Nothing of value here--lets move on
358440
Nothing of real value in this very simplistic offering. If you know nothing about the Gold market it might be of some help in dipping a toe in the Gold market.
381837
I purchased this book as part of my research for a presentation at a conference. Conceptually "tidying up" philosophy doesn't really interest me. The idea of spending your life ridding people of useless articles to improve the quality of their lives seems an oddly redundant occupation--a quest for a quick fix for the semi-hoarder and a pathological need for order by the tidier. Much of the early part of the book stresses Ms. Kondo's need for control over her environment--now its spread to anyone who will let her into their homes.

In Ms. Kondo's world a painting has no real use, nor a photo, a cake pan used once a year? Out the door with it, books already read? Off to the Goodwill...all these items are essentially "useless" using the paradigm stated by Ms. Kondo. Yet objects DO hold meaning to most people and that meaning changes throughout the life of the object and the owner. So the suggestion that we only should keep things that "spark joy" is absurd--since many things "spark joy" but not all the time.

Why not advise people to rid their life of negative people? I say out with the takers, users and abusers! Then everyone would be much happier. And most likely less attached to objects for comfort, and free to breathe with ease. People live as they do because that's who they are, or perhaps they are too busy living their lives to pay attention to those extra clothes, books, magazines, pictures, cooking pans.... When stuff and disorder becomes unbearable, most of us tidy up and send stuff off to charity, or sell it, or give it away to friends and family--there is a natural cycle to the owning and relinquishing of objects that mirrors the cycles of life. Those that don't go through these fairly commonplace cycles won't be helped by this book.

The books faux Zen/Puritanical approach is irritating, at least to me. I'm a happy collector who periodically purges what has become burdensome like Ms. Kondo's book that's the next thing out the door (well, off the Kindle). The book did not change my life, and quite frankly its unlikely to change yours.
53108
I must admit, Vad's new book is a Royal Rip-off at $92.00! I am extremely disappointed in Vadyms Graifer's new book titled How to Scalp any Market & Profit Consistently. This is especially puzzling since Vad's first book was very useful and worthwhile. This new book however, isn't worth the price of the matchstick it takes to burn it. One gets the sense that "Vad" is heading down the same road as "Good Ole Jake", pumping out more BS than a diuretic goose. This is an obvious attempt to make a killing off of the notoriety of his first pub. The entire book is; double-spaced, large font print, with highly overblown graphics and little else! The tactic is to stretch what could have been written in about 35 regular size pages, into approximately 98 pages, not including the table of contents and appendix. I would not have minded the scale change or text extension so much, if the content of the book had the slightest bit of worthwhile value or information.

In my opinion it does not. The worst case of this text expansion transgression was page 2-12, the page had about 52 words in total. There are about 7 or 8 pages similar to this throughout the manuscript. First Vad excerpts the "Story of My Turnaround" from his previous book, he then includes an interview of himself from his RT website. All this eats up about 12 pages, with things already known or available. The next section is his: General Philosophy of Scalping; double spaced on 2 pages, is approximately 350 words. It should have laid the groundwork of his principles and his philosophy. However, it was nothing more than a few well-worn, well-known scalping generalities, much if not all, already available in the public domain. Another section was; Using Level 2. This is 18 pages full of overblown graphics, and some charts I swear that I've seen before. To add insult to injury, in section 9; Scalper's Psychology, I will quote the first paragraph: "There is plenty to say about trading psychology, and most of it said already. There is extensive discussion on practical issues of trader's psychology in my previous book, Techniques of Tape Reading. We are going to review only the specific traits necessary for a scalper in the framework of this course."  Those traits that Vad refers to above are then described in the next two paragraphs of similar length and scope.  What a sleazy move on Vad's part. From his first book I thought this man had some sense of value and a high degree of personal integrity, but he has proven otherwise. The "dark side" of the business has obviously seduced him. "To Lord Vader Rasputin Graifer, you got me on this one, but you'll never get me or any of my trading buddies again". The real monetary value of this book should be about 2 decimal places to the left of its current location. Your name is mud pal! You have obviously joined forces with the underside of the trading world authors and vendors. And my friend, you are now definitely a member of "Good Ole Jake's Club!". Prime the printing pumps...here comes Vad!
547414
There are only two songs on here worth listening to, the others are miserable political tripe, so I downloaded those two off the net.  Thanks for the freebies, honey.
289034
I picked up "Short & Tall Tales..." mainly out of curiosity and in the vain hope that this off-shoot of Braun's "The Cat Who..." series might prove a much-needed revitalization of what has become a tired, aimless series.
I was first put off by the smaller than average size of the book and the generous use of white space around and between the lines of type.  It hardly seems to merit the nearly $$$ cover price.  Mercifully, I borrowed the book from the public library. As for the tales themselves, they live up to the collection's title, being no more than three or four pages long.  Fans who have followed "The Cat Who..." series from its beginning may have their memories jogged as favorite Moose County characters step forth to share their tall tales.  The total effect, however, is choppy rather than endearing or quaint.  I suspect that Braun (or whoever now writes this series) has tried to get around the criticisms leveled at the most recent installments in the series by resorting to having Qwilleran act as a mere scribe, very much off center stage -- and with Koko and Yum-Yum nowhere in sight.  As these tales are supposedly anecdotal, related to Qwilleran by the fictional inhabitants of Moose County, there doesn't have to be any attempt at characterization, dialogue or the use of any literary device.

