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Oliver Sacks on Your Inner Fish
Since the 1970 publication of Migraine, neurologist Oliver Sacks's unusual and fascinating case histories of "differently brained" people and phenomena--a surgeon with Tourette's syndrome, a community of people born totally colorblind, musical hallucinations, to name a few--have been marked by extraordinary compassion and humanity, focusing on the patient as much as the condition. His books include The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Awakenings (which inspired the Oscar-nominated film), and 2007's Musicophilia. He lives in New York City, where he is Professor of Clinical Neurology at Columbia University.

Your Inner Fish is my favorite sort of book--an intelligent, exhilarating, and compelling scientific adventure story, one which will change forever how you understand what it means to be human.

The field of evolutionary biology is just beginning an exciting new age of discovery, and Neil Shubin's research expeditions around the world have redefined the way we now look at the origins of mammals, frogs, crocodiles, tetrapods, and sarcopterygian fish--and thus the way we look at the descent of humankind. One of Shubin's groundbreaking discoveries, only a year and a half ago, was the unearthing of a fish with elbows and a neck, a long-sought evolutionary"missing link" between creatures of the sea and land-dwellers.

My own mother was a surgeon and a comparative anatomist, and she drummed it into me, and into all of her students, that our own anatomy is unintelligible without a knowledge of its evolutionary origins and precursors. The human body becomes infinitely fascinating with such knowledge, which Shubin provides here with grace and clarity. Your Inner Fish shows us how, like the fish with elbows, we carry the whole history of evolution within our own bodies, and how the human genome links us with the rest of life on earth.

Shubin is not only a distinguished scientist, but a wonderfully lucid and elegant writer; he is an irrepressibly enthusiastic teacher whose humor and intelligence and spellbinding narrative make this book an absolute delight. Your Inner Fish is not only a great read; it marks the debut of a science writer of the first rank.

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A Note from Author Neil Shubin

This book grew out of an extraordinary circumstance in my life. On account of faculty departures, I ended up directing the human anatomy course at the University of Chicago medical school. Anatomy is the course during which nervous first-year medical students dissect human cadavers while learning the names and organization of most of the organs, holes, nerves, and vessels in the body. This is their grand entrance to the world of medicine, a formative experience on their path to becoming physicians. At first glance, you couldn't have imagined a worse candidate for the job of training the next generation of doctors: I'm a fish paleontologist.

It turns out that being a paleontologist is a huge advantage in teaching human anatomy. Why? The best roadmaps to human bodies lie in the bodies of other animals. The simplest way to teach students the nerves in the human head is to show them the state of affairs in sharks. The easiest roadmap to their limbs lies in fish. Reptiles are a real help with the structure of the brain. The reason is that the bodies of these creatures are simpler versions of ours.

During the summer of my second year leading the course, working in the Arctic, my colleagues and I discovered fossil fish that gave us powerful new insights into the invasion of land by fish over 375 million years ago. That discovery and my foray into teaching human anatomy led me to a profound connection. That connection became this book.

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Interesting Connections
If you like to understand how things work, you will enjoy this book.If you do any kind of design work, you will appreciate what Nature has accomplished through the continuous development of an idea as it evolves into more complex or more broadly applicable uses.It is refreshing to see that the iterative way we improve our own creations is "normal" and that truly useful things do not pop out fully functional or featured on the first pass.

All in all, a pleasant read.

An excellent book!
This is a very enjoyable and fantastic book, I could not put it down since it was so good! An eye opener.Easy to understand descriptons of scientific research that have been conducted up to date on fossils and a lot more of exciting information.

Our Cousins, the Frogs
I've known for a very long time that I have evolved from a common ancestor to my fellow mammals, and the avians, and in fact, all of extant life.What this beautiful little book does is fill in some of the significant links.I've long suspected that neotonic tadpoles played an important part in our evolution... in my personal biological history!Here Dr Shubin explains hiccups as a breathing circuit inadvertently maintained by evolution all the way back to those tadpoles.I will surely never look at my cousins the frogs the same way again.

I finished this book feeling I know more about "who I am" than when I started.It's one of the most readable of biology overview books.I finished it like a novel I couldn't put down.Can't recommend it highly enough.

The real deal!
This is a well-written and engaging account of real science at work, by a practitioner not a journalist.The account of the discovery of the Tiktaalik fossil leads the reader into a wide-ranging discussion of how we came to be what we are.This is one of the best popular science works of recent years.

A great read on paleontology!
I found this book well written and very informative. Although it seemed a little short, the author's writing style was easy to understand and at times made me feel like I was back in school science classes (which is a good thing!).

Definitely an eye-opening book that has gifted me with never looking at life the same again; or at least not clueless to the wonders of our evolution.

Thank for the great read!
Jonah W. ... Read more

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Here's another management parable that draws its lesson from an unlikely source--this time it's the fun-loving fishmongers at Seattle's Pike Place Market. In Fish! the heroine, Mary Jane Ramirez, recently widowed and mother of two, is asked to engineer a turnaround of her company's troubled operations department, a group that authors Stephen Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen describe as a "toxic energy dump." Most reasonable heads would cut their losses and move on. Why bother with this bunch of losers? But the authors don't make it so easy for Mary Jane. Instead, she's left to sort out this mess with the help of head fishmonger Lonnie. Based on a bestselling corporate education video, Fish! aims to help employees find their way to a fun and happy workplace. While some may find the story line and prescriptions--such as "Choose Your Attitude," "Make Their Day," and "Be Present"--downright corny, others will find a good dose of worthwhile motivational management techniques. If you loved Who Moved My Cheese? then you'll find much to like here. And don't worry about Mary Jane and kids. Fish! has a happy ending for everyone. --Harry C. EdwardsBook Description
¿Tiene algo que ofrecer un mercado callejero a una multinacional con problemas? Mary Jane, una ejecutiva de esa empresa, descubrirá que sí, y mucho. El departamento en que ella trabaja es temido y odiado por todos los demás empleados de la empresa. ¿Por qué? Porque en él todo se atasca y se retrasa. Además, el personal que trabaja ahí parece perpetuamente malhumorado o desinteresado en hacer bien su tarea.

Sin embargo, Lonnie el pescadero o cualquiera de los demás vendedores no sólo parece que estén pasándoselo bien, sino que, además, los clientes están encantados y es la pescadería que más vende. Siguiendo los consejos de Lonnie, Mary Jane logrará infundir motivación a su departamento y logrará que deje de ser el “basurero tóxico”, como lo calificaban el resto de compañerosDownload Description
In this engrossing parable, a fictional manager is charged with the responsibility of turning a chronically unenthusiastic and unhelpful department into an effective team. ... Read more

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Attitude is NOT the problem
What irritates me about this book is the idea that an employee's attitude is the problem.The premise seems to be: Hate your job?It's your attitude!

