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I pre-ordered this book from Amazon. I have every Hicks book written and am a big fan. This book was well worth the wait. I feel this book is the best one written by them to date. They keep getting better!

Esther and Jerry Hicks have once again presented channeled information from their guides collectively called "Abraham." I wanted a fresh perspective because I have read and listened to all their previous material.

Well Jerry and Esther Hicks once again deliver the goods on the Law of Attraction. I AM very pleased with this book because Esther and Jerry Hicks are connecting the dots in a new way that I love. The information makes it clear how to attract wealth, health and happiness in practical ways.

Definitely check out this book. It's a good book to add to your collection of other "Abraham-Hicks" books. For those who haven't read anything by them, you can start with this book.

Another book that I love is "Nexus: A Neo Novel." It reinforces many ideas contained in Abraham-Hicks material in a fascinating journey of people at a retreat.


1. Money, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Wealth, Health, and Happiness

2. Nexus: A Neo Novel

More insights on life and being from the group of souls who collectively call themselves Abraham.

Their take on these topics is a radical departure from the usual, and that's good. I especially like their views on selfishness, and how those who decry selfishness the longest and loudest are too often the very ones who are being the most selfish.

I'd give this book five stars for the importance of its teachings except for one little item. The authors still do not explain clearly the origins of what they call "resistance," or getting out of alignment with one's true being.

(From my own personal experiences of healing the energy essence portion of who I am, I know there's more involved to getting out of alignment with my true self. I seek the explanation--and it's fairly simple, actually--not to dwell on being out of alignment, but to know even more about staying in alignment.)

Even so, when the authors write that everyone's one true job is joy, and following our bliss, I can only exclaim, "Amen!"

If people had any idea how much misery they have caused themselves and others by the warped notion of sacrifice, they would be much slower to advocate it or do it. We were not created to relinquish or joy to anyone or anything. We were created to be free and joyous. End of discussion. Now go play!

I am a seasoned Abe-head (Abraham-Hicks reader and follower) and I, too, was hoping that this book would take me to a new level, but it doesn't. This book can stand on it's own, that is, if you're new to Abraham, you can start with this book and jump right in. (Of course, nothing can replace "Ask and it is Given") For us Abe-heads, it's a nice addition to our growing library of Aberaham books, but I didn't find any new processes to work with.

There is no doubt that Esther and Jerry Hicks, and Abraham have, over the past twenty years, presented a radical new way of looking at our lives. I'm so grateful to all that the three of them have done. That said I was disappointed in Money, and the Law of Attraction because it is basically a compilation of material that has been previously published. The same processes (For example, The Wallet Process, The Pivoting Process, and The Book of Positive Aspects Process can be found in previously published Abraham material) I was expecting some new insight regarding money, and was quite surprised to find that I had read the material before. If I was a long time Abraham fan, I wouldn't buy this book, however someone new to Abraham would find it very worthwhile.

i ordered the "last lecture" and received three. tell me how i can return two. thank you,,,,donna stone

This book is a wonderful journey in the life of an awesome person who teaches us what really matters in life! And what a wonderful life he had!

This book was written so well and the story was overwhelming. I don't read much and when I do, I don't finish a book real soon. This book is so good, I couldn't put it down. I had it read in 2 sittings. Everybody should enjoy it even with its sad ending. Your heart is with his wife and small children. He left with a legacy his children will never forget. By half way through the book, you feel like you have known him all your life. He is one of your best friends you wish you could help but can't. Witty, funny, charming, happy, sad and every other emotion you can muster up. A great read.

Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow have created a book about common sense! The Last Lecture is so much more than a book about one man's bout with cancer, it's more than just a book about living life to the fullest, it's more than making the most out of the opportunities granted us, it's not just one, but all these and more. Randy Pausch passed away this year and if you learn just one lesson from him it's this: Don't ever give up! Randy Pausch conveys with ease the love and decencies that surrounded him and the warmth of the people around him. This is one of those books that everyone must read at least once in their lives to truly understand how special the little aspects in life can be.

