The title, the cover, the preface, the introduction, and various other trappings suggest that it is a religious self-help book that will probably remind the reader of the importance of connecting with his or her inner whatchamacallit in order to find true peace and increased market potential. But the body of the book consists largely of Simonetta rejecting religion. Ten or 15 tiny pages toward the end explain what the seven words are that can change the world.

This book takes about 20 minutes to read, but I never would have read it had the author not suggested it to me. As an atheist and a snob, I would have rejected it on the basis of the title alone. As it turns out, I pretty much agree with Simonetta's main concerns (which include environmental destruction, unequal distribution of wealth, and corruption of democracy by money). And this book rejects religious foolishness as clearly as many that don't come packaged as a new understanding of sacredness devised by a student of divinity.

But the book is indeed simplistic. It doesn't seem likely to appeal to scholars already pressed for time. It doesn't tell me much I didn't already know. However, I might be tempted to buy 100 copies and send them to libraries. Not only is the book's message important, but its simplicity is a part of that message. Moral codes, which have largely been religious codes, have - like other law codes -- always simplified, and Simonetta is aiming here for the most general framework, a new 10 Commandments, an updated Golden Rule. I imagine if Thomas of Aquinas were around today, he might write something of this sort, dropping most of the nonsense current in his day but keeping the careful simplicity.

Simonetta's new code in seven words is: "Be healthy. Be kind. Respect the environment." He presents this as a series of three relationships: to oneself, others, and the environment. After rejecting all previous pretensions to universal truth and disparaging our practice of clinging to old beliefs because we have called them sacred, Simonetta proceeds to call his seven words universal truth and sacred. This suggests to me that he has failed to see the radicalness in their day of various old and now foolish belief systems. Those who developed monotheism, for example, thought they were breaking with all past superstition as radically as Simonetta thinks he is. Of course, now we can lump monotheism with every other sort of theism and nontheistic religion and reject much of what is common to the lot. But declaring our truth universal and sacred suggests we haven't learned our lesson. Simonetta writes about his three rules:

"[T]his is not a human construct. This is simply the way life works. This is not contrived or fictional. This is not arbitrary or subject to dismissal. Nor is this in any way negotiable."
Now, I know that Simonetta is too big a fan of democracy to completely mean to put forth such an edict against negotiation. He intends, in fact, to be generous and inclusive. He sees his code as so general and well-intended that it will not hurt anyone. In fact, he doesn't even think it will have to be imposed on anyone for their own good. He supposes that every reader will immediately recognize its truth. But will they?

Some will certainly object that Simonetta's three rules are not separable, that you can't have one without the other two. And he may not see that as a criticism. But some may go on to question more pointedly the distinction between others and the environment. Are the others other humans or other mammals or other life forms or other discreet objects? Is there anthropocentrism here? Do we need to be kind to humans but respectful of cows, and do we respect cows best by eating them? Would it not be better to respect humans and be kind to cows?

Some may, for different reasons, also question the appropriateness of kindness as a framework for all interactions with humans. Should one be kind to family, friends, compatriots, competitors, and enemies? Is there not a place for respectful competition and even meanness? Simonetta claims that only his way can allow the species to survive; social Darwinians might beg to differ. And then, why put the species on the same level as the environment? Isn't it most important to not destroy the planet as a whole? And why put the self on the same level as either? What if you can best help others through sacrifices that do not allow you the most healthy lifestyle? And isn't kindness an attitude we adopt toward individuals; how does this relate to the benevolence we bestow on society as a whole, sometimes at some individuals' expense?

I am playing devil's advocate to make the point that the seven words are not universal or permanent, not to suggest that I oppose them. While 10 years from now I might reject them as folly, right now I recommend them as critical to improving human society and preserving ecosystems. Even the consequentialism implicit in the seven words and explicit in the book (the recognition that what we do has consequences and that those consequences must be the measure of our ethics) is worthy of the highest recommendation in an age in which we are altering the planet's weather while our university philosophy departments are keeping busy debating the relative merits of consequentialism and deontology.

