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As anticipation of the final Harry Potter book intensifies, a debate is raging among fans about what’s in store for Harry and the rest of the gang at Hogwart's. In this book, the experts at MuggleNet.com present a wide range of hard facts and bold predictions about the most popular storylines, favorite characters, and final outcome of the Harry Potter saga. Drawing on their intimate knowledge of the previous six books, as well as tips and suggestions made by millions of MuggleNet.com fans (not to mention a personal interview with J.K. Rowling), the authors offer answers to the burning questions of Harry Potter readers everywhere: Will Hogwart's School be open for Harry’s final year and will Harry even be in attendance? Will Harry’s quest for the remaining Horcruxes be rewarded? Where do Severus Snape’s true loyalties lie? And, most importantly, will Harry survive the final battle with Lord Voldemort?
Customer Reviews:
The right and wrong answers.......2007-09-03
Though admittedly few people see much point in reading this book now that the final istalment of Harry Potter has already been read and is now safely tucked in our book-shelves, I beg to differ. I read Deathly Hallows before reading this book, and so knew all the answers to (most) questions, what drove me to buy the book was my uncontrollable curiosity. Being a fan of the website, I thought I'd help them out by buying the book, but what intrested me the most was the arguments. I don't care whether they guessed right or wrong, but how they came to those conclusions! 9/10 times the right answer doesn't matter, as long as you can back it up with sound reason and judgment, which is why I liked this book, and would still recommend it.
No point in buying it now.......2007-08-30
Not only were the predictions incorrect, Now that book 7 is out who would want to read this?
Must Read!!.......2007-08-27
After reading the final installment of Harry Potter I would def. say this a must read. First, it is a quick summary and primer of important info in the past six books. Plus, unless you are super obsessed or a literary genius there are bound to be a few things you learn in the book.
very pratical.......2007-08-23
it really does help to understand some questions you could have or did not
remember why this is there. Good to have before reading Vol.7
Well Researched Book.......2007-07-31
I bought this book just before Book 7 came out and really enjoyed it. While many of the assumptions in this book turned out to be false once I had read Book 7, it was nonetheless a well-researched book. The arguments for each stance they took - both pro and con - were plausible and quite believable and convincing. You could tell the authors had done their homework and really knew the world of Harry Potter. I think I may go back and read it again now that I know what really happens to see where they were spoton and where their ideas missed the mark. In any case, it is a great resource whether you have been a Harry Potter fan or are just discovering his world.
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Today, there is a great deal of emphasis on the mystical and intangible nature of relationships but very little emphasis on the real, practical steps involved in building an enduring love. In contrast, authors Ben Young and Sam Adams place great importance on the value of spiritual compatibility in Devotions for Dating Couples.
Designed especially for highly committed or engaged couples, it helps readers:
Understand and avoid the most common barriers to spiritual growth
Have an increased desire for fellowship with God
Share and explore spiritual issues together
Pursue godliness, personal relational health, and wholeness
Each of the nine sections includes Scripture quotations, suggested meditation passages, and discussion questions, as well as anecdotes from real people including the authors. Intended as an eight-week study, weekday devotions are to be completed by both individuals, and each weekend study is to be completed together as a couple.
Customer Reviews:
Great study!.......2006-03-17
My Boyfriend and I are almost through this study, and we have learned a lot about God, and about each other through it. It is great doing something like this together and being able to keep each other accountable. I recommend this to any dating couple who wants to grow closer to God and to each other!
What we expected.......2006-03-16
While some complain about the lack of depth in conversation questions, I would call it an opportunity for free discussion. Because the questions are rather general, one feels much more free to allow the conversation to wander from the original topic, providing more insight into the beliefs and backgrounds of your dating partner.
As far as the format, there is simply nothing else out there. We looked hither and yon for an individual bible study with weekly couple components. This is it.
A non-threatening primer.......2006-01-29
My girlfriend and I were trying to find a book that would just help us get in the habit of doing devotions together and praying together, and for the most part, this book did the trick. While some of the topics covered will seem old-hat to people that have been raised Christian or been Christian for years, they sometimes serve as a nice "refresher course" - something every Christian needs now and then.
Overall, I felt this book was very non-threatening, and a good way to accomplish the goal we were trying to meet. If you're looking for a way to introduce devotions in to your relationship without making it seem like a chore or a source of conflict, this book is a good bet.
