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Great workout for your golf game and your life

Excellent book on golf fitness.

A nice fitness book that will improve your golf game

Great Expectations Ruined

Waste of time/money

Ernie Els' Guide to Golf Fitness: Take Strokes Off Your Game and Add Yards to Your Drive
Ernie Els , and David Herman
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One of the biggest mistakes non-golfers and even casual duffers make about the Royal and Ancient game is assuming you don't have to be in shape to play it. The truth is, golf can be an exhausting affair. You can't be a physical wreck and play golf consistently well; as in any sport, the better your condition, the better your chance of success. Two-time U.S. Open champ Ernie Els uses his Guide to Golf Fitness as both a soapbox to stress the benefits of good conditioning and a virtual gym to present a series of general and golf-specific exercises designed to drop your scores as successfully as a good putting tip.

Els developed his program--geared specifically to address a golfer's strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular system--with David Herman, the fitness trainer who helped Els shed the 15 pounds he credits with the resurgence of his game and better health overall. Though many of the exercises--all of which Els himself demonstrates in photographs--require gym equipment, others don't, and while all provide a workout, the program can be easily adjusted in its difficulty and demands to fit any level of desire and ability. "It's important," Els stresses, "to choose an exercise program that you enjoy," that challenges, but doesn't grind you down. There's enough grinding required on the course already. --Jeff Silverman

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Lower Scores and Longer Drives

Let’s face the facts. You need to be in shape to be on your best golf game. Ernie Els’ Guide to Golf Fitness offers a comprehensive and fully illustrated fitness plan for every skill level and body type, because sometimes taking lessons and putting in hours of practice aren’t the only ways to improve your game. Ernie Els’ Guide to Golf Fitness will help you design a program focusing on four key areas:

* Cardiovascular fitness
* Flexibility
* Muscle strength
* Avoiding common golf injuries

This program was designed by Ernie’s personal trainer, David Herman, and together they encourage you to train to prevent injuries and improve your confidence and mental focus, both on and off the course.

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Great workout for your golf game and your life.......2006-09-08

I thought this was a great basic book on fitness for your golf game. Ernie and David cover stretching, weights, cardio, nutrition, and some injury prevention. The book is less than 150 pages long, so it doesn't go into great detail on any one of the subjects, but I thought that each chapter did cover the subject adequately. The authors give two different suggested workout programs. One for beginners and the other more advanced.

I consider myself to be fairly fit and healthy, and I have used personal fitness trainers in the past. This book didn't violate any principles that I have learned, and it even taught me some things. One - is that David doesn't recommend doing straight bar bench presses for golfers. He likes either the machine or dumbbells for a chest exercise. He feels that the straight bar is too prone to shoulder injury for a golfer.

One thing I wish they had expanded on was an early mention of the three different body types, Ectomorphs, Mesomorphs, and Endomorphs. I hadn't heard this distinction before and was hoping that the book referred back to this in later chapters with suggestions on different exercises for each body type. Unfortunatley for me, it didn't refer to them again at all.

Overall I thought the book did exactly what it promised - it educated the reader on Golf Fitness. If readers follow it's guidelines and the work out program, they will improve strength, flexibility, and overall health. All of which will help lower the golf scores!!

Excellent book on golf fitness........2006-04-30

Els does it again. He focuses on the essentials that will help the reader's golf game only now it involves conditioning. Now, I find it amusing that people complaining about "knowing" already of the excercises Els recommends but are they actually doing them? Sure, it's easy for someone to mouth off and say that this book isn't offering anything new but the fact is, they looked up the book for a reason. That's Els MO when it comes to instruction. He expects the reader to actually follow his advice.(Imagine that!) He may be showing simple excercises but the bottom line is, as simple as they are, they work. The reader has to simply committ to doing them

A nice fitness book that will improve your golf game.......2005-02-02

I dont understand why other readers didnt like this book. It delivers what it says it will. It is a fitness guide book that will help lower your golf scores if you do what it says.

Great Expectations Ruined.......2002-11-30

Bought this thinking it would give me some useful exercises for my golf game. Unfortunately, the exercises and ideas are so basic you probably could guess 90% of what's in here. Maybe this is truly all a person needs to know, but I have to think there are some better and more creative approaches out there. Not at all inspirational or motivational.

Waste of time/money.......2002-09-07

Book summary: 1) do basic weight training exercises at high repetition to maintain strength without bulking up, 2) follow basic nutrition regimen, 3) maintain flexibility using traditional stretching exercises, 4) you can only excel at golf if you are long and lean. There truly isn't a new thought or idea in the entire book. Do yourself a favor and pass on this stinker.

