A witty; recession-era guide to being thrifty while not forgoing the fabulous. Todays woman may have a dwindling stock portfolio; but that shouldnt make her bite one well-manicured nail with worry. Rosalyn Hoffman dishes up the wisdom women need to get perfect style without busting whats left of their bank accounts. The author is a recession-era fashion guru; travel agent; grooming consultant; therapist; sommelier; and life coach all rolled into one; and with this book vows no coupon clipping; Prada depriving; carb hating allowed. Because it doesnt take oodles of moola to live well- and thats one trend that will never go out of style.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Should be required reading for CM Students. Contractors. ArchitectsBy Matthew TFor anyone that is in the industry. nothing in the book should be a dramatic revelation. Construction is often fraught with delays. blown budgets and shoddy work. and many people in the industry accept this as standard practice. to be repeated on the next project.The author dissects the major issues facing construction. using good examples. and states his case for a more professional and disciplined approach to the building industry.Unfortunately. this book will most likely never make it into the hands of those who need it most. the smaller residential. and commercial contractors.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The Glass is Half FullBy Stephen ShayLePatner is a lawyer and he sees a lot of nightmare projects in his practice. Unfortunately. LePatner doesnt see the successful projects. the ones which are finished on time. on budget and the clients are happy.Im seeing a growing division between what happens in the field and what happens in the office. Technology has made the office more efficient and also more dependent. My fellow arm-chair managers are constantly at our desks. buried in e-mail. and married to our computers. Weve invested time to learning mountains of software applications. but weve sacrificed our hands-on knowledge.The traditional career path for project managers has also changed. the old days of putting your time in the field has changed to putting your time in college. then starting to manage projects. From my personal college experience. I didnt spend much time bolting things together. We are transferring more of the coordination process from the office and moving it into the field.As things move to the field were starting to deal with a lethal combination: rising labor costs and dropping productivity. Simply put. things are arriving in the field. but their not ready to be installed: now every minute is burning money.LePatner offers advice. which is dead on: an owner needs a qualified person to decipher the mountains of information and technical complexities. but I think its time for the industry to start getting back to the basics: good projects come from great builders.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Beginning of a Construction RevolutionBy COBuilderThis book presents many facts and figures which show the state of the construction industry as one that is extremely broken. This is reflected in our nations structures and the lack of quality found in them. Mr. Lepatner frequently uses a condescending when discussing the industry. which gets old after a while. Other than that the book outlines a problem that the industry must address. and presents a few solutions which could very well be just what the construction industry needs.
