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Not as good as The Power of One, but still exceptional........2007-03-11
Tandia is the sequel to The Power of One and in many ways it is similar and in many more ways different. It is a much darker book. Peekay no longer deals with problems that a child might face, he now faces a whole system of hatred and racism, also known as apartheid. Therefore, Tandia is much more realistic than its predecessor, because reality is harsh, but in the process it's not as heart-warming and as much a joy to read. The 900 pages are worth reading nevertheless because this is an exceptional novel in its own standing and continues the story of PK and his struggles as an adult. I really do recommend this book to anyone who has read the Power of One, but I also advise you to keep an open mind because this book is very different and has its own personality. The ending is great but not as magnificent as the first one and also many of the plot points are slow to develop. For example, PK does not come in to the storyline up to I think page 250 or 300. Tandia is a great read nevertheless by this great South African author.
Possible subtitle: The Power of Schlock.......2007-02-20
It is hard to believe that this book was written by the author of The Power of One. What I'd hoped would be a fitting sequel was, as another reviewer aptly described it, "Harold Robbins"-ish. Contrived and cliche-ridden, none of the warmth and beauty of its predecessor - not quite a disaster, but not worth the agony of reading tortured descriptions such as "socks as white as driven snow" while trying to ignore the inexplicable plot devices and coincidences that moved the turgid prose to its inevitable conclusion. This book needed a judicious editor. The only reason I gave it two stars was that the historical references encouraged me to read more about apartheid and its impact on the country and its people.
Tandia.......2006-08-19
I found the book engrossing but slow to start just as the power of one but I never realy connected with tandia and I was to say the least dissapointed with PK. Even though i know the gaol was most likely to humanize him in this book. I felt his ideals and basic charecter remained the same but, for some reason the thought of him as a main stream adult didn't apeal to me as much as him as an adolescent child or even a mine worker. The ending is good but i wasn't sure it was done as well as it could have been but then agian my name isn't Bryce Courtney, i wonder if there is a sequal.
Another Beautiful Read .......2006-08-09
Bruce Courtenay has once again inspired me through his book. The sequel to "The Power of One", Peekay is still in South Africa and realizes and experiences lessons that should never be forgotten.
A great book on all accounts.
Accurate & Powerful!!!!.......2006-06-26
This book was amazingly accurate and I couldnt believe that it was based decades ago, yet as I was born in the 80's and therefore raised in South Africa before, during and after Apartheid, this cruelty still existed during my life spent there.
I found this book extremely personal and could directly relate to Tandia as my skin is pretty dark for a white girl and was continually faced with these issues.
Not many books can touch your heart like this....
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Mixed feelings.......2007-04-04
I enjoyed this book very much, but I'm finding myself viewing it as a guilty pleasure, in the same way I enjoy "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Tex Ritter's "Blood on the Saddle," and PDQ Bach--not great art, but a lot of fun. Courtenay is fluid, unsubtle writer, quite easy to follow, but he exploits his ability with a sentence to create almost non-stop action, much larger-than-life characterizations, and blatant moralizations. Such writing can be, of course, genuinely entertaining and can serve the purpose of bringing home lessons to a popular readng audience that they might otherwise ignore, but at the cost of avoiding the complexity of the social issues and the deeper horrors of policies like Apartheid. The ending, in particular, was a junior high school boy's fantasy and not the behavior of a bright, sophisticated, now mature young man who had been mentored by series of compassionate, thoughtful adults, and who had the presence of mind to remain in control of his emotions when he was attacked. Peekay, by that point in the book, should have been better than to end the fight as he did, or, at the very least, to admit his loss of control and some regret over the final act. The Peekay we had come to know in the book would have seen the Judge as the drunken loser he was, defeated him as efficiently as possible, and thereafter dismissed him.
what an exiting book.......2007-02-07
The Power of One was a fantastic book. It held a lot of compelling moments while teaching us to never give up on our goals and dreams. It was exiting and I could not put the book down because it was to good. I can't wait to read Tandia as I want to know if Peekay can reach his dream. For Bryce Courtenay's first book it was better than I expected and I can't wait to read more of his books. I would reccomend this book to anybody who wants to achieve their dreams.
