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As with Cameron Hawley's other novels, this book gives a realistic view of life for a businessman. Mr. Hawley likes businessmen and thinks they have challenging and important jobs. This was a Reader's Digest condensed book over thirty years ago. Other good books by the same author include Executive Suite (his first novel), Cash McCall (made into an entertaining movie with James Garner), and The Lincoln Lords (probably his most realistic and insightful book). Mr. Hawley is definitely worth reading, and I don't know anyone who is quite as realistic (in a positive sense) as he is.

Author Bob Fried is an expert, par extraordinaire on respiratory psychophysiology and self regulation. He presents a model here which characterizes a common problem afflicting many people who go undiagnosed. The book clearly discusses the etiology, physiology and approaches to addressing hyperventilation syndrome.

If you are a biofeedback practitioner, this is a valuable book for your library. If you are a neurofeedback practitioner, it's worth taking a look at this. Breath affects brain.

Fried has presented at the Futurehealth Winter Brain meeting I organize, clearly showing how much of brainwave slowing is directly due to decreased cerebral blood oxygenation. That's breath affected EEG.

This whole "Ultimate A to Z Resource" Bible study set is an amazing set of books. My kids (I have 6 plus step-kids) have requested this set of books for their own study libraries. They are easy to understand, yet are thorough in their comments. In all of my use of these resource books, I have not found one instance where the Gospel or Biblical principles have been compromised in any way - something that is a rarity in books written and published in this generation. "Nelson Publishers" is to be highly commended for their work.

I bought this book for my 10 yr old daughter who is a black belt in TKD and is working toward one in TSD. This was her first comic book and loved it! She can't wait for the next one to arrive in the mail. She thought it was a great story because it was funny, had action and taught a lesson in friendship. She recommends it!

Too often, we tend to think of alternate history as a genre that began with Harry Turtledove. But one look at uchronia.net shows the depth of alternate history. But it can be challenging to reach back and find the gems that may have been buried by limited print runs, obscurity, or other reasons. If Israel Lost the War is one of those gems, and I'm glad I found it.

The story is a simple one. It's a basic inversion of the Six-Day War in which Chesnoff posits a sudden, Pearl Harbor/Operation Focus-like strike by the Egyptian Air Force against the IAF. The attack is a success, and events flow logically from that point of departure. With their armies already massed on Israel's borders and complete air superiority now in hand, the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian armies advance across Israel rapidly. The events flow logically, one from the other, and the scenes and characters are colored wonderfully.

Instead of following one character throughout the story, we're given dozens of pages-long vignettes, scenes from every portion of the warring states and even places like Washington and New York, where the diplomatic traffic flows fast and freely. In some ways, the book reads like Sir John Hackett's The Third World War, but with much of the division-by-division detail of most of Hackett's book replaced by individual-level stories.

The book was written by Chesnoff, an acclaimed journalist -- though he was not nearly so well known in 1969, when this book was published. And although the date is nearly 30 years in the past, the story isn't dated at all. Some of the historical information has been somewhat dated by modern historical revelations -- I disagree with the overwhelming success of the Syrian, Jordanian, and Egyptian Air Forces, even with a surprise attack, but because the story's goal is a simple inversion of the Six-Day War and I'm not sure what information Chesnoff had available, that's easily excusable.

But where this story really shines are the scenes set after Israel's fall and occupation by the three invading countries. There are wonderful examples of the butterfly effect throughout, and though a contemporary reader might have been soured by the moral of the story -- defending Israel is key to the United States holding off the Soviet Union -- I'm certainly not, especially since that moral is as interesting as a historical relic as the story is in and of itself. Far too often, modern alternate history writers feel as if they have to have their stories end on a happy note: The good guys win, everyone goes home happy, and the world is made safe for democracy and apple pie. Even Turtledove's Timeline 191 series had a relatively upbeat ending, despite some pretty horrific wars. In this story, we're left with an untidy, downbeat -- though not nihilistic or dystopian -- ending. And it works extremely well.

This is not a happy story, but it's certainly a fascinating one. And in a period of time that we're treated to an unending series of U.S.-centered alternate histories, it's nice to read a story that doesn't revolve around the United States and presents itself in a readable, fascinating package.

Want a quick way to introduce the wonders of the state that produced our most well-known and beloved president? Illinois From A to Z is the way to do it. Covering the state from all directions, Betty Carlson Kay shows off the state of Illinois in all of its glorious dimensions. There is more to the Prairie State than the adult home of Abraham Lincoln, but you will appreciate why he chose to make his home and career here as well as see how the state has grown and matured into a figure for world attention. Who would like this book? Children of all ages with a healthy curiosity will be captivated by the creative format and information. TEACHER ALERT! You must have this book on your shelf if you teach primary grades in the state of Illinois.

Not only is the inside of the book as fascinating as the beautiful cover, but the text keeps the reader from putting the book down. I could not stop turning pages and learning more about how Jewish tradition meets issues of health and illness. A great read!

From nut cakes and brown ale to high tea and cyanide poisoning, this one's a winner. Imitations of Immorality, by Carol Z. Howell contains all my dearest joys for what constitutes a good mystery novel: tension, fast pacing, wonderful characters, delightful setting, intelligent, very intelligent language, and a plot that has enough twists and turns to satisfy even my lust for surprise. Set in a New York brownstone at the turn of the last century, the 1990's that is, its central character is Alfred Jones, snobby British butler to the three elerly and eccentric Smythe-Whittingtons. No one knows how to be a snob better than those who serve the wealthy, and Alfred, whose past in the old country might not bear close scrutiny, has the language and style down to a T. What's more, he believes in it. When, much to his dismay, the nephew of his employers is poisoned by a cup of tea Alfred has just served him, it will take all of Alfred's skills as a well-bred snoop, to keep both himself and his three charges out of the soup. Secrets abound from ancient love affairs to missing millions. And nobody is what they first appear. I particularly liked Ms. Howell's language and her characters. She has created in Alfred Jones, a narrator who manages to be both unreliable and wonderfully perceptive. And very, very funny. I look forward to hearing from him and his friends again.

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Lots of good information that may save a child's life. This small book is excellent but I thought the author's other 2 books were even better.