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This book is the easy use of the latest mind/body techniques as they apply to pregnancy, labor and birth. This along with the complete HYPNOBIRTHING METHOD as taught in the book dispels all the old myths, teaching mothers how to let go of the fear, embrace the joy and transcend the pain. It also teaches fathers how to be the support person every mother longs for.
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VITAL reading for all mom's to be!.......2007-07-23
This book was highly informative and interesting, while also being an easy read. It gives you practical techniques, all of which helped me overcome some mid-pregnancy anxiety and definitely helped me in the labor room...I felt very prepared emotionally, mentally, and physically. I knew there was a better way to have a pain free birth somewhere out there - and this is it.
Lifesaver!.......2007-03-06
My husband passed away when I was 7 months pregnant. I had a great deal of fear and anxiety about childbirth and being in a hospital. I used the Leclair method and had an amazing labor and delivery! I was at the hospital for only 4 hours before my beautiful baby girl was born. I was able to have her without using an epidural. I highly recommend hypnobirthing regardless of what your birth plan looks like.
My 4th child was a BREEZE!!.......2006-04-05
My midwife suggested that I try Dr. Leclaire's Books and CDs. After reading and listening to her other books CDs a few times, I knew this was the right route for me. I had 3 epidurals before and 2 very stressful pregnancies....after follwing her methods and listening to the CDs...I was not only very relaxed and calm DURING my pregnancy - but I experienced natural childbirth for the first TIME! Even in the LABOR ROOM, my husband and I worked together as a team...he had learned the techniques and did short versions of them during my contractions. We stayed focused together and it was a beautiful experience. I wish I had known this with my last 3 pregnancies!
THE ORIGAL INVENTOR OF HYPNOBIRTHING.......2006-01-24
"HypnoBirthing" was NOT coined nor invented by Marie Mongan, as one of the reviews mentions!
The entire method and the word "HypnoBirthing" was created before 1987 by Michelle LeClaire O'Neill and and then published in a journal around that time. Marie Mongan stole the word and tried to TRADEMARK IT. Legal action was brought against Marie Mongan about a year ago - and brought to the attention of the trademark commission. Michelle LeClaire O'Neill has always had PROOF (not only in publication but elsewhere) that she invented this method and terminology.
This matter is still not settled yet with the trademark office and is currently in review by them.
Given these FACTS and lack of ethics of Mongan's behalf -
I value and trust Michelle LeClaire O'Neill's methods. Michelle is a reproductive psychologist, certified hypnoptherapist and has her own child-birthing methods...that she has been perfecting for over 25 years! Her books and DVDs are wonderful and were created/invented a LONG LONG time ago.
www.leclairemethod.com
Idid,Idid,connect with my inborn ability to birth easily .......2005-11-02
Dr Leclaire truly seems to understand the mindset of pregnant women.It is both to the point and deep and even addresses the myths we have unconsciously internalized. I loved the stories and the suggested releasing fear exercises.It remains the First and the best book out on addressing all I needed in respecting my mind/body and spirit.and using leclaire hypnobirthing. I used the entire program . I love her CD's and the 2nd edition of" The Leclaire Hypnobirthing Bundle For Happy Hypnomoms And Blissful Hypnobabies" which includes this book and an amazing hypnosis for pregnacy CD ,Hypnosis for Labor/Hypnobirthing CD and the ever so beautiful music "The Baroque Effect" I wish every pregnant mother had an opportunity to read and do this entire life affirming,woman affirming childbirth program.Epidural,C section ,Natural Birth ,whichever you desire this is a must
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Well Researched, Well Told Story of the 100th & 422nd.......2007-05-24
First, a little background information. The 442 Regimental Combat Team was the most highly decorated unit of its size in the United States Army. The 442, when at maximum strength had about 5,000 men. During the two years 1943-45 they earned 9,486 Purple Hearts, the medal given when a soldier is wounded. After the war most Army units were de-activated as the army was reduced in size. Only the most famous unit names are retained. The 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry is still active.
This book is a carefully researched story of the men, boys in age but men full grown in deed, who made up first the 100th Battalion and later the 442nd RCT. The author is Japanese born and educated. It was first written as a series of articles for the leading Japanese monthly magazine. Now it has been expanded for an American aucience. Her interest, indeed her fascination comes from an interest in comparing the Japanese and American cultures.