This book was very uplifting, and I didn't find it to be sad. The lesson on valuing and making the most of what you have while you still have it are clear. Always (and he still is) the teacher, I am grateful he was willing to share his life experiences and positive outlook with his family and with the rest of us too.

I recommend this book highly.

i bought this book not knowing anything about the story or the author. i read about the author on a yahoo! news article and decided to read the book to see what all the buzz was about...all i have to say is i was hooked almost instantly!!! i loved everything about the book from the charachters to the way the author uses words to describe a particular scene or event happening in the book. i t was just great. i have since read the whole twilight saga and would love to keep going if stephenie meyer ever writes anoter book related to the twilight series!!!

Please don't buy this book. Please. I'm begging you.

I honestly don't know why it's so popular. The writing is juvenile and feels extremely unedited; Stephenie Meyer really isn't a very good author. And the main character, Bella, is a mary sue (an "ideal" character, generally seen in bad fanfic). Nothing action-wise really happens, besides Bella falling into oh so dramatical and unlikely problmes (such as almost being hit by a van and almost getting mugged/raped) only to be saved by Edward Cullen, the main fanservice, who really only likes her because she smells delicious. I was cheering for him to tear her throat out and just leave it at that through the ENTIRE story.

So again, please don't buy it. Really. Don't waste your money.

As an adult man, I'm sure I don't belong to this book's target audience. I suspect its intended audience will find it even more compelling than I did.

That said, I did enjoy this book. But I also recognize that it's not for everyone. Other Amazon reviewers have already pointed out how melodramatic it is, and how repetitive the dialogue and emotions might seem. For one example, you might notice how frequently Bella's dialogue and thought go like this: Edward, you are perfect and beautiful, and you mean everything to me.

If simple characters, melodrama, repetition, etc. will irritate you, then I don't recommend this book. I, personally, thought the book was very fun. The melodrama worked for me.

I found myself caring for the characters. I also found myself reading for hours on end, involved in what was going on. I found the love between the characters very compelling - perhaps because of its blind intensity and melodrama. I liked the simplicity of the writing, combined with the complexity of a relationship marked by strong feelings and the possibility of violence.

If this had been a mere love story, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. But it had a clear element of suspense, which propped it up.

Again, this book is not for everyone. It has elements that other readers might consider flaws. But it worked for me.

this is the first book i have read in a long time that i did not like. i chose to read this book, since there is so much hype about it, and after reading a pro/con review in the new york times.
first of all the main character is absolutely pathetic. she moves to a new town, and basically becomes the most popular girl in the school, all the boys the auther mentions, except the vampires, are in love with her, and she makes a few good girl friends right away. if this had happened to me i would be pretty excited about it, but she doesn't really express any happiness about being this popular. secondly, i don't see any reason she should be this popular in the first place, since she apparently falls down when standing on two feet and not moving. if i knew someone in real life with a problem like this i would be seriously concerned that they have some kind of muscular disability, and should be evaluated by a doctor. also, this whole town is full of idiots, since they don't realize these "kids" are not normal, since they are never seen to eat, they don't come to school when the sun is out, they are incredibly pale dispite there love of the outdoors, hello people it's pretty obvious. also, how would they not get in trouble for missing so much school in the first place. i also agree with some other reviewers that this relationship it very unhealthy, and sets a bad example. when she first met edward he was a complete jerk, and yet she falls in love with him anyway. he tells her his instinct is to kill her, and she still wants to be around him. why would anybody want to be with someone that is mean to you, and wants to kill you. i could go on and on about the rediculous plot and idiotic characters, but i will finish with the opinion that all these characters have no depth, and this plot is totally unbelievable.

This book is great -- for people who don't write or who don't know what good writing looks like. Teens will love it.

Twilight is a mess, to put it bluntly. Smeyer is a fanfiction-level writer whose work should never have seen the light of day in its current condition. Did this book even HAVE an editor? Perhaps the editor had taken a vacation when this book somehow missed the slush pile.

