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In our hectic times, the search for love is often reduced to a joyless exercise, a desperate manhunt, or a cold and insensitive game. As many of us have learned the hard way, these callous approaches can leave us in a rut of negative beliefs, unfulfilled needs, and blame. In trying to be someone we think will be "attractive," we lose sight of who we truly are and how to find the healthy and sustaining relationship that awaits us.

Meditation coach Kathy Freston has been through that vicious cycle herself - and finally broke free. In this insightful and inspiring book she illuminates the path to greater self-awareness - and the real love we all crave. Rooted in Eastern philosophy, A Course in Miracles, and down-to-earth spirituality, Expect a Miracle is a new kind of guide to the search for a great relationship - one that puts the focus back where it belongs: on our own transformation.
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REALLY SHALLOW AND SILLY
This book must have been written in a few weeks. Just incredibly shallow new age silliness. Ugh. Basically a waste of time for anyone with any level of education.

WOW!

This book is amazing! I am now one year into a soulmate relationship.I have struggled wth relationships my whole life, but I just put my heart into following Kathy's suggestions and my whole life changed.

Wonderful gift from Kathy Freston
Kathy Freston communicates through the pages of her writing. She speaks the awkwardness of "forcing" relationships. She provides her own personal learning experiences and failures.

Kathy is a beautiful woman and expresses her love and care for her readers addressing deep emotional wounds and self defeating patterns.

Buy the book, Kathy is a gift from God.

Excellent
Although I have not had time to read the item arrived fast and exactly as described!

An Absolute Must Read !!!!!!
Finally I found something what helped me to stop worrying about my relationships and my future.I share the opinion that if you expect luck and miracle, they arrive into your life. A lot of miracles happened to me confirming this truth always when I thought in the way Kathy suggests you. I thank Kathy for making me return to this thinking I always used before. This book helped me not only in relationships but also in other areas of my life giving me piece of mind and an incredible lightness after reading this book. ... Read more

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Professional golf's all-time leading tournament winner shares her theories, skills, and experiences in an instructional book aimed at women but equally applicable to men. Simple enough for beginners, this excellent how-to manual also offers useful advice and information for advanced players. 110 black-and-white photographs. ... Read more

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Nice condition
It is a used book I ordered.But the condition was very good.The shipping was fast.Good follow up from the seller.I just forgot to submit my review of this product on time.Thank you. ... Read more

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he adolescent years are full of discovery, confusion, physical changes, shifting friendships, and countless other issues. They are also prime diary-keeping years. Since this time is filled with secretsabout feelings, situations, and thoughts about ones evolving identitya journal often becomes a young girls only ally in a world full of change. At a time when girls are fascinated by their own writing, this guide includes quizzes and lists that give them clues to their personalities, their identity, and their future. With sections like My Beginnings, The Kid I Used to Be, School Daze, and Top Secret Love Notes, and full of thought-provoking and important questions, The Secrets of My Life will help girls record their thoughts and dreams, and in the process discover things about themselves. This book will surely become a treasured companion now and a priceless momento later. ... Read more

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This collection of essays, originally written as blogs on her own site, details Ashton's insight and mishaps on her journey to thirty. She questions everything from love to singledom, friends and family, even Neanderthals and religion, as she searches for love and spiritual enlightenment in all the wrong places.

READING EXCERPT:

My life is an open book. Literally, considering you’re reading this. I write blogs. This doesn’t make me special or cool. Everyone writes blogs nowadays. But several years ago, 2004 to be exact, it was the wave of the future for all of us quick-flapping jibber jabberers who longed to have a voice in this world, even if no one was listening. Luckily, people’s ears perked up when I started spewing my personal relationship sagas and conducting random informal inquests into life, love and the pursuit of men, who more often than not, turned out to be losers. And so I wrote. You responded, and I wrote some more. Hey, someone’s gotta make an ass of themselves in order to be a martyr for the betterment of mankind. Might as well be me.

