A World Out of Time
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    A World Out of Time
    Larry Niven
    Manufacturer: Del Rey
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    Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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    ASIN: 0345336968
    Release Date: 1986-03-12

    Book Description

    Jaybee Corbell awoke after more than 200 years as a corpsicle -- in someone else's body, and under sentence of instant annihilation if he made a wrong move while they were training him for a one-way mission to the stars.

    But Corbell picked his time and made his own move. Once he was outbound, where the Society that ruled Earth could not reach him, he headed his starship toward the galactic core, where the unimaginable energies of the Universe wrenched the fabric of time and space and promised final escape from his captors.

    Then he returned to an Earth eons older than the one he'd left...a planet that had had 3,000,000 years to develop perils he had never dreamed of -- perils that became nightmares that he had to escape...somehow!
    Getting Out from Under: Redefining Your Priorities in an Overwhelming World
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Worthwhile reading
    • Useful tool in time management; not technology management
    • Useful book that will help you restructure your life
    • Another winner from the Organization Queen Stephanie Winston
    • An Original Approach to Defining Priorities
    Getting Out from Under: Redefining Your Priorities in an Overwhelming World
    Stephanie Winston
    Manufacturer: Da Capo
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    1. STEPHANIE WINSTON'S BEST ORGANIZING TIPS : Quick, Simple Ways to Get Organized and Get on with Your Life STEPHANIE WINSTON'S BEST ORGANIZING TIPS : Quick, Simple Ways to Get Organized and Get on with Your Life
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    ASIN: 0738203246
    Release Date: 2000-04-04

    Book Description

    From the best-selling author of Getting Organized, an enlightening yet practical program for restructuring your life to meet the conflicting demands on your time

    "I should read more, I should work out three times a week, I should be able to see my child's soccer games, I should be able to do it all." Sound familiar? With a growing list of priorities to shuffle in an inflexibly short time frame and burgeoning affliction of guilt and disappointment at not being able to handle everything perfectly, Americans are longing for a prescription for relieving the pressures of an overwhelming world.

    Stephanie Winston, master of home and office efficiency, has devised such a plan. Getting Out from Under will help you create an oasis of time and space in which to take a longer, more discerning look at the cross-purposes at work in your over-extended life. Whether Stephanie Winston helps you create a little breathing room in your hectic day or galvanizes you to start to make wholesale lifestyle changes, the advice, encouragement, and strategies she shares in Getting Out from Under will no doubt help you balance the pressures of an overwhelming world.

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Worthwhile reading.......2006-01-30

    This was a very interesting approach to simplifying one's life. There were a few concepts I'll be able to incorporate into my own life, but I found most of it to be good in theory and not very adaptable to my personal situation and lifestyle.

    3 out of 5 stars Useful tool in time management; not technology management.......2005-05-27

    Winston's plan helps people deal with a growing list of priorities and an inflexible time frame. She does not address the glut of technology- related information that overwhelms people today or fundamental issues regarding directions and use of office and household technology.

    5 out of 5 stars Useful book that will help you restructure your life.......2002-03-25

    Heard the abridged version of GETTING OUT FROM UNDER by
    best-selling organizational guru Stephanie Winston . . . it was so
    good that I now want to go back and get the book so I can read
    all her practical ideas . . . I've enjoyed Winston before (her GETTING
    ORGANIZED is considered a classic in the field) . . . this latest
    effort switches her from writing about "things" to helping you
    restructure your life to meet the conflicting demands on both
    your time and energy.

    I appreciated the fact that she reminded me about the constant
    need to TRAF; i.e., when you have paper, you can only toss it,
    refer it to somebody else, , act on it or file it . . . this, of course,
    is often easier said than done . . . but I shall try to do so! . . . in
    addition, i appreciated being introduced to her BOAT acronym
    for breaking very big life goals into a system of organized
    tasks . . . all you need to do is brainstorm what needs to
    be done, organize a strategy for getting it done, add tasks to
    your daily list to get it done, and then time spread these tasks.

