Simple, Comprehensive, practical and very helpful.
938456
This is a helpful book for a beginner who wants to have an overview of what is meditation and how to proceed. This is not a book of elaborate theory on meditation. It is just practical orientation to the method and its preparation and the steps to actual practice. The book is complete and speaks to the seeker directly very systematically and clearly with no specific religious orientation. Even for someone who is at meditation for some time, this can be a refresher course and provide clarity of the method. It will be a good book to gift to youngsters.
Here are some clear statements:
Page: ix
"Like the banks of a river, " he said, "meditation channels awareness to be aware of itself. As with other actions you perform, meditation is a systematic process.
When you understand the process, it becomes more reliable and leads to deeper experiences."
Page: 1
"Meditation is a specific technique for resting the mind and attaining a state of consciousness that is totaly different from the normal waking state. In meditation, you are fully awake and alert, but your mind is not focused on the external world or events taking place around you. Neither is your mind asleep,
dreaming, or fantasizing. Instead, it is clear, relaxed, and inwardly focused."
Page: 9
"Meditation is not contemplation or thinking. Contemplation, especialy the contemplation of inspiring concepts or ideas such as truth, peace, and love can be helpful, but it is different than the process of meditation."
"When you engage in meditation, you do not ask the mind to think about any concept, but rather to go beyond this level of mental activity."
Page: 10
" In meditation, you do not make any attempt to give the mind a direct suggestion or to control the mind. You simply observe the mind and let it become quiet and calm, allowing your mantra to lead you deeper within, exploring and experiencing the deeper levels of your being."
Similar clear explanation and guidance is provided on all the steps of meditation, which, I think, is very helpful to resolve any mis-conceptions and make the process of meditation easy and fault-proof.
The chapter on "Questions and Answers on the Practice of Meditation" pretty useful.
The book is very helpful as it clears all doubts and mystery about meditation and sets the seeker on a right footing.
3619715
Insightful, practical, easy to read, and easy to put into practice. This book gives lots of real-world examples, and lays out a simple, positive, "focus forward" framework for solving problems while helping everyone to contribute. I have used this framework for years, since I first read the book, and it really works!
3030618
This book is full of very practical money management advice. I think it's most appropriate for financial planning novices because it's an uncomplicated, low pressure, hands on approach to personal finances. It walks through the basics on how to plan, how to earn, how to save and how to spend. I particularly appreciate the everyday examples that bring the theoretical teaching to life. Overall a good book, a quick read full of the truths of successfully managing and building personal wealth.
1446042
A very comprehensive, informative and practical volume delivered fairly quickly.
4400125
This book was wonderful to read.  As a father of three toddlers, it's very important to me to give my children the best possible chance at success.  Although this book is focused on slightly older children, it's helped me turn almost every minute I spend with the kids into a learning opportunity.  The best part is how straight forward and practical it is.

This book covers many topics, almost all backed by research.  The authors discuss those activities that help my children learn, and those that don't.  After making some adjustments suggested in the book, we're already seeing some positive results.  This book is a great practical guide for maximizing a child's potential.  I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in their children's future.
1921982
An extremely practical book. It is really worth its price.
3115040
This is a great book with really good practical information.  It's organized well throughout - the lists in the back are wonderful.
4712797
This is a worthwhile read - well written yet not complex.

There is a good deal of usable information (and resources) included. It is both practical and worth the money, time and effort required to read it.

Thumbs up.
3542892
I am not a huge fan of the genre of "self-help". In the past I have found that I read three pages and know the rest of this book. Not so in this short, concise, enthralling, and accessible book. I can open to any chapter and I am engaged in the narrative between people. The advice is simple, practical, yet hits me in a way I had not had access too. The advice comes from all types of people and not just a doctor or psychologist. I cannot recommend this book enough. I purchased it years ago, and come back to it over and over.
2260388
The author has many years of experience and many championships under his belt to prove that his methods work. The book is written in a very practical, easily understood manner. It gives lots of great examples and many charts that are useful in developing your own XC program. The book covers every single aspect of XC so there is something for everyone. This book has been very helpful to me - a new XC coach. I highly recommend it.
529593
A very easy read to get your financials straightened out. The tips were really very practical and not radical. The book suggests simple and reasonable changes in your daily lifestyle to improve your financials. It includes making a plan and sticking with it and or finding new ways to save some money. I loved the straight forward writing style, it makes it very easy to understand. A very informative read.
2987507
The book is very easy to read and very practical. If you follow the recommendations it will help you not only to work less but archive more. Everything they write makes sense. I bought four more for my daughters and son in law. Fernando J. Sosa, Guatemala
94065
Fluently written and very practical step-by-step overview of how to effectively manage your inventory.
Foregoing the usual mathematics and statistics and bringing a workable approach with loads of usefull tips.
Clearly the result of years of experience in the real world.
4210389
A very practical book, very helpful to parents, teachers and patients. Simple and complete. Veru easy to use and understand. Great.
4440474
It is very easy, very readable and really practical to everyday situation that we face. The book gives us few techniques of problem solving with easy and funny example to understand even to kids. I wish I could learn earlier and give it a try to cope with problem. I recommend this to everyone, especially teachers who want to give their students a practical life book.
4200538
Really good. simple with examples, lot of information and all of it is good and practical. Having good results with it.
4331533
Easy to read, nicely organized tips. Full of practical applications and well researched tools. I have gifted this to colleagues.