D.Gray-man, Volume 2

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Set in a fictional end of the 19th century England, the story revolves around a teenage boy named Allen Walker who is cursed with a cross mark on his hand that turns his arm into an enormous weapon, which he uses to hunt down and kill akumas. An akuma, generated by a 1,000-year-old phantom, is implanted into a human's soul during a moment of devastation and despair. The phantom uses the demons to then carry out his goal: destroy all humankind.

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very good.......2006-09-18

D.Gray-Man is an excellent manga with good action, solid story, and good laughs. However it has believable slapstick and not commedy where the victim gets hit with something that would kill them normally. This is a nice change and is backed by a solid story.

Book Le Awesome!.......2006-08-16

This manga totally rocks. I love how eccentric it is, how clever, how very awesome! I lve Allen as a character, to. Not generic, that's for sure. A wonderful book, i recommend it wholeheartedly!

A very Good Book.......2006-06-22

This book is a great must have for any manga fan. It is about a boy named Allen Walker, who goes around destroying akuma. Which in japanese means devil or demon. Its artwork is awsome, and I hope that they have a video game or a anime. It is a very good horror/fantasy/history manga.

Manga on a whole new level........2006-05-19

Well, this is a very fun book for manga fans. The story develops at an acceptable pace, and the action is gorgeous. Add that to some pretty impressive visuals, and you have a wonder on your hands. If you like this, try Deathnote, too.

Wonderful.......2006-05-13

I'm sure you don't want me to drabble on about what the book is about, so i wont ruin the story for you.

The book is beautifully drawn, and although this is technically a horror manga, it has just the right amount of comedy mixed in. About all the characters are based on real people and their personalities are quite interesting.

The story is also original, so you don't have to worry about boring yourself with it.

Overall, I suggest this book to any manga lover, whether you love horror or not.

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D.Gray-man, Volume 4
Hoshino Katsura
Manufacturer: VIZ Media LLC
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ASIN: 1421510529

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Allen starts to question the Black Ministry about the "Clan of Noah" and the reason he became an Exorcist. With his left eye injured and incapable of detecting akuma, he has come to understand the constant fear of not knowing whether the person he is talking to is truly human! Despite his confusion, Allen is sent on a mission to seek out his master, Cross, one of the Marshals of the Black Ministry, and find out why the akuma have suddenly started targeting leaders of the Ministry.

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The Rewinding City:

Allen and Linali are sent on a mission to a city where time has stood still, a place where the townsfolk forget that every day is the same day repeating itself. Strangely enough, a woman named Miranda is the only one unaffected by the time warp. Would it have anything to do with her being fired from her job for the hundredth time?

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Allen has disappeared. Lavi and Lenalee rush to find him, only to wind up confronting a horde of akuma pursuing Allen's golem Timcanpy. After dealing with this they are ordered to continue their mission without Allen, his place to be taken by a new Exorcist--Miranda Lotto. Allen, meanwhile, wakes up inside the Asian Branch of the Black Ministry to the sobering reality that he has lost his Innocence!

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A horde of akuma is closing in on Allen, but instead of attacking him they mysteriously head right for another exorcist, Suman Dark! His tragic story and the secret of his unique Innocence are revealed, but in the process Suman's life is threatened. Allen tries his best to save his comrade by putting himself in grave danger!

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The worst book I have ever read

Wonderful Nightly Reading!

A Mixed Bagý

An Inspiration

Not Worth the Time

Practical Miracles for Mars and Venus Nine Principles for Lasting Love, Increasing Success and Vibrant Health in the 21st Century
John Gray Ph.D.
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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ASIN: 0060198591
Release Date: 2000-09-12

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Hoping to demystify the miraculous, author John Gray (Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus) offers a handbook on creating "practical miracles." Having experienced a personal miracle when he recovered from near blindness, Gray began to realize that humans could actually participate in creating their own miracles. "Miracles don't just happen for some and not for others," he notes. "They occur when specific conditions are nurtured." In order to nurture these conditions, Gray suggests living by nine guiding principles, including "Love as if for the first time," "Work as if money didn't matter," and "Relax as if everything will be okay."

Typical of Gray, he has narrowed his book down into concise formulas, following step-by-step, stage-by-stage plans and exercises. This compulsion to script his theories into neat little self-help packages is his downfall, limiting what could have been a meaningful and important discussion about miracle making in everyday life. Instead, we can't help feeling that he's simply holding up a bottle of his latest formula and saying, "Ladies from Venus, gentlemen from Mars, for just under $20 you too can be a miracle maker...." Nonetheless, his heart seems to be in the right place and there are passages of impressive wisdom. Even hardcore skeptics could live a better life (and may even encounter a miracle or two) by following his excellent list of guiding principles. --Gail Hudson

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Practical advice from the author of the No. 1 hardcover of the last decade for filling each day with wonder,power, and fulfillment.

Awaken your power to create practical miracles so that you can adjust to life's challenges and respond with greater peace, joy, and love.

John Gray provides nine guiding principles to live by:

Believe as if miracles are truly possible.
Live as if you are free to do what you want.
Learn as if you are a beginner.
Love as if for the first time.
Give as if you already have what you need.
Work as if money doesn't matter.
Relax as if everything will be okay.
Talk to God as if you are being heard.
Feast as if you can have whatever you want.

Practical Miracles for Mars & Venus also presents new practical tools for taking charge of your destiny.

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The worst book I have ever read.......2006-11-22

I got this book because of the fame of John Gary and the big title of the book. I managed to go through half of the book and finally, I cannot stand it and throw it away.

