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The most captivating book
What i think of the book it is the best book i have ever read in my life {other than Harry Potter}.

But there is one down side once you start it you just can not stop reading it. What I like about the story is just not one type, it is lots of types: Action,adventure,mystery,suspense.

I would definitely recommend this book to J.K. Rowling and peoplethat like Harry Potter books.

NEAT
THIS BOOK IS SO NEAT IT IS THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ I LOVE THIS BOOK IF I LIKE IT YOU WILL DEFENTLY LIKE IT BECAUSE I AM A PICKY READER. ... Read more

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A worthwhile reader
Es geht weiter has a number of offbeat, interesting readings that
give readers insight into the time before the Berlin Wall was demolished.It has a sense of humor, and the grammar explanations are quite helpful.It would have been a better book if the explanations had been more systematically organized.
However, having references for the explanations located by the
reading passages themselves is useful for students wishing to
know what mistakes in reading they might be making at the time
they are making them, rather than afterwards.It is an excellent
contribution to the field of German reading textbooks. ... Read more

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In 1831, Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction,substantiating scientifically a primary intuition of thinkers rangingfrom Hermetic alchemists to Renaissance Neoplatonists to Romanticvisionaries: matter is energy, a field of invisible force.The youngEmerson, an adept in Boehme, Bruno, and Coleridge, immediatelyunderstood the implications of Faraday's revelation, writing in 1833that this scientist had likely discovered the secret of life.Accordingly, Emerson's Sublime Science is the first book to explorethe electromagnetic currents in Emerson's thought and art.The studyfocuses on the ways that Emerson channeled the galvanizing conclusionsof Faraday into his senses of the cosmos, the sublime, and language.Illuminating the electromagnetic Emerson, Wilson also forges excitingconnections between alchemy and chemistry, organicism and electricity,and poetry and science. ... Read more

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A chance meeting with a drug dealer takes Tom Austen into the grim streets of Vancouver's Skid Road, where he poses as a runaway while searching for information to help the police smash a gang that is hooking young kids on drugs. However, when unmasked as a police agent, Tom is trapped in the underworld of Vancouver as the gang closes in. ... Read more

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hi my name is ---- this book i read it i was not good and do not read it ok other way you will be fail from your class i don't like to review books but i have to do some of them to pass the class so whats up too you guy in this book they readd it how was the boy if you read it you will have a lot of fun i don't know if you have becsue i didn't read it so that why i don't know ok take care bye and try to read that book ... Read more

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Intended for the professional academic and graduate student, this book is the first to utilize the methodology of "New Stream" legal scholarship in an extended critical "exegesis" of Hugo Grotius' "De Indis" (c.1604-6). "De Indis" is predicated upon a two-fold discursive strategy: investing "private" Trading Companies with "public" international legal personality, and collapsing the distinction between "private" and "public" warfare. Governing the operation of textual interpretation is "De Indis'" status as a republican treatise juridically legitimating an early modern Trans-National corporation (the VOC) that served as an agent of a "primitive" system of global governance, the early Capitalist World-Economy.The application of New Stream scholarship reveals that the republican signature of "De Indis" consists of a discursive "micro-oscillation" between the "thick" ontology of Late Scholasticism ("Utopia") and the "thin" ontology of Civic Humanism ("Apology") wholly appropriate to the governance requirements of the embryonic Modern World-System. ... Read more

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Tom Austen and his sister, Liz, shiver with excitement when they arrive at Casa Loma, a castle right in the heart of downtown Torono - one with a mystery to solve and a lost treasure to find.Sir Nigel Brampton, the millionaire owner of Casa Loma, has disappeared, and the police believe he has been kidnapped by thieves who are after the priceless diamonds that lie hidden somewhere in the castle.Who is behind Sir Nigel's strange disappearance?Is it Smythe, the butler?Or Irene, the pretty maid Tom catches snooping in Sir Nigel's room? And what about the sinister blacksmith in the stables?There are plenty of suspects to keep readers guessing right to the end of this fast-paced detective thriller. ... Read more

