This book offers a new perspective on the idea of sacraments by looking at life lived sacramentally. The Vogels move beyond church traditional thinking about sacraments (Eucharist, Baptism, and others) to think about friendships, hospitality, sharing gifts, being present to others as sacraments. They invite readers to think about the whole of life as sacred and they see aspects of the sacred in all facets of life.

This book is on the "Recommended Reading List" of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 295, Indianapolis, Indiana

this book is from the 80's, and is still the best comprehansive book on both types of diabetes. it explains the causes of both types and gives true workable answers to those two forms of disease.it is still superb book today at the year 2000,and you can take it from me beacause i am a therapist ,and it is working, i can asure you that it is real for both types of diabetes.go ahead, buy that book today.

It's always refreshing in the vein of John Irving to find a novelist who can write something so dark and even depressing while never failing to insert a healthy dose of humor. The story follows a tragic family and the surviving member, Kate. As she comes to grips with the loss of family while "discovering" a new branch of relatives; Williams manages to create some very funny moments. Humor is part of all our lives, even if we don't see it. I anxiously await his next novel. Also, if you want to see further examples of the quality of his prose check out "Raising Lazarus", which although it may tell the physician-heal-thy-self-story of Dr. Robert Pensack - the words clearly belong to Williams.

This story is one causing nerve-racking concern for a vulnerable girl coming of age. She chooses to rely on odd "family" members who lead her on a path of irresponsible behavior. Her journey seems incredible; yet, many of us have been at similar cross-roads in our lives. We've just chosen healthier, safer routes, hopefully. Another solid piece by a much to be watched author.

Mr. Willliams book is a superb example of the art of the novel. Told from the vantage point of an omniscient narrator, the novel weaves together the landscape of the Mississippi floodplain with the pschological lansdcape of a young woman's journey from innocence to worldliness. Acting as a lens for the story is the overarching metaphor of the effect of memory, real or fiction, as a mechanism of meaning. Mr. Williams writes with the rare ability of making tangible the interior thoughtworld of his characters. His style is visceral, beautiful to behold. This book is highly recommended!

The topic of school reform and paying teachers as professional is not a new topic. The proposals put forth in the book written by Allen and Cosby are fairly detailed and generous to educational reform. Many of the proposals, such as the infusion of technology into the curriculum, higher pay for teachers, etc., sound like current practices within Edison Schools, Inc. However, current views would include that there never seems to be money set aside for education, and local and state legislatures have been cutting educational funding over the past few years. I have doubts that the amount of funding required for a project of this magnitude could actually be undertaken.

After additional research on this book, I would like to note that it was published in October 2000, over 1½ years ago. The website listed in the book for further updates, support of this project, etc., lists that nearly every one of its pages is under constructions. Readers are not able to read survey results or add their own opinions concerning this project. Is this a legitimate proposal or just a dream? With out follow through for this text, I am inclined to believe that this is not a legitimate proposal developed by Allen and Cosby.

Drs. Allen and Cosby have written a magnificent book detailing a workable answer to our school system plight. Now it is up to us to take the challenge. Do we understand how important is it to truly educate our youth? Are we ready to take the challenge or are we just going to say yes its nice, or too much work and just let things fall by the wayside. All parents should read this book and join together to demand a change to our schools so the children of today will be the well-educated leaders of the future.

Revell, in this co-authored book, believes in the philosophy "never say in 350 pages what you can say in 570."
The events are apparently purely chronological, and almost stream-of-consciousness. There's a lot of jumping from subject to subject, with little transition or unifying theme. While the book has a bibliography and index, it's lacking a glossary, which would be helpful for those of us who don't use acronyms like OSG, JSOC, CSG, and CISPES on a daily basis.
The book would be less cluttered if there wasn't a compulsion to include every incident in which Revell wished to claim credit, or rebut an allegation of misconduct against him. For instance, the liner notes claim that Revell "participated in ... the JFK assassination [investigation]." It turns out Revell wasn't even in the FBI at the time; he was a Marine who was liaison to FBI agents who were interviewing Marines who had known Oswald during Oswald's Marine service.
It is an interesting account of agent Revell's career, and FBI history and lore, mainly from within the FBI bureaucracy looking down, and contains some almost-hidden nuggets of insight on personalities and events you probably won't find elsewhere.
Read _No Heroes_ by Danny O. Coulson for a street agent perspective on many of the same events.

