Book Review - He Is Not Autistic, But

On the Precipice of AutismDevastated by the statement of her consulting physician, "A child like Clay who is at risk for autism..." Tenna shares the story of her relentless journey to pull her son from the precipice of autism. She tells of repeated visits to her pediatrician with Clay's symptoms, repeated illnesses, and signs of emotional distress.Frustrated and concerned for Clay's health, Tenna begin to explore alternative care approaches. She consulted an osteopath, a homeopath, and an herbalist practitioner. Tenna goes on to tell how she began energy testing both muscle and pendulum. She explains the basics of releasing, imprinting, and release codes.Tenna describes her visit to an osteopath and her first visit to a homeopath. She tells how she began energy testing both muscle and pendulum. Referred by her mother to a local herbalist practitioner, another round of treatments was explored.As subtitle suggests Clay is rescued from the myriad of symptoms, sicknesses, and allergies he experienced. Tenna has an engaging way of keeping the reader with her as she explains releasing, imprinting, and release codes. The element of miracle is never downplayed in Tenna's story as she bears testimony of the power of prayer in the healing process.As the story develops Clay is rescued from the countless symptoms, sicknesses, and allergies. Tenna is an excellent communicator and keeps the reader engrossed throughout her dramatic story. Tenna bears witness to the power of prayer in the healing process and attributes much of her story to the miraculous."He's Not Autistic, But..." offers understanding and compassion to anyone living with the nightmare of autism. It gives hope to those whose suffering has not been understood by the medical profession and direction for those exploring or ready to explore alternative medical approaches.As reviewed for Midwest Book Review dr seuss cat in hat book

Book Review - Fragments Of A Forgotten People

Fragments of a Forgotten People By: Henry FastA Remarkable Journey of a Refugee Exiled from PolandThe invasion of Poland marked the beginning of World War II in Europe as Poland and her western allies declared war on Germany in September 1939. Germany and the Soviet Union had completely overrun Poland by the first of October. The opening chapters of Henry Fast's "Fragments of a Forgotten People" describe the impact of the invasion in horrifying detail.In his astonishing memoir Henry Fast tells the story of his quandary as he and his widowed mother are forced to flee from their home in Bochnia, Poland with hoards of other refugees.Faced with hardships requiring endurance, physical, mental, and emotional, they are put on starvation rations, ridiculed, and the exposed to the freezing temperatures of winter in Siberia.Arrested and deported on foot, railroad trains, and boats they are confronted with deplorable crowding, unsanitary camps, and abusive threats. Henry found escape through his imagination. He created a world of fantasy, recalling books he had read. Henry had an active and curious mind. Among the refugees, Henry was mentored by an engineer, a scientist, and a mathematician. Each helped in their way to help him in his quest for knowledge.Fast is a talented story teller. His character descriptions are colorful and strong. His narrative is both enjoyable and informative. The uniqueness of Henry's writing comes across in the positive attitude reflected throughout the trials he faced."Fragments of a Forgotten People" is certain to become a classic in the historical journals of World War II.As Reviewed for Midwest Book Review dr seuss book collection

Book Revew - The Age of Turbulance by Alan Greenspan

The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World written by Alan Greenspan is the frank and entertaining memoirs of this notable figure in American economic history. It would be an ever better read if Greenspan's were more able to be as forthright and penetrating about himself as he is about others.Alan Greenspan was born in 1926 and he was raised in Washington Heights, NY. In 1944 a draft board in central New York rejected Greenspan, then a recent high school graduate, because he had a spot on his lung that looked like it might be tuberculosis. When the war ended Greenspan attended Columbia University where he studied Economics. Greenspan had a very detail oriented view of life and economics during his educational years. He never seemed happier than when pouring over economic indicators that allow him to predict everything from the 1958 steel recession to the 1990s boom. "My early training was to immerse myself in extensive detail in the workings of some small part of the world and to infer from that detail the way that segment of the world behaves. That is the process I have applied throughout my career," he writes.Like his father Mr. Greenspan made his way to Wall Street, where he ran a consulting business that forecast the economy. He was doing quite nicely there when Martin Anderson asked if Greenspan wanted to join Richard Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign. Except for Jimmy Carter, Greenspan has worked with every president since 1969, and in the book he offers a fairly blunt critique of each.Gerald Ford was by far Greenspan's favorite President. "He always understood what he knew and what he didn't know," Greenspan writes. Despite their ideological differences, Bill Clinton ranked second, thanks to his "consistent, disciplined focus on long-term economic growth." Nixon, Reagan and George H. W. Bush each receive a mixture of praise and criticism. Only the current President George W. Bush goes without receiving credit for a single significant accomplishment."The Age of Turbulence" is actually two books in one.The first 250 or so pages are a standard autobiography that tells us who Greenspan is. This is the part of the bookthat will appeal to thebulk of readers who are not economists themselves. There are numerous wonderful stories in this section of the book. Greenspan reminisces about his early days as a professional-caliber jazz clarinetist in New York in the 1950s, playing his sets and then reading his economics books during the breaks while fellow musicians go backstage to party and get high. Of himself as a 26-year-old "math junkie" who got knocked back on his heels by his philosophical guru, Ayn Rand. Of himself as an economic advisor trying to educate, serve and guide Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton and Bush II. (Nixon wasn't just anti-Semitic, Greenspan tells us, but anti-everyone: "I don't know anybody he was pro."). Or, the story about inviting NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell (now Mrs. Greenspan) to his apartment to read his essay on monopolies.The second book is Greenspan's account of public policy. Greenspan's oft-quoted criticism -- that current Republican office holders "deserve to lose" elections because they sold their principles for power and "ended up with neither" -- should come as no surprise. Yet recent stories have relentlessly reported selected phrases from the new book as "unusually harsh criticism [of] President Bush and the Republican Party" for abandoning "the central conservative principle of fiscal restraint."I recommend this book to those people who want a better insight into the mind of the most famous economic planner of our time or those who want to better understanding Greenspan's unique and often critical political views. seuss book collection sets cat hat

