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Profiles the mastermind behind an extraordinary financial fraud, a self-made man who gave millions to Mother Teresa and stole millions from the loyal customers of the Lincoln Savings Bank. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo. Tour. ... Read more

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Mastermind or Moron?
This book covers the story of Charles Keating and his effort to run an S&L like a Kingdom to benefit his family and political views. This book offers the reader a very well documented, thought out telling of the Keating story. You can actually see when he starts to take for granted the public-trust he has and start to us it for his own purposes.Although to be fair to him, it was not all because he was conniving, he was also a truly bad businessman that seamed to make gold into lead.He was defiantly the poster boy for the whole S&L scandal.I would have liked to have more detail on his overall political dealings. Overall this is an interesting and well-written book.

Tour De Force
A riveting read that takes you inside the fascinating world of Charlie Keating. Could not put this book down, no matter how hard I tried. A must-have! ... Read more

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I enjoyed this, but it may not for be good for everyone
I enjoyed this book very much but also have some reservations in giving it a high rating.

POSITIVE: I liked the way that the author showed introverts are complex and often don't know themselves since their dominant function is not expressed outwardly. Since spirituality is also inward, he looks at the judging/perceiving of the dominant function for introverts, not the auxiliary function as most personality studies do. This was very enlightening to me as an introvert who has also not known myself well (INTJ).

CRITICAL: This author seems to have excluded my type of spirituality - the form of naturalism that does not look at supernatural explanations but appreciates the beauty, wonder, and complexity of the natural world. This is a type of spirituality that is outside of organized religion and doesn't use the traditional Christian/Jewish/Muslim concept of a unitary individualistic God.

It is nice that the author is ecumenical in including not just Catholic (although predominantly Catholic) spiritual guides but also some Protestant ones, although as stated he does come with the assumption that God exists as in the Abrahamic religious traditions. I wonder if the book will be very useful to very many people as most people are not Ecumenical Christians - most people seem follow a specific denomination and open-minded spiritual seekers often are outside of organized religion. I wish he had included some observations about these latter people, but it seems that was outside of his own ministry.

Since I am studying this also as an academic and as the author is certainly knowledgeable and has considerable experience, overall this was a good book for me to gain some understanding of what the author had learned through his study. As to others seeking personal spiritual guidance, I would only recommend it to those who are institutional believers in the God of the Bible.

Interesting, but I think the author had more to say
This last work of Keating's is a combination of his work on spirituality with Myers-Briggs personality type theory. I had the feeling that if the author had lived longer, he might have been able to flesh it out more and give it a different organization. He does not presuppose a detailed understanding of Myers-Briggs terminology but gives his own, more or less workable, definitions of the terms. The bulk of the book is a set of capsule descriptions of different actual individuals falling into each of the sixteen types, and what they found useful as spiritual practice and what they did not, according to their personality. Each personality type is covered multiple times, focusing on the E-I, N-S, T-F, and J-P functions separately. There was also a table summarizing each of the sixteen types. I would have liked a companion table describing a reading list for each of the different spiritual teachers (Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, etc.) considered with a summary of which kinds of believers would find them helpful or non-helpful. I have not run across another book with this particular emphasis though, so if you are interested I think it could well be worth a look.

Who We Are Is How We Pray
Keating takes the Myers-Brigg personality test to a practical level in the field of spirituality.He relates the four major personality types to the four major spiritualities of western Christianity.Reading this book was a revelation of my own response to prayer styles and types.As a preacher ofthe Gospel, the book made me aware of others response to prayer styles alsoand the need to include each type of pray-er in my instructions.I havebegun using this book in spiritual direction and recommend it highly to allwho work in group ministry of any sort. ... Read more

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Wading through sand
Hmm. Perhaps I was not in the correct mind set to read this. Perhaps I have read too many of this genre before and I am all maxed out - but the first half was a laborious read. Nothing snappy, notable, interesting or magnetic about the writing style, that's for sure. And instructive books DON'T have to be boring in writing style.

Some of the pscychology-based concepts were interesting, but there was nothing here that hooked me, drew me in, educated or inspired me. No "aha" moments - not a one.

And when I got to the part where Mr Keating ascribes difficult childhood behaviour to the parent, well, I'm sorry... this is when I had to put it down, and I'm afraid I haven't picked it up again. I was looking for enlightenment in a psychological sense, not subective opinion on parenting issues. Monsieur Spock, he is Not.

Overall, this was just average to me. I'll try it again in a year, but I do have a feeling that the spine of this book is going to remain pristine.

What A Gem!
This book was written over twenty years ago, and was quite popular for a time.I guess it "fell off the radar" for a while.

I was having some trouble working with people at my job, and a colleague recommended this book to me.It's still in print and available, thank goodness.

It offers straight, simple, down-to-earth advice about how people are as "difficult" as we might choose to define them.It is, knowingly or not, a great foundation and framework for an organization's diversity strategy.People are simply different.If we observe and respect these differences, and adjust our expectations accordingly, suddenly managing interpersonal conflict becomes easy.

Have a lot of fun using some of the practical suggestions in this great little book.Highly recommended...

