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This workbook can help you work through issues and bring you closer to the person you want to be.

Want to transcend your own culture? A path to removing all the roadblocks to becoming what you were intended to be.

No matter where you are in your walk in life, no matter what your relationships with others is like, you will derive value in reading this book. A few pages may be challenging, but don't stop reading. The book is a good foundation for starting, repairing or building relationships at home, at work or wherever you interact with people. It is introspective, uplifing and perfect for a quiet weekend alone.

who threw a tantrum because this book included Christian principles and therefore gave it only one star. It's very easy to read and makes VERY CLEAR points. You can not read this book and fail to understand codependency (which most of us suffer to some small degree) and the solutions. If you don't agree with a few small points, don't whine and just skip them. Excellent, excellent book.

Awesome workbook! Hard work and difficult things to look at in your past and in your life, but very helpful in dealing with codependency and boundary issues. I highly recommend this for those wanting to work on codependency issues.....probably best to work through with a counselor or fellow struggler.

Army officer Douglas Macgregor wrote "Breaking the Phalanx" as far back as 1996, but ten years on, his work looks amazingly prescient in predicting the course of transformation undertaken by the U.S. military and especially the U.S. Army since 2001.

"Breaking the Phalanx" does a superb job of capturing the essentials of the discussion within military and political circles as of 1996 about how to transform the U.S. Army for the demands of land warfare in the information age, a transformation for which the first Gulf War of 1991 gave only a foretaste.

Macgregor systematically lays down an historically-based argument for the continuing need to conduct decisive land combat, an argument that has been only reinforced by the course of the Global War on Terrorism. He then provides a template for how an information age army might organize, train, deploy, and fight. His book, controversial at the time, publicized the revolutionary synergies possible in agile, truly integrated joint forces using information technologies to bring lethal effects to bear at the point of contact with the enemy. These effects were realized in the unprecedented 2001 campaign to overturn the Taliban Regime in Afghanistan and the swift 2003 campaign to defeat the Iragi Army. These effects are now being institutionalized in the Army's on-going transformation into modular combined arms brigades as the basis of maneuver.

Parts of Macgregor's book discuss challenges that will always be an issue in any army. For example, it is always difficult to train officers in peacetime for wartime success; not least because peacetime armies tend not to reward the kind of calculated risk-taking vital to success in combat. Macgregor deplores the politicization of weapons acquisition, but given our democratic processes, some of this may be unavoidable. Some other parts of the book seem a little less relevant with the passage of time. Nevertheless, his work is an excellent starting point of any history of the transformation of the military into its 21st Century form.

This book is highly recommended to the military professional and to the historian of military transformation.

Interesting to note that COL MacGregor's book has been retrieved from the basement of the Pentagon and is being reread in light of our recent operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. It took a lot of courage to write this book since thinking outside the box is talked about, but acting outside the box is rarely done in the Army. In Iraq we still wanted to employ WWII force structures on the modern battlefield. However, we've also learned (maybe) that the much celebrated deep attack by Army Aviation was a failure.

Future historians of American military doctrine may well identify this book as the fulcrum point of American military thought and force structure at the turn of the 21st Century. This is not a collection of war stories or a diatribe against what is wrong with the "system" today. This book looks at the future, and offers a plan. It is easy to be a naysayer, but Colonel MacGregor, to his great credit, did not take the easy way. Readers should be warned that there is some effort required to read and digest this important work. I would guess that the price would come first. However, if the value of a book is measured by the time required to read and understand it, then I would suggest that this is well worth the price.

In a very few pages, MacGregor advocates a total redesign of American land-based forces. His vision is an Army without divisions, one with tailored "groups" such as an air assault group and a heavy combat group. These "groups" consist of several (5-7) battalions of the required type, and could deploy more rapidly than current U.S. divisions. MacGregor's vision of the future suggests as many as 18 of these groups, mostly based inside the United States. Based primarily upon this he has been labeled as a "Regimentalist," a term that he explicitly denies as applicable to his ideas. (Note: For those unfamiliar with the U.S. Army, there is a long raging debate regarding force structure. A U.S. "Regiment"would be 2-3 battalions, akin to the "traditional" American regimental structure. Not to be confused with the current British system and nomenclature. In opposition are those that favor the current U.S. Division/Brigade structure. Careers have been lost in the course of this fight.)

