This Book Works PERIOD!!
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From the first page I was hooked. After finishing it I'm reading parts of it again. The techniques used in this book work. I purposely tried what I used to do on stage & Judy's techniques in the same set & Judy's received more laughs. This book is in fact the bible for anyone getting in to the business from Stand up's to comedy writers, to people looking to do one man/woman shows. It spans so many areas within comedy, even developing ideas for spec scripts for sitcoms. I've already recommended this book to two aspiring writers & one comic & I will update this review with their reactions, I know they'll be impressed. If you're out there looking to get in to stand up GET THIS BOOK!!, it's straight to the point & yes its long but for those of us without A.D.D. we can handle it!. JD Hazelwood says, "The author tells you all these "no no's " that you can't do in stand up comedy, that I hear comedians doing all the time." The idea of stand up is to become your own stand up comic, not to follow the crowd. Finding your own nitch is the key, not doing what everyone else does. Otherwise you're a "HACK!" No disrespect, but I recommend JD read this book again and this time think only about what you're capable of doing & try out Judy's techniques, you've got nothing to lose & so much to gain.
4642910
Ron Levy has done amazing work through this book!  There is so much applicable material, and I am blown away at the Tangible results that the reader can obtain by practicing and working the exercises. I truly feel that what Ron teaches here can open up an accelerated path to healing within, and the answers are already there!!!! I have read many books on Self help, Self improvement and Leadership.  I have also spent an immense amount of time with human interaction.  I have never found anything to come close to the magnitude of this work and it's possibilities.  Ron, Thank you for this amazing gift that you have given to the world..
Christopher DePalma
6th degree JuJitsu Black Belt (Rokudan)
720864
I'll keep this short - this is just a great book! I read the whole thing and I wanted more!

The practices and examples you do are... practical - you can implement them right away. When you're done the chapters, you firmly know what you're doing. Web support is great - the author himself checks the forums. Very good book!!!
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I am two chapters into this book,and I love it!!! I have read so many dating books with so many ideas, but this one actually makes sense!  It s broken into three main parts; find the guy, get the guy, keep the guy.  Pretty much exactly what I'm looking to do!!!! Fresh out of a long term relationship (guess I need to read keep the guy!) I am now working on filling the first funnel and I am loving his advice! I also love the clips that you have access to with the book! It's honesty just the best!! Get it!!! And if you're in OC, you can join my book club! We're so excited!!!
1524771
If you want results, this is it!

In my view, the best part of this book is that the author delivers on his promise! There is no fluff, theory, or guessing here. The author knows his stuff and clearly has been around the block a few times when it comes to techniques that help you transform your emotional blocks.

In this book, you learn very specific techniques that you can do yourself at home that will help you transform traumatic events and emotions in your life in a way that you are free from them and can move forward.

I myself suffered from panic attack for many years and chose to test one of the techniques from this book (The Fingertip Technique) on one of my strongest and most traumatic memories of a specific panic attack. I followed the instructions exactly. I felt myself relive the panic attack from the point of view of what I was seeing, thinking, feeling in my body, and what emotions I was carrying.  Then using the technique, I helped transform - I would even say release - those intense emotions in way that felt safe and lasting. In the end, I was left standing in my present situation with a great sense of freedom, awareness, and respect for where I had gotten to, where I was, and where I was going!

Not bad from a small investment of time and money in an Amazon book!

