books by James Duncan     books:       River Teeth10 reviews David James Duncan The Dial Press, 1996 Required reading for all westerners with a far eastern bent I was a hitch-hikn' looking for Sissy out there somewhere and along comes this book with the upside down fish-hook on it and I finally had the term for my favorite piece of women's clothing (i.e. 'the upper tenth of a pair of levis'). Ten years later I was having babies and was reading The Brothers K with my son asleep on my chest. Now, well beyond that divorce, I find "home" in David's ...             The Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Missouri2 reviews Carol Diaz-Granados University Alabama Press, 2000 Excellent! This was an amazingly interesting book. The best I've read on the subject. I would definitely recommend it.             Mac OS X Panther Hacks: 100 Industrial Strength Tips & Tools (Hacks)5 reviews Rael Dornfest, James Duncan Davidson O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004 Very nice and useful reading! OS X UNIX is amazingly friendly and accessible. Some people who had never used it before type commands and work with the operating system directly as a "cool guys" in movies! This book is very helpful and well written and it is serves as a very nice reference. Try Linux and UNIX for a beginner complete training suite, 4DVDs + 2CDs ed.2008 It is complete UNIX course recorded and this book and ...             The Book of Legends: Revelation1 review James D. Duncan PublishAmerica, 2006 Quick review The Book of Legends is the first in a series. The first novel is more than mere introduction, as it is a complete adventure of Tane Willowstorm as he is destined to fulfill a prophecy, as written by the gods, before the begining of life. Discover the legend and lore of a world known as Asintania as you follow Tane and his unusual friends as they fight against time and overwhelming odds in ...             An Engineer's Guide to Matlab4 reviews Edward B. Magrab, Shapour Azarm, ... Prentice Hall, 2000 excellent, numerous practical applications for Matlab Excellent! ... Applied Engineering using computers, it doesn't get any better than this. Examples, programs, applications .. this is where this book beats the competition. Matlab is a powerful program, and this book shows why. It has been written for beginners and experienced users alike. Introduction to matrices, then goes into functions, and 2D/3D plotting ... then the fun begins with ...             River Why92 reviews David James Duncan Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1984 Wise Like A Fish Lovers of fishing, or Oregon, or life, or the search for life's meaning should love this book. So should readers interested in thoughtful, creative and honest writing; or of clever, insightful and profound character development. Gus Orviston is an enduring main character, and his discovery of his brother, Bill Bob's, unique and beautiful self, by itself, makes the book worth reading. With a ...             The Brothers K117 reviews David James Duncan Random House Audio, 1992 Simply Outstanding Beautiful writing. Simply one of the best books by a living author that I've read. If you have interest in great writing, baseball, or Christianity, you'll enjoy the book. If you're a fan of all three, it'll be one of your favorites.             Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship : Celebrating the Legacy of James Montgomery Boice3 reviews P & R Publishing, 2003 Fantastic resource for understanding biblical aspects of worship This book is a very well-written and thoughtful examination of the various aspects of worship, written from a Reformed perspective. Before you begin, it's important to know that this book does not define "worship" narrowly to mean "the singing time of the service," but the entire Lord's day service. Each chapter touches on a different topic, beginning with the very foundational question: Does ...             The Book of Legends: Resurrection of Evil1 review James D. Duncan PublishAmerica, 2007 Fantasy Is Alive In this the second installment of Mr. Duncan's Book of Legends Trilogy the twenty-year peace that Tane Willowstorm forged in the first book with the death of the evil Druid Del'Car is drawing to an end upon Asintania. There are signs all over this world that a new evil is awakening and that some of this evil is hitting very close to home for the Earth-born King of Aramis, one of the many nations ...             Antique Jewellery (Shire Library)1 review Duncan James Shire, 2008 Most Excellent Resource! An Absolutely wonderful resource, that is concise, and well laid out by catagory. Easy to use and contains superbly informative illustrations. I will continue to use this wealth of information as a guide. I can't believe the large amount of information contained in one small volume! Gives credence to the phrase that "good things come in a small package"! Changed a novice collector into a ...             