Straight from the Horse's Mouth: How to Talk to Animals and Get Answers

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animal communication at its easiest

EXCELLENT "How To" Book!

Animals are great to talk to

Unique and Imaginative

Straight from the Horse's Mouth: How to Talk to Animals and Get Answers
Amelia Kinkade
Manufacturer: New World Library
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Binding: Paperback

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When an animal is truly a family member, you want to communicate with it as completely as you do with human members, but how? Amelia Kinkade is here to show you, with plenty of tools for direct and serious conversation with your four-legged friends. Foes of anthropomorphism, beware: if you don't assume that animals have similar emotional responses to ours, you're liable to find this book a bunch of hooey. Kinkade's techniques involve various methods of telepathy, from sending specific questions like "what's your favorite food?" to receiving emotions like sadness or joy. Her years of experience working with pet owners and rescue services give Kinkade a wealth of fascinating stories. Conversations relayed between unhappy animals and their humans can be instructive to an amazing point--one horse knew he needed an iron supplement, while a cancer-ridden dog apologized to his owner for being "such a burden." Simple ideas seem relatively easy to trade. When leaving for a weekend trip, it's easy to observe an agitated dog or kitty. Calmly relaying facts about how long you'll be gone and what she should expect while you're gone can go a long way toward solving everything from tummy upsets to malicious shredding of furniture. More advanced students of Kinkade's methods can visually find specific causes of pain in animals and listen to what they need from their humans to heal. As with other books on telepathy, you won't find research or studies here. But if you have an open mind and willingness to experiment, Straight from the Horse's Mouth can open up satisfying new dimensions in your relationships with all animals. --Jill Lightner

Book Description

Drawing on years of experience working with pet owners and rescue services, Amelia Kinkade shares the program she developed to foster interspecies communication. She offers guided meditations and other accessible exercises designed to increase intuition, teaching readers that they really can "talk with the animals," share memories and make plans, negotiate the house rules, diagnose illness, accept one another's differences, and find each other again. The book is peppered with heartwarming and often fascinating stories from her own practice, making it a sure bet for animal lovers of all types interested in enriching the bond with their pet.

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Book review.......2007-01-13

This was a very informative book - Amelia Kinkade did a very good job at explaining how to talk with animals. A lot of what she said I could relate to, and with her style of writing, easy to put in focus. Her chapter on "crossing over" was especially well written and informative. This is one of the only books on this subject I've read from cover to cover, and I would recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding and trying to "talk" with your pet. I have not been able to "talk" with my animals, but that's my problem - I have difficulty finding "quite" time in my life. After reading this book, I would be very interested in attending one of her training sessions, if she comes to a town nearby.

animal communication at its easiest.......2007-01-05

This book is well written, concise, easy to follow, a good guide for anyone who wants a better understanding of how animals and people can and do communicate.

EXCELLENT "How To" Book!.......2006-12-13

I loved this book and have read a lot of them on animal communication. Amelia Kinkade explains thoroughly how she communicates and then gives specific instructions and meditations on how you can do it, too. I admit I love her methods and have tried them myself and they work!!!

Animals are great to talk to.......2006-06-24

this book is a wonderful and quick read. going through the exercises has helped me get closer to my own animal companions and truly hear for the first time "their communication voice." My two cats once had a great laugh when I was trying to shush them to get them to answer a different question. They were laughing saying "she doesn't think we already talk to each other." It was almost like they were belly-laughing at me. Go figure. Highly recommend this book.

Unique and Imaginative.......2006-04-17

I've read a slew of animal communication books and find this is the best on the topic. Kinkade's perspective is fresh and enlivening, different from others, despite the seeming similarity.

What is similar in all of these books, Kinkade's as well, is the need to practice certain exercises. I've tried so many, yet Kinkade's have a twist that others don't have. She has a vivid imagination that she's able to express in print simply, yet with a great deal of detail.

In her exercises, she is able to guide the readers into their own space, giving just enough detail to allow the reader to feel his hand held, but not to take over the person's own emerging "movie."In one of her exercises, she is guiding the reader to a similar place that many, many guided mediations take a person. The "gold light" filling or enveloping the body is almost rote, but Kinkade adds her own slant and makes the exercise feel tangible, gives it new life.

"But on this," Kinkade writes, "the final cleansing breath, see a golden glowing light filling your lungs and permeating out into your body like the sun coming out from behind a cloud...and feel it warming every inch of you."

The simile using the sun emerging from behind the cloud is typical in much of her writing and in every one of her exercises. Her imagery is vivid, yet uncomplicated, and that's most likely why she succeeds so well getting her message out.

