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The heroine of Mona in the Promised Land is a true child of the suburbs. Mona--a self-described "self-made mouth" goes to temple, loves pickles, is boy-crazy, worries about getting into the right college and keeping up with her over-achieving sister, and wishes her parents were less strict. Her equally Jewish Westchester classmates hardly notice what everyone else finds hard to forget: Mona may be Jewish by choice (and voice) and American by nationality, but her surname is Chang and so she is considered less an expert on seders and schmaltz than China.
In Gish Jen's hands, '70s suburbia is a place of buoyant hope and change. While Mona's parents worry about what she'll do next--her mother suggesting at one point that she might even want to be black, Mona ripostes that that's not a religion. She does, however admit to knowing "some kids studying to be Bobby Seale. They call each other brother, and eat soul food instead of subs, and wear their hair in the baddest Afros they can manage." The divide between past conservatism and present bohemia is one of the novel's concerns, but its epigraphs hint at the porous nature of cultural identity, of groups taking what they choose from one another. As for Gish Jen, she turns out to be a descendant of Laurence Sterne. Mona has the buttonholing narrator, the rollicking comedy that modulates into genuine sadness, and the incidental but all-important details that might confuse those intent on the author's ethnicity but will delight everyone else.
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In this ebullient and inventive novel, Gish Jen restores multiculturalism from high concept to a fact of life. At least that's what it becomes for teenaged Mona Chang, who in 1968 moves with her newly prosperous family to Scarshill, New York, where the Chinese have become "the new Jews." What could be more natural than for Mona to take this literally--even to the point of converting? As Mona attends temple "rap" sessions and falls in love (with a nice Jewish boy who lives in a tepee), Jen introduces us to one of the most charming and sweet-spirited heroines in recent fiction, a girl who can wisecrack with perfect aplomb even when she's organizing the help in her father's pancake house. On every page of
Mona in the Promised Land, Gish Jen sets our received notions spinning with a wit as dry as a latter-day Jane Austen's.
"A shining example of a multicultural message delivered with the wit and bite of art...Gish Jen creates a particular world where dim sum is as American as apple pie."--Los Angeles Times
Customer Reviews:
A Very Interesting Read!.......2006-12-04
I had to read this for class and I thought it was an extremely interesting read. I thought the characters were, although at times stereotypical, also came alive on the page. I thought this book explored many racial attitudes and what it means to be from a certain race or culture.
Delightful read, with many flaws.......2006-11-14
Jen's clever narrative style, chocked full of witty observations, and bubbling with good humor, makes the book uplifting, to say the least. The protagonist, Mona, has an infectiously cheeky attitude and confidently undertakes unique and unconventional choices, such as converting to Judaism. She is also smart, talkative, and consciencious, openly protesting her parents' racism towards Alfred, the black cook in the family restaurant. Through Mona, Gish Jen makes an obvious effort at projecting a non-stereotypical (rather anti-stereotypical) image of the Asian-American female: namely, one who is loudmouth, daring, and a self-motivated intellectual rather than only obediently school-smart like her sister Callie. (Jen, however, allows Callie's character to pale into simplistic stereotype, in order to better contrast Mona - a weak choice for a novel dealing mainly with complicated multicultural issues of identity.) Mona's parents, Helen and Ralph, with all their quirks and Chinese-isms are humorously and sympathetically depicted. Being Asian-American, and from Shanghai, just like Mona's family, I found the family scenes to be hilariously accurate, and a very enjoyable read. I also found Jen's ruminations on the cultural conflicts between parents and children, the first and second generations, family/politeness-centered values versus self/sincerity-centered values helpful and touching in sorting out my own experiences and family relationships.
