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Knight Gunner (Armed Forces of the Third Reich. Personal Histories Series)
Alfred Regeniter
Manufacturer: Shelf Books
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Book Description
ST276
Knight Gunner
The Memoirs of Leutnant Alfred Regeniter, 3rd Battery, Sturmgeschütz Brigade 276, East and West Prussia, 1944-45
Very little literature exists on the men of the Artillery arm, almost all volunteers, who manned the assault guns (Sturmgeschütz) compared with their more glamorous counterparts in the Panzertruppe - despite the fear they aroused in their opponents as their original infantry support role was supplemental and even supplanted by that of tank destroyer. The actions described are those of Leutnant Alfred Regeniter, covering the six months between his first and last combats as commander of an assault gun unit from early August 1944, when the collapse of Army Group Centre undermined the German hold on the Baltic States, exposing East Prussia itself to invasion, up to February 1945 when Regeniter was wounded.
During August 1944 Regeniter led his troop in Lithuania in the infantry support role, fighting down every infantry and anti-tank gun at the behest of the commander of the Infantry Divisions to which his battery was attached, while September was a lull. Following a major Russian onslaught on the 16th October, the Brigade was forced out of Lithuania into East Prussia and in a continuous three day engagement, Regeniter demonstrated his proficiency in tank destruction, claiming nine kills mostly in the night fighting and winning his Iron Cross, first class. An even higher award was sought on his behalf by one of the Divisional Commanders, but turned down - as he found in 1986! November and December were largely uneventful and Regeniter went on leave. On the 15th January 1945, all hell broke loose as the Russians poured out of the bridgehead; the Brigade simply fled westward, losing its guns. After a harrowing escape on foot, Regeniter again found himself in action, doubling his kills to 18 and the battery receiving no less than 17 Iron Crosses! After a few days break, on the 10th February 1945, Regeniter made a fatal error of judgement, leaving the cover of a forest and making himself a clearly visible target for a Russian anti-tank gun. Regeniter's assault gun received a direct hit which killed two of his crew and severely wounded him. Narrowly escaping capture by the Russians (his was the last hospital train to make it out of the impending encirclement) he surrendered to the Americans and, after the war, resumed his interrupted medical career. For his cool headed dash and determination to carry out the missions assigned to him, he was awarded the Knight s Cross - something he only learned of in 1974!
Customer Reviews:
Knight Gunner.......Eh!.......2007-09-09
To be honest, I have not read this entire book. I did however, read enough to give you a review of it. From the passages I have read, I can tell you the following:
On the pro-side; it gives you a very small insight to the machinations of heavy tank fighting along the eastern front. For that, the book is worth a look, but not worth buying.
On the con side? Well, thats a different matter.
First and foremost, it seems to me that Dr.Regeniter is not, in the least bit sorry for anything he or the German army did in WWII.In his foreword, he speaks of how the Wermacht's efforts were: "not in vain, and that we protected the whole of Europe from the scourge of the Bolshevik World revolution"...Interesting that he sees it this way, considering the end of WWII saw a vast majority of Europe under Soviet rule for decades.
He goes on to talk (on page 7) of his luck in staying where he had been assigned, instead of going to a school, because then he: "would have kicked the bucket in one of the American Hunger camps near Remagen".
Hunger camp indeed, the 1,200 German soldiers who died due to malnutrition and epidemics, are but a drop in the bucket compared to the atrocities the nazi inflicted upon the world.
In my opinion, this book is nothing more than the rant of a bitter old man who is still to this day upset that a facist government that he was part of was thrown from power. He (and this book) are akin to those who call the American civil war "the war of northern aggression". Both are completely delusional and labor under the notion that the world would be much better off with segregation and racial superiority as the law of the land.
DO NOT waste your time or money trying to find this book. I know someone who has 20 or so copies of it, and I will never tell where I got it from.
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ACTS of HOPE for the Clinician and the patient.......1999-12-26
Acts of Will is not only a brilliantly written biography, it is a journey of hope for both therapist and patient. As the new century draws near, it is profoundly telling that now more than ever, the psychology of Otto Rank is so relevant to the world today. Obviously, Rank was far ahead of his time. His teachings of "psychological rebirth" and "concept of will" should be mandatory reading for all mental Health professionals and their patients. Rank's honesty in dealing with his own depression and suicidal thoughts will give the reader much hope that even the most brilliant person can face death, choose life, and make living an Act of Will.