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The rainforest of British Columbia holds many secrets, but none stranger than those of Nearby Island. After hair-raising events during a Pacific storm, Tom and Liz Austen seek answers among the island's looming trees. Alarmed by the ghostly shape of the hermit Mosquito Joe, they look for shelter in a deserted school in the rainforest. Then in the night, Tom and Liz hear a girl's voice crying, Beware! Beware! ... Read more

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case of the golden boy
My reveiw for case of the golden boy would have to be awefull! That is because i found out who the bad guy was after the 3 chapter! To me that is a wast of my reading time I think you should put more suspence in your books so we will never guess who the bad guy is or what is the ending.
yours truely
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I Liked it Alot
I really liked this book. it had alot of character in it. It also had romance mystery all packed into and unsuspected mystery. ... Read more

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What is the secret lurking in the ruins of a lonely ghost town in the mountains of British Columbia? Solving this mystery is only one of the challenges facing Tom Austen after he arrives in BC with his sidekick, Dietmar Oban, and learns that a young girl has disappeared without a trace. Then a boy is kidnapped, and electrifying events quickly carry Tom to a breathtaking climax. ... Read more

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Exciting Mystery
Tom Austen is a kid detective. When he hears about a ghost town in the mountains of British Columbia, he has to go. Soon Tom and his sidekick, Dietmar Oban, find out that a young girl has disappeared. Then a boy disappears. It's now up to Tom and Dietmar to solve the mystery, before it's too late and they disappear too.

This was an excellent book. I recommend it to any mystery fans.

I like how Eric Wilson always starts with a mystery.
I like it when TOM explores ghost towns and caves.I wish that I would be allowed to go explore ghost towns too. The part I like best is when they find CHUCK and TIPPY at the end. I want to read all of his books. I CANNAME SOME OF THEM. COLD MIDNIGHT IN VIEUX QUEBEC, CODE RED IN THE SUPERMALL, THE GREEN GABLES DETECTIVE, SPIRT IN THE RAINFOREST, THE ICE DIAMANDQUEST, MURDER ON THE CANADIAN and many more ... Read more

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In every man's life there's a turning point.

Jay Austin wants to sell used cars in the worst way . . . and that's exactly how he does business at his dealership. Promising much more than he can ever deliver, he'll do whatever it takes to sell a car. His manipulative ways permeate all of his relationships-even his wife and son know they can't trust him.

But as Jay works on restoring a classic convertible, he begins to see that God is working on restoring him as well. Coming face-to-face with the reality of how he truly conducts himself, Jay Austin begins the ride of his life as he learns to honor God with his business, his relationships, and his life.

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If you can't get enough of the movie...
The book fills in a lot of details:

1) How Jay's intentions were better than his actions;
2) Jay's history with his father and brother;
3) What became of Todd's drawing;
4) Max's background and struggles;
5) How Max came across the flywheel;
6) Whatever happened to Bernie and Vince:
7) The final person on Jay's list of people to make things right with;
8) A couple of interesting characters added and a few inside jokes along the way.

All in all it was a very enjoyable read.I only wish Sam's character could have been more developed.

Incredible message, look past the cheesy 80s graphics
I was in the right place when I watched this movie, and I gave my life to God that night.

Excellent family movie
The Flywheel movie was excellent. A good moral story for the entire family. The Kendricks brothers are very talented as evidenced in the making of their newer movies, Facing the Giant and Fireproof. I wish we had more movies like these!

Makes you want to go out and do something good for somebody!
I give Eric Wilson two thumbs up on this one! This has to be one of the best stories I have heard in a long time. Very moving, and very inspirational. After watching the movie, I just wanted to go out and do something good for somebody! The amazing part about it is that it's all true: through faith, all things are possible. Because of the guy's faith, God was able to turn what satan meant for bad into a blessing for the man and his family. What can God do in your life?

