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Better Than Good offers Zig's practical and spiritual vision for what life can be when we allow the power of purpose and passion to permeate our souls.
Customer Reviews:
GREAT ADVICE.......2007-09-12
This is an awesome book and has great advice about everyday life as well as some very personal motivation also. I would recommend it to teens as well as any age adult. Zig never disappoints me.
To those who are put off by Ziglar's religious tone to this book., even he states..........2007-05-08
To those who are put off by Ziglar's religious tone to this book in their reviews, even Ziglar states that he knows some people might be put off by it, and 20+ years ago he was not a real believer in God or anything else. He just wanted to make money. He states the change came over time.
I am not Christian, but I am spiritual. Yet I was not offended or bothered by his religious overtones. After all, he is just stating openly what he calls the passion to his success. How his life and the lessons in his life changed when he did take God into his heart and follow God's path. I feel no reason for me to be closed minded to his writing as I truly respect the man and the good he has done. Maybe, just maybe I can be even more open minded to see if his path can also be my path.
I think an important point in the book for me was when he stated all the big important people that helped to form this country (Washington, Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson...) and how these people and our country were built on religious standards and helped to create these great people. But as education is taught less and less from religious and moral influence (for 200 years the alphabet was taught with each letter referencing a biblical verse and moral standard) the country has produced less and less great leaders that compare to our founding fathers. So maybe Zig has a point about incorporating a better than good life with some religious/spiritual overtones.
Finally something that really stands out for me is realizing how I and so many others who are famous (no, I am not famous) would probably change their actions if they started looking at how they are moral role-models to so many young kids and they are helping to shape the future due to their actions. I know for me I am beginning to rethink what I do and how I do it and how I might be able to help shape the future leaders with my calling.
Well, just my two cents.
Great stuff for learning how self-talk can change you outlook.......2007-03-20
Great book by one of the leaders in motivation. The book has many old ideas for his previous work but it also has some great new ideas, A good addition to your collection if your a fan or if you want to start one.
Better than Good..........2007-01-12
Zig, has never let me down. Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait to Live. Started reading book and had a difficult time putting it down... first couple of chapters are powerful... Thank you God for sharing Zig with all of us...
better tgan good: creating a life you can't wait to live.......2007-01-11
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- Flashback To The High School Girl's Bathroom
- Good For Everyone
- Great book for the single woman in her twenties
- REFRESHING!!!!
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Better Single Than Sorry: A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling
Jen Schefft
Manufacturer: William Morrow
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ASIN: 0061228079
Release Date: 2007-01-23 |
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Let's be honest. No woman really wants to be alone for the rest of her life. But does being alone mean you're doomed to be miserable forever? Definitely not! And does being single have to equal lonely? No way! You can have the best time of your life when you're single, but you wouldn't know that from our relationship obsessed society, where celebrity magazines devote the majority of their content to who's dating whom and the wedding industry is a $100-billion business. Yet more than a third of marriages end in divorce, and countless other couples languish in unions that shouldn't have happened in the first place.
Don't become a statistic—love yourself and never settle!
Jen Schefft knows that better than almost anyone. In 2003, she got engaged in front of millions of people on television's The Bachelor, only to see it end nine months later when the relationship just wasn't right anymore. A year later, she turned down an engagement on The Bachelorette, and the backlash was relentless. She was labeled a "spinster" by a celebrity magazine, and a noted national talk-show host remarked that she would be "a bachelorette for the rest of her life."
This is a terrible message to send to the millions of sensational single women out there, and in Better Single Than Sorry Schefft makes it her mission to let women know that it's better to be single than to be in a relationship that doesn't make you happy. With testimonials from women of all ages—single, married, in committed relationships, with children (even single moms) and without—this book tells you how to let go of your fear of being alone and how to love yourself and never settle for a relationship that is anything less than you deserve.
