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Stanley Crouch is one of the great provocateurs in American letters, which has led Salon to call him "the bull in the black-intelligentsia China shop." Infamous for his controversial views on race, he loves to treat iconic figures such as Toni Morrison and Spike Lee as critical pincushions. However, he has built his career primarily as a reviewer and essayist. Don't the Moon Look Lonesome, then, represents his first attempt at fiction.
Crouch's novel tells the story of a mixed-race couple, both musicians, living in New York City. Maxwell is a black sax player; Carla is a white jazz singer. Their love for each other seems to transcend race--yet the great American dilemma keeps interfering, and as they try to gain acceptance from friends and family, jazz is the one thing that soothes them. In a typical altercation, a black man in a parking lot derides Carla as a "stringy-haired white girl." But as she listens to Maxwell perform immediately afterward, the very notes he plays seem like the best possible rebuttal, "more masculine and more tender and more androgynous and more than male or female or happy or sad or frightened or brave or knowing or befuddled than anything she had ever heard her man play."
Don't the Moon Look Lonesome is an awkwardly written novel, and a slow-moving one at that. Long passages are devoted to descriptions of the music Carla and Maxwell create, and while Crouch has inherited Albert Murray's mantle as one of our most lively jazz critics, his own voice merges with those of his characters in an odd and distracting way. They end up sharing both the author's appetite for provocation and his wordiness, which undermines the greatest mystery of music in the first place--its wordlessness. Crouch also has a propensity for bizarre metaphors attributed to inner states, a prime example being this thorny item: "the sudden spread of this interior cactus." Finally, female readers should be warned: one of Carla's major strengths is that despite her white skin, she has a black ass. Perhaps that's progress. And perhaps Crouch's editors were so intimidated by his reputation that they neglected to tell him when he was playing out of tune. --Emily White
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Stanley Crouch's gloriously bold first novel provides an intimate and epic portrait of America that breaks all the rules in crossing the boundaries of race, sex, and class. Blonde Carla from South Dakota is a jazz singer who has been around the block. Almost suddenly, she finds herself fighting to hold on to Maxwell, a black tenor saxophonist from Texas. Their red-hot and sublimely tender five-year union is under siege. Those black people who oppose such relatonships in the interest of romantic entitlement or group solidarity are pressuring Maxwell, and he is wavering. As Carla battles to save the deepest love of her life, her past plays out against the present, vividly bringing forth a startlingly fresh range of characters in scenes that are as accurately drawn as they are unpredictable and innovatively conceived.
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A Jazz Beat To The Heart!.......2004-12-05
Carla is a successful white jazz singer in love with Maxwell, a black sax player. Their life was fine for a few years but now Carla can feel Maxwell pulling away. Maxwell seems to have doubts about their interracial romance. When they take a trip to visit Maxwell's parents, Maxwell searches his heart for the answers while Carla takes a trip back through her past.
This novel was nothing short of fantastic! Crouch fit his characters like a glove. The passion and emotions of Carla and Maxwell and the issues they face as a couple were real and emotionally charged. A romance fused with blues. A jazz beat the the heart.
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Congratulations to Mr. Crouch.......2001-06-27
It is hard to begin to list the ways that I loved this book. I enjoyed it as a musician and as one who wants to learn about race relations. The BEAUTIFUL writing and expression made the book an experience to read at each sitting. Also, the unfolding of the story was more than enjoyable. That covers the surface. Congratulations to Stanley Crouch on a wonderful work of art and thank you for writing this book.
