I really enjoyed this book because it was an exciting book to read to younger children...

This book is excerpted from Sir Paul Dukes's account of his spiritual search given in "The Unending Quest". Dukes describes his dramatic meeting with Gurdjieff('Prince Ozay') and his initiation into the mystical mysteries of the Lord's Prayer, the musical octave and Yoga. Dukes was probably the first western student of Gurdjieff and provides a rewarding account of this remarkable man.

Pope John Paul II proves, once again, that he is light years ahead of his time. Avoiding all the common pitfalls, like individualist divisiveness and neo-Manichaeanism, Pope John Paul II paves the way for a "new feminism" based on the dignity of women as women and human persons.

Good companion volumes include: Pope John Paul II on the Genius of Women, collected by the United States Catholic Conference; Love & Responsibility, by Karol Wojtyla; The Concept of Woman, by Prudence Allen.

You may also find Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women) in the larger collection of John Paul II's writings entitled Theology of the Body.

This book was the answer to my prayers and goals ! I found this book amazing and the applications and ideas REALLY work and you will be amazed at how much more aware you become to daily situations around you - this is NOT a fad - it takes the essentials we all need and tells us how to make them work for us! If you want to change and improve your life - start now read this book ! I now work for Mr. Paul Witz at his company and every day is a POWERFUL day for me ! Enjoy ! C.A. Elliott

John Parnell's precise first-hand research + Paul Debois' great close-up photography yield an absolutely indispensible reference book for the serious Mini Cooper buyer + restorer.

With 120 pages featuring over 200 specially commissioned color photos that target specific distinctions between models + international variations, this book will reveal the true history of any car claiming to be an authentic Cooper or S. All those fake Coopers would undermine the value of real ones without this guide to distinguish between them.

Once you own a real Cooper, this book will point out which details are original + which details have been modified over the life of the car. That information should prove invaluable for winning concours events.

THREE CHEERS FOR PARNELL, DEBOIS + THEIR PUBLISHERS!

After reading W. Sumerset Maugham's 'The Moon and Sixpence' said to have been based on the life of Paul Gauguin, (can someone tell me why that title?), I decided to read a Gauguin's biography just to see exactly what is meant by "Based on the life of..." means. So naturally I went to the library; free. I checked out Howard Green's book: "Paul Gauguin (First Impressions)"; what luck, it was the only one on the shelf. It is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read and the art work reproduction and colors are just glorious and I am now so turned onto Gauguin's painting and just have to have a copy of this book for my own. The book is wonderfully written and portrays Paul Gauguin as not a very pleasant man, as did Maugham. But how do you separate the Man from his art or his body of work; and should you? What drives someone to dedicate his life to painting and abandon his responsibilities, his children? He's dead now and I can love his art and dislike the man; perhaps great art only comes from great suffering. Can't wait till my copy arrives.

Even in this age of 2700+ grandmasters, the games of Paul Keres retain their excitement and freshness. John Nunn has done a wonderful job of adding additional analysis to Keres's original comments, as well as giving us the later games Keres had not included in his Chess autobiography. 37 years in the Top 10 of Chess, four-time second-place winner in Candidates' Tournaments (yes, it's heart-rending) - there can be no doubt that Paul Keres was one of the giants of the game. Any chess player from, say, 1500 to GM cannot fail to benefit from this book. Why only 9? I would have liked photos! My only caveat, and a niggling one at that.

Paul is one of the great apostles of early Christainty. Born a Hebrew and trained in the legalism of the Pharisee, Paul possessed rabbi knowledge and at the same time born in Tarus - he received the protection of the Roman empire. Known as Saul, he established 27 providences, mingled with individuals of influence, and actively persuecuted the soldiers of Christ or Christians until he received a divine witness of Christ in an intervention which changed his life. Pauls conversion transcended in magnitude all other documented conversions. The mysteries of heavans opened and he was taught directly by Christ.

Paul gained first hand witness of Christ's authenicity and witness. Luke a counsin of Barnabas would serve with Paul, but contracting Malaria returned home with destain from Paul. However, later Luke would be consider a close friend and suffer with Paul in Roman prisons until Pauls death. Luke would write Act and include many of the letters of Paul in the Bible. Barnabas would become the traveling companion of Paul.

