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This is an outstanding textbook that is also one of the more comprehensive books as advanced calculus and introductory analysis texts go. It makes an excellent reference because it is quite comprehensive, covering a number of topics that don't make it into most introductory analysis books.

Other reviewers have said enough about the quality of this book; I just want to add a few comments. The second edition of this book is very different from the first--it cuts out much of the material on vector calculus, but it adds material on Lebesgue integration, which it presents without the use of measure theory.

Anyone who finds this text a little too difficult might want to look at the book "Advanced Calculus" by Taylor & Mann. It moves a little bit slower than this book, is a little bit less abstract, and covers less material. This book is in some ways a logical "next step" after that book. I strongly prefer this book to the "baby" Rudin, both as a learning text and a reference. This book is more detailed, and the dependency of the material is less strict--it's easier to open this book to a specific topic and understand it without having to cross-reference earlier theorems.

"Mathematical Analysis (2nd Ed.)," by Tom Apostol, does an excellent job of bridging the gap between standard introductory calculus texts and full-fledged treatments of topics in analysis. Apostol's book covers significantly more material than the gold standard of such texts, "Principles of Mathematical Analysis" by Rudin, and does so in a very different style. Where Rudin is brief and elegant, Apostol is thorough, detailed and friendly. Both Apostol's and Rudin's books have been around a long time, for very good reasons.

Unlike some intermediate texts, Apostol's book spends little time restating the particular results of elementary calculus (e.g., the derivative of sin x or x^n) in the new language of a more theoretical approach. Unlike Rudin and similar texts, Apostol *does* give detailed proofs, with thorough explanations. As a result of this approach, Apostol's book is not particularly well-suited to serve as a reference work for use by more advanced students or by professionals -- it is strictly a vehicle, and a very good vehicle indeed, for moving from elementary calculus to an introductory careful theoretical treatment of the material. Apostol does a particularly good job of presenting the "backbone ideas" of limits and continuity in a brief but very clear chapter (Chapter 4).

Apostol's problems are excellent and should be considered an important part of his presentation of the material. (This is one area in which Apostol perhaps surpasses Rudin, although MIT's online materials contain answers to so many of Rudin's problems that they now must be viewed as "worked-out examples!") Students find Apostol's tone, and the hints given in connection with the problems, to be helpful and engaging.

I suspect that the final few chapters of Apostol's book are used only rarely, due to the typical two-semester structure of real analysis courses (with a third semester being devoted to complex analysis). If true, this is a shame, because Apostol does a nice job of moving from a fairly standard treatment of the Lebesgue integral to Fourier integrals, multiple Riemann integrals and multiple Lebesgue integrals.

I should mention, as a minor point, that students can become confused, at least momentarily and episodically, by Apostol's parallel system of numbering (i) subsections and (ii) theorems and definitions. For example, the first line of page 166 reads "7.23 RIEMANN-STIELTJES INTEGRALS DEPENDING ON A PARAMETER" and the very next line reads (in italics) "Theorem 7.38 Let f be continuous at each point (x,y) of a rectangle . . . " Although the fonts differentiate these two parallel numbering systems, confusion can occur.

I am currently studying from Apostol's book, completeing a year-long course with his treatment of the Lebesgue integral. While my experience with comperable analysis texts is not exhaustive, I am familiar with the more notable: "Baby" Rudin, Marsden,... So, I can confidently say that Apostol's text is among best covering the subject. His treatment is well modivated with examples, and his proofs, while not as not as "elegant" as those of Rudin, are surely more pedagogical in nature. Apostol has included a large amount of exercises that range througout the gamut of difficulty, and the material is peppered with a treatment of complex varaibles. Also, the readability is something to be attained by all authors of mathematics texts.