Written in a conversational style, as if talking with your best friend, Schefft helps you navigate the pressures of a culture that places an unhealthy importance on being in a relationship and shows you how to find happiness in work, home, and the simple pleasures of everyday life. Above all, she shows you how it's far, far better to be single than sorry. Being single is a time to have fun, learn new things, grow, and blossom—not a time to feel desperate or depressed, so cherish it!
Customer Reviews:
Flashback To The High School Girl's Bathroom.......2007-06-08
I got this as a gift. Reading it was like being zapped back to high school, in the girl's bathroom, where that one click of know-it-all girls were always busy gossiping and deciding how everyone else should behave and what was and wasn't cool. The basic message back then, as with this book, is you are either with us or against us. Conform to what we think women should be. Not a good message for girls or women and certainly won't help you with dating. If you want good advice that doesn't tell you how to be and will work, I suggest God Is a Woman: Dating Disasters and A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend: For Every Guy Who Wants to Be One/For Every Girl Who Wants to Build One, which are both very good. I also heard The Manual: A True Bad Boy Explains How Men Think, Date, and Mate--and What Women Can Do to Come Out on Top is good and just picked up a copy of that.
Good For Everyone.......2007-05-31
This book gives the reader something to hope for: the right guy WILL come along if you are patient and you stay true to yourself. This was an amusing read, mostly filled with quotes from other women who will validate for you that you are not alone in this. I'm glad I purchased this book.
Great book for the single woman in her twenties.......2007-05-14
It seems like all the books I read about being single, are for middle age women or for single moms. It was nice to finaloly read a book that I could relate to, being in my twenties. Very cute and funny.
REFRESHING!!!!.......2007-05-14
I read this book at Barnes and Noble on a study break and I will admit that I found it very refreshing!! Why? too many books about being single seem to focus on some aspect of trying to fetch a guy by improving your looks, by flirting better, by having fewer standards, by networking more, etc. While some of those principles are not always completely bad, they focus on life being better with having the ideal mate in your life (instead of learning how to manage or enjoy life). And then other times, they are outright anti-feminist with principles of encouraging submissiveness, a lack of communication and pretending to be something that you are not which is damaging to BOTH sexes, not just women.
This book I think gets it RIGHT. Jen Schefft talks about ENJOYING the single life, about NOT SETTLING, about not falling into the peer pressure when friends or parents want you to be with someone. I think that this is downright refreshing in contrast to other books on single life. More books should be like this! They should not encourage women to be any less than who they truly are, and changing something about yourself should be because YOU want to do it, not because you want to get someone's attention. This seems to have a slef help twist on a feminist perspective.
Other books that I think that people who might be interested in this book might benefit from are: The Meaning of Wife, Bachelor Girl, Feminine Mystique, A Room of Ones Own.
Wonderful Book.......2007-05-13
I think that every woman should read this book. I am in a relationship, but still found this book compelling. Her thoughts on how you should be treated and loving yourself are absolutely right!
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Better Than Jesus
William Vanderbloemen
Manufacturer: Zondervan
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Balance Your Brain, Balance Your Life: 28 Days to Feeling Better Than You Ever Have
Jay Lombard ,
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Acclaim for Balance Your Brain Balance Your Life
"Balance Your Brain, Balance Your Life breaks new ground in psychology and medicine and promises to change the way we think about health and disease."
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"This innovative and interesting book will help you feel great and live life to its fullest."
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"Dr. Lombard is at the forefront of the emerging field of neuropsychiatry and this book explains it all in a way that is practical and easily understood."
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"Anyone seeking greater balance in life can find much useful practical information in this book."
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"Bravo! Dr. Lombard demonstrates that when it comes to the understanding and rational integration of traditional and alternative medicine he has no peer."
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Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, New York Medical College
"You'll come away from reading Balance Your Brain, Balance Your Life with a new sense of awe and wonder at the exquisite relationship between mind and body. Whether you're seeking to improve your mood, control your weight, or just plain feel better, Drs. Lombard and Renna have answers for you that encompass the totality of your life, not just a part."
