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Wild at Heart
Author - John Eldredge |
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- Favorite Features -
- explains,
emphasizes and celebrates how boys/men have a
battle to fight, an adventure to live and a beauty to rescue
- shows how Jesus had
a battle to fight, a wild heart and
strong, courageous love and He wants us to love Him
- explains how boys
can't learn masculinity/identity from
their moms.
- tells men how to
get their heart back
- challenges men to
choose God and know they will find
their
real selves in and through Him
- includes daily
prayer and prayer for sexual healing.
An important book for all men - particularly teen men - to read. I
liked the chapters on how to let God heal your wound. This book tells
men it is okay and even excellent for them to be a man - they don't
have to deny who God made them to be . . . a man in His image.
Extremely well done!
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Storm Warning
Author - Billy Graham |
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- Favorite Features -
- revised and updated
from the original in 1992
- encourages us to
pray, share and help others
- provides a clear
look at the world today and the
horsemen
in
Revelations
Encouraging and challenging this is a timely book that will make us
think. Billy Graham's passion for the lost and love for God shine
through each page of this book. I appreciate the challenge for each of
us to reach out and help others - love Samaritan's Purse! Tremendously
well done!
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Love &
Logic
Magic for Early Childhood
Authors - Jim Fay and Charles Fay, PhD
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- Favorite Features -
- 10 Love &
Logic experiments - one for each chapter -
to
help implement concepts/strategy learned
- shows how to put
the joy in parenting by learning how to
share the control
- challenges parents
to start young with the love &
logic
plan
I don't like the idea of leaving a young child in a store or other
place - even if you're watching them from afar. Too dangerous in this
day/age and could result in authorities being called; but everything
else in this book is excellent! Parent's who learn and utilize these
principles will experience excellent results and will be able to relax
and enjoy being their child's parent! Tremendously well done! Give this
book to all parents on your gift list!
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Parenting with
Love & Logic
Authors - Foster Cline, MD
and Jim Fay |
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- Favorite Features -
- outlines how to put
the fun back into parenting
- explains with
examples how to raise responsible kids who
can
respond to logic with love
- how to turn a
mistake into an opportunity
- how to get control
by giving choices and freedom to kids
- explains the danger
of threats and anger
- challenges parents
to show empathy with consequences
- Love &
Logic Pearls - 48 simple everyday situations
and
how to respond with love and logic
- Appendix A explains
the three types of parents
- Appendix B explains
how to turn your words into gold -
The
art of enforceable statements for the home
As parents learn how to parent their children with love and logic they
will see their children become responsible people who learn from their
mistakes and know how to make wise choices! This book is a must-have
for all parents! Tremendously well done!
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Marriage Love
& Logic
Authors - Foster Cline, MD
and Hermie Cline |
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- Favorite Features -
- includes bonus DVD
so you can see the principles in
action
- Love &
Logic Tips throughout
- Love &
Logic tools throughout
- explains the eight
core beliefs
- teaches
communication skills
- challenges couples
to develop a goal/mission statement
- action plans - what
they are and how to use them
- how to keep romance
alive
- surveys,
evaluations, charts and more to help
The same principles of love and logic that allow parents to guide their
children so they become responsible adults can also serve to help
couples develop a strong and healthy and enjoyable marriage. Sound and
doable information. Extremely well done!
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Experimental
Digital Photography
Author - Rick Doble |
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- Favorite Features -
- information on
techniques of experimental photography
- show shutter speed
techniques
- how to utilize
movement
- light and white
balance
- night and low light
photography
- experiments with
light
- how to build your
imagery
- how to save and
edit your imagery
- how to judge images
and find your voice
- hands-on exercises
throughout
Outlines how to express yourself through experimental photography. I
like the hands-on exercises - great way to experience the information
and techniques taught through this book. Extremely well done!
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The Magic of
Digital Landscape
Photography
Author - Rob Sheppard |
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- Favorite Features -
- explains the proper
gear needed for landscape
photography
- how to set your
camera
- explains light,
composition, and special techniques
- how to get the most
from sky and water, landscape and
man
- how to develop
themes
- beautiful photos
throughout
- five photographer
profiles with insights from them on
their
type of photography
This book is great for the photos inside! Use the info to take your own
amazing photos! This is a wonderful coffee table book and excellent
source of info to help you be a better photographer! Tremendously well
done!
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Deep Blue
Photographer/Author - Yasuaki Kagii
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- Favorite Features -
- photos cover the
descent, habitat, creatures and inner
space
of the ocean
- full color photos
of life under the sea
This book is sure to get conversations going about the amazing beauty
under the sea. Wonderful coffee table book! Extremely well done!
