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If you are looking for an excellent translation of Jose Maria Arguedas, "Los Rios Profundos" this is it. The book retains the integrity of the origianl Spanish, and the spirit of the quechuan explanations which are left in quechuan. With a brief introduction by the translator as well as a glossary of terms at the end this English translation has made Arguedas masterful novel available to the English speaking world.

This is a gem of a book. While there are many things to like about it, I am most enamoured of the richness of detail in its naturalistic description. Arguedas, with his Indian upbringing, has a perceptiveness toward nature not often found in modern, Western society. The translation conveys this beautifully, though I've heard that the original Spanish is even more vivid in its descriptions. The characterization is multi-layered: there's even someone highly reminiscent of the Grand Inquisitor in Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov"...

Non-western thoughts, beliefs and fears still permeate 20th.century Peru, a cultural heritage of the Inca empire. Arguedas, although white, learned Quechua as an infant, forced by circumstances to spend long periods with Peruvians of indian extraction, an experience which he would forever remember with deep tenderness and affection, and which would transmit surviving elements of Inca thought as well. The problem Arguedas faced as a writer was how to express a non-western state of mind in Spanish, a western language. In "Deep Rivers", he sometimes shifts the structures of sentences, or uses diminutives, to mimic Quechua. Stones can talk, and rivers sing. Big black flies are attracted to persons who are about to die. For Inca thought, the reflections from a pool of blood relate to the reflections from rapids in a stormy river. In "Deep Rivers" Arguedas shares with us the deep undercurrents and contradictions which flow beneath the surface of modern-day Peru. Conflicting cultures related through cruelty and despotism. Deep rivers flow in every culture. Not the superficial, visible elements of a culture, but those intimate fears, obsessions, and dreams which lie at the core of its members.

This subject line is not to diminish the power of this work. Only to convey that, unlike many other "coming-of-age" stories of a youth, Arguedas' semi-autobiographical tale presents a boy already formed even before the events of the bulk of the narrative. A pantheism rushes over his pages, and the Catholicism in whose school he is domiciled for most of the story remains more of a veneer over a pagan and defiant Quechua world refusing to succumb under the oppressive colonial and clerical regimes. The set-pieces of the book, the uprising of the peasant women for salt and waiting in the town as the plague approaches, gain force when (as Vargas Llosa notes in his afterword) placed within a calmer flow of words, at times scraped by harsh reality.

The descriptions of the natural world remain moving; however, many of the supporting characters at the youth's boarding school and the girl he courts (from afar it seems more than close up) stay rather diffused and vague. Nearly no details emerge, for example, of the actual schooling he receives, but plenty of cringeworthy accounts of how Rector Linares attempts to manipulate the Gospels to placate insurrectionists. A message, I gather, that subsequent generations in Latin America learned from. The prescience of this work, given the later events in Perú, makes Arguedas all the more compelling a contribution, that even in English (thanks to the abundant Quechua blended in), makes for a bracingly vivid read, with hints of what would become "magic realism" mixed with muted political critique and personal quests for identity for a boy caught between cultures.

This dictionary is invaluable in understanding the doctor's written diagnosis of any condition. The doctor's understand the meaning of the medical terminology but it is helpful if we non-medical patients can understand just what the doctor is stating about our health condition.

I am in school now for Medical Administration and this book is very thorough with both definition and terms that aids with my studies.Highly recommended.

My wife uses this book on a daily basis and it help clear up medical terminology for us.

This book was sent in a timely manner. the book was in very good condition. This book is very helpful for students in any medical studies.

The best thing about this dictionary, apart from its clear definitions, is the wealth of drawings - not only of anatomical parts but also of many physiological and biochemical processes. I love browsing through the dictionary and looking at the drawings - more terms stay in mind when you see their pictorial representations.

Shall we interpret Scripture in light of a system of theology, or theology in light of Scripture? That seems to be the crux of the matter regarding what is called Limited Atonement or Definite Redemption. Rev. Douty has done an excellent job of stating the case for the Biblical view of the atonement. Along with Dr. Lightner's book Death Christ Died, The, the case should now be considered closed.

