Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Book is okay
  • Errors abound - the wolf ate my homework
  • Response to Chris Doyle
  • A disappointing read!
  • Off the Beaten Path
Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll
John J. Thompson
Manufacturer: ECW Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1550224212

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Book is okay.......2004-03-11

This book could have used a good editor

1 out of 5 stars Errors abound - the wolf ate my homework.......2004-02-08

I was surprised at the number of errors in this book, from dates of events, album orders, incorrect stories and misspellings.
John, just totally surprised me by this. I always thought he knew more then I guess he does or just had a really poor editor. Just a couple of examples of what I mean: Brian Healy's name is misspelled throughout the book while thanking him at the beginning (they appear to be friends) and most all references to 1995 were really 1985. To someone who doesn't know the dates will really confuse them. Many of the stories are repeated over and over with nothing added to the retelling.

To John, every album in Christian Rock "increased production standards" and "changed Christian music". While reading it seemed he just wanted to stay on the good side of many of the artists.

He also mentions his band The Wayside far to much for their impact on the scene along with TrueTunes. While both were good, there are so many better examples that were never mentioned. Before TrueTunes, there was Long's Christian Music.

As someone mentioned, it seemed really rushed. Even cut and pasted from to many short articles written by others.

4 out of 5 stars Response to Chris Doyle.......2003-05-01

"Meanwhile, artists and bands like Allies, John Elefante, Mark Farner, Idle Cure, Jag, Legend Seven, Liaison, Mastedon, PFR, Ruscha, Skillet, Switchfoot, and Matthew Ward get little, if any, credit in this book."

Gee, maybe that's because they produced mostly unoriginal, derivative drivel.

"Sure, the 80's group Daniel Amos was okay, but they are mentioned throughout the book as if they were to Christian rock what the Beatles were to secular rock and roll."

Well, that's exactly what they are, artistically speaking. Or maybe they're the REM of Christian rock, or the Nirvana of Christian rock -- the only difference being that DA never had success with charts or record sales. In commercial terms, I guess Petra were the Beatles of Christian rock, but in terms of artistic achievement, they were midgets.

1 out of 5 stars A disappointing read!.......2003-02-17

Two things kept me from enjoying this book. The first was the sense that the history it related was very disproportionate. The second was the overall feeling that the book was very hurriedly written.

These two faults are never more evident than when the author is writing about what he terms "The First Wave" of Christian rock (1966-1979). To begin with, the author devotes less than fifty pages to this period (when Christian rock - by the mere fact that it was in its infancy - was at its most exciting possibility-wise) and almost three times that much space to everything 1980 and thereafter. Moreover, while reading about this "First Wave", one cannot help but feel that the author's mindset while writing that section was "Let's hurry up talking about this pre-1980 stuff, so that we can get to what interests me!" Case in point is the fact that little more than one paragraph is devoted to the group Agape (the first real Christian rock band and one which all agree was a trailblazer, a pioneer, and a maverick of Christian music)!

A rather sloppy job, if you ask me.

5 out of 5 stars Off the Beaten Path.......2002-11-24

If you're trying to find detail on your favorite Christian pop stars, this really isn't the place. You will, however, find great information on those tenacious Christian music "artists". These artists, for the most part, came on-scene before contemporary Christian music was well accepted. They had, out of necessity, to develop their own ministry and distribution systems. They kept their stuff a bit too controversial for the mainstream --both mainstreams. They were too Christian for the secular market, but too edgy for mainstream Christians. The artists Raised By Wolves concentrate on really show some of the better work in Christian music. I made lots of great discoveries in the book.

This all is not to say other artists aren't mentioned. Newsboys, Audio Adrenaline, DC Talk, and more, get very positive reviews, too. I bought the book because I'm questing for Christian music.
Inside the Red Tent (Popular Insights)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Thrilling Biblical Fiction
  • Inside the Red Tent (Popular Insights)
Inside the Red Tent (Popular Insights)
Sandra Hack Polaski , and Sandra Hack Polashi
Manufacturer: Chalice Press
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ASIN: 0827230281

Book Description

The story of Dinah receives little more than a mention in the Bible, as it gives rise to a bloody massacre. Not so with Anita Diamant's The Red Tent (St. Martin's Press, 1997). Diamant weaves ancient history and culture with narrative fiction to draw a picture of what life might have been like for the women in Jacob's life. With skill and passion, Sandra Hack Polaski unravels the complexities of the biblical stories of Leah, Rachel, Zil'pah, Bil'hah, and Leah's daughter Dinah, probing aspects of The Red Tent that give us insight into the text and into the lives of women in the ancient Near East.

