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Fairy tales contain profound lessons for those who would dive into their meaning. Von Franz draws on her vast knowledge of folklore and her experience as a pychoanalyst and a collaborator with Jung to illuminate on fairy tales and the dark side of life and human pyschology. ... Read more

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Very entertaining, somewhat informative
Had this book been titled Jung and Fairy Tales I would have given it five stars. It's wonderfully written and makes use of fairy tales from around the world to make it clear that there are fundamental aspects of our unconscious that we all share. However, I read it hoping to gain a deeper understanding of the shadow's role and was disappointed in that sense. Still, as a general view of a Jungian approach to fairy tales I found this book both academic and accessible. Lastly, I feel I should mention that, while only a minor grievance, there were a number of typos which I always find frustrating in published works.

When spooky is good
Love fairy tales? Then this book will give you an understanding of why stories have always enthralled us; where do shadow and evil come from and how do we learn from them.

Phenomenal look into the darkness
I love MLVF as an author, first of all. Her work is so concise and to the point, and absolutely eye-opening at all times. She not only sees really clearly, but is especially skilled at helping other people to. This book is one of my favorites that I have read by her. The other one is the one about dreams and death. This book is an exceptionally good look at how evil and the shadow operate and are expressed by the psyche. Also, whether or not you're into fairy tales, this book is still a great resource, in terms of psychology, creativity, mythology and cultural expression. ... Read more

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"This may well be a seminal book--a courageous eye-opener that could fundamentally alter our approach to the treatment of chronic fatigue." -- From the foreword by Michael Rosenbaum, M.D.

Answering the question on the minds of 75 percent of Americans, Why Am I Always So Tired?, leading nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman shows us how we canbe more alert and active by eliminating excess copper in our diets and increasing our zinc intake. The time-tested formula points out which culprits steal energyfrom us--namely trendy, low-fat diets--that make otherwise healthy people feel drained.

This revolutionary book offers Gittleman's insights into how we can modify our diets and lifestyles to increase our energy and prevail over the chronic fatigue thatplagues us with symptoms such as: anxiety, insomnia, skin problems, frequentcolds, and roller-coaster emotions. Using her research and breakthroughfindings, Gittleman helps us eliminate these problems and access the energywe didn't know we had.

Up to 80 percent of the general populationcomplains about fatigue; Gittleman's book may very well offer a simplesolution for thousands of people. --Erica Jorgensen ... Read more

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Why Am I Always So Tired" by Ann Louise Gittleman
Ann Louise Gittleman presents a balanced, progressive, and enlightening approach to naturally reducing copper overload.She is way ahead of conventional healthcare with identifying this health challenge.And, she empowers motivated individuals to restore health and vitality with her guidance and support.She provides a resource section, in the back of this book, to support individuals with restoring their health.This book will become known as one that exposed the problem of copper overload way before the day copper overload becomes known as an epidemic in our culture.I encourage every parent, who has a child who suffers with emotional and behavioral challenges, to read this book and to consult with Dr. Malter, Ph.D (noted in resource section) about the psychological implications of copper overload in children, adolescents, and adults.

Why Am I Always So Tired?
This book is very insightful with advice on why some people may be tired all of the time and are told by their physician(s) that there is nothing wrong with them. "Copper Overload", as the author calls it, could be a primary reason for why so many people are always so tired. I mainly bought the book because I have suffered with this problem most of my life. It started with me when I was in High School and now I am in mymid 40's still combating this problem.I am an adult male, and although the author states that this happens primarily to woman, she does not discount that it also happens to men as well.She gives reasons as to why the reader may be suffering from fatigue all of the time and shows the reader ways of combating this illness.

Only good if you have Excess Copper or Low Zinc
Her theory is that copper may be causing fatigue in some people, however, this is rare as most of us are able to excrete any excess copper. Thus, you should get a hair analysis test done to find out (you can buy these online for about $80). If you do indeed have excess copper you can follow the supplement and dietary guidelines she provides. Her advise is holistic, so recovery will most likely take longer. There are a couple of prescription meds available to help rid of excess copper which she does not discuss at all.

She also discusses the very important role of zinc (which will also be tested if you order a hair analysis). Although I did not test high for copper, I do have very low zinc and thanks to this book I can work on that which should help in my overall health.

If you have copper overload or low zinc there is a "Nutritional Data" website that will tell you exactly how much of each is in different foods.

Very informative
Now I know exactly what my health problems have been for over 20 years....copper!Very informative read and very interesting.Definately recommend this book for anyone to read.

Finally, an answer to my problems!!!
After suffering for many years from acne, dry skin, hair falling out, anxiety disorders, occasional insomnia and hormonal problems like bad pms, I have finally found what the causes of all these problems were; Copper toxicity! After reading Gittleman's book, I had a hair mineral analysis done and my copper levels were 5 times the normal limit! I have been following the advice in this book for 3 months and I feel like a totally new person. A very overlooked problem that could be the cause of many health problems especially for women. Go buy the book! ... Read more

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Bedroom 7:00 p.m.

I am so depressed and bored I may even have to do some homework. My new address is:

Georgia Nicolson Crap House Crapton-on-Sea Crapshire Crapland

Just when the Sex God becomes Georgia#146;s official boyfriend, he decides to go off and snog sheep in Kiwi-a-gogo land, taking her heart with him. Georgia decides to display extreme glaciosity to all boys -- after all, a girl can only have her heart broken so many times.

Until, ohmygiddygodstrousers, she meets Masimo, the new Italian-American lead singer for the Stiff Dylans band. The Dreamboat has landed -- again -- and Georgia is away laughing on a fast camel (whatever that means)! ... Read more

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Away Laughing On A Fast Camel
In this book, the fifth book in the Georgia Nicolson series, not many things happen.
There is more rambling, more nonsense, and quite a few hilarious moments.

Two boys are pursued-
Dave the Laugh, who Georgia is falling in love with even if she doesn't want to admit it.
Masimo, the new lead singer for The Stiff Dylans. He is also Robbie's replacement. He is Italian. Georgia is also falling for him.

And besides that...nothing.
Georgia and her friends do the crazy things they always do, Angus is insane as always.
Oh, and there may just be a new addition to the household of the Nicolson's.
It may or may not be a cat.

The funniest of all the books so far.
No, I did not laugh out loud on more than three occasions. Definately not.
Actually, I did.
Louise Rennison, you are great.

(cross posted from my blog, [...])

HILARIOUS!
Georgia Nicolson is so funny and just doesn't realize she is in love with Dave the laugh. This book is just as good as the first four.

Away Laughing on a Fast Camel review
Away Laughing on a Fast Camel is the fifth book in the Georgia Nicholson series.Georgia, a British teenager full of gorgeosity and attitude continues the cunning chronicles that are her diaries, full of red-bottom-osity, love-stricken cats, and a tres mad toddler.On top of all that, Georgia's love interest, the lead singer of the "Stiff Dylans", Robbie, (aka the Sex God) is off to Kiwi-a-go-go land, and Georgia's got the Cosmic Horn for their new singer, Masimo.
Libby, Georgia's toddler sister, is quite literally mad.One minute she's trying to kiss you, the next she's hitting you and calling you "cheeky monkey".You never know what's going to happen with that crazy bugger whether she's snuggling a turnip or running around in the nuddy-pants.I love the absolutely outrageous antics she gets up to, and it's always laugh out loud hilarious.
I totally recommend this book for girls in their teenage years.Some topics may be too awkward for younger girls.I love this book because there's a laugh on every page.Also, it's a great source for outrageous British slang.Georgia is always on a wacky adventure, so you can never put it down or else you will have tres snog withdrawel.This book is fabbity-fab-fab and you won't be able to read it just once!!

