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The development of Martin Luther's thought was both a symptom and moving force in the transformation of the Middle Ages into the modern world. Geographical discovery, an emerging scientific tradition, and a climate of social change had splintered the unity of medieval Christian culture, and these changes provided the background for Luther's theological challenge. His new apprehension of Scripture and fresh understanding of man's relation to God demanded a break with the Church as then constituted and released the powerful impulses that carried the Reformation. Luther's vigorous, colorful language still retains the excitement it had for thousands of his contemporaries. In this volume, Dr. Dillenberger has made a representative selection from Luther's extensive writings, and has also provided the reader with a lucid introduction to his thought. ... Read more

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A great introduction to Luther
I think this is just about the best introduction to Luther's writing around.It covers a pretty broad range of his writing, and seems to give a pretty good introduction to his theology and thought.Incidentally, "Freedom of a Christian" is worth the purchase price alone.It is simply the best discussion of faith and works that I have ever read.It is immenseley clarifying.I would recommend this highly, particularly since it is so inexpensive.

Denying Papal Bull
Dillenberger presents a selections of treatises, Biblical commentaries, and sermonssensibly arranged with a good introduction. Two missing works were the Small Catechism and his speech at the Diet of Worms ("Here I stand ... I cannot do otherwise").In three key works from 1520 "An appeal to the ruling class of German Nationality", "The Pagan Servitude of the Church" and "The Freedom of a Christian", Luther develops (re-discovers?) the doctrine of justification by faith and emphasis on Scripture.Luther steers from a legalistic life of a Christian ("Beware lest you make Christ into a Moses").He vigorously attacks the practice of indulgences, Papal Supremacy and the papal court: "At present there is a crawling mass of reptiles, all claiming to pay allegiance to the Pope, but Babylon never saw the life of these miscreants". At times he practices his own demagoguery; of St. James he does "not hold it to be of apostolic authorship".

Luther attempts to remove the differences between cleric and public classes by opening the Eucharist to everyone and his German Bible made Scripture available to German peasantry. Luther grants spiritual rights to the individual, and states importance of the Christian community, but he did not extend this politically, and should not be viewed as advocating political democracy. The "Appeal to the ruling class" was popular among the nobility because it provided justification for not sending money to Rome.

After reading St. Augustine's Confessions, it is interesting to see how this Augustinian monk extends the idea of grace.The works on free will were the most paradoxical for me.He seems to argue both that without grace man is incapable of free will, but also that"God has taken my salvation out of the control of my own will".

A critique of the medieval Catholic Church.
Martin Luther accused the Catholic Church of abandoning the teachings of Christ.Rather than preaching the Bible to the masses, the clergy instead oppressed them by forcing them to follow multitudinous Church customs. Luther didn't oppose customs per se, but only the Church's placement ofman-made doctrines over the Bible.His most vehement criticisms wereleveled against works, especially the practice of indulgences.Lutherargued that the Church had replaced faith in Christ with good works as themeans to salvation, to the detriment of the masses.Worse, this erroneousdoctrine was not accidental but a deliberate scheme by the clergy toacquire wealth.

Luther blamed even St. Francis for establishing suchcustoms as monasticism and asceticism that resulted in a division of thebody of believers into a laity and a clergy.Luther laid the most blamefor the Church's waywardness on the popes.As leaders, it was theirresponsibility to ensure that the Bible's doctrines are taught andfollowed.However, not only did they allow to be practiced doctrines thatcontradict the Bible, but they also violated Biblical teachings.Forexample, popes owned vast real estates and excommunicated individuals tointimidate the disloyal.Consequently, the Catholic Church of medievalEurope became a powerful political entity, despite Christ's admonition toChristians to abstain from worldly affairs.In view of these gross andblatant violations of Christian doctrine, Luther referred to thecontemporary pope as the antichrist and an agent of the devil.

Although Iam not Lutheran, this book provides an essential overview of the issuesthat fueled the Protestant Reformation.It should be read by people whoare interested in European history, with an emphasis on the beginning ofthe Renaissance.