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Semper Fi
The Definitive
Illustrated History
of the US
Marines
Authors - Col. H. Avery Chenoweth
& Col. Brooke Nihowt
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- Favorite Features -
- paintings, photos
and maps from the beginning of the
Marines through current day
- highlights
23 Marines who have been awarded the
Medal of Honor - includes reason for receiving the medal, their photo
and info on the Marine
- history of battles
Marines have fought in
- explains the core
values of Honor, Courage and Commitment
Beautiful book full of history and information on the
Marines - makes an excellent gift for the Marine on your list or for
the family of a Marine. Everything about this book is excellent - the
quality of the paper, the volume of photos and information -
interesting and lovely! Tremendously well done!
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The Timeline
of
Native Americans
Author - Greg O'Brien |
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- Favorite Features -
- looks at the
history of Native Americans beginning
before
1492 . . . going as far back as 75,00 - 45,000 BC . . . and
bringing it up to Today
- excellent photos
throughout
- timeline runs along
the bottom of each page
- includes a double
sided eight page poster of the
timeline
showing conflict, diplomacy, people and culture from pre 1492 to
present day
The Title of this book says it is, "The Ultimate Guide to North
American's Indigenous Peoples" and it most certainly is! Full of facts
and information I've never known . . . all American History classes in
our schools should be teaching this information. Indigenous people were
not all savage - while some tribes were involved in human sacrifices
and warfare, others had amazing culture and their own communities . . .
it is sad so much of that is lost and unknown. A must-read for all of
use who live in America. Tremendously well done!
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2000
Guitars -
The Ultimate Collection |
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- Favorite Features -
- guitars arranged
alphabetically by manufacturer from A
to
Z
- includes
information and photos of 2000 guitars
This book shows the history and design of guitars from around the world
with full color, brilliant photos! Unique and interesting coffee table
book for the guitar lover on your gift list! Very nicely done!
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Frank Lloyd
Wright
in Pop-Up
Author - Roland Lewis |
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- Favorite Features -
- five of Wright's
unique designs presented in paper
engineering
- includes
information on who he was and an overview of
his
life and work
- photos throughout
add to this book
- features the Robie
House in Chicago, a look at Wright's
style in furniture and interior design, the Ennis house in Los Angeles,
CA, my personal favorite the Falling Water house in Mill Run,
Pennsylvania and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Anyone who enjoys Wright's designs will love this unique pop-up book!
Full of facts and stories of interest along with excellent paper
engineering of some of his work, this is a truly unique coffee table
book and would make an excellent gift! Tremendously well done!
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100 Birds to
See
Before You Die
Authors - David Chandler & Dominic Couzens |
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- Favorite Features -
- amazing photos
throughout
- facts including a
map to show where the bird may be
found,
information on the size, habitat, classification,
population/conservation status of each bird
This book has photos and information on some pretty amazing birds!
Consider giving this book to the person on your list who loves to
travel and the person who loves birds . . . if they can't travel to
each of these 100 places, then the book is the next best thing so they
will be able to see and learn about each of these amazing birds.
Extremely well done!
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Uncle
John's
Bathroom Reader
Salutes the Armed Forces |
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- Favorite Features -
- 166 articles/short
stories on the Armed Forces
- articles cover 28
topics
Short, interesting and fun these stories combine to make the perfect
gift for history buffs, trivia fans and those who served in the Armed
Forces or have/had a member of their family who did! Extremely well
done!
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Uncle John's
Facts to Annoy Your Teachers
- Bathroom Reader
for Kids Only
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- Favorite Features -
- topics divided into
short, medium and long articles
- 120 articles
covering pranks to drive your teacher crazy,
gross stuff, kooky grown-ups, jokes, games and puzzles, great escapes,
cool history, kid power, just for fun and more!
- fun facts on the
bottom of the pages - very interesting
- encourages reading,
learning and fun
Fun book for kids filled with little-known facts. While I could have
done without the page on how to make a voodoo doll, this book is one
kids - and adults - will enjoy! Extremely well done!
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1000 Words to
Sign
Author - Professor Geoffrey Poor
Signers - Lauren Ridloff and
Darren Fudenske
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- Favorite Features -
- includes DVD
demonstrating in real time how to sign
- includes information
and instructions on the basics of ASL
- begins with pages on
numbers, letters, colors, days,
countries and then has words listed alphabetically
- each word includes
photos showing how to sign and
includes a description of the action needed to make each word
Excellent book for anyone who wants to learn how to sign American Sign
Language! Easy to understand and easy to find the word you need this
book is tremendously well done! Fun and unique gift nearly anyone would
find interesting and useful!
