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Given the breadth of Anita Diamant's bestselling biblical epic, The Red Tent, it seems natural that her second novel has a much closer focus. Set in the small Massachusetts fishing town of Gloucester, Good Harbor is a slow-paced study of female friendship. Here Diamant can luxuriate in the development of just two principal characters: 59-year-old Kathleen Levine, a children's librarian who is undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer, and a 42-year-old romance novelist, Joyce Tabachnik, who has bought a summer retreat in Gloucester in the hope of finally writing a "serious" book. The two meet at temple after a service presided over by a newly hired female rabbi. (What joy it must have been for Diamant, who chronicled so much oppression of Hebrew women in The Red Tent, to casually include the presence of female clergy.) Kathleen has no real confidante aside from her husband, Buddy; Joyce is facing estrangement from both her business-minded husband, Frank, and her soccer-obsessed daughter, Nina. What the women are lacking, they find in each other. As their intimacy grows, Diamant sometimes tells us what we already know, breaking into a conversation, for example, to announce how well things are going ("They smiled at each other. They were going to be okay."). This is a moving story nonetheless--short on incident, but with carefully drawn characters and fluid, matter-of-fact prose. --Regina Marler
Book Description
Anita Diamant whose rich portrayal of the biblical world of women illuminated her acclaimed international bestseller The Red Tent, now crafts a moving novel of contemporary female friendship.
Good Harbor is the long stretch of Cape Ann beach where two women friends walk and talk, sharing their personal histories and learning life's lessons from each other. Kathleen Levine, a longtime resident of Gloucester, Massachusetts, is maternal and steady, a devoted children's librarian, a convert to Judaism, and mother to two grown sons. When her serene life is thrown into turmoil by a diagnosis of breast cancer at fifty-nine, painful past secrets emerge and she desperately needs a friend. Forty-two-year-old Joyce Tabachnik is a sharp-witted freelance writer who is also at a fragile point in her life. She's come to Gloucester to follow her literary aspirations, but realizes that her husband and young daughter are becoming increasingly distant. Together, Kathleen and Joyce forge a once-in-a-lifetime bond and help each other to confront scars left by old emotional wounds.
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Anita Diamant's international bestseller The Red Tent brilliantly re-created the ancient world of womanhood, exploring the passions, traditions, and turmoil of a family of mothers and daughters from the Book of Genesis. In Good Harbor, she brings her remarkable storytelling skills and emotional insight to the lives of modern women, considering the precarious balance of marriage and career, motherhood and friendship. The seaside town of Gloucester, on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, is a place where the smell of the ocean lingers in the air. Fifty-nine-year-old Kathleen Levine, a longtime resident, is graceful, maternal, and steady, a devoted children's librarian, a convert to Judaism, the mother of two grown sons. But when she is diagnosed with breast cancer -- which killed her sister fifteen years earlier -- her life is thrown into turmoil. Frightened, lonesome for a woman to talk to, burdened by secrets, she meets Joyce Tabachnik and a once-in-a-lifetime friendship is born. Forty-two-year-old Joyce, restless and funny, a freelance writer with literary aspirations, has just bought a small house in Gloucester, where she hopes to write as well as vacation with her family. Like Kathleen, Joyce is at a fragile place in her life: with her twelve-year-old daughter becoming increasingly testy and distant, she's also feeling a distinct lack of connection to her husband. A mutual appreciation of books, humor, and the beauty of the natural world brings the two women together for long walks along Good Harbor beach. Slowly, they begin to share their personal histories and to realize how much they can learn from each other. Ultimately they wrestle with some startling secrets, and help each other to confront scars left by old emotional wounds.
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful Story - Plot Not the Point.......2007-08-21
This book is not about the plot. It's about friendship, love, family, and what that all means. Incredible. I sent it to my mother, who also has gone through radiation therapy for breast cancer, and I can't wait to bond with her just a little more over this book.
