Making Waves #4: Thrill

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With college starting, Kate has to make a choice: pursue her lifelong goal of higher education-or throw caution to the wind and follow Justin on a boat trip around the world. Will Kate gamble her entire future on the thrill of the moment, or risk seeing Justin sail off into the sunset without her?

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Another Great Book.......2002-12-13

Another one of those great books in the series. I loved the book but it made me mad in the end. You just want to jump in and tell kate she's wrong in every decision she made through out the book. It's just one of those books you want to throw against the wall a few times, and hope you've changed the outcome. It's definatly a worth while book and series, you don't want to put it down!

One of the best books so far in the series.......2002-11-26

This series is amazing! Im 16 and am always looking for a new book that is a little different from the traditional teen romance books.One day I saw the cover of the first book and got it and since then cant wait for the next book to get out.This book is the Best in the series yet.so much happened in it .I couldnt put it down from start to finish!

Ocean City Remembered.......2002-03-21

This is the old Ocean City series that I loved in high school. I am now 24 years old and I still check to see if there are anymore sequels. For the next generation, read them!! Read all of them! These books will make you laugh and make you mad. I threw a few of them against the wall, but of course I picked them up again and again and again.

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Firekeeper only vaguely remembers a time when she didn't live with her "family," a pack of "royal wolves"-bigger, stronger, and smarter than normal wolves. Now her pack leaders are sending her back to live among the humans, as they promised her mother years ago.Some of the humans think she may be the lost heir to their throne. This could be good-and it could be very, very dangerous. In the months to come, learning to behave like a human will turn out to be more complicated than she'd ever imagined.But though human ways might be stranger than anything found in the forest, the infighting in the human's pack is nothing Firekeeper hasn't seen before. That, she understands just fine. She's not your standard-issue princess-and this is not your standard-issue fairy tale.

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Sub-par Fantasy Romp.......2007-07-03

"Through Wolf's Eyes" really was a hard book to get through, and not because of its fat length. I kept on putting it away, then reading through it and skimming mostly everything, then deciding to get serious and actually read every bit, word for word. Before I give you my honest review, I also read all of the books in the Firekeeper Series (save Wolf's Blood) so I can tell you whether or not the insane amount of characters in the first book will ever be useful in the series.

My conclusion: no.

Before I get started with that, let me give you the basic plotline. Long ago, Prince Barden, son of King Tedric the First, decided to get away from all of the hierarchy and political mess and start a new life with his wife and headed out into the Iron Mountains, a place inhabitant by Royal animals--smarter, stronger, and bigger than normal animals, and devoid of any human conquest. Along with Price Barden, others decided to follow and opened up their civilization, "Bardenville". Of course, after a careless fire, all of them died except for their daughter. Spoiler: She is not Barden's daughter, Blysse, but actually Tamara, a child of no royal importance, but no one knows that but King Tedric himself.

Of course, the daughter, now Firekeeper, was saved after being raised by wolves, but it's never clear on what the voice in her head is in the story until you read the fourth book in the series, `Wolf Captured'. But that's for another review...

Anyway, Firekeeper is founded by a group of the King's scouts, whose job is to see which of Barden's group is still alive. After seeing that Firekeeper could be Tedric's long lost granddaughter, they whisk her to the kingdom to teach her human society. As you can see, this is the big highlight of the novel. But Firekeeper does not travel alone. Along with her at all times is her wolf `brother', a blue-eyed male named Blind Seer.

The Royal animals part is a nice twist, but for all of their intelligence, it's hard to believe why they don't know how to climb up ladders. Weird inconstancies like that sometimes make me laugh.

Blind Seer is an okay character, but is just as much of a cardboard cutout as the other characters in the story. None of them will ever be important in the whole Firekeeper series, yet Jane Lindskold devoid many pages to them. The only ones who are really slightly important are Melina Shield and her brood. Melina Shield is also somewhat of an important character because in half of the book is mostly about how she could hold magical powers, which is bad, considering in the society they're all in, magic is bad and also, nonexistent in over 100 years.

Firekeeper is shoved aside so these characters can take a shine after the first part. That is where everything mostly falls to hell.