Beyond the redesign of the force, MacGregor does what nobody else has seriously attempted since the 1980s. He takes on the training structures and doctrine of the Army. Specifically, he addresses that most sacred of cows -- synchronization. In practice, the contemporary U.S. Army still treats warfare as an activity that can be carefully scripted. Because of the concerns with synchronization in operational and logistical planning, not enough attention is devoted in training to the missed or seized opportunities for battlefield success which may result from subordinate initiative and new fighting techniques and tactics. MacGregor takes this issue on. One should also remember that this book appeared before the current draft of FM 100-5 (the U.S. Army base doctrine, now called FM 3). It now forms a portion of the discourse upon the concepts embodied in the new doctrine.

This is a well written book that those interested in the topic will need to use and consult as they consider the uncertain future. It gives insight like few other books do on the current trends of theory and military force structure as they appear in the United States. If there are any shortcomings at all, I would say that it comes in the area of information and its applications in the future. In this area, MacGregor is both a little too positive and vague about how anything beyond tactical communications affects U.S. forces. He uses a hypothetical scenario to describe how a conflict might unfold once the Army adopts his force structure. Although he mentions CNN early in his scenario, that is the last significant point at which he notes the interaction and role of non-military communications/information upon the military. For a scenario involving western military forces this is inexcusable. Admittedly, this is a book about the U.S. Army and landpower, and so perhaps information is a little beyond the scope. But given the quality of treatment for the other topics he addressed, I personally would have liked to see more on this subject from him. In Macgregor's book, satellites are never shot down, CNN doesn't show up on the battlefield, the BBC doesn't broadcast from your assembly area.

Colonel MacGregor's thoughts on transforming the military and making it better organized to respond to future threats (many of these "future threats" are upon us today) are outstanding. We need the agility and force tailoring that Colonel MacGregor proposes - sooner rather than later.

An excellent read for anyone who takes the profession of arms seriously.

This an excellent book and the author should be applauded for applying some long overdue deep thought (especially at the time of writing) to practical problems 1st world armies face in the coming decades - with shrinking budgets, less manpower and greater technology driven specialisation. The first two-thirds of the book are extremely relevant to people involved in the military across the world, however, in the last chapters the book narrows its focus to a discussion of uniquely American problems and current defence politics - which is to be expected given the nationality of the author. All in all a very intelligent and practical look at the future - well worth the asking price.

This audio cd is a must have for all serious ACIM (A Course in Miracles) students. Gary has two wonderful books out now, The Disappearance of the Universe: Straight Talk About Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and the Miracles of Forgiveness and Your Immortal Reality: How to Break the Cycle of Birth and Death with another due out November 11th Love Has Forgotten No One: The Answer to Life.

His approach to the subject - which is waking up from this dream illusion we call life, ending the cycle of birth/death that we call reincarnation, and returning to God, which is where we've really been all along and just haven't realized it - is so clear and succinct, you can almost see yourself in it.

I paraphrase here: As he puts it, he can't lose, because he just lets the Holy Spirit guide him.

Again, a definite must have for the serious seeker!

The End of Reincarnation is helpful, perhaps, as a shortened version of his Secrets of the Immortal. But it doesn't stand alone very well. The longer work is much better. End of is only an edited down version.

This 2 CD set is excellent. Gary has a very down to earth style in relating his own personal experiences in seeking spiritual enlightenment. Whether you believe in reincarnation or not, he gives very practical advice in how to forgive one self and others which ultimately will lead to peace in one's life. I truly believe that world peace will be achieved one person at a time, and it begins with me. Thank you, Gary.

Whether you've read Gary Renard's books or not, this is an Excellent audio for a great at-home workshop all about Forgiveness and going Home!
Woohooo!

I am loving this CD set. It reinforces what I've been learning in the "Course of Miracles." Gary Renard has presented the materials in a very easy to understand and entertaining fashion. When I have doubts I just listen to him and get encouraged to continue. Thank you Gary!!

This is a great book! I have read a number of the ACT books, and without a doubt this is one of the best to date. Drs. Forsyth & Eifert have done a superb job of making complicated concepts simple yet effectively explained. The exercises are well designed and useful for a variety of problems. The authors write with a rare sense of clarity, expertise and humaneness.

I have used this book as an adjunct to patient care, and have also recommended it to people to use on it's own. The accompanying CD is extremely well done and something of value all by itself. As a psychologist who treats a large number of anxiety disorders, I recommend it highly.

