A stong understanding of Lam Rim is very important, it is the foundation of Tibetan buddhism. This book on Lam-Rim is essential, it is the published notes from a teaching of Pabongka Rinpoche out lining the steps to/on the Lam Rim path. Anyone interested studing buddhism will benefit from the teachings of Rinpoche.

This is THE work for the Gelugpa Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Which is the tradition of His Holiness, the Dali Lama. It, for
all practical reasons, is our Bible. While reading it, one becomes relaxed and feels at home. It outlines the entire path of the Lam-Rim or the graduated path of enlightenment. Pabonka
Rinpoche gave a famous twenty-four day discourse on the teachings
of the Buddha. These talks were translated by Trijang Rinpoche,
the tutor of His Holiness. Finally, it was translated into English by Michael Richards. This book is a masterpiece. Each page fills the soul and heart with happiness and love. The illustrations are just marvelous. A couple caveats are in order before you buy this marvelous book. First, please understand that, despite what a few Occidental iconoclasts believe, Tibetan
Buddhism flatly espouses a belief in cyclical existence. That at death, unless we have lived a life of firm morality and generosity, the mindstream can spin out of control and just about be reborn in any lifeform. In Tibetan Buddhism, this is a given. Secondly, is the belief in sin. The belief that if we
harm others, the arrow comes back at us. And this karma is expandable. Yes. Bad things do happen to good people.
With these two understandings under your belt, buy and enjoy.
The vision which Pabonka Rinpoche gives us may seem horrible. Nevertheless, it may be true. In fact, it no doubt is true. May the dharma bless you.

This is the most detailed explanation of the seminal A Lamp on the Path by the Indian master Atisha in the English Language. Pabongka Rinpoche was a renowned master, teacher to some of the most respected masters of Tibetan Buddhism of our time - Kyabje Trichang Rinpoche (junior tutor to the Dalai Lama and Kyabje Ling Rinpoche (senior tutor of the Dalai Lama and Ribur Rinpoche among others. One could not ask for a better teacher.

Drawing upon Lama Tsong Khapa's Great Stages of the Path (Lam Rim Chenmo), Pabongka Rinpoche elucidates all the main topics of meditation with anlaytical rigor and rich anecdotes, all the time, situating and linking his teaching to the vast corpus of the Buddha's teachings.

This is a PRACTICE text of the highest calibre and, as such, to truly derive its essence one must try out what Pabongka Rinpoche teaches for himself/herself.

ill never look at a paper plate the same.....we havent put it down yet ..creative well imformed, one of the best hands on craft books yet ....

I have a four year old son and he was so excited to do the crafts in this book. We started the day we got it and it has been wonderful. All of the projects use simple household items and are simple yet fun. No Martha Stewarts required! I am buying 3 more for friends and to donate to the preschool we attend. ENJOY!!

Well organized with original ideas for children's paper plate projects. Clear illustrations with lists of tools and time required. Hats, Masks, Flowers, Bugs, Toys, Games and Dinos. Great little craft book that will spark your own ideas on new paper plate arts and crafts. Kids will love it!

Yes! A very insighful work that does not shy away from the tough issue presented in 1 Corinthians (people following men instead of God, sleeping around in the church, slander and gossip and jealousies, coveting...).

The only part of this work I had any trouble with was the cessionaist approach MacArthur takes towards the gifts of the Spirit (12-14). Then, again, it is good to read the thoughts of sound thinking evangelicals-- even when they disagree with you on peripheral issues.

Perhaps the best aspect of this work is that... anytime MacArthur writes, you know he has thought and prayed through his position. And, he will not write something unless he can defend it from the Scriptures. This is helpful when you are unsure about some issue (divorce and remarriage, for instance, and presented in 1 Corinthians 7 f.), and it is honest even when you disagree.

