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ME GUSTARIA OBETENER INFORMACION DE COMO OBTENER SU LIBRO SIN UTILIZAR TARGETA DE CREDITO. HAGO PARTE DE UNA INSTITUCION DE EDUCACION SUPERIOR DEDICADA AL CAMPO DE LA CRIMINALISTICA, SOY PROFESOR DE DACTILOSCOPIA Y ME INTEREZA OBTENER SU LIBRO, COMO DEBO HACER PARA ELLO.

AGRADEZCO SU COLABORACION

J. WILSON VELEZ G. INVESTIGADOR JUDICIAL

I thought as a parent it was wonderfully presented and easy to follow and informative. The peace of mind this book gives is comforting. I was able to fill it out in a calm setting, and now I have a great reference book, although I hope never to need it. And knowing the tips will help keep my child safe.

I received the book as a present. It was the best present a parent can have. The information requested was absolute, clearly written. It had sections I never even considered. I will be purchasing the book for all my friends who have children and grandchildren.

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My family and I were comforted by this wonderful book at a very sad time of our lives. It brought a smile at times when reading some of the different quotes from people who understood how we loved our dear dog. She was a member of our family a very important member. It was a great help. Joan V.

My wife and I lost a Brittany Spaniel that was our child! This beautiful book has brought my wife and I a great deal of comfort as we try to cope with the amazing void "Morgan's" passing has created. A highly recommended keepsake!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! What a wonderful look at Nutley NJ both yesterday and today. I was a long-time resident of Nutley until I retired to the Jersey shore several years ago. Through its text and pictures, this book brought back many fond memories of this wonderful community. Whether you've ever been a resident or just passed through, you will be captivated by this look at Nutley - Then and Now.

What a wonderful look at Nutley, NJ both yesterday and today. I was a resident of Nutley for most of my life before retiring to the Jersey shore, but this book brought back so many fond memories and gave me insights to the history of that wonderful community. I enjoyed the book thoroughly. For anyone who's ever lived there or just passed through, you'll find this book contains a wealth of information and is bound to bring back memories of a very special town.

I bought O'Connor's first book, "Undoing Depression," in hardcover when it came out, and I found it immensely helpful at a time when I was suffering and struggling a lot. I have since recommended that book to many others dealing with depression who wanted to learn more about the disorder and what they can do to get better. When this second book came out, I glanced at it, noticed that it was written for mental health professionals, and put it back on the shelf. Some time later I picked it up again and to my pleasant surprise found that most of the material is appropriate and accessible for educated laypeople. In fact, for me, this may be an even better book than "Undoing Depression" because it has a clearer, narrower focus, i.e. the "active treatment" of depression, it omits some of the more general background material found in the first book, it squarely emphasizes what the depressed person can "do" to get better, and because O'Connor's writing and voice are more polished and self-assured.

The parts of the book that are directly applicable to the depressive himself or herself are well-written and sensible. The reader comes away from the book with a clear sense of what he or she can do to feel better, and how to deal with the things that get in the way of a person doing what needs to be done, and doing it consistently. For example, O'Connor explains how and why part of the patient doesn't want to get better, and how that problem can be addressed. O'Connor also recognizes that non-directive therapy creates problems for many depressives, and he understands that we often need help from a therapist with structure, organization, prioritizing, and simplifying and getting started on tasks. But the parts written for the therapist reader can be equally helpful. For example, in reading sections on how and why patients resist doing the things they need to do to get well, the lay reader is likely to recognize some of his or her own tendencies, and armed with a better understanding of those barriers to successful treatment the reader is in a better position to benefit from therapy and self-help.

This is not a book for non-professionals who have no background in depression. There are other, better books for "beginners," including O'Connor's first book. But, for sufferers who want to move beyond the basics and take a seriously active role in their own treatment, I don't think there's a better book on the market.

The cover alone is worth the price! Each stone in this photograph of 46 specimens of turquoise is identified at the start of the book. High quality natural stones from the most important mines of the Southwest are pictured side by side with treated and plastic versions.

