Mycology Guidebook

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"Like being taken around by a savvy local."
-The New York Times

"Little fluff and lots of fun."
-Boston Globe

"Hipper and savvier than other guides."
-Diversion magazine

Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the IRREVERENT GUIDES-the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend.

Look inside for the lowdown on:

Hotels that make you glad it rains all the time
What Seattle envies about Portland, and why Portland wishes it could be more like its northern neighbor
Must-see places like the Portland grade school that serves excellent pizza and beer, and the Sleepless in Seattle houseboat
Where to rub elbows with Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and their minions of Microsoft millionaires
How to dress down to fit in with the "Aggresively Plain" Northwest fashion scene
And much more!

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Seattle & Portland, 1st Edition (Irreverent)

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If you want a quality Portland guidebook, this is NOT it...
Irreverent? More Like Irritating...
An interesting if somewhat elusive book

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Seattle & Portland, 1st Edition (Irreverent)
James Gullo , Balliett , and Fitzgerald
Manufacturer: Hungry Minds
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0028634500

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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.

For the lowdown on the two hottest destinations in the Pacific Northwest, look no further than Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Seattle & Portland. Want to know where the locals go for coffee? Where to find the Portland grade school that serves great pizza and beer? Want the skinny on dressing down to fit in with the "Aggressively Plain" Northwest fashion scene? You'll discover the best way to distinguish tourists from locals in Seattle, and what makes Portland a shopping mecca (no sales tax). Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Seattle & Portland give you all that, plus the hottest travel tips and recommendations for both cities.

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If you want a quality Portland guidebook, this is NOT it..........2002-03-16

I very recently relocated to Portland, and getting prepared for my move I went searching for guidebooks. Since the title word "Irreverent" caught my eye, I was thinking this book would be a great "insider's look" to Portland and its quirks.

Now that I am living in Portland, I found that this text lacks severely in the "insider's look" aspect. I would especially NOT recommend this for younger people like myself. This "insider's look" is definitely not geared towards my generation. For example, the flannel and torn up jeans look is so outdated, yet the author writes about Portland fashion like it's a crime to not look like you just rolled out of bed. For much better insider's info, pick up a free Willamette Week when you get to Portland.

This guidebook does have its merits. It is written more personally than many guidebooks, it's easy to follow, and it has its humorous moments. However, you can find better (and free) technical info (where to stay, how to get where you want to go, best bets for visitors, etc.) at the Portland visitor's website, or at Pioneer Square in downtown Portland. For a good guidebook for "Generation X", and those about to relocate to the Pacific Northwest, I would highly recommend Best Places Portland. It provides much more detail and I find that the price guidelines are super helpful for people like me living on a limited budget.

Had I relied solely on Frommer's Irreverent Guide to guide me through Portland, I believe I would have been completely lost upon getting here. Save your money for a movie and a beer at a McMenamins theater.

Irreverent? More Like Irritating..........2002-02-05

Being a long-time Seattle-dweller, and even longer-time Western Washington native, this book irritates me. The author hasn't spent enough time in Seattle to truly appreciate the wonderful things about the city, not to mention he consistently dates both himself and the text by referring to events/people/places that are no longer in rapid use in the Seattle vernacular/mindset. Seattle is about MORE than coffee, grunge (ugh.. could that irritating phase have passed more quickly?), Microsoft, Boeing and rain. I'd recommend the Fodor's and Lonely Planet series to anyone who really wants a good feel for the city. Fodor's may be snooty, but at leats it's up-to-date instead of dated.

An interesting if somewhat elusive book.......2000-07-25

Though I appreciated its humor, this book was a little lacking on some of the basic necessities in living in Portland. The sections dedicated to parks and recreation, for example, don't mention as much as you would want. On the other hand, it gives excellent background, trivia, and local interest facts. It's a fun book, but if you want something a little meatier, I recommend the City Smart Guidebook of Portland by Linda Nygaard.

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Seattle & Portland

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Fantastic guide, no BS, a little limited

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Seattle & Portland
Jim Gullo
Manufacturer: Frommer's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0764564994

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Fantastic guide, no BS, a little limited.......2003-08-23

This guide was the perfect companion to our trip to Portland and Seattle this summer. Devoid of all cheesy tourguide advice and tells it like it is - what's cool, what's just not worth the time, and what is not worth the expense. The only thing we found lacking was a comprehensive list of breakfast and lunch spots and things to do outside the downtown areas.

