The Misuse of Power & Control in the Workplace

"Very readable. Very disturbing. Very practical guide to helping people do more with their lives in a positive way."

- Joe Sabah
Author of How to Get the Job You Really Want
and Get Employers to Call You

"It has been a revelation reading your thoughts on America's workplace which I consider quite a worthy topic for conversation. Having been employed in a wide variety of businesses and schools since the age of eight when my sister and I milked 5 cows morning and evening so that we could ride the ranch owner's horses until my very last job at Lowry AFB, it has been a rocky ride. Now two daughters are teachers, one at an elementary school and another at a community college. Both have been subjected to the whims and caprices of intolerant principals, office personnel, heads of departments, deans and college presidents. It is a sad commentary that there is such a high level of infighting in our schools, however, it is also noteworthy that many of America's children have been educated in spite of a flawed system.

My congratulations go out to you in abundance for the honor which will be bestowed on you this evening, coupled with a sincere wish for your continued success in sharing your knowledge through writing."

- Genelle Towner

"I wanted you to know how much I am enjoying your book. I received it yesterday and it looked so interesting that I could not wait to take it home to begin reading. I stayed up much too late because I could not put it down. It is very well written and the real-life situations make it very interesting."

- Debbie Irvine
CCA, Human Resources

"On a whim today I typed your name into Google, and out came this attractive web site run by a very successful woman! I won't make this lengthy, but it is very satisfying to know you are still active and in Colorado."

- George Davis
Davis & Dean, Inc.
A Management Training Business

"Congratulations!!! Another job beautifully and intelligently executed. You have done a great job with this subject...it is thoughtful and wise and as easy for the lay person to understand as it is for the professional.... You are quite amazing."

- Ellen R. Sarnoff


A Window to the Sun

"I am really enjoying A Window to the Sun. It grips you right from the first paragraph. It is difficult to stop reading it."

- Dorthy Kipp
Delta Kappa Gamma International

"It is quite a story about Arizle. A good love story. It moves you to tears in a few places, especially towards the end."

- Dr. Charles Porter
Professor of Educational Leadership Colorado State University

"Dr. Whatley's eloquently written story captivates the reader with her blending reality and pulsating imaginings."

- Connie Cruise, Retired Teacher

"The book was wonderful, it evoked so many emotions that I wasn't able to put it down. You do great things with the English language!"

- Annetta Ornellas
Denver Chapter President
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International

"Dr. Lisa Whatley gives us a poignant love story as beautiful as the forests and waters of Brazil that form its magnificent setting, ...a compelling story that sweeps from the Brazilian countryside to the Argentina palace of Evita Peron."

- Dr. Odorico Lavey
New York City

“A Window to the Sun was a book that I read ‘word for word.’ Arizle was a great woman - a lady of character and grace!"

- William C. White
High Point, North Carolina


Life-Long Learning Through Vocational Education:
The Path Of The Snake

"Lisa Whatley's book, Life-Long Learning Through Vocational Education: The Path Of The Snake, told through personal learning experiences, answers cutting-edge questions about the core ills of present day society and education. More importantly, she has compelling solutions to reduce the sense of hopelessness felt by many who fall below the net - teach basic responsibility and teach parents to teach basic responsibility through vocational education. Legislators and policymakers take heed - this is the light at the end of the welfare reform tunnel - and Dr. Whatley puts meat on the bones of the welfare reform package."

- Edwin L. Felter, Jr.
Director and Chief Administrative Law Judge
Colorado Division of Administrative Hearings
Author of numerous legal articles
Denver, Colorado

"Dr. Whatley deserves to have a wide audience of readers. More and more, parents are waking up to the fact that they must aggressively take control of how their children are being educated."

- Alan Caruba
Bookviews, Editor and Charter Member National Book Critics Circle
Maplewood, New Jersey

"I just finished reading this powerful book... If you're interested in what can be done to improve education in this country and how it can affect our children, then you need to read Life-Long Learning Through Vocational Education: The Path Of The Snake."

- Doug McNair
Denver Weekly News, Denver, Colorado

"I finished reading your book today. FABULOUS! ... partaking of your wisdom has been one of those encounters in life I was suppose to have!"

- Barbara McCouley, M.Ed.
Consultant Horizons Unlimited
Salt Lake City, Utah