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"This translation of Xicoténcatl makes available to English-speaking readers a key text in the nineteenth-century history of Spanish American literature. . . . I am delighted that someone has seen fit to rescue this marvelous story of good and evil, with its [still] pertinent discussion of political and personal morality." --Nancy Vogeley, Professor of Spanish, University of San Francisco As Spain's New World colonies fought for their independence in the early nineteenth century, an anonymous author looked back on the earlier struggle of native Americans against the Spanish conquistadores and penned this novel, Xicoténcatl. Writing from a decidedly anti-Spanish perspective, the author describes the historical events that led to the march on Tenochtitlán and eventual conquest of the Aztec empire in 1519 by Hernán Cortés and his Indian allies, the Tlaxcalans. Xicoténcatl stands out as a beautiful exposition of an idealized New World about to undergo the tremendous changes wrought by the Spanish Conquest. It was published in Philadelphia in 1826. In his introduction to this first English translation, Guillermo I. Castillo-Feliú discusses why the novel was published outside Latin America, its probable author, and his attitudes toward his Spanish and Indian characters, his debt to Spanish literature and culture, and the parallels that he draws between past and present struggles against Spanish domination in the Americas.
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The Magic Engineer (Recluce series, Book 3)
L. E. Modesitt Jr.
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Return now to the world of Recluce in The Magic Engineer.
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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
Dorris wants to be an engineer. He is also one of those Black wizard types, and a powerful one. When conflict arrives his instinct is to build gadgets, machines and transport to deal with it. This is helped by his other talents.
Black vs White, spy vs spy. Well, not quite that silly of course, but that sort of thing.
Slow, unbelievable and poorly written.......2006-04-07
Somehow, I enjoy reading this book. Somehow, I want to keep reading. But at least once a page, I wonder why.
The book is broken down into nearly two hundred chapters, most of which are brief character sketches (of the same few characters!) or "a day in the life of..." static stories. Some of the chapters touch on world events in a very loose sort of way. Most, though, are full of details about what the main character has for lunch and in what order he eats it, which unimportant side-characters he speaks to about unimportant matters, and the steps involved in forging this or that object out of iron. I'd estimate that fully a quarter of the book is a list of steps in iron-smithing, and the steps aren't even given in a way that helps me visualize it. I really don't need to know.
You'd think that, with scores and scores of character sketches, the reader would at least become attached to the characters. Nope. The characters are inconsistent and uninteresting, with unbelievable dialogue. Even Dorrin, the main and most interesting (or only interesting) character in the book, so frequently breaks character that I have trouble believing he's a real person.
The prose bothers me even more than the uninteresting characters and slow-paced story. The author is incredibly repetitive, predicting an event, mentioning it several times (often in the exact same words from different characters' mouths), and then reiterating it. Contradictions abound. Characters or narrative will say one thing, and then a few chapters, pages, paragraphs, sentences or even words later, the opposite will be said. Many times while reading this book, I found myself looking up at the sky and shouting, "Why! You just said X two sentences ago!"
I feel like I'm reading a story written by a high-school student. Mistakes I'd think any author would know to avoid are made every page -- repeating the same word many times in the same sentence, narrating an observation and immediately having a character make the same observation, having characters "begin to do" things instead of actually do them, saying things "look as if" or "are almost as if" instead of just straight out saying how they are. Ellipses are used profusely, for no apparent reason. Am I really to believe that the character heard every word of a dialogue except for "I" and "and?" Characters are called "young" without any real indication of their age. The main character's physical description is limited to "a wiry, red-headed youth." I've met many people, including writers, who make these kinds of mistakes their whole lives. They're usually people who don't seek out criticism and can't take it when it's given.
And finally, there's the central love story. Two characters barely speak to each other. Every six months or so, they have a page or so of dialog before the woman has to ride across the country again, and we're given no reason to believe they have more contact than that. Then, suddenly, they're in love and have their hands all over each other. No explanation. No transition.
So why do I enjoy reading this book? Maybe I just like torturing myself. Maybe I'm attracted by the loose but somewhat interesting plot, and hope from chapter to chapter that I might get just _one_ more detail that has any relevance to the story. The main character, despite his inconsistencies, makes use of an interesting set of abilities, and gets headaches when he lies, which I find amusing. Those few things are enough to merit two stars instead of one.
