I was given this book to read after 3 months of weekly counseling with my husband. It was clear to our counselor that my stepdaughter was being programmed and brainwashed for the past 14 years by her mother and step-father of 14 years. (I've been in her life for the past 8 years).

What I read was very disturbing in that it hit home in so many places. The process and definitions were clear and easily identifiable.

The book helped me understand what's been going on and how it happened. In our case the history has been many many years and the programmers'/ brainwashers' support group includes the mother, stepfather, half and step-siblings and grand- parents (among others).

I suspect that this behavior is very common in divorce situations (with children) in varying degrees. This book should be given to all parents who separate/divorce in hopes that they do better by their children and work together to put their children first.

This book is an extremely well-written overview of the major distinctives of Chinese culture throughout the centuries. I didn't realize until I read this book why so many other Chinese history/culture books have not resonated well with me. It's because all the others have tried to tell the Chinese story linearly and chronologically, which is a good way of approaching Western Civilization (The Greek period, the Roman period, the Dark Ages, the Medieval Ages, the Rennaisance, etc) but not at ALL the way to look at Chinese history, where so many ideas have remained timeless from dynasty to dynasty, and progress is not measured from one epoch to the next. This book takes a more "horizontal" approach and zeroes in on various aspects of the culture, illuminating the Chinese presuppositions and where they differ from those of the Western mind. It's lucid, entertaining, and fascinating, neither insulting nor presumptious about what the reader knows.

I first heard Andy teach on this subject over a year ago. It's a life-changing and necessary book, and I don't know any family that couldn't benefit from its message.

"Choosing to Cheat" is built on the premise that everyone cheats somewhere - there aren't enough hours for everything. Tragically, it's easier to cheat our families than than to cheat at work. Andy not only tells us why we should cheat at work; he also tells us how. Ironically, cheating at work can make us more productive.

I needed to read this message again, because it's always easy to return to old habits. Highly recommended.

Anyone who is prepared for conviction about their walk
with Jesus the Christ or who wants to know what having a
truly committed heart for Him is, will want to read this book.
It is very obvious that E.S. Jones was Totally inspired by
the Holy Spirit to write this book. In the most gracious
manner possible, E. Stanley Jones teaches that, as followers of Christ, our Only purpose is to bring Him to others. Not imply or outright tell people they have to know Jesus like everyone else. That No Matter where we live, we are all individuals in Christ collectively comprising the entire body of Christ. Mr. Jone's realizations could Only come from a heart that is Truly aimed toward and seeking the Son of Man.

Written by Stanley Hauerwas (the current professor of theological ethics at the Duke University Divinity School) and Charles Pinches (Professor of Theology at the University of Scranton, PA).

As the title implies, it is a theological reflection upon ancient ethics (primarily Aristotle, the originator of ethics), and as well as modern ethics (modern writers including Alasdair MacIntyre, Martha Nussbaum, William Bennett, William Frankena, Pincoff, Bernard Williams, John Casey, and quite a few others, and perhaps not so modern writers, as Thomas Aquinas and others are also included in the discussion). This is primarily a book, as the writers declare, on "virtue ethics" (p. ix)

In general, every chapter starts off with some background (dialogue) with perhaps even a non-Christian or secular writer, and ends with thoughts and formulations leading to a conclusion about what it means to be a Christian, and the virtue(s) necessary.

This book is divided into three sections: Part 1: Theological Reflections on Aristotelian Themes, with 3 chapters (chapter 1 on Being Temporarally Happy: the definition of happiness, through rationality and ethics, chapter 2 on the virtues of happiness: that happiness requires virtues, morals, doing and being, chapter 3 on friendship, community, agape and philo love, and the necessity of friendship for virtue).

Part 2: Responses to Contemporary Revivals of Virtue (chapter 4 on the Renewal of Virtue and the Peace of Christ: other secular writers who have discussed the significance of virtue, obligation, which virtues, chapter 5 on the Fragility of Friendship: discussing human fragility, politics, friendship, and chapter 6 on Pagan Virtue and Christian Prudence: on various virtues, including anger, pride, courage, justice, and friendship, and then Christian prudence and forgiveness).

Part 3: Christian Virtues Exemplified (chapter 7 on developing hopeful virtues, from a Christian perspective, such as endurance, character, and hope; chapter 8 on obedience; chapter 9 on courage, and chapter 10 on patience).

I found this to be a particularly interesting book, as the authors are trying to describe abstract principles "virtues", as opposed to concrete examples or applications of how these would manifest. Well-grounded in Christian theology (specifically Evangelical Christian theology), they work with a number of Christians writers and theologians throughout the ages who have put quotes particularly well (John Chrysostom, Aquinas, St. Francis of Assisi, Hildegard of Bingen, and others are quoted). It is from a solid theological background and (surprisingly) good exegesis that these virtues are expounded. (For instance, it is from justification by faith in Romans 5:1-2 that the virtues of endurance, courage, and hope come, which is exactly what the following text in Romans 5:3-4 says.) This text does a really good job of integrating Christian doctrines too. As well, some practicals are discussed (e.g., forgiveness, suffering, development of virtues in a community, specifically for Christians, in the community of faith, the Church).

I also found this to be a very logically and rationally written book (not surprisingly), and the flow of thought and arguments followed extremely fluidly. Highly recommended for all Christians!

I would trip over my own feet if someone did not point them out to me. Moreover, this book does the same thing for people interested in classic movies. Now days there are goody tracks on DVDs to fill you in on backgrounds and particulars. However sometimes it is easer to see this information in print.

This book covers:

Introduction - Toward a theory of film history

Griffith - Intolerance

Wiene, Mayer, Janowitz - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Eisenstein - Potemkin

Chaplin - The Gold Rush

Dreyer - The Passion of Joan of Arc

Hitchcock - Vertigo

Antonioni - The Red Desert

Buñuel - Belle de Jour

Fellini - Styricon

Appendix - filmographies and selected bibliographies

The issue addressed here has created much pain and disorganization in families. The book's importance lies in the authors' unique and excellent insights into the internal dynamics of individuals involved in substance abuse, and how those personal dynamics lock them into old and unfulfillable expectations. For anyone involved in treating the abuser, it provides critical guildelines for successful intervention.

This is for me, the definitive resource for anyone looking for clear and concise explanations on the new role for management.

My kids love George Edward Stanley's Third Grade Detectives. Now, all they talk about is solving mysteries with science, just like forensic scientists do. They can't get enough of these great books.

The Codebreaker Kids is very funny. I read this because my 4thgrade teacher has a copy and she let me read it. My 4th grade teacher[...] knows George Edward Stanley. My teacher grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma, and G.E. Stanley lives there now. George Edward Stanley also wrote some of the 'M.T. Coffin' books. You can check out M.T. Coffin books right here on Amazon.com!