* * * Let me preface my opinion by saying that I own the regular deck of Power Thought Cards by Louise L. Hay, where the cards are two-sided. I flipped through these cards, and was dissappointed that there were no examples of the verses on the other side of the cards from the original deck. The drawings are more elaborate on these cards, but I feel the verses were better on the side not used. * * *

The drawings on these cards are beautiful! And the fact that they are sticky on one side makes them all the more useful. I can finally put them places I will see them more, like my bathroom mirror, or on my front door. Louise Hay is a master of her field.

RAILROAD ENGINEERING is somewhat pricey for a simple update of a book originally published in the early 1950's. A good introduction to the engineering aspects of railroading but with grossly obsolete economics and operating concepts. This critic, a onetime trackman on the Erie Lackawanna (Local 1502 MOW Employees) and now licensed professional engineer, found the author's suggestion to hire vagrants as gandy dancers somewhat amusing. At half the price, this book would be a worthwhile addition to a railfan's library or to a beginning engineering student's book bag.

The topic of the book itself is a current and very much of State of the Art Technology. Geographical Epidemiology is a century old but the GIS applications makes the field more reacheable to the masses. It also focuses on the appropriate use of IT in the subject. This will be an asset to the Health planners and epidemiologists for better planning.

I can't say I thought it was interesting, but that was mainly due to the fact that I bought it only for a school assignment. I would like to note that it goes in depth into industrialization and I think it was a great learning tool.

Louise Hay is usually an excellent speaker, but this interviewer was AWFUL. He talked too much (without saying anything of value), and his inappropriate questions showed that he was unfamiliar with Louise's philosophy and lacked the basic interviewing skills to bring out her usual words of insight. I have no idea why this interview was saved and is being sold as a tape. Try one of the other Louise Hay tapes instead - most are excellent.

I felt the interviewer asked some horrible questions. Who says that you are old at 40? He did. He asked Ms Hay about her thoughts on her dying...Come on...Ms Hay answered wonderfully but the questions asked were ridiculous and if anything, left me depressed and feeling old...just the opposite of what Ms Hay tries to teach.

or her incredible insight into why the thoughts I have affect my mood and esteem. A perfectionist, I like to be first at the light, judgemental of others' choices, and annoyed when I don't perform at my high expectations. The tape taught me how to adjust my thoughts to accept what I can't change in my life. The host did a good job of asking her to explain some of her statements, allowing some of the great "Hay-isms" to evolve. I'm a huge fan of Louise. I read and, later, re-read her works. Her life lessons are invaluable.

This book left me with a lot of questions about the main characters,Jonathan and Kevin.Also, the title,"Because You're Lucky," disturbed me. What does luck really have to do with a child having a good home, loving parents, and nice friends?? I enjoy most of the author's books, she is a fine writer. This particular book,did not end or set too well with me.

Irene Small has written a host of children's stories on various topics. In BECAUSE YOU'RE LUCKY, she introduces us to Kevin who has come to stay with his cousin's family empty-handed. His cousin Jonathon gives him a hard time from the very beginning because he doesn't like that he has to share everything with Kevin, so he lashes out at Kevin and questions his mother. She teaches him that families are always there for each other and "lucky" to be able to learn new things about each other.

This is a simple book with nice illustrations, however, I wasn't too sure I liked the title of the book. Children may get the impression that getting their basic needs met is a matter of luck vs the intended message, which I interpreted as Jonathon being lucky because he had Kevin as a cousin and a friend. Additionally, I felt the book left a few areas open that should have been addressed; specifically the relationship Kevin had with his older cousin Dawn.

Reviewed by Tee C. Royal
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

When first reading, I thought I'd find many of my favorites (I've lived here for 8 years & we eat out frequently in Boston & surrounding areas), but I found a surprising omission of many of the area's "gem" restaurants.
In particular, there was a huge oversight in not including Centro in Cambridge. What a fabulous rustic Italian spot, co-owned by one of the country's top chefs, Rene Michelena. It has also received rave press reviews so that omission was a shocker.
I suggest more homework next time.