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Seattle & Portland: By Jim Gullo

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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Seattle & Portland: By Jim Gullo
James; Frommer, Arthur Gullo
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O94QIO

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Expensive Kiddie Book.......2004-11-30

Don't waste your hard earned money on this children's book about the Corvette. Of the 24 pages, there are 9 pages of text (about 2 small paragraphs per page) and 9 pages of uninteresting pictures.

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The history of Germany in drawings.......2004-09-02

I examined these drawings using my perspective of having studied the history of Germany in the years of 1896 to 1926. With that background, you can see the power and insecurity of Germany at the turn of the century and up to the start of the Great War. The most powerful cartoons deal with the aftermath of the German defeat in that war, illustrating the poverty and decadence that overtook the country. In many of those cartoons, the women are scantily clad and in others, some of the people are in rags.
The original captions are present, with English translations underneath them; the date the cartoon appeared and any other necessary explanation are also included. A few deal with major historical events, so without the explanation, it would be difficult to understand the topic. The most ominous cartoon appeared on Jan. 3, 1923. It has three heavy old men conversing in an alley and the caption is:

National Politics. "I say that as long as the Jews are occupying the Rhine, we'll have no peace and quiet." "Oh, get off it, it's the French that are there." "Yeah? Just go to one of Hitler's meetings - he'll tell you who they are."

There is great power and occasional anguish in these cartoons, as a powerful nation was reduced to destitution and despair. While you can enjoy them without knowledge of the historical context, to truly appreciate them, an understanding of history is necessary.

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The Horses Health Bible: The Quick-Reference Guide To The Diagnosis Of Common Veterinary Problems
Colin Vogel
Manufacturer: F & W Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook (Howell Reference Books)

ASIN: 0715321471

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Designed to help the horse owner solve all the common equine health problems, this book is organized in a uniquely accessible way. Flow charts make diagnosis simple, and sound veterinary advice make this an essential handy tool to keep in the stable or barn.

Full of step-by-step advice on confirming and treating common ailments, with all technical terms explained for the lay person, The Horse's Health Bible is also illustrated with over 300 color photographs, which provide indispensable visual reference.

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The 1898 Bing Toy Catalogue
New Cavendish Books
Manufacturer: New Cavendish Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RSBHBG

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Oversized HB First Facsimile Reprint of German Toy Catalog from 1898..134 Pages of Text and Illustrations

Bing Toy Catalogue 1898 (The Bing Toy Catalogues)

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Bing Toy Catalogue 1898 (The Bing Toy Catalogues)
Allen Levy
Manufacturer: New Cavendish Books (Dist)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1872727700

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Do you want to know the easiest fruits to grow? Which vegetables to plant early? What perennials can border your driveway? The answers to these questions and more are in "The Gardener’s Book of Charts, Tables, and Lists," a comprehensive home reference guide to the most important information a gardener needs for yearly growing plans. Gardening is America’s most popular hobby and gardening enthusiasts will find that "The Gardener’s Book of Charts, Tables, and Lists" contains all the information they need to plan and plant their gardens and houseplants. With over 200 illustrations, the book includes charts like Vegetables to Plant Early, Plants for Cold Climates, Easiest Flowers and Ornamentals to Grow, Best Bulbs, Tips on Weed Control, Easiest Indoor Plants to Grow, and many, many more.

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Perfect for All Gardeners - Both Experts and Novices!.......2002-09-03

Nancy Ballek MacKinnon, an expert gardener with her own nursery, gives us invaluable gardening advice in easy to use charts and lists. The book provides all the information you'll need from what plants to plant to how to care for them.

I bought the book after seeing great reviews for it in several papers. I highly recommend this great book!

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This is an outstanding overview of the history of the Earth from a unique planetary perspective for introductory courses in the earth sciences. The book approaches Earth history as an evolution, encompassing the origin of the cosmos through the inner working of living cells. Earth: Evolution of a Habitable World tells how the Earth has come to its present state, why it differs from its neighboring planets, what life's place is in Earth's history, how humanity affects the processes that make our planet livable, and contemplates human influences in the context of natural changes on Earth. This book brings a fresh perspective to the study of the Earth for students who wish to learn how our planet evolved to its present form.

