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Depression is a Choice Winning the Battle Without Drugs
Author: A.B.CurtissThe Following review was contributed by: Molly MartinDepression is a Choice is a documentary, text book type work of 20 chapters in which a woman who is a therapist and well acquainted with depression offers some concrete insight and advice into depression and how to manage it through employing Directed Thought. Curtiss says Directed Thinking is a combination of awareness, understandings, formula thinking, and mind trips applied to depression; my own and others'. Chapter 2...
(No rating) 10-11-2004 Views: 6764

Berlitz Rush Hour Spanish
Berlitz PublishingISBN: 800157-88-AMCWho among us can recite the alphabet without thinking of that melodicsong through which we learned it in the first place? This enduringassociation illustrates how powerful melody and rhythm can be whenapplied to learning a language, and Berlitz has corralled both theseconcepts in its title Rush Hour Spanish. A 3-CD set of listenings thatcomes complete with a 112-page Listener’s Guide, Rush Hour Spanishcontains over 2 ½ hours of audio that will have you...
(No rating) 3-8-2007 Views: 4748

Berlitz Pocket Guide - Australia
ISBN: 981-246-086-1The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss. Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s ReviewsBerlitz is well-known for a reason - most everything it does, it doesexceedingly well. This maxim holds true for its Australian Pocket Guide, a bookthat makes up for its diminutive size by the breadth of its content.The reader is drawn into the book by an insightful introductory section, whichexplores some traditionally-held (and perhaps stereotypical) beliefs aboutAustralia and...
(No rating) 9-19-2006 Views: 5451

Being Human
Authors: Solihin and Alicia Thom and Alexandra ter HorstISBN: 0-9713172-0-8The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss: Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s ReviewsBeing human in a spiritual sense means something very different thanjust adhering to a certain religion. Indeed, by drawing on the wisdom ofmany different faiths in their book titled Being Human, the authors notonly respect the amalgam of the human condition, they also pay homage toit by presenting the accrued knowledge of...
(No rating) 7-15-2005 Views: 6653

Basketball in America: from the playgrounds to Jordan's game and beyond
Edited by Bob BatchelorISBN: 978-0-7890-1613-3The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss: To read more of Jim’s reviews CLICK HERE"Basketball has been ignored for too long," claims Bob Batchelor, editorof Basketball in America: from the playgrounds to Jordan's game andbeyond. The casual observer may find that claim to be somewhat of anexaggeration, given the millions of dollars that grease the NBA and NCAAbasketball machines, the millions of dollars that merchandisers rake...
(No rating) 5-17-2005 Views: 4848

Berlitz Czech Travel Pack, including CD and Phrase Book and Dictionary
Berlitz PublishingISBN: 981-246-344-5The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss. Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s ReviewsMore and more Americans travel abroad and in so doing discover that themaxim, "They all speak English over there," is simply not true. Indeed,there is no better way to create goodwill in a country's natives thanspeaking their language, and the Berlitz Czech Travel Pack, including CDand Phrase Book and Dictionary, is an excellent way to gain...
(No rating) 8-14-2006 Views: 7016

Wave Watcher
Author: Craig Alan JohnsonISBN: 0-87743-707-6The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss: Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s ReviewsThrough journaling, writers not only find and perfect their voice, theyalso discover inspiration, which is apparently what happened to CraigAlan Johnson. So valuable is journaling to Johnson that Wave Watcher,his first novel, presents us with the journal of Ray, a gifted 11-yearold boy who is attempting to make sense of the patterns he believes rulehis...
(No rating) 8-1-2005 Views: 2965

Spiritual Perversion
Author:Steve SanchezISBN: 0-9754803-3-2The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss: Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s Reviews Have you ever wondered what kind of person joins a cult? Or what beinginvolved with such a group might be like? If so, Spiritual Perversion isthe book for you, because it faithfully captures precisely what cultmembership entails.A thoroughly-detailed account of Steve Sanchez' 15-year involvement in aspiritual/psychic cult in Berkeley, California, Spiritual...
(No rating) 8-18-2005 Views: 5064

Timeless Reflections, An Empowered Belief of Meditation
Author: Cathy L. Kaiser and Jackie McCormickISBN: 1-4208-1179-7The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss: Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s Reviews The main goal set by the authors/editors of Timeless Reflections, AnEmpowered Belief of Meditation, is ". to empower people's lives throughthe power of meditation." To this end, Cathy L. Kaiser and JackieMcCormick have put together an inspiring and unique spiritual compendiumof poetry and prose which draws from their own...
(No rating) 6-21-2005 Views: 5978

