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All Over Creation
Ruth L. Ozeki Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0142003891 Release Date: 2004-03-30 |
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The three clans at once enabling and torturing each other in Ruth Ozeki's All Over Creation--the central Fuller family, the neighboring Quinns, and the rag-tag activist found-family known as the "Seeds"--lift a basic morality play about forgiveness to a higher level. But what really gives All Over Creation its steam and sends it off in unexpected directions is the supporting story of modern mankind's crucial but tenuous connection to nature, set in this case on a potato farm in sleepy Idaho.Lloyd Fuller and his war-bride wife Momoko struggle to make their massive farm thrive. Teenage daughter Yumi, on the other hand, has no trouble blooming. She's a wild child, but a series of bad decisions lead to a protracted estrangement from her puritanical father. When, years later, the adult Yumi reluctantly returns to the farm with her three children to care for her ailing parents, she must confront the wreckage she left behind (and the wreckage she's made of her own life), while forging an uneasy peace with childhood friend Cass Quinn. Before long, the Fullers and the Quinns must also confront the radical environmentalist Seeds, who are convinced that dying Lloyd and delusional Momoko hold the key to propagating plant life on earth--and sidetracking the schemes of evil corporations--through smart farming. And they may be right. The abundant children on hand reinforce this theme of proper husbandry; they are, like nature, both a tremendous gift and a daunting responsibility. And while not every character--Yumi in particular--is likable, Ozeki, whose first novel was the funny and polemical My Year of Meats, provokes empathy through plain old humanity. Indeed, her ability to make us care deeply about the fate of these strangers is the book's most abiding grace. The story's conclusion takes some convenient outs, but the ride to the end is touching and terrific, thanks to the author's spare but elegant prose and, especially, her kaleidoscopic cast. --Kim Hughes, Amazon.ca
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My Year of Meats, Ruth Ozeki's delicious debut novel, won a devoted following and was hailed by critics as inventing a new genre: the eco-saga. Now, Ozeki takes us to the heart of the potato farming industry. When Yumi Fuller returns to her hometown after a twenty-five-year absence, she comes face to face with an old friend, her aging parents, and her conflicted pastas well as the Seeds of Resistance, a rollicking environmentalist group that finds trouble wherever they plant themselves. With a quirky cast of characters and a keen eye for the vicissitudes of corporate life, political resistance, youth culture, aging baby boomers, and globalization, as well as the beauty of seeds, roots, and all growing things, All Over Creation offers something for just about everyone.Customer Reviews:
A Not So Hot Potato.......2007-07-12
A Worthy Cause, But..........2007-04-12
A failed attempt at a sequel.......2006-12-05
Engaging, Intelligent, Moving.......2006-11-06
Wonderful.......2006-09-12
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ALL OVER CREATION
Ruth Ozeki Manufacturer: Viking ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0965737837 |
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All Over Creation (Audiofy Digital Audiobook Chips)
Manufacturer: Audiofy/Blackstone ProductGroup: Book Binding: Cards ASIN: 1599124076 |
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This Audiofy audiobook chip packs a full 16 hour reading of "All Over Creation," narrated by Anna Fields, on a tiny memory card. A single Audiofy audiobook chip, hardly larger than a stamp, holds a complete digital audiobook, and saves the last listening position automatically, unlike CDs. With an SD memory card slot or adapter - like those for digital cameras - this Audiofy audiobook chip can be played on Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh desktop computers or laptops (Microsoft Windows XP/2000/Me/98, or Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above) or transferred to Apple iPod media players. Audiobook chips also move seamlessly to most Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld PDAs with SD expansion slots, as well as Treo and Windows Mobile "smartphones" (Palm OS 5.2 or Windows Mobile 2002 and above)... Yumi Fuller is a rebellious daughter returning to her family's Idaho potato farm to help her ailing parents who finds herself in a firestorm over genetically engineered spuds in this tale of family, food and corporate greed. Blackstone Audie Award Winner.
