Campbell Books

Stunned at how worshipful and spiritually solid this book is, I found it more than just another book of inspirational Christian poetry. This volume exudes richly edifying concepts based directly upon scripture instead of solely upon personal experience. Each selection stirs my heart and spurs me to greater spiritual devotion as a Christian. Combined with the spectacular artwork and illustrations, this book awakens me every day to a fresh dimension in my Christian life. In fact, it now rests next to my Bible on my nightstand ready to infuse sustenance into my soul after a long day. No other devotional book has inspired me like this one. If you are looking for a refreshing and relevant devotional tool grounded in scripture, prompting your heart toward God, you've found it! Five stars.

Being able to inform, persuade, influence, query, and establish relationships are all fundamental aspects of effective communication. Collaboratively written by the team of academicians and communication experts Kristen Campbell Eichhorn (State University of new York - Oswego), Candice Thomas-Maddox (Ohio University - Lancaster), and Melissa Bekelja Wanzer (Canisius College), As the title suggests, "Interpersonal Communication: Building Rewarding Relationships" is a basic and general introduction to the art and science of interpersonal communications in a diversity of forms and formats as a means of creating effective, successful, and enduring relationships. Organized into three main sections, 'The Basics of Interpersonal Communication' begins with an historical overview of the subject, the development of 'self' and of individual difference, verbal and nonverbal communication, perception and listening as communication components. 'Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships' addresses initiating and sustaining relationships, the 'dark side' of relationships, and the termination of relationships. 'IPC in Various Communication Contexts' covers intercultural, familial, organizational, and health communications. Of special note is the chapter focusing on 'From Face-to-Face to Cyberspace'. A work of impressive yet readily accessible scholarship, "Interpersonal Communication" is highly recommended for academic and community library reference collections, college level courses in Communication, and to non-specialist general readers with an interest in interpersonal communications as a means of establishing and maintaining personal relationships in our increasingly depersonalized society.

Like all good philosophy books, this book is not a quick read. However, it is a book well worth spending time on if you are interested in philosophy, aesthetics, or expression. Campbell argues that our standard way of looking at the relationship between expression and emotions is wrong. We think we have an emotion and can then either express it or keep it to ourselves but whatever we do with it, it is still the same emotion. Instead, she argues that emotions are formed partly through their expression and partly through the way they are responded to by others (which means that there are political dimensions to this whole thing). Maybe I am making this sound a lot drier than the book does but she deals with things as diverse as Cyrano de Bergerac (a beautifully argued chapter), Kris Kristoferson, and Sylvia Plath and a number of philsophers to make a compelling case for rethinking what emotions are. Not many books force you to think hard about commonplace things to see that they are not so commonplace after all. This is such a book and I urge people to take up the challenge.

by DonnaJ

Raye Franklin wants to start her own business All Care Home Health and she's been looking for a financial investor for the last six months. Macon Winston agrees to be that investor if she'll agree to his terms, him being the office manager. They are attracted to each other but decide business and pleasure do not mix, so fighting these feelings she agrees and so starts the fun of watching two people fight for all they're worth all the way to the end.

In walks competition, in the form of Dr. Cary Childress and Myrna Winston. Raye seeks the doctor out to get patient referrals but Macon doesn't like the idea that she is to have dinner with him at his house and forbids her to go. Macon is discussing the selling of his property in Texas to Myrna his ex-wife, but Raye doesn't know this and thinks they are reconciling, so she turns cold towards Macon.

The opening scene gets to you right off, you just have to read the rest to see the road these two are going to travel: "Ah, perfect jeans. Raye licked her lips. Perfect jeans were hard to wear out no matter how long the ride, promised to fit better over time and hugged in all the right places. And a perfect pair of 505's was walking toward her this minute." She hopes he isn't Mr. Winston, but of course her wish doesn't come true.

The scene I love best is after Raye has stayed home from work pretending to be sick and Macon has lost the vote with the staff to be the one to go check on her. He's informed her that he knows the real reason she stayed home, her pride. As he's backed her over to the couch and out of her clothes, he asks her if she's still a virgin, she nods and he kisses her softly and her feet begin to sweat. She has to hold back from giggling because the thought entered her head that "if she got any wetter, even Bounty wouldn't be the quicker-picker-upper." As I was reading this I started laughing out loud picturing the scene in my head.

This is just an example of how well these two authors are at getting the reader involved with not only the two main characters but the secondaries as well. And how they were able to integrate the home health care service into the story line, how well it helps ease the minds of family members of the ones in need of this care.

