I first read the Morigu when I picked up a copy of The Dead and The Desecration at a garage sale. Since that time, I have scoured book stores, and the web looking for addtional copies. (Mine have been read to the point of exhaustion.) Thanks to Amazon, I was able to not only pick up a new copy, but find that Mark Perry, (now Mark Leahy) is still alive. I hope that all who have read the books will post comments here so that maybe after years of waiting, we may all have closure.

Having been an avid fantasy and sci-fi readers for over thirty years now, I have to say that Mr. Perrys "Morigu" series was fantastic. His sweeping global vison reminds me of Robert Jordan, his struggling hero is reminiscant of Stephen Donldson and his charater development is right out of J.R.R. Tolkien.

I first read Morigu the dead so many years ago I can't remember the year, but even then I was saying to myself, "Oh boy her's one of those "unknown jewels", you know the ones you can't put down that no one has heard of? Then after reading The Desecration many years later I was just as suprised that Mr. Perry had kept to the theme of the original novel.

To those of you who haven't had a chance to read it yet, if you can get your hands on a copy DO SO! (Read "Morigu The Dead" first though or you may end up a bit confused.)

Mr. Perry I hope you do complete the series, and answer the unaswerable question posed by Death, (keeping in mind I read this many years ago), "I'm going to find a way to kill something thats already dead.." Good Luck, and keep writing.

Thank god!! I have been searching SF sections of bookstores for many, many years in an effort to find the next book in the series. When I read the comments that Mark was dead, a little piece of me died that day too. I was in college when I first stumbled upon the first Morigu book, and unfortunately I have often judged a book by its cover. I picked up and put back the same book probably on twenty different occassions, until finally deciding to give it a shot. Best decision I've ever made. I've since read them, and passed them on to so many people(because you can't find them anymore), that the covers are no longer attached! I also have a small army searching bookstores on a regular basis. If you are a SF/Fantasy reader, there is no book I would reccomend higher. Do yourself a favor and take the same chance I did, you won't be dissappointed! The scope and unpredictability of this series is monumental. Great character development, incredible battle scenes, completely unpredictable. I would to throw my vote in with the legions, in pleading Mark Perry to continue the work in this series. I will continue my search for years to come. Viva la Morigu!!

This little book and CD are inspirational, deeply touching and heart-warming. They will reach out to your soul, your spirit and bring out the best in you. The song is no stranger to music lovers; it captivates and is so true to life, it leaves the reader with the feeling the song must have been written just for them. The book contains some beautiful photos and a poignant message. This would make a perfect, all-occasion gift for that very special person in your life - lover, family, friend, or yourself. Be good to you and pamper yourself, you deserve it! It is a memorable treasure that can be kept and cherished for many years to come, and I do, indeed... "hope you dance."

I bought two of these books, one for each of my daughters (10 yrs and 12 yrs) because I told them a year ago that the song was a dedication from me to them and when I found the book, I couldn't believe it. I cried while I was ordering them because I knew how special it would be to them.

I just received the books and it took me a long time to read it because I couldn't see the words through my tears. This book is so beautiful and inspirational. I know my daughters will love it and I pray they will live by it.

To Lee Ann Womack, Mark Sanders and Tia Sellers... Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for creating something so beautiful for me to share with my two beautiful daughters!

I sing in a band, and a recent father-of-the-bride asked us to learn this song for the Father/Daughter Dance. I thought it was the greatest song I have learned in a LONG time. I didn't know the book even existed.

Needless to say, the dance was beautiful, and just today I saw the book as I passed a mall book store. I read it where I stood, all the while making a mental list of the people I would give it to. First on the list: that father-of-the-bride as a post-wedding memento to give his daughter, second: my kids because the book/the song truly illustrate the hopes of every parent, and third: my two expectant friends who already aspire to fulfill the song's message even before the message is named by the song's beautiful lyrics.

Start making your mental list, and buy this book in quantity!!

