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1. McInnis says

   I just would like to 1st & foremost thank GOD for Joyce Meyers! GOD has been really using Joyce in a mighty way with her books. And everytime I read her material I am truly blessed. I love this book, and I highly recommend this book for those who have a calling in the Prayer Ministry, and also for those who just want to get know GOD for themselves as babes in Christ Jesus. Don’t stop writing Joyce! You are truly a gift of inspiration & encouragement from GOD!

   [ASIN:B0023RT01I The Power of Simple Prayer: How to Talk with God about Everything]]

   November 18, 2009, 9:40 pm
2. Tarantino says

   Joyce Meyer has a way of connecting with me that gives me confidence that I am on the right track. I actually checked this book out of the library because I didn’t want to spend the money on a book I would read once and then put on the shelf. It was so helpful to me that I purchased it and read it again. I am not usually a fan of religous self help books, but I highly recommend this one.

   November 19, 2009, 3:14 am
3. Furth says

   The book arrived promptly and in excellent condition! This is the first Joyce Meyer book I’ve read and I’m really impressed. I will be getting all of her books from now on, through Amazon.com thanks

   November 19, 2009, 9:22 am
4. Lighthouse says

   This book is truly helping me in my prayer life. Often times when I pray I feel a sense of emptiness, like my prayers are not heard or I didn’t do it right. I can’t concentrate or I easily get distracted and most of the time my prayers are mere recital of prayers that I have memorized in Sunday school when I was young. I am in a quest to seek God’s kingdom and his righteousness and this book is helping me a lot to communicate better with God, learning how to listen with my heart and find guidance as to what His purpose is for me in this life.

   November 19, 2009, 3:22 pm
5. Hubbard says

   Excellent prayer guide for both new belivers and those who have prayed all their lives. Easy to understand and put into practice.

   November 19, 2009, 9:26 pm
6. Leddy says

   I was looking for a very elementary, how-to collage book for myself and this is a good one.

   Because Carle wrote and stocked this book for children, it is very basic, but that was what I needed to get me over my fear of trying a collage of my own. His explanation of the format and process was very simple but very thorough. There are enough colors and designs of tissue papers to get anyone off to a good start in creating several different collages.

   I think this would be a great gift for children and even for an adult who yearns to find the artist within!

   November 20, 2009, 3:54 am
7. Levitt says

   Have you ever read an Eric Carle book to someone and marveled at his artwork? Now your child, or you, can do similar work!

   This is not so much an instruction book on collage as it is an instruction book and supplies for artwork in the style of Eric Carle (which is collage, but in his own style). If you aren’t familiar with his work, go to any library or bookstore and you will his books. They are very popular and have endured (his first books were written and illustrated in the 1960’s).

   You get basic instructions, 72 sheets of beautiful tissue paper (sized 9″ x 6.5″ to 9″ by 11″) and four pieces of blank white boards (heavier than poster board and slick). Supplies you will need: scissors, a brush for glue, glue or paste. You may also want to use crayons or colored pencils.

   The basic instructions include information on what a collage is (two sentences) followed by simple instructions on how Eric Carle makes his collages: outline the shape, cut the shapes from the tissue paper and glue down. He then discusses adding details with pencils, crayons (water-soluable ones). He discusses how to glue down big pieces of paper (for background) and how he makes abstract designs with left-over shapes (by stapling rather than gluing). In addition to the instructions, there are examples of his collages from some of his books.

   You don’t really need any more instruction than that!

   He ends with, “Good teachers don’t want to be imitated; they want to inspire.”

   The tissue paper is really an important part of this book and as I said, it is beautiful. No two pieces are alike. Eric Carle painted the papers and then the printer reproduced them and bound them into the book. (The blank white boards are bound in, also.)

   November 20, 2009, 9:08 am
8. Quinones says

   this book assumes that you already know how to use scissors and glue. the rest is up to you! without giving heavy handed instruction, it lets kids (and adults) use their imagination to make what ever they like. the paper included is beautiful. in my mind, it’s the whole reason for buying the book. you can make illustrations (collages) just like eric carle’s. thanks to him for providing all his fans with this great pad of paper.

