My dentist had this book in his waiting room. It was September ll, 2001 and when I turned to a page at random it spoke directly to me as nothing else had, especially on that day. I will give this to everyone I know, it is a beautiful and inspiring and profound collection. Wonderful!

People today are recognizing the need and the benefits of incorporating more prayer and devotion into their everyday lives. This book, along with the editor's previous works, Earth Prayers and Life Prayers provides people with a multicultural array of poems, prayers, chants, blessings, and other types of inspiration to further enrich your life.

This collection focuses primarily on the coming millennium. The editors actually sent out a call to others to contribute their thoughts to this volume. So, unlike previous works, this collection is focused mainly on the words of people living today, whereas the other volumes, contained wisdom from the past as well as the present.

What makes this book even more precious, is that world leaders such as Desmond TuTu and Vaclav Havel, stand here side by side with other great thinkers, poets, religious leaders and visionaries. But also tapped, are relative unknowns, nuns, alternative communities, community leaders, singers/songwriters, poets, teachers, etc. providing a huge melting-pot of profound thoughts and wisdom.

These reflections are subdivided in categories such as: hope for the future, opening hearts, this moment in time, creating peaceful communities, one about children, the earth, solidarity and justice, politics, economics and morality, parables of our time, and we the people.

Instead of dwelling on decay and apocalypse, why not see the hope the future has to offer an enlightened civilization? This book is a breath of fresh air amidst the glut of negative material out there concerning the turn of the century. To the editors...thank you for providing us with continued inspirations.

This Project was the most thoughtful, insightful, motivating peace of art I've come across in a long time. I was almsot ready to give up hope being tangled in this world wide Web, but I'm relieved to see a brighter, more hopeful, and I'm looking for ward to this Celebration of Resolution soon. THANK YOU's both!! Love Spring~

This wonderfully written book is the best overview of Roman civilization out there. Anyone wishing to learn about the Roman kingdom, Republic, and Empire should start here.

Rostovtzeff's "ROME" from 1927 is one of the best books, in which you can read the general development of the Rome; from the republican era to the emperial. Using a tune in which everybody can follow, the book does not seem to academic; however it is! - the differense between Rostovtzeff and for example E. Gibbon, is that Gibbon made his book for academic only - Rostovtzeff did not.

The book has many daring interpretations of the decline and eventually the fall of the roman empire: Rostovtzeff says it was due to the rural population rebelling against the urban; whereby he sees a connection to the Russian Empire.

If you want good information on Rome, this is the book for you.

I read this book a few years ago in college and have since found it to be one of the best written on the subject of ancient Rome. Readable and enjoyable, it stands the test of time.

This one really took me to really take a shine to this series. The first two were good but lacked that something, and this one had that something! Awesome reading on all levels, fun and exciting. A must read for the good folks out there.

An intelligent action-adventure story, showing a lot of research and care. The characters really shine in this one and there are some very lyrical scenes, in between all the explosions and gunfights.

The Outlanders series is a real surprise, and the third novel, "Savage Sun" has a lot of them. It has more science-fiction elements than the first two as well some really frightening scenes. Of course, the action is in the same Axler tradition--lots of explosions, "blaster" battles and kick ass fights...not to mention some great stuff about myths and legends. I really look forward to the next book in this series.

Tomas de Elia great photographs capture not only the european architecture of the Argentine houses and gardens but also the romantic atmosphere of the pampas. The book is impeccably designed and lavishly illustrated and allow us to wander into a part of the Argentine private world closed off to all but the most adventurous.

I found this Rizzoli hard bound book a delight to read and look through. The pictures are of outside & inside views including landscapes & gardens. I never knew anything about Argentina before I bought this book. About 22 properties photographed. Text is clear, specific and inviting. Also have FAZENDAS - THE GREAT HOUSES & PLANTATIONS OF BRAZIL which is just as good. If you are a visual person and see a 1,000 things in a photograph, this book is for you. Certainly made me realise that not the great buildings are in Europe or USA.

