Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1)

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Blasphemy! Heresy! Who does this man think he is, claiming to speak directly to God?! Jesus did it, Muhammad did it, the Jewish prophets did it, but none of their Gods had the sardonic wit or raw verve of Prophet Walsch's God. Neale Donald Walsch isn't claiming to be the Messiah of a new religion, just a frustrated man who sat down one day with pen in his hand and some tough questions in his heart. As he wrote his questions to God, he realized that God was answering them... directly... through Walsch's pen. The result, far from the apocalyptic predictions or cultic eccentricities you might expect, turns out to be matter-fact, in-your-face wisdom on how to get by in life while remaining true to yourself and your spirituality.

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Conversations with God Book 1 began a series that has been changing millions of lives for more than ten years. Finally, the bestselling series is now a movie, starring Henry Czerny (The Pink Panther and Clear and Present Danger) and Ingrid Boulting (The Last Tycoon). Produced and directed by Stephen Simon (producer of Somewhere in Time and What Dreams May Come) and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Fox Home Entertainment, the theatrical release is set for October 27, 2006. The movie is the true account of Walsch (played by Cierny), who went from an unemployed homeless man to an "accidental spiritual messenger" and author of the bestselling book

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Contradictions are good.......2007-09-27

The book is an excellent source of information that contradicts everything you have learned about God and about your spiritual reality. It gives you a completely different point of view, which quit possibly, could be as true as anything else you believe in now. I can't say I agree with everything I read but I do believe that a great deal of it did click with my way of seeing our connection with this physical world and the spiritual aspect.

David

Can you think of a Better way to live?.......2007-09-26

The answer is no. Even if you don't buy into all that the book offers, you have to simply ask yourself the question of, is there a better way to live? Than without fear? I personally can't, and this book has been a revelation to me. The journey is not just reading, but living.

Great book I would recommend it to any and all who have any interest!

Divinely Beautiful.......2007-09-22

I love this book, it infuses peace.

I have the audio version which I listen to over and over because it's inspiring. Just when you start getting bogged down by something, Conversations with God offers so many tips on how to jump over any hurdle--and have fun doing it!

Read the excerpt before purchasing!.......2007-09-22

This book doesn't even deserve one star, but that's the lowest rating I could give it. Just reading the excerpt above was enough to steer me far away from this book. The author claims to have been given a revelation from God that is more accurate than the Bible and urges us to go by our experiences and feelings rather than the Word of God. Christians, Beware!!!

Time to wake up.......2007-09-18

You people who keep disregarding this book and anything that goes against the BIBLE or any other piece of accepted knowledge, need to wake up. Already with books such as these, we are seeing those who will not surive the transition into the new Earth. The FACT is that your governments, institutions and RELIGIONS have all been controlled by dimensional beings from other star systems. Mostly, the reptilians from the Draco constellation. The time for fence sitting is over. There will be those who accept the new understanding of everything they have been taught, including GOD, and there will be those telling us we are sinners and blasphemers who are all damned to hell while clenching ever strongly their own beliefs. Its time to wake up.

The Complete Conversations with God (Boxed Set)

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Conversations With God, Books 1,2 3

The Complete Conversations with God (Boxed Set)
Neale Donald Walsch
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ASIN: 0399153292

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For the first time, Books 1, 2, and 3 in the multi-million copy bestselling Conversations with God trilogy are brought together in one special gift edition.

To mark the tenth anniversary of the publication of Conversations with God, Book 1, all three of the most essential books in Neale Donald Walsch's seminal trilogy are brought together in one beautiful volume just in time for the gift-giving season.

Conversations with God, Book 1 was the start of Neale Donald Walsch's ongoing dialogue with God. The trilogy contains the most essential truths and lessons for spiritual seekers, and these books are the bestselling of all the author's works. Featuring a new foreword by the author, printed throughout in two colors, and inserted in a fully enclosed full-color box, this remarkable book will be a Christmas gift to treasure.

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Classic new age spirituality, loaded with insight.......2007-09-23

Just like Illusions, Seth Speaks, the teachings of Abraham (via Esther Hicks) and of course The Secret, Neale Donald Walsch's Conversations With God books offer up plenty of the New Age thinking about how we literally create our own reality through how we think, how our patterns of operating out of fear and not love are both personally and globally damaging, etc.

This book is a little different in that Walsch actually refers to God (big 'G') as the source of the information he relays to us. Like other books in this genre, if you get hung up on whether NDW actually DID have a conversation with God or if he made it up and these are his opinions, you're missing the point. There are many, many insights in here that just about anyone can benefits from. Read it and enjoy it for what you can benefit from and how it can change you for the better (similar to reading philosophy or poetry for example). The only thing slightly off-base was calling this a 'boxed set' when in reality, it's all in one book.

In any event, plenty of value in this collection; anyone thinking about their place in the universe and wanting to improve the quality of their lives will get something out it.

I just have one question, if these really are the words of God, did the editors at Putnam have to correct God's English? Wouldn't you feel a bit weird: "Oh, no, no, no ... You cant say that." or "This sentence is too long...You're falling in love with Your Own words."

life changing.......2007-09-19

I have read this book and I was completely touched by it. Donald Walsh is an incredible author, asks the perfect questions and has very clear and clever style. This book has changed my life altogether. Even if you're a skeptic this deserve your attention as it will make you think hard about the way you've been taking life.

