Aquatic Entomology: The Fishermen's Guide and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives (Crosscurrents) (Crosscurrents)

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Aquatic Biology and Natural History are subjects of interests to many, whether they be related to one's vocational education, one's avocation, or purely to one's appreciation for the living order of the world. This book has been written not only for entomologists, ecologists, and students of aquatic entomology, but also for sport fishermen, naturalists, and environmental assessment specialists. For those who may not have some vested interested in nature and ecology, this book will provide a pictorial introduction to some of the most fascinating life forms on earth and, hopefully, "wet" the appetite for understanding the aquatic insects, their environment, and their relationship to human life.

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Excellent insects!.......2007-02-12

I am very pleased with this text, as an up and coming fisheries biologist, I hope to use it in my future.

book review.......2006-02-25

This book is very detailed and gives accurate descriptions of all aquatic insects. The pictures with in each chapter also depict what the specimen look like. With all the information on the aquatic insects that is provide by this book it would be hard to believe that there is a better book out there.

Buy it for the pictures.......2005-08-16

This book is amazingly beautiful. The illustrations alone make it worth the money. As an aquatic entomologist who teaches an aquatic entomology lab to college students, I find this book to be an invaluable source of high quality images for use in my classes. The pictorial keys are also very helpful - they are very easy to follow and make it almost a simplistic task for a lay person to identify aquatic insects down to the family level. Some of these keys are a little outdated since publication of the book, but they are still helpful for the most part.

My only complaint with this book is that it doesn't go into as much scientific detail as is necessary for a serious student of entomology. Still, this isn't meant to be a textbook or an identification manual for complex identifications lower than the family level. If the book is used as intended by fishermen and ecologists, this is a very helpful book.

And did I mention the ilustrations are amazing?

Aquatic Entomology.......2005-08-10

This is a must have for fly fishermen looking to study entomology as it applies to fishing and fly tying. I saw this book at my local Orvis store (reference only) and one look told me I needed it in my library. The plates and drawings are fantastic. This is a detailed study, but not over the head of most fly fishermen. Match it with Gary Lafontaine's "Caddisflies", Shane Stalcup's "Mayflies - Top to Bottom" and/or Dave Hugh's "Matching Mayflies" and you have the start of a good entomology library for fly fishermen.
Aquatic Entomology even has sections marked by a small image of a tied fly, which are of special interest to the fisherman. Get this book!!

An oldie, but goodie..........2004-12-17

The book is now quite old. There have been several regroupings at the family level since this book has been published so even if you use it correctly, you can incorrectly identify insects. Also, if you are serious about identifying aquatic insects, the family-level keys of this book are insufficient to give your work credibility. Those are the two problems with this book... 1- it is a little out of date AND 2- it is a limited tool for identifying organisms.

All that aside, it is a very good book to teach the CONCEPTS of taxonomy to students. The keys have nice flow charts that teach students to make the kinds of decisions that they need identify insects.

Does it have legs? Or not?
Does it have wings? Or not?
Does it have one claw? Or two?

The keys use pictures so that the process does not become bogged down in terminology. Thus I highly recommend it to teachers and to parents that are helping there child build their own entomology collection. I keep a copy for work shops.

The color plates in the back are beautiful and help convey the appearance of specimens in life. Most of the book has nice grey-scale illustrations.

The Author is a mayfly specialist... one of THE mayfly specialists in the world...

If you are interested in this book there are other titles you may find interesting. Try Reese Voshell's book if you are interested in teaching insects to older kids, or for watershed monitoring groups. [2002: A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America]; it also contains lots of interesting ecologic information.

If you are interested general taxonomy of aquatic insects, try Merritt and Cummins 1996 [An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America]. It provides the best keys to genus-level for most insects. But be aware that a new edition should be out in 2 years or so... this book is not real friendly if you have not had a college-level entomology... but i heard a rumor that that there will be a nice glossary in the new edition that should make it more accessible...

of course not all aquatic invertebrates are insects... if you are interested in these critters (amphipods, snails, etc) try Thrope and Covich 2002 [Ecology and Classification of Freshwater Invertebrates]

Note that, for genus-level-taxonomy, the last two books will require access to a medium to High-quality dissecting microscope and may require a compound microscope. The Books by McCafferty and by Voshell do not require as much magnification...

