A goober is the old name for peanuts and A POCKETFUL OF GOOBERS is a biography about George Washington Carver, the scientist who made peanuts famous. To be completely honest, I didn't know much about Carver and therefore found this children's book entertaining, educational, and informative. For instance, I learned that Carver was a gifted artist as well as a scientist and that later in life he became good friends with Henry Ford. The biography is written in a simple style that elementary students will find easy to read and Carver's life is so interesting they should find the book interesting.

I bought this book some 20 yrs ago and find it to be the absolute authority for those wanting to build their own longrifle.My copy is right next to my gun bench and is referred to many times during the construction of one of my rifles.If you must decide between two or more books to buy on the subject , this is the one. Tim Hamblen- Secretary, National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association

A crisp, clear edition of the famous play about a whoremastering Captain who, because his Shropshire lass stoops to conquer, winds up manning a playhouse.

The photos in this book show what is possible in the art of model airplane building. After looking through the book you may be tempted (as I was) to throw away all your model planes because the chances are they aren't anywhere near the quality of the ones in this book. But that's what the book is for, to improve the readers skill by showing what is possible. If you build model planes, this book is very worthwhile.

PART I: THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION AND THE CHURCH Chapter 1: Challenging Forbidden Sex (Historical roots and controversies; Forbidden sex in therapy and ministries; The high cost of sexual misconduct) Chapter 2: Love, Sex, and Power: The Dangerous Triangle (Our love affair with love; Erotic love; Perverted sexuality; From lust to sexual addiction; Sexually charged helping relationships; Abusive power in Western social systems; Lessons from rape; Power and authority in counseling and ministry)

Chapter 3: Theological Issues in Preventing Forbidden Sex (The problem as human dilemma; Lessons from the Genesis story; Divided and disordered sexuality; The mystery of sexuality; Sex, power, and Biblical authority; Uses and misuses of Biblical authority; Changed behavior and changed hearts; Transformation; Caught between eros and agape) PART II: FORBIDDEN SEX BETWEEN ADULTS Chapter 4: The Dynamics of Adult Sexual Misconduct (Who are the victims? Who are the violators? The vulnerable helper; The predatory helper; Why forbidden boundaries are crossed; Steps into the forbidden zone) Chapter 5: Helping Adult Victims of Sexual Misconduct (Victims at risk; The harm suffered; Clinical assessment principles; Assessing serious disorders; Clinical treatment principles; Empowering women to guard sexual boundaries; Choosing the best treatment modality; Clinical treatment process; Taking action against sexual violators) Chapter 6: Problem Cases in Sexual Misconduct (The seductive client; Styles of seductive behavior; Seduction as psychospiritual pathology; Touching and therapeutic touch; Repressed and recovered memories; Ensure careful and ethical practice; False allegations of abuse) PART III: FORBIDDEN SEX AGAINST CHILDREN Chapter 7: Child Sexual Abuse in Society and the Church (Sexual abuse is pervasive and harmful; The dynamics of child sexual abuse; Child sex abusers in the ministry; Profile of pedophiles and ephebophiles) Chapter 8: Who Will heal the Little Ones? Helping Child Victims (Child sexual abuse seduction: grooming, sexual activity, keeping secrets, disclosure, and suppression; The impact on the child; The counseling environment: room setting, parents in the room, supplies, anatomical dolls; Child treatment; The evaluation interview; Treatment options and process) PART IV: POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE CHURCH Chapter 9: Misconduct Policy and Practice in the Protestant Church (Church policy regarding sexual misconduct; Challenging adulterous church practice; Good policy versus poor practice; Deficient or no policy; The persistence of patriarchy) Chapter 10: Priestly Misconduct and the Catholic Crisis (Paradoxical roots to the crisis; The value and situation of love; The Australian model; The value and situation of power; The situation and value of sexuality; The celibacy question; Policy and practice issues; Application at the parish level; Policy and practice toward victims) Chapter 11: Coincident Abuse and Congregational Healing (Assessment of systemic abuse; systemic intervention with churches; The healing process) PART V: LAW AND ETHICS IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Chapter 12: Ethical Issues in Forbidden Sex Prevention (Professional ethical liability; Mental health ethics statements; Taking professional ethics action; Positions for and against sex with former clients; Biblical and ethical analysis of client sex; Ethical principles for sexual misconduct intervention: Ethics for working with adult victims, Ethics for working with child victims, Ethics for working with offenders) Chapter 13: The Law of Sexual Misconduct (The growth in church litigation; Civil liability for sexual misconduct; Civil lawsuits under tort and related law; A God-honoring fiduciary trust standard; License revocation under administrative law; Criminal liability; The new Texas sexual exploitation statute; Sexual misconduct reporting; Corporate and institutional liability; Vicarious liability: respondeat superior and canonical agency; Judgments without justice?) PART VI: TURNING THE TIDE AGAINST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Chapter 14: Helping sexual violators: restoration or removal; Sexual offender assessment; psychosocial assessment; Sexual offender treatment; Recovery and restoration to ministry; Restoration of the vulnerable helper; The restorative process; Barring sexual predators) Chapter 15: Before the Fall: Prevention Guidelines (Personal prevention guidelines; personal boundaries; Maintaining professional boundaries; Managing attraction and sexual feelings; When sexual control becomes unmanageable; Erotic feelings and ethical therapy; Administrative safeguards; Hiring counselors; Staff policies; Supervision and case consultation; Systemic prevention: church and professions; Christian helper support networks; Training and education for prevention) Chapter 16: Waging War on Sexual Abuse (William Wilberforce: The Power of One Life in Christ; Personal assessment and dedication to change; Transformed family life; Counselors and churches working together; Community program for comprehensive sexual abuse treatment; Improving local government; National and global policy)

I was deterred from buying this book because of its high price, but finally did so, and, after reading it, recommended to our university library that they do so too. The book has a lot of unusual insights, for example, a theory of hope, and of gamblers perceptions of luck.

Although not as rich in full-bleed, high-quality photos as other books about his works, this book captures Tadao Ando's sensitivity, through his texts that accompany each project portrayed. It has a true, "studio" feel, expressing Tadao Ando's feelings towards architectural teaching that comes across as extremely personal. The insights into his teaching methods and values come across as sincere, and it is through this text that his projects achieve even more depth upon revisiting. It's regretful that this book is out-of-print.

This book is easy to read, and it is a must-have for anyone in the business world. Even those who are not "businesspeople" could learn something valuable from this book, too.

This book is a delicious treat for fans of British police procedurals. And if you're a golfer, you're in for a bonus. Chief Inspector Byram St. George won't be chasing any killers on foot (bad leg and too much weight). His forte is sound detective work. (Think of Holmes in the body of Sebastion Cabot.) And before the crime is solved, golf fans are taken for a divot-by-divot tour of the courses at St. Andrews that will have them clutching the volume with an over-lapping grip. I highly recommend this book.

A favorite to check-out at the library and to give as a gift. This book is wonderfully illustrated and the text opens the door for a history lesson. I still get goose-bumps when I read it aloud to a child!