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1 comments about You Can Do the Math: Overcome Your Math Phobia and Make Better Financial Decisions.

1. This book was fabulous. It explains in simple detail how you can overcome your math phobia and apply simple math concepts to such decisions as: should I buy or lease a car? should I invest in a tax-deferred account or a regular account? and, what type of insurance is best for me?
   
   The author, Ron Lipsman, also has a companion website where you can plug in your own situation and arrive at the appropriate financial decision given your facts and circumstances. What could be easier than that? I always wondered about buying vs. leasing a car, but I never understood how to calculate which option was a better deal. Ron Lipsman explained it all in an easy to follow format.
   
   I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't understand the math behind every day decisions that affect the financial goals in his or her life. You can save a tremendous amount of money and a great deal of anxiety if you only know the math behind these important decisions. You never have to be afraid of walking into that new car showroom again. You need not fear the mortgage process again or listen to someone who may know less than you do on financial decisions.
   
   I enjoyed reading this informative book and Ron Lipsman's lively examples make it easy to understand some (what I thought were) difficult concepts. The book gives you the power to make your own decisions because you now understand the concepts behind the decision.
   
   A "must read" especially for people in their twenties and thirties who have many financial decisions ahead of them. This book is witty and informative on some of life's biggest decisions.

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1 comments about Media Strategies for Marketing Places in Crisis: Improving the image of cities, countries and tourist destinations.

1. It seems as if Avraham and Ketter succeeded in summarizing the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of place branding into a well written, practical, and interesting to read book.
   
   As a professional in the tourism industry I found this book very helpful, both in ideas for marketing and promotion, and in better understanding the concepts of crisis management, strategic image management and place branding. The book is full of international case studies, which many I found highly relevant for my everyday practice.
   
   This was a very good reading and I strongly recommend it for those interested in place/ destination branding.

5 comments about Taking Care of Business: Establishing A Financial Legacy For Your Family.

1. Taking Care Of Business is one of those books that you read and its impact is so great that you want not only to read it again, but share it with others. Lee Jenkins combines financial wisdom with biblical principles and articulates this blend in a manner that has not been presented before in written form, but he does it in a way that is easy to understand especially to those of us not in the field of finance. Lee Jenkins' methodology in this book is also impeccable as one chapter's content builds the foundation for the next into a higher level reading experience and life changing message.



2. Taking Care of Business by Lee Jenkins has been a financial God send for a group of 9 couples in Kansas City, MO. Brother Jenkins explains what the Bible says about money and how to apply these financial principles in your life. He lays out why African-Americans have struggled in the area of finances and "Leaving A Lasting Financial Legacy" for their children and beyond. Taking Care of Business can help all peoples if they are willing to accept God's view on what the Bible has to say about money and be accontable to what the Word of God says. Money is a small thing, but it will reveal big things in your life! Thank you Brother Lee. We will continue to pray for you Martica, Kristin, Martin, Ryan and your ministry.



3. This is an excellent book. It explores and explains why so many people are in bondage to debt and living above their means. It also goes one step further and provides step-by-step methods to reduce or eliminate debt and bring balance to our financial lives.



4. I was most impressed with the comprehensive manner in which this text was written. The noted examples were founded in scriptures and life experience, and were completely applicable to everyday life struggles. It was also an easy read with timely information. Well done.



5. I really enjoyed this book. I took the time to read it during Christmas of 2007 on a train ride. Very detailed and well written.
   
   Pastor Whitmore
   Denver, CO

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5 comments about World's Greatest Wealth Builder.

1. Yes--this book is an overview of Carleton course but it also contains some good information and is very suitable for the newcomer to real estate. Carleton covers a lot of his famous "No Money Down" techniques and beats to deatht he success of his students. In that regard, it does resemble an advertisement, but if you have the testimonials, why not flaunt them?

   This book will not be enough to get your started in real estate investing. His course is far more complete. This book will get your interest. The course will make you wealthy. Use this book as an intro to real estate investing.




