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Powerful insights into the artistic culture of the 20th Cent.......2004-04-09
This is a unique and important book. It provides a comprehensive overview of art music in the twentieth century; a topic that is not given the attention it deserves. Mr. Watkins demonstrates a unique breadth of knowledge of the music of the last hundred plus years and he also posseses a rare depth of insight into the wonderfully rich flowering of musical styles and the connection of those styles to the larger artistic culture in painting, sculpture, literature, poetry, theatre, and dance.
This book is so rich in explanation and insight that it is impossible to take in all it has to offer in a single front to back reading. It is one of those texts that rewards deep and repeated study. You will want to return not only for its texts, musical examples, and images, but also for its rich notes and references.
The book opens by giving us wonderful background in the cultural movements in Vienna and Paris from 1885 through the first year of the First World War. The next two parts lay out the way new movements and views arose in Europe from 1909-1930. The next two sections brilliantly demonstrate the rise and aims of national movements and the way the first and second world wars caused artists to create works aiming beyond nationalism. Serialism and the search for new sounds are the subjects of the next two sections. The book closes with a survey of the art music of the late twentieth century including its movements in synthesizing earlier composers into new musical movements and the way classic forms were re-used and re-interpreted.
Mr. Watkins tells us these great stories by providing wonderful readings of aptly chosen works that connect and illuminate all these movements. It isn't a continuous narrative of one thing after another. Instead, we get the benefit of seeing great works up close and in their proper cultural context. For me, one of the great benefits of this book was the way it opened up the connections between painting, sculpture, and literature to the music of this period. I had studied that for the Baroque, Classic, and Romantic periods, but had not been given that insight into the twentieth century. And this book does it better than anything I have seen for those previous centuries. Reading this book was an electric experience for me. It is just so intensely packed with insight and revelation. At least it was for me.
Revised Edition.......2002-07-18
The initial printing, with the described editing problems, was corrected almost a decade ago. Readers are encouraged to see the result for themselves. The book has been widely and successfully adopted as a text throughout the United States.
Concise but confusing.......1999-09-17
Soundings is a good book with a great many examples and a great deal of information, but the format often leaves the reader in quite a quandry, as the author titles a chapter "Alan Berg Before Wozzeck," and the reader expects such. Then the author goes on to talk about Berg, but keeps referring back to Webern and Mahler and Schoenberg, and the reader at many points is left wondering exactly who this piece of music and that particular quote is by. Once again, much information in a format lacking in organization.
Quite good before 1945, but really needs editing.......1997-10-23
Watkins seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the first half ot the twentieth century, and does a very good job of encapsulating stylistic trends. However, his examples sometimes do not support his conclusions, although they seem sound. Often, a few logical steps seem to be left out. Finally, this book is marred by shoddy editing. Figures do not match the text, there are factual errors, and the reader is constantly being refered to "pp. 000-000".
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As a monk in 16th-century Spain, the life St. John of The Cross was one of suffering and imprisonment, but also of great joy. His poetry and prose tackle questions of faith with humility and wisdom, and this text examines John's spirituality, finding an echo of Christ throughout his life.
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the impact of god by iain matthew.......2006-03-29
i bought this book at a carmelite monastery's bookshop. it was recommended by one of the discalced friars. for anyone who wants to understand the message of st. john of the cross this is the book for you. it is beautifully written in a simple and logical way. you can refer to it daily as you incorporate st. john of the cross' message in your daily life
Extremely profound, practical, and effective.......2005-02-02
This is one of the best books I've ever read. The author includes verses from John of the Cross, then analyzes and synthesizes, extracting the heart of what John is saying. The book is not at all "heady", it is extremely useful for the spiritual life of anyone in high school-on-up. This is one of the only books I've ever read that clears the way for deep communion with God literally every time I pick it up. I've read chapters 5-8 over and over again... the author talks about blockages to our relationship with God, and how to overcome them in a practical yet powerful way. The author shows how far and how deep a relationship with God can go. Anyone who desires to make serious advances in their spiritual life needs to read this book.
Introduction to John of the Cross.......2004-06-01
This is a very readable book that places John of the Cross historically and as a mystic. I've read it three times and am now starting into his original works with some confidence. We'll see how it goes.
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Can Bobbie Joe transform an old mare into a champion barrel racer? (RL3.4)
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The Responsibility of Being an Animal Lover........2005-05-02
Growing up can have a harsh reality when taking responsibility of an animal. It is not always fun and games it is very hard and frustrating work. For a young person that is a very big responsibility to know that the life of this animal is in your hands.
