Curtis Books

This is a good book, however I was a little disappointed as I just LOVE Liz Curtis Higgs book, 'The Pumpkin Patch Parable', and was hoping this would be as good.

This book tells a story of a girl (who represents humanity) who is given a gift of a lily bulb (who represents Jesus) by a "secret" friend, who turns out to be her father (representing God the Father). The girl is disappointed in the gift, and eventually tosses it outside, never thinking of it again. But she wakes up one morning to find that it has bloomed despite her neglect. She also learns her father is the one who secretly gave her the gift, and she apologizes for ignoring his gift. "Will you forgive me" she askes. He replies, "Oh, my child, That's what Easter is all about." Bible verses in small print at the bottom of the pages tie the story to the Bible (when the girl receives the gift she is disappointed, as it appears to be just dirt -- the corresponding verse is "There was nothing in his appearance to make us desire him; when the girl tosses the bulb out, the verse is Isaiah 53:3: He was hated and rejected by people...People would not even look at him.") The Bible verses are in a child-friendly translation, which is wonderful. This is very creative, simple, yet incredibly meaningful, as are all of Liz Curtis Higgs' books. The artwork is colorful, simple, and comforting.

I would highly recommend this book . It was a joy to read it to my 4 year old. The bible verses are wonderful. My Husband and I were both impressed with it's creativity in explaining what Christ did for us at Easter. The little girl in the story represents us, lost and unsaved, her father is our Holy Father, the forgotton bulb she throws away is Christ, which comes back to life. Refering to the store of the Lily, my little girl said, "Mommy thats' just like Jesus"! It made me feel so good that she understands. Get it for you little one and God Bless.

Like the other parable books by Liz Curtis Higgs, this is a wonderful story for children that has a lesson to it. Maggie learns the lesson of forgiveness and the true story of Easter. It is a book that will surely bring a tear to the eye of a mother reading it to her child. I recommend it highly.

Although there are massive grammatical errors, Curtis has definitely done his homework on the topic. He gives a lot of sensible advice, and not just for wannabe pimps (ex. buy a used car, where to advertise cheaply, etc.) and gives data to prove his arguments. In fact, some of his information, such as the history of pimping and current federal laws regarding the trafficking of sexual workers, were even used in a research paper I wrote about the human sex trade.

Most books about Pimping are either in two categories, biographies or a how to pimp book. The how to pimp type books are usually written by some non-pimping authors who write about nonsense and total misinformation. They don't have a pimp bone in there body and couldn't pimp there way out of a paper bag and could never instruct and teach a student how to pimp. Every how to pimp book prior to this one in the last 30 years was garbage. However Mr.Curtis has written a very informative study guide on how to pimp hoes. He breaks down the history of the Pimp and Hoe Game. The definition of a true and correct Pimp, which is a man who has a woman who is a prostitute go out and make money and her giving him every penny of that money. He of course has to clothe, feed and provide housing for her as well as be her man and lover. It's a personal and buisness relationship all in one. He explains the art of recruiting women for his stable which is called campaigning. He also explains all the different methods hoes use to catch dates (clients) everything from streetwalking (pimping hoes on the track/hoe stroll)even starting a brand new hoe stroll to incall/outcall escort to her working in upscale hotel louges and bars to brothel workers to call girls. He breaks each method down to a science and shows how to advertise on the internet and alternative weekly newspapers. He also teaches how important it is for a Pimp to dress sharp and neat, have excellent hygiene and how to build his credit rating up so he can finance a high power car and a house that bespeaks affluence and prestiege. Most important he lists 10 Commandmants of the Game the first one never do drugs of any kind and the second save every penny that you can. Plus he wrote a platinum code which forbids using force on a woman and explicitly forbids dealing with minors or any woman who is not at least 18 years old. He also tells you to never be violent or hit a woman. I could go on and on but this a must read book the best I have read on the game in a long time. It is up to date and well written. Anybody that has a interest in this subject should definitely purchase this book it is a winner. He gives up too much game but he is all the way real nothing phony about this book and the author! He seems to have principles and class, he has written a masterpiece book on the PIMPIN'!!!!!!