True Confessions of Georgia Nicolson is FAB!
I love these books. I started getting them on book on tape at the library and I enjoy them sooo much. I really want to get them at the book store so that I can read them over and over again!

Away Laughing on a Fast Camel
While S.G.(Robbie) is off in Kiwi-a-gogo,to snog the local sheep, Georgia is left on her all aloney, on her owney!But never fear, a new, and BETTER S.G. is on his way! And this one has an Italian accent! Eith Georgia, who knows what could go wrong? Oh, yeah! EVERYTHING! With Dave the laugh coaching her along, this is one of the funniest books in the searies! ... Read more

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New York...Smart, sexy Rose Fiorello grows up poor with nothing but a blistering hatred of Rothstein Realty, the developer that crushed her father's business...and a shocking plan to get even.

Los Angeles...Pampered society princess Poppy Allen wants to escape the smothering cocoon of her parents' privileged life to embrace the excitement of becoming a rock star...or rock star maker.

London...Plump, bullied Daisy Markham devours trashy bestsellers to escape her misery at boarding school...until she discovers that writing them can bring the acceptance-and man-she secretly desires.

But as each of these gutsy women goes after her dreams, a brutal act committed long ago will suddenly explode their worlds-revealing the betrayal that stole the heritage of three baby girls... uniting them now with one common passion: revenge.
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Great book
This was the perfect take to the beach book. I finished it quickly and then wished there was a part two. Interesting characters and plot. It sort of faded near the end but it was still a great read.

Such A Good Book...
I seriously could not put it down. I picked it up at around 11pm unable to sleep thinking "This will bore me to sleep for sure"...Geez was i mistaken. I read the whole BOOK last nite, i didn't want to go to sleep not knowing what happens next. Its so filled with adventure, drama, intrigue, good dose of sex, love and rock and roll. Its moving with these girls through parts of their lives as they discover themselves. Absolutely loved it! It was a book bought home with my father so you could see why i thought it would be boring lol...but i loved it and i would totally reccommend this book...to be read somewhere in the morning or afternoon so you don't wake up the next day dog tired like i am hahaha...

Strong, determind characters in this great novel
What i love about Louise Bagshawe's books as that they have the ability to hook the reader. With juicy plot lines, handsome men and strong females. What i love about The Devil You Know... is that these three young women are so incrediably determined and driven to succeed. These characters have spunk! Rose's storyline is interesting, as it shows just how far one will go to extract revenge, but when she looks back at her life she really has nothing else. And you just know that underneath the blistering hatred Rose has for Rothstein Realty there lurks a powerful physical attraction to the youngest heir of the family fortune...
The Devil You Know is my favourite out of Louise's books.
Sure, if you put it up against some of her others, the plot isn't exactly new, but these books are such empowering reads that i can overlook that fact. Louise's books may not be serious novels, but they are wonderful escapism that gives you hope that even girls who have been wronged can rise to the top with a little determination, courage and attitude. By the end of the book i really wanted the guy to get what was coming to him.
All in all a very good read, one that i have read several times over in fact. I look forward to many more from this very talented author.

Trashy but fun
This book is not one that you will rave about to your friends but it tells a good enough story to keep you reading.It is actually more like 3 and a half stars.

In a nutshell, three sisters (triplets!) are separated at birth after an act of betrayal by their uncle causes the death of their parents.Each of the girls grows up differently from the others and pursues an interesting career.

We get to know each girl very well and we understand what drives them and how they each become successful at their chosen careers.

Without revealing the ending, the girls do meet up and revenge is exacted against the uncle.

This book is not fine literature but makes for an enjoyable enough read if you are stuck inside on a rainy day.

The Devil You Know: A Novel
This is my 4th read, and like always, I truly enjoy this book, and now I own it. This book has that "power" to just grab you to the point that you never want to put it down - it is a true page turner. It was interesting to see what path each of the sisters would take, and how these paths would eventually cross to bring them together for their "first" meeting. This meeting of the sisters was satisfaction in itself. I was all for their dressing down of their "uncle." He was the devil himself. Did he not know that jealousy never lives long, that no matter what, it always comes back to bite the hand that fed it? My hat's off to Louise Bagshawe, who has become one of my favorite writers.Thank you, Louise!! ... Read more

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Highly acclaimed author and teacher Louise DeSalvo offers the first detailed writing program designed for healing.DeSalvo shows how anyone can use writing as a way to overcome the emotional and physical wounds that arn an inevitable part of life.She culls journals, diaries, letters, and works of dozens of famouns writers and students of the craft to illustrate how people "change physically and psychologically when they work on projects that grow from a deep, authentic place."With insight and with, she illuminates how the writing process has transformed authors such as Virginia Woolf, Henry Miller, Audre Lorde, and Isabel Allende.WRITING AS A WAY OF HEALING gives valuable advice and practical techniques to guide and inpsire both experienced and beginning writers. ... Read more

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Groundbreaker for healing and writing
This book was a turning point for me in my writing.I found it fascinating to hear the stories behind established authors whose painful beginnings were the sources of their writings.It helped me understand the significance of story, my story included, which created a new confidence in writing.I often refer it to people who express a desire to write but who feel no one wants to hear their story. This book was very interesting to read and full of significant information about specific authors/writings.

Way above and beyond the call
Despite being a writer, it's so hard expressing the extent to which this book has touched my soul. I came to it desperately in need of guidance, already knowing DeSalvo's reputation as a Woolf critic I've greatly admired. I knew her book would be useful. I had no idea it would be life-changing. This is one of the most influential books on my life I've ever read, and it may even be the most influential on me. I've never found any book on this topic to truly cut to the heart of what it is to need to find healing, much less a book with as much practical advice as this one. DeSalvo doesn't spew platitudes and feel good metaphor. She presents empathetic real advice on how to free yourself from the horrors of the past. I hope to meet Louise DeSalvo one day and thank her for this book. It's touched me to the core.

At The Top Of My List of Favorites
I have read a great many books on writing, and written a few myself. But Writing as a Way of Healing has gone straight to the top of my list of favorites, and I suspect that it will stay there for a very long time--perhaps for all time. But in the process of reading this book, I discovered I had to read the book that went before it, and now I want to tell you about both.

Louise DeSalvo has been teaching English and creative writing for nearly twenty years. The first in her working-class Italian family to graduate from college, she escaped a soul-deadening home life--a depressed mother, an angry father--by reading, going to the movies, and dating, dating, dating. It wasn't until the late 1980's, when she wrote a scholarly book about the impact of childhood sexual abuse on the life and work of Virginia Woolf that she began to come to terms with her own childhood traumas and the lingering shadows of her mother's death and her sister's suicide. She dealt with her pain, anxiety, and depression in a memoir called Vertigo (now available in paperback, published by Plume), in which she explored her own story. Vertigo isn't a pleasant book, or easy--it's about hidden pain and the depression and despair into which a woman can fall when she attempts to avoid self-knowledge. But it is a necessary book, for through it, DeSalvo learns that the process of life-writing is also the process of healing. What she discovered in Vertigo, and what she subsequently put to use in her own teaching, is the subject and object of Writing As a Way of Healing.

