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This 75th anniversary collection pulls together a variety of cartoonists ranging from James Thurber and his ever-battling sexes to Bruce Eric Kaplan and his modern urbans. Readers who are put off by The New Yorker's reputation for stodginess may be pleasantly surprised: a city lot offers Extreme Parking, and one of George Booth's crotchety old ladies urges a silent ogler to "Whistle, you dumb bastard!" There are plenty of sight gags and silly puns (a worried buffalo complains about his cell phone's roaming charges), but don't expect to get through without picking up on a literary reference or two. Roz Chast revisits Eloise at the Plaza hotel at the age of 46 and chronicles the Dialogues of Plato over what to have for lunch. And of course no New Yorker collection would be complete without the sly ghoulishness of Charles Addams. The perfect book for anyone who has ever flipped through a copy of The New Yorker just for the cartoons. --Ali Davis
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If you like inexpensive restaurants where the main course is Beluga caviar, radio stations that play nothing but your favorite hits, and airlines that automatically upgrade you to first class and never lose your luggage, forget it. There's no such thing. But here's a dream that actually comes true: The New Yorker 75th Anniversary Cartoon Collection, the biggest and funniest collection of New Yorker cartoons ever assembled. From the unforgettable classics to contemporary favorites, this drawing gallery of comic genius spans nearly the entire 20th century!
This satisfyingly bulky volume brings together the best of every New Yorker reader's favorite feature of his or her favorite magazine. Edited and introduced by New Yorker cartoon editor and no-slouch-himself cartoonist Bob ("How about never -- is never good for you?") Mankoff, The New Yorker 75th Anniversary Cartoon Collection is a riotous panorama of three-quarters of a century of life, love, business, society, and human nature as seen by the most gifted comic artists on the planet -- Peter Arno, Charles Addams, Mary Petty, Roz Chast, William Steig, Jack Ziegler, and many more. Besides reminding us of how fresh the old favorites remain, The New Yorker 75th Anniversary Cartoon Collection unearths page after page of long-forgotten gems that startle us with their perspicacious commentary on the ever-changing world around us and the neverchanging ways we react to it, cope with it, and stumble (or, occasionally, triumph) over it.
The New Yorker 75th Anniversary Cartoon Collection is too thick to be Scotch-taped to the refrigerator or pinned on the bulletin board, but every one of these on-the-nose cartoons yields an insight that stays sharp -- and stays funny -- every time. The New Yorker's cartoons and its cartoonists are one of the great treasures of the century. Trusting their keen eye for the idiosyncrasies of people and the caprices of culture, we know we can rely on them to make us laugh, over and over again, as they reveal what we are really thinking about -- usually before we realize it ourselves.
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The New Yorker on the 75th Anniversary.......2005-12-15
This rendition codifies 75 years of cartoon caricatures in the
New Yorker. The work is an important contribution to our
culture since it documents journalistic humor in a sequential
and interesting fashion. The research contained in this acquisition would take many years to accomplish except for the monumental work of the editorial staff which produced this 75th Anniversary Edition.
Classic cartoons are depicted; namely,
- Windshear
- Dealmobile
- Parallel Universe
- The End of Innocence
- Climbing Mt. Everest
There are over 69T cartoon entries- a list too exhaustive to
mention here. This volume would be a perfect gift for the
art/cultural enthusiast in your home. It is reasonably priced
and well written. The cartoons tell much about the historical
context surrounding the creation of each cartoon witicism.
Curiously lacking in social context.......2003-07-04
Considering how literate and erudite the New Yorker tends to view itself, it's surprising that a collection of cartoons supposedly representing 75 years of social change are presented so randomly and without temporal identification.
The purpose of most cartoons is to make contemporary social commentary in a humorous, visual format. The trouble is, when those cartoons are reproduced years (or decades) later, the cultural situations or mores they originally poked fun at can be meaningless to present-day readers.
Early suburban life, the Organization Man of the 50s and 60s, big business, womens lib, the Me Generation of the 80s, etc., were all fertile fields for cartoonists of the time, but topical humor isn't always timeless and needs to be placed in some perspective if it's to be understood years later.
Most astute readers of this book will be able to place the cartoons in general time periods from clues in the subject matter or the drawing style, but printing the original date of publication in the margins would have allowed this material to be appreciated as timely social commentary and not just a haphazard collection of stand-alone jokes.