The book does not clearly take you from A-Z-beginner to pimp-as your lead to beleive. The author talks about campaigning and macking, but does not describe how to break social barriers, how to powerframe and condition one's psychie, etc. There is a lot of useful information about dress.
The author basically describes the game and how to recruit prostitutes by using an online escort out call service. It is often written in long convoluted sentences. An entertaining read, but not helpful.

I thought that Ice did a good job of explaining and showing aspects of the game that have not been shown before.

This 128 page sourcebook features a good mix of information to create adventures (or perhaps a campaign) based on the Seas of the Fallen Stars. It would be a good sourcebook, for either a newbie to D&D, or even an expert. It includes new spells, new kits, recommendation of Non-Weapon Proficiencies, magical items, description of the area around the Inner Sea, and other areas, NPCs, an adventure, Ship descriptions, and new rules. What more could one ask for?

If you want to buy this book for ship description only, then I'd recommend 'Of Ships and the Sea' instead. But if you want a sourcebook that gives information enough to create a campaign, then this isn't a bad sourcebook at all! But of course, you should enjoy adventures on the sea, that's where the true fun in this product lies!

This 128 page sourcebook features a good mix of information to create adventures (or perhaps a campaign) based on the Seas of the Fallen Stars. It would be a good sourcebook, for either a newbie to D&D, or even an expert. It includes new spells, new kits, recommendation of Non-Weapon Proficiencies, magical items, description of the area around the Inner Sea, and other areas, NPCs, an adventure, Ship descriptions, and new rules. What more could one ask for?

If you want to buy this book for ship description only, then I'd recommend 'Of Ships and the Sea' instead. But if you want a sourcebook that gives information enough to create a campaign, then this isn't a bad sourcebook at all! But of course, you should enjoy adventures on the sea, that's where the true fun in this product lies!

Who hasn't wanted to be a pirate? Even better, how would you like to be a dashing corsair in a world where dragons are as real as doubloons? If your idea of swashbuckling adventure includes swinging leaps through the rigging of a flaming warship, sparking blades singing over spilled rum and screaming prisoners, broadsides of flame, ice, acid, and worse, and wondrous islands filled with dark mystery and magical danger, you will love this supplement! Features include details on the piratical life and their vengeful code of honor, creating pirate characters, the infamous Pirate Isles, a Rogue's Gallery of notorious ne'er-do-wells, the tall ships of the Sea of Fallen Stars, movement and combat at sea, an adventure, a great slice of pirate speak, and more! Sails high...

Pirates of the Fallen Stars, has to be one of the BEST Forgotten Realms accessories ever made, together with Old Empires, Dreams of Red Wizards and Moonsea! It sheds light on the exotic and yet dangerous pirates that inhabitant the large body of water found in the heart of Faerun called the Sea of Fallen Stars. If you are planning naval expeditions, wish to discover the unknown, take part in underwater adventures, fight against pirates or rescue a damsel- or an artifact, for that matter- in distress, then this accessory will win you over for sure!
I have had endless hours of gaming enjoyment playing on material presented within the pages of the Pirates of the Fallen Stars accessory! The Sea of Fallen Stars' location is such that allows access to many lands that border the sea, such as, Aglarond, Chessenta, Cormyr, the Moonsea region Mulhorand, Sembia, Tantras, Thay, Unther, Westgate and so many others; adventure awaits!!!
Ranging from background history, to island and ship descriptions, to important people and characters, to the respective gods and encounter tables, to adventure hooks and actual adventures, to magical items and artifacts, to new spells and monsters, this accessory has it all and more.
For other FR references/adventures, I STRONGLY recommend: the Old Empires accessory on Chessenta, Mulhorand, and Unther, the Moonsea accessory, the Dreams of Red Wizards accessory on Thay, the Ruins of Myth Drannor Box Set, and the Ruins of Zhentil Keep Box Set (they are Second Edition AD&D, out of print and it will take a bit of searching, but it's well worth it). For updated editions of events see, the Third Edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, which even though is quite expensive, is still very useful to all FR fans!
In short, if you truly love Pirates and naval battles, try and get your hands on a copy of Pirates of the Fallen Stars. You will not regret it! Trust me!