DeSalvo's section and chapter titles, by themselves, are helpful clues to the book's significance. The first section is called "Writing as a Way of Healing," and contains four chapters: Why Write, How Writing Can Help Us Heal, Writing as a Therapeutic Process, and Writing Pain, Writing Loss. Section Two is called "The Process/The Program," and has four chapters: The Healing Power of the Writing Process, Caring for Ourselves as We Write; and Stages of Growth I and II. The third section, "From Woundedness to Wholeness Through Writing" contains two chapters: Writing the Wounded Psyche and Writing the Wounded Body. The Epilogue is called "From Silence to Testimony." Each of the chapters contains suggestions for writing, examples (from such writers as Audre Lorde, Alice Walker, Jamaica Kincaid, Isabel Allende, Djuna Barnes), discussion, and ideas--lots of ideas, so many ideas that you'll find yourself wanting to stop reading and start writing (something that DeSalvo herself, no doubt, would applaud).

DeSalvo refers extensively to a favorite researcher of mine--Dr. James Pennebaker--whose book Opening Up has been an important influence on my own understanding of the healing power of the writing process. When we use writing to explore traumatic or anxiety-provoking events in detail, together with the feelings that arise from those events, the writing process can help us to understand more clearly, cope in a more balanced way, and even feel better physically. Seen from this point of view, life-writing becomes a lifetime project, as we unravel the meanings of events and explore our responses to them. When we commit ourselves to this very important lifelong project--recognizing that we don't write our story once and for all and forget it!--we commit ourselves to a lifetime of learning, growing and healing.

by Susan Wittig Albert
for Story Circle Book Reviews
www.storycirclebookreviewsorg
reviewing books by, for, and about women

Very Inspirational
Although the book was not quite what I was expecting, i.e. a book that teaches you how to journal, I found it exceptional nonetheless. It was inspirational as it shared stories of other writers who write to save their sanity and souls. It also offered useful techniques to get you thinking about your memories and how to record them.

I highly recommend this very readable book.

Validation Personified
My daughter Debbi gave me this book for my birthday. I read Ms. DeSalvo's book when I was in the final stages of confronting the tragic suicide of my father that happened two days before my high school Senior Prom. For nearly fifty years after the day my entrepreneur father put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger his death gnawed at me. By facing what happened to me on that dreary spring day in Boston and trying to make sense of my Pop's state of mind on the day he died I was able to dig down deep into my soul and describe how I felt. I opened up my heart and was able to face a time only years had kept at bay. By writing about my heretofore-suppressed feelings I began to sob over the keyboard and took my first steps to understand why my father died. Desalvo's book validated my earlier conclusion that writing is truly a way of healing. ... Read more

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On this groundbreaking CD, Mark Chait's original music,and the hip urban beat of Lars Quang, blend with the hypnotic voice ofauthor Louise L. Hay to bring you a sensory delight for the body,mind, and soul.

As you listen to this uniquely appealing fusion of music and spokenaffirmations, you'll find yourself basking in waves of peace, joy,harmony, and soothing stimulation. Atmospheres & Affirmations is trulya one-of-a-kind experience!

Mark Chait, film score composer and chart-topping writer of THE POWEROF ONE teams up with internationally renowned author and speakerLouise Hay. Louise is the bestselling author of 27 books, includingYou Can Heal Your Life, Heal Your Body, and Empowering Women. She hasassisted thousands of people in discovering and using the fullpotential of their own creative powers for personal growth andself-healing. Affirmations are one of the most powerful tools that sheencourages people to use to expedite their personal growth process.

Sample affirmations by Louise Hay:

I am connected to Life. This world is our Heaven on Earth. I amwilling to change and grow. I am here at the right time. I deserveonly good in my life. I am safe. It’s only change. I support myself infeeling good. All happiness is an inside job. ... Read more

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A very pleasant surprise...!
I have to admit that I was surprised at the quality and variety of musical style contained on this CD - I know I like Louise, but alot of times with these types of albums, you get dreary, spacy new age type music, which sounds just like every other album with a pan flute and a synthesizer - NOT THIS ONE! I would categorize the flavors on this recording as trance, some hints of eastern and middle eastern, at times light jazz, and some acoustic piano - It was beautifully done - If you like variety and Louise, you will love this! It has become my favorite CD, and I'm really picky - My friends all love it too - Enjoy!

Great Music
The music that accompanies the affirmations is very soothing and great to listen to. Highly recommend it.

Nurturing and Positive
Calming music and positive affirmations make this a healing CD. Louise Hay's beautiful voice infuses the music with a calm knowing that everything will be right in the world. Her voice has always soothed me each time I listen and this is an easy way to get yourself back into a positive frame of mind. If you can't find this for sale, listen wherever you find music online.

~The Rebecca Review

ground breaking new music style?
Relaxing - Refreshing - Different style of music. Great combination of music with positive subtle affirmations placed carefully within the context of the music. It is one of those CDs you listen to many times and there is something new every single time you listen to it. ....worth every penny!

THIS CD IS EXCELLENT !
JUST GOT THIS CD AND THINK IT IS SO COOL.
IT HAS A TOTALLY CONTEMPORARY SOUND, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF A PIECE OF THIS MUSIC WAS IN THE BILLBOARD TOP 100 !!
THERE ARE DIFFERENT TUNES TO DIFFERENT SETS OF AFFIRMATIONS, WHICH MAKE THIS CD, VERY VERY INTERESTING AND UNIQUE.
IT IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BEST THINGS LOUISE HAS EVER RELEASED...AND CREDIT TO MARK CHAIT TOO.
IF YOUR A FAN OR NOT, THIS CD IS DEFINATELY WORTH THE PRICE!! ... Read more

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Be open to doing the exercises in this program, which are enhanced by the soothing sound of Louise’s voice!

Louise L. Hay, bestselling author, is an internationally known leader in the self-help field. Her key message is: "If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed." The author has a great deal of experience and firsthand information to share about healing, including how she cured herself after being diagnosed with cancer.

An excerpt from You Can Heal Your Life:Life Is Really Very Simple. What We Give Out, We Get Back

What we think about ourselves becomes the truth for us. I believe that everyone, myself included, is responsible for everything in our lives, the best and the worst. Every thought we think is creating our future. Each one of us creates our experiences by our thoughts and our feelings. The thoughts we think and the words we speak create our experiences ... Read more

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You can heel your life study course
Awsome, I love it very inspirational and inspiring. thanks for a very fast delivery. Also a very accurate transaction.

Great things to contemplate
Though initially Louise Hay's ideas may seem a little 'out there', this CD has great thoughts to contemplate, and I love her VERY direct approach on self-acceptance. Basically her approach is 'You are good enough' - END OF STORY!! Her advice to stop beating yourself up and criticizing yourself is so direct it couldn't help but sink in!

If you're looking to find a deeper peace within yourself, this CD will give you some great strategies to help you do just that!

Heal Your Life Study Course
I am very pleased with the quality of this product and also with the delivery service.I love this course and I find it very helpful and I will certainly recommend it to others.

