This was a pretty fun book I guess. However it wasn't what I expected it to be though, The book basicly just replaces Dutch with a personalityless brother who just happens to be an NYPD homicide detective. If it were not made so abundantly clear that this is Dutch's brother you would think he is a horrible attempt at ripping him off, this aside the book was a nice read. I didn't like how Dutch had just dissapeared, and they made him out to be a sissy compared to his brother. The detective aspects of this book were really well done, too bad that the writer had to waste his efforts on a poorly written character such as Scheafer. It may sound like I'm being harsh but the character WAS poorly written, one minute he's supposed to be a borderline psycho who never talks to everyone the next minute he's making wise cracks like ... Spider-Man. And his partner, his parnter Rasche, was a very well written and likeable character who for the life of me I can't figure out why he didn't shoot Scheafer himself and give him to the predators, through almost the entire book Scheafer treats Rasche like a doormat and I couldn't figure out why Rasche kept helping him out. This book also feature kind of a cop out ending, that I won't give away, but the ending is about three pages long and it's not one half as good as it could have been.

All in all this was still a fun book to read, I give it three stars for the characters, action, and the nicely written predator sequences.

A good idea to put Dutch's brother against the predators! This book has a lot of action and I liked that, but the action is not very realistic in some parts. Like when Schaefer manaced to run a long way to a predator and kill him with a metal pipe, and the predator just stood there?! But the plot is quite good and pictures are well drawn. But that is the only bad part in this one. This is the first predator only book I've read, and I am going to keep buing them 'cause this was so cool!

Obviously the book goes into way more detail and description than the graphic novel. Nathan Archer even goes as far as adding some scenes that give Schaefer's partner Rasche a bit more character and few more things to do.

The plot is what Predator 2 was originally supposed to be. Arnie's character was supposed to be helping the NYPD with a drugs war in an unbelievably hot summer. But when Arnie couldn't schedual in between Total Recall and Terminator 2 the role was re-written for Danny Glover. So the story here is pretty much as much a decent continuation of the first movie as the film sequel is. But with one big difference...

The role of Dutch Schaefer is changed to Detective Schaefer, Dutch's brother. He's just as big, bad and burly. And guess what...he goes by his own rules. If there was ever a REAL inspiration for 'McBain' from The Simpsons...it's probably Detective Schaefer. While reading the book I couldn't help but think of a Rainer Wolfcastle-type hero.

I've never read many action-based novels and I never knew how they'd work. But Predator: Concrete Jungle does manage to be exciting and is a real page turner. It's a pretty thick book but I managed to finish it in about 3 days. I know this isn't particulary fast but I'm not the kind of guy who can spend all day reading.

Not unless what I am reading is interesting or has a reason keep me reading to the end. And this book is definitely all that. The follow-up, Predator-Cold War, is even better. But I do recommend that if you like the Predator movies and comic books that you check out the novels. There are quite few of them and they are well worth it.

Notice that if you have an encounter with the Virgin Mary. . . and write about it you are biased. If you have a feminist axe to grind and write from the point of view of philosophic naturalism, you are scholarly.

This is political correctness applied to Mary.

Yawn.

JMNR

The fact remains that this book offers a very solid and accurately researched survey of the development of the "phenomenon" of devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus. It is not exhaustive by any means, but traces all the major strains of development from at least the third century. What the book fails to do adequately is critically delve into the real roots of Marian themes as found in the New Testament records. Indeed, what we see in the very first century of the Christian/Biblical era is a rather rapid (and radical) development of attitudes about the Mother of Jesus, a shift from early indifference and ignorance of Mary's role (the Marcan Gospel, Pauline letters) to an outright "lifting up" of Mary as the Ideal Christian, the First True Disciple, worthy of loud praise (Luke), and even iconic status as Eve-Israel 'Mother of believers'(John) and glorified symbol of the Church itself (Revelation). I wish Werner had spent more time drawing attention to how swift and startling these developments in the understanding of Mary were when the New Testament writings were being composed. Also, how did these "arcs of thought" regarding Mary take root geographically in the 2nd century church? Werner could have noted that it was no coincidence that Gospel communities giving great prominence to the figure of Mary(Luke's Antioch, the Johannine churches) in the first century continued to preserve these emphases in the 2nd (Ignatius of Anioch, Irenaeus-Justin, etc). Otherwise, Werner gives a solid depiction of how formative ecclesiastical motives (asceticism, Christological controversy) rattled the chains of Mary's rather flexible image in the patristic age, and how her mystique lent itself so readily to mythical, legendary rumblings about her death, intercessory powers, etc. A fascinating handbook and not even remotely [a] feminist manifesto ... It seems that some would have a hard time handling the reality that much of what Mary represents was a complex combination of iconic mythologizing that began in Scriptural/Apostolic times and only grew in succeeding centuries according to the demands of the age and normal human piety.

