This is a truly lovely book: beautifully produced in paper-back with quality materials (so a joy to handle), interesting and insightful commentaries written in styles that aren't bound up by artistic jargon, and a wonderful, comprehensive collection of images in colour, put in meaningful order. I highly recommend it.

I completely enjoyed this book, and I learned so much from it. It isn't just a dull and dry history book. I was absolutely fascinated and couldn't put this book down. I checked it out from the library and now I am ordering it.

Cary has not only thoroughly researched one of the towering figures of the early Revolution, but he writes in an engaging, readable style similar to that of Richard M. Ketchum's Decisive Day: The Battle for Bunker Hill. This is an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in the fascinating early period of the American Revolutionary war and the pivotal characters who propelled thirteen small colonies toward independence from one of the world's great powers.

A delightful story that promotes a love of books.

Note to the Teacher: Let your student's imagination work. Example,"What can you make out of nothing much?"

This book is a wonderful look at Josephs' role in the Nativity Story. The book is complete with a map of Mary and Joseph's travels through the Holy Land along with Cultural Facts about the period in which the story takes place. The illustrations by Hinke are the traditional, rich paintings of the Holy Land, created in the early 1950's. Hinke was a wonderful artist that captured the simplicity and warmth of the setting in the manger. The story and the paintings work well together. I believe the story appeals to a wide range of readers, from ages 9 to 90. I really enjoyed reading this book.

I have purchased the whole set of these books and they are all fantastic. They are a great addition to any children's book collection. This book has very beautiful images along with spectacular design which makes reading for children very easy.

Fr. Deiss is, I'll admit, an author to whom I am very partial; this book is another example of why. Fr. Deiss is a cautious scholar, careful to distinguish between reasonable assumptions and facts. He wears his scholarship lightly - the book is very readable. The strength of the book, however, is that one can read a reasonable "childhood biography" of Jesus without constantly sorting out the author's bias. Especially useful are his depictions of Joseph and Mary - a depiction less "poverty bound" than some of the scholars who build a more "politizing" background for Jesus.

This easy-reading Historical Fiction is great for all readers. It takes you into the life of Joseph, from the time he was a little boy, through the trials with his brothers and Pharaoh, to the time when God lifts him up as King. A great book, based on bibical truth.

Among his many brilliant works, Claus Westermann's three volume commentary on Genesis is his greatest cotnribution to the study of the Old Tetament. Of course, many non-specialists will find that work quite difficult. In this small work on Joseph, Westermann has disitilled his insights into Genesis 37-50, with a special emphasis on the literary and theological aspects of the Joseph stories. The result is a work that popular readers will find very useful and instructive. Unfortunately, much popular writing on the Bible is quite shallow and comes from a very conservate and purely pietistic perspective. This little book is a rare exception. It is supported by the best of scholarship and addresses the deepest theological concerns of the contemporary church. I highly recommend it for individual readers or for church study groups.

The book has a very interesting approach to a wide range of topics in maths. Uses lots of anecdotes and historical facts to motivate the reader. I haven't really sat down to the exercises, but I love the stories and pointers.. sure shall get at the sources mentioned, sometime.