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This story was well-written, well-plotted, and the romance made my toes tingle. Jason and Nikki make a dynamic, sizzling couple while trying to overcome all the obstacles and danger thrown their way. Read it from cover to cover in ONE night. I just couldn't put it down! Great job, L.C.

I love a good romance with lots of intrigue and L.C. Martin has found the right combination in Destiny!The twists and turns kept me reading well into the night. And the characters with all their fobiles and inner turmoil were pretty likable.

The setting was well described and made me wanna sit back and have a margarita and listen to a couple of Buffet tunes! I'm a new fan of L.C.'s but will keep on looking for more of her books.

L.C. Martin's Destiny, gripped me from cover to cover. Her characters were so real, and I totally identified with Jason, he was likeable, yet someone you might not want to get hooked up with, and the romance was absolutely sizzling. The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat and I didn't want it to end. I'm So glad I picked up her book at the LAX Airport, because I found a fresh new favorite writer. Keep at it, L.C.! I'll be looking for your next one!

I don't typically read romance novels, but I enjoyed this book. The characters were very believable, there was lots of action and the suspense built until the end!

A great read. L.C. Martin has mixed genres in a very effective way and its hard to put the book down once you start.
Jason and Nikki will be your favorite people in a short time once you begin to read.
A well written book with a nice story line.
I'm glad I got to read it.

Fantastic! If you want to find out more about yourself and others then read this book and others by L.R. Hubbard. I assure you If your looking for answers you have come to the right place.

Hubbard wrote this book prior to the publication of his complete text entitled 'Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health'. It was an introduction to this brand new subject, and it gives a great overview of the basics of Dianetics. Here one can get a good understanding of how the mind works, and how it causes man so much unhappiness, and how this can be resolved quite easily. You can see Hubbard's early discoveries and how these led him to his brilliant research that brought into being an entirely new science. 'Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science' is a layman's text on how the mind is structured so that one can do something about it! This book is a very good preamble to 'Dianetics the Modern Science of Mental Health', and I highly recommend it. This is Hubbard's concise introduction to the subject. You will enjoy this book if you haven't read it.

This book covers the background of Dianeics - how it all began. It gives the basics of Dianetic therapy, the basics of how the mind works, a concise explanation of what occurs when people are injured, and how this negatively affects us. And what to DO about it!

I highly recommend this for anyone interested in the mind, and who is curious about Dianetics.

Hubbard wrote this book to create a better and clear understanding of the main subject of Dianetics for the public to learn how the research came about. He keeps it very simple and straight forward in a way that every one can get it. It is in fact a major breakthrough in the science of understanding how the mind works and how it can be cleaned of the clutters that inhibits us to have a full awareness of what are the causes of our stress, fears, anxieties and depression. It is unlike any other self help book ever written on the subject for the main purpose of reaching the common man to live a fuller and heppier life. Don't underestimate it by its simplicity. Read this book first and then read Dianetics, the modern science of mental health, and you will never be the same, nor will you ever agree with the falsehood that has saturated our environment regarding the sources of our troubles.

Hubbard wrote this book to create a better and clear understanding of the main subject of Dianetics for the public to learn how the research came about. He keeps it very simple and straight forward in a way that every one can get it. It is in fact a major breakthrough in the science of understanding how the mind works and how it can be cleaned of the clutters that inhibits us to have a full awareness of what are the causes of our stress, fears, anxieties and depression. It is unlike any other self help book ever written on the subject for the main purpose of reaching the common man to live a fuller and heppier life. Don't underestimate it by its simplicity. Read this book first and then read Dianetics, the modern science of mental health, and you will never be the same, nor will you ever agree with the falsehood that has saturated our environment regarding the sources of our troubles.

I am an Ophthalmic Assistant and find this book to be a treasure. I use it if I am reading and need more detailed information and to know how to pronounce some ophthalmic terms. This book is written in an easy to understand format. I write referring letters to patients Doctor's and find this book invaluable when needing to know the correct spelling of a word.

