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The revered quest to satisfy your lover through her G-spot by Relating Anatomy Into Lovemaking is Mr. Schuessler's definition for the Holy G-rail. Michael Schuessler's informative little novella is jam packed with true life experience and tips for men and women on how to find the g-spot as well as how to self-love, warm-up, communicate, and experience the total effect of the g-spot climax.

With the help of his Special Lover, Michael explains in step by step detail the art of finding and enjoying every ounce of pleasure the g-spot climax invokes. This book is small enough that anyone man or woman can conceal in a jacket pocket, or purse to pull out in times when a little "reference" may be needed.

I would recommend The Holy G-rail to anyone trying to discover ways to spice up a relationship or are looking to heighten the sexual experience with their partner. Mr. Schuessler is a remarkable writer that really enforces the word, "hands on," the diagrams are also helpful. There are more books to come in the pleasuring series so be on the lookout for those, but for the time being go out and pick up your copy of The Holy G-rail today and start experiencing what you've been missing. 5 Hearts

This book is truly amazing. Yes I was alittle sceptical at first, because there are a zillion books on the G spot..But none (and I have read quite a few) are as detailed and right on as this book. And the best part of this book is that it works -100 percent! This book is a breathe of fresh air among the G-spot books. If you only buy one G-spot book, this is the book you need to buy!

The book is simply amazing in its approach to finding the G-spot!
within moments me and my Gal were in heaven WOW..I also like the fact that it shows so many different levels of relationship building. Its really easy to read. Simple to actually find and do and only took me about 40 minutes to finish reading the whole book! I've re-read it many times now and I am finding different levels of understanding each time.. WOW is all I can really say Great!

Don't wait, buy this book! Schuessler lays out the essential steps for find the "g-spot" and pleasuring your partner, both from an anatomical standpoint, and a spiritual one. Gentlemen, your lady will be blown away, and thank you for using these techniques. Don't wait, get this book!

Of all the books I've read on spirituality in the last thirty years this book "Passion for Creation" (Formerly Breakthrough) has to rank as one of the best works for its refreshing and stimulating understanding of the content of Miester Eckharts thought.

We indeed are indebted to Matthew Fox for his integration and synthesis of the core of Eckharts thought. His is a rich, systematic presentation of Eckharts vision of the holiness and blessing of that which we call life.

His commentaries will provide many hours of delightful and challenging reflection for those whose path or journey leads them in the direction of intellection and erudite study. For those who are of the western contemplative or eastern meditative tradition, or anyone whose joy it is to spend time in deep prayer, will find in Eckharts thoughts, a path which is delightfully familiar, one that gives credence and expression to their everyday experiences, and will truly make one feel at home in their growth in spirituality

I began reading excerpts from Fox's book on Eckhart several years ago on a backpacking trip. Each page seemed like a delicious morsel of spiritual food to roll around inside my heart and savor.

The full text is presented in Fox's four path's of creation spirituality. Fox's commentary is deep, eloquent and helpful. Eckhart's writings on "letting go and letting be" take us very close to a meeting of the Occident and the Orient. Stranded on a desert island, this is the book I would choose.

Passion of Creation if a compilation of Meister Eckhardt's sermons. His view of God and God's relation to his creatures - humans and the rest of creation is very different from many views of this subject. Each sermon is followed by an explanation by Matthew Fox. Eckhardt feels that God is everywhere - within us, around us, in all of creation. I find the book very comforting. Lest you think this is some new idea, Meister Eckhardt was a Dominican priest who lived in the 15th century. Passion of Creation is a book that will be read and re-read until the cover falls off and one has to order a new one

My copies called "Breakthrough - Meister Eckhart's Creation Spirituality in New Translation" published in 1980, i guess this is the new version.
This is one of the most important spiritual books I have. Along with Bernadette Roberts' books, Eckhart is probably about as far as you can go towards a universal spirituality within the christian framework (i'm not a Christian by the way). It's not conservative stuff, no way, no repressive crap here - this is liberation, love and life. Did you know Eckhart was a large intellectual influence on Heidegger? "God is Being". His work is obviously pantheistic - God is the world, the world is an aspect of God. It's fully world loving and accepting. If you swapped "God" for "Dzogchen" then there would be a large cross-over with that Tibetan tradition. i.e being is present and presence is the creative/energetic aspect of the godhead.
If your liberal in your spirituality, if you love the earth like your mother, if you've got a brain and can think - then this book is for you. Thank-you to Matthew - great job! Eckhart lived 1260 to 1329 and more important and relevant now than ever.