Inside the Red Tent brings readers into the biblical and historical contexts of the world of Dinah and her four mothers, exploring their stories through the tradition of midrash, sound biblical scholarship, and archeological findings. She gives us a glimpse "inside the red tent" at the families, relationships, encounters, goddesses, and God that defined their lives and that define ours.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Thrilling Biblical Fiction.......2007-03-26

If you are secure enough in the biblical truths to realize what is real and what is fiction, then this is a really good book to read. It is loaded with the culture of the times as well as good old Drama! I thought it fun to give 'Dinah' a personality and a story (even though fictional) because her story is not told in the bible. Remember it's fiction and enjoy! For fun, search the bible to see the true lineage and the truth between this tale and the true account of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

4 out of 5 stars Inside the Red Tent (Popular Insights).......2006-11-06

After reading the novel, The Red Tent, I found this a good follow-up to see further into the times of this setting. As we are studying Genesis for our Bible Study this year, I am encouraging my ladies to read both the novel and this interesting look into the women of Abraham's family.
Allegories of Heaven: An Artist Explores the ?Greatest Story Ever Told?
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Allegories of Heaven: An Artist Explores the ?Greatest Story Ever Told
Allegories of Heaven: An Artist Explores the ?Greatest Story Ever Told?
Eugene H. Peterson
Manufacturer: ACTA Publications
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0879463074

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Christians throughout the centuries have portrayed the life of Christ through painting, sculpture and art. In so doing the church has expressed the incarnation in ways engaging both the eye and the imagination.

Now contemporary artist Dinah Roe Kendall offers a vibrant retelling of the full scope of Jesus' ministry. Walking through the Gospel narratives from annunciation to ascension, Kendall brings to life well-known events and parables with unexpected visual force. We encounter familiar figures such as John the Baptist and the good Samaritan as we have never seen them before.

Accompanied by Eugene Peterson's The Message translation of the Gospel stories, Kendall's artwork leads us into a fresh experience of Jesus' story. This volume helps us envision anew, "This is what the kingdom of heaven is like . . ."

"On one hand Dinah's down-to-earth style of illustration brings the gospel story close to us today. At the same time her dramatic staging and decorative motifs give us fresh views of the greatest story ever told." Timothy R. Botts, artist and calligrapher for Doorposts and Messiah

"Dinah Roe Kendall's fresh, sassy and devout paintings are breathing new life into religious art at the start of the third millennium. Already receiving the grateful attention of worshiper and enquirer alike, they are finding a secure place in the world of faith and of art." Tom Devonshire Jones, director, Art & Christian Enquiry

"These are the works of a remarkably gifted and original artist whose output is both rare in its intensity and hugely welcome in its content and conviction. Painstaking in production and immensely rewarding to behold, these are paintings of real distinction--each one a precious jewel that merits our unstinted gratitude and profound admiration." Ian Tregarthen Jenkin, principal of the Camberwell School of Art, 1999

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Allegories of Heaven: An Artist Explores the ?Greatest Story Ever Told .......2006-07-08

This book is so attractive that it commands the purchaser or reader to open it as soon as it is in your hands and explore each page with delight. The illustrations are awesome and so beautiful-contemporary and meaningful. Thanks so much to the Artist/Author
Zapatista Stories
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    Zapatista Stories
    Subcomandante Marcos , and Subcommandante Marcos
    Manufacturer: Katabasis
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    The Duke's Children (Penguin Classics)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A 200-page idea in 600-plus pages
    • Victorian generation clash.
    • The Duke's Children?
    • A battle between generations ends the Palliser series.
    The Duke's Children (Penguin Classics)
    Anthony Trollope , and Dinah Birch
    Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
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    The Duke of Omnium, ever the perfect gentleman, is sorely tested by his children's college escapades and the matrimonial choices of his son, Lord Silverbridge, and his daughter, Lady Mary. This wonderful story is full of love and laughter. Twelve 90-minute cassettes and three 60's.