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The Friday Night Club
By: Jacob Nelson Lurie
ISBN: 9781439262474Think of a cross between The Breakfast Club (the "College Years" version) and "How I Met Your Mother," with a lot more imbibing of alcoholic beverages and gratuitous sex thrown in for good measure, and you might get some glimmering of an idea about the awesomeness that is the plot line of The Friday Night Club by Jacob Nelson Lurie. The book's first person narrator, Davis Robertson, takes a nonlinear look back on his college and post-college years, eventually leading up to his wedding day, and contemplates everything that defines himself and his friends and has brought him to be willing to get yoked to one woman for the rest of his life. Though he loves the woman he's going to marry, Pamela, he can't help but think about the wild times and numerous sexual conquests he's had in the past, and wonder if he's doing the right thing.The novel has a fairly large cast of characters, with probably the most interesting one being Davis's good friend, the actor Peter Carter, who the narrator describes as looking "...a lot like a young Matthew McConaughey." The way the narrator admires Carter and looks up to his wealth, carefree manner, ability to drink like a fish, and womanizing skills reminded me a bit of the way the narrator of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby admires the title character of that novel.The novel is liberally laced with humorous moments and musical and cultural references. Besides the reference comparing Peter to Matthew McConaughey, another of Davis's friends, Jonesy, is described as resembling David Bowie, and another character, Thomas Divan, is described as "...looking a lot like a young Steve McQueen." There are many other references, from Bible quotes to Pink Floyd's line from the album "Animals," "...dragged down by the stone." The characters are, after all, a product of the times they live in. One of the pleasures I got from reading the novel was thinking about the references myself, and the meanings each had for me and the people I knew while growing up.The Friday Night Club is made up of the narrator and his friends. They meet every Friday night and have parties where the beer and other alcohol flows freely, and they all, in general, have a lot of fun taking a break from their studying and classes at the University of Colorado. They even have a set of three Commandments each member must adhere to, such as Commandment #1: "No band or any earsplitting music that shakes the fillings from your mouth or the neighbors from their slumber." The club fills a social need in their lives, providing them with a break from the mundane, and a chance to philosophize and shoot the bull with each other. As the narrator puts it: "We six lost circus performers were simply in need of an escape from the daily dullness of classes and studying."It's a coming of age story, a novel of becoming adults, of settling down into married lives and raising families, on one level. But it is a novel that is full of life and the promise of living each moment to its fullest, also, while one is still young, and it is vibrant and will cause you to look back fondly on your own college years. The club is very important to everybody who is a member of it. As Jonesy says, it and the people he met as a result of the club made "College the best four years of my life." He goes on to say:"The Friday Night Club was the one thing I could look forward to if the week was bad. It was the dry blanket and bottle of whiskey after walking in a rain storm of shit. But...if the week was good..goddamn, that party was the icing on the cake. It was my home away from home. It was my sanctuary. No, it was our sanctuary...our church."The Friday Night Club speaks to all of us, whether you're currently in college, are looking forward to attending one, or are long out of it and are firmly ensconced in marital bliss and are looking back on your past, like the narrator. If you enjoy reading humorous novels about drinking, partying, having sex with as many people as possible while you're still young, and lots of alcohol-induced - but still insightful philosophy - on life, then The Friday Night Club is the book for you.--Douglas R. Cobb-- dr seuss cat in hat quotes

