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2005 ECPA Retailer's Choice Award winner for best biography/autobiography!
Steve Saint was five years old when his father, missionary pilot Nate Saint, was speared to death by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe. In adulthood, Steve, having left Ecuador for a successful business career in the United States, never imagined making the jungle his home again. But when that same tribe asks him to help them, Steve, his wife, and their teenage children move back to the jungle. There, Steve learns long-buried secrets about his father's murder, confronts difficult choices, and finds himself caught between two worlds. Soon to be a major motion picture (January 2006), End of the Spear brilliantly chronicles the continuing story that first captured the world's attention in the bestselling book, Through Gates of Splendor.
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Finding real purpose in life.......2007-10-03
A fascinating account of true sacrifice for the benefit of others. Your thinking about what is important in life will forever be changed. This is the stuff of life transformation. Only read this book if you are serious about having your lifestyle challenged and your worldview reshaped.
incredible and wonderfully affirming story.......2007-08-22
A wonderful story that jumps from tragic to comic throughout - this is the autobiographical tale of the son of a missionary who came to love the very man who ended the life of his father (at the end of the spear).
Life affirming and filled with views on social consequences and responsibilities to indigenous peoples.
But this book!.......2007-07-27
What an engaging, interesting and inspriational book this is! I have ordered and sent this as a gift. Just get it and read it- you will be blad you did.
Very Dull.......2007-06-14
This book had all of the markings of a good true story, but it was written more like a diary, and not a very interesting one at that. A lot of it did not ring true.
Awe Inspiring.......2007-03-13
If you ever wonder if one person can make a difference, then you need to read this book. It will make you delve deep into yourself and consider your priorities. This book creates the desire to truly make a difference in this world. It also is thought provoking on how we, as "educated people", are quite egotistical and think our way of life is the only way of life. A truly magnificent story!
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A Punta De Lanza/ The End of the Spear
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Title: Una historia real: atravesado por las lanzas: Steven Saint tenía diez años cuando se enteró que su padre, Nate Saint, un misionero estadounidense y cuatro hombres más murieron bajo las lanzas de los indios "Waídani" del este de Ecuador. Cincuenta años más tarde cuenta la historia real de lo que pasó en el cine. Perdón.(Jack Guzmán, actor)(rodaje y producción de la película End of the Spears)(Entrevista)
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Rescue the Perishing
James L. Slay
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"Rescue the Perishing".......2000-07-07
Written by an field-experenced minister, this book presents the great commission's implementation in practical terms without sacrificing any theological soundness. It majors on sincerity,with a view toward accomplishing God's will, as opposed to stock cliches already covered in other material. James Slay was an excellent preacher, who wrote this book only after decades of minsitry in all parts of the world. His aim was, apparently, not to write a best seller, but a book that gave the christian worker the tools to be effective. It is easy to read but clearly reflects a level that is not obvious to one who merely skims the basic points.
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It's not easy being a prince and Charming had just about enough of it: dragons to slay, villains to fight, and one beautiful princess after another demanding to be rescued from a fate worse than death. But in the Slay and Rescue business, you're always on call . . . .
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One of the Funniest Fantasies Ever.......2004-01-09
Prince Charming is the star of this book. Not just any Prince Charming, but every Prince Charming you have ever read about rolled into one. He leads a busy life rescuing princesses and slaying dragons. He is heir to the throne and a favorite of all in the kingdom.
But why is he not happy? Could it be that when rescuing a naked princess he only gets a handshake as gratitude? Could he really want more than just the knowledge of a job well done?
Well, everything changes when one of his missions uncovers the secret of his father's past infidelity. Seems Prince Charming has an older sibling. That means he is no longer first in line for the throne and that changes everything.
Most every fairy tale you grew up with is parodied or lampooned in this book. This book manages to fuel laughter without crossing the line into plain silliness. It is a wonder that with such a marvelous book out that we have not heard a lot more from John Moore.
Fabulously Funny!.......2003-08-16
Lampooning nearly every fairy tale at once, John Moore weaves a captivating tale of Prince Charming and the adolescent conflict between his duty to the kingdom's public relations image and his growing desire for freedom and a good time. Charming and friends are a fascinating bunch, very real characters in a magical and humorous world.
This is one of my all-time favorite books and I've read it many, many times. John Moore, if you're out there, please write more books!