If you would like further information you can email me and I will be glad to help. brett@thebugguy.org

Communicating Change: Winning Employee Support for New Business Goals

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common sense communication improvements
Packed with Knowledge !
Good reference
A superb book
Breath of fresh air

Communicating Change: Winning Employee Support for New Business Goals
T. J. Larkin , and Sandar Larkin
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0070364524

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When a company decides to make a major organizational changewhether it's a new emphasis on customer service, quality management, restructuring or downsizingmanagers must get the message through to front-line employees, and enlist their support...or the changes will create more turmoil than progress.

Written for busy managers at all levels, Communicating Change offers specific prescriptions for effecting successful change centered around three guiding principles:

Conveying the message through supervisors
Communicating face-to-face
Making the changes relevant to each work area

In addition, a variety of helpful forms, checklists, sample communications, and surveys help managers to quickly put these principles into action.

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common sense communication improvements.......2007-01-18

I work as a Communications Specialist... sounds impressive, but really it is all about listening...and this book gives real world examples and steps for improving how you communicate change in your company. Perhaps I enjoy it because it supports my own theory that a chat or memo from the CEO is nice, but who is the guy/woman? really?...the immediate supervisor is the one I interact with everyday... that person is the key to clear communication and the conduit to change.
This is an easy-to-read book, presenting clear practical solutions.

Packed with Knowledge !.......2005-02-23

Nearly every CEO of a large corporation believes that words directly from his or her mouth will inspire front-line employees. Five decades of research show just the opposite, explain consultants and authors T.J. and Sandar Larkin. Their investigations emphasize the importance of communicating change through low-level supervisors, a group that has more credibility with front-line workers. They maintain that CEOs must go beyond simply telling supervisors what to do; they must also listen to these key employees and empower them by taking their suggestions seriously. The authors provide plenty of real-world examples to bolster their case. We recommend this clearly constructed argument to CEOs and to anyone charged with communicating with large numbers of employees. This engaging treatise, a classic, is ready to persuade its next crop of managers.

Good reference.......2003-11-22

My line of consulting has a lot to do with change management and communicating change so this was a good book to refer to for additional ideas and tools for the toolkit. One of the chapters that sticks out in my mind is the one that talks to how people prefer to hear certain types of messages (e.g. from their direct mananger, through an email, at an all hands meeting etc) The author uses actual data from surveys to back up his ideas which I fpund helpful - not only in helping me recommend certain vehicles for communication but also convincing others. Good resource.

A superb book.......2000-06-11

I'm an academic--a professor of corporate communication--and this is one of the few books I recommend to students in this area. Larkin bases every one of his assertions on applied research in organizational communication--very refreshing from the "I did it in my organization, so it must work in your company" perspective of most business authors. Larkin also completely shatters myths around traditional corporate communication practices (e.g. the executive should communicate directly to employees around major change areas), and bases such assertions on research in the area *plus* his own consulting experience (of which he has a great deal). My students also loved this book. If you buy one book on employee/corporate communication, this is the one.

Breath of fresh air.......1999-12-22

After years of being force-fed communications theories that didn't work, it was a real joy to see reality documented. The solutions presented are too simple to be acceptable to anyone more interested in documenting "quality" than running a business. These "rules" help: they work in practice (when was the last time you heard that about a communications theory?): and they will change your world.

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the relatives came
One of our all-time favorites
the relatives came
1986 Caldecott Honor Book

The Relatives Came
Cynthia Rylant
Manufacturer: Aladdin
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ASIN: 0689717385

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In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars.

When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer.

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Highly Recommended.......2007-08-01

We found this book second hand somewhere - and when we read it, we knew we had discovered a treasure. We took it to my sister's - read it outloud to only adults. We read it to our grandchildren. It is a lovely book filled with what something very good about life on earth. Transcends these people - hits us all.

the relatives came.......2007-05-13

Such a great story! I've read it to my kids at least 5 times and also the kids I work with in the school. It's such a wonderful/funny story of family, and making those long trips just to be together in the summer.
It's a must have in a childrens library.

