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3 Stars Sound too easy
My wife wanted this book, as she liked some of the designs. Furniture building is not for beginners! There are too many pitfalls to cover, and this book doesn’t cover them. The author does start with a shop bench, but she calls for 2 x 4 spruce, which is not run of the mill.

The designs are excellent, but to call this Woodworking 101 is rather misleading. “Woodworking 305″ would have been a better title. Being a fairly accomplished woodworker, I found some interesting comments.

5 Stars awesome
I bought this for my girlfriend. Now she loves to help when I decide to do a project. She has made 2 things, by herself, from this book so far and she loves it. I love it too I made the platform bed and it turned out awesome.

5 Stars Great for beginners and advanced alike
I bought this book for a friend who loves do-it-yourself projects and has some experience with woodworking. She found this to be a great resource, and has already applied some of what she learned about tools in particular. It’s not just for women!

4 Stars If it’s good enough for a woman…it could be even better for a man
I’m a man and I’m getting into woodworking. I’m good with my hands and have built basic furniture pieces but never learned technical stuff. I’ve been reading magazines and looking for a good woodworking book. I came across this one by “accident”. It was mis-shelved. Curiosity got me and I flipped through it. I was really impressed.

1. It’s very clear. 2. It comes from good experience. 3. It’s concise. 4. This lady has some creative touches in her furniture design. 5. It’s no-nonsense construction. This is fine woodworking made simple. 6. It’s more than 101…I’d say it’s 101-401. 7. This book is better than several I have seen or purchased. It is a good book as a compliment to other books.

This is not your encyclopedia. It’s not a large book with 20 projects. It’s small with only a few.

2 Stars disappointing
I purchased this book for the furniture projects. The projects (too modern) are nothing that I would build for myself or as a gift.

The rest of the book is informative.

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One woman in four will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of her life, yet the current language of cancer therapy is profoundly unfeminine, urging patients to take a macho stance and fight the “battle” of their lives. Many women say this military terminology makes them feel like they are at war with themselves, and that those who survive the competition are winners and those who die are losers.

Speak the Language of Healing seeks to offer readers a new, replacement language of healing and learning. It contains a study guide with exercises and questions to be used as each chapter is read and shares the stories and insights of four baby boomers who were treated for breast cancer. Susan, Carol, Linda, and Karen hail from different spiritual backgrounds–one is Christian, one Jewish, one Sufi, and one 12-Step–but each sought to use cancer as a catalyst for a deeper understanding of life. These women suggest that one can take a spiritual journey through cancer and in the process gain a greater appreciation for the sacredness of each breath.

Hailed by Richard Carlson, author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, as “a thought-provoking must-read about the ‘big stuff’,” it’s a wonderful resource for women with breast cancer–and for interested individuals who want to learn a new way of offering support to those who are ill. –Nancy Monson

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5 Stars A different voice
When my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer several weeks ago, I began the search to find books that offered more than just descriptions of symptoms and treatments. While those are useful for her for now, I needed something more. This book was beautiful–and I would recommend it for anyone. Each woman is in a different stage, has taken a different route, and comes from a different spiritual perspective. The words were healing and I know I will refer back to them time and again. Each writer truely gave a gift.

5 Stars Absolutely the BEST book about breast cancer!
This is the BEST book I have read about Breast Cancer - and I’ve read a lot!

When I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last year I went through the range of emotions most women go through - it was such a shock to my system. I’m still healing - but this book helped me so much on my journey - I love it. Ordered three for my friends and I’m just about to order another two -’cause I gave my one away and another friend of mine has just been diagnosed with breast cancer.

If you are faced with this challenge - please don’t miss this book! I was overwhelmed with all the information I had to wade through - including all the books I read - I really wanted to understand what was happening to me and the significance of it in my life.

Actually I thought my journey was over.. but sitting with the women in this book, I’ve come to understand there really is a healing power in the universe that loves and sustains us - no matter what happens in our lives.

This book should be in EVERY hospital and clinic library but I’ve never seen it there. Gotta go and order some more!

With blessings for your healing journey. :-))

5 Stars A woman centered approach the the diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Susan Kuner, et al. have managed to craft the quintessential cancer guide by women for women. I wish I’d had this book at hand when my best friend was diagnosed in 1995. So many of the hard questions she asked were thoughtfully and brilliantly answered by the four women who shared their personal experiences and the answers they found in this marvelous book.

Women approach illness and the possibility of death with a completely different mindset than their male counterparts. Going to war against a disease does not come naturally for most women, and the gentle, philosophical thoughts offered by Kuner, et al should be required reading with any woman facing a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Bravo! Marvelous writing, and even better advice. Thank you for creating such a worthwhile project.

4 Stars Best cancer book I read
I spent all of 1999 dealing with breast cancer. Aside from Dr. Susan Love’s Breat Book, this was the singularly most helpful book I read, even though I read it after I was through with breast cancer, if ever one is. It was direct, personal, spoke concretely from experience, and rang true, even though each person’s experience differs. These women offer a great gift amidst the large selection of cancer books.Cannot recommend highly enough, and friends, I read a heck a of a lot of cancer books this year!