I know and work with Buck Revells' brother Dennis and Dennis told me that it was a good read. I knew that if Buck had his brothers integrity and analytical thinking process, that this indeed would be a good read. I was not disappointed. This book gives an excellent insight into the FBI, which given the number of times Buck & Sharon Revell moved stands for Forever Being Inconvenienced. Good facts about the cases involved but not too much given away. It is a good "guys read", fast paced with detail it never gets boring. I enjoyed this and can whole-heartedly recommend it to all.

In this breathtakingly fascinating book, Oliver "Buck" Revell, who rose to the hightst job in the FBI, gives what is perhaps the most insightful overview of America's war on crime, espionage and terrorism in the last 30 years. It is a story of legendary exploits and munerous encounters with the most hardened criminals and killers, a meteoric rise to the highest levels in the FBI from where for 11 years Revell spearheaded the reorganization and modernization of the Bureau, and directed all criminal and counter-intelligence operations. The unvarnished praise and criticism of the inner workings of the FBI make for both fascinating reading and provide a historical perspective for such controversial issues as congressional corruption (ABSCAM), the Martin Luther King investigation, the paranoia of Hoover's power, the Savings and Loan scandals, American involvement with the Shah of Iran, the PanAm bombing, the COINTELPRO (counter-intelligence program) and BRILAB (labor racketeering) investigations and Branch Davidians among others. The book covers the timespan from the Kennedy assassination to the Oklahoma City bombing. For 11 years, unde rtwo Directors, Revell served as Deputy Director in charge of the Investigations and Counterintelligence Divisions and as FBI representative on the National Security Council. Revell is one of the most highly decorated FBI agents. Revell's foremost accomplishment was in the reorgainzation of the FBI under Director Clarence Kelley, when he helped throw out what he calls "rediculously rigid rules" and slashed the hamstringing bureaucracy. He prioritized organized crime, counter-terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering and forged ties with Interpol and leading police organizations around the world. A former Marine pilot, Revell describes one heart-breaking predicament when he flew the first helicopter mission searching for a kidnaped young girl, while his own son lay critically ill in the hospital. His superiors urged him to rush to his son's bedside, but, like on many other occasions, Revell asked his wife Sharon to handle the emergency and kept searcning until he found the girl's body in a Kansas field. Although Revell reveals how his career burdened his family life, it only tells in bits and pieces the story of how an extremely dedicated FBI wife had to cope. Revell praises Hoover for forging the premier law enforcement agency in the world while severely criticizing him for his arbitrary and capricious leadership in his latter years. He narrates what Hoover told him about John and Robert Kennedy's orders to bug Maritn Luther King for possible manipulation by Soviet intelligence. He praises Director William Webster for his probity, but laments the unethical stewardship of William Sessions as FBI Director. Revell reveals how upon becoming Director, Louis Freeh packed the uppermost echelons of the FBI with his cronies. Revell is highly critical of Louis Freeh" leadership of the FBI. Revell's epilog recommends a long range plan to reorganize and improve law enforcement in the U.S. He deplores the "dysfunctional montage of 140 Federal agencies functioning in spearate and often counterproductive spheres of responsibility." Revell calls for the creation of a Federal Department of Law Enforcement to coordinate Federal efforts to combat the new Evil Empire-international crime. This is a must read for anyone interested in how the FBI really works.

I thought this book was going to be more about an insightful philosophy. But instead, over half deals with Mitchell's experience as an astronaut and his personal life. Mitchell claims to have a magic recipe - a "dyadic model", which is the thoughtful merger of science and spirituality. I thought it would make an adequate inclusion of spirituality, but instead, the author examines certain mystical phenomena and promptly claims to take the truth from each...in his own fashion, and then retorts that such and such people's view about the event...many of its interpretations, were wrong. This is not a merger of science and spirituality, it is taking all the meat from a spiritual body and just leaving the bones. This debases and is insulting to many spiritual and cultural traditions throughout the world. This is just a propaganda for Mitchell's own particular, quasi atheist view of reality, and one that serves to finance his institute.

