Whether you are looking for assistance in Anger Management, Focus, Banishing Fears, Ending Procrastination, Reducing Weight, Attracting Business or a New Partner, this book covers it all. You will find all types of exercises to implement into your business or personal life. The use of Anne Marie's affirmations book set a foundation for personal and professional development and sets a course for new beginnings and profound experiences. I have observed many clients creating their desired future with the help of Anne Marie's book.

Anne Marie walks the reader through a powerful and yet safe journey of self realization. She explains in detail how to focus on and "attract" your desires. It is through her teachings that we all gain. I am thankful for Anne Marie's writings and look forward with much admiration, appreciation, respect, love and anticipation to her next series of books.
Thank you Anne Marie Evers!

I met Ann Marie at a book signing at the local bookstore. I was so impressed with her bubbly personality, her enthusiasm and her genuine caring for people, that I purchased her book. It has made a huge difference in my life! I keep on my night table and refer to it often. I look at events in my life positively now and I am so much happier.

When her second book "Affirmations Your Passport to Prosperity/Money" came out I immediately read it. I was feeling unhappy about an impending divorce between my son and his wife and had some very harsh feelings toward my daughter-in-law -- four children were involved. In the book Ann outlined the Angel Letter Method and I followed her directions. In a few weeks the heavy feeling I had been carrying around disappeared. So I would like to say Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to Ann and Chris her co-author. I highly recommend both books -- for a happier life and to make your dreams come true.

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Sadna and Robb

Agent of Change was the first book by Steve Miller and Sharon Lee that I ever came across. I re-read my copy of that and Conflict of Honors for years before I finally found them on the web and learned they had more books. I've read all their books and stories and love them all. I can't recommend them highly enough.

I first found this book years ago and have re-read it many times. It is a good action-adventure story with a touch of romance (just enough to spice - NO goo!) Val Con is cool and polished as the "agent of change" and Miri, the red-haired firebrand of a mercenary adds a good dose of hard-headed practicality to the mix. Add in some large turtle-like, extremely likeable aliens and some nasty criminal types and you have a first-rate, fast paced story. Here you also get introduced to the Liaden world in general, where humans have branched into at least three subcultures. I would highly recommend this book for any science fiction fan!

Steve Miller and Sharon Lee have produced a work that borders on epic, but with out the dull parts. Val Con yos'Phelium and Miri Robertson are two people that though you might not be able to identify with them, you would like to. Their story is one filled with all the ingredients of a great story. They are both brave and compitent people who are highly skilled in their professions. Val Con is a scout turned Agent of Change and Miri is a solder for hire. Both are very different personilities, yet these two hard professionals learn that there is more to life than just survival. Together they learn to laugh, to cry, to love, and to trust, and also that sometimes it takes two to survive. I have read "Agent of Change" and "Carpe Diem" but regret that I have not been able to find "Conflict of Honors" which I assume is the last book of the series. END

This book offers in Part III (Chapters 6 through 8) a lucid explanation of Cisco Security. In addition, it was the best presentation for the layman of IKE and IPSec I've read. This book is definitely a must have if you are going to take the MCNS (Managing Cisco Network Security) exam. I wished I'd read this book before I passed the MCNS exam - it would've saved me tons of time in terms of understanding IPSec in general AND Cisco's implementation of IPSec. Part III, "Managing Security" was alone enough for me to use this book.

The writing style AND the LOGICAL presentation of the material really made me understand Cisco's implementation of Cisco Security, even though I had taken the Cisco course MCNS and had already pored over the courseware on IPSsec.

This book gave me good concept on each topic. Most of Cisco book focuses on what and how to do. But this book is difference. It explains why. Easy to read and understand also.Your pre-requisite for this book is basic routing protocol and Cisco router setup knowledge.

Don has done a brilliant job in writing this book. Not only did he cover IPSEC and VPN technologies. He also covered IOS, which was great. This is an all one book. Before I had this book I was reading a multitude of books to find out information I needed. Once I read Don's book the search was over. Great Job Cisco and Don!

The book will surely become the foremost reference for training skilled and novice TKD martial artists. This is a reflection on the quality of teaching of Masters Whang, who are well known for their expertise. The detailed presentation of the forms is extremely helpful. These are surely the contributions of Mr. Saltz, a national poomse champion.