There is no allowance made for the fact that perhaps there is a REASON that people might hate their job.

Perhaps they are made to follow rules that don't make sense.Perhaps they see what they need to accomplish, but lack the training or resources to get it done.Perhaps the office environment is old, crumbling, the bathrooms don't work, and the printer keeps jamming.

In other words, if employees are unhappy, then you need to find out WHY they are unhappy and FIX it.

Don't just tell them to change their attitude.Sure that might be the case with a few hardcore cynical people.But most of us WANT to do a good job.We only get cynical when we are prevented from doing so.

So look for tangible obstacles to your employees work, and remove them.

The attitude will take care of itself.

And, for the love of god and all that's holy, don't give them this stupid book.

Motivational, but not helpful
My boss gave me this book to read and tell her what I thought.My review here will be essentially what I told her.

The FISH concept is exactly that, a concept that has been heard before from countless speakers at every business conference you have attended.Chose your attitude, have some fun at work, pay attention to people, and be focused on the present.None of these are breakthrough concepts.The book itself is a quick read; I finished it on my lunch break after she gave it to me.Large font, large margins, and lots of wasted space make and already thin book even shorter.

The biggest problem with this book is that it is written to be motivational, but not exactly helpful.Most people will read this book, and be very excited about what they have read, wanting to run right back to work and start implementing the FISH philosophy.By the end of the week this enthusiasm will be gone because, unfortunately this book does not give you the knowledge or the skills to implement their theories.The character in the book is fictional, and the results she achieved by implementing this philosophy are just as fictional.I would have been much happier to have read about a company that actually DID implement this philosophy, how they did it, and the true results they achieved.Certainly reading that a fictional person implemented it and it worked phenomenally can be motivational, but reality works differently.

The flaws in the concept can be overcome, but the book itself does not help you to achieve this.The employees have to trust their management, the management has to both trust their employees and also have employees in place that can be trusted to want to do their job to the best of their ability.Also, you have to assume that the work that the employees are doing is actually value added work.In the day and age of lawsuits over everything, trying to add "fun" to the workplace can be a terrifying thing to management who has been trained over the years that anything out of the norm can result in a lawsuit of one type or another.The suggestion of beach balls and throwing footballs around the room (from the second book "Fish Tales") is any safety manager's nightmare.

In the end, this is a weakly written book about a philosophy that is motivational, but of more use in your personal life than the business world.

A Must Read for CEO's
As a new CEO (Mayor of my Town) FISH copies sit on the front of my desk. Why? For Dept Heads and key employees when they question! FISH, Message to Garcia,Who Moved My Cheese, and When To Speak Up and When To Shut Up all sit prominently on my desk with copies for any Town Hall leader willing to take a copy and read. As a "Service Business" the messages are all clear!

Fish Book
Very inspirational read.This book will be helpful to anyone working outside the home and to students in college.

where's the beef?
Extremely predictable by the end of first 'encounter".Can't imagine this being anything but the most basic intro in workplace relations unless last job was in Soviet bloc munitions plant... ... Read more

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"Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head?" Such are the profound, philosophical queries posed in this well-loved classic by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel. While many rhymes in this couplet collection resemble sphinx-worthy riddles, Seuss's intention is clear: teach children to read in a way that is both entertaining and educational. It matters little that each wonderful vignette has nothing to do with the one that follows. (We move seamlessly from a one-humped Wump and Mister Gump to yellow pets called the Zeds with one hair upon their heads.) Children today will be as entranced by these ridiculous rhymes as they have been since the book's original publication in 1960--so amused and enchanted, in fact, they may not even notice they are learning to read! (Ages 4 to 8)Book Description
Illus. in full color. A "fabulous book of easy words, exciting pictures and inviting rhythm."--Elementary English.   ... Read more

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Flat out amazing
The book "One Fish Two Fish" written by Dr.Suess is very good. There is not a lot of text in it, but it does teach kids about colors, and rhyme. It also has a message about accepting everybody as different.

This book would be suggested for ages 2-100 because I'm twelve and I am still in love with this book. I bet everybody alive has read a Dr. Suess book. They are classics and just flat out amazing.

You can get One Fish Two Fish in pop up version and hardback but I have never seen it in paperback. I think that you should get it. You can buy it at any of your local bookstores or you can just buy it on this website for $8.99. It is well worth the price.

- Melina Jansen]

Dr. Seuss Books
If you can get the child down to read and get interested, it's a free flowing, in the style of a man that can get down to the simplicity of capturing the free-flowing rhyme without-reason style that makes his individuality so captivating.Whether for a child or an adult, his books are always a classic.LLO'C

The perfect read-with-your-child-book
As I titled this, all these Seuss beginner books are so delightful to read with my children, and the right length.

Another classic Dr Seuss book
Although its not as great as The Cat in the Hat, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is certainly one of my children's favorites, and they especially love trying to read some of the rhymes outloud. Certainly a great choice for a book for your young ones.

These fish become swans
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss gives young children an excellent way to start reading independently. The book helps children learn to count to eleven and it increases their vocabulary as you read it along with them the first few times. Young children just learning to read will be able to read this book as one of their first books that they can read by themselves; and the cute illustrations will delight children and even adults everywhere.

The book's plot is not entirely deep--nor should it be for this exceptionally young, tender age group. The book helps kids to learn how to count to eleven and recognize the words for those numbers; it also uses pictures to introduce words for basic colors including red, blue, black, yellow and pink. Children also explore the concepts of old and new; fast and slow; high and low; thin and fat as well as here and there. Excellent! The book also introduces the telephone and how two people can communicate by phone. Your child will love that--they'll think that the phone is a toy!

The book is nicely bound and the strength of the hardcover binding makes the book tolerate the bending and occasional carelessness of a young child who is learning to read partly by using this book. Great!

I highly recommend One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish for younger kids who are just learning to read. This book will increase their vocabulary by introducing words, comparisons and pictures. The child also gets a heightened awareness of the world around them; and the adorable illustrations will delight children everywhere.

