Customer Reviews:
More Fun, More Adventure!.......2007-10-07
I can see why Bone is so popular! This volume is truly a great continuation of the series. The plot continues to become more complicated and intriguing, and the characters are still as likeable and endearing as ever. I can't wait to read the next volume!
really good.......2007-08-20
I'm a fanatic of bone products, so i think they are the most wonderful things i have ever bought.
Perfect --whenever we finally get it!!.......2007-03-28
My son absolutely loves all of the Bone series books, simply devours them. Since he's read all of the ones at our local bookstore I have ordered those online that we can't find elsewhere. We are still waiting after six weeks to receive this one. Most of our amazon orders have been timely, but this is ridiculous! Especially for a child who is eagerly anticipating his order!
Does anyone else agree . . . . ?.......2006-07-12
When I read ROCK JAW and DRAGONSLAYER, I thought nothing could compare.
I was wrong.
This book seems to be the most severely underrated of the whole series. I found it thrilling and heart-wrenching (the whole part about Thorn hating and not trusting Gran'ma Ben)even though the comedy was not truly up to Jeff Smith's usual. I also found myself satisfied at the amount of information (the identity of the hooded one, what makes the baddies think that Phoney will get them, and why Phoney was so stingy and moneystruck.) I loved this book and I can't see why others didn't.
Old Man's Cave..........2006-02-20
OK, I'll get it out of my system now so I can focus on my review and summary. Here I go.... I LOVE BONE!! IT ROCKS!!! I'VE OBSESSIVELY (hmmm...maybe 'obsessively' is too strong.) SEARCHED FOR IT IN LOCAL LIBRARIES!!! whew. OK. I'm done. This is my favorite Bone so far. A lot of mysteries are cleared up, such as, who the hooded one is, why the Lord of the Locust is after Phoney, and what the Lord of the Locust was supposed to be. There is also some interesting Bone family history and valley history. Even though these big myseries are cleared up, there are some small ones still to be seen to, like, will Smiley and Bartleby ever be reunited? (You'll know what I mean if you've read Dragonslayer (Bone 4) and Rock Jaw (Bone 5))This series is my all time favorite one, along with the Clone Wars graphic novels, and Artemis Fowl. (I'm sure I've stated this several times now, but one more time can't hurt.)Start from the beginning and you have a better cance of 'getting' everything.
Book Description
Speaker and author Karen O’Connor urges her post–fifty friends to “laugh and love all the way home to the Father’s house.” With humor and wisdom, Karen shares personal and gathered stories about the blessings of surviving and surpassing middle–age.
Gettin’ Old Ain’t for Wimps overflows with candor and helps the boomin’ baby boomer market celebrate with:
- funny stories of the antics and adventures of getting older
- “conversations with God” for a deeper prayer life
- hopeful words for the tough times
For those who have already traded in their wimp status for a more courageous existence or those still wondering about the future, this delightful read affirms that the latter decades are filled with God’s promises and joys.
Customer Reviews:
hilarious stories of old age for all ages.......2007-02-12
I read this book after reading "Getting Old Still Ain't for Wimps" which I found very hilarious and I could see some things through the true stories of things I sometimes do and I'm 27.
After reading " getting Old Still Ain't for Wimps" I thought I'd better get the prequel " Getting Old Ain't for Wimps".
What can I say
Getting Old Ain't for Wimps appeals to all ages. It is both Funny and Thought provoking. It is a must for Christians and Non - Christians alike.
Growing Older Takes Courage---And Laughter .......2004-09-10
Getting older takes courage, inspiration, faith and the gift of laughter..at ourselves. I'm in my 70's, so I know some of the aging process. The ability to laugh at ourselves, to not take us too seriously is a tremendous help. I've read that laughter is good medicine; a healing factor.
The true stories in Karen O'connor's book, Gettin' Old Ain't for Wimps, shows how older people can laugh at the silliness in their lives; the mishaps encountered due to a bit of forgetfulnes or dashing about too hurriedly. Getting older isn't always fun. Karen O'Connor shares brief, inspirational stories of real people living, loving and laughing in their aging years.
This book is a great gift for anyone approaching their "older" years. It's fun.