Secret Hiding Places for Clever kids is a book by Mark Shulman. He writes books for children and adults. This book is small so you can hide it in your cds and it looks like another cd. The writer tells you about the ways you can look arund your house and see secret hiding places. You can read about making a box with a secret bottom. You can read about passing notes to your freinds in school. You can read about how to keep your brother or your sister away from your diary or your favorite toys. You can read about making a map and keeping all your hidden stuff oganized. You can read about hiding the book in all your cds so nobody can find it. You can read about the secret hiding places.com web site that is lots of fun too. I really like the book. I think you will too. You will like reading and learning about secret hiding places. You will feel like a clever kid even if your old! I will give it five stars on Amazon.com. Thank you. Violet G.

I have to hide everything!!! Its not like I get better stuff but my sister and my brother all want it if I got it. Then I found out they were looking under my bed and in my closet and I found Secret hiding places and it s a great book! I got so many ideas from the book and I use it all the time. I learned a whole new way of keeping my privacy. Thank you Mark Shulman.

So I saw this great little book and I had to see what it was about, right? It's called Secret hiding places for clever kids and it's so small and cute and funny. So this book has got so many really fun really smart little ideas and so I show it to my friends and the next thing we're all passing messages and nobody knows what we're about, right? This book is so funny! So we get making these totally smart little hideaways in our lockers and we're completely laughing all the time. It's way fun. And at home I'm like keeping my journal and my letters totally safe from some people, know what I mean? I think everybody in my group needs this book, but I want to keep all these hiding places to my self! Try that!

The series of Chicken Soup books has held my attention since their first publication. Perhaps this is one of the most important books in the series. The stories will also help everyone realize that life is a journey. The words will inspire you to dream, to be more positive, and to realize you are not alone.

When you purchase this book, think of it as a life enriching tool. The topics of love, friendship, family, attitude, perspective, death, dreams, obstacles, choices, tough stuff and eclectic wisdom are discussed in stories, poems and passages.

The stories are short enough so you could read one a day. There are also funny cartoons, poems and plenty of "kid" wisdom. I give this book my highest recommendation. I think even adults should read some of the stories in this book. The poem a child wrote about her father is something every parent should read.

I was also impressed with the health advice and section on making the right choices. The positive lessons you can learn from this book will last a lifetime. My favorite poem was on page 293, it truly holds the wisdom of a child. We have so much to learn from children, if we will take the time to listen.

Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul, I believe, was one of the most amazing books written of all time for kids. It shares the experiences others have endured and overcome, loyal friendships that have been lived, and many other heartwarming stories. I was introduced to this book by a great teacher of mine, who lent it to me for a week, and that was when I fell in love with it!

It showed me words of wisdom: to strengthen my self-confidence, self-belief, how to dream my dreams of life and how to live a greater life.

The Chicken Soup Series is absolutely amazing, and as I am moving onto my teenage years, I cannot wait to get my hands on the Teenage Soul Series!

I recommend this book to each and every reader of the world, because this is the definite Chicken Soup to heal to anyone and everyone's soul for life!

I have read a fan of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books since Grade 8 and I must say that out of all of the series I have read, this is my favourite one. This book is great for kids. It includes stories, and poems that were written by kids FOR kids! This book is great and I love to sit in my bed sometimes at night and read stories from Dating and Relationships to Death and Divorce. Kids can face many troubles out in the world like Gangs, Drugs, AIDS, Death and many other situations. Kids have to make difficult choices sometimes. This book is good because it can really make you think. I highly reccomend this book to anyone who wants something great to read! It can make you laugh or cry. It can make you feel good about yourself. I know it will definetly make you think, it made me think!

Truly, Mark Rashid must be here on earth to be the voice of the horse. Never have I read a more eloquent, spellbinding pair of books as 'Considering the Horse' and 'A Good Horse is Never a Bad Color.' If you read them as training manuals, you will find them informative and thought-provoking. If you read them for entertainment, you'll find humor, drama, compassion, and common sense.

Rashid doesn't offer a quick fix for horse training problems. Rather, he advocates considering the lesson from the horse's point of view, then using communication, patience, gentleness, and compassion to form a lasting partnership with the horse.

I urge you to read these books, apply Rashid's principles to your training programs, and spread the word to as many other horsepeople as you can. We owe it to our horses.

