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Doc gives great definitions and it is a great resource. But, there are no references to where she is pulling the information from. I went to the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary and it leads you into the primary sources. If she had primary source links somewhere in the book, I would be overjoyed.

Also there is a theological slant in the dictionary. So read carefully!

This item arrived very fast and was in excellent condition. The Seller's Advertisment was accurate and I would purchase from the Seller again.

This is a good source to use if you're interested in interpreting dreams, visions and anything extraordinary. A good reference book for researching the unknown.

This book has been an amazing source of reference for me. I never gave prophetic gifts and abilities serious thought, but Dr. Price has shed much appreciated light on the subject! Her explanations have been valuable and educational resources.

The Prophet's dictionary is a needed resource that will help you see and understand more clearly your spiritual walk with God. When God speaks to me through dreams or through his word, if their is something I'm not clear about I know it can be found in this book. I personaly don't leave home without it.

I got this deck because John Holland claims he will give information on colors, shapes, words, divination, numerology, energy centers and more. The information on how to develop your intuition is brief. I love the chakra cards and find them quite useful in readings. You discover whether the issue is causing issues in the corresponding chakra (energy center in body based on Eastern philosophy).
He uses tarot ideas and twists them a bit to fit his idea of how to make a useful, dramatic oracle deck. He divides the cards into groups of 4. Physical(red), Emotion (green), Mental (indigo), Spirit (violet). These are the colors for the borders of his cards.
The artwork is a bit darker than most decks. The cardstock is great, sturdy and slick. Despite the darkness, I like this deck and use it frequently.
A card of really great use is the 7-blue (mental)-deception and envy. It comes up when people are not being quite as up front as they should be or are hiding true feelings, positive or negative. Another dramatic card is the 2-purple (spirit) waiting game. Its image is a tree in a timer with circles around it, implying you are getting dizzy just waiting.
In terms of accuracy of divination,the deck seems to be right on.

I don't usually use cards in my readings, but I saw these cards and found them to be a really beautiful tool and all my clients love them. www.healinglightwholistic.com

These cards are great. The artwork is nice and symbolic enough for messages. I find that if you are intuitive you use these more for yourself. There is a chakra suit of cards in this deck that lets you know about blocks are a situation relating to one. I also found that these cards were very easy for me to read, I could right away with out even looking at the book. I highly recommend this deck.

I have found the Psychic Tarot Oracle deck to be a lovely deck...I use it almost every day..I would highly recommend this Oracle deck to others..

I believe that selecting Tarot decks is so personal that it almost doesn't matter what my opinion is because the cards should appeal to your tastes.

I do have a warning, if you rely on the traditional symbols of Tarot you may not resonate with this deck! This deck is missing the court deck and has the 7 chakra cards included.

Now, I read both intuitive/psychic and from the traditional symbols of Tarot and I have found my readings to be the easiest and most successful readings I've had. i'm clairvoyant so the images really speak to me. If you're looking for a traditional deck this isn't it. However, I love this deck and people continue to compliment these cards. They are beautiful!

Amy Candler is the perfect person. She was made from many other people. She hasn't felt more alone than she does right now. She can't tell anyone her secret, not even her best friend.

Throughout the book, Amy is trying to figure out who she really is. Until one day, her mother surprised her and she met the scientist that had genetically enhanced her: eye sight, ability to run, and lift things a lot heavier than any other normal 12 year old girl.

In my opinion, the book was great because it doesn't just come out and say what the problem is, you kind of have to guess what is going on. I think it's more like a mystery book.

The only thing that I didn't like was the way the author wrote the book. She wouldn't let you know it was another day until you were half way into the paragraph.

I would recommend this book for young girls that are trying to find who they really are.

Have you ever had the feeling someone's watching you? And you know that your life is in danger even in your own house? Well in the book "Pursuing Amy"
That's how Amy feels every day of her life. But for her it's not just a feeling, its reality.

Amy is not a normal human, actually she's not really human at all. She is a project. Her and seven others exactly like her. This was defiantly an interesting twist to the book. Amy also has numerous problems. She is in desperate need for someone to talk to. Her and her best friend get in a huge fight. Then when she finally finds someone who understands her and someone to talk to, he is murdered. I found this part of the book very interesting, yet depressing.