CEO Blog view.......2006-05-23
The Power of One by Bryce Courtney is a novel about a young white boy growing up in aparthied South Africa. At 500 slow but captivating pages, it took almost 5 hours to read. Like all books that I read, someone suggested it was a good read. It was well written. Pure recreation. Highly recommended for fun but the business lessons are few and you need to stretch a bit to get them.
One quote from the book (used in a boxing context) was "Lead first with your head then with your heart". Does that apply to business? Without the logic and head, there can be no heart.
Another good quote was "I was cultivating a habit of winning. Winning is a state of mind that embraces everything you do, so I found I won in other things as well.". This quote definitely applies to my life philosophy.
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Power of One revisited.......2007-05-21
Let me start by saying that I really enjoyed the Power of One and Tandia. Whitehorn is a real disappointment because it is the same characters, material and storyline rehashed with, at times, ludicrous similarity. Like one of the other reviewers, I almost gave up when Tom went to "discover himself" in the copper mines of Northern Rhodesia. If you've not read the Power of One, you may enjoy this book. If you have read the Power of One, I suspect, like me, you'll feel cheated. The strong feeling you get is of a good and successful author who is running out of ideas but is under pressure from his publisher to produce.
Very familiar.......2006-02-16
I agree with the previous reviewer, Whitethorn is an entertaining and engaging read but all so very reminiscent of PK and the Power of One. I suspect Courtney is drawing on his own background but the poor English boy in boarding school/orphanage, persecuted by the Afrikaaners, boxing, latent homosexuality, nazi-sympathising, befriending a wise black-man, black-man savagely abused, commitment to social justice and eventually the legal profession is something we've already been over. I haven't even read the Power of One but am familiar with the story from the film.
The story of young Tom seems to lose its way a bit towards the end. Certainly the Rhodesian interlude was of marginal relevance and the Kenyan pointless but for further misery. The redemption at the end was expected but disappointingly easily resolved. The blanks (ie Oxford) in the tale left the reader wondering but the gems that were to be found glittered brightly.
Last comment - I think better editing wouldn't have hurt this book. I don't usually like comments like that - I believe it is for authors to craft their tales - not editors. However, given my comments above it is clear that some parts added little to the narrative and some could have been better developed.
Great storytelling - but haven't I read this before?.......2006-01-08
Let me start by saying this is a great coming of age story about a young boy Tom Fitzsaxby growing up during the 40's and 50's in South Africa. The writing style is written as if Tom is more of an observer of his life than a participant in it. This gives the book an unusual tone that is well both told and absorbing.
By why the three stars then?
Point One;
Well 'haven't I read this before?'. Why yes. In the 'Power of One' also by Bryce Courtenay.
The similarities; Young boy of English descent growing up in South Africa - raised in an orphanage/ boarding school - persecuted by Afrikaner children - loner - scenes of urination (!) - makes friends with understanding adults who mentor him - brilliant student rises above it all - boxing - works in Rhodesian mines (I nearly gave up then and there) - meets school boy tormentor - some sort of resolution - goes to English University - becomes a lawyer (okay that's in Tandia the follow up to Power of One) - fights for the rights of blacks.
Point Two;
Initially there seems to be no narrative drive, that is to say it is unclear exactly where the story is going. It meanders along telling stories about our protagonist's youth but it's unclear where all this is leading. It becomes apparent in the last third though. Secondly, the book seems to 'hurry' towards a conclusion. I have come across this before in other books by Mr Courtenay. Where after a prolonged build up, the resolution comes all too quickly considering the narrative tone preceding this point.
These criticisms shouldn't take away from the fact that this is a well written book that is an enjoyable read. It immerses you in South African life of that period and the people and attitudes of the time.
