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How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With
Published in Paperback by Alpine Publications (1999-08)
Authors: Clarice Rutherford and David H. Neil
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A MUST for all new puppy owners!
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Review Date: 2008-06-07
This book is a MUST for all new puppy owners! It will tell you when to do what with your puppy so you can raise a puppy that you will be happy to have around and proud to own. Also great for all breeders- it goes into the first 8 weeks as well and what should be done to raise well adjusted puppies.

easy and understandable
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Review Date: 2008-05-12
i thought this book was easy enough to read. it explained everything you needed... gets straight to the point and has good explanations of your puppy at a certain level or age. im planning to get a puppy and after reading this book, i know a lot more about how to take care of one. i feel ready.

A MUST READ for puppy owners!
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Review Date: 2008-05-03
This book is invaluable in the way it describes each stage of the puppy's development (both physical and psychological). It eqips you to answer the age-old question: Why is my puppy behaving this way???

Also, after reading this book, you will understand why you should always purchase your pup from a breeder ... and NEVER from a pet store.

How to raise a puppy you can live with
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Review Date: 2008-04-07
Great book with common sense ideas. I have raised many dogs over the years and this book offers sensible advice that hadn't even occurred to me.

Best of Its Kind
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-16
This is the best book I've found on raising a puppy. Especially helpful is the week by week detailed description of what a new owner may expect developmentally from the puppy, and what the puppy needs for each stage of growing. I've given this book to every new puppy parent I've known!

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Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
Published in Hardcover by Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation (1981-06)
Author: Weston Andrew Price
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How to create a healthy human being with nutrition
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-23
Would it be crass say this book is the answer to new couples wanting to conceive and raise children who will grow up to have straight teeth, model beautiful cheekbones and manly square jaws? ;)

I fear that is the only way we can get past our current culture obsessed with lowfat oversugared fake food.

This book changed my life and the life of my son. In a time where vegetables-lowfat-tofu eating dietary principles are held up as the answer to health we are eating beef liver and cod liver oil, pastured meat and eggs, wild seafoods and raw grassfed milk, butter and cream, bone broths, soaked grains and nuts and fermented vegetables to try to achieve the 10x the RDA of fat soluble vitamins and 5x the RDA of minerals and water soluble vitamins that protected people around the globe from disease and enabled them to achieve their full genetic potential (ie. the wide palates, model cheekbones and manly square jaws!)

I already know the 3 years following the principles in this book and the WAP Foundation has helped my son as his palate his widened and tooth spacing increased from age 2 to age 5. I'm excited to see if his secondary teeth will come in straight and avoid braces like I had!

Price was a DDS who was the head of research for the ADA of his day... someone very learned with the scientific method. His ten years of travelling the globe has given us most vital information on a natural human diet and how this relates to health and the growth of a child most especially.

I constantly look around me everyday and see the result of modern processed food: the weak chins, narrow palates, crowded teeth, narrow nostrils, "deviated septums" and underdeveloped faces. This is NOT a results of genetics, is is a result of your diet!! That is mind blowing!! As a relatively new mother, that is life changing to know that I can effect how my child will look by what I feed him.

I especially see the results of physical degeneration in the faces and teeth of my son's generation. Interestingly enough, I rarely see it in my parent's generation! (Both my parents were raised on cod liver oil btw.) This alone has been fascinating to consider and it spurred me on to learn more about how proper nutrition effects our bone structure and our health.

With respect to myself, this book inspired me to get tested for vitamin D deficiency, and supplement with cod liver oil. Learning how much vit. D can effect your immune system and breast cancer risk is only secondary to how good I feel... much less fatigued, happier and more resilient on this diet. I used to be a healthy vegetarian eater, but a traditional diet based on WAPF principles is hands down much better for me.

