The Witches of Wenshar (Unschooled Wizard 2)
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  • A pleasing mix of fantasy and mystery
  • Witches of Wenshar
  • Witches of Wenshar
The Witches of Wenshar (Unschooled Wizard 2)
Barbara Hambly
Manufacturer: Del Rey
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0345329341
Release Date: 1987-06-12

Book Description

Once, it was said, Wensha had been a city of witches, summoning and controlling demons for their evil magic. But in nearby Tandieras, Kaltha claimed to have found their lost book of spells to perform only white magic. When Sun Wolf arrived, he discovered increasing signs of evil magic and demon-controlling spells. And he realized, too late, that a new swarm of demons was trying to lure him to his death....

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A pleasing mix of fantasy and mystery.......2003-06-05

The sequel to Ladies of Mandrigyn, this book follows Sunwolf and Starhawk on their quest to find a mage to teach Sun Wolf the ways of power. They arrive in Wenshar, where they find a self-taught mage named Kaletha. But Kaletha's methods do not agree with Sun Wolf. They also quickly find that wizards are not welcome in pious Wenshar, where memories of the long-dead and wicked Witches of Wenshar are still fresh. And soon after they arrive, grusome murders begin, murders that Sun Wolf is sure were done by magical means most foul. But who is responsible? And how does Kaletha derive her power when she has had no formal training? Can Sun Wolf and Starhawk figure out the cuplrit(s) before they are the next target for murder while staying out of Wenshar politics?
This is the premise of this book, which is a worthy "next chapter" in the Sun Wolf trilogy. I found this book to be slightly below the Ladies of Mandrigyn in its ability to grip and hold the reader's attention, but still a great read. Hambley is an accomplished writer of both fantasy and mystery, and she combines both those skills well in producing this book. Although the some of the characters are a little too wooden (the King couldn't possibly be falling-down drunk all the time and still run his country) and some of the plot details a little hard to believe, I did enjoy this book, and fans of both fantasy and mystery ought to find this a good read. You won't be disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars Witches of Wenshar.......2000-06-24

Mandrigyn had been left far behind. Sun Wolf had tangled with magic, and now he had to live with the consequences of that folly. With only Starhawk at his side, he began searching for, of all things, a wizard of his own... one to help solve his present problems. When the search brought them to Wenshar, he and the Hawk hoped to remain aloof from its stormy politics -- especially since the Lady Kaletha, a self proclaimed wizard with a strong following, stood at the eye of the storm. But then someone was brutally murdered by magic, and the two found themselves forced to step in and find the killer...

If you liked Ladies of Mandrigyn, then you'll love The Witches of Wenshar and the continuing adventures of Sun Wolf and Star Hawk.

5 out of 5 stars Witches of Wenshar.......2000-01-27

I had this book for over 5 years now. A first edition,but I read that book so many times that it is quite worn. "The Witches Of Wenshar",is the continuing of another story, "The Ladies Of Mandrigyn",(look it up),and is based in(you guessed it) Wenshar,situated at the edge of a vast desert, inhabited by the Shirdar. It is about two warriors, Sunwolf and his former second in command Starhawk,who came south, looking for a wizard or a witch, to find themselves in danger from a mysterious killer that rips it victims apart.Gruesome huh? Sunwolf's father was right,magic could get someone killed before they can turn around. You will never guess who the killer is!
The Unschooled Wizard (Ladies of Mandrigyn / Witches of Wenshar)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An underappreciated gem
The Unschooled Wizard (Ladies of Mandrigyn / Witches of Wenshar)
Barbara Hambly
Manufacturer: Nelson Doubleday
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B00071IKUY

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An underappreciated gem.......2007-03-28

I don't remember when or where I first lucked into this remarkable book. I do know that I've read it so many times that the characters all feel like old friends.

The book is actually two books, "The Ladies of Mandrigyn" and "The Witches of Wenshar." You can buy them separately, but I'm not sure why you would - quite apart from price and convenience considerations, there's the cover art issue. Sure, this one's art isn't anything to write home about, but please tell me who exactly the woman on the cover of the standalone "Ladies" is supposed to be?

But enough cattiness. On with the review.