   November 20, 2009, 3:35 pm
9. Kiley says

   Beside instructions and illustrations on how to do a collage, the book also contains 72 printed tissue papers to make finished pictures that look enough like Eric Carle’s work to please any child. My five year old was delighted with her projects.

   November 20, 2009, 9:05 pm
10. Forte says

    Don’t bother with this book, you’ll be disappointed. The only thing worth while about this are the few sheets of decorative tissue paper that come with it. I know nothing more about collage after reading this book then before I bought it. Do yourself a favor and DON’T waste your time or money on this. There are MUCH more informative books out there.

    November 21, 2009, 3:27 am
11. Penson says

    Reading this book gives one the feeling your doctor is sharing everything they can with you…in one visit.

    Unfortunately, only later in our life do we tend to get more serious about our health. Even later is never too late, and you can make a difference and you can educate the young now. Absorb it.

    Through extensive scientific research, professional experience, the authors, both doctors, have teamed up for a thorough user-friendly book targeting longevity, providing YOU with the choices for a longer better life. And what’s more, everything is explained in layman’s term. Layout is designed with gray-shaded sidebars to quickly view and digest those very important topics. Lightweight and easy to carry, this is a great book to refer to during those quiet moments.

    Understanding the Threats
    You will get clear facts on the 10 threats to your health and its risk factors, from the number one killer, heart disease to the number 10, Septicemia. Do you know what septicemia is??

    Then, you can assess your own profile. And here, completely understand those HDL LDL cholesterol levels and triglicerydes which you have never understood before.

    Happiness…is it in you?
    I especially like chapter on your mental health, a critical factor in our lives.

    Exercise – “the real fountain of youth”
    Don’t try to live without it! I cannot stress how much in this book refers to the importance of exercise and how favorable it is to ward off many aspects of diseases.

    Facts on Diets of long-lived people, Excellent Food Choices and Menus
    Included is fact-based info on diets of various cultures, you are given a simple list of superfoods, learn about fish, nuts, and bad foods. Several menus are included.

    Another chapter deals with our medications and/or supplements. Learn what statins are, and the dos and don’ts of your vitamins, etc. Great information!

    As I mentioned, make this handy well researched and referenced book your bible for a long healthy life. Carry it with you. Give it as a gift!! Rizzo

    November 21, 2009, 9:13 am
12. Diaz says

    Longevity Made Simple by Richard Flanigan M.D. and Kate Flanigan Sawyer MD, MPH, has a subtitle, `How to Add 20 Good Years to Your Life.’ This book is not a diet book or is it an exercise book. It is longevity book that explains in simple language what science tells us about living long, healthy lives.

    The book consists of eleven chapters plus an appendix with simple recipes. Some topics covered in the book are how long should we live? Eighty-five if we are in good health. The top 10 causes of death in the U.S. Did you know the 10th leading cause of death is Septicemia? Find out what that is in Chapter 2.

    Also included is a personal risk profile. It explains what is good and bad cholesterol. Along with BMI charts, a good predictor of health risk is your abdomen size, that’s your waist size. It also states the limits for men and women.

    Which is better, to be Fit and Fat or Sedentary and Lean? The Cooper Institute, using data from the Aerobics Center Longitude Study answers that question. The minimum amount of exercise is listed and some cautions on over-exercising.

    Health foods are also covered. There is a list of Super foods that help to reduce oxidative stress, reduce inflammation, improve the elasticity of the arteries, and improve blood pressure. Heard of plant Stanols and Sterols? These lower serum cholesterol naturally.

    Tea or coffee, which is healthier? Seems like both are. Tea contains antioxidants and coffee is associated with a lower risk of diabetes. Also explained are vitamin supplements and some common medications like statins for cholesterol and different type of high blood pressure medicines. A whole chapter is devoted to common health tests, such as EKG, ultrasounds for heart and arteries, and cancer screening tests to name a few.

    Rounding out the book is 10 health tips that are practical and do-able. Several of the suggestions I have already started on, such as eating several veggie meals a week and changing my exercise routine.

