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The Prince: Jonathan (Sons of Encouragement Series #3)

Francine Rivers

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Wow 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

F. Rivers always takes you into the life of her books. I love getting to know the time and life of when these things happen.

What a Blessing! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I loved this book... I felt like I was right there with Jonathan sharing his thoughts. I found myself feeling so proud of his faithfulness to and love for God as well as his devotion to his father and to David. What a blessing!

Great Reading! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Great book! Great way to learn about the different characters of the Bible! Francine Rivers is one of my favorite authors! I have read all her books and wish there were more!

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Behind the men who shaped history are the heroes who forever changed it. In The Prince, beloved author Francine Rivers illuminates the life of Jonathan.

In this new series of hardcover biblical novellas from beloved author Francine Rivers, each novella tells the story of one of five biblical men who stood behind the great heroes of the faith: Aaron the priest, Caleb the warrior, Jonathan the prince, Amos the prophet, and Silas the scribe. In the vein of the Lineage of Grace series, these books will entertain, challenge, and inspire, directing readers back to the Bible as the ultimate source of truth and hope.

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

Eduardo Galeano

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Beautifully Written, Visceral And Timeless. 5 out of 5 stars.
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"Open Veins Of Latin America" has not lost its importance in almost 40 years of circulation, today more than ever, Eduardo Galeano's poetic journey through the history and suffering of Latin America is a vital work of scholarship and observation, it is a record of how the Americas were born and grew. From the Spanish Conquest to the Cuban Revolution and beyond, Galeano touches on nearly every key moment of Latin American history and brilliantly shows the reader how the events of the past helped shape the status of the present.

Part of the genius of this book is how Galeano manages to chronicle in fine detail the history of Latin America but also clearly shows how certain economic orders were established, any reader who wonders who countries like Bolivia and Peru have such wide gaps between rich and poor, white and indigenous communities, needs to read this book. In breathless detail Galeano takes us through the Spanish conquest, using historical documents and eyewitness accounts to record the suffering and terror indigenous communities endured for the sake of imperial expansion. Galeano brilliantly connects the dots between the economic and social models established at the time and the current conditions of these countries today, consider Bolivia, where racial tensions are indeed flaring up again due to the election of an indigenous leader, Evo Morales.

The worlds Galeano paints are rich in detail and fascination, heartbreak and hope. We visit forgotten cities in Peru, once paved in silver, now condemned to misery, we explore the mines of Bolivia where indians lose their lungs to fumes and tunnels and we step into isolated villages in Brazil, where the ghosts of dead miners are said to still hold Mass on rainy evenings. Key historical events are described with visceral energy such as the outbreak of civil war in Guatemala after a U.S.-backed coup, the eruption of "La Violencia" in Colombia where thousands perished in a bloody rampage following the assassination of a progressive candidate for President. Galeano cheerfully bashes fascists including right-wing groups trying to stop Salvador Allende's nationalization of copper in Chile by warning parents with false propaganda that their children will be flown to the USSR or Cuba for indoctrination. Galeano also tells the cold hard truth about the military junta that ruled Brazil (with U.S. help), including their pass time of burning books.

"Open Veins Of Latin America," like all great books, enthralls, educates and makes the reader aware. Historical figures we don't hear much about in normal textbooks come alive in Galeano's writing, fascinating figures like Nicaragua's Sandino, Mexico's Hidalgo and Zapata and Peru's Tupac Amaru reveal a heroic tradition of resistance against imperialism and repression. Some complain about Galeano's Leftist leanings, but much of what he records is simply based on fact, on documented history. Events like the Cuban Revolution, the Mexican Revolution and Haiti's slave uprising are thrillingly chronicled and their outcomes explored with keen insight.

