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Description: "Followers of Kafka will require this book and will find it most rewarding." --Library Journal From late 1917 until June 1919, Franz Kafka stopped writing entries in his diary, which he kept in quarto-sized notebooks, but continued to write in a series of smaller, octavo-sized notebooks. When Kafka's literary executor, Max Brod, published the diaries in 1948, he omitted these notebooks--which include short stories, fragments of stories, and other literary writings--because, "Notations of a diary nature, dates, are found in them only as a rare exception." The Blue Octavo Notebooks have thus remained little known yet are among the most characteristic of Kafka's work. In addition to otherwise unpublished material, the notebooks contain some of Kafka's most famous aphorisms in their original context. This edition of the English translation has been corrected with reference to the German text for certain omissions and discrepancies of sequence.
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greatest format for the greatest writing by the greatest writer of the 20th century.......2007-09-17
To face the prospect of religion without religion.
To face the prospect of death head on.
To be truly fearless in the face of human terror, folly, and weakness.
To scribble all this courage into a modest little notebook, without the need for fame or immortality, without the pretense of literature or art.
Just a great man working through the miracle of his life.
It takes courage just to read it.
Haven't read it yet -- just bought it --.......2006-11-09
But read the reviews, it is true, the gentleman from Ontario is priceless, and I agree with Erica as well. I've read the two-volume edition of his diaries and they seem to be much more touching and emotional -- sensitive to beauty -- than most of his published work. Though I would say the published work is also funny, "Investigations of a dog," for example. I think the diaries give a good, new angle on the published work. And I don't think they were "written for publication."
*********** THE NOTEBOOK ****************.......2006-02-19
Like the notebooks of Nietzsche, Camus, Andre Gide, and Wittgenstein...
this book of discovered notebooks is a sharp and wonderfully illuminating glimpse into the deep-thinking mind of a master of his literary craft. A Great Read!
Kafka thinking out loud.......2005-05-28
First off, to the reviewer here from Ontario: I laughed until I started to hiccup while reading your review, and since I'm a substitute librarian, well...you can imagine. You've caught his tone exactly.
Now, the Octavos. If you're a Kafka obsessive, they're required reading---first, to tease out his private code (the aphorisms). Secondly, one finds many of the shorter pieces Brod lifted for other releases, and what Brod chose---and what he left---says a lot about how his friend interpreted this author, and how FK would be misinterpreted for the next fifty years.
Another reason to read Octavos is this: at least two of the shorter pieces here are so funny you'll want to collar friends and force them to listen. "I am a clerk at the town hall!" boasts one of his personae repeatedly...before collapsing into snarls about dignity and the office cat. Another is a wry send-up on the self-important manifestos floating around Europe at the time: Kafka's version is released anonymously to an indifferent apartment population, and proposes an absurdist Social-Contract arrangement between the manifesto writer, the thronging public, and five broken toy rifles--all sonorously written in starving-revolutionary comeradese. Of course, to the manifesto writer's chagrin, no one shows up.
The Octavo Notebooks are where Kafka recorded a few of his most delicate, poetic and aching shorter pieces. They're also where he goofed up, wrote himself into a corner, admonished himself, lied to himself. In short, they're a small window into this complicated writer's heart. Nothing here is so essential that you can't enjoy Kafka's more formal work without them, but if you're a fan, they humanize the man immeasurably.
The Gentleman fom Ontario.......2005-01-14
When I first bought this book, it wasn't blue either. But when I brought it home and put it on my shelf, things changed irrevocably. Now when I am sitting and writing late in the evening, out of the corner of my eye I can see the book, sitting amongst its faithless companions, gleaming blue like a blue lamp from a lighthouse, shining out from its shelf. While all around the rustling of the mice. But then, when I turn and look straight at her, she isn't blue anymore.
I find the thought almost unbearable.
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Dance of the Years.......2006-05-09
I read another book by a later Allingham biographer, but in some way I prefer this one, with its very serious literary criticism of her many novels. The book is told in alternating chapters, part of her life, then a discussion of the books she wrote during that period, then back to the life, then to another set of books, etc. It's sort of odd, especially at the end, where "Marge," as Richard Martin calls her, dies on page 223, then we still have to sit through his omnibus discussion of HIDE MY EYES, THE MIND HUNTERS and THE CHINA GOVERNESS.
