C. M. Pate's dissertation is, as expected, a scholarly work. His numerous footnotes and academic idiom, his immersion in the Greek text and references to unfamiliar Hebrew documents may put off some readers.

The value of Pate's exegesis is in his ability to penetrate the Pauline first-last Adam construction as it permeates and informs the Apostle's thinking on the resurrection the resurrection body and the ethics of salvation. Pate follows Morna Hooker's exegetical insights into Paul's use of Adam as a paradigm in Romans 1 (a text without explicit reference to Adam) in order to identify those other passages where the Apostle is moving along similar lines. That by itself is reward enough for struggling through his complex argument.

The main short-coming of Pate's exposition of the Pauline two-Adam construct is his misinterpretation of the Pauline Adam. Rather than viewing the last Adam as the heir of that life which the first Adam, by his fall, failed to achieve (the life-forever extended to him in the paradisal "tree of life"), Pate views the glory of the last Adam merely as a recovery of the glory that Adam possessed by virtue of his creation in the image of God.

In 1 Corinthians 15, however, Paul argues that the "first Adam" became a living soul, a clear reference to his creation in the image of God, but the "last Adam" became a life-giving Spirit, a reference to Christ's resurrection. Paul proceeds to argue that the pattern of Adam is "first the natural and after that the Spiritual." The first Adam did not move beyond the natural glory (image) to the Spiritual glory (image). This error leads Pate to an impoverished soteriology, and dare I say, to a fundamental perversion of Paul's theology.

It is surprising that for his extensive bibliography, Pate failed to take note of two critical works which address Paul's two-Adam construction by theologians working within his own tradition. I mention them here because they provide an important corrective to Pate's misread.

For a penetrating exegesis of Paul's two-Adam schema see R. B. Gaffin's Resurrection and Redemption and G. Vos's The Pauline Eschatology, both available through Presbyterian and Reformed Publishers--1993 and 2000 respecively (this refers to the most recent editions).

This dissertation of Dr. C. Marvin Pate contains the deep Christological content that he is known for. Focusing on 2 Corinthians 4:7-5:21 Dr. Pate sheds new light to this well known passage as he explains the Adam-Christ theology that is the underlining theme of Paul's writting. This book is well worth wrestling with but must be given a generous amount of time to work through. At the end of the day you will be glad you perservered through this fine book from such a respected author.

It was clear that the author spent months contemplating the Christology of Pauline literature. The questions raised by Pate are valid for Christian growth and theological understanding. Pate shows that Paul's rabbinic education is coupled with the hellenistic influences of Paul's missionary journey's to form a unique and new Christological view of Adam's reinstated glory. This is a tough read, but well worth it for a patient reader.

Gillooly sets himself a big task: explaining where our beliefs about gods and other supernatural beings come from. It would be great to have a book that does this competently for the layman, using up-to-date scholarship. Unfortunately, Gillooly's scholarship on this subject seems limited to what a high school student could acquire in a few afternoons at a (small) public library from (old) encyclopedias and magazines. Gillooly seems to think Freud is the last word in scholarship in this area, apparently blissfully unaware of the beating Freud has taken in all areas in the last decade. It's sad to see Ashley Montagu endorsing this embarrassment of a book. I can only conclude he did not read it, or if he did, his normally keen critical faculties have failed him. We have a right to expect better from Prometheus; instead, this book will add fuel to those anxious to point out that critics of religion are often just as narrow and uninformed as the believers they criticize.

This book is full of facts to allow you to make your own decisions. Although some of the facts are harsh, it's an honest analysis of religion. He doesnt just cover christianity either, hinduism, buddism, etc are in there as well. He covers the bible, religious leaders, rituals. It's well written covering a good amount of topics. I learned a lot and enjoyed the book a lot.

Gillooly succinctly puts all the sources of derivation of Bible stories under one roof. Isn't it interesting that the ritual of Attis involved bread and wine used in a way similar to the Last Supper? that eqyptian, babylonian, and zoroastrians shared so many symbols with Christianity and Judaism?

Any of us who have looked in to the culture at the time of the Bible stories vaguely know some of these stories and their connections to the Bible. Here Gillooly keeps them tightly packed with their Jewish and Christian counter-parts.

This book will be offensive to those who are afraid to look at the facts of Bible authorship square in the face. But for those of you who are intrigued by the derivation of Bible stories and rituals, this is a gripping read.

