Raymond Hull Books

In a very tongue in cheek sense of humor, The Peter Principle explains the how and why that if a person stays within a hierarchy long enough they will eventually be promoted to their level of incompetence. Think about it, if you are doing a good job at your current position, it will make you eligible for promotion. This can continue until you hit the level where you are no longer doing a good job. The final chapter also describes how one can avoid being promoted to that level without being fired.

Why is the human race foundering in a morass of occupational, academic, and administrative inefficiency? Here, at last, is the answer in the delightful, dead-pan humor of this book. Not only do the authors reveal why the world is so completely screwed up, but they provide proven techniques for creative control of personal, social, and business problems. They analyze the reasons for human failure and tell how to achieve a state of well-being by avoiding that unwanted, ultimate promotion. Students of Freud, Potter, and Parkinson will be fascinated by this satirical examination of man's tendency to escalate himself to oblivion at his level of incompetence.

With more than 100,000 copies in print, The Art of Making Wine is by now the definitive step-by-step guide for the serious amateur or beginning winemaker. Experienced vintners Anderson and Hull provide more than fifty recipes for making any kind of fruit. For the adventurous winemaker, they give guidelines for endless experimentation. Table reds, whites, and roses, sparkling wines, sherries, and Madeiras can be made from grapes; while apples, pears, currants, blackberries, apricots, plums, and figs—even bananas and passion fruit—make delicious fruity wines. You can even experiment with dandelions, rose hips, honey, or herbs. The authors provide details Starting your home winery without spending a cent—using easy-to-find household items; Choosing and buying fruit, or using specially marketed concentrates or wine bases; Making a yeast starter; do’s and don’t’s of sugar, acid, and temperature control; measuring alcohol content; Equipment for the more sophisticated winemaker, and all you need to know about bottles, barrels, corks, and racks; Common problems—from musty-smelling wine to exploding bottles—and how to solve them. Whether you are a traditionalist looking for new ideas or a beginner who has suddenly acquired a lot of fruit and needs to use it fast, you are certain to find inspiration here.

Wollen Sie lernen, erfolgreich zu sein? Die Anleitung für den Ausbruch aus der Sackgasse des Misserfolgs gibt Ihnen der Mitautor des weltberühmten „Peter-Prinzip“ in diesem Buch. Übermenschliche Anstrengungen sind dabei gar nicht vonnöten - nur ein bisschen Ehrlichkeit sich selbst gegenüber und ein gezielter Einsatz der eigenen Kraft. Lesen Sie einmal am Tag in diesem Buch, nehmen Sie ein Blatt Papier und einen Stift zur Hand, konzentrieren Sie sich für wenige Minuten... und schon bald werden sich in vielen Bereichen Ihres Lebens die erstaunlichsten Erfolge einstellen!