Un libro para iniciarse en las viñetas de New Yorker.......2001-09-07
Este libro es muy adecuado para introducirse en el estupendo mundo de las viñetas del New Yorker. Me fue posible aquí descubrir un montón de autores esenciales para esa publicación y que son de una calidad excelente. Inteligencia y verdadero ingenio están muy extendidos en las páginas de este libro. Lo recomiendo vivamente.
Classic Humor.......2000-11-23
While I would agree that The New Yorker cartoons in this book could have been better organized and that the introduction was inconsequential, there are many classic cartoons in this volume that are well worth the price of admission. In my collegiate youth, I lived for my weekly New Yorker, just to read the cartoons. I found many old friends in this book and was grateful to be reaquainted with them.
Eclectic Collection and Layout of Many Famous Cartoons.......2000-07-10
I was introduced to the recent books of New Yorker cartoons by The New Yorker Book of Money Cartoons, which I liked. Imagine my excitement when I saw this massive volume of 707 cartoons by Peter Arno, Charles Addams, Roz Chast, Mary Petty, William Steig, Jack Zeigler and others.
When I opened the book, I was in for another surprise. The book didn't live up to its potential, which is why I graded it down one star.
First, the introduction was a weak stab at humor that didn't work for me about encouraging the reader to skip the introduction and go to the cartoons. I did learn from the introduction that Bob Mankoff, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker, chose these cartoons after reviewing 60,000 cartoons and consulting with the cartoonists, editors of The New Yorker, and readers of the magazine. That research provided the opportunity to insert some of the comments that were made either into the introduction or onto the pages with the cartoons. Neither was done. You can safely skip the introduction, and you will like the book better.
Second, the material could have used some organization. The time periods, subjects, and styles seemed haphazard to me in their order. That robbed the material of some of its strength. The layouts were of 1 to 3 cartoons per page in random fashion. It has a feeling like a scrapbook would.
On the other hand, you'll never find all of these cartoons any place else. Here are a few of my many favorites:
Man in pajamas in a hotel room: "Front desk? There are no little candies on my pillow."
Pilgrim speaking to a Native American: "We're here to escape religious persecution. What are you here for?"
One couple in a living room to another couple: "The work being done on your marriage -- are you having it done, or are you doing it yourselves?
Couple looking at a sunset: "Too much purple."
"Now, if you'll just sign right here . . . you'll be making the biggest mistake of your life!"
The book repeats many of the best cartoons from the various subject series (money, business, lawyers, and doctors) that are separately published by The New Yorker.
The book would make a good gift except that the reproduction of the cartoons is not as sharp as it should be. It seems to have been caused by the digitalization process. Perhaps that's another cartoon for us: "Technology is always a source of progress."
The real strength of the cartoons is to remind us about our stalled thinking: Wanting the world to conform to our ideas about it, rather than perceiving reality and the other person's point of view. The captions take some line or concept that we all use at one time or another, and put them into an unfamiliar setting or turn them around a little. If you treat this as a potential source of self-improvement rather than humor, this will be a five-star book for you.
Sit down with someone you care about and discuss the lessons that you both draw from the humor. That will give you the added benefit of becoming closer, as well as wiser.
If the book doesn't make you laugh, think about why! Why is the humor stalled?
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This is a new edition of Sterling in Decline with a new introduction by Barry Eichengreen. The book traces the decline of sterling from the world's pre-eminent currency alongside the dollar's rise to prominence. There are parallels to be drawn with the euro's emergence as a full-fledged competitor to the dollar for international currency status. The new introduction will bring sterling's story up to date and draw out the implications for the dollar and the euro.
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Imus is back -- by popular demand -- with the Second Greatest Story Ever Told, the hilarious novel about the most outrageous TV evangelist of them all -- Billy Sol Hargus.
"God had two sons. Jesus was His first, and I, Billy Sol Hargus, am His second." Thus begins Don Imus's riotously funny story about the life and times of the lecherous, corrupt, hustling, huckstering television evangelist who claims to have a 2,000 year old brother named Jesus. From his backwoods Texas country-preacher roots, Billy Sol rose to dazzle the nation as a Superstar Minister -- preaching at sold-out stadiums and traveling across the country.
Reverend Billy raked in the dough, the fame, and the women. And then it happened -- just like Amelia Earhart and Jimmy Hoffa, Billy Sol vanished one day into legend, disappearing from the face of the earth. But unlike anyone else in the Family, Billy kept a diary -- and now his tapes, believed lost, can finally be heard. Praise the Lord!
