Book Description
Chaplin and Agee charts the friendship between James Agee, author of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men and Pulitzer Prize-winning A Death in the Family, and Charlie Chaplin, who starred in a staggering number of films from 1914 to 1967. This little-noted friendship yielded Agees first screenplay, written for Chaplins tramp character. First published here and not available anywhere else, The Tramps New World is set in a post-apocalyptic New York, so dark it was without precedent. The book also features many previously unpublished letters and photographs. As the story moves from Hollywood to Greenwich Village, these two iconic figures come to life.
Customer Reviews:
Wranovics for a friend..........2006-07-11
Notwithstanding back cover puff about a "deeply significant episode" or a "rough-hewn dazzling masterpiece by James Agee", it is difficult to understand what John Wranovics might have intended by this book. While not overtly denunciatory, it might certainly be taken as such, as it significantly detracts, perhaps inadvertently, from whatever "urban legend" might have grown up about Agee as some kind of super-intellectual, mid-century, Liberal saint.
Wranovics coolly details Agee's blatant use of his perch as The Nation's film critic as a platform from which to curry favor with Charles Chaplin, to whom he was--even while shamelessly stroking the little fellow in print--hustling a screenplay of his own.
Even though offering his pronouncedly puerile "treatment" quite gratis, asking nothing more for himself but permission to rub his forehead against the Great Man's trouser cuff, there's no eliding Agee's questionable ethics. It must have been enigmatic, not to say embarrassing, to friends and colleagues, for Agee to have taken on so extravagantly about the supposed excellences of Chaplin's then current and controversial "Monsieur Verdoux"--which he rated scarcely a tic or two south of Hamlet and Lear. (One's reaction to MV became a kind of political litmus test in those days, the cinematic equivalent of the Alger Hiss Case. It was somehow letting down the side to express dismay at it's snail's pace, all-around sub-standard trade craft, forced humor, and trite, petulant, adolescent philosophizing at the close) And the assemblage of over 100 pages of notes for Agee's famous, 4000 word, 3-part, Great American Review, must have left even well-wishers simply babbling. (It should not be surprising that among the literati (who are forever distilling profundities from the after-shave of prize fighters and matadors), the funniest fellow ever on roller skates ought to be closely attended to on questions of Faith, Morals, and Matters of State.
Chaplin had begun a pretentious, monomaniacal out-of-frame monologue at the close of "The Great Dictator", ( "I can't speak" "You must. Or we're doomed." or words to that effect) a Polonial mélange of middle school epiphanies he lost no opportunity to re-visit in every wretched "talkie" he made thereafter, and Agee's turkey of a "treatment" might, indeed, have been well suited to such juvenilities. Chaplin wasn't taking, though, even at the price, so "The Tramp's New World" became a lost "masterpiece" reprinted in 2005 with discreet rum-tum-tum by Palgrave Macmillan, and blurbed by The Village Voice as "an unmade movie so vivid that it practically sears the mind's eye." (There is apparently no "use by" date on litmus.)
The greatest shock to the system of any Agee groupie still left standing, however, is likely to be caused by a couple of letters Agee wrote to CC in early days. These are sniveling, cap-twisting, forelock-tugging, an-it-please-yer-Lordship unctuous-beyond-belief, "base spaniel fawning" of a kind that might be regarded as excessive even when addressing The Lord of the Universe in full regalia.
Remembering The Last Days Of Agee..........2005-09-28
Two major things I learned from this book are 1) James Agee had an obsession with Chaplain's character, Little Tramp, and 2) he was deathly afraid of the Bomb which America had created. Other supplemental things I may have rather not known is that he drank too much, could down a whole bottle of scotch and still not be drunk and, during the last month of his life, he had a total disregard for personal appearances. It is said tht he wore the same shirt, and hardly every changed clothes. He was allowed to basically die alone, like Dean Martin. Stardom is soon forgotten.
Those 'facts' I could have lived without knowing. Now, there is a group in Los Angeles called the 'Society of Singers' who help retired and elderly members of the movie world (Agee was part of that in a big way.)-- those destitute and in need. Chuck Southcott and Wink Martindale are members. As is fact, Agee died in May of 1955.
In the end, his life "was bookended by his admiration of Chaplain." The Tramp was his inspiration to his art and life from his earliest remembered childhood until the last days of his life. In the movie, that dad took Rufus to the Roxy theater across the L&N viaduct from the neighborhood where they lived, to see and laugh at Chaplain's "Tramp' silent features.
