The Architecture of Europe: Classical Architecture 1420-1800

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Art of Different Cultures: A4 (7-11) (Art Packs) (Art Packs)
Elaine Baker
Manufacturer: Folens Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1852764872

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Cost out-weighs content

Beautiful!

Embellished Emotions for Scrapbookers: Designing Pages With Poems, Quotes & Sayings
Trudy Sigurdson
Manufacturer: Memory Makers Books
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Binding: Paperback

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Scrapbookers have long been looking for techniques to capture the emotion and expressiveness behind everyday photos. In Embellished Emotions for Scrapbookers, well-known author and artist Trudy Sigurdson offers inspiration and instruction on how to begin a journey into capturing the essence of sentiment and emotion on scrapbook pages through the use of poems, quotes, sayings and personal expressions. Readers will discover:

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Embellished Emotions for Scrapbookers is a sentimental and heartfelt showcase of unique, one-of-a-kind word art that will inspire scrapbookers to infuse their textural layouts with true emotion.

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Cost out-weighs content.......2007-07-14

I all honesty, if I had gone to the store to see this before ordering it, I wouldn't have purchased it. As noted by the other reviewer, the projects are classic, and the projects (what there is of new ideas) are well done and the photos are good. However, there are other books with more samples and more variety at the same or a better price for the content. I would have returned it but it would have cost just about as much after paying the shipping costs both ways so I just kept it.

Beautiful!.......2006-07-11

This book is FULL of great ideas, easy to learn techniques and gorgeous projects. Classic projects!

Quilting Your Memories: Inspirations for Designing With Image Transfers

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Memory Quilts can truly be filled with memories!

Quilting Your Memories: Inspirations for Designing With Image Transfers
Sandy Bonsib
Manufacturer: Martingale and Company
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Rescue your photos from those tired, sterile photo-album pages--feature them in a precious heirloom, a whimsical storybook scene, or an extraordinary work of art instead! Learn to transfer photographs, children's drawings, and more onto fabric. Then gather inspiration from more than 50 spectacular quilts and stitch up a personal tribute to the meaningful people and events in your life. Included are:

· Inspirations for chronicling anniversaries, family histories, community events, or the history of a special person in your life

· Techniques for using image-transfer paper, reducing and enlarging images, and applying photo transfers

· Ideas for using image transfers in blocks, borders, labels--even on quilt backs

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Memory Quilts can truly be filled with memories!.......1999-05-25

This book goes beyond just photo's in quilts. Bonsib's book reminds us to explore the many other things we can use to put in a quilt that are important in our lives. I have made photo quilts before that just included pictures and fabrics, but now know that I can include the everyday tools, toys and gadgets that are me and my family. The quilts in this book are done with patchwork, applique and photo's all combined to make a truly memorable quilt. A great way to document your story!

Designing With Photographs (Design Fundamentals)

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Designing with Photographs

Designing With Photographs (Design Fundamentals)
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Manufacturer: Rotovision
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Binding: Paperback

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Designing with Photographs.......2000-06-10

This book will show the image spectrum (literal-evocative). As designer, I am looking for a book that can explain how can we do art direction for photographic assignment so we'll speak the same language. So this book is very useful for designer as well as photographer.

Other topic that I found very useful is the explanation about how can we enhance the picture speak through combination of color, composition, cropping, typography and other elements.

I also recommend to read Visual Language (also by Peter Bonnici). It is the best and the only book on Visual Language.

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Designing with texture (Sophisticated scrapbook)
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Discover how the creative application of innovative materials and techniques not only affects the texture of the page—but touches your heart and memory as well. Using fabrics, cardboard, metal, and even glass, you'll see how textures add richness and depth to scrapbook pages and paper crafting projects. Projects include photo cards, keepsake bags, and more.

How to Create a Wildlife Garden: Complete instructions for designing and planting wildlife habitats, with over 40 practical projects, a directory of 70 wildlife species and 800 photographs

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How to Create a Wildlife Garden: Complete instructions for designing and planting wildlife habitats, with over 40 practical projects, a directory of 70 wildlife species and 800 photographs
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Most gardeners view themselves as nature lovers, with one of the most enjoyable aspects of creating and maintaining a garden lying in the feeling of closeness to nature. It often comes as a surprise to many, however, that their garden is an essential home.