ACTS OF WILL.......1999-12-11
Dr. E. James Lieberman's Acts of Will: The Life and Work of Otto Rank is one of the finest histories of the development of psychoanalysis ever written. His meticulous research provides the reader with an opportunity to look into the personal and intellectual life of Otto Rank,the most overlooked and underrated disciple of Sigmund Freud. What I found to be most informative was Dr. Lieberman's description of the interpersonal dynamics among the Committee, Freud's closest colleagues. Dr. Lieberman's masterful work brings the reader into the every day world of the pioneers in the field of psychoanalysis. His descriptions of the personal agendas, politics,personalities, and disagreements among the "Ring" of psychoanalytic pioneers helps those interested in the field of psychotherapy clearly understand the intellectual and political foundations of modern psychology. Acts of Will is superb in its description of the intellectual, economic, and political milieu of Vienna during the first two decades of this century and the influences of these forces on Freud and Rank. The author's treatment of the issue of Rank's own "birth trauma" before and after Rank's departure (exile) from Freud's inner circle allows the reader to come to his or her own conclusions with respect to the genesis of the controversy concerning Rank's "mental health". Acts of Will should be read by every student of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Social Work, as well as anyone interested in the fascinating history of modern psychology.
The most authoritative biography of Rank ever published........1997-05-13
Lieberman masterfully illuminates the life and work of Otto Rank, Freud's most brilliant student and co-worker. This book expalins why Ernest Becker and Rollo May consider Rank to be the most dazzling thinker in the early circle around Freud
Book Description
A big part of figuring out how to stay clean and sober is learning how other people manage to do it. That's exactly why the Big Book, "Alcoholics Anonymous", was written way back in 1939. A small group of alcoholics thought that maybe they could help each other - and help other alcoholics - by sharing their own stories about the disease and how they overcame it. It turns our that a lot of the stuff they wrote about back then holds true for alcoholics and addicts today.
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Inspiration for many.......2007-07-30
I work in a substance abuse treatment center, and I have found that people that started drinking or using when they were young relate to this book easily. It puts things in simple terms and uses real stories to portray the points. I feel the language is foul at times, but the author does use it to make a point and relate to younger people. I'm buying this book for my father who has been sober for 15 years through AA, and is still working the program "one day at a time."
Here is how it Works........2007-03-15
1. The Twelve Steps do not work as a program of recovery from drug or alcohol problems.
o The A.A. failure rate ranges from 95% to 100%. Sometimes, the A.A. success rate is actually less than zero, which means that A.A. indoctrination is positively harmful to people, and prevents recovery. Some tests have shown that even receiving no treatment at all for alcoholism is much better than receiving A.A. treatment:
o One of the most enthusiastic boosters of Alcoholics Anonymous, Professor George Vaillant of Harvard University, who is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. (AAWS), showed by his own 8 years of testing of A.A. that A.A. was worse than useless -- that it didn't help the alcoholics any more than no treatment at all, and it had the highest death rate of any treatment program tested -- a death rate that Professor Vaillant himself described as "appalling". While trying to prove that A.A. treatment works, Professor Vaillant actually proved that A.A. kills. After 8 years of A.A. treatment, the score with Dr. Vaillant's first 100 alcoholic patients was: 5 sober, 29 dead, and 66 still drinking.
(Nevertheless, Vaillant is still a Trustee of Alcoholics Anonymous, and he still wants to send all alcoholics to A.A. anyway, to "get an attitude change by confessing their sins to a high-status healer." That is cult religion, not a treatment program for alcoholism.)
o The A.A. dropout rate is terrible. Most people who come to A.A. looking for help in quitting drinking are appalled by the narrow-minded atmosphere of fundamentalist religion and faith-healing. The A.A. meeting room has a revolving door. The therapists, judges, and parole officers (many of whom are themselves hidden members of A.A. or N.A.) continually send new people to A.A., but those newcomers vote with their feet once they see what A.A. really is. Even A.A.'s own triennial surveys, conducted by the A.A. headquarters (the GSO), say that:
X 81% of the newcomers are gone within 30 days,
X 90% are gone in 3 months, and
X 95% are gone at the end of a year.
That automatically gives A.A. a failure rate of at least 95%. But the GSO does not count all of those people who only attend a few meetings before quitting -- they don't qualify as "members". (That amounts to "cherry-picking".) If we included them, then the numbers would be much worse.
And also note that the claimed five percent of A.A. newcomers who are still left after one year is exactly the same number as the usual rate of spontaneous remission among alcoholics -- five percent per year. That is, in any randomly-selected population of alcoholics, approximately five percent per year will finally get sick and tired of being sick and tired, and they will just quit drinking. And the Harvard Medical School says that 80% of those successful quitters do it by themselves, alone, without any "treatment program" or any "support group".
If we subtract the normal spontaneous remission rate for alcoholism of five percent per year from A.A.'s claimed success rate of five percent, we get zero for A.A.'s real effective cure rate.
A.A. does not actually make anybody quit drinking; it just takes the credit for the people who were going to quit anyway. A.A. is just taking the credit for peoples' efforts to save their own lives.
o The Twelve Steps are actually a hopelessly bad program for recovery:
X Cult religion is not a good cure for alcoholism, and A.A. most assuredly is a cult religion.
