The Woman in the Dunes

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This beautiful novel by one of Japan's most important writers is also one of the most strangely terrifying and memorable books you'll ever read. The Woman in the Dunes is the story of an amateur entomologist who wanders alone into a remote seaside village in pursuit of a rare beetle he wants to add to his collection. But the townspeople take him prisoner. They lower him into the sand-pit home of a young widow, a pariah in the poor community, who the villagers have condemned to a life of shoveling back the ever-encroaching dunes that threaten to bury the town. An amazing book.

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One of the premier Japanese novels of the twentieth century, The Women in the Dunes combines the essence of myth, suspense, and the existential novel. In a remote seaside village, Niki Jumpei, a teacher and amateur entomologist, is held captive with a young woman at the bottom of a vast sand pit where, Sisyphus-like, they are pressed into shoveling off the ever-advancing sand dunes that threaten the village.

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Kafkaesque and accessible.......2007-09-27

Like other reviewers, this book reminded me of Kafka's "The Castle". However, I found "The Woman in the Dunes" to be a more enjoyable read. There isn't much background story. The plot is very self-contained to one small area, much like a Kafka novel. This, along with its Existential aspects, are the beauty of the novel.
I felt that the descriptions of life within a sand pit, with it's daily rigour of shoveling sand to be amazing. Also, the protaganist's reactions were spot on. I could see myself and others reacting the same way if presented with a similar situation. In fact, we often see others react to our daily life (read: rat race) in much the same way: frustration, acceptance, despair, etc.
I highly recommend "The Woman in the Dunes".

Great book.......2007-07-07

The way in which Abe builds the images and emotions in "Dunes" is amazing. I expected my interest in the book to be mostly in the storyline and action, but instead found myself engrossed in learning about the properties of sand, of the beauty and suffering of desperation, and of the psycho-social consequences of acceptance. The imagery in the book is rich and clear, providing the means for accessing the shades of deeper meaning within the work. The portrayal of the main characters emotions seemed to me realistic, something that I was surprised by, considering that the plot seemed so outlandish to me before I began the book.

This book left such a strong impression. It was an interesting and compelling as a story. At the same time the narrative has depth and touches on/reveals something about human experience.

Great Book.......2007-03-28

One of the great books I've read... we all fight against everyday worries and problems, and we only get accepted by people who have the same standards of life as we do. This book is exact copy of the real life...
That's the first book I've read from Kobo Abe but it is surely not going to be my last one...
Amazing book...

Finally worth my time!.......2007-01-10

I'm sure I'm missing fine US writers. But I've finally
been excited about a book. Now this is a story! Abe...
I want more, so new...so unique...so delicious.

Life's little problems........2007-01-07

A man fighting off the sand. Day in, day out. Tiny pieces of sand in his food, in his water, in his bed. Is The Woman In The Dunes about fighting those small things, about wasting time on them, or is it saying that the small things in life ARE important? You really have to decide that kind of thing on your own.
So read this book. It is interesting and not very long. A good travel book and makes you think. Kind of feel sorry for the woman.

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The Woman in the Dunes

Manufacturer: Vintage Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000H7F4RK

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Friends, a Play By Kobo Abe

Manufacturer: Charles E. Tuttle
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 4805302380

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Friends, a Play By Kobo Abe. Translator Donald Keene, from Japanese. Author of Woman in the Dunes.

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Woman in the Dunes
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Manufacturer: Phaedra
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Based on the novel by Kobo Abe. Film script with photos.

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The Woman in the Dunes
Kobo Abe
Manufacturer: Knopf
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K0HU9Y

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The Woman in the Dunes
Kobo Abe
Manufacturer: Charles E. Tuttle
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Won the Yomiuri Prize for Literature in 1960. Became a film shown at the International Film Festival in Cannes.

