This one is a looser...reading it made me feel like eating hard-boiled cork. Brown seems to think that everyone has a restaurant-size kitchen with all the gadgets and tools, and BIG budgets. There are also quite a few errors about seafood. Bad organization also made this book hard to read and very confusing.

This book is the first Seafood book that makes it easy for me to want to even ty cooking fish at home...the guidance and expertise are superb, the recipes are easy and they work...this book sits on my kitchen counter and is TIMELESS! A must for any real cook

I have never written a book review before, but I am writing this one because I love Edward Brown's fish cookbook and hope that other people will buy it so it never goes out of print. Brown writes clearly without being clinical. The recipes I have tried were quite easy to follow, but the end results were very elegant and have earned me many compliments from dinner guests. The book includes a very useful guide about how different varieties of fish taste, and most recipes suggest substitutes in case the particular recommended fish is unavailable. The pleasure Brown take in his cooking is evident from the brief anecdotes that often accompany the recipes, but he never gets too hokey.

This book gives plenty of background into international finance. Unfortunately, it has some big flaws, in my opinion. First, there are not enough calculation examples. Second, there are too few questions at the end of each chapter. In addition, you must go to the author's website for the solution. Once you get there, you will be surprised to find out that the author has only solved maybe two out of eight problems. That's annoying. I do not recommend this book. Take a class from another professor who uses a different text book.

Discuss the changing world attitude toward multinational corporations and identify the evidence cited which sheds new light on the old attitude that multinational companies crowd-out local firms.

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If you are looking for a well-researched bio into the life of Groucho Marx, look elsewhere. Arthur Marx's accounts of the Marx brothers' history is basically a rehash of the old stories Groucho had told him, many untrue and without additional research Arthur just tells them again. It is with his eyewitness accounts of Groucho's life that Arthur creates an interesting addition to the Marx booklist. From the ride back from Chico's funeral with Groucho and Harpo to his scathing attack on Erin Flemings influence on his father this book makes for an interesting read. Arthur Marx is a solid story teller and the book is an easy enjoyable read. Just don't confuse it for the truth.

My Life With Groucho is a composite of Arthur's two previous books about his father, Life with Groucho and Son of Groucho. Only this time, with Groucho's death and the court fight for his estate, is there finality to the three volume saga.

Part One of the the book is a virtual reprint from Arthur's first tome, Life With Groucho, written in the mid-Fifties. As this book is now out of print, this section becomes a valuable source of information for collectors of Marxiana who were too young or not even born when this book was published.

Part Two is a summary of Son of Groucho's better parts, meaning those concerning life with Dad after Life With Groucho was published. Detailed in full is the inter-family ruckus that almost prevented the publishing of the first book, and Arthur takes us to the end of his father's life, warts and all, although tempered by the perspective of a loving son.

The last part of the book concerns itself with the ensuing fight for Groucho's estate and the pernicious influence of Erin Fleming on Groucho's life.

Highly recommended for Marx fans and anyone else seeking an insight into what it was like to grow up in a family headed by a Marx Brother.

A really beautiful book, packed with information that even die hard fans may not know about Julius Henry Marx, better known as Groucho. Groucho was probably the most famous member of the Marx Brothers. He made films such as 'A Night at the Opera' and hosted the hit show, 'You Bet Your Life'. I have read many books on Groucho, and his brothers, but this has to be one of the best. I found it really easy to read and stayed up all night glued to it. It is a touching and humorous insight into Groucho. Arthur Marx, his son, has a superb style of writing, sometimes similar to his father's, and it had me laughing out loud many-a-time. I enjoyed it dearly and gives more details of Groucho's life then 'Groucho and Me', but is just as funny. It also has some great photographs which I had never seen before. I would suggest this book to any fan of Groucho or the Marx Brothers, it truly is a good, entertaining, interesting buy!

I thought that the Publisher's statment that Nostradamus was an Alien from another world (several times) was just ridiculous. All of his conclusions are subject to interpretation, and in my opinion missed the mark several times. I wonder who the other "reviewers" really are?!? I bought this book on their recommendation. I'm sorry I wasted my time and money!

