Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn

Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn
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"Blame the Teachers!" says this book

Should have been an essay.

Dragged Towards the End

Educational Professionals and Parents Take Heed!!

Great ideas

Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn
Rebecca DuFour , Robert Eaker , and Gayle Karhanek
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Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don t Learn examines the question, What happens when, despite our best efforts in the classroom, a student does not learn? . A professional learning community creates a school-wide system of interventions that provides all students with additional time and support when they experience difficulty in their learning. The authors describe the systems of interventions, including Adlai E. Stevenson High School s Pyramid of Interventions, created by a high school, a middle school, and two elementary schools. The authors also discuss the logistical barriers these schools faced and their strategies for overcoming them.

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"Blame the Teachers!" says this book.......2007-09-15

The book has some good points (maybe one and a half stars), but it was difficult to read it due to my eyes rolling at every other sentence.

To James O'Keefe: Right on! I totally agree 100%. You need to write a book! (It might be difficult to get it published though, considering the PLCC has probably got a stronghold on all educational publishing.) Teamwork is great and definitely has its place. But this book is talking about much more than teamwork. It's talking about placing 100% of the blame on teachers and principals. What about the parents? What about the student who won't even try to learn?

Regarding what another reviewer wrote: Well, two comments: First of all, it's funny you mentioned Koolade in your review. Speaking of Koolade: Don't drink it! Too many people already have! (If you don't know what I'm talking about, I suggest you read up on the modern history of cults.) Secondly, speaking of water fountains, I have this to say: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it.

One more thing about this book: The authors compare certain teachers (ones who believe in the "horse" metaphor above), to Pontius Pilate. You know, the guy who literally ordered Jesus to be crucified. All I can say is this: I'm a teacher at a low socio-economic school, I work 50-60 hours a week, I get along with my colleagues and students, and yet I do believe in the horse metaphor. The Pontius Pilate metaphor is just a bunch of, well, to put it in educated words, insulting, ridiculous, abusive slander to the teachers and principals who work so hard every single day.

Should have been an essay........2007-08-06

Basic ideas are sound, but I think nothing ground-breaking. I felt that each chapter could have been shortened into a paragraph or two. At most, this should have been an essay. Based on the way the book was written, I got the feeling that the authors were trying to influence the reader much the same way as a cult would try to brainwash a prospective member. While I agree that teachers should teach children to learn, I feel that the student will be in trouble upon graduation as the system of support will be gone. They will have to perform or fail... period. I felt the book to be too wordy, too preachy, too liberal... did I say too wordy?

Dragged Towards the End.......2007-05-30

I haven't finished this book yet. I found the beginning useful and read it on recommendation of a former principal. There is a lot of talk about secondary schools.

Educational Professionals and Parents Take Heed!!.......2007-05-13

This is an outstanding, must read book for all professional educators (K-12). This book adroitly points out how public (and private) education needs to address and fix what is wrong with our educational system today. While we have moved into a new century education has not. This book is showing us the way to be successful and competitive in the world around us. It is a guide book that school boards, superintendents, principals, counselors, teachers, and parents need to embrace because it is about the LEARNING not about covering a subject that allows our students (our greatest treasure and asset) to fall through cracks of an antiquated system. As a professional educator of thirty-five years, I whole heartedly recommend that you read this book.

Great ideas.......2007-05-13

There are some great ideas in this book to help at-risk, low-achieving students. I look forward to implementing some of them!

Whatever It Takes: A Journey Into The Heart Of Human Achievement (Gift of Inspirations)

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Whatever it takes
Whatever It Takes
Great book for motivational statements.

Whatever It Takes: A Journey Into The Heart Of Human Achievement (Gift of Inspirations)

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Here is a rare volume of courageous insights and seldom-heard quotations from some of the most accomplished leaders legends and champions of our times. Like best-selling business author Tom Peters, Bob Moawad has spent the last 20 years as a trusted consultant to dozens of Fortune 500 companies Olympic athletes and national leaders-literally on the front lines of America's quest for excellence. He has seen the good and the bad. the quotations and stories he has compiled are a unique and moving distillation of the very best parts of the human spirit. Business and professional people-this one will be a treasured holiday gift for the folks on your A-list.

Customer Reviews:

Whatever it takes.......2006-02-26

This is an excellent book that I received as a gift. I purchased a copy for my brother to motivate and inspire him.

Whatever It Takes.......2000-09-28

This book really inspired me. I couldn't put it down and dog-eared almost every page.

Great book for motivational statements........1999-06-09

I really enjoyed this book. If you like to use motivational statements, this book is packed full of them. The contents are useful for managers to use with staff, teachers with students and in your own personal life.

Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and Other Family Disasters

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pretty awesome esp. if you grew up with a crazy asian mom
A bucket of laughs and gems :)
Annie is so Good
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Funny!

Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and Other Family Disasters
Annie Choi
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Meet Annie Choi. She fears cable cars and refuses to eat anything that casts a shadow. Her brother thinks chicken is a vegetable. Her father occasionally starts fires at work. Her mother collects Jesus trading cards and wears plaid like it's a job. No matter how hard Annie and her family try to understand one another, they often come up hilariously short.

But in the midst of a family crisis, Annie comes to realize that the only way to survive one another is to stick together . . . as difficult as that might be. Annie Choi's Happy Birthday or Whatever is a sidesplitting, eye-opening, and transcendent tale of coping with an infuriating, demanding, but ultimately loving Korean family.

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pretty awesome esp. if you grew up with a crazy asian mom.......2007-10-02

hilarious and heartfelt, Annie Choi's book made me laugh out loud, and explained to the rest of the world what it's like to grow up Asian American or specifically, with nutty but loving parents who can barely communicate with you. Except in "Engrish" that is. However, the funniest thing she has written in my opinion was her "Open Letter To Architects" which is not in this collection. Good stuff though.

