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The Bonds of Love
Published in Hardcover by Pantheon (1988-07-12)
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Very good but very dense.
Helpful Votes: 13 out of 16 total.
Review Date: 1998-07-11
Review Date: 1998-07-11
Salvaging Freud
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2003-01-20
Review Date: 2003-01-20
In remarkably clear language, Benjamin reworks Freudian psychoanalysis so to include the possibility of mothers and fathers mutually recognizing each other as subjects thereby enabling a cooperative relationship where similarities and differences are acknowledged. Without this modification, she argues that traditional Freudian theories with their sole reliance on individual intrapsychic reality cannot help but reproduce patriarchal gender relationships which are characterized by domination and submission, most notably reflected in the cultural polarity of male rationality and female vulnerability as seen, for example, in the Story of O. She further argues that the dispassionate rationality of the marketplace masks not only the dependency of the working class but male domination as well. Convincing in its integration of Freudian theory with both feminism and marxism, it marks a significant step forward in understanding how the personal is indeed political.
The Ties that Bind
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2001-08-02
Review Date: 2001-08-02
Are a bit ephemeral, according to Benjamin, for they suppose and originate in the constitutive acts of an other subject, acts which not only may recognize one's subjectivity but also fail to recognize one's subjectivity. Thus the pain when such a failure occurs. Thus the efforts individuals expend to manage their lives to avoid such pain.
Benjamin's book was hardly the first to address these issues. It was, however, the first to address them systematically while relating them to feminist theory. An important book. A must read for those interested in Left political and social theory.
Brooklyn Story
Published in Paperback by Word Is Bond Press (2004-03-14)
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A coming of age story set in the heart of 1960's Brooklyn.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-10
Review Date: 2007-12-10
Author Robert Batista takes the reader on a journey to the tumultuous 1960's in his book Brooklyn Story. Batista's tale focuses on the life of David Carlos Lee, a teenager who is struggling to make it in the Brooklyn Projects. Young David faces temptation and danger every day as he lives among drug dealers, pimps, and police (whom the members of the community do not fully trust).
Brooklyn Story is filled with tremendous internal and external conflict. Among the troubles faced by David are conflicts with his stern father, classmates, friends, enemies, love interests, and his own feelings. Brooklyn Story also presents the story of the reactions of people in the ghetto to the major events of the 1960's. Community reactions to the conflict in Vietnam, assassination of Martin Luther King, and the killing of Bobby Kennedy all provide kindling for the burning story that Batista tells.
One thing that readers will notice about Brooklyn Story are the similarities which exist between the ghetto culture of the 1960's and today. Although much time has past, many of the same ideas, hopes, dreams, and fears exist today within the people who live in the projects. At the end of the book is a very insightful author interview which explains Batista's motivations behind writing his book, as well as his feelings behind the differences and similarities between today's urban youth and the characters of his story.
Brooklyn Story is a well constructed book which is strong in feeling and delivery. Readers who have an interest in urban culture will find Brooklyn Story to be very enjoyable and worthwhile. Young African-American readers, as well as those of any race, who live in an urban environment will especially be able to relate to the struggles and feelings of the characters within the pages of Brooklyn Story.
Brooklyn Story is filled with tremendous internal and external conflict. Among the troubles faced by David are conflicts with his stern father, classmates, friends, enemies, love interests, and his own feelings. Brooklyn Story also presents the story of the reactions of people in the ghetto to the major events of the 1960's. Community reactions to the conflict in Vietnam, assassination of Martin Luther King, and the killing of Bobby Kennedy all provide kindling for the burning story that Batista tells.
One thing that readers will notice about Brooklyn Story are the similarities which exist between the ghetto culture of the 1960's and today. Although much time has past, many of the same ideas, hopes, dreams, and fears exist today within the people who live in the projects. At the end of the book is a very insightful author interview which explains Batista's motivations behind writing his book, as well as his feelings behind the differences and similarities between today's urban youth and the characters of his story.
Brooklyn Story is a well constructed book which is strong in feeling and delivery. Readers who have an interest in urban culture will find Brooklyn Story to be very enjoyable and worthwhile. Young African-American readers, as well as those of any race, who live in an urban environment will especially be able to relate to the struggles and feelings of the characters within the pages of Brooklyn Story.