If you know you have some emotional blocks and want to cut through them, I can't recommend this book highly enough. The techniques work!
4914117
Three Minute Therapy is based on the tenets of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy and work by of other authors, most notably Dr. Albert Ellis. Having read many other books about CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and REBT I can say with authority that Dr. Edelstein/Dr. Steele's book offers something new to those of us who haven't quite "gotten it" until now.
Of course one has to be skeptical! Can I help myself with MY insurmountable problems in three minute increments? Well, after only a few days with his book I am buoyed and optimistic, and with good reason! Prior to ordering this book I was well on my way to becoming a recluse! After reading the book and doing only 4 three minute exercises I see my perceived "horrors" are being replaced with garden variety frustrations and strong preferences. I am working through my aforementioned "insurmountable" problems and realizing they are not insurmountable at all! Unbelievable that I am getting this much ACTUAL help from a book!  What Dr. Edelstein offers that has not been offered before is the stunning news that therapy can indeed be "brief" (three minutes!!???) but totally effective! Three Minute Therapy dispells cultural myths related to therapy, myths that hold many of us back and keep the psychologist's offices cash registers clanging! If all this wasn't enough, I emailed Dr. Edelstein to thank him for writing his book. and he emailed me right back! I had included a bit of personal information about myself  and he actually provided a few more specific helpful ideas for me personally! Talk about a guy who loves his work!  Here is an author who is 110% committed to providing people with valuable tools for dismantling our self defeating and seemingly destructive ways. Imagine!  we can make room for other things in our lives besides a steady stream of "analysis". If you are confused and don't know what to do --BUY THIS BOOK
1508018
I just finished reading this book, and I am going to read it again.
This is one of the best books Ive come across about writing faster---logically.  It gives me steps that make sense to me.  Ive also read the 2-10 K by Rachel Aaron, A fabulously inspirational book, (I highly recommend) but  Write Better, Faster,  spelled it out for me.
What I came away with:
1. You must track what you are doing now (so you can change, adjust, continue if necessary)
2. You must be accountable to yourself.
3. You must sit down and scheduled times.
4. You PLAN, PLAN some more, AND PLAN. You have to have a frame work.
5. WRITE but have fun and its ok to have more than one project.
6. #1 thing: Experiment on yourself.
Im a writer who has the same questions this author, Monica, asked How can I improve, what am I doing wrong? How can I change it? (I paraphrase)
The first half of the book describes; her method she discovered on writing quickly. The second half; in the appendix is the journal of her journey as she did it.
All I know isI have to experiment on myself. I have to try this. I have storiesso many and writing one a year isn't going to cut it for me.
I highly recommend this book, and I will probably buy the rest in her series.
Thank you!
627142
I learned a long time ago, RSVP. Read, Study, Visualize, Preform. This is one of those books that you will want to do exactly that. Really, REALLY study the contents and then try it out on some small stuff and work on to larger things. I read the book twice and then went back in and studied the techniques in the book. Saw it all clearly in my mind until it sunk in, and then I tried it. WOW!

 BE Methodical in the practical application of Mr Dotts, book, and You Will See the Proof of your Efforts.

I did my first experiment with this method, and saw myself at am Expo with people waiting in line to receive my services. I saw myself actually there, in the Now, and the next weekend ,at the Expo, I did Literally had people standing in line to get my products, at one point!!!! I made $450.00 that day!!!
All I can say is, put it to the test. Try to prove that it works.
I did, and it does work!!!
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This is such a fun read ...... it's full of drawings, dialogue and text that is so easy to read and absorb. It only took me about an hour and a half to read it all. And it really works! I've found myself thinking a lot about the various ways I can find more hours in my day since I finished it.

The first part of the book deals with how you are presently spending your time and the second part analyzes whether you are using the hours you have to maximum effectiveness.

Set Yourself Goals - Make a To-Do List every morning and prioritise - Focus on one thing at a time - Planning and Preparation is the key. Just a few of the suggestions.

The book uses humour, it doesn't preach, it doesn't take itself too seriously and it doesn't talk down to its readers.

A Self-Help book that does what it says on the cover!
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I am loving this book.  I am such an impatient person and jump in with two feet and then look around and wonder why things aren't working out.  I've held 10,000 jobs and always am trying to find my "next" calling.  There are pages with reflection questions that allow you to really think about what you read.  It has stories of people that make the book relatable and the author really bares the raw ugly of herself now and then.  It is a relatable book with guidance and application.  It isn't like a text book type talk either.  The writing is conversational and friendly.  I highly recommend it and can't thank Candace Cameron Bure enough for recommending it!
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This book is so FREAKING good!!! This book should at least have more than 500 reviews. This book is THE book for the procrastinator. It's short, to the point, has researched studies, and also has comic strips about procrastination. The author is a psychologist who has studied the subject his whole life. He also has a podcast on the subject in iTunes. If you procrastinate even sometimes, get the book. If you want to get more done, get the book. If you're a productivity geek, get the book. If you're a parent with a child that struggles with homework, get the book. It's so helpful. It's so good! This is a book I will read and reread for a long, long time.
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You can say I am living proof that Lee's book works. I was compelled to write ("on the page") the exercises, way before this book came to being. I am one of a few who suggested she ought to write this book. From  the very beginning of our meetings, I began the journey to be the writer I  am today. I wouldn't have published if it weren't for her persistent  guidance that sensitive gentle encouraging push writers constantly crave  & need. I am a proud writer to my SELF. I know what I am capable of  doing and I am going to do it. Trash those rejections slips buddy.... I'm  coming through!  Thanks, Lee!
1530911
This is by far the BEST book I've come across on getting writing done (and I've read a lot of them)! As a full-time (well, almost) procrastinator, I had been putting off my writing FOREVER!! But after reading Bill's book, I am happy to say that I am 15 chapters into my novel, and hope to be finished in the next couple weeks!

