Carl still hasn't published his magnum opus, but he's given owners of the ill-fated Cube something to do with their machines. Now, if he'd only add a section on serving up MP3s he'd have a completely indispensible book.

The section on Derrida left me cold, I have to say.

Carl has done it again! Not since the second year of Suck has Steadman combined such a rousing plot with such intricate characters as in _Providing Internet Services Via the Mac OS_. Steadman's prose is so straight-forward yet sugary-sweet, it makes one wonder why they just don't cancel the ceremony and give him the Pulitzer right now. _Providing Internet Services Via the Mac OS_ is more than just a work of literature; it's a commentary on our times and a snapshot of the American zeitgeist.

I've never been able to put books down before. Never, that is, before _Providing Internet Services Via the Mac OS_.

This book does not teach you to become a ninja but more like teach you how ninja life was and the history behind these knights of darkness. It is a great book overall and you should read it if your interested in these elite shadow warriors of the past.

What a fantastic book! This is a must for all who are even remotly interested in the Martial Arts. Providing both insight an a wealth of information, I found this book difficult to put down. It is perfectly structured, and helpfully gives both English And Japanese names for tools and titles. And it will really put into perspective your ideas of hardship and the physical demands of your gym instructor!

What I love about this book is its depth. I begins waaaaaay back before the days of the actual ninja clans right to their deepest roots and tells of how they actually originated from China. Each of the ninjas rules and philosophies are reinforced by enjoyable stories of the exploits of the mystical shadow warriors, during which the author makes your feel like you have been thrown back into feudal Japan as well as any novelist could. You can really smell the bamboo and hear the gurgling streams (but, as Peter Lewis tells us, you will never hear a ninja, and if you do, you wont live to tell the tale!)

I can't stress enough how good this book is, and is will be as much as a pleasure for a non-martial artist as it was for myself.

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I just finished reading this book and it has helped me tremendously. I now know which direction to go in regards to Lewis' works. I'm not quite ready for "Mere Christianity", "The Four Loves", or even "Suprised by Joy." I know that based on the excerpts I read from this great book. I will now read "The Pilgrim's Regress" It should be good. I reccomend this book for anyone wanting to know more about Lewis and his works. Peter Kreeft does a fine job.

You can find a primer much better than this. Lewis may well be the most influential Christian of this century, and deservedly so. His writings should be read by all Christians. No one has better given Christians a real sense of how the present (the shadows) and eternity (the real thing) interrelate.

The occasional good or interesting idea manages to escape from a confused sea of mannered verbiage. This is the written essence of talk radio. The writer seems more intent on giving paternalistic viewpoints in annoyingly cute expressions than explaining. A poor choice for an intelligent person. Rather than look at ideas, set them down, weigh them, and discuss methodically, this book rants. Would make good bird-cage flooring, however, and may be commended for that. The subject matter of the book is of great concern; the treatment, however, is for the mass consumption of the fear prone. I want my money back. The book should be called Kreeft for the Third Millenium, but then, who would buy it.

Just read the preface to the book and you'll be hooked!

Kreeft does a wonderful job of elaboration upon Lewis' ideas of the process of "abolishing" humanity. The central question to Lewis's book is: can we cease to be human by loosing our moral sense? Kreeft's central question is: how does Lewis's writings and thought apply to us in the Third Millenium?

His most haunting chapter is Chapter Four: "Can Natural Law ever be Abolished from the Heart of Man?" He discusses weather or not we can ever lose our moral sense, our conscience. This is an urgent dicussion, when you look at the souless children killing children in the school shootings. We seem to be raising up a generation of moral zombies who are acting like Hannibal Lecter eating each other up.

The Founding Fathers well recognized the necessity of moral law, and that structure in government can only go so far (see Federalist Papers 10 and 51). there needs to be an undergirding morality upon which our government, and every government rests. If not, somthing worse than the dark ages will occur.

(Question: What is the difference between someone without a moral sense, and someone who ignores it? I can't see any difference.)

Kreeft's voice is a voice of warning. But will we listen? And will we care?

Prof. Peter Kreeft of Boston College and author of several books such as "Making Sense Out of Suffereing" and has written a reflective writing on C.S. Lewis' "The Abolition of Man" and its prophetic role in today's civilization.

Dr. Kreeft has done a great job in making Lewis' work understandable and demonstrates how much foresight Lewis actually had in regards to the problems facing western society. Further, Kreeft expands this thought and details the modern trends of thought without overburdening the reader with "academic" jargon.

The chapters "Darkness At Noon" and "Can Natural Law Be Abolished" are the works strongests arguments for Kreeft's position, which if you want to know what that is, then buy this book. The book is cheap and is an easy read. Kreeft's wit also makes this little book likable and fun.

They needed a book on this specific topic but this is not nearly extensive enough for someone to go out and toprope! "From Gym to Crag" is much better for learning toproping.

If you're just starting out on open rock, then this book really outlines some extremely important safety techniques, as well as useful anchor building, belaying, and knot tying instruction. Goes a little bit into rappelling as well, but not in very much depth. The only problem I had was that sometimes he writes about knots and then doesn't tell how to tie them. It's my guess this book is best used before a trip out with a guide, or at least someone who knows whats going on. Use the techniques and start out easy, 5.4, 5.7 or such until you get a feel for the way the systems work. I highly recommend this book for people who meet those needs.

