Principles of Political Economy: and Chapters on Socialism (Oxford World's Classics)

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This volume unites, for the first time, Books IV and V of Mill's great treatise on political economy with his fragmentary chapters on socialism. His answers to policy questions are still highly relevant today, and Riley's introduction clarifies his distinctive liberal utilitarian philosophy.

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flawed but brilliant book........2007-09-07

John Stuart Mill was almost as unlucky as Karl Marx. Mill was the right man at the right time when it came to summing up Classical Economics. He was both brilliant and well situated. As the son of James Mill he knew David Ricardo well. Mill was also a gifted student. He spoke multiple languages as a small child. Mill famously claimed that "Happily, there is nothing in the laws of Value which remains for the present or any future writer to clear up; the theory of the subject is complete: the only difficulty to be overcome is that of so stating it as to solve by anticipation the chief perplexities which occur in applying it." Little did he know that in a few years the 'marginal revolution' would shred his definitive restatement of Ricardian economics.

Another notable-quotable passage concerns socialism: "If, therefore, the choice were to be made between Communism with all its chances, and the present [1852] state of society with all its sufferings and injustices; if the institution of private property necessarily carried with it as a consequence, that the produce of labour should be apportioned as we now see it, almost in an inverse ratio to the labour--the largest portions to those who have never worked at all, the next largest to those whose work is almost nominal, and so in a descending scale, the remuneration dwindling as the work grows harder and more disagreeable, until the most fatiguing and exhausting bodily labour cannot count with certainty on being able to earn even the necessaries of life; if this or Communism were the alternative, all the difficulties, great or small, of Communism would be but as dust in the balance." Looks like JSM is on the wrong side of history again, but he also noted: "But to make the comparison applicable, we must compare Communism at its best, with the régime of individual property, not as it is, but as it might be made." Fair enough. There are many other notable-quotable sections of Mill's book, though this edition omits many of them.

Mill's book is about the earliest work on comparative economic systems that I know of. The inclusion of Mills' chapters on socialism add much to this edition. Given that he was writing in the shadow of Malthus, he does take a rather pessimistic tone at times. Yet his discussion of the stationary state are interesting. On page 129 Mill discusses how the stationary state does not impose insurmountable obstacles to human improvement. It is also interesting to note the degree to which his arguments for limited government involvement in the economy fits with modern economic theory.

Mill was one of the greatest social theorists of all times. Yet he (and Marx) failed to see the importance of marginal concepts in economics. Mill was, however, a much better social theorist than Marx. Mill was able to arrive at some sound conclusions without modern price theory. This book also reveals Mills abilities as a social philosopher. This is a rare example of a book that it vitally important despite being fundamentally wrong. It is important not merely for historical reasons. PPE makes you think more deeply about economics, politics, and philosophy. Few thinkers have been as thought provoking as Mill, and likely few will match his level of acumen in the future.

Great book, but not in this edition.......2004-05-19

This book gives a comprehensive and readable, if somewhat formally written overview of classical economics, reflecting the state of the field in 1848. As may be expected of a book 150+ years old, much of its content is outdated today. But it's remarkable how well Mill's thoughts about the mechanics of the economy, and how they affect the fabric of society, have aged. It is most instructive to read the book in parallel with a competing, much more enthusiastically hyped text, also published in 1848: Karl Marx's "Communist Manifesto". Mill's "Principles" are required reading for everyone seriously interested in the history of economic thought.

But I have to agree with the earlier reviewer: don't read it in this edition! It's not just the footnotes, some of which were reprinted, some of which weren't. The trouble is that "Book 1: Production", is missing completely. That's a fifth of the whole text! That's the reason I'm giving the book three stars: five for the content, one for the edition.

My advice would be this: Check out the book in electronic form, which is available at the www.econlib.org website. If you like it, by all means buy a paper edition -- but not this one!

correction from argentina.......1999-08-24

I must be a complete idiot. I finally decided to open this abridged edition of Mill's Political Economy & Chaps on Socialism, just to see what's going on in there. Lo & behold, as anybody with eyes can see, there ARE extensive notes on the text, including an index of names referred to by Mill! However, I wish to reiterate my claim that it is an "awful edition" for idiots who don't open the book or are unable to read the table of contents. Why doesn't Oxford provide user guides to explain these complex matters?