The first book, "Ladies of Mandrigyn," introduces our heroes: Sun Wolf, a middle-aged mercenary captain, and Starhawk, his quiet, ascetic second-in-command. It tells the story of Sun Wolf's capture by the (of course) ladies of Mandrigyn, after an unsuccessful attempt to hire him and his troops to fight the wizard king Altiokis who captured their town and enslaved their men. Sun Wolf refused to fight for them, citing his two golden rules for a warrior: "Never fall in love, and never mess with magic;" and thus finds himself being coerced instead into training the ladies to fight for themselves. While the hardened mercenary struggles with the task of making soldiers out of noblewomen, fishwives, hairdressers and prostitutes, his lieutenant Starhawk is on her own quest - her loyalty is to Sun Wolf (or, as she calls him, "the Chief.") So long as even a chance remains that the Wolf is still alive after his mysterious disappearance, her duty is to find and rescue him - and avenge him if he is dead. By the end of the book, no character escapes unscathed - or at least unchanged, and the Wolf, through no fault of his own, finds himself breaking first one, then both of his rules...

**Fair warning: mild spoilers below**

"Witches of Wenshar" picks up not long after the end of "Ladies." In this one, Sun Wolf and Starhawk are in search of a wizard to train him - no easy feat, given that until recently, the wizard king Altiokis was hunting down and killing any that might be a rival to his power. Approaching the desert kingdom of Wenshar, it seems they may just have found what they're looking for - except that the local wizard Kaletha hates the Wolf and is jealously hoarding her knowledge, the king is a volatile drunkard, and the bishop is busy telling the king and anyone else who will listen that Sun Wolf and Kaletha both should be forbidden from working their evil in the city. Toss into the mix manipulative politics, strange superstitions, tentative race relations with the desert shirdar - and oh yes: the mysterious murders that began the night the Wolf and the Hawk arrived in the city.

Barbara Hambly spins a good tale: plot weaving that seems natural and effortless, evocative language, a keen ear for diction and dialogue. She builds an elaborate world with great subtlety, with never anything so crass as blatant exposition or a prologue, but also without even a moment of confusion on the part of the reader. Yet her chief talents lie in two areas. The first is characterization - which is good, because the first book, for all its action, is at heart a character story, and to a large extent the second one is too. Starhawk's transformation as she searches for Sun Wolf is gentle and entirely believable - the woman who arrives in Mandrigyn is completely different than the one who first set out, but at no point does it seem forced, nor does she lose anything of herself during the change. The Wolf's metamorphosis, while much more drastic and violent, feels just as natural. Nor does she short the minor characters - everyone mentioned in these two books is complex and complete. They feel like real people. Even the most stereotypical ones (Drypettis Dru of Mandrigyn; the king of Wenshar) have enough humanizing touches that hint at fully-formed personalities behind the immediate image.

Her second gift is in imagery. I know what Sun Wolf and Starhawk look like; I would know them if I saw them. I can see the canals of Mandrigyn and the sand-blasted walls of the abandoned city of Wenshar; I remember the clash of garish colors in Altiokis' obscenely opulent throne room, and the way the light shone through the leaves in the little courtyard where Kaletha taught her disciples. And I can still see the too-human eyes of the calf, and hear the high-pitched giggles of the demons. Hambly has the imagination to create beauty and horror equally, and the deft touch with words to let us see them too.

If nothing else, this book is thoroughly unique among fantasy. I cannot imagine anyone not being captivated by it, and I cannot recommend it strongly enough. It's little-known, but it's a diamond.
SUN WOLF - Book (1) One: The Ladies of Mandrigyn; Book (2) Two: The Witches of Wenshar; Book (3) Three: The Dark Hand of Magic
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    SUN WOLF - Book (1) One: The Ladies of Mandrigyn; Book (2) Two: The Witches of Wenshar; Book (3) Three: The Dark Hand of Magic
    Barbara Hambly
    Manufacturer: Del Rey - Ballantine Books
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: B000NRWZL2
    SUN WOLF - Book (1) One: The Ladies of Mandrigyn; Book (2) Two: The Witches of Wenshar; Book (3) Three: The Dark Hand of Magic
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      SUN WOLF - Book (1) One: The Ladies of Mandrigyn; Book (2) Two: The Witches of Wenshar; Book (3) Three: The Dark Hand of Magic
      Barbara Hambly
      Manufacturer: Del Rey - Ballantine Books
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback
      ASIN: B000NRX80E
      Witches of Wenshar
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        Witches of Wenshar

        Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Mass Market Paperback
        ASIN: B000GRRR8K
        3 Titles in Sun Wolf and Starhawk Series - The Ladies of Mandrigyn - The Witches of Wenshar - The Dark Hand of Magic
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          3 Titles in Sun Wolf and Starhawk Series - The Ladies of Mandrigyn - The Witches of Wenshar - The Dark Hand of Magic
          Barbara Hambly
          Manufacturer: various
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          Binding: Mass Market Paperback
          ASIN: B000TABCK8
          *Signed* Ladies of Mandrigyn; Witches of Wenshar; Darkhand of Magic [3 Volume Lot]
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            *Signed* Ladies of Mandrigyn; Witches of Wenshar; Darkhand of Magic [3 Volume Lot]
            Barbara Hambly
            Manufacturer: Del Rey c1987-1990
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Paperback
            ASIN: B000N27ZRG
            The Unschooled Wizard (The Ladies of Mandrigyn & The Witches of Wenshar)
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              The Unschooled Wizard (The Ladies of Mandrigyn & The Witches of Wenshar)
              Barbara Hambly
              Manufacturer: Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc. 1987
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Hardcover
              ASIN: B000NV8C1U
              The Unschooled Wizard The Ladies of Mandrigyn; The Witches of Wenshar
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                The Unschooled Wizard The Ladies of Mandrigyn; The Witches of Wenshar
                Barbara Hambly
                Manufacturer: Nelson Doubleday
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Hardcover
                ASIN: B000PWGTM6
                THE UNSCHOOLED WIZARD: SUN WOLF - Book (1) One: The Ladies of Mandrigyn; Book (2) Two: The Witches of Wenshar
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                  THE UNSCHOOLED WIZARD: SUN WOLF - Book (1) One: The Ladies of Mandrigyn; Book (2) Two: The Witches of Wenshar
                  Barbara Hambly
                  Manufacturer: Nelson Doubleday
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Hardcover
                  ASIN: B000NRTG3M

                  Worth Dying For (Protectors)
                  Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                  • Started off great but went downhill from there
                  • Great Mystery & Love Story
                  • Held my interest
                  • fabulous romantic suspense
                  Worth Dying For (Protectors)
                  Beverly Barton
                  Manufacturer: HQN Books
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                  Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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                  ASIN: 037377012X

                  Book Description

                  Sometimes love is stronger than death. . .

                  Security agent Dante Moran can't afford the luxury of love-in his line of work, emotions can get you killed. Besides, he's never recovered from the pain of losing his high school sweetheart to a serial rapist and killer. As far as Dante is concerned, his heart died the day he identified her body.

                  But when he's hired to protect Tessa Westbrook's young daughter from a kidnapper, Dante is shocked to feel his long-buried emotions rise to the surface. Tessa stirs something in him that he hasn't felt since he was a kid. . .something that makes him think she could become more than a client. But Tessa's past is full of secrets. . .and with a killer on the loose, Dante must decide if she's worth dying for--or a reason to live.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  2 out of 5 stars Started off great but went downhill from there.......2005-03-18

                  This book had a great start - good suspense, good writing. But the further I got, the more predictable it became, and the worse the writing got. I had the ending figured out before I was even close to halfway through the book. And the writing was so forced, with way too many details, and awkward lines like "He gave her an inquisitive look." Ms. Barton broke the cardinal writer's rule of 'show, don't tell,' several times over in this book. I don't know if all her books are like this, or if this was the exception, but it'll be awhile before I give her another try.

                  4 out of 5 stars Great Mystery & Love Story.......2005-02-16

                  Even though the outcome was predictable, I loved this book. It's amazing what true love and passion can accomplish. I liked the ending especially after the main characters suffered so much and for so many years. Once again, Beverly Barton has written an excellent, kick-ass novel that will keep you coming back for more!

                  4 out of 5 stars Held my interest.......2005-01-15

                  Dante and Tessa were a tortured pair. I liked the interaction between the two of them and her daughter.

