If you have never flown, haven't flown for years, or haven't flown much but circumstances dictate you will fly a lot in the future, this is a good book to read. It contains a lot of very basic-yet useful-information for the novice flyer. There's a lot of info about basic rules for luggage, clearing security, where to fly on planes, handling general flying SNAFU's and hassles and so on.

What there isn't a lot of is useful information about dealing with the "fear of flying" syndrome. If you have mild anxiety due to unfamiliarity or uncertainty about the overall experience, this book is helpful. If you fear is more along the lines of a phobia, this book is useless.

From a general information standpoint the book deserves more than 2 stars, but the title is so misleading I had to dock it stars, mainly because I think a lot of people are buying this for information it just doesn't contain. Flying for Dummies or What You Need to Know About Flying A to Z would have been more honest, accurate title choices.

I am one of those people who had a dread of flying my whole life. I did it, but I hated it, and it took a lot out of me. Especially after a long flight, I was done in for days. This book was extremely helpful in getting me beyond my fear of flying.

By following the exercises in the book, I have been able to retool my attitude to flying. I do a refresher before each flight. I can now work while traveling on a plane--something that would
have been inconceivable before because I was so fearful and distracted. Now, I can even sleep on a plane--also previously
inconceivable. But even more amazing to me, if I sit by the window I can enjoy looking out at the amazing views of mountains, rivers,
fields, or cities by night.
The quality of my life has been vastly improved by being able to fly without high anxiety since it's difficult to live a normal life and never travel by plane. This book also offers excellent information about choosing seats, how to deal with bothersome seat mates, how not to get dehydrated, etc., all things that I can now
turn my attention to.
This is an excellent book--the best I've found
on the subject. Plus, it's beautifully produced with arty and amusing drawings.

about flying is in this book! Bumps and noises can make even frequent flyers nervous, and this book provides clear explanations about airplane operation, as well as relaxation tips, to calm the fluttering heart. Then it goes on to lay out practical strategies for everything from avoiding backaches, to dealing with overly talkative seatmates, to jet lag. Every frequent flyer needs this book for the section on airline passenger rights alone! It's really a gem, and would make a great gift for that nervous relative who has been afraid to fly lately, or the road warrior racking up the frequent flyer miles.

I thought the book was good over all, it had good suggestions on things to do, but In the first Exercise the Halt it says " the halt should be square and balanced" So how do you accomplish that? I thought that half the lesson and been left out.

i found this book helpfull and easy to understand. it has the necessary instructions to get one on the way to western pleasure riding.

If you have just begun western riding- like me, you will love this book. I had been riding English for 6 years, and found that western was a bit differant. This book helped me get my balance and courage. I really reccomemend this book!

I was disappointed in this book after hearing friends rave about it. The illustrations are beautiful and the theme is endearing-- but, oh, how boring it is! In our family, we make up our own words to go along with the great pictures.

A little girl describes how cherry pies, flower garlands, quilts and lullabies have been passed down through her family from great-grandmother to grandmother to mother to her and then to her teddy bear. Each picture's details shows how different each generation is or, as the text explains, Every time it was the same, but different. The bold outlined drawings have an appealing, colorful, cartoon-like quality which is charming and homey. The outlined frames for each picture add to the quilt-like mood and give the book an inviting feel. Included is the author's lullaby lyrics (to the tune of Brahms' "Lullaby".)

I just loved this book. It conveys the sense of tradition that we grew up with and long for in todays fast paced world. Thank you to Lynn Resier for giving us a means to demonstrate to our children how things used to be.

As the song recorded by the author asks, yes, the reader will want to forget ever reading this book. Although it is the self-told story of a phenomenal rise to fame and an anti-climactic decision to focus on spirituality, it gives little insight as to the events surrounding the author's life and talent other than the series of misfortunate interactions with men that seem to mirror the story told in chapter one of her father. There are opinions espoused about just about everyone, and some may find them offensive. The writing style is juvenile and often tedious due to its lack of chronological continuity and a strange interjection of commentary from the writer and her spouse in the last half of the book. The book transitions abruptly from the story of a gifted, dirt-poor child to a sermon by the last chapter having little to do with the story being told. This is proof that one can wake up tomorrow and 'forget all the things you said tonight.'

