I have read several books about the Sioux Wars so i wasnt really sure i wanted to read another one, but Mr Robinson's book is fantastic.He writes taking in consideration that the reader doesnt know anything about the topic so he explains with good accuracy terms and places like no other author. The author is bold and right on the money when it comes to point a finger at somebody, like for example the stupidity of the Army officers.I found that the interviews and research the author made for this book are very good, especially from the indians perspective.The only thing i didnt like is the fact that Mr Robinson doesnt go into details when it comes to Crazy Horse.I would have loved to read more about Crazy Horse part in this Wars.Otherwise this is an excelente book!

This is by far the best book on the Army's conflict with Native Americans since "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". It treats the material as a campaign rather than a series of seperate battles, so that Little Big Horn is treated as part of a whole. The author also describes the personalities and deeds of several Indian characters, not just Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. This is an eye-opening recounting of an important part of US history and a look at one of the greatest guerilla forces ever to wage war against the American Army.

Rather than concentrate on one battle or campaign, Robinson sets the stage for the reader to follow the movement of all the actors playing a role in the drama across the seasons of the war. I used this book as an orientation to the conflicts of 1876 prior to a trip to Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas to visit battle sites while on vacation. My trip was greatly enriched by reading this volume first. You can find more concentrated studies of particular engagements and the biographies of the participants that will offer deeper insights into the war, but for one overall narrative that provides the reader with the flavor of the contemporary army and Indian experience, here's my choice.

This book is truly a flashback to the days when attending a baseball game on the South Side was less about fringe entertainment and all about baseball. It really brought back some great memories. I miss Andy the Clown!

THIS BOOK IS WELL WORTH PURCHASING. IF YOU LOVED OLD COMISKEY THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS NOSTALGIC TALE OF A GREAT PARK. EXCELLENT MEMEROBILIA MATERIAL. BUY IT YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. OUTSTANDING FOR WHITE SOX FANS.

this book rules buy it if you loved old comiskey! great pictures

Although this is a really old and linguistically dated, for a variety of reasons this is the simplest place for a person familiar with the Gospels to begin an inquiry into the life of the Buddha (as opposed to Buddhism as a religion generally-- which is much to broad for this book to cover in its just over three hundred pages....) For a book that is almost one hundred years old, its author did a remarkable job of summarizing the sutras that detail the life of the Buddha and in providing charts, etc. such that Christians would grasp that yes, this man was teaching many of the same things as was the man who taught in their Bible.....

This is a good place to learn about the Buddha's life. However, a person versed only in this book would not be familiar with most of the forms of Buddhism as they were actually practiced-- it would be difficult to identify HOW Zen of Pure Land or Vajrayana Buddhism came to be having just this little book much in the same wasy it would be impossible to determine how Christianity had changed and developed throughout time having only the record provided in the New Testament, or Judaism having only the Pentatuch.....

For those acquainted with Buddhist literature, this book is vaguely similar in content to the Digha Nikaya ("The Long Discourses of the Buddha") in that both are trying to portray how Buddhism, or the thought and teachings of the Buddha were portrayed at the time of his life as opposed to any kind of philosophy, etc. which developed later (the Mahayana stuff). For those interested in this stuff, I would advise books by Robert Thurman (there are a number) and D.T. Suzuki (again, the same) as the easiest to understand in regards to Indian and Tibetan forms and East Asian and Zen forms respectively.

I highly recommend this book....

This is a nice book for Christians who wish to grasp the message and principle beliefs of Buddhism. Carus presents the Buddha's life in a collection of stories from his birth, attainment of enlightenment, teaching, to his death. Well written, it emulates the biblical style of the King Jame's Bible, occasionally puncuated with Ye, Thou, Thy, and so on. The stories are enjoyable but short and somewhat numerous. Also included is a glossary of terms and a concordance with passages in the New Testament. This edition has been reset and lacks the original intricate illustrations by Olga Kopetzky. The pages of the book were also stragely scented. I bought this to have a hardcover version but prefer the Open Court copy made from the original plates.

