This book is not just for women! This book will help improve anyone's game. I highly recommend it.

Finally a blackjack book written for women in a fun to read style without explanations of why things work!

I had done scores of diets, exercise programs, etc., and never kept the weight off. I had put on 20 extra pounds in the early 1990s, and simply couldn't get it off--not to mention that I have always struggled, dieted, procrastinated, etc., about my being overweight.

In February, 2000, I went on Acting Well. The key is using the log, doing the brief mental preparation in the morning, and understanding--just a little bit--how a properly trained actor creates a new role. It's all in the book, and it's all very simple.

Two years later? I took off around 25 pounds in the first year, going from 172 down to 145-150. I have settled in at 149 (I thoroughly enjoy weighing myself every day!), and sometimes drop a bit lower. It's important that I lost slowly, and even more important that I have NO trouble keeping it off. Now I am a thin person, and I enjoy the habits of a thin person. I know this will last for the rest of my life.

My only disappointment is that I didn't do it (it wasn't available, unfortunately) sooner.

I love my new me, which is really the me I always wanted to be. I never thought I'd make it though. Amazing!

And, incidentally, the book is a fun read; very well written. It debunks lots of stuff, medical and otherwise, and makes it clear that the problem is psychological, not physical. Calorie counting, excess exercising, dieting--they all don't work for more than a short time. This is a sensible, doable program; not a program, in fact, a life! After all, Shakespeare said that we're all only actors on a stage. With this plan, we can be good actors!

Richard

John Marshall is THE toy guru, and he takes a look at the 60s toys with humor and interesting insites. This is packed with photos and information for any collector, or even one trying to recapture their youth.

Everybody is familiar with Norman Rockwell's paintings holding up a mirror to Middle America so it is not surprising that plenty of companies used his work to sell their products. This large, well designed and printed book has over two hundred color images of his commercial work. Each company has their logo and a brief history to accompany the paintings.

Norman was not responsible for how his work was used in the ads so his efforts on occaision get ruined by messy design, just have a look at the 1936 Cream of Kentucky bourbon ad on page 47. Generally though the advertisers wisely let his paintings do the job they paid him for.

The most surprising work to me were his paintings of children used on Kellogg's Corn Flakes boxes in the mid-fifties, they even carried his signature. I wonder how much a good condition box is worth now?

This is most likely the only book of his commercial work available so it worth adding to your Rockwell library.

Paula Marshall does an excellent job of writing a gripping historical romance that's laced with mystery, murder and intrigue. In An Affair Of Honour, Ralph Shuyler meets Claire Windham at a party. Claire causes a lot of talk at the party, having jilted Boy Mallory five years ago, just days from their wedding.ement. Ralph takes an interest in her and being a member of the Secret Service, he's assigned to see what she is up to. When Ralph sees that Claire is being threatened he steps in and tells her that he must protect her by marrying her. And in true Harlequin/M&B style, their marriage of conveinence becomes one of love. However, Marshall also keeps you turning the pages in order to see just why Claire is being threatened and by who! This is clearly a book for everyone. Whether you love romance, mystery or just a good historical read, you're bound to be unable to put this down.

A brilliant bravo to a task well done. G. Marshall & D. Poling have captured succinctly the life of the last of the 'Enlightenment' minds. Albert Schweitzer was true to the principles of reason, naturalism and thought. He took these principles and undauntedly applied them to his religion and his culture. Albert Schweitzer was a critic of Christianity and modern civilization and this book captures Albert Schweitzer, "the critic".

In the world and church around him he saw conformity and the lack of individual reflection. This is a book about a nonconformism, a brilliant theologian/philosopher and a humanitarian genius.

Unlike other biographies of Schweitzer I have read, these authors write with a fluid, engaging style, pulling you closer to the man that they knew and profiled. Albert Schweitzer lived 90 years and the length of his life is a challenge that biographers must face. They must capture the individualistic spirit of Albert Schweitzer youth, the brilliance of his middle years and the tenacity of his old age.

Albert Schweitzer's Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 spoke of his sacrificial work in Africa, his vital practical philosophy of life, his call to clear comprehension of the historic Jesus that Christianity needs to embrace, his musical brilliance, his compassion for the animal kingdom and his love of healing. Yet, to brush stroke with ink a portrait of this unbelievable figure is a demanding undertaking and Marshall and Poling have done it right, and they did right to one of the greatest personalities of the twentieth century. Strongly recommended. 4.5 Stars.

One of the all-time best books. How to "see" the opponents' hands.

One of the all-time best books. How to "see" the opponents' hands.

AMBER MOMENT is a well-plotted and seamless story, never failing to hold my interest. Each scene led into the next in a logical progression, nothing was out of place. Nothing, not even a single word, was superfluous. And though at first the plot seemed predicable, there were turns that took me completely by surprise. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Be warned, though, it has steamy sex scenes, which, mercifully, didn't dominate the story. The characters were realistic and intelligent. It makes me want to read more by this author.

This slim handbook provides a practical introduction to the history and identification of early American silverwork: American Silver draws on existing research and artifacts to provide a simple review of the evolving styles and art of American silver from settlement days through the 1800s. Black and white photos and drawings enhance the presentation.