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Great scholarship
Jason K. Lee masterfully collected the primary sources of late sixteenth and early seventeenth century theologians and layman connected with beginning of the first Baptist church. He argues that the Anabaptists had a strong influence on the Armenian theology of John Smyth and Thomas Helwys.A long debated issue that has never reached complete agreement among scholars.I believe his weakpoint is the timeline from 1608 to 1609, but it is well argued by Lee for his interpretation.This is the most complete book that is also an easy read for understanding the difficulty in determing what the greatest influence on John Smyth truly was. Lee wrote this book in such a way that any layman could read and understand it because he explains every topic discussed with great clarity. ... Read more

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* Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is the specification that all enterprise Java developers need to build multi-tier applications, and also the basis for BEA's WebLogic Application Server and IBM's WebSphere
* Revised to be current with the significant J2EE 1.4 update that will drive substantial developer interest
* Written by a top-selling team of eleven experts who provide unique and substantial business examples in a vendor-neutral format, making the information applicable to various application servers
* Covers patterns, J2EE application servers, frameworks, Ant, and continuous availability
* Includes extensive intermediate and advanced coverage of J2EE APIs
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Great Book
Very complete book, just What I need, the delivery was very fast. Thank you!!

So many mistakes
If you want a general introduction to J2EE, this book is ok, I suppose. Definitely not for Advanced users, as it claims. The high amount of authers shows through with inconsistant writing and often hard to understand sections. It also appears the authors didn't do much more then rewrite the Sun J2EE documentation - which is free to download.

In addition, the sheer amount of errors in both the examples and in just general formatting of the text would make me embarassed to have my name attached to it if I were one of the many authors. Things like using wrong filenames, wrong file extensions, mislabelled listings, uncompilable code, using the last line of a code example listing as the heading for the following paragrap (so the following paragraph has a heading like "", pre-production comments left in the final text, ... this is all in the first 200 pages! Definitely not a student-friendly book for someone attempting to learn the material by doing the examples.

You'll get the general idea and layout of J2EE, same as the Sun documentation, and not much else from this book.

Lacking in detail to an extreme
I've gotten as far as chapter 7 and there is next to no usable information.In less than 40 pages it attempts to cover servlets, filters, and event listeners.I regret spending the money on this book.

Waste
I read every page of this book. It was a complete waste of my time and money. I'm asking for a refund. There was no detail that helped me. While I'm not a new testament kind of guy, I expected more from a "Bible".

Didn't meet expectations
Isn't this book supposed to be advanced reading level? It reads like a child's book with words like "screw" and "buzzword-friendly." Plus, there's so much info to cover in J2EE that it only explains the minimum needed to get started. If you plan on reading this book, don't expect to gain substantial knowledge from it. This book is only good for one thing: to establish an introduction. The real deal is to read the specifications which are advanced reading level and written by technical writers appointed by Sun Microsystems.
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Pagin' the Ragin' Cajun! When Storm is reverted to a teenage mutant thief, she's rescued by fellow felon Gambit in his first appearance! But befriending even one X-Man means making enemies like the Shadow King, Orphan-Maker, and the Hounds! After joining the X-Men himself, Gambit romances fellow southern-born super hero Rogue, but how can a thief steal a power-taker's heart when his assassin bride is back from the dead? Plus: Wolverine, Mystique, and more! L'aventure est a l'interieur, mon ami! Collects Uncanny X-Men #265-267 and Gambit #1-4. ... Read more

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Good Place To Start if You're New To Gambit.
I've always thought Gambit was a pretty cool character, but never picked up any of his comics. So I decided to give it a shot and bought this. I enjoyed it A LOT. The first issues involving Storm are okay, but the mini-series all about Gambit is just great! Jim Lee's art is spectacular to me. You learn quite abit of Remy Leabeau's past in it as well. All in all, this was a great graphic novel, and I'll be looking for some more Gambit comics.