I will re-read this book over and have made every conscious effort to live my life by its words. In his conversations Donald exposes us to the other side of traditional beliefs, challenges our ideals and mores and pushes us to look at the bigger picture. Oh boy! how big that picture is...

This is an incredibly enlightening book that will alter any person's small way of thinking. If you understand it and enjoy it, then this book was meant to fall in your hands.

Blessed are the ones that are lead to this series of books. This is a trilogy; all 3 books must be read and preferably bought as a set or as one large condensed book like the one described above.

AMAZING.......2007-09-14

This is such a wonderful book that anyone may read and feel that it is talking to them specificly. It allows you to have a different view on so many subjects. We are trained to think only certain ways. That we ourselves don't relize we have a mind of our own to really explore as to why things are. I enjoy this book so much. It's Amazing to me. This information needs to reach the people. To give them something more then what we have.

A pleasant read.......2007-09-10

A very nice read. I found the writing very well done. Some beautifully simplistic thoughts on life. Of course I don't think anyone really believes this man is talking to God though. God help you if you do, but as a work of fiction this series does really well. Would have been good for the author to preface the books by stating that they are indeed fictional, but maybe it is simply supposed to be obvious from the content. JK Rowlings doesn't need to state that Harry Potter is fiction for example. I recommend this book to believers and pre-believers alike.

Conversations With God, Books 1,2 3.......2007-09-01

This book has earned a permanent place on my book shelf. (I keep giving away copies and buying more - but one will always be in my possession!) It's one of the best kept secrets. Why haven't I heard about this book before?! It is revolutionary, deep, and can change your life. A must read!

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Really something to consider!
Eye opening!!
Riveting
Profoundly unconvincing
There is something to this....

23 Minutes in Hell
Bill Wiese
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What is hell like, and how does one avoid an eternity of torment? Bill Wiese shares his unforgettable experience during which God allowed him to see and feel the agony people endure in hell.

Wiese's visit to the devil's lair lasted just twenty-three minutes, but he returned from this with vivid details etched in his memory. He records an accurate account of his experience in this book, presenting more than three hundred scriptures that verify the horrors he endured and observed.

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Really something to consider!.......2007-10-01

My first reaction was skepticism, but after reading the book and having the hair on the back of my arms stand up, I did some research myself. It is interesting that all the author had to say in his book was also in scripture. Granted, the author had it in-your-face in an instant, whereas scripture gives you little glimpses and one-liners here and there. The idea is that one must search scripture for truth, that seems to have escaped many. But, for the sake of argument, if you are one who trusts the Bible, there is no way you could not take this book to heart. I have read the reviews and it seems most of them are not inclined to trust the Word as that of the Creator - but they took the time to read this book anyway. It certainly gives you a reason to fear for those whose pride in themselves negates the possibility or reality of a supreme being who is interested in us, directs us and is willing to punish those that totally reject Him. If there is a 10% possibility that this was true, there is no way I would ignore it!

Eye opening!!.......2007-09-29

What can I say...its a great book!!!
It has helped me understand even more the greatnes of God and his inmense Love he has for all of us...it even helped me to preach to a friend of mine...when you read the book you know that the words and events this man went through were "real" that this pleace is all to horrible to go to. I greatly suggest you get this book to any one. Even if you dont believe read it. I bet you will believe when your done reading it...Thanks for reading God bless you!

Riveting.......2007-09-23

I was intrigued by the title of the book and picked it up and I couldn't put it down. It was a riveting read! It scared the living daylights out of me and I don't want to see any of my friends end up in Hell. It is a book with divine interaction all over it, and it is a call to action.

Profoundly unconvincing.......2007-09-20

It is a huge understatement to say that Dante this guy ain't. I can't figure out whether Wiese had a real bad dream, or if he's just lying for Christ.

Supposedly, for no particular reason, an ordinary realtor goes to bed and wakes up in Hell. The cryptic description he gives of his twenty-three minutes include information he could not have possibly perceived if his story were true. He says he felt heat that was so intense he knew nothing could live in such heat. p. xvi. It would be impossible to know that, as he has never, in his life, experienced such heat. He says that he "sensed [Hell] to be approximately thirty seven hundred miles deep." P. 107. No human sense would allow him to make such a determination. He somehow manages to determine that there are degrees of punishment in Hell, although none of his observations actually support that. He tells of a Russian man who also went to hell, supposedly also writing a book about it. We are told that the man said that Wiese's description of Hell matched his. This would be a good-not compelling but good-opportunity for comparison and confirmation. But who is the author and what is the book? He seems to have forgotten to mention it. He also tells a number of possible but improbable tales-that he and some friends were victims of a shark attack (an extremely rare phenomenon). He discusses scholars who speak improbably large numbers of languages (one allegedly speaks 45). He says Jesus told him to go tell people about his experience, but he clams up for three weeks for no discernible reason other than that he didn't want to tell anyone what happened.

