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I have finished reading David's book. I anticipated it was going to be a good read and wanted to read it start to finish with no or least ways few interruptions. It took little over three hours to finish and by the time I went to bed my head was swimming with thoughts of this book.

In all honesty let me tell you that this book is worth getting if for nothing else the smile that it will give you while reading it.


I enjoyed reading about the people associated with Neil and his music and where each one fit during the different time periods. I was so pleased I was learning some things new about Neil and associations with people that I didn't know. And the quotes in the book taken from Neil well let's just say it was a pleasure to read.

David, you are truly a lucky and very fortunate person to have had the opportunity to actually sit with the man himself and delve into his most inner thoughts on the music end of things. I would give the world to have had that chance. I have always wanted to interview him and ask him about his music and his thoughts and have that emotional connection with him. I have journals filled with thoughts on how his music has touched my life in ways that probably no one else could possibly understand. Or maybe one can and you just think to yourself you are one lonely number.

I enjoyed reading the parts where you take us through the different years and the albums. You know Neil really did have a tough time in the beginning. I know maybe it's that way for anyone who has a dream and it seems like it takes forever to make that dream come true. But I am so happy and relieved that Neil never gave up. I would be lost without that wonderful music.

You pretty muchly covered the albums in the book and I learned a little more about the back end of the business that really I didn't have a clue about before. Not that the book was anything really in depth as far as the business end of things but it was a nice little piece of informative work. I of course am not a fact checker so I take things as I read them and I was impressed with the connection of things and how you perceived them as a fan. Although you didn't mention Stages which is totally right up there with it's a little bit of everything into five CD's and a bonus DVD from Ireland to boot. So that did surprise me a little that you never mentioned it or maybe you did and I just missed that part. You did mention TCO one of my favorites. If I had to name my top five favorites it would be HAN, TCO, Lovescape, 12 Songs and HBD. Beautiful Noise is very good and you mention it a lot in your book and I finally just got this in CD form so it's been a great old new listen for me lately as I only had it in LP before and it's so muchly easier listening to a CD then an album (portability if you will).
There are a lot of smiles in this book (I like the part about Ellie G wanting to take Neil home for milk and cookies) and a little sadness like the part where Neil says he did a show at Carnegie Hall and no reviewers bothered to show up. Neil, I would've been there! It almost makes your heart sink to think about those times when nobody seemed to care. I am so glad that Neil had the strength, courage and determination to carry on no matter what anyone else thought at the time.

David, you did a fine job as a fan writing your stories and giving us insight to some of the precious interviews you had with Neil. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about your book only that you might give Jonathan one more chance to change your mind.

Yes I would recommend this book to anyone, wholeheartedly. It's warm, funny, and all in all a great read from start to finish. Great job David, almost makes me want to write one of my own from a devoted female fan standpoint.

I give your book a high rating. And looking forward to a possible second book from you.

All The Best
CC

This book was great except for the slam on President Bush. Beleive it or not, a conservative can love Neil Diamond too. The author could have stuck to reviewing the greatest muscian and performer of our time without resorting to political jabs.

David Wild tells one compelling story after another in this biography about Neal Diamond. Wild, an editor for Rolling Stone, says Diamond was cool in New Jersey before Bruce Springsteen.

This is a great book to buy for all of your friends for the holidays! I learned a lot about Neil, but I also laughed a lot. It's not often that you find a treasure like this one!

Many times I have pondered the relevance of Neil Diamond in my own life and with the release of this book, it's like my head was cracked open and my own feelings emerged. Fans of Diamond will rejoice, as will fans of one of the most respected writers of our time, David Wild. A great read for all.

The great Florida hurricane of 1935 came as no surprise - in Key West Ernest Hemingway had enough warning to secure his boat and house against the storm - yet superintendents in three nearby government work camps did almost nothing to evacuate the men in their charge. Phil Scott details these days of calamity when the Keys were hit by one of the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S: Hemingway's Hurricane: The Great Florida Keys Storm Of 1935 uses eyewitness accounts to detail these days of calamity and reconstruct the events in each camp as the hurricane made landfall. The probe of the underlying problems involved in evacuation procedures holds plenty of drama and meaning for today's residents.

