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This work represents the finest photo collection of GORDIE HOWE'S career to date. If YOU are old enough to remember the epic battles between the Montreal Canadians and the Detroit Red Wings of the 1950's-60's, YOU can relive these times in photo concepts - eg. Howe's 545 goal in the Montreal Forum eclipsing Rocket Richards's record and the 15 minute standing ovation by Montreal fans; Howe's commentary on the Montreal dynasty once Jacque Plante and Jean Bellevue arrived on the hockey scene; the skilled fis-ti-cuffs of Gordie Howe against bad boy, Lou Fontinato of the New York Rangers; and Howe's best picks of NHL players he most admired! ... BUY TWO AND MAKE A FRIEND!

I read this book back in November of 1999. The co-author Frank Condron did an excellent job with Gordie Howe in putting this historical book together. On top of the simple fact that a picture is worth 1,000 words. The whole book is a Hockey Pictoral Treasure. Mr. Condron did an excellent job of writing this book. What I mean by that is. Simply because you don't feel your reading Gordies words. Its like Mr. Howe is right next to you and he is pointing at each picture as you turn every page. Also it is quite obvious after all the press, awards and fame, Gordie Howe is still a gentleman.

Finally, a book that refuses to skirt around the difficult issues relative to inner healing and spiritual abuse within the Church today. While others are adding to the long list of books that seem to excuse or promote the status quo, Dr. Mulitze brings a message of compassion, hope and encouragment founded on Biblical truth. His research is thorough and well presented, and the examples that he provides leave the reader with no doubt that the healing presence of Jesus is available today and is being experienced by many. Jeremiah 2:13 states "My people have committed two evils; they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and they have hewn for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, which cannot hold water". There is hope and healing for the weary and the brokenhearted and Dr. Mulitze, in The Great Omission, leads sincere seekers to the fountain of living waters - Jesus, our Healer. This book is a must for anyone who is himself wounded or who is involved in healing ministry within the Church.

There seems to be a long standing debate as to how (and if) the Holy Spirit moves in the church today. Is healing possible? What is our obligation as a church in this area?

One side seems to argue that the gifts of the Holy Spirit ended with the Apostles, and that any claimed manifestations of the Holy Spirit are either phoney, or worse yet, demonic. Others seems to argue in favour of any and all manifestations, throwing all caution (and sometimes theology) to the wind.

Well finally there is a book that brings clarity to the debate. If you are looking for fluff or hype, you won't find it here. Dr. Mulitze takes you on a journey through scripture to discover the truth about the healing presence of Jesus. His book is an extremely well researched and well documented book that is both thought provoking and challenging. It is interspersed with real examples of real people getting real healing. This book is not about hype or fluff; it is about encountering the healing presence of Jesus.

This book is one that is totally different from any other books out there that attempt to help people suffering from severe mental illness find peace. I have read many self-help books, including books by Christian authors who simply agree with the world's diagnoses, and treatment.
The Great Reduction is not one of those books. Dieter brings the topic back to God and shows the world that God does care and does want people to be free from mental illness. This book is full of stories of people who have been healed of their suffering, people who have decided to trust God for their healing from mental illness. The Great Reduction explains what exactly it means to "trust God for healing" and how to reach out to God from what may feel like the depths of emotional hell.
If you or anyone you know is suffering from any type of mental illness or emotional pain, whether it be bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder or depression, this book is a must. It will open up their heart to the true solution to mental illness and emotional affliction and allow God to begin the work of healing in their lives!!

In a world of quick fixes and pseudo healing, this book is a 'breath of fresh air' as it gives hope to those who live in that state of numbness that is caused by antidepressants and other psychotropic drugs. I found this book to be very informative, offering factual data as well as hope for those who suffer from depression and other forms of 'mental illness'. The drug industry has us fooled with all the propaganda about chemical imbalances and the need for lifelong use of drugs in order be able to function normally. Christ is our Healer and the stories in Dieter's book attest to that over and over again. A must read for all who suffer and yet believe that there HAS to be a better way. Read "The Great Reduction" and be encouraged!
Jeannie
Minneapolis, Minnesota

I actually bough my first one from a gas station when I was hopelessly lost in Vancouver. It quickly got me "un-lost". Since that day this book has become an indispensable part of any road trip to Vancouver. (If you plan on venturing further out of the city I'd recommend you get the Frazier Valley City Maps Book, too.)

