Journals Books

This is a great devotional and journal. Each day I find myself more eager to meet with God in my secret place. Well put together, easy to use, thought provoking, and spiritually uplifting.

These devotionals that take only a few moments to read have enough truth and thought to last all day. T.D. Jakes has a gift to write so all can understand. There is real meat packed into a baby bottle.

This is an excellent book for anyone who has given up on life, marriage, work, family etc. This book opened my eyes and allowed me to see past the events that happened earlier in my life. A teenager and I bought the book together and she told me that she was happy because "she touched me." I was touched by the excitement she expressed and knew that only God had allowed such a magnificent moment to happen. Each day I am eager to open the journal and learn God's word from a new point of view.

The 2 previous reviewers describe the 'book' well. It's a funny & most unique idea and I'm so sorry to find that it's no longer available. Makes a wonderful gift for cat lovers.

I really recomend this book for people who have cats. It tells you how you can teach your cat to read! Yeah I'm not joking your cats I.Q. is acutually as high if not higher than a chimp! In this book you'll find a piture on the next page the word also it'll give info. on how to train your beloved cat.

Montaigne once wrote, "When I play with my cat, who knows whether she isn't amusing herself with me more than I am with her?" Cat lovers will probably find this book more amusing than their feline friends, but it's all in good fun.

Just paws and think about it - a kitty literacy kit complete with "Cat's First Reader," which includes a feline dictionary and a suggested reading list, "Advanced Cat's Reader," feeding bowl, and book stand. Now cats can enjoy their favorite chow cuisine while studying such important words as m-o-u-s-e, b-i-r-d, and m-i-l-k.

After a few weeks of this, the brightest of kitties may be advancing to "Of Mice and Men" or "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof."

A unique gift for a cat lover.

- Gail Cooke

For those trying to understand Gurdjieff as a teacher, this is one of the best accounts available. For those who have been involved for some years in the Work, and have been reading and rereading Gurdjieff's All and Everything, the third part of Nott's book, Orage's commentary on Beelzebub, is the best you will find as a guide. It is well worth the cost just for these 90 pages. I would strongly recommend this for all interested in a glimpse of what might life have been like at Fontainebleau with Gurdjieff. Additionally it gives some account of A.R. Orage who may have been Gurdjieff's best disciple and in Gurdjieff's own words "his brother." A quote from page 51 "...a question about 'freedom', and Gurdjieff began: 'Freedom leads to freedom. That is truth, not in quotation marks but in the real sense. Truth is not just theory, not just words; it can be realized. The freedom I speak of is the aim of all schools, of all religions, of all times. It is a very big thing. Everyone, consciously or unconsciously, wishes for freedom. There are two kinds, the Lesser Freedom and the Greater Freedom. You cannot have the Greater Freedom until you have attained to the Lesser Freedom. The Greater Freedom is the liberation of ourselves from outside influences; the Lesser, from influences within us."

This is an interesting book for those interested in Gurdjieff the man and teacher although it doesn't explain very much about the system. If you're looking for an introduction to the 4th Way then Ouspensky's In Search of the Miraculous, The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution, and The 4th Way are perhaps the best introductions to this amazing system.

As a long time student of the 4th Way I found re-reading this book after 20 years interesting for the glimpses of Gurdjieff at work and for Orage's comments on Beelzebub's Tales, but don't expect many answers from it. Nott has recorded some interesting moments he shared with Gurdfieff.

The value of C. S. Nott's books in the study of Gurdjieff is first of all due to the lack of other first hand reports from Gurdjieff's teaching in the early European and American times.

Orage's commentaries on Beelzebub gives a presentation of Gurdjieff's All & Everything with the knowledge and understanding of the man who was mainly responsible for the English version of the book.

This book became important for me when I entered into correspondence with Stanley Nott and after three years of exchanging letters moved to London to join the Work.

Stanley Nott lived to the age of 91 and passed away in 1978. His wife, Rose Mary Nott (Lillard) was the first American to enter the Gurdjieff Work. Mrs. Nott taught music and movements to a great number of people.