On my journey to turning thirty, I had a lot of questions and I longed for something more. I was seemingly lost, like most of us are in our late twenties. The sheen of youth begins to fade, our bar-hopping party days come to a screeching halt (mostly because responsibility kicks in, and partly because all of our trusted party companions begin committing and spawning) and if we find ourselves single, we begin to look within for both wisdom and critique.Mostly critique, but who’s counting?

I, personally, am on a constant learning curve. My life is a work in progress, to say the least. This book begins with my divorce and introduces you to The Life of Jen through brief essays, commentary and contemplative thoughts written during the next three years as I balanced motherhood, men, ego and coming to terms with the ridiculous world around me. You will journey through my pain, cynicism, insecurities, humor and heart as I attempt to grow into a woman; reluctantly, if I may add, as I have always possessed a bit of penis envy.

My opinions are not always popular, my outlook on life is not always positive, and there is nothing orthodox about the way I travel my path. However, I do vow to learn from my mistakes, love those dear to me, and...

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4 EMOTIONS IN ONE DAY
I don't advise this book before bed !!!!Normally I can read a book before bed and fall asleep after a few pages BUT not this book... I was literally captivated by the collections of blogs and short stories about Jen Ashton's life.I couldn't put it down and yes finished it in one sitting.. well laying down.So needless to say it was a late night.

This collection is very well written, it's entertaining and funny and had me giggling - reminding me of some of my experiences of the journey to 30.

I found it inspirational and have already decided that one day very soon I am going to go and buy some balloons, attach some affirmations to them and set them into the atmosphere. You will understand after reading it :)

I cried when she wrote about her relationship with her ex husband and family. This book had me laughing one minute and sniffling the next.I am already anticipating the next book of her adventures.

This book is a great read !Two thumbs up!There is something that everyone can relate to in this book male or female.

Clever, Witty, and Inspiring
Okay, I just spent the last two hours completely absorbed in this wonderfully written, observant, and hilarious book. Very, very entertaining. You are a lot of writer, Ms. Ashton.
--J.R. Rain

Keep Writing Jen

Jen Ashton takes us through a years' long journey of growth and turmoil plus some clever musings on such topics as men, tattoos and pushing 30.

She is refreshingly open and candid, bringing her popular blogs of the past to us in one collection.
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“Don’t hate the game…learn the CODE.”

Do you feel as though you’ve lost your way? Is there a Goddess within you that is eager to shine? Have your relationships become dull or unfulfilling? Maybe your personal appearance needs a little pick-me-up? Don’t worry ladies, we’ve got you covered! Here are 365 daily tips to reclaim your Goddess within and reach your personal best. The secret is out! It’s your turn to become the kind of woman men can’t resist and other women want to emulate.


READING SAMPLE:

* Who says you have to wait for a man to buy you a Valentine’s Day gift? It is lovely to buy yourself a box of chocolates or sexy lingerie to celebrate. You are, after all, involved in one of the greatest love affairs of your life… the one with yourself.

* Goddesses, treat your relationships as you would a business by considering your R.O. I (return on investment). If you are constantly throwing out brick-sized effort for your amore and are only getting back pebbles in return, you are not being respected! You should get back what you give. Anything less is beneath you and unworthy. After all, if he was your employee, and was consistently operating at 30%, you would fire him in a second. Now, why are you keeping him around?

* Let’s face it, bad boys are attractive: they’re masculine, red-blooded, non-conformists that are most likely excellent in bed. Their bravado keeps us on our toes, and provides an element of excitement. Yet, we try to land them, tame them, and change them; inevitably getting angry when they behave in the manner that attracted us to them in the first place. Please remember, bad boys rarely change their spots. Proceed with caution. ... Read more

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I'm Bringing Sexy Back
This should be on every single woman's must read list. A girlfriend of mine suggested I read it. I was a sceptical at first. I pretty much read every single girls guide to dating there is. I have to say I love it. This book is full of honest down to earth give it to you straight information. I can't wait to put my Goddess tips to work.

