Beck Books

I purchased this book as a college student in 1994. I had never even heard of erotica as a genre, much less had any idea that brown-paper covered books might be literary, or that there would be anthologies of material that represented such a broad range of turn-ons and appetites, presented in a healthy and judgement-free way.

I am a huge fan of this year/edition of the fantastic BAE series. Favorite stories from this edition include the compelling and baldly poetic tale of desperate need "Slow Dance on the Fault Line" - WOW!!!! and the *hot* and *damp* "Sweating Profusely in Merida: A Memoir" (sweaty, slick and visceral...)

Virtually anything Susie Bright touches turns to gold. I had the pleasure of meeting her once at a book reading/signing at Skylight Books in Los Feliz (Los Angeles). I am forever grateful to her and this volume in particular. I've had 13 years of happy erotica-binging ever since! As Susie might say, "Clits Up!"

Before this book, I had read erotica with no ambition whatsoever to write any myself. Two stories in this book changed all that: PG DIARY and SWEATING PROFUSELY IN MERIDIA. They were good and, unlike much of what is called erotic, they were engaging on other levels. I liked the protagonists, I was interested in their plight, they seemed human, they seemed to be enjoying themselves and not doing it for my pleasure. Ms. Bright put together a nice collecion. I forgot. Stone Butch Blues was nice, too.

When I saw Susie Bright's name on this collection of erotica I knew that I had to have it. The first collection of hers that I read was called HEROTICA and I have been hooked ever since. Her books are guaranteed to be imagintivly written and hot. She always has a nice mixture of hetro, homo, and lesbian eroticism with a dollop of fetishism thrown in to her collections. It makes for an eclectic, enjoyable read.

I am a big fan of Susie Bright's own work and her various collected erotica anthologies, but I was really disappointed with this one. While a couple of the stories were very cool-- 'Absolution' and 'None of the Above'-- those are only two out of twenty. I didn't find stories with idiotic and racist characterizations, as in 'Big Nouns, Unconjugated Verbs', the least bit sexy or interesting. And a lot of the other stories seemed like writing exercizes in zeroing on specific fetish audiences without much success. I think so many of these collections are hot, I'd skip this year and choose any of the others.

When I saw Susie Bright's name on this collection of erotica I knew that I had to have it. The first collection of hers that I read was called HEROTICA and I have been hooked ever since. She is such a great editor that one need not worry at all about the quality of the fiction in her collections. Her books are always guaranteed to be well written and hot. She never fails to include a nice mixture of hetro, homo, and lesbian eroticism with a dollop of fetishism thrown in to her collections. It makes for an eclectic, enjoyable read.

We found this book to be very helpful when working with our adopted Son with emotional and mental health issues. It helped us to see things in a better light and to understand why he does some of the things he does.

Having heard about "cognitive therapy" and how successful it can be, I recently decided to order this book from Amazon in hope of learning more about this widely recognized and demonstrated psychotherapeutic model and approach. I am really glad that I did, as I can honestly say, sans all exaggeration, that thoughtfully perusing this book from the late 1970s has probably helped me more than reading/studying any book on psychology or "self help" has helped me in many years. While contemplating some of the logical insights this book contains, I found myself, almost unintentionally, rather quickly identifying and correcting a few of my own erroneous "automatic thoughts" and thereby adroitly overcoming a major acute irrational neurotic/phobic fear that, quite frankly, had personally haunted me for decades, apparently as a result of some repeated direct exposure to major trauma when I was younger and subsequent hysteric "somatic imaging".

Otherwise, I am pleased to report that this book is quite understandable, even though it is in no way "dummied down". While the narrative contains a few technical terms and occasional "big words", I think that, overall, this book is quite accessible, informative, and even "common sensical" for an intelligent/educated layperson. The reader does not have to be a trained mental health professional to benefit significantly from reading this book or to comprehend the information that it contains.

Reading Cognitive Therapy for a book report, I found myself boggled down with heavy...almost convoluted terminology. The book could have been written lighter, and yet not miss the meaning nor the purpose of writing it. I would suggest the book for someone who not only had a sold foundation in psychology ,but also has the ability to cipher through the heavy language.

Dr Beck's book is particularly comprehensive and advances a strong argument for the establishment of Cognitive Therapy - it is, of course, accepted now as a valuable tool in the fight against the various anxiety/emotional disorders.