Amy's mom finally gets a boyfriend Amy approves of. But he turned out to be a horrible person, who tries to kill Amy's mom and capture Amy. He's one of those people who are after Amy. Now Amy's mom is in the hospital dyeing. I couldn't put the book down when I started reading this part.

Amy has no where to go. What can she do? You can find out the shocking background of Amy's life, and what she's going to do about it by reading the book "Pursuing Amy". This book will have you at the edge of your seat wondering what's going to happen next. You will not be disappointed I guarantee it!

Amy finally saw Dr.J. Yes! This book was sad, action packed ,and had trusting friends. This is a book that has a moral for everyone to understand.

This book was the second best book ever. I think the first one was more adventurous though. This book was full of drama and helpful hints on life. I think that 10-13 year old girls should read this. It talks a little bit about relations and a little bit about becoming closer friends to your so called mom. There are secrets in life that thet are best kept hidden. If it doesn't need to be known then leave it alone. Sometimes you need to tell someone though so you can feel a little relieved and it's not a big burden on your shoulders. I like this book because it added a lot to the first book.

This book was the second best book ever. I think the first one was more adventurous though. This book was full of drama and helpful hints on life. I think that 10-13 year old girls should read this. It talks a little bit about relations and a little bit about becoming closer friends to your so called mom. There are secrets in life that thet are best kept hidden. If it doesn't need to be known then leave it alone. Sometimes you need to tell someone though so you can feel a little relieved and it's not a big burden on your shoulders. I like this book because it added a lot to the first book.

The book Ramona and her mother is about a 7 year old little girl who is jealous of her big sister Beatrice and she wants to spend time with her mommy as mommy's little girl but Beezus has already taken on that role. In the end, Ramona Quimby gets her wish...To spend time with her mother. You'll need to read this book and find out how it all actually ends. Though this book does have some boring parts, I would recommend this book to any elementary or beginning middle school girl who loves Beverly Cleary books or any girl who might be experiencing what Ramona is going through. I myself can relate because I go through this almost on a daily basis. Sometimes I'm jealous of my baby cousin who gets most of all the attention but in the end (just like Ramona), I get my mommy all to myself.

G.B.M. Sanders - 6th grade - Hammond Middle
Alexandria, VA

Ramona is seven-and-a-half-years-old right now. She is going through a difficult time trying to figure out if she wants to be mommy's little girl or grow up. Ramona's mother invited Ramona's best friends family over for brunch. When Howie's little sister Willa Jean arrives Ramona can't stand to be jealous. Willa Jean is a little girl with curled hair and has pretty little dresses. When Ramona sees her bear, Roger she will do anything to get her hands on it . Ramona's mom puts her in charge of watching Willa Jean. While Beezus and the adults eat brunch the adults refer to her as mother's girl. Ramona is trying to figure out why she doesn't get in trouble for anything and gets away with everything. Ramona never gets away with anything and is always in trouble. When she squirts the whole tube of toothpaste in the sink, she gets yelled at and when she has a tantrum, she is told to stop right away. In Ramona's world nothing is fair. She can't stand that her mother has to work and she is forced to be watched by Willa Jean's grandmother evryday after school. Ramona would rather stay at home sewing, cooking, reading, and watching T.V. with her mom, but things never seem to work out. All she wants to do is be mommy's little girl forever. Now time passes by and she realizes she will just have to grow up.

Ramona is seven-and-a-half-years-old right now. She is going through a difficult time trying to figure out if she wants to be mommy's little girl or grow up. Ramona's mother invited Ramona's best friends family over for brunch. When Howie's little sister Willa Jean arrives Ramona can't stand to be jealous. Willa Jean is a little girl with curled hair and has pretty little dresses. When Ramona sees her bear, Roger shes will do anything to get her hands on it . Ramona's mom puts her in charge of watching Willa Jean. While Beezus and the adults eat brunch and she keeps getting called mother's girl. Ramona is trying to figure out why she doesn't get in trouble for anything and gets away with everything. Ramona never gets away with anything and is always in trouble. When she squirts the whole tube of toothpaste in the sink, she gets yelled at and when she has a tantrum, she is told to stop right away. In Ramona's world nothing is fair. She can't stand that her mother has to work and she is forced to be watched by Willa Jean's grandmother evryday after school. Ramona would rather stay at home sewing, cooking, reading, and watching T.V. with her mom, but things never seem to work out. All she wants to do is be mommy's little girl forever. Now time passes by and she relizes she will just have to grow up.