Agee's talent and his love for the poetic art of silent comedy films is shown in Part Two of this book. His previously unpublished screenplay was untitled when he died that fateful May, but here they call it 'The Tramp's New World.' He finished it in 1949, but no one ever considered making it. The premise was that only the innocence of childish adults could survive the Bomb. The scientists were safe in their underground shelters, but they have no real feelings or common sense. Its "timeless message of respect for humanity and the dignity of the individual are needed now more than ever."
Agee claimed to one and all that writing his autobiographical novel "was killing him." Sometimes it is best not to remember, or at least have a selective memory. It was named after his death and edited quickly, leaving much material on the wayside, to be published in an expedient way so as to use the publicity of his death. It won the Pulitzer Prize, a well-deserved reward for his work and hardship at the end.
I marvel at how the majority of people tend to think about the sordid or bad things which happened to an important person after they are gone instead of remembering the good they had achieved during their peak years. The same happened to my friend, Bob Lobertini. Helen Gee, in her memoir of Limelight, the photraphy gallery she founded and named after the Chaplain film, was one to dwell on the 'unmentionables.'
Agee was a native Knoxvillian, though he did not spend much time here after his mother remarried and moved up Northeast, and there is a marker on Cumberland with his name and history, a park named after him as well as one of the streets on the UT campus. He is remembered here as a 'native son' who did good out in Hollywood.
A story of Hollywood glamour, failure, disappointment, and heartache.......2005-06-25
CHAPLIN AND AGEE is the story of a screenplay and, as a result, has the right to be a little bit glamorous. Unfortunately, like a lot of screenplays, it is a story about failure, disappointment and heartache, but there's enough glamour along the way to compensate for it.
You may know the story of Charlie Chaplin, even though his best work is from the long-ago silent film era. CHAPLIN AND AGEE focuses on the latter part of his career, in the 1950s, when he is best known for his Communist political leanings, and the subsequent hounding he took for them from Senator Joe McCarthy and his followers. (Readers who are not convinced that McCarthy was the darkest character in modern American political life will find CHAPLIN AND AGEE slowgoing.) At this point, Chaplin is in the process of leaving his "Little Tramp" character behind (the Tramp's last appearance was in the 1940 classic The Great Dictator) and moving on to different fare.
Chaplin's 1947 film, Monsieur Verdoux, plays an outsize role in CHAPLIN AND AGEE as it never did in real life. The movie --- Chaplin's second talking picture, after a career making silent films --- is little-known or remembered today. It's a dark comedy where he plays a charming serial killer --- not the sort of thing that would resonate with postwar audiences. It is an utterly unimportant film, except to the extent that it is discussed here, and that is only because of its effect on novelist and film critic James Agee.
The screenplay at the heart of CHAPLIN AND AGEE is Agee's, and Agee was no slouch as a screenwriter. He did the screenplays for two of the most enduring films of the 1950s --- The African Queen and Night of the Hunter. As the book begins, the multitalented Agee is splitting his time between being a reporter for Time and doing movie reviews for The Nation. While at Time, he got the assignment to write up the magazine's report on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which profoundly affected his worldview.
The result was The Tramp's New World, the screenplay that is the basis of John Wranovics's book and that takes up the latter third of the volume. The screenplay is for a Charlie Chaplin movie, and Wranovics deftly details the lifelong admiration that Agee had for Chaplin's work. The screenplay sets the Little Tramp in New York --- but a New York that has been destroyed in a nuclear explosion, leaving the Tramp the only survivor, exploring the burned-out buildings and horrible silhouettes of the dead. It is a screenplay that had been lost for years and only now has been recovered, and Wranovics is to be credited for his scholarship.
But the fascinating thing about The Tramp's New World is not the screenplay itself. In fact, the screenplay is quite near unreadable, with great masses of impenetrable stream-of-consciousness dreck and some ham-handed political parody. What's fascinating is the length that Agee went to bring it to Chaplin's attention. (Chaplin, reasonably enough, seems never to have given it any serious consideration.)
What Agee did, in his role as a film critic, is remarkable. He wrote his initial review of Monsieur Verdoux for Time magazine, and it was fairly noncommittal and unenthusiastic. But in The Nation, he changed his tune sharply, arguing in three different installments that Monsieur Verdoux was the best movie of the year and one of the best that he had ever seen. The Nation reviews are treated uncritically by Wranovics, as evidence of Agee's respect for Chaplin. But seen from a reviewer's perspective, especially given that this reviewer was trying to sell Chaplin a screenplay, they are embarrassing at best, horrifying at worst. Wranovics obviously admires Agee, even as he chronicles his slow descent into an alcoholic stupor. But CHAPLIN AND AGEE perhaps ought to be a bit more skeptical about Agee's motives than it is.
