Dear Lillian: A Letter about the End of Life's Journey and the Beginning of Eternity

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The inimitable pen of Gene Edwards presents this breathtaking story of the believer's relationship to death and to life hereafter.

Expect the unexpected in Dear Lillian, as Edwards declares. "Let's not start at the point of death, as it is the middle of the story. Let us return, first, to the time before creation. Your story of life, death and your place in future eternity begins before the creation."

Rich in hope and abounding with comfort, there has never been a book like Dear Lillian.

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Beyond words.......2002-01-12

There are no words to decsribe the loss or loosing of a loved one. What Mr. Edwards has done places a whole new emphasis on death (our physical) and life afterwards. As with all his books, God's love comes through with every word. I will never look at death the same way again.

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The dangers of too much caution and avoidance of risk-taking
This Book is Why I'm a Time Travel Fan
What goes around, comes around
This is why they call Asimov "the master"

The End of Eternity
Isaac Asimov
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: B0006AU7O8

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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-04

Harlan is a technician and works for a political sort of organisation called The Eternals. They minister to time over tens of thousands of centuries, and try and keep it running with a minimum of adjustments.

People being what they are, Harlan decides to make a minor fiddle because of his feelings for a woman.

The dangers of too much caution and avoidance of risk-taking.......2007-04-11

I probably first read this classic sometime in the late 1950s; certainly, it's the earliest time travel novel I can remember reading. Andrew Harlan, a native of the 95th century, is a Technician in Eternity, a member of a corps of self-appointed guardians of reality that exists outside of ordinary time. It's a highly stratified society and Harlan is a member of the caste that actually effects changes by making the "Minimum Necessary Change" at the selected point in time and space. Then he meets a woman outside of Eternity with whom he falls in love -- sort of -- and takes it upon himself to protect her from a Change planned for her continuity. Of course, it's a far more complicated matter than that, as Harlan finds out the hard way. In fact, the very existence and survival of Eternity is at stake. But maybe it ought not to survive. The writing seems a bit sappy now, a bit turgid, but styles and tastes change. The basic "time patrol" theme, however, has been riffed on by scores of subsequent novels and short stories. Some points seem rather naive to us now: The enormous size of the "computaplexes," even thousands of years in the future, a voice recording device that's still large enough to require a storage case and a separate microphone, and so on. (It's always surprised me how many Golden Age authors failed to anticipate the minute size of electronic devices so short a distance in their future.) But ignore all that and just enjoy the story for what it is.

This Book is Why I'm a Time Travel Fan.......2006-04-22

Time travel is a great, speculative sub-genre of scifi. Although mildly dated this is book highly worthwhile. Asimov's storytelling and imagination are legendary due to works like this.

What goes around, comes around.......2006-03-21

Isaac Asimov has written a brilliant glimpse into the fragile psyche of man. In our neverending quest for knowledge and to seek the unknown, we take chances. In Asimov's future we have The Eternals to keep us safe from ourselves. The Eternals manipulate the timeline by altering any dangerous situations that may harm mankind in the long run. This creates a dichotomy as mans adventurous and sometimes self-destructive basic need to break free clashes with our conservative desires to play it safe. Asimov explores the end results of this clash with the central character Andrew Harlen. Harlen is the catylist as he unwittingly is played by both sides in a fascinating chess match of truly epic proportions. Some of the aspects of this story were later explored in Spielberg's "Minority Report", as in preventing future events from happening before they can do harm. The best Science Fiction is the kind that really makes you think and this book most assuredly does that.

This is why they call Asimov "the master".......2005-10-20

The End of Eternity is a brisk and totally satisfying thought experiment that poses the question most other time travel books don't even ask: why would you even want to alter events in time? Asimov concludes, correctly, that the life of a species should unfold the same way an individual life unfolds; without the beneft of hindsight. A decision made in hindsight, it turns out, is not superior to the original - it's just wrong for different reasons.

The Foundation series was just OK, Pebble in the Sky and The Currents of Space were downright boring, but this is the type of story that earned Asimov the title of master. Read this book.

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The End of Eternity
Isaac Asimov
Manufacturer: Fawcett Publications, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

ASIN: B000EHLLM0

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Due to circumstances within our control... TOMORROW WILL BE CANCELED. In the fantastic world of THE END OF ETERNITY this terrifying forecast was entirely possible. The Eternals, the ruling class of the Future, had the power of life and death not only over every human being but bver the very centuries into which they were born. Past, Present, and Future could be created or destroyed at will. You had to be special to become an Eternal. Andrew Harlan was special. Until he committed the one unforgivable sin- falling in love. Eternals weren't supposed to have feelings. But Andrew Harlan could not deny the sensations that were struggling within him. Andrew knew he could not keep this secret forever. And so he began to plan his escape... a plan that changed his own past... and threatened Eternity itself.