Embracing Life as a youth in Brooklyn during the late 60's
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-23
Review Date: 2007-09-23
Brooklyn Story by Robert Batista is a compelling story of a young man David aka Davey. You will be taken on the journey of Davey's life. Coming to understand what it was like for he and his friends to grow up within the walls of a community in Brooklyn, NY as a teenager in the late 60's. You can feel the disappointment in the relationship with his father Tank, or lack of a father son relationship. You come to understand the importance of his friends and his loyalty to Diamond, who was not only a neighbor, friend, but more like a brother, kindred spirits.
I smiled, while I look back on what it was like to be a young person, having one of the opposite sex catch your attention. Remembering what it was like to explore the dynamics of dating, sex and loyalty in being a couple and being friends within a circle of others. You witness the competitiveness of being an athlete while going up against the other boroughs of New York. This was a challenge and a safety concern, but Davey and his friends worked through the obstacles put before them and came out winners.
Brooklyn Story is a heartfelt book about family, friendship, loyalty, love, betrayal and not giving up on life. I would not see this as a dark read, but one of true hope and inspiration...showing the reality of what it was like to be young during a time when challenges of our nation with the death of prominent leaders of our country also putting a difficult twist into communities of people of color.
This was my first experience of reading Robert Batista's style of storytelling and I am looking forward to experiencing more. I highly recommend this book to those that enjoy taking a peak back to a day when we young, moving forward, realizing a time that helped mold us into who we are today. Can you remember back...
S.E. Koshi aka Lady Flava
Flava Coffee House
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Flava Rating: 10 Snaps
I smiled, while I look back on what it was like to be a young person, having one of the opposite sex catch your attention. Remembering what it was like to explore the dynamics of dating, sex and loyalty in being a couple and being friends within a circle of others. You witness the competitiveness of being an athlete while going up against the other boroughs of New York. This was a challenge and a safety concern, but Davey and his friends worked through the obstacles put before them and came out winners.
Brooklyn Story is a heartfelt book about family, friendship, loyalty, love, betrayal and not giving up on life. I would not see this as a dark read, but one of true hope and inspiration...showing the reality of what it was like to be young during a time when challenges of our nation with the death of prominent leaders of our country also putting a difficult twist into communities of people of color.
This was my first experience of reading Robert Batista's style of storytelling and I am looking forward to experiencing more. I highly recommend this book to those that enjoy taking a peak back to a day when we young, moving forward, realizing a time that helped mold us into who we are today. Can you remember back...
S.E. Koshi aka Lady Flava
Flava Coffee House
Flava Book Reviews
Flava Rating: 10 Snaps
A Timeless Tale For The Ages
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-12
Review Date: 2007-08-12
Ostensibly, Brooklyn Story would appear to be a garden variety urban fiction tale of gangsters, drug dealers, and glamorized street life, chronicling the perils of fast lives and even faster deaths - but, at its heart, Robert Batista's narrative is a touching treatise of love, true life pain, and the consequences of the psychological scarring left behind in the wake of homes crushed under the weight of societal indifference.
The action in Brooklyn Story is centered on young David - affectionately known as Davey - who learns much about life in the often unforgiving streets of New York City. An accomplished athlete with a good head on his shoulders, Davey has a promising future - but one that is threatened by his de facto affiliation with the likes of Diamond, the local drug kingpin. Davey idolizes Diamond, who serves as his ready protector, and pledges his loyalty to him, come what may. Not your typical cold, ruthless killer, Diamond actually helps Davey wend his way through life with helpful advice about women, crooked cops, and his general outlook on how the world really works, apart from what you'd read in the papers or see on the news.
As they make their way through a series of intriguing - and often dangerous - encounters, Davey bonds with Diamond in ways he only wishes he could with his own father, Tank, who has always avoided establishing a substantive relationship with his son. The hostility between Davey and Tank continues to escalate until, directly following a violent altercation, Davey swears to kill his father. Only after a surprisingly cathartic tale from Diamond regarding his own childhood is Davey deterred from following through with his plans.
Make no mistake, Brooklyn Story contains many more gems about life in the New York streets of the late 1960's, including many references to popular music, real-time reactions to the deaths of Martin Luther King & Bobby Kennedy, and reminiscings on love gone both good and bad. The underlying subtext of it all, though, is the importance of the father-son dynamic, most especially the often desperate moves made by sons in attempts to fill the voids left by their father's continued lack of involvement.
Davey's personification of this issue is evident not only in his involvement with Diamond, but also in the decisions he makes in his personal life. Having found true love with the regal Sunny, one can only assume that Davey would be less likely to cheat on her with her "friend," the disarmingly beautiful and deceptive Princess, if a strong, wise father figure were available to help advise him on his conflicted feelings. Likewise, in light of Diamond's tragic death, Davey would not find himself in the perilous position of seeking retribution if a more calming, steady influence readily helped him process his guilt and grief in a more healthy fashion.
