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Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death--An Exploration of the Haunting Science of Forensic Ecology
Published in Hardcover by Basic Books (2001-10)
Author: Jessica Snyder Sachs
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easy to read, interesting and informitive!
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Review Date: 2008-03-03
The day I got this book i couldn't put it down. It was very interesting and had a great history of the science of finding time of death. It's a great intro book if this is something you like to read about. Great book, can't wait to read her other book! Read this book and I promise you will enjoy it.

Excellent read, historical and lively information!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-09
Not for those with weak stomachs, but great for those with any interest in death investigations. Pin pointing time since death has always been a thorn in the side of many a prosecuter. This book gives a very nice detailed history of how we started trying to determine T.O.D to where we are now. I recommend this book to anyone in the field of forensic science or with a interest in criminal justice and death investigation.

Corpse: Alive with history and state-of-the-art research
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2005-07-28
If you want to know the latest in the field of forensic sciences, this is your book. Sachs follows the roving eye of those scientists who, most seemingly accidentally, get roped into murder investigations where time of death determines everything: from the indentity of the victim to that of the killer. The liquid in the eyeball, bones, fatty acids, maggots, weeds, germs and pigs all come in to play. More entertaining than CSI and Kay Scarpetta put together.

FASCINATING & CREEPY!
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2005-01-20
I couldn't put this book down. It is a must read for anyone interested in science, death, anatomy, or just the bizarre aspects of decomposition! Really interesting stuff in here and the writer is at turns witty, serious, and altogether a prolific story-teller. A definite favorite in my own collection of books to read and re-read. GREAT!

A well-woven tale of history and science
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2004-08-26
Learning the time of death is crucial in many cases of unnatural death, yet it's still not an exact science. Jessica Snyder Sachs handles the grisly topic with confidence and a conversational tone. The book takes you through the history of determining time of death and then details the recent and current science of it without once slipping into dry academic style or overwrought drama. She uses many anecdotes that bring the topic to life (if you will excuse the expression), and her word sketches of the scientists involved shows the human side of science. Sachs is an accomplished science writer, and it shows. The book is fascinating, not for the faint of stomach but not deliberately grisly either. It's an excellent, readable work, one you'll find hard to put down.

I met Ms. Sachs last year, and interviewed her for a review of the book on another website. We sat in her back yard, talking about death and writing. She is gracious and knowledgeable in person, and her personable manner comes through in the book. As someone who has studied criminal justice in various forms for over 20 years, I highly recommend it.

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Defying Hitler
Published in Hardcover by Weidenfeld & Nicolson (2002-05-09)
Author: Sebastian Haffner
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Defying Hitler
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Review Date: 2007-09-06
Amazing book! Proves that not all Germans were rabid Nazis. A personal journey through a unique perspective on how and why the Nazis were able to assume power, as well as why the Germans were unable to stop them. Highly recommended!

What would it have been like to live in Germany during Hitler's rise to power?
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Review Date: 2007-08-30


This is the story of Sebastian Haffner, a man who lived in Germany during Hitler's rise to power. I loved hearing the story from the perspective of the average German. I can't imagine living in such tumultuous times, but reading this book gives me a glimpse. The best part about it is the fact that it tries to answer two very important questions: how on earth a regime like the Nazis could rise to power, and how almost the entire nation where corrupted by them. It's a wonderful story that I would recommend to anyone that is the bit interested in that period. Remember, it's by understanding the past that we can best keep from repeating it.

Necessary to understand past and present
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Review Date: 2008-03-31
Excellent book on the rise of the Nazis by an author with a very humane and sensible view of life who lived through the events. Haffner gives voice to the average Germans who witnessed the rise of Hitler and did not approve - the majority, as it turns out - but who could simply not make sense of the madness around them nor could they find a way to realistically oppose the Nazis.

Haffner's narrative is often touching as he discusses personal events of his own, friends' and family's, illustrating how the sphere of their private lives was affected by politics. The result is that it reads like a 'non-fiction novel', and one extremely relevant for contemporary world events.

It is a pity that Haffner never actually concluded the book. In the last section, his son briefly explains what happened after the abrupt ending of the narrative, thus we miss the detail and richness that Hafner's own perspective would have undoubtedly provided. Still, it is an unmissable book, packed with lessons for present and future generations.