I've read a few in the series of commentaries he offers. I would not buy the entire set (of any set of commentaries, really, because some are outstanding and others fall a bit short). This is one I would definitely grab hold of, if you can fork out the [money] for it.

As a pastor of 22 years, I highly recommend this commentary. MacArthur is noted to take interpretation seriously, but does not stop there: he also adds illustration and application.

Many commentaries sidestep difficult passages, intimidating one from asking the hard questions as though one were foolish to do so; MacArthur does nothing of the kind, but tackles the Scriptures head on, asks the difficult questions, and presents what he considers the best solution. In essence, his "no nonsense, ingorance is not bliss" personality is reflected in his writings. He is neither mindless nor beyond comprehension.

The work is thorough, and probably my favorite all-around commentary on Hebrews. It is both practical and scholarly, yet readable and understandable by the serious layman. It is written by a pastor who is also a thinker governed by good hermeneutics. His perspective is conservative, evangelical, dispensational, and non-charismatic. You may not agree with every one of his interpretations, but you will respect the logical approach that went behind them. Top notch.

I have been a student of the scriptures for many years and I have read many, many commentaries. But I have to say that MacArthur's work stands out from among the rest. In a scholarly, yet easily understandable style, MacArthur brilliantly exegites one of Paul's greatest letters. But MacArthur's true gift is that he is able to explain how Paul's writings to the ancient Corinthians apply to us today. Nothing short of amazing! Highly recommended! Get the book!

Harry Lorayne, one of magic's most sought after teacher, will teach anyone the ins and outs of excellent magic. I started with this book 9 years ago and still use it today for reference. This book is organized into card tricks, coin tricks, impromptu magic, and sleights. The best part is Harry's personal presentation tips for making a lasting impression on your audience. The tips alone in this book are worth more than the price of the book.

If you've dabbled in magic and decide you want to get serious, this is the book to get. If you need a gift for a budding young magicion, this is the book to get. Many people know Harry as a memory expert, but magicians also know Harry as an accomplished performer, teacher, and author of magic.

``The Magic Book'' contains descriptions of solid, professional style (no pulling coins out of ears magic here!) close up magic. Indeed, many magicians complained to Harry that he was giving too much away. Their loss is definately your gain.

As a note, this book is in print, having been republished recently by L&L publishing. You might have to search for it. Any magic shop should be able to get it for you, or search the web for a magic supplier.

Harry Lorayne is best known today as a memory expert. Six Las Vegas casinos won't deal Blackjack to him because of his ability to remember cards. However, within the magic fraternity, Lorayne is both a top notch entertainer and original thinker. I've used two card sleights he invented, the halo cut and the ultra-move, to perform what look like card miracles for audiences. In "The Magic Book", Lorayne presents a complete and solid grounding in the basics of sleight-of-hand magic. Starting with cards, he explains the basics of false shuffling, false cuts, double lifts, palming, and forces. His explanation of the jog shuffle is vital for every magician who works with cards. The following two chapters describe effects and routines that use the sleights just explained and essentially self-working card routines. Many of these routines are real stunners, quite literally reputation makers. Whether easy or difficult to perform, the routines give the illusion of the performer being a wizard with cards. Turning from cards, basic coin sleights and routines are explained next, followed by number magic, mental magic and miscellaneous magic. One of the most important parts of the book is the "Afterthoughts" paragraph that follows the description of a particular sleight or routine. Here, Lorayne explains both important points to remember and why certain moves or patter work. These explanations turn the tricks into real magic. Harry Lorayne is one of the best teachers of magic around. "The Magic Book" supports that contention by demonstrating that Lorayne teaches one how to be a magician, that is, how to make real magic happen, as opposed to simply doing tricks. This book is one which belongs in every magician's library.

My First Doll Book is nice. The pictures are beautiful. It taught me a lot about sewing without dots and putting hair on a doll. Willy.

Sewing dolls is a happy thing to do. You can make baby dolls, kid dolls, adult dolls and Ninja dolls and put any clothes on them. My First Doll Book taught me how to make any doll. I use my imagination to make dolls. Chris.