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perfect book for reference.......2000-01-05

If you're looking for a book that is a great read and even a better reference book about the geosciences, this is the one. I refer to it often in my scientific education. The references at the end of each chapter are also a great way for people to get further information on each subject, if they need it.

The evolution of our planet from a new perspective.......1999-07-08

Earth, Evolution of a Habitable World by Jonathan I. Lunine

Review by Philip Eklund

Dr. Lunine is a Professor of Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona, and a NASA advisor. His new book describes Earth's evolution in a fresh perspective, in relation to its sister planets, particularly Mars and Venus. This 319 page textbook covers Earth's origin, the development of its atmosphere and oceans, the variations of its orbit and climate, and at what point we are enmeshed in its long and lively history. The reader can see how we can be unwittingly in the teeth of an ice age and why the number of species has crescendoed now, in our time.

The vast territory that Lunine succinctly covers is all that anyone with a bit of gumption needs to become an authority on the state of our planet. Guideposts to this territory include the sciences of measurement (basically, math, the metric system, and dating methods), and of physics as applied to geology and biology (and some chemistry). Unfortunately Lunine sometimes lapses into off-topic diversions of astronomy (Doppler shifts, lunar phases, Stonehenge, eclipses, and aging planets by the density of their craters). Also, there is no glossary, but the index is adequate. (A few undefined jargons, like "cratonization", sneak in.)

The book is profusely illustrated by Jonathan's wife, Cynthia. There is a color section, mostly of refugees of some astronomy book showing various wonders of the universe. But one color map of the Southwest occupied my attention for a long time. It compares vegetation regimes during the Pleistocene and the Present, the ancient record being derived from pollen counts meticulously gleaned from old packrat middens. I amused myself by examining these data to see whether elephants could be reintroduced into Arizona. Another color figure shows fantastic computer sequences on how the moon must have been formed by an impact between Earth and a Mars-sized billiard ball.

The description of the origin of life is a gem. Lunine's compelling prose springs out as lively as the quasi-stable whirlpools of life he describes (basically an autocatalysis model describing a mode of life existing before reproduction). An alternative model depicting an RNA origin of life is provided mainly for comic relief. Although the role of biology in forming Earth's almost explosive atmosphere covers several subsequent chapters, life is depicted as along for the ride, and the Gaia "biofeedback" theory is dismissed in a sentence.

Unfortunately, the origin of sentience, an event indisputably more profound than the origin of life, is not mentioned. However, the fossil evolution rise of humanity, particularly the Neanderthals, is wonderfully covered. Lunine mentions the "blitzkrieg" theory of his neighbor, Dr. Paul Martin, who postulates the extinction of American megafauna, such as the great elephants and saber-tooths, as being the result of the invasion of "native" Americans with spears. A nice contrast to the increase in American bio-diversity that accompanied the post-Columbian invasion of technologically advanced humans.

Lunine was identified by Time magazine as one of its 1994 "50 for the Future" list of emerging American leaders. Lunine himself would prefer the term "policy-maker" to leader, in the sense of presenting knowledge that self-led individuals can organize into principles of purposeful and long range action. The power of a comprehensive book such as this is that current issues such as global warming can be put in the perspective of past "atmosphere crises" of Earth, such as the super-high greenhouse prevailing at the end of the dinosaur era.

The penultimate chapter, titled "Limited Resources" fails this potential, being anecdotal without the factual rigor of the preceding chapters. (I was told that this chapter was written at the last minute at the request of the publisher.) Lunine starts by treating limited resources and overpopulation as arbitrary assertions, in defiance of his tradition of listing the assumptions of every dating method or limitations of climate modeling.

On the plus side, Lunine does take a rational stand against the Luddites. But where are the charts on air pollution, famine frequencies, human fertility, wetland or forest land acreage, etc. over time? The charts that do appear, on projections of population, energy use, kilos of grain per person, and "undiscovered" oil, have none of the error bars, validation, or context of previous chapters. Bemoaning the tiny amount of land urbanized each year to support farmers moving to the cities as a result of a world-wide food glut is an example of the surreal non-sequitor grab-bag of alarmist insinuations of which fill this chapter.