That said, the plot and character development in Jen's second novel is appallingly simplistic, and she too often sacrifices depth of character and realistic portrayal of life for a clever jab, a nice, racy guffaw. Indeed, "jab" would be an accurate word for describing the way she treats her characters, all of whom are blunt stereotypes embodying one or another cultural phenomenon (the white-bourgeois-hippie-pseudo-intellectual with no consideration for social politeness or the feelings of his lady free-loves; the Chinese girl who goes to college and becomes very very Chinese by influence; the non-Asians who are obsessed with Asian culture; the wasps and their wealthy conformist ways; the Jewish girls and their nose jobs; the Japanese and their confounding zen; the black guy and his ignorant, sex-obsessed, wife-cheating ways; the only Hispanic guy who turns out to be the burglar and maybe-attempted-rapist): Jen pokes fun at all her characters (except Mona), sarcastically, simplistically, without any real attempt at portraying human complexity in her prototypical caricatures, and without any real respect for the nuances and larger questions of the cultural movements of the late sixties, where she chose to set her book. I was most uncomfortable with the way black males (and all black people) were portrayed in the book. Adverse to Jen's attempt to break the cultural stereotype through Mona's characterization, her blatant insensitivity for African-American stereotypes, was disappointing to me.
However, contrary to some previous reviewers, I don't believe that Jen's choice to convert to Judaism is a "denial of her heritage," deserving of disparagement. Rather it reflects the multiplicity of modern Asian-American identity, set in a scene of increasing diversity in America, and increasing opportunities to "switch". Judaism is a religion, not merely an ethnicity; there are Jews in China, too, as Mona emphatically states to her mother. Mona's willingness to explore the multifarious nature and beliefs of the people around her is not the downfall of the novel. Rather, it is Gish Jen's own unwillingness to acknowledge them in her writing.
Plus which, her plot is like a teenage fairy tale. Too fantastic. Too convenient. The epilogue does not do justice to the wit and beautiful writing technique of Gish Jen.
WORST BOOK EVER.......2006-04-25
If I stranded were on a desert island w/ nothing but a copy of this book, it would still not be worth my time to read it. It is boring and the characters are awful. Is is possible to hate every single character in a novel? Yes, it is.
Mona needed to have a reality check........2003-04-24
After starting this book and putting it down in three years, I finally am able to give it three stars. I found it very hard to get into this book and want to continue to read it. If it hadn't been for a snow storm I may never have gotten around to finishing it.
While Mona Chang is a wise cracking character throughout the book, her mother is the true comedian. Her character kept me laughing and often thinking about one of the mothers from the book the "Joy Luck Club." Her level of sarcasm was unbeatable.
When Mona's sister embraces their culture Mona finds her odd. Yet she doesn't think anything of embracing the culture of her friend. It was almost painful to read when Mona dines with her WASP friend and family.
One of the reasons I was not a huge fan of this book, was due to Mona's constant need to be Jewish. I don't know why it just didn't appeal to me for this character. She fought against her own heritage to the point that she actually became a rude character that just didn't seem to get it. It being what her parents had worked for and struggled for. They were people that were proud to be American. Mona on the other hand found a love interest and a friend that spent too much time looking for the injustice in life. Mona's parents become frustrated with her for good reason.
The Underground Railroad section was definitely a grasping at straws moment. Later when Seth and Mona struggle in their relationship I found the "jumping" section a bit dramatic. Especially for the reasoning behind Seth's need for attention.
Although it is easy to find fault with this book, it is also a book that in the end I am glad I read. Mona is a character that you will not soon forget.
Mona wants to be something other than Asian Promised Land.......2003-04-16
For some odd reason this book left a bad taste in my mouth. She was trying so hard to be Jewish, I guess it's not cool or PC for Mona to be Baptist + the writers ... attempt to integrate African -Americans in this book. I felt as if I was having multiculturalism shoved down my throat...
Asian-american lit this is not.
A wannabe white girl with one black friend literature - buy it.
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Title: Performing identity in Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land.
