An epic thriller of unmatched profundity! The debris-slope has never been so slippery, the carbonate never so fine grained! While Sheehan more than "deposits" his prose, we would be truly remiss to ignore the writing contributions of the eclecticly-minded "et al," who makes us question our very basic assumptions about the Devonian Age, especially undermining our generally held beilef about the so-called "Antelope Peak." After reading this work you'll be looking forward to enjoying the best days of the antelope, disabused of your notions that the antelopes better days had passed.

As for the climactic ending, I won't spoil the surprise, suffice it to say that Isolated Carbonated Bodies do not stay isolated forvever, especially those composed of stacked debris-flow!

This book was an excellent history of the behind the scenes work in the John Deere design studios during the early days of farm tractor building in the US. A superb overview of how Deere and Co. arrived at the design they built.

This book is packed with interesting facts on naturalist John Muir. Students will stay interested listening to all of his wild adventures. This book creates the desire to make a contribution to our wilderness.

The hardly 5'0 tall St. John of the Cross was born Juan de Yepes in 1540 at Fontiveros in Castille, Spain. His father, Don Gonzalo de Yepes, died in 1545-when Juan was only 5 years. Growing up he had enough hindrance: his parents had no money, the father's side of the family were Jewish converts to Christianity, Juan's mother was suspected as having Muslim blood and was disowned financially and emotionally by her husband's family when he died, Juan himself looked too dark for a European-this, in turn, may have created social problems. He eventually joined up with a Christian brotherhood, the Carmelites, whose origin can be traced to the thirteenth century. At twelve, he helped in the local hospital. Nearing his death in 1591 he had by this time developed four works of poetry, between 1579 and 1586:

1. The Ascent of Mount Carmel 2. The Dark Night 3. The Spiritual Canticle 4. The Living Flame of Love.

His most famous, "The Dark Night," is mystical. It describes the journey to God as monstrously hard. At one point, the soul feels deserted by God, not unlike "why hast Thou forsaken Me?" And then, God is there.

The philosophy of St. John of the Cross hinges on discipline. The Christian religion is, after all, an exclusive one. Christ had said that very few go to Heaven. Now a Spiritualist will interperet this to mean that the spirit has to work its way up the ladder, in their case 'spheres.' "In My Father's house are many mansions..." St. John mentions two terms: "night of the senses" and "night of the spirit." As well, he differentiates "active" and "passive." The ACTIVE night of the SENSES is when a person rejects their sins. To borrow from the author, "The movement from the ACTIVE NIGHT OF THE SPIRIT to the PASSIVE NIGHT OF THE SENSES is a movement from meditation to contemplative prayer." (p. 43) The 'passive night of the spirit' is a unique mysticism in which the the soul feels weak, dark, shameful, deserted by God. But this changes when God and the soul become as one: "My Father and I are One."

The purpose of the book is plainly expressed by the author on the first page:

"John of the Cross deserves to be better known in the English-speaking world. He has a message for our age and he needs to be given a hearing. Up to now, John has not been well served by his biographers, most of whom have presented him as a remote, rather severe saint. John's humanity has been removed and religious cliches and miracles have obscured the real person."

Not surprisingly, our John was ill appreciated in his own time. I was reminded by C.S. Lewis that Christianity is not easy, in any sense. Every now and then, a silly atheist turns up with this on his mind, "Christianity is wishful thinking..." But why, oh why, would people dream up the harded journey they ever could, only to embrace it at their own misfortune? Jesus told us to 'take up our crosses.' The point? Simply that, St. John took up his cross and suffered for it. His 'dark night of the soul' is the difficulty of staying a Christian. G.K. Chesterton, who wrote "Why I Became a Catholic," said that he wanted to get rid of his sins. The 'rogue philosoper' G.I. Gurdjieff defined a Christian as one who "lives by the precepts of Christ." But we know it is something more. A Christian is one who believes that Jesus is God Incarnate, that lives in accordance with His way, and who developes a personal relation with Christ.

The author, Wilfred McGreal, himself studied theology in Rome. He became in 1957 a member of the Order of Carmelites, to which St. John was unified.

This book is very well done because it offers something new: a nicer look at St. John and what led up to the great events of his life. We see glimpses of his poetry here, and students of theology, especially, ought to read this one.