"Ramona And Her Mother" is a later entry in the Ramona & Beezus series, and yet it is also one of the finest books of its kind, another in a long line of great books by the masterful Beverly Cleary.

First pubished in 1979, the book finds the gauzy comfort of the Eisenhower era (when the first Henry Huggins and Beezus books were written) replaced by the strain and worry of the recessionary 'Seventies. Ramona's dad, who recently lost his job, has found new work at a local supermarket, but he doesn't like the position, and having both parents out working full-time places new strains on the family. Ramona, who is now seven years old, is no longer an overt brat, but there's a lot going on in her little head, as she struggles with the demands that come with growing up. She is envious of her teenage older sister, who she sees as a goodie-goodie and as her parent's favorite. Her relationship with her mom seems to be up in the air as well, and her parents, both tired from long days at work, have started to argue, which worries the kids. Of course, Cleary finds the silver lining, and while young readers may both recognize their own families (and become anxious for exactly the same reasons as Ramona does) Cleary magically produces happy endings that still do not deny the hardships and imperfections of life. If you've enjoyed Ramona's earlier adventures, you will not be disappointed with this funny, quick volume. (ReadThatAgain children's book reviews)

Being seven-and-a-half-years-old (right now!) may seem like a simple task, but for second-grader, Ramona Quimby, it's proving to be a mix of difficulty and confusion. After all, she's between two strange ages - seven and eight - and can't figure out what she wants to do. Part of her is determined to stay her mother's little bunny, twitching her nose and being babied; while the other part wants to act like a grown-up, and do whatever she pleases. When Ramona's parents throw a New Year's brunch to celebrate her father finding a new job, she's thrilled to get the chance to eat a mix of breakfast and lunch. But when her best friend Howie's younger sister, Willa Jean arrives, Ramona can't help but feel jealous of the "little angel." For one, Willa Jean has ruffles sewed onto her underpants; and two, she's holding a stuffed bear - aptly named Woger - that Ramona would do anything to get her hands on. But, alas, even at her young age, Willa Jean is determined not to part with Woger. To make matters worse, Ramona's mother leaves her in charge of Willa Jean while Beezus and the rest of the adults get to fraternize with one another over hot muffins, coffee, sausage, and so much more. Ramona can't understand why her parents are treating her like a baby, while Beezus is constantly called her "mother's girl." Beezus doesn't even get in trouble for anything, because everyone says that she's at a "difficult" age. Ramona feels that she's at a difficult age, as well. But she never gets away with anything. When she squirts a whole tube of toothpaste into the bathroom sink, she gets yelled at; when she has a tantrum, she's told to "stop this instant," when she wants to stay up later than her bedtime, she's not allowed. In Ramona's eyes, nothing is fair. She can't stand that her mother has to work, and that she's forced to be watched by Willa Jean's grandmother everyday after school, and the fact that Beezus gets to go to her friends houses only makes matters worse. Ramona would do anything to just spend everyday with her mother - sewing, cooking, reading, watching TV. But things never seem to work out the way Ramona wants them to. All she wants is to stay her mother's little girl forever, but the more time that passes the more Ramona begins to realize that, perhaps, her wish will never be granted, and she'll be forced to grow up.

I first discovered Ramona Quimby when I was about six-years-old, and instantly fell in love with her pesty antics, and penchant for throwing tantrums at the worst possible moments. Now, with the re-publication of the RAMONA series, however, I am beginning to realize that I missed out on quite a few of Ramona's tales, and have decided to re-immerse myself in the life of the Quimby family. Now, even though so many years have passed, I find that Beverly Cleary's tales about Ramona are still enjoyable, and quite irresistible. Ramona, as always, is the perfect example of a precocious child embarking on the trials and tribulations that accompany growing up. Her ability to act slightly mature at times, then revert back to full-blown childish behavior is spot-on with how growing children truly act; while her jealousy, and ability to find herself in countless bizarre situations only prove to make her even more hilarious. Cleary manages to balance humor with family problems by placing a slight emphasis on difficulties with money, a parent losing a job, and being bombarded with bills. While subjects such as money problems, and not wanting to grow-up are often sore spots, Cleary presents them in a neutral way that offers parents the opportunity to discuss such issues with their children in an effort to put their minds at ease. However, even by introducing these problems, Cleary never overshadows the humorous side of Ramona, and never talks down to the reader. In fact, Ramona remains as lovable as ever as she traverses the muddy waters of second grade, and works to accept the new teacher whom she's still unsure of; while, at the same time, working overtime to twitch her nose to remind her mother that she is, and always will be, her little bunny. The most obnoxious - yet entertaining - little sister in fiction!