Mark Rashid's style is informal, telling myriad stories of problem horses and his approach to understanding them. This is insightful, good reading material and the book is hard to put down! Though not necessarily a precise "how to" book on exact training techniques, Rashid's book is filled with introspective reviews of past successes and failures. Rashid implores readers to consider their own relationships with horses through his clear and highly descriptive accounts of the injured psyche of many horses. He is willing to explore feelings and emotions, and how they affect our relationships with horses. Rashid examines a great deal of conflict between horses and people, and explains the reasons for both. Obviously, he advises the reader to use self-examination and introspection when dealing with horses. This author does a great job of explaining the difference between "Alpha=Aggression" and "Alpha=Co-existance, Respect (mutual) and Harmony" between two different species; man and horse can get along if only we would stand back and think about what we are "saying" to our horses by what we are doing to them. Rashid has the ability to explore his innermost feelings and emotions in dealing with horses, yet apply a down-to-earth approach when handling them. He also allows that there are certain problem-horses for which there seems to be no recourse or solution, no "fix-it". In cases of this type, the horses in question have apparent innate mental disorders; they are neurologically or physiologically abnormal equines which are dangerous and, like people with similar difficulties, are suffering. Again, his ability to really "see" the horses he describes in this book brought about his understanding of their maladies-a testiment to his abilities.
His approach calls for us as handlers and care-takers (and/or riders) to take a good and accurate look at how we treat our equine counterparts...do we really respect them, listen to them? Are we the cause of their poor behavior? Are they talking but we're not listening, or worse yet, have they shut-down all attempts at communication (depression)? What can we do about it? Are we willing to change our approach--willing to really "see"?
I especially enjoy Rashid's detailed descriptions, whether he is describing the size of one family's dog to the behavior patterns of individual horses. His use of the English language is delightful, very descriptive and interesting. He brought forth innumerable chuckles from this reader with his ability to see humor in the day-to-day business of life and living!
Rashid's respect for horses is evident, and his stories are informative as well as entertaining, and sometimes sad. He makes a great statement for the horses in our world. If we would but listen to our horses, they likely wouldn't resort to "yelling" in an attempt to be heard. I have personally found this to be true...horses that have restorted to biting and kicking in order to be heard have long been ignored. They have tried to relate their issues, but their attempts have failed. Finally and desperately they act out, and then we wonder why. Rashid begs that we would explore what our horses are saying to us and consider our actions when dealing with them. His ability to relate his experiences with horses make this book just plain good reading.
I also bought "Horses Never Lie" by Mark Rashid, and previously purchased "Horses Don't Lie", by Chris Irwin. All three books compliment each other, and consider that human emotion is sitting at the root of the problem in many horse's lives.
I found that purchasing both of Rashid's books helped me to better understand each. I would recommend both books.

This book was such a refreshing change from most "horse training" books I have read, and a must for anyone that has a relationship with any horse. The use of real life stories to convey horsemanship principles is a unique approach, and incredibly thought provoking. The author's humble nature was such a nice change from so many of today's "horsemen with an attitude". This book was so good, that right after I finished reading the last page, I immediately went to page 1 and began reading it again! A wealth of information is between these pages! I would love to meet the author, and have the opportunity to watch him work with his equine friends. Mark Rashid's other book, "A Good Horse is Never a Bad Color" is just as good!!!

This book, like all the other in its series, I believe, is a dramatic success for all Star Wars series. However I must admit that my frustration at the master\padawan relationship is just as thriving like everyone else's. I admit that the slow growing bond lends a bit of tension and in the series as well as between characters, but to me it doesn't make sense. Qui-gon was so willing to bounce to Xanatos' side as well as Anakin's, yet Obi-wan-one of the most noble, lovable characters in all of Star Wars -is continually picked on and tortured. While Qui-gon's bond to Xanatos was clearly close, I suspected that I, like most fans, would think that Obi-wan is a "favorite" amongst his padawan's. (At least this was the impression I got from all the fandome, novels and commentaries by George and such) Even though, I believe that the author, as a first time Star Wars writer, is doing a very well job, and I will continue to buy these books just to see if the father\son like bond will finally get to where it's going!

Oh by the way, I too am way out of the sujested age group. In fact, I'm 40 and reading these books to my children every night has become the highlight of our after dinner activities!

