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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying Insurance and Annuities
Brian H. Breuel Manufacturer: Alpha ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0028611136 |
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You're no idiot, of course. You have a responsible job, manage the family finances and help the kids with their science projects. But when it comes to buying insurance, you're so overwhelmed that you're ready to say yes to almost any policy. Don't sign on the dotted line! In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying Insurance and Annuities you get:
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying Insurance and Annuities .......2005-09-08
too basic for most people.......2004-04-27
Almost everything you need to know.......2003-08-03
some good basic info, but...........2002-11-21
Good, general guide.......2001-01-12
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying Insurance and Annuities
Brian H. Breuel Manufacturer: Alpha ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000O93YLE |
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Intuitive Manager
Roy Rowan Manufacturer: Berkley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0425130797 |
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Excellent treatment of the role of intuition in business decision making.......2006-08-26
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THE INTUITIVE MANAGER
ROWAN ROY Manufacturer: BERKLEY BOOKS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000PGNMO0 |
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Microperspectives (Food & Nutrition in History & Anthropology)
Huss-Ashmore Manufacturer: Routledge ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 2881243320 |
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You Shall Be As Gods: A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament and Its Tradition
Erich Fromm Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0805016058 |
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The Optimistic Jew.......2007-08-31
Highly interesting and very original.......2002-05-29
All of the three major Western religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, owe their origins to the Old Testament, whether this is acknowledged or not, and all have to this day a powerful influence on the lives of millions of people. And yes, as Fromm states in the book, the world's populations do hold a materialistic philosophy that is coupled with ever-increasing globalization and technology, but the acquisition of material goods and the indulgence of their pleasures coexists with a commitment to spirtual values and religion. This superposition of religious and materialistic philosophy shows no sign of abatement.
The radical humanism of Fromm is a philosophy that is delightfully optimistic, and emphasizes the capacity of humans to develop their intellectual powers, to become fully independent, to understand reality as it is, and a renunciation of the initiation of force, the latter of which, Fromm argues, results in intellectual disintegration and emotional dependence. Eschewing a static allegiance to doctrines and concepts that therefore become divorced from experience, Fromm encourages the thinking of concepts as dynamic objects, and cautious that "they have their own lives", and can be aliented from the experiences by which they were invented (discovered). Forgetting the roots of a conceptual structure in experience will transform it to ideology, argues Fromm, and this ideology will usurp the underlying reality of human experience. History will become a history of ideologies, rather than a history of concrete, real individuals who produce ideas. Conceptual structures according to Fromm can never adequately express the experience from which they refer to, and the symbols used allow communication of experiences. But, this also allows an alienation of their use, since such structures are incomplete, and a rush to fill in the gaps, to pad the system, results in one that appears complete, but in reality is still fragmented. It then tends to a state of stagnation and sterility, making it inert and useless. Such is the history of religious concepts in particular, asserts Fromm.
Fromm's interpretation of the Old Testament is essentially as follows: Stage 1: A dictatorial God as absolute ruler, jealous of the human potential to be God's rival. The use of force and brutality characterizes such a God, who expels Adam and Eve from Paradise and limits human lifetime to 120 years. Stage 2: God establishes a covenant with Noah and his descendants, promising to never again flood the Earth. For Fromm, the concept of the covenant is one of the most decisive steps in the evolution of Judaism, in that it leads to a conception of complete freedom for humankind, in particular freedom from God. God and human beings become partners in a treaty, this transforming God from an absolute ruler into a constitutional monarch. God then has less freedom to be brutal, to disrepect human life and other living creatures. Abraham's numerical challenge to God at Sodom and Gommorrah is offered in evidence. Abraham's confidence in the principle of universal justice is a departure from the concept of human beings as meek supplicants, fearful of God's reprisals. Stage 3: The rejection of idols and the subsequent concept of God as a nameless God. One must talk to God, not about him, the latter results in idolatry. The philosophy of Moses Maimonides is offered as evidence of this. The "negative theology" of Maimonides allows only the employment of attributes of actions of God. Both God and humans in this stage become subjected to the same universal principles of truth and justice, and their relationships is no longer confrontational . Conceptions of God then evolve to the more abstract, with God working through history ("horizontally"), and not into it ("vertically").