Saga of Recluse, Part 3.......2005-07-10
The Magic Engineer is the third book (in order of publication) in L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s Saga of Recluse. This book takes place some two hundred years after the events chronicled in The Towers of the Sunset. In many ways this book is similar to the first in the series, The Magic of Recluse. Young, Black (Order-based) mage gets sent out into the world to (seemingly) figure out his role in the constant struggle between Order and Chaos. In this book, the role of young cats-off is filled by Dorrin, a descendant of Creslin from the prior book. One word of warning here, for the first part of the book, Dorrin is an extremely annoying character. Once he settles in as an apprentice blacksmith in part two, his character starts to mature and he becomes much more likable.
Like the first two books in the series, Modesitt enjoys showing us virtually every detail of everyday life. It is through these details that Modesitt pulls you into this world he's created, and this is what makes it real. Although you wouldn't think it would be interesting to read about all of the mundane things like black smithing, cooking, or gardening, these details make the characters come to life.
Overall I rank this as one of the better fantasy novels I've read in awhile. Modesitt's system of magic (Order vs. Chaos) is one of the more well-developed and original out there. This book also is a great study in character development as Dorrin starts out a whiny, naive character and ends up as, well you'll have to read the book to find out! Also, this book does a good job of standing on it's own. There are some references to characters and events in the second book, but nothing necessary to know before starting this one.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys rich, well-crafted fantasy!
textbook Extruded Fantasy Product.......2005-03-15
This is 600 pages of some guy building a boat. Elsewhere in the mystical land of Recluce a titanic battle is being fought across seas and continents -- but we don't get to see any of this, cause we're stuck watching this guy build his blasted boat. Eventually the war moves closer to home. Will the guy and his friends actually get caught up in an interesting plot? You needn't worry on that score, as Modesitt is able to quickly wrap everything up inside twenty pages. You quickly wonder why the rest of the story wasn't as short.
Blame me if you like, I made no attempt to read the earlier volumes before starting this one. Still, Recluce on first blush seems a fairly whitebread, uninteresting fantasy world; the twin forces of Chaos and Order little more than Evil and Good, renamed; and Modesitt's present-tense prose more irritating than illuminating.
And yet again........2005-01-10
Oy. Is this the third book or the 1st? Once again, it's the story of a young lad who doesn't want to admit he has powerfull magic powers as a healer and so hides in a village of the 'norms' and makes his living as a blacksmith.
And once again, in the end our young hero learns to manage his powers and uses them to defeat the evil. Yet, at a cost.
Oh man, why do I keep reading this series. I've got the 4th (or 5th, I can't tell the way this series keeps jumping between sequels and prequels) on my bookshelf at home. So I'll probably read it, even if it -is- just the same story I've read 3 other times.
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With The Magic of Recluce, L.E. Modesitt made his impressive hardcover debut, breaking out in wide scope and grand scale with a novel in the great tradition of the war between good and evil in a wonderful fantasy world. Modesitt had been producing fast-paced, slickly-written novels of SF adventure, often compared to the work of Keith Laumer and Gordon R. Dickson. Then, in his biggest and best book yet, he broadened his canvas and turned to fantasy and magic, stepping immediately into the front rank of contemporary fantasy writers.The Magic of Recluce is a carefully-plotted fantasy novel of character about the growth and education of a young magician. In it, Modesitt confronts real moral issues with gripping force, builds atmosphere slowly and convincingly and gives his central character, Lerris, real intellectual challenges. This is the kind of highly-rationalized fantasy that Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson write when they write fantasy, colorful and detailed.He is given the standard two options: permanent exile from Recluce or the dangergeld, a complex, rule-laden wanderjahr in the lands beyond Recluce with the aim of learning how the world works and what his place in it might be. Many do not survive. He chooses dangergeld.Though magic is rarely discussed openly in Recluce, it becomes clear, when Lerris is sent into intensive training for his quest, that he has a natural talent for it during his weapons lessons. And he will need magic in the lands beyond, where the power of the Chaos Wizards reigns unchecked. He must learn to use his powers in an orderly way or fall prey to Chaos.Lerris may resent order, but he has no difficulty choosing good over evil. As he begins his lonely journey, he falls into the company of a gray magician, once of Recluce, who tutors him in the use of magic and shows him some of the devastation caused by the Chaos Wizards in the great wars between Chaos and Order of past times.Lerris pursues a quest for knowledge and power that leads him across strange lands, through the ghostly ruins of the old capitol of Chaos, down the white roads of the Chaos Wizards to a final battle with the archenemy of Order, discovering in the end true control of magic, true love, and the beginning of true wisdom. An epic adventure, The Magic of Recluce0, is a triumph of fantasy.The Magic of Recluce is the first book of the saga of Recluce.