This thin book has all the info you need to begin top roping; the way most beginners start this sport. It emphesizes safety and careful consideration of what you are doing. It does NOT however take the place of real life instruction; find an experienced cliber or guide to take you and then this book will help you before and after your fist rock climb.

Alice in Wonderland is a great book that I truly enjoyed. I like how the author made something symbolize something else. For example, the rules of the game they were playing symbolized the actual rules of the land. Even though this book is intended for kids to read but I say it is a book for all ages.

I was looking for a good book about Sacajawea to give my grandchildren, since I've been dispensing the new gold dollars with her image to them for birthdays. This is written in the first person, as if the famous Indian woman is telling a story to her son, "Pomp." She was kidnapped from her Shoshoni tribe at a young age, then won in a gambling game by a French trader. The trader Charbonneau was hired by Lewis and Clark as an interpreter for their great expedition in the Louisiana Territory. Called Janey by the white men, the teenager Sacajawea proves very valuable to the party, and is able to lead them to her people in the West. The story is filled with small details about life on the trail:the hardship of traveling in a canoe,hunting bears,eating unusual foods. The two nine year olds to whom I gave this book enjoyed it very much as it moved along well, with times of suspense (would Sacajawea see her people again?)

While this book does provide a historical account of the formation and growth of the Cambodian evangelical church, I enjoyed it more for the exciting tales of what the Lord accomplished in the lives of these wholly committed believers.

Their stories fill you with sorrow over the horrors they had to face in return for their faith, but they also fill you with awe at the amazing grace and deliverance shown to many of these saints as they served their Lord so faithfully.

I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history of the Pol Pot era in Cambodia and especially to believers who are wish to be inspired by those who have been tested and found faithful.

The problem with books about history is that they are almost always an interpretation: the author's. At best the author is willing to share the conflicting evidence with his reader, at worst the author omits it and pretends it doesn't even exist. But even the most faithful author can't put everything in a book so a selection has to be made. That's why the critical reader ends up reading a lot of books about the same subject. To be able to grasp most of the material, evidence and theories that are circulating. That way he/she is able to form his/her own opinion about an issue. But if the issue is Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings the reader will likely end up digging through tons of material and will still be very confused and very indecisive. Until recently one of the only books on the topic worth reading was Anette Gordon-Reed's "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Heming: An American Controversy". Because of it's painstakingly revealing of the mistakes, omissions and lies that previous writers had committed and for it's refusal to take a final stand.

This book however was written after the 1999 DNA tests that revealed that Thomas Jefferson very likely fathered Sally's last child Eston. And that he didn't father Thomas C. Woodson. But one has to keep in mind that the recent testing still don't prove Jefferson's paternity exclusively. Another male relative from the Jefferson line could have fathered Sally's last child, since they share the same Y chromosome. The book offers a number of refreshing essays written by scholars. Each one of them looks at the relationship from his/her own field. Trying to describe and explain what this new evidence means to themselves and their previous writings and views on TJ. Sometimes describing how they fell into the trap that so many historians fell into when dealing with TJ. They also try to describe the way the American mind thought about TJ and how this new evidence will influence peoples views and opinions.

The strength of the book is that it has been written after the revealing DNA tests. It also presents a lot of authors, each with his/her specific knowledge, views and convictions. Rather than just one author. But the really weak point is that the book fails to give a clear outline and explanation of the recent DNA test. That's the chapter that it should have started with. Since that test is the core, the very foundation upon which all these "revisionist" writings build. And also because a test like this needs explanation: not everyone is familiar with cellular biology and what it really means.

This book was compelling from the first page. The relationship between the main character Fitgerald and his flawed wife showed that heroes in books don't always have perfect lives. The terrorists lives were interesting but, only because I wanted to find out what they would do at the end.

There was nothing spectacular about this book, but for some reason I kept reading and reading. I think it is because anytime you see a tragedy happen on the news, you wonder how you would have reacted in that situation. You wonder if you could have been a hero. In this book, a boring average guy becomes a hero and has to deal with the resulting publicity. Then he becomes a suspect and has to overcome the adversity to get his life back.

I think the plot is what kept me reading, and not the characters or the style of the author. I don't think I'll read any more books by Blauner unless they have a great sounding plot, because I don't think he can carry a story on his own.

This book is a well written and fast paced narrative. It brings many social issues into the story, such as teachers effects on their students. It also combines the "hate USA" and Arab terrorism to make for a great story. This is the first book I have read by the author and I am very impressed. He is able to combine a few different plots together to create the whole picture. The characters are described in such great detail, you will have an excellent mental picture.

This is a book right out of today's headlines. Extremist Religious groups, Overzealous Media, Misguided youth, Violence, it's all in this book. Yet the plot brings this all together in one believable story. The author does a great job at showing each character and why they are performing such atrocities or why they have such courage to stand up for their believes. At some points you almost feel sorry for the bad guys because you know why they are in this predicament. This is a fast paced story with great characters and plot development, you will find yourself turning one page after another while you are engulfed in the story.