The Dictionary of Eye Terminology 5th Edition is a great place to start when your needing the learn eye terminology in a hurry. I have so much to study just starting out in this profession, and there is so much to learn. So everytime I run into a word I have no clue as to it's meaning, this dictionary comes in for the rescue. Easy to understand definitions, along with how to pronounce. I use it every day on the job, and it has been a huge help to me.

I am completing certification as a teacher of the visually impaired (TVI). This dictionary is excellent for review of anatomy, basic terminology, medical abbreviations, eye diseases, AND related eye diseases. For example, you may look up Retinitis Pigmentosa, find the complete description, and then find a "see also" list containg Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome, and Refsum's Disease.

Additionally the book contains a list of common abbreviations and acronyms as well as a list organizations and associations. The latter is technical and obviously geared towards doctors, but would still prove useful parents of affected children will appreciate a copy of their child's condition and any resources. There are, however, other organizations like NAPVI that would be especially helpful to parents and TVIs that are not listed in this book since it is meant to be used as a medical dictionary.

I am a teacher for students with multiple disabilities and visual impairment and I use this book all the time for quick reference before an IEP meeting or eye doctor's visit with my students. I find it very helpful.

I have personally used this resource for the past 20 years and it remains one of the "must haves" for clinical research coordinators who are trained through Ophthalmic Research Training Services.

It's also a fantastic tool for the CRA'S/ Monitors as well, who may be new to ophthalmology or need a little review from time to time, or just to make sure their spelling is correct.

Bill and Sandra McGee have authored a fascinating account of an almost forgotten era of the Old West. The old days of the romantic Nevada dude ranch unfold in a format reminiscent of "The Love Boat". Told through the eyes of real life cowboy, Bill McGee, we see east coast patrons come and go through the gates of the famous Flying M E Guest ranch. The dude guests are mostly women arrived to establish a six (6) week residency before securing a quickie divorce. And while lounging at the Flying M E, who could blame a girl for romancing a handsome cowboy? The wonderful photographs alone make this coffee table book well worth its purchase. Fans of the old west should seriously consider adding this fine book to their collection.

The McGees have pulled together a remarkable historic and pictoral event in Nevada history. Nevada's easy divorce laws attracted the rich and famous to well known Divorce Ranches, complete with horses and swimming pools. Bill McGee was a wrangler at one of the better known "ranches". McGee introduced divorcees to horses and the spectacular Sierra Nevada Mountains. As the daughter of a former owner of one of the nearby smaller divorce sites (we didn't offer horses or a pool), I was impressed with the results of the McGee's research. Many of the photos have not been produced before; they interviewed many of the ranch's former "guests" and provided information not available earlier. This book is truly a collector's item. The Divorce Ranch years brought many new residents from the East who subsequently enriched northern Nevada's cultural community. Before the McGee's this Nevada saga was largely overlooked.

A great and very personal account of the times when everybody who was anybody spent six weeks in Reno to cut the bands that had bound them in their homes,churches, cities and states. Provacative text supported by even more provacative photographs.

Biographer:Adriana and veteran attorney: Tom Williams, San Francisco

This spring 20th Century Fox re-released its 1939 film, CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO, in a 4-DVD box set, THE CHARLIE CHAN COLLECTION, VOL. 4.Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4 (Charlie Chan in Honolulu / Charlie Chan in Reno / Charlie Chan at Treasure Island / City in Darkness) (4DVD)

CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO may be the perfect Reno divorce movie. Although it is set at a swank Reno hotel catering to divorce seekers, the similarity in character types who stayed at the dude ranch where I worked rings true. As the movie opens, the woman, on her way to Reno, could have been any number of divorce seekers who came to the Flying M E. She looks the part, believe me. The dialogue for the Cab Driver is pretty authentic, too.

I'm honored to appear in two special features in this collection, WELCOME TO RENO: AMERICA'S DIVORCE RESORT and RENO MEMORIES. The producers were looking for someone who could give a firsthand account of life in Reno during the 1930s and `40s, the heyday of the Reno six week divorce. They found me through my book, THE DIVORCE SEEKERS, a memoir/history of my years as the head dude wrangler on the Flying M E, an exclusive dude-divorce ranch outside of Reno that catered to wealthy divorce seekers.