Luther intro
If you've never read any of Luthers works before, you should read this book. There has never been a stronger writer on the subject of faith, than Martin Luther -excepting maybe for moses or St.Paul.Try this book or"The basic theological writings of ML" -I am not lutherine.

One of the best Lutheran books I've ever run across!
What a wonderful introduction to Martin Luther!If you're thirsty for his writings, this is the book you should start with.Searching for books by him usually turns up many expensive volumes, meant for preachers, notlaymen.That's why I'm so glad I found this book.It's laid outperfectly, to give you a wonderful idea of who Luther was, the Reformation,and, most importantly, his theology.Every Lutheran should be firmlyintroduced to Luther (no matter how obvious it seems, it doesn't happenenough), especially those fundamentalists of the Missouri Synod andLutheran Brethren who have drifted so far from him and the Gospel ofChrist.This is a wonderful book.Take it from an ELCA pastor.This bookwill show you.I'm seriously considering giving a copy to each of myconfirmation students every year.Let Grace reign, not legalism andjudgement. ... Read more

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An Enthusiastic Review
John Martin Fischer has filled a career with writings on free will, libertarian agency, and compatibilism. Much of that work has been summed up in his The Metaphysics of Free Will, which I've been working through this past week.

Unlike much dry analytic prose, Fischer is a treat to consume. He is a smooth, lucid writer; it's never difficult to discern where he came from or where he's going. More importantly, his content is rock-solid. Fischer approaches the question of agency from an interesting and original angle: we suppose ourselves to be persons and to be morally responsible. On its face, however, the existence of either an omniscient God or a determined future pose a challenge to this intuition of moral responsibility, control, and hence, personhood. This is the context of Fischer's defense of compatibilism. If either God exists or the future is determined, personhood might be in trouble. Answering this two-pronged skeptical challenge is his central project. In doing so, he touches on many important issues of modality, epistemology, and metaphysics proper.

There are several lasting contributions this book gives to the free-will debate:

1. A clear statement of the "Transfer Principle," an underlying rule of inference behind many incompatibilist arguments. Fischer evaluates its plausibility and role; he defends it, in fact, against many compatibilist attacks.

2. Articulation of Dialectic Stalemates - Fischer is not just a good writer - he's a fair one too. While the free-will debate is often heated, beligerent and impassioned from all sides (eg: van Inwagen, Dennett), Fischer is not given to this sort of puffery. Fischer is willing to admit it when he doesn't have a knock-down, drag-out argument for compatibilism; he is restrained in his critique of incompatibilist arguments. Nonetheless, the book makes one thing clear: It's not an easy task to argue for incompatibilism. At best, such arguments are inconclusive, at worst, they merely beg the question. By clarifying where these Dialectic Stalemates reside, Fischer has laid out an agenda of sorts for philosophers of the future - some territory simply isn't productive to write about.

3. Personally, I found Fischer's treatment of Frankfurt-type examples incredibly helpful. He lays out potential Frankfurt-type examples, and various libertarian responses. His analysis of the Flicker of Freedom response strategy was especially penetrating. Fischer gives a really nice argument why this response, though sound in some ways, is not ultimately persuasive.

4. A brief account of "guidance control," that sort of control Fischer distinguishes from "regulative control"; The account is brief, though. I suspect Fischer elaborates on how guidance control might be a sufficient condition of responsibility in later writings.

One would be hard pressed to find a better book-length defense of incompatibilism than van Inwagen's An Essay on Free Will. Fischer's book, along with Dennett's Elbow Room may very well become the compatibilist counterpart - a classic text that anyone interested in the issue simply must read. ... Read more

