description

Whether you’re struggling to make anything work in your youth ministry or finding that most things are clicking along, this book will help you develop a practical theology—to ask what is happening, what should be happening, and how you can make it happen. Each chapter is followed by discussion questions to help you process in a group or on your own.

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Deep Program Evaluation.......2007-09-29

Co-written by Chap Clark and Kara Powell of Fuller Theological Seminary, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World: Not-So-Secret Findings about Youth Ministry hits its target of providing youth workers with a resource to help them deepen their ministries. The book takes the discipline of practical theology and cloaks it in terms that will allow youth workers to put it into practice.

The authors contend that most ministries compensate for a lack of depth by implementing at least one of three flawed solutions: by doing more of the same thing, doing what worked for someone else, or by doing whatever they found in a book. These changes typically fall short because of the various variables relating to context, expectation, or surface-level change. Rather than prescribing how to do youth ministry, Clark and Powell offer a strategy for discerning what to do within a specific ministry context.

Drawing on theory taken from practical theology, four steps are offered: 1.) Evaluating where you currently are in ministry 2.) Reflecting on scripture, history, research, and experience to open up some new and creative options 3.) Examining how others address the situation you are faced with (without simply copying their program) and 4.) Deciding how you will take your ministry deeper by using insights gained in steps 1-3. Once the new strategy is implemented, you find yourself back at step one with the need to re-evaluate if you met the goals that were set out at the beginning. This practical theology loop allows for constant refinement and evaluation of a ministry. The book offers multiple examples of how one might go about using their method in areas such as mentors, mission trips, and worship.

From reading the title and the description, I expected a book that hit a little harder on the topic of overall youth ministry philosophy. Those who are looking for such a book will be disappointed. The book primarily focuses on purposeful program evaluation, and it does a good job of that. If you intend to use this book for the purpose for which it was written, you should not be disappointed. Clark and Powell should help countless ministries begin the trek out of the shallow end and towards a Deep Ministry.

Awesome! Must read!.......2007-03-02

Okay, I have to say that after the first couple of chapters I wasn't overly impressed. But once they started to apply the principle to each of the cases in subsequent chapters, it blew me away. I would say this is a MUST READ for those in youth ministry today, if you want to have a Deep Impact in the midst of most ministry examples out there that don't get past the shallow stage.

Love the Life You Live: 3 Secrets to Feeling Good Deep Down in Your Soul

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Wordy
Perfect and Straight to the Point
So dead on, yet easy to weave into my life

Love the Life You Live: 3 Secrets to Feeling Good Deep Down in Your Soul
Les Parrott , Warren Neil, Ph.D. Clark , and Neil Clark Warren
Manufacturer: Tyndale House Publishers
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We all want healthy relationships. But first we need to become whole and healthy ourselves, since a relationship can only be as healthy as the least healthy person in it. With a candid and realistic approach, Love the Life You Life guides each of us to becoming a more complete person in Christ by helping us recognize our blind spots, learn to be more authentic, strengthen our social skills, put the past into perspective, and more. Chapters include self-tests and practical suggested activities.

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Everyone longs for healthy relationships, inner contentment, and peace. The journey toward emotional wholeness is hard work. But it's the most significant thing anyone can do for his or her relationships

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Wordy.......2004-12-03

This book lays down some great concepts which are right on the money, but it's so wordy, that the lessons in the book get easily drowned out and forgotten. It's hard to absorb, hard to retain, and the book is so long, you'll be an old person when you're done reading the whole thing! I could easily trim the verbose fat out of each chapter and end up with a book that's more effective and only one-third the total number of pages. I recommend it, but take notes.

Perfect and Straight to the Point.......2004-08-17

When I bought this book, I was expecting something like Dr. Phill's book with lots of exercise that are time consuming. This book was way beyond my expectations. Easy to read and straight to the point. The lessons of life are simple and make so much sense. The fact that the book focusses on the importance of Spiritual significance in your life nailed it for me. It is a very powerful book and it changed my life tremendously. If you feel lost, like your life suddenly has no meanning this is the book for you.

So dead on, yet easy to weave into my life.......2003-12-13

For the first time I have read a book that not only was so in tune with real life, but was something I could apply to my own daily life as I read page by page. I highly recommend no matter where you are in your life.

