In The Footsteps of Thoreau: 25 Historic & Nature Walks on Cape Cod

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This book is an ambitious and highly successful guide to many regions of Cape Cod as they were once traveled over by Henry David Thoreau. Each section is designed in such a way as to suit the needs of a variety of hikers, those who choose the long trails, and those who prefer the shorter walks. Liberally sprinkled with Thoreau's observations, the book goes into closely followed descriptions of its various routes and of their historic significance. It is a challenge for all of us to leave the highway and the car, and to get out and walk over these many trails and side roads leading to new discoveries of a landscape constantly reinvigorated by the sea.

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Wonderful Book.......2006-02-05

Many people come to Cape Cod every summer, but so few know much about the cape. I'd recommend that if you're one of the many people who rent a Cape house in the summer... bring this book along with you. You'll love it and you'll see the Cape differently and perhaps... find yourself walking in the footsteps of Thoreau.

Awesome Cape Cod Journey.......2005-10-27

I live on Cape Cod and have been working my way through Thoreau's footsteps chapter by chapter - what a fun time and an absolutely fascinating read. Thank you Adam, you have captured the Cape in a way most visitors and locals only dream of experiencing.

It's not just a guidebook, but personal journey with Thoreau.......2003-10-07

By reading and using this book, not only you'll know each footsteps that Thoreau took in Cape Cod, but you'll discover his personal experience and the growth that took in Cape Cod. If you are living in Cape Cod, this book is a MUST HAVE book. You will be able to discover the beauty and richness of your land. And with this book, you can take a profound journey with Henry David Thoreau that will refresh and recreate your life. Buy this book and take a trip with Thoreau!

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Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. "Culture Shock!" at your Door guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And "Culture Shock!" Success Secrets guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure.

Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.

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Irresponsible!.......2001-02-20

I must say I agree with Cramer when it comes to the wealth of Cuban culture. However I have a few concerns about this book. A most shocking part of this book is what is not in it. While it is true that Cuban citizens have no right to bear arms since all weapons were confiscated at the start of the revolution, gun violence is still a factor to consider in Cuba. Consider the case of Joachim Løvschall a Danish student learning Spanish in Cuba who was shot in the back and killed by Cuban state security with an AK-47... In addition, I did not care to hear about how JoAnne Chesimard aka "Asaka Shakur" a fugitive from justice, convicted of killing a NJ state trooper, had learned to adapt to life in Cuba. By sharing the story of Ms. Chesimard Cramer lends credence to her "story" of persecuted victim. In addition, Cramer says he will be balanced but by mentioning the story of Ms. Chesimard an allegedly former political prisoner in the US and not mentioning the plight of dissidents in Cuba (such as Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet... his commitment falls through. The US Department of State has suggestions not mentioned in Culture Shock for those wanting to visit Cuban schools and universities...

A Great Read.......2000-09-26

I bought this book after I fell in love with the Buena Vista Social Club series and thus Cuba. It is difficult to find unbiased reporting on life in Cuba because most people have very strong feelings about this island. Cramer carefully considers all opinions but actually talks to the people who live there. He doesn't just interview those who love Castro -- in fact, most think Castro should step down. He interviews people who feel that Cuba is racist and those who feel that the "social experiment" has eliminated racism. The book is very intellectually honest which is rare any work but especially one on Cuba. Cramer demonstrates why he is horserace betting's most effective writer. He can teach while he tells amazing stories.

Cramer has written a fascinating look at an amazing island.

Gain insight *before* you go!.......2000-05-11

Culture Shock Cuba really did it for me. Any imaginable situation you get yourself in while visiting Cuba is mentioned. Coming from a Northern European culture there was just a lot for me to understand, if I didn't want to behave like a total weirdo. It is an easy and fun to read book I absolutely recommend.

Culture Shock! Cuba: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Guides)

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Culture Shock! Cuba: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Guides)
Mark Cramer
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The mysterious world beneath the ocean's surface has captivated man for centuries—the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and ancient Chinese all kept fish in their homes for purposes other than the culinary. But it was not until the nineteenth-century invention of the aquarium that the deep was truly domesticated, offering the curiously inclined a chance to invent their very own exotic sea world within their own walls.

In this fascinating history of the aquarium, Bernd Brunner traces the development of this most wonderful invention, giving insight into the cultural and social circumstances that accompanied its swift rise in popularity. Brunner tells a compelling story of obsession, beauty, discovery, and delight, from the aquarium's humble origins as a tool for scientific observation to the Victorian era's elaborately decorated containers of oceanic curiosity, to the great public aquaria of the twentieth century.

