10 posts tagged “book”
As a reporter I held him in awe. We all did. He was the standard bearer to which we all aspired.
Where’s the action? You’ll find David Halberstam there. What’s the truth? Read Halberstam’s article or book to find out.
Whether it was the early days of the civil rights movement, the collapse of the car industry, how the East Coast establishment determined foreign policy or the culture of the 1950s, Halberstam reported what Bill Moyers calls “the verifiable truth,” and he was often the first to do so.
Jon Meacham wrote today, “He changed history, for he helped change how America saw not only the war in Vietnam but the ways of Washington.”
Apparently Halberstam was in a car on the way to interview Y.A. Tittle, the former New York Giants quarterback, when his car was broadsided near the Dunbarton Bridge in the S.F. Bay Area. For once, the action literally came to him. It was the last way I’d see him dying.
There wasn’t a lazy bone in his body,” said Ted Kopple this morning in an NPR interview.
“He was just raw energy, you just saw the man in constant motion. I picture him at one or two in the morning looking over the last proofs of the paper before they went to print,” said Arthur J. Langguth, Jr., who was president of The Crimson when Halberstam was managing editor.
Speaking truth to power, Halberstam led that new breed of reporters in the 1960s to write as eyewitnesses. “He is likely to be most remembered for an unquenchable desire to describe what he saw in war,” writes Roy Peter Clark, Senior Scholar, Poynter Institute.
Clark reminds us of Halberstam’s view of that new role in a 1965 article in Commentary magazine:
"No one becomes a reporter to make friends, but neither is it pleasant in a situation like the war in Vietnam to find yourself completely at odds with the views of the highest officials of your country. The pessimism of the Saigon press corps was of the most reluctant kind: many of us came to love Vietnam, we saw our friends dying all around us, and we would have liked nothing better than to believe the war was going well and that it would eventually be won. But it was impossible for us to believe those things without denying the evidence of our own senses.... And so we had no alternative but to report the truth...."
His books often defined an era or the subject about which he was writing – and his book titles often labeled those topics. He was, for example, the first to label the Vietnam war as hopeless with his 1965 book (increasingly referred to these day when discussing Iraq) “The Making of a Quagmire.” I write this as soldiers are speaking up about the hopelessness of the war in Iraq, where one anonymous soldier who is interviewed refers to Halberstam as a source of inspiration. Bet it would make David grin, knowing that this soldier was probably not born when David was covering Vietnam.
"Because, in a world where too many of us use our mouths, David used his mind. In a world where fast and ignorant are celebrated, David was slow and cerebral," writes Mitch Albom.
Discover exactly how from a master at crafting the message. Even if I often disagree with his beliefs and his stances, Roger Ailes (the man behind Fox TV) knows how to gain attention and be remembered.
Read his bestseller You Are the Message: Getting What You Want by Being Who You Are.
This is a very good book for understanding how to take center stage in public or media appearances. Ailes shows you how to ensure that your words and personal presence are positively congruent with who you really are. For formal or spontaneous presentations or media interviews, you will find no better advisor than Ailes in this book. It reads like the insider's guide. Ailes was perhaps the first political consultant to recognize the enormous power of TV appearances to sway public opinion.
For 30 years Ailes has shaped how many people feel about certain politicians, business leaders, and celebrities. In this book you'll learn exactly how your nonverbal cues can either contradict your intended message or give it the extra lift of credibility that makes you the most talked-about expert in the room. He covers ways to be genuine in the display of humor, passion, response to attacks, apology, grief, and commitment to your message.
What Clients Love: A Field Guide to Growing Your Business by ever-popular Harry Beckwith.
When's the last time you found a business book so entertaining you wanted to read excerpts out loud to someone nearby?
That's how I heard about this book.
And the person who eagerly read excerpts to me wasn't even in business. From the movie Pretty Woman to how heart surgeons dress and over 250 other culture references, Beckwith draws original insights for delighting your clients. He suggests the four significant social changes that most affect your ability to grow your business, with numerous examples for each. Then he describes how to design your business to benefit from these changes.
