I think that everyone in the whole world should read these books, it is very possible that people could come to truly know God, and what he has blessed us with through Jesus.

All 3 volumes are priceless. In all my days I have never read anything so convincing, so convicting, so loving! For anyone curious about the validity of these books I tell you, Faking the Holy Bible would be easier!

More then 5 years have passed before I was able to finish reading volume 1. Only after much grace from God have I been able to overcome, and open my heart to what is written in these books. I challange anyone to read just this first volume and not feel how they have wronged Jesus and how blind they have been.

In these books are the teachings of Jesus through his own perspective! Many times I had to sit back in awe after reading for a short time. Being in my early 20's I found myself in an array of emotions that I seldomly express. You cant help it! Dozens of questiosn I had about the teachings of Jesus are answered by his own words, and many more that I never thought of asking. Truly, if you are looking for something straight from the mouth of God himself, you have found it in these books.

I strongly urge anyone who wants to know Jesus better, to come closer to God, or to help someone else come to Jesus, buy these books! All of them! I just finished the 3rd and final book and I truly wish I had one for each week of my life! I consider the truth in these books worth more then anything money can buy. After you read them you will understand why I said the Bible would be easier to fake. Simply, nothing from God can be Faked!

Seeing Jesus' life through His eyes and getting to know His disciples as real people has helped me grow closer to Jesus. This book is written in easy to understand language and once your start you will not want to put it down. You will get to know Jesus and His thoughts and feelings and you will find yourself thinking of Him in all areas of your life.

My Peace, My Soul........what a comforting title in these troubled times. The beautifully illustrated cover is so relaxing, reminding me of in Psalms, where the Scripture states to look unto the mountains for your strength. Even the photograph of calm, still and peaceful water on the book's cover, depicts the peace Ms. Dickinson writes about, giving one a magnetic pull to want to open the cover.

I have experienced various types of loss and grief in my lifetime, just as most people have. By flipping through the book, at my fingertips and so easily found, I found comforting words and Scriptures for whatever topic desired. The Scriptures given with each writing gave me extra comfort and will to others who are in need. Ms. Dickinson's inspiring words offers comfort and gives directions for having deep inner peace, especially on page 167 through the offering of the "Sinner's Prayer."

I highly recommend this book to be an inspiration and comfort to anyone, but especially for those having experienced hurt, disillusionment in life, disappointment, heartache or loss of any type, or for those seeking a deep inner peace.

Ms. Dickinson's poetry is a joy to read! Her usage of the English language, in a modern day setting, is simultaneously, refreshing, inspiratonal, and peaceful, at the same time. Her ingenious, indexing system allows quick reference for my particular mood, or situation. Finally, the last poem in the book, "The Sinner's Prayer" is such a beautiful outreach to those desiring a closer walk with the Lord. I highly recommend this beautiful compilation of Christian poetry to anyone searching for strength, comfort, or peace of mind, in our hectic daily lives.

I highly recommend that anyone experiencing loss, frustration in a difficult world, and those looking for comfort and faith from their heavenly father read this book. It's an encouragement on dark days. Truly amazing!

The book that I want to talk about is The Kin, Suth's Story. This book is about a boy named Suth and five other kids from the Kin tribe. Their names are Po, Otan, Noli, Tinu, and Mana. The terrible thing about this group is that they had gotten seperated from the elder Kins, so the six must survive on their own. They must travel into the desert and over many other arduous obstacles. Also in the story they get captured by a different tribe called the Monkey Kins. Their hideout is a small secret valley in the desert, however Suth tries to escape with the other five to freedom. But on the other hand at the end, Suth manages a way to escape with his fellow friends.
The reason that I had chosen this book was because my cousin, Bernard had been reading this book while I was visiting him in San Diego. When I had seen him reading this book it seemed like he had been in another world or time dimension. So as it seemed this story takes place 200,000 years ago like cave people time. When I had taken a good look at the cover, I decided that I'll read it when I get home from Spring Break. Afterwards I took a brief visit to the library, I immediately searched for The Kin. When I found it I couldn't let it go.
Particularly my favorite part in the book was actually when all the parts when Suth was brave. Especially when Suth fought off the overgrown bird trying to protect his friends. That's because the parts he were brave showed how much he had cared for his friends and what great of a friendship they all had posessed.

