What's Wrong with Sex? How to Drive Your Karma Consciousness Commodified The Karma of Food The Three Poisons; Institutionalized Why We Love War These are just some of the chapters in this brilliant book from David R. Loy. In little time; Loy has become one of the most powerful advocates of the Buddhist worldview; explaining like no one else its ability to transform the sociopolitical landscape of the modern world. In this; his most accessible work to date; he offers sharp and even shockingly clear presentations of oft-misunderstood Buddhist staples-the working of karma; the nature of self; the causes of trouble on both the individual and societal levels-and the real reasons behind our collective sense of "never enough;" whether it's time; money; sex; security... even war. Loy's "Buddhist Revolution" is nothing less than a radical change in the ways we can approach our lives; our planet; the collective delusions that pervade our language; culture; and even our spirituality.
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77 of 78 people found the following review helpful. Passing crush depth...By Daryl CarpenterI usually love Haynes' "workshop manuals" on historical vehicles; but they seriously dropped the ball on this one. As someone fascinated by submarine design and naval history; when I heard they were doing a book on the iconic Type VII U-boat; I was thrilled. My excitement turned to disappointment after quickly leafing through the book; and discovering that it contained very little of the in-depth technical details found in other Haynes titles. The book largely focuses on the history of German submarine design after World War I; a basic history of the Battle of the Atlantic; and what it was like to live and work aboard a U-boat. There is a single section; optimistically titled "Anatomy of the Type VII class;" which consists mainly of a photographic walk-through of U-995 complemented by some very basic tech specs. The only diagrams in this section consist of a couple of basic overview plans which are freely available online.My disappointment turned to irritation and ultimately frustration as I read through the book; noticing how many basic errors of fact; contradictory statements; humorous typos; and bizarre historical errors managed to find their way into the finished text. In this book; pictures of virtually every other type of World War II U-boat design are identified as Type VIIs; Donitz becomes Chancellor of Germany six months after it surrenders to the Allies; the Type IX boasts a 182-knot surface speed; and the Type VII is referred to as both a single-hull and double-hull design. "Vaterland" is translated as "Waterland;" the Germans are said to have had a "Target Motion Analysis" mine at the beginning of the war; the red goggles worn by U-boat crew to help them adapt to nighttime conditions become "infrared night-vision goggles;" the Type VIIA is described as having a single propeller; and reference is made to an "1812 Anglo-American War of Independence." The US Navy is depicted as being in a "fortunate position" after Pearl Harbor; the Type XIV supply boat is called a variant of the Type IXD; and a watertight door inside the boat is described as being more than 17 meters tall!I'm giving this book two stars; simply because it seems well-intentioned; and there are some interesting wartime photographs contained within. If you're seriously interested in this type of submarine; try Robert C Stern's "Type VII U-boats;" the Anatomy of the Ship book; or check out the wartime blueprints and technical data freely available on the U-boat Archive website (http://uboatarchive.net/). If you're looking for a Haynes submarine manual; Royal Navy Submarine: 1945 to 1973 ('A' class - HMS Alliance) (Owners' Workshop Manual) is vastly superior. This book should never have been published in this state.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Karen E JohnsonAwesome details on that class U Boat0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A superb reference on the German Type VIIC Atlantic U-boat!By Kalikiano KaleiAbsolutely amazing compilation of information and data on the ubiquitous Type VIIC Atlantic U-Boat. The HAYNES publishers have a real hit in this book! Despite its modest size; the scope of the book is impressive and it definitely belongs on everyone's 'U-boat reference shelf'. I found myself referring back to it frequently; despite having many other larger more focused references on German submarine warfare in my library. Well worth getting a copy; not least because it includes a great number of beautiful photographic images of the surviving single example of the Type VIIC/41 left in existence as a museum boat (U-995; displayed at the German Naval Museum in Laboe)!