Years ago I went out and purchased about 6 or 8 books dealing with the prophecies of Nostradamus. A lot of them are pretty unreadable. Unless you are a history buff what happened in France or throughout Europe 3oo or 400 years ago is going to have very little meaning. Also, unless you know French you will have to plow through page after page of translations which - often -- will bring you no closer to making a determination about if the seer actually predicted a particular event or not. UNPUBLISHED PROPHECIES has two things going for it. It gets right to the point, pretty much dealing with the works of Nostradamus that have meaning in our modern every day lives. The editors have sorted everything out for the reader in a reasonable number of pages so you dont have to take a course in French. Furthermore, there are some predictions in this book that supposedly have never been published before. Additionally, I just obtained a recent printing of this book to find out that the publisher have added some material on the terrorist attack on America. In fact the sub title deals with this new threat and there is even a special update you can get by writing to the publisher.

There has been a resurgence of interest in Nostradamus in the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Along with a widely circulated hoax prophecy that was quickly unmasked by astute students of the prophet, the authentic prophecy found in Century 6, Quatrain 97, seemed to uncannily predict the World Trade Center's destruction.

The skeptic's response to all such apparent fulfillments of prophecy is to argue that since the actual wording of the quatrain is so vague, it can be interpreted any number of ways. However, it is even less logical to assume that Nostradamus was working totally blind and that future events correspond to what he predicted simply by chance. It has been said that if you put a monkey in front of a typewriter, he will eventually type out the words of Shakespeare. But again, it simply isn't possible for Nostradamus to be as accurate as he is working from within a total vacuum, is it?

Which brings us to "Nostradamus' Unpublished Prophecies" by Arthur Crockett. Crockett opens with a crash course for the uninitiated on the life history of Nostradamus, beginning with his humble yet nearly supernatural birth in 16th Century France through his time as a medical doctor working with victims of the Black Plague. Beginners to the subject will enjoy reading about the early years when Nostradamus first became aware of his gift of prophecy and the fame he acheived in his own lifetime, including his eventual championing by the French royal court.

Next Crockett gives an interesting overview of some of the prophecies already assumed to be fulfilled, such as quatrains that seem to predict the rise and fall of Adolph Hitler and the end of the Cold War. The accuracy with which Nostradamus predicted so many future events that are now in our past is the best testimony one can make for him being the real thing.

From there, Crockett moves on to the heart of the book, the prophecies by Nostradamus that were omitted from the seer's official collection.

"The legend goes," Crockett writes, "that shortly before his death, Nostradamus penned a series of prophecies so startling that he never had them included in his published works, too afraid was he of the effect they might have. These predictions were circulated only to royalty and were thought destroyed for many years until they were uncovered in the basement of the house where Nostradamus died. They were sealed behind a wall which only recently was torn down to reinforce the old building which is now a landmark."

So we are given something new to ponder over and wonder about. Many of the unpublished prophecies have to do with the Second Coming of Christ and visitors from Outer Space as well as several appearances by the Virgin Mary.

Also included with the book is a two-page insert called "Nostradamus' Black Prophecies," one of which is a story in itself. Keeping in mind that the book was published in 1983, the insert contains a prophecy that declares, "In the year eighty plus nine, the vast East collapses." You may recall that it was in 1989 that the student revolt in China happened, followed by a bloody massacre and the complete breakdown of law and order in China that lasted for several weeks. It's just such moments that keep students of Nostradamus hooked.

In any case, I heartily recommend "Nostradamus' Unpublished Prophecies" to both the adept scholar and the newcomer to the prophet. Whatever lies ahead of us in the future may have already been seen and documented in the four-line poems of a man who spoke through time itself.

I was attracted to this book by a very short but highly intriguing article written by Dr. Deikman in a recent mental health publication. Finishing the book left me with the same feeling I have when I've gone to see a movie on the virtues of a great preview, only to find that all the good parts of the movie were contained in the preview. The article brilliantly teases at the notion of a connection between mysticism and psychotherapy, but the books's treatment of it is superficial at best. While I agree with Dr. Deikman's assertion that mystical techniques can probably not be directly employed in psychotherapy, I would have been happier if he had at least been willing to issue a critique of major psychotherapeutic techniques in light of what he's learned from mystical traditions.