Incredibly, Wiese also recounts that the next day he wasn't sure if his experience was real so he asked God to allow him to look in again (p. 56). God obliges, as twenty-three minutes of torture too horrible to comprehend obviously wasn't good enough for Wiese. Understandably, this vision he has asked for is frighteningly real. Yet he still remains silent about the experience for weeks.

There's no attempt to explain why some random real estate agent got selected to drop in on Hell. Theologically the whole idea is a mess. There's no principled scriptural reason that Wiese is entitled to the experience that guarantees his salvation, while the rest of us are not. Supposedly the message is that Jesus wants us to know Hell is bad (I think he may have already mentioned that) and that he's coming soon (he's been telling us that for two thousand years). This is symptomatic of the content-free nondenominational theology that dominates American Protestantism. The strongest opposition to this book should come from dedicated theologians, not skeptics. Skeptics will rightly view this book as vain and empty threats which seek to make up for their lack of substantialness by their severity.

I won't even get into the pointless attempts to exculpate God for his creation of Hell and his condemnation of people to it. Having accused his deity of monstrous inhumanity, he seeks to shift the guilt to the victims.

Wiese relies on severe and extreme descriptions of just how bad Hell really is. To know just how unconvincing these threats truly are, consider the threats the Qu'ran has for Christians for daring to believe that God had a son. Are Christians scared out of their Christianity? Amazingly they are not, even though the Qu'ranic Hell is even more profoundly unpleasant than the Biblical one.

This book is profoundly unconvincing. I hope he's better at selling houses.

There is something to this...........2007-09-17

After reading this book I believe the author is sincere and not "crazy".
This book and his experiences are unsettling to say the least. Denial is the main problem of most people today in regards to the existence of Hell.
As a Christian I sometimes even find it hard to understand and accept the reality of what Hell is; however the Lord spoke of it many, many times and you cannnot pick and choose the parts of Christianity you like and deny the rest. Jesus said it and I believe it. This book is both fascinating and heartbreaking to believe anyone goes to this place. It fills you with a sense of urgency to warn others. The only question I have refers to scripture when the man in hell wanted to warn his brothers of what was to come and God did not allow it; however I reconcile it with the times we are living in. These are the end times and there will be those who have dreams and visions. I pray this book is a tool for which the Holy Spirit will convict many to turn from there sins and accept him.
God Bless everyone

Conversations With God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 2)

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Conversations With God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 2)
Neale Donald Walsch
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ASIN: 1571740562

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In Conversations with God: Book II, Neale Walsch and God resume their discussion and move on to larger topics than the personal issues addressed in their previous dialogue in Volume 1. For an "unedited transcript" of a conversation, Book II is remarkably well organized and articulate, as if Walsch anticipatd our "but what about" questions before we asked them. The peculiar pair discuss time, space, politics, and even kinky sex, but Conversations with God: Book II isn't here for just shock value. It is an honest look at some of the broad issues important to all of us on the planet, and a suggestion of how things might go if we are all willing to open our minds and have our own conversations with divinity. --Brian Patterson

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The Best Books I've Ever Read.......2007-10-04

I have read all 3 of the Conversations With God Trilogy and they have changed my life forever. I was raised as a southern Baptist Christian and was always scared of the whole God thing. After reading these books I know that God is a LOVING God and he does not judge and punish people. Written in plain easy to understand english these are a must for anyone on a spiritual journey.

S. Harrison

Amazed .......2007-09-02

I am amazed at the effeciency and customer service on all the products I have ordered. I wish more companies would follow your lead. Thank you and keep up the great work.

Not as good as book 1, but still has some good questions........2007-06-25

I loved book one and went and bought book 2. The beginning was interesting, but I found myself skipping pages around the end. This book talks alot about politics which I found to be pretty boring. It is still and interesting book because of the questions it asks. I read reviews of people saying that these books are satanic. These books are not satanic. These books were not written for a religion, but for an open mind. I believe that satan is not peace, he is not about bringing the world closer to God, and satan is not about finding yourself. Its makes me sick how many Christians focus on Satan and give him so much credit. This is a good book that will allow you to think. And think for yourself.

Disappointing.......2007-06-09

The author seems to have run out of ideas for the second book rather hoping the success of book one would sell this one. I found him struggling in this one and only just managed to finish it.

Coversations With God: An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 2).......2007-03-15

I loved this book as much as the others in the collection. It challenges everything you believe about God and religion. It opens a whole new door to spirituality and hopefully will help you to close the door on some of the things that you have been taught about a vengeful God.

The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth

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The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth
Scott Hahn
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Release Date: 1999-11-09

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The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth reawakens a surprising ancient view of the Eucharist, as the harbinger of the supernatural drama described by the New Testament book of Revelation. Catholic theologian Scott Hahn thinks that many worshippers receive the sacrament of communion without ever considering its links to the end of the world, the Apocalypse, and the Second Coming. Hahn wants to change our minds; he wants us to know that "The Mass--and I mean every single Mass--is heaven on earth." Literally. So, Hahn declares, "Now heaven has been unveiled for us with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ ... Jesus Christ Himself says to you: 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with Me' (Rv. 3:20)." Hahn's enthusiasm, as evident even from these short quotes, is considerable--and infectious. Furthermore, he delivers his arguments with great levity (demonstrated in chapter titles such as "Oath Meal"), which makes The Lamb's Supper quite a tasty read. --Michael Joseph Gross

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A must read for all catholics and those seeking truth.......2007-09-15

This is the most influential book I have ever read in my life, period. It will completely change the way you approach Mass and your day to day life.