Wranovics does an excellent job of bringing Agee, and his times and his politics, to life. Even those not particularly interested in the novelist will find it an absorbing enough read. Those who are interested in the era, and scholars of Agee and Chaplin, will find the book to be a small treasure.
--- Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds, who writes movie reviews at TXreviews.com.
Book Description
Features 16 contemporary rock favorites arranged for easy guitar in notes and tablature. Includes: Black Balloon * Fly Away * Kiss Me * Last Kiss * Learn to Fly * Lit Up * Maria Maria * My Own Worst Enemy * Out of My Head * Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) * Scar Tissue * She's So High * Steal My Sunshine * You Wanted More * and more.
Customer Reviews:
A Book for Novices - Clear and Simple Explanations on Methods and Techniques.......2006-08-06
I enjoyed and played a lot chess in high school and in college and since I started working I have less and less time available for playing so my game suffered from it. Having said this currently I consider myself a novice again after about twelve years without being able to play a single game of chess. When I recently started playing again I found myself confused and kind of lost questioning if I should attack?, defend?, and if so when?, where?, how? I was looking for some books to start from scratch and try to reassess my game.
I bought this book as part of a used chess book collection on an auction (the copy I got is a 1973 reprint), and I was not disappointed at all with this title. The book showed me again what kind of aspects I should take into account in order to establish a game plan after the opening stage has been passed. The authors take you step-by-step through actual games, describing and commenting every play, giving examples of the right questions to ask yourself in order to find the right plan and the right move.
In the other hand one negative aspect is that the scope of the book is limited since it teaches how to think but it covers only three basic patterns from the opening phase: -With white pieces play one standard opening (the stonewall variation), - with black pieces play one standard defense against 1 P-K4 (the dragon variation of the Sicilian defense), and - with black pieces play one standard defense against 1 P-Q4 (the Lasker defense). So if you are already a strong player and master the openings you won't find anything new here. Nevertheless as a novice after you become thoroughly familiar with the patterns of play recommended in this book, you could then branch out into other openings with the help of an introductory opening book.
Since the Table of Contents is not included in the book information presented above by the seller, I am including how the book is organized, so everybody can visualize what topics are covered in this book:
Part One - Playing with the white pieces: Stonewall Pattern.
- What opening shall I play.
- Stonewall attack I. Demolition sacrifice at KR7.
- Stonewall attack II. Normal position for white.
- Stonewall attack III. Swooping down on the open king bishop file.
- Queen's gambit declined. Black evades the stonewall attack.
Part Two - Playing with the black pieces against 1 P-K4.
- What defense shall I pay against 1 P-K4.
- Dragon variation I. White can not afford indifferent play.
- Dragon variation II. Normal position for black.
- Dragon variation III. Black concludes with a stunning queen sacrifice.
- Dragon variation IV. Vigorous counterattack.
- Dragon variation V. White's queen-side castling proves a fiasco.
- Dragon variation VI. Relentless positional pressure by black.
Part Three - Two - Playing with the black pieces against 1 P-Q4
- What defense shall I pay against 1 P-Q4.
- Lasker's defense I. Simplification leads to freedom.
- Lasker's defense II. Normal position for black.
- Lasker's defense III. A fatal dilemma for white.
- Lasker's defense IV. Battleground of conflicting theories.
- Lasker's defense V. White's last attempt at refutation.
Part Four - How to exploit inferior play by your opponent.
- What if my opponent doesn't follow the book.
- The importance of controlling the center.
- How superior mobility leads to a stormy breakthrough
- How line-opening leads to attacking possibilities.
- How superior mobility leads to line-opening.
Decent advice for someone stuck at novice level; dated advice?.......2006-04-07
I bought this book back in 1986. It was the first book chess book I ever bought. For White, it present an overview of the Stonewall attack and Queen's Gambit Declined. For Black it presents the Sicilian Dragon defence and Laskers Defence.
I bought the book because some colleagues at work (back then) had invited me to play chess, and while I knew how to move the pieces, I didn't really have a strategy. This book gave me a general strategy (opening moves), talked a bit about the middle game, and discussed how to exploit inferior play. Some have written that it doesn't teach one how to think ahead. I disagree a bit: It got me thinking. My game improved, and the other players complimented me on my improved play.