As anyone who has objectively studied this issue knows, Limited atonement is by far the weakest link in the strict Calvinist's all important T.U.L.I.P. Few of the limited redemptionists try to refute Douty & Lightner's works, because of the overwhelming evidence of Scripture that supports the Unlimited view they present. Not that all will be saved, but that a provision of salvation was made for all in the death of Christ. Calvinists who are truly seeking answers to this issue will likely appreciate Rev. Douty's respectful treatment of his opponents like Owen, the strength of his arguments based on Scripture, and their common ground of Covenant Theology.

I am also grateful to Rev. Douty's work for introducing me to J.C. Ryle. His quotes on the extent of the Atonement in the writings of John helped me immensely. Ryle seems to be a man who sincerely sought God's truth in light of Scripture alone, like Davenant and even Spurgeon. Calvinists and non-Calvinists alike should take a look at Ryle's tracts and sermons. His tract "Prove All Things" is a sobering look at how believers should "Prove all things by the Word of God" and not just accept all teaching and systems of theology blindly.

EVANGELISM: Most importantly-as history has shown, and as Douty & Lightner's works point out-the importance of this issue as to the extent of the atonement is critical to fulfilling Jesus' last command to believers, i.e. The Great Commission. It is not merely a theological debate, but highly practical issue as well. How will we present the Gospel, and whom will we present it to? Since the Scriptures clearly teach that we have Good News for lost men everywhere, is this Good News only for the elect? How can we sincerely offer to all men, as the Bible demands, what has not even been provided for them?

Rev. Douty's sections on God's love, the universal offer of the Gospel, and Doctrinal Themes such as imputation, atonement, and intercession will be helpful to all. In the course of three chapters, he goes on to list and defend 38 portions of Scripture that refer to the Unlimited extent of the atonement. There is also an interesting section that lists some 70 advocates of General Redemption from the Early Church fathers to the 20th century. Overall, this is a great study of an important subject that any objective student of the Bible will benefit from!

In this book, Norman Douty seeks to establish a two-fold aspect in the design of Christ's death. Contrary to the strictly limited atonement view of Owen, Pink and others, Douty returns to the older understanding, which argues that Christ suffered sufficiently for all, but efficiently for the elect. He points out how certain theologians of the past have taught this formula, but also that they have not agreed as to it's meaning and significance.

Douty is more like John Calvin than John Owen. He treats the scriptures fairly. He is not encumbered by Owenic categories and filters so as to make passages fit a decretal reading. Douty properly understands volitional complexity in God (distinctions between the "secret" and "revealed" will of God), and thus he builds a double aspect theory of the atonement (like John Calvin, Wolfgang Musculus, Zacharias Ursinus, David Pareus, Jacob Kimedoncius, Robert Rollock, James Ussher, John Davenant [and the other English and Bremen delegates at Dort], Amyraut, Richard Baxter, John Preston, Stephen Charnock, Edward Polhill, Henry Scudder, Ezekiel Culverwell, Edmund Calamy, Jeremiah Burroughs, John Arrowsmith, Robert Harris, Stephen Marshall, Lazarus Seaman, William Twisse, William Strong, William Bates, Richard Vines, John Howe, John Bunyan, R. L. Dabney, Charles Hodge, J. C. Ryle, W. G. T. Shedd and others who are similar). There is a sense in which Christ died for all men, and another sense in which he especially died for the elect. The particularity and limitation is in the efficacious decree to apply Christ's satisfaction via the Holy Spirit to the elect alone, but there is no intrinsic limitation to the death itself, or in the imputation of sin to Christ. In fact, there is a sense in which Christ intended to die for the salvation all men as John 3:16 says. There is nothing inconsistent about this. It's just an acknowledgement of the valid biblical distinction between God's secret (or decretal) will and his revealed (or preceptive) will. This distinction, which is found in Douty's theology, is very old. The church has taught the distinction since the early church fathers (see Ambrose and particularly St. Prosper).