To view a clip from WELCOME TO RENO: AMERICA'S DIVORCE RESORT, visit www.divorceseekers.com and click on CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO.

If you love history, Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and cowboys, this book is for you. Being from Minnesota and working at Lake Tahoe in the mid-70's and now being a resident of Reno, I found this book to be a lot more than it's title indicates. Yes, the Reno area was known for being the Divorce Capital of the World, but Bill McGee takes the reader into the back mountains of the Sierras, into the world of New York socialites settling in Virginia City and into what must have been a unique place to live and work - the Flying ME Ranch. The Flying ME was located in what I think is one of the most beautiful spots in Northern Nevada today - Franktown. Even before I knew of the dude ranch, this spot between Carson City and Reno is one of beautiful ranches with white picket fences, Ponderosa Pines and mountain views second to none.

Bill and Sandra take the reader back to a time that was unique and one that will probably never exist again. The photography is wonderful and probably tells a story all by itself.

This is definitely a worthwhile read and a great coffee table book!

D. Geraghty
Reno, Nevada

This is a great book. It is set up so that all the cases are sort of mixed up so, if you read it straight through, you get a lot of variety not just 20 MDD cases in a row which can be kind of boring. However, if you wish there is an index in the back so if you want to just read cases on Bipolar I it will tell you what pages they are all on. I do wish that they put in the ICD-9 code for the disorders that they talked about. They reference the page number in the DSM4-TR book but then you have to got to that and look up the code. It is a great board review book and a great practical review for the practicing clinician.

Great case book. Clear, interesting, insightful. Good for brushing up on your diagnostic skills.

its ok... it has scenarios of every disorder..it brings them to life, making it easier to get the picture. :)

Great way to see how the DSM-IV criteria apply to real cases. Beware, this is the exact same (with exception to the references to the DSM-IV-TR page numbers) as the 1994 DSM-IV Casebook. So, if you already own the older version, don't bother wasting your money.

This is a great book with real-life case vignettes illustrating presentations of most of the diagnoses in DSM-IV-TR. Though initially skeptical, given the contrived case names, the book is excellent. Each case is followed by a discussion of the DSM-IV diagnostic issues raised. An especially neat part of the book is a presentation of historic cases from Blueler, Freud, and others, as well as international cases. Each case is self-contained so the book can be read in a three minute sitting.

Recently, the publisher released the "Treatment Companion to the Casebook." I bought this as well but am a little disappointed that it contains only a subset of cases which are reprinted with discussion from the "Casebook." I would have preferred a true companion book and am annoyed by the redundancy. I have been reading the book together with the "DSM-IV-TR Guidebook" which complements it well, explaining the history of the diagnostic criteria, areas of disagreement among experts, and how the criteria are meant to be interpreted and applied.

"El libro de Pablo L. Belly, ve la luz en un momento crítico de la comunidad científica internacional y en el que se están revisando los primeros planteamientos de lo que se entendió como Knowledge Management y el "barbarismo lingüístico y teórico" de gestión del Conocimiento. El efecto del "Shock del Management" se ha justificado y este libro lo consigue".

Eduardo Bueno Campos
Catedrático de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (España)
Director del Centro de Investigación sobre la Sociedad del Conocimiento (CIC) del Parque Científico de Madrid
España

"Un libro estimulante que aborda la Gestión del Conocimiento y el Capital Intelectual con un enfoque claro y ameno. Pablo L. Belly, presenta una rica y profunda visión sobre el tema y muestra las iniciativas que toda empresa debería adoptar para transformar con éxito la propia organización y convertir el conocimiento en su principal ventaja competitiva."

Daniel Martí Lluch
Presidente
Fundación Iberoamericana del Conocimiento
España

"Hablar de la gestión del conocimiento es hablar de la gestión del cambio en el cambio mismo y, por ende, ahondar en aspectos poco conocidos. Pablo L. Belly se desenvuelve en su libro con soltura y sencillez, explicitando los temas con locuacidad y espontaneidad. Excelente obra !!!".

