Roger Books

I need to take the time to say this is a wonderful book. I work in the expressive arts when doing therapy with youth and found this book to be informative. This book is simple that it talks about how to use therapy and the expressive arts as a form of healing for the client. Straightforwardand very easy to read. You will enjoy it.

It shows a difference between art therapies in which seek to look at the work and try to figure out its meaning. Expressive arts explained in this book states...only the client can say what they feel about what they do. I agree.

I recommend this book to expressive arts therapist, expressive arts faciliatators, and counselors who want to learn how to use the expressive arts in their own work.

I have read many books on related subjects and this book is the first that I was able to read from cover to cover without putting it down. The author does an excellent job of explaining the tools and methods that are healing in the arena of expressive arts psychology. I recommend it highly!!!

In one word, I was "floored" by this book.

Initially drawn in by the subject title of the book, my expectations was that the author would explore a variety of induction techniques related to hypnosis. Having been disappointed by many guides on meditation that inextricably link active introversion to spiritual nonesense, my hope was that this book would be different. My hope was more than satisfied.

The authors primary argument is that a society has been socialized into behaving mindlessly by what are acceptable norms, in much the same way as an individual is susceptible to being lulled into a mindless trance by their monotonous habits or rituals. The result is an society of sleep-walkers, incapable of finding spontaneous joy or personal satisfaction. By employing a degree of active creativity through self-hypnosis, one is then able to direct life in a concerted, thoughtful and meaningful way.

A clinicial sociologist, Roger Straus is a follower of the "Chicago School" of humanistic thinkers. It is these individuals who are responsible for recognizing the concepts of self fulfilling prophesy and mid-life crisis. Their method? The study of human behavior as an aggregate. This approach is very unique and very different. This is not pop-psychology nor pseudo-scientific tripe.

A reader will find exercises and alongside them, relevant principles and tactics to guide a personal transformation journey starting with a very profound set of self-directed observations. In a masterful way, Straus has already anticipated the readers answers and this I find makes the book ingenious. If one is familiar with the Landmark Forum, the themes of this book will be familar, sans the commercial promotions.

The commonality between the author's message and other personal development material is the idea that your self-esteem is the key factor that governs the quality of your life. Whereas other books will work head on towards changing the self-concept of the consumer, this book allows self-esteem to build itself.

Creative living through Creative self management implies that a person should recognize situations in life and treat each situational fact as resources. The author contends that we are all actors in the game of life and we cannot not participate. Our lives are really works of art, not science. How we live, and what we do is really what we are.

Straus' approach is to guide a reader through a process of self-discovery, visualization and active participation in a strategic program while adapting with the ebbs and "flows" of life. Goals and future state are drawn from the inside out, not imposed. All of this makes up "Creative Self Management", the belief that you don't have to follow rules for living, particularly those that you have not chosen or with which you don't agree.

I find that the principles and ideas contained in this book transcend the intellectual boundaries of mind control, and are applicable to any field. Eminently practical, extraordinarily well structured and an outstanding book for those serious about continuous improvement. In the final analysis, I cannot deny the authors conclusion that you get what you create and your create what you get. Amen.

Straus' book is one of the few reasonable, low-hype self-help books out there. It is a thorough, clear and exciting book, with exercises that are illuminating and easy to do. There is a lot of excellent material on what hypnosis is and how to best use it to accomplish one's goals. This book, and its companion book, Creative Self-Hypnosis, bear little similarity to the lurid, sensationalistic, and shoddy popular books out there on self-hypnosis and mental training...this is the real deal, by a practicing clinical sociologist and hypnotherapist. A very very good and useful book.

Indeed crime seems to have pay for Mr lane. In elegant prose he recalls the many crimes, often bizare stories of some Arizona's citizens. who surely must have liked the hot climate, since he found so many of them there. The picture on the front page of Dillinger, is chilling,but still I could see how he could have held the attention of the ladies, he certainly was one good looking villain! But finally the story I liked best, was the one about Pia Machita, the Indian Chief who after spending some times in American jails, (with all their comforts,) decided to become a model citizen.

Well worth reading!

