This volume is a valuable work. The first portion is the proverb of a young man seeking wealth who is lead to the proverbial benefactor of the secrets of wealth. (see also "The 10 Secrets of Abundant..." series by Adam Jackson - an excellent collection). Although the parable is weak in many points (concentrate on the heart of the rose?!?), there are also many powerful points that can be life changing.

The second portion is a collection of tools that anyone can use to attain his or her dreams. I highly recommend this portion of the book as a continued resource on your path. The author makes several references and uses direct quotes from many excellent books to further his points, and as a reader, I felt that this gave him credibility, and an additional resource for later study.

I highly recommend this quick but powerful read to anyone who is ready to take the first baby steps toward realizing their wildest and happiest dreams.

I picked this up out of curiosity. I've recently read Rich Dad Poor Dad and Napolean Hill's classic, Think and Grow Rich. This is a good addition to my collection although much of the information is vernbatim out of Hill's book. But it is presented in a differnt stlye which helped drive the points home for me. I also had a friend read the book, and although her goals are not financially oriented, she really liked it when she viewed it in the context of goal setting.

What do you get when you put together more than a dozenWarhols, a serenity of gods, and a child who receives, casually, theworld's greatest secret from her alien bride on her way to underspace?

Heaven.

No. Really. Heaven. And it's scary. And the tension keeps building because this sort of thing just doesn't happen, can't happen, something has to go wrong. Even if god just gave you a anti-gravity button - even if by his grace you can fly. Something has to go wrong...

Right?

I have done this too much lately. I must really stop recommending things to people but I just can't help it! Okay, then, Miracleman. Where do I begin? It's... erm. Its... Okay. Imagine Superman. Only he can do ANYTHING. And imagine him making the world an infinitly better place. Only it's his vision of a better place. And this man turned into god has strange ideas. But beneficial ideas. And yet imagine this brave new world to be actually quite unnerving. Set in the 1980's Miracleman throws into the mix: The worldwide mourning of a London destroyed and a population dismembered by a super villain. The birth of a new race of people, with incredible powers and all deciding to hover around the age of six for a long time. A man's affair with a goddess. A long trek up a modern day tower of babel to ask a god for a miracle. A dozen Warholls going into mass production of t-shirts, only supervised by a god. In a giant pyramid. On top of part of the ruins of London.

As the other reviewer said, the tension is unbearable.

Miracleman is set almost entirely in modern day England and it is this that makes the book so frightening. Things are good, yes, but almosy mind bogglingly awesome. Miracles and normal people trying to live normal lives in a world no one understands anymore. Character is the focus of this book, not action, and the characters are so real that...

Oh! Just buy it!

P.S: Amazon! Get this back in print! Now!

As a scientist that uses MRI on a daily basis I have often wanted to write a book for introducing the subject to the many students, technologists, and other interested parties that wish to use MRI in their work. Fortunately, Brown and Semelka have written it for me (the royalites would be nice though!). The book is excellent in presenting the complexities of magnetic resonance imaging in a straight forward intuitive physical picture. The authors then proceed to descibe most of the main MRI techniques leaving the reader with a firm understanding about each imaging sequence. The book addresses in short but nonetheless satisfactory fashion such issues as image contrast, prepatory pulses, imaging artifacts and methods to reduce artifacts. The authors include a chapter covering the main components of any MR imager which should reduce the bewilderment that most novices have when they must walk into the equipment room. Finally, the authors cover several areas of application in the last few chapters reviewing the main topics of each. A list of leading references and suggested readings are included at the end of the book if the reader desires more in depth information. The book is compact, inexpensive and should be the first book for anyone looking to MRI as a tool for their work.

Although I am only in the chapter 2 right now, I can't wait to share my feelings. Compare to other books that I've read before, this book is easier to understand. The author didn't use some beautiful words or unmeaning words. He just got the point. For further reserching, this might be insufficient, but for technician like me or anyone who wants to know about MRI, this book will be the best choice to the avenue to understanding.

This is a story of a girl's relationship with her dog as she grows into adolescence. It accurately portrays the change in the relationship, and the girls' reaction to the death of her dog at the end.

I find it to be very realistic, without being graphic. It is sensitive and touching, but not overbearing. My 5 year old daughter is enamored of this book, and I know that she gets more out of it as she reads it over time.

Murphy and Kate is a bittersweet story about the relationship between a girl and her dog. The story begins when Kate is a toddler and Murphy is a puppy. It shows how the relationship grows as they both grow older, to the end when Murphy dies of old age. The story is realistic, and handles the death of Murphy in a gentle way. Anyone who has lost a pet they loved, can relate to this book.

This book is worth the price for the Colorado Fruit Tart recipe alone. The avocado dip is really good too. I only gave it four stars because I tried the Hazelnut cheesecake and the Balsamic Scallops and they are only "ok". I intend to keep trying the recipes and will report in when I find other winners.

This cookbook contain family favorites of Bob Bowersox. I like the family history associated with each recipe. The recipes are are great and seem easy to prepare (especially the Italian Wedding Soup). It is a collection of family favorites.