I like how Winky puts pictures in the book. I like how if you don't know how to read you can just look at the pictures. Juliana.

This book is fantastic!!! Never before have I read a book with such powerful insight and conviction. The book is not an easy, instant gratification type of read. It is a focused read. I found myself reading and placing it down just so I could process the areas of application in my life. I got angry reading this book -- because it was revealing areas in my life that I NEEDED CORRECTION in. The book is not for the meek at heart nor the disobedient. This is a book that calls you to accountability of God's word. It is the litmus test for life. A put up or shut up type of book. Are you FINALLY going to do as God says?? OR are you going to do what your will wants to do and ignore God altogether??

You have to answer that for yourself! My Church is now doing a women's seminar with the book and accompanying workbook. It doesn't matter if you are 8 to 80, blind, crippled or crazy. Married or Single. This book is a MUST READ!!

The Introduction
Explains an all too familiar story of a couple. The Bill & Jill story is one most of us can relate to. Also explains this book is for Saved Single Sisters, but the brothers should read it too.

Chapter 1 - Hope Deferred
The pain of singleness is not removed by marriage. Many married women are in shock when they discover more pain in marriage than the pain in singleness. The root of the pain in singleness is the same root of the pain in marriage. How true!

Chapter 2 - Break It Down
Most women don't enter a marriage with the hope of disappointment. Learning about relationships is the first step to enjoying your singleness and your marriage. The first of the 7 relationship concepts is taught in this chapter, the relationship characters.

Chapter 3 - Build It Up
This chapter explains the other six concepts. If you master these concepts you will never ever be confused about men, dating, mating and relating. They are the relationship rings, the double play, the governing rules, intimacy and acceptance, motivation and intent and the relationship fix-it tool.

Chapter Four - The Breakdown
Relationships fail due to the breakdown of one or more of the 7 relationship concepts. Each broken relationship concept has consequences. The single reader has the blessed opportunity to gain wisdom and insight about the cause and consequence of relationship breakdown before you enter your marriage.

Chapter Five - The Gift?
Christian singles may have heard of "the gift of singleness." Is this an oxymoron? Aren't gifts supposed to be good? The gift of singleness is often misunderstood. As a result many singles are not free to enjoy the real gift of singleness because it is often wrongly taught as the gift of celibacy. Celibacy is not a gift, sex is the gift... of marriage. The gift of singleness is freedom from spousal responsibility, accountability and liability.

Chapter Six - The Marriage Hoax
Every aspect from your thinking about marriage through to the marriage itself is discussed. The marriage hoax, the meeting hoax, the dating hoax, the mating hoax, the wedding hoax, the wife hoax and the mother hoax.

Chapter Seven - The Marriage Hope
God has designed marriage for many wonderful purposes. When you submit to God's way you set the stage for God to work in and through yourself, your spouse, your marriage and your children.

Chapter Eight - Hope Fulfilled
Get ready to meet your mate! You are just one prayer away from having your hopes fulfilled. When you put your heart in God's hands you have taken the first step to getting every hope fulfilled. God wants to bless his obedient daughters! The condition is your obedience, not based on rules, but on your relationship with God.

This book teaches wisdom (backed up in scripture) about men, mating, dating, relating and marriage. Nothing is left uncovered. I am not the same and I have been changed for the better as a result of reading this book. If you are single, married, divorced or separated, READ THIS BOOK! It will change your life for the better!!!!!!!!

While being an insider isn't a prerequisite for being a great writer of intriuge, it doesn't hurt Hartov's novel any. Thankfully he has the skills to flesh out three-dimensional characters. Benni Baum's attempts to reconcile with his daughter, Martina Klump's obsessions and Ruth's feelings for her father and for a NYPD dectective are positive additions to the conflict.

