A Complete Lowlife
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • a slice of life with worms
  • Enjoyable story
  • Hey!! Who's throwing Coke!??!?!?!
  • Brubaker spins a familiar tale
  • Better than the Depression Funnies
A Complete Lowlife
Ed Brubaker
Manufacturer: Top Shelf Productions
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1891830201

Book Description

Witty and poignant, this collection of semi-autobiographical tales focuses on love, despair, lost friendships, and the murky morality of stealing from work. Known for being one of the funniest series ever published in comics form, Lowlife dissects the Slacker / Generation X lifestyle from the inside out, bringing a great amount of humanity to the process along the way.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a slice of life with worms.......2003-08-01

This is an autobiographical comic by Ed Brubaker who writes for such comics as Batman and the revamped catwoman. After reading Alex Robinson's comic Box Office Poison I wanted to read other comics that were in the slice of life vein. This book was recommended to me. I did not know until after purchasing it that it was an autobiographical comic which game the book an added punch. It was an extraordinary but sad read. The characters are both likeable and dislikeable at the same time, and because they are based on actual people the realism is top notch. so it back for a ride in booze, drugs, bad sex, and used book stores.

3 out of 5 stars Enjoyable story.......2003-02-16

I found this comic to be throughly enjoyable and definetly worth my time and money but not amazing. It didnt change my life or way of thinking. Reviewers at amazon.com through around 5s like it's nothing. a 5 has to blow you away. and this book didnt do that for me. It is a collection of various tales from our narrator ed brubaker about occurances in his life. It's amusing and even a bit thought porvoking. Pick it up you won't be disapointed. definetly above average. technically it deserves a 3 and a half but its closer to a three than a four. Recommended!

5 out of 5 stars Hey!! Who's throwing Coke!??!?!?!.......2001-11-20

I was expecting another slice-of-life Autobiographical comic mixing the mundane with the humorous. The opening story delivers that, and I was laughing myself sick.....then the REAL story began....

A Complete Lowlife is author Ed Brubaker's true story of petty crime, drug addiction, murder and redemption. The book gets darker and darker with each story, and there were parts that just broke my heart.Since this is a true story, things don't get wrapped up neatly; the main character doesn't always know the right thing to say, or when to say it. He doesn't always do the right thing.

Like you and me.

Anyone who hasn't always been proud of things they've done or said will be able to identify. Brubaker is now a successful comic book writer, currently doing a wonderful job on DC's Batman. All the more impressive considering what he's been through. There's just no way you won't be touched in some way by this book. Give it a try.

5 out of 5 stars Brubaker spins a familiar tale.......2001-07-26

Quite a sad little self-examination piece that got me thinking as well.

Some of the situations in that book were like another world to me... I've never been into the drug scene, and there's a lot of that in there. I think it's an interesting subculture, which leads to my fascination with films like Pulp Fiction or Trainspotting, but it's nothing I'd ever get involved with in my wildest dreams.

But then, despite so much of the book centering on the author's old drug habits, there was a lot of coverage on his romantic problems / troubles, which is a world that I consider all too familiar. It's pretty funny... I've only ever had three steady girlfriends in my life, a couple strong mutual attractions that never added up to much, and a couple dates out of left field to round things out a bit. I'm far from a professor on the subject, but whenever I read or see something that deals with hearbreak, I instantly sympathize with the author.

The art's perfectly fitting to the mood of this story, and as a couple others have pointed out, it really progresses over time. An emotionally charged story, with more than a couple situations I'm sure you'll recognize if you've finished growing up. Proof that even the nicest kids can turn to crap in the right environment.

5 out of 5 stars Better than the Depression Funnies.......2000-03-25

If you have ever been lonely, depressed, single, young, broke, and experienced the on-again, off-again joy of on-again, off-again relationships, then join the club. For those of us who have managed to get beyond those years, Brubaker manages to bring it all back to life in a way that makes it real again, though thankfully less painful than having to go through it all again. A must-read for those who like intelligent commentary on the human condition.
Daredevil Vol.2 (1998) 41-45 "Lowlife" Complete 5-part Story
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    Daredevil Vol.2 (1998) 41-45 "Lowlife" Complete 5-part Story
    Brian Michael Bendis
    Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Comic

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    ASIN: B000O80LSE

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    THE NEW SERIES (VOL.2) ! *** Contains Issue #'s 41-45 *** "Lowlife" Complete 5-part story arc!

