I ordered this Bible because I wanted a more literal translation without a lot of the bias which exists in most modern translations. However, I returned it.

Undoubtedly, it is a very good translation and I could see a lot of value in it if used as a research tool. However, it was difficult reading due to the use of old English such as "Thee" and "Thou" and due to the textual format. Therefore, I found reading it more work than I wanted to expend at this point in time.

This bible is a WONDERFUL tool and what I read almost exclusively now. It takes some getting used to because as a "literal" translation the sentence structure can be awkward at times. I have found that after reading it now for awhile I don't stumble much at all. The wonderful thing is that if it translates a certain greek word as "angry" it will never translate that same word as "upset" or "riled". It will always say angry, so you won't be as confused about the original intent of the inspired authors.

I also have the young's literal, but I strongly recommend the Rotherham. I find it less confusing, and it has more helps (adding marks for emphasis in original languages etc...). Another nice thing about this bible is that for the price it's very sturdy. Bibles this nice in a Christian bookstore will cost you more. Chances are you won't find very accurate translations in the Christian Bookstores!

I hope that whatever translation you may choose the word of God will richly reward you and change you.

Blessings.

ALSO RECOMMENDED: God's Inescapable Love by Thomas Talbott, The Lord's Prayer by Tim Ludwig (picture book), The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom.

This is really a fabulous work. Reading Rotherham's Bible translation is about as close as you can get to reading the scriptures in the original Hebrew and Greek, without having to actually learn those languages. For one thing, those languages have devices built into the grammar that place degress of emphasis on certain words and phrases. This gets lost in an English translation. Rotherham uses accent marks, brackets, double brackets, etc. to restore the emphasis. Now you can read in English and see what words and phrases were emphasized by the inspired writers. Rotherham also preserves the sentence structure of the original Hebrew and Greek. This makes the English sentences a little awkward, but I would say that it is still highly readable. Most importantly, Rotherham translates words consistently throughout. Most bibles often translate the same Greek word into several different English words. Often this is done to preserve a certain doctrine. For instance, it can easily be shown that the Greek word "aion" means an age, a long but limited amount of time. Most bibles render this word as eternity, but in places where the context doesn't support such a rendering, a different English word is used, such as world, age, or course.
Rotherham consistently renders aion as age and its adjective form aionios as age-abiding, not eternal. In Matt 25:46 Rotherham's version says the unrighteous go off to "age-abiding correction" and not to "eternal punishment" as other bibles say. Thus, the doctrine of eternal punishment disappears from the pages of scripture. Good riddance. God truly does love his enemies!

I got this book for my 10 year old daughter, but I picked it up and found I couldn't put it down. It was a wonderfully entertaining story full of historical detail, and as told from the 2 points of view, Clark and Sacagawea, it just came alive in my mind. Joseph Bruchac tells a fascinating story and educates at the same time. I highly recommend this book for teens as well as adults.

Sacajawea was the Indian teen that acted as guide and translator to Louis and Clark's expedition across the north-western territory that would soon become part of the United States with the Louisianna Purchase. Read about Sacajawea's early years, how she was pledged in marriage as a child. Stolen by a raiding party when only eleven and subsequently lost to a traveler while the new tribe was gambling with her. Married soon there after and giving birth all before the age of sixteen. And the interesting part of her life was yet to come.

The book also covers the expedition and its encounters while exploring the new land and the many Indian tribes the met. It is told in alternating view points of Sacajawea and Captain Clark. Their views on the happenings around them are very interesting. It is apparent how time and time again Sacajawea, or Janey as the expetition named her, was indespensible. Read between the lines to see the bond that formed between Sacajawea and Captain Clark.

This is an outstanding book that I recommend to adults as well as teens. Very informative and easy to read. The chapters were short and it was interesting how they altered from one view to the other and back.

I think one of the best things about this version of the Lewis and Clark story is the way the author alternated chapters by Sacajawea and Captain Clark. The whole book is told as a collections of stories for Sacajawea's son, Pomp, who was a favorite of Captain Clark. Their separate characters and backgrounds, American and Indian, shine through their versions of the memorable moments of the voyage to the Pacific Ocean and back.

This may be listed as a book for children, but it should not be labeled for any particular age group. Adults will enjoy it too.

The book so clearly points out the great optimisim of the early explorers that led them through dangerous situations with such confidence. The reliance upon actual texts from the participants of the voyage make this a very authentic story.