I did, however, dislike her Hollywood name-dropping and found her dramatics a bit trying, yet I figure these "starlet" types have their strengths. I suspect she's transferred the imagination required to perform well to this topic, and lucky me! I can ignore the theatrics and name-dropping for the depth of knowledge she's worked to acquire and refine and share with me, the reader.

Mouths and Bits (Threshold Picture Guides Series)

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Mouths and bits

Mouths and Bits (Threshold Picture Guides Series)
Toni Webber
Manufacturer: Half Halt Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1872082092

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Mouths and bits.......2000-08-07

I found this book, by way of a quick perusal, to be easy to understand about the use of teeth in telling a horses age. The written contents were easy to comprehend, as opposed to vet books and others that I read through, the depictions clear and concise.

EXACTLY what the average horseperson wants in this type of book. We have an agistment property and are in the business of re-educating horses and selling horses, so this book is a must for us.

We have always used veterinary text, which is rather hard to follow for the layman.

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Cruel Free Beauty

"From The Horse's Mouth" The Truth About Walking Horse Abuse

Excellent Reading for Walker owners and horse lovers

Finally the Truth!

What thousands of walking horses would say . . .

From the Horse's Mouth
Eugene Davis
Manufacturer: Rhoman Books
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Binding: Paperback

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Easy-Gaited Horses: Gentle, humane methods for training and riding gaited pleasure horses

ASIN: 0972143807

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This educational and moving novel exposes the awful truth behind the multi-million dollar Tennessee Walking Horse industry. Through the lives of two innocent horses we discover the painful fate of many. We follow the development of their breed from its beginning to the present. Equine nobility, innocence, and truth grapple with human cruelty, greed, and duplicity. It is an epic battle that continues after the final pages are turned, entrusting the reader with the knowledge of blatant atrocities which cannot be ignored.

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Cruel Free Beauty.......2005-04-02

Anyone who reads this book and is not motivated to change the Walking Horse training methods has no soul. The horrors that Walking Horses are put through in the name of beauty are absolutely and without a doubt the most cruel and unhumane practices on the face of the earth. If people would just appreciate the horses' natural ability and gait it would be a much more enjoyable association.

"From The Horse's Mouth" The Truth About Walking Horse Abuse.......2004-10-22

Every horse lover should read this book. It is so heartbreakingly true it will bring you to tears many times as you read. Someday this abuse has to be stopped. I love the way the book is written, with the horses telling the story. A very powerful book.Thank you, Mr Davis for writing this book. So many people choose not to see what is happening to these beautiful and naturally unique horses.

Excellent Reading for Walker owners and horse lovers.......2004-09-22

My family is just getting into the Walking Horse industry, and I felt this book was a good way to find out some of the history of the breed.

I was very upset of find out that these animals are treated in such a manner. It almost makes me embarressed to say that I want to be a owner and breeder of these fine animals.

All I can say, is that now that I know what is actually happening, I can try to do all I can to promote sound horses and help in the fight to get this to come to end someday.

More people need to read this book, and maybe someday there will be enough of a push to make all this torture end.

Finally the Truth!.......2004-01-18

I showed pleasure Tennessee Walking horses for years and a padded horse on one occasion. I saw most all of the things mentioned in this book done to these wonderful horses, with perhaps one exception. Although I never sored any of my own personal horses, due to the fact I love them too much and a blue ribbon isn't that important to me, I was shown how to do it and encouraged to do it and did show horses which were sore (although I was not their owner but was riding them for their owner). I cared to much about my animals to sore them and was very interested in reading this book when I found out about it. It is pretty painful to read but it is very honest in describing what does happen to these wonderful horses. Unfortunately today the plantation pleasure horses are going through as much as the padded horses, only minus the pads. If only they could talk and Mr. Davis has done a really nice job giving them their due. I hope this book will enlighten many, but at the same time will not turn anyone away from this breed because it is a wonderful breed to own, ride and show; and all these things can be done successfully without abusing the horses. Funny how the characters in this book really remind me of some of the exact big time walking horse trainers and showmen I know of.

What thousands of walking horses would say . . ........2002-09-27

I have owned Tennessee walking horses for years, but I never understood exactly what they went through in the industry's notion of "show training." Now I do. I felt like I came to know the young horse. I read the book in one sitting and then passed it on to another horse owner. It is hard to put down, and even harder to get over the anger it engenders. But it is not all hard reading. It captures the feelings of the show barn and the trainers and owners. Others have told me that this book speaks the truth.