Viva Healthy Animal Fat!
(grass fed or wild)

book purchase
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-09
I purchased this book as a gift for my friend.
It was shipped promptly, and I was able to give it to her as I intended.
The book provides a signficant amount of useful information regarding the impact of eating habits, the impact of food processing relevant to what is eaten, and the impact upon the human body that is incurred as a result of eating various processed and unprocessed foods. Although the author is a dentist and much of the perspective of the book provides information regarding how components of the mouth are affected, there is a great deal of information provided regarding foods, nutrition, and patterns.

Everyone should read this book
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-07
This is the very most valuable book about nutrition that you will ever read. The pictures alone will cause you to decide to change your diet. Everyone, EVERYONE should read this book.

Timeless information
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-11
This book, although written in the early 20th century contains some of the most important health information ever recorded. Dr. Price was a pioneer in determining the relationship between nutrition and degenerative diseases. It is my opinion that all healthcare practicioners (traditional and alternative) should be required to read this text before graduation. I believe that it is that important to understand the implications of living in an industrialized nation...and of course what can be done about it.

wealth of information
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-29
Weston Price didn't write this book sitting behind a desk or doing research in a library. He also wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel in a laboratory. He went out and spent significant time in the field and saw with his own eyes the effects of the traditional and modern diet within members of the same families. This research was done in the 1920/30's, just when the traditional culture's were in their last thros of survival, if he had waited another 10/20 years he probably wouldn't have been able to make the comparisons. Today people try to make comparisons but at this point almost all the oceans are polluted and nearly all the soils are depleted and most of the water is tainted and most importantly, the western diet has overrun the globe with all it's pseudo science and mass marketing campaigns... you travel to the most remote corner of the globe and there's a native drinking coca-cola and eating wonder bread with powdered milk. lot's of critics say his research is outdated but this is sour grapes. The medical/chemical/pharmaceutical industry cannot make money on preventative medicine in the form of raw high-vitamin butter, cod liver oil, fermented grains, and seaweed. So, it's no wonder that all the Price research got swept under the rug. It's amazing this book is still in print.

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Officer Buckle & Gloria (Caldecott Medal Book)
Published in Hardcover by Putnam Juvenile (1995-09-28)
Author: Peggy Rathmann
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Adorable!
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Review Date: 2008-07-06
A positively adorable book, from its hilarious and sweet story to the bright illustrations. Great for read-alouds, as kids instantly like the somewhat stuffy police officer and his whimsical dog. Excellent message.

a fantastic story
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Review Date: 2008-06-06
this is the book our 16 month old picks up every morning when he wakes up and wants to read... a great story.

Love it!
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Review Date: 2008-03-25
I absolutely LOVE this book...............I have my special copy, and I am 'over 37'........and I also give it to special people in my life. It is delicately beautiful....and....lets us all know that puppies are more human than human beings.....

Canine-Human Relationship Made Simple!
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Review Date: 2008-03-18
I use Officer Buckle and Gloria with kindergartners when I teach my humane education classes. I found it well-written because it was "engaging" for the students, keeping the attention of the children as it moved forward to its happy conclusion. The colorful illustrations throughout the book were great for helping communicate the action. I recommend it for pre-K and K children as a way to enhance their love and appreciation of dogs! Donna Forst, M.A., Education Coordinator, Hawaii Dog Foundation

better than a lot of adult books
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Review Date: 2007-11-27
I'm substitute teaching and I just read this book to a bunch of first graders. I was cracking up laughing all the way through (the kids were a bit puzzled). Cute book and entertaining for all ages - nevermind the ages 4-8 designation. The illustrations are priceless.

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The Effective executive (The Fast Track)
Published in Unknown Binding by Macmillan Book Clubs (1987)
Author: Peter Ferdinand Drucker
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This is the best book on "Leadership" even after 40 years
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Review Date: 2008-07-21
Skip all the "hype" about leadership theory. Drucker is the king. Years since this book was written - it is all about Executive Effectiveness. Well isn't that the same as "leadership" but just without all the hype? You bet. Buy and read this and burn your leadership mental masturbation books.