Latin America remains a place that fascinates many, it is a complex region that is politically, ethnically and religiously diverse, Galeano manages like few writers have, to capture it all in this beautiful volume. "Open Veins Of Latin America" has so much information, so many stories, characters and histories that a full review does not suffice to explore it all, for those who wish to really KNOW about Latin America, this book is a must. It is a history of economies, countries, bloodshed and tears, and most importantly, of people.

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"A superbly written, excellently translated, and powerfully persuasive exposé which all students of Latin American and U.S. history must read."
--Choice

"Well written and passionately stated, this is an intellectually honest and valuable study."
--Library Journal

"A dazzling barrage of words and ideas."
--History

Stories from Latin America : Historias de Latinoamerica

Genevieve Barlow

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Great stories 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Excellent stories covering the history and culture of Latin American countries. Makes for great reading and a valuable learning tool.

Spanish reader 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

The book is a fine addition to help one who is studying the Spanish language. Es un buen libro.

Excellent book 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a fantastic book for Spanish review and practice. Very easy to check yourself and translate vocabulary because of the accurate English translations. The stories give you cultural insight,as well.

Dual learning experience with dual language book 4 out of 5 stars.
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Good book! Great to learn a little about the culture while also learning/improving my spanish vocabularly and understanding. I think it's great to incorporate reading spanish in order to attempt to fully understand the language. I liked this book in doing so, but it would be nice if there was a gradual immersion into all of the new words. I've also looked into verb books which I think would be very beneficial as there are some conjugated verbs that you can't find in the dictionary because their so different from the original word. Plus, I've heard this is very beneficial in really learning to be fluent...Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses by Dorothy Devney

Editorial Review:

These enduring legends offer insights into the history and culture of Latin American countries. For ease of comprehension, they are told in both Spanish and English, on facing pages.

La Dieta South Beach: El delicioso plan disenado por un medico para asegurar el adelgazamiento rapido y saludable

Arthur Agatston

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La dieta que todos están comentando

Durante años, el cardiólogo Arthur Agatston urgía a sus pacientes a perder peso por el bien de sus corazones, pero las dietas resultaron demasiado difíciles de seguir o muy severas. Algunas eran hasta peligrosas. Aparentemente nadie podía seguir los regímenes bajos en grasa durante mucho tiempo. Y una dieta no sirve para nada si uno no la puede seguir.

Por lo tanto, el Agatston inventó su propia dieta. La dieta South Beach no es complicada y tampoco requiere que se pase hambre. Disfrutará porciones normales de carne, aves y pescado. También disfrutará huevos, queso, frutos secos y verduras. Las meriendas (refrigerios, tentempiés) también son de rigor en esta dieta. Aprenderá a evitar los carbohidratos malos como la harina blanca, el azúcar blanca y las papas al horno. Lo mejor de todo es que a medida que adelgace, ¡perderá esa terca grasa abdominal primero!

La dieta del Dr. Agatston ha producido resultados que han sido constantemente impactantes (¡un pérdida de entre 8 y 13 libras durante las primeras 2 semanas!) y ha creado un furor en los medios de comunicación del sur de la Florida. Ahora usted también puede unirse a las filas de los que ahora ostentan figuras fabulosas gracias a la dieta South Beach.

GED Matematicas (Spanish)

Steck-Vaughn Company

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GED Matemáticas (Steck-Vaughn) 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book is good for preparing for the GED in Spanish because, like the other Steck-Vaughn GED books, it has short and concise lessons, relevant exercises, and detailed answers in the back. The practice tests are also very useful.
What I and my students have trouble with is the Spanish translation and how this can cause miscommunication. This is present in all the Steck-Vaughn books. For example, the wording seems to be a direct translation from English so that an item which asks about pairs of pants sounds like it is asking about two items of clothing because the word "pair" in Spanish is not used in the same way. A "pair" in Spanish would be two. In math, this is an obvious difficulty. The dialect and word choice is also often not understood by my Mexican students here in California. In general, we deal with these issues as part of the larger issue of Spanish in the U.S. and appreciate the clearness of the lessons and the detailed answers.