Dating Devo.......2005-10-18
My girlfriend and I are just finishing this devo up this week and I must say that I have really enjoyed it. My girlfriend and I have gotten many hours of discussion and learning from the book. I kind of agree with other reviewers that it can be simplistic but it is the beauty of it as well, and we say it as more of a guideline for more discussion which is why whenever we got together to go over the questions we were discussing for hours. I would recommend this to any couples as a good first devo together and then maybe moving onto devotionals that go deeper.
Digging Deeper...Together.......2005-07-16
This book has been amazing. My boyfriend has gone to church all his life and I started in 7th grade, we're now Freshmen in college, but we've know eachother for about 6 years and have been dating now for 2 years. I have always been slightly intimitated by his praying and his knowledge of the Bible but this has really opened up lines of communication that have enabled us to dig deeper and to honestly want to encourage eachother in our quite times as well as keep accountablity. Some of the Saturday discussion question have really allowed us to be real and to trust in eachother on a whole other level. We are still working on the book but it has already helped us to continue in our desire to glorify God in our relationships both with one another as well as others around us and to also hit home base on some topics that are never discussed. I'd recommend it but make sure that you pray about it and that it is something that God wants for the BOTH of you to do. :)
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Are you tired of pouring time, energy and money into relationships that start off great and end with heartache? If so, you need The Ten Commandments of Dating to give you the hard-hitting, black-and-white, practical guidelines that will address your questions and frustrations about dating. This guide will help you keep your head in the search for the desire of your heart.
Customer Reviews:
The best dating book.......2007-03-31
A friend loaned me this book when I was single and I could not have been more thankful to her! This is really an easy read and a gives you a little internal soul searching and changes that need to happen in your life for God's best to come to you.
A must-read for quality young people!.......2006-11-10
I had to read this book, the 10 Commandments of Dating, for a college psychology class recently, and it was such a good use of my time! The authors don't beat around the bush--they say it like it is, which makes for a very insightful and comical read. If every person my age would read this book, I think there would be a lot less broken hearts, before AND after marriage. Find out for yourself! I am certainly putting the commandments to use already.
My favorite book on relationships. .......2006-10-09
"10 Commandments of Dating" is my favorite book on dating/relationships. It teaches you the basics from Getting a Life & be ready for others to finding the right one with confidence. Best of all, each chapter is short and concise, making them fun and interesting. Every chapter also includes pros & cons and what to do if you already break the commandment. These 'commandments' all seems like common sense and self-explanatory but the truth is, when someone is in "love", nothing can get in his/her ways, so their judgement is clouded, making them regret later on in life.
Honestly in my opinion, it's better to stop or slow down your current relationship and start reading this book before you are clear and sure to move on. You may find your current partner incompatible even though both of you claimed to be, "in love" with one another. In short, this book basically serves as warning signs, checklists, guidelines and self-help that will guaranteed success in dating.
If you learn nothing from this book, then either you're a genius and should be proud of yourself for being perfect or you're just denying your own mistakes, which is foolish by itself. All in all, this book is excellent and a must read. Even though the author Ben Young is a Christian, he doesn't talk much about theology or Christian beliefs that often, so even non-religious people can read it with ease, without being offended. The bottomline is, this book is worth every penny, every second and every effort reading it. I finished it in less than two days. It's THAT good! Almost every page is highlighted that it looks like a yellow Post-It. The only string attached is, you must practice and obey these commandments to your life in order to have successful relationships. There may be exceptions here or there, but 99.9% of times, you will succeed.
Two of my other favorite books are: "If You Really Loved Me" by Jason Evert and "Waiting and Dating" by Myles Munroe. Hope this helps! Good luck!
A must read for singles that never have sucess in dating!.......2006-08-01
A very Christan based book on dating in the new era. A return to basics and being moralistic when it comes to courtship. I am presently applying this principle at dating at age 40! wish I had read it at age 20! Maybe I would not have spent 9 years married to an incompatible jerk. It seems to be working and I am having fun dating just as friends and really getting to know someone without the pressure of getting physical. If the guy does not believe in these moral principles then he is not worth my time. Thanks for such an insightful book that I plan on using as a stocking stuffer for all my still single girlfriends.
Dating God's Way.......2006-05-04
Ben Young (M.Div., currently directs one of the country's largest singles ministries and also hosts the national radio show, "The Single Connection") and Dr. Samuel Adams (Psy.D., a licensed psychologist) have teamed up to produce a compelling, truthful, biblically based self-help treatise to help singles navigate the often murky waters of dating. "The 10 Commandments of Dating" is a direct, sometimes harsh (as truth can be) guidebook that stresses how to make the dating period a time of discernment so you can choose your marriage partner wisely - "Commandment Ten: thou shalt choose wisely."