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Woman in the dunes
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Manufacturer: Phaedra Publishers
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The Woman in the Dunes (Twentieth-Century Classics)

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The Woman in the Dunes (Twentieth-Century Classics)
Kobo Abe
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Kobo Abe's "The Woman in the Dunes": A Study Guide from Gale's "Novels for Students" (Volume 22, Chapter 12)

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Kobo Abe's "The Woman in the Dunes": A Study Guide from Gale's "Novels for Students" (Volume 22, Chapter 12)

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The Woman in the Dunes

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Jewels of the Sun (Jill Sovis, engineer)

Determined to re-evaluate her life, Jude Murray flees America to take refuge in Faerie Hill Cottage, where she immerses herself in the study of Irish Folklore, and discovers hope for the future in the magic of the past.

Tears of the Moon (Melissa Coates, engineer)

A talented songwriter, Shawn Gallagher spends his days lost in reverie and wonder, oblivious to the wiles of women and the ways of the world. He claims that he's content with his life, but his music tells a different story - one of loneliness and desperate longing...

Heart of the Sea (Jill Sovis, engineer)

Darcy Gallagher has always believed in the pull of fate, the magic of legend . . . and the importance of money. She longs to find a rich man who will sweep her away - into a world filled with glamour and adventure, and the exotic life that is her destiny.

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Nora Roberts, Irish Trilogy.......2007-06-07

This is a great trilogy, I enjoy listening to it to and from work. I have a long drive to and back home from work and the CD's keep me nice and calm in traffic jams.

Excellent!!.......2005-11-08

There is nothing this series does not hit on!! It really has everything needed to make the entire series a real page turner and the characters could be anyone of us, all you have to do is believe love can conquer all thru time and space, these books are a wonderfully enjoyable treasure!!

Wonderful trilogy!.......2005-07-16

This continues to be one of my favorite trilogies! It combines Irish Myths with a real working family.

Each story stands on it's own but at the same time the three together flow very well.

Note to other reviewer George. Call information and get the 1800 number and them talk to a real person. I have had to return a DVD player and they have the best service of anyone I have ever dealt with.

damaged goods.......2005-06-03

I received this item and was joyfully listening to it when I came to tape two of Heart of the Sea- it is all jumbled up- twisted and totally un fixable- I've tried to contact Amazon about this but all I get is the runaround on their AWFUL "return system" on their website. This is a warning to any others who order from Amazon- check your order CAREFULLY. Now I'm stuck with this defective tape and Amazon WON'T LET ME CONTACT THEM!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't given up yet. There's got to be a way to return defective merchandise without being sent to one dead end after another. Sincerely wmclement@yahoo.com

The Irish Trilogy by Nora Roberts (Jewels of the Sun - Tears of the Moon - Heart of the Sea)

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Nora Roberts Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy Set (Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy -- aka, Irish Trilogy --- set of three, 1. Jewels of the Sun , 2. Tears of the Moon , 3. Heart of the Sea)

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Nora Roberts Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy Set (Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy -- aka, Irish Trilogy --- set of three, 1. Jewels of the Sun , 2. Tears of the Moon , 3. Heart of the Sea)
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Unboxed set of three books. (1)Jewels of the Sun (2)Tears Of The Moon (3)Heart Of The Sea. Three individual novels. The set of three packaged and shipped together.

Irish Trilogy Series-Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the Moon. And Heart of the Sea

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Irish Trilogy Series-Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the Moon. And Heart of the Sea
Nora Roberts
Manufacturer: Jove
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This is a combined three book set of Nora Roberts' Irish Trilogy Series

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In a wild and battle-scarred galaxy, assassins, pirates, smugglers, and cutthroats of every description roam at will, fearing only the professional bounty hunters-amoral adventurers who track down the scum of the universe...for a fee. When Darth Vader seeks to strike at the heart of the Rebellion by targeting Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon, he calls upon six of the most successful-and feared-hunters, including the merciless Boba Fett. They all have two things in common: lust for profit and contempt for life... Featuring original stories by Kevin J. Anderson, M. Shayne Bell, Daniel Keys Moran, Kathy Tyers and Dave Wolverton.

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Who needs their kind?.......2007-10-04

Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Full Screen) In/famous scene on the bridge where Lord Darth Vader is interviewing the bounty hunters. Book is about the bounty hunters Darth Vader enlisted in The Empire Strikes back. There are stories about IG-88, Dengar, Bossk, Zuckuss and 4-LOM (who share a single story), and Boba Fett. Explains why Vader says "and NO disintegrations!"