One drawback to the text is a too abstract approach to the Implict and Inverse Function Theorems. I found these to be the most challenging in the text, and I was forced to return to my copy of Stewart's Calculus text to re-acquiant myself with each concept. Also, at times Apostol falls into the pattern of Definition, Theorem, Definition, Theorem,..., but this seems to be only in the cases when ample preparation is needed to provide noteworthy examples; eg. Lebesgue integration.

So, in spite of the cost, I highly recommend this text for the study of real analysis (even for self study), although at [this price] there are bound to be others that have a higher value to cost ratio. Having completed the text (almost), I feel prepared to begin a more abstract study of analysis.

I own books on mathematical analysis by Browder (0387946144), Douglas S Bridges (0387982396
), Haaser Sullivan (0486665097), Pfaffenberger(0486421740), Dudley (0521007542),Abbot(0387950605) and Apostol.

All books cover abstract multivariable spaces, except Abbott who limits himself to the real line.
None of these books are perfect, but of all these books Apostol is the one I prefer for the following reasons :

1. The contents : I think a beginning analysis course should serve two aims :
a. teach basic techniques that can be used in other theoretical oriented courses like physics,economics,...
b. at the same time let the students discover the beauty of abstract and rigorous math.

In this context Apostol has reached the ideal mix between abstraction and usability. He covers practical topics , used as a basis in a lot of other courses, but he does this by making the needed level of abstraction in order to proof everything in a rigorous way.

Each book is self contained, though none of these books give a good introduction into basic mathematical logic. However an introduction to set theory is explained well in all books.
Dudley 's beautifull book is the most abstract but requires the highest level of mathematical maturity.

2 Layout : The books of Haaser Sullivan , Pfaffenberger cover excellent material in a very clear way but they are cheap Dover editions, putting as much text as possible on one page. Browder 's contents I like most (and contains really excellent explanations), but his layout is also very dense and not always comfortable to read. The layout of Apostol is the best of all these books, its pages are well filled, but the difficult proofs contain enough whitspace for a confortable read.

3.Completeness and rigor : Apostol and all these books, except Abbott and Douglas S Bridges, proof everything they mention (exceptionally, they leaf a proof as an exercise, but then the proof is relatively easy enough if you understand the material). This is an approach I like : present the complete theory and then (like all of them do) create challenging exercises seperate from the basic theory.
In contrast, the book of Douglas S Bridges represents all material as one big exercise.This is nice if you have anough time, but most of us do not have that much time,I am afraid. Also Abbott has a lot of difficult proofs left as an exercise to the reader. But at the same time, Abbott is the best in motivating the reader. Abbott often provides excellent background in order to motivate the reader and sharpen the readers mathematical intuition.

While Apostol is not best on all the criteria mentioned above, Apostol scores good on all off them and as a consequence he has the best total average. This being said, I must omit that reading Apostol requires patience. Yes his explanations are clear, but can be very terse (especially his examples). Though, in principle everything is explained without gaps. This book requires reading every word carefully and take the time to reflect, but maybe that is the only way to learn advanced math.

Finally a remark about the price, I bought this book in Europe where it is much cheaper (check amazon.co.uk)

So compared with the others this a very good book.

As stated by prior reveiwers, this books does assume that the reader is Mathematically mature (a saying most young Mathematicians despise), in the sense that he/she must be able to follow the logical development of any given arguement, be able to 'see' where and how topics are related as well as fill in any blanks that may present themsevles in a given definition/proof. Apostol, as compared to Rudin, does a nice job of filling in these blanks by adequately providing all of the necessary details within a proof. This book will provide the willing student with a solid foundation in elementary analysis as well as the confidence to persue higher analysis. The only draw back to Apostols book, aside from cost, is that the constant Theorem - Proof - Theorem format can be overwhelming at times and cause some readers to cover material too quickly. Despite the book's cost I would highly recommend this book over "baby" Rudin (that is, Principles of Mathematical Analysis) since Rudin is notorious for not filling in the blanks within a given proof and instead provides seemingly 'slick proofs'.