    4 out of 5 stars Another winner from the Organization Queen Stephanie Winston.......2001-02-01

    I must have every book Winston has written, and I've definitely profited by them.

    This book is a little harder to grasp because (1) you are not moving THINGS but ordering your TIME and (2) you don't always have control over other people as you would your filing cabinet and closets. Winston does deal with time robbers and emergencies--which are some of those uncontrollable things, and give good hints for organizing your day.

    I think it is a bit ambitious to include job changing in such a book , but since this is a task that you must make time for and that many people find hard to schedule because of inertia or unwillingness or the unpleasantness of getting going on a job search, I suppose it is just as well that this topic is covered. But for job hunting, you'd probably need a more specific book.

    4 out of 5 stars An Original Approach to Defining Priorities.......2000-04-19

    Winston dealt with the external clutter in our lives in her first few books. In this book she effectively tackles the internal clutter which leaves us feeling scattered and unfulfilled. She does this by performing "time triage" in the three main sections of the book. First, she deals with emergency situations in people's schedules, citing examples from her clients and offering suggestions and strategies on how to add time to your day immediately. Then she moves on to "Examine Your Personal Universe" and guides you through creating a solar system technique to help clarify what's really important in your life. Finally, she reveals methods for acting on what you learned about yourself in the solar system exercise. The book is clear and well-written. So why just 4 stars? Perhaps too much ground is covered too quickly, from cooperative housing to changing jobs, but her ideas are a good launching pad for effecting life changes. I needed more help with basic time robbers and did not get enough help there, but the exercises in values clarification were quite helpful. The book does live up to its subtitle: "Redefining Your Priorities in an Overwhelming World."
    A Kid's Guide to Understanding the End Times: Bible Prophecy, the Rapture and How It All Turns Out (Left Behind: A Kid's Guide)
    Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    • This is child abuse
    • BOOK IGNORES JESUS' PROPHECY OF "AT THE LAST DAY."
    • not very good...
    A Kid's Guide to Understanding the End Times: Bible Prophecy, the Rapture and How It All Turns Out (Left Behind: A Kid's Guide)
    Tim F. LaHaye , Jerry B. Jenkins , and Chris Fabry
    Manufacturer: Harvest House Publishers
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0736912452

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    1 out of 5 stars This is child abuse.......2006-05-29

    Aside from the noxious notion that a person can be absolutely justified by holding a particular set of opinions, nothing more thoroughly indicts Christianity than the following, which appears on page 17 of this book:

    "The sad truth is that the worst days in world history are yet to come ... but if you understand prophecy, you don't have to worry. You have a place in God's plan ... Students of prophecy don't dread what's ahead because we know the One who holds the future."

    In other words, don't worry or fret about the fate of the world; in fact, don't lift a finger except to page through Bible verses this book cherry-picks and interprets for you. The world and mankind are doomed, and hope lies solely in developing a "personal relationship" with a personage as contradictorily described in works transcribed, edited, translated and retranslated by pre-medieval primitives.

    This is lazy fatalism dressed up as pious hope. Irresponsible adolescents express this same "theology" toward their own problems and shortcomings when they scoff "whatever" and turn back to their video game. So-called "hippies" used to call it "dropping out," and they thought it was a good answer, too. Maturity consists in growing out of precisely this.

    Please, keep this irresponsible dreck away from children.

    1 out of 5 stars BOOK IGNORES JESUS' PROPHECY OF "AT THE LAST DAY.".......2006-01-20

    This book fails to address the words of Jesus Christ concerning "the last day" in John 6:39-40; John 12:48 and John 5:28-29 which are the basis for the historical view on this subject.

    We are to interpret the unclear verses of the Bible by the clear ones. This author uses the unclear verses to fuel his speculations. He needs to listen to Jesus Christ.

    Jesus says: "Everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6:40).

    "At the last day" - not 7 or 1007 years before the last day as this author believes.

