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This compact volume is a compilation of realistic and ethical insights about the foibles of human relations. Just reading a few entries at a sitting offers thoughtful and encouraging tools in our dealings with one another.

THIS BOOK IS WORTH FIVE TIMES THE COST. THE AUTHOR NAILED THE HUMAN SPIRIT ON THE HEAD. FOLLOW THE TEACHINGS AND YOU WILL LEARN THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE EGO CENTERED, ILLOGICAL AND GREEDY. LESSONS THAT HAVE TAKEN ME DECADES TO LEARN.

The book contains 300 field-tested behavioral rules for an honorable and successful life. The credibility this Jesuit needs in order to tell us how to live comes from his instant truth and usefulness. Most of the maxims have the urgent clarity of tough times, but some show you how to enjoy your adventures best. His perspective is balanced and subtle.

When you use this experiential knowledge you deliberately err on the side of caution, graduating to reality faster than your peers. All of life is covered. Some maxims are explanations on character and common sense, while others advise on how to deal with people. For example, he tells us to keep matters in suspense and to be skilled in conversation. You essentially learn how not to screw up in a complex world without fairy tale endings.

A few readers will say that this "prudent" Spaniard from the 17th century is outdated, and I agree that nowadays you could survive without him. But then don't complain when your superficial person is ignored, your illusions are painfully shattered and former friends leave you in the mud. You could have saved the day if you had only listened!

This knowledge was hard won, like gold, by a reflective man who's life's work was to tell you how not to be a fool. If the advice was bad, this book would have gone out of print a few centuries ago.

Throughout the years, I've read various philosophers and grasped their differant ideologies. I haven't read too much of Gracian. After reading the Art of Wordly Wisdom as traslated by Maurer, I feel as though I've been deprived of this great Philosopher. I wish I had read more of Gracian's work earlier on. This book details various compilations of conduct and thinking. It truly is a gem. It is a Highly recommended book.

This is a beautifully produced book, and on the whole the translation is at least satisfactory, and frequently elegant in its own right. But the oracle's original train of thought within each half-page aphorism (probably hard enough to follow in the original Spanish) often becomes totally unintelligable in translation.

Perhaps annotations would have helped, but without either the original Spanish or any notes to refer to one sometimes has to simply give up trying to understand the gist, and move on to the next aphorism.

Overall it's a rewarding read, and certainly a book to keep at hand and dip into again and again, but also somewhat frustrating. This is not the ultimate translation.

As this book states, it is the sayings of Jesus FROM the Diary of St. Faustina - but it is NOT the diary.

The diary itself is the story, as a diary would be, of St. Faustina's life and her interactions with Jesus and His messages throughout her life.

The sayings alone, without knowing the content of what was happening at the time of each saying, can easily make it seem like something totally different then when you combine the whole picture of what had and was happening when Jesus spoke each quote to Faustina.
(it is the same as only getting one side of the conversation, very disjointed and out of contest).

That said, if one knows the whole story and has read Faustina's diary, then this is a nice book just to be able to have the actual sayings of Jesus to St. Faustina in one compact and easily to review book.

The complete Diary:


Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska - in Burgundy Leather: Divine Mercy in My Soul

Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska (Mass market version): Divine Mercy in My Soul

Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (Polish Version)


Very well written, easy and fast paced story of St. Faustina's life:
Faustina: Apostle of Divine Mercy


Another book that sorts out parts of the Diary:
Revelations of Divine Mercy: Daily Readings from the Diary of Blessed Faustina Kowalska

The many excellent reviews that have been written about St. Faustina's Diary are correct! I have been reading this for Lent and it is a fascinating book that can be read over and over much like the Bible. Someone once told me this book is really deep; please don't think this book is too deep for you, it's not.

Page after page reaffirms God's great mercy. Reading the words that Jesus actually spoke to St. Faustina is so moving. You will want to meditate upon them. I find it is a great book to take with me to Eucharistic Adoration.

So, if you only have a couple of Catholic books in your home, this should be one of them.

This is a must read for everyone. It assures us of the Divine Mercy of Jesus, especially good if you are going through a difficult time in your life.