It became so indispensable that I am now buying a second one so that both my husband and I can each have one in the car. The nice part is that at this price, you can easily afford to do that.

colorful, easy to read, accurate and very affordable...I use this for business and to give clients....they love it too!

The Greek Key is one of the BEST books I have ever read. It is not just a murder mystery, it is a MURDERS mystery; more than one murder occurs. The way Colin Forbes sets up the story is fabulous! The detectives Robert Newman, Marler, Paula Grey, Tweed, Pete Neild, and Robert Butler are out to solve two murders that took place 40 years ago (with respect to the year 1987, I think). They end up having to find the murderer of two people who were killed during their investigation. If I say anymore I may give too much away, but please read the book!! I highly reccommend this book, I have read it five times. It is gripping, page-turning, chiller. Anyone in the mood for an EXCELLENT mystery, should definetely read it.

In 1944, three British Army Commandos commit a brutal murder in Cairo. Forty-three years later, the crime is still unsolved, save for one detective's obsession with the case. Then in Greece, British MI6 agent Harry Masterson is pushed off a cliff and dies. When the commandos learn of this, they are in a state of terror. The Greek underground communist movement has united with Russian anti-Glasnost followers and use the commandos as a British contact, much to their fear. What is their motive? Russian President Gorbachev is due to meet with Western heads of state in the UK, and it seems that an assassination attempt is threatened. Who can stop the conspiracy? Why, enter Britain's best secret agents Tweed, Paula Grey and Bob Newman. Tweed and Paula travel to the county of Somerset in England to investigate the commandos and some grisly murders on isolated hills linked to the wife of one. Newman and the UK's best marksman Marler travel to the Greek island of Siros and also Athens to investigate a secret communist underground hideaway and how it is linked to MAsterson's murder and Gorbachev's potential downfall. The story may seem dated now, but the action and intrigue never stop until an explosive climax in the UK. The locations are well described and created. Siros is fictional, but it brought back memories of our vacaction in Corfu, another real Greek island which Siros is based on in part. And of course, Tweed and Paula get to eat and drink in the best pubs and restaurants! Hugely entertaining.

Grizzly Heart is the best book written on grizzly bears. The book chronicles Charlie Russell's quest to prove that human-bear peaceful coexistence is possible. Russell moves to remote Siberia to live with bears and ends up adopting orphaned cubs and raising them in the wild. Russell is an amazing, gifted writer and the story is compelling and exciting. Russell's work with animals is groundbreaking and his writing shares with the world that grizzly bears are not the demonized monsters they have been turned into through popular culture. Russell is one of few people involved with grizzly bears who understands how power and culture work to keep dominant power structures (such as the hunting establishment) in place. His story is not only a page turner but will open your eyes to how animals can be so completely misunderstood. If you like nature narratives or are interested in learning about bears this book is a must read. My husband has read it three times!

My wife and I read this book aloud to each other. It was almost impossible to put down once we started. It represents something for every memeber of the family I believe, but especially anyone intersted in biolgical research, the out of doors, and bears, yet the book is written as an adventure story.

The book is clearly aimed at the first time visitor. Mr. Burzynski assumes the reader to be intelligent, curious, and to have a desire to go a bit beyond the basics. There are sections on the Park's animals, plants, and history and its unique, intricate geology. All of this is woven into description of the all-important weather and seasons. This includes appropriate warnings for visitors not familiar with the severity of this magnificent land's climate.
Besides natural history, the book includes a useful guide to trails, backcountry (and car) camping, and an overview of the Park's justifiably famous and arduous backcountry routes (the Long Range and North Rim traverses). Be cautioned however, that no trail maps are included. Descriptions include activities appropriate to each season.
If I were to level a gentle criticism, it would be that much of the material in the book can be found in a series of publications that are available at the Park or in some cases, on the Park's website. Moreover, I might have hoped for more detail in a number of places (for instance, in some of the trail descriptions). However, the fact is that these criticisms are minor -- I continue to find the book useful, as have some friends. It presents a great overview of the Park in one convenient, portable form, it is nicely written, and it is generally very well produced. Over the years I have read many "National Park" books and this is probably the most useful and informative.
A final note. If you haven't been to Gros Morne, you should go. This unique place is remote and not heavily visited and very much worth the trip. Michael Burzynski's book will provide you with an excellent guide and the Newfoundlanders make wonderful hosts.

Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland is one of Canada and North America's greatest treasures. Yet, it is also is one of the least known. Michael Burzynski's book provides an excellent overview of the Park which anyone planning a first visit would be well advised to purchase and read. It will greatly enhance a visit.
The book is aimed at the first time visitor but it promises to continue to be useful on subsequent visits . Mr. Burzynski assumes the reader to be intelligent, curious, and to have a desire to go a bit beyond the basics. There are sections on the Park's animals, plants, and history and its unique, intricate geology. All of this is woven into description of the all-important weather and seasons. This includes appropriate warnings for visitors not familiar with the severity of this magnificent land's climate.
Besides natural history, there are useful guides to trails, backcountry (and car) camping, and an overview of the Park's justifiably famous and arduous unmarked backcountry routes. However, be aware that no trail maps are included. Descriptions include activities appropriate to each season.
If I were to level a slight criticism, it would be that much of the material in the book can be found in a series of publications that are available at the Park or in some cases, on the Parks Canada website. Moreover, I might have hoped for more detail in a number of places (for example, in some of the trail descriptions). However, these criticisms are minor. I continue to find the book useful, as have some friends. It provides a complete overview of the Park in one convenient, portable form, it is nicely written, and it is generally very well produced. Over the years I have read many "National Park" books and this is probably the most useful and informative.
If you haven't been to Gros Morne, you should go. This unique place is remote, not heavily visited, and very much worth the trip. Michael Burzynski's book will provide you with an excellent guide and the Newfoundlanders make wonderful hosts.

The novel, written for kids 9 and over, is primarily about the upheavals that occur in the life of an Indian-Canadian family when the grandmother (Naniji) visits from India. The protagonist is Tara a lively and sensitive 15-year-old. She is initially resentful of her visiting grandmother because the grandmother seems to disapprove of Tara's mother's somewhat Western ways and indeed of the Canadian ways of the whole family: the kids don't know Hindi, nor about Diwali; they don't play the sitar and, worst of all, know nothing of the family's role and sacrifice during the Indian Independence movement.

This is too much for Tara: "This is the world I live in. But how do I fit? I'm not one of the true natives, the First Nations, and not one of the whites who marauded the globe colonizing, who tell the history of Canada from when they arrived. I'm too dark for the Samanthas and the rednecks, but not dark enough for Tolly, or Indian enough for Naniji, too Canadian, too Western. Always too something. Never just right."

Tara reads a paper at school about Naniji's role in the Indian Independence movement. The most evocative part of the book occurs when Tara alternates between wanting to read the paper to her class, and not wanting to because of how her friends will react to it and to her (how it will affect her acceptance within the group). She reads the paper anyway. As she had feared, some of her classmates do "shutter down" - close up by seeming to brand her as "other". But, unexpectedly, some of them actually congratulate her and thank her for introducing her to an aspect of history and of herself of which they had been unaware.

Her mother and Naniji are proud of her - that is, until Naniji hears Tara proclaim how she, Tara, is a "regular" Canadian. At this point Naniji "shutters down" because she cannot countenance the fact that her granddaughter is a proud Canadian - what of the family's heritage, sacrifice and history back in India? What of their allegiance to India?

"Naniji catches me staring and tries to smile. She's stiff, but it's not like before, with the criticism and disapproval and the hostility. Her eyes - they are hurt."

The resolution of the conflict within the family and within Tara's own mind is handled by Ms. Gilmore with great maturity and eloquence. She articulates opposing points of view with clarity and grace. Without talking down to the reader, she addresses sensitive issues such as race and color, assimilation and alienation, head-on. This is important especially because these issues are hardly ever addressed in a safe, non-ideological way, without putting one or the other side down as the victim or the aggressor, the turncoat or the conservative.

I highly recommend this book - not just for kids in this age group, but even for their parents and grandparents. In fact, I would go so far as to say this book should be made required reading for all kids (on any rung of the assimilation ladder) because it will create a better understanding and awareness of the inner script that guides our public lives.

To read more of this review, go to desijournal.com

The novel, written for kids 9 and over, is primarily about the upheavals that occur in the life of an Indian-Canadian family when the grandmother (Naniji) visits from India. The protagonist is Tara a lively and sensitive 15-year-old. She is initially resentful of her visiting grandmother because the grandmother seems to disapprove of Tara's mother's somewhat Western ways and indeed of the Canadian ways of the whole family: the kids don't know Hindi, nor about Diwali; they don't play the sitar and, worst of all, know nothing of the family's role and sacrifice during the Indian Independence movement.