A Welcome Read for both Gambit Fans and Comics Fans!
My first exposure to X-Men was the early 90's cartoon on Fox, during Saturday mornings. It's badly animated by today's standards, but the stories it presented from the comics were spell-binding. The great adventures and characters were a treat to watch - especially a certain Cajun's...
What is presented in this trade is Gambit's early exploits (the story arc with his first appearance in Uncanny and his first, eponymous, limited series). I am happy to report that these stories still hold legitimate, dramatic weight and enjoyment factor to them.
Gambit is portrayed as a charming, confidant, and debonair rogue, with a lovably, cliched mysterious side and a heart of gold to boot. Both Claremont and Mackie's dialogue for Remy is clever, witty, and almost always humorous, while Lee (JIM LEE!) and Weeks' art is both solid and deliciously 90's (in a good way!). The entertainment factor alone is worth the price of this trade, but rest assured that the stories therein will thoroughly please both fan folks of Gambit and comics in general.
Now, here's hoping that Marvel will take a hint and publish at least a second volume to this great introduction to the X-Men's Rajun' Cajun'!

Finally! Please let ther be a #2.
Gambit is my favorite character, but I missed some of his prime years.I was first introduced to the X-men through the animated series, but didn't really start reading the comics until later (more for logistical reasons than anything else).I've read online reviews and summaries of Gambit's introduction and first few years with the team, but its really not the same.I was so excited to see a volume of Gambit-specific comics, and I hope that number two pics up with his intro to the X-men and the following arcs (Bishop, the Shi'ar, the trial).I love Gambit's character in these early stories--he's both calculating and carefree, cynical and devil-may care, secretive and lonely, exotic and yet relateable.One of the most conflicted and fascinated X-men ever written.

The Ragin Cajun
First off I will start off by saying Gambit is my favorite X-Men character. Remy LeBeau otherwise known as the mutant Gambit is and has been a fan favorite.This book was release during the time we will see the character debut in the popular X-men films. (X-Men Origins: Wolverine)

Gambit Classic contains the character first appearance.We see Storm who is some how younger battling Shadow King and the Hounds.Storm is out numbered and on the run but she finds help in the less likely of places a thief. The thief turns out be a mutant with power to kinetically charge objects and which they explode either on contact or later. I don't want to spoil to much of the story but it is a great read and gives you background on Gambit and Stormy's friendship.

The second story arc is Gambit first limited edition series.We see Gambit and his love interest Rogue travel to Gambit's home to save his wife who he thought was dead.The limited series gives readers a glimpse of Gambit when he was a member of the Thieves Guild, why did he leave his home and his wife and why have the Thieves and Assassins been at war.

The only thing I feel this book is lacking is Gambit interaction with his fellow X-Men.One of the great characteristics I love about Gambit was the mysterious side of him.When Gambit first joined the X-Men many of the team members did not trust or like him.(Especially Wolverine) Gambit is at his best when you wonder what is his motive?

I hope that the second volume contains classic Gambit moments for example when Bishop first met and accused Gambit of being the traitor of the X-Men, X-men vol 2 issue 45 where we see a drastic change in Gambit and Rogue relationship, X-men vol 2 issue 24 Gambit and Rogue first date (that is not interrupted by ninjas or Omega Red.I would also like to see the Trial of Gambit included but for strange reason I feel the second volume will be a collection of Gambit first ongoing series.

That series was great the first 12 issues and went downhill.My opinion I feel if we are trying give people an idea of who Remy LeBeau is we should show him in his early days and later days as a X-Men.

This is a great book for any Gambit or X-men fan.It might not answer all your questions you have on Gambit but believe me when I say "Gambit is at his best when you don't know what to expect from him"
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In the late 1970s when Mao's Cultural Revolution ushered in China’s reform era, religion played a small role in the changes the country was undergoing. There were few symbols of religious observance, and the practice of religion seemed a forgotten art. Yet by the new millennium, China’s government reported that more than 200 million religious believers worshiped in 85,000 authorized venues, and estimates by outside observers continue to rise.

The numbers tell the story: Buddhists, as in the past, are most numerous, with more than 100 million adherents. Muslims number 18 million with the majority concentrated in the northwest region of Xinjiang. By 2000 China’s Catholic population had swelled from 3 million in 1949 to more than 12 million, surpassing the number of Catholics in Ireland. Protestantism in China has grown at an even faster pace during the same period, multiplying from 1 million to at least 30 million followers. China now has the world’s second-largest evangelical Christian population—behind only the United States. In addition, a host of religious and quasi-spiritual groups and sects has also sprouted up in virtually every corner of Chinese society.

