Carter Heyward has written the book that should be required reading for all in the mental health field. She advocates loosening the boundaries between client and therapist in the theraputic relationship in order to create a mutual interacton between two people where deeper intimacy is established. A seemingly innocuous premise, Heyward then goes on to demonstrate the precise reason this is a dangerous practice--especially when the client they face is Heyward. Unsatisfied that her therapist was unable to meet her persistant demands for constant attention, unpaid sessions, touch, and sexual advances, Heyward's behavior escalated to stalking, lying, inventing psychological problems, and manipulation in order to get what she wants. When she fails at this, her revenge is writing the book. I can only believe that it was published due to Heyward's reputation for innovative thinking because if those who care for her had read the unpublised manuscript, they would have realized she has embarassed herself badly. Like an adolescent in heat, Heyward has reduced herself to shameful behaviors, freely admitted. Her idea for mutuality in therapy(an exciting basis for innovative work) are masked by her obcessive needs and sexual desires. She even claims that her pets psychically communicated that she should continue her stalking behavior, and that her therapist welcomed the attentions. As a mental health professional reading this work, I realize I could have been reading a case study for borderline behavior. The book that needs to be written about intimacy, mutuality, and experimental relations in therapy remains unwritten. But, "When Boundaries Betray Us" is a fascinating study of a disintegrating mind. A sad story, but recommended to all clients and therapists alike.

I found this book to be an excellent study as to how badly a psychotherapist can damage a clients emotional and psychological health, and then blame or discredit the client for bringing on that damage, instead of taking responsibility for harming the client and trying to repair the damage done. This is called counter-transference in the profession. This happens when a psychotherapist "loses" control of their faculties within the therapeutic relationship and it is sad to see therapists go off the deep end. The therapist is more responsible than the client for keeping therapy under control, because it is the therapist who has the professional training and experience. If the therapist described in this story had kept their wits about them, this sad situation would never have happened. It takes two to tango.

I can also fully understand why many psychotherapists including social workers and psychologists would dislike this book; many therapists do not like to take responsibility for counter transference, which is basically a therapists mental illness projected towards the client. It does not portray the profession in a good light. It does, however, bring out many unfortunate truths inherent within the psychotherapy industry, and also is a premier as to what kind of psychotherapists to avoid. It get's five stars from me! A book with guts, for a client who was harmed to not only stand up for their rights, but ALSO to write a book about it I am impressed!

Carter Heyward has written a brilliant book on the failure of her psychotherapist, in essence, to own her issues. In contrast to another review I read about this book, it is not an 'embarrassing read on borderline behavior", but rather the very real development of a relationship. I actually identified t with this book as I had a very similar experience with a therapist. There are VERY few models that I have found that deal with the "patient" BECOMING, and maturing and being able to challenge the therapist. This is precisely because therapy is built on a patriarchal model, and this is what Ms. Heyward very thoroughly (perhaps a tad redundant at times) describes. Either health exists inside a person, and needs healing, or it is "given" to the person, as the patriarchal model suggests. There needs to be mutuality for development of health and relationship. She is extremely insightful, and articulate in her writing, and describes the push- ! ! pull of a relationship developing very accurately. I think if one is a psychotherapist in a traditional sense, it is almost impossible for one to understand this book, for precisely the reason that Carter suggests. She is way beyond her colleagues, and any genius in this world that shines, is always in the beginning, harshly criticized. Excellent book, and the critiques in the end are excellent as well.

This is a reprint of the book originally issued before the 1976 presidential campaign, and after all these years, is a very painful reminder of the promise and then the failure of the Carter presidency. In office, Carter proved to be a petty, self-righteous little man who was overwhelmed by the presidency. He was not a leader- he was a bureaucrat. His failures as President caused economic turmoil and international loss of respect for the United States. The book should be read for its irony only.

This book is the campaign biography which helped elect Jimmy Carter in 1976. He takes the title from the question Adm. Rickhover asks of all naval cadets, 'in your life was there ever a time in which you did less than the best?' He would follow up the question with "Why not the best?" as a way to focus young men, including James Earl Carter, on striving for exellence. The book outlines in detail what Carter would later refer to as his "sources of strength." This book is a must read for those who feel Jimmy Carter is a model of public service, an outstanding peacemaker, and our best ex-president.

I am writing a review simply because the other person's review was so obnoxious and mean-spirited. Carter was the most honest and decent man we have ever had running the country, at least in my lifetime. And he is probably doing a lot more with his life right now than that reviewer ever will. Shame.