I read The State of the Art Tae Kwon do by Master Jun Chul Whang. It was a guide to my favorite martial art, Tae Kwon Do. I take Tae Kwon Do and as a practitioner of the sport, I can tell you that this book is very accurate and informative. It covers the 3 aspects of Tae Kwon Do: forms, sparring, and training. I found this to be unusual. Most of the Tae Kwon Do books that I have looked at have stuck to one or two of those topics instead of covering such a wide variety of information. I would recommend this book to practitioners and anyone who may be interested in starting Tae Kwon Do. The best part was the techniques section. It provided very detailed and accurate descriptions of the techniques such as sidekicks and spearhands. Sometimes my master may leave out a small detail about a move and this book helped me correct my mistakes. I would give this book a 5 out of 5.

Taekwondo The State of the Art

Authors:Masters Sung Chul Whang; Jun Chul Whang; Brandon Saltz; Foreword and contribution by Master is comprehensive and deals with History, Philosophy, Warm ups; Stances; Steps and Footwork; Blocks; Hand strikes; Kicks; Sparring; and Poomse. The authors have chosen to use illustrations rather than photographs and the results are quite good. Korean terms are used throughout as part of the titles. Headings for almost all sections in the book and all the stances, kicks, strikes, blocks, etc. are included. As always, since English sounds don't always match Korean, the spelling is a crap shoot. Of particular note is the use of G instead of K for a palatal consonant in such Korean words as (Gyoroogi) (sparring) here versus Kyorugi in some other books.

Of all the books I've read, I like this one the best-so far. There is more detail and supporting discussion. As I read the material, I felt like I was being coached by someone who was not only very competent, but also someone who understood the problems of junior belt level students such as myself.

This book will appeal to the serious Taekwondo students no matter what reasons they have for taking Taekwondo. It is only missing discussion of self defense. However, there is a frank discussion in the philosophy chapter that addresses the authors' feelings about the thought processes of people in the discipline about the merits of sportized Taekwondo versus martial art. This is an important discussion and should be read by young Taekwondoists as they determine why they are taking TKD. [For the dedicated student, The Martial Artist's Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi interpreted by Stephen F. Kaufman, Hanshi 10th Dan, has even more relevant discussion.]

The book deals with stances, hand strikes and kicks and stresses the rationale behind each. It is detailed in its discussion and maintains the importance of the proper stances and striking technique. The extensive section on steps and footwork is the most comprehensive I've see so far. They discuss transitions from position to position. With these sections the authors build you carefully towards the sections on sparring and poomse(forms) Because of the lengthy build up, only the Taeguk patterns are shown. The authors acknowledge other patterns such as the Palgwe, but focus on the current WTF authorized patterns. The discussion on the patterns is excellent. If read with the preceding material in their book, a student can greatly increase their understanding of why they are doing things and how they may improve. [Please understand that no-one should feel they can learn Taekwondo properly without the instruction of a Master such as Master Seung. No book replaces an experienced teacher, but it offers some insights and additional information that may not come up in the classes very often.]

What makes this book especially appealing to someone like me, is the information about the Taeguk series-the Taeguk is the circle containing the um/yang symbols within the 8 sets of 3 bars. For the first time as a Taekwondo student, I could start to understand the significance. The authors have given us a brief but important opening into the discipline.

In addition, they have advanced an image of the ultimate state to which patterns should aspire. It demonstrates the purpose of each motion.

As a beginning, but serious TKD student, if I could only buy one book on Taekwondo, I would buy this one.

The Lee's book re-packages the basic teachings of Eastern Mysticism and conveys them to a modern audience. For instance the authors write about a mass spiritual awakening in which humankind finally comprehends the truth -- that "we are all one." This idea of monism has been around for ...well, a long time. In short, there is very little that is 'new' in the Lee's book.

1. The author refer to an energy called "Ki" which they claim is the natural bridge that connects body, mind, and spirit, and is the perfect tool for allowing people to feel and understand the universe's most profound truth. That 'truth' is the idea that everything is one. This they state is the thing, which allows humanity to go beyond current problems into a higher spiritual plane.