Rainy Day Projects for Kids1 review Petra Boase, Sam Dobson Lorenz Books, 1997 Plenty of creative ideas for a rainy day. Rainy Day Projects for Kids is an elaborate and creative work by Petra Boase. These projects will keep children occupied for hours at a time. It is unlikely they will complete many of them without your help, then again 10-12 year olds would easily complete some of them. The book is mostly for children 9-12, but I know a few "grown ups" who would not mind making some of these fun projects. ...             The Winston Effect: The Art & History of Stan Winston Studio20 reviews Jody Duncan Titan Books, 2006 six star rate It is sad to Know that Mr.Winston has passed away, but his legacy and inpiration is still here in this book. Fantastic book             Writes of Passage: Reading Travel Writing1 review James Duncan Routledge, 1998 Imaginative Passages Writes of Passage is a wide-ranging collection of scholarly essays, which while very theoretically informed and quite current, still manages to be very accessible. Anyone interested in the intensely interesting study of travel narratives and what they tell us about cultural assumptions will find essays of interest. Although Michael Brown's article on Neil Miller's Gay travel seemed a bit ...             Worldviews: The Watercolor Diaries of Tony Foster1 review Duncan Robinson, Tony Foster, ... Frye Art Museum, 2001 Stunning Tony Foster's painting all each amazing. The books is filled with his paintings and essays about his treks around the world. He paints almost exclusively on sight and that in and of itself is inspiration enough. Included are images of his paintings of the Grand Canyon which are considered the largest on sight paintings ever completed. Foster's medium is watercolor, but anyone will enjoy this ...             Fundamentals of Music Theory1 review James L. Duncan, Orpha Ochse Indo American Books, 2006 About the Book PREFACE Fundamentals of Music Theory is designed for students with little or no musical background. Though it is intended primarily for non-music majors, it is also ideal as a review of fundamentals for music majors or for individual instruction in conjunction with applied music study. The materials have been selected to provide students with an understanding of music terminology, fundamental ...             God Laughs & Plays: Churchless Sermons in Respons to the Preachments of the Fundamentalist Right19 reviews David James Duncan Triad Books, 2006 Critical Thinking in Religion Too often the thought of critically thinking about religion is equated with blasphemy. David James Duncan provides a healthy environment to think, question and explore the cherished traditions of Christianity and opens the mind to walk in spiritual inquiry inclusive of other religious journeys. The author successfully portrays his deep desire to know "The God", but isn't limited by the ...             Echoes in the Darkness1 review Carlton James Duncan PublishAmerica, 2005 Into the Darkness Excellent read, the author gives a very realistic view of the inner thoughts of those who are about to go and then eventually find themselves in harms way. I would reccomend it to veterans and non-veterans, hawks and doves, as well as young adults who are contemplating a miltitary enlistment or commission. Joe USMC Viet-nam '68             Waves of Change: Business Evolution Through Information Technology1 review James L. McKenney, Duncan C. Copeland, ... Harvard Business School Press, 1995 The most inciteful book I've read in the last ten years Analyzes first movements of establishing the dominant design in banking, airlines, and 3 modern stories of USAA insurance (all online), Frito Lay, which integrates to the store, and American Hospital Supply/ Baxter Travenol, which links to all their customers. These designs allowed the companies to dominate their market niche. Great read!             Jewelry & Accessories: Beautiful Designs to Make and Wear1 review Juliet Bawden North Light Books, 1995 awesome/elegant ideas Although I'm not a jewelry maker, I'm delving into this craft and found this book to provide marvelous inspiration. The examples are elegant and appeal to my esthetic sense, which gives me the inspiration to try them myself. Each technique is well illustrated with step by step photos, a complete list of materials/equipment and explicit instructions. The section of 'creating jewelry and ...             Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition105 reviews David Hansson, Leon Breedt, ... Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006 Great Book - But Wait to Buy This is THE book for Rails. Top notch...only WAIT to buy it. As others have said, there is a new edition coming out soon that covers Rails 2.0. Of course...if you can't wait, go to the publisher's web page. They are selling copies of this edition for 50% off, while supplies last. But, some of the code in this book will not work anymore in Rails 2.0. 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