Weight Wisdom: Affirmations to Free You from Food and Body Concerns

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Therapists Kathleen Burns Kingsbury and Mary Ellen Williams have treated hundreds of eating disordered people in their many years of practice, from slender seven-year-old Madeline who "feels fat," to Clare, an overwhelmed mother who can only cope with stress by bingeing three times a day.

In Weight Wisdom, they draw on their vast experience to illuminate a clear and practical path to recovery, offering a unique collection of daily affirmations that focus on the irrational beliefs, thoughts, and fears behind eating disordered behavior. In this powerful guide, Kingsbury and Williams equip readers with simple reflections, vignettes, and everyday analogies that they have successfully used with their own clients to counter destructive feelings and shatter distorted ideas of food and weight. Pithy and positive statements replace compulsive, perfectionist rules with new strategies to cope with blame, guilt, vulnerability, and self-criticism. Concrete activities help people with eating problems get offthe scale, get in touch with their feelings, and make friends with their bodies. Written by experienced therapists who understand the needs and fears of people with eating problems, the book is a refreshing guide to lasting change and recovery.

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A great companion book.......2007-05-06

This book is a perfect companion for someone looking for a tool to develop their "healthy self" through affirmations and more positive messages about recovery. A refreshing alternative to some of the more technical guides.

Nothing great.......2005-04-21

This book says nothing different than any other books out there. I buy so many books on eating disorders hoping that I'll find one that will give me new insights; this book appears to be a synopsis of many books out there. The authors don't appear to really understand the depth of emotion in eating disorders.

Weight Wisdom.......2005-03-11

This book is a solid user-friendly guide for a very complex issue. It effectively sheds light on our society's unhealthy obsession with having the "perfect body", replaces these distorted beliefs with healthy perspectives, and offers ways one can cope with one's own weight concerns. It is a book which asks the reader to reflect on his/her own individual food issues and provides concrete coping skills. A good resource guide for those who are dealing directly with weight issues and body image and for those who are helping them to cope.

Recovery Too Easy.......2004-11-13

The author's of this book make recovery sound so easy that it can be done by anyone and anytime. I think that although they might have had their own issues, it was not to the point of life or death like most eating disorders.

What about Men?.......2004-11-05

Although I found the preliminary chapter interesting as I progressed I quickly found that this book has a feminist slant to it. I think that if the authors has focused more on a wide variety of individuals for their research, the book would have been more helpful to me. I think having a male perspective somewhere would have been beneficial.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

American Military History and the Evolution of Western Warfare

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The evolution of western warfare

American Military History and the Evolution of Western Warfare
Robert Doughty , Ira Gruber , Roy K. Flint , Mark Brimsley , George C. Herring , Donald D. Horward , John A. Lynn , and Williamson Murray
Manufacturer: D.C. Heath
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The evolution of western warfare.......2007-03-01

Doughty's book covers exactly what it says. It provides a good overview of American military history beginning basically with the colonists' battles with Native Americans. This book really shines in its discussion of the technology behind warfare and how it affected key battles. For example, its sections on the technology of World War I (machine gun, plane and tank) are carried through when discussing World War II. I felt the authors did a good job of trying to create a logical flow of progression. Though I'm not sure if killing more people faster is "progress" but I digress.

There are also smaller sections on important military commanders. The authors also have no problem calling a spade a spade and telling the reader who did a bad job. And based on the Civil War section lots of people did lots of bad jobs.

There are, obviously, more in-depth studies of all the military actions and technology discussed in the book. But the importance of the book is to tie all of these facets together and create a larger view of American military history. Overall, the book did a good job creating a sense of evolution of western warfare.

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Army Under Pope
John Codman Ropes
Manufacturer: BROADFOOT PUBLISHING CO.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OL7LB6

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Army Under Pope
J. Ropes
Manufacturer: ARCHIVE SOCIETY
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OLMAAI

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The Army Under Pope
John Codman Ropes
Manufacturer: Broadfoot Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OJO38W

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Contemporary Histories are often the Best

The Army Under Pope
John Codman Ropes
Manufacturer: Digital Scanning
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1582185301

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Contemporary Histories are often the Best.......2002-10-20

But the print is so hard to read!

John C. Ropes has written a classic history of the Union Army of under the brief leadership of John Pope which ended with Pope's defeat at the hands of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson at Second Manassas in August 1862. This slim book was part of a "Campaigns of the Civil War" series originally published in the 1880s, and the current edition is a verbatim of the original.

While much has been said about Pope's bombastic "Headquarters in the Saddle" speech that offended many of the rank and file, and of his "scorched earth" policies that prompted Robert E. Lee to label Pope a "miscreant", recent histories suggest that it was the selfishness of George McClellan and the uncooperative attitudes of McClellan's lieutenants who served under Pope, specifically Fitz-John Porter, that were primarily to blame for Pope's resounding defeat.

This contemporary account of the actions of Pope's army pretty much affirms the recent accounts, commenting on how Pope was able to consolidate the scattered and badly beaten (by Jackson) elements of the Union forces in the Shenandoah into one cohesive force. Pope also established a pretty credible Union cavalry force that unfortunately was not supported by the Union infantry. This actually led to Pope's undoing when John Buford and a small cavalry force found itself alone up against Longstreet's entire corps in the Thoroughfare Gap. Forced to concede the Gap, the Union cavalry alerted Pope to the fact that Longstreet was coming in to relieve Jackson, who was pretty badly battered. Pope refused to heed this warning until it was too late, and was soundly thrashed.

The reluctance of Fitz-John Porter to commit his corps to the fray, and of his mentor McClellan refusal to send troops already promised to Pope only contributed to an inevitable, though not necessary defeat.

If only Ropes' book, with its small print wasn't so difficult to read!

Even the wonderfully graphic maps are barely legible. I would recommend "Second Manassas" from the Time-Life Voices of the Civil War series, and "Return to Bull Run" by John Hennessey for further exploration of the Pope period in the Union Army.

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Army Under Pope (Campaign of Silver War Series)
Ropes
Manufacturer: Broadfoot Pub Co
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 9999901328

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The Army Under Pope (Campaigns of the Civil War, Volume IV)
John C Ropes
Manufacturer: Archive Society Charles Scribner's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NPUKBG

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The Army Under Pope Campaigns of the civil War IV
John Codman Ropes
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NK9EM2

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Campaigns Of The Civil War: The Army Under Pope
John Codman Ropes
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0548220786

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The Army in the Civil War Volume IV (Volume IV: The Army Under Pope, Subscription Edition)
John Codman Ropes
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons, NY
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ASIN: B000RI3ITK

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The Army under Pope

ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0641687435

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Beautiful photography.......2000-04-14

I've been hunting for a book about common backyard birds which had big, clear pictures, to make it easier for my young kids (5, 3 and 1.5 years) to see the distinguishing characteristics of each bird. The photographs in this book are beautiful! The colors are crisp, details are vivid. Many of the scenes are breathtaking -- birds in flight, feeding their young. The pictures are also large, each occupies an entire page.

Of course, Harrison includes information on the birds -- descriptions, what they eat, their habitats, how to attract them, etc. The info is at par with the other bird books. The photos make the difference. I highly recommend this for both beginner bird watchers (like my family), and for bird lovers.

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Garden Birds of America, A Gallery of Garden Birds & How to Attract Them
George H. Harrison
Manufacturer: Minocqua, Wisconsin: Willow Creek Press, 1996
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LVGMQO

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