Bradley Books

I have read every one of Padgett's books, and enjoy them all tremendously. These are mystery stories written for literate, thoughtful people, and I can't understand why Padgett's books are so hard to get! Abigail Padgett is a thoughtful, lyrical author who assumes her readers will "get it" without spoonfeeding. I read this book "out of sequence", but am grateful to get my hands on anything this talented woman writes in any way I can.

I have read every one of Padgett's books, and enjoy them all tremendously. These are mystery stories written for literate, thoughtful people, and I can't understand why Padgett's books are so hard to get! Abigail Padgett is a thoughtful, lyrical author who assumes her readers will "get it" without spoonfeeding. I read this book "out of sequence", but am grateful to get my hands on anything this talented woman writes in any way I can.

Abigail Padgett is one of today's best mystery writers, right up there with Laurie R. King. "Strawgirl" is the second in her series about Bo Bradley, a manic-depressive child-abuse investigator. Sounds like a downer, but it's not. Ms. Padgett's literate writing, deft storytelling ability and complex characterization make this a most enjoyable read. Bo Bradley is an admirable, courageous and likable character, as is the psychiatrist and cult researcher Eva Blindhawk Broussard, who is introduced in "Strawgirl." I had to seek out a secondhand copy of this book, and it was well worth the effort.

Abigail Padgett is one of today's best mystery writers, right up there with Laurie R. King (and that's high praise). "Strawgirl" is the second in her series about Bo Bradley, a manic-depressive investigator of child-abuse cases. Sounds like a downer, but it's not. Ms. Padgett's skillful, imaginative writing, ingenious plotting and complex characterization make this fascinating reading, high on my list of unputdownable books. Bo Bradley is a most admirable, courageous and likable character, as is psychiatrist and cult researcher Eva Blindhawk Broussard, who is introduced in "Strawgirl." I hope the publisher will make this book available again soon. I had to seek out a secondhand copy, and it was well worth the effort.

I don't know how the novel of crime (no use calling it a mystery because this book does not follow the standard mystery format of crime, suspects, detective discovers identity of criminal, at all) has become a favored method by which writers examine society. It probably says something about our society that here the killer and the bureaucrats seem equally souless.

Abigail Padgett has a message. The message is that the mentally ill are more often the victims than the perpetrators of criminal acts. Her positive characters are all survivors. Bo, her main character is a manic depressive, the sole surviving member of her family. Eva Boussard, a psychiatrist, is the survivor (so far) of breast cancer. Rombo is a surviver of alcoholism and hatred by his father. Andy became a pediatrician after his daughter drowned due to neglect.

And all of these people go on doing the best that they can, sometimes getting side tracked from their own purposes because of their basic humanity in an effort to save a little girl whose sister was raped and whose mother committed suicide, free an innocent man and stop the real killer. And they do it with grace, humor and much humanity.

Highly recommend.

So many books in the area of taxation simply restate the Internal Revenue Code. The same books create confusion and leave it to the reader to interpret how the Code is applied to real situations. "Tax-Free Swaps" is easy to follow and does not leave the reader confused. The author uses examples of how like-kind exchanges affect people in the real world. The examples really make this book easy to understand. If you are unfamiliar with 1031 exchanges, this book does a great job by explaining the extremely difficult concepts from the beginning. If you are familiar with 1031 exchanges, this book is still a useful reference to a complicated area of the law.

Brad's book takes a highly technical tax subject and makes it easily understood by average people as well as those of us who have handled 1031 exchanges for years. As a tax attorney, CPA and owner of All States 1031 Exchange Facilitator, LLC, a qualified intermediary for 1031 exchanges, I have read more than my fair share of books, treatises and articles on 1031 exchanges. Brad uses a folksy, conversational way to help the reader. The examples are extremely illustrative and easy to understand. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about 1031 exchanges. This book is now mandatory reading for my employees as they study for the Certified Exchange Specialist (CES) exam.