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The First Born Over All Creation
Ed Graning Manufacturer: PublishAmerica ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1588513114 |
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In the author?s own words: ?Do I really want to do this? Do I really want to write this book? What if everyone disagrees with me? What if everyone says; ?this guy has really missed the boat?? Nevertheless, I couldn?t ignore all the proof that lay in front of me. There was evidence from the Scriptures and history all telling me that for years I had been taught something that may not be completely true. So, it became increasingly important to write about what I had discovered. I?ve known for a long time that I?m not alone when it comes to questions about the subject of the Trinity. Maybe what I have learned might help someone else in their search for a better understanding of this subject. I?ve had questions about this from the day I was told, ?this is what you should believe. There is one God manifested in three persons. You can?t fully understand it, you just accept it by faith.?Customer Reviews:
Poorly researched.......2001-07-10
One area where he errors in when he tries to describe the primary beliefs of God. He states first that there are those who believe “Jesus...was an angel, created by God as the first of His creations. This is not something new. This teaching finds it’s roots in the teachings of Arius in the 4th century.”(pg 13) Those who have studied this subject will quickly recognize this as being incorrect and, amazingly, Mr. Graning quotes the Encyclopedia Britannica to this effect. It states, “Here Arius joined an older tradition of Christology, which had already played a role in Rome in the early 2nd century –namely the so-called angel-Christology.” (Pg 83) So this belief was held at least in the early 2nd century among persons whose lives undoubtedly crossed the lives of some apostles, long before Arius arrived on the seen. He also defines the Oneness Pentecostal beliefs (Jesus is Father, Son and Holy Spirit) and states, “They, I suppose, would be called ultra Trinitarians.”(pg 13) I doubt many Oneness Pentecostal’s would appreciate that title. They are commonly referred to as “Oneness” believers, “Modalists” or their faith could be labeled “sabellianism.”
One thing I did enjoy about the book is that he uses more scriptures than the average book on the Trinity. What would have been helpful would have been a scripture index. I had a number of scriptures pop into my mind and I could not find a quick way to determine if he discussed the scriptures I had questions on.
A point Mr. Graning made that I certainly agree with is his argument that too often Trinitarians try to read into a word a definition or meaning that is not really there. Mr. Graning believes that we should take a verse for what it says and not try to play word games, altering the meaning of a term to fit our doctrine. My hat is off to him for this stance. However, I feel Mr. Graning may have ignored his own rule in his handling of the term “firstborn.” He first states incorrectly that the term “firstborn” means “the first to be born. That’s what it means everywhere else in scripture. The word is used more than one hundred times in Scripture and it simply means, the one born first.”(pg 18) However, we note that the term does NOT mean the “first to be born” at Jeremiah 31:9, Exodus 4:22 or Genesis 48:13-20, to mention a few. In these verses the one called “firstborn” apparently designates their being given a supreme position over others. He ignored the fact that words, at times, do have symbolic meanings such as Jesus separating sheep from goats or wheat from weeds. In some instances he term “firstborn” is symbolic of a favored position one has been placed in.
