Bridge Books

I'm an occupational therapist and have taken entire courses in sensory integration that were not as clear and helpful with ideas as this book.

This is a great book for any parent with an autistic child. Occupational therapist use this book them selves. The book gives good fundamental info on sensory issues and provides good strategies on how to help your child. Outstanding book

As an occupational therapist, I love this book for the suggestions it provides to the very practical everyday difficulties parents face when their child has sensory integration issues. To me, the only downfall is that it refers to children with autism so much. I have used it with any child with sensory integration difficulties, but have had to create my own handouts based on the book to avoid offending parents whose children are clearly not autistic. It addresses things like brushing teeth, getting to and staying asleep, and problem behaviors like biting, hitting, and so much more.

The Challenging Counterfeit by Raphael Gasson published in 1966 still challenges us today.

I was struck by how very pertinent and up to date the information in this book is to the church of the 21st century.

Many of the things described by Gasson, a former Spiritualist medium, as taking place in the meetings of Spiritualists interacting with evil spirits (demons) during previous decades have taken a quantum leap forward and are now seen as everyday occurances in church meetings today.

I found many parallels between the healings, miracles, signs and wonders taking place at so-called "Christian" meetings today--especially those involved in the Prophetic movement--with those occuring at the Spiritualist meetings Gasson was involved in.

Truly counterfeit miracles and lying wonders are happening with greater frequency now than ever before.

In reading this book, I was also challenged, more than ever before, to 'seek the best gifts,' as Satan only counterfeits gifts that are real to begin with. Gasson never loses sight of this fact as he compares the real gifts of the Holy Spirit with Satan's very subtle, very clever, and very real counterfeits.

The people of God are challenged in this book not to neglect the real gifts He has given through the power of His Holy Spirit.

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This book is extremely helpful in uncovering the subtilties of the enemy's workings to seduce even the True believer in todays world. Today there are christians who emphasize "Experience" over the Written Word. This book defines the individual workings of the occult.

Short commentary from an extremely satisfied reader. I read this book in 1982 or so during a Biblical research class. The Challenging Counterfeit, in my opinion at least, has to be the best book of it's kind. It is most descriptive and detailed. Authored obviously by a person who has been there and survived well enough intact to write about it. Should you ever decide you want to dabble in spiritualism I highly reccomend this book as you may change your mind. Definitely food for thought.

We just visited our local Children's Museum and the book was part of a library within a large, interactive display about road and bridge construction. My 3 year-old son was more interested in the book than the display! I highly recommend this to any parent for their toddler. The text and illustrations are basic but captivating enough to educate even a parent about different bridges - past and present - in our world. Great!

The author truly captivated my child for hours on end with a simple to understand primer on bridge design. The illustrations were magnificent and my daughter can now appreciate the many different types of bridges in her world.

This book takes the pre-schooler easily through the history and constructions of all types of bridges. As every book should, it encourages the child to look more closely at elements of his/her everyday life and environment. It's great to see non-fiction for children. Great graphic images.

I bought a copy for my beginner's and they found it difficult but their defense has really improved. There are many books on defense but this is the best one I've seen for novice's. If you are already good at defense this book is too elementary.

Audry Grant continues the excellence of her writing on bridge with this book. In bridge books, there is so much emphasis on bidding that defending against a bid seems to take a back seat. No more with this excellent book. It is extremely readable and understandable and even a relative beginner will quickly grasp the fundamentals of defense. A great addition to any bridge library.

If you are new to bridge I highly recommend purchasing all four of Audrey Grant books in the ACBL Series... CLUB, DIAMOND, HEART AND SPADE. She is unquestionably the best bridge teacher for a novice. In layman's terms she is able to explain and unravel the mysteries of bridge. If you begin with the club book and progress through the series as they increase in difficulty... club, diamond, heart and spade you will be able to teach yourself how to become proficient in bridge painlessly. Her books are written in lesson formats... and they are used by many people who instruct bridge classes i.e. adult ed. Buy one... I'm sure you'll add the other three to your library. I also highly recommend her "Bridge at A Glance" pocket guide which is a quick synopsis of bidding and the appropriate respones thereof. I bought many bridge books before I stumbled upon Audrey Grant and wish I had found her books first! Good luck!

Are you fed up with iopponents weak (awful) overcalls?
This is the book for you!

Great Intermediate level book on when to convert Takeout and Negative Doubles to Penalty doubles, as opposed to bidding 3NT or a new suit.

The style is entertaining, with a ficticious student, progressing through some lessons and table experiences. You are shown some hands and asked what to bid (pass for Penalty or bid something), then how you would lead and play teh hand as the dummy comes down. Then teh author reveals the hand and explains some of the pitfalls, and the optimal way to gain every trick.

This is highly practical and can easily be applied.