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clinical psychologist and author of Being a Woman
Customer Reviews:
Buy and balance........2005-10-02
This book is exelent, but technical. If you enjoy learning about the brain, and you want to be healthier and hapier, buy this book today. I read it with awe and it captured my attention like no other book before it. Since then I have been continuing my brain research, but this book was a good first step in order to understaning what causes anxiety/depression and offers exelent ditatry guides to help produce what you need in order to balance you brain, and your life.
enthusedCAMperson.......2004-04-16
I subscribe to several Complementary and Alternative Medicine newsletters, so I know a thing or two, and this is one of the best books on the mind, food, nutraceuticals and drugs I have ever seen! I adore this book! The questionaires to determine which neurotransmitters, if any, you are low on, is excellent. Their advice that if you are low on both dopamine and serotonin, you begin by replenishing serotonin first, is utterly sound, I can attest from my personal experience. Their recommendations on nutraceuticals are also sound (I've tried 'em all, and they are dead right, phosphatidylserine rules for building up both serotonin and dopamine.) Their advice on sleep and it's effect on one's neurotransmitters is excellent too. Just the few pages on hormones and their effects on neurotransmitters are worth the price of the book! I discovered everything they say about hormones from (most painful) personal experience, many months of research on the World Wide Web, and much experimentation. I hope if/when I am admitted to medical school I will have teachers half as good as these two MDs.
Balance Your Brain, Balance Your Life.......2004-04-09
This book is informative, interesting, and fun all at the same time. The quizzes really taught me something about myself that I never knew, and the program has made me feel so much better, both physically and mentally. I'm a much happier person now, thanks to this book.
Great new book!.......2004-04-07
The quizzes in this book are great. I was able to quickly figure out why I'm not feeling my best and then immediately start a plan to get myself back on track.
I've been on this plan for a few weeks and already have so much more energy -- I'm better rested, eating well, and exercising some too.
Book Description
An acclaimed nature writer and environmentalist delivers an eloquent and provocative pro-hunting exploration of the primal impulse to hunt and its endangered value in modern society.
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The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness.......2006-11-04
This was a wonderful insiteful book. Easy to pick up and read and think about each law. Very comprehensive. Covered catagories that I would never considered as part of wellness.
Inspirational & Enlightening.......2005-03-25
Upon reading the first few paragraghs of this book, I knew it would be special. Anderson focuses on the holistic approach to living well. Laws such as being personally responsible for ourselves is especially relevent is these days where everyone claims to be a victim of something or another. The Law of Esprit: Realize that each day is a gift. The Law of Minimal Medical Invasiveness: You are the most important person on your medical team, not your doctor or anyone else. Take care of your health. The list goes on. Go ahead and buy this book; you will not be disappointed.
Laws you can actually live by.......2002-04-30
Greg Anderson's laws of wellness are not just words but actual laws you can live by. Each one can be applied to our own lives. I especially liked the the first law - the law of Esprit - the joy you feel is life! How true! I bought this book in 1998 and have read it several times. Yes, sometimes I need reminders on how I should be living. Excellent book.
I read this book four years ago or so...........2001-05-17
I don't even remember the details of why i liked this book so much, but I can tell you the way it made me feel. Maybe this was the first book that inspired me, or made me pick Psychology as my major. Maybe it was the fact it showed me that cancer survivors can live normal lives or it taught me about mind over matter.. it was such a long time ago but I know that I remembered this book---its like you see a good movie or read a book that makes you feel like you can acomplish anything! that's what this book did for me.
Laws to live by.......2001-01-21
The author has personally recovered from cancer ( near death - just30 days to live), by living the laws, he suggests others to live by. The key passage is in chapter 19 where he discusses how he discovered the law of forgiveness and applied it in his case. Similarly the law of unity is an important observation. We are body,mind and spirit. The book is easy to read. He uses no jargons. He also emphasises how these laws are connected to each other.