I cannot express just how much I love this series. I go nuts waiting two months between each new title! "The Mark of the Crown" is no different and adds a great chapter to this wonderful series.

As has been well stated, this series is not just for the 8-12 year-olds it was written for. I am 20 and find these to be the best Star Wars books on the market (sans the novelizations of the movies).

I actually found the strength of "The Mark of the Crown" to be the continuing development of the relationship between Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. As can be seen in this text, the two really want to be close; they each hold parallel thoughts but do not share these thoughts believing the other would not understand. This is a realistic hurdle that they will have to jump in order to even get close to the father/son relationship seen in Episode I. If Jude Watson (a supurb author) were to just jump stright to this father/son relationship a lot of the magic this series holds would be used up very quickly. Give Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon time, the relationship is destined to mature. Right now they are just being typical stuborn guys ;)

Finally, the Jedi Apprentice books are the only Star Wars books I've read (aside from the movie novelizations) that portray the Force as I feel George Lucas meant it to be. This alone gives me great respect for this series. All of the Extended Universe books I've read that occur beyond Return of the Jedi are very shameful in this aspect.

I am very much looking forward to all of the upcoming titles in this series.

I fall far beyond the 9-12 year age range set for the Jedi Apprentice series, but being a avowed Obi-Wan & Qui-Gon fan I decided to give them a read. Much to my delight, all the books have proven well structured and enjoyable, even for this "adult" Star Wars fan. I have been eagerly awaiting this latest installment for the past month. Once again, the story is engaging and well written. We watch as the interplay between master and apprentice continues to evolve, and sigh when miscommunication and misunderstanding shake the foundation of their fledgling realtionship. We empathize with Obi-Wan's frustration in dealing with a master whose motivations are often obscure and who has a tendency to skirt the rules. As for Qui-Gon, we keep wishing he would just sit down and TALK to the boy. The two of them are very human, and very endearing. As for the cover... another interesting and colorful work of art. I can appreciate these books for the covers alone! Can't wait till the next in the series comes out. The blurb makes it sound perhaps the most exciting so far! If you are a Star Wars fan, and especially a fan of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon, this series is a must read, no matter your age.

The provocative title, "Hitler's Jewish Soldiers" does this book justice. An estimated 150,000 men of partly Jewish background, some of them highly decorated or holding high rank, served in the Nazi military during World War II. Their problematic parentage stemmed from the Nazi racial laws of the mid-30s. Those who were half or quarter Jewish were designated Mischlinge. Leading severely restricted lives, many survived the war, many did not. Sometimes not even knowing they had Jewish blood, many had gone into the military out of a patriotic desire to serve Germany, or, in the case of the professionals, to lead a military way of life. Ironically, these half and quarter Jews were often rejected by both Germans and Jews. They found they only belonged with their combat comrades-in-arms. As the war ground on, many of them were forced out of the military and no doubt in time, most of them would have been killed by the Nazis. Author Bryan Mark Rigg, a professor at American Military University, stumbled upon the existence of these soldiers almost by accident. He is to be greatly commended for an outstanding, well-written book, the result of years of archival research and hundreds of interviews. Today, his research papers are kept in the archives of the German Armed Forces for future researchers. The story of the Mischlinge will not be forgotten.

Bryan Mark Rigg has completed a scholarly work on one segment of the Holocaust and World War II which has been largely ignored by Historians and Holocaust Scholars. He has gone into territory which illustrates that Germany was far more complex than the setting which most academics have described. His research relied upon traditional archival materials as well as being richly sprinkled with the personal histories of those who were labeled as being Jewish or partly Jewish. The Nazis were not above special exemptions from the laws for those who had powerful friends and sometimes for those whom Hitler simply decided to grant an exemption. The real life Angst of those who wanted to be good Germans and who wanted to define themselves as German is a story which will be unsettling to many. However, their sacrifices frequently did not change the fate of their own families and Rigg has a decent amount of documentation to strongly suggest that Hitler at the end of the war ...along with some of the more zealous of the Nazi ideologues were going to eliminate those who were 50% and even 25% Jewish. Zimbardo in his Stanford Prison experiment noted the importance of the social setting in unlocking behavior..whereby individuals conform to the norms of the group. In this instance, significant numbers of those defined by the racial laws as inferior through their status of Jewishness ...decided for a variety of reasons to identify with the racial attitudes and the norms of the Nazis. The fact that Riggs brings out is that when some of those with mixed ancestory went to Jewish groups for assistance... they were denied ...just as many were ultimately denied an exemption by Hitler and the party. They were caught between two cultures and largely ignored by scholars and historians. One other interesting aspect was the sheltering of these military men by their own units...their comrades...this did not take place in every instance but it did take place with a high degree of frequency. This book could be read with 'I.B.M. and the Holocaust' to learn how the Nazis tracked down the ancestory of populations in Europe. Riggs has done an impresssive and scholarly job...one that will cause discomfort for traditional Holocaust Scholars and traditional historians. Highly recommended. There is a wealth of information in his notes...and his documentation of various elements and incidents is outstanding.