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The Plant
Hunters
Author - Carolyn Fry |
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- Favorite Features -
- includes more than
100 images from the archives of the
Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew as well as drawings/sketches of plants from across
time and around the world
- enclosures
throughout with facsimiles of documents,
books
and more really add a nice and special touch to this book
- fascinating
information on Tulipomania
- covers first known
transfer of plants from one place to
another and follows it through the centuries
- explains how plants
were perused for pharmacies and
profit
and documents the exploitation of people for plants like sugar cane,
rubber and tea
- encourages
conservation of plants
- warns of invasive
plant species
As the author says, this book, "tells how plants were moved across the
world". Before reading this book I never realized the power, wealth and
control that came with owning and transporting plants. Not only is The
Plant Hunters a genuinely lovely book with all the drawings, photos and
sketches of incredible plants, but it is also fascinating to read and
get a glimpse into where plants originated, how they were moved around
the world and the history associated with it all - both positive and
sadly, negative. This is a wonderful gift for the person on your list
who loves plants and history and makes a lovely and interesting coffee
table book. Tremendously well done!
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Spine Chillers
Mysteries
three in one
Author - Fred E. Katz
Ages - 9+
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- Favorite Features -
- Three full-length
books in one
- each story
encourages faith and trust in God and
emphasizes
there is no such thing as ghosts
- encourages
Christian character, loving God, family and
others
There is a big
market today for "spine-chiller-type"
books. Most of them are absolutely books children should not read; this
book gives children the opportunity to read a "thriller" type book and
yet be encouraged in their faith. Pre-teens will enjoy these books -
older teens might find the stories a bit young for their tastes. Very
nicely done!
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The Cooper
Kids
Adventure Series
Two in One Book
Author - Frank Peretti
Ages 9+
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- Favorite Features -
- stories are sure to
keep kid's - and adult's - attention
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. may be too intense for younger readers
- encourages faith in
and trust of God
Anyone who has ever read a Peretti story knows he is a master
storyteller . . . and his adventure stories absolutely take you on an
"adventure". The storylines can certainly be "out there" and strange,
but they will keep you glued to the pages until you finish the stories!
I do not recommend these stories for younger children or for children
who are frightened easily, but for older elementary children and for
teens they are sure to get their attention! Tremendously well done!
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The Healer's
Apprentice
Author - Melanie Dickerson
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- Favorite Features -
- unique and
interesting characters
- strong messages
about making right choices and trusting
God
While the outcome was somewhat predictable, the author used some
unexpected "twists" and turns to get us to that outcome making the book
very enjoyable. I found some of the parts of the story too far-fetched,
but still overall enjoyed the book
and didn't want to put it down until
I finished the story. I look forward to this author's next book.
Extremely well done!
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NIV renew Bible
ISBN:
0310950856
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- Favorite Features -
- NIV for ease of
understanding
- 26
full-color inserts with Scripture and reflection
- slim style
- teal linen cover
- includes a scented
bookmark
- concordance and maps
- words of Christ in red
- studies on authentic
living, Psalms, friendship and love
- reading plans to learn
more about Jesus
Lovely Bible with features to encourage and challenge - I love giving
Bibles as gifts and this one would make a wonderful gift for the busy
lady on your list! Extremely well done!
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NIV Bible
ISBN:
0310949858
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- Favorite Features -
- NIV for ease of
understanding
- slim, portable size
- includes a concordance
and maps
- words of Christ in red
- unique, craft-paper
binding with plum design
Inexpensive and yet quite stylish, this Bible is great to give as a
gift! Elastic cord adds to the style and function of this Bible!
Extremely well done!
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the
Grandmother's
Bible
ISBN: 0310938015
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- Favorite Features -
- NIV for ease of
understanding
- filled with special
features for grandmothers -
- Grandchild in focus
prayers
- praying the
Scriptures
- stories to share
- 365 daily devotions
- perspectives on the
joys and challenges of being a
grandmother
- talking points on
finding God and more
- topical/feature index
- photo sleeve to put a
picture of your grandchild
- space for information
on each grandchild and room for them
to sign their name
- space for prayer
requests
- introduction to each
Book of the Bible with a verse to
remember, info on the Author, date written, who it was written for and
why it was written
Beautiful Bible any grandmother would love! Filled with devotions by
women such as Ruth Graham, Elisa Morgan, and Elizabeth George and
designed to help grandmas grow in their faith and know how to pass it
on to their grandchildren! Tremendously well done!
Christmas
2010
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