The book is the Bible equivalent for all things bees.
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I have to say that this was the most fascinating information I've ever been introduced to on the subject of bees. It gives you the A, B, Czzz of all things bees. Although, I have always found bee-havior fascinating, there were details about the habits of bees I was not aware of before. For instance, they may arbitrarily leave the nest, or other bees may try to take over the hive.

If you don't know what the Buckfast, Starline or Midnight bees are, you'll find out in this book. Bees are big business, but you may be surprised to learn that you can start a bee hive for under $1,000. If you don't have the space for beekeeping, there are other options that could involve your neighbors, or even your entire community.

I learned a lot of new things about bees, like the Bee Year, bee enemies and pests, and illnesses that can harm bees. I loved the fact that you can raise honey bees naturally. One thing I would like to have seen is a real example of what a business case would look like to start a simple bee business. Only general basics and links were provided. The two bee-specific links only went to general beekeeping websites, instead of beekeeping business case examples. Other than that, I thought the book can definitely be used as the authority on bees, the Bible of Beekeeping!
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An absolute must for new beeks and those simply interested in one of nature's most wonderful creatures. The book covers everything from the history of domesticated bees to proper beekeeping techniques to harvesting honey and other products. The cover and full color illustrations are fantastic! This was the best gift I received all Christmas.
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A fantastic book that takes Biblical scripture, reads it word for word, and then fills in between the lines, explaining the history, culture, astrology, peoples, science, and politics of the time. Truly takes you to First Century Israel and opens the door, keeping intact the validity of the Bible's Nativity authors, Matthew and Luke. H.W. van der Vaart Smit explains everything in detail, having done an incredible amount of research. It makes the Bible come alive.
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Repeat a lie often enough and people will believe it even when you smack them over the head with the truth. It takes a special kind of fool to believe that the particular 66 (or 73 for the Catholics) books of the Bible just appeared inspired and in their final form to lead mankind for all ages. Like any ancient work, they have origins and it's refreshing to see someone look at the Bible as what it is: an organic outgrowth of even older religious ideas as well as multiple revisions to eliminate contradictions or censor unpopular notions (about 75% of the original books have been purged altogether and there isn't a single extant book in the modern Bible that has survived unaltered from its earliest forms).
Unless you simply enjoy having your comfortable beliefs unchallenged, this book is a great read. Further, this is the sort of factual information needed to combat the often overwhelming ignorance in the world.
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Hannah Nordhaus is an excellent writer.  She has managed to turn 266 pages about bees and beekeepers into an un-put-downable, exciting look at our country, our foods, our way of life - and the wonderful world of bees.  She introduces us to the feet on the ground, John Miller and his fellow beekeepers,  who make a system of pollinate and move on quickly work - so we can find what we want at our local market.

This is a book I would recommend to everyone who eats.
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Two major attractions illuminate The Wayfinding Bible which make it uniquely distinctive from other versions. First, the most obvious allure is that it is visually remarkable. Every one to three pages are equipped with graphs, charts, timelines, photographs, and much more - all in full color. The pages have a very slick, thin tissue or onion-type texture.

The other asset is the New Living Translation which is an original work from Tyndale since 1996. Stories, people, dialogues, descriptions, regulations, and chronology are all manifested in a very lucid manner. It is quite intriguing to read something you may have heard and read for years either with different or no understanding only to finally have it all coherent. This is collectively gratifying on an extreme level.

Each Book is headlined with brief insight into the associated content and its author. Followed by The Wayfinding options of the Fly Over, Direct and Scenic Routes, a section magnifies Jesus in every single Old and New Testament chapter. A timeline in the footer highlights specific events taking place in the said Book.

While maintaining traditional Scripture format with chapters, the censuses and genealogies are organized into columns for clarification. Gratefully, there are verse elaborations and cross-citations to other verses: a feature that appears to be lacking more and more in newer Bibles. Even the smallest Books (e.g., Philemon, 2 and 3 John, Jude) are enveloped with information and graphics.