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Who knew a stylebook could be so much fun? For lovers of language, Lapsing Into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. Author Bill Walsh, chief copy editor in the business section of the Washington Post, humorously discusses the changing rules of proper print style in the information age. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing Into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest

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No writer's or editor's desk is complete without a battered, page-bent copy of the AP Stylebook. However, this not-so-easy-to-use reference of journalistic style is often not up-to-date and leaves reporters and copyeditors unsatisfied. Bill Walsh, copy chief for the Washington Post's business desk, addresses these shortcomings in Lapsing into a Comma. In an opinionated, humorous, and yes, curmudgeonly way, he shows how to apply the basic rules to unique, modern grammar issues. Walsh explains how to deal with perplexing situations such as trendy words, foreign terms, and web speak.

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A decent book, but it has some errors and details missing........2006-06-24

I was walking around the local library the other day and came across multiple books on writing. To my surprise, the public library had more books on writing than the college library. I thought to myself, "I've been looking for these kind of books to enhance my writing!" So I grasped this book in my hands and began reading away. As I continued through this book, I began to notice the editorial commas. I slowly connected the truth of the book's title to the content of the book: This was a book based around press and media writing. I found a nice and quiet place to read at the library's local history room and then sat down near a desk.

While reading, I decided to give this book a review, so I wrote down notes in a notebook. However, my logic and learned way of writing may or may not conflict with one from the press; but I felt that errors and other press related style and/or punctuation was not pointed out soon enough. Therefore, I was confused as to the difference between press writing and academic writing, and may have created a biased review. I would have liked the differences pointed out. Please don't smack me with the stupid stick for having errors in this review: I'm still working on my English. With that being said, onto the online *evil smirk* book review.

E-mail vs. email:

As much as I admire a businessman becoming a writer for The Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, he forgot one thing: E stands for electronic! Instead of being 1337, he went on this long rant about being an "oldbie" on the web and a javaslinger; he coded his first page in raw HTML (javascript). I'm oldschool, but at least I understand why it was called "e-mail." Something that I found silly was his inability to appeal to authority. Let me ask you something: If the owner of eBay were to write up a report about his or her company and list the company's name multiple times through the report, then would you accept that as the correct spelling? I would. Case closed. Appeal to creator wins.

Possible error at the top paragraph on page 59: "The first example, however, places 'and added' in a parallel position; thus the 'and added' clause is made dependent on the..."

Let's look at the semicolon and the word "thus".

Last time I checked, a person is suppose to use a comma after and independent marker; thus, a comma comes after 'thus'. Is the missing comma suppose to be some type of Associated Press (AP) writing editorial punctuation? You could smack me with a stick for not reading the AP style guide, but it would have been nice if the author and the copyeditors noted what was going on. Some of the material and possible errors at this point make me question if I should continue reading the book. I looked up semicolon in the index, and it was about 30 or so pages ahead of the past page I was at. I noticed the semicolon was feared by the author and not brought out in detail. I'm not chuckling. I've questioned a few of the matters in this book. I've been able to accept press vs. academic so far, but I'm starting to get concerned if what I'm learning is correct or not. I grabbed the book from the library to learn. However, if these are mistakes, then I'm a novice writer learning mistakes that weren't meant to be mistakes. I don't think that's a good way to learn how to write. Do you?

Let's go to the their vs. his or her debate:

I don't care who or what you are, I'm going to use his or her. If something is singular, it's going to stay that way. I don't approve of the media or some other brainwashing superpower to change the rules of English grammar. This is why I've got to love some of the reviews on Amazon.com. People don't seem to care about grammar. Makes me feel like someone is trying to sell me snake oil and the people around me are conspiring with the retailer. Apparently, I'm not the only one that feels this way. Not after reading the rest of the reviews here. May I mention that Amazon.com was advertised in the book? Yeah. Thanks for dumbing down grammar.

Another section was where he used a comma instead of a semicolon to creates sentences like the following:

Page 91:
I like Trix, I like Lucky Charms, and I like Cocoa Pebbles.

Maybe I'm missing something here; maybe he was trying to detail something; maybe he's ADHD and forgot; and maybe the book is ADHD.

I like Trix, Lucky Charms, and Cocoa Pebbles.
Thank you parallelism.

A person is suppose to use a semicolon instead of this serial comma junk he's selling; however, this could be a style concern. Another entry about style and its concerns with semicolons could have been inserted.