This book is a must read for anyone who is interested in tapping into more of their life's true potential. As a life coach, I have determined this to be a comprehensive and practical guide to helping people untie their "knots". Having read it from front and back, I now know that "Untie the Knots That Tie Up Your Life" is a valuable book for many reasons but most of all because Ty Howard shares realistic ways that we can all break free of the behavioral traps that sabotage our personal and professional success. This guide will more than triple the benefit you will get from reading it, especially if you also focus on the many helpful "timeouts" as well as the specific practical strategies recommended within each chapter.

I was impressed with how the book is organized. The 10 "Infusers" gave me stepping stones to guide me to the success I deserve. Mr. Howards "Time-Out" pages helped reinforce important lessons and made them practical for me! I am now removing the barriers that block my dreams!!! Thank you Ty Howard for caring enough to help me untie the knots that tie up my life!

Ty Howard has delivered a robust guide that provides practical solutions to any knot imaginable. Embrace and apply the process and principles in this book to begin the accelerated Journey to a Knot Free Life!

If you need guidance and motivational enlightment, then this is the right book for you. It will give you time to reflect and evaluate your life and how you have the power to change your attitude (destiny). I highly recommend this book, but don't just read through it and but it on the shelf, let this be a point of reference!!!

Come along for the ride. But understand that this ride will take you for a life-altering journey if you simply follow the seven stepping stones in Give Wings to Your Dreams. Lauren Sullivan's gentle yet powerful message will jolt you into action, while it truly feels as if she is personally taking your hand and guiding you along the path to take control of your own life.

Finally, an author, like us, who understands that taking care of yourself is not only one of the Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage, it's core to feeling balanced and personally fulfilled in life as well. We highly recommend her book to women of all ages.

Review by Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz
Award winning authors of the new book, Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage

The best part about this book is the seven stepping stones that Lauren guides the reader through that will transform their life. Not another academic study of the transformational process, Lauren writes from a place of personal knowing. Her traumatic personal experience is chronicled here for all to read, as are the experiences of many others. A masterful storyteller, Lauren weaves her strategy for transformation with inspiration and tools for success for anyone standing at the precipice of change.

Written by life coach and award-winning writer Lauren E. Sullivan, Give Wings to Your Dreams: Reawaken Your Joy and Passion for Life is a self-help guide to transforming one's life. Chapters outline Seven Stepping Stones to motivate oneself and improve one's quality of life, such as "Believing You Can Have What You Want", "Harnessing the Power of Intention", and "Staying True to Your Vision." Written in a serious-minded, motivational tone, Give Wings to Your Dreams encourages both the secular and spiritual aspects of rising above adversity and working toward one's dream. An emotionally uplifting and energizing self-help book.

Solomon's "The Passions," for me, was a life-changing read. In many ways, he anticipates and correlates psychologist Rollo May through his synthesis of philosophy, psychology, and literature into a seamless existentialist whole. While borrowing heavily from existentialist thought, Solomon does not limit himself only to that vein of philosophy, but borrows heavily from all periods of philosophical history. Even though he admits to having been schooled in the often arcane mode of Anglo-American philosophy, neither he nor his readers would know it by his mellifluous prose. And, while he opens himself up to Continental philosophy, especially Heiddegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Sartre, he recognizes that this tradition is largely an ideological rather than experiential framework. The resulting work is compendious.

Solomon starts with the dominant paradigm in Western history of philosophical thought: Plato, especially the metaphor of the charioteer and two steeds (in the "Phaedrus"). According to Plato and nearly every thinker subsequently, "reason" and "emotion" are each of the two steeds, while the "soul" (i.e., mind) is the charioteer. The purpose of the charioteer is to extol reason and depreciate the emotions. And, for most of the intervening 2,500 years, most sages have depreciated the passions (i.e., the emotions) in favor of extolling reason (i.e., ratiocination). Even the early Stoics had an aversion to all things emotional. Boethius define humans as "a rational animal," a coinage that has remained unchanged for millennia. And as late as Freud, this dualism persists in the "ego" and the "id." But is that really how things are?

Solomon insists this whole tradition is bunk. His thesis is that reason and the emotions, while uniquely different aspects of the mind, are essentially and incontrovertibly united. I'm not sure that a conflationary claim can be defended against some of the insights of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology. But, he's not claiming these aren't different aspects; he's only claiming that the emotions and reason are intimately conjoined. The two are not separate and distinct, as Western tradition would have us believe, but that the two are integral to our very being. Indeed, it's their conjunction that gives "meaning to life," and without both of them together, our lives would be sterile and inchoate. And this thesis, I believe, he can defended.

