philippians anniversary not-so-distant correspondents

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That Distant Land: The Collected Stories

8 reviews
Wendell Berry

Shoemaker & Hoard, 2005

That Distant Way of Life
As usual, Wendell Berry continues to prove his place in the American literary tradition; if only his place were more widely recognized. His prose flows onto the page as natural as flowers spring from the soil or rain falls from the sky. I think that is an apt comparison since many of his stories consider the relationship between man and nature. "That Distant Land" is a collection of ...

Dawn on a Distant Shore

87 reviews
Sara Donati

Bantam, 2001

Very Good!
I'm reading this wile waiting for the seventh novel in the outlander series to come out.It's very good. It's been compared to Gabaldons work, but I do'nt think that any thing will ever measure up to that for me.

From Distant Days: Myths, Tales, and Poetry of Ancient Mesopotamia

4 reviews
Benjamin R. Foster

Capital Decisions Ltd, 1995

An uncluttered and wonderfully readable collection.
FROM DISTANT DAYS : Myths, Tales, and Poetry of Ancient Mesopotamia. Translated by Benjamin R. Foster. 438 pp. Bethseda, Maryland : CDL Press, 1995. ISBN 1-883053-09-9 (pbk.) I currently have three anthologies of Sumerian-Akkadian literature on my shelves: Stephanie Dalley's 'Myths from Mesopotamia' (1989), Thorkild Jacobsen's 'The Harps That Once' (1987), and the present book. All three ...

Distant Mirrors: America as a Foreign Culture

2 reviews
Philip R. DeVita, James D. Armstrong

Wadsworth Publishing, 2001

An excellent read
This book gives a fresh look into American culture which flowed easily and proved to be a very interesting read. They were not 19 dry, difficult essays but in fact were effortless glimpses into how others see us.

Distant Healing: A Complete Guide

1 review
Jack Angelo

Sounds True, 2008

Great for long distance
Well written. I purchased this for Reiki healing on relatives that live out of State. Not yet tried, however, a friend does distant animal healing and gets good results!!!!!

Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories (African Writers Series No. 271)

10 reviews
Alifa Rifaat

Heinemann, 1987

Essential contribution counters prevailing media misrepresentation of Muslims
As you probably already know, the best way to learn something about a person or people is to try and understand them on their own terms. In an age when the media paints Muslims as inherently violent, oppressive, senselessly overzealous, and extreme, based on the violent behavior of a select few, Rifaat's short story collection is a welcome read. Unlike so much Christian propaganda that focuses ...

The Distant Land of My Father

33 reviews
Bo Caldwell

Harvest Books, 2002

The Distant Land of My Father
This book hit just the right note of time and place. The relationships were complicated, making it a book that was hard to put down. It was an easy read and one that kept your interest to the very end.

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

104 reviews
Barbara W. Tuchman

Ballantine Books, 1987

absolutely first-rate reconstruction of our medieval soul
This is a wonderfully readable and engrossing book on the period that marked us more deeply - as the source of so many of our touchstone images and ideas - than just about any other. We, or at least I, imagine dungeons, cold, early death, blind faith, and the knightly order of repression and the search for glory. Tuchman questions these stereotypes and myths by holding them to intelligent ...

Songs of Distant Earth

82 reviews
Arthur C. Clarke

Del Rey, 1987

!!!
Songs of Distant Earth is in my Top 5 sci-fi books of all time...Great concept, heart-wrenching at times..Mike Oldfield actually wrote music for this book (the cd has the same title). Need I say more?

A Distant Magic (Guardians (Del Rey))

14 reviews
Mary Jo Putney

Del Rey, 2008

Guardian series gets more serious
The third book in the Guardian series has moved away from pure romantic fantasy with a touch of history to more historical romance with a touch of fantasy. If you expect more scottish castles and unicorns, you may be disappointed. I read this book first, and went back to read A Touch of Magic and Stolen Magic because I liked the author's style. A Distant Magic is my favorite because it is more ...