One of our all-time favorites.......2007-01-03

We first received "The Relatives Came," our first book by Cynthia Rylant, as a free paperback in a Cheerios box. We have cherished it so much that we've purchased it for friends and also bought a large hardback version for our family. It is a precious story about the love of family and how they work and play together during their much-anticipated, lengthy family reunions. The illustrations are incredible and truly fun. We love this book so much that we've bought other Cynthia Rylant books, "Christmas in the Country" and "When I Was Young in the Mountains," and they are also fabulous and highly-recommended. Ms. Rylant's books are treasures to our family because they speak of simpler times and the sweetest things in life.

the relatives came.......2006-07-04

THE BOOK IS WONDERFUL. I AM AN ADULT AND THOUGH THE BOOK IS MEANT FOR CHILDREN, I PURCHASED ITFOR MYSELF. THE RELATIVES SEEMED SO REAL AND REMINDED ME OF WHEN OUR RELATIVES VISITED US FROM WEST VIRGINIA WHEN I WAS A CHILD. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND SOME OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS REMINED ME OF MY OWN NECK OF THE WOODS.

1986 Caldecott Honor Book.......2005-07-15

I am an elementary education major at West Virginia State University. I am currently taking Children's Literature with Prof. Roger Samples where we just completed a project on a Caldecott honor book. For my book, I read The Relatives Came. I thought that overall, The Relatives Came was a great book. It was a great story about the closeness of a family and the joy and excitement that is felt when they are together. Not only was this a great story, but it had some very nice and detailed illustrations. Stephen Gammell's illustrations are like an added bonus that goes along with Cynthia Rylant's great writing. Some books can often tell the story either without the pictures or the words present. That is not the case with The Relatives Came. They both play a key role in the telling of the story.

Complete Guitar By Ear: Relative Pitch Ear Training Course

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A great disappointment
Music Connection Magazine and Guitar Digest Magazine
For absolute beginners only
Taught me to hear, play, and understand better!
Complete Guitar by Ear

Complete Guitar By Ear: Relative Pitch Ear Training Course
Mark John Sternal
Manufacturer: MJS Publications
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ASIN: 0976291738

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No written text or sheet music. Recorded lessons focus on ear training, finger strength, and music theory. So simple a complete beginner can use it. Just pop in the CD and follow the lessons from your very first note to every note - on every fret - on every string of your guitar. ***** Disc 1 the learning disc 63 minutes 36 tracks. Very descriptive showing all you need to play guitar. *** Disc 2 advanced ear strengthening/training disc 38 minutes 21 tracks. Listen anytime, anywhere to help build your musical ear. *** 2 CDs Total running time: 1 hour 41 minutes *** Improve pitch recognition, and note relativity *** Music theory simplified *** Start with one note and build at your own pace *** Quickly learn every note on every string by ear *** No sheet music or sight reading *** necessary *** Strengthen your musical ear

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A great disappointment.......2007-08-05

These 2 cds are very simple. He plays various interval starting at the minor second. In the second cd he plays the same intervals only faster. The tracks never contain more than one interval so you cannot test yourself. For chords he says "just combine a major with a minor 3rd and thats all you need to know". Clearly, there are many fingerings etc that you need to know. In short, no beginner could ever use these CDs to learn to play guitar. No intermediate player could use these CDs to learn ear training because they likely already know the names of the intervals and these teach nothing else.
Ear Training for the contemporary musician by Keith Wyatt et al is a book an intermediate player can use for ear training that really works but represents weeks or more of hard work.

Music Connection Magazine and Guitar Digest Magazine.......2007-03-07

"I can't imagine how much more fun learning the guitar could be... 'Complete Guitar By Ear' is like having the best and most patient teacher ever--you'll learn the guitar and ear training at your own pace."
Barry Rudolph, Music Connection Magazine

"Where was this product years ago when I had no comprehension of intervals, pitch or a true practice regimen? Once again the savvy folks at MJS have produced a wonderful product designed pure and simply to help guitarists become better players."
Chris Armold, Writer/Photographer, Guitar Digest

For absolute beginners only.......2006-12-28

The title of this course is very misleading. It is far from "complete". The author simply plays each interval, one kind at a time, in different places on the guitar and you find them. It does not have anything about relating a note to a key center/note, or anything about chords (type & function). I recommend Ear Training from Hal Leonard for a more complete course.

Taught me to hear, play, and understand better!.......2006-04-23

There are 2 CDs in this package. The idea is to listen to them with guitar in hand and play along. Just like the title hints, "Complete Guitar By Ear" is taught completely by ear. There is no booklet or written materials that come with it.

I was never able to figure out my favorite songs on guitar until I bought this course. I was very skeptical when ordering "Complete Guiatr By Ear" because I had tried other ear training books and CDs in the past. This course was very different and it actually worked!

