I recently read "Promise of a Lifetime", which has been added to my list of favorites. Fantastic piece of work from a first time author. Enjoyable book from page one. The story was unpredictable and left a reader unable to turn the pages quickly enough. The book is enriched with humor and caring. A delightfully entertaining story with characters that will find a place in your heart. You truly will not be disappointed!

I recently read "Promise of a Lifetime", which has been added to my list of favorites. Fantastic piece of work from a first time author. Enjoyable book from page one. The story was unpredictable leaving a reader unable to turn the pages quickly enough. The book is enriched with humor and caring. A delightfully entertaining story with characters that will find a place in your heart. You truly will not be disappointed!

A Protocol For Touch was awarded the Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry and secured Constance Merritt as a truly gifted poet with a recognition richly deserved. Exile: The air is dry in the much-promised land,/And mountains whisper "this is not your home":/Still nights entice me like a knowing hand,/And strangers' hands have sometimes brushed my own./Yet milk, so sweet, turns rancid in my mouth,/And I can name no answer to desire/Since God is everywhere and I'm without./I taste the stone's sleek kiss, lie with each hour/And the dream of taking up my staff and rod,/Or no longer lingering weary at the door/My hands heavy with holy tears for God/Or some woman who always fails to come./But it's hard to leave the vigil once begun,/And waiting soon becomes much more than for.

These poems reward the first reading with immediate joy, and reward each subsequent reading with continuing provocation and power. I love this book. I'm giving it to all my friends. Any woman (or any man, for that matter) who has wrestled with the troubling intersections of individual spirit and received authority will find in these poems a wealth of comfort and wisdom, as well as shocking realization!

This book was a gift to our six year old and he reads it again and again. Now it's 6 month later and it looks a little worse for the wear but is dearly loved. My son learned a lot of useful lessons and also discovered people in the real world wear dresses and headcoverings just like Mom. Praise the Lord for Mildred Martin and I can't wait to get my hands on another Miller book!

This book a refreshing breath of wholesome reading for the whole family! We read our "Miller books" aloud to our children, ages 8, 7 & 4. You cannot help but see your own children in the humorous antics of the Miller children (even if your children don't see themselves!), but more importantly, the amusing stories stories bring about moral lessons in a way kids love!

Without a doubt this author clearly and simply states techniques invaluable to anyone pursuing the path of energy work. My studies involve Reiki/Shamballa and laying of hands. What I've been slowly learning from session to session this woman had already discovered 26 years ago. This book belongs under your pillow! :)

This is a terrific book and a gold mine of info for anyone wanting to know more about Energy, especially how to experience it. I am a professional masseuse and this is a must-have book for all healers!

Lacan's seminars are superior to his articles because he clearly is addressing an audience, and needs to make himself understood, but he has already anticipated all of his students questions, as if he could read their minds: "I know what you're thinking." The argument of the third seminar is easy to summarize: the psychotic, because foreclosed from the father, faces a hole in the imaginary that is filled by the symbolic (or is it the other way around?), hence the hallucinations and voices. The psychotic always imagines that somewhere the big Other resides, in this world, like the man who broke into the US capital because there was a time machine inside that was trying to control his mind. The psychotic is in fact unable to distinguish the small from the big other. Lacan is always thought to be a little mad himself, something of a fraud, "il gagne beaucoup d'argent," and even Heidegger gave up reading Ecrits because he couldn't make sense of it, and he does make something of a display of his learning (not so much in this seminar). That said, there is something to Lacan, and eventually he will get his due, and outside the narrow circle of his devotees.

The work of Jacques Lacan is infamous for the often obtuseness of its language and presentation. It is often said that the reader must work hard at Lacan to reach a glimmer of understanding. The work of Dr Russell Grigg as translator to this edition certainly gives the reader a head start. Dr Grigg address the work of Lacan from a new perspective of the 21st century, nolonger happy for the work to remain arcane and cloistered from the reading public, but he throws open the windows of further understanding for those willing to look and read closer the work of this French master. An excellent work.

I thought the book was wonderful. The author shares her successes and her challanges of helping her husband live a longer and a fuller life. It is practical and easy reading. I encourage you to read the book whether you have cancer, love someone that does, or simply want cancer prevention. The author teaches the importance of healing in BODY, MIND and SPIRIT.