By inspiring such musings in the reader, Brooklyn Story is more the anti-urban fiction tale: a refreshing departure from superficial glamorizations of sensationalized street life, instead focusing on the root causes of precisely how that life came to be. Batista's tale is guaranteed to tug at your heart strings and awaken within you the same sense of higher consciousness that comes to Davey in the end - and almost too late. By sharing Brooklyn Story with the world, though, one can only hope that Batista will help prevent thousands of others just like Davey from reaching the same tragic fate to which they seem inexorably bound.
The action in Brooklyn Story is centered on young David - affectionately known as Davey - who learns much about life in the often unforgiving streets of New York City. An accomplished athlete with a good head on his shoulders, Davey has a promising future - but one that is threatened by his de facto affiliation with the likes of Diamond, the local drug kingpin. Davey idolizes Diamond, who serves as his ready protector, and pledges his loyalty to him, come what may. Not your typical cold, ruthless killer, Diamond actually helps Davey wend his way through life with helpful advice about women, crooked cops, and his general outlook on how the world really works, apart from what you'd read in the papers or see on the news.
As they make their way through a series of intriguing - and often dangerous - encounters, Davey bonds with Diamond in ways he only wishes he could with his own father, Tank, who has always avoided establishing a substantive relationship with his son. The hostility between Davey and Tank continues to escalate until, directly following a violent altercation, Davey swears to kill his father. Only after a surprisingly cathartic tale from Diamond regarding his own childhood is Davey deterred from following through with his plans.
Make no mistake, Brooklyn Story contains many more gems about life in the New York streets of the late 1960's, including many references to popular music, real-time reactions to the deaths of Martin Luther King & Bobby Kennedy, and reminiscings on love gone both good and bad. The underlying subtext of it all, though, is the importance of the father-son dynamic, most especially the often desperate moves made by sons in attempts to fill the voids left by their father's continued lack of involvement.
Davey's personification of this issue is evident not only in his involvement with Diamond, but also in the decisions he makes in his personal life. Having found true love with the regal Sunny, one can only assume that Davey would be less likely to cheat on her with her "friend," the disarmingly beautiful and deceptive Princess, if a strong, wise father figure were available to help advise him on his conflicted feelings. Likewise, in light of Diamond's tragic death, Davey would not find himself in the perilous position of seeking retribution if a more calming, steady influence readily helped him process his guilt and grief in a more healthy fashion.
By inspiring such musings in the reader, Brooklyn Story is more the anti-urban fiction tale: a refreshing departure from superficial glamorizations of sensationalized street life, instead focusing on the root causes of precisely how that life came to be. Batista's tale is guaranteed to tug at your heart strings and awaken within you the same sense of higher consciousness that comes to Davey in the end - and almost too late. By sharing Brooklyn Story with the world, though, one can only hope that Batista will help prevent thousands of others just like Davey from reaching the same tragic fate to which they seem inexorably bound.
Cousins: A Unique and Powerful Bond
Published in Paperback by Backinprint.com (2000-10)
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Entertaining and thoughtful
Helpful Votes: 30 out of 30 total.
Review Date: 2002-01-18
Review Date: 2002-01-18
Cousins is a thoughtful and entertaining book. The author describes her relationships with her own cousins, to whom she was very close growing up, as well as an analysis of different types of cousin relationships, including marriage. She describes the significance these often neglected relatives can have throughout our lives. Cousins can provide a great sense of family without the intense and sometimes negative emotions that exist in sibling relationships. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in family interactions and wants to learn more about this special and powerful bond.
TRIUMPH
Helpful Votes: 30 out of 30 total.
Review Date: 2002-01-05
Review Date: 2002-01-05
A fullhearted read, a fascinating approach, a must have!
I could not put this book down, and found it enlightening when it came to the chapter on cousin marriages, who knew such a taboo subject could be written about with such grace, tact, and truthfulness. If you ever wondered about your family this is a great place to find spirited, humorous and thoughtful solace, along with insight and educational tools. There is no deny it Cousins is "A Unique and Powerful" Book.
I could not put this book down, and found it enlightening when it came to the chapter on cousin marriages, who knew such a taboo subject could be written about with such grace, tact, and truthfulness. If you ever wondered about your family this is a great place to find spirited, humorous and thoughtful solace, along with insight and educational tools. There is no deny it Cousins is "A Unique and Powerful" Book.
On Second thought...
