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I'm a "spiritual but not religious" guy from a Jewish family, but my wife is Catholic, and I'm going to help her raise our children Catholic. I read this book cover to cover and will surely refer to it many times in years to come. It is VERY easy to read and understand, and yet it is filled with detail and references. I know that some of it is out of date (the info about Purgatory, for example). Also, I wouldn't have minded additional comparisons to Protestantism. But no matter - the book is great. It covers the basics and builds from there.

Father Lukefahr writes very easy-to-read books on the Catholic Faith and follows them up with workbooks that test your comprehension. This primary volume of his works is far easier that reading the Catechism itself. Father Lukefahr's warmth, knowledge, and love of souls comes through on every page. His books should be on every Christian's bookshelf!

This is a favorite book of mine, I just gave one away, to a young man leaving for Iraq, so this is a replacement. I use it often in teaching and recommend it for personal use for those who like to study on their own, or who can't get to regular meetings or study groups. All of Fr. Lukefahr books are helpful in learning and teaching about the faith.

While you can find no greater authority on the beliefs in the Catholic faith like the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "We Believe..." is a wonderful starting point for non-Catholics interested in Catholicism and for any Catholic looking to "freshen up" their wisdom of the Church. Fr. Oscar Lukefahr breaks down the Catechism into easily digestable chapters divided into the main divisions of the Catechism, those being Belief, Worship, Christian Life, and Prayer. Each chapter gives a solid, Catechetical and Biblical explanation of its specific topic.

Fr. Lukefahr does a wonderful job of explaining things without losing the reader's attention by going into deep theological points. He provides plenty of cross-references in the Catechism that one can (and probably should) check out to see just where certain beliefs are derived.

Overall, this is a wonderful introductory look at the faith of Catholics. If you are not Catholic and just want know what we believe or if you're interested in joining the Church, this would be a wonderful place to start your journey. I was unaware of this book whenever I went through the RCIA process. This would have been a wonderful book to have back then.

As another reviewer has stated, there's a workbook full of multiple-choice and true/false questions available to those who want an even deeper study of the Catholic faith available for this book. I used it and it greatly enhances the reading experience. I highly recommend this book and its workbook companion.

As others have posted, "We Believe" is truly a resource for anyone interested in Catholicism. It should be added, however, that Father Lukefahr has a natural ability to write for his audience.

Most clergy are very well educated and spend years obtaining multiple advanced degrees. Although this may make them experts in their fields, somewhere along the way they also obtain a dialect that their flock no longer understands. "We Believe" is written in layman's terms which allows the reader to actually digest the material rather than chew on it for days in an attempt to acquire the flavor of it.

The material has been here for over 2000 years. Father Lukefahr simply has a knack of presenting it in a manner that makes it all seem new.

From Back Cover:

"No man can own Rowena Dangerfield -- a sensuous, strong-willed lady with a fiery, unchained spirit--though many desire her. She has come to claim her birthright, following her destiny to the sprawling New Mexican frontier... and to the only man who can tame her restless heart.

A handsome half-Apache branded an outlaw--a rebel and renegade feared throughout the territories--Lucas Cord's body and soul cry out for the beautiful, headstrong stranger who has burst into his world. And neither peril nor the treachery of desperate men will prevent him from taking what he wants ...or restrain a rampaging passion as wild and hot as the Southwestern winds."

From Back Cover:

"No man can own Rowena Dangerfield -- a sensuous, strong-willed lady with a fiery, unchained spirit--though many desire her. She has come to claim her birthright, following her destiny to the sprawling New Mexican frontier... and to the only man who can tame her restless heart.

A handsome half-Apache branded an outlaw--a rebel and renegade feared throughout the territories--Lucas Cord's body and soul cry out for the beautiful, headstrong stranger who has burst into his world. And neither peril nor the treachery of desperate men will prevent him from taking what he wants ...or restrain a rampaging passion as wild and hot as the Southwestern winds."

Ah, God love the '70's and the romance writers that decade produced! This book just has everything. Seriously- everything. Rosemary Rogers is a writer who more than enjoys putting her characters through HELL; she is positively brutal. One of the first writers in this genre that I read, I remember being shocked and horrified by the rape scenes, the possible incestuous relationship between Lucas and his stepmom, the harsh and frequently unlikable actions of both hero and heroine. Those don't sound like selling points (rape and incest? how, er, romantic?) and I only throw them in there so that you'll be alerted as a reader that you may feel emotionally put through the ringer while reading this book. But the characters are so compelling, and their dramas and stories and- wow- they were so human and real in their struggles and mistakes and in their love. And I love them together! The ending had me on tenterhooks. The writing style is very different to that of the genre writers we see today. Back then the prose tended to be, I don't know, more "prosy". And this book is written in the first person voice for most of it, which I thought worked well- especially in keeping me surprised by the ending. I don't think you can read this book and find it forgettable.

