This books sounds like everything you are looking for in a holistic and/or nutritional approach to our misdiagnosed and misunderstood syndrome, right? Think you can pick it up and follow the diet excatly and have those fantastic changes that you hear about in all of those testimonials you read about? Well please keep this in mind before you get so excited. This book was published in LONDON ENGLAND. Therefore, you can expect all sorts of fabulous recipe ingredients and menus that call for things like:

175g muscavoado sugar
demerara sugar
jaffa cake
Twiglets
digestive biscuits
gooseberry fool
quorn fillet (yes that is how its spelled)
1 large aubergine
etc. etc.

All of the measurements are in metric and there tends to be a bit of a difference in our foods and termonologies. For this I give 2 stars (as an Amercian stuck in English measurements and food). Also, when you look at the menus as a whole, there is quite a bit of fruit (and juices) called for which concerns me because of the insulin resistance problems of PCOSrs. There is even a recipe for risotto - can we say white carbohydrate?HOWEVER, there is information on vitamins and nutrients and why you should take them and how they benefit PCOS individuals so again, I did at least give the books 2 stars.

No one mentions this little British detail about the book and for American cooks, this is a pretty big detail. I would try the "Insulin Resistance Diet Book" over this one for full menus and use this book at a supplement only. Good luck!

I got this book and found I could not put it down because it had so much information that dealt with PCOS. Not only did it have background information (in the appendix), but it also had diet and vitamin and other natural supplement information and tips. I have started following the basic priciples in this book and already feel better. It made me get motivated to finally take control of what I was eating! I didn't realize how I was treating my own body with the food I used to eat. The book also has references to other helpful books, websites, and clinics in the back for the UK, US, and even Australia. If you have one book to read on PCOS, I think this is it!

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is such a complex condition that women who are dealing with it need all the good resources they can get. This book covers general information as well as the all-important nutritional information that all women with PCOS need. The authors have a nice conversational and supportive style; the book is packed with information but isn't so big that it seems like a medical text.

The first book, Cheri, is a rather trite love story about the affair of an older woman with her young lover. There are certain enjoyable sequences, and the sado-masochistic undercurrents keep things interesting, but the novel doesn't have much depth. It's the second novel, The Last of Cheri, where things truly get rich. Watch as the carefree, rich, beautiful Cheri slowly disintegrates into despair. The character, none too likeable in the first book, becomes almost sympathetic as he approaches his inevitable destruction. Money no longer interests him, his earlier hedonism no longer gives him the least satisfaction. Life, and his wife, have become a bore. Once having tasted the stratosphere of love, and loved the goddess Lea, existence in the ordinary can give him no satisfaction. All he has is memory. His best moments are behind him and the future can't offer anything to compare. All of his old acquaintances are busying and satisfying themselves with their grand little projects. These seem trivial to Cheri, even (especially!) his wife's noble charitable work. How pointless these endeavors are compared with love.

On the one hand it is almost satisfying to watch this shallow, callous young man's fall. He is the kind of person who, in the first book anyway, one would like to see get his. Yet one can not fail to sympathize, even empathize, with Cheri. We are not so different, we ordinary and haughty folk. We all feed on the same sustenance. Trying to live off memories, trying to revive the past and failing, these are things we humans do from time to time. For some, it consumes us.

Anyone (particularly a woman) who has been in this situation will recognize the feelings both lovers encounter. Colette had a way of distilling the moment and bringing it home where it resonates long after the book is closed. Cheri is insufferable, yet I understood his desire to look past the overweight, graying Lea, seeking the beautiful woman he had carried in his heart and mind so many years. Likewise, Lea's reluctance to allow her young lover to look too closely at the pearls around her throat...for fear he would notice the lines in her skin was toooo close for comfort. Colette makes all human frailties and vanities universal...very little has changed in the years since Cheri and Last of Cheri were written.