    Jesus says: "There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words. That very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day." (John 12:48)

    This author needs to accept the very words of Jesus Christ when He says "at the last day."

    Jesus says: "The hour is coming when all who are in the graves will hear my voice and come out. Those who have done good will rise to live and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned." (John 5:28-29)

    This author changes the words of Jesus and tries to insert 1000 or 1007 years between Jesus' call and ignores the word "all". (See also John 11:24)

    See 2 Peter 3:10-13 for a description of the last day. The rest of the Bible agrees with Jesus Christ not Tim Lahaye.

    MIKE

    1 out of 5 stars not very good..........2004-09-02

    tim's written much better. maybe children shouldnt be taught such serious, frightening stuff. i hate being so critical but this book's horrible.
    Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up: Landing On Your Feet In An Upside Down World
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • What a great book!
    • Story-telling at its' best
    • Very enjoyable and inspiring
    • Seven Times Down Eight Times Up
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    Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up: Landing On Your Feet In An Upside Down World
    Dr. Alan Gettis
    Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
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    ASIN: 1412005140
    Release Date: 2006-07-06

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    5 out of 5 stars What a great book!.......2007-06-19

    The title alone makes this book intriguing, doesn't it?

    In the age-old tradition of using stories to disseminate essential truths, Dr. Gettis does a masterful job. Each lesson is a gem. Some may seem familiar, other less so; every one is worthwhile. You will find yourself captivated as you absorb the wisdom embedded in each story.

    I have no hesitation in recommending Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up. Learning is never as effective as when you are enjoying the lessons - and here you have the wisdom of the ages.

    It is little wonder that this volume was followed by the equally entertaining and well-written "The Happiness Solution."

    5 out of 5 stars Story-telling at its' best.......2004-07-28

    I've heard it said that "there is no such thing as the truth, there are only stories". Alan Gettis Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up is a masterful collection of stories that points beautifully to the universal truths that surround us. His easy going style never gets in the way. The books loving paternal nature delivers lessons that can be read over and over again, gleaning new insights with each re-reading. It is the kind of book you like to leave around the house for a quick spiritual boost. Each of the stories stands like a sparkling gem through which the truth is magnified and humanized. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves learning in its most powerful form, through story.

    5 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable and inspiring.......2003-12-22

    I enjoyed Dr. Gettis' easy-going style and his varied contexts (sports, Zen, driving, family, health) for his stories. Each is fused with Eastern thought and Western psychology and is told in such an uncomplicated and thought-proviking manner that my insights are immediate and inspiring.
    Keep this book close.

    5 out of 5 stars Seven Times Down Eight Times Up.......2003-12-22

    Dr. Gettis writes a simple read packed with wisdom and good old fashion common sense for a happy life. His stories are a wonderful cross of Chicken Soup for the Soul and What I Learned I Learned in Kindergarten. They are spiced with concepts common to western thought such as those espoused by Albert Ellis and eastern spiritual ideas of Buddha and Zen thought. Maybe even a little Obi Wan Kanobi and Yoda tossed in for good measure. If you want to face life's ups and downs with a fresh way of thinking then read this book!

    5 out of 5 stars "Read this book!".......2003-12-19

    This book contains numerous nuggets of wisdom. Dr. Gettis captures the essence of what it takes to live a happy,spiritually fulfilled life. Anyone who follows the advice given so gently here will be much more at peace. If enough people read this book, the world will be greatly benefitted. Read this book!"
    In for Winter, Out for Spring
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      In for Winter, Out for Spring
      Arnold Adoff
      Manufacturer: Harcourt
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

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      ASIN: 0152014926
      It Started With Copernicus: How Turning the World Inside Out Led to the Scientific Revolution
      Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
      • Interesting but hardly convincing
      It Started With Copernicus: How Turning the World Inside Out Led to the Scientific Revolution
      Howard Margolis
      Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

