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Unforgettable Story of an Unbelievable Faith.......2007-10-05
I was first introduced to this book a few years ago by my grandfather. It had been read by many members of the family and finally passed down to me. I have been searching for a copy of this amazing book in English (mine is in Russian, so it takes more effort to read through!) and I finally found it! I have read this book 5 or 6 times and I am always inspired and amazed at Lydia's faith in God, but even more so- by God's faith in people! The simple way that the book is written (and it comes across in any language, I think!) is easy to read and hard to put down. One of the greatest books of all time, and should be a classic!
It's amazing what the LORD can do with a yielded vessel........2007-08-26
An amazing true story. I'm so glad they printed this again. I had to search and search trying to buy affordable copies before.
What you can't see is powerful........2007-01-04
This is a most excellent read. You will cry and laugh and be in suspense.
It will make you think about things and the important things in life.
Once you start this book you will not lay it down until you have finished.
I highly reccommend not only reading it but giving this out as a gift to all you know.
A fun and challenging read........2006-04-05
Lydia is a prime example of a person who placed her focus on eternity and saw the hand of God move on her behalf. Derek did a good job portraying his wife's story.
One of the most amazing God's story ever !.......2006-03-10
"Appointment in Jerusalem" was the second christian book I've read. The first one was "The Cross and the Switch blade" by David Wilkerson and I thought I would never find a book like that... ever... until I read "Appointment in Jerusalem" ! This book changed my spiritual life and took it to a different level. I swallowed it in 2 days... couldn't stop reading... I definitely recommanded it ! It is exceptionnal !!
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A Wonderful Story.......2007-07-24
Clear, uplifting and inspiring. The story of Derek's life in the context of history was particularly interesting to read. Manfield mined and captured a story locked away for years.
Misplaced hagiography.......2007-06-30
I found this book an interesting read but it raises more questions than it answers. Derek Prince had a brilliant intellect and could have had a glittering academic career. But he had a weakness common to many intellectuals in that he lacked common sense and discernment, and he had an unbalanced personality. This can probably be traced to his early upbringing where he was starved of parental love and affection, and developed "a spirit of loneliness".
He had a cold and aloof demeanour, and this caused problems in his marriage relationships and with other Christians. There is a revealing passage where his second wife Ruth burst into tears in a public confrontation saying to Derek "You never tell me you love me and you always criticise everything I do".
Doctrinally he had a penchant for extreme positions on e.g. demonisation and submission teachings, that were not only unscriptural but nonsensical. The author skates very lightly over Prince's involvement in the disastrous shepherding controversy of the seventies and eighties. He mistakenly gives the impression that Prince was on the fringe of these activities, whereas more scholarly works such as David Moore's The Shepherding Movement make it clear that Prince was a driving doctrinal force in the propagation of such nonsense, and had been so from the beginning. That he later renounced such teachings and repented of his error only serves to confirm how easily he had been deceived-yet here was a man who set himself up as a teacher of others, and who in turn deceived thousands.
The author has only a sketchy knowledge of modern church history- he gives the wrong date for the revivals in Wales and Azusa Street, and wrongly names the Church of the Nazarene as "Pentecostal" whereas in fact it has always been a vehement opposer of Pentecostalism in all its forms.
This popular account of Derek Prince veers to a misplaced hagiography, and we still await a definitive and more objective study of Prince's fruitful life and ministry.
Derek Prince.......2007-03-09
I have followed Derek Prince's ministry for years and Mansfield's candid approach made me smile with fond memories, as well as give me new appreciation of the genius of this man. I feel honored to have been given the privelege of sitting under this man's teachings.
Lively introduction, but could have been developed further.......2006-03-09
Derek Prince was a fascinating character - an Eton and Cambridge high-fligher and student of Wittgenstein who decided to join a movement often regarded as anti-intellectual and as the province of "the disinherited": Pentecostalism, where he gained a huge reputation as a Bible teacher, exorcist and healer. Stephen Mansfield's popular biography provides a lively account of Prince's life, and the various milieux in which he passed through.