Helpful Votes: 31 out of 33 total.
Review Date: 2002-03-19
Review Date: 2002-03-19
I originally rated this poorly. I have since re-read the book, after a good deal of correspondence with the author, and have rethought my critique. The book is highly antecdotal, but also gives amazing insight into the pyschological bond between cousins. I had always valued that insight, yet failed to give proper credit for it in my review.
My original opinion was based on an error in judgement. I initially mistook the quotes of some of the sources as the personal position of the author.
It is well worth reading, for anyone who wishes to know more about cousin relationships. The book includes two chapters on romantic/marital entanglements, which, I will forwarn, may sometimes be unsuitable for the younger audience.
One final caution... Be careful not to assume the quoted sources are the author's prejudice. It is quite easy to come away with that impression if one is not paying attention.
Curse of the Azure Bonds (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons/Forgotten Realms Module FRC2)
Published in Paperback by Wizards of the Coast (1989-04)
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Best of the forgotten realms Sagas
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-09-07
Review Date: 2001-09-07
For those of you who have wondered if D&D was simply Hack & Slash this will give you a true insight of the game. It truely is one of the best fantasy books I've read. This book and those of the forgotten realms are good solid reading matierial and though some may consider it "Bubble Gum" I don't.
THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 1998-10-20
Review Date: 1998-10-20
I read this book and I loved . this is a book for all fantasy lovers and it is good for anyone who doesn't have anything better to do as well.I liked the characters and how the author made them seem like real people. I also play AD&D so I can relate to this boook. this book can only be described by one phrase. THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!!!.
Well designed example of the "enigma" adventure
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2000-05-02
Review Date: 2000-05-02
At last, the huge module (96 pages!) that covers the adventure of Alias in the Forgotten Realms - the heroes (levels 6-9) awaken to find curious blue sigils wrapped around their skin - what could this mean? Worse, their "mark of Cain" makes them VERY intriguing to some horrific evil that they'd rather not contend with... this adventure will teach your players paranoia in a way that only life-threatening fun ever could. :)
Dressed to Kill: James Bond : The Suited Hero
Published in Hardcover by Flammarion-Pere Castor (1996-09)
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Can you let it out around the crotch?
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 15 total.
Review Date: 1999-02-26
Review Date: 1999-02-26
Imagine, a hero that can be shot in the ankle and still go slow dancing just moments later. A hero, who goes to The Fort Knox mosh pit and comes out looking crisp & unwrinkled. A dashing self made lover and chauvinist who would never leave a stain on his or anyone elses attire. Of course, James Bond is alive & well - after 35 or so years this wonderful publication documents his style, grace and things that make him oh so Bondian. Chock full of never before seen pics, this is a must for Bond and Cinema fans as well.Travel through the fast paced 60's as Sean Connery takes you on a terrific ride filled with style and substance. Hold tight through the 70's and 80's as the decades that style forgot and thankfully return to Pierce Brosnan and Brioni and the look that is legendary. James Bond is Back, and Mr. McInerney has him. Highest Rating!
Pictures, Prose, and Secret-Agent Style
Helpful Votes: 21 out of 22 total.
Review Date: 1996-11-16
Review Date: 1996-11-16
Analyses of James Bond seem to fall into two categories: analytical or anecdotal. The former is the most common -- generally consisting of a look into such quantitative topics as what kind of cigarettes he smokes, how he prepares his martinis, and other easily categorized trivia. But such an analysis -- while thoroughly enjoyable -- never seems to answer the larger question that looms in everyone's mind: "Just why is this guy so cool?"
"Dressed to Kill: James Bond, The Suited Hero" does an admirable job of handling this question. Half a collection of essays, and half a picture-laden coffee table book, "Dressed to Kill" purports to examine the way 007 attires himself and how this has both borrowed from the heroes of the past and contributed to the heroes of the present.
Four essays on Bond are sprinkled throughout the book, written by authors like Jay McIrnery and Nick Sullivan. The essays range from rambling expositions of a boy's love for the hero his parents forbade him to watch, to an almost scholarly look at Bond's dressing habits and how this has contributed to the character.
But the real stars are the pictures. Compiled within "Dressed to Kill" is perhaps the best collection of Bond pictures this side of Cubby Brocolli's personal photo album. The pictures range from Dr. No to GoldenEye, from publicity stills to advertising copy, from black-and-white to color, and they neatly explain the mystique of 007 at a level that the essays never reach. The pictures have been culled from the EON Picture Archive and other collections, and each includes a knowledgeable quote explaining just what 007 is wearing and why.
