Try another book that goes even deeper in only 30 ...
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Try another book that goes even deeper in only 30 pages.
It's called "Everything About Black Holes" and it explains everything with science.  It's on Amazon.
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If you want to know more about matters of life and death, there are far, far better books than this one. Copyright says it was first published in 1975. Maybe Mr. Moody has come a long way since then, but I don't know as this is the only book of his I've read, so far.

I've been studying this subject for about 8 years, now. This book has serious problems regarding the impressions it can leave you with. The only part of this book that I find useful are the cases of NDEs Moody's recorded. I applaud his efforts, and they are admirable. He's done a lot good in this area.

However, with respect to this book, his philosophical and religious speculations leave a great deal to be desired. On these subjects he didn't have the shoes for the territory. He's even inconsistent in his speculations with some of the accounts of NDEs he's relating in this book.

IF you want to read on a more seriuos level about what's beyond this life, then I suggest Michael Newton's two books on "life between lives." Look up his name here and get both books. There are others that have written on this subject too, but Newton is the only one that I know of who spent decades with hypnosis patients and compiling his data. It makes a difference. To have someone relate to you what they know from a near-death-experience is very limited. Deep hypnotic states reveal far more.

I also highly recommend Brian Weiss' book, Many Lives, Many Masters; also read William Buhlman (2 books) and Robert Monroe (3 books). Weiss has written other books, but read the one above first, if you're new to this topic.

If your're a serious minded seeker of after-life knowledge, you'll get nothing more than a few cases of NDEs in Moody's book, and some seriously flawed meanderings on philosophical matters. To some people that may make no difference; to others it will. This book is also written in an extremely casual style, rather on the level of news paper articles.
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This is the essential history of cryptography at least through WW II. But of course, at the time it was published none of the ULTRA and Enigma decrypts had been released. And since the original hard book edition had become a rare book... it needed to be reprinted: the paperback had been excised of much of the material in the notes. All that said, when I first heard that this second edition was to come out, I eagerly sought it out. But I returned it the next day. The only new material is a short superficial chapter added at the end. None of the former text has been changed and the new material is simply not worth it since I have the first hardback. If you want more on ULTRA and the others there are a number of excellent books on both cryptography and SIGINT operations published since. And after all crytography is just a game unless the results can be applied in real time to affect events.
4795377
This book breaks simplification of one's life into literally thirty days, almost like a diet book.  That is its greatest merit.  It appears to be guided more toward women, and toward women with families, than the rest of us.  Perhaps those women buy most of these books!
Having said that, the information contained is applicable to all of us.  I found myself gleaning ideas and concepts from the book, rather than following it verbatim.  However, I loaned it to my sister (who is a working mom) and she followed the steps to her satisfaction!  So, this book is useful on more than one level.
Don't purchase this book expecting some deep philosophical or religious discussion of simplification.  That is for others to do (see my review of "Choosing Simplicity" by Linda Pierce.  This is for someone who may not have the time or inclination for that type of writing, but simply wants some practical help cleaning up the messy corners of their daily life.
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Ok, you've read a beginner to intermediate book such as flash bible, unleashed etc. you've read one or more dedicated books on actionscript such as actionscript bible, cook book or flash hacks. You also practiced and built some projects using the knowledge acquainted from previous books. You can cope with the mentality of books on languages such as C++ or Java. You are ready and in need to get into the core of the theory of object oriented programming with actionscript. Only then this book is for you. Do not make a mistake by jumping into this book right away. This book is dry, theory intensive and not to the liking of the most graphically based mentality.
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Like so many ARRL publications, there's a phenomenal amount of depth to this book.  While it's endlessly fascinating to comb through it, the book has too little context (real-world examples and application) for a novice like me.

I'm an instructional designer by profession, and a General Class who'd like to teach some of this material to others.  I can't find much in this book to recommend it to newbies.  For example, in my endless quest for teachable material on electrical fundamentals and how they apply to radio, I hoped that that chapter in the Handbook would be of benefit.  No joy. Unfortunately, the chapter immediately jumps into series and parallel circuits with absolutely no explanation of where, when, or why you'd use them.  The chapter continues downhill from there.  Lots of great information, but almost no way for a new person to figure how on earth to apply it. Very reminiscent of the trigonometry and calculus I had in high school--"Well, that's nice, but what application does it have? Talk to me about how it's used in the real world. I can master the equations and solve the problems, but so what?"

What's truly sad is that ARRL is continually pushing for more people to join the hobby, and yet continually produces books like this.  I'm a learning junkie and really want to devour this stuff, but I can't get my arms around it well enough to satisfy myself, much less create learning materials for others.

Onward.
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Dont buy this book thinking you can bypass the first book. I figured since it was aimed towards an older baby (mine was 5 months when we wanted to start sleep training) it would be all inclusive, but it really just builds off the first (newborn) book. I have had much better success with other books.
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Or, you may prefer to tear out the pages that are not worthwhile; Dyer has truly written some excellent books. However, the ones you want to read are those he published in the 80's and 90's. There's a lot of sage wisdom to be found in those. But this? Please. I've written this old man off mainly because he's discarded common sense for religious nonsense, and that's really disappointing. May I share one of the bits of "insight" to be found in this book? Here: "LIVE the Ten Commandments". Say WHAT?!? Once I read that, I nearly cracked up laughing. What delusion. Having said that, there are some good things in the book, but it's not worth buying for them. Again, look to his earlier works for his best material, when he was mentally sound and sharp.
3000619
It goes over everything too quickly, and the book is too short to cover all of these, especially when these frameworks/technologies are new to you. Better to get another book.
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I hate to give a well intentioned book three stars, but I have to agree with the previous reviewer, this book is just too much! Now it may be the book for you, and I did gain some useful tools, but frankly a 70 day program is a bit too much for me. You are supposed to read only one very brief 1-2 pages section, that is broken up over 70 days. You are not supposed to cut ahead. The requirements are to purchase a lot of supplies, which I frankly didn't have the money for, and just plain didn't want to follow the system that required those purchases. Most people that seek out reading books on organization want to start tackling. This book is painfully slow, and some of the suggestions didn't apply to me. If you are a Mom, that is frantic and works full time, you may find the slow pace of the read perfect. If you are one of the types that likes to do it all, this may be the book for you. But I am not a parent, I am a procrastinator, and not seeking to do less, but get more done. I just couldn't relate to juggling 12 hour work days, taking the daughter to doctors appointments, being on every club under the sun all while trying to manage a home. This just isn't me. I do enjoy Brooke Noel's website tremendously, and do highly recommend that.

