This is an absolutely amazing and eye-opening book
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This is an absolutely amazing and eye-opening book.  What is going on in North Korea NOW is absolutely horrific.  The stories from defected NK people are heartbreaking.  This should be a must read for all f us
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This has been the MOST eye opening and real book that I have read in a LONG time! I could not put it down until the last chapter when I kept putting it down after each sentence just so it would never end! Being a white woman, raising a child who is mixed, and always felt that I was culturally aware, this book has hanged my life as a mother and as a human. Words cannot describe how I felt as I read this book, but I can tell you it is something EVERYONE must read!
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Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting is perhaps one of the most eye-opening books I have read in years. A basic introduction to the amazing Law of Attraction--like attracts like--, this book not only explains how we got into this "mess" we call life, but, more importantly, how to get out of the mess and magically change it in the life we dream of.

The Law of Attraction states that what we focus on, whether it be abundance or lack, sickness or health, sadness or joy, we will get just that and more of the same. For example, if we focus on how little money we have, and how miserable we feel to have so little money, the Law of Attraction guarantees that we will continued to have "so little money."

Author Grabhorn, however, offers us four steps down the road to focusing on what we do want rather than what we don't want:

1) Identify what you DON'T want.
2) From that, identify what you DO want.
3) Get into the feeling place of what you want.
4) Expect, listen, and allow it to happen.

Remarkably easy steps, but miraculous in their effectiveness. By looking around at our current lives, we can ascertain that the Law of Attraction is working, whether we are conscious of it or not -- everything and everyone currently in our life is there because at one time or another we believed it to be something we wanted to have in our lives. Or, worse, we believed it to be the best we deserved to have.

Each step is examined in great detail, in separate chapters, in an easy-to-follow, and often quite funny manner. Grabhorn guarantees that we can all make significant improvements in our lives if we would just follow her step-by-step outline to "feeeeeling" the life we want to live, rather than focusing on the parts of our life that we currently don't want. She separately expounds on such hot topics as money, relationships and health, giving each and every reader something to work with to create the best life available to them.

Ending the book with a Thirty Day Breakthrough exercise to get the reader started, Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting truly gives readers something to think about, if not embrace and incorporate into their lives. Make the change! Learn the secret of the Law of Attraction and make it work for you. I add my guarantee that, once understood, this universal law will place the power to create the life you want firmly back in your own hands.
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This book opened my eyes to how lucky I am.  I read so many amazing stories and it tore my heart to pieces, I cried and learned things that I wish I hadn't.  I think it really changed me.  Some of the stories I know will stay with me forever.  This book changed my life and view on many women from foreign countries.  Over the last year I've told many people things and statistics I've learned.  Glad I was forced to read this book for school, I can see why it is an award winning book.  The women in this book are role models for every girl and woman in the country, every one should read this.
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Adoption Nation is an amazing, eye-opening book about the great, wide world of adoption. It is very helpful if you would like to develop a broad perspective on this phenomenon - from the history of adoption (fascinating) to the current landscape of domestic and international adoption (fascinating).

My husband and I are just at the beginning of the process of considering adopting a child. We had never even thought about many of the issues that Pertman raises, and we are really glad that we read this book at the beginning of our journey to find our child.

Although we LOVED this book, we do have a few criticisms:

First, and most relevant to our family, which consists of one US citizen and one non-US citizen, Pertman's discussion of domestic and international adoptions does not address the intersection of the two. He addresses mixed race families, but not mixed nationality families. We mixed nationality families face a very particular set of challenges. We're finding that we're not [something] enough for different governments and different agencies - not American enough, not Chinese enough, not this, not that. We're sure we'll figure it all out, but we would have loved to hear about global adoptions, where parents and kids might have multiple countries of residence and different passports. It's more common than you might think, but maybe we're still just a teensy tiny fraction of the world of adoption.

Second, Pertman has a tendency to repeat himself. The writing and structure could be tighter, but it didn't stop us from considering this a page turner.

