Home Health Books

Outcome of meditation is very positive for the body and mind! I do put on the Full Armor of God Ephs 6 since this is focusing on gaining energy from the earth and the environment around one. For not being Christian it is the best meditation training I have come across.

I listen to this CD frequently to continually develop my self-awareness abilities and not take my understanding of myself for granted. These are not the same as all the meditations out there! I highly recommend as a must have for anyone wanting to improve their quality of life!

Suzanne has a wonderful spirit which is evident throughout the tape series. Her soothing voice and meaningful exercises make for powerful and moving experiences. I apply the various techniques on a daily basis, finding comfort, peace and deeper inner growth with each subsequent use. Suzanne has a gift, I'm so greatful to be experiencing! I highly recommend an explore with this tape series.

Suzanne's work has allowed me to open my heart, to be more peaceful and to reach some of my innermost dreams. I recommend her tapes as an introduction, an alternative and/or an adjunct to her work. Her workshops are incredibly powerful, and her tape series is a reflection of what she offers from her heart to ours.

I would reccomend this set of tapes for any healthcare professional interested in becoming more present for the treatment of their clients,or anyone interested in becoming more grounded and centered. Susanne's work in this set is rich with profound meditations. The exercises are challenging as well as liberating. As a Massage Therapist and CrainoSacral Therapist , I have used these tapes with many of my clients and had excellent results. Susanne is able to introduce the use of energy releases in terms that people can understand and utilize. I'm glad that I have my two sets . Now they will be available to all those interested in going deeper into thier mental and physical boundries. The tapes have an uncanny way of getting you to look at your present limitations as opportunities for growth. Absolutely 5 stars.

All I can say is that this really works! I actually am looking forward to my second cleanse. I feel great and have more energy. My Gallbladder pain has dissappeared. You owe this to yourself to try, you won't be dissappointed! Everything he said would happen did, and I was dubious at first.

I bought the book in January'08. I read and re-read it several times, was
a little concerned: would I do it right, would it work? Finally on May 23rd I did the first one with good results. The second one was June 20th with excellent results. The epsom salts is nasty, the oil and juice isn't bad at all. I recommend it to anyone. I used to have a dull ache on my right side that is now gone. I'm on the fourth day of juice now with the cleanse to occur on the 11th, and have cleanses planned until June 2009. Read the book several times-I still read it over and over.

Absolutely fantastic information. I did the cleanse 4 times and it saved my life! Reset all my OTHER medical issues that supposedly had nothing to do with the liver. All my liver tests were normal and Western medicine had no clue what was wrong. Did this an passed HUNDREDS of stones each time. Thanks Andreas for this life-saving info.

This book is very well written and easy to understand. When the directions are followed the outcome is exactly as the author said it would be. We are recommending it to everyone we know! Thank you for such a timely, informative book!
Thanks, Laura

Andreas Moritz and his advice - specifically the liver cleanse - literally saved my life. Great book!

I recieved this book at an engagement gift and can honestly say it has been a time and money saver. Skip buying all those magazines for advice and ideas...almost every tip I torn out of a magazine I found in one place-this book. My fiance actually read throught the book before I did (tactfully noting the things I should read, mostly about gender differences.) There is GREAT advice about things you should do BEFORE the wedding so that you actually get your happily ever after, ei. what to look for in a pre-marital counselor and life-issues to discuss with your spouse to be. I will definately be giving this book to others as gifts.

I am a long time fan of this author and can confidently recommend any of her books. This one is fun and easy to read, hard to forget, and definately entertaining.

Know someone newly engaged? Ellie Kay's book The New Bride Guide is an excellent gift choice. Her personal experiences and practical advice are needed to, "walk the bride down the aisle" so to speak, with beforehand knowledge of what's to come. You just have to read this book to believe all the topics explored. Tips, tips and more tips. There's even a few sounds great recipes to try.

As a woman engaged to marry an Air Force fighter pilot, this book was extremely helpful. I'm actually beginning to believe that I'll survive the first year of marriage :-)

I haven't been to a wedding in over 15 years. So this book was
extremely helpful - who pays for what, the differences between two people, what to call the in-laws, how to save money.
Very insightful, very funny and practical. I bought one copy when my daughter got engaged and now am buying another one for
my son's fiancee. Well worth the price.

