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Fun on Foot makes a fantastic addition to any book collection. It is a cornerstone item if you travel around the US and like to keep fit in some of America's most fun cities. It provides great coverage on routes for casual walkers, joggers or runners. The routes can be incorporated into a leisurely afternoon stroll, or a quick run or jog for the time restricted traveler. My husband and I really benefited from the NYC Central Park route and took advantage of it many times during our visits to the big apple. The maps are great and there are well illustrated notes. Looking forward with great anticipation to the European edition....

I found this book to be well written and easy to read. In addition to the well planned running/walking routes in more than a dozen American cities, the book is full of interesting historical notes on the sites along the routes described. The book will appeal to those interested in keeping in shape while traveling to various cities in the USA. Having lived in New York City for many years, I am familiar with most of the wonderful routes described in this city. I will certainly bring the book along on my trip to Washington in June and other American cities in the future.

Allen Volchuk
Toronto, Canada

Fun On Foot In America's Cities by Warwick and Nola Ford is the ultimate guide to the "unseen" America via foot travel. Discover the endless pathways accessible to all walkers, runners and joggers in Fun On Foot. As an in-depth guide to some of America's most adventurous and interesting footpaths, Fun On Foot will enlighten readers to the top 50 urban 4 to 10 mile routes in 14 major U.S. cities, including details on comfort and safety, historic, cultural or aesthetic attractions, convenience without needing a vehicle, and worthy destinations to motivate the reader to fulfill the planned route. Fun On Foot is very highly recommended to all American vacationers, especially those in tune with nature.

For anyone interested in garter snakes, this book is the Holy Grail. Its chapters summarize a tremendous amount of work done on the genus, and make this book the one reference to consult first when doing any research on garters. It covers all thirty species, including many from Mexico and Central America for which data is limited and that I had never heard of before. I'm very pleased with it, and refer to it often.

But bear in mind that this a scientific monograph. As monographs go it is surprisingly accessible, but it does not pull any scholarly punches, and some parts of it will be beyond some readers, particularly children. The species key, for example, refers to measurements that no amateur or casual observer would be able to make, but it does so in order to be correct rather than easy.

That garter snake researchers need to own a copy of it goes without saying; amateurs with a serious interest in garters ought to buy it as well.

This wonderful compendium of gartersnake information is a treasure for lovers of Thamnophis. The color plates are wonderful, and the biological information is fascinating. Who would have guessed that some garters actually brumate (hibernate) in water? A great gift for any gartersnake keeper.

There is far too much information in this book to be summarized in a review. Suffice it to say that the book is fascinating: the writing is clear, the conclusions sound, and the research extensive. For most other varieties of snake--other colubrids, boidae, vipers, even elapids--there is no shortage of books, and books covering even individual species are plentiful (think how many books are devoted exclusively to Boa constrictor ssp., for example). And while most of these books are worth reading once, the majority say little that all the others don't say, too. Garter snakes, however, seldom rate more than a paragraph or two in any snake book, and there are very few books devoted exclusively to garters (I can think of only one, offhand). This book, however, gives garters the attention--and gives the reader the information--that the species deserves. If one is a ratsnake enthusiast, or a python person, or mad about milksnakes, there are plenty of books worth reading, but few that are indispensable. If one is a breeder, researcher, or simply an interested layperson regarding garter snakes, however, this book is one that simply cannot be done without.

If you want to meet a person who is interesting, intelligent, funny, energetic, and spiritual buy this book and meet Ita Ford. She will help you realize what is truly important in life. Plus, she is a great writer. Since some of her friends saved Ita's letters you meet her up close and personal.

It seems strange a quarter century has already passed since the torture, rape and murder of these four courageous and Catholic US women by US directed fascist forces which killed so many religious in El Salvador including the Archbishop, and yet none are yet canonized. Perhaps this refusal indicates more about the new timid direction of our Church away from living testimony of Jesus and his Gospel than their certain santity as confessors and martyrs of our Universal Faith in solidarity with the Poor of this earth who are rich in Heaven. Our Church's ignorance of their martyrdom matches our US government refusing to bring to justice their terrorist torturers, rapists and killers, more culpable of crimes against Americans than anyone on Guantanamo Bay.

