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We got this book from the library and I would never buy it, but I am writing this review to warn other parents. The dog in this story is vicious and actively chases the little boy "with teeth snapping." The happy ending? The boy approaches the dog with a treat and lo and behold, it's a nice dog after all!

Read the news - how many children have been maimed or killed by out of control dogs? I am a loving dog owner, but I teach my small children to NEVER approach a dog in public. I only let them go near strange dogs if I have personally checked them out, and I am right next to them.

Children are especially vulnerable to attacks by dogs since their faces and throats are down at the dog's height. Imagine a loose, untrained 100-pound Rottweiler near one of the small children of those other blissful reviewers - this book teaches the child to approach the dog... it just wants love, and all the barking and snapping is just a front!

For an author to write a book like this is inconceivable to me. If you want to teach a gentle lesson about gruff exteriors hiding someone who really just wants love, use another person or another kind of animal, but not a vicious dog that can kill a child.

Mad Dog McGraw is wonderfully written and illustrated. Our Grandchildren require that it be read several times in an evening. The message contained in the book is not lost on a three year old who is enthralled with the change in the main character as well as the little boy. She has come to understand it and relates it to things which come up in her daily life.

We checked this book out from the library and we now have to buy it because it became one of our 20 month old sons favorite books. He loves looking at the wonderful illustrations as I read the story to him.

This is one funny story and yet sentimental at the same time. Mad Dog McGraw seems to be living up to his name, pretty frightening to the kid down the block. No matter how he tries to avoid Mad Dog, he seems to be everywhere. Mom comes to the rescue with a great idea to help the 2 of them "live happily ever after". The pictures portray Mad Dog in exactly the right light! But you can't help loving a dog like that when you see him smile.

I agree with my children that this book is simply adorable! My four-year-old thinks the main character has some "great ideas" in dealing with his dilemma while my two-year-old wants his own mad dog! It is a very funny book and the goofy illustrations add to the humor. In addition, there is a very good lesson for the children (and me!) regarding relationships with others.

For all those interested in the true history of Ireland and it's native, Gaelic aristocracy, this work shows that there is some hope that the ignorance of several centuries can be overcome through perserverance and using the truth. It shows an important victory for all those who believe that the present and the past are interconnected. Despite it's legalistic nature, this book is easy to read and understand. No serious student of Irish history and culture should be without it. J. Michael Dwyer, NN, OLJ, JD

There is so much evidence in favor of The MacCarthy Mor it seems senseless to go to a court. However, this book lays it all out with logic, statutes, history etc .It's almost like going after a gnat with an elephant gun. Reasonable people can easily accept the conclusions drawn up by competent international authorities. The unreasonable will just be that; unreasonable. Ignore them.

The reality of an indigenous Irish nobility is not much understood or accepted inside Ireland itself, much less in the rest of the world. As the victors write the history, too much Irish history has omitted any reference to the fact that Ireland had its own kings and nobles well before the Norman-English intruded on the scene. To this day the claims of persons such as the MacCarthy Mor to royal status are met with skepticism; relevant to this book, one individual expressed this skepticism so openly as to warrent a suit before the Italian courts. This lawsuit offered the MacCarthy Mor to present to a court of experts his credentials as Head of the Royal House of Munster, as Chief of his Name, and as rightful bearer of the coat of arms of the MacCarthy Mor. The Court carefully reviews and expounds on the evidence presented, and the ruling presents in detail the Court's rationale for fully supporting the MacCarthy Mor's claims. This book is a must read for any student of Irish history, modern aristocracy, chivalry, or heraldry. A word of warning, though: this is a legal document, and it reads like one -- don't expect light reading, but do expect to be educated!

If you thought that the Gaelic Nobility died out in 1601, or even 1691, this book is for you. This book documents the present situation of one of the Royal lines of Ireland. It documents the present views of two European powers towards the rights and prerogatives of the current representative of the Royal Eoghanacht Dynasty. This Royal line ruled over the southwest quarter of Ireland for more than a thousand years. The last regnant King was Donal IX, King of Desmond, who died in 1596.

Yet the dynasty, with it's rights and priveleges, survives! Contained in the book are the transcripts of two Italian Court rulings, a translation of a Certification from the Kingdom of Spain, and copies of various supporting documents that were made available for the Italian and Spanish authorities. This book will be of special interest to those who study the Gaelic history of Ireland, and those who claim descent from the MacCarthy family.

Actually.....nil stars.