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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
A dour bunch, these Recluce types. If you don't fit in with their particular philosophy, off you get sent, youngster or no.
A young man is sent out into the world to make his way, which involves training, wandering around, and meeting a woman.
By the end, he realises that those sneaky old folks knew a hell of a lot more about what was going on than he thought. Sneaky manipulative adult do-gooders that they are.
A gem of a find........2007-08-25
In a world of tolkien rip-offs, prophecies, dark lords, and other fantasy cliches L.E. Moedesitt's 'The Magic of Recluse' is a refreshing change, and it came out in 1992 before alot of the drivel we have today was released.
After having read halfway through the book, I have to hand it to Mr. Modesitt, this is a gem of a find. I haven't read a book this good in a long time, and I read alot. He clearly knows how to write, has established a rich and intriguing world, has created realistic and entertaining characters and takes an all original and unique approach to writing fantasy. I simply cannot believe the negative words Mr. Modesitt has recieved in some of the reviews here on Amazon. One guy had actually mentioned that this inspired him to write because if L.E. Modesitt can write such crap, surely he can. I beg to differ. Mr. Modesitt is a great writer and I don't think just anyone coming in off the street could easily match his writing prowess.
The bottom line is: if you're looking for an original fantasy adventure chock full of great locations, in depth characters, an original approach to magic, a fantastic world, and a great little tale then you should definitely pick this up. You might just be surprised at how good it is.
Ehh, no........2007-04-30
While browsing in Barnes & Noble I ran into a fellow customer and asked if he'd read anything good lately. He gave me this book and highly recommended it. He said he liked it because it was different. I figured, "Hey, I'll give it a shot."
Well it certainly is different, and as you can see by these reviews people either love it or hate it.
In truth, this book has inspired me to become a writer. If Modesitt can get published with something this awful then there's gotta be hope for me! :)
Here are some of the problems I had with this book:
1) Boring. Yeah, Lerris leaves the island of Recluse because he is bored. Modesitt uses the word Bored, Boring, or Boredom so often that by the first chapter I was very bored, myself. I clung on hoping for a good return on the $6.00 I paid for the book.
2) And suddenly he finds out he can do MAGIC! Yeah, that's right, he goes from being bored to suddenly being a magician. No explanation, no hints, no foreshadowing. The worst part is that he does it at an instinctive level, without understanding. It's just not convincing.
3) Poor use of first person POV. I have read stuff that was well-written in the first person (Shirlock Holmes, for example) I read something once that as a writer, if you write in the first person but do it badly, people will get annoyed with your character. That is exactly what happened with me.
4) Suddenly switches POV to third person, present tense. The effect was very jarring. I was reading along in first person past tense. Then when Modesitt wanted to break away from his focus character he went to third person present tense. What ever...
5) Visual sound effects. Original, I'll give him that. Weird. I think the author could have done this in a better way. It didn't seem so bad in the fight scenes, but listening to the donkey making Weeeeuhhh noises really got on my nerves.
6) Bad, bad, bad portrayal of characters. There is this one scene where Modesitt lists out a bunch of characters and their descriptions. He just says here's one character, female, black hair. Here's another character, male, brown hair. It read like a police report. I could never keep the characters straight because they were so boring!
I quit reading the book about 2/3 the way through. My wife picked it up and choked her way through the whole thing. Her verdict? Boring. Hmmmm. Guess my intuition was right.