I received this book after I got engaged from my mother who ordered it from a Christian book catalog on a lark. I am forever grateful she did! Out of the dozen or so wedding planning books I bought/ received this first chapter of this book was more enlightening and applicable to planning my wedding! Secondly, it is not a book about wedding planning--she starts there and quickly moves on to what matters: the marriage your entering into as a new bride. She touches on dealing with family, merging households, ideas, finances, plans, etc. There is a Christian edge, but not to the point where I think it would dissuade anyone of any other faith or no faith from reading it and gaining insight. It's well-written and practical and definitely the very best bride book you could bestow upon any bride.

This is a wonderful case book for caregivers. Many different situations are included and the essays are thoughtful and well written. It's a must for all those involved in such cases, including health and psychological problems. I came away with many ideas to help in my own caregiving.

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The variety of emotions and experiences in this beautifully written and profoundly felt collection covered about 80% of my gifts and disasters during my 12 years of 24/7/365. It's wonderful when we can read that others share our sorrows and joys while putting careful and caring words and analysis to them. New Wave CareGivers are not your father's Buick anymore.

Most of us are amateurs in caring for ill people. As one reviewer wrote, the burden of doing so "is apt to descend upon us like a blow from fate, stunning and unforeseen. ... [Then] something cracks open -- a father or a friend gets cancer, a mother succumbs to Alzheimer's, a husband has a terrible accident, a child dies -- and what Virginia Woolf once called "extreme reality" floods in." Any one of us can find ourselves unexpectedly tested to the limits of our endurance.

In number terms, there are 30 million caretakers in this country, and of course at least 30 million patients. As our population ages, both numbers are sure to grow, and the number of patients will undoubted grow faster than the number of caretakers.

These 19 people have written honest accounts of their experiences. The essays will help anyone understand the possible tests to their own endurance: the blow may happen to you as a caretaker or as a patient -- in either event, it will help to be as prepared as you can be.

Caretakers in this book describe the burden as "a black hole of time and energy," a "Black Balloon," "our own little prison," "Planet Autism" and "this unfamiliar country with different weathers, different rules." The caretaker's love is often meaningless; "You and your love don't help me," Helen Schulman's father says. "How could this be? How could this endless reservoir of affection and attachment and respect that I felt for this man prove so powerless, so worthless?"

Dr. Jerome Groopman finds that when a friend is diagnosed for cancer, "for the first time in my career I had reached my limits as a treating physician... [Now I'm only a] physician once removed."

Many caretakers can't escape at all. Scot Sea, the father of a severely autistic 15-year-old girl, describes the daily routine as "just the same scene from the same interminable clip on the late show from hell". He has contempt for those "New Age pests, overdosed on media mythology," who tell him "that being the parent of an autistic child is a blessing." Nevertheless he continues to take care of his daughter.

Helen Schulman echoes the thought: "I think that people like to believe there is a reward in the end for caregiving. There were no rewards."

So does Ann Harleman: "MS is something that goes on happening .... Something huge and black that descends slowly and inexorably and surrounds you ... Bruce and I have christened it the Black Balloon. To anyone who sees me ... I seem to be in their world, the world of the well. Going about my work, going about my life. But, actually, I am inside the Black Balloon with Bruce."

Eleanor Cooney writes of reaching her limits: "I felt hard and mean and full of sorrow all at once, and it drove me truly mad. Drove me, in fact, to drink." She moves her mother into an assisted living center, who finds her too "high maintenance" for the staff to handle. With her mother back home, she asks" "What would you do? I'm still waiting for the answer."

Abigail Thomas cares for her brain damaged husband: "Sometimes I feel as if I'm trying to rescue a drowning man and I only have time to rise to the surface for one gasp of air before I go back down again. There is an exhilaration to it, a high born only partly of exhaustion, and I find myself almost frighteningly alive."

Ann Harleman writes that her marriage improved when her husband was moved to a nursing home: "I'm no longer his physical caregiver, I'm no longer implicated in his illness. ... Because our bodies don't connect, our hearts can."

There are essays here by Andrew Solomon, Amanda Fortini and Julia Glass discussing the patient's perspective: "the helplessness of surrendering to another, the paradox of both wanting attention and not." No one speaks for the patients who have no one to be their caretaker, an increasingly large group of people. And, you may find some essays weak, too light hearted or too New Age or even too self indulgent.

My personal advice: don't judge others too harshly. Sometimes the very best that someone can do is far below your own standards.

The one thing my life experience teaches, first as a seriously ill patient for a few months, later as a long term caregiver, is that each of us has to face these challenges, whether caretaker or patient in our own way. It is very easy to criticize how others face their challenges, but if this book does nothing else, it should convince the reader that there is no "right way".

