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Harlan Ellison can weave an amazing world around the reader and this collection does it in spades.I have a copy so read the spine is almost gone but I love it. The cartoons are a real hoot as well. A true joy to read again and again

What could be better than Harlan Ellison writing his sometimes dark, sometimes funny but always engaging work? Only Harlan Ellison working with other authors, equally gifted but perhaps with different takes on the world, society and fiction. Instead of nullifying each other's thoughts, the result is a fantastic synergy which takes you on a wild ride from cover to cover. The story introductions by themselves could have been published as a standalone work as they give an insight to Ellison's work, his work with other and the creative mind that has kept us all making room on our bookshelves and merrily tracking down ever more of Mr. Ellison's writings

I agree with almost all mentioned aspects of reviews contained on this page. Additionally, that the book appears to be outdated to today's evolution. Nor can any one experience of such nature be put into mere words alone or molded to one set way of occurrence. I do respectfully commend the courage behind the words in this book and respect the writer's own thoughts and experience. Most of the facts and perspectives were one of the best I have found in written materials regarding this topic. I think it's a better book to at least "paint a picture" to most people not familiar with the topic or thought or experience. However, I would greatly embrace future reading materials on this topic that are both updated and expanded portraying profound perspectives and the allowance to one's own experience and open mind... way. To date, most materials don't do the experience adequate justice - they do not caputure it's truth. Yet, I still take from them something. So, all are part of the whole and all contribute something to my own truth. But perhaps, I will read it for a third time.

As a modern independent woman in today's world, I can say I was raised with more trad'l values... However, also with the freedom to embrace the individuality of me to evolve in becoming my own -a balance of both and the ultimate power of simply who I am... Labeled by nothing, yet simply me!!! I can also say, I found the book pointed more towards femininity and also a balance of masculinity and femininity to both parts. The scope of those issues from a spiritual standpoint is exponential with an unspoken or unwritten definition. It surpasses our normal conscious understanding. So, the book would also mean that the defined woman without balance of both couldn't experience such an occurence. - Same with a man not comfortable with or having balanced out his feminine traits. I, however, didn't walk away from reading this one (twice now) to conclude only a "barefoot, in the kitchen" woman could only ever be so lucky to deserve such things! But maybe that is because I am sure in the woman (or "spirit") of who I am and my path in life, world, faith... Truth. More over, anyone truly encountering this experience is a highly evolved being possessing distinct awareness on a Universal level - of also being both... One. So, it could not be trapped in a black and white, one-dimensional realm. - It's both... It's all.

If one must deduce a demoralized, smaller version of women, then what about the man to attain such an experience as well? - Ah... the real answer here is that you have to evolve to be who you are and remain true to that. And also that, respectively, no one story could be the same in this particular attainment. God speaks to all, allows for all truths - that ultimate truth of us! Lest I mind you, people come about their truths in different ways. Consequently, it pretty much comes down to your own path and enlightenment and balance of both and your ultimate desire of capacity for love and life... Your truth. No man or woman should have to give up their identity or choice of self, light, life or personal power to fit a stereotype! That only falsifies the very ideal or existence of such possibility of experience.

Therefore, I conclude, I did not take away that you couldn't attain the fruition of said experience by succumbing to silencing your voice or the spirit of you - man or woman. This experience is about ultimate balance and maturity of unconditional love. A tempered, yet divinely beautiful gift of fruits beyond fruits. That is, after all, mutual existing positive power in and of itself... it's existence. And true love is found from the knowing within - period. Yes, as with every experience, I walked away from reading this one, having absorbed the parts useful to me... to evolve with my own experience and thoughts. All the while, still holding true to the way I choose to live, my experience, and truth of me. Further, what compliments that truth is... balance.

Not only is it no accident that you are seeking out information on twin souls or twin flames at this time, it is no accident that you find each other. This is a time when many twin souls are reuniting. Authors Joudry and Pressman describe the Divine Plan of the Soul's masculine and feminine aspects, seemingly separate, yet eternally linked, as each journeys through individual growth to at last reunite into conscious soul unfoldment together. This book clearly explains the process, provides you with the steps of preparation, the keys to recognizing your twin, recounts stories of several twin soul encounters, and inspires your own growth. It is written in a poetic prose that is filled with the awe and the rapture appropiate to the momentousness of two twins coming together in consciousness and unconditional love.