Christians and non-Christians will surely benefit from the common sense that flows page after page. It has become painfully obvious that common sense is not so common as the divorce rate hovers above 50%. Bullet point summaries at the end of each chapter are quite concise and lucid in compressing the chapter's message of why the aforementioned commandment is important to follow.
"Commandment Four: thou shall take it slow" is an often difficult one to obey in our want-it-done-yesterday New York City minute culture. But true love like vintage wine does take time. The authors Young and Adams provide the effective metaphor of bonding your relationship to the act of building a toy model car. "First, build the engine; then wait a day for it to dry. Next, build the chassis, and wait another day for it to dry. After that, add the wheels and then glue the parts together." You can guess what the next step would be. The process of building a toy model car like building a relationship takes time for the various pieces to bond appropriately. But what happens when we do not delay gratification and "give the glue enough time to dry"? One consequence could be, "You risk entering into a marriage and then one day waking up to see a stranger lying beside you."
"The 10 Commandments of Dating" does not shy away from tackling issues such as living together before marriage ("Commandment Seven: thou shalt not play house") or pre-marital sex ("Commandment Six: thou shalt save sex for later). This slim tome will inevitably raise objections, denial, anger and a host of varied responses as one's "truth" shall be tested and perhaps (if one is honest) exposed as a lie. Following the apologetic's instructions will save singles from pain and heartache. But it will also encourage you to sow correctly during your dating season and therefore reap the blessings of a compatible mate thanks to following God's immutable laws as clearly expounded by Adams and Young.
Bohdan Kot
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Semyon Dukach couldn't believe how easy the money was. In one weekend, the MIT math genius and his team of geeks had made $200,000 playing the blackjack tables in Las Vegas. They hadn't cheated. Instead, they had discovered one of humanity's greatest holy grails: a system to beat the casino. They had rendered obsolete the old saying that the house always wins. Dukach and his friends made millions during the 1990s playing blackjack in the world's top casinos, right under the noses of pit bosses and security consultants who thought they had seen it all. Dukach's story is told in author Ben Mezrich's vividly narrated book Busting Vegas.
Mezrich, the author of previous bestsellers about MIT gamblers and a colorful Ivy League trader in Japan, tells how Dukach's crew used a system that Vegas had never seen before. Dukach, the son of Russian immigrants who grew up in the poorest neighborhoods of New Jersey and Houston, was determined to climb out of poverty and help his family. His system didn't involve the commonly used techniques of card counting. Posing as an arms dealer or dentist, Dukach deliberately sought out blackjack dealers with small hands or thin fingers who frequently didn't conceal the bottom card when they shuffled the cards. Dukach would often manage to get a glimpse at the bottom card. This was highly significant because it was the card the dealer would hand the player to cut the deck. Dukach had practiced a technique to insert the card in a precise spot in the deck and then make big bets when the card was dealt. Dukach and his team ended up barred from casinos, threatened at gunpoint, and beaten in Vegas's notorious back rooms. This is a riveting yarn. —Alex Roslin
Book Description
The exclusive, pulse–pounding follow–up to Bringing Down the House–where the stakes are higher, the players bolder, and the scheme more high–risk.
For nearly five years, Semyon Dukach was known as The Darling Of Las Vegas–the biggest high roller to hit sin city in decades, a hotshot kid with a seemingly unlimitted bankroll and an even more unlimited lust for big money action. He'd hit the city every weekend, a string of beautiful women at his side–throwing cash at the blackjack tables in increasingly enormous amounts. Some believed he was a Russian arms dealer, others believed he was a pop star from Eastern Europe. But the truth was even more fantastic: He was a twenty one year old grad student who spoke five languages, an expert in computers and mathematics. He had a plan that would one day make him richer than anyone could possibly imagine. He used his genius to create a dangerous money–making scheme called "Busting the Dealer"–a scheme only a mathematics genius could have created. More dangerous than the simpler card counting he had been practicing with other pals–bolder, badder, more risky–"Busting the Dealer" was easier for the dealer to tell when one was practicing it.
With "Busting the Dealer," The Darling of Las Vegas quickly became a legend in the world of cards and casinos; the chronicle of his exploits are a Hollywood movie come to life. He became the only person banned from the island of Aruba. He was held, at gunpoint, in a cave in Monte Carlo and told by liaisons of the royal family that if he ever returned, he'd be murdered. After a death–defying plane crash, he crawled into a burning Cessna–on two broken feet–to rescue four hundred thousand dollars won from an Atlantic City casino. He hit cruise ships, charity balls, wherever there was a game worth beating, anywhere in the world. Along the way, he fell in love with his best friend's girlfriend, was betrayed by his own teammates–and nearly lost his life.