Third, Pertman raises many extreme cases in order to make the various points he is trying to make. He states this explicitly, and he always adds disclaimers, but it is hard not to end up feeling overwhelmed after reading all of these extreme stories at once. He repeatedly states that the benefits of adoption for everyone involved far outweigh the drawbacks, but still - we came away thinking "Okay, let's give this whole idea of adoption a re-think."

We're thankful for the opportunity to re-think adoption with the help of Adoption Nation, though. We're pretty sure we will still adopt after re-thinking the whole endeavor, but we will be much more informed and sensitive to a range of issues than we might have been otherwise.

In short, this is a fantastic resource that will alert you to many nuances of adoption that might never have entered your consciousness otherwise. Give it a read!
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This book is just amazing. I met Devra Davis when she came to speak to my Environmental Biology class at Kutztown University while I was studying biology. Her lecture got my attention and ever since that day I wanted to read her book. Since graduating, I have had time to start reading again for fun and this was the first book I've opened up. It really opens your eyes to things that never even crossed your mind before. It also forces you to take a second look at how you live, and also big corporations and the government. I believe this book has made me more driven to pursue a career in environmental science and also want to lead a healthier lifestyle. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in this sort of thing.
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I really, honestly wish I had come across this book about 10 years ago. It would have prevented me from going through 10 extremely difficult years of ups and downs, never fully understanding why I was continuing to fail.  Bouncing from job to job, and dealing with a whole array of negative experiences.  Little did I know until reading this book, is that I was creating those conditions and experiences for myself.  This book opened my eyes like no book has ever done so before.  It's beautifully written, easy to understand, very easy to apply, and it's the kind of book that would change the state of affairs in this world if everyone HAD TO read it.

I can't say enough good about this book and the instant results it will bring.
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I can absolutely recommend this book to everyone who is interested in creativity and/or entrepreneurship. An eye-opening and inspiring book.
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This book is absolutely amazing!  If read with an open-mind and open-heart, this book will absolutely enhance your understanding of who you are in Christ, which you can then use that understanding to revolutionize your life for the better with immediate results in some areas of your life!  After reading this book and incorporating its contents into my walk with Christ, I found myself walking in a higher spiritual flow that I never experienced before.  And, I've seen many of the decrees and declarations made come to pass in uncanny ways and in periods of time I consider to be relatively short.
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you cannot read this book without having your eyes opened widely to the plight of so many in the world and it also instills a desire and plan to help others
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Let me start by saying that this book has changed my life and perceptions of God. No longer am I ignorant, or biased when it comes to accepting others form of religion or worship. This book reveals that all religions are related, and that Christ is love, and He is the very spirit that dwells on the inside of us all. For anyone searching for truth, I recommend this book. I can't articulate the words to say for how much this book has thoroughly enlightened my being and helped to shift my consciousness. I am definitely further along the path of self-realization than I was before I read this book!!!! BUY IT and approach this read with an open mind!!!! You will be glad you did.
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I won this through a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway.

I was moved almost beyond words after reading A Kick-Ass Fairy. I'm not sure how I can put into words how absolutely amazing and life changing this book was for me. Not only was the author, Linda Zercoe, truly brave for just writing this book, (how difficult it must have been just to re-live every detail of your life at its worst moments, days, weeks and even years, just to help others who might be going through the same thing?), but she was also able to make you feel and understand the effects of having such a debilitating and devastating disease as cancer. She shares not only the successful ways in which she dealt with cancer but also the not so successful choices she made. She "bares her soul", to quote another reviewer. She went into such detail about the process that I'm sure everyone with cancer must face, (and must be one of the hardest to deal with), paperwork and following different doctor's diagnosis'. Just trying to make sense of everything in a big picture sort of way. And although I am sure she loves her husband very much and he, her, it seemed he had a limit as to how much he was willing to endure with her before he regretted even marrying her. To which I found appalling and could never imagine anyone who loved someone to the depths of their soul having even thought. I am sure this only made her grief and suffering that much worse. In the description of the book, it described "Life can be capricious and cruel." which I find to be an absolute understatement. The author did what many of us, if not all wouldn't be able to do, pull her self up by her bootstraps, put on her big girl pants and plow into this situation fists first! I am a big believer in Karma and whatever energy you put forth into the world will come back to boost you in whatever way you sent it. Linda absolutely saved her own life by being strong and trying with all her might to NEVER really give in.

