Richardson Books

Great story. My 2 year old daughter loves it almost as much as I enjoy reading it to her.

This is a lovely story about in my opinion the most lovable character of Dr. Seuss.

Horton agrees to take care of Mazie's egg and she never returns, but he sticks to his promise about caring for the egg no matter how many troubles it may bring him, and in the end is rewarded by the hatching of an elephant-bird.

Not only is it a beautiful story, with great rhymes, but it also teaches the importance of loyalty and perseverance to children. My son (3 1/2y.o.) got this story only yesterday and he already loves this book. So do I.

& has for years. This is a good story that teaches a kid to "hang in there" when things are unpleasant. It also teaches about keeping promises, & the good things that can happen when you do.

Great story for children and grownups alike. Life lessons given in rhyming lines and adorable pictures. My grandson loved it and so did I!

Horton never gives up, this is a classic book of perseverance and doing the right thing at all costs. Brilliant and well-written for the reader of all ages!

I read this story as a new Christian years ago, and then read it aloud to my children. It is amazing and the type of story you can read over and over and it is always relevant and you always get something new from it. Read it! The sequel is amazing as well, "Lords of the Earth."

A quick, easy, descriptive good read! I wanted to know more but realized the author gave enough info to totally describe his experiences.

Have read it once, and will definitely read it again. Shows how God can accomplish the impossible, if you are available for Him. I loved the details given about everything, the real-life likeness of the writing. It's a very intense real-life story, with an unbelievable outcome.

Gripping tale of real life testimony of making God known in a distant land. Richardson is a story teller. His writing is clear, direct and holds your attention. You will thank God for the fact someone brought you the same wonderful message of hope.

A true story of how the Gospel of Jesus Christ can cross cultures and change the lives of violent people. A great message for the world today, especially for people who believe that the answer to violence is more violence. Also, an interesting cultural study of indigenous people.

I found this book to be a great read. Anything that will make you stretch to raise your own expectations of yourself or help yourself is always worth the money.

This book gives a lot of insight on building a better you. It gives a lot of information that you can relate to and then gives you the tips, exercises, and tools you will need to live a more positive life. If you read this book and follow along with the exercises and techniques the author gives, you will start to notice a difference in your attitude fairly quickly. I reccomend this book to anyone who wants to get a start on building self-confidence and a positive attitude change.

If you want to run your own life - and who doesn't? - Cheryl Richardson will tell you how. The first step in her program is getting a clear sense of who you are and what you want. Then, tap into your inner power to develop the courage and confidence to move ahead. Richardson's examples from her personal life and from her clients' stories add lively human interest, and her comprehensive step-by-step program might intrigue many readers, particularly those who have just started reading self-help literature. Otherwise, this is a repeat of a frequently taught lesson about how to decide what you want and take steps to get it. Her exercises can help you clarify your goals as well as find and destroy any emotional barriers standing in your way. We recommend this book to readers, particularly women, who haven't already been down this path and absorbed this message; you will find that Richardson is an encouraging cheerleader.

This book came to me at a time when I was discovering ways to overcome depression. It helped me to realize that one of the causes of my depression was that I had ignored and repressed my own needs in order to take care of everyone else. Eventually, if you take care of everyone except yourself, you will run out of things to give. It's like overdrawing your bank account. You can't keep writing checks without replenishing the supply. Cheryl Richardson will always be a hero in my eyes for sharing information that helped me in creating a life I love living.

Although the subtitle reads: "Develop the Courage, Confidence and Character to Fulfill Your Greatest Potential," the book is not necessarily designed for confidence seekers who struggle with anxiety and fear.

However, reading and participating in the exercises of this book can be a great way to experience life coaching.

If you are hungry for deeper meaning and abundance in your life, you will find the coaching questions helpful for clarifying what you really stand for and what you want in your life. The questions can connect you with the dormant inspiration awaiting you beneath an everyday layer of doldrums and demands. Using this book can nurture a weary soul and might be a gateway to the inspiration you seek.

However, if you are seeking tools to overcome a strong resistance and fear of moving out of your comfort zone, you may not find what you need here. In order for the exercises to be really effective for confidence building, it is better if the reader already has a healthy edge over internal anxiety, fear and resistance.

