Ralph Moore writes from over 20 years of successful church multiplication. This is not a book of theory. It's valuable insights come from wisdom forged in the crucible of real experience. If you are a church planter, a parent church pastor or a denominational supervisor of church planters this book is a must read!

My son and I read this book this summer for his summer reading program. Not only did my son, who was 7, enjoy the book but I couldn't wait to learn more from our readings. We read the book in two days. I am suggesting this book to his 2nd Grade teacher this year. This is a must to read book!!!

I consider this book to be very good. It has brief biographies of 22 of the greatest composers of all time. It also contains 22 vintage illustrations and photographs of the composers themselves. I'd give this book an A+.

Strangers in Paradise: Volume 7: Sanctuary compiles the following issues into one collection: Volume 3, Issue 17: My Old Addiction; Volume 3, Issue 18: If I Wake Up; Volume 3, Issue 19: Nothing Gold Can Stay; Volume 3, Issue 20: Talk to Me; Volume 3, Issue 21: The Silence of Friends; Volume 3, Issue 22: Years to Go; Volume 3, Issue 23: Fear of Swimming; and Volume 3: Issue 24: I, Me, Mine.

I very much recommend reading the first six volumes of this series (The Collected Strangers in Paradise, I Dream of You, It's a Good Life, Love Me Tender, Immortal Enemies, and High School), as they provide vital backstory (and are well worth reading in their own right) (check my profile for reviews of these other collections).

Wow. Sanctuary is, in my opinion, the most powerful, most emotionally-charged Strangers in Paradise collection yet. You know that something has gone horribly awry when the book starts and you see Francine, much older, much more broken down by life, and without Katchoo. (If these scenes look familar, don't worry, you're not imagining things. They're much the same opening scenes as used in Strangers in Paradise: Volume 4: Love Me Tender.) There is something deeply wrong with Francine, a soul-searing emptiness that is slowly killing her spirit to live, and to love. Seeing her only daughter wither away, Francine's mother does the only thing she can do: she calls in the big guns.

The majority of this collection is spent reviewing the events leading up to the ten-year schism between the best friends. As you can imagine, there's a lot of pain, a lot of anguish, a lot of misunderstanding, a lot of violence (well, Katchoo is involved...), and a lot of stubbornnes. And in the midst of all this, Katchoo gets famous, Casey finds a new love, Freddie Femur once again proves himself to be slime, Francine learns something about herself, and David gets a surprise (or three) of his own.

One thing I did find disconcerting throughout Sanctuary was the apparent slight change in artwork. I found the changes in Katchoo most disturbing. She didn't... feel... like Katchoo to me. In fact, there were several times where I thought Casey more resembled Katchoo than Katchoo did. Very odd.

I highly recommend Sanctuary to any fan of solid storytelling about more-or-less believable characters (well, believable characters who have lead unbelievable lives?) with strong passions and strong loyalties.

This is the first volume of Grimshaw's work and it's very impressive. Shows his most chalenging projects in the period between 1988-93, with texts, model shots, sketches and computer-generated images.

The first time I read this book it had a white woman on the cover dressed in corporate attire. After reading the first few pages I knew something was up...I checked the back cover, no author photo, hmmmm. I was sure it was written by one of our own, and sure enough, a couple years later when Bebe Moore's Fiction came out I put the name together. No one could tell this truth like a sistah. The written unadulterated truth. Why our men, no matter how often they claim to offer 100% support still are uncomfortable with their women having too much success. Successful Women, Angry Men is a serious must read for every woman, but especially the black woman, who has a legacy of being strong and independent. This book not only identifies the problems that arise out of two income households but also how to subjugate them before they start. Bravo MS. Campbell! And thank you to the publisher for bringing this book out of hiding...now, if we could just get a high powered sistah on the front cover, briefcase in one hand, cell phone in the other, we'd be in business.

A fun read, low on gore and high on suspense. If you're looking for Splatter-Punk, look elsewhere. But if you want a good read, with interesting characters and some solid scares, this is your book. Recommended!

Probably the best romance book I've ever read! Can't wait for Heather Moore's next book!

I absolutely love the entire Payton Skky Series. I am 17 years old and I attend a residential high school for the academically gifted in LA, and I live with 200 females in a dorm so I could relate to Payton. Out of all of the books, Surrendered Heart definitly has to be my favorite. I was so excited when I found that Tad had forgiven Payton at the end, I felt as if I was right there with her. I have recommended the entire series to friends and family all over the country and they too have read the series and loved it. I pray that Surrendered Heart is not the end of Payton's journey, but if it is, it was a great way to end the series. Keep up the good work!

This book is a compendium of the ten knowledge areas (KAs) that cover all of the important elements of software engineering as a discipline. Note that this is a work in progress, and this version was reviewed by hundreds of reviewers from 42 countries before making it into the content set forth in the book.

The knowledge areas are: (1) Software Requirements, (2)Software Design, (3)Software Construction, (4)Software Testing, (5) Maintenance, (6) Software Configuration Management, (7) Software Engineering Management, (8) Software Engineering Process, (9) Software Engineering Tools and Metrics, and (10) Software Quality.

If the KAs in the SWEBOK look similar to the CMM process areas this reflects consensus in the software engineering community regarding key processes and knowledge areas for the profession. There are differences between the SWEBOK and the CMM. Unlike the CMM, which is an assessment-based model that determines an organization's capabilities based on a maturity scale, the SWEBOK is an "informed and reasonable characterization of the software engineering Body of Knowledge and as a baseline document". As such it is a framework for a software engineering organization that maps closely to what is set forth in not only the CMM, but SPICE and Bootstrap, and is an ideal career guide for software engineering professionals. In addition to that function, this guide aligns nearly perfectly to the P-CMM (see People Capability Maturity Model by Bill Curtis , William E. Hefley and Sally A. Miller ISBN: 0201604450). Specific P-CMM process areas that this book supports include: Level 2 Training and Development; Level 3 Competency Development; Career Development and Competency-Based Practices; Level 4 Competency-Based Assets, Organizational Capability Management and Mentoring; and Level 5 Organizational Performance Alignment.

This book should be one of the primary references for any motivated software engineering professional or mature organization.