    God's Other Son
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • He nailed it... So to speak.
    • Typical
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    God's Other Son
    Don Imus
    Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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    ASIN: 0684801663

    Book Description

    Imus is back -- by popular demand -- with the Second Greatest Story Ever Told, the hilarious novel about the most outrageous TV evangelist of them all -- Billy Sol Hargus.

    "God had two sons. Jesus was His first, and I, Billy Sol Hargus, am His second." Thus begins Don Imus's riotously funny story about the life and times of the lecherous, corrupt, hustling, huckstering television evangelist who claims to have a 2,000 year old brother named Jesus. From his backwoods Texas country-preacher roots, Billy Sol rose to dazzle the nation as a Superstar Minister -- preaching at sold-out stadiums and traveling across the country.

    Reverend Billy raked in the dough, the fame, and the women. And then it happened -- just like Amelia Earhart and Jimmy Hoffa, Billy Sol vanished one day into legend, disappearing from the face of the earth. But unlike anyone else in the Family, Billy kept a diary -- and now his tapes, believed lost, can finally be heard. Praise the Lord!

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars He nailed it... So to speak........2007-04-13

    I grew up in the part of the world where this book is set, and Mr. Imus nailed it. People who compare it to "Elmer Gantry" need to quit showing off their Liberal Arts degrees and bring me another beer chop-chop if they want a full 15% gratuity.

    Its best parts happen inside Billy Sol's head as he steers his life based on the twisted morality he learned out in a part of the world where people believe in God because the land is too godforsaken to have happened by chance. He got the voice and the tone down really well. And any straight man who doesn't wish for his own Step-Edna has no soul.

    1 out of 5 stars Typical.......2005-12-31

    By "typical" I'm referring to the quality of vanity pieces written by celebrities for the purpose of enriching bank accounts rather than the body of literature. A friend and I were discussing the reasons why I haven't listened to Imus in the Morning for several years. He offered the book as an example of Mr. Imus' true genius. I couldn't finish the thing. The narrative reads like snippets of alcohol-induced smarminess concatenated from scribblings on cocktail napkins. The editing is appalling. No one bothered (dared?) to tell Imus that the craft is intended to create something to amuse the reader, not the writer. This muck goes beyond insulting. Through "Son" we get an unhealthful glimpse of Mr. Imus' hatreds and prejudices. This book will tell you far more about the author than the subject. More than you ever wanted to know. Spare yourself the experience. I presume the people who actually liked "Son" are sympathetic to Mr. Imus' point of view and share his profound ignorance of and contempt for people of faith.

    5 out of 5 stars hysterical!.......2005-03-19

    this book captured my attention the whole way through. read it non-stop from cover to cover. now THATS a good book. and it definitely IS laugh out loud funny.

    1 out of 5 stars No surprises........2004-05-08

    I've actually watched the Imus show at various times for the same reason I can get hypnotized by TV preachers -- they're so unbelievably bad that I can't believe anyone buys it. I have never heard "the I-man" say anything that was remotely witty, insightful or urbane. I may have missed it amidst the mumbles and gum snapping but I doubt it. So I certainly picked up this book with some prejudice, wondering if I might find myself surprised by a talent on the page not in evidence in his other venues. Nope. Clumsy phrasing, telegraphed gags and heavy-handed critiques. As another reviewer remarked this ain't Elmer Gantry. But then Elmer Gantry was written by a writer.

    2 out of 5 stars Skip the imitator and try the real thing.......2004-03-16

    I loved this book the first time it was published--under the title "Elmer Gantry" (by Sinclair Lewis). Imus' book, while mildly amusing, is dwarfed by the masterpiece that he is obviously cribbing from.
    Born Divine: The Births of Jesus & Other Sons of God
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • The Gospels as Hellenistic Biographies
    • My favorite book on the infancy stories of Jesus
    • Refreshing, crtical analysis of the birth stories of Jesus
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    • Could have been better
    Born Divine: The Births of Jesus & Other Sons of God
    Robert J. Miller
    Manufacturer: Polebridge Press
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    ASIN: 094434495X

    Book Description

    In this compelling study of the birth and infancy of Jesus, Robert Miller separates fact from fiction in the gospel narratives and relates them to stories about the miraculous births of Israelite heroes and of Greek and Roman sons of God. Born Divine analyzes the Christian claim that the birth and childhood of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. The historical and theological dimensions of the virgin birth tradition are discussed with honesty and insight. This wide-ranging book also presents additional infancy gospels from the second century through the Middle Ages.