Fromm's viewpoints on sin and repentance are also very interesting. He points out that in the story of Adam's fall, no mention is made of Adam having committed a sin. Fromm also gives interesting arguments that support his notion that the Old Testament scriptures do not state that humans are intrinsically evil. Humans can choose good with the same potential as their choice for evil, is his reading of these scriptures. The Biblical view, at least from the standpoint of the Old Testament, argues Fromm, is that humans can choose between life and death, good versus evil, and their does not exist any compulsion to choose one rather than the other. God points out the alternatives and asks us to choose life and the good.
Erich Fromm has been away from us for 22 years now, but his writings are to this day still studied diligently by many individuals and they still have a lot to say about human beings, their beliefs, and their relationship to reality. With the complexity of life and knowledge increasing at an accelerating rate, humans now can make copies of themselves, can create thinking machines from mere sand, can travel in space, and can live their lives in ways that the ancient writers of the Old Testament never envisioned. Fromm translates Deuteronomy 30:19: "....I have set before you life and death, choose life....". I think if Fromm were alive, being the optimist he is, he would be proud of what humans now stand for, despite some areas of conflict in the world.
Humans have indeed chosen life, and have become as gods.......
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You Shall be as Gods: a Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament and Its Tradition
Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart & Winston ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000GRGWMM |
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You Shall Be As Gods: A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament and Its Tradition
Erich Fromm Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000PYQ50K |
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You Shall Be as Gods - A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament and its Tradition
Erich Fromm Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart and Winston ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000PEBZ46 |
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A challenge to those who have inherited religious tradition and to those who have written it off, You Shall be as gods shows the spirit or radical humanism as it unfolds from the more archaic parts of the Old Testament through the prophetic writings and the later Jewish tradition. Erich Fromm's book traces the development of the idea of God in terms of gradual purification, stressing its consistent challenge to idolatry of all kindsand its logical conclusion in the absurdity of theology.
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You Shall Be As Gods: A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament and Its Tradition
Erich Fromm Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OA6398 |
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You Shall Be Gods: A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament & Its Tradition
Erich Fromm Manufacturer: Fawcett ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000V8UQK0 |
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Reducing Air Pollution (Improving Our Environment)
Jen Green Manufacturer: Gareth Stevens Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 0836844289 |
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Breath Taking: Stopping the Plunder of Our Planet's Air
Edna Zeavin Manufacturer: R & E Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0882479253 |
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Ecology and the Quality of Our Environment
Charles H. Southwick Manufacturer: Van Nostrand ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NXXK4M |
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Ecology and the quality of our environment
Charles H Southwick Manufacturer: Van Nostrand ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0442279213 |
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Ecology and the Quality of Our Environment [By] Charles H. Southwick
Charles H. Southwick Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000JUSLFM |
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Mount Whitney: Mountain Lore from the Whitney Store
Doug Thompson , and Elisabeth Newbold Manufacturer: Westwind Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0965359611 |
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New, completely revised second edition of the most detailed Mount Whitney Guidebook on the market is now available. Expanded trail guide includes new photos. Brand new sections include: Bears, Wildlife, Weather, History of Trail & Summit Hut, and Mountaineers Route.Customer Reviews:
Best of the best..........2006-07-25
Good resource.......2005-08-09
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Brand New Second Edition Now Available.......2002-12-11
Wonderful information for hiking Mount Whitney!.......1998-12-03
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Mount Whitney: Mountain Lore from the Whitney Store
Doug Thompson Manufacturer: Westwind Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000VXQH5I |
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Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing
Patricia T. O'Conner Manufacturer: Harvest/HBJ Book ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0156010879 |