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What a great topic!.......2005-09-27

The origin of the aquarium, what a topic! This informative, entertaining and sometimes poetic text tells the whole story and is a joy to read. How it was invented in England and how the idea traveled to Germany and to the United States. By the way, a handsome book in unusual size, profusely illustrated. Where the hell did the author find all these cute illustrations of aquariums and stuff related to it?

Not bad..........2005-09-21

...but not real good either. Definitely not worth the full price. Short, light on details, and definitely euro-centric. It's not a bad little read, but don't expect a deep examination of aquarium history. Also, the physical construction of the book is curious...it's tall, thin and tightly bound, making it difficult to hold comfortably. The print isn't the darkest or the most legible, and most of the illustrations (which are the best part of the book) are small, although clearly reproduced. This would have made a perfect library book.

The Ocean at Home.......2005-08-10

Excellent historial review of the origins of aquariums, public and private.

Wonderful synopsis of the history of the home aquarium........2005-05-12

The Ocean at Home is a wonderful book that outlines the early history of the private and public aquariums. When I entered this hobby back in the mid 90's I had no idea that the origin of the aquarium had such a full history. The history of our hobby is one subject that seems to get overlooked in many of our aquatic publications to date. This book walks the reader thru the progression from keeping plants and snails in small jars to the appearance of the first public aquariums. In reading this book you become familiar with the 150+ years of development and discovery for the modern aquarium.

There are so many illustrations in the book nearly every page has at least one illustration on it helping depict the aquarium or equipment of the given era. With the aid of the illustrations the reader has to wonder what aquariums 100 or even 150 years ago would have looked like. How where they heated? How was the water filtered? What a wondrous site it must have been to the children and adults of the 19th century to be able to observe the creatures from the deep as the book describes.

I highly recommend this book to any aquarist that wishes to discover more about the origins of the modern aquarium as well as some of the early challenges that 19th century aquarists faced.

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Products of Random Variables explores the theory of products of random variables through from distributions and limit theorems, to characterizations, to applications in physics, order statistics, and number theory. It uses entirely probabilistic arguments in actualizing the potential of the asymptotic theory of products of independent random variables and obtaining results with dependent variables using a new Bonferroni-type argument. Systematically and comprehensively tracks the progression of research completed in the area over the last twenty years. Well-indexed and well-referenced, Products of Random Variables · Clarifies foundational concepts such as symmetric and limiting distributions of products · Examines various limit theorems, from logarithmically Poisson distributions to triangular arrays · Explores characterization theorems, detailing normal, Cauchy, and bivariate distributions · Describes models of interactive particles · Elucidates dual systems of interactive particles, dual systems of increasing size, and random walks · Covers the Kubilius-Turán inequality and distributions for multiplicative functions · Probes sequences of prime divisors and prime numbers · Discusses Markov chains, Hilbert spaces, and quotients of random variables · Presents income growth models and numerous other applied models tapping products of random variables Authored by eminent scholars in the field, this volume is an important research reference for applied mathematicians, statisticians, physicists, and graduate students in these disciplines.

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The Obedience of a Christian Man by William Tyndale, a principal translator of the King James Bible, was published in 1528, three years after the first publication of his English translation of the New Testament. Obedience defends the basic goal of his translation, and of the English Reformation that he helped incite: opening direct access for all believers, even the "boy that driveth the plough" to Scripture, the supreme authority of the Church. For reformers such as Tyndale, obedience to Scripture was a revolutionary act requiring complete commitment. Tyndale described this commitment with forcefulness that still reads fresh today:

To preach God's word is too much for half a man. And to minister a temporal kingdom is too much for half a man also. Either other requireth an whole man. One therefore cannot well do both.

The book is a landmark of political thought, expounding another fundamental principle of the English Reformation: that the king is the supreme authority of the state. (Tyndale's ideal of royal authority, however, is determined by Scripture's authority: "The most despised person in his realm is the king's brother and fellow member with him and equal with him in the kingdom of God and Christ.") The Obedience of Christian Man includes much rhetoric about obedience of woman to man that now appears archaic and offensive, but its tough-minded description of the uneasy relationship between power and love is timeless. --Michael Joseph Gross

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William Tyndale published The Obedience of a Christian Man two years after he presented his 1526 English translation of the Bible, a forbidden undertaking, which eventually led to his execution. His vigorous, direct translation of the New Testament was intended to make it accessible even to the "boy that driveth the plough." In The Obedience of a Christian Man, he articulates his religious principles in what became one of the most important publications of the first phase of the English Reformation. He boldly develops the argument that ordinary believers should live directly according to Scripture without the intervention of worldly and often corrupt popes and prelates. This fine example of English prose raises, even today, powerful questions about the challenge of living a Christian life.