John Dillinger, Public Enemy #1, snarles from the cover of this engaging book--a mug shot taken when the "podunk" Tucson Police Department arrested him in 1934. Rogers, one of Arizona's top historians, writes with uncommon flair and solid scholarship. He is also one heck of a storyteller, as evidenced by his account of Eva Dugan who lost her head (literally) to a hangman's noose; Winnie Ruth Judd, the so-called "Trunk Murderess," who was said to have hacked up a body and stuffed it into a steamer trunk; and evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, who turned up in Arizona after staging her own kidnapping. This is a terrific book and a great read. Rogers has written another winner.

Ok, not shocking, but in my quest to discern what a career as a BMET (Biomedical Electronics Technician) involves, this book has been an outstanding resource. After corresponding with several leading BMETs in my area and many hours of Internet research, I can report that (to my knowledge) "Critical Careers" is the most complete single source of information for this career option in existence today. I don't say it's the only resource you should consult (I highly recommend corresponding with established BMETs in your area), but it should be first on your list.

Bowles' book is fairly short (around 120 pages of text--not including appendices), but quite valuable in that it answers every major question one should be asking about this career option. Included are discussions concerning schooling and certification, different kinds of employers, potential salary ranges, job requirements, career advancement and industry growth outlook, among other topics. Interspersed throughout the book are a few short letters from various "industry insiders" (usually in management positions) who give their own experiences, opinions and advice---I found these to be a valuable addition.

Just an added note about this book: Because there is so little written about this growing career field, _Critical Careers_ has been adopted by several state colleges and technical institutes and used as a standard course text in classrooms.

Participating schools include Texas State Technical College of Waco, TX; Indiana University - Purdue (IUPUI) of Indiannapolis, IN; and North Arkansas College of Harrison, AR.

Joyce Spizer is the only writer who could possibly makes us feel outrage on behalf of a monster. How does she accomplish this? By showing us the failings in the justice system and the social supports and the schools that could have prevented the deaths of the 70 people of which Glen Rogers has killed, that we know about. Joyce's most shocking revelation is not that Glen may be the one who actually killed Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. This will most likely be a matter of fierce debate, as will her contention that Glen Rogers' depravity is partly due to his unfit parents, who have rendered all but one of their seven children forever damaged (they have 300 arrests between them.) Her insight into judicial errors of L.A. County and Florida makes you take seriously her argument that the law enforcement officials who failed to stop Glen Rogers before he killed his first victim are as much to blame for the ruined lives as Glen himself. Joyce sets out to do something revolutionary, and succeeds in sounding a "wake-up call" to all those who just wash their hands of troubled at-risk juveniles.

I haven't ever picked up a true crime book before. I really enjoyed this book. You can tell it was well researched! Some of the family interviews must have been very difficult. I learned a great deal about the mind of a serial killer, or at least this one in particular.Also, I learned a whole lot about trial law and porphyria (the disease Glenn has). It was very insightful.

I read this book for the first time 20 years ago and am constantly refering to it. It is truly one of my favorite books of any kind. If you are at all interested in wildlife or nature this book is a must-read. Mr. Caras is well informed and writes with a keen insight.

A fascinating book that never bores, but never trivializes or sensationalizes. If you think you might be interested in this book, I am sure that you will find it richly rewarding.

I read this book while in high school in the 1960s. It is by far the best book I have ever read concerning animals and their interaction with man. It is very factual and I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to know the truth about animals. I am saddened that it is out of print and hard to find.

A great book by Gayle Rogers. Very interesting & spooky. A very powerful love story. I couldn't put it down.

Dark Corners is a beautiful love story of a young girl held captive by her uncle, who seems to have cast a spell over her and those she loves. This mystery novel also brings to light the story of the poet John Keats with the woman he loved, Frances Brawne. You then learn about the great poet and his life in England. The reader becomes enthralled with the two separate stories that are depicted in this historical novel.

This startling book offers an insight into the biology of life which explains many unsolved problems in biology. Though Oldfield is first named author, the majority of the work comes from Coghill, whose discovery that the brain regulates cell growth by electric fields directly signalling to cell surface glycoproteins is worthy of a Nobel Prize. Coghill's later studies are confirming this and finally getting into the peer reviewed literature. See his latest book "Something in the Air", or visit his website to learn about tyhe incredible Pontypool Project in collaboration with Columbia Univ.