Bobby Joe is a teenage girl with a heart for barrel racing. She had saved her money for years for that great horse. Then Bobby Joe's parents let her go to her first horse sell by herself. She came home with a beaten up old mare and $690 short. At the horse sell Bobby Joe had to ask Cole for so money. Cole is this boy that she does not like. He work at the horse sell and he was the only person there she knew so she had to ask him for the money, which she did not like. When at home she set her mind to have a barrel racing horse by the end of summer.
Things were going good through the summer with the horse and she was going to go to the barrel races. Her and Cole had become good friends and were always together, but then one-day things started going wrong. Then she finds out that the horse show is in a few weeks. What is she going to do and will she be able to go?
Taking the responsibility of buying and raising a horse is a big thing. When taking the responsibility of owning a horse and the things that can happen will make you grow up and face reality.
This is a great book to read. Anyone that likes horse will love this book and will not want to put it down. Even if you don not horse this book will show you the love people have for their animals.
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Remote sounding of the atmosphere has proved to be a fruitful method of obtaining global information about the atmospheres of the earth and other planets. This book treats comprehensively the inverse problem of remote sounding, and discusses a wide range of retrieval methods for extracting atmospheric parameters of interest from the quantities (thermal emission, for example) that can be measured remotely. Inverse theory is treated in depth from an estimation-theory point of view, but practical questions are also emphasized, such as designing observing systems to obtain the maximum quantity of information, efficient numerical implementation of algorithms for processing large quantities of data, error analysis and approaches to the validation of the resulting retrievals. The book is targeted at graduate students as well as scientists.
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A very good reference.......2007-05-17
This is a very well written (and highly sited) book for satellite retrieval analysis. I found it to be an incredibly useful reference for my research in data assimilation. I highly suggest it for anyone wanting to understand the theory behind satellite retrievals.
Nice online shopping service.......2007-01-30
Everything worked fine. The international shipping was much quicker than what I expected.
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Sound Images of the Ocean is the first book of its kind which offers a comprehensive overview of acoustic imaging applications in the various fields of marine research, utilization, surveillance, and protection. The book employs 400 sound images of the sea floor and of processes in the sea volume, contributed by more than 120 marine experts from 22 nations. Written to be accessible to professionals in diverse related fields, the concise accompanying explanations of the complex relationships revealed by the images strive to condense the results to an essential "message." The book develops an interdisciplinary understanding of underwater acoustics and its diagnostic capabilities in order to visualize in detail the two thirds of the surface of the globe otherwise hidden from view. The high resolution but ship dependent acoustic imagery is compared with its satellite dependent counterpart, the large scale sea floor imagery by scanning the gravity deformed sea surface.
The CD included with the book enables users to rotate zoom into relief globe, as well as, into selected large sound images. It also contains animations and underwater flights and sound tracks.
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Layne must face his greatest fear. (RL3.0)
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Having a dream.......2005-05-02
" What is it?" "An entry form for the rodeo next month." We all have dreams. Everyone should get a chance to fulfill his or her dreams at least once. That's the way a young man named Layne thinks. He has a dream to be a bull rider in the rodeo. But there are some problems to his dream coming true. Some people don't want him to accomplish this dream. Although this book is short it makes for a quick and easy read. It sure was a joy for me to read.
Layne's father was a bull rider in the rodeo, and he was a great bull rider. But a tragic accident happened. Layne wants to be a great bull rider in the rodeo like his father was. But Layne knows how his mother feels about the bull riding. His mother will not let him ride the bulls because she is only trying to keep him from getting hurt.
In spite of his mothers words and feelings about the bull riding. Layne has been sneaking behind his mothers back and has been riding the young bulls at his friend's farm. But in order to make it to the rodeo he will need some practice. So his friend's grandfather is willing to train him and get him ready for the rodeo.
There is a couple set backs in getting to the rodeo, but he finally gets there.
He gets a tough bull to ride but he does well. As he gets done with his ride someone shows up, a little mad but also very proud. The crowd goes wild. He had a great ride.
People have life long dreams, but you should also in mind your friends and your family. Do they approve of what you want? Is your dream something that could worry them? And will it hurt them in the end. These are some things that you should think of before you go through with it.
If you want a book that is a quick and easy read, but one that gives you some action, this would be a great book for you. This book is great for a person who likes a little action and drama. Also if you like animals this book would be great.