This remarkable book collects the personal writings and meditations of one such certain Saint, Ita Ford. Rarely since Saint Therese of LIsieux have such an opportunity to study, meditate and imitate the pathway of a Saint in her own writings.

Please take this book prayerfully, in respect and in joy, and meditate the meaning of her life and ultimate sacrifice and its aftermath.

Discovering "Here I Am, Lord" The Letters and Writings of Ita Ford came as an unexpected surprise. Not being a dedicated reader of books that could be categorized as theology, the story of Sister Ita Ford's life as told through her letters (which are prefaced by concise but very vivid and helpful Introductions by the editor, Jeanne Evans) impressed me as I became caught up in the simple power of an amazing woman's life work.

In retrospect, the relevance of Ita Ford's life story as revealed by Evan's book is compelling to any reader interested in how an individual can fight to change the political structures that control everyday people for the enrichment of the powerful few. The most important actions Ita Ford took on in her life led to her execution-style murder by the Salvadoran military on December 2, 1980. This act of brutality was covered by TV and print reporters around the world.

It seems to me that the importance of Ita Ford's life is mirrored in the recent successes of films like United 93 and Oliver Stone's World Trade Center. These films tell the stories of many people caught up in the horrific events of September 11, 2001. They give direct, moving glimpses of the heroism of everyday people, who are very like Ita Ford in suddenly finding themselves facing unexpected unspeakable evil. Ita Ford's heroic death may be a quarter of a century ago; but, the evil committed by certain individuals who are willing to kill the innocent to promote what they see to be their right: to impose their will upon others, is as common an event today as it was in 1980. The politics change, but the importance of everyday people who will sacrifice themselves to fight fanaticism and greed remains as amazing and important in 1980, or 2001, as it is today.

What is special about Ita Ford's life? She was born in Brooklyn, NY to a Roman Catholic family, and had the then typical parochial education, which by 1957, took her to the all women's college of Marymount Manhattan, which was then run by Roman Catholic sisters. The strength of Evan's book is immediately apparent in her ability to give a short, precise summary of each stage of Ita's life, and then flesh it out with Ita's letters and other writings that were never intended to be read by the public, and therefore are candid and revealing. At this time, Ita's commitment to the yearbook, and her adolescent agonizing over certain college courses, as well as her reaction to her professors, will resonate with any reader. As Evans takes us further along in Ford's life, we have an insider's view with her struggles as a Maryknoll Postulant [a nun in formation], and her first defeat when she fails to become a Maryknoll sister. Evans takes us through the decade of the 1960's, while Ita lived in Greenwich Village and lived out a time of the United States' great transformation from post-war Ozzie and Harriet America, to the America of Vietnam, Feminism, and (for those interested in things theological) Post-Vatican II.

The heart and soul of Evan's book follows: Ita Ford's return to the Maryknolls and her acceptance for missionary work in South America in the turbulent 1970's. This is impossible to summarize; the reader has to experience Ita's life as Evans presents it. A snapshot will suffice. Ita began her missionary work in the huge shantytown of La Bandera on the edge of Santiago, Chile. The details of the numbing poverty, and the resilience of the Chileans reduced to living in La Bandera has to be seen through Ita Ford's eyes. Her story may be from twenty-five years ago, but the La Banderas of South and Central America are unchanged today.

Finally, Ita is moved to go to her destiny in El Salvador by the call of Archbishop Oscar Romero. It is no accident that she arrives in March 1980, to the news of his assassination by his political enemies. She will be executed with three other women nine months later.

I was particularly impressed by Evan's ability to use her own Introductions and Ita Ford's writings to give the reader an amazingly clear picture of a woman who thought of herself as very ordinary, but who was determined to do extraordinary things. In a way, Ita Ford's letters show that she saw herself realistically. But, Evan's book gives the reader a much larger view. People like Ita Ford who can put the needs of other people above their own, in whatever small part of the world they take on, are truly extraordinary people. It is the pervasive poverty and meaningless violence in the world that is truly ordinary. Evan's book is a real and moving journey in the footsteps of an amazing woman.