An Amazing Unfinished Memoir
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-13
Sebastian Haffner's "Defying Hitler" has an ambitious initial scope - to chronicle the rise of Hitler from 1918-1939. The memoir is "unfinished" in that the narrative leaves off in 1933 as Haffner put down writing the manuscript with the advent of World War II and never came back to it. Haffner's son, Oliver Pretzel ultimately had the work published after Haffner's death.

Even in its "unfinished" condition, the work is a masterpiece. Haffner's purpose is not to excuse the average German in germany to succumbing to Nazism and to Hitler but rather to EXPLAIN the phenomenon. Excusing it would simply be post hoc. Explaining it serves the additional function of future application.

Defying Hitler was a difficult thing to do in practice. One could certainly not do so in public. The repression of Nazism in Germany was all the more pervasive by its reach into the private sphere and by doing so, obliterating the prior German distinction between public and private. The only safe way to defy Hitler was, ultimately emigration.

Haffner's narrative is frank, honest and ironic. It was a joy to read.

Finally, a word about Robert Whitfield, the reader of the Audio edition of "Defying Hitler." I believe there are instances in which the audio edition of a work is equal to or superior to the printed version. These instances of "audio excellence" are directly related to the quality of the reader. Robert Whitfield repeatedly accomplishes "aduio excellence." Whitfield's diction is spot on, his tone fluctuates to match the text. If the text is ironic, so then is Whitfield's tone. If the text is frank, so then is Whitfield's tone. If the text contains italics for emphasis, that emphasis is contained within Whitfield's voice. In short, his contributions always enhance a book and never detract from it. For other texts read by Robert Whitfield, I would recommend Bleak House by Charles Dickens, and The Abolition of Man & the Great Divorce: Library Edition by C.S. Lewis.

A gripping account with deep human insights into a fascist takeover
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2007-11-09
This is a powerful story of the rise of the Nazi movement with scary parallels to modern day events. The question has often been asked how the Germans could allow this to happen and Haffner does an amazing job at describing how. Along with a controlled media, one method was to turn the volume of fear and intimidation one little almost imperceptible increment at the time. Most people just laughed at the antics of Hitler and his crowd in the beginning, but by the time that people caught on to the seriousness of the issue it was too late. By this time many secretly just hoped that it would go away like a bad dream, but history tells a different story.

The difference with this book is that it is told from a very human perspective from an ordinary German who was living through those times and who saw the transformation of German society and social interaction.

Along with this book I would recommend the movie V for Vendetta (Two-Disc Special Edition), and the book Political Ponerology (A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes), which describes the process by which a society is taken over, and by what kind of people.

Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it. This book is an important book to read so as to be better able to read the warning signs before it is too late.

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Feel It Real!: A Guided Approach to Bringing the Law of Attraction into Your Life
Published in Hardcover by Atria (2008-06-03)
Author: Denise Coates
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Feel It Real ! by Denise Coates
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Review Date: 2008-08-15
"Feel It Real !" by Denise Coates is a MUST read book for all walks of life! To give myself kudos, I was her agent in Hollywood & even helped pick out her picture on her book! I do have an eye for talent. This lady has many talents for the world to discover, believe me! This book helped me put the law of attraction, in full force now for my new LLC, business: "Excel Entertainment" Excelling Women & Minorities in the Music & Ent. Industry.
Thank you Denise for your insight to making dreams come true! Victoria Torres @ myspace.com/victoriaexcelent

Feeling is everything!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-08-03
Feel it Real is a great book. Denise Coates is such a wonderful teacher and "lightworker." This book gives practical advise to keep you in the "good vibrations" to manifest your goals. If you can feel it, it can become real. The games are fun and practical.

Great tools for lifting yout vibrations! A must have for LOA practitioners.
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-31
Denise's book is full of great tools that help you keep vibrating at levels that not only make you feel great, immediately lifting one's mood to levels that will not only help manifest desires for the future, but will also make you experience joy and happiness right now. They are better than any drug I know for lifting depression and anxiety resulting from all the negative thinking most people usually engage in unconsciously throughout their daily life. If you want to feel better and happier now, while creating a great future for yourself, then I highly recommend this book.

A must have!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-30
This book is truly amazing. Games are fun, easy, interesting and have lots of variety. You can easily incorporate these tips into your day. There are enough games so that you don't get bored and you can easily find something appropriate for changing your vibration in any situation.

