Related Subjects: Author Index Reviews Page 1 2 3
Book reviews for "Wicks,_John_H." sorted by average review score:

Thorsons Principles of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Thorsons Principles)
Published in Paperback by Thorsons Pub (1997)
Author: John Hicks
Amazon base price: $11.00
Used price: $3.98
Average review score:

Good book
A simple and relatively small book that easily explains the theory and treatments of Chinese medicine. Elementary in style, but certainly ideal for the true beginner that is unfamiliar with the terms of Chinese healing therapies. Presented in the style of a concise outline, Thorsons Principles of Chinese Medicine's first chapter introduces theory. Its 2nd and 3rd chapters cover the origins of disease and diagnosis. Each of these four following chapters' outlines the 5 branches of treatment: acupuncture, herbal medicine, Qigong, Chinese massage, and diet. These five chapters follow the same format, each addressing the following questions: what is the treatment?, in what cases is the treatment applicable?, what is the experience of the specific treatment like?, how does the theory of Chinese medicine apply to each of the treatments?, how will the patient feel after treatment?, how much treatment is needed?, and what are the various applications of treatment? Using this general format to describe these various practices serves the reader well by distilling vast subjects into digestible segments. The concluding chapter aids in directing the patient to the logical next step: how to start treatment.

Hicks has done a noteworthy job in bringing a concise introduction to Chinese medicine to the interested novice. Hicks describes the book in her introduction as "an informative guide to Chinese Medicine and is not meant as a self-help book for treatment." Hicks accurately points out in her book "we will discuss each of the Chinese medicines in turn and hear from some of the patients who have used the different treatments" Included are many reactions from patients regarding their experiences with the practitioners. It is exactly what the reader would like to hear before visiting a new doctor. These relayed experiences remove the mystery, fear or uncertainty anyone would encounter when he or she are ready to make the move into uncharted territory. Thorsons Principles of Chinese Medicine does a good job of "putting the practice of Chinese Medicine in a nutshell."


Value and Capital: An Inquiry into Some Fundamental Principles of Economic Theory
Published in Paperback by Oxford Univ Pr (1975)
Author: John Richard, Sir Hicks
Amazon base price: $20.75
List price: $41.50 (that's 50% off!)
Used price: $12.00
Collectible price: $10.00
Buy one from zShops for: $33.19
Average review score:

Capital
This book set the division of the economic science into micro and macroeconomics.


Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World
Published in Paperback by Zondervan (19 August, 1996)
Authors: Dennis L. Okholm, Timothy R. Phillips, John Hick, R. Douglas Geivett, W. Gary Phillips, Dennis L. Okholm, Timothy R. Phillips, and Alister E. McGrath
Amazon base price: $11.89
List price: $16.99 (that's 30% off!)
Used price: $11.84
Buy one from zShops for: $10.99
Average review score:

OK
This is book is part of Zondervan's Counterpoints series. According to the editors of this work, the purpose is to bring Christian thinkers together to discuss the question of the salvation of non-Christians. The contributors are: (1) John Hick, advocating pluralism; (2) Clark Pinnock advocating inclusivism; (3) Alister McGrath advocating a somewhat exclusivistic position; and (4) R. Douglas Geivett & W. Gary Phillips advocating exclusivism.

As is often the case with this series, the book suffers from poor editing. All of the essays are worth reading, but they generally don't deal with the alleged topic of the book. For example, Prof. Hick tells us that he believes in universal salvation and that he has written a book arguing for this position, but he doesn't give his reasons in the essay. Prof. McGrath touches on the issue, but not in any great detail. Prof. Pinnock deals with the topic in a limited manner. It is only Profs. Geivett & Philips who actually go into the question in some detail. They provide an exegesis of Acts 4:12 and some other passages. However, none of the other contributors responds with any detailed exegesis. What is often seen as the key passage concerning the salvation of non-believers -- Romans 2 -- is only mentioned in passing. So, this book is really a discussion of religious pluralism, not salvation.

In spite of my criticism, I think this book is helpful to anyone who wants a background on the general issue of religious pluralism. If you are looking for a discussion of evangelical views of the salvation of non-believers, then this isn't the place to look.

Still Fun To Read
I like all the differing views. While I am a conservative, I like the other points of view. This series is usually good for exposing differing views.

Good on the Who?, ignores, What?, How? and Why?
I was somewhat disappointed in this particular book, since I was hoping it would deal with what salvation means (Saved from what?) and how people are saved. Instead, it focuses exclusively on who may be saved.

Without a good understanding of the meaning of salvation, it is hard to be confident about who it may or may not apply to. However, the WHO question seems to be of more concern than the WHAT, WHY and HOW questions to most people interested in questions of salvation.


Dealing Effectively With the Media
Published in Paperback by Crisp Pubns (1992)
Authors: John Wade and Tony Hicks
Amazon base price: $11.16
List price: $13.95 (that's 20% off!)
Used price: $7.34
Collectible price: $14.95
Buy one from zShops for: $9.99
Average review score:

i wouldn't bother
I found this book to be too out of date to be of any help. Like laws that have not kept up with the technology, this book is also incapable of dealing with the modern media. I'd suggest reading Guerrilla PR Wired by Michael Levine for a more up to date and relevant techniques.

