With a Tangled Skein (Book Three of Incarnations of Immortality)
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With a Tangled Skein (Book Three of Incarnations of Immortality)
Piers Anthony
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ASIN: 0345318854
Release Date: 1986-09-12

Book Description

When the man Niobe loved was shot, she learned that she had been the target, in a devious plot of the Devil's. Hoping for revenge, she discovered, too late, how intricate his scheming was, and that he had managed to trap her son and her granddaughter, Luna. Niobe's only chance to save them was to accept a challenge by the Prince of Deceit--a challenge to be decided in Hell and in a maze of Satan's devising!

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3 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-24

Husband stands in on wife's killing, she becomes part of Fate.


A woman's husband learns that she will die, and arranges that he will instead. She discovers later that this is a plot of that evil Satan bloke.

The Fates are a tripartite entity, and she gives up the first job, and is invited to the next after spending some time as a mortal again. This repeats, as she gets involved with stopping S*tan plots.

3 out of 5 stars Not the most enjoyable in the series, but worth a read.......2007-05-04

What if death, time, fate, war, nature, evil and good were not mere concepts but offices held by actual people, like any other occupation?

Although initially opposed to her arranged marriage to a 16-year old, 21-year-old Niobe accepts and eventually grows to love her husband Cedric. When Cedric sacrifices his life in place of a death that was meant for her, Niobe, heartbroken, accepts an invitation to become Clotho, the youngest aspect of the immortal incarnation of Fate, whose responsibility it is to weave the threads in the great tapestry of life. While learning her new role, Niobe also learns that she herself has become entangled in the insidious plots of Satan, the incarnation of Evil.

I haven't enjoyed books 2 and 3 nearly as well as On a Pale Horse, the first in the series.

4 out of 5 stars Fated to greatness [no spoilers].......2006-06-16

"With A Tangled Skein" continues the "Incarnations of Immortality" series as Niobe confronts her father about an arranged marriage to Cedric Kaftan. A charming romance and improved character development advance the series satisfactorily surrounded by cheap behavior of regularly narrow-minded male and silly female figures. In addition, one finds the characteristic vocabulary and extended logical reasoning as in most fast-paced Piers Anthony narratives. An unrelenting confrontation against Satan's designs and the ingenious influence of Fate could have weaved an exceptionally interwoven novel.

As with the prior novel, a separate Incarnation (combining the three Aspects of Fate - Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos) propels the action while interfacing among the additional primary Incarnations. Chronos changing office reveals an enlightening experience, conducted in a captivating approach. A few smart yet outrageous situated puzzles challenge the reader preceding the solution.

Meanwhile other chapters appear quite ridiculous, approaching Gaea's residence and the maze in the final chapters. Living people interact among the Incarnations as a part of normal life with little surprise. And the youngest Aspect of Fate, Clotho, debases herself too casually.

I recommend this series to any fan of the fantasy genre. However those of a highly inflexible religious background or intolerant attitude towards religion might want to avoid the selection.

Thank you.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful.......2006-01-05

This was the first of the Incarnations books that I read, and fell in love with the series within the first couple of chapters. I was already a Piers Anthony fan, loving the Xanth series, but this series is much more mature and has deeper plots and characters than the light Xanth books do. You feel for the characters, come to love them, and this is what happened when I began reading about Niobe and her life. Honestly, this book has changed and influenced my life in a many ways, and silly as that may sound.

While this is a stand-alone novel, much like Anthony's other series books, I highly suggest reading this one begining to end--it will help with understanding some of the later books, as this is one series that is incredibly interwoven.

4 out of 5 stars Lots of fun, Packed with Twists & Turns.......2005-05-19

After "Bearing an Hourglass" I just wasn't sure if I wanted to continue with Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality series, but was convinced by the reviews here on Amazon to give the third book a shot. I have to say that I enjoyed Fate's story almost as much as Death's story "On a Pale Horse". "Skein" is packed with great characters that you really cheer for. I don't even want to give away a hint of the story, but I felt that "Skein"'s plot has been the best of the series so far, and really makes you want to read the next book of the series. Anthony's unique writing style is so much fun. And the story of Fate is just so imaginative and engrossing you won't be able to put this book down once started. With Summer almost upon us, I would highly recommend you throw a copy of "Tangles Skein" into your beach-bag with you tanning lotion, as this almost a perfect summer read.
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    9 Piers Anthony Books: 1 Apprentice Adept: Unicorn Point / 3 XANTH: The Source of Magic, Question Quest, Dragon on a Pedestal / 1 CLUSTER: Viscious Circle / 4 INCARNATIONS OF IMMORTALITY: With a Tangled Skein, For Love of Evil, Wielding a Red Sword, And Eternity, (Unboxed Set of Fantasy / Sci-Fi Novels from several series) , Shipped in one package to save on shipping costs.
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      On a Pale Horse; Bearing an Hourglass; With a Tangled Skein; Wielding a Red Sword; Being a Green Mother; For Love of Evil (Incarnations of Immortality, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
      Piers Anthony
      Manufacturer: DelRey
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      ASIN: B000WFFXIC

