Stuart Books

i enjoyed this book so much, I just ordered copies for all of my music-loving friends. Very fun read.

This is a fun book with great stories. I enjoyed the writing and the selection of events in "history."

This definitely my stocking-stuffer for the holidays.

A delightful, change-of-pace story from Anne Stuart. He is no madman, a killer, insane, or a dabbler in the Black Arts, this Stuart hero is an alpha-male, not one of her dark gamma-rogues who live outside the laws of man. In fact, he is a man of the law, a policeman from Chicago. After a long two-year manhunt for a serial killer, Matthew Connelly wants only to heal from the death of his partner and the terrible gunshot wound to his hip. Even more, he wants solitude to heal his troubled soul. He comes to an isolated island off the coast of Maine, figuring this to be the perfect place to be alone with himself and face his inner demons.

The last thing Matthew wants is a romance, especially with a sassy little redhead who lives just down the beach. The minute he caught sight of Jeannie MacPherson standing in his kitchen, he knew she was going to be trouble. She is not his type.
He likes big, buxom blondes, not a pert little redhead that won't take the hint he does not want her TLC. In the following weeks on the island, she keeps invading his solitude, with baked bread, muffins and the mothering that he really resents,
though at times he really needs.

Jeannie is on retreat as well, but it has stretched to a two-year long sojourn, but at thirty-one, her biological clock is ticking. She wants kids to mother, a man to love her, and she figures after one look, Matthew is not the man for those dreams. Only, something keeps pulling her back. Unable to resist him, she has a torrid affair with him, hoping that it will turn into something more.

Very wealthy, she is co-partners of a national ice cream franchise, and when she is called away for a week on business, she tells Matthew she will be back on the island on the following Thursday. Instead, she rushes home on Monday to find Matthew sneaking off the island. Jeannie is devastated that he was not even going to tell her he was leaving. In a fit, she tossed a lobster trap at him breaking a couple ribs and his wrist.

Matthew accepts a temporary position as a Police Chief of a growing resort town in Colorado. He figures it will give him time to finish healing, and sort out what he wants to do with his life. Also, give him time to heal from his brush with Jeannie. He plans on giving it five months, to see if he can put the nightmare of being a cop behind him, before seeking out Jeannie again, and seeing if he can build a relationship with her. Only, Jeannie is not about to give him time. She comes to town under the guise of putting in an ice cream factory and proceeds to show Matt there is no escaping her. Jeannie does everything to get Matthews attention, even to stealing his police car, daring him to arrest her.

The story is a bit lighter than some Stuart's typical dark and deadly tales, with some charming humor tossed in the mix. Matthew and Jeannie are vivid characters that will enchant you from beginning to end.

Definitely a comfort book - I read this everytime I want to relax and have a chuckle. Jeannie MacPherson is the "nun" of Muscatoon island - small, red-headed and perky. Matthew Connelly is surly, cynical and absolutely gorgeous. Sparks fly when the convalescing cop encounters the perkily cheerful Jeannie. The dialogue in this book is hilarious and Matthew's appalling painting skills are described with deliciously wicked humour. This is one of those great books that makes you laugh out loud at the antics of the characters!

While this book does not have as many readings as Andrew Sullivan's _Gay Marriage: Pro and Con_, and while several of the readings exist in both books, it does contain much more scholarly information, such as court decisions and theological papers pertaining to the same-sex marriage debate. In addition to pieces such as Daniel Maguire's lengthy essay, "The Morality of Homosexual Marriage," which includes a fascinating introduction to the theory of probabilism (a theory which I have seen fit to wholeheartedly adopt in my own ethical writings), it also provides equally reasoned and researched arguments from the detractors of same-sex marriage, which I have been hard pressed to find elsewhere, that position having been mostly presented as self-evident.

The debate regarding same-sex marriages appears as if it will be a huge issue in 2004. For example,at the courthouse in San Francisco performed over 400 marriages (same sex) on February 14, 2004. They normally only perform a little over 400 weddings (opposite sex) a month. This means that many gay couples are committed to each other and want to make it legal in the eyes of the law.

This book takes many point of views - some extremists that feel same-sex marriage will ruin their own heterosexual marriages. Lesbians who feel that the idea of marriage is outdated and repressive to the females involved in it. And some folks who seem to have given this issue a bit more thought and express their viewpoints well.

