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This is the first book I've read by this author. I was intrigued by McGriff's writing style, which is not indicative of today's "quite typical" fiction books. The plot kept you reading because you just had to know how everything was going to turn out. With an ending that leaves you wondering "what's more to come?", Obsession 101 is a great read for those seeking something different from the norm!

This book was great from begining to the end. I was able to pick out the crazy by the middle of the story but that didn't damage the plot.

I simply loved this book, Rashawn Ams' character pulled me in. I thought the story was very suspenseful. I was really surprised by the ending, but on and poppin, Michelle McGriff's has great style.

This book, which is a continuation of Michelle McGriff's prior book For Love's Sake, is a fascinating read. It keeps you on edge the entire book and be prepared for many surprises and twists and turns. It has an air of the realistic. I found this book thrilling.

Finally coming to grips with the attack and rape that happened over three years ago, Rashawn is finally ready to come back to the place she calls home. Returning to her old job, friends and family have been a lot to deal with. She is sure that her nightmare is far behind, even though she looks into the eyes of her attacker's gift every day in her son, Reggie.

With an epidemic of the date rape drug, Get A--, people are coming up missing and dead and Rashawn is reliving the torment all over again. Waking up in awkward situations and feeling violated, Rashawn knows that something deadly is awaiting her. Will she have a second chance to put her attacker to rest, or will history repeat itself?

What I liked about Obsession 101 was that this was not a typical story that I have read before. It had laughter, mystery, romance and a little street all in one. If you are an avid reader, you know what I am talking about. The problem that I had with Obsession, however, was with the main character, Rashawn. She was an airhead. It took her way too long to figure out who her attacker was. She trusted any and everybody and the only protection she had was never in her vicinity. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to more work from Michelle McGriff.

Reviewed by: LaDonna

I liked this story a lot. Richard Bach always finds a creative way to communicate his philosophy about what's life, and always makes me ask myself some questions and challenges me to look for the answers inside me. I've read other books of the author, and this one is not so deep, it's more simple maybe. Anyway, it's a nice story.

Great book. It will appeal to you only if you are ready to read a book in its class. If you manage to read the whole book, you will gain alot from it. If you have acquired this book it must be meant for you. Read it!

This is one of the very few books which teach how to come out of comfort zone! If one wants to take risks, he/she needs to come out of so called 'safety zone'. These lines are enough to describe this book.

This is a dichotomy of inner child meeting up with grown man, in metaphorical terms. An autobiographical account of the author's life, although a mental stretch, will make the reader re-examine their lives and choices along the way. Made me laugh and cry.
Arlene Millman
author of BOOMERANG - A MIRACLE TRILOGY

I didn't feel there was any new content in this book, it seemed to me to be a different story on what Richard has already talked about in his other books. Still the basic story was good and worth reading.

I loved this book! I have finished it in 3 days, and it was hard to put it down. Extremely well written. I got such a vivid view of India through the eyes of Ram. I desperately want to read more now!!

I picked this book up on a whim from the library 2 days ago and did not put it down till I was done.

The 18-y-o protagonist, Ram Mohammad Thomas, has just won India's "Who Will Win A Billion?" by answering perfectly 12 questions. However, he is an uneducated impoverished waiter who doesn't know many common knowledge questions, so the judges are sure he has cheated and are beating him at the poice station when Smita, a lady lawyer, comes to hear his side and prove he is legitimate.

It just so happens that each of the questions related somehow to a story in Ram's life, and he relates each one, full of poverty, abuse, child labor, brushes with film stars, diplomats and the clergy, to show how he could know each answer.

Through it all, we meet a clever resourceful boy who never lets down his friends, such as Salim, his fellow orphan who wants to be a movie star, no matter what obstacles he faces. We are sure he is telling the truth about not cheating, but have no way of knowing how he did it until the very end.

I highly recommend this book, and am in fact buying it as a gift for several other people.

Easy to read, and lets you opportunity to participate in investigation by trying to gess outcome.
Gives some overview of reality in India.

In his debut novel, Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat, tells about life in modern India from the viewpoint of an orphan who changes several places of residence and jobs during his teen years.

The story is not told in a conventional way, however. The presentation is very original - in the beginning we find out that Ram Muhammad Thomas was arrested after having won the biggest television Q & A show in India (and the world), winning 1 billion rupees (24 million US dollars, by today's rate). He was arrested because being just a poor 18-year old orphan working as a waiter who won a difficult quiz show, the show organizers suspected he was cheating.