Great introduction to the Mass and Revelation.......2007-08-23

We've tought a few classes using this as a textbook and it's great. We've even had non-Catholics appreciate the connections made in this book.

Amazing.......2007-07-09

Until I read this book as a Protestant exploring the Catholic faith, I had no idea what all is happening in the Mass. This book opened a whole new world to me.

An Oasis of Truth.......2007-06-27

This book by Scott Hahn reveals the hidden mysteries of the Mass. It has greatly helped me find refreshment in this topsy-turvy world. A virtual oasis in the midst of the modern desert. Now I appreciate the Mass, finding deeper meaning in the actions, symbols, garments and liturgy that one encounters in the Mass. It is so biblical and truly reveals God's love for mankind. A great treasure to own. Truly, heaven has come to earth.

Thank the Lord for Scott Hahn.......2007-06-01

I first heard of Scott Hahn from my Scripture class teacher who was a student of Scott Hahn. The one thing he always talked about is how central Scripture is to everything that the Church believes and teaches. I saw this book on my grandmother's bookshelf and asked if I could borrow only because the name sounded familiar and it had a nice cover. I cannot remember the last time I had a read a book in one day. I have heard so many descriptions of the end times that people have come up with based on the Book of Revelation, but Scott Hahn makes evident the central role that the Book of Revelation plays in the most Sacred event in the Church. Hearing details about his conversion story is also very interesting and it seems that every book of his has another detail of his conversion. I haven'[t said much about the contents of this particular book, but that is because my words cannot compare to Scott Hahn's and it would be fruitful to buy or borrow a copy of this book as soon as you can!

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles C. Mann
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1491 is not so much the story of a year, as of what that year stands for: the long-debated (and often-dismissed) question of what human civilization in the Americas was like before the Europeans crashed the party. The history books most Americans were (and still are) raised on describe the continents before Columbus as a vast, underused territory, sparsely populated by primitives whose cultures would inevitably bow before the advanced technologies of the Europeans. For decades, though, among the archaeologists, anthropologists, paleolinguists, and others whose discoveries Charles C. Mann brings together in 1491, different stories have been emerging. Among the revelations: the first Americans may not have come over the Bering land bridge around 12,000 B.C. but by boat along the Pacific coast 10 or even 20 thousand years earlier; the Americas were a far more urban, more populated, and more technologically advanced region than generally assumed; and the Indians, rather than living in static harmony with nature, radically engineered the landscape across the continents, to the point that even "timeless" natural features like the Amazon rainforest can be seen as products of human intervention.

Mann is well aware that much of the history he relates is necessarily speculative, the product of pot-shard interpretation and precise scientific measurements that often end up being radically revised in later decades. But the most compelling of his eye-opening revisionist stories are among the best-founded: the stories of early American-European contact. To many of those who were there, the earliest encounters felt more like a meeting of equals than one of natural domination. And those who came later and found an emptied landscape that seemed ripe for the taking, Mann argues convincingly, encountered not the natural and unchanging state of the native American, but the evidence of a sudden calamity: the ravages of what was likely the greatest epidemic in human history, the smallpox and other diseases introduced inadvertently by Europeans to a population without immunity, which swept through the Americas faster than the explorers who brought it, and left behind for their discovery a land that held only a shadow of the thriving cultures that it had sustained for centuries before. --Tom Nissley

A 1491 Timeline

Europe and Asia

Dates

The Americas

25000-35000 B.C.

Time of paleo-Indian migration to Americas from Siberia, according to genetic evidence. Groups likely traveled across the Pacific in boats.

Wheat and barley grown from wild ancestors in Sumer.

6000

5000

In what many scientists regard as humankind's first and greatest feat of genetic engineering, Indians in southern Mexico systematically breed maize (corn) from dissimilar ancestor species.

First cities established in Sumer.

4000

3000

The Americas' first urban complex, in coastal Peru, of at least 30 closely packed cities, each centered around large pyramid-like structures

Great Pyramid at Giza

2650

First clear evidence of Olmec use of zero--an invention, widely described as the most important mathematical discovery ever made, which did not occur in Eurasia until about 600 A.D., in India (zero was not introduced to Europe until the 1200s and not widely used until the 1700s)

800-840 A.D.

Sudden collapse of most central Maya cities in the face of severe drought and lengthy war

Vikings briefly establish first European settlements in North America.

1000

Reconstruction of Cahokia, c. 1250 A.D.*

Abrupt rise of Cahokia, near modern St. Louis, the largest city north of the Rio Grande. Population estimates vary from at least 15,000 to 100,000.

Black Death devastates Europe.

1347-1351

1398

Birth of Tlacaélel, the brilliant Mexican strategist behind the Triple Alliance (also known as the Aztec empire), which within decades controls central Mexico, then the most densely settled place on Earth.

