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Field of Destiny Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I took a chance on Patricia Sheehy's book Field of Destiny when she visited my office autographing copies. What a great surprise. I spent a good deal of my holiday time immersed in this well-written, captivating novel. I love the way she interweaves the characters and am waiting not so patiently for...

The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I picked up a copy of this book at Dollar Tree. I had no idea what it was supposed to be, but since I have read the real Gospel of Judas I thought it was worth a buck to pick up a copy of this. I had finished reading it the next day.I keep a computerized inventory of all of my books, and when I entered...

Nefer the Silent (The Stone of Light, Vol. 1) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It was with great anticipation that I began The Stone of Light, by Christian Jacq. Having read the Ramses series, I am well acquainted with Monsieur Jacq, his vast knowledge about ancient Egypt and his wonderful command of language. Only one word can capture my feelings about his latest tome: DISAPPOINTMENT....

The New Testament Made Easier Part 1 (Gospel Studies (Cedar Fort)) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Bro. Ridges makes reading the scriptures really fun and easy to understand. He explains words in the scriptures on how they were used in that time period. He helps you to understand what is going on in that time period. He makes reading the scriptures exciting. The scriptures seem to come to life when...

The Monster at the End of This Book (Sesame Street) (Big Bird's Favorites Board Books) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I wandered into the room of my best friend's three-year-old son, preparing to read him a book before he went to bed. When I saw this book among the pile on his floor, I got nostalgic. Really nostalgic. My mom read me the same book when I was his age, and I love, LOVE this book.Not only does it teach...

Textual Scholarship: An Introduction (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)For those of us who have witnessed Professor Greetham at one of his "postmodern" lectures (such as this year at Kalamazoo), this book is a positive surprise. It is just a solid reference work which covers all the aspects of textual scholarship concisely and reliably, albeit often quite briefly. The volume...

Mark 1-8: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Yale Bible) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Those of us who were familiar with Joel Marcus' monograph, "The Way of The Lord", have long awaited the day he would write a commentary on the Gospel of Mark. It seems fitting that a strong commentary like this one be used to replace the astonishingly lame commentary by C.S. Mann. The objective of the...

The Assassins of Isis: A Story of Ambition, Politics and Murder Set in Ancient Egypt Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Paul Doherty is the consummate professional when it comes to writing historical mystery novels. I for one do not know how he can be so prolific with his offering of books and yet make sure that each of them is well researched. Whether they be 13th, 14th, or fifteenth century they are always true to the...

Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Professor McKitterick's magisterial examination of Charlemagne is a welcome addition to literature on the King of the Franks,after 800 Emperor. The book is not a biographical narrative but an examination of five central concepts: (1) Charlemagne's contemporary "representation," that is, how he was portrayed...

The Virgin and The Priest Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I read this book while on a trip to New York a few weeks ago and was quite impressed with Gibbs' scholarship. Mark's work on the life story of Jesus is as well thought out and logical as anything I've read by the Schonfields and Baigents of the world. The central thesis in this work is that Jesus and...

The Last Gospel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)David Howard's "The Last Gospel" is a captivating story, at once provocative and inspiring. With his vivid imagination and outstanding talent for storytelling, the author weaves in this novel two stories--one of a biblical testimony, that challenges the conventional image of Jesus, and the other, set...

Darwin's Blade Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I must say, I'm stunned at the volume of negative reviews of this book posted here. I, too, am a huge Dan Simmons fan, and I think this is the best book he's ever written.First off, Darwin Minor is a great character. Practically emotionally shut down by horrific events in his past (which I won't reveal...

Home of the Brave (Sluggers) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I am a 3rd grade teacher and this book is highly loved by my students. This is the 6th book in the Sluggers series. It lets u know all about the magic baseball that the Payne children have. So many questions we had from the previous 5 books were answered in this book. My favorite character in the story...

Blastin' the Blues (Sluggers) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As the Payne children and the Travelin' Nine ride the rails to St. Louis, the Chancellor's thugs try to kidnap Graham and steal the magic baseball. Graham remains safe after the scuffle, but Griffith (Griff), Woody and Dog jump from the train to recover the special baseball.During their separation from...

Perspectives on Persian Painting: Illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)very bad quality of the images . point of view of coloured images the quality of print is not acceptable.Click Here to see more reviews about: Perspectives on Persian Painting: Illustrations to Amir Khusrau's KhamsahThis is a detailed study of the illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah, in which twenty...

Ammanon Book One The Prophecy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In her first published book, Ammanon, Book One, The Prophecy, Mary Fagan has given us a new world filled with emperors, warriors, war, love, lust and longing. Her characters come alive in her descriptions and we begin to care about them. I am left in limbo not knowing what their fate may be. Please publish...

In the Beginning Was the Word: The Power and Glory of Illuminated Bibles Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a wonderful survey of illuminated bibles that is so reasonably priced that I would gladly recommend it to *anyone* interested in illuminated manuscripts. For artists working in the medieval style, I strongly recommend adding this to your reference collection. The book starts with an introductory...