However, and this is how the plot unfolds, Ram wasn't cheating. Rather, by a sheer coincidence, all the questions touched on topics he knew about from discrete incidents in the past few years of his life. As he sits in the police department with a lawyer, he tells her about each episode, after which they see the recording of the relevant question of the show.

If the original way of presentation was the only good thing about the book, it would only be average. However, the book also provides an exciting and fascinating glimpse into the life in modern India. Well written and full of both common day-life and historical facts about the densely populated peninsula, it is both pleasant to read and provides lots of interesting information. Recommended.

Q & A is a very entertaining book on many levels. The view of Indian culture, the inclusion of crimes against humanity we see around the world, and the organizational structure of the novel itself create a fascinating story. You cannot help rooting for the underdog, even with his flaws.

Flatbellies is an invitation to yesterday...to the adventures that sprouted after you out-grew your bike, but never forgot the kids you rode with. It's about young people who gladly overlook each others' faults in the interest of loyalty and love. And it's about what happens in the magic summer of youth...your first love, your first brush with victory and its promise...and your first look at the distant horizon. Read it; you'll remember.

Dr. Hollinsgworth embarassed me as a human, former teenager, and golf loadie. It was the worst thing I have ever read.

I have never golfed, nor have I any interest in the sport. However I must say this is one of the best books I have ever read. It truely is a timeless classic. The book is a comming of age story loosely based on the author's own childhood. It has very well developed characters that just about anyone can relate to. I absolutely loved it. 5 stars does not do it justice.

I really found this book hard to put down. Good story line, great characters, good golf content, and enough action to keep you riveted. An easy and great read.

This story reminded me to Stephen King's Stand By Me or Lorenzo Carcaterra's Sleepers. All are stories about a group of four teenagers who use their relationship with each other to survive the pains of growing up in the 1960;s. Where Stand By Me was grounded upon the kids' search for a dead body and Sleepers was located in a juevenile detention facility, Flatbellies is located in a sleepy Oklahoma town and the boys are the members of the local golf team.

I found that I could sympathize with the storyteller, Chipper DeHart, who cares less about his own scores than whether the team can progress to the championship. You definitely want to see both the team and Chipper succeed, both on and off the course.

The only real problem that I had with the book was that some of the characters seemed a little bit too stereotypical, particulary the teen wonder, Jay Justice, who combines good looks, athletic ability, and a photographic memory into a package that is just a bit too good to be true. If asked whether I wanted to spend a round golfing with Jay or the rebel from the other town, Smokey Ray Divine, I guess I'd have to take the later.

Overall, I really liked the book and look forward to see if Hollingsworth has another story to tell.

I enjoyed this book even though at times I wanted to smack Stormy. She made me so mad with some of the decisions she made but I was happy she finally opened her eyes. Camden was a DOGdog and he deserved what he got. This book made me realize that women have to be very careful nowadays because so many men are on the DL. Yes, we are looking for love, but we should not risk her health our lose or respect to find it. Keep up the good work.

Latrese Carter gave us the book that really upset me this year: Not because it was a bad read--- far from it. I was upset because she outlined for all of us how settling for anything can cause you to lose everything.

Her characters spring forth with realism and with truth---just not for the people that they should. You feel sorry for some of them, true. But others you think that they believed they could invite the poisonous snake into your home and not expect it to strike at you.

Well written, and since I got a chance to speak with her this year, I can honestly say that she is as passionate about the book as I was about reading it.

A job well done!

"Liar Liar" by Latrese N. Carter was an excllent novel. She told a good story about people who live an alternative lifesytyle on the downlow. She showed how it affects the realtionships of everyone involved. It was a great explosive story of love and lies!

Thanks for sharing Latrese!

I really enjoyed every minute of this book. It was a good read. At times, I wanted to kill Stormy and Camden. The author done a great job.

LaTrese Carter steps onto the literary scene with a very creative freshman debut!!!

Stormy Adair Knight is our heroine, a strong, christian woman with a great career. All that's missing in her life is a christian man. Thus enters picture perfect Camden Brooks. The renowned good Reverend Brook's eligible, good-looking, saved, did I say good looking, and charming son. He knows that is he is all that any woman would want, could want, and rest assured, should want. That is until his secret is leaked to his fiance before their wedding date.