Open minded.......2001-02-19
I found this book to be an open minded one, expressing many different viewpoints from many different people, hammering home the idea that the invidual and his/her freedom to make decisions should be the goal and landmark of America... It is also clear to me that Crouch has an amazing scope of knowledge, from music to literature to culture. The book is full of racial stereotypes coming from the mouths of the characters. But for every one of these characters, there exists an open minded, analytical thinker to counterbalance them. These conversations are the highlight of the book in my mind. The other highlight is Crouch's attempt to dissect jazz and other musical forms on paper, to try and recreate the actual song being played on to paper, giving us a reason for each note, stanza, etc. The big problem in this book, in my opinion, was that it seemed that Crouch was trying too hard in some instances to create the perfect sentence, leading to excess and cluttered verbeage. Some passages flowed beautifully, others dragged very slowly. As a result, the book seemed choppy and discongruent. I've always liked Stanley Crouch. He's bold, unafraid to speak his mind, intelligent, and witty. These characteristics come out in his first novel, a book about an interracial relationship between two musicians, their biographical histories, and their difficulties they encounter trying to hold their relationship together.. I've seen Crouch many times on TV, and although I don't always agree with him, I've always wanted to go have beers with him..
this is a masterpiece.......2000-12-16
Stanley Crouch's work has always provoked thought and animated ideas on either side of the spectrum. Just take a look at the rest of the reviews on this site! I'm a musician and I believe that Stanley Crouch is a genius whose debut novel is THE finest example of jazz fiction ever written. His characters are clearly a blend of major jazz figures (as Crouch probably knew them first-hand) and provide the reader with an intimate portrait of the complexity of the jazz life -- an analogy can easily be drawn from this to the complexity of American life. Carla ruminates over her failing inter-racial relationship in a profoundly introspective narrative that flips time around in a thrilling manner I've only experienced listening to Tony Williams' drumming. Read this book with an active attention to detail, plot complexity, and the lyrical beauty of the dialogue and your life will be enriched.
i tried to like this book........2000-11-07
honestly, i did...i spent over a month trying to get into it, even skipped some chapters. sometimes i think crouch tries too hard to show readers that he can write, by utilizing multiple voices, flashbacks, etc. it left me confused and it made the story very hard to follow. i tried to stick with it, because i loved the subject of interracial love, but the convoluted telling frustrated me..i may go back to it later...sometimes, less is more, stanley...
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Mainly the Time of Troubles, but also entertainers in Bardek.......2002-04-13
For those unfamiliar with the series, it is told in a nonlinear, braided style, alternating between the 'present day' with Jill and Rhodry, and various narrative threads in the past. Characters who fail to learn lessons in a current life are reborn to work through their problems until the souls involved finally get it *right* - so characters can die, and tragically, and only the magicians of the dweomer know that it ends nothing and solves nothing.
This volume picks up the thread of the Time of Troubles where _The Bristling Wood_ left off, and is continued in _The Red Wyvern_. In the present day, picking up a thread from _The Dragon Revenant_, Salamander has turned his talent for dweomer into a living as a stage magician in the Bardek archipelago; as a half-elf, he has a life long enough to search for the soul of his beloved wife, dead untimely of fever, until he finds her reincarnation. Alas, the dweomer can't just be turned on and off like a lightswitch, and he'll pay for his abandonment of his true calling someday if he doesn't look out.
In the time of troubles, Maryn, the young Marked Prince of Pyrdon, is being groomed by Nevyn as the high king who can bring the wars to a halt, since he has close blood ties to all the contending claims for the throne, except Cerrmor - and since Cerrmor's heir is Princess Bellyra, an unmarried girl of Maryn's own age, that's not a problem. Cerrmor is in dire straits, and will welcome Maryn as a suitor for Bellyra with open arms - if he can get there alive. (Bellyra, for her part, is intelligent enough to realize that he'll never love her; she's just what he needs for the kingdom's sovereignty, and maybe a friend and ally, but no more.)
Some followers of the dark dweomer attempted to work magic against Maryn by creating a curse tablet. Nevyn has managed to get hold of it, but daren't destroy it, discard it, or be caught with it while trying to unravel the spells on it without harming Maryn. (This thread eventually doubles back on itself, in Kerr's nonlinear, braided storytelling style, giving him the idea for creating the Great Stone of the West (the opposite of the curse tablet) which we saw back in volume 2, _Darkspell_.)
Be warned, the dark dweomer workers did something VILE to enchant the tablet - Nevyn finds the evidence with the tablet. Grisly. Also, while Maryn has been groomed to be a warrior's ideal of a king, he's not a saint (the silver daggers when in transit introduce him to a brothel, which actually turns into a hilarious if bawdy scene through no fault of Maryn's).