Great job, Dr. Seuss!
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If you read this very popular book just before bed, and the light is still on in the hallway, you can make the rainbow scales glitter on the page, and realize why the Rainbow Fish was so proud of his beautiful decoration. Sometimes, though, being too proud of outside beauty can blind a fish, or a child (or even, heaven forbid, a parent) to the beauty people hold inside. That's the lesson of this simple tale, imported from Switzerland. It's a useful one for future sneaker and designer clothing shoppers, for rainbow fish--and for quieter, plainer minnows, too.Book Description
For devoted fans of Rainbow Fish, this handsome gift edition features the original story, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Rainbow Fish-full of fun facts, a letter from Marcus Pfister on how it all began, and lots of sketches that show just how Rainbow Fish gets his bright scales and his sparkle. What better way to say Happy Holidays or Thanks for being our teacher? ... Read more

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This is a wonderful story!
PLEASE do not listen to the negative reviews about this book. I am so glad I didn't!This is a great story for children about the importance of sharing and being kind to others. For the life of me, I cannot understand how people can write about communism and politics in reference to this book. It is utterly ridiculous. My daughter is 4 and she loves this book. She talks about how it makes the rainbow fish feel nice to be able to share with his friends. What more could I ask for out of a book? I almost didn't buy this book b/c of the reviews, and it was my daughter who asked me to get it. She had read it in her preschool class. I am glad I listened to my 4 year old over many of the adults who wrote a review. Clearly, she is able to see this book for what it is: a simple story about sharing and kindness. Enjoy!

RAINBOW FISH
THE BOOK IS A FAMILY FAVORITE, BUT I WISH THIS ONE DIDN'T HAVE THE MARKINGS IN IT..HARD TO CLEAN UP. OTHERWISE THE BINDING AND PAGES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE

Not the right message for our kids
The illustrations in this book are well done and creative but that is the only good thing to be said about Rainbow Fish.To quote another reviewer - couldn't say it better myself - the "moral(s)" of the book, can be summed up as follows: (1) being special is evil, and worthy of hatred; (2) if you do not give your possessions away to others on their demand and pursuant to their coercion, you will be rightfully hated; (3) you will be happy only if you are mediocre; (4) you need to bribe people to be your friends. And the message here is not about sharing. Notice, the Rainbow Fish does not "share" his scales (sharing would imply that his friends were going to give the scales back when they are done.) No, the Rainbow Fish is compelled (by emotional coercion) to give away that which makes him special.

A much superior and positive message can be found in the new book Starboortz Fish.This story is about a starfish that sets about to find his special talents and how he can can use his skills make him successful and happy.That is the message that children ought to be hearing.

Poorly Thought Out for an American
Pros:colorful, easy read for beginning readers

Cons:gives the reader the belief that you must give away what makes you special in order to make friends.

I personally don't want those friends, nor do I want my children to have them.

Brilliant!A Clever Segway For Indoctrination
Author Marcus Pfister couldn't have written a more clever segway for the indoctrination for socialistic / communistic attributes for today's children.

In a nutshell, the Rainbow Fish had more than other fish.The others were jealous and wanted what the rainbow fish had, shiny scales.They would constantly ask Rainbow for some of his scales, but he wouldn't opine.So, the fish alienated him.

He grew concerned that no one would talk to him, so he sought the advice of an octopus, a creature in this book that I would equate with any modern US democratic party politician.

The octopus says if you give each other fish each a shiny scale of yours, they'll like you and you'll be happy and have friends again (wealth redistribution).Rainbow does this, and the other fish hang out with him, and Rainbow's happy, so the book claims.

I will never read this book to my daughter again, and this book now serves as a bottom liner for my bathroom trash can. ... Read more

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Amy Tan, who has an unerring eye for relationships between mothers and daughters, especially Chinese-American, has departed from her well-known genre in Saving Fish From Drowning.She would be well advised to revisit that theme which she writes about so well.

The title of the book is derived from the practice of Myanmar fishermen who "scoop up the fish and bring them to shore.They say they are saving the fish from drowning.Unfortunately... the fish do not recover,"This kind of magical thinking or hypocrisy or mystical attitude or sheer stupidity is a fair metaphor for the entire book.It may be read as a satire, a political statement, a picaresque tale with several "picaros" or simply a story about a tour gone wrong.

Bibi Chen, San Francisco socialite and art vendor to the stars, plans to lead a trip for 12 friends: "My friends, those lovers of art, most of them rich, intelligent, and spoiled, would spend a week in China and arrive in Burma on Christmas Day."Unfortunately, Bibi dies, in very strange circumstances, before the tour begins.After wrangling about it, the group decides to go after all.The leader they choose is indecisive and epileptic, a dangerous combo.Bibi goes along as the disembodied voice-over.

Once in Myanmar, finally, they are noticed by a group of Karen tribesmen who decide that Rupert, the 15-year-old son of a bamboo grower is, in fact, Younger White Brother, or The Lord of the Nats.He can do card tricks and is carrying a Stephen King paperback.These are adjudged to be signs of his deity and ability to save them from marauding soldiers. The group is "kidnapped," although they think they are setting out for a Christmas Day surprise, and taken deep into the jungle where they languish, develop malaria, learn to eat slimy things and wait to be rescued. Nats are "believed to be the spirits of nature--the lake, the trees, the mountains, the snakes and birds.They were numberless ... They were everywhere, as were bad luck and the need to find reasons for it."Philosophy or cynicism?This elusive point of view is found throughout the novel--a bald statement is made and then Tan pulls her punches as if she is unwilling to make a statement that might set a more serious tone.

There are some goofy parts about Harry, the member of the group who is left behind, and his encounter with two newswomen from Global News Network, some slapstick sex scenes and a great deal of dog-loving dialogue. These all contribute to a novel that is silly but not really funny, could have an occasionally serious theme which suddenly disappears, and is about a group of stereotypical characters that it's hard to care about.It was time for Amy Tan to write another book; too bad this was it.--Valerie RyanBook Description
“A rollicking, adventure-filled story . . . packed [with] the human capacity for love.”
–USA Today

“A superbly executed, good-hearted farce that is part romance and part mystery . . . With Tan’s many talents on display, it’s her idiosyncratic wit and sly observations . . . that make this book pure pleasure.”
–San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco art patron Bibi Chen has planned a journey of the senses along the famed Burma Road for eleven lucky friends. But after her mysterious death, Bibi watches aghast from her ghostly perch as the travelers veer off her itinerary and embark on a trail paved with cultural gaffes and tribal curses, Buddhist illusions and romantic desires. On Christmas morning, the tourists cruise across a misty lake and disappear.

With picaresque characters and mesmerizing imagery, Saving Fish from Drowning gives us a voice as idiosyncratic, sharp, and affectionate as the mothers of The Joy Luck Club. Bibi is the observant eye of human nature–the witness of good intentions and bad outcomes, of desperate souls and those who wish to save them. In the end, Tan takes her readers to that place in their own heart where hope is found.