Douty's concern is to read the scriptures fairly and accurately. He points out some of the logical and eisegetical fallacies of the limited (he means the "strictly" limited) view. Since the label "limited atonement" is vague, some may misunderstand what Douty is saying. Douty is really a dualist. He is neither Arminian (Christ died for all with the same intent or design), nor a High Calvinist (Christ intended to die ONLY for the elect). Douty's position is that Christ died for all men, but especially for the elect.

The burden of this book is to refute the strict view that attempts to make passages conform to God's decretal will. This strict view is the High Calvinist view (not even Calvin's own view) that is so prevalent in Calvinistic literature today. Douty's book offers a good corrective to this overly decretal theology, especially with the dangers of hyper-Calvinism gaining ground through the internet.

The arguments in Douty's book should not be neglected. Some Arminians may like the book, but that may be due to a lack of understanding Douty's dualism. Douty does not deny the depravity of man (moral inability) or God's sovereign election. He is only arguing for a bigger picture of God's love in Christ's death that includes his desire that all men repent and be saved, contrary to the strict view. Thus there is a sense in which Arminians and High Calvinists are both right, and a sense in which they are both wrong. They represent partial truths, and not the whole truth. However, most of Douty's arrows are aimed at High Calvinist half-truths. He is refuting their position in this book so that the church may return to a healthy understanding of the well-meant offer of the gospel as presented in scripture.

The arguments in this book must be wrestled with. He provides useful exegetical and historical arguments. I highly recommend this book for those who want to discover a view that is largely unknown and/or misunderstood. It's a good defense of biblical dualism with respect to the design of the Christ's death.

"That reprobate and deplorably wicked men do not receive it, is not through any defect in the grace of God, nor is it just, that, on account of of the children of perdition, it should lose the glory and title of universal redemption, since it is prepared for all, and all are called to it." Wolfgang Musculus Common Places, p. 151.

Formerly titled 'The Death of Christ,' Norman Douty's fine work is essential reading for any who want to sort out the 'Limited Atonement/Unlimited Atonement' arguments once and for all. In this book the writer goes through the relevant Scriptures with great care so that, by the times the book is concluded, there really should be no confusion left on this vital point. Douty is also able to freely quote main protagonists from both sides of the fence as only a man of considerable study and learning can do; in fact, Douty was a past president of Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary. There is no doubt, of course, that it is Unlimited Atonement which is the true biblical teaching as even Calvin was prepared to admit towards the end of his life and before the dark curtain of Hyper-Calvinism closed in. This quite small but outstanding book really should be better known and at UK Apologetics ([...]) we strongly recommend it.

This is an excellent book. It maintains a good spirit toward those with whom the author disagrees and deals with the real issues. John Owens' book, The Death of Death in Christ, is a focal point in this book. Whether you agree with the author or disagree, if you are studying the issue of limited atonement, this book is a must read.

He does not shy away from the difficulties of either side of the issue of limited atonement. He is a Moderate Calvinist who makes his case concisely, yet without dodging some major obstacle. His appeal is to scripture for all answers. To those who will try to paint him with an Arminian brush, they will find his reasoning solidly biblical and his positions unassailable.

This is a reprint of Norman Douty's most excellent "The Death of Christ," a treatise addressing the question, "Did Christ Die Only for the Elect?"

This small book is a priceless gem in the library of any preacher. The value of the book can perhaps best be measured by all of those in your library you can throw away after reading it.

I would say this is an especially nice gift to present to enthusiastic, bookish young men who are cluttering their shelves with John Owen's works, and other hyper-Calvinistic literature which, except for the grace of God, will keep them from understanding and the enjoyment of the Scriptures.

As a young man, I had the privilege and pleasure to have been introduced personally to Brother Douty by an old Southern Baptist preacher, and Douty sent me his book. I have been greatly helped by it, and keep it handy.

Douty demonstrates his thorough hold on the issues at stake in "limited atonement," and then tackles them head-on with three chapters of Scripture exposition.

Calvinism and Calvin have huge issues that lead to a system of thought closer to Romanism than Bible Christianity. Somehow those who follow this system populate their bookshelves like no others!

Jesus Christ paid an unfathomable price for the redemption of mankind. The doctrine of "Limited Atonement" cheapens that work by denominating it.