Only buy it if you are the sort of person who buys timeshare, the Eiffel Tower, etc...

For those who are unaware, the "MacCathy Mor" discussed in the book was really an imposter.

I found this book interesting as it pertains to the future of America as seen by a number of prophets-modern and ancient. If you are interested in the future of this country you should read this book. Also, it is a warning to all Americans what will happen to us if we continue to follow our foolish current path.

I found this book interesting as it pertains to the future of America as seen by a number of prophets-modern and ancient. If you are interested in the future of this country you should read this book. Also, it is a warning to all Americans what will happen to us if we continue to follow our foolish current path.

While there may be many good points in this book, the so-called "White Horse Prophecy" which Mr. Crowther bases some of his research on isn't, never has been, and cannot be proved to be church doctrine.

Joseph Fielding Smith gave a talk in the October 1918 General Conference about false prophecy. He refers to the the White Horse Prophecy. "I have discovered that people have copies of a purported vision by the Prophet Joseph Smith given in Nauvoo, and some people are circulating this supposed vision, or revelation, or conversation which the prophet is reported to have held with a number of individuals in the city of Nauvoo. I want to say to you, my brethren and sisters, that if you understand the Church articles and covenants, if you will read the scriptures and become familiar with those things which are recorded in the revelations from the Lord, it will not be necessary for you to ask any questions in regard to the authenticity or otherwise of any purported revelation, vision, or manifestation that proceeds out of darkness, concocted in some corner, surreptitiously presented, and not coming through the proper channels of the Church. Let me add that when a revelation comes for the guidance of this people, you may be sure that it will not be presented in some mysterious manner contrary to the order of the Church. It will go forth in such form that the people will understand that it comes from those who are in authority, for it will be sent either to the presidents of stakes and the bishops of the wards over the signatures of the presiding authorities, Or it will be published in some of the regular papers or magazines under the control and direction of the Church or it will be presented before such a gathering as this, at a general conference. It will not spring up in some distant part of the Church and be in the hands of some obscure individual without authority, and thus be circulated among the Latter-day Saints. Now, you may remember this." (Joseph F. Smith, Jr., Conference Report, October 1918, p.55.)

At the end of his talk he added, "The ridiculous story about the "red horse," and "the black horse," and "the white horse," and a lot of trash that has been circulated about and printed and sent around as a great revelation given by the Prophet Joseph Smith, is a matter that was gotten up, I understand, some ten years after the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith, by two of our brethren who put together some broken sentences from the Prophet that they may have-heard him utter from time to time, and formulated this so called revelation out of it, and it was never spoken by the prophet in the manner in which they have out it forth. It is simply false: that is all there is to it." (Joseph F. Smith, Conference Report, October 1918, p.58.)

Mormon haters such as Sandra and Jerald Tanner, etc. have tried to use this as authentic prophecy, and have accused persons in the Church as trying to help fulfill that prohecy. This illustrates how errant hateful behavior can be.

I wish Duane Crowther had not used this "prophecy" in researching this book. Mr. Crowther has many good works to his credit, but, unfortunately, this is NOT one of them.

This is an excellent book for reading as well as for reference. This is the third purchase of this book for me, having given this book to help people understand the things occurring around us. Crowther's interpretation and explanation of prophecies concerning these latter days are amazingly accurate and timeless and presented in a way to forwarn but not to frighten. A must for every LDS desiring to understand the prophecies of the last days.

Having read "Prophecy Key to the Future" many times, and watching the events of recent history unfold, I am amazed at how those events have followed closely to prophecy as outlined in Duane S. Crowther's book. Back in 1962, having used scriptures of prophetic substance, Mr. Crowther clearly spelled out what to expect and look for as signs of Jesus Christ's Second Coming at the beginning years of the new millennia. God's prophets give us a clear picture of the future of those of mankind that will not follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. Wo be to those, and Joy be to those who follow. Read this book with an open heart and you will not have to fear the many coming calamities still to be realized.

Excellent, must-read book for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), as they have the additional knowledge of the "Book of Mormon"'s prophetic scriptures, in addition to the King Jame's Version of the Holy Bible. I, as an LDS member, am looking forward to the future with no fear, as I am now able to see God's hand in orchestrating future events, in preparation for His Son's Second Coming!