When one looks back over one's life and recalls the most significant (and even the less significant) events, they all entail our emotions: Fear, hope, love, jealousy, revenge, lust, anger, etc. Nothing remotely "rational" alone stands out among the pinnacles of life. Yes, there is an occasional ratiocinative "eureka," but even then it's our pride in discovery that's controlling our pleasure, not reason alone. Indeed, all our interesting and engaging moments involve our emotions (or "passions"). Convincingly, I could not find a counter instance in my life to refute this claim. The "function" of reason is to prioritize, analyze, and utilize these emotions to our maximal benefit. It's only when we won't allow reason a mediating voice in our emotional experiences that things may go haywire, e.g., being consumed with so much rage that we self-destruct or kill others.

Again, this important insight about life has largely gone unnoticed. I was surprised that this book was written over 30 years ago, and still yet how so few people know of it (N.B. This second edition is much revised from the first.) Equally surprising is how accessible and insightful this simple thesis is, including Solomon's presentation of it, yet how out of touch so many of us are with its central thesis. Being a WASP, the subordination of all things emotional to reason was a "no-questions-asked" premise to life. How utterly wrong that premise and rule is. Consequently, I've discovered how truly enlivening the passions allow us to be, and fruitful when we allow reason to prioritize, analyze, and utilize them for maximal gain, and not spend useless hours wishing "things were otherwise." Highly recommended.

Robert Solomon has gone the extra mile to make his profound philosophy accessible to the well-educated layman. At the same time, the reader needs to stretch at times to follow some of the more difficult parts of the book.

The core message, though, is simply stated; if there is meaning in our lives, it is to be found in our emotions. Contrary to what philosophers, psychologists, religious authorities, and educators have said for centuries, emotions don't "happen" to us as though we were passive victims, instead we create them to give order, substance, depth, and involvement to our lives. Furthermore, it is possible to modify and improve our emotions to give ourselves a better quality of life. The methods for doing this are surprisingly simple, though not easy.

The development of a 'Philosophy of Emotion' is flourishing. Trends in philosophy come and go but what makes Robert C. Solomon's "The Passions" interesting is that it challenges an immensely popular faulty dichotomy: emotions vs. rationality. Nowadays it is hard to maintain that our rational thinking is entirely isolated from our deepest emotions, still the myth of the 'irrationality of emotions' is prevailing. If we are to accept the adaptive and purposive tendencies of emotions within the realm of social relations (even when 'conceding' that emotions were/are essentially biologically based), we must reject theories that are dichotomist or deterministic. Many great works of art presupposed that 'thinking with your heart' meant something entirely different from 'thinking with your mind'. Even the educated student of the philosophy of emotions still apologizes for 'suddenly becoming very emotional' about something or may tend to glorify a period in her/his life in which the ('foolish') passions seemed to rule. Solomon's basic thesis is: "every emotion is a strategy, a purposive attempt to structure our world in such a way as to maximize our sense of personal dignity and self-esteem.". The book has a distinct existentialist flavor: "It is our passions, and our passions alone, that provide our lives with meaning". Personally I find it one of the most stimulating books that I have ever read, it really brings back a spark of `Eros' in your once-upon-a-time enthusiasm for philosophy. Current debates are more or less influenced by Ronald de Sousa's "The Rationality of Emotion", an important book (basically working out a biological and social-adaptation thesis), but very poorly written with obtrusive (not that funny) idiosyncrasies (please fire the editor). Solomon's book leaves you with a better insight why people so often `fall back' on their emotions (and why they should do so!) furthermore if you would like to enhance your sophisticated touchy-feely capacities to gently weasel your way into someone's heart, Solomon's book is your gospel-true cookbook...

I found this book very easy to read and enjoyable as well as helpful. I truley feel this is a book you read many times and each time you come away with more answers and inspiration.
Well done Dr Sams. I am waiting for your next book.

