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John Thompson, a seminal figure in Canadian poetry, influenced a whole generation of Canadian poets. This collection includes all of his extant unpublished work. ... Read more

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One of the greatest lyrical poets in Spanish of any age,St John of the Cross 1542—1591) enjoys an authoritative status as atheologian and teacher of the mystical road to union with God. Thisfull-length study, vividly written in a style accessible tocontemporary readers, devotes a separate chapter to each of St John’smajor works, citing the original Spanish and providing Englishtranslations throughout. Looking for connections between his verse andprose, Colin Thompson argues for a theological understanding of theintensely beautiful and moving poems. He seeks to explain theprinciples that guide St John in his exploration of the self and itsencounter with the divine, and provides an analysis of the poet’s mostfamous symbol – the dark night of the soul. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Stewart Kidd Company; Publication date: 1921; Subjects: Hunting; Sports ... Read more

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Fifty etudes from the works of Berens, Bertini, Burgmuller, Czerny, Duvernoy, Heller, Kohler, Le Couppey, Lemoine, Loschhorn, Streabbog. ... Read more

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“This is a pathbreaking work which will undoubtedly become one of the fundamental texts in the theory of ideology.”—William Outhwaite, University of Sussex ... Read more

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Thompson can write
This is a book is a clear, concise study of the major debates in the area of the humanities, the social sciences, media and culture.
Academics do not write like Thompson anymore ( at least in critical theory). Thompson puts ideas in context, defines his terms, consider possible objections, gives examples.
The writer is generous to his readers by providing them with an intelligible text without sacrificing rigor.

Martinez

Many informations. But you will be tired at the end.
For everyone who is interested in matters of ideology and public opinion it is a very useful guide into past and current discussion on the concept of ideology. In the second part of the book you will find quite interestingelaboration of the development of media industry based mainly on data fromBraitain, neverthenless vey elucidating. Finally the author's media theory which is trying to consider the inner dynamics ofmedia developmentagainst the mainstream of New-Left critics of the mass culture tyranny. Thestyle very clear, so you can follow the author's pace of thoughts quiteeasy but you can find yourself quite bored going thru three fields ofreaserch which will finish in final synthesis. ... Read more

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The first wide-ranging historical anthology of Australian letters, this entertaining, informative, and superbly researched volume offers 201 letters, from James Cook and Arthur Phillip to Les Murray, Helen Garner, and an e-mail exchange of the 1990s. ... Read more

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Wee Little Chicken is the smalles of all his new brothers and sisters. Will he let that stop him from climbing the highest, running the fastest, and chirping the loudest? No way - when he puts his mind to it, Wee Little Chicken just might show all of the animals on the farm that wee little is just the right size. ... Read more

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Cute Self-Esteem Book for Young Children
I kept borrowing this from the library over and over again, until I decided to buy one for keeps!Still my daughter's favorite book, she enjoys the large photographs of the farm animals and loves the end where she gets to say, "Sweet dreams!"

Beautiful and Lovely Book!
The greatest thing about this book are the exquisite illustrations. Butler does a marvelous job of making the animals seem beautiful and sweet, yet still appear seemingly realistic (not very easy with barnyard animals!). The story itself is also pleasant and has a good message. The little chick is the smallest of the bunch, yet it doesn't let it stop or worry her/him (it never assigns a gender to the chick).

Little Chick runs into a goat, a piglet, a goose and a calf. Each tells the chick that it is tiny, with a tiny peep, tiny legs, and tiny beak. In response, the Little Chick stands tallest of them all (with the help of a pile of hay), peeps the loudest, runs the fastest, and finds the biggest seed. Not only does the Little Chick have self-confidence, but the Mama Hen also replies, "Tut, tut, tut! She's my wee little chick and she's just big enough!"

This is a charming story that both I and my 2 year old daughter love. She particularly loves the pictures of the animals. I highly recommend this wonderful story. ... Read more

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The essays in this book - all of them published here for the first time - provide a long-overdue critical discussion of Jürgen Habermas's cascade of ideas. These are topped off by a freshet of original Habermas: in the final essay, he replies to the criticism developed in the preceding contributions and to other recent assessments of his work, provides an important clarification of his earlier views, and reveals the direction of his current thought.Each essay probes a particular theme in Habermas's work, and each presents both an exposition and a critique. Among the subjects covered are Habermas's theory of knowledge-constitutive interests, his account of language and truth, his "overcoming" of hermeneutics, the concept of universal pragmatics, the orientation of his thought relative to the Marxist tradition, and his project of analyzing the crisis tendencies of capitalism within the context of evolutionary theory.The contributors are philosophers and social theorists of international standing, most of them affiliated with German, English, and American universities. They are Agnes Heller, Rudiger Bubner, Thomas McCarthy, Henning Ottmann, Mary Hesse, Steven Lukes, Anthony Giddens, Michael Schmid, Andrew Arato, and the editors. The editors have also contributed a substantial introduction outlining the central contours of Habermas's work and summarizing the main arguments of the essays.John B. Thompson is a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, and David Held is Lecturer in Politics, University of York. ... Read more

