I really enjoyed this book! The author is clearly writing from the heart of her own experiences. It feels as if you know her personally when reading it!! The content of the book is both inspiring and enlightening and will certainly help any woman to appreciate, enjoy and make the most of being herself completely!!

Denise Linn is a fascinating and genuine soul and her new book is powerfully uplifting for women. As women, we usually take so very little precious time for ourselves. We bottle so much of our true essence inside. This book is very insightful and helps us to see and experience that wonderful, mystical side of ourselves!

This is wonderfully formatted. Easy to read. A joy to implement. It highlights many different means of cleansing your
home, and enhancing the chi. I was really impressed with the essence section. Building an altar and dedicating the space was
also covered. Along with the basics - analyzing your space, grounding, clearing negative, and invigorating your environment; it also touches on colors; the placement of objects & furniture, and orientation & alignment for your best interests. Very pleasant book.
I would recommend this for anyone just finding Feng Shui.

Thank You.

I loved this book!! It was easy to understand yet it contained profound information. When I did the home cleansing techniques, my family immediately noticed a difference. For example, it was the first time that my tottler slept through the night. This stuff works. Everyone who walks into our home wants to know what I changed because my house feels different. Also the pictures are great and I love the author's approach. I highly recommend this book!

Reading Jonathan Linn's biography helps to understand why his impressive background has contributed to such an outstanding, action packed, exciting and believable novel. The research is obviously authentic and credible making the story riveting from beginning to end,rich with detail, and surprising twists and turns to the fascinating plot.What a great movie it would make! We look forward to enjoy a sequel.

"Dadah Means Death" is a well-crafted and thoroughly enjoyable novel. The reader is riveted from page one by the story's fast-paced action and suspense. Meticulous research lends a splendid local flavor to the yarn and contributes greatly to the intricate plot. I would highly recommend it to any reader.

It's rare to read a novel in the safety of one's own home and feel one's heart pounding in excitement. Yet that's what happened to me with DADAH MEANS DEATH.

This is a Ludlum and DeMille style thriller, definitely top class. Unlike many lesser works, the story never becomes implausible or contrived.

The hero is a retired British army officer sent by the classic rich Englishman to see what has happened to the man's beloved granddaughter, who has gone missing in Malaysia. That there is a drug involvement, in a big way, and a choice of bad guys, goes almost without saying.

According to the jacket blurb, author Jonathan Linn is, himself, a retired British army officer. Without a doubt, he has logged his time in Malaysia, because this mystery only could have been written by someone with a bone-deep knowledge of that part of the world.

This book must be made into a movie--I can't wait to see it. Wow, wow, wow!

I bought the book because I was interested in the battle of Malabon. Specifically, to get a history of the 71st Company, Coast Artillery Corps and the 3rd U.S. Infantry involvement. The battle for Malabon is not mentioned in the book even though companies of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry and the 1st Washington Volunteer Infantry were engaged on 25 March 1899. There is no mention in the book about the C.A.C. and just two brief entries about the 3rd Infantry. A definite waste of my money.

It is evident that the author spent a great deal of time researching, cataloguing and organizing this tale of the Philippine and American conflicts that occurred in the Philippine Islands, resulting from the Spanish American War. Probably no other text, has succinctly described an often confusing dilemma which existed between the Filipinos, who were fighting for their independence, and the Americans who were fighting to quell the rebellion as their benevolent benefactor. The book more than adequately covers the phases of the conflicts which occurred throughout the islands. The initial phase of conflict was the Filipino frontal assaults in and around Manila. Failing to achieve lasting victories, their frontal assault strategy gradually evolved into guerilla warfare; a harbinger, many years later, of what America would face in Vietnam. To adequately understand the locations and occurrences, the reader needs to purchase a medium scaled map of the Philippines. The book lacks maps and graphics which adequately give the reader a visual image of where the conflicts happened. In about a half dozen, or more, instances, the author has a problem with describing accurately locational directions. For example, he states that a place is west of another place when in reality it is definitely east of that place. This problem becomes minor when considering the amount of information the author relates to the reader. An excellent read for anyone having an interest in Philippine History.

Whether the US won the Philippine war due to tactical expertise or due to the Filipino leaders' internal factions is up to debate; as much as the notion that it is America's moral responsibility to make the conquest in the first place. The Philippines, Vietnam, the Gulf War and the smaller, intermittent wars will always be in America's conscience not so much due to the fact that they happened at all than to the self-imposed dissection of America's moral everytime they happen.