Some issues:

1. Bella comments on the weather too much. Yes, we know you like the heat and don't like the rain.
2. Bella hammers it home that she's clumsy. How many times do we need to see her getting dizzy or falling over?
3. Her friends (Mike, Eric, Jessica, Angela et. al.) aren't real friends. They are just there to play off of. She's not really interested in or close with any of them. In fact she seems more annoyed by their existence than anything else.
4. Every male in school was hot for Bella when she got there. MarySue, there's a phone call for you.
5. Edward is too perfect.
6. There's no good reason for Edward to truly love Bella. He likes the smell of her blood, that's all. That's kinda shallow to build a relationship on, no? And Bella -- she doesn't seem to truly like him, she's "dazzled" by him and unable to resist him. Is pretty much having no will of your own in his presence equal to loving him?
7. Bella is never frightened of him enough. Because if she were, that would be very inconvenient for the plot.
8. Edward is always laughing, chuckling, amused etc. The whole thing's getting old.
9. Bella has an extraordinarily good relationship with her parents; she even chose to go to Forks to let her mom spend time with Phil. What 17 year-old would do something like that for her mom and stepfather, anyway? Take into account that Bella doesn't like the dreary weather in Forks; why would she go there? I couldn't see ME doing it, even if I was on great terms with my parents. Maybe for a week, but not any great length of time. What exactly is the motivation there? Did I miss it?
10. There's too much time spent telling me about all the little things Bella does. What she cooks and how, when she showers, more about the loudness of the truck, etc.
11. Edward can't read Bella's thoughts. There's no good reason for this except that again, it would really screw with the plot if he could.

Stephenie is so arbitrary with things. She seems unapologetic about not giving us good reasons for her choices. I want things to make sense! In the words of the X Files or something, "I want to believe"! I don't want to be sitting there wondering why Edward lights up like a disco ball when the sun hits him.

Another thing Smeyer did in the book was write, "My eye fell on the book on the table." Ack. Poor Bella's eyeball fell out! It would have been better to say, "My gaze fell..." Not the eye itself. There are jokes about this ... "She cast her eyes out to sea..." stuff like that.

My next technical problem is that at the end (SPOILERS AHEAD), Bella goes unconscious and when she wakes up she asks what happened to James and is told, "We took care of him." I'm sorry but I would have liked to have experienced the ACTION here. Show, don't tell! One of the main rules of writing. She made her main character UNCONSCIOUS in a first person story exactly at a time when the action was finally happening! We want to see the villain get his! we want to see it all happening -- Edward rescuing her and all! Can you imagine if the movie fades out when Bella does and comes back to have them say, "Oh, the whole action sequence was awesome but you missed it!" No, they're going to have a huge drawn out fight scene! People like that. And with Twilight, it has to be building up to SOMETHING. But it falls flat right at the end. Right when things should be gripping and fantastically fun, it's absolute nothingness!

JK ROwling plodded me through Chamber of Secrets until about 3 quarters of the way in, when everything started happening and when I got to that point it was great fun to read to the end. She has a habit of doing that in the HP books, but I know I'll get that good, fun ending. Look at Goblet of Fire -- all leading up to THAT ENDING! And what an ending it is. Exhilarating and gut wrenching. I *cried*! But with Twilight, I just find repetition (even in these last pages Edward is still chuckling and Bella is still talking about being uncoordinated) and blank spaces. The characters are good but not fleshed out enough.

This book is like a huge outline for a book -- so many good elements but very bad execution. I read it because I like the characters and want to know them better, but Smeyer seems to be stingy with their details. We learn more about Carlyle than Edward or anyone else. I'd like to know each of them better. Some of her explanations are just lame, too. What is with Bella (SPOILERS AHEAD) being all, "I don't care if I have to go through 3 days of agony to turn into a vampire and forsake my whole family -- I just want to beee with yooou!" That's a huge choice to make and she makes it so easily. She's like a stubborn child.

This could have been a good book if only a team of editors ripped it apart and took out all the fluff, filler and cliched writing. With so many truly obvious mistakes, I can't believe Smeyer has a degree in Literature.

I had to force myself to put this book down and enjoy it SLOWLY. Truly amazing!