In all fairness, my favorite authors are Tolkien, Rowling, C.S. Lewis, and Ursula LeGuin. Least favorite author is Piers Anthony. I would be willing to give Modesitt another chance, but if it reads anything like The Magic of Recluse, then Piers Anthony will move up a rung!
P.S. I got five chapters written on my novel.
Boring.......2007-03-09
If you haven't read this book, but you've read a bunch of the reviews you are probably thinking that this is one book that maybe you would like to skip since there are plenty of negative reviews. I gave this one 2 stars, not because of the "visual sound effects" or because of poor editing (ummm... a trademark of fantasy happens to be high-word count pastoral/medieval backgrounded tomes). I gave it 2 stars because nothing really happens in the book. Really. I think there is some "action" late in the 300's or so, but the majority of the book contains a long pony ride by the main character and his struggles with figuring out magic. (He is not alone in the struggle, as it seems both author and reader also struggle with it, too).
But the book is far from wasted time. There are some really good elements that are atypical of fantasy reads. The character Lerris is actually rather unique and the reader will have sympathy for him. Most of the other characters, however, are written in the same tone - as if the author was unable to create multiple unique characters. Still, its not a tedious read and it is not a Tolkien re-tread.
Growing up.......2006-11-21
This novel was a interesting opening into a new world. The author decided to base everything in this universe on a concept of balance between order and chaos. This makes for a different realm than any other fantasy I've read.
Overall this story is a "growing up" story about a boy named Lerris. Throughout the book he learns how the world works and who he is. I personally enjoy such novels, so I found this story quite entertaining.
The writing is a step above a lot of the pulp fantasy I read, but not quite on par with the greats. Some of the jumps in ideas, as well as rapid conversation writing can make parts of the story a bit hard to follow. I wouldn't put this on par with Tolkien or Eddings, and, due to its haphazard style would consider it behind Anthony, but still would rate it better than a "b" novel.
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Magic of Recluce
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The Countess Krak has arrived on Earth, and the planet - not to mention Atlantic City - will never be the same again.
She is the most beautiful, the most deadly and certainly the most feared woman in the 110-planet Voltarian Empire.
Her only equal is her lover, Royal combat engineer Jetter Heller, whose mission is to keep Earth from destroying itself long enough to be invaded by the Empire.
Their mortal enemy is Soltan Griss, the Voltarian Apparatus killer sent to sabotage Heller's mission.
The presence of Heller, Gris and the Countess Krak is enough to threaten the future of any planet, but the sudden arrival from Voltar of over $250 million in gold may be a death blow for Earth.
FORTUNE OF FEAR blazes an explosive trail of action from the secret Apparatus base in Turkey across the Mediterranean, through Swiss banks into a mafia-controlled casino, as two alien forces struggle to determine not only the fate of Planet Earth but the control of hte entire galactic Empire as well.
At the same time, the lure of high fashion, the power of a Squeeza credit card and an army of mounted outlaw highwaymen in the streets of New York City may well derail everyone's plans in this fifth exciting volume of L. Ron Hubbard's acclaimed, best-selling adventure-epic--MISSION EARTH.
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I Liked It..........2001-07-23
...This is a book of satire, for sure. The sex, greed and lies of modern society are portrayed quite well. LRH is the founder of Scientology, a fascinating subject, with the answers to the lies, sex and "rockecenter" related issues of today. Soltan Gris is great. Could not put this book down! (Oh, psychiatry IS evil, in case you were wondering). :)
A blaze of glory! Great book!.......2000-06-23
Fortune of Fear is the fifth book in Hubbard's great Dekology Mission Earth. It ushers back in the character Countess Krak who arrives on Earth. She makes her way from Turkey to Atlantic City and joins her lover the hero of the story Jettero Heller, whom by now is well into his plan to salvage Earth. Their mortal enemy, Soltan Gris, is actively attempting to sabotage Heller's mission. This book blazes a trail from the Mediterranean to the Swiss banks and back into a mafia-contolled casino, where the action is intense. You will love how Soltan get himself into such bizarre situations, and digs himself further everytime! A wonderful story, and a charming look at our world from a very talented author.