The first CD starts out very basic, which was helpful for me. The first few tracks have you playing along with a short range of notes on the first string. Then as you get more comfortable the narrator has you find notes on your own by playing along with the recording. Next the second string is introduced, you play along, find notes, then combine the first and second strings. This continues until you have learned to play notes by ear on all 6 strings. By the end of disc one you have learned every note, and every note combination on every string.

The second CD has a lot of more advanced ear training lessons. It took me about 4 weeks to complete disc one and two the first time. I started figuring out my favorite songs after 2 weeks of using these CDs. I've listened and played along with disc 2 dozens of times and as a result I can name intervals just by hearing them. Also, I've noticed that when I have my guitar and I'm listening to a song that my hand automatically goes to the notes being played on the radio.

Other ear training courses make ear training seem mystical or impossible. "Complete Guitar By Ear" is easy to use and understand from beginning to end. It has given me an entirely different understanding and appreciation of music.

Complete Guitar by Ear.......2005-04-17

I have used the Complete Guitar by Ear course for a few months now and find it an excellent tool to begin playing by ear. It started me off by teaching me how to distinguish between different pitches and helped me develop my playing by ear.

Understanding Medical Coding: A Comprehensive Guide (UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL CODING)

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Understanding Medical Coding: A Comprehensive Guide (UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL CODING)
Sandra L. Johnson
Manufacturer: Thomson Delmar Learning
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ASIN: 1418010448

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Understanding Medical Coding contains instruction for both inpatient and outpatient coding, and links a connection to the billing/reimbursement/collections process. The book takes the user through all steps necessary to code a claim correctly, link the correct CPT and ICD-9-CM codes for reimbursement for various insurance carriers and government entities, explains adjustments and how and when to bill patients, and what to do if there is a denial or rejection. The book provides an overview of both CPT and ICD-9-CM coding, and also provides more code-specific information, concentrating on specialty coding and the levels of coding. Understanding the coding rationales increases knowledge and skill in one or more area, enhancing skills and performance for various facilities locations and departments.

A Short Course in Kindness: A Little Book on the Importance of Love and the Relative Unimportance of Just About Everything Else

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Basic
Is Kindness Inevitable?
Fierce Kindness
A short but powerful course in kindness
Welcome and recommended reading

A Short Course in Kindness: A Little Book on the Importance of Love and the Relative Unimportance of Just About Everything Else
Margot Silk Forrest
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ASIN: 0970804903

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More than simply thought-provoking, A Short Course in Kindness challenges and inspires the reader to effect change through kindness. In warm and engaging prose, this book explains true kindness as opposed to mere niceness and explores its power and benefits. It motivates individuals to exhibit and practice kindness, describing in clear and simple terms ways to integrate kindness as the response of choice. Included are techniques for developing the ability to empathize with others and strategies for being kind to oneself.

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Basic.......2007-08-07

I was surprised at how basic this book is! If you are philosophically inclined and if you have ever devoted some time to exploring the subject of kindness, then I believe you'll find this book as unchallenging as I have. I lost interest in it almost completely by the 40th page and struggled with it through the end. On the other hand, if this subject is new to you (you have neither really thought about it nor read any books about it), then I would recommend it, because it offers some ideas not encountered in everyday conversations. I would even guess that people who read a lot would not like it, because the subject of kindness is explored through literature too.
I gave it a very low rating because:
1. I think that the content of the book does not nearly justify the price of 10 $(130 small pages with not much substance)
2. the author has no advanced knowledge/ideas on the subject and adds nothing new to what is already out there. Also, the subtitle (importance of love and relative unimportance of everything else) is not argued.

Is Kindness Inevitable?.......2005-03-22

The first thing that struck me when I read this inspirational little book was Forrest's proactive definition of kindness. Kindness is not an insincere compliment or an empty "call me if you need help." Kindness requires us to give something of ourselves. It doesn't have to be a huge sacrifice, either. It is one part empathy, one part compassion, one part charity. Kindness is giving the perfect gift without the holiday.

But more than telling us what kindness is and isn't, Forrest inspires the reader to be kind. She does so most powerfully by seeding her pages with first-hand accounts of the effects of kindness on every day people like you and me. For this reader, these stories conjured memories of kind acts that were bestowed upon me, reminding me how a smile or a hug at just the right moment got me through some of my most painful experiences. Surely, I thought to myself as I read, these are things I could do for others.

