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I first read this book when I was in elemetary school. I had borrowed my father's copy, and now, 25 years later, it is held together with a rubber band required after numerous re-readings. I was fortunate to read this book before most of my math studies and these tales certainly enhanced and enriched my math experience later on. Like math or not, these are wonderful tales of fantasy, science fiction, of math. I plan to buy a new copy with a fresh binding to give to my son to read as soon as possible.

The mathematics behind the fiction in this book is not deep and often reaches the level of the absurd. Mathematical jargon is (mis)used throughout, if you know the mathematical principles being cited, it will be difficult for you to avoid mentally reciting the mantra, "Ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous." Nevertheless it is very fun to read, the stories possess a whimsical quality that will tickle the funny bones of everyone who is willing to relax their mathematical rigidity for a moment. This is due to the general quality of the writing, which is excellent, combined with the humor inherent in seriousness gone effectively awry. This book is the perfect way for a mathematician to respond to a personal need to "lighten up."

What a relief to open the pages of this book. I approach mathematics as a subject necessary, but always painful, to learn. Dare I say I love this book? Some of the short stories are humorous, some are endearing, some have common characters. All deal with mathematics in one way or another. Fadiman's book succeeded where so many others failed--it interested me.

A LIFE LEARNING POINT: This book closely tied math with imagination and fantasy--a connection never clearly drawn in my public education. I think, though, that it's very important to present mathematics as the language for interpreting the world that it is...rather than as a cold and mostly irrelevant subject to get C minuses in! IT MADE MATH EXCITING. Yikes, did I say that? It is another way to know why your baseball is going to break the window, how to build a spaceship in your back yard, and how to teleport to Argentina in 0 seconds flat.

A real tangible benefit to reading this book was learning the derivation of Pythagoras' Theorom. Not to sound like an idiot, but I think most of us went through high school geometry having no clue where a2 + b2 = c2 came from. In two pages, this book explained it so clearly to me that I laughed out loud. IF ONLY THEY USED THIS TO TEACH ME INSTEAD OF A BRUTAL MATH BOOK!

This book is worth it in Hard Cover or Paperback. Own it and you too can open up to your closest friends and admit you liked a book about math...

You don't have to be mathematically inclined to enjoy this collection, but it helps. On the other hand, if you take your math too seriously, this book may go right under your head. This anthology was first assembled in 1958, with some stories dating back to the 1920s, so some of the accounts of how machines could be used in the future now make one want to say, "If only you knew". Some of the best stories, however, are timeless. Section 2 (Imaginaries) is the best; my favorites are A Subway Named Moebius, And He Built a Crooked House, A Botts and the Moebius Strip, The Captured Cross-Section, and No-Sided Professor. A science-fiction writer friend once pooh-poohed this collection as amateurish sci-fi, but the rest of us will love it. It's great to have it back in print.

i have a very old copy that belonged to my uncle, a math proffessor...and i would recommend this to anyone who enjoys math and science fiction...it is great even for those who dont understand in depth math concepts because everything is at a level that most will understand. I first read at age 12, and i liked it then and still do. READ IT!!!!!

Michael Williams' book, "Far As The Curse Is Found" is packed with vital insight into covenantal thinking into. What makes it interesting for the reader is the unpacking of the contents; and there is plenty to unpack--from God's redemptive plan to God's working in history and how this ties to his covenant relationships. Where does one start to organize all of the concepts and ideas presented here? The book itself walks through the Old and New Testaments presenting the covenants in succession along with Israel's failures to keep each of them. Another way to approach this material might be to lump content into the four key categories of creation, fall, redemption, and consummation. This pattern works not only as an outline of "Far As The Curse Is Found" but can be seen as the overarching storyline for the Bible itself. How I found myself organizing the ideas presented in this book was lumping things into key thematic ideas, such as: Jesus, creation, fall, mission, name, blessing, identity, land, God.

