I bought this book a few years ago from the author, Eric Weber's company Symphony Press. It's not only about picking up women it's about becoming the kind of man women cant resist. A lady friend of mine saw the book and was looking it over, I thought she would be upset I owned a book that talks about being in control and not letting a women tell you what to do ever, but instead she said it was a really good book and wished all guys acted the way the book suggests. When a book about women gets high praise from a women, you know it must be good.

Going against the grain of what he normally teaches, Eric Weber has turned to the strong, dominant man for this excellent book. I'm a rather shy guy who sometimes struggles to maintain my poise around women, let alone even approaching them. But this book showed me that the strong personality that some men have is exactly what women look for: a guy who can make a split-second decision, doesn't do everything the girl wants, and shows how being totally servile to women will get you no where. Sure, women love nice guys, but no one has ever said an ironman ain't a nice guy. Definitely recommend, and more so for the guys who have been in the same situation as myself.

This is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best self-help books ever. The message is clear that the reader must not only listen to what the book says, but then must go out and actually implement the tactics in everyday life. And that's the problem with most self-help books. They aren't that persuassive.

Well, this one is. Mr. Weber convinced me so rapidly of trying to change my normal routine and break out of 'who I was' I can't thank him enough. Like the other reviewer of this book, I wasn't scared to change, and this book was one of a few that confronted the problem. Therefore, it seems to me that Mr. Weber has taken his time to dig deep in the psychology of shy people. As one myself, let me tell you he hits the nail right on top of the head.

The biggest problem with most personal advice books is that they tell you to just ignore your problems - if you're afraid of something, just don't care, go out and do it. This kind of approach doesn't always scare me off more, but it's definitely not encouraging either.

At the first glance, one could say that this is just what the authors are doing in this book. The message of the book is very clear from the beginning - go out and do it. On the other hand, however, this book is incredibly motivating. I really can't tell you how they do it, but the more I read the book, the more I started to feel the readiness to go into situations that would normally have scared the hell out of me. I noticed a significant attitude change in a few days.

It's still much less than what I would need, but at least it's some kind of a beginning. Though this book doesn't contain a final solution to your shyness, it's the only book I've seen that has been of any kind of help at all. I advise every shy person to try this book first. Maybe you're also interested to know that several other books by Eric Weber I have seen (including the don't-know-why famous How to Pick Up Girls) are quite useless, failing to deliver what is promised.

Whenever I need a boost of confidence, someone to tell me what's going wrong(with myself or with a relationship, I consult this book. It uses a good balance of praise and criticism, sometimes funny and insightful, sometimes tough and harsh, to get through to its readers. Well it always gets through to me, and I'm sure it'll get through to you as well. The information is not just for guys either, and it's not just for relationship troubles; rather, if you're just a shy person who has a hard time meeting new friends and even approaching people who you think might be interesting, take this book in hand and read it cover-to-cover. I'm sure you'll find it as important a book as I do.

This is one great book. I travel quite a bit, so for someone like myself nothing could be better. Sometimes I get so bored just sitting around the hotel room or going to to banal business meetings that this book really opened up my mind and made me think more about meeting people on the road. I mean, everything in this book is covered, from choosing a good hotel to knowing 'how' to ride the train or plane or bus. You want more, believe me, you'll get it. This book answers all important questions for those nomads out there that spend a lot of time in other cities. And it works. Since I've read it, I've had much better trips and have met some interesting, not to mention attractive, women.

I never really thought that a book such as this one could do me any good whatsoever, yet this book continues to astonish me with its sage advice, its sometimes-harsh but caring criticisms and otherwise incisive commentary on being serious with one girl at a time. Unlike most books by Eric Weber, this one actually preaches the practice of being patient, letting things grow between two people and not hopping into the sack after one date(of course if this does happen...). But, like most books by Eric Weber, How To Win The Woman Of Your Dreams uses real life stories to help bolster confidence, and for the most part gets more in-depth than most self-help books that I've read. Would highly recommend.

One thing is for cetain: you can't pack much more information on these 44 pages. Topics such as the importance of meeting deadlines and reading trade magazines are covered, as are ways to not just make yourself 'indispensable' but fire-proof. You want to get a raise? This book will teach you every possible dynamic of that sometimes awkward situation and methods of asking for it without begging. In short, this is a must-have for anybody who works. Get it? Pick up this book today and improve yourself by 100%.

Written by world-famous and best-selling author Eric Weber, this book is just as magical as How To Pick Up Girls! 42 pages of funny, witty and incisive comments from the Master of the Pick-up, all designed to help the shy and weak of heart to summon up the courage and go out there and do it! I certainly did, and I've now come to know the summer by its aka name, 'Easy pickings!' No joke. In other words, I can't recommend this book enough.

This fun forty-five minute video(yes, quite a chunk of change for forty-five minutes, hence four instead of five stars) is absolutely essential to those who are lost and always wondering what women look for in a man. I too seemed lost not too long ago, and constantly thought that women were speaking in other languages. Slowly, with the added help of this terrific video, I've built up my confidence and ego and freed myself of my old, bad habits. Thusly, I'm now quite content in my abilities around the ladies. This video taught me about those bad habits and showed me ways, a number at that, of improving myself not only in my eyes, but more importantly in women's.

