Good for beginners or for those already on a spiritual path - as always another perspective gives you insights in areas you may have thought you had it all sussed or confirms something you had not quite got your head around yet. Forgiving and generous - a book to come back to.

Since I got this book I have not been able to put it down.It goes with me EVERYWHERE. The vocabulary is light and easy to identify with and the "exercises" at the end of each chapter are simple to put into practice. I have already found the contents of this book so thought provoking that I have been able to reassess and reassemble several old and tired thought patterns that I held for many years. The results are immediate and rewarding. Caroline's dialogue is clear and straightforward. She uses personal narratives and experiences to demonstrate a point or principle, and I have found myself both amused and humbled by her admissions. I have had the pleasure of attending several of her courses and because her book contains many of her expressions, it is as if she is there actually reading the contents out loud.

The method of setting the topics out and seperating them into 7 weeks work gives the reader a chance to work on one particular area as a complete concept before moving onto another. The guidelines are simple to follow yet encourage the reader to delve deeper within their own self, to work on the roots and core of personal existence. As I said before I have this book with me always. It has often felt as if I am on this life jouney with a companion to share the road with. I felt strongly that all the laws that Caroline expands on are formed out of her own self discovery and based on her own personal awareness. She explains the depth to which her life had sunk before she became aware that there was a better and more fulfilling way to live. I found this very humbling to read.

THIS BOOK IS A MUST for anyone and everyone. From those who are on a quest of self discovery and personal growth to those who enjoy understanding more about life around them. You can pick this book up and read one page or a chapter. There is no need to recap over several pages to refresh the reader on the theme of the exercise. This has been very handy for me as I lead a very hectic life and at times am only able to catch a couple of pages. There is no compulsory hard work entailed in this read, the hard work is of personal choosing in making the 7 lessons part of ones life.

I shall always be able to pick up Caroline's book as a reference and important refresher course if I should need reminding of the way be keep myself spiritually fit. There is a lot in the book that once taken on board seems so obvious and clear, that it makes understanding the contents so natural. It is very well set out and presented with clear demarcations between chapters. From the first one on "motivation recharge" to the last on "Holding your power and living with joy" the reader is taken step by step through a natural journey of inner growth. There is a valuable conclusion to each chapter with exercises to practice and thoughts to ponder on.

Participation with the book is out of choice and there are no assumption that everyone is proceeding at the same level or to the same degree. There is a relaxed feel to the book which is not only relfected in the unspoken invitation to keep picking the book up to see what is said next, but also in the helpful cross-referencing throughout and index at the end. Caroline has a warm and smoothe voice, gently yet with a powerful message. Her inspitational and thought provoking book reflects these qualities in her. It is been a delightful read, a valuable teacher and sympathetic companion. My life has changed in very possitive ways since starting to open the cover and delve within its contents. I can't wait for the next book.

That's Star Wars as in the movie trilogy by George Lucas

One of my favorite books of all time--it still haunts me, over a year after I first read it. It ranges over (and awoke in me a curiosity about) cultural anthropology, the history of technological development, Galileo & the "Scientific Revolution," the Manhattan Project, science fiction, and Star Wars as an expression of Technocratic mythology, among many other things. In a word, a stupendous, intensely interesting, perspective-altering and -warping work, written with style and a sense of humor. Recommended for anyone who likes to think

Excellent account and history of one of the greatest bodies of waters in the Carolinas. JM Reynolds takes the reader from the early days of his childhood in the midlands of South Carolina when the great Santee was born up to present day with all the politics and troubles the lakes faces with growth, human encrouchment, and lack of habitat for the Anadidae. It is a down to earth story of one man's life memories upon one of the greatest places to learn the art of waterfowling. Of course, I'm a bit biased as I have also hunted Pine Island Creek "Big Ducks" or the "Bombers" of recent years on Russelville Flats of the "Lower Lake"!

If you've hunted the Santee, this book is a MUST for you but is great reading for any waterfowler or outdoorsman!

Sunrise On The Santee: A Memoir Of Waterfowling In South Carolina by Carolinian duck hunter Julius Reynolds is a picturesque, vivid, emotion inspiring testimony of experiencing what nature has to offer. Set in the splendor of South Carolina, and with an especial reverence for the glory of a brand new dawn, Sunrise on the Santee is a hunter's testament about treasuring life, including one's own life, the life of the natural world around one, and the life of the waterfowl hunted and consumed for sustenance. Of special interest are Reynolds commentaries on the future of waterfowling and the challenges future generations of hunters must deal with to save a rapidly vanishing wetlands environment upon which waterfowl migration depends if they are to return to the Santee. Sunrise On The Santee is highly recommended reading for anyone who has ever sought a true communion with nature.

