A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander)

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Eagerly anticipated by her legions of fans, this sixth novel in Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling Outlander saga is a masterpiece of historical fiction from one of the most popular authors of our time.

Since the initial publication of Outlander fifteen years ago, Diana Gabaldon’s New York Times bestselling saga has won the hearts of readers the world over — and sold more than twelve million books. Now, A Breath of Snow and Ashes continues the extraordinary story of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century wife, Claire.

The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. Men lie dead in the streets of Boston, and in the backwoods of North Carolina, isolated cabins burn in the forest.

With chaos brewing, the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and safeguard the colony for King and Crown. But from his wife Jamie knows that three years hence the shot heard round the world will be fired, and the result will be independence — with those loyal to the King either dead or in exile. And there is also the matter of a tiny clipping from The Wilmington Gazette, dated 1776, which reports Jamie’s death, along with his kin. For once, he hopes, his time-traveling family may be wrong about the future.

From the Hardcover edition.

Customer Reviews:

Another great addition to the Fraser family saga.......2007-10-17

I discovered the Outlander series several years ago and was immediatly hooked on both Ms. Gabaldon's incredible story-telling and her ability to weave real history through the tales to make the past really come alive. This latest addition may be the best yet. I could not put it down and cannot wait for the next installment to come out. I would recommend this book (and all of the Outlander series) to anyone who enjoys great stories, a little romance and a bit of a history lesson tucked inside.

LOVED IT!!!!.......2007-10-12

Great book! WOW!!! If you've loved the series so far, you will love this one too.

So far as I know, this is the last in the series.......2007-09-22

I've seen some negative comments about The Fiery Cross - and there is an explanation for its being less than Gabaldon fans have come to expect. It's not my business to explain it and that's all I'm going to say. If you want more of Claire and Jamie, you'd better start over - I just did. AND, you can always buy The Outlandish Companion or the Lord John Grey novels.

Good ending to the series.......2007-09-14

Finally the last epic of Claire and Jamie, Diana G has compleded the series in a good way, I was satisfied with the completion, it was time for the end to come, after all how many war's could Jamie still conquer! Good read, recommend.

A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander).......2007-08-24

Another really good read from Diana Gabaldon. It turns out I had already read this book but all her books of this series are worth a second or third read. I have already re-read the other books from this series and wish she would get the next book done and quit keeping us in suspense.

Manual of Freediving: Underwater on a Single Breath (Freediving)

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Informational but not necessarily a big help
FREEDIVING ESSENTIALS
Manual of Freediving: Underwater on a Single Breath
The Bible for Freediving
In Europe freediving is an art form.

Manual of Freediving: Underwater on a Single Breath (Freediving)
Umberto Pelizzari , and Stefano Tovaglieri
Manufacturer: Idelson Gnocchi Pub
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ASIN: 1928649270

Book Description

Is the first comprehensive manual that teaches how to hold the breath, stay underwater longer, and descend deeper into the blue. The book includes a history of freediving, and detailed drawings of underwater exercises, finning techniques and selected Yoga postures to enhance lung capacity. This book is highly recommended to Skin-divers, Scuba-Divers and Surfers. It teaches how to hold the breath longer under water.

Customer Reviews:

Informational but not necessarily a big help.......2007-08-31

This book is quite large and not quite what I was hoping for. I already knew a few exercises and techniques but found some of the extra ones in this book were awkward and proved to be a waste of time.

The book is quite touchy feely and doesn't excite you as you read. I don't know. You might enjoy it - I did learn some stuff from it, especially if you want to get right into the science of it all. Just didn't give me any improvement over my pre reading performance.

FREEDIVING ESSENTIALS.......2007-08-23

Must have for anyone in this beautiful sport. Recommended both for beginners and advanced freedivers!

Manual of Freediving: Underwater on a Single Breath.......2006-11-10

The most comprehensive book on Freediving "Apneists" that the world has ever seen; scientific and readable, it not only covers everything you'd need to know -- but also contains exercises, cautions, interviews and diagrams for total immersion into the world of underwater breath-holding.

The Bible for Freediving.......2006-08-02

As a freedive instructor, I feel that this book should be manditory for ALL freedivers who wish to learn from a master of the sport.

This is probably the most complete book on all aspects of freediving, and is manditory reading before taking one of Umberto's Apnea Academy courses.

I have trained with Kirk Krack, Pipin Ferarras and Aharon Solomons and can tell you that each has taught me something, but it was the combination of Aharon's teaching along with Umberto's book that took me to a new level of freediving. Since Aharon is an Apnea Academy Instructor, it was only natural to have this book be my required reading. As far as I am concerned, it is the best source available outside of taking one of Umberto's courses for learning how to freedive correctly, efficiently and effectively.

