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who is a stranger & what should I do.......2006-03-19
the book went over well. It was imformative to the children. It help reinforced what the family has been saying.
Excellent book about strangers.......2006-02-22
I bought this book for my 6-year old. We read it together and discussed what they were talking about in each chapter. Excellent book for talking to your kids about strangers - without scaring them. I definitely recommend it for most kids starting at 5-years old.
Stranger Savvy.......2005-03-24
This excellent book is a good teaching tool for helping children recognize who is a "kind" stranger as opposed to someone they don't know who is unkind. The beautiful illustrations add to the books appeal; the hypothetical scenarios will undoubtedly help children and parents think of methods to apply when faced with "unkind" strangers.
not age appropriate.......2004-05-10
This book is listed as age appropriate for 4-year-olds. In my opinion, it is way too complex for this age group, I would say more for ages 6 on up. Check it out at your library first.
Recommended for family, school, and community libraries........2000-04-07
Most children art taught at home and at school not to talk to strangers. In Who Is A Stranger And What Should I Do?, Linda Girard takes the idea further by explaining about "kind" strangers, the stranger who is not a child's friend, strangers in public places, "doorbell" strangers, and others. Girard's practical, well presented text is illustrated with the artwork of Helen Cogancherry to provide young readers ages 6 to 12 with visual reinforcement of sound and sensible narrative. Who Is A Stranger And What Should I Do? is enhanced for the reader with ten "what if" situations and topics for discussion with parents, teachers, and caregivers. Highly recommended for personal, school, and community library child safety collections.
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First two books in the Oklahoma Brand series.......2005-08-12
Fabulous edition which combines the first two stories of the Oklahoma branch of the Brand family.
I have read all of the Texas Brand books and decided to keep going by reading about this estranged branch of the family. I found myself even more interested in reading about these five fabulous sisters and their mother. Each girl has her own personality and take on the experiences they had growing up.
The first book, The Brands Who Came for Christmas is about good girl Maya who has strived her entire life to impress the locals despite her humble beginnings. She meets gorgeous and mysterious Caleb in the bar she works in one night and they share one wreckless night together before he disappears. I don't want to give away the rest of the story, but Caleb is not what he appears to be and this story was very fun to read! Truly entertaining.
The second story, Brand New Heartache is about Maya's supermodel sister Edie who is back in town and has run into the high school badbay Wade. Fabulous fun read with suspense and intrigue.
Maggie Shayne delivers again!!!!
If you like her vampire and witch stories then you know Maggie Shayne can write some of the most compelling suspensful tales! This one is no exception!
The next book in the series is Secrets and Lies about Mel Brand. Kara's story should be out later this year and then hopefully Selene's soon after. Thank you, Maggie Shayne!
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Strangers at Home and Abroad: Recollections of Austrian Jews Who Escaped Hitler
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In March 1938, Hitler's troops invaded Austria, wildly cheered by thousands of spectators. Following the consequent annexation, a Greater Germany plebiscite recorded a 99 percent support for Austro-German unification under Hitler. By 1942, however, Allied leaders at Yalta had declared the annexed country "the first victim of Nazi aggression," laying the groundwork for the suppression of Austria's collaboration in the Holocaust and establishing a grossly deficient "culture of memory." Among the forgotten were the 130,000 Austrian Jews who escaped the work camps and gas chambers only to find themselves in unfamiliar lands among unsympathetic people. This book, rising out of Austria's "Year of Recollection" in 1988, contains the narratives of 27 ex-Austrian Jews who were forced into exile following the Anschlu. Translated from the German by poet Ewald Osers, the book includes accounts of anti-Semitism before Hitler, the annexation, flight from the homeland, and life in exile.
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Strangers at Home and Abroad.......2000-06-14
This book is a true account of the people who were exiled because they were Jewish and persecuted by the Nazis.It is a sincere description of biographical accounts. The introduction to the book is written with understanding and feelings by the editor, Adi Wimmer. The book is divided into three sections each one reflecting a different attitude toward the return to Austria. The experiences of the exiles are clearly described.
