This book is great. The puns and play on words are fantastic. It is an excellent book to read outloud to children. I highly recomend it.

I took this book to state speech and placed high. No matter what age, people will find this book funny, and may even make you feel like a kid again. Your never to old to laugh, or read a good book. It's a book that KIDS of ALL AGES will enjoy. so give it a try, I promise you will get in a chuckle or two.

"Has a Child Been Molested" belongs in every criminal defense lawyer's library if you are going to represent clients accused of child molesting. This book will educate the attorney to be aware of issues and problems that are unique to these cases and that without the insights of Dr. Coleman and Mr. Clancy one can easily overlook to the client's ultimate detriment. The highest compliment I can pay to the book and its authors is that it made me a better lawyer and allowed me to represent my clients more effectively. As a criminal defense lawyer with over 20 years of experience, I can strongly recommend Dr. Coleman as a powerful expert witness for the defense in child sexual abuse cases. His testimony on issues such as suggestability of child witnesses, syndrome evidence, an rebutting false claims of physical evidence of abuse is absolutely necessary if these cases are to be presented effectively and fairly to juries. This book covers all the major issues of mental health, medicine, and interview techniques that constantly appear in child molest cases. The book points out how doctors and therapists have been corrupted to apply their professional expertise in the name of saving the abused child based on the presumption that "children never lie" about these things. Dr. Coleman and Mr. Clancy point out how this movement to save the children got started and how it has been allowed to run wild through our criminal justice system. More importantly, they provide information and guidance that will allow the reader to understand what is happening and how to prevent the misuse of medicine and psychiatry in the courtroom. Anyone truly interested in seeing the truth come out in a courtroom cannot afford to ignore this truly important work.

Dr.Coleman's book provided me valuable insight while I was involved in the difficult task of representing a client accused of molesting his 9 year old daughter. The unfair investigative techniques and psychiatric myths foisted upon our juries in these cases are unravelled by Dr. Coleman's careful analysis of the issues. The straightforward explanantions by Dr. Coleman make this book a must for every lawyer defending these difficult cases. DAN BURLAND Esq. San Jose CA

Delicious. Uplifting. Reaffirming. Intoxicating. Necessary. (In other words: Get it, sit down, listen!)

If you are an admirer of the poetry of Rumi and the translations Coleman Barks, you will love this CD collection. In addition to Rumi, there are selections from two additional poets, Hafiz and Lalla, both of which compliment the selections from Rumi. Some of the readings are accompanied by music. Mr. Barks reads his translations in a relaxed and jovial manner, which displays his genuine affection for the works read.

This recording was made before a live audience and therefore lacks the polish of a studio recording, but makes up for it with the charm of being live and alive. There is no text of the poetry with the CD and the only liner notes are a brief bio of Coleman Barks.

If you are unfamiliar with the poetry of Rumi, this CD would be a good place to start. Rumi's poetry reflects his unabashed love for God, but without the hindrance of doctrinal constraints; it is spiritual without being religious.

I was at Fire Support Base Illingsworth on 1 April 1970, April Fools Day, that the author describes in his book. His account is so accurate it was hard for me to read it. I thought back on my experience for days!

Having served as an infantryman in the 2nd of the 8th Cav during 1970, I can attest to the true to life account of 1st Air Cav operations in III Corps as described by the author.

Interior Design Handbook of Professional Practice. Edited by Cindy Coleman; Published by McGraw-Hill and Interior Design Magazine. This book presents sensible new information and is indispensable to the libraries of all design firms. You'll especially enjoy the chapters on "Growing A Profession," Intelligent Interiors" and "Information Technology." This is more than a reference book-it's an inspriation.

Interior Design Magazine and McGraw Hill Publishing teamed up to produce an essential handbook for the interior design profession. For the first time there is a handbook that covers essential issues from sustainability to legal issues, team dynamics to strategic and global practices. This is not just a book for the interior design professional library, but one for students and for practitioners of related fields--including architecture, business, and project management. Editor-in-Chief Cindy Coleman is a well-regarded journalist and designer who has assembled a remarkable group of top-notch minds--the best and the brightest in the evolving field of interior design who have contributed to a handsome book. This handbook will be a "must-have" for all practioners. Kudos to Interior Design magazine for developing this authoritative volume. Includes a list of contributors with biographies that are stellar!

La Inteligencia Emocional. Daniel Goleman

El comienzo es espectacularmente bueno: teorías médicas sustentadas en estudios; análisis médicos de la composición química del cerebro y de cómo las emociones afectan la corteza superior; como la amígdala afecta nuestra manera de pensar, dejándonos a merced de las emociones que a veces nos dominan... El libro es sumamente interesante en sus primeros capítulos, aunque después se vuelve canson y aburrido. Al tratar de pasar de un libro científico a un libro de autoayuda sobre como mejorar nuestros hábitos emocionales, el libro se torna canson y soso, repetitivo. Siento cierta aversión a los libros de autoayuda y cuando empecé a leer este pensé que no iba a degenerar en eso, pero me equivoque. De todas formas el libro es excelente en su tema y en su tratamiento y trata de muchas cosas que ya los sabios de la antigüedad sabían: las emociones juegan un papel importante en nuestra vida, al punto de que el ser humano, ese ser pensante, es un ser sintiente y la razón que nos guía se deja llevar la mayoría de las veces por la pasión que la domina. El autor es un hombre sumamente equilibrado en el tratamiento del tema y no nos da las falsas esperanzas de algunos libros que aseguran que con una buena actitud emocional, podemos eliminar cualquier tipo de enfermedad. Eso es ser simplista y tratar de engañar cuando no a los bobos, sino a la gente que esta desesperadamente enferma y que busca cualquier tipo de solución a sus problemas. El autor también nos guía a través de las distintas emociones que nos pueden causar daño, como son la ira, la angustia, el stress y demás compañeros, que socavan nuestro sistema inmunológico, inhiben nuestra inteligencia y nos hace propensos a ataques cardiacos. Muy buen libro para tener una perspectiva diferente de la vida y ser más conscientes de nuestras emociones, y darles el justo valor que se merecen.
Luis Méndez.