Of course, accepting the value of the seven words still leaves a huge need for specifics. Simonetta tries to sneak a few in himself with a section immediately following his introduction of the seven words entitled "The Law of One." This section seems intended to make the seven words sound more mystical.

Do you care about yourself, other people, and our planet? Do you want your life to have real meaning and significance? Then read Seven Words That Can Change the World. In it, Joe Simonetta suggests that the starting point for creating a better world is setting aside the religious and political ideologies that separate us, and focusing on our many common interests. He maintains that coming to appreciate the interdependence of humanity's diverse interests would allow us to transcend our divisiveness, address issues that benefit everyone, and explore options for mutual gain. He helps us to see the interconnectedness of everything and the sacredness of our relationship with self, others, and the environment. "Sacredness," he notes, "is not about a Supreme Being. It's about a way of being." Joe Simonetta has written a short, highly-readable book that focuses on the essentials, presents the essence of that superior "way of being," and gets us on the road to creating a better world.

This book is soooooooooo great!It is everything I believe to be the way the world and it's people should be.It's the simple truth.I am recommending it to everyone.
Stephanie Sell
Allentown,PA

Of the Christian-oriented books on divorce recovery that I've read, this is the best. Though it comes from a somewhat more fundamentalist perspective than I usually subscribe to, it avoids being preachy, and is accessible in tone, even for people who don't come from a fundamentalist background. I highly recommend this one for people dealing with an unwanted divorce - I'm keeping it around to share with others who are going through what I've been through!

12/27/00

It has been exactly a year since my wife had an affair with her girlfriend's husband, filed for divorce, and hired my city's most notorious Family Law attorney to attack me. There are now five attorneys involved (2 custody, 2 financial, & a discovery referee) and four accountants.

If you are going through a divorce, or contemplating one, I must tell you, this last year has been the most difficult in my life. I have a strong faith in GOD, I am the father of two wonderful children, and I am the CEO of a large holding company.

I have always read 50 books a year. And this year is no exception. Only this year, 25 were on divorce ranging from "When a mate wants out" to "Moving on when your mate moves out". However, by far the best book I read was Joseph Warren Kniskern's book, "When the Vow Breaks".

I am the leader of a large organization and I teach as well. One of the greatest compliments I can get, is for someone to say, often many years later, "You made a difference in my life".

This is exactly the compliment of a lifetime that I want to give to Warren. His book made a difference in my life and it will in yours as well.

Mr. Kniskern addresses many issues in this book for those facing a seemingly impossible situation. It is so painful to find yourself facing divorce when you really believed in "till death do you part". Whether your spouse is wanting out of the marriage, or circumstances have occurred that make it impossible to stay, this book is a Godsend! He discusses the Biblical views on marriage, when divorce is acceptable for Christians, why we should first consider reconciliation (for me, a very important topic), emotional and spiritual healing, as well as legal issues. In my case, I did have scriptural grounds for a divorce, but God used this book to encourage me to try again with my husband. We are currently working on reconciliation, and God has worked many miracles in our relationship and lives. A definite "must read" for anyone who thought their marriage would last forever, only to have the rug pulled out from under them. I have recommended this book to several friends, and would encourage pastors and counselors to check it out as well.

This book is finest, most comprehensive, and exciting biography ever written about Carnegie. No Carnegie biography, before or since, has ever approached the excellence of Wall's masterpiece.
In fact, this might even be one of the greatest books ever written. Despite the fact that it runs to more than 1100 pages, Wall manages to tell the story and not waste a single word. This is not just a biography of Carnegie. It is also a window into another world. We see the Industrial Revolution up close and we meet the characters who actually shaped and maintained Carnegie's empire, including Henry Clay Frick, Captain William Jones, and Charles Schwab. Carnegie's relationships with contemporaries such as Herbert Spencer, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Mellon, and at least seven US Presidents are explored as well. The reader will be fascinated with the story, which reads like a work of fiction. Carnegie's rise conincides with the rise of the US as a world power. His success mirrored the nation's and he contributed in no small way to the propserity of the republic in which he thrived. A must read for any Carnegie student and a strongly recommended read for the novice as well.

