Wedding Books

Amherst Media publishes some great books. Their books are usually to the point and full of practical examples etc. This particular book it nothing like others that I have read. The author rambles on and on without getting to the point until the end of the chapter. The author goes on tangents, discussing topics like "the percentage of people who can remember a punch-line to a joke" (I am serious). There are some good tips but you must search through 90% of fluff to get to one or two good points.

As a professional photographer, I found the ideas in this book to be helpful and profitable. The author methodically explains his concepts in an easy to read and enjoyable writing style.

Getting just one valuable idea would make this book worthwhile. I got several out of this text.

This book was absolutely totally helpful when I was trying to figure out where to go for my destination wedding last month . My travel agent (I tried 2) didn't know which places had special wedding programs but this book did. Unfortunately, the book is a couple of years old so when I contacted the places some of the prices and programs had changed but it wasn't that different and the book was still enormously helpful and saved me a lot of time. In the end, I chose one of the places in the book that they said did free weddings (this book told you a lot about these resorts) so it was the best $20 I spent in my wedding and honeymoon planning

I purchased this book with the hope that it will help me plan my destination wedding. It is not worth the money as it is not helpful with anything. Each resort has very basic information (even more basic than what you would find in a travel magazine) and the black and white pictures are not good quality at all. A horrible buy. I am returning it as we speak as it proved to be a huge disappointment.

This book was a waste of money. The layout was horrible and the information provided extremely general. You're better off using a wedding or travel magazine and a good search engine.

This book is okay if you are interested in a Carribean wedding (most resorts are in Jamaica), however, the pricing is already off if some cases up to $1,000. I was very disappointed to see that there were very few destination sites other than tropical. The title should be The Most Romantic Tropical Resorts for Destination Weddings. However, there are a plethora of resorts listed and if you are aching for a beach wedding it gives you plenty of options.

This book is basically 2 pages each for 135 resorts in the Caribbean & gives descriptors like locations for wedding (beach, gazebo, etc), room rates (not helpful at all since it depends on time of year & you can get group rates if you marry there), etc. . Without using this book, I booked my wedding at the Westin in St John & now that I look at the book, some of the information is inaccurate& not really helpful now that I know what the important things to know are...
I could've gotten better information about the resorts on fodors.com and definitely got better information by going to resorts' websites (which are easy to find if you can use search engines).
This would be more helpful for planning a honeymoon, as you can see all the resorts that are out there but as for planning a DW, it is really not useful...

The Neuropsychology Handbook, 3rd Edition edited by Arthur M. Horton Jr., Danny Wedding (Springer Publishing Company) In the last decade, the number of books, courses, training opportunities, and journals dealing with clinical neuropsychology has greatly increased. Demand for a complete reference in the field is growing as practitioners in private practice, the court system, and the medical field continue to make discoveries and advance our knowledge of the brain system and how it affects our everyday lives. In order to address this urgent need, Drs. Horton and Wedding have edited this Third Edition of the classic Neuropsychology Handbook
. In its pages are reviews of all the major areas in which clinical neuropsychologists work:
* the foundations of clinical neuropsychology
* brain structure and function
* neurological disorders
* psychiatric disorders
* diagnostic decision-making
* symptom validity testing
* neuroimaging
* behavioral change following traumatic brain injury
* disability determination
* rehabilitation planning, and more
Very specialized areas of practice such as clinical neuropsychology with children, clinical neurotoxicology, and neuropsychological assessment in criminal law cases also receive chapters.
Great enthusiasm among professional psychologists in independent practice for the specialization of clinical neuropsychology can be seen in a number of events. In the last decade, a number of books dealing with clinical neuropsychology have been published for the graduate and professional markets, departments of psychology are developing courses and providing training experiences, and new journals have been established. There are also increasing numbers of requests from attorneys and judges for neuropsychologists to interact in the clini¬cal setting by quantifying the nature and extent of cortical damage in cases of automobile or industrial accident or neurotoxin exposure.
Indeed, there is considerable evidence to support the opinion that clinical neuropsychology is rapidly expanding as a professional prac¬tice area across the nation. While managed care has reduced reimbursement for psychological services in the last decade, there has still been significant growth in the need for clinical neuropsychological services. A salient fact concerning clinical neuropsychology is that it is perhaps the prime example of an area of professional specialization that was developed by practitioners. While many clinical neuropsychologists engage in full-or part-time independent practice, there has been con¬siderable evolution of the traditional independent practitioner role.
In order to address the urgent need for an authoritative reference work for the rapidly growing field, The Neuropsychology Handbook, Third Edition, has been published. The Handbook reviews the major areas in which clinical neuropsychologists work. Specific areas covered include the foundations of clinical neuropsychology, such as the neuropsychological basis of mental abilities, diagnostic decision making, and symptom validity testing. Specific chapters include nemoimaging, behavioral change following traumatic brain injury, and rehabilitation planning. A remaining section includes very specialized areas of practice chapters on clinical neuropsychology with children, clinical neurotoxicology, and neuropsychological assessment in sports. A concluding chapter on the future of clinical neuropsychology completes the Handbook.
The Neuropsychology Handbook, Third Edition, is intended for clini¬cal neuropsychologists in practice and others who utilize neuropsy¬chological data in their decision making. Also, other professionals who enter the clinical arena and rely on neuropsychological opinions, such as psychiatrists, neurologists, clinical psychologists, school psychologists, social workers, counselors and special educators, as well as other health care and educational professionals, will find the Handbook of considerable value. The hope and expectation is that the Handbook will make an important contribution to clinical neuropsychology and will thereby meet the challenge of alleviating human misery and promoting positive adaptation by brain-injured children and adults.

