Book Review Crescent Kick

Crescent Kick is the fourth book of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series by Shawn Kovacich. Just as he did with the other volumes of the series, Kovacich attacked the instruction of the crescent kick with meticulous detail and thoroughness.

This book is the most detailed written description you will find on executing the crescent kick, and should be included in any martial artist's book collection who incorporates kicking into his or her training. This is not a book you just sit down and read cover to cover for enjoyment. It is a resource text to be studied and referred to at various times during your training or teaching. Yes teaching! I think instructors will learn tips on how to teach the crescent kick by reading this manual.

The most valuable sections of this book are the chapters that teach the basics of the crescent kick and then the variations. The variations Kovacich covers include: Step-Back Crescent Kick, Back Spin Crescent Kick, Hop/Slide Forward Crescent Kick, Hop/Slide Backward Crescent Kick, Front Leg Crescent Kick, Switch Crescent Kick, Off-Setting Crescent Kick, Butterfly Crescent Kick, and the Back Spin Crescent Kick. The chapters do have some repetition, but this enables the book to be more easily used as a reference tool, since you can pick the book up and review any of the kicks without having to refer back to different chapters. Kovacich uses plentiful photographs and illustrations to demonstrate all aspects of the kick, striking angles, foot placement, and the arc of the kick. As I mentioned, he attacks this with meticulous detail and you will not find a more complete written account of the crescent kick anywhere.

The chapters on strength, speed, and power are the weakest chapters of the book. While it is nice that Kovacich included a bit on these topics, the real strength of this book is with the detailed instruction of the kick itself. There are many other resources out there that cover strength, speed, and power in more detail and depth than Kovaich does here. The good thing is he introduces these concepts and any good martial artist will further his or her study of these to incorporate into their training with different resources.

The trouble shooting guide offers some good tips to better your kicking, and Kovacich also includes a short chapter on crescent kick applications.

If you want in-depth instruction on the crescent kick and ten of its main variations, this book with over 200 pages of text, photographs, and illustrations is a must have addition to your martial art library. It is an excellent resource for any martial artist regardless of style.

Alain Burrese, J.D. is a mediator/attorney with Bennett Law Office P.C. and an author/speaker through his own company Burrese Enterprises Inc. He writes and speaks about a variety of topics focusing on the business areas of negotiation and success principles as well as self-defense and safety topics. He is the author of Hard-Won Wisdom From the School of Hard Knocks, several instructional dvds, and numerous articles. You can find out more about Alain Burrese at his websites http://www.burrese.com or http://www.bennettlawofficepc.com

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By Alain Burrese

Book Review - Teen Dream Jobs - How to Find the Job You Really Want Now

I just finished reading, "Teen Dream Jobs : How to find the job you really want now!" by Nora E. Coon. I must say that I was not overly impressed with the content of the book. As the title suggests, the book is about helping teens find jobs. The author provides information on how to find a job, resume advice, how to dress for the interviews and other advice for teen job seekers. The information is good, much of it is outdated though.

Here job seeking advice seems more relevant to a job search in 1999, rather than 2009. She hardly touches on the internet and the new job boards designed for teens and the wealth of resources available for teen job seekers. The reality is that all of the information presented in this book can easily be found on the internet with a simple google search. The author does not provide any new or cutting edge techniques that make it worth forking over money for.

What I did like about the book is the quizzes that she provides. There are a variety of self assessment exercise that really get the reader thinking about what they like, and dislike, and what they are passionate about. There is also a quiz that will help determine which career path would be most suitable based on your personality traits. I actually took some of these quizzes myself and I must say that I found them to be quite accurate.

In closing, I found the book to have some bright spots but overall I felt the book did not provide enough new information to warrant a purchase.

Dan Keller is the CEO of a popular teen jobs website and the founder of your first resume

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By Dan Keller

E-Books - Reserve a Domain Name For Your E-Book

Your domain name must communicate a message immediately. You also have to work with the reality that hundreds of millions of domain names are already registered. The name you think is ideal may already be taken. (We'll discuss how to get around that problem shortly.)

Start with your topic keyword. For example, "e-book" doesn't say very much on its own, but it is clear and definite. The site will be about an e-book. Now go to a domain name registration service. It's free to search for available domain names. You can also transfer the registration if you decide to use a different company to host your web site.