The Shack is a powerful piece of literature that can open your eyes to a revolutionay way to live and love. It showcases the Holy Trinity as real personalities with no religious or political agenda. Anyone who has ever wondered why God does what he/she does and about their own role in the universe will find something here to hang on to.

This is the most amazing book I have EVER read (and I read a lot)! I wish I had enough $$ to buy one for everyone I know. It will definately be birthday and Christmas gifts for a long time to come. It will change your life.

This book is an Everyman's book .It gives an overview of how many people view their relationship with the entire Deity of God. It is void of rules and directions of how we should be, but rather takes us on a journey of what we are and who God is. It's simplicty is it's strength and allows the reader to work through some highly complex issues that we probably have all wondered about from time to time. A must read and re-read many times.Today's "Pilgrims Progress".

A friend recommended this book. I bought it and began to read it in a casual way. I became so riveted so quickly, I could not put it down. One reading is not enough. It is a blessing and deeply healing--as one of my friends said, it is worth going to the difficult places the author takes you. It gives you a deeper revelation of the love of our precious Lord. Get it in hardback, you will want to have it for a long time!!!

This was the best book I have ever read. It has taught me so much about myself and I can now look at other people with a different perspective as to why they act the way they do.

In this book Mr. Tolle allows us to participate in his act of discovery and purpose. He takes us from the complex computer world that most of us are a part of to a very simple way of feeling and reacting in this world. Interesting.

I will start this review by stating a simple fact:

This book has changed my life and will continue to change it until I die.

I am aware now and for me, that is enough. Being aware is the plain and simple truth behind my continuing transformation. However, as plain and simple as the truth is, it isn't easy. It is a constant challenge to be aware of my thoughts, but I have found that Eckhart was right about the egoic thoughts evaporating once I shine a light on them. That doesn't mean they don't come back or that new ones don't form, because they do. And sometimes they slip past me unnoticed for several minutes until I become aware of them again, but over time I have found that it gets easier to recognize egoic thoughts for what they are and they occur fewer and farther between now. They also evaporate much faster than before. It's like seeing them for what they are just takes all the fight out of them.

I am not quite sure I fully understand what everybody means by spiritual awakening and I never sought that. All I wanted was a way out of fear-based behavior and I have found it in this book. That is why this book is now, and will forever remain, the single most important self help book in my library. If you read this book and understand it, you will know how it helps to live without fear.

I didn't come to Amazon to read reviews for a book I already have and love. I came to Amazon to see about ordering The Power of Now. When I saw some of the single stars for A New Earth, I decided to read those reviews to see why somebody wouldn't love the book as much as I did and was surprised by what I read.

I have read in some reviews that the author is just repeating Buddha's teachings and claiming them as his own. For myself, I never felt the author claimed these ideas as his own. In fact, he repeats many teachings of Jesus and Buddha throughout the book and lists them as such. I also can't recall him ever claiming himself as enlightened. In fact, the one thing I do remember about any personal claims he made was that working on the ego was an ongoing process for him.

And just to prove a point, and I might just be proving it to myself, when I read those reviews I got angry. I felt threatened and insulted for loving the book so much when there were other people out there who didn't like it at all. I made the assumption that they were all still in the grip of the ego and thought how unconscious they all were. Then I became aware of my thoughts, all angry and superior in nature, and they evaporated.

For the first time since I was a very young child, I am free. Not completely. Not yet. That might never happen, but I experience true freedom throughout my day, day after day, and for me, mere words will never be adequate enough to express my gratitude to Eckhart Tolle for sharing this wisdom with me.

Was Oprah kidding with this book? I can't even force myself to finish this book. This is a book of a bunch of nothing that goes in circles. I am sure the author would say this is my giant ego speaking (he speaks a lot about our egos) and he's right, my ego and I have wasted enough time.

I love this book and have also bought the Cd's of this book. I play the Cd's in my car while traveling and they help me to calmly drive in the worst of traffic. Never let your ego get the better of you, and if you fail , just recognize it. I have read the book and listened to the cd's 3 times. If you are ready it will be a real awakening to your life's purpose. I plan to give it as a gift to many friends along the way. Learning to question your ego helps in so many ways. The burden of anger and resentment fall away.