Robert C. Ross 2008

"An Uncertain Inheritance" is a most wonderful book; I simply can't recommend it highly enough! It contains some of the most powerfully written short essays about taking care of very ill family members at their most vulnerable -- whether they be parents, children, dear friends or siblings.

I first read "An Uncertain Inheritance" several months ago, when I was sent a copy to review for my website, Honest Medicine. I loved it from the first page to the last. Among my favorite essays are those by Ann Hood ("In the Land of Little Girls"), Eleanor Cooney ("Death in Slow Motion"), Abigail Thomas ("The Day the World Split Open") and Susan Lehman ("Don't Worry. It's Not an Emergency"). But for me, the most touching true story of all was cartoonist Stan Mack's "The Elephant in the Room," abridged from his very tender book "Janet and Me," also available on Amazon.

I realize that, despite its uniformly excellent reviews, "An Uncertain Inheritance" probably won't be a best seller, because caregiving isn't a "sexy" topic. But it should be a best seller. As former First Lady Roselynn Carter has been quoted as saying, "You either are a caregiver, have been a caregiver or will be a caregiver." That's each and every one of us.

I hope that everyone who reads the wonderful reviews this book has received will buy it!

Julia Schopick
www.HonestMedicine.com

All of us at some point in our lives will need to confront the issues written about in this eloquent collection -- whether it's our parents, our spouses, our siblings, our friends, or even ourselves. The writers here tackle the subject with intimacy, poignancy, grace...and a great amount of courage.

There are stand-outs for me in this collection: the writer Helen Schulman asking her father, "We all love you, we still have fun together, we still can enjoy one another, does any of that help at all?" Her father's reply: "No, you and your love don't help me." As a daughter myself trying to tackle my mother's depression after my father's death, this line really resonated.

Then there's Eleanor Cooney's remarkable essay, "Death in Slow Motion", about her mother's descend into Altzheimer's disease and the toll it takes on her -- unflinchingly real, not at all flowery, straightforward and raw. Or Ann Hood's essay "In The Land of Little Girls", about the death of her five-year-old daughter...which broke my heart by the courage it took to go back to those emotions and write it so perfectly. And Amanda Fortini's "The Vital Role" about her own debilitating tropical illness and her symbiotic relationship with her caregiver: "a story that arose from a perfect confluence of needs: one person's desperate need to be cared for and another's equally urgent need to care."

I could go on and on about these gems, all focusing on the most elemental of needs -- connection, intimacy, loss, courage. This is an important book, and I recommend it wholeheartedly.

Very helpful book with many "tips" and list of resources for dealing with a devastating illness that has a devastating impact on family members and friends. Helps to know what to expect and how to cope. Highly recommend for anyone (friend or family) dealing with a loved one with dementia.

After I read the book that I purchased for myself, I purchased copies for every other effected family member. It helps so much with understanding what is going on with this bizarre disease.

I wish I had found this book over a year ago. Statistically the largest portion of people diagnosed with dementia are diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. The sad truth is that many people diagnosed as having Alzheimer's are mis-diagnosed and don't have Alzheimer's but some other form of dementia. Dementia is not a disease itself but a symptom of something else going on. Just like pain is not a disease but caused by other things. Many things can and do cause dementia: brain tumors, metabolic conditons, trauma, fluid on the brain, nutritional issues, alzheimer's, frontotemporal lobe, lewy bodies and on.

This book talks about other causes of dementia besides Alzheimer's. It focuses more heavily on Frontotemporal Dementia or FTD. There is growing evidence that a large percentage of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's actually have had or do have FTD. This was the case with my mother. So what's the big deal? Both kinds of dementia are debilitating and have no cure right? Well the big deal is when someone has Alzheimer's they can give them medicine that helps maintain memory for about 12-18 longer than without the meds. With FTD if you give that person the Alzheimer's meds because of a mis-diagonosis it can cause severe behavior problems. There is nothing you can give for FTD. I personally witnessed this problem with my mother after being put on an anti-Alzheimer's med. She had to be taken off of it since it caused some severe psychotic behavior. Had I or the doctor at the time know more about FTD there would not have been a false diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Why? It really is not that hard to make a proper diagnosis of FTD if you know and the doctor know what to look for. FTD begins with behavior issues and then comes memory impairment where Alheimer's begins with memory impairment. Plus Alzheimer's tend to affect the Parietal and Temporal lobes of the brain first and FTD starts with the frontal and temporal lobes first. Over time however it is not easy to tell the difference. The best thing when in doubt is knowing the patients background and detailed history, neuropsych testing and a CT or MRI scan to look for where the shrinkage is taking place in the brain first.