By now we've all rediscovered Archie Comix . . ........2000-06-12
This series began well, with much promise, and I remember reading each book avidly as a teenager. Ten years later, returning to the series out of boredom and a need for something to read on the commuter train, I've found that by book 5, if not 3, I've really lost any interest in what is going on. The subplots raise a smile now and then, but the "satire" is generally cheap, the plots could have been taken from any number of cheap, poorly written romances and fantasy novels (and maybe this was the point), and there is too much of everything. Too much "satire", too many subplots, too much of the same thing. Gris was endearing in the first book or two, but by book 5 you'll have seen just about everything you're going to see. The only difference is the way Hubbard continues to represent used plots and worn out ideas under "new", "exciting" contexts. I wouldn't call this science fiction. I'm not sure I want to call it literature, at some points, but it does have its endearing parts here and there. It reminds me of how it felt to be a teenager, now and then, but I think Archie Comix had more content, and they were only 20 pages long, instead of 400. Even better, you only need to read three or four comix (that's only about 50 to 80 pages) to find out the first one had everything you'll find in the ones to come (compare to 800-1600 pages). And if the plot failed (as it does quite regularly by book 5), you can always just look at the pictures to get you through to the end.
I. E. It won't take much hunting to find better.
The sex scenes in this book will make you sick.......2000-06-05
The paperback version of this book shows a roulette wheel, as a way of hinting at the episode in this book where the star, Jettero Heller, ends up winning ownership of all of Atlantic City. That's better than the original cover to the book, which can be seen on the hardcover edition (easy to find for one dollar at any used-book store). The original cover had a picture of the Countess Krak (one of the stars of the book), painted in a style that suggests it was originally painted as a naked woman, than colored over to make the suggestion of sex more "subtle" -- and to entice you to buy the book. The original cover was indeed appropriate, because this particular book in the Scientology-influenced "Mission Earth" series reduces sex to a hateful weapon.
After coming into possession of a ton of pure gold (the "fortune" of the book's title), Soltan Gris settles down into a happy lifestyle in which he rapes women, night after night after night. Upon returning to the United States after recovering from the injuried inflicted upon him in book 4 of the series, he gets his revenge on the two women who tortured him -- and he rapes them, thereby "curing" them of their lesbianism. After that, he greets the Countess Krak as she arrives on Earth to help Jettero Heller accomplish his mission...and the only thing that keeps him from raping her is the fact that he's terrified of her. An earlier ecstatic review of the "Mission Earth" books says that the reader feels sorry for "poor Soltan" -- before you're halfway through with this book (if you manage to make it that far through this sorry mess), you'll be sorry for yourself for attempting to read L. Ron Hubbard's sadistic fantasies.
As for the plot of the series, it continues to drag on here. Jettero Heller is stymied by the plots of J. Walter Madison...though why a super-genius like Heller would be dumbfounded by a gang of idiots like Soltan Gris and Madison is left up in the air. Fortunately, Countess Krak arrives to bail him out of his dilemma...and we somehow make it to the halfway point in this godawful series. Oh, and of course we can't forget the portrayal of psychiatry as the most sinister weapon in the arsenal of John D. "Rockecenter" -- after all, this wouldn't be an L. Ron Hubbard book if it didn't pronounce psychiatry as evil.
Funny & Thrilling!.......2000-06-02
I loved all of these stories. I could not stop once I started them. The pacing is great. The satire is great. Hubbard has a fantastic and witty sense of humor. These stories also really they get you thinking. Love them all.
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4 Titles By S.B. Hough (aka Rex Gordon) : Dear Daughter Dead Fear Fortune, Father Sweet Sister Seduced The Tender Killer. four mmpb books.
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Who's afraid of the ghosts of Fear Street?
Not Kelsey Moore. She's lived on Fear Street all her life, and she's not afraid of anything.
Until she meets Madame Valda -- a strange old woman who says she can see into the future. She tells Kelsey that only fools are fearless. Kelsey just laughs.
But she isn't laughing when she climbs into bed -- and finds it full of disgusting sand crabs. Or when she goes for a swim -- and finds the ocean swarming with giant jellyfish! All of Kelsey's worst fears are coming to life!
Has Madame Valda doomed Kelsey to live in fear forever?
