This is a good workbook on tactics. Actually the more simple positions from the author's more complicated book, COMBINATION CHALLENGE are used. So you don't want to get this book if you have the other one.
There is no actual instruction explaining things - just raw moves are given as solutions to problems you must try and solve.

You are better off buying the author's larger book, Combination Challenge. This one is fine, but if you plan to buy the larger one eventually, you are better off finding a different book of simple tactics. For that, maybe Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics, Chernev/Reinfeld's Winning Chess, a Pandolfini book, or even Simple Checkmates for the rudiments.

But if you're on a budget and you want only 1 book, this is a very good one.

This books contains the ideal number (534) of 1 to 3 move tactical problems for the improving chess player. As such it isn't overwhelming and can be read over and over (which you must do to nail down tactics - excepting natural chess geniuses) to develop what I can "chess thinking" (calculating) skill and to pound typical patterns that arise in every game you play...

The books is organized by tactical themes, which is good for the less experienced player, though the last section of the book has a mix of puzzles. After I read through this book it's onto "Sharpen your chess tactics" - an ideal follow-up without categorization.

THE JAZZ MAN WAS A GREAT BOOK.IT HAD GREAT PICTURES.THE ARTIST WAS VERY ARTISTIC WITH THE PICTURES.I DON'T THINK IT WAS BORING AT ALL.

This book is one of the best books I've ever read and I'm 12 so it is for all ages and people.I've given this book 5 stars because it was so good.I wish I could buy it!I only read this book for my class novel to read,but it was still good.

Ok I thought the book was wonderful. It gave you so much detail.

First- It didn't matter whether he had a lame leg or not. He still got around what ever he did because he could walk up and down stairs.

Next- His mother and father didn't leave him. It was just a dream he had about his mother and father leaving him and there not being any food.

Then- He walks down the stairs andacross the street. He sees the jazz man, tony, Manuel, and Ernie plaing there instuments. He goes in to the resturtant and here's a voice and it sounds like his father. He looks up and it is his father.He wakes up and sees his father and mother.

That is my point of view of the jazz man.

If your looking to get some relief from stress, do not waste your hard earned money on this. There is absolutely no text included in it, to tell you what is actually in the subliminal messages. You have no way of knowing what messages (if any) are being pumped into you.

My review will be somewhat biased because Louise Hay is one of my heroes. Get this tape, but also get her book, You Can Heal Your Life (which also includes Heal Your Body, giving mental causes for all types of physical illness). I listen to this tape anytime I am out of balance, have a migraine, or am just plain tired and weary. The music is calming and far better than that of most motivational/self-help/subliminal tracks. I wish Hay House would release more of Louise's work on cd; the last time I checked only the Self-Esteem subliminal and Atmospheres & Affirmations were available on cd (Amazon has both). P.S. there is no need for a written script: on side A Louise gives the affirmations, and side B is subliminal and one hears only the soothing music. ALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD.

This is an excellent cassette for relaxation and self affirmation. A real anxiety buster!!! The background music is sweet and mellow and the words of Louise Hay are very encouraging. On one side you hear her gentle yet strong voice giving positive feedback. On the other side is the music with just subliminal messages. I highly recommend this tape for anyone who needs to find personal peace and a place of quiet refreshment.

There is a lot of useful information in the book, but you can't be sure what to believe and what is something that the authors have just made up. For instance, there are only 3 rules that govern the Leap Year, admittedly, sometime in the future, a fourth rule will have to be added, but it will not be as indicated. If anything it would be "Unless the year is divisible by 3600" Not is 3600. Also, the reader will notice that there is not one reference in the book to back any of the authors claims.

As a consultant in this field, I've read a lot of Year 2000 books, but this is the book that started it all. More IT organizations around the world use its practical information as a basis for their projects than any other source. The book came out in 1997, so new material has appeared since, but the methods remain true. The authors have another equally good book to add a non-IT prospective.

This informative book was both helpful and relevant without being to vebose. The information was presented in a straightforward and captivating manner, and it really fit my needs.

While I agree with the people who have already reviewed this book that the pictures are very good, and the colors combinations are good, I would not say that the authors were guided by the concepts of small spaces that are in the real world.
Most of the rooms depicted were hardly the 12x13 bedroom one finds in real homes, or the 8x10 real people kitchen.

Most of the rooms looked as though there were very few limitations of space or budget....Hardly what I expected from the title.

Color is a powerful way to set a mood, shift an outlook and transform a space. When thinking about colors in a living environment, it's important to decide what atmosphere--what feeling--you'd like to enhance or amplify through colors in that room. The special challenges of a small space can make those decisions even more complicated. Color in Small Spaces : Palettes and Styles to Fit Your Home offers clear guidlines to help master the dizzying world of color! Whether you enjoy subtle and classic or rich and juicy, this book can help you to "color your life beautiful!"

As a resident of Manhattan--the world's capital of small living spaces--I have to say that just browsing this book for a half hour has given me a few dozen ideas for how to make my studio look less like a college dorm room and more like the backdrop for a Vanity Fair photo-shoot that I wish it were. A quick browse of this book will give you numerous fresh ideas, but this is no quick reference guide, nor is it some Martha Stewart/Macgyver-esque smattering of ways to turn your used band-aid wrappers into paint stencils. Color In Small Spaces is researched and written in so thorough a manner as to make a perfect classroom text for students of interior design, in addition to the spacially clueless like me. Highly recommended for anyone who would like to learn how to make a cramped and muted floor-and-wallspace sing.

