Arthur Books

This book provides fascinating reading from the first page to the last. It is a very honest investigation of life after death, starting out from a position of scepticism. There are many detailed discussions of the next dimension and how things operate over there, e.g. the ability to create by mind alone and to travel at lightning speed, the fact that people over there still have bodies of matter although it is a type of matter oscillating at much higher vibrations than ours on the physical earth, the spectrum of light (showing how narrow our perception is as we can only discern a small band between ultraviolet and infrared) and yet further and higher dimensions after that. Countless examples are given of people receiving information from loved ones who had passed on. I do not doubt the author's integrity and I think this book is something of a classic, judging by the many reprints since its first publication date. It is impossible to tell whether this stuff is objectively true, but this book is certainly a gripping read. Highly recommended for all those who are interested in spirituality, the esoteric and the occult.

The Field

The Other Side and Back

Esoteric Healing (Seven Pillars of Ancient Wisdom)

I personally take many similar books with a pinch of salt, but this 1931 book challenged a lot of preconceptions I'd held. This is because, unlike many writers in this field, Arthur Findlay was truly a man of stature, respected in his community and writer of an incredible 2200 page world history (The Curse of Ignorance) which, although quickly disappearing from view after its initial great success due to its brutally honest account of the effects of religion on world history, or the results of misunderstanding our true place in the universe, has in recent years started being quoted in various bibliographies, which was how I was led onto this book. Although having been impressed at his first seances, he remained sceptical inside, convinced of trickery, but the checks and experiments he carried out after the medium Mr John Sloane (an otherwise quite normal warehouse packer in his 60s at that time, a man with no more interest in esoterica than your average working-class Englishman of the 1920s) agreed to being studied convinced him, and frankly myself. I'd recommend this to anyone of rational mind interested in this topic, I bought a few newer books on Amazon that if I'd read first would have deepened my previous scepticism. The writing style is a little old, but the contents are incredible. Like Findlay, I could never put 100% faith in a medium who was communicating with his or her own voice. But most of his seance transcripts were spoken from various positions in the room, while Findlay was holding the hands of the medium, who was practically unconscious and in a trance state. This was repeated at many locations of Findlay's choice with no advance notice. What was most convincing were 2 seances he attended a few days after his mother's death where her conversed with her, the first one being in Scotland. This itself makes fascinating reading, but more so is the start of the one in London, where his mother comes back again through a completely different medium unknown to the Scottish one, picks up where they left off before, and refers to the previous conversation! Now I would not accept such tales from anyone, but the credibility of the man seems beyond doubt. He proved something as evidentially as Galileo did with his gravitational effects demonstration with balls of different weights, and it's incredible that such phenonema have never been taken seriously by so many. One day I'm sure such sceptics will look as foolish as current members of the Flat Earth Society. For Findlay, writer of long books, a mere pamphlet at 215 pages.

This book teaches you how you can overcome negative or bad things that happened and that makes you feel down or depressed. It shows that most of the time, when something happens, it can lead to a much better opportunity. So many inspiring examples are given and shows you how uplifting it can be reading about famous people that went through struggles before they became famous. Success-street is not easy-street! It is a highly recommended book, definetly worthwhile reading, especially when things don't look they are going your way.

Having been fired from a job which I loved (an editor) for writing about the TRUTH - I found that this book enabled me to redefine who I was and where I was going. Consequently, I just finished my first novel - a passion that has been a lifelong dream.

This is one of the most wonderful books that I have ever read.
I must admit, Brook Berringer was a hero to me growing up.
I have always liked him as a Quarterback, but after reading the book, I realize that the way Brook lived his life and accepted God as his savior and higher Power.. it's the way I want to live my life. He was the most wonderful, caring, kind hearted person.
The way he held his head up high when the chips were down was amzing. He will always be a great hero to me and I absolutely recommend this book to everyone who is wanting to have someone to look up to.

