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The bestselling author of Find It, Fix It, Flip It! returns with the book you MUST read before you try to buy a home in Today's Market!

Thinking of buying a home? Not sure what to do in Today's Market? Then you need to read Before You Buy!--before you buy! It's the essential, must-read survival guide for everyone thinking about purchasing a house in today's real estate market. Before You Buy! is the no-hype, straight talking, indispensable step-by-step guide to understanding this market and purchasing a home ...safely, sanely and at a price you can afford.
 
·        Why Now Is the Time to Buy
·        How to Avoid the 10 Most Costly Buyers' Blunders
·        How to Buy Safe, Smart and Secure in Today's Market
·        10 things You Need to Know NOW ...Before You Buy!
·        An Essential Step-by Step Guide that Will Save You Thousands
·        How to Buy a House You Can Actually Afford

Corbett is a nationally recognized real estate expert, best selling author, and real estate commentator on NBC, CNN and Larry King Live.   He is an advocate for the consumer - and real estate novices and seasoned buyers alike will want to benefit from his expertise. ... Read more

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Michael Corbetthost of Extra's Mansions and Millionaires shares his strategies, tips, and never-before-revealed insider techniques that have helped him make a fortune in real estate no matter what the market is doing! 

Especially in Today's Market, it is essential to lean how to be smart, safe and conservative when flipping.  This book is for aspiring flippers, first-time home buyers, or any homeowner who wants to create big profits and own their ultimate dream home—mortgage free! Starting with the essentials, Corbett shares how to crunch the numbers to instantly determine a house's profit potential. He teaches you how to streer clear of the "no money down gurus"  by teaching you the safe and practical strategies you need to know in this market. He then covers every step from purchase to sale:

• Learn to take advantage of Today's Market opportunites

   Get the profit-making house at the price you can afford
• Make the improvements that make you millions
• Insider secrets that save you thousands
• Safeguard your profits from the market's ups and downs
• Sell your home tax free and pocket the profits

Filled with practical tips, illustrated with before-and-after case studies and easy to use charts and worksheets, Find It, Fix It, Flip It! offers the insider expertise needed to tap into an exciting—and potentially limitless source of income and financial independence. Lean Real Estate the Right Way! ... Read more

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Must have book for any seasoned or beginning flipper alike!
Lots of great information. Easy to read, helpful, insightful and filled with tips beyond the norm or typical. Michael Corbett's enthusiasm for helping you find your way in this tentative real estate climate leaps off the page. Very helpful if you have the slightest inclination to turn that fixer upper into cash!

Flipping over Find It, Fix it, Flip it!
As a first-time buyer, Corbett 'flipped' my perspective on the daunting task of entering the real estate market.I read this book, and actually had the good fortune to meet Mr. Corbett myself.He generously offered to coach me every step of the way.His knowledge is legitimate, he is down-to-earth and knows exactly how to value an investment.Can't say enough about how beneficial his insight proved in boosting my #1 investment...my financial IQ.

Larry King's Favorite Guest
After reading Micheal Corbett's "Find It, Fix It, Flip it." I know can see why he's a regular on the Larry King Show.
His advice is concise and the best "how to" book on the market.

This is the one!
I bought a house with the plan of flipping it and making lots of money. However, I soon realized I didn't know what I was doing. A friend suggested that I read "Find It, Fix It, Flip It!", and boy am I glad I did. It showed me step by step what to do and was tremendously helpful. I couldn't have done it without this book!

Loved it - Great for Today's Market!
I was really impressed at how perfect this book was for me. I found the informtaion so helpful and practical.Even in todays market these principles apply.Just the profit calculator and the other worksheets have saved me so much time and energy when trying to decide what property to purchase.His approach is conservative and very very practical.I highy recommend this book to anyone trying to get a great overview of the buying, rehabing and flipping for a profit. ... Read more

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Michael Corbett appears regularly on national TV and print media and travels the country lecturing to crowds of 25,000 sharing his expertise, having made millions buying and selling houses during his twenty-plus years in the business. With personal tips, cost-effective techniques, and real estate insider secrets, Ready, Set, Sold! will teach readers how to:
• Add $10,000 to the value of their home in a single weekend
• Avoid the twelve costliest and most common mistakes
• Dress and stage their home to make buyers swoon and bid over the asking price
• Pay no taxes on the sale—without breaking the law
• Complete no-cost makeovers that supercharge their selling price
• Take advantage of the home-selling secrets that only real estate agents know
• Save thousands in commissions and closing costs

With before and after photos, checklists, charts, and worksheets, Ready, Set, Sold! is the book that every home seller MUST read before putting their house up for sale! ... Read more

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Concise info-Great for beginners!
This book has great flow and is easy to read, which is important for someone like myself with not a lot of extra time. Chock full of great information and ideas which are easily accessible in one book. Helps take the guess work out of getting a house ready for the market. A great manual put into layman's terms..excellent!