Religion's dramatic revival in post-Mao China has generated tensions between the ruling Communist Party state and China's increasingly diverse population of religious adherents. Such tensions are rooted in centuries-old governing practices and reflect the pressures of rapid modernization. The state's response has been a mixture of accommodation and repression, with the aim of preserving monopoly control over religious organization. Its inability to do so effectively has led to cycles of persecution of religious groups that resist the party's efforts. American concern over official acts of religious persecution has become a leading issue in U.S. policy toward China. The passage of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act, which institutionalized concern over religious freedom abroad in U.S. foreign policy, cemented this issue as an item on the agenda of U.S.-China relations.

God and Caesar in China examines China's religion policy, the history and growth of Catholic and Protestant churches in China, and the implications of church-state friction for relations between the United States and China, concluding with recommendations for U.S. policy.

Contributors include Daniel H. Bays (Calvin College), Mickey Spiegel (Human Rights Watch), Chan Kim-kwong (Hong Kong Christian Council), Jean-Paul Wiest (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Richard Madsen (University of California, San Diego), Xu Yihua (Fudan University), and Liu Peng (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2009 Imprisonment of American Journalists by North Korea, Current Tv, Laura Ling, Sarah Lane, Sarah Haskins, Euna Lee, Jason Silva, Max Lugavere, Infomania, Nzinga Blake, Vanguard, Brett Erlich, Michelle Lombardo, Adam Yamaguchi, Google Current, Kinga Philipps, Conor Knighton, Douglas Caballero, Elizabeth Chambers, V-Cam. Excerpt:Euna Lee and Laura Ling were detained by the North Korean military. On March 17, 2009, North Korean border guards detained two American journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling , who were working for the U.S. independent cable television network Current TV , after they crossed into North Korea from the People's Republic of China without a visa . They were found guilty of illegal entry and sentenced to twelve years hard labor in June 2009. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il pardoned the two on August 5, 2009, the day after former U.S. President Bill Clinton arrived in the country on a publicly unannounced visit. Background The Tumen River on the Chinese-DPRK border, where the journalists were arrested. Korean American Euna Lee and Chinese American Laura Ling are journalists for Current TV , based in San Francisco , California . Lee is the news editor of the channel and Ling is one of the agency's reporters. Laura Ling is the younger sister of Lisa Ling , a special correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN , who did a documentary in 2005 for National Geographic Explorer about North Korea which involved entry into North Korea without disclosing she was a journalist. The two reporters were accompanied by two men, an American cameraman (Mitch Koss ) and a South Korean guide. Pastor Chun Ki-won of refugee aid organization Durihana , who was interviewed in the 2005 National Geographic documentary "Inside North Korea", had helped Lee and Ling organize their t... ... Read more

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Publisher: s.n.Publication date: 1906Subjects: MissionariesBiography ... Read more

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Chapters: Mary Renault, Anna Neagle, Ravi Bopara, Plan B, Alan Curbishley, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jason Lee, Charles Bosanquet, Clayton Fortune, Joe Widdowson, Timothy Campbell, Kenneth Brown, Ted Fenton, Bondz Ngala, Sarah Jezebel Deva, Simon Royce, Terrence Hardiman, Trevor Morgan, Tegan Summer, Danny Woodards, Razaaq Adoti, George Leslie Drewry, Vivian Gibbins, Alex Dyer, Paul Torrisi, Leon Mestel, John Ashton, David Farrar. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 133. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dame Anna Neagle, DBE (20 October 1904 3 June 1986) was a popular English stage and motion picture actress and singer. Neagle proved to be a box-office sensation in British films for over 25 years. She was noted for providing glamour and sophistication to war-torn London audiences with her lightweight musicals, comedies and historical dramas. She won several awards as Britain's favourite actress and biggest female box-office draw. Almost all of her films were produced and directed by Herbert Wilcox, whom she married in 1943. In her historical dramas, Neagle was renowned for her portrayals of real-life British heroines, including Nell Gwynn (Nell Gwynn, 1934), Queen Victoria (Victoria the Great, 1937, and Sixty Glorious Years, 1938) and Edith Cavell (Nurse Edith Cavell, 1939). Anna Neagle was born Florence Marjorie Robertson in Forest Gate, Essex (now Greater London), daughter to Herbert Robertson, a merchant navy captain, and his wife, the former Florence Neagle. Robertson attended St. Albans High School for Girls. She made her stage debut as a dancer in 1917, and later appeared in the chorus of C.B. Cochran's revues and also André Charlot's revue Bubbly. While with Cochran she understudied Jessie Matthews. Anna Neagle in a 1931 portrait.In 1931 she starred in the West End...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=285289 ... Read more

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Whom I am constrained to love and honour by many Obligations. It was the generous and condescending Friendship of your Parents under my weak Circumstances of Health, that brought me to their Country-Seat for the Benefit of the Air; but it was an Instance of most uncommon Kindness, to supply me there so chearfully for two Years of Sickness with the richest Conveniences of Life. Such a Favour requires my most affectionate Returns of Service to themselves, and to all that is dear to them; and meer Gratitude demands some solemn and publick Acknowledgment.

