Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Volume 2 [EasyRead Edition]

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An outstanding work of history, it throws light on the life in French court and presents the butchery of St. Bartholomew\'s Day. The book also offers a commentary on the trends, customs and royal life at the end of 16th century. Marguerite de Valois engrosses the reader with her lucid and eloquent style of writing. Captivating!

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These Letters first appeared in French, in 1628, just thirteen years after the death of their witty and beautiful authoress, who, whether as the wife for many years of the great Henri of France, or on account of her own charms and accomplishments, has always been the subject of romantic interest.

The letters contain many particulars of her life, together with many anecdotes hitherto unknown or forgotten, told with a saucy vivacity which is charming, and an air vividly recalling the sprightly, arch demeanour, and black, sparkling eyes of the fair Queen of Navarre. She died in 1615, aged sixty-three.

These letters contain the secret history of the Court of France during the seventeen eventful years 1565-82.

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This autobiography tells how Glenn Exum formed the Petzoldt-Exum School of American Mountaineering into one of the most respected guide companies in the world.

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For Climbing History Buffs and Lovers of the Tetons.......2003-06-20

If you love the Tetons of Wyoming or have ever climbed with Exum Guides, then you'll enjoy this book. Filled with wonderful photos from a by-gone period of Teton climbing (when you just tied in around your waist) and funny stories from one of the men who created Teton climbing, this book will make you chuckle and impress you with the simple humor and ease of Glenn Exum. If you're looking for a detailed story of the early years of Teton climbing, this is not the book for you. It gives you a view through Exum's own eyes, but that's pretty interesting. It's worth the cost just for the photos alone.

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Sad, But True........2001-09-17

This book (as the subtitle says) is a humorous collections of cliches and un-truisms that can be gathered from watching movies. The book takes only about five minutes to read and some of the observations are hilarious, some are right on the money, and some just don't make sense outside of movies. Each statement has a picture from a movie beside it that illustrates what is said. For instance, "The village Idiot is a veritable font of wisdom" quote is next to a picture of Forrest Gump. Some of the observations many of my friends did not understand. Unfortunately, if you are like me and get most of them, you've probably seen too many movies.

A Humerous Peer Into Movie Reality.......2000-08-01

"No problem is so big that it can't be solved in 12 reels (or less)". This is a typical statement that one reads in large font opposite of a movie still that complements it. This book is funny and will make you laugh and maybe even says "Huh! Thats true!", or "Oh yeah!" The book is not really a read, so to speak, but a gander across some 200 pages which will take minutes to complete. The title itself is a play on Robert Fulghum's (forever parodied) popular self-help book "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten". Not something I would go out of my way for, however it has some insight into the world of movies and how there are some things that typify the cinematic lifestyle.

The BEST Book I've ever written -- JOHN JB WILSON........1996-02-06

I hope you have as much fun reading this humorous collection of film cliche's as I had writing it and collecting the movie stills which illustrate it. I know I wrote it, but I still laugh out loud at my favorite entries every time I pick it up. WHY NOT PICK UP A COPY YOURSELF

VERY Funny, terrific film stills, a GREAT Gift Idea!.......1996-02-06

A hilarious collection of movie cliches, each presented in its own apropos type font, and every one ilustrated with an aptly chosen film still (everything from the silent 10 COMMANDMENTS to SHOWGIRLS) The author is the creator of the infamous RAZZIE Awards, which dis-honor the WORST in Film in each year...How many more laughs could you expect at this price?

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As Americans, we face two fundamental questions:

First, are we truly prepared to fight this new war to wipe out terrorism and terrorist regimes, and win it decisively –– no matter what sacrifices it requires or how long it takes?

Second, are we once again prepared to teach our children the fundamental principles and values that make this country great –– the values that make this country worth fighting for, living for, and dying for?

Sean Hannity is the hottest new phenomenon in TV and talk radio today. His gutsy, take–no–prisoners interviews and commentary on the Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes have made him one of cable television's most popular personalities. And his ascendance to the top of the talk radio world with ABC Radio's The Sean Hannity Show has won him a huge and devoted following that includes not only conservatives but anyone else who values straight talk over pandering and excuses.

Now, in Let Freedom Ring, Sean Hannity offers a survey of the world –– political, social, and cultural –– as he sees it. Devoting special attention to 9/11, the war on terror, and the continuing threat we face at home and abroad, he makes clear that the greatest challenge we have to overcome may not be an attack from overseas, but the slow compromising of our national character. And he asks why, particularly in this time of war, should we entrust our future to the voices of the Left –– the very people who have spent decades ravaging so many of our core values and traditions?