*SPOILERS*


She could have written much better then what was written. The way she made Bella not want to give up her "nub" just to put Edward in pain isn't like how Bella would really react. Seeing Edward in Pain was difficult. Also It was Odd when Jacob Imprinted on Her Baby what kinda bulls*it is that.

s. meyer has done a good job of ending the saga just as any fan would like but wouldn't have expected. i'm looking forward to the release of the official guide in dec. i don't get the 1 stars. some people should really take it easy, sit back and relax and just enjoy this good book. alright, so it's not jane austen material but geez, after a long day who needs stuff like that. i'd much rather read something like this and unwind. the author has a very good imagination and gives you a break from reality. i like how she plots her story, writes her characters' lines and injects humour and whatever is the right atmosphere for her scenarios. great job and i hope we see more of her work in the coming years. :-)

I absolutely loved Breaking Dawn it was just as amazing as Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. I'm just bummed out that this will be the last one...who knows? Maybe Stephanie Meyer will change her mind...I'll have my fingers crossed.

I have never written a review for Amazon and felt compelled to do so after reading some of the ridiculous reviews here. Frankly I am surprised at the negative reviews which seem a bit snooty. I liked reading this book and I do not take it seriously because IT IS ABOUT VAMPIRES. And here is my response to the negativity.

****spoiler alert****

Firstly, I am tired hearing about the "powerful but wrong message" sent by this book. I am 39 and have 4 kids all born in wedlock and all after the age of 30. I spent ALOT of time reading everything from trashy novels to 18th century British Lit in my youth. In high school I read loads of books that would give the "wrong message" to young women (does anyone remenber FOREVER by Judy Blume???), and yet here I am, morally unscathed. If young girls are getting "messages" from fantasy novels, it isn't the novel that is wrong. SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG. Were we all influenced by Grease, the movie, to forget about being the good girl just to get the cool guy?? Stop blaming novels for the bad decisions of young people.

Secondly, let's not forget that this is a FANTASY and therefore, implausible things are bound to happen, like hey the existence of vampires. I don't hear anyone criticising Shakespeare for his tidy endings (some violent, but mostly not realistic). This is not a novel about realism. And as for the reviewer who spoke of illogical outcomes, well, life is illogical and our reations and relationships to others are not always rational. And a baby can change you completely. Bella was having sex, so she got pregnant. I have met plenty of people who did not want kids and when they got pregnant or even suspected an unplanned pregnancy, were actually happy and excited. Bella's reactions are not illogical, not in someone who is truly compassionate. Besides, she is married and supported. NOTICE BELLA DID NOT HAVE AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD. so stop with the moralizing. She is only 18, but there have been many girls that young who have had to mature overnight due to their circomstances. Bella has always been described as an old soul. My grandmother was 19 when she married. My grandparents were married over 50 years when she died. It has to do with the maturity and commitment and values of the couple. Some people who marry at 40 are still immature. I mean this is not unheard of.

I think the "message" I would have gotten as a young girl would be, what a nice committed vampire family who learned tolerance of those they once despised. How great would it be to meet a nice vampire, if they really existed. How nice to be in a truly committed relationship, where everyone takes care of each other.

Sure there are plot problems, but who cares?? She did not write this as a deep literary novel destined to be taught at the college level. Relax, and enjoy the story.

I devoured the first three books of the series. Each in a day in a half. The whole series is an escapist fantasy and I understand that it must be treated as such, with heavy self-administrations of suspended disbelief along the entire way.

Meyer doesn't disappoint in delivering the escapist fantasy, nor does she disappoint in delivering a fast-moving, action-packed storyline. What she DOES disappoint in is delivering a meaningful story that will resound with the reader - one that can touch us and inspire us and leave us as better people in the end.

**SPOILERS**

From the beginning of the series, Bella is made out to be the underdog and everybody roots for the underdog. Everybody to some extent identifies with the underdog. But the best underdogs are the ones that claw their way out of the gutter and FIGHT, tooth and nail, to the top to where they can finally revel in the reward that they have achieved. This struggle is essential. It is echoed in every great story that has ever touched anyone's heart - the great comic heroes, the Disney movie protagonists, etc.

