The advice is too general and commonplace. I found this book to be greatly inferior to Stephanie Winston's Getting Organized and Lehmkuhl and Lamping's Organizing for the Creative Person. For someone really trying to come to terms to with their clutter and messiness, those two books are the place to start.

I would have given this five stars except for its "thrown together" feel. It started as a full-scale biography but the source materials simply were not available. The book that was written consists of some short character sketches and a recapitulation of JO'C's hunting trips and writing career.

The author is a hunter so he does justice to his subject.

In my view, this book has two serious omissions. First, the author repeatedly asserts that O'Connor was the dean of gunwriters in his time. This is true (IMHO) but the book does a poor job showing why this is true and what made JO'C's writing special.

Second, this work does not discuss the feud between Elmer Keith and O'Connor. Ostensibly the point of contention was the effectiveness of small, fast bullets like the 270 Win. But the Keith side (since Elmer's acolytes got in on the fun) made it personal. JO'C, in contrast, showed a sense of humor and charity that reflects favorably on his character.

Big bears are to North America what lions are to Africa and tigers are to India. The author claimed dozens of bears as a hunter and wildlife control officer. Yet like Jim Corbett he also loved and respected the animal he hunted. The book has stories that end in kills but the author is just has happy recounting his experience watching these animals when no trophy was obtained or sought. Also like Corbett the author has an understated style devoid of chest thumping or macho posturing. (Yet he once followed a wounded bear into a narrow tunnel of windblown timber armed only with a pistol.)

Good stories and plenty of good advice for the aspiring bear hunter. If you like to spend the downtime of winter reading about hunting, this book is perfect.

Noonan admits that this is a polemic. But it is rational and eloquent, not rabid. She believes that the Clintons's essential selfishness makes it dangerous for them to wield power. She offers no new revelations but takes the facts already on the record and asks us to see the pattern they make.

She demonstrates that opposition to the Clintons does not have to be irrational but can be fact-based and coherent. Unlike many anti-Clinton books, Noonan's case does not depend on wild allegations, shadowy conspiracies, or strident rhetoric. One can disagree with her conclusions but they cannot be easily dismissed.

Lott's book grows out of the largest, most extensive study ever undertaken on the impact of concealed weapon laws on crime rates. Where most gun studies look at state-level data or small snapshots, Lott used county level data over a sixteen year time-series. At the heart of his study are complex econometric models and and other statistical analysis. But the text does a superb job guiding noneconomists through the methods and results. Lott's original paper on this subject triggered a firestorm of criticism. One of the most interesting parts of the book is the chapter where Lott addresses those criticisms.

Gun control debates usually have more heat than light. I found this book a refreshing change. It is focused on facts, its conclusions are drawn from rigorous analysis, and its tone is not strident.

This is LL's answer to revisionist historians. He makes that clear from the dedication page: "To the hard-shelled men who built with nerve and hand that which the soft-bellied latecomers call the 'western myth.'" In the story he shows us the hardships those 'hard-shelled men' faced and the grit and character they displayed. Unlike typical westerns this not about a single wandering loner-- Bendigo Shafter is a builder in a community of builders. In this the book is closer to the true history of the west than is the typical Hollywood movie.

There is plenty of action. L'Amour knows how to make a story MOVE. Shafter has to contend with rustlers, outlaws, Indians, blizzards and politics. All in all, this western fan was well-pleased.

This is not Peter Capstick's best work. The writing is not up to the standards of his earlier works. It lacks the verve we have come to expect and it seems to have more digressions than usual. Yet I am glad I read it.

Partly this is due to the fact that the book was left unfinished at his death. It is always difficult to prepare a text for posthumous publication; it must have been especially hard for his widow to do so. As I read I kept in mind the fact that PC did not have the opportunity to make the final revisions and additions that writers typically make.

Nonetheless, the book has much to offer Capstick fans. First, it's Capstick, and no one currently at work is as good at telling a rousing story. Second, the subject is interesting. Meinertzhagen packed five lifetimes of adventure into his years.

Third, Capstick shows us Africa in 1890-1915, not as an exotic Shangri-La, but as a flesh and blood place (emphasis on blood). All the stories of ivory hunters and safari took place against a backdrop of colonial expansion and administration. Nearly all the African hunting books gloss over what this meant for hunters and natives. Capstick deserves credit for filling in that gap with honesty and understanding.

Finally, PC invites us to see the continuity between the colonial Africa he writes about here and the modern Africa he loved. Most writers see the two as separate and judge them in harsh terms: either colonial soldiers are 100% evil or post-colonial Africa is a horrendous failure which spoiled an idyll. Capstick gives us a more nuanced and balanced perspective.

If you are new to Capstick's writing, his other books are better choices. But if you are a committed fan like me, don't pass on this book.

Many, if not most, corporations try to utilize scenario planning in their strategy process. All too frequently, these efforts become routine: what if we increase (decrease) marketing budgets by 10%? What if raw material prices go up (down)? It's all pretty warm beer given the pace of business change every company faces.

This book shows how to do it right. The editors have shaped the contributions of 24 experts iinto a thorough, rigorous book covering all the vital aspects of scenarios. The reader will find clear discussions of what scenarios should be and how organizations can use them to "learn from the future." There are chapters on tools and techniques (like simulation models), advice on implementation, and case studies from both the private and public sector. The last chapter, "Twenty Common Pitfalls in Scenario Planning" is especially valuable.

Forewarned is forearmed. Any manager who does not want to go into the future blind and defenseless must read this book.

One strong song ("You Oughta Know") and very little else. I bought it as soon as it came out and stopped playing it after the first couple of weeks. AM's voice lacks strength and her songwriting pales beside Liz Phair's. Any of the latters records are much better.