Fulton J Sheen is one of America's Best Known and loved Catholic Bishops in the 20th Century. Known mostly for his great oratory skills on his TV program "Life is Worth Living"

To say that the autobiography of Fulton J Sheen is a treasure would not be an understatement at all. All of Fulton Sheen's wit insight and warmth is in this book. Unlike autobiographies of other great orators Bishop Sheen's Autobiography carries all the emotion and humor of his speaches with out losing any appeal.

Among the many great insights in this book are Sheen on his autobiography: "Carlye was wrong in saying that 'there is no life of a man faithfully recorded'. Mine was! The ink used was blood, the parchment was skin the pen a spear. over eighty chapters make up the book, each for a year of my life. Though I pick it up every day it never reads the same. The more I lift my eyes from it's pages the more I feel the need of doing my own autobiography that all might see what I want them to see. But the more I fasten my gaze on it, the more I see that everything worthwhile in it was received as a gift from Heaven. Why then should I glory in it?"

Sheen on Communism "Communism also has a complete philosophy... If one starts with the wrong assumption and is logical from that point on , he will never get back to the road of truth. Communism is a religion ... That is why it appeals to those who are without faith and why Soviet Russia is today (WAS) regarded as the last hope of the western man who lives without God."

There are numours great Quotes and stories/antidotes in this book on subjects ranging from missionaries and conversions to reflections on various Popes, to teaching and Celibacy.

Treasure in clay is a great book written by one of the twentieth centurie's greatest Catholics

This is a charming book. If you've read other books by Archbishop Sheen, or remember his television lectures, then you must read "Treasure in Clay." And you needn't read the chapters in the order they were written. Depending on your mood, you might want to read "The Lighter Side," or the chapter about Our Lady, or "The Hour that Makes My Day" -- about his unwavering devotion to Eucharistic adoration. You might want to read about the Second Vatican Council, and the ebullient camaraderie that characterized the sessions (evidenced by some of the bishops playfully exchanging sacred limericks). You can read about Communism -- Sheen's chapter on this subject is a needed corrective to the historical lassitude that fails to convey the menace of this abominable ideology.

There are anecdotes about FDR and about Humphrey Bogart. There are stories of conversions which Sheen helped bring to fruition; there is the note that the octogenarian archbishop received from a boy of fi!ve or six: "I hop you have a happy Birthday, and I hop you will be Pop."

"Treasure in Clay" gives us laughter and devotion, humor and courage, poetry and the Cross, and a fine tribute to John Paul II, newly elected as this book was being written. There is much to treasure in "Treasure in Clay."

This is a wonderful book showing how a priest can live in the world, yet not become a "worldling". His sanctity is shown by his brilliant writing styling and his description of his life. Despite struggles of all kinds, Archbishop Sheen persevered, trying to fulfill God's Will in his life to the fullest. He is a very learned man, and a great apologist for those looking for information regarding Catholic apologetics. But one of the things that most amazed me about Sheen is his ability to love Jesus, and be able to find Him in the world and in sinners, trying his hardest to bring God into their life and thus, the world. If you're looking for an inspirational book for your parish priest, this would be a great selection, if he has not read it, because I'm sure this priest will one day become a Saint.

This is an excellent book covering a topic that affects anyone who watches TV or access the Internet. This book provokes thinking about what we view on TV news and "news magazines". What is newsworthy content? How far can and should the media go in terms of invading privacy by broadcasting private moments? Is shoving a camera into a grieving person's face newsworthy, or is it an invasion of privacy rights not worthy of First Amendment protection? What about secretly videotaping an accident victim's on-the-scene agony and broadcasting it later on TV without seeking the victim's permission?

The author notes that the First Amendment was designed to promote participation in our democracy, but much of the content provided my media outlets today actually lulls viewers into a voyeuristic mode, suppressing the will of people to participate. Still, most of what we see on TV is protected by the First Amendment, even when the result is contrary to the desired effect of promoting an active and involved democracy.

When reading this book, you might find yourself questioning court decisions, but you will also question the alternatives. This book provokes thought, as a good book should. I highly recommend it. You won't see the news or "news" magazine shows in the same light again!

Mr. Calvert is clearly an authority on media law. The book is so well-written as to be accessible anyone who is interested in communications law. Contains a comprehensive discussion of the law, yet one which is easily understood by all. High marks for the author's use of plain language to convey ideas which could otherwise be quite difficult to understand. Worthwhile reading for the practitioner or layperson.

I loved this book so much I gave it as a gift! Doctor Calvert is a gifted writer, and noticing that he is a professor at Penn State University, I have no doubt that if the classes he teaches are half as interesting as this book, it must be nearly impossible to get a spot in them! I reccommend this book whole-heartedly!