From Wimpiness to Wonder!.......2004-09-07
Getting older takes courage, and talented author Karen O'Connor understands that. In Getting Old Ain't for Wimps, she helps seniors save face and age with grace. O'Connor's real-life
stories are pure gold and liberally laced with wit and wisdom, whimsy and warmth. With Karen's signature twinkle-in-her-eye mischievousness, she proves that wimps need not limp along into their golden years. She helps you transform senior wimpiness into spirited wonder that appreciates life as a great adventure. Sprint with O'Connor into your senior years with a spring in your step and great joy in your heart. Discover that getting older is really much better than it's been cracked up to be!
-Lynn D. Morrissey, author of Love Letters to God and AWSA/CLASS speaker
Book Description
It's almost impossible to think of the Bible as anything other than the expression of the religious traditions that view it as Holy Scripture. Yet given that vital parts of it were written as much as a thousand years before the emergence of rabbinic Judaism and the birth of Christianity, there is no obvious reason why this should be true. In his groundbreaking new book, Joseph's Bones: Understanding the Struggle Between God and Mankind in the Bible, philosopher Jerome Segal offers a fresh and vigorous reexamination of the oldest part of the Bible.
In Joseph's Bones, Segal asks you to imagine that you know nothing about Judaism or Christianity and one day pick up something called "The Hexateuch" (the first six books of the Bible). How would you understand the story it recounts? Who is God? And who are the Israelites? And perhaps most important, what is the relationship between God and humanity?
Segal maintains that if we approach the Bible without preconceptions, we will find something unexpected: a brilliant, sophisticated, and highly cohesive account of the human condition. He argues that the Bible reads like an existential novel about the struggle between God and mankind, and is far more sympathetic to mankind than to God.
Segal frames his analysis by considering the tale of Joseph's bones. In the closing words of Genesis, as Joseph lies dying in Egypt, Joseph has the "sons of Israel" swear that when God returns the Israelites to the Promised Land, they will take his bones with them. Some four hundred years later, as the Book of Joshua closes, the Israelites honor this commitment by returning and burying Joseph's bones in Canaan, as their ancestors had pledged.
Noting that throughout the early parts of the Bible God often seethes with anger at the Israelites, calling them "faithless" and "wicked," Segal uses the story of Joseph's faith in his people and their fidelity to him to illustrate how the Bible does not always share God's perspective on the Israelites or on mankind in general. Segal then provides a systematic reinterpretation of the Bible story and comes to see it as the people's book, written as a way to understand the human condition in a universe governed by a powerful and morally complex deity.
He contends that the Bible does not view morality as dependent on God. Rather, it understands moral truths to be objective aspects of reality that limit even God's freedom of action, though God himself resists such a notion. Segal maintains that in the great saga of mankind's struggle with God, Abraham and Moses emerge as heroes, each seeking to protect mankind from God's unpredictable and often unwarranted wrath. The book's final section explores how this rethinking of the Hexateuch transforms the story of Jesus in the New Testament in ways neither Christians nor Jews have considered.
Both a radically new way of understanding the Biblical texts and a lively examination of it, Joseph's Bones is an anomaly of Biblical interpretation: brilliant, rigorously argued, and thoroughly original. It is at once persuasive scholarship and a captivating read.
Customer Reviews:
An Un-Orthodox Perspective.......2007-09-10
Joseph's Bones
Understanding The Struggle Between GOD And Mankind In The Bible
Jerome M. Segal
Loved Of The LORD
I just finished reading this book and I thought you might be interested in another direction I invested in.
Being a believer and follower of Jesus for thirty years, reading this work was somewhat a strain to do, as Jerome Segal suggests, to set aside my beliefs and read with an open mind. This was indeed a trek in unexplored space for me. Yet another review to add to my list
I found Jerome Segal to be an astute student and scholar of the bible. His extensive knowledge and understanding of Holy writ is obviously displayed in this in-depth critical analysis and perspective.
Segal sets aside conventional, theological and accepted views and uses Scripture (Those he chose.) alone to radically present his contentions.
His analysis thru the Torah and Joshua (Hexateuch ) portrays GOD as a immature neophyte, who is omnipotent, yet not omniscience nor magnanimous.
He seems to have Yahweh looking for a mentor and has Abraham and Moses as instruments in respectably shaping GOD's character and perspective on obedience, justice and punishment...
His writing displays his belief and love for GOD and he is scholarly neutral in his position on the deity of JESUS, while at the same time suggesting that JESUS was also a part of Yahweh's evolution.
