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helpful.......2000-05-23

This book is very helpfull, it almost cover most of the que. we usually ask and looking for answer to. but its not enough to study from you need to study before reviewing such a book i advise to read problem and solutions ( 26th edition ) by Patrick R.Delaney.... and good luck.

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CPA Review for the new millennium!.......2000-02-20

The sets of questions nad problems laid down in this book is very productive and helpful. you guys who are dreaming of becoming a CPA soon should not miss to use this material.

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The first published book to detail a model of behavioural coaching and how to apply it.

Behavioral Coaching is a universal and scientific model, resulting in validated, measurable, sustained learning and change in individuals and organisations.

Both of the authors are leaders in their fields. Their books sell well internationally and they have an established reputation as coaching authorities.

This book follows on from the first two books; The Complete Guide to Coaching at Workwas a general introduction to definitions and applications of coaching.

Behavioral Coaching provides a model of practice for the coaching applications in The Complete Guide to Coaching at Work and the tools and techniques described inThe Coaching at Work Toolkit. This book presents a coherent definition and model of behavioural coaching based upon scientific, validated behavioural principles.

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Behavioral Coaching text book.......2007-05-09

Excelent for understanding the basics of this rather new field of expertise.

A welcomed and timely reference..........2004-01-28

This exciting, new book marks a new stage in the maturation of the coaching industry and presents a coherent definition and model of behavioural coaching based upon scientific, validated behavioural principles. It provides structured models and strategies for bringing about durable and measurable change in individuals and organizations. Both authors are respected leaders in their fields and have an established reputation as coaching authorities. The authors are also founders of the internationally renowned Behavioral Coaching Institute. The institute is the global leader in the development and supply of world-best practice coaching technology and has trained and certified over 800 coaches working with organizations around the world.

Dr. Skiffington's coaching books have become industry standard materials throughout the global coaching community and make valuable reference resources for any coaching program.

Today, more and more professional coaches are moving away from reliance on simplistic and mechanical proprietary coaching systems taught by the many commercial coach training schools and are seeking to work with theoretically grounded and empirically validated approaches.

This text book is a detailed and well-crafted exposition of the behavioural science of executive, workplace and personal coaching -technical enough to satisfy the theorists but accessible to those without a background in the behavioural sciences. Authors Dr Skiffington and Zeus present an integrated model of evidence-based coaching which draws on adult learning principles, psychology, management and leadership literature and have integrated it with their considerable experience and research. Some of the key features of the text include: coaching as personal development; learning and behavioral change; the practice of behavioral coaching; client-centered coaching for internal/external coaches; and how behavioral coaching is being used today.

This work makes a significant contribution to establishing coaching as a well-grounded cross-disciplinary means of facilitating human and organisational change. Readership: It is a must-have for current and potential coaches, trainers, HRM personnel, consultants, management generally, academics, small business proprietors, students, professionals and even sports coaches etc.

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"Hugh addresses what I believe is the most important aspect of achieving economic freedom: Know Thyself! The financial planning community owes a great deal to Hugh for his contributions."
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From his experience as an international wealth mentor, author Hugh Massie understands that each of us is uniquely wired in a way that affects every relationship and decision especially financial decisions. Now, in Financial DNA Massie unveils a proven process for better financial decision-making that is based on discovering an individual's unique financial personality. This guide provides readers with accurate insights into human behavior, allowing them to truly put life at the center of their financial planning rather than their money. This awareness will help readers find congruence between their behaviors, passions, values, and their decisions. Financial DNA also discusses transparency in the financial decision-making process, thus lowering the barriers to meaningful dialogue, and opening the door for effective communications, lasting relationships, and making committed decisions. By relating financial decision-making to the powerful concepts of human behavior, Massie has broken the code for understanding our Financial DNA showing how to tap into this life-changing information and use it to build a quality life. Hugh Massie (Atlanta, GA) is President of Financial DNA Resources and the Coddington Group, a leading international wealth mentoring and advisory group. He is also a director of RightPath Resources, Inc., a provider of human capital solutions worldwide. Massie is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

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Financial DNA the new trend in servicing clients .......2007-06-13

Hugh Massie's Financial DNA book expanded the way I see my practice today. He helped me to understand that the most important aspect of the personal finance advisory business is discovering the unique financial personality of each customer, not the technical side of products or money management.

