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Five Miles High: The Story of an Attack on the Second Highest Mountain in the World by the Members of the First American Karakoram Expedition
Published in Paperback by The Lyons Press (2000)
Authors: Richard L./ House, William P./ Houston, Charles S./ Petzoldt, Paul K./ Streatfield, Norman R. American Karakoram Expedition 1938)/ Burdsall, Charles Houston, and Robert Bates
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A certain style of expedition...
Well written and with occasional engaging flashes of humor, Five Miles High gives a well-drawn picture of the large Himalayan expeditions of the past. At the same time as expedition members are having their food cooked for them and having their gear carried by numerous "coolies", they are walking a much greater distance, and in some ways subsisting in harsher conditions, than climbers do today. The contrasts with the present day are perhaps the most interesting thing about this book. "Boy's First Adventure Book"-ish illustrations at the chapter headings add a charming retro touch.

1938 American Expedition to K2
Five Miles high is an extremely interesting and very readable firsthand account of the 1938 American Expedition to climb K2, the second highest peak in the world. The book is a reissue of the original book describing the expedition and is authored by two team leaders with additional contributions by the other four team members. Of particular interest is their description of their trek through the Karakoram just to reach the mountain in the days when the primary hauling of supplies was done by ponies and porters. The contrast between the preparations and efforts involved in this expediton and the efforts described in all of the current Mt. Everest books is amazing. All in all, you'll find this a very enjoyable book to read. The same authors also wrote a second book describing their 1953 expedition - K2, The Savage Mountain. This one also has been recently reissued.


Love Games: How to Deepen Communication, Resolve Conflict, and Discover Who Your Partner Really Is
Published in Hardcover by J. P. Tarcher (03 January, 2000)
Authors: Mark Robert Waldman, Jean Houston, Jack Kornfield, Susan Page, Aaron T. Beck, Sharon Salzberg, Thich Nhat Hanh, Dalai Lama, Herbert Benson, and Margo Anand
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Great For ALL Couples
This book is amazing.. I did some of the games with my fiancee and we both got to know each other much better than we had before. It deepened our relationship and helped us to talk about ideas we had not felt comftrable with before. I recommend it for all stages of relationships.

Fantasy and Play for Relationships
My husband and I loved this book. By bringing fantasy and play to the world of relationships, author Mark Robert Waldman successfully combines psychology and sensuality in Love Games. Exercises drawn from diverse experts, including Harville Hendrix and the Dalai Lama, can be done alone, with a friend, or with a lover. Sometimes therapeutic, sometimes childlike and playful, Waldman's book shows how to discover more about yourself and your partner, improve communication and fan the flames of romance. My favorites: "Treasure Hunt" - Tuck a heartfelt love note under a jar of pickles, in a box of cereal, or between the bedsheets; create a "Couple's Journal"; make a "Pleasure List" of your most pleasurable memories; and "Two Thumbs Up,"in which you and your partner engage in a scene where the characters are, well, your thumbs.


The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience: The Classic Guide to the Effects of Lsd on the Human Psyche
Published in Paperback by Park Street Pr (2000)
Authors: Robert, Ph.D. Masters, Jean, Ph.D. Houston, and Robert E. L. Masters
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Informative, eye-opening view of the psychedelic experience
Huston and Masters give a well detailed and extremely fair minded account of the psychedelic experience, primarily via LSD sessions that were recorded by observers who were trained in psychology. The book covers the myriad aspects of "the trip" from perceptions of the human body to the deep religious experience.

The book is somewhat more scholarly than the works of someone like Timothy Leary but this is what is needed if this movement is to ever regain its legitimacy in the eyes of the general public. While it does not condone the illegal use of the drugs, it decries their suppression and the utter halt of legitimate research into these fascinating and important substances. Read it with an open mind, but remember that the drugs are illegal and therefore also potentially dangerous. That aside, the book will almost certainly spark your curiousity.

Best Ever Work About The Psychedelic Experience
Brand new re-issue of the classic 1966 work.

If "The Doors Of Perception" was the most important work on psychedelics because of its influence, this then is by far the greatest because of its impeccable research, its far-ranging implications and its clear, lucid and compelling putting together of the evidence for the remarkable therapeutic and consciousness-illuminating value of LSD and other psychedelics (principally peyote). They don't, however, proselitize, and this is much to their credit. In fact, they go to some lengths to inform the reader that an active pro-drugs "for the sake of drugs" mindset is fraught with peril, and do so in a way that is both impartial and learned.

They're at their best, however, in their extraordinary recounting of the psychedelic experiences they conducted themselves as guides. There are so many instances where the subject, usually a person with a very intense psychological or emotional problem, arrived at a life-changing breakthrough, that it lingers long in the mind.

But the book is most of all a primer for their very lucid theory of the psychedelic experience and its various stages or levels. It is, in fact, so well thought out and explained, that this reviewer wonders why it had so little impact on the great body of psychedelic research, even after all these years. To me, it is the only theory that makes any sense and it's also the only one that could be used in a therapeutic setting so that the chances of errors or mistakes in guidance be effectively minimized.


Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D.
Published in Hardcover by Gulf Publishing (1992)
Authors: Houston Museum of Natural Science and Robert Shaw
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A must have for the serious decoy collector.
This small volumn is beautifully done and includes most of the best decoys in the McCleery Collection. Excellent introduction by Robert Shaw, noted curator at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. Decoys are presented by region with clear descriptions of the decoys shown. With last years celebrated Sotheby's auction of the McCleery Collection, this book serves as an introduction to the man and his remarkable eye for excellence.


Listening to the Body: The Psychophysical Way to Health and Awareness
Published in Paperback by Delta (1989)
Authors: Robert Master, Jean Houston, Doris Rodewig, and Robert Masters
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Thoughts
The illustrator of this book is my aunt, who died suddenly many years ago. I just want everyone to know that I am trying to assemble a collection of her illustrations and artwork and if anyone has any I would be interested in acquiring or purchasing them. Contact me at firefly982@mediaone.net. Thanks, Beth Rodewig


The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston: 1839-1845 (Vol 1)
Published in Hardcover by University of North Texas Press (1996)
Authors: Sam Houston and Madge Thornall Roberts
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The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston: 1846-1848 (Vol 2)
Published in Hardcover by University of North Texas Press (1998)
Authors: Sam Houston and Madge Thornall Roberts
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Star of Destiny: The Private Life of Sam and Margaret Houston
Published in Hardcover by University of North Texas Press (1993)
Authors: Madge Thornall Roberts and Dana Andrews
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The Theory of the Time-Energy Relationship: A Scientific Treatise
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Gamma Publishing Company (01 June, 1996)
Authors: Robert George Mertens, Christa Linders, Diana Weber, Kris Houston, and David McWherton
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The 16th of September Game
Published in Paperback by Ballantine Books (1985)
Author: Robert Houston
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