This is a wonderful "how to" nuts-n-bolts guide to doing tax-free real estate asset swaps. Highly recommended for practitioners and people who are in or interested in the real estate business.

Tax-Free Swaps: Using Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges to Preserve Investment Net Worth (Nuts & Bolts series) (Nuts & Bolts series)

TAX FREE SWAPS
This is the book to add to your library whether you're a property owner or practitioner.

"Tax free Swaps" by Bradley T. Borden is, first, well written: the highly technical tax language of 1031 exchanges is made understandable. The tax consequences 1031 exchanges are presented in logical order, from the history of tax deferred exchanges to current practices. Between the table of contents and the index, it's easy to find a topic of interest. The coupe de grace is Mr. Borden's use of "conversations" with clients to illustrate the concepts. I've used/tried many sources to research Tax Free Swaps and Mr. Borden brings it all together in these 290 pages. Appendix D, Additional Section 1031 Resources, alone is worth the price of the book.

Robert N. Brown, CPA, Denver

TAX-FREE SWAPS by Brad Borden

Readable - Informative - Enjoyable - Interesting.
a most valuable and exceptionally well organized work.

I have been involved with 1031 exchanges for over 43 years and this is the first work that treats the subject in the proper manner it deserves.. It is most accessible for the reader who needs to and should be informed about this often mis-characterized section 1031 of the IRS code. I just wish more of my clients would read it. It is certainly a must read for every Realtor, CPA, attorney and Qualified Intermediary wanting to explain 1031exchanges to their clients.
Thell M. Woods CES SRS,, Certified Exchange Specialist and Specialist in Real Estate Securities.

Great book for anyone who is a bit down or has lost a loved one...

This is a wonderful book to read when you are feeling like life is too much! The pictures will put a smile on your face along with the words underneath.

Love the book. The author has a way of getting you to smile.

I loved the pictures and the captions fit so perfectly.
If you love animals,you will love this book.
A great gift for someone going through somewhat trying times.

Courage is dissected and made easy in this text. A poem at the end of the book should be memorized by all.

This 1997 edition by Kregel Publications is beautiful. It has photographs of a model of the Temple accompanying the text. Even if you already have a copy, this edition is worth finding!

This volume in its first publication in 1874 was an invaluable compendium of information that bridged the gap between the ancient world of the first century and the modern era. The 75 full-color photos and illustrations plus the carefully revised and updated textual notes have only added to this value!

I bought this book a couple of years ago and reference it from time to time after having read it completely. This version, which updates Edersheim's magnificent 19th century edition, contains color photos of some of the best researched models of the Herodian Temple at Jerusalem and is your one-stop-shopping source for information on structure, priesthood function, liturgical song and rites. Eyewitnesses to the Temple, such as Philo and Josephus are consulted and cited. Rabbinic material is investigated and used to support the text.

The Temple is depicted in painstakingly detailed models and maps based on the best archaeological evidence and eyewitness reports. Edersheim and his successors then take you through the priesthood functions as well as the rules specific to behavior in/around the Temple, and funding sources such as the various taxes and offerings. Next the sacrifices are covered. I found the most striking chapter for me to be "At Night in the Temple," where Edersheim takes you on rounds with the priests and temple guard. Everything is here, the feasts, the Passover, the Day of Atonement.

If you're a Jew, this text will help you in your studies of pre-diaspora Jewish Temple worship. If you're a Christian, it sheds more context on the New Testament by filling in blanks that would have made sense to 1st century Jewish Christians. One can sense just how devastating the loss of the Temple in 70AD must have been for the religious Jews of Jerusalem.

