iT IS NOTHING EARTH SHATTERING. iN FACT, i WAS KIND OF SAD BECUASE i WANTED IT TO BE THE CAUSE OF MY PANIC ATTACKS. hOWEVER, MY INNER EARS ARE FINE AND i STILL SUFFER! iT IS INTERESTING THOUGH AND MAYBE WORTH READING.

I am a highly successful 37yr old patient of Dr Levinson for over sixteen years now.I would be delighted to email anyone a copy of a testimonial I wrote about him-I am still on the inner ear meds & I get re-tested by him every nine to twelve months. I would be delighted to answer any questions - Marsha Lampert MBA MS Mrshangel@aol.com Wantagh Long Island NY

A lot of people suffer -- and I do mean suffer -- from one or more phobias, and a lot of techniques are offered by various therapists to treat phobias. Unfortunately, while some of these treatments may reduce phobic symptoms somewhat, relatively few phobics are actually cured. In this excellent book, Dr. Harold Levinson explains the reasons for this situation. One is that there are three different types of phobias, a fact not generally recognized. About 5% or so of phobias are caused primarily by a neurotic condition of some sort. These phobias often respond to conventional psychotherapy whereas most phobias do not. Another 5% or so of phobias are caused by a severe trauma, such as being bitten by a dog or being in a plane that almost crashes. These phobias are often helped by desensitization therapy. But if phobias that are caused primarily by neurosis or trauma account for only about 10% of all phobias, what is the primary cause of the other 90%? Dr. Levinson's brilliant discovery is that the root cause of most phobias is a disorder of the cerebellar-vestibular sustem, called in lay terminology "the inner ear." Dr. Levinson also found that inner ear disorders are the primary cause of dyslexia and that there is a very high correlation between dyslexia and phobias. About 90% of people who are phobic or dyslexic are both phobic and dylexic. Fortunately, Dr. Levinson has found that about 80% of cases of both phobias and dyslexia respond to at least one of the inner ear medications currently available, including dramamine, scopolamine, and Benadryl. Inner ear disorders are relatively easy for trained audiologists to detect and verify by the battery of tests available to them, but they seldom are detected by routine examinations made by general practitioners or even ear, nose, and throat specialists. If you suffer from phobias and/or dyslexia -- as I do -- please read this book with an open mind. It may literally change your life for the better. In my case, thorough audiological testing -- as described in this book -- revealed that I do indeed have an inner ear disorder which was not detected by routine examinations. Based on this finding, my physician tried the inner ear medications listed by Dr. Levinson and found one that has given me significant relief. Therefore, I am recommending this book from personal experience.

This is a buoyant self-help book which seeks to help the over-stressed individual lost in a consumer culture. The goal is finding meaning and setting priorities in order to gain personal happiness. Includes lots of quotes from real people and many thoughtful questions about honesty and feelings.

I purchased this game the week it first shipped, though I wish I hadn't. For someone who has never played the original Marvel Superheroes RPG, this game may seem adequate, but its greatest strength which is its tremendous detail, is also its greatest weakness. The card based system is a joke and characters tend to die way to easy. I am happy to see that marvel took a lesson from the old Mayfair DC system and allowed a way for even weaker characters to stand a chance, but they over did it and anyone can kill anyone else if they want to bad enough without any thought to the plausibilty of the confrontation what so ever. EX: In the first game we ran, just to bug out the system, a player playing Electra beat the Juggernaut. I have talked with several others who have purchased this game and they had similar ideas. To anyone considering to buy, do your self a favor and scour your local garage sales to find a copy of the old TSR sytem, it'll cost less and is a lot more fun.

