When we read this book some things come to our minds: 1-Nietzsche was the most courageous philosopher ever,just because he had courage of saying what was the truth, but most of people was not prepared to the impact. 2-The existence of god it is only based on the ignorance of primitive men in explain things which they was not capable of understand. 3-Jesus was as smart as most of priests of nowadays. 4-The winners have not lived in accordance to the principles of christianism,cause if they had, they would not have been winners.

I have red some reviews,and noticed people that are neither philosophers,experts nor intelligent ,daring to write things about a genius like NIETZSCHE,WITHOUT HAVE NEVER RED ANY WORK OF HIM . People do not know the context of this work. Nietzsche was a human lover ,he was the most concerned about the future of the mankind philosopher ever.Ignorant and dumb people judge him a misanthrope,it made me laugh. Please go to study more,and get smarter , before trying to read a superb work like that. Dumb people is low in getting rid of their dogmas.

Whether you agree with him or not, you gotta admit that Nietzsche had some very strong arguments about the validity of Christianity, and how he views it as a form of weakness posing as a strong institution. There is a section where he takes verses from the Bible itself and explains in a way on how it is evangelical and dictatorial. Nietzsche was a deep thinker, perhaps too deep because he got really sick shortly after this book, and he didn't seem like the type of guy to just ramble about a topic without knowing about it. Him quoting the Bible and many other religious texts porves that he well-researched Christianity and made enough valid points to defend his position on Christianity. I am not an antichrist myself, thoguh I more or less shun organized religion, but Nietzsche has some very thought-provoking concepts. Sure it is offensive to one devout to Christianity, and I'd probably be offended if I was a practicing Christian, but this is recommended for those who study religions and philosophy, or just a powerful book in general.

Before I begin, I would like to note that this review isn't meant to be something that focuses the wandering eye on the thoughts of many and many a philosophy class and its deductions. Instead, this is meant as a briefly conceived, introspective look into a work that I've had the pleasure of reading and am recommending to others in addition to earlier works that Nietzsche wrote. To me, it seems that people lose sight of the work itself in the dissection of the author and all the hidden connotations that are perhaps manifest within his works, and I hope that my commentary is received as something quickened by a different train-of-thought.

Frederick Nietzsche the philosopher and his little known cohort, Frederick Nietzsche the comedian, seem to work hand in hand very well in most of his works and especially in his earlier editions, providing ideas that seem stunning in many rights because of the timeframe they were written within and because of the subject matters they wished to assail. Biting with dry snippets of wit and underlying humor, not to mention a perspective that was especially unique at the turn of the 20th century, Nietzsche managed to find himself ignored by many theologians in his own time only to be deservedly uplifted in later decades because of his keen insights into matters that people would rather have ignored. This fact is evident each and every time one reads how he wantonly flaunted his beliefs in front of an audience, pointing out the inherent flaws in the belief system that he perceived as a waste of time and in the ideological principles that find themselves within his philosophical crosshairs.

Nietzsche the comedian took a backseat in this work, however, as he found himself focused upon something that filled his words with a seething, almost venomous, revile; that of a religious system he saw as corruptly based in both principle and in prophecy, unworthy of redemption in the thinking man's world. Still, as is oftentimes overlooked in many this work, it is the delivery system that the church itself adopted to further these trains of thought that is actually the vessel under assault here and not simply the philosophy itself, a fact denoted in a most scathing manner that takes ideas he presented in earlier volumes and furthering them. His commentary on men of the garb and on the ideals of "sin" and "forgiveness" support that assumption well, as do many other items covered herein, building a basis for the stones he casts with utter contempt again and again.

It is also mistakenly understood by many a person that Nietzsche himself was against the teachings of the Christ figure when, in fact, he seemed to fill certain points of the book with reverence for Christ, citing him as someone that would have been a challenge to debate with because only Christ would have been able to defend his words. It was the term Christian that he seemed to deplore and the church that was built upon its shoreline, attacking Paul and the foundations of the monolith beast as well as its hypocritical understanding of the unknown and the fear used to further it.

This is not to say that the book is without its flaws, because it is. There are statements that generalize and there are phrases that defame, but these are only portions of the piece and not the overall effect itself. This is also an angrier edition that is more straightforward and less of a work of prose, choosing to instead embrace the approach of a hammer and not as a dance of syllables. Personally I find that interesting, seeing the things that he had thought groundbreaking in their own right because they shed the fear of the metaphysical and the hatred harbored for anyone that spoke out against these things, holding up little tidbits of his life and his personal perceptions within them before a nation of naysayers. For this reason, I recommend this book as something to look into and enjoy, reading it only after other books have been first checked out.