Bounty Hunter News.......2007-08-19

Tales of the Bounty Hunters is a collection of five stories by different authors concerning bounty hunters who captured our attention in Star Wars - IG-88, Dengar, Bossk. Zuckuss and 4-LOM, and, last but certainly not least, Boba Fett. The stories are well written and generally very entertaining. The common ground for the tales is that all of the bounty hunters have been given the opportunity by Lord Vader to find Han Solo and bring him in. Their approaches vary widely. Of course, we know already which of the hunters actually gets Solo and what happens after that, but that advance knowledge does not spoil the stories.

The first story is about IG-88 and his plan to claim the galaxy as his own domain. As a sideline to his more important goals, he also participates in the search for Han Solo under the orders of Darth Vader. I found the story to be completely absorbing. It shows a side to IG-88 that I had never expected. He is designed and built as an assassin droid and appears to be virtually unstoppable, especially when he develops three exact clones of himself. Basically, his plan is to deal no longer with the frailties of biological beings and simply to have droids take over the entire universe. He even snickers to himself at some of the efforts of Emperor Palpatine. (Question to readers: Can droids snicker?) Eventually he runs into serious problems when trying to deal with Boba Fett and even more serious problems when he inserts his intelligence into the second Death Star shortly before the Rebels take care of it. Never underestimate the power of the Rebel Alliance.

The second story stars Dengar and was the weakest tale in the book to me. Dengar is a cybernetically enhanced Imperial assassin who has been surgically stripped of all superfluous emotion. This makes him a highly effective bounty hunter, but also means that he experiences almost none of the normal emotions that humans take for granted. So the main plotline for the story is Dengar's reacquisition of emotions and his surprising realization that he can fall in love. A bounty hunter's love story was just not what I was expecting with these tales.

Bossk is the main character in Tale #3. He is a lizardlike Trandoshan hunter who has been slaughtering Wookies for their pelts. He agrees to a joint venture with two competitors in the search for Solo. His unlikely companions are Chenlambec, a silvertip Wookie, and Tinian L'att, a small human female. The partnership does not go smoothly as double crosses are frequent, plus Chenlambec's sole motive in joining forces was to stop Boskk's career and obtain a measure of revenge for the Wookie slaughtering that had happened in the past. Things do not go well for Bossk.

The fourth tale is that of Zuckuss and 4-LOM, a Gand intuitive and his logic-driven droid partner. Their hopes for being the ones to nab Solo are based primarily on the intuitive powers of Zuckuss who always seems to be able to discern whatever they need to know. 4-LOM is great fun to listen to as he has a quick statistical analysis for any question that arises.

The last tale in the book lets us travel through the years with Boba Fett. As we all know, he is the one who succeeds in grabbing Han Solo, albeit with a major assist from Darth Vader and the Imperial forces. As many of us did not know, he survived his fall into the Great Pit of Carkoon and the digestive system of the Sarlacc. This tale focuses on Fett in his later years as he is hampered by injuries suffered from years of bounty hunting and as he comes to grips with the realization that his best days are behind him. He does manage to collect a huge bounty offered for the capture of the Butcher of Montellian Serat. That is followed by a chance that he never expected to have again, i.e., another shot at killing Han Solo. This chance is primarily the result of Han's boredom at living on Coruscant and not being involved in smuggling and fighting bad guys any more. He takes off in the Millennium Falcon in search of adventure and finds it the form of a face-to-face encounter with Boba Fett at the end of the tale. Good stuff.