However, while Mansfield has crafted a useful introduction, this is not a comprehensive account of Prince's life. There is no attempt to explore Prince's writings and teachings in any depth, nor is there any real critical assessment. Mansfield avoids hagiography, telling us about Prince's involvement in the disastrous "shepherding movement", but he does not dwell too long on what the consequences of the movement were. We read a lot about Prince's support for Israel - but nothing about what his views concerning Palestinians may have been. Accounts of miracles abound - a goitre drops off, two people are raised from the dead etc. - but these claims are not examined systematically (the book also tells us that one of Prince's particular specialities was to diagnose one leg being shorter than the other, and then to "cure" the problem - an old Pentecostal standby). One crucial bit of information Mansfield gives us is that Prince dabbled in "voodoo" before his conversion; but there is no thought as to whether such an interest in the paranormal may have informed his later Pentecostal worldview - Prince moved in a demon-haunted universe in which curses are real, and in which people are under spiritual attack from "spirits of nicotine" and "spirits of flirting".
A few other bits of information in the book are underdeveloped. For some reason, Mansfield tells us the full name of Prince's roommate in Scarborough, even though he features only very briefly, while the woman who brought Prince to Pentecostal faith is a semi-anonymous "Mrs Shaw". A pastor who gets Prince an important position is identified merely as "a man named Henderson". But perhaps such complaints are misplaced - after all, the book is published by Charisma House, not a university press.
God is faithful........2006-02-21
The writer relates how, towards the end of Derek Prince's life, he asked Derek what was the most important truth that he had learned about life.
Derek Prince replied immediately, "God is faithful. He keeps His word. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. I cannot emphasize this enough......"
This experience, although expressed towards the end of this most excellent study, permeates the text from the very beginning.
Reading this book, which was a distinct privilege, often moved me to tears and it is difficult in adequately express in mere words alone how highly I would like to commend this study of the life of Derek Prince to others.
As illustrated in the book's epilogue, although Derek Prince is dead, the Biblical truths that he pioneered through his life and ministry are not.
Although the writer deals in commendable detail with all aspects of Derek Prince's life from his early days in India to his final years living in Jerusalem, for me personally the most significant aspects of Derek's life as described in this book, relate to Derek's own feelings and devotion to Israel and the place that it's people and land play in the Hebrew Christian Scriptures.
Named at his birth in Bangalore, India during 1915, as Peter Derek Vaughan Prince, the book follows how Derek entered into a family steeped in the British military and covers his earliest memories and experiences.
The writer describes how Derek cited one of his earliest hobbies as being "human nature".
His academic brilliance was rarely if ever matched by any of his peers as he steadily progressed through Eton and onwards to become a Cambridge Don where he is described as being both an atheist and a philospher.
His ability to debate and teach, together with his proven excellence in dissecting the written word became well known as he studied the classics, philosophy and other such literature at every conceivable level.
During World War 2, Derek Prince went on to serve in the Royal Army Medical Corps in what was then Palestine. During his military service the reader discovers how Derek's analysis of literature became rather confined due to the uneasy demands of military service.
Not having room in his kit for volumes of books, Derek - "soley as an intellectual exercise" - began a methodical study of the Holy Bible (King James Version).
Starting, as with all books - at the beginning - Derek, who was far from being a Christian at this time, was seen by his colleagues diligently spending hours studying the Bible while drinking whisky and swearing with a command that impressed them all.
The reader is left to imagine how others perceived him at this time. The book describes how - "...he drinks, he reads his Bible and he walks alone..."
It was some time after this, again during his Army Service, that Derek Prince is cited as having his first personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ. A life changing experience, described in some detail, and which resounds throughout the remainder of the book.
Applying the same intense devotional study to the written Word of God, Derek has provided a detailed Scriptural account of the place of Israel, the Jewish people, Jerusalem and the Church that few have been able to match.
Derek's own years in Israel after leaving the Army and his marriage etc. are amonst a plethora of issues defined in minute detail and which really need to be digested in their entirety outside of a review. Too much detail here may risk spoiling the incredible story for any prospective reader.
This is a remarkable book. I need to read it again. I want to read it again.
Derek Prince declared that God is faithful. Read this remarkable book and you will not doubt it again.
Thank you.
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Diana's Boys: William and Harry and the Mother They Loved
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Five years after Diana's death, Prince William and his brother Prince Harry -- "the heir and the spare," as Fleet Street dubbed them -- are the planet's two most photographed, written-about, and speculated-about young men. People everywhere feel an intense affection for Wills and Harry, and wonder if, without their mother to guide them, they are withering or flourishing in the House of Windsor.
In this much anticipated sequel to his New York Times #1 bestseller The Day Diana Died, Christopher Andersen draws on important sources -- many of whom have agreed to speak here for the first time -- to paint this sympathetic, yet often startling portrait of William and Harry, and reveal how their mother remains a constant presence in their lives.
Here is a story of a mother who died too young, and the beloved sons who are her living legacy.