One Stop Shop for flipping a home
Corbett provides a complete 'workbook' for profitably flipping a home.Corbett has provided every essential graph, chart, strategy and how-to photo necessary to get a handle on flipping houses.This book is a quick and fun read, that leaves you INSPIRED to get to work rather than spending your valuable time digesting complex information.I find the 90-day planning chart to be extremely helpful in properly budgeting my time.

"Ready, Set Sold" Is Good Even in this Economy
This book was the best $11 I've ever spent. Corbett's step to step approach on how to get your home ready for the sale has helped me even in this crazy economy.

What a difference!
I loved the author's other book "find it, fix it, flip it" so much that i decided to check this one out too. In short, this book really helped me sell my house for more than it would have otherwise. Following the advice in this book will help anyone add $$$ to the selling price. It really delivered!

A Tremendous Help!!
This book helped me tremendously getting my house sold.This is a tough time to sell and I really didn't have any extra money to invest into the house to get it ready to sell.There were so many simple, practical and inexpensive tips and techniques in this book that were so valuable. It totally changed the house and my realtor was thrilled at the difference. ... Read more

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The movement towards creating sustainable communities has gained increased prominence with approaches such as New Urbanism, yet there are few examples of the successes. This text offers an analysis of one such example: Village Homes outside Davis, California. The area offers features including extensive common areas and green space; community gardens, orchards and vineyeards; narrow streets; pedestrian and bike paths; solar homes; and an innovative ecological drainage system. The authors were instrumental in the design of Village Homes and draw extensively on their practical experiences, as well as examples from a number of other sustainable village projects, to deliver a comprehensive analysis of the process of designing and building sustainable communities. ... Read more

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THE STORY OF THE "VILLAGE HOMES" IN DAVIS
The Village Homes community in Davis, California was designed by wife/husband team of Judy and Michael Corbett (and was heavily influenced by Howard's Garden City proposals, as well as the "greenbelt" communities in Maryland).Its keyword is "sustainable design"----that is, designing the community in such a way that it does not damage the environment, or consume nonrenewable resources. Begun in 1972, houses and apartments in this "garden village" are built to conserve energy and to utilize solar technology where possible, promote natural drainage of rainfall, have large open spaces for residents, feature "edible landscapes" (foliage such as fruit that can be picked for free by residents), and a sense of "community" promoted by the large number of public projects (such as building a playground for children).

The authors begin by saying, "When we set out to design and build Village Homes in 1972, it seemed unlikely that we would be successful.We had no financial assets and no track record in development....Luck was on our side.It took a great deal of tenacity and perseverence, but in the end we were able to overcome multiple obstacles and build Village Homes."This book details the struggle, and offers perceptive comments on both Village Homes, and similar community design movements.

Ironically (and unfortunately), despite the ultimate financial success of the community (their homes have probably the highest resale value in Davis), there have not been other similar-sized or larger communities created based on the Village Homes model.The authors note that "Over time, houses in Village Homes have been growing increasingly less affordable.Over a twenty-year period, the community's reputation has changed from 'that hippie subdivision' to 'the most costly place per square foot to live in Davis.'"

They also note that "The shopping center serves as a place to purchase goods and services, but ... it fails to function as a town center for the area it serves....Aside from a few restaurants, there is little or no space for leisure or socializing.There are no plazas or civic spaces."

This 2000 book will be of considerable interest to those interested in intentional communities, ecovillages, permaculture, environmentalism, the New Urbanism, etc.

A good read for those interested in green living
This description of a well-designed eco community is useful on several fronts:1) it mentions several sustainable communities in case you are looking for a better place to live;2) It tells the realistic story of the challenges involved in creating a sustainable community, in case you are thinking of starting such a community; and 3) It makes an easy and inspiring read.