This is an awesome book about a family seriously devoted to the heart of GOD! Today so much lip service is given about loving GOD and HIS WORD especially in our worship services all over the land. BUT then after 20 minutes or so of singing about loving GOD and HIS WORD, we then are consumed with other loves, the gods of technology, etc. that have worked their way into the thrones of so many areas of our lives. This book describes a family of ten who simply read GOD's WORD, the BIBLE, and they lived it, sang it, and truly breathe it. Don't read this book if you don't want to be convicted by the HOLY SPIRIT and challenged to change your life into a more simple pattern of pleasing the heart of GOD! So readers beware. WARNING: This book can cause serious health implications and spiritual awakenings unlike you've ever dreamed. GOD's WORD will not return void! Read it (The Holy Bible) and believe it, then miraculous things will occur weekly in your life. We know, because we are a family of eight that live by faith. This book though written in the mid-sixties, has eternal value for all walks of life. We have been seriously challenged by this book to increase our almost daily devotion time and Bible reading.
Grace and Peace,
The Lord Family - www.LordFamilyMinistry.com

Being a family that wants to honor God and obey His Word ourselves, it was neat to hear the adventures of the Arnold Pent family. They traveled all across North America, often wondering where they would sleep or where their next meal would come from or how they would pay for gas. But they trusted God and He always provided.

As a father, this book gave me a vision for teaching my family the Bible--hearing how much importance Mr. Pent placed on READING the Bible. Before breakfast, and after every meal--regardless of where they were or who they were staying with.

DON'T GET ME WRONG--This is not a boring, stiff, how-to kind of book that makes you feel guilty. It's just a FUN story about a family who was very different from your typical family. Almost every page made our whole family laugh.

We were given this wonderful book in 1980 and as a result our small children in a matter of weeks could quote chapters and entire books of the Bible without memorization. In the following years, our four kids would travel, sing and recite series of verses that my wife and I compiled on various Bible subjects. We told the Pent Story where ever we went. We even were blessed by several personal visits by David Pent to our home and got to eventually meet 5 of the 8 Pent children. Our children are grown now, but the scripture they learned is still with them effecting how they live their adult lives for the Saviour that died for them. If you want to step out of the mundane and into the extraordinary life of serving God... this book is the key to leaving a legacy that no one will ever forget.

It's true: many of us only write in a journal when we're unhappy, mad, ticked off. Journals are so good for that kind of catharsis. Joan Mazza's guided journal, Things That Tick Me Off, may be where you turn when you need a safe place to ventilate, but because Mazza is so skilled at what she does, you'll likely end up feeling much more relaxed. You might even tap into some creativity while you're emoting according to the many prompts she provides.

Divided into chapters that cover such hot button stress areas as work, personal life, and world affairs, this book also has a lot to say about how to transform your anger into something that can do you -- and maybe others -- some good. A great starting point if journaling is new to you, and a good new beginning if you've become bored with your same old diary.

In my own life, I've found that focused, "one subject" journals like this can be enormously helpful and satisfying. As if anger didn't swoosh over into ALL areas at times! It's even possible that by tapping into all that fury and frustration, you might be able to convert what you come up with into something creative. A story, a poem, a letter?

This journal is unusual in that it helps its reader to identify and examine anger triggers. It is a great source of information on anger and provides a path to anger management. I can see how it would help anyone to become a master of their emotions.
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I am a psychotherapist in private practice who has utilized "Things that tick me off" as a therapeutic tool with several clients. It has been a remarkable asset in their quest to get in touch with internalized and externalized anger. Many of the exercises assist in appropriately re-directing anger, allowing clients to reconfigure their lives and move toward a healthier and happier life.

I just found my copy while cleaning my shelves. It was buried under some other books. And I remember why I still have it. What a wonderful, simply just wonderful book. I wouldn't give it up for nothing. If you can get a copy, buy it you will find it is book to cherish.
I am a scientist, so the quest to find the real spelling of Chebychev was a wonderful thread.
A book to cherish!!

If you are a science or math person, by which, I should clarify, I mean, someone who loves to get his hand on a good book, then by all means, this book is for you to crave. Philip Davis should be congratulated for writing this book.

There are books and there are books, and often, in these brand new days of marketing, we miss the chance to savor some of the best works, for lack of that very thing - either a fault of the publisher, or some other standard possibilities that exist, that are unknown to me.