Author: Fu-Jen Chen
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International Fiction Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 34
Issue: 1-2
Page: 56(13)
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Couldn't put it down.......2007-05-26
I am not a big fan of reading and I wasn't sure I even wanted to start a book. I loved this book. My stomach was twisting and I was ready to cry at the end. This is a great book that I would highly recommend to anyone.
This Book was H.O.T.T.......2007-01-03
This book was so romantic, funny, etc... Overall, this book gets an A++++ from me.
Excellent!*****Let the competition begin!.......2006-10-24
An important marketing account is up for grabs and junior marketing agent Gabby is going to go all out to snag it, even if it means competing against iron-man & resident office hottie Dell in a outdoor weekend challenge. Nevermind that she's not an outdoors type and he the king of extreme sports. Whats she lacks in experience is made up in knowledge of her gear and she may just give Dell a run for the account and his heart.
WOW! Who knew a harlequin could be so good! I generally read full length novels of the decidedly more-serious-romance type, but this was a very satisfying mini-read. Some serious sexual tension in this one with lots of sparks flying all over the place. The 'competition' part was the best and it was a hoot to read when the heroine scored points. The romance was jut right too, sort-of teased you all throughout till near the end -which was *steamy*!
Overall a fun and pleasurable read. No brain required with some good romantic fluff.
A fun sexy story of wits vs. brawn, and will vs. luck.......2006-10-10
I read this book over the weekend and found it surprisingly enjoyable. It's a story of an office romance between Dell and Gabrielle, two marketing account managers who vie for the same major sporting good account. To decide who will get the account (and to make sure HR doesn't think the boss is favoring Dell), they spend a long weekend competing in a survival wilderness contest where the winner gets the account. At first it appears to be a very uneven competition that favors Dell, but Gabrielle is determined. The author really does her magic here, and it becomes a very entertaining story of wits vs. brawn. And will vs. luck. And privileged vs. unprivileged. It was a fun read, and not at all predictable. And it was sexy too. Dell and Gabby make a great couple. I much prefer romance novels where the sex scenes include passion, (instead of sex just for the sake of having sex), and this book delivers that very well. The ending could have been a bit stronger, but it really didn't take away from how much I enjoyed it. As Blaze books go, this one was great.
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Three passionate novellas in a high stakes romantic suspense anthology featuring:
A sizzling trio of novellas from three national bestselling masters of seductive suspense-stories of women who takes chances, women who gamble everything on love, women who accept the dare.
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romantic suspense anthology.......2007-05-11
In "Playing for Keeps" by Cherry Adair, flight attendant Danica and a young boy are the only survivors of a plane crash. She feels very lucky until she's whisked off to a foreign country and kept a virtual prisoner. Fortunately, her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Jon is the kind of guy who won't take no for an answer, and the two of them team up to solve the mystery and escape.
In "Nothing to Lose" by Jill Shalvis, a con man and killer brings together antiques dealer Jade and DEA agent Will. The two of them team up to find the man who killed Will's sister and victimized Jade.
In "Dare to Desire" by Julie Elizabeth Leto, agents and former lovers Macy and Dante from rival intelligence agencies are both after information hidden in a house. Dante got there first, but needs Macy's expertise to find the information, so he trades her access to the house in exchange for access to her.
The Good:
Romantic suspense in an anthology.
All the stories also involve reunited lovers, one of my favorite sub-categories of romance.
"Playing for Keeps" is exciting, believable, and emotional.
The Bad:
"Nothing to Lose" is simply too short to be effective. I never got invested in the characters.
"Dare to Desire" stretched my credulity a bit too far. The only reason for the developments in the plot were to provide an excuse for sex scenes, and I really had a problem with a "hero" who's supposedly saving the world, but won't do it unless the heroine will have sex with him.
The Verdict:
I gave Adair's story 4 stars, but the other two stories really weren't up to par. For a quick, steamy read that you don't want to think about too much, it's okay.
All three stories are great.......2005-03-29
Dare Me is an anthology with three tense sexy tales.
