The Carsons have put together an invaluable resource based on solid theological reflection, as well as practical experience. Examines all relevant dimensions of creating contemporary worship and lists helpful resources. An excellent CD is also available as a companion called "Wind of the Spirit" available through Chalice Press.

Civil Warfields park offers plenty of ways for tourists to view the war between the states. More than reenactment, unbeknownst to the public, the wounds and causalities are real. When a corporal shouts to the pickup that mike that the wounds are real, remote security personnel drown out his words. The true purpose, however, of Civil Warfields is not the accurate representation of the War Between the States, nor financial; indeed, the true purpose of the park is to test a new devise on humans. A tiny implant nestled in the abdomen emits chemicals to keep the wounded in stasis until regeneration can be triggered.

The Confederate Commanding General Calvin Sutton is a megalomaniac, intent upon the South's victory in the reenactment of the Civil War. Recruitment for Civil Warfields was done indirectly. Men who had need of redemption, money, a second chance at life, or who crave dangerous thrills were put through rigorous testing. Then they were given a "pill" that was actually an implant during orientation; this implant can snatch them away from death. He promises tremendous rewards to the men who survive, but doesn't tell them of those men whose implants are beyond recovery range.

Carson creates a gristly novel that holds the reader's attention rapt. It's impossible to put the novel down as the action escalates, sweeping the reader into a world that is all too real. Combining the futuristic aspects with the historical accuracy, the novel provides not only excellent entertainment, but is a telling comment regarding the violence found within our society where reports of gang violence and video games that become "realer and realer" make us immune to death. With remarkable clarity and vision, Carson creates a must read novel that no one should miss. Very highly recommended.

"Struggle and Love: 1972-1997, From the Gary Convention to the Aftermath of the Million Man March" is the sixteenth and final volume in the Milestones in Black American History series. Actually this volume covers milestones from Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm announcing her bid for the presidency in January 1972 and ends with the death of Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown in an airplane crash over Croatia in April 1996. Mary Hull covers a lot of ground in seven chapters.

(1) "Unity Without Uniformity" looks at the convention in Gary, Indiana in 1972 when eight thousand African-Americans delegates with diverse political goals. While they failed to crate a new black political party, let alone a single black political agenda, they were able to create a sense that "All things are possible." (2) "Mixing Southie and Roxbury" examines the forced integration in Boston that began in the fall of 1974 with the busing of students. (3) "To Get Beyond Racism" focuses on the issue of affirmative action, begun during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and challenged by the 1978 Bakke decision that ruled the policy was essentially reverse discrimination. (4) "Rolling Up Their Sleeves" looks at the political success of blacks, from Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition campaign for the presidency to the election of L. Douglas Wilder as governor of Virginia and Carol Mosley Braun to the U.S. Senate. (5) "From 'Roots' to Rap" looks at how African-Americans have transformed the culture of the country from Toni Morrison winning the Nobel prize for literature to Michael Jordan becoming the most famous athlete on the planet. (6) "Criminal Justice" contrasts the "Scottsboro Boys" being found innocent 45 years after their convictions with the Rodney King riots and the O.J. Simpson trial. (7) "Putting the Chain Back Together" looks at the Million Man March in October of 1995 conceived by Nation of Islam minister Louis Farrakhan as a fitting counterpart to the Gary Convention of the opening chapter.

Hull's focus in this volume is on the struggle for leadership and focus among African Americans who have to deal with the desire to build consensus and the necessity of accepting the diversity of black politics. In that regard, the "Unity Without Uniformity" slogan popularized at the Gary Convention holds true. By taking more of an issue-oriented approach than a standard chronology, Hull is able to focus on important themes that establish the current concerns of African Americans. This is certainly appropriate because once you get to the present you are no longer dealing with history, but rather with politics. "Struggle and Love" is illustrated with black & white photographs and underscores that during this period, more so than anytime before, blacks in the United States are able to set their own agendas, cognizant of the cultural and economic problems that continue to exist.

Claybourne Carson has provided people interested in the civil rights movement with another invaluable resource. SNCC played a critical, but underappreciate role in the gains that were made during the 1960s. This collection of SNCC's newspaper provides valuable insights into this organization and the students' thoughts about the civil rights movement.

After elevating the development of skateboarding from criminal activity to its proper place in modern culture with Dogtown and Z-Boys Stecyk, a long-time contributor to The Surfer's Journal, presents the artifacts of surfing culture in an equally intelligent manner. This book is developed from the recent exhibition at the Laguna Arts Museum. A must have for anyone interested in surfing. Steyck has come a long way from epoxying bronzed roadkill to major California roadways. He's an artist too.

This book, coordinated and contributed to by Don Carson, is a treasury of studies on prayer from an evangelical/protestant Christian perspective.

The book is comprised of essays written by 20 individuals from around the world in collaboration. These are arranged topically in 4 major sections:
* Biblical Theology of Prayer - various articles studying how prayer is viewed and exercised in different parts of the Bible (e.g., one chapter is titled, "Prayer in the general epistles")* Prayer and Spirituality - comparison of how prayer is looked at in other major world religions, as compared to evangelical/protestant practice. This is respectful of other religions, while holding confidence in its (and my) own beliefs.
* Some Lessons in Prayer from the World-Wide Church - a look at Christian prayer practiced on 4 different continents. This - in conjunction with the choice of contributing authors - is very valuable; it breaks the assumption of most writers that the things they see in their life are what happen in the whole world.
* The Challenge to Pray.

This is not a light book that you should expect to lay in your hammock and casually read. Its pages are packed with thoughtful content, rather than relying on large fonts and wide margins to make the book appear valuable. To maximise what you get from this book, please take a couple things with you to the hammock when you're ready to read:
* Your Bible. The authors don't pontificate, but argue their points based on scripture (with better contextual faithfulness than I find in much evangelical literature too). The editor doesn't fatten the book further by copying quotes from the Bible, since the intended audience already has a copy of that source; you will want to have a copy handy, and to be ready to look up passages rather than speed-read through the book.
* A prayerful attitude. This is written thoughtfully, but it is intended not as a purely academic work but rather to encourage Christian believers to engage in Godly prayer. As such, read it prayerfully, so that God's indwelling spirit may speak to you through it.

This book should be mandatory reading for all teachers and those going into the profession. After reading this book you will have a insight into the secret world of the illiterate. Before the book I imagined the illiterate as people that brought this on themselves by not caring or giving up on the educational system now I see it as it truely is a disability. This book would be great for parents to get an understanding of what children can go through in school and how hard it can be to be a child. This is an amazing story of a man who led a life of lies to protect his intermost secret. I can not say how much I enjoyed this book and how I want everyone to read it. Enjoy!

This is a "getting started" guide to implementing the four blocks framework into your classroom. I have read every word in this well-written manual and it helped me have the confidence to implement the four blocks in my third grade classroom.

The management of Erectile Dysfunction (ED),formerly called impotence, has undergone a revolution with the introduction of oral treatements(like Viagra). This text looks at the history of ED, examines its epidemiology and gives what can be considered the best review of treatments, past, present and future. For the student interested in doing a Urology Residence it presents surgical illustrations on various proceedures involving the penis. It concludes with a section on special problems. An impressive list of authors have contributed to this First Edition.

Jerry Carson's Tigress Of Teagu: Espionage In The Korean War is a dramatic "spy vs. spy" thriller set in 1952, when the Korean War had both open conflict and subtle machinations driving it. Roy Hudson is a man who must battle against incompetence, nepotism, and worse as these forces threaten to destroy his own G-2 army unit from the inside out. Tigress Of Teagu is recommended as a captivating and suspenseful narrative.