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"I Want It Now" is a book about change, but it's a book about choices as well. The author takes her life experiences and shares them with you, the reader, showing how she was able to find the positive and use this as a stepping stone to success.
In a way, she shows us that the ball is in our court, as far as our life goes. We are the deciding factor, choosing either to be beaten down by circumstances or using them for growth and accomplishment.

She does this in an encouraging, positive way, causing you to rethink many of your past failures and re-evaluate where you are now and the choices you can make for a better tomorrow.
I liked the exercises she gives after her chapters, making you take the time to think
about what you have just read, how it applies to your life and circumstances, and also helping you to make necessary changes where needed.
You do have possibilities and opportunities that will bring you to a brighter tomorrow, you just have to be willing to reach for them. This book will help you do that.
Very interesting read.
Shirley Johnson

In "I Want It Now!" Nakisha Crawford at the young age of 29 shares her wealth of knowledge and wisdom on how to live life to the fullest in the most down-to-earth, matter-of-fact, sisterly manner. Nakisha lovingly offers all that she is in this testimonial, in hopes to enlighten and empower her readers to be all that they dream and are meant to be. As she takes readers on a journey of a few of her personal lessons of life, readers gain insight of their own life lessons and are furthermore led to engage in and embark upon personal growth and development most fervently. As first time author, Nakisha unequivocally conveys messages about life that people want heard and welcome. Nakisha Crawford shows a promising future as author, life coach and inspirational speaker.

"I want It Now!" is written to inspire you to achieve overall happiness by learning from the past, finding your passion and opening your heart to a better future.
The Author guides you to a better life by providing the reader with simple, useful, straightforward strategies. What is impressive to me is that Crawford uses these strategies in her own life which undoubtedly makes her a credible source about how to reach your ultimate happiness and live a passionate life.

Inspirational.

Sherri Anderson

This version of 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' is carefully and thoughtfully photo-illustrated by Bruce McMillan. The book's self-proclaimed purpose is to interpret 'a traditional verse in a contemporary manner'. McMillan therefore uses as his model for Mary an African-American first-grader whose loving lamb follows her to school. Special techniques were used to allow her glasses to be included in the illustrations, a rare depiction in children's books. The setting is much more traditional, including a schoolhouse with a bell and a Border Chaviot lamb who is captured well by McMillan's lens. A note at the end of the book gives a history of the poem, its original form, and it's use in early reading textbooks. McMillan uses colour and contrasts to draw the reader's eye. All in all, children should readily identify with this modern update, and it would be very useful when putting together a multicultural collection. Furthermore, the version I have is 9 by 10 inches, a good size for those sharing stories with several children at once. This could be a very special book for a child, for a storytime, or for a library collection.

Our daughter keeps asking to read this classic poem/song again and again. Mayor's illustrations are a masterpiece of three-dimensional textile work, combining many different techniques. She has also captured many historical details of the era in which the poem was originally written. The result adds depth and detail to a simple story, which makes it a pleasure to read again and again.

Mavor is a genius in using scraps of whatever to create a textural world that is as comfortable as this classic story poem. Look at each page, and look again, there seems no end to details that embellish these sewn illustrations. Yummies for your eye, and if only we could touch!

We use this book for german 1 and 2 here at duke. Let me start off by saying that I've never been very skilled in learning foreign languages. As such, I have a tendency to lash out at the books that are assigned the job of teaching me in this area ;) This book, I think, gives the reader every possible advantage in terms of learning the language, I think. The grammar is explained clearly, and in a logical order. I'd give it a 5, but as I said, I don't like having to learn foreign languages ;)

This is a textbook for classroom use as opposed to self study. My two semesters of german at Penn was quite enjoyable; the textbook introduced a lot of grammar points clearly and you build vocabulary through studying themes for each chapter. I can't wait to go to Germany this summer. If your instructor chose this book for you, it is worth the price. The workbook and lab manuals are pretty easy to keep up with, so you won't feel too lost learning a new language.

I have taken two semesters of college German using this book and so far, pretty good! We are in Kapitel 7 right now. I like the pictures and the realia. But I feel it gives enough grammar, too. The explanations are really clear. The accompanying materials are good, too.

