The most useful tools are the repertoire lists and sample programs. However, Emmons/Sonntag have put together a most universal approach for all parties involved in the recital including inspiring information of what often seems to be a lost art form.

Emmons gives clear instruction and good advice about constructing, preparing for, and executing song recitals. She includes specific examples of recital programs for different levels of singers and for different kinds of recitals. One of the most useful tools in the book is an appendix of suggested songs for voice types and with different instrumentation.

This was a difficult book to put down. Watching these characters travel from street warriors to the football field was heart-warming. It gave one faith and hope that these young men are not beyond habilitation, they need guidance and teachers...and a few found it on a football field. They found something pure that they could be proud of, an excellent read.

The testimonials of the juvenile felons separating sections of the book add a true realistic flavor to the story. I did not want to stop reading the book. I wanted more. In fact, I shed a few tears upon completion of the book

The author conducted a survey in Hong Kong in order to study the ghosts stories Chinese Style. As a Chinese, I find his views accurate. You can read the book as a scientific study on spirits and Chinese rituals, but you can also read the book as a horror book because it included many true haunted experiences told by the interviewee.

Although somewhat dated to those in the field, Your Perfect Right is great, user-friendly beginners info on how to claim your rights as an effective, assertive individual. I have recommended it to clients many times. I would follow it up with "Where To Draw The Line" by Anne Katherine and/or any of the Harriet Lerner books.

I have always been fascinated with the whole concept of the Manson Family, and this book gives a very frank insight into Charles Manson. I think the co-author (Nuel Emmons) did a good job of keeping Manson's loony side in check, as the book is an easy read without the pointless rants common to videotaped interviews with Manson. To get a good idea of the Manson family, I would recommend that people read this book, "Helter Skelter" by Vincent Bugliosi, "Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders" by Greg King, and "Would You Die For Me" by Charles "Tex" Watson. I think the truth about Manson lies somewhere in the middle of these four books. The only criticism I have is that Manson tries to deflect much of the blame from himself.

"Now I ask you, is my charisma, my power, my love, or my madness drawing those people to me? Or is it an attraction caused by writers so obsessed with proving themselves to the public, they created a monster and fed a myth to establish their own names?" (225).This is probably the closest to the truth that you will come. This is Manson rambling for hours upon hours inside prison walls. The author, Nuel Emmons lets Manson loose, and barely puts in his own comments, and refuses to take sides. This is Manson's story, and although you have to ask yourself what's true, and what's bull, by the end you wil have a much better understanding and - not so much- a pity for him, but a clearer picture. Manson makes some sense in this book, and I'll be the first to point out that Manson himself ADMITS that he WAS nvolved in those senseless murders, but doesn't take full blame. Does he regret or feel sorry about it? You'll have to be the judge. But, you can also read between the lines here too. He felt a responsibility for those unwanted kids, because that's where he came from. True, he might have used that to his advantage, but again, you be the judge. I highly reccomend this book. I hate to say this, but we may have mistaken this man a bit. And that's not to say that I agree with those senseless murders!!!!But you will see the bitterness that was growing in Manson's heart through his travels through homosexual love flings, rape, being a bastard child, and living life on the run. Read this book, please, don't rely only on Bugliosi's "Helter Skelter." This is the real deal.

This book was by far the best book that I have ever read in my life. After having read Helter Skelter and other books about Manson I was amazed at how different Manson's view point was. It is so exciting to be able to get into the mind of Charles Manson and actually see his side of the story. Charles Manson is a very interesting person and this book really helps you to understand him.

Cai Emmons novel His Mother's Son asks the simple question of when is genetic past prologue. In a (literally) former life, physician Jana Thomas was the closest - perhaps too close - companion to her younger brother, Varney. Varney committed acts of rage one sees most clearly on Fox News, destroying his family and others, and Jana (then known as Cady) changes her name, and begins a new life. Years later, her own six-year-old son Evan displays some aggressive tendencies, which others in the novel (and at least this reader) attribute to "boys will be boys" behavior, and Jana's life and new family disintegrate over her concern that Evan will be just like Varney. Emmons' novel does a fine job in working from the central plot conflict - will history through genetics repeat itself, and what can Jana do to avoid it - and presents believable characters and situations. I would not describe her writing as particularly fluid, viewing her prose as mostly workmanlike.
By far the strongest portions of the novel occur when Jana and her husband separate, and Jana reunites with Varney, now incarcerated and dying of AIDS in a prison hospice. Jana must here confront how much of her brother she has in herself. If, as she believes, she and Varney still share much, how can she forgive him when the same act would require her to forgive herself? Is Varney, at this point abandoned to prison for years, with his hundreds of letters to Cady/Jana never opened, even ready to forgive her. This is a very good novel, prevented from being an excellent book only by the occasional clunkiness of Emmons' prose.