The evil protagonist is laughable, and not even a threat at all since we are able to dig into his mind and read every single evil plot he wishes to throw. It's boring. We don't need to know this. It spoils the moment. You hardly bat an eye at his death, and if you think he's gone for good, wait till you hit book two. The protagonist there is even worse, and like the protagonist here, you are able to glimpse every single evil plan he whips up.

The one thing that makes it worse than the ridiculous amount of useless characters is the language itself. It sounds as though everyone swallowed a thesaurus, and the children do not sound like children at all.

Derian Carter, the teenager who is mostly Firekeeper's caretaker and translator, will prove to be the most useless character out of the entire series. He is just there as Firekeeper's annoying friend, and it shows as the series go on.

The book has potential, but it's good for a one time read, and it would have been a lot better if the book didn't drone on about politics and characters that will never make an impact or be noticed until the book ends. Please check it out at your local library first.

Very immersive and enjoyable.......2007-05-21

While magic and action are not as prominent as I usually like, I found this to be very believable and completely immersive. This author describes her world and her characters incredibly well. She made me really care about the protaganists.

Very Different.......2006-12-26

This isn't your typical fantasy. Typically, you have a young adult that discovers that they are more than they thought they were and are forced to undertake a quest to find something to deter or defeat someone/something evil. Instead of one character who is the protagonist, Jane develops a group of characters that each have unique characters, but each seems to be as important as any of the the others. She also allows her characters to grow and change as experiences affect them. If you are looking for sword fights and powerful magical talents, find another book. If you want a well written and entertaining story, this is your book.

Great read.......2006-03-04

This was an excellent book that I would recommend to anyone that likes to read fantasy-styled books. I would even suggest this to a few others, even if they don't like fantasy. It goes by quickly, but you can still feel the passage of time while reading the book. Jane Linskold really did a wonderful job on this story.

A Wolf Advocate/Lover's Dream Novel!.......2006-03-01

10 stars! too bad they dont let you put that! If you're pro-wolf, anti-"BIG BAD WOLF" (heehee me) you'll love this book! Even if you just love a great fantasy novel series you'll find yourself reading the whole series non-stop forget to do things you promised yourself to do because you were so deep into the book! My favorite book series along with the Julie of the Wolves series by Jean Craighead George. Please Read you'll love the books I promise! Love the Character glossary, map and family tree really helps with the complex storyline. Read the stories when I was 12 and 13 but readers from tweens to adult will all love these stories.
The first book is set in a different land in the mountains of Iron Mountains. At the foot of the mountains on the coast are the five nations of Waterland, New Kelvin, Hawk Haven, Bright Bay, and Stonehold. Settlers including a prince from Hawk Haven once settled over the mountains but the settlement was destroyed by fire. All were killed- except one.
The animals of the land are split in two- Royal and Cousins. The royal animals are much larger and have a complex yet natural society were deer and wolves can chat about the weather if they wanted to without predator-prey instincts kickin in. One of the Royal Wolf Packs witnessed the massacre of a fire. One little girl they saved, one girl they gave the gift of the language of the animals, that girl they called Firekeeper for her amazing gift to control fire.
Years later, the king is old his children have all died, he has no heir to the throne and he does not know what had become of his son that settled across the mountains. A small group cross the mountains to search for the prince or an heir but find the fate of the small settlement. Firekeepers' [wolf] parents tell her to go to the humans, learn their ways, and if she doesn't like it to come back. Her wolf brother Blind Seer and a peregrine falcon Elation join her to find the humans and live with them.
Firekeeper starts to learn the ways of humans once she finds herself among them (the humans dont take the size of her friends too well) and finds the consept of war and lying.
But while she is learning, she finds the truth of her wolves and other royals in ways she couldn't believe- could her wolves know the concept of lying? she couldn't accept it.
On top of it all, the court of Hawk Haven believe she is the daughter of the missing Prince. Is she? Is she Princess Blyss?
Firekeeper gets stuck between the wolf and human worlds. Was it her destiny? Was her destiny chosen by her wolves? Will she ever remember her childhood as a human?
"She cannot be permitted to die. We need her. Someday someone must speak our talks. Cross between worlds. Seperation forever is impossibe."
Love, Royal Drama, Cross species conflict, war, treason, and wolves, don't ya love it all!