No matter where you stand on this important issue, you will find an essay that will reflect your view. I would suggest you also read the other essays to find out how other people feel about the issue so when it comes down to debating this hot topic, you will know the various opinions of your supporters as well as your opponents. You'll be able to state your case in a way that should be able to get your point across. I recommend this book highly.

Every culture should have to face its own shame. Unfortunately, shame is a variable concept according to the times, and the ability of the culture to properly identify what is shameful, who can be shameful, and the events that constitute a shameful event. Prior to the 1960's and 1970's nearly everything was "shameful," in that women without gloves, and men without hats were considered shameful. Characterized much as the course of civil rights and the recognition of individual rights for humans, shame has always been a public evaluation, and measured by group politics so that propriety became the urge to resist, if not to rebel against. In a shameful culture, inhumane things were possible - lynchings, torture, animal sacrifices, etc. - even while upon the surface, propriety was worn like a badge of honor. The hypocrisy revealed in years hence, is that shame did not exist where it was private or unrevealed, adding to a culture where transparency became the idol rather than to embrace the boundaries of what constituted shame. Fortunately, America has moved beyond the narrowminded principles that so bound one to another that behavior and conduct, as well as dress, has been allowed a degree of freedom that embraces the ideas of difference so people need not examine each and every action, including speech, that brands them improper. While there are a few, generally job related, environments where rigid and shame-oriented cultures prevail, the concept of freedom has taken on greater significance recently as a privilege, if not a right, provided no laws are broken. This healthier environment that honors the individual works for all persons previously discriminated against, and offers breathing room for those who were not quite attuned to the proprieties of life who were interested in watching their every movement to be evaluated by the group or community. Neither healthy relationships nor flexibility in thinking were aided by former designs of acceptance, and many were condemned by society for that reason, many of whom were simply responding to their own unique social environment, or ethnic environment. While guilt still survives as an effort to restrain, it is fortunately much less likely to be the "blackball" it was years earlier, allowing everyone to breathe much easier. Coming through that period of gender bias, racial bias, ethnic bias, and even religious bias is not totally behind us, but great progress has been made to minimize the importance of those effects. We now are making inroads and efforts at behavior or conduct bias by everyone to overcome the tendency to typecast persons by superfluous events that are not considered within the mainstream but still cognizant of safety, and dignity in the things we do as humans, to each other, and the things we do to animals, or the environment, offering the new design of social freedom with responsibility but without social restraint, definite progress in the eyes of most people.

Saving Face is a look at American culture and identity through its early roots in shame (when you do not do something you are supposed to do) as opposed to the post-Vietnam guilt culture (when you do something that you are not supposed to do) that we have become. Schneiderman spends most of the book basing America's modern problems on the results of the War in Vietnam; not a rehash of an old subject, but a fresh insight into the modern American psyche. He hypothesizes that the country's loss of face in Vietnam was a clear result of a lack of leadership willing to face the shame and debacle of Vietnam. The vacuum of leadership willing to take responsibility for the results left the nation as scattered individuals, looking for a way to bury the past and restore self pride. Surprisingly, Schneiderman doesn't play politics and lays equal blame both on political leaders for failing to guide the country and on Americans for making poor choices in leadership. Only through self-evaluation and the bearing of shame and personal responsibility can the country as a whole preserve a national culture and move forward. This book is comparable to Philip Howard's Death of Common Sense in that both authors look for a return to personal responsibility, a culture built on respect for others, and decisionmakers who take responsibility for their decisions . Scheiderman prods the reader to "end our romance with telegenic candidates who lack the qualifications for office. We should seek leaders of unimpeachable character who command respect, not quasi-celebrities who lack a sense of shame.....Identifying the qualities we seek in those who would guide us places us in a far better position to know which qualities we should use to guide ourselves." Well put as we choose between leaders to guide the nation to the next millenium

The author takes a historical perspective of God's Grace through out the Bible starting with the more difficult place to identify Grace in the old testament, and then through Christian history. It was directed to Seventh-day Adventists but is clearly applicable to any seeking person that senses any legalistic influence. It was really thrilling to be convinced that a foundation laid by God's Grace precedes the transforming love that responds to this fact affecting behavior! An excellent guide to happiness by engulfing grace!

Are you good enough? Do you have enough faith to be saved? Stuart Tyner takes on the time-worn debate about salvation (by works or by faith?) and provides a most interesting answer - neither! We are saved by grace. It is nothing of ours - neither works nor faith - but the marvelous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that saves us.

This well-researched and well-written book presents grace as you've probably never known it before - historically, spiritually, practically. Tyner traces grace from the eternity before the earth's creation, through the Biblical records, the early Christian church, and right up to and including the present.

