Book Description
Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming convincingly demonstrates the remarkable differences between what we commonly read about global warming and what is really happening. Nine chapters describe major problems with computer simulations of future climate that are the basis for wrenching policies being proposed by world leaders. Anyone who reads this book will come away with a new appreciation of the complexity of the climate issue and will question the need for expensive policies that are likely to have little or no detectable effect on the planet's temperature. Published in cooperation with the George C. Marshall Institute.
Customer Reviews:
The inconvenient truth about An Inconvenient Truth .......2007-08-06
I highly recommend this book. But I suspect that this book will not appeal to most readers. There's none of the intense hyperbole that infects both global warming fanatics and many of their deniers. There are no grand apocalyptic scenarios that garner such strong public appeal. No terrifying future, no living on the brink of disaster. Only quiet nuanced science from those who spend their life in research. One suspects that the politics of global warming has now superseded the science and sad to say, when politics enters the room, truth shuffles its way into the background. This is unfortunate since there are many things about the environment with which we should be concerned - not the least being our consumption of non renewable resources. My fervent hope is that we can move past the exaggerated apocalypse of global warming while addressing the necessary issues of the environment - i.e., the rest of the environment aside from climate change.
In this case of Shattered Consensus, all ten contributors are scientists and experts in their field. Each chapter, and scientific report, covers a separate and distinct aspect of climate. This is really a collection of reports, not a coherent "story". Each contributor has their own style, some being more accessible than others. They present the science as they understand it and in that regard the average reader may find the information dry, or indeed undecipherable. Most of the ten authors include a short conclusion which may be helpful for those unwilling to plow through the science. Nonetheless the reader is left in the end overwhelmed not by the certainty of any position, but by the staggering uncertainty in all aspects related to this Earth's climate. Our ability to measure past trends in climate are dependent on woefully scant data. Our ability to project future trends have no unambiguous models yet. In fact, the variability of the results of the different models are so big as to render them basically useless for anything other than further research. They certainly shouldn't be used to make definitive statements as to future trends. The effects of CO2 are still highly uncertain with some models suggesting no impact and some observations linking CO2 to an indicator of climate change not a driver - i.e., CO2 changes as a result of climate change, not the other way around. Much more research is needed to understand why these discrepancies are observed. Even if global warming is happening, and even if CO2 is at least partly to blame, the impact of global warming in some scenarios is actually beneficial to not only humans, but to some species. Indeed, in all of Earth's history through warming and cooling periods, some species benefit and other lose.
The reader is left with the question, since scientists tell us that the unknowns vastly outweigh the things that are known about climate, what should our policy decisions making framework be based on. Is seems to me that we need to base it on what is known. Air quality, water quality, land use, availability of non renewable resources, are all things we can measure and for which policies can be made. Having a single enemy (CO2, in this case) is certainly more appealing and simple for the average consumer to understand. But simple is not always best.
It should be noted that none of these scientists is involved in the petroleum industry (a favorite disclaimer by those wanting to discredit the validity of anyone critical of global warming science). Some have even been involved in the IPCC directly (the UN Intergovernmental protocol on climate change). Scientists are by nature a conservative lot. A hypothesis lasts as long as the next set of experiments that disprove it, or tenuously as long as further experiments continue to confirm it. Most scientists don't seek a public profile and most are uncomfortable playing the role of a nay-sayer, especially in the face of such publicly popular resources as Al Gore's an Inconvenient Truth. I will rely on the scientific truth to work its way to the surface. I just hope we don't waste too much in the way of public funds on chasing windmills when there are so many important issues in this world that need attention.
Consensus? Right........2007-04-18
This book perfectly illustrates how there is dissent in the thinking of many climate scientists, showing information that proves there is no consensus, or at least none as to the overall causes, specific effects and actions to take on "anthropogenic global warming".
It's like the AAAS's 'Science' magazine publishing an op/ed in their "Essays on Science and Society" section by Naomi Oreskes (Associate professor of history and director of the Program in Science Studies at the University of California at the time). In that piece, it was reported an analysis was made of abstracts in the ISI database under science and with the phrase "global climate change" in them. The keywords specified in the op/ed 3 times were "climate change" (In another issue of 'Science' that was corrected to "global climate change". I would include that, but you have to join AAAS to get to it.) Her closing paragraph in the essay uses the words "anthropogenic climate change".
Although she takes quite a while to say it, in two or more convoluted paragraphs, she claims consensus because of the actions of some organizations; that we can prove statements and reports by the AMS, AGU, AAAS and others don't downplay legitimate disenting opinions, thus proving a consensus. I'm not sure I follow that train of logic, but there you go.
So, how does she "prove" it? By grabbing those publications that are in the ISI database that are in the science section and have abstracts that have the words "global climate change" in the abstract. Do those contradict what the organizations say? No? Consensus!
Not in ISI database? Not in science section? No abstract? Doesn't have "global climate change" in the abstract? Not looked at.
She does make two interesting points in her closing paragraph, although the two have nothing to do with each other. I've broken the paragraph into the two points; while the first is true, the second is not anything she's proven in the op/ed (although it seems she's hoping we will think so):
1. Many details about climate interactions are not well understood, and there are ample grounds for continued research to provide a better basis for understanding climate dynamics. The question of what to do about climate change is also still open.
2. But there is a scientific consensus on the reality of anthropogenic climate change. Climate scientists have repeatedly tried to make this clear. It is time for the rest of us to listen.