Not her best..........2007-07-19
I picked this up because I love Anita Diamant, but this book wasn't her best. There were too many unresolved parts of the plot, and one resolution that felt weak. The end was also a little too trite.
My thoughts refer to the unabridged audiobook.......2007-03-17
oh wow - I so enjoyed having this story read to me and to feel as though I was an eyewitness to the birth and nurturing of such a beautiful friendship and sisterly bonding. Makes me long for such a friend as these two women found in each other! A powerful story, very well written, wonderful style! Highly recommended.
Disappointment.......2006-07-08
I was so excited to read more of Anita Diamant's work after being introduced to The Red Tent - which is one of the most amazing books I've ever read. However, Good Harbor doesn't have the depth or elegance The Red Tent has. I still can't believe the same author wrote these books.
Too stereotype.......2006-03-05
Was expecting a story with deep emotion. I found a standart, not exciting, superficial, predictable read. I did finish the book, because I was convinced somewhere there would be The line that made it all worth it, but it did not come.
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- Time Heals
- Romance at the Dojo
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- Love's Tender Warriors
- Clear Your Schedule and Get Comfortable
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Love's Tender Warriors
Radclyffe
Manufacturer: Bold Strokes Books
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1933110023 |
Book Description
Drew Clark, ex-Marine and martial arts master, is the new instructor at the Golden Tiger dojang. Intense and aloof, she hides dark secrets and unhealed wounds beneath her warrior's exterior. Sean Gray is the young psychologist and senior student who threatens to bring down the barriers Drew has erected around her heart. Battle hardened and world weary, Drew discovers that Sean wields a weapon she has no defense against--tenderness. Together, two women who have accepted loneliness as a way of life learn that love is worth fighting for, and a battle they cannot afford to lose.
Customer Reviews:
Time Heals.......2007-08-12
This book really was an experience that can only be described as a journey you take with the women in it. Vague I know but that is the only way I convey it without giving away too much.
Romance at the Dojo.......2007-05-21
Details about martial arts make this romance even more concrete. This novel is one well-spent evening waiting for you.
Sensei.......2007-03-16
Sensei Radclyffe does it again! An excellent book. I was really interested to learn in detail about the martial arts.
Love's Tender Warriors.......2006-11-06
Radclyffe is a wonderful writer and doesn't disappoint with this one. In this book, an ex-Marine, Drew Clark, is now the master of a martial arts facility and she meets the star student, Sean, who presumably is straight. Her twin, Susan, however, is gay. Sean is divorced psychiatrist. When she meets Drew, sparks fly and a romance develops as Sean discovers that sometimes the grass is greener on the other side. Drew, on the other hand, is trying to overcome the untimely death of her lover, and feels responsible for it because she was not there to save her. This is a great novel,and a great love story.
Clear Your Schedule and Get Comfortable.......2006-10-20
One of Radclyffe's shorter books, `Love's Tender Warriors' is well worth an evening spent in your favorite spot. The author has incorporated her love of both martial arts and medicine into an intense, heartfelt romance between two strong women.
Sean Gray is a wealthy young psychologist with an identical twin sister. She shares her therapy practice with her best friend, who is also her sister's lover. Sean has experienced significant heartache in her short life. Her parents are both dead and her short marriage failed miserably. It seems like all of Sean's friends are lesbians, but she won't even entertain the idea. That is, until she meets the enigmatic and beautiful Drew Clark.
Drew Clark is a recent ex-marine who also holds Black Belt rank in Aikido and Jujitsu. Upon leaving the service, Drew finds her way back to the dojang and the Sensei who taught her the way as a young, troubled teen. After losing her brother to a violent crime, Drew is reluctant to get close to anyone again. That is, until she meets the tenacious Sean Gray.
As usual, Radclyffe brings colorful, intelligent, beautiful characters to life on the written page. These women seem alive and tangible, and they're the kind of women we would all like to meet. Add these wonderful characters to an intriguing story with ample twists and turns, and you have a great book. Once you pick it up to start reading you won't want to put it down. Get comfortable in your favorite reading spot, grab your favorite cold beverage, take the phone off the hook and prepare to be wowed!