Carlos Tomassino
Presidente de la Fundación para el Desarrollo del Conocimiento (FUNDESCO) y
Director de Ingeniería en Sistemas de Información (UTN, Facultad Buenos Aires.)
Argentina

"En este maravilloso libro el lector encontrará, con una lectura fácil, sencilla, muy ilustrativa y totalmente práctica, información sobre qué es "el conocimiento" y como conseguir "gestionarlo". Pablo L. Belly logra transportar al lector a este mundo aparentemente complicado, pero que en el fondo es sencillo y apasionante".

Beatriz Abascal García
Deloitte.
Directora Centro de Documentación y Gestión del Conocimiento
España

"El libro de Pablo L. Belly es un magnífico ejemplo de lo que se podría denominar "narrativa del conocimiento" en el que un lenguaje y desarrollo sencillo nos introduce en las cuestiones clave que se desprenden de la gestión de los intangibles organizativos".

Carlos Merino
Gerente
IADE.
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
España

This little book has been really helpful to me in dealing with others.

It explains where people are at emotionally - how to tell where they are at - and how to get your communication across to them.

I took communications courses in college, and this information has been far more valuable to me, in terms of practical use.

If you have ever experienced trying to communicate with another person - and ending up feeling like understanding just didn't come about, no matter how hard you tried - then get this booklet! It explains why this happens, and how to overcome the barriers. It's universal, too - you don't need to give someone a lengthy personality quiz to understand them better! Just by observing the person you can figure out how to communicate with them. It's a gem of a book!

This is fundimanetal, and important data, anyone can use to improve thmeselfs and deal with people around them.
How would you like to be able to handle that obnoxious co-worker? that rude salesperson, or even a family member.
Find out what chronic tone people operate in every day, and how you can be cause over them, and help them too.
People who give false data, and negative viewpoints on this technology have something to hide, and are often distructive to society.
Find out about those type of people by reading "overcoming ups and downs in life" also by L. Ron Hubbard. This will compliment the Tone Scale Booklet

This is a hands-on utility manual for anyone interested in people. It is a totally workable and useful booklet which, when applied to real people, in real life, with people we meet and come in contact with everyday, we are given a tool not only for understanding people's emotional behavior, but it allows us to interact powerfully with people and communicate with them in ways that make a difference. A must-read, and a must-apply easy-to-grasp manual of human relationships.

If you want the truth, here it is. Swallow hard, open your eyes, and look: this is how things work. These basics are very easy to read, and open up worlds of practical application for you to discover on your own. Make sure you do not go past any misunderstood words. Very simply, the data in this booklet came to light after hundreds of thousands of years or religion, philosophy, and science. It is not an add-on, but a resolution of questions and problems - do not treat it lightly.

I learned how to talk to an angry person. That sometimes comes in handy. It's common sense because it works and is natural. Try it.

Most books of this caliber are fat little paperbacks with tiny print; this book was easily readable in a few hours of one day, and it gave me the most modivation ever. John Mason gives biblical examples, short personal examples, strong insparation, and invaluable advice for each nugget - each no longer than a page (front and back). After reading my friend's copy, I ordered my own and highlighted all the parts that gave special sparks in my soul. It's short, to the point, wonderfully put together, and makes you see many things inside yourself in many different lights. I recommend this for anyone who wants to brighten their lives and get into positive thinking =D

A close friend recommended this book to me. I ordered it thinking it would be a book to just skim and think about. It is far more than that. With potent quotes, applicable scriptures,and readibility, this book is perfect for anyone who needs a 'pick me up' in life or to give to someone you know who is having difficulties in life. It has changed me, I now give it as a gift and people love it!

I found this book to be encouraging and challenges you to look beyond being a "regular guy." Examine your God given talents and put them to work to become extraordinary.

Well-written, concise, and most importantly, rings with the Spirit of Truth. Questions and doubts that have bugged me for years--and kept me immobilized--have been answered by John Mason's teaching of Scripture. Simply a great book. Holy Spirit inspired. I can't believe I haven't come across this man before. God bless him.