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Lowcountry cooking--the food of South Carolina's coastal plain--is a refined mix of English, French, African, and West Indian culinary traditions. John Martin Taylor's Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking, a collection of more than 200 accessible recipes, is the preeminent modern source for this treasured fare. Published in 1992, the book has become a classic, not only for the good food it presents but for Taylor's evocation of a homegrown American culinary style that flourished before the Civil War and remains a living cuisine. Beginning with a fascinating introduction to Lowcountry cooking--it's not the dishes that define it, but "the nuances of combination and a respect for the past" that make it unique--Taylor then provides ingredient notes and recipes for characteristic pantry preparations such as the dried spice and herb-intensive seafood boil. Recipes include She-Crab Soup, Benne Wafers, Duck and Sausage Gumbo, and that marvelous apple-nut sweet, Huguenot Tort. Included also are chapters on rice and grit dishes (among them, of course, Hoppin' John, the rice-and-pea specialty), a section on game dishes (Fried Quail with Sausage and Oyster Cream is irresistible), formulas for relishes like Sweet Watermelon Pickles, and for confections such as pomona, a traditional mixed-fruit "sugarplum."With reprints of historical recipes for specialties like Carolina Rice Bread and cogent preparation advice throughout, the book, both lyrical and practical, is a compelling guide to an almost-lost, now happily resurgent cuisine. --Arthur BoehmBook Description
At rural oyster roasts and barbecues, in fancy Charleston restaurants and renovated townhouses, and on the pages of national magazines, the luxuriant cooking of the Carolina coast, known as the Lowcountry, has made a dramatic reappearance. This is the book that launched the culinary revival. John Martin Taylor, who grew up casting shrimp nets off Hilton Head Island, has collected a wealth of traditional and contemporary recipes that represent the region's best, from She-Crab Soup and Sweet Potato Pie to Shrimp and Grits and Sweet Watermelon Pickles. The result is a lyrical American cookbook and a travelogue to a unique way of life. ... Read more

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The real thing!
There are many "Southern" cookbooks out there, however few ring true, as many recipes are "Southern style" with added ingredients that would make folks from Mississippi, through Georgia, and up to Kentucky cringe in disbelief!

Tonight I wanted a Southern style cornbread, so I tried his recipe. WOW! The addition of bacon grease to the bottom (and also to the sides) of a cold then heated to 450 degree seasoned iron skillet, to which is added the room temperature batter mix,produces a loud sizzle, quick rise, and a delicious light brown crust, and the light cornbread (free of such adulterants as sugar, cheese,fancy flours and the like) is delicate and tasty, served hot with warm butter or even honey! Just like I had as a child! Now, no disrespect to cornbread with different additions such as sugar, jalapeno, cheeses, fancy flours, etc, that's fine and tasty, but PLEASE don't call those variations Southern Corn Bread!

He has recipes for grits (not the 5 minute kind), fish, shellfish, duck, quail, turkey, marsh hens, meats ( usual, and also oxtail stew, veal sweetbreads, blood pudding) breads, vegetables and desserts. There's even various game, coon, cooter, gator tail and squirrel, pickles, preserves and relishes. Therecipes ring true to other recipes I've cooked and read in other cookbooks, so I expect to taste things as I had, again, as a child in the South.

It's odd and no loss that he doesn't have a recipe for fried chicken, heck, I learned that watching others cook theirswith light dusting ofsalt, pepper, flour, and perhaps a touch of cayenne and spices, then skillet fried in Crisco, till brown and crisp. His crab cakes recipe has so little filler that he warns you it'll fall apart, and it'll be so much tastier and crabbier for the better. Use lump crabmeat if possible, and putting it in the fridge for an hour or two before cooking may help it stay together.

He has a nice commentary for most of the recipes, and he clearly has researched and loves Southern cookery. Enjoy this and try Edna Lewis's (and other southern chefs') books as well for other Authentic Southern recipes.

Delicious Fun!
I enjoyed the history lesson and the great recipes in this must own cookbook!

Not just a cook book
This is a cookbook alright but it is also a history of lowcountry food, agriculture, and recipes.Plus, Hoppin' John has an attitude and man is he strict:You'd better boil your shrimp with the heads on and you'd better make iced tea the right way.

An Excellent Regional Cook Book
John Martin Taylor does an outstanding job of sharing the history, culture, the exact how and why of South Carolina Low Country (Costal Carolina)Cooking.This book is enjoyable, reads like a good novel and willbe appreciated by both novice or experinced cooks. If you enjoy goodregional cook books, this one is a gem and is well worth owning! ... Read more

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Lord, I hated this book
Everyone, I suspect, has a "most hated book they've ever read," and for me, "Daniel Martin" is mine.

