 Horrible! Not real feng shui at all!
Carter claims that "proper feng shui is purposefully arranging the stuff around you to gain positive results." That right there tells anyone who knows anything about feng shui what garbage this book is. I picked up this up because of all of the reviews and I was appalled at how bad it was! Yes this book is easy to read. It's really small and simple. It lets you know that all you have to do to improve your life is put a color here and move a chair there and a money tree there and wallah!- You become a great success and meet the love of your life.. Ah yes wouldn't that just be grand if it were true? No wonder so many love this book; Wishful thinking!
But here's why it's such a quick read and takes zero time or effort to implement- Because it's not actually feng shui. Real Feng Shui is a little more complicated than that. It requires some time to figure out certain equations and books that teach you genuine feng shui as has been done in the east for centuries show you how to do at least some of these equations for you to implement the art to your home with adequate results. People love this book because it requires no time and no figuring out of anyting- Just buy certain things and move them around- so it offers no results either. In fact one can actually end up making things worse as far as real feng shui is concerned. Just to give you an idea- this book as well as the author's other book entitled "clear your clutter" were voted among the worst feng shui books on the market by writers and practioners of traditional feng shui. This woman either doesn't know what she's doing or she's banking on the fact that westerners don't want to put in the time for real feng shui so she's instead written a couple of books on neatness and design and decided to call that "feng shui" to make money. This book may motivate you to organize yourself and add certain colors and things that you otherwise wouldn't & that's great, but I guarantee you that with this book you won't be practicing feng shui. For the real deal try books like The complete idiots guide to feng shui or Chinese Whispers. They've got more content and therefore aren't as quick to read and apply, but even if you don't have the time to study those books I feel its better to read & apply a tiny portion of real feng shui in your home than it is to read entire books of crap that's deceptively marketed as feng shui.
 move your stuff change your life
excellent book ...bought it used but it looked newer than any of the other books I have on hand....i'll order the express shipping next time. thanks for the book.
 The best Feng Shui book ever (R-rated though)
This is the most readable, entertaining Feng Shui book I have found. Most of them read like encyclopedias but this one is enjoyable to read, and contains good information for the novice Feng Shui student. I did find some of the author's humor a bit tasteless, however. Keep the book away from your kids.
Watch out...! There are better books for beginners....
This is a friendly, fun book to read, but it is not going to help you change your life *positively* with feng shui, and it could lead to disastrous results. Some of Carter's advice makes no sense whatsoever, which I found out as I learned more about the elements and energy circulation.
Sometimes I say that "I made every feng shui mistake in the book" - well, this is the book of mistakes.
If you're interested in Western feng shui and maybe just starting out, I recommend Terah Kathryn Collins' feng shui books or Jayme Barrett's Feng Shui Your Life. They contain good, solid, useful advice to get you started.
Easy to read and understand Feng Shui learning book
I now have 3 books to read and learn about Feng Shui. This book was helpful and easy to read and understand and nice addition to my Feng Shui library.
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