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He nailed it... So to speak........2007-04-13
I grew up in the part of the world where this book is set, and Mr. Imus nailed it. People who compare it to "Elmer Gantry" need to quit showing off their Liberal Arts degrees and bring me another beer chop-chop if they want a full 15% gratuity.
Its best parts happen inside Billy Sol's head as he steers his life based on the twisted morality he learned out in a part of the world where people believe in God because the land is too godforsaken to have happened by chance. He got the voice and the tone down really well. And any straight man who doesn't wish for his own Step-Edna has no soul.
Typical.......2005-12-31
By "typical" I'm referring to the quality of vanity pieces written by celebrities for the purpose of enriching bank accounts rather than the body of literature. A friend and I were discussing the reasons why I haven't listened to Imus in the Morning for several years. He offered the book as an example of Mr. Imus' true genius. I couldn't finish the thing. The narrative reads like snippets of alcohol-induced smarminess concatenated from scribblings on cocktail napkins. The editing is appalling. No one bothered (dared?) to tell Imus that the craft is intended to create something to amuse the reader, not the writer. This muck goes beyond insulting. Through "Son" we get an unhealthful glimpse of Mr. Imus' hatreds and prejudices. This book will tell you far more about the author than the subject. More than you ever wanted to know. Spare yourself the experience. I presume the people who actually liked "Son" are sympathetic to Mr. Imus' point of view and share his profound ignorance of and contempt for people of faith.
hysterical!.......2005-03-19
this book captured my attention the whole way through. read it non-stop from cover to cover. now THATS a good book. and it definitely IS laugh out loud funny.
No surprises........2004-05-08
I've actually watched the Imus show at various times for the same reason I can get hypnotized by TV preachers -- they're so unbelievably bad that I can't believe anyone buys it. I have never heard "the I-man" say anything that was remotely witty, insightful or urbane. I may have missed it amidst the mumbles and gum snapping but I doubt it. So I certainly picked up this book with some prejudice, wondering if I might find myself surprised by a talent on the page not in evidence in his other venues. Nope. Clumsy phrasing, telegraphed gags and heavy-handed critiques. As another reviewer remarked this ain't Elmer Gantry. But then Elmer Gantry was written by a writer.
Skip the imitator and try the real thing.......2004-03-16
I loved this book the first time it was published--under the title "Elmer Gantry" (by Sinclair Lewis). Imus' book, while mildly amusing, is dwarfed by the masterpiece that he is obviously cribbing from.
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In this compelling study of the birth and infancy of Jesus, Robert Miller separates fact from fiction in the gospel narratives and relates them to stories about the miraculous births of Israelite heroes and of Greek and Roman sons of God. Born Divine analyzes the Christian claim that the birth and childhood of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. The historical and theological dimensions of the virgin birth tradition are discussed with honesty and insight. This wide-ranging book also presents additional infancy gospels from the second century through the Middle Ages.
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The Gospels as Hellenistic Biographies.......2007-06-28
Miller's central thesis is that the Gospels of the New Testament were part of larger genre of literature known as Hellenistic biographies and so shares a number of common characteristics with them. Hellenistic biographies were shaped by the two beliefs. The first is that the achievements of heroes so surpassed the achievements of ordinary people that heroes cannot be merely human. The second belief is that "human life is determined by Fate." So heroes were the sons (daughters) of a god, whose greatness was discernible early in life and it was an essential function of a Hellenistic biography to reveal this greatness.
Quite often the biography would portray events which announced the coming/birth of a hero. These events could be in the form of a genealogy, a message from a god in a dream or in a vision, or supernatural signs which heralded the coming of the hero. Then Hellenistic biographies moved rapidly from birth to adulthood often spanning those years with a single event. People in the ancient world believed that heroes were the children of gods because of the extraordinary events of their adult lives. So stories about divine paternity/maternity were not informational but symbolic.
Infancy narratives are found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Each uses elements of a Hellenistic biography to tell its story. Both Gospels identify the divine sonship of Jesus. Both use lengthy genealogies. Both have angelic messengers which reveal the coming birth of Jesus. And both have celestial signs; Matthew has the story of the magi and Luke has the glorious radiance in the night sky. Most Christians are aware of the fact that the only event from the childhood of Jesus is Luke's story of Jesus impressing the teachers in the Temple.
