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The only method that works
I've always wanted to learn French and have tried a couple of other audio programs (Living Language and Barron's).I found them tedious and boring and quit after the first few lessons.A friend recommended Pimsleur, so I gave their program a try and am happy that I did.
for beginners
The program begins with REALLY basic material, such as introductions/greeting, etc. I found it frustrating, only because I have taken three levels in college and two in high school. If you have a good foundation of the language, skip the first (French I) and just order the second and third. It's definately a waste of $ and there are other books out there that are a fraction of the cost and will help you build vocabulary.
By far the best
Pimsleur are absolutely the best.
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Subjects:  1. Audio - Language    2. Audio Adult: Language    3. Foreign Language Study    4. French    5. French language    6. Self-instruction    7. Sound recordings for English speakers    8. Spoken French    9. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    10. Foreign Language Study / French   

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A great introduction to the field
I highly recommend this audio book to those wanting to understand the emerging science of complex adaptive systems. It is more than the best of a good series on the history of science. I especially enjoyed the discussionwhat the acceptance complex adaptive systems as a legitimate area ofscientific inquiry means to our concept of science and to scientificmethodology. Over the years I've given away at least half a dozen of thesetapes to philosophers, scientists, and educated laymen. Without exception,they have been impressed with its quality and clarity. ... Read more

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The Best Language Course of Its Kind
The following comments come from a rank beginner.I have had no prior study of German at school or otherwise. Bookchip version is better and easier to use,
Bookchip version is better and easier to use, ( 3 bookchips compared to 52 cds) I bought bookchips and cds, send cds back. Buy Bookchip (Audiofy Bookchip) instead.

A better way for a beginner to learn a language
First off let me say that these programs are great.There are ways to buy them where you can spend well less than $200 -- and lets face it.You can turn around and sell them used and recoup much of your investment.
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Beyond good
I love these cassettes.They teachers on the cassettes make learning fun and easy. Excellent. Thankyou to whomever came up with the idea to make them. I would love to have the whole dictionary.

An easy and honest companion
Get Around in Spain gets to the nitty gritty of traveling in a wellorganised and succinctly written format.The first few pages offer briefreviews of each region of Spain which makes it useful for pre-travelplanning while at home, and its compact size makes it easy to bring duringa day or night out once you've arrived.If you only have a limited time inSpain as I had, you will find the detailed but highly applicable languagelessons, and the photographs of the everday scenes one encounters whilegetting around Spain by plane, train, car or bus indispensible to a smoothtrip.There is so much beauty and good food and drink in Spain and thistightly packed guide amazingly covers it all.Its not a replacement for amore detailed accomodations and attractions guide like a Lonely Planet, butit is the perfect companion to one because it has the most importantdetails and useful language scenarios readily available, without having todig through or drag along a larger guidebook during say a night on thetown. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Language    2. Foreign Language Study    3. Spanish    4. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    5. Foreign Language Study / Spanish    6. Language teaching & learning material & coursework   

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Hurray! Bravo! Adesso parlo l'italiano.
I am a basket case when it comes to learning foreign languages. What is more, I am a klutz when it comes to looking up meanings. Best Beginning Italian Course on the Market
I agree with other language aficionados that it is nearly impossible to find a good solid foreign language course these days.What I mean by good is 'useful, fast, and easy to learn'. Audio Fluency Italian is by far the best basic Italian course I have yet to experience.It is enjoyable to learn from, and the basic sentences that you learn to form are useful anywhere you go.I especially enjoyed the review since it is impossible to learn a language without lots of repetition.The manual was good too.Lots of exercises, travel phrases (including restaurant which were also on the tapes) etc ...

