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Don't pay good money for a "childrens" book on psychedelics
Totam tibi subdo me
Good Leary; Verrrry gooooooddddddd
Consciousness Beyond The Mind - The Esoteric Secret
Numbingly Stupid

Change Your Brain
Timothy Leary
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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (Leary, Timothy)

ASIN: 1579510175

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This book tells the inside story of Leary's early LSD research at Harvard. Known throughout the world as the guru who encouraged an entire generation to "turn on, tune in, and drop out," he draws on wit, humor, and skepticism to debunk the power of psychotherapy and to advocate reprogramming the brain with psychedelics. Discussing how various drugs affect the brain, how to change behavior, and how to develop creativity, he also delves into psychopharmacological catalyzing, fear of potential, symbol and language imprinting, and brain reimprinting with Hinduism, Buddhism, and LSD.

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Don't pay good money for a "childrens" book on psychedelics.......2007-06-08

Got about half way through the book and tossed it aside. First of all I got it expected a good long read but the book is the thickness and word size of a childrens book. I now agree with others who think Leary was too wraped up in being a leader of the acid culture as it comes off in his arrogant style of writing. I felt like I was being talked down to in places and lied to in others. Leary tries to persuade you to his point of view to the point of lying. Its not that I am just an anti-drug person cutting down the book because I think drugs are bad; I've read and enjoyed many other drug culture books. I support honest information on drugs. If you want to read an interesting, honest book on psychedelics try something by Adeous Huxley.

Totam tibi subdo me.......2006-07-13

It is not there simply for appearing part here, but rather to appear part there. They do not jump the categories and they get where we go. The dislocated paradigm appeared as if nobody had not taken a reading. Thus it is difficult to get our rolamentos. So who thinks about the foundation of parents, unless it is not excellent to its situation? Illumination beckons, but it is not definitive...and the infinitive certainly is not duplicated. They try to adapt pieces in new matrices, the not old ones. To the arrest of the woman demonstrates they had had matrices at least once in their lives. My matrices are grumosos. Grumoso was the friend of Wally. Wally was an astronaut. It's so easy to rhyme the name of extremity with hourra. Hourra for Captain Spaulding. Elephant, pyjamas, etc. The "I" is moved away. "Correcto," she said as she put old pieces in new matrices. "Don't mention the arrest of the woman or her sibling," she cried. (She sees them in the spaces for new features.) But that is old wisdom. They do not put the new wine in old, old wine peels, nor do they put the new wine in "ivrognes," whatever those are. "They" get it perhaps. Do you?

Do you think that the last lives are less complex, or just that the matrix has more dimensions and the known pieces are identical? Hmmm. Do not imply more complexity in the experience until you have learned not to remember new pieces. He is like a devil's food cake without the devil. But pull rank in a Fundente tunnel and you quickly see the defect of sonorous reproductions!

If you can read this, you are too close to godhead.

Good Leary; Verrrry gooooooddddddd.......2006-07-02

Hi; welcome to all Wilson; Icke; Mckenna and Leary fans.

This book has been the first book that i have read of Tiothy Leary. I am impressed by his humor; wit and most of all the way he can see past the system that has been given to us.

I will have to look further into the phenonemon of timothy leary; like wilson and look at some more of his books.

Consciousness Beyond The Mind - The Esoteric Secret.......2004-09-25

This is valuable information, not from a guru or merely eccentric mind, no, but from a former Harvard University psychologist who subjectively and objectively and systematically tested, experimented and clinically proved that LSD and other psychedelics and their subsequent human reactions, mind interpretations and experiential conscious observations were both beneficial and related to outside the limited human mind or chessboards of values and ideas. Of course the government's are threatened by any and all such ideas that venture outside their limited schematical ideas and systems used for social structure, control and submissive subjection and therefore administer intensely unjust persecution.

But to write this information off as arbitrary and valueless is the common human response to change and growth as a human evolutionary species, a rejection that has been practiced since the beginning of time. Therefore those enlightened by such spiritual, rational/non-rational perceptive illuminations have remained relatively unspoken for many thousands of years and have paradoxically been the progenitors of all religious teachings and many political ideologies.

From chapter 8: "To use our heads, to push out beyond words, space-time categories, social identifications, models and concepts, it becomes necessary to go out of our generally rational minds. . .

Our present mental machinery cannot possibly handle the whirling, speed-of-light, trackless processes of our brain, our organ of consciousness itself. . .