Professor, Dr. Peter Kassebaum

This is truly a landmark book and an amazing achievement both in scholarship and in humane sensitivity to an excruciatingly difficult subject. The title of the book, while seemingly gratuitously sensational, does sum up the subject of the study: those serving in the various armed forces of the Third Reich, as officers and as ordinary soldiers and sailors, who happened to be of Jewish descent. The chapter titles show how Rigg examines the various facets of the matter:

Who Is a Jew?
Who Is a "Mischling" ['partial Jew']
Assimilation and the Jewish Experience in the German Armed Forces
Racial Policy and the Nuremberg Laws, 1933-1939
The Policy toward "Mischlinge" Tightens, 1940-1943
Turning Point and Forced Labor, 1943-1944
Exemptions from the Racial Laws Granted by Hitler
The Process of Obtaining an Exemption
What Did "Mischlinge" Know about the Holocaust?

Interspersed among the chapters are four collections of (usually personal) photographs of Jewish and 'partially Jewish' officers and men of the Wehrmacht, SS, and Waffen SS, among others.

It seems to me a measure of the scrupulous, indeed rigorous fairness of Rigg's treatment of this most painful subject that the reader (well, I at any rate) was struck again and again by the unfamiliar sensation of, among other high officials of the Third Reich, even Hitler sometimes actually coming across as human, showing what seems--against that ghastly backdrop, of course--to be real decency and compassion for (partial) Jewish veterans, and indeed others whose special circumstances recommended them to his attention. The easy and in fact almost inescapable thing is to simply demonize Hitler et al. and be done with it. Rigg has given the devil his due.

Not everyone is going to be delighted with the book, but there it is. Pace Keats, Beauty is not Truth, and Truth is not Beauty.
Rigg's examination of the central question of who knew how much when about what is, again, scrupulously yet sensitively handled.

A personal note: Thirty-some years ago, I was studying at a Goethe-Institut in Germany. One of my instructors mentioned one day that his father, whose mother was Jewish, received a phone call one evening in the late '30s from a friend at the local police station, who told him his file had come through for "processing." The friend told him that in a few minutes he would go down cellar to stoke his furnace, and with permission that file--and the man--would cease to exist officially. My instructor's father thanked his friend, and the family hid him in the attic throughout the war. His father's physical and mental health were shattered by the experience.

My instructor (telling his class this in 1969) remarked that when he received his draft notice he could easily have evaded conscription, but in fact he served with Rommel in North Africa. He witnessed a ceremony in which Rommel himself decorated a subordinate who had been in charge of capturing some town and afterward had turned his men loose, allowing them to behave as they pleased for a few days. After pinning the medal on this general, he said, Rommel then made a brief speech about how atrocities reflected on the German Army, the German People, and the German Reich, then he drew the general's sidearm from his holster and executed him, just like that. My instructor remarked, "Unter Rommel gab es keine Schweinerei."

Until reading Rigg's book, I had assumed that my instructor's experience as a Jewish soldier of the Third Reich was very unusual, if not unique. As Rigg makes clear, this misperception was common, even among these soldiers themselves, even well after the war was over.

If you read only one serious nonfiction book this year, this should be the one.

