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by Peter Kelder (Author) "One afternoon some years ago, I was sitting in the park reading the afternoon paper when an elderly gentleman walked up and seated himself alongside..." (more)

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Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; 1st Doubleday Ed edition (1 May 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 038549162X
ISBN-13: 978-0385491624
Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.7 x 1.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Presents a series of short, yoga-like exercises, developed by Tibetan monks, reputed to reverse the physical and mental effects of aging.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A second-rate, second-hand story!, 16 Nov 2008

By	Alan Bridges "www.alanbridges.com" (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to say that the I heard it from someone who swears it's true is an effective construct. It saves a lot of time when trying to convince one's readers to just sit back and trust that what is being said is the gospel truth. Trust me, I know of what I speak. Second-hand storytelling worked in M�rim�e's Carmen. It worked in Don Quixote. And it worked for Thomas More in his Utopia. But does it work in the Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth?

I came across this book about three years ago and I am always surprised to see that it remains a bestseller. The cover boasts 2 million copies sold and I believe it. It certainly is something of a phenomenon.

If forced to put myself in a category, I'd say that I'm firmly a believer rather than a sceptic. And yet this believer began to struggle with this book on page xvii. This is the section entitled About the Author. In it, we are told that the author is an intensely private man, who shuns the public eye. We are assured, however, that the author is a real man. Immediately I tried to think of someone who had touched the lives of millions (as Mr. Kelder has with this book) and has managed to avoid ever being seen. Let's see - Salinger couldn't do and neither could Garbo. But I find myself relenting and choosing to suspend my sense of disbelief. So I read on.

The book opens in southern California with the author sitting on a park bench reading a newspaper. A stranger approaches him and takes up beside him. They strike up a conversation and a friendship. This is where we meet Colonel Bradford (not his real name- i.e. don't bother trying to verify that he's real, just trust me).

Colonel Bradford, we are told is in his sixties and has served as a member of the British Army. While serving in colonial India, he heard of a fountain of youth in Tibet. And as he is desperate to stop growing any older, he tells the author that he is to return to India to find this Shangri-La. He goes. Years pass. He comes back. He looks so much younger that his friend (again the author) almost doesn't recognise him.

Fortunately for the author (and us), Colonel Bradford hasn't returned empty handed. He is back to preach the virtues of the Five Rites. These are five secret yoga exercises that the Tibetans happily shared with their western visitor.

When performed daily, these exercises (sorry, Rites) take very little time indeed - only twenty minutes. But they offer some pretty astonishing benefits - youth, weight loss, pain relief, increased energy, etc. There are countless testimonials. And from the cover it appears that even celebrities are jumping on the Five Rites bandwagon.

In today's society, we don't exercise enough. And perhaps we need the conceit of Tibetan secrets to do a little yoga. But I can't help but find the window dressing that is much of this book a bit too much to swallow.

Do I think that daily exercise and visualisation can lead to some pretty astonishing benefits? Of course, I do. And to that end, I'll leave you with my own Five Rites - which mysteriously came to me while staring at a magical mountain range in Asturias, Spain:

1. Walk, don't drive.
2. Take the stairs, not the lift.
3. Drink plenty of water.
4. Sleep at least eight hours a night.
5. Stay out of the sun as much as possible.

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45 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A marketing trick, 14 Feb 2004

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I have been practising the five and the additional sixth rite for a year now, performing them at least once a day 21 times and, I have not noticed any change whatsoever. I do not look younger and I get sick as often as other people who do not use the rites. I do feel a slight energy uplift, however that you also get from any other physical workout.
To all those people who claim to look years younger because of the rites I have one thing to say: show me. Show me a "before" and "after" picture.
Doesn't it explain a lot that so far all these "miracles" were only described on paper? Why are there no pictures of colonel Bradford? Maybe because then the myth would be dispelled? Who would believe in the rites if you would see a picture of a 74 year old man (looking 74) who claims to look like 40? Who would still want to buy the fountain of youth book then and use the rites?
Is it not the best advertisment to actually show people the miraculous results of the system? All those dietary systems use pictures to prove the effectiveness of their systems, why not do the same for the rites?
I have to conclude that is because the rites do not work and the author(s) know it. But hey it's an easy way to get money. Tell people that with a minimum of effort they can reverse the aging process and become young and healthy again. All you need to do is buy our book (wait let's write a second book which just repeats the same crap so we can even make more money). And people buy into it, ofcourse.

If you are interested in the rites, by all means try them. But be critical, keep questioning and draw you own conclusion, like I did.

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2.0 out of 5 stars ten years younger and ten pounds lighter, 15 Oct 2005

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I was sceptical about this book. I already do the food combining thing to good effect. It does give you more energy. Whenever I mix protein and carbs - as I sometimes do when I socialise or fancy a 'treat' - I feel knackered.

As to the book, I am ten pounds lighter - no, �9.75 to be excact. And I do look ten years younger. I am twenty one years old so looking like an eleven year old does have its downside.

I think I'll stick to the food combining and my old yoga routines, which aren't that far removed from the 'fountain' stuff.

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5.0 out of 5 stars the ancient secret of the fountain of youth
a very interesting book, tried spinning and feel much better throughout the day...try it yourself and see

Published 4 months ago by Mrs. Mary E. Sankey

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