Me ha gustado, no digo que no, pero... no tanto como esperaba, sinceramente. Y mira que me da rabia, porque Carmen Martín Gaite siempre me ha resultado una de las personas más lúcidas y tiernas del panorama literario español. La muerte de esta mujer me produjo una sincera pena.
En el caso concreto de Nubosidad variable, la encuentro un tanto pretenciosa al principio, aunque después este aspecto desaparece de la novela a medida que los personajes protagonistas se van perfilando y la trama se concreta. No quisiera yo añadirme al tópico de "literatura de mujeres" o "para mujeres", ya que no creo en él en absoluto (el otro día escuché en un conocido programa de radio a una oyente-lectora que afirmaba impávida que "existe una literatura para XX y otra para XY", y ninguno de los esfuerzos de mi admirado José Luis Velasco para convencerla de lo contrario lograron conmoverla), pero... ¿por qué en algunas -sólo en algunas- novelas escritas por mujeres, los personajes masculinos siempre salen retratados como auténticos idiotas??? (Me ha pasado recientemente con Almudena Grandes y ahora con ésta novela).

I currently use this book as a basis for teaching a tai-chi class; it is a great book. Though I would argue the validity of some of the information, the basic premis is great - as a moving meditation, tai-chi is an excellent way to maintain a healthy life-style.

Where can my students buy this book since it is out of print?

Mr. Cloud has joined the club of the misinformed and written a book attacking Dr. White's "The King James Only Controversy" (an excellent book on the translation issues). I asked Dr. White about Cloud's book and he responded:

"Mr. Cloud has been offered numerous opportunities to make his case in public in debate, both on this [King James Onlyism] and on his anti-Reformed polemic, and refuses to do so. He has nothing new to add to what has already been shown to be without merit."

Dr. White has exposed the deceptions and poor scholarship of this crowd again and again (you can see several of his responses on his website at aomin.org). Why do you think Mr. Cloud is afraid to debate Dr. White?

Dr. White certainly seems to have evidence, history, and the facts on his side. He is also a man of God who has led many to Christ and is very active in battling the cults. The last resort of the prideful men who refuse to accept correction is inevitably the old name calling routine (usually "heretic" or "Satans serpent" or something to do with hissing).

If the naive "experts" out there promoting known errors & deceptions would just humble themselves for a minute, maybe we could end the insanity of forcing a 17th century translation on modern Americans who haven't the foggiest idea what words like astonied, bolled, chapiter, eyeservice, handstaves, hungerbitten, magnifical, nitre, phylacteries, sodpdoiler, winebibber, and wot just to name a few that do not even appear in my dictionary, even mean. Not to mention all of the perplexing phrases ("superfluity of naughtiness," "at your hand," "taken with the manner," and "in the gate", "compass about") and even common words that have changed definitions over the last several hundred years (readers, even pastors sometimes, THINK they know the definition, but they actually do not). God does not want confusion, he wants a clear presentation of the WHOLE truth, from Jesus Christ who died for our sins so that anyone that believes in him will be saved; to Revelation, and all the way back to Genesis. We should learn and love God's Word, and give it to EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, in the LANGUAGE THAT THEY SPEAK.

You will find the truth on the KJV controversy in Dr. Whites Book, carefully explained, and well documented for further study. Dr. White is rational enough to actually provide SOLID EVIDENCE for what he believes as opposed to the weak unconvincing arguments of the "Clouds" in this debate.

The reputable, excellent modern translations such as NIV, NKJV, and NASB all support the same fundamental doctrines as the King James translation but do so in a way that any modern American can fully comprehend.

