I never had a devotional book that completely covers the life and gospel of Jesus in every page. J.R. Miller brings me in knowing the Lord daily in His life on earth and how we should also emulate our Lord in our lives. This book draws me in applying the gospel of Jesus in my daily life. No life experiences have we that Jesus never experienced and overcome.

I highly recommend this book for your devotional library. 365 days meditating on the life of Jesus. The book is also handy to carry and has a nice cover and title. A nice gift to your close friends.

This book is a dream. If you like warmth, wood, natural finishes, natural shapes, a relative degree of simplicity where humaness rather than layers of chinz fabric or in-human white lines rules, truth, age and interiors full of love, then this is the most wonderful book on the subject I have ever seen. Of course its dominated by hundreds of full page, color photographs, each one stunning.

The main body of the book (about two thirds) is dominataed by chapters which divide up interior looks according to different countries. Miller covers English Country style, American colonial, Scandinavian/Swedish, Italin and Spanish plus a couple of others. Under each country, we get a tour of a number of special houses which represent the country style of that land. Under Italy, a beautiful Tuscan villa is visited room by room. Under England, a mid-sized Elizabethan home. And so on.

The remainder of the book, is divided into chapters which look at country style according to different rooms: kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms etc. Also a brief, but enlightening tour of country style through the ages - ie by period.

What more could you ask for? Sensational, utterly inspiring photographs - (is the text EVER really that useful in these sort of books?) Incidentally, if you love wood for your interiors, I also HIGHLY recommend Wooden Houses by the same author. all just glorious and real and definitely make one want to either move out of the city or somehow bring the warmth and beauty of this style into one's town house.

James Martine clarifys the important points that need to be conveyed to the high school student. He will also bring clarity to the teacher struggling for the best way into the play. Particularly useful are ideas about John Proctor as a tragic hero. Twayne publishes consistently solid criticism for the high school teacher and serious student.

In the last 20 years, there has been a huge awakening in the west of what is perceived to be Taoism. Bits of tai chi, acupuncture, ying and yang and lives in the balance are part of popular parlance, but few Westerners actually know from whence these concepts arise. They arise from China's only native religion, Taoism (or Daoism). The mystical aspects of the religion are interesting and worth delving into, but due to cultural differences, many people fail to understand the nature of the religion. James Miller has now written an excellent introductory guide to Daoism, pointing out the cultural aspects as opposed to the historical one (although with a five page historical summary to help with context) and synthesizing complex concepts into thought provoking chapters. As LaoTze said "the Dao can be spoken of but it is not the constant Dao", but Miller speaks as well as can be spoken. This book will set you on the Way.

This small, concise, book provides a great practical guide for anyone wanting to initate a support group of virtually any kind. I found it more helpful than college texts 10 times it's size.

The John Knox Press INTERPETATION COMMENTARY series provides thoughtful but highly readable insights into the various books of the Bible. I haven't picked up a volume yet which disappointed me. But Carol Bechtel's commentary on ESTHER really goes the extra mile. It's chock full of fresh perspectives well stated. (Although she borrows many of these insights from the recently published commentaries of Adele Berlin and Jon Levenson, she is quick to credit her sources. And she is very selective about what she restates.)

The commentary is directed primarily to Christians, and to Protestants specifically. She raises an interesting point that Christians who "get their Scripture" solely from the lessons that are read aloud as part of Sunday services, are only exposed to a reading from Esther once every three years: Esther 7:1-6,9-10; 9:20-22. This clearly is not the best way to experience a book of the Bible that is a cleverly constructed "novella" with exciting characters, court intrigues, and dizzying plot reversals. She encourages Christians to imitate Jews by reading the book repeatedly, aloud, and in its entirety. As Bechtel points out, "It is a book, after all, about the struggle to be faithful in the midst of an increasingly unfaithful culture. It is a story of courage, faith, and deliverance. It is the story of men and women working together with a God who is not always obvious, but who is always gracious."

To use this commentary most effectively, you need to have a copy of the New Revised Standard Version Bible (preferrably with the Apocrypal/Deuterocanonical books) since the biblical text is not printed in the commentary. You do not need any knowledge of Hebrew (or Greek), however. Where an understanding of the Hebrew is essential, Bechtel provides clear explanations. One example, her explanation of how the Hebrew words for "enslavement" and "destruction" are homophones, serves as a very plausible explanation of why the King could have been so easily duped into signing a death warrant for the Jewish people.

Although Bechtel presents the shorter, Hebrew version of Esther as the "best text," she does examine the Additions to Esther (those passages that are found only in the Greek and Latin versions of the text) in a brief Appendix.

This book is a wonderful historical account of the forestry profession and is a must read for any professional forester, or anyone interested in forestry. It is an easy to read, but comprehensive book about a very interesting subject.

I used to for my EIT test. It's a great book preparing me for IE EIT.

If you like the informality, ease and practicality of country style decorating but find you branch out a bit, adding new ideas to your old favorites, you'll love this book. Amazingly, diverse treatments from far flung areas as Britain and France prove that they can blend with traditional American country styles. The 400 full-color photos in the book offer inspiration for those who prefer to get their ideas from pictures or demonstrations and there is also detailed information on how to achieve each style - from wall treatments to furniture and accessories.

James Hull Miller's life-time work in the area of self-supporting scenery is neatly organized and laid out in this book. This reference is especially useful to those producing a play, musical, etc., in a setting that is not the typical theater. Mr. Miller demonstrates that utilizing free-standing set pieces allows greater versitililty than the conventional set. His ideas are innovative, invigorating and inspiring! "Self-Supporting Scenery for Children's Theater and Grown-up's Too" contains both the theory behind free-standing sets and the practical "how-to" for building pieces. I like this book because it offers practical solutions to the problem of staging in an area that has no proscenium arch. The sets are light in weight, store easily, transport well and look good. Mr. Miller's expertise is obvious and appreciated.