I found this book to be a wonderful blend; part history lesson, part Political overview and to a large part, tragedy.

Phil Scott concisely provides the necessary background for a complex period in American history, and deftly sets the stage for the main event.

The "Back story" he tells of the forming of the Veterans Bonus Army, the March on Washington DC, and their dispatched to the Florida Keys as much to get them out of the way as to build a Highway across the Keys, is a story in itself. Once we understand the circumstances of their situation, it almost seems inevitable that they will be abandoned in their time of need.

The author does a marvelous job of introducing us to a variety of characters, from many of the imperiled vets, to the seemingly clueless men responsible for their safety, and the locals, like Ernest Hemingway who were forever changed by this tragedy.

While there certainly are parallels with the mistakes made during Hurricane Katrina, I believe this story is compelling, and stands well on its own merit. And while the Gulf Coast in 2005 had advanced knowledge of the terribly destructive force bearing down on it, the hundreds of veterans in their "temporary" housing on the Keys had very little warning of the Category 5 hurricane that would send hundreds of them to their deaths.

I heartily recommend this book to readers with an interest in the History of this period, Hurricane's as a force in nature, or anyone simply looking for a gripping,highly readable and true story of how quickly things can go wrong.

I've never had an interest in visiting the Florida Keys, nor truly understood the plight of post World War I veterans -- even though my grandfather had been one -- but with the publishing of Hemingway's Hurricane by Phil Scott, I found myself caring. I now want to visit the Keys and explore, where this amazing tragedy took place, and to see first-hand just what it meant to span approximately 130 miles of water and islands by both train track and roadway. Scott's book provides both the necessary exposition to pave the way, while building suspense for the pending storm, much like those of us in television land find ourselves checking cable channels for updates on where and when storms will hit in the present day. From the building of a rail line as early as 1912 (the year the Titanic sank), known as Flagler's Folly, all the way to Key West to the semi-permanent Hooverville encampments and Bonus Marches near the White House during the Depression years, which encompasses public dissatisfaction with the federal government
(long before the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam Anti-War activities occupied our nation's attention), this book truly prepares the reader for nature's destructive force. Scott also manages to draw the reader in long before Ernest Hemingway enters the picture, but the Hemingway angle helps make a timely connection between gross
negligence in 1935 and the equally unexpected results of 2005's Hurricane Katrina
and the combined slow response from today's federal, state, and local governments.
I always expect my high school English and journalism students to "extend the text" to seek connections and meaning outside of the printed pages. For this reason, I highly recommend this book to anyone who cares about how our government operates. There are lessons to be learned here, even if the events took place 70 years ago. And although the book moves quickly, I find myself stopping to check one or both of the two maps detailing both the Florida Keys and placement of the work camps, plus I find myself delving into the internet to pursue further inquiry. I do this because Scott's narrative and depth of information has given me reason to care and explore further this fascinating true story.

Phil Scott's book, "Hemingway's Hurricane" is a quick and good read about the century's most powerful hurricane....the category 5 storm that smashed into the Florida Keys over Labor Day weekend in 1935. Finished before Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, Scott's book takes on a narrative with some unintended consequences and supreme ironies.

Set as a timeline, the author briefs the reader well with his background of the Bonus Army of World War I veterans, their 1932 march on Washington D.C. and the veterans' subsequent detour to the Florida Keys, courtesy of Franklin D. Roosevelt, to give them low-paying jobs. "Hemingway's Hurricane" centers around these hundreds of veterans, their work in the Keys (much of it building roads) and the misfortune they had at being directly in the path of the hurricane. Scott relates all of this in a nicely paced way. Yet two things stand out in his book....there's very little to do with Ernest Hemingway....he makes not much more than a minor appearance at the beginning and at the end, so the title of the book is confusing. The author also provides too many cameo appearances by others who were part of the storm and the recovery. Fewer characters with more time spent with them would have increased my enjoyment of Scott's work.