A Not-So-Distant Horror: Mass Violence In East Timor

5 reviews
Joseph Nevins

Cornell University Press, 2005

Bound to become a classic
This beautifully written book tells the painful and inspiring story of East Timor's struggle for freedom and justice, while powerfully and convincingly situating it in the larger international context. In doing so, Nevins bridges the perceived distance between East Timor's suffering and places like Washington, Canberra, and London. He thus exposes the ugly underside of Western governments' ...

Distant Shores: A Tenth-Anniversary Celebration (Star Trek: Voyager)

13 reviews

Star Trek, 2005

Absolute Pleasure To Read
I am generally not a person who likes short stories, so I only bought Distant Shores because it contained stories about Voyager. Distant Shores fills in some of the holes in the seven year journey Voyager took through the Delta Quadrant when a deranged alien sends Voyager chasing a Maquis space ship 70,000 light years from home (Alpha Quadrant) to uncharted space. If you watched the television ...

Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans

20 reviews
Alan Riding

Vintage, 1989

Still useful despite being written 2 decades ago
This is a terrific book. The history section is naturally outdated, but some people could still benefit from this book: -Businessmen: you usually deal with rich people when you come here and the upper-class in here has not evoluted very much since the mid 80's. It seems they have changed quite a bit, but not so. Most of them are still pretty much the same deeply religious Catholic people. You ...

Once Upon a Distant War: David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett--Young War Correspondents and Their ...

19 reviews
William Prochnau

Vintage, 1996

Novel History
There are two books that I heartily recommend on the Vietnam War. One is "Vietnam: A Complete History" by Stanley Karnow, and the other is this book. William Prochnau tells the story of the early days of American involvement in South Vietnam in a way that makes the reader feel like he is reading a novel. Perhaps the only drawback to the book is that Prochnau is too thorough in covering the ...

A Distant Presence: The Story Behind Paul's Letter to the Philippians (Narrative Commentary Series)

4 reviews
Tim Woodroof

Navpress Publishing Group, 2002

Injecting Life in Still Images
I admit -- when I think of the early church, my imagination borrows lavishly from Jewel Miller filmstrips of my youth. There is the Apostle, writing from a prison cell. And here he is, clamped in the stocks in a Philippian jail; bruised, but not bowed. Every image, locked down, frozen, neatly framed . . . sepia-tinted, motionless and slightly unfocused. How often have I read the Apostle Paul's ...

A Distant Prayer: Miracles of the 49th Combat Mission

5 reviews
Joseph Banks, Jerry Borrowman

Covenant Communications, 2001

Talk about bad luck ...
A two-time recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Joe Banks served on a B-17 bomber out of Foggia Italy in World War II. If he could complete fifty missions he got to home. But on the 49th mission his aircraft was shot down, with all his crewmates killed. Joe parachuted into Germany where he was taken prisoner of war. He had to make a 600 kilometer walk across frozen Germany before ...

The Distant Beacon (Song of Acadia #4)

6 reviews
Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn

Bethany House, 2002

Filled with passionate romance, betrayal, and a revolution
Book four in Jannette Oke and T. Davis Bunn's "Song of Arcadia" historical fiction saga, The Distant Beacon is set amid the war for American Independence, as two women find themselves swept into different lives - one in Great Britian, the other setting sail for the American colonies. Filled with passionate romance, betrayal, and a revolution that will change the world, The Distant Beacon is a ...

In Distant Waters (Mariner's Library Fiction Classics)

4 reviews
Richard Woodman

Sheridan House, 2000

Drinkwater Overcomes Adversity in the Pacific
I became addicted to the Nathaniel Drinkwater series with the first installment. In my opinion the Drinkwater series is greatly underrated in the genre. Woodman has managed to create a niche between the lyricism of Patrick O'Brian and the furious action of Alexander Kent. Woodman writes well but sparingly and creates realistic characters with depth. Drinkwater, his prime creation, is the most ...

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