X One of the biggest problems with the Twelve-Step program is the learned helplessness caused by the First Step, where people are taught to confess that they are "powerless over alcohol." This leads many people to believe that once they have a drink, that a full-blown relapse and total loss of self-control is inevitable and unavoidable. So some people go on suicidally-intense binges, thinking that it is pointless to try to resist temptation.2 --
X Step Two is just as bad: it teaches people that they are insane, and that only a Supernatural Being can restore them to sanity -- which means that they are helpless, and cannot heal themselves.
X Then Step Three teaches a lifestyle of infantile narcissism and passive dependency, where A.A. members turn control of their wills and their lives over to "the care of God as we understood Him", and then they expect God to take care of them and run their lives for them, and solve all their problems, and wait on them hand and foot, and do all of the hard work for them from then on...
"Let Go And Let God"
is their official motto, their lifestyle, and their approach to problem-solving.
X Then Steps Four through Ten induce guilt in the members by forcing members to make lists of all of their sins and flaws, and "defects of character" and "moral shortcomings", and confess every intimate dirty little secret to another A.A. member who isn't even ordained clergy, or even sworn to secrecy.
X In Step Eleven you are supposed to "channel" God and receive psychic work orders and power.
X Then Step Twelve tells you to go recruiting, to draft more alcoholics into this madness.
o There is also experimental evidence that the A.A. teachings about powerlessness lead to binge drinking. In a controlled study of A.A.'s effectiveness, court-mandated offenders who had been sent to A.A. for several months were engaging in five times as much binge drinking as the no-treatment control group which got no A.A. "help".
o A.A. boosters and propagandists constantly repeat the Big Lie that A.A. works great, and A.A. with its Twelve Steps is the way that everybody recovers:
Book Description
Great recipes from a celebrated resort.
Whitewater Resort in the Canadian Rockies is renowned for its spectacular scenery, deep snow and Fresh Tracks Café. Despite constant pleading from customers, recipes for dishes made famous there were as unattainable as snowflakes in July. Even the café staff was sworn to secrecy. Now,
Whitewater Cooks opens the kitchen doors.
With this eagerly anticipated book, home cooks can re-create chef Shelley Adams' signature dishes. Readers will enjoy over 70 recipes from the café's selection of top sellers -- from warming soups to desserts -- indulging in such culinary favorites as:
- Whiskey-smoked salmon chowder
- Ymir curry bowl
- Whitewater veggie burger
- Runaway train wrap
- Peppercorn, brandy and gorgonzola sauce
- Crackle top snowy mountain cookies
- Whitewater brownies.
Whitewater Resort is internationally recognized for its alpine scenery and the fine quality of its food. Now home cooks everywhere can share its most celebrated dishes.
Customer Reviews:
Terrific Cookbook.......2007-09-07
I love this cookbook. The pictures alone are wonderful, and the recipes themselves turn out both beautiful to look at and delicious to eat. I've made about ten of the recipes. So far, our favorites are the black bean vegetarian chili, the corn bread, and the white chocolate-hazelnut brownies. The only criticism I have is that the book is poorly edited. Some of the ingredients are not specific enough (for example, "1 tsp mint"; dried? extract? fresh chopped?) and the instructions are sometimes incomplete. Still, by guessing as best I could, the recipes turned out well. I hope that the next edition of this book is more complete and specific.
Great cookbook full of fresh ideas.......2007-04-12
Over the years I've had the pleasure of visiting the Whitewater Resort and the Fresh Tracks Cafe many times and neither I, nor anyone in my family has ever been disappointed in the food that we've had - we've always enjoyed it. So when I found out that they had a cookbook, I immediately bought it - and again, I have not been disappointed.
It's full of great recipes (I've tried several and LOVE them all) that are fresh, easy and yummy. The recipes tend to be on the healthy side (which I like) but are not lacking in flavor in anyway - they are some of the most flavorful I've had. They are also very simple and most could be made quickly on a weeknight. This is a definite keeper for us!
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Cafe Food at Home: Over 100 Simple And Easy to Follow Recipes
Rosanna Thomson
Manufacturer: New Holland Publishers,
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ASIN: 1741102723 |
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All your favourite cafe food is here in this stylish cookbook, perfect for casual entertaining at home. Filled with recipes for the type of food you would be served at a cafe or bistro, Cafe Food at Home includes an array of delicious salads, sandwiches, pastas, soups and desserts to wraps and hot meals such as bangers and mash, roast lamb and spaghetti bolognaise.
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More Simple Cafe Food
Julie Le Clerc
Manufacturer: Penguin Books (NZ)
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ASIN: 0140297928 |
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Secrets from a busy city café
Prepare to be seduced by sumptuous salads, sublime soups, simple and imaginative seafood, seasonal vegetables, sweet and succulent desserts, and out-of-this-world mains with superb garnishes. This book will take the mystery out of many products and provides simple, flavour-oriented, café style recipes.