Remember also that the Japanese-Americans from the West Coast were sent to concentration camps. In 1943, the War Department in need of manpower sent recruiters to the relocation camps asking for volunteers to form a new Japanese American combat unit the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Ms. Duus has done a supurb job telling their story.
Excellent reference source.......2000-12-30
A very thorough and well-researched book on a heroic group of young Americans facing adversity at home and on the battlefield. The author skews the book more toward the Hawaiian Nisei in general, and the 100th Battalion in particular, than the mainland Nisei. Still, this is a must-have if you want to learn more about this chapter in our nation's history.
A good reference book to have.......2000-08-04
Found this book to be very easy to read and enjoy. The stories about the men involved with the 442nd show what group and individual courage is, and how important it is to remember what your relatives had to endure for our freendom.
A good book to add to your library.......2000-08-04
Found this book very easy to read and enjoy. Side stories about the men involved in the 442nd keeps learning about them a joy to read. Been trying to expand my collection of books about these men and found this book to very enjoyable to read and use as an inspiration.
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- A fine history of a largely forgotten group.
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Napoleon's Soldiers in America
Simone de La Souchere Delery ,
Simone De La Souchere Delery , and
Delery
Manufacturer: Pelican Publishing Company
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A fine history of a largely forgotten group........1999-02-07
After the demise of Napoleonic France, many former soldiers had no effective livelihood or could not adjust to the restored monarchy of Louis XVIII. Some became adventurers or professional soldiers elsewhere, others tried to discover the ideals of the French Revolution in the new world. This is the story of the latter group. These former soldiers emigrated to Louisiana, married into Creole families, and contributed to the melting pot that was New Orleans at that time. The author has written an excellent history, and this is well-recommended. One of these soldiers deserves special mention: Pierre Benjamin Buisson. He was given a an artillery officer and engineer who was given a battlefield promotion by Napoleon and fought in several battles. In Louisiana he served as an architect, a newspaper editor, and a captain of a local artillery company. Despite his age, during the Civil War he was a general of Louisiana state militia! This is a good one for those with interests in southern, military, or Louisiana history. It may be a little too esoteric for the casual reader, though.
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The lab manual includes 19 exercises, six study aids, and 28 experiments. The entire book has been updated and revised to reflect the most current terminology and environmental standards. Six new labs have been added as well as exercises and projects that require computer graphing and the web.
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What is the least we need to achieve the most? With this question in mind, MIT graduate
Eric Brende flipped the switch on technology. He and his wife, Mary, ditched their car, electric stove, refrigerator, running water, and everything else motorized or "hooked to the grid," and spent eighteen months living in a remote community so primitive in its technology that even the Amish consider it antiquated.
Better Off is the story of their real-life experiment to see whether our cell phones, wide-screen TVs, and SUVs have made life easier -- or whether life would be preferable without them. This smart, funny, and enlightening book mingles scientific analysis with the human story to demonstrate how a world free of technological excess can shrink stress -- and waistlines -- and expand happiness, health, and leisure.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
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"E-Book Extras: ONE: An Interview and Insight into the Mind of Eric Brende; TWO: Ten Tips for a Leaner and More Leisurely Life in a World of Technology
What happens when a graduate of MIT, the bastion of technological advancement, and his bride move to a community so primitive in its technology that even Amish groups consider it antiquated?
Eric Brende conceives a real-life experiment: to see if, in fact, all our cell phones, wide-screen TVs, and SUVs have made life easier and better -- or whether life would be preferable without them. By turns, the query narrows down to a single question: What is the least we need to achieve the most? With this in mind, the Brendes ditch their car, electric stove, refrigerator, running water, and everything else motorized or ""hooked to the grid"" and begin an eighteen-month trial run -- one that dramatically changes the way they live, and proves entertaining and surprising to readers.
Better OFF is a smart, often comedic, and always riveting book that also mingles scientific analysis with the human story, demonstrating how a world free of technological excess can shrink stress -- and waistlines -- and expand happiness, health, and leisure. Our notion that technophobes are backward gets turned on its head as the Brendes realize that the crucial technological decisions of their adopted Minimite community are made more soberly and deliberately than in the surrounding culture, and the result is greater -- not lesser -- mastery over the conditions of human existence.