I have used this material for years and I am still amazed by its significance in my spiritual growth. This oracle offers wonderful insight, encouragement and hope as we all progress up ascension's ladder. It is also a bit funky and offbeat, so it differs from many other oracle cards, so I would think it would be great additional to almost anyone who is a spiritual seeker.

This book is great when talking about "sellos", but the "tonos " are a little too free version commented...I teach maya calendar and I use the cards for explaining the sellos ...and I use the poems, it is very good...it might have had some information in relation to the maya moons, totemic moons, but it is still good.

This is such a wonderful spiritual tool to access deep levels within the self. I highly recommend this. It is wonderful!

I am very interested in mysterious things, happenings..and Mayan Civilization is one of them..alongwith my interests for oracles....when i came across the Mayan Oracle..i had to have it..and so i did :)

Clearly states in intelligent terms the way of thinking of the MAyans.
Living with the 13 moons a year,as they appear in the sky, rather than the HAllmark version for 12 per year etc, allows the bodies circadian rhythms to keep the body healthy.
Worth studying.

It's nice to have the combination of someone so well researched who is simultaneously an excellent practitioner. Lots of great ideas about transplanting (I hadn't heard of soil blocks before). Many great tool recommendations as well. This is worth the time and money!

This is absolutely the best, straightforward, down to earth, organic gardening book I have ever read. No hype, no buzzwords, no new age crap, no agenda. Simply down to earth - literally.

This book is awesome. Eliot presents an abundance of information. The information is organized and clear. Eliot does not assume what we already know, and what we have at our disposal. For example, many books will tell you how to create a mulch pile. You need this much brown matter, this much green matter, ... . That is all fine and dandy, but where do I magically get all of this material! Eliot understands this and explains many ways we can obtain the mulch material. He also does not assume your knowledge basis. For example, he will explain what and how a lugume works. This book is a constant resource for the organic gardener.

A great book!

Got me hiped up for my next several years here in Missouri. Practical, simplified systems for both the new and novice organic gardener. Definitely a fun read. Bring your highlighter. Thank you to the author, and all of the great shoulders that he stood on to get to this point...

Mr. Coleman has packed so much information into this wonderful book! I have started to use many of his suggestions. Keeping the costs of growing food down was one of the first subjects that caught my attention.

I was very excited about buying the so-much-heard NIV bible. After all, it was a lutheran priest who recommended me this book. My first impression about the NIV bible was that it has plenty of archeological and historical information that, for sure, will support you in giving you a strong background in history that you can use to re-create in your mind the kindoms and kings from the the bible.

This is the only good point. From the 20,000 comments, 90% are worthless since they seem to repeat the same verse with different words. Moreover, by giving so much unnecesary information in the comments, one ends up by spending more time in reading those comments that reading the bible itself!!

But this is not the main reason why I rate this book with only 2 stars. The most important fact is that the verses style these NIV guys created are so devily modified from the sacred scriptures, so cold, so lack of heart and so "mathematical", that your feelings for the bible you are in danger to loose.

Just go to internet, find a web where NIV and James King verses are compared, and you will understand why I not only describe this book as bad but as ... too.

The notes of the NIV Study Bible are helpful for average Bible readers. The maps and time lines are also very helpful.

The NIV is one of a number of "dynamic equivalent" translations of the Holy Scriptures. There is no perfect translation, since translation is inherently interpretation, but the NIV does a pretty good job of bringing the Scriptures, originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek, to modern English. I prefer the NRSV for more serious study, but the NIV is a great devotional Bible.

The King James Bible was the best in its day. In today's world, it is NOT closer to the original Scriptures as some think, but as its translators say in the forward, it is a revision of a revision and was meant to be improved upon as the English language evolved. That is what translations like the NIV and the NRSV attempt to accomplish. We have uncovered better Greek manuscripts now and understand the language better.