A Must Read!
It's about time that someone wrote a book like this. I enjoyed all of the insightful information,I thought I had forgot some of these tips but this book helped me remember how things are suppose to be. It is full of really simple but real tips. Can't wait to buy the published book so I can give them away at Christmas time to all of my girlfriends.

All the single ladies, all the single ladies....
I wasn't to sure what to expect but I am so happy my friend suggested this to me. What a great giggle I had reading this. There were so many good reminders about things I had let go by the way side (things my Momma told me) and plenty of tips that I really hadn't considered before. I highly recommend this for anyone on the dating scene and even for those in relationships looking to spice things up. Looking forward to the paperback coming out so I can buy copies of it for gifts for all my girlfriends.You won't be disappointed !!Where was this book when I was single?? ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Kathy Acker, Harold Norse, Sapphire, Kirby Doyle, D. A. Levy, Jack Hirschman, Jack Micheline, William Wantling, S.a. Griffin, Alan Kaufman, David Trinidad, Rebecca Fransway, Steve Richmond, A. D. Winans. Excerpt:Allan Davis Winans (born 12 January 1936 in San Francisco, California ), known as A. D. Winans , is an American poet , essayist , and short story writer. Moving to San Francisco's North Beach in 1958, he became a Beat poet and friends with Bob Kaufman , Jack Micheline , and Charles Bukowski . He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1962. Along with poets Allen Ginsberg , John Kelly, Bob Kaufman , and William Margolis, Winans was one of the founders of Beatitude magazine in 1959. Winans has had poetry, book reviews, and short stories published in 500 magazines, has written 30 books of poetry, and three books of prose. Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Alan Kaufman is an American novelist , memoirist and poet who was instrumental in the development of the Spoken Word movement in literature . He is the author of the memoir Jew Boy , the novel Matches , and is listed as editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry'. He is also listed as co-editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Literature , alongside Barney Rosset and Neil Ortenberg. Background Kaufman is the editor of many anthologies, including The Outlaw Bible of American Literature , which was reviewed on the cover of the New York Times Book Review and The New Generation:Fiction For Our Time From America's Writing Programs . His anthology, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry The final entry of the Outlaw anthologies trilogy, The Outlaw Bible of American Essays , appeared on bookshelves during the Fall of 2006. He is also the author of a volume of poetry, 'Who Are We?' Kaufm... ... Read more

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Many training programs increase performance by sacrificing personal health, ignoring the body's important physical and mental needs, and, finally, leading to injury. Ultimate Training shows how to heighten physical stamina while increasing the well-being of the whole body. Null's comprehensive regimen offers specific advice about physiology, nutrition, and how to avoid injuries. It is also designed to integrate emotional, spiritual, and intellectual energy with the tough physical demands of long-distance running and race walking.

This book includes:

* Information on how to develop a holistic workout, regardless of age or physical condition
* A 28-Day Running Plan that can be incorporated into any busy schedule
* A detailed list of common running injuries, plus stretches and exercises to prevent them
* Key steps to improving the immune system
* An extensive nutritional guide

