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90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life
Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-13
Summary: Dr Gray
... I like this book so much, that I am distributing it to friends and patients
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[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-15
Summary: Heavenly place
... This book make me cry and laugh, easy to read,when you start this book you have to finish its a real story of a life time please don"t wait to accept Jesus in your heart he promess you, heaven for eternity!!! I love it!!! I pass this book to a lot of peoples.Don't wait a other minute to experience heaven.
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[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-08-15
Summary: Amazing book
... This book is amazing. It is hard to believe that it is true, that someone has seen heaven and returned to life on earth. Although the Bible reveals people who have died and were raised from the dead, there has been no actual description of what heaven is really like from them. I guess the Good Lord thought that a brief description was needed in our world at this time.
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[4] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-08-15
Summary: 90 Minutes in Heaven
... This book was very inspirational for me. At first I was a little disappointed, since I had just finished reading 23 minutes in Hell and hoped this book would paint as vivid a picture of heaven as 23 minutes in hell painted of hell. There were a few descriptions involving his time in heaven but the book focused more on Don Piper's recovery. I'm amazed at how much pain and suffering Don went through during his long recovery. He also experienced severe depression during the first part of his recovery. I could relate to
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Editorial Reviews ... Product Description | As he is driving home from a minister's conference, Baptist minister Don Piper collides with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He is pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, Piper experiences heaven where he is greeted by those who had influenced him spiritually. He hears beautiful music and feels true peace. Back on earth, a passing minister who had also been at the conference is led to pray for Don even though he knows the man is dead. Piper miraculously comes back
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-24 Summary: Read It! ... This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It's a good example of truth being better than fiction. The accomplishments, connections, events, and action are almost too much to believe. It's a page turner with an easy format and readable style. The author deserves much praise for research, organization, and presentation of an event and era that I feel most of us know nothing about. I especially found the brief descriptions of Hunt, Olmstead, and others helpful as "behind the scenes" shapers of America. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-17 Summary: magical ... not many books transport you to a time of great changes like this one does. for the too brief of period I have lived in the book I have lived the rise of a nation and the dawn of great evil and vision. wonderfull depictions, great people and amzing time. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-27 Summary: The Devil in the White city ... Totally loved this book! I love to read about things that really happened and with such accuracy and attention to details. He makes history interesting! Now I just can't wait to go back to Chicago to see all the sites mentioned in the book. ...more
[4] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-08-25 Summary: A good read ... Enjoyable book about a criminal who until this book has generally just merited a "mention" in books about serial killers. Very interesting back/side story about the men who planned, designed and built the Chicago's World's Fair. My only criticism of this book would be the development of the tie-in between the fair builders and the criminal. It wasn't wasn't well developed - it was difficult to discern what the author's point was using this style of writing and joining the two stories. Overall, however, I would highly ...more
Editorial Reviews [1] ... Amazon.com | Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book's categorization to be sure that The Devil in the White City is not, in fact, a highly imaginative novel. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor. Burnham's challenge was immense. In a short period of time,...more
[2] ... Product Description | Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the...more
[3] ... Download Description | In The Devil in the White City , Erik Larson, author of Isaac's Storm , tells the spellbinding true story of two men, an architect and a serial killer, whose fates were linked by the greatest fair in American history: the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, nicknamed "The White City." Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham,...more
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-20 Summary: Personal Journey not Book Review: Read with an Open Heart ... I, too, agree that the previous reviews of this book have been about just that: the book instead of the journey of Ms. Gilbert through the lenses of an open mind and open heart. Elizabeth takes a risk and puts herself out there by exposing to us all her struggles with food, spirituality and love. This book has created a love / hate relationship - there is really no in between...each you love it or you hate it. I loved it. She spoke to me. I divorced my husband for reasons people didn't understand, I battled with food ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-08-21 Summary: Intelligent, skillfully written & delightfully humorous ... Attraversiamo, Elizabeth Gilbert's favorite Italian word, means "let's cross over" - and I really felt like I did - for the three days it took me to read the three sections of this charming work, I felt like I had crossed over into the parallel universe of this book and was walking beside the author as she set out on the most heroic voyage of all - the voyage of self-discovery. I have to admit that the hype and negative reviews had nearly put me off - then I happened to read the online excerpt and it really helped ...more
