I bought this book to read with my wife, as we are both interested in Jungian approaches to understanding how the mind works. While we have finished only one laborious chapter to date, it is clearly not the engaging, wide-ranging book that I had thought from the product literature. In fact every other sentence is a quote from Freud, Jung or other Jungians, making it altogether pedantic and a chore to read. While all scholarship rests on the shoulders of those who have gone before, this author appears to have very little to add to his sources.

While I had thought that Jungians were a bit more open to new ideas and thinking for themselves, this is not true for this author. It is very disturbing, actually, since while the delineation of the unconscious is an important discovery, a vigorous and productive science forges ahead to use the insights of earlier practitioners to find new and deeper insights, even facts. The need to continually refer to the founder of the field some 75 years before speaks more of a cult than of a science that will at any point in the future actually alleviate the human condition. And the tenacious fixation on using pseudo-scientific terms such as "analysis" is eloquent testimony to the unfulfilled hopes of this field, not to mention its envy of the "hard" sciences.

OK, that said, the focus of the book is entirely appropriate- how do we think about the world? Why do we value the internal world of fantasies, superstitions, and spiritual beliefs over the outside real world, and how are they different? Myths and archetypes are a recorded examples of the fantasies that are shared by more than one person, often by whole cultures, like the good king, the bad witch, the magical wizard, and the gifted healer, not to mention god and the soul. The author unfortunately believes that the only proper myth is an old one, so any clinical fantasy presented to him needs to be cross-checked in the database of Greek or similarly old archetypes (ARAS catalogue of the Jungian institute). But are not archetypes being created all the time and just as valid if created today as thousands of years ago? What to say to the inner city kid who dreams of being a star of the NBA, with all the fame and fortune that entails? That he is dreaming of an Odysseus fantasy of great power and success? What possible use is that except to say the he is in a long tradition of being human? It may be a supportive or emapathic thing to say, when coming from a respected friend, but hardly a therapeutic breakthrough.

For a long time, I've read thought leaders like James Hillman complaining that Jungians have lost the mythic dimension that was so important in Jung's own writing, resorting instead to an almost Freudian reductionism. This book, more than any other, helped me understand exactly why myth is important both in therapy and in the world around us.

"The Mythological Unconscious" is written for the professional, but it's certainly accessible by the layman. It's very readable, filled with pointed -- and poignant -- examples and, of course, myth and metaphor. I almost wish Dr. Adams had called this book something like "Myth and the Soul." Maybe then it would find the wide, popular audience it deserves.

'Octoberland' never lives up to the brilliant fantasy of the first two volumes of the Irth trilogy.

Author Lee uses a modified version of the awkward chapter structure he used in 'The Wolf and the Crown'. Lee almost completely abandons the world of Irth, focusing his story on The Dark Shore or Irthlings who immerse themselves in Dark Shore culture.

Where are the Spiderlands? Or the aelves? Those stories both had the potential for great fantasy. What was most lacking though was the presence of Lord Drev, a central character in book 1 of the trilogy. One can argue that his story has already been told, but his was a fascinating character that I, for one, would have liked to read more about.

I love everything about this book. I'm not one for giving away the plot, so you have to figure out that for yourself. If you read this for the plot or to see some story line well I won't give you that. What I will tell you is that I could not put it down.. Adam Lee is a great author that needs to be recognized...

Too vague and general for someone using the book to use as a reference. Does not go into a lot of key points you actually use on patrol. Also, tends to make remarks that do not reflect the reality of todays police work. The author seems out of touch with policing today.

I had to read this book for a promotional examination and found it to be a good refresher of the very basic points that we all learned at the beginning of our police careers. When I am approached by someone who is not yet in police work and wants to read a good, simply written and understandable book on law enforcement, I always recommend this one. It may seem to be too basic for those of us in this field for the years I have served, but many areas are still very relevant.

