I refer to this book constantly--it has not been on my book shelf since I bought it because I keep reading and re-reading different sections. Every chapter has offered me simple and extremely useful information, in just the right dose. It makes absolute sense that the authors would compose the book as they did--books about self-healing and ancient or alternative perspectives on healing can often be quite lengthy. That kind of depth is wonderful, but not as easy to access on a daily basis. "5 minute healer" has also given me reason to pursue more knowledge about some of the topics covered (chakras, color, aromatherapy, devas) and to feel as though an overview was perfect for other topics (at least for the time being.) That is exactly why I love this!! It is a perfect gift! I already know I need to get myself another copy just for carrying around to work and whenever.

This was a great little reminder of all the things I should do to help me when I'm stressed. That seems to be more and more often these days. So, I bought TWO just so I could have one at the office and one at home. If you are looking for some help and don't know which healing technique would work best for you, try all ten of these suggestions and you're bound to find one that suits you. I did! This gets a top recommendation.

This book is accessible, readable, and incredibly useful. It is not written down, or up. If one methodology does not suit a particular person, there is sure to be another which will, and in all cases the clear and coherent information is a delight to read.
Highly recommended, as so much more than a mere quick self-help, rather a deeply useful beginning on a self-healing path.

I really have enjoyed this book. It gives you an insight into African cooking and the beautiful scenery. I had the pleasure of meeting Josie Stow at Tswalu and sampled some of the recipes in the book. They are incredible. Most of the items are easy to prepare and the photos will make you want to go there!

The book is simply stunning, I was most impressed with the food and images. I reccomend the termite mound pizza, although with all the termites it isn't really a veggie dish, you can always pick them off....(he he ha ha)

Really enjoyed it. inpsired me to go to Africa

As a South African and having spent time in the USA, I tried to think of ingredients etc that one would need if you were living outside of Africa, most seem easy to obtain. It's a beautiful book both in recipes and photos.Being a professional photographer it's a fun book to look at for the photos as well as different style of cooking. Most recipe books are static and don't motivate me into purchasing it, but this one caught me. It has a great African feel. Worth buying.

Whether this book of color photographs accurately shows what Alaska really looks like, I don't know, because I haven't been there yet. But having finished it, I'm planning my trip!

But I can say this is a great book of photographs of nature. Anyone who loves to look at photographs will love this book. Wolfe demonstrates that he is one of the greatest living outdoor photographers. His sense of light and composition is unexcelled. Almost every picture has a strong sense of line, either vertical, horizontal or diagonal. And the range of light is exceptional, often including in the same picture the darkest blacks and the brightest whites.

The handling of sky is as sublime as that of any of the 19th century American landscape painters. I'm certain that there must be plain blue skies in Alaska but every one of Wolfe's skies has clouds that are fleecy, or glowering, or mysterious. And the light that falls on the landscapes illuminates them with a strange beauty whether casting deep, hard-edged shadows that make a rugged peak look even more majestic; or soft shadows that fall across a brush-covered hillside and create a subtle modulation of green; or the red rays of the magic hours of dawn and dusk.

Occasionally his pictures take on a strange abstraction that requires a careful examination to discover what one is looking at, like the pictures of white ice floes on the surface of an inky-black river or the network of crevasses on a glacier with a few spots of emerald blue in the white field, where the snow has melted into a pond reflecting the sky.

Wolfe is a master of color field photography. Consider the brownish, grayish web of fine lines with several smears of white across it that resolves into a portrait of musk oxen with white horns and muzzles. Or the white arctic foxes in the snow with a bare hint of orange on their undersides. Or the receding green hillsides distinguished only by differing textures with a tiny browsing caribou in the foreground.

The text by Nick Jans is sometimes overly poetic and almost unnecessary given the photographs although explaining just what it is that makes tundra tundra has some interest. However when I turn the page to see just the top halves of the heads of two fierce little owls peeking at me with yellow eyes hidden amongst a row of wildflowers in the Arctic Wild Life Refuge, words disappear from my mind.

Most people agree that Alaska is one of the last great wildernesses and that we are unlikely to see anything more exciting in our lives. Art Wolfe has captured the excitement of Alaska. He has also captured the excitement of great photography.

WOW! Breathtaking photos of Alaska. He captures Alaska as it should be.

Art Wolfe's beautiful photos and Nick Jans' reader-friendly text blend in a beautiful coffee-table paperback edition of Alaska (1-57061-216-1, $29.95), featuring gorgeous full-page color photos of environments and animals and reflecting the contributors' familiarity with Alaska's many faces. Choose this as a keepsake memoir of the state's natural beauty.