The Solar Home Book, heating, cooling and designing with the sun

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The Solar Home Book, heating, cooling and designing with the sun
Bruce Riordan, Michael Anderson
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Decorative Hardware: Interior Designing with Knobs, Handles, Latches, Locks, Hinges, and Other Hardware

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Decorative Hardware: Interior Designing with Knobs, Handles, Latches, Locks, Hinges, and Other Hardware
Liz and Terri Hartman [Photographs by Philip Clayton-Thompson] Gordon
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Photography from the Desktop: The Desktop Publisher's Guide to Designing With Photographs

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Photography from the Desktop: The Desktop Publisher's Guide to Designing With Photographs
Mark Siprut
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TILES: CHOOSING, DESIGNING AND LIVING WITH CERAMIC TILES. Photographs by Lisl Dennis

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TILES: CHOOSING, DESIGNING AND LIVING WITH CERAMIC TILES. Photographs by Lisl Dennis
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We've pulled out all the stops for this year's Dark Horse Maverick anthology and have put together a collection of works by the hottest up-and-coming talent standing shoulder to shoulder with the industry's giants. Their mission was deceptively simple — in one way or another, each story must work with the theme of happy endings. While some chose to go with a straightforward, literal interpretation, others really let the creative juice flow and played fast, loose, and liberally with the idea. Regardless of the approach, every creator involved poured their heart and soul into their work, and the results are astounding. Best of all, the book itself is even bigger and badder than before. Coming in at a hefty 96 pages and packaged in the very appealing 6"x9" format, Happy Endings continues a solid annual tradition. In the process, Dark Horse Maverick looks once again to not only outdo itself, but to also raise the bar by which all other anthologies are measured!

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It is rare that a project lender, property development financier, PFI banker, MBO debt provider or securitization investor does not insist on its borrower taking out some form of interest rate and/or cross-currency hedging. By and large, however, the implications of integrating a swap into a structured financing are little understood and often ignored. At best, current practice is often misrepresentative and lax. This text offers clear, detailed, practical guidance on the key commercial, operational, legal and documentation issues that arise. It provides lenders, swap providers, borrowers, finance consultants and lawyers with the confidence and technical ability to ask the right questions at the right time, and to ensure that, whatever the nature of the financing, the swap is correctly integrated into the structure.

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The behavior of the labor market is widely seen as the cause of the UK's poor macroeconomic performance over the past thirty years. The functioning of the labor market is addressed in this book by an international group of economists. They assemble micro- and macroeconomic evidence on the UK, the US, France and Germany, and discuss whether the UK labor market is different, and also if it has changed over time.

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Here is an astoundingly rich and needed addition to spiritual literature. With Sisyphean diligence, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat have managed to compile an extraordinary array of spiritual passages from writers across time and regardless of religious denomination, from the lyricist Leonard Cohen to the philosopher Jacob Needleman, from the mystic Christian Meister Eckhart to the novelist Annie Dillard, from the Zen master Robert Aitken to the poet Robert Haas. Read this book, contemplate it and learn the ABCs of spiritually, of life.

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An audiobook that belongs in every seeker's home, Spiritual Literacy answers the universal question, "How can I live a spiritual life every day?" Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, who have been covering contemporary culture and the spiritual renaissance for more than twenty-five years, believe that we can read the texts of our lives and of the world around us for sacred meaning. All we need is spiritual literacy.

To illustrate their point, the Brussats present "readings" about daily life from present-day authors -- spiritual teachers, essayists, novelists, filmmakers, poets, naturalists, and social activists. This collection is unprecedented -- an enthralling treasury of brief "aha!" passages from such writers as Maya Angelou, Thich Nhat Hanh, and many more.

These remarkable readings tutor us in the art of lingering with our and experiences and seeing the world with fresh eyes. Life's meaning and the presence of Spirit are found in the shape of a child's foot, in an encounter with a wild animal, or in the process of preparing a meal.

You will want to create a place in your home for this profound and revelatory resource. It is one audiobook you can share with your children, colleagues, and friends as you explore together the bounties of the spiritual life.