Yeah. I'm done reading after 60 pages or so. At least I read more than a fifth of the book.

Parts of the book I liked:

Introduction to brackets. It may not have been correct, but I understand what it's about.

"I've written a stylebook that I hope makes the following point: Be skeptical of stylebooks."

You seem to have accomplished your goal: Your book makes me borderline schizophrenic.

Light reading for word nerds.......2006-04-12

Walsh's book is excellent, and a fun read. He even responded quickly to an e-mailed question asking for clarification on a rule regarding quote marks and other punctuation.

One caveat about some of the rules -- The book is written with newspaper writing primarily in mind, so some of the rules about how to handle titles may not apply to academic writing. Check the style of what you're working on.

A Misleading Book Title...and at Least One Wobbly Entry.......2006-03-16

I'll admit that I haven't read many entries in this book. However, I think I can safely say that I can't understand why so many people I've met in the publishing world (and reviewers here) like this book.

Notwithstanding that the title is a groan-inducing pun, isn't the book's subtitle misleading? "A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print..." suggests that the book covers issues other than, or at least in addition to, those a copy editor faces, such as the ugliness of the inch and foot symbols used _in print_ instead of the single- and double-quote marks designed especially for the typeface.

Scanning a few of the entries, I came across REKNOWN. After penning a few cheeky words, the author writes, "'Reknown' is not a word. What it is is a common misspelling of _renowned._ ..."

Huh? What he meant to write is, "Reknown" is a common misspelling of _renown._" Mr. Walsh is careless (ignorant?) here, using the adjective "renowned" instead of the noun "renown."

Also, I find his use of "is is" to be simply bad writing that went wrong in print possibly for several reasons: he (or his editor) was too distracted by his "just folks" writing style to consult a dictionary; and, as the only other one-star reviewer of this book noticed, the author uses the pronoun "it" with unclear antecedents all too frequently.

Again, there's no denying many people like this book. Maybe in the end it all comes down to what your definition of "is" is.

The finest bone china.......2005-09-06

There are books, written by authors who have spent a year or two, or perhaps several, researching and organizing their material. These can be useful repositories of facts, helpful opinion and good advice. However, they often have the texture, in my opinion, of sand. The authors' ideas are a little too clear and distinct.

Then there are those books written by authors who have invested a career, or a life-times habit of critical thinking, in their work. There is a subtly, an echo of wisdom, in the distinctions made. These have the texture of fine clay. This is one such book.

And Bill Walsh is a gifted writer. "Lapsing into a Comma" is a delight to read.

If you are serious about your copy-editing, then you should not pass this one over.

A Style Book for the Common Man.......2005-07-31

If there is such a thing as an entertaining style book, this is it. Even if you have no interest in grammar you'll find this an entertaining read. For writers, Walsh shows a common sense approach to writing that's refreshing. I wish my English teacher in high school had taught with this book.

Lapsing Into a Comma: A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print - and How to Avoid Them

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Lapsing Into a Comma

Lapsing Into a Comma: A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print - and How to Avoid Them
Bill Walsh
Manufacturer: Contemporary Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0965161358

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Lapsing Into a Comma.......2007-06-26

The ascent of the internet has raised usage questions that Strunk and White could never have dreamed of. At the same time, the World Wide We3b has provided a medium in which practically anyone can be a published writer. Even the best writers need editing, and even the best editors rely on style guides. Here is a style guide for this new era.

Whether you're editing your own writing or someone else's, you will find Lapsing Into a Comma an invaluable and entertaining resource. Part commentary, part stylebook, it address not only the usual usage topics (split infinitives, that vs. which and a historic vs. an historic) but also some issues too new or obscure to be found in the traditional manuals (e-mail vs, email, how to tell a Playmate from a Playboy Bunny and why a right hook is a bad example of a punch). In an opinionated, humorous and, yes, curmudgeonly way, Bill Walsh of the Washington Post strikes an often unpredictable balance between the traditional and the progressive in examining the state of American English usage in the computer age.

--- from book's back cover

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TERRIBLE BOOK.. MORE PADDING THAN A WONDERBRA

Pleased!

No Opportunity Wasted

That oh-so-rare life-changing book

No Opportunity Wasted: Creating a Life List
Phil Keoghan , and Warren Berger
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
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In dramatic narrative form, Phil Keoghan transports the reader from the Yucatan Jungle to the depths of an underwater cave to the top of an erupting volcano. But this is no armchair traveler book. It is an urgent call to action, inspiring and enabling people to overcome fear and seek out memorable experiences of their own. With his fresh and compelling N.O.W. philosophy, this is a book that will help us all dream more freely and live more fully.