I love this book. I read it when I was a junior in High School. I'm 46 years old now and it's still as clear as yesterday in my memory. I love the relationship that Rowena has with her "half breed" lover. I remember sitting on a New York subway train, reading this book and actually crying!!! No other book has ever had this effect on me...not even "Sweet Savage Love," that was the popular book at that time. Jinny has nothing over Rowena. I even swore I'd name my first daughter after her. What a great story!!! Rogers best.

I found this book at a charity bazaar and started to read it,so spelbound I was and forgetting my surroundings,being caught up in this historical romance that I didn't notice the last page was missing. No I am ordering a new copy to keep for my Library and to read the last page. I will read it again.
Just an excellent writer, I recommend this book highly.

I read this book from cover to cover and had so many highlighted parts with sticky tabs everywhere. I really enjoyed Michael's easy-to-understand concepts about discovering and fulfilling my soul's purpose. I also randomly pick a page every morning to read to start my day on a good note. In addition to Michael's wonderful teachings, you also get lots of exercises to develop your spiritual growth.

This is a beautiful, deep, insightful book that anyone on a spiritual path should read. Michael Tamura has got it going on! I highly recommend it! Very powerful.

For those on a spiritual path, the information contained in this book is truly, truly invaluable; like nothing you've ever read before...guaranteed! Michael lovingly and compassionately explains how you can uncover your true purpose and "Building the Temple of the Soul". Each sentence tells an informative, descriptive story whereby tools are offered and can be practiced in everyday life!

The information contained in this book is truly a gift and a plethora of information that cannot be read just once. Each sentence bursts with profound new insights and is healing to the soul.

"Your purpose-plant is growing into a strong, well-rooted tree. A magical transformation is taking place in which nature turns a still-green sapling into a mature majestic tree. In the beginning of your incarnation, nature (God through your parents) provided you with a new body. Now, fulfilling your purpose means transmuting that mortal body of karma into an immortal body of wisdom".

This is just one paragraph offered out of 254 astonishing, life changing pages!

This is a book filled with some of the most highly evolved spiritual information and guidance I've ever found. I HIGHLY recommend it.

This book is like watching a movie that has you so engrossed you don't want it to end. If that sounds cliché, you won't think so after you've had it in your itchy palms, awake late at night, not able to move you're so in awe of what you are reading.

For what it's worth, James Van Praagh had a private session with the author years ago and was genuinely in awe. James wrote the forward for "You are the Answer". In it he talks about how this book reminded him of his own `inkling of purpose'.

This delicately touches what this book is about. The idea is that in quieting our minds with the help of meditative exercises we can create the space for our spiritual seeds to grow into our true divine selves. We pick up charges from many sources: acquaintances, family, thoughts, and perceptions. Because we are energy ourselves we become sponges for all of this making it impossible to decipher what is truly ours and what is .. everything else. From "Validating Spirit", "Resistance to Willingness", "Growing Neutrality", and into "Choosing Truth at Every Crossroads" you'll find chapters that are full of wisdom and intense teachings that allow you to find your voice and accept yourself with compassionate honesty so that you can begin to understand your purpose here in this lifetime.

Michael Tamura's words are revolutionarily loving and add up to some of the FULLEST sentences you've ever read - you cannot read this book once. In fact, the amount of time you go back to reread a paragraph or sentence will amount to your reading this book a dozen times hoping that the words would come alive and put their healing hands upon you. And that's before you read it all over again because you miss it so much.

I recommend this book to all of the people who ever wanted to feel the lightness of divinity in their everyday life. To remind themselves of love so eternal and so huge and so familiar that being without it is what's missing. This book was like going to the doctor for me. The Soul Doctor.

Please know that the book Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams by Jan Van Sickle is the same book as 1001 Solved Surveying Fundamentals Problems- plus it has some new problems too.

A must have for future PLS or LSIT examinees. An excellent source of study material needed for NCEES exams including, but not limited to, the history of surveying, calculations, State Plane systems, GPS, and Photogrametry.

I used this book as a study aid and as one of the books I had while taking my test. I found several answers to the test worked out or answered in this book.

The book is as advertised. It has a very large variety of solved surveying problems. The problems and their solutions are very thorough and clear. It's a well done book. The biggest downside is there is no index or listing of the types of problems in the book. If you are using this as a reference dring a surveying or professional engineers exam you will have a hard time finding the example problem you are looking for unless you have spent a great deal of time getting familiar with the book or developed your own listing of the problems. It was very helpful in preparing for the 2.5 hour California surveying exam, it was useless during the exam.

I bought this book to help review for the LSIT exam. After going through some problems I found the book to be very helpful in refreshing my memory on some of the things I forgot. Def. a good book for any surveyor or surveying student.

You can't go wrong with price and was also free shipping sweet deal.