Bad, bad, bad.......2007-07-18

I bought this book as a break from continuity books, and that was my first mistake. This book is completely inconsistent with facts from the Star Wars Saga.
I'm not going to go into detail of all the errors in the books, but I will name off a few.
-How can Bespin have mountains when it is a gas giant? Woops
-Boba Fett was retreived by Jawas, not Dengar.
Dengar's story is just bad writing period. IG-88's story about hacking into the Death Star's super computer is completely inconsistent with the Star Wars saga. If I had to choose which was best, I'd choose Dave Wolverton's story about Dengar--Not because it made the most sense, but because it was good writing. I was dissapointed in the lack of writing some authors displayed in this book.
Overal opinion--BAD

Dengar's love life, IG-88 as the galaxy's ultimate superweapon, and more!.......2007-06-05

The Empire Strikes Back has several noticeable deviations from what could be considered the stereotypical Star Wars film. There is no major space or land-based battle at the climax of the movie. Aliens are few and far between, with Yoda and Chewbacca being the only ones given more than a few seconds time on screen. The film spends less time with the "flashy" side of the franchise and more on a tightly-plotted, unforgettable storyline. Arguably the only scene in the film comparable to the Mos Eisley cantina or Jabba's Palace in terms of briefly introducing us to fantastical-looking characters is the gathering of the bounty hunters on Darth Vader's flagship Executor. Their appearance is quite brief, but nonetheless this meeting of six intimidating mercenaries has won a special place in both fans' and collectors' hearts.

This notoriety led Bantam to publish Tales of the Bounty Hunters, a collection of five short stories fleshing out subjects such as Dengar's history with Han Solo and the symbiotic relationship of 4-LOM and Zuckuss. Since there are fewer characters than those featured in the other short story collections, each is given a longer story, allowing for more depth and, in the case of Fett's tale, a large amount of time to be covered. Each story uses the gathering of the bounty hunters and the quest for Han Solo as a linchpin and common plot point.

The book gets underway with "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88" written by Kevin J. Anderson, who also pulls double-duty as the book's overall editor. How does a droid elect a career as a bounty hunter and assassin? Anderson details the creation of five IG-88 models, the circuitous route they follow to their takeover of the droid planet Mechis III, and how one of them eventually becomes the "consciousness" of the second Death Star. The tale does a good job of explaining IG-88's motivations and certainly inflates his relative importance in the galaxy far, far away. I give this story full marks for creativity but the Death Star II bit didn't sit well with me.

"Payback: The Tale of Dengar," by Dave Wolverton, tells us of Dengar's obsession with avenging himself on Han Solo and of Dengar's reconstruction into a cold, machine-like bounty hunter by the Empire. Always the bounty hunter who seemed like "the fifth wheel," (his action figure lurked at the bottom of the toy box in my house), Dengar gets a surprising amount of depth from this story. He falls in love, discovers new ways to feel emotions, and forms a promising new partnership at the end.

The midpoint of the book features the Trandoshan bounty hunter Bossk in "The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk" by Kathy Tyers. Two bounty hunters, a Wookiee named Chenlambec and his apprentice Tinian, seek revenge on Bossk for the hundreds of Wookiees he has hunted/slaughtered over the years. They put a plan in motion to be invited along with Bossk on the hunt for Han Solo as a means to exact their revenge. This story was dramatically over-plotted; I found trying to decipher the three different plans Chen and Tinian had laid to be tedious and never really cared much if they succeeded or not.

"Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM" by M. Shayne Bell is the star of the collection. Along with Dengar, these characters seem to form the second tier of the six bounty hunters in fan popularity, but here, they are the three characters best served by their stories. Zuckuss is a Gand fighting severe medical problems; 4-LOM is his droid partner hoping to learn the skill of intuition from observation of Zuckuss' abilities. The two are on shaky ground with Darth Vader and hope that the hunt for Han Solo will help smooth over their relations with the feared Dark Lord of the Sith. However, events do not transpire as they have planned, and the two are forced to carefully evaluate exactly what they stand for and which side of the Galactic Civil War they wish to be on.

The book wraps up with "The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett" by Daniel Keys Moran. This story has a high aim; it encompasses several decades of Fett's life, from his origins as Journeyman Protector Jaster Mereel to fifteen years after Return of the Jedi. Of course, the prequel films and recent books have largely overwritten this history, but I don't ever hold that against older stories. What I didn't like about this one is it lacked focus. We moved from vignette to vignette in Fett's life without much of a story thread, and the ending was perhaps artistic but I found it jarringly abrupt and almost comical. This version of Fett bursts into moralizing about women and spice at several points, a direction for the character that I didn't care for. He should be a hardened bounty hunter and killer, not a monk who happens to occasionally take an unpleasant assignment!