While Bond receives star billing, the book does try to expand the examination to "the suited hero" in general. Non-bond pictures include such figures as James Coburn as Our Man Flint, Alan Ladd (he had his suits tailored to make him look taller), Humprhey Bogart from Casablanca (the predecessor to Bond's "tuxedo in the midst of chaos" look), and such anti-suits as Bruce Willis from Die Hard and Harrison Ford from Indiana Jones. In discussing the latter two, and Hollywood's eschewing of the suit, Neil Norman writes:
"At the same time, a curious thing happened. The suit wouldn't die. It simply transferred its allegiance from hero to villain. Paul Freeman's villainous Frenchman Belloq, in Raiders, confronted Indy in an immaculate linen suit. And the moment that Alan Rickman strode on to the screen to do battle Bruce Willis's slobbily attired cop hero, villainy meant tailoring sharp enough to slash your wrists on."
In and around the essays are picture-filled asides devoted to topics like Bond's three-piece suits, his sport coats, his naval style, and his tuxedo bow ties:
"The width remains fairly constant while the depth rises and falls, beginning with Sean Connery's `Slim Jims' up to Roger Moore's velvet high of 1974, and gradually shrinking back down to Timothy Dalton's restrained 1987 version, before deepening yet again for GoldenEye."
"Dressed to Kill" is a wonderful celebration of everyone's favorite secret agent. If you can't tell an Armani from a Brioni, or if you can't tell in which film Bond's "lightweight suit, whose cut, along with the curled trilby hat, gives him the look of a traveling businessman," then it's time for you to give up your underwear and T-shirt look just long enough to get to a bookstore.
(Deane Barker is the forum manager for The World of James Bond on The Microsoft Network
Killer Cool!
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2002-02-13
Review Date: 2002-02-13
Let's admit it, guys. Buried deep inside each one of us, no matter how bald, how plump, how short, how ugly, or how sartorially tasteless, is a James Bond trying to get out.
DRESSED TO KILL explores the mystique of Bond in a tasteful coffee-table edition crammed full of rare photographs and enjoyable essays addressing the age old question of just what suits a man.
It wasn't until I read this book that I realized the profound cultural impact which the Bond movies had and have, and the deep and lasting impact they'd had on me, personally, and how they'd unconsciously formed the basis of my impressions of male style.
From the suited hero of the 40's, 50's and 60's (witness Cary Grant), to the styleless 70's (Roger Moore's mod Bond looks just a little ridiculous amongst the Jermyn Street of Connery and the Brioni of Brosnan), the suited antihero of the 80's (and his doppleganger the antisuited hero of the "Die Hard" and Indiana Jones ilk), into the 90's and the new millennium, this ultimately enjoyable book is a paean to the way we all want to look. Gentlemen, fold your pocket squares!
How many steps is it from a boy in a sport jacket pretending to be Bond to an Armani man carrying a slim black briefcase? Not so far as you'd think. Rate this one FIFTY GOLD SOVEREIGNS.
Duration, Convexity, and Other Bond Risk Measures (Frank J. Fabozzi Series)
Published in Hardcover by Wiley (1999-05)
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Good book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-06-11
Review Date: 2005-06-11
This a good basic introduction. Also try Interest Rate Risk Modeling: A Fixed Income Valuation Course by Nawalkha et. al, and the website www.fixedincomerisk.com with a free forum and free software download.
Comprehensive review of fundamental concepts.
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 14 total.
Review Date: 2000-05-25
Review Date: 2000-05-25
the book gives the fundamentals of risk management. You can grasp the idea of duration, convexity and other commonly used terms. The book especially tells how you will use the terms, not to derive them. I recommend the book, it is indeed useful
Frank's best short story
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2003-10-14
Review Date: 2003-10-14
Fabozzi has a lot of intuitive books, but I think this is the best concise book out there that provides a focused discussion on Convexity and Duration. Lucid on all aspects of bond convexity and a very good analysis of option embedded bonds with negative convexity.
Financial Markets For The Rest Of Us: An Easy Guide To Money, Bonds, Futures, Stocks, Options, And Mutual Funds
Published in Paperback by AuthorHouse (2001-11-19)
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Read the book online
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Review Date: 2004-04-24
Review Date: 2004-04-24
Hello,
Robert Hashemian here, author of the book. Obviously you can ignore my own rating for the book. No surprise that I think it's a pretty good book.
You can also read this book online at www.hashemian.com and decide for yourself.