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What happens when girls are raped? Deep down, do they enjoy it? Does it ruin them? Break them? Do they acquire a lust for brutal sexual thrills? Novel is shades of Jim Thompson, but no relation. ... Read more

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Fast-rising money manager Brent Lucas has no idea that the head of his new firm is a Christian fanatic or that his multi-million dollar job is a set-up until a billion dollars disappears from a client s account--and until he ends up as the only suspect. Determined to clear himself, he goes to his client s home where he finds only corpses. Narrowly escaping, Lucas runs from both the FBI and his would-be killers. Fueled by memories of his brother s tragic death in the Trade Center and aided by his ex-fiancée, a beautiful cop assigned to the Project Seahawk anti-terrorism taskforce, Lucas begins to unravel a flawlessly planned conspiracy. He discovers his politically unassailable boss has masterminded a plot aimed at bringing about Armageddon with stolen missiles, depleted nuclear fuel and a band of Muslim terrorists intent on killing the President. As the FBI closes in, Lucas launches his own desperate attempt to stop the madness before it is too late. ... Read more

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Captivating read
I was really quite drawn in with this book. While I thought it was initially going to be a bit of harmless pulp to read, the first few chapters quickly changed my mind when I became quite engaged with the characters in the book and the unfolding plot.

The only real criticism that I found with it was that the final acts of the book seemed very rushed and at times confusing. This seemed especially true around the events at the estate leading to the boat chase through the fog. The rapidly shifting character perspectives didn't seem to help alleviate this feeling.

So while I felt let down by the writing of the climax, I have to say that I was still captivated up until that point.

Well crafted intrigue
Tightly written, suspenseful and captivating. Kept me reading avidly so I'd find out what happened.

Highly recommended to all who love a well crafted intrigue.

What a barn-burner!
While vacationing near Charleston, SC, I picked up Armageddon Conspiracy by John Thompson--primarily because he was doing an author talk on Seabrook Island.All that I can say is what a barn-burner!It's hard to believe that writing is a second career for Thompson--he originally spent 25 years as an investment banker.

Brent Lucas is a financial manager who is hired by Genesis Advisors.He is actually a plant for the U.S. Justice Department which suspects GA of insider trading.Lucas is smart, handsome, and an All-American football player with a bachelors from Yale and an MBA from Stanford.GA's CEO, Prescott Biddle, is an Uber-Christian fanatic who claims to receive his buy-sell messages from God.Most of GA's employees belong to the New Jerusalem Fellowship, "a church dedicated to the most radical and fundamental form of Protestantism with a focus on the approaching End of Days."Biddle seems to be the mastermind of a plot to steal funds from an unsuspecting Saudi and then use the money to purchase weapons from Islamic terrorists.His goal is to force a modern-day Armageddon and to bring about the second coming of Christ.Originally, Lucas is unaware that he was hired to be a part of this horrible plot.Once things start happening, he enlists the help of his former girlfriend, Maggie, who is a cop working with an anti-terrorist task force.Armageddon Conspiracy kept me up late at night--I couldn't wait to find out what happened next!

For a novice, Thompson is an accomplished writer and his plot, his characters, and his dialogue are first rate.But I especially enjoyed his writing style.One of the terrorists, Abu Sayeed is reflecting on Islam and the desert."Westerners regarded both the land and the religion as inhumanly harsh, yet for Abu Sayeed truth and beauty could be accurately perceived only in utter extremes, either morally or in the physical contrast of life and death."On a negative note, all thrillers have an element of unbelief.In this book, the biggest stretch for me was that fundamental Christians would knowingly murder innocent people and think they were doing God's will.

I was truly surprised with John Thompson and Armageddon Conspiracy.I hope that he has more books in the works.

Mediocre at best
This book is very predictable. The formatting for Kindle 2 is also terrible. There are numerous pages with sentences and/or words repeated.

Fast paced suspense
Thompson has created an exciting thriller that you won't be able to put down. Curl up with a fine glass of wine in a comfortable chair as he careens you through a riveting story. ... Read more

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Over 50 of the best personal handguns available worldwide are selected, assessed and tested. As well as full technical data and handling characteristics each handgun has photographic and line artwork illustrations - chapters also include advice on choice of ammunition, the various carrying methods, choosing a weapon for specific uses as well as the expanded firearm directory. ... Read more

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As the demand for new and vintage comic books soars, Standard Catalog of(r) Comic Books delivers an unparalleled volume of comic book history and up-to-date prices.

Now in its 4th edition, this reference features more than 5,000 new issues and over 50,000 new facts about comic books published in North America in the last 70 years. Each listing provides collectors and dealers with original price, cover date, creator names, story titles, character appearances, original print runs, sales figures, and more. This edition gives enthusiasts something they won't find in any other comic book guide - updated information from the monthly price guide magazine, Comics Buyer's Guide, the world's longest-running comics magazine.