Awful Edition.......1999-05-21

The Oxford Classic's edition of th Principles of J.S.Mill is an awful one. It not only omits complete sections of the work and doesn't mention it in the cover but lacks notes and even an index.

Don't buy it!

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Principles of Political Economy: and Chapters on Socialism
John Stuart Mill
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Papers presented cover topics as varied as: examining how new institutions emerge and replace former ways of doing things; an insider/outsider approach to examine the emergence and spread of organization development activities in Boston's city government; an introduction of a methodology incorporating multidimensional scaling and repertory grid procedures to produce cognitive maps; conceptual distinction between justice and injustice; an examination of how representatives of several prominent US universities reacted to questions about hate speech policies implemented by their universities but banned by court order; linkages between leadership, organizational change, and managerial work; empirical systems modelling on entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship; and an extension of a study considering issues of replicability and generalization in several Indian R&D organizations.

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"Explores the molecular, biochemical, functional, structural, and developmental mechanisms of pH in plant growth. Examines the role of pH in plant symplasm, plant apoplasm, thr rhizosphere, the ecosystem, and plant interaction with biotic snd abiotic environments."

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In this revised edition of Herpetology, the authors provide the only treatment of amphibians and reptiles that integrates information about evolutionary relationships with ecology, behavior, and physiology and provide up-to-date references to the primary literature. KEY TOPICS The book is broken down into four parts and explores these specific questions: what are amphibians and reptiles; how do they work; what do they do; and what are their prospects for survival. MARKET This book is ideal for professionals such as zoo and aquarium curators, animal keepers, reptile and amphibian hobbyists, wildlife managers and conservationists who are looking for an integrated approach to the ecology, behavior, morphology, and physiology of amphibians and reptiles, presented in a phylogenetic and organismal context.

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Excellent conceptually.......2006-01-24

It's certainly not complete or perfect, and as a reviewer notes, contains some omissions and errors. However, while a textbook should strive to be as good as possible in those areas, it's no substitute for the primary literature in peer-reviewed journals and shouldn't be viewed as such, and instead should be seen as more of a conceptual introduction, in which I feel it does well. It avoids the tempting parade-of-taxa style, and instead focuses on the important concepts uniting reptiles and to an extent all animals, such as osmoregulation, feeding, locomotion, reproductive strategies, etc.

The section dealing with my primary focus, locomotion, is rather sparse, and contains some outdated information, but nothing that can't be corrected with a quick read through the literature. With any luck, my own work will be in the next edition.

Anurans and Squamates and Crocodylia! Oh, my!.......2002-11-19

This is easily the best herpetology text book out there. It is informative, yet not full of the boringness (if that's a word...) of many textbooks. You might say that it's...fun to read.

Herp Textbook.......2000-05-03

I have just finished an undergradute course which used this book as the main text. I agree with the previous reviewer that there is considerable overlap and occasional contradiction. The early chapters tend to use a lot of technical jargon, and seem to be written for people who already understand the material. I was not so impressed with phylogenic descriptions which frequently failed to discuss unifying characteristics within families. Later sections, including locomotion, water balance, and mate selection are well written. This book would benefit from a glossary, more relevant tables and figures, and a more inclusive index. Overall, editing is rather sketchy.

Best of what's available.......1998-10-22

Despite some fairly serious errors and omissions, this book is the best academic treatment of the field of herpetology yet written. It is a multi-authored text which allows people to write on what they know best, rather than making authors stretch well beyond their fields of expertise. This unfortunately means there's a lot of repetition between chapters, and some flat-out contradictions. It does a fairly good of reviewing the literature in a number of sub-fields of herpetology, and so provides more up-to-date reviews than you're likely to find in "Biology of the Reptilia". It is a good choice for a herpetology course for undergraduates--in fact I plan to use it for such a course in summer 1999. Amazing omissions: dinosaurs!! birds!! biogeography!! Notable inclusions: good chapters on foraging ecology, classification (too short), & thermoregulation.