Cherry Adair's Playing For Keeps has flight attendant Danica Cross on a special flight. This flight carries the family of the President of San Cristobel. After a crash landing her soon to be ex Jon Raven rushes to her side. Something fishy is going on in San Cristobel forcing Danica and Jon to work together to get out alive.
Nothing To Lose by Jill Shalvis. DEA Agent Will Malone hunting down the man who killed his sister Wendy. Jade Barrett's life has been turned upside down. Her ex has cleaned her out and now she finds out that he is the same man Will is hunting. These two form a partnership to bring this scumbag down.
Dare To Desire by Julie Elizabeth Leo. Macy Rush is ready to close the deal on a house she must have. But an agent and former lover, Dante Burke has beaten her to the house. They both need to find a code hidden in this house to advert a disaster. Since the house is Dante's he makes a deal with Macy, she can only search a room after they make love in it.
Each story is a page-turner. Loved the hot sizzle between each couple. This anthology is a winner.
Died and Gone to Heaven.......2005-03-23
Okay--I've died and gone to heaven. ALL THREE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS TOGETHER IN ONE BOOK!!! What more could a girl want in the middle of a Montana winter. HEAT!! and more HEAT!! and this book delivers!! Alpha-males who think they can do anything (and are usually right). Alpha-females who can take care of themselves (and usually do). Add steamy sex and three good stories and you have this book. Most anthologies usually have one or two stories I don't like. Not this one. Loved them all. Thanks Ladies and thanks Penguin for publishing this--lets do it again REAL SOON!!!
three tense romantic suspense thrillers .......2005-02-27
"Playing for Keeps" by Cherry Adair. The flight from San Cristobel to Miami was filled by the staff or family of President Pelacios when the plane crashed; flight attendant Danica Cross and the seven years old son of Pelacios miraculously survive. Her estranged husband Jon Raven pulls strings to see the woman he loves, but goes bonkers to learn she is back in San Cristobel. Not all the president's men or his personal physician can keep Dani safe; only Jon can and he will be tested to the max.
"Nothing to Lose" by Jill Shalvis. DEA Agent Will Malone is unofficially chasing con artist Mario Alvarez who killed his sister Wendy. In Los Angeles Jade Barrett just broke off with Tomas only to find he looted her antiques store, her bank accounts, and her home. Will informs Jade that she was hustled by Mario and offers her a partnership to bring down this SOB; she accepts.
"Dare to Desire" by Julie Elizabeth Leto. In New Orleans, T-45 Agent Macy Rush informs the realtor she will buy the house only to have Arm Agent Dante Burke tell her he already purchased the place. Macy hates Dante who betrayed her love nine years ago destroying her reputation and heart. Dante insists they team up as the count down to find the hidden code to avert terrorist use of an abandoned Russian missile in an unknown location has begun.
These three romantic suspense thrillers grip the audience from the beginning and never let up until the climax. The lead couples are a delightful pairing and the action non-stopped as all three novellas are terrific tense tales.
Harriet Klausner
A Very Good Anthology!!!.......2005-02-19
Ms. Adair is headliner for one good anthology that fans of the romantic suspense genre will not want to miss. She is joined by Jill Shalvis and Julie Elizabeth Leto two ladies that can indeed hold their own when it comes to penning romantic yet suspenseful stories. Although these are short stories the reader will not be left feeling short changed.
In "Playing for Keeps" Danica Cross and Jon Raven are given a second chance at love. Dani is a flight attendant and the plane that she is on crashes. It turns out that the plane was sabotaged in order to kill the President of South America's child and cabinet that were passengers as well. The last thing that Dani thinks of when the plane crashes is of her soon to be ex-husband. Jon Raven is scared to death when he finds out that Dani has been in a plane crash. He moves heaven and earth to find her and tracks her back down to South America where she has been taken by the Presidents people. Why has she been secreted out of the United States, and why is Jon being kept from her? The answers are almost more than they want to hear but while they are on the run they realize that they still love each other and that this is not going to end with a divorce.