And that is my favorite part about reading A Short Course in Kindness. The feeling I come away with that kindness is inevitable. It is in our nature. Despite the horror that the news media report to us every day, examples of people being kind to each other abound. I wish this book was required reading!

Forrest's writing style is warm and humorous, and she isn't afraid to share her own painful experiences. The chapters are short, yet quite moving. I find it makes for great reading whenever I catch myself with a few minutes to spare. I'll read a few pages at bedtime, click off the light, and slip off to sleep feeling peaceful and optimistic. It's the kind of book that you will want to read more than once.

(A Short Course in Kindness is featured in the Turn On to Life! home-study course. The Turn On to Life! Free Newsletter features a new self-help book review each month.)

©2005 Curtis G. Schmitt / TurnOnToLife.com

Fierce Kindness.......2003-09-16

Kindness is not wimpy, not "nice", not for the faint of heart. In this little gem of a book Ms. Forrest shows us time after time that kindness takes courage, strength and ultimately the decision in the moment to reach out to those around us, one by one. "We can save the world, because we are the world," the author tells us. There have been a few titles in my lifetime that I have given to the people in my life who are closest to me. "A Short Course in Kindness" has joined that list. Buy this, read it, and then live it in your day to day life - you won't be sorry.

A short but powerful course in kindness.......2003-06-15

If you desire to have a kinder, gentler, more compassionate soul when dealing with others or when dealing with life itself then this book provides a roadmap to get there. "A Short Course in Kindness" points out the difference between just being nice, which many people are at times, and being truly kind. Kindness is a way of life, a way of being. The author points out techniques to learn to be kind by empathizing with others and as well as techniques to learn how to be kind to yourself (an aspect of kindness that many people overlook). Not just content to explore kindness, she also explores the enemies of kindness and how to keep them at bay. If you want to change yourself and change your world you can't go wrong with this book. "A Short Course in Kindness" is a recommended read.

Welcome and recommended reading.......2003-05-22

A Short Course In Kindness by Margot Silk Forest (Founder of The Healing Woman, a non-profit organization for adults recovering from childhood abuse) is a thoughtful and thought-provoking collection of anecdotes, insights, humor, sadness, and wisdom about what true kindness is, and how to embrace and express it in our daily lives. A gentle and uplifting self-help book offering advice to sowing and reaping the blessings of good deeds, A Short Course In Kindness is welcome and recommended reading.

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Another book of lovely excursions to the island of Corfu
Good product
Menagerie
Another fix of Durrell family fun
My family and other animals

Birds, Beasts, and Relatives
Gerald Durrell
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ASIN: 0142004405
Release Date: 2004-06-29

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Part coming-of-age autobiography and part nature guide, Gerald Durrell's dazzling sequel to My Family and Other Animals is based on his boyhood on Corfu, from 1933 to 1939. Originally published in 1969 but long out of print, Birds, Beasts, and Relatives is filled with charming observations, amusing anecdotes, boyhood memories, and childlike wonder.

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Another book of lovely excursions to the island of Corfu.......2007-09-24

This is another wonderful books of Gerald Durrell's memories of his time on the island of Corfu prior to the Second World War. He takes us back to another time and place before the world changed for good.

Each chapter is a separate story and rememberence of those days when as a young man he marvels at not only the natural world around him, but also the various people he encounters and learns to appreciate. It is easy to get lost in one of these stories and feel like you are there with him on a hot summer day with his faithful dogs tagging along beside him.

I recommend this book to anyone who not only loves nature, but also can appreciate a time gone by when people were different and even strangers were looked as guests. This book is one that I intend to read again and again in the coming years and will appreciate the stories just much each time as the first time.

Good product.......2007-08-16

The books arrived in perfect condition and in very good time. I am completely satisfied.

Menagerie.......2003-10-07

Gerald Durrell is the younger brother of Lawrence Durrell. The island of Corfu lies off of the Albanian and Greek coastlines. The family settled there to escape the deary English weather.

Gerald's mother fought a losing battle with the Greek language. The family members became familiar with all of the peasants in the region. Gerald had a tutor named George who was an adept of fencing and an adult scientist friend named Theodore.

Gerald visited the rock pools while his sister swam. Margo's sun bathing bothered a church functionary, a monk. Gerald sought permission to follow a fisherman, to accompany him in his boat when he fished at night. The fisherman used a trident to catch scorpios.