My sister, a nearby neighbor of Jan Brett's, discovered this book and sent it to my then 5-year old son for his birthday. Bo's nearsighted adventures entertain; and his being lost and not knowing he's lost delights my son. Most children will envy Bo's adventure to the rodeo and understand his curioisity. Having developed quite the Texas "accent and attitude" while reading this book, it's at the top of our list of all-time favorites. Thank you Jan Brett!

In my opinion, this is one of Jan Brett's best. Her thorough research aided in her creating a book my second grade, rural,Texas students really enjoyed reading. So much media gives a distorted view of Texas life. This book gave a picture that my kids could relate to. Bo, the armadillo, searched for adventure in a setting that truly depicted our Texas countryside, from the prickly pear cactus to the bluebonnets. Bo's troubles finding a friend made the children laugh and want to read to find out what would happen next. I plan to use this book in my classroom for many years to come

Bo is a lovable Texas armadillo who longs for adventure. Because he is near sighted, he mistakes a cowboy boot for a fellow armadillo. Together they romp through the Texas countryside. All the while, Bo's mother is looking for her missing son. You'll love reading about Bo's adventures. I attended a luncheon at which Jan Brett described how she went about writing this book. She and her husband went to Texas and researched the region and life style. Hearing her story of the background search greatly enhanced my pleasure in reading this book to my first grade students.

Although Amazon advertises this book for ages 4-8, my wife and I started reading this and other Stan and Jan Berenstain books to our children from 18 months and up. Always a delight, our kids would laugh at the silliness while learning a lesson about life. We started a great habit of reading two or three books before bed, and the kids loved them. Soon, they would memorize many of the phrases, beginning a lifelong passion for reading.

Every kid should experience reading books by the Berenstains while growing up. The characters are well developed, the rhyming phrases help kids become enthusiastic about reading, and the messages about life make them think. Bears On The Moon got my son and daughter asking questions about space and interested in the great beyond. Combine this with other fun Berenstain Bear books and your kids will sit enthralled as you turn the pages. Highly recommended.

"The Berenstain Bears on the Moon," by Stan and Jan Berenstain, is one of the best in the authors' excellent series of children's books. In this installment, Brother and Sister Bear, accompanied by their excitable pet dog, take a rocket trip to the moon and back.

Although the book's primary purpose is entertainment and literacy education, the Berenstains do get some of the science right. The portray the gravity-free environment of the space ship's interior during the voyage, and they also show that the gravity on the lunar surface is much less than that on Earth.

The book is illustrated in the typically appealing Berenstain Bears style. Particularly fun is the orange, green, and purple-colored rocket ship used by the intrepid space travelers. And the rhymes are equally fun. Example: "Two little bears / and one little pup. / They are off to the moon, / going up, up, up!" This irresistible adventure tale is definitely a high point in a beloved book series.

My two year old son wants me to read this book to him several times a day. He never tires of hearing about the bear's adventure, and I think that he enjoys the rhythm of the words.

This is an incredible story of the adventures that a young commando endured during the boer wars. The narrow escapes, the victories, the defeats and the struggle to keep up the fight make this a must read for anyone interested in the Boer War. If there is one book to read on the subject this is it!

It is always interesting to hear 'the other side of the story'. This account of the Boer War is informative yet very personal. It is one of those books that most will find difficult to set down before it is finished.

The author had a most incredible life which is doccumented in Commando and two subsequent books. The adventures are so amazing that, in the preface, Jan Smuts is compelled to comment upon the truthfulness of the account. The book provides insight into the Boer culture and a turn of the century concept: honor.

The memoirs of a soldier in the unsuccesfull war of independence that the Transvaal and Free State Republics in Southern Africa fought against the British Empire at the turn of the century. Reitz wrote the book in exile and left it for 20 years, then took out the emotion and bitterness and was left with a well structured, intelligent memoir that reads like the best fiction. His account of this guerilla war against the British empire can loosly be compared with Chickenhawk, Robert Mason's equally gripping memoir of the Viet Nam war

Having endured (and loved) 3 children growing up and spending endless hours reading mindless stories ....this story stands out as the one that I never tired of reading ......
Scary but safe ......fantastic dreamy imagery by Jan Mogensen ... a special book for my (final)daughter ... ....a belief reinforced by her 78 yr old grandfather who read same book and was mightily impressed too ....there are too many boring kids books ...this is not one of them ...my highest congratulations to the author and illustrator .... a step ahead of the rest ......