This is the startling true story of another group of MIT friends who changed the course of Vegas history–and this time, the stakes have been raised to epic proportions. A tale of monumental excess, sex, love, violence, and statistics,
Customer Reviews:
Busting Vegas.......2007-10-10
I was fascinated by this book. Not only the methods the players used against the casinos, but also the different situations they found themselves in and the lifestyle they led while doing their gambling thing. I ripped through the book in 2 days.
A fun quick easy read........2007-08-23
Busting Vegas is a fun thrilling read which can be done very quickly. This is an alluring story about students from MIT who decide to set up a club for Blackjack for the sole purpose of taking down the casinos. Using specific techniques the students developed and honed within the halls of the Cambridge, MA university, they set out for the ride of their life with big money, false identities and incredible bravado. While I will not give away the ending, I will say that the book reads like any "popcorn novel", fast paced and thrilling. For a great end of the summer read check it out, you will not be disappointed.
Flawed, But Ferociously Readable.......2007-07-23
I'm still not sure if this is non-fiction. The events evidently happened a long time ago. It leaves a lot of unanswered questions, such as whether the 'system' these MIT students devised is still in use by others, where these kids are now and what they ever did with their 'earnings.' Despite some shortcomings, the author's writing style is fast and compelling, so that you want to know what happens next. One of the better beating-Las-Vegas tales out there.
Clever, but terribly written.......2007-06-25
This is a fun little summer read. Smarty-pants MIT geeks figure out some ways to count cards in blackjack, and win it all! Then, of course, it all comes crashing down! The clever methods turn out to be more or less brute force: count and commit stuff to memory, then time your bets just right. I guess I was hoping for something more MIT-worthy.
Unfortunately, this book is so badly-written it's almost unbearable to read. I wasn't expecting great non-fiction, but this is *bad*. Here's an example: describing a "grueling" month of training the team goes through before hitting Vegas, we're told that the students made "biweekly" trips to a local casino. Really? Two whole trips isn't exactly "grueling" training. (Maybe the author meant "twice weekly"?) This is followed by "every ten days, the team endured 'checkouts'"--basically pop quizzes. Every *ten* days? So...that makes three times during this so-called intense month? This doesn't exactly paint a picture of the team grinding away in Boston in preparation for the big score, it sounds kinda like some kids playing cards every once in a while.
The whole book can't seem to strike the right tone of reality. This *is* a true story, but it isn't told straight. Details are needlessly specific (how many books on a bookcase, the color of a pair of shoes, how good a cup of tea is, and so on). But these are details that aren't just irrelevant to the story, but impossible to recall. It's clear that the author is simply filling in information here in hopes that it all seems more "real". Problem is, it's not possible to tell when these details *are* real, and so everything seems equally fake, and you end up wondering: when Owen was in that secret back room at the casino, did he really get beat up and handcuffed? Did the security team really threaten him like that? Or are those details just imagined, too? If this was pure fiction, it'd be ok, but in a supposedly non-fiction book, it feels mostly made-up.
Exciting Read.......2007-06-19
Mezrich puts together another great story about a group of students from MIT who take on Vegas. Other than the techniques used however, I didn't see much of a difference between this book and "Bringing Down the House." If you had to pick one, read "Busting Vegas." Exciting book, but nothing new from Mezrich.
Book Description
Booty Food n. Any food that causes weak knees, accelerated heartbeat, tingly body parts, and other symptoms traditionally associated with falling in love.
In the first guide for readers passionate about love and food, Jacqui Malouf, comedian and TV food personality, combines two of life's most primal drives. Equal parts naughty and nice, Booty Food is filled with laugh-out-loud advice about dating, sex, and relationships as well as more than seventy delicious yet user-friendly recipes designed to complement each stage of a long-lasting love affair.
Not just your run-of-the-mill aphrodisiac cookbook, Booty Food takes you on a culinary road trip through the major stages of a relationship-with tried and true tips on first date eating, seductive yet simple suggestions for the first home-cooked meal, menus for meeting the parents and friends, and imaginative dishes and desserts for keeping a long-term relationship hot and satisfying. Jacqui also serves up wildly original ideas for filling your "Passion Pantry" and, when you're ready for round two, dishes out tantalizing treats and tips in "Cheese: Nature's Viagra."
