All I really need to know I learned from watching Star Trek

Rating:
Summary: A must read....
Review: This book was very enjoyable & easy to read. I had read it when it first came out & again this week & would recommend it to Trek fan's & to those who just don't "get it"!

Rating:
Summary: A must read....
Review: This book was very enjoyable & easy to read. I had read it when it first came out & again this week & would recommend it to Trek fan's & to those who just don't "get it"!

Rating:
Summary: Words of Wisdom from TV? Amazing!
Review: 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

Rating:
Summary: Great book, very funny.
Review: This is more a book about Marinaccio than about Star Trek . . . and thats a good thing. I want to KNOW more about this guy. Boy is he funny. My wife thinks he'd make a good friend for me.

Rating:
Summary: Great book, very funny.
Review: This is more a book about Marinaccio than about Star Trek . . . and thats a good thing.I want to KNOW more about this guy. Boy is he funny. My wife thinks he'd make a good friend for me.

Rating:
Summary: VERY GOOD,GETS THE POINT OUT
Review: This is not a 'complete' work on the subject,but it is a very good way to get people to know that there was "meaning in Star Trek" (like a past book had said).There are things that were learned by watching Star Trek,and this book gives a taste of this.The way to read this book (or another of its kind) is to first understand that Star Trek put out messages in the neat form of a fiction TV show--real types of problems in a well done TV program. This book is a good read,and worth the buy.

Rating:
Summary: Fun and insightful, charming, uplifting, & good advice
Review: This little gem presents only a modest chunk of all the words-to-the-wise possible to divine from Trekology. But it's warm, personal, & reminds us that, in an all-too-cynical world, it's still possible to be uplifting, be optimistic, and convey positive values, and STILL be a fabulous success. In fact, that's the real story underlying the enduring appeal of Star Trek -- people today are as hungry as ever for role models of heroism, friendship, loyalty, devotion, duty, and self-sacrifice. Star Trek is one of the few oases in popular culture and mass media where we're reminded that being good is what makes you great, and while every story may not have a happy ending, there is always hope, and there ARE rewards for fighting for truth and justice. God bless you, Dave Marinaccio -- you wrote the book I always wanted to write!

Rating:
Summary: Fun and insightful, charming, uplifting, & good advice
Review: This little gem presents only a modest chunk of all the words-to-the-wise possible to divine from Trekology. But it's warm, personal, & reminds us that, in an all-too-cynical world, it's still possible to be uplifting, be optimistic, and convey positive values, and STILL be a fabulous success. In fact, that's the real story underlying the enduring appeal of Star Trek -- people today are as hungry as ever for role models of heroism, friendship, loyalty, devotion, duty, and self-sacrifice. Star Trek is one of the few oases in popular culture and mass media where we're reminded that being good is what makes you great, and while every story may not have a happy ending, there is always hope, and there ARE rewards for fighting for truth and justice. God bless you, Dave Marinaccio -- you wrote the book I always wanted to write!