The book without technical detail, but have solid information that is short and good enough to have good studies of the Bible in today. That is full of Evangelical point of view. This concise not like other is very fragment, but it is fully readable. That is always kept the whole story in mind. The best introduction section explains how to solve diversity and unity nature of the Bible and point out the most common errors of the bible reading. Above all, that is a good book both for beginner and intermediate level.

The "Way To Health" is wonderful! It is a clear, lucid presentation of the truth about the causes and the cure of disease. This book belongs in everyone's library....particularly those involved in healing as practitioners or patients.

As an R N, I have worked in both traditional and alternative health settings. There is no doubt that help is available in both types of medicine. But all of these therapies focus on addressing illness, not promoting health.

The" Way To Health" by contrast, reveals the way to permanent, really good health. It also leaves the reader with a quality of life that makes excellent health worth having. It gives us the specific clear insights needed to contact the true sources of health. It details exactly how to achieve this goal. It is not just vague, abstract platitudes...it is a map...one that anyone can read and, with some sincere effort, follow.

"The Way To Health" is unlike any other book on the market. It is unique in its approach and in the information and help given to the reader. The reward is well worth the effort and the path is even pleasurable!

Anyone who is interested in learning about Astrology and needs a good starting point should read this book. I wish that this book was around when I first began to study Astrology.

"The Only Way to Learn Astrology" is a good book to begin with because it explains and defines all of the terms. It also gives enough information for someone to begin interpreting a Natal Chart.

The down side is that it is for beginners with a strong interest. If you are not really into it, you probably will be wasting your money. If you are serious, you might find that you need some other books that are more detailed for interpretation after studying this book.

Eventually, most astrologers begin reading books that focus on individual planets, trends, perspectives, ect. This book is a part of a series but, even so, there are more advanced books for people who have already invested some time in their search.

This is a great place to begin!

This book was highly recommended to me by a professional astrologer in the 80s when I first started studying astrology. I still refer to this book, and I'm glad to see that it's still available because I still recommend it to friends. The entire series is good, but this first installment is priceless. This first book helps you learn the language and the basic mechanics of astrology, and it is organized for easy reference. By the time you finish reading this book, you should be able to read a chart. Then you'll be ready to start a lifelong journey to continuously improve the art of practicing astrology!

I picked up my copy at a used bookstore for a couple of dollars. I was put off by the seemingly arrogant title and did not expect to get much out of it. After reading through it, I was so impressed that I eventually brought the entire series. It thoroughly covers all of the basics of interpretation, with easy to understand explanations. When clients ask for a book to further research their charts, I always refer March and McEvers. In fact, I use mine all the time and I have the best and most advanced books. Buy this book, you cannot go wrong if you are interested in learning the basics of astrology.

'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' is a legendary film that has become buried in its own legend(s). There has been the ugly conflict between its various contibuotrs as to who actually 'authored' the film (with maligned director Robert Wiene, who died before the spats began, losing out). There has been the contentious issue of the framing story, where the screenwriters' conceived attack on authority is neutered as the ravings as a madman. There has been the notoriously influential thesis of art historian Siegfried Kracauer in his book 'From Caligari to Hitler', which claimed that films reflected the subconscious of a nation, and that, by virtue of the framing story, 'Caligari' somehow visualised the German desire for Nazism. Then there is 'Caligari''s position in the history of film, as the first example of Expressionist cinema, the most widely influential 'school' in the medium.

Legend and myth are anathema to the British critical mind, which prefers to deal with verifiable facts. By going back to primary sources - the original script, production memos, trade reports, advertising materials, contemporary reviews, as well as first-hand testimonies (which latter he treats with scepticism), David Robinson builds up a more prosaic, but convincing, picture of the conception and creaton of 'Caligari' (an appendix compares the original script with the finished film, allowing us to dismiss the main myth-disseminator, co-screenwriter Hans Janowitz), showing how subsequent legends were created for various self-interested reasons (e.g. as a calling-card for exiled screenwriters in World War II Hollywood).

'Caligari' is revealed as less the inspired breakthrough in Cinematic Art than a happy accident - the famously Expressionist sets were less a necessary visualisation of character subjectivity than a cynical attempt to cash in on the vogue for modern art and Grand Guignol. Wiene, derided in film history as a 'one-trick pony', is rehabilitated, as it the framing narrative once condemned as conformist. The study offers a fascinating history of film-making in the context of post-World War I Europe, the expectations of the public and the reactions of the press. He gives a precis of the wider Expressionist project, showing how 'Caligari' borrowed heavily from the art and theatre of its time (not just visually, but in acting technique), concluding that this style was 'bolted on' to a story that didn't really need it, rather than arising aesthetically out of it. 'Caligari' is no longer considered a great film, but it is important because people thought it was, encouraging film-makers and audiences to take more risks, paving the way for the genuine achievements of Expressionism (co-screenwriter Carl Meyer would write most of Murnau's great films).