Douty has it right, and expounds it well, so the reader goes away realizing the inestimable value of the sacrificial, and substitutionary death of Jesus Christ.

I can not say enough about this book. A true story of a brave womans' journey back to the real world and the hardships she endured throughout her lifetime. She had to go through many hours of therapy before she was ready to face what had happened to her in her lifetime.
I do not want to spoil the book for you. It is an enlightening, positive journey and you will be so proud of this warm-loving woman when you have reached the end of the book.

Although a work of fiction, "Edgewise: An Assignment To Remember" is the gripping novelization of real life events personally experienced by the author, Darlene Wofford. In January of 1984 she discovered her son, Collin, drowned in their backyard pool. Three weeks after this tragic event she was abducted at gunpoint by two men who sexually assaulted and then abandoned her. The psychological impact of these events left her traumatized and in a deep depression that Carl, her husband and her two remaining sons, Kenneth and Cory, could not help her overcome. She went under the care of a psychiatrist who, after several months of unsuccessful therapy, gave her an assignment -- to write about her first memories. The first memory that occurred to her when complying with the assignment was that of her father and herself as a little girl. Over the next several months writing about the people and events in her past and present were to bring her out of her depression and restore an appreciation for her life, her family, and herself. In this novelized account the main character of Delaney is the author's alter ego. The names of all the other characters were changed to protect the innocent -- and the not so innocent as well. A candid and engaging account of both the tragic and the triumphant, "Edgewise: An Assignment To Remember" is deftly written and very highly recommended reading. The first volume of a planned trilogy, "Edgewise" an inspired tribute to the strength of the human spirit, and of eventually being able to overcoming the wounds that life can inflict upon us without warning.

Emotionally brutal and honest, Darlene's account of her past and the therapy assignment that brought her out of the darkness will change your life. Her willingness to bare her soul for all to see will touch your heart. And you will come away thankful that you've never had to endure such traumatic events. A must read!

A terrific book, I didn't want to put it down! It is funny, sad, tragic, and thought provoking all at once. To realize that it is a true story and the author was able to fight her way back from tragedy is simply inspirational. I can't wait to read the next installment!

From the very beginning, I was totally captivated! Having grown up in Atlanta, I found the novel an emotional trip back in time, reliving such happy, warm memories of times and places that I hadn't thought of in years. Delaney's character is one that we can all relate to in some form or fashion. The novel left me wanting more. I sincerely hope the author will consider a sequel. I would like to know what happens to Delaney after she remembers everything.

I got this book a while back and am planning to get another for the youth leaders in our church. By far this is the best and most sensible approach to youth ministy I have ever seen. In making the church body a family as the Bible teaches, each young person will have not just their peer group influencing them but other mature Christian adults in the church mentoring them as well. Just keeping kids busy with lots of fun activities without discipling them and teaching them how to be Christian adults is just that, keeping them busy without regarding the eternal value of who they are and what they do. That's not the real world, and it's not what the Bible teaches regarding how we are to raise our children and young adults.

Our parenting Sunday School class is reading this together and we are currently in the process of changing our youth ministry at the church. It has already generated parental involvement in the process.

Mark DeVries insight into youth ministry is exactly what needs to be heard and then put into practice. This book is a must-read by anyone involved in youth ministry and considering being involved in youth ministry. This book should open eyes in regards to the Church's responsibilty to our youth and their families!

When I got involved in Youth Ministry, we were at a crossroads with a shrinking program. This book was recommended to us, and everyone in youth leadership roles at the church read and discussed it. That was at least five years ago and the book is still impactful to me as a youth advisor in what is now a larger and growing ministry. You'll learn what success really means, and it's not how many kids come each week. Devries argues convincingly that nothing's more important than connecting youth to the adults in the church family, and putting the youth program into the context of overall family ministry. If you think you're successful because you offer a lot of activities, you need to read this book. I learned that a successful youth ministry is one that results in life-long discipleship.

This book is a wonderful companion for all who are involved in youth ministry. It focuses on the importance of relationships in the success of the ministry. It doesn't mislead by asserting that all the answers are on the pages of this book. You will be challenged to move your ministry into a more lasting phase in which the adults of the congregation become integral parts of the foundation of the teens.