Miller draws comparisons with such sources as Plutarch's Life of Alexander. Alexander the Great was a descendant of Herakles (Hercules) and son of Philip of Macedon and his wife, Olympias. On the night before they were to be married, Olympias had a dream that foretold of the birth of Alexander. Apollonius of Tyana was a holy man born a couple of decades after Jesus. He was a healer and a teacher who traveled from city to city going as far as India. He taught the teachings of Pythagorus and strict morality. Many miracles are attributed to him including raisings from the dead. Prior to the birth of Apollonius his mother had a vision in which the Egyptian deity Proteus appeared to her. Apollonius was to be the incarnation of the shape-shifting Proteus. Miller includes Hellenistic biographies of Theagenes (an Olympic champion), Caesar Augustus, Plato, Cyrus the Great, Pythagorus, Herakles, and Josephus who writes a precocious childhood story about himself. (When he was 14, the leading men of the city consulted him for his learning.)
Origen once wrote that it was not absurd to use Greek historiai when talking to the Greeks in order that Christians might not seem to be the only ones using such incredible historiai as Jesus being born of a virgin. For it seemed proper to record that Plato was born while his mother was prevented from having sexual intercourse. However these stories are mythos. People fabricate such stories about a man they regard as having greater wisdom or power than most others. So they say that at his composition, he received a superior and more divine sperm as if this were appropriate for those who surpass ordinary human nature.(Paraphrased from _Against Celsus_ I.37. See _Documents for the Study of the Gospels_, p 130.)
Miller writes much about the Virgin Birth. He includes a mini commentary on the Gospel of Luke which demonstrates "step parallelism." John the Baptist was born of an old woman. This was uncommon but not unheard of. (Abraham and Sarah.) But Jesus was born of a woman who had know not a man. That was really something. Miller addresses the question of whether Jesus fulfilled prophecy. Miller finds that the Gospel of Matthew commits such errors as ripping verses out of context such as Isaiah 7.14. Could Matthew have been fascinated by Emmanuel rather than by parthenos/virgin? Miller points to Romans 1.3ff and argues that Paul understood Jesus as having a biological father descended from David and that Jesus became God's son by "virtue of his resurrection, not his birth." Had Jesus had a Virgin Birth, Paul would have heard of it from James and Peter when they met in Jerusalem. Mark has Jesus becoming God's son at his baptism. It is Matthew and Luke who extend this idea by introducing the idea of the Virgin Birth. John extends it further by having Jesus as God's son before his conception. Later Christian theological reflection blended these ideas and developed the composite doctrine of the Trinity.
There is a very interesting question that should be raised here. Each of these historical figures has a handful of stories which portray their greatness. For example, the mother of Augustus asserted that he had been fathered by Apollo. But these stories do not compare to the number of stories about Jesus. Most of the New Testament was written within two generations (Miller likes later dating) after the death of Jesus. These include at least the four Gospels, the Pauline epistles, and the Epistle to the Hebrews. Why was there such as explosion of stories about Jesus?
One might remember Robert Miller as the editor of _The Complete Gospels_, a collection of canonical gospels, non-canonical gospels, and gospel fragments, which is also a noteworthy book.
My favorite book on the infancy stories of Jesus.......2007-05-14
I am a seminary student writing a paper for a class on the gospels. I chose to write on the virgin births and I found this to be a great book to really dig into the details of this in an acessible manner. Its more detailed than Tatum's The Quest for Jesus or Borg and Wrights The Meaning of Jesus. (Although both are good resources for more basic overviews on the issue) and it is more acessible than Raymond Brown's commentary on The Birth of The Messiah (although that is a great resource for material with more depth if you are doing research on this kind of subject). It is easy to read and has good detail. If you are new to the historical crtical method of looking at the Bible, it may be a difficult book to start with. Consider taking a course or reading a more basic book as an introduction if you do not have a background iin this. However if you are a college or seminary student or a church worker in a tradition that honors the historical critical tradtion this is a valuable resource.
Refreshing, crtical analysis of the birth stories of Jesus.......2007-02-28
Born Divine: The Birth of Jesus & Other Sons of God by Robert J. Miller questions popular Christian understanding regarding the birth and life of Jesus. Miller's honest and critical insight concerning the biographies of Jesus challenges and refutes conservative thought that views Jesus as a God conceived, divine-human hybrid who fulfilled Jewish Bible prophecies that were seemingly foretold about him many years before his birth. He argues that stories told about Jesus, particularly those concerning his birth and childhood, are not unique when compared to those of other prominent and celebrated figures of ancient civilizations from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. He claims that the infancy narratives found in Matthew and Luke are not example of historical-factual accounts, but rather created myth used to convey Jesus' greatness. Miller's Born Divine is a refreshing presentation of historical evidence not tainted by religious belief.