We cannot study the brain, the instrument for fabricating the realities we inhabit, using the mental constructs of the past. . . "

And from Chapter 9:
"From the standpoint of established values, the psychedelic process is dangerous and insane - a deliberate pscyhotization, a suicidal undoing of the equilibrium man should be striving for. With its internal, invisible, indescribable phenomena, the psychedelic experience is incomprehensible to a rational, achievement-oriented, conformist philosophy. but to one ready to experience the exponential view of the universe, psychedelic experience is exquisitely effective preparation for the inundation of data and problems to come."

What impressed me about Leary's information is that of mental imprinting - which only occurs during infancy and/or early childhood, the period of stasis - which is basically our entire lives, and the idea of reimprinting, or breaking on through the imprinted frozen or previously impressed mind - which can occur through psychedelics.

Apparently, there is a short time period as an infant only for many species, or both infant and early childhood for humans, which then ends shortly, permanently imprinting the humans social and cultural frame of mind through linguistics for the remainder of their lives. Experiments with birds and the immediate introduction towards a human, or even a ping pong ball, causes the bird to search for this parental ideal the remainder of their lives. As humans we are subject to the attempt to the ideals that were first exposed to us in early childhood, attempting to get as close to that model for the remainder of our lives, anotherwards we all take a still snapshot on reality, forever freezing our interpretation on what otherwise is a moving transient reality.

With psychedelics, there is an opening again as in infancy and early childhood where a person can perceive the moving essence of reality outside our snapshot of imprinted mindset, our still schematic, and see the moving, multifacted reality in its many different levels, through more than one of the chakras, where one then reimprints their minds with new perceptions of reality and refocuses on previous chessboard structures, thus re-entry into society with much broader and wider perceptive capabilities with significant healing properties that are extremely beneficial.

This book is truly ahead of it's time, and of course, rejected as non-conforming to traditional paradigms and therefore considered a major threat to the comfort zones of our societal and cultural games that we take too seriously as a one and only level of reality.

Numbingly Stupid.......2003-09-19

I have a moderate amount of experience with psychedelics in authentic native religious ceremonies. I thought perhaps reading Leary would give me the white man's perspective on these experiences.

Having read this one book of Leary's, I'm not sure if the title of this review refers to the book or the reader :) Some of the history of the 1960s drug culture contained in this book was interesting. However, the interesting historical tidbits occur randomly with little clear context or relationship to the rest of the book. In fact, this volume reads not like a book but rather like so many unrelated paragraphs. Most paragraphs make some degree of sense by themselves but there is little if any connection from one paragraph to another. The book is a context-free mish-mash of history, scientific classifications of experience and art, rants against modern society, scholarly analysis of the history of science and philosophy, and personal resentments.

Perhaps I haven't re-imprinted my brain sufficiently, or perhaps I've not re-imprinted it closely enough to Leary's own re-imprinting, or perhaps I'm just dumb. Either way, I didn't get much out of this book.

101 Survival Secrets: How to Make $1,000,000, Lose 100 Pounds, and Just Plain Live Happily

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Clever, witty, and profound
Sorry Richard
More Fluffer from which to Suffer the Puffer
self promoting
Bio at the beginning was the best part.

101 Survival Secrets: How to Make $1,000,000, Lose 100 Pounds, and Just Plain Live Happily
Rich Hatch , and Richard Hatch
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ASIN: 1585742082

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America's newest millionaire shares his secrets and advice.

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Clever, witty, and profound.......2003-10-20

I know Rich. He's an honest, brilliant, and giving person and his book is not only a recap of his steps to success (that almost anyone can adopt) but it's also an inspiring read for corporate execs, volunteers, executive coaches, and middle managers - not to mention the mainstream John & Jane Doe. Worth more than its cover price, this is a must-read that's fun to review again and again.

Sorry Richard.......2003-05-26

Despite its 120-plus pages, this book takes about 15 minutes to read. While it offers a handful of ideas worth considering, it isn't worth the cover price. If Richard Hatch were not the winner of the first Survivor, this work would have been published on a personal Web site somewhere and that would be all. If you want it, buy it used.

More Fluffer from which to Suffer the Puffer.......2001-08-01

I was anxious to write this self-help/autobiography/shameless self-promotional piece off as an attempt to cash in on the fifteen minutes of fame awarded by the Survivor phenomenon. However, I got to tell you, this book not only contained alterable ideas for everyone but also inspired me to peruse its pages in the buff. Thank you Richard Hatch for liberating so many parts of myself.

self promoting.......2001-07-22

While some may find the ideas in this book fresh or helpful, I found the book to be full of self promotion. It's title should be changed to "Me, ME & Me." Don't waste your money.