Yet it is the comparison to Katrina, not mentioned in "Hemingway's Hurricane" that makes for the unintended attraction. The 1935 storm had its own version of FEMA (FERA) and a major player, Fred Ghent, the director of the veteran's camps, who was the Michael Brown of his day. His decision not to get a relief train down in time to evacuate the veterans was one of the worst miscalculations of the storm. It's almost as if we can hear FDR saying, "Ghentie, you're doin' a heckuva job!" Perhaps the oddest and saddest comparison is that Katrina, hitting Louisiana almost seventy years to the day after the Keys hurricane, underscores that government hasn't come all that far in preparedness, rescue and recovery.

"Hemingway's Hurricane" is a good book but not a great one. However, Scott's attention to detail make it worth the read and the story is one that has needed to be told.

The hurricane that hit the Florida Keys in 1935 is still listed as the most intense hurricane to make landfall in the US. It is estimated to have had 200 mph winds and although it's eye was not large, the power of this storm surpassed anything imagined.
The victims numbered 423 known dead, 259 of them were veterans of World War I. These men had been "employed" to build a highway connecting the Keys all the way through to Key West. It was a "make work" program seemingly designed to remove the veterans from the spotlight in Washington D.C., like a splinter in the FDR political eye. The veterans had been marching on Washington and camping there demanding pay bonuses that had been promised to them. Many were in desperate situations with the Depression in full form. Sending them far away to the Keys to work and make money must have seemed like the answer to everyone's desires. Tragedy was to unfold.
In September of 1935, as the veterans labored on, the Weather Bureau was tracking a tropical storm that would become the most intense hurricane in US history. Due to a lack of coverage in many areas, the path of the storm had to be projected, leaving room for error. Even so, warnings were put out to the Keys and while locals begin to make preparations, the veterans had no prior experience with hurricanes. They depended on their camp director and other in charge to make the evacuation decisions, which was to include sending a train to remove them from the path of danger. Decisions were either made to late or not made at all and the train would not arrive in time. The train itself, would be washed off the tracks and nearly washed out to sea. 259 veterans would loose their lives.
While there are amazing parallels between this storm of 1935 and Katrina, there are also striking differences. The forecasters urgently warned about Katrina, a more direct and well broadcast warning than in 1935. In both storms people waited to be evacuated by others for a variety of reasons. While the reasons are varied, the reality is that government is not all powerful nor is it capable of dealing with huge scale evacuations. When individuals give up their personal responsibility, the results will be haphazard and even deadly as is proven true in both these hurricanes. When those directly in charge fail to take reasonable steps to protect the very lives they are charged with protecting, the result will be disastrous. In this case the camp director in 1935 and the Mayor of New Orleans seem to have a lot in common.
This is a vivid account of the 1935 hurricane. The stories of the victims and survivors as their island is virtually swept clean, inundated by the storm surge is intense and electrifying. These are stories that have a depth of emotion that was not expected from men who had become inured to hardship and death in WWI. The attempted downplaying of the disaster for political reasons is stunning. While the role of Ernest Hemingway seems nearly minute, he did draw attention to the plight of the veterans.
Phil Scott has written a clear and vivid account of a disaster in the making and the lives that were battered and destroyed. The politics and the human faces of the intrepid veterans combine to form a story well worth the reading.

I have not read this book. Ihave skimmed sections of it and am very impressed. Ihave read a half dozen or more other books and only one other comes close. If you only buy one book on home brewing you can't go wrong with this one. The Owd Hop Head.

This is a good resource for beginning/intermediate extract brewers but it has no information on all-grain brewing.