The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat

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Mark Felt and his secret life.
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Everything explained once and for all
History's loss, not fully explained

The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat
Bob Woodward
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All the President's Men
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Release Date: 2005-07-06

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Bob Woodward's secret man is no longer a secret, now that former FBI assistant director W. Mark Felt and his family have revealed that he was Deep Throat, Woodward's legendary anonymous source for his Watergate reporting. Soon after Felt made his identity known, Woodward, who "is prone to complete his homework before it is due or even assigned," according to the afterword by his reporting partner Carl Bernstein, himself revealed that he had been working on a manuscript in preparation for that moment, one that would after 30 years tell the inside story of their mysterious, and history-changing, relationship.

Certainly you get in The Secret Man the cloak-and-dagger details you'd expect--and are likely already familiar with from both the book and the superb movie of All the President's Men: the late-night garage meetings, the red flag in the flower pot, the whispered warning that lives were in danger. Woodward retells the still-riveting story of his and Bernstein's unearthing of the scandal with efficiency and with the last puzzle piece in place. And he is able both to explain some of Felt's motivations, as an FBI loyalist disgusted by Nixon staffers trying to run roughshod over his agency, and to trace some of his remarkable bureaucratic tactics, including commissioning an FBI leak inquiry and deflecting it away from himself. Most fascinatingly, he gives a warts-and-all account of his shameless youthful cultivation of Felt, beginning with their first encounter when Woodward was a bored Navy lieutenant on the make, just three years before being assigned to cover the arraignment of five men in business suits arrested in the offices of the Democratic National Committee. But in a crucial way this doesn't seem to be the book that Woodward had wanted to write, for Felt remains a mystery. A shadowy father figure during the Watergate period, Felt soon distanced himself from Woodward after running into legal trouble of his own, and they fell out of touch in the intervening years. When Woodward finally reestablished contact in 2000, Felt had lost most of his memory, and any understanding with his former source, with whom he was so closely tied in both his private and public lives, remained poignantly but frustratingly unreachable. --Tom Nissley

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In Washington, D.C., where little stays secret for long, the identity of Deep Throat -- the mysterious source who helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break open the Watergate scandal in 1972 -- remained hidden for 33 years. Now, Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W. Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the Federal Bureau of Investigation who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon.

The Secret Man chronicles the story in intimate detail, from Woodward's first, chance encounter with Felt in the Nixon White House, to their covert, middle-of-the-night meetings in an underground parking garage, to the aftermath of Watergate and decades beyond, until Felt finally stepped forward at age 91 to unmask himself as Deep Throat.

The Secret Man reveals the struggles of a patriotic career FBI man, an admirer of J. Edgar Hoover, the Bureau's legendary director. After Hoover's death, Mark Felt found himself in the cross fire of one of Washington's historic contests, as Nixon and his men tried to dominate the Bureau and cover up the crimes of the administration. This book illuminates the ongoing clash between temporary political power and the permanent bureaucracy of government. Woodward explores Felt's conflicts and motives as he became Deep Throat, not only secretly confirming Woodward and Bernstein's findings from dozens of other sources, but giving a sense of the staggering sweep of Nixon's criminal abuses.

In this volume, part memoir, part morality tale, part political and journalistic history, Woodward provides context and detail about The Washington Post's expose of Watergate. He examines his later, tense relationship with Felt, when the FBI man stood charged with authorizing FBI burglaries. (Not knowing Felt's secret role in the demise of his own presidency, Nixon testified at Felt's trial, and Ronald Reagan later pardoned him.) Woodward lays bare his own personal struggles as he tries to define his relationship, his obligations, and his gratitude to this extraordinary confidential source.

The Secret Man is an intense, 33-year journey, providing a one-of-a-kind study of trust, deception, pressures, alliances, doubts and a lifetime of secrets. Woodward has spent more than three decades asking himself why Mark Felt became Deep Throat. Now the world can see what happened and why, bringing to a close one of the last chapters of Watergate.

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Mark Felt and his secret life........2007-09-17

So Woodward and Berstein used Felt's advice and guidance to unmask the Watergate cover up in the White House. Since this book was written by Woodward, I often wonder what portion of the feelings/viewpoints can truly be attributed to Mark Felt and what can be attributed to Bob Woodward. Felt had a ax to grind with Nixon for politicizing the FBI and being jumped over twice for FBI Director. Felt is also praiseworthy of Hoover's efforts at the FBI. That in a nutshell tells that Felt has his own agenda for the agency. The tapes reveal that Nixon also probably knows Felt is feeding information to Woodward and Berstein. Yet despite that, former President Nixon testifies in defense of Felt/Miller at their felony trials in the eighties. Nixon sure did turn the other cheek for Felt when the going got tough.