As a former publisher of Christian material, a comprehensive study Bible was essential to my profession. Although I have several Bibles, this one with the large print is definitely one of my favorites.

This is easy to read and the words of Jesus are in red. I highly recommend it.

I have used many different translations over the year. Most are pretty good, some are excellent. The NIV, in my opinion, is the best combination of accuracy and readability currently available. The Study Notes, maps, etc., are very useful.

We're back from three weeks in Hawaii where we visited Maui and Oahu and Kauai - one week on each island. This is the excellent guide that made our holiday so rewarding with all its good to do's and not to do's. We saved by renting our own snorkeling equipment and following the directions to their recommeded beach zones. Same for kayaking. Their Wikiwiki Phonebook in the back pages held all the necessary numbers and our hotel allowed free local calls. We experienced total tropicland immersion and so many "oh wow's".

This book helped me chose Kaua'i for my recent trip and I couldn't be happier. Highly recommended if you are going to Hawaii for the first time and aren't sure how to plan your trip. I think its usefulness is limited to planning though. I left it at home once I decided on Kaua'i.

This book is terrific for preplanning a trip to Hawaii. The author gives great descriptions of the islands and their attractions but what makes this an outstanding book is his approach to planning your trip. There is an analysis of the different type of travelers and an overview of lodging styles. The best section is his `test' of your interests to determine which island has the sights that really matter to you. He includes everything from picnicking to snorkeling to religious shrines to volcano watching to horseback riding and more. With his lists, I was able to prioritize what I wanted to see and what islands to visit. It also told me where I needed a rental car and where I did not. He has a lot of helpful telephone numbers and beautiful photographs. If you want a lot of detail about hotels and activities, I would go online. But, if you want to look at the big picture first and get your bearings, start with this book.

A combination of good solid planning advice and fascinating facts about all the islands. Pictures included. Maps included. We found it a really super source for all the questions we had. We zeroed in on a remote beach out on the Big Island and everything is fitting perfectly into place. Thanks, Trailblazers!

I truely was surprised how much information was available and delighted by the travel possibilities to corners of Hawaii that I never thought of visiting. I found the itinerary planning part of the book most useful and interesting. The photos blew me away and tempted me to call United for a flight to the Big Island.

Stanley Lombardo has done it again!

His Odyssey is as fast-paced, lucid, poetic and punchy as his Iliad, but this time with a human feel, a warmth that the story calls for.

He brings real thoughts and real emotions to the characters...the like I've never seen! (I must have compared around 10 different translations).

...Lombardo has said that the "Iliad" is like the Sun blazing at its peak in mid-summer, whereas the "Odyssey" is like a setting Sun as fall sneaks in...

The best modern translation available! Get it with his amazing Iliad!

Cheers!

Do not buy this book. Instead, search Amazon and buy the cd, where the book is read aloud by the translator, Stanley Lombardo. Put the cd on your iPod, and listen to it whenever you walk the dog, or walk to work, or just take a walk. You will find yourself taking a walk in order to listen to the cd. The dog will not object. (But I actually bought both the book and the cd.)

I can practically guarantee that after you have heard Lombardo read his translation of the Odyssey, you will go right out & buy his cd of the Iliad. But I suggest that you listen to Lombardo's Iliad first, particularly if you have only a distant recollection of what you had to read in high school. It will help you remember some of the characters - Nestor, for example (remember much about him?)- who reappear one way or another in the Odyssey. It will also remind you of the ruthless and barbaric and somewhat alien society that these epics grew out of.

In a nutshell, this is the most accessible translation of the Odyssey I have ever seen. Any translator is faced with the need to convey the sense of a poem as well as the words. So much of poetry is evocative and associative, and depends a great deal on the knowledge and understanding of the reader or hearer. Lombardo manages to make the right connections with a modern reader.