Either way, if you do the exercises, they will experience results that have at least a subtle effect in your experience of the life and beauty around you.

I recently borrowed this cookbook from the local library, loved it and now I'm ordering my own copy. This book has recipes for the many dishes I grew up with, but unfortunately never learned to make. The stories the author provides is reminiscent of the memories I grew up with.

This wonderful books opens the door to understanding Chinese food as medicine. It is truly full of wisdom, and very practical. A treasure!

yep! it brings me back home when i read through this book and taste the recipes!

glad this book was published!

The book is amazing and everything I had hoped it would be.

Grace Young's writing style is very thoughtful and a testament to her ability to embrace her Chinese Heritage and prescribe its finer aspects in cooking to a reader who has only a basic familiarity of that culture.

Her writing is reflective, beautiful, nostalgic, concise, thoughtful, and with an elusiveness that only a true philosopher could have that motivates the spirit in wanting to learn more not only about cooking, but about how everything in life is balanced together.

I've been reading this book while I've had a very bad flu and her sections on the medicinal values of ingredients in Chinese cooking has been a blessing to me.

The book is well organized with a vivid introduction of her life growing up in San Francisco Chinatown; her observations thru family anecdotes. Then she breaks down recipes with wonderful introductions in categories from rice, wok cooking, steam cooking, and two broader sections related to cooking and "The Art of Celebration" and "Achieving Ying Yang Harmony."

There are excellent instructions, pictures, and descriptions of key ingredients written in chinese with a photo so that while in a Chinese supermarket, you can find the ingredients.

There's also and excellent reference section in the back on the ingredients.

Little things such as eating congee (jook) when ill to aid the body in releasing toxins had an immediate effect on my health. Also, her recipe for "Dried Fig Apple Almond" soup immediately cured me of my coughing problems.

Her instructions on the recipe are very concise. If you follow her instructions academically, you will achieve the intent of the dish.

After reading this book, I look at eating more than just as a pleasure, but as a means of sustaining a longer and healthier life.

I only had one problem and that relates to the phonetics used in the pronunciation of some of the terms in chinese. People at the stores seldom understood what I was asking for, but fortunately, there were pictures.

Great read and a book that is a permanent reference guide.

This book proves the mandate God gave us in the Old Testament Jeremiah 29:13 King James Version "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." The writer has done a great job describing how all cultures no matter how remote have in their history the existence of the one true God. The same cultures call for the arrival of The Redeemer and also a world wide cataclysmic event dated about 4,400 years ago. If the existence of the identical God, Redeemer and The Flood in diverse cultures around the world who could not have communicated with each other does not convince the non believer of the truth than perhaps nothing will.

Bill Hoidas

The apostle Paul contends that the law of God is written on our hearts so we are without excuse. Don Richardson, in this little book, provides examples of just how God has written that law in the culture and legends of a variety of people groups. His conclusion? That the secret to evangelizing is in seeking out those ancient seeds of the faith already planted by God in the hearts of those we hope to reach.

It is a brilliant response to those who would show similarities of ancient pagan rituals with Christianity as well. The response is, of course there are similarities, God planned it that way.

An intriguing and informative study and well worth consideration to anyone interested in evangelization. This is in fact a reprint and revised version of a rather dated book but the content is still relevant and the revision/reprint is a welcome sign of interest in the topic.

I really enjoyed this book, it was easy to read and provided interesting insights into the preparation many cultures have within their history for the gospel. I would have given it five stars but I also felt the editing was a bit sloppy as per another reviewer.

Traditionally, I would never have read this book, scorning it as some pluralistic diatribe about there being more than one way to Yahweh than through Jesus after reading the blurb. I couldn't have been more wrong in my pre-supposition! I read this book in the end because it was recommended to me by a respected friend. I devoured it in hours... and really was pleasantly surprised by the content.

Richardson never loses the need for all cultures to receive the salvational knowledge of the gospel and Christ from his message. He continually brings back that redemption only lies in Jesus, and places Him at the centre of the teachings of the book.