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      The first 6 books in the Incarnations of Immortality, a seven-book fantasy series by Piers Anthony. The books are each focused upon one of seven supernatural "offices" (Death, Time, Fate, War, Nature, Evil and Good) in a fictional reality and history parallel to ours, with the exception that society has advanced both magic and modern technology. The series covers the adventures and struggles of a group of humans, called "Incarnations", who hold these supernatural positions for a certain time.
      With a Tangled Skein
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        With a Tangled Skein

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          With a Tangled Skein
          Piers Anthony
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            Piers Anthony
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                    ASIN: 0451217845

                    Book Description

                    Assured of both money and position, none of the five respectable ladies who form the Merry Widows need ever marry again, so they make a daring pact-each will consider taking a lover for the pure pleasure of it.

                    Marianne Nesbitt adored her late husband David, but the racy reminiscences of the Merry Widows make her wonder if she missed something special. Might she find it now through a love affair? Uncertain how to go about it, she asks Adam Cazenove, an old friend and notorious rake, to tutor her in the arts of seduction-a brazen request that turns Adam's world upside down.

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                    1 out of 5 stars Shows promise but it crumbles miserably.......2007-09-14

                    Candice Hern's IN THE THRILL OF THE NIGHT mostly extols the sexual expertise and womanly conquests of its notorious libertine while describing a widow's struggle to overcome her first (and only) love, entirely a passionless affair. The book essentially showcases a libertine initiating a near-virgin with carnal passion. You've seen it before, trust me. I thought the beginning and most of the first half demonstrated great potential and I even laughed out loud at some of the Benevolent Widows' meetings who later discreetly fashion themselves as the Merry Widows. The second half however precipitously shatters in the tiresome pining of its libertine hero. Pining from romance heroes is fine when it isn't egregious, imbalanced (mostly from heroes) or forced. Here, all of this is true. The prose is a bit shoddy, there's actually an attempt at settings and I appreciate that. While the premise of the first half grips, it dissipates later in the face of Adam's egregious, imbalanced and forced pining in the second half. There's one real love scene 190 pages into this 284-page paperback. The sensuality is rather light here. I felt the book indulged in too much repetitive introspection from the hero as he thinks and pines about Marianne endlessly. It was basically regurgitating the same essential idea worded differently over and over!

                    The "love" here isn't mutual in the least, I'm sure IN THE THRILL OF THE NIGHT is a welcome addition to chick-lit. It's about the experienced and disciplined rake going down on his heroine repeatedly without the least bit of reciprocation from the heroine. I know for a fact womanizers want to be loved at least close to the amount of servicing pleasure they give so freely to their mates. But it should be a matter of the girl wanting or wanting to learn (whichever the case may be) to give and return the guy's pleasure in kind, and we just don't see this earnest desire to reciprocate and give sensually from Marianne. Understandably, our disciplined libertine services the near-virgin during their first time and its all about her, but even during their second and third times, he's the one giving everything, and I mean everything. His servicing attentions simply aren't returned. The hero's thoughts and words here further exacerbate the glaring inequality in love and pleasure. For every 1 word or thought of endearment from the heroine we have at least 20 from the hero. You know it's chick-lit nonsense when you start noticing something like this.

                    Does the hero Adam love his heroine Marianne a lot more than the reverse? There's little doubt about it. Adam pleasures Marianne, thinks about her incessantly, and voices tender words of affection, at least 20x more than the other way around.

                    I have to say I liked the premise and some of the first half. The Merry Widows' meetings were actually entertaining, while Adam sabotaging Marianne's potential lovers was rather fun. Marianne punishes him at the end for it and that was good too, and she also subtly sabotages Adam's betrothal earlier. I liked the characters Marianne and Adam independently but I didn't like them together contrary to what the book seemed to force between the two. It was nice to see them tease each other as well instead of the heroine insulting the hero all the time. I thought the book could have made things a lot more interesting, I was thinking of a dozen different scenarios which would have spiced up the second half rather than resorting to incessant romance-hero pining. For example, somehow having Marianne reciprocate Adam's night of pleasuring her when she assumed it was someone else.

