The Vixen Diaries

The Vixen Diaries

This titillating expose chronicles the personal and professional adventures of this tabloid-laden socialite, dispelling some rumors, while confirming others. Diaries unveils the heavily shrouded Hollywood backrooms and its coveted secrets. Offering her ardent fans answers to burning questions and presenting lessons learned, this book will surely not disappoint. Karrine draws you in to get an up-close and personal look at the Hollywood life of fast money, drugs, and sex; all the things that make for a great movie. She discusses her interactions with people after the release of Confessions of a Video Vixen and how she copes with it all.


Customer Review: using us!!!

I am glad i waited for the library to get this book...if she has been so used and abused by Hollywood, why oh why is she using and abusing the buying public by writing this self-indulgent trash... kindly watch out for Karma...



there are no lessons here for the real talented beautiful young ladies attempting to share and grow...she is making a difficult road for many TRUE artisans to break into entertainment...not every friggin person in the entertainment industry are monsters..the book "If I Did It", you know the O.J. thing, also made it on the Times Bestseller list and many other books of HORROR make it there...kindly don't be fooled by lists...it does not make one a true writer...don't care what Harrell says...

really how can one live just to create a life of trash to write about...how sad... what does she do, go to party after party with a tape recorder, "oh i just said that and oh, they just said, and what is the real meaning of what was just said"? dag!



I ain't mad at you for there is sucker born every minute as the saying goes but i refuse to be the one to put money in someone's else's bank account.I am truly grateful i did not contribute to your new castle..enough already about how rough life is with having money...love is the key, oh, i forgot,you know all about that too, wow have you ever THOUGHT about becoming a teacher, oh forgot again, professionals only hang out with professionals...

took the book back to the library the same day and of course there is a waiting list so there is an audience for you just not me, thank goodness! Get a real life and stop taking money without really working for it...it is an abuse of love!!!


Customer Review: I'm not impressed

Now I know she went in a different direction with this one but she is so repetitive about how she is, what she is, and all about her. Plus the fact that she mentions Bill almost every chapter about nothing!! I'm not a hater, I do actually like her and support her but she fell off with this one. It's not even that it has to be like her 1st one. But a good author should not make a great 1st best seller and then flop on her 2nd. It was boring and it was hard for me to get through the whole thing, definitely not a page turning like the 1st. I also feel like if you can't mention someone's name pertaining to the 1st and 2nd book then why mention it at all?? If she ever makes a 3rd book she needs to come alot harder and juicer. You can't be so open in your 1st book and then all closed up and fake in your 2nd, it's not worth it and it disappoints readers, anyone agree??

Verdict: nice insight why the world is - as it is. But that should be visible and clear without another useless book.

If you like trash and like to support the PH-lifestyle: go ahead, click the cover image above, buy it. Its easy to delete on Kindle afterwards, so no traces, no embarrassment

Gates of Fire

Gates of Fire

The national bestseller!


At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.
Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. Born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill, the Spartans would be remembered for the greatest military stand in history--one that would not end until the rocks were awash with blood, leaving only one gravely injured Spartan squire to tell the tale....



Customer Review: A Brilliant Book

Absolutely one of the best books, not just as an historical fiction, I have ever read. I could not have expected a military culture with its seeming brutality be described with such finesse and beauty.

Written beautifully as a narrative.

The narrator is the lone survivor of the battle at Thermopylae who recounts in detail the battle as one who fought with the Spartans by request from the conquering Xerxes. He begins by telling his life story, the loss of his family and how he came to know the soldiers of Sparta and King Leonidas. He describes their culture in detail, the individual men and women that he knew peripherally and personally and the build up to and the battle of Thermopylae; why he loved these people and why the Spartans were his heroes. The author wraps it up beautifully. Historical events accurate as far as I could tell.

Excellent read, I couldn't put it down.



Customer Review: Dynamite!

I want to be a Spartan! It was exciting and inspiring and though the author took a few small liberties with historical facts, it was a most excellent read. I highly recommend getting lost in Sparta! Worth the time, the money, outstanding!

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

Goldy Schulz is thrilled to be catering a holiday breakfast feast for the staff of the Aspen Meadow Library. But little does she know that on the menu, alongside the Great Expectations Grapefruit, Chuzzlewit Cheese Pie, and Bleak House Bars, is a large helping of murder.