So 4/5 if you haven't read 'Power of One'
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Disappointing.......2006-08-04
This book is in two parts. I really enjoyed the first part but was really disappointed with the second. For me it started off as a really good read that I couldn't put down. Unfortunately it finished off being completely predictable and unbelievable with of course a happy ending. It was almost like a different author took over for book 2!
Not a bad read but not a good one either.
Really good read.......2005-10-12
Wonderful story, well told
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Brother Fish .......2005-01-05
Brilliant story - almost an Australian version of Forrest Gump - Highly recomended excellent read
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It's dry season in Montana, and fires blazing west of Touissant have spread to the Wolf Mountains. Meacute;tis-Indian fiddler, tracker, and reluctant sleuth Gabriel Du Preacute; suspects the fires have been intentionally set and are linked to the recent murder of Old Maddy Collins, an eccentric woman found in her living room, her head beaten in with a cast-iron hatchet. Du Preacute;'s suspicions are heightened when two teenagers snooping around Maddy's house turn up dead in the mountains, buried beneath ash and riddled with bullet wounds.With its sly wit and comic touches, combined with colorful characters and lyrical prose evocative of Montana, Peter Bowen's Ash Child makes for an exceptionally rich and deeply satisfying novel.
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"For he is like a refiner's fire".......2004-08-25
When an old and crazy woman is killed in her house Gabriel Du Pre, Montanan, Metis Indian, and Peter Bowen's primary adjuster of fate, is drawn into the investigation. Just out of the hospital, Du Pre is promptly knock out cold while the woman's cabin and a friend's dog are burnt to ashes. What unfolds is a story that gradually shifts from Bowen's usual light-hearted style to something grim and terrifying - all of this playing against a menacing firestorm that threatens to spill all over the Wolf Mountains.
There is always a grim side to Bowen's detailed stories of rural Montana life, where attitude plays stronger than ethnic background. But usually the interplay between Du Pre, his woman Madelaine, and the countless, gemlike characters that people the stories keeps the reader smiling, fascinated by the strange array of the Metis dialect and the ever-present sense of music that it portends. But Ash Child sneaks up on you. At first the crimes seem like they are little more than troublemaking gone awry, and then, suddenly, you sense a dark intelligence using the worst form of murder weapon.
An interesting development in this story is the extensive involvement of Madelaine, whose usually role is as a contrast to Du Pre. This time Benetse, a zany old medicine man, maneuvers her into the position of spiritual investigator and hunter. Du Pre conflicted by his love for her and his undeniably macho mental role barely manages to cope with this. But Madelaine proves every bit as tough as her companion, and it is really she that opens the gates to hell, with Du Pre in tow.
My only criticism of the novel is that the final arc turns like the barb on a fishhook - sudden and deadly sharp. You think you're heading in one direction and suddenly you are elsewhere. Bowen intentionally keeps his novels short and pithy, but this time I wish there had been more of a transition. Even so, this is a brilliant story, full of the things that make the author's idiosyncratic work catch and compel the reader.
Great color but the mystery isn't exactly solved.......2004-08-04
I was so puzzled by this book's ending, I picked up the Gabriel Du Pre mystery that comes after it ("Badlands") and read it just to see if it clarified "Ash Child."
It didn't.
It is frustrating to read even a good author like Bowen, when he winds down the end of a mystery without explaining exactly who the villain is, and why he committed his villainies.
Dang, Peter, I've felt like I've just been dragged through a seance in the sweat lodge with the inscrutable Benetsee. Maybe the solution will come to me in a dream.
Meanwhile the Forest Service comes out of this book nearly as whupped as the readers. Bowen relishes taking on any bunch that restricts the freedom of Montanans, including environmentalists in "Wolf, No Wolf," Yuppie tourists in "Cruzatte and Maria," and the FBI in nearly all of his Gabriel Du Pre mysteries. This time the Forest Service comes under attack for not managing its land correctly and for preventing the ranchers from bulldozing fire breaks on their own property. Smokey the Bear's green-shirts endure some pretty scatological commentary, especially after one of them tries to make Du Pre put out his cigarette.
