As a professional musician I was prepared to totally hate this book. I was pleasantly surprised at the good solid advice this book offers. I am not a fan of the Suzuki method. I've walked out of many children's music programs embarassed at how poor the quality of the performance was. Then I had my own child, and even though I am a professional musician I had no idea how to raise my own musical child. My parents didn't have any answers, they happened to make me a musician all by accident. Whatever your goals and motivations for exposing your child to music this is a good book to get you started in the right direction.

RAISING MUSICAL KIDS received a starred Library Journal review in the December 2001 issue. The review concluded: "Cutietta's [book] will be one that parents refer to again and again. An authoritative addition for parenting collections in all public libraries."

A "starred" review means it is a recommended purchase by libraries.

Finally! A book for parents that explains the sometimes confusing world of music education. This book takes a parent through early childhood activities, choosing a private teacher, how to get you kid to practice, to understanding the expectations of high school music programs and careers in music. Well-written, research-based but easy to read, and illustrated with cartoons, this is a must for every parent interested in sharing their love of music with their children. I highly recommend it!

The book is so well done, but the talking book is far better. You enter the jounery with them. You hear the wisdom of the spirtiually elders and long with the creaking of the doors and beatiful pow-wow/drumming in the background. You get a great opportunity to hear the calling of the eagle out of the sky at wounded knee that was prayered out of the sky by Frank Fools Crow. The best part that makes me laugh is when Steve Wall and Harvey Arden go and see one of the elders. Steve doesn't have a chance to go into his spell when the elder tells them I know why you are here you lost your orginial instructations. Also when they go and see charlie Knight and he asks them each time when Ya Leavein.

As it seems many.. many. yeasrs ago it seems the thought of me reading this book aloud in front of Chris and BJ, i thought of how this man had entered a world so special and brought it back to all of us with a carizma only Steve Wall and Harvey Arden can bring you ,A tale of watermelon and cowboy hats,sights beheld in your minds true eye and the love that we all share ...and how thankful we are to have had them share it with us on the lakes Denver.NC. Tacowa-tuks and all:)................

This is a book of incredible beauty - linguistically, visually, and spiritually. In an era which seems to skew more and more to the material and superficial, the Wisdomkeepers who are interviewed bring life and its challenges to the level of essence. Although I have walked in the daily company of Native Americans for more than fifty years, my understanding of the nobility of heritage and centered life grew immeasurably with the reading of every page. Anyone who passes this one up will be the lesser for doing so.

I've just purchased this book and I'm more than *delighted*! The photographs are ultimately enthralling, and the narration is so honest. I work for a non-profit striving to protect more public lands in Washington permenantly as Wilderness, and books like these that reach a large public audience and tell it like it is help us along our path to success... I love to hike and I love to see the areas that I hike in stay put! It's nice to be able to see which areas are protected and which are not before even exploring on one's own. BUY IT!

Sure, Harvey's opinionated, but it's excellent stuff. Nice, quick background on these amazing places, why they are still wild and protected, and just enough detail to get you in and out without giving away all the surprises. The best guide out there.

The interesting thing about the 100 Hikes series is how well it integrates with Fred Beckey's books. Ira and Harvey get you to the base of the peak; Fred gets you up it. The series go hand-in-hand. Some of the most valuable information in the whole series comes in the form of the forewards and introductions. While opinionated, the views expressed are those of someone who has spent a lifetime exploring, protecting and enjoying the areas treated by the books. The route descriptions are accurate (more or less), and the small maps are clear and understandable. If you don't have this book, go get it. You would do well, in fact, to get the whole series. NOTE: hikes 10, 14, 33, 70, and 79 are awesome.

I almost feel sorry for Daniel Harvey, the author of the what-has- to-be-somewhat-autobiographical memoir "Adventures of Prescott: Celibate Nympho." If the author does in fact have a history that is similar to his hilarous protagonist's, adolescence must have been hell. Many of us, while mulling over images of the previous night's high school debauchery, have squirmed a guilty squirm on a Sunday morning pew many times over. Of course by the time we were enjoying post mass donuts in the rectory hall, the guilt/hair shirt was off until next Sunday. Harvey's protagonist (self?) had no such luxury, he was the rebellious son of the preacher!

This book is funny in that the reader is afforded a testosterone blurred peek of the world through the eyes of a wild, church-going teen. This book is sad when this same teen chooses to look at himself. It is indeed simultaneously heavy and light. If he hasn't exorcised his demons with this book, I am definetly looking forward reading more Daniel Harvey.