Still, I do agree with Mr. Graning that the term “firstborn” at Col 1:15 is literal like it as at Col 1:18. However, he writes, “what does “firstborn” mean? It certainly does not mean first created. There is nothing in the Bible to suggest that Jesus was anything other than absolute Deity.”(pg 17) Of course, the fact that he even brings up this argument signals that the term “firstborn of creation” must cause some persons to understand Jesus as being the first one created. He has already started to leave his rule that “A word used repeatedly to mean one thing couldn’t suddenly take on a different meaning. This would violate the simple ability to understand the writer.”(pg 18) But who can deny that if we had no preconceived belief that Jesus was Almighty God we would automatically understand this verse to mean that Jesus was the first one created? The phrase “firstborn of all creation” creates an immediate picture of a group (creation) with Jesus being the first of that group being born. How does Mr. Graning get around this ‘simple understanding?’ He states, “Creation and birth are not one in the same. They are entirely different.”(pg 17)
And thus we get on the same word “merry-go-round” that Trinitarians like to use. After reading that sentence on page 17 of Mr. Graning’s book, I combed the rest of his book desperately looking for exactly what the difference was between creation and birth. I found no explanation of the difference and I leave his book extremely disappointed because of this. While some may argue that my mother ‘did not create me, she only gave birth to me’, I can state whole heartedly that I did not exist before I was born from my mother. Therefore, I reject such arguments as philosophical. Mr. Graning also does not explain what he means by the term “eternity past”, which he used a number of times to describe when Jesus was “born.” Many modern Bibles describe this term as “time indefinite”, meaning a very long time ago but not everlasting. I would like to quote his words on page 98 where he states of Jesus, “He was not created, He was begotten, birthed, brought into existence.” To common people there is no difference between the terms “created”, “begotten”, “birthed” and “brought into existence.” How one can say that Jesus was not “created” but he was “brought into existence” is beyond my ‘untrained in seminary school’ mind. In addition, he did not mention Rev 3:14 where Jesus is described as the “beginning of the creation by God”, which seems to be an important part to the discussion.
Another error that Mr. Graning makes is in regards to the term theos and the definite article. I mean “error” in that he violates his own argument, even though it is possible that he is correct in his arguments. Allow me to explain. After discussing the term theos and the definite article, he states on page 31, “But when the definite article is used with theos it always means the Supreme Deity, God the Almighty. It is interesting to note that not one time in Scripture is the definite article used with Theos when speaking of the Son of God.” This may or may not be true, depending on the interpretation of John 20:28 where Thomas says, “My Lord and my God.” The term God (theos) is preceded by the definite article. While it is debatable as to whether Thomas was referring to Jesus or to his Father as theos, Mr. Graning assumes it is in reference to Jesus. And he nicely explains in his book how others can be honored with the title theos due to their God assigned position. But if Mr. Graning believes Jesus is the one being referred to as theos at John 20:28, then how can he say that “not one time in Scripture is the definite article used with Theos when speaking of the Son of God [...]
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Personal Touch- Gifts to Make (Over 50 Easy-to-make Items for Gift-giving for Christmas and All Year Through) (# 7585 PLAID)
Robyn Freedman Spizman Manufacturer: Plaid Enterprises Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000VI9FAC |
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The purpose of this book is to share with you over 50 ideas from three exciting craft areas. Personalizing with Paint, Ribbon, Creations, and ... the only one with calories...Candy Crafts.
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Digging Mediterranean cuisine: why we're getting all agog over Greek fare.(Creation Trends) : An article from: Food Processing
Marc Halperin Manufacturer: Putman Media, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0009GQAZY Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Food Processing, published by Putman Media, Inc. on November 1, 2004. The length of the article is 819 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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All Over Creation
Ruth Ozeki Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OJ3POK |
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The history of the world: In five books. Viz. Treating of the beginning and first ages of same from the creation unto Abraham. Of the birth of Abraham ... over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon
Walter Raleigh Manufacturer: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. and sold by all booksellers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B000869JYE |
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The Deed of Paksenarrion: A Novel
Elizabeth Moon Manufacturer: Baen ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0671721046 |
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a tale of development.......2007-08-09
You'll love it too.......2007-07-16
A personal favorite.......2007-06-14
One of the strongest heroines in literature--not just fantasy.......2007-05-02
OK but No Middle Earth!!.......2007-05-01
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The Deed of Paksenarrion: A Novel
Elizabeth Moon Manufacturer: Baen ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000P8FL4M |
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Silent Thunder / Universe (Tor Double)
Dean Ing , and Robert A. Heinlein Manufacturer: Tor Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 0812502655 |
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Silent Thunder/Universe
Dean; Heinlein, Robert A. Ing Manufacturer: Tor Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000RDK88E |
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The Art of Tea and Friendship: Savoring the Fragrance of Time Together
Manufacturer: Harvest House Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0736910980 |
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Beloved artist Sandy Clough delightfully guides readers on the fine art of blending tea and friendship. Along with her beautiful antique teaware paintings, Sandy offers a creative variety of ways for friends to gather and savor the fragrance of time spent together, sharing a part of their lives. Friends, old and new, close and far away, will enjoy ideas on how to...
