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Easy to read and based on the scriptures, this book is a resource for every Christian who wants to receive the promises of a faith-filled life. The dynamics, the promises, and the power of faith are all explored within these pages. Prince answers readers questions about faith, such as What is faith? How can I live my faith? How can my faith grow stronger? Readers also discover techniques that build their faith in God and empower them to do what would otherwise be impossible. October '98 publication date. ... Read more

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Rhema for the heart, soul, mind and body!!
This book is an incredible and fantastic journey into the message, teachings, heart, spirit, soul, mind and body of Jesus Christ.Derek Prince was initially educated as a philosopher at Eton College and Cambridge University in England.He also studied Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Aramaic before becoming a Christian.His unique education and skills provided him with the ability to truly translate the Word-of-God (logos) into understandable English text.A lot of understanding can be easily lost when translating from one language to another; however, Derek Prince was able to interpret old texts precisely as they were originally meant to be known.One of the brilliant aspects of his mind and writings is to define the difference between logos and rhema from Greek: Logos is the unchanging Word-of-God which is eternal, and rhema is a word which is spoken and occurs in time and space.Rhema is the way in which the Holy Spirit brings a portion of the logos (Word-of-God) down or from eternity and relates it to time and human experience.Through reading this book, 3 times, I've learned that the concept of faith is so incredibly vast and challenging that I'm just in awe over the whole subject.If you are on the path of seeking God, eventually you will find Jesus.And this book is packed full of gems and will truly open your heart, mind and soul to Jesus...Thank you ever so much for this book Derek Prince, wherever you are now!!! ... Read more

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A Story for All Ages
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With a list of subscribers numbered in roman after the editor's preface.

London : printed for W. Flexney, [1798?]. [4],vii,[2],6-183,[1]p. ; 8° ... Read more

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People need inspiration like never before-stories of legendary, faith-filled heroes who met amazing obstacles with courage, perseverance, and even joy. . .stories of godly men and women who changed the world. Barbour's retooled Heroes of the Faith series is back with additional titles-compelling, easy-to-read biographies of missionaries, evangelists, and others who made their mark for Christ beyond the walls of the church. Adults and adolescents alike will be inspired by the commitment, sacrifice, and wisdom of these great Christian leaders. Heroes of the Faith-the name says it all! ... Read more

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A cornucopia of literary humor from the magazine that has defined the category for almost a century.

When Harold Ross founded The New Yorker in 1925, he described it as a "comic weekly." And although it has become much more than that, it has remained true in its heart to the founder's description, publishing virtually every accomplished practitioner of literary laughter of the modern era: James Thurber, S.J. Perelman, George W.S. Trow, Veronica Geng, Ian Frazier, Garrison Keillor, Woody Allen, Steve Martin, Susan Orlean, Calvin Trillin, Marshall Brickman, Frank Sullivan and Wendy Wasserstein. This collection will gather together, for the first time, many of these great writers' greatest work. It will include not only the straight parodies and spoofs for which The New Yorker has become the talk of many towns, it will also contain humorous full-blown short stories, hilarious landmark reviews, and reporting as funny as it is informative. A wonderful gift for others, or a delightful present for oneself, Fierce Pajamas will present the best examples of literary laughter in all its variations from a publication that for decades has defined America's meatiest and most sophisticated sense of humor. ... Read more

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Commenting on the 1-Star Review from Reed
I have to say, this Reed just sounds like a bitter writer whose work has been submitted to, then rejected by, the New Yorker for years. He basically admits that when he talks about how everything he's ever written "deserves" to be published. Since it appears nothing has, I doubt this very much. Reed accuses almost all the writers here of lacking even the most basic of skills at "humor writing," (a phrase Reed whines about as incorrect despite its long acceptance by the entire world. It's just a description, dude! Deal with it.) But, of course, we should take the brilliant, successful, yet miraculously unpublished, Reed's review and ignore the praise given to the book by the NY Times, Atlanta Constitution, Newsday, etc., etc. And he heaps scorn upon Ian Frazier's piece, "Dating Your Mom." He assumes that nobody is familiar with it by claiming that he's not kidding by relating the title. Of course, "Dating Your Mom" was originally published over 30 years ago and was immediately lauded as being hilarious, brilliant and original by those with even a rudimentary sense of humor, something Reed clearly lacks. It was also the title of Frazier's first humor collection, which also received widespread acclaim. Reed is just sour and frustrated, much like those who sit through Marx Brothers movies without cracking a smile while the rest of the audience is rolling in the aisles. They then claim, "Well, the Marx Brothers just aren't funny." I'm sorry, they are, and so are most of the pieces in this book, particularly Mr. Frazier's and Mr. Friedman's brilliant "Let's Hear It for a Beautfiul Guy." Remember, it's all just opinion, but some opinions are worth more than others. Reed's opinion is worthless. He should just admit that he doesn't "get it" and let the rest of us enjoy a wonderful anthology, which those with an actual sense of humor will continue to do.