I am writing this review today becuase I am reorganizing my book-case. I re-discovered this old copy of "How to Think Ahead in Chess" and see how it is literally falling apart. Though I have not looked at it in years, I read it a lot back in the eighties.
As I peruse it this morning, one last time, I feel it is dated. Sicilian theory, expecially the Dragon, is so well-known that one false move can doom you. Lasker's defence is not well thought of (as far as I know) these days. Don't read this book if you are a club player. You will probably be beaten badly by any other experienced player.
So, who should read this book? Anyone in a club is probably already too advanced for it. I would recommend it for children and teens who know how to move the pieces and are ready to study opening theory, but aren't sure what openings to try. The writing is crisp and clear and simplistic (as is usual for Horowitz and Reinfeld).
BTW, Other options would be "Concise Chess Openings" [Everyman Chess] or one of the teaching books by Jereny Silman.
While I remember this book fondly, one should realize that there are a great many good chess books available today. Far more than when this book first came out.
Good book for targeted reader.......2006-01-24
This book gives the player who is knowledgably about the basics, but doesn't have a plan, a logical way to proceed against mediocre players, but not against an advanced player, who they wouldn't be playing anyway. The introduction states that, "this book is not meant for masters." However, I have used these tactics to beat 1400 rated (good, but not strong) opponents.
The Stonewall, it's recommended opening for white, is not an opening the casual player is used to seeing, so the Stonewall's attack will almost always overwhelm them and lead to a victory for white. The two black openings, that are recommended, are sound against any opponent and require careful play on the part of white or they will find themselves losing in the middle game. The book also recommends going on to other openings after mastering these. It does give examples of how to plan the whole game from it's given three openings, and I found, that this helped me when I made my own game plan with other openings. This gives a tiny bit of justification to the title.
But, I'm not giving it five stars because the title is annoyingly misleading; I would have called it, "Strong Openings for the Mediocre Player," but that may not have sold as many books. At any rate, I strongly recommend the book to the neophyte. I found it useful and, I think, other beginning players will too. I still refer to it and I'm buying another copy to replace mine, which is now in parts.
Horribly mistitled -- teaches nothing at all about how to think ahead.......2005-12-06
This book is horribly mistitled. The book teaches a few decent openings, which are useful against weaker players who don't know what are coming, but are easily defended against against people with some expertise (although, other than the stonewall attack, the other openings are quite respectable enough to get you started). It's also quite distressing that the "What if my opponent doesn't follow the book" chapter focuses on "inferior play", despite the fact that there are many very respectable lines of play not considered in the rest of the text. It's a bit arrogant for the writers to conclude that all of the lines in the rest of the text are necessarily the best ones (most classic was the claim that Queens Gambit Accepted is the worst thing ever...).
The book, in annotating several games as the base of its explanations, gives very little reason as to why certain lines of play were chosen for tactical analysis, while the gazillions of possible others are eliminated. And *this* is what a book titled "How to think ahead in chess" needs to focus on. Clearly, very very few (if any) chess players can examine *all* possible combinations of moves lasting 6 or 7 moves deep in any reasonable time. This book needs to tell us *which* sequences of moves to focus on, and why. And the answer needs to be more specific than "these moves help control the center, and the others don't." It's all well and good to say "control the center", but you need to know exactly what "control of the center" constitutes, how to bring it about, and what to do with it once you have it (or, how to cope with a loss of center control).
This could actually be a good book if it had been titled "What openings should a beginner play", with the final chapter on "what if my opponent doesn't follow the book" removed.
Good but not Great.......2005-11-05
This was one of the first Chess books I bought to begin to learn how to play advanced chess back in the 1980's. It is a reasonably good book that will give the beginning player some anchors in their journey to becoming more than a recreational chess player.
That having been said, the selection of the Stonewall Attack as an opening for White leaves a lot to be desired. This is one of the most anemic and ineffective openings you can use against an experienced player. It leads to a closed opening which is really more the domain of the advanced player who understands positional and strategic chess. The only real benefit to the Stonewall attack is hoping your opponent won't see a bishop sacrifice and quick mating attack. It is easily defended against. Once it is defended against, White quickly loses the initiative and Black moves on to a strong game.
Better suited for the beginner are King's pawn openings that bring tactics to bear in open games. Once this is understood then there are far better Queen's pawn openings to explore than the Stonewall Opening. Even the Colle System, which is similar and touched upon in this book is more practical than the main line taught here.