The book is a collection of 10 articles written for New Mexico Magazine. Titles include "Turquoise and the Native American", "Buyer Beware: Hidden Facets of Turquoise", Young Native Jewelers Signal Change of Guard" and "The Plight of Old Pawn". High quality photographs of famous mines, artisans and jewelry, both historic and current, will whet the appetite of would-be collectors but also leave an impression of love and respect for the land and its native inhabitants.

Read this book under a strong light to catch the full depth of color!

I thought this book was great! The pictures of the objects are beautiful. Where a picture could not be obtained there is usually a detailed sketch of the object. The descriptions give not only insight into use of the archaological object but also surrounding information like similar objects and archeological context. Then the essays descibe the time period and unknown/debated issue of Egyptian Archeology. As a newbie to Egyptian Archaeology I found the book easy to read and felt that things were explained well.

"In Remembrance of a Special Cat" is similar to a sympathy card in that it has poems and verse to help the recipient handle grief. I gave a copy to a friend whose pet died. A month later that friend showed me the book and the pictures of her cat, from kitty to maturity, that she had glued into the book on the pages reserved for photographs. My friend told me that, of all the words of condolence she had received from friends, that this little book was the most important.

At the conclusion of his book "A Twist at the End," Steven Saylor highly recommends this biography of O. Henry. I do, too.

This book sheds so much light on both William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) and American life in the late 19th century and early 20th century. O'Connor meticulously documents his sources in a way that never interferes with his story. About three-fourths of the way through the book, I suddenly realized that this non-fiction work is far more interesting than the novel ("A Twist at the End") that Saylor wrote about one part of O. Henry's life.

If you enjoy biographies, try to find a used copy of this book.

The author is quick the point out (and he is correct) that this book will not improve or cure depression by itself. You need professional help for that. Instead, the purpose of this book (which it magnificently addresses) is to describe what the depressed person and the depressed person's family and friends need to be doing to provide the maximum likelihood of overcoming depression. That's a reasonable promise and premise for a book on this important subject, and you can begin to overcome your ignorance (and the harm it can bring) by reading this book and acting on its advice.

First, the bad news. Depression is increasing. Worse still, the younger someone is, the more likely that the person will experience depression sometime. Even worse, many people are undiagnosed, and suffer alone with their affliction.

Second, the good news. Around 70 percent of all those suffering from depression will improve with either drug therapy or mental health treatments. Those who get both do even better.

Third, more bad news. Depression tends to recur for many people.

The voice addressing these issues is an expert one. He is a psychotherapist who runs a community health center. More importantly, he has suffered from depression himself. I doubt if you can get more direct access to what depression is all about than from Richard O'Connor. I admire his caring to share so much of his own pain with us, and respect him enormously for this gift he has given us all.

Depression is currently under reevaluation. No single paradigm seems to capture all of its elements. Undoubtedly, an improved scientific model for it will emerge. There are signs that it can have roots in disturbed relations between Mother and child, family dysfunction, possibly genetic disorders of brain chemistry (like using up seratonin too rapidly), other traumas, and poor thinking habits. Who knows what else may turn up?

Many people try to deal with this problem too much on their own. Families often put up with the depressed person's behavior, not knowing what else to do. Others reject the depressed person, which will usually make the situation worse. O'Connor lays out common sense guidelines that should make a diference: for depressed people, for those who care about them, and for those who treat them.

The author sees depression as a disease and as a social problem, "an illness to be treated professionally and a failure of adaptation that we must overcome through self-determinination." He outlines important principles for the depressed person: (1) Feel your feelings (depression is the suppression of feelings -- acknowledging those feelings often causes depression to improve). (2) Realize that nothing comes out of the blue (your depressed state has a root cause that you should look for in an event or situation). (3) Challenge your depressed thinking by questioning your assumptions, especially ones that center on meaningless perfectionism. (4) Establish priorities so that your energies go into what will be on what's most important to you. (5) Communicate as directly as possible to everyone around you. Depressed people are often poor communicators who don't get their emotional needs served. With better communication, they can experience a more supportive emotional environment. (6) Take care of your self. Learn to enjoy yourself. (7) Take and expect the right responsibility for yourself -- for your own actions. Depressed people often feel guilty about things that they have no responsibility for (like the death of a parent or the divorce of their parents). (8) Look for heroes. These role models can empower you to see the way to improve, especially if they were also depressed like Lincoln. (9) Be generous. Helping others puts your own situation into perspective. (10) Cultivate intimacy. This means letting down your defenses so people can see you as you are, and accept you for that. Depressed people often feel disgusted with their true selves, and hide that self from everyone. (11) Practice detachment. Depressed people are often overly critical and pessimistic. Seeing things in the proper perspective can heal a lot of inappropriate pain. (12) Get help when you need it. This may be the most important piece of advice since so many people do not.

