When I fist read this book I was only 9. Having been taught to read by my great grandfather, who embodied education. This was one of his favourite books. I found it very sad and at times depressing however, it teaches one that goodness always prevails even in the shadows of death. One learns courage and the depths of love that one can have for their family. This is a book that I will forever share with my great grandfather even though he has left this earth 13 years ago. I could still smell the old hard cover text with the neat engraving on a small basket of flowers. ( I had a very old version). It's a book that I will always cherish.

This is the touching story of a young girl and her father. Originally written by a french author, and later translated into english, this is a book that is sure to be passed down from generation to generation. I am 12 years old and my mother just recently purchased this book for me. I wish every girl could have a copy of this book!

Also recommended: The Elsie Dinsmore Series, any books by Martha Finley, any books by Oliver Optic, C.H. Pearson, or Horatio Alger Jr.

Please, if you want your daughter to read wholesome, enjoyable, thought-provoking, and character building books I suggest you purchase A Basket of Flowers immediately!

"Das ist eine Dissertation von hoher Reife und Qualität. Sie sollte Gegenstand genauerer Auseinandersetzung werden" (Hans-Georg Gadamer, in: Philosophische Rundschau, 32. Jahrg., Tübingen 1985, S. 160)

"Das ist eine Dissertation von hoher Reife und Qualität, die dem Lehrer des Verfassers, Julius Schaaf, alle Ehre macht. Sie sollte Gegenstand genauerer Auseinandersetzung werden. Die Affinitäten, die zwischen dem Korrelationsapriori Husserls und Natorps Relationstheorie bestehen,und ebenso die Affinitäten zwischen dem 'es gibt' Heideggers und Natorps Stehen 'in der Grenze' sind vorzüglich behandelt und sollten weiter verfolgt werden. Ich selbst muß mich auf einen bloßen Hinweis beschränken, möchte aber hinzufügen, daß Heidegger meinen eigenen Denkversuchen nachgesagt hat, ich hätte die Erstprägung durch meinen Lehrer Natorp nie ganz überwunden. Vielleicht hatte er recht. Auf jeden Fall sollte das nicht nur negativ klingen. Wie für Husserl hat Heidegger stets auch für Natorps Werk eine besondere Hochachtung bewahrt" (Hans-Georg Gadamer, in: Philosophische Rundschau, 32. Jahrg., H. 1/2,Tübingen 1985, S. 160)

Arnold's vision of Christians living as an "embassy" of the Kingdom of God in today's world is thrilling. The church is empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to the coming day when peace and justice will rule the earth. Arnold's words are as relevant now as they were when he wrote them 80 years ago. He gives hope and purpose.

Our minister passed out copies of this book to every family in the congregation. The following week we were invited to read our favorite excerpts out loud. This sharing went on for so long and with such feeling that it took over the whole service. We did the same for several meetings and I feel the spirit that was kindled by this sharing had a major impact on our relationships to each other.

The book is very good, very easy to read and easy to follow. In a few days you would be able to retrieve and update data using ADO. Highly recommended, especially for beginners.

I was the tech editor of this book, so I've read every word. The authors dig deeply into ADO 2.5 and get into under-used but fascinating areas of the technology such as ADOX, Shapes, Streams and COM+. As I said in the cover quote, these guys really do understand the technology - they aren't just regurgitating the Microsoft documentation. Also, check out the huge amount of very valuable code in the book. Most of it is in Visual Basic for Applications which can be adapted easily for Active Server Pages or regular VB. Although the book is not designed as a reference book, I often use it to look up ADO syntax that I've forgotten. This is a great book to learn ADO 2.5 and to apply it in real world scenarios.

True peace is controversial and hard-won, even attacked at times. The centerpiece for Arnold's book is the words of Jesus: "My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you." Unfortunately, the vast majority of us seek peace, happiness and fulfillment with a vengeance in all the wrong places. With hearts burdened by worry and care and a nagging sense of dread, our lives end up becoming a hectic morass of unpeace and disenchantment. The answer, says Arnold through the real life experiences of many friends, lies outside of ourselves. True peace is found by not trying to find it; by forgetting about oneself and devoting one's life to the service of others. Only the reading of the many personal accounts in this book will do these thoughts justice. Give yourself and others a true education, far above the din of saccharine self-help manuals and the watery spiritual soup served up in tomes everywhere. Read this book!

I suspected I'd love this book from the humility apparent in the title phrase "SEEKING Peace": not "having" or "finding" but simply seeking. On the face of it, Johann Christoph Arnold's latest appears to promise less than the forgettable multitude of self-help titles which claim to offer easy methods of achieving peace--with their implication not only that peace is a commodity you can own, but also that once attained it will become a permanent attribute of your character. Arnold promises less, but what this book gives is something infinitely more valuable and original than a quickie peace fix.

