Barton Books

After you've read and mastered any other chip carving technique, this one comes along as a surprise. Barton reviews other styples and applications of chip carving so that when he explains positive image motif, you get the full impact of what it does. Positive Image motif is a radical change from traditional chip carving but one that is certainly very pleasing. The carver would have to develop his drawing skills to do it, but the results are well worth it! For anyone who works with wood, this is a book that adds an entirely new dimension to any woodworking project.

If you own a business or are in media advertising sales (especially electronic) - this is a must for your library.

If you like the Roy Williams Trilogy "Wizard of Ads", "Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads", and "Magical Worlds of the Wizard of Ads" - then you'll enjoy and learn from this book.

Read it then re-read.

perfect. compact. great study helps. I was looking for a travel Bible & a devotional. just what I was looking for.

Reviewed by Kelli Glesige for Reader Views (10/06)

"New Mexico" is a compilation of three novels of historical couples living in Roswell, New Mexico, hometown of author Janet Lee Barton. The heart-tugging Old West romance stories take place in the New Mexico Territory in the years 1897-1899.

"A Promise Made" (2003) begins with Emma, owner of the local café, suddenly the guardian of a baby girl named Mandy, after Emma makes a promise to Annie, the child's mother, while on her deathbed. Emma promises to Annie that she will care for and keep Mandy safe. But when the greedy councilman, Douglas Harper, is intent to find Emma an unfit caregiver because she is a business owner and single, Emma struggles to do all she can to keep her promise to her friend. Can obtaining a husband by mail-order be the answer to keep the evil councilman from removing Mandy from Emma's arms and into a foster home?

"A Place Called Home" (2005) finds Beth hopelessly attached to the two children of her husband-to-be, Cassie and Lucas, when an accident leaves the children without a father. Beth loves the children as her own until Uncle Jeb comes to town to make a home for his niece and nephew. How will Beth survive if she is separated from the children and they go live with their uncle? Everyone knows Uncle Jeb's reputation as a wanderer, so what kind of home will that provide for the children?

"Making Amends" (2005) is about daughter Darcie, her mother's boardinghouse, and their new boarder, John Harper. John has arrived in town to settle his unpopular uncle's estate, the evil and dishonest councilman, Douglas Harper, whom we first met in "A Promise Made." Overcoming the image the entire town has for the Harper name proves to be a major obstacle for John, and he vows to right the wrong his evil uncle has inflicted. Darcie has much conflict to overcome with John living in their home, for Douglas Harper caused so much pain to her own family, especially her father, and forgiveness is difficult.

Janet Lee Barton has written and compiled a winning combination of short stories for those who enjoy Christian Romance. A worthwhile message is offered in each of the stories to readers of all ages. The three stories in "New Mexico" are interconnected, for they all take place in the same location and we encounter the same characters in each of the stories, and this adds to the readers' enjoyment. I recommend "New Mexico" without reservation.

Alice Barton's beautiful and powerful book October's Glow brought this reader to tears more than once. Barton's poems are filled with strong haunting imagery of heart break and loss, and magical moments of joy and her youth. Her poems are intimate snapshots of her own life. Ms. Barton allows the reader to experience her vulnerability and marvel at her strength. This book is the complex history of a woman's life wrapped up in simple elegance.

Every now and again a book comes along which opens the doors of understanding to very complex subjects - and this one is an exemplar of that. The open approach and format, free from ideology, brings the complex and confusing opus of the OT to life. Taking a non-partisan but not secular or irreligious approach - this philosophical and scholarly work reflects the modern mind of young and mature adults with a 21st century outlook on ancient wisdom and religious literature. It's the only book I have read on this subject which properly puts in perspective the cultural, historical and religious perspectives of an ancient middle eastern people who came to be known as the Israelites. It's an "Idiots Guide" or "OT for Dummies" book raised to the professional level. Fabulous piece of work.

From the back...
For months clairvoyant Elizabeth Mallory had been tormented by visions of a desperate stranger. Now that the man was here, on her isolated Georgia mountain. Wounded and on the run, he needed refuge. And Elizabeth needed him. Reece Landry, she sensed, was the answer to her lonely prayers. Why, Reece wondered, wasn't this woman frightened by him--a hunted fugitive? Hell, he was afriad--of her, of how she made him feel. Reece's hard-knocks life had taught him not to trust anyone. He knew he would be a fool to take a chance on Elizabeth--but a bigger fool if he didn't.