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This book is written in fairly simple language is is not difficult to comprehend. On the other hand, it talks about very advanced technologies that use completely new medium of computer structure. It's just extremely interesting to read. If this technology will work in the future, becoming practical rather than theoretical, our world will never be the same.

Invaders of the Infinite (1961) is the third novel in the Arcot, Wade and Morey series, following Islands of Space. Originally published in Amazing Stories in 1932, these short stories were later republished in novel form as a Gnome Press hardback. In the previous volume, the team explores outside the galaxy, becomes lost for a while and eventually returns home with a guest.

In this novel, an outsider ship brings a group of dog-like aliens to Earth. The Ortolians were artificially evolved by the Ancient Masters from canines after the humanoids nearly destroyed themselves in a disastrous war. The Ancient Masters have since passed away and now the Ortolians have developed a peaceful civilization emphasizing psychic powers.

Recently they encountered a race of super-strong aliens and learned their plans by mental eavesdropping. They discover that the Thessians are trying to conquer the universe. Inserting commands into the mind of the Thessian commander, they guided the party to a specific location where they have implaced a weapon. This machine of the Ancient Masters penetrated the Thessian ship and the occupants died from explosive decompression.

The Thessians had feared only a few races in our galaxy, including the Terrestrials. In the repaired ship, the Ortolians traveled for three months to Earth to ask for aid. They land on the armored roof of the building where Arcot, Wade and Morey have their laboratories. The Ortolians introduce the team to another method of mental communications and soon the Ortolians are telling them of the Thessians.

Arcot, Wade and Morey load supplies into the Solarite and return the Ortolians to their home planet in approximately fourteen hours. There they defeat a Thessian ship, pass on information and machines, and learn more about the invaders.

From Ortol, the team travels to Talso, another planet feared by the Thessians, and discover enemy ships investing the planet. One attacks the Solarite and they quickly find themselves at a disadvantage. But the Talsonians destroy the enemy ship as they are dodging its beams.

Arcot, Wade and Morey examine the device used by the Talsonians and decide that it is producing artificial matter. They produce a variant of this device that is much more controllable and start performing the necessary calculations to determine the limits of this technique. They provide Talso with the improved device, information on the Solarite's weapons, and a much needed auxiliary generator to charge their devices.

Returning home, they pass on the knowledge and weapons already obtained and destroy Thessian installations at the North and South Poles. Then they return to Sirius, making contact with the Nigrans there. The team passes on information and weapon specifications and gains information on the directed gravitational fields used to manipulate planetary masses.

Again the Terrestrials take part in a battle with even more Thessian ships. This time they leave Sirius with the nose of a Thessian vessel piercing the side of the Solarite. They make repairs in interplanetary space and travel on to a place in intergalactic space where they had previously found cosmic rays being generated.

This novel involves Arcot, Wade and Morey with an invasion from another universe. Although the Thessians have a base in our universe, their home planet is elsewhere. Can the team learn to travel between universes?

Highly recommended for Campbell fans and for anyone else who enjoys exercising their sense of wonder.

-Arthur W. Jordin

The Grant, Baird, and Pringle volume is still the go to work when starting out on any attempt to understand and appreciate the rock drawings of the Coso Range. This is an outstanding study with a great breath and depth with much to consider and reflect over. Some of the material is dated but much of their discussions still apply and many continuing debates turn on the key points introduced into the study. The topics of research that they cover and are still topics discussed and debated in archaeological circles include: Who made the glyphs (ethnic identities of the Coso artisans)? When were they made (revised estimates seem to suggest from ca. 8000 BC or even earlier to ca. AD 1300)? Why were they made (hunting magic, shamanism, other)? Why did they quit (overkill of bighorn, drought, other)?

The book is an inexpensive treat for the mind and they eye. I have read and re-read this work perhaps 20 times or more and I still find kernels of knowledge that can be gleaned out of the authors original insights into the mysteries of the Coso Range Rock Art.

Highly recommended!

This is an excellent Irish Cookbook. I came to live in America four years ago, having lived in Ireland for the first 28 years of my life. I happened to find this book on sale in Borders and just bought it because I didn't have any Irish Cookbooks or recipes. When I got home I sat down and really took a good look at it. I was amazed and impressed with the accuracy. I grew up on these recipes. My Mother had made almost everything in there on a regular basis. I was so happy to find these recipes, I had thought I would never be able to recreate them. This book also has excellent photographs to accompany every recipe in it. This is very important to me. I highly recommend this book.

This poor guy! Love the first date story, he can take a horrible experience and make it funny and put it in perspective. Don't know why that awful thing happened to you? Read this and you'll feel better. Very - heart on his sleeve - wicked funny!