This book offers and demands honesty with ourselves and others in our search for peace. Beginning with a section called "Paradoxes", Arnold recognizes that peace is a slippery concept that's easily warped by doublespeaking politicians, New Age gurus, or self-righteous activists. The center piece of the book is a section of fifteen "stepping stones" on the way to piece, including forgiveness, humility, honesty, conviction, and realism. The final section of the book expresses a vision of true peace: peace is creative force whose characteristics are justice, wholeness, and joy.

If I have one argument with the book, it is that the chapter on "Justice" might have been given a more prominent place in the structure of the book. A deepgoing meditation on the slogan "No justice, no peace", this chapter stands alone as an awesome statement of spiritual truth, which takes full account of the horrors of oppression while reaffirming the power of reconciliation. For me, this moment of synthesis is the heart not only of the book, but also of all sincere religious and social movements.

No one said it better than the author Jonathan Kozol, who is quoted on the back cover of Arnold's book: "SEEKING PEACE is a tough, transcendent envisioning of peace: neither fatuous nor sentimental, but arduous and courageous." Every person of good will, of whatever denominational or political stripe, owes it to themselves to embrace, and act on, Arnold's message.

This is a very satisfying book... the author has interwoven the story of a 19th century arctic expedition with the modern-day mystery of a man obsessed with the "terrors of ice and darkness." The descriptions of the vast and desolate arctic landscapes are lyrical and moving; after an hour of reading, you may feel so pulled into this world of darkness and ice it is difficult to return ! A must read for any arctic history buff...

The Kirkus review does not do this book justice. It is quite good, especially for fans of historically accurate novels.

A selection of reproductions with commentary, this volume includes some of the most delightful, animated, and downright bizarre medieval drawings to be found anywhere. I first encountered the Housebook Master's drawings by way of a monograph on the hurdy gurdy by Thomas Ives. One of the illustrations was a detail from "Venus and Her Children." I immediately made my own study drawings. Then to find that the source for this drawing was now available for sale as an exhibit catalog, along with allegorical drawings of the other planets and their influences and many other scenes of medieval daily life... well, it's just too much fun to pass up.

The commentary by Christoph Graf zu Waldburg Wolfegg, a scion of the family in possion of the original Housebook through most of its life, is lively and informative, giving many insights to modes of medieval thought, ambition, and fantasy depicted through the Housebook's exploration of venereal, martial, and generally wayward sub-lunar themes. Such frolics! A body can't help but want to enter the scenes.

For the vast bulk of us who will never afford the full facsimile at a princely $1980.00, this beautifully produced volume is a great treat and a bargain, too.

An excellent explanation of this manuscript! A must for anyone interested in the late 15th century and it's lifestyle. Dispells many of the rumours and misinformation surrounding the late Middle Ages. Especially good background on the manuscript and it's content which has only been available in German...until now!

Altman and Lechner have created a neat supplement for elementary school students. I was particularly pleased with the range of topics covered. They hit all the important highlights covered in elementary Roman history, from architecture and notable emperors to specific aspects of Roman life such as clothing, eating and Roman numerals. We use Veritas Press history and this just tied right in each week. I suspect in fact that my second grader will remember more from this book than from the more in depth historical texts that we read. He frequently picks this up and reviews Roman Roads, the Praetorian Guard and Nero (his favorite topics anyway). Good for memorizing to go with the Veritas Press cards; the poems provide more than two facts each!

This book is a collection of articles written by various specialists in computational radiology. The content is very mathematical and emphasizes formal aspects of radiology rather than actual program code. The most refreshing article in the book is the one by D.S. Andronov, A.E. Kovtanyuk, and I.V. Prokhorov on tomography using the Boltzmann transport equation. The solution of the transport equation, numerically or otherwise, should be the main effort of concentration today. Monte Carlo simulations have for quite some time been used to examine transport problems with the assumption that the solution of the transport problem is too difficult or too computationally intensive. Christoph Borgers' article in the opening pages of the book give credence to the view that the object of interest to computational radiologists should be the numerical solution of the Boltzmann transport equation. Finite elements are one method to approach the transport problem, and these techniques are advocated in the field of optical tomography in the article by Arridge and Schweiger. Pseudocode is given in this article to illustrate the solution of the relevant problems. In this book the reader can gain much insight into the difficult problems facing computational radiologists. The articles are all well written, the breadth is decent for such a short book, and the price is reasonable.