The authors do, at least, recongnise the importance of Falun Gong as a crucially important spiritual phenomenon. Their analysis of the first six months of the persecution is adequate, and their description of the mistreatment and torture to which practitioners have been subject is positively heart-rending. They exhibit a sound understanding of the social situation in China and the urgent need for improved human rights in that country. Unfortunately, almost three years down the track, the account in this work is hopelessly out of date. I would therefore direct people to Mickey Spiegel's Human Rights Watch publication 'Dangerous Meditation'. The latter is absolutely excellent on the history of the persecution. It is, however, on more shakey ground when attempting to pigeon-hole the nature of the practice itself. Yet this is nothing to the disastrous Chapter 3 in 'Power...' when the authors' attempt, very unsuccessfully, to get to grips with the teachings of Master Li Hongzhi. They have failed to grasp even the most basic principles and persist in portraying the movement as some kind of offshoot of Buddhism and/or Taoism. Falun Gong (or Falun Dafa to give the practice its proper title - Falun Gong just refers to the exercises and meditation) was passed down from a Master to a single disciple for thousands of years until Mr. Li Hongzhi adapted it for public consumption and introduced it to Chinese society in 1992. Although some terminology from Buddhism and Taoism is used for convenience sake, so people can more easily understand certain concepts, Falun Gong is not derived from either of the aforementioned religions. Indeed Falun Gong is not a religion at all, but rather a way of 'cultivation' or self-improvement system for one's entire being, leading the practitioner towards enlightenment and a higher plane of existence. In fact the authors do not seem to have understood the basic differences between the Buddha and Taoist Schools and the religions of Buddhism and Taoism, which form just a very tiny part of their respective schools. Moreover, the authors' lack of understanding of certain concepts leads them to ridicule those concepts, which is disrespectful in the extreme, as well as being very poor scholarship. I would stongly suggest that the authors, toghether with anyone else who would really like to find out about the wonderful practice of Falun Dafa, begin by reading the introductory book 'Falun Gong(Revised Edition)' ISBN: 1-58613-100-1, followed by the main text 'Zhuan Falun' ISBN: 1-931412-53-7.

Power Of The Wheel: The Falun Gong Revolution is a straightforward, information-filled chronology about the origin, history, and future of Falun Gong, a spiritual and health practice that has spread throughout China's working-class ranks since Li Hongzhi started to spread its message in the 1990s. From Falun Gong's roots of Buddhism and Taoism to its sometimes deadly suppression by the Communist Chinese government and its role in the uncertain future, Power Of The Wheel is a fact-filled compendium that also offers plausible speculation as to what the coming century may hold. Power Of The Wheel is recommended reading for students of Eastern Philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism, and the Falun Gong movement.

At last, a series for the Rifts universe. While many people critiqued the first book for having printing errors in it, the second does not appear to have any of these problems. If anything; the second book in this trilogy leaves me wanting to read more (which is good).......Our heros have been betrayed and now are getting ready to be sent out to the wilderness on a suicide mission again! Oh My! Hopefully the next book will have a bit more combat action in it (both magic and conventional). A good read so far if you like Rifts, but not necessarily a must have Sci-Fi set of material.

Deception's Web, the second part of Adam Chilson's Rifts triology vastly improves upon the first novel. For one, the editing has improved by a quatuam leap, and although it has a few problems, it's much better than the first.

The writing improves as well. The first part is almost a straight action story, and while interesting, it didn't do much to grab the reader's attention.

Deception's Web tones down the action and ignites the intrigue. As Lt. Sorenson's party returns to Chi-Town, they are met with court martial and deceit. A traitor is in their mists, and Sorenson's life hangs in the balance. Strange alliances begin to unravel the deception, but there's more to come.

The characters are also given a greater chance to develop, allowing for the strange friendship between Van and Darren to come to life, the tensions between other party members, and of course, Kramer, er, Kro-Mar, for the great comic relief.

Samuel Adams: Radical Puritan recounts the major events in it's subject's life, but doesn't leave you with a feeling about the essence of the man. Sam Adams does not speak for himself enough via quotes from his own writings. The coverage of the Sons of Liberty is reduced to 13 superficial pages. It does provide a glimpse of an old revolutionary not changing with the times after the war has been won. But it is not the full color portrait of a life like that Van Doren has provided for Benjamin Franklin.