A bucket of laughs and gems :).......2007-07-31

What a great read! Almost every other page of Annie Choi's "Happy Birthday of Whatever" got me laughing to tears. Annie Choi does a wonderful job of putting humor and a little exaggerated drama in describing her relationship w/ her parents, especially that with her mother. Pick it up - you won't be disappointed!

Annie is so Good.......2007-06-20

The book is funny. The writer is so clean in her prose, so elegant in her descriptions, and so honest in her feelings. The book is moving. It is the story of a daughter with a blueprint to her mother's heart and roads that will lead beyond it. I highly recommend this book: because it is pertinently funny and universally accurate as a work on how we learn from the women who believe: will always be.

I wish I had written this!.......2007-05-29

Touching, sweet, and best of all, funny! As a first generation Korean- American, I thought many of the scenes could have been lifted from my own childhood. I look forward to Ms. Choi's future work.

Funny!.......2007-05-15

Very funny book -- crazy/real situations and Choi has a good turn of phrase. More than a few parts had me laughing out loud like a crazy woman. Definitely looking forward to what she writes next.

Whatever Mother Says...: A True Story of a Mother, Madness and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

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Whatever Mother Says...: A True Story of a Mother, Madness and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Wensley Clarkson
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To neighbors, she was the brave single mother....Raising her five kids alone in a rundown section of Sacramento, Theresa Cross Knorr seemed like the ultimate survivor. But her youngest daughter, 16-year-old Terry, told police another story: one almost too terrible to believe.But accused of imprisoning her children in a house of horrors....According to Terry, Theresa-no longer the petite brunette she once was-had turned insanely jealous of her pretty eldest daughters and enlisted the help of her two teenaged sons in a vicious campaign against their sisters.Of beating, torturing and killing her own flesh and blood....Terry's gruesome tale told how Theresa had drugged, handcuffed and shot 16-year-old Suesan, allowing her wounds to fester, until the day she ordered her sons to burn their sister alive. Next, Terry said Theresa severely beat 20-year-old Sheila and then locked her in a stifling broom closet, so that when the girl finally starved to death, her brothers dumped her body in the same desolate mountain range where they had cremated Suesan.She could be one of the most evil murderesses of our time....It took Terry five agonizing years to convince authorities to investigate her grisly accounts of burning flesh, starvation and torture....of a mother from hell, so sadistic and so deranged, she had become her children's own executioner.

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blah.......2007-09-25

It seemed that the author got distracted (or bored) halfway through writing this book. While the beginning of the book had a plot and some "substance", as the book progressed it seemed to teeter on the edge of babbling. It was almost as if the author had nothing else to say, no other facts, so they began to inject useless information. There were various parts of the book that seemed to start strong then flicker out leaving the reader to think "What the heck was the point of that"?

Okay book, terrible ending.......2007-08-03

I liked this book for the most part except for the ending. After taking the time to read the book, it ended when Theresa and William were arrested. It completely left out what happened to them and what happened to Robert! Was Robert ever charged in the crime? Did Theresa and William serve any jail time? I had to go online to find the answers to these questions. I don't know why the author left out the ending unless maybe it was published before the trial ended but if that's the case, he should have waited. After reading such a horrific story about the abuse these children went through, you want to know that justice was served to their abusers. I would not reccommend this book.

Resolution?.......2007-07-09

In response to another reviewer, not every book is meant to be nicely tied up in a bow at the end; especially books that are based on true stories. Life has no resolution, and after the horrible torture suffered by these children at the hands of their mother, the whole concept of resolution seems rather trite to me.

Riveting Tale, Poorly Written, Anticlimatic.......2007-06-09

I could not put the book down due to this fascinating story. However, I did not like the author's writing style. It was at times very juvenile, and the author put certain passages in italics that were really corny and took away from the story. Such as *not an exact quote* her favorite color was red, a crimson red like blood would be italicized. That passage was near the end of the book and something like that should have been near the beginning......or not at all! But I digress. Anyhoo, there were other "highlighted" passages that subtracted from my enjoyment of the book. And the fact that he didn't do a follow-up by now on the case was extremely disappointed. It feels like he just got to the end and said f*ck it, I'm finished. Sloppy ending to a fantastic story. I wish a better writer had done this story justice.

This is a CRAZY story!.......2007-05-19

This mother has a place saved below for her final resting. As a mother, I was absolutely horrified by this book. It is filled with absolutely unimaginable and unthinkable acts. My only complaint about this book, and my reason for only four stars, is it was written prior to the court cases so you have to search the internet after reading it to find out what happpened.

No Place for Truth or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?

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No Place for Truth or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?
David F. Wells
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A call to Repentance.......2007-06-23

This is a book that really sets out to accomplish a monumental task. It attempts to grapple with the broad questions of why theology and objective truth are so absent in the evangelical church today, and what has been the affect of modernism on the church. Due to the vast scope of this undertaking, the analysis can become somewhat unwieldy at times. However, while drawing in analyses from many angles, Wells maintains a sharp and accurate analysis of the problem. It ends up being too much information to soak in by reading it only once through. I found this also to be true of his other book in the series "Losing our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover it's Moral Vision."

Wells vigorously argues that the evangelical church's chasing after "relevance" has rendered it weak and irrelevant to the culture. He shows how theology is essential to the life of the church, and properly belongs to the church, not merely to academia. The disconnection of theology from the church has cut the church free from its moorings, and set it adrift in a sea of fads and relativism. Theology no longer unifies and defines the church, he says, and instead the church mimics modernism. It does this by patterning itself after the business models of capitalism; preaching borrows heavily from psychological and therapeutic language and concepts, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ is lost or diluted for a "self-help" gospel replacement.