All youth ministers, youth deacons, and youth volunteers should own a copy of this book.

I order this item and it said that it was out of stock and I receive it 2 weeks latter. I thoght that for out of stock items I was going to wait at lest 3 weeks.

This is more of a guide book that fits quite nicely in your lab coat pocket. As nutrient and medications are explained, there are many more advantages such as references to specific lab values and thier normal limits, nutrient and micronutrient food sources, height-weight tables, ideal body weight calculations and more. A must for any health professional not directly working with medications.

I purchased this book because it's a standard reference book for us dietitians. Even so, my family and friends also use this book to research their current prescription medications. The information is easy to follow, even if you're not a healthcare professional. The back of the book contains additional handy reference pages, such as the normal ranges for many blood tests and common causes for out-of-range test results; dietary sources of vitamins, minerals, oxalates, and phytic acid (especially important for people with certain chronic illnesses to know); and a list of meds that are affected by grapefruit. I feel this book can be very helpful for people who need to cope with chronic illness(es) that require dietary adjustments and/or multiple prescription medications.

This book was required for a nutrition class, and it's quite a wonderful resource. Everything is neatly labeled and in order, making it easy to find the medication and all interactions/warnings. A great resource for anyone who wants to understand more about the meds they are taking, or for those who care for them!

I'm currently a Dietetic Intern. This book has been, and still is, a useful pocket book guide that I use everyday for my internship. The book has almost all the medications that I currently deal with in my clinical rotation. The type of information that this book gives are as follows:

1. Alternative Name(s)
2. The drug's affect
3. Diet (with our without food), what foods to avoid with the med (ie. grapefruit)
4. Oral/GI affects
5. S/Conds
6. Affects on Pregnancy
7. Blood/Serum affects
8. Urinary affects
9. What to monitor
10. Ways to be adminstered (the drug)
11. and more

Additionally, the book provides (what I find to be very useful) are Lab Values, their normal ranges, and reasons why they might be elevated or below normal limits.

There is more within this pocket guide.

The only thing I don't like is that it says "Pocket Guide"; it's not really that small, it's quite big. Don't expect it to fit in your pant pocket. It will fit in your lab coat pocket, but it's quite still big. I suggest to carry it with your binder. Just don't misplace it; I've done it many times already on the different hospital floors.

I highly recommend this food and drug medication guide -- especially those in the dietetics profession.

As a book of quotes designed to inspire, this well-designed and user friendly text offers a practical yet unique approach to any challenge life offers. The author's Native American world view enriches by overlaying traditional thought onto contemporary life.

These inspirational messages cover everything from of personal concerns such as love, family, creativity, fear, death to the broader social and political matters. Carefully avoiding the familiar "New Agism" often found with American Indian philosophical treatment, the book also provides some never before expressed views of Indian issues that demystify while clarifying.

In putting the text into four categories that represent each the sacred aspects of the hoop -- generosity, fortitude, bravery and wisdom -- the editor brings us a truth teacher who does not dance around serious matters, let alone wolves.

Rather, he enables us to find our place within these aspects at any given time, and go out into the world with a different, and refreshing perspective.

As a book of quotes designed to inspire, this well-designed and user friendly text offers a practical yet unique approach to any challenge life offers. The author's Native American world view enriches by overlaying traditional thought onto contemporary life.

These inspirational messages cover everything from of personal concerns such as love, family, creativity, fear, death to the broader social and political matters. Carefully avoiding the familiar "New Agism" often found with American Indian philosophical treatment, the book also provides some never before expressed views of Indian issues that demystify while clarifying.

In putting the text into four categories that represent each the sacred aspects of the hoop -- generosity, fortitude, bravery and wisdom -- the editor brings us a truth teacher who does not dance around serious matters, let alone wolves.

Rather, he enables us to find our place within these aspects at any given time, and go out into the world with a different, and refreshing perspective.

As a book of quotes designed to inspire, this well-designed and user friendly text offers a practical yet unique approach to any challenge life offers. The author's Native American world view enriches by overlaying traditional thought onto contemporary life.

