First of all,these tapes are very well spoken.You have got contributions from Richard Stack,Stephen LaBerge Ph.D,Robert Monroe,and Raymond Moody M.D. The first tape consists of Rick Stack's first OBE's as well a techniqes on how to have your own OBE's.The second,Robert monroe explains Hemi-Sync and also tells his story about the OBE.In the third tape,Raymond moody explains life after death as(life after life).The forth tape is about controling your dreams.Stephen LaBerge goes in to detail on how to do this with ease.There is so much information in these tapes.If you are interested in any of these things whether you are expirienced or not,this is a good buy,and worth every penny.I liked the realness and the expirence of the authors/readers.Five stars.

the characters and plot are pretty entertaining and the recording is done very well.

I bought this book last week from a mail order. However, I was kind of disappointed about this book as a young portrait photographer. 1) This book talks nothing about photography lighting. (Because of the name called "Light and Illusion") It only talks about Ray Jones' photography life. 2) The quality of the photos in this book is not very good (Except few of them have great quality.) I also read "Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits" which has very good quality of pictures. (I am not too sure that is because George Hurrell always used 8x10, 4x5 camera so his picture quliy in that book is consistency). Anyway, this is my opining.

During the 30's and 40's, Hollywood helped America climb out of the Depression by painting glamourous fantasies with stars who were larger than life. As the head photographer at Universal Studios during this important time in American history, Ray Jones was instrumental in creating and defining this "Glamour Era" of Hollywood. The book goes into some detail about how Jones created his special look, but the true joy here is thumbing through the numerous examples of Jones' exceptional talent. The photos span the three decades of Jones' carrer in Hollywood (from the 30's to the 50's) and the featured stars read like a Who's Who of Hollywood. Also featured are Jones' six Acadamy Award-winning photos (the award has since been discontinued) including a memorable one of John Wayne. For those who long for the good ol' days of Hollywood, this is a wonderful look at how the stars were made.

Some have questioned the accuracy of Hotchner's representation of Hemingway. Malcolm Cowley put it best when interviewed by Denis Brian: "You know what he did? I could spot it because I knew the sources. When he said 'Hemingway said,' actually he was quoting from Hemingway's letters to him. Because Hemingway's will said: 'You must not quote from my letters. They're protected by copyright.' So Hotchner just put the letters in place of the conversations."

For more on the factual inaccuracies present in "Papa Hemingway," one should consult Denis Brian's "The True Gen: An Intimate Portrait of Ernest Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him" (1988).

I do not doubt that Hemingway and Hotchner were friends. At a Hemingway conference several years ago, I had the opportunity to hear Hotchner speak. His love and respect for EH seemed very genuine. However, I do question the accuracy of some of Hotchner's recollections in this book.

A friend rec'd this out of print book to me. He has rec'd many great ones, but this blew my mind. One of the best books I've ever read by one of Heminway's closest friends for the last 14 years of his life. The True, uplifting, and sad novel, left me with 2 regrets: 1.) That I did not read it sooner, while I was younger, and 2.) That my life will be nothing like a life touched by, or experienced like Hemingway's.

Anything I say here will simply detract from this wonderful book, so I will keep it short. I've read a number of Hemingway biographies, but this is unquestionably the best. Hotchner only new Ernest for approximately the last 14 years of his life, so if you're looking for a comprehensive biography, try elsewhere (I wouldn't feel comfortable recommending any of the other Hemingway bios I've read). What Hotchner can give us is a portrait of Papa (Hemingway) from the perspective of a very close and dear friend (Hotchner hunted and travelled with Papa, helped edit and publish his books and essays, and even named A Moveable Feast). And Hotchner is no fool. He knows that Hemingway had a propensity towards exaggeration, and seems to have a pretty good B.S. detector.

If you want all the facts, and want to know everything Hemingway ever did, read one of the opuses written by a college professor who got all of his or her information third-hand. If you want to know what Hemingway the man was like, read this book.

After finishing, I think it is fair to say that Hemingway's most tragic character turned out to be himself. Read this book.

Rare account of an American living in contact with subsistence agricultural tradition founded in ancient(?)Irish/European culture. Work, animals, family, neighbors form a human world tiny in scale yet infinite in drama and morality.