2. And it's here that the ideas stumble. Are you having family problems? Are you having work problems? Are you having health problems? The Lee's claim that you are not. You are rather experiencing an illusion. You aren't seeing things correctly. Everything is one. It's all the same. Good and bad circumstances don't exist - just circumstances.

3. See, the book tries to get people to go beyond the categories of ethics. You can't call rape or murder 'bad', because everything is one. The good is the bad and the bad is the good. If everyone would just understand that, then this world would be a better place.

4. However, this isn't ultimately a very satisfying answer. In fact, it's an answer that asks the person to ignore what they know to be true in their heart; that evil is real, the good is real. The Lee's ask their readers to pretend that all is one and to not 'solve' problems, but to see them as not problems at all. This is escapism - It's running from the problem instead of facing it.

5. The Lees ask why this most simple and important truth gone unheeded. For one, it's a very difficult world to live in. It's hard to believe that justice, mercy, hope, love, and goodness and all illusory.

6. The authors sate that the world is in political, religious, economic, and ecological crises of our own making. We need a mass spiritual awakening, in which billions truly realize that we are One. This would transform our world: children wouldn't starve, women wouldn't be brutalized, and young men wouldn't die in battle. I can't agree with their conclusion. People would still starve, and women would still be brutalized, and people would still die in battle, but nobody would care. Why? Because it's all good, because it's all one.

7. The Lees claim that the purpose of life is really no big deal, although people have generally viewed the question, "Why am I here?" as the ultimate in self-exploration. This is true. If someone truly believes all is one, then my life is no more significant than the lives of the bugs on the bumper of my car. The authors teach that we are here on earth in such and such shape, form, and mind to strive for the completion of our spiritual selves, not only as individuals but as the whole. That 'completion' is a recognition that all is one. We are a drop in the bucket. Far from offering hope, this offers hopelessness, and asks that we accept that and come to terms with it.

Using common sense, deep insights and humor, with this new book, IL CHI LEE invites ( the all world to wake up to the real 'REALITY' of the purpose of existence on the Planet Earth. With simple guidance He powerfully remind us to explore and exercise the Divinity from within each of us.
Enough wasting time 'Stuffing' the inside from outside informations. Time for information 'Triage¡¯.
What is inside naturally is all we need to Live, Sense, Appreciate, Respect, Love, Heal, trough simple actions coming from the calling of the Heart and Soul.
The KI Energy language is all we need to listen to. 'From within to out' make ourself available and productive to rebalance our surrounding in the most naturel heartfull way.(for the Planet and it's Habitants.)
He remind us the value and impact of self-discipline, right habits concept, responsibility toward our own actions, the state of physical, mental and spiritual health in order to keep and install Harmony in any given situation, and to bring a positive effect on others and incite them to do the same. He touches subjects of all aspects of 'Life'
[Birth-Growth-Survival-Relationship-Death] and He explains from all sort of view-points[Science-Phylosophy-Theology-History-Technology-Sociology-Ecology-Physical-Spiritual] to remind us the notion of not 'Define' ourself by the 'Differences' but instead by the 'Ressemblances' as being first of all a 'EARTH-HUMAN' following the Cosmic Order to care for the Body,feed the Soul,and grow the Spirit by embracing and breathing 'LIFE'entirely.
We all have the freedom and ability to choose the ultimate way to bring changes in Society's future. Some already started.
S.U.N. is rising because Enlightenment is not the end but the beginning¡¦

Thanks to you Il CHI LEE.

This book is a must read if you want to heal yourself and the world. This book is just one of the reasons Dr. Lee is called the Grand Master. What a keeper. I can't say enought about this splendid book.I know it will be a another best seller.

Very thought provoking. Much more than a simple fantasy novel. Makes the reader really think about life and the unknown, as well as weaving an entertaining tale. A must read!

Blown away--this is one you've got to read. cool, creepy, awesome, spectacular,...well, it rules!!

JUst when you think there isn't any more fantasy out there, someone comes along with a tornado to make you think again!!11 check it out man I love it and can't wait for more---------000

This book really is a MUST-HAVE for anyone suffering from panic attacks/anxiety.