The Encounter: Columbus sails from Europe to the Caribbean.

1492

The Encounter: Columbus sails from Europe to the Caribbean.

Syphilis apparently brought to Europe by Columbus's returning crew.

1493

Ferdinand Magellan departs from Spain on around-the-world voyage.

1519

Sixteenth-century Mexica drawing of the effects of smallpox**

Cortes driven from Tenochtitlán, capital of the Triple Alliance, and then gains victory as smallpox, a European disease never before seen in the Americas, kills at least one of three in the empire.

1525-1533

The smallpox epidemic sweeps into Peru, killing as much as half the population of the Inka empire and opening the door to conquest by Spanish forces led by Pizarro.

1617

Huge areas of New England nearly depopulated by epidemic brought by shipwrecked French sailors.

English Pilgrims arrive at Patuxet, an Indian village emptied by disease, and survive on stored Indian food, renaming the village Plymouth.

1620

*Courtesy Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville, Ill., painting by Michael Hampshire. **Courtesy Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, N.M. (Bernardino de Sahagún, Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España, 1547-77).

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In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of Indians who actively molded and influenced the land around them. From the astonishing Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, which had running water, immaculately clean streets, and was larger than any contemporary European city, to the Mexican corn that was so carefully created in a specialized breeding process that it has been called man’s first feat of genetic engineering, Indians were not living lightly on the land but were landscaping and manipulating their world in ways that we are only now beginning to understand. Challenging and surprising, this a transformative new look at a rich and fascinating world we only thought we knew.

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Unputdownable.......2007-09-26

I found this book extremely enjoyable. It contains a wealth of knowledge about Native American cultures in N. and S. America; findings that are apparently well-known in academic circles, but which have remained largely unreported and unknown to mainstream audiences. Mr. Mann clearly admires much about the achievements of these pre-Columbus civilizations, and seeks to redress "common" misconceptions that most Westerners have about "primitive, savage" Indian life. I am glad I read this book. I learned a great deal from this book, and was fascinated by the subject matter.

This book is also beautifully written, and makes the subject matter accessible to laypeople. I was expecting it to be readable buy dry, but it was instead a book that just compelled me to keep turning pages. It helps to bring these ancient civilizations to life, talks frankly about the impact of European colonization on these civilizations, and challenges the reader to set aside his/her textbook knowledge and consider seeing Native Americans in an all new light.

Every now and then a book comes out that makes science "sexy." For example, "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond, or "Krakatoa" by Simon Winchester. To me, this is one of those books. It's both revealing and entertaining. "1491" was just a terrific read - thought provoking, compelling, entertaining, well researched. I even read all the appendices, and that's saying something.

I highly recommend this book.

Excellent insight into the latest research.......2007-09-25

Please don't confuse this excellent book with the poorly researched fantasy "1421: The Year China Discovered America." 1491 is an extremely well researched and documented look into the latest archaelogical findings and theories pertaining to life in North and South America prior to Columbus's landing.

Mann does an excellent job explaining the accuracies and flaws of the multitude of theories surrounding this topic. As he simply exposes the debates and doesn't attempt to resolve them himself, he provides an illustrative lesson that one should not become too entrenched with any particular theory on the pre-history of man as each theory is eventually overturned or modified by new findings.

His writing style seems similar to Jared Diamond. Mann, however, makes his points without getting bogged down in the excruciating details which makes this book much more readable than Guns, Germs, and Steel or Collapse (both of which were excellent books as well). With over 100 pages of notes and references he provides the reader with the necessary information for them to conduct their own level of research based upon their desires.

Fascinating but flawed.......2007-09-23

Henry Ford said that all history was bunk, and he had not even read 1491! What a shock to find that the population of the new world in 1491 was greater than that of the old world! That the natives, said to be long-term farmers, had shaped the landscape to suit themselves, that buffalo roamed in small numbers until old world diseases killed off most (90%) of the native tribes and thus allowed the huge herds to form. What a shock to find that many north American tribes considered themselves libertarian compared with the hierarchy bound Europeans. Yet more than enough evidence is given from old writings long ignored, and new archeological finds.

This is all fast and entertaining reading. There are many maps to help explanations, citations by page number, and an index. Mann traveled to several of the archeological sites.

On the downside, Mann talked of the "balanced diet" as though its desirability has been proven, and does not say how maize provided this "balance" (p18). The battle between Hernán Cortés's men and the Mexica was said to have been described as the costliest battle in history with 100,000 casualties (not deaths), (p129). Why no mention of Verdun in WWI with a million deaths and Stalingrad in WWII with a million deaths? Is a mammoth's molar really the size of a bowling ball? (p152) Mann wrote of winter on the Amazon river. I thought equatorial areas had wet and dry seasons, not the 4 seasons observed far from the equator (pp301,305).