The staff of Cook's Illustrated are a talented lot, and the editor, Christopher Kimball, is an incisive and witty food writer. All the more disappointing, therefore, to find their "Cook's Guide to Boston Restaurants" so limited in scope and so frequently off the mark. While providing reviews of chain restaurants (e.g. Bugaboo Creek), outstanding local restaurants (e.g. Campania) aren't mentioned at all. Ostensibly a guide to 200 Boston area restaurants "where the locals eat", such choices are unfortunate. This small volume is in format essentially a "Zagat-style" guide, presenting for each entry a brief review plus verbatim (often contradictory) comments from a cohort of non-professional critics, and providing ratings of food, decor, service on a numerical scale. The fact that the Cook's Guide to Boston Restaurants is ostensibly prepared by Boston-area locals does not provide it with new insights or more thoughtful choices than the nationally-based Zagat. I am sorry that I cannot recommend this promising new book with much enthusiasm: Zagat does it better.

I saw the book in the local book store and had to pick it up.
I read through it and saw that this is almost like another version of Graham Hancock's "The Sign and the Seal".
These two books are not to be taken seriously.
Reading them you will notice that these writers are trying to rewrite history and show that the Ark of the Covenant is in Ethiopia and that there is an international conspiracy throughout history to conceal this unbelievable story. Both Hancock and Munro-Hay base intricate and complicated conclusions on the weak foundation of theories, for which they do not feel obligated to provide solid proof. Both fail to correctly interpret Jewish texts used as proof and references in their books. Often you will encounter a misinterpretation of a Jewish text that is so stupid that an average 5 year-old Jew with a basic command of the Hebrew language would not have made.
Neither Hancock nor Munro-Hay feel obligated to seek serious assistance from a Jewish Torah Scholar.
(...)
Once you have gotten into the frame of mind that you are reading a nice treasure hunt fictional story, then you can even enjoy these books.
Otherwise, if you want to learn history, go to University!

This book, originally published in 1976 is just to dated I.M.O. for anybody looking to cruise the caribbean. I must admit I don't know of any other book that covers all of the carribean the way this one does, but I would rather spend my money on more up to date guides. Would I buy again? NO.

As the mother of a four month old, I read everything I can get my hands on about anything baby-related, and have recently been fascinated by the idea of signing with my daughter. I've been planning to research and choose a book to learn more but on a whim saw this little kit and picked it up despite the inflated price, considering it's just a small box with a "book" and 25 cards. The book is a complete joke, don't be fooled by the description saying it's 16 pages. Minus the one line intro, at least six blank pages for "notes", etc. there ends up being about 3 pages about signing with your baby and let me tell you you can live without the information.
The flashcard idea is a good one, but the words are limited. I'm not sure how they decided what words to include but there's not even one for "cry". The pictures are difficult to interpret as well. I think my money's better spent on a simple ASL dictionary.

Unlike a previous reviewer, I actually knew that I was getting only a pamphlet and flash cards with this purchase, but I thought this was a very neat idea. I wanted to give my 14-month-old daughter cards to look at and play with (and maybe use when she starts to read). She already knows 50+ signs, so most of the words on the cards are familiar to her. But that's not the problem -- it's the fact that the drawings are so impressionistic (though pretty) and that the signs are different than the signs she already knows, which are based on American Sign Language (ASL). It's this latter fact that will make me return the cards; I don't care to teach her different signs than she alredy knows for the same words. Teaching our daughter sign language has been one of the most amazing things we could have done -- it is so fun and empowering for us parents and for our daughter to be able to communicate with each other!! But this pack of cards won't help. I suggest Joseph Garcia's book (but only as a start). When you get going and want more words, or words specific to your baby's daily life, get the Picture Plus Dictionary by Virginia McKinney. It is the best and most comprehensive dictionary for words we wanted to teach our baby (yogurt, toast, strawberry, truck, outside, even weird things like "hiccups"). But the resource I've used the most is the American Sign Language Browser. It's fast and you actually see a person do the sign (sometimes you wonder if you're doing the sign right when you're copying it from a book)

Just to be clear. this is not a hardback book. It is a very small box of 25 cards with one sign on each side and a tiny pamphlet. Not what I was expecting at all. Oh well, the cards are OK. Would have liked bigger cleared pictures to share with baby. If I was expecting a tiny box of cards I would probably give it 3 stars. There are some useful signs in the collection. Personally I was disapointed. This should have cost $3.50, not $10.