Erika Sorocco
Freelance Reviewer

Steve's 4th book in the Ultimate guides series was good . I like the fact that he does not try to force his views or beliefs on anyone. He says take what you want from the book and anything your uncomfortable with leave behind. I am a born again Christian who's Lord & Saviour is Jesus Christ. I appreciate the fact that I can practice reiki as a Christain and Steve made me feel comfortable doing it. His books and DVD's have great information for anyone seeking to use reiki healing whether Christian or non-Christian. The attunement DVD's are wonderful and really work.

wendy

I am working on my master's in mental health counseling. I will be using methods like meditation and Reiki in my practice. In the past people marketed Transcendental Meditation (TM) to make large sums of money. The concept of meditation was good but using it to bilk large sums of money from others was just wrong. Reiki is at a crossroads. People must decide if it is to be used just as a money making scheme or for the betterment of mankind. The concept of Reiki works. It has helped many people. But like TM some see Reiki as a way to make large sums of money off others. Steve Murray has taken Reiki and made it available to everyone at a fair price. His books and tapes work. Bravo Steve!

I became a 2nd level Reiki healer about 11 years ago and never got sick until I quit practicing a few years ago. Recently I was diagnosed with a health issue so I decided to be in control of my own health again and restarted to practice Reiki.

Among a few Reiki books that I purchased lately, Mr. Murray's book really surprised me because it was full of "technical" information but so easy to understand. I then purchased more of his books, DVDs and CD. I was skeptical about the DVD attunement but it works well for me. I'm using it almost every other day and can feel my Reiki energy flows stronger than before. I'm grateful for these programs and now a Reiki Master certified through his program.

I have recommended Mr. Murray's programs to my friends who suffer from health problems or stress.

What can I say about Steve Murray and his work... I have been a Reiki practitioner for over a decade, and I can tell you that Steve's books and DVDs are among my most treasured possessions on my book case. I see his work benefiting both existing Reiki practitioners and those just looking to get started.

Steve's books are like GOLD, as they are actually more comprehensive than the materials provided by most Reiki masters to their students. I am sure that many Reiki Masters must be upset with Steve, as he divulges information that most Reiki Masters believe to be secret, including all the symbols up to Master Level, and the attunement processes. Most Reiki books do not include this information, and have been very disappointing to me.

After buying his first book, I decided, after reading the reviews, I needed to own the others. I currently have all 5 Reiki guides and the Reiki myths book. And, of course, the package would not be complete without the DVDs.

I would say, though, that although the first book is excellent, it is not enough for me. I needed the Visual of the DVDs to bring it all home. So, I don't think that you can buy a single book, read it, and walk away a Reiki Master. Each of his books and DVDs, however, complements the others. With the combination of the Books, DVDs, studying and practice, you CAN BECOME A REIKI MASTER.

What's awesome about the DVDs is that you can take the attunements over and over again. As someone who was attuned in person by a Reiki Master over a Decade ago, I can attest to the DVD attunements as being every bit as effective as in person.

My only criticism is that the whole package should be sold as a complete set, as once you get started, you will want the whole set anyway. However, I guess that most will not want to plunk down that money (even though it is completely reasonable in the scheme of things) without first experiencing the quality of it with the first book.

If you are interested in Reiki, and don't want to waste your time and money with disappointments, just get this material, and you will not regret it.

I own all of Steve's Reiki books and Reiki Attunement DVDs and have found the attunements to be powerful and effective and the companion books (Reiki the Ultimate Guide, Vol. 1-4) to be comprehensive and well written. I commend him for making a powerful healing tool available to so many people.