Great book, very complete, an assest to any gun collector or firearms enthusiast.

This is an excellant book for firearms research and collecting, especially for those who are new to this type of collecting.

This is the one to own if you need to know what guns are worth. I collect guns that are in date, no antiques or just old, and this book shows me what I need to know about them. Prices seem to as close as possible to what the market is trying to get for them. All the firearms I needed to know about were in here with picture as well as description. I have the Shooters Bible and The Gun Trader which are good but not as much info as Standard Catalog of Firearms.

really good facts and a lot of new information in this one. Has all the standard weapons , plus some that are really rare. Perfect for all collectors like myself. Highly recomment this one.

I have been in real estate since 1979 and after reading this book I have found from the interviews new ideas and ways how I can do things differently in my own business. It stimulated my thinking reading about the success many of the professionals that were intereviewed. I truly believe that this book should be given to every new licensed agent to read and find out from the success of others how they can also be successful. We forget that new licensees need a road map about how to do their own business and they need to see from examples what it takes to make it.

I want to thank the writer, Dr. Margot Weinstein for taking the time to interview these seasoned and successful professionals and giving me new ideas how to do things differently. It is an inspirational book and easy to read. It is a great guide for all real estate brokers to teach their new agents on their team or in their office how to do business in real estate.

I only wish I had this book when I was starting out in real estate but even now, I share it with others and I'm proud to have met the author Dr. Margot Weinstein. I have also been at a conference where she has interviewed the FIABCI World President, Owen Gwyn. Dr. Margot Weinstein is a success in her own life and she is now sharing it through writing about other successful people. Thank you and a Great Job! Sincerely, Dagmar C. Sands
Broker/Owner of Real Estate International, Inc.
President of Heart Smart Properties, LLC
CIPS,FIPC,FIREC,ABR
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Margot Weinstein succeeded in extracting a number of important career development competencies from practice. This book is not theoretical in nature, which makes it very accessible. It takes real life situations and problems as examples and builds on these in order to define and enhance career success. A good read for anyone interested in expanding their own career potential.

Dr. Weinstein uses her talents as an introspective interviewer to offer a roadmap to successful career development. As a doctoral student, I have used this book to carve out my own niche in my industry of choice and have recommended it to several people who are considering a career change or are just getting started.

I consider this required reading for anyone that is still searching for that perfect life balance.

One thing this book did for me was to push me past the fear of how hard it may be to be successful. As I went from chapter to tchapter and did the exercises, there were times I wanted to put the book down, veg out in front of the television and try to creep back into the phoney satisfaction of having a job that just gets me by financially. But I knew I craved something bigger and more lucrative that I could pour myself into.

As I journeyed through Dr. Margot's book, I began to discover more about myself, my passions and a career I needed to pursue. I became motivated to organize my life and set aside time to contemplate my career change. I chose a different form of education because I realized the path I was on was not one I was passionate about.

I'm still on this journey, but I am definitely more equipped to make choices that are better suited to my personality and dreams because of reading this book.

Simply The Best
Thank You, Margot for writing this book. In these changing times with all the downsizing, mergers and job losses, your book truly gives an individual a roadmap for finding that perfect career in these uncertain times.

This is just the book you're looking for whether you are a beginner or an experienced hunter. Practical, insightful, a gold mine of information. Read it with a highlighter in hand, and be prepared to get out into the field and put the techniques into practice immediately. I realized my pre-scouting left alot to be desired. This is a must-have deer hunter's information resource...

Aggressive Whitetail Hunting is a superior book on hunting trophy whitetails. Frankly, I'm tired of books were the authors spend 200 pages telling me how great they are by recounting their exploits on fully guided hunts in hunting preserves.

Greg Miller is a true outdoorsman who hunts on public land and small farms in Wisconsin. His helpful tips, especially on hunting rublines are sure to make you a better hunter. As someone who must hunt heavily pressured public land I figured I would have to use Aggressvie Whitetail strategies to be successful. I applied the lessons learned in this book and bagged a nice eight point buck on public land.

If your a begginer, or someone who wants to bag a bigger buck this is the book for you.

This is a very informative book. I especially like the section on rub-lines and how Greg clears up misconceptions about scrapes and rubs (and rub-lines). I think the chapter on rub-lines is the most important. There is alot to learn in the rest of the book. E.g. chapters on hunting small tracts of land and performing "small" drives. If you want more information on rub-lines, check out Greg Miller's "Rub-Line Secrets" -- that one is a 5 star book.

Gets right to the point. Explains how to have quality hunting when there are limitations on how much time you can spend in the woods. This guy is obviously a hunter, not just an outdoors writer.

This the end all book for serious deer hunters. Whether you are a novice or an experienced hunter, this is the book to follow.

This book is phenominal - I read through it every day. It is such a blessing in my life and in my family's life. This is a must read for every parent!