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A valuable collection.......2007-08-12

This is such a great book to pick up at any time and feel some inspiration! There are so many different topics. Read one or read for an hour. Stop and start wherever you want. Makes a nice gift for a friend in good times or bad.

Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life.......2007-04-06

This is an amazing book. I've given three away and finally decided I had to own one myself. I learned of the book on the show New Morning on the Hallmark Channel. The show would often include quotes which were credited to this book. I found myself often jotting down the quotes and finally decided that owning the book might be the way to go. It is written in a way that you can read even a portion of a page at a sitting if you don't have a great deal of time, and you can open the book anywhere and read. I totally recommend it.

God is in the details of daily life.......2006-12-31

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat are the Directors of SpiritualityandPractice.com. Both
are journalists who have spent more than thirty years identifying and reviewing resources for people on spiritual journeys. They also write a monthly column on "Spiritual Practices" for The Lutheran magazine and their book is on the recommended reading list of Luther Seminary.

Spiritual Literacy is a collection of 650 spiritual vignettes culled from a vast array of literary and religious sources and held together with personal commentaries and anecdotes. Each is designed to cultivate our ability to listen deeply--to hear "with the ear of our hearts." As one of the top spiritual books in print today, it is a wonderful source of wisdom and insight into the spiritual life we all try to hone. The editors have included passages of poetry, prose, every conceivable vantage point and different religious orientations ranging from lyricist Leonard Cohen to philosopher Jacob Needleman; Christian mystic Meister Eckhart to writers Maya Angelou, Annie Dillard, Wendell Berry, Ram Dass, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Robert Fulghum, Thich Nhat Hanh, Barbara Kingsolver, Kathleen Norris, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Anne Tyler, and many more.

With such diversity there is much to inspire us to "read the signs that point to the active presence of Spirit in the world around us" --signs written in the very texts of our own experiences. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of spirituality: objects, places, animals, nature, leisure, creativity, service, relationships, community and more. At the end of each section, the authors provide suggestions for activities, exercises, and rituals.

Here is a timely selection that G. K. Chesterton wrote about Santa Claus:

What has happened to me has been the very reverse of what appears to be the experiences of most of my friends. Instead of dwindling to a point, Santa Claus has grown larger and larger in my life. It happened in this way. As a child I was faced with a phenomenon requiring explanation. I hung up at the end of my bed an empty stocking, which in the morning became a full stocking. I had done nothing to produce those things that filled it. I had not worked for them, or made them or helped to make them. And the explanation was that a certain being people called Santa Claus was favorably disposed toward me. What we believed was that a certain benevolent agency did give us those toys for nothing. And, as I say, I believe it still. I have merely extended the idea. Then I only wondered who put the toys in the stocking. Now I wonder who put the stocking by the bed, and the bed in the room and the room in the house, and the house on this planet, and the great planet in the void. (p. 267)

As one of your New Year's resolutions make Spiritual Literacy a part of each day and you will see that the world is alive and moving toward you with rare epiphanies and wonderful surprises. Pay attention to the rhythms of life not just the ripples, the currents and not the waves. Remember when you put a seashell to your ear it is not the ocean that you hear but the flowing of our own blood, the pulsations of your inner ocean. "For lack of attention," wrote the English mystic Evelyn Underhill, "a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day."

A Must-Have, Inspiring Resource!.......2006-11-10

When a friend gave me "Spiritual Literacy," I had no idea what a treasure I was holding in my hands. I love this book so much, I have gifted many copies to other friends, and it is among my top favorite spiritual books in my permanent nightstand collection. No matter your religious faith, one cannot help but be deeply moved, inspired, enlightened and comforted by reading one short story or "reading" after another, being reminded that the sacred truly is in the every day and the ordinary. Every page is a full of the gifts of wisdom and pleasure. "Spiritual Literacy" is a book I'll read and cherish throughout my entire life. And, I'll continue to gift it to as many people as I can. That's how wonderful it is!

spiritual intelligence is a skill.......2005-05-10

The editors of this enriching collection quote a broad spectrum of spiritual passages and shorter comments from writers throughout history, with different religious orientations, ranging from lyricist Leonard Cohen to philosopher Jacob Needleman; Christian mystic Meister Eckhart to writers Maya Angelou and Annie Dillard. With its diverse prose and poetry, there is much to inspire readers to "read the signs that point to the active presence of Spirit in the world around us."

