This is the perfect time to buy a copy of this book. If you're like most people, losing weight is a resolution for 2001, and feeling younger wouldn't hurt either. Eat To Stay Younger is great for everyone of all ages, even those with stress (who doesn't!) prostrate problems, menopausal symptoms, and other diseases or disorders. This information packed book gives you a 7 day meal plan, dit tips and exercise suggestions. This is not another diet book. This is a lifestyle book that will make a massive difference in every aspect of your life.

Stale Cookies, even Santa Clause wants fresh cookies! Heaven only knows everyone wants to stay younger and feel healthier! This book outlines a 7 day meal plan and offers information that will make you feel better, sleep better, work better, and live better. I know this because I tried the program and have really noticed a difference. I am so much more relaxed and feel that I now have control over my well being. The difference is amazing and the choices are simple. The first choice is to read this book, the steps are so easy to follow. The rest is up to you. Enjoy the feelings! Don't wait for New Years to make these resolutions! Buy this book and read it now!

After reading this book, I wanted to buy a copy for everyone at Christmas - because it has advice that will help everyone on my list! My father suffered from prostate problems; this book has great advice to help him control and eliminate and prevent such problems! My cousin is in the middle of premenopause; again, diet tips, exercise suggestions and advice for getting through this phase of life. I read the book because I was having problems dealing with stress. After following the easy 7 day meal plan, I am feeling so much better! Now I have energy to shop and emotional control to enjoy the chore! In fact, I'm having fun! Do the same..read this book and change your life! forever young!

After a while, books on spirituality can begin to sound the same. Not this book! It is refreshing in it's approach to some very basic questions? Who is God? Who is Jesus? among others. It takes the idea of religion to a greater perspective. God is God of the Universe, not just of the planet Earth. The implications of this concept are tremendous and it makes perfect sense to me. Anyone who believes in life beyond this planet will find that this book makes an important connection. Two thumbs up to this one!

many a statement written in this book i have already experienced as true. i would not have known some of this knowledge to be real if i had not experienced it strongly myself. it is not theory, but truth that is discussed here. And what a statement it makes! What a purpose it brings to our lives. For the ride of your life, buckle up and read Greater Community Spirituality, and continue consciousness on a new and higher level of understanding. Get ready to feel that all too unfamiliar warm, fuzzy, feeling of being with someone who loves you: YOURSELF.

The wisdom in these books is so concrete - they offer answers to personal dilemmas and a world perspective without being mired in interpretations and metaphors or advocating situational ethics. (Sonia)

HOODOO MEDICINE offers a wonderful blend of a history of the Gullah people and their herbal medicines, explicit description of each herb including many wonderful illustrations by Naomi Steinfeld that makes it easy to identify several of the plants, with an amazing cover image by the talented artist, Jonathan Green. Carefully documented, this book is not just the usual guide of 'how to use this' or that herb, but includes historical background -- not only a chronological description of the way this special island culture developed over time, but fascinating ancedotes of how the Gullah people used (and managed to save) their knowledge so that it's now available to everyone thanks to this book and the efforts of Faith Mitchlell and Naomi Steininfeld...This is a model for how all should be written, presented, and preserved that shines light on the fact these remedies reflect not only the special understanding of the people who used these 'good' plants and the way they can help, but that there are plants unique to regional ecospheres, and how lucky we are whenever someone is still among us to point them out! Faith Mitchell includes a poem inspired during the time lived on the island that captures the real heart of the book for me -- the island itself speaking about why She shares these gifts with those there.

Dr. Mitchell reclaims the lost voices and gestures of African and Caribbean people who came to the US and made American life so rich. This description of their detailed local knowledge revitalises the past. We are grateful for Amazon.com's vast holdings which make such small-press treasures as Hoodoo Medicine available to researchers and lay people around the world.

Using the Sea Islands as a foundation, Mictchell provides readers with a fascinating and vital examination of Black folk medicine. Hoodoo Medicine also details cures used in the Sea Islands and the book includes a dreictory ofmedicinal roots and herbs. With a burgeoning interest in "traditonal" practices, I hope this book will find its way into the hands of professionals and lay people eager to support healing and wellness.