Bella lacks this struggle. Sure, there are obstacles along the way, but there is no real struggle. There is anticipation, worry, fear, sure. But the most Bella has to ever do is close her eyes and poke her fingers in her ears and sing LALALA, blocking out reality, until fate decides to take it easy on her and fix everything before she opens her eyes. Her most admirable trait is her sheer stubbornness. Meyer likes to think that she created a martyr in Bella. She thinks that because Bella stayed quiet during her transformation so that she wouldn't hurt Edward and Carlisle, or that she told Jacob to run away with Renesmee while she stayed to fight, that she is a real hero. But she is NOT a hero, she is just steadfastly selfish. She sees Edward, and wants Edward, and will do anything to be happy with Edward - even if it requires breaking her best friend's heart, or her parents' hearts, or anything else. Later on Renesmee is incorporated into this, too. But her tunnel-vision prevents her from growing and becoming the heroine that everyone who is watching her (us, as the readers) desperately wants her to be.

Romeo and Juliet would not have been the timeless classic that it is today if the story had been effortless- if the warring families had put down their arms for the sake of their beloved son and daughter and had the miraculous happy ending that Breaking Dawn has.

Superman would not be an iconic superhero if he had no obstacles to make him stumble - if his well-being and the serious well-being of those he deeply cared the most about were not truly threatened.

As it were, no one that Bella loves is ever in danger. Nothing seriously threatens to take away what she cares about. We never truly fear for Renesmee because we know that the book will not end on the Volturi killing her. We do not fear for Bella's health when she is pregnant with Renesmee because we know that there is no way for her to fall - vampirization will save her no matter what. We know that she will not lose Jacob, because he imprints (how conveniently, at that. Out of nowhere. What a contrivance) on Renesmee. We know her parents are never in danger, and what's more, they are never even really estranged from Bella so she never has to worry about that potential loss.

Despite what authors of 5 and 4 star ratings might think, I am not ranting against the "happy ending" or being bitter and disillusioned. I love the fact that Bella was able to be happy in the end. But the real pain is that I held Bella too high in my expectations. I believed that she could earn happiness - that she had the potential to FLY, not just wait for everything to fall in her lap while she grumbled about life.

In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy finally escapes and it is a happy ending. It is a REAL happy ending because he used his intelligence and strength of will to work at something better than the hand life dealt him. And when he escapes, our souls exult for him. If, like Bella, Andy had achieved a happy ending by moping in his cell until someone offered to grant him super powers and he then just busted a hole in the wall and walked out, it might still be a happy ending, but to a much lesser degree.

Yes, Breaking Dawn is sort of like a dream or fairy tale. It does not have to listen to the strict laws of reality. But in order to be the best story that it can be, it DOES need to be something we can relate to, even if remotely. Meyer had a great premise with the Twilight Saga. She created a cast of characters that I (for the most part) adored, and so of course I wanted to see the story fulfill its potential.

The biggest disappointment is that no one did- in a bizarre case of deus ex machina, Meyer swoops into the story time and time again with contrivance after contrivance. So I did not hate the book but as things stand, but honest-to-God, it broke my heart to see it fall so short.

Jon Kabat-Zinn gives a most complete introduction to appreciating the now and quieting your mind. I highly recommend these cd's for the beginner.

While going through classes to try and grasp this concept I still could not grasp the practice. This CD made things so clear. It is extremely helpful & informative. I appreciate the authors tone and easy to follow language!
I will probably purchase follow up products from this author.

I needed something, especially non-religious, to get my mind off of where our country is headed.

I have been lucky enough to take two Mindfulness courses and they have changed my life. Both were run by excellent course leaders but nothing compares with hearing Mindfulness founder Jon Kabat Zinn discuss the philosophy and methodology behind it. His wit, compassion and way with words themselves make CD1 compulsive listening as well as explaining the reasons for CD2 which are the practices themselves. I cannot recommend this highly enough to anybody who wants to learn about themselves and especially those seeking release from troubled mind states such as anxiety and depression. Buy it- Mindfulness practitioners will tell you honestly that they make no promises to 'fix things' but it might change your life too...