311 pages, illustrated. This is a nice book for Christians who wish to grasp the message and principle beliefs of Buddhism. Carus presents the Buddha's life in a collection of stories from his birth, attainment of enlightenment, teaching, to his death. Well written, it emulates the biblical style of the King Jame's Bible, occasionally puncuated with Ye, Thou, Thy, and so on. The stories are enjoyable but short and somewhat numerous. This edition appears to be made from the original plates, with original intricate illustrations made for the work by Olga Kopetzky. Also included is a glossary of terms and a concordance with passages in the New Testament. This book convinced me that Christianity is historically the child of both Judaism and Buddhism.

After listening to a lot of opinions about bible prophecy I came across this book I was very impressed with the author for backing all of his writing with the word of God.I would recomend it for new belivers as well as longtime believers. As with any biblical commentary I urge you to pray and examine its contents and compare it to God's word. You will find that this book not only hits the mark it will open your eyes to a new understanding of bible prophecy, and help you to share the gospel of CHRIST. Most people have a stong curiousity about bible prophecy. By understanding it better you will be able to use it as an effective tool for witnessing to the lost. As God's word has told us always be ready to give a reason to those who ask of the hope that is in you.

I totally enjoyed this book. Daniel is one of the hardest scriptures to read in the Bible, yet Jeremiah makes the character so much easier to understand. He has a great syle of writing. Daniel was so loved by God and its no wonder why. Anyone who wants to know what our future holds and wants to learn more about Daniel definitely should read this book

Dr. Jeremiah reads just like he sounds on Turning Point. I've read a lot of books on Biblical prophecy but so much more is offered here concerning Daniel than in thicker readings. I intend to re-visit the book of Daniel and pay closer attention to what I've already read so many times before. Super book!

I credit Franklin Dixon's Hardy Boys series with sparking my interest in literature, which led ultimately to the publication of my own suspense novel thirty years later. I started reading these books when I was seven, and eventually collected thirty or forty of them, reading them all two or three times. I recently found several in an old box in the basement, including "House on The Cliff" and "Secret of the Old Mill." When I read one to my ten-year-old daughter, I discovered that time had not tarnished their quality nor distorted my fond memory of them. Now my daughter wants to read another.

Dixon utilizes two key techniques to capture kids' imagination and keep their attention. One is action. Kids get distracted easily. Dixon never gives them the chance. Exciting, dangerous, and mysterious stuff starts happening right away in each book and continues in every chapter. The other is to end each chapter with some unresolved event so suspenseful that kids must keep reading. I can't tell you how many times I stayed up late to keep reading a Hardy Boys mystery.

Every book in the series is as good as the next. Dixon created characters and a formula that worked, and he stuck with them consistently. They teach good old-fashioned values, and are fun and easy to read--the perfect step up from baby books to chapter books. --Christopher Bonn Jonnes, author of Wake Up Dead.

I read so many of these a few years back, and I am now stocking up my home library with these great imaginary scenes. My children are too young to read, but my nephew likes them just fine. Great for boys AND girls. Start kids off with some fun and clean reading, and they will love reading later on.

I started reading these in 6th grade because my dad had like all of them because he was a big fan. Now I am reading them and I have him rereading all of them. Like every night he comes into my room to see If I have bought any new ones recently. All summer I have been reding them looking for cheap prices on the series. I have actually read like 5 this summer beacause EVERY chapter has a cliff hanger. Today I finished the secret agent on flight 101 and the ceativity yet down to earth way Mr.Dixon wrote these books is amazing. I recamend these to all ages even reading them to some kids...they will love the suspence.

This book is a must read! The rollercoaster ride of suspense begins with the opening page, and does not end until you have reached the back cover. Be captivated by the photos of the Stilton process, including the cheese "rubbing up" shots. Swoon at the photos of the workers as they go through the cheese making process. I guarantee with each turn of the page comes adventure!

I have read this book many times over, and give it two thumbs up. William Shakespeare, eat your heart out!

I've developed a Stilton habit as a consequence of this book. Very enjoyable indeed.

This is far and away the best book every written on the topic. A must for lovers of fine cheeses.

I read this book after I finished Father Garrigou-Lagrange's timeless work on the issue of predestination. It just so happened that Father Most was a student of Father Garrigou-Lagrange and could not fully accept the Thomistic system of predestination that he espoused. Therefore, Father Most set about to understand the issue of predestination and grace and this book is the product of his study.

