Strange New Worlds VI outdoes some of its past editions in the overall quality of the stories. All were well done, with perhaps one or two exceptions (the Voyager and Enterprise stories were not that impressive). The good stories were really good. My favorites were THE SOFT ROOM, PROTECTING DATA'S FRIENDS, and BEST TOOLS AVAILABLE. The grand prize winner, OUR MILLION-YEAR MISSION, was well done but lacked the powerful punch I was expecting from the editor's introduction. If you pick this book up, you'll get a number of fun and entertaining stories that aren't "too far out" as some of the stories in the previous 2 volumes are.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds is excellent escapism, a majority the stories are well written and you can polish off 1 or 2 in any "before bedtime reading secession"

One of the things that I really enjoyed about this book is that you will find that fan written fiction will generally delve in to areas that "professional authors" won't go, or the fact that these are short stories, wouldn't be substantial enough to create a novel from and therefore not worth the effort. The most outstanding stories in this book fall in to that category.

You get quite a few stories of "Let's mix Kirk, Picard and any other character we can think of from different Trek shows", but they are done entertainingly and not nearly as geeky as it could be, if authors of lesser ability attempted it.

With any Star Trek book, you get the arguments of "that's not cannon" and of course Paramount has steadfastly stood by the claim that anything that happens in Star Trek books has nothing to do or add to official Trek lore. With that in mind some of the authors stories tackle subjects such as "solving the Kobiashi Maru scenario" or "Q with Kirk and Janeway"

All in all a good read, I would recommend it if you have read any other Star Trek books, but might not if you are new to reading Trek material.

BEWARE OF THE SPOLIERS!

Well, we get a lot of stories from the Trek universe. My favortie are "The Best Tools" (ST:DS9) in which alien
bets a no-win program and "Our Million Years" (Spec.) which
is so oddball that even I mention I name in it, I spoil you. Every body who's is a Trekkie would think they died and went to
heaven!

In the 1970s, when I was a student at a very Dispensationalist higher educational institution, I was told that Dispensationalism was, at that time, "in a state of stasis." On the one hand, stasis can denote stability, which can be a good thing. On the other hand, it can simply mean that nothing was happening to worsen an already unstable situation (as we see in some science fiction movies when an extremely sick patient is placed into stasis). Unfortunately for Dispensationalism, all evidence now points to the latter as being the true nature of the situation. ¶ Several years after I heard that remark, the chickens came home to roost on the house-of-cards that would later come to be known as "Revised Dispensationalism" -- revised to patch up some problems inherited from those who came to be known as "Classical Dispensationalists" -- and the inherent instability became apparent. Within a short time a "new, improved" brand of Dispensationalism hit the bookstore shelves: Progressive Dispensationalism. Time will tell whether the cards were replaced by something truly more substantial and enduring. ¶ One of the architects of Revised Dispensationalism, Charles C. Ryrie, was the consulting editor of the book under review here, "Issues in Dispensationalism." In the 1960s he wrote an irenic apologetic entitled "Dispensationalism Today." At that time Dispensationalism presented a unified front, and all of its opponents were to be found outside that system, mostly within Covenant theology camp of Reformed churches, and thus Ryrie's apologetic was directed at them. But the situation has changed dramatically since then, and now Ryrie's brand of Dispensationalism must contend with new opponents from within the camp -- even from the very institution where Ryrie himself was schooled in the system, and where he held court as one of its preeminent instructors for many years. ¶ On the back cover of the book we read a quote from Ryrie: "Dispensationalism dying? Hardly -- read on." Unfortunately, the book as a whole does not confirm Ryrie's confidence. If the older forms of Dispensationalism are not actually dying, they are certainly suffering from advanced hardening of the arteries and even severe atrophy. A patient in such a condition cannot have high hopes for longevity. This new volume could easily be subtitled "Dispensationalism Yesterday" for all the hope it extends to the future of the system it defends. Some of its more noteworthy essays are as follows: ¶ Ryrie's own "Update on Dispensationalism," which forms the first chapter, attempts to address what he believes are the weakest points of the new Progressive Dispensationalism (PD). Here he is strongest when he questions whether PD truly qualifies as Dispensationalism at all, and this is an issue that will have to be discussed and explored in future literature. But he is weakest when he challenges PD on its individual conclusions. ¶ Ryrie's rather icy contribution is followed by "Dispensational Hermeneutics," by Thomas Ice, who defends the method of literal interpretation, but does not deal with historic Dispensationalism's own failure to consistently apply that method. ¶ "The Biblical Meaning of Fulfillment," by Charles Dyer, is somewhat better, but disappoints by failing to deal with the crucial issue of initial or partial fulfillment. The Dispensational bias of using the Old Testament as its hermeneutical starting point also comes through loud and clear, which simply begs the very important question of whether this is the most appropriate place to start when defining "fulfillment" in the New Testament sense of the word. ¶ John F. Walvoord's "Biblical Kingdoms Compared and Contrasted" is helpful, but the questions he's raised have been answered in the book "Progressive Dispensationalism," by Craig A. Blaising and Darrell L. Bock. ¶ By far the worst contribution to this volume is found in "The New Covenant," by John R. Master, who very nearly (if not actually) returns to Lewis Sperry Chafer's long-discredited "Two New Covenant" theory to explain how the New Testament could apply the language of Jer. 31:31-34 (a prophecy addressed to ethnic Israel) to the church. ¶ Zane C. Hodges is up to his usual habits of incendiary overstatement in "A Dispensational Understanding of Acts 2." The credibility of his essay decreases as his use of hyper-emotional rhetorical slams increases. ¶ It's not that this book is a totally lost cause. There is some good stuff here, and even some tentative attempts at dialogue with the PD viewpoint, even though they sometimes seem artificial, and perhaps forced by the fact that the advocates of Classical and Revised Dispensationalism may feel backed into a corner, and are beginning to notice the substantial thinning of their ranks. ¶ Meanwhile the book serves the useful purpose of providing us with something to gauge the size of the fault-lines along which the world of Dispensationalism is currently dividing. It also shows how as paradigms shift, thought patterns that refuse to jump over to the new paradigm begin to harden and fossilize. The main question, I believe, is: as conservative evangelicals continue to make progress in the field of biblical hermeneutics, will Dispensationalists have any share in that progress, or will they be left behind? At this point the train is leaving the station, and many have yet to climb on board.

