The short chapters make this a great book for group study, but it's also great reading. It's a very readable, honest conversation on the things Christians care about. Highly recommended.

Doug Brouwer examines what christians believe in a very heartfelt and honest manner. The book is challenging but easy to read. I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who wants their faith to grow.

In Rogue State Iran and Iraq work together to recruit a Chechen rebel to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin in Washington, D.C. In response, the Russians send in an FSB officer who is put on the trail of the Cechen assassin while another search is taking place within the US for rogue operative Damon Layne. The pace and suspense never lights up until the last page. This was another intelligently written and tightly plotted thriller, tying in with the sinking of the Kursk and the 2000 Presedential election, from Douglas De Bono who is just the right author for everyone complaining that Clancy is losing his touch. This author has yet to turn out a bad book and I anxiously await Firewall.

At once frightening in its real possibilities, this multi-layered story brings terrorism to its ultimate madness. Just as corruption crumbled the great Roman Empire from within, the two 20th Century superpowers-Russia and the United States-teeter on ever rotting moral underpinnings, and in a struggle to dominate their New World spheres of influence in the 21st Century ignite radical Old World hatred.

Two former enemies in the Middle East-Iraq and Iran-join forces in the spirit of Islamic fundamentalism to punish the great infidels-Russia and America. They recruit an American Chechen fighting Russia's suppression of Chechnya and fund a series of missions to destabilize Moscow's hold over the former Soviet empire. One is a plausible explanation for the underwater explosion that sunk the Kursk nuclear submarine. His main mission, however, is to assassinate President Vladimir Putin on American soil following the presidential election in 2000, when the results are so harrowing that it is weeks before Americans know who their next president is. Saddam Hussein and Ayatollah Kambiz Abbasi hope that the murder of the Russian leader will throw these old enemies back in arms against each other and deflect attention from their regimes. Learning about the Chechen's plot, Putin sends out a KGB-trained butcher to hunt down this fleet-footed freedom fighter.

Meanwhile, in the United States, events unfold that color the country's honor bloody red. Good and evil merge in a mishmash of broken ideals and fanatic delusions. While a rogue mercenary, hired by a discontented splinter group that wants the 17th amendment revoked, unleashes a series of explosions that kill high-profile Washington targets, subversive political forces organize to fix the Bush-Gore election. This underworld of greedy power brokers called the Lexington Compact crosses into "black" CIA territory, using former assassins to cover their dirty tricks, and pitted against them is the FBI's Domestic Terrorism Unit, a team that is hog-tied by bureaucratic posturing. They are incredibly inept except for the help of three former special forces agents, who come out of retirement and end up beyond the law rendering proper justice in this new world without rules.

There is so much research and detail that the author has wisely listed all the characters and the roles they play in the front of the book. Though I had to refer to it a few times to keep everyone straight, the detail does not detract from the action and incredible descriptions (such as "Iraq and Iran sat like a hot griddle sizzling everything that crossed it" and "the thirsty sand sucked up the bloody carnage") as this thriller rockets from fact to fiction like a "live" exercise in terrorist anarchy. If anything, the "Rogue State" presents the best-case scenario as to why President Bush feels justified in raising his saber against those threatening terrorism.

This terrorist tome is a must read, and Douglas De Bono rises above even Tom Clancy and Clive Cusseler in his portrayal of the world today.

those books i have been able to find by Jack douglas are among the funniest reads i have ever enjoyed. very memorable and hard to put down. his hilarious career in movie scripts and various side "projects", made up or not, is worth a look. I can only ask why they are not in print? any info on finding these books would be greatly appreciated.

I READ THIS BOOK MANY YEARS AGO, AND I LOVED IT. WHAT HAPPENED TO JACK DOUGLAS? MOST PLACES THAT I ASK CAN NOT EVEN FIND A REFERENCE TO HIM. IF YOU CAN FIND THIS BOOK, OR THE JEWISH-JAPANESE SEX AND COOKBOOK AND HOW TO RAISE WOLVES, GRAB IT. I HAVE REMEMBERED THIS BOOK FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS( AND I AM ONLY 30 NOW). -- MITCH GREENE

Sacred Lips of the Bronx burns up the page and turns the readers expectations and heart upsidedown! Sadownick opens up and gives us a new, bold, sexy, spiritual, take on life. Sacred Lips of the Bronx is truly a gift. Gay or not, new American fiction doesn't get better than this, it's one of the all time best in gay fiction!

The Kirkus Review I saw here inspired me to express my opinion that this is one of the half dozen best novels about gay men from the last decade or more (with Latin Moon in Manhattan, Landscape/Memory, The Swimming Pool Library, The Waters of Thirst, and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh). It is sometimes very funny, sometimes very arousing, and manages to show that intragenerational misunderstandings can be as profound as intergenerational and interethnic ones. That's a lot for one book to do, and it is also beautifully written.

I've been reading books about education like crazy lately and this one is one of the best. It gives a vision that is rooted in research and clearly expressed. I learned about teaching, and about what priorities and goals I should be setting, and along the way I learned about myself. So this book serves as both a professional and personal resource. My professor didn't know about this book, but has since read it and was delighted with it's usefulness. Highly recommended.