Do yourself a favor - get this book, forget about the hype - it is an instruction manual - learn from it - you won't regret it.

In Europe freediving is an art form. .......2006-04-04

In Europe freediving is an art form. It is against the law to spearfish using tanks therefore spearfishermen have had to dive deep in the cold waters of the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea hunting their quarry. More than that, freediving is the building block upon which good diving and underwater skills are based.
In the U.S. quickie scuba courses seek to get uninitiated postulates into the system as soon as possible. This in theory is laudable, and often in resort teaching environments with the ocean at hand to make practical lessons feasible, diver training can be adequate.
There is of course a big difference between a French beginning diver certification that requires 40 dives and turning out certified divers under American certification programs with only five.
In this new book, MANUAL OF FREEDIVING, UNDERWATER ON A SINGLE BREATH, two champions share their knowledge of breathhold diving. Umberto Pelizzari coauthored the manual with Stefano Tovaglieri.
Pelizzari is a graduate of the University of Milan with a degree in informatics. In Italy and throughout the world Umberto Pelizzari is renown, not for work in his degree area, but for his 17 world breath hold records. His legendary deep dives include 80 meters in constant weight, 131 meters in variable weight and 150 meters in no limits freediving. Freediving with one breath of air to those depths and returning to the surface.
Coauthor Stefano Tovaglieri has been a member of Italian apnea teams that have won world championships. Like Pelizzari, Tovaglieri is active in the Apnea Academy (www.apnea-academy.com), a school for instruction and research into subaquatic breath holding. He holds a university degree in physical education.
The authors are not only champions in their own rights but instructors and coaches whose teaching skills draw upon their years of experience in breath hold diving.
The book is illustrated with sketches by talented artist Nicola Refolo. The drawings make following the text easy and form an integral part of the manual. Every exercise is illustrated with a clear drawing.
Every diver can benefit from this most amazing manual. Ways to clear the ears are covered. Many methods developed by freedivers, who must descend quickly on one breath of air, are described as are exercises that make ear clearing work better. Ear clearing exercises and techniques are not only explained, they are clearly shown by illustrations.
Finning is explained in detail. The economic use of the fin stroke, a requirement for effective free diving, is so often overlooked by scuba divers that the bicycle kick is a norm even among some scuba instructors. Proper use of fins as the basis for scuba diving is a must and the MANUAL OF FREEDIVING provides extraordinary insight into the methodology as well as the proper alignment of the body while finning.
"I haven't been diving in a year-and-a-half because I was pregnant," a woman told me on today's boat dive. "Now that I'm a Mom, I'm concerned and want to be extra careful," she added. The woman was nervous. It was an ocean dive in the Gulf Stream. Stress.
The authors of the MANUAL OF FREEDIVING discuss the issue of stress in diving in great detail. How stress occurs and how stress can be reduced.
Talking to the woman before our scuba dive and explaining what she would see, descending with her, maintaining eye contact, holding her hand below and pointing out creatures, like the large sea turtle she had hoped to see as her `favorite creature," helped take some of the stress away.
"That was the greatest dive I ever had," she said back on the boat. Seasickness took a little of the elation away but the enthusiasm returned back at the dock. Instructors and divemasters can learn similar techniques to change a stressful situation to a great dive from this book.
The manual covers stress in detail with good pointers instructors will find helpful for their students.
Freedivers who pit themselves against the elements with one breath of air, cognizant of the risks involved, need to channel stress properly. They need to be aware of safety precautions and their own limitations.
For insights about stress alone, the MANUAL OF FREEDIVING, is well worth reading.
The book is well written, informative, translated from the original Italian professionally and a must for every serious diver's library.

ABOUT THE REVIEWER: John Christopher Fine is a Master Scuba Instructor and Instructor Trainer. He has authored 23 books, many based on his experience and training as a marine biologist. He has served as an member or officer of many international bodies whose goals are ocean conservation.

