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Treatment of the Byron Katie dialogues through discussion, conversation, quotes.
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Waking up with Katie.......2007-02-18
I love this book. I felt like I was sitting with Katie, basking in her warmth and endless acceptance. It is a window on the world from Katie's eyes, and, for me, is a treasure alongside the writings of Nisgardatta and Tolle.
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In this powerful debut novel, a wife and mother discovers that although life has led her in a joyous direction, she still cherishes memories of her first love...the college boyfriend who captivated her heart and then, without a word of warning, disappeared.
Life has been good to Amy Reynolds since then. Her marriage is satisfying, her children thriving. But now that Nick is back in her life, she can't help recalling the beach where they pledged their destinies together some twenty years ago. And she can't help being tempted by the life she might have lived...might still live-a choice that would betray all she holds dear.
"Patti Callahan Henry joins the ranks of Anne Rivers Siddons and Pat Conroy with this debut novel. Losing the Moon is lyrical, sensual, and as delicate as a seashell. Lovely and poignant."
Amy Reynolds is stunned when her first, great love suddenly reappears. A happily married mother of two, she wants nothing to do with him. But then-needing to know why he was ripped from her life without explanation-Amy becomes obsessed with the idea that maybe they really were meant to be together...
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dated theme but nice storyline.......2007-08-01
The theme is not new at all...married middle-aged woman "discovers" herself after a fling with another man who "understands" her...Its a theme that is a favorite among chik-lit authors catering to the book club audience (see Anne River siddons "Fault Lines"; Sue Monk Kidd "the Mermaid Chairs" for similar journeys to self discovery). However, this book is much better written and the storyline is more interesting. I gave it 4 stars as kudos to the author for injecting fresh blood into a beaten-to-death theme.
Heartwrenching!.......2007-07-21
I happened to just come across this book and decided to give it a try without having read Henry's work before. I loved this book from the first page to the last. Her wording, expressions, and visual images created were amazing. This is a difficult story because a woman is having to choose between what her heart remembers, and what she knows is right for her now. You find yourself cheering for Nick one minute, and then cheering for Phil. I have to admit it didn't end exactly the way I wanted, but I'm a rebel at times.
I look forward to reading more of her novels.
Very enjoyale - love Patti Henry.......2006-11-03
I enjoyed this book very much as I feel this kind of thing could really happen and it was great to see how the families tried to work through their concerns.
Infuriating characters.......2006-09-15
I am only giving this book 3 stars, however, it is not a reflection on Ms. Henry's writing.
I just found the Amy and Nick character's so selfish and immature in their behaviour that they were mildly unlikeable. I wanted to give them both a good hard shake and say why are you behaving like such fools?
Of course, I realize thats the whole point of the story.:-) I just found it maddening. Like when you watch a scary movie and the heroine goes looking for the scary noice and your screaming - no, thats stupid, why would you go in there? Run away!
Also - I thought it was a bit long in the middle building to the crisis.
But Ms. Henry is a good writer and uses lovely language. And she builds her world very well.
Good read!.......2006-06-26
This is not my favorite PCH book but it is a great book. The emotions she captures in her writing is beautifully done. I highly recommend her books.
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- An experience
- A Poetry Voyage
- Brave and Moving Poetry
- Losing the Moon
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Losing the Moon
Kathryn Levy
Manufacturer: Canio's Editions
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ASIN: 1886435162 |
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Collection of Poetry
Customer Reviews:
An experience.......2006-06-13
I usually read novels, not poetry, but every once and I'm tickled to try to a collection of poems. Usually I read a few and put the book down: Nice, but not for me. I read Losing the Moon in two sittings. The beauty and rhythm of the language just carried me through; I found myself reading aloud. There were poems I didn't understand -- many of them, actually -- but I simply didn't care. The sound was pleasure enough. Then, a few weeks later, I happened across a reading by the author in Greenwich Village. What an experience! All of the poems I hadn't understood suddenly made sense. I don't think I can describe it, but it was the first time I ever really GOT poetry.
A Poetry Voyage.......2006-04-23
A beautiful, touching and in the end surprising collection of poems that at first seems to be about loneliness and loss, the failures of love and the pain of memory, but that upon fuller reading builds into something even more. A voyage from childhood, parents and home to adulthood, lovers and finding a way to live. Not only in the narrative of the poems, but also in their rhythms, as if more air was being let in as the book goes on, ending with the lines: "the wide open door; the endless crossing..." As if in the early part of the book survival is not assured and by the end, with all the sadness, it is. This reader was very moved.