One of the interesting parts of the book was the discussion of the American tendency toward two ideals--individualism and conformity, which might at the surface seem at odds with one another, yet are held in tension in our culture. The church has been heavily influenced by these concepts as well. He also clearly refutes the idea that the exclusive claims of the Bible about salvation through Christ alone are just part of the "parochial" or simplistic worldview of the Biblical writers. He shows clearly how the ancients were very much in tune with pluralism, and that it was not foreign to them. Yet the Biblical writers clearly rejected pluralism in favor of the exclusive claims of the One and Only true God. After a thorough critique of the loss of truth in the church, Wells does offer a positive answer to how the church can recover from this crisis. He points us back to the Word of the Eternally Holy God, who alone can accomplish a Reformation of the church by the restoration of the Word and the objective truth of that Word in the theology that properly belongs in and with the church. A recovery of the understanding of God's holiness will restore to us the proper biblical understanding of sin and grace, rather than therapeutic understandings that modernist Christianity has put forth. Hopefully the church at large in America will hear Wells' call to repentance and reform

A magisterial analysis!.......2006-09-04

This is a provocative, demanding and rewarding book that attempts to grapple with some of the central challenges of Christian thought and life in a modern or post-modern world. Looking through Amazon and one or two other online sites, it is clear that many readers have also read Mark A. Noll's The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind. I have too; and by way of introduction to David F. Wells' book, it is worth making brief reference to the other.

Both books touch on similar subjects, though with different emphases. Both are concerned with the decline of what Noll calls "the life of the mind" within American evangelicalism; and both are concerned with how authoritative Christian thought can be sustained in this modern or postmodern world. I suspect that Noll's book has proved the more popular, even if the only direct evidence for that is the number of customer reviews on this site: 29 for Noll; 12 for Wells. And both books were published a year apart -- Wells in 1993, and Noll the following year. With a title like that, Noll was always going to be onto a winner!

However, I suspect that one of the reasons for these differing figures is that Wells writes from a different perspective, one that ultimately makes more demands on the reader. Another might be that Wells' position is subtly yet noticeably more pessimistic. Noll is an historian who is eminently capable of working in theology; Wells is a theologian who is eminently capable of working in history. One only has to look at satellite television to realise which of these subjects is the more popular; and I hope that nobody reading this review imagines that Christian television has any connection with theology!

One of the great strengths of this book is that it approaches its subject with the very breadth of thought that both authors find wanting in evangelicalism in general. While its focus is on North America, it spreads its net wide; and Wells is especially good at teasing out subtle relationships between culture and religious thought. It also manages to be at once highly opinionated, generous in spirit, full of subtle humour, and intensely passionate.

How's this for a start? When, in his Introduction Wells asserts his "disbelief in much that the modern world holds dear" (p. 10), he also says that while he feels he must use this pugnacious style, he intends "no disrespect either for the reader or for the modern world. After all, I work for the one and must live with the other. The pugnacity is only in the appearance, not in the intention. The problem is that even the mildest assertion of Christian truth today sounds like a thunderclap because the well-polished civility of our religious talk has kept us from hearing much of this kind of thing." He then draws on John Kenneth Galbraith and G.K. Chesterton, to demonstrate a point that has nothing of religion or theology in it -- at first. So when the theological point arrives, it has force: "Evangelicals are antimodern only across a narrow front; I write from a position that is antimodern across the entire front. It is only where assumptions in culture directly and obviously contradict articles of faith that most evangelicals become aroused and rise up to battle 'secular humanism'; aside from these specific matters, they tend to view culture as neutral and harmless. More than that, they often view culture as a partner amenable to being coopted in the cause of celebrating Christian truth. I cannot share that naivete; indeed, I consider it dangerous. Culture is laden with values, many of which work to rearrange the substance of faith, even when they are mediated to us through the benefits that the modern world also bestows upon us."

This epitomises Wells' ability to lay a profoundly humane groundwork for a theological starting-point, and then for an entire historical and theological argument; and that is one of the main reasons why this book is such a compelling indictment of contemporary evangelical theology. Or perhaps I should say non-theology; for that is what Wells finds everywhere -- though like Noll, he finds the malady less prevalent outside the USA.

Beavers who are over-eager might get impatient at Wells' methods. Indeed, I suspect that at the root of one or two of the more negative responses this book has received, there lies a typically modern impatience. But for those willing to take time, there are rewards a-plenty. For example, the opening chapter's title is "A Delicious Paradise Lost." The Eden-like innocence belongs to the town of Wenham, Massachusetts, in the two hundered of so years after the town's foundation in the 1630s by a group of puritans of English descent. Less than ten years later an English visitor described the place as "a delicious paradise" which he would choose "above all towns in America to dwell in." Via authoritative comparisons with contemporary towns in Britain and America (the book has plenty of informative footnotes and cross-references), Wells charts Wenham's growth, which was very slow. He embraces the role of the church as a building and as community of believers (and a community which included many who were nominal believers); he shows how, as people of differing religious backgrounds moved into the town, they interacted with the dominant puritan heritage; and he follows the lives of a number of prominent figures, notably the schoolteacher. This was a community defined partly by its strong sense of place, and partly by its awareness of how people lived together -- or how they should live together. Of course, it wasn't really Eden. But until well into the 19th century it was so utterly different from the modern world that we might imagine it to be such.

In a series of similar historically rooted pictures, Wells shows how those qualities disappeared, to be replaced by transience, by superficiality. In one of his many virtuoso analogies, he shows how Truman Capote (1924-84) was transformed by publicity "from an author of some initial repute into a personality. . . He bonded briefly with his devotees, but the bond was synthetic. In this new world, the statues are made of celluloid, not of stone; here the achievements are those of personality, seldom of character. . . This is experience without community. It is the experience of mankind in the mass, bereft of the forces that once drew it into centers of human fraternity and organization." Gloomy stuff! But it has precision and insight.

All this proves to be an essential preliminary for the theological discussion that makes up by far the larger part of this book. The theological discussion is fed from the ground up, by being rooted in the communities in which theology should, and at one time did, hold its discourse. The third chapter takes its title, "Things Fall Apart", from Yeats' poem The Second Coming (yet another example of the broad synthesis that characterises this book), and charts the decline of theology from its place as the "queen of sciences" to an irrelevance, even in the evangelical world to which Wells and most of those who will read his book belong.