At first glance this book offers everything an aviation student could ask for in the never-ending quest for educational funds. It has good worksheets, and breaks down the scholarships by majors. But as the saying goes, "The proof is in the pudding". I spent a recent Sunday afternoon cataloging all the grants and scholarships that I could potentially qualify for. I totaled 30 in the end. Not a bad number, and if only 1 or 2 pan out it would more than justify the effort. However, within a week I started receiving replies. It turns out a great deal of these are extremely conditional or have non existent addresses. To be fair, this type of problem is mentioned in the disclaimer, but I get the impression the author did relatively little background research on the actual qualifications. As an example, a recent reply form a foundation listed the qualifications as "student must be domiciled in Whales". The book simply lists the qualifications as "Availability and financial need". While I can't allow one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch, when I receive letter after letter with similar themes, you have to wonder about the attention to detail. The bottom line is: If your in need of some good work sheets and don't mind chasing red herrings, this book would be a good place to start your search. Otherwise check into other titles and perhaps the author will put out an updated 3rd addition with more detailed information.

Aviation Scholarships! is the best book on this subject that I have read. It is complete, accurate and up-to-date where many scholarship guides are incomplete. Mr. Hines does a nice job organizing the book into sections for easy identifcation of the scholarships that fit your unique situation. Basically, the book takes all the work out of finding scholarship sources. I recommend this book all the time.

While the songs here are a great collection, what is not clear until you purchase the book is that the Carter's enjoyed playing the C chord shape, but not in the key of C. Therefore, most of the songs require non-standard tuning of your guitar - usually tuning DOWN frets (like from E to E flat) so even a capo doesn't help. Who wants to constantly be changing the tuning of all the strings just because you'd like to play one song?

Fred Sokolow's description of Maybelle Carter's "scratch" style and slide guitar techniques are simply written and easy to follow. The combination of having the lyrics, standard notation and guitar tablature is fantanstic! A beginner can easily get into most of these songs, if you can get beyond re-tuning. But it would probably take a more advanced player to appreciate the nuances of her playing. I also play banjo and have used the standard notation to compose banjo solos. No matter what your level of guitar, if you love the Carter Family songs, you'll love this book!

i felt this book had a false image of true indian life. it gave only negative images.

This is an excellent book. It captures the reality of life in an Indian village in Mexico during the 1950s and 1960s. The author spent considerable time in the highlands of Chiapas doing anthropological fieldwork, and his fictional work captures many of the aspects of ladino/Indian relations which continue to plague Mexico to this day. If you want a good, emotive background to the Zapatista rebellion, this is it! Also highly recommended: Wilson's fictional account of the Tzeltal uprising of the mid 18th century "A Green Tree and a Dry Tree"

A coffee-table art book filled with photos rather than a work of critical scholarship. The first-half, which concerns itself with the art of shamanism, is pretty good. The second half is an analysis and description of shamanstic rituals; it's not so good. The author clearly knows and cares a lot about Korean shamanism and its art; and he gives a fair coverage of both. But just as clearly he's not a profesional photographer or scholar of religion. I really wanted to know about Korean shamanism and the book was helpful, so even though it's expensive I don't regret buying it at all. If you also really want to know, you won't regret it either.

The first half, focusing on the spirits and the iconography, is excellent. The rest of the book is, frankly, weak on content. It has a good bibliography and some good photography. The book is helpful if you plan to visit Buddhist temples or witness Shamanist kuts. On the other hand, if you are looking for academic work, this isn't it.

I have done many budgets and taught workshops and seminars on how to do budgets. The first response I had to this book is that I was glad I understood the process because if I didn't, I would not be able to understand this book. It is obfuscating, repetitive, and full of obscure, irrelevant quotes from such diverse sources as Humpty Dumpty, the Cheshire Cat and Shakespeare. As a matter of fact, I usually don't use obfuscating words or concepts myself, but this book has led me to do so. Having said that, I did gain new knowledge, new concepts and new viewpoints that will be very helpful. It was hard work to find these gems - I prefer direct, basic explanations since they usually avoid confusion. I also disliked Wise Guy and Wise Lady - text set aside in blocks - where he asks dumb questions and she give smart-aleck or condescending answers to dumb questions. Both are insulting to the intelligence of the reader.

This is definitely not a book that you pick up as a reference source when you are beginning or in the middle of preparing a budget. It is not a book for beginners, unless you have the time and patience to work your way through, chapter by chapter, learning their process step by step. Indeed, it would be a good text for a full semester class, with lectures and homework and steady progression through its many topics. Budgets don't really come into the picture until Chapter 5. The authors require that you learn or relearn their terminology relevant to grant writing before you can approach actual budgeting. Throughout the book they present concepts and ideas, and drag on through several paragraphs or pages saying what something is not before saying what it is. By their definition, of course - which you must accept to move forward.