This collaboration between Roger Coghill, a Cambridge scientist, and Harry Oldfield, a leading researcher in Kirlian photography and electrotherapy, propose that each organic cell has a unique radio frequency that is determined and controlled by the brain of the organism of which it forms part.

They further postulate that diseases can be induced by external electromagnetic waves and also cured by these waves. By using Kirlian photography this process is made visible and on can see the dark side of the brain whose working is not generally perceived. The book thus explores the effects of a hidden mechanism of the brain that works on electromagnetic principles and is becoming ever more prominent in alternative health circles.

The chapter Life Energies: The Pioneers, provides a list of early researchers into bio-electric life fields, like Franz Mesmer, Ruth Drown, Wilhelm Reich and others and tells the story of how they were persecuted. Royal Rife, inventor of the Rife Resonator, should be added to the list. This chapter also discusses the work of Edward Bach (of the flower remedies fame) and touches upon the life and inventions of Nikola Tesla.

The work of Harry Oldfield is explained in chapter 4 whilst the next chapter looks at morphogenetic fields with special reference to Rupert Sheldrake. Chapter 6 looks at the diagnosis of disease using an instrument developed from the ideas based on the Kirlian method and describes the use of pulsed high-frequency electric currents, amplified by quartz crystals, in the treatment of disease.

Nutrition is discussed in chapter 7, especially the beneficial effects of raw fruits and vegetables. The authors propose that ingesting raw food strengthens the existing oscillations o the ingesting organism in a way that cooked foods do not. This section contains the most beautiful color plates demonstrating the Kirlian fields of various fruits, vegetables and the herb ginseng and provides a list of cooking processes in declining order of residual Kirlian corona discharge. Cooking and steaming seem to be the best methods whilst microwave coking comes in at a surprising third place. Oven baking appears to be the worst method. Concerning methods of preservation, raw food is tops, followed by refrigerator cooling for four hours. Gamma radiation and chemical radiation are low on the list.

Chapter 8 deals with the birth of electronic medicine with special sections devoted to the treatment of cancer, arthritis, multiple sclerosis psoriasis and AIDS. The final chapter neatly summarizes the promise of electronic therapies. An appendix provides detailed instructions (with illustrations) on how to make Kirlian pictures. An extensive bibliography and a thorough index conclude this very interesting and pioneering work.

The text is illustrated with fascinating black and white photographs (including some of Tesla and his machines), explanatory figures and the aforementioned color plates.

I also highly recommend Vibrational Medicine by Richard Gerber and The Cancer Cure That Worked by Barry Lynes. In addition, I recommend Nathaniel Altman's Oxygen Healing Therapies, Renewal by Timothy J Smith and The Superhormone Promise by William Regelson.

Review for DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration: Certification Study Guide

This is the best book for preparing for Exam 731. I have used Roger Sanders' books in the past (viz. for v8 exams - 700 and 701). This book, like the other ones, is lucidly written and easy to understand. Also, since this is an exam preparation book; he has sample questions after every chapter. There is a 150 question set at the end of the book for practice that goes through all the main concepts (with answers too !!). If you preparing to get DB2 v9, buy this. (Also, for reference purposes you can check this out: Understanding DB2(R): Learning Visually with Examples (2nd Edition) )

I just received the book & started through it and already know it will be a great resource. Thanks!

Roger Burgraff is either the next Stuart Woods or a veteran of special ops himself. Deadly Promise is that authentic and convincing. International murder-for-hire and drug trafficking aren't just the stuff of thrillers. They're happening every day and Burgraff's special ops trained hero, Jeff Dane, is exactly the kind of individual recruited to stop the, Whatever Burgraff's background, Deadly promise is impossible to put down.

Mike Rounds USMC

This is an international thriller with a very human heart--something we don't see enough of these days. Judging from the testimonials on the book's jacket--from Special Ops types who know first-hand the world Burgraff is writing about (and must know something about himself first-hand), the book's as authentic as it feels.

If this is what Burgraff can do with a first novel, I'm a fan already. Keep 'em coming, please.