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Get the book. Pick it up. Open to any page. Read.
Do it again the next day.
And the next.
And the next.
And the next.
Life starts to taste good again.

Finding my way is a beautifully written book representing John Schneider's comprehensive description of the transformative model of grief. Schneider has the ability to connect with the reader, capturing the essence of the grieving process in a manner that resonates with one's individual story. Schneider's writing style incorporates the use of rich metaphors which is so lacking in the traditional approach commonly used in texts for health care professionals. As a clinician and educator,I have found this book to be an invaluable resource for myself, clients in psychotherapy, and students. Clients have found this model extremely helpful in normalizing and validating their own grieving process, in providing a frame for reflecting on their own journey, and in offering hope for the future. Students have appreciated Schneider's comprehensive approach, his writing style, and rich anecdotal material. As a personal and professional resource, this book should be on the shelves of every healthcare professional, caregiver and layperson who is interetsed in better understanding the multidimentional experience of grief. It is a resource that one will go back to over and over again.

This book introduces a fresh and unique approach on the subjects of loss, grieving, and healing. It redefines the grieving process for those who choose to take the journey. Transformation awaits each who embraces his/her own grief. The author shares his personal journey of loss and grief and how it transformed his life; freeing him to accompany his clients on their unique journeys into their personal losses, subsequent grief, and their individual transformations. The book is quite readable and includes a Life Change Inventory self test, as well as a Response to Loss Inventory. Information is also included about Integra, The Association for Integrative and Transformative Grief. I would highly recommend this book for professionals, as well as laypersons. If you are in the midst of grief, the book might seem overwhelming with its in depth information....finding a health care provider who is familiar with the concepts in this book can temper this and help to guide you through the process, arriving at your own transformation. Dr. Schneider has recently written two new books that speak more to the layperson and may prove less intimidating if you are in the process of grieving. These books are: Grief's Wisdom, Quotes for Understanding the Transformative Process and The Overdiagnosis of Depression, Recognizing Grief and Its Transformative Potential.

It has been many years since I last read this book. I first read it when I was 14 years old and I still remember much of the story. I got the book as a gift from my grandmother who then on my advice read and loved the book as well. This book is good for all ages. This true story tops many best selling novels. The book is written so well that the reader is drawn into the story feeling that he is there with Chaim facing the same dangers. From an educational perspective many geographical and historical lessons are built into the book. May Chaim's memory and story be a blessing for us all.

Chaim Shapiro's inspiring book is a lasting legacy and wonderful memorial to the author, who unfortunately passed away this autumn, and the European Jewish communities of WWII. Courage and faith combine in this highly recommended, true adventure story of great historical importance.

Slow at first, but once you get into it you can't put it down. It really gives you a insiders personal experience about world war II. I think that I'd recommend it to everyone!

Though much has been written about the Holocaust, the truly neglected aspect ofthis overwhelming tragedy is the spiritual impact it has had on the "aftermath generation." In her book, God in Hell, Gemma Grott poignantly paints a rich life-sized portrait of the dual process of both her own spiritual maturation and its relationship to the Holocaust experience that she inherited on a cellular level of consciousness. The story is a unique journey into self-relaization adn spiritual development that encompasses both her personal search for self-understanding and an inner desire to work out the cluminating effects of centuries of her people's anguish. It is work of rare insight into the ramifications of persecution and darkness o the human soul. This is a heartfelt work that offers us hope, illustrating the ability of one generation to come to terms with and help heal the terrible wounds of the past. Itis a truly moving and inspiring offering, which provides the reader with a uique vantage point for examintg one of the central issues facing the human race; healing he effects of evil.

With critical insight into the harrowing effects of the Holocaust, as well as the conditions for other peoples, Gemma Grott relates an amazing story. Her captivatiing style propels a remarkably challenging search for meaning in the mystery of life in each chapter of her book. Ms. Grott's account of her spiritual and political journey is an inspiring sign of hope to readers.
-- by Sister Jane F. Garry, CSJ

Ms. Grott has managed to outline a most personal journey and process for recognizing and healing generational wounds - especially the devastating wounds still rocking our world from the Holocaust.

Never have I read a book that so seamlessy traverses history, psychology, social justice, spirituality and metaphysics. The voices of Grott's characters reflect aspects of a fragmented whole, providing the reader with a way to own, rather than dismiss all aspects of our tragic history.

The haunting question, "Where was God", which has spiritually and morally devastated humanity since the Holocaust is engaged with such heart and intelligence as to mend deep layers of suffering on a level much broader than Ms. Grott's own life. Bravo!

The story is STTUNING !
And the drawings are real art !