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Patricia T. O'Conner's Words Fail Me is written in the same lighthearted tone as her snappy grammar guide, Woe Is I. This time out, O'Conner tackles the writer's art. "Good writing," she says, "is writing that works." This book is the perfect text for the novice writer who tends to gravitate toward comedic instructors. "Crummy spelling," says O'Conner, "is more noticeable than crummy anything else." Organizing your material "may be a pain in the butt, but it's thankless, too!" "Write as though you were addressing someone whose opinion you value, even if the reader is ... a stingy insurance company that won't pay for your tummy tuck." O'Conner's material isn't new--like many such books, Words Fail Me advocates the use of small words, fresh verbs, and only well-chosen modifiers--but rarely is a primer so amusing. And the clever titles strewn throughout--"Taking Leave of Your Tenses," "The It Parade"--provide added pleasure, particularly for anyone who knows how hard it can be to put a headline on a piece of writing. --Jane SteinbergBook Description
Whether you are working on the novel that's been in the back of your mind for years or simply facing an increasing demand to write well at work or school, the fact remains: more and more of us are writing more often these days-reports, e-mails, faxes, and newsletters. But despite the increase in written communication, something has been lost-the fundamentals of good writing. Grammar maven Patricia T. O'Conner comes to the rescue with the most painless, practical, and funny writing book ever written. In short, snappy chapters filled with crystal-clear examples, amusing comparisons, and humorous allegories that cover everything from "Pronoun Pileups" and "Verbs That Zing" to "What to Do When You're Stuck," O'Conner provides simple, straightforward tips to help you sort your thoughts and make sentences that make sense. Push aside those stuffy old-fashioned rule books, because O'Conner has written the most accessible and enjoyable book yet for today's writer.Customer Reviews:
Finally, a real book on writing........2006-08-16
One of the best!.......2006-04-06
A Nice Book.......2005-09-12
What a help !`.......2005-08-21
Add to your writer's desk collection.......2005-03-02
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Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing
Patricia T O'Conner Manufacturer: Harcourt ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OJBSTY |
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WORDS FAIL ME: WHAT EVERYONE WHO WRITES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WRITING.: An article from: Technical Communication
Charles R. Crawley Manufacturer: Society for Technical Communication ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008H8YT4 Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Technical Communication, published by Society for Technical Communication on May 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1423 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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Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing
Patricia T. O'Conner Manufacturer: Harvest/HBJ Book ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OJFFMA |
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False Start: How The New Browns Were Set Up To Fail
Terry Pluto Manufacturer: Gray & Company Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1886228884 |
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It was supposed to be the dawn of a grand new era of football in Cleveland. Instead, it was a rude wakeup call. When the new Cleveland Browns took the field in 1999, legions of loyal fansonce heartsick, abandoned, and disgusted at the loss of their team in 1995were ready to forgive the past and embrace the future . . . a new owner, a new team, a new stadium. They just wanted their Browns back. They didn't get what they bargained for. In the five years since a new team called the Browns arrived to play on Cleveland's lakefront, this has become clear: Browns fans got a bum deal. The NFL traded one of the most storied teams in football history for a franchise mired in mediocrity. These were the fans who, after owner Art Modell skipped town with their beloved Browns, became the only fans ever to take on the NFL, demand their team backand win. Yet while they were celebrating the supposed victory that kept "our name, our colors, our team" in Cleveland, fans should have been looking over their shoulders and keeping a close watch on the NFL. There would be few reasons to celebrate in the years to come. In this book, award-winning sportswriter, Terry Pluto takes a hard look at the first five years of the new Cleveland Browns franchise and doesn't like what he sees. Pluto chronicles the backroom deals, big-money power plays, poor decisions, and plain bad luck that have dogged the new Browns franchise since its inception. Browns fans still stand by, waiting for a return to glory. How much longer must they wait? Pluto sifts through the clues from past seasons and looks for answers. This frank analysis will offer fans some solace along with an explanation for their misery.Customer Reviews:
Run of the mill book as far as enjoyment value.......2006-11-01
A compilation of previous material.......2005-12-05
ANOTHER GREAT BOOK BY TERRY PLUTO.......2005-09-03
False Start.......2005-03-17
great book for true browns fans.......2005-01-13
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