AUDIO REVIEWS

Vocabulearn® How To Learn child with high self-esteem will be a Be More Positive
a Foreign Language successful adult. College and public (Self-Hypnosis &
2 cassettes. 90 min. ea. with booklet. libraries will find Parent Effective- Subliminal Reinforcement^'')
Penton Overseas, 1605 Hope St., Suite ness Training and Predictive Parent- ISBN 1-55569-231-1.
305, S. Pasadena, CA 91030-2606. ing welcome additions to their par- Lose Weight
1989. ISBN 0-939001-75-6. $14.95. enting or psychology collections. (Self-Hypnosis &
LANGDAGE ARTS Libraries looking for cassettes about Subliminal Reinforcement'")
Both language students and instruc- infant care should look for some- ISBN 1-55569-225-7,
tors should find this a helpful audio thing more current than Dr. Spock ea. vol: 2 cassettes. 2 hrs. Great Ameri-
guide to the learning of a foreign lan- Talks.—Pamela Rider, Fowler Ele- can Audio. 33 Portman Rd., New Ro-
guage, serving as a supplement to mentary Sch., Wichita Falls, Tex. chelle. NY 10801, 1988. $12.95.
classes and as a motivator. Some of SELF-HELP
the main topics covered are: why Naomi Shihab Nye (The Spoken Page) Clinical psychologist Lee Pulos uses
one needs a foreign language; imitat- Linda Pastan (The Spoken Page) self-hypnosis and subliminal mes-
ing new sounds; different pronuncia- ea. vol: 2 cassettes. 60 min. with book. sages imbedded in soothing music
tions of the English alphabet; and International Poetry Forum, Webster and surf sounds to help the general
learning to think in a foreign lan- Hall, 4415 Fifth Ave,, Pittsburgh, PA listener alter their adverse behavior.
guage. Included are lessons in gram- 15213. 1989. $40. POETRY Many physical and psychological
niar, vocabulary, and language fami- The Spoken Page is a new series of problems are stress related and
lies. A special section at the end poetry readings prepared by the In- these tapes aim to relax and change.
addresses the problem of how to ternational Poetry Forum. Each edi- Listeners can, with practice, train
manage in a foreign language when tion contains a fine book and two cas- themselves to lose weight and/or be-
on one's own. The author, Graham settes of the poet reading 50 of her come a more positive person. In
E. Fuller, is an expert in languages poems. The poems are delivered with each set, tape A feeds appropriate
who spent more than 17 years abroad a persotial flavor and spirit, seasoned subliminal messages (unspoken) into
in the Foreign Service. His manner is with brief comments and explana- the subconscious mind, the listener
helpful, sensitive, and encouraging; tions. Both Nye and Pastan are excel- unaware of the process. On tape B,
the recording quality is excellent. lent readers. Nye's poems are vital spoken softly and entrancingly, self-
Recommended for college and public and searching. She lights on Texas hypnosis focuses consciousness on
libraries.—Francis Poole, Kentucky diners, her Arabic father's fig tree, the particular issue and induces deep
Wesley an Coll., Owensboro onions, pumpkins. Central American relaxation. A fairly new, effective
women. "The quiet days unfurl, technique, double induction, or use
Dr. Spock Talks About Your Baby lush," and each has a power and a of two voices on two tracks, speaks
1 cassette. 50 min. Caedmon: Harper, story. Pastan's work is direct and directly to the subconscious on side
1995 Broadway, New York, NY 10023. concentrated. She compares the two of the hypnosis tape. Excellent
1988. $9.95. voices heard by Joan of Arc and technical qualities.—Barbara J.
Parent Effectiveness Training those the writer hears, perhaps brief- Vaughan, State Univ. Coll. at Btif-
1 cassette. 50 min. American Psycho- ly: "One way or another/ you bum faloLib., N.Y.
logical Assn., dist. by Educational for it." The quality of the recordings
Svcs., 1725 K St. NW, Washington, is exceptional. Pleasurable and high- You Can Heal Your Life
DC 20006. 1989. $9.95, ly recommended for school, college, 4 cassettes, abridged. 5 hrs. Hay
Predictive Parenting and public libraries.—Melissa House, 501 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa
2 cassettes, abridged. 3 hrs. Dove/Mor- Stearns, Franklin Pierce Coll. Lib., Monica, CA 90401. 1988. ISBN 0-
row Books on Tape, 12711 Ventura Rindge, N.H. 937611-46-8. $25.
Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. 1989. SELF-HELP
ISBN 1-55800-143-3. $14.95. The Swan: A Storybook for Louise Hay reads her best-selling
PARENTING Adults and Other Children book of the same name. Her warm,
These tapes offer three different encouraging tone matches her mes-
1 cassette. 7 min. with 12-page story-
views on parenting. Dr. Spock's sage: through love we can heal our
book. Win Publishing, PO Box 1234,
tape is a rerelease of a tape niade in bodies, minds, and spirits. Hay
Sacramento. CA 95812. 1989. $13.95.
1967. Ten mothers were invited to PSYCHOLOGY gives specific examples of how we
ask him questions about child care. Jerri Smock, a doctor of clinical psy- are taught from an early age to be
Some of the information given is not chology, has written this as the first overly critical of ourselves, causing
consistent with infant rearing trends in a series designed to reach the an inability to feel love and resulting
in 1989. For example, the doctor "child within" with simple, gentle in a negative outlook on life. She
makes the statenient that "breast- fables. The Swan demonstrates the shows us a way to change negative
feeding is relatively unpopular." need for commitment to make the thought patterns through positive af-
Parent Effectiveness Training found- individual whole. It's a nice idea, firmations, visualizations, and medi-
er Dr. Thomas Gordon stresses the but, as Smock presents it, it doesn't tations. Because the body reacts to
importance of a democratic relation- come off. The story shows that the the mind. Hay says these exercises
ship between parent and child in his swan is contented before she meets are especially useful in freeing our-
interview with correspondent Susan her mate, but "feels whole" after- selves from diseases such as cancer,
Burn. Gordon believes that a parent ward. There's no demonstration of which she links to resentment, or ar-
should be honest with a child and how having a mate helps. The thritis, which she links to guilt.
solve problems that arise through swans' life together is hardly re- Hearing Hay's soothing and sup-
conflict resolution. Dr. Shad Helm- ¿•erred to at all. The story is told in a portive voice may make the tape
stetter, the creator of Predictive pretentious, self-conscious verse worth $ 15 more than the book.
Parenting, compares child rearing to that doesn't always scan. The dialog Highly recommended for all librar-
programming a computer. He feels is sappy, and the characterizations ies, particularly public libraries with
that a parent can boost their child's flat. Aesop did it better.—Susan B. collections of self-help audiocas-
self-esteem by talking to them in a Hagloch, Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., settes.—Ellen Paritz. Trinity Coll.
positive way. He believes that a New Philadelphia, Ohio Lib., Burlington, Vt.

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