“Amy Tan is among our great storytellers.”
–The New York Times Book Review

“Amy Tan has created an almost magical adventure that, page by page, becomes a metaphor for human relationships.”
–Isabel Allende

“With humor, ruthlessness, and wild imagination, Tan has reaped [a] fantastic tale of human longings and (of course) their consequences.”
–Elle

“A book that’s easy to read and hard to forget.”
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The Story Gets Better
This tale gets more interesting as it goes along. After reading this novel , I wanted to go to Myanmar (Burma). I liked most of the characters in the story. Some of the tourists in the group I have met in my travels. The targedyof the Karen in the story was matter of factly dealt with by the author. Maybe that was done to show that the tourists in the story returned to their own lives and soon lost interest in the Karen. I gave this novel 3 stars but it really is 3 1/2 stars.

What a disappointment...
I really enjoy Amy Tan, but this was awful.Not at all like her other work.I guess Amy Tan is a one-note, but it's a good note.She should stick to that note, because this was not only her worst by far, but one of the worst books I've ever read.I just kept reading it because I've always loved every other book she's written.This plot was so far-fetched and it just kept getting farther.... The characters were so forgettable and impossible to relate to.There wasn't a sentimental one in the bunch.Too bad our talented Amy Tan spent so much time writting such a dud.

The audio version
I have never read an Amy Tan novel, so I had no idea what to expect from this one -- and I haven't finished listening to it.

My first comment is that this is not a novel that benefits from being read by the author.A professional reader would have done a far better job.As it is, many words are indistinct, and the flow, the tone, is too even.

Therefore, I found this very hard to get in to.The opening pages have little action -- it's all a dreamlike reverie -- not calculated to keep you alert if you are listening in the car hoping to be diverted and stay awake. I have come to rather enjoy the tale, though, and I may finish it.But by tape # 3, it is not exactly compelling. It's probably much more suited for a paper and print experience.

Not Amy's greatest
Out of Amy Tan's books, "Saving Fish from Drowning" is definitely not her greatest.The beginning has a promising start, with the mysterious death of the narrator, Bibi Chen.She then becomes a spirit watching over her twelve friends who decide to travel to China and Burma, a trip that Bibi plans for them before her death.Tan's writing is humorous throughout the novel, almost as if Bibi looks at her friends as naive children.What makes you want to keep turning the pages is the mystery of her friends' disappearances in Burma, which the narrator keeps referring to, and the mystery of her own death.

One of the big problems is that Tan goes too much into detail over unnecessary information (i.e. in how the news of the missing tourists spread to America) near the end of the book.It is a shame because Tan spends much of the beginning and middle building up a climax that later turns out to be disappointing.Another issue is that Tan attempts to tackle the descriptions of 12 characters. Unlike her other books, she can not go into depth about each character.In fact, most of the characters' thoughts are relatively shallow and superficial.

Overall, I thought this book had some good potentials, but the ending and part of the plot were its downfall.If this is the first time you've read Amy Tan's books, do not judge her writing based on this novel.Instead, you should base your impressions on "The Hundred Secret Senses", "The Joy Luck Club", "The Kitchen God's Wife", and various others of Tan's successes.

Excellent
I have never read an Amy Tan book I didn't like, and Saving Fish from Drowning is no different. In this novel, I was hooked from the beginning by the voice of the ghost telling the story. What an innovative way to tell such a story and so convincing. It works because she manages to expertly weave Chinese spirituality with an unusual, yet engaging story. So, of course a ghost would be telling the story. Highly Recommended. ... Read more

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In this third installment in the popular Fish! series, the authors examine change as a necessary, ongoing process that should never stop--at least not if one wants to keep the workplace vital and fully alive. Using a fictitious sushi restaurant as an example, this fable examines the three principles that Lundin, Christensen, and Paul believe are necessary for continuing success: Find It ("it" being each employee's personal vision of the business), Live It, and Coach It. Readers of the authors' previous books--Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results and Fish! Tales--should find its familiarity comforting. For those new to the series, this standalone volume is easy to read and highly valuable. --David BombeckBook Description
In this third installment in the popular Fish! series, the authors examine change as a necessary, ongoing process that should never stop--at least not if one wants to keep the workplace vital and fully alive. Using a fictitious sushi restaurant as an example, this fable examines the three principles that Lundin, Christensen, and Paul believe are necessary for continuing success: Find It ("it" being each employee's personal vision of the business), Live It, and Coach It. Readers of the authors' previous books--Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results and Fish! Tales--should find its familiarity comforting. For those new to the series, this standalone volume is easy to read and highly valuable. --David BombeckDownload Description
The "o-FISH!-al" follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling Fish! and Fish! Tales, Fish! Sticks is a stand alone business parable that shows you how to come up with a vision for your business and how to keep it alive, vital, and renewed through tough times, such as turnover in management and staff or a troubled economy.

Using the example of a hugely successful, fictional sushi restaurant as a model for a vision of continual renewal, Fish! Sticks employs the same kind of easy-to-read story that was used in Fish! to illustrate its three major principals of continued success: Commit, Be it, and Coach it.

When Stephanie, a new manager, takes over from a wildly popular and now promoted boss, she is faced with the problem of how to keep spirits up in a corporate unit that has, frankly, started to get bored and cranky and revert to its old ways. But then she visits the amazing Taka Sushi (formerly Taka Teriyaki), with its lines of customers cheerfully waiting for hours to get in. Soon, she realizes that the way to keep her employees motivated and her customers delighted can be learned from a bunch of waiters who teach one another everything they need to know. And when she finds out just how the owner of Taka knew to switch her main bill of fare from teriyaki to sushi long before anyone else, what she really discovers is the secret of keeping your work fresh. ... Read more

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IT means: Find Purpose, Live Identity, Coach Accountability
An easy read and good use of the fable to emphasis an often overlooked part of performance management; the importance of each individual finding a piece of their Me Inc. vision within the Business Inc. vision. Although authors Lundin, Christensen, and Paul never use the term Me Inc. in this fable about sustaining a performance transformation within the 6th-floor neurological care ward of Good Samaritan Hospital (Business Inc. in the fable), referring to the connection as IT; they clearly convey the message that sustainable performance is only possible when individuals find their IT within the wards vision of customer care.

Recognizing that sustainable motivation/energy can only be created when individuals connect their purpose, identity, and accountability with their business's performance vision, the authors show how the employee's must Find IT thru individual conversations, Live IT by putting their unique identity into action, and hold each other accountable thru a Coach IT process unencumbered by hierarchy. While fables can only go so far in conveying the complexity of organizational effectiveness, this fable brings a critical piece of the puzzle to the front. It is recommended for use with teams as the next step after the initial visioning and performance goal setting processes of performance management.Dennis DeWilde, author of "The Performance Connection"

Decent but not as good as the original
After reading about this book I was excited by the opportunity to get some more insight into the "Fish!" world, and I was especially interested in learning about `how to make change stick'.I liked how the book was another "fable" type story, and thought that this might make another good Book Club selection for our company book club.

