5 comments about The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play.

1. I went from nearly failing college to a solid 3.3 overall, 3.5 last 2 years, on a 4 point scale, working more than full time and going to school full time, with this book. 20 pages of method, the rest is application. I learned it in one night, during an all nighter where I also caught up from being 4 lessons behind in an intensive language course. I never had to do an all nighter again, and I could run circles around even those students who had spent time in country. I got all A's in my intensive language courses- a year in a term, 8 semester hours. THis is a book I give to all the students in my family, and mention to any student in school.



2. I first saw these two on public TV in Los Angeles (channel 28) in 1979. They gave a simple list of ten words and asked you to remember them. You can always remember the first and last word and strange ones in the middle, but that was it. And then they wanted you to remember it in order -- backwards order! Then they gave their technique and had us remember the list again. It was so easy! The list is actually glass, ceiling, Eiffel Tower, drapes, roses, door, tree, elephant, street, ashtray. I had not recalled that list since about 1982 yet I pulled it out of my head just now and will remember it forever, just like pi to a few thousand places, every phone number every person I know ever had, every address, every car license plate, you name it. They make it so very fun. I only wish losing weight was so easy!



3. This is an excellent book with so many effective, fun, and creative techniques to improving memorization of a huge variety of different types of information. This book has allowed me to memorize huge lists of items, long strings of random numbers, thousands of vocabulary words and definitions, and foreign language rules and vocabulary. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who is looking for effective, FUN techniques to improve memory! The writing is casual, and the book is an enjoyable read! This is one of my all-time favorite books.



4. It looks like an old hardcopy riprinted. The book has value per se but it looks and is very cheap (pages not cover)



5. I bought this book in the hopes of finding some sort of system that'll help me remember things more effectively and efficiently. This book did that.
   
   This book is very readable. It doesn't use heavy terminology nor does it get too deep on some concepts that merely need a few pages to discuss. It stays on focus and encourages you to take a break every now and then to practice what you learned. The practices can be skipped, but they are very good practices.
   
   The systems discussed are very practical and can be silly at times. For example, Al likes to BAM (comic book sound effect) and Al likes to ska (term for a type of punk music). For me this is my substitution for Alabama and Alaska, and it helps me remember, in-order, the 50 states. The systems help me remember many things that I need to know for exams or a simple shopping list.
   
   I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn techniques for remembering things in sequence and out of sequence, peoples names and faces, long lists of numbers, and almost anything else that you need to remember in your daily life.

5 comments about Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life.

1. I want to learn game theory and after reading this book I am even more pumped. This is really cool and its not cmplicated at all for a beginner.



2. I apologize to all those who liked this book, but I felt the authors were playing with a tool that was new to them thinking they had found a "Holy Grail". They sorely missed the critical elements of numerous examples. You cannot break down the Cuban Missile Crisis in to elements of chance nor Ted Williams batting style. Being successful in negotiation or business is based on truly understanding your customer, your vendors and your competition. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a clash of cultures that was solved when protagonists actually talked to each other and realized that they were really on the same page but had stumbled into a situation as a result of years of non-communication. This was not game theory. The solution had nothing to do with odds but had everything to do with Kennedy and Khrushchev coming to know each other and each understanding that the other wanted a non-apocalyptic solution that satisfied each's home political realities. The solution developed over the 13dys and the odds changed drastically as the protagonists communicated. The authors missed in this example and many others the value of dynamic complex person-to-person communication and reduced all to absurdly simplistic discussion of game theory and percentage of outcomes. This book was in short a grave disappointment.
   "To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail."



3. I was very impressed with this book. Rather than giving you strategies ala the Art of War, it gives you examples and then explains the abstract principles and methods for solving the case. I found this very useful because it allows you to understand the principles and methods so you can apply them to any situation you may have. I would describe this book as picking up where the Art of War, The 33 Strategies of War, and The Prince leave off. It provides a meta model for thinking strategically.