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    5 out of 5 stars The Gospels as Hellenistic Biographies.......2007-06-28



    Miller's central thesis is that the Gospels of the New Testament were part of larger genre of literature known as Hellenistic biographies and so shares a number of common characteristics with them. Hellenistic biographies were shaped by the two beliefs. The first is that the achievements of heroes so surpassed the achievements of ordinary people that heroes cannot be merely human. The second belief is that "human life is determined by Fate." So heroes were the sons (daughters) of a god, whose greatness was discernible early in life and it was an essential function of a Hellenistic biography to reveal this greatness.

    Quite often the biography would portray events which announced the coming/birth of a hero. These events could be in the form of a genealogy, a message from a god in a dream or in a vision, or supernatural signs which heralded the coming of the hero. Then Hellenistic biographies moved rapidly from birth to adulthood often spanning those years with a single event. People in the ancient world believed that heroes were the children of gods because of the extraordinary events of their adult lives. So stories about divine paternity/maternity were not informational but symbolic.

    Infancy narratives are found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Each uses elements of a Hellenistic biography to tell its story. Both Gospels identify the divine sonship of Jesus. Both use lengthy genealogies. Both have angelic messengers which reveal the coming birth of Jesus. And both have celestial signs; Matthew has the story of the magi and Luke has the glorious radiance in the night sky. Most Christians are aware of the fact that the only event from the childhood of Jesus is Luke's story of Jesus impressing the teachers in the Temple.

    Miller draws comparisons with such sources as Plutarch's Life of Alexander. Alexander the Great was a descendant of Herakles (Hercules) and son of Philip of Macedon and his wife, Olympias. On the night before they were to be married, Olympias had a dream that foretold of the birth of Alexander. Apollonius of Tyana was a holy man born a couple of decades after Jesus. He was a healer and a teacher who traveled from city to city going as far as India. He taught the teachings of Pythagorus and strict morality. Many miracles are attributed to him including raisings from the dead. Prior to the birth of Apollonius his mother had a vision in which the Egyptian deity Proteus appeared to her. Apollonius was to be the incarnation of the shape-shifting Proteus. Miller includes Hellenistic biographies of Theagenes (an Olympic champion), Caesar Augustus, Plato, Cyrus the Great, Pythagorus, Herakles, and Josephus who writes a precocious childhood story about himself. (When he was 14, the leading men of the city consulted him for his learning.)

    Origen once wrote that it was not absurd to use Greek historiai when talking to the Greeks in order that Christians might not seem to be the only ones using such incredible historiai as Jesus being born of a virgin. For it seemed proper to record that Plato was born while his mother was prevented from having sexual intercourse. However these stories are mythos. People fabricate such stories about a man they regard as having greater wisdom or power than most others. So they say that at his composition, he received a superior and more divine sperm as if this were appropriate for those who surpass ordinary human nature.(Paraphrased from _Against Celsus_ I.37. See _Documents for the Study of the Gospels_, p 130.)

    Miller writes much about the Virgin Birth. He includes a mini commentary on the Gospel of Luke which demonstrates "step parallelism." John the Baptist was born of an old woman. This was uncommon but not unheard of. (Abraham and Sarah.) But Jesus was born of a woman who had know not a man. That was really something. Miller addresses the question of whether Jesus fulfilled prophecy. Miller finds that the Gospel of Matthew commits such errors as ripping verses out of context such as Isaiah 7.14. Could Matthew have been fascinated by Emmanuel rather than by parthenos/virgin? Miller points to Romans 1.3ff and argues that Paul understood Jesus as having a biological father descended from David and that Jesus became God's son by "virtue of his resurrection, not his birth." Had Jesus had a Virgin Birth, Paul would have heard of it from James and Peter when they met in Jerusalem. Mark has Jesus becoming God's son at his baptism. It is Matthew and Luke who extend this idea by introducing the idea of the Virgin Birth. John extends it further by having Jesus as God's son before his conception. Later Christian theological reflection blended these ideas and developed the composite doctrine of the Trinity.