Prepare to be seduced by sumptuous salads, sublime soups, simple and imaginative seafood, seasonal vegetables, sweet and succulent desserts, and out-of-this-world mains with superb garnishes. This book will take the mystery out of many products and provides simple, flavour-oriented, café style recipes. Includes full-colour photographs
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This digital document is an article from Hawaii Business, published by Hawaii Business Publishing Co. on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 711 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: French fusion: The hybrid food at Cafe Miro is simple, sensible and just plain tasty. (Dining with Dave).(French restaurant)
Author: David K. Choo
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Hawaii Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2003
Publisher: Hawaii Business Publishing Co.
Volume: 49
Issue: 1
Page: 61(1)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Customer Reviews:
Favorite Book.......2007-01-10
I first read this book around age 12 and it was my all time favorite. Frosty was absolutely adorable and comical. I now bought the book again to share with kids of my friends.
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- What a great book!
- Animal-lovers' fun
- A ranger's experience with raising a raccoon.
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Frosty: A Raccoon to Remember
Harriet E. Weaver
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
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What a great book!.......2003-03-08
I read this book several times as a teenager and loved it every time. I have recently found out that my wife is pregnant and this is one of the first things that came to mind. I want to read this to my child. Of course it is out of print and is likely going to be difficult to find by I will keep my fingers crossed. This is a hilarious look at the misadventures of a very lovable young Racoon named Frosty. I have thought of this book so often over the years and would encourage even adults with a desire to belly roll laugh to buy and read this book where ever you can find it. Read it to your children and save it so they can do the same for theirs.
Animal-lovers' fun.......2003-01-16
Got this book at a library sale. I read it aloud with my ten year old, who is an animal lover. Frosty had us laughing so hard our sides hurt! What a personality! Harriet was the only woman park ranger at the Big Basin national park in California for twenty years. Her knowledge and love of wildlife and the redwood forests where she lived in the summers adds lots of authentic and colorful background. My daughter told my husband all about this baby raccoon who loved flushing the toilet and jumping in...to the point that his use of water caused a near disaster in the park! And wait'll you read about the time Harriet left him in the car for a minute and he got into her medicinal throat lozenges. "Mad 'coon!" After the crowd gathered, a truck loaded with chickens pulled up next to Harriet's car. Ever seen an explosion of chicken feathers? There are dozens of incredibly funny stories in this book. We now have a fascination with raccoons and an appreciation for them that we didn't have before. We laughed, cried, and bonded with Frosty and Harriet. I hope you find it; it is a treasure.
A ranger's experience with raising a raccoon........1998-10-17
This warm, humorous book contains the author's experience raising a rambunctious raccoon named Frosty who was brought to her after his family died in a storm. Frosty loves to explore and meet new people and this often gets him (and Harriet) into trouble. Eventually, they move to a citrus farm in California, where Frosty meets new friends, has new adventures, and eventually goes wild.
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For twenty years Harriet Weaver was the only female ranger in California's Big Basin Redwood Park. A month-old orphaned coon kit, Frosty, became her boisterous charge. Impish, intelligent, and above all, mischievous, the newcomer made each day a challenge and a celebration of life.
Indomitable was a salmon--a member of Prairie Creek Hatchery's Class of '64. Then the entire class vanished from the watershed.
Their disappearance remained a mystery until a morning of utter amazement two months later.
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- Classic favorite
- Very endearing book for whimsical animal lovers
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Frosty, a Raccoon to Remember
Harriet E. Weaver
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Classic favorite.......2006-03-03
This is one of my favorite animal stories. It is full of wonderful sweet images that stay with you long after you finish the book. You will always have a special place in your heart for raccoons after reading this happy story about Frosty. Also, if you like this book, you would also love "That Quail Robert".
Very endearing book for whimsical animal lovers.......2003-12-05
I've already bought several copies of this for myself and family. It is a very touching book which will enchant animal lovers. It's told in a very readable way with a lot of humor. The author manages to paint very realistic pictures so you almost feel you are there.
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Frosty: A Raccoon to Remember/ Indo
Harriet E. Weaver
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ASIN: 5557025472 |
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Getting ready for your first machine quilt project could not be easier. This must-have book will provide everything you need to know to start your journey. This reliable resource covers all aspects of beginning machine quilting. The author walks the reader through how to begin the process, no matter what kind of sewing machine you may own. In this book, you will find full definitions of all the supplies, complete explanations of techniques, help with quilting decisions, information on marking quilt tops and basting, tips on handling the bulk of quilts, and finishing options. Four practice projects will get you started. AUTHORBIO: Sue Nickels has taught machine quilting and applique techniques for ten years. She has made quilts for over 20 years, starting with hand techniques and gradually focusing on machine work. A regular teacher at The Icehouse in Grayling, Michigan, she has also taught and lectured at American Quilter's Society (AQS) National Quilting Association and International Quilt Association shows. REVIEW: Getting ready for your first machine quilt project could not be easier. This reliable resource covers all aspects of machine quilting as this award-winning quilter walks you through the process.