Lotus Guide Magazine Review
You Can Heal Your Life (2-DVD set)
By Louise L. Hay and Friends

Entering her eighth decade of life, Louise Hay is an inspiration for all of us. There is a depth of communication, when it comes from direct and profound experience, that is inescapable. This was what I found while watching and listening to such people as Wayne Dyer, Greg Braden, Doreen Virtue, Candice Pert, Christine Northrup, Louise Hay, and many more on the subject of using affirmations and "changing your life by changing your thought." From the very roots of her transformation while practicing religious science techniques to the experiences gained during a lifetime, Louise shows how we can all become the miracle we're waiting for. Timely information for all of us.

Rahasya Poe, Lotus Guide magazine (www.lotusguide.com)

My Bible
Louise L. Hay books are incredible.It's as if the Holy Spirit wrote them."Heal Your Body A-Z" has become my bible.It works everytime, EVERYTIME!Try it.You won't go wrong.I am not only healty my financial life is alive and well.I owe it all to Louise L Hay's teachings.I listen and I hear what she is saying, then I focus on one issue at a time.When that issue is resolved, following her advice, I move to the next until all is well and I can trust life to work for me rather than against me.

Love and Blessings,

Dr. Joysong, PHD, DD in Spiritual Studies ... Read more

Product Description
This story continues after Chapter 36 in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." On his return trip to Pemberley from Rosings after his offer of marriage was refused by Miss Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy's carriage overturns,and he is rendered unconscious. Having written Georgiana previously that he was going to ask for her hand, Georgiana, thinking they are engaged, writes to Elizabeth, begging her to come to Pemberley, thinking she may be able to help draw him out. Visit Kara Louise's website at www.ahhhs.net, Jane Austen's Land of Ahhhs, to read additional stories. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (14)

Loved the New Direction of the Story!
I absolutely LOVED this book! It began just after Elizabeth refused Darcy at Hunsford. On his way home from Rosings, there is a terrible accident that renders Darcy unconscious. Stemming from a misunderstanding, Elizabeth is summoned to Pemberley. What ensues completely changes the course of this beloved story. The author wove into the story quite a bit of chemistry between our two most beloved characters without the need to be explicit, which I appreciated. Any lover of P&P will find this a most delightful read.

Ok but don't preach to me!
I LOVE P&P"What If" stories. I really enjoyed this author's "Pemberley's Promise" so I thought I'd read more of her books. Just finished this one and the sequel "Obligation." Interesting, not stellar like some other What if's, but OK reads.

But what I do object to is the not-so-subtle Christian preaching here and there in these books. Yes, I know people in those times were religious, as are many in our times. But if I wanted to read Christian fiction, I would. I don't, and I don't. If you don't mind some preaching/proselytizing headed your way, you will probably enjoy these books.

"Something like regret" is better
While I did like Assumed, I really enjoyed "Something like regret" more. In Assumed, there was just to much focus on the smell and flowers and her hankercheif.

A fun variation
I have spent time over the last 2 days reading "Assumed Engagement" and "Assumed Obligation" and enjoyed them both.I like this authors writing style and appreciate that she keeps the stories clean enough for me to allow my daughter to read them.Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book and I enjoyed this adaptation.I liked the way Georgiana helped Darcy change some of his attitudes and behaviors too.I look forward to reading more books by this author.

Editor Please!
While I could have appreciated the author's unique spin on our beloved Bennett-Darcy story, said appreciation was continually tested by her presentation of same. I am, I confess, addicted to reading nearly anything even obliquely Austenesque. However my delight in such presentations relies on a certain resonance, both in consistency of character and competency of composition. Not that I expect words-woman-ship of the quality of Jane Austen herself to leap from the pages of the spin-off. But when, as here, its opposite slaps me in the face I cry "foul"!
My notes on the back page of Assumed Engagement include: "Cheesy... contrived... unnatural dialogue... sloppy or inaccurate use of language...grammar or sentence construction... no she wouldn't, no he wouldn't... and oh! Pulleeeeze!" Even so this might have been merely one more uneven variation on P&P - still fascinating to me in its many incarnations -if its author had not chosen to stuff in a prayer written by JA herself, and included both JA and her father as minor, in fact superfluous, cutesy characters on the 171st page of a 180-page work! I cry "foul" and "double-foul"! ... Read more

Product Description
One morning, after some particularly shocking--but awfully funny--breakfast behavior, Mary Louise realizes that she has lost her manners. I've paid so little attention to them, she thinks, that they've up and run away! She has no choice but to begin a search mission.

From a neighborhood restaurant to a doctor's office, past a hot dog vendor then a street musician, and even into the library, Mary Louise tries to find her manners. Instead she ends up making more trouble everyplace she goes. Have her manners deserted her forever?
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A perfect fit
As a first grade teacher, I am constantly teaching comprehension strategies to my excited new readers!This book is the perfect fit for a lesson on visualizaion.The students love to create drawings of the manners based on the author's description!

Educators Recommend
While eating breakfast, Mary Louise realizes she has lost her manners. She begins to look for them. "She turned her pockets inside out. She shook her hair. She looked up her nose. Between her toes. Inside her shoes." No manners. So off she goes to look for them---with wagon in tow.

Thankfully, Mary Louise meets Mrs. Abby, an artist, who makes a sketch of her missing manners to help in the hunt. And what does Mary Louise's manners look like? They have "big ears for listening," says Mary Louise, "[a]nd a little mouth to keep naughty words from slipping out. The arms? Short, says Mary Louise, "for not reaching across the table."

With sketch in hand, Mary Louise visits a restaurant where the waitress recognizes the manners in the picture. But, alas, they were here---"and helped put bibs on the babies and forks on the tables"---and were gone. Mary Louise continues on her way, visiting the doctor's office, the hot-dog vendor, a street musician, the bus stop. Apparently, Mary Louise's manners had "been running around town exercising themselves."

And where does she finally find her manners? Asleep in the library, kindly covered with newspapers (because they were snoring). "Nobody's perfect, not even manners," says the librarian. Into the wagon they go. Then, happy and humming, Mary Louise heads back home with a promise never to let her manners run away again.

While reading this wonderfully wry book I found myself, along with my eighth graders to whom I was reading it, laughing out loud at Mary Louise's antics. The illustrations are deliciously funny and are a perfect match with the text.

This book would be fitting for a lesson or unit on manners for the young ones, or simply as a good old-fashioned read-aloud. Although the recommended age levels are 4-8, don't discount it for use in the middle school. On several occasions I found one of my teenaged reluctant readers in the reading corner with the book, giggling.

A Great Book to Read to your Class
The main idea of this book is to teach the reader that it is impolite to forget your manners.

If you are a teacher, this is definitely a book you will want to read to your class. It can be used to teach vocabulary in context and teach your students what it means to have manners,follow rules, and why it is impolite to forget your manners. The illustrations are hilarious and will definitely keep their attention and have them laughing to no end.

Mary Louise as an Excuse
After reading this delightful book to my 3 year old granddaughter, thenext evening we went to a restaurant for dinner.Annie behaved abominably. Correcting her repeatedly, I finaly said in desparation, " Annie,what is the matter with you?"She replied, "Gramma, I think Ilost my manners."She loves the book and that is the best review.