Stormy is the perfect example of how we turn 'the Word' around to fit our situations in life. My question is, 'just how many cheeks are you supposed to turn' before you realize that this relationship is NOT of GOD!!!

Ms. Carter does an excellent job of describing life in one of its truest and rawest trends that seems to be on the rise in relationships today. In the past you would have women calling you about your man, but now you have to check and make sure that it is a woman checking you about your man! Ms. Carter opens up with the intimacy issue that women face today with society making us think you have to 'have' a man, but is the cost some have to pay really worth the rush, the issues of gay men in the church, the issue of acceptance of men and their sexual choices and the fact that they can be who they feel without hurting innocent people because of society's condemnation...

There are many life lessons in the pages of "Liar, Liar" and I think Ms. Carter has awakened alot of questions that truly need answers today and not tomorrow. Great job, great storyline, very original, very insightful, and an excellent piece of work!! Keep on teaching us sista!!!!

This book has helped me tremendously in my daily life. It's become a daily handbook for me. What an excellent idea of the author!

Even the most secure of us let doubts creep into our everyday lives. Sharon Elaine has provided us with a handy source of reinforcing the positive attitudes we work so hard to acquire. Her concise statements allow the reader to get a quick "pick-me-up," and may even be used in meditation.

Life can be stressful, everyone is too busy doing a million things at once and it's easy to get bogged down and depressed. We need to take time out for ourselves, time to relax and take care of ourselves. In "The Book of Affirmations" Sharon Elaine reinforces this idea in a big way! This book gives you a detailed list of all different types of affirmations to bring you back into a happier, more peaceful place.

ANYONE WHO ENJOYS AFFIRMATIONS, MEDITATION, NEW AGE PRINCIPLES, ETC., WILL LOVE THIS BOOK!

This is an easy book to use, as it has all kinds of subjects for the affirmations. I think it's helpful. I've been down lately, and repeating these sentences has helped my attitude a lot.

I really like this book. If you are like me, it can be a real challenge to come up with a positive affirmation when you are feeling low, confused or filled with an emotion that is threatening your peace. Sharon Elaine's book is divided into many different subject areas and filled with a variety of affirmations in each area. I have used this book a lot and think that it is a great tool for changing destructive feelings/beliefs into constructive ones. I highly recommend this book!

I don't think this book was quite as good as the last one but it was still very good. I liked that he finally got a "student".

Merlin, working through and with Arthur has managed to establish
Camelot, and end the wars for conquest of Britain. He now sits as a
counsellor for Arthur.

He is aging, and his powers leaving him, so he decides to train a
successor. Arthur's relatives in the north have different ambitions to
Arthur and Camelot.

Mary Stewart's rendition of this legend is my favorite by far. I take the time to read the set every year. Wore my old copy out. Thanks seller for the great experience.

Anybody who loves tales of Merlin and King Arthur will love this book! This is the third book in Mary Stewart's Arthurian Saga, written from the viewpoint of Merlin, it tells the tale of how Arthur came to be the legend that everyone has heard of.

Unlike many tales of Merlin it is not a fairy tale of unbelievable magic rather it is a brilliantly written story of a man who is extremely powerful, intelligent and gifted, who has a vision of a united Britain and has found the one person who can fulfill this dream, Arthur.

Based on the Legend of Arthur it is rich in detail both of character and landscape, and genuinely takes the reader back in time to the days of chivalry and Camelot!

Arthur is now firmly on the thrown, but his worries are not over. Treachery is around him and within his own family, with the plotting of his sister Morgause and the bearing of his illegitimate son Mordred, the series continues to entertain.
The Series is completed with the next novel The Wicked Day (The Arthurian Saga, Book 4)

I'm a consultant for requirements and training and also teach a university extension program on the subject and this is a great book that describes the process from a-z. It uses a variety of sources and has selected what is a good best practices list. It also has some good examples and diagrams.

The organization takes a little getting used to, mostly because there is a lot of information in a small package. I wish there also was a better linkage between the material and the references so I could go directly to the source for more info. Other than that, this is one of the better books to have on your shelf as an overall requirements reference.

I have read several books on requirements; And I must say this one is exceptional in content and delivery.Thanks Ellen keep doing your stuff.

I bought this because I have and like Gottesdiner's "Requirements by Collaboration." The idea of the "Memory Jogger" was very appealing. That is, my requirement was to have quick access to the essential requirements of the requirements process that I could use as a content and quality sanity check throughout the development project life cycle.