The recipes and gorgeous photographs by Ben Fink are just as tantalizing: Fresh Oysters with Red Wine Mignonette. Mango Brie Quesadillas. Sea Bass with Green Curry-Coconut Sauce and Nectarine Pico de Gallo. Pomegranate Margaritas. Lobster Eggs Benedict Poached in Champagne Butter. And Chocolate Souffle Cake with Chocolate Glaze and Shaved Chocolate. Destined to be flour-dusted and dog-eared, Booty Food is the ultimate guide to finding your soul mate inside and outside of the kitchen.
Customer Reviews:
Fun and Sexy.......2006-05-10
I devour cookbooks like some do novels, and this is one of the favorites. The author's conversational style and humor are addictive, and I have reread parts of the book many times. The recipes are solid, and I have served the pomegranate margaritas at several functions. I would recommend this book to anyone who is seduced by food as well as those who would like to seduce with food.
Booty book for Jacqui's photos..........2005-09-25
We bought Booty Food after reading the reviews raving about the book posted on Amazon.com and because we used to enjoy Jacqui Malouf's show Hot off the Grill with Bobby Flay on Food Network Channel. However, we are extremely disappointed with the contents of Booty Food. The book is full of photos of Jacqui Malouf specifically choreographed for this book and the recipes are nothing to write home about. We had such high hopes for this book, but they all faded away after trying few recipes in the book. If you really want a cookbook for special occasions to give your girlfriend or wife, buy instead Intercourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook by Martha Hopkins and Randall Lockridge. But if you find Ms. Malouf attractive and want a book of her photos with her significant other then buy this book. I guess our standards for good food are much higher than other reviewers'.
WE LOVE THIS BOOK!.......2005-04-10
My boyfriend and I bought this book on a whim a few nights ago, and we can't stop looking at it. I loved Jacqui Malouf on Hot Off the Grill, which is why I picked it up. I'm a HUGE foodie and like nothing more than good "food porn," as in gorgeous photographs of food. This book has wonderful photography that looks like you could just pick the food right up off of the page and dig in. The pictures of her are real and not too airbrushed. I love how she talks about her own relationship with her husband. The writing is funny and smart and incisive. I definitely think there is a link between people's ordering and eating behavior and their behavior in love, and she goes into that a lot. The selection of recipes for many occasions in a relationship is perfect. This book is a celebration of food and love, and I can't wait to try out some of the recipes. They are wonderful to read, and I think making them (then eating them) with my boyfriend will be a joy as well.
Booty-ful food.......2004-03-19
I have never bought a book like this before, but I've seen Jacqui on "Hot Off the Grill" and thought I would check it out. Wow, does she know how to get the juices flowing! Her recipes are great. I have tried a few and though some are complicated and require some hard to find ingredients where I live, the taste was delicious! Way to go Jacqui! When is the next book coming HOT off the presses?
I love this cook book!!!.......2004-03-02
It's funny, it's sassy and the recipes are to die for!!! The bacon-wrapped scallops, the mango-brie quesadillas, the chocolate pudding....forget about it! And Jacqui Malouf is so funny and real that it's like cooking with a best friend. She takes the pressure to be perfect off with her hilarious commentary and her get-real approach. And, she provides all kinds of shortcuts so that you can get back to the bedroom as quickly as possible. This book would be a great gift for seasoned cooks or people who are new in the kitchen, not to mention a great wedding shower gift!
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- Don't believe the hype
- extra ingredients sacrificed to page layout
- A fun and original book!
- A stupid pretentious book, written by a stupid pretentious person, for stupid pretentious people - a complete rip-off.
- freakish and pretentious
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Art and Cook: Love Food, Live Design, Dream Art
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Have you ever seen a cookbook that mixes controversy into its recipes? Have you ever come across a book that combines gourmet dishes, artwork, and political and social commentary? Have you ever experienced a book, beginning with the suggestive and unique packaging it comes in, that contains cutting-edge creative, and provocative contents that simultaneously stimulate, insatiate and exacerbate? Can a single book raise questions, stir emotions, and make you thirst for food and knowledge? Art and Cook may just be this generation's breakthrough book and it's aptly labeled by its creators as being the leader of the Revolutionary Movement.