The book itself is directed towards the academic or professional reader and, although it is useful for the interested lay reader, I found the book to have excessive "psychobabble". On numerous occasions I found myself saying that a much simpler language would have sufficed. Furthermore there is a hint of patronisation running through the text - again indicating that the book is not really for lay readers.

Notwithstanding, the book is more than 20 years old yet is still a landmark in its field. Recommended for the student but only for the (already) well-informed lay reader.

A basic introduction to cognitive therapy by its most prominent founder. After 21 years, still the most-cited book on the subject -- and the one I most often recommend to new patients. Cognitive therapy (including its extended form, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT) has an unmatched track record for getting results. In this book Dr. Aaron Beck explains clearly and persuasively just how and why it works. For additional book recommendations and other basic information on CBT, you're welcome to visit my homepage at http://www.cognitivetherapy.com

THIS BOOK IS THE GREATEST--- ALMOST EVERY KIND OF ANIMAL FROM TV--- FROM MORRIS THE CAT TO WISHBONE THE DOG TO FURY AKA HIGHLAND DALE(MY FAVORITE HORSE)---BUY IT IF YOU LOVE ANIMALS

I am partial to animal actors, and am more likely to enjoy a movie or TV show that features our furry friends in a positive light. The same goes for books! I found this to be an absolutely fascinating and informative read. I purchased it after writing my own book on animals in the *movies*, and I know the amount of exhaustive research involved... my hat's off to Ken Beck!

Staci Layne Wilson

Great book! Well researched and the information on Lassie was right on target. Even other animals trained by the Weatherwax family are interspersed throughout this book. Ken must have interviewed the world for this!...

When the book reviews the wildlife that appear in the Full House series they claim Full House went off the air in 1994. It was actually '95 it went off the air. And the Mr. Ed series went off the air in 1966 not 1965.

Doggone it! Call this one a howling (and oinking, meowing and neighing) success. Here,
in one compact book, is the history of the lives and career of TV's greatest stars --- the
furry (and usually) four-footed kind. The big stars are here --- Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion, Trigger, Mr. Ed and Arnold Ziffel --- as well as those you might have forgotten about --- Barkley, Spike the Seeing-Eye Dog, Sam the Chimp and Spooks. The journey takes place in alphabetical order, with concise histories of the shows, lots of nifty photos (including Jackie O visiting Elsa the lioness on the set of the ill-fated TV series "Born Free") and great insights into the lives of the non-human small-screen stars. (Who knew the seeing-eye dogs who guided criminal insurance investigator Mike Longstreet were played by three German Shepherds --- Blanco, Snow and Blizzard?) It's a jungle out there. Get ready to grin and bear it. That's "bear" as in "Gentle Ben."

The book seems well writen and I was really enjoying it until page 120. That's when the included CD is first called for use. I find that anything in LightWave format is not seen by my computer - a new Mac G4, duel processor with OSX 10.2.4. I was careful to read before ordering the book if Mac is supported. They say it is. I'll try it tomorrow on my PC, but my graphics machine is the Mac. If I can straighten this out I think I will highly rate the book. If not, well then I'll stick with no or one star!

This book doesn't explain it all. That takes more than 350 pages. It seems to skim the surface, and there's lots of surface to be skimmed! This is a four or five book program. The included program manual is very complete, but such a dry read you won't believe. Kinda like the early Photoshop manuals.

The Lightwave 7.5 Primer is a good book to introduce you to the Lightwave program. The thing I most enjoyed about the book was the quality of the tutorials. All files were easily found, and all the examples worked! This doesn't always happen with other books.
A 3D package is basically lots of programs rolled into one. Modeling, texturing, lighting, animating, rendering. All these could be there own area of study. Mr. Beck's book does a fine job of introducing the basics of each of these to the reader.
Only a few noticible typos and errors are found through the whole book. The appendices of CD content and system requirements should definitly be at the beginning of the book. And although the book is chatty enough and very approachable I found that it ended a bit abruptly. But these are basically nits I'm picking. After completing this book I feel more ready to dive into some of the other Lightwave books out there.

The Lightwave 7.5 Primer by professional animator Patrik Beck (Founder of Electric Crayon Studio) clearly, carefully, and accessibly instructs the reader in the fundamentals of using the LightWave toolset to craft three-dimensional animation. Individual chapters adroitly address the basics of LightWave, techniques for crafting surfaces with texture and luminosity adjusted to the right degree, animating object deformation, particles, hypervoxels, and much, much more. Numerous samples and black-and-white photographs enhance out the thoroughly "reader friendly" text. An accompanying CD-ROM offers a small but utilitarian library of files useful for undertaking the instructional projects of the primer, including images, objects, scenes, color versions of the book's figures, and rendered animations in MPEG and QuickTime. The LightWave 7.5 Primer is an essential and very highly recommended instructional reference for the novice, and has a great deal of informational value to offer even the more experienced LightWave user.