First seven chapters of book moved slowly, but main storyline picked up in Chapter Eight. I should have known that master storyteller, Janette Oke, would weave a fascinating, intriguing novel. Book is age appropriate for the young adult reader. However, when a parent reads this Oke novel, he or she will see how even the smallest of comments or event are oft remembered by the off-springs as they reminisce. I also thought the relationship between Thane and Angela was well written by Oke. "Roses for Mama" is definitely a good read for any age.

Roses for Mama is my distinct favorite of Janette Oke's Women of the West books. Angela is so sweet she is just about perfect. Yet, there is enough story to move along. If you read nothing else by Janette Oke, choose this book. Enjoy!

Angela Peterson was only 14 years old and her older brother Thomas was only 16 when they were both left to care for their three younger siblings after their both parents died.
Angela's family moved to the west because their mother wasn't feeling very well and the doctor said that the cooler air might be better for her lungs. Their father sold their farm and they were searching for a new land to build another farm in a region with clear air that would improve their mother's health. Their mother felt better for a while, but when the winter cold made her feel sick again, she knew that she had only months to live. Nobody knew that their father will die even faster.
Now three years had passed. Angela is now seventeen and with the help of her nineteen year old brother Thomas, she worries that she won't be able to raise her siblings to be good people and struggles to teach them what they need to be taught, as her mother would have. Angela also worries that Thomas might soon get married and she'll be left on her own to take care of the children. Angela wishes her mother was still there to guide and help her, but she trusts God and relies on him.
Angela begins to think about her future too. Meanwhile her neighbor's son, a wealthy man from the city moves in and begins to court her. As she begins to know Carter Stratton more and more she realizes that he's not perfect for her, and marries Thane who has been Thomas's best friend ever since Thomas and Angela were little.
I think this book was very interesting and touching. It was also very easy to read. The author described beautifully every point in the story. It's a wonderful story of how God changed their plans, but at the end everything turned out to be even better for them.

This is the third Janette Oke novel I have read, and her books have been consistently good. I think I especially liked this particular novel because the romantic male leads were introduced early, and there were two of them vying for the heroine's attention, which made for a more exciting read. The story begins with Angela and her older brother Thomas running the farm, managing the household, and raising their younger brother and two sisters. Their parents have previously passed away. Enter romantic lead number one - Thane is a good friend of Thomas and the family who works at his father's store in town. It's obvious to the reader Thane is interested in Angela, but she just doesn't seem to see past the old friendship and familiarity to recognize it. Enter romantic lead number two - Carter is the very rich and sophisticated gentleman from back East who comes to town after his estranged father has suffered a stroke and is on his death bed. Angela is taken with Carter's fine appearance, and he makes it know that he is quite taken with her. Obviously, she ends up with one of them, but which one will it be? Finding out is a entertaining read.

My only real complaint about the novel is that it gets a little preachy at one point when Angela explains the salvation process to an elderly neighbor, Charlie. In my opinion, this interupts the flow of the rest of the story. I don't understand why Christian authors feel the need to preach in their novels. Isn't their primary audience already Christian? Wouldn't that audience already understand the basics of the salvation process? It makes me wonder to whom they think they are preaching. I wouldn't expect a casual reader to select a Christian romance novel. Perhaps I am mistaken, and I think this is probably my own little personal irritation anyway. Overall, Roses for Mama is an easy and entertaining read, and the quality is consistent with the other Janette Oke books I have read. I think most readers who enjoy Christian romance novels will enjoy this novel as well.

Janette Oke is a wonderful author and this is a well written series. The reading level is for ages 4-8. My concern is whether it is wise to introduce romance to girls at such a young age? I don't think so and hence my lower rating.
There are plenty other excellent historical fiction series and clsssics for that do not contain romance that I would rather see my daughter reading.

I ordered this book for a friend. It's a hard book to find since it's out of print and I had to get a used book. But the book was delivered quickly and was in good shape, exactly as described. And my friend enjoyed reading it!

Sakai's war memoirs, originally released in 1957, continue to hold up well as classics of the genre over 50 years later. In one book he is able to give the reader a great feeling for growing up in Japan at the time, the pressure to excel in studies, the concept of bushido and samurai honor always over one's head, and the status conferred upon one - as well as the demands placed upon one - of being in the military.