One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps

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One Breath at a TIme
A Truly Spiritual Journey
hidden gem
Great Intro to the Twelve Steps and Western Buddhism
Freedom from Mara (Illusion)

One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps
Kevin Griffin
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
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Kevin Griffin, a Buddhist meditation teacher and longtime Twelve Step practitioner, weaves his personal story of recovery with traditional Buddhist teachings. The book takes us on a journey through the Steps, examining critical Twelve Step ideas like Powerlessness, Higher Power, and Moral Inventory through the lens of Buddhism. One Breath at a Time presents potent ancient techniques for finding calm and clarity and offers a vision of a Higher Power not tied to traditional Western Judeo-Christian concepts. One Breath at a Time describes the convergence of two vital traditions, one ancient, the other contemporary, and shows how they are working together to create a rich spiritual path for our times. Certain to resonate with both meditators and those whose mantra is 'One day at a time,' One Breath at a Time should find a large, welcoming audience.

Customer Reviews:

One Breath at a TIme.......2007-10-17

This incredibly insightful book has deepened my understanding of both my meditation practice and the twelve steps. I cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone working the twelve step program who may be having difficulty with the "Higher Power" concept. Anyone with a meditation practice can benefit (as I did) from using the twelve step format to help gain better understanding of Buddhist concepts.

A Truly Spiritual Journey.......2007-09-16

This is one of the finest books I've read linking the 12 Steps of AA with the practices of Buddhism. Kevin Griffin has a magnificent grasp of both and presents them so clearly that it truly is a thrill to read. Excellent writing as well, sometimes poetic. Well done!

hidden gem.......2007-05-10

I bought this book for my bf as he was coming out of rehab, and ended up reading it myself as well. It has lessons and guidance that even a non-addicted person can apply to their everyday life. I highly recommend this book, it is a quick read, and you'll leave knowing things about yourself you didn't before.

Great Intro to the Twelve Steps and Western Buddhism.......2006-11-25

Kevin Griffin and friends put a lot of thought into integrating these two approaches. However, what makes the book a Five Star instead of a Four Star is the totally honest portrayal of his own life by Mr. Griffin as he tells of his misdeeds and how he hurt others in his bouts with alcohol and drugs. He offers hope and redemption to the rest of us and you will love his happy ending. Were we all so open, humble, and acknowledging of our faults and missteps. A great read for us recovering folks who also would like to focus on Step Eleven, especially through a Buddhist perspective.

Freedom from Mara (Illusion).......2006-10-17

This is an interesting dimension on the 12-steps which were Christian in origin and spiritual in nature. One Breath at a Time is a Buddhist slant on the one day at a time approach in recovery. One primary lesson from Buddhist philosophy is that attachment and craving are at the root of suffering. Addiction is both an attachment and a craving whose compulsions take over and trap an individual in an endless cycle. Whether the addiction is to a substance or a behavior the illusion that it frees the person from pain is what mara is ... a mirage promising bounties that are empty. So ... for those who are interested in other perspectives of recovery - this is one read to consider.

Free Your Breath, Free Your Life: How Conscious Breathing Can Relieve Stress, Increase Vitality, and Help You Live More Fully

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Choosing Life through the Breath
The One Thing That Will Never Leave Us...
breathing specifically for you
everything it promised

Free Your Breath, Free Your Life: How Conscious Breathing Can Relieve Stress, Increase Vitality, and Help You Live More Fully
Dennis Lewis
Manufacturer: Shambhala
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This book will show you how being aware of your breathing can have a profound impact on your physical and emotional health in a most positive way. Whether you are interested in stress reduction, easing a chronic breathing problem, or exploring the more spiritual aspects of breathing practice, this illustrated guide will provide you with practical, simple exercises to calm, energize, and generally enhance your sense of well-being. The author, Dennis Lewis, also shows how becoming more conscious of your breathing can reveal a lot about your self-image and help you deal more effectively with difficult emotions and situations.

Customer Reviews:

stupid book.......2007-07-30

Ive gotten about half way through this book and really doubt if I can finish it. I learned way more just reading articles off the internet about the CO2 to O2 ratio and the importence of keeping CO2 in your system. To me this is a non-sensical book good for anyone that has no real breathing issues...I strongly recommend finding something else to read.

Choosing Life through the Breath.......2007-04-03

We all know that we cease to be alive when we can no longer breathe. Dennis Lewis, however, understands that we cease to truly live when we are not consciously choosing to connect with our breath. Living the fullest expression of ourselves requires expanding our self knowledge, along with the expansion of our breathing. Mystics through the ages have understood this concept, and Lewis illustrates it beautifully in his book. You will learn ways to support your spirit, mind, body and heart through conscious breathing, and thus be much better prepared for change and challenges in your life.
Marcia Breitenbach, Transformation Specialist, speaker, author and songwriter [...]

The One Thing That Will Never Leave Us..........2006-10-10

Our breath is the only thing that is with us from beginning to end...the breath is who and what we are...the breath is interconnected with Spirit and every time we breathe in and every time we breathe out, we are breathing in and out the One Creative Power that creates all of life out of Itself...