Edward Hays writes of the Chartres-style labyrinth as a symbol for a maze. He apparently does not understand that the symbol he refers to is a single path labyrinth rather than a multipath maze. He misses much of the richness of this symbol and does not understand its potential as a profound spiritual tool. The use of the labyrinth can be very helpful as Christians prepare themselves spiritually during Lent. Sadly, this book does little to elucidate the use of the labyrinth in Lenten spiritual preparation. I would recommend Walking a Sacred Path by Rev. Lauren Artress as a much more useful book in the use of the labyrinth as a tool to support spiritual growth.

This devotional leads you into a spiritual quest with off beat stories and parables. Thought provoking and challenging is the best way to describe this book. I will use it again!

I have been doing annual Lenten reflections for years but this is the best one yet! This book conceptually creates wonderful images to reflect upon during your journey. Everyday I was able to pull out tangible pieces from this book to either put into action or hold close to my heart. I just bought 5 more copies, one to give to our parish Priest and the other to save for next year's Lenten season as gifts for my husband and dear friends. I would most highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking to focus their inner spirituality on the true meaning on Lent. I will tuck this book under my arm for my continuing walk with Christ. God Bless.

The meditation itself was o.k.; I didn't listen to the morning one very often, but I must agree with the reviewer who found it hard to stop laughing. I did listen to the evening one a number of times, but couldn't stand the breathing sounds and the raspy, smoker's voice of Ms. Hay any more. I would not recommend this tape.

The morning section just wasn't for me. I have to admit it made me laugh. She starts out telling you to thank your bed and your appliances and send them love because they need love, too. I guess I'm not spiritual enough to be able to send love to my refrigerator or bathroom fixtures. I'd rather send my love to living beings or just out into the universe. After she got done with that part, it was better, but it was half pep talk. I'm more used to guided meditation where the narrator stays out of it. Ms. Hays did a little too much explaining - I guess you might say she was a little too maternal for my taste.

The evening section, on the other hand, was quite nice. It was fairly traditional relaxation exercises with some nice thoughts thrown in. Still a little too explanatory for something you might want to participate in actively every day.

If you're at all familiar with Louise you know that her persona is that of a beloved grandmother who is no-nonsense but at the same time kindly, wise and loving. On this tape, she leads you through such exercises as letting go, forgiveness (in one you picture your parents as little children), love (for people you know as well as those you will come across during the day) and gratitude -- yes, even for the bed you're sleeping on! The whole world can benefit from love in Louise's worldview! Everything works better and is more joy-filled when infused with our love and gratitude--and, believe it or not, that includes not only the people in our lives but our appliances! Some people (one of the reviewers on this page, for one) may find such notions strange or disturbing, but try not only blessing your relationships, job, etc., but also your home, car and appliances and see if your life isn't more joyful!

I read this book on a plane trip and found it quite interesting. It is the type of story that can bring a tear to your eye and at the same time put a smile on your face.

Easy reading. Nicely put together

The book is well written and easy to read. The characters are true to life and the historical facts appear to be accurate.

For listeners who have cancer, this tape might be more harmful than helpful. Potential listeners should be aware of the following philosophical beliefs held by Ms. Hay: 1. If we have cancer, it is because we inflicted it upon ourselves via negative thinking, such as resentment toward others and ourselves. 2. Every single thing that happens to us (including abuse as a child) is a result of our own thinking. 3. We chose our parents and this particular life in order to work out issues from previous lives.

Ms. Hay appears to assume all listeners have serious issues with their parents.

Ms. Hay does provide some helpful insights. I particularly liked the depths of relaxation she attempts to take listeners. And some of her discussion about how our thoughts guide our feelings, which in turn, guide our experiences, are powerful.

But for potential listeners who have difficulty with Ms. Hay's philosophical beliefs, I would estimate the helpful insights to comprise abou! t 30% of the tape.

Let's get a little perspective here...
CHEMOTHERAPY has PROVEN dangerous side effects!

Louise Hay presents ideas that may or may not change your way of looking at life, but I think anyone with enough intelligence to be reading this is able to listen to new ideas without being "potentially damaged."

My apologies if this is more vehement than the average customer review, but frankly I have had it up to HERE with the idea that because a person has cancer they are vulnerable to "damage" by listening to the experiences and ideas of people other than the members of the AMA.

Listen to and read everything you can get your hands on and consider ALL viewpoints. Louise Hay's tape is an excellent place to start.

I have cancer. I was told by my medical practitioners that my cancer was beyond their treatments - full body bone marrow involvement, etc. This was SEVEN YEARS AGO (1995). I relate this only as a statement of my "credentials" to offer this opinion to those who may have recently been handed the "medical Whammy" (a term coined by Andrew Weil, M.D.) of a life-threatening or terminal diagnosis. I do not credit Louise Hay's work with my current health; I only recently was gifted with a copy of this tape, which reinforces conclusions drawn from my own experience and personal journey.

Louise Hay does not offer "miracle cures," she offers HEALING concepts. She most emphatically DOES NOT place BLAME for an illness of any kind on the person with the illness, or their parents!!! Quite the opposite, which she clearly states on this tape, repeatedly. Nor does she pretend to have all the answers, or suggest anyone discard the counsel of their medical professionals.

What she DOES do is provide a wonderful collection of affirmations for personal empowerment - a course of action that enables one to regain some measure of control over their life - which, as anyone who has received a cancer diagnosis can tell you, is the first thing to go!

If you are looking for a cure - something done to you from outside - then you will not find it here. (Of course not! Our cultural fear of cancer is rooted in its medical status as "incurable.")

If, however, you are seeking help in HEALING - that which originates within - and you are ready to assume responsibility for your own life and become an active partner with your physicians in regaining your health, then I believe you will find much inspiration and positive energy in the loving words of Louise Hay, who has faced her own cancer, put her "philosophy" to the ultimate test, and triumphed.

...Very feminist. Also scary

...Hay writes pithily...she is solidly within the liberal tradition and writes bracingly.

Her book should be required reading. She's a hell of a writer