Sustainable Communities
Judy and Michael Corbett have written a brief and thoughtful, not to mention well-informed book on the subject of designing and building sustainable communities. The various chapters on the history of their subject, on their seminal and justifiably respected community in Davis, CA,and on elements of the planning process and the integration of real estatepragmatics with environmental ideals will serve as both a user-friendlyintroduction for lay readers and a handy reference for professionalslooking to expand their horizons. The writing is clear and uncomplicated,the design of the book is simple and straightforward, and there is the nicesense throughout that it has been put together by people who know wherofthey speak. One complaint: it's unclear why a paperback published by anon-academic press would be priced a bit high but it is unfortunate, as it willserve to prevent this book from reaching the broader audience it deserves. ... Read more

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With the forces of globalization as a backdrop, this pathbreaking casebook develops labor and employment law in the context of the national laws of nine countries important to the global economy -- U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Germany, France, China, Japan and India.National materials are contextualized by coverage of international labor standards promulgated by the International Labor Organization, as well as the principles that emerge from two regional trade arrangements -- the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union-- and TNC's self-regulatory efforts.Instructor resources include an extensive teachers' manual, powerpoint slides, and a website providing updates in this broad and fast-moving subject. ... Read more

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Illustrated with photographs and containing an informative genealogical tree, this handsome volume is a reflection of the high regard in which the Chief Justice is held by his colleagues on the Bench, by legal practitioners and by legal academics. ... Read more

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This story includes a brief excursion into Western human history and through pre-Industrial European towns and villages, in order to explore our fundamental nature and our real needs as human beings. The journey will show us what sustainable human settlements that existed for hundreds of years and into the present looked like before the era of fossil fuels. This view of a past full of insight and ingenuity - both of which were somehow lost as we blindly embraced everything "modern" - allows us to visualize a future world with healthy, fulfilling lifestyles, and buildings and communities that nurture the human spirit and exist in harmony with nature. This book will help us understand what is necessary to rediscover the extraordinary human creativity and ingenuity that have repeatedly saved us throughout our existence and allowed us to thrive as a species. Drawing from the best of our past, present, and visionary re-thinking of both, The Poetry of Architecture is an indispensable guide to a sustainable and livable future. ... Read more

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Beautiful images...Great read
I bought this book yesterday and plan to carry it during my travels to Europe next week. I have yet to get through the entire book, but I love the way the author has captured the beauty of European countryside and its architecture through the mesmerizing images. The travelogue is heart-warming and beautiful. The history text is a bit of a drag, but gives you a feel for understanding the evolution of European culture.
As an architect myself, I find it difficult to find a well written book that brings together history, politics and its evolution along with emphasizing the role that architecture plays on the human mind and our existence as a species. This one looks very promising so far. I look forward to reading the rest of the book during my long flight to Frankfurt.

A World of learning for socio-political enthusiasts with a leaning towards architecture
The Poetry of Architecture

I've read Mike Corbett's earlier book "A Better Place to Live: New Designs for Tomorrow's Communities" , and was excited to lay my hands on "The Poetry of Architecture". Corbett has an uncanny sense of space and human response to beauty and aesthetics (as can be seen by his conceptualization and development of the 'Village Homes' in Davis, California). In this book, he gives the reader a deeper understanding of the history and the evolution of European civilization, religion, politics and architecture, which he also intersperses with anecdotes from his travels though the continent. The first half of the book hence lays the groundwork for understanding the relationships between nature, architecture and human mind and its development through the ages to the industrialized 20th century.
He ends the book brilliantly by analyzing the pitfalls of the lifestyles we lead today as a mechanical and capitalistic society far removed from the beauty of the pre-industrial ages.
The book is an eye opener for architects/students, and a must read for anybody in governance and politics, especially at the local level. My personal favorite is the appendix that list the various steps that we can take as a community at the local level to ensure a sustainable lifestyle for ourselves and our children. Corbett churns out a winner once again. Very thought-provoking and inspiring ! ... Read more

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Not what I thougt it was...
This is the story of Corbett Mack, a "Stolen Child" (half blood) of the Northern Paiute of the late 1800's. It tells the story in his own words of what it was like to be unaccepted in the white world nor the Indian world. The plight of the Notrhern Paiute after the arrival of thewhiteman. He became an alcohol and opiate addict, and lead a tragic lifethat was somewhat typical of Native Americans during that time.

