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This book is terrific and continues to be so helpful to me in my own endeavor. I found so many parallels in our life experiences, and with me just starting my own nonprofit empowering future nurses in disease-burdened nations, reading this wonderfully relevant and important book could not have come at a better time. I learned a great deal and Anne Firth Murray's book makes me feel as though I have a mentor to guide and give invaluable counsel in this process. There are so many things to take from this book, especially for those who are "quietly angry" and see a need follow their dreams and are "willing to do anything to make it work." I would recommend this book to anyone starting off on their own. This will inspire. It has me.

On one level, Paradigm Found (great title) is a how-to book for those with interest in organizing for global social justice through small NGOs. On a deeper level, it's a how-to book for living a life with meaning. Written in a clear and consistent voice.

Is this a "follow that dream" book? A "find a need and fill it" book? I suppose you could say it's both but "Paradigm Found" is far more than that. It is a well written and richly rewarding story by an amazing woman, Anne Murray who founded a not-for-profit organization called the Global Fund for Women. Although I found the entire book interesting, two areas particularly piqued my interest: the `care and feeding' of a non-profit corporation's board of directors and the entire concept of "giving." The author's experience coupled with her clarity of thought and writing gave me new insight into both these areas with which I'm involved in pro-bono board and fund raising work. The concept of "micro-financing" of projects was unheard of in foundations when the Global Fund for Women started it many years ago. They trusted people of few means in far away places to spend small grants as they saw fit to benefit their projects, and it worked with amazing success. The GFW was daring in being exclusively international and not making grants within the U.S. There were so many new and innovative things that Anne did in her journey. Paradigm Found makes for reading that's hard to put down.

PARADIGM FOUND: LEADING AND MANAGING FOR POSITIVE CHANGE blends women's issues and business, and comes from a woman whose idea of funding grassroots women's organizations around the world grew to the successful Global Fund for Women, today a major force of change. First-person chapters recounts her journeys to villages where such changes are taking place, her business perspective, and tips on how to create, encourage and build a dream based on business principles. From how to expand a program or organization to watching for roadblocks along the way, PARADIGM FOUND comes packed with management tips and insights particular to nonprofit work.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Anne Firth Murray has written a truly marvelous and thought-provoking book, straight from the heart. It is hard to classify in one particular genre or another. Rather it is written in a unique style as a combination of a memoir, a good story, a motivational/inspirational book, and a manual. I really enjoyed not only learning about the history of the Global Fund for Women and all the wonderful, dedicated people that made it happen, but also learning more about Anne Firth Murray's life and the ideals she describes in her book.

It satisfies those who love good autobiographies and inspirational stories. And it also satisfies those who seek to learn about how one builds a strong organization from the roots up, from meaningful ideals to meaningful change. For me, this book was rejuvenating and energizing to read. It gave me new ideas and has inspired me all over again. I would think that each new reader who flips through its pages will experience similar self-reflection and inspiration in her or his own way.

This is a treasure of a book. I think it is a great book for all to read--young and old, women and men, and people working in all capacities. Students and young people are who starting out in pursuit of careers in human rights or in non-profit work will benefit in particular from the inspirational guidance that this book offers.

I am adopting this book for the third time as the main text for my Ecosystems of Florida class and I am very happy with it. It is amazingly cheap for the quality of the text and figures, and it is very accessible for students at all levels.

I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in Florida. Not only it is a great text for a non-major's course, it also makes a great coffee table book!

This book is a great all-in-one reference for any of FL's ecosystems. I am using it as a textbook for an independent study that I created.

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This book is incredible. Forida residents will never look at your natural surroundings the same again. You'll love it.

Speaking as both a native Floridian who cherishes our remaining wild places and as a biologist, I must say that this is probably the best book ever compiled that ties all of our ecosystems together and helps us to understand the importance of maintaining all "the cogs in the wheel". If our state is to maintain any of its natural beauty and "wildness", this book should be looked at as the primer for both amature naturalist and professional alike. The text is easily understood and the photographs are amazing.