A truth searching novel for all post-fundies. In "....celibate nympho" the main character Jed (or is that Prescott) tries to make sense of the excess baggage he is carrying from his xtian roots through counseling sessions. Within Jed's stories are main themes every post-fundie can identify with. Such as marriage, sexuality, music, the do's and don'ts of adolescent xtian love and the obey and deny attitude according to fundamental doctrine. You'll meet characters tripping on LSD, a guy who changes his name to a biblical one (sortof a detox), young women sunbathing and a bible-belt mama. Through heated conversations between the counselor and her brother-in-law you'll be able to taste two opposite sides of spirituality. Daniel gives the reader an insiders' look into the world of fundamental xtianity, a psycho-analysis in a sense.

Adventures of Prescott... Celibate Nympho will obtain and keep your attention from beginning to end with its realistically funny humor. As the quick but great read goes on, the story and characters unfold smoothly. The classic lines and real life plot are made great by the characters and their individualistic personalities. Though not everybody will find a resonance with the cynical main character named Jed, having siblings can bring your streams of life closer with his. Adventures of Prescott: an original piece of work, full of emotion and worth your time.

This book is full of examples of feminine leadership from around the world. One chapter is dedicated to helping the female reader to discover her own credibility and shows her how to use it to realize her full potential.

This is a book for women though I hear that some fathers are saying they are changing they way they are raising their daughters. It is chock-full of advice on how to raise girls for leadership positions.

Christine Harvey is a successful international businesswoman, author ( 6 books in 22 languages) and professional speaker.

As a publisher, author of 113 books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles-all how-to's, I recommend this valuable book to parents, teachers and leaders. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.

It is a truly remarkable book and it is high time someone wrote it. It calls on all females to be courages and step out to use their full potential in order to make a difference in the world. It offers practical ideas of how to go about unlocking this potential and how to develop ones personality and to use ones powers effectively to the good of all. The author has tremendous insight into the human psyche and appears to be genuine in her endeavour to call out to each and everyone of us, to do what it takes to make this world a better place to live in.

In an election year when it feels like razor-thin voting edges will elect our new President, this book is a must for every young woman who is intrigued with the political process -- or who seeks to be acheiver in general. Christine Harvey makes the possible seem probable as she explores the provoactive question in the book's title. With First Lady Hilary Rodham Clinton now a New York Senator, many more doors will open for young women in politics. Harvey's book should be required reading for all young women who seek to reach for the stars.

Forget about "touchy feely" talk about herbal remedies. If you're a skeptic, this book will change your mind about St. John's Wort and what BRAND you buy. Covers a staggering number of therapies in great detail: some you probably know like electric shock therapy, Prozac and cognitive therapy. Other lesser known therapies include Omega-3, 5-HTP, SAM-e, and Tyrosine. The author did his homework. Citing numerous clinical trials, studies, and on-line news groups, I found this reading a bit overwhelming or too dry at times, but only because of the author's thorough investigation. All in all, it was well worth it. Makes your doctors sit up and take notes when you talk about how YOU want to treat your depression. (that alone is worth it). An excellent reference that grows with you as your treatment for depression evolves.

This book covers everything, and I mean everything in the realm of non-drug and non-electroshock therapies for depression. Each chapter goes into great detail both on background and practical application for each therapy, whether it's nutritional supplements, cognitive therapy, bodywork, or medical causes and their treatments. Even if you want to continue with drug therapy, this book is useful for the "what next?" or "what can I do in addition?" stages. It's also well-written, with very human flashes of humor.

This book covers many alternatives to treating depression, most of which employ readily obtainable vitamins and herbs, or feature cognitive or exercise programs. The author urges readers to rate the options as they read each chapter, and to return to those that appeared promising. Many treatments are accompanied by bullet lists to help readers assess their applicability to their present situation. While the author does not go into very much depth, he does help readers sort through options and determine plans, as well as locate additional material for each alternative

Writing with a keen mind and a bright and passionate heart, Harvey Schwartz distills his years of professional experience as a clinician, mentor and teacher into this book. It is a gift, a gem of a book, for those who work with people who have endured the worst that mankind can inflict. Schwartz gives us a review of the literature in this field, many examples of his own work, illuminating quotes from clients, and much-needed clarity in this time when the issues of healing terribly-abused people have been siderailed into a senseless debate over whether such abuse actually exists. It does, and Harvey Schwartz provides a helpful, essential road map back to sanity and health over the difficult terrain of dissociation. This is a necessary book for healers who work with abuse. It is by far the best book on the topic that I, who have worked and studied in this field for twenty years, have read.