5 Stars My Key to Breast Cancer
I was lent this book last night and finished reading it this afternoon. I am 31 years old and was diagnosed with breast cancer this month. While getting ready to have my second surgery and embark on a whole world of unknowns, I have been searching for a way to navigate through this experience.

This was it. I am going to be sure that everyone I know who wants to truly understand breast cancer and what I am going through and going to be going through reads this book.

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Pronunciation Games is a photocopiable resource book for use with students at pre-intermediate level and above. Each activity is designed to raise awareness of an aspect of English pronunciation. The Teacher’s Pages offer clear instructions, background information, and suggestions for adaptation.

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5 Stars Pronunciation Games
Pronunciation Games displays the typical British sense of humor in “Sound Pictures” when it uses a picture of a vulture in a cage above the refrigerator. In some of the word games and mazes, the British RP dialect sans final /r/ is seen in words such as ‘car,’ ‘bear,’ and ‘dear.’ There are various games to play from beginning levels to the more advanced. In addition, this book is reproducible. If you want to teach RP or pick up a British accent while having some fun, this is the book for you. However, a few of the games and word pictures can be used for teaching GA or American English.

5 Stars great games for pronunciation
I bought this book based on seeing it used in a Pronunciation class that I took. I bought it for use in my ESL classroom. It’s great because it addresses a variety of pronunciation issues via games for a variety of learner levels. It has easy to follow directions, and it’s photocopiable. I’ve already used a few of the games with my class and the students love it. This book helps to add fun to a potentially boring topic!!

3 Stars Pronunciation Games
The book is not bad as an additional resource in the classroom. There tends to be an over use of the phonetic alphabet which can make the games more an academic exercise, rather than a fun way to learn pronunciation. Other than that, there a numerous other activities which help students put the correct stress on a word. The stress activities are very good.

4 Stars A Decent Resource
“Pronunication Games” is a book designed for Elementary to Intermediate students, and presents a number of activities targetting various facets of phonology. These include stress, intonation, connected speech and the like.

The games range from the bog-simple to quite complex affairs. I have found students quite enjoy them and they offer a good range of activity types.

While I would not rely entirely on this book, it does provide a good variety of games that students will mostly enjoy and have fun with.

5 Stars An excellent resource
“Pronunciation Games” is exactly what I hoped it would be. I’ve been trying to find fun, diverse ways to focus on pronuncation (not just looking at minimal pairs). This fresh approach to pronunciation is appreciated both by the students and myself. Also, there is very minimal preparation required for the games. Several games require cutting up papers (for card games), but most do not. I’ve found that most ESL game books require this and I’m glad “Pronunciation Games” does not.

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5 Stars Relating to God
This book was excellent. It really opens up your eyes in how you relate to God and how he relates to you. I’ve read Chapman’s other ‘love language’ books, but never really thought about it in relation to God. I will never look at my relationship with God the same way again. This book helped me pull it all together.

1 Stars Using God’s Name In Vain
Using God’s name in vain

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The 5 love languages as communicated by the author here and in his previous books are not necessarily wrong from the non-Christian viewpoint. However, it is very wrong and misleading to claim that the author’s views are supported by Biblical teachings.

David Powlison, in his excellent book “Seeing with New Eyes”, devoted a chapter to point out what is wrong with Gary Chapman’s message about the five love languages from the Biblical point of view. He has put it in succinct terms so I have taken the liberty to summarize his points below:

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Chapman’s premise exalts the observation that even tax collectors, Gentiles and sinners love those who love them. So it recommends that if I scratch your back (by showing affection in the love language you’re most receptive of), you will tend to scratch mine. The book teaches you how to become aware of what others want and tell you how to provide it to them in building good relationships. It is practical, immoral wisdom - by manipulation or pandering or both when it is used in the vein of “you, being evil, can learn how to give good gifts to your children and spouse”. Chapman’s model is premised on a give-to-get economy, “I will give to fill your love tank. But at the back of my mind I’m always considering whether and when I’ll get my own tank filled”.

Chapman never deals with the fact that even desire for good things can be evil desires in God’s analyses if those things begin to rule us as idolatrous mini-Gods. A love language (or a lust language, at level 5 (LL#5)) instinctively tends to look at all reality through the lens of “my needs”. It gives excuses to those who mistreat others on the pretext of not having had their their love tanks filled. Each of the 5 languages often speaks with a dark and greedy growl. The love of Christ speaks contrary to such self-centered “love” language because we are taught to love at the life-and-death, love-thy-enemy level irrespective of our felt needs. The book speaks of a language that is diametrically opposed to what Jesus said, “Expect nothing in return (Luke 6:35) and tests what we are living for by how we handle evil”.

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I saw the need to post this review as I was given the book by a dedicated Christian friend. It is one thing to give secular advice on “How to win friends and influence people”. It is something else to masquerade it as Christian teachings and push such erroneous ideas to unsuspecting Christians as biblical truths to be grasped for successful living.

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5 Stars Understand God’s Love
This book helps us people understand God’s design for our life. He made us to love HIM and EACH OTHER!!!

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