Frustrated
Although I enjoyed listening to the Italian speaker and her dialogues with Mark, this course resulted in an inefficient use of my limited preparation time before heading for Italy.I agree with other reviewers that the rehashing on tapes 5 & 6 was adisappointment. But more frustrating was the fact that the "text" to which Mark repeatedly referred was a pamphlet that did not correspond,in terms of either page Nos.or tape Nos., to the audio materials. This meant I had to search for the tapes and pages that actually did correspond to material being presented on each tape. Most frustrating of all,when verb conjugation was presented, Mark referred several times to lists of verbs "in the back of the text" that listed tenses of various verbs. No such list was to be found anywhere in the text.I had to purchase another book to supplement Mark's pamphlet, and much time was wasted because the materials in this program were put together carelessly. I learned a lot of basics from the tapes, but the process was so frustrating that I wouldn't buy them again. ... Read more

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Thumbs up
For beginners, it's a good resource. Combine with Kenricks work and you have a winner

Basic strategies
This is a reveiw of basic strategies for behavioral pattern changes ,well worth investigating,if you are interesred in rapid transformation in behaviors.

Good for insomnia
Though some of the material is useful, I found these tapes to be long and boring.The authors read the text like a funeral procession.I would much rather recommend any of Anthony Robbins work - which always has some NLP, presented in a passionate, immediately useful way. ... Read more

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Out of the Valley of the Shadow
Almost every book about suicide focuses on its causes, often chronicling the final descent of its victims. This heartfelt study does something different and long overdue - it examines the lives of "failed" suicides and lets them describe how they emerged from of the seemingly bottomless darkness that nearly claimed them. Harrowing in its depiction of the pain that fills the suicidal mind, deeply moving in its stories of overcoming that pain and living beyond it, this book is an invaluable resource. By the time you turn the last page, hope will be even more tangible to you than despair. A book that should be kept permanently in print.

This One Hits It Exactly.....
Having the disorder of depression; and teetering in and out of suicidal thoughts; I went in search of a book which explained what I was going through.After reading several books, I came across this one.THIS IS IT! It is the ONLY book I have found that "gets it".I havebought 5 copies - one by one - and have loaned them all out to friends andtherapists whom I wanted to really understand what I was going through. I believed someone really knew what suicide feels like
A few weeks after a failed attempt at suicide, I found this book when searching for some understanding of suicidal feelings.When I read the stories and the quotes of those who have overcome the tempation, I feltthat someone really did understand the way the mind narrows to the pointwhere sucide is the only option. I bought copies for those who weresurprised, and hurt, by my attempt.If you battle suicidal urges or wantto know what it is like to enter the "vortex", I would reccomendthis very helpful book.I thank the author and all he interviewed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Misc. Nonfiction    2. Audio Adult: Books On Tape    3. Case Studies    4. Despair    5. Suicidal behavior    6. Suicide   

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Extremely helpful
I don't normally write reviews, but I feel really strongly about this one. I have "pure o" OCD which is harder to treat because there are no compulsions. Even so, this book (along with an amazing therapist) really saved me. Every night when I would lay there panicking about the terrible fears in my head, reading this book always helped me feel better (at the very least, it distracted me as is explained in the 4 steps). I wish I could give it more than 5 stars because it has such an amazingly positive impact on my mental health. After 5 years of living a much improved life by this system, I would highly recommend this to anyone with anxiety.
Useful for some types of OCD, but simplistic and judgmental
This book teaches OCD sufferers four steps to use to control their disorder, starting with "relabeling" their fears and urges as just a symptom of a disorder, rather than "something real." By reading the case studies, I figured out that "relabeling" means telling yourself, "My urge to perform my compulsive ritual is not a supernatural omen that something terrible will happen if I don't perform the ritual; it's just a symptom of OCD."The author never actually explains this, however.
An excellent self-help book
I recommend this book to all of my patients who have symptoms of OCD.It is one of the most helpful books on the subject ever written. ... Read more