This is all very interesting and a pleasure to read, but something is missing - the film itself. There is little analysis of 'Caligari' as a movie, why it can still exert a fascination for a sympathetic audience, what the various stylistsic choices actually mean or achieve. It's not enough to dismiss 'Caligari' as a ragbag of various accidents (so are most Hollywood 'classics') - it is still a film to be watched and understood, even if eventually dismissed.

Nevertheless, this book is a visual joy, full of crisp stills, sketches for sets, and, most pleasurably, various posters for the original exhibition run (including the lurid but mysterious one on the cover) which, I must confess, are more strikingly beautiful than anything in the actual film.

Dr. Caligari's cabinet is a wonderfully done piece of literature. The story is very original and suspenseful. Definately the book to read if you don't want to sleep at night

The BFI Film Classics series is a consistantly stimulating guide to great films, and this is one of my favorites. Robinson is particularly strong in placing this film in its historical context. As wonderful as it is, Caligari is nevertheless a product of its time, and an awareness of this only increases its resonance. This book beautifully passes the only true test of film criticsm - it enhances our experince of the film itself.

"How can you print a piece of your own soul," Dickinson, p. 51

This is the 2nd in the Krull and Hewitt's "Lives of ..." series. The book contains 19 chapters on 20 writers in birth order: Murasaki Shikibu (973?-1025?), Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Jane Austen (1775-1817), Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Charlotte & Emily Bronte (1816-1855 & 1818-1848), Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), Mark Twain (1835-1910), Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Jack London (1876-1916), Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), E. B. White (1899-1985), Zora Neale Hurston (1901?-1960), Langston Hughes (1902-1967), Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991)

This is a perfect book for young adolescents and pre-teens who as they grow and mature frequently feel awkward. Krull introduces us to the idiosyncrasies of the literary. Some of the authors were loners, eccentric, a wee bit peculiar. Michael Jackson's behaviors might seem normal when held in comparison. Some retreated into themselves. Some sought out adventures. Some as adults were unsuccessful at the ordinary.

Some worked at a young age to support the family. Some took daily walks, very long daily walks. Some were not healthy and therefore wrote in bed. There were some similarities and some differences, but they all shared a singular conviction to write and write they each did well.

Hewitt's delightful portraits of the writers are precious. My favorite portrait is of Frances Hodgson Burnett of "The Secret Garden" fame. Her hat is the secret garden.

Given the high price of the book, I was surprised that Krull did not include a list of the authors' books and/or poems and the publication years. END

This book is a fun and informative book. The pictures are filled with humorous meanings and hidden information. The book keeps the reader's attention by keeping the included information short and simple, but also makes sure that the reader gets as much possible about the author. This book is great for kids and students to use as a report source as it is filled with great information. Kids would rather use this book as an information source rather than an encylopedia since the information is easy to understand. Authors in there are some you may not know, ( Murasaki Shikibu) and some well know ones ( Charles Dickens). I am glad I purchsed this book. I really liked the pictures which are so vibrant with color. This would make a great buy.

"Union With Christ" creates a divided reaction from the reader: The excellent research of the Finnish scholars leaves nothing to be desired. Superb, highly academic research, clearly structured, and well argued. I might not agree with all of their points, but they certainly did their homework well.

On the other hand, you have the responses of the editors, namely Braaten and Jenson. I've never seen something as incredibly void of content as this! In the words of one of my professors, this is "baloney." I always thought "responses" should contain something more than "I agree with what he said, so let me summarize it again."

Conclusion: If you don't read Finnish or German, and you want access to the breaking edge of Luther research, here's the book to buy. On the other hand, if you're looking for a decent evaluation of the Finnish position, stay away from this book -- you will be greatly disappointed.

Is this provocative work primarily a product of investigation of Luther's thought or of endeavor to ecumenical dialogue? Although the authors of this book ardently assert that in Luther the notion of 'participation' and/or 'divinization' is a central leitmotiv, it doesn't necessarily seem like that. The concept of sanctification is mentioned more frequently than that of 'participation' and/or 'divinization' in the works of Luther. And the more, while we can find incessantly remarks about sanctification from his pre-Reformation era to post-Reformation one, the proofs on which the authors rely are not seemingly so consistent a leitmotiv in Luther's thought. Of course, Luther unceasingly stressed upon the importance of the presence of God, but there is some difficulty to equate it automatically with the notion of 'participation' and/or 'divinization.' Luther seems much more interested in emphasizing 'esse-ad' aspect than 'esse-in' aspect to avoid danger of medieval scholastic ontology. His stress upon the presence of God is much more affected by his peculiar eschatological thought than concern about 'being' that has been accentuated throughout this book by the various authours. So, while we may agree there is a similarity between Luther's thought and Eastern Orthodox in 'participation' and/or 'divinization,' there is a considerable difficulty to think that it is his central leitmotiv that governs all other thought in Luther. In spite of such a defect, this is the book one must read if he want to get new insight in Luther scholarship. In my opinion, it is inevitable for any serious Luther reader. While Luther by Oberman is still remained unsurpassed and unrivalled, this work can be regarded as second only to Oberman's work in recent Luther scholarship.

I was really interested in this book for two reasons. First, it allows modern Lutherans (LCMS and LCWS) to move away from their typically myopic, one-sided christology that sees the incarnation in Anselmian terms wherein Christ is born to "pay the price" to satisfy the wrath of an angry Father who needs to punsih someone to let us off the hook for our sins both original and actual, thus pitting God's love against His justice. While there is some truth to this theory of atonement, it is far too narrow. It hardly is representative of the great tradition of the Church (or the Scriptures).

The second benefit of this book is that it sets the groundwork for productive talks between Eastern Orthodox and Lutherans. For the Orthodox, God's economic dealings with humans in Christ extend far beyond the satisfaction model of the West. Following the Scriptures and the Fathers, the Orthodox stress that God became man that man might become God. For the Orthodox, the humanity's end and purpose is theosis, or deification. Union With Christ deals explicitly with this theme in Luther, and so opens up a welcome path for dialogue.

Other books of similar interest include: Salvation in Christ: A Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue by John Meyendorff (Editor), et al; Heaven on Earth: A Lutheran-Orthodox Odyssey by Robert Tobias; Christus Victor by Gustaf Aulen; Common Ground, by Jordan Bajis; and On the Incarnation, by Saint Athanasius.

Enjoy!

Carl George and Robert Logan have written a good church administration primer. This book is a condensed practical, pragmatic, and easy-to-follow church management guide. I first read the book in 1989 but recently reviewed it again and was reminded of its valuable suggestions, ideas, and principles. "Leading and Managing Your Church" would be an exceptional book for those lacking quality training or effective habits in practical self-organization and church administration. It also serves as a good reminder and encourager for efficient church veterans desiring to enhance or expand their skills.

The self-descriptive chapter titles include: Leadership and Church Growth, Using Spiritual Gifts to Focus Ministry, Managing Time More Effectively, Goal Setting and Project Planning, Skills for Effective Ministry Management, Building a Leadership Team, Developing People Through Delegation, Using the Pastor's Planning Workbooks, Obtaining Goal Ownership, The Berry-Bucket Theory (George's theory on pastor/member control), and Faith Can Be Learned. The 192-page book includes an appendix filled with examples of management worksheets, charts, forms and tools for the teachable and enthusiastic church leader. Many of these items are now more easily designed and utilized with common computer technology.

"When a pastor primarily does the ministry in the congregation, rather than leading others to do the ministry, growth potential remains small," contend George and Logan. It is obviously for this reason that the majority of churches never exceed the status quo. One man cannot do it all, nor was it ever intended to be that way.

The authors make four assumptions on which their book is written: (1) God wants churches to grow, (2) God gifts believers for the work of the ministry, (3) Pastors must equip the believers for the work, and (4) Ministries grow as leaders are developed. In other words, God has gifted pastors to fulfil very particular roles in the church. They should spend the majority (the authors suggest 60%) of their time on those areas, and then build a team around them to compliment their gifts.

The key word is delegation. Delegation simply is a pastor identifying his responsibilities and assigning a portion of them to others, so that people are developed and the ministry is accomplished. The authors cite two biblical examples of delegation: the Jethro Principle (Exodus 18) and the Deacon Principle (Acts 6).