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The Man Who Walked the Earth
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Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale
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Andre and Elise’s father has gone in search of work, and may not be home for Christmas. The day he left, their mother set an extra place at the table in case a hungry stranger visits. “Wherever your father is, I hope someone will set a place for him,” she says. Eight months later, no one has come to their door. Then a mysterious stranger arrives on Christmas night and performs dazzling magic tricks. Can he use magic to bring back their father? In this wonderful story about the rewards of being kind to strangers, Ian Wallace has performed his own kind of magic.
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a wonderful Christmas fable.......2003-12-02
Another simply told tale from Ian Wallace. His text is spare, straightforward, and compelling. The illustrations, like so many of his, are evocative of place and time, with enough detail to make us feel the homeliness of the house and its inhabitants. The warmth of lamplight spills into each scene, guarding us and the characters of brother and sister and mother against the harsh cold of the out of doors, really of the world. The arrival of the stranger out of the cold, his magic tricks, his presentation of gifts, and his departure happen so fluidly that we, too, are caught up in the surprise and delight of his visit. The best of his gifts brings this story to its close, and we want to read it again to recapture the magic.
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Faith is Stranger Than Fiction : Serving a God Who Loves Surprises
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You think God must work in a certain way, but out of left field He springs an eye-popping surprise. You pray for guidance in a ticklish situation, and God responds with a plan that takes your breath away. You're confident you know whom God will use to do His will...and He chooses someone so unlikely that even that person is left speechless. What's going on here? What gives? Actually, it's really quite simple: Faith Is Stranger Than Fiction.
When you serve a God who loves surprises, there's no telling what He may cook up next to thrill your soul and challenge your spirit. Only one thing is certain: He will fulfill all His promises...but He'll do it in a way none of us could imagine in a billion lifetimes!
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7 PAPERBACKS FROM LUCY WALKER
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This book won its category in the EPPIE2004 Awards.
A tribute to Dr. Bob's Mother
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A Gothic Romance: For Familiar Stranger Who Shall Meet Again on the Other Side...
Sulee Rabin
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Achingly beautiful and heartbreaking, yet uplifting in the end...
A Gothic Romance is a book of art and poetry that will leave the reader in breathless wonder over its haunting use of words and images to express the experience of overwhelming solitude. Even amid its seeming aura of great sorrow and shadows, one will find sparks of humor and irony when least expected. This is the quintessential book for poetry lovers and for anyone who has felt the human condition of loneliness.
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The vast majority of the human race is subject to a wonderful, pre-Mosaic body of law and spiritual and moral wisdom: the Seven Noahide Commandments. These are our Creator's basic rules and instructions for living a moral, fully human life.
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A comment for Gentile readers ..........2007-08-17
The seven standards advocated in this book are doubtless all good ones: prohibition of idolatry, prohibition of murder, prohibition of theft, prohibition of sexual promiscuity, prohibition of blasphemy, prohibition of cruelty to animals, in addition to the requirement to form a just government to ensure that these standards are observed by members of society. What could be wrong with that?
These "Seven Laws" [Sheva Mitzvot] are said to be derived from Genesis 9:1-17. But you will have a hard job to find them there! Their real origin is in the *Tosefta* (Sanhedrin 9:4). This work was compiled as late as 180-200CE to parallel and supplement the *Mishnah*. They also appear in the *Gemara*, which was added to the *Mishnah* to form the *Talmud* (see tractate Sanhedrin 56a/b). The *Gemara* was compiled around 500CE.
However, the *Torah* is God's actual Word, as given to the prophet Moses as early as 1500BCE and has authority over any human production. Writings like the *Tosefta*, the *Mishnah*, and the *Gemara* are no more than human commentaries upon the Word of God; they are not the Word of God itself.