These inspirational messages cover everything from of personal concerns such as love, family, creativity, fear, death to the broader social and political matters. Carefully avoiding the familiar "New Agism" often found with American Indian philosophical treatment, the book also provides some never before expressed views of Indian issues that demystify while clarifying.

In putting the text into four categories that represent each the sacred aspects of the hoop -- generosity, fortitude, bravery and wisdom -- the editor brings us a truth teacher who does not dance around serious matters, let alone wolves.

Rather, he enables us to find our place within these aspects at any given time, and go out into the world with a different, and refreshing perspective.

As a book of quotes designed to inspire, this well-designed and user friendly text offers a practical yet unique approach to any challenge life offers. The author's Native American world view enriches by overlaying traditional thought onto contemporary life.

These inspirational messages cover everything from of personal concerns such as love, family, creativity, fear, death to the broader social and political matters. Carefully avoiding the familiar "New Agism" often found with American Indian philosophical treatment, the book also provides some never before expressed views of Indian issues that demystify while clarifying.

In putting the text into four categories that represent each the sacred aspects of the hoop -- generosity, fortitude, bravery and wisdom -- the editor brings us a truth teacher who does not dance around serious matters, let alone wolves.

Rather, he enables us to find our place within these aspects at any given time, and go out into the world with a different, and refreshing perspective.

This inspiring book offers a uique approach to any and all of life's challenges by overlaying the author's Native American world view onto contemporary life concerns. Written in the format of quotes taken from a series of talks, this makes a handsome gift that can be opened and enjoyed quickly.

Organized in four general categories (each covering an aspect of the sacred hoop; bravery, fortitude, wisdom and generosity) each chapter within offers hope for such personal concerns as love, family, creativity, fear, death...to name a few.

Broader social and political matters are also covered, especially as Little Crow demystifies and clarifies current American Indian issues with a refreshing avoidance of trendy "New Agism".

The editor has brought us a truth teacher who does not dance around serious matters, let alone wolves. Rather, he enables us to find our place at any moment, and thus we are encouraged to go about our lives with a new and optimistic perspective.

Alastair Reynolds has written a great exemplar of what a short story collection should be. Arranged chronologically from the structure of his universe, included are a mystery, a horror story or two, and a very odd romance. All the stories stand on their own except the final epic; this is really a culmination of all the prior material, and a capstone using his themes of betrayal and forgiveness.

His main themes may be described as the evil of cruelty and the evil of war; one, the other, or both, are present in each story, making the collection a bit sad. Even if this were the only book known to the reader set in this universe (as it was for this reviewer), the reader would get the feeling that he or she has a true grasp of the whole. This is especially noteworthy as the stories were written out of order over a span of at least twenty years.

This is truly a remarkable collection.

Although Reynolds is best know for his detailed, long and literate space operas, I found this collection of related tales quite satisfying. Think of a series of vignettes stringing into the future with occasional references to the past and that's the nature of this book. Each tale is a complete story in itself although knowing a little background is helpful.

Many of the stories are simply mysteries to be solved; others highlight a new direction for mankind or choices we will one day be forced to make. All of them draw the reader into the action and the characters until, at the end, a sort of surrealistic haze covers the landscape. He has gone beyond words and yet there they are, describing almost unimaginable creatures and events. Yet, after all is said and done, after all the smart matter, new intelligences, nanotech, discovery of the inner secrets of the universe, it is still the human relationship that excites and drives and makes us want to read more.

My Grade: A

"Galactic North" is a collection of stories taken from Reynolds's Revelation Space milieu. As a whole, this is a highly entertaining collection. And none of the stories are especially clunky.

Some of the stories feature familiar characters while others expand on familiar places. In some cases, you can see events referred to in the longer works and the story could have started as a writing exercise or maybe something excised from one of the novels. This adds a real dimension if you've read the works, but it never detracts if you've not dealt with (say) Ultras, Spiders, or hamadryads before.