Jesus - Williams begins with Christ. Why? Because "Jesus is the key to the story." (2) Jesus is the context upon which the rest of this book hinges. He is the fulfillment of the promise. He is our new covenant representative. He is the one who lets us in. He is a real man with a real history who also had real relationships with real people; in fact, he continues to have real relationships with real people today because he really is God. He is the fulfillment of the promise that "God would come to his people, that he would come and dwell with his people, that he would come and stay." (7) Christ is the connector that links the Old Testament with the New; and the covenants of old with the new covenant.

Creation - Creation is that which gives us the means of understanding our identity as image-bearers. What we see is that God longs for relationship with Adam. Just as God longs for relationship with us. I like how Williams talks about sin as an invader, something unnatural that enters into the picture. This provides context then for the preservation of creation that comes out of the Flood; and enables the restoration of that creation and God's relationship with it which will happen on the occasion of the 2nd advent of Christ.

Fall - With the creation of humankind God bestowed upon them the freedom to obey or disobey. (50) What we sometimes fail to see through the first sin is how radically our response to God impacts other creatures. Williams shows us how the whole episode involving the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil warns of the most serious penalty for covenant unfaithfulness (51). "God's creation did and can not exist without evil of sin. To recognize that something is wrong with us presupposes an order of right, a way things out to be." (65) I had never really though of the fall in this light. Scripture passages such as Genesis 3:15 "I will put enmity between you and the woman" show how the relationship between man and creation was knocked off kilter at the fall. What I have failed to perceive, until it was pointed out in this book, is how this even sets in place the longing of God for things to return to what they were, to the way they were supposed to be; the way things were intended by his divine design. One day God will "return fallen humanity to the integrity of Eden." In relation to the fall we might also turn to William's discussion of the "Decalogue" which addresses humanities fundamental covenant duty. (162) It was failures to keep God's covenant by which all creation was subjected to corruption by the fall of Adam.

Mission - What is God trying to achieve by establishing covenants with men? Why do men continuously fail in keeping the covenants? The answer lies in the fall. With the fall we are corrupted. What God attempts to do over and over again is to deliver us from this corruption. This calls to mind Moses' delivery of his people out of Egypt. God knows that men will not be able to keep their end of the bargain. Through this knowledge he sets into motion his own plan for redemption that will ultimately lead to Christ's delivering us from sin. The mission is one of restoration of our relationship with him. In "Far As The Curse Is Found" we are told that the restoration viewed in Jesus' bodily resurrection, is links to "the restoration of creation." In the resurrection we see "God's absolute promise that he will be victorious over sin and death and will reclaim his fallen creation in the glory of Christ's return. God promises redemption; and the fulfillment through Christ.

Name - Israel is the name of God's people who emerge through the covenant with Abraham. The discussion of "name," of "nation," of "people" and of the "church" (ekklesia) in some ways blur together. We think of name in terms of identity, something I'll discuss more below. Here I'd like to think of name as the tie to the divine. William's explains how Israel and the church proper are connected by Christ. The name Yahweh is the divine name which "confirms God's promise of redemption." (27) Israel is the name God gives his Covenant people. It is interesting that William's points out how the people did not make a name for themselves as they did at Babel. (109, 110) In the latter portion of the book, Williams shows Jesus as true Israel. Throughout the book Jesus is seen as the conduit which joins up the elements of this covenant story. He is the vital key and link between the old and new covenants. I was surprised to see how this comes up in Hebrews 8:10 where Paul says, "the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel." This is new to me, thinking of those who follow Christ as continuing the name, Israel.

Blessing - God's blessings are clear in Abrahamic covenant along with the promises to make of him a great nation, and a great name. "God chooses Israel out of nothing but his good pleasure." God will renew, purify and cleanse this world of sin; he will give us new bodies and place us in a world renewed. (273) God's blessing seems evidently clear as he continuously delivers man from the destructive patterns of sin which emerge with each breaking of a covenant promise. Man's failure to keep his end of the bargain makes it clear that we cannot live up to our original design to be God's vice regents of the kingdom. Out of the fall we experience a change in identity.