This book is a funny account of the matter of the spelling of the name of a Russian scientist, but did I say it was funny. If you are put off by the word funny, let me restate this as - a book that is thin as a pancake with some explosive humorous material - not in the same league as Dave Barry or George Carlin, but in its own right, in a more academically fostered way. Then there are some great cartoons that, in their own right, should be mentioned as an added incentive to add this book to your collection of mathematical books. To that end we should thank Miss Dorian.


I am still upset over the fact, why, we the readers of books, who diverge greatly from the median population in our voraciousness of appetite, cannot get hold of these gems, and have to depend on frail probabilities to chance on them.

Hopefully, I haven't given anything away, and hopefully, by the time you read this, there will be some books available to read.

I read this book some 10 or more years ago. It's very interesting and very funny. The story starts when the author reads a glowing review of his doctoral thesis. There is, HOWEVER, a catch, and it leads the author on a quest for the correct spelling of the mathematician Chebychev's name. I haven't read any of the author's other books, but I'd say he does pretty well, and would expect good and humorous things from him.

There are so many wedding journals out there, but this first year of marriage journal is truely unique. Our wedding is about a year past, but I want to remember our special first year of marriage, also! This book is perfect for that. The guided questions examine things from details about your first home to writing a love letter to each other. It is dotted with scriptures related to love, also. I would recommend this book to any Christian couple.

There are so many wedding journals out there, but this first year of marriage journal is truely unique. Our wedding is about a year past, but I want to remember our special first year of marriage, also! This book is perfect for that. The guided questions examine things from details about your first home to writing a love letter to each other. It is dotted with scriptures related to love, also. I would recommend this book to any Christian couple.

My brother gave us his book as a wedding present, and it was one of our favorites. Think in terms of a baby book, but for newlyweds. Here you'll have a chance to forever document everything from your wedding vows, to you thoughts as you were coming down the isle, to your fears and joys...you name it! This is going to be a treasured family heirloom. I can't recommend it enough.

oh.... ITS' SO CUTE!
YAH, THAT ABOUT SUMS IT UP, AND PEOPLE WON'T STOP
ASKING YOU , " WHERE DID YOU GET THAT " , CAUSE
WHEN IT'S ON YOUR DESK OR IN YOUR BAG, IT'S JUST
SO HOT LOOKING! IT'S FUN, CUTE, NICE EASY TO WRITE
IN- GREAT ITEM ALL - LOOKS LIKE ASKING' FOR
MORE PLEASE IS TO SIMPLE, NO LINES AGAIN FOR EASE OF
MAKING UP YOUR OWN IDEAS TO WRITE IN, WITH NICE
BABY BLUE PRINT PAGES WITH A DESIGN ON EASY PAGE.
MAKES YOU NOT WANT TO WRITE IN IT.. JUST SAVE IT, HAA
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Tokidoki is amazing! :) The characters are adorable and I'm a big fan of Tokidoki and all the collaborations they've done.

what you do not see in the photo above are the adorable pages inside. They are light blue with a cloud watermark and tokidoki characters are in every lower left and right corners. Seriously cute item!

The above quote is from one of Ralph Ellison's letters to Albert Murray and it summarizes both of these two men's positions on both art, as well as their outlook on African-American advancement in this country. I found this book to be extremely inspring, partly because these two men are/were very brilliant, partly as black history, partly as literary criticism, and very much for the fact it changed my conception of these two men. While these two cats are seen in the public imagination as some sort of conservatives in American culture, their letters show them to be two men very involved in black vernacular expression and very understanding and apprecieative of regular, as Sly Stone said, "Everyday People", and also, as people who show great disdain for bourgeise pretensions.

One of the striking things for me about this book is the fact that both of these men are older than my father, who was born in the thirties. It totally explodes my misconceptions about black people before 1954 (Brown vs Board). While messrs. Murray and Ellison talk about many issues pertaining to blacks and that include prejudice, they are in no way limited by racism, and it only periphirally comes up during their letters. Their focus is on how black expression is deeply ingrained in the American sensibility. And this is prior to the advent of Elvis Presley and Rock & Roll (for the most part). Jazz and Blues of course are the primary conduits of this. But the two also discuss Willimam Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway and Mark Twain in terms of how the motif of the black American influences their work. They're fans of great writers like Andre Malraux, Dostoyevsky, and James Joyce, and in their work they see parallels in their work to the black struggle and want to in their work describe the black experience with the same type of literary mastery.