I can't believe nobody reviewed this book so I'll take a crack at it. Brook Berringer was one of the greatest Nebraska quarterbacks ever and he was really considered a back up. Sadly his life was cut short in an airplane accident. I haven't talked to anyone here in Nebraska that doesnt know where they were when they heard, he had that much of an impact on everyone. The book does talk about his football days but I think more importantly it shows how he came to find God and how his faith helped him through trying times. It is a very moving book and it is very inspirational, it will bring a smile to your face and make your eyes well up in tears. I hope you'll read this book if only to learn how good of a man he was and maybe you'll find a little comfort in knowing God will always be there when you are ready to accept him.

This work is a technical introduction to evolutionary developmental biology and introduces a very different perspective on evolution from what one is used to in the usual biology texts. In spite of its moderate difficulty, to a non-specialist, it is actually much clearer than simplified versions of Darwinism, and one can recommend it strongly as a perspective on the separate current to the Neo-Darwinian synthesis that has flowed from its nineteenth century origins parallel to Darwin. In the age of the Genome this dark side of the moon as to theoretical paradigms is coming into full view. The book starts with an exhortation to the reader "to believe that current evolutionary theory based on natural selection and adaptation in natural lineages is, at the very least, incomplete..." The author asks, did "evolution really have an early 'morphogenetic' phase during which most major body plans originated?" The difficulty of explaining the fact that no phylum-level body plans have arisen in the last 500 my becomes one of the starting points of the book. In general this perspective asks for the creative aspect of development beyond the destructive aspect of natural selection models. From there the book proceeds to the issues of cladism, body plans, genetic regulation, and many other topics in a comprehensive presentation. The crucial significance of all this for understanding evolution and extricating oneself from disinformation in the Darwin debate are obvious. Much of the boilerplate and blah-blah of the public discourse on evolution can be left behind in a fast getaway into some better fare than the current offerings. We are beginning to catch a glimpse of a new world of evolution, one that has been with us all along in embryo, as forseen by such biologists as Soren Lovtrup in Darwinism: Refutation of a Myth. That day is now arriving.

Let's see, my take on the book in a nutshell: the conditions under which evolution operated during the Cambrian/Vendian times were different from the conditions following that time in two main ways, and these differences can potentially account for the origin of the many animal body plans during those early periods and the lack of new ones since.

First, ~550 million years ago most animals were very much simpler (fewer cells, for example) than they are today, so changes to their developmental programs would have been better tolerated. The more complex any system is (the more parts it has, the more coordinated and well-matched those parts must be, etc.), the more rigidly constrained and less amenable to a given magnitude of change it is. So the simpler developmental processes (simpler adult-form end product, fewer interactions between developmental genes, etc.) of early animals would have allowed for a 'large-scale' change to be incorporated into that animal's ontogeny, though if a change of the same magnitude were to occur today, it would be too disruptive to the complex developmental program and would be eliminated (note that 'large-scale change' refers to the adult form: the actual change that caused that altered end result could be a typical small scale mutation, in an early developmental stage). The author is not proposing Goldschmidt's "hopeful monsters" that occur due to 'macromutations', but rather an intermediate position between that and the "only micromutations" view of gradualistic neo-Darwinism. And, as just mentioned, mutations in developmental processes (even ones that resulted in 'macromutations' in the adult form) would have been more tolerated in the simpler animals that existed ~550 mya than they would be in today's.

Second, ~550 million years ago animal diversity was extremely more limited than it is today, so there was a huge number of open niches: a plentitude the likes of which has never again existed on our planet. An organism that happened to find itself in one of the multitude of open niches (by means of a "semi-macro" mutation, the product of a change in a developmental gene) would have faced little if any competition. The reduced external competition would potentially allow the morpholigical variation(s), that would otherwise likely have been eliminated, to persist. (The sudden change could leave the organism with a lower level of internal coordination: over time, internal cooadaptation could evolve to 'catch up' with the change in morphology: these internal adjustments would leave no trace in the fossil record).

Combining these two ideas produces a reasonable explanation of the 'explosion' in new body plans in Vendian/Cambrian times.

Of course there's much more to the book than my above "nutshell" presentation. The Evo-Devo perspective presented in the book allowed me to view evolution in a new way: it gave me a better understanding of the "creative" side of evolution than I had before when viewing things solely from a gradualistic, neo-Darwinian frame of reference.