This was my first CASCA book I ever read and it had me hooked right away. Its a good story of a man journeying east to China to serve in the court of the Emperor Tzin. There's plenty of action, betrayal and humour scattered amongst the fighting to give it a well balanced feel. I particularly liked the passages referring to his stay in the inn at Dubrae. This follows on from God of Death so read that one before this in order to get the context of this story right.

yOU HAVE JUST GOT TO READ THIS STUFF, ITS SIMPLY GREAT WRITING FROM AN AUTHOR WHO KNOWS WAR AND BEEN THERE.

This excellent book does exactly that a reader would expect from the title. It works through the texts relating to Christian education from the time of Christ to the modern era, showing how the different traditions and strands have been ramified and disseminated across the world....
The writing of Elias' book is clear, the indexes are valuable, the table of contents comprehensive and the scholarship wide-ranging. We are indebted to the author for the large amount of information that he has condensed into it. His skill is shown in both his inclusiveness (no serious contributor seems to be omitted) and in the balance of space he offers to the various characters who walk across his stage. This book deserves a place in the library of any university that takes Christian education seriously. William K. Kay, Senior Lecturer at King's College, London, and Director of the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, University of Wales, Bangor.

A History Of Christian Education: Protestant, Catholic, And Orthodox Perspectives by John L. Elias (Professor of Religion and Education, Fordham University Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education) is a scholarly and meticulous examination of major events and their consequences in the history of Christian education. Individual chapters range from Christian education in Medieval times and before, through Renaissance Humanism, the Enlightenment, and modern-day Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christian Education particularly in the United States. A fascinating, superbly presented, well-written study, A History Of Christian Education is very highly recommended for Christian education and historical studies reference collections.

This book doesn't just tell you to improve your life, it shows you how in simple steps that anyone can follow. I learned many things about myself and the people around me that I never knew! This book changed my life!

It was wonderful, how the author shared what he'd learned throughout his life on overcoming obstacles and moving forward! It made me take an honest look at myself and is teaching me to take control of my life! Most importantly, it's giving me the courage to make some important decisions in my life!

This book shows how easy it is to write your own will. Unless your situation is complex, you will find there is no need to hire a lawyer. The author assures you that if you follow directions, the will is valid and will be duly executed when the time comes. Be sure to read the text, as it offer good guidance. Resist the temptation to jump directly to filling out one of the many sample wills provided.

I was pleased with this book as it is written in straightforward, clear language with easy to follow steps. The only thing I wished it had was a disk containing the forms that you must otherwise type out (however, I believe another Nolo book has this). It seems to cover all the basics and even has a chapter on wills as an extra bonus. The book contains sample forms that you can use which is helpful.

Recently, I had the opportunity to read "Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers", a new book about raising teenagers. I was very interested in reading the book, as I knew that someday my young children will be teens, and I like to be prepared!

As I read the book, "Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers", I can not begin to tell you how uplifted I began to feel. While my oldest is only ten years old, I immediately realized that this book could help me with raising her even before she officially becomes a teenager. I have already began to experience some strains on our relationship, but this book gave me new insight and approaches that I alone would not have thought of.

My husband and I have discussed that we are worried about the future, when we will have hormone filled teens. Will be raise them right? Have we provide the best foundations for them now? What obstacles must we overcome once these little ones are transformed into young adults? We know how we were for our parents, so how are our children going to be for us? "Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers" was the perfect book we needed.

Once again these three have come up with an easy to read, insightful book on the joys and pains of parenting. Their humorous but sincere dialog shares the good and the bad of the volatile teenage years without being too preachy about things. I enjoyed this book as much as their last one, Emotionally Intelligent Parenting. I would definitely recommend this as a "must read" to anyone trying to raise a teenager in today's world.

Some 80% of the Hebrew-Christian Bible consists of prophetic truth. By reading this book you would not think so.

The prophecies and Divine Eternal Promises relating to the People and the Land of Israel are plentiful, precise and explicit. The prophecies and Divine promises relating to the latter days/end times and where they appertain to the Church, the Jews & the nation of Israel are equally plentiful, precise and explicit.