A very useful program to help each one of us get in touch with what's real and important. It makes a lot of sense when you think about what John says. And you can't help but relax listening to his voice.

Nothing else in the world has resonated with me so profoundly and powerfully as the works of Esther and Jerry Hicks have. I received this collection a few weeks ago and I have listed to it in its entirety twice. I am ready to manifest one of their cruise workshops into my life for next year.

I would like to expand on the first reviewer's comments. Abraham is loving and does have a whimsical sense of humor. Abraham takes you on a guided tour of how to raise your vibrations to the higher levels. This is also called "the emotional journey."

The basic message in this collection is to always be reaching for better feeling thoughts with regards to the situations that are most important to you. Rather than focusing your attention on the lack of something, you always want to be moving toward what it is you want. Look at it this way, does feeling rotten get you anywhere? You might as well reach for thought that will help you feel better rather than dwell upon what you do not like or want. The side effect of being more positive is everything you ever dreamed or hoped for yourself from monetary abundance to relationships to healthy body weight and good health in general.

Today, Friday the 13th of all days, I finally "get it." This could be the luckiest day of my life! I think I have finally moved into the vibrations of positive expectation and knowing. This means that my manifestations are not far off. It's kinda strange to feel and KNOW inside that everything is going to work out the way I want. My affirmations have changed for the positive. I have people at work calling me Suzie Cream Cheese and telling me to shut up because they believe I'm too positive! WOW! What a difference and what a blessing Abraham-Hicks has made in my life. It will be interesting to see what unfolds for me over the next couple of months. I also believe that I can actually HEAR the higher vibration in my ear and I have been able to for the last week!

I wish you much love and success in your lives and I know that you will enjoy listening to Esther as she channels Abraham.

Blessings!
~Kitty Kellie

Anything from Abraham is great stuff. And this is a great set with a lot of information at a very good price for people new to the material. Lots of information about working with your emotions and a greater understanding about how to truly help people in the healing process.

This CD set provides explanations as to why 'things happen to us' and gives us some guidance as to how to have, be and do anything we want in this life. Abraham manages to provide clarity in a very simple and easy to understand way. Many questions are answered, and once the teachings are put into practice.... well..... the possibilities are endless! There are NO limits to what can be achieved!

This Mater Course CD Program contains the same information as the Master Course DVD program. It is less expensive and just as informative. The program is great for those already familiar with the teachings of Abraham.

This is spectacular. I am familiar with the Abraham work and philosophy and have all the major recordings and books. I thought I'd heard their message but this is better and clearer and every second is well spent.

I've read all of the Harry Potter books aloud to my son (who is now 10), and, while we're not yet far into Deathly Hallows, we can see that it will be as fun as all the others. We became engrossed in it from Page One. We're excited to see how the series ends, but we'll miss reading it. It's not only been a good read, but a great experience for us to have together. He could certainly be reading it alone at this point, but we wouldn't miss the shared enjoyment.

Product true to description, good condition, great seller, moderately timed shipping. would buy from again! thank you!

My book is missing pages 83-114. I've looked all the way through my book, but it's not there. Has this happen to anyone else?

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4 stars - A fairly satisfying ending to the Dark Lord / Harry Potter saga -- the ending is a bit weak, slightly cliched and a lot of dead cool characters.
Harry controls the final confrontation with the Dark Lord yet gives the Dark Lord a way out (why?). The Dark Lord's insanity combined with meglomania is his downfall not Harry Potter. It is a cheapening of what one expected from Harry Potter.

The search for the Horcruxes is only really possible due to Hermiene's knowledge of magic and magical skills. Harry does show much character and pushes for understanding the Deathly Hallows but really it is more a plot device than anything else. The Dark Lord is blinded by power (searching for the Elder Wand) when he should be finishing off the opposition with the ruthlessness of hardened, paranoid war lord.

The great losses by the forces of good seem to be trivialized by the epilogue. I was looking for some type of memorial / recognition of the sacrifices made. The life as usual with the references of respect by naming of the various children is touching but not enough.

