Ok. I already feel odd writing a review of this book. The anticipated audience is incredibly narrow and if you found this review, you probably know what you are looking for. However, I think this is one of the greatest books. As a law student who is planning on specializing in ERISA, this book has been an invaluable resource to me. It is the first place I turn when I have an ERISA question to research. It won't provide all the answers but puts a very complex statute into perspective. It would also benefit the non-lawyer who might be involved in benefits.

This book is must-reading for those interested in feminist issues pertaining to women's health in general and childbirth in particular. This book is pro-midwive, pro-natural birth, and pro-consumerism. A most interesting history of maternity care is included. If you've every wondered how we got so far away from natural birth, this book is for you.

Trained as a reading specialist in the 80s, I have always worked as a classroom teacher. This year I am at a school that has no reading speicialist. I panicked at first trying to interpret numbers from standardized tests. The scores did little except to confirm that there was in fact a reading problem. Then I found Reading Diagnosis for Teachers: An Instructional Approach. It is a user-friendly guide for informally diagnosing and treating reading difficulties. It gave me just the boost I needed to organize and plan instructional programs for students who are struggling in social studies because of reading problems. Through oral reading and comprehension questions, which are part of most lessons I teach, I was able to zero in on a student's area of difficulty. His vocabulary knowledge was more than adequate and his comprehension seemed adequate when someone else did the reading. The informal evaluation led to the conclusion that his problem was with print skill, or what we used to call decoding. The book is filled with a wide variety of case studies on students of all ages. Several times I found myself seeing my students! As money for spcecialists seems to be dissipating, it is imperative that classroom teachers be able to diagnose and provide for the needs of all students. In many middle schools reading is no longer taught. This is unfortunate because the demand in the content area subjects requires proficient readers. This book is a valuable resource for classroom teachers and is filled with suggestions that can be implememted today!

I received this book as a gag borthday gift, but it turned out to be very useful and funny. This book contains more than just the obvious balloon condoms. It's handy for those lonely Saturday nights when your date cancels, but better for those nights when your date shows up!

This book is hilarious!! I recieved this and their other book (101 Super Uses for Tampon Applicators) for my birthday and can't get enough of them! They are packed with extremely clever ideas and illustrations. Great bathroom reading!

This is the best book I have ever read!!! There are so many funny things in this book I couldn't believe it. I couldn't put this book down and immediately bought their other book '101 Super Uses For Tampon Applicators'. These women deserve a special medal for humor. This is the perfect gift.

The women who wrote this have given me hours of laughter and fun. Thanks you for finding the humor in menstration!! My friends and I recently sat down and made some of the fun items in the book. My favorite is the Zen Garden, but Doggie Ear Splints are a close second! Buy this book if you want to laugh.

I can not believe how funny this book is. These authors should be on the Oprah book-0f-the-month show!! This is better than any book I have read in a long time.

Or maybe it's the perfect bathroom book! This is so funny. I bought their other book, '101 Exciting New Uses For Concoms'. It was so funny that I had to buy this one as well. I'm glad I did because it is great. These ladies are funny. Buy this book if you like to laugh. It's the perfect stocking stuffer.

I had the pleasure of meeting this man in person several years ago. This book is the next best thing if you can not "experience" him directly. He is very much into "energy" and that aspect is not found in the book.

This was a really helpful book that acted as the light at the end of the tunnel when I was trying to quit smoking. I had wanted to quit for years and found it virtually impossible. This book helped me to achieve "the impossible."

Anyone who is adicted to something and reaching out for a book to help knows the truth--you're hooked and you need some help. Preaching a ton of facts that only make you feel worse won't help. Shubentsov cuts to the chase and reminds the reader of the inner strength each person has inside necessary to break the chains of addiction.

This book was by my side for the better part of a year as I continued to fight the urges with Shubentsov acting as my tough but loving coach. I have since passed my copy on to my mother and have bought copies for friends and other relatives that struggle with addictions.

If you're looking for someone to tell you that you have no control and that there is no hope for you, this is NOT the book for you. However, if you're looking to end the vicious cycle of addiction, PLEASE READ THIS BOOK. It may very well change your life...

This practical guide to overcoming addictive behavior should be required reading - if only for the controversial nature of the "boot-strapping" approach! Molly-coddled Americans will blanch at Shubentsov's take on dealing with our cravings: RESIST! Fight back! Stop being such a sissie! "What are you - a man or a mouse?" Personal initiative is prized here, and it's a refreshing change from the victim mentality offered by many therapies and so-called "self-help" programs. For help in steeling your resolve, read this book!