Wells explains, with a magisterial grasp of history, culture and theology, how the decline of evangelical theology in the last two hundred is a direct result of the church's engagement with the world and its prevailing culture. It is a striking demonstration of the adage that the church rarely now turns the world upside (Acts 17:6); rather, the world has turned the church upside down. Hence the title: the church has been so concerned with accommodating itself to the world that it has forgotten how to sustain the mission God intended it to have to the world.

Wells shows how thought, including that of some greats of American theology, became gradually corrupted by this accommodation. Along the way the religious institutions have become corrupted too. One of his most devastating critiques is of the modern seminary. Great institutions like Princeton and Yale began with Christian values at their core, with subjects designed from a Christian perspective. But as these universities have become inexorably secularised, other institutions had to take over their role; and those in turn have been run off their feet to maintain recognition by the world. Many of the qualifications issued by modern Christian colleges, including doctorates, have very little real value: they merely provide a veneer of respectability so that being a pastor might appear to have the same worldly status as being a lawyer, an academic or a doctor. It is not just that there is little reflection: there is no time for it.

As for the corruption of the church's life . . . I'll leave you to read the examples Wells gives, which are shocking even to someone who knows something of what the God Channel and things of that kind spew out indiscriminately.

As I say, this is not an optimistic book. But it is honest. It offers few large-scale solutions. But it is a clarion call to those who read it, and who believe that we should indeed love the Lord our God with all our minds. If one follows Well's thesis through, it becomes clear that institutions are not readily amenable to reformation. But individuals are. Just as the Gospel began with individuals, so it will be with individuals that any reformation of theology will begin.

Makes You Think.......2005-11-27

The following situations and beliefs are true in many Protestant/Evangelical churches today.
- `Worship' is the pinnacle of the church service. Worship is considered successful based on the feelings of those involved.
- Sermons are focused on self-gratitude and self-esteem rather than the Bible.
- Theology is considered a bad word, just a few rungs higher than Hitler.
- The Bible is used only to support a thought, belief or idea rather than our thoughts, beliefs and ideas being based on the Bible.
- The `experience' of God is more foundational than the truth of God.
- 53% of those claiming to be Bible-believing, conservative Christians claim there is no such thing as "absolute truth."

The title of this book summarizes it well. The author's main point is that Evangelical churches have been heavily influenced by the culture and have thus lost the conviction that truth is absolute and theology is important. With this as a premise for the book, the author writes (sometimes painstakingly) about the process by which our Western culture has morphed into what it is today. With detail, the author then traces the history of Protestantism that later spawned Evangelicalism. Weaving it all together, the author presents how Evangelicalism has succumbed to a relativistic culture. And ultimately how this led to the death of theology.

How has all of this happened? The stated purpose of David Well's book is "to explore why it is that theology is disappearing. (emphasis mine)" No claim is made for the content of theology, or even for the poor quality of theology. This is not the intention of the book. The book reads more like a culture-write-up that a missionary would study before entering a field of service with anthropological insights into the behaviors of the Evangelical Christian living in the contemporary world. The `Western Christian' culture is thoroughly analyzed, especially in its esteem toward truth, and namely theological truth.

David Wells' writing style is unique. Unlike many contemporary authors (Christian or secular), Wells writes in a way that forces you to think. In many ways this is a positive. The reader must read the book slowly and thoughtfully in order to grasp the language that the author uses. But, it can also make for painfully slow reading. Perhaps this irritation found in the book is a result of the desire of our society for the instantaneous and the undemanding. With that said, I personally found myself getting bogged down in the author's writing style. Constantly I was forced to check the dictionary, and sometimes the dictionary didn't even help. This particular peculiarity of our society drives Wells' crazy, but he should realize that the readers of his book are products of the society that he is criticizing. If these people are the `mission field,' then they need to be reached in their heart language. The author should not compromise his academic standards, but a clearer `dumbed-down' writing style may have more effectively reached the church of today.

The content, or main message of the book is excellent. Christianity in the past 100 years can be compared to the frog in the boiling pot of water. Unknown to the church, just recently have we started to boil. There definitely is a problem but unless fixed, the church faces certain demise. The evangelical church today is a large, potentially powerful organization that has the ability to turn the world upside-down. Yet it remains largely ineffective and instead, the church has been turned upside-down by the world.

The manner in which Wells traces the history of both Western culture and Protestant culture is interesting and revealing. The book accomplishes its stated goal in explaining why these problems have come about in the Evangelical church of today. Personally, the book has produced an awareness in me regarding the direction and follies of today's church. And as a church planting missionary, I need to be careful in not carrying over these problems into churches in the Philippines.
Lastly, I believe there is a small danger in culture bashing. A large part of the book is dedicated to exposing the folly of today's society. While this is important (as reflected in Wells' second aspect of theology- reflection), it has its limits. The Bible is clear that the world is foolishness and that we should find our trust in the spirit and His words (see 1Cor. 2). Though the culture needs to be evaluated in light of Scripture, we should not expect the culture to change apart from the wisdom that the Spirit gives. The culture needs the reflection that Wells calls for, but it also needs to be reached. A reoccurring frustration with Fundamentalism (the assumed camp that David Wells is a part of) is that it does not reach out into the culture in which it exists. Because of their fear of contamination, effective reaching out is rarely done. Admittedly, reaching out is like playing with fire (which the church has clearly been burnt by). But this reaching out is necessary.

In conclusion, this is a good book. The author does an excellent job of exposing the weaknesses in churches today, and he also does an excellent job of tracing the influences that weakened the church. Church leaders would do themselves well to read this book and take appropriate action in their churches and ministries.

Popular evangelism.......2005-05-17

People have a legal right to worship as they choose. It is human nature to make this decision based on Utility. The term utility is not used in David F. Wells' book titled No Place for Truth . In Microeconomics, utility is term to describe value. An individual chooses one item or activity over another because it brings a greater utility. Utility is an abstract concept of measure. It is a concept to explain how people make rational decisions based on cost (alternative product or activities one abstains from to get another product or activity. A unit of measure for enjoyment, security, friendship, belonging, comfort, and feeling of competence? People make a choice between churches based on what they can get out of it. This book tells why more and more people choose to attend churches that do not teach a comprehensive theology.