This book rests on an odd paradox. It seems intended to challenge academic thinkers traditionally hostile to any consideration of mysticism in typically analytical contexts. A noble goal, perhaps, but what incentive would someone with this perspective have to want to read this book? For those of us open to the possibility of a connection and hence most likely to be willing to read about it, we find in this book rudimentary concepts that are much better treated elsewhere. An unfortunate no-man's-land for an author whose interests and passions clearly deserve better...

Mr Deikman has got a very good mind and this book is a book with great clarity and depth together but I think one needs a lot more to understand the subject of observing self/mysticism.

Questions about Chapters 6-12

Chapter 6: The Object Self

1. How do Western psychology and the mystical tradition differ in their assumptions about the self? (page 65)

2. How does the understanding of the body which the infant develops help him/her understand the outside world? And what limitations does this basis of understanding impose on our conceptualizations? (page 68)

3. What change in orientation toward self and others does Deikman place at about three years of age? (page 70)

4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the object mode of consciousness? (pages 71-76)

5. How does Deikman characterize sexual experience in the object mode of consciousness, compared to the receptive mode of consciousness? (page 73)

6. What does Deikman say about the relationship of the receptive mode to "higher consciousness", the goal of mysticism? (pages 75-76) Chapter 7: Motivation, Virtue, and Consciousness

1. What is the difference between the tendency found within religions about virtuous behavior, and the mystical understanding of the relationship between motivation, mode of consciousness, and perception? How does the religious devotee differ in motivation from the aspiring student of mysticism, according to our text? (pages 77-78)

2. What qualities of character did Buddha explicitly advocate for his disciples? (page 78)

3. "One does not 'earn' enlightenment, one becomes capable of receiving it." Explain. (page 78)

4. What is the true definition of renunciation, according to a Zen master Deikman quotes? And what is its function? (page 79)

5. How does the story of "The Rabbi of Lublin and a Preacher" (page 81) relate to Deikman's critique of ordinary Western psychotherapy's approach to dealing with the desire to possess?

6. How does Deikman define humility and sincerity? What is their function? (pages 81- 85)

7. The psychoanalytic view is that "morality is an introject" - what does this phrase mean? How does the work of Kohlberg contradict this? What does Kohlberg mean by a "fully reversible moral claim"? And in what way is Kohlberg's view of moral development consistent with the mystical attitude ? (pages 85-89)

Chapter 8: The Observing Self

1. What are the four domains of experience that Deikman delineates for the self? Which aspect of the self does Deikman claim is fundamentally different from what he calls "the object world"? (pages 91-96)

2. What non-observing self methods are now used (as they have been for thousands of years) to relieve psychological distress? (page 97)

3. What is the special contribution of Western psychotherapy toward relieving psychological distress? What does this lead to? (pages 97-98)

4. How is zazen similar to free association in psychoanalysis? (page 97)

5. What was the important question to ask of a patient in psychotherapy, according to Fritz Perls, founder of Gestalt therapy? What is different, and better, about this question, than "Why?" (pages 98-99)

6. What is the crucial error behind the confused theory about the self in Western psychology, according to Deikman? (pages 99-103 - see especially page 101)

7. What does Deikman suggest a person should "disidentify" with as part of the psychotherapeutic process? Why was his laughing at a patient's distress therapeutic? (pages 105-109)

8. What motivation can there be which is not reducible to self-interest, in Deikman's view? (pages 110-114)

9. How is "serving the task" related to what Deikman calls "the problem of meaning"? (pages 114-118)

Chapter 9: The Trance of Ordinary Life

1. What is Deikman's meaning for the phrase which is the chapter title? (pages 119-131)

2. How is a person's fantasy life related to childhood? (pages 119-120)

3. What are R. Shor's three dynamic factors related to depth of hypnotic trance? How does Deikman relate these to "ordinary consciousness" and not just hypnosis? (pages 120-124)

4. Give two or three examples of how people may unconsciously be living in ways that reflect fantasy motivations, in Deikman's view. (pages 124-129)

5. What changes in a person's motivation are related to awakening from "the trance of ordinary life"? (pages 129-131)

Chapter 10: Meditation

1. What error does Deikman claim is being made by those who consider themselves "spiritual" just because they practice meditation?