There is just one word which can describe The Nylon Hand of God - excellent. Steven Hartov writes with the expertise of an insider. The language itself is rich, as well as beautifully descriptive. This book is a definite must for anybody who is interrested in good fiction.

i don't understand why this author isn't being published more. he's a talented writer, with an obvious first hand knowledge of what he writes about. i think he's a potential clancy,ludlum or forsyth.

A great resource for people with one hand that want to keep up with the fast paced electronic world. The quotes and inspiring stories are wonderful!! This book is a must!

Provides not only the basic skills for those using only one hand to type, but provides a classroom atmosphere -- time to take a break - stretch, etc -- and words of encouragement from those who have experienced challenges in their own life -- Senator Bob Dole, International Speaker, Art Berg -- and many others. Instruction and Encouragement in one book -- the investment in One Hand Typing and Keyboarding Manual: With Personal Motivational Messages From Others Who Have Overcome! for those who need this assistance is well worth it.

Hello! I am Lilly Walters, the author of this manual.

If the student has a severe disability regarding an upper limb, they receive a great deal of support from vocational, occupational and vocational therapists, who usually suggest alternative keyboards, and voice activated computers.

However, the student with good use of one hand, usually does not receive much attention. They are able to make their way in the world, and don't seek professional advice. So, when it comes to learning to keyboard and type, they are often told, "Oh, you'll learn something else." I know, I fall into this category. When I was hurt they told my parents, "Oh she'll do other things." That was bad advice 30 years ago. It is horrible advice today! In today's world, keyboarding skills are vital.

If you, or your student, has good use of at least one hand, a standard keyboard can easily be used. When alternative systems are used commonly in the mainstream, then the one-hand typist should commonly be encouraged to should use them. Until then, these people should be helped to use mainstream tools whenever possible.

Unfortunately, most researchers suggest the keyboard layout system known as Dvoark. The Dvoark system has layouts for two hands, just the right, or just the left hand. Although it only takes 30 seconds to set up most computers to the Dvoark system, I am strongly against it. My experience is that Dvoark is pushed on the one-handed child by a two handed adult, who themselves does not use the two-handed Dvoark system! (Yes, this makes me crazy).

One hundred years ago, typing was a new skill. The typists went so fast (crawling by today's standards) the keys would jam. So they created the QWERTY layout (see the keys on your keyboard starting at the top left) because it was so hard, it slowed us down! Dr. Dvoark came up with a layout that is faster, and easier for the typist, but it is not smarter for the person with one hand.

Why use the standard QWERTY one hand typing method?

One: Sellablity in the job market. The reality is, the easier it is to bring someone into the workplace, the more appealing they are as an employee. I am a one hand typist. I can step up to any standard keyboard, ask a two handed person to move over, and assist them with the challenges they are facing with the task at hand (no pun intended!). I am not disadvantaged by using me mainstream equipment, my employers are not disadvantaged by hiring me. The 30 seconds needed to change a keyboard over to Dvoark would separate me from the other workers.

Two: MY main issue in alternatives to the standard keyboard, is these kids do not want one more reason to feel different. The number one toy today is the computer, hence, the keyboard. Imagine a child not being able to play with his friends because he does not know how to use their "normal" keyboard. Or, if he does play with them, he must struggle to figure out the keyboard they are using. That tiny 30 seconds needed to change a keyboard over to Dvoark is unthinkable to children at play.

You can learn to type easily with hand!

Arise and GO forth!