Identity - What is the identity of the people of God? Certainly our true identities with manifest in consummation . God himself, through events in Exodus, tells his people who he is. (42) Part of our identity is wrapped up in who we are as a nation under God, so to speak; as "a people bound together by geography, speech, religion, and culture...common descent, history, and experience." (112) To be a "nation" is to be a cultural force. We as God's children are called out ones. Under the category of "identity" we might also fold in an understanding of church and the blessings it inherits as the successor to Israel. God calls the church to be a royal priesthood and holy nation. (254) To see the passage in 1 Peter 2:9 echo Genesis 12:2 was new to me. Paired with the passage in Hebrews it opened my eyes to see the place of the church today as the "new temple;" and to see how it falls in line with the covenants of old. "The church is the people of God, called to live out and proclaim the kingdom. The focusing point of this kingdom is the focus on the church." (265)

Land - "Abraham is called to the land that Yahweh will show him." The land of Canaan becomes "central to the redemptive mission for which Abraham was chosen" (115) In the Davidic covenant God says, "I will provide a place for my people Israel." "The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you." There is this whole idea of place. God's promises to David echo those to Abraham in dealing with people and land.

God - Ultimately it all comes back to God. "the anchor of the believer's existence is neither the people point nor the land point...It is God....Christ is our anchor. Our hope is not so much in the restoration of creation but in Jesus Christ."

These key themes are by no way comprehensive, but for me these are the broad headings which arose from my notes as I sought to unpack Michael Williams' unfolding of Covenant Theology in "Far As The Curse Is Found." The biggest overall idea that was driven home for me is the rich identity we inherit as Christians through the name, Israel. This is an identity we can only truly understand if we spend time studying the path from the first Adam to the second Adam. I would be remiss not to mention the idea of "hope." While the hope for what is yet to come, the eschaton, is not the main focus of this paper, it is something Williams does spend some time on towards the end of the book where once more it is made clear that God's eternal plan all hinges not on land, nation, name or blessing - but on Jesus Christ.

THIS BOOK IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER RECEIVED FROM AMZAZON. THE BOOK ARRIVED ON TIME BEFORE CLASS AND IT WAS PROFOUND THEOLOGICAL WORK FROM WILLIAMS. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ALL CHRISTIAN, LAY PERSON, CLERGY OR ACEDAMIAN. PROFOUND BOOK ON THE SUBJECT OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGY.

'Outside of God's gracious redemption, we will not read aright His revelation in His creation.' pg 21

We have had a lot of time to reflect on the drama of redemption and comment on the work and Person of Christ, the lead role in this amazing true life story. And yet many have failed to give due attention to the nature of God's verbal word, His promises deployed throughout the drama, and the measures God took to ratify His covenants with various biblical characters - as a commitment of His faithfulness to His word, and as a display to the vast array of His divine attributes. In this book is revealed the plot of that story line that has been the glue of Covenant theology. Its secures for us the knowledge that this story has One divine author, and one progressive story line, one time-space context, one redeeming purpose and one future grand finale - all culminating in glory, as the Bible reveals to us how God acts in our world, and on our behalf.

'Christianity is a revelatory religion. This means that God has revealed Himself, His ways, and His will most clearly and fully in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. This implies that we expect it to comprise a coherent message within a unified whole.' pg x, Preface

Even our Lord, Jesus Christ, placed His part (and ours) in the history of mankind in a context of covenant, and Paul insists that what he is narrating in this chapter of redemption, he directly received from Christ:

'For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks He broke it and said, 'This is my body broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.' In the same manner He also took the cup, after supper, saying, 'This cup is the NEW COVENANT in My blood. This do as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.' 1 Cor 11 23 - 25

We are, as much as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were, all participants in a covenant initiated by God. Communion is the ordinance that is intended to continuously remind the New Testament church of this means of salvation, this covenant we have cut with God, through Christ's atoning death on the cross. Baptism is the sign of the New Testament believer's death to self, but its significance in its role as a ordinance is contested by various strains who interpret Scripture differently.

'The events of biblical history can become redemptive history only through the witness of the Spirit to the believing community as it responds to the biblical story.' pg 18

What Christians fail to grasp is that God enters into world history to do His saving acts, because of His covenant He cut with men in which He said to them He would. Here we must part ways with many modern and relatively recent interpretations of how God has been pleased to reveal Himself.

