I am impressed with the intellectual Bible study in this book on a topic that normally leans toward emotionalism. I recommend this book highly to all who are searching for more in their Christian faith, but have previously been "afraid" of the Holy Spirit. I am an evangelical who never checks my brain at the door -- and this book answered questions I've always had, but have been afraid to ask.

This is by far the best book I have ever read regarding how the power of the Holy Spirit is made available to believers. It provides sound, balanced teaching that those from an evangelical background can appreciate. The authors do an excellent job cutting through all the "baggage" that teachings about the Holy Spirit have accumulated over the years as a result of bad theology. Their approach to the "baptism with the Holy Spirit" is quite refreshing.

Brad Long provides a fresh understanding to an "in-house" debate. This is a must read for Reformed people who are searching for the reality of the Spirit's work in the Christian and the world.

The subject description that I see listed for this book is WRONG at this time! This book is actually about: "Mary Bradford Clark, the author, is an adoptee. She gives birth to her daughter at 18, and places her for adoption. The daughter, Kathy, searches for Mary and they are reunited. Unfortunately, Kathy's adoptive parents were not the greatest people, and her life was diffcult. It all ends up with Mary (her birthmom) ADOPTING Kathy!"

The real stories of people's lives are often more inspirational, meaningful, and heartfelt than fiction could ever be. The journey taken by Mary and Kathy is a compelling portrait of a mother and daughter finding themselves in their "Reconnection" with each other. This well-written autobiography brings the reader the personal perspective of birthparent and adoptee. The shame and mystery of adoption is lifted in this revealing, honest book. Life is to be celebrated as a joyful reunion leads to love and acceptance.

My name is Mary Bradford Clark and I am the co-author of Reconnections. My daughter Kathy, whom I gave up for adoption at her birth, wrote this book with me. It was her surprize phone call to me in 1992, our reunion, and subsequent growing relationship that has provided healing to us and our families. Writing Reconnections was in itself a way to revisit both painful and positive memories. Through writing Reconnections Kathy became a legal member of our family, a sister to her sister, and a full daughter to me. She chose as an adult to be adopted by her birth family.Reconnections is a book which celebrates reunion, adoption, and connection to families, both birth families and adoptive families. Kathy and I have done readings of this book throughout the U.S. with the hope of encouraging and supporting birth moms to "come out of the shadows" and adoptees to follow their dreams. Reconnections is a poignant, upbeat and honest memoir that we hope you'll enjoy.

Read this in the 50's in Australia. Always seemed to me to be a great american story, unjustifiably neglected. A most human tale, probably truer than false. Mamie a triumph in adversity, kindness of one who could have been just a user of people who chose to hold out a helping hand. Yes, I would love to obtain a copy so my wife could enjoy it in these less prudish times. A great human story.

I read this book in 1955 while I was working in a Steel Mill in Warren, Ohio. I could see then that I would never be rich earning $16.00 a day after what the "elite" of Hawaii was earning just prior to and during World War II. I agree with the reviewer from Charlotte, N.C., don't know why but I never forgot the book. (NOTE) I believe a movie staring Richard Eagen and Jane Russell was also made in the 1950's however, it did not "tell" as much as the book. I would be interested in obtaining a copy of the book...new or used...

The Revolt of Mamie Stover is the real history of Hawaii. It should have been named "Islands in the Stream". It describes how Hawaii was always stratically located during the wars and skirmishes in the Pacific. It describes how the citizens aquired what is now the Old Money. The elite in Hawaii would just as soon not see this book in print again. It has been a long time since I read the book, but it has always been in my memory.

We are attempting to use this methodology for planning and review of onboard Aerospace Software, will give an update when we have actually used it in anger!

The latest revision of the well known COCOMO constructive cost model is calibrated with a Bayesian approach that balances 161 industry reference points with the determination of software development experts. Software engineers use the COCOMO model to make financial decisions, set project budgets and schedules, negotiate tradeoffs, plan to maintain or upgrade legacy products, and decide where to implement process improvement. The model equations are provided including normative calibration using 5 scale factors and 17post-architecture effort multipliers. The criteria described for assessing your project for scale factors and effort multipliers are fuzzy in some cases (Default to the nominal level when in doubt). The model can accept estimates of either logical lines of code or function points as the primary input parameter. The book is accompanied with a CD that contains the USC implementation of the COCOMO model and some instructional videos. The final 2/3 of the text covers emerging extensions such as object point data, application point data, phase schedule and effort model (COPSEMO), dynamic COCOMO, RAD schedule estimation model (CORADMO), commercial-off-the-shelf integration model (COCOTS), quality estimation (COQUALMO), and productivity estimation (COPROMO). Read "Software Engineering Economics" published in 1981 for additional background information on the COCOMO model.

This is great guidence for the people who involved in software cost estimation to deal with the current software engineering issues. It definitely helps to estimate the project's schedule and effort using COCOMO II (Implementation of the model).

I found this entire series to be very powerful and motivating. It is a continuing saga about a woman who rises from nothingness to be a great power and overcomes many obstacles laid before her throughout her life. I cheered for Emma and Paula throughout the stories and I cried for them both also. I don't usually read this style of book but I loved these and have become and great BTB fan!