What "Memory Jogger" delivered was a good basic text on the requirements process presented in a virtually unusable format.

The rationale behind the "pocket-sized" format is beyond me. This will not fit into my pocket. I'm already carrying a laptop, a project binder (or two) and probably a flip chart; one more reasonably-sized book isn't going to make much difference in what I'm lugging around. Indeed, its size, shape, and weight guarantee that the "Memory Jogger" will either constantly slip from the stack I'm carrying around or get buried under the stacks on my desk.

The more serious problem with the format is that the type is too small. In attempting to fold a reasonably complete text on requirements into the inappropriate format, the publisher has reduced point size as well as cramped character spacing. In some sections the spacing between words has been reduced to the extent that the text is virtually unreadable.

An additional issue with the small page format is that most sentences are wrapped around multiple lines - one example that I'm looking at right now runs to five lines, making it hard to read and comprehend. Multi-column tables are obviously even worse. Let me emphasize that this is not because the content is verbose or poorly written; it's because of the constraints of the format.

The reviewer who was looking for flip charts or fold-outs is on the right track. I would also suggest that a more extensive use of color would have been useful, say by tipping the pages of each section in a different color. This would be a nice, fast visual indicator - one could flip quickly to the green section or the purple section as one needed.

This is good reference material. I am a Sr. BA with BCBSA. I have been referencing this guide for helpful tips and methods to elicit requirements. It is a good compliment and addition to the library but do not rely on it to get you through if you do not have experience as a BA.

This is a text book not a memory jogger. I was serious expecting a 2-10 page foldout or some sort of flowchart.

Good material but a lot more than a memory jogger.

We really liked the book. It had all the information we were looking for. Carleen Lane

I am currently studying for the Series 7 stockbroker exam. The study manual often introduces terms with little or no explanation. The glossary in the study manual only covers a small fraction of the terms used. Before buying this book, I would have to list the terms, stop studying, and find explanations. Sometimes, I would have to waste precious study time calling into my trainer to discuss these terms.

Now, I have all of the definitions I need right at my finger tips. This book has been a great supplement to the Series 7 study material. I no longer waste time struggling with terms I do not understand. I do not have to waste valuable time on hold calling into my trainer to get a better understanding of terms.

A fine book for even experienced investors. I use this book daily even though I am only a part-time investor. A nice addition to your bookshelf

Wall Street Words is the most valuable and most frequently used book in my library. I recommend it to my friends and to Amazon users.

It has all the words, it has all the definitions...it's all here. I work for a Wall Street firm and this is one of the few investment reference guides I keep at my office. Buy it.

This book was far from an easy read, but well worth it. I enjoy books such as this one because it raises many ethical questions about society and technology, etc. Huxley creates a perfect world in which people can do whatever they want and are content with life... but at what cost? Does it even matter if they don't know what they're missing? Is it worth it? Excellent and thought-provoking.

I decided to read this book because of its fame not because of some sort of requirement. After reading it, I found that it related to society in a completely different way than did 1984.

Brave New World represented the modern viewpoints surrounding sex, monogamy, drugs, and the popular culture much better so than 1984, but it did not strike a vivid enough satire for me. The ending is not in tune with what I picture of a satirical future government. This book was enjoyable, yet not as realistic as a warning nor as enjoyable as 1984.

When I read this book I saw a snapshot of what is actually happening today. How ironic someone would have know this was going to happen so many years ahead of time.Excellent reading and I don't normally read fiction.

If you are a reader who is interested in what is going on in the world today, you need to read this book. Huxley's vision of the future is a bleak one; fueled by communistic propaganda, drug addiction, and brainwashing. Huxley's writing is unconventional (especially the first part of the book), but fantastic. This book changed my view on how I see the world and the future. That's a power book.

As I watch the commercials for Zoloft and other psychiatric drugs that are frequently encouraged to the general public today thanks to advertising, I can't help but smell the essence of the stew descibed by Huxley in this wonderful book simmering in our own modern kitchen.
It is controversal to advertise tobacco but it is perfectly suitable to make the drugs once used to control the mentally unstable as freely marketed as pepsi.
There is much to be learned from this book, the lack of individuality and the pride of ignorance that it shown but the general populace when they finally succeed in causing the young "savage" to lose his cool.
You could easily rewrite this book as a modern day portrayal of Los Angeles without having to make many changes.