Particularly fascinating are Gillooly's more medieval investigations involving demons, magic, and how these are intertwined with a Biblical sense of what illness is. How the Christian Church has evolved in its relationship to these doctrines in the light of science is one of the most telling aspects of what the church does.

The style and organization of the book make it difficult to put down. Gillooly finds the humor, but is likewise fair in his assessment of the meaning of the findings of archeology, and the study of ancient texts.

This book is really disappointing. While it looks massive, and weighs a ton, MUSIC HOUND's WORLD is missing so many essential figures. Look at Brazil, they have a section on DAUDE (a relatively minor artist), but have NOTHING on giants of Samba such as PAULINHO DA VIOLA and MARTINHO DA VILA. ANNA VISSI (Greece), VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY (Russia), and countless others are omitted, while an equal number of bizarre names such as VINX are here. They seem more interested in people like Linda Ronstadt and Shakira's contribution to world music that actually putting together a guide about the movers and shakers. Even the bios that they do feature are for the most part, re-hashed press releases. This guide is useless, and a waste of paper.

El termino world music con que los americanos engloban toda la musica que suena algo "diferente" es tan amplio que hace casi imposible englobarla en un libro que tenga una armonia en su criterio de seleccion. Por otra parte las calificaciones, omisiones y extensiones dadas a cada interprete son totalmente subjetivas. Salvo esto la seleccion es buena con especial enfasis en la musica africana, asiatica,y para mi gusto demasiada anglofila ( celta,irlandesa,etc) La latina esta representada muy parcialmente con grandes omisiones, y peca de errores de origen y estilo. Cuenta con una buen indice por paises y un adecuado muestrario de los considerados los mejores albunes de cada interprete. Posee los accesos a mail de la mayoria y nos permite conocer artistas ignotos para el occidente para poder profundizar a nuestro gusto. Para mi la mejor seleccion global de la World music. He seguido sus recomendaciones y no me ha defraudado ALTAMENTE RECOMENDABLE EN ESPECIAL POR LA POBREZA DE ESTE TIPO DE MATERIAL QUE SE PUEDE ENCONTRAR HOY ( una buena combinacion con otro punto de vista es : Global Pop : World music, World markets.)
VALE AMPLIAMENTE SU COSTO

Marvellous, thorough, enjoyable, and resourceful book. It's indispensable from a world music fan's point of view, plus I use it for my work in music and media.

IF YOU ENJOY READING DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS THEN BUY THIS BOOK.

The book is unreadable and there is no INDEX!

If you are trying to LEARN about Project Management then avoid this book like the plague.

Excellent reference if you are getting ready for the PMP exam. Use it to study for the HR material, the Communications material and the Contract and procurement material.

I use it in my PMP classes at Oak Associates, Inc. www.oakinc.com

This book used to be on PMI's recommended reading list for PMP preparation (I am not sure if it still is). The book does not use any complicated terminology and is written using an easy to read writing style. But the concepts will be easier to understand when you become an experienced project manager. If you read it at the beginning of your career, I recommend that you keep this in mind and not be disappointed. Just hold on to the copy and you will appreciate it later when you have more overall knowledge of project management.

The book is literally a compilation of 8 of the best papers on project management ever published. Hence the papers can be read independently. If you are a student at some University, you should be able to trace the individual papers to their source in your University library and print them at a much lower cost than the price of this book. The price was the only disappointment for me and since I am not a student, I couldn't do what I suggested above.

The eight different topics addressed by these papers in the book are -

1. Conflict Management
2. Contract Administration
3. Negotiating
4. Time and Stress Management
5. Team Building
6. PM Roles and Responsibilities
7. Organizational Development Approach
8. Organizing for Project Management

Based on my own personal background, I found the first five topics noted above the most interesting and the topic on Time and Stress Management the most useful. A lot of people I have talked to have not really found the time to read this book before taking the PMP but I would recommend reading it thoroughly once you have passed the PMP. I am finding that this book provides a very useful way to consolidate one's PM knowledge. PMI publishes 'Project Management Journal' and 'PM Network' on a regular basis that are also absolutely essential for any project manager. I have actually kept these publications from years back and they are one of the most prized possessions of my PM library. Enjoy reading these papers and the above mentioned publications!