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In this wonderful book, the famous scientist and best-selling author, Konrad Lorenz, "the man who talked with animals," enlightens and entertains us with his illustrated account of the unique relationship between humans and their pets.

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Great book every dog lover/owner should have and read.......2007-08-12

Mr. "Kelley" hasn't read or understood the book and certainly doesn't know much about dogs or training. If he'd checked he might have noticed the first edition was in 1953 and based on research/observations going back to the 1920's. Dogs as 'pets' are a new concept. Until fairly recently dogs were strong, aggressive working animals used for herding, hunting, police, military use. I suggest Mr. "Kelley" look at training manuals from those days. He will see that trainers used a lead with a three foot length of dowling rod attached to hold the dog off of them during training. Not because the dog was vicious, simply because it was known and accepted that they were attempting to train a big tough carnivore (not a lap dog) and it only made sense to take reasonable precautions. I've talked to breeders and trainers who've had to separate some big (150+) pound males by beating them apart with shovels. Extreme? Well, the fire hose didn't work and that was a last resort. It managed to distract the dogs long enough to separate them. It turned out someone had brought a female in season into an area that was clearly marked as off limits to intact females. A cursory look at my copy (Penguin Books reprint 1988) shows two "beatings": p22:". . .a dingo . . .his manner changed entirely when he was about one and a half years olf: he still accepted every form of punishment, even a beating, without resistance, but, as soon as the business was over, he shook himself, gave a friendly wag of his tail and ran off, inviting me to chase him." p. 100: ". . . activities were thus to be interpreted: 'Dear Master, Please do not be cross, but, for the moment I much regret to say, I am quite unable to let go of this dirty dog, even if you should think fit to punish me later with a wacking or---as God forbid---at this instant with a bucket of cold water'" In the first instance it doesn't appear the Dingo was terribly impressed with the 'beating' and in the second, it was entirely hypothetical, used to described the meaning behind a dogs body language. However on page 70 he describes his disgust with a person carrying a whip to use on his dog and on page 77 when his 6 year old daughter is caught between two dogs fighting he merely separated the dogs to rescue his daughter. No 'beatings' and the dogs weren't killed as they probably would be in these more "enlightened" times. IF Mr. Kelley had read this book he would have seen that Konrad Lorenz had a tremendous amount of sympathy and love for all animals. True, many of his ideas, especially about evolution, are dated. But all science is provisional and old ideas are superceded with new information. Lorenz's observations, compassion and love for all animals and especially dogs has not been superceded. Suggested reading: Adam's Task by Vicki Hearne Bandit: Dossier of a Dangerous Dog by Vicki Hearne King Solomon's Ring by Konrad Lorenz The Canine Good Citizen: Every Dog Can Be One, Second Edition by Jack Volhard and Wendy Volhard Kinship with all life by J. Allen Boone The Body language and emotion of dogs by Myrna M. Milani DVM The Domestic Dog: it's evolution, behavior and interactions with people edited by James Serpell Behavior Problems in Dogs by William E. Campbell

My oldtime favorite.......2007-02-17

As a huge doglover I read this book when I was 14 year old, and I loved it. Its an easy read, entertaining, educational, and encouraging to read more about animal behaviour. I recommend it for anybody who would love to learn basics in dog behaviour.

Mean Beats Dog - A Nazi's View of Dog Training.......2007-02-04

There are some very interesting observations here about dogs. And I mean just plain old, everyday descriptions of behavior, sans interpretative input. Two intact males meet on a street corner, for instance, and there's instant tension. They sniff and circle, and the tension seems to build. Then they inexplicably turn their backs on one another, go to opposite corners, and leave their "mark". An excellent example of urine-marking as a way of reducing internal stress, nothing more. And although Lorenz doesn't categorize it as I have, his description tells it all. I really enjoyed several such narrative passages, but quickly grew weary of his silly, fantasy-like theories of the dog's origins. And frankly, after he kept mentioning, in a very sanguine manner, how he'd routinely beat his dog for minor infractions, I had to quit reading. (Ever since the time I broke a lamp with an original hardcover copy of HOW TO BE YOUR DOG'S BEST FRIEND by the Monks of New Skete, my dog gets nervous if I start throwing books around.)

