This beautiful book -- from cover to cover including the dustjacket you see above-- is for and about people like you and me, and Aunt Marie who can cook and bake just a wee bit better than anyone else, of course. As you're perusing the wonderful recipes and stories, if you're lucky you'll meet Lem (is he really Jack Daniel?) or Pat or Lynne (those beauties on the dj) you'll never forget them. Heck, make trip to Lynchburg AND you'll really meet the warmest, most friendly folk since you were a kid in kneepants (or buttons and bows). Don't know who runs the office where this book was born (and no one will admit to it so if everyone's just "cog in the wheel" --- what a smooth-running and happy machine!). This latest and an earlier volume (call it One, this one Two) are both keepsakes, and a good cook's chance to "break out of the mold." Yes, there are some Social Drinks in there like Rolman's Year-Round Toddy that keeps him young and fit, and the Hollidays' La Creme Damage, which takes a sippin' whiskey to a smooth milkshake. OK, OK, Cakes, Casseroles, dishes for those down-home get-togethers...at Christmas, Special Birthdays, Family Reunions, close-knit neighborhoods just making their own weekend retreat while the ballots are being counted. Hearth and Home, Oh My! Did I mention Pat Mitchamore's "A Tennessee Legend," all about Bottles and Jugs? That's one of my favorites, too.

I received this wonderful cookbook as a present. (Thanks Sandy!) It has many excellent recipes containing my beverage of choice ;-) as well as other "down home" and family keepsake recipes gathered from the citizens of Lynchburg, TN. (For the uninitiated, this Divine Nectar is distilled there - in a "dry" county!) There are luscious photographs of the food and a travelogue for Lynchburg. Thoroughly enjoyable!

This book was a great book and I would suggest that anyone out there who likes Jack London books read this biography of him! Jack is a great person to write this on, he is a courageous hard worker and a family man, but his own family keeps moving while Jack is out on business trips. The author did a fantastic job on making details so you could actually picture exactly what it was he was tlaking about! This book is also very unique, but probably because it was the first biography I have ever read, but it was a great one. The author used a lot of strange words that I did not understand, but that is why he put a glossary in the back of the book. That was very useful. The author used several metaphors and similes, and acted a little sarcastic at times. I really, really enjoyed how this book was published and how the author decided to write it! I think everybody should read this biography, especially if you are a fan of Jack London's work!

I found this book at a book fair just two days before my paper on Jack London was due. This book saved me. It is very informative, well written and easy to understand. My paper turned out and was even handed in on time. Yeah!

this book leaves you on the edge of your seat until the very end, and after you read a book it leaves you wanting more, until the last one... its really creative and everything comes to life. Its awesome

This book was good. All the books I've read (Jan.-June) wereamazing. The Chosen One keeps getting closer in this book. Too bad thescroll is lost... And I thought it wasn't fair how Julia and George couldn't be together because of that dumb Healer ! Sorry, I'm getting upset. Other than this, it's a good book.

This giant of a Lutheran, Bob Preus, here in his final book shows that real Lutheranism and real Roman Catholicism are radically different. What kind of Lutheran and what kind of Roman Catholic? Those who follow there official, historical, published beliefs.

Preus carefully shows that the recent announced settling of the theological differences through the publishing of "The Joint Declaration of Justification" is premature and not honest in its conclusions.

For centuries and still today, the major difference which separates confessions in Christianity is this doctrine of justification. Here Preus offers evidence from Scripture, the Lutheran Confessions and from church history that unless there is true agreement in all doctrine, there is no true theological settlement, only a false ornamentation of external unity.

Such is our ecumenical times, and as always, confessors of the truth have such to contend with. Dr. Preus will go down in history as one fine and valiant contender for the faith handed down. May we who inherit such fine examples continue in his stead, and contend for the three Reformational solas without being contenious.

This is a major work of first class. Written so many can feast at the nourishing truth laid out so cogently here. May the Lord bless all who read this substantial theological work.

Shortly after the reformation and Counter-Reformation, a vivid difference existed between Lutheran and Roman Catholic confessions on the doctrine of justification. One needs only to look a Martin Chemnitz' four giant tomes on the examination of the Council of Trent to know this was true--and widely known. Nevertheless, today, many Lutherans and Catholics claim that the difference between their confessions is really not such a giant chasm.

Dr. Robert Preus, however, would disagree that true differences between Lutheranism and Roman Catholicism no longer exist. In this, his final book before his death in November 1995, Dr. Robert Preus shows through recent documents and scholarship that true agreement has not really been reached between these two churches.

Dr. Preus shows that the priority in dialogues between Lutherans and Catholics is "external unity and external peace among the churches." (pg. 106) He brings to the fore that new definitions to define old terms have taken place instead of true agreement: "an amalgam of the old Lutheran and Roman Catholic definitions, or rather, a pasting together of the two disparate sets of definitions--sort of like a treaty." (pg. 111) Preus unmasks that agreements like the Joint Declaration are really vehicles that explain away true doctrinal differences as mere non-divisive differences.