4. I wold buy again products from this seller because everything was as described and the price was good



5. I read Thinking Strategically many years ago, when I was trying to develop an understanding of Strategy applied into a daily business environment. The strength of this book is that it is providing a gentle introduction to a field that is quite complex. If will probably frustrate the readers that are either already familiar with Game Theory or highly mathematically minded. But, for the rest of us, it is both easy to grasp, highly practical and readily applicable. If you belong to the later group, a must read...

5 comments about How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day.

1. While browsing in a bookstore the title caught my eye so I scanned a random selection of pages and found it interesting but did not purchase it then. Over the course of the next week I found I was thinking about what I'd read and decided to explore further but couldn't find it at my local library, and finally decided to get my own copy. I've found it personally motivating and useful. Some of the ideas I'd read elsewhere and found some concepts new to me. While I don't want to be a Da Vinci mimick, I feel the Da Vinci theme makes it useful to catch and hold attention. I think Mr. Gelb has organized the book well in order to help a lot of folks buiid a personal foundation to develop more creative thinking.
   Will this book solve all my/your problems - no. It will provide good basic tools to help you think them through and develop your own well rounded personal growth.



2. I have now read this book twice and given it to several associates. I am in the middle of the exercises, and am choosing changes that will improve my life. I suspect I wouldn't have made these changes at this time without going through this process, and only wish I had stumbled across this earlier.



3. Sorry I can't get interested in a book written by someone who obviously has not researched DaVincie.At best, his coverage of Da Vinci is superficial. the rest is made up. There should be a way to vet this kind of book before it's published.



4. This was one of the best books I have read in a while. Don't try to rush through this book, read a chapter then think about it. I would consider this a 'MUST HAVE' on anyone's book shelf who is interested in creativity and increasing their creativity. 'Nuff Said.
   
   Leon



5. a friend of mine found this book on the streets of san francisco, i got lured by the bold title, and here i am :)
   
   .. and why not learn something from the maestro? the numerous (and fantastic) accounts-of and quotes-from leonardo da vinci make this book! the action-oriented "how might this help you" orientation makes for an easy and exciting read. there's a lot of interesting details about leonardo (he was a vegetarian..) and the renaissance period overall
   
   the main content is laid out in a series of seven (one for each "da vincian principle") two-part chapters; the first part containing fascinating accounts of leonardo's approach to life - the second, recommendations of how you might develop the principle within your life (eg: "curiousita.. and you")
   
   the recommendations are fairly trite - lacking the da vincian principle of "sfumato" ("a willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox and uncertainty") - but they're easy to skim through. for example, page 233 offers this advice on improving your skills of "connessione" ("recognition of and appreciation for interconnectedness")
   
   ---
   
   "what connections can you make between: a bullfrog and the internet?
   the frog's feet are webbed; the internet links you to the world wide web"
   
   ---
   
   most of the suggestions aren't this bad, but it's representative of the (imo) over-simplified approach to the stated goal of "how to think like leonardo da vinci"
   
   but again, they're easy to skim over and i enjoyed the book overall

5 comments about Mindfulness Meditation - Cultivating the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind.

1. I always enjoy listening to Dr. Kabat-Zinn. This CD presents a a very good reason to try mindful meditation. Kabat-Zinn has a very pleasing voice with easy concepts to relate to. If you are looking for actual meditations this is not the CD for you, but he definitely gives you a good place to start the practice of meditation with the breath. Highly recommend.



2. I've purchased a few meditation recordings over the years. This one is by far the most helpful. I've used it for myself and in groups. It is excellent.



3. Very good stuff. It reminds all of us how important it is to stay centered and balanced. It's helped me to begin embracing the moments of change in my own life rather than fighting against them.



4. I am new to meditation, but I found this to be very helpful. His voice is very soothing and the information very helpful. I loved it!



5. received everything on time. the cd wasn't as good as i expected but the service was awesome!!! good quality products.

