This is a book that children love, not just adults! I bought this book for my niece because its beautiful illustrations and simple text appealed to me at a glimpse in the bookstore. Never would I have guessed that it would turn out to be my niece's favorite book! I gave it to her more than a year ago, when she was not quite four, and every time I have traveled to see her since, she has asked me to read it to her. Not just once, but multiple times in a row, and night after night. Her mother told me that she never tires of it. I think that says it all!

This delightfully fun book will resonate with anyone - young or old - who has had the joy of seeing a new perspective on life through the eyes of a friend. For me, this book was about my fiance' and me -- friends who are opposites in many ways, learning from each others' strengths. Read the book and I'll bet you will suddenly think about all the Henrys and Amys in your life! What a beautiful look at life this book is . . . What wonderful examples for all of us are its loveable characters - Henry and Amy.

Deep down inside, this book makes me feel warm and comfortable. I really enjoyed this book. I hope Stephen Michael King writes another book about Henry and Amy. Rebekah

This author has combined truthin history with a romance that keeps the story going! What a great way to learn about history!

Henry's Queen was mesmerizing from cover to cover! Kit Linford's blend of excitement, romance and real historic events made Henry's Queen a literary masterpiece with an authentic flavor that stays with you long after you've read it. You'll want to read it again and again! A truly riviting novel!

Henry's Queen was mesmerizing from cover to cover! An entralling love story that included historical facts, creating a "can't put it down" literary masterpiece. Kit Linford's combination of excitement, romance, and authenticity creates a book you'll never forget. A must read! I can't wait for the next book by this author!

Hiawatha is a beautiful, richly detailed poem of Native Americans before the treahery of the white man overwhelmed their way of life. Susan Jeffers took each verse and created a breathtaking, artist's view of the young Hiawatha. Each verse becomes vibrantly alive with her delicate rendiions."By the shores of ..." and Nokomis fill the readers souls with new images because of the renderings made by the talented Susan Jeffers.

Susan Jeffers' drawings exemplify the clarity and imagination of Longfellow's epic poem to a tee. A must have for every child's library, hopefully to be read over and over again.

I have this poem memorized because my father recited it to me so many times as a child. This illustrated version has beautiful pictures that capture the fact that this is the story of child and embody the lyric quality of Longfellows poem.

Every time someone sees my Bible, they want one! Finally, my spiritual guide admired it and I gave up my tattered copy to him. Now I'm replacing it with the exact same one. This Bible has MANY useful study features. "Word Wealth" (for key words) discusses the root of the Hebrew or Greek word and the word's various uses throughout the Bible. There are extensive footnotes on nearly every page giving additional information and background on key verses; the section on God's covenant with Abraham, alone is worth the price of the book. In addition, there are maps, timelines, comparisons of the four Gospels---all in an easy to read format (NKJ version). Each NT book is preceded by a discussion of the authorship---my only complaint is that these discussions don't go deeply enough into this topic. Also, it's a good size: by no means small, but compact enough to haul with you to church. Several scholars teamed on this Bible, which is written to match Hayford's beliefs (I would say that it supports a conserative, not fundamentalist, viewpoint). To better benefit from all the information packed into this Bible, take the time to read the keys and symbols at the front of the book. This Bible is sturdy and well-bound: after several years of regular use, it had experienced no binding problems whatsoever. Overall, a fabulous Bible that you will use for years to come, with study aids that will enlighten and enrich. Strangely, Amazon.com offers seemingly the same hardcover version at 3 different price points, so look for the least expensive (around $27).

This has become my favorite Bible. It has study notes written by several present day scholars that present both present knowledge and the opinions of ancient scholars. The New King James Bible is easy to read. The study notes allow the reader to follow up on both a subject and word. In addition through out the text are notes on Hebrew and Greek words and Kingdom dynamics that relate the text to present conditions. I would rate it as the best study bible available today.

My Sister was very blessed by this study Bibble. It geve her new insites and strengthed her faith.

There's not a Bible to be found that compares with this one! God's Word in itself is sharper than a two-edged sword; in addition, T. D. Jakes has elaborated on Scripture in a way never seen before to heal the woman with deep wounds. How refreshing to find yourself happy with who you are and desiring to yield to HIM because of His awesome love for us. Thank you, Bishop Jakes!

This book and all of Bishop Jakes books are a blessing to own. This book is readable and understandable. I have purchsed 5 of these books so far as gifts and for myself. I have been changed in a short time just by reading each scripture, definition of each woman of the bible and I no longer feel alone. I have been able to identify myself with each story, situation and problem. I Love this book and I hope every woman or man get one. This is the best Bible that I have ever read & it is truly for the woman.