That op/ed, Richard Lindzen's op/ed in the WSJ and her rebuttal op/ed in the Washington Post, as well as letters between Roger Pielke Jr and her printed in 'Science' give even more light on the entire issue of the lack of a consensus and the lengths the cult of global warming will go to to keep everyone thinking there is. This book goes a long way towards fighting the misconceptions, and is an excellent strike in the battle against global warming propaganda.
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Down with Globaloney.......2007-04-03
Point-by-point rebuttal of the fallacy of ''global warming''/''climate change'' brought about by human endeavors. Puts paid to AlGores' Oscar-winning docufantasy. Yes, all of us anti-global warming folks are in the pay of Giant Oil and the moral equivalent of Holocaust deniers. NOT!!! Your belief in half-baked computer models (as opposed to real-life atmospheric happenings) and over-blown do-gooder falsehoods doesn't make ''global warming'' a catastrophic happening.
Sample of Scientific Discussions.......2007-03-14
Interesting series of papers on topics of ongoing discussion regarding global warming. The title is a bit overblown, but I guess it matches the assumption, so often printed over and over in the media, that there is a consensus on global warming (or more correctly, human-caused global warming). There's lots of citations given and places to dig into this as deep as you want. I particularly like the part about trying to develop some sort of heat balance between the earth's surface, the various layers in the atmosphere, and the universe to which the earth radiates heat, and all the unexplained measurement error and missing information associated with that.
There was allusion to the plans to try to "Command and Control" the world's economy, based on averting global warming, basically concluding that nothing we can do will change the outcome much anyway, at least in any predictable way. It makes one wonder if the global warming phenomena is being used as a pretext to try "Command and Control" again. This book does not really get into that, but does give a taste of endless unresolved topics associated with global warming.
religion of enviromentalism challenged.......2007-03-01
any book that challenges to apriori assumptions of the enviromentalist religious dogma of man made global warming is needed. Al Gore and his celebrity loving, psuedo scientific friends need to be mocked for their hypocrisy and stupidity
Book Description
Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange’s bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement.
Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida’s Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy’s doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, Shattered Sword will become an indispensable part of any military buff’s library. Winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and cited by Proceedings as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005.
Customer Reviews:
How the Japanese Blew It .......2007-10-17
This is an excellent book. In a way one might ask what about Midway is untold? There have been numerous books which explained what happened. In a naval operation aimed to destroy the American carrier force, Admiral Yamamoto moved four of his fleet carriers into the middle of the pacific ocean. He aimed at invading Midway Island and hoped that the Americans would come out to defend it. Instead the Americans knew of his plans through radio intercepts and it was they who laid the trap. Aircraft from three of their carriers destroyed the four principal Japanese Fleet carriers and ended what had been up to that time a flood of Japanese victories.
What this book does is to explain how and why things happened. It is in some ways amazing how rudimentary the Japanese naval forces were. Unlike the Americans they did not have radar and the quality of the radios in the fighter aircraft were so poor they were generally not used. At the Marianas the Americans were able to spot the Japanese attacking forces on radar at a distance and to use radios to direct their fighters in the combat air patrol (CAP) to intercept them miles away from their targets. At Midway the Japanese method of directing their fighters now appears ludicrous. Surrounding cruisers would fire their heavy weapons to direct the attention of fighters in the CAP. There was no real coordination and where the CAP went was a matter of luck. In fact probably none of the Japanese probably saw the attacking flights of American dive bombers who did the damage until it was to late. The Americans maximised anti-aircraft fire power by placing their carriers in a fleet of war ships with huge numbers of anti-aircraft guns. The Japanese did not do this. The Japanese strategy was to frantically manoeuvre their carriers at full speed turning in huge circles to doge torpedoes and bombs. Heavier naval units had to keep away to allow the carriers room to manoeuvre and to come close would have led to serious dangers of collision. The only real anti-aircraft guns were placed on the carriers and these had limited ranges.
Despite this the Japanese could possibly have won if their commanders were not idiots. Yamamoto has tended to have had good press in the past. However his planning of this operation was abysmal. For some reason two slower smaller carriers were diverted of to the Aleutian Islands for an invasion which made no logical sense. Another carrier was left in Japan. It would seem the reason for this was that Yamamoto was concerned that the Americans would not engage him unless his force looked small. Despite the victory of Pearl Harbour with its message that battleships were now just targets to be sunk by carriers Yamamoto also had huge number of battleships manoeuvring in the rear whilst exposing his carriers placing them in a position when they could be attacked by land based aircraft from Midway and naval based aircraft from the American carriers.
The writers suggest that the Japanese would have had more chance of winning if they had used their naval assets in campaigns around the Solomon Islands. They could have used their land based aircraft better and the Americans would have been forced to commit forces to prevent the loss of Australia. The genius of this book is in the detail of not explaining the story which had been told many times but explaining why it happened. The detail the level of understanding is well beyond that of this type of history. It is possible to have an insight into the minds of the Japanese and why they fought as they fought. The book also explodes a number of popular myths about the battle through careful research.
Midway seen in another light.......2007-09-10
An excellently researched story of Midway giving a lot of new details and insights, all very well researched and with extensive proof to support the ideas put forward.
I thought I knew the story of Midway by heart, having read every book on the subject I could lay my hands on, who have been copying each other.
This book gives a completely new perspective and with the supporting documentation makes a credible point for a new look at the sequence of events.
The final book on Midway? Not likely, but it will be hard to surpass it in novel approach.
A book to read without stopping.