The breath does not judge. The breath does not condemn. It is the breath's job to sustain us at all times. I dare you to sit and breathe deeply for one hour. I betcha can't do it. If all of us decided to just spend one hour breathing deeply in and breathing deeply out, this world would be transformed in a day...it really would...because deep breathing calms us, centers us, awakens those parts of us that we have stuffed, repressed, or have just wanted to forget.

I've gotten to about 26 minutes of deep breathing and I cried like a baby. I had such stirring memories - future as well as past - as to what life could truly be about. Just like the book says, when we free our breath, we free our life.

That shallow little nose and mouth breath we do is not breathing, just like those Chicken McNuggets and that extra large coke is not sustenance. We need to spend time nourishing our bodies, our minds, our hearts, and our souls in ways that replenish us and awaken us to the beauty that just sits and waits for us to finally notice...

Breathe!

I mean, really, really breathe...it is a gift...it is the gift.

Peace & Blessings.

breathing specifically for you.......2006-04-27

Lewis demonstrates how to find breathing practices most suitable to you rather than assuming there is one best way to breathe for everyone. Choose from seven different self-directed ways of working with breath. Want to reduce the stress load in your life? Breathing properly is one of the best places to start.

everything it promised.......2005-09-29

I found this book helpful for stress relief, more conscious breathing and better sleep. It's well organized and easy to absorb. Aside from the practical applications it lays out, the book also offers good insights on why we don't breathe properly and the negative effect poor breathing can have on the body and on overall health. I highly recommend it.

Breath, Eyes, Memory (Oprah's Book Club)

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ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY
I Read This Book Some Years Ago...
Sad, Redeeming, True
Amazing - moving

Breath, Eyes, Memory (Oprah's Book Club)
Edwidge Danticat
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Oprah Book Club® Selection, May 1998: "I come from a place where breath, eyes and memory are one, a place from which you carry your past like the hair on your head. Where women return to their children as butterflies or as tears in the eyes of the statues that their daughters pray to." The place is Haiti and the speaker is Sophie, the heroine of Edwidge Danticat's novel, "Breath, Eyes, Memory." Like her protagonist, Danticat is also Haitian; like her, she was raised in Haiti by an aunt until she came to the United States at age 12. Indeed, in her short stories, Danticat has often drawn on her background to fund her fiction, and she continues to do so in her debut novel.

The story begins in Haiti, on Mother's Day, when young Sophie discovers that she is about to leave the only home she has ever known with her Tante Atie in Croix-des-Rosets, Haiti, to go live with her mother in New York City. These early chapters in Haiti are lovely, subtly evoking the tender, painful relationship between the motherless child and the childless woman who feels honor bound to guard the natural mother's rights to the girl's affections above her own. Presented with a Mother's Day card, Tante Atie responds: "'It is for a mother, your mother.' She motioned me away with a wave of her hand. 'When it is Aunt's Day, you can make me one.'" Danticat also uses these pages to limn a vibrant portrait of life in Haiti from the cups of ginger tea and baskets of cassava bread served at community potlucks to the folk tales of a "people in Guinea who carry the sky on their heads."

With Sophie's transition from a fairly happy existence with her aunt and grandmother in rural Haiti to life in New York with a mother she has never seen, Danticat's roots as a short-story writer become more evident; "Breath, Eyes, Memory" begins to read more like a collection of connected stories than a seamlessly evolved novel. In a couple of short chapters, Sophie arrives in New York, meets her mother, makes the acquaintance of her mother's new boyfriend, Marc, and discovers that she was the product of a rape when her mother was a teenager in Haiti. The novel then jumps several years ahead to Sophie's graduation from high school and her infatuation with an older man who lives next door. Unfortunately, this is also the point in the novel where Danticat begins to lay her themes on with a trowel instead of a brush: Sophie's mother becomes obsessed with protecting her daughter's virginity, going so far as to administer physical "tests" on a regular basis--testing which leads eventually to a rift in their relationship and to Sophie's struggle with her own sexuality. Soon the litany of victimization is flying thick and fast: female genital mutilation, incest, rape, frigidity, breast cancer, and abortion are the issues that arise in the final third of the novel, eventually drowning both fine writing and perceptive characterization under a deluge of angst.

