I wouldn't recommend this book unless you're a real basketball pro. The book basically gives a basic run down of updated NBA rules and does not cover general basketball rules. I'd recommend reading on some basic basketball rule books before reading this one.

the first time when i read it i think that the book was similar of nba other books, but this book has more rules and statistics which nba register or nba serial.

this is a very good first effort for someone so young. she did a good job of throwing plot twists at you. when you think you know what is going to happen next, you are probably wrong, and i always appreciate that since i hate predictable stories. i am looking forward to the next book in this trilogy.

Speechless is the only way I can describe how I felt after I read this book. I received it at noon, and didn't stop reading it until I had finished it that night at 9pm. It was beautifully written (even more so because it was a teenager who wrote it) and incredibly deep; there were many morals and ideas going in every direction. I connected to this book in a way I have never connected to anything else before, and by reading Phoenix Ashes, I reevaluated parts of my life I had never previously even thought about.

The characters were so thought-out and well-developed that I felt like they were actual people. They came together perfectly (or forcefully did the opposite when it came to Blake and Zac, as the protagonist and antagonist of the story). Each event flowed into the next, and though at times I felt it was a little quick paced, it was never rushed or hurried.

It was touching, beautiful, creative (I thought Minty was very original), and more than once I cried--by the end, tears were streaming down my face. It has definitely made a spot on my favorite books of all time list. Way to go, Aimée! :)

I can only experience these books on tape. I truly wish that each of the books in this series would be unabridged on audiotape. I feel like I'm missing out on so many important details. The suspense is lacking in such a format. Please consider making the full, unabridged version of these books.

I have devoured all 6 volumes in realitively short time after their arrival. While I enjoy the fictional characters and story line, the presentation of these books gives me a great understanding of the life at all levels of the Revolutionary War. I detest getting near the end of each book - knowing that it will be some time before the opportunity arrives with the next volume. Vol 5 "Cold Bleak Hill" was my favorite. Just finishing vol. 6. Hopefully there will be at least one more great volume.

Before our Lord Jesus Christ ascended to the heavenlies to sit at the right hand of God,the Father,He declared to His 12 Apostles,"But,ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you:and ye shall be witnesses unto me...(Acts 1:8;KJV) Indeed these men of God declared the Gospel with supernatural power. For it is necessasity to be endued with power from heaven to witness effectivelly. Yet,the majority of believers today believe not that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are for today and therefore lack of witnessing power. The author,Howard Carter,has done well in making this book in the form of questions that are mainlly asked by the Church along side with the answers. Intellegentlly and biblically answered which dispells doubts concerning the gifts and misunderstandings of their functions. Before he explains the gifts and their functions,Carter deals with the fact that they are PROVIDED FOR US;PROMISED TO US;and POSSESSED BY US in the books' introduction. Than he begins the teaching. Some of the main questions written down that are asked are these:

1. Does it not say that tongues will cease? When will they cease?

2.Is there any order in the nine gifts?

3.Why should two have been added to the seven?

Such questions are answered below each questions. The reader will be blessed to learn the gifts and their functions in a manner that he/she can understand because the author has brilliantlly written the book in the form of questions and answers.

I love this book! Brother Howard Carter, who mentioned by the Late Lester Sumrall, who blessed Brother Sumrall equal to the blessing he received from Apostle of Faith Smith Wigglesworth, is a great man of God. Eventhough he's deceased, he being dead yet speaketh. The information in this book is excellent. Frequently asked questions such as tongues being used to speak another nation's language, or gifts of healing and working of miracles being the same or not, are answered in this book. It is a great book to study upon besides 1 Corinthians 12th chapter in the bible. IN verse 28, is says that God has placed some in the church, first Apostles, secondarily Prophets, thirdly teachers. This man is a teacher filled with the Holy Ghost and faith. This book is a definite buy if you want to study up on the gifts of the Spirit.

The story Seeing Lessons is based on a true story, and because of this I really enjoyed the book. This book was about an Asylum for the blind, and a man who taught blind children to read, write, do math, sing, walk, and also to have proper manners at the dinner table. I liked this book because it can teach a family with a child who is blind to overcome it. The story taught me that some things can seem imposslible, but are actually possible, and you can accomplish your goal. The story is about two young sisters who are chosen to go to the Asylum for the blind in Boston. The girls' parents allow them to go to the school. The girls stayed at a large house owned by the Howe's along with four other children who are blind. In time, they learned many things that they could use in life.

Abigail Carter is only ten years old in 1832, and her sister, Sophia, is even younger. But the sisters, both blind since birth, are to be two of the first six students at America's first school for blind people. The city of Boston is strange and overwhelming to the two country girls who never left their small Massachusetts farm before, but they not only survive and overcome their homesickness, but triumph, learning to read and write and be independent. This was a truly inspiring story.