It's the author who's a'growlin and a'prowlin in "Ash Child."
Even Bowen's serial detective, Gabriel Du Pre takes a beating. In this book, he busts his appendix, gets his head dented in, is zapped by a taser, and is nearly burned alive. If you've ever fantasized about living the good life in rugged Montana, you should read all of Bowen's Du Pre mysteries before making your move. Newcomers and old hands alike die by avalanche and grizzly, by gunshot and knife, and by freezing to death in Alberta Clippers. They are burned to death in forest fires and poisoned by evil industrial magnates. It's a tough life even for a tough Metis brand inspector like Du Pre.
In spite of all my negative commentary, if you are already a Du Pre fan you should read "Ash Child." The Big Sky Country is choked by the smoke and ash of deliberately-set forest fires as Bowen's laconic detective sets out (between stays in the hospital) to discover who murdered an old woman with a single, vicious hatchet chop. Do not let yourself be deflected by plot elaborations involving arsonists, drug dealers, and meth addicts. Concentrate on Du Pre's patient tracking of the murderer of old Maddy Collins, and you will find "Ash Child" to be a very satisfying read.
A'growling and a'prowling .......2004-07-24
I was so puzzled by this book's ending, I picked up the Gabriel Du Pre mystery that comes after it ("Badlands") and read it just to see if it clarified "Ash Child."
It didn't.
It is frustrating to read even a good author like Bowen, when he winds down the end of a mystery without explaining exactly who the villain is, and why he committed his villainies.
Dang, Peter, I've felt like I've just been dragged through a seance in the sweat lodge with the inscrutable Benetsee. Maybe the solution will come to me in a dream.
Meanwhile the Forest Service comes out of this book nearly as whupped as the readers. Bowen relishes taking on any bunch that restricts the freedom of Montanans, including environmentalists in "Wolf, No Wolf," Yuppie tourists in "Cruzatte and Maria," and the FBI in nearly all of his Gabriel Du Pre mysteries. This time the Forest Service comes under attack for not managing its land correctly and for preventing the ranchers from bulldozing fire breaks on their own property. Smokey the Bear's green-shirts endure some pretty scatological commentary, especially after one of them tries to make Du Pre put out his cigarette.
It's the author who's a'growlin and a'prowlin in "Ash Child."
Even Bowen's serial detective, Gabriel Du Pre takes a beating. In this book, he busts his appendix, gets his head dented in, is zapped by a taser, and is nearly burned alive. If you've ever fantasized about living the good life in rugged Montana, you should read all of Bowen's Du Pre mysteries before making your move. Newcomers and old hands alike die by avalanche and grizzly, by gunshot and knife, and by freezing to death in Alberta Clippers. They are burned to death in forest fires and poisoned by evil industrial magnates. It's a tough life even for a tough Metis brand inspector like Du Pre.
In spite of all my negative commentary, if you are already a Du Pre fan you should read "Ash Child." The Big Sky Country is choked by the smoke and ash of deliberately-set forest fires as Bowen's laconic detective sets out (between stays in the hospital) to discover who murdered an old woman with a single, vicious hatchet chop. Do not let yourself be deflected by plot elaborations involving arsonists, drug dealers, and meth addicts. Concentrate on Du Pre's patient tracking of the murderer of old Maddy Collins, and you will find "Ash Child" to be a very satisfying read.
Couldn't figure this one out.......2002-08-06
Maybe you have to have read the previous books in the Gabriel Du Pre series to know all the connections and relationships that make up this novel. I couldn't figure out whether Du Pre and Madelaine were married or just lovers and the book never made it clear. Du Pre runs around in a police cruiser complete with a light bar, is allowed by the local police to sleep in a crime scene, but has no police powers or offical status. He drinks ditches, whatever they are, and the only clue given by the novel is that they have whiskey in them. His reaction to almost anything that happens is to nod. "Du Pre nodded" must appear at least two or three times on every page.