Bellyra, for her part, is not only intelligent, but unusually well-educated and intellectual, and will grow into a formidable political force if she survives the siege of Cerrmor. Like Maryn, she is one of the recurring characters being reincarnated at different stages in the history of the series. One of her incarnations appears in _A Time of Exile_, while both she and Maryn have been reborn late in the 'present' day.
I can't get enough of Deverry!.......1999-07-17
This was the first Deverry book I read, and I spent the summer of 1994 reading it. Then I spent the rest of 1994 reading all the previous volumes! Then it was time to read the next volume in the series, and then the next...hopefully Katherine Kerr will never stop writing about Devrry!
An Excellent Book In An Outstanding Series........1999-06-21
I am surprised there are no other reviews of this book, as it is part of one of the truly outstanding series in fantasy fiction, and certainly deserving of some of the attention currently being heaped upon the contemporaneous "World of Time" series by Jordan, or the recent "A Song of Ice and Fire" begun by Martin. While lacking in some of the richness of detail and characterization present in those works, nonetheless this series is deserving of serious attention by fans of the genre.
Set within a celtic realm, Kerr's tale actually follows the interwoven stories of several different characters spread across a time span of several hundred years in the history of the Westlands. Some readers used to the more conventional use of a linear plot may find this disconcerting, but Kerr has used it effectively and originally in evolving her story over the past six books. The realms of Westlands are varied and richly landscaped, and the mythology behind the world intriguing. The only flaw that prevented me from assigning 5 stars to this book was Kerr's sketchy handling of Jill's time spent in Anmurdio, a problem similar to those that plagued Kerr's first book, "Daggerspell." Nonetheless, a worthy successor to previous books in the series, and definately well worth the read.
One final note of complaint, directed at the publisher: It would be helpful, for those of us with a geographical bent, to provide maps of the Westlands with all of the books in the series. Since the second, book maps have been absent, except for a partial map available in "The Dragon Revenant." Even more irritating is the lack of provision in certain books of a full and complete character list covering at least the major characters in all six books. With all the shifts in plot line in time that take place, as well as the reappearance of certain characters in later books, it would be helpful to have this aid for one's memory.
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- An eye-opening fantastic book
- An enlightening romp through the history of divination.
- A fantastic read for anyone interested in psychic phenomena.
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Signs of the Times
Sarvanan Bluestone
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Since the beginning of time, diviners and seers have been finding signs and omens in a great variety of psychic vehicles, from pools of water to the ripples of clouds in the sky. Because these observers have been able to tap into a deeper level of awareness, they have come to sense hidden truths in powerful and mysterious ways. This enlightening guide shows how all of us can rediscover this ability, using everyday objects and the wonders of nature as magical tools of divination. Filled with practical exercises, this book demonstrates that the discovery of the power within ourselves requires nothing more than a little guidance-and a willingness to see.
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An eye-opening fantastic book.......2000-03-06
Since the object is to GIVE a REVIEW of this book, I will not go into a long boring biography of myself like one person here has This book is something you must read. You will not be disappointed. You will learn a lot from it. The ideas shared are clear and concise and the author is obviously very thoughtful and highly intelligent. And the ideas are very accessible to all. learn and enjoy. Give yourself a gift, buy this book!