Bishop Jakes Thank you and Bless You for telling it like it is and being able to understand the feelings of women.

It's difficult to summarize this book in a nutshell, but I've read this book numerous amounts of time and continue to go back to it. God uses Jakes to touch, heal, and set His daughters free. Jakes bases his information directly from the word of God and touches hearts. I cried reading this book. It's a balm every women needs. It's the truth of how God feels about us and we need to know this. Read the book and allow God to touch the areas in your life that the devil has been attacking you in. It's awesome. It's life changing and it's definetely uplifting.

In this postmodern age, any help in dueling with our tendencies to depend on our own knowledge and abilities, i.e., the latest simple solution to our comfort and influence: 'gain-your own-great-power-by-praying-this-special-spirit-led-prayer' book, versus knowing what to pray and to whom we pray as we seek to mature in Christ by doing His good works prepared for us and discerning what is His good for us, requires diligence in studying His love letter to us,2 Tim 3:16,17. Are/is the Trinity in competition, One with the Others as is mankind? What is the true power, purpose and nature of the Holy Spirit of Christ? Should we simply search His word for the only special revelation of His character and rule of our lives? Here is a unique tool for arming ourselves against all the heavenly powers and our own indwelling sin as God does sanctify us.

Having been a Christian for many years, I have, like most, been through several bibles, e.g., the New English version as a babe, KJV,RSV, NIV and studied through the accurate NAS translation. After the intense joy of being graciously led away from legalism and license as a practice (but 1 John 1:8-10 & daily Lord's Prayer)and more richly into covenantal theology with G.I. Williamson's Westminster Confession through its solid scriptural references with challenging exposition and finding definitive support through many classics, e.g., Heidelberg Catechism, Institutes by Calvin, Puritan writings- Edwards & Owen, the magnificent expositor Charles Spurgeon, Knowing God by Packer, I found the NKJV study bible to be a beautiful gift!

The commentaries throughout lead me to an ever deeper understanding of the OT/NT silver thread, His covenant with those whom the self-existent One freely chose to love before the foundation of creation with the only pure, effectual love we creatures can ever know -the love which flows forth from the Trinity's own love for One another. The commentaries, intros and annotations do further, and powerfully, enforce, by the gracious tutelage of Christ's Spirit, the covenantal tender lovingkindness (hesed) of He who crushed His only Son for us so we may share as His adopted -unbelievable!- sons and daughters with all the magnificent, eternal benefits bestowed upon His children as we walk under His diligent, care-full, tender discipleship in Jesus. The notes seem to be always pointing in scripture to the many weaknesses of the famous hero/characters of the scriptures, which reveal a much different perspective than I was taught at a young Sunday School age, to show how our Father demonstrates to all principalities and powers of creation His sovereign character in the fullness of justice and mercy to bring glory to His name. It should, I think, only lead us to a more graceful, forgiving and serving relationship with our 'neighbors', great humility and quiet, sober, but intense, deep joy in praising our Daddy/Yahweh.

The list of contributors and editors is impressive: Sproul, of course, Packer, J. Boice, Bruce Waltke, Moises Silva and many more from RTS, Westminster Seminary, Trinity Evan Divinity Sch, Gordon-Conwell Sem, Regent College, Erskine, Beeson, Wycliffe Hall, etc These guys do challenge and push us to greater study and knowledge with their comments! Many of the same notes and references are found in "Concise Theology" by Packer and "Essential Truths.." by Sproul- both good for a solid basics' library and gifts with numerous scriptural references. Excellent quality paper, good print size and print contrast adds to its value. Note: Peter Hill's review, see above, is excellent.

As to translation: "Where new translation has been necessary in the New King James Version, the most complete representation of the original has been rendered by considering the history of usage and etymology of words in their contexts. This principle of complete equivalence seeks to preserve all of the information in the text, while presenting it in good literary form. Complete equivalence translates fully, in order to provide an English text that is both accurate and readable." ..."Where significant variations occur in the New Testament Greek manuscripts, textual notes are classified.." Alternate translations of specific words or phrases are given in the side margins. I only 'heard' the NIV could have been the first choice for this study bible, but thankfully not 'provided'. The NKJV translations is so beautiful to just sit down and read! A perusal of some favorite texts, e.g., 23rd Psalm, will quickly show you the poetic readability of the NKJV.