I also found then end part, as he assessed Tylor's 'evolutionary religion' theory to be fascinating. (I know, I know, I'm a nerd) I have had many atheists espouse this theory in several different derivations and had never realised that refuation was available to the concept that polytheism always outdated monotheism.

Overall, I would happily recommend this book to others especially those considering cross cultural mission work. I believe it would be especially encouraging in this context.

Another great Richardson book. This one deals in somewhat story form with a life premise of God's grace made known to all peoples. Well worth thinking through the implications for evangelism in today's world.

What an excellent book a must read.I also highly recommend reading GODS PROMISE TO THE CHINESE by Ethal Nelson and MYTH OF A CHRISTIAN NATION by Greg Boyd.
Lets face it americas "what have you done for me lately" cult of Christian prosperity and vanity is having dier consequences for the true gospel message.So God goes else where like HE has always done but He prepared the way long long ago as this book so beautifully reveals.
He will make a people for himself from every tribe,nation and tongue.

1 COR 1:27 "but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong."
JAMES 4:6 "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

The topic of divine grace has been written about for centuries--must it be merited? Can it be revoked? How do you know when you've got it?--and this book happily, carelessly, skips by all of them.

The point of the book is this: "Coincidences" aren't. You can learn from them, too!

There. I've just saved you from reading 256 pages of stories of "miraculous" coincidences. Now then: Where's my book deal?

There is a saying that goes, "Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous." I like that saying. This book almost says that but the author admits many times she is uncomfortable with the word "God" but totally cool with using "grace" in the theological, divine sense (and as covered more than cogently by Aquinas et. al.).

The author, Cheryl Richardson, declares herself a life coach. She is not the first to do so, but never clearly explains what this is and how it ties into grace (unless being a life coach means appearing on Oprah and writing New Age-lite books).

Cheryl's book is an easy read. It's like your having a cup of coffee with her as you read the book. I followed her advice and journaled my feelings, thougths, and questions. Not only did this book help me move out of a deep depression, but it also showed me how to discoiver my passion for writing and the power behind the creative process. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for the first step to start them on their own journey of self - development. make sure you have a notebook and pen ready when you sit down to do the exercises. They are very simple, yet powerful.
Leigh Le Creux
Author The Secret Unraveled: Opening The Secret Once and For All!, Astro Socks

Cheryl's book "The Unmistakable Touch of Grace" was an excellent book. I think she has a lot to offer and I like her writing style. Excellent ideas to use to accomplish one's own "touch of grace". An excellent book.

It was truly a touch of grace for me to find myself watching Oprah (which I don't usually do)the day she had Cheryl Richardson, Martha Beck, and Louise Hay on her show. This book is wonderful, as is Martha's, and I have owned Louise Hay's book and given it to many friends over the past 25 or more years.

"...Touch of Grace" is a very personal, easy to follow book. Common sense is not usually a phrase one applies to a book that is probably categorized as "spiritual" or "metaphysical" but this book just makes a lot of sense, and if one is truly open to looking at how grace has touched their lives and willing to be aware, this book will be a great help along the way...to...peace and serenity, joy, etc., etc.

Cheryl Richardson has put into words what many of us have experienced in our lives but didn't know how to explain or articulate. This is not just another "how to" book on creating the perfect life. It is a book that will help you become more mindful of what is already present in your life. You won't miss another "signpost" after reading this book and you'll become more aware of how grace has been a presence in your life from the beginning. Bravo, Cheryl! Pamela D. Blair, Author, The Next Fifty Years: A Guide for Women at Mid-Life And Beyond, co-author I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye (Updated Edition): Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One

Finally a book all about how to incorporate the newest in technology in the classroom. Combines info that's been floating around on the internet into a concise book and an easy read. Many great ideas.

I started reading Will Richardson's book to educate myself about how teachers and instructors have been utilizing web tools into their curriculum. In October 2007, I attended the Computers in Libraries conference and participated in a workshop called "New Research Tools" where they discussed practical and successful cases of educators using various online tools, like Flickr, Clipmarks, or RSS readers.

As a librarian, a 2nd year educator, and one who personally uses these different tools, I really am interested in incorporating these tools into the curriculum.