Through the Eye of the Shaman: The Nagual Returns

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if you are open to paradigm shifts

Through the Eye of the Shaman: The Nagual Returns
Robert Ghost Wolf
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
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ASIN: 1412007240

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Dr. Robert Ghost Wolf is not a singular formulated thought. God is the truth in all thought. There are those who would challange your right to live in the freedom of Being.

They would try to pull you back into the murk and mire, only to justify their own struggles with owning their self-truth and worth.

Daring to have your very own thought makes you different. It makes you in many ways the "Outcast" ... the "Misfit" ...

Are you one of God's radical few...?

Through The Eye of the Shaman is a handbook for emerging Masters following the Path Less often Traveled...

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if you are open to paradigm shifts.......2005-06-03

This book appears to have not been edited at all. It took me a few pages to get past all the typos; I mean seriously, a LOT of them. But then you realize it really flows. Some of the typos are actually creative wordings. Even though they appear at first to be mistakes, they are purposeful and add to the free and creative spirit of the book. In a way, I suppose having all the mistakes and creative use of new words is a functional part of helping to facilitate the mind to shift. If it was all tightly written, it would definitely have a different feel, and the message would come through differently, and perhaps not in quite the right way, if that makes any sense. The content itself is fantastic. I found it enlightening, yet simple to understand. It pulls you in and takes you through, and you find yourself just following. But it is also provocative and it makes you think. You still have to decide and figure it out for yourself! What I love about it is, it gives real information, that to me makes more sense than almost anything I've ever heard. I frequently felt pulled back into the thoughts and feelings of my childhood, to a time when I sensed what was real, before it all got skewed by family and societal conditioning. Also, I have read many books in all the areas of spirituality and self-help, and this seemed to pull it all together. It brings it all right down to the very essence. In some ways, I feel that all the books I have previously read prepped me and helped me to easily digest and integrate the ideas in the book. On the other hand, you could read just this book alone, and get the same basic idea that all the other books are trying to convey, but without all those other (now seemingly) unnecessary details.

Down and Out in Providence: Seeing Christianity Through New Eyes

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See Jesus in all people
Down and Out in Providence

Down and Out in Providence: Seeing Christianity Through New Eyes
Geralyn Wolf
Manufacturer: Crossroad General Interest
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ASIN: 0824522761

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Designed for personal and group reflection, this book includes profound observations about our call as Christians as well as practical suggestions for living out the mission of a compassionate faith.

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See Jesus in all people.......2005-08-23

Bishop Wolf is to be commended for the challenge she brings to many in the main line churches. She found our Lord in the poorest as she lived amongst them. Her story is a prayer in action.

Down and Out in Providence.......2005-05-01

An easy read with a hard message. Enter the world of the homeless and discover the power of love, generosity, and hope.

G Wilson

Through Mathematical Eyes: Exploring Functional Relationships in Math and Science (Moving Middle Schools)

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Through Mathematical Eyes: Exploring Functional Relationships in Math and Science (Moving Middle Schools)
Dana Balick , Ron Ritchhart , Dennie Palmer Wolf , and Julie Craven
Manufacturer: Heinemann
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ASIN: 043507217X

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This second volume of the Moving Middle Schools series provides a picture of teachers with the courage to invest in a well chosen generative topic for the sake of enhancing students' mathematical power. It demonstrated how by concentrating on the concept of "functions," teachers can lay a foundation for two essential mathematical understandings: the ability to model real-world phenomena mathematicallyto develop what the contributors call "math eyes"and the capacity to create graphic, linguistic, and numerical representations of mathematical information.

Through Mathematical Eyes offers revealing stories of how this generative curriculum plays out in diverse classrooms ranging from rural Maine to urban San Francisco. Through the vivid stories of classroom teachers, we see students relating math and science as they explore the effects of smoking on lung capacity, the question of sleeping fish, and the properties of magnets. We see teachers openly confronting the controversies and struggles involved in teaching complex concepts to students who sometimes lack strong computational skills. Most of all we see teachers and students engaging in real conversations about powerful learning and teaching.

