One word describes this book: OUTSTANDING! Given these two statistics: (1) Every seven seconds, a baby boomer turns age 50, and (2) the divorce rate is up 16 percent for marriages of 30-plus years, this book is a MUST READ for all couples who fall into the empty nest/second half marriage category. Don't let the word "fighting" in the title make you think for a minute that this book is only for couples whose marriages are on shaky ground. It is for ALL couples wanting to build, keep, or return to a great relationship.

This book is the best of the best. It is the best of the book The Second Half of Marriage by David and Claudia Arp in which they identify eight challenges every marriage in the second half faces. And, it is the best of the strategies and techniques of the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) developed by Stanley, Markman, and Blumberg. Not only do the authors suggest powerful, yet simple, ways couples can upgrade their communication and conflict resolution skills, they also stress the importance of building couple friendship, having fun, becoming empty nest lovers, and keeping the relationship strong.

Do you want the rest to be the best? READ this book!

Although we are an empty nest couple, it doesn't seem that way with the pets we inherited from the kids when they moved out. We have 3 cats, 1 dog and an iguana to keep us busy now. I think the kids were easier to raise!

This great book isn't just for couples who have a truly empty nest. Many midlife couples today find that their nests get refilled with boomerang adult kids, aging parents, visits from kids and grandkids, or grandkids on a full time basis.

I liked the section on how to learn about the danger signs of behaviors that can lead couples who have been married for decades to the divorce court. There is also good information on the major issues that midlife couples need to deal with in order to have a strong marriage.

Beautiful full color guide to what you will see while walking around, and swimming in Hanauma Bay. Page after page of quality photographs of the wildlife living within. Suggests several tours for walking, and various snorkeling and scuba abilities. All with appropriate safety cautions sprinkled throughout. If you need to know the differences between a moray and a tang, or even several kinds of tang, this is the book for you. It also serves as a nice momento of a day spent swimming with the fishys!

This was an excellent book. We went to the Bay to do snorkeling and used this book as a complete and comprehensive reference guide.

I am a 3rd year medical student and this book has been a lifesaver more times than I can count. Like most books of its kind, each chapter is based on a single symptom followed by a list of the most common diseases or processes that cause the symptom. However, the difference is that for each of the items in the differential the author gives a VERY BRIEF description of THE MOST pertinent positives and negatives, and these help you, the medical student (read "novice"), differentiate between them quickly. This book is so well organized and so easily and quickly read it will amaze you. Keep in mind, however, that this book doesn't give you all of the symptoms for each item in the differential, nor does it give an absolutely complete or exhaustive differential for each symptom, so if that is what you are looking for this book isn't for you. One other bonus though, this book fits very easily into a coat pocket.

I am a third year med student and this book is great! It takes a single finding from your history and physical exam and gives a differential to boot. There is even a brief description of all the things listed in the differential. It even has color plates in the back of common findings. Definitely a book to look into for all of you starting out like I am.

I was given the opportunity to catalog Dr. Gentry's herbarium collection at the Desert Botanical Garden in 1987-88. I haven't seen the new edition mentioned here, but read the original work at the time I was cataloging his herbarium specimens. Through it, I was able to share his experience as an explorer in the spirit of John Wesley Powell, someone who knew that the American southwest is best delineated by watersheds, not along false lat/long lines. I met Dr. Gentry a couple of times, and remember the occasions well. Last time I saw him, when I was cataloging his collection, I overheard a conversation between him and a consultant for the Fort McDowell Indian Community. The consultant was asking about desert-adapted crop plants. Dr. Gentry went into great detail describing many desert plants suited to agriculture - tepary beans, jojoba, Lippia (Mexican oregano), agave, chiltepines, gum arabic, etc. I learned a lot just by eavesdropping. The consultant listened, but did not hear the words. He recommended that the Fort McDowell people plant cotton. Not because it was best suited to desert agriculture - far from that. They planted cotton because it needs vast quantities of water. They did not want the best desert-adapted crops. What they wanted, instead, was the best crop for wasting water, so that they could establish valid rights to the water. Worse, I watched them clear off vast acreages of mesquite forests to make room for the water-wasting cotton crop. The Hopi call this koyaanisqatsi. This book should help folks in southwestern north America realize that we have a bounteous resource, if we can only learn to use it.

Located in a transition zone between the Sonoran Desert and the tropics,this region is well known for its biodiversity, thanks to a 1942 study by botanist Howard Scott Gentry. Revision of his classic work began before his death in 1993. For researchers, this is a must-read book. It provides a clear overview of botanical studies of the Rio Mayo, a contemporary view of the vegatation, excerpts from the original text and an annotated list of plants.

This is a great book for the casual reader on archaeology! The essays are entertaining, yet still enlightening, and are beneficial for both the newcomer to New Mexico and the long-time fan.

This is an excellent book for those who are just getting interested in Southwest or New Mexico Archaeology. Definately a must read!

Finally, a book on insurance I could understand! My personalexperience with insurance has been so grim that I decided I needed tolearn more. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to make intelligent insurance decisions.

This book provides guidance on how to avoid expensive insurance premiums. Lets you know how you can purchase 100's of thousands of dollars of insurance for for only a few dollars a month. Shows you how you quickly sort through the hundreds of insurance bids, from insurance companies, to get the best quote for the policy you want. With this information you will be able to save hundreds and even thousands of dollars each year. This book is a superb investment.

This book is especially useful for someone who doesn't understand the basics of bond investments. It explains these investments in clear and easy-to-understand language. A good reference for investors who have limited experience in bonds.

Provides a good overview of bond investments and explains what factors to consider when you are thinking about investing. Answers questions that made me uneasy about buying anything but bond funds.

Everyone will use credit in their lifetime. Maybe to buy a house, car or paying for an education. This book outlines the procedures you should follow to ensure you get the cheapest credit avilable and not to overpay on money borrowed. And what to watch for so you don't obtain more credit than you can manage. There are many lending organizations that will encourage you to borrow more than you can pay back. These organizations want you to borrow so much that you will only be able to pay their high interest rates, but not be able to pay down on the amount borrowed. Consequently you are hooked. This book will help you avoid these pitfalls and teach you how to be a smart borrower.

This book helped me get my financial house in order. I was maxed out on four credit cards and needed some help. This provided a good start. Give this book a try if you are in over your head.

Finally, a book on personal budgeting that I was able to understand and put to use. I recommend this guide to others like myself who have a difficult time with their finances. I never knew where my money was going.

The author has another blockbuster on personal finance. This book is an easy read, easy to understand and easy to implement the personal budgeting guidance contained therein. An average working person who follows the books outline, will be able to accumulate millions in their life time and be able to retire with a standard of living they thought impossible. The recommendations in this book works for those who have the courage to implement the authors easy to follow guidance.

Most in the United States have a tendency to spend more than they earn. Consquently they end up paying hugh amounts in interest on money borrowed. This book turns this way of life around so the average consumer can save money, get rid of debt and even achieve a higher standard of living while spending less and saving more. Highly recommended reading for those just graduating and starting life. For those who have slipped into over spending this book will show you the way to turn your life around and achieve financial success.

Another Money Smarts publication succinctly written by noted financial author, Dr. David Logan Scott, is entitled The Guide to Saving Money. Throughout the 200-pages, Dr. Scott has outlined numerous practical pointers toward controlling a larger portion of one's own financial pie. Particularly relevant, I thought, were the suggestions in dealing with the selection of a new vehicle and the options available in purchasing its extended warranty. Utilizing the author's sensible, prudent tips may result in expanding one's cash flow while simultaneously s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g the dollar bill. The Guide to Saving Money-an investment for today!