This is a religious book. It offers no useful suggestions on how to overcome anxiety. It is basically a "trust in the lord, and you will overcome this." Not helpful, if you're not particularly religious.

I was given this book by a wonderful friend when my son was diagnosed with cancer. Each night as I lay down to attempt to sleep, I would open this book and read until I found something that made me feel better.

I was never disappointed. Each night I was greeted with words of comfort.

What a wonderful gift for anyone who is facing difficulties in their life! What a wonderful gift for anyone who wishes to seek peace through God!

I read this book when it was first published a few years ago. I return to it often to find comfort and peace for my anxiety. I think that this book is a great one to carry around with you. It can be read at anytime and can help you distract yourself during a anxiety attack. I like how the verses and the comentaries on each verse is intergraded with biblical principles. I think that everyone should own this book.

The pictures are interesting but I'm sure there are better. The text is boring, and uninformative. The book is poorly organized. And the title is misleading. The earliest dated pictures are from 1880 and the latest are 1940s. To many pages are taken up by striptease series.

That aside. There are some hot and interesting shots and for the price it's no bargain, but not a rip-off either.

100 Years of Erotica is a blast from the past, an incredible experience for anyone interested in sex. It's outrageous, erotic, funny and sad. 100 Years is a trip through our erotic cultural history. Don't miss it!

This is a must for those who are serious about the historical aspects of the genre. We both enjoyed the pictures, especially the sequential sets.

If you're looking for ammunition to disprove popular conspiracy theories this is not the book you need. This book is primarily concerned with Christian conspiracy theories based on speculation concerning Biblical end-time prophecies. The author, apparently himself a devout Christian, comes out squarely against these theories, feeling they create much fear and hopelessness among believers and are therefore contrary to the teachings of Christ, if not his apostles. As for the more generally known conspiracy theories such as the JFK assassination cover-up, the McVeigh as fall guy for a larger plot, the massacre at Waco, he says very little to put the issue to rest except to list these theories along with a group of other theories which he thinks very little of and therefore dismisses. He does uncover a few facts I was unfamiliar with. For example, Janet Reno was moved to okay the Waco attack out of an extreme concern for the children allegedly abused by Koresh. Why it was better for them to be dead is not part of his treatise. Altogether, the book was disappointing to me because I expected a worthy rebuttal of theories which have been bothering us for so long. Instead, I learned a few interesting tidbits about how various Christian groups or sects have interpreted the apocalyptic messages of the Bible.

This is not a book on conspiracy theories in general. Rather, it focuses almost exclusively on variations of a particular type of religiously-driven conspiracy theory, that type formed by a far right segment of Protestant fundamentalism, those Christians who are overconcerned with end-times apocalyptic tribulation predictions which they believe may occur within the decade. While certainly critical of people who believe and promote these conspiracy theories (e.g., Pat Robertson, Bill Gothard, and especially Hal Lindsey), author Coughlin is surprisingly fair to them. He persuades his readers that most of these people, excepting the hard-core militia-type disciples, are decent Christians who have been persuaded by charismatic conspiracy theorists into blaming specific groups (the CIA, United Nations, the democrats, the Masons, the "Jew-controlled" media, etc.) for the world's problems (inflation, Ruby Ridge, the Oklahoma City bombing, Waco, a New World Order, Y2K, etc.). Coughlin argues that we must acknowledge "that the Christian conspiracy community harbors legitimate concerns" (191). Not everything they say is stupid, or even wrong (199). Occasionally, their explanations have an element of truth. A weakness of this book is that its documentation consists mostly of secondary (even tertiary) sources, rather than primary sources. This author did not always do his own homework. He is a journalist/reporter type, not a scholar/academician. Still, I found the book helpful and worth reading. On August 11, the day after I finished the book, the national headline news was focused on Buford Furrow, the white supremacist who had allegedly just shot five people at a Jewish community center in Los Angeles. Furrow was clearly caught up in the very conspiracy theories described in this book. It underscored for me that Coughlin's thesis has something to teach us today. Conspiracy theories are serious business, indeed.

It is good to see evangelical Christians who recognise that members of the fundamentalist community are implicated in political extremism,and take a stance against racist and anti-Semitic elements within that community. I would encourage non-evangelicals to read this book, and I hope that the author is not the target of reprisals from extremist members of his community. Here in New Zealand, most of our Christian Right has had links to the neofascist League of Rights over the last decade or so, and there has been little denunciation of right-wing extremism from this quarter. Deserves wider distribution.

This Dk touch and feel book is not their best. It feels like they just slapped a few ideas together and didn't really try to come up with real-life, meaningful texture examples. I agree with the other reviewer who said it was repetitive; it is! Enough with the buttons already! Plus, the textures seem forced, like the best idea they had for "fluffy" is a pencil case? and "shiny" is a star that feels bumpy? The examples don't seem relevant to a baby's world.

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My son is only 5 months old, and he seems like picking up all the book-like objects, so I don't know if he is especially interested in this book or not.

As a parent's opinion, I like the different texture it offers to my kid to touch in the book, that's why I have bought quite some "touch and feel" style books for my baby. But I find this less perfect.

I find this book not too creative and imaginative. They always use "buttons" as one of the examples of many shapes. For example, when they introduce circle, there are buttons; when they introduce square, there are buttons; and even heart shape, there are buttons. They could have chosen a greater variety of objects.

"Cushion" is another object that appears a lot. In both the square and in the star shape sections, there are cushions. I think they could have at least use star fish instead of cushion in the star shape section. That will help the kids to learn more about different things besides different shapes.