During the course of reading this book, I have started reading Will Richardson's blog - Web-logged - as well as other educator and librarian blogs. This book has inspired me to try to incorporate the different tools that I enjoy using personally into the curriculum.

Richardson's enthusiasm for these various web tools is conveyed through each chapter. He devotes chapters to each tool. For example, there is a chapter on Blogs, one on RSS and one on wikis. It is easily explained and whether you use these tools already or not, his writing is easily accessible. I have been promoting this book to my colleagues and have also pointed some of them to his blog.

His chapter on Wikis has caused me to reassess my hesitance towards utilizing Wikipedia as a valid source of information. I am still skeptical but one should be skeptical when approaching print media as well.

The chapters are short and easy to understand. He has an excellent list of resources and great examples of people who are already incorporating the read/write web into their classrooms. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in Web 2.0, education and technology.

This is a great book. I am thoroughly enjoying every page! It is giving me so much inspiration and instruction on how to use these tools. Great examples and resources too.

I am an elementary school teacher who values technology integration in classrooms. Initially, the book begins slow with an overabundant amount of details about the simplicity of blogging. Some advice is given to lead novices in the right direction tailored to their blogging interests.

An aside: As I was searching on the Internet for safe and secure blog sites for young students, I found this website: http://mhetherington.net/blogs/?p=8 which was created by a middle school teacher with similar interests in student technology involvement. It details steps that can lead any teacher into a free (yet time consuming) setup for students to use. (I used this website to create my own blog site for my 32 fourth grade students and it worked marvelously!)

The author then introduced the power of wikis. I really appreciated the real-life accounts from actual educators who use wikis for group projects with students. I did feel a like the examples came mostly from secondary education and did not focus heavily on primary student possibilities with wikis. PB wiki (peanut butter wiki) for educators was explained and the book offered some great resources for teachers on a low budget with wiki interests.

Next, RSS feeds were explained. Although much of the explanations of RSS feeds were still above my head in understanding, I learned a number of values in using RSS feeds with the Web. One of the examples used in the book was that one could subscribe to all RSS feeds in Cyberspace about a topic of interest. If a person is interested in "Global Warming in California," they can subscribe to any place on the Internet that may use those words as an update when stories or writing is produced and submitted on websites you may not know existed. RSS feeding is a promising method of allowing the computer to do the searching for you.

During my reading of this book, I posted two blogs (on blogger.com) about my reflections. Within 3 days of my writing, the author of this book, Will Richardson, posted a comment on my blog thanking me for reading his book. My inferences told me he may have an RSS feed in Cyberspace that brings him news about whenever information is posted about himself or his book. I was impressed by his comment as this showed me he practiced what he preached in his book and really values the technology he promotes.

By the end of the book, podcasting, screencasting, and videos were introduced as well. In all, the book catered more toward novices and technology learners, not experts. Experts may find this book a bit juvenile, while I enjoyed it for its practicality and rapid information. My favorite part of the book stands at the providing of websites and tools that can be searched just seconds after reading about them. I found that using this book as a user's manual was helpful for technology novices on the go.

This book gives an introduction to a number of Internet-based tools and how they can be used by teachers. The focus tends to be on K-12, but the principles are applicable (generally) to other settings, including higher education.

The author covers blogs, wikis, RSS, social bookmarking, Flickr, and podcasting. Some strengths of this book include:
-Solid introduction to each tool for those not familiar
-Simple "how to" to get started with each tool
-Good pointers to resources, especially the free ones
-Some commentary on the significance of these tools that goes beyond "gee whiz"

Some weaknesses:
-In spite of a focus on K-12, there was little discussion of how to use these tools to support specific educational standards. Granted, that's a huge task, but some examples would be nice. Then again, if you "get" the tools, that exercise is for the reader.
-Huge emphasis on blogs, much shorter entry on podcasting. I can only guess that the author wrote about what he knew most about.

The physical paperback itself is ok. Mine definitely shows the wear and tear of being carried around in my bag.

Overall: if you're a teacher (or technology coordinator) and are a relative newcomer to these tools, this is a very good place to start.