I had extensive back surgery 3 years ago. a spinal (l4-l5) fusion that left me quite weak. After a year or two i was still quite weak... chiropractor for 6 months hadnt helped at all, physical therapy was slowly helping, finally I received a few acupuncture treatments and noticed results within the following weeks from using this dvd and after acupuncture.

it was extremely helpful in developing some inner strength to help me start again

now I practice choy gar wushu and I'm getting more and more physically active by the day!

i highly recommend this dvd to help regain the health you may once have had or just to feel better in everyday life

I don't have the exact same configuration of this product. I have the Simply Tai Chi by Bryant and James with the flash cards and DVD. My set is fantastic because I don't follow physical direction well.

The set with the flash cards allows you to look at the flash card and keep trying one move until you get it straight, unlike the DVD where they give you one chance to execute it right and then they move on. The best thing about the flash cards is they specifically tell you where to move your body parts (with pictures) so if you get confused about which arm goes where, you can pull out a flash card and do it until you've got it down pat.

I don't know anything about Tai Chi form, so I can't speak to that as far as what they are teaching, but if you aren't physically active, the warm-up exercises are wonderful - they are easy on your body but really make you feel like you've done a nice workout at the gym.

I really liked the set I have. If you get the one with the flashcards, you can't go wrong.

I studied tai chi about 12 years ago and wanted to get back into it, but I no longer live in a city that has a tai chi teacher. I picked this up and have found it very useful. It teaches a very short form, and the best thing about it is that is can be performed in 25-35 square feet! Most other form need 70 to 100 or more. You won't be an expert, but it is a great introduction.

I have been training Okinawan, Japanese, & Korean Martial Arts since the 70's. I am now becoming interested in researching the internal arts of China, for health. This book, & DVD provides a very good introduction to those interested in starting Tai Chi. The only somewhat negative comment I have is that on the DVD Mr.Bryant speaks a bit fast, and makes it hard to follow along. As an uneducated Chinese stylist, I would highly reccomend it, & would like to hear what others w/ more experience in the Chinese styles think of their book. Overall, I think it is a very good book though!

David Somers
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In June of this year, Press 53 released Curtis Smith's most recent short story collection titled The Species Crown. Smith is also the author of the novel An Unadorned Life and two previous short story collections, Placing Ourselves Among the Living and In the Jukebox Light. This was my first chance to read a book of his, but it will not be the last one I read. I so enjoyed this collection.

Some of the stories in The Species Crown are lighthearted, always a nice touch in short story collections, which can tend to be a bit on the dark side. One of my favorite stories was "My Totally Awesome Funeral" which was first published in Hobart. Although written in the first person, there's a wonderful twist of an implied directive, the storyteller directing the reader to celebrate his passing--when the time comes. Here's a sample: "Drink another just because you can. After my wife and son have gone to bed, let the hardcore partiers hijack me for one last ride--shotgun!--and no matter the season, roll down the window and let the wind lash my hair." It manages to be a raucous celebration of death that makes the reader smile. How often can you say that about a short story?

Another story I especially liked was "The Real, True-Life Story of Godzilla!." It's a third-person tale of Billy Glenn, a washed up semi-pro basketball player who gets conscripted to join a Team America style group that will play throughout Japan. When that ship runs aground, Billy--because of his height--finds work playing Godzilla in grade B films. He finds love, then loses it unexpectedly and ends up spending his days searching through the eyeholes of his Godzilla costume, looking for lost love.