Still, there is much to admire about "Breath, Eyes, Memory," and if at times the plot becomes overheated, Danticat's lyrical, vivid prose offers some real delight. If nothing else, this novel is sure to entice readers to look for Danticat's short stories--and possibly to sample other fiction from the West Indies as well. --Alix Wilber

Book Description

At an astonishingly young age, Edwidge Danticat has become one of our most celebrated new novelists, a writer who evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti--and the enduring strength of Haiti's women--with a vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people's suffering and courage.

At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets to New York, to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know, and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti--to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence, in a novel that bears witness to the traditions, suffering, and wisdom of an entire people.

Customer Reviews:

Good start, fair finish.......2007-07-13

"Breath, Eyes, Memory".....first part was very good. Second part not so good. The rest went downhill.
I thought the story would focus more on Sophie's childhood. If that were the case, maybe I would have understood her and the relationship with her Mother better. Maybe I would have cared about the characters.

ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY.......2007-01-25

This book tells of a girl named Sophie who is raised in Haiti by her aunt Tante Atie, and later goes to New York to spend time with her mother. It is a very moving story and it tells about the culture of Haiti. It tells of Sophie growing up and some parts are sad but I really enjoyed this book, and read it in one day. I would read it again. I donated this one to a local supermarket for Juvenille Diabetes Research and it was gone within the hour. I hope that the next person enjoyed it as much as I did. This book was well-written, moving, and easy to read and understand.

I Read This Book Some Years Ago..........2006-11-25

and while I dont remember every point of the story, I DO remember the emotion that I was flooded with in every chapter. Especially towards the end. This was a very good book and very well worth reading.

Sad, Redeeming, True.......2006-10-01

This first novel adapts a simple, understated tone that is almost too sparse in places and also verges on highly emotional purple prose. But the content delivered is highly charged, narrated by Sophie, the common thread through which is woven the lives of four generations of Haitian women: Sophie's colorful and ancient grandmother, who spends her time in a small village in Haiti preparing for her glorious funeral and telling stories, Sophie's mother and aunt, who suffer from ghosts and irrevocable violence done them, Sophie, who we learn has been traumatized by her mother, and Sophie's baby, Brigitte, who represents the untouched hope of the future. The struggles and lives of these women, except for Brigitte, are permeated with real emotion, heartache, and sorrow, originating with cultural traditions and the violence men have done them, and then self-perpetuated. This is a very interesting portrait, not just of Haiti, but of the lives of damaged people, among which we just about all can count ourselves a part.
Other titles readers of this book might find of interest are "Beasts of No Nation," by Uzodinma Iweala, which portrays the desperate life of a child warrior in an unnamed African country, and "The Comedians," by Graham Greene, which presents Duvalier's Haiti and the horror of the Macoutes, who also haunt this book.

Amazing - moving.......2006-09-13

I am in the midst of reading all of Danticat's work, and this is by far my favorite (so far). I can't remember the last time I cried so hard from a book - it is incredibly moving.

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Best Brown yet.
Pretty Good
Compelling story of vengeance and redemption
A Real Page Turner
What goes around, comes around!

Breath of Scandal
Sandra Brown
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On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endureda woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals, and at the center of scandal, she ran as far away as she could. But now she has returned to exact a just revenge and perhaps fulfill a lost promise of love.

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Best Brown yet........2007-06-20

I've read about 5 or 6 Sandra Brown novels, and this one was my favorite yet. A lot of Brown's novels follow the same template especially for the mystery/suspense ones. Where the killer/bad guy turns out to be a very minor charactor who you know nothing about until you find out who he is and then it goes into this big explaination about why he was the bad guy. Then of course the happy ending with the unprotected sex that they hope results in a pregnacy..haha. It gets kind of old. But this one isn't like that AT ALL. I'm not going to summarize it or anything, but if you are like me and enjoy reading Sandra Brown but find her books a little repetive, you should really read this one.

Pretty Good.......2006-11-27

I recently decided to reread this book when I found it in my library and saw that I had written, "Good - save" in the front of the book. I guess my tastes have changed somewhat because although the book held my interest for the most part, I didn't find it to be particularly gripping. I would probably give this book 3.5 stars if I could, but that wasn't an option so I went with 4. I found the main characters of the book to be likeable and I thought the love story part of the book was good. The storyline was also reasonably interesting. I would say that if you read the plotline for this book and think it sounds interesting, you would probably enjoy reading the book.

Compelling story of vengeance and redemption.......2006-10-25

Jade Speery returns to her hometown fifteen years after a brutal gang rape at the hands of three of her classmates, led by Neal Patchett, the sadistic son of the self-proclaimed town patriarch. Once a proud virgin, she was saving herself for her boyfriend Gary, and was devastated when even her mother didn't believe she was raped. As Neal bragged that it was consensual, Gary couldn't handle the thought of her with another man and killed himself. When she left Palmetto, she was a broken and pregnant teen; she returns Hell-bent on vengeance against the men who forever scarred her.