Now I'm Cookin
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-30
I am a big believer in LOA and have read many books on why it works and how to apply it. However, I seem to get caught up in learning the "hows" and not actually doing the work.

This book takes the work out and puts the fun in. Denise's games are clever and fun to do. I actually look forward to opening her book every night and playing a game.

She keeps me light hearted about all of it - which is key to manifesting.

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Frida's Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo
Published in Hardcover by Clarkson Potter (1994-09-20)
Authors: Marie Pierre Colle and Guadalupe Rivera
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Frida's Fiestas
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Review Date: 2008-06-10
This is a fascinating book with gorgeous photographs of fiestas which would have been prepared by Frida for parties at home in Mexico. We all know that Frida was an extraordinary artist, but it's quite an eye-opener to find out that she was also an outstanding cook!

Exceptional book!
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Review Date: 2008-04-30
Written by Frida's stepdaughter, you might as well have been there with her during her stay with Frida & Diego Riviera. Absolutely gorgeous pictures and insight in the culinary life of Frida Kahlo describing social reunions during holidays and festivities, along with some day to day pampering Frida gave to Diego & her loved ones. Whether you agree or not with Frida's life & beliefs is irrevelant in this wonderful book. It is about how Frida treated her family and friends in her culinary world. Seems Frida's stepdaughter loved her dearly and I felt this was a tribute in such a positive light to this creative and multi talented woman. What a wonderful read and truly authentic Mexican cuisine to add to the splendor of Frida's Fiestas!

Good Food- Good Stories
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Review Date: 2008-02-13
The recipes are authentic- to die for! And the life stories are told with compassion from Frida's step-daughter. This is a good read- and better eat!

Beautiful!
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Review Date: 2007-10-10
The book is very nice. It has a lot of photos. It also tells the story about Frida and Diego. It's the perfect gift. There is also a Spanish version, which I have been unable to locate.

Lovely book, recipes need an editor.
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-02
Since everyone has raved about this book, perhaps I'm looking at an old edition (1994). I agree that the photos are beautiful and the stories wonderful, but in the version of the book I have the instructions for the recipes are in the wrong order. For example, for Chiles en Nogada, the first sentence of the recipe's instructions are "Rinse the chiles and pat them dry. Spoon some of the filling inside each one..." Well, you have to go down the the second to last paragraph to get the instructions for making the filling. Obviously, the recipe should first tell you how to make the filling. Also in this recipes, it tells you to pour the walnut sauce over the chiles, BEFORE it tells you how to make the walnut sauce.

I have published a cookbook and these type of errors mean one thing: an editor who has not read the recipes and thought them through! (Much less tried to follow the recipes.) I noticed that in several of the recipes I've used, I have, with my editing pen, moved paragraphs around with arrows so that the instructions are in the right order.

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Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had
Published in Hardcover by Vanderwyk & Burnham (2005-09-25)
Authors: Brad Cohen and Lisa Wysocky
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The Best
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Review Date: 2008-06-21
This book is the best! So good, I bought 2 copies to share with people close to me so they can finally understand what my child is going through. Brad is awesome! When I wrote to him to shower him with Kudos, he wrote back to me. I love his determination and I pray my son will have the same!.