Being a fairly new Lightwave user, I pre-ordered this book. I also own all of the Desktop Images training DVDs for LW 7 as well as a few of Class on Demand's training DVDs. By the time the book arrived I'd been using Lightwave for only about 3 months and it was already useless.

There is some good information in here, and the book is fairly light reading, but the book tries to be too general and doesn't provide enough coverage of specific topics.

In all fairness, this book would be the perfect textbook for an Intro to Lightwave class. However, if you can model, texture, animate and render a simple object then this book probably won't offer you much. You would be better off buying another book by the same author, "The LightWave 6.5/7.0 Project Handbook"

For any Lightwave newbies, save yourself some angst and get The LightWave
7.5 Primer (Patrick Beck)

Mr. Beck makes everything seem so clear and easy. I wish I'd had this when I
set out to learn Lightwave. I think this should be included with every copy
of Lightwave, especially now that the unwashed masses (like myself) are getting into 3D.

Cornelius Medvei's Mr. Thundermug: A Novel is an imaginative short novel chronicling the life of Mr. Thundermug, a baboon who inexplicably learns how to speak English. This is another of the books I am reading as part of the Irresistible Review Challenge.

I originally found the review for this book at Diary of an Eccentric, which is listed as book 38, I believe, in the recap. What a great look at the life of a Baboon as a human, or should I say ape in a human world.

***Spoiler Alert***

Mr. Thundermug, his wife, and his two children, Angus and Trudy, are all given names by Mr. Thundermug. The baboon soon realizes that he is the only one in the family able to speak and understand English when it is spoken. Through a series of run-ins with the Council on Housing, Thundermug soon comes to realize that he is governed by two contrary standards--that of human law and natural law.

His grasp of speech amazes many, while others ignore the baboon who speaks their language as if he were a figment of their imagination. I wonder if this book is another look at discrimination, but at the same time I wonder if there is another meaning altogether. Perhaps as humans we are not as superior to animals as we would like to suggest or believe. Perhaps they are wiser than we are.

***End Spoiler Alert***

It's interesting to see a study of animal conditions from another perspective, rather than the human entering the world of the gorilla, for instance. The baboon enters the world of humanity and what he learns is striking.

What is the deal with this book? It gets amazing reviews from everyone, and I can't figure out what these people are seeing to admire in the book. I saw nothing in it.

Mr. Thundermug is a baboon who has developed the ability to speak human language at about the time he mysteriously appears in the narrator's town. The story walks us through a sequence of scenes, but doesn't really tell a story. There's no flow. There's no detail. No back story. Nothing is gone into in depth. No one seems the least bit surprised by a talking baboon. What am I meant to gain from this story? I'm sure I don't know. And I am also sure that I don't know how this little piece of junk got published.

Dorothy Parker might as well have been speaking about this book when she said ""This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force." Sorry about the rating - Amazon won't let me give zero stars.

I bought this book because it has a positive review on NPR. I got the book and loved the characters,their way of life. Unfortunately I got no info from the book about his wife except she could not learn the English language.

I purchased this after hearing a review on NPR. I love the book and have passed it around several friends. Everyone loved the story. We all tried to put the old "deeper meaning" on it. My take was that maybe this is a vehicle to think about relationships. All that being said just sit back and enjoy it.

OK, so you know the plot. Baboon and family suddenly appear in exotic city and move into condemned building. Mr. Thundermug (the BABOON) learns how to speak, read, interact, even love and then he vanishes along with his family.

The story is being reconstructed by a newspaper reporter. One reviewer has complained that this should be called a "novella" due to it's length. I can't quibble with that but what needs to be said is that Medvei is a bold new talent. His writing is pithy and succulent. Sure, the book could have been longer but that's all that he needed to say.

It's a fantastic debut. He's witty and funny and he knows his way around "THE WORD." And one other thing...this is NOT a kid's book. Teenagers perhaps. This is a book for adults as there are subtle issues here. Do you think that humans and monkeys should have sex ? Well, that's the kind of issue being raised here. A book for kids? I don't think so.

I am a Iceberg fan, but I just didn't like this book. It didn't catch me. I have began reading it on several occasions, but never seem to finish. I am sure that other Beck fans will enjoy this novel.