5 comments about Unleash the Warrior Within: Develop the Focus, Discipline, Confidence and Courage You Need to Achieve Unlimited Goals.

1. There was some good information in the book but mostly things that common sense would cover and what most of us do that he re-defined and put in a differnt context. A lot of it has to do with autosuggestion and a kind of self-hypnosis for accomplishing our goals and he uses a method for success using a technique he refers to as "Target, Movement, Weapons". There were a couple of good tibits of information about facing and controlling fear which was what I was looking for and which is what the SEAL(s) have to do as part of their training and job. A little too much ego came though in the book which takes away from the message which is why I only gave it 3 stars.



2. Give fear the BOOT! If you pick up and read "Unleash The Warrior Within", we'd hope you would want to tap into learning how to focus, function capably through fear and hit a target, (and not just the physical targets, mind you) but all the others that come up in life as well. That is precisely what the book promises and accomplishes. Machowicz will show you in a very straight forward and result-oriented way how to achieve RESULTS. Tangible, real, completely proof-worthy results. Not a book for wimps, as really looking at what you need to do and how to do it and even why it hasn't gotten accomplished BEFORE requires looking at yourself very honestly...and that is extremely difficult for most people...Luckily Machowicz easily manages to be clear and compassionate for the struggles we all have around fear...this book will give you USABLE tools. (Also, he tells great stories, and some of them are very funny!) The book was so awesome both my husband and I completed training seminars with this intelligent, gifted man. Not dead, can't quit!



3. I can appreciate the work Mr. Machowicz has done in abstracting his experience and knowledge into something that can be used by anyone to accomplish their goals. His basis of thought comes from one of the most universally understood concepts in society, that of war and in general, conflict and politics. It's no mistake that Sun Tzu is a primary reference in this book, as war has often been the primary analogy for any conflict resolution.
   
   However, despite the labeling of his precepts being very much adapted from his military background, the theory is sound and unencumbered by unrelated anecdotes or detours into tangential subject matter. "Figure out what you want, plan an attack, execute your plan... and here's how".
   It doesn't have to be any more complicated than that, and why should it be? The simpler it is, the easier it will be to get right, and adapt to your circumstances. He emphasizes being honest with yourself at all times, and taking a longer view of the road ahead. There are no promises of easy success, only a single promise of improvement if you can muster the discipline necessary to execute even the smallest of changes. From one step...
   
   -C



4. I found this the best selfhelp book I have ever read. This one works! Right from the beginning you are given easy to use methods and tools that start taking you forward immediately. Great entertaining stories woven throught this book keeps the whole process moving. There are many new ideas that I needed to reread and pratice, but it did not seem like work at all. I am over 50 yrs. old and wish I would have been able to read this in my twenties, so I bought it for my son. He is glad I did. I give this book five stars.



5. One of the most valuable verifiable lessons from this book is how far we can go beyond our own self imposed limitations and of course the author's personal story is a great point of reference to remind us of that reality.
   
   I integrated this lesson into my daily tools and was amazed how my mind's "tricks" with exhaustion, thirst and all kind of other excuses to interrupt my difficult tasks gave way to levels of productivity and achievement I had never experienced before.
   
   This book is now a must-read for my business advisory clients.
   
   I still feel I have only applied a small fraction of what the author has developed into a system and being a slow learner it will be a little while before I can report on the full potential of this book, even though I have already seen amazing results.
   
   What I also like about this book is the nice balance between personal experience of the author and how he uses that to reinforce the concepts.
   
   This book is now glued to my desk!

5 comments about Chemistry: Concepts and Problems: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides).

1. This book is excellent! I am studying for an entrance exam and I am retaking chemistry in summer school. I feel that I now have a better understanding of the basic concepts. The only section I did not like was the explanation of electron configuration. Electron configuration is one of the simplest concepts in chemistry, this section was not written well. I took chemistry before and found it boring and I didn't understand it. I wish I had purchased this book before I had taken chemistry the first time.