An enlightening romp through the history of divination........1998-07-06
Of all the colorful tales about growing up in America's Deep South that my friend Julia told me, the one about "the lady in the big old red bandanna" was my favorite. As the story opens, Julia is a small child walking with her mother through the streets of Atlanta when a mysterious stranger (i.e. the lady in the big old red bandanna) stops them, squats down, looks Julia in the "aaah" and says, "Whaaah, I do believe you have the gift." The lady then takes her and her mother into a back alley and teaches the young clairvoyant how to read stones and bones. This was the story with which Julia introduced her "stone readings," a method of divination that involved tossing a handful of pebbles onto a medicine wheel she'd draw on the ground with a stick. In the first three years after first hearing this tale, I had many "aaah" and heart opening stone readings from Julia. But one night when the two of us were camping with our children - after we had put our smaller companions to bed - we sat around the fire together and shared some of our deepest secrets. "You know that story I always tell about the lady in the big old red bandanna who taught me how to read stones and bones?" she asked. I nodded at her across the flames. "I made it all up," she confessed. "I figured that if I told people I made up my own way of reading, nobody would listen to what I had to say." I laughed in the realization that her revelation could not diminish the insight I had gleaned from her readings. Not only that, her confession brought the business of reading out of the hands of the esoteric few back into the realms of "us folks." And so, the next morning I went to the river, gathered my first set of personal "reading" stones, and set out on the path my sixth sense would carve for me. Sarvananda was my next tutor on that path. We worked side-by-side as "psychics" in New York's Catskill Mountain resorts for more than five! years (between 1988 and 1992) and his unpretentious approach to "reading" the world around him was a joy to behold. Besides, he was good at it. A Natural - with vision based in the heart, ears tuned to the inner voice, and an unselfconscious capacity for bringing the mystical back to the earth. SIGNS OF THE TIMES: FINDING OMENS IN EVERYDAY LIFE is Sarvananda's offering of the well-informed, compassionate, inspired guidance that were my private privilege for so many years as his psychic side-kick. If you are moved to delve deeper into your own clairvoyance (literally, clear vision), this book on the practice of divination is your perfect guide. The culmination of a richly divergent career as scholar and professor of history, 18-year meditator/disciple of Osho, and long-time professional psychic, this is a book only Sarvananda could deliver. Both humorous and reverent in tone, it is at once a thoroughly researched (29 back pages of annotated footnotes!) historical perspective on the role of omens in man's quest for self-understanding, and an abundant tool box (over 75 methods) for the contemporary practitioner. Sarvananda defines an omen as a sign "that guide[s] us into the unknown." Illustrated with poetry, anthropological anecdotes, and small pen and ink drawings, SIGNS OF THE TIMES opens with a provocative investigation of such signs, our collective fear of them, and their subsequent corruption into crippling superstitions and beliefs. Recounting innumerable approaches to the reading of natural signs from various cultures throughout history, he makes a solid case for his thesis: "Omens are rooted very much in the human condition," and its corollary: "The death of omens is the birth of belief." In his well-developed argument, Sarvananda makes the point that our double-edged gift of consciousness has rendered each of us humans aware of our own deaths and thus bestowed upon us our greatest fear - a fear of our own end that so distorts our vision, we are virtually! blind to the myriad reflections of ourselves in the world around us. Staggering myopically through our lives, we have become prey to the "priests and politicians" of escoterica: The fear of the unknown and a craving for certainty gave birth to superstition. And it was the use of that fear to control and manipulate that gave rise to the official books of omens and a privileged group of those authorized to interpret these omens...Instead of knowing the signs of the times, people had to believe in the experiences and interpretations of others. Our guide makes it clear that while a superstition is fear-based and rooted in either our cultural or personal past, an omen always arises in the moment, its very nature spontaneity. With modern man's psychic predicament clearly delineated, the book now develops its playful and ultimately practical solution: Taking your inspiration from the simple peoples of the world, open your eyes, ears, heart, and guts and start reading for yourself! The rest of the book is an illuminating journey through stories and practices of such methods as "scrying" (gazing), casting objects, and dowsing. We are encouraged to experiment with methods that attune us to the earth's elements, the energy of Qi, and the varied, mysterious signs in wild life. We are shown ways to read numbers and letters with fresh eyes, and in the end, we are instructed in the delicate art of reading another person which is simply defined as an act of love. SIGNS OF THE TIMES is a book with an empowering and uplifting message, delivered with warm intimacy. It squats down, looks each of its readers in the "aaah" and declares, "I do believe you have the gift!" If its purpose is, as I felt while reading it, to give us the courage to look into our own lives and trust what we see, then in every way it succeeds.