MANAGEMENT CHALLEGES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY is a breakthrough work, even for Peter Drucker. Through 6 impressive essays, Professor Drucker sets the agenda for the next several decades, for every organization and individual. He begins by pointing out that the way most people think about management is all wrong, and immediately needs to be changed. He outlines the needed changes. He then picks the key strategy issues that will strongly affect all organizations for the next 50 years. Next, he points out that we live in turbulent times and that one must lead the changes that one's organization must make so they occur faster than for the competition. There is no choice for any organization, except to fail to survive. From there, he points out that we have information TECHNOLOGY, but very little information worth looking at on the devices the technology brings us. He goes on to define what must be done to create the right information. In a remarkable section, he then tells how to create knowledge worker productivity (something he has said in the past that no one knows how to do). Finally, he provides a remarkable essay on how to get the most out of yourself, for yourself. These essays were previewed in leading publications, and substantially improved from the originals. There is no repetition of his work and thinking from earlier books. This is like finding a whole new Peter Drucker. I especially loved the new examples that he included, as well as his historical references that only Peter Drucker can make. YOU ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE IF YOU FAIL TO BUY, READ, AND APPLY THE IMPORTANT LESSONS OF THIS BOOK. If you read only one book by Peter Drucker, read this one! I was especially pleased to see that he addressed the stalls that delay organizational progress such as the old habits reinforced by tradition, unwillingness to address the new through disbelief, poor communications at all levels (he states the rules that you must follow to be a better communicator and be more effective), needless interactions fostering mindless bureaucracy, the temptation to procrastinate (standing still in front of a truck about to run you over is a mistake you will not repeat), avoiding the unattractive key issues of your organiztion (he recommends doing the dirty jobs yourself for several weeks a year in order to understand how to improve), and failing to set high standards. As always, the book is filled with powerful questions that you can answer for yourself in order to accomplish much, much more and feel great while you do so. Read and apply the lessons of this book and you will have many more 2,000 percent solutions (achieving 20 times the usual results with the same resources or getting the same results 20 times faster).

This is Drucker's first really new book in several years, though he tested some of its themes in journal articles before writing Challenges. As the title implies, the book looks forward to the most important management issues Drucker believes will emerge from developing trends. He points to the certainties that will rise to the forefront of managers' strategic thinking. He discusses how we must manage the knowledge workers who will predominate our future work force. Drucker ends by wrestling with how knowledge workers must manage themselves and their lengthening careers.

Too many sociologists believe that they must answer every question they pose. To bring this closure, they ask and answer questions that are too trivial. The best sociologists raise the important questions, answer the ones they can, and leave the remaining work for others. That is how Drucker continues to excel at age 90. Challenges is a must read for management professionals, students, and scholars.

Peter Drucker is a thinker who gets to the heart of issues and can make one see the world, and one's self, in a different way.

That may seem like a grandiose claim for what, on the surface, is merely a business book. But if you're the least bit familiar with Drucker's numerous books and articles, written over a 60-year career, you already suspect that this isn't a mere business book. We live in times of turbulent change. Drucker's task is to make us SEE, to give us guiding insights and principles. He illuminates the deeper forces of history, of economics, of society, which managers in ALL kinds of instituations - hospitals, universities, churches, nonprofits, governments, and of course businesses - will inevitably face. Drucker not only calls for a new paradigm of management, but he outlines that new paradigm - and more importantly, contrasts it with the old paradigm. The word paradigm itself has become cliche, but Drucker's analysis is hardly fluffy or faddish.

And that's just in the first chapter. In the rest of this brief (207 pages) but potent book, he expounds (as evidenced by the chapter titles) on the following themes: Strategy - The New Certainties; The Change Leader; Information Challenges; Knowledge-Worker Productivity; Managing Oneself. The latter chapter alone - which is about managing one's career(s) in light of the insights provided in the foregoing chapters - is alone worth the price of admission. There are several small gems of practical advice in that chapter alone, and it also gives one food for ongoing thought (as does the rest of the book).