The Chinese have been buying more U.S. military secrets and this time the government has picked the perfect man to take the fall. Reporter Lyle Gold isn't liked by anyone, has annoyed the military on a number of occasions, and he could be the traitor. A few leaks, some political wheeling and dealing, and some post-9/11 rushing to judgement and there's no one in the country who will take Gold's case. But political consultant Kate Boothe has been out of the country. She dated Gold years before and knows that he didn't care enough about money to sell his country for more. She doesn't realize the extent to which the nation needs Gold as a scapegoat for everything that has gone wrong and agrees to work for him. What she doesn't realize is that too many people have a stake in Gold's guilt--and are prepared to take whatever steps necessary to make sure that no one raises too many questions.

Author Michele Mitchell knows her Washington D.C. politics. The who-do-you-know and where can you take me atmosphere of D.C. comes through solidly. She also grasps our national intolerance for uncertainty. If the Pentagon says Gold is guilty, only a traitor would believe him innocent--right? More importantly, though, Mitchell writes a compelling story. Kate Boothe is a sympathetic heroine, with her fears that her boyfriend has abandoned her for the latest blonde, her concerns over what her mother will think when political operatives taint her as a ..., and outright fear when the IRS breaths down her neck after being unleashed by an aggressive White House.

Warning--THE LATEST BOMBSHELL has little sympathy for talk radio, Attorneys General who take their guidance from the Old Testament rather than from the U.S. Constitution, or those who believe that our basic rights must be thrown away to protect Americanism. Even if you don't like the politics, though, the novel is worth reading for its insights into the way the U.S. government is run--and for its intriguing lead character. Very nice.

I took this book with me on a trip to the beach and I couldn't put it down. Kate should be in the next Charlie's Angels movie!

It took me awhile, but I realized about 2/3 of the way through the book that the author had based this story on the Dreyfus affair! What an inspired thing to do in this story set in post 9/11 Washington! I totally enjoyed this book. Hat's off to Ms. Mitchell!

Anyone who has been in the military will love this book. It shows the maturation process that occurs in any of the services. The writing style is excellent. A couple of proof reading mistakes, but nothing serious to detract from the total package that Steve has presented. His character development is thorough and insightful. I knew the same types in WWII army. I especially liked Nettles, the medic who was a bible-thumper and became disappointed in God when he got a dear john letter. Fatty Fitzgerald was a classical lifetime sailor. Buy the book and relive your youth!!

There is no logical reason why I should have enjoyed this book, but I loved it. I am an elderly woman who has no experience with ships or the Navy; yet I could hardly put it down. I opened it at random and nearly fell over laughing as I read about this green, inexperienced, virginal, just-out-of-high-school swabbie who is trying to light his first cigarette and having no success. Then I read Chapter 12 which was available on the net that describes his first night on the town and laughed aloud at his bumbling, funbling initial attempt with a prostitute. Finally, his unbelievable experiences on latrine duty alone are worth the price of the book. But it has more than humor: you will find disparate characters, love, hate, loyalty, betrayal, romance, friendship, jealousy, something for everyone. Oh yes, and a smattering of sex. Either Mr. Mitchell has a colorful imagination or he has included a lot of biographical material in this book. Probably both!! Even the cover photograph is memorable. I heartily recommend this tale of a young man coming of age in the Navy and hope this is just the first of many novels Steve Mitchell writes.

I used to send cards, letters and homemade cookies to some guys during the Vietnam War but I had no idea what they were really going through. This book tells all about regular (and not so regular!) guys in the Navy in a poignant, insightful and humorous way. Sometimes the technical stuff is way over my head but people, places and things are presented in such a descriptive manner that I could easily imagine this story as a great movie.