Oh, and nowhere does Lorenz mention his Nazi Party days, or his gung-ho attitude about wanting to help Adolph Hitler wipe out all Jews, Poles, and Gypsies, from the face of the earth, which is just one of many Lorenzian ideas about biology that have been discredited in the last sixty years or so (his second biggest is the myth of the alpha dog). But I digress. This book is supposed to be only about canine behavior, training, and origins--not eugenics.

One star. (I'd give it less, just for all the casual beatings, but Amazon doesn't allow it.)

Return to an Old Friend.......2006-11-03

I first read "Man Meets Dog" over thrity years ago and I've nerver forgotten some of his insights and the love he had for Chows. I recenlty purchased the book for my mother-in=law and decided to reread it myself.

Other fine books giving us insights and jokes about animals and our love of them have been written since. But his is still the best for combining scientific insight and humanity into one small package.

If you are not hooked on the book after the first two pages, then give your dog away. You don't deserve him.

THEN THE DOG GAVE ME A BONE.......2006-08-23

Beware of all people who borrow books. Their bark is promising and their bite is amnesiac. That is how I lost one of my pets (book).
Imagine my astonishment when I dug up a favourite old bone in a listless search on Amazon, Konrad Lorenz's `Man Meets Dog'. When I was twelve, this was already a buried relic from the 50s, which survived in my father's eclectic library. It articulated all my instincts about dogs and made a whole lot of new ideas sit up.
The impact of this warm, academic piece, read four decades ago, was such that I could, on reading it again, remember every detail.
Konrad Lorenz imagines, very creatively, how the dog was first domesticated and how ancient instincts form its (and the cat's) psychic, how this establishes their relationship with man and tells us a thing or two about what man's relationship should be with his dog and cat. Using personal anecdotes to denote scientific research, he leaves one unaware that you are accumulating knowledge, and the humanized and humorous drawings help along this illusion.
There are lots of modern animal behaviourists whispering about this very subject, but I have never noticed any acknowledgement for this charming pioneer who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Psychology in 1973 and who achieves `that miraculous state which is the highest goal of oriental sages' by venturing into nature with his dog and turning the expression `going to the dogs' into a spiritual experience.
This is one bone I'm never sharing again, so find your own.

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MAN MEETS DOG
KONRAD Z. LORENZ
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MAN MEETS DOG
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True stories about the behavior of domestic animals by the world-famous writer and psychologist.

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MAN MEETS DOG
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Man Meets Dog
Konrad Z. Lorenz
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Man Meets Dog

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MAN MEETS DOG.
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The Rem Dawg Tires This Sox Fan Out

Great for the serious fan or player

From the Insiders View

Almost as good as a day at the park

Watching Baseball, updated & revised: Discovering the Game within the Game (Watching Baseball: Discovering the Game Within the Game)
Jerry Remy
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The Boston Globe's Number One bestseller is back, revised and updated for the 2005 season. Jerry Remy's name and face are already known to millions of fans. Every night during the baseball season, 400,000 or more households tune in to listen to his broadcast of the Red Sox game. But fans learned to love him years ago, when he was traded to the Red Sox in 1978, earning a trip to the All-Star Game in his first year with the team; Remy hit .278, scored eighty-seven runs, and stole thirty bases.

Injured in 1984, Remy never played another game. In 1988, he began his work as an announcer, working color commentary for Red Sox broadcasts on NESN, which is a basic cable channel throughout New England and available by satellite across the country. He covers more than 150 games per season for NESN and broadcast television, plus regular assignments on the national Fox Game of the Week. But the best part of Jerry Remy is his easy style: listeners feel like they're having a beer with a friend while they're watching the game.

If spectators just follow the ball, they are missing much of the game. Baseball is a lot more complex than that. Everyone talks about second-guessing the manager; and there's a lot of fun in that for everyone except the manager. Those opinions can be heard all day on the sports talk shows and read in the newspaper columns. But if the people are really going to get into the game, they need to start first-guessing. That's what this book is all about.

