Read this to my son today (1 year old) and he was glued to the pages. This book is educational (talking about rockets, and what mankind has done so faRead this to my son today (1 year old) and he was glued to the pages. This book is educational (talking about rockets, and what mankind has done so far in space) along with cute illustrations. It rhymes pretty well. Might have to grab a home copy of this for my son, as this was a library copy. ...more
I want to preface this by saying I have not read this book cover to cover yet, but I have used this book for the first year of my son's life when makiI want to preface this by saying I have not read this book cover to cover yet, but I have used this book for the first year of my son's life when making decisions about his vaccine schedule. My son's pediatrician and another pediatrician I met in the delivery room when I gave birth recommended this book, and I cannot be more thankful. Robert W. Sears makes everything clear, concise, and unbiased for the average parent to read. Each vaccine (and the illness it is trying to prevent) is thoroughly broken down in this book. What the illness is, how prevalent it is, how dangerous it is. What mild, moderate, and severe symptoms there are for that illness. What the vaccine is, what different vaccine varieties there are, why each is used and on what age group, what they are made of. What mild, moderate, and severe reactions are from said vaccines. And an overall 'should I have my child or I get this vaccination' explanation. Robert W. Sears does a good job of being honest about each one, and ultimately letting the decision be up to the parent. Though he will explain why he highly recommends one and perhaps not some others.
This book was a wonderful resource for my husband and I, and will continue to be so. We highly recommend it for any parent who is unsure about vaccines, or certain vaccines, because a healthy dose of skepticism is needed when vaccines come into play. Yes vaccines are important, but it is also important to know how people react to them, and I can tell you not all vaccines are 100% needed or vital....more
Picked this up hoping it would help me understand my own 5 month old son's sleep rhythms and give me some advice on helping him sleep better. Very helPicked this up hoping it would help me understand my own 5 month old son's sleep rhythms and give me some advice on helping him sleep better. Very helpful book! Some other reviews say it has a lot of 'fluff' or is really repetitive but personally I like that! I don't think there is much fluff, the book is an extremely short and easy flowing one, I read it in less than a day. As for the repetitive bit, it helped me solidify knowledge. Sort of like flash cards. For someone who is incredibly busy and tired, coming back to this book and having it repeat knowledge to me was nice, almost essential for me to remember it.
I started timing my son's 90 minute alertness / sleepy cycle while reading the book and it worked instantly. I was able to see the sleepy signals and set my son down for a nap. I plan on following the three day controlled crying method for getting my son to learn independent sleep. If he doesn't respond well I'll probably wait another month as the book suggests.
Currently my son sleeps 'through the night' with one waking period around 3-4 am to eat. The book mentions that I should attempt soothing my son in other ways before feeding him because he may not be hungry and he actually just needs some comfort. Or the alternative is that he is hungry but his body is telling him 'hey, wake up it is time for the 4 am feeding' which I need to wean out.
My only qualm with the book is that it briefly mentions the issues I have with my sons's sleeping habits, and I was hoping it would be addressed more fully in the FAQ section but it wasn't. My son loves to nurse to sleep, and now he feels like he needs it to sleep. The book mentions this as being a negative thing around 5 months of age and to comfort him in other ways but he is so upset about it that other methods aren't working. I plan on applying the same basic advice they gave to parents whom children require being held and gradually feeding him less and less before bed and more and more when he is alert and awake.
I'll update my review of this book within a week to a month with the progress I've made using the N.A.P.S program. For now I found the information to be extremely helpful, I've highlighted several bits, and I will most likely pick it up again for refreshers when I need questions answered. ...more
This book was actually recommended to me by my husband, he would come home and tell me about all the neat stuff he learned from this book (our copy isThis book was actually recommended to me by my husband, he would come home and tell me about all the neat stuff he learned from this book (our copy is an audible version and he listened to it on his commute). I found what he was describing to be fairly interesting, enough so to make it the BOTM for January of this year in a book club I'm in. Finally got around to listening to it myself when I got the time.
First of all Michael Kramer does a phenomenal job narrating this book, and does great with inflecting tone when telling a story or acting one out. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book.
As for the book itself, I loved it! It was detailed and thorough, and clearly explained the techniques and why they worked, and when they didn't and so on. I especially appreciated the constant reminders, repetition, and summaries of chapters or key lessons which made techniques and negotiation tactics easier to remember.
I definitely want to try the techniques and methods of negotiation taught in this book on my own in my everyday life. I think the only thing holding me back is my lack of self-confidence in social interactions as I'm sort of a people pleaser, even when I really want to say no or do something else I typically end up just trying to make the other person(s) happy. I suppose I fall under the 'accommodating negotiator' category from this book, so it is good that strengths and weaknesses of that negotiating style are listed in this book.
I will most likely pick this book up again a number of times to take notes or have refreshers as I practice my own negotiations!...more
Cover caught my eye in the library when I was picking up my new card, I almost passed over it though until my husband recognized 'Gary Gygax', to whicCover caught my eye in the library when I was picking up my new card, I almost passed over it though until my husband recognized 'Gary Gygax', to which I asked 'who?'
This was an interesting and educational read, the visuals were helpful, though personally the art style bothered me a bit (mostly the eye placement on certain people it didn't seem like the character was looking in one direction or it didn't fit well, that is a personal issue with it though).