This is a terrific book, but some of the information is inaccurate and the wordier style of the 1800s can be difficult to follow. It has fantastic pictures. You can also try Garrards Splendour of the Temple (scads of photos, many the same as edersheim's) - you can also buy a cd of photos from a model for that, Leen Ritmeyers Secrets of Jerusalem's Temple Mount (he's a top scholar in the field but the book is quite readable), Carta's Encyclopedia of the Hholy Temple (or something like that). Also try the site of "The Temple Institute" for books reflecting more of the temple services like Edersheim has(less phsyical appearance, but both have a good deal of both), but buy it from Amazon, much cheaper! I haven't received them yet so I am quoting their description. Edersheim is a talented writer, some beautiful descriptions. Garrard's and Ritmeyer's are more correct but less eloquent and evocative.

Hope all that helps somebody out there! I had an impossible time finding anything on this temple, because Amazon just refers you to other Edersheim books in their sections on similar books and purchases.

This book is a wonderful book--it is well written, organized well in a format that allows for relatively quick reference, and just plain has a lot of information in it.

Edersheim was a Messianic Jew who lived during the 1800's. He was a phenomenal scholar, which he proves again in this book. This book is riddled with citations to the Talmud, Josephus, and many other early sources. By Edersheim's own admission, he omits as many footnotes as he can--and there are still more footnotes than most books written today!

That said, I suspect it is not the book for everyone. First of all, it is written from a Christian perspective. Edersheim shows, very effectively, how Christ fulfilled all that the Temple portrayed. To do this, there are some discussions that many people will find simply boring (I found most of them fascinating). Also, it is worth noting that this book was first published in 1874--and the Edersheim's writing style is thus outdated by over a century. If that doesn't bother you, then great--pick up the book. Or, if you don't plan on actually reading the book cover to cover, but would like a good reference, this would be a good book as well. If, on the other hand, you don't enjoy reading 19th-century language, this book may be sufficiently painful enough for you that you should pass it up.

However--and a big however--if you're not sure whether you would like this book, get it anyway. It's a great book.

Edersheim takes the reader throughout the first-century Temple, illuminating many things that are not commonly known. The book has some very detailed information in it, details not known to most people. These details bring to light many of the themes of the New Testament, and helps the reader understand exactly what was meant in a given passage.

For a better understanding of the Temple in the times of Christ, this book is superb--but like I said, probably not for the faint of heart.

I got the book when it came out in October. Since then I have read it three times, lent it out to 4 different people, and led a small group examining the book.

The book is well balanced with the philosophical and abstract characteristics for the integration of faith and learning and for evangelism in academia, and with practical and specific methods for accomplishing this. Not only this, but the contributors come from a wide variety of disciplines and each has a different slant to their insight.

The introduction by Gould was one of my favorite chapters, though it only reads like an introduction for a few pages. I may be showing my affinity for philosophy, but the chapter by Peter Kreeft was incredible. As soon as I finished I saw that I had taken so many quotes from it with the intention of sharing with some friends that I just handed the book over with the chapter bookmarked. Speaking as someone weary from fighting the battles over the integration of faith and learning and the proper place for faith and religion in academia, this book was an excellent refocusing and encouragement.

My only problem is that Malik's chapter on the priority of uniting the orthodoxes and caring for our churches around the world didn't really belong in the book. I thought it was a great call to service, but perhaps it would be better placed in another book or journal, as it really didn't touch on Christian scholarship. But this won't knock the review down to 4 stars because the material in the rest of the book more than makes up for the flaw I just mentioned.

I apologize for not being terribly specific in the review, but the other reviews on Amazon have already done a good job with that. I encourage you to look at them should you want more specifics on the material.

This is an outstanding collection of essays centered around the theme of Charles Malik's 1980 address regarding redeeming the soul and the mind. It seeks to encourage Christian academics to glorify Christ in the secular university both in their academic research and their spiritual lives. Far from proffering a simplistic vision of the calling of a Christian academic, the book presents a deeply thoughtful, godly and concerned critique of the secular academy and how Christian scholars might successfully navigate the unfriendly waters there.