No reader interested in the power of one ordinary person to do the seemingly impossible will be disappointed by "Here I Am, Lord."

I've been kayaking whitewater for about 5 years, seriously the past 2 seasons. I stumbled on this while on a visit back to the States last summer. It is clear and concise and builds on a series of simple paddling and 'awareness' excercises - as if a gifted 'professor' collected his/her lecture notes. No kayaker should be without this book, even if you're a pro, there's bound to be some thought-provoking new material here for you or a new spin on how to pass on techniques to newbies. Nealy's book ('Kayak') opens your eyes about 'reading' water and routefinding, this book opens your eyes about boat control. It's a gift, worth 3X the price...

As soon as I found the laminated exercise card in the back of the book, I knew that this was much more than a book to be read. It was written in such a way that the info inside could go with me in the boat! The B & W photos are more than adequate for the purpose and Kent Ford never writes DOWN to the reader, World Champ though he is...A great resource and confidence builder

On the cover of this book there's a picture of what appears to be a gnome with an atomic grin sitting in a kayak. The picture is the clue to both the book's underlying philosophy and its explicit message: kayaking on white water is fun. And the best way to have the most fun is to get the basics right. The book is unique in that it consists of nothing more than a series of well illustrated drills which are aimed at developing good boat control, and good paddle technique, so the next time you get on a white water river you can do whatever you want to do better. It's not aimed at wanna be rodeo stars. Text is kept to a minimum and the book is remarkably uncluttered and direct. Unless you're a champion slalom paddler there's lots here that is useful to help you refine and improve your technique and you don't have to wait til your next white water trip to get on with it. If you want to improve your paddling, buy this book. The authors offer a money back guarantee that it will improve your skills. If you've got a frend who's just started paddling, buy them this book. (And read it yerself!) If you're an instructor, especially a new one, buy this book. It's a ready made repetoire of drills and activities you can use to help your students improve facets of their paddling. For instructors it's also good on the little differences between the way racers and recreational boaters do things. Which given the authors' backgrounds is hardly suprising. (You might want to deduct half a star from the rating if you don't like yo-dude-speak)

What an excellent book. By this book if you'd like to try something a little different. Not for the light at heart at all.

Much Love & Many Blessings,
Thorn

I was debating between the hardcover version, or the paperback one, but within about TWO minutes of removing this tome from the amazondotcom shipping box, I KNEW I had made the right choice!

This book is not for the faint at heart, or those deluding themselves with fluffy bunny Silver Ravenwolf drivel... if you could buy only one book on LHP or dark occultism, THIS IS IT!

I received this book as a birthday gift from my husband. I have to say, it is an amazing book. He also was debating between the hardcover and paperback, but he choose the hardcover. I am glad that he did.

The context of this book is overwhelming and amazing. It is NOT for the "fluffy bunny." If you are on a path that refuses to acknowledge the shadows of witchcraft, this book is Not for you. If you practice the Left-hand Path or Dark Paganism, this book would be a great addition to your library and your studies.

I agree, BEWARE it is not for the faint at heart. This book is an intense read. If you embrace the shadows and would like to go further in your studies, do not think twice about ordering this book. You will not be disappointed.

I am happy because I recieved my order earlier than expected. I recommend anyone to buy from this seller!

There are a number of books on Edward Deming and the quest for quality. I am familiar with this one only, but I found it a very good introduction to quality control. The author shows how a quest for quality can be applied to almost any field of endeavor. With an effort to improve quality Florida Light & Power was able to reduce greatly the number of power outages on its lines. You will find yourself looking at what you do and asking how you can improve. You will also find yourself taking notice of businesses that have a long way to go in achieving quality.

I read the local library's copy and its so good I am going to buy one for myself.

Why? Because Andrea Gabor has researched the topic of Quality well. More to the point, Andrea has given insight to the men who showed how to achieve continual improvement (Quality).

Its more than a good read, there are valuable lessons to be learnt from reading case histories mentioned. Note how successful companies can become!

Reading "The Man Who Discovered Quality" will encourage you to change your attitude towards work. Directors and managers should especially read this insightful reseach, because its within your hands to change business mindset.