To get a sense of this masterpiece there is a website dedicated to showcasing The Wayfiding Bible. It offers a downloadable eBook, discussion guides, and four pages of posters that comprise spectacular scenic route illustrations such as a blueprint of Noah's Ark, the Plagues and Egypt's deities, and a biblical calendar with a color wheel chart of the Hebrew months and festivals. Also included amongst the massive collage of graphics is a parallelism between the Book of Revelation and Old Testament Imagery. These printable posters are just a few replicas of the vibrant depictions in The Wayfinding Bible. They are incredibly brilliant for your study groups, church or home.

Despite the mediocre cover, it is simplistic enough to enjoy, plus it is delightful to see there are other selections now available.

Amidst the beautifully educational pictorials, there is one that would serve the most magnificent purpose were it not for its layout. In attempting to show the Prophecies of the Messiah the lines crisscrossing references from the Old Testament to the New Testament are absolutely unreadable and are unable to follow.

Moreover, utilizing the new Bible Mapping System is nothing extraordinary, but presumably it is not a bad idea and could take some acclimation if one is looking for  a fresh take on repetitious journeys through the Scriptures. Even though the traveling routes are this edition's trademark, they are in no way imposing let alone hinder this particular Bible. This little issue is so minute, however, especially in comparison to all of the other treasures within its content, that it rides into oblivion. It is no longer noticeable and gets lost except for the title on the cover.

I was going to (and still may) give this to a special someone. If this occurs, I will immediately be purchasing a duplicate for myself since it is my second favorite Bible to use after my personal New King James Version. For those who are keen to the New Living Translation, or perhaps unfamiliar, but curious: this is the best one out there in the market. If you know of someone who has strayed, is lost or merely interested in Judeo-Christianity, this is an excellent source for introduction. It is also an amazing guidebook to correct any confusion or intimidation resulting from misunderstood content.

This book was provided free for review by the publisher.
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I would recommend this book highly to anyone.  It is based on the bible but put into a story that is so good you won't want to put it down!  I purchased it in used condition and it was perfect and in like new condition.
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She simply thought of everything -- there's even a chart of bee tongue lengths!  Where else can you find something like that?  (In light of how comprehensive the book is, I'll just touch on a few of my favorite chapters.)
  Chapter 4 covers prairie plants and the insects that interact with them, chapter 5 covers woodland edge plants, and chapter 6 covers wetland edge plants.  Each plant gets between 2 and 4 pages.  The first page gives a description, cultural information, and a brief list of complementary plants.  The next 1-3 pages is devoted to insect interaction with the plant; not just pollinators of the plant, but insects that may prey on the pollinators, along with the various insects that may consume the foliage, flower buds, etc.  Another chapter lays out garden plans for various situations: woodland edge, boulevard, rain garden, even plans to attract specific bees!  I plan on having every plant she recommends for mason bees in my yard this year.  (Last year I didn't see hardly any bees, and later, I didn't get very many berries on my blueberry bushes.)  This chapter would also be really helpful to the garden design challenged.  :  )
  This book should be read by every science teacher, be on every landscaper's and nurseryman's desk, and on every gardener's bookshelf.  If it were, the bees and butterflies would soon be everywhere again!
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Wow!!! It has been a long time since I have been as blown away with a book as I am with The Bee Book. First, the brightly colored yellow is the perfect color for the book. This is not a wimpy book. It is filled with pages and pages of beautiful pictures as well as the most information you could imagine all about bees. I'm including a couple pictures so you can see the beautifully designed pages.

The chapters are broken into:
* An Amazing World of Bees - starts off with What is a Bee and this section ends with Reversing the Decline of Bees
* Attracting Bees - Awesome chapter that walks you though many different ways of attracting bees
* Caring for Bees - Great chapter geared toward someone thinking about getting into beekeeping
* Enjoying Bee Bounty - Many different things you can make with honey and beeswax