In "The Naked Soul Of Iceberg Slim" Robert Beck (street-named Iceberg Slim) tells stories from his life. Mr. Beck describes his anger and resentment at white society's treatment of black people. He describes his dealings with the Black Panther Party and his admiration for the young Black Panthers.

Mr. Beck dedicated this book to a number of black luminaries including Malcolm X. Mr. Beck also mentions Malcolm X. I compared this book to "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Malcolm X and Alex Haley (co-author). Mr. Beck discusses white society's racism and writes about revolutionary solutions to racism. Early in his life Malcolm X also sought revolutionary solutions to racism. After his visit to Islamic North Africa, however, Malcolm X proposed a different solution: a strong, black-owned and black-operated economy coexisting peacefully with the rest of society. Mr. Beck does not discuss Malcolm X's later-proposed solution.

This is an interesting book. It is clearly-written, and Mr. Beck has led an interesting life.

Although its not the most memorable of Ice's releases. I mean how could you ever top the rawness of PIMP or the drama of Mama's Black Widow, but if you really read this book you will see the sad and vulnerable side of this 'strong' man. I enjoyed the book, the most touching parts of the book were the letter to his Papa, his rap of the pimp game, and the one that stuck with me the most was the story of his goddess. I had to take a break after reading that one. I felt his pain every brutha has had their heart broken. Powerful stuff!! Also Ice explores the relationship with black males and white women and white males and black women. Ice says the things we are all afraid to say. He definitely invites you into his world and it will forever remain etched in your mind.Great novel. I'm only 16, but after 30+ years I can still relate to this late brutha he was a pure ghetto genius only person that ever came as close to him in ghetto story telling was Tupac.

This book is a warmer side to the pimp saga. The iceberg is melted away and the heart of Robert Beck is revealed. This book in some ways is stronger than his first book "Pimp" but falls short in other areas. I recommend first "Pimp" then "The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim".

i love this novel,slim gets, real in this very personal,who said slim cries too much, the man was just remeniscing over events of his life, especially the life of a black man trapped in the darkworlds of the underworld, berg describes the hell every black man must go through,in his excistence-pure hell, he describes what a pimp must do to stay ahead of the game, i liked how he told that young dude the real deal about pimping, and that he has tremendous odds against him, yes kiddies not anyone can be a pimp, do not let bet,or mtv, fool you learn the real deal before you get shot-like iceberg warned that particular fellow,who learned that a good whore is always in demand as some italian quickly scooped his girl, then the letter slim wrote to his daddy was deep, then we learned about melvin x, the black panthers, who slim called heroes,there's holly one of berg's old associates who became famous and forgot whewre her roots were, what really got me interested was the uncle tom issue, and how whites create this type of character in america he said the word hope is used to control the blacks of america, then i liked the way berg wrote of why white women date black men, we all heard about those old black penis myth-but this is bryond that, and how black women really deal with white johns in the street, who love critizing, and trying to outlaw prostitution, drugs but are the biggest freaks in america i will not say the names of those who puff and not inhale, or claim that they are somebody,but this is reality, the truest black book ever made besides the nigger bible, definetly a must have, then i like the weay berg adressed that young writer, about what kind of writer he wants to be, and even that berg writes he still catches hell.

neither terrible, nor great, nor particularly insightful in any way, this is just exactly what you think it is: the backstage ramblings of several musicians during the '95 lollapalooza festival.

Here is a low priced little book with lots of journal entries from Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo, quite a few from Beck and a couple others (but the others don't contribute too much). It is a very interesting inside look at one of the most vividly remembered tours in independent rock history. A lineup featuring the likes of these many performers will probably never cross the U.S. again in my lifetime. The Kathleen Hanna incident doesn't actually dominate Thurston's entries, but takes up a large chunk of his journals. Beck's entries are great. David Yow doesn't say too much... One overriding theme is how big of a jerk Courtney Love really is. There are plenty of little interesting stories relayed along the way. Don't miss out you Sonic Youth and Beck fans! And for all those who still remember being at one of these shows, it might be interesting to hear what was going on behind the scenes.