This pair of novels deals with an aging demimondaine (courtesan) and her very much younger lover. It is set in Paris of the Belle Epoque and then in post WWI.

Lea is approaching that "certain age" and though still beautiful, knows her time is passing as glamourous member of the demi-monde of Paris. She struggles against the ravages of age, as women who derive their power from their beauty all must. Her lover, Cheri, is a spoiled young man, son of another famous demimondaine and ballet dancer. He is rich, has everything he could want in life--except the will to live. Lea, entranced by his beauty, takes him under her wing to restore his health and they end up, predictably, lovers.

But the love affair takes a peculiar turn. Lea turns Cheri loose to marry, as he must, but can't forget him. But worse off is Cheri, who marries his young wife for money and abandons her because she bores him.

Lea's inexhaustible zest for life pulls her through any situation, but what of Cheri, whose desire to live has never been as robust?

A great set of novels that would have made a wonderful film.

Wouldn't it be great if you had a guidebook to help you figure out your life's purpose, your relationships, and the path to create a brighter future? James Redfield's "The Celestine Prophecy: An Experiential Guide" is one book that can assist you with these goals. Use the excercises in this book to determine how your family of origin continues to influence your goals and dreams. Learn how to identify and end power struggles. Although many of these provocative excercises help you explore where you have been, they will also inspire you to see where you would next like to go--spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Some of the exercises are worth doing more than once; for they provide new insights over time.

The "Experiential Guide" is well worth adding to your library, even if you haven't read "The Celestine Prophecy." As a tool for self-enlightenment and empowerment, the "Experiential Guide" stands just fine on its own

I was introduced to this book by my friend and i couldn't put it down for 2 days until i had finished it. It was so good that when i finished reading it i went out and bought "The Celestine Prophecy: An Experiential guide" and "The Tenth Insight". Which i also thought were extremely interesting. Even though it has been a couple of years since i read it i still find it amzing hen i meet someone else who has read it and how it has changed their life.

I read 'The Celestine Prophecy'in 1994, a few months after my boyfriend had died. It was the day before New Years Eve and I was feeling very lonely. I was at a very low point in my life and looking for something - though at the time i didnt know what it was...it just happened to be 'The Celestine Prophecy'!! To some that might sound completely bonkers but i believe that the book was the thing that changed my life and made me look at life without the dark cloth that had been veiling it. Some may criticise the book for being a little to 'alternative' but if it has the power to make a very sad, depressed person optimistic for the future then it is wonderful. The book made me think about the bigger picture and perhaps the meaning of life!! What a statement to make!! For me it certainly was true and perhaps it may be for you too. Happy reading xxxx

Most of the "encounters" are with Bahai's who volunteer at the world center in Haifa Israel. This hardly seems like a varied encounter of "5 million". The authors are somewhat confused on some points of Bahai faith, and pass this confusion along. They make no concerted attempt to resolve for the reader. Also, the often poor typesetting makes it unclear if they are quoting someone, or giving their opinions. A better introduction to the Bahai's would probably get off your butt and go meet some...

This book is written by two gentle souls who encountered the Baha'i Faith and came away with some profound insights into its community. More based on the believers than specifically on the Writings and teachings of the Faith, this book is an interesting description of the community that joyously struggles daily to put the Baha'i teachings and principles into effect. I must commend the writers for their fair and descriptive look at the Baha'i community.

Excellent overview of this interesting new religion from authors with no hidden agendas or axes to grind. Very well done!