He emphasizes the Israelites carrying two arks with them one being the bones of Joseph, which seems feasible, as the bones were with them till they buried them in Shechem, It was probably more a sarcophagus being of the rank he held in Egypt.
The Ark of the covenant being the visible image of GOD's Law and Judgment and the ark of Joseph's Bones reminding them of Joseph's Love and Forgiveness.
As hard as it was to read, (because of my beliefs) I found it never dry and it kept my interest as a mystery would. Dr. Segal did an exceptional job showing JESUS and Joseph being alike in so many ways.
Even though I have never found two people agree completely on what Scripture is saying and as different as this was, I have to say that, "All and all it was a good read for understanding how others see The Word Of GOD."
Dr. D. P. Gatten D.Min. [...]
Powerfully Argued.......2007-06-02
Segal, Jerome M. "Joseph's Bones: Understanding the Struggle Between God and Mankind in the Bible", Riverhead Books, 2007.
Powerfully Argued
Amos Lassen and Literary Pride
Some of you may know that I am working on a new "queer" interpretation (for publication) on the story of Joseph and much of what I have found in my research has not really shed a lot of light on the subject. I was surprised when I found this new book by Jerome M. Segal. Although it may not shed light on the aspect I have been working on, I certainly have a lot of food for thought after having read this remarkable book.
Segal's interpretation is very, very different from the traditional way the relationship between G-d and the Israelites has been regarded. While G-d is all powerful, Segal finds that He is neither omniscient nor benevolent. We must remember that the G-d in Biblical times was a new idea and the concept of a supreme being was being formulated and humanity had not yet come to any definite way to regard Him. Segal sees G-d as not being benevolent and He appears to be somewhat immature and insecure. Writing about understanding the Bible from this point of view does not have to rely on whether the Bible is true or not or even if G-d exists. For those who are believers in G-d, this book may be hard to digest and therefore must be read with mind and eyes opened. But the book does maintan that there is the possibility that G-d was simply the evolution into a being that could indeed be worshipped.
Segal's arguments are not apart from the Bible but rather tied directly to it. What we learn is that G-d as pictured by the Bible is not the wonderful portrait we have always assumed.
This, by sheer nature of the subject, is controversial. Presently a radical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible is sure to find some who will not only disagree but who will not even consider what is written. If read carefully, "Joseph's Bones" gives a great many insights Segal bases his ideas on a very close ad detailed reading of the text and omitting theological and metaphysical assumptions that have become part of mainstream thought. Segal focuses only on the story and eschews secondary studies. His assumptions are primarily based upon interest and not validity. He uses quotations from the Old Testament and thereby maps out the arguments that follow. His thesis is not completely proven and the feeling that he did not set out to do is fairly obvious. Instead, he provides us with ideas and themes to consider--historical events and the relationship between humans and G-d that appear in the Hebrew test. Suspecting that research of this kind to be scholarly to the point that the layman cannot decipher is not the case at all. The book is extremely readable and accessible.
Segal's insight is almost beyond extraordinary. Dealing with the struggle of how man relates to G-d and vice versa is no easy task.
I believe that most of us know that the textual Bible brings about unlimited analysis. The Bible can be viewed from many different perspectives and each offers its own interpretation.
So exactly what is the point that Segal is trying to make? To me it is the issue of the two arks--one which contained the original Ten Commandments which were shattered by Moses and represents the concept of Divinity and the other which carried Joseph's bones that is an ethical system.
Segal's research comes from the Hebrew Bible from Genesis through Joshua when the people of Israel bring Joseph's remains home. By reconstructing the story of Joseph as an ethical idea, based upon the forgiveness of his brothers somewhat puts the importance of Joseph in Egypt to rest. The return of Joseph's bones to the land from whence he came redeems him from slavery just as the other Israelites had been redeemed by G-d.
