Francis Books

Spirit of Place is a beautiful book, matching breathtaking pictures of Prince Edward Island with the beautifully penned words of Lucy Maud Montgomery. Her love of this magical island is obvious through this book, and its pictures of Cavendish beach, Lover's Lane, the red cliffs, and the sea, among many other spots is a great way of capturing the magic. A great way to understand how much and exactly why Montgomery loved Prince Edward Island so very much.

This book really brings L.M. Montgomery's Prince Edward Island world alive. Photographers Wayne Barrett and Anne MacKay went to many places Montgomery wrote of in letters and articles, such as Park Corner, Cavendish and other quaint, rural places and photographed them wonderfully with everything from broad seascapes to forest close-ups. Francis Bolger collected suitable quotes -- and there were many to pick from -- that tied in the with pictures.

So, for example, we have Montgomery telling Ephraim Weber how lovely and satisfying it was to set foot on the island's red soil again, connected with wonderful pictures of red farmer's fields in the village of Hampton.

Examples like this abound through Spirit of Place, making it one of my all-time favourite L.M. Montgomery-related books. Since Amazon.com says it's unavailable, try ordering it from Amazon.ca

ONCE AGAIN MS. HILL CAPTURES HER READERS AND TAKES TO THEM TO THAT PLACE THATS JUST BEYOND THE RAINBOW. SHE BRINGS US TO A PLACE THAT ASSURES US ITS OKAY TO PUT OUR HEART ON THE LINE.

Ray is a real work of art, meaning the girl sure does know how to write! Love Sarah and Blake's story. Sarah really goes after what she wants. You go girl, and much love to you Ray!

Hill is also truly blessed! Loved Jewel and Taj's story. I really get into the age issue stories. I think it is very interesting some authors play out the "age issue," in some books, but this one was nicely done. Much love Hill!

Ms Walkers's Harvest the Fruits can not be forgotten. Nice work!

Lays the groundwork for his excellent essay in "Idea of the Numinous", his more recent (Ed.) title - Tacey has the insight of Karen Armstrong and others who like prophets are showing what is truly before us in this eciting new era.

This beautifully written book is a penetrating look at the evolving spiritual scene in the Western world today. It accurately guages the way modern people are seeking direct inner experience of the 'spirit' in order to give deeper meaning and purpose to their lives. It shows how organised religion on the one hand, and secular, rationalist society on the other, not only fails to assist people in their search, but actually hinders them, causing more and more to leave traditional places of worship, and feeling increasingly alienated from a community they see obsessed with financial and material advantage.

The book examines the myriad paths that the individual search for personal experience of the 'divine' can take, from ecology to the New Age, from psychotherapy to the occult, and how we evaluate each according to the degree they have brought about 'spiritual change or moral transformation in the ways demanded by true spirituality' (p. 207).

Tacey tells us he comes from the point of view of his 'mystical, anti-fundamentalist, humanist' personality. Later, he adds he is a 'mystical Christian'. He speaks for all genuine seekers, I think, when he says 'I am only interested in a faith that has "passed through" the fires of atheism, the blaze of modernity, and the critical scrutiny of psychoanalysis and science. What survives after all else has been burnt away...after conventional forms have been melted down...is the only kind of faith that resonates with the spiritual needs of our extraordinary time' (p. 157).

Religious institutions, Tacey argues, must recognise they are failing to communicate the deepest mystery they are truly about, the message we all need to hear in our de-stabilised world. He asserts the majority of them are either feeling threatened in the face of new demands for more 'spirituality', or denying there is anything wrong. In warm and reassuring tones, he explains that they and the individualist seekers have much to learn from each other. Indeed, in the end, they will both see they are essential to each other's well-being, the traditions to give form, fellowship and stability to the overwhelming power of the radicalising spirit, the mystic to pinpoint and rebel against the forms when they become an obstacle to realising the ineffable experience underlying them.