                  My problem was Dante was way too obsessed after such a long time. And Tessa needed to leave home, get her own place and fend for herself.

                  I must say this was much better than the last two in the series!

                  5 out of 5 stars fabulous romantic suspense .......2004-10-27

                  In Colby, Texas, seventeen years old Amy Smith waits at night by herself for her boyfriend Dante Moran to arrive to take her home from her job at the Dairy Dip. However, Dante is held up at college and so is running late. Someone attacks Amy, but by the time Dante arrives his girlfriend is gone. No body was ever recovered.

                  Seventeen years later, Dante leaves the FBI to take a job with the Dundee Agency, experts on personal security. When the Governor and two State senators from Mississippi ask Dundee to find a runaway, they assign Dante to lead the investigation. Dante is stunned as sixteen year old Leslie looks just like Amy did. He visits influential billionaire G.W. Westbrook and his daughter Tessa to start the inquiries into finding the seemingly happy Leslie. Dante thinks Tessa remotely looks like his Amy. Still, as Dante and Tessa fall in love, she admits that she cannot remember her first seventeen years of life. More to the point is that he must find a teen in trouble, who ran away because she learned that her father was a state-executed rapist, a truth hidden by her beloved mother and grandfather.

                  Best selling author Beverly Barton furbishes readers with a fabulous romantic suspense starring two wonderful protagonists and a fantastic support cast. The story line follows mostly the investigative efforts of the hero, but also shines a light on runaway teens. The support cast is a strong group that hopefully will lead to Dundee sequels especially two other agents on the verge of war between them.

                  Harriet Klausner
                  Secrets Worth Dying For: Timothy James Mcveigh And The Oklahoma City Bombing
                  Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                  • Wow. Just Wow....
                  • Definately worth reading.
                  Secrets Worth Dying For: Timothy James Mcveigh And The Oklahoma City Bombing
                  David Paul Hammer , and Jeffery William Paul
                  Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars Wow. Just Wow...........2004-11-27

                  As an avid reader of anything about Tim McVeigh,I waited a long time for this book to come out.I was not disappointed. This book is amazing and it has such an emotional impact on me that I have to let months go by in between readings of it.This book gives you a vivid, real picture of the last two years of Tim's life. It reports a day to day account of the last 2 weeks of his life before he was sadly executed.While Tim haters would probably enjoy it,I was heartbroken as such a bright young man was put to death among the hatred of so many.
                  The best thing about this book is that it colorfully illustrates Tim as a person. A human being , not a monster. A good person in spite of his actions.This writing also painfully illustrates another side of the death penalty from a side most people don't see or care about-the condemned persons family and friends and makes an eloquent case for why their shouldn't be a death penalty in this country at all.

                  A completely different account of the bombing is reported here and it will blow your mind. I believe most of it to be the truth , but I still have a hard time fully grasping it all and it has not fully sunken in .If this is all true the implications are amazing, beyond the scope of what most of us can imagine and is NOTHING like the official story.
                  Supposedly all this came from McVeigh in a deal worked out with the authors that they would not publish it until after the "official" version of his life and death{American Terrorist} that he wanted out there hit the stands and therefore after he was executed.
                  I feel that we need to hear what the 2 authors of this book have to say.
                  I am guessing that not many people outside of folks who have a hard core interest in Tim/the bombing or victim's families will pay much attention to this book because it was written by 2 death row inmates and people have a prejudice against taking inmates seriously. But ask yourself-what really do 2 guys on death row have to gain from this other than getting out what they feel to be the truth? Guys on death row keep little if any money from something like this because of laws that stop them from doing so. And since the book hasn't gotten much attention that I've seen,fame wouldn't be the motivation either.
                  Finally, this book took almost 3 years to write and the authors claim hats because it took that long to verify Tim's claims from outside independent sources and they were able to substantiate 95% of the information Tim gave them.In closing if you ever wondered about the official story of the bombing or Tim as a real person, not the villainous caricature you saw on TV, then you owe it to yourself to read this book.