This was a fabulous resource for understanding the evolution of the Marian cult. The one weakness of this book is that it did not deal with the pre-Christian origins of the Marian cult. Other resources, however, cover the evolution of the Anatolian fertility cult of Cybele into the Roman Magna Mater and later into the so-called "BVM". The author does a good job of showing the origins of various aspects of Mariology and contrasting these developments with Christianity in the West. The author has done a great service to those who wish to more fully understand the syncretic process which blended Christianity with various pagan religions and medeival political structures to create the Roman Catholic Church.

I think everyone has their own idea of "small" I would like to see a book that has actual measurements of some of these rooms. I'm sure the cameras are angled to make the rooms look more spacious. On the otherhand, I like color so I enjoyed seeing how other people have used color in their small spaces so you don't feel you have to paint everything white.

This book's primary appeal to me is the large quantity of very nice photos for ideas of how to design for small spaces. Think of it as the equivalent of a dozen very good "home" magazines all focused on small spaces.

Unfortuantely, this is not the type of book that's easy to buy online. You need to browse. I can tell you that I spent over an hour at a bookstore and this was the one I walked away with. Most of the others were horribly technical books about how to build and use all these storage containers to hide/organize your stuff. Frankly, if you have a tiny space, you should throw away most of the stuff you don't use regularly. I'm more interterested in lighting and arrangement and color to give the illusion of more space... not organizing all my junk in neat tupperware containers.

This is my favourite book (and I have a big collection as a graduate of Interior Design course).
You will definetely benefit from a variety of styles and ideas (different colour-shcemes), shown on pages of this book. Superb quality of photographs makes reading enjoyable. The author won't tell you 'how to make it' (as it's not a DIY book), but I found comments on each room layout very helpful. It inspires and develops your taste. Dylan Landis, well-done!

Since my father was a devout Anglo Catholic, the "King James" was the translation I first read. In my opinion this translation is best read after one has an understanding of the scriptures. Remember, neither Christ nor the Apostles spoke Elizabethan. In my opinion, one should learn the Scriptures on something like the Revised Standard. (One that is plain and easy to read.) After one has an understanding of the scriptures, then this version is a beautiful study.

This is a very beautiful keepsake Bible, with fantastic artwork!
I have a query about this Bible. The content page says that there are Bible maps after the concordance. But mine does not have it. I was just wondering if it is only my copy which is like that or is everyone else's copy also without the maps at the back. Would appreciate it very much if anyone could write an answer on this review page.
(I am unable to check with the publishers as I was unable to locate their mailing address on the internet.)

Thank you very much!!

I was so happy with this bible. The illustrations
are beautiful. The print is large enough so I can read
without my glasses and the guides are very easy to follow.
I am very pleased that I was able to find this kind of
quality without leaving my home.
Thank You

The term "old people" is offensive to me, and this book is full of the term. The authors cite themselves so frequently that the validity of the content is questionable.

Schaie and Willis provide a wonderfully rich, interdisciplinary overview of adult development and aging. Each chapter is chock full of information on the biological, psychological and physical effects of aging from young adulthood onward. Interesting statistics (that are updated for new editions) and tables are also included. I had to purchase the book for an undergraduate class on adult development; it was a great primer for understanding the changes we undergo as we age.

This book covers, in very good depth, the life cycle from youth through old age. Backed up by plenty of research and statistics, the look is more of one of cold hard fact than of heart, but this is helpful for those just entering gerontology. I was given this text by my supervisor upon entry into a senior residential facility, and I felt I certainly gained from it. Maybe not as handy to those well-read on the topic, but a very good basic guide and introduction. Recommended.

This book has a good story to it, but its way to boring. It needs more exitment to it. The animals and plot was good but their wasn't much els in the book.

It is definetly not the type of book that keeps you at the edge of your seat at all times. It may be a little boring for people who usually read books under 100 pages.

I thought this was a great book. The Boxcar children is my favorite series, and this was my favorite one. This book would be great for anyone who likes animals. I definitely give it five stars

I got this book in hopes that it would give me ideas that are unique and plentiful. I did not find this here. It's not a nuts and bolts book - and is a little strange in it's layout. It unfortunately didn't help me at all, and I had to go out and buy different one that was much more helpful and had lots of more ideas.

This book gives you ideas about showers and a very general overview of the basics of throwing a shower. I was left having to find answers to my questions elsewhere, even as a second time bridesmaid. I have found the best info on showers using web searches and Martha Stewart(as much as she can be annoying) had great, very original shower ideas and information.