Here it goes!You are about to read and comprehend a facinating book.That is the book of the world that Samuel Adams had and belive me this book is so great that I have already read it 30 times.I love it so much that when my friends have a BIG essay and help them study about Samuel Adams and they read it and this is their exppressions,"Wow! Girl friend,Why you didn't tell me of this incredible book. All of my entire family have read this incredible novel.this same expression came on their face. Radical Puritan by Lillan M.Fowler, William M. JR. Fowler, Oscar Handlin,is a novel of Samuel Adam's life.This novel tell from how he became an original born baby to a very onorable man. Samuel Adam was born in Boston,Massachusetts on September 27,1722. He was a leader of the fight against British colonial rule,and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Adams was a cousin o John Adams who became President of the Unted States.

Samuel Adams graduated from Harvard College with a Master of Arts degree in 1743.After college he entered private business,and throght out this period was an outspoken

I read it and I still dont understand what the point was. There has to be a better way to portray the elderly than a bunch of bohemian Californian weirdies who have no clue. At least I hope there is.

Alice Adams uses her trademark writing style to chronicle the aging process among a tightly knit, yet diverse group of friends. They are unalike, but their judgements toward each other are mild. They make comprimises because, when you get down to it, they need each other. They are alone, lost their mates, or are a heartbeat away from losing their mates.

Aging is a drag, but Alice Adams has a way of softening it. It's always a pleasure to get to know her characters. She gets inside their heads and shows (through the help of limited parentheticals) what they are immediately thinking as they are saying something else. They are not forced upon us. Tragedies happen in this story, but they aren't the easy emotional or manipulative bombs that a lesser author would overuse.

It's an engaging read. Unfortunately, this book is not as good as her Superior Women.

The Shadow Eater was simply outstanding through the first 200 pages. I found myself hanging on every word.

Unfortunately the next 100 or so, though interesting, wasn't as good. Lee made the unusual choice of making The Dark Shore of the first novel into Earth. Perhaps I'm missing something (and that's very possible) but I don't see too many cacodemons in my city.

THis was a good read, but not as exciting( I thought) as The Dark Shore. I didn't live up tomy expectations.

Charles Green is a well respected financial figure, but his methods of explanation and writting needs a much needed revision.

This book contains a lot of information that is presented in typical "banker talk". If you are not all that financially savvy then you may have to re-read certain sentences and passages to understand what the author is talking about. He fails to give adequate examples and case studies to help readers envision real-life circumstances that other people have gone through. Examples are probably unnecessary but I've always thrived on examples and case studies.

What is comes down to is this:
1.) This book contains a lot of useful information that is not written for the benefit of the reader. It is written much in the same way as college texts - professors writing to impress other professors, bankers writing to impress other bankers. This book could have been written with more clearly for the everyday man and woman. At least that is what I come away feeling. I've read better and more concisely written books that are more easily understood.
2.) Only barely touches up on obtaining money for start-ups. Start-ups are about only 5-10% of the book at most. There are better books out there for this. The SBA Loan Book is one.

Read this book if you already have the basics and terminology down. This book does have a lot of information and advise. My only beef with it is the long-winded and inconcisely writing style of the author.

2 stars for writing style and useful information (though the same information can be found in other better written books)

This book was very useful in helping me understand what my bank wanted to learn about my enterprise before agreeing to finance us. I have struggled to keep growth capital coming my way for the past few years. The days of "no money down" and just "taking your banker to lunch" are over.

Mr. Green's straight talk and financial insight enabled me to understand what my bank wanted to see and why. His methodical approach to determining why, how much, and from where to get financing lowered my borrowing requirements and helped save me money. The alternatives to bank financing suggested in the book continues to generate new ideas that I can use to leverage my capital.

In the end, I realized that all of the information and structure required by the bank ultimately will make my business stronger. Anyone needing to borrow more than $100,000 for their business would benefit from reading this book.

Although this book does cover numerous topics, the information provided is common sense "fluff" and not detailed at all. If you have never consulted before, this might be a good source of information; however, if you are currently a consultant considering the leap to independence, this book will be of little value to you. I don't feel it was worth the [$].

David Kintler and Bob Adams have laid out a great plan to becoming an independent consultant, no matter what field you are in. It is a guided step through the beginning stages to a finished corporation with samples of legal paperwork, business letters, etc. Extremely comprehensive.