Therefore, the so-called "Noahide Laws" entail reading back into God's Word later human deductions. They are not commanded by God to anyone on earth for the present day. Rather they were devised by certain leading Rabbis who, not content with enjoining their 613 Laws upon their captive Jewish audience, also wanted to bring Gentiles under their authority.
If you are a Gentile who has been taught that you can earn your salvation by following these Laws, please note that you are not following precepts commanded by God Himself, but only principles enjoined by human authority.
This does not mean that the seven principles are not good ones in themselves. Indeed, they are. And they may provide you with a better quality of life. But please do be aware that you will not gain any form of everlasting spiritual salvation by following them. God gives no guarantee whatever that those who observe them are assured of a place in the world to come.
A guide for modern man.......2007-05-10
To say this is a life changing book is an understatement. Even the author says that certain of his core beliefs were changed while researching this book.
Mr. Dallen, a lawyer by profession, presents a case for righteous behaviour that would sway any jury. The book is very well written, and easy to read and understand. The multitude of references that Mr. Dallen provides would easily take years to study.
This book is not a call to change a person's faith, nor a call to convert to any specific religion, but is instead a book calling us to come back to the minimum requirements that God has given for proper living.
Be forewarned, this book will change your life.
The Rainbow Covenant -- A Review.......2007-04-16
In "The Rainbow Covenant," author Michael Dallen shows that in addition to the well-known ten commandments directed at the Jewish people, under biblical law there are seven universal commandments which should govern the conduct of the rest of mankind. Employing extensive research from the Torah and other sources, Dallen, himself Jewish, presents a compelling case that non-Jews can be righteous "as Israel's highest priest" in the eyes of the Lord.
The seven universal laws are sometimes known as the Code of Noah or the Noahide Code, and their history is thoroughly explored. Dallen painstakingly goes back to the ancient sources and shows how these laws continue to be highly relevant to life in today's society. This book answers many questions about universal law and morality which many great thinkers have struggled with through the centuries.
One cannot write seriously on religious topics without stepping on someone's toes, and Dallen is never afraid to do so. Contrary to one published criticism, Dallen does not advocate worship of Jesus. He simply observes that a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices by non-Jews will not be condemned by God provided that certain basic rules are followed. The author does not attack or endorse Christianity for non-Jews, though he expressly opposes it for Jews, whose duties go far beyond those of the seven commandments. In showing the potential compatibility of other religious traditions with the Noahide Code, Dallen cites Christian and Muslim authorities for their support of monotheism, a fundamental principle that is the bedrock of Jewish and much non-Jewish religious thought.
Dallen's detailed analysis discusses practical situations involving diet, property rights, gender roles, sex practices, murder, justice, idolatry, etc., and provides surprisingly clear answers to many thorny questions. Once again, toes are stepped on, as various groups may find that the word of God as recounted by the author from the sacred scriptures does not accord with their political views or their personal preferences in life. To Dallen, it is the word of God that controls, and other factors must take a back seat. But, Dallen also shows how the rules established in the biblical scriptures are positive rules that enhance the value of life on earth as well as one's spiritual well-being. To Dallen, even if God had not communicated these seven Noahide commandments, logic would inevitably lead mankind to the same principles anyway.
Although the author rarely expresses doubt over anything on which he has expressed an opinion, he modestly advises the reader not to consider this work as dispositive, and expresses a hope that others will continue the study and research and develop further understandings.
If you were to find this book on a bookstore shelf, you might be fooled by the brightly colored cover into thinking this is a frivolous book, or book for children. To the contrary, Dallen tackles difficult religious and philosophical issues in a mature and pensive way, with scholarly attention to source material (one chapter has over 200 footnotes). Although some of his conclusions are controversial, intelligent people who approach religious thought with seriousness will find a great deal to study and to challenge them here, whether they end up agreeing with all of Dallen's conclusions or not. Religious thinkers of various stripes will enjoy an intellectual feast as they make their way through ancient and contemporary concepts ultimately rooted in the fundamental words of the Torah and the experience of thousands of years of history.