Customer Reviews:
Just like the class.......2007-05-16
I actually took the Machine Quilting class from Sue Nickels. It was a great class and the book has all the information contained in the class. It has helped me so much to have the book as I would rather be sewing in class instead of taking notes. I highly recommend that you take Sue's class but if you cannot the book has everything we learned in the class explained thoroughly. If you can take the class I recommend that you also get the book. Great class - great book!!
Great Book.......2007-05-16
This is a great book for anyone who is interested in machine quilting. It has step by step directions and sample pieces to practice on. Great color photographs.
Machine Quilting A Primer Of Tecniques.......2005-08-06
It is always a great experience to buy books from you.I know that I will get the merchandise in speedy time and in great shape.
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Great Primer!.......2005-02-03
As a beginning short arm quilter, I found this book to be very informative and thought out. Although the focus is more on the stationary machine quilting, I found many helpful tips and ideas for improving my quilting skills! Sue encourages the PPP's (practise, practise, practise)of quilting by creating beautiful practise sampler mini quilts. Beginning stationary machine quilters will benefit from the information on how to plan your quilting stategy and bundle bulky quilts through sewing machine. Illustrates many quilting patterns and how to plan for machine quilting. Includes info on various threads and importance of thread tension.. Hope I've said enough and not too much :o) ...5 star worthy!
Great.......2005-01-08
Great book!!.. This is the book from which I finally figured out how to stipple!...I studied her stippling pattern, and then it fell into place...Thanks, Sue..
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The author, an expert teacher from "Quilt in a Day," shares her knowledge and experience on successful machine quilting for beginners and experts alike.
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Gardening With Foliage Plants: Leaf, Bark and Berry
Ethne Clarke
Manufacturer: Artabras Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0896601099 |
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- It's about time!!
- If you have read any info on the internet...
- Educate Yourself About the Fibroid Experiences & Treatments
- Has a lot of good info, but presentation is *quite* slanted.
- Every woman should read this book
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Sex, Lies, and the Truth about Uterine Fibroids
Carla Dionne
Manufacturer: Avery
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Book Description
The most authoritative book available on uterine fibroids.
Approximately one in four women in the United States will be diagnosed with uterine fibroids in her lifetime. And for many women, the only course of treatment they may be offered is hysterectomy. As a result, hysterectomy is the number-one surgical procedure undergone by women in the United States, with some forty-five percent of these operations performed because of uterine fibroids.
Women do, however, have choices; and Carla Dionne, the founder of the National Uterine Fibroids Foundation (NUFF), is a compassionate advocate to millions of women looking for alternatives. Initially diagnosed with uterine fibroids at age twenty-eight, she was told that hysterectomy was her only viable option. Her journey and struggle to uncover the facts about her condition and to explore all of the alternatives to radical hysterectomy motivated her to establish a website, the foundation, and to write this book.
Illuminated throughout with personal anecdotes from the author and hundreds of other women, Sex, Lies, and the Truth About Uterine Fibroids is a compelling and supportive guide to understanding the full range of treatments available-including uterine fibroid embolization, which has been widely successful. The book covers traditional, surgical, and alternative therapies and provides key information necessary to determine the best choices.
Customer Reviews:
It's about time!!.......2004-03-31
After living with a fibroid for nearly six years and coping with a myriad of inane and insane therapies, I was thrilled to find Carla and her book. I wish more people spoke up and out like this.
If you have read any info on the internet..........2004-02-07
regarding fibroids, then you don't need this. I got it at a used bookstore and did not read anything interesting, or that I didn't already know.
Educate Yourself About the Fibroid Experiences & Treatments.......2003-04-16
Ms. Dionne does an excellent job of explaining fibroids and the options women have for treating them in her book ýSex, Lies and the Truth About Uterine Fibroids.ý I highly recommend this book. I believe every woman with fibroids could benefit from this book. It is well researched, and the explanations are clear and concise.
The perspective is great as Ms. Dionne not only seriously did her medical research, but sheýs a fibroid patient herself. She relates to the fibroid patient in a very personal and realistic way. She knows that many women havenýt a clue what a fibroid is until diagnosed; that they will be horrified to hear their doctor utter the word ýtumor;ý that way too many women will hear that they ýneedý a hysterectomy when in fact they do not; that many women will not honestly and fully be told by their doctors about alternative treatments, etc.
Ms. Dionne not only talks about treatment choices but also about choosing doctors and hospitals and making decisions. She takes the reader through her own fibroid ordeal, treatment and results. She bases her book on serious medical research and reporting ý not on theories about what might be. She makes it clear that she has her own perspectives and that she made her own choices, but she also makes it clear that each woman has to choose for herself.
Ms. Dionne does an excellent job of arming women with the information they need in order to know whatýs what, and to be realistically able to make their own informed choices.
Has a lot of good info, but presentation is *quite* slanted........2002-01-30
Ms. Dionne presents a lot of information which is good, but she has obviously had difficulties with doctors and is all but hostile in discussing them. She is right in that you really should question whether your doctor is giving you advice based on your specific circumstance or based on his/her own preferences. Also, she does what she complains the doctors do in that her book is heavily slanted toward her own medical preferences.