Again this book is a great resource and help to anyone wanting more info on dementia and specifically if you wonder is it really Alzheimer's. It is the only book like it out there and it is not just fluff. It is also highly recommended by the Association of Frontotemporal Dementia out of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. All thumbs up on this one.

My sister is 39 had was diagnosed with FTD, probable Pick's Disease. My mother is her full-time caregiver and I gave this to her for Christmas. She said it's the most helpful, interesting book she could imagine on the subject. It's great to know you're not alone when there's such little information available!

I have found this book to be very helpful with alot of information regarding FTD.... It has been a great help

This book is wonderful...just browsing through it gives me a sense of calm. The sequences, or routines, are separated into groups focusing on specific benefits (clarity, renewal, comfort and freedom...to name a few) and this is how I choose my routine each time. I'm fairly new to yoga and I find each sequence clearly demonstrated. Both text and photographs define proper technique and also encourage me by stressing the benefits I can expect to experience as I follow this practice, referred to by the author as "the gentle power of yoga".

kristie's book is a wonderful book for all levels of yoga. the descriptions are clear and concise. the photographs, layout and entire book are a beautiful representation of yoga. everyone should take a look at this book. once you do, you will want to take it home with you! i can't wait to work through all the poses and try out all the other suggestions the accompany the poses. it is a very holistic approach to yoga, one that is not often done (if ever! i have yet to see another!).

The best thing about this book is the photographs that accompany the text. Each position is clearly mapped out for you in clear, colorful pictures so that even a beginner can do advanced positions after reading this book. Each chapter is set apart by different techniques and it is an easy size to carry with you if you are on the go. I highly recommend this book for yoga enthusiasts of all levels. For example, I work in a library and this book is always checked out, even though we have a wide variety of other books on yoga and stretching.

This is the best yoga book I have ever seen. Beautiful design, clear and honest writing. I've seen guests in my house -- with no yoga experience -- pick it up and before long they're on the floor doing the Downward Dog.

I received this book as part of a gift package from the Body Shop, and I wasn't expecting much. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that this is an extremely well-thought out book appropriate for beginners to more advanced levels. The book begins by reviewing some of the basic tenats of yoga, including the importance of breathing as well as the purpose of the healing chakras located throughout the body. It then goes on to introduce the sun salutation series, a basic series of poses which forms the foundation of most practices.

Following this, the book is divided into approximately 20 chapters, with each chapter containing instructions for approximately 4-5 poses centered around a particular theme. For example, the "Renewal" practice is a series of poses which can be done at your desk to restore your energy while you are at work, the "Stability" practice focuses on back exercises to strengthen your midsection--other themes include waking up in the morning, warming up prior to a workout, attaining calm, increasing concentration and mental focus, strengthening your muscles, and many more.

Each series takes approximately 10 minutes to complete, so they can be done in isolation or mixed and matched to form a custom practice. All of the poses in the book are at a beginning level, but most have both modifications and more advanced versions. Furthermore, the bottom of each section includes tips on breathing, meditation, and/or general wellness. I have really enjoyed this book, expecially given that it has helped me to incorporate more yoga into my fitness routine.

Book on mold should be required reading for all homeowners as well as those living in apartments. The serious health effects on mold are overwhelming . . . explains what mold is, how it it can effect you, and what to do about getting rid of it. This is an excellent book. I am recommending it to all my patients.

I recently moved out of a house that was infested with Toxic Mold and knew nothing about how to deal with the problem. Now, I've done extensive research on the subject and keep coming back to this book for the right answers. Most research papers and books on this subject are not understandable unless you have a PHd. This book is written to be understood by every day people. In my opinion it's the best book on the market on the subject of Toxic Mold.
Michael Dean

As an environmental professional, I am pleased to find such a well-writtrn and informative book on mold. This work gives the reader a clear understanding of the basics of the ocurrence, sampling, and remediation of toxic mold in enough detail to help home owners to avoid the serious mistakes often made by people when dealing with toxic mold. The author obviously knows what he is talking about and has a real concern for health and welfare of people with mold problems. I have no problem recommending this book highly to anyone needing to know about black mold.

This book is one of the best on the subject of mold and what to do about it. I have purchased other books on the same topic, but frankly they didn't impress me much. And after I finished reading them I felt like they hadn't really been helpful.
But this book was a pleasant surprise. It's a quick read, and it's interesting. The author is knowedgable, and a certified and registered mold inspector. He provides very specific and practical information to the reader.