You may even want to extend the attitude of Quality into your personal life.

Read it and make up your own mind.

This book is a must have for any 2nd generation ford probe owner. It has saved me a fortune on repair costs. well worth the price lots of pictures better than the chiltons manual.

The Haynes manualfor the Mazda/Probe vehicle is as easy to use as other Haynes manuals I have purchased for other cars I have owned. Pictures are of good quality and the instructions are somewhat detailed. I would defintely recommend a Haynes manual for any car.

I searched everywhere for a repair manual for my Ford Telstar (Mazda626 clone). The book was particularly well suited to my purposes, as it described repair procedures in detail. As cars are more technologically advanced than before, I learnt a great deal and discovered features which I never knew existed on my car. The Fuel Injection section was particularly interesting to me. You learn exactly what not to mess with.

Theology aims to reveal something about God. Perhaps it succeeds, occasionally, in this enterprise. My guess, however, is that theology is more revelatory of humans (and so, indirectly, of God). The theological enterprise sheds light on the best and the worst in us. The best is a yearning, a striving, for that which is good and complete and life-giving. In doing theology, we make our intellects and hearts instruments in the service of that for which we yearn. Good theology is poetry. The worst, on the other hand, is a will-to-power, an arrogant urge to build a Babelesque Tower, invade heaven, and capture (with sophisticated words and theories) God. Movement from the best to the worst is always a theological temptation. Few theologians completely resist it.

This collection of essays about the major 20th century theologians nicely illustrates both the best and the worst. The essays for the most part are wonderfully written--they provide good surveys with a minimum of arcane theological vocabulary, and they nicely place the discussed figures in relation with their times and with one another. The scope of the essays is also welcome, ranging from the Barthian rejection of neo-Protestant liberalism at the beginning of the century to David Ford's forward-looking essay on theological directions in the new millennium. Liberation theologies, feminist theologies, evangelical theologies, as well as the alternately fruitful or antagonistic relationship between theology and world religions, the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the arts, are also examined. Throughout, I found myself amazed by the incredible insights of some theologians and horrified at the intellectualistic hubris of others. Maybe this is a healthy response to theology: excitement at its promise, occasional weariness with its pretensions.

For both the beginning student of theology as well as more seasoned ones looking for a convenient and reliable summae, this volume is the best I've discovered. Highly recommended (even though, as with all Blackwell books, it's horribly over-priced).

Of the often confusing world of 20th century theology. 20th century theology often feels like an orchestra that's warming up before a symphony. Complete and utter chaos! Not everyone is playing the same tune, nor are they coming from the same perspective. Pluralism is the order of the day. I consider this my hitchiker's guide.

It is a set of essays of professional journal quality, written experts on the respective topics they are writing on. There are sections on specific theologians (e.g Barth, Bultmann, Tillich, Moltmann, Pannenberg, Jungel, Kung, Balthasar, Rahner, etc.), specific topics (Judaism & Christian theology, evangelicalism, theology & science, hermeneutics, postliberalism, feminist theology, liberation theology, etc.). Basically, all the major people & movements you should ever know about.

Like its companion volume from Blackwell (`The Medieval Theologians'), this text, `The Modern Theologians', edited by David Ford, provides a wonderful in-depth and broad-ranging introduction to twentieth century theology. In fact, the modern period which Ford delineates is post-World War I to the present; in many ways, the first world war provided a defining turning point for much of intellectual history, and theology was no exception. Ford admits that the selection process might be somewhat controversial - in any history or survey, the amount of material excluded is always vast - but is largely based upon those theologians who both covered the broadest range of topics and/or are currently studied in earnest by scholars, theologians and others in universities, seminaries, and religious institutions.

This is a book on Christian theology, not a comparative religions text, but it does cover the main branches of Christianity, looking at modern theology based upon personality, geography, and theological approach. The first section examines the lives and work of some of the most significant theological voices to dominate the century, most of whom were European (no surprise, given the dominance of the European voices in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as well). These people include Roman Catholics and Protestants - Congar, de Lubac, Rahner, Balthasar, Schillebeeckx, and Kung on the Catholic side, Barth, Bonhoeffer, Jungel, Bultmann, tillich, Pannenberg and Moltmann on the Protestant side.