    There is a very interesting question that should be raised here. Each of these historical figures has a handful of stories which portray their greatness. For example, the mother of Augustus asserted that he had been fathered by Apollo. But these stories do not compare to the number of stories about Jesus. Most of the New Testament was written within two generations (Miller likes later dating) after the death of Jesus. These include at least the four Gospels, the Pauline epistles, and the Epistle to the Hebrews. Why was there such as explosion of stories about Jesus?

    One might remember Robert Miller as the editor of _The Complete Gospels_, a collection of canonical gospels, non-canonical gospels, and gospel fragments, which is also a noteworthy book.

    5 out of 5 stars My favorite book on the infancy stories of Jesus.......2007-05-14

    I am a seminary student writing a paper for a class on the gospels. I chose to write on the virgin births and I found this to be a great book to really dig into the details of this in an acessible manner. Its more detailed than Tatum's The Quest for Jesus or Borg and Wrights The Meaning of Jesus. (Although both are good resources for more basic overviews on the issue) and it is more acessible than Raymond Brown's commentary on The Birth of The Messiah (although that is a great resource for material with more depth if you are doing research on this kind of subject). It is easy to read and has good detail. If you are new to the historical crtical method of looking at the Bible, it may be a difficult book to start with. Consider taking a course or reading a more basic book as an introduction if you do not have a background iin this. However if you are a college or seminary student or a church worker in a tradition that honors the historical critical tradtion this is a valuable resource.

    4 out of 5 stars Refreshing, crtical analysis of the birth stories of Jesus.......2007-02-28

    Born Divine: The Birth of Jesus & Other Sons of God by Robert J. Miller questions popular Christian understanding regarding the birth and life of Jesus. Miller's honest and critical insight concerning the biographies of Jesus challenges and refutes conservative thought that views Jesus as a God conceived, divine-human hybrid who fulfilled Jewish Bible prophecies that were seemingly foretold about him many years before his birth. He argues that stories told about Jesus, particularly those concerning his birth and childhood, are not unique when compared to those of other prominent and celebrated figures of ancient civilizations from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. He claims that the infancy narratives found in Matthew and Luke are not example of historical-factual accounts, but rather created myth used to convey Jesus' greatness. Miller's Born Divine is a refreshing presentation of historical evidence not tainted by religious belief.

    Miller's attempt to separate historical evidence and religious belief is well executed. Scholarly work regarding Jesus and the Bible is often tainted by personal presuppositions regarding the faith. Historians generally agree that the history of a particular period or set of events is best left to those on the outside because these outsiders usually possess little bias. I believe it to be same for the study of religion. Furthermore, the study of the history of Christianity should especially not be carried out by apologists. Miller's work is not a work of apologetics. He examines the evidence and draws conclusions. Miller's paradigm of the Bible is much different than the more conservative scholars however. Miller apparently does not feel obligated to defend popular Christian doctrine, biblical infallibility, or the divine origin of the Bible. This freedom allows for a clear examination of the material through critical thought; he does not intend to reconcile error and discrepancy because of preconceived beliefs about the status of the text.

    I appreciate the work of Miller and his very detailed and critical examination of the birth stories of Jesus. I enjoyed his focused analysis on the gospel writers and their agendas, and his analysis of the similarities between the Christian and Hellenistic infancy narratives. Born Divine is an example of critical scholarship not tainted by traditional religious views regarding theology, biblical origins and doctrine.

    The organization of this book is poor. It could be more concise in a few areas such as prophecy. I also would like to have seen more evidence to support the claim that Luke and Matthew were influenced by Hellenistic biographers aside from the fact that the biographies share a distinct pattern.