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From the Reformation's Genesis.......2006-10-22

This small book (235 pages of which 26 pages are endnotes) is the second of three texts William Tyndale published in the wake of his 1526 New Testament- the first English Bible. "The Obedience of a Christian Man" ("Obedience") offers considerable early Protestant theology with occasional glimpses into the Reformation as it is happening. "Obedience" is a preeminent primary source.

Much of what contemporary English speaking Protestant Christians assume (God is the source of life, God rules through human leaders, leave a place for Divine vengeance, believing leaders should rule with truth, Christ is the believer's mediator before God, etc.) is originally offered here. Writing from the Reformation's genesis, Tyndale is the first to proffer an English theology.

Editor David Daniell provides a helpful text with this paperback edition (2000). He alters Tyndale's 16th century language slightly for the sake of contemporary learning. Readers are focused by "Obedience's" idioms and practical theological application as well as amused by its various Reform era words (i.e. "volo", "shriven", aneled", "neverthelater", "menpleasers", etc.). These terms are presented with no textual definition and thus help convey the book's 16th century flavor. These idioms do not distract Tyndale's original theological tenants from effective 21st century application.

"Obedience" is somewhat technical and assumes readers' biblical familiarity. Tyndale is replete with Scripture quotes, and illusions. His illustrations are interesting- taken from his 1520s and 30s life as a fugitive from King Henry VIII's sheriffs (William Tyndale was ultimately captured in Belgium and burned as a heretic on October 6, 1536... 470 years ago this month). (Beware, as with all the earliest Protestant Reformers, Tyndale has a pronounced disregard, and verbal dislike, for Roman Catholic clergy and the Pope.) This book is recommended to all 16th century buffs, theology students, church historians, and pastors.

A great but biased edition.......2005-05-28

Professor David Daniell is chairman of the Tyndale Society and has produced a very good, very scholarly edition of "The Obedience of a Christian Man." As someone who has tried, with modern eyes, to make out the 16th century typography of Tyndale's books, having an easy to read text is a true blessing. Daniell's introduction notes that Tyndale's writing is full of quotations and allusions to Scripture - it's beyond a shadow of a doubt that the man's mind was drenched with God's Word. But, unfortunately, like clear water going into a coffee maker, what finally filters out of Tyndale's pen is very black indeed. "The Obedience of a Christian Man" is a book crippled by its obsession with the Catholic Church. Tyndale's world is extremely black-and-white. Page after page the tirade goes on. The message is "We are good. They are evil. We are wise. They are foolish. We are pure. They are impure. We are Christians. They are Anti-Christ." If there is a good, faithful Catholic Christian anywhere in the world, Tyndale refuses to admit it. At best, Catholics are ignorant dupes. He spends the entire book beating savagely on a stereotype - and like any stereotype, it is only somewhat true. It's like being told that blacks (or Mexicans, or Irishmen - fill in the blank) are shiftless and thieving. Professor Daniell doesn't help us back away from Tyndale's relentless rant at all. That's my only real criticism of this edition - some objective historical understanding would have been helpful. While Tyndale isn't the bumbling oaf that some Catholic writers would have us believe, he also isn't a plaster saint who should be believed without qualification. We need help understanding not only where he might have been right - but also where he might have been wrong, and how his obsessions not only gave us some lovely English, but also fueled the fire that finally consumed him.

Please get your facts straight - Tyndale deserves that, !.......2004-02-13

No offence, but please check your facts, then write. I am not sure who is referred to as Amazon's reviewer, but he or she or they deserve a raise! As a reader pointed out elsewhere in a review, ". . . Tyndales' words account for 84 per cent of the [KJV]New Testament, and for 75.8 per cent of the [KJV]Old Testament books that he translated." In fact when we read the KJV (more properly, the AV or Authorized version), we are in the main reading the beautiful, soaring word-music of Tyndale, surely one of the most-overlooked great writers of the English language. Anyone who loves the bible in English translation should read Tyndale's translation, especially those who presume (incorrectly) to dismiss him.

"Amazon's reviewer" is correct and needs araise.......2004-02-13

Influential remarkable book written almost 500 years ago.......2002-12-27

This remarkable book needs to be set in context, it was written almost 500 years ago, during the brutal persecution of those who believed the simple Gospel and in the absolute authority of "Scripture alone".

William Tyndale, a gifted scholar educated at Oxford and ordained a priest, saw at first hand the widespread corruption within the Roman Catholic Church

Rome held ultimate power, even over the kings and government. The Pope and its bishops believed that they could not err in all matters spiritual. Their core belief was, and still is, that 'Church Tradition' holds equal, if not more authority than the Holy Bible, the infallible, inerrant Word of God.