Edward J. Hickling, Psy.D.
Co-author, "After the Crash: Psychological Assessment and Treatment of MVA Survivors", and "Overcoming the Trauma of Your Motor Vehicle Accident: A Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program"

This book is excellent news for anyone -therapist or client - using ACT to work with anxiety disorders. It is written in an easy-to-read, down-to-earth, entertaining manner, accompanied by excellent illustrations, and a wealth of practical tools. I particularly like the way they place such strong emphasis on compassion. A CD is included with recordings of mindfulness skills, and pdf files of key worksheets. John and George do a great job of making ACT clear and accessible, in a simple but effective step-by-step program that nicely complements their textbook. It's a `must have' for any budding ACT therapist - and also for most of their clients!

After years of struggling with stress and anxiety, trying everything under the sun to fix my problems (with some stuff making things distinctly worse!), the message behind ACT was like a breath of fresh air. My problem wasn't the anxiety itself - it was with my struggles and ineffective coping methods. After some good work and reading books like this one, I can happily say that I am living a meaningful live in the service of what matters most to me.

I've been a member of the ACT community going on four years now. I've read several of the books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders so I eagerly anticipated the arrival of this new workbook. It's safe to say I wasn't disappointed. I can say hands down this is the most powerful and useful self-help book out there for people who are struggling with anxiety. Period.

The authors approach this work with gentleness, humility, and compassion. If you're like many people who have been suffering from excessive stress, fear, or anxiety, you don't need more information or knowledge. You need something that works, and that's just what they're offering in this new workbook. The emphasis is on finding workable ways of living a more valued and meaningful life.

Here it is in plain English. If you're struggling with worry, fear, stress, or anxiety, and what you've been doing to control or manage your problems isn't working, get this workbook. It might just change your life.

If your life has been on hold while you have been unsuccessfully trying to free yourself from your struggles and suffering with anxiety, this workbook is for you. Forsyth and Eifert will not offer you more of the same old tips and suggestions on how to bring anxiety to its knees, but a kinder and gentler approach based upon mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion. The workbook is well-organized, easy to follow, and informed by both the clinical and research experiences that have made the authors experts in applying acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT)to anxiety disorders. A CD that accompanies the workbook is itself worth its cost. It provides an array of printable worksheets to take you through a series of exercises as well as audiofiles of 9 different mindfulness exercises that will teach you how to bring a more open and caring attitude to your experience of anxiety. This workbook is not only recommended to those who wrestle with anxiety on a daily basis, but also for those who have loved ones who do and to mental health professionals with anxious clients.
The workbook in particular is the pefect companion to Forsyth and Eifert's earlier practitioner's guidebook on ACT for anxiety disorders. Mental health professionals who are relatively new to ACT will find coordinating their services with progessing through the workbook with anxious clients invaluable.

I am very excited about this book. I am a therapist and work with a lot of clients who deal with anxiety that causes them differing problems in life. The workbook is easy to follow and explains everything step by step. There are heaps of easy to follow exercises and it is written in a user friendly caring manner.

I love that it is based on the latest research.

I can use the excercises myself and this is the acid test for me. I never recommend a book that I would work with myself and get results. This will be a must have book. The downside is it that it makes all my other books redundant.

I just got this book from my girlfreind and I wasn't that excited when i got it. A christian novel is a very strange thing for me.
Besides that, I live in Miles City, I work at "The Fort", and by other peoples dubbing I am a cowboy, not that I really think so. The book was a great read. I flew through this book in about 12 hours and I thought it was a great book. He brought in the discriptions of the area and the thoughts of this community great. I also liked his use of spiritualilty without making it a fire and brimstone chrisian novel. I almost didn't know that John Moore was that kind of author until later. I think I would have passes on reading this if he woulden't have drawn me in with the opening of the story, talking about the straind relationship of a young man living with a hard headed father on a ranch, which i have experienced and I can say he is very accurate to the experience.

GREAT BOOK

Good book! Some who start this story find it slow in the beginning. In a way I suppose it is. But the author starts it off in this way, I feel, because he is laying a foundation ... not just for the rest of the story, but also for the main character, Ezra Riley. Strong foundations can't be laid quickly, they need to be built layer by layer to be effective. In the foundation of The Breaking of Ezra Rily we see what it really means to be a Cowboy. As said before, it's not the Hollywood romanticized version, it's gritty and real. Throughout this beginning, the author shows who Ezra's parents and extended family are and we see how they influence who Ezra becomes.