Joseph Frazier Wall's one-volume biography "Andrew Carnegie" is a "must read" for anyone interested in early American industrial development. However, just as Carnegie's life was much more than simply the story of steel production, so too is this biography. It is a fascinating look at the half-century of American history between the Civil War and World War I.

Andrew Carnegie was one of the most intriguing characters of late nineteenth century America. Born into a politically active although socio-economically humble family in Scotland, Carnegie possessed a passion for advancement and material wealth that propelled him to the forefront of the industrial world. Rising from Pittsburgh telegraph message boy to protege of Pennsylvania Railroad executive Tom Scott to capitalist investor and finally steel magnate in a decade-and-a-half, Carnegie was the very embodiment of the Horatio Alger hero popularized at that time.

Although he shared the same business philosophy of using retained earnings for growth rather than dividends as John D. Rockefeller and other titans and he exhibited a personal drive and sense of destiny common to other leading trust-builders, Carnegie was in one particular way very different from his peers. He was a deeply cerebral man, very well-read and able to compose thoughtful essays on some of the most pressing and challenging political and economic issues of his time. His written defense of the gold standard was used by Mark Hanna to promote McKinley's stance against the bi-metallism of William Jennings Bryan in the crucial 1896 election; his thoughts on central banking influenced Wilson's policies in creating the Federal Reserve System; and Carnegie was one of the very first argue for a permanent League of Nations to work for arbitration of international disputes. His close personal friends were British liberals, renowned philosophers such as Herbert Spencer and other members of the intellectual elite on both sides of the Atlantic, not fellow industrialists or business associates like Henry Clay Frick or Henry Phipps who cared little for politics and even less for the recondite subjects that intrigued Carnegie.

Wall weaves these diverse cords of Carnegie's life into a masterful biography that succeeds as much as a social, political and business history of his time as it does in critically examining the complex character, beliefs, and relationships of an extraordinary man. Wall is certainly sympathetic to Carnegie and his achievements, but overall "Andrew Carnegie" is extremely objective and the author doesn't hesitate to highlight his subject's personal foibles, convenient lapses of memory, and vanity.

At over one thousand pages in length the paperback is physically imposing and can at times bog down in detail, but Wall's lucid writing style and often sardonic wit make it a fast and enjoyable read.

Exhaustively researched, well written. This book starts a little slow but as the biography plays out you understand why the author took the direction he did and applaud. By the end of the book you not only understand why Carnegie did what he did but have a unique picture of life in the gilded age. One of the few biographies I have read where the author is insightful but does not interfere with reality. If you are interested in the robber barons, the gilded age, Carnegie or just unique human beings, start here. You will be rewarded.

This novel formed part of my english literature curriculum almost 40 years ago. That was the last time I read the novel. Conrad put much of his own experience into the book. He descibes with great power the life of Peyrol, a brother of the coast, returning home after a life spent at sea. Retirement is planned, but this is not to be through one final call to duty. Brilliantly atmospheric style brings to life the characters and countryside. Well worth revisiting for the first time since my school days.

The high renaissance of Conrad was Nigger of the "Narcissus", Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim and Nostromo period and what a period that was. These later works are Conrad in his manneristic style. That is to say his strengths as well as his flaws show. Works like Victory, Rescue, Arrow of Gold, and Rover are like the works written by an aging Prospero, but still Prospero. Rover is by far the best of these late works though each exert a unique charm to any lover of Conrad. Rover is like a last and momentary return to glory for this master of sea tales. I bought tha Malay editions of these late works and am very glad to have these hard to find books. Rover is a pleasing meditation on the coasts of France of a mariners return to land after a long life at sea. But looming on the horizon are English ships! The old mariner has one last adventure and it will cost you much pleasure as it unfolds to a final sea confrontation. My favorite thing about this book is the meditation on the bonds and ethics of sea comraderie which here takes precedence over those of nationality.