2. Mention real estate investing and the name Carleton Sheets immediately comes up. He has been called Mr. Real Estate. Carleton Sheets is uniquely qualified to discuss real estate investing. Not only is he seen by millions of people via his highly successful informercials, he has also amassed a forune investing in real estate.

   Interesting is that Carleton is called upon to write forewards for other real estate books. This man is highly credible and respected.

   I highly recommend this book by Carleton Sheets.




3. This book is an obvious marketing ploy designed to steer you into buying his informercial products. The book is replete with rags to riches testimonials all designed to titilate and entice you into thinking that you too, can go from being flat broke to being a real estate millionaire, if only you'd buy the home study course. Very appealing, especially if you are unemployed and just sitting in front of the TV all day long.
   
   Still, Sheets knows how to market a product because his informercials have been running continuosly for 20 years.
   
   As for the book itself, if you can get past all the glowing praises for Carleton Sheets, there might be 20 pages of semi-solid info and if you try any of his "no money down techniques", the prerequisite is that you have a sense of humor. You will have more people laughing at you than a rented clown hosting a five year old's birthday party. Ha!
   
   Seriously, while I believe that real estate can be a great investment, all these real estate hucksters turned authors, make it seem easier than it really is. It ain't so.
   
   Instead of this dreadful turkey, I would recommend: Buy It, Fix It, Sell It: Profit by Myers and/or Are You Too Dumb to Be Rich by Bennett. Here you are getting solid information and not a thick sales brochure.



4. A lot of complaints have been filed against Carleton Sheets' affiliate company American Marketing Systems, Inc. - a source right on this site. If that doesn't sound an alarm with you, then duh you probably are uneducated, inexperienced, and poor.



5. The pathetic thing about scams like this is that we're all searching for ways to secure our future. The thing is, Carlton Sheets was a smart guy who did some real estate investing... then, he decided to become SMARTER and offer his "Secrets to Success" to everyone else for a fee! How intelligent is that??? Be realistic people. There are no (legal) shortcuts to fortune other than hard work, inheritance, or winning the lottery. There is money to be made in real estate, and SOME gains may be as easy as he makes them look but the bulk of them are not. Am I rich? No, but I'm comfortable enough NOT to be willing to make someone ELSE RICH by buying products that only sell dreams. Due TRUE research people. Go to CNN.COM and look under Money. They have GREAT savings tips.. great investment tips.. Go to Fidelity.com... Don't make people like THIS Rich *RICHER* in the process. Honestly... any of us can take his book.. reword a few things.. write our own book... and sell some Dreams. Its pathetic. All these GET RICH schemes are designed to get the WRITER rich, NOT YOU! When you're up late at night watching TV and see all these bogus infomercials, turn the channel... Watch Nick @ Nite, anything but the "Dream Sellers". Invest your time and money in things that you can be proud of. Do TRUE research, don't follow behind someone who's only interested in "how much money you're willing to invest in your future" AKA "are you willing to pay for the next seminar because this initial free one is replay of the infomercial you saw on tv." It's designed to get you HYPED UP. And how do I know? Well, I've never been to one myself, but I asked my roommate to go to one on "Our" behalf... U know, just to check it out and bring back some Great Information! Well, "Yeah Right" is an understatement... No great info, just a repeat of the infomercial and a list of prices for the "Upcoming Events." And myself, what I've done, is ordered information about an at-home business that supposedly required "No Selling" (How unrealistic right?) Well the whole thing was, you create a website and let the website sell the product for you... but how likely is that? I mean, of course you gotta put some effort into it and ultimately you're doing what - SELLING. So luckily I only wasted $50, but some people waste hundreds even thousands on this type of stuff... Don't but the HYPE people. Don't buy it. Just accept that everyone in life is not going to have a mercedes and a $500,00 home... but if you really want it, work hard for it. Put in the time, the effort, and the research... there are honest ways of making a good future but you have to be patient. And again, I say, do not follow the Dream Sellers like Carlton Sheets, Russ Whitney, and all the others.. unless you have a strong desire to help Them get Richer while you look on in awe!

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