I have always wandered about the lives of people from long ago--those even as early as the Stone-Age time and how their lives were probably lived. This book gives me a slight idea--(since it is "mostly made-up") of one of the numerous ways that some of the first early humans did live out their lives. In the book's prologue, it mentions that there is not just one book, but a series of them. I have read the first and I am in the middle of the second. I hope that the future continuous books are as "good" . ;)

Suth's Story, by Peter Dickinson is a great book-- I couldn't put it down! On a scale from 1 to 10, I'd rate it a 10. Six kids of the Moonhawk Kin--Suth, Noli, Mana, Tinu, Otan, and Po--have been separated from the rest of their Kin. They survive only on the measly rations they find in the desert, not even getting food or water some days. One day when they are foraging, though, they come upon six people of the Monkey Kin. The Monkey Kin takes them in, feeds them, and gives them a place to sleep. The Monkey Kin is nice, helpful, and give them as much food as they want--but are intent on keeping them. The Moonhawks are thankful for that, but want to get back to their own kin...but they're not sure they can get away...

This book is a real cliffhanger, in great detail. It kept me on the edge of my seat! This is one of my most favorite books!!!

World War I, the event that changed everything in European and American history, left Japan little touched -- or so it had long been thought. Frederick Dickinson's book stands many accepted truths on their heads. But it is not a book of wooly revisionist speculation. All of his arguments and interpretations are carefully drawn and meticulously documented. All are thought-provoking and plausible, and most seem to me entirely convincing.

As realist theory would predict, there were few prominent leaders who failed to support Japanese expansion in the favorable circumstances offered by the European conflict. But there was a very crucial divide between those who looked to British-model expansionism of a primarily economic sort and those seeking military-led territorial expansion on the model of Wilhelmine Germany. The struggle for power among (and within) these camps is one major theme of the book. The other is the response of Japanese elites to the wholesale change in the structure of international relations brought by the War, and its domestic correlates. As it shifted from a European power struggle to a world crusade against totalitarianism and the use of force to change the international order, World War I attacked the very foundations of the Meiji state.

I hope that those who (like me) have only slight knowledge of Japanese history will not be put off this book. It is inevitably somewhat dense, but Dickinson avoids academic obscurity, introduces his characters carefully, and pauses frequently for reflection and summary. His concluding chapter ties all his strands together and places the story in a larger context. His contention that it is a vital key to understanding everything in modern Japanese history rings true to me. The book does not require great effort to read, and what effort there is will be well repaid.

There is a wonderful bonus in the book's rich trove of Japanese political cartoons from the period. These speak in a mordant voice that was, tragically, to fall silent as democracy was smothered in the 1930s. They add a great deal to the book.

No doubt many will look at the subtitle, "Japan in the Great War," and conclude that this is too specialized a topic to engage them. In doing so, however, they will miss an important book whose interest extends far beyond the specifics of its subject.

In a field where hardly anyone seems to bring the threads together, this is perhaps the building block to better and more thorough understanding of japanese history during the war. A sound well researched piece which never forgets to be reaable to the average postgraduate and with plenty of resources noted in bibiography for further study.

Politics and international relations of japan pre-1945 require a thoroughgoing understanding of the period before 1931. thisbook offers a great portion of this for the serious scholar beginning or reviewing that quest.

This is a wonderful book that offers many insights into the development of Japanese politics in the first half of this century. Dickenson carefully and convincingly shoots down much of the conventional wisdom about who were supposed to be the cautious elder statesmen in the early 20th century. This debate has important implications for properly understanding Japans expansionist policies in the 1930s. Many people who have been hailed as supposed cautionary leaders are shown to be (soemtimes extraordinary) expansionist. As Dickenson shows, these foreign policies can all clearly be traced back to domestic politics and a clash over the direction the state between the genro and the Kato Takaaki, where the latter aimed for parliamentary overnment. The book is alo very well written with many fascinating quotes and clever and funny illustrations from the Tokyo and Osaka Puck. Political scientists who have read Jack Snyder's "Myths of Empire," should find this a particularly fascinating and elucidating book.

It doesn't matter what kind of recipe I look for to please my family, I find it in this book. I want my daughter and daughter-in-law add this great cookbook to their collection.

This really is a super cookbook. Great recipes and clear instructions. Nice little history of Western Colorado in the front of the book. I particularly enjoy preparing the "Egg Dishes" and the yummy cookies from "The Cookies Jar".

I think that this book is my favorite cookbook and I have over 1000 cookbooks! The game and lean recipes were my favorite.The desserts are great --the Raspberry Upside Cake is fabulous!

Glorious images that are a delight to see. Generous space on each day's block for notes. Good quality paper. We recycle the pages to wrap small items - striking giftwrap when the year's up.