Laced with wonderful quotes, poems, and Scriptures that celebrate the blessings of friendship, this visually stunning treasure is perfect for rekindling past friendships, nurturing current friendships, and encouraging the growth of new friendships. Ideal for birthdays, holidays, and special celebrations.
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Delightful!.......2007-09-09
Really What Is This Book About??.......2006-05-10
Charming.......2005-11-15
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Strictly Shrimp: A Passionate Guide to the World's Favorite Seafood
A. D. Livingston Manufacturer: Burford Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1580800904 |
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Strictly Shrimp serves up best ways to cook and eat this delicious crustacean, with recipes for shrimp on the grill, shrimp in the boil, in the oven, in the steamer, in the skillet and in the wok, on the skewer and in the stuffing...and still more!Customer Reviews:
The ultimate guide to the most popular shellfish.......2001-07-05
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Old Fishing Lures & Tackle: Identification & Value Guide
Carl F. Luckey Manufacturer: Krause Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0896892522 |
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The "lure bible" is back and better than ever! This mammoth guide, now with 2,500 full-color photos, delivers all the pricing, details and lure advice serious collectors want, from a name they trust and admire.This 7th edition features more than 5,000 listings, complete with collecting data and updated prices for everything from the Plunking Dinger to the Creek Chub Mouse. Collectible lures from Heddon, South Bend, Paw Paw, Pflueger, Creek Chub, Shakespeare and more are featured in this trusted reference. The familiar style of the late Carl Luckey and Clyde "The Bassman" Harbin Sr. is carried on by the next generation with Tim Watts, Harbin's grandson, serving as contributing editor. With the last three editions of this book boasting a combined 86,500 copies sold, this new edition continues the tradition lure enthusiasts have come to trust.
-5,000 different lures listed
-2,500 full-color photos for easy identification
-Contains lures from leading North American lure manufacturers
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good book.......2007-09-23
Disappointed!.......2007-05-26
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Old Fishing Lures & Tackle: Identification and Value Guide (Old Fishing Lures and Tackle)
Carl F. Luckey , and Clyde A. Harbin Manufacturer: Krause Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0873494296 |
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Great for Information.......2005-09-26
EXCELLENT AND WELL DONE.......2005-02-21
glad we picked this on.......2003-09-10
GREAT REFERENCE BUT POOR CONSTRUCTION.......2002-01-25
START HERE.......2001-01-21
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Old fishing lures and tackle: An identification and value guide (Old Fishing Lures & Tackle)
Carl F Luckey Manufacturer: Books Americana ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 089689018X |
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A good introduction to lures for the new collector........1998-12-12
Great for the beginner.......1998-09-23
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Decorative Painting Techniques: Whisper Painting (Decorative Painting Techniques)
Suzy Eaton Manufacturer: Sterling/Chapelle ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1402725655 |
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Decorative Painting Techniques: Whisper Painting
Suzy Eaton Manufacturer: STERLING/CHAPELLE ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000WTAJOG |
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Carl and Karin Larsson : Creators of Swedish Style
Michael Snodin , and Elisabet Hidemark Manufacturer: Bulfinch ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0821227130 |
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Carl Larsson (1853-1919), and his wife, Karin, a textile designer, revolutionized interior design and established a style that continues to attract a worldwide following. Combining period furniture and objects with modern color and design, their home was meticulously recorded by Carl in a series of beautiful watercolours that celebrated their idyllic family life.Customer Reviews:
I love this book!.......1999-07-24
This book makes me happy........1998-07-11
The text is written by different experts. I am not really sure that I come away from it with much sense of the Larssons' personalities in a detailed way, but the work speaks for itself and I consider this book to be more than just a valuable addition to my art library, but also as a great read and, even more -- a great "look".
