This PTSD CD is my bedtime companion every night. I totally look forward to bedtime as my speakers are set up either side of the bed and it lulls me into a wonderful peaceful sleep and then hits the subconscious as I drift away.

It is truly unusual to find so many good things and such an absense of the usual annoying things in a self-help tape. THIS IS RARE EFFORT flawlessly executed and wonderful by any standard for this catagory.

The sound is lush and the musical selection fresh, appropiate,and excellent. Naparstek's voice and reading so hypnotic and flowing--one of the most perfect voices in all of the self-help field. A rich warm COMFORTING voice that seems genuine--believable--not overdone. She never once stumbles or falls out of context in either tone or pitch and her pacing is masterful.

Together they made the visions I was having on the first listening take on a very movie like quality. Relaxing yet at the same time holding my interest all the way through.

The approach in both the guided images (side one) and the affirmations (side two) is fairly direct while prudently avoiding re-traumatization through too much digging up and repeated reliving.

I came away refreshed and with a curiously pleasant feeling that some of these things may work out after all.

i can't even describe what this audiotape is doing for me. it is repairing old and deep wounds, in a very big way. i cry a lot, but they are good tears. i've had trouble for years from the damage and destructive behavior i've experienced, but now i have real hope. i haven't felt this way for i don't even know how long. i'm grateful beyond words for this tape.

I stole my copy from a friend and never returned it! This is one of the best reference books for historical graphic design styles. The book is very well organized, and contains quite a few color illustrations. It has given me hours of inspiration when I have an assignemnt to do for a client. They have examples of everything from Victorian packaging to Psychedelic poster art. This book would make an ideal gift for a student just learning the field, or an old pro that has been around for years.

This book is essential reading for anyone remotely interested in graphic design. I use it as a reference for my students in graphic design classes. It's a beautifully concise summary of the history of graphic design styles - and gives visual examples as well as background information connected to the social forces that shaped the trends examined. If you are a student - it's a great first taste of the styles and movements that influence current graphic designers. If you are currently working in the field - it's a must have reference book.

"American War Plans: 1945-1950" by Steven T. Ross is a detailed look at the planning that the United States undertook in the period from the end of World War II to the beginning of the Korean War in order to meet the rising Soviet threat, with a strong emphasis on the word "plan". If you are looking for a book on early Cold War politics, or even a look at U.S. grand strategy in the post-war era, this is not what you are looking for. Ross concerns himself exclusively with the military's contingency planning for open war with the U.S.S.R., and given the hypothetical nature of that planning, and the vastly reduced role in policy formulation the military enjoyed post 1945, these plans are exercises in threat evaluation, and generally speaking, not power politics.

Ross' work opens with perhaps one of the great ironies of the Cold War: by 1946 the U.S. military, arguably the most powerful armed force in history at the end of WWII, and certainly the most well rounded, had been gutted to the point that it was not only incapable of defending Western Europe, it was largely incapable of even slowing the U.S.S.R. down. At the same time, there is the puzzling dichotomy of a military forced to rely on atomic weapons to compensate for a lack of conventional forces, at the same time that they have no idea how many weapons are available, and only a dim view of their battlefield utility. Thus, the first plans Ross discusses, are defined by a complete withdrawal from Western Europe, and a WWIII fought from the Middle East. The initial phases of such a conflict would entail an evacuation of continental Western Europe, a reinforcement of Great Britain, and securing the Mediterranean theater of operations. At the same time, atomic attacks would attempt to pound the U.S.S.R. and its satellites into submission. In the final phases of this scenario, the Allies would drive into the Soviet Union from the south, through the Caucuses. This final element is interesting in that it draws far more on the maneuver theory so prevalent today, than do the latter iterations of the plan, which presage the defense in depth of later decades.

It would excessive to give an overview of each additional scenario, but there are a few developments in the following years that often define the remainder of the Cold War era. The first is that the arms race is defined at a very early date; aside from the use of atomic weapons, Ross repeatedly mentions contingency planning for the development, and presumable use, of chemical and biological weapons. Along those same lines, the direction of nuclear war was pretty much set by 1948, as the first target of atomic bombs became the enemy's atomic bombs. Thus, in the span of three years, atomic bombs went from being a decisive weapon, to a non-factor (although it wasn't recognized yet) as all battlefield utility (e.g. counterforce) had largely been removed from their employment. This likewise dovetails into the internecine strife that often characterized the service branch turf wars of the Cold War. In particular, the Air Force/Navy battles become apparent as the Air Force argues that atomic war is the primary task in any future war, rather than one of many. In addition, although it is never explicit, the refusal to mount a first strike becomes implicit in U.S. military planning at this point. Finally, Ross' discussion of the fears for terrorism and subversion in the U.S., including the use of unconventional weapons by Soviet agents strongly echoes the fears of a post 9/11 world.

Ultimately, the need to shore up European allies in the newly formed NATO brings planning full circle, as the Joint Chiefs are forced by political requirements to plan for the defense of Europe. This, when combined with the Korean War, finally begins the process of funding that will allow the U.S. to have at least a reasonable chance of defending Europe. Thus, in five years another full circle is achieved as the military is gutted to achieve a political expedient, only to be rebuilt in order to achieve a different one.

In the end, Ross has done an excellent job of compiling numerous primary sources into a through, cogent and readable volume. His considerations of budget constraints versus planning necessities serve as a constant grounding for the work, and his exploration of the challenges of atomic planning is both interesting in and of itself, and critical to understanding the development of America strategy. This is a must read for any student of the Cold War.

Jake Mohlman

"Democracy from Scratch" explains, in theory and anecdote, why Russian politics were so confused around 1993. It is a special historical document -- and was quite an influence on me personally (in the form of a semester's worth of lectures) because Steven Fish was my senior thesis advisor.