Martin regards Allingham as a sort of Nabokov of the mystery genre, a writer who was constantly experimenting with "the new and the strange." I think he overstates the case a little bit, but his enthusiasm carries him along like a skiff on the waves. And yes, it's plain to see that with THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE and TETHER'S END Allingham was attempting to turn the classic detective novel, which she had helped pioneer, into a postwar noir mood with emphasis on character instead of plot. And then again a final turn to the fantastic represented best by THE MIND READERS. But this in itself does not make her experimental any more than similar changes in JB Priestley's oeuvre make either author anything but good family fun.
Julia Thorogood, Allingham's other biographer, isn't as graceful a writer and Martin, nor does she go in for close reading or linguistic analysis, but she does paint a very different portrait of Allingham's life, and one wonders which is truer. In Thorogood's biography, Allingham is a desperate fat woman who ruins her health by writing too hard in order to keep a husband who drinks, cheats, and wastes everyone's time, the obnoxious "Pip" (P. Youngman Carter), who later claimed he was responsible for most of her books and who carried on the Campion name after Marge's death, only to run it into the ground. Richard Martin balks even at discussing the controversial CARGO OF EAGLES, which Marge planned but Pip completed. To Martin, Pip was just a nothing not even worthy of extended analysis. To Thorogood, Pip is the reason for inscribing Allingham's tortured life, her reason for living, dying and writing. Who's right? Both of them I guess.
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Hot and furry!.......2006-08-04
Elsa is running away...from her pack and herself.Dominated by a matriarch who has issued rules Elsa detests, she flees to find a new life. Not only does she find it, she also finds herself.Thinking freedom the most important thing in life, Elsa is confronted by mixed signals from her own heart, when she meets alpa male and pack leader,Rick.
Rick, leader of the pack Elsa runs to, or "runs into" more correctly, has problems of his own. He suffers from loss, competition for territory, and a sister-in-law from hell. Enter Elsa, and Rick has to make decisions, quickly.
A great read for anyone who enjoys a good love story with hot and furry sex! Meow!
Wowww.......2006-06-08
I just want to say I have been reading alot of Ellora's Cave books (which includes many wonderful writers) and the Lunewulf series was great. I have really enjoyed it and would say it is a "must" read.
A cover to cover read........2005-12-15
I picked this book up and never put it down.
Elsa Rousseau will have nothing to do with Pack Law.
The first book in this series is called Pack Law (inside Primal Heat). Book one gives you background on what Pack law is. Pack law is a rule of the pack. One female is to have three mates for life. She must also provide cubs for these mates. Sometimes she must mate with all three at once. Book one was awesome.
Any way.......In her Blood (book two) is about Elsa not wanting to go with the rules. She is bound and determined to chose her own destiny and mate. So she runs away from the pack right into another pack. She meets up with Rick Bolton. Alpha male for his pack. He now decides that ELsa is his and under his protection.
The sex scenes are erotic......This book is ALPHA MALE all the way....Rick is demanding but tender...Rick lets Elsa know who is boss. There is a great plot in this book. its not just the sex that keeps you reading....
Elsa is not a push over..SHe is also a strong Alpha female ..Together they make sparks fly...
A must read.......
Lunewulf 2: In Her Blood.......2005-08-09
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Elsa Rousseau will have nothing to do with Pack Law. She will choose her own mate. No one will tell her what to do, or who to do it with.
But unfortunately, that means running from her pack, continually hiding and never settling down for too long. That is, until she meets Rick Bolton. Quite possibly he is more stubborn and willful than she is.
Sparks fly the moment they lay eyes on each other. Elsa knows she has not only met her match, but the mate she will have no matter who tries to stop her.
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Elsa Rousseau is a rare Lunewulf and is on the run from her pack. She refuses to take the three mates her grandmother has chosen for her. She finds the idea totally degrading and revolting and rather than abide by pack rules she flees. On the run, Elsa ends up encountering an alpha male werewolf in the forest. She makes her escape and realizes that she needs to flee to another town before she is caught by her pack or others since there is a big reward for her return.