The book is laid out in nice, easy to digest nuggets with scripture references. Mr. Mason's emphasis on God's will for us to be unique is a nice touch. Overall, anyone who has ever wrestled with low self-esteem, lack of confidence or faith, will benefit greatly from the book.

I have enjoyed ALL of Rhys Bowen's murder mysteries. I write this review of the Constable Evans book because Rhys will no longer be writing this series. This is a big disappointment as I enjoyed the innate goodness of Constable Evans and his struggles with humanity in a small slice of earth that struggles with it's own history and growth. I have collected all the paperbacks of this series and I guess I'll just have to keep reading them over and over.

After finishing this thoroughly satisfying cozy, you'll feel as if you had an insider's visit to a charming little village of Llanfair in Wales. The characters actually breathe, the language is just plain FUN, these are people you've sure you have truly met. The writing is clever and inspired and the scenes are wonderfully painted. Constable Evan Evans is the policeman with both a heart and a brain, as well as a coodling landlady and enough love interest to keep tongues wagging. Dueling church billboards are a witty and delightful touch.

This reader is delighted that there is more of Evans and Llanfair waiting. If you have made it through the series and wonder what's next - then M.C. Beaton's Hamish MacBeth series of cozies might should be added to your reading list.

That's surprising given I've been to Wales and it was very foggy and damp -- but the Wales described in this book is a wonderful place indeed -- beautiful and filled with kind, caring people (who unfortunately for any outsider speak Welsh!)

This is the second book in the series -- I'm reading them in order -- and I think I liked it better than the first. I thought at first I had everything all figured out, and was disappointed, but as it turned out, I wasn't even close. That's a great mystery. Add to that a wonderful world you enter when you read this book...

The plot involves a summer resident (a retired Colonel living on a pension who comes to this tiny village in Wales every year for a holiday) who is found dead right after he's discovered some ruins. The local constable, Evan Evans, immediately believes he was murdered, but the police higher up the chain of command try to insist it's an accident. Then there is another death -- made to look like a suicide. Is there one killer or two? Evans gets involved in trying to find the connection between these two deaths as the key to discovering what happened.

All in all, a great book to curl up with when you have the time to read uninterrupted -- it creates a wonderful mood.

This series is set in the peaceful Welsh village of Llanfair and features Evan Evans, the local constable. When two recently arrived Londoners are murdered, Evans must sift through the rivalries that the victims were involved in. This is a well-crafted series with likable characters and well-written plots. Each entry in the series is better than the one before. If you like British procedurals, add this to your to-buy list.

Life in Llanfair is about to get another jolt. Colonel Arbuthnot is hit over the head and killed right after discovering an ancient ruin on the nearby mountains. Meanwhile, tensions build in the town when Evans-the-Meat announces a plan to put the village on the map and returning resident Ted Morgan announces plans to turn the old slate mine into an amusement park. Then a second body turns up. Constable Evan Evans finds himself overwhelmed with events and trying to find the pieces to make sense of it all. But if that's not complication enough, there's a new female resident in town, and she also has her eye on the eligible lawman.

I just discovered this series last month, and I've already read two of them. The characters and setting are charming. The author's obvious love of them comes through on every page. The plot is great as well. While I had some things figured out, there were still enough twists to keep me surprised until the end.

Anyone looking for a relaxing cozy mystery would do well to book some time in Llanfair. I'm hooked and look forward to many happy visits with Evan and his neighbors.

and faithful to scripture. This is the idea book you want to start with on Christian apologetics. Filled with neat illustrations, and practical advice, it should be good for high schoolers who want to know more on Van Tillian thought. What is especially helpful is that Pratt criticizes a book entitled KNOW WHAT YOU BELIEVE by Paul E. Little, which suggests a more popular tactic for defending the faith. Here, Pratt writes (p.73-74): "Little's view of reason has several major difficulties. First, human reason is not seen as entirely dependent on God. Little encourages the Christian apologist to present Christianity as a view to be examined and judged by independent human reason....Second, reason is not seen as affected by the fall of man into sin. Man's problem does not, for Little, include blindness to the truth but his unwillingness to choose the truth which he is fully capable of knowing. As a result, Little treats rationality and logical analysis as something neutral for both Christians and non-Christians." Why is it that human reasoning must judge God's existence? Who are we to put "God in the dock"? What Pratt is saying is that neutrality is a myth because "sin has so affected mankind that even rational abilities are not neutral." When a non-Christian suggests that he is "honestly" looking for the God of Christianity, and is left wanting, he seems to skip the fact that he is wearing what Cornelius Van Til calls "colored glasses" that keep him from finding the truth. His own autonomous worldview won't find the truth, he must have the Christian worldview.