If you check out my other reviews, you'll see that I read piles and piles of books in virtually every category.

But this one takes the cake:hands down the worst I've ever read.Not a twinge of hesitation as I write that.

Now, I don't expect this review to be terribly useful to others, as I read the book in question over seven years ago and can't remember much about it.But that's kind of the point . . . despite years of shamefully trashy reading, "Daniel Martin" hasn't been out-stenched in over seven years (the previous champion was John G. Neihardt's "Black Elk Speaks").

I had a friend who much admired Fowles's "The Magus," as I did and still do.He went on to read "Daniel Martin" and enjoined me to do the same.

My enjoyment of "The Magus" had been such that, despite this book's daunting 700+ pages, I embarked with nary a protestation.

Boy, was I sorry.First of all, not much happens in the novel, believe it or not.It's one of those Jamesian-type "all-the-action's-on-the-inside" jobs.Only Fowles ain't no Henry James.

Inexcusably, I know, I can at this remove only offer imprecations.But I'm still angry that I endured this book those many years ago.

The subject matter is, essentially, adultery, and more generally, modern angst among a group of 2 couples in modern-day England.All of the characters talk the same, and in the event that one day some mischievous gnomes at the printer's switch the characters' names around in some future edition, nobody will ever notice, since no reader is able to tell them apart to begin with.

Most infuriating, I suppose, is Fowles's insistence on reminding you that he went to Oxford every 20 pages or so.This seems to be emerging as a major theme in his work.

Anyhow.Still the uncontested champion of suckitude.

The Best of One of the Best
John Fowles is one of the best novelists in English in the 20th century; among my favorites, he ranks second only to Joyce. Daniel Martin seems to me his best, most fully realized novel. The novel carries us over the course of the eponymous character's life, concentrating on his later years. Fowles linguistic richness is incomparable. The first chapter is a model idyl. The shifting point of view takes a little getting used to, but he derives enough narrative force from the device that it's worth the effort. A definite five-star read.

long train ride of a book
Fowler's obviously a man in love with words.I had to use a dictionary to decipher the first paragraph, which I slogged through at least four times: "The last of the hanger ran under the eastern ridge of the combe, where it had always been too steep and stony for the plough. It was now little more than a long spinney, mainly of beech."That page read like a big raspberry for the half-literate reader (me).I could almost feel the spittle spray from the page. So dang it, I kept reading! The book takes persistence to get into, but I finally fell in, getting to know the characters, the place, feeling as if I truly knew them.

Underated
I have never understod why this book didn't seem to catch on.I think it is possibly his best book. The beginning is beautiful, but my advice is to skim thru the first chapter--then get on to the rest of the book.When you have finished--go back and re-read the beginning...because it IS remarkable and beautiful.I almost think he should have just somehow started in with the story this time--and ended with his poetic begining.It felt autobiographical and it touched me.

One of Fowle's Best
Although I count The Magus as an intriguing, favorite book from the past, I considered Daniel Martin to be equally well written. Though most different in style and content from The Magus, I would rate Daniel paired with Magus, as being the best of Fowles.The plot is compelling, the descriptions of place so fine you may later think you've been there. Not as complex nor finely written as in the Robertson Davies trilogy, but a great read for any time of year!If you like Davies, John Irving, P.Reverte', Palliser, you may well enjoy this novel, though it is less complex than much of the aforementioned authors' works. ... Read more

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Realities in the Wake of AIDS
"In a debut novel, the realities of gay life in the wake of AIDS are examined through the story of John's life, and in the stories John writes in his journal after his lover's death.--SC"--© zebraz

A unique look at a relationship in the time of AIDS
This is an interesting love story about a couple battling against AIDS.John struggles to keep the relationship with the man he loves, Martin who is living with AIDS.Martin, however, is bitter at the world for giving him the disease and at John for not having to suffer through his pains and mental anguish.To get his own feelings out about Martin, AIDS, and the whole gay culture, John writes stories about what life may have been like with Martin if things were different: they meet as children; Martin as a rich philanthropist drawn to the naive John; Martin as a street hustler who meets John on his first visit to New York; and many others.Each story reflects at what stage their real relationship is at.

