Rand Hayes and his men had sold 5000 head of prime Texas beef to a man in Santa Fe. But they find out he has been murdered. Now they must try to get rid of them. Some states have banned Texas beef. So this leaves Los Aneles as their choice. To do so they must cross 2 mountain ranges and the deadly Mohave Desert.

Reluctant to see the novel end. Got to know the characters. Very well done, with suspense, edge of seat adventure. Good history as well - the route is accurate.

The book paints a wonderful picture of the scenery and conditions faced by the cowboys. The plot provides adventure with a solid moral theme.

This book has few pictures but good coverage on care for each type of frog. The author spends two chapters describing his expeditions to Panama and Fr. Guiana. He BRIEFLY discusses how to build and outfit a terrarium (vivarium), diseases and breeding. The last half of the book discusses each species individually. He gives a description, outlines distribution-habitat in the wild, lists optimum temperature and vivarium size, and gives detailed information on their breeding habits and care of tads. I would have liked more focus on caring for the frogs and less on breeding them and seeing them in the wild. Otherwise, good reference book.

This book is great for beginners, covering natural history, terrarium construction, live food culture and individual species requirements. The very nice photographs make it a wish list for frog keepers.

I have read several books on dart frogs and the set-up of this is ideal for an intermediate frog owner as well as the beginner. Branching off sections on: genus, species, general care, food, temp. setting, cage set-up, and difficulty of captive care; you should be more than ready to start your first set-up( of course only with the suggested beginning frogs) or continue your knowledge of these beautiful creatures. I keep frogs myself and feel this book would be wise to read if you plan to care for any poison frog as long as their life span should be.

Great idea with uneven results. Some superb art in places, but not always as an appropriate counterpoint to the accompanying Scriptures. The parts that do succeed are worth the cover price alone.

This collection is remarkable for the fact that so many artists in the comic book industry turn out to be Christians. Passages from Proverbs and the Parables of Christ have been taken directly from the Bible and illustrated in styles running the gamut from mediocre to brilliant. I've seen a number of these artists before. Some of the work in this compilation represents the best efforts of some; yet with others, it seems more like work that has been slapped-together-for-free. I recommend this book because it is refreshing to see so many artists working together to produce it. However, some of the interpretations of scripture are contrived and should be read in their original context, and not merely in this volume.

This book was well received by me and my teenagers. There needs to be more artistic interpretations like this that tackle scripture. Not every translation done in this book is accurate to the Word of God but every piece is brilliant in its own right. Bravo! Encore!

I have this. The cards are pretty and fun to use, but the book that explains their meanings is a little...vague. Somehow all of the meanings seem alike to me. Other definitions that I've read are a bit more specific and a little more paganish. The book does give directions though and that's nice.

I have found that the cards are much more to my liking than the stones. for some reason I can identify a bit more with cards. great set for people more comfy with cards. I highly recomend it.

I have always liked using the rune stones for guidance; so my husband bought me these as a gift.What artwork! They are easy to use and pretty to look at. What more could you want? These are a must have for readers and collectors.

The first few books in this series were so good - this one was dissappointing. I enjoyed the wholesome nature of the early books (and the last two), but this book was written entirely about the time when Ralph was lying to his family about his whereabouts and employment, hanging around with shady company and engaging in questionable activities. The author wrote about his own life, but some details about the lying and stealing could have been ommitted and made the book more consistent with the wholesome tone of the early books in the series. The book is interesting and more action-packed than most of the later books, but I would not recommend this one for family reading. The early emphasis on honesty and integrity are entirely lost in this book, with no apparant remorse over the loss. The series is often advertised as being perfect for families, but the later books are not materials I would endorse for young people. It's an entertaining book, but I don't feel I'm a better person for having read it. It does not come close to the standard set in the early books in the series.