I found the premise of this book to be extraordinarily interesting; however, unlike some other reviewers, I did not find that it fulfilled its early promise. It seemed to plod along without any particular insights into Cady. Her husband was an enigma to me - and his relationship to his mother was vaguely disturbing. I think it is an average book. It didn't leave me with any lingering thoughts - on the contrary, I felt disappointed that there wasn't more to this book.

I can describe "His Mother's Son" in three words...

WOW. WOW. WOW.

Jana Thomas is hiding something- dark,indescribable secrets;
and by concealing these secrets, her own life begins unraveling-
Out of control. She becomes an ineffective mother, wife and friend. She begins to see events in distorted, unrealistic ways, and by doing this begins to become disturbed and obsessed herself.

I loved this book; The psychological character studies, how our childhood molds us and our genetics sculpt us. How we, by denying our past, become ineffectual,unavailable adults...

Cai Emmon's is polished and brilliant in her precision and understanding of the human animal. Her voice is beautiful, flowing, and caused my breath to quicken and stop during most of the reading of "His Mother's Son"

This book will make all of it's readers look at themselves in a new and uncomfortable way. And by doing this, discover that the past can never be lost or cast aside... Because like Jana, it will find you, consume you and rule you...
Until you finally make peace with it. (A must read for 2003~!)

I thought the advice given was nothing new, cliche-ish and thus very uninspiring. The book often refers the reader to other books for what I believe it lacked--depth and focus. Also I disagree with the writers idea of how to handle anger. They mention how, in early editions of this book, they had encouraged readers to physically express anger safely but now recommend verbal expression instead. The importance of safe physical expression of anger is clearly and effectively explained in John Lee's "Facing the Fire"--a must-read for anyone having issues over anger especially suppressed anger left over from the past.

The best written and most complete non-technical book on assertiveness training available. A clear, even handed guide to the behavior and thinking changes required to become more assertive. Very practical in its approach.

This is a time honored book that teaches individuals how to be themselves with dignity. If you have ever felt that you can't say no, or that you can't ask for something that 'belongs' to you then this is a great text. It is easy to read and well illustrated with examples of its teaching. A Primer of sorts for all who want to live their lives fully. Remember this teaches about being assertive and that is not a 4-letter word. enjoy

Fed up with the traditional Lonely Planet I turned to the Rough Guide for an alternative view. While this guide gives detailed historical/background knowledge it severely lacks in the essentials, notably transport prices and detailed maps.@There were just too many times when this book became a more of a frustration than a help. This book is best read before you go and left at home.

This is the first rough guide that I have used. I found it to be easy to use and very thorough in all regards. I would say that this book is a must for all visitors to Thailand.

OOOPS, what a surprise, it is a "flip through" book, I placed it back in the package to return, but decided even that would take more energy than I needed to give it. Sorry, I was truly dissapointed. I was taken by the title and thought it would teach numerous pressure point sights that could be used in easing the pain. Sad to say this was not the case. Very, very surprised to see it on your site.
As you can tell, the words "Press-Away" are inportant in Fibromyalgia and similiar syndromes, and the word "book" refers to more than a mear few pages of near to 3X5 material. Thank you for this opportunity to review.

I received this book after suffering with migraine headaches for more than a year. Using the techniques in this book relieved the migraines and I have used the same techniques for sinus and other pain! Easy to carry with you, worth the price!

Storm Personal Version 3.0 is one of a nearly extinct species of programs: DOS. It defies logic that Prentice Hall and Storm Software have not updated the format to Windows. At this point in time, they should be working on a Java version of the program. The book is written with the operation manager in mind, another rare and endangered species. The language is overly perky, "...Little else need be said, except so long and come back soon!" (pg. 44), and the examples are presented but not adequately explained for the newcomer. Perhaps my poor opinion of the book and diskette's format is a result of not being a member of its intended audience, the long-time operations manager or material scheduler. I would hypothesize that the main population of the audience is not the professional manager, but rather the newly introduced student of the decision sciences. If this is the case, the publishers would do well to revise the focus of the book and format of the program.