But there is another, bigger fly in the ointment. Mann accepts the carbon dioxide from combustion hypothesis of global warming (pp300,308). Solar cycles of changing heat output and the sun's influence on cosmic ray effects on the Earth's clouds determine climate, not CO2 levels. [Jaworowski Z, Solar cycles, not CO2, determine climate, 21st Century Science and Technology, Winter 2003-2004, pp52-65. Accessed as a PDF on 5 Jul 07 at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zbigniew_Jaworowski or at: http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/] According to Laurence Hecht, Editor of 21st Century Science & Technology: "Of all the hypotheses [on Earth climate], that of human-produced carbon dioxide as the forcing mechanism for warming is the most deeply and extensively studied, and by far the most discredited. No other hypothesis rests on such flagrant and lying disrepect for data as...on the falsification of the historical CO2 record." [Hecht L, What Really Causes Climate Change? EIR Science, 2 Mar 07, pp6-9. Accessed as a PDF on 5 Jul 07 at: http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/] The other big falsification in this hypothesis, skyrocketing temperatures in the last 50 years to levels not seen in 1300 years, is exemplified by the temperature graph of Michael Mann, which was shown to be a fraud, not just a mistake [McIntyre, S., McKitrick, R. (2005). Hockey sticks, principal components, and spurious significance. Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L03710; doi:10.1029/2004GL021750], [Soon, W., Baliunas, S. (2003). Proxy climatic and environmental changes of the past 1000 years. Climate Research, 23, 89-110].

So for historical controversies Charles C. Mann appeared to do balanced work, with opposing ideas neatly cited. But by failing to look up the "other side" on global warming, he missed effects of giant volcanic eruptions and solar output changes on temperature. The Roman era warming and Medieval Climate Optimum, both with temperatures higher than now and the Little Ice Age (1500-1800) were ignored, thus their effects on migration and population sizes was missed. Now it seems that the crop failures of the Little Ice Age were a main reason for northern Europeans to try to move to a warmer climate.

As always with with non-fiction, some errors make the entire work suspicious. Still a worthwhile book with its limitations in mind.

Great history, great archeology, great read.......2007-09-23

I love fresh looks on old topics. This book delivers on that theme. As a history teacher I find the same mundane, lopsided, and inaccurate truths presented in textbooks about this era time and time again. Mann's book is a counterweight to that miseducation and shed's light on often under appreciated and misrepresented Native American societies.

Eye Opening.......2007-09-23

This meaty book opens eyes and hearts to Natives' lives, systems, values, hopes and dreams and the ever conflicting and devasting arrival of Europeans, who were--in some cases--more savage than the Indians. The stories not only set fire to old "facts" but flame one's imagination to reconsider our past in general. I haven't read many books of this nature so it was a breath of fresh to me as was another book called: Walking the Trail, One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Jerry Ellis. This Cherokee author's approach to history and the Indian and American soul is unqiue in that he walked the 900 mile route of the Trail of Tears and revealed his experienes in startling honesty and clarity. A spiritual and motivational book. Both titles are highly recommended.

The Covenant/The Betrayal/The Sacrifice/The Prodigal/The Revelation (Abram's Daughters 1-5)

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The Covenant/The Betrayal/The Sacrifice/The Prodigal/The Revelation (Abram's Daughters 1-5)
Beverly Lewis
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Release Date: 2005-07-01

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ABRAM's DAUGHTERS introduces readers to an Old Order family, a close-knit community and a devout people whose way of life and faith in God is as timeless as their signature horse and buggy. Set against the backdrop of post-World War II, this compelling saga spans three generations of a Lancaster County Amish family. Abram Ebersol and his devoted wife are raising four courting-age daughters on a firm foundation of Plain tradition, and they expect their girls to carry on that heritage by joining the church and making a covenant with God. But the ''running-around'' years known as rumschpringe are often a time of sowing wild oats. Each of Abram's daughters, choosing her own path, must come to terms with the Old Ways of thinking and living. And sometimes that path has detours and forks in the road with unknown destinations...

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couldn't get enough of these characters.......2007-09-04

I hate fiction but picked this book (the covenant) up because I am interested in the Amish and enjoy visiting Lancaster, PA which is only 1 hour away from where I live. Well, I was totally hooked...bought all 5 in the series...passed them on to all my family and friends that like to read...each and everyone of us LOVED these books and are finding it hard to find anything that compares in holding our interest as much.
Do yourself a favor and buy all 5!! Beware: you will stay up late reading these!!

The Covenant/The Betrayal/The Sacrifice/The Prodigal/The Revelation (Abram's Daughters 1-5).......2007-08-26

I really enjoyed these books. I bought them during my school vacation. I read one a day until I was finished. I really hated to finish reading these books. They were so good I hated to see them end.

Abram's Daughter.......2007-08-25

I got so drawn into these characters and couldn't put down these books because I needed to find out if Leah would get her happy ending and live happily ever after. This is a very well written series that you need to finish once you start it. I breezed through these 5 books in 2 weeks. A friend started reading book 1 when I was into book 3 and feels the same way and lucky me! I get to relive the series each day when she comes into work and tells me what she read the previous evening.
If you read only one of Ms. Lewis' series, this is the series to pick. It's some story full of scandal, heartbreak and lots of love. Excellent!

Amish Ways.......2007-08-19

I tried to read a few of these books, but being from a family of formerly Amish folks, it just doesn't quite ring true. It's obvious to me at least, that Beverly does not have first hand experience in capturing the Amish ways.