I remember having read this book in elementary school and it was instantly my new favorite book. I adored the morbid imagery and enjoyed the rhyme of the text. Because i have been parted with this book for so long, (I'm a sophomore in highschool now),I hardly remember anything specific about it and thought no one else on earth had even heard of it, I truly want a copy of it. Which is why i have come to this online bookstore. It is such a sentimental piece of my childhood and a real instigator to my peers and teachers as to make them wonder how such a young child could be so obssesed with such macabre imagery even though it is a children's book. Yes, this is definately a favorite of mine. Even though I now read english literature and things of a mature nature, owning this book would certainly help me achieve closure on an unfinished section of my personal reflection. I highly recommend this book for all ages. A beautiful and horrifying piece of work.

This is one of the best children's books I have ever read. However, I think adults will enjoy the book more than children. It's an eerie and intriguing tale told in verse, with bleak illustrations to match! This is a good verse to read outloud by the fire. Hopefully the book will be printed again.

This is such a good book! I'm so sorry to see it is out of print. The reader need not have any background or interest in coal mining to enjoy this story. The characters and their daily lives are so clearly drawn, you'll feel as though you are experiencing their joys and sorrows. Can't recommend it highly enough to those who enjoy a novel with substance.

I grew up near Wilkes-Barre, PA - coal mining country. I remember my mother talking about hearing the miners working under the houses when she and her friends would gather for coffee and cake - Took some getting used to for someone from Washington, DC. Every so often, there would be a cave-in & the families would wait anxiously for news. This novel was very descriptive & I learned quite a bit about how the life must have been for the Breaker Boys and the miners.

Hope someone reprints this. An excellent novel of life in the company-owned "coal patches" of PA.

After what seemed like a good family plan Murra finds herself and her four small children "abandoned" on Vesat, a primitive farm in southwestern France. With no farming experience and no French language skills, the family faces numerous trials and challenges of animal husbandry, plumbing, drought, illnesses, storms, and most wrenching, loneliness. Through all the pain, Murra adeptly weaves a tapestry of solutions and friends to make the situation not a sentence but rather a joy. Knowing that I have not the ability or courage to do what Murra did, I read with sorrow and delight as she encountered and tackled each problem. The book clearly was written from Murra's heart; and touched my heart at the turn of each page. I highly recommend this beautiful story.

The singular criterion of a "good read" is when you must keep turning the pages, to find out what happens next. In a memoir - always a very personal reflection -- this is a large achievement. Written with much humor the author displays a unique perceptiveness, enormous pluck, and also a poetic soul, in describing ten momentous years of her life while learning to farm in the Dordogne region of France and raise her four children. The animals encountered throughout receive the same love and attention as her family. Readers, both male and female, will enjoy an insider's view of the rural day-to-day life in a scenic and historic area of southwest France. This is a place known to many tourists yet unknown in its mores and manners, until now. I would highly recommend "CastOff" by Jan Murra to all readers, of all ages. December 2001

I read the book in two sittings, it was that good. I laughed and cried along with Jan as she faced each new challenge with humor and courage. This definitely should be an Oprah book of the month. I realized while I was going on field trips with my children she was learning how to install plumbing and run a dairy farm! It encouraged me as a woman that we can face each adversity with an attitude of hope and perserverance. I could not have imagined being left alone on a farm with only my children and no other support system. She went out and built a new support system and both she and her children grew stronger as people. I would highly recommend this book. I am buying 20 copies to give to friends as a Christmas present!

Both elementary and high school readers get something from this book. The straightforward prose coveys this artist's powerful talent, humanity and relevance without being sappy. My students like to be read to when they work - its great to see them process and internalize this information as they struggle with these skills and concepts. Clean design and beautiful photos lay it all out simply. If more art history grad students would get to the point this well and this fast, I could coach art history as a sport.

I'm an artist and art teacher, and I recently read this book tomy high school art students as an introduction to gridded portraiture.Don't let the age 9-12 reading level put you off--my high schoolstudents really enjoyed learning about Chuck Close, and were impressedby his work and his life story. In addition to having some greatpictures of Close's work, the book has a lot to say about the artist'sability to develop strategies to deal with his learning disabilities,and his perseverance to continue to work despite an injury that lefthim paralyzed from the neck down. Many of the students could relateto Close's learning differences, and viewed his story as veryinspirational. I like this book so much, in fact, that I'mrecommending it on my website where I have a detailed lesson planbased on teaching kids portraiture via a similar gridded method! END

This is a clear and inspiring story of the life and art of a great american artist. (and not as expensive and art speaky as a catalogue raisonne) Good for children and adults. I highly recommend it!!!!!!