Great work, where you can learn in details how to apply flexible trading rules from real teacher.
I love both Trading by the book and Trading the Ross hook. simple realistic methods you need to be calm and confident to apply them and make money.
very well written and illustrated

thanks Mr. Joe Ross

1) This one of the best books I have read.
2) It is not based on 'buying into value' but 'buying a thrusting burst' (market strength).
3) In short - the book will teach you some of the best ways to handle the trends of a market - and - the flip side of the coin: to stay clear of non-trending areas.
4) Much recommended - without it one is not "fully educated"

This is the very best book I have read on Trading. I have made a lot of money using Ross's trading philosophy. In summary his philosophy is cutting your losses short and letting your winners ride, but equally importantly he shows you how to implement this trading method. Do yourself a favor and get this book.

This is by far the best book I've read about futures trading. And I have many books by some of the best known, so-called "experts". The author takes you step by step through a trading methodology called the "Ross Hook". There is no "fluff". Only real life, usable information. I really learned a lot from reading the sections on trade management. What an eye opener!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is tired of all the hype and misleading advertising that is done in this industry, and wants a real trading system to work with. It is very refreshing to read a book on futures trading that actually shows you, in precise detail, how to trade. Forget about vague and general "rules". You will learn techniques that you can take to the bank!

This is a down and dirty real life way to win in the futures market! Excellent job Mr. Ross!

Worst book i've ever read on trading. Over 300 pages to explain a simple break out "system". Go to the nearest bar, and ask the bartender about the market, that would be of greater help...

I bought this so as to be able to assist my son with Spanish. The book is supposed to be accompanied with a cd, but it was not included. Good luck trying to convey this discrepancy to Amazon, however.

it is a great way to learn spanish. i recomened it
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This book teaches you a lot about spanish! It is a must buy!

I have used many textbooks before, but this one is definitely one of the best. WHen combined with the accompanying laser disc series, CD-ROm and listening series, it is out of this world. I highly recommend it to the serious Spanish student!

I used this book through an independent study high school program, and I do not recommend it for anyone who wants to learn Spanish on their own.

I think the reason the teacher chose this book to teach us with is because you get to listen to all the nifty audio cd's that go along with it. It is nice to hear native speakers talk; it gives you a feel for how the language is really used.

This is the only thing the book is successful at, however.

I did not like the way the book presented information at all. It was too unclear; the real "lessons" where hidden away in sidebars and end-of-the-chapter notes that you might skip over, not knowing that the real information was presented there.

I also did not like how the book gave you the English approximation instead of the literal translation. Ideally, the book would give you both, but if I have to choose between one and the other, I'd take the literal translation, and then decide on the English approximation for myself.

The book would be much better if it only gave you the Spanish lesson up front instead of being "cute" and hiding it in clever activities. If you have a really good Spanish teacher, you might learn something from this book. I'm only grateful that I audited a real Spanish course before taking this one.

The author does an excellent job at presenting ALL sides of each issue, and let's the reader decide for his/her self. Anyone who believes in Aliens needs to read this in order to discover what they really are!

I am skimming through this book, and finding it at the same time amusing and exasperating. The author is attempting to explain extraterrestrials and UFOs from within a mormon framework, and while that may work for mormons, it doesn't for me, nor would it I'd think for any rational non-mormon person.
I picked this up at a thrift store, and I wouldn't recommend it unless you can get it for a dollar or so, and that is purely for the entertainment value... :)
Also, having been raised mormon (I am not anymore) I find his comments on "The New Age Movement" to be hypocritical and naive.
If you are looking for a serious book about the UFO/extraterrestrial phenomenon don't waste your time here.

Although this book is written from a specific LDS Christian veiwpoint, it takes a very broad view of the subject matter. I am fairly well read on the subject of UFOs, and the author cites many of the books I have read along with unique accounts from original sources, some of which are fascinating and shed new light on the subject. The book begins by laying a groundwork of what revealed scripture has to say concerning life on other planets. With this framework in mind, the author begins the journey into the contemporary body of work regarding UFO sightings, as well as the very creepy 'night abductions' which have been so well documented in books by Whitley Strieber, Bud Hopkins, et al. After all of the evidence has been surveyed, the author attempts to make some sense of it. Anybody who has read the literature will know that the UFO phenomenon simply does not fit into the scenario of 'spacemen' exploring our planet - There is a very spooky aspect which begs for some kind of alternate explanation. The author manages to provide this explanation with a mind-blowing conclusion. What makes this book so different from the other ones I have read on the subject is that the author uses the anchor of revealed religious truth to inform his conclusion. Other authors without similar underpinings can only report on the phenomenon without being able to make sense of the big picture. I have read this book several times and recommend it to anyone who wants to know what is going on with UFOs. Finally, let met add that anybody who thinks that the subject of UFOs is based on a hoax has their head burried in the sand, and they are welcome to whatever comfort that may provide.

