Ellen Horovitz presents a model for art therapists based upon a transformation process that basically states that the clinician must "Be Present, Be Open, and Invite Change." Authentic communication and embracing one's art as a vehicle of communication are viewed as the primary process gain that informs the therapist. This in turn generates a secondary gain for the patient/client, which is wellness. Horovitz postulates three key concepts that have proven to have far-reaching applications: (1)invoking a studio art therapy approach, (2) "elemental play," and (3)"soulution." Authenticity, self- disclosure, and acceptance are emphasized as key elements in the transformative process. Horovitz postulates "the inherent possibilities in using myself as a model for transformation when working with emotionally disturbed patients as well as within the framework of my own ministry."

The spiritual dimension is highlighted throughout this work through its focus on the issues of mourning and loss. Horovitz states, "Beginning with losses connects patients to their very origin of dis-ease and sets the stage for inclusion of the spiritual dimension." She cautions the therapist not to ignore these issues because they are viewed as the principal steps toward recovery. Horovitz explains, "Without this primacy, there may be change but not resolution, evolution, or soulution. Instead, the symptoms will reappear until those losses are aired, examined, and most importantly accepted. It is then and only then that the real work can begin."

In essence, the above quote highlights the premise of this book. Horovitz invites the reader to join her on an inspirational journey as she explores her personal issues of mourning and loss from childhood to adulthood. She airs, examines, and ultimately comes to accept these issues, which she feels have enabled her to live a more authentic life, her primary gain. She feels that her patients/clients benefit through secondary gain as they recover. In addition, she feels her students benefit through tertiary gain as they train to enter into the art therapy profession.

Horovitz begins her inspirational journey with an in-depth self-inquiry by exploring the relationship among "madness, creativity, and the continual quest for transformation via personal experiences as an artist/writer and human being." Her mourning and loss issues are centered on the mother/daughter relationship. The concept of "elemental play" is viewed as a state with intuiting spiritual inquiry at its highest level. "Soulution" embraces the concept of turning into another person's enegy.

Throughout this work, Horovitz has demonstrated that the ability to mourn has given her vitality. Self-empathy is the individual's ability to develop empathy for one's own experience - to see it and understand it more truthfully and compassionately. In this case, for Horovitz, a new self-empathy with personal experiences was born out of mourning. In Horovitz's attempt to define herself as an artist, writer, mother, therapist and above all, a human being, the prerequisite was for her to return to the studio. This call to art became for Horovitz, her personal "Leap of Faith."

In this book, Horovitz once again takes her reader into spaces that therapists never dare discuss nor reveal. Using her own psychosocial history as a vantage point, Horovitz reveals insights into her own artwork, fiction writing, and background. These revelations seed the groundwork for her theory of "soulution" which "evokes the concept of wedding a humanistic approach to one's work and operating from the heart". (pg.3)

In weaving this position, Horovitz shines through again and models authentic behavior at its best with stunning case studies embedded in fascinating and page-turning research.

A must for any therapist whether art therapist or not. This book, a genuine paradigm shift for Art Therapy, parallels what Freud did for the field of Psychology.

Since I'm not an art therapist myself, I can't respond to this book at the same kind of length as the previous reviewer. Still, I must say that Horovitz is doing significant work, making sure her colleagues in the field don't lose sight of core notions of spirituality & whole health, as they expand the methodology & the range of the therapeutic project. THE CALL TO ART is thoughtful in the best sense -- the sense that includes the heart & soul as well as mind.

This is a superb book for any practitioner working in primary care. It covers all important subjects completely and concisely. I used it to review for my boards with the review book that goes with it and I was very prepared. I highly recommend this text.

I found this review book an excellent source of knowledge and simple to understand. This book by passes all the intricate biochemical details and present the meat and potatoes so to speak. The wisdom of the pearls make this book unique. I recommend this book to any professional in a primary care setting.

This is the most comprehensive and concise medical text that I have ever used....so reader friendly. It has over 70 contributors from all over the country.

I got this book as a tech student and it is great if you study this book you should have no problem passing the certification exam. It is packed with alot of info. I really like how the explain the answers. Instead of just telling you the right answer it also explains why that is the right answer. I would recommend it to any tech student.

I have just finished recertifying and most of the questions in this review book were either word for word or a rearrangement of a question from this book. I have taken and passed the CST exam twice using this book as my primary source for study material. My advice as a surgical tech of 16+ years - Buy this book now, you won't be sorry !

Because of the many multiple choice questions and catagories of this review book; all subject matters and possible test questions are covered throughly. By repetatively performing the various test and reviewing the answers I got wrong, I felt well prepared for the certification test.

I had only one problem with Clothing Optional -- my stomach hurt from laughing so much. On the other hand, it does tone up the muscles to laugh that hard, but be sure to check with your doctor if the possibility of splitting your sides poses a hazard for you. This wonderfully intelligent and witty book of essays proves that no matter how much sorrow life puts in front of us, the gift of humor is always a spark of hope. Julietta Appleton's book combines brilliance, irreverence, and a remarkably keen eye for all that makes us human. Read and delight in Clothing Optional yourself; then give a copy to a friend whose life needs a shot of pure joy.