Perhaps the best essay in the book is the first one, Gould's "Two Tasks Introduced." The interesting and original discussion here of what "academic integration" really means is thought-provoking and immensely useful for those concerned with questions such as "what exactly is Christian scholarship?" and "what is an integrated Christian life?" Gould makes a helpful distinction between "explicit Christian research" and "latent Christian research," and how both can further Christian thought. "Explicit" Christian research is research that is asking "distinctly Christian questions" or "applying distinctly Christian concepts," while "latent" Christian research supports or implies the Christian worldview without explicitly discussing it. Both are useful and necessary in the academy, Gould says. But he doesn't rest there when describing the Two Tasks, as he includes the life and worship of the scholar in his definition. That is, in order to be a fully integrated Christian scholar, such a scholar must seek to glorify God with her life, how she treats and serves others, as well as standing up for Christ when necessary. These latter, practical areas are topics which, it must be admitted, are all too often forgotten in discussions of this type. Also included in this chapter is Gould's sketch of the metanarrative of Scripture and what that implies for distinctly Christian scholarship.

The essays by Robert Kaita, a physicist at Princeton, and John North, English professor at the University of Waterloo (Canada), are also very thought-provoking reflections on the two tasks from the perspectives of the sciences and the humanities, respectively. Kaita places the Christian integrative life within Paul's address at Mars Hill (Acts 17:16-34), and then discusses Intelligent Design with regard to Paul's approach to his audience at Athens. Kaita makes quite useful observations about the term "theory" as it is applied in physics, and how that differs from its use in biology. This, he says, has interesting implications for the acceptance of Intelligent Design in biology. North, as well, makes very interesting observations about the Christian roots of Western literature, and how his teaching of such literature has led to many spiritual discussions with students. In fact, North says, it was his study of the Christian symbolism in Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" which led him to study English literature as a career. He encourages scholars to simply select certain texts and let those texts, which have Christian themes, speak for themselves in the classroom.

There are a number of other outstanding essays in the book as well. Walter Bradley, professor of Engineering at Baylor University, gives very practical suggestions in his essay about how to reach out with the gospel to students and colleagues in a secular environment. Charles Malik's original "Two Tasks" address is reprinted here, and his son Habib Malik writes the introduction as well as an essay about the Two Tasks and "the clash of civilizations." William Lane Craig and Peter Kreeft offer fitting tributes to Charles Malik as well. Overall, this volume is an essential one for the scholar who desires to glorify God in the secular academy through integrative research as well as richly-flourishing soul. Highly recommended.

I got up at 3am to turn down the heat in the house and saw the book on my desktop. I read the foreword and chapter one. Chapter one is worth the price of the book. I loved the way Paul Gould unpacks the difference between 'agnostic pluralism' (merely being allowed a seat at the table of philosophical relativism) versus the 'committed pluralism' (what I believe Os Guiness calls a 'principled pluralism) which the book attributes to L. Newbigin.

I loved the C.S. Lewis quotes throughout the chapter in the text and footnotes. One example was on scholarship not being an end in itself but neither being merely instrumental and linking such to an essay from "God in the Dock" and to a C.S. Lewis's speech, and in the illustrative footnote from John Piper on worship and mission and the One who is Ultimate. What an intriguing way to get at scholarship as an act of worship, not of the endeavor but of the God who affirms it.

The world-view overview and the part on human flourishing (which
is the theme of the upcoming GFM conference) was vintage creation mandate BUT the book's mention of the significant missing puzzle piece for many, e.g. the part on the image of God and human responsibility as moral agents was masterful. Paul Gould's mention of how Darwinian determinism and American autonomous individualism really hate that reality was worth the late night musing.

In his rendition of recent history (on the shoulders of Mark Noll and others) of the western university and Christian transformational potentials, mentioning study centers like MacLaurin in Minnesota where I have a friend now studying in a Ph.D. program at Indiana University, and Harvey Fellowships where I also have a friend at I.U. are all worthy affirmations. What Gould offers as hope is indeed such. I've seen the scholarly fruit and high caliber players.