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A flawed but honest and inspiring peek into voluntary simplicity.......2007-07-24
Brende's tale of entering into a community that shuns unnecessary technology is not perfect. Yet it's refreshingly honest and to the point in most cases. While this book would certainly be better if he spent more time detailing daily life without electricity or motors, or allowed his wife Mary to have more of a voice in the telling of the experience, he doesn't try to gloss over his own failings and ineptitudes. He allows the reader to see him as a human, with very human flaws, entering into an experiment based solely on curiosity and a willingness to follow that curiosity where it leads.
His arrogance towards the very community that takes him in and winds up giving him support does come through in places, as does his rather chauvinistic treatment of his wife. Yet, where the book succeeds is that it encourages the reader to look past those flaws and delve into an almost mystical realm of community that works on a level that modern society largely fails at.
I found this refreshing in that it doesn't paint a perfect rosy picture of a Utopian Luddite society, but rather it pulls the reader into questioning some assumptions about a merger of Technophiles and Luddites to achieve a level of awareness and interaction between humans and devices on a conscious level.
This is an easy, fun read, and is not a diatribe for or against a point of view. It's a glimpse into another way of viewing the world. It's a recommended tale of adventure and unlearning.
Good but..........2007-04-28
It's a well written book but I was hoping for more details about their everyday life of living without electricity. Instead, the book is mostly about the grand idea of living without modern technology.
I also wish we got more input from his wife's perspective and what her daily life at home and in the garden was like. She became pregnant halfway through their experiment so that was more intrigue we could have learned about but Mr. Brende hardly touched upon her experiences. It's a shame really, this book had a lot of potential.
It's more about the ideas than the experience........2007-01-21
I think this could be worth reading if the ideas of bartering labor, eating natural food, and getting more enjoyment with fewer possessions are new to you. If they aren't, there isn't much here.
This is a thin book, with little about the actual experience of living without electricity for eighteen months. There's considerable talk about rustic people with twinkles in their eyes, but we don't get very far into their heads. There are surprisingly few interesting anecdotes or insights. Mr. Bende seems to have no particular talent for them. I thought he basically ended up where he started, and the other characters are hardly sketched. The book was a disappointment on that score.
However, I think Mr. Brende's philosophy is worth discussing, and more or less on target. I enjoyed the chapters where he explores his own motivations and explains his ideas. He writes, "It often makes no sense to save labor and time when 'labor' provides needed exercise and 'time' is spent with family and friends." That's it, in a nutshell. If this is an alien and interesting idea, buy the book. If you're thinking "I completely agree," you might want to save your $12.
Better Off...that is, unless it is more convienient for the author to leave it on.......2007-01-19
I loved the premise of this book, the modern spin on classic Thoreou with more exploration of the concept of community and I admire the author's grit and determination (with a more-than-healthy dose of literary ambition and academic arrogance)to come down out of his academic tower of abstract ideas and romantic ideals and attempt to really live them out.
They (or I really should say he, since it is made clear in the course of the book who really runs the show) go about it in a half-hearted way, though. They keep their car, for one, which would be understandable if it was stored and used only for emergancies, but instead they use it pretty much whenever they feel like it. They leave the farm on several road trips and take off whenever they want to travel across the country or shop at Kmart for baby items.
With only a few months left in their experiment they abruptly "realize" that the car is the worst technology of all and decide to get a horse and buggy. The author tries to disguise it in several pages worth of his characteristically awkward, sometimes bordering on purple, prose, but he leaves us with several clues as to what really compelled him to give up his car.
"A Sherriff's deputy, all polite and smiles, appeared out of the blue to inform us he had seen us in our car with the out-of-state license plate..."
"The state we lived in also required insurance..."
Hmmm.
This isn't the first or the last time they bend their own rules to suit themselves.
He has absolutely no compunction to set aside his ideals, exploit the love of his wife and the polite hospitality of their neighbors and their children for his own ends.This is then brushed away by the author as he feels he is doing all these hardworking, earnest non-Amish a favor, since his experience of manual labor is so refreshingly pleasant, he is merely spreading that joy around by allowing these kind people the opportunity to do his work for him.