A fantastic read for anyone interested in psychic phenomena........1998-03-03
I picked up this book as a skeptic and wound up finishing it far more open to the ideas that Dr. Bluestone explains. The book is full of games and exercises, and uses humor and true-life anecdotes to illustrate complex ideas and concepts. "Signs of the Times" isn't hocus-pocus foo-foo Madame-X magic stuff, as many books claiming to cover similar ground wind up being. It's a truly educated examination of the subject. I've never read a book quite like it, and doubt that any of comparable quality exist on this subject. If you're even remotely interested in this subject, or if you're a skeptic (as I am), pick up this book. I am truly looking forward to other books by Dr. Bluestone.
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A Time of Omens
Katherine Kerr
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
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Time of Omens
Manufacturer: Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
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Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, is dying, and Spock returns to the planet Vulcan where he and Sarek enjoy a rare moment of rapprochement. But just as his wife's illness grows worse, duty calls Sarek away, once again sowing the seeds of conflict between father and son. Yet soon Sarek and Spock must put aside their differences and work together to foil a far-reaching plot to destroy the Federation, a plot that Sarek has seen in the making for nearly his entire career.
The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise
TM journeys to the heart of the Klingon Empire where Captain Kirk's last surviving relative has become a pawn in a battle to divide and conquer the Federation. With Sarek's help, the crew of the Starship Enterprise learns that all is not as it seems. But before they can prevent the Federation's destruction, they must see the face of their hidden enemy, an enemy more insidious and more dangerous than any they have faced before.
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Provocation to War.......2007-05-12
Praxus, a klingon moon has exploded, due to overmining, or possibly sabotage. The Klingon empire's food production has been threatened, as tidal forces have been disrupted and weather currents change; massive shortages of resource seem eminent.
Chancellor Azerbur continues to work with Federation president and the federation responses with medical aid and food supply relief. Azerbur has issued in a new era of peace and commerce with the Federation. The war with Klingon has been official announced, over.
The hardliners don't want peace. Trayne, alias Saren, a Vulcan, secret plans are to use Kamarg, the Klingon ambassador, to attack federation colonies and turn the federation against Klingon. Kamarg is part of the militant group and believes that Klingon survival depends on warfare and land conquest. The Freelans (Romulans) are using Vulcan slaves, as mind control agents and are manipulating the minds of the Klingons and humuns against the federation and Vulcan. Trayne specifically uses Savel's telepathic power, specifically against Kamarg, causing him too hate the federation through vulcan mind control.
Kamarag manages to draw support of many high-ranking Klingons, in his cause. The hardliners want a military solution, centralized control of the federation, and capture of vital federation agriculture, mineral resources, and technology. Klingon invasion plans are brewing followed by Romulan.
The Romulan empire will wait until the federation is significantly weakened from the war conflict and then swoop across the neutral zone and capture federation territory. The Freelans report to the Romulans Lords. Over the last seventy years, the Freelans have been taking Vulcan hostage and converting them to slaves. The plan has been slow in the making, but all the key elements have been put in place. Millions if not billions of lives are at stake.
Sarek has been correspondence with the Freelan ambassador, Trayne. Sarek seek conclusive proof and infiltrates the Freelan data system with the aid of Soren. Freelan lists are discovered but not accessible for download. Sarek and Soren escape detection just as the Freelan security beams into the data center. Later, Sarek will confined in Spock, about his discoveries.
The Vulcans remain strongly dependant on Federation computer and military technology. Vulcan has strong military technology and leads the federation in scientific research. KEHL design was too weaken Vulcan resolve to stay members of the federation.
The Idol cult sect called the Gol is the oligarchy controlling Vulcan society. Sarek's first wife, T'Rea joined this evil sect and divorced Sarek. Sybok was born. Sybok rejected T'Rea's.
Amanda tells Sarek that "life after life" will happen or not happen. Sarek fight tradition and listens. Vulcan's believe in spirit essences encapsulation and that the new host inherits the spirit essence; this idea is similar in falsity to the idea of reincarnation.