This is the first "in-depth" book I have ever read on Ms. Staton, and while it gets me slightly familiar with the person behind the soulful voice, there is a much more to be desired. I thought the book was poorly written and edited. The information contained in this book could have been summed up in a two hour interview. There are no dates given throughout the book, not to mention the little mention of her song catalog- her hits and the stories behind them. She even failed to state her birth name and birthdate. I think greater justice can be done to Ms. Staton's legacy if a biography was written incorporating this book into an expanded, in-depth look at the life of this soul turned gospel legend. I would suggest, in all love, that Ms. Staton grab the microphone before reaching for a pen again.

Whether singing Soul or Gospel, Candi Staton's voice has a unique sincerity warmth and reality in it's tone-and that's the same feeling that comes through in her life story. If you want a glossy showbiz rags to riches tale, look elsewhere. This book is the real deal,written in a simple, direct and unaffected style that conveys the lows of Candi's former life (despite all those hit records) and the triumph of her spiritual awakening. Throughout the book there's a sense of great warmth and great honesty. You may or may not share her spirituality but this is a book which will make an impact on anyone who's got a soul.

This book just wasn't what I was expecting/hoping for. Many companion books to a series, especially one of a series of trilogies like Shannara, are written from the perspective of trying to give the reader actual information from an external point of view. In the case of this book, however, it's written from the perspective, albeit omnicient, of someone within the world of Shannara rather than the author or a fan of the series. Basically it told me what I already had read, just with some refreshers, reminders, and the occasional new info.

I've been reading the series since I was a kid in the late '70s and have gone back to re-read the first books several times (something I have not done in more than a decade). I would like to do the same now and think this book would be an interesting reference companion, but as stated earlier, it's more for the die-hard fan who can use its incidental reference rather than a truly revealing and in-depth guide to the series.

Being an avid Terry Brooks fan (actually, make that Shannara fan), I was thrilled when I discovered this on Amazon. I was not disappointed. Having read every Shannara novel so far, this one was pretty interesting. Sometimes when reading novels, I have a tendency to overlook small details and it is pretty interesting to see these facts about characters and places that define the world of Shannara.

I definitely like the fact that a map of Shannara as well as the West Islands was included...maps are definitely useful in pinpointing the location of the actions. But I definitely wished that the maps were more specific...oh well.

This is a nice companion but it isn't a substitution for the books. It helps with certain details but it doesn't explain everything - ie. Wren's terrifying escape from Morrowindyl is not really covered in detail - Brooks and the co-writer expected the reader to already have known this. This is the only minor flaw I can detect.

But the best part of this book is that pictures are included!

This book is a very useful and enjoyable companion - highly recommended.

This hefty tome is a companion to Terry Brooks' Shannara books. Written in the form of a narrative penned by someone with access to the Druid Histories, it attempts (and largely succeeds) in presenting all of the known facts about the world, its history and its inhabitants. It contains fifteen (if I counted right) chapters, each on different subjects, complete with maps, diagrams and sidebars on fascinating subjects.

Overall, I did like this book. I enjoyed that the authors put the information from so many books into a well organized, deeply informing narrative. Having the world condensed and organized so well brought back so much of the fascination I felt when reading the first Shannara books so long ago.

The downside is that the book really should not be read instead of the storybooks. As I read, I quickly realized that the book assumes that the reader has already read the other books, and as such leaves certain information out. Having not read certain book in so long, I found that I had to stretch to remember key facts, so that certain parts would make sense.

That said, though, this book is quite fascinating. I loved the plentiful illustrations, the maps, and (especially) the diagrams of such things as Paranor and Dun Fee Aran. So, if you are a fan of Terry Brooks, then I highly recommend that you get this book!

every english major and writer should have a freshman comp handbook. this one is okay. it covers everything well enough.and if it weren't for the Little, Brown Handbook, i might suggest the Scott, Foresman Handbook. But the little brown handbook is by far superior, and i suggest that anyone interested in the scott foresman, or any other freshman comp handbook, check out the little brown before making a purchase.

This book is aimed mostly at students and inexperienced writers. The subjects covered range from commonly-confused words to punctuation to creative inspiration to revision to research papers and business letters -- basically, everything. For students, there are sections on how to write for particular academic subjects.

As a general reference, this book has just about everything you'd need, although the sections on computerized research and word processing are a bit outdated. There is plenty of advice for people who need help with grammar or who are trying to make their writing less awkward and more effective. It is well-indexed, allowing you to quickly find answers and advice, which is good because plodding through the book sequentially (even with the help of the table of contents) would be very tedious.