While setting up at the library, Goldy spots a woman lurking in the stacks who bears a striking resemblance to Sandee Brisbane -- the Sandee Brisbane who killed Goldy's ex-husband, the Jerk. But Sandee is supposed to be dead. Or so everyone believes.

Goldy's suspicions mount when the body of Drew Wellington, a former district attorney, is found in a corner of the library with a map worth thousands of dollars stashed in his clothing. She's convinced that Sandee is involved.

But the holiday madness is only just beginning for Goldy. Soon she's drawn into the dangerous, double-crossing world of high-end map dealing. And like the ghost of Christmas past, Sandee keeps making an appearance. Could she be out to prove that revenge is sweet?

Customer Review:
Love the series, but....

I think it really *is* time for Goldy to develop more, or take a trip somewhere, or solve a murder that doesn't involve her ex-husband or someone who knew him. I have hugely enjoyed the series, but this book did seem tired- full of recap, as one reviewer noted. Also, I found it pretty unbelievable, even for fun fiction murder, that a woman who wrecked a car, fell in a creek and was attacked and nearly suffocated all in one day would still get up and go to work in the morning (after a steamy shower with her husband, no less).



I love the cooking; I think the author is a great story-teller, but wouldn't you just love to see Goldy grow up a little? Or change? Or have something different in her life? Most of us do face change and challenges eventually. I keep thinking she and Tom need to have a baby or Marla needs to remarry or Julian open a new restaurant or SOMETHING. It feels like this book was the same as the last one... too bad, because Goldy is a lot of fun.


Customer Review: Rosenblat rocks!

Barbara Rosenblat rocks reading this most recent course in the "Goldie the caterer" series of Colorado Rocky Mountain (sugar) Highs, culinary delights, and cozy murders. Rosenblat even reads the included recipes with an enthusiasm and inflection that would process Julia Child into a Pavlovian canine (or maybe I've just been reviewing too many diet books lately ;-)



This entree in the Diane Mott Davidson oeuvre mixes in morsels from former capers, so you might want to enjoy those first, if you haven't already.

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Mere Anarchy

Mere Anarchy

I am greatly relieved that the universe is finally explainable. I was beginning to think it was me.

-- Woody Allen

Here, in his first collection since his three hilarious classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, Woody Allen has managed to write a book that not only answers the most profound questions of human existence but is the perfect size to place under any short table leg to prevent wobbling.


"I awoke Friday, and because the universe is expanding it took me longer than usual to find my robe," he explains in a piece on physics called 'Strung Out.' In other flights of inspirational sanity we are introduced to a cast of characters only Allen could imagine: Jasper Nutmeat, Flanders Mealworm, and the independent film mogul E. Coli Biggs, just to name a few. Whether he is writing about art, sex, food, or crime ("Pugh has been a policeman as far back as he can remember. His father was a notorious bank robber, and the only way Pugh could get to spend time with him was to apprehend him") he is explosively funny.
>In "This Nib for Hire," a Hollywood bigwig comes across an author's book in a little country store and describes it in a way that aptly captures this magnificent volume: "Actually," the producer says, "I'd never seen a book remaindered in the kindling section before."
From the Hardcover edition.

Customer Review: Not his best, and not his worst either

Woody Allen's new book is certainly not as good as Side Effects, or Getting Even. However, it has highlights and is a decent read. Light, but a bit uneven. If you are a dedicated fan of the Woodman, you definitely should take a look at this. But if you are new to his prose, start with Getting Even, and his best work, Side Effects.

Customer Review: Allen at his absurdist best

Many may only know Woody Allen from his films . . . but he has also

written three very funny collections of short stories: GETTING EVEN,

WITHOUT FEATHERS and SIDE EFFECTS.

Over 25 years have passed since the publication of that last book,
so when I saw he recently came out with MERE ANARCHY, I quickly
got my own copy to see if he has lost his touch . . . I'm happy to say that he has not.

MERE ANARCHY, like his earlier efforts, covers a wide range of
topics . . . you'll find yourself laughing when you hear his observations about sex, food or even how parents deal with the rejection
of their son into the best nursery school in Manhattan:

* In the days following the rejection, Anna Ivanovich became
listless. She quarreled with the nanny and accused her of
brushing Mischa's teeth sideways rather than up and down.
She stopped eating regularly and wept to her shrink. "I must
have transgressed against God's will to bring this on," she
wailed. "I must have sinned beyond measure-too many
shoes from Prada." She imagined that the Hampton Jitney
tried to run her over, and when Armani canceled her charge
account for no apparent reason, she took to her bedroom and
began having an affair. This was hard to conceal from Boris
Ivanovich, since he shared the same bedroom and asked
repeatedly who the man next to them was.