Acutally, I've grown quite weary of the argument over whether or not God's Word is inerrent and inherent in King James' Version of the Bible. I have been studying the Bible for almost 30 years, notably using the King James Version as my main bible. However, it is ignorant and foolish to discount other VERSIONS (as is the KJV) of the Bible as being inferior or unworthy of use. Anyone who would claim that the Phillips, the Revised Standard or even the New KJV is inferior to the KJV, and that the KJV is the final authoritative translation and rules above all others, are idolators at best. The King James' Version was written for a certain generation. Some modern versions bring language up to date while preserving content most admirably and adequately. Finally, my brethren, is it not now most apparent that since the argument continues to rage, and the battle lines have been drawn so fiercely, that the teachings of Jesus have had little effect and affect on our characters? Does it surpass us, in our understanding, that the TRUE Word of God, exists not merely on paper spread with ink, but indeed and truly is the RHEMA, the Word that gives us life and makes us new again? If God, through His esteemed Word, teaches us, admonishes us and demostrates His love to us, then are we not to view that Word as the bond that permits us brotherhood and an element of peace? IS HIS WORD ALIVE IN YOU!?

Cloud points out the weak and innacurate arguments in James White's "The King James Only Controversy." Indeed, White didn't address much of the strong evidence against the "modern" versions--Cloud points this out.

While I do recommend this as the "other side of the coin" to anyone who has read White, I think there are some better and more informative choices out there too. Cloud has a couple of other books with vastly more information. I'd especially recommend "8 Myths of Modern Bible Versions."

One negative criticism I had of Cloud's book is that he spent about 30 pages (the whole book is only about 140!) describing in detail the heretical views of various individuals involved in the modern "evangelical" movement, and the wickedness of ecumenism. While I agree with Cloud 100%, I think much of what he was saying wasn't necessarily relevant to the topic of White's book. It could have been condensed into at least 10 pages, if not less. Much of what he was saying was, if memory serves correctly, verbatim out of some of his other writings.

The other thing I might mention is that it seemed at times Cloud was maybe a little strong in his PERSONAL criticism of White. I've read another book of White's, and in general I agree with him on a lot of things (except textual criticism, of course). I believe that White wrote his book with a sincere and caring (though misguided) heart. I think Cloud would probably disagree.

I can't believe this book has 5 stars. I myself am a total romantic, but this book didn't do anything for me. It is ridiculously easy to read, has a very simple plot-line, and has no excitement. Every climactic part lasts about a page, and the entire book is predictable. It was also written at such an easy level, I actually felt dumb as I was reading it.

This book was soooooo Boring. I read it for a book report
and would have rather read something else. The story line is hard to follow. Its was way to mushy. Its also very easy to read though, its not a difficult book, a third grader could even understand what's goin on! I would not recomend this book to anyone. -Amberly-

This book is like the fairy tale every woman has been waiting for. It is so sweet and romantic. It has some very funny parts. The movie is very good too. I recommend both!!

While Hadley's writing is beautiful, evoking the sights, smells, and sounds of India (and her own life) with intense sensual detail, I found the book quite off-putting. Both Leila and her daughter came across as spoiled and self-absorbed, especially Leila. The story is only about India, travel, and the mother-daughter relationship insofar as those topics relate directly to Leila Hadley's ego--and while you could argue that that's true of any first-person narrative, surely a good writer (one not blinded by her fascination with herself) can hide that tendency somewhat. Hadley's constant harping on her Vuitton bags and other status symbols is so blatant as to be ingeneous and childlike, but also childlike--or childISH--is her complete inability to stop relating everything around her to self, self, self. No wonder others have commented that the inhabitants of India are depicted here in a condescending manner; Hadley seems to have no insight into anyone other than herself. It's a shame to see talent for writing such delicious descriptions all bent on writing about "me". And it's hard to take the spirituality of either daughter or mother seriously when they seem to spend most of their time in India shopping, partying, and sightseeing.
The blurb on the book states that the title comes from the daughter's statement "as a young girl" that she wanted to be "the sea, the jungle, or else a cloud" (and Elsa Cloud thus became a pet name for Veronica). This is fine; kids say all kinds of things like that, and parents often keep trotting out these cute statements. But it turns out that Veronica was SIXTEEN when she said this. That's not cute, whimisical, and childlike, to my mind; it's unbearably affected and pretentious. But that's really my personal taste. I wish Hadley had refrained from publishing this book and just told it all to her therapist instead--but it does have some wonderfully detailed descriptions of Indian festivals and crafts.