I find it interesting, also, that although he goes to great pains to describe every shaft of light and every menial task of homestead life in the same glowingly romantic prose, it doesn't take him long to tire of it and begin a slow creep back into technology. By the end of the book he is driving a motorized rickshaw and/or old SUV through the heart of St Louis, shopping at the grocery store, carrying a cell phone, making photocopies, borrowing power tools, using the internet, watching TV at friend's houses and dining out once a week. So much for his glowing appreciation for the "peace and quiet" and "heaven" of the country. So much for his uplifting, beautiful experience performing manual labor.
Not only does he no longer farm or even grow most of his own food, he gave up the "good life" completely to live in a sprawling 2,600 sq ft home in the heart of the city! Not exactly my idea of living "minimally".
The book is light, easy reading, and the subject matter fascinating, but unfortunately that is overshadowed by one of the most gratingly misgynist, irratatingly socially oblivious narrators imaginable. His views on childbirth and the roles of women and his complete lack of awareness are at times inintentionally comical, and his descriptions of other people reveal way more about himself then they ever do about them.
It's still worth a quick read for fun, but don't expect much in the way of life-changing revelation.
I'll leave you to savor some of our favorite neo-Thoreau's pearls of wisdom...
"I looked at Mary. Didn't she know that baby items were the mother's responsibility? 'Can't you use your credit card,' I asked."
"...never was there a society in which female, or womanly, values so dominated. Nurturing...deferring to the wishes of others, not having to get ones own way." and then "The entire audience was letting out a sigh of approval at my words..."
"While we adjusted to the new routine...[the pseudo-Amish neighbors and their children] cleaned up the house, mowed the yard, chopped the wood, transplanted spring greens in the garden, baked bread, washed diapers and clothes, fixed the gate...Mary and I appreciated the extra time..."
Insightful, fun, must read.......2006-12-25
Eric Brende manages to give insight, humor, historical and social perspective to the advantages of living a simple life in this delightful book. I would recommend it to anyone looking to add more peace to their lives. It's a great exploration of intentional living.
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Looks at the likely evolution of the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years, focusing on demographics, tenchnology and globalization.
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- Useful and interesting - STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
- Superlative! A must have!
- A secret weapon for the energy auditor
- Everything you always wanted to know, in plain English
- Provides practical advice for avoiding pitfalls
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Energy Efficiency Manual: for everyone who uses energy, pays for utilities, designs and builds, is interested in energy conservation and the environment (Energy Efficiency Manual)
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Book Description
This is the primary reference, how-to guide, and sourcebook for energy conservation. It lets you improve efficiency and save money in all types of buildings and plants, ranging from individual houses to commercial buildings to large institutions and industrial plants. It is organized around 400 logically grouped energy conservation actions, presented in language that everyone understands.
It's for everyone who uses energy, pays for utilities, manages property, operates energy systems, designs, builds, and values conservation and the environment. It's loaded with features that help you quickly find the right information for each application. "Ratings" and "Selection Scorecards" identify your best conservation opportunities. "Traps & Tricks" ensure success. "Economics" estimate savings and costs. It has been acclaimed by professional and non-technical users. Publishers Weekly says it "answers just about any question [from] homeowner, plant manager, energy policy guru ... as practically useful as it is informative." 830 photographs and drawings illustrate the methods. Hundreds of examples give you a feel for real applications. A complete index makes it easy to find every topic and term.
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Useful and interesting - STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.......2005-02-08
Despite the intimidating name and size of this tome, I found it fascinating to read. It covers everything from light bulb selection to rooftop chiller maintenance. The depth and breath of coverage is amazing.
This is not a hippie guide to backwoods eco-conservation. It is a practical manual, firmly grounded in science and economics that explains different strategies for maximizing comfort while minimizing energy use. In every case, the author examines both the pros and cons of the measure, and calculates the expected payback term. It is so helpful to have a book that is realistic in its treatment of energy conservation. Lots of books outline promising energy saving techniques, none I've read before talk so frankly about the problems you will encounter when you implement them.