Beckwith concludes by outlining the traits we need to succeed in "this Evolved Economy." Also included in the book is the most usable planning guide I've ever found, a checklist of questions for building an "exceptional business," a list of "traits of clients love," and a reading list and closing interview. If you are like me, you won't be able to put this book down. Yet the chapters are short, some less than a page, so you can easily pick up where you left off if interrupted.
Any manager in business, government, or a nonprofit group can use this book to better attract and serve their clients.
In keeping with Beckwith's philosophy of demonstrating genuine, innovative care for your customers, see how you can offer them more value – with the right partners and offers. Join thousands of others who've enthusiastically adopted this marketing tool to grow their business faster, even in soft economic times.
Read Walk Your Talk: Grow Your Business Faster Through Successful Cross-Promotional Partnerships. Get started sooner by also listening to the companion audiotape as you drive.
Learn graceful verbal self-defense maneuvers for facing difficult people or situations.
Read the idea-packed, often humorous news-you-can-use book Tongue Fu!: How to Deflect, Disarm, and Defuse Any Verbal Conflict by Sam Horn.
Increase your chances of staying positive in the face of argumentative or otherwise negative behavior. If you have complainers, bullies, or manipulators in your life, read this book for insights into how to turn the situation around or graciously step out of it.
Men and women of all personality styles have found relief in Horn's practical advice because she shows how to stand up for yourself without making the other person wrong and retaliatory. The entire book is based on specific situations accompanied by easy-to-remember steps for responding from a position of comfort and strength.
Read this book to learn how you can remain true to your values without becoming a target for others. Horn's examples and quotes from popular culture and personal experience as a mother and coach make this book come alive. In person, Horn is a shining example of the kindness reflected in her wise advice.
To learn more ways to restore calm and goodwill, or move on with your life read LikeABILITY, which you can download right now.
Learn graceful verbal self-defense maneuvers for facing difficult people or situations.
Read the idea-packed, often humorous news-you-can-use book Tongue Fu!: How to Deflect, Disarm, and Defuse Any Verbal Conflict by Sam Horn.
Increase your chances of staying positive in the face of argumentative or otherwise negative behavior. If you have complainers, bullies, or manipulators in your life, read this book for insights into how to turn the situation around or graciously step out of it.
Men and women of all personality styles have found relief in Horn's practical advice because she shows how to stand up for yourself without making the other person wrong and retaliatory. The entire book is based on specific situations accompanied by easy-to-remember steps for responding from a position of comfort and strength.
Read this book to learn how you can remain true to your values without becoming a target for others. Horn's examples and quotes from popular culture and personal experience as a mother and coach make this book come alive. In person, Horn is a shining example of the kindness reflected in her wise advice.
To learn more ways to restore calm and goodwill, or move on with your life read LikeABILITY, which you can download right now.
Read this book for the next time for the next time you might be staring, speechless in astonishment, at someone else's bad behavior.
A dear in headlights look no more from you.... eh? Don't let somebody else determine your behavior.... reacting to theirs. Instead, choose how you want to act - and be proud of yourself later.
Thinking on Your Feet: How to Communicate Under Pressure by Marian Woodall is simply the best book for learning how to maintain composure when responding to a hot situation.
Easily thwarted, daunted, or frozen in tight situations? Most of us are sometimes. Don't be caught off-guard again. For the next time you must speak up "right now" in a hostile, high-stakes, or emergency situation, read this book. And there will be a next time.
Remember (I'll say it again) do NOT let somebody else determine your behavior by reacting to theirs. Get this book along with Sam Horn's Tongue Fu! Woodall provides solid techniques for organizing thoughts, gaining clarification, buying needed time, and more.
If you are shy, low-key, working or living around an often overpowering person, the newest hire, or an outsider, you will find confidence and power-building techniques in this book.
Want more ways to keep cool while facing pressure? Then you'll enjoy reading the many practical methods in LikeABILITY, which you can download immediately.