The reading on the cd is among the best I have ever heard. It is as good as Frank McCourt's reading of Angela's Ashes, in my opinion. The performance is augmented by the subtle use of drums, lute and flute, horns, strings and even waves. Each "book" of the Odyssey on the cd is preceded by a brief synopsis of what you are about to hear.

Check out Jacket Magazine number 21 on the internet for an interview conducted by Michael Leddy with Lombardo concerning his translations.

You are going to have a good time with Stanley!

The Odyssey is mandatory reading for my freshman English classes and it has been quite difficult to teach. This literary work can be a very dry read for those who do not enjoy poetry reading (most freshmen). For this reason, I began a search for a translation that would make it easier for my students to understand. I read the previous reviews before buying it and I must say, I am glad that I did. Lombardo does an excellent job of making the translation understandable without dumbing down the text. My students this year have enjoyed this story much more than previous classes because of this. If you are looking to gain better understanding for yourself or to teach this text to others, this is the translation to get!

Stanley Lombardo's translation has brought back the original "feel" of the ancient Greek epic. Classical and Koine Greek are both what you call "earthy" languages, a tone lost with many established and contemporary translations. Lombardo restores the drama and the linguistic edge that the epic poem possessed in its original tongue. The Lombardo translation is quickly becoming standard among university professors and students of classical literature.

Lombardo's translation of the Odyssey, as well as his Iliad and Aeneid, receive much-deserved kudos as the most readable translations available. He writes with poetic and colloquial English that makes it easy for the lay person to understand.

Unfortunately, many of these same lay readers bash Lombardo's translations because they assume the personable nature of the writing makes it inaccurate. People expect a classic to have a certain formal diction to it, in the vein of Shakespeare and the King James Bible. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. The King James Bible, despite having the most formal prose, is certainly not the most accurate translation of the Bible. Similarly, verbose translations of Homer do not mean it is more true to the text. Lombardo's version of the Odyssey preserves the immediacy and hard hitting nature of Homer's original Greek poetry. You will notice in other reviews that readers disapprove based on what they imagine Homer should sound like. Trust me, they haven't read the original texts. Classical scholars, some of whom I personally work with, have given universally excellent reviews to Lombardo's translations. This translation proves you can have your cake and eat it too. It is highly recommended.

First, let me note for those interested in the subject that this book shows babywearing on the cover.

But that's really just a lagniappe in a good book.

Michael is, as you can guess, sitting on his mother's lap, and he keeps getting down and fetching more and more of his special things to be with him. Eventually all this wakes his sister, and his mother goes to sit her on her lap as well, and he makes room and they snuggle together.

The author doesn't patronize kids by carefully spelling out "Michael is jealous of his sister" or anything of that nature. It's too easy to do that. Instead, Michael's feelings are clearly shown by his words ("There isn't room") and the illustrations (him hiding under his blanket is priceless).

I wouldn't suggest giving this to a mother of five who has already started yelling "I WANT MY LAP BACK", after all, the moral is that there's *always* room on mother's lap. But most everybody else is going to love it.

Nice book, not sure if it engages my 2-yr old. Great sentiment though.
...Looking for 'new baby' books geared to very young crowd. Haven't found anything super yet.

We got this book for our 22 month old daughter for Christmas. It is now one of her favorites. I find it quite beautiful as Michael has to learn how to share his mother with his baby sister. It shows how he reacts emotionally and the difficulties involved around sharing, something all children can relate to.

This is a very touching book to reassure moms and children that life with a new baby means more love to go around. I have bought it for many friends. Those first months with a new baby are definitely a time of adjustment as the new baby needs so much attention and the older child has to wait (or the older child needs a lot of attention and the baby has to wait!) so this book is a nice, subtle reminder that there is always room on mother's lap. The last page definitely brings tears to the eyes!

This is a great book if you have a new baby come into the house. My son and I read this book every night and then he reads it back to me. I would recomment this book highly.

This book was recommended by a friend. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The seller sent it as promised and well within the shipment window promised.