Abram's Daughters.......2007-07-31

I have not been able to stop reading from book to book anxious to find out what happens in the next step of Leah's life.

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Spiritual Discernment Required

A Divine Revelation of Hell
Mary K. Baxter
Manufacturer: Whitaker House
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Over a period of forty days, God gave Mary K. Baxter visions of hell and commissioned her to tell all to choose life. Here is an account of the place and beings of hell contrasted with the glories of heaven. It is a reminder of the need each of us has for the miracle of salvation.

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Please read.......2007-09-27

You will never regret you read this book. You'll only regret you didnt read it earlier. Read it for your own sake and the sake of your loved ones and friends. Hell is real, and the devil Satan is doing all he can to blind all of us because he wants to take as many people with him when it is his turn to be thrown into the lake of fire forever.

It is not God's wish to see anyone go to hell. But God, the creator and finisher of life, will give every living soul an opportunity through His Son Jesus to to escape the consequence of disbelief and disobedience(towards God.)

Choose life! Choose Jesus! And reap all the blessings, love and security God will bestow on you. For He loves you!

But if you don't choose God, you will like so many others, reap the consequences of death in hell. And these consequences, once reaped can never, ever, be erased! Once you are bound in hell, your chances have ended.

Choose life in Jesus, now, before it is too late! Cry out to Jesus to come into your heart, and to be your saviour. He will wash all your sins away, no matter what you have done in life. Let Him (Jesus) heal you, let Him deliver you, and let Him protect you. The only catch is the word "let." God is a gentleman, and He will not force Himself on you. You have to let him in. But its easy, just call out to God through Jesus's name.

I let Him in, and i have absolutely NO REGRETS.

Simple, honest, and boldly truthful.......2007-09-13

I adore all of Mary Baxter's books. All of them are so deeply saturated with raw honesty and truth that her words seep into every crevice of the heart. I believe with my entire essence that Jesus Christ came to her; nobody could make this stuff up. After reading each one of her books, I am left pondering how very different her outlook must be toward this world and the next, in comparison to everyday people like you and I. After all, She has seen for a fact the reality of Hell; not only has she seen it, but she actually experienced it's horrors from the perspective of a lost soul. On the flip side, she has not only seen Heaven, but also experienced it's marvelous and indescribable attributes from the perspective of an actual citizen! These books will forcefully open your spiritual eyes, and demand that your mind look past the physical realm, and focus on that which we cannot see. The trickle effect will be that of spiritual sobriety and an ever growing relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ. For He knew He had to let her experience the harsh boldness of all her visions, in order that she and all her readers would have a unstoppable, and unquenchable urge to spread His Holy Word.

Thank You Mary Baxter, for heeding the call of our Lord and presenting us with the raw truth this world so desperately craves.

Carrie Lynn Jones
Author of It All Began... When Jesus Gave Me Sneakers

Think carefully as you read, think more carefully about eternity.......2007-09-07

Mary Baxter's book about hell is both fascinating and horrifying to read. She claims that for forty nights, Jesus appeared to her and took her to different parts of hell and the different levels of torture in each place. She is introduced to many tortured souls in cells and pits who beg for mercy but Jesus sadly tells them it is too late. He explains to her why they are there and how He tried to rescue them but they wouldn't let Him. At two different times, Baxter claims, she is even abandoned by Jesus and experiences ghastly torture herself for a time. The message of the book is clear: repent now while there is time and be saved from these horrors to everlasting life.

As I read this book I tried hard to compare things with what the Bible said about hell and think if the author was making this up or not. Many of the things she says match up with scripture, and I do think there are different levels of torture since Jesus talked about some people being punished worse than others on judgement day. But there are a few things that sound a little weird to me, such as the part about the end of the world where the beast has a mind eraser. (On the other hand, the entire book of Revelation is quite weird too) And what some of the prisoners say sounds very close to what Lazarus said in the Bible, although it's possible that many could say the same things.

In conclusion, I'm not quite sure if this revelation is really divine or just imagined. But I will give this book 5 stars for being well-written and a desperate plea to tell people about the savior. As you read this and other books, remember to ask the Holy Spirit to help you know what is true and what isn't. One day, all of us will see who was right, but the most important thing is to search for the most important truths and not worry about all of the exact details. Everyone in the world should seriously consider that both heaven and hell could be real, and that there may be only one way to reach the pearly gates.

This book is a must read.......2007-08-15

I don't read books much because it takes a lot to get me hooked in. I could not put this book down. I read the whole thing in 4 hours and it was so worth it. I tell everyone about this book. Some will believe this woman and some won't, but everything she says is backed up in the Bible. I for one believe her and this book is the best written book I have ever read!