There is a lot of information in this book. I am not sure all of it is praiseworthy of W. Mark Felt. It does show the atmosphere this country was in following the sixties, and the breakdown in trust of the political leadership of the country. I find it unusual that Felt could justify his own authorization of illegal breakins on Weathermen families, when this was what got Nixon in trouble.

Bland at Best.......2007-09-01

It's hard to believe that this book was spawned by a "book length draft of the Deep Throat story" that Woodward had prepared in advance. It reads like a Memorandum of Findings, with scattered episodes thrown in that contribute incidents of minimal revelation or all too lengthy confirmations of Felt's later senility.

One would expect more of a co-author of "All The President's Men." Woodward seems bored, writing obligatorily so as to rush something out at the time of the announcement. While he tries to force in some emotion, he fails to convey it to the reader. Woodward would have done history a favor by taking some time with this to reveal the real intensity and drama that took place, rather than rushing and doing it so superficially.

Surprisingly Good.......2007-06-27

This is a surprisingly good book. Woodward is honest and reflective about whether he met the high standards Deep Throat set for him, and that he set for himself. And he grapples with whether Deep Throat was a hero or villain or a little of both -- and concludes, convincingly, that Deep Throat was more hero than villain.

Deep Throat's identity sheds entirely new light on the Watergate scandal. That he was the number 2 man in the FBI whose motive was to protect the agency from Nixon's politicization and subversion of law enforcement goes a long way in explaining Nixon's downfall. Yet, Woodward does not shy away from the sordid doings of Hoover and others, including Deep Throat himself. There is a curious resonance between the FBI and the White House plumbers. Is Deep Throat protecting some idealized view of his agency or just his beloved turf?

Woodward is reflective and self-critical. This is the best book he has written and is quite moving.

Everything explained once and for all.......2007-03-28

The Secret Man is the final unveiling of the identity of Deep Throat, the invaluable inside source during the Watergate Scandal. W. Mark Felt, the Number 2 man at the FBI during the Nixon Administration, is now revealed as the confidential source for so much of the information that the famous reporters, Woodward and Bernstein, wrote on for the Washington Post. Years of speculation surrounded the mysterious identity, but here Woodward chronicles the path that led to his confirmation of Felt's identity.

At first the book makes an effort to summarize the on goings of the Watergate investigation. While somewhat necessary, it initially gave the impression that Woodward was simply trying to relive the heyday of his career. The reader was left hoping that he would "hurry up and get to the juicy stuff." But then he does. He describes the events that led up to the Felt disclosure as well as the turmoil he went through in agonizing over when disclosure was appropriate. Should he let Felt, now suffering from bouts of dementia, decide? Should he wait until Felt's death? Should the confidentiality of a source remain that way even after death?

This book also makes clear how much of an impact Felt had on exposing the underpinnings of the Nixon administration and how much of a personal impact Felt made on Woodward. It is obvious from the narration how deeply Woodward admires Felt and how, above all, he protected him from anything that might tarnish his reputation and career.

The Secret Man is fascinating in its historical viewpoint as its human perspective. It seems a bit self promoting at times as Woodward never fails to mention the names of the many books he has written, but overall is the icing on one of history's most intriguing cakes.

History's loss, not fully explained.......2006-11-25

Woodward has written a moderately interesting book about Mark Felt, aka Deep Throat. No doubt the book is indispensable for providing Woodward's side of this two-person-only relationship. But Woodward spends a lot of time trying to excuse himself. Why didn't he press Felt earlier to write down his reasons for being Deep Throat? That is the story we all want to know--why did Mark Felt, 2nd in power at the FBI, risk potential treason charges in an effort that eventually took down a president. The bottom line is that Woodward waited too long, and allowed the story to be lost in old age and memory loss. People that want to know more about Deep Throat, and more of the story behind All The President's Men and Watergate, will want to read this book. But don't expect great revelations or exciting storytelling. Woodward allowed the main story to pass to history untold.