If you have one shelf for books, this should be on it.
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Review Date: 2008-07-08
If you're looking for concise, simple dialogue on what it means to be effective and how to parlay that into your work life, here it is. If you are looking for a fashionable, faddy, flashy Seth-Godin-type mantra to chant, you will be vastly disappointed and fantastically bored.

To those who are serious students of business and it's execution and are willing to do what it takes to be leaders, this is one of probably 3-5 books on the required reading list. Read through it quickly at your own peril, for amazing gems are buried mid-paragraph in the most seemingly innocuous paragraphs.

Now for the love of effectiveness, please buy, read and apply this to yourself so I don't have to do business with you sloths anymore!

Excellent book on management skills
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Review Date: 2008-05-27
Very good book on the true management skills required by any and every manager. Drucker clearly points out that not all great managers were created the same....but most share certain traits. An excellent, must read for any and all managers everywhere!

Long lasting advice for novice managers
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Review Date: 2008-05-04
Excellent advice from a incredible coach. From time management to management contribution this book offers what you need to achieve management positions. A must.

Not Just For Executives: With a Little Translation, This Book's Wisdom Can Be Applied to A Variety Of Life Circumstances
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Review Date: 2008-04-30
Peter Drucker was such a prolific and important writer, thinker, researcher, teacher, and philosopher! Although he is best known a the father of modern management theory, I find that his ideas are applicable to a wide variety of positions and enterprises.

The Effective Executive, like most of his works, is written with the assumption that the reader is part of an institution and needs to learn to function within the challenges of the corporate environment. I have never had a traditional job or position in a large institution, but can totally relate to the challenges of what Drucker refers to as executives and knowledge workers.

As a professional musician and holistic music teacher ([...]), I have worked to integrate the creative, intuitive sides of human nature with the organizational, rational aspects, both for myself and my clients.

Like many artists, I was never taught the principals of management and have had to adapt and educate myself along the way. I owe a lot to Peter Drucker for helping me make sense of the nature of effectiveness and management.

Drucker's wisdom transcends culture and industry. Just the acknowledgement that effectiveness is a skill in-and-of-itself, apart from intelligence, talent, charisma, or creativity, is a powerful distinction. His encouragement that it can be (and must be) learned is a relief!

His 5 basic practices for effective executives are invaluable insights. Here they are, paraphrased:

1) Be aware of and manage your time
2) Focus on results, not efforts
3) Play to and develop strengths, not weaknesses (yours and others')
4) Concentrate and align your actions and your purpose
5) Learn to make good decisions

The examples in the book are a bit old-school, but the principles still hold true. Thank you, Peter, for putting into words what so many of us were never taught at home or in school!

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The Miracle Seven: 7 Amazing Exercises That Slim, Sculpt, and Build the Body in 20 Minutes a Day
Published in Paperback by Bronze Bow Publishing (2004-10)
Authors: John E. Peterson and Wendie Pett
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Highly Recommended!
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Review Date: 2008-03-16
I have been recommending this book to all of my friends. It offers some quick exercise routines that can be done anywhere and really do work!
I did not do a weigh in, but I am able to put on some old clothes that have not fit in a while. I don't even workout like they recommend. I do the exercises about 2 or 3 times a week and still getting fantastic results. I will now increase my workouts to about 4 or 5 times a week. I am 46 and not in the best of shape and I have never gotten sore from doing these routines and I add a few exercises from other parts of the book.
My next step is to start doing pull ups(which is the only apparatus you'll need)EZ UP - Over The Door, Chin UP Bar, Push UP Bar And Sit UP Bar. A Complete Power Gym.
Get the book!

