This is a great critique of Charles saatchi. It is the best one I have seen I highly recomend it to all people intrested in it.

The average American tourist sees Japan through the looking glass: Tokyo. Though it is a fairly accurate view, it is a narrow one. John Carroll, however, has discovered the rest of Japan within an hour of Tokyo. His 'Trails of Two Cities' takes the reader to Yokohama, Kamakura, and other spots within the Kanagawa Prefecture, which covers the peninsula south of Tokyo at the mouth of Tokyo Bay. Trails is an excellent tour of the area, but it also gives the reader an accurate history of the area, secret and out-of-the way spots only a local would know, and background, insight, facts and legends you can't get in your run-of-the-mill Fodor's or Lonely Planet guides. The series of walks gives you a through view of the port of Yokohama, a city of foreign influences once considered the wildest port in the Far East; and the ancient capital of Kamakura, where the rise of Buddhism in Japan and the first shogunate occured. Its bilingual maps and information are highly accurate. I was stationed in Japan for more than two years in the area and took every walk in the book and had a great time; I wouldn't have even known Jogashima and Enoshima exsisted if it wasn't for this book, and the part on Kamakura alone pays for itself. It's a super way to explore that part of Japan. Even if you're an armchair tourist.

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signs, space, forms. These were his world and were his words. he found the special language with signs. and his language was the expression of his own world which would be woldwide. his hungry eyes saw the world through his angry intelligence with the pronteer.

This is the natural follow-on to Mr. Walker's OPENINGS FOR JUNIORS. This work includes 34 well annotated short games (fewer than 25 moves) which illustrate the teaching points in the first part of the book. An additional aid is the variety of openings and defenses these games present.

If a serious student of chess, with a rating below 1500, were to study the games you will be prepared for most tournament competition with the one glaring exception -- the Evan's Gambit. While not seen in every tournament, enough people still use this opening to have warranted it's inclusion.

Still, the book is well worth the money to purchase and the time to study.

Corrie ten Boom is an unbelievable author; she does a great job of making the reader feel like they are in the book with her. The book tells the story of her life which took place in Europe during World War II. Her family was Dutch and yet they could not turn their back on the Jews who saught refuge from the German soldiers. It was incredible to read about her life from the beginning when she was an infant through her old age. I am a fourteen year old high school freshman, and this interesting book made an impact on how I view life. Corrie ten Boom's story shows that miracles really do happen. I have always known my Christian faith was strong, but to see these characters being literally saved by their faith numerous times, makes my faith in the Lord even stronger.I also enjoyed the way she described each of the characters with great detail. Miss ten Boom had a very large family for the majority of her life. She lived in a three story house with her mother, father, two sisters, one brother, and three aunts. Their house was located above their watch shop. Miss ten Boom had a very close relationship with one of her older sisters, Betsie. After her older brother, Willem, and her other older sister, Nollie, got married her mother and all three aunts passed away. Miss ten Boom then lived in the large house with only her sister, Betsie, and her father, Casper ten Boom. She and Betsie never did get married. What a colorful family she had.
She described the German soldiers as flat characters. All she saw in them was evil that could have been turned into love if they could have known God. She and Betsie were very strong Christians and they prayed for the soldiers so that they would be forgiven for their hatred. Miss ten Boom was a very loving person, and in the book every time a Jewish person would come to the door she would let them in and give them a place to stay. She also had many round characters and described them perfectly with everything that she knew about them. This book has an interesting mix of happiness, sadness, suspense, and mostly hope. It made me not want to put the book down for a second. I recommend this book to any age person.

I've been aware of this book for a number of years, and finally read it when my friend Ann said I was missing a great story. Now, after reading it, I'm encouraging everyone to do the same.

The story begins in 1937 when a Dutch family is preparing for the 100th birthday of the family shop, Ten Bloom: Watches. Flowers are being delivered and friends are calling to help celebrate the day. The conversation centers around Germany and the Jews who are coming to Holland for asylum. The Ten Bloom's and their guests could not have foreseen what was to come. Their world had changed.

This is the autobiographical story of Corrie Ten Bloom and how she and her family worked for the Dutch underground movement during World War II. The family were Christians and took a very strong stand against the Nazi persecution of the Jews. Corrie's father, a kindly, religious man, summed up his thoughts on the Nazis by saying, "I pity them Corrie. They have touched the apple of God's eye."

Corrie and her sister, Betsie were two ladies aged 45 and 52 years of age, respectively. They are the unlikely heroines of this story. Never married and rather innocent of the world, they proved the old saying that "you can't tell a book by its cover." Both sisters risked everything they had including their lives to save people they didn't even know.