Judgingthe book by it's title I had hoped it was about the life of the NorthernPaiute prior to white man's arrival. A good book for this purpose is"Indians of The Plateau and Great Basin" by Victoria Sherrow. ... Read more

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Business process outsourcing (BPO) is a $6 trillion global industry involving thousands of companies and millions of employees.

Business process outsourcing (BPO) is one of the very few business tools available to managers with the power to fundamentally transform their organizations. Done on a global scale, BPO enables companies to simultaneously reengineer their existing operations, create a more flexible and adaptable organizational structure, and tap the best minds in the world to create an innovation explosion.

For the first time ever, BPO's best-known expert and pioneer, Michael Corbett, who helped craft IBM's entry into the outsourcing business, details the opportunities presented by BPO as well as a plan for implementing and sustaining its benefits.

The Outsourcing Revolution is written for executives and managers in organizations of any size who want to learn how BPO can improve their company's performance. More than a ""how-to"" book, it provides a comprehensive framework for decision making and action based on the real-life experiences of executives heading up successful initiatives for their companies today. Readers will learn how to:

* Determine the value of BPO for any process.

* Analyze risk, evaluate its potential impact, and use a range of techniques to reduce, eliminate, and manage that risk.

* Identify, evaluate, and select the right partner or partners.

* Turn contractor relationships into long-term, successful BPO relationships.

* Transition people, processes, and technologies to the BPO state.

* Identify, develop, and reward outsourcing managers.

* Create new ways of doing business ahead of the competition.

The Outsourcing Revolution features case studies detailing how specific companies planned, implemented, and are managing BPO. Results from surveys of more than 1,500 companies provide real data on what organizations around the world are doing and why, as well as what does and doesn't work. ... Read more

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Outsourcing is a great concept
This book gave me a logical and linear process to review the value of outsourcing in my business. I'm a marketing consultant to the accounting industry and my customers are always complaining about a shortage of qualified staff. Knowledgeable accountants are just plain not available to hire at just about any reasonable cost in the past 6 years.

I liked the `value chain' process of determining what other functions could be outsourced in a business,not just to India but maybe local vendors as well. We discovered that with a little thought we might be able to move up to 40% of our operation off site this year,and possibly another 20% next year.

I'm recommending to my accountant customers that they all consider hiring one to five staff from India and start moving all low value, boring tasks off shore.

KC Truby
The Lonesome Cowboy

Good for Historical View on Outsourcing but Not Cutting Edge Current View
This books is a short, conversational style (not instructive or informational) read that will leave you largely unsatsified if you are looking for a how-to, why-is, where-are, or what-if.

Outsourcing and offshoring are evolving too quickly and they've already left this offering behind. This book addresses the when-did and who-was, as in personal memoirs. Its not what I would categorize a business book and I think that is what people have expected of it.You get what you pay for so don't let the value price fool you. It was one of the originals but the bookshelves have filled with dozens of much more value provided guides on the subject matter.

Borrow - don't buy, is my advice

Best of Breed
For my money, clearly the best book available on outsourcing.While others seem loaded up with simplistic templates and general information readily available over the web, Corbett actually explains what's happening and why and provided me (and my company) a clear roadmap for all of our outsourcing work.

Nothing New
The arguement on why to outsource has been debated ad nauseum. Either you see the financial and organization value or you're behind the curve.

Most business leaders are convinced, but if you're not, this book will provide you the same old reasons. I found the book dated as compared to other selections on outsourcing in the book store.

My suggestion is borrow this one...don't buy it.

Nuts and Bolts Offhsoring and Outsourcing Story
I, too, failed to see the "how to outsource", but its a well-crafted overview which can assist anyone who is looking to get the history and "pro's vs' con's" of outsourcing. ... Read more

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A fascinating architectural study in museum design and urban planning.

Designed by the internationally renowned Swiss firm of Herzog & de Meuron, winners of the 2001 Pritzker Prize, the new de Young Museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is a stunning architectural tour de force. This book documents the complex five-year process that resulted in an outstanding contribution to contemporary museum architecture.