A TEACHER CAN MAKE OR BREAK THE LIVES OF STUDENTS
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Review Date: 2007-07-10
As an accomplished pianist, teacher and adjudicator I spend most of my time with individuals of all ages. Teaching and adjudicating are perhaps the most challenging of all! Like Brad Cohen, I have Tourette Syndrome and growing up as a "baby boomer", a time when extremely little was known about Tourettes, teasing, being bullied and considered a virtual headache to my teacher's made my life a living hell. All I had to turn to was my God given gift of music!
Brad Cohen grew up with the same horrific challenges that Tourettes brings with it. A teacher is someone every student should be able to turn to for support, a shoulder to lean on, a friend, when you feel your own are not there for you. Growing up in this day and age is a daunting task. Brad Cohen knows this all too well, and shows his understanding of it through his actions as a teacher. He knows what it is like to not have teachers there when he needed them most in his life. He turned having TS, a debilitating disorder into a tool of support and understanding for those lives he touches everyday. New disorders are being discovered at an alarming rate. The future teachers and classrooms are not yet equipped to handle what lies ahead for them. My niece is a teacher and she can hardly cope with the demands of her position as they stand. Teachers will need the support of people like Brad Cohen travelling to various school boards as I do as a Music Therapist to educate new teachers on how to integrate students with disorders and other issues into the classroom. Teachers' Colleges will have to provide the means to offer clinical studies in what lies ahead such as Tourette Syndrome, ADD, ADHD, learning disorders , behavioral problems and so much more. Educating our teachers as Brad Cohen has educated his students and fellow teachers is paramount if the future of our world's children will have a chance to survive what lies ahead of them. Teacher Assistant's will need to become a necessity in every classroom, and trained in specific areas. One teacher per class will no longer be enough, if those students who require extra attention are going to be successfully integrated into the classroom of the public school system.
Brad Cohen has touched the lives of so many students in his life as a teacher! They say that if you can touch the life of one person, you have done your job. Brad Cohen has surpassed this objective time and time again!
I can only hope, that more people like Brad Cohen will give of their talent's as I try to do as a music therapist, to educate and help prepare the schools, teachers' and students' of tomorrow!
I once received a letter from a student I adjudicated in a competition, and it said; "not often enough in life, do we take the time to say "Thank You", thank you sir for your knowledge and encouragement, it means so much!"
Now it is time for me to say "THANK YOU" to Brad Cohen, a teacher who has touched many lives."
To everyone in the profession of teaching, this is a book that will positively "re-charge" your love of being an educator!

Author: Raymond Vacchino M.Mus.(MT) A.Mus. L.R.S.M. Licentiate (hon.)

Everyone should read this book.
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2007-04-22
This book is great for so many reasons. Anyone can read this and walk away with something. If you have Tourettes (or any disability), it is such a positive, supportive, encouraging story. I wish I had boxes of this book to pass to every teacher, doctor, friend, grandparent, parent and child. Tourettes is something almost everyone in the world will encounter in some way. Disability dicrimination, is unfortunately also something everyone will encounter in some way. This book provides a unique, well written perspective of life with an uncontrollable, misunderstood disorder. I reccomend it to you.

A Teacher With Tourette Syndrome (TS)
Helpful Votes: 51 out of 51 total.
Review Date: 2006-06-20


I too am a teacher with Tourette Syndrome (TS) and have experienced many of the same things that author Brad Cohen describes in this fascinating book. All of his life, Cohen has worked to overcome his disability. Even when he became ultimately successful, Cohen has still experienced difficulties. For example, even as an adult, he has been asked to leave restaurants and other public events. A few times, however, this has worked to his advantage. While at the Olympics in Atlanta, for example, a number of patrons complained about his tics. But instead of being expelled, Cohen was reseated in a better seating area.

His parents were divorced and, for most of his early life, his father was distant from him. In elementary school and junior high, Cohen was often ridiculed and mocked by other children. Teachers mistakenly thought that he was doing his tics purposely in order to disrupt the class, and punished him accordingly. Many children with TS also have comorbid ADHD and OCD. Cohen described how hard it is to read and comprehend a book. The average person should imagine trying to comprehend a book while it is jerked around every few seconds.

In time, Cohen was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome (TS). He was taken off stimulants, which, in common with many others with TS, only aggravated his condition. His first experience with a TS support group was not at all positive. Members of the group focused on the negative, not how to overcome it and be successful. This is not what Cohen needed to hear. In time, Cohen learned how to educate others about his disorder. Unfortunately, in junior high, there were too many individuals who refused to be educated. However, he did have a supportive principal who allowed him to speak to a school gathering about his condition.

Cohen developed socially by being involved in Jewish organizations. By high school, things got better. The students increasingly overlooked his tics and accepted him as a person. He began to dream of being a teacher.

When Cohen went to Bradley University, he learned not only educational theory but also got valuable hands-on teaching experience with children. But when he tried to get his first teaching job, the door kept getting slammed in his face. Ultimately, he had to go through some 25 principals before he found one that would hire him. "I just cannot see you as a teacher", one candidly remarked. Things seemed hopeless. It looked as if Tourette Syndrome had won over him. But he refused to give up his dream.

Finally, he was hired, and proved himself to be an excellent teacher. He at first taught second grade, and made every child feel wanted. Cohen made the following observation (p. 160) which should be a challenge and inspiration to all teachers: "If you want to feel secure, do what you already know how to do. If you want to be a true professional and continue to grow...go to the cutting edge of your competence, which means a temporary loss of security. So whenever you don't quite know what you're doing, know you're growing."