Bio at the beginning was the best part........2001-03-20

I picked this up in the bookstore because I was amazed at what people will spend their hard-earned money on. Not to mention the unappealing cover. Really, if you are getting life advice from gameshow winners, you need all the advice you can get! I figure 2 to 3 stars for the advice, and the biography makes it a solid three stars.

But, I was very interested in his short bio. I grew up in the same town, went to the same high school, and had some of the same teachers. It was very interesting to read another person's viewpoint on the area. Especially knowing more about him. I cannot tell you about the years afterward, but his description of the area and his treatment throughout school is very accurate. He is not exaggerating or making up anything there.

The Testosterone Files: My Hormonal and Social Transformation from Female to Male

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Challenges my understanding of myself
Not Just For Gender Theorists
one man's beautifully written story
Sharp Transgressions
Reading this book was a little like eating candy

The Testosterone Files: My Hormonal and Social Transformation from Female to Male
Max Wolf Valerio
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ASIN: 1580051731

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Max Wolf Valerio crafts a raw, gripping, and poetic account of life before, during, and after injecting testosterone. Valerio's detailed observations about a lesbian transitioning from female to a heterosexual male highlights the physical and emotional differences between women and men, and alternately challenges and confirms readers' assumptions about gender.
The Testosterone Files addresses the most fundamental issues of transitioning, from buying men's underwear to choosing a male name, as well as the profound subjects of male privilege, physical power, and existing as a male who was once distrustful and critical of men's intentions. Valerio's honest and forthcoming opinions on gender, identity, and self-perception comprise the core of this intensely personal and absorbing narrative which grapples with the tough and complex issues that emerge in a world whose assumptions about gender binaries are being increasingly challenged as more people openly self-define across the gender spectrum.

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Challenges my understanding of myself.......2006-10-11

Before I even opened the book to start reading it, I was already coming to it filled with particular expectations. I actually think that we often/always approach books, among other things, in this manner. In this case, though, I was fortunate enough to be aware of what those expectations were from the beginning. In particular, given Valerio's past associations with This Bridge Called My Back and This Bridge We Call Home, I was looking forward to race and feminism being figured in more centrally in The Testosterone Files than other FTM texts (memoir and otherwise).

While by no means have I exhausted the entire genre, I'd have to say that in my readings thus far, I've been hard-pressed to find a FTM text that leaves me feeling satisfied with its treatment of race. So, admittedly, The Testosterone Files had a lot to live up to...perhaps too much.

Frankly, I'm torn...I'm definitely glad to have read the book, as well as to own it. I will proudly display it on my bookshelf (where self space is at a high premium). As a trans text, I think that its focus on testosterone (as opposed to surgery) helps to stretch the boundaries of the genre, and of how we think about trans itself. Like other FTM texts, there is much focus on the body and its physical transformations, but because the emphasis isn't on surgery it offers something to those readers who either want to transition without surgery, or simply have to transition and live without surgery due to other constraints (e.g., affordability, or lack thereof).

Even though Valerio makes clear in the text that he experienced discomfort with his breasts, and that it was because of the lack of being able to afford top surgery that he hadn't had surgery (well, until he wrote this book!), the need for surgery becomes an undertone in the text--ever present but not overwhelmingly so. Instead, what dominates is talk about testosterone.

"The hormones really work."

It's a realization that Valerio seems taken aback by. He writes, "The hormones...I'd read about testosterone and its dramatic effects in his [Lou Sullivan's] booklet, but I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that it could be this good. This transformation is a miracle" (103).

Like other similar texts, Valerio describes the changes his physical body undergoes as he begins to inject testosterone--the disappearance of his extra fat, the coarsening texture of his hair, the changes in his skin. Interestingly, Valerio also describes the changes his bodily emotions undergo with the effects of testosterone. I say bodily emotions here because Valerio makes clear that it's not just about emotions disconnected from his body, but precisely the way in which his body, because of its changing chemistry, processes emotions differently than it once did, ultimately resulting in different physical manifestations of those emotions.