As Drucker himself concludes, this book is ultimately not about the future of management. It's about the future of society. In reading it (or any of Drucker's other works), you get the sense you're in the presence of a great thinker who has a passion for truth. This book isn't just for managers, it's for all "knowledge workers" who seek a sophisticated perspective on deep historical forces which will affect everybody in all developed countries. Drucker consciously intended - and in my opinion succeeded - to write a practical book for people who aren't afraid to think and challenge their assumptions about the world and themselves. Drucker's focus is utlimately on *action*. He doesn't give recipes, he gives questions, insights, and principles on which to formulate actions and make decisions. He even offers advice on how to get the most out of his book.

A couple of notes about Drucker's writing style, for those who haven't read him before: Drucker's prose and word rhythms can sometimes be quirky. He has a fondness for occasionally "quoting" words and for EMPHASIZING THINGS IN CAPITAL LETTERS. He's not a fuzzy-minded loudmouth, though. That's part of his natural, unpretentious style, and his message doesn't suffer for it.

Also, in this particular book, Drucker uses a layout technique which I initially found to be confusing, but I eventually came to appreciate. He sprinkles the entire book - without warning or explanation - with paragraphs that are indented further in from the "main" paragraphs. At first I thought he was quoting himself from his earlier works. But I finally realized that the indented paragraphs are "meat", in the form of specific examples or historical references. Once I figured that out, they didn't bother me, and in fact I appreciated the layout.

In summary: read this book! It's much more worthwhile than most business or change-your-life seminars, which can cost hundreds of times more.

Having been in and out of network marketing over the years - I feel that my life would have been much better had I had this book as my guide in the beginning.

I will not sign on a new distributor in my organization until after they have read this book and I've quized them about it's content and lessons. If they desire to go on then I know I got someone worth working with!

This book gives you everything you need to understand, survive and prosper in you first year of network marketing. It tells you all of the pitfalls to expect, gives you excellent examples of each, and then tells you how to overcome them. It also contains inspirational examples of individuals who have overcome each of the pitfalls to go on to network marketing success. If you're looking at this industry, or already invovled, you must read this book. And by the way...it's not for your first year only! I've been in MLM for over a year and a half, and I learned more from this book than any other source I've found.

Mark and Renee Yarnell may be the most successful network marketing husband and wife team ever. They are on the faculty of the nation's only college certified course in network marketing at the University Of Illinois, Chicago. Mark and Renee have created a $70 million dollar network marketing organization that spans 20 countries.

In this fantastic literary gem the authors map out exactly what is necessary for network marketing success. Some of the steps may seem enormous upon first take, but when one realizes that human nature makes people do the bare minimum, one can see why Mark and Renee demand so much.

Quite simply, if you read this book over and over until you actually understand it, and act on the principles and actions suggested, you will succeed. And you will help many people succeed in the process.

Thanks Mark and Renee, I'll see the two of you again at my book signing soon.

I have read two of the other Chicken Soup books and enjoyed them very much. I have a teenager and when I saw this book I thought it would be good since we are all going through "tough times" right now. I sat down when I got home and decided to read a few of the stories and found mysled unable to stop. I cried for the girl who was made fun of and I cried for the students who expereinced such horror. But mostly I cried because I didn't have such a book to read when I was a teenager. I honestly beleive that if I had I would be a different person today. Each and every one of us needs this inspiration. Each one of us needs to remember our hearts and that we are all in this together.This book is a great tool for remembering.I suggest parents read it as well as their teens. I highly recommend it.

I absolutly LOVED this book. Fianlly a book that foucus's on issues like suidcide and eating dissorder, mixed in with a dash of death and I pinch of friend/relationship. Its the perfect combination for the recipe of teenager. It was a great self help book and a great read all at the same time. I have to say that all the Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul books are great. I own them all but this one has really touched home and helped me to connect with the authors. I definetly recommend this book to anyone who is interested especially teens. I think that this book, being as it focus's more on the rougher aspects of being a teen, will help alot more teens. Just read the first story.... bet you can't put it down...

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff was a book I feel all teenagers and for that matter adults should read. It really touched me. At times I cried, and at times I laughed. This book really touched home. It reminded me that no matter how bad my day was, there is someone that has gone through the same thing and maybe worse things that same day. I have all the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul books and this is my favorite.

I hope others can recieve that same joy I recieved from it. This book like the others will serve as a devotional for me. Each story has some meaning or lesson that will touch home.