Only drawback is that (at least at the time I bought it), there was no paperback version, but that probably wouldn't have lasted long anyway because the book is begging to be re-read over and over again.
Solid history, but somewhat over written.......2007-08-17
Shattered Sword is an excellent, but somewhat over written work that is really two books in one. The first is a solid, well documented account of Japanese operations at Midway. The other is a reassessment of certain events that been centerpieces in most popular depictions of that battle.
The former is a foundational piece that should be included in any serious historian's bookshelf; a five-star work that provides considerable insight to Japanese strategy tactics and operations. The latter is an interesting, but ultimately over-advocated piece that deserves credit for correcting the historic record, but ultimately does not contribute nearly as much new knowledge as the first. A three-star work.
Parshall and Tully fill in a huge gap by providing a soup-to-nuts assessment of Japanese planning and operations that made up the Midway and Aleutians campaigns. Their meticulous analysis is remarkable, and seemingly consists of about two pages of analysis for one page of narrative. The end result is a keen understanding of how Japan conducted the campaign, and the fatal flaws that were both latent and all too visible.
It seems that the Japanese Imperial Navy was wholly unprepared to conduct a major war like the one they initiated, and not from a logistical/industrial standpoint either. The picture the authors paint (perhaps unintentionally) is of a military organization that is highly polished but extremely brittle. When they faced a surprised or weaker opponent, the Japanese dominated. But if the Japanese faced a foe even close to parity, their planning and organization would unravel, resulting in a high loss of life and material. The glaring flaws in their strategic and tactical planning, operations, and command structure seem to suggest that even if they won the Battle of Midway, it was only a matter of time before their organization failed and they would suffer some catastrophic disaster at the hands of the Americans.
As for the authors' reassessment of Midway, they try too hard to push these revelations. While I laud them for rectifying these errors, most of these issues are far less important than other topics the authors brought up. For example, the authors go to great lengths to explain how Nagumo's reserve strike were actually in the hanger rather on the flight deck, when the Americans made their decisive strike. It really seems to be a relatively minor detail, since (as the authors stated) the Japanese carriers had unarmored flight decks, and the American strike would have blown the carriers to smithereens in either case. What is of more importance, but is given less promotion, is that the Japanese were unable to launch an attack in the face of uncoordinated but persistent American attacks. This essentially says the Japanese never really had control of the battle from the very beginning.
Nevertheless, Shattered Sword is a fabulous and serious historical study. I look forward to future works from the authors.
Excellent WWII book........2007-08-06
Shattered Sword was a most interesting and informative book covering this famous battle as well as events leading up to it, primarily from the Japanese perspective. This in itself is unusual. The narrative was very detailed yet fast paced, even difficult to put down. What I enjoyed most, though, was that the authors related the events at Midway to strategic decisions made many years earlier. Thus, the battle of Tsushima in 1905 would ultimately affect placement of gun batteries and other such things which would determine the outcome at Midway in 1942. IMHO it is the good historian who is able to connect such distant dots.
So very revealing and in depth abot the Psyche of the Japanese Navy.......2007-07-13
I bought this book based on the writer's excellent website. What I expected was detail and facts. What I got was much better.
Shattered Sword not only totally covers the events of the MI raid but it looks back to the start of the war and how these successes actually laid the groundwork for the total failure of the Japanese Navy both at Midway and beyond. The authors reveal Yamamoto as both brilliant and a bully. His plans were shown to be flawed but pushed on the Navy by threats. The actual minute by minute account of the battle goes into incredible detail (based on many survivor accounts). The technical sections show how the carriers were attacked, damaged and how their poor damage control finally sent them to the bottom. Perhaps the most interesting were the debunking of the Myths of Midway. Read the book to find out what I mean.
It is a great book filled with detail, vivid descriptions, stories and analysis of the battle, its causes and its ultimate failure for the Japanese. Just for fun there is a what if section. Again read the book and enjoy.
Alan
Book Description
A new D&D adventure for lower-level characters!
This low-level D&D adventure showcases a new format for combat encounters, designed to speed gameplay and make encounter preparation easier for the Dungeon Master. A companion title to Scourge of the Howling Horde, this adventure pits players against an ever-evolving dungeon filled with creatures of chaos. It includes enough adventure material for the Dungeon Master to easily expand or streamline the campaign and provides information on how this adventure links with the previous adventure.
David Noonan is a roleplaying game designer at Wizards of the Coast. His previous design credits include Heroes of Battle and Dungeon Master’s Guide II.
Customer Reviews:
Great Product, the standard for all modules to use.......2007-07-17
This module has done everything right, Beautiful color, great maps, not only is each room easily noted on the map but each room has its own map on its pages as well as ways to either up or lower the difficulty of various rooms.
All modules should use this as their standard.
Novices Luck.......2007-05-13
This is a great way to introduce begginers to the way a D&D adventure could be played and ran.
Great Module.......2007-05-07
This adventure sets a campaign background, and sets an excellent adventure pace for 3 dungeons, as well as dropping great hints for the DM to set up side adventures during and after the dungeons.
I ran this adventure for a group of 5 players, and it was excellent.
The encounter format is typically 2 pages, with room and encounter description going together, along with monster tactics, in some cases, broken down round by round, explaining when monsters flee, etc.
I'm very satisfied with this product.
Quite possibly one of the greatest starter adventures ever written.......2007-04-05
I've been running The Shattered Gates of Slaughterguard for three weeks now and I'm very pleased. My players are having a blast too.