I love to teach myself. I started out with Charlie Papazian's book. That book was very helpful and pointed out a few things I might not have instantly associated. After my first 5-gallon batch I had more questions about the process as I was looking for finer details on the different stages. The Papazian book is definitely an excellent resource.
When I got the Korzonas book I thought "Here I go just doubling up and not expanding." How wrong I was. It expands on the basics to an intermediate level. There is definitely a wealth of information in this book.
I can't wait to see what Volume II will be like.
I will say these last things and let you on your way.

Armed with only 4 things you will always brew excellent beer.
1) The Complete Joy of Homebrewing (Charlie Papazian)
2) Homebrewing Volume I (Al Korzonas)
3) Informative local Homebrew shop or Homebrew Club.
4) Love of good beer!!

Remember C. Papazian's beautiful mantra "Relax don't worry, have a homebrew."

And it continues to be useful. Korzonas writes in a very appoachable manner with excellent layout of techniques and ingredients. I hoped for volume II, but appearently it isn't to be. If you're just starting out this would be an excellent book to add to that "basic brewing equipment" kit you're purchasing! It will take you through from "What is this for?" to "Hey, let's brew this!". Excellent book. Full marks.

I have read a lot of books and other things relating to brewing but this is one if not the best I have read.To call this a bible is not an understatement!.Well worth the read.If your a beginner please read this very good book!

Great book. Great story. Great pictures. My son loves all of Syd Hoff's books.

Recommended by my daughter who is teacher & reading specialist - My young child and I liked the book - very cute story, illustrations, short

Timeless story, heartwarming message, beautiful pictures - yeah, it's a bit outdated (Little Harry wearing his little tie while playing with his little blocks), but my 5-year-old loves it and reads it again and again and again...

I'm glad to see this book is still in print. I don't have anything to add to other reviewers' details about it. I enjoyed it many years ago with my own children. I certainly recommend it.

This book is very helpful for beginning readers. Most of the words are on the Dolch sight word list of words which should be recognized instantly in order for reading to flow smoothly. The quiet nature of the story makes it appropriate for a bedtime story or for developing reading skills.

I think this was a great book because it captured the life of a teen girl. Some thing she did reminded me of my friend who is exatly like Bron. I would recomend this book to everyone. I think adults should also read this book so they can get and understanding of a teens life. Some parents dont understand Teens. Eveyone but this book its worth reading.

Bronwyn Lewis is a sixteen-year-old girl who has just been forced to move to Ojala, California with her family. The year is 1960. Bron is a good student, and has always lived life by the rules. It doesn't take long for her to realize if she doesn't change herself, she will not fit in with the carefree, easygoing teens in town. A popular interest of these individuals is drag racing, something that Bron wrongly thought she would never experience herself. Soon she meets J.C., an extremely attractive racer, and Will, a down-to-earth, old-fashioned country guy. She gets caught between them, and some interesting things occur with both men. I guess you could say she has a lot of things on her mind, including her reckless friend Lanie, the legendary horrific fires of Ojala, the profits of her family business, and her life's turn for romance and adventure. Hobbs really brings Bron's story to life through her dense plot and rising action. There is an overwhelming mood this book gives you through Bron's interactions with other characters. I really started to enjoy the book as the number of friendships and relationships Bron aquires increased. The ending really left me thinking because there is a distinct mystery to it. The genre is a combination of coming-of-age, adventure, and romance; no single genre would be fit by itself in my opinion. I really felt like I knew the characters personally as the plot thickened. I would definatly recommend this book to anyone. If an adult were to read it, he or she would have a good idea of the aspects of American teenagers' lives.

this is a really good book! it gives good insight on a teen girl's point of view on things. not only that, but it is fast paced! i got in bed to read at nine and stayed up until two to finish it! belive me, you will like this book!

This is one of the best books I've ever read. It made me laugh and cry and fall in love with every bit of it. The author was so great and I hope that I can get to read more of her books, soon. I just loved it, if you haven't read it then you need to. You have no idea what you're missing.