If you work with people who have experienced trauma then this book is must reading. Dr. Schwartz has done clinicians a tremendous favor by pouring his heart and soul into his work and then making it available for others to read about in this volume.

A must read for any clinician working with individuals suffering from dissociative disorders. Dr. Schwartz shares his insights with courage, conviction and compassion.

No one who wants to have a fair outlook of the whole political reflexions of Machiavelli, might get it without reading "Discourses.." (Discorsi...). There the reader will find another kind of Machiavelli. Not The Prince's, but another thinker. Deeper and broader, the main topic rather than how to get the power (as along The Prince), is now how to stabilize it. Livy's work is just a motive for Machiavelli's analizes. So, the frequent reference to ancient Greek or Roman history, serves as comparative model regarding the actual Italian and the lager European exuberant political universe. Instead the prince needed to unify Italy and set it free from foreing powers, the central figure is a republic capable to keep liberty alive and a "virtuosa" social life, in terms of participation in the power exercise. Most of the conclusions keep still today a wise validity. That's why after "Discourses..." (albeit it seems The Prince was written in the middle of the former's one composition years) one can talk rightly about a "republican" Machiavelli. If he was not father, at least he was uncle (a bright one) of the since many years called "protective republicanism". In few words: the book put in evidence his very scope and stature. Doubtless, "Discourses..." show us another kind of Machiavelli. Different from the often known one. But still more, different than the ignored one (although ignorance never has been and impediment for many people to speak improperly about "Machiavelli", "machiavellism" and "machiavellic".)

The Romans believed that they had reached the pinnacle of development & the success of their Empire at its height certainly testified to that view. However, Machiavelli points out the strengths & weaknesses of their Political, Moral & Philosophical stance, stating where these pillars of their society shifted & how they contributed to its demise.

A careful translation, in modern English, of the Italian classic by Machiavelli. The translation strives for both accuracy and clarity, and the result is a modern English translation that never stoops to colloquial abstraction. The short introductory essay provides a helpful start for exploration of a complex work. The index of proper names, and the glossary (providing the translated Italian word beside the English) is thorough and very useful. In addition, the print quality of this book is delightful, particularly the visually appealing layout and typesetting, which makes the volume a pleasure to read, and a wonderful change from the paucity of visual design that goes into many versions of classics. This is a quality edition you'll want to add to your library, in either the hardcover or paperback versions. Recommended for anyone who would like to broaden their understanding of Machiavelli beyond The Prince.

"I was walking home the other day when a large dog pushed into me and growled, "Out of my way, Big Ears!" Big Ears? I thought. Surely not. But doubt crept into my mind..." Poor Otis, the insult has really shaken his confidence. Now he can't stop looking at himself in shop windows. Are his ears really that big? That bully's name calling has changed everything. Otis doesn't want to play with his buddy, Max, or chase cats. He's lost his appetite, and no matter how many new "ear-dos" he tries out to minimize their size, nothing works. But fortunately, his owner understands the problem. "She snuggled next to me and wrapped one of my ears around her face. "I love your large, silky, fabulous ears, Otis," she whispered, and kissed the one that was keeping her warm..." Amanda Harvey's sensitive and heartwarming story has a simple message that won't be lost on even the youngest reader. Her entertaining text is engaging. But it's the playful and evocative illustrations, filled with gentle humor, marvelous facial expressions, and eye-catching detail that really make this picture book stand out and sparkle, and little ones will revel in the delightful twist at the end as Otis' confidence blooms. Perfect for youngsters 3-7, Dog Eared is an unlifting story that celebrates our differences, and shouldn't be missed.

I learned to love Otis in just twenty pages. This book is a good easy reader with a story worth reading. ... ... but not this one) After a dog growls to him: "Out of my way, Big Ears." Otis becomes self-conscious. The pictures are full of emotion -- downtrodden Otis hangs his head and doesn't feel like doing his favorite things anymore...but there's a happy ending. Because Lucy (his person) tells him she loves his large, silky, fabulous ears -- Otis understands he is great the way he is. My two-year-old nephew loves the pictures and story -- and so does his thirty-two-year-old aunt. A good story about being proud of who you are. (technically geared to 1st-3rd grades)

Otis the dog is happily minding his own business in the park when a bully dog taunts him and makes him doubt his appeal to others. His ears suddenly seem too big: can he change his nature? The story is simple yet appealing and warm.