Raunchy, hilarious, and wildly imaginative.......2001-09-04
In 1998, I picked up "Slay and Rescue" because I was bored and it seemed like a quick and light read. Little did I know that it was to become one of my favorite books of all time. John Moore is excellent writer who makes you feel as if you actually stepped inside a fairy tale but only here he shows us Prince Charming would have rally been like: a randy teenager who saves princesses in the hope the one of them will thank him on their back. Raunchy, hilarious, and wildly imaginative "Slay and Rescue" will make you forget everything you thought about fairy tales. Some people compare this book to "The Princess Bride" and I must say that those people are insane and should be put away because "The Princess Bride" is drivel compared to this book. Read it. You won't regret it.
I COULDN'T PUT THIS BOOK DOWN.......2000-04-11
Slay & Rescue is a fast-paced adventure with just the right amount of humor added. From the very first page Mr. Moore kept me entertained. Prince Charming encounters beautiful maidens, wizards, a fire breathing dragon and many more interesting characters. Once you read this tale you will view the above cast of characters in a whole new light. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a highly entertaining and fun read.
Really really enchanting and seductive.......2000-04-04
I have never read any book like it. It is the best I have ever read and now my favorite book in all the world. Surpasses "The Princess Bride" by a universal infinity. I have been inspired.
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A comforting, practical guide to helping your child deal with anxiety
Fear, worry, stomach pains, self-doubt-- these are all classic symptoms of anxiety in children and teenagers. Anxiety affects both boys and girls, regardless of age, size, intelligence, or family specifics. And the only way your family can be free of anxiety is to confront it every time it appears. This book will show you how.
The bestselling authors of The Anxiety Cure present a reassuring guide to help adults and children understand the way anxiety works. Using characters such as the Dragon and the Wizard, The Anxiety Cure for Kids explains how to overcome the negative impacts of anxiety and turn anxiety into a positive opportunity for the whole family. It outlines specific action steps to regain full control of your anxious child's life. You'll learn how to communicate effectively with your child, help him or her confront fear, and boost your child's feelings of accomplishment and self-esteem. The book also includes helpful advice for anyone who works with anxious children, such as teachers, coaches, therapists, and school nurses. The plentiful exercises and tips reveal how to:
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Overcoming anxiety in children takes time and persistence-- but it can be done. By making changes little by little, your child can get well and stay well. The lessons in The Anxiety Cure for Kids have helped many children break free from anxiety and, with your family's help, your child will too.
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Huge help to my daughter with OCD.......2006-09-07
My daughter (now 12) was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive disorder at age 9. Given that OCD is an anxiety-type disorder, and my daughter had always had fears and anxieties around certain things, I bought this book. We found it even more helpful than the OCD-specifc books. The etiology of anxiety and OCD are similar, and this book helps the child evoke the power of their own though process. By becoming the "boss" of their thoughts, they can reduce the power of their anxieties/obsessions. Basically, it takes the foundation of cognitive-behavior therapy and puts it into a kid-friendly context. Read the opening "Letter to Kids with Anxiety" to your kid. That's what I did, and she was hooked.
Excellent Book.......2004-09-16
I can attest first-hand that the authors' methods of dealing with situational or specific anxiety in children works. My oldest son, now 14, had many fears, including thunderstorms and severe separation anxiety. We tried traditional "talk" therapy for many years with several different therapists, with no success. We finally found a cognitive therapist who was able to work with him with great success. My middle son has recently been in therapy with Elizabeth Spencer to handle anxiety about sleeping away from home, a problem he continued to have despite talk therapy with three different therapists. Elizabeth was able to get to the meat of my son's anxiety, help him understand why his brain was reacting the way it was, and what to do to overcome it. I'm please to report we had our last appointment today, and my son has had a summer of successful sleepovers and a week-long vacation, all without any anxiety.
A Must read for Parents helping their child deal with Anxiet.......2004-04-26
I have read many books on anxiety as I have a 12 year old who has suffered with Anxiety for years. This book was by far the most useful, and well thought out. It gives you detailed information on what causes anxiety. It also gives you lots of infomation on the different solutions: When to seek professional help, what different medicines do. It includes specific tips to help your child. The use of the Dragon (Your Anxieties) and the Wizard (the smart guy that can help you overcome them) helped explain in my son's terms the feelings he as been having. Its like the light bulb went off for him. The journal keeping has been a huge help to him as he tackles his dragon. This book is a must have for parents of children suffering from Anxiety.
a must for anyone dealing with an anxious child.......2003-10-27
The Anxiety Cure for Kids is an important resource for any parent or mental health professional in dealing with an anxious child. The suggested strategies for handling the "dragon" are very helpful and are easily understood. This book is user friendly.