The default setting for domain name searches is to look for a ".com" address. Most services have a drop down menu right beside the search box. This allows you to choose any suffix you prefer for your domain name. Before we take a look at some examples of domain names, I would like to share five tips on how to choose a domain name for your e-book micro-sites.

1. Use Your Key Word or Phrase

This can be hard to do because most of the "best" domain names have been registered. However, you never know until you try. If your key word is "gambling," you'll find that gambling.com is not available. However, if your topic is renovating Oldsmobiles, renovatingoldsmobiles.com is more likely to be available.

2. Less is More

A shorter domain name is better than a long one. Shorter is easier to remember, and you don't have to worry about making it fit on a business card. However, short names are in the "best" category and are often taken.

3. Use Memorable Phrases

Use phrases that are easier to remember so you can instantly recall the domain name when someone asks what the site is for your information product. A great example of this is TheInternetMarketingRetirementPlan.com (capitals added for readability). The name of the site clearly tells you what the product does, and the name has a rhythm, or flow, to it.

4. Dot-com is Best

Having a domain name that ends in dot-com is your best choice, but dot-net is a good second option. As I mentioned earlier, domain name services do supply a list of prefixes so you can see what alternate suffixes are available when you have a really good domain name.

5. Reserve Multiple Choices

When some of the choices you searched are available, make a point of reserving more than one.

Let's say your key phrase is marketing whiz. When you find it is available, you might also reserve themarketingwhiz. The point of reserving alternate domain names is to lessen the potential for competitors. Once you have the alternate domain names registered, you just redirect them to the primary domain name.

Parting Advice

Think about your options for a domain name before you go online and search for available names.

It's just a matter of being prepared. Having only two or three options ready - and finding them all taken - means you either have to sit there trying new ideas or go back to the drawing board.

Use half an hour to think of as many potential domain names as you can. Then make the effort to search availability for all of them - don't just stop with the first one that's available. Wait to make your choice until after you've gone through your whole list.

Conrad Hall is an editorial and direct response copywriter. Visit his blog http://www.TheMarketingSpotlight.com for daily posts about how to do marketing well. You can contact Conrad through http://www.TheConradHall.com

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By Conrad Hall

Seven Up by Janet Evanovich - Book Review

Eddie de Chooch is a serial villain who misses a court date. Stephanie Plum is a modern day New York bounty hunter. $5,000 will drop into her bank account if she can bring him to court and that shouldn't be so difficult, Eddie is in his seventies after all. How hard could that be? But how old do you have to be to fire a gun, something that Eddie is mighty fond of doing and he is not too particular who gets in the way.

Seven Up, so called because this is the seventh Stephanie Plum mystery, is a sassy quick paced tale, though it did kind of drag somewhere in the middle. It is crammed with some interesting characters some of whom are carried over from previous tales, such as Bob the dog who eats everything and anything and can and will, vomit on demand.

There is quite a bit of humour here, and yes I did laugh out loud several times, big plus point, though some of it is of the kind that used to be known as toilet humour. Think people messing their pants, and far worse, and you get the idea.

Stephanie's grandmother is my favourite character, I didn't care for any of the men in the story much, but granny is a feisty old girl who fancies all the men, especially Eddie himself, and she dresses to match, though he has problems in the moving parts region, something that granny is happy to tell everyone about in great detail, though when she is introduced to the thrills of riding on Stephanie's Harley Davidson, well things start to get really exciting, for granny that is.

This book is easy to get into and for the most part it is a real page turner but I suspect it will also be quickly forgotten, Granny excepted of course. Seven Up is a lightweight laugh that just might cheer you up. Certainly worth thinking about.

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By David Carter

Book Review - Fireside by Susan Wiggs

Kimberly Van Dorn is a mess. She's flying coach, dressed in a sequin evening gown, wearing four inch strapless heels and accompanied by only one piece of 'luggage' a Judith Leiber handbag. Where is she going and what is she running from? We know this much, she's just left the eternal sunshine of LA for the frigid winter of Willow Lake in upstate New York.