Yet these elements of the Written Word are either misinterpreted or perhaps deliberately manipulated here in pursuit of an obvious agenda which is anti-Jew, anti-Israel and anti-Christian.

Yet again another book uses the 'Palestinian' as the tip of the spear in the war against the Jewish People/Nation. The terrible plight of the Palestinians suffering in the squalid condition of the refugee camps is used to 'point the finger' at Israel. It is ignored that the Arab world placed the Palestinians there to be used as just such a political and humanitarian weapon. It is also forgotten here that Israel has done more to relieve their plight than any single Arab nation. The context of Middle Eastern history in this work is incredibly selective, biased and inaccurate.

I feel incredibly sad at the mis-use of Scripture to promote such an obvious agenda as that portrayed in this work. The Jewish inheritance to the Land promised throughout Scripture beginning in Genesis and the prophecies relating to their regathering and the end times are ridiculed.

The viewpoints of Evangelical Christians supportive of Israel such as myself are not a matter of religious 'brainwashing' or indoctrination but are based on a solid Biblical foundation. Their basis is there for all to see in the writings of the Hebrew prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah, Zephaniah, Joel etc., not to mention the many references within the New Testament itself. Jesus Christ Himself is quite explicit in His own words. How this book can treat these factual writings with such contempt is beyond me.

The book appears to promote a philosophy that the God of the Bible should forsake his Promises and His Word for the sake of what the book describes as 'tolerance'. A tolerance of sin and an agenda which sets itself directly against the God of Israel Himself. That the Eternal Divine Promises relating to Israel & the Jewish people should be usurped by the man made issue of the 'Palestinians'.

The Bible clearly declares that God loves each nation and each individual. However when a nation or individual turns it's back on God the Bible is also quite explicit about the consequences. The history of the nation of Israel is a clear illustration of this with their dispersion throughout the nations being just one case in mention. The Hebrew-Christian Bible is also extremely explicit about what faces those who deliberately come against the Jewish People/Nation, what the Bible calls the "apple of God's Eye". This book and the nations supported by this book have done just that.

Might I respectfully suggest that those who would support the ideology behind this book all read "Islam Revealed" by Anis Shorrosh, a Palestinian Christian. Mighty I also suggest that they read any of the works on the Mid-East, Jerusalem & the Palestinian/Israeli issue by the learned Christian author Randall Price. Most of all, might I humbly and earnestly suggest that they get down on their knees, remove their anti-Israeli blinkers, pray to Almighty God for wisdom & insight and then study the Holy Hebrew-Christian Scriptures themselves with an open heart, paying attention to the Divine Promises, the Hebrew Prophets & the Words of Jesus Christ Himself.

I am sorry but I cannot in any way recommend this book. Thank you.

I could not write a better review than Robert L. Knetsch. This book is a must read for ALL people.

Don Wagner has written a captivating and fascinating account of his own transformation from a Christian who subscribes to the dispensationalist pro-Israeli stance heresy that festers within many evangelical churches today to a person who desires compassion and love for all people. This is what Christ came for - not to cause division over land, but to be the final fulfillment of all prophecy.

And it is prophecy that is the very problem, says Don Wagner, and hence the reason for the title of this book. Some say that God has blessed the Israelis in their ability to dominate over Arabs with such power (e.g., the six day war). But such a view is not completely accurate if we also see how many Christians who are "anxious for Armageddon", who want to "force" their view of biblical prophecy to occur, have been great supporters of the Israeli regime. And a regime it is. Palestinians to this day live in refugee camps and exist in a virtual apartheid.

The very prescient point of this book is not anti-Israeli, but an attack against pro-Rapture, dispensationalist Christians who use their skewed and incorrect view of prophecy to support the existence of Israel at all costs. This is not to say that Israel must not exist, but should it at the expense of the lives of Palestinian families?

Wagner presents these arguments with passion and love. It may be controversial, but it is hard to ignore.

Read and Enjoy!