If you are married, planning on becoming married, or know someone who is, this book is a must-have. Beyond Expectations is written with raw honesty, from the heart of a woman who knows what she is talking about. This book is as real as it gets, from the anguish we share with the author to her triumphs. If you can read this book and feel nothing, you're made of stone. I myself am not easily moved when I read, but this book touched me, reached my heart like few books have. I learned volumes about myself, as a woman and a wife. I felt guided through the pages, never pushed; the author wasn't sharing her knowledge from a pulpit, but as a friend sitting beside me. And though I've read the book cover to cover, time and time again I find myself flipping back through the pages when I need inspiration again. I urge you to not only read Beyond Expectations: Finding Joy In Your Marriage, but to give it as THE gift to every new or up-and-coming bride. They will thank you. Trust me, they will.

I have read several books for wives and how they can help save their marriages and bring more joy to their marriage. This book has it all! You get so many tools out of the book to actually use. Nancy Meyer helps you to look at yourself and to start there. My husband already can see a difference in me and how I relate to him. I understand him SO MUCH more now! WOW!!! I needed this book 14 years ago. It is POWERFUL!

This book is an absolute must have for any nursing student or new grad RN. Its organization and plethora of information is unsurpassed by any care-planning source I've encountered thus far. It incorporates JACHO approved nursing diagnoses with standardized outcome criteria, interventions, and rationales. Sections are organized by systemic disorders and precede each medical-surgical condition or procedure with a brief pathophysiology, etiology, and guidelines for patient assessment (i.e. patient history, physical findings, diagnostic studies, and potential complications). Brief discharge planning checklists follow each medical-surgical condition or procedure. Care plans are general; yet allow individualization to your specific client's needs. Compared to other care planning texts, this is by far a more detailed, flexible means of developing goal-directed and action-oriented plans for the daily quality care of your patients.

"An important collection, integrating studies of consciousness, collective identity and culture with studies of state and organizational structure and strategy. Each chapter marks an advance in our understanding of social movements."
--Jane Mansbridge, Adams Professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

"This wonderful book is a vital step forward in the building of social movement theory."--Mary Katzenstein, Professor of Government and Women's Studies, Cornell University

"Meyer, Whittier, and Robnett call for a collective response to the gaps in social movement research today, offering bridges between sociologists and political scientists. Rarely have I read so well integrated a set of papers on so broad a theme in social movement research."
-Sidney Tarrow, Maxwell Upson Professor of Governmetn, Cornell University

"This wide-ranging and thoughtful collection is a showcase for the talents of a younger generation of social movement scholars. It bodes well for the future of the field."
--William A. Gamson, Professor of Sociology, Boston College

"Meyer, Whittier, and Robnett have compiled a stimulating, rich, and theoretically groundbreaking set of articles. This is 'must reading' for anyone interested in theoretical advances and shifts taking place in the social movement field."
--Verta Taylor, Professor of Sociology, Ohio State University

This magnificent book is gem. Beautifully illustrated, concisely written. This is a MUST HAVE for regional birders and wildflower fans.

This book shows not only how to start a co-op, but gives many good ideas and examples on keeping records, juggling time and getting the most out of your co-op! Excellent resource book for any size baby sitting co-op!