  If you are a procrastinator like I am and looking to get your life into order,I would highly recommend Marla Ciley's Sink Reflections. I found that more helpful.
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The other book I've read on this topic is "the Hoarder in You," by Robin Zasio. That's a better overview. This is along the lines of poetic meditations. Quite intriguing, but I wouldn't recommend it as a basic text. Use the "look inside" feature to see if works for you.
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There are very few current writers of spiritual understanding who can compare with Oswald Chambers and others of his day.  I have never found a daily devotional guide to compare with "Utmost. . ." for directing my houghts to the deep things of God.
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I found this book too repetitive as to seemingly higher and higher realms.
I could not differentiate between them. At least it gives you some idea
that there are many levels above where we are now.
Religions are cults and dead ends. Skip them and LOOK FOR YOURSELF.
LOOKING is the biggest adventure and has unlimited possibilities.
Some say there are 144 levels above us, just in the first major realm.

It is a long way back to being a God ourselves, although "ourselves" isn't
all of the way back yet.
You won't find the truth in any church; a poor substitute that is !
333451
I have used the bible series books before with great success, but this one falls seriously short. It's amazing how 700+ pages just don't cut it. I would however recommend instead... Noel/Spence's "Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Unleashed" published by SAMS.
74592
Rightfully, this book has been criticized for repetitiveness. It seems like every five pages we read "As I wrote in my earlier book X ..." This is a common problem with dark-horse books that become wildly successful. Their follow-up books inadvertently follow the same pattern and ideas--all in the hopes of lighting striking twice.

This is all true, but I think we are missing the reasons why we he does this. First, learning involves repetition. We all have wrongheaded ideas that are ingrained, and it is only by constant exposure--like the steady pounding of a jackhammer--that we can dislodge this mental rubble. Second, rearrangement of the material can help. Repetition can be boring, but rearrangement can spice up the material with variety. We see new relations between the concepts, and an old idea expressed in a new way takes on a new life.

The third reason, however, is more profound. This book is not a rehash of his earlier material, but a reaffirmation of the previous principles. In effect, this book is Peck's deuteronomy, his Last Lecture and last blessing.

This book synthesizes all his other books into a seamless system. It is therefore more then repetition. It is culmination.

This, of course, raises a question--where should we begin. I recommend for most people to start with&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Road-Less-Traveled-25th-Anniversary-Edition-A-New-Psychology-of-Love-Traditional-Values-and-Spiritual-Growth/dp/0743243153/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Road Less Traveled, 25th Anniversary Edition : A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth</a>. Even though I benefited from reading&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/People-of-the-Lie-The-Hope-for-Healing-Human-Evil/dp/0684848597/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil</a>, for most people it is best to begin at Peck's beginning. However, after reading his blasting-cap book, it may be helpful to read this one next as an overview of Peckian thought. It is a sneak-peek at Peck's own traveled road. After that, then go trough all his other books and then reread this one as the finally assertion.
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A noble effort, but this book fails to sufficiently build upon existing literature. Steve McConnell's _Code Complete_ and _Rapid Development_ do a better job covering similar material. The gang of four's patterns book was far more readable. This book attempts to collect, summarize, and name information from many sources, but the value of the collection is far less than its constituent elements.

The book wastes pages. Antipatterns appear on pages 73-267: pages 3-72 are spent on multiple summaries, templates, and fluffy and repetitive rationalizations for antipatterns. I bought the book: stop selling past the sale.

The writing is verbose and repetitive. The authors use jargon and undefined acronyms (so many acronyms appear within the text that an acronym glossary is included at the end of the book). Some readers may enjoy such style, but I prefer English. Another author could have done twice as much with half the pages.

The goal is a good one: create a common taxonomy for common mistakes. Wait for a better book to achieve this goal.
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This book is confused. Let me give a summary of the confusion from the second section: Only the now beyond time is real Presence, beyond past, future,and even the present moment of time (so far, so good-typical nonduality). But if you desire something, imagine you already did it in the past to make it more real. Also, if you focus on what is (now) and don't like it, then you are stupid because now is past. You should be in the future now to get what you desire. The whole book is like this.

This is all a very weak attempt to merge nonduality and law of attraction. It fails on so many levels. That's not to say there aren't some poignant sections. The problem is that they are mixed amongst contradictions that are not the same contradictions one expects to move past duality, and that doesn't seem to be the point of the contradictions. There is far too much nonsense.

I do not doubt the author's state. He is charismatic and charming, but this book is milking that. Nonduality is not a big seller so he's trying to include something that will sell. If you have already really done the "internal" work of nonduality, you will find nothing inspiring here. If you are a LoA person, you might be tricked into thinking getting things (or states or experiences) is somehow the same as finding your true self.