Vaccines: The Risks, the Benefits, the Choices, a Resource Guide for Parents [Paperback]

Sherri J. Tenpenny (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

This comprehensive guide is a great resource for those looking for facts and research to support their decision not to vaccinate. This parent manual features current research articles from peer-reviewed medical journals, vaccination support groups listed state by state, lists of controversial vaccine ingredients, exemption forms, and a section refuting commonly held vaccination beliefs point by point. A copy of the slides from Dr. Tenpenny's DVD entitled "Vaccines: The Risks, The Benefits, The Choices" is also included. An excellent reference for defending your vaccination position with in-laws, friends and even your pediatrician!

Product Details

• Paperback: 78 pages
• Publisher: Insight Publishing; 1 edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974344826
• ISBN-13: 978-0974344829
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars this is a workbook for her seminar -- not a regular book, September 13, 2007

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CA Cook (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Vaccines: The Risks, the Benefits, the Choices, a Resource Guide for Parents (Paperback)

I was expecting a regular book with lots of great and current information. This turned out to be a workbook for her seminar. The second half of the book is her powerpoint presentation! The first half gives some links and resources for you to do your own research, and has some information. But, it's hard to read because it's not structured like a regular book with chapters and written in a sequential way. It literally is a "resource guide".

While there was some helpful information in there for me, IMHO it's not worth the $35. Maybe the DVD is better or maybe this book makes more sense in conjunction with the DVD.

I recommend Neil Miller's "Vaccines: Are They Really Safe and Effective" instead. It has a lot of the same information and is organized for people who want to learn about vaccinations from a book, who are not attending Dr Tenpenny's seminar.

39 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Far Superior to the Majority of Vaccine education books!!!, February 5, 2007

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R. Brady (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vaccines: The Risks, the Benefits, the Choices, a Resource Guide for Parents (Paperback)

I own both the DVD and the Resource guide. Even though I've inspected many other books on vaccines, Dr. Tenpenny covers it the best. She really gives practical information on vaccination background and what concerned parents can do to protect their children. She covers what rights you have to abstain from vaccinations (some states like California is fairly friendly, other's like Texas are more militant), etc., or what you can do to decrease the odds of your infant/childr being harmed if you must submit to a vaccination. Very excellent coverage of the material.

Dr. Russel Blaylock has a very good vaccine chapter in his "Health and Nutrition Secrets that can save your life."

Not all "vaccine" books are equally good, some (like Stephanie Cave's book) are terrible, even giving credit to vaccines for the tremendous drop in desease outbreaks that occurred PRIOR to the respective vaccines being introduced. Makes one wonder what other payrolls she might be on.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn't recommend this to most people, September 26, 2007

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Beth Daniels (Southeast USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Vaccines: The Risks, the Benefits, the Choices, a Resource Guide for Parents (Paperback)

This is not a *bad* book; there is good information in it. However, I did not find this book to contain substantial information that I had not already found in other books (Neustaedter, Cave, etc.) Perhaps it would be better with the DVD, but I think it's overpriced as a book. The powerpoint slides section was a real bummer, too. It's obvious that the slides were prompts for a lecture... I was left wondering what else she might have said.

It reminds me of a college textbook... I paid too much for it to throw it away, so it's gonna sit on my shelf "just in case" I *might* need an obscure reference one day.