In all, the series continues to decline.
4766622
Dumb!! Has no value for me. It's in the garbage. I'm pretty creative but I couldn't find a constructive use for this other then a gag gift.
2504176
I hope someone writes a strong, penetrating analysis of this fascinating crime soon -- but this book sure isn't it.  The only reason I purchased it is that I saw the author interviewed on cable tv as if she were a reporter of solid reputation.  What were the people who booked her thinking??  I still couldn't vouch for  the woman's reputation, but this book will surely add nothing positive to it.  Slim, weak, agenda-driven, clearly a bald and shameful attempt at making a few bucks -- this book is a sad joke.  I regret the purchase, and suggest you save your money.
This is an addendum to the above review.  I'm very glad that pragma tist added her thoughts to this discussion.  When I first wrote my review, i knew very little about this case.  But since reading the book, I've been doing some research, because my interest has been piqued.  There is SO much to say, that I really don't know where to begin, so I hesitated making any kind of followup, but pragma has said it about as well as anyone can.  The first thing I'm appalled at is the U.S. vs. Europe argument that discussion everywhere about this case has degenerated to.  It's kind of sickening.  I don't know whether the young woman is guilty or not, but I would like, IF YOU DON'T MIND, the opportunity to make up my mind after reading an intelligent analysis.  That is, something other than this pathetic book -- a book which emphasizes the young woman's alleged prior promiscuity, people's interpretation of  her demeanor after the murder, and the nerve of any American who might suppose there's been something other than justice carried out.  Oh, to insult the intelligence of the Italian court!!!  Who would dare think it?  I've got news for a few of the naifs who have written reviews here -- there have been innocent people convicted, put to death, and/or sentenced for life, in the US,  Italy, and just about anywhere else you can think of -- you know, just in case this is NEWS to you, or something????  For the book, the bottom line is this -- is this a strong, thought-provoking, honest analysis of the case?  Well, I think we should just let the book sales answer that little question for us, shall we?  For Amanda Knox, and for those who care, the bottom line is this -- the case isn't over yet by a long shot.  The appeal lies ahead, U.S. and Italian attorneys are now meeting to discuss what's happened and where things are going, and there have been several fascinating developments since the trial -- jailroom confessions that Amanda wasn't involved, a closer look at the forensic evidence, and plenty of other tidbits.  For those of you interested in truth, justice, and the American-slash-European way, stay tuned. There's plenty more where that comes from.
1711515
This coffin is quite a "value" (cough, cough).  To my relatives, I would say, really, now-- Pine?  You buried me in PINE?  As your dearly departed, don't I deserve something better-- like rainforest-endangered Mahogany, or at the very least, the newest 'sustainable' wood, Polywood?  I knew I should have left you hosers out of my will.  Seriously-- you could have at least sprung for Walnut.  Then again, I suppose that would have required you to have a JOB to pay for it.

All in all, I appreciate the "homemade" feel-- just like your crappy macaroni-glued-to-plate monstrosities you continued to provide me with up until your 30s for my birthday every year.  I really do appreciate the thought and the 'metal-free' environment you entombed me in.  Maybe I should have skipped paying for your braces, so you could understand the finer uses of metal.  I'm six feet under the ground with nothing between me and the centipedes other than pine.  Knotted, lightweight, barely-varnished pine, with rope handles.  Great.