I agree with another reviewer that allowing the heart to express itself on paper can be a tremendous healing benefit. One of the most important tasks in life is to maintain a connection to our heart. Writing as a practice encourages the heart to speak and uses our right brain to create solutions. This is a beautiful practice from Henriette Ann Klauser along with her other book: Write it Down/Make it Happen.

This book is full of great ideas on communicating with the ones you love. It is a book not only about being heard but hearing what loved ones have to say to you.

I love being a Mailbox Aunt! In this world of techno, gotta-have-it-now, instant gratification world, writing is underestimated. This book gives you ideas on how fits into fits into and can enrich many areas of your life. My sister's kids have never known a world without the Internet, cell phones and e-mail; however, one of the biggest highlights of their week is receiving an envelope in the mail box (yes, snail mail) from Aunt Donna. Writing as a form of communication has become a lost art. I highly recommend Dr. Klauser's book by the same name of this book's Chapter 14, "Write It Down, Make It Happen." That is my favorite book by Dr. Klauser.

As a writer, I find this book of imformative and creative ways to get your thoughts on paper, fabulous. As a mother who has had a child die, I found the chapter, 'Easing The Pain of Death' to be of interest. While I don't like the term 'recovery' for I feel a mother never recovers from the loss of a child (losing a child is not like breaking a bone, the bone does heal completely and there is recovery. The pain from a child's death will always remain), I was encouraged to read the message that writing does bring healing. I have found this to be true in my own experience. As an advocate for 'writing it down!' I recommend H. A. Klauser's book. ------Alice J. Wisler, author "Slices of Sunlight, A Cookbook of Memories".

This book is a treasure trove of ideas, inspiration and many many reasons
to remember and ACT on "Putting Your Heart" on paper.

Klauser is an extremely engaging writer. I found myself smiling in
response to what I thought were personal inside jokes like a lyric
from "Sound of Silence" being weaved into a paragraph about the
impact of the vocalization of a baby upon a group of tired, unengaged
adults.

This is a book I find myself continuing to return to over time. I don't

think I ever read through it front to back. Instead, I go to the Table
of Contents to find what calls to my spirit and then I usually find
myself reading a couple chapters before and after that chapter.

I can't imagine any reader coming away with less than 49 ideas to
try out and implement, much beyond what Klauser calls "Now You"
when she specifically asks you to apply what is in the chapter.

Read this book, treasure this book. You will soon notice it is becoming
weathered which is an honor bestowed upon books which are truly loved.

In all my experience with fine woodworking I haven't had the pleasure to read a book that so well written that it is as exquisite as the pieces within. This book is a must for every serious furniture maker or perhaps collector who wants to learn and appreciate this magnificent craft. How did I miss this one?

In all my experience with fine woodworking I haven't had the pleasure to read a book that is as exquisitly written as the pieces within it. This book is a must for the serious furniture maker or collector, or anyone who wants to learn more and appreciate this magnificent craft. How did I miss this one?

Norman is obviously as incredibly talented an author as he is a cabinetmaker. I couldn't say enough about how great a job he did with the content of this book and drawings. I only wish he would write another one for each of the 18th century styles( Federal, Chipendale, etc) This is definately the bible for 18th century reproduction cabinetmakers. Please write another one Norman!

I agree with all the other reviews and can't really add much, except to say the photos are many in magnificent full colour, and he even has photos of incomplete pieces which is great for seeing how they are put together (I am specifically thinking of the easy chair). He does not stick to strict Queen Anne but covers the subtle variations such as the Gaines chair (one of my favourites) ... this book is a true gem and since receiving it I can hardly put it down. A great resource and would make a fantastic present for someone interested in woodwork. Queen Anne furniture would have to be near the pinnacle of woodworking but with this book it seems reachable.

Truly excellent.

Wish that author would write some more on other periods (ie ALL other periods from early medieval to modern). I would not hesitate to collect them all.

Recognizing that Queen Anne furniture is one of the timeless and most beautiful designs, I realized, on starting my first project, that I hadn't the foggiest idea of the history, the elements, or the construction techniques of Queen Anne furniture. This book has it all. The sections on history and the making of the cabriole legs in themselves make this book a "must have," both for the collector and for the cabinetmaker. To top it off, there are scaled plans for several projects, and some time-saving techiques for construction. If you get only one book on Queen Anne furniture, this is the one.