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Breezy, entertaining, not best for kids
So, You Feel Like Reading about Magical Governments?
Great read, but, Are all her endings bad or is it just me?
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Great by a great author

Deep Secret
Diana Wynne Jones
Manufacturer: Tor Books
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ASIN: 0312868596

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All over the Multiverse (the universe that is in the shape of Infinity, like a figure eight laid on its side), the Magids, powerful magicians, are at work to maintain the balance between positive and negative magic for the good of all. They use their magical talents to push people into doing the right thing at the right time.

Rupert Venables is the junior Magid assigned to Earth and to the troublesome planets of the Koyrfonic Empire as well. The Empire is situated right at the twist of the center of the Multiverse. There is a problem of succession when the Emperor dies without a known heir, paralleled by a more personal problem on Earth when Rupert's senior dies and appoints him senior. Now Rupert must search the Earth for an appropriate new Magid, while helping part-time to prevent the descent of the Empire into chaos.

And then the problems become intertwined when Rupert finds that he can meet all five of the potential Magids on Earth by attending one SF convention in England. And that other forces, some of them completely out of control, will be there too.

Customer Reviews:

Breezy, entertaining, not best for kids.......2007-09-14

A breezy fantasy with a flavor similiar to the Artemis Fowl books. As a book marketed to kids (I read the Starscape edition), I object to the brief, nonchalant references to sex outside of marriage, including many possible forms of sex. Some of the themes include the hope of maturing into better people and the idea that intuition and accident lead more often to fulfillment of destiny than reason and successful implementation of plans do. Another theme is that everything is connected, and the trivial can end up being of the utmost significance. I did find it witty in many places, but not as gripping as it seemed to strive to be. The Andrew character was the most intriguing to me.

So, You Feel Like Reading about Magical Governments?.......2006-11-07

This is a unique book. I didn't guess the ending. But, I didn't like the characters as much as I did in her other books. Also, a little swearing. I was looking for a book for my daughter. If your daughter doesn't mind mild cursing, then go right ahead. I feel this book is more adult than the Howl's Moving Castle books.

Great read, but, Are all her endings bad or is it just me?.......2006-09-24

I just need to have it out of my chest: I've read The Chrestomanci books and Howl's, and when I read this I confirmed my impression: Diana Wynne Jones writes excellent page turners (intriguing, fun, full of mysteries, cleverness and character development), but her endings are invariably weak. Action always gets rushed up and kind of confusing (Main characters having to go from one place to another and doing extraordinary efforts, evildoers popping out, characters discovering things about themselves, etc.)and then... They just take too many pages to end or end abruptly. In the case of "Deep secret" I think the last chapter is completely unnecessary. However, it was a great read, as are all other books I've read by this author.

Infintely Powerful.......2006-05-06

I am a fan of Dianna Jones, and the first book was I read was Howl's Moving Castle, and although I had hated the movie, I loved the book. The Merlin Conspiracy and others followed later and I never stop marveling how she manages to make each plot original.

The main charecters are in this delightfully complicated story is Rupert Venables, a computer game maker who is also a Magid, a group of people who tend to the flow of thinds in the multiverse. The other charecter is Maree Mallory, a girl with a dream to become a vet, with a selfish cousin named Nick. (The Merlin Conspiracy readers will recognise that name as he is one of the main charecters.) The story switches from time to time from Rupert and Maree and back. There are lots more charecters including a herd of centuars, and as I said in the Merlin Conspiracy, the family line is extremely confusing. You don't have to follow the family line though, as it is explained in the book.

The story is set in the Koryfic Empire and our own good old Earth. The multiverse is set infinetly, with new worlds popping out randomly. The half negatively magic side is called Naywards and the half positively magic side Ayewards. Earth is of course, Naywards, while the Koryfic Empire is Ayewards.

The story starts off with a royal problem in the Koryfic Empire. The Emperor has just been assasinated, along with almost all of the Empire's court. The Empire needs a new Emperor fast, but the paranoid Emperor has hidden his children too well. Rupert, as a Magid, has been ordered to go and help. He finds the place in disorder, and promises to help. Meanwhile, his sponser, Stan, has just died, and Rupert also need to find a new Magid for the position. A list is found and he checks out the candidates, with cover stories. Among them is Maree Mallory. The stroy continues with more and more problems piling up and and the danger escalating. Rupert must uncover a deep secret to work everything out.