This little book has gotten me through two weddings and have started scouring its contents for ideas for a third shower!! I found it totally wonderful in its innovative ideas and overall helpful info.

This book skips all the important details, it is fine for someone who is NOT going to Small Claims Court. This book is useless to the person who IS being sued.

The book is somewhat of a "pastepot" job, lacking in important details such as where to find pertinent law. Instead, the authors vaguely suggest "checking out" questions, but don't even tell in what code book the rules are to be found, or where to get the answers omitted from the book.

The book also suffers because the authors use it as a vehicle for personal opinions and editorializing. Mixed in with the factual information the reader seeks, is various opinion, suggestions, comments on the authors' opinions on how the law should be and so forth. This is extremely frustrating for the reader trying to use the book as a reference, diminishes the value of the book as a useful tool, and is generally considered unethical.

With a little more detail and work, and the personal stuff omitted, this would have been a much better book. The book is jnot completely useless in present form, but don't expect to find the answers you seek in this book only: the authors were too busy with their personal opinions to include the nitty-gritty needed by the buyer.

As Small Claims Legal Advisor for the Superior Court, County of San Francisco, for nearly 19 years, I recommend this book to anyone who needs nationwide information on small claims court. Why research each state individually when you can have it in one book?

Jeanne F. Stott

From the back of the book "Martin Philips and Denise Sanger were Doctors, Lovers-and desperately afraid. Both of them suspected that something was wrong - terribly wrong - in the great medical research center where they worked." What is causing so many patients to die on the operating table? Why is it only females? Read this book to find out. However; don't be disappointed, as this is not one of the better works by Robin Cook.

Being an avid fan of Robin Cook, this book was definitely not his best work. Though enjoyable, I didn't find it as gripping as some of his other works and can only give this an average rating. Normally once I start a Cook novel I have a hard time putting it down but I didn't have that problem with this one. Not boring, but not as gripping and fast paced as some of his other works. In his usual manner, Mr. Cook is successful in describing the characters and setting the scenes with minimal words and doesn't drag it out as many authors do.

I found this book to be plausible yet was able to see through the plot from the very beginning. However, like most of his novels, this book will have you thinking hard about some of the goings on in the medical world today. When I hear or see something on the news regarding a medical breakthrough, I immediately begin thinking about the many Cook novels I have read.

For all of you Cook fans, like his many other novels, keep the dictionary handy for looking up those various medical terms. If you are new to Mr. Cook, I recommend starting with one of his other novels; but the same holds true for you as well about the dictionary. If I had to list one thing about the works of Robin Cook that drive me crazy, it would be that he has a tendency to forget that many of us are only lay people who are not familiar with much of the medical jargon he uses. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy his novels greatly.

My favorite novels and I have read many by Mr. Cook and the ones I would recommend for new comers to his works are:

Outbreak
Blind Sight
Contagion
Harmful Intent

The one I don't recommend for those new to Mr. Cook is:

Godplayer

Well ... this is another medical thriller that Mr. Cook get used to the readers. Even though this story is not so intense as the others thrillers I read to the point of boredom in some segments of the story because of the extreme medical descriptions that make us think that we are reading a textbook chapter, the plot is intriguing and attract attention.

I know some people have found it too technical but for me it was the best ever. For someone on the medical field who understands the terminology, the book is great. I was very surprised at the end since I had no idea who was behind all that was happening. I have read several of Cook's books as well as other medical thrillers but I think this was one of the best that I had ever read!

I compared a few wedding vow books and although I thank all the authors for their efforts, the one I found the most useful, comprehensive, progressive in thinking, and with a generous mix of both spiritual and secular vows is "With These Words...I Thee Wed". Guess that's why it's been around the longest.

This book was extremely helpful to give me ideas for when I write my vows for my upcoming wedding. Having all of these examples has really helped my fiance and I write vows that are about who we are and help us express how we feel about each other. If you don't want to do something as simple as repeating "I do" after your priest or minister says it but aren't sure what you should say, which is what I was looking for, this book is a great resource. If you don't find something exact to use, you can use ideas from the different examples to write your own unique vows.

When my fiance and I wanted to marry, we searched to find meaningfull wedding vows that would tell a story to our guests of the incredible things that had happened to us, and how fate, luck and life brought us together and our love healed us. Being widowed and having two children, this book addressed our *VERY SPECIAL* wedding vow needs. I also read the rest of the vows for first time marriges, they were OUTSTANDING! I wish I would have had this book when I was 18.... and thrilled I have it now.. as I am 38.