I also liked what Allen had to say about moving into a new
property:

* It all began with the purchase of a small brownstone on
Manhattan's Upper West Side. Miss Wilpong, of Mengele
Realtors, promised us it was the buy of a lifetime, priced
modestly at a figure no higher than the cost of a stealth
bomber. The dwelling was drumbeat as being in "move-in
condition," and perhaps it was, for the Jukes family or a
caravan of Gypsies.

And on the subject of crime, here was his take:

* At the trial Stubbs chose to act as his own lawyer, but a
conflict over his fee led to ill feelings. I visited Beau Stubbs
on Death Row, where numerous appeals kept him from
the gallows for a decade, in which time he used prison to
learn a trade and became a highly skilled airline pilot. I
was present when the final sentence was carried out.

A great sum of money was paid to Stubbs by Nike for the television
rights, allowing the company to put its logo on the front of his
black hood. Whether the death penalty acts as a deterrent
remains questionable, although studies show that the odds of
criminals committing another crime drops by almost half after
their execution.



MERE ANARCHY is Allen at his absurdist best . . . read it,
if for no other reason than it will put a smile on your face--something
we all need to do more often.

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Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness

Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness


Strategies and answers from a lifetime of selling, from the bestselling author of The Sales Bible. Jeffrey Gitomer is the author of The New York Times best seller The Sales Bible and The Little Red Book of Selling. All of his books have been number one best sellers on Amazon.com, including Customer Satisfaction is Worthless, Customer Loyalty is Priceless, The Patterson Principles of Selling, and his latest best-selling books The Little Red Book of Sales Answers, The Little Black Book of Connections, and The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude. Jeffrey's books have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Jeffrey gives public and corporate seminars, runs annual sales meetings, and conducts live and Internet training programs on selling and customer loyalty. He has presented an average of 120 seminars a year for the past ten years.

Customer Review: A great read for the sales person who wants to improve!

Jeffrey Gitomer is a very creative and non-traditional sales professional. For that reason, I read all of his stuff. It is becasue his approach is so different than mine, that I learn from him. His ideas are new, different and sometimes may not work, but they are a departure from almost every other sales teacher I know. I recommend this book, without hesitation, to any sales person who wants to get better. And, it only takes you about 2 hours to read the whole thing!

Customer Review: Jeffrey Gitomer Tells it Like it Is

Jeffrey Gitomer cuts to the chase. This is the most realistic book I have read on selling. Most people in sales beat around the bush. Gitomer goes for the jugular. He eludes that if you can't get passed the gatekeeper, you stink as a salesman. I highly recommend this book to anyone in sales.


Ron Draluck, author of Push button Investing in Real Estate

Verdict: like it or not - this is how selling works. Either you quit and start doing something useful. Or you read this book.

Oprah loves her Kindle. And YOU?

This summer, Oprah received a gift that she says changed her life. "I'm telling you, it is absolutely my new favorite thing in the world," she says.

No, you weirdo. She is talking about her Kindle ebook reader
, of course!

Could Oprah be wrong? We all know: no.

So move your whatever over to Amazon and get your own Kindle
. Or find someone to gift you one... ;-)

(btw. they have a nice video demonstration on that page, even with a "drop test". Seen a Kindle hit the floor? Here
.)

Plain Truth

Plain Truth

Moving seamlessly from psychological drama to courtroom suspense, Plain Truth is a triumph of contemporary storytelling. Jodi Picoult presents a fascinating portrait of Amish life rarely witnessed by those outside the faith -- and discovers a place where circumstances are not always what they seem, where love meets lies, and where relationships grow so strong they can transcend death.

When Ellie Hathaway decides to defend Katie Fisher against the charge of murder, the urban-savvy D.A. finds herself caught in a clash of cultures with a people whose channels of justice are markedly different from her own. Plain Truth is the extraordinary story of two unforgettable women -- and what happens when their disparate worlds collide.