Although this story ends rather happliy, it most certainly doesn't have a "and they lived happily ever after" atmoshere at the end. Blunders and stupid mistakes are in order, and there are lots of times the charecters could have done a lot better. Pure luck plays a part like in real life and I think that this is what make it so beleiveable; the fact that the charecters are not perfect.

All in all, a truely good read!

Great by a great author.......2005-08-11

I have enjoyed Diana Wynne Jones for years, and until recently I thought that Howel's Moving Castle was the best I would ever read by her. Now it's having to fight for the title. This book is very good, extremely engaging, and well-written. The characters are unique and well characterized, and the different worlds that this is set on are varied and interesting as well. Our protagonists are quirky and fun, and the villans are well worth them. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

Riches Stored in Secret Places: A Devotional Guide for Those Who Hunger After the Deep Things of God

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Good service and good product. .......2007-04-03

I was fully satisfied with the service and like the book.

Love Secrets Revealed: What Happy Couples Know About Having Great Sex, Deep Intimacy and a Lasting Connection

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Love Secrets Revealed: What Happy Couples Know About Having Great Sex, Deep Intimacy and a Lasting Connection
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In a sea of self-help books that continually focus on everything that's wrong with your relationship, Dr. Allen Berger shows readers how to break through the biggest relationship myths and finally have the relationship they want. This is the book for those people who are frustrated because they can't seem to stay in sync with their partner, for those who are at an impasse with their partner over a difficult situation and those who are unhappy with their current relationship. In this book, Dr. Allen Berger, known as the "no-nonsense relationship coach" shares the secrets and straight-talking advice he's accumulated over his thirty years of practice, helping thousands of couples find a more satisfying relationship. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to make their relationship better.

Secret Longings of the Heart: Overcoming Deep Disappointment and Unfulfilled Expectations (Wisdom for Women)

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YOU CAN TRIUMPH OVER LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS!

Secret Longings of the Heart: Overcoming Deep Disappointment and Unfulfilled Expectations (Wisdom for Women)
Carol Kent
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Here is a rich encounter with the hidden desires of women today-the passions that determine lifestyle, behavior, and attitudes-and how these relate to serving and loving God.

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Great!.......2007-05-30

This book really ministered to me. It was the first book I've completely finished in a long time. I would recommend this to women, who have dealt with many disappointments in life, that can stunt your growth. This book exposed the lies we tend to believe and the strongholds that can develop. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and recommended it to all my friends.

Alicia Watson

YOU CAN TRIUMPH OVER LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS!.......1999-04-21

Every Christian woman can identify with this Carol Kent book. It lets us admit that life isn't perfect and gives positive, practical and scriptural advice for facing those disappointments. Kent first invites us to explore our deepest longings and recognize where the reality of life has fallen short of our expectations. She then encourages us not to lose hope or become embittered, but rather to take positive action by teaching how to run those unfulfilled longings through a scripturally based values grid. "By acknowledging and evaluating our passions, we can discover how to lead a much more honest, focused, fulfilling and purposeful life--a life based on eternal values." (Kent, 1990) I highly recommend the book and also the study guide for small group use.

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The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat
Bob Woodward
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The Final Days
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The mysterious source who helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break open the Watergate scandal in 1972 remained hidden for thirty-three years. In The Secret Man, Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W. Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the FBI who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon. The Secret Man brings to a close one of the last chapters of Watergate.

Lost and Found: The Story of How One Man Discovered the Secrets of Leadership . . .Where He Wasn't Even Looking

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Lost & Found

Lost and Found: The Story of How One Man Discovered the Secrets of Leadership . . .Where He Wasn't Even Looking
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Larry has worked his way up to his first big assignment as a manager. But now the work is piling up on his desk. His people can’t seem to make decisions—certainly not the right ones. His mentor has been fired. Worst of all, his boss sends him out for leadership training. Larry never thought he needed all that “people skills” stuff to perform, and spouting buzzwords doesn’t seem to work for him, anyway. I’m doing my job, Larry thinks. What does this company want from me? He truly feels lost.

After alienating his staff even more and incurring costly time delays, Larry is sent on a forced vacation, which begins with a comic but poignant fishing trip misadventure. Finally, miles from home and work, Larry opens his mind to new ways of thinking about leadership. He learns important leadership lessons in his daily life: planning a family trip, watching his son play ball, fishing with his daughter. He realizes that everyone needs to KNOW, GROW, and OWN, and that being a leader means helping and enabling people to fulfill those needs.