23 'Model Sermons on Money and Possessions', nearly all by North American Presbyterians and of limited interest to anyone outside that continent. The Preface hints at an understanding of stewardship in terms of consumerism, haves and have-nots, refugee problems, disease, sanitation and starvation and one hoped for a new grasp of Christian stewardship with a wider agenda and touching environmentalist issues. But, alas, no! We are still predominantly in the North American church with its Stewardship Sunday and the crucial importance of renewing the annual pledge.

Alec Gilmore, University of Sussex

I am part of the group of pastors whose sermons make up this book. Our group has been meeting annually for almost ten years to share exegetical papers on passages of scripture to be used in preaching during the coming year. We decided to share the wealth with the production of this book.

In addition to contributions from regular members of our group, sermons on stewardship by professors of homiletics Fred Craddock, Tom Long, Tom Troeger also are included.

I have read the galley proofs, and whether read for inspiration, preached "as is" or used as background for original sermons and lessons, I think readers will find significant help in this volume for thinking through issues related to stewardship.

I don't want to say too much about this book. I use it a lot. But I think what is in this book has been said so much more clearly elsewhere. I would rather attack econometrics using Greene's clarity or if I were interested in time-series, I would much rather have Hamilton. It is okay. It was a warhorse for its time. But unless you need it for a class, I think there are better references out there.

Another review stated that Green was a clearer book than Judge et al. No way. This book starts and concludes thoughts without the constant refer to section blah blah blah found in Green. Also Judge et al. is accurate; something sorely missing in Green. Hamilton on the other hand focuses strictly on time series, and forecasting. If you want a solid reference for econometrics this is the most complete and well thought out book available.

This book's information is not all that accurate! some of the information is misplaced. but this is a good book for you to discovred King Tut for the first time! BUt if you want better information, buy King Tut by Anthany Powele

Howard Carter's stunning discovery in the desert and his excavation of the two stone chambers reads like an adventure novel. It was obviously written in 1930's language, but this new color edition is a wonderful asset to anyone's bookshelf. Thank you Duckworth for bringing this one back to life!

this is one of those econometrics (i'll call it "metrics" from now on to save on typing) books which you know has to cover alot of the slow, boring stuff which lecturers expect students to know by the time they take metrics options and hated by undergraduates. having said that, this book does it quite well. one thing i hate in metrics texts is dense mathematical proofs. especially proofs which assume the reader knows other proofs intimately. this book nicely avoids that, dropping in an adequate and useful amount of proofs, especially the Gauss-Markov Theorem and a proof of why OLS estimation outshines any other method in simple regression analysis. the book does this without being overwhelming - in my opinion, mathematics has to be appreciated through discussion and argument, which Hill et al do quite admirably. Also, metrics is about interpretation of results, not just calculating them, and this book keeps that in mind very well from beginning to end. The reason i gave this book 4 stars is simple. when i was doing my last minute cramming for exams, i was able to move through the book quickly and easily, whilst still appreciating the main points, the big picture, and also the subtleties of more advanced topics like GLS, moments-based estimation and distributed lags in a short space of time. the book also comes with useful end-of-chapter "should know" points and problems. the best thing about the problems is the "real-world" nature of the tasks, often drawing on real-life data and economic intuition. using that data and being able to become comfortable with computer techniques is the most vital thing to a beneficial study of metrics. i found gujarati's "basic econometrics" a nice companion to this book (but then again everyone likes gujarati to some extent), but mostly i was satisfied with this book as a stand-alone manual to second-year metrics studies, good for laying the foundations for studies in topics like maximum likelihood estimation and financial econometrics. oh, and it's small and not too heavy. good for carrying around to classes all day!

This book begins with simple concepts and gradually introduces more complex methods at a pace that is very comfortable for self-study. It also can be used in a one-quarter course for undergraduates who have had basic courses in calculus and linear algebra. However, it doesn't give all proofs for the statistical theorems in the text.

WHEN THE WORLD SHOOK is late Haggard, written during the Great War, not very long before his death in 1925. Sad to say, it's a retread of the themes and ideas that made such an impact in early works like SHE, KING SOLOMON'S MINES and ALLAN QUATERMAIN. Three English chaps are marooned on a mysterious South Seas island. The natives tell of their powerful god Oro; whom the chaps find has been sleeping for 250,000 years. They wake him, and his beautiful daughter, who is the spitting image of our hero's dead wife, while he is a dead ringer for her lost love...

The story continues along familiar HRH lines, building to a climax which is not too different from that of SHE. However, there are a couple of things which make this yarn worth investigation for HRH fans. Firstly, the 20th century intervenes, with its aeroplanes, Kodaks and telephones. This is a novelty in the otherwise strictly Victorian goings-on. Secondly, the Great War parts of the story, while revealing unpleasantly jingoistic aspects of HRH's writing, are also illuminating in so far as they give a view of that conflict that differs from that put forward by the War Poets, but is nevertheless penned by a writer with a powerful romantic imagination.

I was only searching for this book; I was reading a book by the old master,R.A. HEINLEIN,(rocket ship galileo), when i caught a reference to Haggard's "when the earth TREMBLED". HOW COME THE NAME DISCREPENCY?