PS: The book is "aged" (1997) but is not outdated.

This is the most detailed work I have found, by an author of this century, concerning itself entirely to the doctrine of Total Depravity. It is not only a most excellent defense of this doctrine, but as well, a truly thought provoking and humility producing text. It is an excellent work geared to the layman and would suggest it to all for meditation.

This is an excellent work by Arthur Pink. It thoroughly covers the nature of man after the fall and his inability to redeem or reform himself. However, there is hope in the Living God.

I would question whether the first reviewer actually read this work but, in any event, "the natural man receives not the things of the Sprit of God, neither indeed can he . . ."

Highly recommend this book. Read it and receive the Truth.

We recommend this book to therapists in our facility within our multidisciplinary pain facility. When a nurse case manager requests reference material to understand the treatment of chronic pain, this book is also recommended. It is one of the first of its kind, it assists clinicians in understanding the evaluation process and establishment of treatment plans for pain patients. The book assists in determining goals of treatment and recommended interventions to obtain the goals. It is an excellent guide for those just starting out in pain management, or well entrench in the pain arena. I have extentsive experience in treating chronic pain and treaching others how to manage these patients, and found tremendous knowledge in this book. Definitely a reference guideline.

This book offers psychologists a clear and methodical look at pain management psychotherapy. Not just an overview but a thoughtful and thorough presentation of various traditional methods, techniques and approaches to working with those in chronic pain. It also offers a large appendix of pain measures, structured interviews etc. to assist with pain assessments and monitor treatment progress. Very highly recommended.

"Reading these beautiful recreations of Indian love poetry I hear the poets of the Greek Anthology and Rexroth's translations from the Japanese... Steve Kowit does us great service in finding the right tone for these songs from India." James Laughlin

Illustrated by Arthur Okamura, this is a great Valentine gift book

Though I know Steve personally, still I would like to take the chance (a chance because it will be easy to charge bias)in stating that he is a fine poet, unpretentious & unaffected to the point of being admirable (hard for people with his talent not to have a little affectation). Passionate Journey is a joy; each poem is not only accessible but paradoxically subtle as well. The book's lyricism and honesty impress the reader immediately.

This whole Math Counts series is great! They are a fun, easy way to introduce kids as early as 3 (my son's age) to math concepts. The large colorful photographs of everyday things help reinforce the different concepts. It helps kids to see the differenes in length, shapes in everyday things, patterns in things all around them, etc. Not too wordy, but great at getting the point accross.

It makes teaching patterns very entertaining and useful. A young child understanding of patterns lead to understanding of algebra later in school. I liked it very much and so did the children.

I bought this book awhile back and keep starting to give it as a gift to dear friends, but am held back because I read and re-read it myself. What a blessing it has been to me! I highly recommend this book.

This beautifully written and illustrated book gives 15 names by which we may call God. A chapter is devoted to each name helping us see God in that aspect of his being in relation to His human creatures.

Kay Arthur is a well known Bible teacher and author. Her inductive Bible studies, Precept Upon Precept are widely used.

I read this book and enjoyed it very much. It's presented in a clear, flowing style which makes it very easy to follow along with, but still has a substantial underlying message which is revealed, piece by piece, in an exciting way as the book progresses. The illustrations are beautiful, and the preface and note at the end help to put this story into a perspective and explain its message.

Perceval: King Arthur's Knight of the Holy Grail is a picturebook retelling of the legend of Perceval, written by Jungian therapist John Perkins and superbly illustrated with full-color, Renaissance-technique paintings by award-winning artist Gennady Spirin. Perceval is fairly text-heavy for a picturebook, and is therefore ideal for young readers who not only love fantastic tales but also are nearly ready to make the transition to chapter books. The legend of Perceval itself is a humbling story, at its core about how there is more to being a knight than embodying the virtues of chivalry. The virtues of faith in God and the mercy of the Savior Jesus Christ are a crucial theme in Perceval's epic story.