BEAUTIFUL BOOKS FOR CHILDREN !
In a very interesting child story, it drives them to feel the joy of life, to intearct with their own toys and to color the drawings.
This book will keep your children interested for a very long time and leave them fine moral lessons

¡LO MEJOR PARA QUE NUESTROS NIÑOS SE INVOLUCREN EN LA HISTORIA, QUE TOMEN PARTE Y NO SE QUEDEN AL MARGEN !
Este es un autèntico regalo para cualquier criatura...mejor que un trenecito o un robot que lo divierte sin enseñarle nada, sin dejarlo participar activamente !
Y los dibujos para colorear son magnìficos !

This is an easy, helpful, funny guide, filled with great recipes, that make entertaining a breeze. This is a perfect companion to Help! My Apartment Has A Kitchen, another "must-have." The authors' chocolate recipe book, Chocolate on the Brain, is another great book, filled with simple, tasty recipes that chocolate-lovers will embrace. These are really useful books, in which every recipe is a winner.

My cooking experience includes making boxed macaroni and cheese and toast. I received this book as a gift last year but just recently put it to use. Over the last month, I have worn it out! I am a vegetarian but also wanted to cook for friends who are meat-eaters. The book includes many receipes for everyone. The receipes are easy to understand and fun to read. Kevin and Nancy Mills have a fabulous sense of humor. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to start cooking but is intimidated and doesn't know where to begin.

I received Help! My Apartment Has a Dining Room Cookbook for Christmas this year. I am what they call a "Cookbook Junkie", but this is by far one of my favorites. I have only had this book for a couple of days, and I have not been able to put it down! I really enjoy the little anecdotes preceding several of the recipes. Also, the mom tips and warnings are tremendously helpful and great time-savers. The prologue to this cookbook is quite comical, and the tips for throwing a stress-free dinner party will definitely come in handy. My mom has already gone online and purchased Help! My Apartment Has A Kitchen Cookbook for me. I can't wait until it arrives!

I love this cookbook. The recipes are easy and people think that you spent hours in the kitchen. I go to school full time and I work part time so an easy cookbook is just what I need to keep my husband happy. I have also given about four other women this cookbook as well.

This cookbook is full of quick and easy and delicious recipes my family loves! I have made several dishes including the stuffed pork tenderloins and they were fabulous! And Judie Byrd has great ideas for breakfast, like smoothies and I love her idea for Breakfast Cookies! My kids think I'm giving them treats for breakfast and they are truly healthful!
I bet this book sells a million copies! Every mom raising children needs this book!

As the mom of a 4-month old, I couldn't seem to get any cooking done--or anything else for that matter. But Judie's cookbook inspired me when Martha Stewart was flat-out intimidating. Her ideas are simple but gracious--and both recipes I've tried are delicious. Great for those of us too busy to compete with Martha!

Much of what Dr. Kehlbeck has to teach us can be summarized in one simple sentence: When raising your children, stay focused on the job at hand.

I CAN DO THAT WITH MY KID! will ably assist you in preparing your children for kindergarten & beyond. It shows you dozens of ways to coach them with their natural need to practice eye-hand-mind coordination, as well as their social skills. Both as necessary to your children's growth & well-being, as toilet training, & learning what their responsibilities are around the home.

Every parent needs all the help they can get, & I CAN DO THAT WITH MY KID! is a thorough & fun-filled resource. Not only does it teach you new "games" to play with your children - remember we humans learn by playing "games" or practicing what grownups are doing - it also teaches us how to enjoy family life, & life with our children, without spending a fortune on classy toys or resorting to the one-eyed babysitters - tv, videos & computers.

A good book not only for parents - consider giving your favorite babysitter, nanny & grandparents copies - so you're all on the same page, is it were!

I Can Do That With My Kid!: Family Activities To Encourage Reading, Writing, Communication And Positive Self-Esteem In Children! by educator Rhonda Kehlbeck is a "parent friendly" book filled with family activities designed to help them build reading, writing, and communication skills in their children, as well as help their children gain and enhance their academic skill based self-esteem. From keeping a journal to brain games to mealtime fun, I Can Do That With My Kid! offers a wealth of practical, cost-effective activities to enliven one's time and help young people learn more about the world around them. Highly recommended for any parent seeking to augment or improve their child's learning skills, I Can Do That With My Kid! is particularly recommended to home-schooling parents, as well as foster parents and residential center based care givers.

Excellent book for parents with young children. Examples of how to improve child's math and reading skills as well as developing self esteen makes it very helpful

Thank you all so much for your praise of my sister's book. She would have been thrilled to have read these.

I could not put this down. Moving account of a person's struggle to be seen and heard!! I am a Professor of Special Education at SUNY Plattsburgh and all my students are required to read this book.

It was the most inspiring book that I have read. I hope everyone out there will get a chance to read this book.

I found Cindi Wood's book to be fun and easy to read with plenty of humor and understanding for women and the many roles they are called upon to fulfill, along with all the stress and problems that can arise. It was encouraging with lots of sound, practical advice for many areas of our lives. I loved it and would recommend it to anyone.