This is really a book on preparing grant applications, not just budgets. Several chapters and sections of chapters are devoted to projects, programs, defining problems, defining solutions, project development, and program evaluation. Each is described in detail, with examples and forms, which are also available on the accompanying CD-ROM. By the time you get to Chapter 5 and see a budget form you are exhausted. But take a vitamin pill - Chapters 6 through 9 detail in depth the difference components of a budget, using their terminology. Which you memorized back in the beginning of the semester for the first test. Again, the explanations are exhaustive and belabored, and stated often in negatives, which is confusing. For example, Chapter 6 is dedicated to explaining direct costs. There are nine pages defining the different types of travel, including definitions of travel by watercraft and by animal. After all the various modes of travel are defined, the rest of the chapter explains how to acquire each of them on site and the different types of each. Bus travel is broken down into inter-city, intra-city, and chartered. They also describe express buses and local buses, and where and how to purchase tickets. More information than most of us need, to say the least. If you don't know the difference between an express and a local bus by now, you are in big trouble. Not that it is relevant to preparing a budget anyway.

The authors are committed to a budget format that uses very specific line items. They state that any item you can put in a budget can fit into one of their categories. Just for fun, I came up with a couple of items I would put in a budget that I couldn't fit into their scheme. And if you want to use their forms from the CD-ROM, you must do all your budgets according to their line items. You are on your own if you have a potential funder that demands you use their forms and their line items.

If you can ignore all the indirect, convoluted and useless information, this book has a lot to offer. Many concepts are very valuable and useful. Some of the forms are also useful. There are planning forms and evaluation forms in addition to more budget forms that usually appear in one place. Select the information that is relevant, ignore the rest and use what is applicable. Wading through the chaff to get to the wheat is not easy, but many of the kernels are worth the effort. And if you are taking or teaching a full semester course this could be a useful text or supplement.

In providing a much-needed context for the discussion of grant proposal budgets, the authors have actually created a step by step, straightforward plan to design a sound project. They begin with how a good project springs from a problem that your organization can solve. Then they walk you through defining the project's purpose, goals, and component steps.

I am torn about this book, because I believe grant seekers should NOT be the ones to design programs; program staff ought to do that. However, I realize that in reality grants people often end up with this task, or can act as advisors and coaches to those going through the process. And in any case, we grant seekers need to understand the task of project design and how it relates to expressing a project in numbers and words when approaching a funder.

The book goes on to focus on budgets, after the groundwork of planning has been expertly laid. The sections on budgets are very useful for anyone dealing with government proposals.

So, while the book takes a stance I don't necessarily agree with - that the grant seeker is a project designer - I have rated it highly because it is sure to result in better planned projects for anyone who follows its advice.

This book is somewhat infuriating. It offers the promise of showing you ways of relieving tension through foot reflexology, but the layout of the book makes it impossible to apply any of the information. Let's say you have some lower back pain? Might there be a reflex you could rub to find some relief? Sure! Could you find it in this book? Maybe. The sections are far too spread out, and there are far too many cutesy little anecdotes in which the author describes her personal success as a reflexologist.

A better way to design the book would be the following: show a specific reflex's location on the foot in a clear diagram. Then describe HOW to stimulate the reflex, and WHY? With the current layout, you're forced to flip back and forth between sections and chapters. If I'm giving someone a foot massage, I should be able to keep the book on one page and identify the reflex that I'm rubbing, and, without turning the page, see a diagram detailing HOW to rub it.

Very poor design. But if you don't actually intend to use the information in the book, and just want a manual that'll sit on your shelf, this is the book for you!

This is a fantastic book! Within a few days after I obtained the book I was able to use the information in it to help a friend overcome severe shoulder pain and poor circulation by massaging the reflexes in her feet. The information in the book was detailed enough to allow me to find her reflex points, massage away crystal deposits at the exact location described in the book and provide relief, even though I had never done anything like this before. It's hard to believe that something this simple could be so effective. I also like the fact that the book adequately emphasizes the point that reflexology is never intended to replace your doctor. As the book states, reflexology is merely a "scientific technique of applying pressure to reflexes that have a definite effect on the normal functioning of all parts of the body." It helps to speed up the natural healing processes in the body. I think everyone could benefit from having a copy of this book at home because the principles of reflexology are practical, they work, they are simple and it doesn't cost anything to put in into practice.

I find the book interesting & educational.

As an adult, I find it funny & interesting to discover that our underwears have evolved through time.

As a mother, I find it a good material for our toddlers to develop their motor skills & discover the "cause & effect" concept. Warning though, be careful when allowing your toddlers to handle the pages. The flip-flaps are not that sturdy for tiny, curious & aggressive hands.

As something of a amateur underwear wearer I found 'I wonder whats under there ?' an inspirationol read.Y fronts have become inverted catapults of tradition and nether pleasure in my eyes.I did'nt know a gusset from a corset before this.Lifting the flaps of the book gave me a nether vista previously hidden to me by the conifers of my upbringing. Viva Thong

I thought this would be a book I could come to over and over for practice. It is not. It has some tests and then you are done. That's it. This was not worth my money. If you want tests, type "IQ test" on any decent search engine.

My wife and I turn over the book often: after four or five exercices we are exausted. The tests are really clever, changing the skill needed every time: calculus, space imaging, logic, visual thinking... some of them are easy, but every new one you need to use a different skill than the one you used before, so its funny and challenging.