    1 out of 5 stars Don't waist your money.......2006-03-17

    This book is just like the Jesus Seminar. A sham. It is a bunch of egotistical atheists trying to rid the world of Christianity. They like to pick and choose what is true from the Bible based of their great wisdom of the first century. They really like to remove anything that would convict them of any wrong doing in their lives.
    If you enjoyed the Davinci Code; IE. You are easily entertained and like to believe lies rather than the truth, this is a book for you. If you want the truth about Jesus try, "More than a Carpenter," by Josh McDowell or "The Case for Christ," by Lee Strobel.

    3 out of 5 stars Could have been better.......2005-12-14

    The viewpoint of this book is obvious from its subtitle: The Births of Jesus & Other Sons of God. Miller compares the biblical infancy narratives with similar stories that were extant in the time of Jesus, and concludes that the virgin birth didn't happen. Of course, anyone who can view the narratives with even a bit of detachment will come to the same conclusion. Miller also concludes that the prophecies in Matthew aren't prophecies at all. Although these conclusions are not novel or surprising (and Miller doesn't claim that they are), the discussion is interesting and often lively. However, I can only give this book three stars, for several reasons:

    1) The book is poorly organized. The chapter topics jump around, and the chapter that reads like the main summary of the book (chapter 16) isn't the last one.

    2) The book is a scholarly lightweight compared to Raymond Brown's "The Birth of the Messiah."

    3) In the book's Introduction, Miller states that the reader will have no doubt about where he stands on a given issue. Although he usually doesn't mince words (an admirable trait, in my opinion), he nevertheless states (p. 257) that "one can take the virgin birth seriously, and believe in it with integrity, no matter what one thinks about Jesus' biological origins." In this part of the book he uses the words "believe" and "true" in a subjective way --- as Bertrand Russell wrote about William James, his "... doctrine is an attempt to build a superstructure of belief on a foundation of skepticism ..." If Miller had been content to say, "The virgin birth isn't true, but it symbolizes something important," I might disagree with his assertion but I wouldn't argue with the way he expressed it. But for some reason he feels compelled to imply that because the myth of the virgin birth symbolizes something important to him, it is "true". I suspect he would adopt a more mundane definition of "true" if the issue at stake were whether he had received his paycheck for the month.
    God's Other Son
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Outstanding
    • Ludicrous and meaningless
    • Imus' book help's me understand why he is 2nd to stern
    • An in-siders look into radio, power, and religion.
    • Imus can do better
    God's Other Son
    Imus
    Manufacturer: Pocket
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    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: 0671656600

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding.......1999-10-08

    Don does a great job on this book. It is very humorful & interesting. This is even better than the "Billy" on his radio show.

    2 out of 5 stars Ludicrous and meaningless.......1998-11-07

    The story and underlying theme were completely inane

    3 out of 5 stars Imus' book help's me understand why he is 2nd to stern.......1998-10-10

    Imus proves to one and all that even while he's at war with Howard Stern he can still ride Howard's wave to the best seller list. The re-release of this book during the explosion of Howard's book on the scene is just a little to suspicious.

    3 out of 5 stars An in-siders look into radio, power, and religion........1998-09-12

    The liner notes said the book was 'insanely funny' Funny, I didn't go insane reading it.

    I read the entire thing at one sitting before realizing it was a work of fiction.

    Billy Sol stack-whacker is Imus from a religious per[spective] or per[version]. Take your pick.

    Every time this guy preached the gospel something caught on fire.

    3 out of 5 stars Imus can do better.......1998-05-14

    Don Imus is a brilliantly funny guy who rose to the level of his incompetence in trying to write a novel. The story rambles, flinging wildly between pure satire and earnest storytelling, as if it were two books cobbled together. Imus is a genius on the radio, but an elementary class in plot contruction would have helped enormously.
    Gods Other Son
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Super funny
    Gods Other Son
    Don imus
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    5 out of 5 stars Super funny.......2006-12-13

    Thiis has to be one of the most funny and riveting satirical works of literature I have ever read. I remember from my younger days listening to Don Imus, on the morning radio show on WNBC mornings, with not only Dr Hargus, but legendary greats like Moby Worm and others.