Dr. Granoff explains what panic attacks are, why they happen, every kind of anxiety disorder, and what must be done to treat them. This book is refreshing: Dr. Granoff doesn't throw medical jargon at the readers - he explains in simple and concise terms everything you need to know.

I was relieved to read this book and to talk to Dr. Granoff - I suffered from panic attacks and anxiety for almost a year and never knew what was happening to me. I was fortunate to finally find his book - it explained everything and gave me all the answers I'd been looking for. He helped me understand that I'm not losing my mind! He zeroed in one the exact problem and treated me immediately. I HIGHLY recommend this book! If you suffer from panic & anxiety, you probably think you'll never feel better - Read this book and you will.

Not only have I read Dr. Granoff's book, I was privileged to be one of the case histories in his book. I applaud Dr. Granoff for having the courage to write this book. So many people that I talk to are completely uninformed about anxiety and panic disorder. I refer all of them to Dr. Granoff and his book.

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I also had the opportunity to read Dr. Granoff's manuscript prior to publication and to make comments and suggestions that might be helpful from the patient standpoint. Dr. Granoff's book explains anxiety and panic in layman terms that can be easily understood by anyone.

I encourage anyone who thinks they may suffer from either anxiety or panic disorder to read this book and to get help soon from a qualified professional. There is no need to suffer from this condition as I did for 11 years before finding a doctor who can help. Thank you, Dr. Granoff! ...

Dr. Granoff's book HELP! I THINK I'M DYING! on panic attacks and phobias is concise, easy to read and understand. I now fully understand my illness and am seeking treatment for it thanks to the information in the book. I'm not in full remission yet, but I am about 80% functional, whereas before treatment I was only 30 to 40% functional. His book helped me to get the proper treatment because before reading the book, I felt alone and helpless and worthless and didn't know where to turn. When friends or family asked me to go somewhere or do something that I couldn't do, they just didn't understand why I couldn't. I have passed the book on to several of them and they are now very supportive and understand that I have an illness that I couldn't "treat myself." I do hope that anyone who is suffering from anxiety or panic attacks will read Dr. Granoff's book so they too can get their life back.

I stumbled on this book when a friend recommended it. I was wary of the title, but the book is excellently written and very easy to read. It is an inspiring tale of Lisa Jura, a Jewish girl from Austria. In attempt to save her life, her parents send her away to England on the Kindertransport train.

The story of Lisa is wonderfully told. I was moved to tears several times and laughter several others.

You will love this story.

This is a Heroine's journey during time of war. From Vienna, the city of music, to a little house outside London, where Lisa Jura will find safety & a piano where she can continue her mother's legacy.

It is the memories of the descent into the hell that Adolph Hitler visited upon the people of Europe, upon the life of one girl with a huge talent & a family who sent her away that she might survive.

It is memories of danger & death, as well as hope & the goodness in people's hearts, & how a dream made a girl brave & true to her heritage.

THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE is passionate, engaging & charming, destined to find its place beside THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK.

This is a Heroine's journey during time of war. From Vienna, the city of music, to a little house outside London, where Lisa Jura will find safety & a piano where she can continue her mother's legacy.

It is the memories of the descent into the hell that Adolph Hitler visited upon the people of Europe, upon the life of one girl with a huge talent & a family who sent her away that she might survive.

It is memories of danger & death, as well as hope & the goodness in people's hearts, & how a dream made a girl brave & true to her heritage.

THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE is passionate, engaging & charming, destined to find its place beside THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK.

There's likely been no other American so widely dissected as Abraham Lincoln. Author after author has explored Lincoln's outer world to the point of exhaustion. It's only understandable, then, that the fashion lately seems to be an exploration of his inner one. So we have a spate of books in the last few years that explore Lincoln's psyche, his religion, his sexuality,his relation with his family--and now, with Miller's new book, his moral character.

Miller tells us that he wants to begin afresh by forgetting the Lincoln myth and tracing the moral development of Lincoln in order to see where he winds up. But of course this is an impossibly objective position to attain, and the fix is in from page one: the reader knows--and so does Miller--who's going to win the race. Lincoln predictably emerges as a complex individual who rises to historical prominence not just because he grew into an astute statesperson, but also because he was a virtuous human being. The first alone would have given him power; both together give him greatness.