I've checked out this book from the library many times and am saddened to see that it's out of print. I would very much like to have my own copy of this book. Although it is nearly 10 years old, and thus deals with issues occurring back then (this is why I only give it 4 stars), it will help the Bible student answer some questions regarding dispensationalism and the kingdom of God. In fact, a reading of this book might cause those who are considering progressive dispensationalism (is it actually dispensationalism?) to see why the traditional view of dispensationalism makes good sense of history and the future. It answers some of the errors of progressive dispensationalism in advance, showing that Christ is not presently seated on the Davidic throne. (Progressives have yet to demonstrate where Scripture shows the Davidic throne as a heavenly throne; it is always pictured as a purely earthly throne.) This book is extremely helpful for those who are seriously considering the implications and some of the issues of Dispensationalism.

A valuable overview of a wide variety of Dispensational thought by many competent scholars within the Dispensational Community. I especially like the chapters on "Dispensational Hermeneutics" and "Israel and the Church."

John Dean's many enemies didn't have to worry about discrediting him - his wife takes care of it in her self serving memoir.
John Dean is Mo's third husband. When they first met he didn't bother telling her that he was still married to a wife he later divorced and throughout the book he treats her like dirt. Their falling in love is described in a sickeningly fairy tale way. And it only gets better. Mo does let John have his say and attack his enemies through her book - She hates whoever he hates so there is a repeat of the pettiness in blind ambition, particularly the attacks on John Ehrlichman and Jeb Magruder.
I like this book because it is so ridiculous that it is humerous.

This little book is a must-have for anyone who joined the national Watergate fan club immediately after the scandal broke in the early 1970s. Maureen Dean's account, speckled delightfully with detailed descriptions of the clothing/accessories other Watergate women are wearing, is comically young-minded. Even so, its emanations form an illuminating penumbra (if that's possible) that reveals the spirit of the Nixon White House; a good example is the style of the fake-serious interoffice memo which John Dean submitted to Haldeman asking for time off to marry Mo.

An excellent companion piece to this book is "Silent Coup," which adduces other, darker facets of John's and Mo's relationship. Read "Mo" first, while you're still in the mood for levity.

