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| 34 of 34 people found the following review helpful: By Rhino C. (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Time-Crunched Cyclist: Fit, Fast, and Powerful in 6 Hours a Week (The Time-Crunched Athlete) (Paperback) I started cycling again a few years ago after having ridden a bunch in high school and college. I had always ridden for transportation and a little fun on the weekends, but I started going on some group rides and found that I was pretty fast. So, I started riding with the "fast" guys. I made a lot of progress (got faster) two seasons ago without any specific training plan, and decided to try my hand at racing. So, I decided I needed to have an actual training plan. I read and tried to follow Joel Friel's Training Bible and made progress last season, but felt that there was something that wasn't quite right. I felt like the prior season had been much more beneficial. I was training smarter, but I wasn't progressing like I thought I should. The training often seemed way too easy. I read this book, and it all started to make some sense. I was rarely able to train more than 8 hrs/wk. When Friel's plan started calling for 10-13 hrs/wk, I just wasn't able to make it happen. I... Read more 43 of 52 people found the following review helpful: By Amazon Verified Purchase( What's this?) This review is from: The Time-Crunched Cyclist: Fit, Fast, and Powerful in 6 Hours a Week (The Time-Crunched Athlete) (Paperback) "The TCTP isn't about reclaiming your youth so much as it is about reclaiming your identity. Being a cyclist is an important part of who you are, and it's a lot easier to proudly identify yourself as a cyclist when you're good at it." [pg. 52] Finally, a book that speaks to us "retired racers" who are in our late 30's and beyond, with a career, family, and obligations that do not lend themselves to 4+ hour training rides. Admittedly, the training plan is intense, but that's the point. "Our relationship with our sport may have changed, but our desire to be fit, fast, and powerful hasn't diminished." And how does he address that? By recognizing (finally) that all of the training plans out there do not lend themselves to the average athlete who wants to balance being an attentive parent and husband, a responsible employer/employee, and get in the training hours required to be competitive either in a race series or simply during intense weekend... Read more 24 of 30 people found the following review helpful: By Repoman (SF CA) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Time-Crunched Cyclist: Fit, Fast, and Powerful in 6 Hours a Week (The Time-Crunched Athlete) (Paperback) I am a CTS client and fit into the "Time crunched" category. I am 43 and started biking later in life (early 30's). I have been involved in other competitive sports growing up, but when I started biking, I wanted to race. I was fortunate enough to hook up with a CTS coach and told him my work and family schedule. He said let's try something a bit different. I was a bit skeptical at first because I had read so many books on training and knew I did not have the 15 hrs/ week to devote to become a competitive racer. I gave this method a try and have put up some very good results because of it. I am no pro but on my way to a CAT 3 upgrade and recently won a NorCal criterium by soloing off the front for several laps. I have to say, the training really simulates the efforts that you put forth in criteriums or cyclecross. I also have been able to get a win in a road race by using this method. The book is a fairly quick and easy to understand read. If you don't have the time, you need to... Read more |
12 years in the making, this is the long-awaited sequel to and replacement of the popular 1997 Bulletproof Privacy. Three times the size, it thoroughly covers:
* healthy privacy vs. paranoia
* private travel in the 21st Century
* modern communications and privacy
* the coming National I.D. Card
* private money -- debit cards, digital gold
* can your home still be your castle?
* guns & privacy
* securing your computer
* ghosting the Internet
* use encrypted VoIP for free
* create robust passphrases
* Windows: a surveillance virus masquerading as an OS?
* get a new Puppy . . . Linux!
* dealing with the intrusive Census and ACS questions
* earning a discreet living
* how to buy and sell privately
* answering the old If you have nothing to hide, then . . .