I hate to be negative in the face of all this praise but this book just doesn't do it for me. I like a bit more clarity in what I read. I can put up with the unusual dialect but I'd like to know who's married to who and why Du Pre drives a police cruiser but isn't a law enforcement officer and please, for God's sake, somebody tell me what a "ditch" is!
Powerful and rewarding novel.......2002-07-14
Wolf Mountain is dry and the fires are starting. It will be a fire of the century, Gabriel Du Pre knows. But when the fires actually start, there is more than simply nature. Du Pre may live in the boonies of Montana, but even the most remote part of America isn't immune to murder, arson, or drugs. When an old woman is murdered, Du Pre is thrust into a strange world where no one is exactly as they appear, but where the danger is incredibly real.
Author Peter Bowen uses a powerful and distinctive voice to describe the lives of the Metis Indians and the ranchers who survive in the harsh lands of Montana. Du Pre relies on a combination of bull-headed bravery, investigating, and Native American magic to learn the truth. In Bowen's novels, the magic is real, and the result is often close to magic itself.
With its wealth of intriguing characters and its vivid descriptions of the land and people of Montana, ASH CHILD is a fine and compelling novel. I would have liked to see a stronger connection between the drug angle and the rest of the mystery, but it is hard to quibble with Bowen's work.
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Not since Betty Eadie’s Embraced by the Light has a personal account of a Near-Death Experience (NDE) been so utterly different from most others—or nearly as compelling.
In the thirty years since Raymond Moody’s Life After Life appeared, a familiar pattern of NDEs has emerged: suddenly floating over one’s own body, usually in a hospital setting, then a sudden hurtling through a tunnel of light toward a presence of love. Not so in Howard Storm’s case.
Storm, an avowed atheist, was awaiting emergency surgery when he realized that he was at death’s door. Storm found himself out of his own body, looking down on the hospital room scene below. Next, rather than going “toward the light,” he found himself being torturously dragged to excruciating realms of darkness and death, where he was physically assaulted by monstrous beings of evil. His description of his pure terror and torture is unnerving in its utter originality and convincing detail.
Finally, drawn away from death and transported to the realm of heaven, Storm met angelic beings as well as the God of Creation. In this fascinating account, Storm tells of his “life review,” his conversation with God, even answers to age-old questions such as why the Holocaust was allowed to take place. Storm was sent back to his body with a new knowledge of the purpose of life here on earth. This book is his message of hope.
"This is a book you devour from cover to cover, and pass on to others. This is a book you will quote in your daily conversation. Storm was meant to write it and we were meant to read it."
-From the foreward by Anne Rice
As I lay on the ground, my tormentors swarming around me, a voice emerged from my chest. It sounded like my voice, but it wasn’t a thought of mine. I didn’t say it. The voice that sounded like my voice, but wasn’t, said, “Pray to God.” I remember thinking, “Why? What a stupid idea. That doesn’t work. What a cop-out . . .”
That voice said it again, “Pray to God!” It was more definite this time. I wasn’t sure what to do. Praying, for me as a child, had been something I had watched adults doing. It was something fancy and had to be done just so. I tried to remember prayers from my childhood experiences in Sunday school. Prayer was something you memorized. What could I remember from so long ago? Tentatively, I murmured a line, which was a jumble from the Twenty-third Psalm, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the Lord’s Prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and “God Bless America,” and whatever other churchly sounding phrases came to mind.
“Yea, though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. For purple mountain majesty, mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. Deliver us from evil. One nation under God. God Bless America.”
To my amazement, the cruel, merciless beings tearing the life out of me were incited to rage by my ragged prayer. It was as if I were throwing boiling oil on them. They screamed at me, “There is no God! Who do you think you’re talking to? Nobody can hear you! Now we are really going to hurt you.” They spoke in the most obscene language, worse than any blasphemy said on earth. But at the same time, they were backing away.
—From My Descent into Death
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My Descent Into Death:A Second Chance at Life.......2007-09-05
There isn't a person walking the earth who would not benefit from reading this book. I had seen Mr Storm on TV once or twice, back in the 90's, and was quite impressed. I wondered if he'd ever write a book about his experiences. I recently found he had, bought the book, and devoured it. It hit me like a locomotive. Don't hesitate, don't think twice, BUY this book. You will never forget it and you'll come back to it time and again in the future, I promise.