    If you want a fantastic non-stop laugh, read this book
    Backpack Books: The Son of God
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      Backpack Books: The Son of God
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      Here's some great literature to fill your young reader's book bag. Backpack Books combine four complete stories--whether biographies, classics, or fiction--into one cool package. They're great for reading at home, school, in the car...anywhere! All stories are wholesome and God-honoring, and ideal for kids ages eight to twelve.
      Dominus Satanas The Other Son of God
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Enlightened Text!
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      • Healing
      Dominus Satanas The Other Son of God
      Michael Alexandra Davida
      Manufacturer: CLSM, Inc
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      This book presents the thesis that there are actually two "Satans" - first, the immortal Archangel Sataniel who is a faithful and loyal servant of the Most High, and second, the human-created Satanic Thoughtform that is the cultural "Satan" and serves as humanity's repository of evil "out there".

      This is not just another book about Satan by an exorcist, a Satanist, or a satanic abuse survivor. It is written from a Neo-Pagan perspective by a practicing High Priestess and elder of the Denver/Boulder Pagan community. It presents a number of new and fresh images of the Dark Lord such as the spiritual seeker's "ultimate worthy opponent" and "the guardian to the gateway to Enlightenment" in addition to interpretations of Satan's traditional roles.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Enlightened Text!.......2003-07-08

      Not only does the author rekindle the Archangelic Light of Satan-iel, Lucifer etc, but she does so in an erudite and religiously syncretistic manner which illuminates the basic (mis/)concepts of Christianity, Wicca, Buddhism, and many other Paths. The section on Kabbalah is superb, and Davida does a great job explaining the Qlipoth. Incidentally, the diverse diagrams of the Tree of Life are an excellent prop to the text.

      Any occultist who's ever had a Dark Night of the Soul should read this book. Heck, there's even a diagram showing the Dark Night Paths on the Tree! And it should certainly be compulsory reading for Theologians of all schools, particularly Christian.

      Despite dealing with such subfusc subjects, Davida is always crystal-clear in her explanations. She also offers her personal experiences of the two Satans - the true Archangel and the Thoughtform.

      'Dominus Satanas' emanates the personal integrity and experience of the author. She'll certainly help all who read this book to effectively rethink 'the Bad Boy of the Cosmos'.

      5 out of 5 stars Prepare for a Challenge.......2002-12-23

      The contemporary idea of Satan rests somewhere between the perfect subject of a horror movie and the epitome of evil. Davida's book will change your mind.

      Satan is first redefined as two separate beings: one, a thoughtform that acts as a repository of evil so that humanity can keep a comfortable distance; two, the ultimate spiritual challenger, an archangel who works faithfully at the left hand of God to force spiritual growth. For those who choose to accept the challenge of the archangel, Davida provides a framework encompassing the mythology, the form, and the pursuit of "the Satan." Davida's own journey down the left hand path helps the reader to understand the paradigm the author brings forth, and also guides readers through their own journeys.

      I would not recommend this book to those looking for a how-to on Satanism. Only readers who truly wish to challenge themselves, to grow immeasurably, and to understand the place the Satan holds in every person's life will benefit from this book.

      5 out of 5 stars Healing.......2002-12-17

      I know of no other writting, research or personal experience about The Satan, as I found in this book. This is a Must Read, for all Christians. We who have walked our spiritual path and searched for wisdom and clarity, have been thwarted by the "Thoughtform" of Satan that has been propogated by the church. We have been taught and held in the grip of fear, of Satan so have lived like drone's, swallowing the pablum of fear.
      Now we all have the opportunity to see the entity and personality and purpose of Satan. What a relief and healing I recieved especially in Section 2, chapters 2&3. Michael did incredible research regarding, Christian, Buddism, Neo-Pagan to bring it all together. It is worth the effort to read it all.
      I appreciate that she has done her academic studies with master degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mastered in Divinity.
      God's Other Son
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        Don Imus
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          Don Imus
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          God's Other Son: The Life and Times of the Rev. Billy Sol Hargus
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            God's Other Son: The Life and Times of the Rev. Billy Sol Hargus

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            God's Other Son: The Link Between Science and Religion
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              God's Other Son: The Link Between Science and Religion
              James Brettell
              Manufacturer: Writer's Showcase Press
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              Binding: Paperback

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              A unique approach to the history of science and solutions to the riddles of the universe.

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