The second through fourth sections look at theologies based on geography - theology from Britain, theologies of North America (arguably one of the primary centres of theology as we enter the twenty-first century), and theologies from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, essential untapped domains with strong potential, perhaps poised to surpass the traditional Western lands as the realm of creative and strong theological endeavours. Among the topics here include the cross-disciplinary aspects of theology as undertaken in Britain (theology and history, theology and philosophy, theology and culture/society), different kinds of liberation theology (Black theology, Hispanic theology, Native American, Womanist, Feminist theologies, in addition to the original Latin American), as well as contextual theologies arising from so-termed third world nations, and the newly developing realm of postliberal and postmodern theology.

The final four sections look at key topics - Evangelical theology on the one hand and Orthodox theology on the other (the article on Orthodox theology was written by the now-Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams); connections between the Bible and theology, theology as it addresses relations with other religions in the world, and Judaism in particular; and the connection of theology to the natural sciences, social sciences, and the arts.

The contributors to this volume themselves constitute a significant collection of major modern voices in academic theology. In addition to the above-mentioned Williams are well-known scholars such as Graham Ward, Rebecca Chopp, Peter Ochs, Peter Sedgwick, Werner Jeanrond, Daniel Hardy, William Placher and Ann Loades.

Ford's own essay as the Epilogue provides and interesting forward look into the trends of theology presently coming into play. He addresses key questions of theological study - the relationship with God and truth, the placing of theology in the academy and/or churches as authentic, and the ultimate question, always worthwhile, of just who does theology?

Each essay is wonderfully annotated with notes and bibliography for further research, making this an ideal tool for students and scholars. There is a chart at the end of a list of dates for placing the major theologians of the twentieth century in proper order and context with other world events. The glossary is very useful for students of theology, and the index is very well done.

Blackwell has a strong reputation as a publisher of quality theological and other scholarly works, and this volume, the second edition of a text first published in the 1980s, has all the hallmarks of this deserved fame.

A great insight into Henry Fords' way of doing business. Of course hindsight is 20-20 and Ford tells of his secrets to success with the Model T. A good reference for the automotive historian or budding entrepeneur.

Anyone who has read "My Life and Work" will understand exactly what is wrong with our country today. There are three ways to create wealth--grow it, mine it, or make it--and activities like flipping houses or trading carbon credits do not qualify.

Ford developed what is now known as the Toyota production system, and readers will see a very explicit description of just in time manufacturing (and its benefits) in "My Life and Work."

Ford also summarized effective labor relations in one sentence: "It ought to be the employer's ambition, as leader, to pay better wages than any similar line of business, and it ought to be the workman's ambition to make this possible."

I'll just say this about Ford. He was absolutely the greatest industrial mind off ALL TIMES.

Such a crucial, scary time..."on their own." You wonder if it can ever happen successfully. Very knowledgeable, ungarnished yet helpful and hopeful.

This is the book every parent of an adult child with LD should read, especially in those times when you feel so hopeless and that no one truly knows what you are going through. As the parent of an adult son with learning disabilities I can honestly say that On Their Own has changed the way I think about my son and his future. Most of all it has given me hope that he has a future at all! The book helped us see the whole person with all their strengths and weaknesses. Nothing is sugar-coated here, and parents of adults with LD will find many points where'll they'll nod in agreement and realize that yes, after all someone truly does understand what we are going through. I absolutely loved Anne Ford's previous book Laughing Allegra. In that book, I felt she spoke to me personally as we followed her step by step while raising a child with LD. On Their Own continues the story, but it is a much more hands-on approach and with a great deal of practical information. Even so, I found it as readable as Laughing Allegra, with many insights and anecdotes that separate it from so many other dry academic books in this field. Parents of adult children with any disability will benefit greatly from On Their Own

I was worried that I would be bored by all the language specific jargon so commonly used by professionals in books like these, but the insight and personal account of dealing with learning disabled adults kept me totally engrossed for the entire book. I wish more books about dealing with disabilities were written with such a human voice.