Such a gripping story and it shows the power of a woman to do what needs to be done. Annette Bening amazes in this play.

The best contemporary book on Jewish philosophy and theology I have read -- very insightful.

Psychologists who think behaviorism has little or nothing to offer to a scientific account of cognition and emotion should read this book. Through coherent, conceptually pure theory and consistent empirical research, Hayes and colleagues have developed an account of these pivotal topics that may bring behaviorism back onto the main stage in psychology. Relational Frame Theory (RFT) makes a small handful of parsimonious additions to traditional Skinnerian radical behaviorism that appear to account for an impressively broad variety of clinical, social, and educational phenomena. RFT builds on the traditional strengths of behaviorism by bringing a small, core set of directly observable principles to bear on broad-ranging topics like language, cognition, and emotion. While Skinner's (1957) account of verbal behavior arguably minimized the importance of cognition and emotion, RFT recognizes their pivotal importance and points the way toward some novel and clever psychological interventions (most notably, Hayes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which is firmly grounded in RFT principles). In the process, RFT avoids the tenuous inferences and mechanism-postulating pitfalls of (for example) cognitive and psychodynamic theory, and avoids the scientific progress-retarding inconsistencies of theoretically eclectic approaches like cognitive-behaviorism. The biggest question that remains for the viability of an RFT approach to language, cognition, and emotion is: Is there predictive and influential utility in the approach? That is, does thinking about psychological and educational issues from an RFT perspective result in increasingly effective interventions? The answer to this question should unfold, empirically, over the next decade or two. This book is not for the casual reader-while RFT is at heart an elegantly simple set of principles, it is initially difficult to get one's head around the concept. But for psychologists & other social scientists with an abiding interest in solid scientific accounts of language, cognition, and emotion, this book is well worth the read. Coherent conceptual accounts based on good empirical data, like RFT, are very few and far between in psychology-and, collectively, are the best argument for psychology being classifiable as a science I have seen.

This book takes the reader beyond standard Feng Shui into Black Sect Feng Shui, which tends to use the Feng Shui concepts in a looser manner than traditional Feng Shui. If you're interested in internalizing Feng Shui as a lifestyle and spiritual undertaking, this book is good. If you want to know how to organize your home or office to improve balance and organization using Feng Shui concepts, and to see good examples, there are better books out there.

If you want to learn Feng Shui secrets, this book is for you! Life changing knowledge is contained within this book. It's apparent the author eats, sleeps and breathes Feng Shui.

Mystical yet practical, The Modern Book of Feng Shui provides a comprehensive foundation and a technical bible of Feng Shui wisdom for the home and office. Written by the first teacher of Feng Shui in the United States, this work combines deep knowledge of Feng Shui tradition with a comprehensive awareness of how Feng Shui is related to the wisdom arts of many cultures. Written for the beginner, The Modern Book of Feng Shui is the finest presentation yet for both the beginner and the expert!

Very interesting book. Actually aligns with the Jewish view of Judaism and terminology that was written about by Philo and later by the Jewish sages of that period. Author expresses the need for more research from Torah and Talmudic scholars on the Scrolls with a background in the Noah laws for non-Jews. Would like to have seen more material. Author does shed light on many of the difficulties that non-Jewish scholars have had with understanding these Scrolls. Author shows how really Jewish the Scrolls are and how there could not be any link from Judaism to Christianity. The Commentary on Nahum found in the Scrolls states that the "smooth ones" or "smooth talkers" were idolators and pagans. "Vine's Expository Dictionary" used extensively by Christian scholars, defines "Christology" as "smooth talkers". Understanding this premise, it was easy for me to see how the church used writings by Jews to help with their cause with Rome to disprove their status with them as a new pagan religion.

This book does shed light that there were many authors and many different Scrolls buried, like they are today, when worn, had errors or were unfixable. Caves would be an ideal place to bury them so the pagans could not get to them. What did surprise me was to learn that some of the laws mentioned in the Scrolls were also mentioned by Philo. Another detail was that the Hebrew Scriptures found in the caves, and much of the commentary, is the same as the Scriptures used today by the Jews. However, the Hebrew Scriptures from the caves is over 2400 years old and is remarkable to see it in such good shape.

I recommend this book for anyone that is serious about learning the true meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls and would like to understand their spiritual connection to the people not only of that time period, but in our present lifetime.

For those interested in a major philosopher's take on some major social and political issues this would appear to be a good book to start with. Drawing from essays, interviews and letters written in 1993 and 1994, Habermas presents his views about current hot topics in Germany. He touches upon quotas, immigration and the role of both the GDR and the Third Reich in current German national identity; he also continues to critize the way in which Germany was unified in 1990. The interviews - originally in Le Monde, Die Zeit and others - are easy to read, especially in comparison to Habermas's other writings. Furthermore, his belief in a radical democracy formed through a public sphere in opposition to the state is a truly great and courageous idea.

However, in many ways Habermas is idealistic and even naive when it comes to his views on national identity. On one hand he recognizes the importance of nationhood and its components of 'a common origin, language and history'; he nevertheless puts too much emphasis on his concept of 'constitutional patriotism', or the patriotic feelings towards the members of a republic no matter their racial/cultural/religious membership. He seems to think that the U.S. is a great example of constitutional patriotism in action, claiming that 'there, everyone can live with two identities, simultaneously belonging to the country and being a foreigner in it'. What he bases this statement on is unknown to me: not only does this statement show how ignorant Habermas is of the U.S. but also how idealistic constitutional patriotism really is. He does not really attempt to delve into the serious question of how a political community just based on patriotism and not nationalism would hang together.

In the end I guess I would only really recommend this book to diehard Habermas fans.