Most of Miller's tracing of the inner life of Lincoln isn't particularly new, although it is pleasingly systematic. But two characteristics of his approach are worth noting. First, Miller obviously admires his main character without falling into the hagiography that bedevils so many books on Lincoln. Second, Miller's thesis that the contours of Lincoln's moral character are shaped by his earnest efforts to repudiate his backwoods heritage is both novel and persuasive. This argument alone would make the book a worthy read.

But what the book doesn't do--and perhaps no single book can do this--is explain why it is that we simply can't seem to get enough of Lincoln. Lincoln is a sort of national icon. The fascination with him is apparently endless. Miller's book will contribute to the on-going fascination.

William Lee Miller's book underscores Lincoln's general goodness and honesty. This book is less so a traditional biography and more an examination of Lincoln's moral beliefs and principles. The author traces Lincoln's ethical development from a young man in New Salem, Illinois to the mature Lincoln at the height of his intellectual powers in the 1850's and 1860's. Mr. Miller indicates that yes Lincoln was a politician and could be quite good at wheeling and dealing. However, he never engaged in back room negotiations without first taking into account all angles and ramifications, and would never attempt to promote anything totally dishonest. We would describe Lincoln today as a man who was tough but fair. He sought compromise and took into account the possible "fruits" of whatever he was proposing. He was not an absolutist. He realized that the real world was a prism with shades of gray. He was never capricious, as he researched and pondered deeply all his beliefs and subsequent actions. Like any human being he was not perfect and because of his legend it is easy to fall into thinking that he was saint like. He was a truly good-hearted man, who was keenly intelligent and insightful. When our country was at war with itself his steadfastness at the helm and magnaminity he showed towards the Confederates ("with malice toward none") serve as an example of true leadership. His being an American icon is well deserved. Thank you, Mr. President.

I bought this book immediately after hearing the author give a talk about Lincoln on our local public radio station. It has been a fascinating reading experience-I read the book cover to cover right away. Now I am slowly re-reading it, with many pauses for thought and reflection on the depth of Lincoln's political and moral genius. The author's premise is that these two talents need not be incompatible, and that Lincoln's life demonstrates that both could be taken to the highest level of accomplishment. The book is not a dull moral treatise, however. It is written with spirit, humanity and humor worthy of its subject.

Growing up in Illinois, I was raised on the folksy backwoods cartoonlike interpretation of Lincoln presented by populizers like Carl Sandberg. I knew there must be more to the story, and this book has opened the door to whole a new world of ideas and information about our greatest American president.

Ever wonder how things might have been different if the Red Sox had not sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees? There might have been Red Sox players walking around with more World Series rings than they could wear on ten fingers.

Bill Lee and Jim Prime float some flights of fancy here - suppose Harry Frazee didn't buy the Sox and Joseph P. Kennedy had. Suppose Ruth stayed put in Boston. Suppose the Red Sox actually signed Jackie Robinson at that infamous tryout he had in Boston. Suppose Ted Williams really had killed Adolf Hitler with a line drive. What?? You have to read the book to find out.

You'll be entertained with the photo of Bucky Dent as the concert pianist he became, when he chose the keyboards over the ballfield. You'll see Bill Lee conferring with Albert Einstein. Jackie Robinson becomes President of the US.

Bill Lee is one of the more fertile minds in baseball, and Jim Prime a skillful writer who had helped corral some of "The Spaceman's" ideas and added more than a few of his own.

Any Red Sox fan who needs to have their spirits lifted momentarily will find this an easy, fun read.

"Maybe this will be the Boston Red Sox's year, after all:
- The team's three best players, Pedro Martinez, Nomar Garciaparra and Manny Ramirez, are healthy again.
- It's the 100th anniversary of Boston's victory in the first modern World Series.
- And the best baseball book of 2003 is a fractured history of the Red Sox by former pitcher and lifetime instigator Bill "Spaceman" Lee. Lee's book leads an outstanding crop of baseball books for the new season. ..." ~ Bruce Dancis

Saddam Hussein, given the chance, might like to re-write recent history. Perhaps Sonny Bono would have chosen a different slope to ski down. No doubt, Bill Clinton wonders whether sending a different intern for the pizza might have been wise in hindsight.