Segal looks at the Torah as binding on man and G-d. The stories of Joseph form the transition between the patriarchs and slavery in Egypt. In Genesis through Joshua what s revealed is a powerful story and Segal gives it a new and original look. Like I said, it may not be complete or the answer to the mysteries of our relationship with G-d but it indeed gives us a new way to look at the issue.
accessible and well argued.......2007-05-11
Joseph's Bones offers a radically different interpretation from traditional views of the relationship between God and the Israelites (and more generally humanity). Dr. Segal presents the case that, at least initially, while God is powerful, he is not omniscient, nor particularly benevolent, and indeed, may be somewhat insecure and emotionally immature. Thus, the book is concerned with understanding the content of the Bible, rather than whether the Bible itself is true or whether God exists. Nevertheless, the issues the book raises may be troublesome for people who truly believe in God (though perhaps not impossible to accept, because, by its end, the book also raises the possibility that God may have evolved into a being that could be worthy of worship). Indeed, this book may be more difficult for true believers to dismiss than are books that outright deny the existence of God, because its arguments are so tightly bound to the Bible and therefore show that the Bible itself paints a not very pretty picture of God.
The author's case is not airtight. For example, at a few points in the text assumptions or interpretations are chosen because of their interest value rather than their validity (which is impossible to prove). That said, most of the assumptions are amply buttressed by evidence and quotations from the Bible, and the arguments that flow from them are clearly laid out. Moreover, I don't believe it was the author's intention to absolutely prove his thesis, which, in fact, may be an impossibility, just as proving any particular interpretation of the Bible may be. Instead, the author has put forth an interesting and logically plausible interpretation of the historical events, and the relationship between God and humans, that are described in the Bible. In that he has succeeded admirably.
Finally, while one might expect an extended logical argument on the interpretation of events in the Bible to result a dry scholarly work, Joseph's Bones is not. Instead, the text flows nicely, and the arguments and backing evidence are presented in a very accessible fashion. In sum, the book makes for an enjoyable and stimulating read.
stimulating and compelling.......2007-04-27
Joseph's Bones will be controversial. Most people will not be persuaded by its radical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. However, if you can read it with an open mind, you will find it full of insights. Segal bases his interpretation on a close reading of the text, minus the metaphysical and theological assumptions that we take for granted as the legacy of mainstream Judaism and Christianity. He does not clutter his argument with secondary scholarship or jargon, but focuses tightly on the story, which he deeply appreciates and admires. His interpretation unfolds with some of the suspense of a detective novel, but the stakes are much higher.
Adding Insight and Understanding.......2007-04-26
Once again, Dr. Segal brings extraordinary insight to his subject. In "Joseph's Bones" he turns the difficult, never-ending struggle of man's relation to God and God's relation to man into a lively discussion filled with insight. I'm proud to have encouraged Dr. Segal along the way in competing this work for the result is something worth having, reading, learning from and keeping.
Book Description
Meredith Mitchell has joined her friend, archaeologist Ursula Gretton, in the Cotswold village farmland, digging for the old bones of Saxon warriors. But it's the discovery of some very new bones that brings Inspector Alan Markby to the ancient burial grounds to solve a modern-day murder.
The victim turns out to be the wife of Ursula's fellow archaeologist, Dan Woollard...with whom Ursula has just ended a brief affair. Dan claims he was trapped in an unhappy marriage, and in love with Ursula, but swears he's not guilty of murder. But when a second body is found on the site and attempts are made on Ursula's life, it takes the sleuthing skills of the Meredith and Markby team to sift through a mountain of conflicting clues, suspects, and possible witnesses to identify the killer and solve a twenty-five-year-old mystery as well.
Customer Reviews:
Wow!!.......2003-03-15
Why have I never heard of this author before; she's as good as P.D. James or Deborah Crombie in this genre! Just lucked onto this at the library and loved it; good characters and interesting plot. Have two more of hers on hold. If you enjoy James or Crombie you will like this.
spellbinding & delightful all at once.......2002-12-14
This is a well woven story of a murder and the tangled web the main characters Meredith Mitchell and Chief Inspector Alan Markby must untangle to find the killer ... or killers.
The story opens with a young Ursula Gretin, an archeologist on a dig with a former married lover, Dan Woollard. Ursula broke off the affair with Dan who refuses to give up on her. He's married to a romance novelist Natalie Woollard. During the opening of the story, Dan calls Ursula to come to his home to see him on an urgent matter. Urgent to him that is. Once there, Ursula realizes that his main motive is to try to rekindle their relationship. She flatly refuses, insisting that their relationship is over. While there Dan tells her that his wife has gone off to visit her mother ... yet, Ursula spots her pocketbook, complete with wallet and car keys and begins to suspect the worst. What woman in their right mind would leave home without her purse, wallet or keys. Ursula suspects the obvious, that Dan has done away with his wife so he can spend his life with her .... or did he? Ursula confides to her friend Meredith her suspicions that Dan has done something to his wife, who then confides to her friend and police detective Alan. Together the two sleuths unravel a few mysteries -- not only the present one of Natalie Woollard's disappearance, but also a murder that is some 25 years old.