Matt's review.......2004-12-14
I read Bull Rider by Marilyn Halverson. I liked the book because it had a lot of cool parts in the book. I liked when Layne got bucked off a bull named Rhino and when they loaded the horse up in the back of the truck and the horse fell out because these party animals drove and shouted out the window. This story is about a boy that wants to become a professional bull rider but his mom won't let him. His mom won't let him because his father died riding. I think the person who would like this book is someone who likes action and bull riding.
Great Hi-Lo series.......2004-01-23
In Bull Rider, Layne defies his mother to tackle the sport that killed his father: bull riding. With the help of a mentor, he might just have a chance at landing a prize - or he might break his neck. Layne's moral dilemma would make a excellent topic for classroom discussion.
Ninety pages of enlarged typeface doesn't leave a whole lot of room for details such as setting and character development, but the quick pace, suspense, and sports action blended with a light "love interest" subplot will hold the reader's attention once the snazzy cover has hooked. While not quite as tightly written as those by Beth Goobie and William Bell (side note: when is Orca going to commission Don Trembath to write a Soundings book?), the series as a whole is highly recommended. The rodeo-themed Bull Rider may not do as well here in New England as in other areas; the Canadian settings generally don't limit the audience. Recommended for school and public libraries.
Bull Rider.......2003-12-05
This is an awesome book. We are currently reading as a family. My son who has reading difficulties and doesn't like to read, can't seem to put the book down. It has really got his attention. I would recommend it to anyone!
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Banish awkward silences, boring weather talk, or (worst of all) the embarrassing conversation gaff with this pithy, hilarious guide to effortless party banter.
We’ve all been there. You’re at a party, surrounded by the most important people in your life. You’re cool. You’re casual. You’re witty and urbane. Until suddenly, quite unexpectedly, things take a turn for the worse when a subject thought to be common knowledge is lobbed your way. A hush falls over the room and every head seems to swivel expectantly in your direction.
[ART: SET THESE OFF IN A DIFFERENT COLOR?]
“Rasputin. Sure, Rasputin. The Russian guy, right? Who . . . who . . . whooooo was Russian.”
“Che Guevara? You mean the dancer?”
“Oh my God! Mao Tse-tung? They have the best chicken with cashews!”
The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties was written with just this moment in mind. In fourteen pain-free, laughter-filled chapters, authors David Matalon and Chris Woolsey brush away years of cobwebs on subjects as wide-ranging as the typical round of Jeopardy: war, science, politics, philosophy, the arts, business, literature, music, religion, and more.
Armed with The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties, you’ll know that Chicago Seven wasn’t a boy band, Martin Luther never fought for civil rights, and Franz Kafka isn’t German for “I have a bad cold.” You’ll be the smart one who’s the center of conversation—and nothing beats that feeling.
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Fun Practical Knowledge.......2007-04-23
What I really loved about this book is that I was actually laughing out loud while I was learning something new. Unlike a lot of these "did you know" books, this book gives easy to read and complete summaries of events or peoples lives and was chock full of useful info I could actually use in conversation (not just a jumble of funny facts). I also loved the "how to bring it up" suggestions at the end of each entry. The best thing was that after reading the book I was able to put my new "sounding smart" skills to work that night at a party I went to. I read some of the other reviews here and I suppose if you're one of those pseudo-intellectual know-it-alls you'll find some flaws in just about anything, but if you're normal person like me, I think you'll find this a fun, entertaining, and informative read.
Funny AND Intelligent?! .......2007-04-22
Flat out, this book is great. It is funny without trying to imitate or be pretentious - while also being informative. Well worth the purchase.
Such a Smart Idea.......2007-04-21
I had so much fun reading this book that I handed it out as presents at a dinner party I just gave. All my friends who were there thought it was so clever and easy to read. Much better than doggie bags. I thought it was not only fun to read but didn't make me feel stupid for not knowing all that stuff.
witty, fun, useful and perfect material for the can..........2007-04-20
This book is my brother's favorite (and now mine) for reading in the bathroom, for those long visits. Both sitting in the tub, or just sitting, this is the kind of information in a fun package that I can really get behind. I don't dig history dry and from a weighty tome but I do like to feel like I'm patching up some of the holes in my somewhat sketchy liberal arts education. I loved the commentary and I think the authors are geniuses. A TERRIFIC christmas or birthday gift for your Mom or Dad. It been fun to quiz one another on all the info, too. Buy it.