Quotes from F. Schaeffer, M. Noll, G. Marsden, D.A. Carson, and even the select ones from L. Newbigin all rocked in the big picture challenge Paul Gould describes as did his distinguishing scientism and naturalism. Well written.

Thank you Paul for your part in editing this work and for your chapter in particular. I love Peter Kreeft's writing and KNOW I'm going to love that
chapter as well as Walter Bradley's. Got to stop the review and read the rest. All the grad students and faculty I know at Purdue and I.U. really need to read, read slowly, savor, and discuss this chapter in particular. The familiar dodge (in a new context) on the 'play the game' (kind of a methodological naturalism) and wait for getting through the ABD phase, to waiting for tenure, to waiting for more time... pg 30...oh goodness, bulls eye challenging but it is written very graciously as is the tone throughout the chapter.

Did I mention the book's high view of biblical authority (if chapter one is any indication)? It is a very rich book indeed. Get it. Enjoy it. Share it widely!

In September 1980 Charles Malik gave a powerful talk on the need for evangelicals to reclaim the mind, and to reclaim the universities. It was published that year in a brief book called The Two Tasks. A century after his birth, a number of Christian scholars, including his son, commemorates Malik and his stirring address. Thus this book.

Seven Christian thinkers, including Peter Kreeft and William Lane Craig, remind us of the crucial importance of what Charles Malik said on that September day. And it was indeed a vital message. I have pulled from my shelves that quite thin volume (a mere 37 pages) and reread that incisive message.

Malik rightly said that the "greatest danger besetting American Evangelical Christianity is the danger of anti-intellectualism." He also said that the most urgent need is "not only to win souls but to save minds". He correctly noted that the universities are the real battle ground today, and we need to see Christ exalted there as much as anywhere else.

He gave his speech at a leading evangelical university, Wheaton College. In his impassioned address, he said he craved to see "an institution that will produce as many Nobel Prize winners as saints". The authors of this new book fully agree, and urge us to take seriously the challenges made by Malik.

Paul Gould reminds us that our universities and professors are the gatekeepers of ideas, and that they have a tremendous influence on every other aspect of life. If bad ideas come forth from our universities, then we will all be on the receiving end, because bad ideas have bad consequences.

Indeed, Malik warned decades ago that the ideas mainly emanating from our universities are not exactly faith-friendly. Worldviews and ideas such as naturalism, humanism, materialism, hedonism, relativism, nihilism, atheism and cynicism are rife in our institutions of higher learning. "All of which are essentially so many modes of self-worship" said Malik. "Any wonder there is so much disorder in the world?"

And the truth that ideas have consequences applies on the individual level as well as the social level. Gould says "there is a two-way causal connection between moral character and intellectual virtue". Indeed, Paul makes the connection when he speaks of "the knowledge of truth that leads to godliness" (Titus 1:1); and being "transformed by the renewing of our minds" (Roman 12:2).

William Lane Craig offers many great insights in his essay. He too acknowledges that "the single most important institution shaping Western culture is the university". Thus the importance of the Christian mind: "If we change the university, we change our culture".

Craig cites J. Gresham Machen who wrote in 1912: "False ideas are the greatest obstacle to the reception of the gospel". Although the battle for truth and ideas is so crucial, most believers have shirked their duties in this regard. Evangelicals especially have "for the most part been living on the periphery of responsible intellectual existence".

But Craig says there have been some signs of hope. He refers to the impact of Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga's 1967 book, God and Other Minds, for example. He also notes how one atheist philosopher bewailed the fact that perhaps one-quarter to one-third of all American philosophers are now theists.

He reminds us that Christian academics stand on the church's frontline "in one of the most important theatres in the culture war, that of the university". He reminds them to carefully integrate their Christian faith with their academic calling.