I highly recommend adding this book to your library. It is a wonderful resource that I will enjoy for a long time. It would also be terrific as a teaching tool for school aged children and teenagers.
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Christians believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative word of God, the Lord's revelation of His message for all mankind.  However, unlike other so-called "sacred books" of various world religions, the Bible is not just a vague philosophical treatise generically filled with pious platitudes.  It was written and set in a definite historical and geographical background, and the more we know about the history and geography of the Bible, the better we can understand it.  This practical, workbook-based Bible study is a good resource to consider for that purpose.  I have counted authors Bob and Sandra Waldron among my friends.  Sandra just recently passed away.  Before this book was published, I had heard Bob deliver a series of lectures about Bible history and geography on a number of occasions.
  The book has 52 lessons in which students will be engaged in learning about the geographical features and the roles they played in the histories of the various nations involved with the Holy Land.  The workbook is divided into two main parts. Part one consists of the first lesson as an introduction to discuss man as an intelligent being and the next seven lessons which give a brief look at all the Bible Lands. The rest of the lessons (lessons 9-52) correlate the Bible history and geography together, beginning with "The Book of Beginnings" in Genesis and continuing down to "The Close of the First Century" in the book of Revelation, with a concluding chapter of "Review of the Geography Study."  Every few lessons, there is a section of review questions with a total of eleven periodic review lessons. There are plenty of full color maps with corresponding blank maps for the student to fill in.  One of the outstanding highlights of this study is the three-lesson section called The Chart of the Kings.  It covers the entire period of the Divided Kingdom, which is generally one of the least understood sections of the Bible although it is about one-third of the story, in chart form which includes the placement of the appropriate prophets of the period and some secular history references, particularly as other nations interacted with Israel and Judah.
  After this work was published, I sat in Bible classes where it was used and used it myself in teaching a Bible class.  I also have used it to prepare a series of sermons on the subject of Bible history and geography.  In addition it would make a great Bible study curriculum for the homeschool, and we have used it as such for our older son's senior year.  The only other resource a student should need to complete this is a Bible, and the study can be done at whatever pace is best for the student.  Ferrell Jenkins, one of my teachers in college who wrote the foreword for this book, said, "History and Geography of the Bible Story is one of the best resources of its kind for individual and class study....The Waldrons have demonstrated an ability to take difficult material and make it both understandable and usable. The book can do several things for the user: (1) it will provide a complete survey of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation; (2) it will give one a good summary of the history of the nations involved in sacred history; (3) it will acquaint one with the geography of the Bible lands. The good maps add tremendously to the quality and usefulness of the book."  A companion CD has been produced by gospel preacher and homeschooling father Richie Thetford.
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This is a beautifully illustrated book completely devoted to honeybees.  Each drawing is accompanied by a poem that deals with a particular aspect of the honeybee's hive and life patterns.  At the bottom of each page, below the poem, a brief blurb provides a more direct and scientific explanation of the poem's content.  Some of the facts I remembered (Magic School Bus, anyone?), but plenty of it was new to me.

Highly recommended for kids interested in insects or poetry.
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Last year at the Florida State Beekeepers Association meeting in Monticello, Florida, attended by folks from over the United States, I had the privilege of meeting Dave Westervelt, a Florida State Apiary Inspector who shared with me a most remarkable book.  I was so impressed by the 5 minute conversation I had with him about it I went to W.W. Kelly's folks, the Priddys and bought the thing.  I'd have bought it from Amazon if it had not been available on-site.

Just now I'm finally getting it together to read it.  It's called The Buzz About Bees by Jurgen Tautz.  The 'U' in Jurgen has 2 dots over it.  I don't know what that's called in English and my German is nonexistent.

The book has some of the most remarkable photographs I have ever seen and I'm sure you'll agree if you see them for yourselves they will blow you away.  Helga Heilmann made photographs that are so incredible you'll feel as though you're inside the box without a veil!  Remarkable!  A truly accomplished photographer the envy of all us 'wannabes.'  :-D

In the book, a web site in Germany is given [...] and on it if you hunt around, you can find an English translation version in addition to the German.  These folks have live web cams on their site.  Have a look.  I'm sure you'll agree it's an awesome site and truly wonderful they are sharing it with the world, especially considering the world faces if our bees go the way of the dinosaur.

In short Dave was not exaggerating when he spoke of this book.  If you've ever read E.O. Wilson's work, Jurgen Tautz's is in the same spirit and continues in a wonderful evolutionary manner of its own.

Talk about radical ideas, Tautz puts forth some of the most compelling arguments for bees, viewed outside their phylogenetic schema and in an environmental paradigm, being on a par with mammals!  If humanity can listen and pay attention to guys like him and E.O. Wilson, the world will be a far better place.