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Leader. Protector. Friend. Lover.
God made you to be each of these…and much more. Stu Weber ’s bestseller, now revised throughout and refreshed with an attractive new look, paints a dramatic and compelling picture of balanced manhood according to God’s vision. Written in a warm, personal style, Weber presents the characteristics of tender warriors—including learning to speak the language of women, watching out for what lies ahead, and keeping commitments—in an upfront, straightforward style that challenges readers to realize God’s plan for men.
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More than 365,000 copies sold!
Some Things Are Worth Fighting For
Young men aspire to it. Women admire it. Yet the definition of manhood itself is obscured by a culture in moral free fall. This book cuts through the fog and defines a powerful blueprint for being the man—the Tender Warrior—that God desires for you and your family. You’ll discover that a Tender Warrior: watches out for what lies ahead—like a wagon train scout; keeps his commitments, no matter how painful; has a tender heart beating beneath his armor; understands his responsibility to his wife, children, and friends; recognizes that he is “under orders from higher headquarters.”
Stu Weber ’s now classic teaching on a man’s vigilance, staying power, and consideration for the women in his life will move you to pursue the man you were created to be.
Real Men Are Tender Warriors
“I drank Budweiser, smoked Marlboros, and chased women…. Tender Warrior sent me deeper into my heart and soul. When I finished it, I passed it on to a friend, who was supposed to give it back but passed it on to someone else. This book changed his life. It knocked down the walls around his heart. His response: ‘The most important thing that has happened in my life started when you sent me that book.’”
—A reader
Story Behind the Book
((no story behind. Instead, endorsements)):
“ Tender Warrior provides hope for men by challenging their assumptions and shaping their convictions. Read it. Devour it. Then live it. This is the time for real men to emerge.”
—Dennis Rainey, executive director, FamilyLife
“In a day when our culture is at once confused and concerned over gender identity, men everywhere would to do well to recalibrate their personal compasses by the biblical benchmarks found in Tender Warrior . I highly recommend this book!”
—Dr. Bruce Wilkinson , New York Times bestselling author
Customer Reviews:
Required reading for husbands.......2007-07-03
Stu Weber takes off the gloves and gives it to you straight. If you're a husband and/or father, God's word has some things you need to know. Avoid making the common mistakes and get prepared for the challenges.
A needed wake up call .......2007-06-22
This book sat on my shelf for six years before I finally picked it up. I am sorry I waited so long. I could have avoided some heartache and the mistakes I made that caused them.
"Tender Warrior" is a biblical examination of what makes a man. Using scripture, experience, and anecdotes from his own life and the lives of other men Weber uncovers some truths that have been lost to men in our society over the past few decades. He paints in broad bushstrokes that may startle and rub some the wrong way, but keep reading. You will find valuable insights straight from the pages of the bible that will challenge you to look again at yourself and reevaluate how you are doing as a man. At the end of each chapter are reflection questions for individual and group study.
There is something for all men in this book, so read it whether you are married, single, nearing the end of your journey, or just starting out.
I think I will read this book again and find some men to read it with so we can hone each other into the men that God wants us to be.
Listen up guys!.......2006-12-17
I am knee-deep into reading this wonderful book. Men, Stu Weber is the kind of guy we all like to drink a brewskie with. And when a guy like that, a guy you respect, spends some time slapping you around and helping you "get-in-line", well... you listen. So, I'm reading and I'm learning. Plain & simple, this book has helped me to become a better man.
Oustanding! .......2004-12-15
This book should be mandatory reading to every Christian male. It should be given to every young man so that he starts off his walk right. One of the best books I've ever read. Ever since I first read this book, I've given and continue to give copies to every one who I think might read it. If you can, also try to order his other books. I especially like Spirit Warriors. Do yourself, your family, and your community a favor and order Stu Weber's books.
