Unfortunately I have this book and I have found multiple errors in it even on the spine of the book the one of the unit patches is upsidedown. I would advise against buying this book, it is about a fifth grader's speed.

This book was in my opinion the equivalant of the bible. If you enjoy reading well written and beautifully illustrated books then you are in heaven with this book. Has alot of very good information and is very helpful in the researching field.

We used this book as our starting point when our family toured the Normandy beaches several years ago. Since that time we have read numerous books on the invasion. However, as a concise, informative basic reference work on the invasion, this is one we refer to time and time again. The book provides a brief (a little over 100 pages) description of the events that led up to the D-Day invasion and as well as the D-Day invasion and events that lead to the breakout. It also includes observations from participants in the invasion, including Generals Bradley and Montgomery. Maps and excellent pictures complete the book.

I found this book disapointing. [Of course, its pretty pathetic that I'm reading children's books to begin with, but thats another matter.] Anyway, I think that the author exploited the Elizabethan setting, exagerating some aspects to the point of caraciture, but presenting nothing truely horrifying. It seemed so unhistorical, I was suprised to find out how much of the story the author "based on fact." He treated the themes of morality and honesty very lightly; the character Molly was a thief out of necesity, but the real hero unrealisticly and sanctimoniously refused to turn to crime. And the ending was predictable.
Read Susan Cooper's King of Shadows instead.

This Book is terrific. It is a thrilling and advenurous story. I have never read a better book. It is about a boy who wants to be in a play but his parents are dreadfully mean and wont let him.His real parents are the King and Queen of england but noone but the queen knows. He sneaks away from his Guardians and gets tied up with the most sinister and pulverizing murders in all of London. This is deafinatly a great book and once you start reading this book you won't be able to stop reading. It will keep you asking for more. I really liked this book, and I hope u do to.

After such great children's books as 'Granny', 'Groosham Grange' and 'The Switch', Anthony Horowitz has now turned to the Elizabethan age for his latest work. Packed full of wonderful description of the period, which he obviously researched superbly, this book will transform any child's perception of what they may have thought of as a boring period in history. It brings the time and the characters of the time (including Queen Elizabeth herself and Shakespeare!) to life and makes them seem fun and interesting in much the same way as 'Shakespeare in Love' did at the cinemas recently. The characters are brilliantly depicted and children will identify with both Tom and Moll as well as laugh at some of the great villains and revolting adults that Horowitz is so good at creating. I have recently read the story to my Year 6 class (11 year olds) and I could not get them to go home! They always wanted me to read on and adored every minute of it. Probably Horowitz's best book yet - many of the children certainly thought so. Extremely well written and reminiscent of Dickens at times. We successfully turned the story into a play, which we performed at school at the end of July 1999 - it made a wonderful play too! Someone should make a film of this book! Horowitz is truly the master of children's fiction today.

Also recommended: Other Horowitz classics - 'Granny' 'Groosham Grange' 'The Unholy Grail' 'The Switch' 'The Falcon's Malteser' 'South by SouthEast' 'Public Enemy Number Two'

Dr. Anthony clearly means well, but this volume was a waste of time for me. It is a loosely organized collection of pithy and obvious observations, anecdotes and truisms. There isn't an original idea or suggested approach in here--in spite of the great title.

I have listened to this tape about 60 times. Each time I listen I hear something new and enlightening. Get it, and leave it in your tape machine.

this book gave me a new way to look at life ,I feel I have more self-confidence, and my goals are clearer to me now.

WHENEVER YOU LIST COLLECTED WRITINGS or ESSAYS, YOU SHOULD LIST THE *CONTENTS* OF THE BOOK, so that buyers can compare other published collections of the same author's work. I tried to enter this in the CORRECTIONS, but the format was so rigid I couldn't just comment (why don't you change that?), and this was the only way I could see to get a message to you. Thank you.

Voltaire (1694-1778)- glamorous, irreverent, immensely successful in his time - was one of the most prolific writers who ever lived: His collected works comprise 50 volumes. In order to get to know this most famous writer of the Enlightenment one needs a guide who picks examples from this immense body of work. Today Voltaire's wonderful little novel "Candide" tends to overshadow the rest of his literary activity, and in my opinion that is a great pity. This selection will introduce you to the Voltaire I love best: The witty philosopher of common sense and tolerance. In his essays he manages to express the ideas of the enlightenment in an elegant clarity which is unsurpassed in any literature. - Don't let others tell you who Voltaire is; feel the passion and the wisdom of one of the greatest writers ever.