Here is the Table of Contents:
Foreword
Author's Note
Acknowledgments
1. A Firm Foundation
2. Where It All Began
3. The Character of Man before Sin
4. The Character of Man in Sin
5. The Character of Man Redeemed by Christ
6. The Non-Christian Point of View
7. The Christian Point of View
8. Attitudes and Actions
9. Popular Tactics
10. Structure of a Biblical Defense

11. Defending the Faith (1)
12. Defending the Faith (2)
13. Defending the Faith (3)
14. An Apologetic Parable

This is an effective study guide that accessible to general readers for Christian apologetics. Dr. Pratt is an effective proponent of the form defense known as presuppostionalism, that is the use and explanation the Christian faith, and coming to understandings with others based on preexisting beliefs they bring. In other words, Pratt argues that no one is really nuetral and capable of making completely objective decisions.

This short guide, about 150 pages, examines what the Bible says about the state of humanity, and how that effects all other relationships. This becomes a very practical book, after a short theoretical exposition. Pratt does a wonderful job of showing that making the case for Christianity is more than an appeal to the mind, rather it is an appeal to the whole person: intellect, body and emotion.

Pointing out evidences from the Bible, personal experience and the external world, Pratt hopes that all apologetic conversations ultimately end by discussing the logical conclusions of where beliefs take persons. By so doing, he hopes to show inconsistencies in world view and to show consistencies in a Biblical world view.

This book makes extensive use of flow charts and diagrams that would make it of good use for group or individual Christian study for people interested in being able to articulate their faith better, based on its consistencies and the evidences available from presupposing what the Bible says about humanity and God is true. Pratt, a former professor at Reformed Theological Seminary with a Harvard doctorate aims to show how apologetics is the natural state of how a Christian believer interacts with the world at large and seeks to help others perform their job more at ease and with greater understanding of their world view.

When it comes to apologetics, I'm of the presuppositional persuasion (specifically Van Tillian). Pratt was a student of John Frame who was a student of Cornelius Van Til, but Frame differs in his approach from that of Van Til, as does Pratt. For a more consistently Van Tillian approach to apologetics, take a look at Always Ready and other works by Greg Bahnsen.

Though I applaud Pratt for taking the subject of apologetics and presenting it on a level that high school students can understand, I also think on some points he is wrong, and on other points he takes a dangerous position.

At one point he says that we can use near death experiences as evidence of some kind of afterlife. I think this is a naive at best and dangerous at worst. Many people have had experiences, and can even present "evidence," for things that are decidedly false.

On the other hand, I can commend Pratt for his coverage of the foundations of people's worldviews, and I think here he is barking up the right tree. I just wish he would take it a little further.

Ideally, I would have preferred that he focus on how the foundation of one's worldview effects one's interpretation of facts. The question is which worldview can even allow the possibility of facts in a consistent and non-destructive manner. Of course, this would have made the book Van Tillian, and I can't fault him that he doesn't completely agree with me.

Over all, this is a good book, and I would use it for a high school Sunday school class, but (personally) I would supplement it in order to give a complete picture of the apologetic conflict.

Pratt does an excellent job with this introductory work on presuppositional apologetics. He is absolutely clear and succinct. This book is an excellent resource for churches wanting to train men, women, and even high school students, in the presuppositional approach.

I felt this book was an excellent foundation for further studies and practice of presuppositional apologetics. Pratt provides a manual for Christian apologetics by getting to the heart of the matter - the unbeliever's commitment to independence while suppressing the truth in unrighteousness. Pratt stresses the importance of addresses the foundational issues in apologetics. This book was extremely helpful.