Sakai discusses among other subjects the ludicrously severe training regimen imposed on Navy fliers, tactics he used against various Allied planes, how the face of the home front changed, his growing disillusion with the lies spouted forth by the propagandists, and his love of flying and what it felt like to fly a Zero. Further, he takes time to correct overblown or outright fictional accounts of battles given by Morison, Jack D. Dale, or about Colin P. Kelly Jr, which makes for interesting reading as well. The comradeship shared with fellow pilots is real, the hurt when they fail to come home is deeply felt. His dealings with his family, and his relationships with some women including his future wife, are all here.

And then there are lots and lots of tales of air combat, well written and exciting. To me this is of somewhat less interest, though it takes up the majority of the book; but for a glimpse of an apolitical fighter ace, in combat for his country, this book is first rate and should be on the shelf of any Pacific War buff.

Samurai! is the gripping war memoir of Japanese fighter ace Saburo Sakai, who has been credited with downing sixty-four Allied planes. His story is especially rare and valuable given the appalling rate of attrition of Japanese pilots during the war. In his own group of twenty-five pilots that graduated flight school together in 1937, he was the only one that remained alive at war's end.

Sakai is critical of Japan's pilot training because its standards were too high in the 1930s and produced only about a hundred pilots per year, not nearly enough to go to war with the United States. He points out that once the war started with the U.S., training standards were lowered, and many of the pilots who made it through during the war were far below the quality of most who washed out during his own training.

It is instructive to read Sakai's reaction when his group reaches Luzon for the initial attacks on the Philippines after Pearl Harbor and sees "some sixty enemy bombers and fighters neatly parked along the airfield runways." This negligence on the part of U.S. command in the Philippines has never been satisfactorily explained.

Another particular incident that made an impression on me was the "Danse Macabre" of Sakai and his comrades where they taunted Allies on the ground by performing loops above Port Moresby in May, 1942, much to the chagrin of Sakai's superiors. That sort of showboating runs contrary to the stereotype of WWII Japanese that I grew up with in the United States, exemplified by Bridge on the River Kwai and Tora! Tora! Tora!. Of course, once Allied pilots' skills, experience and quality of aircraft caught up with the Japanese, there was no longer any opportunity for showing off.

This is the autobiography of Japan's greatest ace pilot to survive WWII. Saburo Sakai became a hero in his homeland and his account of his place in the Pacific War is even-handed and illuminating. In the early days of the war, victory seems to come relatively easy to him and the other pilots in his fighter group due to their superior training and the excellence of the Mitsubishi Zero fighter. As the war wears on, however, and the United States becomes more fully engaged on its Western front, the tide turns and the situation becomes increasingly desperate for Sakai and his compatriots, until the inevitable crushing defeat. Sakai, along with his co-authors Martin Caidin and Fred Saito, presents exciting accounts of air battles and Saito's harrowing experience piloting his aircraft back to base after sustaining injuries that should have killed him. As good as this stuff is, I was glad that the home front wasn't neglected in his narrative. In addition to being a great air warrior, he also lived a wonderful love story with his future wife.

This is the auto biography of one of the greatest Japanese airplane aces, Saburo Sakai. The story is really well written, on the ground style, and especially gives you the perspective of the war seen from "the other side". We have been educated to read History from the winner perspective, and in this view all the Japanese are horrible monsters without any humanity... this beautiful book will change your mind and teach you that war is the most horrible things in this world, that human beings suffer and feel the same feelings, and that there are no "right" wars. Wars is ALWAYS bad...

Ran across this book while searching for others and i decided to pull it off the shelf not sure I would like it. Out of the four various books i grabbed this is the one i couldn't put down as i read page by read wondering what's next. It was remarkably funny, simple - easy to understand and read, and engaging. The kind of book that you can read and forget that the world outside it existed as you fell deep into it. This book is simple, but profound, fast paced but holding more information than any other book will show in in all it's chapters. Not one bit of it is slow, and what's most interesting is not one of you won't feel like this girl Sara is you, as if the essence of your life has just been captured in a short 29 chapters.

This book is both fantasy and informative with such a succesful blending together that it's not any tedious work at all, and the way it informs you is so different from any of abrahams works that no matter how many times you have listened to her, or anyone else this book will feel like a new adventure. Oh and it's about the law of attraction, enjoy!