About a third of the way in, Ezra's makes a choice, and it's here that the pace of the book picks up. Ezra finds that his father doesn't understand that his way of life is too hard on his poetic nature, so one day, without a word, he leaves. He wanders the open road becoming a "hippy", dabbles in eastern religion, hallucinogens, and the culture of the early 70's. (He even studies martial arts in a monastery in the mountains.)

Ezra eventually realizes, that the land he grew up in is such a part of him, that he must return and what eventually brings him home is his Father, the man who drove him away.

Throughout the novel there is a struggle between loving the land and the cowboy way, but not wanting to be owned by it. A powerful metaphor in my eyes.

This is a Christian novel, but it is the only recent Christian novel I've read that reveals the Christianity I've practiced and come to know. The author was not content with just telling the tale of how his character found faith, he makes it richer by revealing what walking in faith is all about AFTER coming to Christ.

The struggle between us and God, us and our fellow man, as well as the powers of darkness that try to influence us- all of it's in this book.

Ezra deals with a paganist nutcase, a witch, a millionaire who offers him everything he's ever dreamed of-for a cost of course, the generational curses upon his family, a friend who has the charisma but none of the character to be a "preacher man", thereby allowing Ezra to experience most of the pitfalls of Christian ministry.

If you get this book and start reading it, "don't quit the critter". Keep reading. It's worth it!

The Breaking of Ezra Riley has been my favorite novel for a number of years now. It has something that most "Christian" fiction lacks, even though I do enjoy a lot of Christian fiction. It is real, honest, and raw. I found myself relating with the main character and his struggles throughout the book. I think the message of this book speaks to men especially, most men who have grown up in the last century. You can't read this book and not sympathize with the main character and all he goes through to come face to face with his father and the truth about himself. If you have never known the love of a Father I highly recommend that you read this book.

I have had the pleasure of corresponding with John L. Moore and purchasing other books from him. He is a very genuine man. Some of the out of print books available in limited numbers by the author. I highly recommend this fabulous book. While not a fast reader, I was able to complete the saga of Exra Riley in a matter of a few days. One does not wish to put the book down and I often would tell myself ,"just one more chapter." This novel hit me in the right time and place and has me aching for wild spaces. It has been an encouragement as well, especially for all of us who feel that we don't measure up in some way.

This was given to me as a gift, and I really didn't know what I'd think of it. I've never been one for Cowboy books, I've never once read Louis L'amour. So to be quite honest, I really didn't care if this was a read that I'd put down half way through. Well, after the first chapter I found myself looking at my wife saying, "Ya know, this isn't half bad." That was kind of an understatement, it was awesome!

So you REALLY want to read about Montana? You want to read about horses, possibly learn about what ranch life is all about? Are you ready for this? Is this the adventure you're looking for? You'll find out. Ezra Riley is the man who comes back home to stay after his daddy's funeral. His daddy is Johnny Riley, and everybody knows ole' Johnny. One tough sonuvagun that Johnny. Ezra has his Uncle Sam and Solomon still alive in these parts of Montana, and they still speak their mind when the time comes. Steven Curtis Chapman wrote a song called "The Great Adventure" and it starts out with him singing in excitement, "Saddle up your horses!!!" If you read this men, or anybody for that matter, saddle up, and hold on tight!

One of the key themes in this is "Don't quit the critter." Now, living in New York, I think I even get the simple meaning of such a honky-tonk phrase. Is it that simple? Yep, and it packs quite a punch. It isn't as graceful as say, fly fishing, but it separates the men from the boys, so to speak. This wasn't an easy read at times. You feel some of the discouragement. But finish it if you start it, and you'll feel as if you earned a great prize. The simple prize of finishing, and persevering! That should at least be worth something.

Fascinating. I can't put it down. I agree with everything the other reviewers have said, but in addition I'd like to know what Mr. Shevcehnko thinks of what has happened in Russia since then.

This is a good book that has some very interesting points that just keep coming back to haunt the American Presidents. Substitute the USSR with Islamic Fundamentalists. There are a good deal of tradecraft details in the book and a number of reviews of operations run against the US. This book reads well, and if you are a fan of cold war personalities then you should find a copy of this book. It is one of the better books to come from the group of defectors that all seem to get a book deal roughly 25 minutes after they enter the states.

My wife bought this book for me at a library book sale a few months ago. She figured that I would be intrigued by the politics and history. She has no idea what I got from this book.