With his broad experience as a wealth mentor, Hugh envisioned a new way of servicing clients. He developed a user friendly framework based on scientific methods of behavioral profiling in order to align personal needs with financial objectives.

By citing real life examples, he shows how his Financial DNA Discovery Process and Tools can be used in helping advisors to better understand and communicate with clients and tailor a financial strategy suited to their financial personality, allowing them to experience a better quality of life.

I have started introducing the "knowing people before the numbers" concept and realized that my relationship with clients, which had already gone through the Discovery Process, improved tremendously.

I want to congratulate Hugh and his team for the visionary work that they are doing!

An infomercial.......2007-01-21

There are a couple of glowing 5/5 reviews for Financial DNA here already, but I'm not sure they accurately represent what the book is about.

Financial DNA is a psychological profiling service offered by the author of this book's company. This book is a written infomercial for the Financial DNA service.

It doesn't describe how the service works, the psychology on which it is based is a commercial secret and while some of the questions the tests ask are listed, it doesn't provide any kind of marking key. The author keeps all details of how the service was developed or how it works a secret. If you log in to their website, enter your credit card details and do the tests, you'll get a series of charts and scores but won't know too much about how these were derived as the system is basically a psychological black box.

I can't see how the book itself warrants a 5/5 rating, nor how the reviews already published relate to the book. They are obviously satisfied customers of the Financial DNA service, which for all I know is just as fantastic as they say it is, but that's not the product on this Amazon page. I'm reviewing a book today, not the service the author is trying to flog. I'm somewhat surprised that Wiley agreed to publish it, books of this genre are normally self-published.

"Bring your master plan to the surface".......2006-03-18

As someone currently using Financial DNA, both for myself and my financial advisory clients, I believe this book presents a superb system for living a quality life based on understanding your own unique natural behaviors.

The modular design used in the book lends itself well to a customized approach for each person. Although it can be used by an individual alone, it is best used while working with a financial advisor trained in the system.

As more and more the financial services industry focuses on the advisor "knowing the client", I expect cutting-edge advisory firms will use Financial DNA. The Chief Compliance Officers at broker/dealers would be wise to read this book, and consider how it could help their advisors not only "know their clients", but help their clients live a quality life.

I think within the next five years, Hugh's Financial DNA will become the index, the measuring stick, by which all financial life planning systems will be compared to. Yes, the book is called Financial DNA, but the book puts money where it ought to be...after understanding our natural behavior, then we can talk about money. Hats off to Hugh Massie for a seminal contribution to our individual lives!

Knowledge.......2006-02-23

Knowledge is power. Knowledge of ourself and others has power to transform lives. Hugh's book and system provide a path to acquire this transformational power. Well done, Hugh.

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Answers to 110 questions on astronomy and the universe from a Christian perspective that is informed by Scripture. A useful resource for classroom and home.

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Astronomy and the Bible: Disclosing the Glory of God in Creation.......2006-07-28

We are often exposed to "scientific" articles, books and television programs that ignore and even mock the Bible's clear teaching concerning the Creator. Because of this, Christians are sometimes intimidated, especially in a culture which insists that science is the sole propriety of secular humanism; but if the study of Physics, Biology and Astronomy should do anything to the Christian, it should inccrease our own sense of wonder and awe for the One who simply spoke the vast cosmos into existence by His powerful Word (Hebrews 11:3, Psalm 33:6). Instead of avoiding these subjects, Christians must understand that genuine science is the propriety of God, and is therefore to be enjoyed by His children, both for personal edification, as well as for outreach and evangelism to the lost. With this in mind, there is a great need for scientific works that can be used by brethren in order to increase their understanding of the sciences in an age of scholastic misinformation.

One such book is Astronomy and the Bible, Questions & Answers, by Dr. Donald B. DeYoung.