Our nation, as Hannity reminds us, was founded on the idea of freedom. And in order to protect our freedoms, he argues, we must stand vigilant against liberal attempts to compromise our strengths. From our military and intelligence forces, to our borders and airports, to our unified commitment to root out terrorists at home and abroad, he reveals how our strongest lines of defense have come under attack –– by left–wing voices within our government, media, schools, and elsewhere. And he shows how even domestic issues like taxation, education, patriotism, and the family have been exploited by liberals with their own agendas –– with potentially disastrous results.

Filled with the commonsense commentary and passionate argument that have made Sean Hannity the most compelling conservative voice since Rush Limbaugh, Let Freedom Ring is an urgent call to arms. For, as Hannity warns, "We are engaged in a war of ideas. And civilization is at stake."

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Chickenhawk propaganda.......2007-09-12

Having chickenhawk people like Hannity, Coulter, Limbaugh etc be the deciding voice for the Conservatives is deeply troubling. I love the core Republican philosophy and ideas, which makes me despise a nonsense book like this. Read it if you really want to dwell deeply into the mind of the ignorant. Hannity is a joke, his views and conclusions deeply distorted, but most important of all, he does not represent true Conservatism....far from it,

This guy wouldn't know what"liberty"was if he tripped over it.......2007-08-02

First we get the obvious out of the way;Sean Hannity is a man with an agenda and,therefore cannot see the difference between truth and whatever helps that agenda.We only have this writer's unswerving loyalty to the Bush blunders in Iraq,
his disregard of the lies Bush has told in order to get us into an unnecessary war and keep us there,and his willingness to blame others for the complete and absolute failure of "conservative"right wing policies to see that ANYTHING that he says or writes is suspect at best...
Now I will not claim that liberals do not themselves have an agenda,but I will compare its fruits with those advocated by the Sean Hannitys of this planet,and,for most,the comparison reveals some very obvious conclusions..
School vouchers ,which the right wing loves,are an excuse to divert public funds into private institutional hands...It is also an attempt to get around a non-denominational education using public tax dollars...If ANYONE wants a private school education they are welcome to it,AT THIER OWN EXPENSE,and not at mine...As a taxpayer it is my obligation to contribute towards paying the costs of necessary public elements,the PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM being one of these.Any whining about how the poor somehow are being short-changed by not being able to send thier kids to private school at taxpayer expense seems hypocritical at best coming from this writer,especially as neither Hannity nor any of the other extremists he fits in with have any concern over getting the poor universal healthcare,better housing,or a higher wage..Private school education,however,is something conservatives DO want,FOR THEMSELVES ,and what a nice touch it is couching thier empty blather in a bogus concern over the "quality"of the education recieved by the poor in our public schools...
Terrorism is,of course,a real threat...but so is arrogance,greed,and unbridled corporate sponsored imperialism,all of which the conservative movement has in spades...Making "Terrorism"the excuse for an american right wing effort to reshape the world is more than wrong,it is dangerous and criminal...Hannity has shown himself a booster of the Bush agenda,which,considering all of the Bush lies about that war,either makes Hannity a fool or a willing co-conspirator in those lies...
Liberty,for the Hannity-types,is an ambiguous term..Libery,it seems means sifting through citizens mail secretly,torturing political prisoners secretly,trashing the constitution when its meaning is in conflict with what the right wing wants...Liberty means bowing to christian fundamentalism..it means restricting rather than enlarging our freedoms...it mean yearning for the good old days,when everyone"knew his/her place"and when bigotry,discrimanation and worse were the commonplace features of everyday life in the ideal conservative-oriented universe...Liberty to Hannity and the other conservative thugs is not libery at all,but that is not what Hannity proclaims,either in his book or on the teevee...
Hannity's book is trash...it is worse than trash because it is not truthful,it is not accurate,and it is a blueprint for a society in which liberty will be replaced by goose-stepping and repression,some of which we are already experiencing under the Bush administration.

Pure tripe.......2007-07-19

Wake up, people. Let's all be adults. Look at the situation rationally. Hannity's sacred Republican party has had control of this country for the great majority of the past three decades. Over the past six years, they've controlled all 3 branches of government. Ask yourself: "have things improved or deteriorated?"

The answer should be crystal clear, especially for the most recent six years.

And yet, right-wing mouthpieces like Sean Hannity keep erecting "liberal" strawmen to be the scapegoats for all of our nation's ills. Even on the surface, it's just plain ridiculous. If the Republicans had been out of power for all that ime, THEN there would be an argument that the "other guys" have made a mess of things. But that's simply not the situation.