This compelling memoir of Adele Crockett Robertson, known as Kitty, chronicles just a few years of her life during the early 1930's. While her story takes place during the Great Depression, it is uplifting and inspiring. I found myself cheering Kitty on as she describes her exhausting experiences to save the family property from foreclosure.

Kitty was not down and out as millions were. She was young, optimistic, and energetic. Faced with enormous debt when her father died and propelled by childhood memories of her family harvesting bumper crops of apples, Kitty decided to work the old family farm. The farm, in Ipswich, had become a rundown homestead; but the orchard was still there, holding promise. The very first obstacles are members of Kitty's family, her mother and two brothers, who speculate how quickly the venture will fail: "Let the bank take it," they chorus.

Undaunted, Kitty leaves her secure job to take up residence on the abandoned farm. What she finds are a stack of unpaid bills, neglected farm equipment, and leaky pipes. Like her father before her, Kitty believes in the fruit trees he planted for his retirement: "I wanted to preserve what we'd had, even though the animals were no longer there, and it was apples now."

Negotiating with creditors, Kitty settles some of the unpaid bills, while securing credit of much larger amounts to repair the farm machinery. Unable to pay for coal, she moves her bed and sofa to a small area near the sunny kitchen.

One of Kitty's first tasks is the spraying of the trees, a job that normally takes two men to accomplish. Kitty tackles the job alone. More challenges ensue. We are right beside her as she describes her first encounter with a swarm of bees, her frantic search for the old smoker, and finally getting the bees under control.

As a helper, Kitty hires Joe, a memorable figure. With a family of six to feed, he skips meals in order to feed the children. Joe comes to Kitty's rescue time after time, even staring down, with an unloaded gun, peddlers bent on stealing a truckload of apples.

Later, following a good harvest, Kitty despairs as she tells of racing to gather blankets from attic trunks, even her own bed, as temperatures drop and she attempts to cover hundreds of freshly packed boxes of apples ready for market, to keep them from freezing in the cellar.

The Foreword and Epilogue, written by Kitty's daughter, Eleanor Robertson Cramer, tell how she discovered the manuscript Kitty had stashed at the bottom of a bookcase. We learn of Kitty's life beyond the years of her memoir--further struggles, marriage, and later her accomplishments as a local historian, town selectwoman, and journalist.

The Orchard brings the Depression close to those of us who have heard the wrenching stories from parents and grandparents, as I have. Kitty's narrative, like my father's stories, is real, about a lone woman who strives to keep the family heritage with determination and grit, tempered with kindness to those around her in worse situations. Adele (Kitty) Crockett Robertson deserves a place in the annals of literature of the Great Depression. If you read but one personal account of surviving the Depression, let it be this.

by Diana Nolan
for Story Circle Book Reviews
reviewing books by, for, and about women

My only complaint about this book is that it only covers two years of the author's life in detail. I hated for the book to end. I wish she had had time to write more, because she was an amazing person. Kitty's father, a doctor, raised his family in a colonial farmhouse by the ocean. Beginning in her childhood, he made Kitty learn to do a man's work in the orchard. He also gave her a series of boats to sail on the ocean. She loved the farm and the sea. She got a college education and a good job in a college museum, but gave it all up when her father died at the beginning of the depression. None of her brothers were willing to do the backbreaking labor to keep the heavily mortgaged farm working. Kitty quit her good job and immersed herself in running the orchard, which her father had always said would save the farm he loved. She lived alone except her beloved dog, with no money and little heat in the winter. Her own family seemed determined to see her fail. She found good, loyal friends though, and though her life was daunting, it was also full of the joy of nature and achievment. I can't praise this book enough.

In this extraordinary memoir from 1932-1934, Kitty Crockett Robertson describes her life on the North Shore of Massachusetts during the Depression, a time when she, a Harvard graduate, became a hard-working apple farmer to save the family farm in Ipswich. Her physician father had died, and Kitty, wanting to keep the farm from being sold for development, which her Boston-based brothers favored, decided to give up her job working at the Harvard Library to try to make the orchard profitable enough to save the land.