The only book you need to stay Healthy
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-01
Miracle seven,the only book you need to stay Healthy and in shape at any age.
No need of equipment,tools or gym memberships you got everything in this handy little book.
It shows and teaches you the mind set,healthy foods and life style changes and gradual progressive bodyweight and isometric workouts.
Are you on the road or having a hectic life this is the book for you you can do this kind of training everywhere!
No excuses Start NOW with Miracle seven!!

Great Exercise Program
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-27
I ordered The Miracle Seven and am glad I did. I have been using this exercise program for the last several weeks. They are enjoyable to do and I feel great from the exercises! My wife even commented on how it was shaping me up. I highly recommend this book for those who don't want to spend alot of time on exercises, join a gym, or buy equipment that usually ends up collecting dust. To make the book more user friendly, I took it to a print shop, had them cut the binding off and spiral bind it. (cost about $3.00) This way the book lays flat so that you can see the illustrated exercises. The book also gives you plenty of optional exercises above and beyond the "Miracle Seven." For alittle over ten bucks, how can you go wrong?

Best Shape - Shortest Time
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-17
I have worked out with weights, heavy sets, low reps, high reps, swam, ran and even been to Gold's Gym in LA. Following the workouts in The Miracle Seven has helped me increase my functional strength and improved my overall physical appearance at least as well, if not better than when I took expensive supplements and did weightlifting. I'm naturally thin, and I think that as I have grown and matured, I realize that getting great results over time without injury is much better than straining my joints with heavy weights. Honestly, I look different now than I did when I was a weightlifter. My physique is better. To sum things up, I get a great workout in less time than when I lifted heavy, and I feel healthier, too. Thank you, John Peterson!

What I Found From This System
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-07
I don't know the correct way to write a book review, but I like The Miracle Seven by John e. Peterson and Wendie Pett. The Miracle Seven are also called the seven tiger moves, and, according to these authors, were the invention of a fitness expert of the past named John McSweeney. McSweeney discovered them by observing how animals exercise. From the start posistion of each of the exercises you powerfully flex certain muscles, and then, while maintaining tension, you move the particular body parts through their natural full range of motion. You stop at either end and increase the level of flexing while holding it for the count of one, tiger, one. Then, maintaining tension, you retrace the movement to the start posistion, stop and flex again. You do this ten times for each of the exercises. They are more strenuous than they sound. After awhile of trying them a few times I found my muscles feeling like they wanted to do them again, because they liked them and benefited from them. They require no equipment, take about twenty minutes to do, can be done anywhere conveniently, and leave the muscles with a pleasant "afterburn" effect. The rest of the book talks about nutrition and other exercises you can add as you progress. I'm glad I bought this book.

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Quiet Room
Published in Audio Cassette by Hachette Audio (1994-06-01)
Authors: Lori Schiller and Amanda Bennett
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Riveting!
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Review Date: 2008-06-30
This book helps see into the confused world of mental illness like no other. Wonderful & hopeful!

A must read for all adults-
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Review Date: 2008-05-17
This is a book that not only educates but provides the reader with a new compassion for those who deal with mental illness. Ms. Schiller presents a very complete picture of the sufferings of the mentally ill. From her writing, I gained a new perspective- including greater compassion- for those who are victims of this awful illness. I have only the highest praise for her honesty, her insight and her struggle. She is to be highly commended. A definite read.

Very good book for the interested reader
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Review Date: 2008-01-12
Primarily Lori Schiller and Amanda Bennett, but also Lori's family, Dr. Doller et al did an excellent work to open the window to the rest of us, socially acepted as "sane", to have a view into the mechanics of an actually "crazy" mind. I hadn't read a book like that for a long time, not a single sentence in this book is fluff! There is also an excellent movie in this book
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Lori, sweetheart, you are brave!!! Not only for fighting your sickness to a manageable state yourself, but also for being bravely honest to narrate your inner world despite "the voices"
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My son, also in his teens, started acting very weird and I thought he was just a spoiled brat, till my wife pointed out to me the obvious; "he wasn't OK" and he started to talk about "voices" and very similar things.
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I didn't really know what to do (he came from overseas to live with me, so I basically didn't know him). I fell like I had gone to a foreign country and would see signs I could not really comprehend. Lori helped me understand things better. I found clear answers to some very concrete questions I had myself about clinical craze
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Thank you Lori Schiller
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Compelling
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-10
This is a unique and beautiful book. Any person with interests in Psychiatry or Mental Health issues must read it. It's the first time I experienced what a schizophrenic felt first hand. A must-read!