Miller's attempt to separate historical evidence and religious belief is well executed. Scholarly work regarding Jesus and the Bible is often tainted by personal presuppositions regarding the faith. Historians generally agree that the history of a particular period or set of events is best left to those on the outside because these outsiders usually possess little bias. I believe it to be same for the study of religion. Furthermore, the study of the history of Christianity should especially not be carried out by apologists. Miller's work is not a work of apologetics. He examines the evidence and draws conclusions. Miller's paradigm of the Bible is much different than the more conservative scholars however. Miller apparently does not feel obligated to defend popular Christian doctrine, biblical infallibility, or the divine origin of the Bible. This freedom allows for a clear examination of the material through critical thought; he does not intend to reconcile error and discrepancy because of preconceived beliefs about the status of the text.
I appreciate the work of Miller and his very detailed and critical examination of the birth stories of Jesus. I enjoyed his focused analysis on the gospel writers and their agendas, and his analysis of the similarities between the Christian and Hellenistic infancy narratives. Born Divine is an example of critical scholarship not tainted by traditional religious views regarding theology, biblical origins and doctrine.
The organization of this book is poor. It could be more concise in a few areas such as prophecy. I also would like to have seen more evidence to support the claim that Luke and Matthew were influenced by Hellenistic biographers aside from the fact that the biographies share a distinct pattern.
Don't waist your money.......2006-03-17
This book is just like the Jesus Seminar. A sham. It is a bunch of egotistical atheists trying to rid the world of Christianity. They like to pick and choose what is true from the Bible based of their great wisdom of the first century. They really like to remove anything that would convict them of any wrong doing in their lives.
If you enjoyed the Davinci Code; IE. You are easily entertained and like to believe lies rather than the truth, this is a book for you. If you want the truth about Jesus try, "More than a Carpenter," by Josh McDowell or "The Case for Christ," by Lee Strobel.
Could have been better.......2005-12-14
The viewpoint of this book is obvious from its subtitle: The Births of Jesus & Other Sons of God. Miller compares the biblical infancy narratives with similar stories that were extant in the time of Jesus, and concludes that the virgin birth didn't happen. Of course, anyone who can view the narratives with even a bit of detachment will come to the same conclusion. Miller also concludes that the prophecies in Matthew aren't prophecies at all. Although these conclusions are not novel or surprising (and Miller doesn't claim that they are), the discussion is interesting and often lively. However, I can only give this book three stars, for several reasons:
1) The book is poorly organized. The chapter topics jump around, and the chapter that reads like the main summary of the book (chapter 16) isn't the last one.
2) The book is a scholarly lightweight compared to Raymond Brown's "The Birth of the Messiah."
3) In the book's Introduction, Miller states that the reader will have no doubt about where he stands on a given issue. Although he usually doesn't mince words (an admirable trait, in my opinion), he nevertheless states (p. 257) that "one can take the virgin birth seriously, and believe in it with integrity, no matter what one thinks about Jesus' biological origins." In this part of the book he uses the words "believe" and "true" in a subjective way --- as Bertrand Russell wrote about William James, his "... doctrine is an attempt to build a superstructure of belief on a foundation of skepticism ..." If Miller had been content to say, "The virgin birth isn't true, but it symbolizes something important," I might disagree with his assertion but I wouldn't argue with the way he expressed it. But for some reason he feels compelled to imply that because the myth of the virgin birth symbolizes something important to him, it is "true". I suspect he would adopt a more mundane definition of "true" if the issue at stake were whether he had received his paycheck for the month.
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God's Other Son
Imus
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Outstanding.......1999-10-08
Don does a great job on this book. It is very humorful & interesting. This is even better than the "Billy" on his radio show.
Ludicrous and meaningless.......1998-11-07
The story and underlying theme were completely inane
Imus' book help's me understand why he is 2nd to stern.......1998-10-10
Imus proves to one and all that even while he's at war with Howard Stern he can still ride Howard's wave to the best seller list. The re-release of this book during the explosion of Howard's book on the scene is just a little to suspicious.
An in-siders look into radio, power, and religion........1998-09-12
The liner notes said the book was 'insanely funny' Funny, I didn't go insane reading it.
I read the entire thing at one sitting before realizing it was a work of fiction.