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Weak grounder to first.......2007-03-27

Look, I enjoy Jerry Remy's "company" while watching Sox games. He's experienced, insightful and witty. I prefer him to all the other regional broadcasters, and much prefer Remy and Orsillo to the Fox national crew. But this book was a huge letdown. It was repetitive, topical, and lacked tempo. I didn't learn anything that I could use to become a better spectator. Given Remy's ease in front of the camera, I have to think his editor failed him, but I suppose that's neither here nor there.

The Rem Dawg Tires This Sox Fan Out.......2006-08-31

First off, I'm a huge Red Sox fan and have watched the Sox play hundreds of games on TV just in the past several seasons alone, with Jerry Remy as the color commentator. I like him as a commentator. He has a great sense of levity and brings good natured humor to the game. Also, he often has insightful things to say about many aspects of the game, and doesn't over-talk, although he does self-promote a bit much. So maybe I've heard Remy so much that I've already learned all he has to offer.

However, to use a baseball game analogy, much of this book is filled with routine groundballs and fly balls, while you have to wait a long time for hits and runs. By the 7th inning, you need to stretch because things are getting a bit long. There's just not a lot of insight or "discovery" here, unless you really don't watch much baseball.

The book is broken up by these "Rem Dawg Remembers" excerpts, separated in the text and bolded. One such is "You don't see many great hitters that are strictly pull hitters. There have been some: Ted Williams, for example, and Barry Bonds. But they are rare." That's it. Is that really "inside information?" How about talking about David Ortiz and describing his success against the shift? A Williams story? No - no mention if Remy even ever saw Williams when he was a kid. Nothing. Hardly a homerun of insightfulness.

One reviewer noted that Remy said the hitter has the advantage in the rain. Pretty much all Remy says about this is that the field is quicker when wet (no kidding) and the ball is wet when they pick it up, maybe causing errors. Hmmm... and how much does this book cost?

The bottom line is that if you watch baseball even casually on every other weekend over the summer, you already know 95% of what's in the book. As for inside information, Remy doesn't name any names unless he's kissing their butts, has nothing negative to say about anyone (how can you be insightful and skip over criticism?), passes over the steriod scandal, and for whom I thought was a humble guy, devoted lots of the book to himself. What other author has quotes about himself all over the inside of the book? Maybe the jacket, but please.

The best chapter was "Hitter's Counts." It was the one chapter that had stats to back up Jerry's hunches and feelings. Learning Kevin Millar led the 2004 Sox with a .383 BA when ahead in the count was interesting. But if you already know "inside info" like that on a 3-1 count the pitcher is probably going to throw a fastball, you may end up feeling like you haven't learned "the game within the game" that is advertised on the cover.

The last 100 pages are filled up with boxscores from the 2004 playoffs and World Series (not written at all from Jerry's point of view, but co-author Corey Sandler) and then Jerry's favorite current players, and finishes with an brief account of each of Jerry's 7 homeruns. No big deal.

Want to know what it was like to play for years with Yaz? To bat against Nolan Ryan? What's the dugout like? What goes on in player meetings? Want to know inside info about broadcasting Sox games, or funny stories about being on the road? You've come to the wrong book.

Great for the serious fan or player.......2004-11-24

I bought this book for my son. It's a little less anecdotal and more technical than I expected. If you really want to understand the strategy of the game, this book is for you. It is light-hearted and there are also some funny baseball stories and info on the Red Sox, but that's not the main part of the book, and if that's what you're looking for this probably isn't the book for you. Overall, I very much recommend this book for those who are true students of the game, and especially for kids about age 12 and up who want insights into how to become a better player MENTALLY, or those interested in coaching. Jerry doesn't explain how to hit a fastball, but he explains the STRATEGY of the game exceptionally well.

From the Insiders View.......2004-07-02

Baseball is such a simple game. Someone throws the ball, someone else tries to hit it, if he does he runs around .... Well you know.

But what's really going on. In this quite large (367 page) book, Jerry Remy, a former second baseman explains the game as the players see it. There are hundreds of little tips: playing in the rain is to the advantage of the hitter, should the cutoff man jump if necessary to catch a ball, what about contract negotiations. And of course there's the discussions about people. As a player and then a baseball broadcaster, and a chat room moderator he knows all the principals in the business/game. If baseball is your thing....