Hannity's book is nothing more than a lame attempt to shift the blame from his side to the other side. Only the blindest partisans could fail to see through this simple tactic. His tired rhetoric rings hollow. His whining is annoying. Skip this book. It's fabricated opinion, not information.

BTW, I voted twice for Ronald Reagan and once for George H W Bush, so I'm not exactly a left winger.

Good book to read- Fine message .......2007-07-16

I like this guy allot, and his book has a very positive message.

Too bad all the hate mongering, extremists want to write trash about this book- but it will not effect the sales nor the message among fans.

God bless America.

Facts matrix built on sand.......2007-04-22

Like all neo con's who are actually anti conservative Hanity will grab whatever will stick to the wall to support his rants. Adept at times at the art of half truth, he counts on people too lazy to check facts or who will work to become informed from muliple credible sources of information so they can develop their own opinion. The last demographic Hanity depends on for support, willingly stupid people, a demographic that has saddly grown even into the White House.

Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism

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Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism
Sean Hannity
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Sean Hannity
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Temari Traditions.......2005-08-04

This second book by this author is rather advanced, not the step-up second type instruction book I had expected.

A good book for intermediate temari.......2000-03-29

Well, a friend of mine had this book, and she showed it to me, and it was part of what got me interested in temari. This book is okay for a beginner, but it's probably better to start with one specifically designed for beginners... anyway, the instructions are good, even if the author does over-explain a little bit. This is a good step towards making temari patterns more complex and interesting.

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No one is capable of living life without help. Learn how mentoring relationships can put you years ahead of where you'd be on your own.

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Practical Yet Partial.......2005-07-16

This book is based on a simple finding: "Research on mid-career, contemporary leaders led to [the] conclusion - few leaders finish well". Further, in the case where leaders did finish well, "their relationship to another person significantly enhanced their development". Thus the stage is set for the subject of mentoring, which the authors describe as (the concise definition):

a relational experience
through which one person empowers another
by sharing God-given resources.

Stanley and Clinton are well respected authorities in the field of leadership development, and this book represents a popular and "lightweight" version of far larger tomes, so providing easy access to their ideas. The authors focus mainly on the types of mentor who may enrich our lives, and how. The book explores nine common mentor types, and "ten commandments" required for successful mentoring one-on-one. Two further types of mentoring receive special attention, namely The Constellation Model (a relational network of upward, downward, and lateral mentoring), and Peer Co-Mentoring (mutual mentoring with a close friend).

The emphasis on the "relational experience" of mentoring is arguably both the greatest strength and the greatest weakness of the book. On the one hand, it offers one - in the words of the publishers - "access to the wisdom, experience, vision, and direction of those who have gone before". On the other hand, there is a great deal of emphasis on the values, skills, etc. which are transferred to the one being mentored, yet limited appreciation of how mentoring might point to God. The authors hardly touch on the type of mentoring which focuses on the "encounter with the Holy", and the sovereign grace required for a Christian leader to succeed and survive. In short, it tends towards a "Latin" theology of mentoring.

The book has a strong foundation in research and experience, and for this alone it is well worth a look. It is characterised by simplicity and ease of reading, and makes excellent use of diagrams, tables, and real-life illustrations to present the material in a readable and approachable way. On the whole, it gives one a good grounding in some of the more practical aspects of mentoring and being mentored, and may encourage some readers to advance to the more "serious" works of Stanley and Clinton.

A Good Analytical Book on Mentoring from a Christian Perspec.......2002-05-07

Connecting: The Mentoring Relationships You Need to Succeed in Life, by Paul D. Stanley and J. Robert Clinton, Colorado Springs, Navpress, 1992, 252 pages. Reviewed by J. L. Lee

Paul Stanley has over twenty years experience in leadership development. He has served as the international vice-president of the Navigators. His ministry has taken him to a variety of international locations where he has done both leadership training and consulting.

Dr. Robert Clinton has served on the faculty of the Fuller Theological Seminary as an associate professor of leadership for the school of world mission. He has completed extensive research in the field of leadership and specializes in leadership training, selection, and emergence patterns.

The thesis of this book is to show leaders a method they may use to "finish well." That method is to use mentoring as a leadership tool. The authors define the tool of mentoring in relationship terms as an experience where one person empowers another using divinely provided resources. The authors also clearly state the four objectives of the book on page 13.