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Time to Chow Down and Chili Up!
Here is the most comprehensive guide ever to making and enjoying America's favorite meal in a bowl.
From California's Gilroy Super Garlic Chili and Florida's Havana Moon Chili to Wisconsin's Green Bay Chili and New Hampshire's Yankee Bean Pot Chili,
Chili Nation features chili recipes from all fifty states. With their incomparable wit and style, Jane and Michael Stern offer chili history and trivia, a mail-order guide to the best spices and peppers, and tales of beloved chili parlors coast to coast.
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A great little book that's worth more than the ticket price.......2004-03-20
I admit--I first got this book on a whim to top up an order for Super Saver Shipping. It's now one of my most reached-for cookbooks, and is almost falling apart from use! CAVEAT: Don't buy this book unless you have access to most of the various chilies--fresh, dried, and canned--in the book; using the listed ingredients really DOES make a difference. However, the Internet is a great resource for finding hard-to-find items, and dried chilies stay forever in a bag in the freezer. Also, the contents of an opened can can be frozen in a baggie...having said that, I have won more than one informal pot-luck prize with the gems in this book.
Not all chili has to be watery, or contain starch--many of the recipes are for what I call "Texas-style" recipes--all meat, no beans--which leaves you to choose your own side-dish to temper the heat. This book runs the gamut of recipes from ultra-mild to very hot, vegetarian to carnivore paradise. Almost every single recipe requires only one pot, and can easily be increased for a crowd. For solitary folks, nothing beats a batch of chilie--eat half over a few days and freeze the rest for a great meal when you're in a rush.
Get this one and have fun!
I'm a citizen!.......2003-05-09
I have to admit that I enjoy reading the Sterns' books primarily for their food writing. Even if I never prepared a single recipe out of any of their many titles, I would still value their books and, generally, give them pretty high ratings. In other words, I'm a fan of "food lit."
From that standpoint, this book was a little disappointing, in that it's split fifty-fifty (almost literally, given the fifty states plus D.C.) between recipes and commentary. This utilitarian little guide doesn't have the foodie allure of "Roadfood," which remains, to this point, my favorite Stern book. I readily admit that for most people, though, and especially for chili-heads who may not necessarily be Stern fans, this title has a lot to offer.
Specifically, what it has to offer is chili -- fifty-one recipes ranging from the classic (Massachusetts' Rock-ribbed bean-and-beef chili) to the exotic (Hawaii's Paniolo macadamia nut and chipotle chili) to the, frankly, bizarre (West Virginia's Fried bologna chili). I was expecting Washington to offer some kind of salmon-based chili, and was intrigued to find instead a recipe featuring our other well-known export, coffee. What you won't find is a "basic" chili -- each recipe is an unusual, not to say unique, regional variation on a theme that is left unstated (kind of the "Enigma Variations" of food, I guess).
With all this diversity, there's something for every taste, including vegetarians. Even if you're not a chili-head, it's worth the effort to track down this book and give a few of the selections a try.
Just Plain Fun!.......2003-02-04
I bought this book on a whim about a year ago, and simply love it. Its both a cultural adventure and a delicious trek accross America. If you are a chili purist, you might have trouble with some of the recipes. If you just like tastey food, you'll love the variety of recipes paying homage to what is arguably our nation's favorite food. The cultural anecdotes preceding the recipes for each state and the District of Columbia are interesting and lend insight into why the ingredients for the recipes were selected. They are fun, easy to make recipes that your family will truly enjoy.
We particularly love the Whistle Stop Chili from Alabama, the Arizona version featuring pork, and the Nebraska Chili Mac and Cheese.
I think you will enjoy this trip across America as much as we did.
Creative chili book.......2002-10-17
One of my culinary quests in life is for the ultimate bowl of chili. Just when I think I've found it, someone comes up with a new idea to create another savory and spicy chili recipe. This book is full of recipes like that, and they often contain ingredients reflecting the local cuisine or some aspect of the local food culture. For example, the Hawaii recipe contains macadamia nuts, the Vermont recipe has maple syrup in it, and the Wasthington state one is spiked with coffee (appropos of Starbucks), and the Pennsylvania recipe has unsweetened cocoa powder.