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GED Mathematics preparatory course in Spanish. Includes sample tests.

Positive Parenting with a Plan (Grades K-12): F.A.M.I.L.Y. Rules

Dr. Matthew A. Johnson

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Dr. Johnson ( Dr. J. )has been teaching this parenting program since 1987. After much pressure from professionals and parents to write a book, he finally wrote the book in 2000. Since 2001, he s been speaking in 80 cities per year all over the USA. He has trained over 20,000 professionals on how to work with parents with out of control children. Positive Parenting with a Plan: FAMILY Rules is now being used by group homes, treatment facilities, psychiatric research hospitals, private practitioners, pediatricians, probation officers, public and private schools, churches and synagogues, divorce courts, foster care systems, child protective services agencies, and by thousands of parents across the USA. Finally, even parents in Europe, Africa, South America, and Australia are benefiting from using Positive Parenting with a Plan: FAMILY Rules in their homes too.

As a result of speaking around the USA in 80 cities per year since 2001, some agencies have grabbed a hold of Dr. Johnson s parenting program, used it in their facilities, and have conducted their own research studies. Here is one example:

In September of 2005, while completing the networking time at the beginning of Dr. Johnson s seminar in Atlanta GA, Dr. David Anthony stood up and shared that their agency, Family Intervention Specialists, Inc., employs 57 counselors throughout 11 counties in the state of Georgia. He then told the seminar attendees that they have been using Positive Parenting with a Plan/FAMILY Rules for the past 2 years with their juvenile clients and families (i.e., from 2003 to 2005). He shared that their research demonstrated that their families have an 85% success rate with this program (i.e., the juvenile offenders are not reoffending). Finally, he stated that they would probably have a 95% success rate if they could weed out the hardened offenders.

In summary, Positive Parenting with a Plan/FAMILY Rules works because of the input from many moms, dads, and kids during the first two years of developing the program. It works because it supports and promotes parental authority through the use of the Hierarchy Model rather than King Arthur s Round Table . It works because the philosophical foundation of the parenting program has been built upon a rock rather than sinking sand (i.e., There are a lot of parenting programs out there that look good, sound good, smell good, and feel good but they re philosophically flawed because their philosophical foundations have been built upon sinking sand and ultimately undermine adult authority in the home, school, and in the community). It works because it targets the whole family system for changing their attitudes and behaviors not just the child(ren). Finally, it works because it takes good old fashioned parenting and puts it together in a new and improved package, minus corporal punishment, and provides order and structure in the home for parenting which is the chemo therapy needed to eliminate the dysfunctional cancer in your home. There is no other parenting program out there like this one. If you want things to actually change in your home with a spelled out game plan for implementing the program from A-Z, then you ve finally found it. If you correctly and consistently implement this program in your home, then expect things to get a whole lot better. Your quest is over. You have arrived. Congratulations!!!

¡Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad!

Dr. Seuss, Yanitzia Canetti

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Excellent translation 5 out of 5 stars.
14 of 14 people found this review helpful.

This translation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas loses none of the rhythm and fun of the English version. Spanish-speaking kids (and English-speaking kids who are learning Spanish) need more Dr. Suess books translated.

Como el Grinch robo la Navidad! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This story by the famous author DR. seuss has become a favorite among chilren of all ages. The Grinch, a green monster, doesn't like Christmas, so he steals children's presents and takes wreths from houses. This book is so good it is now a movie starring Jim Carrie. I believe this is Dr. Seuss's best book.

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El cuento clásico de Dr. Seuss sobre el Grinch que hace todo lo posible por evitar que llegue la Navidad ahora está disponible en una excelente traducción al español. Desde su publicación en 1957, este extraordinario cuento navideño ha llegado al corazón de los lectores con su mensaje de amor y del verdadero significado de la Navidad. ¡No se pierda la nueva versión cinematográfica, que se estrena en Estados Unidos el 17 de noviembre!