My very favorite story--I'm certain of it--was "Vacation in Ten Parts." The descriptions put me right smack in the middle of a floundering marriage desperately attempting to find its footing in the shifting sands of the Caribbean. The supporting cast of characters all ring true as fellow desperados on a flight to or from somewhere--no one is quite certain. The second-person lyricism throws it all in high relief: "Study your wife through the fine scrim of mosquito netting. Peaceful, her slumber, her legs tangled in crisp, white sheets, the cotton ripe with the ocean's briny scent."

This collection is so rich and varied, so skilled in the many different voices, locales, and points-of-view, that I was sad when I reached the end--always the sign of a great read.

This was my first encounter with Curtis Smith, but it will not be my last. A must read for those of us with a macabre sense of humor.
Bob Eck

The writer shows a very personal view of life -- rather dark, but with hints of hope in several of his stories. His use of words is specific, visual, and almost poetic at times. His characters have life. He packs either a lot of meaning or a great character study into each of his stories.

I strongly recommend this collection to the more literary-leaning readers of our magazine, and to those genre readers we may be slowly converting to appreciating such things. All of the included short stories were previously published in magazines such as Hobart, American Literary Review, and Night Train, between 2002 and 2007. The novella itself is fresh to the collection, and would be worth it on its own. The collection is a wonderful mix, each piece flowing and rapping off each of the others; melodies and counterpoints such that I'd strongly recommend reading it straight through.

Smith starts the collection with the /in media res/ opening of "Murder"^1--beautiful, scattered language that gives you just a bit of the story at a time, the story you think you must know but can't quite be sure. Meanwhile, Smith paints a masterful picture of different lives and histories, which, if there were one common element to all of his stories, would be that--he captures so many different human lives and activities with such significant detail one could almost believe he'd lived them all.

The mix--the language, the tone, even the paragraph usage--shifts a bit with "My Totally Awesome Funeral"^2. It's a shorter piece, upbeat with darkness--a celebration of life and living in the mental meanderings of someone perhaps just dead, perhaps just dreaming.

"Vacation in Ten Parts"^3 is given as an outline, sentences and sentence fragments bulleted I through X, some subdivided into A, B, C, etc. The presentation is, if not intrinsic, at least very meaningful to the story in the way it frames the mode of thought. It spans just one evening, towards the end of a vacation, and a cast of half a dozen ("And your wife. Don't forget her."). It's a wistful sort of midlife crisis, where hopes and dreams are reviewed, considered, and everyone else studied carefully in comparison. As ever, the language is beautiful, and distinct--and after just a few pages, you feel as if you know everyone involved better than they know themselves.

"Three teeth"^4 swings back to a shorter and more natural mode of story-telling, tracing the lackluster aftermath of a cheerleading accident. The narrator is a spotter, and as such not one of the "Barbies" of the team, and the story could be seen as a portrait of the different worlds people believe they live in, questioning what's really important and what Western culture seems to assume.

One of the strongest stories, I felt, was "The Real, True-Life Story of Godzilla"^5. One of the longer pieces, it tells the story of Billy Glenn--how he found himself touring Japan playing basketball, and how that fell into donning the rubber Godzilla suit and stomping miniature Tokyos. It's a love story, a story of perseverance overcoming difficulties, without having any particular dream to follow. It's sad, and sweet, and ultimately memorable and although, as far as I can tell no Billy Glenn was ever credited in a Godzilla movie, it was believable enough.

At "The Cuckold"^6, we're a quarter of the way through the book and half the way through the short stories--it's not much more than a bite, still wrapped in elegant language. For what it is, if it were any longer, it would be trite--but I think it's well handled, if just a breath.

"Killer"^7 takes the suspicious mood in the previous story and runs with it, heightening it to a frenzy--where an entire neighborhood mobilizes in the chasing of a serial killer. As ever, the language is smooth yet real, the characters deep and humanistically flawed, even when we're just given a glimpse of them.

