did not work for me

I bought this book on the back of all the wonderful reviews i read on Amazon. I did as Mr Carr instructed and kept smoking until i finished the book. And kept smoking. I can see how this book works as it very subtley suggests that you are free from smoking. If you look closely, a lot of key phrases are repeated throughout the book, reinforcing the idea that you are a non smoker. However, it did not work for me. I think you need to really want to kick the habit before you read this book.

The best!

This dvd rom is the best out there, I bought mine 2 weeks before my theory test having never driven before & passed with 50/50 & 64/75 on the hazard perception section. One tip for the test is that on the hazard perception you can sometimes click on the developing hazard before the test begins to register it, therefore not giving you any points. I clicked 2 or three times slowly when I saw the developing hazard (too many too quickly can cause the test to think you are cheating).<br /><br />Also I sold mine back on Amazon within 5 minutes of listing it making it an even better investment as it hardly costed me anything!

This book has changed my life for good

This book could also be titled"The quintaessence of time management". <br />Im usually very skeptical of self help books, but I trusted the person who recommended it to me. If you read it carefully, it explains to you the root cause of procrastination and how to fight it. Particularly the"two minute rule" changed the way I do things. Now I have my room clean most of the time. <br />The book is not perfect. I think its filled with many unnecessary content, but I found this book so useful and inspiring that its a minor detail for me. You can really feel the author's enthusiasm about his mission of changing the readers life.<br />Give it a shot. The time and money youll invest in this book youll likely get recovered soon.<br />

The Best

I am 6oyrs of age and have always had dogs.I find Cesar Millans approach to understanding and rehabilitating dogs to be fascinating and totally convincing.Bye and large I have always followed a similar approach to living with my dogs.Cesars explaination about the"energy" aspect is explained clearly and is the element that I found to be the most instructive.Someone wrote a critical review doubting the dominance theory.I am baffled by this as it is so straightforward and basic to any level of dog training.Another person criticised Cesar because he occasionally gets bitten.That's a bit like saying an artist occasionally gets paint on his clothes.As Cesar Millan tends to take on the most difficult cases obviously sometimes he will have a difficult time.He never gives up though and wins through where conventional trainers give up.<br /> I would recommend this book to anyone as you will learn something important regardless of your previous experience.I know he has given me a few new ideas for living with my six year old German Shepherd and three cats.

Good book for those considering to keep pet Chucks

I got this book before getting my chickens and it gave me a high level overview of what would be required. I would recommend this book to any one considering getting pet chickens but once you have your chucks you will probably be best getting a more detailed book to help with those niggly intial queries.

Birds - lots of feathers

I bought this book to identify the little blighters who hop and fly merrily around my garden. It's a great book with good images and text. The only bird book you'll ever need.

Just another rant.

Both sides of the dabate are cherry picking facts in order to further their point of view. Lynas would not have a career if it wasn't for global warming. I had difficulty in finishing the book. It is more about idealism than realism and is the sum total of one persons interpretation of the science to date. Yes we should be concerned about climate change especially as humans are almost certainly having an adverse effect. But climate has always changed to a degree. We live in a dynamic world. What about the Medieval warm period which many choose to ignore? What will we do if we solve the warming problem and create another ice age? Lynas, Monbiot, Flannery et al make it sound so easy to cure. I do think these guys actually think we can control the Earth's climate! We can't even forecast the weather accurately beyond the next few days. For some real totally unbiased evaluation of the data which in itself is uncomforable reading buy"Plows Plagues and Petroleum" by Bill Ruddiman.

Rock solid scientific evidence and easy-to-folllow advice

The book is great. It presents many scientific data without being boring or worse incomprehensible for lay-people and it gives plenty of good advice. I myself have a four month old son and I have greatly profited from the book. Many parents who come to visit my wife and me find my son sociable, smiling and happy. In my opinion this book is a must for parents and people who work in nurseries and in general with newborns and small children.

Very helpful

I found this book to be very helpful as it deals with the cause of low self esteem as well as the elements that keep it going. Obviously it will take time but knowing is half the battle and I would recommend it to anyone suffering with low self esteem or anyone interested in learning more about this issue.