Very good theories, stories. I was quite disturbed about the one with the woman who has the continuous visitor -- I felt it could've been better explained why it keeps going on.

The title of this book sets the reader up for great expectations that just aren't delivered. 75% of the book is "Law Charts" (condensed outlines), which would be useful for someone who wasn't able, for reasons I can't immagine, to create their own outlines. The remainder of the book contains fairly common sensical suggestions that anyone who survived law school exams would already know.

Adachi has written two excellent books, the Bar Exam Survival Kit and Bar Breaker. I strongly recommend both books, in spite of the somewhat inflated price for both. The material in the two books does not overlap very much, and both volumes are actually worth the money. If you are taking the California bar exam, you can buy the California Bar Exam Survival Kit, which appears to be virtually identical to the Bar Exam Survival Kit.

Adachi reminds the student that discipline is essential, and starts getting the student mentally geared for the bar exam process. In addition, Adachi has a series of outlines of the subject matter that will be covered on the bar exam. Warning: there are a few minor errors, mostly typos, in the outlines.

This is a must have for all those planning on sitting for the California Bar.

Consider this a supplement to what you already have if you are taking BarBri or BarBreakers or the Bar Breakers books.

The material is well put together.

First timer or repeater, you cannot go wrong with this book.

I found out about this book halfway through studying for the bar. Although I had done well in law school, I felt completely overwhelmed by the amount of material BarBri handed out. I happened to be wandering through the store one day when I ran into an alum of the school. When I told him my woes he suggested t he book and I ran down to t he bookstore to get it.

It is true that you get the basic attack plans and some common sense approaches to the exam writing, but when you've been inundated with information this can actually be quite helpful and comforting. I used the attack plans to come up with my own spin and memorized the hell out of them for the essay section. This proved crucial because of the 6 essays I had not taken classes in 3 of the subjects.

I also got the books on essay writing and found them to be helpful and more useful/insightful than the feedback I received from BarBri.

There is a mountain we all must climb. Some of us never see the mountain. Some of those that do see cannot make the climb. This is a very personal collection of stories of individual journeys - journeys that attempt to solidify the bond between the body and the mind. It is also a universal pattern, as we begin to see in "Vision Quest", that we who call ourselves "human", must find and connect with our personal mythos. Always different in its instantiation, always the same in its requirement. And always there.

This book is published by Fireside Books, a part of the Simon&Schuster empire. They are also the publisher of "Coyote Medicine", which I panned pretty heavily in a review last year for being unsubstantial and largely anecdotal in its evidences. "Vision Quest" is also anecdotal, which means that Foster and Little could have cut and paste, publishing those stories they saw fit to tell their side, and leave out the rest. However, there are two things that are quite different about their style which makes this book a smashing success. First, they held nothing back, so far as I can tell. Some of their customer's journeys weren't success stories at all. Some were clear failures, and some were still just hanging on to bare existence. Their message still came through. The second point is that these stories can only be told in this fashion. Science is not clearly in the picture here - skirting the edge. There's no way one can publish statistics on this topic, saying "of so many voyagers, x percent achieved total succees". No, this book is about mythology. And as false as the stories are that comprise mythology, their lessons are deeply engrained in the body - no, the spirit - of every one who dares to be human.

Reading "Kinds of Minds", by Daniel Dennett, may make some of what I speak of more clear. Humans differ from other animals because of our recursive patterns of thought. This recursion - the ability to subject the mind to analysis by that same mind - is both a blessing (in that it helped with our survival), and a curse (in that endless recursion into a black hole of despair is a definite possibility). Your mythos is the terminator to this endless analysis. Some call this "God". Some of us have no name for it, but all the same, it must be there. Foster and Little recognize this, and at the same time, they are quite sensitive to the lives on the edge of our grand society who need, but do not have, this connection.

Knowing full well that the connection itself does not assure a comfortable place, they nonetheless have created a venue for people to make this voyage of self discovery. This book is a brief recounting of many of those voyages. It is also an invitation to the rest of us to follow wherever that path leads.

Read this book.

Please avoid this book by all means. I'm not sure how the author justifies this book as being a guide to the Vision Quest. There is NOTHING in this book that is even remotely similar to the Vision Quest Ceremomy of the American Indians. This is an insult and a rip-off of our spirituality.