David Wells goes into great length to describe the limited choices people had a couple hundred years ago. He uses Winah Massachusetts for illustrative purposes. Church shopping did not exist. No one had the temptation to stay to watch football or This Week with George Stephanopolis. People tended to go to bed earlier on Saturday night, so less temptation to sleep in . Less distraction made for a more consistent church going public. Pastor did not have the pressure to alter their message for the fear that the parishioners would leave his church. The church building was the focal point of the town. The Pastor of a church was well respected in the town. David Wells goes nostalgic for the first hundred pages in this book. It seemed to go on and on how different society was.

How society has changed and in turn changed the character of the preached word in the Evangelical church? As transportation and communication became faster & dependable, the individual heard and saw more alternatives. The individual has had more ideas thrown at him and had a greater ease to attend other places of worship. When more people acted upon their new found alternatives, ministers altered their message to retain and attract new members. Slowly evangelical theology becomes something else; it no longer is the truth as told in the Bible.

What it means to be a Christian has changed. Christianity as taught by the Apostles after Pentecost. The time when the church became into being through the preaching of those who followed Jesus earthly walk. To be a believer meant to accept the teachings of Jesus. How did Jesus teach from the Old Testament? How did Jesus life on earth, death on a cross, and His resurrection bring the fulfillment of scripture? Theology came from the mouth of God . A confession is an exposition of God. This type of exposition includes how God acts in this world, how God influences the human race, the character of God, and the Will of God. Knowing God and obedience to God comes through theological understanding of God. One does not know truth unless one knows God. The Word of God is absolute truth. Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. David Wells argues that there is no supposition in scripture that other religions have cloudy form of truth or attributes of God. Everything is not relative.

Theology has a confessional element. Statements that assert truths about God. One should reflect on these truths. Relate how one part of scripture pertains to or is made clear through another part of scripture. One should ponder how truth presented in the Bible corresponds to what is normative is society. Does what learns as common in society conflict with what the Bible teaches; compare what one confesses to what the World claims to true. David Wells argues today's Christians must not find much conflict if surveys are to be understood as accurate.

I get upset over details in my life. Yes I worry and get confused by the smallest problems that come my way. Yes I want to act calmer, feel more in control, and feel better about myself. Should I seek a church that makes me feel more competent, talented, and a person of value? Should a church be a place to elevate my self perception? Should I choose a church based on what it can do for me? Every individual wants to feel healthy and competent. For the most part people choose activities, clothing and food that makes them feel better about themselves. I eat chocolate;it brings a sensation of contentment. I enjoy the moment. Does one attend a specific church because that is where God wants him? Some go for a sense of belonging, others to network, and others for euphoria of the worship service. David Wells argues people choose what is exciting over what is true. The ultimate aim to know God, to be forgiven for ones sins, and to become Christ like are not sought by church attendees. Someone may want to become close to God, but yet not want to know the truth about God. No longer do people constuct their understanding of the World based on the Truth proclaim in God's Word.

Urbanization, technology, and mass media have effected how society and the individual perceive God. The Christian Faith is found margenalized. Paul Tillich's theology: "every person has objects and interests that are of ultimate concern. God or one's thoughts about God are to be manipulated. One chooses how one wants to understand the World and finds a god that fits into that philosophy. People choose not to believe in the transedent, a sovereign God nor the absolute word of the Bible. So call evangelicals do not want a god that intrudes into their life, a god that demands obedience, that has control over one's destiny, and bring down evil ultimately. Many want a god to be used for one's own convience. Such evangelical structure is not consistent with the Bible.

A book that demands repentance.......2004-12-30

Wells' penetrating analysis of the state of the church in evangelical America is beyond refutation. He is a true scholar -- as well as one who truly seeks for a day when God is honored by those called by His name. Pastors and leaders caught up in the New Evangelical mess need to read and repent.

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A Great Book!
How I felt about "Whatever Happened to Janie"
whatever happened to janie?
Whatever Happened to Janie?
A complicated journey

Whatever Happened to Janie?
Caroline B. Cooney
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ASIN: 0440219248
Release Date: 1994-09-01

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No one ever paid attention to the faces of missing children on milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the little girl who had been taken twelve years ago, she recognized that little girl--it was herself.

The mystery of the kidnapping is unraveled, but the nightmare is not over. The Spring family wants justice, but who is to blame? It's difficult to figure out what's best for everyone.

Janie Johnson or Janie Spring? There's enough love for everyone, but how can the two separate families live happily ever after?

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A Great Book!.......2007-03-07

Before you read What Ever Happened to Janie, I suggest that you read the Face on the Milk Carton first. Because every thing that happened in the Face on the Milk Carton continues in What Ever Happened to Janie.

Following the events in the Face on the Milk Carton, Janie is forced to live with a family she didn't know or love in New Jersey and she can't have any contact with her other family or friends for three months.

I personally love real life stories and that is why I enjoyed this book so much because it held my interest and it had many twists.

Even though I enjoyed this book I found the first one to be more existing and interesting.