At last Larry has a credo that he can believe in, three powerful principles that all managers can use to get the best from themselves and the people around them.

Praised by executives and business experts, Lost & Found reveals the core of leadership through the power of an engaging and wonderfully told story. Managers will recognize parts of themselves and people they know in Larry Parks, a smart worker temporarily stymied by a new type of challenge. At the end of the book the authors provide tips for putting the KNOW-GROW-OWN credo to work in different types of jobs and in different kinds of companies and organizations. Combining inspiration and practical advice, Lost & Found will help talented workers transform themselves into great leaders.

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Find It And Read It.......2006-01-03

If you've ever watched a furniture salesman describe an invisible sofa to a blind person, then you have a pretty good idea of the average corporate leadership seminar. Everything sounds great, but the first time the attendee stretches out in front of a ball game, there's trouble.

The authors of Lost and Found understand this well, and instead of slapping together another forgettable binder full of diagrams and shop-worn quotes, they've structured a highly readable story that illustrates key managerial concepts in a clear and memorable fashion. It is hard to imagine anyone who has labored in the corporate vineyards not understanding and empathizing with Larry Parks, a man who has backed himself into a corner because he spreads himself too thin, would rather do it himself than teach someone else, and fails to understand the distinction between true leadership and dictatorship.

Through experience that is often entertaining and frequently less than pleasant, Larry gets a dose of his own medicine. The result is beneficial for everyone involved. Unlike almost every other work of its type, Lost and Found stands on its own legs as a book, the result of thoughtful structuring and exceptional writing. From the standpoint of a managerial tool, a document designed to help fledgling (and experienced) managers grow beyond their limitations and adopt a higher understanding of leadership, it is at the head of the class.

Pass It Around to your managers.......2004-10-30

This is an outstanding parable on leadership, written in a format that is easy to read and difficult to put down. Its a primer for those new in management/leadership, and a refresher course for those of us that have spent a lifetime doing so. I'm getting copies for all of my managers.

Outstanding Fable on Leadership for New Technical Managers.......2004-03-28

Everyone who has worked with engineers has noticed how hard it is for people who are very good at this work to become effective managers. It's almost as though the skills that make a good engineer can get in the way of becoming a good manager. But when a company is ready to select a new engineering manager, who do they pick? Why, an outstanding engineer, of course!

Years ago, most of these new managers were thrown into the fray with little training or mentoring. Today, that seldom happens. Instead, training courses and mentoring are almost always available. Yet, despite having more help, many new engineering managers continue to fail.

Lost and Found is aimed at providing additional perspective and information to help great engineers become great engineering managers.

Yet many new engineering managers may not want to read a "fable" about doing their jobs better. I hope they will suspend their skepticism long enough to give this outstanding fable a chance to help them.

Business fables usually don't work for engineering managers. First, they don't talk about working on technical projects. Second, they are often so simple as to seem insulting to an educated professional. It's like being asked to read Alice in Wonderland in order to manage better. Third, the situations don't provide any "aha's" based on general experiences. Fourth, the directions are often limited to one way to get the job done.

Lost & Found overcomes all of those problems.

Larry Parks has all of the best and worst characteristics of new engineering managers . . . and receives training, feedback and mentoring that just don't strike him as relevant. But as his project spins increasingly out of control and behind schedule, he realizes that something has to give. His family and his boss are both disappointed in him. As a result, he's given a chance to take time off to get his thinking sorted out. During that time off, he begins to experience the consequences of all the worst parts of his own management style . . . and tries out better ways to do things that allow him to enjoy better results.

The lessons are summarized simply as a Leadership Credo of:

"My Team Needs to KNOW

1. Do I have a clear view of the future I am trying to create, and does my team share that view?

My Team Needs to GROW

2. Are my team members more valuable to each other, to the company, and to themselves today than they were a year ago?

My Team Needs to OWN

3. Do the people on my team perform like hired hands or as if they're partners in business with me?"

In the story, Larry comes back to the office and uses these principles to turn his project around and improve his career.

While all of this is happening, Larry's mentor (who could be poster boy for how not to manage -- using Theory X) sees his career crash and burn. The lesson isn't lost of Larry.

After the fable is over, the authors do a fine job of providing brief guidance on other methods of working with a team to apply these three principles.

I would be surprised if I will ever read a business fable as good as this one for its intended audience. I recommend it without reservation.