What was especially interesting is the overcalls (that went for -500 or -800) used in the book were sound! None of these stupid 2 Diamond overcalls on KJxxx. These were sound and still got murdered through proper defense.

The crappy overcalls will go for even more.

There are 2 types of penalty doubles - those based on trump tricks (even A 10 9 8 - which can benefit from trump promotion), and thos ebased on high cards.
The author discusses how to handle low level penalty doubles vs. high level doubles.
At the lower levels you want to cash your side suit winners, while keeping an eye on dummys ruffing potential.
At the higher level you want to pull trumps fast since you ahve the balance of points.

The authors other book (Private Sessions) is also excellent. Very well presented.

Having enjoyed Mr. Boehme's other book, Private Sessions, I was looking forward to more. I was not disappointed, although this new book is much more for intermediate (or advanced intermediate) players. The book is well written and logically organized along the lines of Mr. Boehme's teacher-student dialogues. The quizes in the middle and at the end provide a good opportunity for the vicarious student (i.e., the reader) to self-test the knowledge acquired.

Good, logical progression from the basics of good defense to higher-level principles that manage to avoid being gimmicky. Not a compendium of all bridge knowledge, obvioulsy, but worth several hours of study--and enjoyment. Hope we see more books by Boehm.

This is a great book. I recommend it for anyone interested in Dianetics. Read it from cover to cover and then maybe reread it! But at least read it once!

Wanting to know the history and begining of scientology, I was directed to this audiobook. I found it very intreging and and easy to follow, The paperback book that accompanies it has all of the terminology and definitions. I would recommend it to all.

This is the first book written on this subject, (Dianetics) written almost 50 years ago. It's put forth in a manner that is easy to understand and will give you an understanding of why people continue to use this information to improve their lives and why this subject continues to grow in popularity

This book is what I call "bathroom reading," but not in the way that you might think. You see, I never spend more than three minutes on the porcelain thrown, but I couldn't pull myself away for the three minutes, and thus had to bring it in with me. Do not pick up this book without setting aside the day to read. I started the book and planned on reading for an hour, but then spent the next ten glued to each page, laughing, thinking, and then laughing again. I spent the day reading: I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep - the concepts consumed my entire being. It is no wonder that the book is labeled with warnings. Brace yourself for this addictive book.

I loved this book's honesty about the shortcomings of today's Church and the hopeful picture of what the Kingdom of God can look like once we get out of the pews. There are no freshly painted facades here, it's time to be real about where and who we're failing. The Kingdom of God is for everyone, even those feeling alienated by Church, but they can't be reached by the best praise band or multi-media experience. This book isn't always comfortable because it challenges us to fix a broken system we've held dear, but no one ever said a life following Jesus would always be comfortable.

i love how the book is this awesome representation of the kingdom of God - people who are broken, dirty, messy, smelly, and "uncool" are valued. people who have maybe never even read a book are written about as important, valuable and beautiful people. the book itself practices what it preaches.

i like the mix of personal-story/testimony and really thought-provoking commentary on the church and culture today. These personal stories, thoughts and ideas are consistently held up against the Word of God to show their value, merit, worth and truth.

everyone should read this book. the way that the spirit has moved through this community is an awesome testimony to God's power and also can be an awesome challenge to the church today.

I expected this would be a good book when I first picked it up, but it turned out to be way better than I expected. It's written with the savvy and competence which you expect from such professionals, but without the hard edge. It's got lots of real heart. Where they go beyond is in creating for me the clear sense of their compassionate understanding as well as in offering concrete ways for constructive and healthy resolution. It's really very positive. I also very much appreciated the design of the book, which made it very accessible and easy to read and use. Totally first class in every way.

I read very few books--unless they're about golf or business. But this one grabed me. It makes sense and gets to the point quickly. As a divorcing man I thought many of my thoughts and feelings were unique to me. Some of my behavior has been destructive. I've never met the authors but they must know me somehow because my experience and feelings are in every chapter. It's been a big load off my mind to know I'm not alone in how I've been reacting to messy divorce. But now I'm learning how I can do much better. It's like my friend threw me a life raft when he told me to take a look at this book. This is the best help I've received since the bad times of my divorce began almost 9 months ago.

Wow! This is the most helpful and practical book on Divorce I've read. And God knows I've read as many Divorce books as diets I've been on. This is an easy read and yet it goes deep. I cried through the first half and smiled the rest of the way. This is first one I've seen that doesn't bash either the male or female gender. It creates a welcome approach to understanding--and it's about time.

This is a must read for people who are serious about putting a smile back on their faces and boltstering their self-esteem in healthy ways.

I'm passing this book on to 2 of my friends going through divorce, one male and one female.

A delightful review of the world of Doctor Who as it stood in the 1970's. It includes many rare pictures from the series as well as publicity shots and behind-the-scenes photos. From Adams, Douglas to Zygons (Terror of), this is a wonderfully produced Master-piece! A truly great book for all Doctor Who fans!