                  4 out of 5 stars Definately worth reading........2004-04-17

                  One of the more interesting books dealing with Mcveigh. Gives a feel for what type of person Mcveigh really was while taking a look at the inner workings of federal death row. I only wish it had a better publisher because it was filled with spelling errors and bad editing which slightly butchered the work of these two authors. And the price is a little steep. But the information is worth the price... Another piece of the puzzle.
                  The Steroid Deceit: A Body Worth Dying For?
                  Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
                  • No basis whatsoever
                  • Garbage
                  • bunk
                  • The Steroid Deceit
                  • Good message, but....
                  The Steroid Deceit: A Body Worth Dying For?
                  Jeff Rutstein
                  Manufacturer: Custom Fitness
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                  Book Description

                  Whether for cosmetic purposes or for an athletic edge, steroid use among teens is growing. Parents are often blind to the threat; kids see it as an expedient means to a more "buff" body or better athletic performance. But steroids not only harbor a host of side effects, they also are often a gateway drug. A recovered steroid abuser himself, Jeff Rutstein shares the story of his descent into use and the uphill battle he faced with recovery. Rutstein's graphic tale is an effective backdrop to the real lessons of the book: the reasons why kids turn to steroids; signs of steroid abuse; a handle on dealing with the topic for parents; an honest explanation of the dangers of steroid abuse for kids.

                  At a time when athletes and Hollywood hunks are setting the bar for performance and appearence ever higher with their own steroid use, parents, educators, counselors, anyone involved with the care and nurture of teens, and teens themselves, will find this important book both educational and inspiring.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  1 out of 5 stars No basis whatsoever.......2007-02-04

                  They subtle linguistics of this book is deceitful in and of itself. "The Steroid Deceit" (?) What deceit is there? Steroids were put on a list of controlled substances in 1990- ((against the FDA's own recommendation!)) and yet, this book caters to one's fears which, lets not forget, have been formed by the often ill intentioned, bottom-line driven media. Why do you think, rather than excavating or pursuing more democratically just pursuits of media power - such as the reporting on key congressional votes, history, social injustice, national awareness - - we instead are fed soap operas and '60 minute specials' on the 'danger of these drugs'? It goes so far as to even be mentioned in Bush's State of the Union speech. Since when has it become fashionable to jump on the bandwagon with little to no research as to what these drugs are and how they are properly used by people, athletes, doctors, and men who know EXACTLY what they are doing. The moral rammifications that occur when one asks another to question their beliefs is, well, something that most people do not care to address. They live on in their dogmatic ways of life without questioning, without asking why, without being socratic about ones beliefs and instead feed those stereotypical, uninformed, views that only help to create more propoganda for this subject. They are drugs that doctors use just like any other, just like morphine, etc., any drug that is ABUSED rather than USED properly (and this goes for ANY drug, tylenol, aspirin, any drug!) can lead to effects that are not intended. Now I ask anyone that before you jump on this stereotypical, redundant, dogmatic approach to a subject that is already misunderstood by the mainstream media - be socratic - question - learn how these drugs are used safely, learn how when used properly they are very benefical and offer more positives than negatives ((why do you think doctors still use them on patients if this was not the case)) Also, there is absolutely no proof whatsoever, that these drugs have ever EVER resulted in anyones death! So please stop using that ploy. Cigarrettes kill thousands upon thousands each year!! and yet why does Bush not mention their danger in his state of the union speech? ... Please, the malign underworkings of this institutionalist faction are eroding the very bases of democractic fundamentalism in America today.

                  1 out of 5 stars Garbage.......2006-10-05

                  Steroids are bad for developing teenagers. But They are beneficial to adults. They are beneficial for doctors and patients. If you are too immature to use them - you shouldn't. Blaming steroids instead of bad parenting is just pathetic. We are living in an age of science. Steroids are legal in just as many countries around the world. Yet, only in America are people 'dying' of them.

                  1 out of 5 stars bunk.......2006-07-17

                  There is no basis to this book.. not science anyway.. Watch the HBO Real Sports video about steroids.. Yes for kids.. roids are very very bad. But this book just preys on fear.

                  In the USA these days.. find a way to scare people and you can make a buck.. LAME. Just say no and save your money.