I found this book to be a wonderful aid to my spiritual life. At one point in the book Jesus tells Sister Faustina to write in her diary because it will be helpful to souls who would read it later.
I am one of those souls. At times I felt as if Christ was speaking to me through her. This book helped me so much to understand more fully how vast is the love of God. So vast that none of us will ever be able to understand it. Much larger than the worst sins that any of us can ever commit.
This book made me more aware of my own sin on another level than what I was previously aware of. This book has taught me new forms of prayer that have helped draw me closer to Christ.
This book has taught me more about how to love God. It has greatly enriched my interior life. My relationship with God has now moved up to a higher level.
It has also helped me to understand more about the living presence of God in the Eucharist.
I am not Catholic, I am an Episcopalian, (but I am rather Catholic at heart). And although I have always believed in the living presence of Christ in the bread and wine, it has now moved to a higher level of understanding and reverence. I anxiously look forward to every oportunity I have to join with the living Christ in the Eucharistic feast.
The book is a bit long and does repeat a bit, but it is beautiful and well worth the time to read.
My copy is underlined, and marked with sticky notes and folded over pages of places that I have returned to again and again to meditate on.
I have nothing but praise for this book and recommend it to everyone of any religion.

This book is a gem. It covers daily spiritual thoughts. You have something deep and worthwhile every day to read and reflect on, if you read just a little each day. Or you can read the whole book in one sitting, then re-read each day what moves you the most.

This is an excellent textbook for those children who attend middle school as well for those people who might need to reinforced their knowledge in the matter.It provides a great background for high school and college.
I suggest to all of you not to take S.Oliva's recomendation seriously at all. It is pretty obvious that he needs to take English grammar lessons before he tries to realize that this book is a medium level textbook instead of a applied mathematics textbook. Despite whatever he might say he can not deny his hispanic origin.

I studied Baldor's algebra when I was in 7th grade in Latin America. When I moved to NYC at the age of 17, I was so well prepared that the math that I was taught in my host country (USA) has been too easy.
The person who said that this book sucks, has been misled by the fact that most Latin students who come to the USA are from places where they have lacked a good education (countryside). I know this because I am a math teacher here in USA. However, there is a large population of students in the metropolis of Latin America who are well prepared in math. Perhaps, he/she should take a trip to any of those cities, and verify it before arriving to wrong conclusions.
Overall, this book teaches the real algebra, the way it should be.

Es el mejor libro para afianzar las herramientas del algebra escolar. Realmente una maravilla, para los jovenes de la secundaria en España.

El libro es excelente, didactico y practico. Nos ayudo mucho con nuestra hija de 13 anos.

Dr. Baldor's "Algebra" and "Arithmetics" are an excellent reference for those young students interested in having strong basic math skills. Honestly, if it wasn't for these books, I wouldn't have succeeded in engineering school.

One of the most interesting things about Dr. Baldor's books is that the first editions were published more than fifty years ago. My father, who is also an engineer, used Dr. Baldor's books during high school and regards them as one of the best books he ever used during his schooling years.

Five stars.

P.S.: The short biographies at the beginning of every chapter in "Algebra" were always fun!

CCS es un autor que simplemente no es bueno escribiendo una buena narrativa, las historias son de lo comun y no trata de evolucionar, lastima que el opus dei tiene una calidad muy baja al seleccionar libros que imprimir.
JOVENES!! no se dejen engañar con esta semi literatura pretenciosa , no les dejara nada, existen mejores cosas en el mundo, lean a rulfo,marquez, cortazar, kerouac, ginsberg, mishima, mistral, allende, lean el mundo no lean esto, veran como su vacio se llena con vida y cultura.
su mente se los agradecera.

La Fuerza de Sheccid es sin duda uno de los mejores libros que he leido. Carlos C. Sanchez es un gran author. La Fuuerza de Sheccid me enseño a valoran a mis amistades y a mi familia. En este libro se encuentran los valores que debemos tener si queremos ser honestos. Nunca pense que yo misma fuera un hipocrita hasta que lei este libro. La Fuerza de Sheccid tambien nos enseña las pervenciones que exsinten en este mundo y como todos nunca pensamos en como deternerlas. Este libro es sin duda uno de los mejores libros para adolecentes. Este libro me hiso habrir los ojos y entender a mi novio en ese momento. Me hiso realizar que el no era lo que yo queria que el fuera. Que yo como Carlos, estaba seganda por el amor. Gracias Carlos, todos tus libros han cambiado muchas vidas!!! Incluyendo la mia. A todos les recomiendo que lean todos los libros de Carlos Cuauthemoc Sanchez. Son Geniales!!!!