She does point out some things I hadn't thought of, but you need to read this book with the understanding that she is pressing her own agenda. Not that she's right or wrong, just that she may not be presenting all the information in an unbiased manner.
Overall, not bad reading, I found more info on the web, but it took longer that way.
Every woman should read this book.......2001-11-17
Ms. Dionne's tremendous efforts can pay off for all women if they read this book and educate themselves about the importance of keeping their uterus. Women have been too complacent about hysterectomies, probably out of ignorance about the purpose and function of the uterus. If all women had her attitude, I believe the medical profession would be encouraged to find more effective methods of dealing with common conditions such as fibroids. The tone of this book is appropriately angry, but balanced with a great deal of research and scientific information. You won't feel like you're reading a medical textbook because of the writing style, and you won't feel like Ms. Dionne is telling you what to do about your fibroids. Most importantly, after reading this book I feel I could talk more openly to other women about sex, lies and uterine fibroids.
Book Description
Featuring a wealth of new information, Down the Highway is likely to be hailed as the definitive biography of Bob Dylan. Acclaimed biographer Howard Sounes has spent three years researching the book and has interviewed more than 250 people important in Dylan's life -- many of whom have never before given interviews -- and sifted through documentary evidence unavailable to previous biographers. With this unprecedented access, Sounes dispels many myths, reveals major discoveries, and uncovers the secret life of the mysterious singer, while giving a full appreciation of Dylan's artistic achievements and significance to American culture. Sounes's prodigious research has led to many significant revelations about every aspect of Dylan's life. For years there has been speculation about Dylan's marital life and children, and Sounes has uncovered the complete, fascinating story of his family life, which will completely change the public's perception of the singer. Sounes has interviewed a key witness to Dylan's 1966 motorcycle accident, a turning point in his career. The witness has never before spoken publicly, and Sounes provides the clearest picture yet of the accident and the subsequent "lost years" in Woodstock, New York. He also gives inside accounts of the important recording sessions and concert tours, the creation of every album and the most celebrated songs, Dylan's labyrinthine love life, his heart illness in 1997, and much more. These inside accounts come directly from Sounes's extensive interviews of girlfriends, family members, former personal assistants, fellow music stars and friends, members of touring and session bands, producers, club owners and concert promoters, and many others. Candid and refreshing, Down the Highway is also a sincere appreciation of Dylan's seminal place in postwar American cultural history and an essential book for the millions of people who have enjoyed Dylan's music over the years.
Customer Reviews:
Ho, Hum ..........2006-11-18
I didn't find many revelations here that I haven't otherwise heard and there's other stuff (like scuttlebutt) that I have no interest in whatsoever.
HOWEVER, there's one chapter in this book that, when combined with Toby Thompson's ancient classic, provides the most coherent picture of Zimmerman/Dylan's Minneapolis "college" (ha ha) days, a very short but EXTREMELY (double emphasis) transient period in the development of what would eventually become the Bob Dylan we "know."
Put another way, the "Bob Dylan" that ultimately emerged got his start in Minneapolis, one way or another.
Interesting ....
A Dozen Dark Highways.......2006-01-23
Don't read this book if you want to think Dylan's perfect.
It's a great book, engrossing and thorough, but if you want to read about the perfect mythical Bob, it's not the one you want, babe, it's not the one you need. Check out Martin Scorsese's "No Direction Home" documentary. Or buy any one of the other books by people who were too star-struck or lazy to look behind Dylan's enigmatic masks.
There's certainly enough in Dylan's career, particularly his early years, to justify mindlessly glowing accolades. Musicians usually reach their peak younger than most people, but Dylan's rise was so rapid that even the word "meteoric" doesn't quite do it justice. Like some harmonica-playing Alexander the Great, he had conquered the known world by the age of 25, redefining what was possible, expanding the horizons of all who traveled with him. To his great credit, though, it wasn't all downhill from there; rather, his career richocheted off in a variety of unpredictable directions.
Dylan had a unique talent for zigging when everyone else zagged, and Sounes deftly follows his path through all those twists and turns. When music was ruled by bubble-gum pop, Dylan dared to write about social justice and nuclear holocaust. Folkies then rode his coattails to super-stardom, but by the time they got there, Dylan had moved on again, to introspective and personal songwriting. In the late 60s, when hippies flocked to his neck of the Woodstock for three days of peace and free love, he was a rifle-toting property-owner. In the late 70s, when the music industry found itself awash in cocaine, easy money, and easier women, Dylan became a born-again Christian.
Perhaps the book's greatest strength is that it makes these various perplexing metamorphoses sound not capricious but almost inevitable. Rather than sticking to the relatively straightforward upward trajectory he followed in the early-to-mid Sixties, Sounes takes an honest look at Dylan's dozen (or so) dark highways--the late-Sixties withdrawal from the public eye, the messy relationships, the messy divorces, the conversion to Christianity, the mellowing of that Christianity over time, the long struggle with alcoholism.