Julietta Appleton has done the unthinkable -- she has composed a collection of tales that are endearing, truly touching and sure to make even the bawdiest reader blush! With a great, big heart and razor sharp wit, Appleton is a Dotty Parker sequestered to the suburbs. A little bit city mouse, a little bit country, Appleton is a woman of the world with enough joie de vivre to go around. Lucky for us she is willing to share!

This book had me in stitches. I laughed so hard I had tears streaming down my face. (I got many strange looks from my fellow train commuters).

If you enjoy real-life stories and love to laugh, you'll enjoy this quick-witted, highly entertaining book. Julietta Appleton has this tremendous ability to capture some serious and /or difficult situations and turn them into hysterical stories. Thanks Julietta.

the book arrived today and in perfect condition. thanks!

This book has a wealth of questions, which thoroughly test your knowledge of a variety of pharmaceutical topics, I found the bundled software to be the best part of this package.

After the death of a friend or loved one many people comment how helpful a book of this kind would have been to assist in going through the process of dying.While not necessarily scientific it should be required as a sensitivity training for physicians where caring and not curing is mandatory for a successful closure

This book was obviously designed to be simple and easy to read. This helps, because dealing with complex medical terms at the same time you're coping with the death of a loved one is simply too much to ask.

Although the book is slightly weighted towards helping nurses or hospice staff, it will be useful for just "plain folks" who are NOT doctors or nurses but want to know if their professional caregivers are doing the "right things."

If you anticipate caring for a dying friend or relative at home, I would suggest getting this book and reading through it (it's very brief and right to the point) BEFORE the emotions and stress of this job reach critical mass. The information here can help anyone facing this reduce the stress, provide some confidence, maybe even shed light on how dying (and caring for a dying person) can be a growth process.

It's not "New Age" or mystical, but it is full of useful, elegantly-explained methods of dealing with the things that happen as we die.

Clearly, a lot of research went into this effor. This is an exciting and interesting book. A recommend to anyone interested in native american or american military history.

A Hero to His Fighting Men. Nelson A. Miles, 1839 - 1925 is a biography of an American hero whose good name has been unfairly tarnished. Miles compiled a flawless record of military feats after he began his army service as a volunteer officer in the Civil War. Following the Civil War, in which he fought in every major battle of the army of the Potomac except Gettysburg, and won the Congressional Medal of Honor for "distinguished gallantry at the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3, 1863," he earned fleeting fame on the frontier. Today, few realize that, in turn, he defeated dissident bands of Kiowa-Comanches, Sioux, Nez Perces, and renegade Apaches led by Geronimo, and then skillfully managed the Messiah outbreak f 1890. The climax of his career came in 1895 with his appointment as commanding general of the army. The driving ambition, courage, and self-confidence that were responsible for his military successes and advancement also made him a controversial officer who begot a legion of enemies. Because the judgments of his critics have influenced the way history has viewed Miles it is necessary to reassess the career of the officer who was appreciated in his day as "the idol of the Indian fighters."

One can readily understand why some of his contemporaries did not wish Miles well. For instance, supporters of Jefferson Davis found it difficult to forgive Miles, when, as jailer of the fallen President of the Confederate States of America, he had his prisoner temporarily placed in chains. Equally apparent is how, in the post Civil War army, at a time when there were few opportunities for advancement, jealousies naturally sprang up between Miles and his rivals for promotion. It is also evident why officials in Washington would resent his outspoken criticism of mismanaged bureaus and campaigns. For example, in his 1886 annual report Miles complained about the shoes manufactured at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth and worn by his men on the Geronimo campaign. The Adjutant General had earlier praised the prison for its products. Miles faultfinding partially explains why the government made little effort to honor him for his victory over the Apaches.

A painstaking search that took over fifteen years, of both manuscript collections and nineteenth century newspapers, unearthed information that justifies reexamination of Miles' career. For instance the Adjutant General's bruised feelings concerning the shoes made at Fort Leavenworth does not completely explain Miles' difficulties following the Geronimo campaign. Miles also had to contend with bureaucratic intrigues emanating from the headquarters of his superior officer at the time, Major General Oliver O. Howard. For example, Howard muddied the details of what actually happened when Geronimo surrendered to Miles. As a result, Miles fell into official disfavor. Miles did not publicly air his exasperation at this disservice, but he reacted after he read the published correspondence of the surrender and realized what had happened. In a letter found in Howard's papers, which has not been fully appreciated by some students of the campaign, it is clear that Miles was aware of how the mischief damaged his reputation.

Seething at what he read in the government document, Miles accused Howard of keeping his report "pigeon-holed at Division Headquarters for nearly a month notwithstanding that I was being denounced, meanwhile, from one end of the country to the other for not reporting the fact of the surrender."

In some bewilderment, Miles continued: "You not only failed to set me right when it was within your power so to do, but you seem to have gone out of your way in the opposite direction."