This book was quite organized and filled with lots of information important for the massage student needing to take the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. I used this book and the following which is also sold on amazon.com:
The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers
(Topics: Human Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology) Vol 1
(ISBN: 0971999643)

The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers
(Topics: Clinical Pathology and Recognition of Various Conditions) Vol 2
(ISBN: 0971999651)

The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers
(Topics: Massage Therapy and Bodywork: Theory, Assessment and Application. Professional Standards, Ethics and Business Practices) Vol 3

(ISBN: 097199966X)

The last 3 study guides are on the mark with the type of questions asked on the national test. My advice is to buy all four books. I passed the national certification examination for therapeutic massage and bodywork easily with the help of these four books.

This book has been wonders for my studies to become a licensed massage therapist. I will keep it handy also in my practice. The illistrations are great, and really help with kinesiology.

I know nothing of massage and I couldn't figure out heads or tails from the many massage books I had purchased until I received Basic Clinical Massage Therapy by Clay and Pounds.

Will I read the book in it's entirety and use every method, absolutely not, but now I can literally see the muscles and the anatomy and understand what it is that I'm working on in each and every part of the body and do some good, it's a bargain at $45!

I'd say this is the bible of massage!

Clay's Justice took me by surprise. I had never heard of David Shifren before, and I didn't know what to expect. Wow!, what a novel! This is a wonderful story that reminded me of the classic westerns from the 1950's. A good, clean written western with a strong hero Will Clay, who is looking for a new life, and when he finds a family that he cares about and they need his help, the bad guys better watch out. Clay's Justice is a modern classic western, that takes the reader on a journey that you will not forget. Marvelous!

There are very few things more worthwhile than reading a truly great novel. It is perhaps one of the real delights of the human mind. When the work comes from the hand of a master story teller, like David Shifren, each line and each word delivers a picture that is magnificent. Read CLAY'S JUSTICE and enjoy yourself. You deserve it!!

I have been a long time reader of Western's and have read some of the greatest stories written in the past century. I can say this without reservation. "If you want to read a book that will keep you glued to its pages in suspense and drama and make you feel like you are 'out on the range,'read this book. It has the drama of 'HIGH NOON' and the tenderness of 'SHANE' as well as all the many other great things a fine work of fiction needs, to be called a truly great work.

This book has great details and instructions in how to make miniature houses. It also was extreemly inspirational to go on from the author's instructions and create better and more detailed houses. I highly recommend this book.

Everyone loves miniatures, especially miniature dwellings...Ms Ritchey offers text and so many step by step photos - all of which make it easy to make your very own tiny abodes. Simply charming.

As a beginner I was looking for a book that gave detailed instruction. I never thought that I would find such great instruction and pictures. This is a superb helper and will make my first attempts look like I have been using polymer clay for years. Author is to be commended for such fine and detailed instructions. I highly recommend this book.

This book consolidates the information from a number of her videos... and is a cost-effective way to explore these techniques. And you don't have to watch Ms. Hughes roll her eyes and practice alternative pronunciation of words in an attempt at humor. Her alternative vocabulary takes a bit of getting used to but once you figure out what she's referring to, there is quite a bit of great info in this book. Thanks, Ms. Hughes, for this alternative!...

I have gotten frustrated by books that only show a person how to make product "X". This book teaches the reader several techniques and how to apply them. From the beginning of the book the reader is encouraged to consider the creative process and experiment with their own techniques and designs. While you are learning specific techniques, Tori Hughes also points out that changes in color and style will also work well. Through this she is teaching the reader, not just showing them how to do a project. That alone makes this book a valuable asset to a book shelf. I highly recommend this book.

I am new to polymer clay and have never taken classes, or even heard of this author prior to the purchase of this book. May be on my way to an addict. I have gotten a pasta maker. So provided you are into things that far, I think even beginners with a reasonable amount of intelligence can deal with this book. The author is very specific in explaining how to imitate different natural mediums with polymer clays (some premo, some fimo, some combinations of the 2). I don't have a great deal of inventory of clay, but was able to emulate most of the techniques, represented with what I had - even if the colors were off a bit. I have gotten a couple other books, and polymer can really get outrageous, complicated, time consuming,and just plain dissapointing when the end result is not perfect enough. This book seems to take things slow and specifically enough to follow and enjoy. And, the nice thing about simulating stones, and natural things is that they are inherently defective, cracked, uneven, and irregular. Even when you mess something up a bit, it can look like it was done on purpose. For the price, I considered this book a good buy for my money.

This book is the managerial analogue of a Chilton repair manual for your car. You can look up a problem you're having as a manager in the same manner you might look up what to do when the headlights on your car are dead, and get a practical step-by-step process for solving the problem. Albright and Carr keep focused on actions that can be taken to solve real problems. This book is tremendously useful, and if I had to recommend one book to new managers or to any manager interested in improving his or her performance, it would be this one.

great for training new and experienced managers

This book is great! I love how the book is organized. Every scenerio has these five elements: 1) Explain the situation (sample scenerio) 2) Why was it a mistake? 3) How you can recover from it quickly? 4) How you can consistently do it right from now on? 5) Is doing what you did ever right?

