January 2013 | Quotes From Hitch

C. S. Lewis and the Catholic Church Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In picking up a book like this, the most obvious question is "why read it?" The most obvious answer is given in the title: to explore Lewis's views of, and relation to the Catholic Church. I picked up the book with that idea in mind, but instantly discovered a much wider appeal. More interesting than...

Prayers from a Mother's Heart Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is a wonderful collection of prayers you will want to read and look at day after day. I actually got it to give as a gift to my Mother for her birthday. I found myself going back to the store to buy myself a copy and some kleenex to give along with my Mom's book : ) Children will never know...

The Books at the Wake: A Study of Literary Allusions in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Atherton's book is "absotively" wonderful. Appreciating the Wake certainly requires this book. Numerous linguistic influences on Joyce from various authors are catalogued. Particularly interesting is the lengthy analysis of Lewis Carroll's literary influence on Joyce: 1. Carroll is presumably the undisputed...

Savvy Senior Singles: Navigating the Singles World from Age 50 and Beyond Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As I Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner, I have heard the cries of many who have not followed the advice in the Savvy Senior Singles book. Some haven't pursued their dreams; some have lived in fear, others added another person to their lives without wisdom,...

The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"The gospel narratives leave us with a powerful icon of the deep and pure soul love between Mary Magdalene and Jesus..a deep and mystical bond between them, stronger than physical life or death,(which) becomes profoundly engendering to the whole subsequent unfolding of Christianity" ( C. Bourgeault 2008...

Feasting on the Word, Year A,: Season After Pentecost 2 (Propers 17-reign of Christ) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Very intelligent, thought provoking and inspiring as one prepares to preach the Scriptures week after week.One of the best I have seen in a long time.Click Here to see more reviews about: Feasting on the Word, Year A,: Season After Pentecost 2 (Propers 17-reign of Christ)With this twelve-volume series,...

Echoes from an Empty Sky: the Origins of the Buddhist Doctrine of the Two Truths Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Written by the head of the Voice of America's Tibetan Broadcast Service to Tibet and South Asia, Echoes From An Empty Sky: The Origins Of The Buddhist Doctrine Of The Two Truths is a technical and spiritual evaluation of the fundamental Buddhist doctrine of two truths - conventional truth and ultimate...

American Confusion from Vietnam to Kosovo: Coping with Chaos in High Places Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Taylor portrays the dynamics of confusion in large organizations quiteaccurately, and has tested his model by forecasting events in theBalkans. One of those forecasts, that conflict would not end with thecessation of the US/NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999, seems amply borneout. I would recommend this...

CA$HVERTISING: How to Use More than 100 Secrets of Ad-Agency Psychology to Make Big Money Selling Anything to Anyone Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have developed several hundred websites over the last decade, optimized them for Google, and have literally made millions for my clients. I'm always looking for a new edge in advertising, for myself and for my clients.Ca$hvertising offers that edge. I was skeptical when I noticed that the book had...

Listen to the Wind Speak from the Heart Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Thank you Thunderhands for a powerful spiritual book that speaks to my heart exactly when I need it, as I need it to. Everyone should own a copy of this book simply because as you open the book to any given page as the Creator wills, you find the message you need to hear. Thoughtfully written from Thunderhand's...

Speaking of Teaching: Lessons from History Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Gabriel Moran again shows how, to the attentive reader, to situate the teaching-learning enterprise within its personal, societal and, for lack of a better word, cosmic perspective. He may no longer be in the popular forefront of contemporary religious education, but that is a great loss for those new...

Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text With Exercises Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Bryan A. Garner is leading what might be a Quixotic charge to make lawyers write clear, clean, unambiguous and even interesting prose. This book is a recent addition to the Garner arsenal, which includes the excellent The Winning Brief and A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage. The anonymous writer from...

A Walk Across America Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Peter Jenkins story of his 1973-1975 walk from New York to New Orleans is one of those books that you just can not put done once you have started. You will find yourself thinking about the book when you should be doing other things and you can't wait to pick it up again. When I finished reading the book...

Wind, Sand and Stars Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Antoine de Saint-Exupery was one of the most interesting figures of 20th century literature. He wrote The Little Prince, a children's book that sold 200,000 copies in the U.S. alone in one year several years ago, and was also the author of several novels and memoirs, all relating to flying, of which...

The Rapture of Canaan Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Rapture of Canaan is an honestly good book. A highly engrossing tale about an extremely religious commune and the severity of their faith. A novel of sharply-crafted twists and turns and one that will play with your emotions. This is a story of one girl's faith in her church and in God and her struggle...

Girl in Hyacinth Blue Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The concept of this novel, tracing the history of a painting by going back in time chapter by chapter, is just my cup of tea. Susan Vreeland has done an excellent job in transferring this unique notion to paper. I've always enjoyed antiques and wondered about its origination; Girl in Hyacinth Blue was...

Lockdown Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Lockdown, the newest release from Printz award-winning author Walter Dean Myers, couldn't have come at a better time. Burned out from a succession of novels that each read much like the one before it, lacking voice and pizazz, Lockdown provided a much needed - and much appreciated - change. This journey...