In the crowded library of self-help books, this one seems to be the Swiss Army knife of the lot.

Organizing, listening, personal physical and mental care and projecting a positive image are all covered in an easy to read format.

The book allows itself to be picked up and put down while giving the reader humor that is needed in this sometimes serious area.

This tool invites desire to participate in Ms. Wood's training seminars.

Men, women and team leaders of all descriptions would all benefit from time with this book.

Congratulations, Ms. Wood. When is the next one due?

Clear, readable, humorous, and very pragmatic. These are descriptors I would use for Cindi Wood's latest book. I hope she hurries to finish the next one. We all have heard ideas about dealing with the inevitable stess of daily living, at work and at home. This book is different. It serves as a very useful reminder of how important it is and of ways we all can master our personal situations. Judging from this work, I am certain that Ms. Wood must also be an outstanding speaker and training consultant. As a manager I recommend that you buy it and distribute it to supervisors and employees. They will enjoy it and both they and your company will likely share the rewards.

As a child in Hamburg, Germany, Celia Landau led a cultured and privileged life. Her father Benjamin had a study full of books and frequently entertained renowned visitors, including philosopher Martin Buber and Rabbi Paul Holzer. This began to unravel when the Nazis came to power. In the summer of 1934, the family traveled to a German spa in Bad Schwartau. As their visit ended, the spa's owner gleefully announced that Hitler would deal with the Jews. The next fall, nine-year-old Celia's grades began to falter as former school friends labeled her "Drechtjude." In 1937, the family were forced out of their condominium at Hohe Weide 25. In October, 1938, her father was carted to prison, then deported to Dachau. In February 1941, a Gestapo agent deliver his "ashes" in a cigar box.

Eight months later, Celia, now 16, was deported with her mother Sala and sister Karin to Lodz. Here they shared an unheated room on Zgierska Street with Julie and Julius Eichengreen and five others. As the vast majority of Jews were shipped like cattle from Lodz, the couple made Celia promise, if ever she went to New York, to find their son, who had left Europe years earlier. On July 13, 1942, Celia's starving and sick mother Sala died.

Before being herself deported to Auschwitz in August 1944, Celia starved and scraped to survive, and lost her sister Karin as well. Her one friend from that period, Elli Sabin, traveled with her in the final transport from Lodz to new horrors. Here she came face to face with the dreaded Dr. Mengele, slaved for some months in an outdoor construction site at the Neuengamme subcamp and in the Blom and Foss Shipyards. In October, she was transferred to Arbeitslager Sasel. Here, to gain access to important files, she promised to transfer her family's house in Altona-Luna Park outside Hamburg to an SS guard. The ploy worked, and she memorized the names and addressed of 42 Nazi guards.

In March 1945, Celia Landau was again transferred, this time to Bergen-Belsen, the disease-ridden camp where Anne Frank and her sister died of Typhus. Fortunately for Laudau, a month later, the camp was liberated, on April 15, 1945. Here she told a British major of her exploit, and was swiftly introduced to Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Tilling, of Britain's War Crimes Investigations unit. When friends Elli, Hela Dimand and Sabina Zarecki corroborated her story, the British swiftly transferred Celia Landau to Hanover Germany, where she helped bring 17 Nazis to justice.

Her assistance to the British War Crimes unit gave Celia new opportunities. What she did with them is but one of the things that makes this book fascinating. This is the story of an extraordinary woman who sought revenge only through her own good deeds.

The one thing missing from this book is what gave her the courage to go on. Alyssa A. Lappen

I was extremely impressed with this book. The author decribes in detail her life before anti-semitism and how it started to change. Her story is emotional and touching.

She was born Celia Landau and changed her name to Lucille. She and her sister Karin were the products of a very close knit family completely torn apart by the Third Reich. Her father gets sent off to a labor camp and a year later they are delivered a box of what supposedly contains his ashes. Eventually Celia, Karin and mother are sent to the Lodz ghetto where surviving is difficult and their mother eventually dies of starvation. Celia's account of this is very sad and moving. She then tells a story of a tender love affair with Szaja in the ghetto, and befriends an elderly couple named Jules and Julius who ironically after liberation, she winds up marrying their son when she moves to New York.

She and her sister Karin are then sent to Auschwitz. Poor Karin is so devastated and having trouble surviving day to day after losing both her parents. Celia's heart is again broken when Karin is not chosen in the selection and is loaded up into a truck and never seen again.

Celia is only weeks away from death when Auschwitz gets liberated. She goes into detail her life after the camps including her testimony during war crimes trials that helped put many of the SS in prison.

She also tells her experiences of going back to Europe in 1991 for the first time since she left. The hostility and indifference against Jews was still alive.

This book is highly recommended. Well written.

How Cecelia (aka Lucille) survived is beyond imagination. What determination.