I have read all previous review comments on this book and while others are entitled to their own often negative opinions of Ms. Hadley and "A Journey with Elsa Cloud," I am half-way through the journey and I want input.

It is true that the book often feels weighty, and sometimes I am bored. But in Ms. Hadley's defense, she's welcome to share her life - in fact is entitled to tell her story as she feels SHE'S lived it, warts and all. I think it's honest and I applaud her for it. She has a keen eye for observing herself, her daughter, and the often tough interactions which take place between them.

Some relationships DO bristle. Mothers and daughters can love each other and STILL mix like oil and water in attitude, personality, lifestyle, and perspective. Leila Hadley seems to own her life's blessings, pain, humor, and, in many ways, lack of fulfillment, her Louie V. luggage gripped firmly in one hand, and her silver spoon lodged securely in the other. I appreciate her descriptions.

The attention to detail and description in this more-than-a-travel-journal was terrific. I usually don't enjoy long descriptions of places and things, but Hadley has a way of keeping it always interesting. The book easily shifts in time from the (then) present day travels to when her daughter, her traveling companion, was growing up. It's a fresh, honest look at the mother-daughter relationship as well. I recommend it highly, particularly if you are planning a trip to India.

The exercises in this workbook are most applicable if you are
already married and having some sort of difficulty. It is not
an applicable workbook for couples who are preparing for
marriage, even though some priests/ministers are requiring it.

The authors are quite wordy and repetitive.

I thought the workbook was excellent and very useful. Normally I don't bother with workbooks, but the workbook brought up good things to discuss while reading the book. By creating oppritunities to talk about what the book said, it really formed a practical way to implement and apply what we were learing about in the book. Some of the tests in the book were also pretty fun and gave us a chance to see things from a different perspective and to laugh at ourselves. Overall very well done and worth the investment. It really does make the book.

When an RPG promises over 50 hours of gameplay and the guide has 128 pages then something is obviously missing. The weapon guides included aren't bad, but this guide does lack the picture walkthroughs of how to create each town from it's Georama pieces. It is not the kind of quality that is normally expected from a Prima strategy guide.

When there is only 100 something pages you know something must be missing if the guide is for a RPG. It does what it is supposed to do (lead you through game) but thats about it.

The Dark Cloud 2 Prima Guide is yet another guide by Prima; Another Guide that isn't worth your money.

Many people who have read previous guides by Prima will know that no Prima guide is without errors -- and this is no exception. The Dark Cloud 2 guide is full of information, but, sadly, a lot of it is incorrect.

Such things like their Weapon List are incorrect, And even some of their monster information.

Another thing is they fail to help us with some of the Mini-Games, like Spheda, they don't provide us with any helpful hints or anything, which would be quite helpful, as Spheda can be VERY frustrating.

One huge annoyance is that they don't list where and when you need to get the Power-Up items, and without those items, you're going to have a hard time playing this game.

Even though this guide is ridden with errors, it's very pretty to look at, it has a lot of Official Artwork in it, Pictures of Monsters, Screenshots, etc. Unfortunately, just being pretty won't save this guide...

Apparently, Versus Books, who does a great job on Guides, was supposed to release a guide for Dark Cloud 2, but they seemed to have dropped off the face of the earth. If Versus Books DOES come out with a Dark Cloud 2 guide -- buy theirs, and forget Prima ever released this guide.

Don't waste your money.

Dark Cloud 2 is one of those games that desperately need a strategy guide. The game simply has too much going on. While not knowing something is rarely fatal, you will miss a fair number of things if you play from the ground up. This means going back and redoing stuff when you finally figure out what is wrong (if you figure out that something is wrong) or overcompensating by extensive leveling up.

It is no surprise that this guide is over 200 pages. Prima has a high standard for attractive packaging, and this is no exception. The material is generally accurate (I did find a few glaring mistakes) but is less successful from the viewpoint of clarity and coverage. This is one of the few guides I have read where so much effort has been made to avoid spoilers that the authors forgot that a strategy guide is supposed to be part spoiler. Because of this quirk, fairly straightforward information has been obscured or left out.