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars A 200-page idea in 600-plus pages.......2004-07-11

    The Trollope lover will not think of missing this, the culmination of the Palliser novels, but will love Trollope a little less after reading it. It is all the things detractors of his work complain of -- plotless, rambling, dull, fussy, trivial. It is a story written not from an irresistible energy to tell it, but from a pair of good ideas: to echo the circumstances of the Duke's own marriage to his late beloved Glencora in an ironic way, and to show that the social changes brought about in part by his own lifetime of Liberal politics have resulted in a world and a way of thinking that Palliser himself cannot accept. Maybe a Henry James could put enough flesh on this scheme to render the narrative human and alive, but THE DUKE'S CHILDREN is sadly inert. It is the sort of book that tends to make a good movie: its conception is more interesting than the pages inside it.

    The Duke's children are too slight and too dim to hang a novel on; and the characters from previous books who never fail to engage us -- Marie, Phineas, and Palliser himself -- are mostly either absent or seen in isolation, fuming alone in studies and drawing-rooms. The obligatory hunting and shooting scenes are engaging but beside the point, and the presence of Major Tifto and his racetrack story are a great annoyance. The bitter, disappointed Lady Mabel adds some intermittent liveliness whenever she appears, but even she wears out her welcome. (And she is, conceptually, much too near a relation to Lady Laura in PHINEAS FINN and PHINEAS REDUX.)

    Finales are never Trollope's best event. He will muff them or mute them or present the scenes of his happy endings as if viewed from a distant tree-top. I could wish the Palliser saga ended at THE PRIME MINISTER, which is superb, with perhaps a little coda telling us how Trollope saw Plantagenet Palliser's future life. That the little coda should be bloated into a mammoth vexation like this one is not uncharacteristic, but is surely unfortunate.

    4 out of 5 stars Victorian generation clash........2004-03-11

    Lady Glencora Palliser is dead. This must be understood or nothing wonderful can come of this tale. The last installment of Trollope's Palliser series begins with this sad development. Long Victorian faces grow even longer with grief. Now ex-Prime Minster, Plantagenet Palliser must cope alone with the foibles of his three adult children. As the reader discovers, their expectations are not consistent with their father's ideas. Typical of Anthony Trollope, the story unfolds leisurely for 600+ pages. Regardless, the quiet little story urges one to keep turning the pages. 19th century British politics, social customs, and romantic attitudes seem quaint, even amusing, by today's standards. Much as the writings of Jane Austen, reconciling marriage and money drive the story. Trollope's elegant style is a delight. The reader is lulled into a quiet sense of relaxation. No great truths or insights to report, but good downtime reading. Appreciate the novel as you would a fine painting or a delicate antique tea set. If one seeks a pleasant diversion from the noise, clatter, and electronics of modern life this is recommended reading. Relish the experience. ;-)

    5 out of 5 stars The Duke's Children?.......1999-06-11

    Rascals and confusion, Trollope wrote with all the elements that excited that of readers from the Victorian Era, and that can also excite ones from our age.

    5 out of 5 stars A battle between generations ends the Palliser series........1998-09-05

    One of the brightest lights of the Palliser novels is extinguished in the first chapter with the death of the Duchess Glencora. Bereft of her vivacious influence the grieving Duke, already reserved and traditional, sinks into stodginess. Far worse than this, he is left with three young adult children whom he fails completely to understand. To say that they cause him many heartaches is to greatly understate the situation.

    The eldest, heir to the title, Lord Silverbridge has already been booted out of Oxford for a silly prank. Now he goes into horse racing with questionable companions and winds up as the victim of a major scandal, which costs his father a huge sum. Next he deserts his father's choice for his bride to woo an American girl whose grandfather was a laborer.

    The Duke's daughter, Mary, wants to marry a commoner, son of a country squire, a good man, but with no title and little money. The outraged Duke is adamantly opposed to such a match, but Mary vows to marry no other and is constantly miserable.

    The youngest son, Gerald, who plays a relatively minor role in the novel, is forced to leave Cambridge because he was away without permission attending a race in which his brother's horse was running. Later he loses several thousand pounds in a card game.

    The Duke bemoans his children's foolishness and their lack of respect for the traditions of their fathers. He pays for their mistakes, but vigorously opposes the two unwise marriages. But although he is a strict, authoritarian man, he is also a compassionate and loving father. Will he yield to the fervent desires of his rebellious offspring? The resolution of this clash of generations brings the Palliser novels to a satisfying conclusion.

