The paperback edition of the life-enhancing handbook that sold more than 100,000 copies in hardcover. An inspiring collection of down-to-earth philosophy on subjects ranging from skydiving to decision making, from what to do about a beer belly to how to treat house guests. "Could make even a Klingon grin."--USA Weekend
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YA?Another of the numerous slender volumes that tells readers all they need to know. What Marinaccio does here is to filter life experiences and situations through Star Trek-colored glasses. He uses Captain James T. Kirk, Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Spock, et al., and scenarios from the '60s TV series to illustrate how to make decisions that affect one's work, relationships, relaxation, outlook, and sense of self, etc. The result is a seriocomic, readable book.?John Lawson, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Relying on uncanny instincts and a seriocomic approach, this first-time author strikes very close to home as he cleverly illustrates how we can improve and better understand our lives: apply the morals and lessons portrayed in that American icon known as Star TrekR. Using a hilarious first-person narrative, Marinaccio takes dozens of day-to-day situations and shows how we may glean from this 1960s space opera a more intuitive, aggressive, and successful approach to dealing with them. Citing many examples, including relationships, job satisfaction and management, family, peace, war, love, hate, life, death, and the overall nature of humanity, Marinaccio explains how "every situation you will face in life has already been faced by the crew of the Starship EnterpriseTM." While obsessive Star TrekR fans might be distracted by minute errors in trivia, the author provides a fast, enjoyable, and inspirational read. Well recommended for all public libraries and a strong addition to self-help collections.
--Charles A. Weiss, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
--Charles A. Weiss, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a fun little book chock full of wise sayings gleaned from episodes of the original Star Trek. The original was not a space opera, it was a futurized series of life's lessons, very carefully crafted. Each episode had a heavy-duty message embedded within--and not very hard to spot either. This book does not necessarily include these thematic messages, but it does excerpt a number of pithy, humorous quotes from the characters. It is highly reminiscent of a poster my dentist has in his office of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I expect there is also a book with that name, but I haven't read it. These words of wisdom also remind me of Dr. Akin's famous "Laws of Spacecraft Design" which you can access on the internet. With his permission, I used several in my book "The Knowledge Management and Information Technology Encyclopedia" (published by the Government and not for sale). My favorite submits from Marinaccio's delightful book are:
Gossip is often confused with conversation. In fact it often takes the place of conversation. Take gossip away from some folks and they would turn into mimes. p.61
When everyone is responsible, ultimately no one is responsible. p.52
Idiot-proofing is also genius-proofing. p.94
Great people talk about ideas. Average people talk about things. Small people talk about people. p.61
Attitude is the top priority; after attitude, talent or gifts are important. p.64
As Yogi Berra, the great Yankees catcher, once said, "You can observe a lot, just by watching." p.23
A person who understands a rule knows when to break it. p.50
Competent people know which rules to follow and which to ignore ... when people of good judgement are allowed to exercise their insights, good results usually follow. When people=s hands are tied, they are ineffective. p.94
The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play. pp. 8, 53, & 54
Difficult choices expose how we truly feel. What we believe deep inside. p.39
The most important time to help someone is when they need it. p.8
For man, Utopia is endless challenge. p.17
Gossip is often confused with conversation. In fact it often takes the place of conversation. Take gossip away from some folks and they would turn into mimes. p.61
When everyone is responsible, ultimately no one is responsible. p.52
Idiot-proofing is also genius-proofing. p.94
Great people talk about ideas. Average people talk about things. Small people talk about people. p.61
Attitude is the top priority; after attitude, talent or gifts are important. p.64
As Yogi Berra, the great Yankees catcher, once said, "You can observe a lot, just by watching." p.23
A person who understands a rule knows when to break it. p.50
Competent people know which rules to follow and which to ignore ... when people of good judgement are allowed to exercise their insights, good results usually follow. When people=s hands are tied, they are ineffective. p.94
The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play. pp. 8, 53, & 54
Difficult choices expose how we truly feel. What we believe deep inside. p.39
The most important time to help someone is when they need it. p.8
For man, Utopia is endless challenge. p.17
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Okay, I confess: I was amused by this book, and since I suspect that that was most of its intention, perhaps I'm being too harsh in giving it only two stars. And yes, there were some legitimately thought-provoking ideas to be found...but only a few. If you can find this book used, cheap, as I did, it's definitely worthwhile for a lark. But there is DEFINITELY NOT enough book here to be worth list price. It is grossly overpriced to capitalize on the Star Trek market, and that's the source of my dissatisfaction.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This book was not only fun to read, but it made me think I've missed out on a lot by not being more of a Trekkie! I bought it for a Trekkie friend, then had to borrow it back.
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Published on August 23, 2007 by Sheldon
what hasn't already been said.
as the tittle says, i cant really say anything that the other reviewers haven't said themselves.
all i can say is that at first i was expecting it to be kind of corny, like if... Read more
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I love Star Trek, OK? This should have been a really great book, since there are so many important lessons in the series. Read more
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- Star trek by Gene Roddenberry on page 102, page 119, and page 120
- Benjamin Franklin by Paul More on page 58
- Total Quality Management by Paul T J James on page 113
- Make a Movie That Tells a Story on page 42
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