I learned more about the personalities in the Washington and Lee families and the history of food. It was really enjoyable.

I'm seventh cousin to U.S. Grant but have always had tremendous respect for, and interest in, the family of General Robert E. Lee. Altho we know that General Lee was a man of impecable morals and a champion of valor and honor, less has been known of his immediate family. Anne Carter Zimmer's book gives us a window in time into the life of the family of her great grandparents and a look at 19th century housekeeping. I grew up in Ohio before moving South and some of Mary Lee's household hints were utilized by my grandmother and mother. This is a fantastic book, warm, humorous, informative and with photos and shetches enough to make one sense that they might have felt at home in the Lee household.

Please, Anne, let us hear from you in the future. I'd very much like to know more about your singular family!

Anyone who is interested in knowing more about the personal side of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the people who stood behind him and allowed him to become great (his family) will enjoy this insight into their everyday lives and the heritage the author (Lee's great-granddaughter) has had to live up to throughout her life.

I would strongly recommend this.

This book is a great one for providing us a glimpse into life over 100 years ago. It is hard to imagine what a woman had to do back then to create the genteel life. Every household had to be self-sufficient, as this remarkable volume shows, making its own foodstuff, soap and cleansers. I loved this book and have shared it with good friends.

Mix together some spicy ingredients of Southern history, add "receipts" (aka recipes) for food, plus personal memoir, and a fascinating book is ready for you to devour or to send to friends as a gift.
What a marvelous, brilliant weaving together of the family history of the Robert E. Lee family, along with insider Civil War history, social history, food history, family characters and so on, have been put together by Anne Carter Zimmer, who gives us recipes one longs to try. I definitely want to attempt the Charlotte Russe and certainly the Sally Lunn. (Wish I had the courage for the oyster dish where, halfway throughout, you throw out one batch of oysters and add a fresh batch.) When I read the book's first line, "We didn't make much of ancestors when I was growing up," (this from the great-grandaughter of Robert E. Lee), I knew I was in touch with an authentic voice and that I would love this book. And love it I did.

Well done to Laughlin on creating protagonists I really rooted for, and a nemesis I could gleefully despise! I'm not usually a can't-put-it-down reader, but this one kept me turning the pages: enjoying the Chicago scene...her turns of phrase...and anxious to see what would happen. Bring back dastardly you-know-who in a next book soon!

Sometimes Quickly is a compelling page-turner that kept me reading until the wee hours of the morning. The characters are intelligent and complex. The relationships of the women portrayed are rich with emotion, passion, and depth. I really cared about these characters and would like to know where their paths lead next. The story is fast paced and thoroughly entertaining. The combination of romance, mystery, humor and well developed characters make this a book I will be recommending to friends. I really loved this debut novel and look forward to reading more from this exciting new author.

Sometimes QuicklyWhat a great read from new novelist Anne Laughlin! Combining mystery, humor, relationships, corporate intrigue - what more can you ask for?!? Laughlin introduces us to four strong, capable women dealing with real-life daily challenges, and then some. The twists and turns were enough to keep me turning the pages. I couldn't predict the outcome and was kept guessing 'til the end. I'm ready to hear more about these characters, especially Morgan - would love to hear more about her exploits. Peg, too. I'll be looking for more Laughlin books in the future.

Sometimes Quickly is the story of five women, four of them searching for greater meaning in their lives and one who is intent on disrupting them. Peg Ryan is a recovering alcoholic and a prominent attorney, who made a mistake many years ago, but now her life has stabilized and she's ready to share it with someone. She meets Allison Mitchell, the head of a real estate firm, by accident - literally. Peg runs into the rear end of a car being driven by Camille Bardon and Allison is the passenger. The attraction between Peg and Allison is instantaneous, a fact which doesn't please Camille at all. Meanwhile, Peg's best friend Morgan, a police detective, meets Laura, the head of a company that is developing innovative software that will allow the FDA to approve drugs more quickly. Morgan is trying to establish a relationship with Laura who can only focus on the problems her company is having. Camille is the bane of all of them. She stalks Allison, launches a blackmail scheme against Peg and her company, which specializes in industrial espionage, is slowly destroying Laura's chances of receiving approval of its program by the FDA. The mystery is whether the other women will realize who is the root of all of their problems before she has a chance to destroy them.