Mr. Queenan seems not to have grasped that satire is a weapon of the powerless against the powerful. When satire is aimed at powerless people, it is not only cruel but profoundly vulgar. -Molly Ivins, NY Times Book Review on Imperial Caddy by Joe Queenan

It's hard to imagine how Molly Ivins could be more wrong, though not the least bit surprising that she is. The natural target of satire is not power, but stupidity, and it is simply one of those brutal facts of life that the powerless are often so because they are stupid, while the powerful, though quite often stupid themselves, are usually less so. Satire is however an important weapon to use against the powerful, because their stupidity has a tendency to affect us all, whereas the stupidity of the powerless is generally fairly harmless. She is right though, that the satirist will often appear to be cruel and vulgar; after all, their profession basically consists of pointing out how stupid people are. But it is possible, perhaps even necessary, for them to leaven this effect by pointing out one other thing : their own stupidity. No humorist is more savage than Joe Queenan, but in recent years he's learned this lesson and taken to making himself the butt of his own humor.

When his job as a self described "hatchet man critic" found him watching the Robert Rodriguez film, El Mariachi, which was notoriously said to have been made for $7000, Joe Queenan decided that he was so sick of hearing these kinds of obviously confabulated stories about independent filmmakers that he would try it himself :

[A]ll Rodriguez had proven was that someone could make a movie for $7,000. What would be really cool was proving that anyone could make a movie for $7,000. And that anyone was going to be me.

This book details his misadventures as he sets out to do just that--well, actually to make one for $6,998.

He quickly determined that in order to keep costs down, and headaches to a minimum, his movie, Twelve Steps to Death, would have to be made without professional help, or rather interference, because professionals wouldn't be willing to make the necessary compromises. So instead, he wrote, directed and acted in it himself; used friends, family and neighbors; and shot the whole thing in his hometown of Tarrytown, NY.. Much of the book is taken up by the script and by the very funny process of making the movie, which ends up costing twice the budgeted price even with all the corner cutting.

Then an interesting thing happens, Queenan finds himself getting caught up in the whole deal and starts to think in bigger terms than just showing it can't be done. He starts to think about having a finished product that people will actually pay for. The cynic starts to care. And so he begins blowing larger and larger sums of money to get the picture edited, add sound effects and music, and produce a quality print. He stages and of course wins his own film festival, where Twelve Steps is the only entry and the judges are friends, in-laws, and his mother. Then he takes the movie to a Dallas Film Festival...and the roof falls in on his dreams. In its review of the movie, the Dallas Observer compared it to "a flatulent snuffalupagus, pausing before each target and expelling noxious gases."

This is all very funny, but along the way something more profound is also revealed. Queenan discovers that it just isn't that easy, despite all his sniping over the years, to make a good movie. More important, he offers the reader a chance to see just how divorced from that reality he became. Queenan actually deceived himself into thinking that the movie was good, when it was manifestly, and virtually had to be, awful. And he's one of the most cynical guys on the planet; imagine how much easier it must be for artists, with their inherently dreamy temperaments, to trick themselves. No wonder most art isn't very good. The people who produce it are fundamentally incapable of maintaining the emotional distance that is required to judge it objectively. In the end the joke is on Joe Queenan as he learns this valuable lesson--that people don't set out to make crappy movies, they just turn out that way, despite their best intentions--in devastating, but very amusing, fashion.

GRADE : B

I get very excited whenever there's a new release by Joe Queenan. I don't think there's a funnier writer. I just love his dry, cynical view of the world. This one's the tale of Joe making his own movie - how I ache to see the end result. Buy it. You'll love it.

Joe Queenan has a gift for writing. I have read one reviewer saying his writing is, perhaps, pretentious -- and.. sometimes it is. But, come on... he's really funny. He's meanly sarcastic. It's so great. And who can meld wicked sarcasm with big words?

Oh, ok. I guess some other authors can too. But I still choose Joe Queenan over anyone else. This book, I must say, is either his finest or one of them.

As of 10/17/01, "The Unkindest Cut" is not available. Thank God I have a resonable library. I found this accidentally.. while looking for something else by Joe Queenan, "Balsamic Dreams"(which is also good). I took the book off the shelf, sat down at an empty table, and started reading.

Fifty pages later, I was more than ready to check "Unkindest" out.

Reading this was such a pleasure. I went through the adventures of Joe Queenan for a long time span. And since I'm an aspiring director, this was already an instant classic for me.

If you like Joe Queenan, you will most definetly love this book. Yeah, currently it's not available, but buy one used. They should be available here. It's worth it. It's touching, funny, dead serious sometimes, and just overall one of the better reads I've had the pleasure for a long time.