I first read this book aloud with my family as an adolescent about 30 years ago. I read it with my own children, and now it is time to think about reading it with my grandchildren. This book tells of the great adventure of life, lived with the eternal knowledge that--though mistakes and poor judgment will be made by all of us--they can all be made right with determination, responsibility, and faith. This story of two boys facing overwhelming challenges together, and discovering that there are few problems that don't have at least one solution, and you're sure to find it if you just don't give up. Exciting, encouraging, challenging, funny, and inspiring--all can be said about this book.

All of the Ralph Moody books are great. Check out Little Britches and continue on the path. These books are full of Great Values like hard work and honesty. Kids love them as do adults. Great for family reading time.

After the civil war there were thousands and thousands of wild maverick cattle available in the breaks of Texas available to anyone crazy enough to round them up and drive them to the railheads. In this story McCaleb and his bold-spirited cowboys brave over a 1000 treacherous miles to drive 2400 head of ornery cattle into Wyoming's Sweetwater Valley. With the help of Shoshoni indians and Buffalo Bill Cody, McCaleb and his men, stand and fight to win and call the land their own.

Gil and Van Austin cross the Mexican border to find and rescue their friend Clay Duval. During this escapade they find thousands of roaming cattle just waiting to be taken. It is not an easy task as they incounter outlaws, soldiers and other hazards.

McCaleb is back with his gang of cowboys. This time around, they are trying to make a home for themselves. The book has a lot of great suspense scenes, but the conclusion to each one is usually quick and disappointing, and sometimes leaving you with more questions that weren't answered. I gave this book four stars mostly because I enjoyed myself, isn't that what a book is supposed to be for? But it could have been better.

In the Preface Beasley-Murray (B-M) asks why yet another commentary on John's Gospel and answers, "It seemed that there was room for an attempt to pass on some of the treasures of modern study of this Gospel and with them to combine one's own findings and convictions." To this end he remains faithful throughout the Introduction and commentary proper. We are treated to some of the best insights into John's Gospel, both B-M's and many an eminent scholar's. His enthusiasm for the project shows up again when in the Introduction he describes some of the commentaries on the Gospel in the past fifty years as "among the greatest expositions of the Word of God that have ever appeared" (liii).

The 61-page Introduction is important. It covers the literary sources, development of the traditions, religious relations, authorship, date and place, selected aspects of theology, purpose, and structure of the Gospel. It is rich in theological ideas. It was "as if scales falling from the eyes" as B-M listened to his mentor, C. H. Dodd, explain the structure of the episodes of the Book of Signs (chapters 2-12), each episode consisting of sign plus discourse, and each encapsulating the whole Gospel. He realized that that was probably due to the Evangelist's preaching, as the Evangelist expounded the significance of the traditions in the light of Christ's death and resurrection. Now a familiar observation in Johannine studies, the concept that much of the Fourth Gospel was the product of preaching must have been a creative thought then. New insights have continued to flow unabated as scholars delved into the depths of this Gospel. Nowhere is it more apparent than in the discussion of the Gospel's dual nature, simultaneously depicting the historical ministry of Jesus and the situation and faith of the Johannine community some 50(?) years later. "The Evangelist sets the historical ministry of Jesus in Palestine in indissoluble relation to the ministry of the risen Lord in the world" (xlvii). If Luke traces the origins of the Church in two volumes, one [his Gospel] of Jesus and the other [Acts] of the risen Christ acting through his disciples, John presents the historical Jesus and Jesus the risen Lord together in one book and a single perspective. B-M masterfully sketches in succession how each of several scholars has treated this theme, in the process displaying a fascinating interplay of ideas.