Excellent book on being a Christian father and husband.......2004-08-21
This is an excellent and inspiring book for all men who want to be what God has called them to be. I think most men know that we're not living up to all that we could or should be, but so many of us don't know what to do about it. We're not being "real men." So many of us didn't have good role models in our own fathers, and this book can help fill in the gaps. For example, I use this book when working with young men whose wives or (more often) girlfriends are pregnant at the Crisis Pregnancy Center where my wife and I volunteer.
Now, for those of you who may be thinking "Oh no, not another 'get naked and beat tribal drums' book," Weber discusses several of the "drum beating" types of books, fairly discussing their positive points but concluding that they fall way short of where they need to in their search for authentic manhood. To find what men are made to be, you have to go back to the Author himself: past one man's personal insights into himself, past ancient tribal customs, past the "old stories": to the original Author Himself. This is a very Biblically-based book, and Weber makes no apologies for that.
Weber divides manhood into four divisions, which he calls King, Warrior, Mentor, and Friend. This general theme is discussed in some other books on manhood (as Weber admits) but not as Biblically as Weber does it. For example, another book calls them "blueprints" of a man: Weber says he prefers to think of them as "fingerprints" of the man's Creator.
But Weber doesn't hang his entire book on these four (rather arbitrary) divisions. Weber then finds a common thread throughout all of them: Initiative. I think this idea of Initiative being the core of manhood was one of the most insightful single contributions Weber makes. To quote: "Just as a compass without a needle is not a compass, a man without Initiative is not a man." Perfect.
He also very clearly shows how Initiative is not equal to being Bossy. Taking Initiative means taking initiative in helping out around the house, in saying you're sorry, in asking your wife's help, in asking "what do my wife and kids need right now that I can help with?" It's about as far from bossy or (in the tiresome language of critics) "50's Ozzie and Harriet" as you can get.
Most of the rest of the book is spent working out how the four divisions of manhood and the central thread of Initiative applies to various situations and people in a man's life. The chapter "Does Anyone Here Speak 'Woman'?" is worth the price of the book.
I only have two very tiny negative comments about the book. First, the war-time metaphors and examples from Weber's own life as an Army Ranger won't appeal to everybody. For myself, I enjoyed reading them and they helped, but found it difficult to relate in a few cases because I my background isn't the same. One can't fault Weber that much, though: he simply wrote as who he is.
Second, I think this book would be best with an older, more mature man alongside a younger one. (I am working with two younger men right now.) It might not impact a young man as strongly if given to him if he is not able to have an older (or at least same maturity level) man come alongside him. The obvious solution: be that older man. Don't just give it to your kids: work through it with them, and encourage them to work with their friends.
I also bought the audio version of this book. I have two negative comments about the audio version. First, it's only available on cassette. I wanted to give somebody a copy of it, but he can only play CDs, so I had to buy it on cassette, rip it, and burn to CD. (Yes, I did this all legally.) That was a drag, and the resulting quality is rather low. Second, the audio version is not only shorter, but actually combines two chapters from the book (9 and 10). This makes it hard to track against the book. However, it is still a positive for those who are auditory learners and have more time to listen than to read. As most men probably fall into this category, I hope the publisher will consider bringing the audio version out on CD.
In summary: get this book, read it, highlight it, re-read it, work through it with your friends. And watch God turn you into the man you know you were created to be.
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- Historical masquerading as a romance
- No stars at all.....
- Tender Warrior
- GREAT BOOK !!!!!!!!!!!
- I'm LOVING this book!
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Tender Warrior
Fern Michaels
Manufacturer: Ivy Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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Release Date: 2001-01-30 |
Book Description
He rescued her from a nightmare, only to betray her, until he became possessed by her....
Only Fern Michaels could conjure this blazing tale of intoxicating romance and longing, set in beautiful, exotic Spain.