Whenever I go to a baby shower or give a baby gift, I always include a copy of Aim Your Child Like an Arrow.

I was ready to give in to frustration, and was feeling I had messed up totally with my sons: 16 years, 14 years, and 7 years old. My oldest was into the occult. He was so confused he said he couldn't consentrate in school. I started reading this book and confessing the scriptures over my husband and children 20 minutes a day while I was on my exercise bike! My oldest son started to call on the Lord for deliverance. I see such a miracle before me. His grades are excellent now. I bought an extra book for another lady. I strongly suggest to every male and female with children to read this inspiring book.

I am a public school teacher, teaching 2nd grade. A few weeks ago, I purchased and gave out three copies of "Aim Your Child Like an Arrow" to parents and grandparents of my children. One child in particuler had been having nightmares about going to hell and had a lot of difficulty sleeping at night. He had a history of vomitting every day before going to kindergarten and had violent headaches and sleepless nights in kindergarten and first grade. After introducing my child and his mother to the love and faithfulness of God through His Word, they took home the sinner's prayer and this book and the child began to pray the sinner's prayer daily. He said it made him sleep. We also have a reading journal assignment Monday-Thursday nights for homework. Daily, he has been requesting to sit down and read "Aim Your Child Like an Arrow" for his 10 minutes of reading at night. This book has become a necessity for him, and his mother says he asks to read it more than any other book.

Thank God for this book! I have been putting the principles in action. I have two sons ages 7 and 9. People around me have commented on how fine my children are becoming and how they are well mannered and have peace.

This book is great for beginers and good for someone a little further along. It gives you most airbrush tricks that you'l need to paint whatever you want to paint.

... this is the one.

Covers the mechanical stuff more briefly than many, and has a nice section on fixing problems, including straightening a bent needle. Gets briskly on to the =use= of the thing, and runs a series of exercises to help you get the hang of techniques, including learning how to draw freehand. This guy is not hung up on anal-compulsive frisket cutting, but recommends a "universal mask" you can make out of a styrene or metal sheet that will do for a lot of work.

Service was great and the book was awesome. Answered every question I had and taught me things I never thought of.

I hate to gush but this is, imho, the single best book on airbrushing that I've seen. It covers technique from beginner to advanced. The instructions are straight forward. I suppose they could seem boring if you're an advanced artist. Since I learn from even a rehash of what I already new, I wasn't bored.

Unlike other reviewers, I wasn't disappointed because it doesn't cover painting motorcycles or helmets. The title is fairly straightforward and a good clue to what the book covers. If you're only interested in painting motorcycles, try How to Custom Paint Graphics here on Amazon.

If on the other hand, you see an airbrush as another tool in expressing yourself through art, get this book. Vero is a master at solidifying visualization. He introduced the use of shields and the book contains a template for his design for one of the most versatile shields around.

When you aren't using it for reference, I recommend putting it on the coffee table. People who drop by my apartment are instantly drawn to the cover which features an illustration of Vero's "Study of a Girl". Instant conversation starter!

Rado Vero is recognized as one of the greatest illustrators who ever lived. Reading his thoughts on airbrush and different ways to create are as invaluable as reading Da Vinci's ideas on creating perspective. It didn't bother me that it was first printed in 1983. Nothing in this book has been outmoded. In fact, many of his ideas, such as use of shields, are now the standard in art schools. I expect it to be equally as valid in 2083.

I have bought multiple copies of this book and given them to friends who are just getting into airbrushing. I expect that I will buy quite a few more before it's over.

Excellent book however as the title states relates mainly to studio applications and technical details. Not really applicable to air brush enthusiasts wanting to style cars or helmets etc.

This little book is light reading that is funny yet very inspirational. What I dod was read one little chapter every day before going to bed. I fond it relaxing, thought provoking and put a smile on my face. I highly reccommend it.

A great little book. Would recommend this book as a gift to dog lovers, or animal lovers.

I bought this for my friend who turned 40, based on the reviews I had read. I looked thru it, and it was great! I bought two more for both of our sons. GREAT book!! VERY funny!! And inspirational, too.

I always thought I'd like to be reincarnated as a dog, and after reading "Are You As Happy As Your Dog?", I KNOW I want to come back as one. I carry this little book in my purse and refer to it often. Although you can read it in about 15 minutes, you want to go back and re-read passages over and over. It made me laugh and it made me choke up with emotion. My girlfriend loved it so much she ordered 25 copies to give as gifts to all her friends and relatives.

One of those wonderful put-it-all-in-perspective-simply books. Bought it for a friend who needed some cheering up. I read this book and met the author Alan Cohen years ago. At that time, he said a little phrase that has stayed with me and influenced many of my decisions throughout life in big and positive ways--"If it has heart, do it." His little book is full of simple helpful truths.