Unfortunately, I don't think it is a self-teaching book. It really demands a classroom, and a TV/VCR. Though it is expensive, it is worth it!

OUT OF YOUR FIVE SENSES, IF YOU HAD TO LOSE ONE, WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE? READING THIS BOOK GAVE ME A NEW OUTLOOK ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ALL OF ME, AND HOW ALL OF ME WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF ALL OF ME.

If you are looking for a check-up from the neck-up,then please read this book. So often we overlook our own personal needs because we are too busy tending to the needs of others. Personally speaking,it's books like this that will ultimately restore one's self community^hetep

A classic standby...for checking unfamiliar generic names, or new meds, to confirming suggested dosage limits. Small enough for a coat pocket, but generally up to date enough to be very useful.

This was the best 20$ I spent on a book in college, and it has still worked well for me in practice. Outlined with each drug is cost information and clinical pearls/pertinents which are extremely useful. Very user-friendly!

Read Chains and Images of Psychological Slavery first, of course. And then come here for another small step in the consciousness development process. Dr. Akbar's books aren't about depth; they are about sparking you to seek that depth and to want that depth.

Na'Im Akbar's series of essays helps to uncover and delineate the nature and contributing causes of self enslavement experienced by many black Americans in todays social-political setting. Some readers will be surprised by the legacy of enslavement and others will readily recognize the constrainting beliefs and restrictive behavior that get unconsciously passed down to the next generation. The driving emotional trait is one of survival and it inhibits trusting and embracing change and collective support. Unless one intervenes in the domino effect, enslavement continues to plaque the black urban community. It show up in our behaviors and attitudes in learning institutions and carries through many domains, even to how black men disengage in parental responsibilies.

If you are an African American who believes you are ready for a book of such magnitude, then I suggest you re-evaluate yourself because this is a powerful book. I have to admit that I was skeptical at first, but this is one of the best authors and books I have ever read. Akbar doesn't need many pages of chatter to move your spirt. Believe me, most of his writtings are short and to the point. He removes the mindless page filler of many of todays popular writters, and opts to hit you with the meat of his thoughts. Please, read it with a passsion and and want for self enlightment. I really believe this book will change your life if you are ready for a change. If you are all ready in the area of conscienceness, then buy this for someone who is pondering the move. POWERFUL, is the only way to explain this book.

This book has been translated into English in 1988 by Baronet, Prague, (ISBN 80-7214-136-8).
I found the book not only informative but extremely entertaining. Kuras has a wonderful gift of presenting dry facts with humor. The book is ideal for anyone who wishes to get a synopsis of Czech history.

I found the book to be an extremely useful guide to the Czech history. It's a sarcastic overview of the Czech national character based on its own perception of itself according to their own historical resources. For those who don't have a strong understanding of historical events it can very well serve as a reference guide, since it's well organized chronologically. It helps the Czechs understand and justify their flaws. If only the world could understand why they are the way they are. English/Spanish translation would be welcome.

I lived in the Czech Republic for 6 years, and only read this book in its English translation in my 5th year there, which had me kicking myself that I hadn't read it much sooner.

Explains the people and place perfectly, like nothing else I've ever seen on the subject. Hilarious, penetrating, and brilliant. If you're thinking of going to move to the Czech Republic, this is like the BIBLE! Even if you aren't, it's a great read, well worth it.

This book is by far, the most fascinating book -of secular material- that I've ever come across. It is replete with biased fallacies, half-truths, and truths. Although, the author is clearly biased towards her theories, and makes every argument look like that only HER views can possibly be correct, the book also contains many authentic and accurate data regarding the origins and affiliations of the Na-Deneids that aren't found in any other books.
Many scholars, linguists and other experts have decried Stewart's methodologies and opinions but much of her data is actually quite compelling and may end up being proven beyond all reasonable doubt. In any event, this is one of the most interesting pieces of literature I have ever come across.