It's unique to find a book that so effectively combines state-of-the-art medical and pharmaceutical technologies AND complimentary and supportive health care techniques - such as diet, nutrition and exercise - and at same time provide the personal truimphs and tribulations of the author's and her husband's battle with his pancreatic cancer and all that goes with it. Ms. Miller's book brings the reader into the terrifying world of cancer and provides insight to dealing with the issue physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The two overwhelming lessons this book teaches is simply to FIGHT and to play an ACTIVE ROLE in the treatment process, whether personally afflicted with cancer or helping an afflicted loved one. We're fortunate that Ms. Miller's quest for knowledge and her dedication to and tenacity for researching treatment methods and techniques resulted in her book, Rays of Hope. Highly recommended for all whose lives are affected, either directly or indirectly, by cancer.

This workbook is composed of activities that combine reading, math, written expression, and problem-solving. The student must read the problem and draw a picture of how they view the passage, then they must solve the problem in a through a pictoral manner. This allows the child to show how they solve the problems while using their creativity. Teachers may visualize any errors made by the child and understand better how to help the child. This is fun and educational and what could be better?

This series of books is an excellent way for children to learn about what math really means. They got the opportunity to draw out the problem that they are solving and then write the equation and finally write a sentence or more about the answer. This is great preparation for the WASL test, and for greater thinkers. All students can be successful with these materials.

I thought this book was excellent. It was extremely helpful as far as taking a piece of work that I found difficult to read, and not only making it understandable and interesting, but also giving it meaning and purpose. I now comprehend the book's importance as a historical piece of literature much better than I could before. I found the biography of Casmus' life to be well-rounded and captivating, without needing to read an entire book about him! I highly recommend this book for any student of literature who wants to better understand Casmus and/or his writing of The Plague.

Jesse Cunningham catalogues a broad, well-researched collection of essays that address readers on a variety of levels. Camus biographers Germaine Bree and Gaetan Picon introduce the work with insightful, easily understood discussions on theme and allegory. The other contributing writers, (John Cruickshank, Derek Parker, David R. Ellison, Brian Masters, Rachel Bespaloff, Jennifer Waelti-Walters, Patrick McCarthy, Allen Thiher, David Sprintzen, Bernard C. Murchland, and Robert R. Brock), tackle a variety of subjects with pertinence and wit. I highly recommend this work as an insightful read and a stepping stone to further research.

The field of modern Mexican history has been waiting for years for a book like this. Mexican culture is given its rightful place among the great cultures of the world in many pre-Columbia studies, but almost never treated fairly in the 20th century by political historians. This book would make a great text for a class in modern Mexican cultural history.

This is a bright, thoughtful and engaging book! Anyone interested in the culture of Mexico or the history of the Southwest will enjoy this historical perspective.

This book is essential reading for any leader in the world of health care. Health care execs are confronted with complex, highly charged negotiation challenges, internal and external, nearly every day. Many of these conflicts can damage lives and corporate finances. The book gives you very practical, results-oriented advice on how to resolve conflicts and move forward.

Dr. Marcus is the nation's leading expert in health care negotiations and conflict resolution, having helped numerous high-profile organizations overcome conflicts and reach mutually productive agreements. This book thoughtfully conveys this valuable expertise.

Marcus presents a broad spectrum of options for getting through tough times in the healthcare industry. The personable style and ongoing case history make this a very readable presentation.

Marcus teaches us that conflict is not only always present and unavoidable but can be used as a catalyst for good change. He describes differences in types of negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. He is a proponent of interest-based negotiation which is an attempt to improve the lot of the whole by improving the parts. He advocates active listening.

As witness to his sincerity, he dedicates a chapter each to four of the healthcare stakeholders: policymakers, healthcare management, physicians, and nurses. Each of these chapters speaks loudest to its own stakeholder, at once representing them and persuading them to enter into negotiation.

Postitional bargaining is also explored. Marcus does not advocate being a sacrificial lamb.

This book serves as an excellent introduction to the topic of conflict resolution and negotiation. However, in order to engage into the fray, one would also need to continue to study and practice the principles presented.

Although Marcus seems preachy at times and overhopeful at others, he is at least starting to draw the diverse and strong healthcare industry into one place to sit and talk. Hooray for that.