I loved this book and have used it as my "bible," having found it after I had met my twin, but didn't know how to articulate the experience. TWIN SOULS gave me the words and much more understanding of the events occurring in my life. I found it so reassuring that dozens of things that had happened to me were similarly described right there in the book as examples of what may occur between twins as they come together. I am immensely grateful for the guidance this book has given to me.

Only one who is truly looking for their twin soul or who has found their twin soul will truly understand the authors indepth book. Mere words just cannot describe how I felt while reading this book. Finally I understood what my twin soul and I were experiencing! While reading this book it all became clear and our relationship makes sense along with so many other things that concern our lives. The sameness that we both experience in thought finally made sense while reading the book. It is taking me a long time to read it because I savor every word and sentence... Only someone who has experienced meeting their twin soul will truly understand like these authors have. I thank them from the bottom of my heart for making it clear to me. I can highly recommend this book to anyone who has either met or is looking to meet their soul mate. This book's descriptions about how twin souls feel or always right on the botton. It is eerie how well this book was written. It is truly worth every penny. My thank you again to the authors for putting my thoughts into words.

I'm pretty suspicious of the review from the the reader in Harrisburg, PA. It just sounds too much like promotional speak from the Walker Smith and Clurman Public Relations company.

As for the book, I'm only just thinking of reading it. I'll use my local library to find a copy, however.

I find myself recommending this book to friends with no interest in marketing. Good, fun info that puts into perspective why you and your parents see things so differently. Highly recommended.

Rocking the Ages is a beautifully writen book. It takes historical events and explaines how they formed the personality of each generation. This book helped me to curve our marketing and advertising techniques to reach our customers with a positive response. It clarifies how the generations view their lives and what they buy, how and why. It has helped me to understand my customers in a more personal manner. It is easy to get trapped into the needs of one own gereration, but this book clarifies the needs and desires of all generations, and how to approach them on a marketing level.

My doctor is an amazing person - not just a great doctor. We spend quite a bit of time talking about life, not just doing the clinical stuff. He recommended "The Tennis Partner" to me and I put it off for about a year before I dove into it. It's absolutely amazing. The depth of the writing is superb and the story captivates you from beginning to end.

I highly recommend this real-life account of a physician hisvery moving story of a medical student caught in the black hole ofdrug addiction. I had erroneously picked up this book thinking it wasa fiction novel with some connection to tennis(which I am a big fanof). But when I began reading it I turned over the cover and did seethat is was a memoir. But much to my amazement, Verghese's book readslike a good novel .. and a well-paced, gripping page turner. Despitebeing a doctor, this is not a dry or unemotional work either. Readerswill be drawn into Verghese's life and find themselves experiencingthe same feelings (hope, denial, despair) when it comes to hisrelationship with former tennis pro and now med student"David."

A true testimonial for "The TennisPartner" is that I have passed it along to several other peopleand they have had the same strong (and positive) reaction to it. Theyhave since even recommended the book to others. While this memoirdoes have a good deal of content related to tennis (this is whatinitially brings Verghese and David together) that will enhance thereading experience for fans of the sport, my non-tennis orientedfriends were not turned off by it. Being a fairly avid reader, thishas been one of the best books I have read in the past severalyears. An unforgettable read.

I just finished a cathartic 15 minute shed of tears. The Tennis Partner took over my life for nearly two full days. I was unable to put it down and afraid to read on at the same time. I was moved by the friendship that blossomed from one main commonality, a love for the game. Dr. Verghese's observations about life, his analogies between tennis and medicine spoke volumes to me. I am neither a tennis player nor a physician, but as a compassionate and feeling person I related to the story and I have been changed. It took tremendous courage for Dr. Verghese to write David's story and to express how it made him feel as a physician, a man, a tennis player, a father and most of all as a friend. As an Arizonan I have a love and a deep respect for the desert. This book may help others to appreciate and fear the desert for its natural beauty and its well-kept secrets. If for no other reason, read the book to grow and challenge yourself. Dr. Verghese's writing style is thoughtful and his sentences are astutely and carefully crafted to say more than you can imagine. You must read every word to hear the whole story. You will be grateful.