In my Opinon...
We were first introduced to Elilzabeth in 'Paladin's woman.' Elizabeth has special psychic abilities and lately has had visions of a man tormented and desperate. Elizabeth is not at all suprised when this man shows up at her doorstep. Elizabeth knows that she should be afraid of the wounded, escaped, hunted fugitive. However, Elizbeth believes in this strangers innocence and plans to do all that she can to help him. Reece cannot believe that this woman is unafraid of him and even willing to help him. He was convicted of murdering his father, but Reece is innocent and plans on finding the person who really killed him. Reece has a hard time trusting anyone, but Elizabeth really does not give him much choice. She steam rolls into his life and refuses to leave until she helps him uncover the real murderer. I usually don't like books with a psychic storyline, but I must admit that it was tastefully done in this story. I enjoyed reading about Elizabeth and Reece. I cannot wait to read Sam's story (Elizabeth's brother). This was another great addition to The Protector series.

From the back...
Nick Romero, Navy Seal, DEA agent, Latin lover, was a man alone--and satisfied to remain that way. Until the night he rescued Addy McConnell, a tall, coll woman with hair like fire. And, rumor had it, a soul like ice. But anyone who fought off a potential kidnapper as fiercely as she had must have a tigress sleeping under her skin. And Nick knew he was just the man to awaken Addy and make her purr. Addy McConnell felt like a stranger in her own body. For Nick Romero raised in her a near-consuming hunger more frightening than the threats against her. Now he swore to protect her life with his own. But could she give him what he desired in return?

In my Opinion...
Nick was first intoduced to us in 'This Side of Heaven' where he was gunned down by a mad man (that is how he injured his leg). Nick is a loner and has no intention of settling down until he meets Addy. Nick saves Addie's life one night when someone attempted to kidnap her. Nick has now been hired as Addy's bodyguard. Being with Addy 24/7 shows Nick that there is more to Addy than what she allows others to see. Nick makes Addie feel feminine and beautiful. Nick and Addie are highly attracted to each other, but Addie is reluctant to get involved. She was burned once by her ex and is afraid of getting hurt again. Besides Nick and Addie fighting their feelings for each other-they still have a potential dangerous kidnapper on their hands. This is a fast paced enjoyable read and a great addition to The Protectors series.

This a book of stunning and haunting beauty. The pictures are amazing and the text is outstanding in its own right.

"A crisp essay distinguished by wit and remarkable lucidity. This time, however, there is a polemical agenda: Barton rejects fundamentalist doctrines of biblical authority, as well as all proposals that the shaping of the canon has normative hermeneutical status." Richard B. Hays



Authority of the Book:
It was in the most unlikely place, that this book has captured my attention; in the cellar of Marshall Fields department store on State St., Chicago, IL, 15 years ago. There is an Arabic saying; "A book is read through its head Title," which implies that a message of a valid argument is evident in its heading. Barton's essay is a good example in this case. Striken by the contrast of an informed generality with the specificifity of Biblical authority in Christianity, I picked the slim blue paperback from the bookstand, and read through its eight articles, that with a forward and biography describe the book contents:
1. The Bible in the Christian Faith
2. Prophecy and Fulfillment
3. The Question of the Canon
4. The Bible as Evidence
5. The Bible as Theology
6. Salvation by Hermeneutics
7. The Bible in Liturgy
8. The Word of God and Word of Man

Contemporary Issues:
Following on my previous review of "Issues of Life & Death," it was logical to find out why some supporters of life could go all the way to shoot abortion doctors. John Barton initiates his discussion with a statement, "Many who find biblicistic forms of Christianity appealing are also people of strikingly attractive character, with a worm and living faith. That being so, it seems unlikely that the arguments to which they appeal are simply empty. Over the years a suspicion has grown in me that much of the fundamentalists' case is not simply a bad thing, but a good thing gone wrong: they point us towards important truth, but veer away from them themselves at the last moment because a doctrinaire conservatism blinds their eyes."
This is how the able author of "Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study" following on the 'stimulus provided by the writings of James Barr's works on the bible, its canon and authority and his infamous, 'Beyond Fundamentalism' introduces his own argument. He formulates his debate in two questions:
- What is the relation between our knowledge of God and the Bible which thus mysteriously seems to nourish this knowledge in us?
- How should Christians think of the Bible?

Barton's Thematic Approach:
"Pride of place must go to the conservative belief that the earliest Christians, and indeed Jesus himself, must be the arbiters of any Christian doctrine of Scripture," preludes the author of his concern in the first chapter's essay. He then discusses the idea of prophecy and fulfillment, its most specific example. Then, he concentrates on the authority of the Old Testament for contemporary believers. The canon which shaped the books of the Bible and the tradition alongside are then discussed in relation with 'the basic teachings of Christianity' The remaining chapters deal with consequential issues: The Bible as a book of faith, hermeneutical meaning of Scripture, and the bible in worship.
Dr. Barton sums up his arguments about the Bible as the source of authority for Christian faith in two propositions: It is not primarily the Bible that is the Word of God, but Jesus Christ. Christianity means what the Church believes, since 'Scripture is its own interpreter'