Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Journey into the workings of the brain
  • The Wide-Open Field of Neuroscience
  • not too thought provoking
  • It can be understood just by neuroscientists.
  • waste of time
Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
Steven Johnson
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Given the opportunity to watch the inner workings of his own brain, Steven Johnson jumps at the chance. He reveals the results in Mind Wide Open, an engaging and personal account of his foray into edgy brain science. In the 21st century, Johnson observes, we have become used to ideas such as "adrenaline rushes" and "serotonin levels," without really recognizing that complex neurobiology has become a commonplace thing to talk about. He sees recent laboratory revelations about the brain as crucial for understanding ourselves and our psyches in new, post-Freudian ways. Readers shy about slapping electrodes on their own temples can get a vicarious scientific thrill as Johnson tries out empathy tests, neurofeedback, and fMRI scans. The results paint a distinct picture of the author, and uncover general brain secrets at the same time. Memory, fear, love, alertness--all the multitude of states housed in our brains are shown to be the results of chemical and electrical interactions constantly fed and changed by input from our senses. Mind Wide Open both satisfies curiosity and provokes more questions, leaving readers wondering about their own gray matter. --Therese Littleton

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In this nationally bestselling, compulsively readable account of what makes brain science a vital component of people's quest to know themselves, acclaimed science writer Steven Johnson subjects his own brain to a battery of tests to find out what's really going on inside. He asks:

Johnson answers these and many more questions arising from the events of our everyday lives. You do not have to be a neuroscientist to wonder, for example, why do you smile? And why do you sometimes smile inappropriately, even if you don't want to? How do others read your inappropriate smile? How does such interplay occur neurochemically, and what, if anything, can you do about it?

Fascinating and rewarding, Mind Wide Open speaks to brain buffs, self-obsessed neurotics, barstool psychologists, mystified parents, grumpy spouses, exasperated managers, and anyone who enjoys speculating and gossiping about the motivations and behaviors of other human beings. Steven Johnson shows us the transformative power of understanding brain science and offers new modes of introspection and tools for better parenting, better relationships, and better living.

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"BRILLIANTLY EXPLORING TODAY'S CUTTING-EDGE BRAIN RESEARCH, MIND WIDE OPEN IS AN UNPRECEDENTED JOURNEY INTO THE ESSENCE OF HUMAN PERSONALITY, ALLOWING READERS TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND THE PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES AS NEVER BEFORE. Using a mix of experiential reportage, personal storytelling, and fresh scientific discovery, Steven Johnson describes how the brain works -- its chemicals, structures, and subroutines -- and how these systems connect to the day-to-day realities of individual lives. For a hundred years, he says, many of us have assumed that the most powerful route to self-knowledge took the form of lying on a couch, talking about our childhoods. The possibility entertained in this book is that you can follow another path, in which learning about the brain's mechanics can widen one's self-awareness as powerfully as any therapy or meditation or drug. In Mind Wide Open, Johnson embarks on this path as his own test subject, participating in a battery of attention tests, learning to control video games by altering his brain waves, scanning his own brain with a $2 million fMRI machine, all in search of a modern answer to the oldest of questions: who am I?

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4 out of 5 stars Journey into the workings of the brain.......2007-08-29

Part of this book is focused on the author's curiosity about the workings of the brain which led him to conduct experiments on himself and monitor what happens in his brain and in what parts of his brain when he is involved in different activities. Part of this book attempts to cover discoveries from neuroscience and delves into what part of the brain processes what kind of information as well as how different hormones and neuro-chemicals influence thinking, feelings and behavior.

4 out of 5 stars The Wide-Open Field of Neuroscience.......2007-03-02

This is not a technical science book. It is a work of narrative non-fiction that profiles a tool every one of us has: the brain. Johnson provides an excellent layman's understanding about the way the brain works. He subjects himself to all kinds of neurological tests (like any good journalist covering the brain should), and writes about his experiences. Johnson tries out neuralfeedback helmets, takes an fMRI brain scan, talks to "mind-reading" experts, and tries out many other things. The author is obviously fascinated by the brain and its abilites, and this fascination comes through in the writing. After reading Mind Wide Open I have been motivated to dig deeper into this fascinating subject. If you treat this book as a primer on the fascinating world of neuroscience, you can't go wrong.

