This is one of the best fictional books about Missions trips that I have ever read! The story follows the Brio gang (except for Solana) as they go to Venezuela for a two week mission trip with Brio magazine. The group gets separated, and the story follows Hannah and Jacie. The two work on a skit to perform on the street corners of Venezuela, and that is where Hannah begins to get mad at God because she feels that He isn't helping her on her quest to convert a certain amount of Venezuelans to Christianity. She can't seem to get her part right for the play, and her testimony on stage actually scares the people away. Hannah also encounters more disasters, such as an unexpected period, bad encounters with Venezuelan men, and she finds herself doing guard duty for the groups bags. Jacie, on the other hand, gets sick with bronchitis and finds herself mad at God as well, but because she envies another girl on the trip whose father came along--something of which makes Jacie miss her dad all the more. Jacie too, has some bad experiences, including two guys who like her and of whom she doesn't like back, and a bitter 24-year-old missionary who tells her his deepest secret. The main point of the book is where they learn about following God and listening to Him instead of doing what they think He wants them to do. The end result is that the girls find other ways to witness to others, and Jacie finally finds a Father.

This is a great book. YOU MUST buy the second one two if you buy the first one because it leaves you hanging. I haven't read the second one but I am dying to know what happens next. If your interested about the civil war you'll like it. Also if you like the Ladd Family adventures also buy Lee Roddy you'll love this new exciting series.

a friend of mine had this book. that is why i knew i wanted it. it is a great book. it talks about crystal energies,meaning,scrying. it also touches on your aura and your chakras.lots and lots of pictures

I checked this book out of my college library for a research paper I was working on. I was not at first planning on reading the whole book. But once I started looking at it I found it very interesting and couldn't help myself. I learned a lot I never knew before about female involvement in Medieval art, etc.

As well as an in-depth account of Operation Overloard, which includes maps, and biographies, the book has numerous color plates showing actual uniforms, smallarms, awards, badges, insignia, and other related militaria relating to the allied, and axis powers. An invaluable resource for the collector of militaria.

Do you like fun books that really make you think? If so, then this is the book for you. A great summer read that will take you out on a beautiful yaught into the gorgeous waters of the Caribbean. Two couples who have not seen each other in years plan a seven day get-a-way on the luxury yaught, CANE MAIDEN. Sun, sailing, swimming, snorkeling, and reminiscing...all things that two couples would enjoy immensely. But then, everything goes wrong. After returning from a relaxing island dinner, the two couples find that their boat has been hijacked and they are being held captive on the beautiful boat that has now become thier prison. Working together the couples gain control of the vessel and then the lure of instant wealth changes each one of them--wife against husband, friend against friend. They each see each other, as well as him/herself, at their worst. What would you do to keep millions of dollars, if you had the chance. This book will make you wonder which character you would identify with. There are twists and turns all the way to the last page. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time...it really made me ask myself what I would do in such a situation. A great book to take with you on your next summer get-a-way.

This is a value-added volume of remarkable essays on the historiographic development of Grammatical Theory in the Middle Ages. Pinborg's disciples, unlike other linguists, focused on the very marrow of the contributions of each author in a reader-friendly manner. Especially for those in search of the sources for the theoretical foundations for the description of Middle-American Indian Languages, which are in general, not very much acquainted with Mediaeval conceptions of language and its structure. This book contributed to the main idea of another volume, dedicated to Antonio de Nebrija and his Latin and Spanish works.

What a wonderful resource for students of poetry--whether discovering Dickinson for the first time, completing an MFA, or holding a Ph.D in literature and a full professorship. Snodgrass takes some of the most powerful poems in the English language, and eviscerates them. We are often left with hilariously or shamefully dull, clunky verse, that shows by negative example just what made the original so great.

This is not only a text for use in poetry classes, although the 101 "de/composed" poems are taken from Snodgrass's own work as a teacher. There's plenty of knowledge available to the casual reader in comparing the two versions of each poem and reading the accompanying discussion. That itself is a pleasure to read, direct, lucid, insightful, and often humorous. A definite five stars!

I discovered Charles Paris mysteries quite by accident, looking for a book on tape to occupy the time on a long drive. Brett's sparse writing style and expansive wit makes this book a wonderful read that I have come back to time and time again.

I had some difficulty locating this book and ended up buying a copy of IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER from Alibris. The DEAD OF WINTER is the U.S. title of the book sold in the Britain as IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER and the two books are 99% alike. My understanding is that the U.S. editors change words, phrases, etc. they think Americans won't understand, which is silly because one of the reasons many Americans read British mysteries is because they LIKE the Brits and want to learn more about them. For example, would you understand "the labors of Causabon"? Hint--has to do with MIDDLEMARCH.

Patricia Hall has been developing a lovely series about her two protagonists Michael Thackerey and Laura Ackroyd and this is the 3rd or 4th book in the series. If you're following the Thackery-Ackroyd relationship, you will want to read this book since it provides insight into Thackery's struggles with his past. I know a man like Thackery, dealing with the death of his child, and I have to believe that Hall must also. In addition, Thackery is what some call a "fallen-away Catholic" and being in that category myself, I understand some of his angst.

Hall also has a political message--though her main characters are relatively neutral given their professions of news reporter and cop--and since I am of the liberal persuasion and agree with her message, I enjoy her books. Social conservatives won't like her books. A few of us Anglophiles are also of a socialist leaning however, and for us she is pure gold. What sort of people can deny the poor health care!!!

In the DEAD OF WINTER/IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER a number of folks need health care. There's plenty of murder and mayhem including angry parents who stage protest rallies to block eco-bashing trucks from destroying the peace and quiet and safety of a small village. There's not a lot of humour in this book but I love the names of the greedy corporate types--Cheetam and Moore.

This is a great book. Find it and read it.