I've been DMing games for a long time, both published and self-made campaigns. I've played/run several of the "official" Wizards of the Coast modules as well as a lot of generic adventures intended for D20 use. Hands down, this is the best I've encountered. The good points are as follows:
-Easy to run.
-The information is presented in a concise, lean format that makes finding information a breeze (for example, the overall maps of the dungeon are in one book, while the individual room descriptions are in another. So you can have both open at once for the first 2 dungeons)
-The story is more of a framework as opposed to a specific set of events, allowing you a lot of creativity.
-It's very adaptable. There's a small section that deals with making it fit with just about any game. Including Forgotten Realms and Eberron.
-Comes with lots of handouts for the players as well as a short "players guide" that the players are free to flip through.
The list goes on and on. If you are new to D&D, this is a great place to start. If you are a veteran, this will provide a wonderful starting point for just about any campaign you might have in mind.
Well thought out product.......2007-01-28
This says 'An adventure for characters 1-6' but it's really much more. You're getting a mini-campaign setting. This has to be one of the better adventure products I've seen from WOTC in a while. Lots of source material inside and outside the dungeons themselves, lots of places a DM can insert his/her own campaign elements. The maps are well laid out. There are lot of things here that could be easily adapted and used outside of this mini-campaign.
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Love &Sadness all in one.......2007-09-16
It must be so hard for some of the offspring of Stars to front their demons. I do believe these two stars loved greatly but coming from different backgrounds was always going to be difficult.Their working days were completely opposite which had to cause friction. However I have passed this book around for others to enjoy. Unfortunately Sandra's addiction to alcohol would have been difficult for Bobby as he did not like this scene. His problems lay elsewhere. Nonetheless two great talents produced a loving son. Great read.
Loved this bio- very well written.......2007-08-01
This book is a touching recollection of the glorious, yet shattered lives of Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin, the Dream Lovers of the title who were entertainment superstars during the late 50s and 60s. Their son Dodd along with his co-writer Maxine Paetro did a terrific job in telling his family's heartbreaking story by getting input from many of the people closest to his parents. I would also recommend picking up the DVD of Bobby's last TV show in 73 "Mack is Back" along with reading Dream Lovers. They go well together.
Good read.......2007-07-29
I read this book cover to cover in a day. From a son's perspective, it was hard to see the progressive decline in his parent's lives through his eyes. Still, I believe it was told with as much objectivity as he could muster. I'm still fascinated with the Darrin/Dee relationship after all these years.
A sad and truthful story written by a beloved son.......2007-07-03
I fill Dodd Darin wrote a very tragic and truthful story of both of his parents. I felt he captured their inner feelings of joy and of heartbreak. He also showed his love for both. I have and would recommend this book to others
Dream Lovers.......2007-02-07
Loved this book. It will make for another interesting movie about these two lovers whom after they met were forever joined together solidified even more by their son. Tragic love story and had it not been for Bobby's short time on earth I am sure they would have worked it out and stayed together forever.
I cannot help but feel for Dodd who somehow hoped that his parents could have worked it out. As the son of two wonderful icons, he showed us the turmoil in their lives.
I thank Dodd for sharing his pain as well as his happy times with his parents though short lived.
Product Description
Darcy Wills is desperate. A painful secret is ruining her closest friendships at Bluford High School. And an even deeper lie is tearing her family apart. Unwilling to lose the people she loves, Darcy must confront her pastÑand the truth. What she discovers will change her world forever.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent!!! Excellent!!!!.......2007-04-02
We are so excited to have been introduced to the Bluford Series. It is a wonderful series of books about teens in a predominately black school. The books are really short and can be read in three or four days or even sooner.
Shattered is about a girl named Darcy Wills. She dates this guy named Hakeem who has a stuttering problem. Hakeem left Bluford to move to Detroit for a short while and then returned to Bluford. Darcy found out that he had another girlfriend but she didn't mention to him that she had been seeing another boy, who tried to rape her, but her Dad came to her rescue just in time. This is a secret that they kept from each other, but their best friends, Tarah and her boyfriend, Cooper, knows about it but promises to stay out of their boyfriend/girlfriend drama. When Darcy found out that Tarah knew about Hakeem's girlfriend, she became angry with her and felt that she betrayed her so she called off their friendship. Finally, Darcy came clean and told Hakeem about the boy and the near rape and Hakeem and Cooper went over to the boy's house where Hakeem had fought him. If it wasn't for Darcy being there to break it up, the boy could have really been badly hurt.
Meanwhile, Darcy's parents have troubles of their own. Her father is a reformed alcoholic. He had left his wife and Darcy and her sister, Jamee for a younger woman. When that didn't work out, he came back to his family and began drinking again when he got laid off from his job as a salesman for a men's clothing store. Darcy's mother is pregnant again and is having a lot of health problems. She has to end up taking on longer shifts at the hospital in the ER where she works as a nurse. They have a lot of financial woes and Darcy's father feels bad that his wife is working longer hours. When she is rushed to ER herself, the doctor puts her on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy and it puts the family in even deeper strain. Darcy's dad takes on a job as a taxi-driver and begins to drink again. When Darcy and Jamee finds out, they keep it from their mother. Ultimately, their Dad attends AA and quits drinking again and cleans up his life for himself and his family.
Back at Bluford . . . Darcy and Hakeem are back together again.
This was a very good book. Because the books are short and the stories are good, we read other series in the Bluford High series. They are all excellent and highly, highly, highly recommended. It really depicts what high school is really all about in a black community. The best of the best in teen fiction. Teen novels don't have to have cussing and sex in order to be good and interesting. Guess what? There is no cussing or sex in the Bluford series and it is the best in teen fiction reading!!!