As it turns out, Rick Bolton is the huge alpha male werewolf Elsa encountered in the forest. He is the leader of his pack in the town Elsa is passing through. Rick quickly realizes that Elsa was the beautiful pale wolf he saw and senses that she is on the run from something or someone. He decides to take her under his protection while she's in his territory despite her many protests and resistance to his aid. Will Elsa accept Rick's help? Can Rick convince her that she can trust him? Both Rick and Elsa will have to face many trials during their journey of discovery and love.
Overall, this was a pretty good book. I appreciated this book more than the quickie story that was given in Primal Heat. More background allowed for more character development and filled in some holes. If you like shape shifters, then you might want to give this book a chance.
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Her Blood Is Gold: Celebrating the Power of Menstruation
Lara Owen
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Every time a woman menstruates she has the opportunity to develop greater self-knowledge and spiritual awareness. Drawing on information from several cultural traditions as well as from her own experiences and those of other women, Lara Owen shows how your period can become a time of emotional deepening and physical renewal during which you can tap into inner wisdom.
"Honoring Menstruation" is an updated, revised and expanded version of Owen's first book, "Her Blood Is Gold" and includes a new section on natural healing methods for menstrual symptoms, as well as a detailed description of the spiritual and emotional phases that occur within the menstrual cycle.
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A very interesting take on a cultural taboo..........2004-03-27
'Her blood is Gold' is a wonderful take on a subject of which, I, like most women, have given little thought to, except for the occasional dispair.
An extremely fast and uncomplicated read, it is essentially an exploration of various misognist treatments of women and their monthly 'curse', and how we as women can come to accept and love with periods, rather than just live with them.
The crux of the work is the idea that women are in the prime of their creativity during menstruation, and thus should take time off to explore this blessing. It also offers helpful monthly rituals and a divinely liberating ode to bellies. Additionally, there is a brief history of menstruation and its link to the goddess.
I was throughly absorbed in this work, however I have a minor issue with the piece. I found it almost a case of reverse sexism, and wondered to myself, when do men get their time off?
Additionally, I felt it played into the hands of prehistorical greek notions of women as 'fevered' and liable to insane outbursts of emotion.
Perhaps I found that where it did not exist, but regardless, I thoughly enjoyed this informative feminist work.
Physically, Emotionally and Mentally Stimulating.......2003-01-28
A great read for women who are conscious of their bodies and what they are capable of. Also a great read for those beginning on the road to awareness. Women are amazing creatures and it is time we honor ourselves. It is also time we stop whining about what others have done to us and fix what we have enabled to occur.
If you are looking to truly honor the gift of the Goddess and your ability to create life without cursing that gift, this is the book is for you.
Every woman should read it!.......2000-12-11
A nightmare experience at the hands of a brutal doctor who was giving her an internal exam sent Lara Owen off on this fascinating exploration into the rich underworld of the female body. It's a well-written, passionate and thoughtful plea for a return to body-consciousness and acceptance of what it is to be female. The case studies are inspiring, the ideas for self-healing and developing the creativity inherent at this time of the month very intriguing. There is no strident hectoring - Lara Owen writes from the heart - or should I say the womb - and has made a pioneering track for all women, whether interested in enjoying rather than enduring their periods, or the hidden depths of the female psyche. Men who want to understand women should read it too! If you read one book this year, let it be this one!
Important Reading for All Women.......2000-06-05
I was thrilled to discover Lara Owen's book, Honoring Menstruation. I myself have been exploring my menstrual process in-depth since 1988, and teach workshops to women who want to transform menstrual symptoms into menstrual empowerment and pleasure. I say these things about myself to indicate that I am reviewing this book from a particular vantage point, that of a woman who has been honoring her period for many years.
I found that Lara put into words many things that I've been thinking for years, and also introduced me to new ways of thinking about and responding to my menstrual cycle. This is a wonderful book for any woman who wants to become more empowered, more herself, more creative, more joyful.
Mothers, grandmothers, and aunts will also find it useful for helping them introduce young women into a menstruation-positive view of their upcoming or just-started periods.