The Horse's Mouth (New York Review Books Classics)

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My favorite book.
It's only the art that matters after all
Just read it.
Totally Rad
One of the Best!

The Horse's Mouth (New York Review Books Classics)
Joyce Cary
Manufacturer: NYRB Classics
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0940322196
Release Date: 1999-10-31

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The Horse's Mouth, the third and most celebrated volume of Joyce Cary's First Trilogy, is perhaps the finest novel ever written about an artist. Its painter hero, the charming and larcenous Gulley Jimson, has an insatiable genius for creation and a no less remarkable appetite for destruction. Is he a great artist? a has-been? or an exhausted, drunken ne'er-do-well? He is without doubt a visionary, and as he criss-crosses London in search of money and inspiration the world as seen though his eyes appears with a newly outrageous and terrible beauty.

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My favorite book........2007-06-15

All readers have their favorite books, the ones you pull out every year or two to read again, or to pass along to a friend. This is mine. The Horse's Mouth is so many things. It's a visual novel -- the world filtered through the eyes of a sensual and hapless painter. It's a literary work that incorporates William Blake's visionary poetry to great effect. It's an occasionally comedic work that is also poignant. It's a story about an unreliable man who is probably not very nice to be around, is certainly not honest, is terribly self-centered, is capable of violence, and yet is thoroughly likable. One of my most common complaints against authors is when they fail to create characters the reader can care about, for good or ill. Gully is a thoroughly developed, and very flawed, character that you will root for. You might not want to come face to face with such a fellow, but he's worth reading about.

And if you like this book, go on to read Herself Surprised. Just as Cary was able to get into the mind of an artist for The Horse's Mouth, he manages to view the world as a woman in Herself Surprised. Few male authors have done this a well as he.

It's only the art that matters after all.......2006-09-16

This is my favorite book of all time. As an artist/author I can relate completely with the main character, the endearing, irascible but delightful Gully Jimson. It seems as though the Universe is against him trying to work and create his art! Like the great William Blake, Gully's painter poet hero, Gully is not respected and appreciated for his original artistic genius.

The prose is outstanding and rich, lyrical, poetic and beautiful, the characters unique, realistic and unforgettable. If you never read another book in your life you need to read this one first. I have read it again and again and when times get tough it always makes me laugh!

I only wish Joyce Carey had written much more as he was the best of the best.

Just read it........2004-09-05

I read Herself Surprised, and it is one of my all time favorites. I tried To Be a Pilgrim, but the main character was so pensive about everything that I couldn't take it. The Horse's Mouth is absolutely great. I'm not going into great detail about the books. You can read the other reviews. Read it if you love good literature that comments on people and the times in which it was written (in this case still rings true).

Totally Rad.......2004-01-21

Gulley Jimson is a totally rad main character! I've never seen a profile of an artist this imaginative and complete. Gulley lives and breathes and climbs off the page right into your reality. He is obsessed with painting--he sees things he wants to paint everywhere and he describes it all in beautiful detail. This would be annoying in any other book. But Gulley is such a charmer, and Cary so talented, that as Gulley scrapes through life in his odd way, you forgive him his many faults. He's an artist after all. He perpetrates plenty of injustices himself, of course, but you appreciate his personality and philosophy so much, that you want to cut him a break.

One of the many masterful touches Joyce Cary uses is to always have Gulley working on a significant painting. It gets you to root for Gulley to do something even bigger than his one famous painting, and it makes you sympathize with the real people who put up with artists. But Gulley can't win. He is painting The Fall and it gets used to patch the roof of his hovel. He's painting Lazarus at the Grave and he has to flee from a crash-pad turned sour. He's going to sell a sketch of The Bath and instead manages to murder his only love. He's painting The Creation and the city comes and knocks the wall down. It is beautiful. Cary frames the whole novel with various potential masterworks that Gulley is painting, and in each one you see how life gets in the way of art, and how random are the winds of fortune.

We read this book in my book club and we agreed that it was one of the best of the 20 or so we've so far read together. I'm curious about the other two in Cary's trilogy. This is very much a complete work in itself, but I understand from the introduction that as a series it's even more illuminating.

This NYRB edition is printed on quality paper that stays white for a long time (I got my copy used and it's still very nice). Which is great, because you'll probably want to keep this book.

One of the Best!.......2003-12-11

This is one of the funniest books I've read. Great characters and excellent dialogue.

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From the Horse's Mouth
Kathy MacKel
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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It's time for a troublemaker and a homecoming princess to save the universe!

When the target of his teasing tries to punch him into next week, Nick Thorpe ends up only a few hours into the future.