Nevertheless, true differences do exist between Roman Catholicism and confession, orthodox Lutheranism. Here are a few for starters: 1) the authority of Scripture, 2) the doctrine of justification, the focus of this book, 3) the authority of the pope, 4) the number and the nature of the sacraments, and 5) the role of the Virgin Mary and the saints.

Buy the book to read the searing truth told in a non-vehement way. For "when two parties say they depend upon the saving grace of God for salvation, and by grace one party (the Lutherans) means the saving, loving disposition of God and the other party (the Roman Catholics) means an infused quality, can they be said to share a common confession?" (p. 54.) If you want to believe that no doctrinal differences exist and you like plugging your ears and singing happy melodies, then avoid this book. However, all truth seekers need to buy this book while it is still in print!

Featuring a Foreword by the Dalai Lama, Kakuma - Turkana: Dueling Struggles, Africa's Forgotten Peoples by Daniel Cheng Yang offers the nonspecialist general reader a profound interesting photographic journal of the struggles of the indigenous peoples of northwest Kenya. The emotional and unforgettable black-and-white photographs capture the harsh reality of life in lands with highly limited resources in an unforgettable compendium of images and commentary. Kakuma - Turkana is highly recommended photo-documentary for African Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

A very informative book of a country not covered by the media. The photographs bring the reader to an understanding of the plights these people face in everyday life

This book will help you make sure there's enough money to enjoy those 20 or more "golden years," once you stop working. Learn to estimate your needs, manage your investments and debts, and monitor your retirement plan's "pulse." Includes ways to get the most out of 401(k)s, Keoghs, IRAs, and early retirement -- while you avoid pension-payout traps.

This book lays out what you need to know about planning your retirement using easy to understand text and charts. The chapter I liked best was: Step 12 Monitor Your Retirement Plan's Pulse, I think its a good idea to read this chapter first.

"In most businesses, when you mention the word learning, people immediately think of a formal training group, whether it is called 'training and development,' 'education and training,' employee development,' or any of a dozen other titles. Built on a traditional model, these training groups have done more to hinder progress in creating knowledge-enabled organizations than they have helped. A new model is needed, not just for the training group but for the company as a whole. Becoming a knowledge-enabled organization involves not just the training group but everyone from the CEO down; it requires basic changes in how the company is organized and run. The good news is that you can get there from here. This is your guidebook for making the journey" (from the Introduction p.3).

In this context, Daniel R. Tobin:

* argues that "training programs in most companies today rob the company in two ways. First, because formal training programs developed and delivered by traditional training groups are ineffective in helping the company and its employees succeed in meeting their goals, they waste large amounts of money and time. Second, by creating the illusion that formal training programs can meet the company's learning needs and those of its employees, by separating employees' learning needs and learning activities from their actual work, companies miss opportunities to improve individual and company performance, meet or exceed stated goals, and create real competitive advantage".

* presents the four stages of his learning model as an alternative to the traditional model, and examines some common barriers (unavailability of data, inability to find relevant, purposeful data, failure to recognize and share tacit knowledge), and other inhibitors (misdirected measurement and reward strategies, rigid organizational structures, and policies and procedures that force people to work in the same old ways even while the leaders are pointing to new directions) to knowledge development.

* examines what it means to be a knowledge-enabled organization.

* argues that "one key to creating a knowledge-enabled organization is the practice of developing individual employee learning contracts for every employee in the company. The learning contract specifies the knowledge and skills that the employee must acquire over the next year to meet individual goals. These goals are tied directly to functional, departmental, and business unit goals and must have a direct relation to the company's overall business goals".

* examines a wide range of learning options and how they can fulfill employees' learning contracts.

* as a guide for starting to build a company's knowledge network, presents some excellent practices that companies have undertaken to build their own knowledge networks, and argues that "without a positive learning environment, no organization can become knowledge-enabled, regardless of how much it spends on tools and technologies".

* discusses how today's successful companies create a positive learning environment, and argues that "to succeed in becoming a knowledge-enabled organization, a company must change how the leaders lead; how it structures communications, up, down, and throughout the company; how it measures and rewards employees; and how it structures work and job design".

* advises that companies 'throw out the training catalog, not the training group' (because training catalogs reflect the past and limit the potential for real learning), and presents a new model for a group that it be named employee and organizational learning.

* examines the learning organization, a term popularized by Peter Senge, and the corporate university and relates them to the model of the knowledge-enabled organization, and argues that "Senge's five disciplines can be valuable tools, but are not sufficient, in and of themselves, to create a knowledge-enabled organization, and establishing a corporate university does not guarantee that there will be any change in the way the corporation's employees are trained".