Peace Be Still, by Colette, was a delightful read. In the name of career advancement, Richard, Rachel Anderson's husband moves to another city. Before leaving, Richard convinces Rachel to move in with his mother so that they can save money. Against her wishes, Rachel packs up her independence and moves to a small town in the middle of nowhere. When Rachel settles into the family's elaborate home, she is forced to deal with her well-meaning mother-in-law's controlling personality. It does not take long for Rachel to find her days filled with gloom and her nights with loneliness. There is a bright spot in the clouds though. Bea, her husband's aunt comes to the rescue. Before Rachel knows what hits her, she finds herself and Bea fast becoming friends. The unlikely friendship between the two bridge the proverbial generation gap, as old school meets new school. Bea is a cantankerous old woman, and Rachel is a young mother of three. Both soon realize that they have issues that they must deal with before finding peace. When Bea and Rachel are forced to face their demons, they team up to slay them with their respective swords of wisdom and youth. The outcome is funny, sassy, and at times, poignant.

While I found the characters to be funny and engaging, the plot left a little to be desired. The author started many stories that were not fully explored. I found myself traveling down the road that the author led me on, only to be dropped off at the corner. Conflicts were presented that were not resolved, or resolved many chapters later when they had no bearing to the story. I would definitely read another book by this author. Her talent shines forth, and in time she'll come into her own. If you're looking for a delightfully entertaining read, I recommend Peace Be Still.

T. Rhythm Knight
APOOO BookClub

The song paraphrased, "Master, the tempest is raging, ...the wind
and the waves shall obey thy will... peace be still".

The title solicits peace from the tempest in the lives of two
different women; one stuck in the past and one forging ahead to
her future.

Bea is thought to be unstable or a crazy old lady, but she's not
that at all, it's just that a lot has happend to her in her life.
She has lived with years of sadness and until six months ago, she
thought there was no one with whom she could share her pain. Her
life was tragically changed 50 years ago and she's still searching
for peace.

Bea's nephew, Richard and, his wife Rachael agreed that Rachael
and their three children would live with his Mother to save money,
but Rachael hates the arrangement. Bea and Rachael become friends,
and even allies and for just the second time in Bea's life, she
shares her burden and for the first time she finds a little peace;
Rachael finds in Bea a mediator as she struggles to deal with her
mother-in-law and a husband who lives in another city.

PEACE BE STILL has the premise for a wonderful adventure of two
generations coming together in the tradition of good southern
living, and for the most part this story accomplishes that.
But the flow of chapters at times makes it unclear whose voice you
are hearing. Additionally, readers are left wondering about the
signifcance of certain occurences, and about an ending that leaves
important issues hanging. Collete writes with a temperate voice,
one worth hearing, and one that I will read again. Her style
should capture the attention of readers who love family stories
that ring with realism.

Reviewed by aNN Brown
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewer

Peace be Still is a wonderful and engaging novel by first time author Colette. I began reading and the story flowed like music. The characters are believable and the descriptive writing style lures you into this story of friendship in a southern town. The authors crafty writing style makes you empathize for both women and their dilemmas. The synopsis says this novel is steeped in the tradition of the great southern storytellers, indeed it is. It reads like literature and had definitely earned a spot on my gift-giving list. I expect great things from this budding author.

I mean the book was not bad and it was well written.I love the caracter of Philippe because he isn't like every teenager boy.He is sensible and caring.

I had to study this book for my A-levels and to be honest I found it a bit difficult to grasp the plot but this was due to the fact that this was the first French book I'd read. Once you get past the fact that it's French you can see a tale of two youngsters finding growing up to be a difficult time and with this we can see brilliant descriptions of emotions and the French coast of Brittany. There's much more to this book than meets the eye.

This is a great book, with vivid characters and plenty of moral complexity. It is about the affair of a very young man with an older woman, who uses him yet at the same time reflects the emptiness of her life and her enjoyment of control. You also get a wider view of the consequences of their affair on the delicate balance of his other relationships, particularly with his childhood lover. And the "relations" are handled with extreme dexterity and delicacy, never going for cheap thrills. It is packed with descriptions of sensations and thought, beautifully poetic and dense, requiring re-reading and reflection from the reader.

Taken together, it emerges as a subtle and unusually stimulating reading experience. Collette truly was underrated.

Warmly recommended.