Brave and Moving Poetry.......2006-04-18
Darkly beautiful evocations of intensely private insights and regrets - personal thoughts, and feelings made universal by the poet's impressive gifts. These poems are equally brave and moving.
Losing the Moon.......2006-04-07
Poetry, the best of poetry, requires us to review in ourselves elements of our humanity that we rarely pause to consider. It challenges us to look deeply for those things we once knew but had forgotten, those things we remember but regret, and those things we once glimpsed and still hope for.
Kathryn Levy's wonderful collection of poems, "Losing the Moon," challenges the reader to see, as she does, those difficult moments that make us human: the remembering, the regret, the recognition of loss, the longing. In these poems are strong, vivid, memorable images that achieve an immediate impact, carried by language that creates a remarkable sense of momentum and emotional revelation. These poems are controlled, mature, poised, and affirming. And in each poem is the poet's keen, sensitive, penetrating intellect.
In her poem, "The Darkened Road," Ms. Levy tells us: "It's only our world./ It's all our world, but we don't want/ all." We don't; we learn through moments of understanding that we need only to know. The poet captures such moments.
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Never Sleep With Strangers (Mira)
Heather Graham
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"She almost looked as if she slept, except. . .The trident had pierced through her. And the snow-white gown was turning ever more crimson."
Four years ago, while vacationing at their country estate in Scotland, Jon Stuart watched his wife plummet from the balcony to a horrific death. Although cleared of any involvement, he's endured years of public suspicion--losing friends and his good standing in the community. But this was no accident, and now he's determined to prove it was murder.
Orchestrating a dangerous plan, Jon has gathered the prime suspects at the scene of the crime. The stage is set as past and present collide, old lovers reunite. . .and a killer plots another perfect crime.
Customer Reviews:
Very entertaining!.......2006-12-21
Heather Graham is one of my favorite authors and I loved her work in Never Sleep with Strangers! The characters are appealing, the plot intriguing and the story well-written. I've read this book many times and will likely read it again!
terrible...boring...confusing.......2005-11-23
This book was such a disappointment! It seemed as if there was no plot, and the entire purpose of the book was to simply gather a bunch of people, describe them and have them all in various scenes and conversations that make them look suspicious! There is no actual "solving" of the crime, something that I find in common with other books by Heather Graham. The main characters "stumble" upon the culprit, through no means of their own. Don't expect them to actually figure out "who-dun-it"! A jambled, thrown-together stew of characters who don't matter, and you don't even care who actually dies or lives. Very similar to other books by Graham, such as "Ghost Walk" and "Eyes of Fire" - there are a large grou of suspects who work together, stay at a resort together, or stay in a castle together - the only thing that changes is the location. Too formulaic in that sense, and much too hard to keep track of all these secondary characters that don't end up mattering at all.
You'll Need a Character Roster!.......2005-04-28
Several times throughout this book, I thought the title gave away the identity of the killer. Then I wondered why an author would do that... and I continued wondering until the identity was revealed.
This tale begins with Cassandra (Jon's wife) being tossed over a balcony, but who did the tossing? Since Jon is hosting a Mystery Week for charity at his castle in Scotland, it could have been any of the guests in attendance.
Heather Graham has a great premise for a mystery but convolutes it with too many characters all of which could be the murderer. Cassandra was the murder victim and Sabrina hadn't attended the charity function, so those are the only two in the book who didn't have the author's finger pointing directly at them at one time or another. But Graham does point the finger at the remaining cast: Camy (Jon's assistant), Joshua (artist), Susan (writer's critic), and the mystery writers - Jon (the host), VJ, Tom, Joe, Brett, Reggie, Anna Lee, Dianne, and Thayer.
The mystery game takes place several years after Cassandra's death, and Jon is determined to have everyone return and finally figure out whom the real killer could be. It's a dangerous game but necessary for his peace of mind.
Joshua has created a tableau of famous villains in Jon's dungeon that is part of the mystery game. Each villain or victim is modeled after one of the guests and it gives all of them goose bumps when they see themselves immortalized in wax. And so the intrigue begins...
The story drags a bit as it jumps from one character to another without a smooth transition. Sabrina repetitively battles with her ex-husband, Brett, who wants to reconcile. She tries to ignore the feelings she still has for Jon. It seems as if all of these guests continue to argue and not get along which made me wonder why in the world they would be invited to a mystery week on a continuous basis. Why not have people who can get along - that would make for a more enjoyable time. But that wasn't Graham's intentions.
The villain and accomplice are very predictable but Graham continues to try to mislead the reader. Some of the scenes are so blatantly nonsense, it is easily seen as a chance for misguidance. But there are other times she makes you wonder if your villain choice is accurate.