It's a unique look at love and relationships in the gay community in the face of AIDS.But, I will admit that I wasn't sure what was going on; the real relationship of Martin and John is noted by italics, whereas John's stories remain in regular font/text.Once I realized what was going on, the story was very much enhanced by this form of storytelling.Dale Peck also has a knack for dealing with human emotions.Nothing is cheap or wasted, and the actions and reactions fo the characters seem very realistic.A great book!!!

Hard to Follow
This book skips around a lot and I had a hard time figuring out what was going on. I had to actually back track to figure out who and what happened and how they got where they were.

Not a genius
Dale Peck is not a genius. Not even close. Don't bother. Read any contemporary, who would be better.

Dale Peck is one of the most important voices in literary US
Martin and John is an extraordinary novel.Thank god we have people like Dale Peck around.He is an honest and brilliant writer.Thank you Dale for saying what needs to be said. ... Read more

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He Had A Successful Career, A Selfless Wife, And Three Loving Children. When high school sweethearts Karen and Richard Sharpe married, they shared an interest in medicine, a desire for family, and a dream for the future. For Karen, that dream became a nightmare. After years of abuse at the hands of her physician husband, she put an end to their 26-year marriage. Fearing a crushing divorce settlement, Richard ended the marriage first by unloading a .22-caliber rifle into Karen's chest. The murder revealed more about the millionaire doctor-and his double life-than polite Boston society was prepared for.He Also Had A Secret That Shot His Picture-Perfect World To Hell.Behind the doors of their upscale Massachusetts home, Dr. Sharpe was a compulsive cross-dresser with a penchant for his own daughter's underwear-a respected family man who had not only been taking hormones to grow breasts, but who stole his wife's birth control pills to supplement them. But not even his own family could have imagined that it would take cold-blooded murder to finally reveal the good doctor's disturbing secrets, and shatter forever the prosaic faccedil;ade of an all-American family. ... Read more

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Twisted doesn't even begin to describe Dr. Robert Sharpe!
I enjoy John Glatt's style of writing.He grabs the reader on the first page of his true crime stories and doesn't let go until the last word is read.That's the sign of a great writer.
Twisted is the tale of a millionaire doctor who is controlling, paranoid, abusive, and TWISTED.He is also into crossing dressing, drugs and alcohol, stalking, etc.All these characteristics lead him to murdering his wife after she leaves him and files for divorce.
The book moves at a rapid pace, leaving the reader anxious to find out what is going to happen next in this comlex account of spousal abuse and murder.

Twisted
The author whowrote this book had no idea what they were writing.I never thought I would believe that someone would attempt to change the story to make it better but this is one of them.You should be ashamed writing all these lies just to make it more "fascinating".This is a sad story that had a very bad ending.This should not have been written as a horror story.Get your information correct before writing anymore rubbish.

DON'T BOTHER
Of all the crimes that have been in the news lately,the author
chose to write about THIS ONE?? Well,maybe they will choose more wisely next time around.(Memo to reviewers:Please use SpellCheck.)

BORING, Ho-hum, no suspense.
B O R I N G.From the beginning of the book, you know all the plot, what there is of one (not much, other than a killing), and the little incidental aspect of the husband's transvestite habits, which has nothing to do with the story, actually.

I am a true crime reader from way back, and feel I know the good ones from the pounded-out ones.This one lacks any spark, any suspense, and I am disappointed in the reviewers on this page who steared me to buy it.It has been damn hard just to finish.

A masterpiece
Twisted is without doubt THE best true crime novel I have ever read. John Glatt's masterful telling of this riveting story made it a joy to read and I could not put it down. I would recommend Twisted to anyone who is a true crime devotee and Glatt paints a vivid picture of the cruel transvestite Dr. Richard Sharpe, who gunned down his loyal and devoted wife Karen in front of her family after nearly 30 years of marriage.
This book can hold its own next to anything Ann Rule has ever written. ... Read more