It's weird. Nick can't touch anything. Nothing moves. He can't step back into the real world until time catches up with him. And it keeps happening. At last he finds out that a horned-horse Zephyr is running through Earth, searching for something, ripping the space-time continuum apart! Following the Zephyr are the fire-spitting Conflagrons, the perfectly evil Draconians, and everyone's worst nightmare -- a slimy Born attorney, armed with a Galactic court order.

Nick's best friend, super-genius Mike Pillsbury, won't help him this time. Mike's sick of aliens and scared of what's happening to his world. But Nick knows that if he can help the Zephyr find what it needs, then it won't be dangerous.

And his only hope -- his only help -- is Mike Pillsbury's gorgeous sister, Jill. Until she got swept up in the Zephyr's time warp, helping her kid brother's best friend was the last thing on her mind! Their horrific and hilarious adventures will thrill readers, as Kathy Mackel returns to the amazing universe she created for Can of Worms and Eggs In One Basket.

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Psychosis From The Horse's Mouth
K Edwards
Manufacturer: Chipmunkapublishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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By Kenneth Edwards

Psychosis From The Horse's Mouth ISBN: 978-1-84747-192-5
Published: 2007
Pages: 131
Key Themes: philosophy, psychosis, psychiatry, schizo-effective disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Description

When my psychiatrist suggested to me that I compile my experiences in a book, I thought, "This is flattering, but I cannot do it. What to him is clinically interesting, to me is so painful I cannot possibly get it down on paper." But now I have done it. However, the doctor did not anticipate two things which define the book.

First, it seems to me that it was not something transitory that caused my long psychotic episode. Instead, the circumstances of my entire life conspired to make me ill. So the story of my sickness is necessarily an autobiography of my whole life. The doctor did not realize the extent of the autobiography he was asking for.

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Book description..........2007-06-13

RIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH * THE LIVES AND RACES OF AMERICA'S GREAT THOROUGHBREDS AS TOLD IN THEIR OWN WORDS by John Devaney & Howard Liss and illustrated with "95 Magnificent Photographs" / Race Horse Book / Horse Racing Book / THOROUGHBRED RACING / THOROUGHBREDS / RACETRACK / RACE TRACK / HORSE RACING HISTORY / RACE HORSE BIOGRAPHY & HISTORY / GREAT INFO & SUPERB PIX !!! / HC/DJ 1ST
RIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH * THE LIVES AND RACES OF AMERICA'S GREAT THOROUGHBREDS AS TOLD IN THEIR OWN WORDS by John Devaney & Howard Liss and illustrated with "95 Magnificent Photographs". Copyright 1987. 182 pages. Stated FIRST EDITION and a FIRST PRINTING from the number line. Hardcover with dustjacket in VERY GOOD condition.

FROM THE DUSTJACKET
"They're off! Here are sixteen of the greatest Thoroughbred champions ever to pound down the racetracks of America to stunning victories and they tell their own stories in their own words. Listen to Man o' War. who lost only one race in his entire career. And to Seabiscuit, the California champion who beat War Admiral in a two-horse race. To Whirlaway, as he won the Triple Crown under the whip of jockey Eddie Arcaro. To Count Fleet and how he won his races by as much as thirty lengths. To Native Dancer, the TV matinee idol of the track fans. To Citation, boasting as his winnings topped $1 million. To Silky Sullivan. when he came from twenty-eight lengths behind to win by a nose. To Kelso, Horse of the Year in 1960, 1961, 1962, and 1963. To Buckpasser, priding himself for being without a flaw in his conformation. Lend an ear to Secretariat about his winning the Triple Crown, including his incredible thirty-one-length victory in the Belmont. To Forego, forever bitching about the weight he was assigned to carry, but winning. To Ruffian, who ended her spectacular career by breaking her leg in a match race with Foolish Pleasure. To Affirmed, describing his stiff competition with Alydar. To Seattle Slew, when he was syndicated for stud for $12 million. To Spend a Buck. the really cheap horse who surprised the racing world by winning the Kentucky Derby and then collected a $2 million bonus for winning the Jersey Triple Crown. And finally, to John Henry, the aging Pete Rose of racing, who at nine became the oldest horse in racing history to be named Horse of the Year. This is a book every horse lover and racing fan will have to own. They can't say `neigh'!"

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: SLIPS
MAN O' WAR
SEABISCUIT
WHIRLAWAY
COUNT FLEET
CITATION
NATIVE DANCER
SILKY SULLIVAN
KELSO
BUCKPASSER
SECRETARIAT
FOREGO
RUFFIAN
AFFIRMED
SEATTLE SLEW
SPEND A BUCK
JOHN HENRY
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From The Horses Mouth/The horsemans Guide To Equine Dental Health And Aging

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Interesting
INFORMATIVE
EDUCATIONAL
Not worth the price the printing was too large.