Sometimes Quickly is an appropriate name for this book because everything happens at a rapid pace, perhaps a little too rapid. The story moves from peak to peak with very little action in between that allows the reader to digest what is happening. The result of this is a book that holds the reader's attention, but has a rushed feel to it. However, at its heart, Sometimes Quickly has a good story with strong personalities. Laughlin has mastered the skill of character development. Now she needs to work on developing her plot more fully. The end of this book indicates that there will be another one, so she should get a chance to correct the weaknesses.

Sometimes Quickly is an excellent fast read. If you're taking it on a trip with you, you're going to need to throw another book in the suitcase, but this one is worth reading.

Anne Laughlin's debut novel was impossible to put down. Sometimes Quickly has an intriguing mystery at the core and a cast of characters that are believable and interesting. I look forward to reading more from her and hope she revisits these characters in the future.

This book is a great thesis on why to fly. The folks you meet, the things you see, the places you go, the fear that reminds you that you are indeed still alive are all in there. Flitting about the country in a variety of old airplanes from flying chickens to Mexico in DC-3s, to flying the mountains and desert in open cockpit biplanes, I can identify with a lot of her tales which make it a uniquely personal book. Not only that, but having met the author, I will state before a notary public that she is courteous, professional and well groomed.

I found the book exciting, and very interesting. As a Biplane pilot myself, I related to many of her experiences. I have desided to make an unplanned trip in my Skybolt this summer, to experience the same kind of adventure Anne Hopkins relates in her book. I have flown in many of the aeras of the country she tells about in her book, and it is interesting reading about them through the eyes of a fellow pilot. Whether you fly or not, you can experience the wind in your face and view life from the perspective of the early day barnstormers by reading Anne's book. My daughter is a pilot and I will be buying another copy for her. Good job Anne. I would be your wing man anytime you want.

For everyone who has dreamed of flying off beyond the horizon, to adventures unknown, in a vintage open cockpit biplane.

And for those who have yet to dream this dream, this is the place to start. This dream comes with all the senses, to see the world as eagles do, to feel what it's like to touch a cloud with your fingers and face, the scents of forests and rivers, farms and oceans, the rumbling sounds of a trusted engine pulling you along...

To suggest that you read this book is to suggest that you do something beautiful for yourself...

Pleasant dreams!

Anne Hopkins takes you back to the early days of flying - but her adventures have taken place in recent times. Her vivid descriptions of learning to handle an airplane designed in the 20's really captures your attention. Through her eyes, you learn that, even in the 21st century, there are still new vistas to explore and challenges to undertake.
The book itself is beautifully crafted with pictures carefully woven into each chapter. The cover photo shows Anne's biplane resting comfortable on a grass field - looking much more at home than on a big city runway - that is the environment for which it was designed. And her book tells the reader that this is the environment in which Anne feels most at home.

My copy of "Sticks & Wire & Cloth" arrived from Amazon.com on a Friday afternoon. I started reading it that evening and couldn't put it down -- I finished it that Saturday around 7PM! What a wonderful, magical book. It was a joy to read, and a joy to fly "behind Anne Hopkins' eyes" and watch the wonder of Nanna's flights and the country unfold beneath him. I can't get the book out of my head. I've been searching for a way to describe the feeling it gave me, and what finally occurred to me was a surprise. This is a love story between a woman and her Great Lakes biplane. Thank you, Anne, for sharing the romance with me.

When I read this book my feeling was, "if I could only write one book, I would wish for it to be like this!" It deserves a wide audience, which I hope it will enjoy. I've urged the book on friends, and I've already decided to buy several copies for friends for Christmas. This is a book which pilots will love of course, but its appeal is much broader -- to anyone who can take joy in freedom and in engaging life with a passion.