2. This text helped me study for the Praxis teacher certification test in Chemistry in March 2007. It is a solid text with a question-and-answer format. It's most recent copyright is 1996, but for basics it truly scores.



3. This book is amazing for the beginner with no backround in chemistry. It explains the basics of the quatum theory model in a very concise and easy to understand way. The only problem with this book is that the answer for each question appears right after it.
   
   I recommend it to any beginner!



4. I took High School, then (struggled through) College Chemistry nearly 30 years ago. This year, my 16 y.o took Chemistry and found himself TOTALLY lost...I decided to become his tutor. This book was able to re-teach me a basic understanding of nearly all the introductory Chemistry principles. It was quite a valuable resource! It does NOT contain the present day use of the I.C.E. method to solve Equilibrium problems, nor does it contain the concepts remaining on the last of this year's high school syllabus / schedule (Hess's Law and Redox?) These are the only reasons I am not giving it a 5 star--otherwise, it has carried us for nearly this entire year!
   
   If you're searching for an easy-to-understand Chemistry help book, look no further...



5. As a struggling college student in chemistry I decided to take a time and look through a few Chemistry books. The book keeper that was there suggested this one. Its ok, but its kind of bland for my tastes. It constists of the following order a short explaination, followed by a question and answer sequence. Pesronally I believe this book is good for the extra practice or possibly brushing up on chemistry skills but its not recommended for those students who are struggling.

5 comments about Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships.

1. A number of good and okay books on nonmonogamy and polyamory have been published in the last several years. I read most of them: some were focused on particular forms of nonmonogamy; others dominated by a spiritual bent, others were just poorly written or edited. Some were downright Pollyanna-ish in their superficial treatment of the challenges of open relationships, occasionally reeking of smug superiority over less-evolved monogamous couplings. None of them was the perfect book I wanted to recommend to the curious, the novice, the baffled and disapproving. This is that book.
   
   Among the book's chief strengths is its breadth. Taormino conducted over 120 interviews with a diverse sample of the nonmonogamous - people of varying ages, sexualities, and (most of all) approaches to relationships. This variety is highlighted by six chapters on different types of open relationships, discussing each types particular advantages and challenges and sharing the experiences of individuals, couples, and group relationships.
   
   The later chapters tackle particular issues and problems common to open relationships, from the emotional (managing jealousy, coming out) to the practical (safer sex, legal and financial protections). Taormino moves beyond the platitudes common to discussions of nomonogamy - "Communicate! Be Honest! Own your feelings!" - and provides concrete advice on how to approach difficult conversations, disentangle emotional reactions, develop and follow agreements, and respond to change.
   
   The book's heavy use of quotations and anecdotes from interview subjects, and its effort to be accessible and inclusive, result in an approach that mutes the distinctive voice and focus on sexual exploration that mark Taormino's other work as an author, editor, educator and pornographer. In-depth discussions of group sex are not to be found (Taormino recommends Vicki Vantock's Threesome Handbook); instead, the focus is on the emotional aspect of relationships, and sexual details come up only in the context of forming agreements and protecting your partners. With a few exceptions - such as her criticism of the "radical honesty" school of intimate communication - the book presents varied opinions and approaches in a neutral, descriptive fashion; rather than question the importance of gender and heterosexual intercourse to many people's relationship agreements, for example, she simply recognizes these as emotional facts to be addressed.
   
   This book will be most interesting to those relatively new to thinking about, or doing, open relationships. But while those for whom nonmonogamy is familiar may be tempted to skim or skip this book (or any new book on the subject), nearly everyone will find something thought-provoking, such as the discussion of mono/poly relationships (which poly folk sometimes regard as doomed to fail, in much the way many monogamous folks regard polyamory generally), the evolution of group relationships, and coping with major changes in wants, needs, and circumstances.
   
   [...]