I would agree with the rest of the previous reviews. However, there was something else I thought about when I read through and came away with as I progressed from cover to cover: it is possible that this leviathan in which he lived in and worked at has not died, but is in hibernation until another "day". I remember hearing about this book and its author back in the '80's on 60 Minutes, but it wasn't until I read it that a certain retrospective perspective made me realize that such tyranny and domination can (and will) come back to put the world in fear -- no matter what country it is.

Had I read this in my teenage years, when it first came out, I would have become much more conservative then instead of being a center-left kid who grew out of that and acquired Winston Churchill's version of a brain. I would have come to understand just how much of an Achille's heal the UN is to the United States. It was absolutely astonishing (and nauseating) just how much money the US poured (and still pours) in to the United Nations with absolutely no "return on investment", only to watch other countries -- and the UN -- bite our hand which feeds them. Books like this only add to my conservative stance.

It's unfortunate that Mr Shevchenko is no longer around. I would have loved to hear his take on world affairs today.

Arkady N. Shevchenko was the highest-ranking Soviet defector ever: he was Under Secretary-General of the United Nations at the time. Moreover, his book was a sensational number one best seller, highly acclaimed throughout the media, and even serialized in Time Magazine.

Sadly, the same liberals who were praising Shevchenko didn't seem to be reading what he'd written.

Shevchenko wrote a real-life spy thriller, as good as any fiction available; but he also delivered an extremely timely warning. The Soviet Union was dangerous, he said, bent on world conquest, sooner rather than later. It was fully willing to fight a nuclear war, or a conventional war, or any kind of war that would advance its "inevitable" victory. It was corrupt, its economy was failing, its leaders were desperate. A West which was not both resolute and strong would be annihilated, sooner or later, probably sooner.

In 1984 and 1985, conservatives believed those things already, while liberals believed that even the mention of such was at best mindless palaver, at worst reckless war-mongering. Five years later, as glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Union opened the "evil empire's" archives, it became clear that everything Shevchenko (and Reagan) had said was true (or even less severe in some cases than might have been warranted). Yet though the Left refused to hear the message, they could not ignore the stature of the messenger, and Shevchenko had his day in the sun, as well as his reward for his service to the cause of freedom: freedom not merely for our people, but for his own.

While this book may be hard to find, it is well worth the hunt. Shevchenko's testimony is vital to a solid understanding of the latter years of the Cold War, and his story-telling is riveting. Don't miss either.

This book gives a fascinating look into the ideas and the functioning of the ruling class (Nomenklatura, KGB) and into Soviet daily life during the Brezhnev era in the USSR.

Foreign policy of the Nomenklatura was based on a long view: the idea of expanding Soviet power to the point of world domination.
The author doesn't agree with the German politician Helmut Schmidt who considered that the goals of the Soviet leaders were a mere continuation of historical Russian imperialist designs. On the contrary, they were deeply ideological. The rulers believed in the inevitable victory of Soviet-style socialism.
The author gives also an excellent analysis of the evolution of the Sino-Russian relations as well as an in depth portrait of the diplomat Andrei Gromyko.

Concerning home policy, the author agrees with B. Souvarine that the fall of Khrushchev was provoked by his plan to reshuffle the senior party apparatus, in other words 'the sanctum of the ruling class'. He didn't have the power to liquidate them like Stalin and was himself liquidated.

In Soviet daily life 'watergates' were permanent features from top to bottom. 'Bugging, taping, intimidation, bribery, lying, cover-ups were all standard measures taken by the KGB with the leadership's blessing.'
At the top, medical assassinations could not be excluded (Maxim Gorky, Zhdanov and others).

This book contains also excellent information on some important historical events like the murder of the Egyptian president Sadat or of UN secretary Dag Hammarskjold.

It is not a secret anymore that foreign leaders who wanted to meet Brezhnev had to formulate their questions in advance. During the meeting, Brezhnev read his answers from a paper prepared by his administration.
A popular joke about him is mentioned in this book: 'A Soviet citizen shouted 'Brezhnev is an idiot'. He was promptly sentenced to 15 days in jail for insulting Brezhnev, and to 15 years at hard labor for divulging a state secret.'

Shevchenko's book gives a magisterial look into the workings of a totalitarian state dominated by a small ruling class. A must for historians and all people interested in 20th century history.

Aynesworth tells us what it was like to be a young reporter covering the biggest story of his life. There are more comprehensive books on the JFK assassination, but Breaking the News is a great read and provides a crucial birds eye view of the events of Novemeber 1963. It is also an interesting look at how reporters did their work in the "old days" when typewriters and shoe leather were the reigning technologies.