-2,000 photos assist collectors with quick identification

-Prices based on online auctions and sales data

-5,000+ new issues are featured in this collectors' favorite ... Read more

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BUILDING A BETTER COMIC GUIDE
The Overstreet Comic Price Guide has been around so long that it's become ubiquitous in the industry.It's the default standard of most collectors.Now while Krause Publications does out their own yearly price guide, the Standard Catalog of Comics is a whole other animal.This massive, 1600 plus page tome lists more comic titles than any other guide at over 165,000 comics, far more than any other guide going, and includes hundreds of variant issues. The Standard Catalog of Comics is the blue collar guide to comics.It isn't filled with fluff articles about Superman or Archie, this is a guide designed for and by comic book collectors and enthusiasts.

First, this book does a far better job of explaining comic grading and conditions than Overstreet, and features close-up photos of standard defects such as creasing, spine-roll, rusty staples, and stress creases.But what really sets The Standard Catalog apart from its competitor is it's pricing data.With Overstreet, we get dozens of pages of retailer reports offering their opinions and a handful of recorded sales that to me has always been fairly useless.Today, the internet, and particularly eBay has changed the way comics are bought and sold and pretty much replace retail shops and conventions as the preferred place to buy and sell back issues.What this book provides is real date culled from real sales, and a lot of it.

What the editors have done is to track up to 25 recent auction closings for various combinations of CGC graded comics.For example, Daredevil #1 had at 25 reported closings in a condition of CGC 6.0 over the evaluation period.These books closed with a low of $455, a high of $911, and an average of $640.In another example, Marvel Team-Up #24 had 4 closing (and three is the minimum used for reporting) in a grade of CGC 9.8.The high was $147.Now this book in standard NM condition is only valued at $8 so you can see the wide disparity in slabbed comic books.This is real world data that is invaluable to collectors like myself who have moved to eBay to buy and sell comics.Where there is no auction data each book is given only a NM grade and then there is a chart to calculate the value of a book in lower grade.This information comes from the Comic Base, as well as convention and mail order sales.Purists may be bothered by that but really, what more does one need?The CGC data is what is going to appeal to most collectors anyway.

Another thing setting the Standard Catalog apart is its circulation data.With records of capital City and Diamond orders along with the publisher's statement of ownership figures, circulation totals are provided for thousands of comics.Now you can know just how many copies of the supposed "rare" title were distributed.Again, this is invaluable information for collectors.Listed for issues are items such as notable character appearances, events, origins, first appearances, artist/writer credits, they even list the title of the story for hundreds of thousands of individual issues.In addition brief capsule essays are provided for nearly all mainstream comic titles.

The book is clearly and concisely written.The information is provided in a well laid out format and is easy to follow and locate.Is it perfect?Well not quite.While there are over 2,000 comic photos that only averages to just over one per page and more photos would have been welcome.Still the wealth of valuable information in the book makes it absolutely indispensable for any comic book collector and should be in the possession of anyone who is series about comics.

Reviewed by Tim Janson

So much more than prices
This book is so much more than a price guide. Don't get me wrong, as a comic book price guide it's a good one, not only giving you the average comic store retail value of books, but that the average online auction value is in several CGC grades. It's fair and accurate on most books, though it doesn't give insanely high values to some of the `hot new' books. Also, it has individual listings for each comic book with check boxes by every issue so you can keep track of what you have and what you need.

But this 5.5 pound monster isn't just about how much your comic is worth. For most series it gives a background and description of the series. It tells you who wrote and drew every single comic, and it even has how many issues were printed for most comics.

Newcomers to comic books can enjoy this rich wealth of comic book information but I believe the long time comic book fanatic will best enjoy it. For the long time fan this book will not only help you keep track of your vast collection, but it will allow you an opportunity to discover new comic series. It will reacquaint you with lost comic book loves, and it will provide you hours of reading.

This is a must have for every comic book fan new and seasoned, young and old. I can't recommend this enough!

Overwhelming!!
This catalog provides a wealth of information for collectors of comic books.It can be overwhelming for a novice (me) to absorb, but what fun I will have while I learn.Definitely a worthwhile investment.

Great big reference book
This thing is a monster.It has details on nearly every comic published, through to September 2001 or so.Besides the usual pricing information, if also includes circulation info (for some titles) and CGC info (how many copies have been CGC'd, and what the highest grade is).Many titles have a short series synopsis included, with information on storylines, creators, and anything else that might be interesting about a title. ... Read more

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10 holiday favorites arranged for students at the Grade Four level, including: Blue Christmas * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Feliz Navidad * I Wonder As I Wander * Mistletoe and Holly * The Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silver Bells * Some Children See Him. ... Read more

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The Witness
This book kept me entertatined until the last page.I found the careful review of the scriptures and the parallel between Jesus' life amazing.I think that this is book that most would find enjoyable.

Disappointing ending
There is a reason this book is out of print already, having just been published in 1995.And the reason is the ending.I was really getting into this book, and the idea of the story seemed an excellent one.Jesus is on trial, accused of fraud.Is he who he says he is?Witnesses are called, including his father Joseph, his mother Mary, Pontius Pilate, Charles Darwin and even Sigmund Freud. But then the ending! I really was hoping for so much more.It just ends, with a flash of lightning, and a one liner comment.Even with the one liner all in CAPITAL LETTERS, it didn't do anything for me.I was very disappointed.The authors should have been able to do a much better ending to this book than what they did. ... Read more