I chanced upon "The Rover" after having finished all of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels. It's a hard act to follow, but after reading "The Rover" one might almost think that O'Brian learned a trick or two from Conrad -- for example, how to describe a captain's state of mind and thought processes during a sea chase.

The course of events in this tale takes some unraveling. Devices employed by Conrad include flashbacks, sudden gaps in the chronologic sequence, and implied dialogue. Consequently, the book reads more like a detective novel than one of O'Brian's straightforward sea adventures. That is to say, it takes a bit of detective work to follow the story.

My only regret is that I read the introduction to this edition first; unfortunately it gives away the ending. That may be the only reason why I didn't rate this book five stars.

This book is a real eyeopener. It tells how to make a wide range of diagnosis at the bedside using only your hands, mind, and a few basic tools.
So you want to know everything about Hoovers sign in emphysema? Or Duroziez's sign in aortic insuffiency? How to tests for bence jones proteins using a microwave oven and a telephophone directory page? This book will tell you.
Every chapter has an extensive list of references. It is full of anecdotes and historical notes, making the book a pleasure to read.
It is a little weak on the clinical examination of the abdomen and the authors advise is not always possible to follow in a modern day clinical setting.
It would be particularly usefull to teachers in medical schools and doctors specializing in internal medicine.
All in all: It is a great book

I have an enormous personal medical library, and this is hands down the best book I own. It is like making rounds with the most interesting, learned, and studious clinician you have ever met -- though I suspect many of us have never really met anyone of Sapira's polymathic virtuosity. The book is intelligent, clear, scientific, and fun. It doesn't read like a textbook -- it reads like a one-on-one seminar with a wise mentor; one who has "seen it all" and knows how to teach. Read this book, and you will be a far better clinician for having done so. Don't read it for Boards or exams; read it for your edification. I am an experienced neurologist -- and learned several neurological "pearls" from this book.

I stumbled accross the first edition by accident. It was pure pleasure to read and learn from.This edition is equally stimulating. It is full of facts but the anecdotes and history associated with the physical signs takes the pain out of trying to remember dry facts. I found it most useful as a fellow when revising and now as a consultant when I have to look up a reference before teaching medical students or residents. I think that the Neurology section is a bit weak and I do think that there should be a bit more surface anatomy. Otherwise it is a worthwhile investment and like any good book make the time to read it and learn from it. It brings the ART back into physical examination.

Several scholars recently have tried to revise Egyptian chronology because of a growing consensus that it is necessary to shorten our traditional chronology by several hundred years. Each writer suggests a different solution. I believe Stewart has the best solution and may have finally "solved" this problem. His solution includes analyzing the Sothic, or astronomical, dating method and the carbon and tree-ring dating methods, and the traditional lists of pharaohs. So his solution is reached by scholarly means. And his new chronology now matches Bible history.

This is an exhaustively detailed analysis of the historical basis of the biblical Exodus account.

The author shows why Egyptian Sothic chronologies are wrong and unfixable and examines hundreds of aspects of the literature and archaeology. He finds 436 points of agreement between Biblical accounts and present-day archaeology, once the chronology is matched to uncalibrated radiocarbon dating and an eclipse. He compares his analysis with the consensus view and theories of Courville, Ailing, Rohl, Kitchen and Velikovsky.

Most (but not all) archaeologists reject the historicity of the Exodus account. The walls of Jericho "fell 300 years before Joshua", there is "no evidence of Israel in Egypt or the Exodus", etc.

Although this leaves the history of Israel practically inexplicable, many have found such scholarly declarations persuasive; reason enough to doubt the Biblical record and fall away from their faith. After 24 years of studying the problem, the author demonstrates the discordance is due to systematically
incorrect times being assigned to Egyptian dynasties #1-20.

For much of its history, Egypt had a 365 day/yr calendar. Using observations of astronomically fixed risings of the star Sirius (recorded in Egyptian literature with calendar dates), a "Sothic" dating system was constructed. This provided the framework for Egyptian history, which itself became the source chronology for most of the region.