Irish-Americans love affair with terrorism continues with this book with Jimmy Breslin (who should be ashamed of himself) adding his endorsement of the bearded killer.Adams may or may not have some talent as a writer but I suspect his shady past adds a sick and decayed glamor in the minds of his fans, particularly in the US which has a distant and romantic view of IRA violence. On an ironical note I wonder how many Irish-Americans who died in the WTC were Noraid members.

Gerry Adams delivers an impressive and memorable collection of short stories in "The Street," a gathering together of many voices, experiences, and outlooks from the 'trenches' of the 'Troubles.' For thos unfamiliar with Gerry Adams only from his political stylings--"An Irish Voice," or "Free Ireland"--you will be, I think, properly surprised at Adams' literary voice presented here and in his other collection of short fiction, "Cage 11."

There is no avoiding certain facts. This book is, obviously, written about Catholic Belfast, namely set in the communities around the Falls Road and Ballymurphy. Moreover, again predictably, there is a pronounced Republican slant to most of the contemplations that occur in this stories.

Having said, having offered that bit of necessary observation, let me say even more emphatically that Gerry Adams presents a versatile, powerful multitude of people, powers, and feelings in these works. I was deeply impressed, not only by his spare and aching writing style, but by his ability to involve so many situations and sentiments in these works. If you're expecting a load of rehearsed Sinn Féin clichés, you would do well to think again.

We have old women at odds with their church, fathers trying to sort out a computerised beurocracy, rows in the home, hurling memories, and stray dogs. Adams' gives the whole repertoire of humour, tenderness, violence, and uncertainty that, IMO, does very much for Belfast what Joyce did with _Dubliners_. I'm not willing to debate the supposed 'literary' achievements in comparison of these two writers, but I will say that Adams--in emphatic Belfast idioms and allowing vivid descriptions to come from his various characters--declares an Ulster world that no political commentary, ever, has come close to describing.

Particularly memorable is the piece "The Mountains of Mourne" where Adams comes closest to representing a Protestant, lower-class voice in his character 'Geordie.' This story is probably my favourite, with it's vicious and sentimental contests of words between two men, painfully similar and painfully apart. As Geordie and 'Joe' take their van across Co. Down unloading drinks, meeting Gaelic speaking hermits and confronting invisible lines of nationality on the landscape, they converge in a strange understanding that maybe, oh so maybe, on a small level represents a way of peace.

I love these stories. I've read loads of fiction but this is one book I've never forgotten. Gerry Adams has a real gift for storytelling, there's little doubt for me. I showed this book to a friend of mine from El Salvador, and he commented that political writers were often the best fiction writers in his country. Gerry Adams achieves an arc of awareness in these works that'll put genuine light on ordinary lives in extraordinary circumstances.

As a final thought, if you can read Irish, Adams has an edition he wrote (originally?) of these stories called 'An tSráid.' It's a very different experience to read these short stories in Irish.

This book is full of political commentary with good use of non political stories as well as in your face political stories. The use of everyday people who move through their own days and lives is positioned in direct opposition to the "Troubles" that are a part of their lives. Whether the story is about two men from different sides, or a grandmother waiting up for her grandson, you see that the people have a mission and it is to help each other understand or just get through the days. There is also social commentary on the lives of these Irish Catholics who are the poor class in Northern Ireland. These stories are wrapped around less obvious commentary that strikes one as just plain good story telling. It is the way the book is set up that may bring you to a greater understanding of the way things are seen in N. Ireland. Gerry Adams loves his country and you can see it and feel it in the descriptions of his surroundings and the simple people he knows. I loved these stories and am even more admiring of the man who wrote them. He is a man of his people.

This book is painfully simple covering only common sense issues. This book is will be redundant for anyone who has studied the martial artts for more than a month.

Hi my name is Jill Daniels and I am 2nd Degree Black Belt in TaeKwonDo. Since I've started using Mr.Gibson's book on sparring I've won three black belt tournements. His concept on footwork for utilizing the stopping sidekick and other counter-kicks has completely changed the way I spar. I no longer feel helpless when things get rough.

His section on how to set-up your opponent with combination kicks with the lead-leg is also incredible. I would highly recommend this book for Advanced competitors and beginners because it is so clearly described in detail with text and pictures. I hope he makes more books on Taekwondo Sparring.