Characters:
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The deaths of main characters "off-screen" is disappointing and cheapens their loss. Frankly, I cared much more about the characters that died off-screen than the potential loss of Harry's life. It is strange to think the side-characters were more important; I guess the sacrafice they were willing to make for a friend and the side of good is more compelling than Harry's battle with the Dark Lord.

The assault on Hogswort showed a tremendous amount of the internal qualities of the side characters than Harry. Harry raised the you can not do this as I will not have your death on my conscious non-sense again. Harry is clearly missing the point of friendship, trust, sacrafice and need to fight evil/darkness at all costs. Why does Ron and Hermiene have to be Harry's conscience all the time? The characters understand the risk but they also understand what is at stake -- please give them some credit!

Mrs. Weasley: She rocks! It was great to see her step up as it is hinted that she is a formittable witch in the other books.

Snape: He is one of the best characters in a very long time for me. He is very complex and well developed. I did not like how it was all tied back to silent love of a character that is barely developed. If you are going to tied up so much of your life for a lost love, the lost love should be developed in more detail.

Harry: The sudden rash of logistical ability to get the horcruxes is out of character for him. The sudden wisdom to appreciate what Dumbledore had setup is out of character and seems forced just to get the story to a conclusion. It is good that he finally accepts people for being able to think and work as a team (not guided by him).

The selflessness of Harry that the ability to turn down the Deathly Hallows is not done well as it conflicts with his selfness internal discussions. I appreciate that Harry is supposed to be the bright shining light of all that is good but the suddenness of being selfless does not quite work for me; it needed more development as I have found Harry to be very selfish in a lot of ways through out the series.

Ginny: She is a good character that deserves more development.

Dobbie: A good tie in here and lead up to the final battle. A way to turn an annoying character from early on into a real character.

Plot:
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The plot is pretty straight forward as it needs to resolve the Dark Lord vs. Harry situation...does the evil triumuph over good. The race between the Dark Lord and Harry's small group is reasonably well done. However, the Dark Lord would have realized the problem with the Elder Wand before the final showdown.

The Deathly Hallows is an interesting plot device but should have been mentioned in the prior books. It seems like it was added as a way to wrap up the series while the rest of the books show a clear well-developed back story. Note: this is a minor point given the level of complex back story JKR has developed for the other books.

Action:
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The final assault is well done with good pacing. The "good" guys should really have been wiping out attackers more effectively as they would fight together better than typical one-on-one tactics of the Death Eaters...the concept of surpressing fire, area of effect spells and defensive casting would really have helped the good guys. Also, it is a war and killing the attackers is ok...war is hell!

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The prose is on par with the other stories.

Summary:
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Overall: 4 stars
Characters: 3 to 3.5 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Action: 4 to 4.5 stars -- the assault is well done
Prose: 3 stars

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

This is the last book in the Harry Potter series. Before the book was released, I had a lot of questions that remained unanswered. I wondered how J.K. Rowling would tie up all the "loose-ends". I began reading this series in first grade, and as I read each book found that the story line became darker because it focused more on Harry and Voldemort, and less on how wonderful it would be to be a wizard. This was sort of disturbing because Harry lived through such horrible events. However, since I wanted to know what would happen to each of the characters, I read the book and quickly began to enjoy myself.

Harry's skills as a wizard and his endurance are put to the test when he is attacked by Death Eaters at Weasley's home. Harry, Ron and Hermione set out to find and destroy a series of horcruxes which contain different parts of Voldemort. They learn many things about Dumbledore during their journey and learn that he had a complicated life. Their journey eventually takes them back to Hogwart's where the join forces with Neville, Luna, Ginny and others who battle against Voldemort in a final confrontation. In the end, it is Neville who proves that he is a powerful wizard too.

The book had a lot of twists and turns, but in the end good triumphs over evil. We know that Harry finds some well deserved peace and happiness, and that Ron and Hermoine were destined for each other. We are left to imagine what the next generation of wizards will be like. Can you imagine what it would be like to be Harry and Ginny's child? I think this might make a good book...or two.