1 out of 5 stars not too thought provoking.......2007-02-26

what appeared to be a good read from the description, in all reality, proved to be a bunch of poorly connected ideas that all in all did nothing to enhance my understanding of the functioning of the human mind.

1 out of 5 stars It can be understood just by neuroscientists........2007-02-21

I am a software engineer and I like to read about other sciences, but this book has disappointed me to have ideas about neuroscience. In my reading experience I found it as the most confusing book, the author talks about his life more than the science indicated in the title of the book.

2 out of 5 stars waste of time.......2007-01-20

Rather bland and boring; covering overly general neuroscience topics. Many better neuroscience books have been written covering the same material.
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    Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
    Steven Johnson
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    The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge To China's Future (Council on Foreign Relations Book)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A bloated and dry dissertation
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    The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge To China's Future (Council on Foreign Relations Book)
    Elizabeth C. Economy
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    China's spectacular economic growth over the past two decades has dramatically depleted the country's natural resources and produced skyrocketing rates of pollution. Environmental degradation in China has also contributed to significant public health problems, mass migration, economic loss, and social unrest. In The River Runs Black, Elizabeth C. Economy examines China's growing environmental crisis and its implications for the country's future development.

    Drawing on historical research, case studies, and interviews with officials, scholars, and activists in China, Economy traces the economic and political roots of China's environmental challenge and the evolution of the leadership's response. She argues that China's current approach to environmental protection mirrors the one embraced for economic development: devolving authority to local officials, opening the door to private actors, and inviting participation from the international community, while retaining only weak central control. The result has been a patchwork of environmental protection in which a few wealthy regions with strong leaders and international ties improve their local environments, while most of the country continues to deteriorate, sometimes suffering irrevocable damage. Economy compares China's response with the experience of other societies and sketches out several possible futures for the country.

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    1 out of 5 stars A bloated and dry dissertation.......2007-08-03

    This reads like research paper and lacks personality. Feels like Elizabeth wrote this 3rd person without any firsthand experience of China.

    5 out of 5 stars Good policy study.......2007-02-17

    Previous reviewers have said good things about this book, and I can only agree. It is notably superior to other recent books about the Chinese environment, which (though often scholarly) are long on polemics and short on comprehensive vision.
    Dr. Economy focuses on politics and policies. These have been notoriously awful under Communism, but there is now a realization of the damage being done, and thus some hope. Dr. Economy is as optimistic as one could reasonably be. Incidentally, interested readers should also look up her very fine chapter in Kristen Day's worthy edited volume CHINA'S ENVIRONMENT AND THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
    I am not so optimistic. One reason is that my training is more in biology, and I am aware that the devastating damage China has done to its environment will not be clear for 50 to 100 years. It takes that long for pollution and environmental degradation to show themselves fully.
    As Dr. Economy says, China wanted to be "first rich, then clean" (that's the literal Chinese; she actually phrases it more academically). They thought that the west had done this. No, the west started conservation and scientific management long ago. The United States' golden age of conservation was under Theodore Roosevelt, when the US was still poor and rural. The US and western Europe never allowed anything close to what China has done. There was much degradation, but reaction always came eventually. China, like all Communist-led countries, missed this lesson. Marx had spoken: production is all, and top-down control is the way to do it. This has led, everywhere, to dismal environmental records, though much good has come from distributing food, health care, housing, etc., more evenly (this may no longer be the case). It is now too late. The white-flag dolphin, once common and resilient, is extinct, the Three Gorges are dammed, and much else has gone beyond possibility of repair.
    Dr. Economy does not draw as sharp a contrast as I would between traditional management and Communist excess. Traditional China had major Malthusian problems, but they were caused more by imperial policy than by environmental mismanagement at the riceroots level. The peasants and workers created a system based on harmony and balance. The system was full of problems, and never got as harmonious as we would now wish, but it worked; it kept hundreds of millions of people alive in spite of a premodern technology, and it managed the key resources--topsoil, water, forests, and so on--sustainably enough that there was quite a bit left by 1950. Recent books trashing the old system have titles significantly featuring elephants and tigers instead of people. Even if you prefer the charismatic megafauna, note that China had some elephants and a lot of tigers in 1950.
    So a flawed, antiquated, underproductive, but still well-designed and eminently functional system was sacrificed, and the result has been a royal mess. Yields of food are way up, thanks to modern technology (some of it developed in China by the Communists--to their credit), but the future is cloudy indeed.
    If you want the best account of what can be done and what is being done, look no further than this book.