The founder of the Natural Living, Walking, and Running Club, Gary Null has developed a holistic running regimen that has been used by over ten thousand runners, including Olympians and triathletes. This is the first book on his increasingly popular training philosophy and it is geared toward a general audience.
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A wonderful book! Changed my life...
I would like to thank Gary Null for getting this book out to the public. It's helped me get back my health. I'm 54 and could hardly walk a 100 feet before starting these exercises. I'm walking 3 miles daily now and have lost 70 pounds and I owe it to Gary's advice from this book. The book breaks down each exercise routine into east to follow steps and gives plenty of great info about diet. I would also like to point out a rather suspicious review from Publishers Weekly. This review slams this book and I really don't know why. The complaint seems to be too much information for advanced runners. Well if you're an advanced runner any book for beginners to advanced will have info in it that's covering what you already know. I believe this is just another establishment crony looking to take a shot at a leader in the alternative medicine and holistic health field. Thanks again Gary
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Around here, we call it The Project.Outside the offices of Big Sky Journal, it is called "a magazine."But wht it is, really, is a collection of voices, a choir of the uncommon, trying to define itself through a place that is larger than any of us.The magazine is a convenient package of delivery, a reflector, providing the best of the place in the form of essay, image, art and fiction.A lot of good stuff blows through this joint, and some of it sticks between the covers.What we have here is the nearly impossible reduction of several years and several thousand pages into a lucid collection of those voices. The idea for Big Sky Journal crossed my mind several years before I was able to escape the demands of an existing career to move the concept toward reality.By 1992, I was able to ask David McCumber, then the talented editor of a Santa Barbara newspaper, if he would help give the magazine its launch.With the confused excitement of a new project, Big Sky Journal punched a hole in the sky, bound for who knows where. For the past few years, the magazine has enjoyed the award-winning editorship of Allen Jones, in whose hands the reigns still lay.Without such hands, there would be, as they say, no ink, no paper.And no anthology.Pleasantly, we have found that there are still a surprising number of serious readers at large.Just when we might think the entire planet has abandoned the printed word for the sirens of the internet and video store, Big Sky Journal continues to grow and evolve. So what is this collection about?To some measure, each of us has that somewhat odd impulse to try and save the unsavable, to freeze the moment: the prom photo; the yearbook; the Christmas video.Some people collect stamps, we collect stories.... But unlike some collectors, we think we might have an idea why we collect these essays, articles and fiction pieces: they make us feel happy and smart and put us in touch with a place that interests us.They make us respond in a way we can trust.Wallace Stegner said it best: "....the smell of distance....the largeness and clarity take the scales from my eyes, and I respond as unthinkingly as a salmon that swims past a rivermouth and tastes the waters of its birth." Describing the moment and making it happen are two different things.The pieces in this collection are easy to read.They are hard to write.Ask the best of them: there is nothing automatic about a well-focussed piece of writing, especially when one is wrestling with a subject as vast as the West.It`s had to get your arms around it.Describing his short story Big Two-Hearted River in a 1924 letter to Edward O`Brien, even Hemingway admitted the difficulty in delivering a place to the reader."What I`ve been doing is trying to do country so you don`t remember the words after you read it but actually have Country.It is hard because to do it you have to see the country all complete all the time you write and not just have a romantic feeling about it." If we have done our job, you will have Country, and, even if it`s only for a moment, we will have saved something.To those writers who have so bravely given us their personal reflection of this amazing place, we offer humble thanks. ... Read more

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Selections from a literary Field and Stream
"Big Sky Journal," based in Bozeman, Montana, is for the most part a celebration of the great outdoors, a kind of literary Field and Stream. This "treasury" of articles from the journal features a fair number of accounts of fishing and hunting, but if that's not your interest, there's more here to choose from. I particularly enjoyed Kim Zupan's reminiscences of riding in punkin roller rodeos, Ralph Beer's humorous essay on restoring a 1930s Montana State Highway Department snowplow, and Fred Haefele's mini-memoir of working as a timber faller. Laugh-out-loud hilarious is Jon Jackson's account of a 1972 cross-country trip with Raymond Carver in what turns out to be a stolen car.

A section on rivers includes Annick Smith's appreciation of the Big Blackfoot, the centerpiece of Norman Mclean's much-loved "A River Runs Through It." Rick Bass captures that self-effacing, wonky pride of long-time Montana residents in his essay about a rain-soaked fishing trip on the Yaak River. John Barsness describes an archaeological dig along the Missouri River, unearthing the site of a fort that burned down in 1844.

The spirit of Edward Abbey also infuses the pages of this book. Doug Peacock (inspiration for the Monkey Wrench Gang's Hayduke) has a fishing essay, and Ralph Beer writes an "apology" for being once angered by Abbey's famous diatribe against ranching. I happily recommend this book for lovers of the outdoors and good writing and to anyone whose imagination is inspired by the mountains, prairies, and rivers of Big Sky country.