2. Tristan Taormino is an over-achiever, a multifaceted woman with an impressive breadth of expertise and talent. To her long list of accomplishments she now adds this latest book on open relationships. At almost 350 pages, it leaves nothing out.
   
   This is a book of amazing diversity with personal stories of people from a wide range of sexual orientations, lifestyles, and styles of open relationship. It was thoroughly researched and includes references to a significant number of well-known alternative relationships experts, sociologists, anthropologists, researchers, therapists and communications and relationship skills experts.
   
   Far from a dry technical manual, throughout the book Taormino includes compelling quotes from and the personal stories of many of the 126 people she interviewed. These lend a valuable perspective by which the reader can identify and connect with the information and advice offered. She includes checklists and questions for negotiating the terms of open relationship and explains terminology to help people who are new to open relationships get a handle on what kind of open relationship they want.
   
   Chapters that particularly impress me are the chapters on compersion (which is the most comprehensive I've seen on that topic), coming out, raising children in open relationships, safer sex (also excellent) and legal and practical matters.
   
   The book is thoroughly annotated and includes statistics about the age, locale, gender, sexual orientation, etc., of the interviewees. There is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource guide that includes a lengthy book list, (I have the impression that she's read everyone of them!), a list of conferences and events, GLBT/queer resources, local, regional and national and international organizations, online groups, listservs and communities, professional directories, resources on research and activism, spirituality resources, and so on.
   
   Opening Up will quickly become a mainstay for those learning how to successfully conduct their open relationships.



3. Tristan Taormino has done an excellent job of providing a real-world guide to everyday polyamory. She's incorportated a wide diversity of voices and experiences, and presented us with a hopeful and visionary view of modern day multiple-loving that is firmly rooted in reality. It should appeal to a wide variety of readers, from those just exploring and interest in the poly life to those who have been in poly relationships for years. There's a lot to learn, explore, and reflect upon in this book.



4. I was impressed by the amount of research which is presented in Opening Up. The history of the open relationship is well detailed as is the variety of practices which fall under the open relationship umbrella. I was particularly impressed with the questionnaire section which truly encourages a reader to consider whether an open relationship will work for them. The issues of safety and boundaries are well covered and the reader is encouraged to have an open dialog with their partner(s) to be sure that everyone is on the same page. The section on legal issues was well researched and I believe beneficial to the reader in that these issues are important issues that tend to be ignored. Opening Up takes an honest look at the open relationship and details it in a well organized and thoughtful manner.



5. This book was JUST what our new realtionship needed! It is clear, not pushy, and very open to the fact that people are diffrent, with diffrent wants and needs.If ou are an old pro, new hopeful, or just want to get you feet wet, this is the book for you. It helped us to talk over our needs, and find athe compromise for all 3 of us

5 comments about Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill.

1. I think a lot of the other reviews clearly explain why this is a wonderful book. It definitely has added a lot of perspective to my outlook on things. I believe as Ricard explains, that tweaks to the way we think and our attitude will definitely foster happier thoughts in our minds. There are some very memorable thoughts from this book - the one I liked most was the fact that happiness can never be based on external circumstances for they are fleeting. A loss of a loved one or a job can plunge a man from happiness to despair and darkness in an instant. If like Ricard, you believe that happiness can be a permanent state of mind, it has to be on the inside and all ephemeral, external circumstances will flutter the mind like lines written on water.
   
   But there are limitations and not-so-great things about the book which could have been improved.
   
   - Too much quoting philosophers and famous people
   Almost every chapter is filled with various philosopher's take on things like happiness, emotions etc. I was more interested in Ricard's own experience and his Gurus' opinions (which were also there at places) rather than a big collection of differing thoughts of other philosophers.
   