Excellent Memoir of Schizophrenia
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-01
Schiller writes grippingly and insightfully of her experience of schizophrenia including the "cold wet packs" of ice water soaked sheets used to restrain and calm her psychotic outbursts and her times in hospital "quiet rooms". The writing style is journalistic and factual when dealing with intense emotions and experiences. She is wonderfully descriptive in explaining the reality of her delusions and hallucinations, the experiences of pychotherapy, suicide attempts, cocaine use, psychiatric hospitals and half way houses. Eventually clozaril helped (with psychotherapy) to bring her back from the abyss of severely disabling schizophrenia. Her full diagnosis is "schizoaffective" disorder as her illness includes a bipolar disorder component. The accounts by Schiller, her family members, doctors and friends lend insight to the course of her disease especially as experienced by her family. I was particularly struck by her parents' progress from denial and resentment of both her diagnosis and her doctors to growing insight into schizophrenia and eventual recognition of the illness in their family history. While the multiple accounts make the narrative more difficult to follow they also add greatly to the story. Highly recommended!

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Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies
Published in Paperback by For Dummies (2005-05-27)
Authors: Marina S. Kurian, Barbara Thompson, and Brian K. Davidson
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great reference book as you go through WLS!
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Review Date: 2008-07-08
This was the first of 2 books I read as I prepared for WLS. As my surgery date approaches (10 days) I feel confident about my outcome because I researced my doctors and made myself knowledgeable of what to expect. This book did the last part. It is easy to refer to and after finishing, I went back and high-lighted parts I felt I would need to refer to later. The part I liked best was the way the chapters were outlined at the beginning of each. If you needed information later and couldn't remember where you read it, you could look on the first page of the chapter and see what it contained. Written like a information book should!!!!

Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies
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Review Date: 2008-07-04
Wow - this was one of the most comprehensive books I've found. Excellent resource that I still use often.

A must read for those considering WLS
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Review Date: 2008-07-02
WLS is a big decision and you can't possibly get all the answers from your surgeon's office. There is just too much to know. Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies provided information on almost every topic pertaining to WLS. I felt as though my decision was ultimately a very informed decision. The testimonials from post-op patients were inspiring.

A must-read if you're considering Weight Loss Surgery
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Review Date: 2008-06-25
This is a well-researched, quick and easy-to-read primer on weight loss surgery. It outlines the pros and cons of the various types of surgery, offers help in selecting a surgeon, tells you what to expect at each stage of your recovery, and even has some post-op recipes. There are sections on the emotional as well as physical changes you'll experience and suggests ways of handling non-supportive as well as supportive friends, relatives, and co-workers.

I only wish I had read this prior to my consultation with my surgeon. I would have had a lot more and different questions to ask him. If you are even just thinking about WLS, you should read this book.

VERY HELPFUL!
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Review Date: 2008-05-14
This book was amazingly helpful for information regarding weight loss surgery. It was practically my bible all the way through the surgery and right after. I listened to everything it had to say, plus my dietian, and i immediatly got apporived and moved right into surgery. A good buy if your serious about weight loss surgery.

