Awesome translation - footnotes are in depth
919818
Love reading this translation!  So refreshing and yet accurate.  The footnotes are very insightful!
1644155
This book is very easy to read and the footnotes are really helpful to give a more in-depth understanding of the text. You can navigate between the verses and footnotes with with the touch of a button. Looks great on kindle fire HD!
640914
For one whose native tongue is not English or for one that has a minimal education, this translation being accurate in interpretation brings the content down to the level in which one can grasp the meaning easily without resorting to a dictionary.

I have read it from cover to cover and find it a very good translation and worthy of ones time. It compares very well to other translations.
4453293
Mitchell's painstaking translation that avoids the

 culturally subtle buzzwords is especially lucid in the

 higher chapters, where I acquired insights that were quite

 opaque to me before (Feng/English is an example is a literary

 but reference-hazed translation).  And the intro alone is really

 a treat in terms of explaining key concepts.  A great beginning

 to intermediate translation.  Wu is a little better for

 beginning, but doesn't have the odd clarity Mitchell does in

 chapter 80 and up. For a neat advanced experience, read

 the Feng+English Tao Te Ching, but use Mitchell as a guide.

  A subtle understanding of English prose really helps.

The pocket size is great too, if you really want to have this

 with you for a while.  Dae Chang says it perhaps a bit

 better than I do, but I just needed to add my thumbs-up

 for this little gem.  Read slowly, and enjoy!
2491967
This new Lyons translation of the "Thousand Nights and One Night" is extremely important, being, as it is, the first complete English translation to appear in over a century and the fact that it is highly readable and yet still exudes the kind of mystery which, I think, is what draws all of us into this work. Robert Irwin in his "Arabian Nights Companion" (an excellent book which all fans of the "nights" should own)lamented that there was no complete English translation of the "Nights" which was acceptable (at the time of his writing). I think Lyons has remedied this problem or, at least, has provided a first rate alternative. I actually own (and, believe it or not, have read) all the English versions. Since I am not an Arabic scholar and cannot read the original, I've accepted them for what they are and have liked each of them for various reasons. Mardrus/Mathers has a nice dreamy fin de siecle feel to it (hardly authentic, though), Payne is straightforward but dull, Lane's notes are excellent but his version too expurgated, and Burton is...well...Burton. (Until now, Burton had been my favorite mainly due to its oddity and idiosyncratic foot notes.) None of them is an "authentic" version of the "Nights", and I've resigned myself to the fact that until I learn Arabic I will never get the feeling that the original hearers had when these stories were first told. But I think Lyons comes awfully close. Best of all, Lyons has chosen to render the verse literally, rather than trying to re-versify it into English, something which I hate about all other translators who have included the poetry, Burton being the worst of all. So Lyons has provided a terrific translation, his translation is comprehensive (the entire Calcutta II edition with the "orphan stories" appended), and it is easily accessible and affordable (I think I had to pay some three hundred dollars for my complete 15 volume Burton translation). Why hesitate? Once you start reading this magnificent work (and I do think of it as a cohesive work) you will probably be hooked for life.
1348263
A pretty good translation, from what I can tell.  It is fairly literal and fairly easy to read.  It's no KJV, nor a literal version like Young's Literal Version, but it sure beats a paraphrase like the Living Bible, or modern translations like the NIV or the NRSV.  What makes this a great Bible to have on your shelf is the notes.  The NOTES!  The Bible actually touts that it has 60,932 notes, and they cover anything and everything from word choice, translation notes, source identifications, doctrinal stuff, and the like.  It is a treasure trove of information in one source, and for this, it makes a great study Bible, one to have open when looking at other translations.  True, the entire Bible and note apparatus is online, but this is one you should have on your shelf next to (in no order) the Lamsa Bible, a Scofield KJV, a Thompson Chain-Reference KJV, and an NIV.
1606707
Great translation, accurate and easy to read. The only thing I would like is if it had a map and maybe footnotes for reference. Other than that, excellent. Especially for the price.
348880
I haven't finished reading the entire collection yet, but so far this translation makes meditating on the Word of God quite easy. I find myself imagining biblical scenes which has generally been difficult for me to do in the past. I also seem to remember what I've read more than I ever have before. Which also means I feel confident discussing the Word of God now. The footnote references on the Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic meanings of words and cultural explanations from that era add to my understanding. Once I get started reading in the evening after I come home from work, I can't seem to stop and can't wait to get started reading again the next day. I am so captured by the beauty and love of the divine word of God. I highly recommend this translation and would give it ten stars if I could!