James S. Lawrence
The Torah, The Truth- & the Prophets too!.......2007-04-06
What this book does is give you a comprehensive understanding of the beauty of the Torah and its inclussion of humanity in general.
God's plan, for all humanity, is to recognize His authority. In the text of the Torah (for you Christians- the first five books of the OT)we find God's words speaking to us in a way, that, when we study them, we gain knowledge, understanding; thus, yielding wisdom.
The Seven Laws of Noah or Seven Universal Laws are seen within the context of the text and you get to know that after getting familiar with them. This book does just that; it gets you familiar with them.
You see, even though these are not listed as the Ten Words are, they are a part of the context of the text of the Torah. The beauty is that, if all religions were to apply these, in the context of the Torah, we would all be on the same page. The Children of Israel have been able to give us the guideline that was to be the drive for humanity from the conception of time. That is their mission in life, even though some have forgotten.
This book caters to the Noahide Laws and their part in God's plan for all humanity. This would include Christians, but it DOES NOT include, IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM, the worshiping of a dead man. For anyone to say that it does, it is to "speak falsely".
Anyone who agrees that the God of the Torah is the Creator, then, do yourself a favor and read this book. It is a "shinning light" in a time of darkness. Then, you can decide if it is a good book or not...
Be well and may Hashem, the God of Creation, bless and keep you in your life journey.
More than a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow........2007-04-06
This book clearly states the ideas behind the Seven Laws of Noah. Despite what some might think about this book, it is Jesus-free and does not have anything to do with Christianity. As one who has read this book from cover to cover, I can say with 100% certainty that TRC offers a better hope for teshuvah to mankind from the Torah perspective than the so-called New Testament and its plan for salvation, which is predicated upon belief in a Jewish man dying, rising, and flying up to heaven to become a replacement for HaShem. HaShem doesn't work that way, despite what 2,000 years of Christian opposition has said, and the TRC has nothing to do with the Superman from Nazareth.
What the TRC does offer is an easy-to-follow introduction to the Noahide Laws, which have been heavily commented upon but little understood by centuries of rabbinic scholars. Law-by-law, TRC breaks the entire Noahde system apart for the reader, offering commentary and clarification. It's a handbook, not a tool to push some spurious agenda on a gullible reader. Mr. Dallen offers a hands-on approach to the Seven Laws of Noah, and his commentary on the Noahide system is free of technical or legalistic jargon. This is a book for the layperson, and a person doesn't need to be familiar at all with rabbinic commentary to be able to read and, more importantly, make sense of it. It's indexed and offers references for the interested reader who wants to do some independent study on the Noahide Laws.
I won't offer any excessive praise. This is a very good book, but most of what's been said by other positive reviewers doesn't need any repetition. I will say this, this book works. It works very well. It works very well and can lead a person into a new, better understanding of the Bible. Mr. Dallen has a gift for making plain what the authors of other books on this subject have turned into a complex affair. The Seven Laws of Noah aren't a new platform, but simply a reiteration of the time-honored process we call natural law theory, which is an idiot-proof system of morality and justice built into every human being from birth. So, why a divine code of laws to emphasize what humans already now from birth? Because, as history shows, people tend to forget the lessons HaShem teaches. So, there's a need for the Torah to instruct and a need for commentary on the Divine Laws. 613 of these belong to the people of Israel, but 7 of them belong to the rest of us.
Read "The Rainbow Covenant" and get educated. This book can be a stepping stone to the larger world of what Mr. Dallen calls the Hebrew Revolution. The secret of this Revolution is that there's a little Hebrew in us all.
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Covenant of the Rainbow
Renee Fodor Schwarz
Manufacturer: Shengold Pub
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Covenant of the Rainbow, by the author of Renee and Symphony of the Heart, is the story of Schwarz's rebirth in the United States in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Grateful for her freedom and for the hospitality of her new country, she is eager to spread her wings. We accompany her on her journey to complete her university degree and build a new life for herself and her family.
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