Definitely glad I read it, makes me wish I could get a D&D game running again (I've only played it a couple times with one group a couple years ago) but it is difficult to find the time to plan out a story, much less find someone who wants to DM and do all that work. ...more
This book was recommended to me by my husband who had been listening to it on his way to work everyday. Recently he turned the family budget over to mThis book was recommended to me by my husband who had been listening to it on his way to work everyday. Recently he turned the family budget over to me, and thought this book might help me understand new ways to be frugal, and what makes a millionaire in America today.
I found the book to be eye-opening about who really has wealth in America, and why some high salary earners actually aren't as wealthy as they seem. The scenarios and stories told in this book give good examples and perspective on things I wouldn't have considered on my own, and now I hope to apply the knowledge I gained from this book more consciously in my everyday life.
For those who are also getting into budgeting, saving, or being more frugal, I would highly recommend reading this book, (I ended up listening to it while I was working to save time). It may teach you new ways of thinking or methods or saving, or reaffirm your already frugal habits. I would also recommend listening to the You Need A Budget (YNAB) podcast and look into using YNAB as a budgeting system / organizer. I listened to the YNAB podcast alongside this book and found they had similar things to teach. ...more
How to Stay Alive in the Woods ... was a thorough and pleasantly blunt (which it needs to be) survival guide for those who wish to learn vital methodsHow to Stay Alive in the Woods ... was a thorough and pleasantly blunt (which it needs to be) survival guide for those who wish to learn vital methods and techniques for survival in the wilderness.
I learned quite a bit while reading this book, and it has detailed illustrations of following, and much much more: snares, knot types, and shelter construction. I plan on getting a physical copy of this book to put in my husband and I's survival kit as soon as possible.
As for the rating, there are a few reasons this book did not get five stars from me. The reasons being:
- There were a few typos or miss-spellings in this book. That was something I was willing to forgive being that it was easy enough to tell what word they were going for, but added on with the other issues I had, I couldn't leave this out.
- Referring to snakes as 'Poisonous' rather than 'Venomous'. I know this is strictly a definition / diction issue, and that both are technically deadly or harmful, but it bothered me nonetheless. When regarding snakes the section titles them as 'Poisonous Snake Bites', and then mentions 'removing poison', but near the end then refers to it as venom. Consistency was lost there, but at least there was a correction in the final part.
- A lack of things I found to be important. I definitely am not expert on survival, but there are things I have learned while living in Maine and hiking while there that I think this book missed. I will list and explain what should have been added to the book, below.
How to set up a Bear Bag, and Why. You may have food or some attractive smelling items (to a bear) on your person or in your camp. Knowing how to secure a bear bag to prevent your camp being ransacked is an important skill!
How to deal with leeches, and how to tell stagnant water from non-stagnant water. This may seem obvious, but when writing a book about survival, you should assume the person reading the book knows nothing on the subject matter. Better to see the information and say 'oh, I already know this, I can skip this chapter', than leave it out entirely. Leeches love stagnant water, stagnant water being still or non-moving water, typically warm/hot. While I am not a survival expert, and more research should be done by the reader (or the author whom wishes to write a survival book), I have been taught that leeches should be left alone until finished, simply because causing the leech stress could cause it to vomit harmful bacteria into your bloodstream. Best to avoid them entirely if it can be done. They typically look like leaves sunken in the water, but can be seen moving much unlike a leaf if they detect prey.
Advice on how to deal with 'leavings' while surviving in the wilderness. (How to make a cat hole) It makes sense to mention that these should be far from camp, buried, and not uphill from said campsite should it rain or leak down. While hiking for a week I also learned that some women keep a bandana on their person for cleaning purposes (after urinating) that they sterilize by leaving it in the sun for several hours.
I'm sure there could be much more added to a survival guide, and that not everything perfectly advisable will be remembered and written down. But it is good to be extra thorough. As I said, I will be getting a copy of this survival guide for myself, but it would be good to supplement it with another survival guide just in case something was missed. I would also recommend reading your guides ahead of time, just purchasing books and putting them in survival packs isn't enough, what if in an emergency you open the book and realize it leaves you wanting? ...more
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck was a book of hard truths and many visits from the Disappointment Panda You'll get this later if you decide to reaThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck was a book of hard truths and many visits from the Disappointment Panda You'll get this later if you decide to read the book). As a person who worries over every little thing (I'm very anxious), I found this book freeing.
It guides you into admitting your faults rather than trying to hide from them or 'fix' them, and you are told to set aside your selfish behaviors for a happier life. Doing this means you have to swallow a lot of pride.
I had one criticism for the book, it lost a star for this one. I believe the whole 'Russia is the only country where I learned to be blunt and truthful' is misguided. Capitalism does open for salesmen types, but I'm an American, and I've been blunt my whole life, and I've known people to be blunt and truthful their whole life here in America. I'd argue that the salesmen types bring out these truthful behaviors. No, I don't want your f*cking product. Stop f*cking calling me. Things like that. I don't like how the author puts Russia on a pedestal like the people there are better at living life than those of us here. I completely disregarded that section of the book because, well, I don't give a f*ck. I think he's wrong, he probably thinks he's right. That's that. But he does bring a self-help book around to a communist vs. capitalist area, which weakened the book in my opinion. ...more
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