That being said, however, the book does benefit the beginner by giving them a repertoire of 3 basic openings to where they can begin to go into their first tournaments or local chess clubs with a plan and some understanding of how to handle an opening. This should be more than enough to give them a leg up against any inexperienced player who has no plan.
Once you've understood and mastered this book, be prepared to set a lot of it aside and relearn some things as you move ahead.
Really, that is the primary criticism. There are plenty of good primers out there that give more practical openings to work on that will lead to something you can better build on later.
So take it or leave it. It was a help to me and I've gone on to be a reasonably strong player, but it's not a book that excites me now that I know enough to look back on it and see what it did for me. Any book by Bruce Pandolfini for the beginning player should be chosen over this one.
Customer Reviews:
A Book for Novices - Clear and Simple Explanations on Methods and Techniques.......2006-08-06
I enjoyed and played a lot chess in high school and in college and since I started working I have less and less time available for playing so my game suffered from it. Having said this currently I consider myself a novice again after about twelve years without being able to play a single game of chess. When I recently started playing again I found myself confused and kind of lost questioning if I should attack?, defend?, and if so when?, where?, how? I was looking for some books to start from scratch and try to reassess my game.
I bought this book as part of a used chess book collection on an auction (the copy I got is a 1973 reprint), and I was not disappointed at all with this title. The book showed me again what kind of aspects I should take into account in order to establish a game plan after the opening stage has been passed. The authors take you step-by-step through actual games, describing and commenting every play, giving examples of the right questions to ask yourself in order to find the right plan and the right move.
In the other hand one negative aspect is that the scope of the book is limited since it teaches how to think but it covers only three basic patterns from the opening phase: -With white pieces play one standard opening (the stonewall variation), - with black pieces play one standard defense against 1 P-K4 (the dragon variation of the Sicilian defense), and - with black pieces play one standard defense against 1 P-Q4 (the Lasker defense). So if you are already a strong player and master the openings you won't find anything new here. Nevertheless as a novice after you become thoroughly familiar with the patterns of play recommended in this book, you could then branch out into other openings with the help of an introductory opening book.
Since the Table of Contents is not included in the book information presented above by the seller, I am including how the book is organized, so everybody can visualize what topics are covered in this book:
Part One - Playing with the white pieces: Stonewall Pattern.
- What opening shall I play.
- Stonewall attack I. Demolition sacrifice at KR7.
- Stonewall attack II. Normal position for white.
- Stonewall attack III. Swooping down on the open king bishop file.
- Queen's gambit declined. Black evades the stonewall attack.
Part Two - Playing with the black pieces against 1 P-K4.
- What defense shall I pay against 1 P-K4.
- Dragon variation I. White can not afford indifferent play.
- Dragon variation II. Normal position for black.
- Dragon variation III. Black concludes with a stunning queen sacrifice.
- Dragon variation IV. Vigorous counterattack.
- Dragon variation V. White's queen-side castling proves a fiasco.
- Dragon variation VI. Relentless positional pressure by black.
Part Three - Two - Playing with the black pieces against 1 P-Q4
- What defense shall I pay against 1 P-Q4.
- Lasker's defense I. Simplification leads to freedom.
- Lasker's defense II. Normal position for black.
- Lasker's defense III. A fatal dilemma for white.
- Lasker's defense IV. Battleground of conflicting theories.
- Lasker's defense V. White's last attempt at refutation.
Part Four - How to exploit inferior play by your opponent.
- What if my opponent doesn't follow the book.
- The importance of controlling the center.
- How superior mobility leads to a stormy breakthrough
- How line-opening leads to attacking possibilities.
- How superior mobility leads to line-opening.
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How to Think Ahead in Chess
Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster
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Binding: Hardcover
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Customer Reviews:
A Book for Novices - Clear and Simple Explanations on Methods and Techniques.......2006-08-06
I enjoyed and played a lot chess in high school and in college and since I started working I have less and less time available for playing so my game suffered from it. Having said this currently I consider myself a novice again after about twelve years without being able to play a single game of chess. When I recently started playing again I found myself confused and kind of lost questioning if I should attack?, defend?, and if so when?, where?, how? I was looking for some books to start from scratch and try to reassess my game.
I bought this book as part of a used chess book collection on an auction (the copy I got is a 1973 reprint), and I was not disappointed at all with this title. The book showed me again what kind of aspects I should take into account in order to establish a game plan after the opening stage has been passed. The authors take you step-by-step through actual games, describing and commenting every play, giving examples of the right questions to ask yourself in order to find the right plan and the right move.