Reynolds has given us some interesting characters before and he's got some nice ideas, setups, and general atmosphere. I like his novels, but here, in shorter blocks, he seems more focused and less prone to some of the letdown you get when you've invest 700 pages only to have the resolution seem somehow less epic than it could be. Instead, with the shorter form, he focuses on delivering more conventional plots and thus characters like Nevil Clavain are given the room to breathe. Nice.

Reynolds is one of my favorite newer authors. His books are big in scope and complex, as are his characters,and his prose flows well. I have never had to back up and re-read something I didn't understand. The revelation Space universe is a masterpiece. I like this book because it is a short story collection set in that universe. You get Reynolds at his best, in smaller doses.(I agree with Mr.Jordon!) This is important because once I start one of his books I cannot put it down.

When it comes to believable Space Opera, Alastair Reynolds cannot be beat!

Galactic North (2006) is a collection of SF stories set in the Revelation Space universe. It contains eight stories and an Afterword by the author.

Great Wall of Mars is a Conjoiner story about Nevil Clavain and Galiana in the home nest. Glacial relates another Clavain and Galiana tale about a failed outsystem colony. A Spy in Europa recounts a Demarchist tale about an enemy agent who gives his all. Weather describes the rescue of a Conjoiner from a pirate ship and how she returns the favor.

Dilation Sleep tells of a refugee from Yellowstone who operates on a crewmember with the Melding Plague. Grafenwalder's Bestiary features a collector of rare beasts in the Yellowstone Rust Belt. Nightingale is about a mission to retrieve a Sky Edge war criminal from a lost hospital ship. Galactic North takes a ramliner captain on a millennia long pursuit of a pirate ship.

These stories convey various short subjects within the RS milieu. It covers all the several technological/political groups found within the novels, but develops their characteristics in greater detail. Since the novels are packed with strange technologies and politics, this collection makes a great introduction to the longer works. Enjoy!

Highly recommended for Reynolds fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of lightspeed ships, exotic technology and outsystem colonies.

-Arthur W. Jordin

This book offers hope to the babyboomer generation who recognizes that we are slowly becoming our parents. By following the comments and advice offered in this helpful book, we know that we no longer have to follow in our families genetic past. The authors create the view of a cheery healthy future with sound nutritional advice. Highly recommended.

Deb Landry
Certified Parenting Coach & Children's Author

Bryson Taylor Publishing
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I have followed and learned from Dr. Giampapa's work for over 20 years. He has always been well ahead of contemporary medical practitioners in his understanding of the human aging process and possible therapeutic interventions to extend meaningful human lifespan. The Gene Makeover-The 21st Century Anti-Aging Breakthrough describes an exciting new approach to the field of Medical Age Management and lucidly translates a very complex subject into language that the average person can easily understand. This book provides an opportunity to understand therapies which you will read about in the medical journals of the future.

Brooke R. Seckel, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Asst. Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Chairman Emeritus
Plastic Surgery
Lahey Clinic Medical Center

I have followed and learned from Dr Giampappa's work for over 20 years. He has always been well ahead of contemporary medical practitioners in his understanding of the human aging process and possible therapeutic interventions to extend meaningful human lifespan. The Gene Makeover-The 21st Century Anti-aging Breakthrough describes an exciting new approach to the field of Medical Age Management and lucidly translates a very complex subject into language that the average person can easily understand. This book provides an opportunity to understand therapies which you will read about in the medical journals of the future.

Brooke R. Seckel, M.D., FACS
Asst. Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Chairman Emeritus
Plastic Surgery
Lahey Clinic Medical Center

A Bully Grows Up: Erik Meets the Wizard

As the baby boomer generation reaches the 'new middle age' we search for new information to assist in creating a more healthy and viable future for us, our parents and our children. The connection between our daily environmental and personal stressors and our overall health is important. Studies have proved that stress has a significant effect on our longevity. As an author of a children's book regarding bullying behavior and frequent speaker regarding the topic of bullying and stress, I am keenly aware of this connection. This book offers a vast understandable quantity of information regarding our predisposition to DNA damage and offers easy to follow steps on how to hold on to or improve our health. A great navigational aid for our journey into the future.