Editorial Reviews ... Product Description | This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and...more
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life
Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-11 Summary: Boundaries ... This book is wonderful. I listen to it in the car and it delivers me every time. I thank God for this book. It is taking the blinders of the area that I didn't know were there. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-18 Summary: Great ... Buying this book was quick and easy. It arrived quickly and I am very pleased with the service I received. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-07-25 Summary: Good book... life changer ... I am so happy I bought this book. It has so much information. It is a book that needs study... not just a read. I grew up with alcoholic parents and very codependent relationships. I am glad there is a Christian and biblical based book that speaks to the fact that when you are a Christian loving on people it does not also mean you are a doormat for others to take advantage of. God gave us boundaries and the ability to determine what is good for us to protect us. It is up to us to flex our muscles in this area and listen ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-26 Summary: Boundaries, a book for anyone who is a people-pleaser ... This book changed my life. For once I was clearly able to see that I am not responsible for other's and am not allowed to change them. This book shows the reader where he begins and ends and how our decisions need to reflect this. Anyone who feels guilt when they disappoint another person needs to read this book. I've given more of these books out as gifts and got the tape to play in my car over and over. The truths presented here give us permission to make healthy decisions which allow good in to our lives and keep ...more
Editorial Reviews [1] ... Amazon.com | In order to call themselves good Christians, many people have drawn overly flexible boundaries (unwilling to say no, always accommodating others' needs) or overly rigid boundaries (to the point of being righteous and judgmental). Psychologists and inspirational speakers Cloud and Townsend show readers how to set reasonable boundaries in order to follow the true path of Christianity. This book has become immensely popular, most likely because it makes personal boundaries easier to define and is...more
[2] ... Product Description | Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not. Boundaries impact all areas of our lives: Physical boundaries help us determine who may touch us, mental boundaries give us the freedom to have our own thoughts, emotional boundaries help us to deal with our own emotions and spiritual boundaries help us to distinguish...more
Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction (4th Edition) (Words Their Way Series)
Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-02-09 Summary: Spelling and Reading ... It's been shown that spelling provides a window to one's reading. This book explains the developmental stages children go through K- adult. The database software on one of the CDs that allows one to analyze the spelling inventories and sort the results is very easy to use. Classroom teachers appreciate the data I have been able to give them on their students. The word games and short videos on the 2nd CD are very helpful. The analytical phonics approach is very kid-friendly right up through high school. This is a very ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-05-10 Summary: Great Resource! ... This is a great resource. It gives many examples of how to impliment the program. One thing I really like about Words Their Way is the fact that is hands on. This will really help my students who are more concrete thinkers. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-10-29 Summary: Very useful for homeschoolers too... ... My children attended a public school where this program was used. When I brought them home due to their various LDs/allergies, I balked at the $40 price tag of this book and opted for the less expensive Spectrum Spelling books for their grade level. I found those to be rather annoying because often my children already knew the words. And the ones they didn't know, they would spell correctly on the tests, but they didn't necessarily continue to spell the words correctly in their writing. Mid-way through the year I abandoned ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-01-06 Summary: Words Their Way ... The book is outstanding. The materials in the book is easy to read and follow. I use the activities and word sorts in my classroom each day. I have used the spelling inventory with my class, also. I do have a problem with the CD that came with the book. I wish the word sorts involving words would be big like the picture sorts are. My students have trouble with the small size of squares. ...more
Editorial Reviews ... Book Description | With more than 15 years of extensive observations and experiences in real classrooms, the authors bring keen insight to this activity-based book. They advocate basing student learning on the appropriate developmental level. This philosophy is supported with more than 250 ready-to-use word study, spelling, vocabulary, and phonics activities presented in developmental sequence, from the Emergent through the Derivational Relation stage. For educators and school administrators....more