Robert Hashemian here, author of the book. Obviously you can ignore my own rating for the book. No surprise that I think it's a pretty good book.
You can also read this book online at www.hashemian.com and decide for yourself.
Learned much
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2002-01-18
Review Date: 2002-01-18
This was the second book I read on financial markets. There is a wealth of information on all kinds of financial stuff.
I specially liked the Options chapter. I think the Stocks chapter was an overkill but still there was much useful info.
Pretty organized and fairly unbiased. The retirement piece at the end of the book was definitely underdone but I don't think this book was meant to cover retirement anyways.
The author doesn't try to portray the financial markets as a road to riches. He lets the reader draw his own conclusions from the topics covered. An educational read overall.
I specially liked the Options chapter. I think the Stocks chapter was an overkill but still there was much useful info.
Pretty organized and fairly unbiased. The retirement piece at the end of the book was definitely underdone but I don't think this book was meant to cover retirement anyways.
The author doesn't try to portray the financial markets as a road to riches. He lets the reader draw his own conclusions from the topics covered. An educational read overall.
A must read for anyone with money
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2001-12-28
Review Date: 2001-12-28
I learned a great deal from this book and I can tell you it is worth every cent of its price, which I considered high before purchasing. The author has a very creative style and yet is able to explain even the most complicated information in an easy to understand and often humorous way. Even if you don't think you will take advantage of all the knowledge you will gain from reading it, I suggest you do read it all, as you never know what may prove useful in the future.
Genuine Existence
Published in Paperback by BookSurge Publishing (2006-04-27)
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Amazing!
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Review Date: 2008-02-09
Review Date: 2008-02-09
It was so nice to be able to get so much insight into the mind and heart of someone who's shared similar life experiences. I love reading autobiographies and biographies, and even though I know Austin personally, reading his book allowed me to get to know my cousin a little bit better.
Very Honest
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Review Date: 2007-12-18
Review Date: 2007-12-18
This book by Austin Bonds reminds me of sermons I heard growing up. Addressing a range of topics in a colloquial manner, it feels more as if you are having a conversation rather than reading a book. All chapters are about something different, with the overall theme of living your faith out genuinely.
Honestly, your appreciation of this book depends on under what impression you begin reading it. If you read it as a daily splice of someone else's reflections, its wonderful. On the other hand, if you want to sit down and read it through in one sitting, you may find it jumpy and lacking in depth. Because the chapters are so short and the topics don't continue to the next chapters, it leaves the reader wanting more of Austin Bond's thoughts on the matters addressed.
All in all, I would recommend this book to those new to the faith, perhaps wanting someone to walk alongside of them in their journey.
Honestly, your appreciation of this book depends on under what impression you begin reading it. If you read it as a daily splice of someone else's reflections, its wonderful. On the other hand, if you want to sit down and read it through in one sitting, you may find it jumpy and lacking in depth. Because the chapters are so short and the topics don't continue to the next chapters, it leaves the reader wanting more of Austin Bond's thoughts on the matters addressed.
All in all, I would recommend this book to those new to the faith, perhaps wanting someone to walk alongside of them in their journey.
No Wobbling!
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Review Date: 2007-01-05
Review Date: 2007-01-05
Mr. Bonds, in his delectable piece of Christlike writings, looms into Creation, coalescing all that is indispansable to fetch you to breath with the pummel of our King Jesus' heart. His experiences and battles toward spiritual growth will innovate your walk with our Majestic Lord.
I endorse his book!
Antonio Moreira jR
I endorse his book!
Antonio Moreira jR
Healing With Color Zone Therapy (Healing Series)
Published in Paperback by Crossing Press (1998-03)
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A good starting point
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-01
Review Date: 2007-06-01
This is a good book with some areas that I absolutely do not subscribe to. However, it doesn't take away from the efficacy of the reference points and from the impact colors have on us. I find it very interesting and helpful and with some significant oversights that I wish had been included in the books.
The bottoms of the hands and feet are covered well, but NOT the tops. I had to go to Doring kindersley of the UK and that website to get good charts for the tops of the hands and feet and they are excellent sources of information and very user friendly.
If this book had included that data, it would have been just right. I still think it is worth buying and using, but it is definitely not the only source reference you will need.
The bottoms of the hands and feet are covered well, but NOT the tops. I had to go to Doring kindersley of the UK and that website to get good charts for the tops of the hands and feet and they are excellent sources of information and very user friendly.
If this book had included that data, it would have been just right. I still think it is worth buying and using, but it is definitely not the only source reference you will need.
Already said in previous review!