In this volume, teachers will find concrete examples of unit plans, classroom activities, and assessment practices to use in their own teaching or in discussions with colleagues. Teachers will also find practical information about the conceptual nature of functions and the critical role functions play in math, science, and daily life. As a vehicle for professional development, Through Mathematical Eyes is an excellent resource for prompting both personal reflection and professional discussion.

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Through Wolf's Eyes
Jane Lindskold
Manufacturer: Tom Doherty Associates
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VZ1HII

9 Sharon McCone Series Titles: 1 A Walk Through the Fire 2 A Wild and Lonely Place 3 Till the Butchers Cut Him Down 4 Where Echoes Live 5 Wolf in the Shadows 6 Eye of the Storm 7 Cheshire Cat's Eye 8 There's Something in a Sunday 9 Shape of Dread (Set of 9)

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9 Sharon McCone Series Titles: 1 A Walk Through the Fire 2 A Wild and Lonely Place 3 Till the Butchers Cut Him Down 4 Where Echoes Live 5 Wolf in the Shadows 6 Eye of the Storm 7 Cheshire Cat's Eye 8 There's Something in a Sunday 9 Shape of Dread (Set of 9)
Marcia Muller
Manufacturer: Various
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000WULZM0

9 Sharon McCone Series Titles: A Walk Through the Fire; A Wild and Lonely Place; Till the Butchers Cut Him Down; Where Echoes Live; Wolf in the Shadows; Eye of the Storm; Cheshire Cat's Eye; There's Something in a Sunday; Shape of Dread (Set of 9)

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9 Sharon McCone Series Titles: A Walk Through the Fire; A Wild and Lonely Place; Till the Butchers Cut Him Down; Where Echoes Live; Wolf in the Shadows; Eye of the Storm; Cheshire Cat's Eye; There's Something in a Sunday; Shape of Dread (Set of 9)
Marcia Muller
Manufacturer: Various
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000WUM042

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Through Wolf's Eyes
Jane Lindskold
Manufacturer: Tor Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OFTJTY

THROUGH WOLF'S EYES - with the sequel: WOLF'S HEAD WOLF'S HEART

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THROUGH WOLF'S EYES - with the sequel: WOLF'S HEAD WOLF'S HEART
Jane Lindskold
Manufacturer: Tor Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NRXIWW

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In the future, the most popular game in the world is Angelic Layer. Contestants must raise and train their own "Angels" (or fighting dolls) to compete in tournaments. Enter Misaki Suzuhara, sixth grade Angelic Layer prodigy. With her speed-type angel, Hikaru, many people think Misaki stands a chance at winning the championship. She'll have a lot of help along the way, but the road to victory will be not be an easy route, especially for someone as young as Misaki.

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Not terrible, but very disappointing........2005-10-17

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Clamp. I've read/seen many of their series and I've loved them all. Unfortunately, I found Angelic Layer to be exteremly disappointing and if I had to choose a least favorite Clamp series, it would have to be Angelic Layer. The biggest problem I had with this manga was the characters. None of the characters struck me as particularly interesting and Angelic Layer is completely devoid of any character developement. Gone is the usual love-triangle angst fest that are practically staples of Clamp series, all the characters in Angelic Layer remain virtually the same. Then, at the end of the series some characters are just randomly coupled together in ways that don't really make sense. The plot is highly predictable and the ending is just downright terrible.

Misaki's mother's reasons for leaving her (which I won't reveal her for spoilers' sake, so don't worry) is way too cheesy. Thank goodness Angelic Layer was only five volumes long. I think I would have given this series up if it were any longer. However, that isn't to say that there isn't anything good about Angelic Layer. Icchan was a wonderful character that I loved to bits. He's actually my favorite Angelic Layer character. There's lots of comical moments in the manga that really make me laugh and as predictable as they were, the battles in this series were fun. The artwork is also fantastic, as to be expected from Clamp, and I like the way they drew the characters all squid-like during certain comedy scenes.