So, overall Tales of the Bounty Hunters is a mixed bag, with two strong stories (Dengar, 4-LOM/Zuckuss), one somewhere in the middle (IG-88), and two that were less than impressive (Bossk, Boba Fett). I do really enjoy the concept of the Tales collections and as I mentioned in my review of Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, I would like to see Del Rey pick up this concept and run further with it.

Good Book.......2006-01-10

I loved this book, eccspecially "Therefore I Am". I hate to say it, but it made me like IG-88, who is not one of my favorable characters. Boba Fett's story was intriguing and well written, but I loved Bossk's the best. "The Prize Pelt" was a great story that flushed out the semi-hidden Bossk, who is my favorite star wars character. Buy this book if you like Star Wars' bounty hunters.

Star Wars Tales (Omnibus): Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, Tales of the Bounty Hunters and Tales from Jabba's Palace

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Star Wars Tales (Omnibus): Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, Tales of the Bounty Hunters and Tales from Jabba's Palace

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This omnibus collection of 40 stories provides background and information on many of the characters in the Star Wars universe.

STAR WARS: TALES OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS (STAR WARS S.)

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3 books with similiar names and covers

STAR WARS: TALES OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS (STAR WARS S.)
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Manufacturer: BANTAM
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3 books with similiar names and covers.......2003-07-22

This Comic can be found listed 3 ways. I am reviewing the first of the 3 that is called: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War written by Kevin J Anderson and published July, 1996 with ISBN 1569711739. This is a dark Horse TPB comic covering issues 1 through 6 of STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - THE SITH WAR.
Other editions with the same title and cover art are: Titan ISBN 1840231300 published April, 2000 and
TALES OF THE JEDI 3 - THE SITH WAR published by McMillan march, 1997 under ASIN: 075220369X.
I have assigned the timeline year of -3996 before NH to this comic. As did Exar Kun before him and Luke Skywalker 4,000 years later, Jedi hero Ulic Qel-Droma is tempted by the dark side following the murder of master Arca. Before there was Darth Vader, Dark lord of the Sith, there was Ulic Qel-Droma, Dark lord of the Sith.
This comic was written by KJA who has contributed much of the Old Republic Comics. He also did The JEDI ACADEMY trilogy, one of my favorites. Since Kevin also did the SW Essential Chronology we find few continuity problems here. The art and coloring is a in the old style, cartoon strip style, but some of the drawings and dramatic and inspired. Given what Dark horse is turning out now I grade the art a solid "C" grade, though some pages are stunningly awesome. The action is tremendous. The story is a little hard to follow. Ulic is in the Empress Teta system (not on the galaxy maps produced in the NJO). Ulic is seduced by the Dark side and by Aleema. At about 150 pages long, the story twists and turns and is generally as unpredictable as an episode of LAW AND ORDER.
Made in Canada, the binding is holding up very well. Some of the new TPB's that are now made in China had awful bindings, where the comic can fall apart in your hands, even when you are being careful.
If you have started reading these Old Republic comic and liked them, you'll like this one.

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Fun, but predictable, but so are most Star Wars stories

Star Wars: Night Lily: A Lover's Tale
Barbara Hambly
Manufacturer: audible.com
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Binding: Audio Download
ASIN: B000NOIWB2

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Fun, but predictable, but so are most Star Wars stories.......1999-06-30

Do you remember the Star Wars Cantina?

Nightlily: the Lover's Tale by Barbara Hambly audiobook is about an Imperial tax official on our familiar backwater planet who is running a few scams on his own in order to make some pocket change and keep his skills honed. I don't think he was especially honest.

I think that part the appeal is the same as reading a novel set in your home town or a town so many people are familiar with either by personal experience or by association. We all remember Mos Eisley on Tatooine and Obi Wan's comment from the first several times we watched Star Wars. Its easy to integrate the visuals of the town and the cantina and I had no trouble imagining seeing it from the other side of the room and knowing what the band was thinking and going through* and witnessing the famous events from a second, or in some cases third, point of view.