Hochschild is obviously a talented writer, and he does a great job of tackling a very difficult subject. However, often as he was drawing me in, he would throw in an anti-American non-sequitor, like comparing the people in the Gulag to the homeless in America. Huh? I'm not without compassion, but that is comparing one man's cut finger to another man's cut from the guillotine. Hochschild would be well served to leave his alternative agenda out of this book and focus on the subject at hand. The victims of the Gulag deserve nothing less.

However, if you can ignore these occasional comments which are out of place and inappropriate, The Unquiet Ghost is a solid effort which worth reading.

Several reviews of this book have splendid remarks and thoroughly profound analyses. But, is the subject of this book, the despotic Joseph Stalin and what is remembered about him, really reaching out to its readers?

This book can abruptly remind us of the generalities of life all over the world (i.e. psychological and physical abuse) when it comes to the terror of Stalin. The life and people around him he was ceaselessly suspect of doesn't necessarily mean it, his terrror, could never happen again, even on the smallest scale. Terror cannot be quantified. No, what Stalin did was and is as pervasive as any cult of personality.

This book decidely opens the door to many perceptions of what Stalin's terror meant, and sadly, still means all over the world. Ever carry your friend or your child on your shoulders as a joke or for fun? A friend of Stalin's did this to him and was later shot. But after this despot died, people mourned and when the new leadership came into being, the terror then manifested itself in the people. They basically reiterated towards the new order all that had held them in complete and utter fear of for more than a generation. This book documents this.

It's a book about how unstable people are who have been victims their whole lives, whether they knew it not, and how they come to realize life for others and themselves. It could be a book about life in general when we think of victims of any type of terror and suppression. Their messages to us could be of caution but on the other hand, of propagation, believing the terror to have some substantiation.

This book is a good read. But it requires a healthy open mind.

Every once in a while, you read a book that teaches you so much. This is such a book. I learned so much about Stalin and life in Russia under Stalin. Also you see how Stalin effects life in Russia to this day. This is a great book!

Thirteen year old Hannah Green is growing up as a proper southern lady of Jewish background during the Civil War. Her father and brother's have joined the Confededrate Army. The women and younger brother's, along with their three slaves, are left to take care of the home. Hannah's view of the world was that Negroes were inferior to whites and that all Union "Yankees" were bad. As the war outside their home carries on a war develops within between Hannah and her sister Joanna, after Joanna falls in love with a Union Captain. Hannah cannot bring herself to think past her own world. She considers her sister a traitor. Once Hannah is discriminated against because of her religion she begins to think differently.

When I first started to read this book, I did not think that it would be as interesting as it was.I especially like how the story is told by a young girl and her experiences during the war. This young girl that the story focuses on is named Hannah. Hannah was going about her daily business when the Civil War traveled to her small town. Everything from that point in her life changed, her father and brothers went off to war. Also her family owned a small store in town that they had to close down. The part in this story that really shocked me was that her sister,Joanna, fell in love with a soldier from the Union. One night during dinner,the soldier that Joanna fell in love with was over. Hannah and her little brother kept snickering because they knew that he was on the other side in the war. The Union were the soldiers that forced Hannah and her family out of their comfortable home. The main reason that they were force out of their house was because they were Jewish. This story focuses on the experiences that Hannah had during the war. She vividly explains her thoughts and feelings in a diary during the Civil War.

This book caught me by surprise I thought that it would be about a young boy in the south during wartime. However it was about a young American girl, whose religion made her along with her family unwanted. The family was removed from their home and their town because they were Jewish. Through out the hardships she encounters, she learns hard lessons about life and about the equality of man and woman. It is a great twist on the view of the Revolutionary war. I enjoyed this book a lot because there are few books that are based on the point of view of a girl through a war. This would be a great book to introduce the importance of treating others they way you wanted to be treated. The author does a great job at teaching respect for each other.

A little bit American, but even so, an excellent first step towards understanding airflow effects.

As an F1 aerodynamicist myself I would encourage purchase of this book, informative and easy to read. Slightly outdated and simplistic but still relevant.

If you've never taken a fluids course or are not a racing fan, this book will be a good introduction for both. It's not anywhere nearly as technical as his other books ("Low-Speed Aerodynamics" is arguably the standard in inviscid flows and on the shelf of most aero/fluids grad student), thankfully.

VERY basic on fluid mechanics/dynamics and scrapes the surface on racecar aerodynamics, but almost everybody in our wind tunnel (Langley Full Scale Tunnel) has a copy!

Just verry professional helped me a great deal designing diffusers for BMW M3's

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I usually don't read books twice, but this one I decided was well worth a more thorough second read.

Simply put, Nowinski's 6 questions are simple and yet fundamentally powerful questions that sets a framework for you to put your life onto it's proper path.