In the introduction, the editors comment, "Do you need to have reached some state of enlightenment to be able to decode the world? Some traditions do see such understanding as a gift or 'awakening', but we believe it is a skill that can be developed." This cornucopia of readings can be a guiding and enriching way to help do just that.

Spiritual Literacy - Reading The Sacred In Everyday Life

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Spiritual Literacy - Reading The Sacred In Everyday Life
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Spiritual Literacy, Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies

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Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Silvio E. Fittipaldi
Manufacturer: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Ecumenical Studies, published by Journal of Ecumenical Studies on March 22, 1998. The length of the article is 515 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: Silvio E. Fittipaldi
Publication: Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1998
Publisher: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Volume: 35 Issue: 2 Page: 295(1)

Article Type: Book Review

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the straw man approach to scholarship

Superb & easy to read

Interesting outlook

Informative and clear

Theoretically well constructed, but read with other books.

Heavenly Warriors: The Evolution of Japan's Military, 500-1300 (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
William Wayne Farris
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"In a government, military matters are the essential thing," said Japan's "Heavenly Warrior," the Emperor Temmu, in 684. Heavenly Warriors traces in detail the evolutionary development of weaponry, horsemanship, military organization, and tactics from Japan's early conflicts with Korea up to the full-blown system of the samurai. Enhanced by illustrations and maps, and with a new preface by the author, this book will be indispensable for students of military history and Japanese political history.

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the straw man approach to scholarship.......2006-03-01

This book typifies the phoney scholar we have produced in this PC age of anyone's opinion is "valid". If you want real scholarship, and real insight into this issue of importance which is once again confabulated by this author--read all of Karl Friday's work. Professor Friday's work is pure genius--this work isn't worth the paper it's written on.

Superb & easy to read.......2005-06-10

It has long been a common view that the Minamoto victory over the Taira in 1185 began the age of feudalism in Japan. The old-fashioned Taira clan were no match for the feudal Minamoto clan, who revolutionised the country through the formation of their bakufu government in Kamakura. This is a view that Farris disputes in this excellent book.

Farris argues that the most surprising feature of the Kamakura Bakufu's creation and operation is not what changed, but what DIDN'T change. To show this, Farris takes us back to the beginning of Japan's recorded history and details how military men were organised, how they were called in to battle, their tactics, how they were supplied and how they were rewarded. Instead of drawing parallels to the feudal evolution of Western Europe, Farris describes the internal evolution of the Japanese warrior and their relation to the state and shows that 1185 was not the major turning point that it had been viewed as by many.

This is not the only topic covered in the book however, as Farris challenges several other topics, such as the re-opening of new lands by warriors in the 11th-13th centuries and the amount of wealth warriors actually earned off the land they held. His research is surprising and certainly challenges what I had previously been led to believe.

Another reviewer states that Farris doesn't mention the Hojo's involvement at all in the running of the Kamakura Bakufu, and this is true, however I don't believe that it falls within the scope of this work. 'Heavenly Warriors' is not meant as a 'history book' per se, but as a study of the evolution of Japan's military class. There's not space to detail the power structure of the Kamakura Bakufu; this would heavily detract from the theme of the book. The Kamakura Bakufu was indeed more of a regional government than a true nation-wide power, as Farris shows with his case studies on warriors incomes close to the Bakufu capital compared to those on the opposite side of the country. The only Bakufu that could claim ultimate nation-wide authority was the Tokugawa, and even then there were provinces such as Satsuma that managed to operator slightly under the radar.

I'd consider this work a must-read for anyone interested in Japan's medieval and pre-medieval period. It's a fascinating and surprisingly easy to read book that helps dispel many misconceptions surrounding the rise of the warrior class in Japan.