In the other hand one negative aspect is that the scope of the book is limited since it teaches how to think but it covers only three basic patterns from the opening phase: -With white pieces play one standard opening (the stonewall variation), - with black pieces play one standard defense against 1 P-K4 (the dragon variation of the Sicilian defense), and - with black pieces play one standard defense against 1 P-Q4 (the Lasker defense). So if you are already a strong player and master the openings you won't find anything new here. Nevertheless as a novice after you become thoroughly familiar with the patterns of play recommended in this book, you could then branch out into other openings with the help of an introductory opening book.
Since the Table of Contents is not included in the book information presented above by the seller, I am including how the book is organized, so everybody can visualize what topics are covered in this book:
Part One - Playing with the white pieces: Stonewall Pattern.
- What opening shall I play.
- Stonewall attack I. Demolition sacrifice at KR7.
- Stonewall attack II. Normal position for white.
- Stonewall attack III. Swooping down on the open king bishop file.
- Queen's gambit declined. Black evades the stonewall attack.
Part Two - Playing with the black pieces against 1 P-K4.
- What defense shall I pay against 1 P-K4.
- Dragon variation I. White can not afford indifferent play.
- Dragon variation II. Normal position for black.
- Dragon variation III. Black concludes with a stunning queen sacrifice.
- Dragon variation IV. Vigorous counterattack.
- Dragon variation V. White's queen-side castling proves a fiasco.
- Dragon variation VI. Relentless positional pressure by black.
Part Three - Two - Playing with the black pieces against 1 P-Q4
- What defense shall I pay against 1 P-Q4.
- Lasker's defense I. Simplification leads to freedom.
- Lasker's defense II. Normal position for black.
- Lasker's defense III. A fatal dilemma for white.
- Lasker's defense IV. Battleground of conflicting theories.
- Lasker's defense V. White's last attempt at refutation.
Part Four - How to exploit inferior play by your opponent.
- What if my opponent doesn't follow the book.
- The importance of controlling the center.
- How superior mobility leads to a stormy breakthrough
- How line-opening leads to attacking possibilities.
- How superior mobility leads to line-opening.
Book Description
Have you ever wondered what comes to mind for your boss, your customers, or your colleagues when your name is mentioned? Every leader, at every level, has a personal brand-an operative reputation. Your brand impacts your ability to achieve extraordinary results, and it either fuels or derails your long-term career success.
Your brand consists of a complex set of characteristics and dynamics that play out in thousands of scenarios each workday. The Leader's Edge provides a clear, practical framework that will allow you to understand what your brand is, how it plays out every day, and how you can seize control of it to positively impact your career choices. Author Susan Hodgkinson presents a proprietary, result-based methodology, the 5 P's of Leadership Brandsm, which has been used in coaching and leadership development programs for thousands of professionals, from the Fortune 50 to significant nonprofit organizations.
Hodgkinson's proven methods have enabled thousands of successful people to increase their authority, their significance to their organizations, and ultimately, their control over their professional destiny. Everyone has a brand at work, and it has everything to do with your ability to succeed. The Leader's Edge will help you determine what your brand is and how to manage it for ultimate success.
Customer Reviews:
A MUST read for EVERYONE, not just leaders.......2007-04-19
Although it's called The LEADER'S Edge, a more appropriate title might be The PERSON'S Edge, as I think it's a must read for EVERYONE over the age of 18. It's a wonderfully easy-to-understand and deeply thought-provoking book about how we show up to the world (which is often quite different than how we think the world sees us) and how, through heightened self-awareness and feedback, we can enhance our personal brand in everyday situations - professional and personal. I've recommended this book to everyone from the leader of a 600+ person practice to administrative personnel, and the reactions have been equally positive and powerful. I can't wait for my children to be old enough to read it themselves. I truly believe the world would operate more effectively if we all invested the time to read this book.
Clear Steps to Improve Your Career.......2006-05-01
This book is very well written. Susan clearly describes steps to take to assess and improve your job skills, then goes on to explain how to market yourself within an existing organization. After reading the book I understand how some people work hard all their careers, but never move to influential positions in a corporation. You won't do that if you read the book!
I am currently loaning the book to young co-workers as a "must read."
smart book.......2005-11-18
This is a smart leader's tool--models, frameworks, examples, case studies. The author has clear real life experience which makes it different than theoretical approaches by those with no practical background.
The Leader's Edge.......2005-09-28
Excellent for leaders at all levels! This is an engrossing,informative & extremely helpful book replete with practical advice, guidance & wisdom. I highly recommend it to anyone in a leadership/management position.
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