A very funny take on good manners
This book, instead of the preachy, sweet moral lesson so many books on good manners are, is a very funny romp through town as Mary Louise sets off in search of her manners.Great fun -- kids will find it very funny. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (37)

Great book
I wish I had read this book before my son had turned 3.He is almost 4 now and his teacher recommended to buy the book, so I did and I also bought the next one from the same author.Very happy with both books.I will recommend them to any parent.Explains some of the odd behaviors 3 1/2 year old's present and parents can't understand. At least it made me realized its not just my kid or something that I am doing wrong there is also an "emotional" part to it.

what a relief!
This book has been extremely helpful!I would highly recommend it to anyone with a 3 year old! Now that I understand better what is going on developmentally, I have been able to relax and become a better parent!

Get over it
I find it amusing that people are offended or diminish these books because they were written years ago. Don't like them? Tough. This is a series about typical child behavior and understanding how they think, it is not about you. So read the book, observe what you've read, and enjoy your time together. If you want a how-to manual I feel sorry for you...and your kid.
P.S. And please don't have anymore kids either.

Friendly Advice
I bought this book for a friend of mine with a 2 1/2 year old. Her daughter was being a typical 2 year old with tantrums, my friend was begining to worry something was wrong with her daughter since she was throwing all these tantrums. I tried to explain that this was all normal behavior. After she read the book, she said she felt better, it made her realize this is 100% normal.

All behaviors are the same no matter where you live or year you are living in
After reading some of these reviews myself, I decided to purchase this book to form my own opinion. What I'm hearing from these reviews are that the book is not current. In all actuallity, behaviors are the same no matter what country you live in, or what year we are living in. Whether it be in children or adults. Who is to really say an "updated" book is the better way to go? All we as adults need to do is apply these suggestions and apply them to our children and everyday lives, in the end we will all be happy knowing these behaviors are normal, and "other" kids are going through the same thing my child is going through.
** I have started reading this book and I find it to be an excellent resource!! Can't wait to finish it ... Read more

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Screenwriter Megan Silver is a waitress in an L.A. burger joint, and her life is going nowhere fast. But she has an idea worth a million dollars - if only she can get someone to read her script. Supermodel Roxana Felix is the richest, bitchiest catwalk queen of them all. But it's not enough; she wants to be a movie star and she'll let nothing get in her way. Studio president Eleanor Marshall is the most powerful woman in Hollywood, yet the romantic inside her longs for love - and a baby. See the Lights is the movie which will bring them all together ... ... Read more

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Ms. Bagshaw keeps your attention!
I have recently discovered Ms. Bagshaws books, and am very happy I did.Her books move right along, full of very strong women, usually very young, who accomplish big things in interesting careers.
There is usually a 'mortal' enemy involved and the battles are biggies.
It's entertaining and sexy.

a bit of a guilty secret
I came to this novel by sheer chance. I had just finished Annie Proulx's The Shipping News while travelling in Cambodia. I had Ian McEwan's Saturday waiting to be read back at home in Yokohama. I needed a novel to see me through the last few days of my trip and for on the plane. I was in Cambodia doing film research, and in the hotel book exchange corner this title seemed ominous. I read the back cover and thought, shameless snob that I am, "This is not my usual thing, but I'll give it a go..." Well, what a page-turner! It sets a cracking pace, twists and turns in all the right places, and little episodes of sex and intrigue go off like hand-grenades all around. Strong on drama, not so hot on comedy, the whole package keeps you entertained almost all the way through. I say almost, 'cos it wraps things up just a little too neatly at the end - or is that the point? Maybe I need to read more of this stuff... The Movie is an indulgence, one that I lapped up gratefully. Read the book - ironically enough, I don't think this would make a great film.

A 41/2STAR REVIEW
Movers and shakers rule a motion picture set in Louise Bagshawe's THE MOVIE (called Triple Feature in the U.S.A.), a fun and dishy tale of beautiful people gone bad.From the angelic ingenue to the diva extraordinaire, Bagshawe takes you on a wild ride of sins, money and passion.Yes, we've all seen it before, but Bagshawe's effective plot and colorful characters give THE MOVIE the edge it needs to stay above ground.Her Hollywood setting may clone the one of Jackie Collins, but the end-result is as wickedly readable.If her next outing is that much fun and exciting, Bagshawe will be more than welcome to move into the pop lit-dome.-----Martin Boucher

Excellentread
This book is probably the best I have ever read. It was extremely emjoyable and kept me wanting more all the time. It was hard to put it down to go to sleep, kept me up hours. Great characters and a great story line Louise Bagshawe is a genius. This was my first book from her and I definitely am going to get my hands on her other books. If they are half as good as this one was then that would do me fine. ... Read more

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edited by Marie-Laure Bernadac and Hans-Ulrich Obrist"Everyday you have to abandon your past or accept it and then if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor."Since the age of twelve, the internationally renowned sculptor Louise Bourgeois has been writing and drawing--first a diary precisely recounting the everyday events of her family life, then notes and reflections. Destruction of the Father--the title comes from the name of a sculpture she did following the death of her husband in 1973--contains both formal texts and what the artist calls "pen-thoughts": drawing-texts often connected to her drawings and sculptures, with stories or poems inscribed alongside the images.Writing is a means of expression that has gained increasing importance for Bourgeois, particularly during periods of insomnia. The writing is compulsive, but it can also be perfectly controlled, informed by her intellectual background, knowledge of art history, and sense of literary form (she has frequently published articles on artists, exhibitions, and art events). Bourgeois, a private woman "without secrets," has given numerous interviews to journalists, artists, and writers, expressing her views on her oeuvre, revealing its hidden meanings, and relating the connection of certain works to the traumas of her childhood. This book collects both her writings and her spoken remarks on art, confirming the deep links between her work and her biography and offering new insights into her creative process. ... Read more

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Great book on a very fascinating woman!
I saw a film and the works of Louise Bourgeois at the Tate Modern in London while I was on vacation.She was a fascinating woman!Brutally honest with raw insight on her life, emotions, and works!Fascinating!This is a great book showing the many sides of this artist!

Louise Bourgeois-DIARIES
The artist's diaries reveal so much about her fascinating creativity.It is very helful to read her comments over the decades as wintess and participant to the changing art world.The Walters Art Museum is presently exhibiting 39 of her works in "dialogue" with works from our permananet collection of Ancient, Medieval and Renaissanc art through May 21st, 2006.If you are in Baltimore, please take advantage of this amazing opportunity.The text of the diaries (that covers over 60 years)was very helpful to both staff and docents/guides in preparing for our tours.I recomemnd this text to all students and professors of contremporary art. ... Read more

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raising children
My friend swears by these books.She says they really help her understand where her child is coming from.

Your five year old Sunny and Serene
This book was very helpful to my daughter.I could not find this book in the stores.Its nice to know I can look for older books at Amozon.com.and you can't beat the price.It was in great shape!!