As its initial attempt to being a colonizer, the Philippine War could have warned the US to its other, later exercises of might. Was it benevolence assimilation or misguided principles? McAllister Linn may not have provided an answer but this is history writing at its best - sans sentiments and judgement. But if the saying that history is always written from the point of view of the victors, the book can forcefully argue that America has lost a (moral) victory on this war.

Biographies often waste time describing things like the "childhood home". While this book gives an overview of Williams' early life, it focuses on his historical impact on baseball and his attitudes toward the game. Linn does an excellent job of measuring Williams statistically and creating the perspective of his career that, as a 34 year old, I did not get to experience first hand. An understanding of each season, his teammates and adversaries, creates for me an appreciation that did not exist before. Some great segments on Ted's mentality toward the game and hitting specifically, was great not only for me but also my 10 year old. Note: this is a biography NOT an instructional manual - see The Science of Hitting for the "other half of the story.

If you want to know everything you possibly can about Ted and his effect on the game you need to read this book.

This is an absolutely FABULOUS book. It details not only the career, but also the life of the greatest hitter who ever lived. I am generally not a big book reader, but I could not put this one down, reading it in a little over a day. I guarantee that if you are a baseball fan, you will love this book!

I bought this book because I loved (and highly recommend) the author's other book "Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui." However, I was really disappointed when I read this book. Ms. Kingston does describe space clearing rituals used in other times and places, but her own space clearing ritual is extremely detailed and requires the use of specialized equipment which you can only buy from her. I think INTENTION is much more important in rituals than, for example, what kind of bell or incense you use.

The other feng shui books I have read can be extremely limiting because they have so many rigid rules for what one can and cannot do. It's quite difficult to live with ALL those rules, and it's confusing because various authors contradict each other. I liked "Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui" because it didn't make me feel constrained to do things "the right way" - but I found this book to be a let down, and I wish I had not bought it.

This book is about the energy contained within ourselves and in our environment, and helps us to manage and direct the energy in our living space. I've been implementing some of the principles of feng shui for 2 years and think it's helped add to the peace that's currently in my life. This is one of my sources of information and I love the emphasis on removing the clutter from one's life. Karen Kingston says "Clearing clutter actually releases huge amounts of energy in the body". I believe it. It works for me. This isn't a book that will show you how to decorate your house, but it will get you in the right mindset, get rid of all your accumulated junk, and set you on the path to attaining serene surroundings.

I discovered this book several years ago and was intrigued.
I read it cover to cover and spent the next 6 months (!)
clearing the clutter out of my apartment. I think at least
half my clothing hadn't fit me in years. I was hanging onto
old makeup, books I was never going to read again, and a
thousand other items. I must have got rid of half my
possessions. I've never missed any of the items I tossed
or gave away.

When I finally finished the clutter clearing, I space cleared
my apartment. (The space clearing ceremony is a large part
of the book.) My life has improved immensely (job,
relationship, etc.) since.

I love the space clearing ceremony. I had read feng shui
books before, but none of them talked about clutter clearing
or space clearing. (The book claims that feng shui cures are
more effective after a space clearing.)

There isn't an enormous volume of feng shui information in
the book (45 pages), but that was fine for me. It gave me
some basics to work with and I've supplemented this with
information from other feng shui books.

This is a really funny book.

It's not a classic but definately a fun and worthwhile read. Buckley's send up of the American proclivities of spirituality, self-help gurus, materialism, etc. still amuses me almost a year after I first read this book.... how much more people who fell into these traps would realize if they instead of reading Deepak Chopra and his kinsmen would only read this!!!

This is the story of a stockbroker who, tired of life, went to find seclusion in a monestary... only to find that the monestary was broke and that its product.... horribly made wine (which was why he went there...) was in dire straits... but eventually finds salvation....

If you find a copy of this book, definately pick it up and read it. It's a fairly quick book..... though I'm not sure that it'd be worth the cover price to me....

A few years ago Wendy Kaminer wrote a book, I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional, that took on self help books and programs. Now Christopher Buckley assigns himself the same task writing a fictional account of a monastery headed by an abbot who is a devotee of Deepak Chopra. It's a fluffy, hilarious, yet incisive probe that makes a lot of self help writers and their readers look silly. Its a slim book, but with about 3 laughs per page you get you're money's worth. Don't read it if you are a fan of Chopra, Robbins or Covey though, as I'm sure it will stunt your spiritual growth, and set you back on your path to make millions of dollars in this lifetime.

