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Opere di Chris Mackey

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As an interested reader, but by no means all-knowing on this subject, I did enjoy reading this book. I found it to be a little random at moments, but many books of this nature can be considered random in some form or another. I am glad to have been able to read the books and to ask myself how often I experience seemingly connected moments that seem to string together random moments into a meaningful experience? Some people believe there are no coincidences, that everything is preordained or preplanned, This book touches on all sorts of beliefs and tries to help make order from chaos. Reminiscent of What the Bleep, The Secret, and other New Age self-help books I take what I like from the reading and filter out the rest. It’s all subject to interpretation anyway. I am glad to have added this to my list of interesting books read.… (altro)
 
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Dmtcer | 1 altra recensione | May 4, 2016 |
This book deals with the subject of synchronicity and the author’s belief that it has the potential to impact the brain and mental health if adhered to. A considerable portion of the book is autobiographical telling personal anecdotes of synchronicity the author has experienced with his perceptions and readings of these experiences. There are some case studies of Mackey’s patients that shared synchronistic experiences with him. A review of various authors such as Jung, Rossi, Jaworski and Chopra (to list a few) is made with emphasis on how what was written by these authors impacts the ideas that Mackey is positing. And what are some of these ideas?
• Synchronicity is more than it would seem to be and has potential to impact the life and health of individuals both with and without psychiatric problems
• More positive psychology is needed in the world
• More optimistic approaches are needed for mental health
• It is potentially possible to change brain chemistry/behavior without medication

I found that this book was not easy reading even though I have read many books over the years that helped me during my reading of this book. I believe that nursing psychology textbooks, emotional intelligence and brain science tomes, new age books (tarot, numerology, fortune telling) etc. did make this book easier to understand. I believe this book will have a selective audience and that it probably will not appeal to the run of the mill population.

Thank you to NetGalley and Watkins Publishing for the copy of this book to read and review.
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CathyGeha | 1 altra recensione | Aug 24, 2015 |
Reading this almost a decade after the anonymous author described his 3 months questioning the first prisoners captured after the US entered Afghanistan, with a background of what went on at GITMO the entire prison situation begins to fall into place.

There is an excellent paragraph on page 172 that explains why prisoners from so many different countries were captured. It appears that the Talban was not only host to Al Quade, but to other rebels who hoped to overthrow their own governments.

"Vighurs, North Africans, Indonesians, Filipnos. " Before the attacks in September the TGaliban were coming under pressure frtom the West ab out allwing training camps in their own countries. The Taliban at first ignored the demands but eventually started to restrict operatgions at camps across the country. Finally in the spring of 2001 the ruling council run by Mullah Omar made the decision to ban all terrorist organizasiont except Al Queda.

On another level this is an excellent career book for any young person planning to pursue military or civil interrogation as a future job. The author explains how his father steered him into this choice of army speciality, and describes his training, first at language schools then in a specialized setting in Arizona.

There is a well organized Appendix on interrogating approaches.
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carterchristian1 | 2 altre recensioni | Mar 2, 2011 |
the inside story of six American interrogators, thousands of prisioners, and the race for the truth.
 
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IRCAmadorWashington | 2 altre recensioni | Jun 17, 2008 |

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