A true story of real courage
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2006-06-09
Brad Cohen's first hand account of how he became a teacher despite having Tourette's syndrome isn't great writing, but if you've ever known someone with Tourette's you know how amazing his story is. Happily most people today know what this disease is--as I was growing up with a brother who had it, no one did. If you haven't seen it, it's hard to imagine the noises, tics, cursing, and mental agony of living with this incurable problem. Cohen's book gives an intimate look at what it feels like to have your body taken over by urges that can't be controlled. He also sensitively portrays the distress and confusion of parents who try to deal with a problem for which modern medicine is almost useless. Again we see a situation where young children in the classroom can accept behaviors that the wider world can't tolerate, and Cohen's openness about his problem with these children is the secret of his success. One gets the sense Cohen's life will always be a struggle--although he has many friends there's no mention of a woman in his life, and gaining acceptance with new people is always going to be a risky business. But his courage is amazing. This book should be required reading for any child who doubts his worth as a person because of this terrible disease.

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God's Creative Power Gift Collection: God's Creative Power Will Work for You, God's Creative Power for Healing, God's Creative Power for Finances
Published in Leather Bound by Harrison House (2004-12-01)
Author: Charles Capps
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The best book I have ever read...
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Review Date: 2008-08-15
Anyone would enjoy the wisdom in this book...it makes you look at life and yourself in a totally different way...I bought some to give as birthday gifts...I cannot tell you how much this book has helped me..There is power in God's Word, and this book will help you find it...

Wonderful!
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Review Date: 2008-05-21
A great book for Christians or just someone who loves God and wants to know how mighty He is. I really enjoy this book.

Speak the Word only
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Review Date: 2008-05-14
This collection of three mini-books by Charles Capps is a great addition to anyone who believes in the power of words and positive thinking. His work reminds me of Norman Vincent Peale's approach to positive thinking, but more expressly teaches right-speaking and offers Biblically inspired confessions. I use the book almost daily to help train my mind and mouth to think and speak according to Biblical principles regarding family, finances, health, and all things that pertain to life. I have purchased at least 12 copies and have distributed it to family and friends because I believe the teaching is thought-provoking and when applied, life-changing. As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. This book challenges those thoughts and consequently makes one examine what type of words are used in response to life's varied circumstances. It is an overall practical application of the word of God.

Powerful. Illuminating. Inspiring. Simple.
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Review Date: 2008-04-15
GOD'S CREATIVE POWER by Charles Capps is a powerhouse. It contains three works by Capps: God's Creative Power Will Work for You, God's Creative Power for Healing, and God's Creative Power for Finances. There is teaching here for healing, finances, and knowing and obtaining the will of God for our lives.

Capps believes that God's is true, that He means what He says. Further, if believers will speak the Word in faith and stand on God's promises, they, too, will have what they say. The scriptures support this teaching in Mark 11:23-24 and John 14:13, John 16:23-24.

Capps believes that healing, prosperity, miracles and all the gifts of faith are available to every believer who will "Only believe." There is power in the promises of God. They belong to every believer. God's answer to His promises is "Yes." (1 Cor 1-2)

This book is one of several excellent Capps books (The Tongue - A Creative Force, Your Spiritual Authoprity, Faith and Confession) and is in the same family of teaching as Smith Wigglesworth, Kenneth Hagin Sr., Keith Moore, and Dr. Paul Yonggi Cho.

Powerful!
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Review Date: 2008-04-11
This has helped me change my thinking. I've bought copies for friends and relatives that need hope and a "how to" guide for improving situations by speaking differently.

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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils: The Complete Guide to the Use of Oils in Aromatherapy and Herbalism
Published in Hardcover by Element Books Ltd (1995-11)
Author: Julia Lawless
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Aromatherapy Essentials
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Review Date: 2008-06-14
For quite some time I've been fascinated by essential oils. While they can at times be quite expensive to collect a few high-quality essential oils can go a long way.

This book is divided up into three main sections. In the first section there is a brief history of essential oils and an interesting picture to show steam distillation. There is information on why lavender and neroli stimulate new cell growth and how rosemary encourages healthy hair growth.