   - Lack of explanation on 'how to do'
   There is a clear lack of explanation of how to deal practically with the issues Ricard brings up. His theory that negative thoughts like hatred need antidotes like patience is great, but there is not much detail on how to cultivate them. Ricard says the solution is meditation, but how and what to exactly meditate on is short in content.
   A recurring theme is that when say, you are very angry, look at the anger itself without attaching it to the target of the anger and meditate, and it will melt away. Look at the emotion itself without the object it is related to and it will melt away like 'snow under the sun'.
   It sounds good to read but I find it tough to implement. While one is meditating, how is it possible to 'look' at something without giving it an image or a mental picture? How to 'look' at an abstract entity is mentioned nowhere in the book. Maybe it comes naturally to advanced spiritual practitioners, but for a layman like me, I need more explanation on how to do these things than just a vague paragraph and impressive metaphors.
   
   In spite of these limitations, I found it an enlightening book to read.



2. This is just a footnote to the other reviews, especially the one that wants more of the "how" to implement the author's suggestions.
   Ricard is one of the finest students of one of the finest teachers of the Tibetan tradition as is, for example, the very popular author Pema Chödrön.
   Chödrön's books and "Happiness" by Ricard share the same characteristic: they make great inspirational reading BUT in the absence of a regular meditative discipline they remain only that.
   There is a great abundance of excellent books (which by the way are not enough on their own), and there are even quite a lot of excellent teachers, who can guide one with regard to that regular practice.
   Of course what "practice" is is something that must be investigated by you yourself. The many exercises found throughout Ricard's book, if assiduously undertaken, are material enough for a thorough familiarization with practice as I understand it.
   I wish you the very best in your quest,
   Richard Wrigley.



3. This book has been written by the world's happiest person. Neuroscientists have conducted various tests on thousands of people including the author and have come to the conclusion based on scientific proof. It is therefore necessary to keep that piece of information at the back of your mind when you read the book.
   
   Every word in the book comes out loud and clear as having been created by a truly happy and contented person.
   
   Simply by reading the book and following some of the exercises that the author suggests, you can transform yourself from a tense and neurotic being into a joyful, stress free person.
   
   Though the author is a Buddhist monk, this book is not about Buddhism nor does it attempt to convert one to that religion. This is a practical, down to earth method to learn to be happy.



4. Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
   
   This is the best book I have ever read on the subject of happiness. A real treasure.
   Happiness is not a mystery but a possible goal for anyone who seriously wants to become a happier and better person. If you love science, literature and culture, Matthieu Ricard is the right guru for you.
   A must read for everyone who loved his book "The Monk and the Philosopher".
   A book you won't ever part with for you'll want to read in it again and again.
   
   Inge Hohndorf



5. I've got to admit that the writing is so deep that sometimes I have to only read a couple of pages and then take a break. But don't let that deter you. Within 1 or 2 chapters I was feeling happier than I think I ever have. And this from a mildly chronically depressed person.
   
   It does rely heavily on Buddhism but it IS a Buddhist writing it )). For the ultra religious, don't worry. He does not shove his beliefs down your throat. It is just his examples are from his life so that are flavored that way.
   
   I would recommend this book to anyone interested i attaining happiness.

5 comments about Organizing from the Inside Out, second edition: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life.

1. A good deal overall. The book was ok, still having some trouble getting through it, but that is just me, procrastinating is my hobby I think?



2. I've been a packrat hoarding things all my life. After reading this book, I got rid of all this stuff that I probably shouldn't have bought in the first place. I look at my car, my office, my bookshelves, my clothes and shoe closets, and my kitchen, and I'm amazed by how neat, clutter-free, and ORGANIZED everything is.
   
   If you want to get your tax, banking, investment, and financial records organized, I recommend reading "File Don't Pile" by Pat Dorff. Her filing system is a lot simpler. Personally, I don't think Quicken has made a huge difference. I tried it and thought it was OK. I use an old-fashioned paper day planner to keep track of where I spend my money everyday. I plan on signing up for a Franklin Covey seminar this year.



3. I really liked both this and her other book Time Management from the inside out. Both books give you great steps to take to declutter your life.