Solid Insight for parents
These books are gems, though they are not traditional "how-to" parenting books. There are several of those that I would recommend in conjunction with these books. These books are "how-to" in a different way; how to think about your child, how to understand how your child thinks and why they do what they do. For any parent who is at all introspective, this information can be used to help adjust your focus on the things that are appropriate for your child to learn and do and to "unfocus" on things that are inappropriate for your child to be able to learn and do at a given developmental "age". I appreciate the subtitles of each book (in this case "Sunny and Serene") because it does provide a general frame of reference for engaging with your child...yes, my 5 year old still tests me, but when i think about the book's assertion that 5 year olds truly want to please their mothers (more than 4s and more than 6s), I can look at him and it fits - and it's a gentle reminder that I should like to see that behavior more than the stuff that drives me crazy...it helps me put that other stuff into perspective.

yes, the pictures are outdated, and some of the suggestions seem a little dated as well (party suggestions, for example), but put in terms of where kids truly are developmentally, rather than compared with the materialistic frenzy parents often work themselves into in terms of toys, playdates and party themes, I actually found them refreshing and "child centered".

These books are recommended in "The Blessing of a Skinned Knee", another lovely parenting book that I came to after I found these books.

Book of advice
I bought this book for a friend of mine who was getting frustrated with her kids and their tantrums. She said the book really helped her. Gave her a few "AHA moments".

Really Helpful!
My five 1/2 year old son seemed to change personalities overnight and a friend recommended this series.I wish I knew about it earlier!The book itself is a little dated, but the psychology is very relatable for today.This book explained everything my son was experiencing and now I understand how his young mind is working and a little bit of what to expect for the future.I will definitely continue to refer to this series! ... Read more

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For thirty years and after a million copies, Louise Tenney's Today's Herbal Health - now in its sixth edition - has been the essential reference book for anyone interested in maintaining optimal health and overcoming disease. Concise and comprehensive listings of over 175 medicinal herbs and botanicals-including hoodia, rhodiola, mangosteen, boswellia, bitter orange fruit, and elderberry, as well as glucosamine, ginseng, and echinacca-allow quick and easy reference to the information you need.

Also included is a valuable overview of the most common ailments and how to treat them with herbs and other natural therapies. Today's Herbal Health also covers important information on nutrition for children and adults and includes real-life accounts from people just like you that provide incredible evidence of how effective herbs are in maintaining great health.

This thirtieth anniversary edition of Today's Herbal Health marks the founding of Woodland Publishing in 1977. Committed to helping everyone understand and use the healing power of nature, Woodland continues a rich tradition of healing that began before Hippocrates and continues with the latest research. ... Read more

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Not Bad
Ton's of useful information in this book. I'm into natural alternatives to medicine. It's not perfect but I find this book very useful. Give it a try and you'll be surprised.

VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE
THIS BOOK IS GREAT AND SO IS THE SELLER.RECEIVED THE PURCHASE VERY QUICKLY AND WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED ON HOW QUICK I GOT IT.THE BOOK ITSELF IS GREAT AND HAS GIVEN ME VERY VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT I USE DAILY.

No supporting evidence whatsoever
This book provides no evidence to support the thousands of claims it makes.I looked in vain for any scientific support.In particular, I took two diseases with which I am familiar and found this book to offer complete hogwash.Under Crohn's disease, there are numerous claims made about herbal "cures" but not one of them has any empirical basis for the claim (except hearsay?).I can't recommend this or Tenney's other book to anyone who is looking for valid justification for remedy.

Todays Herbal Health
Great book. I bought it for my sister who has alot of books on Herbs. She refers to it on a daily basis.

Tis amazing to know...what your world offers.
Ever wonder, what can i take for this and that...and your too stubborn to consult a doctor?This is for you..it inspires self help...and it enriches you with valuable knowledge. I really was never a Herbs type of person..but after you know so much about what you have to know, its opens your mind. I recently got Ezcema and its a toughy...but theres alot of Herbs to help..and I know about them thanks to this book. I have the remidies and there working out great...great results from using Taheboo. ... Read more

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Georgia thought she had put her "red-bottomosity" to rest when she finally chose Robbie the Sex God over Dave the Laugh. Anyway, Dave the Laugh is now dating her friend Ellen (which didn't stop Georgia from snogging him at a party...)

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not just for children
this book is definitely not just for children. I am 22 years old and I loved this book. just like the others in the series, this book has a way of taking you back to when you were 14 or 15. It just amazes me how many of the issues that are talked about in this book, I remember having when I was in school. Everything from boyfriend troubles to teachers that you swear hate you. Its an easy and funny read. This book will keep you laughing and begging for more till the very last page. also a great book for teens who might be going through some of the problems that Georgia is facing. sometimes it helps to read about what your going through. The glossary in the back is also very amusing and helpful. I can not wait to finish reading the rest of the books in the series. i recommend this book to people of all ages. whether you are 15 and cant decide what boy you like better, or you are 99 and want to remember the good old days, and of course all ages in between.

HILARIOUS!
This book is so funny and you will be forced to laugh aloud and only put it down to pick up the next installment.

Georgia Nicolson is a blast!
Georgia Nicolson has become one of my favorite nutty characters. I love the books but this is not the best in the series. Yet it is hilarious, tremendously funny and it is impossible to have a bad day with the looney characters and crazy stories Louise Rennison brings to life. I am completely crazy about Angus, that wild and impossible cat.

Dancing in my Nuddy-Pants
Georgia is back aqain! This series is hilarious! In this book Georgia and Robbie are still together, but Robbie isn't around that much. He's on tour with his band, The Stiff Dylans, in Hamburger-a-go-go-land, a.k.a the United States. Georgia is stuck in Great Britain. Georgia's family is still totally embarrasing, but they are really funny. You should definitely read this book and the rest of the series. These books have something funny written on every page. I couldn't put it down!

Dancing In My Nuddy-Pants
I read the book Dancing In My Nuddy Pants, by Louise Rennison. This book is about a girl named Georgia Nicholson. She lives in England with her mom, dad, little sister Libby, and oddly large cat named Angus. This story is about the life of a normal teenage girl living in England.

There were many good parts in this book, but if I had to choose a favorite then I'd choose the time when she tripped "Elvis" with a wheelbarrow. Once Georgia was outside of "Elvis`" hut and she decided to pull a brutally mean joke on him. She placed a wheelbarrow outside of his hut and then she went to his window and screamed frantically like something was wrong. This caused "Elvis" too run out his door and trip over the wheelbarrow that Georgia put there, but Georgia got what she deserved and was suspended for a while.

I've read many books but Dancing In My Nuddy Pants was just a book that I could not put down. If you are seeking a hilarious book that you will love then I highly suggest reading this book. Georgia taught me things that I should never do, and so things that I should do. If this sounds interesting you might also want to read the first too, and then you can get this book to resume with the tale of Georgia Nicholson. But don't be sad when it's over because there are 7 books in this series. ... Read more

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The six-year-old is a complex child, entirely  different from the five-year-old. Though many of the  changes are for the good -- Six is growing more  mature, more independent, more daring and  adventurous -- this is not necessarily an easy time for the  little girl or boy. Relationships with mothers are  troubled -- most of the time Six adores mother,  but whenever things go wrong, it's her fault. It  used to be, at Five, that she was the center of the  child's universe; now, the child is the center of  his own universe.