How I felt about "Whatever Happened to Janie".......2006-12-19

Have you ever seen the pictures of the children on the milk cartons and thought glad that has not happened to me? What if you saw your own picture? Would you believe that it was true? These are just a few of the difficult questions that Janie was faced with. Now Janie is trying to figure out who is lying, the milk carton or her "parents".
Thankfully to relieve her mind somewhat Revee is there to help. Revee is the boy next door, literally. Janie is head over heels for Revee her long time friend neighbor. Revee is very understanding but also is older and wanting to do more than just talk. Revee is taking Janie's feelings into consideration, for now.
I really enjoyed the book and thought that it was well written. What I mean by this is that it gave you the right clues at the right times but never gave too much away at the wrong times. Along with this, I found it to be suspenseful because of the odd placed clues. I thought that the book had a great tragedy line that gave it a very good base. I whinded off the base well in specific details. The book definitely had a good ending. It really laves you hanging wanting to read the sequels
I can not personally relate to Janie. Although, I have been in situations where I am very confused and I am thankful for whatever shoulder I have to lean on until I am balanced on my own feet. I also worry a bunch. Thankfully my worries are not as extreme as Janie's. Now the questions that Janie is crossing are becoming much more complex and unfortunately so are the answers.

whatever happened to janie?.......2006-10-28

Whatever Happended to Janie is a great book.One day at lunch Janie took a drink of milk and saw her face on the milk carton which caused her to have all these visions, about her past. When she had to go and live with her birth family she couldnt ajust becuase the family that raised her was amazing and she missed them very much. How will she live with these strangers who want to be a "whole" family again? Readers will love Janie and feel her pain.

Whatever Happened to Janie?.......2006-10-20

Whatever Happened to Janie?
By: C. Copeland

This book is about a girl named Janie who was kidnapped from her parents when she was three. Janie was forced to go back to her real parents. How will she react? She did not work well with her birth parents, the Springs. The main reason was that she was an only child at her old "home", but here she had four brothers and sisters. They were: Stephen(17 years old), Jodie(16 years old), and Brendan and Brian(11 years old). The Springs thought that Janie would come back easily, but she missed her old life. The Springs finally let her go back to her old home because they loved her. I loved this book because it was so real, there was a very interesting blend of characters, and it leaves you on the edge of your seat.

This book is so real because it overwhelms the reader with detail. For example, at the beginning of the book, when it described the characters, I could picture them perfectly in my mind. The emotion of this book is also incredible. This is one of my favorite books because of this.

I think this book has a very interesting blend of characters because everything was different. For example, Stephen dislikes Janie and Jodie just wants to be friends with her, but Janie won't give her a chance. The twins are more background with mixed feelings.

This book leave you on the edge of your seat by leaving mysteries so you will be led into the next book. For example, it leaves the mystery of were and what her kidnapper is doing.

I loved this book because it had a very interesting blend of characters, it was very real, and the book leaves you on the edge of your seat. If you have read The Face on the Milk Carton, I would highly recommend this book.

A complicated journey.......2006-05-24

Although written for adolescents, this is a worthwhile read for adults. The story of Janie/Jennie and those who love her clearly describes the ambivalence, confusion and challenges of honoring and integrating the feelings and needs of two different but good families. From a professional's perspective, I itched to have a solid therapist intervene and help everyone involved work through this lengthy process that can be almost impossible to negotiate independently. Along with "A Face on the Milk Carton" this book would provide great classroom and dinner table conversation on a multitude of real issues that we all face today.

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This book is FIRE!!
Please let this be the end!!!!!!
Wonderful ending to the trilogy...
JUST O.K. FOR ME
PLEASE WRITE BLACKFUNK IV

Whatever It Takes (Blackfunk III)
Michael Presley
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Blackfunk III/ Whatever it Takes completes the Blackfunk trilogy. In this final installment, the characters are playing for the jackpot. With an assortment of peripheral characters and the introduction of some new ones, including a priest with a sordid past. Blackfunk III promises to take you over the edge.

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This book is FIRE!!.......2007-10-05

I really love this book. The story is very captivating and I couldn't put it down. I'm definately a fan and will be picking up the 2 previous BlackFunk installments so that I will have the trilogy.

Please let this be the end!!!!!!.......2006-11-11

I really think that it should've stopped after the first one. The first one was good, the second one o.k., tolerable. This one sucked, and i took me forever to read it. Please no more!!! I WAS BORED!!

Wonderful ending to the trilogy..........2005-10-23

I think my title says it all. Wonderful ending to the trilogy!!! BLACKFUNK.... WHO KNEW.!!!!!!!! GET ALL THREE YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.

JUST O.K. FOR ME.......2005-08-09

THE BOOK WAS JUST O.K. FOR ME PART 1 & 2 WAS BETTER.
THE STORY LINE FELT LIKE THE AUTHOR DID NOT KNOW HOW
TO END THE BOOK OR HOW TO UNFOLD THE STORY SO HE JUST
THREW SOME THINGS IN THERE JUST TO FINISH THIS BOOK.
HOW THE TRIAL ENDS WAS NOT REALISTIC ENOUGH FOR ME
AND THE WAY THINGS SEEM TO BE FLOWING IN THIS BOOK
WAS NOT REALISTIC TO ME. SHOULD YOU READ IT?
I SAY YES JUST SO YOU CAN FINISH THE SERIES

PLEASE WRITE BLACKFUNK IV.......2005-01-11

Mr. Presley, you are a master at what you do. I have your triology--the Blackfunk series. Kudos to you. I love reading about erotic sex, crime, drama, and you even throw in a little politics in BF3. I can't wait to read Tears on a Sunday. Keep up the great work. You have a fan for life if you keep writing the way you do.

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Looking at the World Slightly Askew
Anyone can be successful,and you alone are in control.
Creatively THOUGHT Provoking
Pretentious nothing
not as revolutionary as it sounds

Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite
Paul Arden
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Looking at the World Slightly Askew.......2007-09-15

This very short book was written and designed by the creative director of the most famous British advertising company, Saatchi & Saatchi. It begins with a story of someone who revolutionized the world of high jumping as an example of doing exactly the opposite of what was considered the "right way" to jump, thus breaking all previous records.

The book, in a nutshell, is a series of provocative statements and photos designed to get you to look at the world and your life in a new way. Although aimed at the work world and breaking the rules within that context, most applies to everyday living as well. Its spare, sharp, engaging ideas will make you see that what you try to hide about yourself that makes you different, even within the context of the corporate world, is truly what makes you most valuable.