Prof Williams connects the three relational offices, within the time frame of the Edenic covenant as: that of man to God, man to creation and man to other humans. He furthers:

'The image of God does not make man unique from the created order, but rather unique within the created order. Man bears God's image for the sake of his calling to rule over and steward creation. Should we miss man's calling, we will miss the purpose of his being in the image of God...for the sake of the whole earth. That God has placed us here in this world and called us in service both to Himself and to His creation means that we can be comfortable with our creaturely status, our undeniable links with the creaturely. Man is made for earth. This world is our home.' pg 60 - 61

Not ultimately, but in God's created order, definitely. Does that not shatter the illusions of many, laying waste their other-worldly claims to 'apostolic' authority and 'heavenly' visions?

'The covenant is not contingent upon human response. The covenant can never depend on man. From this point forwards, God covenants with man not just as image bearer but also as sinner. For a creature in revolt against the divine rule, all overtures of grace are in spite of his fallen nature. God preserves His creation in spite of man. And He redeems in spite of sin.' pg 95

How have we misunderstood God's goodness toward us right from the very beginning!

I'm currently using this book with my weekly small group Bible study and everyone is enjoying and learning from the study.

If you've ever read the Old Testament stories and asked yourself why these stories matter, then this book is for you. It's very readable!

I got the chance to speak with the author last summer and he told me that this book was not designed so much to be a text book, but rather a book that you could give to your mother ... I gave her a copy for Christmas and she's already buying copies to give to her friends.

Williams writes in the theological line of John Murray and Palmer Robertson. The treatment is thorough and balanced, but the virtue of the book is the elegance of Williams' style. This is delightful reading as well as fine biblical theology.

If you think Earthlings are diverse, we have nothing over the aliens if you believe even only a fourth of the sightings in this book. All we hear about are the greys, but there are far more according to this book. I liked the illustrations and the way the author catalogs the beings. Very cool...probably not in your local library!!

I could not believe there are so many aliens species in the universe, but here they are. Myth, superior beings pantheon or fantasy? It does not matter really, let your imagination run loose and free. It is healthy for your mind. The Field guide to extraterrestrials is a nice companion if you are willing to accept the hypotheses and elaborate theories of the person who wrote this book. Personally, I was amuzed and intrigued. Give it a shot.

For readers intrigued by alleged UFO occupant encounters and close encounters of the third kind, Patrick Huyghe's "The Field Guide to Extraterrestrials" is a fascinating reference that reflects the same academic sensibility on display in "The Field Guide to UFOs." This book is a holistic (and unnerving) rogues' gallery of ETs, categorized according to characteristics and presented in informed, concise chapters. Harry Trumbore's exacting illustrations help bring Huyghe's text to life. "The Field Guide to Extraterrestrials" is as much fun as UFO books get.

I liked the pictures and how he grouped the aliens by type and put their distingusing characteristics their height and the story behind it. I wish there were more books like it. Also I'm not an idiot.

This is a great book. What I like about it was that It had a great guide of alien life forms,how they look and people claim they have encounterd. It is a great, fantastic guide!!!

I order this item and it said that it was out of stock and I receive it 2 weeks latter. I thoght that for out of stock items I was going to wait at lest 3 weeks.

This is more of a guide book that fits quite nicely in your lab coat pocket. As nutrient and medications are explained, there are many more advantages such as references to specific lab values and thier normal limits, nutrient and micronutrient food sources, height-weight tables, ideal body weight calculations and more. A must for any health professional not directly working with medications.

I purchased this book because it's a standard reference book for us dietitians. Even so, my family and friends also use this book to research their current prescription medications. The information is easy to follow, even if you're not a healthcare professional. The back of the book contains additional handy reference pages, such as the normal ranges for many blood tests and common causes for out-of-range test results; dietary sources of vitamins, minerals, oxalates, and phytic acid (especially important for people with certain chronic illnesses to know); and a list of meds that are affected by grapefruit. I feel this book can be very helpful for people who need to cope with chronic illness(es) that require dietary adjustments and/or multiple prescription medications.