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Brother Iron, Sister Steel: A Bodybuilder's Book
Published in Paperback by On Target Publications (2001-01)
Author: Dave Draper
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BOMBER'S BLEND
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Review Date: 2007-12-31
Decades ago I saw on TV the movie Don't Make Waves, and I remembered Tony Curtis's foil the great beast of a man, blond and mostly mute, when the luminous James Wolcott linked to a literate and aging body builder in a blogpost this year.
And so they are the same. This warm and wise book is a great encouragement to those of us whose bodies need the stress of physical work to maintain health and joy.
Part technical guide, part moral guide, part memoir, the Bomber's book is still a whole work and for me it lifts the strange sport of body building, sans steroids, up on Dave's big back to a new level of respect. Highly recommended.

For the Bodybuilder's Library
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Review Date: 2007-04-10
Both informational and inspiring, this book from a veteran bodybuilder will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the sport.

Excellent guide, Dave!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-16
The most useful part of this book is the advise about how to train around injury and over training. This is what happens when yer an old geezer and want the 18 year old body. I'm 59, and actually don't look like I'll be dead in 13 years. Thank you Dave.

For Every Bodybuilders Library
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-18
Draper has an odd writing style, but his stories are motivational and informational. Everyone who lifts should read this.

The book was good but it could have been perfect
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-11-13
I enjoyed it but it needed pictures for the all his exercises, I read other review saying the same thing.
I found it inspiring and he is a poster child for bodybuiling beyond your years.

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You Can Beat Prostate Cancer
Published in Paperback by Robert J. Marckini (2008-06-24)
Author: Robert J. Marckini
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You Can Beat Prostate Cancer
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Review Date: 2008-07-21
I'm a 70 year old Colorado ski instructor in darn good shape. I was recently diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer. In reserching my various treatment options, I came across the book: "You Can Beat Prostate Cancer" (without surgery,) by Robert J. Marckini. This book contains a wealth of information about the subject. It's easy to read, written in story form mixing in technical information that every man and his significant other should know about. It explains various treatments and includes testimonials from men who have been through some of them. I learned that bicycling, which I do, can skew the results of a PSA test. Why didn't my primary care phsician or urologist ever mention this? I highly recommend this book to anyone who is touched by prostate cancer.

Beating Prostate Cancer
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Review Date: 2008-07-16
This book gets my highest personal rating! Mr. Marckini's book thoroughly described his Proton Radiation Therapy for prostate cancer, and was written for the average person to understand. This book enabled me to tackle the emotions that one feels upon hearing the "C" word, as well as develop the resolve to proceed with Proton therapy. In this book, you will find information that is not openly discussed by Urologists. Mr. Marckini speaks from the heart, and truly has your best interests in mind. I am so thankful to have read this book. Mr. Marckini saved me from the regret and anguish of radical prostatectomy surgery, and instead, instilled in me the confidence to pursue Proton Therapy. If you are considering your options for prostate cancer treatment, you must read this book.

Most easily understood book on prostate cancer
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Review Date: 2008-07-04
I have read quite a few prostate cancer books and this one is the most well-written and understandable books that I have found.

Cutting Through the Medical Jargon- a book with hope!
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Review Date: 2008-07-15
My (then 60 year old) husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in June of 2005 (Gleason score 8- PSA 114) by a urologist recommended to us by our general practioner. We were lucky that this urologist used at least a 12 sample (honestly at this time can't remember if it was more, but not less) biopsy needle, because we knew nothing about the standards for this procedure at that point. This standard is pointed out very well in Mr. Marckini's book. As with all cancer diagnoses, we were devastated. In a couple of months, we were scheduled to take a trip of a life-time to England and on to China. With assurances from the urologist (and some pills to help with the swelling in the prostate so my husband could pass urine easier and a hormone deprivation implant-chemical castration) we continued with our plans for the trip and tackled the questions concerning further treatment when we got back.