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TERRIBLE BOOK.. MORE PADDING THAN A WONDERBRA.......2007-10-09

No Opportunity Wasted!

I think about the opportunities I wasted.. the opportunity to spend the time more constructively than I did when I was reading this book.

I feel like I was ripped off by this book.. it's nothing but a money spinning journey of self indulgence for the author.. to think I gave this guy any of my cash.

I put the book down before I finished.. I figured if I heard the phrase "We'll get to that later" again I would go mad. He spends most of the first few chapters saying that and and by the time you get halfway through the book all you've learnt is how great the author thinks he is.

Forget about wasted opportunities.. you should be more concerned about wasted cash.

Pleased!.......2007-06-13

Quite happy with this book...received it fairly quickly. Great condition.

No Opportunity Wasted.......2007-05-29

I have not finished reading it yet but am inspired to follow his direction. Yes, I can. He is telling me how.

That oh-so-rare life-changing book.......2006-06-10

No, this book will not actually change your life. Phil's tips for living, however, will show you how to change it yourself.

It's hard to pin down what's really great about this book. It's probably because the influence is so invisible. Phil Keoghan and co-author Warren Berger have a very nice, conversational writing style that communicate directly to the reader. They speak from personal experience, both their own and that of dozens of other people.

That's right -- Phil brings not only his own stories (most impressive of which is having a gourmet Italian dinner on top of an erupting volcano), but those of such inspirations as a quadriplegic surfer, a Jewish rapper, and a man who anonymously planned an elaborate wedding for a couple he'd never met. He also shows us inspiration from the inventors of bungee jumping, the Red Hat Society, actress Doris Roberts, and many others.

If you have problems setting goals, this will show you how. If you have goals but lack the courage to step forward with them, this book will show you how to do that, too. If you lack the resources, it will show you how to overcome that, or most other obstacles you may face. It will do it all gently; Phil and Warren draw you into their world and show you that it's not all that different from yours.

And for that matter, even if you already live a life of pursuing dreams, this book can show you how to "tweak" your mission and make things even better.

I've only just started on my mission, so... thanks, Phil!

No Opportunity Wasted : Creating a List for Life

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90% fill...very little real info
Not Just for Adventurers - Response to Review by George Fisher of Boston MA
Look out and you will find it
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ASIN: 1594860866
Release Date: 2004-11-04

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Face Your Fears * Rediscover Your Childhood * Test Your Limits * Shed Your InhibitionsFrom renowned adventurer and rising television star, Phil Keoghan, No Opportunity Wasted: Creating a List for Life combines the self-improvement appeal of an inspirational book with the adrenaline-rush of an adventure story. Taking the reader on a series of exciting journeys, Phil sets forth his dynamic and uplifting philosophy, and in a step-by-step manner, shows the reader how to put that philosophy into effect by creating a personalized "List for Life."In dramatic narrative form, Keoghan transports the reader from Yucatan Jungle to the African Congo, from the depths of an underwater cave to the top of an erupting volcano. But this is no armchair traveler book. It is an urgent call to action, inspiring and enabling people to overcome fear and seek out memorable experiences of their own. With his fresh and compelling N.O.W. philosophy, this is a book that will help us all dream more freely and live more fully.

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90% fill...very little real info.......2006-02-14

All the info in this book could of been put in an article in O,the Oprah Magazine. I have been reading this type of book off and on for many years. There is nothing new here. Does he say some good things...YES. But it all could of been said in 500 words or less. Keoghan padded it to make a book and take your money (I was given this book as a gift). Don't believe me...try reading just the first sentence of each paragraph and the bold print titles of his lists...and you will have read everything he has to say. Shame on him for being so greedy.

Not Just for Adventurers - Response to Review by George Fisher of Boston MA.......2005-12-06

I always find it insightful to read the reviews online before I buy and I did this before purchasing N.O.W. Clearly this is a book that has had a big impact on readers and that is certainly true for me. This was a quick read for me and I found it really inspiring. I feel the need, however, to address a comment made by George Fisher of Boston MA. Mr Fisher wrote
"the book seems to imply that people's lists should consist entirely of adventure travel."

Yes there are adventures and adventurers in the book but NOW is more about exercising the mind and encouraging people to step out of their comfort zone and try new things. That may mean literally jumping off a bridge tied to a bungy cord for some people, but for others it's more of a mental leap of faith.

