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An Introduction to the New Testament (Anchor Bible Reference Library) 49 reviews
Raymond E. Brown
Doubleday, 1997
Extremely helpful and easy to understand
I am a somewhat new Christian and have really felt a connection with God since becoming faithful. However, I became wary of Church dogma and completely literal, simplified views of info in the Bible. I knew it had to be deeper than that. I had a hunger to learn more about the history of the New Testament and it's books, letters, etc. to help me better understand it. This book was extremely ...
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Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Women (Chicken ...31 reviews
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ...
Health Communications, Inc., 1996
For women all around the world..I love it
I read this book in 2 days flat!! I love it. Brought back some memories of times in my life... made me cry mostly. Who doesn't love a good cry? I'm on track to improving my personal development and have since changed my reading material to awe-inspiring stuff. I encourage all women ages 21-100+ to read this book.
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My Sergei: A Love Story126 reviews
Ekaterina Gordeeva, E. M. Swift
Warner Books, 1996
A beautiful love letter
I'm really glad I found this book at a library book sale last year. Though this story is no longer current news, I hadn't forgotten about the tragic death of Sergey Grinkov or watching him perform with his wife Katya in the 1994 Winter Olympics. And even though the world has long since moved onto other headlines and stories of interest in the figure skating world, the love story told in this ...
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Dead in Their Tracks: Crossing America's Desert Borderlands36 reviews
John Annerino
Basic Books, 2003
Walk the Line in this New World
-"Photojournalist John Annerino plunges into a world few Americans ever consider, much less confront: a pitiless trek through the southwestern Arizona Desert that can deliver a man to steady work - or to a whimpering death," Laura Brooks, The Arizona Daily Star.
-"Anyone interested in this slaughter should run, not walk, to John Annerino's Dead in Their Tracks," Charles Bowden, author of Down ...
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Civil Procedure: Examples and Explanations (The Examples & Explanations Series)73 reviews
Joseph W. Glannon
Aspen Law & Business Publishers, 2001
Buy It
I recently finished my first year at a top tier law school. This book did so much for me. If you are serious about getting good grades in CivPro, I think you should seriously consider this book. It forces you to understand the concepts and work through the rules, which is vital to doing well on exams. Don't stress about exams. This will help you.
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Three Little Words: A Memoir29 reviews
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008
required reading for social work students
Excellent book that describes what is both wrong and right with the foster care system. Reading this book should be a requirement for all social work students. This book is one of those "hard-to-put-down" books that is both informative and enjoyable.
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Baby Beluga (Raffi Songs to Read)39 reviews
Raffi
Crown Books for Young Readers, 1992
Wondefully illustrated
While the song is adorable and the pages are nice and sturdy, what I really like about this book are the illustrations. They are vibrant and clear and my son loves looking at this book over and over again. He is 16 months, so it is easy for him to point out animals and ask what they are. I like how the whale goes from being a baby, to a larger whale in the book and how different pages are shown ...
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501 French Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged62 reviews
Christopher Kendris
Barron's Educational Series, 1996
Great for clarifying that what you speak is right!
This is an invaluable book because if you speak another language (i.e Spanish, Italian, Portuguese) it will allow you to see patterns in French that are common--to see that you are saying it right. Further, that the verb you have known all your life does exist in the French language as well (or that it does not) and your vocabulary and understanding of grammar will grow by leaps and bounds as ...
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The Book of Ti'Ana (Myst, Book 2)125 reviews
Rand Miller, David Wingrove
Hyperion, 1997
Another phenomenal background story for Myst
Needless to say after finishing "The Book of Atrus" I had fairly high expectations for this series going forward. At the end of "The Book of Atrus" we think the story is going to continue forward from that point, but there is a major story that has not been told yet. The fall of D'ni. This tale is frequently alluded to in the game and the prior book. In fact most of the prior book is trying ...
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The Ashley Book of Knots72 reviews
Clifford W. Ashley
McGraw-Hill Companies, 1990
Darn fine book
This book is everything I hoped for! I previously purchased Graumont & Hensel's Encyclopedia of Knots, but as I did more research kept hearing about Ashley. I finally got it and it does have material about most every knot known. I would recommend it as an anchor for anyone who does fancy work, research, or uses rope on a daily basis. There are other web sites and books that have better ...