I know that if you take the time to read this book and apply its wisdom in your own life, you will not regret it.
Her Blood is Gold.......2000-03-18
I have truly become a part of something sacred. May someone else be blessed by such a transformation.
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A comprehensive text that provides historical perspectives on the status of women; analysis of popular culture/mass media images of women offenders; and discussion of societal responses to women who kill.
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Prudence never expected to take up Rodney Seymours cabled offer of a job in New York, but when her fiancé let her down so horribly she knew she must get away. When Rodney offered her a job as his wife instead, Prudence realized a loveless marriage could be her safe harbor. When you arent in love she said, you cant be hurt. But was she really certain about not being in love?
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- Solid collection of stories from the Star Wars Adventure Journal
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- Good book, worth about 4 1/2 stars
- Kind of like little Star Wars nuggets of truth . . .
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Yet another Star Wars Tales collection, Tales from the New Republic rescues a sheaf of stories that never saw publication in West End's now-kaput Official Star Wars Adventure Journal, with the addition of a tag-team novella by Star Wars fiction demigods Timothy Zahn (Hugo-winning author of Specter of the Past) and Mike Stackpole (founding member of the Rogue Squadron). This above-average anthology delivers on the same promise as other Tales collections, fleshing out hidden details in the Star Wars universe, with notable appearances by Mara Jade, Senator Garm Bel Iblis, Hal Horn, Talon Karrde, Kyp Durron, and the book's only true heavy-hitter--Boba Fett, in a fun, comic-book style frontal assault on a not-so-invincible Imperial garrison. The stories prove to be winners for the most part, with a good mix of old-hand authors and new bloods, but the Zahn-Stackpole collaboration is undoubtedly the star of the show. --Paul Hughes
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Solid collection of stories from the Star Wars Adventure Journal.......2007-09-20
Tales from the New Republic is the fifth and final collection of short stories in my chronological reading of the Expanded Universe. Like the preceding volume Tales from the Empire, it compiles stories originally published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal which are set during and after the Original Trilogy. Several of the authors overlap both volumes as well, including fan favorites Michael Stackpole and Timothy Zahn, who turn in another collaborative novella broken into four parts.
The Stackpole/Zahn effort "Interlude at Darkknell" kicks off the book with Zahn contributing parts one and four and Stackpole taking the middle two. Bizarrely, considering the title of this story collection, the novella is set all the way before A New Hope and utilizes the Death Star plans as the driving plot device. Senator Garm Bel Iblis, known to many EU readers from the Thrawn Trilogy, is swept up in an attempted assassination which sets him on the path to opposing Palpatine's Empire. Ties to Stackpole's Rogue Squadron books and comics include Corsec inspector Hal Horn (Corran Horn's father) and Ysanne Isard, a malicious and ambitious field operative for Imperial Intelligence. Unlikely alliances and sudden double-crosses are liberally sprinkled through the four parts, keeping the pace brisk and the plot exciting.
In addition to the novella, Zahn's "Jade Solitaire" was also selected for this compendium. Mara Jade is in charge of the Wild Karrde while her boss Talon Karrde is away on business. Bloated industrialist Ja Bardrin captures the Wild Karrde's crew and hold them hostage; his demand is that Mara set off to rescue his daughter, who was kidnapped by Drach'nam slaver Praysh along with a valuable prototype ship. This story has a terrific action sequence as Mara does what must be done to the slaver organization and also fills in the backstory of her vessel Jade's Fire.
Patricia Jackson contributes two stories to this volume. "The Longest Fall" rhapsodically recounts the strangulation of an unlucky Imperial officer. "Uhl Eharl Khoehng" tells of a Dark Jedi and his plotting with his son to perform the hardest play ever. Having already read one of her stories in Tales from the Empire, I continue to dislike her pretentious storylines, overly flowery language, and heavy-handed fetish for evil. Lucas has never portrayed the bad guys as role models in the films, and while I don't mind some shades of gray being explored in the EU, in terms of overall theme I believe good should always be held as the ultimate ideal.