I think this book gives a very good account of Voltaire's life and offers many an insight into the writer's views on, notably, the Britons. It's -to say the least - amusing to view seventeenth-century English society through the eyes of an eminent French intellectual.

Just returned from the Greek islands. I brought this Fodor's book and the Greek Islands book by Dana Facaros. While this book certainly had prettier pictures compared to the Facaros/Cadogan humble graphics, the Facaros book, hands down, had more AND BETTER information than this Fodor's book.

This is a great book for the traveler on a medium budget interested in a pictoral trip to the islands. The book rates the sights and gives highlights in each town without getting you bogged down with too many details about specific museum exhibits or lists of every possible tourist attraction. Such an overview is especially valuable to the first-time traveler. Detailed maps of the different islands show main driving routes. The colored town maps are abbreviated, making it easy to check for key spots. Extra tidbits of information about writers and historical facts are given in sidebars. The small but generous number of pictures gives you a feel for where you might like to go.

This book is well written and covers travel tips on currency, transportation, accomodations and things to see while traveling the Greek Islands. Each region is separated and fully described island by island. It includes many color photos and maps. A definate must for the serious Greek traveler.

The only reason this book doesn't receive a 1 is because of its strong characters. There is no real plot to speak of. The storyline on which this book rests seems to exist only to get from one scene of intricately-detailed violence and/or sex to the next; characters frequently kill and are killed off for no reason whatsoever (culminating with one of the protagonists at the end of the book--in fact, I think "no reason whatsoever" is this book's theme).

Leave this dud in the trash where it belongs.

Along while back, I had checked this book out at a library. And I plan on buying it, because I want to read it again! The book is awesome! It is a pretty compelling story, and I couldn't put the book down! If you like science fiction, you'll like this. Even though I don't think the book is that sci-fi! But it is a must to read!

This is the best novel I've read since William Goldman's "marathon Man" It is IMPOSSIBLE to put down and filled with interesting characters and brilliantly choreographed action scenes. There are also bits of very insightful commentary, but these are never preachy and blend seamlessly with the wonderful prose. This is the kind of book that reminds one just what can be achieved by the written word!

Ghetto Falsehoods depicts a story of any teenager in any community. There are stituations that take place in the book that we can all relate to. There are no color, race or gender lines. Initially, I had a difficult time adapting to the "lingo" but once I got past that, Ghetto Falsehoods was insightful.

I would recommend this book to all who are willing to "get real" and want to understand issues that affect today's youth.

Ghetto Falsehoods is a great book by a first time author. It is a real street drama, that feels true to life. As I'm reading, I see the scenery, I'm in the projects,and I feel for the characters. I can see this as a movie. Anthony Whyte writes female characters extremely well. The slang is factual, as I have teenage children and had to have them translate for me in the beginning. As the story continues though, you get it. As an avid reader of new things, I'd reccommend this to everyone.

Coco and da Crew are hot. Young girls from the hood with talent are about to make their big break when a series of events changes their lives. Tough, tomboy Coco has the voice and the moves. Danielle - pretty and boy crazy, and Josephine - the peacemaker, middleclass girl tryin to chill wit her homies. Enter Dee Dee. Trying to fit in and "be down" she "borrows" her uncle's mercedes to hang with Coco and da Crew. A night of unexpected violence and terror builds a bond for the girls. Bent on revenge, Dee Dee's uncle plots to destroy the animals that attacked his niece. But the real breakout characters are the vicious catalysts Vulcha and Lil Long. Brandishing enuf ammo for a small army, these two tear through their neighborhood extinguishing their own twisted sense of justice... hmmm...music, party life, sex, drugs, violence... sounds like a potential script...

It is obvious from the first ten pages that you are left with the feeling that, if Frank Miller had written it, it would've rocked but instead it flopped. The poor writing is a complete turn-off and the ending is horrible. The only story in the book that I actually liked was the Daredevil vs. Hulk one. It was awesome and, although I am not a big fan of Frank Miller art, it was appropriate for the story but other than this, the book was not worth buying. I recommend Dardevil:Gang War which was written by Frank Miller as well as illustrated by him and that was plain awesome!!!

Daredevil: Marked For Death reprints some of Frank Miller's earliest Daredevil stories. Published in 1990, this trade paperback collects Daredevil (first series) issue #'s 159, 160, 161, 163, and 164 (Miller had started with issue #158; Miller did not draw issue #162). These early stories that Miller worked on were not written by him. Roger McKenzie was the writer. Miller would become the regular writer and artist of Daredevil a short time later, and would, of course, revive the character's history with his acclaimed run on the book.