The second section is very helpful with ideas on which essential oils to use for a wide variety of common complaints. While it is interesting to note that cardamom and black pepper are good for heartburn, a recipe would be useful. If you want a recipe I can recommend the one for a chai tea in Savoring the Spice Coast of India: Fresh Flavors from Kerala. I made it tonight using soymilk and a rooibos teabag.

Part three in this fascinating book includes information on 165 essential oils. While I've read many books on essential oils there were numerous oils I'd never heard of before. In this section there are a few oils you want to avoid like wormwood that can cause brain damage. You may recognize bergamot if you have ever made Earl Grey tea. Could lemonade be part of a cure for arthritis? This book gives all sorts of new information and also has a helpful glossary.

While this book is comprehensive I think it would have been better to organize the essential oils according to their common name instead of their Latin name. Fortunately there is a good index so you can find your favorite essential oils fast. In the index you can find the common name (frankincense) as well as the Latin or botanical term (Boswellia Carteri).

If you are looking for any additional information I can also recommend anything by Connie Higley: Reference Guide for Essential Oils Tenth Edition, October 2006. I have the 1999 edition but have been considering the new edition to add to my collection.

~The Rebecca Review, currently wearing Aura Cacia Love Potion Essential Oil .5 oz. I love all the Aura Cacia essential oils.

Essential
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-05
This is the one book I would not be without.
It is very informative and helpful.
I am a soapmaker and use the information re: the essential oils to make aromatheray and therapuetic, skin softening soaps.

Encyclopedia of Essential Oils
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-17
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils is a wonderful book to add to a collection of knowledge of Aromatherapy. It contains very detailed properties of each essential oil - easy to understand and great for reference for all to read, learn and practice. If you can't find what you are looking for specifically for an essential oil, you will most definately find it in this book.

too general
Helpful Votes: 25 out of 30 total.
Review Date: 2005-10-10
Gives uses for many plants and the essential oils but no complete details for making the remedies with the oils. Eg. how much of each oil to put into the natural remedies?

Your Aromatherapy library is not complete if you don't have the book
Helpful Votes: 34 out of 34 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-03
If I had to have only two books in my Aromatherapy Library, this would be one of them, along with The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, by Salvatore Battaglia. I have been an Aromatherapist since 2003, I know - a relatively short time - but a productive time, and I could not have accomplished what I have without this book. It is a very complete list - if not the best list - of essential oils available in book form, with all their properties, chemical breakdown, methods of extraction, history, ancient uses for the plants and oils, modern uses, toxicity and as if this wasn't enough - the photos are marvolous and extremely helpful in identifying plants and the oil colour. Every plant gets a whole page and the format repeats and is so easy to follow. What makes this book stand out among its peers is the ease of use with an excellent index, glossary of terms, botanical index, botanical classification and references (just because a book has these thing doesn't mean they are always good or useful).
The most toxic of essential oils, which are hardly mention in other books , or, we are merely warned to stay away from for aromatherapy use, are also covered in Ms. Lawlwess' book, and I am glad for that because I want to know the "why" of everything. Why is it bad? After all - this is meant as a reference book, not a "how to". It is one of the most important books on essential oils and you are cheating yourself not to have a copy. I don't know if Ms. Julia Lawless is alive, and if she is, when she will come out with an updated version, but I sure hope so.

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Jim Henson: The Works - The Art, the Magic, the Imagination
Published in Hardcover by Random House (1993-10-12)
Author: Christopher Finch
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JIM HENSON 'THE WORKS'
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Review Date: 2008-06-04
Wow!!
This is a book for everyone and anyone that loves the muppets and its good for all ages, coffee table or for propsmakers.
Top choice as a present for muppets lovers

One word.
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Review Date: 2008-03-08
Fabulous. So many other reviewers have expressed the feelings this book gives you so much more eloquently, so I will leave mine with just that one word. Fabulous.

The Works
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Review Date: 2008-02-11
This book is fabulous. I ordered it from America to come to England as the current exchange rate made it cheaper to buy this book new than to buy it second hand in England, and the wait for shipping was worth it. There are some brilliant anecdotes from people working with Henson, and beautful pictures illustrating everything that ever went on in Jim Henson's studios, right up to unpublished notes that Henson wrote for a book.

This book is beautiful, and really interesting in looking at the work of Jim Henson.