This book is absolutely wonderful. It is such a wonderful encourager for married couples. I 've been reading this book since September 2001 and have not finished it yet (now April 2002). This is by choice because I try to savor every bit. In addition to the bible, this book was the only book I was able to read as I was going through the loss of my unborn child. It lifted my spirits, comforted me and encouraged me oh so much as a wife and a mother. This will be the first book that my marriage group will read.

I recommend this book for both spouses to read and reflect.

Praying for a Part II.

In a day when so many social institutions have lost their luster, "Together For Good" provides a sterling testament of the enduring virtue and value of a "vibrant" lifelong commitment. The Mitchell's unique recollection of their more than half century journey together holds forth a hopeful note amidst our hi-tech concerns of alienated households, fragmented families and ruptured relationships (in every regard). It is a highly recommended reading for those who would contemplate the gift of mutual companionship at it's very best!

Thank you Dr's. Ella & Henry Mitchell for this timeless treasure!

The Mitchells speak straight from their hearts to ours and provide practical help and open honest means for healing the hurts of those of us who are in new or long term relationships. The book is a tender dialogue between them spanning a half century of changes, crises and challenges; reminding us that all of life is indeed dialogue and that something mystical and magical happens in relationships when we truly see, hear and tenaciously embrace the other. Their story is a special gift.

An excellent book with fishing references that make sense. It will be especially helpful to the freshwater stream fisherman transitioning to the salt. Why do these books have equipment chapters? Anyone going out there without a clue on equipment won't be reading any books.

Not only does Ed mitchell know what he's talkingabout when it comes to the sport of saltwater fly-fishing, but he has a real talent for making all that knowledge, easy to understand. logical,concise and a well planned work. Cant wait for hisnext project.

This book was perfect for me. It is directed at those in New England who already flyfish in fresh water who want to make the transition to salt, though it is useful to anyone who wants to flyfish in the salt. I haven't even finished it, but it keeps answering my questions before I ask them. I only wish I had read the casting section before my first day on the water -- it would have saved me a sore shoulder. The writing is superb and the illustrations are concise. My only gripe is that I like more photos, but I can deal with that.

Imagine you have a child. How will you teach her to live, to find goodness? Well, surprise: you have always had one. How are you answering these questions for your own life?

So asks Mitchell's first book-length foray into outright philosophy. This book is not as humorous as his other ones; it is more disturbing, more unsettling, but still, equally brilliant. Rather than again tackle what bad language and educationist silliness bodes for "society," he makes you consider what your cherished beliefs, assumptions, and actions bode for you personally. And you will finish this book realizing how important it is to be thoughtful-- perhaps more so than from his other books. A masterpiece.

I've never read a book quite like this one. It manages to be scholarly but entertaining, educational but entertaining and . . . well, just plan good, cover to cover.

My favourite portion of the book covers Jesus' confrontation with the teachers of the law concerning a woman found in adultery. The author is straightforward in his approach to the situation and, by not bogging himself down with needless pedagogy and epistemology, shows the simple wisom of Jesus and how it can apply to us.

We all should read this.

This book describes real learning. I was moved and shocked by his acknowledgement that any student can become Socretes and that the real purpose of learning is not to develop some obedient dog of a skill, but rather to develop a relationship with a life-long nagging counselor.

I strongly recommend this book- for the clarity and beauty of the prose and for the equal beauty of the ideas. Thinking doesn't get much clearer or more delightful than this.

Truly, Jenny Gerhardt has a lot of heart.

Though she makes some bad decisions and often lacks the confindence that could have reinvented her in the magnified binocular-eyes of society, Dreiser's love for the character shines and we, the readers, grow to love her also. Several glimmers of why Dreiser is the transcendent novelist that he is peek out from the fast moving story of Jennie Gerhardt.

"She was not, like so many, endeavoring to put the ocean into a tea-cup or to tie up the shifting universe in a mess of strings called law."

"The loveliness of seventeen is centuries old. That is why passion is almost sad."

"So this little household drifted along quietly and dreamily indeed, but always with the undercurrent of feeling which ran so still because it was so deep."

