Senses Books

I like this series for emergent readers or as a read aloud to Kindergartners. The book is simple and a nice introduction to the five senses. Too many books on the senses go on and on and bore as a read aloud. This book contains just enough information and students can read it in first grade as they become readers.

I soooooo Identified with Meredydd, the heroine.... Excellent book and very well written

I never knew Good Night Moon had a "companion". This is a GREAT story and I love the Spanish vocabulary reinforcement. We'll be reading this book for years to come.

I really enjoyed Steve's Book. He makes sense of spiritualness in every day life. The stories are out of what has happened or what is happening in Steve's life and therefore helps give a personal touch to his book.

Thank you Steve, I look forward to reading your next book.

I have eleven Renny Darling Cookbooks and I use them constantly every time I entertain. Her recipes are easy, use wonderful ingredients and always turn out delicious. Over the years I have gained confidence to not worry about "experimenting" with company when I am trying one of her recipes. This book is great when your family decides to cut back on calories for awhile. Most of the recipes are under 300 calories per serving. So instead of buying those frozen 300 calorie entrees, buy this cookbook and experiment. You won't be sorry!

This book has given me a different view on the issues that face us today. It's easy reading and found it enjoyable. It held my interest throughout. Although, I didn't agree on everything the author wrote, the little known facts peaked my interest. It is not a boring history book, it is one of those books you can't put down until you finish it. I have recommended this book to all my friends and family.

Palingenesis has been used for the exact reproduction of ancestral features by inheritance. Roger Griffin understands the political ideology of Fascism as a palingenetic ideology, primarily as a result of the notion that Fascism itself is the rebirth of an empire in the image of that which came before it. The best examples of this can be found with both Fascist Italy and Germany - Italy looking to establish a palingenetic line between the 20th Century regime under Mussolini as being the second incarnation of the Roman Empire, while Hitler's 'Third Reich' was seen as being the second palingenetic incarnation - beginning first with the Holy Roman Empire (First Reich) then with Bismarck's Germany (Second Reich) and then resulting in Fascist Germany (Third Reich).

In other words it seeks, by directly mobilizing popular energies or working through an elite, to eventually conquer cultural hegemony for new values, to bring about the total rebirth of the nation from its present decadence, whether the nation is conceived as a historically formed nation-state or a racially determined 'ethnos'. Conceived in these terms, fascism is an ideology that has assumed a large number of specific national permutations and several distinct organizational forms.

Griffin's approach has already had an enduring impact on the comparative fascist literature of the last 15 years, and builds on the work of George Mosse, Stanley Payne, and Emilio Gentile in highlighting the revolutionary and totalizing politico-cultural nature of the fascist revolution (in marked contrast with Marxist approaches). Now, his latest book, Modernism and Fascism, locates the mainspring of the fascist drive for national rebirth in the modernist bid to achieve an alternative modernity, which is driven by a rejection of the decadence of 'actually existing modernity' under liberal democracy or tradition. The fascist attempt to institute a different civilization and a new temporality in the West found its most comprehensive expression in the 'modernist states' of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, which also revealed the destructive and self-destructive nature of all fascist political projects to 'regenerate' the nation or achieving cultural renewal.

In this context the reviewer was most impressed by page 351: "Inter-war fascist movements had no exit strategy. ... They were bound eventually to become bogged down in their dynamism, moribund in their vitalism. There cound be no stabilization, no viable routinization of the charismatic legitimacy of the state (that means, no "Empire Artam"), no social or military peace, no institutional procedures for passing on power to a non-charismatic leader, or for reinvesting it in the party. Nor could power even on the paper be one day entrusted to the people itself in a gradual process of democratization ... . Had Mussolini and Hitler managed to cling on to power, ... then both regimes may have gone the way of Salazar's Portugal and Franco's Spain, charismatic power draining away to a point where the renewal of autocracy after their deaths was impossible, and rapid democratization ensued. However, such an atrophy of modernist energies would have been the ultimate betrayal of the fascist world-view."

Mary Settegast's Mona Lisa's Moustache: Making Sense Of A Dissolving World is a fascinating cultural history of the breakdown in art and philosophy of agreed upon absolute and "proper" forms in politics, economics, literature, music, dance, painting, architecture, social codes, moral standards, gender distinctions, and personal relationships. Settegast explores several different ways of looking at the reality of these dissolving social and cultural forms to determine the root causes of this twentieth century phenomena and finding them in the rise of global consumer capitalism, environmental deterioration, millennial time cycles; the evolution of human consciousness; and the widening popularity among the intelligencia of dissolution of form as cause for celebration. Articulate, insightful, iconoclastic, occasionally inspiring, Mona Lisa's Moustache is highly recommended reading for students of popular culture, philosophy, esthetics, art, and ethics.

More Than Just Hot Air: A Common Sense Counter-Top Convection Oven Cookbook is a great way to get started with convection air cooking. You can make healthy french fried potatoes (frozen from the package) without any oil or fat, and they come out crispy and great tasting. Baked potatoes and baked sweet potatoes are another great example. The skin gets nice and crispy and the potato cooks to perfection. Last night, I made grilled lamb chops and sweet potatoes. I started the sweet potatoes first because they take more time on a lower temperature (400 degrees), and when they were done, I kept them warm while I cooked the lamb chops for 10 minutes on 490 degrees. I had my whole meal cooked in under 45 minutes, and the clean up is a breeze. Meat comes out well-browned and juicy. If you're looking to reduce the fat in your diet and still have flavorful food, convection cooking is the way to go. And, this cookbook will get you there. You won't be disappointed.

Dr. Eller has a very readable writing style. Like some of his other efforts it reminds you of a fascinating detective novel. In this case, you are searching for a powerful understanding of very difficult biblical material. Dr. Eller makes it feel easy. Eller explains some of the ways the stranger (he calls them calandarizing) interpretations got started and explains how they prevent Revelation from being a powerful spiritual resource in our lives. Here is an example of Dr. Eller's powerful, personal style of writing: 'However, what John intends, I now am convinced, is nothing other than to tell his churches: "Look, my friends, whether you recognize it or not, your history is part of the great and universal mission being directed from God's throne. What you do and what happens to you is an integral and meaningful part of the wonderful thing God is doing with the cosmos, through Christ, to Evil, for mankind. My story starts with you and ends with all things being made new--but it is one story! Until you can understand what it is you're part of, you're bound to see yourself and your efforts as lowly; your're defeated before you even get into the game. But look at it once with me from the true perspective of God's throne, and you'll see that because of Jesus there's no way we can lose--no way!" (page 71) Eller makes us understand that not only are John's first century brothers and sister's part of something big, but we 21st Century readers as well. Dr. Eller's background is from the Church of the Brethren which is a descendant of German Pietists and Anabaptist traditions. It may be nice for readers to get away from the excessive liberalism of mainline commentaries or the "we know all the answers" commentaries of evangelical writings. You get the best of both worlds. A nice feature of the book is that the passages commented on are there so the readers don't have to flip back and forth between a Bible and the commentary. The bad news is the translation used in Today's English version (TEV or Good News Bible) which is one of the weaker translations. Other concerns for some might be Dr. Eller's side mission of trying to make a compelling case for a modified Universalism throughout the book. Dr. Eller feels that all ultimately have the chance to be saved, though he does hold that some (especially Satan's close allies) will probably not accept the opportunity. Since it was writen in the 70's there is limited use of inclusive language which may bother some contemporary readers. Dr. Eller's powerful interpretation of Revelation holds up well after almost three decades. For lay people and pastors this is a great addition to their libary.