Well, I read the book, and although I thought it had some merit, it was not nearly as easily accessible and distillable to the same audiences as the first "Fish!" book was.I was still glad I bought the book, and I did get something out of it, but I had real trouble imagining trying to pass this message on to others in our company.

I will say this, though.One message that came out of this book and that hit me loud and clear was that for "change" to stick, the meaning of the change has to be personalized to each individual, and it has to mean something to them, because once all the bells and whistles of the program are gone, and the initial excitement dies down, it will be impossible to keep a culture change program going unless others can relate to it personally and continue to buy into it on a day to day basis.

So, I thought THAT message was valuable and worth buying the book for, but I don't think I will be passing this out at our next book club.It was just not a book that was otherwise easily understandable to a much wider audience.

However, if you haven't read the original "Fish!" book yet, I HIGHLY recommend it...

Disneylayne
YOU MUST READ FISH.F I R S T.

THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO JUST WANTS TO ENJOY LIFE AND NOT ALLOW THE EVERY DAY FOOLISHNESS AT WORK OR LIFE GET TO YOU....

YOU WILL PROBABLY BUY MORE THAN ONE COPY AND GIVE THE TWO BOOKS AS PRESENTS.

WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO LIGHTEN OUR HEARTS, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE BAD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE WORLD TODAY.OR JUST IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

Quick read, Back to basics
This book is one in the FISH series. It is a quick read. If you like the story telling approach to learning, you will like this book. Not one of my favorites.

A good followup to Fish!
This is an excellant, easy to read follow up to Fish!It continues the process, to keep the good things going.I strongly recommend this book. ... Read more

Amazon.com
Fish! Tales is Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, and Harry Paul's follow-up to Fish!--their enormously popular fable that draws lessons aimed at combating dysfunctional workplaces from the happy fishmongers at Seattle's Pike Place Market. In Fish! Tales the authors show how these lessons were put into practice at businesses both big (a major hospital and long-distance carrier) and small (a local car dealership and roofing company). Anyone who enjoyed Fish! (or, for that matter, Who Moved My Cheese?) or is looking for a motivational tool to help energize their own workplace, should find this short, upbeat primer worthwhile. --Harry C. Edwards Book Description
Fish! Tales is Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, and Harry Paul's follow-up to Fish!--their enormously popular fable that draws lessons aimed at combating dysfunctional workplaces from the happy fishmongers at Seattle's Pike Place Market. In Fish! Tales the authors show how these lessons were put into practice at businesses both big (a major hospital and long-distance carrier) and small (a local car dealership and roofing company). Anyone who enjoyed Fish! (or, for that matter, Who Moved My Cheese?) or is looking for a motivational tool to help energize their own workplace, should find this short, upbeat primer worthwhile. --Harry C. EdwardsDownload Description
FISH! told the story of a fictional company that transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattle's famous Pike Place Fish Market. Now, with FISH! TALES, readers can learn how real-life businesses and individuals energized their workplaces--and their lives--by implementing the lessons from FISH!. Best of all, the book stands on its own for newcomers to the FISH! philosophy. FISH! TALES focuses on diverse companies such as a bustling Sprint regional customer service center, a quiet neurosurgical unit at a major hospital, and a brilliant car dealership. It features dozens of short takes--quick and easy ways to apply the FISH! philosophy right now. And it includes a detailed program with specific steps and action plans. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (27)

Fish! Tales: Real -Life Stories...
This book was used for a skit at a convention.It had the audience in stitches, while being presented some "boring, but important training."After reading the book, I thought of many friends and relatives who would enjoy and benefit from reading FISH.

Great book
I've seen the video and LOVE it!!!Just had to get the book since I tend to read more than I watch DVD's.A must have for anyone working or not working of any and all ages.Great concepts and principles.

Keep the Spirit Fishy!
Keep your experience of the Fish Philosophy fresh! This is a great companion to the original book. When you talk to folks about Playing and some of the other important parts of bringing a workplace alive, they often counter with, "What about the kind of job where you can't play. Like a hospital?" This little volume recounts tales of just such venues. Some stories are bite sized morsels, some are more substantial. They all provide nourishment!

Review of CD
The CD set is 3 hour
it has the feel of a bad Human Resourcevideo on office rules.
It is read from scipts and sounds as such ....10minutes into the First CD I ejected it from my Car's CD player.....
Even in a captive environment ......it got the "boot"

Insightful!
Things are going swimmingly in Fish! land. In the latest volume, Fish! Tales, authors Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, Harry Paul and Philip Strand build on the successful training program that evolved from their first Fish book. Tales shows how four companies - a long-distance call center; a hospital neural-renal unit, a car dealership and a roofing company - have applied Fish! theories effectively. They also provide short examples from other companies to show how well the Fish! function. The four main principles are familiar by now - keep the work fun, seek to serve others, stay focused on your customers and have an enthusiastic attitude - but the examples in the book bring them alive. Along the way, the authors heavily sell their Fish! courses and merchandise - that's just good salesmanship - but the real catch of the day is the final how-to section, showing ways to apply these principles in any organization. The lively writing style helps keep you hooked. We suggest that if you haven't yet caught any Fish!, start with this one. Its cheery, accessible methods should lure you in, hook, line and sinker. ... Read more

Book Description
---Comprehensive: 500+ species photographs, covering all popular and commonly available aquarium species ---Authoritative: expert advice on feeding and captive care ---Informative: aquarium suitability ratings for every species ---Easy to use: complete species name and common name indexes ... Read more

Customer Reviews (39)

The best book out there
this book i bought as my first aquaruim quide, it is amazing, i love this book, it has all what i need and more than 500 kinds of fish.
i have bought all my fish so far by researching thm in this book and it is working wonderfull. pictures are great quality and information are more than enough to know and keep the fish.
i absolutly recommend that you buy this book.

Excellent reference
This book has been unbelievably helpful in helping me to decide which fish I should choose as I set up my first saltwater aquarium. The photographs are clear and bright, and there are many, many species represented here. The code makes it quick and easy to see if a certain fish is compatible with what I already have in my tank. Now, when I go to buy a fish, I keep this book in my car. I go into the shop to see what they have, and if there is something that catches my interest, I'll come back out to the car and look up the description before I make a purchase. This has saved me on a few occasions - not all of the sales people really know what they're talking about, but I have complete confidence in this book for giving me the unbiased facts. This really is a "must buy"!!