El laberinto de la soledad

Octavio Paz

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Una Obra de Arte 5 out of 5 stars.
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Aunque no estes de acuerdo con todas las ideas de Octavio Paz, las reflexiones y los analisis de esta mente birllante ayudan a entender nuestra magnifica raza. La escritura lleva al lector al pasado y al presente, para poder entender la condicion de Mexico y su gente. Todos los Mexicanos deberian de sentarse a devorar este libro que clarificara las costumbres de nuestra gente y nos ayuda a entender que tiene que cambiar en nuestra politica para tener un pais mas prospero.

Hommage to a great Man of Letters 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Octavio Paz wrote the definitive sociological book that deciphered the Mexican character. He correctly diagnosed that, in fact, the Mexican was stuck in a labyrinth and condemned to find a way out, and in many respects is still trying to find that way out. He understood that he would receive harsh criticism and he did. However, he stayed true to his calling as a man of letters and delivered a book that must indeed be read by anyone wanting to understand the make-up of the Mexican or the serious scholar searching for understanding in the field of Mexican history. I strongly and without reservation recommend this book, it will change your outlook on this important country and most importantly on the inhabitants and descendants of it forever.

Editorial Review:

Winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature and past recipient of the Jerusalem Prize, the Frankfurt Peace Prize, and the Neustadt Prize, Octavio Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character, and culture. "Essential to an understanding of Mexico and, by extension, Latin America and the third world".--THE VILLAGE VOICE .

LA Vaca / The Cow

Camilo; Ph.D. Cruz

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Excelente¡¡¡¡ 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Generalmente caemos en el error de buscar que los demás apoyen nuestras decisiones...NO¡¡¡ Si queremos hacer algo, se debe hacer, pues nosotros somos los más importantes y los únicos responsables de nuestras acciones. Algunas personas se especializan en matar sueños...¿Cuantas cosas ha dejado de hacer usted por un comentario negativo de alguien a quien le comentó su idea o sueño?

Este libro toca esos temas, es bueno y entretenido y demuestra que en la vida se deben tomar decisiones.

Un excellente libro de cabezera 5 out of 5 stars.
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Tuve el privilegio de escuchar la historia de la vaca directamente del Dr. Camilo Cruz en una convencion y en uno de sus CD's.

Esta historia de la vaca se la he repetido a varios amigos y familiares y todos han quedado facinados y terminan pidiendome que se la cuente a alguien mas.

El Dr. Cruz, con este cuento de la vaca, hace ver de una manera sencilla como la mayoria se queda conforme en la mediocridad. La moraleja de el cuento de la vaca me ha inspirado a nivel personal a salirme de la caja de comfort y estirar en varios aspectos de la vida. A pricipio del 2008 mi esposa y yo matamos a nuestra vaca.

Date la oportunidad de aprender de esta historia. Suerte!!!!

The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself (Penguin Classics)

Teresa of Ávila

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Written at the command of her confessors, the books of this 16th century Spanish saint and mystic (a beloved friend to another great Spanish mystic, John of the Cross), St. Teresa's writings remain classics of Christian mysticism. Less abstract and theoretical than her friend, Teresa's works are no less noteworthy for the brilliance of their ability to convey with both warmth and rigor some flavor of this most extraordinary experience: union with God. Her autobiography may well be the best entry point into her work and into the great mystical literature of the Christian church. Here she describes her early life and education, the conflicts and crisis she underwent, culminating in her determination to enter fully into the path of prayer. Following a description of the contemplative life, which she explores in four stages, she returns to her own life in order to describe (in erotic language reminiscent of the Song of Songs) the ecstatic experiences given to her by God.

If the idea of mysticism seems hopelessly otherworldly to you, try a taste of St. Teresa, who can be as down to earth as Oprah--and sometimes just as amusing. --Doug Thorpe


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