I enjoyed this book and on several occassions found myself laughing out loud! The plot was interesting and it was witty! But, what it really made me do is think about every self-help book either I or someone I know has bought and read without any success. Yes, law number seven has truth in it! I would recommend this book to my friends who would like to take a look at how sometimes opportunities stare us right in the face...and yet, we walk around them! Brother Ty's account of the happenings at the monastary made for real page turners, and I finished this book in two days. This book gets a thumbs up from me!

This book was a huge disappointment! I lost my only sibling, my younger sister, to suicide less than one month ago. I was really hoping for this book to be helpful. Even though it has moments of clarity, it is mostly as intriguing and insightful as a high school term paper. I definitely feel for Ms. Linn-Gist and her loss, but the book was not very good. I also read "No Time To Say Goodbye" by Carla Fine, and found it to be much more helpful than what was delivered here. It really hit home emotionally and delivered on what I had hoped to find in this book.

As a Survivor myslef I found Do they have bad days in Heaven a wonderful book. It has hope and inspiration to continue on in this life. It gave me the information I needed for support. Michelle brought much awareness to the fielf of suicide awareness. As a sibling survivor I thank her for writing about the forgotten ones when it comes to suicide survivors. This book is an excellent resources for suicide awareness. I see this book being used by many and have already recommeneded it to many who are interested in suicide prevention and suicide support after a suicide. I am President of a local Survivors of Suicide support group. We have Do they have bad days in Heaven in our library. It has never been left with in our library because when one person is done reading it it is already into the hands of another.

As a SOS mother of Beth 17 and her siblings 19,12,10. I found the book to be very helpful to me as a parent and a guide to help my children.The book is easy to read and has so many good points I highlighted most of the book.I found out by reading this book that some of my fears also might be my childrens fears.There are not many books written on sibling survivors.I was so very thankful to find this book to read..I hope it helps you as much as it did me..

Elaine Strong Skill's Cliffs Notes for Homer's "The Iliad" begins with the life of Homer and the question of authorship for the epic poem, a list of the characters on the Achaian and Trojan sides as well as the Gods (can't tell the players without a scorecard), a brief synopsis of the plot, and a background section on the Trojan War followed by an account of the Fall of Troy. These last sections are particularly helpful in explaining not only what happened the first nine years of the war but also what supposedly caused the conflict in the first place. This is slightly problematic because most of the background material comes from sources other than Homer, such as Euripides' play "Iphigenia at Aulus" and Virgil's "Aeneid," which necessarily means we "know" more about the history of the Trojan War than did Homer himself. The Summaries and Commentaries section goes through "The Iliad" book by book and tends to spend more time on summary than on commentary. Skill then provides character analyses of Achilles, Patroklos, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Nestor, Hektor and Priam, followed by Critical Essays on "The Hero and Homeric Culture," "The Gods, the Greeks, and Fate," "Sacrifices and Ceremonies," "Funeral Rites" and "Funeral Games."

As always with the little yellow books with the black stripes, the background material is most useful to teachers and students alike trying to work their way through Homer's epic poem. My biggest complaint is somewhat idiosyncratic, in that I wish Skill has dealt explicitly with Greek literary and cultural concepts like ""arete," "harmatia," and "ethos." I freely admit to preferring "The Iliad" to "The Odyssey," knowing full well this is probably a minority position. But I have always enjoyed teaching a giant section on the Trojan War, that includes "Iphigenia at Aulis," excerpts on the Fall of Troy from "The Aeneid," Euripides' "Trojan Women," Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" and Sophocles "Eletrca." Certainly it is hard to appreciate the irony of Agamemnon and his female war prizes without knowing about what happens to him before and after the Trojan war with regards to Iphigenia and Cassandra. Using these other classical works provides wonderful opportunities to look at how different great writers dealt with the same characters.

This book really helped me w/paraphrasing and understanding characters in the Iliad. Since summarizing a whole 18-page chapter (book) isn't sumthing i do, let alone understanding it, Cliff Notes where GREAT!!!

A good, basic text for students studying primary care medicine. I found the outlines for differential diagnosis of cough and eye problems particularly helpful. The author also offers some helpful mnemonics. The case studies were somewhat predictable and not particularly challenging. I recommend this text in conjunction with a more detailed reference manual.

It's rare to find medical books so eloquently written. This book was extremely thorough and commanded the reader's attention.

The text of "The History and Physical Examination Casebook" was perfect for students learning the science of diagnosis. The charts following the case-studies were remarkably useful.

If I had to recommend one book that was published for medical students in the last 15 years...this would definitely be it.