As an adult I was very moved by the story, especially the insight into the thoughts of a young woman. There was a "true story" feeling in the Bron's experiences. A must read for parents of young people...lots of insight into the need to "belong". Hobbs has done a superb writing job!

I finished reading Genie's book several days ago. It was a difficult (but necessary) book for me to read because my Mother died as a result of Alzheimer's in April of 2000. Many of the episodes that Genie spoke of in regards to her own Mom hit home with me. To say that this was a painful time for me (and for my Mother, of course) is an understatement. I strongly encourage anyone who has a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's to read this book. If you loved one has died, you will find that this book will help you thru the grieving process. Genie Zeigler should be commended for writing such a heartfelt book. Thank you, Ms. Zeigler.

"Poet Genie Zeiger dedicates this memoir to all visible and invisible caretakers. It is not just a memoir of her own life but all of what her life became as her mother slowly deteriorated into illness and dementia. Zeiger tenderly tenders the complex separations and intimacies between mother and daughter, and in particular between a Jewish mother and daughter. She does not avoid or romanticize the multiple realities of the situation or the intensity of emotions, but rather tells them powerfully and poetically. Her mother’s illness and death make Zeiger come full circle, as she feels almost reborn." ....

Poignant and often painfully honest, Genie Zeiger's book, How I Find Her, is a must for anyone who has experienced, or is still experiencing, the decline of a parent or other loved one through dementia. I found solace and insight in Ms. Zeiger's book in dealing with the mental slipping away of my own grandmother, who also, as the author so perceptively describes, has moments of amazing clarity and connection, even when seemingly lost to the present. The author shows incredible courage in describing her feelings, even when they are complicated mixtures of shame and love, revulsion and tenderness. She records with the honest eye of a camera, but with a poet's sensibility, lush language, and appreciation for the smallest and most moving details. I am grateful for this book, which occupies a necessary niche in writings about family wisdom and love.

This memoir reads like a poetic guide for any child who has suffered through the dementia of a parent. Zeiger narrates her journey through several stages of grief from the time her mother enters a nursing home to her death. Initially, she torments herself with guilt for her inability to save her mother. But eventually, she begins to reconcile the image of the sick mother with the all powerful mother she knew as a child. Zeiger documents her mother's last words, and includes journal excerpts, poetry and lyrics throughout this profound narrative.

...Ms. Zieger's book HOW I FIND HER is a heartwarming tale depicting the relationship between a mother and a daughter. Zieger takes the reader on a heartbreaking journey as a daughter deals with the decline of her beloved mother health who has Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's-related dementia.
As a daughter, I think of my own mother's health, and thank the Lord that she has lived over fifty years illness free. As a mother, I think about my own health, and wonder if I will be that fortunate. Thoughts of our mother's dying never really enter our thoughts until we are actually faced with the dilemma, and then it saddens us when we see our once lively and independent mothers slowly fall apart.
You will laugh, as you share in her childhood memories, and you will cry hearing of her moments of mourning.
Zieger has captured the beauty of emotions and sentiment between a mother and a daughter, as well as capturing the hardships of bereavement.
Zieger's words of getting on with your life after a tremendous loss are sure to give support to those who are suffering.

Genie Zieger lives in Shelburne, Massachusetts, where she has led creative writing workshops and poetry classes for over a decade. Ms. Zieger is a former psychotherapist and crisis clinician at a mental health center; she has an M.Ed. in Counseling Education from the University of Massachusetts and an MFA in writing from Vermont College.

I highly recommend Ms. Zieger's book, HOW I FIND HER...

I lucked into this book when it came out in 1999; my editor asked me to review it. I was previously unfamilliar with Farrell's work; now I am thrilled to see this book is still in print.

Farrell is a writer's journalist. This is not the sensationalist, info-tainment, "if-it-bleeds-it-leads" garbage you see on Fox News. He goes deep beneath the surface of his story, looking for the larger truths as much as the simple truth. Many of these truths hurt as much as they enlighten. He covers topics ranging from kite-flying to the Hillside Strangler with insight and style. His pieces on serial killers and rape victims are sensitive, yet they pack a serious punch.