Blind theorizing

Dawkins writes that"the argument of this book is that we, and all other animals, are machines created by our genes" (p.xxi) and that"We are survival machines - robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes" (p.xxi). Yet, according to him, this book"is not science fiction; it is science" (p.xxi)! <br /><br />Dawkins contrives to overlook the twin discoveries that:<br />1. the observable traits of organisms are mostly conditioned by the interactions of many genes;<br />2. most genes have multiple effects on many of these traits.<br /><br />Dawkins transfers characteristics with which he is familiar from human behaviour on the macro-level to the inanimate components,"genes", of which we are physically constructed. He then proceeds to argue that these impersonal entities, which he imagines to possess characteristically human traits, infallibly generate the same unpleasant traits in human behaviour on the macro-level. So he writes:"The gene is the basic unit of selfishness" (p.36).<br /><br />The absurdity is evident in that genes or other nonconscious entities cannot be either selfish or unselfish. They cannot"compete" against anything or"choose" anything.<br /><br />If Dawkins were right, what would be the point of declaring, as he does:"Let us try to *teach* generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish" (p.3)? For if we really were machines, as he believes, even these very concepts would be meaningless to us. And certainly his oratory could have no effect whatever on our actual behaviour.<br /><br />In fact genes do not force us to behave in any particular way. Neither can they possess the ability to direct or to comprehend all that is required to adopt a course of either heartless selfishness or heartfelt, sacrificial compassion. <br />

A"bible" on how to live self-suficiency

Well, this is a classic and still so updated.<br />Maybe you will have to buy some eco building books, and permaculture manuals, but this is a must for anyone on the eco, self-sufficient movement.<br />It is a must. A classic pointing to all old tradicional ways of living, going to nearly everything, such as food, growing, harvesting, storage, animals, energy, doing stuff with metal or wood, case-studies, etc...<br /><br />Well worth the price and believe it will stand pretty well on your library!<br />

A Review from the USA

This is a wonderful book. The level of the writing and the subject matter chosen by Dr. Dawkins are truly great. This book has already"forced" me to purchase a number of other books there are excerpted in the text ...<br /><br />I have read all of his other books and enjoyed them very much, so when I saw that Dr. Dawkins had a new book only available in the UK, I ordered it from Amazon UK for a scary shipping charge. I couldn't wait for the U.S. edition. It was well worth it! I've read many collections of non-fiction writing. This one is outstanding. Another coup for Dr. Dawkins in the effort to help the public understand science.<br /><br />Each excerpt from longer pieces (mostly books) in this book is preceded by an interesting essay-let where Dr. Dawkins gives historical, literary, scientific, and sometimes personal setting for the piece. These, as always from Dr. Dawkins, are superbly well written.<br /><br />Highly recommended, enjoy.

A little disappointing

An interesting book though I have to admit I didn't enjoy the writing style. I find Sacks to be overly academic (I'm in the medical field myself) and his use of technical jargon can be somewhat off putting. Unlike the popular work Phantoms of the Brains Sacks seems uninterested in explaining the ideas in scientific terms in any great detail, he instead takes a more anthropological approach and merely details the cases. Whilst the cases themselves are off considerable interest I found his analysis to be lacking. His writing style didn't sit well with me, though this may be more my fault than his, and ultimately I didn't find myself much wiser after having read the book. <br /><br />The book is still worth reading, however for a non-medical reader I'd recommend the far superior Phantoms of the Brain before approaching this work as it'll help you understand a lot of what Sacks talks about. There were, within the book, one or two cases that viewers of House M.D. would recognise. <br />

The bees knees...

Having just started with a vagetable patch in the garden, I was looking for, in effect an"idiot's guide" to vegetable growing (believe me, I needed it !) - this book is marvellous - helpful illustrations,easy to follow layout & packed with information on cultivation, preperation, eating, protecting from pests & diseases, the whole lot.<br />The herb section is by no means as comprehensive as the veg part of the book, but it has inspired me to grow my own selection of herbs (in one of those very attractive"ornamental" wooden wheelbarrows,my wife's aunty got us for Christmas - bless) & hopefully add something a bit different, interesting & above all, tasty to the garden.<br />I bought this at the same time as a far glossier, bigger (& more expensive !) book I got from the garden centre - this book beats the more expensive competition hands down. A really great investment, made me burst with horticultural enthusiasm & feel like Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's cousin.<br />

Best ever

If you are like me and started in the trade with the 13th Edition IEE Regs<br />You will rate this Guide.<br />Ihave used John Whitfield's Guides for 20 years, its the only one for me.<br />I always keep one in the tool box and one in the office, As it say's on the back cover I don't leave home without it.<br />

Great starter book

Very helpful book if you're thinking of keeping chooks in your back garden, all basic information you'll need, I found though that a lot of space was given over to the different breeds which could have been used for more details on looking after chickens, but would recommend it to anyone.