Specifically, he finds that testosterone has limited his ability to physically cry as he once did, and instead has increased his aggressiveness. When I first encountered these testimonials of his about how women are biologically predisposed to cry and men to fight, something in me tightened. My initial reaction was to get defensive and to wonder how a text that I thought would be so feminist could so blatantly reinforce traditional gender stereotypes. Then I remembered that there are grains of truth in most stereotypes, and that what was important was to not overcompensate by trying to make the argument that not all women cry at the drop of a hat, or that men can cry, but rather to respect and honor Valerio's experiences. In this way, The Testosterone Files, has been invaluable to me in challenging my understanding of myself as a feminist, gently helping me to grow further into the kind of feminism that inspired me from the beginning--one that not only prized difference, but saw our power coming from those very differences (thanks Audre Lorde!).

As I said earlier, however, despite the ways in which The Testosterone Files added to my knowledge and understanding of another man's transformation, I was disappointed that race wasn't a more central issue throughout the text. There are moments when Valerio writes about his Native heritage, about his mother and being on the reserve, about passing as white at some times, and Latino at others, but these are but moments, and conversations about race don't seem to be sustained throughout.

In the end, I feel like the book Valerio wanted to write about was about testosterone above all else. In that respects, he succeeded. The book I wanted Valerio to have written was about negotiating racial and feminist consciousness and politics in a context of FTM transition. I recognize that my disappointments in The Testosterone Files are not Valerio's failings, but rather signs of my own longings.

Not Just For Gender Theorists.......2006-06-20

Calling The Testosterone Files "insightful" seems like an act of superlative understatement. This memoir is amazing. Not only has Valerio lived as different genders, not only is he a thoughtful and observant chronicler, but he has the writing chops to make this memoir a pleasure to read.

I hope readers of this book are not limited to the transgendered community -- Valerio's observations should interest anyone of any gender, sex, and orientation. As an aspiring female writer, I found The Testosterone Files a help in creating more believable male characters. I imagine this memoir could help members of heterosexual couples to better understand each other.

The Testosterone Files does what all great memoirs do -- introduces us to another human life with unflinching honesty and self-examination.

one man's beautifully written story.......2006-05-26

Valerio's experiences are different from mine, and he understands some of those experiences that we have in common differently than I do. At times, I think he attributes more of his experiences to hormones, and thus to biological differences between women and men, than is justified by any evidence he presents, and probably by any evidence that could be presented. How can we tell, for just one example, what combination of factors leads to the experience he and I shared of finding it much more difficulty to cry after starting testosterone? In those respects, this is an average transsexual autobiography. But, overall, this book is no ordinary transsexual autobiography. It is beautifully written, it is witty, it evokes in me admiration for his perserverance in pursuing not only his personal need to transition but also his goal of getting the book published, and adds to the many reasons I have to hope that transsexuality will be easier for those who take this route in this future. Just the quality of Valerio's prose alone sets this book above the rest. On a more community-minded level, he neither engages in the hardening of definitions, nor in the opposing tendency to revel in a kind of gender free-for-all, that puts so many people off from exploring trans options for themselves. Instead, we are given one man's account of his own experiences, nothing more, and, more importantly given the quality of his writing, nothing less.

Sharp Transgressions.......2006-05-25

As a child I was told that God never makes mistakes. Tampering with His work is a terrible sin. Max Wolf Valerio is a terrible, talented sinner. What I liked most about his book, The Testosterone Files, is the thread of poetic nuance that wafts through his prose like the smell of sulphur accompanying a matchstrike. This transexual can write!

Max was a rebel long before he became a man. His gender change seems to me a natural expression of his punk asthetic. Only now the spikes are turned inward. One cc of testosterone injected every two weeks is a potent safety pin. Lyrics from such artists as Iggy Pop and the Feederz punctuate his transition. No Chris and Tret here.

Max is intelligent, perceptive and handsome. Although I enjoyed his book throughly, I was more than a little wistful seeing the pre-transition photo of his former self as Anita - a gorgeous Native-American chick with asian eyes, a delicate, narrow face, and pretty lips. This is a woman I could rob banks with.

But Max sent her packing and stands in her place unblinking, with a gun in his pants. After finishing this book I think either God indeed makes mistakes or, God is a punk too.

My hope for humanity is that the printed word will continue to be this dangerous.

Reading this book was a little like eating candy.......2006-05-24

Reading this book was a little like eating candy, in that I wanted to gobble it up all at once and at the same time, read it slowly, savoring every word. The gobble won, and it was gone all too soon.

Firstly, I want to echo all of what Pen Name said about it. Yes, that review was all true and right on.

Secondly, I want to add that as a transman, it was very validating and perhaps normalizing to have so much of what I've experienced in transition described with a depth and accuracy that's been missing when I talk with other transmen about it.