At last, the ultimate book to help men in their pursuit of women. This terrific, funny and incisive book tells all guys exactly what women like in a man and why. And that's what separates it from the rest of the pask, that is, it's truly an analytical adventure that delves deep into the mindset of both men and women to show how the two can connect without being totally inaccessable. Although the author can be a little harsh at times, it's only to try and break the routines and bad habits of the guys who might be interested in reading it. It did for me! Overall, a very informative and witty effort.

Liked some of the concepts, Good writeing, Would have liked to see more, highly recomend this book.

One of David Drake's earliest stories (and one of his best known), is "Ranks of Bronze", which leads off this volume of tales. "Ranks" dealt with a short, ugly campaign by a group of bought-and-paid-for Roman Legionnaires, the survivors of Crassus' utterly disastrous Parthian campaign. To the aliens, the primitive humans are useful puppets who can be used to conquer other primitive worlds. But THESE puppets have swords, which can cut strings... and their masters' throats.

The stories in this volume range from non-stories like S. M. Stirling's "Three Walls", which is a fairly dull run-of-the-action description of a battle, turned into a story only by a throwaway moment at the end which warns of what is to come in the final story.

There's also "A Clear Signal", which doesn't really feel as if it fully belongs in this book, since the political circumstances described don't match anything else, nor do the Romans even get mention. It's not a bad story, but it really belongs elsewhere.

Drake himself contributes "Lambs to the Slaughter", which I'd call the sprightliest tale in the book, being how one underofficer, known to all and sundry as "Froggie", manages to outwit both his masters and his enemies. I laughed like hell at the ending of this one, and Drake doesn't usually do that for me.

David Weber contributes "Sir George and the Dragon," which serves both as solid entertainment and as a reminder that humans are dangerous, whether they be Romans or English, and a tribute to what has probably been the finest weapon of battle ever created, the English Longbow.

Finally, Eric Flint's "Carthago Delenda Est" is the treasure of this volume, and it was worth getting this volume for this story alone, even without Weber and Drake's work. I don't want to spoil it, but read the other stories first, then read "Carthago." The beauty of this one is that you have to read the story to understand both why and how it ends, and in my case, it took me a few seconds to puzzle it out, but the reward for doing so was to know true joy.

Well worth the time invested.

A collection of stories about Honor Harrington, the heroine of the popular space warfare series, this book provides solid entertainment for the fans of Mr. Weber.

A Weber story of Honor's first cruise, combined with a treecat's view of some of the series developments, plus the story of McQueen's rebellion, form the bulk of this collection. Eric Flint provides a separate story, more loosely connected but still in the world and times of Honor's series.

Due to Weber's heavy contribution, this collection is more consistent and integrated than earlier Honor's World anthologies. --inotherworlds.com

This book contains 3 short stories by David Weber and one by Eric Flint. I enjoyed the 3 by Weber very much. His stories give a little more insight to some of the events in the novels about Honor Harrington. One of them is an enjoyable description of her first cruise.
The story by Eric Flint was a confusing hodge podge of plots and counter-plots. It was resolved, but not convincingly. However, the story did tell about the life of one of the less important characters from an earlier story. That was interesting.
Over all I recommend the book to those who love Honor.
It seems that Weber is not going to give us another novel anytime soon. Although, I would be very happy to be proven wrong.

First of all, I should say that I loved the first Harrington books so much, I would probably buy any book with David Weber's name on it. Granted, some of the later works have been a little less stellar, but the overall story still has me hooked. Now, on to the contents of this anthology. Three of the stories are by The Man himself, so I will discuss those first.

MS. MIDSHIPWOMAN HARRINGTON is a little piece detailing some of Honor's early exploits against Silesian pirates and Manticoran bigots. Solidly written, it will no doubt provide a base for future short stories or novels set before Basilisk Station.

CHANGER OF WORLDS is the first Harrington story told from the point of view of the 'cats. In it we learn Nimitz and Samantha's real names as they visit Nimitz's clan prior to the birth of their 'kittens. This story verifies some of the theories floated in previous novels as to why treecats decided to settle en masse on Grayson.

Like some of the other reviewers, I enjoyed NIGHTFALL as a stand-alone story. It describes in much greater detail Esther McQueen's aborted coup attempt. While I was glad to learn more about the incident, however, I feel that this should rightfully have been told as part of a novel format. Perhaps if it had been switched for some of the endless backstory in ASHES OF HONOR, I would feel better about both books.

Finally, Eric Flint's FROM THE HIGHLANDS is a nearly uncredited gem of a story. (You won't find his name anywhere on the cover.) We get to learn what happened to Anton Zilwicki after the death of his Navy-hero wife; it turns out he became a spy and went to Earth. When his daughter is kidnapped, several convergent story lines spring into action, leading to political disillusionment, True Romance, rioting in the streets, an assassination or two, and a general warm fuzzy feeling. I would be delighted if Flint wrote more in this vein, especially if he returned to characters like idealistic SS officer Victor Cachat. This could also be a chance for a lot of Weber fans to check out more of Flint's body of work. I know I will.

To sum up, the three Weber stories are fine appendages to his books. For the most part, they detail events already described in general. While they stand up fairly well as individual stories, they don't really compare to Flint's tale.