Basically, this book gives you 9 principles to bring miracles to your life, like eating healthy, love as if it is your first love, blablablah. Yeah, it is true, but it is also totally vain and misleading. For example, everybody knows that if you eat healthy food and work out intensively four times a week, two hours each time, you will definitely be fit as supermodel. But, can anybody really do that if somebody just told you to do so? It has to be tricky to deal with like finding the right and affordable workout program, finding the incentive, etc.

What I found ridiculous is that John kept saying that if you believe in his nine principles, then you can do whatever you want. Even superman cannot do that! Well, John, have you accomplished all of your wishes in your life? Belief is necessary for any success, but it is not a guarantee for all successes.

Also, John made some metaphors to prove his points, but most of them don't make enough or any sense, at least to me. Another reason I hate the book is that it takes the first 1/3 to boast his former achievements, like 12 bestsellers, without touching the core topic of this book.

If you are looking for practical miracles in this book, I assure you that you will be practically disappointed, period.

Wonderful Nightly Reading!.......2005-04-10

I enjoyed this book but if you are a person that doesn't like John Gray then don't waste any of our time reading this book only to down it afterward. I think the book is great and being a Reiki Master I loved the section about recharging technique in which I tried and really felt the energy flowing from my elbows to my fingertips. I haven't tried connecting to the energy in this manner before and really felt the affects for a while afterward. I am going to use the technique often.

Great book for relaxing in the evening after dinner with or early in the morning when your mind is clear, it's a keeper in our house!

A Mixed Bagý.......2004-02-19

Albert Einstein's famous quote sums up the message of this book: "There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is."

A large part describes the cultural and historical changes that have taken place that now allow miracles to take place by common people - rather than by the stereotypical monks that live in the mountains.

Smashing old and limiting beliefs with inspiring and liberating ideas, John Gray provides nine techniques that'll
allow you to use these nine principles to create miracles in your life in a simple, practical manner.

One technique, however, may be a bit superficial and impractical: The Blockbuster Technique.

In this short chapter, John Gray describes a familiar way of healing: writing a mock letter to whomever you are feeling negative towards. Gray provides a chart of "blocks" that are common to most. Examples include: Resentment, Depression, Confusion, etc. Your letter should explore the feelings attached to your particular block. By exploring emotions below the "block," one can attain healing. Examples of feelings attached to these blocks: Deprived, Angry, Abandoned, etc.

I tried this with a particular person I knew at one time. My biggest challenge with this technique? I would have been up all night writing this letter. And I would have wasted an entire notebook of paper to boot!

In trying to figure what was not working out for me, I realized one's beliefs about oneself and others determine how long this letter will go on for. So rather than using this technique of letter-writing to feel better, go read something by Albert Ellis instead - and change your ideas that lead to these feelings. That way, you will not only feel better...but you will GET better. There is a big difference between those two.

Regardless of the validity of writing letters, there is one fantastic part that I love: this book will teach you the
exact technique behind energy healing.

Yes, the mysterious stuff "those spiritual people" have used to create miraculous healings. Whether these techniques work or not, I cannot say - I still need to start applying them myself. These are not ideas that you grasp in an hour, however. There are three separate exercises involved with energy: Recharging, Decharging, and Natural Energy Healing. Each one has separate instructions, and John encourages you to take baby steps
and learn these concepts gradually.

John Gray has the background for this, too. From my hazy understanding of him, before he got his Ph.D. in psychology and created the Mars-Venus craze, he was a monk for nine years. His story of how he healed his own blindness is described in the book as well.

A great book: liberating, practical, and useful. Most important, if you've always wanted to learn how to heal yourself and others via meditation, touch, and energy, you must read this book.

An Inspiration.......2002-07-14

This book is great, no matter what your stage of life. If you are ready to change your life and learn more about yourself and others, this book was meant for you. Miracles are possible.

Not Worth the Time.......2001-06-02

I skimmed John Gray's "Practical Miracles for Mars & Venus," but couldn't stomach the hype. The first 150 pages are about the power of positive thinking and of belief in miracles. (Gray claims that the world has matured to the point that miracles are now available to anyone, at any time. Democracy and religious tolerance are two of the enabling changes.) Gray then sketches some simple techniques for physical and emotional healing: eat right; breath deeply; use a Chi Gong exercise to "recharge healing energy" and "decharge excess or negative energy" (or stress and negative thoughts); imagine that people have treated you better than they actually did; write yourself a letter expressing your frustrations; cultivate gratitude, confidence, joy, etc.; envision the world you want; believe in yourself and your power to heal. I gather that the techniques are more completely described in Gray's "How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have." "Practical Miracles" reads like an ad for Gray's seminars, or like a verbatim trancript of a stage presentation. (On page 239 he says "Now I have written twelve bestsellers and tend to be a speed writer. ... After many years of developing my thoughts, it takes me only a few months to write them down and create a book.") Positive thinking is all well and good, but the seminar must be more inspiring than the book.

D Gray-man Vol. 1 (D Gray-man) (in Japanese)

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D Gray-man Vol. 1 (D Gray-man) (in Japanese)
Katsura Hoshino
Manufacturer: Shueisha
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ASIN: 4088736915

D Gray-man Vol. 2 (D Gray-man) (in Japanese)

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D Gray-man Vol. 2 (D Gray-man) (in Japanese)
Katsura Hoshino
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ASIN: 4088737601

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D.Gray-man, Volume 8
Hoshino Katsura
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1421515431

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The battle on the sea continues, with the swarm of evolved akuma pressing hard on the Exorcists. Lenalee tries to tackle one akuma on her own, but realizes she can prevail only by unleashing the full force of her Innocence. Back on the ship Lavi prepares to call on a special attribute of his own Innocence. Will any of this be enough? Can the Exorcists hold on, or will they need help that may or may not come?

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