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Dr Van Impe knows his stuff!
More flies with honey...
The Lord Liveth...
This book will make you a believer!
God's timetable is right on schedule.

2001: On the Edge of Eternity
Jack Van Impe , and Jack Van Impe
Manufacturer: W Pub Group
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Dr Van Impe knows his stuff!.......1999-12-02

I have not only read Dr Jack Van Impe's books about end time prophecy, but I am also a great fan of his show. This man speaks the truth. Anyone who fears the things Dr Van Impe writes about concerning the tribulation period and end times needs to start learning what salvation is all about. There is nothing to fear if you are a believer that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and He will return again soon to save His people. Dr Van Impe takes bible scripture and shows how prophecy in the bible has been fulfilled thus far and also things happening presently in our world that will lead to the rapture of the church and the great tribulation. Those who know the bible and are interested in bible prophecy know that Dr Jack Van Impe isn't some weird person trying to scare the population. Why are people so afraid of something that can make their world much much better?

More flies with honey..........1999-07-30

When will we stop trying to frighten people into embracing Christianity with books and threats like this? When will we start living the lives we're supposed to? Don't you think that would make someone want to find out more about Christianity?

Maybe I'm missing the point of being saved. I thought it was about enjoying life, not avoiding fire and brimstone.

"They'll know we are Christians by our... fear?

The Lord Liveth..........1998-11-25

""But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only." (Matt. 24:36)

Jack Van Impe continues to outdo himself. As a contribution to the millenarian ecstasy such literature as his creates, we have another one designed to play on the fears and misfortunes of humanity. Undoubtedly, as we have seen in Hal Lindsey's work, many of Impe's "predictions" will fade into the not-yet of history and be proven wrong by a God who is beyond our conceptions of history, much less our failed conceptions of the Apocalypse dating back further than even Thomas Muntzer and the Anabaptists. Impe perpetuates a severe lack of faith in Scripture and his premise falls under notions of reasoning which rely on pure speculation. In this book, as with his other books and television program, Impe seems to feel the need to prove to Christians that the Bible is true through his subjective analysis of current events - a tainted view of history that joins in with the greatest of our secular postmodern partisans. Rather, so it seems, no Christian should need to confirm by any other reasoning that the Bible is true and that God is real other than with faith. Faith cannot be rendered as mere polemic or bow to reason - as we see in Pascal's Pensees - but ought be based on one's want to know and enjoy God forever even in the confines of our own diachronic temporal experience.

I will argue that Impe deploys reasoning that he, in the same stroke, would deny in the light of faith. Moreover, I am continually concerned with the infatuation in the future and the use of the present to describe and to some degree, push us to the future. Not only does it form a temporal rift in our minds about the contexts we are presently living in - as such creating a severe disjunction in our epistemology - but history will show that such a view leads to apathy and carelessness on the part of the Christian regarding the needs of the neighbor. Moreover, it blinds us to the work of God in the present, in our midst, and undermines those passages that tell us not to speculate on such matters. If God lives and reigns now in the risen Christ, ought we not make that known rather than the mindless speculations of humankind, namely, the proprietors of these millenarian perspectives such as Impe? (also see, Jefferey, Lalonde, and Lindsey among others)

To conclude, Impe resigns the notion of a loving God who lives in our midst for the sake of his own subjective view of the Gospel - one that is severely superceded by law and speculation rather than based on love and reality in Jesus Christ.

This book will make you a believer!.......1998-07-03

Jack Van Impe startles and invigorates the reader in this enlightening journey into the deepest, darkest secret of our universe. Through a careful analysis of centuries old, cryptic passages, Impe clearly derives various theories concerning the fate of our existence. While scientists may scoff at the pure absence of fact and rational discourse, true believers will realize the power and clarity behind Impe's writing and acknowledge him as a true visionary and scholar. A must own for the inquistive mind!

God's timetable is right on schedule........1997-01-05

This timely documentary shows what to expect in the next millenium, when to anticipate it, and how to prepare for Christ's thousand years' reign on earth. It's a premillennial, pretribulational presentation by a respected evangelist who evaluates present day trends and events in light of scripture. It's also a chilling account of what lies ahead for those who refuse to accept the gospel. This book is an excellent starting point for sharing the Good News with those who do not know Jesus.