When i asked my partner to read the book and give me her take on it, she complained that she'd already watched me go through transition and there was nothing new to be gleaned. Nevertheless, she started paging through it, wound up reading the whole thng and concluded by saying it helped her understand me better and also, better understand the essentail differences between men and women.

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Transparent to Transcendence
Joseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind
an original thinker

Joseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind
Stephen Larsen , and Robin Larsen
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ASIN: 0892818735
Release Date: 2002-04-01

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The fascinating biography that illuminates the man whose work changed modern culture

• Gives a complete biographical view of Campbell's life and a personal perspective of who he was through the voices of his friends and colleagues

• Written by two of Campbell's preeminent students with exclusive access to his notes and journals

Joseph Campbell forged an approach to the study of myth and legend that made ancient traditions and beliefs immediate, relevant, and universal. His teachings and literary works, including The Masks of God, have shown that beneath the apparent themes of world mythology lie patterns that reveal the ways in which we all may encounter the great mysteries of existence: birth, growth, soul development, and death. Biographers Stephen and Robin Larsen, students and friends of Campbell for more than 20 years, weave a rich tapestry of stories and insights that catalogue both his personal and public triumphs.

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Transparent to Transcendence.......2003-07-10

The fire in Joseph Campbell's mind burned through the dross of a mundane existence and forged a character who was ultimately "transparent to transcendence" (his own remarkable phrase).

The book is dense at times because of the Larsens' careful documentation and because Campbell's very life was so dense with accomplishment and discovery. I found the Larsens' scholarship to be impeccable and the coverage of a remarkable life thorough. Because they were friends of the Campbells, an air of authenticiy is added to their work. My only disappointment was their lack of reporting of his deeper response to his illness and impending death. I feel more information in this delicate area would have been appropriate because of the biographical nature of the work and because of Campbell's own personal spiritual belief system.

I highly recommend this volume to anyone who wishes to learn more about one of the most formidable intellectuals of the 20th century. Because the book is so well-written, entertaining, and well-documented, it will enliven the days of your reading...and well beyond!

Joseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind.......2003-05-07

Since Joseph Campell was such a prolific writer of journals, letters, essays and books, this book was able to capture, in such detail, not only his life events but also the evolution of his studies and thoughts about myth, art, religion and the world. I originally checked this book out at the library but I am buying it as a reference guide because it touches on so many fascinating points about religion and the most prominent spiritual leaders in the last century.

an original thinker.......2002-07-26

After viewing his lectures on video and watching the interviews with Bill Moyers I became increasing curious about Joseph Campbell, the man, not just the scholar and how one could devote his life to his work.

This authorized biography does not disappoint. It is a wealth of information from personal journals, letters, interviews with friends and family, most generously provided by his widow, Jean Erdman Campbell.

Yes, it is a lengthy tome since it is chronicaling the life and works of one of this centuries most prolific writers and original thinkers, well worth the time it's taken to read it.

Joseph Campbell, the eldest of three, had progressive parents who recognized their childrens natural talents and provided the best education to ameliorate their gifts. As I read, I was impressed how from a young age, Joseph Campbell viewed his world and continued to pursue answers to questions, and in turn, enlighten others through his lectures and writings.

His relationship with friends, colleagues, mentors and his wife is tightly woven into this biography, he was grateful for all the support he received from his "fans." I was constantly surprised with whom he met along his life's path, John Steinbeck, Carl G. Jung to name a few.

I am now embarking on reading Jung, influenced by Joseph Campbells admiration of his works and contributions to the study of the psyche. Hoping to open a new way of thinking myself.

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The Politics of Psychopharmacology
Timothy Leary
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ASIN: 1579510566

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In this brief, lively book of reminiscences, the man Allen Ginsberg called a hero of American consciousness describes his transformation from bohemian professor to avatar of the new age. In his typically wry, provocative style, Timothy Leary gives firsthand accounts of his interrogation before Congress, Robert F. Kennedy's LSD use, his own flamboyant campaign for governor of California, and much more.