The Marvel Super Heroes Adventure game is part of TSR's Saga system, which is touted as being a diceless RPG. "DICELESS! ," you cry....yep, you heard me right, it's uses a special variant form of playing cards. I guess this is the Magic(tm) effect, in that all new games must be ground breaking and innovative, i.e. use some form of cards. Fortunately, this isn't always a bad thing, as it fits the nature of this product. TSR's old Marvel game was just a variant of it's Gamma World system, and it was an awkward fit at best. The Saga system seems to be a good match, as it provides for fast and fun play, more of a beer and pretzels RPG (just keep the beer away from the cards, please). Don't expect volumes of tables and modifyer charts, 'cause this is not a game for rule-lawyering; Characters only have four main attributes, experience is determined by the number of cards you are allowed to hold in your hand, and most everything based upon the Narrator's (aka DM) judgement calls. My only major quibble is how little you get with this boxed set: The rule book, a quite slim colection of stats for some major Marvel heroes and villains, and the deck of cards. It would have been nice to have a larger collection of stats, but at least those included are the classic versions of Marvel favorites, except for Wolverine, who is presented in his more current non-adamantium form. Overall, this is a nice little game, and is great for those gamers looking for a light bit of gaming, and for those new to the field who would like an introduction to the new world of non-traditional RPGs. Now, if you pardon me, It's clobberin' time....

I think many of the early reviews on this game came immediately after people purchased the game. Better to play Marvel Super Heroes than just to read it and dismiss it as overly simplistic. MSH concentrates on roleplaying, not roll playing. The SAGA system does an excellent job of conveying comic-book-style storytelling without the burdensome mechanics of previous superhero RPGs. Give it a shot! You won't be sorry!

I saw Wilson Goode give a speech around ten years ago during which he discussed both the details of governing a city and what he viewed the future role of cities to be in some detail. When asked by audience members about some of the more dramatic events during his mayoralty, he referred them to what was at the time his new book, IN GOODE FAITH. I've been meaning to read the book ever since but didn't get around to it until recently. I may be the only person in America with no connection to Philadelphia to read this book this year, but it was worth the wait and sure enough was a "goode" book.

Which is not to say that it was a great book. Unlike the speech I heard ten years ago, this book is light on the details of governance and the nuts and bolts of running a city. An unexpectedly large amount of space is devoted to Goode's life before becoming Mayor. This proves to be an interesting story, though it wasn't why I read the book. Goode is at his most optimistic describing his rise to prominence.

But too often Goode descends into finger pointing and blame passing. He does not hold back from criticizing anyone and just about everyone, including people who otherwise seem to be his allies. For instance, Goode is pretty harsh when describing former Mayor Bill Green, who shared his philosophy of governance and named Goode to the highest appointed post in the City's government. Goode later expresses his belief that his own campaign workers were "playing both sides" while helping him win elections. Virtually every appointee of his mentioned in the book, or candidate he endorsed for other offices, are depicted as incompetent, insubordinate, corrupt or otherwise suspect. Goode seems so ungrateful towards his own allies and subordinates than the overall impression is that the man had poor judgement at best.

Goode is also short on describing accomplishments as Mayor after about a year and a half in office. The largest sub-story of the book is the bizarre MOVE drama, which culminated in the police actually bombing a house, setting an entire neighborhood on fire. Goode seems genuinely upset about this event, but passes just about all the blame to lying, conniving subordinates. Goode actually describes himself as a "victim" in the same sentence with others who died during the incident.

Goode's post-MOVE mayoralty was marked, at least according to this book, by failure after failure. Others in politics with motives Goode has no respect for wielded the "real" power in Philadelphia, while Goode seems by his own description to be standing on the sidelines. He seems especially bitter that some of his reforms seem to have been implemented by some of his rivals after he left office. Finally, Goode does little boosting of his City. Philadelphia seems like more of a mountain for him to climb than a place he feels genuine affection for. Never does he explain what he likes about Philadelphia.

Despite Goode's negativism and lack of policy-orientation, the book moves along and is genuinely dramatic - even suspenseful - in parts. It's not a story I knew much about before reading the book, but it a worthwhile story to read. I'm still waiting to read more about Goode's vision of the future role of cities that he touched on in that speech ten years ago, but IN GOODE FAITH was an interesting diversion.

If a huge book of magazine listings is what you need, this book is perfect. It has most every magazine imaginable and the listings are departmentalized making them easy to find. By calling the number in the front of the book, you can order the book on disk for the computer. Bottom line, unless you need a listing of every magazine imaginable, this is not worth it.