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      ASIN: 007138507X

      Book Description

      A compelling new theory of the psychological roots of the Scientific Revolution

      The standard account of the rise of Western science recently has come under fire by historians who claim that there was nothing revolutionary about the Copernican Revolution and that science did not suddenly become modern in its aftermath. How, then, explain the fact that, after 14 centuries of barely noticeable scientific progress, virtually all of the major discoveries that formed the foundation of modern science were made within a few years of 1600? In It Started with Copernicus, social theorist Howard Margolis answers with a controversial new theory of the psychological roots of the Scientific Revolution. Margolis points out that Copernicus's great discovery was not that the Earth revolved around the sun­­since Aristarchus had proposed it 1,800 years earlier­­but that entertaining such a seemingly unlikely idea would solve other problems. Thus, he provided a model for Kepler, Galileo, Steven, Gilbert, and others who would go on to lay the foundations of modern science.

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      2 out of 5 stars Interesting but hardly convincing.......2005-12-29

      This book is a valiant but perhaps futile attempt to rescue the reputation of Nicholas Copernicus from the disdain of "historians who see Copernicus as a fundamentally conservative figure".

      Jacques Barzun, a prolific author on history and science, in April 1966 summed up the role of Copernicus and Galileo as "the first great shock administered by scientific thought, because their discoveries had religious implications". He also said, "the advent of science as a social institution, as I see it, should not be dated any earlier than the eighteen-eighties, at the end of the hundred years of controversy about evolution, which proved to be the great populizer of science".

      Obviously, in America where Creationism and Intelligent Design are now hailed as fundamentalist classroom science, Barzun may be as far off base as Margolis. Both overlooked the obvious: science is a search, a course of inquiry, to learn how things work and thus predict the future. It is a way of thinking, not a destination of thought. Modern science was nicely summed up by Auguste Comte as all natural laws once we discover the mathematics, which succeeded the earlier attribution of everything to mysterious forces, which toook over from the idea that gods are responsible for everything.

      Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems Margolis fails to recognize a basic human instinct is to predict. It explains projects from Stonehenge to last fall's National Institute of Standards and Technology discovery that half-a-dozen beryllium atoms can simultaneously spin clockwise and counterclockwise.

      Let's start with Stonehenge and the winter solstice. In those days, when the sun has gone far away enough, festivities are held to invite the sun back. For thousands of years, this ritual never failed; the sun always came back. However, just because the solstice frestival "worked" doesn't mean it was the real reason the sun returned. Likewise, although you can't PROVE the sun will rise tomorrow, it's safe to assume it will. So, you could say that eating a bowl of cherries every night will make the sun rise tomorrow . . . sure enough, do it and the sun will rise. If you live in a world which believes your actions directly influence the gods, then it is "cause and effect" proven.

      It is what Thomas Kuhn meant in 1962 when he said the bulk of science exists in a given framework for arbitrary historical reasons until too many problems arise and a revolution, or paradigm shift, occurs. Thus, the Stonehenge Festival and cherries fade away as knowledge increases. Karl Popper said the same thing in a different manner, he viewed science as a system of testing definitions until they are proven false, and this falsifiability doctrine produces a paradigm shift in thinking.

      The 'too many problems' and 'falsifiability' ideas came much earlier than 1600; it began with people such as Jan Hus who challenged the tyranny of the existing religious orthodoxy. Stonehenge was abandoned because, several millennia earlier, someone had the courage to point out "it ain't necessarily so". If gods can be challenged, then the gods' explanations of the universe and everything else can be challenged.

      Copernicus was as prescient as the modern beryllium researchers, and probably as equally mystifying to the average person. Instead of accepting the orthodoxy of centuries, he sought independent answers. Because the whole state of knowledge had grown vastly in the two millennia since Aristotle, he had stronger shoulders on which to stand to peer into the future.