He defines grace as "God doing for humans that which is impossible for us to do for ourselves." He understands grace as "a moment-by-moment reminder that God's role in our salvation is to save us, and our role is to quit trying to save ourselves." Here is another beautiful sample of his writing: "Grace is not the beginning point of the Christian journey; it is the road upon which journeying Christians walk day by day, moment by moment. Grace is not a robe Christians put on in order to be correctly dressed; it is the air Christians breathe in order to live." Wow!

A terrific individual read, Searching for the God of Grace can also serve Bible study groups well, as every chapter includes thought-provoking questions for thought and discussion. And there are still other aspects that recommend this book: a helpful glossary, a comprehensive bibliography, biographical notes, a scripture index, and a succinct subject index.

I like this book. I like the dragon story the best. He was green and red and had fire in his breath. I liked the adventure. It was exciting. It was not dangerous. It was fun. The dragon was Ho, Ho, Ho. (Ho? That word means good--way far away in China.)

Stuart Adams' charming compilation of letters from Santa Claus offers readers of all ages new insights and pleasures with each read.

Seven Sleeps Until Christmas is about giving the gift of ourselves and the ongoing discovery of oneself in the context of our relationships with others. This book reinforces important values; it emphasizes creativity and imagination, being with others and sharing, and the joy of giving.

Some of the things that make 7 Sleeps a thoughtful book, are its attention to details...Santa's handwritten salutations, the font, and a built-in display stand. These sweet details make it a favorite and easy gift to give to teachers, family members, and friends.

(***So far, each copy I have ordered from Amazon.com was signed not only by the author, but also Santa Claus himself!)

great history of a unique new york town

This book documents the rise and fall of this once flourishing spa resort village. Although much has changed since the book was written in the early 1980's, it summarizes and reflects the history of the village at the time. There is a new book published by the Sharon Historical Society called, "Reflections on Sharon", a pictorial history from 1797-1997 which details 200 years of the town & village. It also documents the more recent history through 1997 and illustrates Sharon's current push towards revitalization with the infusion of new residents and businesses.Only 1000 books were printed and they are already almost sold out. You can email dawne@roseboro.com for more info.

That book is full load with prctical information for any ham beginner who wants to learn by doing wire antennas. It is really helpfull, and well oriented

It seems that today's amateur radio operator more often than not has a station consisting of manufactured equipment. At the heart of these stations are transceivers so complex that the average ham has neither the equipment nor the ability to fix or modify them. Antennas are, however, something that still attract homebrewers.

If you're going to put up an antenna, why not do it right and get the best performance for the time spent? For a low key yet effective introduction to wire antennas this is a wonderful little book. Nowhere near as long, or complex, as the ARRL Antenna Handbook, this concise volume presents some elementary theory and a number of practical designs for wire antennas. I've lent my copy to new hams several times and from all reports it's been a big help.

This book is highly recommended as a basic reference and a good stepping stone to the next level.

This book is properly titled "The Skin Sourcebook". I purchased "The Skin Sourcebook" after spending some time in Guatemala working with some doctors. I found I needed to know more about certain skin conditions and diseases. This book was exactly what I was looking for. It covers every possible skin condition, has tips on taking proper care of your skin, discusses modern medications used by doctors, and takes an in-depth look at all types of skin cancer. After reading this book I have been able to discuss with many people certain prevention's they can practice to take care of their skin and (Thanks to Dr. Boyd) I have recognized the risks I have been taking with my own body. Trying not to sound too cheesy, I must say that this book is a life savor. I suggest to anyone with skin to pick this book up and spend some time taking care of yourself.

Dr Boyd makes things so easy to understand in this informative, helpful book on every skin disorder imaginable. It's a worthwhile purchase and very handy.

I picked up this book in the college library and I found the cover rather amusing. Within the first pages of the book I was laughing hysterically (especially at the medical school letters). Truth, it is not a guide to get into medical school or to survive completely but it does light a few hidden facts along the way. It will really open one's eyes to the medical field and provide a even further sway toward it if already interested.

This book will make you laugh just looking at its cover (the author, dressed in surgical gear, sits on a clinic bed while toting an assault rifle and pistol - a play on "So You Wanna Be a Gangsta"), and the laughs don't stop there. The author mixes in the hard reality of his profession as an orthopedic surgeon with generous doses of humor. It's a great read for general fun, and a must read if you're thinking about a medical career.