1.) "How to be mentored even though there aren't enough mentors to go around"
2.) "An explanation of what makes mentoring work"
3.) "A balanced model of mentoring relationships"
4.) "Illustrations and ideas on how mentoring can work for you"

They answer the first objective in the first ten chapters of the book. This is accomplished by breaking down the task of mentoring into seven functions, Discipler, Spiritual Guide, Coach, Counselor, Teacher, Sponsor and Model. Model is further sub-divided into Contemporary and Historical Models. The first three mentoring functions are grouped together under the supra heading of Intensive Mentoring. The fourth through sixth functions are likewise grouped under the heading Occasional Mentoring. The two sub-types of models are considered under the heading Passive Mentoring.
The authors also define three essential dynamics of the mentoring process as Attraction, Responsiveness, and Accountability. These three dynamics are of greater importance in the more intensive types of mentoring. The three dynamics also address the second objective of the book, "what makes mentoring work."
The introduction of the seven mentoring functions and the three dynamics begins in chapter two, especially pages 41-45, and form the backbone of this book upon which most of the rest is expansion and elaboration. Chapter 11, especially pages 161-168, describes what the authors term the "Constellation Model" of mentoring. This model attempts to set forward a framework for the seven functions of mentoring detailed in chapters 3-10. This Constellation Model is defined in images of upward mentoring, downward mentoring, and peer co-mentoring. The peer co-mentoring is further described as either external (outside your organization) or internal (inside your organization). Peer co-mentoring is also described in terms of "close buddy", friend and acquaintance.
The fourth objective of the book is met throughout the book in the numerous illustrations and tidbit ideas for practical application of the mentoring concepts presented. This reviewer found chapters 13 and 14 to be especially helpful in meeting this objective. Chapter 13 listed "Ten Commandments of Mentoring" as well as insights from the mistakes, which the authors have made in mentoring. Chapter 14 presented five characteristics of leaders who finish well.
The book closes with an appendix that describes four principles of adult learning. The appendix is followed by a section of notes from the text. This section in turn is followed by a list of references cited in the text and an annotated bibliography.

Chapters three through ten form the core of the book and develop the material about the seven different functions of a mentor. These can also be understood to be seven different types of mentors.
Chapter three begins this section with a discussion of the Discipler Mentor. The chapter is descriptive and presents the basic growth habits of discipleship and a section of "hints for discipleship mentoring" that apply to both the disciple and the discipler. This chapter does not conclude with a chapter summary.
The second type of intensive mentoring, the spiritual guide, is described in chapter four. Again this chapter is descriptive with the major definitions being easily recognizable in boldface type font. This chapter delineates the functions of a spiritual guide and also gives a means of determining the need for a spiritual guide. It also does not conclude with a chapter summary.
Chapter five concludes the intensive mentoring functions with a development of the role of a coach. This chapter offers the mentoring dynamics, functions, and hints for the coach.
The idea of occasional mentoring is introduced in detail in chapter six with a discussion of the counselor mentor. Of special interest are the eight major empowerment functions of the counselor mentor as well as a section on hints for the counselor.
Occasional mentoring continues into chapter seven when the teacher is described as a mentor. Hints for the teacher-mentor and a section of tips to turn your teaching into mentoring are key sections of this chapter.
Occasional mentoring concludes in chapter eight when the sponsor is described. The sponsor functions and empowerment together with the practical hints on sponsor mentoring are useful listings. It's interesting that this chapter together with chapters five and ten are the only chapters dealing with the seven types of mentoring that offer chapter summaries at their conclusion. Several of the chapters do conclude with a section titled for further study. Chapters nine and ten take up the concept of passive mentoring by describing the role of first the contemporary model and then the historical model in the two chapters respectively.
As noted above, the heart of the book is found in chapters three through ten and each of these chapters in turn addresses the stated thesis of the book which is to present a method which leaders may use to finish well. While the concept of finishing well is not specifically addressed in great detail within the core of the book, in fact it is addressed most significantly in the final chapter, the methods presented in the core build up to and support the conclusion of the book with this thesis.
The book is very systematic and analytical in presenting a theory of mentoring. The structure appears easy to discern and the descriptive material tends to hold the reader's interest. It is a relatively easy read that seems to accomplish the purpose well which the authors set forth for it. This reviewer would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the subject of mentoring.

Very practical with solid foundations.......2001-04-18

Stanley and Clinton have written a very practical guide to developing mentoring relationships. By addressing several kinds of mentoring (from intentional discipleship to passive mentorship) they have digested sophisticated theory into reasonable methods. Throughout the book they also offer their own personal experiences as examples of the principles they wish to bring out, which adds a very readable flavor. At times the authors seem to treat the topic of relationships with a sterile pragmatism, which is my only complaint about the book. Perhaps Stanley and Clinton would do well to spend time reading Larry Crabb's book by the same name! Overrall, I appreciated this book and I am using some of the principles in my own ministry at Biola University.

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