En donde quiera que me paro recomiendo este libro. No acostumbro leer pero verdaderamente este libro me ha hecho reflexionar sobre miles de cosas las cuales voy a poner en practica. Este libro no solo me ha hecho ver la vida de otra manera, si no que tambien me ha dado la opportunidad de ver de otra manera las personas con problemas con la ayuda de Dios. Verdaderamente es como dice la portada de la edicion que tengo "Libros que transforman vidas" este libro es magnifico y hasta he puesto quotes del libro en la portada de mi agenda. LEANLO!

La Fuerza de Sheccid es un libro que verdadera mente me impacto y que no pude para de leer. Da un perfecto ejemplo de como es el ser humano al conocer el amor. Les recomiendo este libro y se que les va a gustar

Yo no soy muy amigo de la lectura, y mucho para la epoca que me regalaron este libro (tenia 15 años entonces), me lo dieron por mi cumpleaños y al otro dia lo comenze a leer y no pude parar, lo termine ese mismo dia, es hermoso, poetico, y me senti muy identificado, me abrio los ojos ante muchas cosas, y me hizo mas fuerte... Es una de esas cosas que CAMBIA TU VIDA PARA SIEMPRE.
Si estas indeciso en comprarlo o no, COMPRALO te aseguro que no te vas a arrepentir...

Carlos, gracias por traer tanta felicidad y sabiduria a mi vida.

You will never imagine what kind of surprises are awaiting inside... the imagination is endless.

This book is a compilation of all "Mafalda"'s comic strips. Who is "Mafalda", you might ask?. Well, she is a very outspoken little girl who isn't afraid to say exactly what she thinks about many subjects, including her parents, politics, ecology and her enormous distaste of soup :)

"Mafalda" was created by Argentine cartoonist Quino (the pseudonym of Joaquin Salvador Lavador), and has been published in Latin America, France, Greece, Italy, China and Portugal. Even though "Mafalda" first appeared in the '60s, most of the stories you will read in this book maintain their edge. A great part of "Mafalda"'s charm is that these comic strips allow us to see many matters from the point of view of a young but highly intelligent girl, who isn't old enough to know that speaking her mind isn't always the right thing to do.

All the same, her candid but highly accurate views on many issues will make you laugh, and think. Young children, teens and adults will interpret her words differently, based on their diverse experiences. But I bet all of them will enjoy this book.

You must take into account, though, that this book is in Spanish. That being the case, you should at least know some Spanish, or be eager to learn it (and there is no better reason to do that than wanting to read "Mafalda"!). What is more, and in case you are not ready to buy a complete edition of "Mafalda"'s comic strips, you can always find a smaller and less expensive edition in Amazon.

All in all, I think that "Mafalda" is a treat that the English speaking readers deserve to have. The language barrier is there, but it can be broken with some effort. Truth to be told, it is worth it. Highly recommended!

Belen Alcat

I know Mafalda from its days in the leftist Italian newspapers as a comic strip. Every strip told an important social truth. But you don't need to be political at all to love her and her varied friends.

"A buen entendedor, pocas palabras," dice el viejo refran. Cuando se dice Mafalda, quien haya vivido en las ultimas tres decadas en alguna parte de Hispanoamerica (e incluso paises de Europa) probablemente sabe que se esta hablando de ese adorable personaje que desborda en genialidad y gracia con sus ocurrencias de niña precoz, asi que no hace falta elaborar al respecto.

Lo que si merece ser notado es que este espectacular volumen empastado (hardcover) de 658 paginas reune todas las tiras de Mafalda publicadas desde que el popular personaje fue introducido en este planeta por el legendario caricaturista argentino Quino. No tiene tiene desperdicio este libro y es altamente recomendable para el fanatico de Mafalda que detesta la sopa al igual que para el neofito en el mundo de Quino.

A mí siempre me ha encantado Mafalda, y ahora a mi hija
de tres años le encanta, a pesar de que no sabe leer!
Este libro es muy bonito y debe de tenerlo si le gusta
Mafalda.

I read this book not because I am a wrestling fan, but because I wanted to hear about Eddie's life and how he ending up becoming a born again Christian.