Where the Heart Was Written by Glenn G Boyer

When I tackled this book I thought I would never get finished reading it. The size was humongous! But, as I read on I discovered there was very little the author could have left out of his story. "Where the Heart Was," tells a family linage story that goes from the 1800's through Pearl Harbor in 1941. It is told in a memorable way that probably would align with many of our own families if we went back far enough. The descriptions that the author ingrains in your mind will not leave you whether they are happy, sad, or just simple occurrences. The characters can be pictured as you read each page. You will travel with some of history's well-known people such as Abraham Lincoln, General Grant, and other famous military figures on and off the battlefield, and someone that could have been your grandpa or grandma while they remember those famous people they knew, or knew of, from history. Some in war, some in peace, some deep in Indian territory, some while courting, some in saloons or whorehouses, or just riding in an old automobile on roads so rough that your insides might move around a lot. Falling in love usually started quite young and, as today, some lasted and some didn't.You will be on the field when Custer made his last stand; when Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address; when Sitting Bull and other great Indian leaders ruled the range; when men were called to war in several periods of history; when men flew "by the seat of their pants" in old cloth covered biplanes; be aware of change of seasons in various areas of our nation; when you hear stories of your forefathers and live as they did; live through the great depression while your life becomes dependent on little or nothing, sometimes scratching for the simplest of food and supplies to live; visiting battlefields where your early families describe what occurred and who they lost or almost lost due to injuries; live in a medical area where no anesthetic existed and limbs were severed in great pain; learn how to milk a cow properly or kill it for needed food; walk through a meadow or glen and take in all the scents; cross rivers that routinely flood; you will live many days in your forefathers stead as they lived and carried on regardless of pain until their body could not take any more.I could go on and on with this great story but I think you have a good idea by now what Glenn Boyer's story is telling. You won't forget it and you will greatly appreciate what your past generations went through and how good a life you have thanks to them regardless of the problems you might have during your living years. You will appreciate the huge and dramatic improvements those former families gave our generation. As I said, do not be wary of the size of this book because it tells a story of history that needs a book the scope of this one. dr seuss cat in hat history

Staying Safe - The Complete Guide to Protecting Yourself, Your Family, & Your Business by Juval Aviv

Juval Aviv is a former Israeli Counterterrorism Intelligence Officer and his book "Staying Safe: The Complete Guide to Protecting Yourself, Your Family, & Your Business" is full of practical advice and strategies to keep yourself and those you care about safe.The book focuses on staying safe from terrorism a bit more than for crime, but many of the strategies work for either situation. The book is divided into three main parts. Part One focuses on protecting yourself and your family. Chapters include becoming security-minded, survival and escape strategies, cyberterrorism and internet security, and mail handling guidelines. I think the introduction and first chapter are so important. I agree that a person chooses to stay safe, and by implementing the tips and suggestions in this text, one can increase their safety by quite a bit.The second part of the book focuses on travel safety and includes chapters on travel guidelines and concerns and airline safety. There are sections on avoiding danger, carjacking survival, kidnapping survival, tips for women, flying smart, and much more.The third part is on safeguarding your identity and protecting your business. One chapter is on protecting against fraud and identity theft with some very good advice on keeping your identity more secure. The final chapter is on protecting your business and buildings and may not be as relevant to the small storeowner as it is to the larger corporation that may be the target for bomb threats and other terrorist activity. There is also a very useful appendix with many resources listed.All through the book there are big check marks besides important points. There are also a bunch of points that you should not do. I found much of the book to be very good. There are a few things I might disagree a bit on, but that is more because of the back ground I have. This book was not necessarily written for someone with a military, martial art, survival, firearm background. I also believe that everyone must analyze their own threat level, as Aviv suggests right in the beginning, and then implement the safety strategies more relevant to their own situation and circumstances. That does not mean don't do something because it is inconvenient, but to be honest about yourself, your circumstances, threat and risk levels, and how you can then remain safe.I do believe it is up to each and every one of us to account for our and our loved ones safety. Minimizing risks and avoiding dangerous situations is always preferable to having to fight back or deal with an emergency. The information in this book can definitely help a person minimize risks against today's threats and stay safe. dr seuss cat in hat book

A Quick Review of Step-By-Step Concepts of Complete Hypnotic Induction

Every one of use in this busy and monotonous world wants to make better decisions, have a happier relationship and achieve greater success in business. All these can be brought in to the life's by using a technique called as hypnosis. In hypnotism, the subconscious mind is brought into the level of the conscious mind level.Some benefits that are achievable by hypnotism are stress can be reduced, immune system is strengthened, aging process can be slowed down, intuitive abilities are developed, helps developing and living your purpose in life.The hypnosis book also teaches on not only what to say but also how to say and not only what to do, but how to do it. It is written as an aid to the professional worker in the psychosomatic and medical field. This book is excellent for class work, because explains step-by-step the concepts of complete hypnotic induction and suggestive techniques in correct form, but it also explains how many such techniques that may be useful in the course of hypnosis may be correctly prepared.In addition to the book also covers chapters on dentistry, anesthesia, doctors and training for natural childbirth. This book has helped so many amateur hypnotic practitioner to gain speed in the subject and also to apply various techniques to help them grow as an expert. One can also learn to hypnotize strangers without even realizing it. One can easily hypnotize groups, individuals or yourself and wake them up instantly. It helps induce intense hallucinations in the subject, cure any form of mental illness.With the help of the techniques learned from this book one can hypnotize a patient before medical purposes like surgery. However hypnotism when used in right fashion will help cure many illness but when used wrongly adverse effect results. dr seuss book collection