Customer Reviews:
Don't believe the hype.......2006-12-15
I bought this book because of a rave review in the LA Times. It was intended as a gift but I would be too embarrassed to give it to anyone. Rarely have I seen a worse designed book. It looks like first generation web design blown up and printed between hard covers. The recipes themselves look interesting and the photos are cute but the prentious verbiage and overblown graphics gave me indigestion before I set foot in the kitchen.
extra ingredients sacrificed to page layout.......2006-03-03
If you want a cookbook that is so poorly edited that you will have multiple extra ingredients from the ingredient list that are not used in the recipe, then this is the book for you.
Entire paragraphs seem to have been cut out of the recipes for the sake of page layout.
What a piece of garbage. I have never been one to burn books, but this is a good candidate for the incinerator.
A fun and original book!.......2005-12-03
I was very impressed with this book. Art and Cook is a very original concept and a great conversation piece for your coffee table or as a gift. There are fun recipes and VERY fun design to compliment them. This was a great purchase. The package alone is worth the cost of the book!!
Very Recommended.
A stupid pretentious book, written by a stupid pretentious person, for stupid pretentious people - a complete rip-off........2005-11-27
Aside from the fact that the book was plagiarized by Allan Ben from unknowing photographers & designers who were swindled out of their ideas, designs, compensation, and credit - the book has no soul. There is no "running thread" or theme. Not one original thought. Not even worthy as a coffee table book. Don't embarrass yourself - you deserve better.
freakish and pretentious.......2004-06-04
I use the words freakish and pretentious to describe this book because not only is it filled with "the cloud" (frenetic repeated techno-graphics used so commonly in early 90's websites) it reeks of turtleneck sweaters and black berets. The graphic design and images are distracting, at times distasteful, and on occasion, enough that I want to slap the book shut and hold it with two fingers away from me at arm's length.
Some of the images scare me. Take a look at the front cover. You see the eyeball EYEing you from inside the egg? If you perhaps think that a cookbook is about how food should eat you, then maybe it's for you. Or if you want to create food and have a nice display to put next to it when you display it in a gallery, maybe this book is good choice.
This is not a cookbook. It is a graphic design study with the subject of unappetizing food.
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In their bestselling book, The Ten Commandments of Dating, Ben Young and Samuel Adams showed singles how to date effectively. Now "The One" shows Christians who to date and how to negotiate the difficulties of choosing a soul mate. The biggest question on the minds of the 78 million singles in America is simply this: "How can I find the right one?" This book answers that question, giving entertaining yet practical advice for that seemingly endless quest to find "The One." This book emphasizes free will, personal responsibility, proactivity, and preparation, helping singles avoid the pitfalls of dangerous beliefs and hyper-spirituality. Single Christians will learn what approaches to avoid in mate selection, recognize the myths about finding true love, and learn practical strategies for finding the right person to marry.
Customer Reviews:
Soulmates.......2004-11-15
This book is great in trying to educate younger people or lift their awareness levels to live healthier lives. However I discovered first hand that there is a greater gift beyond soulmates. It's the twin soul. This book is good because most people don't understand themselves or relationships enough or aren't mean to in this lifetime have the twin connection. Soulmates are also meant for our growth and most people need to understand and grow through them. That's the bigger thing most people need to understand. There are however other rarer relationships.
An excellent book for single women.......2002-06-30
If you are in the process of meeting the love of your life, or if you have already met somebody, this is an excellent book to help you make the right choice or to find out if the man you are dating is the one and how to keep him.
"THe One".......2002-05-18
I am on a friends computor. I really enjoyed the book I am single and live in Southern Australia , I appreciate books that teach how best we can live for our Lord Jesus Christ...... Don Birch
PS AS I said before please note this is a friends e-mail address
Very Good.......2002-01-10
I found this book to be both practical and grounded in Biblical truth. The fact of the matter is that the Bible does not advocate a specific method of spouse-hunting (there is not a single example of courtship anywhere in Scripture, it didn't even occur until the 1400's. The rule of Biblical times was arranged marriage, which obviously doesn't apply very easily to modern times). Before you kiss dating goodbye, I suggest reading this book (and The Bible, of course, as the ultimate authority).
A hands on book for Christian dating.......2001-08-10
This is a great follow up book to The 10 Commandments of Dating. As a Christian, what I appreciate about this book is its healthy balance between following the will of God in the dating world and accepting personal responsibility for who we end up with as a mate. There has to be more to finding a soul mate than "you'll just know." This book gives concrete points to see if you and your boyfriend/girlfriend are on the right track. I think the reason so many people may end up with broken relationships is that they get carried away by all of the emotion in the beginning of a relationship and then no longer use their brain on down the line. Once things get more involved and complicated - they tend to ignore things because they are "in love."