As I finished the book, I began to realize that most business books would be more helpful if the authors focused more narrowly on a particular type of reader . . . rather than trying to help everyone in the same way. I hope these authors will write more fables, and aim them at other specific audiences that need help making the transition into effective management.

Good Theory / Good Practice / Good Story.......2004-03-27

Since One-Minute Manager in 1983, embedding business advice into fictional narrative has become a pervasive formula. Unfortunately, the "plot" of such books too often consists only of a young protoge (surrogate for the reader) getting advice rom a wise mentor (surrogate for the writer).

Lost and Found is different. Its plot is multilayered and compelling, and its characters more than just one-dimensional mouthpieces for reader and writer. Like other Sussman/Deep offerings, Lost and Found has sound content, presented clearly and tightly. This book, written along with Alex Stiber, takes the Sussman/Deep canon in a fruitful new direction. I'll be recommending this book to clients.

Lost & Found.......2004-03-10

I very much enjoyed this book. Written in a "story" form, Lost & Found clearly illustrates core leadership values. From the beginning chapter, 'Why Me?' to the final entitled, 'Out of the Woods', the book's primary character, Larry Parks embarks upon a journey that many of us have either witnessed in others or have taken ourselves. Dr. Sussman and his co-authors have composed a classic that should be read by every individual in a position of leadership or who aspires to be a leader. I have purchased copies of Lost & Found for 12 others in my organization and have had rave reviews from everyone. Please do yourselves a favor and puchase this book; better yet purchase additional copies and give to your friends and colleagues.

The Bible and Kundalini Energy, The New Testament, Deep Secrets of the

Average customer rating:

somewhat disappointing
A book about Kundalini that will be studied for decades.

The Bible and Kundalini Energy, The New Testament, Deep Secrets of the
Dorothy Elder
Manufacturer: Doriel Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0963167324

Book Description

A deeper interpretation of the Eastern teaching on the Kundalini Energy, called the Holy Spirit by Christians, is the theme of this book. You will learn that the miracles found in the Bible are a result of Kundalini activation in a person or place. Other religions of the world indicate a similar teaching that leads to Enlightenment. The Thousand-Petaled lotus in the symbol for the Hindu, whereas Light is the Christian symbol. Jesus Christ's teachings, His miracles, and His healings are discussed. And we are taught that the Inner Light is within each one of us.

Customer Reviews:

somewhat disappointing.......2004-04-27

I practice and teach Kundalini Yoga, and as much as I would like to give this book a higher rating, I just can't. I whole-heartedly agree with Dorothy Elder's contention that Kundalini energy and the Holy Spirit are one and the same, but her book just left me cold. The passages from the Bible which she "reinterprets" struck me as highly contrived. This topic needs to be explored and brought forth in our modern world and this book is a valiant attempt to do so, but it just comes up short somehow.

A book about Kundalini that will be studied for decades........1999-10-10

THE BIBLE AND KUNDALINI ENERGY is a recent translation that will be read and studied for decades because of the level of knowledge Dorothy Elder is able to bring through.

As we learn of more and more people being graced by the Kundalini, along the way a handful of people stand out from the rest. We recognize them by the deeds they are able to accomplish because of their consciousness remaining opened through which an abundance of energy and untapped knowledge pours.

Following Dorothy's own Kundalini experience, she is being guided to translate many portions of the Bible. In THE BIBLE AND KUNDALINI ENERGY, she lays bare the hidden mysteries revealing how the Kundalini energy is cloaked in the Scriptures; an ability she totally credits to Spirit working through her elevated consciousness.

"A deeper interpretation of the Eastern teachng on Kundalini energy, called Holy Spirit by Christians, is the theme. You will learn miracles found in the Bible are a result of Kundalini being active in a person or place. Some of the interpretations are based on a Christian foundation and some are combined with Eastern teaching. The thesis is: The Divine Energy, Kundalini or Holy Spirit, is basic to the teaching of our Judeo/Christian Bible and to our personal spiritual evolution."

The Bible calls to all of us. If you've read part or all of the Bible and have put it aside because it was too difficult to interpret, read Dorothy's book as a companion. Because of the knowledge that pours forth through her and into more than twelve books thus far, we can now understand the hidden messages of the Scriptures. Finally, we can understand how the Kundalini has been a part of humanity and all life throughout time.

(Paragraph in quotes used by this author with permission from Dorothy Elder.)

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