* in addition to developing knowledge and skills within the company, examines the other two knowledge-acquisition strategies: buying knowledge and skills, and renting knowledge and skills, and says that "the knowledge-enabled organization also learns from customers, suppliers, and even competitors-from any and every relevant source within or without the company".

Finally, Daniel R. Tobin writes, "creating a knowledge-enabled organization is a prerequisite for any company's future success. There is no function, no job within any company today, regardless of industry or location, that is not knowledge-based. At the same time, the amount of knowledge that employees at all levels need to do their jobs is expanding exponentially; in the future no employee will be able to master all of the knowledge needed to do a job. The best that we can do for our employees is to build a positive learning environment where they are engaged in continuous learning and can use knowledge networks to gather and share the knowledge they need to succeed individually and collectively".

Strongly recommended.

I found Dr. Tobin's book both useful in its content and very readable. Compared to many business books which often leave me thinking "So what is their point?," Dan Tobin gives clear examples, illuminating case studies, and practical suggestions. He is also clear regarding why he omitted the technology side of the equation - it would be outdated by the time the book came out. However, if you are interested in more of the technology side, you might want to check out Tom Kooulopolus' book Smart Companies, Smart Tools (Van Nostrand Reinhold). I especially liked Dan's description of how companies "jump started" their knowledge sharing process, as this seems to be THE major limiting factor, not the technology. As experts in the Knowledge Management field are recognizing, the big question is: How do you create a climate where people want to share knowledge? This book gives some practical suggestions and case studies of how organizations have done this. I strongly recommend checking out Dan's book as well as his earlier ones.

La Inteligencia Emocional. Daniel Goleman

El comienzo es espectacularmente bueno: teorías médicas sustentadas en estudios; análisis médicos de la composición química del cerebro y de cómo las emociones afectan la corteza superior; como la amígdala afecta nuestra manera de pensar, dejándonos a merced de las emociones que a veces nos dominan... El libro es sumamente interesante en sus primeros capítulos, aunque después se vuelve canson y aburrido. Al tratar de pasar de un libro científico a un libro de autoayuda sobre como mejorar nuestros hábitos emocionales, el libro se torna canson y soso, repetitivo. Siento cierta aversión a los libros de autoayuda y cuando empecé a leer este pensé que no iba a degenerar en eso, pero me equivoque. De todas formas el libro es excelente en su tema y en su tratamiento y trata de muchas cosas que ya los sabios de la antigüedad sabían: las emociones juegan un papel importante en nuestra vida, al punto de que el ser humano, ese ser pensante, es un ser sintiente y la razón que nos guía se deja llevar la mayoría de las veces por la pasión que la domina. El autor es un hombre sumamente equilibrado en el tratamiento del tema y no nos da las falsas esperanzas de algunos libros que aseguran que con una buena actitud emocional, podemos eliminar cualquier tipo de enfermedad. Eso es ser simplista y tratar de engañar cuando no a los bobos, sino a la gente que esta desesperadamente enferma y que busca cualquier tipo de solución a sus problemas. El autor también nos guía a través de las distintas emociones que nos pueden causar daño, como son la ira, la angustia, el stress y demás compañeros, que socavan nuestro sistema inmunológico, inhiben nuestra inteligencia y nos hace propensos a ataques cardiacos. Muy buen libro para tener una perspectiva diferente de la vida y ser más conscientes de nuestras emociones, y darles el justo valor que se merecen.
Luis Méndez.

He leído la versión en inglés y ahora compro la versión española para regalársela a dos amigos. Este libro es una guía amena y muy bien documentada para comprender el proceso de formación de nuestras emociones y sentimientos y cómo éstos condicionan nuestra percepción de nosotros mismos, de los demás y de nuestro entorno. Por el mismo camino podemos tambien entender mejor a los que nos rodean y aumentar nuestra calidad de vida.

This is the funniest, cleverest, most enjoyable book I have ever read. I recommend it unequivocally.

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This is a superb book and the author has obviously done, extensive research on the topic he covers. The information in the book is factual and very relevant to the times we are living in right now. If this book does not encourage the reader, nothing will. It proves that Bible prophecy is exact and factual. This book brings reality into perspective and amidst all the confusion in the world today, ensures hope for those who have become hopeless.

This book is a detailed manual on current world events and Bible prophecy - a handbook on this topic. You will refer back to it many times. I have read it more than once.
It gave me new insight into many Bible prophecies and about the amazing way that the Bible are being fulfilled in these days.
The 'Last Fall of Babylon' is eye-opening in many ways. Hard facts are given throughout and you just cannot deny it (no wild speculations).
Lastly, it strengthened my faith in a tremendous way to see how true the Word of God actually is.