Lilly Walters, International speaker, author, speakers bureau executive, and one hand typist. Lilly@aboutonehandtyping.com

Three Books by Kosho Uchiyama, February 21, 2000 Reviewer: Eric Arbiter from Houston, TX
"The Wholehearted Way", "Opening the Hand of Thought" and From "Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment"

I have re-read these books so many times that I think of them as different components of the same work, since the subjects
interweave to produce a wonderful fabric of integrated Zen practice viewed from different perspectives. At first
glance all of these books might seem "lightweight". I thought so at first because of their covers. Especially
"Opening the Hand of Thought- Approach to Zen". It suggests a new-age type of quick fix book about Zen.
Nothing could be further from the truth. This was just the book I needed, though I didn't yet know it. Having come
to Zen meditation 2 years before reading this book, I was still unclear about meditation (zazen). Many of us reach
the point where we realize that we need and want to practice meditation. Then we get to the same point of the
monk in Master Dogen's (1200-1250) quote in Fukan Zazen-gi:

"When Yakusan was sitting [in meditation], a monk asked him 'What do you think when you sit?' The master said,
'I think of not thinking.' The monk inquired further, 'How do you think of not thinking?' Yakusan replied, '[by sitting]
beyond thinking".

What is beyond thinking? This is where Uchiyama makes his point of departure, walking us through just this
juncture. He describes the movement of the mind and what need be done or not done about it. He even includes
a diagram of the action of the mind getting caught up in thoughts and alternatively falling asleep. He speaks of
zazen as neither developing thoughts, nor hating them, but releasing them (hence the title Opening the Hand of
Thought). Zazen is opening the hand of thought (not grasping thought) and returning to seeing the wall millions
of times.

"Opening the Hand of Thought" addresses the vast world of seated meditation and the religious and personal
underpinnings behind it. It is as though Uchiyama Roshi is your own grandfather, telling you about his life, and
your life, too. It is about living the "most refined way". This is not a detached dry retelling of ancient stories about
someone else, but the vital story of ourselves living the life of ourselves (which he says is the very life of the
buddhas, patriarchs and matriarchs). It is the way of "not being dragged around by our thoughts" and living our
lives based on this even-mindedness. We take this into our daily lives in every encounter.

"From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment- Refining Your Life" at first appears to be a popular cookbook appending
Zen to the title for more interest. Again, not so. This is Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on another of Master
Dogen's texts: Tenzo Kyokun (Instructions to the Zen Cook) which was part of Dogen's manual for his monks.
Translator and practitioner Thomas Wright says in the introduction: "Now, what possible connection could a text
written for a group of male monks some 750 years ago have for present-day Europeans and Americans, neither
living in a monastery nor particularly familiar with the society or way of looking at life which differs totally from our
modern Western societies? That is the question to which Kosho Uchiyama Roshi addresses himself when he
began writing the commentary that accompanies Dogen's text". I would say that the emphasis of this book is on
Master Dogen's "three minds": magnanimous mind, joyful mind and parental mind. Through meditation (zazen) we come
to the place where we see that the world is none other than the self and that we take care of others because they
are really ourselves. Everything which arises in your life IS your life.

"The Wholehearted Way" is Uchiyama Roshi's commentaries on Master Dogen's Bendowa, his early manifesto
about the practice of zazen. It is followed by questions and answers (probably asked by his chief disciple, Ejo)
directed at various misunderstandings of what Dogen felt to be the true significance of zazen.

"Sitting is itself the practice of the buddha. Sitting itself is nondoing. It is nothing but the true form of the self. Apart
from sitting there is nothing to seek as the buddha-dharma".
(from Eihei Dogen's, Shobogenzo-Zuimonki)

Uchiyama Roshi's commentaries are in the same vein as the other books, bringing these ancient teachings to us
in a fresh and vital way so that they function in our daily lives. The translations and introductions are done by
three of Uchiyama Roshi's close disciples and long-time practitioners, Tom Wright, Daniel Taigen Leighton and Shohaku
Okumura. Their comments in themselves are worthy of our study.

There is for me tremendous appeal in the great scope and depth of Uchiyama Roshi's teachings expressed in his
straightforward and engaging way. Although carefully thought out, I get the feeling, (as I expressed earlier) of
being spoken to directly. He takes great pains to really look into and study certain Buddhist terms that can cause
confusion if we are unclear about them. For example, he devotes several pages to the term "buddha-dharma".