Customer Review: A Rich, Well-Written Drama

This was a great book, rich in detail and drama. Katie Fisher, a young unmarried Amish woman, gives birth in secret and the infant's body is found dead in her family's barn. Her distant cousin, Ellie Hathaway becomes involved and ends up representing Katie in a controversial court-room drama. In preparation for the trial, Ellie lives with the Fishers on their farm and learns the customs of the Amish.



Picoult delivers a very emotional story narrated alternately in third person and first person from Ellie's perspective. Katie's character is often frustrating as her testimony changes, but she is also very sympathetic due to the constraints of her religion and community. Ellie is a tough lawyer who faces the challenges of being thrust into an unfamiliar society, governed by its own rules and practices. Other supporting players like Katie's shunned brother Jacob, Ellie's former beau Coop, and Katie's parents contribute to this multi-layered narrative. At times, Plain Truth was mildly predictable, but still delivered great insight on the Amish way of life, a great courtroom battle, and the occasional dramatic twist.



Customer Review: Anyone remember 'Agnes of God'?

That was a play about a young nun who supposedly murders her newborn. A female shrink appears to determine if she is sane and/or guilty. Very similar! Especially in the early chapters, I couldn't get past the similarities. The Amish girl keeps denying she was even pregnant altho she was taken to the ER for post-delivery complications.



This continuing denial makes no sense in the story. The girl is not portrayed as insane or mentally deficient. She lives on a dairy farm and knows more about childbirth than most people. I assume the author is using this device to "keep us in suspense" about the girl's true nature, but to me it's just annoying. In the end, the girl tells the truth and a mystery remains, one that would have been far more intriguing and believable than the stupid denials.



As a Lancaster native, I believe the author has captured some of the elements of Amish life. It truly is another world. The girl's simple goodness changes the lawyer's life (which certainly needed changing!). What I wish the author would have done more of, is to contrast the two environments: Amish farm and worldy courtroom. To do that by adjusting what she writes about and how she writes it would have been fascinating. Too often, the story breaks down into just a young career woman trying to succeed and find love at the same time.



The twist ending comes so abruptly, the shock value is minimal. The story could have been much stronger as pure suspense, without the true romances sidetrips.

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A Hunger Like No Other

A Hunger Like No Other

"Acclaimed author Kresley Cole introduces a sizzling new series with this tale of a fierce werewolf and a bewitching vampire -- unlikely soul mates whose passion will test the boundaries of life and death. A mythic warrior who'll stop at nothing to possess her . . .

After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he's waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. This Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him.
A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy . . .

Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents -- until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae -- and their notorious dark desires -- ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings.

An all-consuming desire . . .

Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be?


Customer Review: Blahnikks

Unfortunately I read the other two books in the series before breaking down to read this one. Although it was entertaining, it left much to be desired. Like another reviewer stated, "it took forever for them to have sex"--and while that it not a deal breaker in and of itself, their continuous starting and stopping was.

But hey, its at a discount right now and you can easily pass some time with it...

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything

"In the readable and riveting style of The Tipping Point , Stephen M. R. Covey uncovers the overlooked and underestimated power of trust in a page-turning look into what he calls "the one thing that changes everything."

A groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting book, The Speed of Trust challenges our age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue and instead demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged, economic driver -- a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing. Written from his informed perspective as the former CEO of a $100 million enterprise, Covey draws on his pragmatic experience growing Covey Leadership Center (founded by his father, Dr. Stephen R. Covey) from a shareholder value of less than $3 million to a value of more than $160 million.

In this powerful new book, Stephen M. R. Covey articulates why trust has become the key leadership competency of the new global economy. He eloquently informs readers how to inspire lasting trust in their personal and professional relationships, and in so doing to create unparalleled success and sustainable prosperity in every dimension of life. He shows business, government, and education leaders how to quickly and permanently gain the trust of their clients, coworkers, partners, and constituents. Covey convincingly makes the case that trust is a measurable accelerator to performance and that when trust goes up, speed also goes up while cost comes down, producing what Covey calls a "trust dividend."

Covey reveals the 13 Behaviors common to high-trust leaders throughout the world and persuasively demonstrates actionable insights that will enable you to shift your behavior to increase -- and inspire -- trust in the important relationships in your life.

Like a ripple in the pond, The Speed of Trust begins within each of us personally, continues into our relationships, expands into our organizations, extends into our marketplace relationships, and ultimately encompasses our global society at large. Covey presents a road map to establish trust on every level, build character and competence, enhance credibility, and create leadership that inspires confidence.