But great Minds have the true Relish and Pleasure of doing Good, and are content to be unknown.

It is such a silent Satisfaction Sir _Thomas Abney_ enjoys in the unspeakable Blessings of this Year, that brought our present King to the Throne: and he permits the World to forget that happy Turn that was given to the Affairs of the Kingdom by his wise Management in the Highest Office of the City, whereby the Settlement of the Crown was so much strengthen'd in the Illustrious Family which now possesses it. O may the Crown flourish many Years on the Head of our Soveraign, and may his House possess it to the End of Time, to secure all Religious and Civil Liberties to the Posterity of those who have been so zealous to establish this Succession!

The fair and lovely Character your Honoured Father hath acquired by passing thro' all the chief Offices of the City, and leaving a Lustre upon them, seems imperfect in his own Esteem, without the Addition of this Title, _A Succourer and a Friend of the Ministers of Christ_. And in this part of his Honour the Lady your Mother is resolved to have an unborrow'd Share, and becomes his daily Rival.

It is to her unwearied Tenderness, and many kind Offices by Night and Day, in the more violent Seasons of my Indisposition, that (under God) I own my Life, and Power to write or think. And while I remember those Hours, I can't forget the cheerful and ready Attendance of her worthy Sister, her dear Companion and Assistant in every good Work.

Under the Influence of two such Examples I have also enjoy'd the Pleasure and Conveniency of your younger Services, according to the Capacity of your Years; and that with such a Degree of sincere and hearty Zeal for my Welfare, that you are ready to vie with each other in the kind Imployment, and assist all you can toward my Recovery and Usefulness. So that whoever shall reap benefit by any of my Labours, it is but a reasonable Request, that you share with me in their Thanks and their Prayers.