There was a myrtle forest near the family's house. Gerald received a rich dark brown donkey for his birthday. The donkey was used by Gerald to transport things. Larry brought home friends, artists and writers, and brought home an artist who could play the accordian, Sven.

Theordore had told a countess that Gerald, who was a fairly young boy at the time, was a naturalist and had a number of pets. The countess offered to give him a white owl who had an injured wing. Gerald went to fetch it and to meet her on his donkey.

He wanted to add baby hedgehogs to his menagerie. When he went away for a weekend his sister overfed them and they died. The book is joyous and colorful. The snippets above are used to give the reader a sense of what to expect.

Another fix of Durrell family fun.......2001-02-06

I eagerly read this after "My Family and Other Animals" (which I had enjoyed immensely). It contains stories which were omitted from "My Family" and while the offerings were still magical and wonderfully well-written and sometimes hilarious (especially the story about the turtle), it lacked the memorability of its predecessor. There was also no real structure in the order of the stories, this is more of a miscellaneous collection.

My family and other animals.......2000-02-29

I read Gerald Durrell's books 10 years ago, while I was still living in Romania. I loved his books from the first page to the last and literally I couldn't put them down until I finished them. The best humour I ever met in books! His stile is unique. I am planning on reading all of them again in English. I would recommend them to anyone!

When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good People: Surviving Your Family and Keeping Your Sanity

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Good Advice!
Ok
SOMEWHAT HELPFUL
Finally!! Practical advice I can use

When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good People: Surviving Your Family and Keeping Your Sanity
Leonard Felder
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
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ASIN: 1594862273
Release Date: 2005-04-14

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When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good PeopleFor every holiday, wedding, funeral, or birth of a child, families gather for what are supposed to be times of celebration or remembrance. But often these gatherings create more stress and conflict than joy and connection. When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good People speaks to those who look forward to family gatherings but also dream being around certain relatives. The opinionated aging parent, the bigoted uncle, the brother who drinks too much, the cousin who flaunts her money and status--all of these characters appear in the sometimes humorous but always instructive stories throughout this book. Based on years of researching family conflict, Dr. Felder offers practical advice about how to make the most of your heartfelt connections with the family members you love while staying clear of the toxic ones. Full of specific recommendations for every kind of family situation, from religious disagreements and sibling rivalries to drug, alcohol, and gambling problems, When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good People describes with witty, inspiring examples how to identify when to step in and when to step back, how to avoid feeling like a martyr, and how to stay relaxed in situations that once would have made you cringe.

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Good Advice!.......2007-05-13

I found this book very helpful and inspirational. Definitely a must read for people who are having problems with relatives and don't know how to handle an issue! You may even want to read it if there are currently no issues in your family! It's good to know what you could potentially deal with.

Ok.......2007-03-19

I liked that it gave advice on how to handle some of the situations, but it didn't give useful advice on most issues. It mainly tells you how to handle it in your head, but not how to communicate with these relatives when they are pushing your buttons.

SOMEWHAT HELPFUL.......2007-03-10

My personal opinion of the book is that I was a little disappointed. I was looking for a revelation or a solution. I did get a few ideas and tactics for coping with those who continue to impose themselves on you. However, if those don't work you wind up compromising yourself.

Finally!! Practical advice I can use.......2003-11-28

I loved this book. I grew tired of books that provided alot of, exuse me, psycho babble which didn't help me deal w/relatives that drive me nuts or truly hurt me and I find impossible to be around.

Dr. Felder's book provided insight into what I can do that is practical, and I feel even more importantly, urged me to understand that changing my mean grandmother wasn't going to happen.. the only thing I could do was change how I let myself react.

Book Description

What if you could see a loved one who has died, not in a future spiritual realm, but here and now, in this lifetime?

It is possible, says Carol Bowman, author of Children's Past Lives and a pioneer in reincarnation studies. Based on in-depth research and direct observation of very young children, she shows in this groundbreaking book how common it is for beloved relatives to reincarnate into the same family. Typical families share how their children -- some as young as two and still in diapers -- speak spontaneously of intimate details from the lives of a family member they never knew. These true stories shed new light on age-old questions of family relationships: Do we choose our parents? What relationships survive death? What happens to the soul after a miscarriage or abortion? Bowman offers hope for anyone who has lost a beloved relative and longs to be reunited again.