I discovered that Anne Hopkins has a website and was covering her barnstorming book promotion tour there. I logged on and was surprised to find that the tour ended in Tennessee. I was heartsick when I clicked on that locale and discovered why. I had just discovered Nanna, and now found that he might be lost. I hope that by now the news is better; after all, he apparently survived a flip over in the past, so perhaps after a lengthy recuperation...? Here's hoping that his recovery time is short. He and Anne have got a lot more flying to do.

I read this book many years ago in university and thoroughly enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I seem to have misplaced it as I would love to become familiar with these characters again, but am unwilling to pay the exorbitant prices that are being asked for these books.

I have always enjoyed Anne McCaffrey's science fiction, but she is as talented at writing regular fiction as she is with science fiction.

Three Women is three separate stories written by Anne McCaffrey quite a while ago. All three of the stories are markedly different, but all are very well written and quite engaging.

Ring of Fear is about Nialla Dunn, a young woman who has been on the run ever since she found her horse-trainer father murdered and she was raped by her father's ex-employer. She has disguised her looks and stays on the move by traveling from horse show to horse show to compete. Her only friends are her two horses Orfeo and Phi Bete and her cat Dice. Falling in love with handsome, mysterious Rafe Clery is the last thing she has planned...

The Mark of Merlin takes place during World War II and is the story of Carla and her big german shepherd, Merlin. James Carlylse "Carla" Murdock threw herself into her studies when she received the news of her father's death in combat. When she fell desperately ill, she was sent off to stay with her guardian, Major Laird, whom she had never met. Unfortunately, Major Laird had no idea that "James" was a girl. He also had no idea about how stubborn she was and how vengeful she would be when she discovered that her father was murdered in Europe...

The Kilternan Legacy is the story of Irene "Rene" Teasey, a recent divorcee with two hilarious twins, Snow and Simon. Rene is ready for a change when she hears that she inherited some property from an unknown great aunt in Ireland. Little does Rene know that she is going to have a major battle on her hands as real estate agents, sleazy land developers and her own family battle it out for her new property. Rene feels that she can deal with this, but she cannot understand why her great aunt hated Shay Kerrigan because she is beginning to fall in love with him...

Of the three stories, I enjoyed Ring of Fear the most and feel that this one is worth buying the book for. I also enjoyed the Kilternan Legacy, although there isn't really a lot of romance in that story, per se. I didn't care for The Mark of Merlin, but it was okay. All three stories are well written and have nicely developed characters and a clear plot. None of the stories are very long and they are all currently available in reprint editions, but you have to buy them separately, which gets to be pretty expensive. If you keep watch for a little while, you should be able to find a used copy of Three Women that isn't too expensive and this book is worth your time, especially if you have enjoyed any other McCaffrey books!

Three Women is one of my favourite books. A book that I can read again and again. These stories of three women each of their time gets to you. You are there and you feel you know them, you understand why they react to whatever happens to them as they do. You laugh, you cry, and you rebel with them - and enjoy their personal successes. The stories are finely balaced in drama and humor as the various characters are portraied with a great knowledge of human nature and a lot of self-irony.

Something about these stories has brought me back to this collection time and time again. Rafe and Nialla's story caught my eye when I read through the book in the library, and I immediately went out and purchased a copy! All three stories reflect this talented writer's development, and focus on times and places that are currently beyond our reach. These are tender, enthralling tales, and show that Ms. McCaffrey does not need fantasy worlds in order to spin a great tale!

I, like many, am a huge Anne McCaffrey fan. I've read almost every book she's ever written. Thinking this was a new book, I checked this out here on Amazon.com. Reading through the other reviews, I realized that this is an omnibus of three novels Anne has recently re-released.

Ring of Fear is a mystery, romance, and horse story about a young woman in the horse show business. Various catastrophes throughout the book all link back to her father's murder, which changed her life forever. She meets up with Rafe Cleary, who helps her to deal with all her problems, and plenty more happens before the book is done.