As a final word, thank you, dear progeny for continuing to hold steady the same level of excellence you have failed to deliver your entire lives.  This final HGTV-project-gone-wrong is an incredibly apropos way to celebrate the end of my relationship with you.  Visiting my headstone-- being made of macaroni, it will be eaten soon enough.
783849
This is nothing like the 1st. album. Well, it's like out takes from the first album. Nothing new here folks, save your money.
3586826
Nothing else out there is worth buying. Replacement for life? I'll take it.
882794
Not worth the read. Move on, nothing to really read here. A real once over lightly. If you've read about EMP at all, this isn't necessary. However, it was a freebee to a word of thanks to the author, and please do write a much more complete book with lots of detail.
2623509
At first, I wished I could give this book zero stars, thinking it had absolutely nothing to offer. However, I did at one time wish to finish reading the book, just to see if it EVER got better. After almost an entire year of letting it sit on the bottom of my nightstand pile while I found other books vastly more interesting, entertaining, and rewarding, I've finally given up on finishing the last >100 pages. It's just not worth the time.
  We Were the Mulvaneys is dismally depressing, without any apparent purpose. I think most people would be hard-pressed to find a single character for whom they felt any affection or lasting interest.
  I think it's notable that there are nearly 800 used and new copies for sale, starting at a penny. I paid $1 for my copy at the local library sale. The book is headed back there now.
3299732
Book has no value.  Nothing in there that you would not find on any basic website.
4968243
Utter trash. Got that at a used book store for a couple of dollars and now it's going into the recycling bin where at least the paper it was printed on can be re-used to make a greeting card. Insipid, simplistic. Here's the gist of the teaching: Think about the potential consequences of your actions before you act. (Brilliant, huh?)  The exercise and practices offered: check where you feel things in with your body and write about your thoughts and feelings in your journal. (Never thought of that!) There it is. Just saved you ten bucks (plus the shipping). Zukav and company are capitalizing on Zukav's name recognition with tripe. Probably needed to pay off some debts or wanted to buy a third house or something. Churned this tripe out over a weekend.
1566376
We did not get any value out of it. There are better guides out there.
1081320
There is nothing new under the sun-- but most especially in regard to this somber, humorless and cryptic exercise in shameless self-serving capitalism by a  (OK-the NY Times knows that he can sell books ) 21st Century Guru Maharaji. My 60+ year old peers will remember this reference to a certain 15-year old "Perfect Master" who sold enlightenment as readily as he bought Rolex watches.

If you want to hear this very same universal revelation from a real deal Guru/California PhD, buy a copy of "BE HERE NOW" published in 1971 by Baba Ram Dass (AKA Dr. Richard Alpert).

BE HERE NOW originally sold for $3.33. I have my original copy and cherish it as one would a family bible. The difference? Ram Dass is honest, light, hip and loves you. Eckhart's pain and suffering sounds clinical and  treatable - a textbook example of Major Depression. Frankly, I couldn't get past the first 10 minutes of his $35 "audio book" without cringing. He sounds like a middle-aged "emmo"  in dire need of antidepressant therapy. I am truly glad that he had his "revelation"; he was assuredly unemployable before waking up to his real calling- a media savvy huckster.

I don't care where or how you "wake up" to the reality of existence. There is nothing new about "The Power of Now". Nevertheless, to quote my California Guru, "You can't rip the skin off a snake--it has to fall off when the time is right".

I most sincerely hope that you are ready to HEAR and AWAKEN, and not just BUY a quick fix to the unavoidable suffering that is called LIFE.
4412889
In these postings I have occasionally stated that I want my money back for a bad book, but this is the first time I want triple the cost of this formless glob of warmed-over mush to compensate me for my wasted time.  Punitive damages should also be imposed on the publisher for printing this, this -- misshapen thing? -- too kind a description. Pastiches can be fascinating but this one is just lazy.  There is not an original thought -- not one -- in this entire waste of trees, and what is contained therein is poorly expressed.  The author would not dare disagree with any position taken by the New York Times or NPR and can make even potentially interesting subjects suicide-inducingly tedious.  This is a poor fifth-rate imitation of Alain de Botton, whose books you should buy instead.  Avoid like the plague.