Dr. DeYoung is Chairman of the Department of Physical Science at Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana. He holds a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics, as well as an M. Div. from Grace Seminary. DeYoung's approach to the subject of Astronomy is clearly Biblical. Refreshingly, he deals with many of the sticky questions that normally surround modern cosmology, but with the priority of Biblical authority. Within the brief span of just 176 pages, DeYoung manages to raise and answer one hundred popular questions dealing with Cosmology and Physics. In particular, he addresses the most common questions dealing with:

* Geocentricity (Is the earth at the center of the universe?).
* The Anthropic Principle (a term which speaks of the uniqueness of earth's habitable environment).
* What is the big bang?
* What is the age of the universe?
* Should man be in space?
* What is background radiation?
* What's wrong with studying astrology?

This small sample of his one hundred questions provides a preview of DeYoung's very helpful review of Cosmology and Physics. Many of the questions that he raises are designed to bust certain modern myths. Others are designed to clarify matters that are often misunderstood in the popular culture. I find that his simple answers are thorough enough, and yet simple enough, to equip believers for personal edification as well as for sharing the Gospel with others. You don't need a Physics degree in order to read and understand this book! At the same time, this work will certainly challenge your thinking about many discussions that have fallen prey to secular humanism. I offer it to you with my highest recommendation.

Astronomy from a Perspective of Creation.......2006-07-23

ASTRONOMY AND THE BIBLE is a book that attempts to answer various questions about astronomy, but from the perspective of a creationist scientist. Basic astronomical issues such as eclipses, solar systems, stars, auroras, satelittes, etc. are covered as well as more in-depth issues such as what powers the sun. There are also a variety of issues the book discusses that aren't directly related to astronomy, but that are addressed, such as the origin of the Jewish Star of David and what Bioshpere II is.

ASTRONOMY AND THE BIBLE is written in a fairly easy-to-read style that the average person can understand. It isn't very detailed and the book is written from a creationist perspective, so the majority of the scientific community would disagree with many of the explanations offered (God and science don't mix in the secular world). This book would, however, be a great read for anyone with a Biblical worldview who is trying to figure out how the celestial bodies of the universe fit into their worldview.

I've used this book.......2005-11-09

Other reviews of this book--the ones that are highly critical--are critical for one reason--they don't agree with the author's stance on a relatively young earth. I've stuidied this subject quite a bit and honestly I'm not sure what to believe about "young" or "old". But then, I wasn't there.
I love DeYoung's book however because it answers so many questions in readable fashion. The non-scientist can easily grasp the basic concepts and terms we so commonly hear. It is not overly religious (that's an opinion!) but does assume that there is a God (that's not an opinion!) and that he is the God of the Bible. All books on astronomy espouse philosphical viewpoints--either the viewpoint of athiesm or that "God did it" or something else. I happen to believe the Bible, so although I'm not altogether convinced that God created the earth in 6 days that were precisely 24 hours in length, I am PLEASED by the author's God-centered conception of creation. He writes as one who knows his subject and understands the kind of questions students are asking. The book is well organized and indexed so you can find what you're looking for quickly. I would recommend it as a beginning point for Christians.
I wouldn't recommend it for the athiest. The athiest should read anything written by Phillip Johnson on the subject of inteligent design.

See other reviews to see what damage this stuff does.......2003-07-16

Another reviewer rightly noted that this book and others like it contain faulty science that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. DeYoung's predictions about light passing through wormholes or that light has slowed down since the start of creation have all been discredited numerous times, mostly by other Christians (e.g., Hugh Ross). While I commend the author for including some real information about astronomy, the young earth theories promulgated in this book are simply wrong.

The trouble with books like this is that they convince non-Christians that the Bible really does teach the Earth is young - and therefore, false. This is evidenced by an atheist reviewer on this site, who's been wrongly convinced by creationists that the Bible teaches the earth is really 6K old and that mainstream evangelical theologians are trying to hoodwink us into overlooking the Bible's errors. (Why we'd be so dishonest as to "hoodwink" anybody, I don't know - maybe so we can more Republican voters. Who knows?) I'm willing to bet that most non-Christians who read books like this come away with conclusions like that reviewer; the Christians who read this book simply come away more fearful and resentful of real science.

When a few misguided people at my church brought in a young-earther from the ICR to teach us all about young-earthism, I challenged him to his face on scientific, literary, and Biblical grounds. This man - who debates preofessional scientists on college campuses - crumbled before my arguments, and I'm merely a layman with a degree in ENGLISH. I can imagine the harm he's doing to our faith out in the world.