I have been reading Clays Reynolds' works since Franklins Crossing, and find each one to be even more enjoyable than the previous. I didn't just read The Tentmaker, I devoured it. The characters are well rounded, and truly breathe with a life of their own on the pages. I found myself identifying with Gil Hooley as if I had known him all my life. I could clearly see him throwing up his hands and yelling, "WHAT?!" with every encounter he had with Margot Phillips, the red-haired Madam. And as for Margot, she is without doubt the most vexing, stubborn, irritating, alluring woman I have seen in some time. I found myself laughing out loud each time she would browbeat Hooley into doing what she wanted, and then berate him for doing it with the next breath. Hooley is a man, who through the accident of fate, ends up becoming everything he has never really wanted to be. And as a result of this, is placed in the very uncomfortable position of having to defend what he never really wanted in the first place. And through his actions, he becomes a hero, albeit, a reluctant hero. This is a well written, and extremely engaging book. Whether or not you are a fan of Western Fiction, and if you never read another book of this genre, read this book. You won't regret it.

This is one of best tales I've come across in years. The hapless Gil Hooley is constantly trying to find a quiet place to read and smoke his pipe, yet the camp he established quickly becomes a settlement, and is determined to grow into a town. The poor guy, everything he says comes out wrong, so he is forced into situations that could have been avoided. Clay Reynolds has created a winner, not to be missed.

Wonderful old time adventure. No porn just fun to read. A fabulous story for a Disney movie.

Of all the adventures in all the books and all the movies I've happily devoured, this one, by little-known author, is gonna stick right along side the likes of Treasure Island, Jewel of the Nile, and especially, The African Queen. I say this tongue-in-cheek of course, because of the classic, tongue-in-cheek style of these timeless adventures. Though I have never heard of this author, I simply wonder, "Why not?" "Is there something missing?" I asked myself. Pages turned and burned through my eager fingertips; each succeeding chapter thrusting me further into the exciting plot - just as surely as the Gulf tides buried missing Mayan gold further into the muddy bottom of the unpredictable sea. Simple characters emerged quickly and developed just about as fast into cunningly intelligent, or conversely stupid, but driven-to-death inspired seafarers from the Old School. But the skipper, "Captain Frank," or just plain "Captain," or "Skipper," as he was called in the beginning of the story, develops backwards, slowly at first, so that suddenly everyone is just calling him plain-old-ordinary-everyday "Frank." He must retrieve his natural authority if they are to survive! But plain and ordinary is about as descriptive of his crew as calling the Mona Lisa, "a nice picture of a pretty girl." The rest of the crew, Bob, Joe, and Blackie are indeed colorful - as in Technicolor, as the author projects this modern masterpiece like a classic black-and-white movie script. And the total irony of the plot comes, not from a darling parallel to the "African Queen," but from something so simple it screams for recognition from day one of this dangerous voyage. Allow me to introduce them: You've met the captain, Frank. Then, on the converse, our semi-villain, there's Bob Thompson (Bob), who came to Galveston from Detroit with his unfaithful wife, Betty. He is an alcoholic (a bad one, too!) with an explosive temper and psychotic tendencies. Sober, one of the best crewmen on the coast. Then, Blackie, the Cajun engineer whose improvisational mind keeps the engines running effortlessly smooth and efficient. And, not-to-be-last-in-anything, Joe Glenn - Our hero! Enter, Joe, from the houseboat of a wealthy beautiful woman. They pick him up from his point of sexual exploitation, a favor extended to none but Joe. This crew of four set sale aboard the "Miss Julia" for shrimp close to Mexico's waters, encountering instead, the remains of a ghost ship, The Titan - badly shot-up and all, save for one, dead aboard. From here, the action never stops, slowing down only for the author to pigment his expert's picture of life along the border in general and along the fishing coast and waterfronts precisely. The reader learns much about the lifestyles of the local peasants, both American AND Mexican (of the-not-rich-and never-famous), and of buried treasure in the author's back yard -Tex-Mexico! Mr. Reynolds writes, too and true of the opulent gringos, who pay the big bucks to go sport fishing from the Mexican side, making port in tiny fishing villages where the locals can't imagine that kind of carefree wealth, tossed around so very freely. But locals do know the value of gold, though rarely let on about it. Their ancestors had most certainly passed this info down from mother-to-daughter. (All the men were slaughtered.) This fact is not lost on our fearless foursome as bizarre coincidences pile into stranger and more dangerous happenings. Having already exaggerated the shot-up condition of the ghost ship, Titan, to the U.S. Coastguard, our crew omits entirely the fact that they had already found a goodly amount of treasure in the form of gold bars hidden cleverly under tons of rotting shrimp. A bloody scrap with scrawled characters clenched in a deathgrip by a dead man revves the story up and starts the high-velocity action pendulum swinging in the reader's favor. And so, by hook and crook, our brave, but constantly terrified "Crewe" (Did I say that Blackie's Cajun?) finally discover the object of their search! Ingenuity reigns. But time races towards reality and an actual method of recovery, modified-for-fiction, plays out. With a psychotic, short-fused, and armed crew member, an ambush by local natives, heavily-gunned-out and combative Mexican Patrol Boats, and gobs of mounting obstacles, not the last of which includes Nature's pending furies, it seems ALL will be lost. The Spectre of Death hangs heavy over the entire scene and reaps fertile with every short swing of his scythe. The author twists and turns his tale as if he, too, were an ancient mariner speaking to captive audience hanging dead on every spoken word. (i.e. ...SEA-MONSTERS!). He spins his wares and weaves his words, creating a brilliant tapestry of adventure. His imagery of the salty Gulf paints no less than masterful -- The reader feels not so much an omnipotent observer, but a participant in the swashbuckling drama of life extended "grateful" from each unturned page. Unlike Robert Louis Stephenson, et al, Joseph Reynolds has an ending prepared for this story that will blow you out of the water! Unlike "The African Queen," the hero(s) of this first-person-related story are not dependent on performances by the best actors in Hollywood history. And, just like Joseph Reynolds, apparently, the story is more ironic than an O.Henry masterpiece. It is a used-up plot made fresh; where stereotyped characters have no place, and adventure breaches the walls of bedtime novels, grappling-"hooked" into your own imagination. Though I have never heard of this author, Joseph Reynolds, I must simply ask myself, "Why not?"