This book is by far, the most fascinating book -of secular material- that I've ever come across. It is replete with biased fallacies, half-truths, and truths. Although, the author is clearly biased towards her theories, and makes every argument look like that only HER views can possibly account for arguments, the book also contains many authentic and accurate data regarding the origins and affiliations of the Na- Dene that aren't found in any other books. A must buy for the classic 'Na-Deneist!'

Ethel G. Stewart was roundly beaten up on by her fellow academics when she first published this book. Yet today, new evidence and, importantly, genetics, are backing up her early theories. Whether time proves Stewart to be 100% accurate or merely 75% accurate is almost irrelevant. What is most crucial here is that this is the tale of a woman who dedicated her life to important research, stood by her findings, and was made to suffer dearly. And as it turns out, she was almost certainly right. Thank God she is still alive to see all the "new" discoveries that are validating her work. We need more like her in academia.

I wonder why the American government doesn't get this fellow and send him to Iraq to head up their religious studies department and establish a modern Islamic Studies program in an Arab country to educate the Arab as to what Islam could be about, if they weren't so backwards.

Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, as a scholar of Islam and law, offers an analysis of Islamic decline and possible reformation that is much more clearly delineated and rigorous than the cultural accounts given by authors like Bernard Lewis. An-Na'im's argument rests on the separation of "historical Shari'a" (often wrongly treated as if it were itself divine revelation) from the essence of Islam itself, as revealed by the early tenure of Mohammed in Mecca, before he moved to Medina and grappled with the difficult and immediate imperatives of political power.

Like a good lawyer, An-Na'im's case in "Toward an Islamic Reformation" unfolds like a geometrical proof, proceeding deductively from an axiom (a universal principle of reciprocity) and reasoning from there; namely, that all peoples have rights of self-determination, as long as they don't clash with others' rights of self-determination. To this norm, An-Na'im adds two sociological observations. The first is that Muslim majorities are now becoming politically assertive, exercising their right to self-determination, which is in itself a healthy thing. However, the second observation is that the hitherto weakened and disorganized condition of the Muslim community has usually been attributed to departure from "true" belief and practice, as well as to outside interference by non-Muslims. Thus, An-Na'im reasons, secular solutions to social problems will not appeal to most Muslims. Even the doctrine of necessity (darura) is not enough, although it has been used with some degree of success in the past, because only a truly Islamic solution will satisfy Muslim demands for self-determination. Thus, any proposed reforms must be seen as Islamic in origin.

However, An-Na'im here makes a strong case that the implementation of "historical Shari'a" (he calls it historical, obviously, to emphasize its man-made, temporal quality), while seen as a solution by many (due to the yearning to go back to tradition), will likely oppress others, and limit their right to self-determination, because it conflicts with modern norms of constitutionalism, human rights, international law and criminal justice. However, historical Shari'a was constructed by early jurists, written for a specific time and place, and does not come directly from revelation. So, given that secular and Shari'a solutions both are inadequate, the question becomes: how can Muslims' rights vis-à-vis others be exercised, while also being legitimately limited in accordance with universal principles (and the earlier, more tolerant words of Mohammed)?

An-Na'im acknowledges that any attempt to answer this question and "evolve" alternative principles will be difficult, due to the likely suspicion that tampering with the weight of tradition will inflame, but must be done, and can be based directly on revelation. This is the task that he sets himself to in the second half of the book, once he has demonstrated how Shari'a: 1) is man-made; 2) is non-divine; 3) originally arose for political expediency; 4) goes against the early word of Mohammed (much of which it "abrogated" under the doctrine of naskh); and 5) will likely violate the rights of non-Muslims, women, slaves, etc., and be incompatible with the very idea of the nation-state, international law, and human rights. In this, An-Na'im is clearly a modernist, in that he takes the nation-state, etc. as a given, and holds that there are benefits from secularism that would be lost (self-expression, women, religious minorities, slavery) if Shari'a were to be implemented. He also makes a very specific negative judgment about the application of Shari'a in today's "fundamentalist" states (Iran, Sudan), arguing that "it has created more problems than it has solved" (67). While an "anti-imperialist" might take issue with this statement, arguing that the worst excesses of fundamentalism are preferable to "western" institutions, An-Na'im's mission is to make Islam palatable to western institutions, and vice-versa, by "rehabilitating" the "early Mohammed" in much the same way that neo-Marxists drew upon the "Young Marx" to get away from the stale determinism of scientific socialism. Thus, the early Mohammed of the Mecca period is portrayed as a tolerant, "reasonable" leader, while the Mohammed of the Medina period, and the later rulers under whom Shari'a developed, were forced to adapt their ideas to the expediencies an extremely harsh, violent political world.