A woman by the name of Mitu, mentioned in the book, was also featured on "Oprah" because she wanted to overcome her fear of heights -- a metaphor for the way she lives the rest of her life. After much encouragement she scaled a very high bridge and says about her experience "I see things in a different light since conquering that bridge." The point here is that
she had a fear of failure not so much about overcoming her fear of heights. In effect she was exercising the mind not just her muscles.

"Get Lost" is not literally about getting lost. It's about getting off the beaten track and trying new things. That might mean trying new foods at a wild food festival or going to a nudist resort.

There are many inspirational people featured in the book "No
Opportunity Wasted". They people are not considered adventurers in the traditional sense but they are just as brave to me.

Jesse Billauer was 17 years old and on the cusp of becoming a surfing superstar when he suffered a horrific wipeout that left him paralyzed. But Jesse didn¹t give up: At age 26, he's a motivational speaker to youth groups around the country, and he has taught himself to surf again. His dream now is to be the first paraplegic to ride the big waves.

Jeff Risley was an ordinary postal worker and weekend National
Guardsman when the call came to serve his countr and off he went to Iraq, serving in a military unit that saw heavy action. Now that he is back home, Risley shares his dreams of playing in a rock band, and of trying to find inner peace after a long year of war.

Martha Roskam. On a trip to Vietnam, Martha, a Chicago grandmother, was shopping in a street fair when she noticed soldiers' dog tags for sale. She decided to buy up all the tags, so that she could try to return them to the original owners. Thus began a quest that she is still involved in
today tracking down Vietnam vets, or their surviving family members, to return their lost dog tags.

John Beltzer. When John lost his brother to a fatal illness, he decided to write a song in his honor. That led to a new business called "Songs of Love" matching up songwriters with sick children around the country, to create personalized songs for each child.

Barb Hammond. After a painful divorce, Barb, 48, decided to pursue a lifelong dream to learn to ride a motorcycle. She tells the story of saving for a secondhand Suzuki, learning to ride, then heading out on the highway with her new biker crowd.

Dan Klores always wondered what happened to the Brooklyn gang of basketball boys he grew up with. Then one day, after a close brush with his own mortality, Klores decided to pursue a dream: He would track down all his old buddies, 40 years later, and re-unite them for a memorable basketball game in their old Brooklyn schoolyard.

Sue Ellen Cooper. Cooper bought a bright red hat at a thrift shop. Soon she and her friends, all women over 50, began wearing flamboyant hats and clothes around town. And then Cooper started the "Red Hat Society," for women over 50 looking for fun and adventure. Today, her group is a half-million strong.

Dan Noonan, 36, works with HIV patients in the Chicago area. Dan, a hemophiliac, was himself infected with HIV 20 years ago, through a blood transfusion. Now he is pursuing two dreams: to educate the public about the needs of hemophiliacs, and to have one of his plays produced live on a Chicago stage.

Clearly "No Opportunity Wasted" is a book for everyone -- not just adventurers, although wouldn't it be great if we all exercised our adventurous spirit. Don't waste another opportunity. Do yourself a favor and read this book.

Kendall Seyer

Look out and you will find it.......2005-09-28

This is a cool book ... This really thought me look out for opprtunities and not to waste them when they are in front of you. You should try as you might realise you will be in pile of opportunites and never know about it.

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N.O.W........2005-08-01

Very inspiring book! It's an easy read filled with great ideas and motivating stories. It teaches you not to take life for granted and to start creating a lust for life. I have already made my own NOW list! It was great to have the eight categories to stimulate your thinking for new and exciting NOW moments that I can accomplish.

Choose a good list.......2005-06-13

The concept of the book is sound: to live a life you'll be happy to look back on, and have fun while you're living it, you need to think in unconventional ways about what your objectives are. And writing these objectives down is helpful for keeping them in your mind during the hectic routine of everyday.

So far, so good. It's good advice and we all should take it.

However, the book seems to imply that people's lists should consist entirely of adventure travel. There ought to be more to one's life than that.

The author suggests Eight Great Themes for your list making; in fact, he calls them THE Eight Great Themes. They are:

Face your fear
Get lost
Test you limits
Take a leap of faith
Rediscover your childhood
Shed your inhibitions/Express yourself
Break new ground
Aim for the heart

Perhaps there are more Great Themes than just these? For example, how about ...

Create something of lasting value
Learn a subject deeply and contribute to expanding its frontiers
Help make other people's lives better

The concept is a good one. But it is not original and the suggestions made in the book about how to live your life more fully may not seem the most edifying to everyone.

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