Just no respect at all !!!!!!!!.
585734
You're still one of my favorite authors like always you knock it out the park with this one all I have to say is keep the books coming nico. Still the man as before as long as you write I'll read .
4151350
With all due respect to the author, and by no means trying to be disrespectful but this is the most distasteful, unclassy, belly aching book thus far. A horrible representation of anything to do with military Im sure. Yes things go on but be a man, keep your word and suck it up. Good lord this dude has major chips on his shoulders, grudges and inferiority issues. Instead of learning from the good and bad and growing from it, he has chose to hold grudges rather than appreciate the value of a lesson learnt. He even went on to boast about how when he got in a position of power how he enjoyed kicking back while lower ranks washed his car or some crap... so distasteful. I was looking for a book by a real man and former navy seal named David Goggins and couldn't find any so I went ahead and got this one... totally wasted my money and time. I wish this dude the best of recovery and a more positive mindset.
3035905
The is a very offensive outfit to real Native Americans. By using a culture as a costume you are disrespecting and appropriating the culture. Please do not buy this or any other similar costumes!!!
1829794
No love; no affection; just physical and mental  torture.  Ok, I stopped reading at about one third of the book because I cant read this.  Imaging some woman you know/loved being kidnapped and beaten by a total stranger.  There is no love of any type.  If the author is going to make this woman suddenly start craving the punishments and love him; Ill just puke.  This is wrong at every level.  He has told her he needs her information, and after he gets it he will take care of her.  I am past 33% and there is no affection, its just mental torture and beatings.  Thats all I can stand: I quit!  Dont read this one. Zero stars if that was possible.
1603982
WARNING if you are an athiest or agnostic such as myself, you will be cringing at every page and some pages will make you want to burn the book or throw it at Steve Harvey's face in a very forceful, aggressive manner HOPING TO DO PERMAMENT DAMAGE. I won't go into his wife giving up her hobbies for him, many bad reviews already went into that. The whole cheating chapter is just rediculous. No where does he point out that many women cheat too. Not as many as men but the numbers are in no way small. Maybe I am the odd one but when he stereotypes women as having emotional sex and men can shut off their emotions I thought "wow i maybe I am a guy":) But the parts I really wanted to curse off Steve Harvey for: "if a man is a spiritual person and he's got a relationship with god he'll mature much more quickly just because his beliefs will hold him to a much more stringent moral code" and "sometimes men wise up without god in their lives" and "if you meet a man who doesn't have a relationship with god.... what moral barometer does he answer to if not to god? what's going to make him even consider being loyal to you? whats going to make him do right by you and the kids?"
BOY MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS RISING DANGEROUSLY HIGH JUST WRITING THIS!!!!!! THIS IS COMING FROM STEVE HARVEY A GUY WHO WAS MARRIED THREE TIMES!!! YOU MEAN TO TELL ME STEVE HARVEY THAT THE ONLY WAY A GUY CAN BE A DECENT PERSON IS IF HE'S RELIGIOUS???!!!! I GUESS HE NEVER HEARD OF RELIGIOUS MEN CHEATING ON THEIR WIVES, OR LEAVING THEIR WIVES. OR A MORE PERSONAL STORY OF HOW MY MOTHER BECAME PREGNANT WITH HER RELIGIOUS BOYFRINED WHO SHE MET IN CHURCH, A "NICE RELIGIOUS MAN". THIS "NICE CHRISTIAN MAN" FOUND OUT HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS PREGNANT AND UP AND LEFT. SHE THEN CONTINUED TO FIND HER BOYFRIENDS AT CHURCH AND EACH ONE WAS A JOKE. WHEN SHE TOLD ME I SHOULD FIND A "NICE CHRISTIAN MAN" I SAID "BECAUSE YOU HAD SOO MUCH LUCK WITH THEM" OBVIOUSLY I DON'T TRUST RELIGIOUS MEN. IF A GUY NEEDS AN INVISIBLE FRIEND FRIEND TO DICTATE TO HIM HOW TO BE A DECENT PERSON THEN HOW CAN YOU TRUST THAT? AND HOW IS A GUY SUPPOSED TO MATURE MORE QUICKLY IF HE HAS A INVISIBLE FRIEND CONSTANTLY TELLING HIM WHAT TO DO AND HE CAN'T THINK FOR HIMSELF??!!You should be a DECENT person because you are a DECENT person not because your invisible friend told you to. My guy that I am now with is (obviously) not religious at all and he has the best heart, is the kindest most caring guy I've ever known. He is better than all the christian men my mother has ever dated COMBINED. Of course I put the fact of Steve being religious and being married three times as proof of religious men. Maybe, religious women, that is why you can't find a good guy. Steve tells you the "guy need to Put god first and family second". Why in the world would I want my guy to put some invisible friend before ME??!! ONTOP of that people have you EVER looked at the bible. IT IS NOTHING BUT DEMEANING TOWARDS WOMEN. WHY YOU WOULD TRUST A GUY WHO BELIEVES IN A RELIGION LIKE THAT IS BEYOND ME. A RELIGION THAT STRESSES ADULTERY IS ONLY IF A MARRIED WOMAN SLEEPS AROUND NOT A MARRIED MAN. A RELIGION THAT CLAIMS THE HUSBAND SHOULD BE THE WIVES' GOD? UGH!!!!!!! Women you stick with your dispicable-can't think for them selves-chauvanistic-religious-a--hole men. See how far that takes you.