The premise of the story is: Have an open communication with your boyfriend and trust each other. Never jump to conclusions until you hear it from him first. Also, let your parents work out their own problems, but be there for them.
5*****
Teens'R'Us
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Great for understanding CISM and other trauma-related issues.......2002-07-25
Janoff-Bulman describes what happens to a person, male or female, when dealing with sudden life-disrupting events. The two greatest "assumptions" or basic beliefs assaulted by trauma are that the world is safe and that I am a valuable asset in it. She speaks to victims and therapists alike in non-clinical terms that are healing and educational. Therapists could easily recommend this book to persons surviving traumatic events.
Good, easily understood material for the lay-person.......2000-05-04
who: 1. Wants a basic, cognitive foundation in understanding how personal schemas, or ways of looking at and interpreting the world, are formed; 2. How change that causes us to question our basic assumptions that a. The world is benevolent, b. The world is meaningful, and c. The self is worthy -- can lead to psychological trauma including uneasy heightened physiological responses, feelings of anxiety, and a confrontation with the illusion that we are immune to death. Janoff-Bulman argues that the "adjustment of survivors rests largely" on their level of disillusionment and whether they despair or remain hopeful after a traumatic experience. The author does a quite adequte job of explaining the personal benefits of working through the trauma and learning to cope with change, and explaining why the ones we love the most are sometimes the least helpful, or even harmful, in supporting us in developing a new self and world view. Instead of just leaving us there, the author continues by telling us how others can be helpful in different ways and the fact that no one person can "be everything" or sole supporter of a traumatized individual. Finally, we are given a criteria for "ordinary levels of effective functioning" that can be used to gauge recovery. Perhaps the most valuable portion of this book, though, are the extensive Notes and Listing of References that help one to expand their research into trauma effects and recovery. The negative of this book is the author's overindulgance in rehashing psychotherapy's classic view of dissociative states as, the least,counterproductive to recovery, and, at most proof of psychosis. The author might have spent more time discussing how denial, a mild dissociative state, is "underappreciated," and is actually a coping mechanism that protects one from the overwhelming jar of dealing with every aspect of trauma at once. Overall a very good tool for the lay-person to use in understanding why trauma feels so bad, why others don't seem to understand and can even blame the traumatized for their own plight, and finding assurance that the traumatic experience can lead to a stronger self-image and more flexible take on change and reality. Highly recommend this book be purchased and kept in a secure place for easy access when trauma does catch one off guard.
Book Description
If God loves me, why does life hurt so much?
“A new way to live is available to us,” writes widely respected author and counselor Larry Crabb, “a way that leads to a joy-filled encounter with Christ, to a life-arousing community with others, and to a powerful transformation of our interior worlds that makes us more like Jesus.”
You’ll see how God moves you from shattered dreams to better dreams to the highest dream– and the joy that comes from dreaming it.
This is a book that will...
draw you to your closest Friend,
help you discover your deepest
spiritual desires,
point you to your greatest hope,
help you face your deepest pain,
and invite you to your highest joy.
Join Larry Crabb on a life-changing adventure of encountering God in the midst of life’s most difficult times. And learn to live beyond your Shattered Dreams.
Customer Reviews:
Changed my perspective in a very good way.......2007-09-24
This book was so good I had to buy one to put back in the church library because I didn't want to give theirs back. It is one of the few books I have read cover to cover and didn't want to end.
Helpful .......2007-08-29
Shattered Dreams is a helpful diagnosis of what may really be happening when our dreams are shattered. However, it comes across as a one-size-fits-all model. God has many purposes for allowing dreams to be shattered. Read Crabb to learn one such purpose, but realize that others exist.
"Shattered Dreams" Book & Workbook by Larry Crabb.......2007-03-09
This is a wonderbul book to use in a group Bible Study or personal Bible Study. Anyone who has experienced shattered dreams in their life will benefit from reading this book by drawing closer to the Lord.
Shattered Dreams: God's Unexpected Pathway to Joy: workbook.......2007-01-16
I and a friend did this workbook and read the book with a friend who was in a world of hurt...it was most worthwhile.
A Life-changer.......2007-01-15
I was so struck by this book that I bought it for all of my friends at Christmas. Finally, a Christian auther is writing truthfully about life. It goes deeper than most other books and has fine-tuned my theology and changed my life. It's a must read.
Book Description
This prequel and companion to The Holy Longing has sold over 40,000 copies in various editions. Crossroad now offers a wholly new edition of this excellent book, thoroughly re-edited, with attractive layout and guide for reflection.
Customer Reviews:
The ordinary experience .......2007-02-10
Rediscovering the Felt Presence of God seems challenging but Rolheiser makes it ordinary. This book has deeply affected the way I view my experiences. It has returned as sense of worship and connection with God not only in my prayer life but in everyday experience. This book is a little deep but stay with it... you really don't need a degree in theology to "get' it you just need to want more of God.
The Shattered Lantern.......2006-06-26
Rolheiser provides real insights in to why so many people are unable to see God as being active in their lives . His thought provoking discussions make one realize that living a contemplative life is far more than simply setting aside time for silence and meditation . He challenges the reader to be contemplative in the midst of a life of constant activity . Great book for group study .