Incredible!!
The best collection of writing about the West I have ever read! ... Read more

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Learn America's Hottest New Sport--And Have Fun Doing It!!

In-line skating is fun and easy to learn.It's also a great low-impact way to get your heart and legs in shape.
The Complete In-Line Skater is the perfect skater's companion.Written by an experienced teacher, this book tells you everything you need to know about equipment, basic and advanced skating techniques, safety and improving fitness.
Over 100 professional line drawings help illustrate the text, which includes chapters on:

Equipment: The most popular models and how to select and care for the right skates for you
Basic striding, turning and stopping techniques
Advanced techniques to master the sport--even cross train for skiing or hockey!
Maneuvers to handle curbs, potholes, and other obstacles
A skater's workout to build stamina and strength
Pains and strains: how to avoid them
List of skating terms, organizations and publications
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Superrr....
it's funny to learn in-line skating by this book.I prefer everyone to buy this. I love skating,I love AMAZON

Don't be fooled - it's actually a cartoon book!
Yes, that's right. I was completely fooled. This books is just a bunch of cartoons, written with text. Very unprofessional. Very uninformative. Too childish! Nothing you would want. I'm shocked it's on the market. If this piece of dung can get published, then we all have a chance with our own mindless doodles.

great for beginner
This book is easy to read and the writer give a good number of useful tips.

As a beinnger who has just skatea fwtimes, this book allows me to know more about skating andsome of the movements.

Nowhere Near Complete -- Even For Beginners
Let's start with the cover of the book."Basic and advanced techniques" it says.Really?Crossing one skate over the other and jumping in place are about as advanced as this book gets.

For thecomplete beginner, this can be a handy book.If you've never set foot onskates, or can't figure out how to stop, this book can help.If you'd liketo read a brief history of in-line skating, this book can help.If you'reinterested in skating purely for physical fitness, this book can help.

If, on the other hand, you're interested in learning more than how tostop, go, turn and skate backwards (though I find this instructions forskating backwards to be lacking) then keep looking, you won't find any"advanced" information here.

All in all, this book toucheslightly on a variety of beginner's topics, but fails to keep its promises,especially to those looking to get more in-depth. ... Read more

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This book is just ok
I grew up with dogs, and bought this book because I had never raised a puppy on my own before.The book made a couple good points, but overall was a waste of money.Maybe this book would be better for someone with absolutely no dog experience.I'd say that if things in the book conflict with your instincts, go with your instincts.Certainly don't take this book to be doggie gospel.

Puppy Preschool
Although I have raised seven dogs over the past thirty years, this book had great lessons and reminders.After reading the book, I realize why some of our past pets had problems as adult dogs.The tips show how to develop a dog that will become a great addition to the family!

My dog has impeccable manners!
I have one of the best behaved dogs I have ever met and I owe much of that to this book.My brother suggested this book when I bought my labradoodle 3 years ago.I read it cover to cover the day I brought her home and tried to follow it as closely as I could.I had a little trouble getting myself to "growl" at her as I was living in a busy apartment complex at the time but I used a stern "bad dog" which worked for me.One of the best things I learned from this book was how to acclimate my new pup to her crate which was key!Before long, she knew that when I brushed my teeth in the morning it was time for her to go to her crate.I would recommend this book to anyone thinking about getting a dog.It has so much great information!!!I'm so thankful I read it because I truly do have a great dog!

Puppy Preschool
This book is a must for anyone who wants a puppy but has little or no experience on how to select the proper puppy. The book also helps people understand canine traits and how puppies think and learn. It really helps you understand puppies and dogs from a canine vantage point.