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for good, helpful information on the subject of mold and how to deal with it.

This book delivers. Full of practical info for homeowners how to deal with molds and prevent them. And what to expect from professional remediation. But also plenty of scientific and amusing historical facts to make it a very interesting read. (I have almost used up my highlighter.) The writer's love for fungi in the form of mushrooms is counterbalanced by his crusade against household molds.

"For anyone who cares about what they eat when they are on the road, this is the book. It has it all from restaurants, to farmer's markets, to places to walk and see. Don't leave home without it. I can't wait for the complimentary copies on the other areas of California to come out."
C. Fels - Educational Consultant - Tai Chi for Health Instructor
www.earthwalktaichi.com

I just used Patricia's California Healthy, as I was driving down to Los Angeles. Even though I've driven the route all my life, I can tell this book is going to change how I travel up and down the state. This time, instead of just pulling into the first or second eatery that "looked okay," we followed the book's clear map to a healthy cafe destination. Comparing a couple of the book's reviews beforehand was fun, as we narrowed down our choice. Had we not consulted California Healthy, we would have had typical, high-calorie road food, but instead we had a tasty (fresh, seasoned, mouth-watering) affordable meal.

The book's color photos add note-worthy identification to the destinations' descriptions. Not only does the book guide you to restaurants, but farmers' and whole food markets, local attractions, and wineries. The recipes in the back are another "bonus" of the book, adding to the authenticity of its message: eat delicious food at home and/or on the road. Neither time-crunches nor unfamiliar environs are an excuse to treat your body poorly. The recipes are easy and quick; the directions to the food purveyors will get you in and out quickly.

We are lucky to be in California when we're traveling because we can take advantage of so many healthy-minded food enterprises. With a little direction from California Healthy, we can proudly boast of delicious, healthy choices, whenever we hit the road.

This is a wonderful book, well researched and informative. I refer to it frequently. And I have just purchased another copy for a friend.

California Healthy, Southern California Edition (America Healthy) (America Healthy)
I REALLY LOVE THIS BOOK!!! IT'S LIKE BEING IN CALIFORNIA AGAIN.
This is a beautiful book with tons of pictures, mouth watering recipes (I liked the broccoli saute' the best) and lots of safe places for me and my dogs to go walking. You can't miss with this book. What an education I got just from reading it. I'll have my trip all planned out before I even get to California. Wa Hoo. Thanks to Patricia for making such a great book.

California Healthy: The Adventurer's Guide to Local Delicacies, Fine Wine, Great Walks and the Good Life is a guide for California residents as well as vacationers. What distinguishes California Healthy is its close attention to the healthy food and fitness-promoting activities. County-by-county listings give the address, telephone number, and open numbers of everything from restaurants with healthful cuisine to parks ideal for walks to art galleries, botanical gardens, artisan's markets, colleges, special holiday celebrations and much more. Full-color maps and photographs on almost every page add a splendid visual touch to this high-quality guide for anyone in the Southern California area seeking to stay in shape.

I really enjoyed Confession of an Organized Homemaker, but was tired of trying to do it all by myself, so I bought Confession of an Organized Family. There were some great tips on how to motivate others (husband and children) by setting an example, hold family meetings to discuss chores etc, and how to organize a playroom/familyroom. But the rest was mostly summary of the other book and suggestions to read the other book. PS. Don't let the book's titles fool you... I am a full time working mother not SAHM. And really did eventually get my stay at home husband to take on the 4-bucket strategy. It just took TIME.

Deniece Schofield is absolutely wonderful. She led a seminar at a university near our home several years ago and was one of the most entertaining speakers I've ever heard. Though her topic of home organization does not normally lend itself to being humorous -- just let Deniece get started on how much clutter corn on the cob creates -- she made the prospect of deep cleaning seem like fun.

I'm sure I've saved our family thousands of dollars just from attending that one seminar. She gave us her philosphy of living on less -- we don't need all the gadgets and gizmos people try to sell us. Those items you think you can't live without are going to have to be stored somewhere, eventually.

Her long-term advice: keep life as simple as possible.

The great thing about her book is she REALLY is an expert. She uses all these fancy terms that make homemakers feel like we're really CEOs of small corporations. (And we are!) But now I can recite exactly which technique I'm using when I clean house. Her six work simplification techniques are priceless:

1. Think before you act.
2. Discard and sort.
3. Group.
4. Be motion-minded.
5. Accrue your benefits.
6. Preventive maintenance.