Great books to get hooked on reading

This story addresses a segment of our population that is largely ignored in fiction. It is addressed with great hunmor and wisdom. You will be looking forward to greater adventures with Huck and Bubba when you finish "Big Doin's".

Here is a great comic novel about a small town and its weird characters. While keeping you laughing all the way, Wilson paints a colorful picture of Mckinleyville, an area of California seldom written about. We're looking forward to continuing adventers of Huck and Bubba.

This book presents a new way of modeling geometric forms. The idea of using paper plates to form the Origami-like 3-d models is unique! "Children" of all ages will enjoy creating these spatial phenomena. Very Clever.

This book shows exciting paper plate folding activities that will definitely enhance the understanding of Geometry. The idea of using paper plates (a relatively inexpensive classroom resource) to gain understanding of otherwise complex and abstract figures is unique! There seems to be no age limit to the fascination of the origami-like activity. Thanks to the author, Bradford Hansen-Smith, for showing us your models in Chicago.

This book is very technical so for the beginners in GPS i can not recommed you to read this book. however, for scientific community, this book is "a must'

These volumes comprehensively treat the entire body of knowledge concerning GPS control, satellites, propagation, receivers, and use. There is an extensive discussion of GPS errors: raw, differential, corrected, and the encrypted precise positioning service.

Unlike IEEE volumes that seem to be magazine articles jammed together, these volumes appear to use systematic, top-down architecture of the outline. Each section is a coherent explanation of the topic, without any unevenness in coverage.

The authors are well-known principals in this field. Spilker, for instance, has generated the most significant books in digital communications; modulation and demodulation being his specialty.

I found these volumes to be so impressive that I bought the set for my personal use.

I feel that thirteenth child was a very good book. It shows you that even if you do suspect something, you should know for sure before you blame that person. I recommend this book to anybody. It created a lot of suspense. The book always made me want to read the next chapter!

This story is set fairly recently and is pretty convincing. The autors betrayal and description of the setting and background is very well laid out. It reminds me of an old run down sort of petrol station on the Nullabor. There are a lot of different conflicts and problems that arise throughout the novel. This is fairly important as you have to pay attention to what goes on with every page.

The main plot is pretty basic. Sixteen year old Kate has to live with an alcoholic father who owns a petrol station and is quite abusive to her and more so, her mother. A new guy Mike comes to town and at the same time a spate of robberies happen and even a murder, and Kate then starts to place together the pieces in her mind to figure out if it was Mike, because when he first comes to town he tries to rob the petrol station and scare Kate with a knife. Instead of turning him in, she sees his need for attention, and decides to befriend him instead. Along with that, her mother decides to lay charges on her abusive father. The incidents occur pretty fluently and fit together. They are very well laid out and are fairly credible in one sense, but in another sense are a little far fetched.

The main character in this book is Kate. She is a writer, who is always writing stories with a character named Stephanie, and without realising it, retells events in her own life. She has a best friend called Barney, who did anything in his will to impress the most popular girl in school, Melanie. Then there's Mike who reveals a very interesting past more and more as the story goes on. And the other main characters are Kate's parents Angie and Steve. Steve, her abusive and alcoholic father, and Angie, her depressed and downhearted mother.They have a very strong relationship, even though neither of them show it until the end.

There didn't really appear to be any major theme, as a lot of different topics arose and evolved throughout the novel. There was ones of suspence, relationships of love, loyalty and honesty, and there is a strong message coming out to the reader about real life relationships. I could relate to the story as a person as it appeared fairly realistic to me.

Karleen Bradford used a lot of descriptive passages in her twisted tale. She described everything from the adrenalin rush Kate felt on Barneys motercycle , to her mothers matted hair in the morning. But I don't think it is just full description. It is, but it's not too much for it to start turning it into a detailed analysis of every single object.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story and I would recommend it to people of all ages. Thirteenth Child will grip readers from it's first page, to it's startling conclusion.

This book was an excellent book for teens. I think this book deserved more recognition as a good book than it recieved. It dealed with things that we don't often read much about, especially in the teen genre. It's definitly worth reading.

This book was absolutely a page turner! I could not put it down once I started! The characters just leapt off the page at you and I found myself drawn immediately into the mystery. I look forward to more offerings from Betty Byers- she is an extremely talented storyteller!

A nail biting novel that was very straightforward and easy to read. The chapters are short and compact with suspense to keep you plugged in. The sex scenes were hot and very intense. You think you know who's the killer, but you don't.... I couldn't believe this was Betty's first novel. Looking forward to future work.

A nail biting, easy to read, keep-you-glued-to-the-pages novel. Lot's of suspense and intrigue. The characters are well developed and the descriptions are uncanny. The sex scenes were hot, intense, and steamy. Betty keeps you guessing as to who is the killer. You think you know, but ..... surprise! surprise! Betty's first novel is really something. Look for her soon on any "best seller's" list. Can't wait to read what she's cooking up next!!Looking forward to future work.