I sincerely hope this helps you in making a decision for one of the most important investments for yourself OR a beautiful GIFT for someone you love with His love and want them to share in the peace and assurance of Christ's work. I pray we both, not only gain knowledge of His infinite love for us , but that this knowledge bears fruit in our fleeting lives of pilgrimage.

I've been using study bibles for two decades and I've *never* found a better one. Finally, we have a fully theologically-sound, Grace-centered study bible, with notes and essays from the best scholars (Packer, Sproul, Boice, etc.). Everyone in my church either has one or is getting one.

As an educated but interested amateur, I have and use several study Bibles. This is the one I use most often. It is the one I most frequently tote to church, Sunday School, and Bible study, and find on my lap.

While I frequently use a Thompson Chain Reference in the New American Standard, and an NIV Study Bible, this review explains why I appreciate two NKJV study Bibles, and the New Geneva (NGSB) in particular.

I am delighted with both the Nelson Study Bible (NSB) and the NGSB. Both use the New King James Version, an accurate, precise, readable, and "complete equivalence" translation, excellent for reading, worship, and personal study. With both study Bibles, each contributor has a high regard for scripture. Therefore, the annotations treat scripture as authoritative. While textual difficulties are recognized and not minimized, the focus is not on critiqing scripture so much as finding how the scripture critiques us.

Both Bibles have all the standard helps. Both have excellent book introductions, cross-references, extended topical notes or articles(often consisting of a whole page), maps, paragraph headings, charts, and annotations, with indexes pointing the reader to the appropriate topic for further study.

The formats of these study Bibles differ. The NGSB has a single column text with side references. The references contain not only cross-references but textual remarks. The NSB has references in a "windows" box below the text, and has a double column format. The NSB has slightly larger text, but my 45 year old eyes have no difficulty with the NGSB text.

In my judgment, the NSB is stronger in two areas. First, it has a superior concordance (approximately 200 pp vs. 130 pp.) Secondly, it has 350 "word focus" notes of approximately 100-150 words each. These notes define and explain a biblical term, and are keyed to Strong's numbering system. A very valuable tool. A relatively minor advantage is that it has parallel passages listed in the paragraph headings, where appropriate.

Still, the NGB is the one I find I use more frequently. This is because I appreciate the very high quality of the study notes and articles. The contributors have not only a high regard for scripture, but, secondarily, a relatively high regard for historic Christian teaching. Therefore the articles and to a lesser degree the annotations are full of references to creeds or other systematic summaries of Christian doctrine. While scripture interprets itself and is, in its essentials, quite clear, an historical perspective is often very helpful. The comments, therefore, will not be "out of date" with the next generation of Christians or scholars. In addition, the articles are very "meaty", being both broad and deep.

This is not a "niche" study Bible emphasizing, e.g., prophecy or worship or the work of the Holy Spirit. While those topics are not neglected, it is a study Bible of great breadth and utility. It is balanced, and seeks to place its emphasis on what the text actually emphasizes.

In conclusion, I would recommend you get both! Get the NSB in hardback (only $21 as of this review), and get the NGSB in the most durable form you can afford. You'll probably find yourself toting it around quite a bit, as I have. If you must limit yourself to one, and your birthday is not coming up, I recommend the NGSB. Get it in any form you can, but get it.

A hysterical lesson in the old adage that cleanliness is godliness. My children loved it!

My tattered old copy from when my youngest was a boy is now hardly readable. So I wanted a new copy for my first grand child and I can't find it anywhere! Western, reprint it please!!!

Here's a message that every parent wants to send to their kid -- Clean up your stuff! The way P. E. King gets that message across is sheer brilliance. My daughter asks me to read this one over and over again. Then she just laughs and laughs and laughs. . .

This is the most moving story I've read in a long long time. Other reviewers have espoused the story's merits, and I can only agree with them.

Of all the moving and haunting scenes I think the scene in London's Covent Garden where Ruth, on her way to a rehearsal of Verdi's "Don Carlos," is rivetted to the spot when she sees a bag lady wearing the coat that Daniel bought in the early 1970's and had given away when he joined the church. Ruth 'identifies' the coat by the tear in the pocket that she herself had repaired, and gives the uncomprehending lady some money. It makes Ruth's final meeting with Daniel all the more heartbreaking. Their final parting, their last, almost indifferent, goodbye. And Ruth final matures as an artist. As the conductor says to her after the first night of Don Carlos; "Something happened to you between the dress rehearsal and the opening." "Well, yes, you could say that." replies the liberated Ruth.