    With charts, graphs, and lists and concise explanations, the Flanigans have made the medical science easy to understand. They write with just enough science to provide meaning and with common language to make it understandable. The amount of data inside makes this a very good quick reference book to have on hand.

    November 21, 2009, 3:34 pm
13. Aloe says

    Here is what another reviewer summarized this book as suggesting you should do:
    The basis advice involves:
    1) Lower cholesterol
    2) Lower Blood Pressure
    3) Avoid Tobacco
    4) Eat a diet rich in fish, fruit and vegetables
    5) Get exercise
    6) Maintain a healthy weight
    7) Prevent accidents
    Drink alcohol (daily in small amounts)
    9) Take aspirin
    10) Take a multivitamin

    Here is what’s wrong with this advice:
    1) eat a fish rich diet = wrong. This will increase your exposure to mercury and PCB’s (polychlorinated biphenols) both of which are very strong cancer causing ingredients.
    2) drink alcohol. The actual research shows you are better off drinking no alcohol, IF (and only if) you are eating a very healthy nutrient rich diet. If you want to keep eating a very poor diet (as 90+% of Americans do), then alcohol may actually have some protective benefits.
    3) take aspirin = wrong ! Studies show increased pancreatic cancer rates in persons taking aspirin daily, and you don’t need aspirin, if you are eating a very healthy high nutrient diet.
    4) take a multivitamin = wrong ! Most multivitamins contain either Vitamin A or Beta Carotene, both of which increase your kidney’s excretion of calcium from the body and thus contribute to osteoporosis. They also frequently contain folic acid in a form or proportion to other ingredients which now has some preliminary evidence that that may contribute to increased rates of prostate cancer in men. (This does not mean that you should not get folate from your diet (it’s found in all leafy green vegetables, in fact, it means you should get it from leafy greens, not from vitamin pills.) Again, that is early preliminary evidence and may not be proven solidly after more research, but it did cause at least one nutritional doctor to change his multivitamin pill formula to leave out folic acid until more research is in!

    If you want to know how to live and what to eat to live longer and healthier, you should avoid this book, and instead read the following three books:
    1) The China Study The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. He was the lead researcher on the world’s biggest ever study on human nutrition, which included literally hundreds of Thousands of data gatherers who obtained dietary and eating habits on literally dozens of Millions of Chinese people scattered over thousands of towns and villages and was able to see patterns of who lived longer and how their dietary habits differed from those who didn’t live as long.
    2) Eat to Live Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss by Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a former Olympic athlete who became a Family Physician specializing in preventative medicine, who has studies tens of thousands of research articles in medical journals and nutritional journals and synthesized the best scientific compilation of what’s known to be good for you and what’s bad for you into the book Eat to Live, which has over a thousand references to scientific journal articles footnoted so you can look up his sources and find out for yourself how accurate his information is. and. .
    3) Healthy at 100 Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World’s Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples by John Robbins, the heir to the millions from the Baskin-Robbins ice cream fortune, who turned down his inheritance after he discovered how damaging to the public health his family’s ice cream business was. In this book he has actually traveled around the world and studied the 5 places on Earth where it is routine for large proportions of the populations he studied to live to over 100 years old, and wherein the elderly are not decrepit and sickly like they are in our society. In his studies he has found that they all follow similar patterns, viz. they eat mostly plant based diets, get a lot of exercise, and remain active until they die. They also don’t eat processed foods, nor do they eat lots of meat, nor do they eat dairy. In fact, they rarely eat any dairy at all.
    If you read these three books you will know how to eat healthy and live to over 100 without having to use alcohol, and without any need at all for aspirin.
    Best Wishes for your continued health. PS If you can only afford one book, I’d make it Eat to Live, as it has all the scientific references you can check out to verify the accuracy of the info given.

    November 21, 2009, 9:41 pm
14. Rayner says

    This book was recommended by my brother’s cardiac rehab person, and the book is the clearest, most actionable description of the lifestyle to follow. I have read many books on eating healthy, a heart-healthy diet, and a diabetic diet and this is by far the most understandable and actionable. My reaction was, “I can do this!” rather than being mired in detail that is difficult to apply. I highly recommend this book.