This book was required for a nutrition class, and it's quite a wonderful resource. Everything is neatly labeled and in order, making it easy to find the medication and all interactions/warnings. A great resource for anyone who wants to understand more about the meds they are taking, or for those who care for them!

I'm currently a Dietetic Intern. This book has been, and still is, a useful pocket book guide that I use everyday for my internship. The book has almost all the medications that I currently deal with in my clinical rotation. The type of information that this book gives are as follows:

1. Alternative Name(s)
2. The drug's affect
3. Diet (with our without food), what foods to avoid with the med (ie. grapefruit)
4. Oral/GI affects
5. S/Conds
6. Affects on Pregnancy
7. Blood/Serum affects
8. Urinary affects
9. What to monitor
10. Ways to be adminstered (the drug)
11. and more

Additionally, the book provides (what I find to be very useful) are Lab Values, their normal ranges, and reasons why they might be elevated or below normal limits.

There is more within this pocket guide.

The only thing I don't like is that it says "Pocket Guide"; it's not really that small, it's quite big. Don't expect it to fit in your pant pocket. It will fit in your lab coat pocket, but it's quite still big. I suggest to carry it with your binder. Just don't misplace it; I've done it many times already on the different hospital floors.

I highly recommend this food and drug medication guide -- especially those in the dietetics profession.

I got a copy of this in a second-hand store when I was a kid and I've practically read the covers off. Absolutely magical. I have never read a better imagining of the Cinderella story.

you can not give this book enough stars. this book brings cinderella to the next level very tastefully. thank you to the author for this teenage level.

The book is very good story. The author has done a very good job of telling the story. I have readed this book since 6th grade and now I'm first year in college. I have enjoy this book every time I read it. I recommend it to every one.

I found it! Like one of the other reviewers, I read this book, and re-read it and re-read it, in Elementary school and loved it! The internet and places like Amazon.com have been a god-send for finding those treasures of childhood I thought I'd never see again. This remains to this day my very favorite version of the Cinderella story. Well worth the read no matter how old you are!

Like Robin Grunder's (New York, New York March 1999) review I just saw on this page, I had read this book (from my church library, no less!) when I was about 10-12 years old. I fell in love with it, and it left a marked impression upon me. Sort of "Cinderella at a whole 'nother level." But as a teenager I could not find the book anywhere. As a young adult, I would revert back to childhood books in times of stress (Madeleine L'Engle, Carolyne Keene) and looked for Eleanor's "Glass Slipper" many times to no avail. Then, in my late 30's, when Internet searching became all the rage, I one evening put the title in a search engine and VIOLA! There were several used (collectible) hardback copies available through Amazon.com! ... but I have my used 'library' copy and I'm ecstatic. I'll pass this on to my child's children, who will hopefully love reading as much as I do.

Cavanaugh's book has valuable insights and a solid, pragmatic approach to the subject. My only complaint is that it can get a little redundant at times. I used it as a resource for a 6 week study with a small group and it was generally well received.

A really excellent book. God helped me through it to refocus my mind on Him and see myself complete in Him.

This is by far the best book I've ever read concerning life as a single Christian adult. Author Michael Cavanaugh deals with so many of the problems that we face in the world today. He raises a Godly standard, and in simple, straightforward language, he teaches and encourages his readers to fight the good fight of faith. The book takes a no-nonsense approach, and shows how compromise very often leads to misery, but walking in the way that God has set before us will strengthen us, and give us His peace and fulfillment, whether we ever marry or not. I've read it four times, and plan on reading it again.

If you are single, you must read this book. I found this book on a bargains table at a Christian Ed conference. Now, I wish I had bought all the copies!! The book made me cry time and again as I recognized my selfish attitudes about my singleness. I now realize that being single is a unique opportunity to get to know God better, free from distractions. And for those of you who, like me, thought it was a book for people who expect to remain single for the rest of their lives, it is not. But it will help you to be content, whatever your situation. It will help you to realize what God's purpose is for your life, and it will bring you peace and joy and hope for the future. Please get this book back in print, I want to give copies to all my single friends, so it can bless them as it blessed me!