Book Description
infectious guide to reading, tr David Homel
Customer Reviews:
Perfect!.......2002-11-27
There is certainly no shortage of books about reading. Perhaps it's inevitable in this self-referential era, that we end up reading about reading. Most of these works, however, fail to express the joy that their authors feel on reading great works.
Pennac's book succeeds where many fail because it is entirely devoid of sanctimony. His thoughts on reading are presented as an answer to the question "How do we get a child to love reading." His thoughts are clear, well-reasoned, and passionately held, in a way that makes the reader think, "Me, too!"
If you love reading and want to pass on the feeling, this is a great book for a starter.
AS GOOD AS CAN BE.......2000-08-05
To those who know Daniel Pennac, it's only fitting ! He's the best contemporary french novelist. And "better than life" is another great great book, highly funny and witty... and also highly moving. To those who love genius, cleverness and emotion... this book is for you !!!
A wonderful read about how wonderful reading is........2000-04-19
Thank goodness this book has been reprinted. My copy of the original, then entitled 'Reads Like a Novel', has been through so many pairs of hands that it's falling apart. But I suppose that would be a suitable state for a book that's all about the gift of reading. And re-reading. Which is fortunate, because this is very much a book to return to with relish.
I'm usually jaded enough not to use the word 'inspiring', but this book is inspiring in the most benign and down-to-earth way. Amazon should show its legendary business sense and give a copy of this book away with every order. 'Better Than Life' so ignites, or re-ignites, the thirst for the printed word that every copy read would account for ten more novels bought.
Not least of the book's strengths is its ability to speak to all audiences, to the experienced or to the child, and hold them spellbound with stories from the past, stories about stories, and stories about how we use and absorb stories. But it's a remarkably tolerant book, more about curiosoty than commentary, written with flair, simplicity and a contagious good spirit.
The original title was far more suitable because, aside from everything else, the book also does 'read like a novel'. It's funny too. I haven't gone into the specifics of the book because I wouldn't want to spoil the effects of its charm, but I can't recommended it enough; I've foisted this book on friends and now I'm trying to do the same to strangers.
Heal the world!.......1999-11-10
This book is a must-read for school-kids, student, teachers, parents, social workers, politicians, all those who take care of the society and the future of the young. Once discovered, the simple, but powerful approaches from this book can become a perfect recipe to raise a healthier nation, where we will not have things like Littleton! Because, the kids who have school duties, who fulfil them, and who find pleasure in fulfilling them, will not have time to waste on stupid ideologies, worrying about how to get weapons, but will have time filled with activities that will make them better people. Not instantly, as most of them would want... But, none good investment gave good results immediately, right? And all the wounds have to be healed from the inside. Yes, we can require producers to decrease amount of violence in the movies, but what good does and forbidding bring? Feed the soul, the depths of human mind, with the healthy stuff, and you will have a healthy nation. Mr. Pennanc, thank you. I hope this book will not be a jewel thrown to the pigs.
One of my favorites...I return to it again and again.......1998-08-22
In this short, simple book, Pennac describes the change that is wrought over children as they learn to read. First, there is the wonder, the closeness, the beauty of being read to by a loving parent. The child becomes a little tyrant, demanding "Another!" or "Again!", hungry for words, hungry for imagination, hungry for the closeness of someone they love. Then, another change - they begin to learn to read and write. They get caught up in the wonder, the magic of it. (Pennac's description - filtered through the wonderful translation - of a child learning to write "Mommy" is very touching). Then, there is a third change. The child is "forced" to read for school. Long books. Boring books (at least to the child). The child would rather watch TV, rather be anywhere than at his desk. Worried, the parents sit downstairs - in front of the TV, discussing worriedly why "kids don't read" (A telling bit of irony there). Pennac also provides a sort of "Bill of Rights" for readers- reminding us that we are free to skip chapters or put a book down if it's not for us.
As someone who went through a brief "non-reading" period in junior high (but thankfully came back to the written word), this book had me nodding in agreement and chuckling at places.
I dearly hope that the young folk who gripe about "how boring" reading is will come back to it at a later date and come to appreciate it again. Or else the printed word may become an endangered species.