119425
LISTEN, our GREAT NATION! MARRIAGES are IMPORTANT so think about serious matters!! Not like with this book! This girl wantonly has lovemaking with lots of men, all who are using her and who all would wisely rather not hear her speaking WORDS. Also she obviously MAKES FUN of us, all through the sordid book. FOR FORGIVENESS!!! She is for the go-to Hollywood movies or for making GOSSIP or for being allowed to be published in or sold upon. This is a nor-with-GOD except in VAIN book! No where does she mention JESUS THE AMERICAN!!! No where does she change her WRONG MINDS! NO WHERE DOES SHE ASK FORGIVENESS! She is llike an Electric Eel all having SEX instead of spending her time PRAYING for things, and saying FOUR LETTER filth mouth words too, among other things. The authoress HATES MEN, because we are like the SOIL, Without us, civilization and humanities moral-foundation never would have taken root. And also she/they SOILS herself promoting for or probably having GAY STRENGTH, like in a Choir. She will spend way too much time, as a typical LIBERAL FEMALE DOES, having PREMARITAL SEX with out loving GODS LOVE instead, and getting MARRIED, thus honoring...  She should not spend so much time on her back instead of GOING TO CHURCH. Since LIBERALS don't spend any thought for HIS CREATION or REDEMPTION or FORGIVENESS (this is typical of LIBERALS), reading books like this to enjoy would be possible for them.
2135830
This book is nothing more than the shallow, unGoldy, vindictiveness of a very, very bitter spouse.  This book is a benefit to no one.  It is written as fiction, but is clearly nothing more than a verbal rant of revenge on his exwife.  I am so disappointed is this man's behavior, that the Lee Kronert I once attended church with on Bay State in the Allegany State Park, could possibly stoop this low...  his total disregard for his children and lack of sound judge
ment in writing this is a complete turn around from the "Christian" preacher and Godly man that he has professed to be.
If you are into Romance type books, and enjoy feeding on other people's problems, all with at least one explicit situation, you're going to love this book. I pray none of his students have the misfortune of picking up this book.
3079466
I'm appalled at the uses of the word "I" in this book. What some have view in this book (should be called journal) as "candid" and "honest" - I view as sorted. Having your panties removed and peeing in the bushes, has little correlation to honoring a hero, her brother.  To call her father out publicly as having " copious " amount of alcohol and to talk about some of the  kind and well-meaning friends and neighbors as she did - shows her disdain for others - totally classless.  I hope she didn't get pee on her leopard shoes......
The most honest and heart wrenching part of this book was the reprinting of the eulogies given by his friends.
2789824
Absolutely DISGUSTING!!!! YOU people should be ashamed of yourselves!!!! To behead a potential U.S. PRESIDENT??
SERIOUSLY!
2985495
Wow, this guy does not have one nice thing to say about anyone.  I can't finish the book.  After 75 pages of the author whining  about how his father didn't play with him because he was too busy earning a living and helping others in need, I'm done.  He seems to have so much disdain for what he seems to see as the lowly, rough lives of folks in his hometown.  I have no connections to these people or this town, so it is not offensive to me in that respect. But it is just too dreary and disrespectful, and I have too many good books on my reading list to spend any more time on this one.
3265710
I gave it four stars so more people would read this. But THIS BOOK IS A PIECE OF S***! OH MY GOD!! This Pressman clown is SUCH A HATER! Gah! Could he be more obviously trollish? Can you say attitude?? OH OOGIE BOOGIE WERNER WILL BRAIN WASH YOU AND SVENGALI ALL YOUR MOOLAH FROM YOU!!!!! AND THEN RAPE HIS DAUGHTER OR SOMETHING!!!!! What crap. badly written, biased as all hell, childishly hateful, basically written for gullible shut-ins who want someone to hate or fear. Pressman, Pressman, really? Get a life. Did you do it for the money? Were you desperate? Did your wife cheat on you or something and you needed someone to kick around? Jeez. Dude. No. Stop. Step away from the computer. Take a long vacation, take some acid, smoke some ganja, something, anything, just don't do social commentary or anything that requires distance from your opinions.
92035
This book is RIDICULOUS!