There are other good books out there for couples dealing with the afteraffects of childhood sexual abuse, but I recommend reading this book first. It's a quick read and packed full of information. The author gives a quick overview of what lies ahead for the couple, what to expect and how to handle the survivor's changing behavior, the importance of us as partners to look inside ourselves for our own issues and areas for improvement, skills for good communication, suggestions on resolving conflict, coping and overcoming difficult situations, etc. Also good for a survivor to read. It helped my partner and I understand each other more clearly. It gave me hope to "hang in there" with my partner and know that with time, and both of us working together, we have a good future ahead of us free from the afteraffects of past abuse. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

The first and best book I found to help guide me through my wifes journey from abuse victim to survivor. Frank, honest & brief, Mr. Graber unviels many of the mysteries that partners of abuse survivors experience. This book helped me determine my role in this journey. I read this book many times, and reread specific sections when faced with things I did not understand. While this book is not in any way spiritually based, I must say God Bless Mr. Graber.

This is a fantastic book for couples where one has been through abuse. I rate this book very high. Easy to read and to understand. Excellent resource.
Also let me recommend for those abused: Nightmares Echo, Beauty For Ashes and Lost Boy.

Women - even intelligent women - waste YEARS of their lives looking for some dope to marry them despite all the scientific research that: 1) Half of all marriages end in divorce (would you invest even part of your savings in a business that had a 50% chance of going belly up? So why invest your entire life in an institution with the same failure rate?). 2) Marriages that survive make the participants only 1% happier (after the first two years)than those who never marry. 3) Marriages that survive and are "happy" are actually "parallel marriages" where the individuals may live together but actually have separate, parallel lives and interests - they are more like friends and roomates rather than the romantically unrealistic situations pictured in movies and books. 4) Study after study confirms the fact that the happiest men and women are those with careers, hobbies, and activities that are personally intriguing and absorbing. If you are super intelligent, marriage will become boring very quickly. If you are lacking in intelligence, you will drive your husband crazy seeking emotional fulfillment to complete your life that no human being could possibly give you on a sustained basis. 5) Romantic feelings are temporary chemical states which could be compared to hallucinatory/subjective distortions of reality and the actual value of an individual. The body chemical oxytocin makes you fall in love and when it peters out (usually after 6 months to three years), your eye starts to stray in the attempt to get that high again. Because the chemical has worn off, you no longer think Mr. Wonderful is so wonderful. What a letdown when we come out of the daze and see how average our mates really are. We fall in love with people we think are extraordinary. In truth, most men and woman are very ordinary and average. Only temporary insanity brought on by hormones makes us think otherwise. If you really want to be happy live a life full of activity, and enough hard work to make you enjoy and appreciate the times of leisure. Too much work or the wrong kind of work will kill you. Too much leisure will bore you. Find the balance. This book teaches you how to get married. The bigger question is why you should bother.

Finding the Love of your Life is filling with many good ideas. My wife and I read this book while we were still dating, and it helped us deal with issues that might have become conflicts in our marriage. Dr. Warren's years of experience gives him insight that would take the average person years of hard lessons to obtain.

This book helped us to deal with issues such as communication, arguments, money, and sex before they became a problem. Is my marriage perfect? No , but we are very happy and because we dealt with many issues before marriage the transition from single to married has not been hard.

Furthermore, Dr. Warren point out the relationships need to be thought out, and the love is more than just a feeling. This book will help others to evaluate their relationships and determine whether they should continue with them or not.

I highly recommend this book.

My wife and I used this book extensively while we were dating. She had found it years before and introduced me to it. The questions and exercises helped us to get beyond our puppy love and to evaluate the potential of our lives together. This book is essential for all who are dating, and I would say it could be useful for a lot of married people, too. We give it to our single friends.

This is one of a series of books which features Dr.Alex Delaware, a young, handsome and wealthy psychologist. At a rather ritzy party, he meets Sharon, an incredibly beautiful psychologist with whom he had a fling some years previously.Drawn to her despite many misgivings, he is caught up in a web of lies, deceit and intrigue which culminates in several gruesome murders.The plot involves a now deceased, but sinister mega-millionaire who is a direct copy of Howard Hughes, complete with dirty beard, long fingernails and all of his unattractive anal retention habits. The story becomes more and more involved, using identical twin sisters, mentally retarded carers and a Svengali-like therapist who controls Sharon.At times I was saying"hurry up and get on with it" but, in all, an entertaining read.

I have read all of the Alex Delaware books by J. Kellerman to date, and am eagerly awaiting his next, but "Silent Partner" is the first one I read, and it was such good reading, it made me want more of this interesting character! I have since read all his fiction novels, and love them all, but still think "Silent Partner" the best. So many odd twists and turns, not even the best arm chair detective can anticipate the plot. It held my attention from first word to the last, and I hated to see it end. It was the book that hooked me on Jonathan Kellerman novels. You find yourself wishing that you knew Alex Delaware as a real person. But it is the mystery that captivates and keeps us interested.