The Mark of Merlin is about a college student during WWII whose father (a colonel) was killed in questionable circumstances. Her father's will appoints Major Regan Laird her guardian, but Carla is eighteen years old and wonders why her father appointed the twenty-something and very aggravating Regan her guardian. Together with her dog Merlin, various army friends of her father's, and the Major, Carla has to puzzle out the mystery of her father's death and break a war-time crime ring.

The Kilternan Legacy is the only one of the three I haven't read (yet), but from the various summaries I saw it's about a recently divorced woman who moves to Ireland and finds love.

Anyway, you can find all of these novels separately on Amazon.com, so without having to go through the misery of finding a used copy of this, you can get everything that's included separately. Happy reading, McCaffrey gurus.

"To survive, Emma Langolet has committed a shocking crime. But, to her amazement, the notorious scoundrel James Killoran has agreed to accept responsibility for her desperate act -- though the handsome Irish Earl professes no interest whatsoever in the enchanting miss whom he has surely rescued from the gallows."

I have read Anne Stuart, this is my first historical by her. I think her contemporary books are great. I think the same of her historicals.
This is a good book. Dark and dangerous, once you start to read it you dont want to stop. For some reason, even though it is romance and a historical, it still falls into its own category. You wont find another author line Anne Stuart, not one that is even close. I wouldnt reccomend this to just anyone though, cant be squemish and think romance books are not ever dark. Those who enjoy those types of books as well are in for a rare treat.

"To Love a Dark Lord" is my first Anne Stuart book. I have to tell you..I'm thrilled that I have discovered her and I cant wait to dive in and read her other stories!! Girls, This book was fabulous!!!..I enjoyed the storyline and the H/H immensely. There were also some of the most wonderful secondary characters in this book!! Killoran is so romantically tortured and Emma is his perfect match..I was up so late reading this..I couldnt bear to put it down!! DEFINITELY a MUST READ!!!!!!

If ever there was a man who needed a good woman it is James Killoran, the hero of To Love a Dark Lord. He is so jaded and world weary that it will take a special, innocent and determined heroine to veer him from his self destructive course. Emma is up to the challenge. Rarely do lovers have the combustible energy of these two characters.

James saves Emma from a certain hanging when she is discovered standing over the body of her dead relative. James vouches for her innocence, not because he believes her story or that he is smitten by her beauty. No, it just amuses him to do so. He really has no other ambition in life than to lead a hedonistic life.

He again comes to Emma's rescue from an amorous employer and realizes that she is the perfect pawn to bring about the downfall of his nemesis. Emma is destitute so she accepts his help knowing that she holds no special place in Killoran's life other than bait to be dangled before an enemy.

Things are not always what they seem, however. Emma has a true longing for Killoran, who has deep dark secrets and he just cannot forgive himself for his past mistakes. Emma is no door mat. She is quite brave and able to defend herself verbally and physically time and again.

Killoran is your wonderful Stuart hero. His intensity comes across every page and his self sacrificing nature is buried under mountains of guilt, anger and ennui. It is impossible not to be in love with him and disillusioned with him at times. Still his charm is ever present and his killer wit and looks are in no short supply. This is the best historical Stuart has ever written. The plot never gets in the way of the romance and the secondary characters are well drawn and thoroughly enjoyable.

Anne Stuart is one of my favourite authors, I admit that - but for a very good reason. She is simply one of the best writers around in either Contemporary or Historical romances. In To Love a Dark Lord, as usual, she delivers - this time one of her best Historicals ever!

She is the queen of creating bad boys with blackhearts and souls. This time the scoundrel is James Killoran, who has a heart and soul so black he himself knows there is only one reason to lives, and that is revenge. He once loved a redheaded woman, only to have her destroyed. James could not save the woman he loved, so his only reason for living is vengeance, but he is no where closer to achieving that aim. The road to revenge can be a bloody dull, long and boring reason to live, since he cannot find the right weapon to extract it, so he uses people to relieve the tedium of his ennui. Mostly, he's just drunk and in a fowl mood with his self-loathing.