The various essays contained in this much-needed volume remind us of some central truths - truths which Malik sought to hammer home back in 1980. They remind us, as Malik put it, that at the "heart of all the problems facing Western civilization ... lies the state of the mind and the spirit in the universities".

Malik was right to argue that all our ills stem primarily from the "false philosophies that have been let loose in the world and that are now being taught in the universities". And the consequences have been profound. "No civilization can endure with its mind being as confused and disordered as ours is today".

Fortunately, Malik's original address is included in this volume. The writers of these essays urge us to take seriously this most urgent of challenges. They, like Malik, have sounded the trumpet. The question is, who will respond?

The imperative for the Christian thinker is to integrate being a Christian with living and working in the academic world. A decade ago Should God Get Tenure? explored the legitimacy and participation of the Christian in the academic world. In The Two Tasks of the Christian Scholar, William Lane Craig and Paul M. Gould, with a cadre of academics, take the work of Charles Malik and propose the place and participation of the Christian in the academy. What they propose is specifically Christian, without compromise and without equivocation.

There is no honest Christian in the academy who compromises Christianity and attempts to segregate Faith from Knowledge. The fully integrated life is the best life for ministry. The following are some of the more significant points made in the book:

As Christian scholars continue to permeate academia we will have the opportunity to open doors for the gospel. That is one of the themes of this book. Not theocracy, not a conquest of the university, but an advance into a world often untouched by the Christian. It is sometimes closed, but when it opens, Christians as capable scholars and participants will gain the opportunity for ministry in the secular cathedrals.

Ideas have consequences, and the university in general and professors in particular are the gate-keepers of ideas -- influencing directly or indirectly all aspects of thought and life in our world. Christian professors must live a fully integrated life even in the face of challenges from within and without, for the sake of the lost -- and as Malik states, for our future generation of children. (p. 19)

...this very obvious fact -- that each generation is taught by an earlier generation -- must be kept firmly in mind .... None can give to another what he does not possess himself. No generation can bequeath to its successor what it has not got. You may frame the syllabus as you please. But when you have planned and reported ad nauseum, if we are skeptical we shall teach only skepticism to our pupils, if fools, only folly, if vulgar only vulgarity, if saints sanctity, if heroes heroism. ... Nothing which was not in the teachers can flow from theminto the pupils. We shall all admit that a man who knows no Greek himself cannot teach Greek to his form: But it is equally certain that a man whose mind was formed in a period of cynicism and disillusion cannot teach hope and fortitude. (p. 30, quoting C. S. Lewis, "On the Transmission of Christianity," in God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics)

Gone are the days of Constantinian Christianity where Christianity rules the culture. Rather, we should be principled pluralists -- recognizing that to be a Christian is always to stand in tension with what the Bible calls the world. (p. 41)

The Christian scholar is on the front lines of the battle of ideas. (p. 49)

I urge every Christian in the academy, as a student or a professor, to read this work along side Should God Get Tenure? Then take some time to evaluate your position and your ministry with all honesty.

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From doing a trial and error garden for the past two years, this book gives a lot of information for all vegetables in one book. Also going into soil preparation, the subject matter is helping in so many aspects. Would recommend to any home gardener.

I found this book to be very helpful and a great read. I really like the way it is organized and illustrated, the pictures are beautiful and informative. The authors took the time to make the book accessable for those who may not be fully acquainted with the art of veggie gardening...

overall it is a worthwhile buy.

I received this gorgeous book last Christmas and have since read through it so many times it's getting dog-eared! It's not only a comprehensive volume, covering everything from salsify to celeriac and kolhrabi to tomatoes, peppers, and lettuce, but it also gives excellent tips on how to set up your garden, when to harvest, and how to store your vegetables. It's arranged in a very user-friendly way, with tips and tricks and reccommended varieties on the side and loads of photographs. In fact, the full-color pictures are so incredibly gorgeous that this could be a coffee table book! Do yourself or the gardener in your life (amateur or otherwise) a favor and pick this up!!