Contaminated Astronomy.......2001-09-02

In a mailing-list flame war on creationism at MIT (of all places!) about eight years ago, I wrote (something like), "Anyone who knows anything about astronomy and has half a brain can figure out that creationism is false." Now why would I write such a thing? I was refering, of course, to young-universe creationism, the idea that the universe was created about 6000 years ago. Now, here we have an astronomy book which tries to argue that creationism is at least respectible, and *assumes* that the Bible is accurate.

This book does contain quite a bit of information on astronomy. As such, it could be a good introductory book. Unfortunately, the science is contaminated with creationist propaganda and superfluous Bible references. Only someone already knowledgeable in the field would be able to separate these tares from the wheat of science. I strongly recommend some other book on astronomy, preferably secular. "The Physical Universe" by Frank Shu, for example.

This book is better than "Starlight and Time" and "Tornado in a Junkyard," which I've already reviewed on Amazon.com. In "Starlight and Time," Russell Humphreys completely disregards all physical consequences of his white-hole theory. In "Tornado in a Junkyard," James Perloff distorts or disregards pretty much everything known in modern science. Here, Professor DeYoung gives plenty of accurate information, but also some distortions.

DeYoung does tell us about the immense distances involved in the universe. Our galaxy is about 100,000 light years across. The Andromeda galaxy, he says, is about 2.9 million light-years away. The large Magellanic Cloud, where Supernova 1987A occured, is about 180,000 light-years away. There are many many galaxies much farther away. The most distant objects, the quasars, are billions of light-years away.

The speed of light is one light-year per year. Since we can see things billions of light-years away, the universe must be billions of years old. So what's the problem?

The problem is that creationists come up with all sorts of crackpot theories to explain how we can see distant objects even with a young universe. DeYoung presents five such theories on pp. 89-90, including one detailed in "Starlight and Time." Four of them predict enormous physical phenomena that are absent in nature. The fifth theory is that God created the light while in transit when it created the universe 6000 years ago. That theory is a variant on "Last Thursdayism," the idea that we were created last Thursday with our memories completely intact and everything around us matching.

The two problems with the "Last Thursdayism" theory are that it's completely unverifiable and unfalsifiable, and it means that God committed an enormous fraud on us by creating massive evidence of a history that didn't occur. DeYoung tries to answer whether Supernova 1987A actually occured, under "Last Thursdayism." The obvious answer is no, because it would have occured long before the creation of the universe. God would have had to make the explosive light, the matching neutrinos, the light from the prior star that exploded (a blue supergiant), the light from the remains of the supernova, etc. in flight. But DeYoung makes a convoluted attempt to argue that the supernova actually did occur -- something to the effect that it happened in God's imagination, and God is truth, so it happened.

DeYoung tells us that many different estimations of the age of the universe give widely varying results, from thousands of years to billions of years. The problem is that the young-universe estimations have been thoroughly debunked. (See any typical anticreationist book, or www.talkorigins.org.) Those estimations have used absurd assumptions and have disregarded well-established basic science.

DeYoung believes that a "vapor canopy" of water existed above the atmosphere before the flood (p. 88). Genesis 1 states that God created a "firmament" in the sky, separating the waters above from the waters below. However, in the fourth day, when God created the sun, moon, and stars, God set them in the firmament. That means that the "vapor canopy" existed not only above the atmosphere, but beyond all the stars as well.

In fact, the world-view of Genesis 1 is either geocentric or flat-earth -- most likely flat-earth, because nothing in Genesis 1 portrays anything more than a "heaven above" and an "earth beneath." (Exodus 20:4) The sun and moon are small balls of light, and the stars are tiny points of light, which can fall to earth (Revelation 6:13). I've not seen anything in the Bible that unambiguously identifies a round earth. That includes Job 26:7, which DeYoung cites as indicating a round earth (p. 17). On the other hand, there are a few indications that the earth is flat: Isaiah 40: 22, Matthew 4: 8.

I agree with DeYoung, that the six days of Genesis 1 are literal days, contrary to the claims of Hugh Ross and others that days refer to ages or eons. Genesis 1 has day and night created before the sun, moon, and stars; and vegetation created before the sun. What this means is that the author of Genesis 1 didn't connect daylight with sunlight, and that Genesis 1 is simply wrong.

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