Daitz comes across, to me, as a gifted and even passionate teacher. And he is well known for his long time devotion and expertise on reconstructing the sound of ancient Greek. The tape is clear and covers all the basic sounds of letters and accents in ancient Greek, plus some treatment of sentence rhythms. It deserves the attention of anyone interested in ancient Greek pronunciation. And it is indispensible to anyone studying Greek on their own because you have to say the words to yourself somehow.

In fact Daitz's English pronunciation is very odd on this tape, as another reviewer complains. But I think he is trying to help you learn. He pronounces English with faint but discernible pitch accents! The note of his voice rises and falls as in Greek. And he speaks in meter, as in Greek only less obvious. I'm not sure it is a successful technique. The few attempts at humor are awkwardly jammed in too. But that is his passion for the subject and for making it attractive to learn.

The main thing I wanted after listening to this, was simply more. More on pronouncing whole words. More on whole sentences. The tape gives complete explicit instructions on these, plus extensive readings from ancient authors, but a lot more step by step examples would be useful.

The author is very thorough. His style in English is so affected that you cant help but wonder what his personal background was. Will you be able to speak greek in the "classical manner" after hearing this tape--NO! . Some of best tapes are in books related to learning biblical or new testament greek. There is even an excellent CD.

If you've looked for audio samples of ancient greek, you've probably found that there is very little. I'm sure this has a lot to do with the fact that there is disagreement over how much is known about the way it was spoken and about whether it makes sense to try and speak it.

This tape is good in that it is very clear, easy to follow, full of examples, and you are given a good overview of all details of greek pronunciation. I would recommend it on that basis.

There is another tape associated with the JACT "Reading Greek" set of books, but the lack of clarity in that tape makes this a better reference. I would recommend both for some perspective, but definitely this one over the JACT.

Stephen Daitz' manner of speaking is a bit affected (even in English), but I guess that is not bad from a pronunciation teacher. The tapes are very clear and complete, and that is what is important.

Gigi is what a classic Hollywood musical should be; full of good songs, bright and colorful costumes and sets and fun. Director Vincente Minnelli employed a cast of fabulous French actors to tell the story of Gigi, a young courtesan who becomes the fancy of a wealthy playboy, Gaston. The plan by Gigi's aunt is to have become the mistress of Gaston, but in the end, he cannot resist her charms and he make her his wife. Gigi is played marvelous by Leslie Caron and Louis Jordan is dashing as Gaston. Hermione Gingold & Maurice Chevalier add comic relief as Gigi's aunt and Gaston's uncle respectively. What adds a touch extra to it is that it was actually filmed on location in Paris and that adds authenticity and another character to the film. The music features one of the most memorable songs in the history of musicals, Mr. Chevalier warbling the unforgettable "Thank Heaven For Little Girls". The film was a major success and cleaned up at the 1958 Academy Awards, winning nine awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Mr. Minnelli.

Who doesn't love Gigi? The musical, the girl, the story. Add to that, Paris, and you've got the makings of the great movie. This is one of the few musical that can give Singin' in the Rain a run for its money as best musical. It is any wonder this won a slew of Oscars, Golden Globes, and a Grammy?

Gigi, the adolescent child in a family of former courtesans, is being prepped by her great-aunt for a life of a kept woman. Great-aunt Alicia has been particularly successful and trains the girl in manners, choosing jewels and clothes, and pampering her future patron. Gigi, a lanky tomboy, is anything but a diligent student. Actually, she's a world-class klutz, something you don't really see former ballerina Leslie Caron as. To her credit, Gigi is a mess.

And that's how her protective grandmother and family friend, Gaston, like her - sweet, childlike, frank. She's bubbly and warm, a little heedless, and loaded with charm (watch her cheat at cards). As she learns more of the world and her intended place in it, the transformation is something to behold. Oddly enough, she triumphs by being true to herself, and somehow to everyone else's expectations too. Quite a coup for the underestimated heroine.