"

Customer Review:

A Description of the Advantages of Forming Trust, the Psychology of Trust, and How to Build Trust

Trust can make things easier, and distrust can definitely make things much harder. You already know that. But do you know how to check out where you need to change in order to create more beneficial trust? The Speed of Trust can help those who need a template for such self-examination.



Mr. Stephen M. R. Covey is the son of Dr. Stephen R. Covey of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People fame. If you've read that famous book, you may remember young Stephen referred to by his father as the seven-year-old son who was asked to keep the yard "clean and green" and did neither at first. Dr. Covey writes the foreword for this book and refers to that example. Ms. Rebecca Merrill helped with the writing of Dr. Stephen R. Covey's book First Things First which was coauthored by Roger Merrill.



Trust is expressed by a paradigm that includes five waves of trust (self trust based on the principle of credibility, relationship trust based on the principle of proper behavior, organizational trust based on the principle of alignment, market trust based on the principle of reputation, and societal trust based on the principle of contribution). Most of the book is taken up with examining those five waves and their underlying principles. The core of the book comes, however, in the 13 behaviors that establish trust (talk straight, demonstrate respect, create transparency, right wrongs, show loyalty, get better, confront reality, clarify expectations, practice accountability, listen first, keep commitments, and extend trust). Each section of the book comes with ways to check on your performance and to create plans for improvement.



This book is by far the best development of the subject of creating and restoring trust that I have read. That makes the book an essential reference. I congratulate and appreciate the authors for tackling this important subject.



I would be remiss, however, in being a trustworthy reviewer if I didn't point out some weaknesses in the approach:



1. Some of the examples of trust and mistrust drawn from Mr. Covey's experiences aren't terribly satisfying to read. Perhaps the most jarring example is one of the early ones in the book that describes the distrust that the Franklin Quest people felt toward him after the company merged with Covey Leadership Center. Mr. Covey comes across as unbelievably naive for not having taken into account how the two cultures should mesh (if at all) in engineering the merger. That's a more fundamental lesson than the lack of trust point. In addition, he doesn't seem to realize that merely being the son of the company's founder would make many people who didn't know him skeptical of his qualifications and his talent. Having read about how naive Mr. Covey was in this situation undercut my confidence in his ability to address the subject of trust. But I did appreciate his willingness to share such a painful experience in his book.



2. Most of the examples that are cited that do not involve Mr. Covey's direct experience are very overused. They same examples have been used to prove excellence in many other dimensions. As a result, the book doesn't come alive as much as it might. The examples conjure up memories of other books and arguments rather than cleanly bringing across the authors' trust-related points.



3. The book's structure and style are pretty pedantic, but without the precision that an academic would bring to the subject. In most areas, the authors rely on your sense of what's right rather than giving you clear lines of what to do and what not to do. That's fine if you already have a well-defined sense of how trust is formed and re-established. But if you don't know the answers already because you haven't lived in that kind of an environment, the book will leave you with too little direction.



4. Ultimately, long sections of the book are very general and boring. The major exceptions are the examples drawn from Mr. Covey's own family. I found those examples to be fresh and interesting.



After you finish this book, I suggest that you think about those who have gained your trust and distrust. What did they do? Examining those personal examples will add a lot of depth to the general ideas presented here.





Customer Review:

A Must Read

A must read for realizing the importance of trust and reminding yourself how important it is to continue building your integrity and trust with yourself and with others.

No matter whether its a professional or personal relation, if you have trust--the speed of getting things done is just amazing.

The Places in Between

The Places in Between

In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By night he slept on villagers' floors, shared their meals, and listened to their stories of the recent and ancient past.

Along the way Stewart met heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers. He was also adopted by an unexpected companion-a retired fighting mastiff he named Babur in honor of Afghanistan's first Mughal emperor, in whose footsteps the pair was following.

Through these encounters-by turns touching, con-founding, surprising, and funny-Stewart makes tangible the forces of tradition, ideology, and allegiance that shape life in the map's countless places in between.