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If you actualy read it
This is a wonderfully rich book in addressing many of the most important
Debunking the Bush crowd
"Hubris", the fine new book by Michael Isikoff and David Corn, continues a parade of offerings which spell trouble for the Bush administration. Nicely paced and rich in detail, the authors delve deep into the parallel stories of the war in Iraq and the Valerie (Plame) Wilson leaks. "Hubris" is well worth the read.
well researched but there's the rest ofthe story
Reading the book makes us aware of the problem but it needs to point to a resolution of the problem.Otherwise it's too depressing.It's like someone yelled 'Fire!' in a crowded theater and that's not right.I'd rather read one of Lyndon LaRouche's books. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Causes    2. Conspiracy & Scandal Investigations    3. Government - General    4. Government - U.S. Government    5. Iraq War, 2003-    6. Military - Iraq War    7. Political Science    8. Political aspects    9. Political corruption    10. Politics/International Relations    11. Pride and vanity    12. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    13. United States   

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Maybe the best I've read in this genre!
Although I knew who Dr. Laura Schlessinger was, to my knowledge I've never listened to her on the radio or seen her on television, so I really didn't know what to expect from her book, other than that I had heard is was very good. As a minister, I counsel a lot of young couples and thought I might glean some useful information here. I can't begin to express how refreshing her book has been. Dr. Laura's no-holds barred delivery is a welcome change from the watered down marriage advice books that tend to surface so often.
A misunderstood Subject
This can be a misunderstood book as indicated by some of the negative reviews. People tend to get defensive when you stir up the status quo. This is not meant to be a book on 'How to Fix All Marriages' or meant to imply that all failed marriages are the woman's fault. Really, the author is obviously not that simple minded. It is a book that addresses SPECIFIC issues of "Double Standards", self-centeredness and about men who aren't appreciated by their wives and feel dehumanized and taken for granted. There are many men who feel this way, and their feelings are not considered to be valid or important, which is why this book was written. This is NOT a book to advise women to be a submissive 'servant' to a dominating abusive husband. It is about respect and remembering that your partner is more than just a 'husband' or 'wife'. Your partner is (or should be) the most important person in your life and in your heart, and does not deserve to be put on the bottom of the list.
Insightful, straightforward and very valuable!
The major point is to love, respect and take care of your husband! Of course, this does NOT mean that YOU have to play the role of a wife-doormat! Dr. Laura didn't leave her career and job in order to be a housewife. That's why the book is more about PRIORITIES! I think that many people have misunderstood her advice about the common issue- the husband wants to be intimate but she doesn't want because she is tired, not in a mood, etc.
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Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
I am primarily an aural learner.Listening to this book on CD was a delight.The last two cd's were phenomenal.I had read them but listening to them was like hearing them for the first time.
fascinating and practical
I've never written a review before; but when I saw that nobody else had commented on this audio book (the four cd set), I wanted to enter an emphatic endorsement of it.I have read many books on psychology, religion and emotions.This book integrates all of them.I was originally interested the influence of meditation on controlling stress and negative emotions.That information is here and it is very compelling.(Consequently, I have also ordered many meditation and guided imagery tapes as well).But there is so much more in this book... so much interesting information, it's hard to even know where to start.I will try to give a couple of examples. fascinating and practical
I've never written a review before; but when I saw that nobody else had commented on this audio book (the four cd set), I wanted to enter an emphatic endorsement of it.I have read many books on psychology, religion and emotions.This book integrates all of them.I was originally interested the influence of meditation on controlling stress and negative emotions.That information is here and it is very compelling.(Consequently, I have also ordered many meditation and guided imagery tapes as well).But there is so much more in this book... so much interesting information, it's hard to even know where to start.I will try to give a couple of examples.Read more

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Back to Relative Normal
With the Novacom situation now behind them, the residence of Odyssey are eager to get back to their normal lives.Not that normal ever describes anything they do.Connie and Mitch are trying to make up for lost time in their relationship, but what's the cost to others?And Mitch is offered a job that he quite possibly can't refuse.We meet the Washingtons, who are being set up to become the next major family in Odyssey (and I can't wait).We get to experience some of the early days of the Revolutionary War from a slightly different perspective thanks to a newly designed Imagination Station.And Tom's wife is getting all riled up about something, but she can't remember what it is.Meanwhile, Aubrey's friend Seth has moved to Odyssey and we discover that being different can have advantages.Read more