In today's world of "me first", it's so encouraging to read a story of a family that truly lived their faith and practiced the Golden Rule.

Being a psychologist, I am always looking for ways to better understand how it is that we can suffer the most horrifying atrocities imaginable and come out the other side with even more faith than before. Corrie ten Boom's story -- her true story -- is proof that the human spirit is capable of growing even under the most painful, frightening circumstances. Anyone who has even a trivial interest in the events of World War II or in the power of faith should read this book. Its credibility speaks for itself; Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie lived through the horrifying experience of being held both in German prison and concentration camp, and this story of their experience is priceless. There are lots of accounts of concentration camp life out there, but this one really is special. It tells the reader to look closely at the blessings that are always around even if they are disguised as something else. More importantly, it reminds the reader that no person is eve! r really alone unless they wish to be. This book changed my life.

This is a book for people like me: feeling stuck in a job you hate, believing that God has called you to much more than what you are doing, but afraid to leave the "security" of the life you have built for yourself. In other words, for whatever reason, you're a "boat potato!" Using the familiar Biblical story of Jesus walking on the water and Peter walking out to him (at least until he saw the wind and the waves!), Ortberg, in his entertaining, engaging style, encourages you to overcome your fears, embrace God's call, and trust that God will work through you to do great things you could not do on your own. Between this book and his previous book, "The Life You've Always Wanted", John Ortberg is proving to be one of the top Christian writers on the scene today. You can't afford not to read this book!

Ortberg's book is an excellent challenge to evaluate your way of thinking and to get out of your comfort zone and be mightily used of God.

Among the many excellent points Ortberg mentions are:

1. What happens when God works in a person's life.
2. Our gifts will either be used or unused for God's glory.
3. Take your calling from God seriously and accept your limitations.
4. Appreciate the gifts God has given you, utilize them for His glory, and refuse to compare yourself with others.
5. Fear may be the biggest reason we fail to trust and obey God.
6. Be willing to wait on God and His timing and methods.
7. Suggestions for staying focused on Jesus.
8. Let God be larger than the people around you.

Again, these are just a few of the many points mentioned in the book. An excellent read and supplement to the Bible. Highly recommended!

I am only half-way through this book, and I would recommend it whole-heartedly. I had never read anything by this author before, but the title intrigued me. Well, this book is right on target. With wit and wisdom, Pastor Ortberg walks you through each area, and helps to address why we don't get out of our boats and trust the Lord more. His writing style is as easy to read as if he was sitting across the kitchen table from you. Each chapter has questions after it to further help you address what was discussed to your particular situation. There is even a "Bob-Prayer Challenge" issued by the author! (If you want to know what that is, you will have to read the book!) You will not regret getting this one - if you are serious about your walk with the Lord. It brings to light things that have held us all back from our destiny, our callings and generally fulfilling all that God has planned for us. But..... we will have to get out of the boat!

Bought this book sight unseen from QPB a few years ago and was absolutely amazed, as was the professor quoted in the foreword, at its high quality. As the first person to publish Emily Dickinson's poems must have felt, surely no writer this good could possibly have gone unpublished! I have read thousands of novels over the years and maintained my own personal reviews and ratings. My highest rating, five stars, is reserved for true classics that reward unlimited re-readings. Very few books receive that accolade. This is one. "Dunces" is one of the funniest books ever published in the English language, tragicomic in the Rabelaisan, Cervantes sense of the word, but also falling-down-on-the-floor hilarious. Laughed 'til the tears came, and then I couldn't stop weeping. Couldn't stop turning pages, just to see what could possibly happen next. It is tempting to regret Toole's death, and to wonder if perhaps he would have produced more works of this caliber. In great art, though, quantity seldom equals quality. Toole was a shooting star who captured in "Dunces" his bittersweet understanding of the human condition for the edification of all future generations.

I absolutely loved and completely enjoyed this book. If you've heard that this book is funny, it isn't one of those laugh-a-minute books peppered with lame jokes that we've read a dozen times over in other books or heard on televisions' saddest sitcoms. In fact, its a completely different brand of humour. 'This book sure can make me laugh.' For instance, one particular description of our unlikely hero sitting on a stool and looking like a brinjal balanced on a thumbtack made me burst out laughing whilst lining up for the bus. But one cannot attribute all the laughs to Ignatius, but share it amongst every single one of the supporting cast. Not a single word written by John Kennedy Toole was out of place. His juxtaposing of choice words describing the plights in which Ignatius got himself into were works of brilliance. It really is a pity that we will never be able to indulge ourselves in similarly wonderful books again. We have lost a literary genius who managed to convey not just humour, but a deeper meaning concerning human behaviour and thought in his writing. And to think I just picked this book randomly off a shelf.