Working almost single-handedly, she spent the next two years doing all the dirty work, learning in the process that "The Depression was that time of leveling when she and her neighbors kept going on the strength they learned from each other." From her earliest days on the farm, she personally pruned trees, cleared land, repaired sprayers and tractors, gathered swarming bees into hives, hired five workers at twice the going rate (because they, too, needed to make ends meet), dealt with an arrogant banker anxious to foreclose, protected her apples at gunpoint when necessary, and then fought the weather, storms, and a December temperature drop to twenty degrees below zero in her efforts to bring the crop to market.

In the process she earned the love of her workers (who had regarded her, at first, as an idle "North Shore millionaire"), gave up everything in her personal life to devote herself completely to her task, worked up to 16 hours a day for two years during the apple and peach seasons, and gained new appreciation for the values she saw every day among her workers, the wholesaler who bought her drops and cider apples, and the purchasing agent of Harvard, who helped her make commercial connections to sell her crop.

Robertson, who became a newspaper and radio columnist in her later years, was a formidable writer who always recognized the values which unite people, regardless of their "class," and this quality pervades her personal memoir. Unfinished, because her life became too busy to finish it after 1934, it was discovered upon her death in 1979 by her daughter, and it is she who moves the story to its conclusion after 1934. Filled with personal detail and wonderful tributes to those who helped her, Robertson is never self-serving, readily admitting her weaknesses while stressing her efforts to succeed. A unique look at one farm and its history during the Depression, The Orchard is an extraordinary record of the times, written by a truly extraordinary woman. n Mary Whipple

This book was truly one of the most interesting and capturing books I have ever read. I felt like I was present in the story and now can't wait to go to Ipswich and see this old farm house.

I have a 1975 copy of this book, with pages that have lost their binding and it doesn't stop me from going over and over the pages for new insights as I move towards my goals and dreams. When I first began studying the mind, this book helped me to understand the incredible powers that I hold within myself. I learned about integrity, resistence, and how to overcome any difficult situation like a true leader.

I learned about the importance of controlling my emotions, in order to be a true leader. I love the question and answer format in this book that allows me to follow along with whatever questions I might be having. The answers hold so much wisdom and direction, that self-change is imminent.

This book is very deep and requires serious thought as you go through each chapter. If you want to rise above life's daily pressures, and use the power of your supermind to move you towards your desired end result, this book is a must read! I think its time for me to invest in a new copy of this gem of a book that will always be on my Top 20 list of "must reads!"

Andrea Samadi, author of The Secret for Teens Revealed: How Parents, Teachers, and Teenagers Can Inspire Leadership and Transform Lives

If you don't learn something about yourself after reading this book, check your pulse.

This book should be required reading for every member of the human race.

I bought this book used for like 1.50 and some change for shipping. If anyone had any idea that the end of suffering could come about by a transformation beginning from a little book on amazon for 1.50, I think they'd laugh at the idea. This man definately knows what he is talking about and although I have already been practicing work on myself, many new ideas are also introduced. 5 stars get the book.

This book is one of the better books on spirituality, not the best but one of the better. It has heaps of good ideas, thoughts and wisdom. every pages is a new insight. The drawback for me was that it was too much on ideas , so many that I could be thinking too much after about it.I cannot be hard on this book because as I say compared to most others on the market these days it is very good.

After reading "Mystic Path to Cosmic Consciousness", and "Esoteric Mind Power", I thought that any other writtings by Vernon Howard would just repeat what I had already read. I can safely recommend this book along with the other two. Some ideas do overlap, but many bring clarification. Just read my reviews on the other two books to get an idea of what this book has to offer.
There may be more sophistocated writtings on the subject of self awakening, but none written in such plain English, squeezing as much insight into one book as there books by Vernon Howard.