Harvey is at his best in many pages of this book - he is also at his worst on more than a few. The passion that has been repsonsible for great books like the Condition of Postmodernity and Justice, Nature and the Geog of Difference is more than evident - it is this passion that I beleive is Harvey's greatest asset. When talking about concrete things (like the employment conflicts in Baltimore) he is not only intellectually rigorous, but also emotionally engaging. More of this required. The chapters on the body seem rushed and an afterthought - as ever, Harvey's ambition seems to outstrip his (quite considerable and very impressive) capabilites. Overall, this is a quite personal (the introduction and conclusion are extremely moving) and intellectually impressive volume from a writer who continues to be instrumental to my thinking.

There's a lot of theory here.
Don't let it scare you away.

This book is a brilliant examination of ideas that run modern society in America--and ideas that could have, but didn't. Harvey asks hard, delicate questions that poke at the very framework of modern society and makes you question assumptions about people and cities that you didn't even realize you had. Utopia has never been so interesting.

The appendix, in which Harvey delineates a society wherein he uses the ideas he describes in the book, is extremely interesting and contradictory. Worth the price of the book alone.

In his introduction to "Spaces of Hope," David Harvey relates how much the times have changed since he began teaching Marx's Capital in the early 1970s. Back then, he didn't openly specify the content of the class in the course catalog -- he felt sure the powers that were at Johns Hopkins at the time would shut him down. At that time, he tells us, no one in U.S. academia (except for a few foreign professors) had ever really read Marx. The interest at that time was directly related to the recent "revolutionary" fervor time of the late 60s/early 70s wherein Mao and Che Guevera, the Weather Underground, etc., were countercultural icons and Marx's Captial was seen to be the source of their revolutionary program. When the Berlin wall came down, Marx's reputation as came down with it. Now, thirty years after he started teaching it, Harvey finds he has fewer students than ever, but that the text itself is perhaps even more relevant now than it has ever been. He notes that convincing others of its relevance is a difficlt task these days partly because there is no political apparatus to give weight to Marx's ideas, but also because post-modernism and identity politics have tended to denigrate mass political movements as "master narratives" that cannot be trusted. Harvey thinks it's time to get a new revolution going, and he thinks Marx's observations go a long way toward helping us think clearly about the world in which we live and how we might change it.

After the personal note sounded in the introduction, Harvey then takes up his real program which is a history of the production of space and under capitalism in the service of trying to create his new revolutionary consciousness to ameliorate, sabotage, rewrite, or replace the prevailing capitalist discourse with new ways of seeing our bodies, the spaces we create and live in. He discusses our impact on the earth and other species and explores new forms of consciousness that grow out of that new sensitivity. At the center of the book is an examination of how deindustrialization has gutted his Baltimore over the past 30 years he's lived there, the rise of the racialized service economy, the rise of the real estate speculators in cahoots with city planners giving massive tax abatements in mostly failed attempts to revitalize the city. This is a subject Harvey knows intimately, and in his description of Baltimore's woes he tells the disheartening story of so many mid-sized American cities which have been struggling to stay afloat during the exportation of blue collar jobs starting in the 70s. Harvey's chapters on the body as an accumulation strategy (quoting Donna Haraway) offer a good history and discussion of the post-modern rejection of the Des Cartes body/mind duality. He considers the body in the Foucauldian sense of society and its spaces and regimes enforcing discipline and docility, and also considers how our bodies are shaped by capital -- work hours, repetitive acts, the food we eat, the tobacco we smoke -- but interestingly, also discusses the body in terms of variable capital, Marx's terminology.

Harvey does a credible job of resurrecting a classic for a new generation, showing how it relates to current postmodern themes. One of his best ideas is to see that we have been in the process of creating utopias in two main ways over the past 500 years or so. The grounded utopias of Sir Thomas More and others, who draw maps and imagine the human relations that might occur in the spaces they create, and the "process utopias" like Adam Smith's view of the invisible hand of captilism making us all better, clothing us, feeding us, improving us. Harvey's most powerful explorations have to do with how capital has created the spaces that capital requires, mostly to the detriment of people, but to the benefit of capital.