3727869
For those who want to study the Bible in depth, the 60,000 plus footnotes are the highlight of this translation.  Explanations as to why certain translations were arrived at are given and the reader is often given the opportunity to evaluate certain translation decisions on his own.  Even if you are not interested in translation notes, there are many notes giving a general overview and exegesis of passages that are invaluable.  Perhaps the most notable thing about this translation is that the translators, while approaching the texts from an evangelical viewpoint, are remarkably restrained and objective with regard to their interpretations and take into account other viewpoints as well.  All in all, a very helpful addition to your library!
2603223
this is far and away the best version of the book.  The footnotes are well-done and add to the understanding of the story.  The critical reviews are great to get a better understanding of the major themes in the work.
2973318
Great translation from Kibler and Kay. They also give a lot of historical context and information surrounding the manuscripts.
2349279
This 'rephrased' version of Paul' letters from Galatians through Thessalonians is one of the very best translations. It is not a free paraphrase, but does expand and clarify the logical links so easily missed in the more traditional versions. The author's 'Lights' are very helpful - brief word studies or introductions to themes. I believe this series of translations would be of great value to someone approaching Paul's letters for the first time, and it surprises me that they are not very widely known and used. I found it strong, straightforward, clear, in approachable but not simplistic or idiosyncratic language.
2662100
I like the amplified version over other versions of the Bible because everything is explained in context.  If the verse refers to other scripture, that scripture referance appears right there in parenthesis. Word meanings and background info is also right there in the text.  This is the first translation I have read that prompted me to read through the whole Bible. I would recommend it to anyone who would like a more in-depth perspective or for someone having trouble reading more traditional text such as the KJV.
4488948
This is an excellent translation of the various known texts including some of the more recent archaeological finds.  Ames' preface also provides a valuable context for the writings - historical, cultural and philosophical.  His insights into the Chinese culture, both past and present, prepares the reader well for the subsequent translations.  The distinctions between western modes of thought, with their deep divisions between the physical and spiritual, are contrasted with the Chinese philosophy of continuous change within all extant things.  For them there is no dichotomy - everything is defined by their roles and the ability to understand reality and truth as it is.  Also, while I cannot read Chinese, it was cool to have the original writings provided for all the translations.  Even if you've read the translations before, this book provides an excellent update to a literary/philosophical classic.
1720618
Because I am a religion reporter, I have several versions of the Qur'an. This version was recommended to me by the director of one of those Christian-Muslim Relations organizations. I'm really impressed. Perfect use of notes -- which are given, as God intended, as true footnotes at the FOOT of each page. Lovely rhythm to the English translation, but also I have the sense (only by comparing my several English translations for any given verse) that it is also more wisely and sensitively accurate. It is now the one I will recommend to anyone else looking for a good version.
4137375
I love it. I'm no Greek and Hebrew expert but as much as I can tell the translation is great, the references are extremely helpful as well as the Hebrew and Greek dictionaries in the back.
4178125
This translation easly surpasses all others in print, even though scholars will still, I'm sure, refer to the AC Graham version (I will).  Ziporyn has translated into current American English with style and clarity while preserving enough of the Classical Chinese cast of the text to make this a translation for scholars as well as students.  I appreciate too how he has varied the translation of key terms with footnotes in romanized Chinese, so we can appreciate the dexterity of the translator's art as well as the one sustained Chinese term.  Especially valuable in this edition are the superb commentaries which give significant new insight into the passages, especially for me Guo Xiang, Wang Fuzhi, and Shi Deqing.  I used this text for the first time in a discussion class at Shimer College this past semester; our discussions reached a level of maturity and insight early in the course as great or greater than we achieved in a whole semester in other years.  Clearly, I recommend it highly!