Unfortunately, Bob Dylan didn't co-operate with Sounes. I say unfortunately not because I wonder what information might be missing--I say it because the book sometimes takes a breathless, tabloid-ish, you-are-reading-this-for-the-first-time-right-here, me-against-Bob tone. Sounes is evidently proud of his investigative skills, but he's sometimes so busy patting himself on the back that he gets in the way of his own narrative. Dylan's epic battle with manager Albert Grossman, for instance, could have been a compelling, interesting, and surprising turn of events, but like Reuben Carter on a bad day, Sounes telegraphs his punches, vastly diminishing their impact by letting the reader know what's coming.
Still, the book is worth reading, and if you don't mind finding out Bob Dylan has a dark side, you'll be intrigued by Sounes' chronicle of it here. There are better tell-all biographies of Sixties rock icons--James McDonough's Neil Young book "Shakey" was, for my money, more illuminating--but I don't know if there's a better one about Dylan.
Very Interesting!.......2005-12-12
I have read this book 3 times. It seems that each time I read it, I find out something new. I am a huge Bob Dylan fan and I love learning things about him. Howard Sounes really did his research for this book and it shows. I recommend this book to any Dylan fan.
Dangerously Interesting.......2005-10-12
This book was a book it took me a while to open up. I thought about the things I may find out about Dylan which I don't want to know about. Then I thought, this man, who has wanted his life and personality to be shrouded in mystery, should remain that way for me. Sounces treats Dylan with a certain respect, the respect of a biographer. I don't believe this book is done in the AJ Weberman style of exposing Dylan for what a horrible person he is. He isn't. He's a person like any other, and this book gives us a glimpse of it. He was married, he got divorced- that separation affected him profoundly. Through the review of Dylan's life by this author, a negative side certainly manifests, but it is not without context of course. The joys Dylan experienced (his own private joys) cannot be described and should not be. There are details here to help us understand the context of Dylan's life. Truly this is no "No Direction Home" by Robert Shelton (widely referenced by Sounes), but it is something else entirely. If you are a Dylan fan who is interested in more than the music, this may be of interest, but not a definitive work of Dylan's life- that can nev er and will never exist. His life is his alone and I'm glad that he has been able to share as much as he has about his inspirations and his striving in Chronicles. Hope to see more of Dylan on Dylan soon.
Stolen.......2005-10-05
It really is to bad that a book like this would ever be allowed to be published. Howard Sounes is just another name on a list of men that invaded the life of this man. What kind of man would take information from every source he could find about a person that he never knew and write a book about it. Howard is the prime example of a man that Bob most desperately tried to avoid throughout his entire career. It truly is a shame that everybody keeps giving the character Bob Dyaln reasons to regret talking to people on paper in the first place.
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Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan
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Title: Las paradojas de mister Bob: la nueva biografía de Bob Dylan desmiente que fuera un verdadero rebelde, denuncia que no fue suficientemente crítico con la guerra de Vietnam y lo pone en la picota acusándole de misógino. Nuevas sombras en el poliédrico perfil de un ídolo del siglo XX, marcado por las paradojas.(TT: Mister Bob's paradoxes: the biography by Bob Dylan uncovers that he was a true rebellion, denounces that he was not a truly critic of the Vietnamese War and puts him in evidence accusing him of misogynist. New shadows in the polyhedral profile of an idol of the XX century, marked by the paradoxes.)(Artículo Breve)
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Customer Reviews:
intelligent and honest. silly title belies depth.......2002-01-28
I've read a lot of memoirs on Jewish identity recently, and this is one of the best.
Don't expect an epiphany..........2001-05-01
I came to this book eagerly as an on-again-off-again "baalas teshuvah" myself. There are many books on the market about Jews becoming more religious, and many of these offer fascinating new insights. I was really hoping Hendler would have something to say that would resonate for me... but just a short way into the book, I realized I was going to be disappointed.
I'm sure Hendler is a lovely person, but on paper, I found her rather self-absorbed. She seems obsessed with her family's wealth, status and influence in the Jewish community, and while I'm heartened to see the "elite" showing an interest in genuine Jewish life, I couldn't help resenting the touch of sanctimoniousness I detected here.
I am also leery of anyone who claims to have "gotten religion" within the Conservative movement. My own past experience with Conservative Judaism has biased me here, but I think returning to your religious roots demands that you surround yourself with like-minded individuals. Frankly, I doubt there's any Conservative congregation on the continent where Shabbat, Kashrut and Taharat Hamishpacha are practiced in anything like a majority of homes.
I remember all too well walking home from a Conservative shul and having other congregants beep at me from their cars as they drove past. That was just one more symptom of the underlying disdain within the laypeople of that movement for accepting halachic responsibility in their lives.
