Having been fired from a job which I loved (an editor) for writing about the TRUTH - I found that this book enabled me to redefine who I was and where I was going. Consequently, I just finished my first novel - a passion that has been a lifelong dream.

This book teaches you how you can overcome negative or bad things that happened and that makes you feel down or depressed. It shows that most of the time, when something happens, it can lead to a much better opportunity. So many inspiring examples are given and shows you how uplifting it can be reading about famous people that went through struggles before they became famous. Success-street is not easy-street! It is a highly recommended book, definetly worthwhile reading, especially when things don't look they are going your way.

This is a wonderful book for a number of reasons. First because the authors decided to live life on their terms and they succeeded. They followed their dream and it took them around the world. How many people do you know who have sailed around the globe in a 40 foot sailboat? Not many I'll bet.

The book is wonderful too because the authors managed to pack so many of their adventures into it. These range from being chased by pirates in the Philippines to sailing through impossible weather and fifty foot seas in the Atlantic, a storm that brought them to the edge of survival, to descriptions of tropical paradises that will blow your mind, to personal encounters with many many people in a wide variety of different lands and cultures.

Ed and Bernie spent long periods of time ashore also, exploring different places as they went. The book doubles as a travelogue of New Zealand, Africa, and other ports of call. The authors are keen observers of nature and the environment, and their discussions of pollution, over population, and the destruction of coral reefs are always interesting and on target. The book is loaded with great photos of their trip, that keep you page-turning.

In the end, the personal always shines through. The book is a valuable record of exploration of solitude and at-one-ness with nature. It will draw you back again and you will enjoy rereading ONE WAVE AT A TIME as much the second time as the first. The authors are self-described planners and adventurers -- and maybe the most valuable lesson of all is the discovery and rediscovery of self-reliance, what we can accomplish when we believe in ourselves and cut ourselves some slack. Don't miss it.

"Many of us will appreciate this easy-to use, Christian alternative to California State series books. Jaunita Houston's book, Our Golden California, was written for Christian students and can be used from about third through sixth grades. The book itself is a large 264-page paperback printed in black-and-white with many illustrations. Large type makes it easy on young eyes. Children can write in the book if we allow them, but having them instead do their writing in a separate notebook will allow us to use the book again with younger children. "Each chapter is followed by review questions to check on fact comprehension and by thought questions to encourage thinking beyond the surface. There are lines for answering questions in the book. Following the questions is an assignment sheet for working on a California notebook. The notebook will consist of written work, drawings, and maps. Those of us who want our children to make a notebook will appreciate having all of the planning for assignments already done for us. "The writing style of the author is very readable. It is not broken into short, choppy sentences as we aoften find in texts for this level.. Instead, the author has done a skillful job of writing on a level children can understand even though sentences are longer and more involved than is typical for such books. A glossary is included at the back of the book for words that might be unfamiliar to students. "References to Christianity and God's providence are apparent throughout the book. They seem to present a balanced approach, particularly in regard to the Indians and the missions. "This book has everything we need for a thorough study about California. Historical coverage begins with the explorers and continues up to the present. Geography is used to enhance learning as children study and draw maps relating to various topics....Student Tests are available in a separate reproducible book (for class use only). A separate Teacher's Guidebook offers additional teaching and activity suggestions plus the answer keys for questions in both the student text and test book. It is possible to use the student text on its own as long as we do not feel the need for an answer key and teaching suggestions."

Thoroughly researched and documented, this book does an outstanding job of comparing previously written information (specifically Passmore manuscripts). The source notations are outstanding which makes it very easy to confirm information back to the original source. Wills, deeds, probate records and other sources are included completely. For anyone related to William Passmore, this book is a must. Although expensive, the volume of original source information well pays for itself. The years of research taken to compile this book is very evident.

This is a great book and Whitney Houston is the best singer of all time with the best voice of all time! I think any book about Whitney is great,allthough I havn't actually read this one. I am sure it's great.

Wondering why the world makes no sense? Our culture denies or denigrates so much of the core of human experience. Dr. Houston walks you through practical exercizes to regain your birthright as a human being. I'm not fond of 'self-help' books, most of them are rubbish. But I bought copies of this one for my family, because the information in it changed my perspective about myself and the world I have to live in. I highly recommed it for intelligent people who want solid information.

I bought this book by accident. I was in a bookstore looking for another book, but ended up walking out with Wilberforce's enduring classic. I first encountered Wilberforce when reading a biography of the American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Since that time I have had the opportunity to read the life story of the English Great Emancipator himself. Wilberforce may have been small and frail in physical stature but his moral stature is that of a giant. For decades, Wilberforce, an MP in the British Parliament, labored toward two great ends: 1. To abolish the slave trade and slavery itself within Great Britain. 2. To change the decadent and decaying moral culture of his homeland. Real Christianity was written toward goal #2. On reading Real Christianity it is easy to see why it remained an English bestseller for 50 years! Wilberforce's writing is like the man himself. Compassionate, logical, persuasive, determined, humorous, and fair-minded.

A disclaimer to start with: I am a member of the Lea family, descended from Mrs. Houston's brother, Henry Clinton Lea, so I had a particular interest in this book about my great-great-great aunt (whew!). This was one of the great romantic stores of the century, starting when a 17-year-old Margaret Lea first sighted Houston in New Orleans, where she watched him from among a crowd. She married him when he was 48 and she was barely 21, in the face of opposition from her family. I was delighted with the degree of historical accuracy I found in the book, as well as finding it an enjoyable "read". Mr. Seale includes the sort of family anecdotes that make biography come alive as well as throwing a new light on the personality of Sam Houston. The mythical hero of San Jacinto was also a husband and father, and his life with Margaret had profound effects on his public life. To read about Margaret, her mother and siblings gives a fascinating window on the life of a Southern family during the era of Westward expansion. Seale also clears up some fun but apocryphal tales about the romance. Too bad, really, but I guess the fanciful among us can go on believing my great-g-g-grandmother actually said "My daughter goes forth in the world to marry no man." if we want to

As this was our first time in the USA we wanted to get the most from our trip. This book was fab we would not have seen or done half of want we did with out the help of this book. It was very easy to read and the infomation easy to follow.