                  5 out of 5 stars The Steroid Deceit.......2006-05-29

                  Dear Jeff,
                  Four years ago on May 26, 2002, my son, Justin Henderson, passed away. He was addicted to anabolic steroids. He was an athtlete and a scholar. However, he started using steroids for body enhancement. He suffered most all the side effects you mention in your book. His depression led him to using other drugs. Steroids are a gateway drug. He had an enlarged heart and went into cardiac arrest while working at GNC.
                  Your book Steroid Deceit was very helpful to me because it clarified the fact that using steroids is addictive and can lead to death. I wished I had the facts that you present in your book when Justin was using steoids. I would have insisted that he go into rehab.
                  As most kids my son's age (22), they think nothing will happen to them. By reading your book, young boys and girls will get the knowledge they need to help them avoid or quit using steroids. I am very thankful to you for writing a book on the deception of using steroids. As you speak to young people through your book or in person, you will be the voice of those who lost their lives to steroids. My son and anyone else who lost his life will be a testimony to the message you give in your book.
                  Connie Erdlen, a grieving mom

                  1 out of 5 stars Good message, but...........2006-05-21

                  Steroids really aren't that bad for you. It's the same thing as taking a safer birth control pill. Just a hormone.

                  It's nice that he wrote this book, and aimed it at a good market. But do your own research if you're thinking about taking a "dangerous" supplement.
                  Is It Worth Dying For?: How To Make Stress Work For You - Not Against You
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                  • Real medical advice on stress, high blood pressure and weight control.
                  • Is It Really Worth Dying For?
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                  5 out of 5 stars Real medical advice on stress, high blood pressure and weight control........2005-08-29

                  This book clearly presents solid medical advice about stress, blood pressure and weight. No miracle diets, no junk science, no fads - just time tested information presented in a persuasive way. Topics range from adjusting your attitude to improving your exercise and diet.
                  This book is a great reference that has helped me control my weight and blood pressure without drugs.

                  5 out of 5 stars Is It Really Worth Dying For?.......2000-02-26

                  Buy this book! Learn to refocus the positive aspects of your type A personality for success. Don't let the title fool you. This is not about sitting back in a rocking chair after your first coronary event. Instead, this cardiologist who's as Type A as the rest of us explains how to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em in dealing with personal, professional and day-to-day social hassles. A great chapter on self talk and how it can frustrate adult stress. And a great chapter with quizzes on dealing with stresses. Take the quizzes on separate sheets of paper, date them, share them or have your significant other take them the same way as well. Periodic readings of this book got me from my first MI through 15 years of middle age, an angioplasty, and my recent triple bypass. The physical predisposition to coronary problems was genetic. My successful adjustment to the stress factors was all from the book, discovered as part of my original coronary rehabilitation in 1985. Read this book. Lead a better life. Buy copies for friends! Enjoy!
                  Worth dying for
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                    Worth dying for
                    Nicholas Stoltzfus
                    Manufacturer: Ambassador Publishers
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Unknown Binding

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                    ASIN: B0006QLSZY
                    Desserticide aka Desserts Worth Dying For
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                      Desserticide aka Desserts Worth Dying For

                      Manufacturer: Crown Valley Press
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: 0964794527

                      Product Description

                      Recipe book.
                      Living Sacrifices: For Those Dying To Rise To A Life Worth Giving
                      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                      • Great read and study guide!
                      • On Becoming Successful: A Practical and Spiritual Guide
                      Living Sacrifices: For Those Dying To Rise To A Life Worth Giving
                      James Haywood Rolling Jr.
                      Manufacturer: Pleasant Word
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: 157921522X

                      Book Description

                      LIVING SACRIFICES addresses the call of God for each of us to live an important life. Our model is the resurrected Christ, who offered Himself as a living sacrifice. Following the general themes of chapter 12 of the New Testament book of Romans, Part 1 first takes in view the fullness of God's sacrificial mercy. In Part 2, the text illustrates the transformative capacity found only in cooperation with God's provision on our personal behalf. In Part 3, the text seeks to reveal the power and authority we have been granted to overcome evil with good LIVING SACRIFICES weaves together common sense prose, solid scriptural exposition, and candid personal testimony, with unique parables and anecdotes that illustrate the text. An original poem opens and sets the theme for each chapter. The author -- a visual artist, educator, college administrator, and a member of the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir -- seeks to offer his unique point of view so that those dying to live a more important life may capture a vision of a life worth giving.