It's Always Possible: Transformation Asia's Largest Prison

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It's Always Possible: Transformation Asia's Largest Prison
Kiran Bedi
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Shadows in Cages: The Forgotten Women and Children in India's Prisions

ASIN: 0893892580

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This book tells of the transformation of one of Asias largest jailsTihar prison. Before Kiran Bedi became the warden of Tihar in 1993, it was a hellish place where 8,300 inmates in a prison designed for 2,500 lived with corruption, gang wars, illness, filth, and hopelessness. Today, thanks to her stunning reforms, it is more ashram than prison. Half the book is devoted to a detailed account of the situation Bedi found when first appointed. The other half is devoted to describing the process of "human interaction" that she emphasized was key to bringing about the transformation. By the time Bedi left there were councils in each ward, self-governance by prisoners, daily activities like yoga, literacy programs, playrooms for children, a university course, and most important of all, vispassana meditation. Bedi describes the tools she and likeminded colleagues used to bring order and peace out of chaos and despair. Interspersed with conversations from inmates, this book is a powerful story of redemption, faith, and hope for a better future. It can serve as an inspirational guidebook to all who wish to overcome enormous obstacles.

Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor of Modern Times

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Excellent Biography for Aspiring Doctors
Inspiring story of first woman doctor
First woman doctor-a biography for junior high students

Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor of Modern Times
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Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Physician (Great Life Stories)

ASIN: 0071343350

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As reported by a fellow student, when Elizabeth Blackwell arrived at her first class in medical school in 1847, "A hush fell over the class as if each member had been stricken with paralysis...A death-like stillness prevailed during the lecture." Elizabeth Blackwell tells the fascinating story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female physician in the United States. Blazing trails and overcoming prejudice throughout her education and professional life, denied access to hospitals. Blackwell opened the New York Infirmary for Women and Children and, in 1868, the Women's Medical College, the first of its kind in history.

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Excellent Biography for Aspiring Doctors.......2005-12-21

I purchased this book for my 11 year old daughter who has shown a great interest in science. She enjoyed it thoroughly. Blackwell's story is an inspiration to anyone and this book does an excellent job of telling it in a way that a child can fully appreciate. The book is fast-paced enough to keep a young reader's attention yet with enough detail to give them a full picture of the medical pioneer's life. The narrative is supported by a number of text boxes containing background information which truly round out the story. The overall result is that the reader leaves the book with a sense that they know not only about Blackwell but also about the context in which Blackwell made her achievements. I cannot recommend this book enough to anyone looking with a daughter interested in sciences and history.

Inspiring story of first woman doctor.......2000-05-22

This is an extraordinarily informative and gripping account of Elizabeth Blackwell's unlikely rise to prominence in the field of medicine in the 19th century. The portrayals of Dr. Blackwell and her contemporaries and friends--Stowe, Nightingale--are drawn with unusual vividness, as are the many and often seemingly insurmountable obstacles that beset Blackwell at every turn. I was amazed at how much ground Glimm covered, and all in a clear, well-organized and brisk-paced narrative. I am certain that girls and boys alike will find this account of Blackwell's heroic--really triumphant--life inspiring and delightful.

First woman doctor-a biography for junior high students.......2000-05-04

An excellently written biography for young people sets the life of Elizabeth Blackwell against its historical backdrop using photographs, engravings, and sidebars with nuggets of information that clarify the era. This first woman doctor's struggle to achieve her life's dream within that period of history so harsh and prejudicial to women and primitive in terms of medical teaching and practice is brought vividly to life by the informative illustration, accessible historical perspective, and visual design of the book. It should be very useful to help young students understand the history of both women and medicine in the 19th century.

Running Against the Wind: The Transformation of a New Age Medium and His Warning to the Church

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Jesus said many will be misled...
A warning to all spiritual aspirants
Putting on the Armor of God
A Call to Arms
Good testimony, Good information

Running Against the Wind: The Transformation of a New Age Medium and His Warning to the Church
Brian Flynn
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ASIN: 0972151249

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Relevant and crucial warning to belivers and an evangelistic tool to those caught up in NewAge and Eastern spirituality.

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Jesus said many will be misled..........2007-06-07