Q: What is the best religion?.......2007-08-28
A: The one that brings you closest to God!
I had first heard of Howard Storm back in 2005 during an episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Immediately I could tell of this man's sincerity from his deeply profound near death experience. This was truly the first NDE that, after listening to, had touched me so much that it caused another spiritual awakening in my life. His account of hearing voices telling him (by name!) to follow them down a corridor of darkness were more frightening than anything Hollywood could ever conjure up. These strange beings appeared, at first, to simply be in a hurry and behaved rudely and indifferent to Howard Storm. They urged him to move forward with them to an unknown destination of ever increasing darkness. As he continued on with them he became more aware of their malevolence which frightened him. These strange dark beings sensed his fear and they increased their behavior towards Howard. He finally stopped and said he would go no further. It was at this point that the real torment for Howard Storm began!
Can you imagine the horror he must have felt during all of this? Here was a self proclaimed atheist who was admittedly very selfish and used anger and rage to get what he wanted in his life. Now the sum total of his existence was living in a place of utter darkness being tormented by unknown beings and eaten alive! So much for being an atheist.
It was at this point Howard called out to God, a God he firmly didn't believe existed. As he called out to God these raging tormentors began leaving him alone but not without continuing their curses at him. In fact it enraged them even more. But as Howard kept calling on God finally he was all alone in this place of absolute darkness.
Out of this darkness he percieved a light coming towards him that finally engulfed him and picked him up. This light was the total antithesis of what he had previously experienced. Now he was being loved completely in an unconditional manner.
There's so much more to Howard Storm's experience. If you're even remotely interested in near death experiences then you absolutely MUST read this man's account. I would have given this 6 stars but they only allow 5! That's how much I loved reading this book. His story is one of total transformation.
In this hour of our planet's existence we need to be transformed as well. Read this book and you'll catch a glimpse of the ineffable love that emanates from God.
One of my favourite books ever.......2007-08-14
Howard Storm's book answers many questions in my mind about life, our purpose to live in this world, God, religion, and after life.
Although I am a Christian, I grew up in a Muslim countries and have many very nice Muslim friends that I love very much. I just cannot believe they will all go to hell just because they don't believe in Jesus.
Howard Storm explains clearly what God really wants from us, which is to love one another just the way He loves us. What a simple message, yet very true.
This book is the second most important book for me after the new testament.
Disappointing & Preachy.......2007-08-01
I was really looking forward to reading this book and was impressed with the first few chapters. However, Storm quickly got too preachy for my taste, and I actually found it quite repellent. The book started reading like a run-of-the-mill Christian sermon that went on and on. I had expected more. I would recommend Universe of Worlds by Robert Grant. Grant's book and workshop are where I had heard about the Storm book, which sadly turned out to be very disappointing. There is also very little on Hell in this book, though my impression had been that there was a lot more. That part of the book, though small, was interesting and well-written.
very nice.......2007-06-26
Very nice testimony. As howard Strom went from being an atheist, and now is "all about evangelism".
he says some things that don't fit mainstream theology.
1. he says he saw life on other planets.
2. "The one that brings you closer to God" is just a common sense straight foward answer. We know that Jesus is the way, but whether you be religious or not, if you have not the bread of life, you have not life at all.
3. He uses the term "spiritual evolution" Although this makes since to many well scientifically educated people, to the average fundamentalist it wreaks of heresy.
A good testimony to those who can accept it, but very controversial.
Other things to read:
To hell and back - Maurice Rawlings
23 minutes in hell - bill wiesse
hell - mary kathyrn baxter
heaven - mary kathyrn baxter
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Rage Accross Las Vegas....?.......1998-04-02
A good story for those interested in The World of Darkness genre. James Moore adds elements from all aspects of White Wolf. Everything from Vamps, to Garou, to Mages. Throw in some Wraiths and an aspect of the Wyrm, and viola.... instant Hell Storm!