With no real intrigue, Graham uses a passel of characters to baffle the reader. In my opinion, it would have been better to use fewer people and delve into the story line a bit more. There was no reason as to why Jon hosts these Mystery Weeks, no reason as to why this group of people is always invited, etc. These facts are tossed out and the reader is not to question why. A few of these would be ok, but there are too many loose ends from beginning to end that are not tied up.
NEVER SLEEP WITH STRANGERS is a decent story and average at best. I much preferred HAUNTED than this one.
Great Gothic Setting, Convoluted Cast.......2000-05-03
This book has it all in terms of Gothic atmosphere -- an old castle, secret passageways, and even a dungeon that is now used for a wax museum.
So what's wrong with it? Uhm, the characters, that's what. First, there are way too many suspects, and I had a hard time keeping track of each character's secondary identity, which type of book they wrote, personality, etc. As if that weren't enough, the main characters are caught up in "ye olde big misunderstanding loop."
The plot is full of twists, turns, and surprises -- so there's lots of suspense, but believability is sometimes at a premium.
I gave this book a C at All About Romance.
I've seen better!.......1999-04-01
Interesting start, but I think it was too confusing for me. Most murder mysteries are interesting, this one was a bore. Maybe the next one will be better, I hope. NOT RECOMMENDED!
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Never Sleep With Strangers
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Will the past become our future? Is humankind destined to repeat the events that occurred on another planet, far away from Earth? Zecharia Sitchin's bestselling series The Earth Chronicles provided humanity's side of the story-as recorded on ancient clay tablets and other Sumerian artifacts--concerning our origins at the hands of the Anunnaki, "those who from heaven to earth came." In The Lost Book of Enki, we can view this saga from a different perspective through this richly conceived autobiographical account of Lord Enki, an Anunnaki god, who tells the story of these extraterrestrials' arrival on Earth from the 12th planet Nibiru. The object of their colonization: gold to replenish the dying atmosphere of their home planet. Finding this precious metal results in the Anunnaki creation of homo sapiens--the human race--to mine this important resource.
In his previous works, Sitchin compiled the complete story of the Anunnaki's impact on human civilization in peacetime and in war from the fragments scattered throughout Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, Egyptian, Canaanite, and Hebrew sources--the "myths" of all ancient peoples in the old world as well as the new. Missing from these accounts, however, was the perspective of the Anunnaki themselves. What was life like on their own planet? What motives propelled them to settle on Earth-and what drove them from their new home? Convinced of the existence of a now lost book that formed the basis of ancient Sumerian texts holding the answers to these questions, the author began his search for evidence. Through exhaustive research of primary sources, he has here re-created tales as the memoirs of Enki, the leader of these first "astronauts." What takes shape is the story of a world of mounting tensions, deep rivalries, and sophisticated scientific knowledge that is only today being confirmed. An epic tale of gods and men unfolds, challenging every assumption we hold about our creation, our past, and our future.
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Very different from the others books by Stichiin.......2007-05-13
This book is a little bit hard to read because of the unusual English language; this is not at all an everyday English language. The construction of the sentences is the opposite way that it is usually. But anyway, this book is a must! This book is very different from the others. There is a lot of new information.
Extrremely Muddled Thinking.......2007-04-29
The first book in this series sounded so plausible. Reviewers pointed out the fact that he almost never identifies his sources, and many of the sources they could indentify turned out to be wrong, but what the heck, I could live with that. By the second book he's already beginning to write more from imagination than reality, and in the last one he writes an entire "Bible" in the words of his imaginary space guy. I love "true history of the world" kinds of books, but this guy shows a progressively worse lack of regard for logic and reality as he proceeds. For a better read, try The Mayan Prophecies : Unlocking the Secrets of a Lost Civilization
The Lost Book of Enki .......2007-03-09
If you find all the earlier books of Sitchin a hard read this book makes it far easier to understand. Out of all of his works this is the one that I go back to on a regular basis.
Interesting but drags..........2007-01-10
I'm really into Sitchin and his theories so this attracted me. But while interesting as all his stuff is, this is really a dull read. I can only take a few pages at a time.
Incredible.......2007-01-06
It may look like fiction but it is not... I already had this treasure and I bought it for my friend (the yogi). He got addicted to Sitchin books. I'm grateful there is someone in the earth that knows very well Sumerian to translated for all of us and let us know the truth...