I bought this book for my son who is a beginning gardner. He has reviewed it and says it will be very helpful with his garden next spring.

I've checked out most vegetable gardening books at the local library and used the extension service materials, but this is the best general guide I've seen. Each vegetable and common herb gets its own page with how to plant, maintaing harvest and treat common problems. There are organic methods side by side with nonorganic methods to let the reader choose instance by instance. Each page has an illustration or actual photograph. Where appropriate information on growing in different hardiness zones is included. There are also step by step instructions on planing, preparing the ground, sowing and planting, making your garden grow (watering, feedings, weeding, pests diseases, harvest and storage, and lastly pages for each vegetable as grouped into sections such as herbs, root and stem crops etc. I checked this out from the library but decided to buy it after realzing how useful it will be in my house as a reference.

I commend C.J. Bradley for this refreshing guide for young women. I found it to be uplifting and life changing. It is literature such as this that has an amazing affect on those who are not easily reached. If it is self-confidence you struggle with I can be a witness to you that reading this book will change the way you feel about yourself as a young lady. A Voice from the Village is a blessing from the Lord!

Carla's voice is the voice of a concerned, loving mother/mentor; the voice of experience.
This book is a hard hitting,easy to understand and filled with invaluable, practical information and advice for modern day young women.
"Church folks" need not fear for their girls to read it.
Lois Madison White

The voice from the village is Carla Jeanee Bradley's, and I'm so glad she spoke up! As mom to a 14-year-old-girl, I find Carla's wisdom to be timely, powerful, and spoken in a voice my daughter will listen to. Lots of times our kids ignore the advice parents give, but will take to heart the same advice from another adult they trust. Carla establishes that trust on page one, and throughout the book she provides insights to help our girls navigate young womanhood with clarity, grace and their identities in tact. Thank you, Carla!

I love this book! It is actually the first book I've picked up for young women that that makes me want to read beyond the first page. It's funny and honest and interesting; it is not preachy; and it is full of really thought-provoking pictures that I would love to see on a t-shirt or something.

If you have a daughter or a young single woman in your life, please buy her this book!

This book is well written and easy to understand. The topics are and thought provoking. As a father of two daughters 18 & 20 years old, Ms. Bradleys'book explains to young women the things that all males think about and perpetrate on females, like sexully abusing our daughters, uising them for their sexual gratification.

This book is excellent read for everyone. Fathers need to read this book, it will remind them the things they did to girls when they were younger. Maybe the fathers will teach their sons to do the right thing and treat females with respect. Wait until you are legally married before engaging in sexual relations!

I swear by this book. Have used a copy every year since 2001. It is much better than Atkins and other journals. space to write down water, and daily meals as well as exercise. If anything needs to be enhanced--then spaces for vitamins coud be added as well as a column for carb counting. I just change the calorie column to carb and away I go. Great graphics, tips, sayings and cartoons ( I love watching the fat guy get thinner as the weeks go on!) Inspirational to look back on also!

I just bought my third copy! In six months (two 90-day journals) I have lost 35+ pounds, all with the help of this wonderful book. It is very straightforward way to keep track of calories, fat grams, water consumption, and exercise. The calorie and fat gram listings in the back of the book are comprehensive and make using the journal very easy. Some of the recipes are fantastic also. Best of all, the book has a lot of useful information about leading a healthy lifestyle. I highly recommend it to anyone!

I've just started using this journal and it has really helped me stay focused. The book includes great tips, recipes, motivational quotes, and a log for each days food intake that helps you track your calorie and fat grams. It's fairly inexpensive and well worth the money.