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Everyone should read this........2007-10-11

I've read a few books about reincarnation, but this one has to be one of the best. It's well written and it tells it from all sorts of angles. Even the statistics are there, while it also managed to speak to my heart in a way none of the others did.

wonderful service!!!.......2007-08-12

I received the book just a few days after ordering it. I immediately got an email responding to my order explaining everything clearly. The service was the best. Very responsible and reliable person!!

The best on the topic.......2007-06-30

I ordered 5 books from Amazon on this topic. This one was by far the best. Some of the others got really boring really fast, but this book had me captivated from start to finish. It certainly was a very comforting book to read. Since I got it over a year ago, it has not been in my house because everyone I know wants to borrow it! I hope to get it back soon to re-read!

Wanted more.......2006-08-25

the book is a very fast read. It contains data from many researchers on the subject, especially how other cultures view reincarnation, which is very informative but it begs for more. The stories described are fun to read.

Reincarnation in the Home.......2006-07-27

If reincarnation is real, and if we develop deep bonds as soul families, then it makes sense that at least some of the time we would reincarnate right back into the same family to work out unfinished business. This is the premise of Carol Bowman's book, Return From Heaven, and she offers numerous true accounts of children whose parents observed behaving and speaking and thinking like good ol' granddad, or auntie so-and-so. Many people, even those who don't normally believe in reincarnation or past lives, have wondered whether the infant in their arms wasn't the returned soul of an aged or not-so-aged relative recently deceased--anyone who has entertained such a thought will enjoy Return From Heaven. I found this book simply fascinating, and I'm sure that many who read it will begin to run over in their minds the behavior of their children and realize that they have been parenting and nurturing someone deeply familiar to them--their own nearest and dearest.

Adoption Is a Family Affair!: What Relatives and Friends Must Know

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The BEST adoption book ever
Adoption Is a Family Affair! What Relatives and Friend Must
A Great Resource
Disappointed after last book.
Adoption IS a family affair! Thank you!

Adoption Is a Family Affair!: What Relatives and Friends Must Know
Patricia Irwin Johnston
Manufacturer: Perspectives Press (IN)
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Binding: Paperback

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The BEST adoption book ever.......2007-03-21

This was the best book to help explain to our family and friends what we are going through. I cried as I read the book because it was so on target with the way we felt. We would HIGHLY recomend this book for families of people who are adopting, I wanted to buy 5000 copies and pass them out on the street!!

Adoption Is a Family Affair! What Relatives and Friend Must .......2005-06-04

I think it is a wonderful resource for those starting the adoption process. It brings up many issues that you wouldn't have thought of. Highly recommended for anyone adopting and any family members.

A Great Resource.......2005-03-02

I enjoyed this book and it was invaluable in helping me educate extended family about adoption. The language is clear and concise, it speaks directly to the family members/friends of adoptive parents, and it addresses many of the concerns that family members or friends may have, regardless of whether they blurt it out or not.

As adoptive parents, we often spend hours poring over books, talking with others who have adopted, and researching our choice. Our extended family members often do not make the same educational journey we do, so it's helpful to have something to gently illustrate topics like adoption myths, respectful language, privacy for the child, etc.

I highly recommend it.

Disappointed after last book........2004-03-20

I read "Adopting after Infertility" and loved it so I thought this was going to be just as wonderful. I was disappointed and didn't even make it through. I was not open to the way the book started by stating you should ask family to financially support the adoption. I made the mistake of leaving it out and my mom picked it up and had the exact reaction I did - not good. Maybe the points were better later in the book but I would never give this to a family member because it seemed like I would be asking them for money.

Adoption IS a family affair! Thank you!.......2004-01-07

I was very concerned about some of the reviews of this book, it was either loved or hated. I kept coming back to it and decided to give it a chance. I am so glad I did! This book was insightful not only to the recipient, but to ME! If taken in stride, it needs to be understood that we (the adopters) need to consider where/how and why the feedback is being presented. It might not be packaged nicely and we might be a little sensitive hearing it - but this book worked magic for us. It was just what I had been searching for and did the trick. Everyone is different - I suggest giving the book a try, with an open mind. The content is great, easy to read and contains many informative sections - not presented in only one format or style. If one method does not get through the other does. I loved the scenarios given at the end about the stupid comments people can make - so true! Bless all of you adopters and your family - this is just one more step in our paper pregnancy!!!! Enjoy.

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