Customer Reviews:
Historical masquerading as a romance.......2005-01-29
...and a bad historical at that. This novel loses credibility by posing in the romance genre and is a disappointment in the long-running career of this fine author. Romance fans want accuracy in their historicals but we also want happy endings....and having the heroine end up as the Other Woman doesn't count. Sorry, only one star, and if you read it, get used.
No stars at all............2002-01-15
if I've could do so. I didn't like this book....
I didn't find it romantic at all, the characters didn't appeal to me to be in love much and there was now sparks between them and Ruy marrying another woman...
I knew it was bases on the real on and so on but...I just dont' like the "heroine" living as the concubine or seconde wife. or whatever...
Maybe it's just me, I don't know...you may try if you like but If you search for my advise? Skip this and save the money!
Tender Warrior.......2001-12-09
I would have loved to give this book 5 stars because it's one of the most romantic I have ever read and you never doubt the sincerity of the protaganists' love. For that reason, I was satisfied with the ending, because there is no denying Ruy and Mirjana desperately love each other and will do their best to succeed. Besides, Ruy did wed Jimena, ward of the king, and this is historically accurate. Not that I can say that for the rest of the book. This is a book about the greatest Spanish hero of all time, El Cid, and never do we hear about or witenss any of Cid's heroic actions. He's a very nice hero, but that could have been anybody elsein history, too. What a wasted opportunity!
GREAT BOOK !!!!!!!!!!!.......2001-04-16
great story, great characters,gave me a great feeling. I laughed,I sighed, I cried.
I'm LOVING this book!.......2001-02-22
I haven't even finished this book and am already looking for more Fern Michaels books to buy. This is a wonderful love story...I haven't been able to tear myself from it and at the same time don't want it to end. I'm not an experienced romance reader but Ms. Michaels has me hooked. I highly recommend Tender Warrior for anyone who needs to escape- an excellent soak-in-the-tub read.
Book Description
It takes a warrior to stand tall and strong in an age of cynicism. Today, Stu Weber's ringing affirmation of godly manhood reestablishes a man's highest priorities. Brief chapters, salted with the author's stories, present the characteristics of tender warriors -- including watching out for what lies ahead, keeping commitments, and learning to speak the language of women. In his warm yet straightforward style, Weber shows how a man's strength can be tempered with tenderness, grace, and submission to God's Son, the ultimate Tender Warrior.
Customer Reviews:
Tiny book that really pumps.......2007-09-01
Like the Tender Warrior, the Heart of the Tender Warrior is excellent. It clearifies for men their responsibility and their desire in a family. The world could certainly use more men who know who they are and what they are to do. Women who read this book will better understand the complexity of the men in their lives and be better able to meet the needs of these men.
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Character and person of King David from I Sam. chapter 31 through I Chron chapter 22
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Study of character and person of King David. Covers I Sam. chapters 8-29.
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"The purpose of this Turning Point study guide is to reinforce Dr. David Jeremiah's dynamic, in-depth teaching on David and to aid the reader in applying biblical truth to his or her daily life. This study guide may be used by itself for personal or group Bible study."
Book Description
God made you to be each of these...and much more. Stu Weber 's bestseller, now revised throughout and refreshed with an attractive new look, paints a dramatic and compelling picture of balanced manhood according to God's vision. Written in a warm, personal style, Weber presents the characteristics of tender warriors--including learning to speak the language of women, watching out for what lies ahead, and keeping commitments--in an upfront, straightforward style that challenges readers to realize God's plan for men. .
Customer Reviews:
Helped to bring things together........2007-05-25
Though the ideas are not new (it's all in the Bible) or unique, Stu does a great job bringing it all together in a way that helps the reader apply it to his life. Sometimes you just need someone to help get you remember that there is a model (Jesus) and with God's help we can improve the model that we present to our families and others who are watching.
Just OK.......2007-04-05
I heard great things about this book. I was underwhelmed. Nothing really new here.
Book Description
What is new in this book is not takeovers, but the size, the hostility, the destructive implications for the corporations, and the introduction of the individual entrepreneur into the game.
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