The book opens with Emma Lagolet escaping a ravishing. Between her graceless attempts at saving herself, and the drunken James tarnished knight in shining armour rescue, Emma escapes. He deposits her where she can find a possession as help, only to discover she must again fight off the advances of her employer's amorous son. James at first thinks it a hallucination as Emma flops over his wooden fence. But the Irish Lord, again, goes to great pains to save Emma - just for the entertainment. Then James is struck that Emma is the perfect instrument to complete his long awaited vengeance. Emma who now loves James will go to any length to win James' love. James, too, is falling for Emma, but he will let nothing stand in his way from his revenge.

It is so funny, with strong characters, proving once again, Stuart is the tops in her field. One of the Best! Why this is not in reprint is ONE BIG MYSTERY!

Dr. Scott Hahn has the reputation of a brilliant scholar and a passionate follower of Christ. This breathtakingly beautiful book is a reflection of great love and devotion to Salvation History.

The beginning of the book - the Foreword - is worth the investment. The illustrations are nothing short of spectacular. Extremely well documented with Scripture and quotations from the Church Fathers and from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this is a classic masterpiece.

I just want to say that I love this book. Me and my husband bought it during the 1st Annual Catholic Scripture Study Conference 2006 in Charlotte, NC last April. We studied Bible with the International Catholic Bible Society (SOBICAIN)in Venezuela and we were looking for a compendium in English that could help us prepare ourselves to teach Bible studies in our parish. This book is so beautifully made that makes the excellent content and the visual design a delight for both intellect and spirit. And I admit it, we are also Dr. Hahn's big fans since we read his conversation story (Rome Sweet Home) and some other of his books (Hail Holy Queen, The lamb's Supper, Lord Have Mercy and his contribution to the books Catholic for a Reason). May God bless him and his family aboundantely because thanks to his books a lot of craddle catholics are coming back to the Church with a renewed faith and he's gaining countless of converts from other Christian denominations. I definetely recommend this book for both people seeking to study Bible for themselves or to teach a complete course in their parishes... and I don't give more stars because Amazon doesn't have more!!!!!

Honestly, this is the single most incredible Scripture textbook for High School aged students that I have ever seen in my life.

I was first made aware of this series about a month ago, when I learned that a local Catholic High School had chosen to use one of the titles. One of my closest friends, the theology teacher at my son's High School, then ordered the entire series.

As a professional theologian -- and as a professional educator -- I can only sit back and be amazed. This is simply the BEST one-volume introduction to Scripture that I have ever seen. It is faithful to the text, without denying the contributions of higher criticism. It is faithful to the Teaching of the Church. It is brilliantly illustrated and laid out. As someone who examines texts for a living -- it simply blew me away. I will be ordering a copy for my parish library as soon as possible. I only wish that a parish edition, suitable for CCD classes (and the limitations under which they labor) could be forthcoming.

Dr. Hahn has outdone himself.

Very, very highly recommended!

As the director of adult faith formation at a Catholic parish, I am using this text in tandem with the Bible as the textbook for a 9-month course on the Bible (30 classes, one class per chapter in this book). Our adults are devouring the material and *absolutely love* the content, layout, font, sacred art, diagrams, and beautiful photographs, which make this book such a fabulous resource for any student of the Bible.

I wholly recommend this text to all high school classrooms as well as to all parishes and organizations that wish to facilitate a complete course on the Sacred Scriptures in order to give the student a Catholic Scriptural worldview and an overview, a framework, by which one may understand Salvation History as mediated by the Bible.

Also, if you simply want to learn the Bible in the privacy of your own home - perhaps with your spouse or a friend - you should acquire a copy for yourself and read through it (perhaps one chapter per week). The chapters are short, easy-to-read, and full of amazing information.

If sitting on your coffee table, the textbook looks enticing, and I guarantee, from personal experience that visitors will open it up and start flipping through the pages to view the eye-catching, colorful pages. Then, you'll hear the question, "Where did you get this?? How can I get my hands on one?"

I love this guy. I watch him on EWTN all the time and he is great. He is the smartest guy about the bible and he makes it all so accessible. EWTN sells these books for $45 - I only mention this because of all the more than $45 prices I see here.