Cheap Binding, Bad Editing
It has been very odd, writing this up.With the exception of Andy Borowitz & Larry Doyle, for years now, TNY has published very little that has been described - awkwardly & sophomorically by Remnick & Finder - as "humor writing."

Think about this ham-handed description, "humor writing."

To prevent the event of a noun being used to modify a noun, shouldn't it be changed to "humorous writing," with an adjective modifying a noun?Why even go through all of this?Why not just write, "An Anthology of Humor, Satire, & Verse"?

If an editing detail that simple can be screwed up - & then printed on the TITLE PAGE! - what's inside the covers?What's next?

The interminable, trying-to-be-funny introduction is unsigned (Unfunny Witness Protection Program).And soon, another amazing editing blunder is obvious - placing the date (well, at least the year) that the item was published at the end of the story - instead of, logically, as part of the title.

Comedy - the dirty little word that has frightened decades of TNY editors, wanting to be regarded as Serious Journalists, All - is absolutely dependent upon its historical context.

There's a piece in the book, published in the 1950s, that spoofs the U.S.-Soviet cold war by factiously tracking how the Soviets have now attained the upper hand by producing four-pound novels (bigger missiles, get it?).How funny would this be in 1998?Why does the reader have to GUESS what year in which it was written (as one reviewer has noted), or go through the fruit loops of first reading the title, then going to the last page to discover the year in which the piece was written, & then returning to the first page?

On to the contents, we go.

TNY's intent appears to have been to print EVERYTHING in the archives.And thanks to this nitwit enthusiasm, the binding of this cheaply produced, 480-page hardcover weightlifting device, shortly after being purchased...burst.

I didn't resent it when this happened to my copy of Steve Suskin's "Opening Night On Broadway."Suskin's honorable intent was to bring us the opening night critical reviews of the entire golden era of Broadway musicals, almost all of which makes for very entertaining, "humorous writing."I knew that this was a rare instance of the binding having disintegrated because of the inclusion of too much excellent commentary.

I can't say the same for FP, whose now-herniated first selection is Wolcott Gibb's painfully unamusing "Death in the Rumble Seat."E.B. White's "Dusk in Fierce Pajamas," hot on the heels of Gibbs, failed to inspire - which compounds the inanity of having selected "Fierce Pajamas" as the book's title (& while we're at it, using a truly mediocre Steinberg illustration for the dust cover ranks right up there with the book's cardinal failings).

A few more entries like "The Analytic Napkin" (Marshall Brickman, perhaps the inspiration for the NBA slang, "throwing up bricks") & Bruce Friedman's tedious "Let's Hear It For A Beautiful Guy" (let's not), & the eyes glaze over.

[More hilarity ensued from The Bricks with his recent co-authorship of the book of..."Imagine, if you dare, the agonies of the talented [actors] trapped inside the collapsing tomb called `The Addams Family.'Being in this genuinely ghastly musical...must feel like going to a Halloween party in a strait-jacket or a suit of armor. Sure, you make a flashy (if obvious) first impression. But then you're stuck in the darn thing for the rest of the night, and it's really, really uncomfortable" (Brantley NYT 04/09/10). A "Rick Elise" was the other co-tormenter of the opening-night audience, the members of which - had they elected to tough it out - were trapped in their seats for two and a half hours!]

If you skip the above, you can still go three-&-out with the tiresome "We Are Still Married" (Garrison Keillor), or - my candidate for "Ultra-Worst" - Roger Angell's "In The Dough."

Tired of gradual disillusionment?If you really want to be immediately & terminally revolted by what someone considers to be "humor," proceed directly to the definitively obscene & ho-ho-ho hilarious theme of "incest-as-comedy" inherent in Ian Frazier's "Dating Your Mom" (I kid you not).

Roughly, twenty-five of the one hundred & fifteen pieces are genuinely funny (not coincidently, their authors weren't straining to achieve success).With the binding of this expensive hard cover book having disintegrated almost immediately after purchase, the day came when it was time to salvage them (for eventual reproduction & rebinding).