the title/idea for this book seemed like it would be really interesting to read, but instead consisted of endless rants from either thurston moore or lee renaldo whining about 'corporate radio' or 'mtv' while praising the mighty mighty bosstones (on the same tour lineup) who are clearly a generic, terrible corporate ska band to begin with! i thought this book would be some kind of 'real' insight to bands on the road, instead of 'we ate mexican food, mtv wont play our videos, its hot, if you're not from new york, you're a hick' etc etc etc...i like hole, yet courtney love can get on my nerves...but i was amazed to find her 'accounts' in this book to be the most interesting, but also the most honest...beck's writing was a tad more interesting than sonic youth, but either he really was having a bad time on the tour (crowds throwing stuff at him, booing, etc) or he just wasnt into the whole online diary thing...its hilarious how sonic youth constantly got across their idea that the lollapallooza lineup they were a part of was more 'cultured' and the previous ones were just marketed angst bands...sonic youth were not widely loved by the masses because they are not easy to like...they make terrible videos, kim gordon absolutely CAN NOT sing for her life, and they look down upon anyone who actually wants any form of success...i'd rather not have to worry about my medical bills, and play for a million people, than wear thrift store clothes, starve and play for a bunch of patti smith loving bohemian geeks...

In 1995, the Lollapalooza maelstron plundered thru the cities & towns of America, a [diamond] sea of noise & beats changing lives & generally having fun. That's what I'm lead to believe anyway. Thurston is more or less the star here as he was in 1991: the Year Punk Broke, & there's some other cool & crazy kids there too. He writes in his typically amusing & insightful style about the Mexican food, the backstage parking that's reserved strictly for Hole & how Kim has to pretend to be Courtney so SY's car can get in, & how Bek was outraged by this, the Kathleen vs Courtney thing, the crowds disappearing when SY are last on the bill, etc. Lee Ranaldo also writes from the sonic perspective, of course in his more contemplative style usually except when he gets pissed off he shows it. Well, to be honest, I've read these things as they were intended, as computer things so I didn't get everything, I'd very much like to hear what the great Beck had to say about it as well. Yeah the show goes on eevry year but that was the one that mattered. Very interesting reading that you can go back to many times for enlightenment/amusement.

Lots of Thurston, Mike Watt & Lee Renaldo, some David Yow, only one entry from Courtney and none from Stephen Malkmus, so the title is a little misleading. If you're a Beck fan, you'll love his entries. They're the best of the bunch. He describes the world as he sees it in Beck-style free-form, without bashing his fellow performers. Thurston's entries are almost entirely in strangely self-righteous defense of Kathleen Hanna and an incident in which he was not even involved, which is a waste. The last I heard, Kathleen is more than capable of speaking for herself so his defense of her/bashing of Courtney is unnecessary. I expected and would have preferred more insight into the Lollapalooza performing experience.

This is the last of the Martin Beck mystery series and for enthusiasts like me and my sons who have read them from the beginning in order this was a good and fitting finish to the series. The characters get a last round of development and by now have become rather endearing to the reader. The authors indulged more than ever before in their rabid antagonism to modern western 'capitalist' trends in society ... at times its so over the top as to be absurd, even if there is a grain of truth to be detected in much of what they say.

The opening chapters tell how Gunvald Larsson was sent to observe a Presidential parade in a South American country. All precautions were taken. But when the President passed by the street exploded and blew up the Presidential car. Chapter 3 tells of a bank robbery trial with its comic moments. Jurors are chosen through political connections, and are often friends of the prosecutor. An ill-prepared defense lawyer freed his client. Chapter 4 tells of the developments in Martin Beck's personal life. Chapter 5 is about the assassination of a film director who made films for export only. None of the neighbors had seen a stranger. Gunvald Larsson returned with his report on the assassination (Chapter 8). They learn about a terrorist group that attacked on many continents. The targets had nothing in common politically, except they were prominent. This group always succeeds.

Martin Beck found a clue and solved the murder of the film director (Chapter 9, 10). Chapter 13 introduces Reinhard Heydt, the ULAG terrorist. They are funded by wealthy businessmen to create political turmoil that can be exploited. The police are planning to prevent an attack (Chapter 14). Sweden passed new laws banning firearms (Chapter 15). There was an increase in crime, drugs, and violence (Chapter 16). One terrorist's presence is reported in Chapter 18. Chapter 20 tells what happened when the terrorist's bomb exploded. Chapter 21 explains the security measures taken to minimize damage. Something happened at Ridderholm Church (Chapter 22). Chapter 23 explains what caused it.