This book was my introduction to Dr. Alex Delaware and to Jonathan Kellerman's books. That was so many years ago but it is still the best of his works to date, in my opinion. I have since read every book ever written by Jonathan Kellerman and most of the ones written by his wife, Faye Kellerman, but this remains my favorite. I am still waiting for him to top it. I do enjoy his Alex Delaware novels over the ones he has written with someone else as the main character. All of his mysteries are interesting, but for some reason, I tend to be able to "bond" more with Alex Delaware, he seems more "real" to me. "Butcher's Theater" was very good also, but having the locale in Israel sort of messed that one up for me, though it is an excellent story/mystery, and I loved the characters in it, but they seemed more suited to Faye Kellerman's books, being all Jewish. I just didn't like the foreign locale. So far, though, "Silent Partner" is the winner for best mystery and story, as well as for the most surprises in a novel! C'mon Jonathan, let's see you top this one!

I was hoping for a book that would provide specific advice on how to pick quality clothes that work for my body type (tall & thin). This book wasn't very helpful. It was full of fluff that got in the way of reading the parts of the book that were somewhat helpful. For example, much of the book is filled with trivia and history of different types of clothes. Another example of fluff was the tips on what types of music to listen to while wearing the clothes (no I'm not kidding). I don't give a damn about the history of Chinos and I don't think other men care either. The helpful information in this book could have filled a book one quarter of the books size. And in all honesty, even the helpful stuff wasn't that helpful.

If you are young and gay or just young then this book may be of some use as you cruise the shopping malls. If on the other hand you are a little older, gay or straight, shy away from J Crew and Abercrombie, cringe at khakis, wonder at those who show their t-shirt peeking up from under their polo shirt and have given up wearing ball caps in public and are ready to upgrade your image then Alan Flusser's THE ART OF PERMANENT FASHION would be a better buy.

Chic Simple is a book of glossy pictures and bad text. The writing is poor in both substance and in its unreadable graphics. The text full of senselessly varying fonts and styles. There is good information squeezed in tiny print in the back of the book, but that is obtainable from any of the clothing books out there already. If you like gazing at men's clothing, though, it's a nice book to thumb through for a few minutes. It will provide you with some nice visual examples of how to put together outfits. However, a good salesman could do the same. I don't understand the rave reviews given to this book. It's not bad but it's not great either. If you're looking for real understanding of clothing beyond pictures, go elsewhere.

I've burned through most of Grisham's past books, devouring every word with rabid intensity... I was fully expecting this one to be another fast-paced rollercoaster ride through the inside world of lawyers and courtrooms. I knew after the first chapter that this was not the Grisham we all know and love.

_The Partner_ has to rate as the worst Grisham book I have read, although it was still better than a great deal of the literary torture I've found myself subjected to. It might actually be a decent read if you go into it expecting to kill some time instead of _A Time to Kill_. Not only was the plot was predictable almost to the point of being insulting, but the main character was smugly unlikeable and more than a little annoying. By the last third of the book, I was hoping something would go wrong for seemingly invincible Patrick. I'd grown to dislike him so much that the ending (if one can call it that, seems like the word "ending" implies some finality) gave me a sick little thrill.

All in all, the book seemed terribly contrived. It read like a draft for a movie script and left the distinct impression that Grisham plans a sequel. Sure, I'll read it if there is one (I'm still a Grisham fan, albeit a sorely disappointed one) but I won't be looking forward to it as I have his other novels. And if there's a movie, I'll see it on cable if I see it at all!

What an utter disappointment! I have read a few of Grisham's books, usually quite good. Unfortunately this is incredibly poor. Weak, unlikable characters. Shallow uninteresting story. Hands down the worst ending of any book I have read. Look at other Grisham books or move onto Crichton or Dan Brown for a better thriller.

This book gets off to a fabulous start. We meet Patrick Lanigan, a southern attorney who ripped off his corrupt law partners for [a large sum of money]and escaped the country, started a new life and found true love. After year's of being tracked, he is caught, tortured and returned to America to face justice (in many forms).

The story of his original escape (including committing murder...or did he?) is fascinating, and the book hums along for a long time. His secrets are slowly revealed, and we grow in sympathy for him as we grow in our dislike for his opponents.