First, I must admit that I am a fan of Tony. I like his books and tapes much. They are very helpful during my trouble times and I am ready to recommend them, particulary the "Get the Edge" and "Personal Power" tapes, to anyone who wants to get motivated and take action. I like Tony' style of presenting things in a logical, rational and friendly manner, elaborating points clearly with great life examples that you can remember and apply them in your life. I particularly like his tapes because he is a great speaker who really can move your heart with his passionate tone and manner (you cant see it but you can feel him moving his arms, for sure).

Back to this book. As it is written in a 365 day diary format with a short passage devoting to independent topics, the bondage between individual passages becomes a little bit weak. I agree with a reviewer that this can be a light and interesting reading on journeys. However, accustomed to taking Tony's works as living guides/tool books, I prefer to rate it a three star relatively to the normal five star of most of other Tony's great works.

"Giant Steps" is an excellent book introducing Tony Robbins' proven techniques and philosophy in small bites for every day use. It's also an invitation to delve more deeply into the work of a great motivator and innovator in the field of personal success coaching. Tony gets results. I've read his books, listened to his tapes and gone to his seminars and my career and personal life are soaring. Any doorway into this man's body of work is a good one, and "Giant Steps" is a great place to start.

This book is a fantastic daily reminder of how you can control your own life.

In times when I feel that I am losing the plot I carry this with me daily and read the short and concise jolters. I am reminded that I can control how I feel and how my life progresses.

Anthony Robbins has produced a very meaninful and important tool to assist you with your journey of life. Buy it and use it to assist you in taking your life to where you want to go.

This is a book that many IT managers have to read, it's a quick meal though, no details but a balanced dose of good ideas and a window on Service delivery where IT data centers is no longer a "cost center". The only thing I did not like is to center the data center around SUN and Oracle or a brand in general, although it is clear the book reflects the authors experience in SUN/Oracle environment.
I advise anyone who has anything with today's data centers (no matter his or her technical level) to read this book.

The size of our IT organization has exploded over the past five years as we've deployed new systems and products. The focus was always on delivering projects on time.

Well, we've grown up and now have to support those products. Oh, what to do: we've been technology driven, not service driven.

Along comes "IT Services" to provide a blueprint of how to go about implementing a services organization. There's practical advice on determining what "customers" want, what IT can offer, and what to do about the gap. It gives good examples of how to determine service costs. The sample "Service Level Agreement" in Appendix B and discussions of SLAs in the text is probably worth the price of the book alone.

Minor nitpicks - Sometimes the authors could spend a little more time explaining figures and tables: I'm still trying to figure out what authors are trying to convey in the first two rows of Table 5-4 (p. 51).

Overall, I had a hard time putting down the book. The more I read, the more ideas I had. I won't loan out this book for a while - I want to keep it close at hand. My staff will have to get their own copies...

Finally a simple step by step guide on how to successfully implement a Customer focused operation center. This book is a straightforward "Non-Techie" path to achieving a results oriented service delivery team. It is a must read for anyone serious about containing cost at the same time satisfying their customer!

In this book by Buzzard and Hunting, the authors set out to create for the reader a basis to either accept the existence of the Trinity against all the evidences weighed down against it presented in this book, or to "return" to the solution the authors offer, namely that God's Oneness can, in no way, be used to represent the three Persons of the Godhead.

Unfortunately, such a "return" does preclude the authors' presupposition that the only possible categories for representing the infinitude of God's existance are given in this book. In their disjunctive categorization, Buzzard and Hunting uses God's Oneness to annihilate even Biblical references to Christ's Diety (See R. Bauckham in God Crucified, Wm B. Eerdmans).

I enjoyed the book though I thought it could have better defended the truth regarding the Trinity. The authors have some good scriptural arguments but I feel they relied too much on the opinions of other scholars. The book is full of quotes of scholars with very impressive credentials who do not believe the Bible teaches the Trinity. This is okay to some extent as it does show that well educated and thinking persons recognize the paganism of the Trinity, but these men and their views cannot be used as proof that the Trinity is not true. I think they should have spent more time using scriptures to defend their stance rather than the viewpoints of men.

In addition, I do disagree with them and their belief that Jesus did not exist before he came to the earth. They seem to think that if Jesus did exist before he came to the earth, he must be God. Since it is obvious that Jesus is not God, they bend over backwards trying to explain away the many scriptures that show that Jesus was in heaven before he came to he earth. It was not necessary for them to revert to such extremes and try to explain away all of the scriptures that attest to Jesus' prehuman existance. Jesus was God's only-begotten son, the firstborn of all creation, the beginning of the creation by God. Being such does not make him Almighty God.

Despite this though, the book is very interesting and the many quotes from many different and famous scholars is impressive and sure to be a good addition to any student who wonders if there are scholarly arguments to defend certain Bible translations such as Romans 9:5, Titus 2:13, etc. I recommend it.