4. I personally didn't get as much information out of this book as I would have preferred, although I did like the set up of her book. She takes the first section of the book to set up her basic organizing philosophy, and then repeats that philosophy in each different area of the house (kitchen, living room, bedroom, office, etc). She has several great ideas and practices that originate with each person's personal preferences in mind. She advocates a lot of common sense ideas like containerizing, labeling and filing as well as other unconventional and creative means of organization and storage (like setting up your home office where you will actually enjoy working).
   The problem I ran into is that I would go to a certain section looking for a way to improve and find that I was already utilizing most of her suggestions, and really didn't have much left to organize.
   I would recommend this book for anyone who honestly believe that they REALLY need help organizing, and are ready to start the process. If you're already pretty well organized for the most part it still might be a worthwhile read, but I would suggest looking for a more advanced book on organizing (and let me know if you find one).



5. Julie Morgenstern's "Organizing from the Inside Out" is such a fantastic and valuable book. Her approach to organizing, as the title suggests, is whatever you are organizing -- your work/family schedule, your office, your kitchen, or your basement -- needs to reflect you: what's important to you, who you are and your value and logic system. I found it so refreshing and exciting how the focus in the book is about getting interested in who you are and how you operate and then creating a system of organization based on that. This is a more organic, natural, effective and lasting approach than the one most of us have where we impose an outside system that will "fix" our disorder. Often, those outside systems do the opposite. Reading this book demystified and made accessible the topic of organizing, one that I often found daunting and overwhelming. Julie applies conventional wisdom to organizing in a way that makes it easy, logical and even fun. Her mottos are: "If it ain't broken, don't fix it"....and "You can't fix it till you know what's broken". Applying these ideas and without even thinking, I organized in 10 minutes, a whole section of my closet that had bothered me for about 10 months!
   
   This approach of investigating and discovering who you are and how you operate is in line with two other authors who have made a huge impact in my life: Ariel and Shya Kane. Their books, Working on Yourself Doesn't Work: A Book About Instantaneous Transformation, How to Create a Magical Relationship and Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment, are all based on a similar idea that you don't need to do anything to change or fix yourself in order for your life to be satisfying, less stressful, fun and enjoyable. If you are interested in getting the most out of all aspects of your life, I highly recommend all of these books!

5 comments about Building Chicken Coops: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-224.

1. I have several books on this subject, but this little pamphlet beats them all. It's precise and to the point. I loved it.



2. First I would like to say that the information in this pamphlet is useful, and in and of it self is worth the price if you know WHAT YOUR GETTING... This is a word for word copy (and I do mean word for word) of the "Housing" section in "Storey's Guide To Raising Chickens" By Gail Damerow. The book is well worth the money for all the information (outside of this chicken coop section) in it. You can pick up the book between 10 and 15 dollars (and it's worth every penny). Most people I have talked with (and some of the reviews below) stated they just ended up buying the book.
   
   Next thing to consider is that this is not a chicken coop construction manual. There are really no plans in it (just ideas). If your looking for chicken coop designs with plans I would suggest "Poultry House Construction" By Michael Roberts. It has 8 or 9 coop PLANS with black and white photos to show you what it will look like. Mr. Roberts book also gives you nesting box plans, broody coops, and much more in under a hundred pages. I think the book was only $11.00 american dollars.
   
   In closing do buy "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens" By Gail Damerow, and do buy "Poultry House Construction" By Micheal Roberts. I just can't in good faith tell you to buy this pamphlet given you will probably end up buying another book because the pamphlet really needs the rest of the book to be useful.



3. Lot's of good information, but the booklet is basically an excerpt from "Story's Guide to Raising Chickens" If you have that title, which you certainly SHOULD have, then this one is just taking up space on the shelf.



4. All of this information in this handout is already contained within the book, "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens." It is simply a few chapters of the book printed seperately.



5. The information is good but it was the same stuff found in Damerow's other book about raising chickens. If you just want ideas for building a pen this will help. But if you already have her other book then you already have this info as well. Thanks for your time.