Every once in a while you happen upon a book by chance, only to discover later that here, in your hands, is a work worth more than you paid. A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES is such a work.

Through A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES, John Kennedy Toole has created one of the greatest tragic anti-heroes of our time. Ignatious J. Reilly is a character among characters, a beomouth of a man, a wit and a fibber beyond all, the original slacker - one whose curious logic and outlook on the world can only be compared to Don Quiote. Having graduated from college, Ignatious' main goal is to live out his life in his tiny bedroom, away from society, writing passage after passage of brilliant verse for the very audience whose company he rejects. Ignatious despises all things, believing that the American Culture is thoroughly lacking in "theology and geometry" and that nothing short of a good lashing will save many a soul.

A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES takes place a short time ago in the outskirts of New Orleans, where the city's true character is hidden from our tourist eyes, and yet the New Orleans of Toole could easily be Brooklyn or Los Angeles or Boston. In fact Toole's world is an utterly American experience, with accents and characters that spring to life and echo in your mind as the words flow beneath your eyes. Here we are presented with a literary "Green Acres." And though the book introduces you to an assortment of individuals, Toole's mastery of dialogue keeps each one fresh in your mind, without the confusion or blandishment that other authors might show. Each character is just that, and no two could ever be confused. Along with Ignatious J. Reilly, we are presented with

- Mrs. Reilly, a souse of a mother whose voice and patter will resonate in your mind

- Officer Mancuso, a patrolman who is the embodiment of the Sad-Sackian cop

- Jones, a self made victim of sorts whose wit and comebacks kept me laughing out loud

- Myrna Minkoff, Ignatious' pseudo-ex-girlfriend and an activist who believes that through sex all problems can be solved

And yet with these and many more characters, it is the voice and the soul of Igatious who dominates this work. Reading it is to join him and his cast in one ill-begotten adventure after another.

The novel begins with Igatious waiting for the return of his mother, who has set off to buy the very item which he needs the least of - cake. Officer Mancuso happens upon Igatious, and based on Igatious' sloven, beomouth appearance, he decides to question Ignatious, with the possible intent of arresting him, for officer Mancuso has been assigned the very demanding task of arresting any suspicious "characters" he might find. It is with this pretext that we begin a journey into what I can only describe as an immensely enjoyable read.

I first read this book about 13 years ago, and I was much more impressed with this book than with the more popular "The Yeast Connection", which I already had. The questionnaire in "The Yeast Syndrome" is excellent, as is the diet. After completing the questionnaire, I knew I had a Candida problem, while the questionnaire in "The Yeast Connection" had led me to believe I most likely did not have Candida. My symptoms improved considerably within a few days of starting the diet. I also consulted a physician and confirmed my self-diagnosis after a couple of months of following the diet.

I wish there was a more recent edition of this book that does not suggest using nystatin (which I did not use myself), but it is still a book I highly recommend having on your bookshelf! I have not seen a better questionnaire, and the diet is an excellent place to start. You may find you can mix "Phases" of the diet, for example you might be able to add oatmeal or rice to the "Phase-1" diet, depending on your personal food tolerances. I would suggest consulting a physician who practices holistic medicine (and can test for food sensitivities), and picking up another book or two on Candida for additional information. Changing your diet is the most powerful tool you can use to eradicate Candida, and is essential. And when you fall off your good diet, this is a good book to go back to, to help get on a good diet again!

This is the most comprehensive book on candida I have ever read. The index is thorough. There are phone numbers of doctors that are familiar with the syndrome listed by state. I am learning much more from this book than Dr. Crook's more popular book "The Yeast Connection". This book includes more info in one source than you will find anywhere on the internet, including the candida forum (raincity.com then under health professionals) I did not buy this book from Amazon. I bought it from the bookstore and paid $3.00 extra!!! This book is technical, but easy to understand.

This book was wonderful! For someone who has suffered for so many years with severe health problems I found this book like a wonderful breath of fresh, sweet desert air! What a clear understandable book! I am in the pages, especially the chapter that speaks about mental health problems caused by Candida. The authors have done their homework. I espcially enjoyed the chapter about Clarissa Candida and what she does to Jane's body. Everybody should read this book, if they are having major health problems that do not seem to be getting better! The book is a bit jargony but I enjoyed it, it well worth the price!