Marjory Bankson's experience as a potter has given her great insight into the imagery of God as the potter. She takes the reader through each step in the process of forming a lump of clay into a useable pot. But this is not a book about how to become a potter; it is a book about how to become a pot!

Each step that the Potter takes, from kneading, centering, shaping, firing, glazing... each one is a step in the process of forming each of us into the unique individuals God wants us to be. Marjory Bankson explains what it means to be that lump of clay, to need to be kneaded, to have those hard resisting spots gently smoothed out by the Creator. I have seen her demonstrate with her potting wheel what happens when the clay is NOT centered... if we are not grounded careful our lives DO go "flying off the wheel."

And how can the Potter shape a pot unless the clay gives Him an opening? The potter must get inside the clay, exerting inward and outward pressure, forming the life and personality of the pot.

Through each stage, Marjory Bankson explains not just the Potter's role, but the soul work that acoompanies it, using examples from her own life to clearly illustrate the meaning. If you ever wondered what it means to be the clay in the Potter's hands, this book is for you!

This book serves as one fo the main texts representing the (now defunct) dependency movement that hit Latin America in the 60s and 70s. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, one of the authors who later became president of Brazil, changed his posture and ended up becoming one of the strongest supporters of orthodox economic policy. This book is important in the history fo economic thought in Latin America, but one should not forget the context in which it was written and it may be a good idea to read it in conjunction with the many works that have been written since on the fallacies of thought in the dependency movement.

THe name of the author is Fernando Henrique Cardoso, therefore, Fernando H. Cardoso, and not "E." the way you printed it. He is not Spanish.

I've been a secretary for 10 years. A co-worker recently shared this book with me. It has made my life so much easier. The index is categorized by title, and the presentations of these letters are viewed in a mini letter version. Since I am a visual learner, this book is less intimidating than just a text version module. Thanks

This book has it all from Accountants Letters to Travel Letters and everything else in between. If you have ever wrote a letter and where unsure just how to state what you wanted to say, then this is the book for you.

This book has lots of great letters for nearly every situation. I have used a lot of them (with slight modifications) for personal situations like dealing with poor customer service, in addition to work dilemnas. My family sent me their copy of this book and my brother complains that sending the book out of the state was the worst mistake they ever made. I plan to surprise him with his own copy. Highly recommended to make difficult situations easy - just type up a great letter and mail it! Voila, problem solved.

As a student of Dr. Peckarsky's at Cornell University I used this book reguarly and with constant success. Keys are easy to use and difficult couplets always receive an illustration. While illustations lack a profession look, they are more than adequate to get the point across and this small flaw is more than compensated for with the quality of the keys. I still keep this book on my desk and consider it my first stop in any aquatic identification.

I purchased this book because I am supervising clinical trials in both Europe and the US. I found it to be a concise but athouritative guide on how to run my studies in Europe. It lays things out in a step by step manner with appropriate references where needed. This is particularly helpful because there are some significant differences in the EU verses FDA requirements. It has been of particular help to me when I've needed to educate recalcitrant investigators who have balked at GCP requirements and the volumes of paperwork required. I would recommend it for the novice as well as the expert clinical research manager. I would also recommend purchasing a copy for each of the research sites used to facillitate communications between sponsor and investigator.

Presented as an Encyclopedia, this book contains general information and one or several regional dolls from each country. The information is interesting but one would have expected more explanations about the meaning/origin of each dress/doll for the country. Some of the dolls are classified by topic (dancers, religion, brides...) which somewhat meets that expectation. The quality of the dolls is heterogeneous, from the plastic doll for tourists to the wonderfully dressed and hand-crafted ethnic doll. I could find similar dolls to the ones I own, which was really exciting, despite a few typos. In general, this book is quite complete since all kinds of regional dolls and countries are represented. Fewer dolls, with better quality and more analysis, might have been a good choice, like in "World colors: dress and dolls" by Susan Hedricks and Vilma Matchette. But it is a completely subjective point of view.

This book introduces you to the world of the homeless and dispels the mythology that the homeless want to be homeless or that they are all drug addicts and/or criminals.

I like the way this book uses specific examples of homeless people and shelters and state systems to illustrate its points.

I understand the need to focus attention on the issue through politics, but I found it a bit discouraging to groups just trying to ease the pain of homelessness.