Good Advice
I bought this book because I work with a really controlling, direspectful, condescending girl.The book gave examples of behavior types, good advice for dealing with difficult bosses, really does what all the other books do and has you take a look at yourself and your behavior too. It gives good end of section summaries, "what to do and what not to do"'s.I would write some of these things down, and I am trying to formulate a little list of things I can use in the hypnosis class I am taking.BUT, when it came right down to dealing with my toxic co-worker, I found that there are a few other books that hit the nail right on the head a little better then this one did.I guess I got the benefit of taking a look at my manager's behavior in the process, and helped me see a little bit of her stylings and ways to deal with them.She is the kind of boss who is very receptive to your wants, makes lots of promises, and never delivers.She is more focused on being everyone's friend then getting down to business.Hope this helps.

Dealing With Difficult People
This is a great book! I bought this book to deal with other people; I was in for a surprise with all of my own self-analysis. I am sure that I am a better person after learning so many new positive behavior tools for myself AND how to deal with other people's negative personalities! Read it for yourself and see. ... Read more

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The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The five senators, Alan Cranston (Democrat of California), Dennis DeConcini (Democrat of Arizona), John Glenn (Democrat of Ohio), John McCain (Republican of Arizona), and Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (Democrat of Michigan), were accused of improperly intervening in 1987 on behalf of Charles H. Keating, Jr., chairman of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, which was the target of a regulatory investigation by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB). The FHLBB subsequently backed off taking action against Lincoln. Lincoln Savings and Loan collapsed in 1989, at a cost of over $3 billion to the federal government. Some 23,000 Lincoln bondholders were defrauded and many elderly investors lost their life savings. The substantial political contributions that Keating had made to each of the senators, totaling $1.3 million, attracted considerable public and media attention. ... Read more

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Chapters: Jerry Falwell, Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, Judith A. Reisman, Charles Keating, Andrea Dworkin, American Family Association, Women Against Pornography, Mary Whitehouse, Melissa Farley, Catharine Mackinnon, Concerned Women for America, Linda Lovelace, Feminists Fighting Pornography, Antipornography Civil Rights Ordinance, Anti-Pornography Movement, Dorchen Leidholdt, Sheila Jeffreys, Laura Lederer, Anti-Pornography Movement in the United States, Anthony Comstock, Donna Rice, Donald Wildmon, Nikki Craft, Society for the Promotion of Community Standards, Pornography Victims Compensation Act, Robert Jensen, Patricia Bartlett, Feminist Sex Wars, Lynne Scime, Women Against Violence in Pornography and Media, Ann Simonton, Anti-Pornography Movement in the United Kingdom, Morality in Media, Shelley Lubben, Watch and Ward Society, Morton A. Hill, the Cp80 Foundation, Holly Ryder, Valerie Smith, John Beyer. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 264. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Charles Humphrey Keating Jr. (born December 4, 1923) is an American athlete, lawyer, real estate developer, banker, and financier, most known for his role in the savings and loan scandal of the late 1980s. Keating was a champion swimmer for the University of Cincinnati in the 1940s. From the late 1950s through the 1970s, he was a noted anti-pornography crusader, founding decency organizations and serving as a dissenting member on the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. In the 1980s, Keating ran American Continental Corporation and the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, and took advantage of loosened restrictions on banking investments. His enterprises began to suffer financial problems and were investigated by federal regulators. His association with, and financial contributions to...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=350570 ... Read more

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Chapters: Tom Maguire, Martin White, Dan Keating, Charles Macklin, Bridget Dirrane, Jimmy Coffey, Gearóid O'sullivan, George Harman, Seán Clancy, Mary Guiney. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Martin White (born 31 July 1909) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling at various times with his local clubs Tullaroan in Kilkenny and Blackrock in Cork and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1931 until 1938. White holds the distinction of being one of the oldest living senior All-Ireland medal winners. White was born in Lacken near Tullaroan, County Kilkenny in 1909. One of a family of fourteen he was educated locally at Bonnettstown national school before later attending St. James's CBS and St. Kieran's College, a famous hurling nursery for young talent. It was at the former institition that White first tasted success on the hurling field, winning his first medal following a victory over a Paddy Larkin captained St. Patrick's. Following his secondary education White began working for Clover Meats in Waterford in 1929. After ten years as a butcher in the city he later moved to Cork. White spent nearly a decade in the southern capital before moving to Dublin in 1948 where he became a baker. White married his wife Peg in 1947 and together they had seven children. He currently lives in Glasnevin in Dublin and maintains a keen interest in hurling affairs. White played his club hurling with the famous Tullaroan club and enjoyed much success. As a sixteen year-old he played hurling with the club's junior team until he was promoted to senior status in 1929. In his second season on the club's senior team, Tullaroan qualified for the final of the county senior championship, with Urlingford providing the opposition. That game was a h...http://booksllc.net/?id=14603820 ... Read more

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Title: Court rules for Charles Keating. (California & the Western States Supplement)
Author: Alfred G. Haggerty
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 6, 1991
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n18Page: pC10(1)

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