Interesting outlook.......2003-05-04

I found this book to be quite interesting. The author is trying to make a case where he believes that the Japanese samurai's evolution started from 500 AD and continued onward until they took power with Minamoto Yoritomo. Since much of Japan's early military history is unknown to most English speaking people, I found those chapters to be specially enlightening. I found it interesting that Japan's armies between 500-900 AD fought along the continental Asian style with formations - massive armies of peasants rise by local "strongmen" who may have been forerunner of the diamyo class. These armies were led by imperial court's nobles. Only when the court's failure to invest money into this concept did a more specialzed concept of a warrior class slowly came to be. This warrior class which began as specific palace units and local strongmen, will soon supplant the Emperor and his court as the rulers of Japan. Only in the last chapter where it dealt with the Kamakura Shogunate did the author seem to stumble. Apparently either he don't understand or make it clear that Kamakura Shogunate was actually run by the Hojo Regency who did run Japan with an iron fist for many years before the Mongol Invasion which ironically led to the fall of Hojo family (50 years later) who usurped the powers from Yoritomo's family. Author somehow believed that Kamakura's rule wasn't that complete. The fact that he barely mentioned the Hojo family (and how they took totol control of Japan through their puppet Shoguns) or even one of their greatest leaders, Tokimune, who led Japan's defense during the Mongol invasion period tells me that maybe his research in this period wasn't that complete. Otherwise, this proves to be a highly educational and entertaining book to read.

Informative and clear.......2000-11-14

I found this book very informative and clear. The author tells you the story of how the Samurai came to be with the intent of showing how Japanese Fudalism is not just an analog of Western Fudalism. I liked the book for its challenge to a widely held belief. It forces the reader to think and consider what one thinks they already know.

I expected the book to be rather dry but was very happy to find out it is really a wonderful read. I recommend this to anyone who is already somewhat familiar with Japanese history, especially pre-Gempei War history.

Theoretically well constructed, but read with other books........1999-11-08

I had a mixed feeling that I could not easily settle down after reading this book. Though beautifully articulated in depicting the development of the Japanese military in the medieval time, Farris' proposition of "Western Analogous Theory" makes careful readers feel uneasy about the legitimacy of his argument. The reiterated reference to "Western Analogous Theory" seems to work counter to convincing readers. However, too soon to conclude its value yet. Alongside this possibly problematic proposition, Farris' emphasis on the importance of the continuation bridging the aristocratic Heian period and the Samurai Kamakura period should not be missed. That is indeed of crucial importance. This book could become a great reference source for the Japanese history studies, when it is read along with others books dealing with the similar topic during the similar period.

HEAVENLY WARRIORS: THE EVOLUTION OF JAPAN'S MILITARY, 500-1300.

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HEAVENLY WARRIORS: THE EVOLUTION OF JAPAN'S MILITARY, 500-1300.
William Wayne. Farris
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000WAOD0Q

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Brian Bohrer teaches people that winning in life begins as soon as they forgive and release their bitterness. He also teaches that forgiveness is the first step to recovery.

In Winning on the Inside Bohrer introduces you to the road that causes you to win over the things that cause most people pain. There is a road to recovery and it a road to a deeper relationship with God.

Winning begins in life the moment we begin to allow God to remove the hurt that is in our lives from the past.

Does it seem you just can't escape the pain of your past? Are new relationships difficult because you feel emotionally shackled to a passed experience? Pain is a real thing that we all have to deal with.

In Winning on the Inside, Brian Bohrer brings you a message of hope and freedom from the pain of the past. This book is about finding your way to true freedom. You can recover if you want to. Winning in life begins the moment we allow God to remove the hurt that caused us to be wounded.

No one or no thing can control you or keep you in bondage as long as you are free on the inside. Winning On The Inside is filled with encouragement, motivation, and life-changing truth based on God's Word. The truth will set you free from the terrible bondage of bitterness, unforgiveness, self-hatred, and all of the enemies of your soul.

There is a road to recovery and Winning On The Inside provides an excellent road map with sign-posts of truth to mark your journey. You will discover dynamic scriptural insight on topics such as:

Overcoming the pain of the past
Overcoming unforgiveness
Releasing bitterness
How to recover and move on with your life
Discover your new identity
Plus, seven steps to winning on the inside.