                    Another problem I had with this novel: if a man really loves another woman as Marianne's late husband David is purported to love her, he would pay closer attention to bring her sexual fulfillment. He would ask others, he would experiment (with her), he would listen and observe her reactions. But apparently, the deep, once-in-a-lifetime "love" between Marianne and her late husband never extends to the bedroom. I just can't believe a man would ignore that aspect so blatantly if he truly loves her. He may not succeed at first if he isn't experienced, but he would keep trying and fulfill her needs. Regardless of the time period.

                    About three-quarters through the novel, we finally have a situation where Adam gives Marianne her first mind-blowing pleasure on a dark night while she assumes it's someone else. Later, she learns that the man she expected never showed up and is horrified to discover a complete stranger could have made love to her. The book dissolves into a drowning, romance-hero pining from there. Though there's a steady dose of that throughout. I thought the way Marianne finally learns of the identity of her mysterious lover man could have been handled in a much more engaging manner. Why not craft a circumstance with Marianne and any of the rejected or departed candidates Adam dissuades from pursuing Marianne? Would have been more fun, and in fact such a circumstance should have eventually happened and shed light on who is discouraging the men on Marianne's list. Also, I thought Marianne should have retaliated Adam's servicing pleasure and consequent cover-up by giving Adam pleasure and preventing him from discovering her identity or having him assume it's his betrothed Clarissa. She could have managed it by donning a different perfume and possibly blindfolding him. Any number of creative ideas in this regard comes to mind.

                    Again, this novel could have been so much better without the repetitively egregious romance-hero pining and/or some balance in the sexual pleasuring after the first time. The fulsome references to Adam's sexual exploits and his experience easily eclipsed the connection and chemistry as well. Adam is nothing if not disciplined (almost scientific) in making love to the only woman he supposedly cannot control loving with all his heart and soul.

                    5 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!.......2007-08-10

                    I absolutely loved this story! I liked that Adam and Marianne were such close friends. Hits home with me, in a way. I read "The Unexpected Suitor" before this one, and they were very similar. But still a excellent read! I'll keep this one to reread another day!

                    4 out of 5 stars 1st book of the Merry Widows series.......2007-04-04

                    In the Thrill of the Night by Candice Hern was funny with a cute story. A group of widows decide to take lovers and share their stories with each. Miranne decided to ask her bestfriend Adam to help her make a list and find her first lover two years after her husband's death. Adam has always loved Miranne so he makes up lies to all the men who are interested in Miranne. Very funny - quick read - enjoy !

                    2 out of 5 stars Ho Hum.......2007-01-13

                    Totaly boring and predictable. Half way through the book I decided to throw it out, but decided to stick with it. I wish I hadn't.

                    4 out of 5 stars Entertaining and delightfully provocative.......2006-08-13

                    Adam and David were best friends and total opposites of each other. Adam was considered a rake, an excellent lover and womanizer, but a devoted friend to David and his wife Marianne. When David died, Adam stood by Marianne, keeping her company, making sure she was cared for, etc. What he never told anyone was that he was in love with Marianne. Out of loyalty to David, he never acted on that love but, instead, buried it deep.

                    Marianne struggles to carve out a life without David by filling it with plenty of charity work. Her proper life, however, is interrupted when the group, of which she is a member, agrees to make a highly unusual and discreet pact to find lovers. All her life, Marianne was told what to do. She was engaged to David when she was very young. Because of that, Marianne never had to flirt, entertain the possibility of marrying another, and fell in love with David. After all, that's what she was supposed to do. Her life was very dull really but for one small aspect: Adam.

                    Marianne is at a loss of how to go about finding a lover. She needs help and what person is more qualified than her beloved friend Adam. Adam is shocked and perplexed by Marianne's desire to find a lover. He clandestinely thwarts her every attempt to secure one but also struggles with the singular thought that he is the only one that can make Marianne happy. But Adam's circumstances prevent him from being considered because he has just become engaged to another. Assured that he will never find the happiness he would've had with Marianne, and concerned that her sexual experiences with another will not come close to what she deserves, Adam seeks to have one night with her; one glorious and memorable night before they part ways.

                    In the Thrill of the Night is a highly entertaining read. The writing is lively, merrily ushering you from one scene to the next with nary a dull moment. Its characters are vibrant; the widows straining against the rules of propriety imposed on them by proper society while they struggle to discover their own identities in a world where a man's word is law and a woman's purpose is simply to serve and look decorative. In this tale you'll find the delicious and poignant, the sensual and the fear of discovery as each character whirls about in a dangerous dance on the edge of indecency while they struggle to learn of themselves and their desires.