Equally effective are the 6 conflicting questions, which places Nowinski's original 6 questions in the right perspective.

His use of case studies are wonderfully informative and really drives home his point. You can tell each page is meticulously worded, and Nowinski's choice of words are right on.

Nowinski answers the question "Is that all there is?" and "So now what?" and does so by asking that we look inwards to who we are? why are you here? where do you belong? who do you love? who loves you? and how can you be true to yourself?

Questions that make you think, and as you create your answers, you re-create your life the way it was meant to be lived for you and by you.

He's right, these 6 questions can change your life.

Six Questions is a MUST READ for every one who wants to live a happy life. Dr. Nowinski's approach in finding one's life vision is very practical and effective.

The 6 questions are simple but most revealing if we care to take the time to answer them properly. The real life stories in the book clearly demonstrate how the process have helped some people in finding their truest life.

The 6 questions have certainly challenged me to revisit many of my current thinking. I would highly recommend the book to people searching for a meaningful life. It is also a book that we should revisit when things are not happening the way we expect them to be.

It is truely a book to have and to hold.

I initially bought the book because I had to find out what the six questions were. I would like to comment that I found the book to be a beautiful reinforcement for strengthening the resolve of anyone who is already on the path toward a vision.
This book helps you discover the common thread on which to gather the beads that result in quantum change.

Undoubtedly, this is one of the best reference book re modern furniture on the market place. Having said that, the readers should be aware that this edition is 4 years old. Some of the modern furnitures listed have since become modern classics & many important pieces after 1996 are not listed in here. For example, the working chair produced by Steelcase that is comparable with Aeron chair without its high price tag, Solo sofa by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, Vitra & Kartell ranges by Philippe Starck, more lightings by Ingo Maurer & the list could go on & on. Moreover, the authors could include pertinent website & e-mail address for suppliers & manufacturers on top of the snail mail addresses that were provided. It also would be more attractive if the book is printed in colour. Overall, it remains a substantial book. PS: Has the author ever considered updating the book online?

When anything is modern, it means that it's from this era=this time=now. But also, "MODERN" things point to the design movement that grew from the 1920's Modernism movement. That is why many of the Modern pieces such as Charles and Ray Eames pieces are considered "classic", despite the tag("Modern Furniture") that follows them. So I think this book shows great examples of furniture designs from Modernism era and its following influences. I disagree with Ping Lim about not having shown all the recent great works, because I think Karim Rashid and Aeron chair are considered either post post modern or futurism, not modernism.

This was this single most important thing that we had when we began decorating our house. An absolute must for the classics!

When my fiancee and I decided to get married and went to talk to our parish priest, he presented us with this text. It has proven to be a wonderful planning aid for my fiancee and me. We have enjoyed reading all of the readings and deciding which ones will be used in our Mass. For those who want to plan a wedding that recognizes that Marriage is a Sacrament, and says this and remains Catholic through-and-through Champlin's text is an excellent source. We also purchased several other books, including "Perspectives On Marriage with Catholic Wedding Ceremony," and Chris Aridas' excellent "Your Catholic Wedding."

This book is a good help for couples preparing their wedding. It lists the texts you can choose from for the catholic ceremony. I recommend it!

I recently got married, and we had a difficult time deciding on the elements of the mass, creating a participation program, selecting readings and music.

This book is exactly what any Catholic needs to plan the elements of the mass. It comes complete with a fill-in-the-blank guide to hand the priest. This guide allows you to select everything the priest will need to make your wedding, your wedding.

I wish I would have know about this book from the beginning. Good luck with your wedding.

This book was suggested in a home-school catalog as a book to help my children understand the customs at the time of Jesus' birth. It is, plain and simple, a romance novel. Some of the more adult references were beyond my children, but I still found myself explaining things to my seven year old that I didn't want to explain to her until she was older. I enjoy a good love story, and so do my three pre-teen girls, but we were not interested in this love story as it was written.

My first introduction to this book was as it was being read on a Christian radio program about 20 years ago. I was captivated and had to read it for myself! That year, Christmas came alive as never before. Marjorie Holmes had to have been inspired and anointed of God to produce this magnificent work. It has been perhaps my all-time favorite novel for all these many years since and I can only recommend it most highly.

This book amazed me at how captivated I was with the story. It begins with the innocent love of Mary and Joseph, and for the first time it really struck me how much love they had for God and for each other. The book progressed into her pregnancy and from then on I couldn't put it down until the little Savior was born. The emotions she described were down-to-earth ones and I realized the reality as I read. Excellent piece of work!