Thankfully, I have never had to encounter cancer personally, however, my mother in law was recently diagnosed with metastasized breast cancer, it traveled to her lungs and the base of her brain. Since then I have read everything I can on the disease trying to understand where I can fit in and help. She is in her 70's and I'm sure making her life expectancy even more limited. After reading this book I know exactly where I fit and exactly what I must do. Help keep her strong mentally. When she is down instead of babying her I challenge her as to why she just wants to curl up and die. Which always brings on a fierce conversation sparking life into her. After which she goes shopping and pulls herself up and leaves the house trying to stay energized. I hate to say it but I also use my kids as a weapon. When she is really at her lowest, I sic my 5 year old on her who LOVES to devour grandma in kisses and my other two pulling her into conversations about what is going on in their lives. Without fail she starts to live for them.

I can't say enough about this book and wish I was wealthy enough to purchase millions of copies just to go pass out in hospitals and clinics everywhere to people receiving chemo treatments. Even doctors offices to pass out to those just receiving the difficult news. This book I believe could be the difference between someone just giving in to what the believe is fated or fighting it with every ounce of strength. The difference between life and death!
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I hate reading books. However, I make no mistake when I say that I was glued to this book!  I had a lot of "oh no she didn't" moments and some of which I could relate to lowkey. It was a well written and talent filled book! It was most definitely an eye opener... This amazing book will be a learning expierience for everyone especially those who are in need of hope and the right tools to succeed in this life. You will become more aware of yourself and struggles your friends and family might be secretly going through. It changes mindsets and challenges you to be your best self in a fun yet unselfish way by sharing personal experiences that could have created a detrimental end. This book will be the beginning of your beautiful ending if you are brave enough to let it inspire your greatness. "From Chaos to Freedom", what a riveting read that was.
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What an amazingly eye opening book.  The first book I had read in a long time that I feel the need to re-read again.  It is astounding how much has been kept from public media regarding the Israel/Palestine conflict.  The book has equal parts of reading and endnotes/citations- making it difficult to deny the facts that are outlined.  Gave the copy I purchased to a friend to read, so ended up purchasing another copy.
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This book is incredible - amazing story, inspirational and something that everyone should read.
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I don't have the words to express my gratitude for the eye opener this book is.  Thank you for writing it.  I read it non-stop with a clutching stomach thinking of all the men and women who have (and still do) fight so bravely for our country yet so many of us don't recognize the full impact of their battles.  I wish I was younger and could find ways to help open people's eyes to the turmoils they face.  This book should be read by all of us.  Mr Eade you are an incredible author.  I will read all of your books (although I'll read some non-sense romance books in between to help alleviate the anxiety, stress and horror that your books expose).  Again thank you
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Absolutely one of the most eye-opening books I have ever read. Every woman knows what Skip's writes in this book is true. It is consistent with everything we know and have experienced about being women, unlike what we have been told for years by well-meaning, but mislead church leaders. Skip has sound Biblical foundations for his conclusions. Men who are secure in their relationships with God and with their wives recognize and accept the truths of this book, knowing that it is validated by their own experiences in their relationships with their wives.  Men who are insecure in either their relationship with God or their wives  will have difficulty accepting these obvious Biblical truths. I love how Skips's writings challenge the status-quo of almost everything I have ever learned in church. As soon as we think we know everything about a particular subject, God will let us remain right where we are. This book is now my favorite wedding gift.