This book came out after Grace, Faith & Holiness. It is an easier read- Grider writes a little better. But his theology comes out on the side of the turn of the 20th century Revivalist theology in the Holiness movement. While Dunning understands and expounds the relational foundation of Christ's work, Grider is more apt to label and categorize things according to experience and his categories. Dr. Gride is a great churchman, good teacher and good writer, and this would be a great book except it sets itself up as the Holiness theology at the end of the 20th century, when some of its thought comes from the end of the 19th.

As a layperson interested in learning more about Wesleyan-Holiness Theology, this book far exceeded my expectations. It is written in plain english, well-organized and filled with deep insights. For me, this was one of those "you'll never be the same after you read it" books. A wonderful book that I return to time and again for spiritual growth and inspiration. Great bibliography too - this book introduced me to other significant resources (like Wiley).

This book will hurt to read. The Eliot Porter photos show what has been lost to our generation by the grossly irresponsible act of damning Glen Canyon. However the book also shows what has been saved in pictures of the Grand Canyon. May we know by our failure at Glen Canyon what to protect, and why, in the future.

Powell's own narrative, of course, forms the main written portion of the book, and its direct, yet eloquent, writings should remain a strong part of the story of what it is to be an American. Equal parts dry text and awed wonder, it is a must read.

A spiffy book, in the same vein as the acclaimed Sierra Club format series, of which I suspect this book may have been intended to be part. Enjoy this essential part of any Western library.

This book covers a lot of areas in great detail, but nevertheless is surprisingly easy to read. Its coverage of some of the subjects like the different types of inverters is significantly more detailed compared to most introductory text books. It also discusses various circuit design techniques, not just the standard static CMOS design. However the book has one terrible section covering the body bias effect. The author shows a 2 terminal capacitor and says that if Vb is applied to the bulk instead of zero volts, then the Vth will change from Vto by the well known body effect. This is completely FALSE!!! Body effect is a 3 terminal device effect and doesn't exist for a 2 terminal capacitor. If you raise the voltage applied to the body by a certain amount, the Vgate has to change by the same amount in a 2 terminal capacitor. ( Not by the well known Sqrt (Vbs,..) relationship.) Not only that, but it can't be just Vb, it has to be Vbs--applied between substrate and the third terminal.AMAZING slip by a professor, and all who reviewed the book. (Tsividis' book will never have a sloppy discussion like this.) Overall this book covered many areas and was very useful. Of course it might be getting outdated in such a fast changing technology, but any desinger can benefit from this book.

The history of such a "new" state is intrinsically colorful, and the stages of growth and development make for the rise and fall of towns and small cities for a wide variety of reasons. The white man mostly ignored Oklahoma prior to the 1840s, giving said growth and development a dynamic unique among the states.

The author has collected several dozen stories of such locales, and in addition a vast collection of historical photos and plats, gives regional maps, dates, names, commerce info, populations, etc. His monographs on each "ghost town" (a few of which still exist but are seemingly at the end stage of their existence) are well written, informative, and suitably colorful.

Oklahoma has towns that were relocated en toto for the building of reservoirs, towns that were founded as socialist experiments, towns that served primarily as Indian trading posts and withered with the relocation of tribes, etc. Each story is intriguing in its own right, history buff or not. The only reason I rate it less than five stars is its publication date of 1978; an update with rewrites and newly mined information would be wonderful.

I recommend this book to pastors, church musicians and anyone desiring to feel the warmth of the 18th century Wesleyan revival. A Heart to Praise My God: Wesley Hymns for Today, studies each of the hymns of Charles Wesley included in the 1989 United Methodist Hymnal. While one will find more scholarly guides to great hymns, this is one book that provides both a good introduction to the hymns of Charles Wesley as well as good devotional material. S T Kimbrough has the credentials of a Wesley scholar. The notes and brief study guide at the end will help anyone who wants to explore further. But his personal reflections show that he is also in touch with the love of God that originally inspired the Wesley brothers.

Reading Powell's account of traveling to the Hopi lands in the 1870's is a truly fascinating story. Instead of giving details of his own hardships, he chose to stick to the facts of the journey and of the way of life of the Hopi people. I would have given this 5 stars if it weren't for the cheesy introduction and the distracting, poorly executed illustrations.

Lovett Weems has wonderfully reduced the vast theology and message of John Wesley into 96 pages. This book is written in language that can be understood by laity and along with the questions provided at the end of each chapter, this makes for a fantastic group study on Wesley's theology. A wonderful quick reference guide to the bare basics of John Wesley.