Rome went to extreme lengths to prevent the ordinary folk from having any independent understanding of the Bible, particularly in what it said regarding, purgatory, confessing sins to a priest, selling of indulgences, praying to Mary, praying to Saints, salvation by works and money payments etc.

In defiance of the Pope's law Tyndale laid the foundation for the English Reformation when he completed the very first (from original Greek) English translation of the New Testament. This translation differed sharply from the Church's official Latin version, particularly as to how six key words were translated.

From the Greek Tyndale translated, "congregation" instead of "church", "elder" instead of "priest", "repentance" instead of "do penance", "love" instead of "charity", "favour" instead of "grace" and "knowledge" instead of "confess".

Tyndale's unique gift cut to the bedrock of Papal authority. Matthew 16 v 18 now read, "That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my congregation". One word, congregation, had at a stroke demolished the Pope's claim to be the head of Christ's Church and brought into sharp focus the contradictions of the Papal system, its customs, its practices, its friars, its priests, its bishops and its Pope.

Taking his cue from Matthew 7 v 15 & 16 he is scathing with righteous indignation when comparing the simple life and Gospel of Jesus Christ the very Son of God with that of the Pope - "Christ's vicar on earth". This unleashed the full might of the Papacy, Tyndale was hunted across Europe, his New Testament translation and books were burnt, as were people caught holding similar beliefs.

In this book Tyndale systematically examines English social and political life; he examines the relationship between church, and state; he sees one social structure created by God and the Christians responsibility within it. He examines the responsibility and obedience of children through to subjects, "what to do if the king, prince or ruler is evil", what to do with "the Popes false power" and how those in positions of responsibility and power ought to rule.

Tyndale writes with authority, he knows his Bible intimately, he has an unshakable confidence in the promises of God's Word and he knows with certainty that Truth will triumph regardless of a bleak situation.

Tyndale's is not an historical faith rooted in an ancient story, nor was it a dead faith; this is a living vibrant feeling faith firmly rooted in the power of the Living Word of God.

Tyndale knew many of his readers would be tortured and burnt; he starts the introduction bringing them comfort. Constantly echoing Scripture, the simplicity of the Gospel and New Testament doctrine he shows how adversity follows Gods chosen people and how God uses this adversity to purify His people, to strengthen their faith and to demonstrate that His grace is sufficient to meet their every need.

This book shows a man driven by one desire and one desire only, the desire that ordinary folk should be able, without fear, to read and understand the Word of God; to know that Salvation is a personal matter, justification is by faith alone in the finished work of our Lord and Savour Jesus Christ and His Redeeming Blood and that the fruits of this faith are good works.

Christian living is a life of service according to the New Testament and not according to the Church. Even in the 21st century this book brings the challenge of the Gospel - do those who claim to be Christian truly know the joy of this vibrant living feeling faith; are the fruits of this faith a life of service and giving?

In May 1535 William Tyndale was caught, interrogated for 16 months, defrocked as a priest and burnt as a heretic.

Today most who read this review will be privileged to enjoy freedom of worship, freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom from fear; we cannot even contemplate the conditions that Tyndale and his fellow labourers endured. We owe them all a great debt of gratitude for their faith courage and determination.

David Danell has done an excellent job in, modernising the spelling, adding end notes and in his introduction.

A call for Biblical obedience by the families of America: A Biblical study of the family

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A call for Biblical obedience by the families of America: A Biblical study of the family
Russell L Chupik
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The Obedience Of A Christian Man

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Obedience (Themes in orthodox patristic psychology)

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Obedience (Themes in orthodox patristic psychology)
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The Obedience of a Christian Man
WILLIAM TYNDALE
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The Obedience of a Christian Man
William Tyndale
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Obedience of a Christian Man and How Christ Rulers Ought to Govern

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Obedience of a Christian Man and How Christ Rulers Ought to Govern
William Tyndale
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The obedyence of a Christian man
William Tyndale
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The Works of Thomas Goodwin Vol 7: Creatures & Their State By Creation; Gospel Holiness; Blessed State of Glory of the Saints After Death; Three Several Ages of Christians in Faith & Obedience; Man's Restoration By Grace; Repentance

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The Works of Thomas Goodwin Vol 7: Creatures & Their State By Creation; Gospel Holiness; Blessed State of Glory of the Saints After Death; Three Several Ages of Christians in Faith & Obedience; Man's Restoration By Grace; Repentance
Thomas Goodwin
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