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Interesante libro.......2005-09-08
El Autor de este libro nos ofrece la historia de nuestros origenes descrita en tablillas de arcilla y otros objetos sumerios y se refiere a los Anunnaki, (auellos que del cielo vinieron) Enki es un Dios Anunnaki, tal vez de procedencia extraterrestre. Segun el autor
que es uno de las pocas personas que leen y entienden el Sumerio. Este libro es muy interesante y lo recomiendo.
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Kabbalah of Creation is a new translation of the early Kabbalah of Rabbi Isaac Luria, founder of the most influential Jewish mystical school of the last 400 years. Living in relative obscurity in Northern Galilee, Luria experienced a powerful epiphany that influenced his lyrical, influential text. Poetically and meditatively described, the range of subjects includes the revelation of the Godhead's light in the world and its relationship to every aspect of the human life cycle, including lovemaking, conception, gestation, birth, and maturation.
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Try not to get lost in your mystical thoughts.......2007-05-12
I like this book a lot, but it wandered a bit far from Kabbalah in the sense that it makes assumptions about many things. But, what was good about this book was that it offered a most creative and intuitive leap of mystical thought, and it facilitated an inspired process for greater wisdom. Even though the author took some mystical license, I believe he gave us some important things to think about. Books like these are often difficult for authors to write, readers to understand, therefore many Rabbinical authors try to translate with commentary so that the reader can break outside the box of abstract metaphysics, mystical cognitive dissonance, and comparative Kabbalistic writings of the past in order to enter the paradoxical thinking of the Jewish mystic. I would not suggest this as a first read or a best read, but most certainly I would suggest this as an important read for which should have a place in your personal library.
Radical translation of a classic text.......2006-01-20
This particular text is the Second Revised edition by the translator. Rabbi Klein has produced a translation and running commentary on the Shaar HaKlalim, the introductory chapter to Haim Vital's Etz Chaim. Rabbi Haim Vital was a disciple of Isaac Luria, the 16th Century mystic from Safed. The provenance of Shaar HaKlalim is uncertain. Rabbi Klein speculates that it is by a student of Isaac Luria, Moshe Jonah.
This translation is radical. Specific kabbalistic jargon has been idiosyncraticly translated by the author into English, rather than leaving the jargon untranslated as other English translations of kabbalistic works do. This leaves the reader who is familiar with kabbalah continually flipping back to the glossary to figure out which of the sferot are being referenced.
Apparently, the first edition was printed with the original text, this edition is only the English translation, which limits the utility for the serious scholar. Unfortunately, the Lurianic system is very complicated and is really only accessible to more serious scholars.
The utility to the seeker is limited. As Rabbi Klein recommends, the book is best used in the context of a havurah - i.e. in group study - preferably with a spiritual guide.
Creative interpretation, but not entirely reliable.......2005-12-21
Rabbi Eliahu Klein has done a service for those studying kabbalah in English by providing the first-ever translation of Shaar HaKlalim, the introductory section to Etz Chaim. He also includes a concise and insightful commentary, which is filled with interesting chiddushim (new teachings).
Unfortunately, one must take some chaff with the wheat. He uses somewhat idiosyncratic translations to refer to basic terms; for example Binah he calls "Intuition," which in truth probably better describes the nature of Chochmah. Hod he calls "Praise," and so on. These terms are probably better left transliterated, as they usually are in English translations, to avoid misunderstandings. The reader will most likely need to mentally translate these translations back into their usual terms as they read, thus making the text a bit unwieldy in places.
In his commentary, Rabbi Klein also misunderstands the RaMChaL, one of the most important and brilliant commentators on Lurianic kabbalah, dismissing his work as "a failure," and inexplicably criticising it again elsewhere. Rabbi Klein is also so PC that he misrepresents the Ari's views of women and is deliberately vague on the Ari's view of homosexuality.
"The Kabbalah of Creation" is, in summary, a personal interpretation of the kabbalah of the Ari, and it shows the translator's creativity and insight. It is not entirely reliable, however, and thus I hesitate to recommend it for those new to the field. For those seeking an authentic overview of Lurianic Kabbalah in English, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan's "Inner Space: Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation, and Prophecy" remains the best text available.
Radical translation of classic Jewish mysticism.......2001-08-08
This is a radical breakthrough translation of an earlier work by the Ari -Rabbi Isaac Luria, the founder of the Tree of Life school. Check out, the Kabbalah of Kissing, the Gay tikkun and the thoughtfull readers notes at the end of every chapter.This is first time someone has translated an entire mystical text with an ongoing commentary and comprehensive Lexicon of Kabbalah in the back.Professor Miles Krassen of Oberlin College has written, "Even advanced scholars in Jewish mysticism can learn soemthing new from Klein's insightfull approach."
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