2. What are the two types of meditation that Deikman identifies?

3. What is the principal aim of meditation, even more important than the two secondary activities of (1) deautomatization and (2) shifting from the object mode to the receptive mode?

4. On page 142 Deikman summarizes his viewpoint about the two kinds of meditative practice he has identified. What does he state is the result of achieving the most important goal of either practice?

5. How would you describe a Western psychotherapeutic approach to meditation?

6. What is the relevance to any Western use of meditation of the ethnic differences in adaptability and irritability of infants which have been found?

7. What are the classical requirements for the practice of meditation that have been almost completely ignored in Western scientific studies of it?

8. What possible negative effects of meditation does Deikman identify?

9. What suggestions does Deikman give for improving any Western use of meditation?

Chapter 11: Teaching Stories

1. Give four possible "lessons" from the story "The Reason" (to buy an elephant, Nasrudin claims).

2. Be familiar with the central assertion of this chapter: that teaching stories are subtly- crafted tools which people can use to make themselves aware of their unconscious motivations. Deikman states that they are especially suitable as an introduction to mystical science for a literate Western public.

Chapter 12: Mysticism and Psychotherapy

Mysticism cannot replace psychotherapy for those who need psychotherapy. However, psychotherapy can help people become objective enough to participate effectively in mystical studies. Those who do pursue the subject come to realize that they have a part to play in a long term, broadly based task - the development of humanity. The Appendix gives some guidelines for those who might be interested in deeper study of mysticism.

[Questions prepared by David Jodrey.]

Cliche after tired cliche. Written for the lowest common denominator of reader. Very predictable stories, with predictable outcomes. This represents perfectly why self-published books would have so often been better off not published at all. Don't get me started on the excessive exclamation points.

With rhetoric and insight such as this author's, it is amazing that this man is a free citizen that has never (at least to our knowledge) done any time...perhaps we didn't get the true story behind why he was at a girlscout camp, after all?? I think this man needs to do some more church-visitations in Waterbury this Holy Thursday. Will be handing this book over to the FBI for further investigation.

An interesting look at a variety of topics, from parenting to animals to long-lost loves, and each subject has its own little twist. Read this book as it's most likely meant to be read: in small bits, in random order. Each chapter will give you something to think about. And readers with a sense of humor will enjoy the writer's wit...readers without a sense of humor will miss an awful lot.

I don't know why these ("Winter of Magic's Return" and "Tomorrow's Magic", the review is for both) were recommended to me. There's nothing special about them; their bindings are old standard-library issue with a blurred picture and un-breakable binding (I must add something: "Tomorrow's Magic" has someone on the cover and I can't figure out whether it's Morgan or Merlin). Maybe it was because my friend knew I was digging through Arthurian legends and needed a respite from Malory and his Bible-sized work, maybe it was because we were in the area and she needed to lure me away from the brightly illustrated "The Vampire Goes to the Farm". *snicker* Whatever the reason, the heart or the shoes...

Service's series tells the tale of a post-Apocalyptic world in which everyone but the British are dead (essentially). England (and Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) have been reduced to feudal states harried by "muties" (radiation-mutated humanoids). And, at some point or another, Merlin was nuked out of his cave. Yes, that's right boys and girls, now you can destroy magic with nukes-- maybe if we bomb Iraq we'll find the Holy Grail. Anyways... thanks to some arcane plothole, Merlin has gone amnesiac on us and is fourteen (he moans about not having a beard almost as often as he turns things purple). There's some stereotypical geeks who find their inner strength/beauty travelling with him and to find King Arthur-- though why getting Arthur from Avalon is a good thing isn't explained in "Winter of Magic's Return". Morgan is portrayed as the evil, petty, destructive witch, which grates on me since I subscribe to the Bradley-esque "Good Morgan" school of thought.

These books are absurd, badly written, and poorly contrived, but I would recommend them to any would-be-author-- they'll make you feel better about yourself.