Spiritual Discernment Required.......2007-08-08

I read 23 minutes in hell by Bill Wiese before ordering this book. I believed his story so I thought I'd get another perspective of hell.
This book should not be in the non fiction category of a Christian book store. The conversations she has with the damned souls of hell are a total work of an imagination. She has used the rich man and Lazarus story as a blue print from the Bible, and then applied that to her lost in Hell characters. For example, there is a Preacher suffering in Hell for not believing in, and preaching the baptism of the Holy Ghost. There is also another born again Christian in Hell who died while in the back sliding mode. And another Christian in hell who died while having bitterness and unforgiving in the heart. This I think empties the power out of the cross of Christ, for to get to Heaven then you have to be....Perfect. That sounds to me like she's tossed in some fellow believers who maybe didn't agree with everything she believed. And it sounds like a different gospel then from the one of grace. God knows our motives.
In her book we learn that Hell has two legs, two arms, a heart a jaw. A fun center??? I was too embarrassed to finish it and threw it in the garbage.
Satan wants you, who call Jesus your Lord, to doubt your salvation, to take away peace and paralyze you with fear. Particularly the fear of death. That is why I'm compelled to write this review. Yes hell exists, and yes, only Jesus saves us from an eternity there. Because He is God. We know that from the Bible. Leave a comment, I have some verses to share.
If there are any Mary Baxter supporters who think it blasphemy to write a negative review on a book like this, the Bible says that noble people search scripture to see if what being taught is true. And here is a verse to Mrs. Baxter. Revelation 22:18,19
"I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK. And if anyone takes away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and the holy city, WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK." [emphasis mine].
From now on the review at the back of the hell vision books I buy, will have to include the names of the independent specialists who administered the polygraph tests that he or she passed every time.

Conversations With God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book #3)

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Conversations With God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book #3)
Neale Donald Walsch
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In keeping with the first two books in this trilogy, Conversations With God, Book 3 continues to clarify the muddy waters of our spiritual existence, but moves from individual and global issues to "universal truths," which apply to all levels of existence from the microscopic to the macrocosmic. It is difficult to criticize God, but if he is as pleasant as he presents himself in Walsch's books, then he won't mind the paltry mention of a structural problem. A hefty portion of Conversations With God, Book 3 backtracks to topics that were well covered in Book 1, and while a certain amount of recap is good to build on, Walsch's repeated return to these earlier conversations gets a bit frustrating for the reader who is familiar with the earlier books. Minor blemishes aside, Conversations With God, Book 3 explores some of the most fantastic subjects that people are prone to ponder under starry evening skies: What happens when we die? What is time? Are we alone in the universe? Walsch's dialogue with the creator puts these and other imponderables into comprehendible terms. If these revelations are true, and it is ultimately up to us to know them as truths or not, then the universe is a very intriguing place, and we haven't come close to realizing our potential in understanding it. However, the great thing Conversations With God, Book 3 makes clear is that we can understand the universe if we so choose. --Brian Patterson

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Inspirational music to remind us again of beauty and wonder, and to return us once more to our feelings.

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Are You Listening?.......2007-05-18

This book series is a must read for all seekers of truth. But if you are not open minded, if you are not teachable then do not bother. You must admit to yourself that you may not actually know the truth in these matters. If you can do that then the seeds of truth may sprout and grow. If you dismiss this opportunity then you may very well miss your calling in this life. Time is short for those who wish to rise for the coming changes on Earth. Listen if you have ears!

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Beautifully Inspirational Truths.......2007-04-08

Best book of the trilogy. I noticed that about 90% of the negative reviews are from Christians who tout the Bible as their source to discredit the inspirational truths in this book. The problem with trying to convince them that this book rings true on many points is like trying to teach a kindergartener calculus: They just won't get it until they are ready. Their egos seem to be so rigid at this point in their growth cycle they just can't let go. Eventually they will learn. So I have given up on trying to convince them that their path is not the only one. Someday, like I did, when they are ready they will learn.

Fundies Christians are the Anti Christ (if there was one) .......2007-03-23

I do not believe in the Anti Christ, but it is self-evident that evil is the stupidity and darkness on earth best represented in the western world by the fundie Bible thumping simpletons who think they actually have a mission by spreading their bigoted and narrow minded message to the more intelligent populous. If this sounds harsh it is because I cannot stand that self-righteous, ignorant bunch.
While CwG is not perfect nor it is complete I love the message (actually the truth) and despise the ignorant morons who say it is not right because it "contradicts the bible".
If you take the Bible word by word then what say you to the following passages?
Happy To Kill Children
"Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones." (Psalms 137:9, KJV)

"How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock." (Psalms 137:9, New American Bible)

"Happy the man who shall seize and smash your little ones against the rock!" (Psalms 137:9, New American Bible)

"a blessing on anyone who seizes your babies and shatters them against a rock!" (Psalms 137:9, Jerusalem Bible)

CWG #3.......2007-02-14

The best of the CWG books and the one most given away to others. It answers the question of is there other life out there and what is it like. Even if this was totally science fiction it would be worth the read. And I believe there is much to think on here based on my life's research as a scientist.You can't have to much information so this must be read if you seriously call yourself a seeker or quester.

WAKEUP.......2007-01-03

There is a prophet on the earth today as there has been in other dispensations and Walsch hasn't taken the time to meet him. The scriptures have all the information we need and if anyone put in as much effort as they do into reading this unenlightened book into reading the truth, they would be much happier then this book could get you.

Introducing the Reformed Faith: Bibilical Revelation, Christian Tradition, Contemporary Significance

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Donald K. McKim
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