                    In the Thrill of the Night
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                      In the Thrill of the Night
                      Candice Hern
                      Manufacturer: Signet Eclipse
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                      After hearing the many exciting sexual exploits of her friends, the Merry Widows, Marianne Nesbitt, realizing that she has missed out on something special, asks her best friend Adam to school her in the art of seduction, a request that turns his world upside down.
                      CREEPS BY NIGHT : Chills and Thrills Selected By Dashiell Hammet
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                        Creeps by night: Chills and thrills
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                          Creeps By Night: Chills and Thrills Selected By Dashiell Hammett
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                            Dashiell, Ed. Hammett
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                            In the Thrill of the Night
                            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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                            The book includes: identification and classification of flies; required night fishing equipment; tying the catau hex and other fly patterns; favorite fishing spots on the Ausable and Manistee rivers in northern Michigan. 40 color plates of effective fly patterns and fishing the Michigan may fly hatch.

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                            5 out of 5 stars Simply the Best.......2000-09-06

                            This is the best trout fishing book I have ever read. Period. It is filled with personal language and passion. The author is an original, and this book is too.

                            5 out of 5 stars an unbiased review.......2000-08-21

                            This is a comprehensive guide to flyfishing. Not only does it include fly classifications, items you'll need to flyfish successfully, and lessons on technique, but it also includes many anecdotal stories that anyone would find fun and interesting to read. There is something for everyone in this book, fisherperson or not.
                            Lost to Desire A Thrill-Mad Girl, a Hunted Man - and Wild Nights !
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                              Lost to Desire A Thrill-Mad Girl, a Hunted Man - and Wild Nights !
                              Peggy Gaddis
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                              B.B. King rolls on: for 100 nights a year, the 80-year-old blues legend still proves that the thrill is not gone. : An article from: Ebony
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                                B.B. King rolls on: for 100 nights a year, the 80-year-old blues legend still proves that the thrill is not gone. : An article from: Ebony
                                Kevin Chappell
                                Manufacturer: Johnson Publishing Co.
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                                Release Date: 2006-05-22

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                                This digital document is an article from Ebony, published by Johnson Publishing Co. on June 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1403 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: B.B. King rolls on: for 100 nights a year, the 80-year-old blues legend still proves that the thrill is not gone.
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                                Date: June 1, 2006
                                Publisher: Johnson Publishing Co.
                                Volume: 61 Issue: 8 Page: 98(5)

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                                Creeps By Night-Chills And Thrills
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                                  In the Thrill of the Night
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                                    In the Thrill of the Night
                                    Candice Hern
                                    Manufacturer: Signet Eclipse
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                                    Copernick's Rebellion
                                    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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                                    Leo A. Frankowski
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                                    5 out of 5 stars Better Living Through Genetic Engineering.......2005-05-07

                                    In 1940, thirty year-old Martin Guibedo escaped Germany with his only surviving family member, his crippled five year-old nephew Heinrich Copernick. Both men became masters of genetic engineering, Martin specializing in plants, and his nephew Heinrich in animal life forms.

                                    Martin designs and freely distributes his proud creation to save the human race, tree houses. These houses are literally trees, genetically modified to have rooms, beds, chairs, cupboards that grow food, and of course, composting toilets. A tiny problem develops when the first version of the house eats its occupants. Oops. Heinrich's big creations are LDUs, sentient worker beasts that look like walking tables with eight eyes; fauns, cute little half girls-half goats who educate and care for human young; and TRACs, large sentient creatures designed to act in the stead of trucks or buses.

                                    When the dynamic duo's designs begin to interfere with the status quo of the major political and economic powers of the earth; of course it means war. Heinrich, when not genetically modifying himself into a giant stud-muffin and growing his own Pam Anderson-like wife, has been preparing for this eventuality. When the two scientists unleash metal-eating microbes, the compost really hits the fan.

                                    I agree with Connie Willis that great science fiction comes from taking a hypothesis and drawing it out to its most logical or most absurd conclusion. Leo Frankowski does just that in this book, letting the Polish uncle-nephew duo have complete free reign to design whatever absurd thing they can dream up without any real repercussions; universe builders remaking the earth as they want it. The humans in the story do not have much character development, but the little faun, Liebchen, and the LDU, Dirk, are really endearing as they grow and change in the struggle to understand human morality and ethics.