Follow the supportive plan laid out by best-selling author (your new best friend) Susan Page: The Shortest Distance Between You and a Published Book.
This is the single most comprehensive and fun-to-read book on how to get published. Period. And I've read nine - and had five books published.
Writing a book proposal can be daunting, yet this successful author offers a step-by-step approach that enables you to gain confidence and even enjoyment in the process. From crafting a memorable title to finding a strong agent, Page provides the complete formula for an attention-grabbing proposal.
What makes Page's book stand out from other books on this topic?
It is her capacity as a successful author to provide the practical and emotional insights to keep you going. Page is the author of How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together, Eight Essential Traits of Couples Who Thrive, and If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single?, now in 14 languages. Wow.
Page recognizes when you might feel overwhelmed, not worthy, or otherwise stuck and offers specific tips for sidestepping those traps. As one fan wrote, she keeps "your hopes high and your expectations realistic." Page includes tips on conducting your own book promotion and planning not one but a companion series of books to continue your momentum of success.
Read the captivating book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King. Even if you're only planning on writing a celebratory toast, article or email, you'll glean priceless tips from this gripping author.
Great book on how to become an attention-grabbing writer in any genre.
You get two books in one in this semi-autobiographical how-to book as King pairs his personal stories of near-death accidents, addictions, and piles of rejection letters with lessons on how to pull people into a story or idea.
If you want to improve your prose or that of your cooworkers, children, or class, forget textbooks or traditional how-to writing guides. Get another King book you can't put down.
Be entertained by his nonstop descriptions of his often hairy life incidents that inspired Carrie, Misery, The Tommyknockers, and other King books to learn how he transforms them into grist for good reading. He includes many writers' tools, including editing a story, character and plot development, learning from others writers' styles, exercises, and a reading list. No matter what kind of writer you are or yearn to be, personal or published, on fiction, business, or other topic, you're guaranteed to find the King-sized can't-put-down reading you'd expect.
This is the kind of book that even your non-reader, non-writer (and non-Stephen King fans) friends will enjoy receiving.
Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life
a book by Paul Ekman
"What is he really feeling?," you ponder as you search his face. If you knew, you might get along better. For recognizing true emotions -- yours and others' -- read this book. From the preeminent expert on reading faces and on deception comes his most complete book yet.
I have a friend who looks judgmental when he's in contemplation and a client who appears angry when she's tired. With this book you can become more adept at reading others' emotional signals. Also learn to alter your own feelings through recognizing them sooner. Book includes photos and exercises, such as how to recognize a genuine smile. Ekman's clients range from the FBI to Pixar animation studios.
"There hasn't been a book on this subject of such range and insight since Darwin's famous Expression of the Emotions" is how Oliver Sacks describes this book that culls from 40 years of research.
Everyone from lawyers to teachers and salesfolks can use Ekman's insights to better understand human behavior.
As you learn to recognize emotions -- yours and others -- you can also learn to sidestep conflict and bring out the best in others by reading LikeAbility. You can download it right now.
Don't stop there. Enjoy becoming more clear, compelling and quotable by listening to 100 communication and persuasion tips in Make Yourself Memorable.
Straying isn't what it used to be, Silvio” Pamela Drukerman notes in her article written about the same time I also commented on Veronica Lario’s front-page letter of rebuke to her ever flirting, flamboyant, billionaire husband Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister of Italy.
Writes the former Wall Street Journal correspondent, Druckerman, “The authors of ‘Sexus Politicus’ recently concluded that Charles de Gaulle was the only French president in modern memory who didn't enjoy a few petites amies. European statesmen may not be able to enjoy this private club for much longer, however. Wives are rebelling.”
But European marital sparring somehow manages to sound more passionate and even elevated compared to the rehab, romance (and rabidly worse) stories about, say, Britney and Anna Nicole.
Extramarital affairs and how they differ around the world have been on Druckerman’s mind for some while. In April, you’ll learn what she’s discovered when her book comes out, Lust in Translation: The Rules of Infidelity from Tokyo to Tennessee. Here's the rest of the story.... for now.