Very Handy for New Saltwater Aquarists
As someone looking to start a saltwater tank, I picked up this book to fully understand what species I want and SHOULD put in the tank I plan on setting up.This book is invaluable in pointing me to fish that will be the most appropriate for me, a new saltwater aquarist, to support.This book is a saltwater version of Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Fish from A to Z (Compass Guides), which like the Marine Fishes book, includes detailed information about minimum tank sizes, feeding guidance, and tips for captive care.A "suitability" color-code is also displayed for each species ranging from green (a hardy fish which is suitable for most hobbyists) to red (leave the fish in the reef).

If you're new to saltwater tanks like me, I recommend you also read Complete Encyclopedia of the Saltwater Aquarium and the Aquarium Corals : Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History to gain an understanding of what's required to set up and maintain a healthy saltwater environment.Slow and steady is the word.They've certainly helped me understand what it is I need to do and this Marine Fishes book is a handy take-along for visits to the local fish stores.

A very good handbook guide
It's a very good and quick guide to acquarium reef fishes.
It gives the most important informations about species:their needs,suitability index ,captive care and reef aquarium compatibility.
It's a book that I really use a lot to ID the species!
A very good guide.I recomend it :)

great buy!
My husband bought this book and has used it so often that he quotes it at the fish store!Essential for any fishie newbie.Or someone looking to research before diving in... ... Read more

Book Description
In this rare work of public disclosure, filmmaker David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation

Over the last four decades, David Lynch has created some of the best-known and widely discussed screen works of our time. This distinctive writer-director's art bears not only the mark of box-office success but also criticalacclaim and cultural posterity.

Yet Lynch generally reveals little of himself, or the ideas behind his work. Now he provides a rare window into his methods as an artist and his personal working style. In Catching the Big Fish, Lynch writes candidly about the tremendous creative benefits he has gained from his thirty-two-year commitment to practicing Transcendental Meditation.

In brief chapters, Lynch describes the experience of "diving within" and "catching" ideas like fish-and then preparing them for television or movie screens, and other mediums in which Lynch works, such as photography and painting.

In the book's first section, Lynch discusses the development of his ideas-where they come from, how he grasps them, and which ones appeal to him the most. He then shares his passion for "the doing"-whether moviemaking, painting, or other creative expressions. Lynch talks specifically about how he puts his thoughts into action and how he engages with others around him. Finally, he discusses the self and the surrounding world -and how the process of "diving within" that has so deeply affected his own work can directly benefit others.

Catching the Big Fish provides unprecedented insight into Lynch's methods, as it also offers a set of practical ideas that speak to matters of personal fulfillment, increased creativity, and greater harmony with one's surroundings.

The book comes as a revelation to the legion of fans who have longed to better understand Lynch's deeply personal vision. And it is equally intriguing to anyone who grapples with questions such as: "Where do ideas come from?" and "How can I nurture creativity? ... Read more

Customer Reviews (61)

Lots of Mumbo Jumbo
This book is very shallow and full of mumbo jumbo. Nothing concrete or specific is discussed. The central theme is supposed to about meditation, but he never explains what exactly he does during meditation ? If you are looking for a self-help Dr.Phil type of book, this is for you. If you want nuts and bolts you are not going to find it here. Thank goodness I got this book for free from the library, otherwise I would have felt quite cheated.

Captivating and Compelling, Informative and Revealing
This audio book will not save your life, will not turn your life around, will not make you do anything you aren't already doing in your life.
This audio book will give you a glimpse into one man's creative process and his personal feelings on his successes and failures, what he does to rest easy at night, and advice on how to better manage the difficult challenge of being creative amidst the stress of life.
It's all hogwash unless you implement his advice into your own life.If you do this, he says your life will become clear and free, pure and unrestricted.
I believe him.We all need time for ourselves, time to meditate, to shed what happens.This is the main point here.If you cannot put forth the effort to relax, you'll get nowhere but the same spot on which you already stand.

Happiness and creativity with TM
This is a curious little book--Lynch's memoir of his experience with Transcendental Meditation for over thirty years. There are about 85 tiny chapters, many of which circle back to earlier pieces. If you're interested in meditation or the creative process or Lynch's films, you'd likely find this an informative set of observations. In addition, you might be inspired to join him in his work to help kids learn to meditate and improve their lives through his foundation for consciousness-based education and world peace.

Not what I thought it would be.
This was interesting to listen to, but far too shallow and disjointed to have much of a personal effect on me as a listener.If you're a fan of David Lynch, it might be worth checking out.

Perhaps if I had not read or heard anything about how meditation can work for a creative person it would have thought it was insightful.I also believe that there are other forms of meditation that are less of a personality cult than transcendental meditation. I would seek out mindfulness meditation that is common to most Buddhist traditions.

Catching the Empty Fish
The David Lynch book is awful. It's written in simple sentences and has no substance. For example in the section Identity he writes "The thing about meditation is: You become more and more you." That's all. No personal experience or revelation. He doesn't expand on anything. He writes that he didn't understand Eraserhead when he was making the film and then one day he read a sentence in the Bible and it made him see things as a whole. He writes "I don't think I'll ever say what that sentence was." Why not? Didn't he write the book to share his enlightened experiences with others? He goes on and on about how great meditation is but offers no explanation. I'm so disappointed with this book that it's ruined my day. ... Read more

Book Description
A tadpole and a minnow are underwater friends, butthe tadpole grows legs and explores the world beyond the pond and then returns to tell his fish friend about the new creatures he sees. The fish imagines these creatures as bird-fish and people-fish and cow-fish and is eager to join them.


From the Trade Paperback edition. ... Read more

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Teachers
This is a wonderful book to read at the beginning of the school year for social studies. My students loved the book and made their own connections to them learning about other cultures. They had wonderful insight in the underlying themes and now when one of their classmates is not being open-minded, they say fish is fish!!

Great book for predictions
Leo Lionni has a wonderful simplistic style of art that many children relate to.I teach Kindergarten and love to use this book for a prediction activity.We talk about what the fish's perspective must be like, and using "mind movies" to visualize what he must be imagining as the frog describes his adventure.After I read the first recollection of the frog, I have the children imagine what the fish is imagining.I give them time to see what the fish is seeing, then I reveal what he actually saw.We do a quick check- in to see similarities and differences, then I distribute paper to do a "drawn prediction" for each of the following descriptions.My class loves it.Try it at home or in class.Have fun!