Recover a Vital Sense of God in Our Lives.......2002-07-17
Nietzsche once wrote, "God is dead!" Rolheiser responds, "No!" We simply are blind! If we could only remove the scales from our eyes, we would be able to see Him everywhere in our ordinary existence. Rolheiser states that the scales can be removed through contemplation, allowing us to see God "face to face."
This is a very spiritual book with great insights on the discipline of contemplation. Along with prayer and meditation, contemplation is one of the most effective ways of getting closer to God. This book helps the reader learn, understand and live the contemplative life.
"Blessed are the pure at heart, for they shall see God." Unfortunately, few of us are pure at heart. Rolheiser posits most believers rarely, if ever, see God in their lives. Something is wrong with us. This book first describes in some detail why we are not fully aware of God in our lives - excessive narcissism, pragmatism and restlessness are the culprits. Our perception is distorted because we lack the perspective of the contemplative: an infinite horizon where God is the background to all our ordinary experiences. Simply put, most lack the ability to see beyond their own heartaches and headaches.
The book then turns to the three main contemplative traditions in Western Christianity, the mystical tradition exemplified by John of the Cross, the Protestant contemplative tradition, and the philosophical tradition of Theism. Rolheiser does an excellent job of summarizing all three.
The book ends by succinctly explaining the spiritual exercises we can undertake to help purify our hearts, expand our awareness and reacquire a childlike heart of wonder and awe.
Read this book. Become a contemplative. See and feel God everywhere!
Spiritual reading at its best.......2000-05-13
In this first book by Father Rolheiser he writes a clear and concise guide for those of us walking the contemporary and contemplative path.
He contends that "today we, the children of Western culture, post-modern, adult children of the enlightenment, struggle with practical atheism. Our consciousness is clouded with narcissism, pragmatism, and unbridled restlessness so much so, that we are contemplatively asleep. The road back is not a question of finding the right answers, but in living in a certain way. To approach reality and relationships with a certain set of attitudes. A proper praxis. And, like the Virgin Mary, after a certain gestation process, eventually you will give birth to Jesus. God enters the world as the conclusion of a gestation process.We must live in such a way that we give birth to God in our lives."
He routinely urged me to check my own comfort zone, such as "Endeavor to constantly discern your motivation, that is, be suspicious when the glory of God and your own glory habitually harmonize" and "Enter into the vulnerability of Christ, into his unwillingness to protect himself against pain as he fulfills God's will."
I found his observations about the church and religion today on the mark. His work is very readable and yet I found myself rereading a passage over and over because of the succinct, sometimes gritty, penetrating message. He makes the point that the journey takes time, practice and an ever vigilant opening of your heart. An excellent book that you will read over and over again.
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Every therapist who has worked with adult survivors of severe child abuse is aware of the perils associated with helping to rebuild an adult psyche shattered in childhood. All too often, in their efforts to identify and go beyond the defenses and compensatory tactics of young victims who elect to numb themselves to the pain of abuse, many bright, well-meaning therapists find themselves hopelessly entangled in therapeutic and interpersonal traps. How, in today's increasingly litigious climate, can therapists be sure that they are pursuing the most rational and effective course of treatment while, at the same time, safeguarding themselves against common professional snares? This book may provide the answer.
In Rebuilding Shattered Lives, James A. Chu, MD, describes a proven approach to the assessment and treatment of post-traumatic and dissociative disorders developed at the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Program at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Drawing on his extensive empirical research and more than a decade's clinical experience specializing in treating survivors of severe abuse, Dr. Chu also offers valuable insights into all the major areas of trauma-related symptomatology and provides the most detailed explanation of dissociative theory currently in print. And, with the help of numerous vignettes and case examples, he clearly illustrates common clinical dilemmas encountered when dealing with survivors of severe abuse as well as the most effective techniques for resolving them.
The book opens with an integrated, up-to-date account of trauma theory and symptomatology. Chapters focus on complex dissociative and post-traumatic symptoms, difficulties in development and maturation, amnesia and other traumatic memory problems, and differential diagnosis. In the following section, Dr. Chu outlines his treatment strategies and offers valuable guidelines on managing self-destructive behavior, controlling dissociative and post-traumatic symptomatology, and navigating the maze of the therapeutic relationship. Concluding chapters are devoted to special topics and include a review of the latest treatment strategies for dissociative identity disorder, crisis intervention, and working with regressed and "impossible" patients.
Rebuilding Shattered Lives is an important working resource for mental health workers of all levels of experience. Throughout, the writing style is clear, and complex theories are explained with an emphasis on how they provide the conceptual basis for a rational, responsible, and safe approach to treatment.
"A major contribution to the clinical trauma literature by one of the field's most experienced clinicians." âChristine Courtois, PhD author of Healing the Incest Wound
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"Dr. James Chu charts a deliberate and thoughtful approach to the treatment of severely traumatized patients. Written in a straightforward style and richly illustrated with clinical vignettes, Rebuilding Shattered Lives is filled with practical advice on therapeutic technique and clinical management. This is a reassuring book that moves beyond the confusion and controversies to address the critical underlying issues and integrate traditional psychotherapy with more recent understanding of the effects of trauma and pathological dissociation." âFrank W. Putnam, MD.
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Dr. Chu.......2004-07-18
Although I haven't read this book yet I want to add that I had a brief session with Dr. Chu this month and was impressed with his compassion and sensitivity. He was warm and friendly and very clearly did what he could to help me feel comfortable in such an uncomfortable situtation. He serves as a consultant to the program I was in and that's how I was able to meet with him. And I am very glad that he was able to give his input to my treatmant team.