I would highly recommend this book, especially to new parents who want to "raise a reader". The main message in that area is, get your posterior off the couch in the TV room and read to your child. And let your child see you read. Make books a treat. Even (heaven forbid) make reading an "illicit" activity.....
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What exactly is the basis for the Catholic Churchs belief in the role of the Pope What does the Catholic Church mean when it teaches that the Pope is Christs Vicar on earth And what does this teaching mean for Christians of other faith traditions Robert Stackpole STD addresses thoughtprovoking questions in his book St. Peter Lives in Rome which has been rereleased in this expanded and revised edition. Dr. Stackpole presents new evidence of support from the early Christian era for the papacy and even includes a timeline entitled Important Dates in the Early Story of the Petrine Primacy. Readers will be fascinated by this study that clears away misunderstandings about the papacy and clarifies its foundations in Scripture and early Church history.
Customer Reviews:
Very poor effort , Mark!.......2005-07-26
I had Mark's first book; it was a good program; so I ordered this thinking he had some new stuff added since it was 10 years from the last book. WRONG! This is a disappointing waste of money and time. First, no illustrations of the excercises since I forgot what some were( and he gives them crazy names too) , secondly, he just devotes a couple of paragraphs to "rah, rah you can do it" philosophy and nutrition. The book ends up being book of charts to check off as you go thru his "program". Then he pitches some supplements he obviously owns thru a company. Very disappointing...not up to the SEAL creed of performance I say.And he doesn't include swimming in the program. Do yourself a favor..don't waste you money. If you are famaliar with the pyramid method of working out, do that and increase the reps as you need too.
Very Helpful.......2003-10-29
Very good book and worth buying. You may want to buy two because I use mine like a log book and its a 12 week program. Its a tweleve week program broken down to begginer, intermediate, and advance so all will like it. I highly recommend any of Mark DeLisle books as great buys.
All of his workouts are designed to give like he states a "triathlete" body profile, not a bodybuilder profile. If your looking for practical fitness this is the place to start.
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In an honest exploration of ministry and life, best selling author Doug Fields, helps youth workers understand that sometimes the best thing you can do is say no to ministry and yes to your life.
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You can't afford not to.......2007-02-03
Doug Fields has written a short, to-the-point, practical yet reflective book on why learning to say, "No", and then practicing saying it, is essential to staying healthy in a ministry leadership position. Although Fields is a youth minister and writes with youth ministers as his primary audience, this book applies to anyone in ministry--paid or unpaid, full-time, part-time, or volunteer.
Early on he writes, "I want to challenge you to say no more often so you can say yes to what matters most" (18). He develops this idea throughout the rest of the book. For those who may be in too deep and not know how to recognize it, Fields points out some warning signs that can help you discern if you're addicted to busyness, or if you're putting doing ministry above loving God (for example, consistently counting the time you spend preparing a talk or small group lesson as your own personal devotional time) . Having pointed out some signs, he also talks about practical action steps you can take to bring things back under control.
Jesus said, "Apart from me you can do nothing" (John 15:5). The temptation is always there for the minister to do more, be more, accomplish more, and say "yes" more. Yet as you do this, you risk damaging your first love: your relationship with Christ. Fields's short book is a call back to that first love with a clear escape route from any busyness, overworking, or people-pleasing that may have entrapped you.
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Carol Guber's Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan: Take Charge, Take Care and Feel Better Than Ever
Carol Guber
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If you’ve been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you’re probably concerned about a host of health issues and may already be thinking of the coming dietary changes. As your doctor probably explained, a good eating plan, low weight, and an active lifestyle are among the most important factors in limiting the disease’s impact and in continuing to live a full and healthy life. But you don’t know where to begin.
