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ExcellentI remember the day in American History when I learned what American settlers did to the Native Americans, the sick I felt in my stomach. I remember the day that an 8th-grade Beth, Danica, and Linden recorded a documentary / play about Dachau for the History Day competition, how it really hit me what the Nazis did to the Jews, the homosexuals, the gypsies, the list goes on.
But understanding slavery, the Antebellum South, black struggles in the 20th century, civil rights 60s, even the racism still strong in my lifetime, it did not happen in a flash like those other times. We still sugar coat it. But white people have pretended for years that we were better than black people because of our skin color. That one obvious difference made our ancestors feel like black people were not as smart, carried diseases, were not real humans. White people today still use that pigmentation as an excuse for prejudice.
This saddens me to the point of tears. If you choose to hate someone because their skin color is different from yours, you might as well hate someone who's eye color is different from yours. The difference is about as significant.
All that to say that The Help is an excellent book. I felt the pain of the house help and hated the arrogant, simple-minded, racist white women. It's honest, heart-breaking, and inspiring.
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Great, no-nonsense book. Rules you will USE!Pollan's other books, including The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Botany of Desire, are superb. "Food Rules" is no exception. I have read many diet, recipe, eating, and cooking books, but this one is, in many ways, a game changer. The "rules" are so common-sense and obvious that you will think about them, remember them and use them! There even times I wanted to smack my forehead in a "wow I could have had a V-8!" way when I read these rules and realized their obvious simplicity and intelligence. Pollan's writing style is engaging and this book is a quick read, one that surely will not disappoint. In a world full of so many strict rules, the last of Pollan's rules is a refreshing reminder of his common-sense approach: "Break the rules once in a while". Sounds good to me.
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I will never see a dragon tattoo the same way again.
Stieg Larsson's Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a delight to read. With a nod to the translator, Reg Keeland, the pages flow together seamlessly and create an absorbing and fresh style that demands your attention. The characters are remarkable, the plot is suspenseful, and after it's over, you find yourself incapable to stop yourself from reading the first few pages of the sequel that is included with the book.
Larsson's writing is humble, a refreshing break from other best selling authors. The style is straightforward, but Larsson's control of description transports you to a distant world, which doesn't seem that far from reality. The treatment of corporate corruption, sexual assault, and prejudice all combine together, creating a sense of morality that encompasses every aspect of modern day culture without sounding preachy.
For me, this story is an encouraging sign for readers: fiction can be entertaining and brilliant. This one should stay on the charts for years to come.
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Excellent for the noviceLove the book. Written in plain terms, so non-vegans can understand. I haven't made oany of the recioes yet, but I plan to really soon.
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A Valuable, Well-Written BookIn "Change Your Brain, Change Your Body" Dr. Amen explains how he has used SPECT imaging to study the blood flow and activity patterns in the brain. SPECT is an acronym for single photon emission computed tomography.
He offers many examples of how he has used SPECT to obtain critical information about the brain function of his patients, and determine the best treatment to help those individuals to overcome a wide variety of problems, from depression to obesity to colds and headaches. The book makes use of illustrations of brain scans taken before and after treatment at Amen's clinics. He clearly explains how he interprets these scans, and how he determines the appropriate treatment for an individual.
Dr. Amen presents 15 solutions to assist you in boosting your brain to enable you to attain and maintain the kind of body and sense of well-being you have always wanted. Among the many benefits that can be derived by learning to love your brain and apply the easy-to-follow solutions are increased energy, sharper memory function, and relief from unwanted stress.
Sounds to good to be true? Not really. I can attest to many of the strategies and techniques this book offers because I have used them and taught them with amazing results for four decades. What's really new and different about Dr.Amen's approach is that he is employing some recently discovered scientific diagnostic equipment such as SPECT along with his unique treatments.
Back in the 1980's, I presented health conferences at the University of Minnesota and other colleges featuring "pioneers" in using the brain/mind for healing, and maintaining good health. Participants in those conferences included Norman Cousins, O.Carl Simonton, Bernie Siegel, Deloris Krieger, Norman Shealy, Raymond Moody, Gerald Jampolsky Karl Menninger, etal. Dr. Amen is to be congratulated for building on their work and currently being on the cutting edge of discoveries and treatment in this field. The world could use more like him.
This is a valuable, well-written book, and deserves five stars.
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Would have been a slam dunk, but... This book was heading toward 5 star status for me. I thought the author showed so much emotion with the characters and the issue of Asperger's. There was, of course, drama, but then there was also some humor as well.
One minor complaint was the almost constant changing between character's points of views. I like this usually, but in this book, the point of view changed so quickly, I sometimes had to look back to remind myself who was speaking.
I liked the storyline and was anxious to see what happened. What happened was...nothing. The book, to me, ended about two chapters too soon. I don't mind a bit of a cliff hanger or a few unanswered questions at the end of a book, but to me, this book had so many unanswered questions and seemed to wrap up so abruptly, I was left feeling unsatisfied. As much as I liked the first 500 pages of the book, I don't think I could really recommend it knowing what I now do about the ending.
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