Concise is the key.......2007-04-20
I think the book helps fill in the gaps (and we all have them) of knowledge in so many areas. I know I had a few Fridays when I could have payed closer attention in class. Now I don't feel so bad. On top of it, these guys are alot funnier than were any of my teachers.
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A tribute that Colin Gunton would be proud of!.......2006-10-28
Eberhard Jungel wrote a book aptly entitled "God as the Mystery of the World." If this is true, and indeed God is the mystery of the world, then to understand the world, and Christian doctrine as it interpretes the world, one must understand God. This has been the thematic task of many theologians, most recently and notably, Robert Jenson, Jurgan Moltmann, Wolfhart Pannenberg, the aforementioned Eberhard Jungel, and, of course, the late, great, Colin Gunton, to whom the essays of this volume are dedicated. Gunton was one of the few to understand that Christians for too long have viewed the doctrine of the Trinity as a mystery, a puzzle to be solved. But more than that, it was viewed as merely a doctrine among doctrines. Karl Rahner once complained that Christian theology (in particular Catholicism following the Scholasticism of Thomas Aquinas) seperated the theology of "De Deo Uno" (The One God) from "De Deo Trino" (The Triune God) seemingly relegating the Trinity to an uneeded appendage, mentioned only after the attributes of the One God were expounded. If the idea of God could be explained without initial reference to the Trinity, then the idea could arise that perhaps Trinitarianism was an unessesary addition to an otherwise "proper" monotheism. Rahner recommended that we treat the two doctrines together, so that we cannot understand the "what" of God's essence apart from the "who" of the persons of the trinity. Gunton took Rahner's idea a step further, understanding that all of Theology, even when it references other things like man or the world, was essentially an unpacking of its relationship to God, and hence systematic theology is itself produced within a trinitarian framework. "The Trinity," writes Robert Jenson, "is not a puzzle to be solved, but a framework in which all puzzles are solved"; so too goes Colin Gunton, who saw in the Trinity the richest depths of reality itself encountering us in the Three-Personed God.
The essays in Trinitarian Soundings in Systematic Theology, edited by Dr. Paul Metzger of Multnomah Seminary in Oregon, a former student of Colin Gunton at Kings College London, are not only dedicated as such to Colin Gunton, but the scope and the framework itself is preformed always as an outworking of the idea of Trinity. The essays progress in a fairly standard order for systematic theology, e.g. prolegomena, scripture and revelation, etc... yet all attempt to move beyond tradition by heavily emphasizing the necessity of understanding and working the implications that our God is Triune and not a simplistic monad. All the contributors to the book are, obviously, related in some way to Gunton, some being Gunton's former students, former teachers of Gunton (in the case of Robert Jenson, who actually was Gunton's thesis advisor), and contemporaries, and all are equally motivated by Gunton's vision of a truly Trinitarian theology.
Tribute aside, all the essays are quite well written, if not brief. Details of most of the essays have been mentioned in the other reviews, so I wont repeat them here. Most of the essays, excluding the essay by Miroslav Volf, which is actually extracted from one of his books and so is longer, are a mere 10-12 pages (and that sometimes includes the chapter-notes). This is both a curse and a blessing. These are pages densly packed with information, yet sometimes the unexpected insight leaves you wanting more (not a failing of a good book, to be sure) because it is rare that such a number of brilliant scholars come together with a unified purpose such as this. Also, despite enjoying the closing remarks, and brief theological discussion, of Robert Jenson, I was hungry for an essay and didn't get one. Yet all of this is small complaint, especially when weighed against the greater contribution of the book as a whole. Some of my personal favorite essays include the interesting discussion of the atonement by Pfleiderer, the essay on Scripture and Revelation by Metzger, the essay by Frost on Sin, Miroslav Volf's essay, and the essay on the Trinity in the Old Testament (I would, in particular, have enjoyed an expanded version of it) If you are at all interested in theology, this is an absolute must read, no questions asked. I also heartily recommend any works by Colin Gunton himself (e.g. Act and Being; The Promise of Trinitarian Theology; The Triune Creator; The Actuality of the Atonement; The One, The Three, and the Many; Yesterday and Today; etc....)