A subplot involves her grandmother, Gaston, and Gaston's uncle, Honore. Amusingly, Honore is like Aunt Alicia in trying to make Gaston into himself. Honore meets with more success, but he doesn't seem to be helping his nephew much. It's so obvious who runs the show (and world) here! Even silly Liane (played by diva Eva Gabor) gives Gaston the run-around.

Leslie Caron is perfect as Gigi, as are her co-stars Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, and Hermione Gingold. They all sing wonderfully - although Caron's voice is dubbed by a charming Betty Wand. The top-notch Lerner and Loewe (of My Fair Lady fame) songs include:
Thank Heaven for Little Girls (classic)
The Parisians (views of Paris with the adorably exasperated Caron)
The Night They Invented Champagne (a romp of a song)
I Remember It Well (grand duet)
Gaston's Soliloquy (Paris in twilight)
Gigi (more Paris)
I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore (charming Chevalier number)
Say a Prayer for Me Tonight (beautiful and haunting)

It's colorful and brilliantly alive. Paris looks amazing, as do the actors, no little thanks to the lovely period costumes. Caron is heavenly in this role - it seems to have been made for her (I can't imagine the divine Audrey Hepburn, who originated the role, as any better). Jourdan is impossibly handsome and plays befuddled so well, Chevalier's role fits him like a kid glove. Gingold is at turns, dignified, lovingly frazzled, and conflicted over the life Gigi is being raised for. Pure movie magic.

Vincente Minnelli, director responsible for such musicals as Meet Me In St. Louis (with Judy Garland who became his wife) and the father of current singer Liza Minnelli, really reached an apex in his career with the making of Gigi. Gigi is based on French female writer Gabrielle Colette's short novel about a Paris girl in the 19th century trained by her doting aunts to live the life of a courtesan. She is, nevertheless, the attraction to the story. Not only do we see Gigi grow and ultimately fall in love and marry a man no one expected- decadent playboy Gaston. Gigi is played by Leslie Caron, a ballerina turned actress who was the equal(and looks a lot like the more famous Audrey Hepburn). Leslie Caron's performance is charming, striking and very well made, her chemistry with Gaston (played by Louis Jordan), her interactions with her aunts and the fatherly presence of Maurice Chevalier is all part of a rich tapestry of the musical. The costumes are by Cecil Beaton, who was also the clothing designer for My Fair Lady. The music is riveting, waltz-like and as charming as any operetta, the songs, especially "Gigi", "Thank Heavens For Little Girls" "The Night They Invented Champagne " and "The Parisians" are all perfectly snug in this delightful story about a young woman, an older man, love, money, pleasure and growth. The entire film is as sugary and as tasty as a French dessert. Viva Gigi!

Every teen-age girl should read the book THE CINDERELLA COMPLEX. Author Collette Dowling delivers a strong argument as to why women, in spite of gains made through feminism, are mistakenly willing to let a man take care of them.

While THE CINDERELLA COMPLEX was written about 25 years ago, today, half of all married women do not work outside the home, instead depending on their husbands. With a 50% divorce rate, that's asking for trouble. More than ever, women need to read THE CINDERELLA COMPLEX.

The Dionysian political/spiritual/sexual liberation theology of the Woodstock/Vietnam/Civil Rights 1960's in America led to the full flowering of the political cynicism of the Nixon/Watergate 70's. The moralistic materialism of the Ronald Reagan/Wall Street 80's led to the Silicon Valley-influenced psychological spiritualism of the Clinton/Oprah 90's. Collete Dowling, the non-feminist feminist writer and intellectual pioneer, coming of age in the center of this four decade cultural transformation period of Post-World War II American culture (with its pendulum swinging of consciousness between political astuteness and spiritual awareness) wrote this book in 1981.