Apollo 14 was one of the few missions that I know litle about; simply because not enough time and attention has been dedicated to it! Dr. Ed Mitchell,Apollo 14 lunar module pilot, tells us in a very open way his inner-most feelings about the mission to The Moon, and how it altered his life,and inner ways of thinking; regarding life and the universe! Telling the reader that what he felt and saw: during, and mainly after his return to Earth; how our universe couldn't have just happened,but rather, has a special purpose and significance and a meaning to its existence! i believe in God, and have heard many pros and cons said about this book! Well let me say that as a true believer in CHRIST and GOD, I feel that Dr. Mitchell has a very open and well-educated mind as a scientist/explorer; and merely tells us that there is in fact a creator, and a purpose for the creation of the universe, and a reason for its being; relating science/religion together,which, to me, makes a whole lot of good sense.and purpose, to those of us that are real thinkers and have a real open mind to the things around us in the whole universe; not just planet Earth! Dr. Mitchell should know, hes been there (MOON) AND DONE THAT! i'M VERY RELIGIOUS INWARDLY, AND STILL THINK YOUR BOOK IS WELL DONE! Good job Dr. Mitchell! Your one of the few very open-minded/rational good thinkers of the century! If only more would have your intellect, mayby we wouldnt have the world problems we have today, and would have already had a base on Moon, and missions to Mars, already underway!

Edgar Mitchell founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences in 1972, as he began a quest for common ground between science and spirit following his life-altering experience of walking on the surface of the moon. Mitchell's autobiographical book THE WAY OF THE EXPLORER describes in thrilling detail his experiences with the Apollo missions, as well as his subsequent exploration of the fields of consciousness and paranormal phenomenon. Mitchell's heart-warming accounts of his feelings as he walked on the moon, and then traveled back through space to see how "the heavens and earth tumbled alternately in and out of view in the small capsule window" are gracefully combined with his insightful observations of the nature of consciousness and reality. We can all benefit from experiencing the Earth as Mitchell does... as one planet interconnected with each and every one of us. I was so moved by what Mitchell wrote about seeing Uri Geller bend spoons and bring lost objects across space and time that it inspired me to see Geller bend one of my (very SOLID stainless steel spoons) in person in October 1999. I love this book's timeless wisdom, beauty, and depth so much that I return to it again and again. It's a powerful book that touches my heart and greatly inspires me!

As an introductory book its fine but as a 'Most Complete' you want it to expand beyond basic examples into e.g. interaction between the cartridge types, practical implementation advice etc.

I'd have used the money back guarantee if there was one as I expected a bit more from it.

Does a reasonable job of covering Oracle Web Application Server 3.0, but the Oracle Press book is better.

This book does a good job of providing an overview of the architecture surrounding OAS 3.0, but certainly does not hold to its claim as "The Most Complete Reference." Its biggest shortfall is its lack of detail concerning Inter-Cartridge Exchange (ICX). It mentions this topic at least a few times, and explains the premise behind ICX, but doesn't provide any examples of how ICX is accomplished from a PL/SQL cartridge to a C cartridge, for example. A good book for people who are just learning about OAS and want an introduction and then some.

This book was originally presented to me as an example of 19th century anti-Catholic fervor. I own, and have read the 1836 edition of this book. I believe the first edition was quite popular in it's day, and sold thousands of copies. While the Catholic Church, as well as Protestant churches were certainly deserving of some negative sentiments in those days, Monk was later exposed as a fraud. It should not be taken as fact, but can be used to bring about interesting discussions in religious history courses. Presumeably, the current reprint will be used for that purpose. The book is analogous to the Enquirer Magazine of today. It's not the kind of book I would want to be seen purchasing. I bought mine from a rare book store by mail.

This was to Anti-Catholicism was Uncle Tom's Cabin was to Anti-Slavery. Except UTC admitted itself as fiction and yet still more accuratly portrays slavery than "Maria Monk" portrays Catholicism.

Its a propoganda piece that led to the burning of at least 15 convents in the 19th century. "Maria Monk" was really William K. Hoyte, an anti-Catholic minister. Maria Monk gave him the vauge idea for the story and he ran with it. Group Orgies, forced abortions, its like a Catholic Jerry Springer show. The real Maria Monk died in prison after robbing one of her "tricks." The book is good to read if studying the Anti-Catholic fervor of the 19th century. But if you believe as our friend below, that this is a true story, you are sorely mistaken, and as misguided as those of 150 years ago.

While the below reviewers berate this book for containing blatant lies, it is a well-known hoax and of serious historical interest. It's a bit shocking that one reviewer actually believed the hoax -- but then again, perhaps his credulousness is understandable given the very real scandals of the modern Catholic Church.

For an informative contrast, compare this book, entirely fabricated and written in the style of a cheap gothic novel, with the Boston Globe's very factual _Betrayal: The Crises in the Catholic Church_. It seems to me a positive sign that the recent real problems in the Church have resulted in the reviling of only the most likely actual criminals, rather than the wholesale and vicious anti-Catholic sentiment that came from the publication of Maria Monk.