Good for therapists and patients.......2004-02-12
I thought the book was rather comprehensive, but I noticed about one page on ritual abuse including satanic ritual abuse. That, and the fact that his program only caters to females are my main objections. I also agree with one of the other reviewers about the author who has no compassion yet writes a book seemingly with compassion. I know this due to inquiring about his program twice. He is now an administrator who no longer does direct therapy and that is perhaps the main reason he wrote his book (for promotion and pay).
A clear and concise synthesis.......2002-03-20
After seeing Dr. James Chu on video, and being- for the most part- impressed with his sensitive and astute nature, I decided to read his book. Any therapist or psychiatrist, especially those who are beginning to work with clients who have trauma histories, as well as any client who can meaningfully make use of insights (sometimes difficult ones) can find value in Dr. Chu's careful and detailed work. This is a rather simplistic summary: Dr. Chu covers the structure of treatment, boundaries, session frequency, managing the disempowered client, as well as the many presentations and complexities of dissociative disorders and post traumatic behaviors such as transference, self inflicted violence, regression, and intolerable internal conflict- among others. Bringing his work to full vividness are the relevant clinical case examples liberally included. With great skill, Dr. Chu adeptly discusses cases that may appear to be dissociative disorders but, in fact, are not. Dr. Chu's engaging and accessible writing style and attention to the many complexities and nuances of the dynamics of treatment are extremely helpful, especially in the context of current societal black and white thinking. A brilliant crystallization of the issues surrounding the validity of memory is included in the book. Dr. Chu covers recent neurological evidence as well as implicit and explicit memory. He advises caution, although certainly not abdication of the responsibility to be compassionate and supportive. In addition, there is extensive attention paid throughout the book to reenactment of trauma and the various ways reenactment presents itself. Ultimately, Dr. Chu's book contains a quality synthesis of the current understandings of dissociative disorders and indicated treatments- cutting edge. His perspective is resonant with the true meaning and experiences of dissociation.
disappointedin the book, disappointed in the man.......2000-01-26
I was very interested to read this book, particularly anything new on the nuerobiology,Iwas very disappointed. I decided to callthe author since I suffer from DiD myself.He is in twowords unempathictothe sufferingand insufferable.
Important for all clinicians, new and seasoned, to read.......1999-04-17
I found Dr.Chu's book to be quite comprehansive and "real" in his approach to working with complex dissociative disorders. His approach to the writing on this topic is both persoal and highly clinical in nature. I believe that all clinicians working with these complex clients should take the opportunity to read Dr. Chu's work as it allows one to actually think about her own treatment style and approach, and to evaluate mistakes as well as successes. I also see this as a valuable resource for clients dealing with these complex issues in a way that gives them a solid basis for their own treatment. My one concern was the short shrift given to the area of ritual abuse and its manifestations. I feel that Dr. Chu could have more thoroughly researched some of the current theories of mind control and presented a more comprehensive understanding of this very complex treatment. This does not, however, alter my overall opinion of the book.
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Mike Pressler walked into the bottomfloor meeting room of the Murray
Building and, as he had done hundreds of times over a sixteen-year career
at Duke University, prepared to address his men's lacrosse team. Forty-six
players sat in theater-style chairs, all eyes riveted forward.
It was 4:35 P.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. The program's darkest hour
had arrived in an unexpected and explosive announcement.
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season was canceled and he had "resigned," effective immediately. While
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confused over a course of events that had spun wildly out of control.
What began as an off-campus team party with two hired strippers had
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misconduct, shoddy police work, an administration's rush to judgment,
and the media's disregard for the facts -- dividing both a prestigious
university and the city of Durham.
Wiping away tears, Pressler demonstrated the steely resolve that helped
him win more than two hundred games. For the next thirty minutes, Pressler
put his personal situation aside and encouraged his players to stick
together. He also made a bold promise: "One day, we will get a chance to
tell the world the truth. One day."
This is that day.
Pressler, who has not done an interview since the saga began, has handed
his private diary from those three weeks to New York Times bestselling
author Don Yaeger, exposing vivid details, including the day Pressler was
fired, when the coach asked Athletic Director Joe Alleva why the school
"wasn't willing to wait for the truth" to come out. "It's not about the
truth anymore," Alleva said to the coach in a signature moment that said
it all. In addition to Pressler, Yaeger interviewed more than seventy-five
key figures intimately involved in the case. The result is a tale that
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"It is tough to be one of fifty people who believed a story when fifty
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What nonsense........2007-10-09
What nonsense. Lots of people get falsely accused of crimes--both big and little--every day. And lots of people don't have the resources, let alone the public support, to fight it. Coach Pressler, the administration, and the part of the student body that worships athletes on campus are all to blame for letting those boys be so irresponsible. They never spent time in jail, were fully exonerated, and invited back to school. They also all got undisclosed financial settlements from the school, and are suing the city and police department on top of it. GET OVER IT. "Poor boys" doesn;t cut it anymore. You want to talk about hidden agendas? Why are so many epople buying a vocal, hateful Brooklyn professor's interpretation of the events as if they're fact? KC Johnson doesn't know squat about what happened at Duke because he only spoke to a few of the players in the events. He rushed to judgment about the motivations of the 88 faculty members, what the administration should or shouldn't have done, and how we all should have reacted in retrospect. Things were much more complex and subtle than his rantings would have us believe. Personally, I'm sick and tired of these ridiculous one-sided interpretations. You want to help prevent injustice? Then learn about cases where people are actually punished for deeds they didn't commit--people who are still paying for those accusations.