A favorite story of mine (not from the book) revolves around a scholar who studied international politics. He was from the backwoods of Texas, but ended up going to Columbia for his doctoral degree. When I asked him how a guy from a small Texas town ended up in New York City at such a prestigious school, he said, "I was baffled too, but when I asked them later how I was selected, they told me that the department was intrigued by my application because I play jazz piano." Now what does jazz piano have to do with international politics? On the face of it, nothing at all, unless it gets people interested enough to admit you to a great doctoral program bypassing all those other qualified candidates.

Those are the kinds of ideas that you will find in this book. "Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite" is a book with enough interesting ideas to stimulate those old brain cells of yours. I truly enjoyed it and found it inspirational. But then, I sometimes like to be a contrarian. Don't you?

Anyone can be successful,and you alone are in control........2007-08-06

This little book gives the secrets to living a successful life.What is defined as successful depends on you and nobody else.
There are countless success and motivational books,seminars,programs,etc., around that in the end have the same message as contained in this little gem.Arden appears to be from Great Britain but just to name similar proponents on this side of the ocean;the names of Tony Robbins and Tom Peters immediately come to mind. I am sure they would agree with everything in this book.I would suspect that anyone who has considered their life to be a success would tell you that there are no "secrets" ,it's up to you alone;and the ways to do it can be found in this and many other books.
I am sure anyone who has had success will find many things in this book were experienced by them persionally along the way.Let me tell you a couple of examples.
First a personal one.
When I was in High School,I was doing everything but studying .It all caught up with me in Grade 10 where I failed every subject except General Science, where I got 51. In Math,I got 23 out of 100. In those days "nobody got moved on" unless they passed exams. I was sent to the Guidance Councellor; who I thought was the "dullest knife" on the Staff.He suggested maybe I should pack it in,that I just "didn't have it, to continue academic pursuits".He suggested I should try for a job in a local grocery store;where by the way,I was working part-time. I asked him if I could get a job teaching.He grinned,and said I'd have to go to college to do that.So I said that he must have gotten through college,and he said;"Of Course,I went to Teacher's College!" Then I smiled back and said;"If you got through college,maybe I should go too." So,you think you could handle college and become a teacher? I said;why not? but I think I'll become an Electrical Engineer." He said;I think we're both wasting our time here with this discussion. To make a long story short;7 years later I left University holding a Degree in Electrical Engineering in my hand.
A friend of mine who also became an Engineer,decided he wanted to make a lot more money than he was making in Engineering.He thought about it,and decided if he wanted more money,he should go work where the big money was....the banks. So he quit his job,joined the Bank and eventually became Vice President-Finance of that major bank.
These are two examples of what is talked about in the book.

I really liked the bit of advice he saved for last in the book.

SIMPLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

The world is what you think of it.
So think of it differently
And your life will change.

Above all else,remember these words.

"ASTONISH ME!

In serving customers Peters advice was not only to make him satisfied,but to "DELIGHT HIM" When were you last delighted in your dealings with a business;and what could be a better path to success.?

By the way;it took me almost as long to write this review as it did to read the book.

Creatively THOUGHT Provoking.......2007-02-12

This and Zing are two of the freshest and most creative of the creative thinking books I have read recently.

Highly recommend this to help JUST START nad PROVOKE your latent creative thinking.

Pretentious nothing.......2007-01-29

This "book" can be read in two hours (and probably took less time to "write"). It is extrememly unoriginal: I've seen a mountain of "advice books" of this sort; if you're curious, stop by the graphics design section of your proverbial favourite local bookstore and look for pocket-size "creativity guides": you're sure to find a couple of equivalents.

The formula seems to be as follows: every spread bears one Important Thought, which is communicated by way of a playfully typographed statement or paragraph, with the rest of the space (about 2/3s) occupied by some pretentious collage or doodle. This, at best, does not allow for much substance, but even within the, er... let us say, confines of the genre, this book is quite fatuous.

To be specific, what the author says is either very unoriginal, or not necessarily true (or definitely not true) -- or all of the above. An example, off the top of my head -- advice: dont' go to college, pick a job instead. Well, the problem, dear Sir, is this may or may not be a good idea.

Yes, going to college w/ no goal is a waste of time -- in terms of curriculum, but not necessarily in all respects. You see, when in college you tend to have a lot of time on your hands (for example, you can skip lectures w/o any negative consequences). Is taking a job better? Yes, if you happen to pick the (or a) right job, at least in some way. But, a person who doesn't know what to do with himself is just as likely to pick a wrong job as he is to start at a wrong college, yet, with a job, you'll have no time flexibility what-so-freakin-ever (compared to college). Yes, it sucks to find yourself with a wrong diploma at twenty eight. But it also sucks to find yourself in a wrong job at forty. Both can happen. Both are likely to happen to people w/o a clear sense of purpose. In fact, let me offer my own observation: it is better to take a job than to go to college only for those who DO HAVE this sense of purpose. See? Get it? Think of it; it's not too hard, even purely logically.

OK, I could go on and on, but that's enough to give a taste of what I'm talking about. The book holds a small amount of completely gratuitous drivel (some of which, like a broken watch twice a day, MAY HAPPEN to be relevant, or even right -- depending on a zillion other things the very existence of which the author does not do so much as acknowledge). In reality, what the author offers is facile (and irresponsible) simulation of advice: which is easy when you care more about selling books than actual helpfulness of your advisories. Either that, or he's honestly stupid, which I doubt.

To summarize: this little booklet is more of a cute printing job than a book; reading it is a complete waste of time -- so much so, it's even hard to figure why someone bothered writing it. Give it a pass, truthfully; there's nothing to it.

not as revolutionary as it sounds.......2007-01-21

Sorry, but I didn't find any great revelations in this book - it's a book I read in 30 minutes ("slice of life" anecdotes) and will never pick up again. Maybe because as a creative person I already had some of this stuff ingrained in me by nature. Also there were more penises than I cared to see in this book. I'll still give it 3 stars though because a stiff businessperson may find it enlightening.