Great puppy book
This is one of the most informative books on raising a well mannered puppy I've ever read. Answers almost all your questions on why he does that and also how to prevent and stop unwanted behavior.Raising a large breed dog is certainly a challenge and this book starts you out on the right foot. Great job to the authors. ... Read more

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Whether you are a novice hiker or camper, or a more experienced outdoorsperson who spend weeks or months in the wilderness The Outdoor Survival Handbook will help you make the most of your adventures in the great outdoors.Suvival-skills expert Raymond Mears delivers dependable, thorough, and easy-to-understand advice on every aspet of outdoor survival, season by season.The essential everyday skills you'll learn include how to:

construct a warm, waterproof shelter at any time of the year
build a good fire in all kinds of weather
gather, prepare, and cook wild foods for tasty and nutritional meals
identify medicinal herbs
collect and purify water
track and idenfity animals
orienteer using map, compass, and natural navigational aids
make tools and equipment from natural materials
and much more.

Filled with practical tips and hundreds of useful drawings and diagrams, this book will help outdoorspeople of all experience levels mater the art of taking full enjoyment in the wilderness without violating the natural wonders that surround them.
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About what a scout manual would have.
Very Basic. Not bad, but not great. Considering this book is for my children the very basic information contained in it is appropriate for someone just starting out in Wilderness Fieldcraft, Survival, or Bushcraft as the Euro's seem to like to call it. Both of Ray's books that I ordered for my boys have sparked their interest. So I gave it four stars for this reason. The writing style is clean and to the point. Easy for young teens to understand.

this book was awsome
the illustrations and the info in the book is very accurate i love to be outdoors and i have spent about 10-20 nights a month in the outdoors and often i do that with minimal gear and not much for the fancy items this book is going to be in my pack from now on and it will be a valued item
the book was great thanks
chad

The Outdoor Survival Handbook
The subtitle of this book is: a guide to the resources and materials available in the wild and how to use them for food, shelter, warmth, and navigation. The author has parceled out his observations, instruction and advise according to the four seasons. So rather than having a single chapter on types of shelter which one could locate or construct in the wilderness within the various climates or seasons, he parcels out this information over the four main chapters of the book. He does this for each category of survival: shelter, fire, water, cordage, and food. His intention seems to be that the reader use the book as an introductory survival course beginning in the spring, focusing on the particular type of shelter shown in that chapter and not getting distracted by other types that either cannot or need not be built then.

There is some sense to this kind of organization, but yet he leaves any discussion of hygiene or cooking, for example, until the summer chapter, when surely this information would have been just as relevant to the spring. If you have to at least selectively read ahead anyway to be better informed, why not just organize the book from the start so that the categories of survival occur as separate chapters, with the special circumstances of each season being discussed within the category, rather than breaking the content of the category across the four seasons? But the organization according to seasons allows the author to focus upon nature as it lives in each season, which seems to be as important to him as the types of shelter or the various methods of starting a fire.

The book is well illustrated and feels quite accessible. There is quite a bit of useful information on tinder and laying out fuel for a fire, even though it doesn't all occur, as it logically should, in a single chapter; and there is much, also, on cordage, but again, not all in one place. Because of the large and clear illustrations, it seems a good enough first book on wilderness survival. It does not overwhelm the reader with detail, but for some readers it is that very complexity of detail and a more rigorous organization that would be missed.

Handy pocketguide
An excellent and handy pocketguide to survival, Ray Mears puts his knowledge in this book and it shows. The info is at hand, practical and easy to read.

Remember the old question, what book would you take with you to a deserted island?

Well... this is the one.

Good all around book
First, this book is not about wildnerness survival. The recipes that include garlic and butter are well, not practical if your lost in the woods. The book is more geared towards going into the wilderness with everything you need at your disposal, and not lacking the essentials. The information is well presented, and does not deal with emergencies but rather going out into the woods and enjoying yourself.

The book is more about developing a spiritual relationship with wildnerness and emergency wildernesss survival is a matter of life and death, and not a romantic experience where you walk out having touched the hand of God. If you live, you will probably find God. I bought this book for the sole purpose of learning about survival in the wilderness. I found alot of very useful information, but, having a pretty solid base already, the book is still a fun read.