I'm pleased that Hendler has taken on some of that responsibility, and that she's found joy and fulfillment in the process. However, I doubt that her message will resonate with most Conservative Jews, who are probably quite comfortable with their current lack of observance. What Hendler seems to have discovered is that while philanthropy alone isn't enough to elevate herself above the masses, halachic life might be.
In "getting religion", Hendler has joined a different type of elite, one that exists only within the Conservative movement. In Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, laypeople are often well-educated, services include more English, and there is a greater focus on making religion accessible. In Orthodoxy, the majority of participants are observant, and can lead traditional services and Torah readings in Hebrew. Only in Conservative Judaism is there a rift between the layperson and the "priesthood", the rabbis and chazzanim who drape themselves in robes and silly hats so they can stand above their congregants at the front of the synagogue.
Hendler's "odyssey" (as another reviewer here called it) is really the tale of how she bought her way into that priesthood, acquiring everything but the long black robes through a pampered suburban journey into spiritual life. Though she contends that anyone can incorporate Judaism into his/her life, I doubt that's really what she's after, because then she wouldn't be (as the same reviewer commented), such a "sought-after lay speaker."
She is sought-after because her thesis is that Torah-inspired Judaism isn't such a "dirty" concept after all... even the rich can do it! But I for one resent that kind of help, with its insinuation that there is something improper about religious life, that it needs the "hechsher" (imprimatur) of wealth and a good upbringing to make it palatable.
In true Conservative fashion, Hendler's book ultimately touts Jewish life only as a means to personal fulfillment, rather than as a system of ancient responsibilities which are often as difficult and confounding as they are uplifting. Though she describes the difficulties of observance, her descriptions are often superficial and breezy, much like the title of this book. To me, both epitomize the Conservative obsession with being religious, but not TOO religious, that eventually drove me away from that movement altogether.
Another reviewer commends Hendler for her patience, but at many points in this book, that could be interpreted as restraint and a less-than-wholehearted desire to make the major life changes Judaism demands.
Read this book for its anecdotes and reminiscences, but don't expect any kind of epiphany. There isn't a lot of "take away" wisdom in this self-obsessed work. Hendler does provide a reading list, and the story of her journey might make a good starting point for Conservative Jews who want to stay that way. But there are better autobiographies to read for inspiration if you're interested in embarking on a full, open-minded Jewish journey.
An intimate personal search for Jewish meaning.......2000-04-15
This book is an intriguing glimpse into the exhilirating, yet difficult journey of the author to lead a more Jewishly-informed life. Ms. Hendler describes her journey in a beautifully written style, with a no-holds-barred view of both the joy and difficulties in such a journey. The joy and meaning derived from her newfound literacy are beautiful to read. The personal difficulties faced in her newfound commitment to following more Jewish halakah are often disturbing. An example is her description of the time her family takes her to a crab house for Mother's Day, shortly after she has announced that she will keep kosher from now on. I highly recommend this well-told personal account and look foward to where Ms. Hendler next directs her literary talents.
Well written example, but not a "how-to".......2000-04-03
While I found The Year Mom Got Religion to be an entertaining read, there are some reservations I would like to register. Meyerhoff Hendler herself suggests, there may be no such thing as an "average Jew," and thus appropriately confines her comments to her own spiritual journey. Her honesty in narrating the false steps, insecurities (initially not being able to follow the Shabbat service), and failures as well as her successes, joys and evolving relationship with God, is to be commended. Her story is poignant, humorous, inspiring, and extremely well written.
However, those looking for a guide to their own spiritual development might be disappointed. In chapter 7, Meyerhoff Hendler addresses the issue, "That's Fine for You, But What About the Rest of Us?" Here she tries to prove the point that ANYONE can undertaken the kind of life altering steps that she has taken, to acquire more knowledge, deepen their spiritual committment and increase their religious participation. She claims this is not an exercise reserved for the "rich and powerful." She reports this from the comfort of a wealthy family upbringing that encouraged enormous freedoms, a stable, financially-secure marriage (where her husband seems to be the only wage earning spouse), and a family of relatively self-sufficient preteen through young twenty-something children. She has the luxury of not only money, but time. Readers struggling to juggle jobs, care for small children and/or aging parents, who can't afford to spend the time meeting with rabbis, attending extra lectures, buying or reading extra books, establishing a meeting/study group, or who are currently unaffiliated with a synagouge that will provide some of these functions, may well be out of luck. As a full-time working mom of toddlers in rural America (40 miles from the nearest synagogue), Meyerhoff Hendler's encouragement sounded hollow. She "doesn't get it." The "average Jew's" spiritual journey back into Judaism may not require wealth, but money helps "grease the wheels" to keep one's momentum going.
I was happy for Lee Meyerhoff Hendler's awakening, and felt enriched by sharing her experiences, but the most practical knowledge I gained from reading the book was among her recommendations of other texts found in the appendix.
intelligent, honest, interesting, relevent.......2000-02-24
the title does not do justice to the depth and intelligence of this book. one of the best on the subject of Jewish identity in America -- and how to develop one -- that I have read.
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