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John Martin Taylor is one of the cooks and writers devoted to preserving traditional Southern American cooking and to reviving interest in it. He is also creatively talented in the kitchen. Taylor, known as "Hoppin' John," focused on the traditions of the South in an earlier book, Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking. In The New Southern Cook, he offers regional dishes gathered from local chefs and cooks from Texas to Appalachia, in addition to his own great cookin'. With the background Taylor provides, you'll appreciate dishes from Virginia's Peanut Soup to Peanut Hummus, and Deep-Fried Turkey Breast to Banana-Fried Sea Bass. Noting that cooking evolves as a living thing, he considers Green Tomato Soup and Tequila-Glazed Pork Roast as legitimate and Southern as Carrots in Ginger Ale and Crab Cakes. A wine aficionado, he provides recommendations with many dishes, but suggests beer or lemonade with barbecue!Book Description
What's cooking down South? Hoppin' John Taylor has  traveled from Hilton Head to Memphis, from  Louisville to Birmingham, from Bethesda to Miami to find  out. He's collected more than 200 authentic southern dishes from the finest private homes in Charleston, the best Creole restaraunt in New Orleans, and  the recipe files of great chefs and cooks in kitchens from Dallas to Richmond. You're in for some wonderful surprises as you encounter the varied, energetic cuisine of today's South--and discover the kind of food that nourishes not only the body but the soul. ... Read more

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The not-so-Southern Southern cook
I'm from VA and currently live in NC. I'm not saying that I've seen it all or eaten it all, but many of these recipes I felt were a little on the stuffy side and not true Southern food at all. I was pleased to see the Magnolia Grill represented, along with some other fine NC restaurants, but overall it was disappointing. If you want a true Southern cookbook that is wonderful, please try The Gift of Southern Cooking by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock. WONDERFUL! ... Read more

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Martin Puryear's sculpture has received increasing acclaim in the years since 1989, when he was awarded a MacArthur Foundation grant and the grand prize at the São Paulo Bienal, where he was the sole United States representative. Prepared to accompany a 1991 exhibition of his work at the Art Institute of Chicago, this cleanly designed and generously formatted catalog reflects the powerful simplicity of Puryear's work. Between two informative essays by Robert Starr and Neal Benezra, then curator of 20th-century painting and sculpture at the Art Institute, is a generous plate section reproducing more than 30 of Puryear's major works from 1974 to 1990. His sculpture is both meticulously crafted and completely unbound, evoking the most elemental forms of nature and landscape.Book Description
Over the last 30 years, Martin Puryear has created a body of work that defies categorization, creating sculpture that examines identity, culture and history. Departing from the impersonal and machined aesthetic of Minimalism, Puryear's work combines Modernist abstraction with the traditions of crafts and woodworking, in shapes informed by the natural and by ordinary objects, made with materials such as tar, wood, stone and wire. It is quiet but deliberately associative, encompassing wide-reaching cultural and intellectual experiences and drawing on a huge and varied reserve of images, ideas and information. As a high school and college student, the artist studied ornithology, falconry and archery, and in the 1960s he volunteered with the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, where he schooled himself in the region's indigenous crafts; these are only a few of the influences and methods that have embedded themselves in his work. And the sources of his works are no less varied than the possible and open-ended interpretations: "I think there are a number of levels at which my work can be dealt with and appreciated," Puryear said in a 1978 interview. "It gives me pleasure to feel there's a level that doesn't require knowledge of, or immersion in, the aesthetic of a given time or place."This volume is published on the occasion of the artist's Fall 2007 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, which travels from New York to Fort Worth, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. It follows Puryear's development from his first solo show in 1977 to new works that are presented here for the first time and contains essays by John Elderfield, Michael Auping and Elizabeth Reede, and a conversation with the artist by Richard Powell. ... Read more

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This artist gives me hope for our world.
Being at the opening of this show at moma was an amazingly wonderful and magical evening.Went to the very exciting opening of this show in NYC and it was truly uplifting to my soul, a very inspired exhibit!!

Emotional content mixed with organic elements of expression. Amazing accomplishment.He is a 30 year ago Art school friend ofmy friend.

For me it was like a immensely large tree [the art show] growing in the middle of a cement Jungle [NYC].Signs of life, expression, that are giving me hope .

I Highly recommend this show, and while I agree that moma may not be the best place to show his work, the contrast to that place was so striking that his work seemed very alive and sprouting right through the dullness.