Since this is suppose to be a book review and not a history of my husband's prostate cancer, I'll skip all the rest of the details of his treatment and get right to the subject. I did a tremendous amount of research on the web and read several books, including the one given to me by the urologist and written by the American Cancer Society. I have had a lot of experience with research in general and a few medical cases and some terminology, but I am not medically trained. Nevertheless, I plowed through everything I could get my hands on and sometimes grasped the microbiology and sometimes did not. In the meantime, the urologist informed us he didn't feel surgery was an option for my husband. He "surmised" the cancer had already leaked from the prostate into surrounding lymph nodes and surgery would be useless, even though he did not have concrete evidence of such. Unbeknownst to us at the time, this was a "Godsend." Understand this, urologist believe surgery is the "gold standard" whether it be by his hands or with the help of a robot, radiologist believe radiation is the "gold standard" whether that be seed implants or IMRT (intensity modulated radiation) and unfortunately, the oncologist are essentially left out of the picture because there are no "drugs" to potentially CURE prostate cancer.

Because I was not satisfied with the only treatment option the urologist supported (hormone deprivation), I continued my search. That was when I found Proton therapy.

At the time my husband underwent Proton therapy at Loma Linda, Mr. Marckini's book was not published. Oh, how I wish it had been available when I first started my research. I actually read Mr. Marckini's book a couple of months ago, long after my husband's treatment was complete, treatment that his urologist neither understood or was happy about him receiving.

Here's the thing about Mr. Marckini's book and what sets it apart from all others and why I wish it would have been available at the beginning of my research. It is not only complete as far as information about what is available in the medical community for treatment of prostate cancer, but it is written in a down to earth style with humor and compassion so that every man and woman can understand it and identify with it. If you are not a nuclear scientist, a doctor or other scientist nor medically trained, you will probably not find the other books easy to read and at the very least they are dry. Mr. Marckini's book is for the common man and their wives. It puts a "human" face on the disease one in six men will face in their lifetime and helps the reader to understand that it's not only OK to discuss the many aspects of their disease and it's treatments, but it's healthy for them, especially when spiced with a little humor.

One more note. I take exception with DS Nash who wrote a July 7, 2007 review of Mr. Marckini's book, saying she laments that he did not cover robotic assisted surgery in his book and that it was "less invasive" and an "important" development. I believe she has missed the point. It's still surgery and with surgery all kinds of things can go wrong. One little bump of the robotic arm, for example, could cut through a man's urethea (which runs through the prostate) and/or the seminal vessles. She also laments no discussion of IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy), although Mr. Marckini does cover photon radiation of which IMRT is a type. Again, she misses the point. "Photon" radiation is all the same generally, whether it is through seed implants (Brachytherapy) or through IMRT.

Read Mr. Marckini's book before you do anything else about your diagnosis of prostate cancer. If you are a certain age, read it now before you become the one in six who will develop prostate cancer. It will help you immensely if you are diagnosed.

PS: My husband is doing very well. PSA at .01

You MUST read this before deciding !
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-12
Having recently been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, and being somewhat informational /analytical of mind, I jumped into the literature with both feet.......while my urologist tried to steer me towards surgery, I did not want it after a bad experience with heart surgery and MRSA last year, so was seeking a possible alternative approach when I discovered the option of Proton Treatment. What a ray of sunshine....... and Bob Marckini, a survivor and actual patient, wrote about it in a down to earth and candid manner that was just like sitting down with him and talking over coffee. I have since registered with the Shands Medical Center for an appointment. I have also had the pleasure of "talking" with the author several times via email and he was just as warm and promptly responsive as he was in the book. He documents everything actually leaving few questions to even the most inquisitive mind....... but his references offered via the BOB ( you have to read the book to understand !) were right on track. I contacted a nearby source at his suggestion and after a warm welcome and another candid "hand holding sesssion" of nearly 90 minutes my mind was made up..... no surgical approach for me while this non-invasive approach is available! This book is a MUST READ for your wife and for your children if you have prostate cancer and wonder about what to do. Good Luck to each of you and God Bless.
Ron Rosenwald