    November 22, 2009, 3:42 am
15. Reilly says

    By George Fulmore

    In retirement, there would seem to be a link between our health and our longevity. The healthier we are, the longer we probably will live. The trick, of course, is 1) trying to figure out the best advice for our individual situation, and 2) trying to follow that advice, while still enjoying ourselves in retirement.

    “Longevity Made Simple,” by Flanigan and Swayer, (2007, Williams Clark Publishing), I found to be a book that gives a good, up-to-date overview on how to live as healthy and as long as we can.

    The thesis of the book is that we are genetically capable of living to about 85 years of age, but that the choices we make in what we eat and how we take care of ourselves can add or subtract years, even decades, from that age.

    The basis advice involves:
    1) Lower cholesterol
    2) Lower Blood Pressure
    3) Avoid Tobacco
    4) Eat a diet rich in fish, fruit and vegetables
    5) Get exercise
    6) Maintain a healthy weight
    7) Prevent accidents
    Drink alcohol (daily in small amounts)
    9) Take aspirin
    10) Take a multivitamin

    Heart disease, cancer and strokes are the cause of nearly 60 percent of Americans deaths. By keeping our cholesterol level below 182 mg/dL, our blood pressure under 120 mmHg, and not smoking or having diabetes, we can greatly reduce our risk of heart disease or stroke. Not smoking, of course, significantly reduces the risk of lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer for both men and women in the United States, according to the book. For other types of cancer, early detection dramatically increases the likelihood of survival.

    The authors also suggest that other tests be done on a regular basis, including Cholesterol (lipid) panel, Advanced lipid testing, Coronary Artery Calcium Testing, Blood tests for the presence of inflammation, Electrocardiograms and Treadmill Stress tests. They say that coffee, with its “high level of antioxidants,” is actually quite healthy to drink in moderation. And they site the recent study that found that exercise and fitness are more important than body weight, plus they note that there is no longer evidence that a type-A personality is directly linked with a higher risk of heart attack.

    There is much more than in the book, which, again, I think gives a good, high-level overview of improving ones health and longevity in retirement. I recommend it.

    November 22, 2009, 9:38 am
16. Cantrell says

    Great book
    The recipe’s are extremely well written for a cookbook and the technical abilities of the chef are well represented.

    if you are looking for a picture book though this is not for you as there are none.

    this book leaves it all to you to decide how it is presented.

    November 22, 2009, 3:42 pm
17. Quirino says

    I bought the book because it received high rating in the review. When I received the book today, I expected to see nice pictures to show the changes of a simple recipe then being presented in spectacular way. I am not sure whether the writer refers spectacular to some exotic, expensive or unusual ingredients or some cooking techniques in French terms. The recipes are pretty much grouped into each main ingredient and that ingredient is cooked in 4 different ways.

    I am not a chef nor pro cook, only an enthusiastic home cook. Those are pretty much what I do at home. I use the same main ingredients and cook them in different ways on different days such as stir frying, roasting, grilling, with different seasonings or different filling etc.

    If you have a collection of good cooking books from different regions even good family recipes, I don’t think that you need to spend on this book. Thank God I didn’t pay full price for the book.

    November 22, 2009, 9:52 pm
18. Needle says

    This is a great book that any cook will actually use. The recipes are organized as variations on a theme, inviting improvisation on the reader’s part. If you cook, you’ll love this book.

    November 23, 2009, 3:32 am
19. Aikens says

    Buy this book. I try to cook at least one item a week out of it, and sometimes several. Tonight I had the basic roasted chicken and the mustard and shallot potatoes with a side of lemon-garlic satueed spinach.

    The recipes are relatively easy, quick considering the end result,help sharpen your technical skills as well as build your creativity.

    I would also recommend Michael Robert’s Secret Ingredients. These two books will make people rave about your food.

    Bon Appetit!

    November 23, 2009, 9:31 am

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