Take maps, for instance. Unfortunately, there aren't any. This is a game that always rearranges its dungeons, so maps can generally be done without. But, there are fixed locations where maps would help. These areas are important sources of supplies and character improvement materials. Just the place where a little help could go a long way to ease the craziness of the game.

Another example is improving weapons. As you move along in the game, it gradually comes clear that your weapons are never strong enough. It took me a while to realize that powering up is much more complicated than either the manual or the guide indicate. If you don't catch on to this, the last parts of the game can get very frustrating.

So, this is a mixed review. I couldn't have done as well as I did with the game without the help provided by the guide. In that sense it is a great success. But what was left out contributed to a great deal of my frustration. I'm coming to the conclusion that guides are becoming too fixed on large amounts of supplemental, cool, (and basically useless) materials (to compensate for being expensive and of limited use) and less on making sure that coverage is good. Even so, I don't think the buyer is going to be disappointed, but be prepared for a lot of unexpected quirks.

There are so many talented writers out there you shouldn't have to waste time on this book.
It is very rare that I dislike a book as much as I do this one. The characters in this book are unrealistic and have no motivation, add to that the plot is so dull I'd rather try reading a textbook.

I totally agree: BUY USED!!!!! I myself was tempted to throw this book away, perhaps burn it, it was so horrible. The plot is weak, the grammar is reminiscent of elementary school novels, the characters are underdeveloped, and the scenery descriptions are dull or nonexistent. When I read romance novels, I wish to be easily swept into a story, but the mere simplicity of this novel was quite distracting. If it were not for the sex scenes, a 5th grader could read this. . . .

Fire Cloud leaves his Chippewa tribe with his mother after she been vanished for comitting Adultery against her husdban.His Mother was pregnant, when she gives birth to a boy she dies after she names the baby Moon Shadow,ten year old Fire Cloud has to protect and provide for his baby brother,All alone he is found by the Lakota Chief Black Eagle and his people he travels with them.Fire Cloud meets and be friends a nun Sister Mary Ann.
He sees eight year old Janelle Coolidge sister Mary Ann niece. When their eyes meet there is a connection between the two of them.
Fifteen years later they meet again and their attraction when they were children turns to everlasting love,He and his brother Moon Shadow iare very much love in the convent by the nuns and orphans,especially Moon Shadow, he is very especial for he does not hear, see, or speak.Janelle wants to married Fire Cloud but she is afraid to tell Virgil Coolidge, because he is pregudice against the reed man.Fire Cloud dreams of going back to his Chippewa people and his grandfather.
Ms. Cassie Edwars did it again, this is a great book can hardly wait for her " SPIRIT WARRIOR " she is great, I have all of her Savage Series and all her Indian warriors, I started with " SILVER WING "This book deserves 5 ***** rating through and through.

I don't get it, did the author go to BHS? From the way this book is written, one gets the feeling that author can "feel the pain" of the teens of that time because she lived it. She didn't.
I did.
The author implies that this kind of stuff happens all the time with these burn outs in the ugly town of Bergenfield, what can you expect?
It ripped our town apart, and brought us together.

My name is Scott Roberts; and I lived in Bergenfield in 1987; I smoked dope with Cheryl Burress and friends. I was a part of the burn-out "culture" of the time.

This book, Donna Gaines' analysis, and the majority of press reportage about Bergenfield and the mentality and sociology of the people who lived there are flat-out wrong. Gaines' misguided self-serving book is a proof of observer bias; she went in there expecting to see something and when it wasn't there she altered things to make it work the way she wanted.

I am a senior in college and have grown up in Bergenfield my whole life. I was around 10-11 when this book took place and do remember my parents talking about the events. Donna was correct in describing the atmosphere of the late eighties and it was filled with all these "white trashy" teens who drop out, have the long hair, and walk around town. Now you do not see that. You see teens who are more "put together." They wear designer clothes and seem to be more "socially acceptable." It's almost as if they are more knowing of their surroundings, which makes them smarter. Times have defiantely changed in the 10 years.