The publisher's decision to produce the book as cheaply as possible again became obvious when I started pulling the binding apart.Cotton candy would have put up a stiffer resistance. (Think about this if you happen to notice if TNY editors in their current issues start harping about the shoddy workmanship of the Toyoda brake assembly lines.)

I could go on for another 478 pages because everything that I've ever written, regardless of merit, deserves to be published.But I'll wrap it up by thanking my fellow reviewer who has pointed out, "Each of the authors has written much funnier stuff."

For example, it is inconceivable that E.B. White's inferior "Fierce Pajamas" could have been selected in lieu of his classic, hilarious Letter From The East, "The Eye of Edna" (1954; please note that the year of publication is not located at the end of this review).

And actual creative thought would have led to the inspiration of including the famous, unpublished, private letter written on November 23, 1936 by TNY editor Harold Ross & addressed to the cantankerous publisher of Time magazine, Henry Luce.Ross's droll rebuttals to Luce's livid accusations would have been funnier than all but perhaps three or four of the items in FP (see "Letters From The Editor," p. 108; Thomas Kunkel, The Modern Library, 2000).

All in all, the co-editors - who have proven that they jointly possess the notoriously infamous tin ear of Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., when it comes to the appreciation of wit & satire - had no business getting involved in a subject about which their ignorance is a profound embarrassment, to those of us who appreciate the writers who can make us forget our troubles, and laugh.

A collection from the summit of dry wit
It's difficult to review humor in the first place, since it's so subjective, and it's equally difficult to talk about an anthology -- so this book, with 139 pieces by dozens of contributors, makes me throw my hands up. It's got fine work from all of the people you would expect -- from E.B. White and Dorothy Parker to S.J. Perelman and Robert Benchley, from Woody Allen and James Thurber to Ian Frazier and Calvin Trillin -- divided into a handful of archly-titled categories, like "The Writing Life" and "The Frenzy of Renown." It's definitely not a book to read straight through, but it is a vital book for anyone interested in the strain of literate, elite humor that The New Yorker embodied in the 20th century.

Funny, but not the kind of funny involving humor, hmm?
I was expecting this collection to be as funny and engaging as Nobody's Perfect.While the collection does have some highlights, notably Woody Allen and Steve Martin, a good bit of the book is more enjoyable as a historical observation on highbrow humor throughout the great magazine's long run.One of the fun parts about the book is trying to figure out when each piece was written, as you're reading it.That's one of the FUN parts.Hoo Hoo Hoo.

A certain brand of humor
Reading this anthology from cover to cover wouldn't be recommended. Think of this book as a newspaper; pick the headlines and titles that engage you and go from there. You'll be surprised at what you find. Some of the reviewers here are saying the pieces aren't laugh out loud; I think there's just a certain brand of humor the New Yorker tends to eminate. If you're into light or witty pieces, or if you'd just like a different kind of comedy, try this book.
I particularly enjoy Bruce McCall's pieces. "In the New Canada, Living is a Way of Life," he sarcastically marvels at the way Canadians deal with only one living room, one swimming pool, and are somehow able to answer his request for the time in perfect English.
Andy Borowitz's "Emily Dickinson, Jerk of Amherst" is a hilarious insight into a young man's (obviously fictional) relationship with the literary Belle."Who, then, was the real Emily Dickinson? Daughter of New England in chaste service to her poetry, or back-stabbing gorgon who doctored your bowling score when you went to get more nachos?"
A wonderful collection of great short stories. ... Read more

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Challenge Your Faith
We just gave this book to our Grandchildren tonight for Chanukah. As I read it to our Grandchildren they were held wide-eyed in their places. The anticipation of seeing this at the movies is evident in every commercialthat flashes across our television. But of all the artistry this bookdelivers, it is the questions at that back of this book that earns its fivestars. Questions on Courage, Moses' and their own. Questions about otherBiblical heroes that showed tremendous courage against all odds, whichcauses them to think beyond the story . A book that causes a child toactually think. A welcomed addition to any home library.It will challengeyou , your children and cause you to look a little deeper into your spirit. ... Read more

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This book is written mainly to enhance those whose spirits are in needof encouragement. To bring to life the spirit of those who aredismayed. To point the reader to where there is all to gain and nothingto lose. To remind readers that there is a God who cares. To tell everyone of the only God, who will your entireburdens share. A God in whom you've got hope, a God in whom youcan find love and peace of mind: a God who is merciful and kind, a Godwho is a listenig Father. Besides, this God will all your secrets keep. I'm of the opinion thatthis book is a lifesaver. Everyone is invited to buy a copy and haveyour life protected here and thereafter. There is saving grace with theLord. Don't delay in case. . . . ... Read more

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