If you want to learn the true meaning behind the sacred ceremonies of the Lakota peoples, then I would most strongly recommend your read The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux: Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala or Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux or Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by Black Elk, John Gneisenau Neihardt, Vine, Jr. Deloria.

If you do, then it may be the right time for you to take this journey - the Vision Quest. Once you read the stories in this book, you will most likely know if it's right for you. I did, and have repeated the ritual several times since. It's a fine way to reconnect with all of nature, including and most importantly, with your own human nature.

This book clearly speaks to people who increasingly find something missing - either through a tiny crack or glaring hole - in their life; perhaps direction, karma, a clearer sense of what this is all about, whatever you want to call it.

I only considered a vision quest a sci-fi novelty, something good for stories, not real life. This book changed that perception forever. The author describes the process and the results many people found as they went through thier own vision quest.

I plan on going on one in 2001 through a related organization. This book clearly communicated a possible solution to that 'missing something' many people feel these days.

The only minor criticism I have is that in my opinon, the authors poetic, mystic and self-agrandizing descriptions and metaphors go a little overboard - a little heavy-handed for my taste... perhaps that's only since I haven't been on a vision quest, I don't know. This in no way diminishes the clear and no-holes-barred message delivered straight and to the point for the majority of the book. Don't let this stop you - it's worth every penny and more...

this is a cheap and fine medical dictionary.I can use this dictionary in my computer. It help me for writing medical papers.

Working as a radiology transcriptionist, I find this dictionary absolutely invaluable as a tool for finding some of the most obscure references to syndromes, diseases, disorders and every imaginable part of the human anatomy, from bones, organs, muscles, veins and arteries right down to drug names (generic and trade), the names of bacteria and technical terms like Houndsfield units. I also work part time at home, and I hope soon to load the CD-ROM version of this dictionary on my PC. You never know when you're going to have to look up something like Takayasu's arteritis, moya-moya syndrome or the foramen of Bochdalek!

I bought this Cd hoping to have a quick way to reference medical terms. WHat a joke, when you search for a word, it gives you EVERY OCCURENCE of the word in the entire book. If you search for DOPAMINE, it does not take you to the MAJOR topic "DOPAMINE" under D as a regular dictionary would, it starts at "A" and finds the word dopamine in every description from A-Z.

Their interface is a generic DataBase interface called DynaText reader, they were too lazy to write their own interface. Ugly, clumsy to use.

They say there are graphics--another bull story

Total piece of junk -- don't waste your money, the best dictionary was MOSBY's but unfortunately, they stopped upgrading it.

This product is not what you are looking for if you are looking for a traditional medical encyclopedia on CD rom.

Fast and easy to use if you are not sure how to spell a complex term. Pictures are there to access if you need them. The ability to hear the proper way to pronounce the tongue-twisting medical terms is great.

This is a great starting point for a beginner who wants to make the transition. It is a very non-judgemental approach and easy to follow.

Most folks who are interested in pursuing Macrobiotics already know that the principles were developed on the Japanese lifestyle. This booklet gives some very general advice, and was not helpful to me because it did not offer any specific ways to make the transition, or offer any substitutes for ingredients commonly found in Asia that may not be readily available in the US, or are just so rare in some regions, that they are very expensive.

Additionally, the produce in the US in most cases is not organic, and it is difficult to understand how the "energy" in your food is going to benefit the body when its "energy" is corrupted by radiation, pesticides, and modern day farming techniques that value quantity over quality. Aside from "buy organic," this booklet doesn't offer many other suggestions.

American lifestyle can make it difficult for people achieve the goals of macrobiotics on a limited budget. This book did not address my challenges on transitioning to macrobiotcs very effectively.

This book was informative, but it really didn't go into much detail. I was looking for specifics. I didn't learn any thing I couldn't find out on the internet or with common sense.

I found this an excellent, yet simple guide for gracefully changing eating habits. The book is full of suggestions that help the student to succeed. Changing from the standard American diet to macrobiotics is not something most people can do overnight. This simple, easy to read and understand book provides practical suggestions to help one begin the long process of gradual change, a sure way to succeed. Readers are provided with several degrees of dietary change that will help even the most stalwart meat-eater transistion to a healthier way of eating. If you are trying to improve your health (and/or the health of our planet) macrobiotics provides a proven path to your goal. Good luck!