The book is filled with personal examples and case studies of people the author has treated, which help make the points easier to understand.

I was astonished to realize that there is no self-help network like there is for alcoholics and those with other mental and behavioral problems. The author shares some experiences with having established such groups that can be a prototype for creating such a network in the future. I think that is an important priority for improving the mental health of our society from what this book shares.

Mental health professionals will find good advice for overcoming the parochialism of whatever discipline they originally trained in, to create links to the other treatments the depressed patients need. Those who provide therapy discussions will benefit from the author's own assessments of how therapies helped or did not help him. The therapist as caring adult is emphasized above the particular technique used.

I was fascinated by how often this book pointed out problems related to stalls that most people have such as poor communications, procrastination, misconception, disbelief, tradition, independence, purposelessness, wishful thinking, and avoidance of the unattractive. The depressed person seems to have more of these at the same time than the people I work with. Yet both groups have in common that they have not yet learned the stallbusting techniques that can improve or overcome these stalls. To some extent, the lack of understanding of how to focus our minds is one of the causes of depression in our society. So here is another reason to learn the questions and focus that can enormously improve personal and organizational effectiveness. I rate this book a 2,000 percent solution stallbuster, and hope that you will read it and apply its lessons. Whether you are depressed or not, we all will encounter depressed people and this book can make us more helpful to them.

As a recovering depressive who believes knowledge is a pretty good weapon, I was already really tired of reading work on depression that is preachy, naive, alien to my experience and/or didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. By the time I read the first 100 pages of Undoing Depression, I'd learned more than I ever did in other books or therapy. (And, in the tradition of many depressives, I wept in catharsis. ) After O'Connor demonstrates that he knows depression inside and out, he offers real-life, plain-language, non-simplistic strategies for attacking each of the depressive lifestyle traits that continue to face many people who thought listening to Prozac would solve every problem. While I am sorry that O'Connor also struggles with depression, I can't help but think of this book as a gift to the rest of us.

In Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield (a fellow depressive if there ever was one) talks about the writers he'd like to call up because he enjo! ! yed their books so much. I'd love to call up ol'Richard O'Connor.

As a lifetime sufferer of depression, I've read my share of self-help books, most of which didn't seem to address the real problem and the terrible suffering in a way that I could translate into progress. This book opened up the mystery and offered just the most practical, everyday advice. I've been going around preaching it to my friends so much that they call it "The Book." Not to sound too effervescent, but even in the few weeks since I put his suggestions into effect, I've found myself laughing more: always a good sign. Really worth the time to read and reread if you or someone you love is tormented by this illness.

I found some helpful hints in How To Market You & Your Book and
used them to promote my own book, Slices of Sunlight. I wish author O'Connor had shared more from his wisdom. I found the book to be in need of more content. Perhaps the next edition
will contain extra pages and extensive resources.

As head of a PR firm that works with 500 authors a year- I know that the publisher usually does very little to promote most books. All authors (self published too) need this book. It has great information and great tips on publicity and promotion.

Rick Frishman President PLANNED TV ARTS (NYC)www.plannedtvarts.com Co author GUERRILLA MARKETING FOR WRITERS (Writers Digest Books)

Whether you sell out to a large (New York) publisher or publish yourself, the author must do the promotion. Publishers do not promote books; they only produce them and place them in bookstores. Those books remain in the stores for one selling season: four months-then they are returned to the publisher. Authors must encourage buyers to visit the stores. Buyers pull the books through the system.

(From page 95): The real meat of "How to Market You and Your Book" is to make writers more successful through a working knowledge of marketing . . . specifically so that the writer becomes a "Marketing Author." This book delivers.

FX is an author and a publisher; the ultimate insider, he has been on both sides of the desk. He knows what you are facing--and he reveals what to do about it. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.