This book is much more than a collection of amazing snapshots of recent American history -- it's also literature. No matter what the subject matter, his passion for writing shines through; no matter how gruesome a scene he describes, his style leaves you jubilant.

Barry Farrell died too young, in 1984. This book will keep his memory alive for those who learned from his lapidary prose. I wish I could have been one of his students--but in a way, having read his work, I feel that in a way, I am.

I've been reading with enormous delight this collection of articles by Barry Farrell. It's a posthumous collection by a brilliant writer who died in 1984. What an unexpected thrill it was to discover this book's existence. It helps bring back to life an unfortunately neglected writer. I knew him briefly (too briefly) -- a fine guy. Barry Farrell's bracing journalistic style and humanity take the reader back to a better time in journalism when writers cared deeply about their subject matter.

Barry Farrell is a name I didn't know before two weeks ago. Barrey Farrell is now a name I won't forget. As a young journalist, I think this book is an essential read for anyone considering a career in the field. But anyone interested in reading great stories that take a smart, comprehensive view of a subject will find just that in this little green book. Farrell is an angel of a writer. But what I admire more is his hard-nosed reporting. After reading some of these stories, for instance "Stalking the Hillside Strangler," it awed me knowing how much footwork had to go into such exquisite work. This book is a clinic on how to report and write, and I will turn to it often for inspiration.

Certainly I'm not an objective reviewer. I attended Barry Farrell's classes at UC Santa Barbara in the 1970s -- and was, I believe, rather a disappointment to him -- but he nonetheless became one of my most important role models as a writer. What I've long regretted, however, was not having more of his writing on my bookshelf. Barry mostly published in magazines, and so it's been hard even for those of us who are devoted to his work to find and collect any significant fraction of his lifetime output. I own and cherish a few aging magazines featuring his writing, but these bits and pieces barely scratch the surface of his 30 fruitful years of shoe-leather journalism. This book, then, is a wonderful and long-overdue development. I had read perhaps a third of these pieces, and was delighted to discover them anew. The other two-thirds of the book was an absolute delight, each page a treasure of flowing language and unerring eye for detail. Of course, it also brought back to my ear Barry's voice, and images of him I'll always carry with me: coffe at the outdoor cafe in front of the library at UC Santa Barbara after class, or the time he cajoled Joan Dideon and John Gregory Dunne into visiting our small class of 12 or 15 students in the English Department's spartan conference room. So, take it from a blatantly partisan -- but completely sincere -- reviewer: buy this book! For heaven's sake, if you love great non-fiction writing -- if you are devoted to writers like Joan Dideon, John McPhee, the non-fiction of Wallance Stegner, and other master wordsmiths of our age -- you will not be disappointed.

I used this book with my first graders as a lead in to a writing activity at the beginning of the school year. They loved it!

My 2 year old son loves this book! The rhymes on each page are very soothing and the pictures are detailed and engaging. I thought it would be too old for him, but he likes it more every time we read it to him. We also pick out unexpected things in the pictures -- the bunny rabbit here, the slice of watermellon at the BBQ, etc. I highly recommend it!

This is a fun "back to school" book with a twist. The main character is asked to write about his summer vacation and he chooses to write something that is obviously fiction. He tells about being kidnapped by cowboys and spends the summer with them instead of with his aunt. I read this book to my second graders on the first day of school and they love it.Part of the way through the book I start hearing comments from them such as "he's not telling the truth", and "he's just kidding". There are many fun activities that can be done using this book as a springboard. I usually have my students write about their summer vacation and it can be the truth or it can be fiction. After their writing is complete they share it with the class and we guess whether it is the truth, or like the boy in the book, fiction.

I really enjoyed the book. I look forward to sharing this book with my students to start off our school year together. I'm going to use the book to help them get an idea to be creative about his or her own summer vacation to write a great story.