Particularly nasty is the bromide that less industrialized nations need a "reasonable" standard of living, with the implication that the U.S., (which creates most of the resources that feed and run the world), somehow deprives them of this even as the U.S. demonstrates the technological and political blueprints on how to achieve abundance. Since humans are too greedy or stupid to be allowed the freedom to despoil their own nest, only coercive regulation, or supra-governmental "cooperation" is required to tell their citizenry what is in their own best interests at gun-point. The nadir of these politics is an inexcusable sanction of coercive sterilization in China.

Other than the coverage of our most recent millennium, Lunine has written a tightly integrated and ambitious book. Particularly evocative is the imagery of the continents, floating and jostled into each other like froth on the churning oceanic plates of the Earth, teeming with a surprisingly robust and assertive biological component, laughing yet seesawing through cosmic disasters, extinctions, and self-induced crises of a scale that reduces the palimpsest of human intervention to ripples from a plunked stone.

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Given the fundamental importance of and universal interest in whether extraterrestrial life has developed or could eventually develop in our solar system and beyond, it is vital that an examination of planetary habitability go beyond simple assumptions such as, "Where there is water, there is life". This book has resulted from a workshop at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland which brought together planetary geologists, geophysicists, atmospheric scientists and biologists to discuss the multi-faceted problem of how the habitability of a planet co-evolves with the geology of the surface and interior, the atmosphere, and the magnetosphere.

Each of the six chapters have been written by authors with a range of expertise so that each chapter is itself multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, and accessible to scientists in all disciplines. These chapters delve into what life needs to exist and ultimately to thrive, the early environments of the young terrestrial planets, the role of volatiles in habitability, currently habitable (but possibly not inhabited) geologic environments, the connection between a planetâ€™s inner workings and the habitability of its surface, and the effects on planetary atmospheres of solar evolution and the presence or absence of a magnetosphere.

This book serves as an ideal reference for those planning missions that will hunt for biomarkers (especially on Mars), for biologists and geoscientists seeking the other side of the story, and for researchers and upper level students interested in an in-depth review of the geologic evolution of terrestrial planets, from their cores to their magnetospheres, and how that evolution shapes the habitability of the planetary surface.

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Habitable Spaces
R. Shields , J. Van Loon , and I. Roderick
Manufacturer: Carleton Univ
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Textbook Binding

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ASIN: 0968743226

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Reversing a fad for studies in regulation and fixity, we highlight research that reframes and refocuses our critical inquiries on exceptions and anomalies so as to move beyond identifying disciplinary codes. This work looks to those facets of everyday life that go otherwise untapped and do not contribute to the maintenance of a well ordered whole, but instead represent overlooked alternatives and potentials.

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Is Mars Habitable?
Alfred Russel Wallace
Manufacturer: IndyPublish.com
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1421924404

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The special point to which I here wish to call attention is this. Mr. Lowell's main contention is, that the surface of Mars is wonderfully smooth and level. Not only are there no mountains, but there are no hills or valleys or plateaux. This assumption is absolutely essential to support the other great assumption, that the wonderful network of perfectly straight lines over nearly the whole surface of the planet are irrigation canals. It is not alleged that irregularities or undulations of a few hundreds or even one or two thousands of feet could possibly be detected, while certainly all we know of planetary formation or structure point strongly towards some inequalities of surface.

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Literacy and Democracy: Teacher Research and Composition Studies in Pursuit of Habitable Spaces : Further Conversations from the Students of Jay Robinson

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Literacy and Democracy: Teacher Research and Composition Studies in Pursuit of Habitable Spaces : Further Conversations from the Students of Jay Robinson

Manufacturer: National Council of Teachers of English
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0814129773

The impact of soil compaction on euedaphic Collembola [An article from: Applied Soil Ecology]

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The impact of soil compaction on euedaphic Collembola [An article from: Applied Soil Ecology]
T. Larsen , P. Schjonning , and J. Axelsen
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RQZW5K