The authors give a fresh approach with a solid biblical foundation in these crazy days of navigating through the dating world. I appreciate their honesty and reality when dealing with singles in today's society. The church often does not address "dating" and this book is a much needed resource.
Average customer rating:
- Finally, a non-insulting Christian 'dating' book for all!
- Solid, time-tested dating advice...
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Book Description
The 10 Commandments of Dating Student Edition provides you with ten time-tested relationship laws that protect you from the pitfalls of modern dating and will help you practice good relationship habits for the future. This book gives you practical, no-nonsense advice on how to build positive relationships with the opposite sex. If you keep the T\ten commandments, you will be on the road to making wise dating decisions!
Sales of Author's Previous Books:
The 10 Commandments of Dating, 116,000+ units sold
Customer Reviews:
Finally, a non-insulting Christian 'dating' book for all!.......2002-02-04
I've read my share of 'dating' books, most of the time after a relationship has ended in flames (this time was no exception). I've also read a number of 'Christian' advice books about dating, most of which range from the banal (sex is for marriage) to the ridiculous (don't show physical affection ever!), without preaching. I picked this book up in a spate of post-relationship depression and quickly it helped me to identify many of my frequent mistakes.It mentions God, but it doesn't limit the expression 'don't be unevenly yoked' to 'don't date non-Christians'; it includes things along the lines of 'don't be a Mother Theresa in your relationship'. It also identifies one of the mistakes of relationships as being, if you can believe it, 'praying together'--correctly identifying the stupid over-spiritualization of honest to goodness human infatuation that I've seen too often in relationships. (And have been guilty of.)
I read it cover to cover in one sitting at the bookstore. (And wished I had read it *before* I wasted my most recent relationship.) It is also 'worldly' enough to allow me to feel that I can recommend it to any of my friends (Christian or non-Christian).
Solid, time-tested dating advice..........2001-09-24
The Bible doesn't specifically say much about how to "date" in the modern sense
but it does
give boundaries and guidelines for how to select someone and how to build a relationship that, once blessed, will last.
This book is great.
Commandments like... "Thou Shalt Get a Life" and
"Thou Shalt Not Play House" really emphasize how God's intention for a relationship to begin is totally opposite of what the secular community believes is ok. Getting a life, developing your own character before marriage and not co-habitating before the wedding day are really examples of how God's plan for marriage takes time to build and the "world's" way is rushed and focuses on instant gratification. This book will challenge you to examine your own dating relationships and how you can improve them by going God's way and not the self directed path which almost always fizzles out. Pick it up!!
Book Description
From the highly sexed editors of the irreverent Instinct Magazine comes a painstakingly thorough and hysterically illuminating guidebook to perfecting the oft misunderstood art of a good blowjob. Whether you are a straight woman or a gay man, chances are you have either done it or been asked to do it. The question is, did you suck? Well, class is in session as hundreds of surveys conducted with givers and receivers of both sexes, lead to interviews with subjects on how to go from knob slob to blow job champ. 15 chapters and 20 black and white illustrations cover every inch of this topic, while color commentary , and hints and tips from sexologists, porn-stars and sex-workers round out what could be the greatest gift to happy relationships ever published.
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Customer Reviews:
Very Informative.......2007-03-26
This was a very informative book. I learned a whole lot of new tricks reading this
Relationship went Down all right.......2006-08-07
This seemingly great book at the begining seemed to really put a southword trend on my relationship really fast. at lease this is how I felt in my mind. of course I stopped reading the book as soon as this started happening and realized no matter how helpful a book is 2 authors are not going to tell me that my relationship sucks when they havnt even met my partner nor I. they speak over and over again about how if the other person is not recipricating that your relationship is bad or that he doesnt love you. What about all those couples out there that have a purely Top Bottom relationship. Where one is the bottom always gives head jacks off in the bathroom? Just kidding. But really I know there are couples out there like myself that dont give and receive. Anyways its a good book to read if you and your partner swap duties, but too all the bottoms out there who are ONLY bottoms. Dont read this book. thats why i gave it 2 stars.
Entertaining *and* Educational.......2006-02-25
I finished reading this a couple of day's ago and boy did I learn a lot. It was very informative and also humorous. I haven't had a chance to try out my new skills yet but I am quite anxious to do so! =0P
Definately recommended.
One Good Turn Deserves Another!.......2005-11-10
Excellent book! Now that gay men and us straight chicks have been educated in proper sword-swallowing technique, who is going to educate the straight guys and Diesel Duchesses out there on how to munch a carpet properly? If good oral sex for men can improve relationships, what if good oral sex for women was added to the equation? What if we all learned to give as good as we hope to get?