It is about time a book like this has come along! It is filled with humor, hope and inspiration. In particular, Jana High's story brings home the importance of a good sense of humor in the midst of adversity. I also related a great deal to Julie Burch's story of struggling to be independent and learning to be happy with one's choices. I highly recommend this book for a friend, a co-worker, a relative, or yourself!

Reviewed by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, award-winning author of This is the Place and Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered

Lately we`ve seen lots of movies that trade on a little girl's desire to grow up to be cared for by a handsome prince. That includes The Princess Diaries, Maid in Manhattan and other Cinderella stories that pretend to have an up-to-date twist for the modern woman. We have fashion designers exploiting women's desire for the glass slipper with five inch heels that will trash her posture and disintegrate her spine. Now we have The Princess Principle but it is not part of a trend toward exploitation.

Instead it is full of essays by eighteen women who share their hope, joy and expertise. The title may attract the very woman who needs it. It is an authentic inducement because our culture has made the idea of being a princess a part of our psyches that we might as well turn to our advantage.

The editors, Jana L. High and Marilyn Sprague-Smith, M. Ed., have assembled literate, well educated women with different stories and different angles on how we might improve ourselves and still live with-even accept-what now may appear to be our natural urge to be a princess. For these women, The Princess Principle isn't about being rescued; they know we are beautiful and important in the ways that count.

As a writer considering my own anthology I must also comment on the format of this book. It is rare among anthologies. It gives each contributor full and complete billing including her name on the front cover, her picture on the back. It is also careful to credential each author so the reader has a sense for who each of them is and how she might best approach that writer's views.

This book might even be a resource for readers because some of the authors act as coaches, therapists, or advisors in real life.

In the spirit of this exceptional format here are the contributors:

Lorri Allen
Sue Bergstrom M.Ed.
Julie D. Burch

Jennifer Curtet
Deb Gauldin, RN
Sheryl Rudd Kuhn, MRR
Carolyn L. Larkin
Janet Luongo, M.S.Ed.
Joyce C. Mils, Ph.D.
Rebecca Pace
Lori Palm
Vickie Pokaluk
Valerie A Rawls
Sheryl Roush
Sue Stanek, Ph.D.
Amy S. Tolbert, Ph.D.

My bet is that not one of these women is a princess in the traditional sense and that every one of them is a princess in the sense she is making her own way, happily and with self assurance, in this big, bad but wonderful world.

(Carolyn Howard-Johnson's first novel, This is the Place, has won eight awards. Her newly released Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remember has won three. Her new book of poetry , Skyscapes: A Woman's View,is looking for a home.)

I was looking for a new book to give to my wife whom was down in spirit as our oldest left home after graduation. Well, I was impressed with this book by Jana High and Marilyn Sprague-Smith.
I read it too, on advice from my better half. The Princess Principle is a fresh interpretation on understanding and listening to one's own values, personal worth and self esteem system. The authors left me with clues and guidance on how to stay on top of the everyday life journey and how to place the bigger picture in daily focus through the road hazards ahead. I normally read astronomy and other science books but this was a great change for me.

This book reinforced my belief in self and rejuvinated my sprit of "hope". I enjoyed it so much that when I finished reading it I immediately purchased copies for my wife, daughter, sister and niece. Every man can benefit by reading this book and every woman deserves her own copy.
As President of Pinnacle Speakers Bureau, I help organizations plan events that are designed to be a PEAK Experience. I can truly say that this book is a PEAK Experience!
...Benny Williford, Pinnacle Speakers Bureau

This book offers compelling insights that encourage you to see yourself in the very best light. What's more is that it awakens the awareness that each person deserves to be treated royally. Of course, that is not about being pampered and pandered to, but rather, to live, work and love in the world in ways that demonstrate your respect, caring and competence!

Give this book to every woman you know. This is an excellent book to give to young women as well.