As her plan for vengeance takes on a life of its own, she discovers that each man and his family has a reason to want to lay claim to her teen son Graham. She's aided in her elaborate plans for retribution by builder Dillon Burke, whose construction project could put an end to the Patchett's reign of terror on Palmetto. Dillon is also scarred by a lost love. As the two grow closer, love unexpectedly sneaks up on them both. But in dealing a one-two punch on the Patchett family she doesn't realize the lengths that Neal will go to secure his "heir."

Though dated in some aspects, Brown's compelling and heart wrenching story will grab the reader and keep them glued as the story unfolds. More than a tale of vengeance, Brown tells a sweeping story of redemption and a mature second chance at love.

A Real Page Turner.......2006-09-11

Even though this book was written in 1991, the story is still relevant today. I read this book based on the reviews here in Amazon and I wasn't disappointed. While the story begins with an unspeakable act that goes from bad to worse, there are some good things that eventually come out of it. Jade Sperry was a terrific heroine and I loved her eventual relationship with Dillon Burke. Both of these people have tragic pasts that they manage to deal with together. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have to say, that it is one of Sandra Brown's best that I've read so far. I'm looking forward to reading some of her newer novels like Chill Factor and Ricochet.

What goes around, comes around!.......2006-07-27

This book was so good, I have read it twice now. I love how fate comes back around and smacks all the "bad guys" in the face. For some it takes awhile but they all get what they deserve in the end. Jade is a good strong character and one you can really look up to. I love when there are strong women in books and not just whiny, clingy ones. This is a must read!

Yoga Games for Children: Fun and Fitness with Postures, Movements and Breath (SmartFun Activity Books)

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Yoga Games for Children: Fun and Fitness With Postures, Movements, and Breath

Yoga Games for Children: Fun and Fitness with Postures, Movements and Breath (SmartFun Activity Books)
Danielle Bersma , and Marjoke Visscher
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ASIN: 0897933893

Book Description

This introduction to yoga for children contains variations on traditional yoga postures that help children develop physical strength, flexibility, emotional calm, and self-expression. The games involve relaxation, trust, and cooperation. Included are over 50 illustrations and 16 completely structured lessons based on themes like the seasons, rain, snow, and animals.

Customer Reviews:

Best Yoga for Kids Resource Book.......2007-07-13

I was asked to teach a Kid's Yoga summer program. I wasn't sure where to start and didn't know if I could keep the children's interest. This book was a great resource. If you are a Yoga Teacher and new to teaching kids this book is a must. The kids loved the class and partially due to Yoga Games for Children.

Fun, informative book!.......2007-05-18

For any parent or teacher who values the educational potential of movement, this book is a must. This book provides great, usable information for teaching yoga to kids. It shows how to make it a game, not just a series of stretches. There is much here to stimulate creativity and imagination, too. Power Brain Kids

Awesome book. fun ideas.......2007-03-08

This book has so many wonderful ideas for games. Loved it and would highly recommend it

I Really Liked This Book.......2006-01-07

If you are looking for a very serious yoga book, this is not the book for you. It contains very little "yoga theory" or any philosophy, etc. But if you are looking for fun and healthy ways to get your kids using yoga, this book would be very helpful.

Whether you are reading the book as a parent or as an educator, you will get lots of cute ideas on how to integrate yoga with even very young children [3 and up]. There are a whole lot of different activities - including yoga poses that are child friendly, breathing awareness, relaxation, visualization, and games to build trust and team work.

I am finding this book very useful in designing a fun exercise class for preschool and younger elementary age children. I would recommend it without reservation.

Yoga Games for Children: Fun and Fitness With Postures, Movements, and Breath.......2005-08-17

As a yoga teacher for children, I found the book a tremendous resource. It addressed topics to develop coping skills, including acknowledging grief and anger, and also focused on entertaining activities. The authors used many useful icons in order to specify which activities would be apropos for which age groups, whether the activity would be for small groups, pairs, or individuals, etc. The only concern I experienced while using the icons was the time frames, which were a little "optimistic". It is infinitely difficult to truly keep children focused for the time frames indicated. Overall, the book is definitely worth buying! One will use it over and over again to develop lesson plans and fresh new ideas.

A Deep Breath of Life: Daily Inspiration for Heart-Centered Living

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breathe deeply...
Another beautiful addition to Alan's work
True Daily Inspiration
Still good the third time around
A pablum approach to heart-centered living . . .