I am a purple belt TKD student, so I found this book very helpful. It rounded out my understanding of sparring techniques and tactics. Also good for reviewing basic techniques.

This work is inviting for its topic and intriguing thesis, but is alas filled with embarrasing flaws in logic if not in fact. Regretfully, one has to read it to believe the incredible connections made by the authors between the Holocaust and the Challenger accident. Even more bizarre is the link between Nazi Germany and contemporary US public policies. Readers should beware.

I am a conservative by nature, and have tried for two years to convince my republican husband to read this book, but he has not yet seen the light. I was not only lucky enough to read this book in my Adminsitrative Ethics class, but also had the priviledge to have Professor Balfour as a professor in my graduate program. The information provided in Unmasking is shocking to say the least; as an administrator, you tell yourself that initiatives and programs the government is doing "for the good of the people" is simply that. However, scratch the surface, and you will find what Adams and Balfour refer to as "moral inversion"--an act that is evil or destructive is redefined as "good and worthy." I can think of a million examples on a local, state, federal and international level that refer to this phenomenon. This book is a must-read for any person presently in public managment, or considering a career in government or politics. And hey, maybe one day my husband will read it.

Humankinds's historic efforts to deal with the problem of evil are exemplified by the understandings of evil provided by psychology, as well as by most theologies and ideologies. All of these resort to some variant of Devil Theory: that evil outcomes are the products of evil people. From this standpoint, an obvious solution to the problem of evil is to identify evil people so that they can be neutralized or destroyed. This kind of understanding is viscerally satisfying, simple, obvious, wrong and dangerous. Unfortunately, it is possible to have evil outcomes in the absence of evil people. This sad truth has been demonstrated experimentally many times (e.g., Stanley Milgram's experiments at Yale University, replicated hundreds of times around the world), and suggested by the work of other researchers (e.g., Phillip Zimbardo at Stanford University). Of the millions of perpetrators of souch holocausts as those of Nazi Germany, Cambodia, Rwanda and Bosnia, most of them were ordinary human beings. Ameliorative actions grounded in Devil Theory might rid us of such figures as Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and Jack the Ripper, giving us much satisfaction and relief. However, this dangerous theory would ensure that our history continues to record such spectacular atrocities as Mai Lei, the Inquisition, ethnic cleansing, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and the deaths of millions of Kulaks. In their book, Unmasking Administrative Evil, Adams and Balfour provide an important contribution by examining the way in which organizational dynamics and administrative processes --- the very life blood of which is provided by the faceless bureaucrat, the impersonal official, the compliant, dispassionate civil servant --- can generate evil outcomes large in scale and spectacular in impact. Adams and Balfour argue that a linkage of the dynamics of evil with administrative processes is typically lost to view: that is, it is masked. This linkage is masked by the bloodless technical rationality of modern bureaucracy and confluence of science and technology in modernity. To illustrate this, they present two case studies examining these linkages. The first of these is the relation between the Nazi Holocaust and public administration. The second is an examination of organizational dynamics and administrative evil in the Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, and the launching of the Space Shuttle CHALLENGER. They conclude with chapters on "Public Policy and Administrative Evil" and "Finding a Basis for Ethics in the Public Service." Remaining to be addressed is the nature of evil as such. Also, while they do address some of the social psychological dynamics that account for evil outcomes, they do not go far enough. Worse, I regard their resort to object relations theory to be a misdirected return to Devil Theory. Were they to discuss with me my own research and writing, these difficulties might have been avoided. Regardless, they make an important contribution that deserves close attention.

This book lists 27 tricks (including a pickup line and a short story), many of which I had known. I was just not very impressed when I read through it.

Stupid Bar Tricks is not for magicians. This is a book for people who want to be entertainers! You don't have to be a professional to realize ways in which you can use tricks like "The Cigarette Up The Nose" or "The Texas Star" to win free drinks, impress members of the opposite sex or even break the ice with that new client. These are easy to learn tricks, stunts and comedy bits that can be performed with items that can be found in any bar or restaurant. You will not only be percieved as the "life of the party" but you will be seen as someone who is fun to be around. This book is not for everyone, just those with imagination and personality.

I have a friend who is a bar tender and he always baffled me with his clever little stunts he could do with common, house-hold objects.