In "Nothing to Loose" Jade is an antiques dealer that has tangled with the wrong man. He has stolen from her and he has killed in the past. Her life is about to cross with Will Malone. Tomas has killed his sister Wendy and this DEA agent has spent the last six months tracking this killer. He will get justice. When he follows him to Jade's doorstep he is not prepared for what happens next. Before he knows it, they are an unlikely pair working together. What he doesn't expect is the play acting turning real. Will they be able to catch a killer and still find a happy ending?
In "Dare to Desire" secret agent Dante Burke has his work cut out for him. He is on a life or death mission and it all rests on the success of a blackmailing scheme. Macy has tangled with Dante before. The last time left her reputation in tatters. Is she willing to tangle with the handsome Dante again? Or better question will she be able to survive with her heart in tacked if she does tangle with him?
All three stories were page turners. This is always a gift when it comes to these types of books. I can honestly say that none of the stories were weak or better than another. I highly recommend this book and suggest that you check out any of the back lists that these authors have.
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Take me home
Dare Wright
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Dare You, Dare Me
Alder Rivers
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"Douglas's racing-driver father is killed in a crash; Resham's mother dies of cancer. They meet at school where English and Indian cultures collide in a love-hate rivalry. Racial antagonism meets the growing conflict of male and female. Can maturity bring reconciliation, or must they always differ because they are different? They beguile their bereaved parents into daring the barrier of racial prejudice. Can they brave the same challenge of their own future? Can they form a union that makes difference irrelevant because the strength of their bond lies deeper than race?"
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Book Two of the Dareville Series. Studio musician Cal Briscoe has it bad for his best friend's girl, and when Brady Garriston announces his engagement, Cal realizes he will never have a chance with the lovely and exciting Ellie Shaw. Losing interest in his work and discouraged with his love life, he decides to leave the city behind...and hopefully his feelings for Ellie. He accepts Brady's offer of use of the Garriston/Shaw home in Dareville, and is shocked to discover one amenity...Ellie's friend Sue Carmichael. Seems Ellie neglected to mention that she had allowed Sue to stay there, too! Cal and Sue are the Odd Couple of Dareville, dancing on each other's nerves as they try to make the best of the situation. But how long will it be before Sue and Cal kill each other...or wind up in bed? Awards: 2006 ERWI Awards - 2nd Place in Pansexual Category! 2005 Love Romances Golden Rose Winner for Best Erotica!
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amazing.......2007-09-17
The second in the dare series was wowie wow so good not at all disapointing. The continuation in the series is still hotter than hot and this author amazingly awesome. Read it you'll be awfully glad you did.
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Dare me to the desert,
G. W Murray
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5 Titles By Jennifer Wilde : Dare to Love Love Me Marietta Once More Miranda When Love Commands They Call Her Dana. five mmpb books.
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Dare Me
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Take Me (Blaze, 51)
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Three stories of high-stakes romance. Includes "Playing for Keeps", by Cherry Adair, "Nothing to Lose" by Jill Shalvis, and "Dare to Desire" by Julie Elizabeth Leto.
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This story uncovers suburbia's darkest secrets—mostly in The Flying Swan, where Neville the barman and Archroy, owner of five magic beans, do battle with beasts of the occult—and in particular the rather unpleasant Pope Alexander VI, the last of the Borgias.
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I'd review if I could read it!!!.......2006-06-19
Order placed October 10, 2005. Two missed estimated time of delivery, and two complaints later -- still not in my possession.
Don't order this book here, You will never receive it. Best of luck!
The Antipope.......2006-01-22
Unfair judgement of this item!! After a month of waiting Amazon can't ship it or the Book of Ultimate Truth. US Rankin fans beware, this is not necessarily a proper outlet for order.
pooley and omally- England's heroes........2002-03-18
I've been reading Robert Rankin for three years, and I have to say, all the books in the Brentford triangle series are classics! The sheer silliness of his stories just have you in stiches for hours, The Antipoope is a favorite for one reason only. It's a first! It starts everything off, Neville the part-time bar man, the professor, the tramp... This book starts it all and I assure you, you'll never put the book down!
