Carter Books

I didn't know anything from first-hand experience about the segregated South in the 1950's. This book brings the reality of that apartheid vividly to life. It is clearly written by someone who knows what he's writing about. It is also an exciting, well-written book that was impossible to put down. I read it all the way through in one sitting. Highly recommended.

Breaks down giving and receiving. Really brings into biblical concept of a 'financial harvest'. Be prepared to do some adjusting in your heart to receive whats contained in the book.

This is a fabulous book for anyone fascinated with Asian culture. Written by a Dr. Jon Carter Covell, a Japanese and Korean art history scholar, the book can be enjoyed by someone unfamiliar with the Korean culture and also by students of Asian culture. The book is divided into three parts: Shaman Roots, Buddhist Roots, and Neo-Confucian Roots. While the headings may sound academic, the subjects are very interesting and written for the layman.

Shaman Roots was the most intriguing. It explained the history and significance of the Korean reindeer with the golden antlers, also known as the famous Silla golden crown. I was very interested by the chapter on long life goals - the Koreans have ten symbols of longevity! Korea's set of longevity symbols are more numerous and somewhat different from China's and Japan's and elicit much attention in Korean art. Included are separate chapters on evil-repelling symbols, good luck symbols, and special spirits.

Because of Dr. Covell's extensive background, there are several comparisons made with the Chinese and Japanese cultures, and how they influenced each other. Because of the easy style of writing, the reader almost feels like Dr. Covell is sharing her advertures with a friend. I was fascinated with her comments and comparison of a Japanese geisha and Korean kisaeng party! Historical facts are intertwined with art and cultural tidbits. This was the most comprehensive work I have found explaining Korea's unique culture. I even learned some new things about the Japanese and Chinese culture, an unexpected bonus.

This is by far the best book I have ever read on the Korean war. It is just the right length to give an easy to follow strategic overview, that is complete in essentials for that level. And for those readers desiring a look at the "little people" involved, there are two sections, one about a soldier's experiences, and another about a Korean family's experiences. There are more than an adequate number of maps, making it easy to follow the ebb and flow of battle. The writing flows along in a nice, easy to read manner. The author is a student of wars of attrition, and his interest and expertise show on every page.

This lab manual addresses a variety of geology topics presented in a simple, easy to undertand style. Each chapter has the main concepts italicized with definitons following. It also has a glossary at the end for explaining some of the common geologic terms. Exercises are put to assist students better understand major geologic concepts. The book contains tables, diagrams, and colored pictures presented in an interesting pattern and serve as tools for visual aids. It is difinetly the lab manual you need as a non-geology major student. It also helps refreshing your baby geology information if you are a geology student. However, to get the most out of this book, you need to have some lab materials, such as, rocks, maps, etc..., available particulary for the rocks and minerals part.

This literature book incorporates the tools necessary for comprehension of selected readings, and gives the student a collaborative background for completing written responses as well as essays.

I am very pleased with my course and am happy to be using this text!

I would definitely recommend it!

This book is about the decline of a noble ideal in a civilization that had wearied of ideals. It tells the story of the last hundred years of the Knights of Hospitaller of St. John, the great militant Order of celibate soldiers which had alone survived the wreckage of the Crusading ideal of the Middle Ages, carrying on a rearguard action against the Turks, first from Rhodes, then from Malta. But with the final of Islam in the battle of Lepanto in 1571, the political alignments of a new Europe gave the death-blow to the Knights of St. John.

This book only covers a mere hundred years. It covers the last years of decline before the fall of Malta to Napoleon

During the century described in this book the character of the Knights had changed, sapped by the indolent and luxurious life in Malta and the inability to wage the perpetual war against the infidel to which their statutes committed them.

>From: "Kevin Dawson"
>To: stanxcarter@hotmail.com
>Subject: RE: A Lulu Thank You Note
>Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:44:29 -0400
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>Hello Estanislao,
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>Thanks again for your book, just finished it last night.
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So I have to ask you a few questions. First off, I deeply enjoyed it. Very well written and very insightfull. You spelled things out very clear. All the things you write about I have been following for years myself.
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>Did you actually forsee these events? If so you have an incredible gift and a huge responsibility. I can only imagine the weight of these things.
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>I'm glad you talked about Iran. I have been following the events of the Iranian crisis very closely and it looks to me your thoughts on how it will evolve are quite accurate. Do you think Israel, and China and Russia will get involved if the US steps into another hornets nest in Iran?
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>I'm also glad you mentioned the avian flu. I have been put on a task force for the "Avian Flu Pandemic" at work and have been to numerous meetings on this topic. The feds on down to local towns, school districts, businesses, water districts, banks, hospitals ect are all under the gun to implement plans to cope with massive personell losses. Like you said the Feds will use any opportunity to take more liberties. And yes, there is talk of forced quarantines, travel restrictions, forced vaccinations, and that old phrase- Continuity of Government on the fed, state and local levels.In the businsess sector they refer to it as Continuity of Operations.
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>No doubt all the militirization of the borders is all part of the plan as well.
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>Anyhow, just wanted to say thanks and that I enjoyed your book. I promise I will pass it on for others to read.
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>Kevin Dawson

I bought this book at the Amon Carter along with the companion VHS back when it came out. The book is a beautifully produced, very comprehensive biography in words and photos of this great photographer. Like a few others, Ms. Gilpin managed to live long enough to be appreciated in her lifetime. Her life is a study in adversity and obligation. She came from a family with a father who was a poor provider and a great dreamer. In fact, well into her adulthood, she was the supporter of her family. She was a lesbian who had a relationship with another for decades, but by the time they were able to share a home in their middle age, her partner suffered declining health and Laura supported them both. She worked hard and consistently over decades supporting herself mainly through photography, but during the Depression even had a turkey ranch! Nothing in this difficult life dampened the spirit and good humor and independence of this large, strong woman. Her love of the Southwest in landscape, and her documentary photography of the Pueblo and Navajo Indians, radiates through her work. Along with this volume, purchase her masterwork, "The American Navaho". It is a remarkable work, moreso when one realizes that she created this with virtually no support from anyone else. This book can serve as an inspiration not only for photographers, but anyone else who respects human strength and spirit.

I have used this harmony for years and appreciate the interspersed notes/commentaries in regard to the periods of Christ's ministry. You will use this regularily in your study of the Gospels.