I wish I could have read this book when I was in my thirties. During my thirties, I struggled a lot with my single status. Now as a forty something single woman, I realize that God may have something better for me than marriage. I realize that marriage cannot make you happy. One must be happy and content with Christ. I am a complete, whole person regardless of my marital status or station in life. I wish books like this were in Christian bookstores before the Internet came into being. It used to be extremely difficult to find books dealing with single people and the Christian life. Many churches don't help the situation either. They tend to make single people feel inferior, like if they are less than adult if they aren't married and have 2.5 kids and live in the suburbs. In the New Testament, Jesus Himself was a single adult in His thirties. He reached out to the people who were downcast, sick and oppressed with all sorts of afflictions. I am sure some of these people were single adults, like the man who was infirm for 38 years, Lazarus, Mary Magdalene, and others. Jesus was very tender and compassionate to these people, who were probably outcasts in the culture that they lived in. I wish that more churches would reach out to single adults in every stage of life and began to affirm them as worthwhile people. One need not to have a spouse in order to be whole and complete. Many people today get married for selfish reasons, only to end up in divorce court later on. In his book, Mr. Cavanaugh states that being single is not a curse or a sign of failure and that marriage is not God's ultimate will for one's life. I really enjoyed this book and it has helped to start a healing process in my own life. I want to be able to serve Jesus Christ in the best way that I can, with the time that I have left on this earth.

This novel can not be described in any other way than stated. It transcended time and placed me in the action. I was exhausted and saddened to leave the characters. Hopefully a follow up in the future. Great job!

Geoff Wong's novel is not just a good story: it is several tightly threaded stories. The imagery, plot, and character development reflects a perceptive sensitivity and insight into the realities, human values and social issues at UC Berkeley (and the Midwest) in the early 1960s. Based upon the author's profound knowledge of that weird and colorful setting, the truth of that background now seems stranger than the fiction woven around it.

This book provides a very good insite on deeply imbedded traditions at this and perhaps other universities with strong traditions. This book is well-written, informative and educational. It was so entertaining that I would have read it in one sitting if I had the time to do so.

A Golden State of Mind is a fantastic read. Wong is a master at creating hilarious characters and spinning raucous tales. In this book, he captures many of the universal trials, tribulations, and absurdities of college life. The story line is laugh out loud entertaining. A very funny book!

Couldn't put it down. Had to know what happened next The war between the dormies and the frats was superbly done. Interweaving the songs of the 60's into the storyline worked well. Berkeley has certainly changed since that innocent time.

I recommend The Greek Treasure because it illustrates all of Schliemann's flaws, while allowing us to sympathize with him as a human being. It is the only book I've read which tells his side of the story. People tend to forget that he expended enormous amounts of time and money to begin his excavations, only to face governments and armchair academics who schemed to steal the credit, as well as the means for him to recover his expenses. Yes, by today's standards, he was not the ideal archaeologist; but neither were the other archaeologists of his age. And you can bet their envy at the time still haunts us today. His modern critics simply perpetuate their cynicism. But I believe the truth is less harsh. The tools of his age were crude. Hundreds of locals were brought in for manual labor, and often stole what they found. No one had worked at the scale he did before. No one had proved it could be worthwhile. So in the final analysis, I think we must be grateful to him, for his vision, and his audacity. This book shows us both.

I read this book many, many years ago. It was actually the first Irving Stone book I ever read. I still remember how much I enjoyed reading it, and I can still remember the story. Brilliantly written. You seem to be living among the characters. Irving Stone has the gift to write, all based in real-life facts. Again, a must read for any history-novel lover.