THE CINDERELLA COMPLEX is written from the central and centering vantage point of straight-ahead psychology; not politics or spirituality. It was designed for courageous women ready to reexamine their hearts and souls in the context of the true dynamics and hidden reasons for many of the dysfunctions and even existence of their most important interpersonal relationships. It is even more important now than when it was written.

Dowling in actuality was among the first to successfully teach the general public some of the basic ideas of psychology and their relevance to their world, in those changing times, in the context of what freedom and adulthood really means. As it turns out, her metaphor of the Cinderella Complex--the desire to search outside of oneself for the source of inner emotional malaise or turmoil, and to hold a "prince" of some kind accountable for both one's maturity and rescue from the secret pains of independence--is perfect for all people, men and women.

The Cinderella Complex, Dowling shows us, is the siamese twin of irony in life. It is the perfect nickname of the dynamic within people that creates fateful circumstances and negative, self-fulfilling prophecies in a person's life and relationships until its existence is acknowledged. And after it is acknowledged, it asserts itself in a person as an inner war--a psychological jihad--such that it makes the only war you know how to fight and win (i.e. a material-world or male/female relationships war outside of your inner self) irrelevant. Her writing and ideas, as she is saying nothing new yet saying it in such an important new way, sympathetically vibrate with many of the most basic tenets of Western religion. However, her non-religious, psychological perspective allows for a new level of inner healing. Even, if not especially, for those who, unrealizingly, have made a false idol/"prince" out of Moses, Jesus or Mohammed themselves, along with the living men in their personal lives. Anyone reading this, man or woman, will not just find themselves in it, either as they live now (as I did) or how they once was. You will see much of today's post-Clinton, Bush/Enron 21st Century American culture be revealed in its pages. And, you'll understand why the pleasure principle doesn't make people nearly as happy as many who use the Constitution to defend it want to believe. (And that goes even moreso for the conservative minded than the liberal, as both we pleasure seekers and our "drugs"--physical/chemical, moral/religious or intellectual/emotional--come in all shapes and sizes.) Even after the coming of John Bradshaw (HOMECOMING [The 90's "Inner Child" man]), Alice Miller (PRISONERS OF CHILDHOOD: THE DRAMA OF THE GIFTED CHILD; FOR YOUR OWN GOOD), Nancy Friday (MY MOTHER MY SELF; OUR LOOKS OUR LIVES; JEALOUSY), Iyanla Vanzant, Melody Beattie (CODEPENDENT NO MORE) and the litany of other self-help authors still writing, Collette Dowling's ideas are as fresh today as when this book was written more than twenty years ago.

THE CINDERELLA COMPLEX in fact towers above even some of the best work of the authors mentioned.

It shocks me that this book is not still in print, despite the dozens of books that have come in the years after it riffing on her clearly laid out themes. I bought myself a used copy through one seller in perfect condition. And then, considering how much it would have cost new if available now, I bought three more hardcover copies for special people in my life. This book is still among the best of the bridges out there; bridging people into the real potential of the real world, and their real self. It is the perfect Mother's Day/Father's Day, Birthday and Christmas gift, for people close enough to YOU to appreciate it.

I highly recommend this.

I am dissapointed at the previous reviewers who seem to have missed the subtle poignancy of this book. Above all else, this is a book about carving out a wholehearted, authentic existence. I am 23 years old and was not even born when these ideas were taking shape in Collette Dowling's head. However, they resonate with me in a way that no other book on "women's issues" has. I reread it often to vividly remind myself to hold nothing back--to throw myself into a rich and challenging life without insecurity, without fear, and without the need for anyone else, be it a parent, a lover, or an authority, to validate and lend importance to the things that drive me. Collette Dowling has articulated this idea in such an honest, poignant way, and I think that it's an important message for young women today, just as it was for the "baby boomers" of Dowling's own generation. Yeah, some of the slang is a bit outdated. But to focus on that is to overlook a truly unique and vitally important observation about how women can REALLY come into their own.