Coming from a Reformed Protestant background I was inclined to give this book a lower rating, but I was impressed with Fr. Most's reasoning and argumentation. As far as books on grace and predestination are concerned, Most's book is one of the more coherent and well argued literary works available. Therefore, I believe the book itself has some merit, but it still did not convince me that the Reformed interpretation is incorrect or invalid and I will explain why.

First, I will tackle just a few of the weaknesses I saw in this book. Most begins the work by delving right into the issue of grace, predestination and the salvific will of God. Although this is the major element and focus of this work, I still believe that a cursory examination of other relevant issues such as man's spiritual depravity would have been helpful. Since Most is attempting to argue against a Thomistic/Calvinist system, he needed to show that man is not spiritually dead in sin and that he still retains the capacity to respond to God. This book just assumes that man still possesses some semblance of free-will because Most argues that it is within our power to resist grace or to omit resistance.

Next, his attempt to deal with Romans 9 was very unsatisfactory. Most simply says that these verses deal with the external economy of temporal placement and vocation, and not with the internal economy of salvation. Yet, if you look at the beginning of Romans 9 Paul is dealing squarely with the issue of the eternal salvation of the Israelites. When he picks up with the theme of Jacob and Esau, Pharoah, and God's initiative to bestow mercy on whomever He wishes in verses 6-19, the Apostle gives us no indicator that he has shifted focus from his original train of thought. Furthermore, even if Paul were discussing the external economy in those verses, he is doing it to prove a point about the internal economy which is the primary focus of this passage. Paul uses the example of choosing Jacob over Esau, as a comparsion for God choosing some for salvation while overlooking the rest.

Although Most attempts to deal with some problem passages, he completely passes over John 6. His silence on this passage speaks volumes, because it is basically conceeding that these verses cannot be reconciled with his soteriological system. In John 6 Jesus shows that the church is given to Him before they actually come, and that everyone who comes is raised on the last day. This is much different than Fr. Most's notion of being able to impede and resist God's grace. According to John 6, all who are given by the Father and drawn, inevitably come to the Son and the Son will raise them all up unto eternal life.

That being said, I think Fr. Most's work also had several strong points. Father Most's solution to the problem of maintaining the absolute gratuity of predestination while affirming man's ability to distinguish himself is interesting and unique. Placing predestination after lack of resistance but before works still maintains it's gratuity, albeit it is a little dark, and allows for God to keep His sovereignty. Also, I believe that Most definitely showed that this was the opinion of not only Aquinas, but also a majority of the chruch fathers.

Fr. Most's explanation of how lack of resistance is not a work was very interesting, but I still thought it could have been explained better. I could see what he wanted to say, but I thought the distinction was still a little gray. If one chooses to resist, then doesn't one also choose not to resist? Although he says that when under the influence of grace one can just let it operate unhindered, this explanation left me wanting a clearer explanation. His explanation made it sound like an individual would receive and be transformed by grace without even realizing it.

Finally, I really enjoyed his treatment of the distinction between the divine intellect and the divine will. You can't emphasize one of these divine attributes at the expense of the other like most theological systems do. I understood how both are equally attributes of God's character and need to be held in balance and each given their proper respect. Also, his treatment of God having recourse to eternity to know future events was enlightening.

Overall, this book provides a solid defense of a more free-will based soteriological system; Sadly, this is something that is sadly lacking in much of the literature that is produced by free-will theologians. Although I believe that the book had it's deficencies, it also had it's strong points as well. Ultimately, the book did not convince me of the error of Calvinist theology, but I do believe that it educated me and helped me to better understand the intricacies of such a system.

Quite simply the single best book on the topic available today. Absolutely decimates Calvinism, but without resorting to polemics. If you can buy just one book to help you understand how grace, predestination, and free will all come together, this is it. Examines all the key passages, all the key thinkers reflections on the questions, in a systematic way to shed light on perhaps the hardest questions facing theologians. You WILL gain a greater appreciation and insight into the bible from reading this book. Cannot be recommended too highly.