Stepping further into the Trinitarian Reality.......2006-05-30
As Shakespeare wrote, `Come what come may/ Time and the hour runs through the roughest day' (Macbeth, 1.3.156-7), time has a way of exposing mystery, and the greatest of all mysteries today is that of the Trinity. The typical mind set of the Trinity being the greatest mystery of the Christian faith tends to create an atmosphere of distance within the sphere of theology. This distance however, is made to be but a small step through giant leap of excellence in Trinitarian scholarship found within the pages of Trinitarian Soundings. Dedicated to the memory of a pioneer in the resurgence of Trinitarian theology, the late Professor Colin E. Gunton, the essays in this volume are as Bruce McCormack states in his forward to the book, `proof that his legacy lives on.'
Gunton's legacy draws out the crucial element of theology as it approaches all aspects of the faith from a Trinitarian perspective. Because a Trinitarian perspective is central to the theologian's overarching enterprise, this book is a must for all who desire to step further into the reality of our One and Triune God. As Paul Metzger, the editor of Trinitarian Soundings notes, `Ultimately, much of the renaissance in Trinitarian theology involves reflecting on the revelation of the Triune God, and seeking to think outward from it.'
For when man lives apart from the revelation of God in Christ and through the Spirit, chaos is the norm. But life lived in and through the Trinity as revealed by the incarnation, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit, humanity becomes fully human. Trinitarian Soundings in Systematic Theology explores interfaces between Trinitarian thought and major themes of systematic theology such as Prolegomena (Rae, Chapter 1), Revelation (Metzger, Chapter 2), the Imago Dei (Grenz, Chapter 7), Atonement (Pfleiderer, Chapter 10), the Church (Volf, Chapter 12), the Eucharist (Molnar, Chapter 13), and Eschatology (Kapic, Chapter 14).
Trinitarian Soundings is a must read for all who wish to be consumed further by the overflowing love of the Father Son and Spirit that has been poured out into our hearts while also developing a deeper understanding of our One and Triune God. As noted in the introduction of the book, the Trinity is not a `separate puzzle to be solved, but the framework within which all theology's puzzles are to be solved.' Trinitarian Soundings is an excellent resource for the scholar and the layman as it is a theological gem that builds upon the resurgence of Trinitarian theology initiated by Gunton while sustained through the work of the fine scholarship of each of the contributors.
The importance of this present work is crucial in today's ever-present desire for a better understanding of both theology and humanity. It is only through a Trinitarian perspective that the union--the relationship between the divine and human being in interpersonal and communal terms can be understood. Thus, as Metzger notes in his introduction, Trinitarian Soundings offers the essential `theological enterprise that recovers and extends the Trinitarian tradition in order to reshape classic systematic loci in particular ways.'
There will be no disappointments in reading this book--except maybe that it had to end. Trinitarian Soundings is sure to become a classic reference for all who seek to enter into the reality of the Trinity.
The Trinitarian Revival Lives!.......2006-05-19
This new volume, edited by Paul Metzger offers a distinctly trinitarian discussion of most of the classic topics of systematic theology (prolegomena, scripture, the divine attributes, creation, anthropology, soteriology, christology, the atonement, pneumatology, ecclesiology, eschatology, and theological ethics). This study is deidcated to the memory of Colin Gunton, whose trinitarian thought will doubtless have lasting impact on the practice of theology.
The book follows a classical ordering of the material, beginning with prolegomena, moving to scripture and then on through the other topics to eschatology and ethics. As such it is not so much a trinitarian inversion or complete restructuring of systematic theology, but as the title indicates a series of "soundings" within systematic theology as classically understood and practiced.
The essays are consistently insightful and valuable, investigating and probing their respective topics with trinitarian insights gained from Gunton and other members of the renewel of trinitarian theology. Particularly noteworthy are the contributions by Murray Rae on Prolegomena (indeed, this is the best essay of this size that I have read on the topic), Stephen Holmes on Creation, Art, and Science, Metzger on Scripture as relational, Molnar's essay on the Eucharist and Kapic's discussion of eschatology. Also priceless is the afterword to the volume by Robert Jenson who gets at some of the central issues in trinitarian theology, particularly noting how the differences in christology over the communicatio idiomatum between the Reformed and the Lutheran traditions has influenced the ways in which trinitarian thought has been differently developed by theologians of different traditions.
All in all, this is an excellent text, both as a volume on systematic theology and as something of a state of the union speech on the state of the much-heralded revival of trinitarian theology at the end of the 20th century. As this volume demonstrates, that revival is alive and well and expending its agenda in ever-deeper and more significant ways. This is a worthy thing indeed and it reassures me that Gunton's legacy will live on as it deserves to. And this volume is a fitting contribution to that legacy. Highly recommended.
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