There is no better place to start than this book if you want a solid foundation in Western Qabalah. Dion Fortune headed up her own magical order, and this book is written from the perspective of an experienced practitioner. Start here before you branch off with other writers.

This is actually the first book I've read on the Qabalah of the Western Mystery Tradition, and I'm very much glad that I began here instead of somewhere else, such as Crowley. Like most of the glowing reviews before this one, I can't recommend this book enough to the curious occultist, and especially beginners. I've been practicing Qabalistic magic for about 3 months now, and this book more than any other (besides Modern Magick by Donald Michael Kraig) has facilitated more wisdom and understanding within me concerning the Qabalah than I ever could have hoped for.

Dion Fortune's writing style, whilst claimed to be 'out-dated' by many, was one of my favorite parts of this book. I don't agree with her on some things, such as her views on government being a necessary institution for mankind, and that women are more emotionally inclined and intellectually lacking, but despite the flaws that I personally find within the book, the overall knowledge and beauty within this book overwhelmingly make up for them.

Highly recommended. Don't wait to pick this one up. Do yourself a favor and get it right now.

There isn't much I can add to the other positive (and nicely detailed) reviews. This is simply one of, if not the best, books you can buy regarding the western tradition. Get this, then pick up Crowley's 777 for checking details, symbols, correspondences, etc. This is a strange area of study in that, on one hand, every piece of valid information you can get your hands on is helpful, but on the other hand it's very subjective when it comes down to the practice itself.

The only thing I can think to add is that A.O. Spare and Alan Moore are the only authors that have done as much to educate me as Fortune and Crowley.

This is an excellent book. I enjoyed every inch of it. Going into the book I had no knowledge of the Qabalah. My knowledge has grown to what I consider to be more than a basic or general understanding. I own several books by Dion Fortune and I must say this is the best of them. It is very well written and also extremely practical in its approach.

First off, let me say that I love this book. My problem is with whatever nitwit or nitwits at Weiser who re-edited this book, who, among other things, ran amok with the spelling and grammar checker. The most glaring instance is how "ein soph aur" has been changed to "or, ein soph"! For an example of changes made to the substance of the text itself, see the earlier customer review: "New Edition is badly flawed." By Greg Wotton. This edition is useful for the updated material added to the back of the book, but for the main text I recommend keeping your earlier edition, or if you do not have one getting a used copy.

I read this book today, while my nine month old was napping, at the Dr's office, at a stop light and then at home after my children went to bed. I could not put it down. It brought so much peace to me. I had a miserable day yesterday and a friend had given me this book. I am so glad that I started reading it today, it made me realize how unimportant some pety things are. What an amazing book!

This is a wonderful book, that is easy to read and understand. It makes you laugh out loud and cry as you go through this incredible journey with Lance. What an amazing experience.

I was given this book by a wonderful lady, after my son died. It helped me out a lot, in understanding and healing. I've since given it to others that have experienced losses in their life. I really like the premise that we are really here to serve others, and help each other out. Please read it and understand that we are all family. Great story, and lesson.

The Message : Outstanding, short, riviting , can't put the book down, read. Some new things to thing about the after-life. Seems so perfect, it must be the way it is. Loved the book. Treasure its concepts.

I have read almost all the near death experience books. All of them seem to have a common theme and this one continues on that same theme with much more detail. Mere coincidence? I think not. All of us are given the gift of free agency and to choose at will. I choose to believe every word of this book and to also publicly state this to the world. I buy copies of this book and give to as many of my close associates as I can. For those that have agnst about this book all I can say is I am so sorry you are so lost. God loves you, come back.

As a daily athlete for over thirty years who took to the roads to run long before women's running shoes, I have seen and read it all regarding books and theories on how to get fit. Michael's book is the real thing. That's because Michael is the real thing--a well-educated, thoughtful expert who lives what he preaches. He walksthetalk and that comes across in this book which should be mandatory reading and a life manual for people of ALL ages and ALL abilities. It is well-researched, well-written, and a reading experience that can provide each of us with the skills and knowledge to change our own lives.

