Burns Books

I purchased this book because of its interesting cover photo. After reading it, I became aware of how much history is nestled away in the quaint villages and towns of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. From the French and Indian War to the Whiskey Rebellion to Fort Bedford, Bedford played a significant role in the settlement of early America. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

This is a good book. On my first reading, I liked it as an introduction to Benedict. On my second reading, I liked it even more, and thought it a very good overview to his thought. To those who are itching for some dirt, or who belive that every appraisal of a person is incomplete without detraction - look elsewhere - there are many in the media and elsewhere who ably fulfill that function.

Hemming touches very briefly on Benedict's early life, then traces Benedict's academic formation as a doctoral student through to his various academic posts, and alongside, explores the influences and theological controversies of the day that contributed to his thinking. Hemming goes on to discuss Benedict's appointment to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and some of the issues he faced during his tenure there, such as the question of liberation theology, speculative theologians such as Hans Kung, Matthew Fox and Tissa Balasuriya, and the impact of an aggressively negative Western media on the perception of the man and the office.

The last part of the book is entitled "Aspects of the Thought", in which Hemming spends a chapter each on a few of the current issues which have concerned Benedict: Vatican II, scripture, revelation, Europe, truth in society in a time of change. At the end, there is included a list of Benedict's published works in English, although it seems that some are out of print.

It is obvious that for a person such as Pope Benedict, with such a long and distinguished theological career, a book such as this cannot possibly cover Benedict's entire theological depth or range. However, as an introduction, Hemming does an admirable job. Like the teacher he is, Hemming writes clearly, concisely, and is able to distil and explain theological concepts with simplicity and clarity. It has made me more appreciative of the theological treasure contained in Benedict's work, and I'm interested in delving further.

This book gives general information about a various different selections of nuts, seeds, and berries. It is wonderful, my 8 year old sister found it to be quite fun and learned much from it. This book would be great for any child wanting to learn and have fun. I would suggest it for ages 5-11

My wife and I used this book to plan our honeymoon to Hawaii. We stayed at one of the hotels Gayot's recommended, and it was better than described. This book is extremely accurate yet a little conservative, so you won't be disappointed by reality. The restaurant section is excellent. This is a superior guide without all the filler of other guide books.

This is one of my most-used cookbooks. It got so worn out I had to order a new one. The range of recipes is amazing, from regular breads to cinnamon rolls to holiday breads to pizzas and calzones. The pictures are extremely helpful, the recipes are well-explained, and they give wonderful hints as to if the dough can be frozen, etc. I had never made bread before I got this book and now we are hooked on having fresh bread. I especially appreciate the breads that rise overnight in the fridge--I can come home from work and still have fresh bread for dinner. They are also much healthier than many breads because they are low fat and you can make rye, whole wheat, and even herb bread. My friends now request that I bring the dinner rolls to every gathering and potluck! And the pizza and cinnamon rolls are a big hit with kids.

I _know_ what does a 1969 book about sex education have any relevance in this new millenium, when, as the reports tell us, middle school kids are already having sexual encounters and college age kids have "buddy sex"?

Believe it or not, because the mechanics of sex hasn't changed, the book has relevance. The book is in a question and answer format that may seem a little outdated, with legal abortion, morning after pills and the growing number of never married moms. But the questions in 1969 are the same as in 2003 - "Why do boys say one thng in the dark and something else in the daylight?" is a question that has plaqued females since the beginning of time. And her discussion of the use of condoms is probably one of the most intelligent ones I've ever heard. M's Burn does not talk down to her readers or sugarcoat the truth

It's a neat little book, good (if you are a "Baby Boomer") to show your kids about how sex was handled when you were younger. Of course, it doesn'tcover AIDS or oral sex so you won't get a complete picture of sex in the new millenium. Still, I recommend it highly due to the easy to follow format and the nostalgia value.

First off this book takes a much different approach to chronicling the deaths of musicians. Not all are rock stars and the heavy hitters of Morrison, Hendrix, Joplin, Elvis are not here (they are mentioned in the calender of rock and roll causalties at the end though), and to me that's a good thing who wants another book about them? instead you will find some of the lesser know casualties such as (Ian Curtis, Darby Crash, Stiv Bators, Marc Bolan, Jobriath) mixed with some more prominent(the day the music died, Cobain, Hutchence, Freddy Mercury)over 60+ musicians covered in detail. The way this book is written is neither cold hard facts or by a mourning fan, more like a mixture of both This book also tries to connect all deaths mentioned within a chapter by a association game (this guys was the producer for these two bands and then this person from one of the bands died). The deaths are described with such vivid detail, but not to the point of morbidity. Its like you can see these poor souls during their final minuets which is really interesting. This book is not a chronicle of lives. A little background on each artist is given but most attention is focused on those last gasp. Some of the pictures are graphic, not in the sense of blood or guts but of mangled machinery and body bags. Others are just of the artist caught in the prime of life. This book for me was quiet profound, one feels as if they were there with these people before the end..maybe holding their hands as they slipped away.

Author: Lt.General E.L.M. Burns (Canada). 1963 first published in U.S.A., Ivan Obolensky, Inc. publisher, NYC, Library of Congress Catalog Card#63-12370. This book "is a record of my experience in the service of the United Nations in the Middle East. From August 1954 until November 1956 I was Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, and then became commander of the United Nations Emergency Force. The story ends in the spring of 1957, when the Force took up its position along the Gaza Strip Demarcation Line and the International Frontier in the Sinai." (Burns was selected in part for his war experience; he had commanded the 5th Canadian Armoured Division and the 1st Canadian Corps during 1944 in Italy.) Table of Contents: 1-The Gaza raid of Feb. 1955; 2-The UN Truce Organization; 3-Exhange of Prisoners; 4-Jordan-Israel troubles in late 1954; 5-The Israeli policy of retaliation; 6-The Gaza Strip; 7-Egypt-Israel Tension Aug-Nov 1955; 8-Syria-Israel 1955; 9-Israel-Joran 1955-56; 10-Clashes Egypt-Israel; 11-the Armistace disintegrating May-Oct 1956; 12-The Armistice crumbles; 13-Israel invades Egypt Oct 1956; 14-The UN Emergency Force is formed; 15-Organizing in New York, 16-the UNEF in Port Said; 17-UNEF crosses the Sinai; 18-UNEF enters Gaza; 19-Conclusion. Burns concluded as he finished this book in late 1961: "In mid-1961, who can predict what is going to happen in the Middle East?" The story of the Canadian general responsible for the development and insertion of the UNEF into the Sinai just after the end the 1956 Suez Canal War. Burns claimed that he tried to be neutral in his actions, but he noted that he believes that both the Arabs and Israelis felt that he leaned towards defending and/or supporting the other camp during his tenure.

The gander was one of my favorite characters, but I also liked the way the Jess turns Meetchum, a never-do-well, around in his classes. It was a clever parallel of Jess and his goose, its mother, and his grandmother Hannah, all striving to co-exist. The sequel to this book, "The Mayday Rampage" is written in an entirely different style, but has the same characters of Jess, Molly, Meetchum, Mr.Goodban the teacher and his lover Vic. The magic moment between Jess and Meetchum never repeats, but their friendship has consequences not seen until the next book.

i have an original 1925 first edition of this book.... im not sure what it would be worth.. but id be willing to entertain offers. contact me if you are interested. the book is in good-very good condition.