The Fish and Frog
Fish is Fishby LeoLionniisagreatbookforlittlekidswithgreatimaginations.Inthisbookatadpoleandafisharefriends.There are many things to learn from this book.Ibelievethatthisbookshouldbereadbylittlekids.

The pictures in this book are creative.The pictures are made from imagination. But, it might be better if he used the right colors.The book would really stand out to little kids.Little kids and beginners would love this book for its pictures.It has easy words for beginners to practice reading with.

Their friendship will make you happy even if you're really angry since nothing is better than friendship.For instance, frog left for a long time and eventually returned and fish was not mad.When he came back, he told amazing stories.The story wouldn't be complete without their friendship.

After a day with joy and frustration fish learns, "Frogs are frogs," and "Fish are fish."Fish risked his life to see what frog had described to him.Frog proved to be a hero and a friend.Fish learned a valuable lesson.Frog and fish remained friends.

Fish is Fish is something I definitely recommend.Young kids who are mad at a friend should totally read it.With all the happy events it makes it to a book that's great for friends.I liked how the author put the events in the way he did.Beginning readers should really read this book.

Fun to read out loud!
This is a great book if you have small children.They love it because it's fun to read out loud and it isn't so long that you get out of breath. This is a must have that I enjoy reading over and over again and my little ones never get tired of it.

Still a Classic
I loved this book as a child, and now my daughter loves it, too.A really good lesson; we don't always get what we want in life, and sometimes that's for the best.Beautiful illustrations. ... Read more

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Offers many intriguing insights
Sushi's origins, chiefs, and the fish which comprise the sushi dishes are reviewed here in THE ZEN OF FISH, an excellent survey by a journalist who shadows several American sushi novices and a Japanese master chef, revealing their drama, secrets and influences. From sushi's origins as an Indo-Chinese mainstay meal to its evolution to modern times, THE ZEN OF FISH offers many intriguing insights into how sushi came to the American table, and will reach not only general interest public libraries strong in culinary history, but college-level collections strong in either Asian history and culture or food preparation.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Don't mix your wasabi and soy!
Journalist and food writer Trevor Corson (who previously authored The Secret Life of Lobsters) has masterfully combined the story of a young female sushi chef struggling up the ranks with the natural and cultural history of Japanese raw fish cuisine.The Zen of Fish follows 20-year-old aspiring sushi chef Kate in her struggle to break down the sexist and cultural barriers to entry in the art of sushi.At the same time, it provides historical context for sushi, which originated as a means of preserving old fish in peasant villages.Modern sushi has Japanese incarnations (influenced by the 20th century US military presence in Japan), California twists, and high-fat, additive-loaded, American supermarket incarnations.

Visit the author's website if this book leaves you wanting more.The site includes articles on etiquette and technique, full-color pictures, and a behind-the-scenes look at the chefs featured in his book.

Fast, fascinating, fun
The author intersperses lots of fascinating sushi facts with the story of a young woman's trials in sushi school. The combination could be awkward, but his superb research and excellent writing style make it work.

Know what you are eating!
I picked this up on a whim, since I love to eat sushi.I couldn't believe the amount of information packed into this book. I loved learning the history of sushi from it's origins in Japan to it's development here in America.

I enjoyed reading the storylines of Kate and the other students.But the best part was reading how the chefs prepare the rice and fish.I hope I am now a wiser consumer after reading this book!

The Mack Daddy
I gobbled down this book, as if it were a nice square plate full of my favorite sushi rolls. I have been eating sushi since I was a child, and was never taught the correct way to eat it. I was one of those people who mixed wasabi with soy, or put more wasabi on when it was already correctly measured out for me by the chef! I had no idea the origins of the components that make up "sushi", or what it took to become a certified sushi chef. I have new found admiration, on top of the dizzying awe I already had for anyone who can put together the delicacies I so love to eat. Reading it I got so hungry for everything that was described, especially for the special rolls that Kate was so good at making.
It was fascinating to hear about how westerners like their sushi, and how Japanese connoisseurs prefer theirs.It has made me think twice about my own palate and what my taste buds run to.
I myself could never go through what these students went through because I am notorious for chopping off hunks of my own flesh when handling sharp knives. It's a wonderful book, I read it in one sitting , you wont be able to put it down!
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Book Description
5-STAR HIGHEST RATING:"An exceptional book"

Most single women have experienced the sinking feeling of fishing for adate from someone special without receiving so much as a nibble. It isenough to make women wonder if there is something wrong with their bait.

Steve Nakamoto, a former communications/human relations instructor for DaleCarnegie & Associates, NLP personal development trainer for motivationalexpert Tony Robbins, and professional international tour directorunderstands these feelings. He has written an intelligent, funny, and wisebook for women who are looking to catch a guy---hook, line, and sinker. Inthis entertaining look at relationships, he compares men to fish who aresecretly longing to be caught. Women, on the other hand, are wily yetcompassionate anglers looking to reel in the big one.

Men Are Like Fish will take readers on a fact-packed fishing trip wherethey will learn tips on how to initiate great relationships or enhance theones they already have. The book is sweetly old-fashioned, yet wickedly ontarget.Nakamoto has also sprinkled zippy cartoons/illustrations andunusually helpful quotes throughout the book.

While the title might imply a single-minded effort to drag an unsuspectingman into the net, the book is actually somewhat Zenlike. It will help womento improve their self-images, broaden their interests, and accentuate theunique qualities they possess that will naturally draw good relationshipsto them.Nakamoto also spends a good deal of time discussing the end ofrelationships.He shows women how to let go gracefully, with as littlepain as possible, so that they can continue to grow without harboringbitterness.

Steve uses several interesting examples from his own life, sharing many ofhis triumphs and failures with a good-natured sense of humor. Nakamotoshares one especially funny story about a tight jeans contest where he losta shapely girlfriend/contestant to judge Clint Eastwood. He writes, "Iconsoled myself with the thought that Deanna must have had a tough choice: Clint Eastwood (People Weekly's 2001 #2 most popular screen actor of alltime) or Steve Nakamoto? It could have gone either way, right?"

Nakamoto also shares good, solid advice. One especially helpful area is"Favorite Fishing Holes:101 Hot Spots Where the Big Ones Are Biting." Itconsists of a list of fun and inexpensive activities and places to explorethat are bound to be interesting, even if they do not spark a new loveaffair. Among the many activities that Nakamoto recommends are going to artgallery openings, visiting wineries for wine tasting and tours, and takingcity tours or day trips in one's own city or in a nearby town.