I have been an anti-aging patient of Dr. Giampapa's for over 5 years. My energy levels are high, my body is muscular and my skin is the best it has ever been. I look and feel fifteen years younger then my acutal age. Dr. Giampapa is well ahead of many medical practitioners in his understanding of the human aging process and therapeutic interventions to slow it. The Gene Makeover-The 21st Century Anti-Aging Breakthrough describes the newest findings in the field of Medical Age Management and explains very complex information in a plain simple language that everyone can easily understand. This book is a must read for all who want to remain healthy and active.

I read the Crosswick Journal series before being buying this treasure as a Christmas gift to myself a few years ago. I was already a fan of Ms L'Engle. However, this book brought her into a new realm. I followed the readings quite faithfully during two yearly cycles. I must say that they provided my those glimpses of grace that were needed during that very difficult time of my life. These are only glimpses because they are relatively short and easy to digest over breakfast. However, as so often happens, glimpses open doors that reveal so much more. My faith in the God of Creation was reaffirmed through this book. This God accepted me as I was (and am) and affirmed me as good. What more can one ask from a book of daily reflections?

Thank you Ms L'Engle. I'm proud to call you a fellow Episcopalian!

This is a beautiful devotional, and a glimpse of the way a brilliant mind works at something we all aspire to: understanding God. It is refreshing to read something that doesn't pretend to have all the answers about Him, but encourages us to "learn to love the mysteries". I don't know about you, but that is what I am trying to do. Instead of simplifying who God is and reducing him to the level of an idol, the author encourages us to see him as Omnipotent God, Creator & Sustainer. It is a breath of fresh air to me, and a wonderful encouragement.

L'Engle does something here that few devotional authors dare. She not only supplies answers and inspirations, she poses questions. Questions without easy answers. Questions that penetrate to the heart of true faith in God.

Does she qualify as a mystic? Yes, in that she moves outside the world of pure rationalism.

Is she a Christian? Yes, in the sense that she believes upon Jesus Christ as the savior and as the only begotten Son of God.

Is she an agnostic? Yes, by her own definition. She says that by confessing agnosticism, she is only confessing that she doesn't know everything. She refuses to lie or pretend otherwise. Yet, in the midst of not knowing, she still believes in the God that created the universe.

This devotional breathes life into a sometimes stale genre. L'Engle's openness might challenge, even offend, some. But for those on the limits of faith, those hanging in amidst life's tragedies and unexpected miracles, "Glimpses of Grace" gives a little more grace to move on. This is classic and poignant writing. One closes the pages filled with a greater awe and greater mystery regarding the love of God.

Since Christmas of 1995 my wife and I have used these fabulously interesting readings from GLIMPSES Of GRACE to buffet us from the storms of everyday life! As one quite perceptive reviewer speaks of her as a Mystic and Yes, she asks good questions. Her readings relate to the living of all life in the face of Belief and Doubt.

One reading from May 20th she is doing an afterschool seminar for high school students and is asked by a brilliant young lady from Harlem, earlier from Panama: "Mrs Franklin, do you really truly believe in God with no doubts at all?"

"Oh, Una, I really and truly believe in God with all kinds of doubts... But I base my life on this belief." Another topic that often arises in her readings is that of Death and Eternity. After one student is saying that it seems lately "there's death everywhere..." Another answers, "Is the price too high? Are you afraid?" These lead to the titles of "We Die Many Deaths and A Metaphor for the Afterlife." Her simple yet clear approach seems to come down from the power found in Creation... that Life is a Gift and where there's Life there's Hope!

This is truly one lovely, consistently inspiring devotional book by an awesome fearless lady! Sincerely retired Chaplain Fred W Hood

Madeleine L'Engle has written many wonderful books for both adults and children. Her work is very provocative and most thoughtful. You glean something more every time they are read... GLIMPSES OF GRACE takes the best passages from her books and reveals more contemplative insights. This Daily Thoughts and Reflections is cross-referenced by topic and title. GLIMPSES OF GRACE can be appreciated by Madeleine's fans as well as someone who is not familiar with her work. I keep an extra copy on hand as I have often given this book as a gift. Highly recommended!