I bought this book because, basically, I'm lazy. I knew it had to be too good to be true, but what if.....I've been faithfully doing the routine for 8 weeks and have gained inches. I quit doing the aerobics I was doing cause Bodyflex is soooo much easier and I kept eating as I had been. Big mistake. My clothes are uncomfortably tight and I get winded more easily. As my common sense told me, this is too easy to be effective. If you're not doing any type of exercise, perhaps this could help. But if you're already exercising and in pretty good shape (like I WAS) this is no substitute for your regular routine. I think the fact that Greer doesn't eat anything after 4pm may have something to do with her success...I'm very sad that this didn't work but at least my husband got some amusement watching me "exercise."

SMErvin888@aol.com I'm glad to see Kathleen's comment about the book, Hurray for her! I have been doing the breathing exercises for about 3 weeks. I can't do much of any other form of exercise right now because I hurt my foot and just going from one room to another is hard enough. I am trying to eat better for my health, but even when I was on a diet, and did aroebics twice a day I never lost so many inches. It would usually would take me 2 months of exercise and diet to lose just an inch.

Already I have lost 1 1/2 inches off my hips and an inch off my thighs. People are even saying to me you look smaller. I didn't think this program was going to work either until I saw these results and I've only lost 6 lbs. but it looks like I have lost so much more. If anyone want to write to me and tell me how they're doing my e-mail address is SMErvin888

I've been doing this workout for only 4 days & am already energized, sleeping soundly @ nights(something I haven't done for about 4 months due to stress & everyday life!)! And while I haven't measure myself, my clothes already feel loose & big on me! This is what the average person needs! Besides that, I like it that it only takes me 15 minutes a day. That is another reason I bought this book. I'm 15 yrs old, a highschooler & I have a job. Time is "of the essence" in my house! This is perfect! I can do it in the time it takes for most people to put on their makeup! Another thing this workout has done for me is it's helped clear up my acne! It's true! I am using a natural acne medication(I have very sensitive skin & can't wear makeup or use anything with chemicals in it.), but I was still having problems on my arms. But this workout has helped alot! That, and a sensible diet. So...buy the book!!!!! It really does work!!!! It's all TRUE! Just try it! What do u have to lose by trying it...well, except that flab!

I bought this book in the middle of some very difficult decisions whether to have an amniocentisis following a positive MSAFP. The premise, that for many women pregnancy is tentative for the first trimester because of fear of miscarriage and for the second trimester because of fear of negative results from the amnio really fits my experience. I was hoping this book would provide some validation and reassurance. It didn't. It is very much a social commentary which subtly criticizes women for wanting to control whether or not to bear a child with a disability or fatal deformity. I was hoping to have some validation of my experience, and instead I felt judged and criticized.

While not exactly what I expected I found this book to be rather eye opening. The premise of the author, while she wrote about 100 or so women she interviewed, was that amniocentesis is a test that, if the results are bad, leads to abortion. In other words, this test gives women the opportunity to selectively abort children who are seen as otherwise imperfect in today's society. Whether or not you support the test, this book gives you much food for thought. A word of caution though, this may not be the right book to read if you are looking for the right answers to an amniocentis you are contemplating right now. It may be better read while you are not pregnant.

Very negative book that exaggerates dangers of a new technology. To demonstrate her exaggeration, turn to page 14 where she states "Every possible area of basic research has been cut, and cut again, and cut yet again. But genetics gets funded." Between the books that exaggerate the negative and those which ignore the dangers exist more balanced books. One such book is Lois Wingerson's "Unnatural Selection: The Promise and Power of Human Gene Research." Lois correctly points out on page x that "There are exaggeration and misinformation at both ends of that spectrum--and a wealth of important detail in between, steadfastly overlooked by both sides." In my opinion, "Genetic Maps" represents the pessimistic end of that spectrum, and should be avoided.

A former medical researcher and now a historian of medical ethics, I take a position between the two that have been expressed to date. We absolutely must consider the consequences of any new technology, and Rothman explores the possible deeper implications of the human genome-- which has at this point been deciphered. At times, her writing smacks of revised undergraduate lectures with all their attendant hyperbole, but for the most part she presents crucial questions in a clear and readable manner. I would recommend this book to persons who want to think responsibly about genome issues, but with the caveat that they should also read other points of view.

This book helps us better understand the limits of genetic research and testing, and the dangers of believing that this magic new bullet will solve a host of social and medical "problems". For women especially, this book is must reading.