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This digital document is a journal article from Applied Soil Ecology, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Tillage operations and field traffic may cause soil compaction and alter the pore characteristics in soil. These practices often lead to a reduction in habitable pore space for the soil mesofauna. In the present study the abundance of some euedaphic species of Collembola was investigated under a range of soil bulk densities normally found in agricultural soils. The study was performed using containers with defaunated soil that was compressed to six levels of bulk density in the range 1.02-1.56gcm^-^3. One of the following species was added to a separate series: Mesaphorura macrochaeta, Protaphorura armata, and Folsomia fimetaria. The number of individuals and the concentration of ergosterol (used to estimate fungal biomass) were measured after each experiment and related to bulk density and pore size distribution. A series of experiments in which straw was added to the soil in order to increase microbial life was also included. Only F. fimetaria was used in the straw amended series. In the soil experiments without straw amendments, the numbers of M. macrochaeta and P. armata, were significantly reduced when bulk densities increased from 1.37 to 1.47gcm^-^3. F. fimetaria did not exhibit any significant response to compaction. The ergosterol concentration was independent of bulk density. When straw was added, the abundance of F. fimetaria declined significantly with increasing bulk density from 1.21gcm^-^3. The decline in collembolan numbers was probably due to the decline in coarse pores (>120@mm) because the ergosterol concentration was independent of bulk density. These results show that soil structure and decline in habitable pore space are the key parameters in the abundance of euedaphic Collembola in soil.

A food refrigeration and habitable atmosphere control system for space vehicles, design, fabrication, and test phases (Technical documentary report)

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A food refrigeration and habitable atmosphere control system for space vehicles, design, fabrication, and test phases (Technical documentary report)
R. A Miller
Manufacturer: Life Support Systems Laboratory, 6570th Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories, Aerospace Medical Division, Air Force Systems Command
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Psico-sociologia del entorno habitable
Jose Luis Mercado Segoviano
Manufacturer: Departamento de Publicaciones, Escuela de Artes Decorativas de Madrid
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I think Father Joe Saved my soul too!

A Great Book: Beyond Judgment and Revisionism

Father Joe--a disappointment

The long-lasting relationship of a layman and his spiritual mentor

Disgusted with the lie.

Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul
Tony Hendra
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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ASIN: 0812972341
Release Date: 2005-05-31

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How I met Father Joe. I was fourteen and having an affair with a married woman. These are the opening lines to the first chapter of this outstanding memoir by former National Lampoon Editor Tony Hendra. How could we resist diving into this deliciously satisfying story about a lifelong mentorship with Dom Joseph Warrilow, a.k.a. Father Joe? After the devout Catholic husband catches the illicit couple in the kitchen, the husband does not attack Hendra. Instead he decides the young boy needs salvation. Amazingly, the husband leads Hendra to the one man who could save his soul: Father Joe. This is a tribute to a spiritual mentor, written in an easygoing, guy-talk style. It is no small feat to be brilliantly funny, ruthlessly honest, and spiritually profound at the same time, but Hendra has the winning combo. For more than 40 years Hendra would return to this mesmerizing old soul to tell him everything---from the details of his first sexual encounter, through questioning the social value of satire, to his crisis in faith after losing two children through miscarriages. But it's not just the North Star wisdom of Father Joe that captivates readers; it is the chance to follow Hendra as he gradually matures into a humble and spiritually solid man who can still crack a wicked good joke. Such a gift. Thank you, Tony Hendra. --Gail Hudson

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A key comic writer of the past three decades has created his most heartfelt and hard-hitting book. Father Joe is Tony Hendra’s inspiring true story of finding faith, friendship, and family through the decades-long influence of a surpassingly wise Benedictine monk named Father Joseph Warrillow.

Like everything human, it started with sex. In 1955, fourteen-year-old Tony found himself entangled with a married Catholic woman. In Cold War England, where Catholicism was the subject of news stories and Graham Greene bestsellers, Tony was whisked off by the woman’s husband to see a priest and be saved.

Yet what he found was a far cry from the priests he’d known at Catholic school, where boys were beaten with belts or set upon by dogs. Instead, he met Father Joe, a gentle, stammering, ungainly Benedictine who never used the words “wrong” or “guilt,” who believed that God was in everyone and that “the only sin was selfishness.” During the next forty years, as his life and career drastically ebbed and flowed, Tony discovered that his visits to Father Joe remained the one constant in his life—the relationship that, in the most serious sense, saved it.

From the fifties and his adolescent desire to join an abbey himself; to the sixties, when attending Cambridge and seeing the satire of Beyond the Fringe convinced him to change the world with laughter, not prayer; to the seventies and successful stints as an original editor of National Lampoon and a writer of Lemmings, the off-Broadway smash that introduced John Belushi and Chevy Chase; to professional disaster after co-creating the legendary English series Spitting Image; from drinking to drugs, from a failed first marriage to a successful second and the miracle of parenthood—the years only deepened Tony’s need for the wisdom of his other and more real father, creating a bond that could not be broken, even by death.