and should be titled "The Search for Raymond Archer's Non-existent Sex Drive"

For those of you who may dismiss the comments in this section by saying "This book is about The Dominican Republic, it has nothing to do with me", please remember that all "travel guides" and Raymond Archer will eventually hit YOUR country.

This book is disgusting, demeaning, and hurtful. I have half a mind to

organize a protest -- it may yet come to pass.

In any case, I am not so much shocked (I knew it was a matter of time) as I am horrified that it actually came to fruition. The first step is to get our own men to stop propagating this type of thing since many invite their foreign friends to visit The D.R. and other Latin American countries offering this very type of entertainment as an incentive/selling point -- a situation (prostitution) which is a by-product of how our countries have been treated historically -- the collateral damage of imperialism in microcosm, if you will. But, as someone famous (Eleanor Roosevelt comes to mind) said: "No one can insult you without your permission."

Another step is to write letters, poems, screenplays, and literature that condemns this behavior for what it is, basically, men with certain "shortcomings" projecting their insecurities. So instead of creating a furor over J-Lo's assets, how about her ability to act as in "Money Train"? Instead of movies like "Chasing Papi," how about movies like "Frida" that at least attempt to showcase the talents of real Latino greats, even, gasp, Latina women?

A third step is for women of all cultures and nationalities to stop using the language of men to regulate each other for the sake of and approval of men. Interestingly enough, we women, as a practice are the first to call each other, for example, whores while men plan their vacations to treat us accordingly.

First Columbus...now this...how many times do they plan to rape us?

And how many times, do we plan to lay back and take it?

Raymond Archer better hope he does not run into another custom perhaps erroneously ascribed to Dominican people -- a machete.

College Professor and PROUD DOMINICAN WOMAN
720756
This review contain some "SPOLIERS"  This book was utter crap!!!!!One reason was when I started reading the book I did not know the time period the book was supposed to be in,and where they were located. It would have helped if the author would have said the year. I found out it was "modern London" I don't know how modern if they are still using hacks(that is the horse and buggy which they stopped using in the early 20th century)or using a bucket for flushing the toilet.  Another thing was that the so called hero was stalking the heroine for a year while she was caring for her dying sister when he could have saved her a fact she NEVER brought up and the whole thing about getting her addected to his seman(DUMB) after I read it I deleted from My kindle just skip it!!!!!!!!!!
4350590
I never write reviews, but I'm not going to be able to sleep until I get this out.

The "heroine" is the rudest, most self-centered character I can remember in 3 decades of avid reading. She is dishonest at the beginning, arrogant, and crosses every logical boundary one should follow in another person's house.

Even then it wouldn't be so bad, but the hero has no spine. He's so busy being in awe of her that he and everyone else just let her get away with being a huge pain in the keister, because she's "wonderful!"

I always finish books, but this was just ridiculous... It is completely unrealistic, anachronistic, and incredibly demeaning to this man who has supposedly been a successful and contented bachelor for years.

I deeply regret spending money on this book, but really I'm just horrified that this is how the author wanted to portray a relationship in the clean, religious romance.

The kind of arrogance the heroine displays is a huge reason why people have a hard time dealing with Christians and her representation of everyone's response to her is just a sign of the author's delusions.

Don't read it unless you enjoy spineless men being disrespected by controlling women all in the name of their own prideful view of the world.

No thanks!
1298076
Immoral!!!! Gross sadistic.

Immoral, gross, and sadistic!!!!! Need I say more!!!!!!!!!!. The worst book I have ever read I my life.
3643028
As with the Dale Carnegie Course itself, lots of BS in my opinion.

Heavens forbid we dare to criticize anyone or give an opinion that may be in opposition to another.  Being human means there is black, white and many shades in between.  We can agree to disagree, can't we?

I took the stupid course and felt like a cheerleader, having to give applause after each speech.  Could not give criticism......the course promised to change people, it doesn't.  It is dillusional, it is brainwashing....much like the 12 step programs, it is cultish.

I am sick of this stupid politically correct society and things that support it.  This book is one of them.  Keep it and all of the other foolish books that try to change you.

Be yourself and enjoy being an individual.  To hell with Dale Carnegie.
882829
I am reading this book (almost done, about 10 pages left), and I am completely taken back with the desperate desire for this woman to be loved.  She has placed herself and her child in harms way so many times throughout her story, that it literally makes me angry to continue to read.  She was in a relationship where domestic violence was occurring ever day.  She paid for all of their living expenses, while he sent all his money home to his real wife and family in Syria.  He beat her up on numerous occasions, and she still stayed.  He even met the real wife and family, and yet, she still went back to him.  What is more disturbing is that when she finally left (temporarily), she longed for this man's company, really?!?!?  When she finally got to the point that she was being assisted to leave Syria, she had on inappropriate attire.  Why on earth would you wear a short dress and continue to keep your blonde hair exposed in a Muslim country?  A short dress should never have even been in your wardrobe in that country.  The author is really one of the most uninformed or unintelligent people I have ever heard tell their story before.  I just can't believe how she let her actions continue to place herself and more importantly, her young daughter in harms way.  It is so unacceptable, and honestly sad, that she let a man take control of her life like this.  I am forcing myself to continue reading the book to the end, but at times, her actions are really unsettling, and is quite distasteful.  She is not a hero in my mind by rescuing her daughter from a mad man.  She is simply trying to rectify a situation that should never have placed an innocent child in harms way to begin with.