I admit to you, I have never been very interested by the sometimes dry prose offered in the writing of earlier time periods. But Dreiser seems to me a rare gem in the world of early 20th century fiction.

However, the one reason I am writing a 4 star review is because of the ending of this novel. After several mini-climaxes, the book ends. --just like that. With a grim display of "if only". And although most, if not all of us, identify with that theme, I felt like I MUST have read 366 pages for something other than that.

However, I would still recommend it. It is a delicate work of art whose power and beauty cannot be denied.

Most of us know the genius of Dreiser, the lyrical capabilities of this author is astonishing. He humanizes literature, the characters posess complex personalities and physical appearances. He takes the aesthetic beauty of the surreal and the honesty of harsh reality and combines these potent elements into a story of life, almost more believable than our own. This story follows Jennie Gerhardt, a young German girl living with her poor family in Ohio before the turn of the century. Honest but hard work puts her into the path of Senator Brander a benevolent mature man, but his ardent passions soon destroy Jennie, and her life is tainted with shame. She leaves her home, and life take her on many journeys, mostly unpleasant. This story chronicles how one mistake can change your life, and the domino effect takes place, constantly misplacing your life as you try to escape the past. I would also recommend "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy

It seems each time I finish one of Dresier's works I think it is my favorite. Such is the case with Jennie Gerhardt, at least until my next Dresier. This heart-wrenching saga takes the reader through Jennie's life from cleaning houses with her mother, bearing a child by a US Senator and living and loving a man beyond her society class. Lester (the man she loves after the Senator), for his part, is unwilling to marry Jennie and is cut-off from the family and it's millions for loving someone "below" his class in society. Jennie remains true to herself, following her heart and the dicates of a harsh scoiety. She makes amendes with her father and is the only child to nurture him through his final days and death. She takes her daughter away from Chicago and leaves Lester so he can reclaim his family fortune. Her daughter dies, leaving her alone but the strength of Jennie's character comes through when she adopts orphans, for if she isn't nurturing she isn't living. Dreiser drives home his theme of fate and how some can dictate it while others are a slave to it. But even this distinction isn't black and white. Lester seems not to care what fate has in store for him until he takes it into his onw hands and marries the society girl he arguably should have married before he hooked up with Jennie. Alas, Jennie never mastered her fate. She was punished for loving two men from the upper-crust of scoiety instead of taking the crusts that high-living classes would toss her.

I bought this book for my daughter's 8th birthday. I appreciate the valuable lesson it teaches that it is never too late to do the right thing.

I bought this both, for my 2 year old daughter and for me, an avid unicorns lover/collector. If it's about unicorns, I buy it. Didn't care so much of story, just saw a unicorn. After reading though, I was touched by the story. Never since the Last Unicorn have I read such a wonderful unicorn story. Unlike Last Unicorn, this story keeps my daughter's attention as well, till she gets older. Always in unicorn folklore you hear "nobody rides a unicorn". You can attract it, pet it, talk to it, and capture it, but riding was all but impossible in most true unicorn stories. It only seemed natural that a little "nobody" was allowed to ride a magnificent beast. A wonderful story for all ages and most of all, unicorn lovers!

Adrian Mitchell has written a wonderful fairy tale, complete with evil king, beggar girl turned heroine and happily ever after ending. Zoe is "nobody's" child and lives alone on the outskirts of town. Her voice is soft and sweet. When the king wants to capture a unicorn for the magic in its horn, he tricks Zoe into helping him. He sends her into the forest to sing softly and when a beautiful unicorn comes, lies down and puts his head in her lap, the king's men capture it. But Zoe is angry, defies the king and sets the unicorn free. After she is banished from the kingdom, she sets out to find her special friend. Nobody Rides the Unicorn is a lovely, sensitive story, with a message, the whole family will treasure. Children will begin to understand the rewards of doing what is right and listening to their consciences. The story is complimented with beautiful illustrations and the artwork is as special and appealing to youngsters, as the tale itself. As a great bedtime story and a must for all home libraries, this book will be a part of your family for many years to come.