      The presumption by Margolis is that Copernicus did it all, instead of having vastly superior knowledge with which to work. It's like saying Mozart invented music, instead of using the notes and instruments of his time to compose the world's finest music. Who launched the American Revolution? The farmer who fired the first shot at Lexington? Or was it somewhat more involved?

      It's an interesting book, with a good outline of what used to be -- but it's not convincing about the "scientific revolution" supposedly launched by Copernicus.


      The World's Number One, Flat-Out, All-Time Great, Stock Car Racing Book
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Title says it all!
      • A Most read for all Stock Car Racing fans.
      The World's Number One, Flat-Out, All-Time Great, Stock Car Racing Book
      Jerry Bledsoe
      Manufacturer: Down Home Press
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      ASIN: 1878086367

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      5 out of 5 stars Title says it all!.......2003-12-05

      The title of this book matches its content perfectly. I read it years ago and am glad to see it re-printed for today's fan to read. So many NASCAR books today are nothing but fluff - rehashes of generally known stories about Gordon, Stewart, and Earnhardt. But this book is much more. Learn about the great characters and events of the 60s - Curtis Turner, Joe Weatherly, Fred Lorenzen, Linda "Miss Hurst Shifter" Vaughn, the annual celebration of the Southern 500 in Darlington (a tradition now gone), and of course The King RICHARD PETTY. Whether you are a new or long-time Cup fan, get this book today.

      5 out of 5 stars A Most read for all Stock Car Racing fans........1998-06-21

      This is an amazing book that covers the entirety of the sport from the local short track to daytona. It is a unique historical anecdotal look at the sport during the early 1970's and much legend and lore from that period is covered. This is quite simply one of the best books on the sport that i have had the opportunity to read. If you are a fan or a student of NASCAR Stock Car racing then you must read this book.
      A World Out of Time
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Two Hundred Years is Too Much to Be Asleep!
      A World Out of Time
      Larry Niven
      Manufacturer: New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1976
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: B000NVC25W

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Two Hundred Years is Too Much to Be Asleep!.......2007-05-04

      Larry Niven (1938) is a multi-awarded Hugo winner and best known by his "Ring World" series.

      He is a "hard sci-fi" writer, that is to say he emphasizes scientific aspects of the narration over more humanistic facets. He is more concerned on the "how" rather than on the "who". His style is nearer to sci-fi writers of the '50s & early '60s than to more recent generations.

      Niven has developed the Known Space Universe as a common background to many of his novels. "A World Out of Time" does not use this backdrop.

      The story starts when Corbell's persona is revived on a new body. Corbell was frozen before dying in the `70s and awaited to be "awakened" when a cure to his cancer is available.
      But... surprise, surprise, 200 years after he started his hibernation the State has become omnipotent and use ancient cryobodies to extract their personality and install it on criminal's bodies devoid of their personality.
      Corbell realizes that he is absolutely helpless and must follow State's instructions. In his case consist in being trained as a starship pilot and sent into an interstellar "plowing" mission.

      Once in deep spaces Corbell manages to cut loose and explores the galactic core. Then he tries to return to Solar System. Due to relativistic time-debt three million year has elapsed and he is not sure that the planet into which he is descending is ancient Earth.
      From here on the story catch up momentum and really interesting situations are described: strange civilizations, animals and sentient interacting in complex relations.

      This book is a good starting point to appreciate the author's writing style.
      Reviewed by Max Yofre.
      Madagascar: A World Out of Time
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A brilliant, photoessay about a wonderful place
      Madagascar: A World Out of Time
      Frans Lanting
      Manufacturer: Aperture
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

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      ASIN: 0893814229

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      5 out of 5 stars A brilliant, photoessay about a wonderful place.......2002-07-15

      Madagascar is bigger than Texas. This fourth biggest island in the world, also known as the "Eighth Continent", is located 200 miles off Southeast Africa. It's as remote from the United States as you can get.