Now... I'm the one who is baffling him!!! The tricks, jokes, and other bits of wonderment that are simply explained in "Stupid Bar Tricks" are fun, easy to learn, and are always a big hit when I try them out on friends!

I found the book fun to read because the explainations were easy to understand and the humorous illustrations really gave life to the content.

Nagel starts his book with a discussion of how happy he is to write another book on the Adames, specifically on the women. He then proceeds to tear the best of them, Abigail Sr., to shreds. Portraying her as shrewish, domineering, and just distasteful, he paints an inaccuratly biased view of an amazing woman who was far before her time. Although I don't know enough of the other women to critque his evaluations of them, I have read Abigails letters at the Mass Historical society and have read countless books on her during the last six months in relation to an intensive research project. I have seen many different "reads" of Abigail from feminist to domestic to maternal...but none so blatantly anti-Abigail. I suppose the world needs dissent to continue to have interesting discourse, but Nagel quite obviously hates Abigail Adams. If you read his book, please temper it with something like Portia, which is admittedly dry, but will give you a good counterpoint to Nagels criticisms.

Another winner for Nagel. This book is as good as his other two about the Adams family. I still don't find Abigail very likeable. The pressure she put on her children to achieve broke 3 of them and the lone successful child (John Quincy) turned around and did the same with his children. I really enjoyed the writer's descriptions of Louisa. I hope to see a full blown biography of her someday...she deserves it! I gained a true understanding why John Quincy had the personality he did. Abigail was extremely intelligent and ahead of her time. I enjoyed reading of her true partnership with husband John.

Author Nagel has done a wonderful job of bringing the lives of the Adams women to life. The first part of the book concentrates on Abigail Smith, wife of John Adams and her sisters. Their letters describing their daily lives are fascinating. The various daughters of these women are also highlighted. The only daughter of John and Abigail, Abigail (nickednamed Nabby) is a particularly heartbreaking story. Pushed by her mother to marry a "promising" young man, she becomes the abandoned wife of a cruel alcoholic, living in near poverty. Unable to break away because of the strict moral codes of the time, she succombs to cancer, dying in her father's arms. Almost all of the women of the family were tortured by the alcoholism of either their husbands or sons. Louisa Johnson, the wife of John Quincy Adams is also highlighted. Her unhappy marriage to a difficult man is portrayed sympathetically.

Even though thiese women lived almost 200 years ago, their stories are timeless. Unable to contol their own destinies, these women nevertheless contributed greatly to their families and communities.

First of all, I have to say Alice Adams is (was, alas) one of my favorite writers. Of short stories. Not novels. I was thrilled to have won a short story competition to be in one of her workshops. To me, almost all of her many stories are perfect. I can read them over and over. Her novels, however, are a different story. Rich Rewards has its rewards and there is something intriguing about Second Chances. But all the others left me disappointed. A disaster. Which is how I saw "After the War" from page one. A mess. Ridiculous characters. Cliche after cliche. Please, I would rather that my memories of Alice Adams did not include this awful work.

I actually bought this book before I bought the more superior "A Southern Exposure". "After the War" is the sequel.

"After the War" was too pat. The precocious Abby got really boring. She hooked up with a man and was on the way to getting married and leading a predictable life. She would have her own career but so what? I think she would have been more interesting single and on her own for a couple of years, traveling the world and learning about life.

As in "Exposure", Cynthia Baird continued to be flighty and confused most of the time. Miraculously, she was accepted to law school. Maybe she was the precursor to Ally McBeal. I don't know. She has the nerve to complain about her husband's affair ad nauseum when she was busy having her own affair(s).

The gay rights movement has changed the way authors portray gay characters. Thirty years ago, the gay character would be a sad lonely man. In our thankfully more enlightened time, the gay character finds love, pretty quickly, but unfortunately this results in there being little conflict. Adams portrays the lesbian character in Superior Women quite differently - and more effectively.

In any case, sequels are rarely as good as the original, so read this but also peruse "A Southern Exposure."

After the War is a beautiful finale to the wonderful writing career of Alice Adams. In typical Alice Adams style, this novel follows the life of her main character, Cynthia Baird, and also weaves itself around the lives of other characters important to Cynthia. Utilizing the character "vignettes" that Adams so wonderfully writes, the novel takes the reader through the emotions of love, rejection, death and strengthening of personal character. Fans of Alice Adams MUST read this book!