Several other important themes that recur in the commentary proper make their first appearance in the Introduction. While the Kingdom of God is scarcely mentioned [only in vv. 3:3,5], "every line of the Fourth Gospel is informed by it" (xxxiv). The Paraclete actualizes the words and deeds of Jesus in the life of the Church -- the Fourth Gospel itself "is a supreme example of the truth and application of the Paraclete doctrine which it contains" (liii). The concept of Son of God (closely associated with Son of Man) is the prevailing characteristic of Johannine Christology. The glorification of Jesus coincides with his crucifixion (unlike Isaiah's Servant who is exalted because and after he had suffered). The realized eschatology of John is not to be divested of its future aspect (contrary to Bultmann). All these, and more, are elements that B-M uses in the commentary discussions of John's theology, which turns out to be largely Christology. In the end you have to agree with him, "The theme of the Fourth Gospel is Christ" (lxxxi).

In common with other scholars, B-M accepts a four-part structure of the Gospel: (A) The Prologue; (B) The Public Ministry of Jesus, otherwise referred to as the Book of Signs (Dodd, Brown); (C) The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus, also known as as the Book of the Passion (Dodd) or the Book of Glory (Brown); and (D) Epilogue. He expresses a reservation, though, concerning the nomenclatures "Book of Signs" and "Book of Passion/Glory", since he considers that the WHOLE Gospel may be viewed as a book of signs and as a book of the passion and glory of Jesus. As he interacts with the established figures of Johannine scholarship, B-M does not hesitate to disagree as well as to cite approvingly, for he is a Johannine expert in his own right. He argues his case very well indeed, but to get the benefit of it you have to read thoughtfully. B-M is never shallow and merits careful study. Knowledge of some Greek will help, but you can still gain a great deal without. Running to about 600 pages, as compared for example with Brown's two-volume, 1200-page work (Anchor 29, 29A), this commentary is necessarily less detailed. But as a presentation of modern Johannine study coupled with the author's independent understanding, it is certainly a noteworthy effort.

The second edition (1999) is identical with the first (1987), with the addition of supplementary bibliographies and reviews of a number of significant books on John that had appeared since the first edition (for example, John Ashton's important "Understanding the Fourth Gospel"). The commentary follows WBC's usual format. Some find the format "unfriendly", but it is not so. The usual gripe that references are given in line with the text (not in footnotes) hardly deserves notice. If you are ready to go beyond introductory expositions of the Fourth Gospel, give this book serious consideration.

I have both the original 1987 edition and the "revised" 1999 edition. To the publishers credit, the 1999 edition does state flat out that the only thing new is 50 pages of updated bibliography and reviews of major book on the Gospel since the original publication. This is all located in one new section in the introductory material. Otherwise, the two editions are identical page for page (even the numbering). If you have the 1987 edition, don't get the 1999 edition unless you need/want an updated bibliography.

If you are looking for a secondary commentary on John's gospel, then Beasley-Murray's is the one for you. Not as detailed as the others like Morris, Schnackenburg and Brown; but detailed enough for Bible study and message preparation. The Do not purchase it as your main commentary for you will soon need to go out and buy one of the others mentioned above. I have not seen the second edition as yet.

I have had this book for three years and have found it to be invaluable in my training sessions. There are many things that are so simple/logical but it is nice to have a checklist to run down so that nothing is missed.

This book is full of great information for a Trainer operating independently, or just entering the field. Everything from how you should arrange the room to how to react to your audience, a lot of helpful tips!

This book contains 12 papers from a workshop on sublanguages held in 1984 at New York University: 1. Sublanguages: Linguistic Phenomenon, Computational Tool. Naomi Sager.---- 2. Sublanguage Analysis. John Lehrberger.---- 3. The Status of Telegraphic Sublanguages. E. Fitzpatrick et al.---- 4. Sublanguage and Knowledge. Jerry R. Hobbs.---- 5. The Use of Machine-Readable Dictionaries in Sublanguage Analysis. D. E. Walker & R. A. Amsler.---- 6. Automatic Structuring of Sublanguage Information: Application to Medical Narrative. Carol Friedman.---- 7. General Semantic patterns in Different Sublanguages. Elaine March.---- 8. A Sublanguage for Reporting and Analysis of Space Events. C. A. Montgomery & B. C. Glover.---- 9. Constraining the Interpretation of Nominal Compounds in a Limited Context. T.W. Finin.---- 10. The Role of Syntax in the Sublanguage of Medical Diagnostic Statements. G. Dunham. ---- 11. How One Might Automatically Identify and Adapt to a Sublanguage: An Initial Exploration. J. Slocum. ----12.Discovering Sublanguage Structures. L. Hirschman.