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About the boys and more..............2007-05-27
This is a great book, but like other reviews I agree it focuses less on the boys. It paints the pictures of Diana's pain. It does give you some good insight to the boys lives, and is very interesting. It's shocking, and sad as well.
It does speak to the realtionship of Diana and Charles, and Camilla as well. It also questions the paternity of Harry.
Diana led a fascinating and yet tragic life. It speaks to the events that occured during her untimely death as well.
There are many books about Diana, and this is a good one to read.
teary eyed.......2007-01-17
this is a great book i found so much information about diana charles and the boys and everything that went on behind closed doors it will make you cry i promise a+++++++++
DIANAS WOES.......2006-07-28
I really liked this book but it talked more about Diana and Charles Marriage and Diana's childhood than the boys. It was good but I think that it should have talked more about the boys than their marital woes and about members of the royal family. If it didn't emphasize so much on the royal family and the maritial woes, and talked more about the boys, it would have been a better book. Certain parts of this book was similiar to Diana by Andrew Morton
To Much Re-hashing; Not Enough About the Boys.......2006-04-16
Frankly, I'm tired of the re-play concerning Diana's alleged antics. If I read one more time about her alleged comments to Tiggy or her alleged harassment phone calls to Oliver Hoare's house, I think I'll scream.
Actually more is written about Charles and Diana in this book than either William or Harry, until the later chapters then we hear about Wills in Eaton, his gap year and alleged romances. We also learn both boys are "coping" remarkably well with Diana's sudden death. And their approval rating of Mrs. BP assuming the public role as Papa's companion so soon after Diana's death, is troubling or at least to me it was.
Then too, Harry is kept in the shadows even by the author. While everyone within the system admits to feeling sorry for Harry (as the spare), no one really tries to change the status quo. Instead they treat Harry much the way Princess Margret was---rather with indifference.
While William is treated with interest and respect--even by the queen. Very sad situation for Harry. My heart goes out to him.
William's alleged romantic antics are troubling. He did not appear concerned with his steamy behavior being caught on video tape at a bar and the possibility of the press publishing pictures. And I was distressed at the manner he subjected his body guards.
Tending to the heir and the spare is probably going to make the police protection squad old before their time.
Princess Di and the Younger Men in Her Life.......2006-01-06
Anderson's book is 342 pages in length and it's a decent primer for those who know very little about the sons of the world's most famous princess. Anderson stays focused on the boys, for the duration of the book, talking about the relationship between William and Harry and the important people who influence them.
There are some new tidbits of information in this book that I hadn't heard before, like the strained relationship between William and Harry, and Camilla Parker Bowles, the woman who was instrumental in the breakup of Prince Charles and the boy's mother. But other than this, there isn't a whole lot of new information to be found in this book. Most readers already know about the cold indifference on the part of the Queen and her husband, when Diana was killed; the incorrigible antics of the young Prince William; the boy's love of blondes; etc. For the most part, Anderson just rehashes old news.
One other thing I didn't like about this book was the way Anderson wrote it, in "snips". Basically, Anderson just keeps pointing out little facts and quotes from the members of the royal family, jumping from one incident to another. When I read a book that's supposed to be a biography, I prefer something that digs in a little deeper into the lives of the people whom the book is written about. I don't care so much about hearing silly quotes made by prince Harry while fox hunting. I would rather hear more information about the boys thoughts, feelings, etc. to get a better feel for what makes William and Harry tick. I don't think Anderson did a good job in this area.
Another thing that bothers me is the fact that Anderson doesn't even bother to title his chapters. There are eight of them, but they are unnamed. Given the way the book is arranged, with so many "snips", I assume that Anderson had a difficult time deciding on titles for the chapters, so he just left them out completely. If Anderson had focused more on specific topics, he would have had no problem coming up with chapter titles.
So, my bottom- line on this book is that it's not that great or that memorable. It might be interesting to those who like to read about the royal family. But for the rest of us, it's a mediocre work of non- fiction.
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The Royal Green Jackets (Men at Arms Series, 52)
Christopher Wilkinson-Latham
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The Royal Green Jackets are widely acknowledged as innovators who developed much of the thinking of the British infantry in the fields of tactics and training, mobility and marksmanship, equipment, management and individual initiative from the 18th century onwards. They were the first to wear green uniforms as camouflage rather than red and to fire the more accurate rifle instead of muskets. This book examines the history of the component regiments of the Royal Green Jackets and describes the action of individual regiments in the Napoleonic Wars, Boer War, and World Wars. Numerous illustrations and photographs depict the Green Jackets' uniforms in vivid detail.