"The Baby Cries"^8 recaps the outline format of "Vacation in Ten Parts"--following the overall focus on living through times of death and dying, "The Baby Cries" paints a large yet detailed portrait of relatives and friends brought together for a funeral, the twists and turns and tangents on the quest for a simple blanket, the memories and truths, loves and hatreds, and the importance of a moment's rest.

"Beneath the Net"^9 is perhaps my least favorite of the collection, though it's in no way poorly done. There's just very little to it, for me--it's a quaint love story of two flawed individuals, but after a while Smith's exceptional ability to express characters, detail the world and its inhabitants, ceases to impress--it becomes just another story.

On to the next story, then--Jim Asher is a professor of creative writing, wistfully remembering his one or two publishing successes--not seeming to notice one year's class from another as he feels the pangs of a recent divorce. "Professor Asher's Magnificent Party Hat"^10 investigates student-student, student-professor, and, of course, human-human relationships, and while there are a few awkward social moments, the high ground is taken; and perhaps that's all Jim really has left, in his depression. By the end, though, he's turned the numbing chill of memories and could-have-beens to a warmth to keep him going, and we feel ourselves re-awaking with him.

"Amelia Imagines Herself in Terms of a Circle"^11 is the most abstract piece of the collection; and if the mathematical investigation is a gimmick, it's a compelling one, and certainly a true mode of thought in the depths of some nights. The story is full, and clever, focusing on choices and perceptions, and what meaning there might be in any of it.

Finally, then, our appetite whetted, sated, and whetted again--we come to the titular novella, "The Species Crown". In a book of short stories, this novella is comprised of even shorter stories still--daily diary entries (with various gaps). "The Species Crown" is the tale of a broken everyman, Stan, and the reminder to be thankful always for what you have, his cousin--Bobby. Beyond that, I think it's best you come to the novella fresh, the first time. And then read it again, not because of any particular twists and turns, but because it is just that powerful.

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^1 -- "Murder" /CutBank 60/, Fall 2003 (Best American Mystery Stories Distinguished Stories List)
^2 -- "My Totally Awesome Funeral" /Hobart/, Issue 6, Summer 2006 (Pushcart Prize nominee)
^3 -- "Vacation in Ten Parts" /American Literary Review/, Volume XIV, Number 1, Spring 2004
^4 -- "Three Teeth" /West Branch/, Number 53, Fall 2003
^5 -- "The Real, True-Life Story of Godzilla!" /Greensboro Review/, Number 71, Spring 2002
^6 -- "The Cuckold" /Parting Gifts/, Volume 20, Number 1, January 2007
^7 -- "Killer" /West Branch/, Number 53, Fall 2003
^8 -- "The Baby Cries" /Night Train/, Issue III, Fall 2004 (Pushcart Prize nominee)
^9 -- "Beneath the Net" /Night Train/, Issue VII, 2007
^10 -- "Professor Asher's Magnificent Party Hat" /South Dakota Review/, Winter 2002
^11 -- "Amelia Imagines Herself in Terms of a Circle" /Hobart/, Issue 7, Spring 2007

This is a fine book that completely tells the story of the 72 Dolphins. Significant time is spent on the personalities which is great to explain why this team was so successful. And it also showed the dysfunctional relationships mainly between Don Shula and the owner, Joe Robbie. While this book does a great job telling it's story there really is nothing earth shattering so read only if you have a specific interests in the Dolphins or Miami history.

Very interesting book, reading, approach and insights. Its obvious that David Hyde did intense research and interviewing to provide this type of perspective on the 'Perfect' season.

Having followed the season and Larry Czonka in 1972 from Syracuse, it provided interesting reading and perspectives on what worked and went right for the team. If you liked the team and wanted to understand their success, this is a very good read.

Organizing the book around the season and each game, as well as weaving the story and detail around the roles of Don Shula, Joe Thomas, Joe Robbie, the players and other coaches keeps your attention throughout.

Thanks Dave.