Read the book to find out what each means. All I can say is that "preventive maintenance" is a lovely term to have in your mind as you get your kids to keep their STUFF out of the family room.

The first couple of chapters build a foundation upon which her philosphy of family organization rests. Basically, she gives you reasons why you're not doing anybody favors by doing all the work yourself.

Her mantra of planning and scheduling make this book a must-read. She commiserates with overwhelmed homemakers by saying, "One of the big problems with housework is that it's never done. You can work for hours and hours and never feel like you've accomplished anything. But a schedule eliminates those feelings of frustration by giving you a stopping point. The work may not be finished, but YOU are."

The book is full of drawings, detailing her ideas, and would be a great gift for a new bride, new mom, or someone you know who is moving. In fact, she has a whole chapter on the art of moving peacefully -- yes, it can be done.

I can't say it better than a quote she borrowed from Winnie the Pooh's pal, Christopher Robin: "Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it's not all mixed up."

--Reviewed by Heather Lynn Ivester

I would put forth that Confessions of a Happily Organized Family is more about the how to of organizing. She provides a wealth of suggestions for storage and organizing solutions that are not very expensive and easy to make and/or buy. I rate it five stars for the usefulness. My only thought about this is that much of this you can do yourself without buying the book.

However, if you are not sure where to begin or need ideas on storage, this is an excellent book. However, if you are interested in organizing your home and want a starter book, I would suggest you consider her other book Confessions of a Happily Organized Homemaker. In this book she discusses the whys, how tos, and what fors of organizing every aspect of your life. Also, it seems to me that much of what is in this the Family book is also in the Housewife book. Either way, both are good.

I liked the book Confessions of an organized home maker but I am very interested in the home manager note book mentioned in the book, Does anyone know where I can find the note book, where or how I go about buying the note book that is mentioned in the book.

Help please J.Griffin

To j griffin:

organizedhome.com has a free household notebook you can print out. They also give information on how to set one up and how to tailor it to YOUR family's needs. This site also has lots of great home management information. Check it out!

College life is filled with challenges, from handling a sloppy or partying roommate to being broke; so how can the simple art of re-arranging one's dorm room evoke positive spiritual forces? DORM ROOM FENG SHUI tells students how to maximize good energy through proper placement, taking control of clutter and using feng shui principles to improve 'dorm chi'. Appealing cartoon-like visuals and color pages keep DORM ROOM FENG SHUI bright and entertaining as well as informative.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

My niece loved this book! A great book for anyone wanting a little guidance in making the dorm into a homey space. You don't even have to believe in Feng Shui, just think of it as helping transform sterile into spiritual.

This is something fresh and new - there's very little out there to recommend the best way to decorate and arrange dorm rooms, and this book fills that void. Written with a breezy, light touch, it's chock full of helpful ideas and tips on how best to maximize that tricky living space of a dorm room. There's plenty of charts and illustrations to help you grasp the concepts, which is great for those visual learners out there. It also emphasizes the role of choice and intention in our lives, and that's an important thing for any college student to consider.

I believe this book can be used as a helpful guide for any living space, and I'm incorporating the ideas into my own shared living space - a soon to be husband! This would be a great gift for your favorite graduate or friend.

This refreshing new look at Feng Shui is both easy to understand and fun to read. With plenty of diagrams for simple reference and Easy 1,2,3 Fixes, it is easy to pick up this book and flip to the section in which you need the most help. The book is great for recent graduates from high school or college because it doesn't require a lot a reading on top of schoolwork. The simple strategies are perfect for two (or more!) roommates just beginning to live together. Highly recommended to all!

Dorm Room Feng Shui a breezy and extremely readable book about feng shui for college students living in dorm rooms, and I wish I'd had a copy when I was in college, although to be fair, I'm a bit skeptical of the whole feng shui thing, or at least skeptical of the extremes to which I've heard some people enthuse about it. Regardless, a great deal of it seems to be common sense, and since there's a sad lack of that these days, I'm all for anything that genuinely helps people better themselves and their space. While I was reading it, I found myself thinking a few things. One: that I seemed to have been already intuitively incorporating a great deal of balance in my surroundings, according to the basic principles of feng shui. Two: that I wanted to know more and find out how the elements described in the book for small one-room living situations apply to large sprawling ranch-style houses like ours. Then I stopped halfway through and scribbled a list of things I wanted to improve and do during the next 2 weeks. This morning, I picked the book up again before I got out of bed and finished reading it, and then I jumped up, energized, and CLEANED THE WHOLE DARN HOUSE.