What is An-Na'im's program for rehabilitating Islam from the legacy of this world? The four main areas of law concerned are constitutionalism (how can Islam reconcile itself to self-determination, but with limits on power?), criminal justice (how can Islam democratically enforce Islamic justice without violating the rights of non-Muslims?), international law (how can Islam reconcile itself to interactions between nation-states, some of whom will be non-Muslim?), and human rights (how can Islam leave behind the legacy of subordinate status for women, slaves and non-believers, and grant universal rights to all people?).

While the program is well-argued and eloquently framed, obviously drawing much inspiration from the mentorship of the Sudanese reformist martyr, Mahmoud Taha, An-Na'im himself, though an optimist, admits that the book is not likely to receive a warm reception in the Muslim world. Though he doesn't admit it, part of the problem with this reception might be a feeling that he is engaged in sophist apologism for the West, finding parts of Islamic teaching to justify a wholesale adaptation to modern, secular developments. For those Muslims who feel their identity under attack, and thus advocate a return to tradition, the particular tradition that An-Na'im cites might seem a bit too conveniently Western. And after all, arguing that the Prophet went against his own early teachings out of expediency might seem unfathomable for one who believes that everything the Prophet did was divine!

This is a wonderfully refreshing work on the possiblity of reforming Islamic law. Na'im's basis stems from Mahmud Taha's work on the evolutionary nature of the revealed Qur'an. The basic thesis is that the Meccan suras were abrogated through naksh in favor of the later Medinan verses due to political and social circumstances of early Islam. Na'im takes up Taha's argument, that God gave differing foundations for Shari'a, the earlier, tolerant, pluralistic Meccan one being the ideal for which all must strive for. Na'im argues that in order for Islamic peoples to align themselves according to their faith with univeral notions of human rights, a new Shari'a needs to be derived from the earlier Meccan suras. Na'im points out that Shari'a isn't divine in nature, as it is human interpretation of certain portions of the Qur'an. Very well researched and congruent with the universal principles that all faiths share. Also check out Taha's original work on the evolutionary revelation, translated by Na'im, called "The Second Message of Islam".

Mahmoud Mohamed Taha is one of the most original and daring of modern Islamic thinkers. This book of his, undeservedly ignored in the so-called liberated West, is a proclamation of reform and tolerance, against the oppression and despotisms that currently enmesh the Muslim world. He was a man who refused to recant, regardless of the hostility of public opinion during the dictatorial regime of Ja'ffar Nimerei, and chose instead to suffer the martyrdom of the hangman's rope. Nowadays, his followers dare not declare themselves, nor breathe a word of his teachings publicly, for fear of being persecuted and stigmatised. Admittedly, his doctrine may seem unrealistic today, in the world of multinational companies and mass consumerism. Much of it is riddled by logical contradictions. For example, it is nonsensical to talk of reforming Islam, a religion which is doctrinally irreformable. But even if one doesn't agree with him, one is still moved to admire his courage...

* In the U.S., republicans are proud to be members - though of course are fearful of their lives in most other places

* Perhaps paradoxical has not read the book. The reasoning behind the reformability of Islam is strong, thus the danger to its members. Followers are the intellectuals only.

As one critic stated: "the followers are bound to very high moral standards, thus there are very many supporters, but few members"

Mahmoud Taha had issued this book at earlier days and it seems that as if he was knowing what the world will be after a short period of time.
He was killed because he call for peace [peace with yourself, with others and with God].
But those who do not want to listen made the consipiracy and killed him.

Today's situation is what he told[If we left them they will destroy the image of Islam].
Terror has com out because right understanding of Islam is not welcomed by most of Muslims.