Parents need the expert  advice of Drs. Ames and Ilg during this difficult  year, to explain parent-child relations,  friendships with peers, what six-year-olds excel at, how  they see the world, what it feels like to be  entering the first grade. Children need patience and  understanding to help make this transition easier. ... Read more

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good classic reference
I have all of these books up to "your six-year-old", and I find them very useful. I look to these to find out if what I notice going on with my child is, indeed, a (usually novel) age-related behavior/thought pattern, etc. and they have been very helpful for this. If you just page thru them, you may think they are a bit dated (the pics especially) but I see this as a good thing. The writers aren't writing from the perspective of the latest fad or "discovery" in studies of children, or just a book of pretty pictures, but are giving information based on years of observation of what children do at different stages. This is why it's useful to me--it's classic, easy-to-read, useful information that usually reassures me that my child is in the same stage of development that many others have passed through, and gives helpful advice for working with your child and easing conflicts. I appreciate that the "techniques" section is not just behavior modification techniques for immediate results (time outs, counting to ten, losing a toy temporarily, etc) but ideas to work WITH your child and understand their motivations. A great addition to your parenting library.

Relieved
I found this book helpful to me because I am dealing with a six year old. I am 57 and my husband and I adopted this little one when she was only two months old. I raised four children close together but I forgot how a six year old can be so demanding and self centered. The book helped me to realize that she was behaving normally for a six year old and the author provided excellant advice on how to keep my cool in difficult situations. The author gave examples of case studies of other six year olds which helped me to see that I am not alone as a parent dealing with my frustrations. I was doubting my parent skills often. Now I know what is going on in her litte mind. I love her so much and I feel as though God has granted me a second chance at motherhood, and I want to do this right by helping my child to grow into a well adjusted little person. This book has given me the strength and know how to carry on.
I recommend this book to anyone whi is dealing with a little six year old.

Deborah Aulisa

Best Guides Available for Staying Sane
The best advantage in this series of books is that it gives you the assurance your child is not different then the average and that you are not anything wrong. How many times we have seen our kid change from water to wine and think this is the result of something we missed in his education. But no, kids change all the time !
These books are like a roadmap, they let you situate yourself and are more calming than a bottle of Xanax. It is like you are riding a roller coaster (and raising kids is much like it!) with someone telling you there is a loop ahead. At least you get psychologically prepared.

The fact that they are outdated make little difference. It only reflects the fact that nothing better has been written since.

Helpful but needs updating
This is a helpful - if a bit outdated - summary of what one can expect from a "typical" six-year-old. The author repeats numerous times that each child is an individual and therefore what is considered "normal" is actually an average of a certain number of children of the same age and cannot be held as a standard that each child must meet or somehow be found wanting.

The biggest help to me, personally, was the description of how many six-year-olds experience mercur...more This is a helpful - if a bit outdated - summary of what one can expect from a "typical" six-year-old. The author repeats numerous times that each child is an individual and therefore what is considered "normal" is actually an average of a certain number of children of the same age and cannot be held as a standard that each child must meet or somehow be found wanting.

Simple
Please excuse grammar and speling.Not ny speciality.I hate details.I really enjoyed this book because I read it in one sitting. I did get insight into what is "typical" behaviour for a girl 6.5 years old.One example, paraphrased,'kid at this age tend to worry that sonmething bad will happen to one of their parents'.This explains why my daughter started becoming so upset when I would go out. It seemed to come on suddenly leaving me woindering what I had done wrong. Turns out it was not anything I did. I was able to share with her what I read and explain that her feelings are "normal" for her age. If I had not read this I would have wasted time asking her what was wrong with her or looking to blame my wife or me, creating a ure future neurosis of som e kind. My daughter has relaxed since I was able to explain that this is "normal" for some kids her age. My daughter is high maintenance (super sensitive, perfectionist, hyper emotional...).I was worried she was going to get "labeled" because of this, so I started seeking information.This was a good start, but this is not a comprehensive look at the psychology of children. I have had to look at other books, but this is a nice quick insight into a kids inner world.I also highly recomend "When Labels Don't Fit" by Brbra Probst if you're looking for deeper pshycological analysis. ... Read more

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"This little book is filled with positive affirmations. Every thought you think and every word you speak is an affirmation. So why not choose to use only positive affirmations to create a new way of thinking, acting, and feeling?…By reading these affirmations—one a day, several at a time, or just by opening the book at random—you’re taking the first step toward building a more rewarding life…I know you can do it!" — Louise L. Hay ... Read more

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EXCELLENT DAY START AND DURING THE DAY.
"Rise and Shine" with a positive attitude. During the rest of your activities it is a must-have to keep your thoughts tuned to a higher productive and rewarding experience. This is a practical approach to a more satisfying and fulfilling life.

Power Thoughts
Louise L. Hay is the queen of postive thinking and this little book packs in a lot of wonderful postive thoughts. Designed to read a-thought-a-day to take you through the calendar year. When you need to hear something postive after a day of negativity, this is a great little book to pick up and feel lifted up at the same time.

Great gift
This is a lovely, colorful little book that makes a great gift and provides consise, hopeful affirmations.This is a great introduction to the ideas of Louise L. Hay.

Great little book
I admit I bought this book and a few other offerings from Louise Hay at Borders book store with the intention of returning them.I just needed to see them in person to make my decision of which items I wanted.I just didn't have the time to spend in the bookstore.

Oh.I had a gift certificate from Amazon, as well as a gift card for Borders that I could use on Borders.com that pops you into Amazon inventory.

Anyway, sorry for the lengthy intro.I kept browsing through this little book and each time I had a different opinion.Like it, don't, back and forth numerous times.

I decided to order it and I am glad I did!!! I love it now.Good things DO come in small packages!Usually I just spend a few minutes opening it repeatedly in random pages.I intend soon to read through it from begining to end and write the ones that resonate with me into a small journal or notebook seperated into sections so that I may work with affirmations I like.I mean, have the sections be topics.So then as I need them/want to work on attracting love or work on job issues....whatever, I can just pop over to my notebook, skip to the section I desire and find one or two little gems that had resonated with me.If course I will still read this book at random or a few pages a day.Which ever feels right at the time.

Power Thoughts 365 Daily Affirmations
Power Thoughts 365 Daily Affirmations is an important boost when we need to lift our self esteem. The style of this little gem is consistent, just one thought a day. Each thought is clearly said, and each page is warmly illustrated with varying blends of bright colors. Whether for yourself or for a gift, you will find this small book a treasure. ... Read more

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Easy to read and insightful information
I was desperate for a book on how to deal with bad behaving toddlers one of my neighbors gave me this. I read it pretty quickly and found it intresting but it does not touch base on the items listed on the cover. There is a paragraph on toilet training and really no solid advise on discipline. I wouldn't buy this new if your intrested rent it from your local library.
I've heard great things about Toddler 411 going to read that next!

dated and repetitive
Thankfully, I bought this book used for under a dollar because that turned out to be all it's worth.It's repetitive and reflects a dated view of child raising.For example, it discusses classifying toddler personality types based on their physical build (endo, meso and ectomorphs).I was looking for a Wonder Weeks for toddlers and this isn't it.

FevMom48
The books in this series by Ames and Ilg are the most valuable resources that pulled me through the early years of parenting!This book accurately describes what's going on for a little person who is one from all different angles -- physically, psycho-logically, socially, and interpersonally.What insight and what great strategy that proves beneficial for both parent and child!The entire series is essential to own!

So/So
This book was "okay".Simply stated, if you are looking for validation about your childs' behavior, get this book.It's just a commentary on observations of behaviors vs. in depth explainations about why they behave the way they do and how to truly cope.It was a bit too superficial for me as I was looking for strategies to help with the behaviors not just an overview of what a child of this age does.I found the most useful part the personal stories at the end.