This is a great calendar for Astronomy buffs. The pictures and images are great, accompanied by detailed explanations of what they depict. The calendar itself includes not just the expected references to various holidays, but also references to various astronomical and celestial events (meteor showers, etc.), both current and historical. Highly recommended!

I have been a fan of Astronomy and am an amateur astronomer. I love the pictures in this calendar. They are spectacular. I will definitely continue to purchase the Astronomy Calendars.

I've been a fan of the Astronomy calendar series for 2 years now and, judging by that history, I'm sure that this one will be just as good. I'm not just talking about the pictures, but the information as well. I'm ordering the 2003 edition today, so this review is based on previous history of this series.

Eighty thousand trees in Iowa? Yes, besides cornfields, there are still patches of virgin timberland in the Midwest with abundant wildlife and other foliage. Back Home in Timber Lane is the story of a couple who opt out of city life to spend 17 years enjoying nature from avid mushrooming to bird watching. The tale is told in an irresistible manner sprinkled with wonderful descriptions and bits of humor. Each chapter unveils a new adventure, sometimes with a lesson to be learned. In a sense, it is a modern-day tale of homesteading where friends and neighbors pitch in to help make dreams come true.

Eighty thousand trees in Iowa? Yes, besides cornfields, there are still patches of virgin timberland in the Midwest with abundant wildlife and other foliage. Back Home in Timber Lane is the story of a couple who opt out of city life to spend 17 years enjoying nature from avid mushrooming to bird watching. The tale is told in an irresistible manner sprinkled with wonderful descriptions and bits of humor. Each chapter unveils a new adventure, sometimes with a lesson to be learned. In a sense, it is a modern-day tale of homesteading where friends and neighbors pitch in to help make dreams come true.

The Maternity Center Association 1940 classic photographic reproductions of Robert Latou Dickinson, MD, and Abram Belskie's famous sculptures are a great teaching aid for anyone in the childbirth profession.

The 5th edition of the Birth Atlas was donated to the Skills Lab at the Medical Campus, University of Pretoria. Since it appears to be very old and unique I would like to know the date of this publication. I would appreciate it very much if you could let me know. Thank you Dr Ina Treadwell

Originally self-published in 1984 under the title The Negligence of Death, this short work of fiction from a former Special Forces Sergeant who served in Vietnam carries the full authority of one who has been there. I hesitate to use this term, both because its overused, and because it can have a negative connotation, but the story is hallucinatory. And by that, I mean that it flits around from scene to scene with little sense of standard narrative, but is full of mood and tone that places the reader firmly on the shoulder of the title character.

Dickinson is a Special Forces radioman in the Central Highlands, where his small units work closely with the "Yards" (Montagnards, a French term for the various minority ethnic groups in the Highlands, such as the Bru, Jarai, Jeh, Nung, and Rhadé people), and are often ignored or forgotten about by the regular U.S. forces. The few battle scenes are typical wartime madness, bleak resignation, and absurdity. Scenes at HQ and in the hospital revolve around the stories told by other soldiers, which reveal a certain element of addiction to the rush of battle. Indeed, many finish their tours only to re-enlist over and over, not because they have a death-wish, but because once there's nothing in civilian life that can match that high, and no one back home can hope to understand that. It's both awful and gripping at the same time, all written in a simple but fluid style that can only come from having lived it.

There are hundreds of works of fiction about the Vietnam War, but this has to be one of the rawest and more important.

The war in Vietnam has been over for 25 years. The US embassy in Saigon has been torn down and the city renamed. Vietnam's young capitalists are running battlefield tours for aging veterans. Jerome Gold's Sergeant Dickinson (first published in 1988 as The Negligence of Death and republished in 1999 under the current title) brings it back with stunning immediacy. This book is the perfect cure for nostalgia. Whether you are a young reader new to Vietnam or one who has been there and read that, Sergeant Dickinson is a must.

This book says it all with perfect pitch. It captures the visual imagery, dialogue, and complex psychology of the combat experience in a way that is unlikely to be equalled. The radio operator is the perfect observation post for a vietnam novel and Gold clearly knows that role. The sit reps from other outposts are simply brilliant. The elephant bombing, unkown americans entering the perimeter etc. These things really happen. They are not, as I read in a literary journal review, simply a metaphorical device through which the author describes the absurdity of war. The creative reach presented here in a short work is incredible. The wounding and hospital scenes, the inevitable stateside disconnection with civilians followed by the death wish return to the people and circumstances you know. I thought that Micheal Herr's Dispatches had realistic dialogue but he was a journalist not a soldier. If you could leave on any heliocopter, you could never tell the whole story. I have always hoped that someone who fought in the war would get it right. This is it.