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Derrek Lee, Jason Giambi, Mo Vaughn, Ryan Howard, Russell Branyan, Nomar Garciaparra, Albert Pujols, Casey Kotchman, Jeff Bagwell, Mark Teixeira, Keith Hernandez, Mark Mcgwire, Lou Gehrig, Fred Mcgriff, Eric Hinske, Paul Konerko, Bill Buckner, Justin Morneau, Pete Rose, Adrian Gonzalez, Kendry Morales, Frank Thomas, Hank Blalock, Jorge Cantú, Nick Johnson, Dave Magadan, Mark Kotsay, Andrés Galarraga, Daric Barton, James Loney, Todd Zeile, Ron Fairly, Dan Brouthers, Eddie Murray, Will Clark, Ryan Garko, David Segui, Ken Macha, George Stovall, Dale Sveum, Rafael Palmeiro, Leon Durham, Ernie Banks, Jim Thome, Mike Carp, Stan Musial, Rhyne Hughes, Willie Aikens, Donn Clendenon, Carlos Peña, Adam Laroche, Aubrey Huff, Cecil Cooper, Kevin Millar, Kila Ka'aihue, Justin Smoak, Wade Boggs, Daniel Murphy, Greg Walker, Dmitri Young, Cap Anson, Hank Greenberg, Mike Laga, Mike Hargrove, Glenn Davis, Rod Carew, John Boccabella, Lance Berkman, Todd Helton, Carlos Delgado, Carl Yastrzemski, Bob Hamelin, Eddie Robinson, George Burns, Orlando Cepeda, Don Mattingly, Willie Stargell, Jimmie Foxx, Hal Trosky, Mike Aldrete, John Bowker, Harry Heilmann, Ross Gload, Travis Ishikawa, Micah Hoffpauir, Dan Johnson, Justin Huber, Archi Cianfrocco, Ike Davis, Harmon Killebrew, Andre Thornton, Tony Pérez. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Derrek Leon Lee, né le 6 septembre 1975 à Sacramento (Californie) aux États-Unis, est un joueur de premier but au baseball. Lee joue dans les Ligues majeures depuis 1997. Vainqueur de la Série mondiale 2003 avec les Marlins de la Floride, il s'aligne avec les Cubs de Chicago depuis 2004. Invité deux fois au match des étoiles, gagnant de trois Gants dorés et d'un Bâton d'argent, Derrek Lee e...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Willis Augustus Lee, Jason Turner, Carl Osburn, Sumner Paine, Lloyd Spooner, John Paine, Morris Fisher, Alfred Lane, Walton Eller, Brian Beaman, Frank Wright, Keith Sanderson, William Mcmillan. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Willis Augustus "Ching" Lee, Jr.' (né le 11 mai 1888 et mort le 25 août 1945) est un vice-amiral de l'United States Navy ayant servi durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Lee est aux commandes de la flotte américaine pendant la seconde nuit de la Bataille navale de Guadalcanal (14 et 15 novembre 1942) et met en déroute une invasion japonaise de l'île. La victoire met fin à la tentative japonaise de renforcer leurs troupes à Guadalcanal, et marque un point décisif dans la Campagne de Guadalcanal et dans la Guerre du Pacifique elle-même. Lee pratique aussi le tir sportif et remporte sept médailles lors des Jeux olympiques de 1920 avec son coéquipier Lloyd Spooner, un record ayant perduré pendant soixante ans. Willis Lee nait dans la ville rurale de Natlee dans le Comté d'Owen dans le Kentucky, le 11 mai 1888. Il intègre l'United States Naval Academy en 1904. Son patronyme à consonance chinoise lui vaut au sein de l'académie le surnom de « Ching » Lee. Lee rejoint l'équipe de tir de l'académie. Il est assigné à l'USS Idaho (BB-24) d'octobre 1908 à mai 1909 avant de retourner à l'académie navale et rejoindre à nouveau l'équipe de tir. De novembre 1909 à mai 1910, Lee sert à bord de l'USS New Orleans avant d'être transféré à l'USS Helena. Avant son détachement, Lee rejoint une troisième fois l'équipe de tir de l'académie. En juillet 1913, Lee retourne sur l'USS Idaho avant d'être transféré sur l'USS New Hampshire pour participer à l'occupation américaine de Veracruz. Pendant la P...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Jason Lee, Bam Margera, Rodney Mullen, Ryan Sheckler, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Rob Dyrdek, Mike Vallely, Shaun White, Jason Ellis, Jamie Thomas, Danny Way, Alan Gelfand, Aaron Fotheringham, Neil Heddings, Colin Mckay, Daewon Song, Stacy Peralta, Chad Muska, Andrew Reynolds, Tony Alva, Bastien Salabanzi, Mark Appleyard, Eric Koston, Ali Boulala, Mark Gonzales, Nyjah Huston, Jay Adams, Natas Kaupas, Elissa Steamer, Arto Saari, Geoff Rowley, Erik Ellington, Rick Howard, Paul Rodriguez, Rune Glifberg, Kareem Campbell, Chris Haslam, Pj Ladd, Jake Phelps, Jeff King, Dustin Dollin, Tom Penny, Jim Greco, Chris Cole, Bob Burnquist, Lucas Puig, Jean-Michel Casano, Steve Caballero, Shane Cross, Stefan Janoski, Sierra Fellers, Mike Carroll, Jerry Hsu, Bucky Lasek, Braydon Szafranski, Jérôme Collomb, Joey Brezinsky, Stevie Williams, Chany Jeanguenin, Jason Dill, Brandon Biebel, Pat Duffy, Tony Trujillo. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Jason Lee est un acteur et producteur, ancien skateboarder professionnel américain, né le 25 avril 1970 à Orange, en Californie (États-Unis). Il est membre de la scientologie. Bien avant de débuter dans le cinéma, il avait quitté l'école pour se lancer dans une carrière de skateboarder professionnel. Au début des années 1990, il apparaît en skateur dans le clip de "100%" de Sonic Youth, réalisé par Spike Jonze et extrait de leur album Dirty. Sa carrière au cinéma débute en 1993, par un petit rôle dans Mi vida loca d'Allison Anders. Mais c'est réellement à l'âge de 25 ans, avec Les Glandeurs (1995) de Kevin Smith, que sa carrière démarre. Il devient ami de Kevin Smith qui le fera jouer dans beaucoup de ses films : Méprise multiple, Dogma, Jay ... Read more