Quite technical in many places, the text excels at explaining important concepts that are often ignored in other texts. I have a background in physics, but not until reading this book did I have a good grasp of the operation of absorption coolers or how the spectrum of a light bulb affects the visual comfort of the scene it illuminates. The concise overview of heat transfer mechanisms is more thorough than any thermodynamics textbook I've ever read.
Most important of all is the practical advice that is clearly based on a huge body of real experience. As the book so frequently points out, energy saving measures are useless if they break or are defeated by building occupants. Hundreds of (non-obvious) examples of these failures are given, with pictures.
This book would be great for anyone with responsibility for designing or maintaining buildings of any size. If you are hesitant to pay the high price, find it at a local library. I don't write many Amazon reviews, but after reading this book I felt compelled to strongly recommend it.
Superlative! A must have!.......2003-12-08
Superlative! The ENERGY EFFICIENCY MANUAL by Donald Wulfinghoff is a "must have" for professionals, libraries, facility managers, policy makers, homeowners, and anyone else who is serious about saving energy and cashing in on lower energy bills. It is the ultimate energy saving resource for businesses, industry, and government. PLUS, it will save money and reduce pollution, satisfying corporate bottom lines, policy makers, and environmentalists all at the same time. This book is unique. Highly informative, illustration-rich, and user-friendly, it is treasure trove of everything you need to know about energy efficiency from A to Z. Don't bother looking elsewhere -- the ENERGY EFFICIENCY MANUAL simply has it all. This book will pay for itself almost as fast as you can spot a hot air leak or install an energy-efficient light bulb!
-- Amy Vickers
A secret weapon for the energy auditor.......2003-07-01
As an energy auditor I'd almost call the Energy Efficiency Manual a secret weapon, except it has so many good ideas that I can't help but show it to many of the customers and prospective customers I meet. The diagrams are very useful, as is the self contained but well cross-referenced way in which each improvement measure has been written. For example, talking to the maintenance manager of a hospital, we looked at the diagrams of hot/cold deck multi-zone systems while discussing the pros and cons of upgrading a constant volume air conditioning system to a variable volume system. It is by far the most useful book on energy management that I have ever read (well, in the case of the Energy Efficiency Manual, that I have partially read - its an enormously large book!), and the ratings of each of the measures are particularly useful, along with the practical, no-nonsense approach. The book is extremely well cross referenced and Wulfinghoff has covered an enormous body of knowledge in writing the book. As someone fairly new to the field I'm grateful that he went to the effort of documenting and making available his knowledge and 30 odd years experience in the Energy Efficiency Manual.
Everything you always wanted to know, in plain English.......2001-04-25
I nodded my head in agreement while reading Wulfinghoff's philosophy about energy savings in commercial and light industrial facilities. He distills 20+ years of experience in this field with practical, no-nonsense how-tos to gain energy and dollar savings in a wide variety of facilities and end-uses: lighting, water use, steam systems, space heating, water heating, air conditioning, scheduling, pumps, energy management controls: its all here in a well-written, well-illustrated book.
Perhaps best of all, the author goes beyond theoretical considerations of high-tech efficiency products, with precautions of what works and what might fall short. He also reminds facility managers to be mindful of the human factors that can foil our best efforts. He offers suggestions on how to plan and manage efficiency upgrades complete with information for building operators and occupants, so that the savings persist.
Highly recommended for anyone managing energy use in facilities, ranging from individual buildings to college campuses to government facilities. [I am a local government energy manager myself.]
Provides practical advice for avoiding pitfalls.......2001-02-04
Donald Wulfinghoff's Energy Efficiency Manual is a massive, 1,536-page reference work that is organized to guide the reader quickly to the right information for their particular energy project, problem, or inquiry. The first part of this "user friend" manual has 400 logically grouped activities for improving energy efficiency. each activity begins with Ratings and a Selection Scorecard to help the reader judge the merits and difficulties of that particular activity. "Economics" sidebars estimates the savings, cost, and payback period. The "Traps & Tricks" sidebars provides practical advice for avoiding pitfalls plaguing energy conservation efforts. Energy Efficiency Manual will earn back its cover price over and over again and is an essential, core reference for personal, professional, and community library energy conservation and energy efficiency reference book collections.
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