From The Horses Mouth/The horsemans Guide To Equine Dental Health And Aging
Len Lookingbill
Manufacturer: Diamond L. Publishing Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0964468204

Book Description

This book is a must for every horse owner. It is written in simple to understand language that covers common dental ailments of the horse, the procedures to correct them and how to age a horse properly from the age of 6 mos on.

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Interesting.......2000-10-06

I agree with the 1st two reviews. I feel the large print is great for older readers and the little ones that are just getting started with horses. I think the information is very educational. Even the "older horsemen" could learn something. This book will exlain that playing with the bit and weight gain/loss can be avoided with proper dental care.

INFORMATIVE.......2000-09-22

A CO-WORKER PASSED IT ON TO ME. I FOUND IT VERY INFORMATIVE. I NEVER KNEW THE EFFECTS BAD TEETH HAD ON HORSES. I WILL HAVE THEM TAKEN CARE OF NOW!

EDUCATIONAL.......2000-09-21

THIS BOOK WAS VERY EDUCATIONAL. GREAT FOR 4-Her's. I FEEL THAT THE LARGE PRINT IS GREAT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE OLDER READER. I HIGHLY RECOMEND FOR BEGINERS, 4-H, FFA OR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNAWARE OF HOW IMPORTANT DENTAL CARE IS FOR THEIR HORSE. AFTER READING THIS BOOK I NOW HAVE MY HORSES TEETH DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAVE DISCOVERED HOW HELPFULL IT IS IN RIDING AND KEEPING ON WEIGHT. THE AGEING INFORMATION IS HELPFULL ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRST OR ANY HORSE PURCHASE FROM AN UNKNOWN PERSON.

Not worth the price the printing was too large........1999-03-05

I actually just skimmed through the book but my first reaction was that the words were in too large of a print. Only about 76 pages and this book is over priced. I ended up returning based only on that reason. I do not recommend this book as far as value goes.

The Gift Horse's Mouth: A Jimmy Flannery Mystery

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Choices . . . and Their Consequences

The Gift Horse's Mouth: A Jimmy Flannery Mystery
R. Wright Campbell
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0671675869

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Choices . . . and Their Consequences.......2003-07-03

As The Gift Horse's Mouth opens, Jimmy Flannery learns that he can finally move up from precinct captain to Democratic committeeman in Chicago's 27th ward. It's a job he's wanted all his adult life, and been groomed for by his Chinaman, Chips Devlin, who also steered him into a career walking and inspecting the sewers. Chips has had the job for decades and is now ready to pass it along to Jimmy. It's a moment filled with potential, for Jimmy's wife, Mary, is pregnant with their first child.

But to get the job, Jimmy has to ask the favor of the head of the party, Ray Carrigan. Carrigan says he'll think about it, and while leaving Jimmy finds his mongrel dog, Alfie, having his way with Carrigan's purebred, Mistinguette, who is being walked by Carrigan's receptionist.

The next thing Jimmy knows, he gets an early morning telephone call from Carrigan telling him to come to an equestrian trail in Saganashkee Slough out in the suburbs. Goldie Hanrahan, Carrigan's long-time assistant, has just been found dead there. Jimmy is assigned to look out for Carrigan's undefined interests in the case.

Although he's only supposed to observe, Jimmy is soon off detecting. Goldie has been keeping a horse in a nearby stable for three years, but doesn't usually leave this early in the morning. And her famous golden bridge set (which is the source of her name) is missing. Did she swallow it when she died?

In the investigation, Jimmy learns that Goldie has been "friendly" with many of the Democratic movers and shakers . . . and had a child out of wedlock. Jimmy senses that the death is somehow related to the child, and tries to track the boy down.

Soon, he's single-handedly solved the case . . . which would have remained unsolved otherwise. The resolution of the mystery is a little tricky. Pay close attention to the descriptions of all the characters as you go. The first time I read this book years ago, I had to go back and reread quite a section until I understood how the plot worked. Hopefully, you will be more careful!

The most interesting part of this story is examining the consequences of adult choices. You will get a clear sense that Goldie's life could have been and ended much differently, as you discover who her main admirers were.

As you think about that, you should consider also what choices you have made that have improved and possibly worsened your life. What lessons can you draw from those experiences when you face important choices in the future? How can you pass along those lessons to those you love?

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