Sarek soon after found Amanda, his true love. At the time of the Freelan crisis, Amanda was 93 and suffering from a rare blood disease. Spock was called home. Sarek was force to leave to negotiate the freedom of orion colony hostages on Kadura held by rouge Klingon warriors, under the command of Keraz. Amanda has Sarek promise, he will read her journal before he leaves. Spock warns Sarek that Amanda is about to die. Sarek manages to reach Amanda with his mind before she dies. Sarek shares with the reader Amanda's life, Spock decision to join the federation, Spocks outcast, Amanda's separation from Sarek, and reuniting.
No one had ever seen a Freeland, until Sarek. Freelans lived a secretive life. 70 years early, Sarek discovered the Freelan were Vulcan during the Pon Farr incident. The freelans said nothing of the incident. Sarek kept the secret seeking proof.
Now, on earth, Sarek is meeting with the Vulcan consult and discovers that Induma, the KEHL leader, is being Vulcan mind controlled. Induma is leader of the Keep the Earth human league, who chant, "Vulcans go home". Peter Kirk, nephew to Jame Kirk becomes entangled with the KEHL group. Peter alerts Kirk, to the KEHL movement against the Vulcans. Lisa tells Peter that she fears the Vulcans because they have weapons of mass destruction. KEHL leaders start accusing the Vulcans of espionage, selling out to "Vulcan interests". KEHL has linked to a clandestine Vulcan operation (Freelan), conspiracy proof of the Vulcan consultant being manipulated. KEHL discovers Peter and take him hostage. Kirk wants to talk with Peter and discovers he is not on the planet. Spock deduces were Peter's abductors will take him. A rescue plan is put into action.
While Peter is a prisoner, he falls in love with Valdr. Valdr is bethrothed by Karamag to become Karg's wife. Valdr despise Kargs. Valdr feeds Peter each day. Peter falls in love with Valdr. Valdr plans and executes an escape plan. Kirk, McCoy, and Spock find Peter and join in his escape planning to reach a space port for a trip off the planet. Karg intercepts the group and surrounds the group. Karg stabs Valdr with a knife. Valdr declares Peter, her mate. Peter challeges Karg and defeats him in a duel, but does not kill him. Peter reveals that Karg is Chancellor Corkon's murderer.
Sarek prevents Freelan terrorist from starting a war between the Klingon empire and the federation. Sarek and Spock beam on Traynes bridge, after Sarek predicts correctly the new position that the cloak bird of prey will emerge. Sarek has realize Trayne pattern as a chess move used by Trayne. Conclusive proof of a Romulan conspiracy is established. Sarek challenges Trayne to a duel. Trayne acknowledges the challenge and remembers his early childhood fears, at the time his parents were killed. Sarek and Trayne fight against each other with poison blades, both are injuried, but McCoy manages to save both. Sarek returns to Freelan to liberate the Vulcans. Trayne returns to Romulus to report failure. Trayne's second in command aid Kirk in stopping the Klingon invasion and Azerbur troops arrive crushing the rebellion. Peter Kirk abandons Valdr for his career. Azerbur recruits Valdr to become a staff member. Spock formulates the reunionification theory.
Greatness.......2006-12-01
Two words discribe my feelings about Sarek by A.C. Crispin: Good Times.
I really enjoyed this book, and in cadence with the other reviewers I couldn't put it down for the last 3rd. Literally, I hid in a closet and a stairwell at work just so I could get a few more pages in. I laughed and cried and gasped in shock many times during my reading. Every one of the characters acted as I thought they should and gave me new insight into those characters that I know so well. Even though officially it is not, in my eyes this is canon since everything jives so danged well and I love the story. And my word is law in some local bowling clubs.
Sarek - Definitely A Keeper!.......2005-10-26
As any Trekkie would do, I got this book that's about one of my favorite Vulcans.
This book is the heart-wrenching story of Sarek's deep love for Amanda, their courtship, marriage, and now his agony and fear at the realization of her terminal illness.
A.C. Crispin has a great way of representing the personalities of the characters, as well as the emotions. The anguish Sarek goes through, as well as other emotions, are well represented and touch the heart.
