Professors Aden and Hughes have successfully completed what few would have the courage to contemplate. Without blinking, they stared into the utter darkness of loss, illness, violence, fear and failure. Then, they applied the Gospel proclamation to each situation, thereby creating the possibility of hope in the midst of suffering.

Unlike earlier expository preachers, their work is not overly historical. Unlike the American "positive" preachers, of the last two centuries, their work is well-grounded and theologically sound.

What Professors Aden and Hughes have given us is a text that is relevant and profound. Any seminarian, deacon, elder, minister, pastor, priest, dean, or bishop who preaches to people in pain would benefit by keeping a copy of this book close at hand.

"The Pride of the Confederate Artillery" provides a well researched look into the experiences of a group of volunteers that went off to defend their state during the war of Northern aggression. It is not overly detailed as to the movements of the unit, but does provide a well thought out and insightful look at the sufferings of the soldiers as they do their duty. Mr. Hughes also points out how the class differences between the bourgeois cannoneers and the lower class drivers and teamsters dissolved during battle only to resurface after. This book is highly recommended.

I used this book in my classroom. The reading was easy and the ideas were very practical. I was able to understand the difference between managers and leaders.

Public Relations for School Leaders is a useful combination of theory and practice. The authors dicuss public relations in the broader sense of building a sense of community both within and without the school itself. They use the case study technique to present practical applications, and the case studies are quite well done. The authors do not always distinquish clearly between a case study and a secton called administrative practice, but that presents no real problem to the student or the teacher.

The final two chapters on building a community relations plan are overly technical and too complicated. However, overall, this is a well written text which will be of use in a graduate program for school administrators.

This is one of a series of books I have greatly enjoyed over the years. There are short (often one paragraph) readings clustered by theme in various sections. I recommend this for anyone interested in the themes of repentance and forgiveness, or for reading during Lent.

I first saw this book a couple of years ago and knew I one day had to own it. This book is full of wonderful full color illustrations, of this barely explored art form.

Of interest not only to those who are looking for a book on Cassoni, but also to costumers and painters. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in this facet of Italian Renaissance Life.

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Totally new perspective in application of rheology from the viewpoint of a chemist. Just the right amount of theory, not too much math, overall an excellent book. I've been in rheology for eleven years, read all the typical rheology texts, and still found something new to learn on every page of this book. A real bargain too.

As a teacher of writing at the college level, I would recommend this book for students who are frightened of required research writing. In fact, each section has the proverbial "panic button" at its end. I intend to purchase a copy for my high school senior to take to college next year.

The tragedy of "Oedipus" as told by the Roman playwright Seneca (translated by the English poet Ted Hughes) is a very bloodthirsty and savage retelling of the tale, much in keeping with the Roman view of popular entertainment. Seneca also wrote his version of the Oedipus myth after the downfall of Nero, as the Roman Empire was emerging from a particularly dark period in its history. Whereas the Greek tragedy by Sophocles is concerned with unraveling the puzzle (most readers never note that the prophecy as told to Oedipus is not the same as what was told to his parents), the Seneca version is more about psychology and emotion than logic. In this version there is an impending sense of doom that hangs over the characters. The contrasts and comparisons between the two versions are inevitable because no one is going to come to Seneca's "Oedipus" without knowledge of Sophocles's "Oedipus the King."

In the Roman play the chorus functions not as a narrative counterpoint to the dramatic action, but as a means of confronting Oedipus with his darkest thoughts and fears (i.e., an internal dialogue). Ironically, given that the plays of Sophocles provided the characters that Freud turned into key psychological complexes, it is the Seneca version that seems more like a fevered dream. Like most of Seneca's plays, "Oedipus" takes the familiar stories of Greek tragedies and provides some original details. For example, in this version Teiresias, the blind prophet of Thebes, uses a spell to call up the dead Laius so that he can offer his morbid insights on the events unfolding.

If Sophocles is interested in psychology, then Seneca is more the philosopher. Before Jocasta commits suicide in the play she has a final scene with Oedipus in which they discuss the accountability of humankind and fate. The play begins with a monologue by Oedipus where he talks about the calamitous state of Thebes and his fear that he may be the cause. At the end Oedipus is again alone on stage with all of his worst fears fully realized and self-blinded to ensure constant and continued punishment and suffering. Before the irresitable force of fate human beings can do nothing but suffer. This is not so much a tragedy, per se, but rather an unhappy story (i.e., a tale without the audience enjoying the Greek idea of catharsis). Comparing the versions by Sophocles and Seneca also provides a basic understanding of the difference between Greek and Roman tragedy.