It turns out that Eddie was from a Christian family but did not live the life very well until the last years of his life. Just before this I read the autobiography of Brian 'Head' Welch, the guitarist from Korn and how he found God. Several people in reviewing that book were offended by the many swear words used, but compared to Guerrero's book, Welch is a lightweight. And I thought for someone who was raised a Christian, how could Guerrero use so much swearing in his book.

I think he did a very good job of sharing his family life, his professional wrestling career and so forth, and while I don't think the book was supposed to be for religious encouragement-he did not do a good job presenting himself as a Christian. He was a very bad example as a matter of fact. I say this because he KNEW better. And chose to drink, and swear and EVEN have a child out of wedlock and live with a woman. This all troubled me.

But I realized that much of my younger life was lived similar. Therefore, all I can say is "isn't God's grace wonderful!!". He loves us despite our turning away from Him, and has a plan for everyone's life. He is always ready to forgive us and I am glad Eddie rediscovered this and died at peace with His Savior. No God, no peace....Know God, know peace.

I just re-read this book. I absolutely loved it and put it up there with the best wrestling books out there. You feel connected to Eddie just like you did when you saw him on tv or dvd or in person. His charisma showed through the ups and downs of this book.

I was left wondering what caused a lot of his demons though. He didn't fully explain the things that haunted him. Like his problems with his wife Vickie, he didn't really go into detail which left me wondering what she did wrong. Cheating? Their fights? Also I got the feeling there was more to his demons than he let on. It just left me curious. I'd like to see a book written by Vickie that might shed some light on things left unanswered in this book.

Eddie was honest. Brutally honest. He didn't back off from saying who he liked and disliked. He was very upfront about his drinking, drugs (though never mentioned steriods whether he used or didn't use them), and his problems. He never acted like a saint, but obviously wanted to be a good person. Thankfully he beat the addictions and enjoyed some time with his loved ones before he passed on tragically.

This book brought me to tears even in the second reading. It made me realize that life is a fragile thing and we got to respect and love people and show it while we can. Given Eddie's many brushes with death he was fortunate to be sober and drug-free for 4 years before his untimely death. Unfortunately, he paid the price for his past mistakes, but he got to patch things up with his wife and daughters, and reach new heights with his fans and ultimately becoming the World Champ!

Highest recommendation possible,(right up there with Mick Foley's Have A Nice Day!) buy this book and quit reading this review!

This is a book that my fours sons have all read recently, and they were all moved to tears. My 18yo has wanted to read this book for some time now, but we had trouble finding it for sale, as it sold out quickly.
I got this for him for Christmas. A book to keep. A great gift for any wrestling fan

from the begining to the end this book is so well written and told,its just awesome. No words can describe how GREAT this book is. Eddie lived a wild and rough life and you get to read alll about it in this tell all book. From his start to the end. There are some eerie things he writes about that kinda creep you out because the man has passed but none the less THE BEST BOOK WWE or any other WRESTLER have put out.
READ IT AND YOU WONT BE ABLE TO DROP THE BOOK.
From his wild drunken stories with the nasty boys to his tag team woith the great Art Barr and to his family life and struggles with his wife to THe end where he finds peace makes everything awesome in his life its truly an astonishing story.
After you read this book you will see Eddie in a whole diffrent lighht and appreciate the man that he was and still IS.

R.I.P my man.

Wrestling has always been a guilty pleasure for me. I grew up watching the likes of Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and the Bruiser with my dad. Now I watch with my son. There's nothing I enjoy more than watching grown men make complete fools of themselves. I like the pranksters best--guys like DegenerationX (Triple H and Shawn Michaels), John Cena and, of course, Eddie Guerrero. He brought a lot of laughter into our living room every week. But more than that, Eddie was--and is--an inspiration. He had a lot to overcome, and he did--and this tough guy wasn't afraid to proudly proclaim his faith in God and Jesus Christ. He gave credit where it was due, always. Viva la Raza, Eddie! You still live in Heaven--and through those of us who love and respect you!

El libro es estupendo y lo conseguí mucho más barato que en las librerias, sin ningun tipo de problema ni esfuerzo, gracias Amazon!!!

This book is excellent!
The recipes are simple and easy to follow. And Your kitchen will improve to restaurant levels!!!!!!

My wife, who was raised in Puerto Rico, loves this book. Her mom and aunts used it while she was growing up and it reminds her of the traditional mildly spiced Puerto Rican cooking.