The recipes also very quite a bit; most contain meat, but some are totally vegetarian, and some don't even have beans. There are red chilis, green chilis, spicy and not so spicy recipes, and the meats include beef, pork, sausage, chicken, lamb, shrimp, and veal. Some of the recipes stretch the definition of chili to the breaking point or perhaps beyond, such as the Maryland recipe that calls for shrimp and crabmeat in a cream sauce with a little chili powder. But whether this counts as true chili or not, I found the ingenuity and creativity of many of the state's recipes a delight and an interesting theme around which to build a cookbook about chili.
If you're into variety as well as spicy food, you'll probably enjoy trying out all the recipes here. The ones that don't have a locally famous ingredient often come from a restaurant the Sterns ate in that had a recipe that they liked. The authors also include a lot of information on chili history and trivia and a mail-order list of places to get spices and chilis. And last but not least, the Sterns also include a few side-dish recipes, such as coleslaw, jalapeno cornbread, corn pudding, and a three-bean salad.
Overall a witty, well-written, and interesting cookbook on a great American dish, and with some nice, extra features thrown in for good measure.
If you love bold flavors and variety, you'll love this book!.......2002-08-02
Chili Nation has quickly become one of the most frequently used cookbooks in my collection. Each recipe I've tried has been good, while most have been delicious. There is plenty of variety here; no one chili tastes like another. The recipes run the gamut: from green to red, mild to fiery hot, full of beans to beanless. Meats used include sausages, beef, pork, shrimp, veal, chicken, and lamb. Two vegetarian chilis are also included.
A recipe is given for each state in the nation plus an extra one for DC. Sometimes the distinction will be the inclusion of popular local ingredients (chocolate in Pennsylvania chili, corn in Iowa chili, etc.), while other times the recipe will be a version of a chili the authors have eaten in a restaurant in that state. Also included are a few side dish recipes: guacamole, three-bean salad, corn pudding, coleslaw, and jalapeno cornbread.
Because this is my first exposure to the Sterns, I can't really comment on how this compares to their other books. Though, if this is "coasting", as another reviewer states, I can't wait to get my hands on the rest of what they've written!
Downsides - Many recipes are very heavy on meat and fat. This is not a good book for people who are dieting or watching their cholesterol. The amount of salt used also seems rather excessive. I have found these problems easy to remedy by simply cutting down the size of the meat, using less oil, and not adding the extra salt. The recipes still turn out just fine. Some ingredients (fresh chilies, jalapeno powder, sweet chili flakes) may be difficult for people in smaller cities to find. However, they do offer some mail order resources at the front of the book.
Recipes I've tried that have been excellent include:
Chili a la Whistle Stop (Alabama)- The inclusion of oats in this delicious beef-and-tomato chili gives it a wonderful silky texture. This recipe is from the famous Whistle Stop Cafe, the focus of Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes.
Hot Springs Chili Tamale Spread (Arkansas)- A chili powder infused barbecue sauce is poured over homemade beef tamales, with fabulous results.
Gilroy Super Garlic Chili (California)- Fresh chilies and plenty of roasted garlic spice up this bowl of green.
Tall Corn Pork Chili (Iowa)- Corn, boneless pork, and green chilies, and jalapeno powder lend zip to a tomato sauce based chili.
American Chop Suey Chili (Maine)- Macaroni, Rotel tomatoes, celery, onions, and spices are mixed into a chunky chili and then topped with cheese and chow mein noodles.
Church Supper Chili Mac and Cheese (Nebraska)- Homemade macaroni and cheese topped with a barbecue sauce based chili.
16-Times World Champion Sirloin Chili (Oklahoma)- A chili pepper puree is poured on top of grilled sirloin or porterhouse steaks.
Recipes that have been merely "good" include:
Chicagoland Chili Mac (Illinois)- Macaroni topped with a Worcestershire sauce infused chili. Good, but just not as bold and spicy as the others.
Homage to Hershey Chocolate Chili (Pennsylvania)- Features unsweetened cocoa powder and chicken breasts. Plenty of jalapeno powder makes this recipe quite spicy. But it still lacked the depth of flavor of some of the other recipes.
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