Helpful Votes: 13 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2006-07-05
Review Date: 2006-07-05
This book is excellent. It had specific disorders listed and the actual pressure point on the hand or foot to release the natural healing from inside our bodies. An excellent resource book that will be referred to time and again!
A superb introduction to a powerful healing technique.
Helpful Votes: 73 out of 73 total.
Review Date: 2000-02-04
Review Date: 2000-02-04
Color Zone Therapy is a combination of two very powerful healing techniques: Zone Therapy and Color Therapy. Joseph Corvo, a master practitioner of Zone Therapy, has been a healer for more than thirty-seven years. Lilian Verner-Bonds is an internationally respected practitioner of Color Therapy. They combined their healing techniques into a powerful new therapy, which they present in Healing With Color Zone Therapy. Color Zone Therapy is a unique and simple system of treatment that can eliminate illness, pain and tiredness; help you look and feel younger; and enable you to meet life with energy, vigor and vitality." It treats the whole person, including emotional and spiritual aspects. Color Zone Therapy can be used with any conventional medical treatments that readers may already be using. The authors first explain each technique and how it works. They also provide detailed instructions so that readers can use each method for self-healing. The bulk of the book is devoted to "An A to Z of illnesses and their treatment" that enables readers to apply Zone Therapy and Color Therapy in combination to alleviate specific ailments. Readers are first advised to become aware of the causes of their ailment. This involves understanding how negative thoughts and attitudes affect health. They are then taught affirmations that will help them replace negativity with "positive permanent thinking replacement." Each disease has its own healing color and its own particular zone pressure points. "Zone Therapy uses physical stimulus, while Color Therapy works through more intangible stimuli, ie the emotions." The essence of the combined therapies is to tune into the healing color, repeat the affirmations, and apply pressure to the appropriate zones. The treatment is repeated daily for ten minutes each day. The final section of the book deals with the special problems of children, aging adults, and people dealing with grief. Healing With Color Zone Therapy is an essential reference for all those desiring to help their bodies heal in a natural and non-invasive way. Paper, 169 pp. -- Sandra I. Smith, Reviewer
Here for You: Creating a Mother-Daughter Bond That Lasts a Lifetime
Published in Paperback by Bethany House (2007-05-01)
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HELP AND HEALING FOR MOMS AND TEEN DAUGHTERS
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Review Date: 2007-05-01
Review Date: 2007-05-01
Raising a teenage daughter in today's culture is no easy task. The challenges of the roller coaster teen years can put on a strain on the mother/daughter relationship, leading to problems that last into adulthood.
Susie Shellenberger, long-time editor of Brio magazine, knows what's on the mind of today's teen girls and has interviewed hundreds of them to find out what they really want from their moms. Teaming up with Kathy Gowler, mom of two, this book was created to help heal and restore tensions among moms and teen daughters.
The focus of the book teaches moms and daughters about the sacred covenant relationship and how to make one between themselves and God. The Gospel is clearly explained to new believers who might pick up a copy, and I think this book would be great material for youth groups and women's Bible studies.
The authors also lead a national seminar called "Closer" for moms and daughters, and there's an upcoming Mother-Daughter Cruise planned, as well as mission opportunities.
As a mom with three daughters, I'm excited about this book! It's a much-needed resource that can reach hearts for furthering the Gospel and changing lives.
--Christian Women Online Book Buzz
Susie Shellenberger, long-time editor of Brio magazine, knows what's on the mind of today's teen girls and has interviewed hundreds of them to find out what they really want from their moms. Teaming up with Kathy Gowler, mom of two, this book was created to help heal and restore tensions among moms and teen daughters.
The focus of the book teaches moms and daughters about the sacred covenant relationship and how to make one between themselves and God. The Gospel is clearly explained to new believers who might pick up a copy, and I think this book would be great material for youth groups and women's Bible studies.
The authors also lead a national seminar called "Closer" for moms and daughters, and there's an upcoming Mother-Daughter Cruise planned, as well as mission opportunities.
As a mom with three daughters, I'm excited about this book! It's a much-needed resource that can reach hearts for furthering the Gospel and changing lives.
--Christian Women Online Book Buzz
A Must-Read for Moms of Girls Twelve to Twenty
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-22
Review Date: 2007-07-22
If you have a daughter over the age of seven, you've probably already begun to wonder when that time is going to come. You know, the time when nothing you say is right, and most conversations turn into an argument? The ages of fourteen to twenty are not years that we have to write off as a difficult phase that we simply have to endure. With effort on both the mother's and the daughter's part, these years can be the beginning of a wonderful relationship.