If Angelic Layer was Clamp's first series, I would have given it a higher rating, since it's still a cut above the rest of the crap that's out there. But Clamp is more than capable than producing better series than this, so I have to unfortunately judge it harshly. One other good thing about Angelic Layer is that it's the safest series Clamp has. There is abosuletly nothing objectionable in Angelic Layer at all. So, if you know any little kids that like anime or manga, Angelic Layer would be the perfect series to use to introduce them to Clamp. I've heard that the anime version is better than the manga, and from what little I've seen of the anime, I have actually liked it more, but this manga was just very disappointing. The only reasons why I can see why one would want to read Angelic Layer is if you're either a diehard Clamp fan or a little kid. But if you want something that truly represents Clamp at their best, I recommend reading something like Cardcaptor Sakura or Chobits instead.

Completely adorable.......2005-09-23

I loved the anime series for this as well. The drawing is well done; similar to other CLAMP works and the characters are very much the same from the anime, if you have already watched it. I like the humor of the series and how the main character Misaki is always going, "Eeeks!" And mad scientist Icchan and his "Icchan went boom!" mantra always makes me laugh as well.

A Cute Read.......2005-06-14

I have all five volumes of "Angelic Layer", and I think it's good. Elementary student Misaki Suzuhara discovers the world of Angelic Layer, a popular game where contestants battle their own custom made dolls. Misaki makes her doll designed for speed, and names her Hikaru. Hikaru is small like Misaki, but she wins battles through planning and strategizing, proving that bigger is not always better.

The story was pretty good, if not a little predictable. The characters are ok too, but they are a little stereotyped. The art is cute, and the battle scenes are detailed. If you can, buy the editions without the red Tokyopop symbol on the spine because they have nice color pictures in the front.

One of the biggest attractions for me with this manga was the major crossover with "Chobits". A few characters from "Chobits" appear, like Minoru's sister Kaede.

Overall, this is a cute, fun manga that teaches the value of trying your best. I would mostly recommend it to younger readers, but others can enjoy it as well.

Battle Angels GO!.......2005-04-30

Misako is new to the city and has just found out about Angelic Layer - a game where robotic dolls, controlled by the will and spirit of their owners, fight for fame and glory. She wishes to join in on the sport but it takes money and experience. Misako, like most young twelve-year olds, has little in the way of cash and has no experience with the game at all.
Yet with the help of a slightly-unbalanced scientist and a Angel of her own design she might make it all the way to the finals.
If you are a fan of CLAMP or the Angelic Layer anime you might wish to start collecting this manga.

Even better than the anime.......2004-08-24

I wanted to see Angelic Layer ever since I saw some music videos on the Internet. After watching the fan-subs numerous times I knew I had to have the dvds when they came out. Then I read the manga...

It's hard to believe, but I actually think the manga is better than the anime in this case. In the anime, Misaki is more doubtful and distracted (even during the fights). In the manga, however, she's super-cute all the time, but when she starts a battle that's all her mind is on.

And speaking of battle, I don't think I've seen a manga yet where I liked the fight-sequences quite as much. The back-flipping, cartwheeling, super-graceful movements of the angels on the layer is simply a joy to behold on the printed page.

The dialog of the characters also seems (to me at least) to have more snap to it in the manga than on the show, and Icchan in particular is so incredibly hilarious I couldn't help but laugh out loud many times when reading Angelic Layer. The art style is interesting as well, as the characters are supremely well-defined and well-drawn at dramatic moments but turn into very silly (and very funny) "squid" versions during comedy dialog.

This is one manga that pretty much anyone can read. There's enough action to satisfy the martial-arts lovers, enough cuteness to satisfy a little girl, and none of the sex and violence garbage that could otherwise mar an excellent story.

I can't recommend this Manga highly enough.

