I am not a very good writer so Í can not make this very long. I am a proud owner of a beatifull Patek Philippe wristwatch. All reading about Patek Philippe is very intresting.

This book is an excellent reference for Patek Philippe enthusiasts and collectors. The layout is a bit confusing but the content is first class. While the reference models coverage is not exhaustive all important models and movements have been included. Blow ups of important movements made in house by Patek Philippe have been presented in exploded view illustrations as well as in photographs. The movement table at the end of the book is useful for collectors. The photographs are excellent and provide a visual history of the watchmaker. This is a book for all levels of watch appreciators. The technical content is competent and the descriptions and illustrations are a treat. The way the book is structured requires some work on the part of the reader if he or she is familiar with the house and is seeking information about a particular watch.

God sure comes up with some wonderful stuff.

Whatever else may be said about French intellectuals, French historians are the finest in the world. Their biases don't get as flagrantly in the way as is sometimes the case with British and American historians. They are less chatty than the British can often be and they are far less inclined to the grand, sweeping statement than the Americans. The best of them observe even French people and events with scientific detachment.

This new biography of Calvin could only have been written by a Frenchman and Bernard Cottret does a wonderful job. The Calvin who emerges here is a far more complex figure than the cartoon that other historians have drawn. Far from a firebrand, John Calvin was a remote, shy, almost withdrawn figure who had whatever offices he held forced upon him. Geneva had gone in for Reformed Protestantism long before he arrived there and Calvin's Geneva was far from the "theocracy" it is often caricatured as.

Calvin's faults are not papered over; Cottret does not attempt to hide his displeasure at the burning in Geneva of many accused of witchcraft or of the burning of Michael Servetus, for example. But in the case of Servetus which is dealt with extensively here, he points out that Geneva only did what the Roman Church would have done if it had the chance and that Calvin actually cooperated with the Roman Catholic Church in this matter, seeing Rome as less of a threat than certain radical Protestants, rather cutting the ground out from under those who believe Calvin was rabidly anti-Catholic.

All in all, Calvin is an outstanding book that I cannot recommend too highly.

Choosing Death: Suicide And Calvinism In Early Modern Geneva by Jeffrey R. Watt (Associate Professor in History, University of Mississippi) is a thorough, scholarly, deftly presented case study of the Republic of Geneva and its history of suicide. From views of the suicide in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that regarded self-destruction as the result of demonic possession, and that harshly appropriated the property of those who took their own lives, to the late eighteenth century turn of thought that recognized the role that mental illness and personal trauma often played in suicide. Choosing Death is a fascinating, informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking social history of an admittedly grim subject within the historical context of a proud and sovereign European nation.

Excellent source of information for shipping dangerous goods in Europe by roadway. A must for exporters from US into europe of their products that may contain hazards such as alcohol that are flammable, cleaners that are corrosive, poisons and 6 other types of hazardous goods in very small quantities that may be regulated.

If you get only one commentary on a Gospel (or Gospels), make it this one. Content, scope, layout--it 's all first-rate.

No one, of course, can construct a worthy commentary on the greatest books mankind has ever penned. David Brown, though, did a pretty amazing job. This material originally appeared as the heart of the acclaimed Jaimeson-Faussett-Brown commentary. The fact the publishers saw fit to reprint Brown's work on its own tells you alot. And the mildly antiquated prose actually adds to the volume's punch.

If you have any dollars left, get Bruce Milne's five-star volume in IVP's 'The Bible Speaks Today' series. Then add Catholic Adrienne Von Speyer's unusual but oddly sanctifying four Ignatius Press volumes. We are lucky to have accesibilty to such excellent stuff.

After wondering for a long time how some of those dishes my parents prepared in all the festive occasions growing in Istanbul, this book was such a great suprise, because author studied the recepies and thus are very doable and authentic. Since than I prepare the Tishpisti I so much enjoyed as a child, but was too late to ask my father for the recepie. Thanks Viviane for the heart worming pictures and food.

I don't have a copy but I'm in the market for a used one. This Bible was incredibly popular before the King James and even for a hundred or two years after the KJV appeared. It was written mostly by John Calvin and has stronger language in it than King James would allow in the KJV. PC was in then too. It is the the most underrated Bible among Christians and it is the greatest. There exists no really good facimile copy or even a good recreated copy that I know of. But there may be such that has escaped me. This is my first trip to A.com and I have yet to exhaust their services in this or any other matter. I love the net and you should to. What is needed is the digitalization and availability of all the great stuff of the past. This is the market. If you want to help me bring the good stuff to the people contact me at LFC4U@hotmail.com or sharpo@earthlink.net or PatriotsVoice.Org. My phone is 703 267 6565 and my address is PO Box 2324 Vienna, VA 22183-2324 Bob

This is a great Book, too bad it is out of Print.

I bought a copy of this Bible to check it out and see what the famous Geneva Bible was like. I thought I'd resell it after I'd looked at it because, after all, I already owned many versions of the Bible and I didn't want to spend the money for this one. But after I got it in the mail, I began to read it. The more I read it, the more I couldn't put it down. The translation and commentary are so rich, powerful, and insightful! It deepened my understanding and gave me the Genevans' understanding of the Word of God.

The Geneva Bible is not easy to read at first because of its antiquated grammar and typeset, but I found that as I continued to read through it, the task became increasingly easier. I discovered that the Geneva Bible is fascinating as a work of both history and theology. I strongly recommend that you check it out! If you do, you'll find out what I mean about being unable to put it down!