This is a well written, well told, spellbinding tail of love, betrayal, murder, guilt and innocence. Find this book and find out the conclusions. You'll hang on each and ever page until you come to the amazing conclusion. This is a great read!
Book Description
When Marcus Corvinus hears that his father-in-law, Priscus, has been accused of murder, it doesn't take Marcus long to get Priscus off the hook—but finding the real culprit proves tricky. Marcus uncovers a major wine-making fraud as well as a sorry tale of treachery, deceit, and betrayal.
Customer Reviews:
A Very Good Read.......2004-11-11
For anyone new to David Wishart's main character Marcus Corvinus and they have read any of the "Falco" novels by Lindsey Davis, the Marcus Corvinus novels are in the same "style:" A Roman sleuth whose manner of speech is out of character with the surroundings he lives in i.e. Ancient Rome. He has a beautiful and intellingent wife called Perilla, and a "butler" who is a total snob and who in the main looks down his nose at Marcus. Another member of the family is the chef who tends to get drunk and sulk in the kitchen. I do not want to give the plot away so why not buy the book, you won't regret it. All David Wishart's books are well written and researched and the sights and sounds of Ancient Rome leap off the page at you.
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Big Old Bones: A Dinosaur Tale
Carol Carrick
Manufacturer: Clarion Books
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Binding: Paperback
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Book Description
Professor Potts finds some big dinosaur bones and brings them back to his laboratory to reassemble, but the resulting skeletons never seem quite right.
Customer Reviews:
little boy heaven.......2001-02-09
Great illustrations of a family working on an archeological dig. Funny story at the end about the problems associated with catagorizing bones. My 4-year old loved how huge the bones looked compared with the people, and the little boy always present helping his Dad.
Book Description
"The Skeleton Detective" is called to a French isle soon after an aristocrat drowns. But he soon finds that the case is eerily connected to another murder--way back during the Nazi Occupation of World War II France.
Customer Reviews:
Ingeniously crafted mystery!.......2006-02-28
One of the best mysteries I've ever read. It reminded me about what I loved about Sherlock Holmes stories. First and foremost, Elkins' writing is very fluid and descriptive. This story is succinct and poignant without the frills of other writers trying to show how wonderfully they can write. A close second, is Elkins' protagonist, Gideon Oliver, an anthropologist with a talent for his analysis of skeletons. There are many layers to this mystery and they come together very nicely. Great ending! Powerful and with a twist!
Old Bones Used.......2006-02-25
The book arrived in good time, and although used, was in like new condition. We are very pleased.
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Old Bones And Shallow Graves
T.J English
Manufacturer: Mainstream Publishing
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Release Date: 2005-10-25 |
Book Description
When it comes to the world of Addiction, we find some people sabotaging their chance at a new life {recovery} just so they can again experience the drug and it's effect. Whether this action is carried out because of an outside influence, or it is purely an act originated by the person; will become part of the diagnosis once the process to recovery begins. At the moment of relapse, it then becomes a deadly game and if the using does not stop, they may go insane or even die from drug overdose. All people agree, the addict must recover, but there must be a genuine recovery process outlined in order to do that. In addition, we cannot become someone who has closed his or her eyes to the world and call ourselves recovered. The recovery world itself calls for an adjustment to be made in the person's overall life; their standards and principles must change if need be. Life is a gift, and we are placed within it to experience a demonstration. This demonstration will begin to show us secrets about ourselves and especially if he/she is of Black decent and have a connection with the slave holocaust here in America. Why? Because of who and what you are and where you came from, and what you carry with you into the process of recovery. The process of recovery {the spirituality} has many variances and can easily cause confusion if you do not become equipped with a guide. All of the research on recovery has been done including the History that surrounds Black people of America. In this outlined text; you will see, there is more to you and your recovery than what meets the eye; and your heritage connects to deep spiritual roots, which make it virtually impossible to live without consciousness on a higher level. Welcome to the world of: No Dope. A Book Of Enlightenment And Pathway To Love
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