Enter Carol Guber, a twenty-year veteran of the food industry who holds a master’s in nutrition and is a nationally recognized authority on food and nutrition. When she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, she refused to accept the diagnosis lying down. Realizing that she was going to have to approach life in a new and vibrant fashion, Carol launched herself into what she describes as “guerilla warfare” against diabetes. She knew she was in for some changes, having been accustomed to gourmet meals and the finest, richest foods. And she also knew the consequences of ignoring her doctor’s advice. With her trademark gusto, she was soon enjoying a whole new menu and working out unabashedly alongside gym babes.
Carol tried to choose physical activities that would be fun and dynamic, knowing that she had to enjoy herself as well as engage her mind, body and spirit in order to stay healthy. So she began running on a treadmill. She started to lift light weights. She even took up boxing. After several months, her spirited war on diabetes had helped her lose weight and reduce her glucose by 40 percent. Now she hosts workshops for men and women trying to develop their own diabetes-fighting lifestyle. She likes to say that you have to make a whole new life for yourself–often one that ends up being fuller and more active than you’ve ever dreamed. In her Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan, Carol shares her encouraging insight, bringing us with her along the path toward a richer and more vital life with diabetes.
Going beyond her personal success, Carol provides a complete guide to a medical condition that is becoming increasingly widespread. Covering biology, physiology, genetics, medication, and lifestyle issues, she also offers day-to-day advice for finding the mental stamina to stay active and make healthy dietary selections, even when dining out or away from home. Offering motivation as well as information, Carol Guber’s Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan is a true lifeline for all of us living with diabetes from a remarkable woman who’s living proof of victory.
From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews:
Want to read this book...........2003-02-04
Would love to read this book, as I too was diagnosed with type II three years ago, and I can feel the impact in my toes, my daily fatigue, etc.
I hope this book gets well reviewed everywhere. Thanks, Carol, for writing it. And how are you feeling now? Better?
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even better than red dwarf.......2005-09-09
As surprising and funny as Red Dwarf. But even better due to more profound interrogations about life and death.
A Disappointment.......2005-04-16
Partway into "Better Than Life," Rimmer is shot and killed by police officers. Actually, Rimmer's body was under the control of a serial killer at the time, so Rimmer is technically still alive, albeit as a prostitute called Trixie. This is however in a video game. In reality, Rimmer is already dead and exists as a hologram. So there's nothing actually at stake for him, in both the video game and in reality.
Confusing? Yup. Contrived? Yeah. Completely pointless? Definitely. Unfortunately, that's the way BTL, the second book in the Red Dwarf series, mostly goes. "Better Than Life" begins painted into a corner by its predecessor, "Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers." At the end of IFWCD, Lister realized that the Cat, Rimmer, and himself were stuck in a computer game that would eventually result in their deaths. BTL continues the boys' adventures within the video game. Bad move. The fantasies are funny at first, but Lister's quaint little town is boring, and Rimmer's never-ending party never ends. You'd be surprised how quickly public displays of drunkenness get old. The Rimmer/Lister dynamic that that makes Red Dwarf so amusing is completely absent since the two don't even interact until over one hundred pages into the book. When they eventually escape the game, their way of getting out is so contrived and longwinded that you're tempted to give up the book before it's even begun.
Once the crew does get back on track, the book falters again. The text frequently reads as if the writers didn't know how to get from A to C, so they copied and pasted B from one of the TV scripts. What's more, by the time they ford the black hole and bring on the Polymorph, the writing reads like stage direction. Grant and Naylor must have been facing deadline because everything is glossed over. By this point in the book, the reader wants to get to the good stuff just as much as the writers do. Unfortunately, most of the novel is already over.
But to make up for the dismal beginning and halfhearted midsection, BTL winds down with a truly terrific ending. It's something unexpected, and unexpectedly touching. I won't give it away, but it involves ashes and a hyperintelligent Holly. I can't recommend this book because it's lazily written, hastily plotted, and generally a disappointment. But its cliffhanger is continued by the next novel in the series, which makes it somewhat essential reading to the trilogy. So borrow this book. Read the ending. Then read Rob Grant's "Backwards." Things get better.