Brian Flynn's background as an avid New Ager, then becoming a born-again Christian, makes what he has to say fascinating and eye-opening. He describes how Eastern spiritual practices and concepts are seriously spreading through the Church. He shows how they do not enhance the gospel of Jesus Christ, rather they oppose it and destroy. His logic is pointed and down-to-earth. For example, he says if Eastern prayer methods never brought a Hindu or Buddhist to a saving faith in Jesus Christ, then how could they bring a Christian closer to God? They will not. Instead we hear of Christians receiving revelations that all paths lead to God and God is in all! Brian also "names names", which has brought him rejection from some pastors. However, teachers can say so much that sounds Christian and "good", that one can assume the teacher is really OK unless they are named and the error specified. One teacher whose writings he discusses is Richard Foster, who was an instructor of mine while I attended George Fox College in Newberg, Oregon from 1975 -77. This was before his first book came out, "Celebration of Discipline". He was quite popular with the students and I liked him as well. I remember him leading our cass once in a guided imagery session. We were directed to picture ourselves traveling in our spirits above the clouds, meeting Jesus, and listening for Jesus' word to us. I felt a little uncomfortable, but I did do it. It seemed a little "weird" and unnecessary, so I never pursued it. It wasn't until years later when I read Dave Hunt's book, "Seduction of Christianity", that I realised something was actually wrong with it. Brian's book further clarifies how this is an unbiblical and very dangerous method of "prayer" to God. It is so easy to overlook error when it is mixed with Truth. It is easy to dismiss it as a mere disagreement than as the serious danger it is. I remember Foster's appeal in college being he wasn't stuffy, and he was a seeker for more of God. He certainly seemed Christian. He was thought-provoking, kindly and wanted our lives touched with the gospels. But I still should have evaluated his teaching by God's Word. We should do that with anyone's teaching! "Running Against the Wind" definitely helps us do that. King David Said, "From thy precepts I get understanding, therefore I hate every false way. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:104,105.

A warning to all spiritual aspirants.......2007-04-21

I am rather surprised at the lack of critical reviews of this book, so I will offer one of my own. My own experience is quite the opposite of Mr. Flynn's. I am a former fundamentalist Christian whose eyes were opened to the truth of the mystical, pluralistic path and the dangers of fundamentalism. Brian Flynn is a dangerous fanatic who seems bound and determined to bring out the worst in Christianity and to suppress everything positive the Christian tradition has to offer. He fails to realize that the true essence of Jesus' teachings is quite harmonious with eastern spiritual practices. He tirelessly advocates the futile attempt to know God on a purely intellectual level, while condemning as dangerous and demonic any effort to truly know God on an experiential level, as Jesus himself did. If you would like to read a book that more accurately represents the true teachings of Jesus, I would recommend Paramahansa Yogananda's "The Second Coming of Christ."

Putting on the Armor of God.......2007-03-20

This former New Age leader found God as a witness and renounced his pagan ways. Now, in earnest, he is preaching what the New Age does not tell you ... and why Churches must do a "call to arms" and defend from within from pagans in the pews. This is a testimony to read and heed. The New Age is now mainsteam and the danger is real of spiritual tampering from the very people who claim to help lost souls.

Please read and use your own counsel but remember .... not all things of light are good for you.

Learn why some of the most popular writers on New Age, despite their seeming sweetness, will confuse you if you are not careful: such as Doreen Virtue, Carolyn Myss, Sylvia Browne, and many others who portray themselves as guides for the weary.

A Call to Arms.......2006-12-28

This book is a wake up call to Christians. The emergent church and purpose-driven movements are more dangerous than people realize. Like a disease, they are infecting Christendom with pagan rituals and preaching another gospel that varies drastically from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. By telling his personal spiritual journey, Brian Flynn describes his encounters with the New Age and critical degrees of the paranormal, ultimately leading to his being born again in Jesus Christ. The emergent church has already infiltrated countless churches around the world; Flynn sounds the trumpet call to arms.

Good testimony, Good information.......2006-12-13

The book was a nice read. I enjoyed reading about his life in the first few chapters. I thought the content on the New age practices was a bit on the light side. Good book

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changed my entire view of life
everyday magic
Shaking the Roots
an ongoing journey
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Being Real: An Ongoing Decision
Bruce Scott
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ASIN: 1583940243
Release Date: 2000-03-14

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When an individual labeled as schizophrenic comes to Bruce Scott for counseling, Scott discovers that only when he drops his external image as a skilled therapist - when he opens his heart and becomes real - does the young man respond to his questions. This insight profoundly changes him, and he begins to see the challenges of daily life with new eyes. He learns to suspend judgment, release conventional social biases, and ultimately find true freedom.