The papers in this book covers both theoretical aspects and empirical analyses, but one cannot say that they contain a theory about what sublanguages is and how they develop the way they do. Such a perspective is found in the German socioliguist Ulich Ammon's (1973/1977) book. According to Ammon we can make a distinction between common language and Languages for Special Purposes (LSP). The common language is that part of a natural language that is almost uniform among all members of a society and which refer to commonly known things, affairs, and thoughts. LSP on the other hand separates members of a society from each other and refer to things, affairs, and thoughts, which are special for parts of social life. LSP are especially developed in relation to the working life, but also exists in the sphere of consumption, where many hobbies have LSP. Ammon finds that different LSP can vary in their distance to the common language. According to him, this distance is depending of the distance between the working sphere where it is used and the sphere that is common for the whole society, which in his theoretical view is the sphere of consumption. Below is shown how he explains the relative difficulties of different LSP as a function of their distance from the sphere of consumption: (1). The sector for the manufacturing of means of production. No direct connection to the sphere of consumption. The Language for special purpose (LSP) is therefore very different from common language. (2)- The sector for the manufacturing of consumer goods in a broad sense. This sector is closer to the sphere of consumption, where the products end up (although mostly brought about by sector 3). (3). The sector for the distribution of consumer goods. To a certain degree is the language for special purposes here a part of the common language (e.g., "Fiat 128" or the cake "goose breasts"). The consumers and the producers/distributors does however emphases different aspects. (4) The state sector, which regulates the overall social life. Even if state politics, administration of justice, finances, etc. is relevant for all citizens, this sector represents still typical LSP, far removed from common language (which by Ammon is seen as a social disproportion). In my opinion is this also a relevant theory for information-seeking studies because it can help explaining terminological problems and provide guidelines for working with thesauri and subject terminology. There is, however an even deeper cause. Because information seekers need terminology and because there is a connection between linguistic knowledge and substantial knowledge, such a theory might help explaining problems in cross-disciplinary information seeking. It might explain what knowledge and what terminology is not a part of the normal persons' repertoire. The fundamental principles of LSP are determined on the one hand by different groups' different communicative needs, and on the other hand by an economic principle, which reduces the use of redundant information. In a firm the purchasing department must have more precise terms for tools than the workers, who manufacture the goods. The term "tongs for spot weld" could be used by the people in the purchasing department, while just "tongs" would more likely be used by the workers using it. Sublanguages are of rather obvious importance for information science, but have so far been much neglected, because a domain-specific approach (Hjørland & Albrechtsen, 1995) is a rather new thing. As pointed out by Buckland (1999) terminology is a central issue in research on digital libraries.

Ammon, Ulich (1977). Indføring i sociolingvistik. Kbh.: Gyldendal. (Translated from "Probleme der Soziolingvistik", 1973).

Buckland, M. (1999) Vocabulary as a Central Concept in Library and Information Science.

Hjørland, B. & Albrechtsen, H. (1995). Toward A New Horizon in Information Science: Domain Analysis. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 46(6), 400-425.