Here for You: Creating a Mother-Daughter Bond that Lasts a Lifetime is a perfect resource for you if you want to learn how to create this special bond. It will give you information on the reasons why a mom and daughter have "issues," as well as steps to overcoming or minimizing them. More importantly, you will learn what steps you and your daughter can take to help insure that a positive relationship develops in these years. The book is written in alternating chapters to mom and to the teen. So even if she doesn't want to listen to you, she might take the advice to heart if it comes from authors Susie Shellenberger and Kathy Gowler.
The book challenges moms and daughters to make a covenant with one another to do several things which will strengthen your relationship.
Here for You: Creating a Mother-Daughter Bond that Lasts a Lifetime is a perfect resource for you if you want to learn how to create this special bond. It will give you information on the reasons why a mom and daughter have "issues," as well as steps to overcoming or minimizing them. More importantly, you will learn what steps you and your daughter can take to help insure that a positive relationship develops in these years. The book is written in alternating chapters to mom and to the teen. So even if she doesn't want to listen to you, she might take the advice to heart if it comes from authors Susie Shellenberger and Kathy Gowler.
The book challenges moms and daughters to make a covenant with one another to do several things which will strengthen your relationship.
Creating Wonderful Relationships
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-02
Review Date: 2007-05-02
Mothers, do you want to create an unbreakable bond with your teenage daughter? Daughters, do you want to find a new friend--in your mom?
In Here For You, Shellenberger and Gowler will show you how to create the relationship you've never had, but always wanted.
Starting out with a description of what covenants are and Biblical examples of covenants, like the one between David and Jonathan, the authors help readers understand exactly what it means for a mother and daughter to make a covenant, and why they would want to make this lifetime bond.
The authors also include questions to help readers make sure they are in a right relationship with God, stating that this is important before they try to make a covenant with anyone else.
Next, the authors describe what it means to be in a mother-daughter covenant. It requires a big commitment from both mother and daughter. Through emotional stories of girls and their mothers, some in good relationships and some in bad, the authors deliver a powerful testimony for using a covenant in all mother-daughter relationships. Also, if you're one of the mothers or daughters who don't have good communication going on already, the authors give examples of conversation starters and things to do together.
Each chapter in this book is filled with testimonies or real-life stories, Scripture and quotes from teen girls. Most chapters include a self-assessment so you can find out where you are in your relationships, and with God.
Shellenberger and Gowler use a fast-paced writing tempo that keeps the reader engaged, even when the subject matter may be a little difficult. Real life examples also sprinkle the pages and keep the stories and situations from becoming a hypothetical "this-would-never-happen-to-me" read.
Armchair Interviews says: The information in this book is timely and applicable to all mothers and daughters out there and offers a strong message of hope for building mother-daughter relationships.
In Here For You, Shellenberger and Gowler will show you how to create the relationship you've never had, but always wanted.
Starting out with a description of what covenants are and Biblical examples of covenants, like the one between David and Jonathan, the authors help readers understand exactly what it means for a mother and daughter to make a covenant, and why they would want to make this lifetime bond.
The authors also include questions to help readers make sure they are in a right relationship with God, stating that this is important before they try to make a covenant with anyone else.
Next, the authors describe what it means to be in a mother-daughter covenant. It requires a big commitment from both mother and daughter. Through emotional stories of girls and their mothers, some in good relationships and some in bad, the authors deliver a powerful testimony for using a covenant in all mother-daughter relationships. Also, if you're one of the mothers or daughters who don't have good communication going on already, the authors give examples of conversation starters and things to do together.
Each chapter in this book is filled with testimonies or real-life stories, Scripture and quotes from teen girls. Most chapters include a self-assessment so you can find out where you are in your relationships, and with God.
Shellenberger and Gowler use a fast-paced writing tempo that keeps the reader engaged, even when the subject matter may be a little difficult. Real life examples also sprinkle the pages and keep the stories and situations from becoming a hypothetical "this-would-never-happen-to-me" read.
Armchair Interviews says: The information in this book is timely and applicable to all mothers and daughters out there and offers a strong message of hope for building mother-daughter relationships.
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I especially liked the attempt by Benjamin to work out a cogent explanation of the source and nature of feminine Sexual Desire. She doesn't arrive at adefinitive model but does present a convincing case that it lies in the sense of being able to feel safe and free within a "transistional space" wherein one feels ones drives as being from ones own self and not the result of identifcation with the other.
Overall a very dense book, that for me rewarded skipping around alot.