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Who Is Coming to Our House?18 reviews
Joseph Slate
Demco Media, 1996
A House Favorite
I am SO SICK of this book. I have to read it over and over and over again all day long. My daughter (17 months) will pull it from the bottom of a pile of books and bring it to me to read. On the final page she pats the baby's face and says "Baby. Baby." It's a very sweet little book and worth getting; your child will love it.
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Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Mothers ...25 reviews
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ...
HCI, 1997
nice book
my family got this as a gift about 8 years ago. I don't remember much about it but I remember the stories about the mother losing her son during a skiing accident, the girl who bought her mom bobby pins for her birthday and the story where they're celebrating a grandmother's birthday and she dies at the end of the party after seeing her entire family at the celebration.
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The Add & Adhd Answer Book19 reviews
Susan Ashley, 2007
I have not read the book yet
I just bought this book with the intentions of reading it. I came to this site to see what other people think about the book. So far I have seen really good reviews on it. But what bothers me are those parents who stress that THEY WILL NOT medicate their child. As a mother I never ever wanted to take that route. I read alot of information to help him without medication. What foods he can eat and ...
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Only the Cat Saw16 reviews
Ariane
Topeka Bindery, 1996
Beautiful breastfeeding image
I bought this book for my daughter because I heard it contained positive breastfeeding imagery. There is one page where the mother nurses the baby in a rocking chair. It is absolutely beautiful, as is the entire book. I was pleased to see the rural setting that reminded me of my own childhood. A gorgeous book for anyone, whether interested in the nursing scene or not!
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Dump Your Trainer14 reviews
Ashley Marriott
BookSurge Publishing, 2007
Simply put, this book is wonderful, realistic and fun!
Constantly badgering myself about losing weight and getting in shape, well, better shape, I was seriously considering joining a gym and hiring a personal trainer. Speaking with a friend, he recommended Dump Your Trainer. Wow, what an eye opener. The racket of personal training, especially the thought that trainers don't really want you to achieve your goals because then they will lose a client ...
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Healing Mantras24 reviews
Thomas Ashley-Farrand
audible.com
The world is sound -
This book offers a wonderful view into the world of using sound to heal the body, mind, and soul. It provides an excellent foundation for understanding the power of mantras.
When I purchased this book (about four years ago), I had a lot of problems with my eyes. I used to get ulcers on my cornea, and no doctors were able to explain why this happened. I discovered a mantra in this book, ...
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Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope22 reviews
Jonathan Kozol
Harper Perennial, 2001
Touching Portraits of Resilience
In Ordinary Resurrections, Jonathan Kozol deviates from his usual "gloves off" attack of the issues facing minority children. Instead of building the case against the inequitable system with facts and figures, as he has in previous work, he has chosen the subtle but effective approach of a storyteller. He paints a very descriptive portrait of the victims of continued segregation and racism that ...
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Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Volume 116 reviews
Chester Gould, Ashley Wood
IDW Publishing, 2006
Long Overdue
I've been a huge fan of the Dick Tracy comic strip since I picked up my first comic book reprint of the strip sometime in the latter '40s in the middle of the "Boris Arson" narrative arc from the mid-'30s. It was great stuff, and even at my young age I knew it was the real deal and drew upon some actual events for plot points; "Arson" used an iodine-dyed dummy pistol carved from a raw potato to ...
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How Would Love Respond?: Imagine If You Were Given a Gift So Powerful That You Knew You Had to Share it with ...23 reviews
Kurek Ashley
Audio Literature, 2008
Simplicity of Eloquence
Kurek Ashley is a new discovery of mine and I am so pleased to have found his latest book, "How Would Love Respond? a work of art. You will get caught up in the writing and be enveloped in the consummation of love. Let go, let love in your life.
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What a Wonderful World16 reviews
George David Weiss, Bob Thiele
Sundance Pubns, 1994
Awesome!!
This is such a great book to go with such a great song! The illustration is wonderful as well. I definitely recommend it for little ones.
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