What to do if you're trying to make something as stupid and boring as the bible into something that a poor gullible child will accept? This is the problem faced by the authors, and they do a half-way decent job of presenting bible idiocy as something partly entertaining as a comic book. Should be useful for gullible, brainwashed parents attempting to produce gullible, brainwashed children. Start them with Santa, and if they believe that, move on to the bible in comic book form.

Great idea with uneven results. Some superb art in places, but not always as an appropriate counterpoint to the accompanying Scriptures. The parts that do succeed are worth the cover price alone.

This book was well received by me and my teenagers. There needs to be more artistic interpretations like this that tackle scripture. Not every translation done in this book is accurate to the Word of God but every piece is brilliant in its own right. Bravo! Encore!

I got this book so that I could learn to take great portraits of people. It is NOT a step by step guide and I wouldn't recommend it to beginners. I believe you have to own advanced equipment and have a lot of experience before you can understand the jargon in this book. It does have nice photographs.

I thought this book was excellent. It is very concise and to the point. The photography is superb and it tells you exactly how each shot was composed and what equipment was used. The book is smaller than most but I believe this is because it does away with the "fluff" and simply sticks to the essentials.

I was reading it to find out some tips, yet it was a corny book. I didn't like it.

This book is more of a transcript of the 4½ hour long master piece of the documentary, but it's curtainly worth the money. Here you have all the still pictures from the hundreds of film Scorsese comments in his programme. A book for every filmbuffs bookself.

This extraordinary book on the last hundred years American cinema is an exceptionally well written, edited and researched document of the film, without any of the usual scholarly classroom didactics or conceited Hollywood self-congratulatory posturing. Scorsese's humble voice is evident throughout, and it is one of self-confidence, clarity and enthusiasm. It's a wonderful companion to the DVD.

This book was written as a reply to Josh McDowell's book "Evidence that Demands a Verdict." McDowell is a Christian apologist who writes primarily for teenagers. If McDowell's book is for "kids," then Ledo's is for "kidders." I don't want to be too hard on Ledo because his light-hearted intent is clearly stated at the beginning of the book. McDowell's book is clearly not very scholarly, and Ledo responds in the same vein. The two books both share the unfortunate quality of religious bias and intransigence. Neither will allow the other side a micron must less an inch in the debate about theism. Although Ledo makes some very good points, these are offset by wild claims (Jesus never existed, he was a woman, a homosexual, etc.) that damage the valid points that he makes. Another problem is the way that he references his source material. At the end of each chapter there is simply a list of source materials used with no indication of which source corroborates which claim must less pagination. Anyone wanting to verify his claims or seek further information is out of luck.

Bottom line: if you are a confirmed atheist you will like the book. If you are a confirmed theist you will hate (and dismiss) the book. If you are interested in an unbiased presentation of the arguments for and against theism, you've come to the wrong place.

I gotta admit, trying to follow the geneology and general timetables of this book is a daunting task for someone looking for some "light" reading. But the book is presented in a fashion that allows the more casual reader to digest the point of each short chapter then move on. For the more inquisitive, (more energetic, or perhaps disgusted christian), references are numerous. Have at it! The book accomplishes what I would assume to be it's intent. In my eyes, it's a fairly simple and well thought out, well researched review of an atheist's perspective of christianity. It raises some points that any true Christian should begin to question. And these were not mentioned in my catechism days. Who wrote "The Lord's Prayer" anyway?

This is a horrible book, and I encourage professors looking for serious organizational communication texts to look elsewhere. The book is dominated by unintentionally hilarious "studies", superfluous instruction on how to be politically correct, redundant space-wasting charts, and confusing self-contradiction. The authors, two Professors of Communications from the University of South Alabama, see fit to include such valuable learning tools as a drawing entitled, "several body shapes" (pg 79) which depicts 4 nude women from the back, each with a different degree of body fat, and Exhibit 4.7 (pg 86) which cites a "study" to show us that Native, Asian, African, and Hispanic Americans favor "Harmony with the nature and environment" while Whites favor "Mastery over nature and the environment" Ignoring the deep dubiousness of this point, I think that most of this book is a waste of time, unfit for any higher learning. In fact, I find this book intellectually offensive.

Contrary to the other review, I find this book very helpful. I haven't gone yet to look at the reliability of the studies cited in the book, however there is a point to the "nude" chart on page 79. It is to point out that people respond consciously and unconsciously to differently to certain body types and whether people want to admit to it or not, it is true. I found the information they gave on how to problem-solve very helpful and ways in which to talk with others for effective group discussions or meetings. Although I am in the field of education, it is helpful for teachers in that we meet with parents, other educators, and other professionals all the time, making effective communication very important, especially with difficult parents.

I had mixed emotions after reading this book. I felt it was extremely self-serving and biased, both on the part of the writer. I feel that Michael Landon, had he wanted a book written about himself, should have been respected enough to make that decision for himself. This book wallows way too much in the emotions of the writer, often seeming whiny and desperate. It also seems to be a biography of the writer herself, not only about her stepfather. "I promised my dad" -Promised your dad to write a book about elements that were best left private and sacred, or at the very least, should have had his permission to disclose? Promised him to write a book about yourself and your own misgivings? There were also many subtle negative inferences to Michael Landon's wife Cindy, as well as her relations. This book seems to be a poor attempt to salve regret. Michael Landon deserved much, much better. I think Michael Landon's memory would have been better served through a more professional, gracious and respectful medium than the spirit in which this book was created. This book does not seem a fitting tribute to such a fine individual, actor, director, writer, husband, father, friend and grandfather.

I enjoyed this book very much, I felt it was well written and gutsy. Michael Landon's stepdaughter describes her father in a way that surprised me, as a human being with faults and weaknesses the same as anyone else. She didn't describe him as this wonderful, larger-than-life megastar that only had time for his work. It was humbling to know his origins, his heartaches, his humiliations growing up as a Jewish person when that wasn't the most popular thing to be. The story of his overcoming all the obstacles was heartening and enlightening, and I finally saw him as just a person, a father, husband, friend, son, brother; not just the Pa I dreamed of having on Little House, and not necessarily as angelic as Jonathan on Highway to Heaven. It is well worth the reading, and I recommend it to anyone who is/was a fan of Michael Landon.