The End Of Eternity (Science Fiction Book Club 50th Anniversary Collection)

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The End Of Eternity (Science Fiction Book Club 50th Anniversary Collection)

Manufacturer: Science Fiction Book club
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0739435574

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The End of Eternity
Isaac Asimov
Manufacturer: Fawcett crest
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000K0839A

Preparing for Eternity: A Catholic Handbook for End-of-Life Concerns

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Preparing for Eternity: A Catholic Handbook for End-of-Life Concerns
Joseph M. Champlin
Manufacturer: Ave Maria Press
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Pulp Sci-Fi
An enjoyable Space Opera
A Conceptual, Character, and Continuity Challenge
An light and entertaining story
A fun read!

Eternity's End (Star Rigger)
Jeffrey A. Carver
Manufacturer: Tor Science Fiction
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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In the century since the devastating War of a Thousand Suns, humanity has stagnated, staying in the cocoon of the Centrist Worlds while the rapacious pirates of Golen Space prey on ships that venture too far into the interstellar Flux. And starship Impris, lost in the war years, has become the stuff of legend--used by the pirates as bait, even as the Centrist authorities deny her existence. Renwald Legroeder, escaped prisoner and star rigger pilot, has seen what the government doesn't want anyone to see. Framed for treason, he flees--to save himself, and vows to clear his name. He returns to the realm of the pirates to find the truth behind Impris . . . to unmask the conspiracy that cost him his freedom . . . to tear off the blinders that have kept humanity from fulfilling its destiny among the stars.Between Legroeder and redemption lie the pirates' vengeance, if he is caught--and the perils of the Deep Flux, where no man has dared to fly. But with the help of a beautiful pirate renegade named Tracy-Ace/Alfa, he risks everything to uncover the secrets that can clear his name--and change the future of humanity forever.

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Pulp Sci-Fi.......2007-07-21

The main character in Eternity's End is Legroeder, a rigger on space ships that have (too much of) a close resemblance to ocean-going sailing ships. The story centers around this sailing analogy: pirates waylay commercial ships in deep space, capturing treasure and slaves. There is a ghost ship, similar to the Flying Dutchman. Carver describes travel in certain regions of space called the Flux as having waves and currents, clouds and sunsets, storms and becalming. This sailing analog is a big stretch, one that goes too far for me. I found much of this to be shear comic-book-level silliness, and most of my dislike of Eternity's End is based on this (failed) stretch.

There are some good science fiction elements in the book, including races that engage in different levels of cybernetic enhancements (with the pirates pushing the technology). Legroeder receives moderate augmentation about a third the way through the book, and then falls for a pirate female having major augmentation. Their relationship is interesting. Characterizations are a strong part of the book. And Carver writes well, in an easy-to-read, engaging prose.

If you're looking for a science fiction fantasy that's an easy read, is not very edgy, and has an interesting romance, Eternity's End might well satisfy. If you like hard science fiction, look elsewhere (e.g., Vernor Vinge or Jack McDevitt).

An enjoyable Space Opera.......2007-01-10

When Star-Rigger Legroeder escapes the Golan Space Pirates after seven years of captivity the last thing expects on arriving home is to be framed by the RiggerGuild for his ships capture all those years ago. Luckily for him though Lawyer Harriet Mahoney things Legroeder can help her and is prepared to help him in return.

This is the first book I have read in the Star-Rigger Universe, but it's a good stand alone novel and enjoyable enough to make me want to hunt out the other books in this series. Legroeder is a likeable character and most of the supporting stories within the series are filled with believable people in extreme situations.

Apparently it took the author 4 year to write this novel, but for me it has paid off in a book I really enjoyed and am glad to have read.

A Conceptual, Character, and Continuity Challenge.......2006-04-28

This is the first book I have read by Jeffrey Carver. It turns out that "Eternity's End" is number six or thereabouts in a series. Oops-I hate it when that happens, but authors often include catch-up chapters so that latent readers can follow along. Not so with this book. Carver has got some fairly strange conceptual things going on, and I had a difficult time reconciling these concepts as the story plodded onward. There are some very well written scenes. Carver does a good job of maintaining tension during the space battles and chases, but the scenes in between feel flat. Several of his characters are developed very well, but others are left undeveloped to the point in which I had to ask myself: Why is this character in the story?

This book has the feel of some of Arthur C. Clarke's early space opera. Clarke's early books worked well because they were short and not overwritten. Carver could do the same with "Eternity's End" by editing out 200 pages or so, disappearing a few characters, and tightening the plot up a bit.

An light and entertaining story.......2006-01-28

This book is easy too read and well entertaining. The characters aren't very deep and there are no major surprises in the story. But what really sucks after a while is the Christian references that come up all the time. It is hard to imagine for me that in a distant future people (and even aliens) still hang after that pityful religion. After a while, you get the feeling that Carver propably supports "Intelligent Design" and other stupidities too.