Hide this Spanish Book, with Hide this Spanish CD
Publisher: Berlitz PublishingISBN: 981-246-430-1Nearly every language instructor will tell you the same thing: their students want to learn the bad words, the swear words, the words that will offend. It should therefore come as little surprise that Berlitz would publish a guide to the less polite side of Spanish with their titles, Hide this Spanish Book and Hide this Spanish CD.Open the book randomly, say, to page 31, and one gets an idea of what is meant by the title; the reader is treated...
(No rating) 6-12-2007 Views: 4581

Insight Guides - Czech and Slovak Republics
Insight Guides - Czech and Slovak RepublicsISBN: 0-88729-655-6The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss. Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s ReviewsWhen it comes to choosing guidebooks, one generally has 3 options: thepre-learning variety, the learn-on-the-go variety, and thelearn-on-the-go with photos and graphics variety. Each genre has itspopular titles, but the Insight Guide to the Czech and Slovak Republicsmanages to straddle each of these genre fences stunningly well. One...
(No rating) 8-14-2006 Views: 5384

Sharing the Journey
Author: Judith A. Goren, PhDISBN: 0-595-32494-0The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss. Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s ReviewsBecause they work in the mysterious environment of the mind,psychotherapists who write memoirs frequently provide us with engagingreading, and Sharing the Journey, a collection of essays written byJudith Goren, is a good example of this genre. Equal parts reflection onher long career as a humanistic psychologist and primer on the dailypracticalities of...
(No rating) 10-24-2005 Views: 6239

Match Made in Heaven
Author: Bob MitchellISBN: 0-7582-1269-0The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss. Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s ReviewsThe set-up (or backswing, if you will) of Match Made in Heaven is thatof a seasoned pro: the protagonist, Elliot Goodman, is rushed to the ORwith a heart attack. Praying for his life, God appears to Elliot andasks why his life should be spared. Not able to answer to the Almighty'ssatisfaction, Elliot finds himself transported to the links for the golfround of...
(No rating) 8-28-2006 Views: 6418

Langenscheidt Pocket Phrasebook - Spanish
Langenscheidt PublishersISBN: 1-58573-510-8To become communicative in a foreign language, there is really no substitute for the motivational and instructional benefits that a classroom setting can bring. That being said, there are many books thatcan supplement the learning process, and the Langenscheidt Pocket Phrasebook – Spanish is an exceptional one.Conventional wisdom says you can’t judge a book by its cover, but in this case I beg to differ. The Langenscheidt Spanish phrasebook is bound...
(No rating) 3-1-2007 Views: 3749

From the Teacher's Desk
Author: Jacquie McTaggartISBN: 1-59113-408-0The following review was contributed by: Jim Curtiss. To view more of Jim's reviews click hereBeing in the classroom for over forty years can teach you things. Thus,when Jacquie McTaggart brings this much experience to her book titledFrom the Teacher's Desk, one is well-advised to listen. (Or be sent tothe Principal's office. The choice is yours.) Fundamentally the personal and professional memoirs of a retiredfirst-grade teacher, From the...
(No rating) 6-2-2005 Views: 2671

Insight Guides – Southern Spain
Publisher: APA PublicationsISBN: 981-234-925-1“To understand modern-day Andalusia, you need to know about its past.” This quote, found on page 3 of Insight Guides – Southern Spain, may sound innocuous, but it nonetheless rings true. Because while Al-Andalus (as the Moors named it) is both a modern, vibrant region filled with all the trappings of the 21st century, it also exhibits a rigorously traditional character, one that is steeped in the mythos of religion, rurality and the gypsy...
(No rating) 6-12-2007 Views: 5470

The Gift of Gabe
Author: Brian JosephISBN: 1-59330-266-5The following review was contributed by Jim Curtiss. Click Here To Read More Of Jim’s ReviewsEvery now and then a book comes along and grabs you. For the reviewer,The Gift of Gabe, by Brian Joseph, is just such a book. Even though onecan recognize that Joseph's writing style is still developing, the storyhe has to tell is arresting to say the least, and is made even more sobecause it's loosely based on reality.The gist of the story is that Joseph...
(No rating) 1-3-2009 Views: 3966

The Fullness of Time, The Truth About What's Coming and When
Author: J.B. OrlyISBN: 1-59109-159-4The following review was contributed by: Reviewed by Jim Curtiss The Fullness of Time, The Truth About What's Coming and WhenBy J.B. OrlyISBN: 1-59109-159-4Reviewed by Jim Curtiss"Where is God in this moment of time?" is the central question addressedin The Fullness of Time, The Truth About What's Coming and When, J.B.Orly's 530-page Christian study.Meticulously researched, The Fullness of Time is a book whose target audienceis the contemporary...
(No rating) 5-2-2005 Views: 8347