The remaining stories in the volume are largely high-quality and engaging. Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl are featured twice and utilize the same core characters in both stories. They also work in an interesting appearance by Kyp Durron in a story set after the events of the Jedi Academy Trilogy. Paul Danner's "No Disintegrations, Please" is a fun over-the-top story of Boba Fett doing ridiculously impossible things to chase down a bounty. Danner also has a second story in the book, and authors Jean Rabe, Laurie Burns, and Kathy Burdette have one story each.
I've enjoyed reading collections of short stories that stray from the beaten path of the main film characters, but I admit, at this point in my chronological reading I'm ready to get back to some longer stories featuring more prominent characters. I still feel the Tales concept is a strong one and would like to see more collections in the same vein someday.
Worst of the Tales from..........2007-01-26
Having read all of the "Tales from..." books, I can clearly say that this is the worst.
Unlike the others (except Empire), each story is not he backstory of someone you've seen or may be interested about. That was the real beauty behind the other ones, but I expected this one to be still interesting at least (like Empire was), but it was disappointing.
The stories weren't bad, really, but few of them had any characters that I could like, get to know, or even distinguish from the other characters. Some of the stories seemed to blend together a bit, not a good thing in a collection of separate stories. These stories just didn't keep me reading. This book actually broke my streak of books I'd read. I'd been reading a lot of Star Wars novels, then started on this one. I put it down in the middle of a story, and didn't bring myself back for months. I finally forced myself to finish it off, and now I'm back on track reading tons of books.
Some stories were definiately better than others. Jade Solitaire was pretty good, and Interlude at Darknell was cool, because I'm a fan of both the Horn family and Ysanne Isard.
Uhl Ehearl Khoehng, though, was AWFUL. Bizarre is not the word to use, even though it was. The story was bad and confusing, the writing sucked, and it kind of ignored nearly all of everything in Star Wars. If you do pick up this book, I urge you to skip over this story, because it was terrible.
Star Wars.......2003-01-15
This is a collection of short stories. While the main characters from the movies are mentioned only briefly, if at all it is still an interesting read.
Good book, worth about 4 1/2 stars.......2001-06-09
While this book is not as diverse as Tales of the Empire, and it perhaps better organized and focuses on a less concentrated time period. (ranging from the Old Republic to the middle of the Jedi Academy Trilogy (about seven years after Return of the Jedi)) The stories are intelligent and well written, and some of them even heartbreaking. I wouldn't however, recommend this to someone who has had little experience with the Expanded Universe, because they would be totally lost. Anway, the stories are:
Interlude at Darknell(four parts) Yet another collaboration between Timothy Zahn and Michael Stackpole! AN interesting story about a younger Bel Iblis and Corran's dad as well.
Jade Solitare: My favorite in the book. How Mara aquired her beloved ship, the Jade's Fire.
Gathering Shadows: A severely wounded man and woman sit in a cell and share their delirious miseries.
Hutt and Seek: The hilarious duo of Fen and Ghitsa mess with Shada D'ukal and her mistryl pals, not a good idea...
The Longest Fall: A chilling acount of an Imperial officer getting force-choked to death by Darth Vader.
Conflict of Interest: A young Rebel spy tries to desipher who is friend and who is foe.
No Disintigrations, Please: A fascinating Boba Fett story.
Day of the Sepulchral Night: A pair of greedy weequays get what they deserve.
Uhl Ehearl Khohng: A bizarre story that I'm guessing takes place at the end of the Old Republic. Warning: reads like a romance novel.
The Last Hand: A young man desperately wants a lightsaber and will go to any lengths to buy one.
Simple Tricks: Another story about Fen and Ghitsa and taking place some years later, during the Jedi Academy Trilogy. I never like Kyp Durron at all, but this story gave me somewhat of a different view of him.
Suffice to say, this is good book recommendable to anyone with a clear understanding of Star Wars.
Kind of like little Star Wars nuggets of truth . . ........2001-03-23
Combining a collection of never-printed short stories from the now-vaporized Star Wars Adventure Journal with a new novella between Timothy Zahn and Michael Stackpole, Tales of the New Republic scores. While most readers will probably give Zahn and Stackpole's novella as their favorite story, I would have to go with "No Disintegrations, Please" by Paul Danner. It is just a great little action piece starring Boba Fett, and with his moves, the whole slapstick-"death" scene in Return of the Jedi just looks the more ridiculous. Oh well, Lucas had no idea the character would create a mythos all its own. Anyway, all in all, this is a great time-killer and an easy introduction into the Star Wars world (although some references might be lost to new readers).