Approximately 15 years ago I bought this book aout Heinrich Schlieman, and his discovery of the ancient lost city of Troy. He studied Homer, and believed the city did exist. In his late 40's he met a very young Greek girl in Athens. He asked her father for her hand in marriage, and her father agreed.The museum in Athens holds not only the treasures he unearthed at Troy, but he found the mask of Agamemnon, and other treasures (the Lion's Gate) showering Sophia with these treasures. I loaned this book, and never received it back. I have looked for it for years. I cannot believe this wonderful book has not been reprinted and available. It is Irving Stone at his best.

Schliemann's story is fascinating and deserves to be read! Stone weaves this historical novel with great respect and honesty, recounting the brilliance and flaws of this heroic man. This is an excellent book with an in-depth look at Greek culture coinciding with the life of a self-made millionaire and self-educated archeologist & linguist. Schliemann literally changed the way we look at Greek history in the face of almost impossible opposition!

Reviewed by David Lundberg, author of Olympic Wandering: Time Travel Through Greece

"and replied: 'Hector, you must be mad to talk to me about a pact. Lions do not come to terms with men, nor does the wolf see eye to eye with the lamb-they are ENEMIES TO THE END. It is the same with you and me. Friendship between us is impossible, and there will be no truce of any kind till one of us has fallen and glutted the stubborn god of battles with his blood. So summon any courage you may have.

THIS is the time to show your spearmanship and daring."-From Homer's Iliad

Henry Schliemann, like Alexander the Great, knew the Iliad by heart, the ancient story of the Trojan War immortalized by Homer. He was convinced he knew he could find the city thus proving its historicity. The Greek academics didn't believe him, he didn't believe them. To find Troy was his dream of a lifetime. He manages to marry a young Greek girl, 20 years or so younger than himself, and soon thereafter, their lifetime of digging begins.

I loved this book. In reading this historical novel of Irving Stone, you'll learn a little about modern (1900) and ancient Greek culture. I remember getting a little bored reading the last half of it, but digs are usually that way most times until you unearth something spectacular. The most interesting point to me was in a note of Stone's at the end, explaining that the treasure of Priam, kept in the Berlin Museum, disappeared somehow when the Russians marched toward Berlin late in WWII. Hmm.

Doctors do not get any nutrition training at medical school. Dr Hauser is no exception, but with the experience of his wife as a nutritionist and his testing
using the respiratory exchange ratio (RER) they have put together a book that makes a lot of sense regarding the different types of people and the five different types of diets that they define. The one area where I think this book is remiss in their coverage of soy. Vegetarians who rely on soy as their only protein source are jepordizing their health. There are studies that show that a diet with soy as
their primary protein source results in osteoporosis. Soy tends to interfere with
the bodies ability to use calcium. Other than this, this book presents the most complete information on dieting than any other diet book that I have read. For a
very common sense approach to dieting, I highly recommend this book.

A very informative well written book. Although I am not a medical doctor by profession, this book provided the information I required so that I will be able to make an informed decision that will allow me to avoid surgery. I would strongly recommend (in fact I have done this with several friends) anyone who is considering any joint relacement or back surgery to read this book and explore the proposed alternative(s) before submitting to any form of surgery.
I plan to explore the use of prolotherapy to correct a back problem and am currently in the process of finding a practitioner of this procedure in Western Canada.

I found this book very informative. The recipes I have tried have been excellent. I would highly recomend this book to those who are concerned with healthy living.

This book is absolutely amazing! It not only gives simple to understand explanations of why your body needs to eat certain kinds of food for optimal health, it gives you sample menus and recipes to get you on your way to implementing this new way of eating. The icing on the cake (sorry) is that the recipes are fantastic! I have made several recipes and they are so delicious that now recipes from other cookbooks pale in comparison and are disappointing to the palate. Eating healthy can be a wonderful experience, and this book shows you how. It's a must have for any person wanting to improve their health.

The Hauser Diet caught my attention because of Dr. Hauser's success using his injection technique to repair my knee (Prolotherapy). I got my leg strength back with no arthroscopic surgery. Now I'm looking for solutions to low energy. I want the energy of a finely tuned Ferrari.

Like the Hauser's, I too have completed marathons, triathlons, and century bike rides. I'm a 55-year-old student of nutrition and sports training. I learn from athletes like Lance Armstrong and his coach, Chris Carmichael. These athletes backup their ideas about nutrition and training regimens with astounding results.