Customer Review:
writing that becomes lyrical, a journey that is epic

Rory Stewart's walk across Afghanistan is a spectacular act of courage and a wish to know firsthand. I found it hard to read at times -- for example, when he develops what seemes to be a camaraderie with a man both sadistic and loyal, whose idea of fun is frightening young children. Rory Stewart does not overtly muse about this complex relationship though he describes it so well that presumably the reader wonders about it because Rory Stewart is also uncertain and perhaps uncomfortable with the dichotomy. At other times, he does express clear feelings -- for example, his sense of the superficiality and self-serving nature of those who "help" without first-hand knowledge of what those receiving this "help" actually need and want. There are riveting descriptions of scenes he witnesses or participates in and, as the book goes on, his writing becomes almost lyrical. There is the dog he walks with for part of his journey, Babur. And then there is the man himself. Rory Stewart never seems to pity himself, even when he very nearly succumbs to the cold and snow and being sick. Although he is sometimes in very dangerous situations with the people he meets, one senses by the time he gets near Kabul a weary impatience and doggedness that make him refuse to be bullied after all he has seen and lived through. I highly recommend this book.

The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World

The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World

"The book you hold in your hands is revolutionary, a groundbreaking exploration of the science of intention. It is also the first book to invite you, the reader, to take an active part in its original research. Drawing on the findings of leading scientists on human consciousness from around the world, The Intention Experiment demonstrates that thought is a thing that affects other things. Thought generates its own palpable energy that you can use to improve your life, to help others around you, and to change the world.

In The Intention Experiment, internationally bestselling author Lynne McTaggart, an award-winning science journalist and leading figure in the human consciousness studies community, presents a gripping scientific detective story and takes you on a mind-blowing journey to the farthest reaches of consciousness. She profiles the colorful pioneers in intention science and works with a team of renowned scientists from around the world, including physicist Fritz-Albert Popp of the International Institute of Biophysics and Dr. Gary Schwartz, professor of psychology, medicine, and neurology at the University of Arizona, to determine the effects of focused group intention on scientifically quantifiable targets -- animal, plant, and human.

The Intention Experiment builds on the discoveries of McTaggart's first book, international bestseller The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe, which documented discoveries that point to the existence of a quantum energy field. The Field created a picture of an interconnected universe and a scientific explanation for many of the most profound human mysteries, from alternative medicine and spiritual healing to extrasensory perception and the collective unconscious. The Intention Experiment shows you myriad ways that all this information can be incorporated into your life.

After narrating the exciting developments in the science of intention, McTaggart offers a practical program to get in touch with your own thoughts, to increase the activity and strength of your intentions, and to begin achieving real change in your life. After you've begun to realize the amazing potential of focused intention, and the times when it is most powerful, McTaggart invites you to participate in an unprecedented experiment: Using The Intention Experiment website to coordinate your involvement and track results, you and other participants around the world will focus your power of intention on specific targets, giving you the opportunity to become a part of scientific history.

The Intention Experiment redefines what a book does. It is the first "living" book in three dimensions. The book's text and website are inextricably linked, forming the hub of an entirely self-funded research program, the ultimate aim of which is philanthropic. An original piece of scientific investigation that involves the reader in its quest, The Intention Experiment explores human thought and intention as a tangible energy -- an inexhaustible but simple resource with an awesome potential to focus our lives, heal our illnesses, clean up our communities, and improve the planet.

The Intention Experiment also forces you to rethink what it is to be human. As it proves, we're connected to everyone and everything, and that discovery demands that we pay better attention to our thoughts, intentions, and actions. Here's how you can."



Customer Review:
Intentional Experiment

This book will be as mental gymnastics to the reader. The author, with

clear-minded writing and uncluttered thinking, will challenge

the reader to explore areas of thought which will be new territory

to many. It certainly was for me. We come away realizing that

the "magic" ,so commonly written about in today's literature,

is all within. And it's not fiction.

Paul A Theriault

Customer Review:
FASCINATING...

"The Intention Experiment" by Lynn McTaggart provides fascinating insights on intentional living. This book shows you how thought can affect your life. In essence thought is an energy that has the potential to transform your own life as well as help others.



Focused group intention is also shown to be a highly powerful tool in affecting animals, plants and humans.

You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (You)

You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (You)

The body is the most fascinating machine ever created, and nobody talks about it in ways that are as illuminating and compelling as Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Most people think of the aging of our bodies the same way we think of the aging of our cars: the older we get, the more inevitable it is that we're going to break down. Most of us believe that at age 40 or so, we begin the slow and steady decline of our minds, our eyes, our ears, our joints, our arteries, our libido, and every other system that affects the quality of life (and how long we live it). But according to Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz, that's a mistake. Aging isn't a decline in our systems.