It was interesting reading the other reviews as I had to look up both Colin Dye and Dorothy Squires on the Internet, and the scene where Daniel inists the shopper is Dorothy Squires is very funny. I can't quite see Pastor Dye doing this these days.

I also enjoy the panorama of the book, the varied locales, and the, oh so human, situations.

A great book.

I enjoyed this tome very very much. It manages to be both funny and sad and inspiring all at the same time. I have lived on a kibbutz as a volunteer and the scenes there are very well depicted. I think the funniest moment in the book, besides the Dorothy Squires business, [which is funny, but like the reviewer below, I had never heard of her], is the section where Ruth is fired as a tour guide at Yad Vashem for humming the overture to Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" under her breath whilst showing round a group of elderly Americans. [Wagner is more or less banned in Israel.]

The scenes in London I find bitter-sweet, but enjoyable. What does come across is the loneliness of artistic endeavour in the young, when they are sustained by hope alone. Hope, and each other.

Ruth's fearful reunion with Daniel after ten years is heart-rending, but it rings so true. She has lived with an idealised vision of him, sustaining her through so much, and suddenly, in just a moment, the vision is gone.

It's well worth reading, and Iverna Tompkins is a very talented writer.

What a heart warming story this is. It a success story, and we all like a success story.

The book is about a young girl, Ruth Ben-Lazar, who longs to be a performer. Against her mother's wishes she leaves Tel Aviv and makes her way to London where, after a few dancing lessons, she gets work in a club as an exotic performer. The hours are long and the work dreary, but little by little she earns the money for her singing and dancing lessons. She works hard. Ruth is sustained in her daily life by a boy at her dancing school, Daniel, [whom I've been told is based on Colin Dye], who plans to give up dancing and become a preacher once he has fulfilled his ambition of dancing a leading role with a major ballet company.

There is a lot of humour and compassion in the plight of the two youngsters making their way in London. Ruth falls in love with Daniel and hopes he is willing to give up the life in London and return to Israel with her and live and work on a kibbutz. No such luck! Daniel takes on leading roles, and moves in very grand circles and then vanishes at the end of a season. Ruth discovers he has gone to Bible College.

Ruth returns to Israel. Ten years pass. Little by little she makes a career as an opera singer. She gets an engagement to sing in London and discovers Daniel who, instead of ministering to a small flock in the outer Hebrides as he expected to, is now the leader of a charismatic church in London.

I won't spoil the delight of the rest of the book. There's one sad little scene which especially haunts me. When Ruth finally meets Daniel again he is married. Having lived with an idealised image of him in her mind for over ten years she is shocked to see what he has become. The final straw is when Daniel's wife, Mary, [clutching a grapefruit juice spiked with gin] says quietly to Ruth: " I hope you don't love him too much - he isn't worth it any longer." Ruth flees the building and gets on with her life. She never sees Daniel again.

I find the theatrical aspect of this book very well written, it's obviously been carefully researched, if not actually experienced. Likewise the religious areas. Some of the parts with the young people living in London in the early 1970s is killingly funny. The scene where Daniel accosts a middle-aged lady in Kensington High Street and insists she is Dorothy Squires and will brook no denial despite the lady's protests had me weeping with laughter. [If Daniel is really Colin Dye and he really did this it's both very funny and a little bit cruel. Dorothy Squires, a famous Welsh torch-singer who died a couple of years ago aged 83, was actor Roger Moore's first wife, some years older than him, and led a very up-and-down life. Two years after she and Moore divorced in 1968 the 55 year old singer spent $10.000 of her own money to hire the prestigious London Palladium for a comeback. Her close friends were sceptical but the theatre was sold out within 10 hours of the box office opening and she had a huge success. She was a major 'camp' [not neccessarily gay, either,] icon of post war period in the UK and was always good for copy. She had legions of fans of all ages and from all walks of life. This isn't too well explained in the book, and I had to look her up on the Internet to understand who she was.]

Another haunting scene is Ruth's explanation of the story of her biblical namesake, Ruth, and Naomi, from the book of Ruth, to a group of young children on the kibbutz.

This book is about courage, guts, gritty landscapes, beautiful blue skys, hopes, fears and acceptence. Read it.

If you lived at the time of Martin Luther King J r.
By Ellen Levine

The Book is about when it was the 1950's to 1960's. A man named Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader for the blacks. White people were very mean to African-Americans. They had to use different schools, phone booths, neighborhoods, bathrooms, restaurants, hotels, and drinking fountains.