The stories collected here still made for enjoyable reading. I liked them, and found them to be very well told. Some highlights include the villain Bullseye kidnapping the heroine Black Widow, with Daredevil coming to her rescue. Another highlight is a spectacular showdown between Daredevil and the Hulk. The last story is a retelling of Daredevil's origin, as Daredevil, while recovering in a hospital from his battle against the Hulk, tells Daily Bugle reporter Ben Urich (who by his own conclusions, discovers that Matt Murdock and Daredevil are the same person) why he became a crimefighter.

I would say that this book is worthy to add to anyone's library. If you want to collect Frank Miller's entire Daredevil run, then pick up the trade paperbacks Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller Volumes 1, 2 and 3 instead.

This volume collects the first several issues of Frank Miller's run on Daredevil. But be warned: he wasn't writing yet. These issues feature Roger McKenzie as the writer. Is he as good as Miller? Maybe not, but very few people are. He is, however, a wonderful writer, and these stories build the character of Daredevil well before Miller took over. Miller himself said that McKenzie was the best writer he ever worked with. These stories are a must have for any Daredevil fan.

The word Sufi is neither mentioned in the Quran nor in any Hadith of Prophet. It is most likely the result of interaction of Muslims with Persian/Indian culture along with, perhaps, Christian Monks. The so called Sufis, in integrating these foreign elements in Islam, looked for certain verses in the Quran and gave them a far fetched interpretation to fit their philosophy. This approach wasn't limited to Sufis ofcourse, the so called philosophers did the same thing trying to prove Greek cosmology and philosophical nonsense with verses of Quran. Nowadays that most of their arguments are proven to be false based on modern science, our Sufis and philosophers backtrack and tell us that the verses really didn't mean what they claimed( duh!). Sufi phenomena happened long after Islam came into contact with other (shirk) religions and there is not even a single proof among the saying of prophet or behavior of companions and early Muslim saints that suggests this kind of superstitious philosophy and "spirituality".

After reading this book, I got interested and bought a few other books. I came across this statement from famous Ibn Ul-Arabi "If the believer understood the meaning of the saying 'the color of the water is the color of the receptacle', he would admit the validity of all beliefs and he would recognize God in every form and every object of faith." I thought if he relay meant this, then why bother writing so many books and trying to prove or disprove this or that belief. Ibn-Ularabi does this many times, he criticizes many of his fellow theologians, philosophers, even other sufi's. If he really thinks all are right, why then bother by criticism, trying to prove so many are under "illusions" except him and a few like him. Besides would Ibn-ulArabi tell us that "Satan worshipping" is also right? The second factor that is troubling to me is the authenticity and objectivity of their"theophonic experiences". If one examines the content of their "experience" it quickly become clear that what they "witness" is nothing more than the "content" of their beliefs. Whatever they already believed in, they "witness" it. Not a single one them, as far as I know, has claimed that he /she "witnessed" a reality which made him realize a certain portion of his/her beliefs about this or that was wrong. Their experiences seem to be in perfect harmony with the " content" of their already established beliefs. If they believed that there are spheres in the heaven, then that is what they "see", if they believed in certain historical "facts" they also see it. If they believe in say in crucification, as Padre Pio, they also "see" it( though it may or may not have really happened. If you are a Hindu mystic then you will " see" say, reincarnation and how it happens, if you are a Sufi or Christian mystic who doesn't believe in reincarnation then you "see" the opposite of the fellow Hindu, you "see" how "reincarnation" doesn't happen. So my guess is that, under certain condition and practices, all the beliefs of a person turns into "Images/forms" and like a dream, a person experiences them. But these experiences are no more"objective" and reflective of "reality" out there, than the good old dreams we have.

This volume, compiled and translated by Michael Sells, is really an excellent resource for those of us who are interested in early Sufism. Sells has compiled a very useful collection of extracts from early Sufi writings. I was surprised to know that writings of Junaid apparently even still exist (and this book includes some of those writings)!

A remarkable and very valuable book -- not only from a historical perspective, but also for those wanting to increase their own spirituality. (For this purpose, I also recommend W. C. Chittick's book, "The Sufi Path of Love," a collection of translations from Jalaluddin Rumi.)