A startling departure for this acclaimed satirist, Father Joe is a sincere account of how Tony Hendra learned to love. It’s the story of a whole generation looking for a way back from mockery and irony, looking for its own Father Joe, and a testament to one of the most charismatic mentors in modern literature.

From the Hardcover edition.

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I think Father Joe Saved my soul too!.......2007-09-01

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I think Father Joe Saved my soul too!

This audio book is a great listen.The difference between other books about religion is it is not about religion.Tony like many people growing up was searching for the meaning of life.The seven deadly sins effected Tony,lust being his first attack on his mortal soul,led him to confession to Father Joe.This first confession led Tony to
have a lifelong confessor in Father Joe.Tony believed as a boy that he was going to join the Benedictine Monstery.
St.Benedict was the Founder of Western Monasticism,he
founded a collection of rules in which became known as the Benedictine Rule.These rules are used to guide the monks who follow St.Benedict.The rules are loosely based on the old saying "a person not busy is the devils workshop".
Father Joe did not think Tony should be a monk, and guided him to be in the Arts.Tony went on to write theatrical stories in hopes to make people laugh.Tony was told at the end of Father Joe's life,by father joe why he sent him to school an guided him thw way he did.
The biggest thing a person can get out of this story is everyone serves God in his
or her way.A priest serves God, no less then a dad or a mom and or visa versa.We are all in vocation that serves the creator, the way the creator created us to be.This is a very good book,read, Father Joe: the Man Who Saved My Soul, by Tony Hendra...
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A Great Book: Beyond Judgment and Revisionism .......2007-04-01

I came to Father Joe recently as an innocent, and I loved it. It's the true story of an all-too-human soul and his rocky-road journey. I knew nothing of the later scandal and controversy involving his daughter's accusations of molestation--accusations that have clearly skewed the more recent reactions to this wonderful work. Not "perfect," but nonetheless wonderful. What I would ask the now-judgmental and harsh critics of this work is this: are you willing to allow that people who do "bad things" actually can change, which does not imply that they/we then become perfect? For the quibblers, the book is called Father Joe, though it's Hendra's memoir, precisely because the monk's profoundly simple, sublimely wise and supremely compassionate presence casts such a long shadow over the entire work--and Hendra's life. As a memoir, it is funny, poignant, moving, honest....and at times exasperating, as we read about Hendra's descent into narcissism and his ill-treatment of others. That he does not discuss his first marriage and the children thereof in great deal may well be due to a deep sense of shame and a desire to protect, not just his own back, but all of his family. Of course he is responsible for his actions. But given the drug-and-alcohol haze in which he spent many years, his recollection of events is no doubt impaired. Be that as it may, God bless him, and all of his children, particularly those from the neglected first marriage. And may the Father Joes and "everyday angels" of this world continue to bless all of us with forgiveness and acceptance despite our failings.

Father Joe--a disappointment.......2007-03-23

This book is more about Tony Hendra than Father Joe. The few times Father Joe appears in the book might be said to be "inspirational" in how he interprets or views certain situations. However Tony's "soul" is not "saved" until his middle age years--the time when many of us reflect on how we have progressed in life. A major disappointment...

The long-lasting relationship of a layman and his spiritual mentor.......2007-03-09

I absolutely adored the first part of Father Joe, centering on the likable narrator's childhood and the beginning of his religious awakening as a Catholic in England. The second part I despised. The 'saint-child' who so wanted to become a monk like his mentor Fr. Joe turned into an incredibly selfish and depressed person who even in his highest successes was nowhere near as interesting as the boy he once was. But for the second part of this work, It would likely have given this book the highest rating. I understand the purpose of the latter half was showing Tony's fall from faith into secularism and then an ultimate return, but I really had to push myself to finish the book. Still, worth reading even if the title character is far more intriguing than his sad, corrupted friend.

Disgusted with the lie........2007-01-15

I just finished reading this book this evening, and I loved it for the reasons mentioned by other people, but then I went online and found out about his daughter's accusations of sexual abuse. I read articles about that and became convinced of the veracity of the allegations. If this truth wasn't so heinous and immense it could be deflected as not being pertinent to a well-written book, but the reality gives the lie to the whole book, and completely ruins it. If Hendra still so callously lies about that, even to the point of slandering his daughter, no fabrication is beyond him.