This book is an emotional experience. You cannot read it without finding yourself back there in 1963 hearing about the shooting, re-living the cascade of events that followed. Hugh Aynesworth's and Stephen Michaud's direct reportorial style creates immediacy. Reading their pages, I was instantly back in the library at Duke law school, forcing myself through a civil procedure case book, when a ripple swept across the big reading room. The library practically emptied over the next few minutes as everyone sought a TV. As things went from bad to worse over the next 72 hours, I remember having a hunger for hard, specific details--as though to understand exactly what was happening might stop it, reverse it, erase it. The appetite for reliable details about the tragedy, oddly, has never gone away, and this excellently substantive book answers to it. It is a worthy addition to the national canon. It will help our kids understand why Kennedy's killing still moves and grieves us all so many years later.

This is not just another JFK book. The author doesn't offer any conspiracy theories or apologies for investigations less than perfect. But what IS here is the most comprehensive book ever written about the people involved...from the Oswalds to the Rubys, the Warren Commission members, the cops, the Dallas kooks and the charlatans who have made a living out of fooling a saddened world.
This book is an amazing product of a journalist who has been in the front lines for 40 years -- covering every aspect of the case. It's the most human story every told about those 40 years and an honest search for the truth.
And though I thought there could be nothing new about the JFK case, I was surprised at how much really IS told for the first time here.

Good to start with but i found towards the end it became conspiracy bashing.After all that has been found out about certain people in high places you would expect a newspaperman to err on the side of caution

Hugh Aynesworth has done more first-hand investigative reporting on the JFK assassination than any reporter I know. He is also the only reporter who was in Dealey Plaza during the assassination, at the Texas Theater during the capture of Oswald, and in the police basement with us when Ruby shot Oswald. JFK: Breaking the News is a must-read for those who want to know the facts.

I did not like this book because I felt like it was overly semantic and did not work with our attachment parenting and communication philosophy. Brenner may have some good ideas in concept, but he takes them too far...dicatating how you should phrase every bit of conversation with your child so that you avoid making them feel like a child but treat them with "respect." We are all for respect, but we are also for having a warm, casual communication style at home. For example, Bremmer recommends avoiding all pet names because they belittle the child and suggests you only call your child by their real name to show them respect. In our family, we are a very loving, snuggly family and calling each other pet names adds to our closeness and does not make anyone feel belittled. In addition to a long list of semantic recommendations which encourage parents to avoid speaking naturally to their children, Bremmber also rails on working moms: "We are now experiencing the first generation of women giving birth and raising families who did not have a full time mother at home...whle it is true that these mothers appear to be feeling better about themselves, their children are feeling worse." I personally find this commentary on working mothers to be offensive. This makes me suspicious of all of Mr. Bremmer's advice and makes me question his credentials to make such blanket statements.

WOW! I now realize that losing my own rabbits' foot or favorite t-shirt would cause me a similar
kind of stress, to the kind my 7 year old son might feel if he lost his favorite talking Woody action figure. This book made me think more about his relationships with his stuff. I guess we're all attached to different things.

I never realized the importance of transitional objects until reading this book. With this new understanding, I no longer make my 8 year old feel like a baby just because she still sleeps with her doll. I also learned how to encourage and increase her independence. I recommend this book to any first time parent!

Monica, Elmont New York

I bought this book specifically for the chapter on pacifiers b/c my daughter was ADDICTED to her pacifiers! We tried the "THree Day Method" and IT WORKED! I even sent an email to Dr. Brenner thanking him for this wonderful solution and he replied immediately with kind words and some encouragement. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Now I have to read the rest of the book! LOL!

Very very helpful in showing how to get through his habit problem.
I never even knew what a transitional object was.

Alexis, New York mother of 3

For twenty-four years, Carly Cassidy was the poster girl for the best-behaved person on the planet. The preacher's daughter never broke a rule until now. Tired of being prim and proper, the Homer, Illinois resident decides to nuke all the rules, starting with ditching her nice fiancé.

Fleeing to Chicago, the new Carly enters unescorted, for the first time in her life, a bar, The Wilde Side. Inside Carly meets Cooper Wilde, who thinks a fairy princess wandered into his place by mistake instead of the nearby church. However, he cannot stop himself from protecting Carly from his own patrons and in spite of his wariness he begins to teach her how to break the rules as only a former Navy SEAL could. In turn, she somehow becomes the instructor, giving Cooper a lesson in love, but will he flunk the course?