Second RD novel continues in tradition of first.......2004-03-28
Better Than Life continues directly from Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers. The four members of the Red Dwarf crew, Dave Lister, the hologram Arnold Rimmer, the Cat, and the service mechanoid Kryten, are trapped in the ultimate game, where the player creates one's own paradise out of one's greatest dreams, or, as things turn out later for Rimmer, one's worst nightmares, and is addicted to the point that they eventually die because their real selves die. Would I go for a game like that? Heck yeah!
In the meantime, Holly, the ship's computer, and Lister's insufferably talkative and chirpy Talky Toaster (patent applied for), get involved in trying to get Holly's IQ back into the quadruple digits like it was before, a process that invariably causes the computer's remaining time to exponentially decrease. Result, Holly shuts himself down to preserve what little remains of his life. Further result: the ship's powerless as a result. Further further result: a runaway planet is on a collision course with them.
However, one sobering aspect of the future that Grant and Naylor work into this novel is a garbage planet. One of the planets in the Solar System is chosen to house all the other planets' waste, and guest which planet that is? North America gets the bottles, Europe the sewage, Australia domestic waste, and Japan the graveyard of motorcars, etc.
Lister finds himself on this kind of planet, and attacked by lethal pollution storms by the planet itself. "Then he knew. He'd done everything to Earth. He'd crucified it. He was a member of the human race, part of the species that had spread like bacteria over the planet...finally rendering it fit only for use as a dumping ground for all humanity's garbage." Panic-stricken, he pleads for mercy, promising to make it right again." The concept of the Earth as a giant organism, with us unaware that it's organic is taken here. To that end, he forms an alliance with a creature most of us would immediately say hello to with the sole of our tennis shoes. This reminder of how we're polluting our planet is the best segment of the book, interesting for book derived from a comedy series.
A brief history of Earth's genetic mutations for new and weird sports, such as twenty-feet tall basketball players and soccer playres with five legs and no mouths, to sentient vacuum cleaners, wars against these creatures, later called GELFs (Genetically Engineered Life Forms) is given as an intro to a creature that appears in the TV story Polymorph. And GELFs are encountered in the 6th and 7th seasons.
Another insight into humans: "The thing about human beings was this: human beings couldn't agree. They couldn't agree about anything. ... And the reason was this: basically, all human beings believed all other human beings were insane, in varying degrees." That leads to wars, but by the 20th century, human beings "got so good at war, it couldn't have one anymore." Some of this Douglas Adams style humour is wry, and also appears in a section when Rimmer royally messes up by accidentally destroying a whole bunch of scutters (Red Dwarf's tiny arm-shaped service robots) in testing the engine's pistons.
Here are the stories worked into this novel:
Better Than Life, Season 2, Episode 2
White Hole, Season 4, Episode 4
Marooned, Season 3, Episode 2
Polymorph, Season 3, Episode 3
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, Season 3, Episode X
Once again, revealing what that last story is would spoil the fun, but the sequel would actually take place in the fourth and not the third book.
Like its predecessor, it's more than just a TV tie-in, but an actual book that delves more into the personality of the characters, especially Lister.
Quick funny read.......2003-12-03
For those of you who don't know, Red Dwarf is based on a british comedy television series, which in my opinion is absolutely hilarious.
The book takes a lot from the series. Similar situations. And it reads just as funny as the show. However, it seems to me the book takes a bunch of the show's funnier moments and tries to tie them all together. The result is a pretty jumpy story. If you decided to skip a chapter you would think you were reading an entirely different book.
These jumps don't at all take away from the hilarity. This book is good for several laugh out loud moments. Enjoy!
Far below "Red Dwarf".......2003-09-09
This book is a way to pass time. Not a very nice way, tho. Compared to Red Dwarf, this book has nearly all protagonists (Lister, Rimmer,The Cat) acting completely out of character. The begining was amusing: you pick up where RD left off, in the Better Than Life game with our "heroes" trapped in a fantasy of their own making. Then the book runs out of gas.
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