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A Tale of Two Cities: Santo Domingo and New York after 1950
Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof
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In the second half of the twentieth century Dominicans became New York City's largest, and poorest, new immigrant group. They toiled in garment factories and small groceries, and as taxi drivers, janitors, hospital workers, and nannies. By 1990, one of every ten Dominicans lived in New York. A Tale of Two Cities tells the fascinating story of this emblematic migration from Latin America to the United States. Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof chronicles not only how New York itself was forever transformed by Dominican settlement but also how Dominicans' lives in New York profoundly affected life in the Dominican Republic.
A Tale of Two Cities is unique in offering a simultaneous, richly detailed social and cultural history of two cities bound intimately by migration. It explores how the history of burgeoning shantytowns in Santo Domingo--the capital of a rural country that had endured a century of intense U.S. intervention and was in the throes of a fitful modernization--evolved in an uneven dialogue with the culture and politics of New York's Dominican ethnic enclaves, and vice versa. In doing so it offers a new window on the lopsided history of U.S.-Latin American relations. What emerges is a unique fusion of Caribbean, Latin American, and U.S. history that very much reflects the complex global world we live in today.
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From the supplier: Charles Brockden Brown's 'Wieland, or The Transformation; An American Tale,' which was published in 1798, was an unusual Federalist novel in that it was not overtly didactic. Brown uses Clara Wieland's multivocal narrative to subtly challenge the dominant polarized Republican world-view. In the narrative, the anarchic Carwin and Clara are not punished. This indicates that Brown did not intend them to interpreted as villains. Brown advocates a radical democracy in which there is room for different viewpoints.
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Title: "All was lonely, darksome, and waste": 'Wieland' and the construction of the new republic.
Author: Nicholas, Jr. Rombes
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Studies in American Fiction (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1994
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Title: A tale of two queens. (Her story).(Mary Tudor, Queen of England and Queen Tamara of Georgia, former republic of Russia)
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Authors Connie Glaser and Barbara Smalley revisit an ancient question: How did an orphaned Jewish girl win a beauty contest and become the most powerful woman in Persia? They shape the tale of Biblical Queen Esther into an intriguing tutorial for women as managers. Esther's development as a leader illuminates key strategies for success. These leadership tools are introduced through old/new parallels. For example, Esther's mastery of "palace protocol" translates into learning corporate culture, her closeness with her wise cousin Mordechai creates a template to finding a mentor, her dustups with the villainous Haman become a primer for dealing with difficult people, and her bravery in saving her people underlines integrity and risk-taking. Glaser and Smalley alternate examples from Esther's leadership with those of contemporary executives such as Avon CEO Andrea Jung and Enron whistle blower Sherron Watkins.
Each chapter begins with an excerpt from the Esther story and is followed by highly practical suggestions. Seasoned businesswomen may find some strategies familiar. And the writing is diminished by expert quotes that could have been paraphrased. Yet the author's engaging and thoughtful examples rule the day. Their insights about a tale as old as time are relevant and inspiring. --Barbara Mackoff
Book Description
The ancient story of Queen Esther, the impoverished orphan girl who rose to become the Queen of Persia, has inspired and captivated millions over the years. Connie Glaser and Barbara Smalley, authors of Swim with the Dolphins, recognized something remarkable in this biblical tale-it contained a recipe for contemporary women in the business world to achieve their every dream of success, recognition, and financial abundance. Whether readers are familiar with Queen Esther's story or not, her example as a strategist, persuasive speaker, risk-taker, and whistle-blower will inspire and empower women to become the champions of their own careers. Glaser and Smalley take the reader through the life of Queen Esther using her experiences and triumphs as allegories for women's success in business. With their combined knowledge of the business world, the authors open up a world of possibilities with headings such as: -Ascending to Power: Making a Positive First Impression -Find a Mentor to Open Your Eyes and Doors -It Pays to Know the Palace Gossip -Take Calculated Risks -Mapping Out Your Plan of Attack -Free Yourself from Approval Addiction
Customer Reviews:
Ancient Wisdom Comes to Life!.......2007-02-21
The authors do an outstanding job of making an ancient story come alive with relevance for today. Esther provides us with a timeless role model who inspires and instructs us in principles of leadership and authenticity. The book has application for every workplace. An excellent read which is both practical and uplifting!