BREAKING THE RULES, the sequel to RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, is an exciting contemporary romance that pits two opposites amusingly struggle with one another and with their growing love for each other. The humorous story line is fun as the twosome reverse years of practice with Carly BREAKING ALL THE RULES and Cooper trying to keep her living by the rules. Jamie Denton provides her audience with an entertaining tale that will delight sub-genre fans.

Harriet Klausner

This book is the recipient of a Heart Beat Award at Heart RateReviews

Having followed the rules all her life, Carly Cassidy actstotally out of character when she leaves her childhood sweetheartpractically standing at the altar. Dressed in all her wedding finery,she keeps driving away from her hometown until her car dies inChicago. Left with no other recourse except to look for a pay phoneand call a tow truck, Carly marches into a nearby bar, The WildeSide.

Cooper Wilde, an ex-Navy SEAL, has come home to help his unclerun the bar. The last thing he's looking for is trouble, butthat's exactly what he finds when a beautiful, platinum blonde,princess walks into the bar, wearing - of all things - a wedding gown!One look at that innocent face and those misery-stricken yet gorgeouseyes, and he knows it's trouble with a capital T. The attractionbetween the two is an open wire. Electrifying.

No matter how hardhe tries to get Carly on her way and out of his bar, he doesn'tsucceed. Finally, when Carly talks him into letting her stay on tohelp out at the bar, Cooper reluctantly agrees because his tenderheart is already lassoed by Carly's playful spirit. He justhasn't realized it yet!

BREAKING THE RULES has an original plotfollowed by a sizzling, romantic story line. Ms Denton displays herexceptional talent by giving her fans a wonderfully woven plot that issure to delight and satisfy. The story is well written; it is easy tostep into the pages and become one with the characters. Loaded withsexual tension, tender moments and sizzling passion, this romantictale is very easy to read.

The characters are well depicted, livelyand full of spice. Cooper Wilde is sure to have readers drooling andmesmerized. His tender and caring personality, and his unfailinglyhuman quirk of orderliness, makes him a memorable character. Carlyhas enough sweetness and spunk to make the right match for a guy likeCooper; if only he can get her to be a bit more neat and organized.He spends his time constantly picking up after her, or trying to avoidtripping over her shoes!

The dialogue is exceptional and fits thecharacters. They all speak and act true to their personalities, andthere's absolutely nothing predictable about them - especiallyCarly!

BREAKING THE RULES, the sequel to RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, is anunforgettable romance. I enjoyed reading it and will no doubt want toread it again! Ms Denton has delivered an entertaining and memorablestory that is a pure delight to read. Fans of Ms Denton's willdefinitely want to add this one to their keeper's shelf!

ElenaChanning for Heart Rate Reviews...

Are romance publishers pushing a new theme these days? The theme of the adult male who blames his inability to commit to a defective gene. Do these editors and publishers have inside information to the map of the human genome? Let's get this straight: infideltiy is caused by defective jeans, NOT defective genes. To insinuate otherwise is to assume the reader does not know the difference.

Cooper Wilde believes he has defective DNA. Maybe he does, but it certainly is not the cause of his commitment worries. Yes, his mother and uncle seem to have a problem with sticking to one significant other and based on this, Cooper decides his is also so-fated. Enter Carly Cassidy.

Tired of being good, within the space of a couple of days, Carly's left her bridegroom at the alter, wandered into a strange bar, drunk herself senseless and `falls in love' with the bar owner, Cooper Wilde, all in the name of making it on her own. I would have to question her common sense, given the danger she puts herself into. I found Cooper, with his "we'll have sex, but I can't commit" attitude and Carly with her frequently uttered, "Sweet Mary" to be irritating people. I thought that her attempt to mentally recite the Beatitudes with Cooper biting her ear was inappropriate, even though she's the daughter of a minister. When they finally do have sex, it's unprotected! At this point, I finished the book, but quit caring what, if anything, happened to them.

Breaking The Rules is the sequel to Jamie Denton's Rules of Engagement. Like it's predecessor, Breaking The Rules is a fast paced page turner. The book sizzles with sensuality and is full of snappy dialogue, and a hero to end all romance heroes.

Carly Cassidy is breaking rules left and right and developing her own laws of life along the way. Her goal, to break out and taste life on her own terms and for once in her life, stop living her life according to the dictates of her family and friends.