This is too much for Tara: "This is the world I live in. But how do I fit? I'm not one of the true natives, the First Nations, and not one of the whites who marauded the globe colonizing, who tell the history of Canada from when they arrived. I'm too dark for the Samanthas and the rednecks, but not dark enough for Tolly, or Indian enough for Naniji, too Canadian, too Western. Always too something. Never just right."

Tara reads a paper at school about Naniji's role in the Indian Independence movement. The most evocative part of the book occurs when Tara alternates between wanting to read the paper to her class, and not wanting to because of how her friends will react to it and to her (how it will affect her acceptance within the group). She reads the paper anyway. As she had feared, some of her classmates do "shutter down" - close up by seeming to brand her as "other". But, unexpectedly, some of them actually congratulate her and thank her for introducing her to an aspect of history and of herself of which they had been unaware.

Her mother and Naniji are proud of her - that is, until Naniji hears Tara proclaim how she, Tara, is a "regular" Canadian. At this point Naniji "shutters down" because she cannot countenance the fact that her granddaughter is a proud Canadian - what of the family's heritage, sacrifice and history back in India? What of their allegiance to India?

"Naniji catches me staring and tries to smile. She's stiff, but it's not like before, with the criticism and disapproval and the hostility. Her eyes - they are hurt."

The resolution of the conflict within the family and within Tara's own mind is handled by Ms. Gilmore with great maturity and eloquence. She articulates opposing points of view with clarity and grace. Without talking down to the reader, she addresses sensitive issues such as race and color, assimilation and alienation, head-on. This is important especially because these issues are hardly ever addressed in a safe, non-ideological way, without putting one or the other side down as the victim or the aggressor, the turncoat or the conservative.

I highly recommend this book - not just for kids in this age group, but even for their parents and grandparents. In fact, I would go so far as to say this book should be made required reading for all kids (on any rung of the assimilation ladder) because it will create a better understanding and awareness of the inner script that guides our public lives.

To read more of this review, go to desijournal.com

There seem to be two big books available on the Group of Seven. The newest one is by Silcox. It has a superior cover---which is great to have on an art book. However, the Hill book seems to, overall, have a better selection of plates. Silcox is all color, but I was very pleasantly surprised by how compelling some of the black'n'white images were in Hill's book. I'd say that Hill's book has 15% B&W images, but they don't detract. In any event, it seems like the Hill book is occasionally available at considerably less cost than Silcox. Both books are wonderful.

I bought the book solely based on the price and number of pages as there was no review - however if you want to know about the Group of Seven this is the book to get. It has many excellent colour images of paintings, black and white images and photos, and a lot of background info.

Victoria Glendenning has indeed created a fascinating book filled with a myriad of characters, most of them women who are enthralled with one man (regardless of whom they are attached or married to), a fictional famous British author, Leo Ulm. In Ms.Glendinnings first attempt to write a novel after authoring the lives of famous British women, she provides the reader with some wonderful and fascinating glimpses into English life, their gardens, their homes, their gatherings and their interpersonal relationships.

I marvel that this woman, Victoria Glendinning, a mother of four sons, several successive marriages, degrees, jobs, and homes would find the time to create such magnificent literature. I hope that Amazon and Borders will help me to discover more about how this monumental task is accomplished.

Thank you.

There is a particular genre of British authors - british WOMEN writers who have such mastery over the nuance of man/woman behaviour that one could flatter oneself (if one were as fine a writer as they) that the book you are reading is a transcription of your own diary. In The Grown-ups" Victoria Glendinning, by virtue of her own incredibly discerning eye and ear writes about the kinds of random thoughts that you and I have,but never have the wit - or the will - to record. Speaking,for example, of elevator music she says ""a Chopin piano concerto from hidden speakers sprayed into the enclosed space like air-freshener" Flicks of knife-sharp characterizations, seemingly effortless, fill the book which is populated by a large cast of English semi-upper-class, each etched in acid and insight. I stumbled on this book in a dusty paper-back and am now asking Amazon to find me at least two more copies to give to friends....and am checking the notable biographies she has written of Rebecca West and Edith Sitwell. Ms Glendinning is extraordinarily funny, and deeply gifted.