Whatever Happened to "Super Joe"?: Catching Up With 45 Good Old Guys From The Bad Old Days of Cleveland Indians

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Whatever Happened to "Super Joe"?: Catching Up With 45 Good Old Guys From The Bad Old Days of Cleveland Indians
Russell Schneider
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From the mid-1950s through the mid-1990s, the Cleveland Indians fielded team after team that just couldn't win. Those forty long years, before the opening of Jacobs Field and the "era of champions," are remembered by many as the "bad old days."
Yet each of those lousy teams had its share of pretty good guys, likeable and colorful young men who earned a spot in fans' hearts, if not the Hall of Fame.
Guys like "Super Joe" Charboneau, whose Rookie of the Year season inspired a nickname, a book, and a theme song, but whose career flamed out fast. Or Gomer Hodge, the former farm boy who went 4-for-4 in his first plate appearances with the Tribe and proudly announced that he had a 4.000 batting average.
Veteran sportswriter Russell Schneider caught up with 45 former Indians players who played in Cleveland during the "bad old days" and found out what they think now about their playing days and their lives after baseball.
There's good-fielding shortstop Duane Kuiper, who was satisfied hitting just one home run in eight seasons because, he said, "Any more than that and people start expecting them." And former knuckleball pitcher Tom Candiotti, who never pitched a no-hitter but did throw a perfect game--as a pro bowler.
"Immortal" Joe Azcue tried hard to live up to his early nickname but whose batting average proved him merely human. And shortstop Frank Duffy considered the Indians of the mid-'70s "just like a happy family" compared to what he found when he was traded to the Boston Red Sox.
Sometimes nostalgic, sometimes tinged with disappointment, often humorous and insightful, their stories will take Tribe fans back to an age before multi-million dollar superstars, when the players were in it for the love of the game.

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A MUST READ .......2007-01-14

THIS BOOK CONTAINS INTERVIEWS WITH 45 EX CLEVELAND INDIANS SOME OF WHOM WERE GOOD BUT MOST WERE NOT THAT GOOD. AUTHOR RUSS SCHNEIDER BRINGS US BACK TO THE BAD OLD DAYS WITH INTERVIEWS WITH PLAYERS FROM THE 50'S TO THE 90'S. SOME OF THE NAMES INCLUDED ARE: THE IMMORTAL JOE AZCUE, SUPER JOE CHARBONEAU, MUDCAR GRANT, STUNNING STEVE DUNNING AND GOMER HODGE. IT IS A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE OF TRIBE HISTORY WHEN THEY WERE NOT VERY GOOD. THIS BOOK BRINGS BACK MANY MANY WONDERFUL AND NOSTALGIC MEMORIES. I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS BOOK FOR TRIBE FANS WHO FOLLOWED THE TEAM FROM THE 60'S TO THE 90'S. A MUST READ FOR THE NOSTALGIC INDIAN FAN.

Is He The One?: 101 Questions That Will Lead You to the Truth, Whatever That Is

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Your Romance Coach Recommends... "Are You the One?"
great for thinking about what is important
Buy it for yourself and then buy another for a friend.

Is He The One?: 101 Questions That Will Lead You to the Truth, Whatever That Is
Susan Swimmer
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So, you think you've found him. The One. But before you decide for sure, you must ask certain questions of yourself-101, to be exact. But this is not a weighty tome outlining a hundred conversations with your partner. In fact, don't even invite him to participate. No, this is the heart-to-heart you must have with yourself.á Is he affectionate' A tender touch, a warm kiss, a gentle rub. These are things you should receive every single day. And you shouldn't have to ask. How does he treat people who wait on him in restaurants' Hopefully with the utmost respect, because anything but that is unacceptable. And a generous tipper never hurts.Written in a girlfriend-to-girlfriend style by a magazine professional with her finger on the pulse of women's lifestyles, Is He the One' is a significant tool that's serious fun.

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Your Romance Coach Recommends... "Are You the One?".......2004-10-07

I'm a Romance Coach, so every time I go to a bookstore, I cruise
the "Relationships" section to see what's new and interesting. I look for something "meaty" usually, thick, weighty, and serious, hopefully saying something new that I can add to my toolbox. On my last trip, I impulsively added an unusual choice -- the small, thin, and light-weight looking "Is He the One?" by Susan Swimmer. 6 by 6 inches, only 120 pages, and covered in pastels with a swoony looking cartoon woman asking the question ("Is He the One?" in a balloon over her head), it just didn't grab me, and I read all the books I bought first before even opening it.

Well, was I surprised. Yes, it's simple, and yes, it's a light-
weight and easy read. But Susan Swimmer has come up with some
heavy-weight questions to ask yourself about a prospective mate.
"How will I know if he's the one?" is a question I get asked
regularly, and Swimmer gives us some concrete mini-tests as a way of finding out.

Here are some of my favorites (and ones my Sweetheart would have
passed with flying colors): When he has a piece of news, does he call you first? Will he share his desert at a restaurant? Do you know how much money he has? And the last one, a real
cruncher: Would you marry him even if there were no reception,
not party, no nothing? Which is of course about you and not
him.

So if you wonder how you will KNOW, this might be a good book for you to add to your romance library.

Kathryn Lord, Your Romance Coach
www.Find-a-Sweetheart.com

great for thinking about what is important.......2004-06-28

i'm 30 and this book is really good...me and my girlfriends discussed the questions and they are dead on...not pie in the sky stuff but real things to help you think about whether you've got a keep or one you need to throw back. the stats, myths, and other factoids make this a nice book and worth the money. give it as a gift to a friend who's trying to figure it all out!!

Buy it for yourself and then buy another for a friend........2004-06-11

Whether you're in your early twenties and trying to figure this out for the first time, or you're looking back on a marriage of more than 20 years and trying to figure out what works and what doesn't and why, this insightful little book can h elp you get through to the heart of the matter. If he's the one, Susan Swimmer helps to confirm it. If he's not, she helps you see that for real.

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