A Deep Breath of Life: Daily Inspiration for Heart-Centered Living
Alan Cohen
Manufacturer: Hay House
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ASIN: 1561703370

Book Description

Book of daily thoughts, stories, and reflections that mirror the author's heartfelt philosophy about life, love, and interpersonal relationships.

Customer Reviews:

breathe deeply..........2006-07-07

This is basically a calender-a date on each page followed by an inspiring quote, a short page long (or less) essay/parable/real life story, a short prayer and an affirmation-rendering this book super-easy to read no matter how super-busy you are.
Although God and Jesus are referenced many times in this, and his other-Dare to be Yourself book, it shouldn't affect the healing these books are offering-anyone could read them-it's a live and let live deal.
You may want to keep some highlighter pens on hand. Good stuff.

Another beautiful addition to Alan's work.......2006-03-10

I love anything by Alan, and I lemjoy this book for its daily message format. I pick it up at the end of the day or when I feel a spiritual boost, turn to the date and read the passage. He never fails to uplift my spirit and help me get back on track. This would make a lovely gift.

True Daily Inspiration.......2005-10-07

I've been reading daily meditations for many years but this one surpasses them all. I bought a bunch for those friends and relatives who are interested and they rave about it, too. Top-notch, first class book. You won't regret your purchase.

Still good the third time around.......2003-06-14

I hadn't looked at this book for a few years and recently started reading it again for the third or fourth time. There are some days when the reading doesn't really touch me and other days when it's exactly what I need to hear. I've attended three short seminars given by Alan and find him to be a loveable, real human being. I stayed around after one of the seminars and went out with a small group to have dinner with him. There are some 'teachers' who seem to don a mantle of self-importance and wouldn't consider breaking bread with a lowly seminar attendee. Alan is certainly not one of them. So, five stars to Alan and all of his books.

A pablum approach to heart-centered living . . ........2002-10-21

This book came to me highly recommended, so I was doubly disappointed. Cohen does better in his other books, but this one is "spirituality lite," big time. The format is standard for this genre: A page for every day, with a catchy title. A quotation to spark your interest . . . his sources are varied, and this part is okay, though not particularly inspiring. music, contemporary writers, scriptures, with the most prevalent being "A Course in Miracles." Then comes a thought-provoking paragraph or two . . . and here the disappointment takes hold. Cohen tells obviously-created stories which he claims come from his personal experience, or trite examples from the lives of famous people. Sometimes he quotes stories from world religious traditions without attributing his sources (as on June 12 where he tells the well known Buddhist tale about the man and the tiger, stopping to taste a strawberry as he falls).

Next comes a prayer/meditation. These are good. If you do buy the book, turn first to these italicized sections near the bottom of each page. May 7, for example, "Spirit of Love, open my heart. Help me to be at peace with all my relationships . . . " Then an affirmation, and these range from excellent (as on May 7, "I create peace with my loved ones and myself" to the banal (July 10 - "God's timing is perfect.").

Book Description

Describes the anatomy and physiology of breathing, as well as the subtle yogic science of prana.

Customer Reviews:

sue me, i'm weird.......2007-07-25

This book is a blend of western science and ideas and practices from yoga, but mostly science. I was able to learn about the science that might justify practices like "alternate nostril breathing." I learned about how flow through each nostril varies depending on time of day, mood and brain activity.

I became so fascinated I went on to use the neti pot (for cleaning nasal passages). Then I learned how to pass a sterilized string from one nostril, to the back of the throat, and then out the other nostril (for cleaning). The book mentions such things.

I suppose I obsessed on this because I realized through reading this book that one nasal passage always seemed blocked. And indeed, after visiting a doctor, it turns out I have one nostril significantly blocked by a polyp.

But this is probably an example of how these books can get you in trouble, or waste your time. The book helped me learn and discover something important about myself, but I might have caused myself some damage. I probably should have consulted a doctor much earlier in the process.

But still, a good book.

Breath.......2007-04-11

I am in a Yoga-Teacher-Training-Course, this book, Science of Breath, was recommended by a friend. It teaches lots of good stuff about the breath and I am glad I read it, however, it was written in the early 1900s and there are some prejudices in there about human beings and that disappointed me somewhat. Hopefully a reader can focus on what the book is actually trying to teach, rather than get hung up on what science did not know in the early 1900s.

Review by former physiology Teaching Fellow and yoga practioner.......2006-12-17

This is an excellent beginning book on breathing for anyone who is interested in yoga. It covers the importance of breathing, basic respiratory physiology and the relationship between science and yoga.