    4 out of 5 stars China's burgeoning environmental crisis.......2005-10-22

    "The River Runs Black" by Elizabeth C. Economy is an intelligent analysis of contemporary China and its burgeoning environmental crisis. This engaging book helps us understand how globalization is reshaping China and issues an urgent plea for international cooperation to help monitor and rectify an increasingly worrysome situation.

    Ms. Economy tells us how China's environment has been steadily deteriorating over the past centuries due to wars, political power struggles and overpopulation. However, today's problems
    are attributable to specific policy decisions by China's government that has favored rapid economic development through engagement with the international business community. Unfortunately, the particular kinds of economic development favored by China's rulers has led to myriad environmental problems including deforestation, desertification, and air and water pollution. The collusion of local government and business interests has made it difficult to obtain reliable data or to implement solutions where it is feared that plant shutdowns might
    result in mass unemployment and social unrest, making difficult problems seem untractable.

    Environmental consciousness in China has increased as the problems have become more visible and as the country has engaged with the world economy. Ms. Economy profiles some of the courageous and inspirational individuals who have struggled for conservation, urban renewal and grass-roots democracy such as Tang Xiyang, He Bochuan, Dai Qing and others. While environmentalists have achieved some successes (such as protecting endangered species of monkeys and antelopes), the author believes that the government's championing of highly destructive projects such as the Three Gorges Dam proves that much more needs to be done.

    Ms. Economy recounts the experiences of the former Communist nations of Eastern Europe to gain insight into how China might resolve its environmental problems. The Chernobyl disaster catalyzed local environmental groups into pushing for political reforms that brought down the Communists in the USSR and elsewhere. Recognizing that China's Communist Party is a "patronage machine committed to rapid economic development" and devoid of any ideological purpose other than self-perpetuation, Ms. Economy believes that increasing democratization in China could easily undermine the country's single Party system. Of course, China's leaders are keenly aware of this threat and consequently have tightly circumscribed the activities of environmental organizations, but the author is hopeful that the contradictions between increasing environmental degradation and the lack of a meaningful democracy will eventually force China's political system to change.

    In the last section, Ms. Economy speculates about the manner in which China may develop in the future. The author envisions three possible scenarios: China goes green; inertia sets in; and environmental meltdown. Ms. Economy thinks that the U.S. should take the lead in encouraging China to develop its regulatory system and implement green technologies so that the country can embark on an environmentally sustainable path. Indeed, the unpredictable consequences of a Chinese environmental meltdown should give the international community pause to consider how it might help China -- and by extension all of us -- to avoid a worse case scenario.

    I highly recommend this superbly written book to everyone.

    5 out of 5 stars powerful, well documented.......2005-09-23

    Not an easy read, but one that many Americans probably should...it demonstrates well how our life styles here in the US increases demand for cheap consumer goods, resulting in corporations poisoning other parts of the planet to supply them quickly and without major expense to us.

    Incredibly sickening injury to the planet is well documented and presented in a professional way, and the book is very readable.

    Recommended for all of those who need a greater repetoire of evidence that we are rather quickly destroying the planet, and as a means of strengthening arguments against "globalization" and consumerism.

    5 out of 5 stars A Great Perspective for Everyone!.......2004-07-09

    For anyone with even a hint of environmental concern, this book provides a great look at what can and will go wrong. The problems in China outlined here teach us first hand that if economic and technologic advancement go unchecked, the cost will be the environment, and we will all pay. A copy of Dr. Economy's book should be sent to all current politicians and policy makers so that history is not repeated, in the US, or anywhere in the world, and that immediate steps be taken to reverse all environmental insults that are taking place. I really enjoyed this excellent political and economic commentary in which myself, as a common reader, can appreciate the importance of environmental salvation. Let's learn from this author's teachings.
    The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future.(Book Review) : An article from: Journal of East Asian Studies
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            This volume integrates financial theory, particularly financial contracting theory, into macroeconomics. The role of financial contracts in reducing the conflict between the various factors of production within the firm is described, particularly their influence upon the pricing, employment, production, and financing decisions of firms during various stages of the business cycle. Dr. Krainer takes an unconventional approach to the subject of financial institutions and markets: by applying financial theory to macroeconomic topics, he portrays a different view of how the financial system interacts with the economy.
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                Quote Unquote Vol. 4
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                Do you know someone who can rattle off endless lines from movies or TV shows? Do you know two people who can converse using only TV or movie quotes? Maybe you always sit next to the annoying person in the theater who recites the lines right before the character does on the screen. Or maybe youre married to someone who knows so many lines from a particular movie that you feel like youve seen the movie before you really have. Perhaps that person is you! No matter your experience with lines from films or your favorite television shows, theyre certain to come in handy for all of lifes situations and certain to become part of your vocabulary. Hand selected for artists of all media, Quote, Unquote, Vol. 4 will have you recalling your favorite flick or spouting lines from your favorite sitcom. Youll find them to be a fantastic resource for use on a scrapbook layout, card, journal or other creative endeavor. In Quote, Unquote: Volume 4,weve dug up the greatest scripted lines for all your unscripted moments.