                      Customer Reviews:

                      4 out of 5 stars Great read and study guide!.......2003-08-27

                      "Living Sacrifices" is dedicated to all those who struggle and sacrifice daily to give the best of themselves to the many they love . . . Life that is worth the giving! The author, James Haywood Rolling, Jr., has written this book as God's call to each of us to live an important life - a life destined for us by God. It follows the general themes of chapter 12 of Romans in the New Testament. Within its twelve chapters, Part 1 of the book views the fullness of God's sacrificial mercy; Part 2 shows God's provision for us; Part 3 reveals the power and authority we have to fight against evil. Our fight is against Satan's power over us. By putting on the armor of God vividly spelled out for us in the Bible and in this book, we can win the war.

                      The book is well written, easy to understand, and filled with wonderful scripture verses and thought-provoking parables and vignettes taken from the author's own life. He also opens each chapter with his own original poetry which is filled with deep emotion and stark reality. Each chapter ends with a special STOP AND THINK message that can be adapted to the reader's life to help live a life without self-importance, self-reliance, and self-indulgence â€" A LIFE WORTH GIVING. Mr. Rolling has a command of the written word and writes in artistically vivid imagery as if he's painting his words upon a canvas. He opens his heart and his life to us and we can see his pain, his recovery, and his revelation. This is not another one of those dry, boring, 10-step, self-help books. This is the blossoming of a life once filled with "self" into one of God's ambassadors ready for a ministry. Mr. Rolling's spiritual gift as an artist is evident in his verbiage and writing style.

                      I recommend this book to all Christian readers interested in learning how to walk a closer walk with their Lord and Savior and to view their lives with their eyes turned away from themselves and back onto God. Despite the fact that the book is well written, there are, however, a few proofreading errors. I would have given this book four stars if it wasn't for these errors! If the reader can overlook these, this makes a great read and study guide for the Christian's daily life.

                      --- reviewed by Susan J. Shelley for Christian Bookshelf

                      5 out of 5 stars On Becoming Successful: A Practical and Spiritual Guide.......2003-05-25

                      "Living Sacrifices" is a practical, and spiritually lead guide on how to live a successful life. I highly recommend this book. It caused me to reflect on the fact that we all have the tendency to be concerned with our own achievement - almost to excess! This way of living leads to destruction as we distance ourselves from loved ones, family, community and ultimately our Creator. "Living Sacrifices" suggests that we cooperate, be humble and become unselfish according to basic principles found in the Christian Bible.

                      I will be able to share "Living Sacrifices" with my great aunt as well as my teenaged niece because the writing is beautifully direct and straight forward. The author, James Rolling, weaves personal reflection, poetry and biblical references in this text. I also thought I would order additional copies for my co-workers as holiday gifts. It is for anyone who wants to achieve their personal best and see a significant change for the better -ultimately in the eyes of the Creator.
                      Elisabeth Kubler-ross: Encountering Death And Dying (Women in Medicine)
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                        Elisabeth Kubler-ross: Encountering Death And Dying (Women in Medicine)
                        Richard Worth
                        Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Hardcover

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                        ASIN: 0791080277
                        Is It Worth Dying for
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                          Is It Worth Dying for
                          Robert S. Eliot
                          Manufacturer: Bantam Books
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Hardcover

                          GeneralGeneral | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
                          ASIN: 0553051040
                          Is It Worth Dying for?
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                            Is It Worth Dying for?
                            Dr. Robert Eliot
                            Manufacturer: Bantam
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Paperback
                            ASIN: B000IXSI30

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                            2. Tome and Blood: A Guidebook to Wizards and Sorcerers (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying)
                            3. Venom Lethal Protector #1
                            4. Wandering Unicorn
                            5. Witchblade: Demons
                            6. Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions
                            7. 15 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's Original "Oz" Series. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Patchwork Girl Of Oz, Little Wizard Stories of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow Of Oz, Rinkitink In Oz, The Lost Princess Of Oz, The Tin Woodman Of Oz, The Magic of Oz, and Glinda Of Oz.
                            8. A Gathering of Stones (Book Three of the Drinker of Souls trilogy)
                            9. A Romance of Two Worlds (Dodo Press)
                            10. A Season of Angels/Touched by Angels (Angels Everywhere)

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