TOTAL FUN.......2005-05-13
This short book is entertaining while being informative. A "how-to" guide, it will teach the neophite how to do the deed, and will offer the expert some nuances that might not already be in one's repertoire. This should be standard issue when one applies for one's Gay Card. Buy this and LEARN...there are so many out there who simply haven't mastered the art. Don't you be one of them.
Book Description
Gothic tale of a would-be Count and his afterlife bride.
Customer Reviews:
Well Worth Your Time.......2006-12-04
This has to be one of the sweetest "morbid" stories ever told - the perfect Morbid Valentine for your beloved. Carl von Cosel was a German x-ray technician living in Florida who fell in love with one of his Tuberculosis patients - a beautiful young woman named Elena. Carl believed that Elena was destined to be his wife and he was overcome with despair when she finally succumbed to her illness. He decided that even death could not keep them apart, and he exhumed his bride and brought her body back to his home, where he cleaned it up and used an elaborate embalming process to preserve her remains. He kept her there with him for 8 years, during which time she naturally began to fall apart a bit, but Carl kept her looking as good as possible by filling in her sunken features with wax. He even inserted a tube in her vaginal canal so they could consummate their love. Yes, it doesn't get much sicker than this! But strangely enough, when Carl was eventually arrested, most women of the time (1920's-30's) thought it was a very romantic story and did not think poorly of the old man at all. Isn't that sweet?
Simply Bizarre!.......2006-07-26
The story is not so much about murder but a man's obsession with the memory and preservation of her remains afterwards. It's criminal and insane that a man was so in love with this woman who didn't return the affection that he managed to steal her body and bring her to his home and kept prisoner after her own death for years. Even though she was well preserved, it is a bizarre story that makes you think of Ed Gein, the original psycho. The man, Carl Tanzler, had a wife and daughter but yet his dark obsession with this deceased woman ruled his heart even if she didn't love him.
Undying Love: The True Story of a Passion That Defied Death .......2005-06-15
What intrigued me the most on getting this book was his life with her. The story is very good but the writing is ok. The author jumps into the important parts like they are nothing. For an example (nothing to do with the book) "I bought very nice mattress, very well made and comfortable. I slept in it." In one part he explains his lover for her and literally the next page he dug her up; there's no build up at all. I would say about 80% of the book are his memoirs. You don't know if he's telling the truth or not because he does lie quite a bit. He has a very vivid imagination. It's really not a memorable book. The story is a fantastic and should be made into a movie but the writing just wasn't very well done.
Lacking depth & redundant.......2004-07-13
This is a quick read but not fulfilling for those of you who saw the story on HBO's "Autopsy 6" and were looking for more. A large majority of the book is excerpts from news articles and Tanzler von Cosel's diary, so the author did little in depth writing. I would have liked to have known more about the childhood of Carl von Cosel and there was just NO real investigation into it. St. Martin's churns out fast true crime stories and doesn't require much investigative reporting in my opinion. I am 32 and have been reading true crime since I was 11, and this publisher turns out some real cheese, including this one.
The Author's Approach was WRONG!.......2003-03-25
Personally, I'm very dissappointed with the author's approach with this book and the fact that he didn't present any information from law enforement officials who could have made this a better book. He forgot there is a such thing as the Fredom of Information Act.
The thing that disturbed me most was the fact the the author is way too mesmerized ROMANTICALLY with his subject. Mainly, the necrophile Carl Von Cossel who desecreated the grave of a lovely young woman, and had relations with her body for seven years until it was discovered by her sister that her crypt was empty. Great basis for a book! Heck, a movie! But the author blow it!
Unfortuantely, the aurthor presents Von Cossel as a poor confused, harmless soul who's hopelessly in love with the unobtainable, when in fact the man was nothing more than a POTENTIAL MURDER who eventually would have STALKED and KILLED he's object of obbession had she LIVED! Any BEHAVIORAL PROFILER from the FBI would tell you this! And it would have been nice to see the author present that way, but his fasination with Von Cossel prevented him from realising or telling this DARK TRUTH!
Far too often the author, to my dismay, relies way too heavily on Von Cossel's memiors as a truthful source for this gruesom love affair. Although such information is interesting, it's far from being a RELIABLE sorce of information! Especially since the Von Cossel was a PATHOLOGICAL LIAR!
Other than finding out what in Von Cossel's diary, you won't learn very much about a very unique story.
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