For a very busy psychologist to actually look at the world through the eyes of a "normal" person, whatever that is, and then write about it, using his life and experiences as viable examples, takes courage. Dr. Sams is not "heady" in his writing style, but rather, he writes from the heart with an immense measure of vulnerability and just the right touches of humor. As you cruise through the chapters, you meet the true man, separate from his profession, who is indeed passionate and has a multitude of purposes. Whether you're reading his chapters on self-love, and learning how to bring passion back into your relationships, or learning how to forgive another person who most of us would say is unforgiveable, Tim Sams has you rolling on the floor with laughter one moment, and then reaching for a tissue with the depth of his real-life scenarios, the next moment. But through it all, he guides the reader to a new understanding and provides tools and insights that when applied, could certainly be phrased as "life changing." In ten easy-to-learn steps, you begin to realize how that passion and purpose that you thought you lost, is still attainable if you'll only say, "I Can." I commend this author for completing the manuscript and sharing his knowledge with the world. For although I was his mentor and muse throughout the writing process, it was Tim who pushed on, never giving up, until he typed, "The End." I just know that Tim Sams will write more books, and I believe his readers will be amazed once again when he puts his pen to paper for that novel that's begging to come out. You should read the poem at the beginning of the book, and then read the epilogue. This is not your average self-help book, and I challenge you not to laugh or reach for a tissue as you realize the wisdom and true-life applications that are breathed into this stellar book. And I'll even go so far as to say that if you already have passion and purpose in your life, and believe that you are an individuated person, Dr. Tim will still bring fresh insight into your knowingness.

The best self-help book in decades. - insightful, sensitive, and humorous. Psychologists should buy it and recommend it to their patients.

The title is well suited for this book. I found that the content inspired me to action with ideas that I had not previously considered. I beleive that any spiritually oriented material which provides easy to understand and practical ideas to promote healthy spiritual growth is well worth the time and money spent. This is a short book and one in which I intend to pass along to friends and family. It is also good to keep handy and refer back to and refresh ones perspectives and approach to spiritual growth activities.

I also enjoyed the quotes from the writings and sayings of spiritual saints, mystics, etc, as well as exerpts from ancient writings like the Bible. This gave the book a more "global" and "enternal" feel, a feeling that no one is left out regardless of their religion. It does require an "open mind" if you are already "set" in one spiritual tradition. Read and enjoy! And God bless your spiritual journey.

"The Art of Practical Spirituality" is a great mix of ancient and modern spiritual teachings. I found that, as some books just have one or two really practical ideas, this book has it all in one! Most of us these days live busy lives with work, study and family, but we're looking for a bit more in life, a way to live in harmony with themselves, their world and Spirit. Or maybe, like me, you're just someone who believes that life really isn't lived to its fullest until you've explored the spiritual dimensions too. One of the chapters talked about living in the present - i thought i did till i read this! Just to give an example of the common threads-I found links to buddhist and christian traditions when I read this chapter. This book brings them all together plus a bit more. Another chapter that I really enjoyed was 'let your spiritual self do the work' - hey, that is just what i need! And perhaps the best thing of all about this book is its simple, practical and a really convenient size! Enjoy!

Like the book and movie Pay It Forward, this book has the power to change lives and most of all, communities. Through 2-3 page interviews of Lopez Islanders, the reader's heart is connected to the richness of life. The messages in every "story" are: live each moment to the fullest, connection with nature heals and enriches the soul, and kindness to others changes people and creates community. Lopez Island is known as "the friendly island." The reputation has created a self-fulfilling prophecy that comes through clearly in this book; kindness has become a pleasant responsibility. The reader knows the characters not just through the writings, but is as intimately connected through photos. The black and white portraits of the islanders show the sparkle in their souls. I hope there is another Kindred Spirits coming soon! The authors, I am certain, have only touched the surface of the character of this island community. --Dawn Ellis

Kindred Spirits shares the touching stories of real people who have chosen a more intentional and simple life. Their stories reveal the challenges and the beauty of life's journey. and inspire the reader to connect with the journey of their own spirit. The book is a beautifully written and photographed and captures the magic of life on a beautiful island off of the coast of Washington. A beautiful gift for those on a spiritual journey.

1979 was my first introduction in person to Bob Graham. The circumstances were odd, but ever since then, I have come to appreciate his service to Florida and to the nation.

On May 25, 1979, John Spenkelink became the first inmate to be executed in Florida following the resumption of capital punishment. The night before was an all night vigil in front of the Governor's Mansion. I was there. Bob - against the advise of his advisers - walked out the front door of the mansion to speak with us.

Subsequent to that I had many opportunities to speak with and to observe him up close. Reading this book though has - with the hindsight of history - helped me to better realize what a gem both Florida and the nation has in Bob Graham.

Bob, thank you.