A sequel to "Winter of Magic's Return" this book deals with King Arthur's return to England, with the aid of a very young Merlin and his companions. Set in a nuclear winter where technology barely exists and magic is staging a comeback this is a highly amusing book. Merlin (for reasons explained in the prior book) is in his late teens and his two companions are also teens of that era. The three of them, plus Arthur are attempting to reunite the various duchis, kingdoms and principalities that England has become, against Arthur's old enemy Morgan Le Fay. While not as fascinating as the book that preceded it, this is still a servicable sequel, although i wish there were one to this as well.

I just want to know when Ms. Service is going to come out with a third book!

This is a magical follow-up to WINTER OF MAGIC'S RETURN, and it focuses on the trio of close friends, Welly, Heather, and the youthened Merlin, now known as Earl. Five centuries after nuclear devastation, magic finally returns to the world, and King Arthur as returned to Britain in time of her need. However, as evidenced in the title, there is a new kind of magic appearing in the world -- and there may not be any room for Earl's magic now! As fun a romp as the previous book!

Riddled with errors and typos, this book has nothing new to offer. For the beginning student, the only new book on the market that seems to be good is Power System Analysis and Design by Glover et al. Power Systems Analysis by Vittal (the book I'm reviewing) has unclear wording, strange ordering of topics, and is in general more difficult to read than other texts. Sometimes, it is really terse when it should not be. I should note that every other book I've read on the subject is better (including the text by Stevenson, the text by Glover, and the text by El-Hawary). However, this book has its strong points and could be of definite interest to some graduate students. All in all, it is not well-suited for beginners as it is sketchy and explains many concepts poorly. I have found El-Hawary's text Electric Power Systems to be unbelievably clear and uncluttered in presentation. I would supplement that text with the more up-to-date text by Glover for a nice introduction to the subject. Finally, I should say that it seems that Vittal's text was mostly copied from the text by Stevenson; it lacks originality. I give it two stars because it does get the point across in most cases, but it is generally a weak textbook.

This book I think it is a mixture of topics discussed by :
Power System Analysis
by John J. Grainger, William D. Stevenson
and
Power system stability and control
by faud and anderson
This book doesnot attract me untill chapter 6 and go on ...it may be useful but still the two old books are more good.....

Surprisingly this book is a great practical reference for practicing power systems engineers. There are several key problems that may be useful in practice that were very helpful.

A simplistic presentation that presents some powerful ideas. A useful tool for Masonic leaders and teachers. Definitely not aimed at the general public.

Waite was once widely read by freemasons who were fascinated by his personal reflections on Christianity and stonemasons. This book provides a valuable insight into the ideas and value systems of a forgotten world.

Indeed, this is a good book. But to get even more out of it, read The Illuminati Manifesto.

Brave and Bold

Neil Philip writes the book, The Tale of Sir Gawain. He also is a critic who has written many other books such as: Guteesh and the King of France's Daughter and Drakesdail Visits the King. The story is made up of many different tales and legends that tell about Sir Gawain numerous ventures. The tales vary from quests, to banishment, marriage and death. Although it does have a few differences, the book doesn't have many contrasts. For one, it's the fact that the story is not based on King Arthur, but the brave and loyal knight Sir Gawain and the hardships he journeys through. He tells the story of his years at the round table, from his perspective.
I would not recommend this book for younger children because I think that the story is confusing and with so many of the tales, you can't tell who is speaking. I also believe that the word choice is also confusing from the way we speak today. I may not have enjoyed this book but they're still others who would be delighted to read this book.

The Amazon.com entry for this book recommends it as reading for ages 4-8. This book is grossly inappropriate for young children. This novel tells the entire cycle of Arthurian legend from the point of view of the dying Sir Gawain who is dictating his memoirs to his young squire. As such, the novel focuses on the violence and sexuality inherent in the subject matter and uses sophisticated language appropriate for the young adult (12-14 and above), but not for the pre-school and elementary school set. For the right audience, this is a very interesting and unusual take on the legend of Arthur and well worth the reading. And Charles Keeping's illustrations (too intense for the very young) are a bonus for those old enough to appreciate them.

This is a great book! I being an adult enjoyed it and I feel that it would be enjoyed just as much by a young child as well. This book gives the reflections of Sir Gawain as he lies dying outside Lancelot's castle towards the end of the time of arthur