If looking for just one book on media, this isn't it...
This book is simply too limited in scope and too outdated to satisfy the needs of most people who will be dealing with the media. In my job as a Media Relations officer with NATO, and with first-hand experience in working as a spokesman in a high-profile environment, I am responsible for helping senior leaders work effectively with the media. I am therefore constantly reading new material and books to learn from the experiences of others. If I were to tell the people I work with to read one book on the subject, this one would not be very high on the list. It's relatively narrow focus on predominantly one type of interview -- live television -- doesn't fit into what most people will face when dealing with media today. Seldom will people face live television when giving an interview, although many of the techniques he recommends remain useful and valid in many environments. Having said that, he emphasizes the right areas and I found many useful points that I will integrate into my own training program. The interview-guidelines list is very good, as is the Prioritized List Concept to prepare for an interview. If you're looking for just one book, this probably doesn't present the comprehensive view you need of today's media and how to give effective interviews. But if you're looking for a few pearls to add to your knowledge, or if you just can't make it through a book on the subject that is more than 75 pages long, this is worth the money.

COMPREHENSIVE, EFFECTIVE...AND FUN!
This is a great book from the "FIFTY MINUTE" Series of books. A lot of info, but not overwhelming. Quizzes, examples, samples,and tips add to the enjoyment, and educational component of this book. I ordered 20 books to give to attendees at a Media and Public Relations seminar that our association presented recently. I used a couple of the quizzes in the book as handouts prior to giving them the books. I highly recommend it!


Death and Eternal Life
Published in Paperback by Westminster John Knox Press (1994)
Author: John Hick
Amazon base price: $17.47
List price: $24.95 (that's 30% off!)
Used price: $5.25
Buy one from zShops for: $9.99
Average review score:

mostly unhelpful, full of contradictions
This books gets 2 stars rather than 1 since it does provide some summarization of the various eastern and western views regarding death and eternal life.

The author's own viewpoint is poorly argued. For example, Hick suggests that the traditional Christian doctrine of the immortality of the soul is untenable due to the emergence of the scientific mind. Hick suggests that anything which cannot be demonstrated as being in accordance with empirical science should be discarded. However, Hick then goes on to say that ESP, clairavoyance (sp?), and other psychic nad paranormal phenomena should be counted as reliable evidence for the existence of life after death (I wonder what empirical scientists would say about this). The author then turns to the eastern religions and panentheism to provide a picture of what eternal life may be like (but without any convincing arguments). On the whole, I think that this book is a waste of time.

A journey through death and what might lie beyond ...
I first read John Hick about 12 years ago and this was the first of his books. My understanding of Christianity in general and the nature of life and death in particular were significantly altered by this book and others by Hick.

Imagine taking a ride through the various theories of life after death as presented by various religions, each one being presented so that you say, "Wow -- now this is it." Hick, in his masterful way, then says, "No, not really, and here's why..." So, throughout the book (although the first 200 pages are less thrilling)you are being led through this maze all the time wondering if, by the time the book ends, you're doing be presented with something that makes sense. The ride is worth it -- you are well rewarded.

Again, nearly anything by Hick is worth reading, but this is a book to settle down into and give yourself up to. It's not light reading by any means, but it is fascinating.


A Christian Theology of Religions: The Rainbow of Faiths
Published in Paperback by Westminster John Knox Press (1995)
Author: John Hick
Amazon base price: $22.95
Used price: $5.00
Buy one from zShops for: $5.99
Average review score:

Christianity is exclusive
Orthodox Christianity has always been and always will be exclusive. People, including Hicks, should face this reality and either defend or attack Christianity from this standpoint. To say that it is possible to construct a "Christian" theology of pluralism is a contradiction and a foolish hope. Hicks, as always, fails miserably in this work. If one insists on pluralism, he should not consider himself a Christian, but should reject Christianity as false. If one claims to be a Christian, he must reject all other religions as false. Simple as that.

I recommend "Truth in Religion" by Mortimer Adler.

The circle of faiths around God
John Hick, a proponent of religious pluralism, has again come out with a book that tries to persuade its readers that Christianity is not *the* religion but is only one amongst many, all of which are pathways to the Transcendent Reality.

In this book Hick has taken a different tack toward this goal. Instead of being didactic and scholarly, he posits and replies to questions from two fictional characters Phil and Grace, corresponding to philosophers and theologians, and argues the issues of pluralism. The result is a lively and readable dialogue that tries to anticipate and answer many of the readers' questions.

As always Hick is a joy to read and his points are, needless to say, well-taken.


Dating Violence: True Stories of Hurt and Hope
Published in Library Binding by Millbrook Press (1996)
Author: John Hicks
Amazon base price: $23.90
Used price: $2.95
Average review score:
No reviews found.

Drug Addiction
Published in Library Binding by Millbrook Press (1997)
Author: John Hicks
Amazon base price: $23.40
Used price: $2.24
Average review score:
No reviews found.

Pluralism and Particularity in Religious Belief
Published in Hardcover by Praeger Publishers (1994)
Author: Brad Stetson
Amazon base price: $62.95
Used price: $50.00
Average review score:
No reviews found.

1 & 2 Chronicles (The College Press Niv Commentary. Old Testament Series)
Published in Hardcover by College Press Publishing Company, Inc. (2001)
Author: John Mark Hicks
Amazon base price: $29.99
Used price: $24.27
Buy one from zShops for: $24.27
Average review score:
No reviews found.

Related Subjects: Author Index Reviews Page 1 2 3

Reviews are from readers at Amazon.com. To add a review, follow the Amazon buy link above.