I've just read this wonderful book and it is WELL worthe reading so dont think twice about buying this book

This is my favorite non-fiction Doctor Who book of all time. The book is loaded with some never before seen footage and insightful data. The layout is wonderful and captures the decade that brought us Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker. My favorite chapter of the book features merchandise from the 70's -- so far the only Who book that addresses this aspect of the show.

When I first flipped through this book at an Albuquerque bookstore in November 1996, I was shocked to learn that Jon Pertwee, my favorite Doctor Who, had died back in May, twelve days after he had finished his memoirs.

I finally got the book a year later and it was a treasure trove. One learns a lot more about Jon Pertwee behind the role of the Time Lord. He's a man overflowing with anecdotes and he has at least one for every Doctor Who story he made. My favorite one is when director Lennie Mayne, a colourful Australian who constantly swore a blue streak, told him and the cast of The Curse Of Peladon to react with more feeling at a monster. Instead of "oohing and ahhing like a bunch of fairies," they were to say, " me, will you ing well look at that?" Well, they did just that at a rehearsal. Unbeknownst to them, producer Barry Letts had invited a priest friend of his to watch, so needless to say... Another is his remembrance of working with The Time Warrior's director, Alan Bromly, in a play back in the 1930's.

He sure knew a lot of people. Most of them liked him, there were a few who didn't care for him or his acting technique (e.g. Nina Thomas, Anthony Ainley), but even so, he never hated them back. He was fond of people. Many that he knew died young, such as directors Douglas Camfield and Lennie Mayne, actors Neil McCarthy and Duncan Lamont, and his good friend Roger Delgado (the Master).

The rapport he had with Patrick Troughton was interesting, in particular the anecdote of how the two of them went places where they were given free gifts, much to Troughton's delight. He himself was shy, but so was Troughton, and he helped his predecessor overcome his shyness and enjoy public appearances. Given that Troughton died of a heart attack during a Who convention still in his Who costume, Pertwee's help was invaluable.

What really made the Pertwee years work was the team and the rapport they had. There was Jon, of course, then the UNIT family of Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning, Richard Franklin, and John Levene, and on and off, Roger Delgado. Producer Barry Letts and Script Editor Terrance Dicks rounded things off. The Daemons is a perfect example of that camaraderie. The end came when first Roger Delgado died and Katy Manning left. With the news that Letts and Dicks were moving on, it was a good time for Jon Pertwee to leave. He played the Doctor for five seasons, second to Tom Baker's record seven, so that wasn't bad.

Other things: his hobby of nurgling, i.e. taking stuff from abandoned houses, which extended to props from Who, such as the polystyrene statue of Bok, made him quite a pack rat. His practice of giving his fellow actors notes on anything they felt they could improve during rehearsals, etc. all for the sake of improvement, is actually a useful idea. I thought that the melody of the lullaby he used in The Curse Of Peladon was familiar until I read that it was "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen." Well, duh! I should've known that! He liked the action that arose from the earthbound UNIT stories. Me too.

Jon Pertwee's final memoir reveals an actor who enjoyed what he did, whether it was the Navy Lark, Doctor Who, or Worzel Gummidge. Heck, he enjoyed life itself. Like Troughton, he died as Doctor Who, in spirit if not in costume. The last sentence of his book is poignant: "I don't want to rust away. I want to fade away. Like the TARDIS. But not just yet." Below, he signs his name with "Who?" Under that is printed 7 July 1919-20 May 1996. Thanks for the memories and memoirs, Jon.

I'm not sure what is better in this book. Jon Pertwee's rememberances or the photos that come along with them. Either way this is a must for any fan of Doctor Who or Jon Pertwee. Jon was a wonderful story teller and he lives up to that in this his final words on his years as the Doctor. Besides the great stories about his years in the show the book is full of many photos from it as well. Many I personally had never seen.

This is a wonderful final memoir from the late, great, Jon Pertwee. This book shows his accounts of his Doctor Who days from his own memories and it does not disappoint. A good plus is that it reveals other parts of his long, storied career. But the main focus is, of course, Doctor Who. Its very exciting to read his memories behind each story of his time on the series. The best parts are the funny moments that he recalled. Other things are that we learn where the cool Whomobile came from. It was Jon's idea. Its very heartbreaking to know he died after shortly completing this book's manuscript. This book leaves behind an excellent memoir from a very gifted entertainer. This book also helped me learn more about him. I'm from Canada and the book really helps someone like me as I'm not familiar with his career beyond Doctor Who. This book accomplishes that. From the Navy Lark to Doctor Who to Worzel Gummidge, Jon Pertwee entertained us in every way. What a fitting tribute from this man, in his own final words.