This book contains 12 papers from a workshop on Sublanguagesheld in 1984 at New York University:

1. Sublanguages: LinguisticPhenomenon, Computational Tool. Naomi Sager.

2. Sublanguage Analysis. John Lehrberger.

3. The Status of Telegraphic Sublanguages. E. Fitzpatrick et al.

4. Sublanguage and knowledge. Jerry R. Hobbs.

5. The Use of Machine-Redable Dictionaries in Sublanguage Analysis. D. E. Walker & R. A. Amsler.

6. Automatic Structuring of Sublanguage Information: Application to Medical Narrative. Carol Friedman.

7. General Semantic patterns in Different Sublanguages. Elaine March.

8. A Sublanguage for Reporting and Analysis of Space Events. C. A. Montgomery & B. C. Glover.

9. Constraining the Interpretation of Nominal Compounds in a Limited Context. T.W. Finin.

10. The Role of Syntax in the Sublanguage of Medical Diagnostic Statements. G. Dunham.

11. How One Might Automatically Identify and Adapt to a Sublanguage: An Initial Exploration. J. Slocum.

12.Discovering Sublanguage Structures. L. Hirschman

The papers in this book cover both theoretical aspects and empirical analyses, but one cannot say that they contain a theory about what sublanguages are and how they develop the way they do. Such a perspective is found in the German socioliguist Ulich Ammon's (1973/1977) book. According to Ammon we can make a distinction between common language and Languages for Special Purposes (LSP). The common language is that part of a natural language that is almost uniform among all members of a society and which refer to commonly known things, affairs, and thoughts. LSP on the other hand separates members of a society from each other and refer to things, affairs, and thoughts, which are special for parts of social life. LSP are especially developed in relation to the working life, but also exists in the sphere of consumption, where many hobbies have LSP. Ammon (1977) finds that different LSP can vary in their distance to the common language. According to him, this distance is depending of the distance between the working sphere where it is used and the sphere that is common for the whole society, which in his theoretical view is the sphere of consumption. In the figure below is shown how he explains the relative difficulties of different LSP as a function of their distance from the sphere of consumption: (1).The sector for the manufacturing of means of production. No direct connection to the sphere of consumption. The Language for special purpose (LSP) is therefore very different from common language. (2)- The sector for the manufacturing of consumer goods in a broad sense. This sector is closer to the sphere of consumption, where the products end up (although mostly brought about by sector 3). (3). The sector for the distribution of consumer goods. To a certain degree is the language for special purposes here a part of the common language (e.g., "Fiat 128" or the cake "goose breasts"). The consumers and the producers/distributors does however emphases different aspects. (4) The state sector, which regulates the overall social life. Even if state politics, administration of justice, finances, etc. is relevant for all citizens, this sector represents still typical LSP, far removed from common language (which by Ammon is seen as a social disproportion).

In my opinion is this also a relevant theory for information-seeking studies because it can help explaining terminological problems and provide guidelines for working with thesauri and subject terminology. There is, however an even deeper cause. Because information seekers need terminology and because there is a connection between linguistic knowledge and substantial knowledge, such a theory might help explaining problems in cross-disciplinary information seeking. It might explain what knowledge and what terminology is not a part of the normal persons' repertoire. The fundamental principles of LSP are determined on the one hand by different groups' different communicative needs, and on the other hand by an economic principle, which reduces the use of redundant information. In a firm the purchasing department must have more precise terms for tools than the workers, who manufacture the goods. The term "tongs for spot weld" could be used by the people in the purchasing department, while just "tongs" would more likely be used by the workers using it.

Sublanguages are of rather obvious importance for information science, but have so far been much neglected, because a domain-specific approach (Hjørland & Albrechtsen, 1995) is a rather new thing. As pointed out by Buckland (1999) terminology shout be a central issue in research on digital libraries...

If your landlord is a jerk and you want to know what he (or she) can legally do or not do, this book will help. It will also give you some idea of when to go for professional help. It is of less help in figuring out what to do before you have to bring in the lawyers. I found it very helpfull to leave this book on the coffee table when my nosy landlord was snooping around my apartment. Apparently bad landlords don't like it when tenants know their rights.

Roof leaking? Sure, you can repair the problem and deduct it from your rent, but what if the landlord responds with an eviction notice? There is a lot of bad advice out there. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD do something. Know your rights! This book will keep you on the right side of the law.