The difference this book made for me was this--Bill says that it's ok to work in increments, rather than forcing yourself to spend hours upon hours writing. He suggested starting with 15 minutes of writing time a day and working your way up from there.

The other major thing that made a difference for me was--Bill says that writers should do what works for them, not what works for other writers.

Each writer is unique and has a specific way of getting things done. I used to beat myself up because I'd sit down and write something, then I'd find out it was full of holes, and rather than editing it, I just tossed it aside. But not anymore! Bill made me realize that it's ok to do things how I need to do them.

I was always under the impression that to get writing done you had to do like I was taught in all my creative writing classes--just sit down and start typing away. But that doesn't work for me. For me, plotting the story out ahead of time works. And not only does it work, but it keeps me from having enormous plot holes and makes the whole writing and editing process a breeze. If it weren't for Bill's book, I may have never realized that it's ok to do things my way.

If you're looking to get your writing done...read this book!
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I agree that the way the book is written is often astonishing and off-putting. However, the content is good - no, great. It works. From the day I started reading it I started being happier. More and more, my feeling happy is in my own control. What more can I ask? There are plenty of books with better writing style, more sophisticated, etc. But this book has tools that really work wonders.
833596
I really am glad that I bought this book.  It came up as a suggested book and it intrigued me.  I am skeptical about using reviews for educational books because so many of them are written by friends of the authors and these people have a vested interest to give the book five stars.

I do not know the authors and have no vested interest!  Trust me...this book is worth the money.

With the implementation of the Common Core Standards coming, this book is very timely.  First, all of the articles used in the books are of high interest to young people (I would say that this is appropriate for grades 7 - 12--and can even be modified to use with ELL's!)

The book is really about using various strategies to teach reading and each of the strategies is modeled with these articles--thus, you have examples with specific activities, steps and even tips and variations.  This is a real hands on book and I am sure that I will be using most, if not all, of these strategies in the 2012-2013 school year.

I want to take a quote from the author from the back of the book which summarizes the book.  "Engaging students can't wait.  If we wait for the fun stuff that might pop up later, the kids will have already jumped ship."  This philosophy underlies all the strategies and activities in the book.

As literacy becomes the standard in all classrooms, this book is invaluable.  The 23 strategies are broken down in a way that even someone unfamiliar with teaching reading could implement them easily.

In short, if I were to ask for a book that would help me improve my practice, this would be it.  I am delighted that I took the risk and purchased it.  I highly recommend this book. It's great.  I will also be purchasing other books by the authors as they seem to address similar topics.
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I received my book today!!! After reading the first page, I was HOOKED!!! This book is so needed!! It is so intentional and motivating!!!!
Elainej
724602
The 4-Hour Work Week" is the best book I've read since Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"!!!

Just like "RD,PD", this book is one that will shift your entire mindset from what you thought was good thinking to that of extraordinary thinking. I had heard all the hype about the book but I frankly wasn't moved by it since working a 4-hour week was never one of my goals but believe me when I tell you, it's BIGGER than you think! Whether you ever become rich or work even 20 hours a week, the action steps and teachings in the book will help you live a much more productive and efective life while cutting out all the "fat" that fills our busy days.

Now I see why this first time author struck a major publishing deal and is a NY Times Best Seller with this one. Shucks, my books are great (Yes I said it! LOL), but I wish this book had been written 4-5 years ago.

Ryan C. Greene
Author, My Little Black Book Of Leadership

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