Almost as good as a day at the park.......2004-05-02

I know what my Father's Day gifts will be. This book is like getting personalized instructions from the man himself, Jerry Remy. It has so much inside information abut the art of baseball. Not just for Red Sox fans but fans of the game anywhere.

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Answering hundreds of questions about content, style, and etiquette, this will help newlyweds write thank-you notes that are both personal and appropriate.

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A litte dated, but overall very helpful.......2007-02-04

The task of writing 50-100 thank you notes for wedding gifts can be a little daunting, and this book was very helpful. They outline the anatomy of a thank you note and offer suggested wording, which I found more useful than the actual sample thank you notes. The language in them seems a bit dated.

Useless.......2007-01-10

I was really excited about this book but it was a huge disappointment. It really needs to be updated.

VERY USEFUL WITH OUR NOTES!!.......2006-12-02

This book was very helpful to get us through our huge stack of thank you notes!!!

Thank You Notes Are SO Easy & Appreciated With This!.......2006-02-06

I picked up this book on a whim this summer to help me thank friends and family for engagement gifts. I considered that it would be useful in the long run for wedding gift thank you notes as well. Sure enough, this book is essential. Though its topics are limited, it inspires the basics to compose a simple and heartfelt thank you note. If I were to change this book in any way, I'd add more 'template' notes for different types of gifts, like coffee makers, tea sets, and other common registry items.

The thank you notes I've written using the advice from this book were perfect. Friends actually commented on the notes and wrote me thank you notes for my thank you notes! No kidding! There may be similar books that can do the same job, but the concept behind this book and the resource itself make this a useful item to have as a bride-to-be or recently wed couple.

Just OK.......2005-07-07

There is nothing in this book that isn't reviewed by a larger, all encompassing etiquette book. It seemed like the suggestions didn't acknowledge the widely popular use of bridal registries. "Thank you for the crystal vase. It's just what we wanted." ...well obviously, if that's what you had registered for initially, right? It does, however, address some unusual situations. Fair content. Nothing special.

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All of us dream of how wonderful our lives could would be if only we could look, feel, and perform our best. With the premiere of Fox's The Swan, fifteen million viewers tuned in to watch sixteen women embark on this very journey of self-transformation with the aide of a troopoupe of specialists, from therapists, to cosmetic surgeons. Now, in The Swan Curriculum, Nely Galán, the show's creator and resident life coach, reveals the step-by-step process by which you can initiate the same remarkable changes in your own life.

Combining practical tips and workbook-style exercises to inspire meaningful self-evaluation, The Swan Curriculum offers women of all ages, shapes, sizes, and backgrounds the lessons and exercises used by the participants on The Swan to achieve their personal best. Broken into twelve one-week chapters, that each dealing with a different facet of your life -- among them, (such as work, sex, family, and education -- ), The Swan Curriculum teaches you how to take action to overcome the hurdles that hinder you from being your absolute best.

A complete life overhaul in one volume, The Swan Curriculum will give you the tools necessary to become the ultimate Swan, one transformative step at a time.

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BUY THIS BOOK.......2005-07-30

I saw this author on Life and Style and it intrigued me, but I waited to buy the book. Forget every makeover book or magazine you have read. They mean nothing to this book. You don't need to be on the show. The contents of this book will change your life. I'm buying a copy for every girl I know and you should too.

There Is More To This Book Than Looking Like Barbie.......2004-12-09

I am so pulled to the Therapy part of the hit tv show The Swan. I was hoping the book would cover that part or at least lead you in the right direction.

Im very happy with the book I read it in less than 24 hours and now im doing the workbook part of it.

All tho you dont get the 3 mos all by yourself to do this , the book is a great alternitive. It walks you through the steps that you need to cover come your past and work on your present.

The book is not full of cosmetic surgery jumbo, it bearly speaks of it really . This book is all about the therapy part of that program. It is money well spent.

I would recommend it to anyone. There are areas everyone can work on and this book will make you think about them and help you do something about them.

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