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5 massmarket paperback Titles By Higgins - A Season in Hell - In the Hour Before Midnight - East of Desolation - Luciano's Luck - Storm Warning
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Saluting real heroes.
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The story of the military life of the Revolutionary General Mad Anthony Wayne.
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Spiritual Warfare
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good action adventure books about the former green beret mark stone who was a P.O.W. and now fights for those still missing in action
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As a parent of a child with Asperger's syndrome, you may wonder what to expect as your son or daughter journeys through childhood. Your son is of average or above average intelligence, but how will he handle a fast-paced school atmosphere? Your daughter has little difficulty talking to adults, but how will she interact with her peers?
With The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Asperger's Syndrome at your side, you'll take the first steps toward understanding this pervasive development disorder and how it may impact your child. This complete handbook for coping with daily life helps you:
Get a diagnosis and understand the results
Discover the best options for education and learning
Work to improve your child's social skills
Identify triggers that lead to sensory overload, such as sounds, bright lights, or certain textures and fabrics
Recognize symptoms of meltdowns and work with your child to prevent them
Educate family and friends about Asperger's to provide a supportive and loving environment
Explore other resources, including reading lists, Web sites, and support groups
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Asperger's Syndrome shows you how you can maintain a positive attitude, honor your child's unique experience, and strengthen the bond between you and your child.
Customer Reviews:
Uncomplicated Read for those who need help understanding Aspergers.......2007-03-18
This is soooo readable. You could probably read it in one or two days. It captured my attention from the start of the book. I feel like it is empowering me to see my son in a different light and learn how to help him become the best person he can be.
A True Blessing for my Family!.......2006-04-19
After my 11 yr old was diagnosed with Asperger's our doctor loaned me her copy of this book. By chapter two I had ordered my own copy.
Clear examples, straight forward language, no mumbo-jumbo. But enough love, understanding and humor to allow any one to appreciate how special our Aspie family members really are.
Excellent.......2006-03-10
I was so impressed after reading this book, I am still in awe. It is absolutely excellent. When I saw the title, I knew it would be a book I'd likely be interested in as autism is a subject which is very near and dear to me. However, this has far exceeded any hopes I had. If anybody remotely has any interest in autism, this is an absolutely must read. I have been to many workshops and conferences on autism, and this has touched base with somethings I've noticed about from what I have seen at some of these workshops as well as some events I have attended geared to those with autism as well as family members, however, before this, nothing I have read has really touched base on the subject.
This has so totally exceeded any hopes I had, even after seeing the title.
I had originally purchased 3 books, one for myself and two for friends I knew would be extremely interested. However, after reading this, I will be purchasing three more books. These will also be for friends very dear to me who also have an interest in autism and who also have attend whatever workshops and conferences that have been available to them as well and who have noticed also what I have and what this book discusses.
Mr. Stillman I truly owe you such deep gratitude for what you have compiled. This is what some friends and I have just talked and theorized about. Thanks so much, we owe you such gratitude.
Great Book on AS.......2005-04-04
This is a must read book if your child has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. I found it very informative and helpful. The author not only understands how AS kids think he gives wonderful advice about how to deal with just about any problem that they might face from childhood through college.
I have read just about every book I can get my hands on since my son was diagnosed and this is one of the better ones. I would highly recommend this book to parents and teachers of children with AS. I will be giving a copy of this book to every teacher my son has!
It's ok, but nothing new..........2005-04-03
This book was okay, but didn't add to the information already available in other resources.
The information on homeschooling as an educational option was totally wrong and it was obvious the author has no knowledge of what homeschooling is really like and the incredible resources available to homeschoolers now as far as socialization opportunities as well as curricula and state requirements. He didn't do his research or even talk to homeschooling families to find out what it is really like.
Unfortunately, because this erroneous information in his book, many parents will probably pass up this totally wonderful opportunity to truly help their Aspergers or autistic children.
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