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Soulful and Powerful talk
Ramana Maharshi one of the greatest spiritual teachers of last century, when asked about the number of spirtual teachers teaching various paths, Whom should one take for one's Guru (teacher)? He said to choose the one where you find you get shanti (Peace). Well Eckhart Tolle is the one that brings me the greatest Peace. Eckhart comes across as a gentle humble man with great insight and an extraordinary skill in bringing profound wisdom in an easy to digest format.
truly a test to keep you in the present moment
If I was actually on this retreat, I suspect I would have daydreamed my way through most of his lectures, and ultimately the retreat would have been a wonderful opportunity to watch my ego as it said, 'Boring, get to the point,' or 'He's babbling again. God help me.' Why do I suspect this? Because it's exactly what I did while listening to the recording. All sorts of egoic garbage came up, and yes, that's something I do need to observe, but honestly, if his book had been this unfocused and tedious, it would have never been a bestseller. Not even close.
Contrived and insipid
Let me say right away that I found "Realizing the Power of Now" much less inspiring than "Even the Sun Will Die" by the same author. And it is definitely not the complete programme of lectures of a week-long retreat since many concepts handled by Tolle in the course of his speeches have never been explained before.
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Fact or fancy, readers must decide for themselves
I first read this book about ten years ago.I found it to be quite interesting, particularly the part which deals with the rise of organized crime in Chicago in the 1920s-30s.I didn't like the way the book was written, however, and I heavily discounted much of the latter part of the book because I couldn't believe that America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) would work hand-in-hand with organized crime, and because I, like most Americans, still held the Kennedys in high esteem.If I had read the "Authors' Note" in the front of the book, I probably wouldn't have been quite so critical as to how the book was written; and if I had known how corrupt Joseph P. Kennedy and his sons were I likely wouldn't have discounted much of what I did earlier.In any event, after reading two or three more recently published and thoroughly documented biographies of the Kennedys, I decided to go back and re-read and re-evaluate this book.
Wake Up America! This Book Is Worth Consideration
Whilst I agree that this book is sensational and written to cash in on the Giancanna name, I would advise all of the reviewers who dismiss the JFK/MOB link to read up on Jim Garisson's investigation into the assassination and, no less, the Warren Commission Report as well.
A Good Read!!!! Reads Like a Novel!!
This book kept my interest through most of it and was a pretty easy read. While all the information in the book may not be true, it makes you wonder what parts are true.
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Justifies affairs
I hated this book.It says quite strongly that if you're not meeing ALL your spouse's needs ALL the time, they may "fall victim" to an affair.It is a kind of emotional blackmail.None of us is perfect at meeting our spouse's needs.While I encourage communication about these needs, it is awful to use any shortcomings (which we all have) to justify a spouse's straying.

why didn't they give us "the joy of sex"??
*sigh* someone gave us this for our wedding, so I read it on the honeymoon.
His needs, Her needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage
This is a very good book and we have found it very helpful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Other    2. Communication in marriage    3. Family & Relationships    4. Marriage    5. Married people    6. Psychology    7. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    8. United States    9. Family & Relationships / Marriage   

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The best that I have read
I thought this book was wonderful.It was so well written, and after reading it I don't believe my life will ever be the same.This book put into words everything that our spirits have always known.You have to try this one.

Amazing Book, Wonderful Message
This book is wonderful.Besides the fact that it is easy to read, it just gives you such a new perspective on life and why we are here.I would recommend it to anyone who wants to open their horizons on this lifetime, those in the past, and the future . . .

Well written book, one of the best I have EVER read!!
Wow, all I could say is that Brian's words of wisdom had some kind of postive touching move on me that I could not explain.I love the fact that he explains about how most religions are based on the same concept regarding love, compassion and empathy.I love how he writes..he's a very good and inspiring writer.I would love to meet him! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Misc. Nonfiction    2. Audio Adult: New Age    3. Body, Mind & Spirit    4. Conduct of life    5. Healing - General    6. Love    7. Love & Romance    8. Miscellanea    9. New Thought    10. Reincarnation therapy    11. Body, Mind & Spirit / New Thought    12. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques