Very well written. Lots of humor. An outdoorsman's dream come true, and a product of alot of hard work.

Dark Obsession, the first novel of Roland Janbergs and Carl Edlund, is an enthralling fantasy adventure packed with action, magic, and vivid descriptions. Janbergs and Edlund have created a fascinating world in which to set their tale of obsession, greed, patriotism.

As Morgot Master is on the run from a Vow priest with mysterious intentions (see book description), Ianthe of Cossor finds herself in the middle of a swamp. Better known as the Magic Dump, the swamp is home to a myriad of different magicks, including Ralph, the talking sword and comic toy of the novel.

Dark Obsession is a refreshing exploration of obsessions and of the darker side of humanity, as well as an excellent precursor to whatever stories Luria may reveal in the future.

No doubt about it, "Design and Color" is a rare and true feast for the eyes. Better yet, it's not just pretty pictures; it is also a surprisingly informative and well-written survey of the art of tile-making in (primarily Central) Asia. I can safely call it my favorite art book.

Echoes Of Vengeance by Roland Cheek is a tautly written novel of Jethro Spring, a young man who must suffer the consequences of dealing with the murderer of his parents. He's forced to travel through the Northern Rockies wilds and the Cherokee Strip, among other locales of natural beauty and splendor. Bounty hunters pursue him through Texas, until he must reach a final reckoning in this varied, flavorful and solidly written western saga.

I don't want to review the book, I just want you to know who the author is since you don't have her listed: Mary Bittner Wiseman is the author.

Bainton's classic is still a great pick for the scholar, pastor or layman interested in his spiritual heritage. Erasmus was perhaps only a little less well known than Luther during the Reformation. While he ultimately maintained a semblance of loyalty to the Roman church, he was always a compatriot at heart with Luther and his movement. Bainton presents the facts with the touch of a master, weaving together the various strands of Erasmus life -- linguist, satirist, theologian, classicist -- into a coherent picture that allows the reader to come away feeling as if he had spent a day with the great humanist himself.

It would be best to have a rough idea of Reformation history under your belt before reading Bainton. He takes for granted a familiarity with the general events and characters of the 16th century.

Two complaints: First, Bainton fails to devote enough attention to the content of the theological debates (especially Luther vs. Erasmus) in which Erasmus was continually embroiled. Second, the extensive quotations throughout the book often seemed extraneous.

While not as compelling as Bainton's _Here I Stand_, _Erasmus of Christendom_ is still a standard work in Erasmus studies and a worthwhile read for those interested in Church History.

My mother-in-law sent me this book from England - my husband and I were laughing out loud at many of these very succinct (but hilarious) cartoons. Look at the pictures carefully - some of them (like 'Vincent') are not obvious at first glance. I wanted to give this book to a fellow cat freak here in the US. I could not find it by looking up 'Cats & Humor', but an ISBN search came up with the goods. Thanks, Amazon.com, for making it available in this country. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a small gift for a cat fanatic.

"...a carefully worked gem of a reference book, packed with facts, advice and common sense on the ins and outs of the writing business that you'll find nowhere else."

Exhausted and rain drenched, Jessamine arrived at a respectable looking inn-only to be mistaken for a jade that night by a very drunken gentleman. Jessamine may have been a poor relation of the Keighleys, but she was every inch a lady. And that the arrogant Mr. Hamilton should fail even to recognize her in the morning-let alone offer to marry her-was completely beyond all mercy! Carefully she plotted her revenge. Disguised as her wealthy cousin, she would take London's society by storm just long enough to trap its most eligible and elusive bachelor, the forgetful Hugh Hamilton, into a marriage he would never forget. It was a daring plan, but Jessamine was nothing if not resourceful. She had foreseen all possibilities and was prepared for anything. Anything, as it turned out, except her own wayward heart...

Paula Roland does a great job of entertaining the reader from start to finish. The characters and plot are superb.

This book contains a pair of unfinished works by Augustine on the Book of Genesis. The table of contents is as follows:

Introduction (Roland J. Teske)

Entries from "The Retractions" on the two works

"Two Books on Genesis against the Manichees"

"On the Literal Interpretation of Genesis: An Unfinished Book"

General Index

Index of Holy Scripture

Augustine regarded the interpretation of Genesis as important to Christian belief, but also found it difficult. These works were his two first attempts at writing interpretations of it, but he thought them only partly successful and did not see fit to complete them. Neither work is to be confused with Augustine's "The Literal Meaning of Genesis", which is a later and much longer work on the same subject that he successfully completed (that work is available in two volumes from Paulist Press).

Augustine's special interest in Genesis had two roots: apologetic and theological. His apologetic interest was a response to frequent attacks on Genesis by non-Christians and what he felt were inept defenses of it by uneducated Christians. His theological interest sprang from the critical importance of the Fall to Augustine's theology.

The first work, "Two Books on Genesis against the Manichees", was primarily apologetic. It was written not long after Augustine left the Manichees to return to the Church, and was intended as a rebuttal to the Manichee attacks on Genesis. In this context, Augustine discussed Creation, Eden, and the Fall, but the work ended there - Augustine felt that he had not yet learned enough to complete the task he had undertaken successfully. The section on Creation was largely literal - reading it as a record of events that had occurred, but the section on Eden and the Fall was largely allegorical, reading it for the spiritual truth within the literal account. The chief interest I found in the work was that the description of the Eden and the Fall shows the strong influence on Augustine of classical virtue ethics, but none of the theology of Original Sin that is of such importance in his later writings.

The second work "On the Literal Interpretation of Genesis: An Unfinished Book", was aporetic in character: in it, Augustine deepens the reader's understanding of the text by raising questions about it rather than by giving answers. This work was written not long after the previous one, and again Augustine found himself ultimately unequal to the task he had set. This work is even shorter than the previous one, and gets less far into Genesis, ending after the Creation days. I found the work pleasant to read; the aporetic style provides a sense of intimacy - that the author is sharing not only his answers with the reader, but also his questions, even if he doesn't have an answer to give.

The supporting material in the book is quite good - the only fault I would find is that the introduction generally refers to works by the abbreviations of their Latin names, which made me break from reading the text to his table of abbreviations (about 30 in all) far too often, a fault compounded by the fact that English translations for the titles in that table were not provided. Still, this is a pretty minor quibble.

As a final note, thanks are due to Teske and CUA Press for providing the first translation of these works into English.