I began a reduced calorie and fitness program last year, and used this book to track by daily caloric intake, as well as my exercise program. It worked - I've lost 30 lbs. so far. The journal is very easy to use, and helps establish what your daily calorie goal should be. Two pages are devoted to one day's log. There is a great food index in the back with caloric values including fast food items. There is even a check off system to keep track of water consumption. I recommend this book for anyone looking for a basic journal to log calories and exercise.

I needed this book for a class I am taking, however, I would have read this book just for pleasure, I finished it before the class even started

This is a comprehensive analysis of the threat without being alarmist.

It is far too easy to find shocking explanations of the biological weapons potential that do not describe some of the difficulties in their procurement and delivery. This "sexy" approach captures our attention and makes for good entertainment, but the `Chicken Little' approach doesn't help us develop rational methods for dealing with the issue.

Read this book if you want a levelheaded examination. It also contains a good description and solid recommendations for a national strategy.

In a very good way, I got more than I bargained for by reading this book. While seeking a solid source to inform myself on the "nuts and bolts", policy implications, and development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), I continued to come across this title. Expect some dense and intense reading; there is not a wasted word here. The book focuses exclusively on the covert delivery of a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon against an American target, exploring possible methods, limitations, locales, preventive measures, and consequences. This book will considerably broaden the knowledge of any first-timer looking into WMD and likely provides substantive material for discussion among policy makers and experts in the field.

I picked up this book as a research tool for a paper. Not only did I find the book to contain everything I needed, I became so enveloped in the reality of what I was reading that I couldn't put it down. A fan of Tom Clancy novels, this book describes the harsh reality that we live in, while detailing both the strengths and the weaknesses of the US response to bioterrorism. A must read for those with an interest in national security issues.

As I read through this book I kept thinking to myself, "That's a GREAT idea, why didn't I think of that!". It's full of ideas for people at all levels of experience with Auction-planning. Even if you've been involved in many auction fundraisers, I'd almost guarantee you'll find a few fresh ideas in this book! Great resource, easy read.

I wanted to drop you a note to tell you how extraordinarily impressed I am with "Benefit Auctions: A Fresh Formula for Grassroots Fundraising" by Sandy Bradley.

In the past, I've had occasion to run auctions for several non-profit organizations, both church and professional. I did okay winging it, but it wasn't easy. I had a problem collecting donations, getting the auction publicized, and keeping things running smoothly. It worked, but I always felt that it'd be a lot smoother if I knew what I was doing.

Then I read "Benefit Auctions: A Fresh Formula for Grassroots Fundraising." Within the first few chapters, I saw that one of my biggest problems with meeting my expected goals was that I hadn't set my goals correctly. The "times 2" rule explained it all. I also learned how to do much better solicitation of goods and services from donors (and how to find new donors!). The suggestions for how to set up processes also eliminated a major headache for the volunteers and--best of all--showed me how to speed up the payment and checkout procedures, which had been a real bottleneck in the past.

I haven't yet had a chance to try all of these techniques yet, but I am confident that I'm going to be able to double the income through increased donations while spending slightly less effort to publicize and run the auction. On behalf of my customers and my volunteers, thank you!

Benefit Auctions: A Fresh Formula For Grassroots Fundraising by musician, author, and licensed auctioneer Sandy Bradley who draws upon her years of experience and expertise as an auctioneering fundraiser for nonprofits and arts organizations. Benefit Auctions is an invaluable step-by-step guide for determine the kind of even best for a particular organization; finding an ideal location; hiring an effective auctioneer; developing a strategy for attracting attendees and bidders; soliciting donations of goods and services to sell; generating a catalog and bid sheets; training volunteers; setting up the event for maximum financial revenues; concluding an auction successfully while laying the groundwork of the next one. If you are responsible for developing a fundraising auction for your group or organization, then give a careful reading to Sandy Bradley's Benefit Auctions.

I'm just getting started in fundraising auctions and I've read everything I can get my hands on. I should have started and stopped with this book. I've bought extra copies to give to the nonprofits I'm working with so they'll know how to do it right.