Another "Must Read" book on this subject is "Jesus-God or the Son of God?", available here at Amazon.com.

This book will probably never be read or debated in circles that would re-open a widespread doctrinal dispute. But that does not diminish its possible effect upon people.

This book should come with a warning: WARNING: CAREFUL THOUGHT AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATERIAL CAN LEAD TO REJECTION.

If individual Christians ever freed themselves from the Councils and Creeds ... (as well as the fear of being labeled a "heretic" by friends and relatives) they would find that this book gives them the chance to confirm what they ALWAYS suspected:. That God and His Only Begotten Son, Jesus... are who the Bible clearly says they are...and that They are not the conglomeration of hundreds of years of speculation about a few difficult verses of scripture. This book gives average folks a chance to replace nonsense with sense.

This book does clearly show that plain logic and scholarly work still produce the best reading. If you want to assure that YOUR faith does not stand in man's cunning ability to conjure up imaginative explanations, you should read this book.

I think that you have to be a fisherperson to enjoy this book. Hersey has written one of the best books I've ever read and one of the more boring ones. This was the boring one and HIROSHIMA was one of the best.

If you've ever caught a bluefish in The Race, this book will appeal to you. You can smell the bunkers and you feel the power of the fish. You also get a lesson on mankind's uncaring attitudes toward anything but our own selfish desires. He's a little long-winded sometimes, but still a good read.

Another title for this book could be "Zen and the Art of Blue Fish Fishing." Thoroughly enjoyable and is an easy read. A must for all people who fish.

This book is composed of stock market maxims and truisms that are of value to both novice and experienced traders. The section on options is easily worth the price of the book. Gallea goes contrary to the advice of the ordinary market guru. As a professional options trader for 25 years, I find this advice to be right on the money.

Certainly the headline is exaggerated, but not much. No matter how long one had stayed in the market and how much one had gained or lost, it's not over until one had completed a cycle, which could be as long as several years, or even decades. Unless you get what you deserve or your system/style really works, what you earned is just what you borrowed, as concluded by the author of "When Genius failed", an account of rise and fall of the Long Term Capital Management, the once biggest of all funds.

In this book, the author, with his time proved success in fund management, told the readers, in the format of newspaper columns, his failures, successes, thoughts and thus hard earned productive experience about how to survive in the markets. The stories are interesting, concise, and easy to understand. As a veteran trader, I can tell the book is so valuable in reminding me of, thus deserving a regular rereading of it, what I easily forgot in the so exhausting trading war field.

To end my review, I would like to copy a few words for anybody's reference:-

"But it's the pigs who get slaughtered. It's the investor who loads up on a single position and crosses his fingers and waits for that big move that will carry him home. It's the investor who has a full position in a commodity, and the contract moves in his favor, and he responds by loading up past all reasonable and prudent risk. These are the pigs, and they are slaughtered with distressing regularity.

At the very least, set a stop loss that preserves some profit on a winner. Profits in the market are difficult enough to come by. Once you have one, it is simply not acceptable to let the profit turn into a loss."

I couldn't put this book down. Organized with each strategy or example to a page, it is an easy read that uses common sense, illustrated with everyday examples to discuss how to handle various portfolio management decisions and investments. There is a very broad range of subjects and strategies covered. If you're looking for a book that offers tactics, discipline and a wealth of practical investment advice grounded in what really works, this is the book to read.

For a novice like myself I found this very helpful. The book contains plenty of the wines that you will find in your local grocery store and their wine "rankings". If your more interested in how international wines compare to American wines then you will have to look elsewhere. Some, but not a significant amount of information about matching wine with food. There are plenty of rankings if you like those things, and some good overall information on wine, not just taste. There are some good tips on ordering wine at restaurants(which I think was well done).

What's good about this book is that a lot of the wines in it are in stores so you can compare the book to what you are about to purchase. It's great that the book is narrowed down to only 400 of the best selling wines in the U.S. I LOVED the categories for best wines for pizza, picnics and other everyday dining experiences. This book is indispensable for anyone who likes to buy good wine for less than fifteen dollars a bottle.

Being a real Andrea Immer fan (her book is the best to learn about wine) this book makes the perfect companion to take when purchasing or ordering at the restaurant.

Not only are over 400 wines commonly found on wine lists and at retail establishments, but the other helps here on so right on! There is "Best of Lists" "Immer's Top Picks" "The Top 50 Wines You're Not Drinking" "Immersion Course" and "Kitchen Fridge/Countertop Survivor".