Health
Conquering Arthritis: What Doctors Don't Tell You Because They Don't Know: 9 Secrets I Learned the Hard Way
Published in Paperback by Shining Prairie Flower Productions (2002-08-01)
Author: Barbara D. Allan
List price: $34.95
New price: $23.07
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The best starting point for people with RA
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-22
At age 30, after being a college athlete and in "perfect" health, my daughter was diagnosed with RA. We were devastated!! Two years later, she was on Enbrel, methotrexate and other meds for her condition--things looked pretty hopeless. After much research into the disease, we decided we wouldn't just sit around and let the disease take it's course. Researching on Amazon's site, we came across Barbara's book and thought it sounded too good to be true! After all, the rheumatologists were telling us there was no cure. We had nothing to lose but the price of the book, a little time and effort--but we had everything to gain if it did indeed work.

One year ago, we started with the fast that Barbara recommends and we were absolutely shocked with what happened. After 5 days, my daughter was completely without pain, swelling or any sign of RA. We were ecstatic!! Now, the problem was sustaining it! This proved to be the most difficult of the equation. We enlisted the help of a PA who was open to a different approach to the disease and (as Barbara suggested) was able to get food sensitivities completed. Remarkably, the list was extensive, but corn wasn't on it!! My daughter undertook a rotational diet and added many supplements to her daily diet. After a period of six months, she was able to come off Enbrel and methotrexate, but not all of her meds. However, though it is slow,we continue to make progress. This disease didn't happen overnight and will not be stopped overnight.

I believe we couldn't have done this without Barbara's guidance. Her book became our source of strength when we thought about giving up. It was precise, thorough, informative and most importantly--certain this could be done.

There are four other books which we have used in this journey. One, Breaking the Vicious Cycle, is also a must read. Three others, Probiotics Revolution, Children With Starving Brains and Healing the New Childhood Epidemics, are based on the theory of disease being gut related. The latter three books are significant in that they give good recommendations for nutrients to combat inflammation of the gut, which appears to play a large part in RA.

AWESOME BOOK FOR THE HEALTH CONSCIOUS IN GENERAL!!!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-23
Thanks so much for writing your book and making yourself accessible to people all over the world who are seeking help and answers with regard to arthritis. You really helped someone I know both through your book and through your phone consultation with her.

I have read your book and the way you have met adversity in your life is so admirable and inspiring. You, to my eye, are like the phoenix who flew through the ashes. Although I do not have arthritis, I have made a lot positive changes in my diet in large measure due to your book.

I also got tested for food allergies in keeping with the recommendation in your book and now know to avoid peanuts and realize the signs of inflammation that I was experiencing and ignoring every time I ate them. However, since the testing that I had done was not extensive, I will at some point purchase and benefit from the results of the alcat which you recommend in your book and on your website. My understanding is that the alcat tests one not only for antibodies, but also for sensitivities to 150 foods.

Barbara, your book is such a comprehensive guide for people about all of the kinds of things they should know and can do to heal themselves physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I know someone with rheumatoid arthritis and someone with osteoarthritis. Have recommended your book to both of them.

Your book is a blessing to arthritis sufferers and it is so useful as well to those who just want to nurture themselves in the best, most health conscious ways. It contains proactive health tips for any health conscious individual who wants to be sure to consume healthy foods and avoid foods that cause inflammation in their bodies.

Gratefully, Grace

Using The Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-03-26
Book was very organized and as a result was clear. The format of explanation and then giving a plan of action was excellent. The only thing it needed to be a 5 Star was a little more humor.

Great Book!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-03-26
A different theory at what causes arthritis, written by someone who generally cured herself. Talks a lot about food sensitivities that cause arthritis and how to figure out what your food sensitivity so you can avoid or reduce your expose thus feel better.

Great Information for arthritis sufferers
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-02
This author has figured out what causes many cases of arthritis. I have osteoarthritis and have been following her recommendations for about a month now. I can already tell a difference in the way I feel. If I cheat, I can really tell the difference the next day. I recommend this book.


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