If you want to get big, follow everything what this book says, religiously. This is the best book in bodybuilding I read so far. You may also want to read "Arnold's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding". Another comprehensive although lengthy book. Only read this if you are serious. But for everyone else, Weider's book is fine and to the point. I have been working out for four years now and I must say the most important things about building muscle is not to overdo it, change it up often to trick the muscles, and mentally, think BIG. I believe these are universal points because as you will find out, many muscle building tips are not and are different for everyone.

Contains all of the classic excercises and routines. This is a great back-to-basics source and was the source for most of the excercises I used to become huge 12 years ago. After years of neglect I dug it out and started building my routine again (all-natural, this time). There's no substitute for hard work and this book describes correct form and intensification techniques. Combine it with The Complete Book of Abs and Bikram's Beginning Yoga, for a powerhouse workout trio.

Wow!!! What a way to take some time to remember that day. Instead of remembering your own feelings and thoughts to read about other peoples feelings and thoughts on that day. The first interview captured my imagination. I thought, of course we were all just living our lives. Yes, someone was in the Grand Canyon~it really gets your mind going. The bios that the author wrote for each person interviewed were great. I especially liked reading the interviews of people like myself who are not famous. Certainly, it is amazing how one event can provide every American with a common thread. The flow of the book was wonderful. I read it from cover to cover quite comfortably. I will keep the book as a resource to recount that dreadful day when America was attacked at the WTC. Great job!!! Who is this Janette Reynolds? What other books has she written?

I found this book to be an unusually good read -- and when I mentioned it to my friends, they all started telling me THEIR stories of where they were on September 11. What I liked about the book was the combination of everyday Americans and famous people -- many of whom shared stories and perspectives that were interesting and that showed a side of themselves I had never heard before. Two stories that really moved me were the attorney Victoria Toensing, who I've often watched on television, telling of the loss of her close friend Barbara Olson in the Pentagon crash, and a story of a gentleman in a wheelchair that made me think about the special problems experienced by those who could not descend by stairway.

I must admit that I was hesitant when I started reading this book. It wasn't by choice, but by necessity that I became pleasantly surprised by Marques' wonderful narrative and witty reportoire on what could and should have been a dry subject. Oh, the reason I read the book was for work - and I increased my sales by 75% the first month after reading it. Thank you!

I have read nearly 50 books over the last few years on wealth ,health and Human potential.Siimons book is a pleasure to read time and time again.For anybody interested in getting the right information first time and then having a handy reference guide this is the one to take on the gym bike or leave in the "john" for your loved ones. A great beginers guide to the new science of anto ageing set to dominate the 21st Century!. Well done siimon.........

Being a mashed potato lover 50 Best Mashed Potatoes (365 Ways Series) was a great help. I found new and exciting ways to create a favorite side dish. My family loves all the new creations. And the great tips from how to cook mash potatoes to the mechanics of mashing were helpful. A simple little book to help spruce up mealtime.