Es una joya que traspasa el tiempo. Tiene paso a paso todo lo que alguien quisiera confeccionar de la cocina puertorriquena. Recetas que no han sido preservadas en ningun otro lugar. Un libro para atesorar!!!

My mother who is now 94 years old used this book in her kitchen for as long as I can remember. I grew up eating food prepared from the recipes in this book. I am a 64 year old man who now has to cook for him-self if he wants to eat Puerto Rican food. I recently bought this book as a replacement for the worn out copy I bought years ago to replace the copy my mother gave me when she got to old to cook anymore. I cook other kinds of foods too, but I would be lost without this book so I can prepare my favorite Puerto Rican dishes every once in a while.

El libro todavia lo estoy leyendo me parece buenisimo, el padre Alberto tiene una manera muy real pero al mismo tiempo sencilla y clara de hacer llegar lo que el quiere transmitir. Me parece un libro increible para enamorados, para chicos solteros todavia y mas no solamente para parejas. Se lo recomendaria a todo el mundo para q lo lea y tengan una idea mas amplia de ciertos aspectos muy importantes en una relacion y como estos nos afectan de una u otra manera si no sabemos manejarlos.

Este es un super libro , yo admiro mucho al Padre Alberto , me encantan sus programas y los consejos que èl nos brinda son muy sabios. Les recomiendo este libro para poder forjar una buena relaciòn sentimental y este libro es una magnifica herramienta para lograrlo. Dios les bendiga !

This book is one of the best I've read and is very useful for marriages.

Excellent book. So sorry the publisher chose Amazon. com to market it. They are thieves. I ordered 5 books. One came and four never arrived. They won't even credit my account for the missing books because they were being shipped from Orchard Books. I don't have any way of contacting Orchard Books and it isn't my responsibility to do so. Amazon took the money. They should return it if they can't supply the books. A case for the FCC.
Margaret Yerman

Para todos aquellos que estan un poco perdidos en el mundo de hoy en día, este libro puede ser una guia muy útil.
Ideal para parejas que traten de encontrarse y de buscar sentido a sus vidas.
Creo que con ingenio, alegría y sinceridad el Padre Alberto resume los problemas que nos acechan y da soluciones lógicas para mejorar nuestra calidad de vida y ser mejores personas.
Se lo recomiendo!

It worth taking the time for reading it! You won't regret.

Thanks.

I know why: I followed this marvelous book indications and games.. all along Jimmy`s first 2 years...
Besides, he is a very happy and social child...
Thank you so much, Mr.Salgado!!

Tengo un hijo de dos años y la verdad que lo aconsejado para juegos no es nada diferente a lo que hago habitualmente con el. Tal vez algunas cosas muy especificas, como por ejemplo en el habla, pero nada mas. Teniendo buena imaginacion no lo considero tan necesario, al menos para esta edad en adelante. Tal vez cuando son mas chiquitos puede ser de gran ayuda.

Sabes que este libro maravilloso que abona y agudiza la inteligencia del bebe tiene juegos PARA EL NIÑO DE MENOS DE UNA SEMANA DE NACIDO ?????

GENIAL !

Mis dos nenes son los mas adelantados de la escuela, y les pudo decir lo mismo que dicen los boxeadores: "TODO SE LO DEBO A ESTE LIBRO, QUE FUE NUESTRO MANAGER !

Sabes que este libro maravilloso que abona y agudiza la inteligencia del bebe tiene juegos PARA EL NIÑO DE MENOS DE UNA SEMANA DE NACIDO ?????

GENIAL !

Mis dos nenes son los mas adelantados de la escuela, y les pudo decir lo mismo que dicen los boxeadores: "TODO SE LO DEBO A ESTE LIBRO, QUE FUE NUESTRO MANAGER !

ABSOLUTAMENTE TODO LO QUE SE NECESITABA PARA CONVERTIR A NUESTRA HIJA EN LO QUE AHORA ES:
Una nena feliz, una triunfadora SEGURA DE SI MISMA, una chiquilla a la que siguen todos los compañeritos de la escuela por despierta, por alegre.
Y QUE TIENE LAS MEJORES CALIFICACIONES DE TODO SU GRUPO Y UNA DIPLOMA POR AÑO !
NOS DEJO DESARROLLAR LO MEJOR QUE HABIA EN EL CEREBRO Y EL CORAZON DE NUESTRA CINDY !

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.