Advantages: very interesting
Disadvantages: none really

...This is a self-help manual. Go into any bookshop today and the shelves are crowded with self-help manuals promising easy fixes for everything from obesity to speaking infront of a crowd. De Botton's book is a welcome change. Instead of the usual management jargon, Alain De Botton draws his inspiration from within the rich vein of western philosophy. He explores problems such as not having enough money, unpopularity, a broken heart and so on, with the help of philosophers as diverse as Epicurus and Seneca, and Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. Alain de Botton's genuine talent, exemplified here is to show how philosophy is not just dry text but is something that is intensely practicle and that can help provide a balm (or consolation) for the presures of modern life. Any intelligent person will find something to admire in this book.... Read review

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Advantages: full
Disadvantages: difficult

...Les Finales Alain Villeneuve, champion of Paris in 1979, champion of France by team in 1985, received the title of international master in 1988. A new publishing, accurately completed and corrected by famous works (in two volumes) of Alain Villeneuve appeared in 1982 under the title: Théorie et pratique des finales. This first volume contains three long chapters dedicated to the elementary checkmates, to the finales of pawns then to the finales of Rooks, with force analyze and comments, as well as gradual exercises relating to every tackled issue. 395 pages, 149 francs. The second volume constitutes a real completion of the Théorie et pratique des finales. In this volume Villeneuve widely treats ending of Queens, Bishops and Knights but so Bishop against Knight, Rook against Bishop, Rook against Knight 384 pages, 149 francs. Of what... Read review

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Advantages: Need new additions
Disadvantages: Section is crap without them

...What did Alain Prost do during his racing career to make him so bad at team management? I dont know. He was one of the best drivers of his generation, only rivalled by the great Ayrton Senna. It was poor Ayrton that ook most of the aimed anger during their battles together. Alain burst ont othe scene in the early 80's driving firstly for the uncompetitive MacClaren Ford team. Sparce finishes were unable to show the mans true brilliance. The new Turbo Powered Renault outfit offered Alain a new challenge in 1981. Turbos were unreliable at first, blowing up and exploding until they became reliable and uncatchable. He was on the verge of his first world championship until a contract dispute with Renault forced him out of the team. He then went and joined MacClaren in 1984 as they now had the TAG sponsored Porsche engines, again... Read review

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Advantages: Good team
Disadvantages: Bad Owner.

...Alain Prost. Synonymous with 80's and early 90's racing. So why oh Why oh why can he not sort out his grand prix team. I will tell you why. He walks into team management with a fairly average team with a driver who is doing quite well at the time (oliver panis). Expects to manage the team as he did driving. In a winning way. Im afraid it does not work like that Alain. AS a driver you have to be very selfish. Concerned for yourself alone and nobody else. I think this is where he has gone wrong in management. He has suddenly got to be responsible for 200 people rather than his 1 life. Its not going to work. Its like becoming a father for the first time.Only 200 times more difficult. My advice "mon deiu!!! Abandon Ship!!" Let Peugeot take over.... Read review

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