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Angelic Layer #1
Clamp
Manufacturer: Editorial Ivrea
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Angelic Layer Vol. 1 (Enjerikku Reiyaa) (in Japanese)

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Angelic Layer Vol. 1 (Enjerikku Reiyaa) (in Japanese)
CLAMP
Manufacturer: Kadokawa Shoten
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Binding: Comic
ASIN: 4047132837

Angelic Layer, Battle.1, Das ist das Ei, in dem die Träume ruhen

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Angelic Layer, Battle.1, Das ist das Ei, in dem die Träume ruhen
Clamp
Manufacturer: Carlsen
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Angelic Layer, tome 1
Clamp
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Angelic Layer, Vol. 1

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Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion: Eastern and Western Thought
William L. Reese
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For thorough treatments of Ajivikas and the Apologists, the derivation and meaning of "angst" and "anthropopathism," and profiles of Apollo, Al-Kindi, and Antiochus of Ascalon, William Reese's Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion is the tome of preference. And it does a fine job with B through Z, as well. With more than 4,000 entries, the dictionary delves into Continental and Asian philosophies and religions, and provides biographies of more than 900 ancient, medieval, and modern philosophers. It's erudite, inclusive, accessible, and covers the major philosophers, gods, tenets, and terms of both the Eastern and Western worlds. --Stephanie Gold

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"The strength of this dictionary is in the many cross references that lead to explanation of key terms within the context of the conceptual systems of those who have introduced and developed [them]." -- ALA Booklist

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Highly Readable and Useful.......2006-10-06

This is one of the most readable books that I own, which seems out of character for a "Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion" but it is very true. I can sit down with this book for hours at any given time. I think a big part of that is the excellent cross-reference system, so you can start anywhere and then see the linkages between different thoughts; which means that every reading of the book is like a journey. Another great feature of the book is that it covers both ideas and the people who forwarded them in the linking system so you can start with a study on epistemology and then end up ranging over half the book because you link to the people with the ideas and then back to the other ideas that the particular philospher had.

The drawbacks to such an approach are clear. After all, the book has to have some limitation to its length and it is covering many authors who wrote many thousands of pages on their own ideas, so the articles have to do quite a bit of summing up. Since it is absurd to expect deeper coverage from such a book anyway, I feel just fine highly recommending it.

Indispensible.......2005-09-29

I think this is a great reference book to have for anybody who is interested in the world of philosophy and religion. However its only shortcoming is there is more coverage on western civilization than others. It is understandable in any case because of the great difficulties involved in covering all civilizations. I hope the future expanded editions may remedy this to some extent. I am very glad to have a copy of it.

Timely delivery in good condition.......2005-09-04

The ordered book arrived on time in good condition. Thanks.

A Cure for Boredom.......2003-12-29

When I am bored with everything, this is one of the books I like to pick up and browse through. There's so much material here, I'm bound to find something interesting or even inspiring.

This has taught me a lot........2002-08-25

I have been using this book for years, but I never had to learn anything that is in this book, being so amateur in philosophy that I don't have to trouble myself with the ideas for which most of the people in this book have become famous. I have usually expected things to be much simpler than the information which this book has to offer. It has nice definitions of some Greek and Latin words that I find meaningful, once I know what they are supposed to be about. On the Hebrew source of the word "Gehenna," the place used for "the city dump of Jerusalem" where fires burned constantly, the extra information, "according to tradition, [first-born] children had been sacrificed there to the god Moloch," provides a lot of insight into its use in The New Testament, where the King James Version often uses "hell."

For years, this book was my main source of information on Giordano Bruno (1548-1600). I suspect that it is right about "he was condemned to death, and burned alive in the Campo Dei Fiori on February 17, 1600." I have tried to make sense of a few of Bruno's books, like THE EXPULSION OF THE TRIUMPHANT BEAST, but I'm inclined to accept the list of main ideas in this dictionary as the sum of his accomplishments. Dying for the idea that "The universe is infinite" makes more sense than some of his monads, and "To consider reality in its multiplicity" is an achievement that I can appreciate.

On the other hand, the entry for Paul Tillich (1886-1965) illustrates a theologian's ability to distinguish "between three forms of reasoning~heteronymous, autonomous, and theonomous." I thought heteronymous would be pretty good, but Tillich thought that even "Autonomous reason takes its principles from within, but thereby reveals itself as vacuous and tautological." Being able to accept that Tillich would say that is part of being able to appreciate what this book is all about. I'm not saying that these guys are always right about anything.

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Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion: Eastern and Western Thought
W.L. Reese
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