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changed my entire view of life.......2006-06-17

This had to be writing that was inspired by greater beings. The words were heard not only by my ears but within my body. My relationships and my relationshp to myself were altered immediately. This was a real person not wanting to impress anyone, but to inspire and awaken those that read his words. I am grateful to the writer for taking the time to inspire others to be honest and real instead of nice and "should." I recommend this book to others not because it is just a good read, but because it helps us all be real with each other

everyday magic.......2001-03-21

In Being Real, Bruce Scott reminds me of the magic of living. Unlike many books that leave me awed but somehow discouraged by the gap to my own life, Being Real is inspiring because it feels so close, so encouraging for my own experiences and perceptions. Bruce Scott's story is personal--he speaks from his heart, from inside his own struggles and confusion...and the fire of awareness that comes from there. Through his own journey, he takes the not-so-fantastic stuff of everyday life--relationships, odd encounters, dreams and the environment--and reveals its absolutely fantastic nature. Out of sleep-walking comes the magic of daring to follow yourself, your body, curiously discovering what that humble wisdom is all about. This book is a radical living practice, touching me deeply. In fact, Bruce's book is a star on the map for me, saving my life by saying through the "crazy" is the magic is the real. Thank you.

Shaking the Roots.......2001-01-12

Step into the life of Bruce Scott and find yourself stepping into your own. If you choose you can put into practice a step by step guide to being real in all relationships beginning with yourself. The reader learns what being real looks like, and when applied to the self what it feels like. Through storytelling and personal disclosure, Bruce demonstrates how one can be both gentle with themselves while taking themselves seriously, and decide moment to moment how to act from inside rather than from how we're "supposed" to act or be in the world.

an ongoing journey.......2000-12-21

It has taken me several months to review this book..which is just right..i previously thought i had reviewed it after having read it for the first time..(i am currently reading it for the third time..) but somehow my review never made it to the computer screen..this book has become to mean so much to me..each time i read it-i learn new things about myself and about relationships. each time i read it, i notice more, i feel more, i laugh and i cry more. in between reading this book, i have started to learn how to notice things..how to listen to my body, how to be intimate with people..all people, and what that really means..to be intimate..i have begun to learn how to stay with myself..to follow my heart..although at times it has been hard..and truthfully, as bruce says in the book.."friends will drop away" - they have..and while those experiences have been challenging..they were just right..this is more than a book..it is a way to get to know yourself..to learn how everything is relationship. everything. it is work, to be real..at times i have become lazy in terms of my awareness, my presence, my quest to remain "real"..and have noticed at those times, i begin to physically feel weak..tired, farigued..depleted. i encourage everyone to read this book and to share it with anyone you wish to..it will be a fantastic surprise!

Revealing the Veil.......2000-10-26

I wondered, as I contemplated what to write, how much if any I should reveal about my personal relationship to the author of Being Real, Bruce Scott. I quickly realized it is not important. What is important is that reading his book affirmed many of my own most sacred beliefs. I live in the body of a "minority" person and have had numerous experiences that lie outside the perihery of the mainstream. I have sought through many channels ways to affirm and support my existence in the world. The words and experiences contained within the pages of Being Real: An Ongoing Decision often had the effect of bringing me home to a place I know in my most sacred self. There were many times I felt relieved to have words put to some of my innermost thoughts about myself and the world I live in. Bruce has a deft way of uncovering the myriad ways in which we indidually and collectively limit and repress that force in us which wants to live and and do so fully. This book is a must if you believe that we have yet to tap our collective potential. That potential can only be realized as we individually risk, as often as we are capable, being real. Real with our intuitions, body sensations and that still small voice knocking at the door of our hearts to bring us more compassion for ourselves and others. Bruce Scott's book is a signpost on that path. Do yourself a favor. Read it and share it with others.

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this book is perfect summer reading

Light Years
Le Anne Schreiber
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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In 1984, the New York Times Book Review deputy editor Le Anne Schreiber chucked her job and the fast life in Manhattan for an old house on an acre of land in a tiny town in upstate New York. There, she learned to fly fish, and along the way, she outmaneuvered a huge corporation that was dumping sludge near the unspoiled trout stream where she had promised to scatter her dying father's ashes. This book of eight essays is a memoir only in the loosest of terms. Light Years touches on topics ranging from Einstein's theory of relativity to the deaths of her mother, father, and brother, which left her "stripped clean of family." Ultimately, the subject is the achievement of understanding and knowledge in the face of loss. At times, the depth of this slight volume almost seems to be inversely proportional to its length.

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this book is perfect summer reading.......1998-07-13

I loved this book. Sitting outside under a tree reading this book was like heaven. Schreiber talks about fly-fishing, nature, her precious cat, everything she writes about, she makes special. It is a thoughtful, touching book about memories, the important things in life, loss and love. I have now picked up this book to read for the second time. I want to be taken away again to where Le Anne Schreiber is. Her words are so soothing and thought provoking. There was nothing about this book that I didn't love. When I would read it at work, I found myself longing to get back to it, sneaking peeks at it whenever I could. wonderful essays on life.

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