This book is a must for anyone interested in bees or insects or nature!  5 Stars!  This book is well worth the purchase.  You'll gain so much from reading it.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Buzz-about-Bees-Biology-of-a-Superorganism/dp/3540787275/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism</a>
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The book of Amos said that there would be a day that there would be a famine for the Word of God. We are living in such a time. Many people who write the Christian books that grace the shelves of bookstores lack the most important reference, and that is the Bible.

"This is That" is not one of those books. Full of Biblical understanding, reference and study this book is a sure way to feed your soul. Kim Eady did a masterful job on retelling her family's story to receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Yet, this is not just a story, but a great biblical reference guide to the necessity of the Holy Ghost in a believer's life.

I hope that you buy this book, it's a worthy investment. But, do not only buy it, but read it and find the treasure that Kim and Jamie found.
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it is amazing to me that every item in this book can be referred back to the bible.  we must take heed and listen to the prophets regarding america's future, without God we have nothing. every item that has come to pass was foretold by the prophets of the old testament.  i cannot begin to reference all items in the book, it must be read to be believed. the harbinger by jonathan cahn.
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this version of the Bible is the same as a book we are reading as a church entitled Read the Bible in 90 days.
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No book has been more analyzed, discussed, taken apart and put back together then the collection of sacred texts that make up the Bible. Believed by Christians to be divinely inspired, the Bible has wide interpretations as to the meanings of many of its teachings.

Maybe I DO Want to Read this Book is one man's love letter to the Holy Book. Paul Kasch is a self-confessed "regular guy" with "a passion for Bible study" not a minister or a Bible scholar but his passion and love of the Bible's sacred messages clearly shine through. Putting some of the Bible's most famous passages in plain language, Kasch tries to bring their timeless messages to a modern audience.

If your intention is to understand the Bible by having some of it's more memorable stories re-told in plain English, and you don't mind the asides and opinions of the author (and there are many), then this book is for you. Maybe I DO Want to Read this Book is meant to be simplistic, but is sometimes too much so. Those trying to find a deeper understanding of the Bible will be disappointed.

I was provided a copy of the book by BTS eMag for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review - all conclusions are my own responsibility.
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In this wonderful little book the author Stan Guthrie shares some of the Bibles most important prophecies in a clear and engaging manner. True to its title the book looks at 60 of the Bibles most treasured prophecies in a concise manner. Despite this the reader still gets a true sense of beauty and depth of these prophetic texts.

Ive had a love of Bible prophecy for over twenty five years and I can honestly say this book is a wonderful read full of great insights. It is always a pleasure to see the subject of Bible prophecy through the eyes of another believer and this book was no exception.

On a bit of a more critical note, in my opinion Mr. Guthries explanation of Daniel 9 and the starting date for the 70 Weeks prophecy is a little bit lacking. Starting the prophecy from 458 BC based upon Ezra 7 creates a bit of an interpretation problem because Ezra 7 provides no date for the command of the Persian Artaxerxes.  A prophecy as important as Daniel 9 must be established upon a solid Biblical foundation.

Additionally the word command in Daniel 9:25 comes from the Hebrew dabar and simply means word. Dabar is Biblical record is predominately used to refer to the word of YHWH. In Daniel 9 dabar is used several other times and in each case it refers to the word of YHWH. In the context of the Second Temple era the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem (in my opinion) best describes the word of YHWH as given in Haggai 1, Zechariah 1 and witnessed by Ezra 6.

One other minor note: In location 603 on my Kindle Mr. Guthrie makes the following quote: Under Cyrus, the  temple was rebuilt, but those who had been around to see Solomons temple wept when they saw the new, much smaller version (see Ezra 3: 1-13).
This passage in Ezra 3 refers not to the complete temple but the laying of the foundation stones. The temple was not completed during the reign of Cyrus, but nearly 20 years later during the reign of Darius the Great Artaxerxes in his 6th year.

In summary this was a wonderful book I would recommend to anyone interested in the subject of Bible prophecy. In reading this book I gained a new appreciation for the many wonderful prophecies found in the Bible.