The photos and text paint a beautiful and picturesque tribute to this isolated and historic area.

It visually took me back to my three wonderful years among the gentle people and remote countryside!

A must have addition to any true lover of this faraway land of the pagodas.

I received this book as a present and I loved it. The pages are so pretty and the information is very useful and sensibly written. I highly recommend it to any woman with a mirror. There is something for anyone to learn about keeping their face and body in good condition.

"Becoming a Successful Artist" is my favorite art book - based on the careers of 20 or so artists - it delves into their past triumphs and disappointments along the way to fame and fortune. This isn't the type of book that one needs to read only once; I've read it atleast 20 times. Some of the stories really touch my heart - especially about Harley Brown. Others are encouraging, and a few gave me a sense for the business side of art.

Because the book presents a personal viewpoint for each artist, it covers just about everything that an artist can experience as he or she goes through the hoops of becoming an artist. The advice is excellent. Anyone who is considering turning to full time art for their livelyhood should read this book. It presents the reality of becoming an artist.

very simple and good book very good

Holly Meredith will turn thirteen on Valentine's Day and she can't wait. Maybe this will be the year she'll get to visit her dad in California. He moved there after her parents divorced four years ago. Since then, Holly has grown very close to her mom and little sister, and she has a best friend, Andie, that she can share everything with. Well, almost everything.

Holly and Andie are having a great seventh grade year. At least until a new boy enrolls in their school. Now Holly and Andie are fighting over him. Jared is one thing the girls can't share.

According to some "Loyalty Papers" the girls created two years ago, one of them has to back off. Should Holly forget Jared so she can save her friendship with Andie? Or should she force Andie to stay away? Desperate to save her friendship with Andie and keep Jared, Holly tries almost everything. But none of her plans seem to work. Can her friendship with Andie be saved?

Originally published as "Holly's First Love", this is the first book in the Holly's Heart Series. It is well written and will keep you and your preteen daughter enthralled. Written in first person, you will truly feel you are having your first crush.

--- reviewed by Laura for Christian Bookshelf

"The Screwtape Letters", "The Great Divorce", "Miracles",
"The Case for Christianity","Christian Behavior" The paperback
version is 512p. All volumes were complete works in themselves.
From the backcover:
"Versatility and imagination are the hallmarks of this collection. His (Lewis's) pen ranges from sparkling satire in THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS to hard-hitting logic in THE CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY. The nitty-gritty issues of the faith walk come alive in CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOR and MIRACLES. For sheer literary artistry THE GREAT DIVORCE is a masterpiece; it is also religious allegory-at its best."

I have just read 'The Best Options for Diagnosing and Treating Prostate Cancer' published by Health Education Literary Publisher, on which I could not find any information, but their ISBN suggests that they are a very tiny publisher - maybe self published?).

It is an extraordinary biased book giving the 'best' methods for possibly preventing, monitoring, staging, conducting a biopsy, treatment etc. It assumes the reader has already read and is aware of the basics of prostate cancer and, therefore, does not cover the material that is provided by most other books - it is the next stage on (which is good). The author (James Lewis - a non-doctor survivor) really puts himself on the line and open to challenge. Nevertheless it's the most helpful book I have read to date. It doesn't give wide ranges of percentages - it's specific, it doesn't pussyfoot about. For me, it is great book as it unashamedly gives his 'gold standard' for any treatment. It also has the most comprehensive bibliography (30 pages and about 250 references) so it appears to be exceptionally well researched.

It is highly evangelistic in its selling of Dr. Frank Ritz' prostRcision treatment at the Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, claiming that cancer free survival rates are at least equal to and probably much better than surgery, even that performed by Dr. Walsh's Johns Hopkins team - and with the added benefits of significantly less chance of erectile dysfunction and other side effects.

If what he says is anywhere near the truth there doesn't seem to be any other choice but to have prostRcision.

I find it disturbing that other books only seem to mention prostRcision as an aside. The books published by the American Cancer Society and the Mayo Clinic don't even make a single reference to prostRcision. So something is wrong somewhere!

Have you read it? If not, at this stage of my limited knowledge, I would highly recommend it.

This book has a truly excellent selection of quotes. There are no dud quotes or ones that leave you guessing. Lewis Henry has done an admirable editing job.

It is obvious that anyone who wants to work in sales or marketing should have a superb resume... after all, if you can't sell yourself to an employer, how could you possibly sell their products or services? Thankfully, books like this one exist... you provide the coal (your education and experience), and Lewis and Corwin will fashion it into a diamond (one gem of a resume!).

The first 80 pages of the book are packed with excellent advice on resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, and job hunting. Some of their methods are unfashionable in the current job marketplace (they focus strictly on the chronological resume format, for example, and always include a "references available" statement), but it's generally a bad idea for anyone new to anything to break with tradition. The rest of the book contains 100 sample resumes, nicely categorized by market segment and job description.

Bottom line: if you're looking for a job in sales, marketing, or management, then you can't afford to miss this book.

As a former student of Dan C-S all I say the man is a relgious genius. There is nothing else to say.