Flywheel
Good rental movie, message is good, the acting is mediocre...not as good as Fireproof or Facing the Giants, but not bad as a first attempt. ... Read more

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One of a series of mystery, adventure and horror stories. When Tim and Liz Austen travel to visit their grandmother and cousin, little do they know what awaits them. ... Read more

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A fire burning on the sea...icy fingers in the night...a dog that suddenly won't go near its master's bedroom...a host of strange characters with name like Black Dog, Henneyberry, and Roger Eliot-Stanton...These are the baffling ingredients of the spine-chilling mystery that begins when professor Zinck invites Tom Austen and his sister, Liz to visit a haunted house.Join the teen sleuths in the ancient hallways of Lunenburg Manor...if you dare. ... Read more

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Beyond Free and Fair: Monitoring Elections and Building Democracy draws on worldwide experience since the mid-1980s to evaluate international election monitoring and domestic monitoring, and their contributions to democracy promotion and democratic change. In this book, Eric Bjornlund provides an overview of what election monitoring is, where it comes from, and how it is currently conducted, and he educes general lessons for democracy promotion. Bjornlund reports on actual practice, including case studies of particular election monitoring efforts and the author's own experience in the field, and on a few previous efforts to synthesize guidelines and lessons learned.

Case studies include Cambodia, Zimbabwe, the Philippines, and Indonesia, with the last especially providing an opportunity to show how domestic monitors can be supported by international monitors, funders, and advisers. Bjornlund also devotes a chapter to the influential election monitoring work of former president Jimmy Carter.

The author criticizes the tendency to view elections and election monitoring narrowly rather than as part of broader strategies to build democracy. He makes practical recommendations about how election monitoring should evolve in the future if it is to continue to contribute to genuine democratization.

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An articulate account by a Confederate with many experiences
There are very few Civil War memoirs from Marylanders who fought with the Confederacy and "A Maryland Boy in Lee's Army" begins to correct that deficiency.As the introduction, written by a national park service historian, explains, George Wilson Booth was an extremely intelligent, sixteen year old Baltimorean who joined the Army of Northern Virginia in 1861.Booth begins by explaining that it was "at the request of somewhat partial friends" that he decided to record this period of his life in book form and he writes to show how bravely and valiantly men of the Old Line State fought in the Civil War.

Booth records his thoughts on succession on the first page, writing, "the dissolution of the Union was looked upon as a threatened evil, to be averted by mutual concession and forbearance."A few lines later he mentions slavery for one of the only times writing "that never for one moment did the question of slavery or the perpetuation of that institution enter into the decision of my course."Getting into the action, he records how he saw the first violence of the war in Baltimore when the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment came through and a riot ensued.Booth somewhat humorously relays that he "quickly realized [his] danger and was convinced that [he] was entirely out of place [as he] had no weapon save a penknife."From there his account proceeds chronologically.

Unfortunately, Booth's descriptions of major battles lack detail.He only records his own observations and assumes that the reader is familiar with all the major encounters.However, he did not intend to write a military history of the conflict, as is seen in his statement "I do not propose to say much as to Gettysburg." Instead, Booth provides an inside look and analysis of the Maryland units which fought in the Confederate Army and has frequent praise for them. He writes that "the 1st Maryland regiment was of so high an order and their record as soldiers [was] brilliant" and "there was more life and sprit in the average Maryland soldier than in a score of those from the interior of some of the Southern States."George Booth also gives detailed accounts of several small skirmishes and actions that he was involved with as when he describes the storming of a church in which Federal troops were barricaded and the time that a flaming, explosive-filled train was sent hurtling along the tracks in his direction.

Booth's descriptions of Confederate generals are even more useful.The Maryland soldier explains that Gen. Stonewall Jackson was "naturally so combative and earnest in his work that whenever brought into contact with the enemy his first and only promptings were to strike the blow."He later describes news of Jackson's death as "the saddest intelligence that could come to moral ears."Booth records that Robert E. Lee was "a bold soldier, a master of strategy and a vigorous fighter" in whom the army "had implicit confidence." Booth's keen observations are turned on nearly all major Southern military leaders, including J. E. B. Stuart, who is called "the Rupert of the Confederacy."In that same passage, Booth goes on to call Stuart, "like our great captains-the noble Lee and the lamented Jackson- . . . a devoted Christian, who illustrated in his daily work the teachings of Christ."