| 52 of 55 people found the following review helpful: By Master of Cats "book. lover." (Wyoming) - See all my reviews This review is from: One Nation, Under Surveillance -- Privacy From the Watchful Eye (Paperback) I wanted this since it was pre-anounced, and got it as soon as it came out. It's an excellent guide for staying "off the grid" while still living "in the grid." "One Nation, Under Surveillance" explains how you don't have to live on the woods to minimize the amount of government/corporate/marketing/nosy neighbor intrusion, and the book lays out how. And does so in a "friend sitting next to you explaining things" voice. In typical Boston T. Party style, the book covers everything promised in the book title AND THEN SOME. The "then some" in this case is the chapter on spotting and blocking sociopaths (who hide in society masquerading as "nice, normal folks".) Some would say "What the heck does that have to do with avoiding having your bank information stolen and keeping your computer information and phone calls private?" The answer is, well, EVERYTHING. First, those people are the most likely to steal your info/money/checks/etc. But second of... Read more 31 of 34 people found the following review helpful: This review is from: One Nation, Under Surveillance -- Privacy From the Watchful Eye (Paperback) ...this one delivers. A much needed update of an older privacy book, this one covers all the bases. I found myself reading it through once for the general drift and then again slowly to absorb the detail. The Linux chapter alone is worth the price of admission but by far the most surprising chapter deals with sociopathic behavior. Reading and coming to grips with what the author is saying about this sick cross section of so called humanity will shine a light on the previously obscured. Chock full of useful information it belongs in the hands of all privacy lovers and, most especially, in the hands of those who think privacy isn't important. 29 of 32 people found the following review helpful: By Liberty Fan (USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: One Nation, Under Surveillance -- Privacy From the Watchful Eye (Paperback) I couldn't put this book down. Boston T. Party does an excellent job like always. The thing I love about all his books is he provides levels... What I mean by that is yes, you could take this as a paranoid craziness tinfoil hat mania. Perhaps, if you take every suggestion, tactic, strategy and tip to it's most extreme level, you might be a total recluse. But even Boston doesn't suggest that. Some of the chapters you'll want to take to the extreme, some you'll glance over, and others you'll find some middle ground. Use what fits into your life and what you're willing to do, as much or as little as you want. The end result will certainly be a more private, more aware and safer you, no matter how far you take things. In case you haven't gotten it so far, I highly recommend this, and all, of Boston's books. |
An incredible ability awaits managers who practice Theory of Constraints (TOC) techniques: they can take a problem, look beyond the less important details, and directly identify the source of trouble. They've been known to promptly resolve perplexing matters - while the uninformed remain stuck.
So many more managers could gain the benefit of TOC thinking... if they only took the time. Eli Schragenheim now offers an informative and enjoyable self-learning method, proving how TOC can be invaluable at a wide variety of workplaces.
Management Dilemmas: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions conveys TOC methods through "virtual experience"-stories of managers and the situations they need to resolve. Take note of the dilemmas they're facing. Think about how you would respond under those circumstances. Then, compare your reactions with Schragenheim's TOC-influenced analysis.
Associated with Dr. Eli Goldratt (the founder of TOC) for seven years, Schragenheim doesn't tell how the stories end. Instead, he encourages the reader to try out TOC techniques-especially the need to arrive at the most precise answer by raising the right questions. The conclusions you reach today could greatly help your on-the-job thinking tomorrow!
| 25 of 25 people found the following review helpful: By A Customer This review is from: Management Dilemmas: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions (The CRC Press Series on Constraints Management) (Paperback) This book is powerful in two ways. First, it shows how TOC is being applied in a variety of enterprises and situations. Second, it gives the reader the opportunity to learn about TOC by thinking through a variety of situations. The author has not created a detailed textbook that attempts to explain the intracacies of TOC. Rather he presents a fun to read book which consists of a variety of case studies. Each chapter begins by revealing the information a consultant might gather when analyzing the situation. The reader is then challenged to stop and think about how they would approach the problem. Each chapter ends with an analysis from a TOC perspective, allowing the reader to see how the TOC approach differs from their current way of thinking. This book will broaden the reader's understanding of TOC and how it applies accross the broad spectrum of enterprises and the systems they use to reach their goals. [PS: This book is also great for the TOC veteran: it provides a... Read more 29 of 30 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: Management Dilemmas: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions (The CRC Press Series on Constraints Management) (Paperback) Mr. Schragenheim has put together a killer collection of business dilemmas, explained them is sufficient detail so as to illustrate the problematic issues, and provided TOC analysis of each. The book starts out with an intro to TOC, and proceeds to explore a variety of small and large business and projects experiencing problems. You feel like you are reading about, and can identify with real people, as you progress through the book. The issues faced are common, and the thoughts, intuition, and frustrations of the characters familiar. All cases have constraints in need of elevation, and subordination, which Eli illustrates through both written TOC analysis, and through the use of traditional TOC constraint busting diagrams. "Management Dilemmas", falls smack in between "The Goal", and Dettmers' "Goldratt's Theory of Constraints." It's more in depth than "The Goal", but not as intense as Dettmer's book. If you are just... Read more 17 of 17 people found the following review helpful: By rudiburkhard@compuserve.com (Geneva, Switzerland) - See all my reviews This review is from: Management Dilemmas: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions (The CRC Press Series on Constraints Management) (Paperback) Read this book if you want a powerful insight into how some people are able to look at a problem and quickly come up with an excellent solution. How some people seem to be able to ignore all the extraneous stuff and bore into the core issue. Most people can learn how to do this and this book is a great place to start. Schragenheim has constructed many real cases of business and organisational problems that you can solve. At the end of each story he provides his own interpretation based on his intimate knowledge of the Theory of Constraints' (TOC) thinking processes.To get the most from this book I highly recommend you solve each of the problem cases on your own before reading the solution. This way you can compare your thinking to the power of the TOC thinking processes. Working through the problems on your own makes the book more enjoyable and enhances the learning experience a lot. I learned a lot and the cases will be a great help to me. |