                                    I am surprised this book is so obscure; it is my favorite Frankowski book. If you have read any of his Conrad Stargard novels, you already know that the book is full of plenty of whiz-bang, neato ideas, male chauvinism, puns, but is overall a rollicking fun read. Hard to put down until the last page is turned.

                                    4 out of 5 stars A lot of Fun.......2004-04-18

                                    I enjoyed this little book.
                                    I started reading Frankowski's books several years ago starting with the time travel engineer to Poland books. I really enjoyed those. I thought this one might be similar to that. I was a bit dissapointed that it was not similar.

                                    However, this book is a very enjoyable read.
                                    It really makes you think. At the start of the book there are trees that are mutated into houses that people must live in. During the course of the book civilization as we know it ends and a new form of society is founded. Fauns educated children, vehicles are alive, and more fantastic things occur. The end is a particularly interesting end in that it leaves you thinking about our use of genetic engineering and so on.

                                    Enjoy.

                                    5 out of 5 stars Great fun! Deserves classic status!.......1999-12-06

                                    A non-stop parade of fresh ideas, wild inventions and creatures, and original characters. One whopper of a good time!

                                    5 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!.......1999-06-29

                                    THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN DESCRIBE HOW GOOD THIS BOOK WAS IS TO SAY THAT READING A BOOK TAKES ME MONTHS TO ACCOMPLISH, BUT WITH THIS BOOK I COULD NOT STOP READING EACH FASCINATING DETAIL, AND BEFORE I NEW IT I HAD FINISHED THE BOOK AFTER ONLY A DAY AND A HALF!!!

                                    5 out of 5 stars One of the best SCIENCE fiction books around,.......1998-03-04

                                    All of leo frankowskis' books are very good science fiction. There are no "fairies" or dragons or majick. His books just tell you why a railroad works and how a windmill can be used to pump water or thresh grain and WHY this is a good thing.
                                    Copernicks Rebellion
                                    Average customer rating: Not rated
                                      Copernicks Rebellion
                                      Leo A Frankowski
                                      Manufacturer: Del Rey
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Paperback
                                      ASIN: B000OW2JU8

                                      The Art of Breathing: 6 Simple Lessons to Improve Performance, Health, and Well-Being
                                      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                                      • Practice, practice and more practice
                                      • Applying these exercises really makes a difference!
                                      • one of the top 10 books on breathing exercises.
                                      The Art of Breathing: 6 Simple Lessons to Improve Performance, Health, and Well-Being
                                      Nancy Zi
                                      Manufacturer: Frog, Ltd.
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Paperback

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                                      ASIN: 1583940340
                                      Release Date: 2000-08-28

                                      Book Description

                                      According to the ancient Chinese discipline of chi kung (pronounced chee gung), the body's energy is released by the air breathed into it. Zi, a classically trained American singer raised in China, has adapted that idea in an intriguing method she calls chi zi. (Chi means breath, breathing or air.) Her premise is that controlled breathing can create new sources of life-enhancing energy. In six concise, uncomplicated lessons she shows how to tap into that energy through a range of exercises (accompanied by line drawings), imagery and situational applications. Her techniques for using the body's inner dynamics (the Chinese "core") will be especially valuable in relieving stress, building stamina and engaging in sports.

                                      Customer Reviews:

                                      4 out of 5 stars Practice, practice and more practice.......2000-05-17

                                      I got this quite a while ago and was very excited about doing the tape. But while I was excited initially and actually felt good I stopped doing them because I got busy with a project at work and never really went back to it. I was cleaning out my tape library and came across the tape. I started doing the exercises and realized just how good they were and just how out of shape I was. Some of the exercises are not easy but she does a wonderful job of explaining how to do them and what you can do as alternatives as you develop your technique. She seems the ever patient teacher as she calmly moves you along to better breathing.

                                      5 out of 5 stars Applying these exercises really makes a difference!.......1999-09-15

                                      As a vocalist, using these exercises has helped me immensely already (after only just finishing the 6th lesson!) This is my second time around with them, (did six years ago to help develop diaphram). I'm going to practice regularly so as not to get "rusty" again. Wish I could get in hardcover. . .

                                      5 out of 5 stars one of the top 10 books on breathing exercises........1998-06-06

                                      Nancy is a singing teacher. They MUST know how to improve the breathing though some are better at it then others. I believe Nancy is one of the best. She gave me good insights and accelerated my understanding of the strengthening of the voice for singing and speaking. I would have preferred more information aboout breathing's relationship to health and longevity but this book is a must for the serious student of the breath (or life).

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