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For Love or Nothing: Lessons to Illuminate the Path to Love

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This is an inspirational little book. I read it from cover to cover in a couple of hours. The author's mother was told she was dying of cancer when he was twenty years old, and so he utilized her remaining time to get closer to her, realizing that she loved him and that, like most young people, he had simply accepted her love without much thought.

This is not a tear-jerker. Rather, it is a book about love and its various forms and expressions. It is really inspirational.

It is the kind of book you will want to give as a gift to someone you love. It is replete with quotations, some attributed and some not, and anecdotes (allegories) expressing the wisdom of love, some from obscure sources and some folktales from various cultures, but all germane to the subject.

I liked it. I hope you will, too.

Joseph Pierre

This is the book to read if you really want to THINK about your life and how involved you are with love, marriage, respect and relationships in both general and specific terms. This book makes you realize how important it is to be able to love yourself so that you may love others and fully understand how your behavior and feelings can influence all of the loved ones in your life. This is a very touching, well thought out book that everyone should read. It is easy to follow with very complex messages.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE READ THIS BOOK AND THOUGHT IT WAS DELIGHTFUL. WE FEEL IT HAS ENHANCED OUR MARRIAGE BY LISTENING TO THE OTHER LOVE STORIES SUCH AS THE ONES PORTRAYED IN THIS BOOK. IF MORE AUTHORS WOULD WRITE ABOUT LOVE, MAYBE THERE WOULD BE LESS HATE IN THIS WORLD. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE STILL CARE ENOUGH TO TRY TO STOP ALL THE HATE BY WRITING ABOUT LOVE INSTEAD OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE. WE WILL DEFINATELY RECCOMMEND THIS BOOK TO OTHERS. THANK YOU BILL OAK FOR WRITING SUCH A WONDERFUL BOOK WITH SUCH REFRESHING STORIES.

It's wonderful to read a book that is so honest and promotes such deep thoughts about love, life, marriage and ourselves. The stories in this book can be translated in so many different ways and cultures. Through this book, I could relate my own life in so many aspects. You laugh, you cry, and you think! One major reason I like this book is that you know it is written from the heart and as you read it, you know you are reading it from your own personal heart. For Love or Nothing is OUTSTANDING!

Surrounded by people concerned primarily with money and self-aggrandizement, Mr. Oak reminds us to slow down, take a step back, and think about those we love. His vignettes provide insight into the meaning of love in its varied expressions. They serve as a good basis for examining our feelings for one another.

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Along life's journey we can all use a little direction - especially when it comes to matters of the heart.

For Love or Nothing is an inspired book filled with practical lessons meaningful to our everyday lives.

Simply wonderful!

T.W. Winslow - Syndicated Columnist

After reading author William Oak's new book, "FOR LOVE OR NOTHING" I couldn't wait to share with family and friends--what a delight it was to read such an invigorating book about one of life's most important lessons--LOVE! I was pleasantly surprised throughout the books entirety and coudn't wait to read each of its fresh 25 "lessons" about LOVE! It has been a long time since I felt such compelling interest in a book! All my friends that read it (and those that are currently reading it) expressed the same excitement about "FOR LOVE OR NOTHING" by William Oak! Each story (and the many priceless quotations in-between each of the thought provoking lessons) gave me reason to inform even more of my friends, family, and co-workers about this rare find--and they in turn are telling all their family and friends! Just as young children are now captivated with "Harry Potter" books--young and old adults alike--will be just as enthralled with William Oak's, "FOR LOVE OR NOTHING"--and its (more than reasonable) price! Thanks for the enligtenment Mr. Oak!

This book's twenty-five lessons lead the way to genuine love in your life. The author's excellent writing style draws you into each story. I love this book!

We don't seem to hear the expression, "And they lived happily ever after" any more, except in old fairy tales. Why is that? What can be done to turn it around? The answers to these questions can be found in William Oak's insightful new book, For Love or Nothing.

Here is a compilation of 25 short allegorical stories that illustrate the necessary and various parts of love. The lessons contained in each story are not only lessons for life, they are lessons for a lifetime relationship. Mr. Oak, who learned the composition of love from his mother as she was dying of cancer, relates this wisdom in short, well-written fables.

For instance, in Labyrinth we learn that love is giving, and sometimes giving means giving in. And in The Sowing Fields the lesson is that one must sow love to reap love...but only by daily cultivation will the harvest be abundant.

For Love or Nothing teaches us about forgiveness---as Peter Ustinov said, "Love is an act of endless forgiveness", as well as compassion, selflessness, growth, sharing and the requirement for each to feed the relationship. Mr. Oak deftly and perfectly introduces concepts of trust, appreciation and the awareness that we each are entitled to be different.

For Love or Nothing is a means to seek out, and find a path to happiness, peace and contentment. William Oak makes sense of the expression, "The more we love. the more we are". In this reviewer's opinion, For Love or Nothing is a must-read for everyone seeking permanent and meaningful relationships. Everyone!

I recently acquired a copy of William Oak's "For Love or Nothing" and while some of the fables may be found hither and yon, I was delighted to find so many compiled in a book that is obviously dedicated to sharing and giving. This is a fresh new look that young readers can read quickly without the complicated all-the-answer books that are out there, full of opinions and how-to's based on so called authorities. This is a book for real people and I will happily pass it on to my college age son and his friends who think they have all the answers but once challenged admit that a little guidance is acceptable. The stories passed on in "For Love or Nothing" inspire us all to shout out and address our love on a daily basis instead of waiting for the calendar to remind us of special days.