It's actually very purposeful. The very systems and biological processes that age us are designed to help us when we're a little bit younger. So what's our role as part of the aging population? To learn how those systems work so we can reprogram them to work the way they did when we were younger. Your goal should be: die young at any age. That means you live a high quality of life (with everything from working joints to working genitals) until the day you die.At the core of this landmark book are the Major Agers -- 14 biological processes that control your rate of aging.

Some you've heard of, some you haven't, and some you never knew contributed to the aging process. Some speed decline, others inhibit your repair mechanisms. These Major Agers are everything from short telomeres and inefficient mitochondria to stem cells and wacky hormones. The doctors explain the principles of longevity and many of the causes of aging and how to fight the effects. The climax of the book is a 14-day plan to help you along your path to staying young. The doctors want you to be able to integrate important processes into your daily life in order to make staying young routine, but first you'll need to measure your real age and health right now. Staying young encompasses your emotions and mental health as well as your exercise habits, eating habits, personal hygiene, and genes, among other things.Wouldn't you like to know how to prevent your body from aging badly?

The original YOU book showed how bodies work in general, and YOU: On a Diet explained how bodies lose weight and stay fit. Now in YOU: Staying Young, Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz illuminate the mysterious mechanisms with a lively metaphor -- the modern city.

What differentiates a vibrant and thriving city that ages gracefully from one that is worn down and rusted out? Despite genetic differences, which are like the geography upon which the city is built, cities age differently because of the way residents treat their education system (stem cells), power plants (mitochondria), electrical grids (brains), transportation routes (blood vessels), and landfills (fat). You -- as mayor, resident, and street cleaner -- have the power to balance your biological budget to ensure a life that's both long and strong. Thankfully, just as cities can invest in renewal and improving their repair processes, so can you.YOU: Staying Young is filled with signature YOU Tools, including YOU Tests, YOU Tips, and visual and verbal metaphors to bring the science to life.


Customer Review: Great Information!

This is one of the better books that I have read and it really challenges you to think differently about your body; how each system runs, how they interact and how they can be maximized. At best this book will help you live a better, more productive life. At worst it's a very intriguing read!

Love Cheat Steal

Love Cheat Steal

Me thinks its a rather funny book for in between. But public opinion on this books is slightly divided, as these two reviews show:

Customer Review 1: "They smile in your face...."

Skinny leads who confuse sadomasochism for a meaningful relationship double-cross one another along with John Lithgow, until everyone, by default, is double-crossing him- or herself, not to mention everyone in the phone book whose surname starts with the same letter as theirs.

If this is your idea of entertainment, seek this one out.

I'm thinking of feeding mine to the dumpster. Two stars, and only because the brilliant John Lithgow can make anything worth watching while he's on the screen.

Customer Review 2: WWW reviews LCS

A stylish keep 'em guessing thriller with top-notch talent and clever twists and dialogue. The writer-director really knows his stuff and keeps the pace moving. Roberts is excellent as are many of the secondary characters. Unfortunately, the girl isn't very good. Five stars. Better than anything on TV and much of what's on the big screen.

You decide. The price is a steal anyway.

Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting



This highly respected text, now in paperback (and now also for Kindle), has been thoroughly updated and revised. It introduces a logical theory of photographic lighting --- one that teaches beginning photographers to predict results before setting up lights. This is not primarily a how-to book with only set examples for photographers to follow. Rather, Light: Science and Magic provides the reader with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light to allow individual photographers to use lighting to express their own creativity. Numerous photographs and illustrations provide clear examples of the theories delineated within the text, while sidebars highlight special lighting questions.

Although styles of photographic lighting continue to change, Light: Science and Magic does not go out of fashion because it is not based on style; rather it is based on the behavior of light. These principles will not change until fundamental physics does.

*Now in paperback
*Highly respected text on lighting theory covering the principles, applications, and equipment for informed lighting decisions
*Sidebars highlight special lighting questions


Customer Review: Jam-Packed

This book is a terrific exposition about the science of light (in simple terms) and why it matters to photographers. It is so jam-packed with information I read it twice in one month! If you're looking for a book about the "best" films, cameras, lights, or other equipment, then don't buy this book. If, instead, you're looking for timeless book about lighting principles and how to handle difficult lighting situations, then this is the one for you.