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Oil is the most vital resource of our time. Because it is so important, misperceptions about the black gold abound. Leonardo Maugeri clears the cobwebs by describing the colorful history of oil, and explaining the fundamentals of oil production. He delivers a unique, fascinating, and controversial perspective on the industry--as only an insider could. The history of the oil market has been marked, since its inception, by a succession of booms and busts, each one leading to a similar psychological climax and flawed political decisions. In a single generation, we've experienced the energy crisis of 1973; the dramatic oil countershock of 1986; the oil collapse of 1998-99 that gave rise to the idea of oil as "just another commodity;" and the sharp price increases following hurricane Katrina's devastation in the Gulf of Mexico. Today, we are experiencing a global oil boom that, paradoxically, seems to herald a gloomy era of scarcity exacerbated by growing consumption and the threat from Islamic terrorism in the oil-rich Middle East. Maugeri argues that the pessimists are wrong. In the second part of his book, he debunks the main myths surrounding oil in our times, addressing whether we are indeed running out of oil, and the real impact of Islamic radicalism on oil-rich regions. By translating many of the technical concepts of oil productions into terms the average reader can easily grasp, Maugeri answers our questions. Ultimately, he concludes that the wolf is not at the door. We are facing neither a problem of oil scarcity, nor an upcoming oil blackmail by forces hostile to the West. Only bad political decisions driven by a distorted view of current problems (and who is to blame for them) can doom us to a gloomy oil future.
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Interesting and Thought-Provoking!.......2007-03-21
"Oil is the most vital resource of our time" - an attention-getting introduction to Maugeri's "The Age of Oil"
The first section covers the history of oil, beginning with Drake's discovery, Rockefeller's monopoly on refining and transportation, the entry of other competitors (Russia, Texas, Mexico, Venezuela), Churchill's leadership in converting the British Navy and then create a protected source in Persia, new uses (transportation, plastics) and the fading of its original attraction (lighting), the development of new industries dependent on oil use (autos, motels, gas stations), Texas' regulations providing a model for OPEC, new Arab producers, etc., with a periodic sprinkling of former warnings that we soon would run out. Then follows the '73 oil embargo, the '79 second shock (Iranian Revolution + rebellion in Venezuela + Soviet invasion of Afghanistan + the Iran/Iraq War), the '96 counter-shock caused by the Saudi decision to regain their market share (beaten down by considerable cheating among OPEC members; not motivated by Reagan's efforts to beat down the Soviets, though their lowered internal prices did not even cover production costs and the Saudi action sharply reduced their external earnings), and Hussein's '90 invasion of Kuwait (U.S. response was driven by fear he would go on to Saudi Arabia).
Maugeri also informs readers that Russia's shock therapy privatization failed due to the absence of a legal framework for the process, and the existing deep-rooted corruption within the system. The result was a redistribution of Russia's riches (including oil) into the hands of the elite, further acerbated by a "loans-for-shares" scheme by the oligarchs to prop up Yeltsin through the next election (Russia's failure to repay them was followed by rigged auctions that further enhanced the new capitalists' riches).
Ensuing negative production projections were caused more by disruption in Venezuela, Russia and Iraq, terrorism threats, oil companies' focus on buy-backs instead of exploration, oil company write-downs of reserves (due to the financial difficulty in developing, and in some cases even accessing them), China's surging use, and the Katrina disruption. A unique Maugeri contribution is his pointing out that environmentalists concerns also led to an exaggerated appearance of shortage due to special increased demand for the lighter, sweeter crudes most quoted in the media.
"The Age of Oil" then moves to the question "Are We Running Out of Oil?" Maugeri thinks not, again citing the numerous prior cries of impending doom. Rationale offered include Hubbard's theory applying ONLY to areas already well-explored (the U.S.), a new Russia theory disconnecting oil creation from organic sources - thus broadening its possible locations, improved recovery methods, inadequate exploration of large Middle East areas (the nations involved choosing instead to focus on developing existing fields - some of which still use 40+ year-old equipment), examples where prior recovery estimates proved wildly short (eg. Kern County, CA), neglect of alternative sources (shale oil, tar sands, ultra-heavy oils), and the potential improved efficiency from switching users to diesel.
Bottom-Line: Maugeri may well be correct in believing that oil doomsayers are overly pessimistic, especially given their track record. On the other hand, I'm also reminded of the hypochondriac who constantly woke up thinking he was dying - one day he was right! Finally, concern for global warming may make questions about oil reserves irrelevant!