Also very heartwarming is these two mens concern for each other and each others families. It's big fun to follow their adventures through Europe and the United States and the insights they get from them. Not to mention their love of cameras and photography.

What impressed me the most about this book though, besides the literary/cultural concerns which resound throughout all of these writers work, is the down home, city slicker, hipster black language and viewpoints of Albert Murray and Ralph Ellison. In their own way, they remind me of the "keep it real" hip hop generation and the "no sellout" soul/black power generation. In one example, Ellison tells Murray that Murray is the type of cat who would, "eat chitlins at the waldorf (astoria)", and that he'd do it not just to "slum" or "keep it real", but becuase he thought they were as good a food as any other. These two cats exemplify that old black, old American goal of not fogetting where you come from. As black intellectuals, they also have their times when they're very disdainful of black bourgeise institutions.

As an example in one instance of discussing response to Ellisons "Invisible Man", Murray refers to "...also saw Jet (magazine)'s expected stupidity. This reminds me of a line Chuck D said in Ice Cube's "Endangered Species", "When we die, then we'll make Jet." In several instances Murray and Ellison talk about things that prefigure the attitudes of hip hop. And I know this is ironic becuase Stanley Crouch, a disciple of these two men, is one of the most vocal black critics of hip hop in the world today. Examples of this are definetly these two men using the "b" word at certain points, Ellison actually takes being called a "hell of a n...." as a compliment, and Murray uses the "n-word"to denounce his former employees at Tuskeegee. Of course these men are not gratuitous with this type of language, but they take poetic liscence with them (as the greatest of tasteful M.C's like Chuck D, B.I.G, Tupac, Nas, Daddy Kane etc.) do. They totally explode the silliness of some of the cultural gatekeepers in the black community that these words should never be uttered. As artists they don't look at words morally, they use them were they fit. However they do use them with taste, and being middle aged men and educated men, they don't hafe to use them for every other word. But some of the language in this book is proof to me that the hip hop generation by no means came up with this lingo on their own, we got if from our pops, and uncles, and men in the community. However, we could also get a good lesson in taste, and how to take our "chitlins to the waldorf" from these two cats.

If you love black history, get this book. If you want to see the genesis of the modern African-American mentality and how it relates to the old, get this book. If you want fresh literary perspectives, get this book. If you want an example of black intellectuals who didn't forget where they came from, get this book. If you want inspiration for your own art, run and get this book, becuase in the words of Albert Murray:

"Maybe I really broke the bed down, and then maybe I ain't done nothing but hit it a lick and promise. Maybe I ain't no certified cocksman yet, but that g-ddamn chick is pregnant due: you examine her. Maybe i'tll be a nine-pounder and maybe we'll hafe to put it in an oxygen tank, and maybe it'll be a f*c***g miscarriage; you examine it....

I could not put this down. It is a funny, warm, and insightful jam session on the subjects of literature, jazz, and American culture. This is a must have for any student of those subjects. It's also gives fascinating background into the lives and intellectual development of these literary giants.

This is an excellent book. Fans of Ellison and Murray will appreciate the intimate look at the lives of these writers that can be gained from reading the letters published in this work. Moreover, the call and response nature of the letters beautifully mimic that which can be heard in some of the classic jazz and gospel songs of America. You'll have a hard time putting this one down...

Thanks to Dan and Cheryl De Worken I have found a training log that has everything i need to track food consumption, water intake, and all my work-outs all lined out for me. I can track my weight loss, fat loss, and see how much muscle i've gained. There is nothing even close anywhere that can help you accomplish your goals. Plus they have a toll free # you can contact and get help, advise, etc. Thanks

Thanks to Dan and Cheryl De Worken I have found a training log that has everything i need to track food consumption, water intake, and all my work-outs all lined out for me. I can track my weight loss, fat loss, and see how much muscle i've gained. There is nothing even close anywhere that can help you accomplish your goals. Plus they have a toll free # you can contact and get help, advise, etc. Thanks

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