Peter's Famous and Wise Links for Healthy and Happy Young Performers
- A thorough and easy-to-read introduction to Broadway theater, including history, definition of terms, links to important theater-related sites, a glossary of Broadway theaters, and much more. I've been involved with Broadway directly and indirectly for twenty-five years, yet I was surprised at how much I learned from perusing this excellent site.
- An amazingly comprehensive and well-organized collection of information about films and film-making. Perhaps the most complete and helpful site on the web for understanding movies, and being able to view and audition for them more intelligently.
- A comprehensive source of articles, news, information, recipes, and practitioner referrals in the field of holistic medicine. The most respected source for alternative medical information on the web.
- Probably the most detailed and thorough source of reliable free information about holistic health on the web, including in-depth articles, studies, news, recipes, and products. I have met Dr. Null, (Ph.D. Nutrition), attended several of his lectures, read several of his books, and I consider him more knowledgeable about the science of holistic health than any other individual in the United States.
- A cutting-edge source of health-related articles, news and products. Dr. Williams’ monthly newsletter is one of my all-time most helpful and favorite things to read.
- Broad source of information, including detailed answers to the most commonly asked questions about virtually every aspect of holistic health. Very informative- good introduction to a variety of topics.
- Most comprehensive site on the web pertaining to the dairy industry and dairy consumption, with extensive research, articles, and studies. Everything you ever wanted to know about why you shouldn’t drink cows' milk, with the solid science to back it up.
- A long list of specific reasons, supported by an extensive bibliography of research, as to why too much sugar is bad. A lot of information in an easy-to-read summarized format.
- An excellent introduction to Rogerian or Client-Centered Therapy, the school of counseling developed by Dr. Carl Rogers. I studied Dr. Rogers’ work in graduate school at Harvard, and it revolutionized my way of interacting with young people, much as it has entirely revolutionized therapy in general. It is difficult to find a therapist today, or even a psychiatrist, who does not integrate at least some of Dr. Rogers’ techniques into his or her work. I cannot emphasize strongly enough the necessity of locating a therapist with client-centered training when seeking help with any and all emotional problems. For an excellent introduction to the technique itself- and to perhaps help with some of your own healing- I especially recommend his book: On Becoming a Person.
F.Y.I.
We recommend Yahoo, MSN, and Live Search (Microsoft) as superior Internet search engines. We have consistently found Yahoo, MSN, and Live Search (Microsoft) more thorough, objective, and accurate in their prioritization and presentation of information than all other major search engines. We have additionally found Yahoo, MSN, and Live Search (Microsoft) less prone to engulf users into perusing dated gossip as “research”, i.e. message boards, chat rooms, etc., but rather relying primarily upon, and providing users with, fast and easy access to an abundance of fresh, verifiable source material.
Unfortunately, I myself, and my staff, and many of my alumni and their parents, have been drawn into challenging some anonymous chatter on one hugely popular conglomerate, (which more experienced Internet perusers have long considered the National Enquirer of search engines.)
We didn’t realize at the time that this nonsense was only appearing high on the pages of that one particular venue, as opposed to virtually every other major search engine.
In retrospect, we should have simply ignored all of it, and it would have quickly faded out of the view of unsophisticated web surfers who, primarily because we responded to it, might believe it was worth something.
Live and learn.
Thank you.
Peter Sklar