Problem is, there were at least two times when Egypt switched between 360 and 365 day systems. There were also periods of 354/355 day calendars. This renders the Sothic system useless, a problem Egyptologists seem unaware of. For every year spent under a 360 day/yr calendar system, Sothic dates shift 20 years (compared to a 365 day/yr result). Since many decades were recorded under different calendars, and the switch points aren't known, Sothic dates actually spin through complete cycles, like a roulette wheel.

There were many hints something was wrong; radiocarbon dates of wood in tombs were off. Since the astronomically fixed Sothic system was trusted as absolute, radiocarbon dates were adjusted ("calibrated") to agree.

But when dates are moved backward 300 years (to match the unadjusted (unfudged) radiocarbon dating and an eclipse), the author finds 436 points of agreement between Biblical history and the 12th Dynasty history of Egypt and Mid-East. He identifies Sesotris I as Pharaoh of Joseph, Sesotris III as Pharaoh of the Oppression, Amenemhet III who drove Moses into exile and Amenemhet IV the Pharaoh whose crown now lies on the bottom of the Red Sea.

The 12th dynasty was a peak of power for Egypt, but ended under obscure circumstances. Amenemhet IV has no pyramid or tomb. He vanishes from record and his wife Soboknefru ascended to the throne (not his first-born son) in a period of great turmoil for 3 years until she was deposed.

For a description of the time, there is the Leiden Papyrus 344, the writings of Ipuwer, a 12th Dynasty priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis. He laments social chaos in Egypt, describing 8 of the 10 plagues recorded in the Bible as well as a king "killed by pouring water". One of many interesting lines:

"Lo, the hot-tempered say 'if I knew where god is I would serve him'..."

As a pagan sun-worshipping society, Egyptians would know where their "god" was ... unless this is not a reference to their god ...

Professional Egyptologists say this papyrus is non-historical. Why? As the translator puts it, it's fiction because it is inherently contradictory. On the one hand, the land is said to suffer from total want; on the other hand, the poor are described as having become rich. The translator says this contradiction is "historically impossible". So that's that! Never mind the Biblical Exodus account explains it.

Secular archaeologists start with the assumption that any document describing miracles or the supernatural is fictional. They reject the content to construct an alternate naturalistic version to explain it away. Instead of following the evidence, like the Leiden Papyrus, they discount it because it does not fit their anti-supernatural bias. They will instead tell you to your face there is no Egyptian record of the Exodus.

In truth, even if such people witnessed the Exodus, there would be many who would deny it the next day, let alone 3500 years after the fact. Evidence of the truth the Exodus, an intervention of God in history not amenable to naturalistic explanation, undermines pride-and-power conceits of humans.

The author, unlike myself, wisely refrains from such polemic interludes and the book's material is presented neutrally, if enthusiastically.

The book could have used an editor; there is substantial repetition. The calendar discussion could be much clearer; if you don't know much about calendars and astronomy, you won't figure it out here. Being a key point, that's too bad. There is no index (but 100s of references to Egyptological literature).

The book emphasizes documents. I recommend also "The Exodus Case" by Moller. This high-quality book has hundreds of photos relevant to the archaeology of the Exodus, such as from the floor of the Red Sea. Published in Sweden, Amazon does not sell it. Web searching will reveal the U.S. distributor in Wisconsin.

A single point of history, or artifact, is subject to interpretation. But when you have hundreds of them, they tend to fit together only one way, like a puzzle. Stewart may well have solved it, even if some details over-reach. It may take majority-archaeology years or decades to come to grips with this
material, but there is no reason for you to wait...

The reviewer who titles his review as "Vanity Press and throwback to old-stlye biblical archaeology" has done the unspeakable. He attacks the credibility of the book without offering anything other than incendiary statements to support his claim. His review raises the real question as to whether or not the reviewer has even read the book or just has a personal axe to grind with certain religious views. I have read the book and while its conclusions support ancient biblical stories, it is based on logical and sound interpretation of archaeological and historical evidence. It points out real problems with conventional chronology for the Ancient Near East and Egypt and supports its claims with credible and scholarly evidence. While one may not agree with its conclusions, it is hard to read this book and say it is not written in a scholarly fashion. Yes, it is true that just because there is a Kansas this does not prove the Wizard of Oz. And just because someone signs their review as "a reader" does not mean it is so. This book is well worth the read and will challenge the best of the scholars with difficult issues and novel, but scholarly solutions.