Winning On The Inside is the first step to your recovery and freedom!

Customer Reviews:

I am now Winning on the Inside!.......2001-03-01

I have read Brian Bohrer's book "Winning on the Inside" and now I am winning on the inside. He has shown me the importance of forgiving and not letting bitterness set in. I have realized that in doing so, and letting God heal those places of hurt in my life, there is recovery. I can have a peace and a joy that I never thought possible. Most importantly my walk with God has grown from this man's teaching. He has instilled in me a desire to live my life for Christ. If you desire a closer relationship with God this book can bring you leaps and bounds closer!

Live in Instant Forgiveness.......1999-12-25

I have had a lot of hurt, pain and disappointments in my 57 yrs of life. I have had to learn to forgive when I didn't want to forgive. 'Winning on the Inside' is an excellent teaching by Brian Bohrer on overcoming bitterness of the past and forgiving. I am teaching this in a Sunday School Class and people are being set free from bitterness and unforgiveness they didn't realize they had. Pastor Bohrer is a great teacher.

I am a lover, not a hater of my perpertrators........1999-11-13

After years of sexual, verbal, and physical abuse, accompanied by, thought to be, healthy functional living, I have come to realize that my forgiveness was a head thought experience. I heard that forgiveness was the key to relief from the past. Never, did I realize that true release over bitterness from years of abuse had to come from my heart. After reading "Winning on the Inside" I have taken my head knowledge deep down within my soul. I have experienced a freedom from sheer hatred towards my perpertrators by finally having someone teach me how to apply tools that will truly enable me to feel a feeling of forgiveness that I have never anticipated would ever take place towards the numerous people who hurt me so deeply. I am and will always be truly grateful for the shared wisdom and knowledge of this man, Brian Bohrer, author of "Winning on the Inside".

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This narrative of parallel human and avian lives moves through whimsy and tragedy to thoughtful observation backed by documented research. In a vividly told memoir, the author uses the unexpected introduction into her life of an aware and intelligent possessor of a "bird brain" to suggest how more humane behavior toward all animals can further the cause of a more peaceful planet.

The book opens in the humorous vein often associated with large talking birds. Humor gives way as Leigh Farris shares her deepening understanding of the feelings and mentality of another species. Yet this true story, written for adults -- young, old, or in-between -- isn't only about birds and other animals. Concern for the fate of Max (who is later renamed for good reason!), is linked to the fate of a much-decorated Air Force officer whose experiences in Vietnam have determined his fate as well as that of his avian protege. From the inescapable legacy of twentieth-century wars inherited by all human beings, we realize ever more fully the unbreakable ties that link together all creatures and events on earth.

New ways of thinking are awakened by the unexpected encounter with a lively cockatoo, a species that has been called "flying primates." A disarmingly complex personality is unveiled as an understanding of Max's avian perceptions gradually develops through trial and error. The author strikes a rich vein of supporting evidence for crediting such a seemingly insignificant creature with deeper awareness as well as what is commonly called intelligence. A Bird Shall Carry the Voice reveals the illogic of viewing some animals as lovable individuals and others simply as factory-produced food or mechancal objects for experimentation. We are led to a realm of heightened awareness by the often ignored commonalities shared with all species, in particular by "that which hath wings."

As the lives of this story's characters unfold, from the Far East to California, Middle America, the Deep South, and finally Hawaii, the author suggests less egocentrical human attitudes that must prevail in order to ensure a sustainable Earth and better life for all beings.

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An entertaining and engaging biography of an extraordinary twenty-five years of experiences, insights, humor and tragedy.......2006-06-12

A Bird Shall Carry The Voice is the narrative biographical account of Leigh Farris' unusual life lived out in the company of a bird. Deftly authored with a remarkably philosophical perspective and Farris provides his reader with an interpretation of his life and times with a truly holistic outlook. A Bird Shall Carry The Voice swiftly carries readers through an edition of a life diligently lived as a humanitarian, a musician, and an educated mind. An entertaining and engaging biography of an extraordinary twenty-five years of experiences, insights, humor and tragedy, A Bird Shall Carry The Voice is very strongly recommended reading which is both thoughtful and thought-provoking.

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