Hey guys, If your not sure this book will help you. I am telling you it will. I had a English course in college,it was required for class. Although, I would usually return my books, I kept this one. It has helped me during the course of my college years. In addition, it helps my sibling who is in high school.This book will help with any English problem you may be having.

I have read numerous Star Wars books and also plenty of Choose Your Own Adventure books, and while this book was good, it was somewhat unrealistic. I wish that they had let me be Luke or somebody, intead of this made up character that has no place in the Star Wars universe. Other than that though, it did a very good job of showing what it might have been like to be there, having those things happen to you and your friends. Also, it bothered me that that in this book they took way too many liberties with the character of "me". They made "me" a complete wimp who cares for nothing but Himself. Speaking of Himself, it also irritated me that they had to specify several times that "Me" is a boy. I happen to be a girl and I find that offensive! Besides those things though, it was a good book, but one that would definitely be best for those twelve and under.

I think there could have been more to this book. Sure, I did enjoy becoming Darth Vader's apprentice, but why couldn't I be the one who confronted Luke in Cloud City, or the one who discovered Leia had Jedi potential? I still, however, recommend this book to other readers.

This book was great! It was very hard to make the right decisions. Some of the endings were sad and some were terrible and some were great. I read the book straight through. I think you'll like it a lot.

This book is somewhat disorganized and repetitive to such a point that rather than being reinforcing, you find yourself flipping ahead to see if anything else of value awaits you.

I found the beginning interesting - by restating the food directives outlined in the old testament, it certainly does indicate that God gave us some excellent diet guidelines right from the start. However, many passages/interpretations used throughout the book are somewhat questionable.

This book discusses spiritual healing through prayer, diet, supplements, traditional and alternative treatments for a variety of health conditions, and includes a few recipes in the back. However, there is not a lot of detail on any one of these issues as the book is only 152 pages.

My first impression of this book is that Cherry's interpretation of some Bible verses is rather suspect. For instance, he claims that the healing recorded in John chapter nine is a case of Jesus using medicinal and spiritual means to heal. But in no means can spit and dirt be considered to be a medicinal cure for congenital blindness! OTOH, most of the supposed spiritual healings Cherry reports could be attributed solely to psychological factors or the medical treatments that accompanied the prayer.

In regards to diet, Cherry believes the Bible teaches a Mediterranean style of eating. And he is probably correct for the most part. But I did scratch my head when he states throughout the book to limit red meat to three or four times per month but then in a chart on page 118 says to eat lean meat 1-2 times weekly. Most people would probably find the former to be rather restrictive.

He promotes a mostly plant based diet but takes a swipe at a full vegetarian diet at the beginning of the book. But his quick dismissal of vegetarianism doesn't do justice to those who have thrived on such a diet. I go into much greater detail on the pros and cons of a vegetarian diet in my book "Creationist Diet: Nutrition and God-given Foods According to the Bible." I also give a lot more details on diet related subjects that Cherry just glosses over.

In regards to supplements, Cherry recommends rather high doses of vitamins and minerals, especially the antioxidant nutrients. He seems to assume the evidence for their benefit is clear-cut. But as I detail in my book, the evidence is actually contradictory.

As for the discussion on the different healings using prayer and medical means, I did find one story to be instructive. A lady with ovarian cancer believed she was "led" by God to first use chemotherapy, but then she felt led to stop after just three treatments and then to depend solely on natural alternative treatments.

And it worked. The three chemotherapy treatments eliminated most of the cancer leaving it more manageable for the natural means. And by stopping after three treatments she didn't experience any of the common side effects of chemotherapy. If the unthinkable happens and I ever come down with cancer, this pattern of treatment will merit serious consideration.

As for the recipes, they are rather basic and seem to be a waste of space in such a small book.

Overall, this book does provide a good introduction to each of the main issues covered. But it is just that, an introduction. For details, one would have to turn to separate books devoted to each subject.

I'm thrilled that "The Bible Cure" has spawned a series of Bible-based health guides, but there's so much potential for other areas. "The Bible Cure for Faulty Power Brakes"? "The Bible Cure for WindowsXP Bugs"? "The Bible Cure for Brownies That Don't Cook Fully in the Middle But Burn at the Edges of the Pan"? Bring them on! There's nothing the Good Book can't fix!