I only wish Tacey had focused more critically on the most serious problem of organised religions - intolerant fundamentalism. In my view, the real war will always be between those who embrace difference and those who would eradicate it. The fundamentalists, with their fight-to-the-death opposition to the spirit of truth will certainly not take change lying down. I am sure the religious institutions would have welcomed advice on how best to deal with this problem!

Ironically, given the title, 'The Spirituality Revolution' will give much comfort and hope to people in the churches, mosques, and synagogues, who initially will need encouragement to begin the difficult task of soul-searching and institutional change. Tacey puts forward criticisms calmly and constructively, always accentuating the positive.

David Tacey has written a brilliant, illuminating book. His love for the mysteries and life is - like the spirit he writes about - inescapable and unbeatable.

The Spoils of Freedom is a searching thing of what went on and is on and on in the former Yugoslavia. Salecl connects the state's anti-abortion stance with the phenominal success, to date, of the Croatian football team. Interwoven with illuminating commentaries of Lacan and Foucault, this book is a must for all would-be rockers. Buy now!

The Spoils of Freedom is a searching thing of what went on and is on and on in the former Yugoslavia. Salecl connects the state's anti-abortion stance with the phenominal success, to date, of the Croatian football team. Interwoven with illuminating commentaries of Lacan and Foucault, this book is a must for all would-be rockers. Buy now!

This is an excellent, accessible collection of well-written essays on the intersection of sport, celebrity, and culture. In particular, the essays on "Gretzky Nation," "Global Hingis," and Michael Jordan were thought-provoking and did more than just glamourise the world of celebrity athletes. Highly recommended to anyone interested in seeing the cultural relavance of sporting figures in everyday global culture.

Great book. Complete, and thought provoking. I especially enjoyed the chapter on "Global Hingis"!

The first biography in English of this major saint (1416-1507). Cured the sick, raised the dead, walked on water, and prophesied the future. Having lived to 91, he influenced the reign of seven Popes and five kings, and was canonized just 12 years after his death. His life was a continuous stream of miracles, yet few in the English-speaking world today have heard of him, for which reason the authors have written this book. During the period of preparation of this manuscript, we heard of four remarkable cures through his intercession implored by the people working on the book. 165pp. PB. Imprimatur.

THE AUTHOR BESIDE WRITING AN ACCURATE HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THAT TIME, IS ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN INSPIRING IMAGE OF THE SAINT AND OF HIS POWERFUL MAGNETISM THAT IS STILL WITHDRAWING HUNDREDS OF FAITHFULS ALL AROUND THE WORLD. AN INCREDIBLE AND TRANSPORTING ADVENTURE IN THE PAST YET FULLY MAGNETIC, DEVOTIONAL AND INSIPRING. I WILL RECOMMEND IT TO ALL!!!!!

St. Francis and the Foolishness of God is not just about St. Francis, but about themes that touch all of our lives. There are reflection questions at the end of each section and an invitation to share stories. I recommend this book for personal and group reflection.

I finally bought it, and I'm more than glad I did. This book is not at all what I thought it would be about --- it is so much more. Initially, I thought it would be another book about the life of St. Francis which, of late, I've been quite taken with. This book, though, has more to do with how we can make our faith real --- how we can really respond --- in light of a needy world around us. This is just what the doctor ordered. I say this reluctantly, but reading a chapter is almost better than going to church. I close this book at night with the understanding that I've got to get out there and DO something; I feel like I CAN make some small difference in this world, and that means so much to me. I'm at that point where I WANT to change, WANT to make sacrifices, WANT to be conformed to what God wants me to be. I want desperately not to be an 'average' Christian who longs for the same dusty, lifeless, rusting things the world does. This book reminds me that Francis, in his life, was not afraid to give up personal comfort and familiarity. When he finally overcame the greatest personal obstacle for him --- learning to love the leper -- he was freed from within, freed from that nasty monster that can entangle so many of us. Reflecting on his unique experience, I am compelled to look at my own prejudices, those things about people that keep me from loving them completely. I can't remember the last time a church sermon so compelled me. I highly recommend this book, and encourage you to grow in ways far outside the box.