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                5 out of 5 stars I Like It.......2007-05-20

                This is a good book for scrapbookers and card makers to have in their library. The phrases are not the ones that are in the normal scrapbooking quote books. I wanted a book that I could get some fresh phrases for positive thoughts and encouragement and I got it. Also phrases are done in different fonts and layouts and that is helpful too. Very pleased with this little book.
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                  One of the twelve-book "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The first is the Quote section in which there are the most poignant quotes on leadership; the second is the Unquote section, in which the more humorous side of leadership is revealed. Beautifully produced in a hardcover, with two color printing, these little gems are destined to find an honored place in every shop and home.
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                  5 out of 5 stars A brillant mind but still bound by his times........2007-09-09

                  Mr. Jefferson was a brilliant man. I enjoy reading his works and appreciate this opportunity to gain insight into his logic and thought process as it evolved throughout his lifetime. His intellectualism and that eternal curiosity about his world place him head and shoulders above those men of his time. He bought Louisiana upon the suggestion of Thomas Paine and our nation spread westward as a result. He no doubt made major contributions towards the creation and founding of this nation. Thousands of accolades for his brilliance and achievements are in order. I'm not putting him on a pedestal, there was a dark side. He did own slaves. He was however in many ways morally and intellectually bound by the time he lived in. His thoughts regarding the mentality of slaves scream racism. His solution was to abolish slavery and export them back to Africa. He believed most would never fit in to American culture based on their resentments against enslavement and the racism they endured from white society at the time. His letters to American Indians in which he addressed them as "My Children" and assured them of his eternal blessings belied the fact that their lands were being taken away from them and they were being forced to be assimilated or slaughtered. He did not foresee the industrialization of America and wanted to leave manufacturing to the Europeans to preserve the American way of life. In short, Mr. Jefferson was all too human, who no doubt would be appalled at the antics of modern day Republicans and Democrats.

                  3 out of 5 stars QUOTATIONS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON.......2007-01-18

                  At approximately $10.00 I expected a little more material than this 32 page, index card size book, provided.

                  5 out of 5 stars The other customer reviews seem to be about another book.......2006-12-18

                  I have this book (I checked the IBSN#). It's 32 pages of quotes, and that's it. No papers, no index, etc. I think the other customer reviews are innacurate in that they are probably about an entirely different book.

                  So about *THIS* book, I love it. It's got the well-known quotes like "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." and lesser-known quotes like "When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

                  It's not a scholarly work. It doesn't have citations to explain where the quotes came from, but it was exactly what I was looking for.

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                  5 out of 5 stars The writings of a one of the Great Americans - a must have!.......2005-05-09

                  What a difference of few decades make. When I was a youngster the founders were all revered and taught in school. Nowadays, they are almost ignored and condemned for not conforming to our modern view of morality. Of course, the present view is both arrogant and ignorant because we assume that future generations will believe as we do and lacks the humility to realize that the human condition is fraught with weakness and sin as well as triumph and wisdom.

                  Thomas Jefferson was one of the most remarkable men this country or any country has ever produced. All you need do is sample these writings and you will begin to understand the powers of his mind, the charisma he manifested, the range of his interests, and the paradoxical foibles as well. The writings included here are his autobiography, his Notes on Virginia, all kinds of essays, letters, speeches, and selected other papers.

                  He writes of philosophy, English prosody, natural history, political observations, the history of the Founding, theological beliefs, and many other topics. Both of his inaugural addresses are included as well has his notices to Congress (what we now call State of the Union Addresses used to be handled in a letter). There are also letters to Indian tribes that are quite interesting.