Having read other "Five Views" books before, I really looked forward to this one. However after finishing the book I was somewhat disappointed. Of the five views presented, only three of them struck me as really different from each other: the Wesleyan, Reformed, and dispensational views. The Pentecostal and Keswick views sounded far to similar to the other three to justify their inclusion. In fact, the responses of the authors to each other's essays was almost always "this view is so similar to mine." While that was nice because the debate was never uncharitable, it really just seemed too repetitive.

It would have been better to keep the three views I mentioned above, the Wesleyan, Reformed, and dispensational, and added a fourth view that was tragically not mentioned in the book: the so-called "Oberlin" view of sanctification. This was the view propounded by Charles Finney and Asa Mahan. Though Oberlin professors themselves had slightly different views on the subject, President Fairchild best pinned it down in that Oberlin sanctification does not have the "second blessing" distinctive that Wesleyan sanctification has, but does teach that it is possible to obey God completely. That view is very important historically, and as I said, was not even mentioned in the book.

There are however, occassional discussions in the book that I found myself appreciating that were well referenced.

As it stands now, I'd not highly recommend this book. I would recommend "Wholeness in Christ" by Greathouse for a good presentation of Wesleyan sanctification. Then I'd say to pick up another book (though I haven't found a great one yet) for a presentation of Reformed sanctification. I think the only way to learn about Oberlin sanctification is to read older books by Finney on the subject.

I had to read this book while taking a college course on ethics. I found the studies to be very thought provoking with some having stronger, biblical arguments than others.

I had some problems with the strong remarks held by Dieter and Hoekma for Stanley Horton, the only Pentecostal of the five scholars. Horton, a very graceful and well educated man whom I have met, gave an excellent treatment to the Assemblies of God approach to the doctrine of sanctification. Dieter (Wesleyan) and Hoekma (Refomed) treated Horton with much contempt while not arguing against his points using various texts to back up their points.

I would encourage you, if you are like me and you enjoy studying various theological camps on many issues, this is a book you will enjoy reading.

The New Testament exhorts Christians to "walk in the Spirit". What does that look like practically? How does the evangelical church teach believers how to "be holy" as God is holy? Too often we do not critically examine our teaching -- and the consideration of our teaching against other evangelical views that attempt to do justice to Scripture is often very helpful in evaluating our own position. That is precisely the reason why this book is helpful. This book allows you to read proponents of the views in their own words -- which is a helpful antidote against the mischaracterization that can sometimes occur in a standard theology text.

That being said, because all 5 indeed attempt to do justice to all of Scripture, they are actually not that far different from one another. Where they differ is in nuanced visions of sin, "walking in the Spirit", the question of the old v. new nature struggle, and in "being filled with the Spirit".

Don't be put off if the terms "Keswick" and "Augustinian-Dispensational" are unfamiliar to you. They are actually very common views in evangelical Christianity -- and related forms of both are taught throughout the evangelical Christian church (just not often identified by those terms)! Two very well-known ministries that espouse Keswick teaching are the Christian and Missionary Alliance and Campus Crusade for Christ. "Augustinian-Dispensational" is just a term Walvoord uses to identify the teaching on personal holiness which has been historically associated with Augustine, the early Reformers, and many dispensational and Bible churches today. You'll find it in Jerry Bridges' "Pursuit of Holiness", and probably much other contemporary Christian devotional and theological literature. It basically contends that the old and new natures are alive and active within the Christian believer, whereas the modern Reformed view is that the old nature is empirically dead.

Especially interesting is how each author traces the historical development of the teaching.

I did not find Dieter's and Horton's arguments to be well-defended from Scripture. Fundamentally, I find that the Wesleyan understanding of sin as applying only to intential wrong-doing and the Pentecostal understanding of being "baptized in the Spirit" as referring to charismatic experience are both problematic. The other three make compelling arguments from Scripture, but I must bark this note of caution: all of the authors make too much of the Greek verb tense! Unfortunately, the arguement of the tense of Greek verbs in the New Testament is only a good indicator, not a firm foundation, particularly the aorist -- which does not have to refer to a fixed past event! Rather, the aorist is best described as "undefined" and somewhat fluid in meaning. So we hold must hold exquisitely nuanced theological positions on sanctification in humility -- clinging to the essentials and allowing for some apparent paradox (Paul loves to say again and again in his epistles that 'you have put off the old nature' and then implore his readers later to 'put off the old nature'!).

May God bless you as you read this fine exploration of this important topic of faith and practice.