The sections on cordage are very well done, and the sections on pottery, skinning are also well done. I think if you want to have a rewarding wilderness experience without the dangers of being lost, this book is awesome. If your looking for what to do in case your lost, this might not cover all the bases.

Still a nice book that I frequently thumb through while sitting in the bathroom. ... Read more

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Dog training book
Patricia Gail Burnham loves dogs and KNOWS how to train them in a loving fashion.Her first book, "Playtraining Your Dog", was excellent, and this book adds new methods from her experiences.Her methods work!!

Good info BUT it's All about her Greyhounds
There is good info in here but it is overshadowed by the author's ego. Once again, as another reviewer stated, it's all about her greyhounds.And while we're at it, can we please find a training book that shows small dogs of different breeds that aren't necessarily the sharpest pencils in the box? A book that doesn't list the author's own dogs' championship titles not only throughout the book but in an appendix in the back of the book!?! A book that is written by an author who hasn't broken their arm patting themselves on the back? As a professional trainer, I can appreciate all that this author has accomplished in her life. But if you're going to write a book on dog training for the general public, please leave out the bragging. Most people don't know what all the letters and numbers after a dog's name means anyway. Nobody really cares. Write an autobiography if you have the need to toot your own horn and then publish it as such. The basic dog owner wants their dog to have good manners and understand and obey basic commands.

If you can get through the author's personal yada-yada-yada prevalent throughout, this book describes things well. There are better books out there that just describe the how-to's. And those books list the author's credentials on the intro pages which, in my opinion, is the only place that information belongs.

I don't have a greyhound....
I was excited to read this book! All the other reviews are pretty good. But, I really couldn't stand it. First of all, the author seems to have her majority of dog training experience working with greyhounds, which I don't have. The photos in this book (black and white, some looking pretty outdated) are about 95%+ of greyhounds. Anyone with a greyhound might find this book helpful. She adds a lot of personal stories about her dogs, some of which contain useful information, and some of which added nothing and could have been left out. I feel that this book is geared more towards breeders and people who want to show their dogs. The author also seemed to use a lot of generalizations which I didn't like. I have a pit mix, and the only thing about pit bulls in this book is in the aggression section and she basically bashed pit bull owners and the dogs themselves, which I did not care for (Not that I feel she should have included a ton about pit bulls, but the rude comments added nothing and could have been left out). All in all, there were a few good tips in the book, but I regret buying it (even at the used paperback price) and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone but greyhound owners.

Realistic view of positive training
I have read dozens of dog training/behavior books. This books adds insights the others didn't. The history of positive and demand/punishment training was interesting. I also thought her discussion about a dog's challenge to the owner was also needed and helpful. The book is about the power of positive training, but with a full understanding of demand/punishment training. I highly recommend it.

Every dog owner should read this book
Dogs in the wild spend a majority of their day figuring out how to find food, Patricia Burnham points out.Thus, if a certain behavior produces food, a dog will naturally and happily do it again.If you produce food in response to playing what he thinks is game, he will think you are the greatest thing on earth and pay attention to you despite all sorts of distractions.Aversion training ("If you heel, I won't jerk on this choker collar") may have it's place, but not with my new puppy.It has the potential of creating a dog that does not enjoy working and learning with you.

I have trained dogs with correction in the past, but with a new puppy, I thought I'd at least read some of these "positive training" books.I am a complete convert!"The Power of Positive Training" has some great points as well and some step-by-step instruction.Instead of a clicker, I praise the dog and get the same response.

"Treats, Play, Love" is full of decades of experience, logical explanations for how different training methods work or not, and an historical prospective on training.Burnham also acknowledges when some forms of aversion training are appropriate and for which dogs it works.Pat Miller, in "The Power of Positive Training" seems more morally opposed to punishing dogs.I prefer someone who discussed all options.

If you have a dog, whether you are training for show or just to be a nice pet, whether you've trained a dog before or not, READ THIS BOOK. ... Read more