Christian theologian and philosopher Francis A. Schaeffer (1912-84) wrote this pamphlet (38 pages) as a warning to fellow believers. Beginning with Jesus' admonition in John 13:33-35 that his followers should love one another, Dr. Schaeffer goes on to explain the love that a Christian *must* have, and how that love should be manifested. In particular, this book is advice on how Christians of differing denominations should love each other, and how they can avoid the pitfalls of showing their love in the wrong way. The book ends with a poem selected by Dr. Schaeffer to accompany this text; it is quite moving, and worth being read in its own right.

Although written in 1970, this book could have been written yesterday...I suppose you would have to say that it is timeless. This book is quite touching, and should be required reading for all followers of Christ. I highly recommend this book!

Schaeffer's tiny booklet is a must for anyone who calls themselves a Christian. In it, Schaeffer shows that Christianity is not simply about right answers or intellectual belief, but about a deep, heart-felt love. We may be able to share a perfect gospel presentation and logically and concisely answer all objections, but as Schaeffer says, our "final apologetic" is that the world sees us love each other. Christians can do infinitely more harm with all our bickering and in-fighting that we could ever do good with mere words.

The same problems plagued Francis Schaeffer in 1970 that continue to plague Christianity today. This little book is a mini-exegesis of John 13:33-35. The question being, even in our differences, can a world of non-believers see Christ's love in our dealings, one with another? If you've never read Francis Schaeffer this is a great introduction. If you've already read Schaeffer, then this is a great addition. In either case, 'The Mark of the Christian' is must read material!

Although it wasn't the greatest comic book story I've read, it's definitely a good first effort by co-writer Mark Hamill. A rather interesting look at the potential of being a so-called superhero in the real world. It's also a story about how certain situations and circumstances can blow things way out of proportion, especially when the news media's involved. This is exactly what happens to a man who's basically a stalker turned superhero, and a notorious media celebrity (allegedly made in the mold of entertainment/media sensationalists like Jerry Springer & Tom Green) takes advantage- and fans the flames- of the craze that follows.

Originally a screenplay for a proposed film, Hamill and co-writer Eric Johnson turned to the original superhero medium- comics- to tell the tale. After reading this mini-series, I saw that a few parts of it would've been better translated part of a movie. But as well, there are several scenes that are pure comic book moments.

My only problem with the trade paperback is that Dark Horse edited a few parts that were in the original mini-series. All of the panels that originally depicted exposed female mammaries have now been covered with brassieres and halter tops. I guess I'll have to read 'The Black Pearl' for more wholesome reasons now...

'Late!

The Black Pearl is an excellent comic book mini-series for the following reasons: it's original, has character depth and exceptional art work. But above all, Hamill himself astounds me; he's multi-talented and for him to be able to pull me into a movie screen as well as a comic book is nothing short of genius. Good job, Mr. Hamill!

mark hamill is soooo talented! he can not only pull my attention into the big and little screens, but also to this comic book. i love the fact that he drew some of the pictures himself. the story is a little awkward. a hero made solely by the media, who in reality is basically a stalker. i love this book, and mark hamill!

although it's about the only thing out about MX, you'd be better off waiting to buy a book that comes with example files on a CD or companion web site, or just get something on 8.5. this has nothing. it's all "do this, do that.." but provides no image, sound, scripts, or movies to work with.

Great orientation to Director MX. Helped me get up to speed quick. Good sections on Digital video, Lingo, all the basics. Clear and concise writing, easy to follow. Keep up good work!

Very clear writing style. Has saved me lots of time and got me up to speed quick working with MX. Covers all the essentials.

I have no idea how this book managed a 4-star rating up to this point. They must have been looking at a different book or I and just crazy.

Potentially this book would be a good one ( concepts are explained ok ) but the tutorials/examples are full of errors and many of the files it references in the tutorials don't exist ..... at least that I have been able to find. I don't even know if the download files are still available ..... not that they are worth the time it takes to download them ( downloads only go through chapter 7 anyway ).

Additionally, I have tried to contact the publisher, author, and new publisher ( Apress apparently has purchased FriendsofED ) for help and received precisely nothing in return ..... not even a "we will look into it and get back with you" message.

I was hoping the FriendsofED titles might be a good source of textbooks for the classes I teach but will probably never use one of their titles again because of this experience with them. It's to the point that I have considered reimbursing everyone of my students who have bought this book because it's so poor.

Very frustrated and disappointed to say the least.

The book approaches using Premiere from the vantage point of following a whole project from start to finish through its production process using the software. Along the way it explains a lot of basic concepts and also delves into a number of specific how-to-do-it details and even advanced techniques for cool effects. It will take you through your first few projects with most of the techniques you will need fairly quickly. For someone like me who used a much earlier version of Premiere and then wanted to "jump" into the latest interface quickly and understand what to do in specific areas, this book was very good. But if you want ALL of the information you can possibly get on Editing in Premiere or any other single aspect, this book is not detailed enough. Also, the page numbers in the table of contents and the index are out of sync with the actual numbers on the pages. Its as if the ToC started counting about twenty pages farther on than the printer numbered the pages, so somewhere in the editing/publishing they lost a bit of control of this book, but everything was still findable with a bit of patience.

This book gave me the conceptual tools I needed to make sense of the Adobe Premier manual. The manual is chock full of the technical info that allows you to use all the features that Premiere offers, but Revolutionary Premiere 6 tells you which choice makes sense and why. In addition, it gives you the big picture on digital filmmaking techniques that can make the difference between making a film that looks amateurish and one that gets your message across. I knew within the first five minutes that this book would give me an understanding of the dynamics of filmmaking, while giving me specific advice on how to make Adobe Premiere do what I want it to do. Great job.

This is a very...book and the questions are so easy and simple. It might be ok if you are in the 500-650 range, but if you want more, go for Kaplan and Princeton Review.

I just began it with the first two chapters and found that I could hardly get it through. There seem some errors in the book and the tests differ from the real ETS tests so much! If you have a lot of money, try to get other books instead of this one. Don't waste your time on it.

The tests in this books are pathetic - I was not able to understand a lot of critical reasoning questioning, let alone answer them (fyi, my GRE anlytical score is 760/800). The introduction to the verbal section was somewhat useful, but the practice tests will really dampen your spirits.