Customer Review: The "handguide" to lighting well...

amazing users guide to the basic principles of how light falls upon subject matter. If you ever want to know how to create better images using better light, then start with this book.



the book is laid out in easy to understand chapters, image examples and lighting diagrams. I had no problems trying out many of the lighting scenarios discussed in the book.



Recommended, especially if you are studying photography in high school or college.

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The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II

The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II


The battle for Moscow was the biggest battle of World War II -- the biggest battle of all time. And yet it is far less known than Stalingrad, which involved about half the number of troops. From the time Hitler launched his assault on Moscow on September 30, 1941, to April 20, 1942, seven million troops were engaged in this titanic struggle. The combined losses of both sides -- those killed, taken prisoner or severely wounded -- were 2.5 million, of which nearly 2 million were on the Soviet side. But the Soviet capital narrowly survived, and for the first time the German Blitzkrieg ended in failure.



This shattered Hitler's dream of a swift victory over the Soviet Union and radically changed the course of the war. The full story of this epic battle has never been told because it undermines the sanitized Soviet accounts of the war, which portray Stalin as a military genius and his people as heroically united against the German invader.



Stalin's blunders, incompetence and brutality made it possible for German troops to approach the outskirts of Moscow. This triggered panic in the city -- with looting, strikes and outbreaks of previously unimaginable violence. About half the city's population fled. But Hitler's blunders would soon loom even larger: sending his troops to attack the Soviet Union without winter uniforms, insisting on an immediate German reign of terror and refusing to heed his generals' pleas that he allow them to attack Moscow as quickly as possible. In the end, Hitler's mistakes trumped Stalin's mistakes.Drawing on recently declassified documents from Soviet archives, including files of the dreaded NKVD; on accounts of survivors and of children of top Soviet military and government officials; and on reports of Western diplomats and correspondents, The Greatest Battle finally illuminates the full story of a clash between two systems based on sheer terror and relentless slaughter.



Even as Moscow's fate hung in the balance, the United States and Britain were discovering how wily a partner Stalin would turn out to be in the fight against Hitler -- and how eager he was to push his demands for a postwar empire in Eastern Europe. In addition to chronicling the bloodshed, Andrew Nagorski takes the reader behind the scenes of the early negotiations between Hitler and Stalin, and then between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. This is a remarkable addition to the history of World War II.




Customer Review: Mildly satisfying

The Greatest Battle is well worthwhile if only to focus our eyes on a monumental event that strangely has received lesser attention in this country than the battles of Stalingrad or Leningrad. At the same time, the author over-reaches in attempting to cover the thinking and strategies of two arch antagonists, the order of battle of two great armies, and the collatoral political and social upheaval. It's good but not great--more of an extended article than a book. The result is a worthwhile read that also leaves one wanting greater depth, analysis and understanding.


Customer Review: Thoroughly Engrossing Account of an Epic Battle

Nagorski has done a remarkable job telling the story of a pivotal aspect of WWII that many of us know very little about. The book is thoroughly engrossing, drawing you into this epic battle through historical narrative, behind-the-scenes insights and fascinating first-hand accounts.

Personal remark: might help to remedy and dismiss the legend of D-Day as the main event in "liberating" Europe and defeating the Nazis...

Start 2008 with a good laugh: Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy
Customer Review: Really funny!!

This is one of my favorite Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau movies. It is up there with the Fortune Cookie and other great ones.



Sadly this movie was never released in DVD. It needs to be.



Walter has really acted brilliantly here as a crusty professional assassin who keeps getting fouled up by the incompetent suicide attempter (Jack Lemmon).


(((oh, and this is NOT for Kindle... *lol*)))

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (A Marketplace Book)

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (A Marketplace Book)




Few investors have made and lost fortunes to equal those of the legendary Jesse Livermore, a notorious stock market speculator during the first half of the 20th century. Enjoy this highly readable, entertaining chronicle of one of history's boldest speculators.



Written in 1923 by Edwin Lefevre, this work is cleverly written as a narrative biography. Independent-minded investors today will enjoy and even profit by Lefevre's shrewd, witty book. His observations of human behavior and market trends are as wise and accurate now as they were 75 years ago. There is nothing new on Wall Street, Livermore observes, "Whatever happens in the stock market today has happened before and will happen again.



yeah, well, 'nuff said... Or 'nuff sad?
No matter. Some insights into an ugly world... Worth a look.