The authors of this book are credible and have excellent professional credentials and established practices. They are associated with the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA that has a long standing commitment to getting science, modern psychology and yoga together. Many of their publications are excellent and certainly this one is as well.

I think any yoga practioner at any level will benefit from this book and even very experienced people will learn a lot. As the title suggests, this book focuses on the practical aspects of breathing and provides a good foundation or launching point for moving on to pranayama practice. However, the value add is the tie in to modern science.

As part of my living, I do workshops on such topics as meditation, pranayama and biofeedback, loving-kindness practices and other topics that integrate East and West. Before becoming involved in psychology and spirituality, I was both a research scientist and Teaching Fellow in Physiology. While I am not an expert at respiratory physiology or a top pranayama practioner, I have an established yoga practice and enough expertise to judge the merit of this book.

If you are serious about the breath and especially about pranayama, I would pick up "Light on Pranayama" by B.K.S. Iyengar. This book is very comprehensive and covers the physiology of the various breathing practices in great depth. If you are looking at breating for relaxation, you may also want to consider some of the meditation resources listed on my listmania lists. I also have a yoga resource list that might be helpful for those interested in pranayama. Another book in the pranayama vein that is quite popular is "The Yoga of Breath" by Richard Rosen.

In summary, this is a good book on the basics of breathing as a foundation for a yoga practice. It provides the basic concepts required to move on to more advanced breathing techniques such as pranayama.

A Well Kept Secret for the Astral Adventurer.......2006-04-19

I can think of no better training tool for the student of Meditation and especially the Science and Practice of Out of Body Experience (OOBE or sometimes called OBE) than this wonderful little book.

Written in 1904 originally, it contains careful, sound and easy to follow directions on quieting and controlling the mind and breath in ways that will greatly enhance self control, calm, metabolism and open the gateway to some incredible Cosmic Experiences, if one is patient and willing to apply these techniques over a reasonable period of time.

Essential for the Yogi Adepts in all of us!

learn how to breathe.......2006-01-30

I was a little skeptical at first. An entire book on how to breathe? I've been doing it my whole life, so I'm pretty good at it, right? What else could there possibly be to breathing?

Lots.

This book not only covers various breathing techniques, but also the science behind it. It covers the nasal cavity and lungs and how they work. Also, how breathing through individual nostrils have distinct effects on the physical and psychological self.

This book is also a great introduction/explanation to the breathing techniques used in yoga. Many yogis have said proper breathing is the first step toward enlightnment. This book shows you how.

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Putrid Pooch
Good, but I think Dogzilla and Kat Kong are more bang for your buck
In a world of kid's books littered with freakin' butterflies and rainbows
A good laugh for everyone
Princess Bubble thought this was a breath of fresh air!

Dog Breath
Dav Pilkey
Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
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Category: Humor"Hally Tosis was a very good dog, but she had a big problem."Hold your nose! Because here comes the dog with the worst breath in the world!"Wordplay...is at the heart of this sweet, funny picture book...And the bright colors…add a marvelous effervescence to the zany goings-on."--Booklist

Customer Reviews:

Putrid Pooch.......2007-07-25

Hally is a dog with bad breath. It is extremely bad breath. So bad the family feels they need to get rid of him. However, when his horrific breath saves the family from danger, the dog gets to stay and is a hero.

Good, but I think Dogzilla and Kat Kong are more bang for your buck.......2007-06-13

This is a cute story, and the play on words with Hally Tosis is funny. My son likes this story, but it doesn't engage him in the way that some of the other Dav Pilkey books do. The writing just isn't as funny as it is in Dogzilla and Kat Kong. However, the illustrations are very funny, and we like to talk about all of the different reactions to Hally's doggy breath. In fact, the illustrations entertain my son more than the story.

In a world of kid's books littered with freakin' butterflies and rainbows.......2007-01-10

We finally get something that kids can REALLY appreciate- a cute, lovable dog with horrid breath. The story is hysterical, the artwork sheer perfection. My three and five year-olds both love this one. I have to confess I do, too. Yeah, there's a message in here, too... but who cares. Books like this will make young kids love books.

A good laugh for everyone.......2006-03-05

This is a nice easy read for the kids, and the reader can enjoy the adventure right along with the kids.

Princess Bubble thought this was a breath of fresh air!.......2005-09-12

I thought this book was so cute!!!! The humor is wonderful and so smart. I am publishing a children's book and hope it is as wonderful as Dog Breath!
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