    As always, it is Trollope's great gift of characterization which makes THE DUKE'S CHILDREN an outstanding novel. From the outwardly firm but inwardly doubting Duke to the very sincere but frequently erring Silverbridge to the tragic Lady Mabel Grex, who has the young heir in her grasp only to let him slip away, these are well-rounded figures with whom the reader lives intimately and comes to understand thoroughly. With the perfectly depicted ambience of upper-class Victoriana as the setting, this novel is an absorbing work of genius.
    Chunky Dinah (Chunky Dinosaurs)
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      Chunky Dinah (Chunky Dinosaurs)

      Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
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      Binding: Board book

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      ASIN: 0764157302
      Release Date: 2003-12-02

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      Dinah is a dinosaur who loves to race, to splash in the water with fish, and best of all, she loves to dance! Kids (and parents)who can't get enough of Barron's Chunky Books will love the new Chunky Dinosaurs series. The dinosaurs have rolling eyes and fearsome faces on their front covers, and clever little illustrated stories on their extra-thick pages. When books are closed, toddlers can stand them up like miniature models of living dinosaurs. The story in each book is told in a delightful rhyme. The words are easy to understand for pre-school kids who follow the dinosaurs' adventures. (Ages 3-5)
      The Leading Lady: Dinah's Story
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Dinah's Story
      The Leading Lady: Dinah's Story
      Betty White , and Tom Sullivan
      Manufacturer: Bantam
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      ASIN: 0553298704
      Release Date: 1992-12-01

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Dinah's Story.......2000-02-07

      A wonderful tale of a wonderful dog. However, the alternating chapters between White and Sullivan are annoyingly disruptive. A different format would have focused more on the dog that readers grow to love.
      The Summer of the Spotted Owl (A Dinah Galloway Mystery)
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        The Summer of the Spotted Owl (A Dinah Galloway Mystery)
        Melanie Jackson
        Manufacturer: Orca Book Publishers
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        Dinah Galloway is back, trying to save the spotted owl.
        John Halifax, Gentleman (Nonsuch Classics)
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Literature At Its Finest!
        John Halifax, Gentleman (Nonsuch Classics)
        Dinah Craik
        Manufacturer: Nonsuch Publishing
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        ASIN: 1845880277

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        John Halifax, Gentleman follows the fortunes of a poor orphan who is befriended by the narrator, Phineas Fletcher, the invalid son of a Quaker tanner in an English provincial town. He raises himself up from his humble beginnings, and the book reflects the changing conditions in England during the late 18th and early 19th century, as the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the middle class altered the social and political complexion of the country. Published in 1856, the book was immensely popular with contemporary readers.

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        Ay! It was one of the few things he had mentioned about that same London journey, for he had grown into a painful habit of silence now. Yet I dreaded to break it, lest any wounds rankling beneath might thereby be caused to smart once more. And our love to one another was too faithful for a little reserve to have power to influence it in any way.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Literature At Its Finest!.......2005-05-13

        This is a classic from the 1800's. At one time it was as widely read as Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin". It is a thoroughly captivating book!
        Mimosa Grove
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Really liked this book!
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        • A delightful summer mystery!
        • A Book That's Just FUN!
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        Mimosa Grove
        Dinah McCall
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        ASIN: 1585474789

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        In a place as haunting as it is beautiful, anything can happen . . .

        Laurel Scanlon has the gift of sight, an ability passed down to the eldest daughter of each generation. It is this gift -- or curse, perhaps -- that drove her own mother mad and has left Laurel unwilling to trust in love . . .except in her dreams.

        Anxious for a new beginning, she decides to retreat to Mimosa Grove, an old estate outside Bayou Jean, Louisiana. Mimosa Grove belongs to Laurel now, bequeathed by her maternal grandmother. Laurel feels the history and tragedy here, and amidst primeval beauty she senses something . . .unfinished. Folks here know about her grandmother's gift and treat Laurel with the same reverence -- especially when she is able to help the police find a missing girl. It is then that she sees Justin Bouvier -- stranger, soul mate, the man who haunts her dreams.

        But there is danger here in Mimosa Grove, not from the restless past, but from the deadly present. Laurel must be willing to trust her gift, her love for Justin and, most of all, herself, to stop tragedy and history from repeating themselves.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Really liked this book!.......2007-06-08

        I read a lot and personally don't like writing reviews. This author is easy to read. This book was full of history, and had great character development along with great chemistry between the lead characters. I don't like paranormal (and don't consider this book to be one) she has "the sight". Really enjoyed it!