But if you can ignore that, its still an entertaining book worth to read if you don't have anything better at hand.

A fun read!.......2005-06-09

I saw this book at a bookstore and decided to buy it because I loved the cover! I had no idea if I would like it and I do not read Science Fiction regularily even though I love Star Trek. I am so glad I bought it though and I plan to get more of Jeffery Carver's Star Rigger books.

To me, reading this book was an experience like playing an old role playing game called Traveller, meaning it was a fun and exciting adventure in future time in outer space. The book starts out with a rigger (starship pilot) named Renwald Legroeder who is being framed for a crime he did not commit, which involves a mysterious starship that has been missing for 100 years, and space pirates. Legroeder is a human being and there are many humans living on a far away planet named Faber Erdrani (Sp?). There are native people there too and a neat race called the Narseil that the reader gets to know well in the story. Legroeder finds himself in jail waiting for a trial and then suddenly gets released by a lawyer named Harriet Mahoney that wants to help him. From there on the story is an exciting adventure and mystery with Legroeder needing to find out more about the missing starship Impris to clear his name. This book is very readable, I highly recommend it! I found myself sad when I was done reading, because it was so good and I loved the characters.

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The End of Eternity

Manufacturer: Lancer
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000FEUGZU

El Fin De La Eternidad/ the End of Eternity (Best Seller)

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EXCELENTE
Predecesor de Matrix
EXCELENTE
Un libro de ficción para recordar

El Fin De La Eternidad/ the End of Eternity (Best Seller)
Isaac Asimov
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EXCELENTE.......2006-11-17

De lo mejor, este libro vale la pena leerlo, quizá lo mejor que escribió Asimov y eso ya es decir mucho.

Predecesor de Matrix.......2003-05-23

Definitivamente una de las mejores obras de ciencia ficcion que he leido. La complejidad del tema espacio-tiempo-dimension es absolutamente formidable y envolvente. Los que ya vieron Matrix Reloaded comprenderan que tiene un cierto paralelismo con el libro, tanto por su trama fundamental como por su historia de amor entrelazada.

EXCELENTE.......2002-02-07

es un libro, ke no termina de sorprenderte hasta el final... tiene toda la emocion, y creo ke es un libro espectacular, donde se mezcla la ciencia ficcion, en la vida del hombre, muy pero muy bien...

10 puntos

Un libro de ficción para recordar.......1999-07-01

Este es uno de los libros de ficción que más ha perdurado en mi memoria, recomendado para volver a leer despues de unos años. It's one of the best fiction book I have ever read, it's recommended to read more than once.

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WHY NO CATHOLIC CAN GO TO WAR WITH IRAQ IN ANY WAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.......2006-11-19

Gaudium et spes gives the specific admonition:
"Every act of war directed to the indiscriminate destruction of whole cities or vast areas with their inhabitants is a crime against God and humanity, which merits firm and unequivocal condemnation."

Thus must we Catholics condemn absolutely our war against Iraq which goes back though the long war of attrition to papa Bush in 1990, which has caused over a million Iraqi deaths, women and children in their bloodied beds, and carpet bombing wiping out the ancient city of Fallujah, etc. all for profiteering privateering petroleum piracy.

Further Gaudium et spes states unequivocally:
"If civil authorities legislate or allow anything that is contrary to the will of God, neither the law made nor the authorization granted can be binding on the conscience of the citizens since God has more right to be obeyed than man."

God commands: Thou shalt not kill.

We cannot kill a million Iraqi citizens, women and children in their beds, for the sake of privateering petroleum piracy. We cannot be involved in this genocide in any way shape or form. We in fact are obligated to work and speak strongly against it. Pope John PAul II was first in condemning the aggressive invasion of Iraq.

See also PACEM IN TERRIS in this Christmas season, and The Challenge of Peace. For our advent reading let us read the Reverend Father John Dear's MARY OF NAZARETH: PROPHET OF PEACE

Remember ever our faith. Read Merton's prophetic Peace in a Post-CHristian Era

Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World

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Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
Second Vatican Council
Manufacturer: National Catholic Welfare Conference
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English translation of key document from the Vatican II Council. Latin title Gaudium et Spes.

Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World: Gaudium et spes (Documents of Vatican II)

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Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World: Gaudium et spes (Documents of Vatican II)

Manufacturer: St. Paul Editions
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Vatican II: Image of God in man : an inquiry into the theological foundations and significance of human dignity in the Pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world, "Gaudium et spes"

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Vatican II: Image of God in man : an inquiry into the theological foundations and significance of human dignity in the Pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world, "Gaudium et spes"
Anthony O Erhueh
Manufacturer: Urbaniana University Press
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ASIN: B0007BGA1K

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