I read the book and is almost self contained. No knowledge in Number Theory is assumed. Has a great combination of text and math. Last few chapters could have been better.

An excellent book. I am a beginning cryptographer with some statistics, discrete math, user level crypto and programming under my belt - crossing over from another field. This book is an excellent read with proper amounts of examples and theorems. It is easy to follow and would make a good reference.

Samuel Marx was hired at MGM by producer Paul Bern and became a close friend. He ultimately rose to the position of chief story editor during the busiest period of the industry. When Bern, who married MGM's blonde screen bombshell Jean Harlow, died of what was ruled a suicide, a skeptical Marx began sleuthing, unwilling to believe the conclusion that had been reached.

"Deadly Illusions" represents Marx's effort to solve what has become a longstanding mystery in Hollywood, with many unconvinced, as was the MGM story editor, that Bern had died of a self-administered gunshot wound. Marx concludes that MGM executive Eddie Mannix, operating as studio boss L.B. Mayer's troubleshooter, rigged the suicide attempt to cover up a dark secret about Bern's past, which resulted in his being murdered. To reveal more would be to give away the suspense which should be the reader's discovery.

This is a book that depicts Hollywood during a glorious period of productivity. Marx was a busy on the scene participant and makes you as a reader feel that you were an intimate part of it as well.

Samuel Marx was there. He was a writer and producer at MGM when the lion really roared and was good friends with all the artists and stars and legends on the lot. One very good friend, the sensitive and talented producer Paul Bern, married Jean Harlow, and died under mysterious circumstances shortly after the wedding. Like a Beverly Hills Columbo, Marx solves the mystery. He has access to the real clues, not the ones that have become part of sensational myth, and he makes the case for the only credible version of what must have happened I have ever read in any of the overly sensational, salacious Harlow biographies out there (with the exception of Eve Golden's "Platinum Girl").

I did this study 1.5 years ago and still remember much of the information gleaned from it. This is a great way to understand differences between judges, kings, and prophets of the nation of Israel. The life of David is a main portion of the book.

This is a terrific encouragement to Christians who want to grow closer to God and to have a desire for His own heart in themselves. We have all fallen short, as did David so many times, but David kept coming back and so can we.

It is six lessons to be done over a six week period and can be used with the International Inductive Study Bible.

Samuel Pepys must certainly be the most candid of diarists, and the most aware of his time and place. He makes no effort to hide his flaws, nor his accomplishments. We learn about court intrigue, food, household management, plays, the foibles of kings, taverns, music, the navy, architecture, preachers, marriage, family relationships...the man was open to the world around him in an unbelievable way, and conveys it all with zest. It is absolutely enthralling.

This is the best edition of Samuel Pepy's Diary and is hugely enjoyable to read. It takes you into the world of a 17th century yuppie par excellance with all his faults and virtues. The scholarship is first rate, meticulous and rigorous and the footnotes add enormously to the interest of the diary. The introductory essays are also first rate and I want the whole set of all 12 volumes!

My wife loves this book, and that is why I purchased it I went ahead and bought a used book. I thought that I was going to receive the most updated version, as was shown in the picture, when I submitted my order. To my surprise I received a used version that was published in 1995.

This book is great, especially for first time parents. It has everything you could ever need to know about your baby or child in an easy to follow dictionary format. I have used it several times to look up information.

Although this is currently out of print in the US, it has been published in the U.K. under the title "Election and Predestination". You may be able to locate it on Amazon.co.uk.

This latest version is
even better than the original in one way. It has 18 more pages with
multiple appendixes, including ones responding to Calvinist
theologians Arthur Pink and John Owen.

Otherwise, I agree with the
previous reviewer. This is an excellent book on the issue of election
and free will and is a potent tool against Calvinism. The author
claims not to be Arminian, but he seems to be middle-of-the-road
tilting toward that point of view.

I particularly like Fisk's
section "Special Attention" section in which he examines the
meanings of scriptural passages commonly quoted by Calvinists. He
provides completely acceptable alternate interpretations to those
verses, e.g. Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 9: 10-13, 16, etc.

This book is
highly recommmended.