Rebecka Lind is in court again. Her defense attorney's speech sounds like a funny parody (Chapter 24). Routine police work leads to the discovery of two terrorists (Chapter 25). They would like to capture them alive. Chapter 26 tells of the plan and its results. There is another funny scene in court when the two terrorists are arraigned (Chapter 27). The police calculate the likely escape route of the third terrorist. Reinhard is proud of his sideburns even if they attract attention (Chapter 28). Chapter 29 begins by telling how Christmas was hijacked from a family festival to a commercial advertising orgy. The Swedish police get a present at the port of Malmö thanks to Benny Skacke.

The authors wrote ten books from 1965 to 1975 which were supposed to reflect society and its changes. If accurate, they provide information about Sweden that is not found in newspapers. The "urban renewal" schemes that displaced old neighborhoods is similar to big cities in America. These novels have events that seem to have been copied from America, or is that just human nature?

The tenth, and final, Martin Beck novel. A disappointing finish to an otherwise excellent series. International terrorists strike fear into the heart of Sweden, their motives obscure, their methods deadly.

The authors abandon all pretense of reality in this one, focusing on excessively heavy-handed Marxist criticism of all aspects of society. Beck's motivations and actions seem very out-of-character, the plot is ridiculous, and the writing is unusually poor. It reads like a freakish crossbreed of Tom Clancy, Kurt Vonnegut, and Frederich Engels.

If you've read the other nine books, you should probably read this one, too, but it's for die-hard fans only.

Well, Sjowall and Wahloo are trying to be Fredrick Forsyth and Fedor Dostoevsky at the same time here, and Forsyth part came out much better. There are three subplots to this book - the murder of porno director Walter Petrus, the political assasinations, and the story of young Stockholmer Rebecka Lind, loosely tying the former two together. The attempt on the life of American Senator is written out superbly, rivaling the Day of Jackal. The rest of the book is also readable, but by the end of the series Sjowall and Wahloo became quite didactic in their social commentaries, occasionally crossing into Pravda-like condemnation of the capitalist evils. Authors disenchantement with capitalism is evident in their other books also, but in Terrorists its influence is far less artful and a great measure less subtle. I still like the book but one could wish - can't he? - that this mesalliance between a crime novel and a morality play was moderated by the same literary taste the authors shown us before.

Although it has been several years since I read this book, it is the culmination of a great series that is part mystery, part social commentary and part satire. All of the Martin Beck mysteries are good and should be read in order beginning with Roseanne and ending with this book.

I submitted my order in Jan. and still have not recieved this as of March 24, 2006! The only reason why it was ranked with one star was because I could not submit a zero star

I was looking for a book like this long time ago, I tell you by experience, I've seen many books on the field and this is the Best! [ I'm not a kid :P~ ]

This reference book is a must for any healthcare provider or teacher. Excellent full color large pictures. Includes fold out stand for hands-free viewing or teaching.

This is an incredible anatomy flip chart book. The book is in wonderful color and has incredible detail. Great for learning in-depth anatomy or displaying in the physician's, PAs, or NPs physical exam room for educating the patient. The chart is capable of standing on it's own. This is awesome for any medical/PA student. Can't be without it!

I understand that this book is still being widely sold in LDS and Christian bookstores. The book's point of view is that homosexuality is something that can be overcome.

It's interesting to note that each of the book's co-authors has subsequently come out as gay and lesbian respectively. This makes their theories ring more than a little bit hollow.

Insightful and encouraging, this book's only flaw was a marketing one. I fear that this book, which explains so well the cycle of sin and how to replace it with joy, will only be looked at by people suffering specific problems. The authors should be commended here, not only for their research and compelling real-life examples, but also for their insight into the gospel, the atonement, and the capacity for human change.

This is the best book I have seen addressing the challenges of those who try repeatedly to break out of compulsive behaviors, but without success. Through real-life case studies of three individuals who successfully overcame compulsive behaviors (an eating disorder, a drug problem, and a pattern of homosexual behavior, respectively), the authors discuss the reasons for people's failures to break addictions, as well as the steps necessary to successfully break out of a compulsive cycle. Although geared specifically toward members of the LDS Church, the book is an invaluable tool for anyone interested in overcoming an addiction or helping someone else do so.

This book describes well the shame cycle that many addicts experience. Those suffering from addiction and those around them should read this book to understand how to get out of this cycle.

It's one huge flaw is its early 90s, Mormon-inspired view of homosexuality as a simple character flaw to be overcome. Martha Beck has since recanted and recognizes that sexual orientation is an inate human trait and not something that can be changed or one should be ashamed of.

Apart from this one chapter, the book is a sensitive, insightful look into addiction.