A great companion to the 'But We Were 17-0' book. 17-0 gives every players insight into the great season and the effect on their lives, whereas 'Still Perfect' looks at things from a different perspective on a game by game basis.

Excellent read and well worth the purchase!

Dave Hyde was in the fifth grade when the 1972 Dolphins took the field to create the only perfect season in NFL history. The players were only slightly older than me, a Miami boy in love with the Fins since Joe Auer's kickoff return of 95 yards on the expansion Dolphins first play in 1966.

I spent that year mostly in Athens Georgia where unlike my Miami friends affected by the blackout, I could, through the miracle of cable, see each and every game.

Nothing could have prepared me for this book. It is as if Hyde was in the locker room. The boys of fall are revealed in all their humanity and high-spiritedness. Some secrets are finally revealed such as who put the baby gator in Shula's shower. Mostly it is just about guys who had the desire to do what no one had ever done before.

It is the ultimate and definitive book, in its own way, as perfect as that season.

What a courageously written book this is. I don't necessarily agree with all of Mr. Curtis's candidly expressed opinions, but I've never read a movie memoir that was so openly honest. It's very difficult in our society to transcend social strictures against open vanity, regardless of how well deserved. It's also open about sexuality in suprising ways.

Mr. Curtis speaks as freely about his foibles and problems as he does about his extraordinary handsome face, which Edward G. Robinson, quoted in the book, called his sonne punim in Yiddish (beautiful face).

I grew up watching TC's films and have an original lobby card from "The Great Imposter" on my movie wall. His "Houdini" was among my favorite films when I first began going to them alone, as were his swashbucklers and later, his dramatic roles. I still think he's one of the most underrated actors of his era. He deserved the Oscar for "Sweet Smell of Success."

I think eventually this book will be recognized as a unique classic among movie memoirs. It's remarkable for it's fidelity to the truth as TC saw it as opposed to the fictions penned by so many others.

It's long past time to give this man some sort of major industry award.

I have enjoyed reading this book. I find Tony's blunt honesty amusing. I will be reading along and suddenly laugh out loud over something he has said just because it is so plain-spokenly blunt. Of course I would hate for that bluntness to be used against me.

Curtis is kind towards his first wife Janet Leigh. Maybe that is because she has been kind towards him. It seems that he doesn't have much to do with his other ex-wives. At the time this book was published he was married to a girl named Lisa.

Curtis also was/is very sensitive about his being Jewish and how he was picked on as a kid, and as an adult (the stuffed, taped tail-pipe in Germany-read the book to find out what that is about).

Curtis was always a very good-looking man and he knew it, and he's honest about knowing it. His idol was Cary Grant. He wanted to make movies with Marilyn Monroe and Mae West so he could say he and Grant were the only actors to make movies with both. Curtis' tale about filming "Sextette" with Mae West is hilarious.

I love his honesty, but there is alot of anger in him. Too bad he couldn't get therapy to work that out. It probably contributed to the break-down of his marriages, and his drug habits in the past. You have to give him credit for surviving though.

I have to say that his performance in "Sex and the Single Girl" is one of my very favorites. He and Natalie Wood had such a strong on-screen chemistry.

Explicit account from the man himself Tony Curtis of his vastly changing life style from his early days on the poor streets of the Bronx New York, to the high life as a young Hollywood star. One of the most well known celebrities that came from the later part of the Hollywood star stable, his biography is unusual in its style as it integrates the voices of Tony's friends and family along side Tony's own narrative, painting a very explicit and vastly interesting life. It pulls no punches and tells it as it is , and is a must read for all his fans. Including information On the Persuaders starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore. ITC action adventure programme first broadcast in 1971

This book is perfect if you want to read about TC, other famous people, the movies, or a young boy who went through a lot and grew up to be famous and go through some rough times again. TC tells us about his childhood, his teenage years, his brothers, his women, his kids, his films, he makes us laugh and he makes us cry. He is an amaizing guy. This autobiography, with the help of BP, is a brilliant read. It's not just for people who were around in the sixties either. I'm 16 and have read this book twice. I recomend this book to anyone that is a fan like me, or anyone who likes to read a good book.