There is more than a little controversy currently about the prevalence of historical characters as detectives. The question seems to be: if the person in question didn't exhibit any such preference during their lifetime, why have them do it now? But I say, why not?

Most of these historical detectives are writers, or other such creative folks. And if you stop and think about it, what qualities especially contribute to the success of a detective of any era, but most especially before the age of technology?

Well, I think it would be perception, acuity, intelligence and a willingness to allow the suspension of disbelief for at least a short period of time. And what are the characteristics most needed by authors? (Other than a thick skin, that is.) Why--perception, acuity, intelligence and a willingness to allow the suspension of disbelief, along with some skill at writing and using the language. I suspect a curiosity bump would come in handy, too! Makes perfect sense to me.

This book is a case in point. Samuel Clemens, whose main fame is as the famous author, Mark Twain, takes his family and his secretary/assistant/man-of-all-work, Wentworth Cabot, to Florence, Italy, for the winter. Clemens is, however, treated rather coolly by the citizens of Florence, their feathers still ruffled over what he'd written about them after his previous visit.

Wentworth uses his spare time to indulge his passion for great art, with which Florence abounds. He also stumbles over a cafe that plays host to other visiting Americans: chess-players, as well as artists of all kinds, from all countries, and a few anarchists mixed in. Not to mention a few anti-anarchists. It's a marvelous mix!

The period detail seems perfectly wonderful as Wentworth describes the leisurely lifestyles enjoyed by his employer and his new-found friends. Murder will, of course, present itself, and it takes a combined effort by Clemens and Cabot, along with several unusual policemen to get to the heart of the matter. They do, in a very satisfactory manner. This is not a fast-paced book, but one that may be easily read--and enjoyed--in shorter doses, if desired.

Wentworth Cabot is a member of the Boston Brahmins with a social standing that allows easy entrance to the social elite and the highest political powers. If he desired, he could become a lawyer in the family firm, gain some experience, and run for office. Instead, Wentworth opts to become the personal secretary to Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens as a means of seeing the world.

The Clemens family travels to Florence, Italy, along with Wentworth and he makes friends with people his own age at a café in the heart of the city. He takes a liking to Virginia Fleetwood whose brother-in-law want to hire him to run an art gallery back in Boston for him. She wants Wentworth to accept the position, but he prefers staying with the Clemens brood and rejects the offer. The next day, the police arrive to question Wentworth about the disappearance of Virginia. Also missing is a valuable Raphael masterpiece owned by her brother-in-law. The police find the murdered body of Virginia in a graveyard and next to her strangled corpse is the frame from the Raphael picture. Wentworth is now the chief suspect, leaving it to him and his employer to prove otherwise.

Anyone wanting to see a different perspective on Mark Twain will want to read THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGLER and the previous works in this series. Readers observe the man behind the literary legend because Peter Heck has the ability to provide a lucid look through the media image. The well-drawn mystery provides an interesting amateur sleuth investigation led by Twain into the who-done-it realm. As with the previous novels, this tale retains a freshness that will please historical mystery readers and Mark Twain fans.

Harriet Klausner

Mack is somewhat the bad boy of Jesus and Early Christian scholarship. Most Christians I know hate him. That is mainly because they haven't read his books. This book has a cover designed to irritate fundementalists. First it calls Christianity a Myth which is the correct word for any such tradition (just because it's a myth doesn't assume that it was made up). It also has a picture of a lion on the front which makes people believe that Mack is hostile towards the Christian myth. Not at all, in fact, the lion is from a seventh century Mosaic that depicts the four gospel writers and animals they represent, Luke is a person, Matthew I believe is an Ox, John is an eagle, and Mark is a Lion. Simple as that. Those who undertake to crack the cover and read this book will find it to be good scholarship and an exciting journey into the world of Mark. It is well informed and comes from one of New Testament scholarships most proific writers. Although Mack is now retired I sincerely hope he will continue writing, I will certainly continue reading his work.

I completely disagree with Mack's conclusion that Christianity was 'made up' later. That said, his meticulous footnoting made a wonderful resource that I still look to for information and his research is thorough and engaging. His conclusion, relating a concoted Christianity to the evils of Reaganomics, is just plain wacky.

I bought this book for my History course and its absolutely Great ! All the main points have been neatly written on the side, which makes reading very easy. If you are purchasing this book, you may also want to buy the Study guide which comes along with it.

This book lets you know all the concepts just by reading it through. I bought it for the history class and this is by far the best book i've ever read in the classes.

Usually with a travel guide, you need to use your imagination. You can't actually see what attractions look like, the maps aren't always clear and the descriptions are as short and succinct as possible.

That is definitely not the case with this book which is stuffed chock full of gorgeous pictures. The maps are colorful and detailed. Full pages are spent on various attractions and excursions that in other guideboks are written up in a mere paragraph.

If you're looking for a hotel recommendation or a write up on a place to eat, this probably isn't the right book for you. But, if you want to know what to do aside from sleeping and eating, buy this book.

Every page has a color picture on it! Divided by neighborhoods, it has great maps and walking tours. Excursions outside of Miami to National Parks and Fort Lauderdale are included. The different islands of the Keys are discussed in detail. There is also a section on hotels by price range and restaurants.