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Carl and Karin Larsson - Creators of the Swedish Style
Michael and Stavenow-Hidemark, Elisabet - Edit. Snodin Manufacturer: V & A Publication ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OHHMFU |
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CARL AND KARIN LARSSON: CREATORS OF THE SWEDISH STYLE
Michael and Elisabet Stavenow-Hidemark Snodin Manufacturer: Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KE6QH2 |
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Carl and Karin Larsson: Creators of the Swedish Style
Victoria and Albert Museum Manufacturer: Bulfinch Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000L3VZUA |
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
Steve Krug Manufacturer: New Riders Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0321344758 |
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Usability design is one of the most important--yet often least attractive--tasks for a Web developer. In Don't Make Me Think, author Steve Krug lightens up the subject with good humor and excellent, to-the-point examples.The title of the book is its chief personal design premise. All of the tips, techniques, and examples presented revolve around users being able to surf merrily through a well-designed site with minimal cognitive strain. Readers will quickly come to agree with many of the book's assumptions, such as "We don't read pages--we scan them" and "We don't figure out how things work--we muddle through." Coming to grips with such hard facts sets the stage for Web design that then produces topnotch sites.
Using an attractive mix of full-color screen shots, cute cartoons and diagrams, and informative sidebars, the book keeps your attention and drives home some crucial points. Much of the content is devoted to proper use of conventions and content layout, and the "before and after" examples are superb. Topics such as the wise use of rollovers and usability testing are covered using a consistently practical approach.
This is the type of book you can blow through in a couple of evenings. But despite its conciseness, it will give you an expert's ability to judge Web design. You'll never form a first impression of a site in the same way again. --Stephen W. Plain
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Five years and more than 100,000 copies after it was first published, it's hard to imagine anyone working in Web design who hasn't read Steve Krug's "instant classic" on Web usability, but people are still discovering it every day. In this second edition, Steve adds three new chapters in the same style as the original: wry and entertaining, yet loaded with insights and practical advice for novice and veteran alike. Don't be surprised if it completely changes the way you think about Web design.Customer Reviews:
A thin book with everything you need.......2007-10-13
eye-opening analysis.......2007-10-07
Fantastic - Easy to Understand and Use.......2007-10-06
Mandatory reading for developing on the Web.......2007-09-28
Good content, poor binding.......2007-09-27
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss)
Dr. Seuss Manufacturer: Random House, New York ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0679805273 Release Date: 1990-01-22 |
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Inspirational yet honest, and always rhythmically rollicking, Oh, the Places You'll Go! is a perfect sendoff for children, 1 to 100, entering any new phase of their lives. Kindergartners, graduate students, newlyweds, newly employeds--all will glean shiny pearls of wisdom about the big, bountiful future. The incomparable Dr. Seuss rejoices in the potential everyone has to fulfill their wildest dreams: "You'll be on your way up! / You'll be seeing great sights! / You'll join the high fliers / who soar to high heights." At the same time, he won't delude the starry-eyed upstart about the pitfalls of life: "You can get all hung up / in a prickle-ly perch. / And your gang will fly on. / You'll be left in a Lurch."But fear not! Dr. Seuss, with his inimitable illustrations and exhilarating rhymes, is convinced ("98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed") that success is imminent. As long as you remember "to be dexterous and deft. And NEVER mix up your right foot with your left," things should work out. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter
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The Genius of Dr. Seuss, not just for children.......2007-10-09
"Life Lessons For Dummies".......2007-09-20
Not just for kids..........2007-08-26
Love Dr. Seuss.......2007-08-23
great surprise.......2007-08-13
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90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life
Don Piper , and Cecil Murphey Manufacturer: Revell ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0800759494 Release Date: 2004-09-01 |
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As he is driving home from a minister's conference, Baptist minister Don Piper collides with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He is pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, Piper experiences heaven where he is greeted by those who had influenced him spiritually. He hears beautiful music and feels true peace. Back on earth, a passing minister who had also been at the conference is led to pray for Don even though he knows the man is dead. Piper miraculously comes back to life and the bliss of heaven is replaced by a long and painful recovery. For years Piper kept his heavenly experience to himself. Finally, however, friends and family convinced him to share his remarkable story.Customer Reviews:
