Directors Books

As always with Mr. Rhodes books, the research is just incredible, and precise. If you have read any of Mr. Rhodes books you will know what I am talking about. If you are a fan of Mr. Ulmer and his works, then get a copy of this book now, you will not be dissapointed.

Thank you for the book...it is in great condition! It also got here quickly. My husband loved it! Thanks again!

You've got to be alive, awake, and alert to get everything Mr. Lee has to offer you from this book. He doesn't miss any of Woody's tricks (whether Woody himself put it in his film consciously or unknowingly), and he doesn't get involved in the private life of Mr. Allen either. Sander is strictly business.

I read this book several times, as its contents surpass science and spacial relations in terms of how much one can fit in a book so small. If you put a book in water and it floats (which, I believe, is what happens when one puts a book in water) then Mr. Sander Lee's book would sink like a proverbial stone. And if reading the book in the States it would go all the way to China. Anyway, i found it best to view a specific film (let's say Stardust Memories) and then follow the viewing with the chapter dedicated to said film (in this case, Stardust Memories). Because if you saw the films like, oh I don't know, a decade ago, it's just not going to work out for you. Cause Sander is a genius. And you probably aren't.

Buy the book. Watch the movies (except Hollywood Ending, Anything Else, and Curse of the Jade Scorpion of course).

Ronald Bergan shows that although Eisenstein was committed to the Bolshevik cause and contributed to its development, his films must, in no way, simply be dismissed as propaganda. Eisenstein pioneering visual techniques, explorations in montage and lyrical representations have earned him an indisputable position as among film makers.
The culminating scenes in `Strike!', for instance, are built on an alternating sequence of shots that show soldiers chasing and shooting the strikers while a butcher is slitting the throat of farm animals in the slaughterhouse. This allegorical interpretation of the Czar as a butcher wa not fully understood by a large portion of the viewing public, as Eisenstein himself witnessed when the film was shown in the rural areas throughout the country. Indeed, many farmers were unable to grasp the metaphor of the slaughtered beasts as an association of the Czar as a criminal, a butcher, a murderer of innocents because for farmers the killing of an animal did not constitute a crime.

The rally to arms in `Alexander Nevsky' culminated in the battle on ice scene (which runs for almost a third of the film). The scene, which Eisenstein duly prepared with the aid of sketches, appears as if inspired by the paintings of the Italian renaissance artist P. Uccello, as both show the violent clash of armor, horses, arrows, spears and iron.

After plodding through Brakhage's "Metaphors on Vision" as well as "the Brakhage Scrapbook" during my research on this amazing filmmaker, I was thankful to find Brakhage's most interesting and significant writings collected into this single volume. It truly is the "essential brakhage." Personally, I don't really think that much of what else remains in those OTHER two volumes (all those difficult writings and collections of artist's notes and confounding letters full of puns)is worth the reading effort for most readers.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST HK MOVIE GUIDE OF ITS KIND!!!
THE BIBLE OF KUNG FU MOVIES!

This book is an essential tool for any classroom. The ideas and strategies used in the book are all emcompassing and the workshop format is easy to follow. A great resource tool for trainers in any program where language skills are being taught.

I found this book to be perfect, especially since I'm more of a hands on person. This book takes you through several projects while teaching you the basics of the program. Since you are completing many projects, you get to see different ways you can use some of the features that Director offers.

Ethics and Spiritual Care is a collaboration between well-known ethicist Karen Lebacqz (author of Sex in the Parish) and Joseph Driskill, a professor of spirituality. The authors explore many ethical dimensions of ministry as spiritual leadership.

The book begins by examining two fundamental questions: What is authentic spirituality? And, is the "professional model" adequate for examining ministry?

They then move on to pastoral care, pastoral counseling, and spiritual direction--the differences between them and the ethical issues involved with providing spiritual guidance.

Although the entire book is very good, I think it really shines in chapter four. Here they explore several ethical quandaries: when to tell people "this is not the right church for you," dealing with noncongregants who come for assistance, dealing with spiritual practices from other religions and traditions, and dealing with the fine line between spiritual gifts and mental illness.

Chapter four also introduces the concept of "spiritual neglect" and examine several issues where pastors too often neglect to lead: family violence, spiritual growth, feminist spirituality, stewardship, and social justice.

The next chapter focuses on specialized and workplace ministries (for example, campus ministers, and hospital & military chaplains). These ministers' ability to structurally impact their institutions (if they do not merely become agents of the institutions leadership) is highlighted. The authors also point out that these ministers are not always given the recognition they deserve as "real" ministers.

The connection between spirituality and workplace is also explored. Ministers may be so wrapped-up in the culture of overwork and so accepting of their own long hours that they preach the virtue of "hard work" to people who are already overworked. On the subject of workplace spirituality, the authors caution, "If spiritual practices are used to help people endure situations that should be transformed, the spritual practice is simply a coping technique in the service of harmony or productivity."

The final subject of the book is spiritual abuse. Other authors' discussions about the spiritual abuse of parishioners are examined. Lebacqz and Driskill then provide their own "composite picture" and analysis. The spiritual abuse of clergy is also examined.

Ethics and Spiritual Care does not provide hard-and-fast rules of "do this" and "don't do that," though it does provide some guidelines. Its real strength is the depth with which it explores a wide-range of ethical issues in ministry.

The book is well-written and easy to follow. It is not some dense theological treatise where you have to wonder what the authors are trying to say.

In summary, I agree with the opinion of Richard Gula printed on the back cover--this book "should be required reading in ministry training and continuing education programs." I doubt any religious leader will be sorry they got this book.

Names and stories about so called "Role Models" fall short in front of this personal memoirs of Jesus Salvador Trevino.
This book is a great collection of personal experiences and success in a society where not being "white" means to swim against the current.
I highly recommend it for teachers to share with their students.
Each page carries a message that says: Yes, it can be done!