Whispers of Inspiration
Author: Darlene Manchester and Steven ManchesterThe following review was contributed by: Jim M. Curtiss Whispers of Inspiration, by Darlene Manchester and Steven Manchester, isan uplifting collection of spiritually-oriented writings. Intended to bea compilation of today's finest writers and poets, authors of all levelswere invited to share their tales and poems to illustrate the myriadaspects of the human condition, including love, family, and hope. Andwhile topics such as death, grief and...
(No rating) 4-21-2005 Views: 3492

All for a Few Perfect Waves
Click Here To Purchase All For A Few Perfect Waves Author: David RensinISBN-13: 978-0-06-077331-1
(No rating) 8-8-2008 Views: 4549

Roots Recovered, The How To Guide for Tracing African-American and West Indian Roots Back To Africa and Going There
Author: James E. White and Jean-Gontran QuenumISBN: 1-59113-465-XThe following review was contributed by James M. Curtiss:Roots Recovered, by James White and Jean-Gontran Quenum, is a book withan ambitious goal: it's subtitle, "The How To Guide for TracingAfrican-American and West Indian Roots Back to Africa and Going There,"lays out a broad agenda, and essentially achieves what it set out to do.Throughout the introduction and the first of two main sections, theauthors attempt to...
(No rating) 4-4-2005 Views: 4650

Adventures of Riley, Dolphins in Danger
Author: Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz, illustrated by Sarah McIntyreISBN: 0-9748411-1-0Publisher: Eaglemont PressThe following review was contributed by James M. Curtiss"Teach your children well," sang Crosby, Stills and Nash, and that'sexactly what the Adventures of Riley series by Amanda Lumry and LauraHurwitz seeks to do by combining contemporary science with captivatingstory lines and beautiful illustrations.The Dolphins in Danger installment of Riley's adventures begins...
(No rating) 4-4-2005 Views: 4168

'ISMS & 'OLOGIES
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon 'ISMS & 'OLOGIESAuthor: Arthur GoldwagISBN: 978-0-307-27907-1 One is exposed to dozens of familiar ‘isms during a given day: globalism, neo-conservatism, terrorism, pragmatism, realism (It is what it is). The list goes on and on. But what happens when you are at a cocktail party and someone asserts, say, their firm belief that constructivism is the only real art form? Or someone reports that after reading Ayn Rand, objectivism seems to make a great deal...
(No rating) 1-30-2008 Views: 3287

Language Lessons – Stories for Teaching and Learning English
Click Here To Purchase Language Lessons – Stories for Teaching and Learning English Edited by Ruth Spack and Vivian ZamelPublisher: University of Michigan PressISBN-13: 978-0-472-03115-3
(No rating) 8-8-2008 Views: 4503

Miscellaneous Philosophy, The Underclassman Years
Author: Stefan Koski ISBN: 1-58736-411-5The following review was contributed by: James M. CurtissOne does not expect perfection from beginning writers, especially whenthe writer happens to be 16. And though Miscellaneous Philosophy, TheUnderclassman Years by Stefan Koski has some extremely bright spots, thereader is repeatedly left wanting just a bit more than the writer seemsready to give.Koski's book is actually a time machine for the adult male reader.Through him, we return back to the...
(No rating) 4-11-2005 Views: 5917

Everyman’s McLuhan
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Everyman’s McLuhanAuthors: W. Terrence Gordon, Eri Hamaji and Jacob AlbertISBN: 978-0-9779850-1-2For many, the term “global village” is such a part of everyday language that it’s almost cliché. And it is very likely that Marshall McLuhan, who coined the term, would find great significance in that. Indeed, such was McLuhan’s ability to decipher the interplay between technology, media and society, that before he came along, many of the concepts and...
(No rating) 2-19-2008 Views: 2262

V: The Second Generation
Click Here To Purchase V: The Second Generation Author: Kenneth JohnsonISBN: 978-0-7653-1906-7A race of staggeringly advanced extraterrestrials (the Visitors) has occupied the earth for over twenty years. The Visitors would have us believe that they ar
(No rating) 4-18-2008 Views: 3790

Spain in Mind - an anthology
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Spain in Mind - an anthology Editor: Alice Leccese PowersPublishers: Vintage BooksISBN: 978-1-4000-7676-5Deftly portraying the entirety of a country with mere words is not a task lightly undertaken, especially when the country in question is as ebullient and historically intriguing as Spain. Luckily for us, AliceLeccese Powers, the editor of Spain in Mind, has realized this and enlisted a brigade of literary figures - both modern and historic - to help her...
(No rating) 9-17-2007 Views: 3579

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