Not Biblically Based.......2007-02-06
Although this book describes some great qualities a woman in business should strive to have, I do not care for the book selling itself that it is based upon the Old Testament Book of Esther.
From page one, this book states that it was Esther who achieved her position as queen and subsequently saved her people. That is not the point of the OT Book of Esther AT ALL. God put Esther in her position of influence and used her to save her people.
The authors also infer qualities that they ASSUME Esther possesses. If one reads the Scripture, though, very little of Esther's qualities are listed. For instance, Esther's willingness to act and bravery are examples that the Scripture unmistakeably tells us she holds.
However, the authors say things like Esther studied the palace protocol. How do they know that? It is not stated in the OT Book of Esther. The Bible states in Esther 2:15: "When the turn came for Esther (the girl Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail) to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king's eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her."
The passage only states that Esther didn't ask for anything that Hagai didn't suggest. This could be attibuted to many things.
This book is full of what the authors THINK Esther might have been like, and therefore should not be considered Scripturally-based. It seems to be taking advantage of those women wanting to apply Biblically-based principles to business by inserting human thoughts and opinions to what Esther MIGHT have been like.
And, please know that I believe and know that the Bible shows us how we should live our lives, in and out of business. Esther is also an incredible role model for all women, not just those in business.
Queen Esther... Royalty Reigns Supreme.......2006-08-31
What Queen Esther Knew takes the well-known Biblical story of Esther and uses her wisdom, smarts and savvy to relate to our current business world.
It was a pleasure to revisit the story of Queen Esther and learn how ancient wisdom applies to today. Connie Glaser not only has the ability to analyze behaviors that succeed and correspond those actions to ones we can take in our lives, she also breathes life into a favorite heroine who rose above adversity and helped save her people. It is an informative, easy to read book that is an inspiration as well as an education.
Nothing New Under the Sun.......2006-08-24
Every generation needs to hear conventional wisdom in a fresh way. "Queen Esther" tries to do that by using a rags-to-riches monarch from ancient times as an example. The idea is that Queen Esther's tactics can be used today...except when they can't be used. The book is full of little blocks stating "Ancient Wisdom" vs. "Modern Wisdom." For example, ancient wisdom is to wait for someone to take you under their wing. Modern wisdom is to pick your own mentor. It makes the biblical story seem like a gimmick to tie together a hodge-podge of business advice.
The advice in the book isn't bad, but it has already been stated by others. There's section on "Making Lemons into Lemonade," a phrase that Dale Carnegie used when he was writing self-help books in the 1930s. The result is that the book doesn't have a clear voice; it sounds like it was written by a committee. Which, essentially, it was. The authors quote extensively from other books. Don't they or their friends have any stories of their own to relate? They also lean on the crutch, "studies show..." The problem is that somewhere in the world, you can find another study that shows the opposite.
Using legions of examples already in print is bad enough, even though they give credit. But the examples they use, whether new or old, are too numerous for any of the featured women to stand out. Some don't even seem relevant. There is a story of a woman who became trapped in the rubble while fleeing the World Trade Center on 9/11. She was rescued several hours later. Meaning no disrespect to her, what business lesson are we supposed to learn from that?
The best part of the book is the text from the book of Esther and the scholarly interpretations. Why not add a modern example or two and leave it at that? George Clason had a huge success using that approach in a book called "The Richest Man in Babylon," whose stories of rags to riches, taken from ancient texts, are as compelling today as they must have been in the 1930s.
Smart book for smart women.......2006-02-24
This book takes its material from the Book of Esther. The lessons which can be learned are amazingly valuable to women in business. In fact, the latest executive women's seminar at Northwestern University covers the same material. $13 vs $18,000 - you choose!
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