Athletes write the Hauser Diet too. They research for ways to optimize health, energy and human performance. Research shared in this book broadened my awareness of foods' impact upon my energy. If I knew specifically what foods to choose to live fast and strong why shouldn't I choose well? The authors use a clever analogy to animals' diets to show that humans too must make food choices to optimize energy and health. Then they show in plain English why for my `diet type' certain foods are best for me. I am excited about implementing the research found in The Hauser Diet.

If you ever wanted a complete guide to hawaiian invertebrates, this is the only option you should consider. I'm a diver and an aquarium keeper and this covers all the questions that I've come up with.

and who knew he was just a professional photographer? the level of information is so in detail, i thought he was a biologist! GREAT BOOK!!!

Hawaii's Sea Creatures is the very best field guide to marine invertebrates ever published. There are an amazing number of species listings contained in this huge book. Jellyfish, crabs, shrimps, nudibranchs, shellfish, and dozens of others are covered here. A landlocked ocean lover will certainly appreciate the beautiful and colorful photos of marvelous creatures. The range that the guide covers seems to be much wider than Hawaii, covering the Micronesian area as well. The book's excellent detail and photographs keep the reader engrossed for a very long time. (Did this to me) Your very best buy would be the special hardback edition, which is newly updated and one of the best purchases here on Amazon.com.

I just returned from a vacation in Hawaii. I took this book, along with a reef fish book also by Mr. Hoover. While I highly recommend both books, the comprehensiveness and quality of this book make it a real standout. How Mr. Hoover managed to include photos and descriptive text of so many common reef invertebrates is amazing enough, but I was really impressed with how much fun this book was to read. I found myself taking it to dinner and reading (much to my wife's chagrin).

Hawaii isn`t just big waves or sunny beaches.
For a fish enthusiast,it is a heaven of beautifull animals.
And this book is very helpfull when knowing what animals that hides beneath the surface of the ocean.
Practically every habitat is invaded by creatures creeping,floating,crawling or swimming.
Over 500 species are identified here. Scientific & common names,natural history,size,cultural importance,ecology and suitability for aquariums - everything can be found here!
The habitats are also presented,before the ID section begins.
The book begins with a chapter about sponges,which are not as diverse here as in many other areas,but nevertheless,they are very colorfull. Then,we will see some jellyfish in the next chapter. My favourite is the white-spotted one. We also have Hawaii`s corals here. They are not well-known and not so colorfull as their relatives in the Indian Ocean,but it is good to know their names. The anemones are also quite anonymous,but very colorfull. After the huge coral chapter,the worms are presented,both the bristleworms and the nudibranch-like flatworms. The latter are the most beautifull creatures of the reef,with all of their colors,but not the cutest. The worm chapter is rather small,but the next chapter is covering the molluscs. They are very diverse,with more than 110 000 species worldwide. Both clams,shells,nudibranchs (=sea snails)and octopuses are presented here. The cowries are famous here,and I can`t understand why their shells are so famous - it is the living animals that covers the shell that are really amazing!Other shells included here are the venomous cone shells,the huge triton and many more. The nudibranchs should not be forgotten either. Their colors and shapes are endless in variations and beauty. Black,white,green,yellow,purple,pink - every color exists!They are even beating the fishes in beauty. The octopuses,of which only 8 species are presented,are rather similar to each other,so it`s not much to say about them. Then,I jump to the second of the book`s big chapters - about the Crustaceans. The crustaceans are my favourite invertebrates and therefore,this section is very interesting. Many rare species of reef crabs,lobsters,shrimps,mantis shrimps and unusually colorfull hermit crabs are presented here. My favorite is the rock lobster. The last chapter treats the echinoderms,which are highly developed although they lack head!The seastars,sea cucumbers,urchins and featherstars are included here.

After you`ve seen that chapter,the wonderfull book is over!
And it has been really great.
REMEMBER: This is just what I have told you!Now it`s your turn to dive in and get your own invertebrate knowledge!