A MUST HAVE SERIES for all parents!
GET THIS BOOK and ALL THE OTHERS IN THIS SERIES!! A terrific set of books that will give you an understanding of what to expect developementally at each age. I've been buying these guide books every year for the last nine years and I can't imagine what'd I'd do without them. I've given them to many friends as gifts and loaned out my copies countless times. These books were written years ago and some of the advice and content seems odd in this day and age. (ie. By age six your child should be able to cross the street alone and go to the store by themselves.) That sort of advice I take with a grain of salt but overall these books provide such a great frame of reference as to what your child will be like at each age.I highly recommend them. ... Read more

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Of the various types of mythological literature, fairy tales are the simplest and purest expressions of the collective unconscious and thus offer the clearest understanding of the basic patterns of the human psyche. Every people or nation has its own way of experiencing this psychic reality, and so a study of the world's fairy tales yields a wealth of insights into the archetypal experiences of humankind.

Perhaps the foremost authority on the psychological interpretation of fairy tales is Marie-Louise von Franz. In this book—originally published asAn Introduction to the Interpretation of Fairy Tales —she describes the steps involved in analyzing and illustrates them with a variety of European tales, from "Beauty and the Beast" to "The Robber Bridegroom."

Dr. von Franz begins with a history of the study of fairy tales and the various theories of interpretation. By way of illustration she presents a detailed examination of a simple Grimm's tale, "The Three Feathers," followed by a comprehensive discussion of motifs related to Jung's concept of the shadow, the anima, and the animus. This revised edition has been corrected and updated by the author. ... Read more

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Marie-Louise and Fairy Tales
I've read a number of ML von Franz's interpretations of fairy tales and I've found them all invaluable.While, as ML von Franz states herself, you don't have to agree with every breakdown or rely upon her interpretations as the absolute truth, the stances she takes are fascinating and offer another view of reality, specifically a window into another way of understanding a great deal of our literary past.

This particular book works as a strong introductory text to the work that Marie-Louise von Franz has done in her break down of fairy tales.

I love how Ms. von Franz
goes behind the everyday view of common things.Long story short, the Jungians think that primitive peoples were "projecting" their own internal states into these stories and thus by dissecting them they reveal insight to problems common to us all.I would recommend her "Psychological Meaning of Redemption Motifs in Fairytales".I would go so far as to suggest that we each have our own fairy tales (our own story) that may bear little resemblance to onlookers.And it is important to keep working on our own story, keep developing it, keep growing and expanding it.Maybe even wind in a princess, a frog, and some elves...Maybe not.When I look back as far as I can see I always tried to wind in God to my story and that story has changed in some ways drastically over time, yet somehow the parts that matter (the interface) seems to stay largely the same.But its important to me that the story goes on. The Gospel According to Me: A heretic finds his way in modernity using Jungian psychology, science, dreams, and, well, the Gospels

An important guide to symbolic material.
M.L. von Franz was one of Jung's closest associates and is proclaimed by some to be his intellectual heir.She was a language specialist, in particular ancient languages, and worked with Jung from her early twenties until his death.

Von Franz has the knack of going to the essence of Jungian theory without some of the circumlocution that so many complain of in Jung's collected works.Fairy tales were her forte and she believed by analyzing fairy tales in terms of their collective, not their personal meaning, one would connect with the wisdom of the collective.

This books provides step-by-step instructions for doing fairy tale analysis according to the method of mythological amplification.She also provides examples of her own analysis of fairy tales.

Von Franz believes that all fairy tales are describing one psychic fact--that of the Self. (The Jungian Self includes both the individual self and the collective unconscious).The Self has so much complexity and variation that many different tales are necessary to describe it.

This is an important book that describes some of the basic tenets of Jungian psychology in an easy-to-read form.It is one I return to over and over in my exploration of symbolic material.

A Good Place to Start!
I want to second the good review already written and add that the thing about Marie-Louise von Franz is her great readability compared with most of Jung, who can at times be very obtuse.All of von Franz's fairy tale studies are valuable and useful, but for the beginning searcher, this IS a good place to start.Von Franz, "the greatest living heir to C.G. Jung," is down-to-earth in her writing, and her examples of interpretations are always crystal clear and practical.She IS a Jungian, but for her Jung is just a tool that she uses -- she is no slave to a method.She freely admits that any interpretation is just one of many possible ones one might make.Beware!If you like this book and find it useful, you will want to read ALL of her other books.

Good introduction into applying Jungian Psychology
This book by marie-Luise Von Franz provides valuable insight into the varied uses of a Jungain approach to psychology. Interpreting fairy tales provides us with skills and techniques to help interpret our own fairytales, that of our dreams and life stories. Useful for all students of Jungand applicable in our own lives if only for the joy of seeking connectionsand associations in our own experiences. Ideal for dreamers andphilosophers as well as beginner Jungians. ... Read more

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Best Yet
Bury Your Dead is absoulutely the best book I have read in a long, long time. Louise Pennty has woven her heart and soul into this book and it shows on every page. I laughed and cried, became angry with some of the characters and worried about all of them. Thank you Louise Penny for such a wonderful book.

clunky writing
The writing always sounds like a bad translation, the psychology is weak, and the plots are creaky in the Armand Gamache series.I don't recommend them at all.

Good But IMHO, Read Brutal Telling First
Read Ms. Penny's entire 3 Pines series & loved it.However, this book is not my fave as it comes across like reading a writer's research material.A little heavy on the history angle especially when Champlain's body-- (Read book's front matter after you've read conclusion).

I'm glad I read Brutal Telling first for besides it being the best in this series IMHO,it sets up some of the story in Bury Your Dead.

Bury Your Dead could be a bit shorter by easing up on the research, history lesson.Still worth a read.

Best of the series, so far
Having read all the rest of the 'Three Pines' mystery series so far, this is the best in my opinion. All are well-written, but this one had some very complex psychological issues that added additional nuances to the characters. The re-opening of a mystery from the prior book, 'The Brutal Telling', a police action gone horrbily wrong, recuperation from both physical and psychological scars, and the main mystery of the burial place of Samuel de Champlain are all woven together in this enjoyable book.

Three Pines revisited
In keeping with my usual personal policy, I will skip a synopsis of this book; I assume readers of this review will have picked that up from the numerous reviews elsewhere.This, then, is just my opinion.

I've been a big fan of Louise Penny since her first book, Still Life, which I adored.I've read every installment in the series and enjoyed all of them with a particular fondness for last year's The Brutal Telling.

In this sixth outing starring Surete de Quebec Inspector Armand Gamache the author undertakes something I don't think I've seen done in a mystery novel before:the intertwining of three distinctively different stories.And I'm not sure I really want to see it done again...

Although she did this exceedingly well, I found it somewhat distracting.Interestingly, this is the October choice of my online book group and we don't seem to have focused on the same story line, some of us preferring one over the other and others the third.However, I wouldn't for a minute consider not reading her next book -- I am simply too invested in Gamache and the residents of Three Pines, all of whom have such distinctive personalities, to walk away from them any time soon.Or ever, for that matter.

A word of warning:readers absolutely MUST read The Brutal Telling before reading Bury Your Dead.Although there are enough of the main points given in this book to cover the highlights of the previous installment, you will never get the full import of what the author has done in book six without a fuller understanding of the background.
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