I was supremely disappointed with the book, particularly in light of the rave reviews seen on this page. There are no recommendations beyond what could have been provided in a brochure. While the spas are rated, there is no explanation provided on how the rankings were determined. The first section also seemed to indicate spas could get listed simply by sending in material. I was hoping for some indication that someone had actually visited the spa or spoken with someone who has, thereby confirming the information and adding value with meaningful comments about specialities.

This book was useful on my trip!

This 420 page spa guide is EXCELLENT! It includes a huge list of Invigotry, health, and fitness spas, rating each from "tourist guide" to "deluxe". I was most impressed with its well written reviews- especially the one on the Amadeus Spa. Read it and find the spa best for you!

If you're looking for a detailed, factual analysis of the major Pacific amphibious battles in WWII, this is the book for you. If you're looking for something with "personality" or more of a human angle, there isn't much here. This is no "Flags of our Fathers", nor is it as accessible as the Time-Life books.

This book has very few pictures, drawings or maps. I think more graphics would aid in envisioning what was going on.

Once again Retired Col. Joseph Alexander has penned a superb text. In "Storm Landings" he captures the essence of seven violent island assaults and the planning of a eighth; Kyushu in the Japanese home islands. These epic battles spearheaded by Marines were the core of the Central Pacific drive. Tarawa, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, amphibious landings all, were distinguished as storm landings by the Japanese commanders. They were so called as they contained six additional elements: extreme danger, long-ranged, large scaled, self-sustaining, against defended positions under the protection of fast carrier forces. Col. Alexander's strength is his prodigious research skills and an ability to preceive the over all connection between diverse elements. Drawing on these skills the author reflects on the five separate landings on D-Day, Guadalcanal. In an interesting introduction to the main battles, Alexander notes that on Gavutu and Tanambogo the 1st Parachute Battalion, subsequently reinforced by B Co. 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, engaged in the first opposed landings. To Alexander's perceptive eye, the Gavutu-Tanambogo landings represented a microcosm of opposed landings to come. All were violent, relatively short, thoroughly decisive and always bloody. One can not read this work without coming away with a profound awareness of the increasingly fierce determination of the Japanese defenders the closer the din of combat came to the Japanese home land. 100,000 Japanese died defending Okinawa along with 150,000 native Okinawans. On Kyushu alone, 600,000 defenders awaited the invasion force that was to come but for the bomb. Obviously, for both combatants, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, were saved.

The epilogue, quoting war correspondent Robert Sherrod adds, "...no man who saw Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, or Okinawa would agree that all the American steel was in the guns and bombs. There was a lot, also, in the hearts of the men who stormed the beaches." Lt.Col. Robertson after watching the Marines landing at Iwo Jima during the worst of the shelling asked himself, "What impels a young guy landing on a beach from the very first craft in the face of fire?" Reading this book, Marine or not, one has a deeper understanding of the answer to that question. It lies in the Hallmark of Marine pride: "Semper Fidelis".

The debacle of the British amphibious assault at Gallipoli during WWI caused conventional wisdom to say that amphibious assaults were too risky and too bloody to attempt. Between the wars, the Marine Corps developed a theory for making them work. They tested and refined this theory in the bloody crucibles of Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Pelileu, and Iwo Jima, with their magnum opus being Okinawa. Success came at a high price, and Alexander pulls no punches in describing the horror.

As a teenager, I once expressed the opinion that it was wrong to drop The Bomb on Japan. My father, a veteran of the Third Marine Division who saw combat at Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima, quickly informed me that I would never have been born if The Bomb had not been dropped. The Third Marine Division had been chosen to spearhead the amphibious assault on Kyushu, an isle of the Japanese homeland, and my father sincerely believes that he would not have survived the assault. Alexander dissects the plans for that invasion, and sums up the anticipated carnage. The assaults from Tarawa to Iwo Jima had this in common. Each was bloodier than the last. Kyushu promised to be a mini-Armaggedon. We can never really know what the bodycount would have been had The Bomb not been dropped. From Alexander's description of what was expected to happen at Kyushu, one could make the case that the death toll would have been much, much higher, both in Japanese and American lives.