I like this quote from a review:
Unlike other sculptors his age who emerged in the post-minimalist era, he values what he can make with his hands. His efforts are not just conceptual but physical. As critic Michael Brenson once observed, ''Puryear has the ability to make sculpture that is known by the body before it is articulated by the mind." ... Read more

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This is the first biography of the important Protestant reformer Martin Bucer (1491-1551) to be written in seventy years. Greschat has provided "the most comprehensive account of Bucer's place within the context of the history of the Reformation" (Encyclopedia of the Reformation). This excellent English translation makes this valuable biographical resource available. The work transcends normal biographies by providing much of interest in relation to the context and milieu of the sixteenth century. ... Read more

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A Must-Read!
It's not every day that you run across a book that actually lives up to its reputation. This one does, and more. Martin Yate's Knock `Em Dead series has spawned numerous bestsellers. Here's the original, in an all-new, updated edition. The core of the book is a catalogue of strategies for answering the wide array of questions you could be asked during a job interview. The book also includes plenty of other job-hunting advice. If you don't get the job after following this book's advice, it can't be because you flunked the interview. We from getAbstract recommend this book to all job-hunters and to those who think they may be out looking anytime soon.

The advice really works
I bought my copy in 1995 at a low point in my job hunt -- 10 months looking (I was already employed), a few interviews but no offers yet.I happened to have an interview lined up for the following week and did not want to blow it -- again!I used the information on how to answer common interview questions and was offered the job.I actually wrote the author a thank you letter afterwards.Two years later I was promoted and had to start hiring people.I turned to his book "Hiring the Best" for help and would also recommend that to anyone job hunting to get inside the interviewer's head.Now, I am getting ready to job-hunt again and plan to use "Knock 'Em Dead" once more.

Buy it and get the job you want
I had a different attitude in interviews and meeting with CEO `s during my life.But this book changed my style, made me look different , answered a lot of worrying questions and opened my eyes on so many hidden tactics in winning a job.

I read the book during applying to a job and when I was placed second best I used the last chapters techniques & advise and was ranked first.So I got the job I always dreamt of!!!

Thanks to Martin Yate.

I tried to contact him on line to his address in the book but could not reach him.If you ever reach him send him my regards.

I beleive this book is important to every one who is looking to get a job and to every one who is hiring people.

Abdelfattah Toukan
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Don't get a job, Get THE job YOU want
I've taught at colleges where graduating students were offered placement services as well as having to interview people myself for a job.The contents of this book are of more value than the entire program at the college.Filled with brilliant ideas for how to organize and prepare your resume as well as how to get an interview and how to answer the interviewer's questions it is a valuable resource for the job seeker.

I especially like the way that the book details how to handle situations where the interviewer asks right up front how much you are expecting to make, or when your years of experience don't match the number they are looking for, or when your education is not at the level they are looking for and similar situations.Things that are an interview killer are covered in detail as well as how to get past them unscathed.

Better than any placement program I've seen, some of the most detailed advice that you will find anywhere, and up to date with modern technology and techniques, this is your best source for competent advice on how to actually get the job you want.Don't send another resume, make another phone call or go to another interview without reading it first.

You MUST buy this Book!
I bought this book back when I was graduating from College in 1994 and followed all of its suggestions.It gives you a great framework to follow for success and shows you all the basics.Since that first job, I have been working in the staffing industry, helping people find jobs all day long, and now reccommend this book to everyone I find who is looking for a job.It is worth every penny.Buy this book and squash the competition in your interview.Hint:Most hiring managers have read this book or a similar book (especially the interview questions part), so should you. ... Read more

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Malachi Martin was a confidant of Pope John the 23rd, and he witnessed the tragic events that followed the second Vatican council. He understood what happened, and the problems Catholics face. Every Protestant should listen to his words because the spiritual forces he describes are working within the hierarchy of the Protestant Church today. ... Read more

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Twenty-five years of dialogue in one volume
In 1965 Nelson Pike published his paper "Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action," in which he attempted to show that these two things were ultimately incompatible: if God has complete foreknowledge of everything we will do, our actions aren't really "voluntary" since we weren't free to do otherwise.