As an apostle Paulus or Paul began an epic journey to bringing the gospel to the Greeks starting at Antioch. After miricleously healing a lame man the people thought he was Hemes and Barnabas was Zeus. In his second journey, Paul revisited the churches of Lystrar, Solis, Galatia. He would travel to Europe and win converts in Philippi and Athens. In his third year, Paul spend time in Ephesus and return home to Jerusalem.

Paul was concerned about the strength of the early churches he helped establish. The rebuttal letters to Corithians would display his ideas on marriage, raising children, the second coming of Christ, resurrection, morality, and strengthening the Church.

Paul preached uprighteousness and was considered a thinker and answered tough questions within the church and without, felt he suffered as Christ, taught principles of Christ like virtues, preached resurrection and Christ lives again.

Some of the letters he wrote to members in Thesalonnia and Corinth reveal his deeper spiritual nature and council to strength of body of new members. Paul would meet write to titus and timothy and share spiritual insights and wisdom.

On one occassion he was neverly killed by stoning, on another occasion a earthquake rare to the area brought recognization of his divine mission, and on another occassion after many years of captivity behind the city walls of demascus he managed to escape. Paul's knowledge of roman laws, philosophy, and customs combined with his understanding of judaic legalism gave him an unusually perceptiveness.

Paul's ministery was truely remarkable considering the time. A time when Alexander the Great of Macedona hand conquered the Asia minor, Thrace, Europe, Persia, Greece, Israel, and Roman to spread Helenism.

Pauls teachings challenged the conventional pagan philophies and on five occassions receive 39 lashes to his back and one occassion of stoning as they thought him dead and dragged to the outside of the city, he managed to survive. Having witnesses Stephens stoning and witness of Christ, Paul's experience was no less tramatic. Paul and Barabas ministry demonstrates power, faith, and Miricles resulting from their dedication. Imprisonment and rejection was overcome with strong faith, persistence, and emmense amounts of travel to a diverse body of people and idealogies. Paul loved the Thessalonians and word of his ministry spread throughout Macedona.

After returning to Jerusalem, he came under attack by the Saducees by supposing to attempt to smuggle a Greek into the temple. These temple violations would cause Paul to appeal to the Emperior. Christ would appear to Paul and tell him to have "courage" and that he would bear witness of him in Rome. The journey would be perlious involving a ship wreck. Paul feats were impressive for time when world travel was difficult because good roads and bridges did not facilitate easy travel. Paul would eventually be executed by Nero.

Letters: Romans,Corinthians,Corinthians II,Galatians ,Ephesians,Philippians,Colossians I,Thessalonians I,Thessalonians II,Timothy,Timothy II,Titus,Philemon

* Ephesians : 1. Paul would define the organization structure of the church: apostles, prophets, teachers, priests, and deacons 2. He would declare the gentiles were no longer foreigners and strangers but fellow citizens with Christ. He would embody the philosophy of unity and declare the church would be a world wide church.

*Corithians : 1. Paul would preach love and encourage the members to have faith declaring great mysteries existed for those who loved God. 2. Paul theology of the after life revealed different spheres of glory to which man would be assigned based on their righteousness. 3. Paul would testify of the power of the resurrection.

*Timothy : 1. Paul would prophesize of the future moral conditions and spirtual depravity.

This was a really cool book. Basically it's about a girl who is expected to be the most perfect, popular girl in town. But in reality, she's starting to hate it, and starts hanging out with the "Christians", the outsiders. She is saved, and shares it with her whole town, and pretty soon they're all changing. Her brother refuses to see the truth, no matter how much they try to help him. This was a really good book, for nonChristians and Christians alike!

In these lectures and essays, Pope John Paul bridges a gap between the metaphysical and the subjective. Here the Pope begins to develop a consistent treatment of the human person through upholding the objective and metaphysical foundations established in such philosophers as Thomas Aquinas while turning to the human person's subjectivity in experience as the irreducible foundation of examining the nature of man. The Pope uses the tools of phenemenology to complement and deepen the metaphyiscal foundations of human nature, ultimately revealing personhood.

I can't get enough!! Excellent for those interested in both Medieval philosophy and phenomenology. I literally have trouble putting this stuff down.