Cooper Wilde, a former Navy SEAL is struggling to keep his runaway uncle's Chicago tavern from going bankrupt. The last thing he needs is a fairy princess with trouble on her mind in the bar, but trouble he gets and a whole lot more. Cooper likes his life orderly, Carly is a distraction he can't afford. He just might believe that argument if he could keep his hands to himself, but Carly is harder to resist than he imagined.

What sets Breaking The Rules apart is the characterization. Despite the fun tone of the book, the underlying conflict between the hero and heroine adds depth and dimension to a story in a way that only Jamie Denton can write. Once again Ms. Denton gives readers a taste of real people in an outrageous situation and makes us believe anything is possible on our own terms if we're willing to work for it.

You'll enjoy this walk on the "Wilde" side and will keep coming back for more. Breaking The Rules gets 5 Hearts on the Tuscadero Heart Rate Scale!

Back from RULES OF ENGAGEMENT is character Carly Cassidy. After leaving Dean standing at alter and a church full of family members, Carly's car breaks down in Chicago. It's late and the sound of a tavern attracts her. She decides to go in and call a wrecker. Once there, her life takes on a new turn. It's out with old, in with the new. All the rules she was once ruled by, the same rules that almost had her making a drastic mistake, are replaced by her own rules, and it's here that Carly learns what it's really like to have control of her own life, and what it's like to really experience love.

Cooper Wilde runs The Wilde Side, a tavern. When a fairy princess dressed in a wedding dress walks into his bar, the sixth sense he gained as a Navy Seal tells him she's trouble with a capital T. One look into her unusual eyes and all those who meet her are captured by her innocence. Marty Davis, Coop's father figure, warns Coop of what he already knows, but it's too late for bikers Benny and Joe who have fallen hard and become her personal bodyguards.

When Carly turns to Coop for help, she in turn tries to help him with his failing business by coming up with a wild idea. It's interesting to say the least. Carly also learns what happened after she left the wedding when her sister Brenda shows up. When Carly realizes there is a part of Coop she can't have, she's off again.

I love the way Jamie Denton includes a familiar rule concerning how to be a lady at the top of each chapter, because as the story plays out the reader can see how Carly must make up her own rules in order to be happy. Will she end up happy or running from another failed relationship? Breaking The Rules is a bold, sizzling romance of a woman who, in a moment of sane panic, bravely steps out to find what life really has in story for her.

It is very difficult to find books or articles regading organic architecture. The David's book is very complete and update. The research to find World wide examples is a great source of inspiration and understanding.

Well, 1st of all, this is a beautiful and amazing compendium of range and depth of an international movement flowing over our globe, the organic school of architecture. That, for many; lived only in the hearts and lives of Frank Lloyd Wright and Bruce Goff, the precursors to this movement. David Pearson's coverage is monumental, one of the most diverse and broadly scoped visions capturing many of the finest; not all, but many from around the world. To include everyone would have been a volume so massive, the thought of merely lifting it would have been staggering. People so often forget, that an organic architect still needs a voliatile, creative and compassionate client base in order to bring this ideas into fruition. Sadly, that, more than creative designers are lacking in our conscious world. This is one of the best publications in print displaying the range of perception in organic architecture today, and sits alongside the volume of Alan Hess's Hyperwest, not specifically an organicist besed volume.

A good book with nice graphic design and layout. A lot of pictures. Cover a lot organic architects although I miss buildings from e.g. Peter Vetch and other sculptured architecture with architecture. Easy to read but don't give deep insights.

Regards,

Martijn, Bladel Netherlands

What I liked about this book is that it has introduced me to some new architects that I have not heard about previously in any other of the many books I have read.

What I don't like about this book is that it shows very little of each architects projects and some of the photo's where done using a very poor resolution camera, making for some very grainy pictures.

If your interested in the organic style of architecture then I would recommend adding it to your library. There is some very original stuff inside this book that just might spark some new ideas in your own practice.

Some of the 28 architects who have contributed to this stimulating anthology might be surprised by the company they are in, which ranges from the cool rationalism of Tadao Ando to the romantic nationalism of Imre Makovecz. However, the eclecticism of Pearson's choice is justified, for organic architecture has always been the province of defiant individualists, from Wright on. Sensuous curves and fractal geometries, primitive and sophisticated technologies, earth and steel are all embraced by architects united only by their desire to break out of the box. Pearson emphasizes the spiritual dimensions and the affinities between natural and man-made forms, as well as the feminine side of design-though only one woman shows up on his list.