Richardson Books

It is the best Dinosaur book that I have seen so far in my life.
It has everything.

Careful theological scholarship is the means by which each age can review its theological past. Among its justifications is that new conditions provide new eyes with which to view our inheritance and thus to correct a distorted present. It is scarcely disputable that we owe some of the greatest theological writing to the need to controvert and refute those heresies - or, rather, those different forms of the one underlying heresy - which would turn Christianity into its opposite. Future generations may well have cause to thank even the most tiresome modernism and political correctness for their focusing of questions that would otherwise have gone unexplored. How much more can we thank those great minds, beginning this century with the ecumenical trio of Barth, Rahner and Lossky, who have reminded the church of the centrality of her confession of the triune God. Not all the plants in the garden, are, however, worthy of cultivation; the sheer fashionableness of trinitarian categories should remind us that there are trinities and trinities, and that in particular there is a continuing and unreconciled difference between East and West that cannot be healed except by careful and scholarly examination of the overlaps and differences. This study of the work of two modern British theologians reveals not only that British, nay English, theology has something important to offer, but that a comparison of two of its representatives from different generations opens up aspects of the relationship. The character of the theology of William Temple, not now much discussed, is becoming clearer with a measure of the clarity that hindsight provides, and this book adds to our understanding. His movement out of his early grounding in British idealism, cautiously transcended as the years go by, was in part the fruit of a deepening of trinitarian insights. Especially in this context, his essentially western direction provides a useful contrast to aid the chief scholarly contribution of this study, the retrieval of the trinitarian theology of John Richardson Illingworth. Often dismissed with faint praise, and simply classed along with those whose work on Lux Mundi puts them into a fairly recognisable class of rather immanentist high church Anglicans, the originality and depth of his contribution is here made interestingly apparent. It is at this place that we learn of the gains of the recent interest in the theology of Eastern Orthodoxy, for to see Illingworth with the eyes given by our recent re-education in the Cappadocian contribution is to see him anew. Here is indeed a western theologian who does offer possibilities for a measure of genuinely ecumenical conversation.

Colin Gunton King's College, London

Christians have long struggled with business pursuits and faith's place in such affairs, and Doing God's Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace surveys this struggle, considering how to honor God in the marketplace. From practicing everyday disciplines to cultivating integrity and handling global challenges to God's mission, Doing God's Business is a guide for personal, spiritual and business achievement and any Christian library collection will find it a top pick.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

This book is about the life and times of Douglas Mcphillips and believe me he had a very interesting life......the absolute best book i have ever read!!!! If you can find it BUY IT!!!!!!!!!

I have read several guides to Dublin and the Rough Guide is the best by far. It is packed full of information in, and unlike many of the other guides, it includes information on off-the-beaten path destinations and day trips outside of Dublin.

It has lots of practical information that the first-time traveler to Dublin should know, like what buses you can take from the airport, the (new) location of the Dublin Tourist Office, and the costs of public transport.

The style of the Rough Guide is very enjoyable as well. Instead of just a few recommendations for rooms and restaurants, the guide includes many suiting virtually all tastes and budgets.

Highly recommended.

This is a terrific book with a lot of appeal not only to people interested in pines, but to a wide audience of ecologists, land managers, foresters and graduate students in ecology. There are 22 chapters by authors from 4 continents, with close to 3000 references. The book offers a wealth of insight into the effects of humans, fire, evolution and systematics of pines, reproduction and life histories, pines and invasive ecology and more. It may be too expensive for many readers, but get your library to buy a copy, at least. J. Gurevitch, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolution, State Univ. of NY at Stony Brook.

Knowledgeably compiled and expertly co-edited by the team of Harry W. Richardson (James Irvine Chair of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Policy, Planning and Development and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California), Peter Gordon (School of Policy, Planning and development and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California), and James E. Moore II (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Department of Civil Engineering and School of Policy, Planning and Development at the University of Southern California), The Economic Impacts Of Terrorist Attacks is a ground-breaking study of the extensive damage done to the American economy as a result of terrorism with a particular focus on the attacks in 2001. Introducing readers to a wealth of informed and informative statistics and facts concerning the direct and indirect economic impact of the terrorist attack on the world trade center, The Economic Impacts Of Terrorist Attacks also draws upon and presents information from and about American seaports, highways, airports, electric power infrastructure, and the differences in effect between natural disasters and the terrorist attacks upon the general economy. The Economic Impacts Of Terrorist Attacks is very highly recommended to students of politics, economics, and the present "war on terrorism".

Loved the book. Before reading it, I didn't know or care one thing about Jim or Tammy Faye Bakker. I really still don't care, and probably know a lot more than I would ever care to know. But, Mike's writing is superb, he needs to continue writing. He's a brilliant writer with a true gift. Am I partial? Probably, he's my husband. Apart from that, he truly does have a gift for writing.

I'd already read this extraordinary book in the original English edition and decided to check the Spanish one (sometimes they do terrible Spanish translations). Fortunately, this translated version captures perfectly the spirit and scope of Mr. Richardson's vision of America, and his wonderful history of achievements, all put in such excellent Spanish it feels as if one was reading the original work. I hope this inspiring story will help many Hispanic citizens know better a man highly qualified to guide the USA during the 2008-2011 presidential term.

This book is excellent for two reasons.

1. It's easy to use. Right in the front of the book are the things you need to know right away: tax law changes, an index of life events that might change your tax status (in addition to table of contents) and the page where you'll find that info, and the top 10 tax saving tips.

2. It's full of savings information. Each page has a savings tip highlighted in blue with "Tax Saver" tips -- all of which are really useful.

Important for anyone who is prudent enough to be concerned about tax savings year-round.