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Summary: the secret of shambala
Review: I read this book in a few days. It's excellent. Easy to read, puts you in the story adventure and gives some insights on how to handle our real life situations. I would recommend this to anyone looking for personal improvement.
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Summary: A fun place to visit
Review: I really enjoyed this book, it was a lot of fun. James has some wonderful books available and while they don't always tell you actually how to do the specific training (there are books out there that actually do, by the way), you know, in a lot of ways, that's what shamanism is all about, working with the edge or periphery of things, in other words, figuring the levels of grayness out for youself. Most importantly, when reading any of his entertaining books, it's kind of neat to realize that his concepts are indeed accurate. So I say, read this book, enjoy it, let your mind wander, and who knows, with the right training, you just might find yourself in Shambhala someday. See you there.Lily of the Valley Carnie, author, Chi Gung: Chinese Healing, Energy, and Natural Magick
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Summary: Best of the bunch
Review: I really liked The Celestine Prophesy and The Tenth Insight (Redfield's previous books), but this third adventure is the best yet! Redfield may never be a Pulizer prize winner for his often confusing prose (especially in the first book), but his writing is improving rapidly and I was gripped by this adventure from the first chapter. Redfield's strength is his ability to share spiritual truths within a story, making it much more palatable than boring prose. His main character is a pilgrim, learning these truths as he goes thru a colorful adventure, sort of a spiritual science fiction at times. I find his message resonates deeply within me... and I'd much rather read it in a story format. I was reading this book during a life challenge and it helped me focus on the energy I could expand to resolve the situation. And it worked. I was reassured over and over, and while my adventure didn't take me thru the mountains of Tibet, it opened new doors of possibility. Redfield has transcended the mundane once again, splintered barriers, and teaches us new ways to look at life....
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Summary: Amazon filters its reviews to help sales
Review: I submitted a review that met your guidelines but you guys didn't publish it. Could it be because it would have lowered the average star rating so soon after the book's entry onto Amazon? I am now suspicious of your rating system. My review was fair and balanced, but not a gushing review that would help sales.
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Summary: This Dakini won't hunt.
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed The Celestine Prophecy and even it's follow-up, The Tenth Insight, but this Shangri-La take-off just left me cold (no pun intended). It's been a while since I read the first two, and the vague references in this book to events which occurred in the first could not be recollected. Redfield's agenda was apparent throughout, and he beat a dead Dakini to death restating the ingredients of each "extension" with great frequency. The book lacked any depth of characters or descriptions, and responses to events were incredulous. . . If a 14-year-old neighbor told you to head to the remote mountains of Tibet, would you hop on the next plane? This book should have made a great short story. It's obvious that it was stretched to qualify as a novel.
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Summary: A Very Good Book
Review: I was deeply touched with this book and the way it portrayed the power of real love. Not many books today touch me like this one did. Good job! If you want to read a book that goes straight to your heart, read Stolen Moments by Barbara Jeanne Fisher. . .It is a beautiful story of unrequited love. . .for certain the love story of the nineties. I intended to give the book a quick read, but I got so caught up in the story that I couldn't put the book down. From the very beginning, I was fully caught up in the heart-wrenching account of Julie Hunter's battle with lupus and her growing love for Don Lipton. This love, in the face of Julie's impending death, makes for a story that covers the range of human emotions. The touches of humor are great, too, they add some nice contrast and lighten things a bit when emotions are running high. I've never read a book more deserving of being published. It has rare depth. Julie's story will remind your readers that life and love are precious and not to be taken for granted. It has had an impact on me, and for that I'm grateful. Stolen Moments is written with so much sensitivity that it made me want to cry. It is a spellbinder. What terrific writing. Barbara does have an exceptional gift! This book was edited by Lupus specialist Dr. Matt Morrow too, and has the latest information on that disease. ..A perfect gift for someone who started college late in life, fell in love too late in life, is living with any illness, or trying to understand a loved one who is. . .A gift to be cherished forever.
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Summary: This Dakini won't hunt.
Review: I will admit that the Celestine prophecy was believable but I was somewhat disappointed with this book. The early chapters were interesting but the last two chapters were unbelievably far fetched and I just could not believe what I was reading. The author comes out with these statements about how we will become better people but the mechanism and guidelines to get there seemed so unachievable and downright complicated. The whole "seeing into the future" bit at the end sounded like a cross between Star Trek and Harry Potter and had me both giggling and laughing out loud. That's it........if nothing else the book is a good laugh.
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Summary: A bit far fetched
Review: I will admit that the Celestine prophecy was believable but I was somewhat disappointed with this book. The early chapters were interesting but the last two chapters were unbelievably far fetched and I just could not believe what I was reading. The author comes out with these statements about how we will become better people but the mechanism and guidelines to get there seemed so unachievable and downright complicated. The whole "seeing into the future" bit at the end sounded like a cross between Star Trek and Harry Potter and had me both giggling and laughing out loud. That's it........if nothing else the book is a good laugh.
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Summary: It was cool
Review: I'm 15 years old and I like to write short stories in my spare time. I noticed that many people disaprove of James Redfield writing style. It's hard to please everyone when you write. It didn't matter to me that the type was large or how far fetched the plot seems. Fiction is fiction. I thought it was great how his charecters learned from their mistakes and they improved their lives more in every book. When I read this book I took all of it totally seriously. If his "Fictional" insights were followed then the world would probably be a better place.
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Summary: Spiritual adventure with immediate life-changing wisdom.
Review: If you loved Celestine Prophecy but the Tenth Insight left you lagging, you will find yourself once again devouring this latest Redfield book as fast as you can. Also, the four parts of the Eleventh Insight in this book are totally pragmatic tools that you will find sticking to your brain instantly and easily. And if you dare to try them out even for one day, I think that you will be immediately and ecstatically rewarded with the results of using the process outlined many times in the book. Perhaps such a claim is taboo in a book review but I suggest it nonetheless.
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