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Timeshare Act 1992: Elizabeth II. Chapter 35

Simplifying Timeshare: Vacation Ownership-the Complete How to
Customer Review: Simplifying Timeshare reviewed
I am biased because I know Karen Holden and was part of the editing process. This is not a sales book, but a "how to" book. It is written to help the person who bought timeshare already learn how to use what they bought, since the chances are they were lied to in the sales presentation, or were under such pressure they did not remember ACCURATELY what they were told. Yes, Karen believes in timeshare, so maybe that is why another reviewer thought it was a sales book. If a person owns timeshare and wants the unbiased facts of how to use it better, the book will help. If a person is thinking of buying timeshare, the book will expose some of the scams used to sell it, and help the person ask the proper questions to see if the product will help them achieve better vacations than they would have otherwise. I am proud to have been part of the process.
Customer Review: Baldy biased and not worth the paper it is printed on
This book is not, as it claims, for knowing "whether or not timeshare is right for your lifestyle." (Back cover). Instead, it is an unabashed essay in support of buying new timeshares. It is almost verbatim what you would expect to hear from a timeshare presenter who needs to sell units. More to the point, it reads like one of two things, and, having finished it, I am still not sure which it is. First, it could have been a master's thesis in marketing on how to sell timeshares. Second, it could be a talking point for a timeshare consultant. In other words, this book was written by the author to serve as an introduction to timeshare salespeople for how to sell timeshares. Why do I say this? There are, according to the author, only two kinds of people who should not buy a timeshare: people with "more money than God" and people with absolutely no money. There is no reason you should go to a timeshare presentation with any apprehension. Any problems you have are your fault for being either ignorant (the only thing we fear is "the unknown") or disingenuous. Criticism of the industry is reserved solely for "those bad people" from the 1980s. Everyone and everything is groovy nowadays. Conversely, there are some real lousy people out there who actually attend presentations when they do not intend to buy. How dare they take the bonus luau money! But the most damning thing about the book is that it doesn't even do what it professes to do: simplify anything. It is an attempt to sell timeshares. Not simplify them. Although it was published in 2006, it barely touches on RCI's point system, which is in major vogue right now. It certainly doesn't explain it. It doesn't explain how to purchase resale timeshares at all (which makes sense considering the book's aim, to sell the author's expertise on selling new timeshares), except to say that you should be real careful and get a lawyer. It gives only the most basic and obvious advice about exchanging your timeshare (such as, do it early). In sum, this is the worst "advice" book I have ever read. The author should be ashamed to be selling this as objective and helpful advice. It is nothing but a baldly biased attempt at selling herself to timeshare sellers. I strongly caution anyone considering purchasing this book (unless you are in timeshare sales and need examples of how to counteract customer's complaints -- in which case, go ahead and buy) to avoid it.

Timeshare: Second Time Around (Timeshare Trilogy)
Customer Review: Great Series
I try to re-read this series a couple times a year. I Googled Joshua Dann and found a web site is the UK that says he is also writing under the name J. D. Austin.
Customer Review: Charming, old-fashioned and a good read
SECOND TIME AROUND is a wonderful book in how it captures the 1920s and time travel. The plot and setting is vividly caught in a neat style. However, there are few redeeming qualities about the narrator. He continually "grabs" his girlfriend (and gets quite possessive over her during one scene at a nightclub) and constantly refers to her beauty and the fact that they make love every night. He also likes to pat himself on the back a lot in his relations with people and comes across as patronizing rather than sincere. He "conveniently" solves Dorothy Parker's problems by "giving" her a man and fails to remember that there were women at the Algonquin Table as well as men. (This fact can be verified by several reference sources.) It seems that he has confused being old fashioned (which is fine) with being ignorant (women aren't helpless). Way too much time is spent on the fact that FBI director Hoover was gay, as if that were the reason he was corrupt. While it is true that Althea is given the opportunity to help with the protagonist's problems, she is often left behind and patronized. Hopefully, Mr. Dann's third book in the third series (about World War 11) will give Althea her due. This storyteller is definitely talented and able to keep the reader glued to the page. Maybe next time he'll leave out the subtle sexism and homophobia.