A media agent for superstar sports figures, Kimberly has traded in her job for what she believes will be the comfort her mother's arms and the pace of small town life. But small town doesn't mean small problems, because this story is filled with quirky characters that have issues. Particularly Bo Crutcher, minor league baseball player with big league dreams. On the precipice of realizing his life long goal he's thrown into a relationship with AJ, the son he's never met. The circumstances are rough and AJ has to deal with a father he thinks abandoned him.

Fireside is about dreams and second chances. The author has created vivid characters that jump off the page, each with their own back story and baggage. As the characters meet, they form relationships that help cast off the shadows of the past and create hopes for the future.

Susan Wiggs has become a favorite of mine. Her ability to envelop the reader into the story and the characters is what got me hooked. You care what happens. I found myself waiting to get back to the book in between work and errands.

My only quibble is that I felt rushed at the end. She spends quite a bit of time developing the characters and revealing their stories, so I was surprised when a few pages from the end she wrapped everything up. I felt the resolution deserved a bit more time. However, I strongly recommend this story - it will capture you.

Maria Lokken
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Ebook - How to Write an E-book

E-book writing is fun, but many people find it a really difficult thing to do. E-book is the instrument that can be used for increasing the demand of your online business. You can use it for promoting your product. The following are the steps that can help you to create your book:

1. Attract the Audience:

If you are planning to write an e-book then you need to decide which type of buyers you want to attract. It is a technique that can be used for promoting your business and let others come to know about your product. It would help you to attract the attention of the potential buyers. If your concern is only to sell your e-book and make money out of it, you can do that by making sure that you write about a topic which you understand well. Being sure about your target market is very important in either case.

2. Classifying Your Thoughts:

If you classify your thoughts then you would be able to write your e-book. You would be able to attract the attention of the potential buyers. Your thought is the key to your success. It can be used for generating huge profits. If you know about the spectators then you would be able to create the best e-book for your business. Thus the best way to start off is to collect as much information about the topic of your e-book as possible, streamline the information by creating pointers and then divide the information in proper chapters. This will help you create a proper skeleton for your e-book. This is the reason that you should go step by step while you are planning your own e-book.

3. Write about the target spectators:

You would use decent language in creating an e-book. Everyone should understand your message. This way you would be able to come in contact with your audience. You would be able connect yourself with the whole world just with your e-book. After streamlining your thoughts, start writing the e-book. Keep it simple and easy to ready.

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By Sean R Mize

Childrens Book Review - Pearls Adventures Volume 2

Children need diversity in their early reading experiences. Childrens books should encourage imagination. If given the choice children need to be introduced to the many facets of life, cultures, and be encouraged to make decisions on information received.

A way to provide information for growing minds is there reading material. Pearls adventures covers a life style that is covered by one word, "Seachange." Pearl is a bear that lives on a boat with her parents. Below is a review of volume 2 which contains two stores on some of her adventures.

The first story is called Little Boats. Pearl is going out in the little boat with her parents. Just before they go Pearl is standing on the back deck and hears a familiar noise, she screams out to her mum to get the camera. A dolphin is playing around in the harbor. Pearl gets really excited about going for a run around in the boat and searching for all sorts of creatures. Floating around the harbor Pearl finds birds sitting on the water. Pearl also sights what is commonly known as a " Moreton Bay blue" (jelly fish) go under the boat. There are many sights to see. At the end of the day Pearl retires for a nap.

The second story is called Rain Rain go Away. This story is based on some of the activities Pearl participated in on a rainy day. To begin with Pearl decided to show the children the ships radio, which was a mistake because her Mother was not happy to see her playing with it. It was decided to keep Pearl out of trouble she could play with some of the musical instruments that belong to her mother.

The keyboard was first. Pearl asks her Mother some very good questions and proceeds to try and play. The noise was a bit strange and Pearl decided to give it away as it hurt her ears. Next item is the guitar. As Pearl is quite small her mother strums the guitar as she holds down the strings. This was not a big success either as neither of them could play.

The mouth organ was just the right size. Pearl could play it by herself and she enjoyed it. Pearl also learned a valuable lesion to, not everything can be learned in a day. So both mother and daughter will continue to learn everything can about music.

These kids books are entertaining and education on various levels for children or adults. Download is available.

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Written by Helen Rogers

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By Helen Rogers