This book really opened the door for me to coming into the Catholic Church. I have studied alot of different theologies, from Calvinism to Thomists in the Catholic Church. I have never found a book that explains Justification in such a way that it grasps all the strong points from each and fits in perfectly with the bible and our form of Justice. This book does both, a great book for the Catholic understanding of Justification.

Arthur Quinn treats with respect both perspcetives of one the Modoc War. The extreme brutality of both the American Government and the Modoc Warriors is reflected in a suprisingly unbiased manner.

This book is very, very good for anybody interested in 1870 era American Indian conflicts, especially in Northern California. Story easy to follow, no unecessary words, facts etc., unless they're relevant to the story.
Reads as if it were a movie, but is all true, as judged on what I know of California frontier history.
Book is worth getting.

During the height of the Indian conflicts on the plains a smaller,but no less deadly campaign was being waged against the Modocs of the Northwest. Like the Cheyenne after them, the Modocs were a small band whose numbers had already been reduced by warfare and desease. They were willing to live peacefully, only they wanted to live in their own homeland. And as with the Cheyenne, the military wasted much time money, and worst of all lives in order to bring these people to their knees. This is a concise and well-written account of that war.

Quinn is one of those historians who makes broad use of dialogue in his work. While many scholars take a scant view of this method, I think it works well, if done carefully. Certainly we can question how Quinn could possibly know exactly what was said, when there was no one there to record it. However, memoirs and journals often paraphrase, and if the writer has researched the characters and the times well enough, I think it is fair to allow him to make certain assumptions, especially as it brings such dimension to the characters.

Quinn's depiction of events is very exciting without crossing over into sensationalism. And though any story of Americans' treatment of the Indians invites a certain amount of moralizing, he does not go overboard, nor does he portray the Modocs as saints. He also does an excellent job of incorprating the landscape into the story. Quinn's depiction of the lava beds the Modocs called home makes it even more wondrous that the Americans found it so important for them to leave.

This was definitely a story that deserved to be told, and Quinn does a very good job of it.

Gloria Copeland does a nice job exploring the themes from Proverbs and how they apply to your life in a practical way. One drawback is that she uses the King James Version as her primary starting point which is the hardest to understand and least accurate. However, in her commentary she does draw on the NIV and Amplified to make her points. For a more in-depth and scholarly study of Proverbs read THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BOOK OF PROVERVBS by Cody Jones. The comments are interesting and very readable, and they put things into a historical setting. Jones picks out various characters from the Bible who illustrate the points of Solomon's wise and witty observations. He includes many historical photos to give the reader a sense of the culture of the time and includes 6 translations in parallel to aid understanding.

This book truly is a treasure! The format is easy to read -- and the insight into the Wisdom of God that is given can be truly life-changing! As the Copeland's say, "One Word from God can change your life forever!"

A wealth of Godly information that is applicable to a Christian's everyday life, taken from the book of Proverbs. Thank God for Gloria and her spiritual insight.

Chip Ingram here presents six characteristics needed to develop what he calls "holy ambition." Holy ambition is defined as living a life that leaves a spiritual legacy in the lives of others. The six traits he offers are: a dislocated heart, a broken spirit, a radical faith, a strategic plan, a personal commitment, and a courageous soul.

Ingram weaves Scriptural passages together with his own experience to provide support and illustration for each characteristic he names. For the Christian reader who has digested numerous books on increasing devotion, there won't be any startling revelations here or radical insights. Instead, the value of Ingram's work is that he gathers together widely known Biblical passages on spirituality and organizes them in an easy-to-follow manner.

After seeing Chip Ingram at a conference, I was excited to get this book. If you are a Christian, just getting by ... read this book! It will challenge you, and make you re-think about your walk with Jesus. It is top notch, and lists many verses to study on the bible.

Get it, read it, and get closer to Christ!

Want to live your life on the edge? Take your faith from the complacent, consumer mindset, mainstream, to the radical fringe
that live a life of impact and fruitfulness. Chip takes us out of our comfort zone using Nehemiah as our example and gives us practicle biblical teaching on how to find our "Holy Ambition"
Read and apply this,and your life will never be the same.
Get others in your church to read it and apply it and your church will never be the same. This is a must read for all who long to finish well and live a life of impact.