Founded by San Francisco Chronicle publisher Michael de Young, the museum originated in the Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 and grew to become the city's largest art museum. Its superb permanent collection includes the arts of Africa, Oceania, and traditional cultures of the Americas; American painting and sculpture from the colonial period to the present; and both Western and non-Western textiles.

After the de Young was damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the museum's fate—and the decision to replace the old building with a new museum on the same site—became the focus of intense public debate. How Herzog & de Meuron, in cooperation with the San Francisco firm of Fong & Chan Architects and Oakland-based landscape designer Walter Hood, responded to the challenge of creating a building in harmony with its park setting is an important theme of the story.

Lavishly illustrated with color photographs as well as plans, drawings, and models, the book traces the architects' creative process in striking detail. The new de Young is significant as Herzog & de Meuron's first major building in North America and as the first museum the architects have designed from the ground up. Reflecting its surroundings, the building is clad entirely in a skin of dimpled and perforated, naturally oxidized copper panels, whose abstract pattern was distilled from manipulated photographs of the park's tree canopy. With its elegant, twisting tower rising above the tree line, providing visitors with dramatic views, the de Young is a superlative work of architecture and a handsome tribute to the city of San Francisco. 250 illustrations, 200 in color. ... Read more

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This fully integrated text/workbook/software package lets students experience the challenge and excitement of doing real social research. The textbook provides a highly readable introduction to the fundamental processes and techniques of contemporary research - without the usual overload of obscure terms and rarely used methods. From the beginning of the textbook, discussions of data analysis are integrated with explanations of the research process. In this way, students understand the purpose behind - and the end result of - the techniques they learn. They stay focused on the "big picture." The accompanying workbook, written by Michael Corbett and Lynne Roberts, allows students to receive hands-on training and practical experience in doing social research. This collection of computer-based exercises requires students to think like social scientists. They work through the same questions, problems, and issues that researchers face. Social Research Using MicroCase provides the flexibility for a course, whether it follows a "lecture-and-test" format or includes independent research projects. ... Read more

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Satisfied customer
The book was just as it was described and was received when I was told I would receive it. ... Read more

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This is a fully-integrated package that lets students experience the challenge and excitement of doing real social research. Included are a comprehensive textbook, a computer-based workbook, a copy of Student MicroCase, and several research-quality data files. The textbook provides an introduction to the fundamental processes and techniques of contemporary research-without the usual overload of rarely used methods. The accompanying workbook gives students hand-on training and practical experiencing in doing social research. Students receive the textbook, workbook, analysis software, and data sets-all for an amazingly low price! ... Read more

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When trawler skipper Carl Olafson discovers something sinister in the ocean in 2052, he has no idea that he will become part of a struggle to redress climate change. Global warming has reached a crisis point, and the Atlantic Conveyor is about to stop. The prehistoric past not only confronts him but also invades his very soul. A beautiful girl boards his boat, and he gains an adopted daughter, whose origins are beyond fantasy. The child gives vital information but treads a dangerous path in the modern world. The story tells of a massive operation in the North Atlantic to restore a halted Gulf Stream, based some fifty-five years into the future. Love and compassion reach back into the distant past, leaving a young couple devastated and a society ashamed of its criminal minority who mistreat someone who is unique and anxious to help. ... Read more

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Featuring entries by some of America's most prominent living poets and writers, including John Ashbery, Paul Auster, Amiri Baraka, Diane DiPrima, Susan Howe, Peter Gizzi, Anne Waldman, and John Yau, The Blind See Only This World is a tribute to American poet John Wieners. Wieners, associated with the San Francisco Renaissance and the Black Mountain School-he studied at Black Mountain College under Charles Olson during the 1950's-is also a definitive figure in the Boston/Cambridge literary world. He is renowned among contemporary poets for his maverick wit, his Romantic daring, and most of all for his ability to poke fun at himself. The Blind See Only This World accompanies the conferring of Pressed Wafer's first annual Lifetime Achievement Award on John Wieners this past spring, and testifies to the wide range of poets he has influenced and inspired. ... Read more

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Honor
There's not a wrong note in this antholgy orchestrated by Corbett, Gizzi and Torra.Wieners will appreciate that it's not a series of poems about him or a serie: verses a la the roi of Joy Street.Just--great poets --Tate, Kleinzahler, Mazur, Howe, Violi,Equi, Gunn and on and on--celebrating a great poet.Buy it. ... Read more