I'm a teacher and like to read this book to my students in the first week of school. Then I pose a challenge to them. I challenge them to tell me about their own summer vacation, but like Wallace, start out with the truth, and then let their imagination take over. I get completely ridiculous and fun stories about trips to the lake that end up as coronations as supreme master of planet zoorg. I highly recommend it.

Dr. Wemp has the unique ability of "pulling the cookies off the top shelf so we all can enjoy them!" I recommend this book to everyone. I am amazed by ease in which we are drawn into a closer walk. God can use this book to reach a lost friend as well, as he shares the Gospel, the Good News of Christ's death , burial and ressurection to pay the penalty for our sin! Don't miss the wealth this book can bring to your heart!

I was highly impressed with the teachings in this book. Dr. Wemp made the reading very easy, and down to earth. I enjoyed reading this book, and found it to be very practical for every day life. I was also impressed with the fact that Dr. Wemp used the scripture references right in the book, so I know that his thoughts were coming right from the word of God. I have had the opportunity to get to know Dr. Wemp, and it is encouraging to know that the words he writes in all his books are self evedent in his lifestyle. He is a man that loves the Lord, and loves people, and has a heart to see everyone come to know his God better.

Because of the statement that"so many people live such a subnormal Christian life, that when they live a normal Christian life, people think they are abnormal", I was challenged to rethink my Christian experience in light of God's Word. I recommend this book for anyone learning to walk in Christ or for anyone wishing to disciples someone else. A must for a Christian worker's library!

How on Earth can I be spiritual will be of great help to any Christian seeking a balanced treatment of the Holy Spirit. The reader will come away will a deeper understanding and desire to allow the Holy Spirit to have His rightful place in their life. Highly recommended reading for the Christian

I doubt there's another book that so clearly and so simply acquaints the reader with the Holy Spirit. When it comes to the Trinity, it seems that most of us have a better understanding of the Father and the Son than we do of the Holy Spirit. This book will clear up any confusion you might have...it did for me! You will not only develop a deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit, but your spiritual walk will improve drastically. If you go beyond the "reading" of the words, and truly grasp Dr. Wemp's teachings, you will be on your way to a Spirit-controlled life. You will start to understand the power, the comfort, and the leading of the Holy Spirit. You will be excited! I can truthfully say that this is one of the top two or three books that I've ever read. I rate it so highly because of how easy it is to read, how well it educates, and how much it motivates one to be a better Christian. I cannot underestimate what a powerful affect this book can have on your spiritual walk, and I encourage everyone to make this one of the next books they read. I know that I'll be reading this one all over again in the near future.

This book is fabulous! I am a wedding planner and was amazed at how well organized the information is. So many planning books are full of fluff and little substance. This book has all the tools you need to plan your big day without wasting a minute. I still wouldn't advise doing it all in 6 weekends. However, if it can be done, you'll need this book.

I am a local Boston Wedding Planner, (well between Boston and Providence)and I cannot believe all the information this book covers!It's great for wedding planners as well as do it your selfers! It leaves nothing uncovered with lots of great ideas! I have read many books on wedding planning and this one "takes the cake"--Bravo!!

I am a local Boston Wedding Planner, (well between Boston and Providence)and I cannot believe all the information this book covers!It's great for wedding planners as well as do it your selfers! It leaves nothing uncovered with lots of great ideas! I have read many books on wedding planning and this one "takes the cake"--Bravo!!

This wedding book is the only book you will need when planning your wedding. I received 3 wedding planning books for my engagement and this was the one I kept. It was the only one that did not overwhelm me with a must have or must do concept. It explained all the elements I needed to make my wedding complete and it did it in words I could relate to and understand. This book helped me plan my wedding without feeling like I was ready to elope!

I am a local Boston Wedding Planner, (well between Boston and Providence)and I cannot believe all the information this book covers!It's great for wedding planners as well as do it your selfers! It leaves nothing uncovered with lots of great ideas! I have read many books on wedding planning and this one "takes the cake"--Bravo!!