Doug Heath's practical and instructive book can help you focus your goals and find ways to realize them as an educator and as a parent. Based on his vast research and experience with schools, Heath gives us a portrait of what successful human beings are like, and how schools can help students grow up successfully. He is very helpful and specific. He not only helps us understand what kids need, but offers all the evidence one might require to justify following his vision. This book is not just theoretical. It is timely, articulate, and applicable. It can help any educator understand, with great clarity, what they should be trying to do. Don't hesitate. Find this book!

I enjoyed Mr. Robinson's debut novel immensely and hope that it will attract a wide readership. The book's portrayal of the character, interests and concerns of its adolescent protagonists -- Scooter Browne and his cousin Faith -- as they go about solving the quotidian problems of daily life and relationships (both with peers and adults) is well-nuanced and unflinchingly realistic. The book is a fun read, and each chapter leaves you wondering what scheme Scooter will hatch next: will he be able to persuade his folks, against all odds, to buy him the latest video game or will he find a way to earn the cash to pay for the game himself?

The book steers between the Scylla and Charybdis that causes so much adolescent literature to run aground. The kids are neither angelic parodies of real children nor excessively worldly-wise "young adults" who know everything there is to know about the streets, drugs, sex and music. The kids' issues and concerns are real and representative, allowing kids to reflect and make judgments about how they would respond in similar situations. At the same time, adult readers with children of similar ages are afforded a glimpse into that peculiar form of rationality that drives the actions of ten-year olds.

Another aspect of the book I enjoyed very much is Mr. Robinson's complete rejection of gender and racial stereotypes. Scooter's Dad is the acquisitive "shopping mutant;" his mother is the voice of reason, fiscal restraint and prudent saving. Faith, Scooter's ten year girl cousin and best friend, is a Tae Kwan Do expert that can beat up Scooter or any of his male friends, if she chooses.

The characters are also culturally and historically aware African-Americans, thoroughly middle class with thoroughly middle-class concerns. One comes away thinking that middle-class morality -- with its blemishes -- is not so bad after all. Bravo, Mr. Robinson-- and may there be many more Scooter novellas to come.

Scooter is a 10 year old with a problem. The latest greatest video game is about to burst on the scene and he just has to have it. One big thing is stopping Scooter from achieving his goal... money. The game costs an astonishing amount of money and his allowance doesn't cover the cost, further compounded by the horror of horrors to all children. His mom and dad have decided at this critical moment, to make scooter accountable. His mother said that she would buy him nothing else until his birthday so if there is any hope of getting this game on its first day of issue, Scooter will have to buy it himself. Scooter and the Galactic Starship is a charming book that details the adventure that Scooter goes on to get this game.

Wonderfully written, Scooter comes to life throughout the book. We can all relate to that fateful day when our parents told us that we would have to save and get whatever we wanted right then, for ourselves. As an adult reading this book, I wanted to say to the father, a compulsive spender, go ahead, he's working so hard for it but I know that attitude wouldn't teach Scooter anything. As an adult remembering back to childhood, I know that my mom was right, I would appreciate it more if I worked for it. This is an excellent book for teaching the value of money with a theme that children can relate to today.

The characters are well developed, easily understood and multi-dimensional. This is a refreshing read for children as well as adults. This is a story with down to earth morals and common sense. Mr. Robinson, the author, should continue writing children's books for his first entry deserves a follow up. I would suggest continuing with Scooter as the main character in a theme series. Scooter will stick with me for a little while and I'd be interested in reading any of his further adventures.

This is an enjoyable collection of Scottish folklore, history, traditions, poetry, and even a few literary extracts. Topography, place-names, clan histories, proverbs, weather and climate, law, holidays, recipes, toasts, and a Scots glossary all find their way into this book. If you are Scottish, you will appreciate this book; if you're not, you will wish you were. 'Tis a guid book, fou of lear, for a dark nicht before the gowans are bloomin'.

A good read for people of Scottish heritage. This book covers Scottish folklore. There are stories about fairies, mermaids, the Loch Ness Monster, (a.k.a. Nessie), and cats, to name a few. I got this book for Christmas in 1982 and I've read it. My advice is to buy it.

In the two existing reviews the date is off by 100 years. It should read 1830!

It would be hard to discuss one of Douglas C. Jones' books without mentioning the others. I have read all of his novels and found them to be well-researched, historically relevant and entertaining. Season of Yellow Leaf is one of my favorites, but Jones is at his best when writing about historical life in his native Arkansas (Weedy Rough, Winding Stair, others). I would recommend his books to anyone. He really knows how to bring history to life.

This is an excellent book. A thorough summary of an interesting field in ecological research, plentiful of new approaches and creative research. The chapters are well assembled despite their obvious internal heterogeneity- they are the contributed papers to an international symposium. They summarize the state of the art of the seed dispersal and frugivory field and set the path for future developments. It's an important reference for those interested not only on this specific field, but also on general ecology and conservation biology. It's an ideal text for courses due to the braod scope of the subjects and the many examples it has. Highly recommended.

The book is the most up to date information about the relationship between fruits and animals that feed on fruits (frugivores). 32 superb chapters, make this book the best of the best in this field. Excellent!

One of the most amazing poets I've read in awhile ( maybe forever). He catches nuances of emotion and sensations akin to the truly intense writing of Anais Nin's finest moments. Writes like an ideal poet, the melancholy, sensitive, yet genuine type that seem rare these days.

Servicing the Salamander is a strong collection of work by spoken word performer and novelist Douglas A. Martin. An exhilirating read infused with lyricism and cleverly constructed word play. Martin is one to watch. I can't wait for his next book!