REQUIRED READING ON THE DUKE CASE.......2007-09-29
I am giving this book 5 stars because of its importance. It is not as well written as Stuart Taylor, Jr., and KC Johnson's UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT, but it contains a good chronology of events and contains much more on Mike Pressler and his family. It's awkward at some points to have Don Yeager as the teller instead of Pressler. Some readers will regret Mike Pressler did not have the time and money to expand his own diary of the events in the Duke lacrosse case as a separate book; I would have paid more to have the actual diary printed here. Nevertheless, this is a very important book. It's most valuable for the portrait of the Presslers. Unless Sue Pressler writes her own book, we may never have a more powerful depiction of the splendid American family, the Presslers, including the daughters. One of the treasures of this book is the letter fifteen year old Janet Pressler wrote to Richard Brodhead on 24 March 2007. Poignantly she tells the President of Duke University, "I would have liked this letter to be one in which I described your heroism in your loyalty, leadership, and decisions during the events of last March [2006], but it didn't turn out that way. The lives of my family and the lives of hundreds of others involved in the Duke lacrosse were irrevocably changed because of decisions made by you and your staff. In the end, our sacrifice made no positive difference. No apology or promise can restore the lives we led last year." Any reader will rejoice at the portrait of a great, loving, honorable American family. Mike and Sue Pressler--what a pair!
The Duke case is a great national story of a rogue prosecutor and his minions, of the rogue mainstream media (who can watch Nancy Grace now without loathing her? or trust the New York Times?), of a racist sexist tenured faculty leaping to precisely the wrong conclusions about victimization in the name of political correctness, of a hapless and ultimately conscienceless university president, Richard Brodhead, whose name on Google is linked forever with the words "pandering," "weak-kneed," "cowardly," "craven," "contemptible," and "rush to [the wrong] judgment." As NEWSWEEK said on 10 September 2007, "Brodhead and Nifong had an almost willful disregard for the facts." "Almost" is charitable. Brodhead said that "the facts kept changing" (p. 210); but as a senior, William Wolcott, says, "Hey, facts don't change. The truth doesn't change." What Brodhead and the Gang of 88 did "was bad enough," in Brodhead's memorable words, but the Gang has gained greater power on committees at Duke, and Brodhead seems set to pass his third year review.
The most optimistic news in this book, as in the Taylor-Johnson book, is the potential power for good in a new twenty-first century resource, the bloggers. Blog-hooligans, the politically correct Duke professor Cathy Davidson called them. The bloggers, having not only more brains than the Duke Gang of 88 but a robust capacity for humor, seized on the insult as a badge of honor. Blog-hooligans for the Truth! Finally, what this book celebrates is an old-fashioned American sense of humor, decency, friendship, loyalty, love. It's wonderful to see at least a few people behaving like, well, like heroes, like the Americans Ken Burns is portraying right now on PBS.
Even Better than Expected.......2007-09-21
KC Johnson should start his next book immediately and think about a career change. He is too valuable to the truth to limit himself to one classroom at a time.
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Sympy and biased.......2007-09-21
A quote from the book "this is the worst miscarriage of justice in North Carolina" history. Really? There is no excuse for the terrible injustice done to the Duke students. However, I strongly suspect that North Carolina has lynchings of blacks in its history. The Duke students' harrowing year, financial losses, etc. pale in comparison to losing one's life. Of course, I'm sorry that the coach lost his job. A close friend lost a job to a trumped up charge of sexual harrassment. This kind of thing happens daily. It isn't right. I was bored and sick of chronicles in this book about the day-to-day experiences of the coach and his wife and family during the ordeal. What happened to them was horrible, but not so unusual for people who live in the real world. This shows just how insulated people of privilege are. They don't even know that stuff like this happens to the little person all the time. And, the little person lacks the resources to fight it. For example, my friend could have cleared his name from the fallacious sexual harrassment charges; but, it was cost effective to find a new job rather than spend tens of thousands of dollars to clear his name and get back a job that he no longer wished to have. Wake up guys! People are unfairly charged and unfairly lose their jobs every day. Over 2000 innocent people have lost decades of their life falsely imprisoned, who have been recently exonerated on DNA evidence. How many other innocents die in jail because they aren't so lucky to have an advocate or the evidence to exonerate them? So, why is this a travesty of justice more deserving of symphathy than the others that happen daily? Is it because these were "good boys" or because they are "elite athletes" who only hired strippers, not hookers, this time. There are lots of people who get caught up in the net who are doing things that are much less disreputable than hiring strippers. The real travesty to me is how Mike Nifong was able to string along the media and the country for so long. More checks and balances need to be in place to prevent one bad actor, along with help from a few other individuals, to perpetrate this. And, this book is correct that those who rushed to a conclusion (done all the time) need to retain an open mind and admit when newly presented facts start painting a different picture than initially presented. But, according to this book, it seems as only left wingers rush to a conclusion and fail to correct themselves. It must be nice to always be right, so to speak.
This book is not worth the paper it was printed upon. It was so painful to read that I had to skim the last couple chapters. I couldn't take it any more.
It Should Have Been An Easy Not Guilty/Innocent.......2007-09-01
..... but, as we all know, it was not. There were many students at the party. There were many witnesses to what happened in close proximaty. Good interviews would determine if the claims of innocence were, in fact, true or if there was a cover up going on. There were too many witnesses present for a cover up to be successful. Why wasn't this realized?
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