      In an absolutely scintillating, evocative photo essay, prominent wildlife and nature photographer Frans Lanting explores the essence of this little-known land. Lanting's four-color photographs, in large format, are almost surrealistic at times, ever exciting, and never repetitive. From the cover onward, the show chameleons, lemurs, bottle-shaped baobab trees, needlepoint karst landscapes, eroded fields, and matchless vistas in an unending procession of the strange, eerie, and beautiful. You will be amazed as each page turns to the next. An excellent written narrative compliments the effort well.

      The title is double-edged for, as well as being a fascinating anachronism, Madagascar is running out of time in our generation. Human encroachment is rapidly destroying the habitat of numerous creatures found nowhere else. The Elephant Bird, Aepyornis, whose giant egg is being held in a man's arms in the book's cover photo is gone. So is the giant lemur. Others may soon go, as well. This was, and would be, an unspeakable tragedy.

      So read the book and enjoy. Then see what you can do to save at least some of this fascinating paradise.

      I rate this book very highly.
      Time Is Running Out: Save the World Before It's Too Late
      Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
      • vauge
      Time Is Running Out: Save the World Before It's Too Late
      Reinhard Bonnke
      Manufacturer: Regal Books
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

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      ASIN: 0830724664

      Book Description

      There is simply nothing like the word of God by which to learn how to save the world. " I am the door:" by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

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      1 out of 5 stars vauge.......2006-01-10

      This book does not give any biblical substance on what the gospel message itself is. It mostly talks about how fervency and enthusiasm for the spectacular will somehow by osmosis get people to be "saved". I don't approve of this book because there is no mention of God's law, God's wrath, nor God's Sovereignty in salvation. How can people ever be in need of a real Savior if they don't even hear about how their really lost? And how can people ever need to be "saved", if they don't even know from what?

      Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: An Anthology of Suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya (Sacred Literature Series)
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Good reference
      • Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
      • a gem
      • Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
      Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: An Anthology of Suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya (Sacred Literature Series)

      Manufacturer: AltaMira Press
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      Binding: Paperback

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      Book Description

      Drawn from the Anguttara Nikaya, Numerical Discourses of the Buddha brings together teachings of the Buddha ranging from basic ethical observances recommended to the busy man or woman of the world, to the more rigorous instructions on mental training prescribed for the monks and nuns. The Anguttara Nikaya is a part of the Pali Canon, the authorized recension of the Buddha's Word for followers of Theravada Buddhism, the form of Buddhism prevailing in the Buddhist countries of southern Asia.

      Customer Reviews:

      3 out of 5 stars Good reference.......2006-06-02

      Good reference. Well written, translated. The only slight negative is that it does not include all the suttas from the Numerical Discourses.

      4 out of 5 stars Numerical Discourses of the Buddha.......2004-06-28

      I have found the Numerical Discourses of the Buddha very helpful.
      It has the advantage of being in one volume over the Anguttara Nikaya's five volumes. The translation is in some ways an improvement over the older PTS version but I did find at least one sutta that had lost something in this translation. I am referring to VI, 44, which in this anthology is no. 123. The Anguttara Nikaya VI, 44 contained the words: .."he digs a pit for
      himself who measures the measure of persons." In this anthology
      these words are not used or anything resembling that analogy.

      Another sutta that is in the Anguttara Nikaya was either not included or if it was included it didn't mention an analogy that
      the Buddha used regarding the worth of becoming. The words of the Buddha in that sutta were quite shocking and memorable having to do with excrement on the tip of a fingernail. The Buddha said that becoming is not even worth this much.

      5 out of 5 stars a gem.......2001-06-21

      Excellent selection with a wonderful introduction. Words of wisdom that express some of the key ideas of the Master with a focus on advice for lay people and those who are undergoing the Training. A good primer for those who are preparing to tackle the major nikayas such as the Digha, Majjhima and Samyutta.

      5 out of 5 stars Numerical Discourses of the Buddha.......2000-10-07

      This book is very good for all who want to know how to be a perfected one. There are many methods to practice and you can use them for your life. To me, I think it's great discourse.

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