A read worthy of Henson's genius.
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Review Date: 2007-09-03
Complete with full color pictures, as well as black and white photos of Jim's early years, this book is not only a great read. -It's fun to look at too! Even young children can sit and appreciate the magic of Jim Henson's creations through the artwork and photo-journalistic shots throughout.

This book contains a great deal of biographical information on Jim throughout his life, and includes a great deal of his earlier forrays into the world of experimental art and design.

Definitely a good buy.

Letting the lights shine warmly on Jim Henson
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Review Date: 2007-03-29
It's hard to believe Jim Henson has now been gone for over 16 years. Christopher Finch's book stands as a great testament to Henson's amazingly prolific work and his larger-then-life existence. Despite Henson's natural shyness and reticence and quiet manner, the thing that strikes you in the book is how many lives this guy touched. He bestowed livelihoods on literally thousands of people. Their gratitude is expressed in these pages time and again in fervent, emotional recollections. To say Jim Henson inspired devotion only begins to get at what this guy meant to his family, friends and employees.

My hat is off to Christopher Finch for this wonderful collection, which is still available here as a beautiful and hardily-constructed first-edition hardback. Mr. Finch gets an extra level of respect for the decision (of which he no doubt had a say) to keep his name off the dustcover front. He's graciously stepped aside to let the lights shine warmly on Jim Henson.

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The Language Of Yoga: Complete A to Y guide to Asana Names, Sanskrit Terms, and Chants
Published in Spiral-bound by Sounds True (2005-12-30)
Author: Nicolai Bachman
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Yoga study must
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Review Date: 2008-07-20
I have found this book very useful, informative and easy to use. I have found it a great aid in my yoga studies.

I loved this book
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Review Date: 2008-05-07
Easy to read, easy to understand. I couldn't put this book down.
If you have an interest in yoga and would like to know and understand the Asana Names.... you should get this.
I am not a yoga teacher, but I would also like to recomend this to anybody who does teach yoga. If for no other reason so you can say the worrds correctly and aslo be able to answer questions from students (like myself) who wish to know the what and why of asanas and chants.

The Language of Yoga
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Review Date: 2008-04-17
As a student in Yoga Teacher Training, I found this book excellent. It is a clear and easy to find Sanskrit to English and English to Sanskrit on Yoga Postures, with simple diagrams, and pronunciation. The book includes to CDs
to help hear the proper pronunciation of the words.

1,2,3 steps in learning sanskrit
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Review Date: 2008-04-05
This is an excellent book for a dedicated student of yoga, or a training yoga teacher. The guide speaks clearly, and it is easy to follow.

Truly a "must" for non-Indian yoga teachers
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Review Date: 2008-05-02
I can't believe I have never reviewed this before! I've been a yoga teacher for - oh yikes, way too long to admit to but until I listened to the CDs that come with this book, I had been pronouncing things incorrectly. I guess my teachers learned the wrong pronounciation from others who didn't know...and on it goes. But my students know the difference now; hopefully, they will pass it on as some of them become teachers.
I've also used the book for tattoos. Just enlarge the writing for the artist...perfect.
Namaste

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Life
Published in Hardcover by Harry N. Abrams (2006-09-01)
Authors: Lennart Nilsson, Hans Wigzell, and Mark Holborn
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The book itself was awesome
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Review Date: 2008-03-03
The book was awesome I have seen it before that is why i purchased, the condition it was in was not as described there were torn pages and I will not by used again

A visual walk through the unseen elements of human biology
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Review Date: 2008-01-22
This is an amazing book that gives visual insight into the mysteries of life. Not only is it informative but absolutely spellbinding and beautiful!

really interesting
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Review Date: 2007-10-29
this was nice to add to my collection. the photographs are wonderful. and it is very educational as well

Incredible Images
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Review Date: 2007-09-26
The pictures in this book are an amazing insight into our own bodies. The quality of the photographs is incredible and provided me a greater appreciation of the miracle that human bodies are.

Inspiring!
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Review Date: 2007-11-01
As an artist and photographer I was inspired by the beauty captured in the images of Nilsson's book "Life", but as a doctor with some knowledge of the subject, I was intrigued by how amazing the body really is. He has caught certain actions and moments (like conception) that were never seen so clearly before. The electronmicroscopy is astounding! Although this book is almost entirely photographs, without text, everyone who reads or views the book will find a new respect and awe for "Life" and how incredible our bodies are constructed and how we reproduce. This photographic journey is truly inspiring!


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