Persistently amusing........2001-04-26
This is one of my favorite books. It's the first of the Brentford series. I find the whole series to be comfortable, likable and highly amusing. It helps to have a taste for the surreal. I found the characters to be very likable. They have the carefree attitudes of the characters from Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat or Cannery Row, but they are intelligent and educated. They are not the type one would expect to be called upon to save the world. Essentially Brentford is the world. Should any character temporarily wander out of Brentford, Brentford would still be the reference point. The pub is the core essence of this world. Nothing is really serious unless if effects the pub. To this little world comes every silly notion that ever landed on the front page of the most bizarre tabloids. The Antipope is the place to start. It's one of the best, and will introduce you to the Brentford perspective. I found after reading a few pages, I wanted to take a break and wait for the smile on my face to ease up a little before I dared to proceed.
Ode to the drinking man.......2000-08-21
If you are unacquainted with Rankin's bizarre books, this may well be a good start. It's not his best book, but it's his first. Part of the fun reading Rankin is in the repetitions: Rankin quotes himself constantly, so you won't miss any of that when you start off from here.
"The Antipope" is the first novel in the Brentford series, in which an ordinary London suburb is the scene of grotesque battles between Good and Evil. It's up to Jim Pooley and John Omally, two bums with an insatiable appetite for beer, to save the world, with the help of a mysterious professor and some other highly improbable characters. In this book, the adversary is an evil tramp posessed with formidable powers, who is about to take control of the world as the Pope of some dark new Church.
Two things distinguish Robert Rankin from other comic SF/Fantasy writers like Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett: his profound knowledge of the occult, and the sheer outlandishness and pomp of his stories. Rankin calls himself a tall-tale teller and his books far-fetched fiction. Some scenes in this particular book, like the disastrous cowboy night, and the vain attempts to open a mysterious parcel, just project themselves before your eyes, as if you were watching a movie. And make you laugh aloud.
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Apostolic Tradition, as this text is best known, was identified in the early years of the twentieth century as the work of Hippolytus, a Christian leader from third-century Rome. The text provides liturgical information of great antiquity, and as such has been massively influential on liturgical study and reform, especially in western churches.
Nonetheless, there have been a number of problems surrounding the text. The attribution to Hippolytus has never been universally accepted; much of the text remained obscure, published without commentary; finally, no adequate English version has been published since 1937. On the Apostolic Tradition seeks to solve these problems. The introduction brings the debate concerning authorship to a new level while the rest of the text is accompanied by lucid commentary. Together with a fresh translation, the book brings light to formerly obscure passages, clears critical impasses and provides new discoveries. It is a significant and important piece of research, enlightening and eminently readable.
Alistair Stewart-Sykes is a leading scholar of Christian liturgical origins. The author of numerous books and articles on early Christianity and its liturgy, he had retired from teaching and is a vicar in the Diocese of Salisbury, England.
On the Apostolic Tradition is part of the POPULAR PATRISTIC SERIES.
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cuts through the fog.......2005-09-22
On the Apostolic Tradition is a text with a complicated history. While widely read or at least widely cited in studies of the early church (the text itself is really quite short), its textual transmission process is complex, and most other English translations are passing the half-century mark since completion. Stewart-Sykes unravels this work's complex form and history through concise, incisive commentary placed with each section. Sykes makes full use of all available ancient manuscripts and, better yet, tells you when he's making an interpretive assumption and why he's doing it. The introduction is particularly enlightening, as it brings the research of the last half-century on the earliest Roman church to bear on our understanding of the text. It's a great addition to the Popular Patristics series (which among other works includes the best translation around of Athanasius' On the Incarnation).