Grisham keeps things moving along nicely, and the first 75% of the book zooms by enjoyably. But towards the end, we realize Lanigan has planned things SO carefully that virtually all suspense is drained. We sense how things are going to turn out, and all we get to do then is watch our expectations play out quite predictably. Much like Grishams THE RUNAWAY JURY, Grisham drains too much suspense from the proceedings by stacking the deck so highly in favor of the hero. And there really isn't a true climax for that reason, so we don't get to expel any pent up tension, and the book leaves us with a dissatisfied feeling.

I still recommend it, though. It's short enough that we don't actually feel "cheated" by the less than thrilling conclusion, we just wish it could have been more. The characters are still enjoyable, and we get to genuinely like some of the players, especially Lanigan and his attorney (and old friend), Sandy. Don't expect this book to be the "be all and end all" and you'll be fine. It's also easy reading and pretty clean (except for some extramarital shennanigans by Patrick's wife), and might make a nice book for a youth (15 or so) looking to make a foray into adult popular fiction.

I looked forward to reading about the early life of Bill Clinton and his early marriage and the Arkansas days, etc, and this book has a lot on that--quite substantial. So I was a little shocked to arrive at page 440, where Morris refers to "Clinton's extra-marital relations with literally hundreds of women" Hundreds? That would be a minimum of 200. That's really quite a lot. I had always assumed a dozen or two.

I began to wonder how that would work. Is a governorship such an easy job (just a lot of paper signing and speechifying) that an accomplished shmoozer can fit it in between hundreds of trysts? Whatever you think of his politics, it must be admitted that it's quite an accomplishment, especially considering he wasn't really all that interested in the governorship or the trysts, but rather the presidency.

And what of the "Partner in Power"? Could she see early on that her husband was a politician of such consumate skill that he was a shoe-in for the presidency, and so chose to overlook his turning Arkansas into his personal harem? And what of Hilary's other partner in power, Vince Foster, now dead? If Morris touches on their "semi-private kisses and furtive squeezes", an "intimate professional bond between two attorneys", then surely he ought to dig a bit deeper on the cause of Foster's death. No sign of depression prior to the suicide. No death threats. What on earth happened to Vince Foster.

All these deeply intriguing topics--Bill's monumental multi-tasking, Hillary's apparent acquiescence, Foster's mysterious death--are touched on but lightly. What really interests Morris is financial scandal, into which category he places, seemingly, any transaction over $10,000. The book is larded with endless, and I mean Endless, details of money for campaigns, money made in teal estate, many made in banking, in retail, in government, in law, in public and in private--all with the implication or explicit assertion that a crime was committed. And Morris doesn't stop with the Clintons. The Republicans and Reagan in particular come under his moral lash for using too much money to get elected or to celebrate having been elected. Literally hundreds of pages are devoted to venting his indignation at the expenditure of money in politics, almost as though he believes that the only ones fit to govern are indigent altar boys or investigative reporters.

This reader would have liked less of the sort or quasi-incrimminatory fodder that fills the pages of the Village Voice and more probing into the feudatory state of Arkansas, perhaps interviewing some of the hundreds of women. There's a gripping story there, a noir classic, but I doubt it will be revealed by poring over old account ledgers.

This book detailes the corruption of not only the Clintons but Arkansas and Washington D.C. as well. The book paints a picture of the idealistic and somewhat tortured personal lives of two people who get caught up in the corruption of not only Arkansas, but Washington D.C. The book does get kind of bogged down in discussing tangents to the main theme of the book, the Clintons, but its meant to show what kind of Arkansas and Washington D.C. they came into politically. The book, although defintely not pro-Clintons, avoids purely polemical and emotional language and writing. It is a sad commentary on politics in general and our country when corrupt people can get into high places.

This is an excellent read! If you are unconvinced of the corruption we have had for the last eight years, then this book will cause you to reconsider. It also goes into detail as to how Bill Clinton got into this terrible state.

Anyone who dismisses this book as unsubstanstiated is obviously partisana and also hasn't been paying attention to the news for the last eight years. An objective and reasonable person will see the truth and the truth is what is written is true and well documented. Mind you this is a close friend of Bill Clinton who wrote the book! No agenda - just truth for those who can accept it.

This book highlights the pattern of deceit, drug use and corruption. Frankly, I'd rather not be in denial but admit the obvious about this man. Hopefull the American people will never allow someone of this low calibur ever become President again.