I consider these three books to be essential in the deepening of my practice of Zen and meditation.

Here are Uchiyama's closing words in his foreword to "Opening the Hand of Thought":

"Above all, I hope that when you read this book, (Opening the Hand of Thought) you will forget your sentiments
about exotic foreign lands and read with a completely fresh mind. I hope that, as you read, you will look at your
own life and apply what I have written to your everyday life. That is the only place where the real world of Zen is".

Successfully defends zazen against Krishnamurti's unfair characterization of the practice as "crude & unnecessary". Clearly and rationally presented in simple language, this book is for non-academic english-speaking lay-folk.

Excellent depth. Uchiyama analyzes the content of Zen, the actual internal experience when doing zazen. Even Dogen, the founder of the meditation practice of zazen, can be accused of not clearly explaining the internal content of zazen. (See Bielefeldt, "Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation") But with a diagram, Uchiyama illustrates how to aim at the target of letting go or "opening the hand of thought." He further explains that although we aim at the target of "not aiming" (my term), we can never really hit this target. But, not being able to stay on target is also part of the "reality of life," the total content of zazen. So, does Uchiyama provide the definitive explanation of the "what" or "how" (Dogen's terms) of the content of zazen? Hardly. Unfortunately, the internal content of zazen cannot be explained through books or over the Internet. Theory only complements practice. "How" we aim, the very power to "aim," remains a mystery. It remains something strange (myoho, the wondrous dharma), something we cannot grasp with our intellection. (See Shohaku Okumura's introduction to Uchiyama's newest translation of and commentaries on Dogen's "Bendowa.") If we could explain it, it would no longer be "wondrous." However, Uchiyama's book does provide a signficant clue about what happens when you sit in zazen as instructed by Dogen.

My favorite tutorial books for software are the Hands On Training and the Classroom In A Book series. And, if forced to choose one series or the other, I'd choose H O T.

Authors Lynda Weinman and Jan Kabili have done a great job.

Although I remain a devotee of CIB methods, my library will include the HOT books for all complex software.

Discussion of animated GIFs, automation and integrating with other programs, such as GoLive, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Acrobat and QuickTime [Chapters 13, 14 and 16] are of especial importance.

This book is a must for users of Adobe's ImageReady and Photoshop.

The most comprehensive tutorial you're likely to find covering PhotoShop's "little web sister", leave it to Lynda.com to come up with THE ImageReady book. Don't let the title mislead you, especially if you're already a long-time P-Shop veteran. The information contained in these pages, accompanied by outstanding tutorials and full color illustrations, is NOT a rehash of stuff you already know; it is a means of making the transition from traditional publishing to creating full-blown web pages with minimal compromise.

Even seasoned users of Adobe's cornerstone image editing tool may find some new and useful tips in streamlining graphics production - I certainly did. Instructor Jan Kabili makes the journey such a pleasure (not to mention a productive use of time), one could actually become converted to working in lo-res art! As in other titles by this publisher, the exercises are straighforward, economical and plentiful - the reader is presented with a great deal of material in relatively short order, yet in a way that is not at all difficult to retain practical information.

Granted, Adobe ImageReady is not a web management tool ..... that's Macromedia Dreamweaver's job, and though it may not integrate with that program as closely as, say, Fireworks, it contains no shortage of tools for fully preparing, creating, optimizing and animating raster images for web use. This entry in the highly-praised Hands-On-Training series is as good an introduction as you'll find on making full use of ImageReady in a short time, and a genuinely enjoyable one at that.

Acquire, read, and get thyself web-ready.

This is by far the best and most informative and detailed book of its kind. It covers every aspect of "everything you ever wanted to know about" rollovers and rollover animated menus! It does not leave you 'missing something' or saying: 'yes, but it really doesn't cover...' - It covers everything! The accompanying CD is excellent!