I was excited about the topic of this book, because I am a graphic designer and I am called upon to design invitations from time to time. However, I was a little disappointed with the content of this book. It did give a thorough background of the printed wedding invitation, written information about each possible invitation component, and some helpful pointers for a bride. However, there were very few photos and the images provided were fairly basic invitations - not very imaginative. If I had flipped through this book in the bookstore, I doubt I would have spent the money.

The book is pretty and has a bit of useful information, but definitely not what I was looking for. You can get most of the information on the internet anyway. Save your money.

It looks cute (like Martha Stewart's magazines) but did not contain one usefull piece of advice. Since most of us only do this once, there is not too much personal experience to draw from. Therefore we look to the professionals for ideas, sample wording and help.

This was total waste of time unless I was going to have each invitation hand written or tied with a rhinestone buckle.

I'm not sure what the reviewer below was reading because this book contains everything you could ever hope to know about wedding invitations. It's definitely visually attractive, but it's the useful information (even gives you a timeline for you invites to make sure you're on track which I am often not!) that make this a must-have item for anyone about to get married.

I have to admit, while planning my wedding I was hesitant at first to purchase a book that seemed to be on only one wedding topic. But being into stationery and typography, I'm glad I took a chance on this one. I wanted our wedding invitation to be really special (we have been together a long time and already have a child), and this book helped us achieve that goal. All the bases are covered, so you really understand what all your options are in a simple, non-overload way. This book is like a "master class", and is great for anybody who is interested in printing, stationery or invitations in general.

This book is an excellent book of wedding bouquets. The ideas are expansive (traditional to Asian inspired) and unique and there are instructions. Many of them are simple enough for beginners but not all the steps are clearly shown or described, so I highly recommend making a prototype of their designs so that you can get experience. I made a prototype out of silk flowers that I could keep up until the day I needed to actually make the bouquet out of fresh flowers. Many of the ideas could be used as table decorations if made on a larger scale. A little bit of an imagination would be useful if you want to add/change their designs to suit you. Overall, an excellent book and I highly recommend it against all others in this category.

what an outstanding story this was . The difference being it was so unlike the usual romantic stories where you have to wait right to the end of the book before the two main characters realise they both love each other. From the moment russ meets izzie you can tell they are going to be good for one another. There is no passionate kiss and they fall out. All the through the book you no they are getting it together slowly but surely.I loved the way russ came across as loving baby angel and the protectiveness he shows for izzie. I have read all the Randall stories now except for this months release 'Randall Renegade' and I am about to start reading it. Judy christenberry's Randall family are my favourite. I hope she continues to write more books about them.

Gruff as a bear with a thorn in his paw, cantankerous loner Russ Randall simply didn't need the aggravation of playing hero to a stranded lady and her adorable toddler. Yet the code of honor held by all Randall men wouldn't allow him to do anything less than bring mother and child into his home and give them shelter from the raging storm. When Russ learned Isabella Paloni was in a heap of trouble, something greater than honor had him proposing marriage- although Russ would deny with his last breath that he had any passion left in his hardened heart. But when they sealed their fate with a kiss, Russ wondered if this Randall wedding would lead him to a love greater than he'd ever known...

I'm a huge Judy Christenberry fan. Yesterday I purchased this book from my favorite store and I stayed up all night to finish it I love all the randall titles I felt so unsatisfied when it ended because I didn't want it to. I hope that there are more Randall Family titles.

While I'm also quite a fan of Judy Christenberry's Randalls series, this particular story somehow failed to live up to my expectations. Everybody is just a little too nice, the wounded hero and heroine come round practically without conflict, everything is too smooth and superficial. While it was good to meet old acquaintances, it was not entirely worth the wait, or the money, not even for the pretty picture on the cover. "Randall Honor" touched me a lot more. Also, I missed a satisfactory solution or explanation about those mysterious criminals who allegedly burned the house and then got away from prison. Or are there some pages missing in my copy?

This is the best source of information I have found on the business aspects of bridal beauty services. The book arrived promptly and in excellent condition!

I purchased this book thinking I would get some good ideas for updos. A good style book is in the same price range. What I got were some great updo ideas with very good technichals and a whole lot more. The book tells you exactly how to go about setting up a bridal department in your salon. Or if you don't want a whole department there is a lot of good information on servicing the bridal client. There is good help for pricing structures, scheduling the bride, selling services, make-up, networking with others who serve the bride, even making head pieces for the bride and/or her party. Much of what the book has to offer is good for business even if you never serve the bride. The best money I've spent for a professional book yet. And I've been in business for 15 years.

I baught this book to see different hair styles for a bride and was happy to see that there was actually much more in there that can be benifited for any bride who needs guidlines for her upcoming wedding. Whoever lent the book from me went out and baught it for themselves - this book is highly recomended for those who need guidlines for beauty and preparations for their upcoming weddings!