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Summary: An enjoyable-to-read book
Review: My introduction to Feng Shui couldn't have been better. The writer organized his thoughts and his chapters well. He clearly knows his stuff. He took a complex subject and divided it up into easy to read chapters, each chapter building on the previous one. Plenty of affordable cures for your houses ills. Enjoy!
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Summary: Rubbish
Review: My sister-in-law, who has been hitting on me ever since I managed to divorce her sister, gave me this book as a "Thanksgiving present". It was great as an excuse to get out the room and away from the arguments and drunken anecdotes, but that's about all I can say about it. I'd heard about this business, pronounced about seven different ways, for some years now, and expected, given the kind of things people get "into" these days, that it would be high caliber nonsense. My sister-in-law is currently reading, over and over again, and aloud, the "Da Vinci Code". She also tapes every episode of "Friends". But that didn't prepare me for this stupidity. I've never seen a more asinine collection of cheap magic. And did women need yet ANOTHER reason to move furniture around? My business partner, who is from central China, says that only the most abysmal fools believe this junk over there. He is surprised that it would sell here, and said, in addition, when I showed him the book, that it isn't really what they "practice" in China, but an even more dummed down form. He said that one of the good things about Mao & the crazy gov't they have now is that they take a dim view of this hoot. And Chinese Christians, of whom he is one, have no patience with this superstition.
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Summary: NOT MY CUP OF TEA !!!
Review: No loupan, no feng shui. As simple as that can be, feng shui is about physics, intuition and scientific data that corroborates the effects of the application. Coordinanting the right angles to create a contrast with the energy we give and receive. In this book the author does not corroborate any of his data, and assumes that feng shui is the same for everyone, dividing areas of the home in different areas of prosperity. I have certaintly learn to be more carefull of what a buy, and understand the unreliable information in the market about feng shui. Feng shui does work when a scientific approach is attained to fulfull harmony for the environment and myself, but this book is far from been scientific or systematic in any way.
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Summary: Smart for Feng Shui!
Review: Thank you for writing a Feng Shui book that is easy to comprehend. Feng Shui for Dummies is a complete reference guide filled with very effective solutions and cures for every challenge. David Kennedy's ability to convey this complicated information into a simplified and fun format has made me smart for Feng Shui!
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Summary: A Place In This World
Review: There's an old adage about always being able to spot a 'bachelor' simply by the fact that he comes to work from a different direction every day. Well, my social life not being quite as adventurous as that I find it necessary ( and oddly fulfilling! ) to delve into the world of interior design and basic home management in an effort to put together a home that for me is not just a place to 'hang my hat' but also an enviroment where I can feel comfortable, secure and even, at times, feel strangely proud about the space that I've created. Obviously, by purchasing, and in using some of the theories found herein of " Feng Shui for Dummies " it's helped me tremendously in 'sorting out' my domestic priorities and in creating a home....not just a place where, as comedian George Carlin wittily observed ' we can put all of our stuff!' Creating a home out of a vast, empty space can be challenging enough but for most single men, who may be considered 'domestically challenged', this is a task of herculean proportions that, sadly, many of us are simply not up to. Decor, lighting, colors ( swatches!? ) and other terms of design are some type of bizarre foreign language that have made more than one good man throw up his hands in exasperation ( and surrender! ) after just one afternoon of shopping for home-goods and the like. I mean, what is a 'valance' and why do I need one? Well, what " Feng Shui for Dummies " has taught this aspiring home owner is a sense of self and how you can use that acute awareness to create surroundings that are unique to you as an individual.... yet also create an enviroment that 'works' in tandem with who you are, to promote self, prosperity and ultimately inner peace. And while I'm aware that some of this sounds slightly 'new age' it does, to some degree, actually work very well. I have been able to redesign every room in my flat to create a place that is fully functional, pleasant to the eye yet also ensure that each individual room works in accordance with the rest of my apartment. Obviously for any of the teaching's presented here they do require a certain degree of honesty and seriousness from the reader and myself being a life-long cynic I had initially questioned whether I could make that 'leap of faith' to give Feng Shui an honest try. But give it a solid chance and see what " Feng Shui for Dummies " can do for you, especially since few of us can actually afford an interior design specialist! All being said and done, taking a certain amount of pride in your surroundings is simply, for me, one way of creating a sense of inner peace married with an honest feeling of accomplishment. My home makes up a large part of who I am ( and perhaps who I long to be! ) so I take much satisfaction in how it is presented. True that since we, as individuals, are constantly changing, therefore how I live will in some sense always be changing as well, but that's only half of the enjoyment of creating a small, unique place that will always be just that .... " MY HOME. " Thanks and good luck in creating your own small space in this world.
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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: This book has been very helpful to me...and it's so easy to read! Mr. Kennedy is full of knowlege and is able to explain new ideas so easily. I've read this book, highlighted many things, and now have gone back and paperclipped my favorite pages. I shared the "Apartment" chapter with my daughter in NYC to assist her in finding a place to live. I have never seen a more thorough book on Feng Shui yet it's easy enough for anyone who just starting to discover the benefits of Feng Shui.
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Summary: Best, book on Feng Shui on the Market
Review: This book has changed my life. In the six months since I bought it I have increased my income by 300%. My career has skyrocketed. I have more clarity and purpose in my life. This book can help YOU to achieve ALL your desires in life. It is
a valuable tool that you can't afford to be without.
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Summary: A MUST HAVE AND ABSOLUTE READ!
Review: This book is incredible! It truly is the best Feng Shui resource book out there. Everyone who's ever wanted to know anything about Feng Shui should definitely read this. And for all those who've read about Feng Shui already...this one needs to be added to your collection, scoured over, and placed above all others. It will change your life. No ifs, ands, or, buts about it.
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Summary: A comprehensive black hat sect guide
Review: This book is packed with more information than you'd get in most training programs. For those who study it carefully, it has all you need to practice feng shui in your personal life. Sharon Stasney, author of Feng Shui Chic, president of The Feng Shui Training Center
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Summary: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!
Review: This book makes Feng Shui much easier than any other book that I have tried to read. If you've been looking for a book that will guide you step by step, this is it. It has so much information pack in it, I haven't been able to put it down! I highly recommend it to everyone, so much so that I have purchased several copies as gifts for friends and colleagues.
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