George and Logan divide their book into three broad subject areas: (1) goal setting, (2) goal ownership, and (3) people equipping. Goal setting should be the pastor's hallmark. For Christians, the authors purport, "a goal...is a statement of faith." So planning allows church leaders to get vision and direction from God. They encourage churches to aim high enough in their goals so that God must work through them and He alone will receive the praise for it.

The problem, however, is that most pastors are not willing to prioritize their time to allow good goal planning. The authors maintain that the urgent, rather than the important, encumber church leaders. They suggest this question be asked: "Is what I am doing important enough to exchange a day of my life for?" In other words, there are few really important things that must be done-and one of them is planning.

In addition, church success is linked to goal ownership. The congregation should never refer to the "pastor's goals," but to "our goals." The language of the people is vital. "His" and "their" should be converted to "we" and "our." One way to accomplish such a monumental task is to actually allow the congregation to help set the goals. Pastors should not bring ready-made plans to the people, but room should always be left for their input and suggestions.

The final division concentrates on equipping the believers. Leadership, the authors insist, can be learned. It is a set of skills one must be trained in and employ. The authors note the importance of communication skills, budgets and controls, time management, and problem solving abilities. Some natural bent helps, of course, but to the diligent student these skills can become routine.

Throughout the book the authors offer several useful models to understanding church dynamics. Two of the most outstanding is the Barn Raising Model and the Berry Bucket Theory. Each of these illustrations is examined for their practical applications on the ministry. For instance, in barn raising the people (1) anticipated the work to be done, (2) performed the work that needed to be done, and (3) celebrated the work that was done.

My favorite quotes and ideas are these:

 "A goal...is a statement of faith." Some suggest that goals are a lack of faith and dependence on the leading of the Holy Spirit. Yet, I would agree with the authors; it is during planning that we can get vision from God. In addition, "A great goal is worthy of great effort."

 When dealing with people in the ministry understand there are four basic types: VIPs (Very Important People), VTPs (Very Teachable People), VNPs (Very Nice People), and VDPs (Very Draining People). I had never thought of people in these terms, but echo a hearty "amen."

 In regard to delegation, the author's advice in keeping the proverbial ball in their court was priceless. I am often tempted to delegate then fix the problems myself when they return. This statement helped me realize how often reverse delegation takes place in my ministry and to my detriment.

While there are small points that I would take issue with, Leading and Managing Your Church was a benefit to me in the area of administrative ministry. I would recommend this book to pastors or church leaders that wanted some practical insights into these issues.

RAND, as usual, produced a first-rate study here. In this text, they looked into commercial SATCOM for Department of Defense use, what roles it should fill, and cost comparison between DoD-owned satellite versus commercial satellites. Many graphs adorn the text, adding useful information to make conclusions clearer and vivid. Anyone interested in commercial satellites and the role they should play for the DoD should buy this book. No hyperbole or propaganda here, RAND's text is useful text and solid conclusions that layperson and communicator alike can understand.

Dr. Leichtman and Mr. Japikse's approach to Astrology is a refreshing, thought-provoking change-of-pace to life predictions as mapped by the stars. "Forces of the Zodiac" is meant to be a reference book for understanding astrological energies and applying them to our everyday lives. One need not be an expert on astrology to find the book useful. Dr. Leichtman and Mr. Japikse provide an in-depth introduction and explanation of their philosophy about life energies as reflected in the Zodiac. The commentaries for each sign lead you through a series of prayers, symbols and thoughts that help the reader search his or her own mind and emotions to make the best decisions about how to cooperate with Zodiacal forces in any given sign or season. I have found it most helpful to read through the commentaries slowly and to carefully study the message for the current sign as a cycle is changing. The information in "Forces of the Zodiac" has helped me to make sense of many of the activities and interactions in any given cycle, and it has given me a road map for how to take advantage of opportunities at specific times in life.

(if this is the book by Robert Steele) This book was most enlightening. I am not a student of medicine or psychology but I have to say that I found this book most enlightening. I had no idea how psychology was founded as a science(I'm sorry I really think it is a pseudoscience) and I did not know that it was based mostly on lies perpetrated to aggrandize a career or ego. Shame, shame. No wonder the Doctors who hold so tightly to their much paid for licenses and degrees get upset to discuss in detail their knowlegdge. The common layman knows better. That's what they are afraid of. Does anybody out there actually practice according to the Hippocratic oath. Steele does a great job presenting it the way it was. If you like to know the absolute unbiased truth about academia and its supposed great minds - read this book. It will give you great insight. My bet, Ayn Rand had this book in mind when writing portions of Atlas Shrugged.