Nakamoto does not guarantee eternal love for readers. However, both singlewomen looking for that perfect catch and those seeking to recapture theromance of an exciting relationship will find great value here. Men AreLike Fish is guaranteed to give even the most jaded and discouragedromantic angler a new, more joyful perspective on the oldest sport in theworld.

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Customer Reviews (126)

Incredable book, Amazing Man and Speaker
Not only have I read "Men are like fish" I have had the pleasure of hearing Steve Nakamoto talk on the subject of relationships. Mr.Nakamoto's book captures your attention from the beginning and keeps your interest to the very end.

I gained new insights and used them to "lure" in my "big fish" husband.

I would recommend "Men are like Fish" to every woman.

If your in a relationship, follow the books advice and you'll improve it . If your single, GET HIS BOOK NOW and START FISHING.

Peggy Walla
Walla Wellness Center and Spa
Los Alamitos, CA

shallow
How on Earth did this book get 80+ 5 star reviews? It had nothing of substance but quotes. The fishing analogy was alright in the first few pages but then he compounds it in your head and leaves you wondering if he is insulting your intelligence.The only helpful tips on where to meet men were available on his website. Do not waste your money on this book.

"Set the Hook" indeed
I edit self-help books for a living, so I know what I'm talking about when I say: "This book is in desperate need of an editor."

First of all, it's completely disorganized and entirely too pleased with the whole fishing metaphor thing. I can buy the fishing metaphor, but get to the point!

Then the book takes "define your terms" to a whole new level. It has definitions of the words "net", "hook", and "fishing pole"! As if we don't all know what those words mean already. The book is written at about a 4th grade reading level.

But then it stops there, it doesn't define the concepts we're really interested in, and offers no real, practical, useable advice. For instance, it says a woman needs to "set the hook", but doesn't explain what that means in practical terms. Thanks to the definition of what "set the hook" means in a fishing context, I get what he's trying to say (I think), but HOW do I "set the hook" with a guy? I have no idea, and this book doesn't help. It says things like "Work on your wiggle. Make sure the power of your wiggle significantly exceeds the impact of your early spooking." Huh? But what does that mean in the real world? There's no real explanation in the book - it's all vague metaphor. Even a woman well-versed in fishing wouldn't know how to put these concepts into practice in her actual life.

What I've gotten from this book: A) a woman needs to be beautiful, skinny, well-read, morally upstanding, never be anything but absolutely cheerful and kind, a good conversationalist, have a nice-sounding voice, somehow discover what emotional strings to tug in a man, and then play on them as a concert harpist would (somehow we're supposed to know exactly what strings to play, and when)until the man is so fascinated with her he can't see straight (in other words, be superhuman and psychic, as well), and B) Steve thinks 'USA Today' is a high-quality newspaper (See my comment about the book's 4th-grade reading level!)

*sigh*

I guess it's back to the drawing board for me. And Steve, seriously, hire an editor!

Worms
Way too many references to fish and fishing.I got the idea in the beginning but the messages were becomming lost with all the fish stuff.

So good!
I loved this book so much, I sent an email to the author. I have never done that before.It is such a witty, intelligent and fun read.I learned a lot from this book.Buy this book!You will not be sorry.It is so entertaining and so full of good information.I am about to purchase Dating Rocks by the same author.Thank you Steve! ... Read more

Book Description
Illus. in color. "Comic pictures show how the fish rapidly outgrows its bowl, a vase, a cook pot, a bathtub."--The New York Times.   ... Read more

Customer Reviews (28)

CUTE!!!
My mother-in-law gave this book to my kids when they were young and they still remember the story of the little boy and his pet fish.A must for any kids' book collection.

Mama I wanna read Mr Carp!
Almost every nite we read "Mr. Carp" as my son calls it.Such a sweet story.I don't even mind reading it 700 times.I take it on vacation too.You'll love it.

Favorit kid's book ever.
This was one of my favorite books as a child and it was my daughter's absolute favorite book as a child.
Every new child in our family gets a copy of this book and it has become a favorite for all of them.

So Cool!
This book is so cool. You just got to read this book. You'll laugh your pants off. You just got to read this book.

A Fish Out of Water
When my son was a little boy, this was his favorite book.He wanted to take it out of the library so many times that I finally bought a copy and gave it to him for Christmas.

My little grandson is two years old and he has 3 goldfish.I thought the book would be appropriate for him -- and he loves it. ... Read more

Amazon.com
From anchovy to wolffish, Mark Bittman, the executive editor of Cook'sIllustrated magazine, presents fish and shellfish by name, offering discussions on preparation and presentation along with sumptuous recipes. Bittman proposes everything from traditional fare--Dungeness crab salad and marinated grilled salmon--to more complex dishes like curried mussels and raw sea bass salad. The more than 500 recipes are tried-and-true, and any cook with access to a decent fish market is advised to take full advantage of Bittman's expert and substantial overview. The book won the 1995Julia Child Cookbook Award in the Single Subject Category.Book Description
Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking is a book that simplifies, once and for all, the process of preparing fish. Organized in an easy-reference, A-Z format, Fish gives you the culinary lowdown on seventy kinds of fish and shellfish commonly found in American supermarkets and fish stores. Each entry describes how the fish is sold (fillets, steaks, whole, salted), other names it goes by, how the fish should look, and buying tips. Fish begins with general guidelines on how to store, prepare, and cook fish, whether sautéing, frying, grilling, or smoking, and you will find easy-to-follow illustrations of such important basics as how to gut and fillet a fish. Fish also includes up-to-the-minute information on the health benefits of fish in our diet. In addition, there are more than five hundred recipes and variations, all of which use low-fat, high-flavor ingredients to accent the intrinsic natures of the individual fish rather than mask them. And the vast majority of the recipes are ready in less than thirty minutes. ... Read more

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HORRID
As with How to Cook Everything, many of Bittman's recipes could not have been tested before publishing and seem as though they were concocted at his desk.

Perfect for theFish Chef
This book opened up a world of cooking fish that I had missed throughout my life.Great recipes, great explainations.Exceptional.I have been giving it as a gift to my fishing buddies.

newbiefishlover
a little outdated but still gives great advice and good recipes.all you ever wanted to know about cod but were afraid to ask.

Fish: the complete guide to buying and cooking
This book was ordered as a gift.The recipient, my daughter, called me and said she went through the book and has marked off all the recipes that she wants to try.Her best friend is jealous and wants one too!

Chef's Choice
This is the best book I have found for preparing and cooking all types of fish.This book is particularly useful as a gift for someone who wants to serve fish to others, but cannot or will not eat it themselves due to allergies, illness etc.If the directions are simply followed, it will turn out great and you don't need to sample the dish before serving (unless, like me, you just can't help yourself!). ... Read more