I like this book because I wonder about if I were there, would I have tried to help the black people? I know I would have.

I also think the illustrator did a great job on coloring the pages. I think the author wrote this book because it was about segregated laws. She wanted kids to know a famous leader or what it was like if the kids were there with him.

Whenever teachers in our predominantly white elementary school ask me to recommend a title pertaining to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., or to African American history, this is one of the first books I suggest for grades 4, 5 and 6.The question and answer format lends itself to reading aloud and then discussing topics that come up, like segregation, white supremacy, the Montgomery bus boycott, etc. I recently read part of this book to a fourth grade class who just had "segregation" as a vocabulary word. The students were quite attentive and asked some excellent questions.The title is a bit misleading in that some might view it as a biography of Dr. King. While many sections do draw upon personal events in Dr. King's life, such as when he was a youngster riding in the car with his father and he heard a police officer call his dad "boy." Or again, when he was young and he was told he could no longer play with his white friends. But as the title says, it's really about if you lived at the "time" of Dr. King. Therefore, it's an excellent introduction to many aspects of the Civil Rights movement.While the watercolor illustrations are an improvement over the black and white drawings in earlier editions of this "If You Lived At the Time Of" series, in this case I think the text could be more fully enhanced with actual photographs, especially since many of these illustrations are copied from well-known photographs.All in all, this is an excellent introduction to the Civil Rights Movement for upper-elementary students (and apparently for middle-school students according to another review here). This is one title that, in my opinion, should be in every elementary school in the nation. Recommended.

I read this book to my middle school students every year. Levine explains the need for a civil rights movement in terms that kids can understand. This book makes students want to learn more about this important event in American history.

This is a wonderful recording which I fear will soon be plunged into obscurity for a while due to the relative rarity of cassette tape players. Someone should immediately burn this into a CD or make it available for downloading. These stories were meant to be heard. The first thing you notice is the strange, deep voice, frail and powerful at the same time. Simply as a feat of memory for a person of advanced years (Dinesen worked from memory rather than notes), this is a remarkable performance. But it's much richer than that - it has all the power of her writing on the page, and more. If you're a fan of Dinesen and have read the biographies, you know how identified she was with the oral tradition. While her writing style isn't exactly "conversational", this recitation reminds us just how powerful the oral tradition is, and it needn't be ghettoized to talk shows and stand-up comedians. There's an interesting political incorrectness at work in some of her insights (probably not too controversial at the time) that are very thought-provoking. Dinesen never forgets that nature ultimately rules us. I listened to this tape in my car this morning while driving to work and I was transported. This treasure is well worth the few dollars it cost.

The author is known to most people for her famous book "Out of Africa". In that autiobiographical book Dinesen entertains guests in her home by weaving her own short stories. After listening to these two stories every hearer will understand why guests looked forward to the stories that would follow the evening meal. Isak Dinesen tells two powerful stories full of artistic detail and insights into human nature. These stories are as different as could be imagined. One takes place in the 20th century and the other takes place in the first. The first story, "The Kings' Letter" is entirely true and takes place in Kenya, the scene of Dinesen's famous novel Out of Africa. In this story the listener is treated to several interlocking sub-stories, each one entertaining in its right. The author goes to great pains to refrain from exaggeration and anything fanciful. The second story, "The Wine of the Tetrarch" is entirely a "fancy of her own imagination". Yet even the fiction speaks with such unexaggerated, measured and insightful descriptions that would seem to only come from an eyewitness. The second story is an imagined encounter of the Apostle Peter on the Wednesday following the Resurrection of Christ. Dinesen accomplishes this story with an obvious respect, if not reverence for the Christian account of the Resurrection. Even some of the words attributed to the Apostle Peter come directly from the epistle of 1 Peter. This lends to the story such a credibility that the listener will be tempted to add this account to the book of Acts. The live audience in the background give the listener the sense that others are experiencing the pathos, delight, and admiration for the author that will fill any listener with a sense of longing for more. These rare stories are like the last two bottles of the finest wine of a vintage that will never be again, and after they are consumed they warm the heart with the satisfaction of having enjoyed a rare luxury. These storie! s are the only known tapes of Isak Dinesen's voice telling her own stories.

I've been looking to get another copy of this tape since our copy was "borrowed" permanently. It is easy to see why borrowers will keep this one: it is a joy to listen to one of the greaat storytellers of the century telling her own stories