I have considered other ways to put this, but I have found no more honest thing to say than this: I am in awe of this splendid Series of pocket-sized books edited by Mirabai Starr.

This book on Saint Francis of Assisi of devotions, prayers, and living wisdom is warmly inviting, compassionate, and inspiring. I read pages from it over and over in my daily spiritual practice. I travel with it (I write this, for instance, in a Portland hotel as the book lies beside me on the bed). I urge people I care about and people I meet to get a copy and read it, savor it, practice it!

Through Mirabai Starr's divine insights, I believe I've met Francis the boy and man, and therefore better understand and appreciate the mentor and saint, the shining example I carry everywhere inside me. It's this...accessibility that you'll find so irresistibly charming. It's as if Starr, whose own shimmering radiance is undeniable, opens the door of our darkened room and we're suddenly, stunningly enveloped by a golden light. In these pages, you will experience many insights and epiphanies that feel like that!

Collect this Series, and you'll want to keep them at arm's length wherever you are. Like teachers and mentors, they become spiritual friends who are always there to read you as you read them.

--Robert McDowell, The Poetry Mentor (www.robertmcdowell.net), is the author of POETRY AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE (July, 2008) from Free Press.

This little book is filled with meditations, prayers and wonderful spiritual aids to deepen a persons relationship with Almighty God.
I strongly recommend it for all Christians regardless of their church afiliation.

As the author says and does: This book is to allow EE's and others to actually be able to _solve_ EM problems on paper. He was tired of people who knew the theory and couldn't apply it.

This monster tomb is one of the best books on electricity and magnetism ever written. It was designed for EEs and experimental physicists before computational electrodynamics became really doable. So the emphasis is on being able to solve advanced (and I do mean advanced) electrodynamics problems analytically by hand. I guarantee that if the modern physics graduate student can solve even a fraction of the problems in this book by whatever means available, he will obtain a greater knowledge of E&M that 99% of the people out there in any field. (The only exception being computational electrodynamics of course.) This and Jeans old book are the goldmines of E&M.

This is an interesting book that has quotes from people in various disciplines that who are statistical experts or have used statistical information. The text includes the famous quote of Benjamin Disraeli and the modification by Mark Twain.
There are quotes from Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson and even some famous statisticians like John Tukey, R. A. Fisher, Stephen Stigler and George Box. The quotes are arranged by topics that are listed in alphabetical order. The author and source are given. Sometimes the author is known but the source is unknown.

It appears to be well researched but I did find one error. Peter A. (Tony) Lachenbruch is listed as Peter Luchenbruch.

A nice and important feature of the book is the author index in the back. Each author has a list of topics for which he or she has quotes. The page numbers for theses quotes are given.

There is also an index of topics that lists each author and the page number of their quote under the topic. Ordering is alphabetical throughout.

Also, some cute and sometimes funny cartoons are interspersed throughout the book.

This is an interesting book that has quotes from people in various disciplines that who are statistical experts or have used statistical information. The text includes the famous quote of Benjamin Disraeli and the modification by Mark Twain.

There are quotes from Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson and even some famous statisticians like John Tukey, R. A. Fisher, Stephen Stigler and George Box. The quotes are arranged by topics that are listed in alphabetical order. The author and source are given. Sometimes the author is known but the source is unknown.

It appears to be well researched but I did find one error. Peter A. (Tony) Lachenbruch is listed as Peter Luchenbruch.

A nice and important feature of the book is the author index in the back. Each author has a list of topics for which he or she has quotes. The page numbers for theses quotes are given.

There is also an index of topics that lists each author and the page number of their quote under the topic. Ordering is alphabetical throughout.

Also, some cute and sometimes funny cartoons are interspersed throughout the book.