This book is a great source for information on Peter Zenger, and most importantly, on his landmark trial. Not a casual read, as the language and structure can be quite an obstacle at times, but excellent for research into the topic.

I think this is the finest long poem ever written. This is exactly what Pound, Lewis, Eliot, and the boys were trying to do. It is a crying shame this baby hasn't sold. If you're tired of reading 200 modern poems a get a good line or two, please try this masterpiece. I can't do justice to it with a description..but kinda like The book of Job on speed.

This book provides a thorough basis in the fundamentals of land information management (LIM), especially using land information systems (LIS). [There is the question of the relationship between LIS and GIS, which was pretty hot at the time the book was written, but one should look at the important issues that this book covers, rather than this now-forgotten dispute.] Written by two of the leading figures in the field, the book covers the critical issues in LIM, and looks at the issues of setting-up LIS in less developed countries. It is well established that a single, efficient land market is the main criterion used to decide whether a country is 'developed' or not. This book provides a primer and textbook for the LIM fundamentals of moving a country from 'undeveloped' to 'developed' status.

I have read many commentaries and Barclay and John MacArthur are the best in my opinion. Barclay is the easiest to read. He aims at the people to which it is written, the culture in which it is written and the language at the time. Barclay is the most quoted in terms of history. Very, very interesting reading.

Great book, what the whole Lotus Notes community needs. Every administrator & develepor should have one!!!

"I am the way, the truth and the life," Jesus says in John 14:6. That is what I expect to find in any Catholic catechism: the way - the how of being Catholic, the truth - the set of beliefs that the catechumen or candidate will ascribe to, the life - the promises that will belong to the baptized person as a result of belief and practice. And I am not disappointed in finding it in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. What the surprise is in the Catechism is that Jesus shows us the love of God. How reassuring to read the focus of the Catechism as "love that never ends."

However, though the Catechism begins with that statement in #25, it is easy to overlook it in the press of understanding the doctrines and the rules and the rituals. An interested non-Christian, concerned with the infrastructure of the church where he or she is considering membership, might easily miss the centrality to everything Catholic of the love that God has for His creatures. Most non-Christian religions do not have this emphasis or focus of love. Even the table of contents and titles of the sections of the Catechism itself move quickly to the creed, cult, and codes of Catholicism.

A catechist, instructing other Christians in the differences and similarities between Catholicism and various Protestant creeds and practices, might easily state this fundamental truth of God's love and then move quickly into the teaching of the faith, the handing down of specifically Catholic theology, practice, information, etc. A focus or emphasis on the personal love that God has for each of us is important and needs to be maintained in the presentation of all doctrine, all aspects of the Catholic practice. And that is what this little book reminds its reader.

It is pleasant, reassuring and uplifting to read on the dust cover of this book "The key to the Catechism is the mystery of the triune God - 'the love that never ends.'" As a focused and well-prepared instructor, even as a prayer warrior concerned about my students, interested in providing the right environment and content for conversion, I find it tempting to divert from catechesis on God's love in each of the pillars of the Catechism. Will the baptism or profession of faith of the new Catholic-to-be be properly supported by understanding of doctrine and rituals; will there be enough practice in prayer, sufficient support by intercessor and sponsor and godparent? However, it is not this re-presentation of the catechetical truths and codes that will save, nor even the support the faith of, the potential Catholic.

This book reminded me of the great need to echo the voice of Christ as He has spoken to His Church. The inner comparison, taking place within the inquirer, between Christ's voice and grace within himself or herself and the catechesis of Christ's voice within the setting of the Church, is the process of conversion. Recognizing the Shepherd's voice as the voice of love as well as way-truth-life will empower the inquirer toward conversion and prepare the soul for the joy of communion.

What indeed can a catechism offer for Catholics if not the universality of love of God? Surely, other creeds are easier to live, there are less codes to follow, less difficulties in being what that church might call "holy." The very love of God in calling us to live His very life is distinct and different from every other faith. It is, after all, union with Christ in His Church, in a common union with all the holy human saints of history, that is being offered in a Catholic conversion. Not a lifestyle, not a set of beliefs, not a set of practices. Nothing less than union in love with Love itself. That changes the focus of presenting Catholicism to an inquirer to "courting the catechumen" - we are proposing a marriage to the inquirer, through the truth, the way and the life outlined in the Catechism. That reminder throughout the book is what moved me as I read it.