Billy Sol stack-whacker is Imus from a religious per[spective] or per[version]. Take your pick.
Every time this guy preached the gospel something caught on fire.
Imus can do better.......1998-05-14
Don Imus is a brilliantly funny guy who rose to the level of his incompetence in trying to write a novel. The story rambles, flinging wildly between pure satire and earnest storytelling, as if it were two books cobbled together. Imus is a genius on the radio, but an elementary class in plot contruction would have helped enormously.
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Gods Other Son
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Super funny.......2006-12-13
Thiis has to be one of the most funny and riveting satirical works of literature I have ever read. I remember from my younger days listening to Don Imus, on the morning radio show on WNBC mornings, with not only Dr Hargus, but legendary greats like Moby Worm and others.
If you want a fantastic non-stop laugh, read this book
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This book presents the thesis that there are actually two "Satans" - first, the immortal Archangel Sataniel who is a faithful and loyal servant of the Most High, and second, the human-created Satanic Thoughtform that is the cultural "Satan" and serves as humanity's repository of evil "out there".
This is not just another book about Satan by an exorcist, a Satanist, or a satanic abuse survivor. It is written from a Neo-Pagan perspective by a practicing High Priestess and elder of the Denver/Boulder Pagan community. It presents a number of new and fresh images of the Dark Lord such as the spiritual seeker's "ultimate worthy opponent" and "the guardian to the gateway to Enlightenment" in addition to interpretations of Satan's traditional roles.
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Enlightened Text!.......2003-07-08
Not only does the author rekindle the Archangelic Light of Satan-iel, Lucifer etc, but she does so in an erudite and religiously syncretistic manner which illuminates the basic (mis/)concepts of Christianity, Wicca, Buddhism, and many other Paths. The section on Kabbalah is superb, and Davida does a great job explaining the Qlipoth. Incidentally, the diverse diagrams of the Tree of Life are an excellent prop to the text.
Any occultist who's ever had a Dark Night of the Soul should read this book. Heck, there's even a diagram showing the Dark Night Paths on the Tree! And it should certainly be compulsory reading for Theologians of all schools, particularly Christian.
Despite dealing with such subfusc subjects, Davida is always crystal-clear in her explanations. She also offers her personal experiences of the two Satans - the true Archangel and the Thoughtform.
'Dominus Satanas' emanates the personal integrity and experience of the author. She'll certainly help all who read this book to effectively rethink 'the Bad Boy of the Cosmos'.
Prepare for a Challenge.......2002-12-23
The contemporary idea of Satan rests somewhere between the perfect subject of a horror movie and the epitome of evil. Davida's book will change your mind.
Satan is first redefined as two separate beings: one, a thoughtform that acts as a repository of evil so that humanity can keep a comfortable distance; two, the ultimate spiritual challenger, an archangel who works faithfully at the left hand of God to force spiritual growth. For those who choose to accept the challenge of the archangel, Davida provides a framework encompassing the mythology, the form, and the pursuit of "the Satan." Davida's own journey down the left hand path helps the reader to understand the paradigm the author brings forth, and also guides readers through their own journeys.
I would not recommend this book to those looking for a how-to on Satanism. Only readers who truly wish to challenge themselves, to grow immeasurably, and to understand the place the Satan holds in every person's life will benefit from this book.
Healing.......2002-12-17
I know of no other writting, research or personal experience about The Satan, as I found in this book. This is a Must Read, for all Christians. We who have walked our spiritual path and searched for wisdom and clarity, have been thwarted by the "Thoughtform" of Satan that has been propogated by the church. We have been taught and held in the grip of fear, of Satan so have lived like drone's, swallowing the pablum of fear.
Now we all have the opportunity to see the entity and personality and purpose of Satan. What a relief and healing I recieved especially in Section 2, chapters 2&3. Michael did incredible research regarding, Christian, Buddism, Neo-Pagan to bring it all together. It is worth the effort to read it all.
I appreciate that she has done her academic studies with master degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mastered in Divinity.
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God's Other Son
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A unique approach to the history of science and solutions to the riddles of the universe.
Books:
- The Official Pokémon Handbook
- The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, Revised Edition
- The Politics of Automobile Insurance Reform: Ideas, Institutions, and Public Policy in North America (American Governance and Public Policy)
- The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
- The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (Purpose Driven Life)
- The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
- The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
- The Shadowmancer Returns: The Curse of Salamander Street
- The Thief's Journal
- The Thief Lord
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