She brings the confusing world of wine down to ordinary people level in her book and now in this practical wine tool. What I love the best about this is her suggestions, e.g. "You're Invited--Inimpeachable Bottles to Bring to Dinner" and "What to drink with Mexican Food."

First the book helps you get to know where your major problem areas are by conducting a self-assessment. Next it helps you to change your anxious thoughts such as: "when people look at me, they are thinking I am strange or weird" to a more rational thought like: "most people aren't thinking about me and even if they do they are not likely to think I'm strange". Then, they confront your fears head on through exposure while employing the techniques you've learned. As a person with social anxiety I can tell you exposure treatment is a frightening prospect but it does work. This book holds your hand through it but never coddles you. It's not easy but it is possible to feel better. I use this book between therapy sessions as a kind of crutch or reminder of what I'm suppose to be doing.

A truly excellent resource! This book is full of valuable exercises for challenging the irrational thoughts and avoidance behaviors that fuel social anxiety. I particularly appreciated the creative examples of how one can confront and overcome social and performance fears in a gradual and manageable fashion. Of all of the resources that I've come across to date, this book has been the most helpful to me in terms of offering realistic and practical strategies!

i had been a social phobic for many years and i read a lot of materiaal about this subject. from the behavioral point of veiw this book is the BEST that i had ever read about social anxiety and social phobia. from cognitive point of view this book is o.k. a must-have book for every one that suffer from social anxiety or for therapist that deals with this subject-espesially for the behavioral therapists. there are wonderfull ideas on the book to what to expose yourself. the book is interesting-not just usefull. it is written using simple style. buy it ! buy it ! buy it !!!

A good helping of humor is good for potential grooms, but most of us need more substantial info along with it. This book does provide a few good laughs (like the description of a diamond as an "overdigested lump of coal -- the kidney stone of earth's urinary tract)," but if you are looking for actual guidance - which you most likely will need - look elsewhere in the handful of books for grooms.

I received this book as a gift and expected to be bored senseless with useless bits of tired advice. I was thrilled to be wrong. This book was both FUNNY and ENLIGHTENING. I highly reccommend this book to all marrying men. Everyone needs to laugh before the big day and this book delivers.

I picked up this book because as a groom I was being neglected. Yeah, poor little me. I did find that this book was a resource for, as the title states, not screwing up the biggest day of her life. Don't take anything too seriously in this book. It has been written to humor those of us who have made the biggest decision of our life, only to be thrown on the back burner until the wedding day.

I found myself reading this when things got out of hand. When families started to argue over piddling things and the guestlist grew to triple the original size, this came in handy.

Don't buy this if you are looking for REAL advice. You do get advice, but it is of a humourous nature.

I liked it so much I buy my newly engaged friends this book.

I got a reviewer's copy of this book from a girlfriend who worked for a science fiction magazine in New York. Started reading it on the subway.

Aliens Among Us. Sinister Conspiracy. Fate of the Human Race in the Balance. But somehow it all seemed so pointless.

I realized that the basic plot concepts reminded me of a much better book: Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke. So I left Brother Termite on the subway, went home and read Childhood's End instead. This book was last seen on the F train headed for Brooklyn.

Haven't read the book, but I can tell you that James ("Terminator") Cameron bought the movie rights, and that John Sayles wrote a script for it several years ago...

In all the science fiction I ever read (and that's what I mainly read!), I cannot remember reading anything which resembles "Brother Termite". The plot is so surreal, yet is written with such talent that it totally seems plausible.

As for the plot: somewhere in the middle of the 20th Century, Aliens - small, gray skinned with large eyes - have landed on Earth. Using treachery they have gained control of Earth. However, most people don't really realize that the President is really a puppet in the hand of the Aliens, as well as the CIA and the FBI. Most people don't realize that the aliens are also plotting genocide against the human race. The entire story is told from the perspective of Reen, the chief of staff of the white house, and the effective ruler of the planet. Reen is a "Cousin", which is the word the Aliens use when they refer to themselves. The time is roughly the end of the of the 20th Century, and there is great turmoil in the world. Humans hate the Cousins, and vice Versa. and everybody - Everybody has a secret agenda. It all starts when many "Cousins" start vanishing and dying. Something is going on, and Reen and his fellows can't understand what is happening. There is definitely a conspiracy, but who is behind it? the CIA? the FBI? other Aliens? You'll have to read the book to find out.

I really couldn't put the book down from the moment I started, although I really had to concentrate to fully grasp what is going on. Not all the plot elements are explained, and much is discovered in stages. Many things happen constantly, many small details occur. That's what made the reading fun. It was also nice to see the way the author put real political figures into the plot (J. Edgar Hoover, John F. Kennedy).
However, I have rarely encountered such a bleak, depressing book. I recommend science fiction fans who love politics to try this book - but be warned, this is far from light reading.