It is very easy to read. Kind of like a Q&A book. A must read for people beginning to manage, like me!

Melody

This book is based on a three lecture series that Dr. Trumbull delivered on June 16-18 in 1885 to the Episcopal Divinity School in Philadelphia, PA. That no other book in the past 117 years, on the subject of the Blood Covenant, has equalled or surpassed this book in thoroughness or in scholarship is mute testimony to this book's classic position as THE definitive book on the subject of the Blood Covenant. Dr Trumbull traces the origins of the Blood Covenant, as practiced worldwide, to an early Oriental home in ancient human history (p 57). Along the way, he has shown the development of this covenant from a crude form of uniting two humans or a human and a Divine entity in an unbreakabke bond to a highly stylized rite among the peoples of the world. This book is a must for every Pastor or teacher who wishes to understand the very Covenant that is the underpining of the Christian faith.

In researching the literature on blood covenants, the subject of my Master's thesis, I was struck by the dearth of scholarly research on this subject. Most books on this subject were rather shallow, with no real depth to them and little in the way of scholarly input. Dr. Trumbull's classic on the subject of the blood covenants was like a breath of fresh spring air in a very stiffling room. Here was the in-depth scholarship so lacking in the other works reviewed. It seems that no one, in the last hundred years or so has been able to out-perform this classic treatment of the blood covenant. It is not easy reading, but is full of the best scholarship I have found anywhere on this subject.

As another wrote, this is not a simple reader. The main reason for this is because the book is over 100 years old and the English is more proper; however, do not let this deter you. This book by Trumbull has long been the standard for concise exploration into the field of covenant-making. Virtually all other books written on this subject have their observations taken from this one. Study this topic long enough and you'll see the commonality. Trumbull's knowledge of Scripture, his first hand experiences, and his communications with other renown researchers have lended themselves to this masterpiece. This man truly lived as he wrote. I would therefore also highly recommend his books The Threshold Covenant and the Covenant of Salt for further study, both recently in publication after many years. He has many others, and if you can find them, they are a treat indeed. So study and do well.

Thomas Preston's book called to me from a table in the Hospital library one afternoon. When I found the chief of medicine's name among the more recent borowwers in the library card sleeve I couldn't resist reading the entire book. I was an internal medicine resident struggling with the social pressures of caring for the sick and dying during my first year of residency; this book put that experience in perspective.

This book improved my skills as a physician with such admonishments as:

'if you don't enjoy taking care of patients, change your practice so that you enjoy it. Patient's can tell. You will provide better care if you enjoy your work. Make sure you enjoy what you are doing, patients notice'
'the key to being a good physician is giving a damn.'
'patients come to you for two reasons, they will tell one of them.'
It is filled with wisdom, and an explanation of the history of medicine's influence on some of the arcane and irritating aspects of medical education, and patient care.

For those familiar with
House of God, this book is an antidote for the cynicism, and hypocrisy we find in seemingly immutable customs of the ages. It is a serious, very readable, account of several past quack treamtents promoted by the 'scientific' western medical community. The reasons for the success of these treatments, and their failures are examined. This examination shows us the difference between healing and curing, between killing the disease and caring for the patient and in the process the reader may enjoy the pleasure a child knows when a joke is played on the teacher.

If you function in a healthcare setting, this book is worth its price and the time you will spend reading it.

Chris Anderson MD FRCPC

Would that the entire medical profession be possessed of a like-minded attitude regarding treatments, honesty with patients, and a true "bedside manner," as Dr. Thomas A. Preston. This is a "must have," for everyone who ever went to see, or will go to see, a medical man for treatment.
Anna Marie Fritz
Author of "The Dream Garden" crystaldreamspub.com

It took 17 years as an MD before Dr Preston faced that the MD's loyalty is to the profession rather than the patient. He now questions whether the down side of medications and operations is so great that it almost completely offsets the good done -- which would explain why people who live in areas with twice the rate of medical intervention do not live longer.

The projects in this book are pure eye candy! Very innovative techniques and projects, my favorite being the polymer clay eggs, of which I have made four dozen for Christmas presents!

Directions are very clear and the gallery of beautiful artwork throughout will get your mind creating ideas for your own beautiful pieces.

If you're looking for inspiration, the photos and the projects in this book are for you.Gives some basic step by step caneing instructions as well as an intricate butterfly design. Much more. I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.

This is one of the most inspiring books I have seen on polymer clay. It really does get my mind going with ideas and makes me want to get right to "work." It's clear and precise in instruction, as well as attractive to even look through. It's my favorite