Few books speak to such a wide audience from exercise hopefuls to exercise hounds. This book is for beginners, resistant exercisers and long-term fitness fans. Combining well-researched wisdom with inspiration, Michael's assessment tool enables any person to identify the physical and emotional health issues (UFOs) that can get in the way of getting to the gym or taking to the road. So it will help you learn how to start up with health-promoting exercise.

Recognizing that a person's response to exercise, the ability to reach your top potential, is not one-size-fits-all and changes with time, Michael's assessment tool is also an amazing way for people like myself, who have pursued health-promoting movement and playing with weights for decades, to identify factors and health changes that may be impairing top enjoyment and performance.

More than identifying obstacles, Michael Gerrish provides actionable solutions. As a psychologist working with people competing on life's fields of sport and work and people dealing with genuinely extreme challenges like life-threatening illness and disability, I know that an assessment is only as powerful as the recommendations that it generates. The Mind-Body Makeover provides customized recommendations that you can implement daily to improve the quality of your workouts and, more importantly, the quality and enjoyment of your life.

Buy this book. Keep it by your bedside. Use it today and through your lifespan to identify and solve your current obstacles to being the best you can be. Each time you read it, you up the chances of optimizing our health through your life's stages. And you increase the chances that you will learn to love playing in the gym and eating in the way that is healthful for you. With this book, you can learn to inspire your self to promote your physical and emotional health throughout your lifespan so that you can fully experience life's wonders and deal effectively with its curve balls.

I found this book to be very inspirational. I've tried to lower my bodyfat in the past but after a few weeks I would feel deprived and frustrated. The Mind Body Makeover Project gave me several ways to identify how I was ruining my own success. I've been on track and getting leaner every week for the past 14 weeks! When I need extra inspiration I simply read one of the stories of the people who have followed Mr. Gerrish's advice.

As someone who has spent most of her life bouncing from one weight loss plan to the next with little success, I was delighted to find that this refreshingly holistic program finally had the answers I needed. The author's amazingly accurate self-diagnostic test helped me to identify the real physiological, nutritional and emotional issues that were preventing me from losing weight. Once I understood the role that attention deficit disorder, hormone imbalances, weak boundaries and self-defeating beliefs were playing in my life, I was able to address these problems and select the diet and exercise program best suited for my unique needs. Following the progress of the book's seven makeover candidates gave me the encouragement I needed to stay on track. Best of all, I got honest-to-goodness results!

I just finished Michael Gerrish's book and I was so impressed by the presentation that I felt compelled to contribute a review on his behalf.
In essence, this self-help fitness book is intended to assist people who are "stuck in a rut" in their efforts to become physically fit. As a method for doing so, Michael provides the means for identifying the "Unidentified Fitness Obstacles" that are preventing you from accomplishing your goals. First of all, let me say that this is a very practical and effective approach because, in analytical problem-solving of any type, people often overlook the most fundamental starting-point in finding a practical solution... and that is, before you can begin to fix a problem, you first have to determine exactly what the problem is. The exercise of pinpointing your personal impediments is a revelation in and of itself, and that alone is beneficial, but Michael then uses his considerable expertise and experience to propose solutions which are tailored to overcome the individual's unique hang-ups.
I appreciate Michael's "no pain, no gain" honesty in his advice. He doesn't delude readers into believing that there are any "quick-fixes" to these dilemmas. Michael makes it clear that any improvements to one's general health and fitness can result only from a comparable change in lifestyle, diet and exercise regiment and he provides specific recommendations and resources to effectuate that transformation. His proposals are detailed, yet easy to comprehend, and the "makeovers" help to personalize the process while providing the inspiration to get you motivated.
Whether you are a person who wants to get into shape but keeps putting it off, or you're someone who works out regularly but has hit a wall, this is an extremely helpful book and I highly recommend it.

Wish I had this book 10 years ago when I went from doctor to doctor and they couldn't figure out what my symptoms meant. (The doctor who finally diagnosed me used a longer version of a test similar to the one in the book since medical tests didn't show anything)!

After reading the book my husband got tested for sleep apnia. Tests revealed he had it and it was treatable. He'd been to several doctors and though he mentioned problems none suggested being tested. Another example of the need for us to be aware of what's going on in our own bodies.

Thanks Michael for a very valuable and needed tool!