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A Trembling upon Rome: A Work of Fiction
Richard Condon
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Antipope
Alec Glasfurd
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Antipope
Alec Glasfurd
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The Extant Works And Fragments of Hippolytus
Antipope Hippolytus
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And, moreover, the ark made of imperishable wood was the Saviour Himself. For by this was signified the imperishable and incorruptible tabernacle of (the Lord) Himself, which gendered no corruption of sin. For the sinner, indeed, makes this confession: "My wounds stank, and were corrupt, because of my foolishness."
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And, moreover, the ark made of imperishable wood was the Saviour Himself. For by this was signified the imperishable and incorruptible tabernacle of (the Lord) Himself, which gendered no corruption of sin. For the sinner, indeed, makes this confession: "My wounds stank, and were corrupt, because of my foolishness."
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This thoughtfully translated and organized volume is the cornerstone of any Buddhist library. The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha is a companion to the equally essential The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, The Long Discourses of the Buddha, and the 2005 anthology of Discourses of the Buddha. The 152 discourses of this major collection combine a rich variety of contextual settings with deep and comprehensive teachings. This volume of Wisdom's Teachings of the Buddha series has received Choice Magazine's 1995 Outstanding Academic Book Award and the Tricycle Prize for Excellence in Buddhist Publishing for Dharma Discourse.
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Outstanding work. .......2007-03-10
This is an outstanding piece of academic work. The translator has done an excellent job helping the reader through the tremendous repetition of the Pali canon and has provided valuable indices, tables, pronunciation guides and introduction. It probably is not a work for beginners, but once you have some foundation and understanding of the Pali canon, this volume is one of three you must have.
pristine.......2007-02-20
the realistic theravadan buddhism . this is a very big book and you cannot finish it in a month ...-to enjoy this book you must intuitivly understand the spirit of buddhism .mahayana buddhism has supermen complex
they run before learning to walk .before you begin trying save the world save yourself .
Superb translation; consider reading a chapter a day.......2006-08-20
-Here's another five-star vote for an excellent translation showing care and faithfulness. The Introduction is itself a wonderful introduction to Buddhist thought and concepts, and the footnotes and index are commendable. The author often advises the reader when some controversy exists in translation and how this was resolved. Reading such a fine translation can add tremendous depth to your practice, help refine your compassion and wisdom, and give you an irreplaceable understanding of Buddhism.
-Although many good modern authors have published books with their own interpretations of Buddhist teachings, nothing can speak to you like the originals (this is also a good way to think for yourself).
-The individual suttas are just about right for reading one per day (even one sutta per week would be a good goal). You can easily finish the book in less than a year, and have enough time left over to read the Introduction as well.
-This is an excellent work of scholarship and IMHO would be a useful addition to the library of anyone interested in Buddhism.
The Authority on Buddhism .......2006-08-10
I have spent this past summer studying at the monastery where Bhikkhu Bodhi resides. In my daily contact with him, listening to his lectures, and having one-on-one discussions about Buddhism, I must say that he is one of the most influential and authoritative figures on the Dharma.
This translation is top notch and very readable. I do suggest that one go on the web to find a reading guide to the suttas as they were arranged for ease of memorization by the monks and nuns, not in the logical order of the content.
This Nikaya (division of the Pali Canon) is coming straight from the source of the Dharma: the Buddha himself. If one has mastered the basics of Buddhism doctrine, then this book may be a suitable next step. Beginners may want to seek out other sources to give them a foundation first.
With Metta
How long are the long ones?.......2005-08-03
Don't be fooled by the name. The "Middle Length" discourses tally 1151 pages, plus more than 200 pages of notes. But if you want to understand the philosophical aspect of Indian Buddhism, this book is a must. Fortunately, each sutta (skt. sutra) is relatively short (thus the name "Middle-Length"), so you can read it casually over a longer period of time. The text is also dense, as anyone familiar with classical Indian texts is well aware. So there's a lot of opportunity to ponder what you've just read.
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