And so it is for the long suffering Red Sox fans. How many "What Ifs" have they dealt with in the years since their last World Championship in 1918. They need wonder no longer - the proper outcomes for the Red Sox have been set right from the creative minds of former Sox gadfly Bill Lee and his co-author - rabid Red Sox follower and Ted William's number one fan Jim Prime. Prime has co-authored several excellent and respected baseball books including: "The Ted Williams' Hit List", "Tales from the Red Sox Dugout" and the best of the Williams tributes: "Ted Williams: The Pursuit of Perfection".

The Little Red (Sox) Book presents an entertaining, but slightly revisionist, Red Sox history combined with many delightful ponderings on the subject of baseball and life by Chairman Lee. Mao's little red book may have been read by billions but surely with far less delight than the comical, and at times thought-provoking, pages of this treat.

The authors begin their historical revisions in 1919. Had the universe unfolded properly, Joseph Kennedy would have acquired the Red Sox from Frazee and paid wisely to retain the services of a star pitcher and fair hitter by the name of George Herman Ruth. The consequences of this decision naturally enough led to the establishment of a baseball dynasty in Boston. This chapter presents an alternate reality where the greatest outfield in history might have been Ruth, Shoeless Joe Jackson and Tris Speaker. Satisfying many a Sox fan's dreams, the chapter also relegates the hated Yankees to a deserved baseball backwater.

This slight change in history had many rippling side effects outside baseball. Think about the melodic strains of the great Sinatra classic: "Up Yours, New York, New York" or wonder about the impact on literature had Marilyn Monroe hooked up with Henry Miller rather than Arthur. It is not every baseball book that provides an opportunity to think about how and where Henry Miller might choose to set his dinner table. One can even learn of a simple misunderstanding that would have kept America out of the quagmire of Vietnam. With only a slight exercise in imagination, the authors could see the Boston Pops becoming the house band for David Letterman.

One might wonder what the authors and friends had sprinkled on their Buckwheat pancakes when some of the puns of this chapter were set on paper but surely Shakespeare could not have put in any better than: "Alas poor Babe, I know his homer ratio". The book is worth the price of admission just for the many variations on the "Curse of the Bambino", Lee and Prime managed to deliver.

The second major "What If" that students of the Red Sox often contemplate would be the career stats of Ted Williams had he not lost several prime playing years defending his country. I'd rather not spoil the surprise of how this was accomplished other than to suggest that in this historical revision, Ted did more for world peace on the field then he ever accomplished in the cockpit of a a fighter aircraft. It was hilarious to read the newspaper sub-head: "Ted swings at first pitch!".

As fanciful as these chapters were, there is yet one history where the book takes a more thoughtful and poignant look at the Red Sox. This was the alternate history I found most interesting. Massachusetts and Boston have a long history of tolerance and liberal thought. Would it not have been marvellous if the Red Sox had the foresight to be the first of baseball teams to integrate rather than the last. Imagine Jackie Robinson making his breakthrough in Beantown rather than New York. Imagine the consequences for the team with Robinson stealing bases and upsetting pitchers who ended up serving more fastballs to the Kid. Suppose the BoSox wisdom had attracted the likes of Willie Mays to follow in Robinson's footsteps. Think how many World Series flags would fly today over the green grass of Fenway.

In addition to these histories the book also provides a chance for Bill Lee to share his unconventional thinking about the game of baseball. It was a delight to read his account of what an honest player interview would truly be like. One sample:

Q. Who do you credit with your team's success this year?

A. Were counting on Satan to carry us through Chuck. God appears to be with the Yankees again this year.

I strongly recommend baseball fans everywhere to pick up a copy of "The Little Red (Sox) Book". Imagining the what ifs or enjoying the wit and wisdom of Bill Lee and Jim Prime will provide delight to a broad audience - not just Red Sox fans, but also for history buffs and pun lovers everywhere. A great read to jump start baseball fever for another summer.