Another instance in which history has misjudged Miles resulted from strained relations between Miles and the Commanding General of the Army, William T. Sherman. Most Indian War historians have been negatively influenced by an impulsive letter written by Sherman, which Miles probably never knew existed. Greater insight into their feud, however, would be gained by considering an interview of General Sherman by a New York Herald reporter that has not been commented upon in other studies of this period.

Miles, who President Theodore Roosevelt dismissed as a "brave peacock" because of his vanity and love of pomp deserves a more accurate epitaph. A Hero to His Fighting Men reminds its readers that in 1910 a balladeer honored Miles, asserting that the general, who was "solid with the ranks," might be a Little partial to the medals on his chest. He's got a darned right to be; He earned 'em in the West.

Note: Great care was taken to insure that although A Hero to His Fighting Men, Nelson A. Miles, 1839 - 1925 was a scholarly study of the General's career, it was also a very readable portrait of a military leader who deserves greater appreciation for his services to our nation.

1998, c. 568pp., 23 illus. Isbn-0-87338-594-

Great for individual course review before finals

Complete coverage, great explanations

so thrilling it is unbelieveabl

I first read this book back in 1973. It was originally published the year I was born. That said---I'm getting down to the heart of the matter. Tom Swift goes to Central America. His purpose is to solve the mystery of the Maya. He has the help of his friends, Bud Barclay and Chow Winkler, and various supporting characters. The problem is that at every turn he's thwarted by enemies. They sabotage his equipment for looking at a rock that has sacred writing on it. The machine that's deliberately sabotaged is called a retroscope. One of Tom Swift's many inventions. They meet a pro wrestler named Big Frenchy. Big Frenchy helps them escape from their enemies once. The second time, however, they're almost killed by a hand grenade thrown by one of the archaeologists. They happen to be foreign spies. Each Tom Swift book is a set up for the next. That's how the series has remained so popular since the 1930s.

This reviewer was dithering between the 4- and 5-star ratings, and decided to err on the side of generosity. The Anglican bishop George Appleton was himself generous in compiling this book of prayers, taken largely from the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox traditions.

If you're a Roman Catholic, you will find in the Oxford Book of Prayer examples of liturgical language that are lovelier than any of the passages you have heard at a post-conciliar Mass. For the Anglicans, there is Hooker and Traherne and Herbert of the earlier centuries, and Eric Milner-White, John Baillie, and Appleton himself for the twentieth century. Orthodoxy is very well represented, with Eucharistic prayers, with anthems and hymns for vespers and mattins at various points in the liturgical year.

There is Cardinal Langton's immortal "Veni Sancte Spiritus" in both Latin and English. There are a few poems, or snippets of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins. There are canticles by Alcuin of York, and prayers of Ghanaian fishermen, in happy juxtaposition. There is a litany to the Holy Spirit (prayer no. 672) used by the ecumenical Taize community in France.

There is a moderately sized section of prayers from "other traditions of faith," from Jewish to Taoist, Muslim to Baha'i, a gracious but not overly concessive tribute to religious pluralism (a prayer-book consisting solely of Christian prayers would perhaps be seen as triumphalistic), but there, some beauty and genuine feeling for the transcendent is often to be found.

As there are more than eleven hundred prayers in this admirably capacious anthology, any review of a few paragraphs is bound to fail in its attempt to convey the temper and the flavour of the book. Let us therefore take one prayer at not-quite-random, no. 588, from the Syrian Orthodox Church:

"Open to us, Lord, your great door; O Fountain of all mercy, hear our prayer and save our souls. Shine upon me, Lord, and I shall be light like the day; I will sing your praise in light while I marvel; may the morning awaken me to the praise of your Godhead and I will pursue the study of your word all the day long. With the day may your light shine on our thoughts and may it drive away the shadows of error from our souls. The creation is full of light, give light also to our hearts that they may praise you with the day and the night."

George Appleton has put together a wonderful devotional resource. The book is divided into six sections. Section one has prayers of adoration, which are addressed to God. Section two consists of prayers from the Bible (Old and New Testaments) including those by the Psalmists, Jesus, Paul, and many others. The third section has prayers of other Christians including such themes as devotion, suffering, protection, etc. Section four has the prayers of the Church. This part is comprised of prayers relating to the creeds, the sacraments, the communion of saints, the Paschal and Christmas cycles, plus much more. Section five is called "Prayer of Listening" because it contains readings from Scripture where God addresses humankind (hence "listening"). The fifth section has prayers from a variety of other religions, including Judaism, Buddhism, Greco-Roman civilization, and primitive nature religions. This section is small compared to the Christian part and this book is primarily a Christian resource. Finally, there are prayers for the unity of humankind. Many famous Christian authors are included, ranging from the early church until the modern day. With over 1100 prayers, there is bound to be one for every occasion in a person's life. I highly recommend this book.

This prayer book is very complete and it has prayers through the ages grouped into loose categories based on how the prayer relates to the Lord's Prayer, Apostles Creed, etc. I use this in my personal worship quite a bit. The prayers are from a wide variety of saints and Christians. There are also some non-Christian prayers there for those interested.