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Father Joe the Man Who Saved My Soul
Tony Hendra
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A key comic writer of the past three decades has created his most heartfelt and hard-hitting book. Father Joe is Tony Hendra's inspiring true story of finding faith, friendship, and family through the decades-long influence of a surpassingly wise Benedictine monk named Father Joseph Warrillow.

Like everything human, it started with sex. In 1955, fourteen-year-old Tony found himself entangled with a married Catholic woman. In Cold War England, where Catholicism was the subject of news stories and Graham Greene bestsellers, Tony was whisked off by the woman's husband to see a priest and be saved.

Yet what he found was a far cry from the priests he'd known at Catholic school, where boys were beaten with belts or set upon by dogs. Instead, he met Father Joe, a gentle, stammering, ungainly Benedictine who never used the words "wrong" or "guilt," who believed that God was in everyone and that "the only sin was selfishness." During the next forty years, as his life and career drastically ebbed and flowed, Tony discovered that his visits to Father Joe remained the one constant in his life—the relationship that, in the most serious sense, saved it.

From the fifties and his adolescent desire to join an abbey himself; to the sixties, when attending Cambridge and seeing the satire of Beyond the Fringe convinced him to change the world with laughter, not prayer; to the seventies and successful stints as an original editor of National Lampoon and a writer of Lemmings, the off-Broadway smash that introduced John Belushi and Chevy Chase; to professional disaster after co-creating the legendary English series Spitting Image; from drinking to drugs, from a failed first marriage to a successful second and the miracle of parenthood—the years only deepened Tony's need for the wisdom of his other and more real father, creating a bond that could not be broken, even by death.

A startling departure for this acclaimed satirist, Father Joe is a sincere account of how Tony Hendra learned to love. It's the story of a whole generation looking for a way back from mockery and irony, looking for its own Father Joe, and a testament to one of the most charismatic mentors in modern literature.

"Tony Hendra has accomplished one hell of a lot in his life, and doubtless has many achievements ahead of him, but this memoir of his spiritual journey, and the monk who guided it, will almost certainly be his masterpiece."
    CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY

"I picked up Father Joe intending to read just a couple of pages before bed—and found that I couldn't put it down until I'd finished it. The nature of a wise man, and the true nature of what wisdom feels like in action, is beautifully captured in Tony Hendra's portrait of Father Joe, who is one of the few convincing saints in recent writing. The book's last episode, when Hendra brings his son to meet Father Joe, brought unexpected tears to my weary eyes."
    ADAM GOPNIK

"Father Joe is a many-layered memoir of a god-driven Englishman, Tony Hendra. When I read passages to my wife and my voice began to give way she said, Keep going, keep going. I really didn't need much urging. I could easily have read the whole book in one sitting but it's too rich, too powerful, overwhelming. Even when he's describing his days of wine, roses and rock and roll Mr. Hendra gives himself no quarter. There are furious paragraphs where he echoes Hamlet's 'Why, what an ass am I.' But w

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Father Joe, the Man Who Saved My Soul.(Book Review): An article from: Catholic New Times
Phyllis Levert
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This digital document is an article from Commonweal, published by Commonweal Foundation on September 24, 2004. The length of the article is 1459 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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Orderic Vitalis, born near Shrewsbury in 1075 and sent as a child oblate to the Norman abbey of Saint-Evroult, wrote one of the most vivid and important medieval chronicles. His world encompassed Shropshire in the aftermath of the Conquest, Normandy in civil war and at peace, and, briefly, the wider French perspective of the priory of Maule. Saint-Evroult was open to all the cross-currents of a changing society, and Orderic witnessed fundamental changes in church organisation, patterns of aristocratic inheritance, attitudes towards knighthood, and Christian militancy towards non-Christians.BR> This book is concerned with monastic life and culture and its interaction with the life of courts and Norman families. It also describes the life of Orderic himself, and an appendix gives a translation of his own moving account of his life, an epilogue to the Historia.MARJORIE CHIBNALL is a Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge. She has written many booksand articles about the Anglo-Norman world, including an edition of Orderic's Ecclesiastical History.

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