I just reread this book for the umpteenth time and it flew me to new places of joy and clarity. This is the most valuable information in the whole world. I love these books and I am so excited to have heard that a movie, with music is in the process and I just can't wait. I am so happy to have these Hicks folks in my life, doing their stuff. Thank you.

This book is amazing, it might be written for kids but as an adult it has opened my eyes tremendously. I have read all of the other books written by Esther and Jerry Hicks and this book is the one that gave me the light bulb moment. After reading every page it was like my soul just opened up a little bit more and I everything, every book that I had read began to mesh, I began to understand everything that I had read in prior books. This book should be in all schools across America and in every home for every child to read along with the parents. An amazing book!!!!!

this first book in the Sara series is an easy way to understand the teachings of the source entities Abraham. i really enjoyed it and an now going to go on and read the other two books. blessing and joy to all.

The Sara books are great for kids! I will buy them all for my daughter. I have to say I'm 28 years old and I adored all 3 Sara books myself. They were really fun to read, providing an inside-the-mind of a child perspective of life and the law-of-attraction with lots of great stuff to ponder. I cherished my time reading these books and felt like the child/young woman in me was nourished.

Highly recommend you read......ageless info....simple to understand and a wonderful compiliation of all that I have studied.....Mr. Collier has it right!

This book as it is published here is an abosulute must read. The first time I read this book I honestly felt happy inside. When I spoke to others I know who read the book, they said the same thing. They really felt happy inside while reading it. I will always keep this book.

Like The Secret and other modern books, Mr. Collier wrote The Secret of the Ages in order to make money. About this there can be no question. One only has to read his famous book (in advertising circles) called The Robert Collier Letter Book to learn this from his own mouth.

The truth is that Mr. Collier (and modern success teachers) loved this concept because people will keep coming back for more of it decade after decade even though their lives do not always improve. It is a clear historical fact that Robert Collier developed multiple series based around this same concept of attraction (The Secret of the Ages, The Life Magnet and The Book of Life early on and the Law of Higher Potential later) and sold the same information again and again with different stories. Since the "Law of Attraction" or "you get what you think" is really just the first step toward success, authors and speakers are sure to keep the flocks coming back as long as they indicate that it is THE key to success rather than the FIRST STEP to success.

In The Robert Collier Letter Book he lays out all of the details of how he tested different letters until he found the one that would get people to buy. In fact, he admits that he had not even written the books when he sent out the letters. The order came in so fast that he "worked day and night getting the books written." He also said that "a lot of books came back. They would, when oversold as much as this letter and circular did oversell them. The idea had been excellent, BUT NO BOOK EVER WRITTEN COULD QUITE COME UP TO SUCH A PROMISE." {Capitalized for emphasis.}

Those words screamed out at me when I read them in the only advanced success book Robert Collier ever wrote - his sales letter book. Of course it is about creating marketing, testing the marketing, using what works and providing the product. Hold on! Do you mean to tell me that Robert Collier - the key source of the modern Secret movement - didn't actually believe that success came through your thoughts but rather through systematic effort? It turns out, in his own words, that it's true.

Please, don't take my word for it. Read a copy of The Robert Collier Letter Book yourself. You can find it here: The Robert Collier Letter Book. It will be one of the most important reads of your life - if you really want success and fulfillment. You'll find that thoughts are WILDLY important, but they never work alone. You don't get back what you THINK, you get back what you DO. That's exactly what Robert Collier really believed himself. The Secret books that he wrote were really just the juvenille steps toward success and he knew it.

Sadly, today, people act like The Secret and the Law of Attraction are at the post-graduate level of success. My friends, I care for you and all humankind deeply, so I must tell you that the Law of Attraction doesn't work unless you are attracted to work. The Secret of the Ages, when simplified without the glorious language (and there is no question that Robert Collier wrote about the obvious first step toward success far better than any of the modern authors) reads like this:

Before you can do anything that will bring you success, you must think upon doing it and how you will do it. If you think about all the things that could go wrong, you'll be discouraged and won't take action.

There you have it. It is an important key to success, but it's only the beginning. I've written five books and am writing my sixth now for the computer industry. But here's the key - I wrote them. I didn't think about writing them... I wrote them. The first step is to stop believing you can't and start believing you can, but once you become a can believer, you have to do it. All success comes by doing in the end.