                  The idea that the Indian tribes would want to remain as they were seemed a mistaken to notion to Jefferson and his contemporaries. They needed to understand that realities of their world had changed forever and they had great opportunities for improving their lives (as he saw it). Their rejection of overtures to assimilate seemed evidence of an imprisoned mind rather than what we would call a "lifestyle choice".

                  This is another of the great volumes from the Library of America. It includes a chronology of Jefferson's life, great notes on the texts included, and an index.

                  Something you really should have on your shelf of American History and our Founding.

                  5 out of 5 stars Excellent Comprehensive Collection.......2003-04-26

                  This edition of Jefferson's writings is an excellent comrehensive collection. Edited by Jefferson biographer Merrill Peterson this volume is a treasure.

                  It includes Jefferson's Anas, Autobiography, The Notes on Virginia( complete), Summary View of the Rights of British America, his version of the Declaration of Independence, numerous public papers, and addresses. This volume is a must have for the Jefferson reader. It also very necassary for the current state of the American Republic which would be wise to hear the words of this great man. A great buy!
                  George Washington (Quote/Unquote)
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                    George Washington (Quote/Unquote)
                    George Washington
                    Manufacturer: Applewood Books
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Hardcover

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                    ASIN: 1557099375

                    Book Description

                    About 100 comments about life, government, politics, culture and interpersonal relations from America's first president. The new series look features a classic portrait of the author on the front cover with his signature printed below in gold foil.
                    Quote Unquote: Laurel & Hardy (Quote Unquote)
                    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
                    • Another fine quote.
                    Quote Unquote: Laurel & Hardy (Quote Unquote)
                    Rh Value Publishing
                    Manufacturer: Gramercy
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Hardcover

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                    ASIN: 051714168X
                    Release Date: 1995-07-03

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                    3 out of 5 stars Another fine quote........2004-10-01

                    A great gift for any Laurel & Hardy fan. It consists of biographical sketches of the pair, an account of their careers, a complete list of their movies, plenty of excellent photographs and - what gives the series its title - a fine selection of quotes. It is certainly not a definitive biography but its 80 pages include some interesting trivia. Diehard fans will appreciate it for that and for the illustrations.
                    Quote, Unquote
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                      Quote, Unquote
                      Jonathan Williams
                      Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: 0898153026
                      Power of Partnership (Quote/Unquote)
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                        Power of Partnership (Quote/Unquote)

                        Manufacturer: Applewood Books
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Hardcover
                        ASIN: 1557099456

                        Book Description

                        "You have to treat your employees like your customers. When you treat them right then they will treat your outside customers right." --Herb Kelleher The newest book in the Quote/Unquote series explores the centrality of strong ties binding institutions to its stakeholders, especially customers and employees, people to each other, and the impact these relationships have on the welfare of us all. Divided into two parts, Relationships and Results, the quotations are drawn from the writings and speeches of business leaders and philosophers, artists and entertainers, academics, politicians and others from many different times and places. Handsomely bound in green leatherette with gold foil, The Power of Partnership is a great addition to a very popular series.
                        Attitude: Quote/Unquote
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                          Attitude: Quote/Unquote

                          Manufacturer: Applewood Books
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Hardcover
                          ASIN: 1557099790

                          Book Description

                          One of the twelve-book "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The first is the Quote section in which there are the most poignant quotes on attitude; the second is the Unquote section, in which the more humorous side of attitude is revealed. Beautifully produced in a hardcover, with two color printing, these little gems are destined to find an honored place in every shop and home.
                          Success: Quote/Unquote
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                            Success: Quote/Unquote

                            Manufacturer: Applewood Books
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Hardcover
                            ASIN: 1557099758

                            Book Description

                            One of the twelve-book "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The first is the Quote section in which there are the most poignant quotes on success; the second is the Unquote section, in which the more humorous side of success is revealed. Beautifully produced in a hardcover, with two color printing, these little gems are destined to find an honored place in every shop and home.
                            Teamwork: Quote/Unquote
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                              Teamwork: Quote/Unquote

                              Manufacturer: Applewood Books
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Hardcover
                              ASIN: 1557099774

                              Book Description

                              One of the twelve-book "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The first is the Quote section in which there are the most poignant quotes on teamwork; the second is the Unquote section, in which the more humorous side of teamwork is revealed. Beautifully produced in a hardcover, with two color printing, these little gems are destined to find an honored place in every shop and home.

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