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Summary: just an opinion
Review: Excellent book for a beginner. Very clear instructions on how to set up a room or a whole house. I recommend this book as a starter course. If you don't want to buy more than one, make it this one.
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Summary: My introduction to Feng Shui
Review: Excellent book for a beginner. Very clear instructions on how to set up a room or a whole house. I recommend this book as a starter course. If you don't want to buy more than one, make it this one.
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Summary: Feng Shui made stupid
Review: For someone who has that New Age, self-help kind of outlook this is great stuff -- about as useful as a fad diet book is for getting off serious pounds. It's geared to lazy Americans who (it seems) don't care about the quality of the information, only how simple and easy it can be made for the masses. I feel sorriest for the author's clients and students, and for anyone who has spent years studying Chinese science (including Feng Shui) and then has to stumble across this kind of stuff
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Summary: When you need hand holding
Review: I can't begin to tell you how many books I own or have borrowed regarding Feng Shui... I kept getting confused with each book. However - Raphael's step by step approach made it really simple and basic. I have donated all the other books but refuse to let my friends borrow the Step by Step one -they can buy it for themselves!
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Summary: My first introduction to the concepts of Feng Shui
Review: I don't really have a strong basis for comparison, but I believe this is a fairly good book about Feng Shui. It provides worksheets and a good deal of information specific to the reader. After reading it, I have a good idea of what I need to do to make my living space more, well, livable. It was interesting to see too that several things suggested in the book were already present in my home.My only concerns with the book are in that it may be too simplified. One of the methods for diagnosing your space is to use a "stick figure" with the head in the doorway and the body extended across the living space. The book doesn't really make it clear if you are supposed to use a basic outline of your space or if it should include the walls present in your home. The examples help a little bit, but a lot of the diagnosing methods are up to the interpretation of the reader. Other than that, I believe it is a good introduction to Feng Shui. It certainly piqued my curiousity and I will strive to learn more on the subject.
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Summary: My first introduction to the concepts of Feng Shui
Review: I don't really have a strong basis for comparison, but I believe this is a fairly good book about Feng Shui. It provides worksheets and a good deal of information specific to the reader. After reading it, I have a good idea of what I need to do to make my living space more, well, livable. It was interesting to see too that several things suggested in the book were already present in my home. My only concerns with the book are in that it may be too simplified. One of the methods for diagnosing your space is to use a "stick figure" with the head in the doorway and the body extended across the living space. The book doesn't really make it clear if you are supposed to use a basic outline of your space or if it should include the walls present in your home. The examples help a little bit, but a lot of the diagnosing methods are up to the interpretation of the reader. Other than that, I believe it is a good introduction to Feng Shui. It certainly piqued my curiousity and I will strive to learn more on the subject.
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Summary: Terrific step-by-step approach, extremely useful
Review: I have read a lot of books on feng shui, and this was the most useful of all. The author methodically walks you through each step, in an in-depth manner. Most feng shui books tell you to "put something there, put something here" but this book tailors everything to YOU THE READER. It starts out with basic Chinese astrology charts (I was skeptical but patient). After that, you work with your own floor plan and possible colors and furniture arrangement.The chapter that was most meaningful to me was on clutter, and the relationship of clutter to problems in your life. Lo and behold, we had clutter in each financial corner of every room in our house. As soon as I read it, I dropped the book, jumped up and cleaned out each corner (you'll have to read the book to find out which corner of each room that is). Our financial worries are vastly reduced since that time 3 months ago, and I've gone to apply the principles quite seriously. Even my little children know not to let things pile up in the corners because Mommy says its "bad luck."
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Summary: Terrific step-by-step approach, extremely useful
Review: I have read a lot of books on feng shui, and this was the most useful of all. The author methodically walks you through each step, in an in-depth manner. Most feng shui books tell you to "put something there, put something here" but this book tailors everything to YOU THE READER. It starts out with basic Chinese astrology charts (I was skeptical but patient). After that, you work with your own floor plan and possible colors and furniture arrangement.
The chapter that was most meaningful to me was on clutter, and the relationship of clutter to problems in your life. Lo and behold, we had clutter in each financial corner of every room in our house. As soon as I read it, I dropped the book, jumped up and cleaned out each corner (you'll have to read the book to find out which corner of each room that is). Our financial worries are vastly reduced since that time 3 months ago, and I've gone to apply the principles quite seriously. Even my little children know not to let things pile up in the corners because Mommy says its "bad luck."
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Summary: Great for beginners
Review: I'm neither lazy nor stupid. I have tried to read many books on Feng Shui with very little success. I am someone who has never been exposed to the Chinese culture (except in restaurants). This book provided a great start. Being a computer person, I love the methodical approach, the worksheets, and the charts. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: just an opinion
Review: My first language is Spanish. Even when I can read, write and speak English, sometimes I rather to read books in Spanish to avoid to run to the dictionary when I don't have very clear an idea. I checked out the price of this book for the edition in Spanish and it is TOO EXPENSIVE ($48.80). Comparing to the English version ($14.70). I know the author and/or the editorial house have to pay to a translator and expenses for printing and advertisement, and bla, bla, bla, but 3 times the price of the English version + another $4.70 is TOO MUCH!!! Now just wondering who sets the price on the books
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