Charles Strong's career as a Bay Area artist spans four decades and many different mediums. Fire And Flux is an impressive catalog of his achievements using a visual approach to explore his works. Insights into his intentions and philosophy are included but the meat of the book lies in these presentations of his art.

Coming out of RazorBlade Press, Hideous Progeny is one monstrously beautiful anthology that explores the world as it would have been if Dr. Victor Frankenstein's gruesome experiments had not gone awry. Writers such as Tim Lebbon, Peter Crowther, Steven Volk, Steve Rasnic Tem, and Rhys Hughes (to name just a few) each donate a small literary organ to the mix, and everything is skilfully stitched together into a marvellous book by first-time editor Brian Willis.

Cosmetically, the book is a two-face: while cover design by Chris Nurse is nothing short of outstanding, the internal layout is not without blemish. For example, outside margins are too wide, story titles are not always at the same height in the page, and the author's name is italicised in some but not all of the instances. Another gripe I have is that page numbers on the right-hand pages are left-aligned; plus, headers have no indication about the stories presented below them: these will give you a bad time if you want to riffle through the book to look up a specific something. There are a few extra typesetting warts and moles as well, as I noticed some characters showing up in a different size than the rest of the text, uneven spacing between words, typos derived from bad OCR, and so on. I sincerely encourage RazorBlade Press to pay more attention to internal design in the future, and run a few spell checks as well. Still, don't let appearances fool you, because the writing on these pages is top-notch.

In the whole, I was not in the least disappointed by Hideous Progeny while expecting quality work. Many short stories surprised me by their original angles, and all are very well written. The subjects are quite varied too, although some do overlap a little - it seems inevitable given the limitations inherent to their collective premise. I have my favourites, of course: Peter Crowther's piece is shocking yet touching at the same time, and the idea behind "Mad Jack" is a simple but nevertheless brilliant one. "The Banker of Ingolstadt" is perhaps the funniest in the book, and I found Steven Volk's "Blitzenstein" to rank among the best.

Whatever shortcomings the book has, they're quickly overwhelmed by the superb fiction it it, not to mention a downright gorgeous cover. For £6.99, it's well worth getting Hideous Progeny: not only will you be adding a fine specimen of a book to your library, you'll also be helping small press business to thrive. Because I want to see more from RazorBlade Press. Oh yeah.

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In practical reality, church structure often takes precedence over theology. In his book, Liberating the Laity, R. Paul Stevens shares how he tried to equip the people in his church for doing the church's ministry but failed because-as he discovered-the governmental struc- ture of the church required him to do "the ministry. " He writes,

"Structure, I discovered, is important; there is no point in saying that every member is a minister if the structure of the fellowship says the exact opposite - by making it hard for people to discover their gifts or to exercise loving service."

The fact is, no society - religious or secular - can ever afford to be careless about the structure of its government. This is especially true of the Christian community because great and precious principles are at stake. People who are deeply involved in the actual operation of a local church know from personal experience that the government of the church affects every aspect of the inner life of the church and that it is an extremely relevant topic.

My husband and I picked up this book while we were on our honeymoon in Vancouver. We've been reading a little at a time during our first year of marriage and we love it! I would say that this book, along with Love Life (by Ed Wheat), has impacted our marriage significantly. Stevens' book is good because he's very honest, very down to earth, yet has excellent insight into theological issues that play a part in marriage like prayer, the role of God's will in decision making, how to minister together, etc. Most of all, his chapter on prayer has been especially helpful to me. We now buy this book for all our engaged friends!

An excellent book, appropriate for married or engaged couples, as well as individuals who may someday consider getting married. Well written, educational and enlightening, I can't imagine anyone not benefiting from its common sense wisdom. Each chapter is followed by a fun section of questions or exercises, providing further opportunity for interactive learning, enhanced Biblical knowledge and personal growth. Great reading!

The Editor-in-Chief for "The Congressional Medal of Honor, The Names, The Deeds" is and always has been Harley S. Shane who was the C.E.O. and Incorporator. Supportive evidence is available.
Mr.Stevens was the On-Site Operating Officer and resigned from his position in 1988. All of the books from Sharp and Dunnigan Publications are the property of its' always majority Stock Holder as Liquidated and equitable division of property following the peaceful passing of Mr. Stevens. This effects the following Titles: The Congressional Medal of Honor, The Names, The Deeds; The Navy Cross ; Real Animal Heroes. All Paperback and other Tradepersons should take notice of this public notice. announcement.

This book was my daughter's all time favorite. It is easy to read and provides an introduction to the childhood of this famous American. This book is fiction, allthough based on fact, and is fast paced, exciting reading for your 7-10 year old. We have purchased all the titles by this author!

As a real estate investor I often refer to this book when I am in need help making a decision. It is the next best thing to having a seasoned partner who has been through many market cycles. As a Licensed Commercial Real Estate Appraiser and Broker I am impressed with the material as well as how it is presented. While lifetime of practical knoweledge is somehow reduced to a single 900 page plus book, it is not "dumbed down" for mass appeal purposes. Although I was introduced to this book through a course at Boston University I found it's format more interesting than academic.When investing your money in real estate it is better to read a book like this and learn than, to "just do it" and learn the hard way, believe me. This book is a keeper for your professional library.

In detailing the largest and most significant research study of its type (i.e. The MacArthur Study of Mental Disorder and Violence), Rethinking Risk Assessment describes what is surely to become the seminal work in the area violence and mental illness. The authors point to the methodological flaws in many earlier studies that failed to establish clear links between mental illness and violence. It moves beyond previous studies to point to a clear link between serious mental illness and an increased risk of violence.

Although based upon a North American population (i.e. with its higher societal rates of violence generally) the size of the study, and the relationships it demonstrates suggest that this work has significant implications for other jurisdictions. The book illustrates tools clinicians can use to assist with identification of those with higher for risk of violence.

Although actuarial methods do not offer a panacea for problems associated with risk prediction, they nevertheless provide pointers for increasing the precision with which such assessments can be made. Monahan et. al. acknowledge the limitations of such methods, and point to the complexity of clinical risk assessment for violence potential. The authors also point to the broader contextual, and problematic issues associated with false positives and negatives, in terms of prediction.

Armed with the information contained within this text, clinical staff will have a thorough grounding in the most up to date evidence in the field. This should provide a solid foundation from which staff can approach the complex issue of considering risk assessment generally.

I thought I'd never be able to ski. Look at me now! Young kids are amazed at my skill. This one is the best.