Incredible story of a man's faith in God!.......2007-10-19
Not so much.......2007-10-19
Could NOT put this book down! Awesome Book!.......2007-10-19
God chosen one? REALLY!.......2007-10-18
90 Minutes in Heaven.......2007-10-17
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Inspired By The Bible Experience: New Testament
Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: 0310926319 Release Date: 2006-10-03 |
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Hear the words of the Bible brought to life like never before. Inspired By… The Bible Experience: New Testament Audio CD is a fully-dramatized reading of the Bible performed by an unprecedented ensemble of distinguished African-American actors, musicians, and personalities. The cast, including recognizable voices as Denzel Washington, Blair Underwood and Angela Bassett, reads the Bible using the accessible and trusted Today’s New International Version (TNIV).Customer Reviews:
Love it!.......2007-10-19
Inspired By The Bible Experience: The New Testament.......2007-10-17
LISTEN TO JESUS!.......2007-10-13
This CD package Brings the Bible to Life.......2007-09-06
Awesome!!!.......2007-08-30
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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
Danny Meyer Manufacturer: HarperCollins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0060742755 Release Date: 2006-10-03 |
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Book DescriptionIn this landmark book, Danny shares the lessons he's learned while developing the winning recipe for doing the business he calls "enlightened hospitality." This innovative philosophy emphasizes putting the power of hospitality to work in a new and counterintuitive way: The first and most important application of hospitality is to the people who work for you, and then, in descending order of priority, to the guests, the community, the suppliers, and the investors. This way of prioritizing stands the more traditional business models on their heads, but Danny considers it the foundation of every success that he and his restaurants have achieved.
Full of behind-the-scenes history on the creation of Danny's most famous restaurants and the anecdotes, advice, and lessons he has accumulated on his long and ecstatic journey to the top of the American restaurant scene, Setting the Table is a treasure trove of innovative insights that are applicable to any business or organization.
Is the customer always right? According to Danny Meyer, one of America's leading restauranteurs, the answer is no--but "they must always feel heard." Named one of the most influential New Yorkers of 2006 by New York magazine, Meyer, the founder and co-owner of 11 of Manhattan's most influential restaurants, including Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Tabla, The Modern, Blue Smoke, and Shake Shack, has penned Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality, a business book that reads like food lit and equal part personal memoir. Amazon.com senior editor Brad Thomas Parsons took some time from his daily long-distance day-dreaming of Shake Shack and caught up with the ever-gracious Danny Meyer over e-mail to ask about his new book, the Food Network, his favorite cookbooks, insider tips on dining out, and much more.
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Surprise of My Life, The: An Autobiography (LW)
Claire Drainie Taylor Manufacturer: Wilfrid Laurier University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0889203024 |
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“It's an autobiography! If I tell you what's in it you won't read the book.” — Claire Drainie Taylor
Or would you? Maybe you'd be intrigued by the progression of a life begun as an unexceptional little girl born to a middle-class Jewish Canadian couple in a small prairie town who, at age sixteen, married a refined Englishman, and survived the Great Depression, partly alone in a shack in the woods of Vancouver Island. Or how, only a few months after returning to Vancouver, with no training and minimal education, this same young woman walked on stage at one of Canada's finest old theatres, and went on to a successful thirty-year career as an actress and radio dialogue writer.
Having been compelled by her family to write her memoir, it wasn't until she'd finished and reread her manuscript that Claire Drainie Taylor realized what an extraordinary life she'd led. Her descriptions of the many fascinating incidents that make up her story, and how she dealt with them, revealed herself to herself in a way that illuminates what she calls “The Surprise of My Life.”
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Kindred Spirit.......2000-04-17
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The surprise of my life: The lesser half of an autobiography
Leon M Lion Manufacturer: Hutchinson ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006DAH6S |
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