This is our second touch & feel book and my son really enjoys the new textures introduced in this book. Not neccesarily the best touch & feel book out there, but still decent.

Frank and Joe go to Florida to help prevent a ruthless communications firm from sabotaging the launch of another firm's satellite and, also, end up looking for two porpoises stolen from an employee of the space center. For whatever reason, this book never kept my interest. Chet was the only one of the Hardy's friends to make an appearance in this book and, while he does go to Florida, he is absent from most of the book (I won't spoil why for anyone who does choose to read the book). There wasn't much action in the book and the ending was horrible. Some may like this book, but I didn't.

The Hardys go undercover at NASA and end up tracking down porpoises - all as part of the same case! This is a good kids book. I recommend it to all fans of this series.

This book is about satellites and porpoises, and they even have something to do with each other. A good Hardy Boys mystery for kids.

I grew up with this story - what happened?! Somewhere in this grossly underproduced version they forgot that even in a kids story you need talented actors. Kids know when someone sounds wooden and unskilled - and you can't pawn something as poorly done as this off on them. They're smarter than that! I could've done a better job in my garage. "Under the bridge lived a troll..." Come on!

My boys love this author's version of the Three Little Pigs, so I bought a few more of his fairy tales for them. They also liked this one, but not as much. That might just be because it's not quite as interesting a tale! But the illustrations are well done---especially the troll, who is truly scary looking! This is a good book for a reader who likes to do voices, as you really have to use dramatic effect to show how the biggest billy goat has a loud and intimidating voice while the little one has a tiny and timid voice!

We have checked out a number of versions of The Three Billy Goats Gruff from the Library when my son was 4. This is the version he liked the most. It is very simple (as one reviewer uses as a reason to reject it) but for some ages, that simplicity is what makes it a favorite.

If you want to read about Turing and the origins of computing on the level and in the style of your Sunday newspaper, this is your book (especially if that Sunday newspaper of yours comes in tabloid format). Otherwise, go for something more intelligent, like A. Hodges, Davies or Copeland.

This book gives a short overview over the life of Alan Turing, though it does not go as deep into detail as Douglas Hofstaedter does - and that was just one article in his Metamagicum collection! But if you don't already have Hofstaedter on your bookshelf, you might as well buy this book.

Unfortunately, the mathematical and technical stuff in the book are only described very vaguely - I did not understand how the Enigma code was cracked, or how the proofs concerning computability worked. I am not quite sure whether the author understood what he was writing about.

What? You have never heard of Alan Turing? You don't deserve tolive! Quick, buy this book (which [is inexpensive]) and learn everything about computer history before uncle Gabriel discover it and pull your ear lobes! This book shows the computer history, beginning from abacus and obviously focuses at Alan Turing and his most important inventions for computing history, the Colossus and the ENIAC. What? You have never heard of ENIAC? Promise to us: come back here in Hardware Secrets only after you have finished reading this book, ok?

Maybe I shouldn't review this book because I only got about 60% through it. In doing so I not only failed to find any interesting weather processes (I am a weather hobbyist), but I could not find any characters to give a hoot about. If you like weather fiction, read LUCIFER'S HAMMER or DOOM WIND. The same is true if you want real characters with understandable responses to trouble.

I read this novel in the early eighties and was spellbound by the plot, the theme, the technical accuracy and the writing. Having read all the Arthur Haley novels, I rate Weather War similar in quality. Also, when I was working at Atari Coin Op Engineering, a game was being developed on just this concept. Well, the game didn't come to fruition, and the book is now out of print. But I recommend a re-release and possibly a feature diasater movie on this same theme.

This great science fiction story published in the late '70's deserves a second look. The strange weather patterns the world has been experiencing keeps Weather War timely. Interesting and convincing characters Forest, Jenny and Arkady round it out nicely. Well done. Bring it back in hardcover this time!

I read about halfway through this book, and then I gave up. I read James' "Turn of the Screw," and "Daisy Miller" in high school, and I remember liking the former and thinking the latter was just okay. (I know, I know, it's a major classic by one of America's most celebrated writers, but just because something has merit doesn't mean I like it better.) One of my all time favorite books was James' "Washington Square." It's hard for me to believe that the same man wrote "Square" and "Maisie." This book is only for MAJOR Henry James enthusiasts.

Everything in this novel evokes childhood's mysteries. It all seems to take place at knee or waist-level, with the brave Maisie (who "throbs" instead of speaks) attemtping to develop a moral code in the middle of a custody battle between parents who are less mature than she.

A tough read, but give it time to weave its spell.

I think this is the most modern of Henry James' stories. Young Maisie's parents divorce and then seem to spend their lives using her to get a teach other, until they develop other interests. Sadly, the story resonates today - immature, self-centered parents and the children that they create. Henry James' insight into the life of such a child is brilliant.

An appropriate question indeed for this talentless hack. Do the environment a favor: waste one less tree and DON'T buy this piece of crap.

The contents of 'Why Write?'are more or less the same as in 'The Red Notebook': a collection of very short stories in which coincidence plays a major role. It's of no importance whether the stories are true or not. Coincidence plays an important role in the works of Paul Auster. Maybe it's exagerated to say that, according to Paul Auster, life has little meaning, but the music of chance dominates our life whether we like it or not. You could consider 'Why Write?' as an introduction to the more

important works of Paul Auster.

This snappy, deceptive book grows on you when you piece together the real point of the 10 or so micro chapters (some are only a few paragraphs long)- human experience is by nature a series of surprises and the good writer revels in them. Fans of the film Smoke, script by the same author, will see how Auster's theory works: the story's structure consists of surprising turns of events as they thread through and are integrated by the imagination of the viewer.