He leído la versión en inglés y ahora compro la versión española para regalársela a dos amigos. Este libro es una guía amena y muy bien documentada para comprender el proceso de formación de nuestras emociones y sentimientos y cómo éstos condicionan nuestra percepción de nosotros mismos, de los demás y de nuestro entorno. Por el mismo camino podemos tambien entender mejor a los que nos rodean y aumentar nuestra calidad de vida.

Loving Yourself First captures everything a person needs to know and to be to live a happy, healthy, successful life. It promotes self-healing, self- renewal and self-love. There are exercises at the end of each chapter to help engage the reader in a self-discovery process. The book helps readers disign a bule print for their personal lives. There is humor, drama, excitement and lots of common sense information. If we use it we can't help but get better. This is a book that will not draw dust from sitting on the shelf. it is written to be used over and over again.

This book really hits home for woman of all ages. The author has done her homework and it reflects in the rich knowledge and expertise she shares with her readers. Loving Yourself First, crosses cultural and socio-economic backgrounds gracefully as the resounding message rings home to every woman--love yourself first!!

Alright, there are MILLIONS of self-help style books out there, but this one strikes me as being a little different. Rather than push one particular theory or deal with one particular aspect of behaviour, it is a collection of theories for a variety of things. A good book to dip into, as, although not a huge book, it is also a lot to take on board all at once. I keep going back to it and discovering something new. You may not end up the perfect person after reading this, but it is certainly thought-provoking, and you'll look at people around you in a new light.

I am a Narcolepsy Patient (Sleep Disorder). This effects my ability not only to stay awake but to concentrate and learn, my memory and language skills are greatly effected as well. This book enabled me to list my positive and negative skills and use both to improve my life. Finding keys to opening different parts of my mind at different times of the day, using common items such as sound, color, texture to stimulate my brain functions. PragMagic is well written, and scientifically proven facts and illustrations are given as help guides. Personal stories and reference to Professionals in all areas make this book a keepsake. I am sure you will enjoy just briefly reading some of the poems and articles that have been included also.

This book includes a wealth of information on how to maximize the time you spend on the internet: a characteristic I find vitally important, because, as we all know, it's easy to spend hours looking for something online yet finding nothing. The book is well organized, and the index makes it easy to search for different topics of interest. The book will be of most use to someone who wants detailed information about different facets of the internet. For example, Nelson and Coleman outline the strengths and weaknesses of different search engines and services. They also include great information about government websites that help in researching information about businesses and demographics. The book even has information about how to design your own e-mail newsletter or put PowerPoint presentations online. Certainly, everyone won't need a 720-page guide to the internet, but I can see how it will be a useful tool for me.

The MBA's Guide to the Internet describes itself in the Introduction as "the only book that specifically describes how you can more easily, more productively, and more powerfully use the Internet in business." While I'm not sure about it being the only book that attempts these goals, I know that it is the only book, of the many that I have read, that does a thorough job of it.

For the casual Internet user, this book is overkill. There are others that are shorter and more directed to the occasional surfing expedition.

However, this one is targeted specifically to a business market with timely and realistic discussions of just about everything you would want to know about the important role that the World Wide Web can play in the success of businesses today. Discussions on Setting Up a Web Store, Setting Up an Intranet, Online Banking, Online Investing and more make it a valuable manual for businesses already involved or just getting started with eCommerce.

Ms. Coleman's powerful collection MERCUROCHROME has just been nominated for the National Book Award in poetry. Quite an honor. Her last collection of poetry, BATHWATER WINE (Black Sparrow, 1998) won the 1999 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, and her memoir LOVE-INS WITH NIETZSCHE (Wake Up Heavy, 2000) was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. It seems the literary world is standing up and taking note of one of our greatest modern poets.

Wanda Coleman has been publishing with Black Sparrow Press for nearly 25 years, which is amazing since she's only 55, and looks much younger than that. Even more amazing than the devotion she and BSP share, is the strength and vitality encompassed in each new volume they produce together. MERCUROCHROME, her latest, may be in fact her best. It is not too long, as the review above would suggest (her last collection of poems is nearly three years old now so there's plenty to print), nor is the power diluted. On the contrary, Coleman's voice is as strong as ever. And as diverse. I don't know if I've ever read a collection of sonnets or transliterations of mainly dead-white guys, that was so compelling. This book is as red-hot as the title suggests. Huzzah Wanda Coleman! P.S. I also wanted to praise the wonderful cover design by Barbara Martin on this, and so many other Black Sparrow books.