That set off some dialogue that took place in scattered journals over the next twenty-five years. John Martin Fischer has here collected the major rounds of this dialogue into a single volume and added a helpful introduction.

The contents include Fischer's introduction and Pike's 1965 paper, together with the following:

Marilyn McCord Adams, "Is the Existence of God a 'Hard' Fact?"

John Martin Fischer, "Freedom and Foreknowledge"

David Widerker, "Two Forms of Fatalism"

Eddy Zemach and David Widerker, "Facts, Freedom, and Foreknowledge"

Joshua Hoffman and Gary Rosenkrantz, "Hard and Soft Facts"

Alfred J. Freddoso, "Accidental Necessity and Logical Determinism"

William Hasker, "Hard Facts and Theological Fatalism"

Alvin Plantinga, "On Ockham's Way Out"

William Hasker, "Foreknowledge and Necessity"

William P. Alston, "Divine Foreknowledge and Alternative Conceptions of Human Freedom"

Martin Davies, "Boethius and Others on Divine Foreknowledge"

I shall not try to summarize the arguments of these various papers. The reader should be aware, however, that the papers collected in this volume address Pike's claim, and argument, that God's _foreknowledge_ is not compatible with human freedom. The scope of this work does not extend to the question whether God's _causation_ of all events is thus compatible.

If you buy this book, be prepared for a lot of technical argumentation and modal analysis and that sort of thing. These essays are highly readable -- their authors are all able writers -- but they will probably not be terribly accessible to a reader with no background in philosophy. ... Read more

Book Description
Offers a modern look at analog integrated circuit design. Covering everything from processing steps to models to high level circuit design issues, the authors make it a point to emphasize the "real-life" implications of this material for the circuit designer as a professional. This text presents a concise treatment of the wide array of knowledge required for integrated circuit design. Emphasis on the most important and fundamental principles in creating state-of-the-art analog circuits. Coverage includes contemporary topics such as dynamically matched current mirrors, digital error correction and interpolation, and folding D/D converters. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (15)

Analog Integrated Circuit Design
This book came on time and I use it for class EEC 212 at University of California, Davis

Very good reference
A very good book to have in any analog designer's library. It presents analog design tradeoffs in a very simple, intuitive manner. Mathematics is kept to the required minimum so this book should not be used by undergraduates who want to understand how to derive each equation. Many of the topics presented use approximations and hand waving to provide a basic understanding of a circuit. The topic coverage is excellent. In short it provides enough detail for any circuit designer to test his understanding of several topics. That said, Gray and Meyer remains the bible in this field though and Allen and Holberg is the bible for CMOS.

Hopeless
I found that the book is just NOT suitable for those who have some foundation. A very few examples are solved and it does not give the explaination in a student friendly manner.

I simply DON'T Recommend this book to anyone.

I also found that if you buy this book you have to buy 10 other books to understand the concepts.

Good Reference Book; But not for beginner
This is an excellent reference book for graduate students/exeperienced engineers. It gives readers a lot of practical tips on designing useful circuits. But sometimes those tips are so practical that a beginner might consider them as distractions. If you are a beginner, I won't recommend this book.

Arbitrariness in Abundance!
Having just completed a course in Analog Electronics, using this textbook, I must say I am disappointed. First, the two authors are renowned experts in the field. Second, the authors are from the University of Toronto, with a strong history of excellent books, most notably Microelectronic Circuits by Sedra and Smith. Therefore, I expected more. My main complaint is the rather rash assumptions and simplifications that the authors make, seemingly at random, throughout the derivations in the book. Obviously, abstraction and simplification is necessary to solve complex problems in engineering, but it seemed that some simplifications are made here to make equations more streamlined and easier to remember. Furthermore there was no consistency in derivation. In some cases, biasing current mirrors would be ideal. In other cases they're simple. In other cases they're cascode. And again, the choice was arbitrary. And by the way, the authors really really like conductance as opposed to resistance. I don't understand why. The end of chapter problems also need more insight. Maybe my expectations were too high. Maybe Sedra and Smith's book was just too good. ... Read more