This recording is dramatized and incorporates the music and sound effects from the movie, further adding to the effect.

*See "We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale" by Kathy Tyers to witness this same moment from the Band's point of view. This is fun!

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STAR WARS - TALES OF THE BOUNTY HUNTER

Manufacturer: Bantam Books
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ASIN: B000GR94H2

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This Walvoord masterpiece presents the beauties of Daniel's prophecies in the light of modern archaeological evidence. Companion to The Revelation of Jesus Christ, this major contribution to prophetic research emphasizes the value and genuineness of Daniel. It considers: Alleged historical inaccuracies Difficult-to-interpret phrases Apocryphal additions Major textual problems Use of Persian and Greek words Historical background of Bible events Past and future fulfillments of specific propheciesDaniel goes beyond a mere presentation of the author's interpretation of Old Testament prophecy. It quotes Bible scholars from different corners of the theological ring to help the reader discover the meaning of Scripture for himself.Unusually thorough and well outlined, this commentary captures the heartbeat of a young prophet who spoke boldly for God.

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Insightful.......2007-02-27

I read this book around the same time that I read J.D. Pentecost's book called Things to Come. I felt that Walvoord did a great job of unlocking some of the mystery in the book of Daniel. It is, in my opinion, an excellent commentary on the book of Daniel. Of course, there is nothing better than prayerfully reading, rereading and then reading again the book of Daniel itself and allowing the Holy Spirit to teach you--no commentary can take the place of the scriptures themselves. I didn't read this commentary until I had read Daniel multiple times as well as the whole Bible. If you just read books without actually soaking yourself in the Scriptures first you will not "get it" and you may actually get confused.

Detailed Commentary from Dispensationalist View w/Others' Acknowledged.......2006-04-01

This commentary on the Old Testament book of Daniel is noteworthy for its detail and its coupling of the author's dispensational interpretation with presentation and analyses of alternate interpretations and their inadequacies. But for the endtimes ("eschatology") novice, I'd suggest first reading Renald Showers' Daniel commentary, 'The Most High God,' since it's purpose does not include critiquing other views, but stays focused on a concise, readable, less overwhelming exposition of Daniel. (In case you're unfamiliar with Daniel altogether, Walvoord and Christians of dispensationalist theology consider Daniel to be the "Key to Prophetic Revelation" as title says, because Daniel chapters 2 and 7 give the broad panorama of Gentile kingdoms (including the final one to come), and most importantly, because Daniel chapter 9:24-27 tells of God's post-Babylonian captivity plan for Israel, including the upcoming 7-year period commonly referred to as "the tribulation," when the Antichrist reigns, and which is foundational for an understanding of the book of Revelation which details this period.)

A Classic.......2002-10-05

In the feild of O.T. Eschatology, it is almost impossible not to reference Dr. Walvoord. This book is indepth. I love the fact that he does justice to the various views that he dealt with concerning the book of Daniel. He is a scholar and a gentleman. The material in this book would be considered seminary level. Anyone interested in learning more about the book of Daniel should get this book. I would just about equal this book to Leon Wood's commentary on Daniel.

Prophecy Scholarship at its best.......2002-06-07

Fine scholarship, excellent detail written by a true scholar of eschatology. Few finer than this piece of work as well as many of his other masterpieces.

Truly a "must have".......2002-05-20

For the serious student of God's word, Dr Walvoord adeptly writes a scriptural, dispensational look at Daniel.
Haven't read anything on Daniel as thorough or scholarly as this gem.

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DANIEL THE KEY TO PROPHETIC REVELATION

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DANIEL the Key to Prophetic Revelation - a Commentary

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DANIEL the Key to Prophetic Revelation - a Commentary
John F. Walvoord
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Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation
John F. Walvoord
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Daniel (The Key to Prophetic Revelation)
John F. Walvoord
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Daniel (The Key to Prophetic Revelation)
John F. Walvoord
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Daniel the Key to Prophetic Revelation
John Walvoord
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Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation
John F. Walvoord
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Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation
John F. Walvoord
Manufacturer: Moody Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O1WUP8

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