This is a MUST READ for any Star Trek Fan!
a new favorite.......2004-12-25
I loved this one, cause it really delves into Spock and Sarek's relationship, plus you get to see Amanda's point of view on things. It also show's a lot of her relationship with Sarek, shows the sentimental side of him that while loath to show it since it would be a emotional display it also makes you understand that they were truly in love and how they were able to make it work...because love is certainly not logical and humans are rather emotional about these things. I also enjoyed how it explained the falling out that Sarek and Spock had when Spock went into Starfleet. I've enjoyed the other books that I've read also that delve into the father/son relationship:
The Vulcan Academy Murders
The IDIC Epidemic
Spock's World
Definitly read this one
Yet another fantastic Star Trek Original Series book!.......2004-06-30
Again, A.C. Crispin has turned out a fabulous book that has all the trademarks of my beloved Original Series as well as filling the book with subplots, humor, and a somewhat unexpected twist or two. Definitely needs to rank with: "2001", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Childhood's End", "Foundation", "Ringworld", "Advent of the Corps", and so forth.
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Always fun to read and unexpected............2006-08-14
The Arsene Lupin series were one of my favorites growing up. Witty, challenging, full of surprises and unexpected twists. Great books for readers of all ages !
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Das Hanfkraftwerk. Roman.
Stephan Sarek
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Das Truthuhnparadies.
Stephan Sarek
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Der Mumiengarten.
Stephan Sarek
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Sarek: Lapland's wild-life sanctuary
Edvin Nilsson
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Science, Theology and Love Integrated.......2004-09-01
The book is co-written by Murphy, who is a professor of Christian philosophy, and Ellis, who is professor of applied mathematics. Both are members of the Anabaptist Christian tradition, and their thought, especially as it relates to pacifism and ethics, reveal this connection to Christian tradition. One of the book's virtues is that its authors clearly lay out their proposals in a very accessible manner.
The overall argument for the book is the following: the fine-tuning of the cosmological constants that has produced a life-bearing universe calls for an explanation. The authors believe that a theistic explanation offers a more coherent account of reality than a non-theistic one. The pattern of divine action in the world, however, seems to indicate that God works with nature, "never over-riding or violating the very processes that God has created" (xv). The fact the God does not violate or override the processes leads the authors to believe that divine action entails refusal to do violence to creation. They link this with kenosis, a Christian New Testament word typically translated, "self-emptying." God renounces self-interest for the sake of the other, no matter what the cost is to God, and that this divine activity ought to be emulated by humans. The authors call for a new research program to explore the possibilities of this kenosis thesis in light of science.
The ethical core of the proposal is that self-renunciation for the sake of the other is humankind's highest goal. One of the more illuminating chapters in the book addresses the power of persuasion, non-violent coercion, and violent coercion. The authors argue that persuasion is to be preferred and they speculate that "a consistent policy of using the least coercive means possible in each social situation will affect the character of the individuals involved such that less coercion will be needed in future resolution of conflict" (151). In sum, contemporary cosmology points ultimately to an ethic that centers on self-sacrifice and non-violence.
Thomas Jay Oord
A happy marriage of science and religion........2002-07-22
I was astonished by this book's ability to analyze and typologize scientific activity within a framework of religious wisdom. It not only generates a field of relative connectivity between scientific disciplines, but places them as a whole within the spiritual and mythological activities of the human psyche. It reassures me regarding the fate of humanity that there are educated, well-trained and perceptive individuals who can see the connection between the imagination and human knowledge, and who in turn recognize human moral responsibility for an authentic embodiment of religious teaching through the renunciation of violence. Einstein is quoted as having said, "Religion without science is blind; science without religion is lame." This work has both vision and movement, both clarity and feeling. It provides a perennial balm in an age where specialization brings its own forms of nihilism, and where human violence is too often normalized with the most egregious and potentially catastrophic of consequences. It both clears the mind and calls to the soul. It seemed, to me, to awaken hope for the future of our species.
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Title: On the Moral Nature of the Universe: Theology, Cosmology and Ethics.
Author: Anthony Battaglia
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Theological Studies (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1998
Publisher: Theological Studies, Inc.
Volume: v59
Issue: n1
Page: p163(3)
Article Type: Book Review
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