Booth lightens the tale of war with his wit and humor very effectively.At one point, he explains a situation in which his unit was nearly captured by the enemy by declaring "the jig came very near being up with us" and at another point some mosquitoes are called "the vilest, most ravenous and bloodthirsty of their kind."Booth also points out the irony of a Calvinist protecting his life by hiding behind a tree during one violent battle and records a Presbyterian officer as provoking the Calvinist by saying "if it is ordained you are to be killed, the tree will not save you."At many points his humor is much understated as when, after the war when asked if he were related to John Wilkes Booth, he "disclaimed any connection with the assassin of Mr. Lincoln, and remarked that it occurred to me to be a very unnecessary question, as it was scarcely probably I would acknowledge a relationship under existing circumstances even if it were true in fact."

Throughout, Booth is never far from his central argument over the valor of the Marylanders in and the Army of Northern Virginia and Confederates in general.He writes that the 1st Maryland Cavalry "[did] honor to the state which it represented" and "the work of the Maryland Cavalry . . .won . . . most distinguished notice."Of that unit's commander, Col. Ridgely Brown, Booth writes, "he was as true as steel and as gallant a soldier as ever mounted horse or drew a blade."While the author respected Grant for his gentlemanly treatment of the defeated Lee, he credits the Northerner's victory mainly to "his immense superiority in numbers" and not to any greater bravery in Union troops (106).But Booth shows himself to be fair and praises both the Federal infantry and cavalry late in the war, calling the later "superb."

Throughout the account, Booth is seen to be very intelligent and highly educated.As the introduction reveals, after the war he eventually became the comptroller of the B&O Railroad.In his memoirs, he shows knowledge of such diverse subjects as geography, theology, and history and, as Eric Mink points out in the book's introduction, as Booth's intended audience were the men who had shared his experiences, the account can be taken as being without embellishment.His diverse experiences, which include administering a prison camp and meeting the Confederate Vice President, make this account more valuable than most.The Civil War divided the nation and Maryland was split deeper than most states.The account of George Wilson Booth, a Marylander who sided with the Confederacy, can help historians understand the deep divisions in the nation.

Dull intrigue...
Can there be a book that is dull yet have some intrigue?Booth's book on his Civil War life was rather disappointing to read.It contained very little personal thought in regards to camp life and fighting in battles he was engaged in. He sometimes skipped his narrative to stop the story and give a quick history lesson on what occurred.Such was true with the Sharpsburg Campaign which I would have rather read his thoughts, reactions or what he was doing at the time.Booth's 1st Maryland is later disbanded and refitted for Cavalry in which Booth is involved yet his personal story is second to a history tale of the Union and Confederate movements surrounding the Virginia and Maryland areas.At times Booth intrigued me with his story of how they attempted to free Confederate hostages in a church held by tough Union forces in which Booth is shot in the leg and the quick skirmish ends in many bloody fatalities.Stories such as these was what I was looking for. What I tired of reading was how Lee left Pennsylvania or how Pope was turned around at 2nd Manassas.

Booth is less than descriptive on his movements at times which seemed blury and though he can talk about a battle historically, he certainly doesn't set the reader up for his involvement or easily explain his movements.I have found this true in other memoirs written by soldiers though this one can't be ranked like Sam Watkin's book or other well known Civil War biographies.This book is a quick read of 170+pages though if the battle histories were erased it and the book just focussed on Booth, the book probably would have been half of that.This book was rather dull and boring at times. ... Read more

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This is a text designed for reference which covers diagnostic methods, management strategies and options and post-operative techniques in the field of vascular surgery. The first ten chapters offer an overview of basic vascular science which includes an examination of the epidemiology of vascular trauma, the biomechanics of wound ballistics, the physiology of blood coagulation, transfusions and diagnostic radiology. The remaining, clinical, chapters are organized by body region and include discussions on clinical findings, diagnosis, pre-operative management, operative strategy, post-operative outcome and long term results. ... Read more