        1 out of 5 stars Save time and money .... by NOT reading this book!!.......2006-04-08

        2 lovers who visit each other in their dreams for months before even getting to know the real person ... a woman who is allowed to be murdered because the heroine is too busy feeling sorry for herself and moaning when people refuse to accept her psychic abilities on the spot ... the book has all this and more improbable sub-plots. To be frank, I stopped mid-way mainly because I was so frustrated with how the heroine kept feeling so sorry for herself to be of any help to others. The sub-plots involve some treason and military secrets but the author's style of appending every new development with a sentence starting with 'However ...' and 'While..' irritated me no end and made the writing seem pretty amateurish. To summarise, this is a badly written book with a weak plot - try Nora Roberts Carolina Moon if you want a decent read involving psychics and their abilities.

        4 out of 5 stars A delightful summer mystery!.......2005-06-21

        My grandmother had given me several books to read ~~ and for once, they are great books (not her normal Harlequin novels!) ~~ and this book was in that pile. I read it in two days ~~ if I wasn't a mom or a housewife, I'd read it sooner than that since it kept me in its grip!

        Laurel Scanton moved home to her grandmother's plantation home called Mimosa Grove ~~ and found to her delight for the first time in her life, being accepted for who she is, in spite of her special "gift." She has the gift of sight ~~ an ability passed down to the eldest daughter of each generation. When she moved home, she discovered more history to her gift than she has ever realized. And she also discover true love.

        But at the same time, trouble is brewing for Laurel and her father ~~ and this novel talks about how Laurel dealt with it all ~~ falling in love, finding historical facts of her family's tree and fighting off evil that seems to lurk everywhere.

        This is a gripping and intense novel ~~ perfect for reading outside during these hot days of summer. This is my first Dinah McCall book and I hope to read more of her!

        6-20-05

        5 out of 5 stars A Book That's Just FUN!.......2005-04-06

        I picked up this Dinah McCall book because the cover looked intriguing and found it to be just that. I'm not usually that lucky when grabbing a new author off of the bookstore shelves.

        This is the story of Laurel Scanlon who has the gift of sight. This ability was passed down to the oldest daughter in each generation. Laurel's mother was driven crazy by it and this gift has left Laurel uneasy. The man in her life had left because he couldn't accept her "difference". So now she doesn't trust anyone. And her heart is given to a man who has been in her dreams for four months, she figures it's safer that way.

        When her maternal grandmother leaves her Mimosa Grove, a beautiful but run down home outside Bayou Jean, Louisiana, she moves there deciding that a new beginning is just what she needs. She tries to keep to herself, but that's nearly impossible. The townsfolk are thrilled that another "sighted one" has arrived and many come bearing tales of how her grandmother had helped them which puts her at ease a bit.

        When a child is lost, Laurel uses her gift to help the rescuers find her. She figures everyone will now shun her, but just the opposite happens. The child's uncle, Justin Bouvier, comes to Mimosa Grove to personally thank Laurel for her help. Laurel is shocked, as this is the man who comes to her in her dreams.

        The tale continues with Justin trying to remove the wall Laurel has built around her heart, while trying to protect her from the dangers lurking at Mimosa Grove.

        This is a typical romantic mystery but what has it surpass many others on the market is McCall's vivid imagery and wonderful character development. Her characters range from the beautiful, haunted, Laurel; to ruggedly handsome, Justin; to a variety of unique townsfolk; and Marie, an aging housekeeper who is more of a nanny than maid. My favorite scenes are when Tule and Marie get together - they are hilarious! You'll laugh at the antics of some of these characters, which is part of the fun in reading Mimosa Grove.

        MIMOSA GROVE is a bit predictable, but so enjoyable that you'll easily overlook the minor flaws. This story definitely put this author on my MUST READ list with this name and her pseudonym of Sharon Sala.

        4 out of 5 stars Romance from the paranormal .......2005-01-15

        I liked this book even with the lack of high octane suspense. The romance was definitely different as the two main characters dream about one another without ever meeting for months. As far fetched as it seems. The story and the characters really stayed with me. I just finished reading Lisa Jackson's The Morning After where women are being buried alive in open graves and thought how nice it would have been to have a person that had the gift of sight like the heroine in Mimosa Grove to help catch a serial killer. Throughout that book, I couldn't get my mind off of Mimosa Grove. If the thought of psychic abilities intrigues you in the slightest, you will love this book. Just know that it truly is a romance novel with a paranormal theme.

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