I haven't read this particular edition, but I read an older edition, so it's possible the racist bias of the author has been discussed in the foreward, or perhaps even eliminated. But in the edition I read, the author seemed to applaud the cold blooded murder of blacks committed by a gunslinger who would today be considered a serial killer. In spite of the author's unsavory sympathy with the racist motives of the murders, I think it's wonderful that he recorded the racism of the old west. Popular culture has pretty much overlooked the presence of black folks in the old west and the rabid racism they had to live with. In this book innocent black men are murdered by a crazed killer who I had never heard of before (his name escapes me at the moment). He killed more people than any other western outlaw, according to the author, mainly because his murder of black people was condoned and even applauded by the white populace. These weren't gunfights in the standard sense, but cold blooded assasinations. The author neglects to villify this killer with the same passion he villifies other gunfighters in the book, but if you can overlook the distaste his attitude leaves in your mouth, the book can be very informative about one of the dark secrets of the old west.

A look at the old west is best done in Triggernometry. This book tells the real (if not short) stories about the well known gunfighters. It gives no glamor to what they did, just the facts. If you are a fan of Westerns or one who studies the old west, this book is a must.

After reading several books on the Old West outlaws, I was curious to the content of their footnotes, and bibliographies, using this book. Which is the reason I bought and read it.

This is a great western book. Copyrighted 1934.
This not only has short histories on several gunfighters, but there is also a nice section on how to perform the flashy moves with the six-shooter. If you've tried these spins, twirls and shifts, you've no doubt found them difficult to perform. Yet John Wesley Hardin was a master at it, and it was Hardin, who taught Ringo the tricks. ( Hardin also told the guards, to get that psychopath--Ringo---out my cell. They shared the same cell in prison)

I would consider this a mandatory book for a Old West gunfighters library. You have the primary sources for many of the other later books.

The book has moments of clarity then it will wander off. Uses sexually charged terms like androgeny, feminine side, masculine side which are totally unnecessary. I think the dude has wandered a little too far into eastern mystisism for his own good. It makes me wonder if he really is a Christian, especially when he is promoting Mary worship. Mary should be venerated not worshipped.

This is a beautifully written book. It is very readable. If these two men speak like they write, both must be dynamic preachers, public speakers, and workshop facilitators.

The strongest parts of The Wild Man's Journey are the middle or core chapters. Examples here include: The Two Journeys, Man the Maker, and The Father Wound.

Does the book need work? Yes. Rohr's lengthy "Introduction to the Revised Edition" is not necessary. Much of the information he has included there should either be interjected into the text of other chapters or perhaps placed in an "About the Authors" section at the end of the book. Like a sermon or public speech, the introductory text of a book has to be hard-hitting and to the point to grab the attention of the audience (mainly male readers). An early chapter on John the Baptist (probably the most famous of the biblical wild men) would have been very appropriate for this book as well.

I also believe that the authors overdo "the feminine side" of male spirituality. What they interpret as feminine attributes could easily be interpreted by others (including developmental psychologists)as very masculine, fatherly traits.

This book is a good primer on male spirituality. However, there are other books available that go beyond what Rohr and Martos have written about. I would be interested in finding out just how much laity input was involved in the writing and editing of this book. Too much emphasis seems to have been placed on the viewpoint of the clergy.

I have been going through life-changing circumstances and this book speaks to me in a way that gives me understanding about myself as a man and has me take responsibility for my life as a human being and a spiritual being. I first read the book over five years ago and it was interesting. Now that I am on a journey for a deeper understanding of myself, I happened to come across the book again and re-read it. My listening of this book is so much different now than before and it challenges me to continue the journey to be a man of wisdom in my life and make a difference with the people I meet. This book is a treasure.