I am excited to share these principles with our young men at Willow Springs Boys Ranch. Character Counts!

My son is 7 and I was not sure what he would think of this book. He loves it. I was very surprised by his reaction to the book. I skimmed the book and felt that it was appropriate for any age boy with good reading skills.

I bought this book to use with my grandsons, ages 11 & 13. I pulled it out one day when they were visiting and read them the introduction. It might have been the phrase "impressing the girls" that first caught their attention! I read to them from the book, starting with "How to behave in a movie theater". The chapters are short instructions followed by "You do" and "You don't" and "Why" sections. The advice is excellent and concise! After reading a few chapters to them, the 13 year old asked to see it and picked a few chapters he wanted me to read to them. Then the 11 year old wanted to pick a few!! We spent over an hour reading and discussing and they never lost interest! The next morning they were still saying things like "I put the toilet seat down, "just like a young gentleman should"! We will read more together the next time they visit. The book is written so you can randomly pick chapters that appeal at the time. Money well spent, time well invested in "my two fine young gentlemen"!!

Hahn & Mitch have done another fantastic job. They take the data of the biblical book, break down for the modern reader what's happening, how it relates to what's going on before and after, and gives us the theological significance besides.

I love all the Ignatius Bible Study commentaries. As a group there is no modern commentary series that is its equal. They have the depth necessary for scholars looking for an accessible resource and the straight forward approach that American readers long for.

They do an excellent job in particular demonstrating the parallels between the ministries of Peter and Paul while these two carry out the ministry of Jesus in word and deed.

The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible is a great tool for small groups seeking to understand the Bible from a Catholic perspective.

This concise, 80-page paperback, is composed of five major sections:
- Introduction to the Ignatius Study Bible
- Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles
- Outline of the Acts of the Apostles
- Acts of the Apostles with Commentary by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch
- Study Questions by Dennis Walters

The commentary includes historical background, with maps, and categorized notes. The notes have symbols next to them indicating whether they are:
- content and unity
- living tradition
- analogy of faith

The study questions are grouped by chapter, and then broken down into two sections per chapter: "For understanding" and "For application." The understanding questions are textual analysis questions. " The application questions are pertinent for the spiritual lives of Catholics. However, space was not provided within the questions themselves for notes. There are no notes pages at the end of the book, and white space was not allotted within the questions themselves, so you may want to use a notebook in conjuction with this study guide.

Overall, the organization of this study guide makes it an effective tool for novices, and challenging for for more knowledgeable Catholics.

This series of books is ideal for those wishing to study the bible on a book-by-book basis. The books themselves are reasonably priced and self-contained (meaning you get both the scripture and the commentary). The questions in the back are great for not only checking up on your grasp of the details of each chapter, but to apply the contents of the chapter to one's everyday life. It can also be used for individual bible study, small groups, or (as I've done it) a group of about 40 people. Also, there are great maps and word-studies of key concepts in the scripture.

I didn't read it all yet, but still there are interesting aproches to audio prodution, that sometimes we use it without thinking, and with this book, help us understand it.

I teach a class at San Francisco State University entitled, "The Role of The Record Producer" and this book is the perfect text. I want to commend the authors for this easy to follow, straightforward guide.

David Gibson and Maestro Curtis' The Art Of Producing: How To Produce An Audio Project is the first book to standardize a specific production process for a music project from beginning to end, using step-by-step procedures for production, whether it be for a band, group or record company project. Author David Gibson has been producing groups in major 24-track studios since 1982, while Maestero Curtis has worked with numerous artists and produced projects with his own band. Their combined backgrounds provide the most detailed production techniques and latest technology discussions in print, making The Art Of Producing is clearly to be considered as a 'must' for all aspiring musicians.