And by the way, last night at the Florida Wine Festival - a fund-raiser for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science in Tallahassee - I won the dinner with you and three of my friends at the Governor's Club in Tallahassee. Looking forward!

And thank you S. V. Date for a most informative and well written book.

Next book for me to read is your newest book about the real (and scary) Jeb Bush.

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Regarding Scharlette Holdman, who is cited in this book:

First a brief introduction: From 1986 - 1992 I was employed as an investigator at the Office of Capital Collateral Representative (CCR) in Tallahassee, Florida, where Scharlette Holdman worked as the supervisor of the investigators from October 1985 - March 1988.

I have known Scharlette since the mid-1970s. Her office, the Clearinghouse on Criminal Justice, was in the same wing of the Petroleum Building as my office at Common Cause in Florida, where I volunteered.

David von Drehle's excellent book "Among the Lowest of the Dead" provides the best history and analysis of the Florida death penalty, with Michael Mello's books a close second. Part of each of these books is about Scharlette Holdman. A bit of the negative aspects:

When Scharlette had essentially declared war upon CCR in 1987 and thereafter, some of us decided to investigate her background given some things that we had heard. Low and behold, Scharlette's claim of a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Hawaii and a Master's Degree from Memphis State (now University of Memphis) don't exist. A claimed undergraduate degree from Memphis State: I no longer recall if this was confirmed by the university.

We used Scharlette's Social Security number, her maiden name and her married name -- with all this information, both universities had no record of Scharlette having received any degrees from these institutions.

As I understand Scharlette, she needed the "degrees" to confer upon her "credentials" that she really never needed as she is indeed then and now a national expert on capital mitigation, litigation, etc. However Scharlette can be deceptive, as her lack of a PhD and Masters so demonstrates. Even today she claims to have the degrees as when she gives presentations regarding capital cases, she is identified as "Dr." A key word search of her name will bring up some of the presentations that she has made in the past several years with the title "Dr." preceding her name.

If she has received any honorary or other degrees since 1990, that would be new information for me. If so, please let me know: P.O. Box 38458, Tallahassee, FL 32315-8458.

S.V. Date's book is an easy read - you can read it over a weekend - but it is surprisingly deep and well-researched. The book, written in the straightforward prose one expects from a seasoned newspaper reporter, is especially strong on Graham's bumpy yet successful ride as a politician in Florida. The author's observations of Graham are positive, yet balanced, looking at Graham's strengths and weaknesses, his moments of true leadership and his worst mistakes. On the whole, the book left me with a favorable impression of Graham -- he comes across as a bright, patriotic and hard-working leader who tried to make peoples lives better.

I can't recommend too highly this very insightful, down to earth, funny, honest, intelligent, courageous, clear headed, warm hearted,sensible, provocative...wish this book could be the core of discussion on say tv but you only get moronic level discussions or all that fundamentalistic nonsense...but at least we have books like this. Most excellent!

If you go into your local bookstore, looking for something on sex and spirituality, chances are what you will encounter are a plethora of books about Tantric sex, or at least that's what I found.

What a pleasant surprise to open this book and find...an essay on Whitman. And one on D.H. Lawrence, and then lots on some people I had never heard of, but boy, they sounded intruiging.

This book is a scholar's dream, and David Guy approaches his subject, sex, and his setting for it, spirituality, with a scholar's diligence, a true researcher's obsession. Whitman, Lawrence, Alan Watts, these are all perhaps predictable choices for a book like this if you consider Guy's approach. But an essay on Marco Vassi, pulp pornographer, bathhouse aficianado and paramour of sex queen Annie Sprinkle? Well, as Guy says, if you want to really research the field, you look to the experts, people who have gone to the edge and come back to tell the tale.

Guy divides the book into three parts: a true confessional (this part might make you look at your normally sedate husband in a new light), a look at the trail-blazers of the sex-spirit link, and an introduction to some folks who are perhaps the unsung heroes of the healing arts world, alive and well and doing their thing (alas all on the West Coast).

You know, you could write an encyclopedia about the way sex is pushed down in our country, made into the stuff of sleazy porn shops, peep shows, strip clubs, and curb-side pickups. And you can easily find the how-to tantric sex manuals, and try to get your aura flowing as well as all those other body juices. Here is a book that serves as a bridge. Can you consider a former stripper and sexual escort as a spiritual healer? Well, yes. Guy does, and by the time we're finished with his book, we do too.

And while you're at it, pick up Leaves of Grass again. You'll read it in a whole new light.