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Eye of the fortuneteler.......2004-12-21
Are you afraid of ghosts?
Kelsey Moore is not afraid of anything, until she meets Madame Valda, and Kelsey laughs. When Kelsey comes home it looks like she is scared because of the sand crabs in her bed. Next, she goes to the swimming pool, Now there were jellyfish in the swimming pool. Has Madame Valda doomed Kelsey?
Good Book.......1999-07-07
I am almost 16 and I enjoyed this book. It was kinda creepy with all the insects in it. I really enjoyed the book and I feel that it is one good book for children ages 9- 12.
I tink this is one of the best books i have ever read........1999-03-25
It gives you alot to tink about as thy goes from chapter to chapter.It always makes you feel really interested well it makes me feel like that anyway.One of my favourite bits is when Buffy gets cursed and when she goes in the swimming pool and finds her worst nightmares jellyfish inside.Iwould give this book a good 5 star for brilliant ideas.I know the other rewiew people think it's crap but I personaly don't tink so, they just don't know how to write reviews which gets me angry.I am very surprised R.L.STINE didn't make this book into a Goosebumps book.I used to tink dat Roald Dahl was my favourite but R.L.STINE has taken over, his stories are brilliant and I really enjoy them I mean some of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TERRIBLE.......1996-07-25
This is a sorry excuse for a scary boo
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Fear Fortune, Father
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On February 6, 1996, Jesus began showing Alan Ames episodes of Jesus' life on earth. He relates these events in this first volume of this series of beautiful writings.
It's simple language and style hold your interest and the incidents and scenes related provide you with a great deal of material for meditation and reflection.
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MY FAVORITE BOOK!.......2007-05-23
This is my favorite book. Everyone should read this!! I took a long time to read it as I meditated on each passage. Great for a weekly/monthly book club discussion.
Most Influential Book I've Read in last 20 years.......2006-06-02
This book was referred to me by my father. Apparently he saw the author of this book speak. The book purports to be divinely inspired via visions from the author where Jesus Christ lets the author Alan Ames, see through His eyes as he walked around with His apostles.
I am not certain about the truth behind the source of the book. All I can tell you is, irregardless of how the book came to be, it is the most influential book I have read in the last 20 years of my life, if not in my life. Period.
The stories in the book are deeply moving. Although the writing is simple, I had to slow down often while reading it because I kept tearing up. I read it to my son and again, I had to go slow, because I kept crying.
I learned so much from this book about how Christ and how he wants us to live our lives now. In these modern times.
I was struggling with a difficult person in my life and I wondered how can I do it. I thought of Christ and his being crucified and I thought, well, that's horrible, but at least he didn't have to day to day live with someone that is "such and such a way".
But when I read this book, I realized that indeed he did. I saw how he lived with Judas, who despite the fact that Jesus loved him dearly and was forever guiding him, Judas never got it. He was just like in an alternate universe. My theory is that Judas Iscariot may have been a borderline. (or another psychological personality disorder).
I have only read the first but plan on reading the next two. I also have already started reading the stories to my children. The stories are invaluable for teaching, and there are so much more of them and they are so much more detailed than those in the Bible, that as an adjunct, it is awesome.
Read it you won't be disappointed.
Outstanding! Deeply Touching.......2001-05-30
I think that everyone in the whole world should read these books, it is very possible that people could come to truly know God, and what he has blessed us with through Jesus.
Closer to Jesus.......2000-02-04
Seeing Jesus' life through His eyes and getting to know His disciples as real people has helped me grow closer to Jesus. This book is written in easy to understand language and once your start you will not want to put it down. You will get to know Jesus and His thoughts and feelings and you will find yourself thinking of Him in all areas of your life.
Awesome! Jesus touches the reader through this book!!.......1999-09-17
I found this book to be truly a work from heaven - I do not think any human being could have written so simply and beautifully of Jesus love for mankind. Jesus said "He would be with us always - even unto the end of time" - In my humble opinion I think this is one of the ways He is with us. When I read this book I felt as if it was Jesus speaking - I could - in the "human" sense - feel His presence near me at times while reading this book. This book is now one of my treasured possesions. I recommend it to all!!
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