I know some won't like this review, but it is a review of the author and the truth behind what's in the book. I've read not only this book, but every book written by Robert Collier, Orison Swett Marden, David Bush, Elmer Wheeler, Elmer Leterman, Frank Channing Haddock, and William Matthews among others. I've spent two decades reading, studying and seeking for the secrets to success and all I've learned can be summed up in the following formula:

Think + Act + Think + React = Success

The first think indicates that one must be positive and believe that she or he may achieve the desired end. The second think, however, is quite different. Here, you must technically analyze your results and then react by changing your actions so as to succeed. It's not all about positive thoughts and attracting of results.

I'll understand if some don't like this review, but all I've said is true regarding Robert Collier and his writing of this book among others and can be verified by anyone who is a true seeker of truth. I, too, was shocked and yet the revelation was the most important step in my success journey and searching so far!

This is the book that contains all the universal thruth. All the other like "The Secret", "Think and Grow Rich" are based in this book. It is the number one in self awareness and positive thinking. Any reader who is serious about changing his or her life, must read this book.

Tony Alcazar

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First off, let me say the "content" of this book deserves a 5 star rating. I won't rate this aspect of the book since so many other reviewers have covered the content in such a fine way.

It was very difficult for me to give this book 3 stars, but felt it necessary to warn others of the poor re-production of this particular edition. It is in Public Domain, therefore, any publisher can re-produce it at will and without paying royalties. It's a great price at $5.99, but in this instance I think you get what you pay for. The typesetting is probably 8-9 points (a good 1/3 smaller than standard) and the 'leading' (the space between the lines) is much too tight as well. For most people (even with excellent reading eyesight) this alone will eventually cause eyestrain. For those of us who already require a little help with reading glasses, it is quite difficult to read - for any length of time anyway. The focus and concentration required to read this edition takes away from its wonderful content.

PS: While I fully embrace the wisdom of Robert collier, here's just a side-note about about what another reviewer mentioned as a warning regarding his philosophy on health and healing. He died of cancer at age 65. His (along with Mary Baker Eddy's) idea that illness can not survive if you deny its existence (greatly simplified here) didn't work for him - and it didn't work for Wallace Wattles (another noteworthy writer from the New Thought Movement of the early 20th century who died an untimely death). perhaps this is because this basic belief fails to address what may have caused the disease in the first place. Therefore, denying only the disease, does not deny the possible wrong thinking that may have brought it about. In the case of disease, it may be better to focus on changing wrong thinking patterns, along with a focus on drawing the proper health care across your path (doctors, nutritionists, books, etc... all of which played a roll in eradicating cancer when I had it).

Hope this review helps. Thanks for taking the time to read it.

I can't put this book down!! It is written so well and the story keeps me turning page after page! I love it. One of the best stories/books I've read in a long time. A+++++++++

I fell in love with the Mccaughey's right after the babies births. I still find them amazing. This book was excellent. I like the way it was written from both Bobbi and Kenny's points of view. I highly recommend it. :)

This book was great. I had a really hard time putting it down. I have three kids so I can relate to some of the things that was said.

This is the best book that I've read in a long time that expresses faith in an ordinary, loving person such as Bobbi. (I didn't mean that as an offense) She has done the right thing by glorifying God in the press and in the book. I commend her efforts, because our God is an awesome God, and if we believe and have faith, He will supply ALL our needs, and He has kept His promise to her and her husband. I know that being in the public isn't what she dreamed of, but in this way she Glorified God, and that was meant to be. :)
God Bless You and Your Family,
Sandra D.

In the rush to see how many they could breed via one pregnancy, neither of the McCaughneys apparently gave much consideration to the serious long-term health problems of their miracles. This book is a continuation of the same circular logic that they subjected the world to during their odyssey.

As a person with a severe disability myself, I have little sympathy for people who intentionally go out of their way to place a pregnancy in circumstances that can give children a disability. Both Bobbi and Kenny were warned of the risk but apparently placed public relations dreams at a much higher priority than health and well-being.

Certainly, there is a degree of risk with every pregnancy from environmental factors, but to knowingly place children's health in danger because you have to have your own biological kids at all costs--irespective of who suffers---is selfish and emotionally immature.

There is nothing brave or heroic about increasing child suffering when there are numerous risk factors already in this world.