The Age of Oil: The Mythology, History, and Future of the World's Most Controversial Resource.......2007-02-21
great background history to today's strategic events in Middle East
Ignorant and Arrogant Fool.......2006-12-04
This book is a sustained and viscous attack on the "Peak Oil" crowd led by Campbell, Deffeyes and Simmons. They claim that we are at or near the peak in world oil production and alternatives will not be available soon enough to prevent a bidding war for declining supplies.
Magueri's incessantly attacks them page after page using terms such as "pseudo-science" "myth" and "doomsayers." Magueri sets up the straw man "are we running out of oil" and fails to adequately address the question "when will world oil production peak?" Magueri uncritically accepts the optimistic claims of Saudi Arabia, the USGS and CERA. Magueri says the 30% of the world's sedimentary basins are unexplored but does not name any such basin. He seems ignorant of the science of petroleum geology.
World oil production is going to be less in 2006 than 2005. If in a few years it is clear that we were past the peak when this book was published then all will agree that Magueri is a laughable, ingnorant and arrogant fool.
"The Age of Oil" by Leonardo Maugeri: The Glass is Half Full.......2006-09-26
Highly Recommended; In Part I of his book, Maugeri, a senior executive at ENI, the Italian oil "major", takes us through an overview of the history of "black gold" from its discovery up to the second Gulf War. This is a story that has been told by others (most notably Yergin). Part II, on the other hand, is primarily concerned with refuting the arguments of the oil "doomsayers" (see Simmons, Kunstler, et al) who predict a bleak future characterized by a growing World demand and a declining World supply of oil and gas. Maugeri thinks this is all nonsense, and he goes on and tries to refute each step in the doomsayers' logical construct.
At its core, Maugeri's position is based on simple microeconomics. This is the mainstream view which suggests that as with any commodity, high demand will lead to high prices which in turn will justify investments in exploration and extraction technologies, thus ultimately leading to higher supply and a fall in prices. In his view, the absence of any major new field discoveries in recent decades is nothing more than a reflection of a lack of investments in exploration during the eighties and nineties, as opposed to a clear signal that we are reaching the bottom of the barrel.
Similarly, Maugeri dismisses the concerns of the political and military strategists that fret over the West's dependence on the Middle East. In his view, the dependence is even greater in the opposite direction, a fact by now well understood by producing countries in the Middle East (including charter members of the "axis of evil" such as Iran) whose political survival is tied to satisfying the economic demands of their fast growing populations. Thus, the U.S. military presence in the Gulf region is viewed by Maugeri as unnecessary at best.
Maugeri is obviously an optimist. It is quite possible that in fact the necessary investments will be made, that new supply will come on stream "just-in-time" to meet the growing energy demands of another billion Chinese and another billion Indians eager to join the global economy and substantially raise their living standards. But there is no certainty that this will be so. It is just as easy and logically defensible to imagine a World of declining "cheap" reserves, forced to dig a lot deeper and a lot harder to satisfy the demands of a competitive global economy, where the supply trend is chronically out of step with demand, and where the market is hostage to the fear of the next supply disruption (sounds familiar?). What might be the market clearing price under such conditions? No one knows for sure. What we do know is that there is no economic law that suggests that the price of oil should always be lower than the price of a barrel of Perrier water ($426).
A strong dose of perspective in today's crazy oil market.......2006-06-06
I found this book to be a fantastic history of the oil industry and an interesting, thoughtful perspective on the not-so-dismal future of petroleum. I've read about 20 books on energy over the past two years. For me, this one ranks a close second to Vaclav Smil's "Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties"; ("Age of Oil", however, is much better suited for a general audience). I found it scholarly, logical, and pragmatic. I think readers will appreciate how Maugeri unravels the complex world of oil prices, economic, political and geological impact on exploration/production, and the mysteries of reserves accounting. At $49, the book is expensive, but I think it's worth the price to anyone who's interested in the history of and prognosis for oil. I read it in two nights and found it well worth the money.
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The Politics of Wilderness Preservation (Contributions in Political Science)
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While the literature on American wilderness preservation is well-known to environmental historians, the Canadian experience has only begun to be documented. This book is the first full-length history of wilderness protection in Ontario. Drawing on government records, the private files of environmentalists and their organizations, and personal interviews, it examines the changing idea of wilderness and the politics of preservation from 1927 to 1973. The book traces the evolution of lobbying tactics, and the internal debates that galvanized Ontario's modern wilderness preservation movement. Through their pressure group activity, preservationists became a catalyst for the emergence of environmental politics in Ontario.
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