I bought several books on learning the piano at the same time. I found this book to be the least useful. As several other reviewers mentioned, the author's sense of humor is pathetic and he tries to throw in a "zinger" every other paragraph. "Thats's right, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, pengiums and parakeets...". Believe me. I not exaggerating on this. I cringed at almost every one of the author's attempts to be humorous. However, this was not enough to discourage me from continuing to read the book. That occurred after having to read over 50 pages before the author presented the first exercise. An excercise that it does not use a middle C hand position, requires you to move your hand, does not indicate which fingers to use for which keys, etc. After looking at this first exercise, I decided not to continue. I suspect that the author has never taught a single piano lession.

I also picked up two books called "Total Piano" and "Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course" both of which I've found quite good so far. If you have a digital piano with a MIDI interface, check out "Teach Me Piano". I've been using it for a few days now, I can't say enough good things about this piece of software.

I have some basic knowledge on Indian classical music. I wanted to learn Electronic Keyboard and hence chose the dummies book. The first few pages were great to learn the basics. Once I crossed chapter 4 I was lost. The important thing I wanted to know was the fingerings. There is no mentioning of extending the fingerings from the basic position. I would rather prefer a lesson & practice approach. When it comes to Music (instruments), the approach must be "build one block over other". Precisely a strong foundation. The Author must emphasise more on practice sessions and most importantly the recommended No. of hours for an average beginner to get hold of the piece. I am sure the book will be really useful if I know the basics of (piano) music or if I'm a student in a music school. Last word, very nice to learn basics, misses important aspect....Fingerings....

I have been playing for only 6 months and am taking lessons and found this book a great help in learning about the piano. It is fun to read and has slot of very useful information and ways to remember things about the piano. Some interesting history behind the piano and ways to buy and maintain the piano. I have more pages in the book dog eared than any other piano book I have. You must get this book and the CD that comes with the book is a real help in learning timing and the way a song is to sound.

This book only has a few pages of text and photos that actually discuss how to find your own coloring. It is mostly about her life and shows other people and their before and after photos. Some of those people looked better before she chose their colors! I ordered her color tools too and they are an extreme waste of money unless you are wanting to paint your house. The colors certainly aren't good for anything else. Definately a buyer beware, don't waste your money.

This book introduces readers to the Blue Base/Yellow Base color system, which is a refreshing change from Seasonal variations that mix cool (blue-base) and warm (yellow-base) colors together for certain palettes (as in COLOR ME BEAUTIFUL'S LOOKING YOUR BEST and Doris Pooser's ALWAYS IN STYLE). There are only two palettes, or spectrums, in the Blue Base/Yellow Base system, but the colors in each spectrum harmonize and do not clash with each other. The author briefly discusses the quality of "luminosity," or brightness of color, which varies from one individual to the next, and provides general guidelines as well as some specific suggestions for individualizing color wardrobes.

That said, this book was a disappointment to me. Although it includes color photographs and illustrations, the color quality barely suggests the difference between the two spectrums. The skimpy illustrations of the palettes include variations of orange ("rust"), but no purple. Numerous models are each shown in "wrong colors" and "right colors," but in some instances it's not clear what colors they are wearing. In a chart illustrating the difference between Blue Base and Yellow Base hair colors, all the hair colors--from blond to black--appear either red-toned or orange-toned. Moreover, the text of the book is often more promotional than informative, repeatedly advising readers to order color fans, makeup, and what have you from the author's company.

What I found most annoying about this book was the author's tendency to glorify her color system and sneer at the Seasonal theory. She insists that hers is the more successful system,...After ordering LIVING IN COLOR from Amazon, I waited about two months before I received it. All in all, I can't rate this book highly. I picked up a few pointers from it, but learned no basic principles of color harmony that I hadn't already learned from the Seasonal theory.

I've never thought of myself as someone lacking in color sense. I have a good understand of skin undertones and the components of color whether in clothing, interior design or cosmetics. However, the whole Color Key Program of Ms. Knapp's is quite expansive and enlightening. I found the book to be a very good introduction to the theory, and then went to her website ([URL]) to purchase the 'Color Dictionary,' a thick fan of color swatches in both Color Keys. This is so much more than just warm vs. cool colors. In less than a day I understood why some colors which *should* have looked good on me, according to the seasonal color theories, did not. I rapidly figured out my personal colors based on my body's color scheme and sorted through clothes and makeup. I also spotted which components in different rooms of my house were not working and why, and because of the book knew how to fix them. If you are at all interested in color I recommend this book and also her first one, Beyond the Color Explosion, and do take a look at the color tools on her website. Not only is this great fun, but it can save you a fortune on clothing and cosmetics.