I have read several books relating to predestination, election, free will..etc. In my opinion, this book is the best on this subject. It offers references from many different commentators and scholars not just the author's own bias. The first half of the book deals with an overview of the topic. It is very helpful in getting up to speed on the history, views, terms and issues involved. The second half of the book deals specifically with verses in the Bible relating to these issues. As for someone who has been on both sides of these issues (Calvinism vs. Arminianism), this book is very convicting because it spends a great deal of time in looking at the key Bible verses involved. And that is the most important aspect - what the Bible actually says not what our Theology thinks that it should say. I am amazed how many Christians put into Scripture their own personal view or bias instead of taking out of Scripture what God is actually saying. This book is a must read for anyone who is seriously interested in learning what the Bible teaches concerning predestination and election. It is a serious study on the subject. It is concise with the focus being on Scripture and it is without all of the fluff, emotion, and bias from other sometimes larger books. It seems every Christian has a passionate view on this issue. This book will challenge your view from a Biblical basis. I have also found this book as an unlock selection on WordSearch 4 Bible software.

It was very helpful in showing me how to develop my leadership potential during my education internship. Christopher B. Hastings - teacher intern

With over 20 years experience as a high school teacher, I've seen alot of programs and books come and go. This book truly delivers what it says...they define leadership! With simple structure and sound concepts this is a must read! Mr. Ed Campbell, Work Force Development

This is the best introduction to esoteric tarot I have found. It has been attributed to Iamblichus but that is probably an error or done to establish a connection to a lustrous name. This was unneccessary. It stands on its own as a classic. It is well worth the short time it takes to read and it will reverberate in the reader and set in motion certain internal processes of infinite value to the mage.

For anyone interested in Ancient Egyptian life, this is truly for you to read. The author places you in a different time and place. If you can survive the seemingly insurmountable tests and avoid the pitfalls, you become an all knowing initiate. In my year of Egyptian studies, this book is definitely the best I've read as far as insight on life back then.

Bible scholar, Samuel Fisk does an excellent job of
examining the main issues involved in Calvism versus the
"free-will choice" issue. I highly recommend this important
book for all serious Bible students and theologians. The
Appendix alone is worth the price of the book. Also: please
read Dr.Norman Geisler's contribution to this knotty issue:
CHOSEN BUT FREE, and Dave Hunt's very interesting take on
it all, titled: WHAT LOVE IS THIS?
Indeed. "What kind of love" is this that portrays GOD as
the author of evil and as one Who would PRE-ORDAIN men and
women to a fiery hell without giving them responsibility of
any CHOICE in the matter?

For those who don't know it, this book is an expanded reprint of Fisk's outstanding book "Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom."
In much of it, Fisk does a survey of opinions of eminent Bible scholars about election and free will to make a case that Calvinism is unbiblical. This new edition includes 18 extra pages with multiple appendices including sections responding to theologians Arthur Pink and John Owen.
It is great to see this new version in print!

This volume is a fine translation of Spinoza's _Ethics_ together with some other writings that help to illuminate it -- namely, the _Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect_ and some well-chosen passages from Spinoza's correspondence.

Aside from its presentation of Samuel Shirley's clear and readable translation, this volume includes two additional helpful features. Seymour Feldman's workmanlike twenty-page introduction provides an overview of Spinoza's thought and of the main themes of the _Ethics_; and a translator's preface includes a list of twenty-four possibly confusing features of Spinoza's terminology with short explanations/clarifications. The TIE is of interest in its own right, and the items from Spinoza's correspondence are well selected to illustrate or elaborate some of the features of his more formal wriitngs.

Invaluable are the Introduction by Seymour Feldman and also, the Translator's Preface by Translator Samuel Shirley which gives lucid explanations of key Spinoza termsone of which is:

From Page 23, Note 5 G-D(Deus)

"Although Spinoza gives repeated warnings that his "Deus" is far from the anthropomorphic conception of God prevalent in the theology of his time, the reader will find it difficult to bear this constantly in mind. It is not until Ethics 1, Prop.14, that God, by definition, is shown to be identical with the infinite, all-inclusive, unique Substance, and thereafter it is all too easy to lose sight of this, as the religious overtones of the word "God" keep asserting themselves. So Spinoza's frequent use of the phrase "Deus sive Natura"God, or Natureis intended as a salutary corrective. For Spinoza God is all Being, all Reality, in all its aspects and in all its infinite richness."