Continues to come to mind months later
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I read this several months ago and parts of it continue to come back to mind. Some deep and thoughtful reflections on the manifestations of love and family.
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This series stays in your mind. I found myslef thinking about the story and the issues for several days afterwards.
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My brother continues to grow. This just shows you should never give up on anyone. It amazing the people God uses to do His will. It's not too late until it's too late. It will be pleasure worshipping our Creator at home when we done here. Well wishes!
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As a big Dean Koontz fan, I was initially a bit surprised that he had returned to his scifi era of alien destruction.  I was a bit disappointed at first, but this ended up being an excellent read.  It's been over a year since I read this, but I still think about it at times.  Questions like, "What would happen next?" or "What would I do?",  keep cropping up.  I can understand the mixed reviews on this one, but I would highly recommend it.
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Sadly things like this STILL continue to happen more than those who have not been abused want to believe.  Victimizing the victim further is all too common as well.  A horrific story, there is a Hugh continuum of abuse that goes on.  The toll is staggering, though we still succeed in many ways, the memories haunt you forever.  God bless this survivor and all others
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Months later, I am still thinking about this book. While Defending Jacob was easy to read, it is difficult to get it out of my mind.
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Interesting ideas, but I'm still thinking about them.  Some of them seem a little beyond me and my concept of reality.  But I do find myself asking these questions as I go about my day and become aware of my thoughts.
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This is a novel which has really stuck in my mind. I thought about it constantly when I was reading it and for a number of weeks afterwards. I still refer to it when reading other post singularity or AI type novels. Some of the concepts really made me think, especially when the characters spawned multiple versions of themselves. We may be a few years away from being able to have our consciousness uploaded, but it does seem to be inevitable that this will be technically possible. Post Human really throws up some scenarios to ponder over.
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When I finished this latest re-read of Mythologies I was initially struck by how funny it was. This was something of a big realization for me, stemming from a memory of burning brain cells with a furrowed brow, trying to understand what he was saying and being almost afraid to enjoy it. So there's one of the consolations for growing older for you-- I'm getting confident enough to really enjoy Barthes.

I'm not saying that I fully understand him yet. I'm not sure that I ever will. I think that "Myth Today"(the book's final and most central essay) still remains fairly firmly out of reach. But it's true that each time I re-read Barthes, I get something more out of it-- I manage to scale heights that I didn't think I would ever get to the last time around.

Isn't it the mark of a brilliant book that it grows with you?

Particularly recommended this time are the essays "Soap Powders and Detergents" and "Operation Margarine".
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I read the ebook and listened to the audio companion.  Even after several months have gone by, I still remember specific quotes and ideas from this book that are impacting my everyday life.  There aren't many books I can say that about.  Beautiful work, Sarah!
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Will read again many times, to continue to remind myself what half of my journey I'm in. Sometimes we need reminded by others.
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The fine folks at "At-A-Glance" have been churning out all manner of daily/weekly/monthly planners for as long as most of us have been alive, I would think.  Whatever your manner of planning ahead might be, they've got you covered.  And they're still going strong, it seems, despite the rise in "there's an app for that" thinking.

I like to look at one month at a time, and this planner gives me exactly that: One month spread across two 8x10 pages, with room for additional notes.  The pages are a bit thin (not the best when you like to use a pencil and erase a lot), and there are a lot more pages than you might think for a "12 month planner".  That's because they've given you a 13th month (Jan. '17) just for yuks, as well as the rest of the next year spread out over another couple of pages, plus many more blank pages for "Contacts" and "Notes", additional pages with when each holiday will be for the next 3 years or so, and other odds-and-ends.  An attached flexible strap can be used to hold the book together as you begin, presumably, to stuff it full of additional scraps of paper (?), and the whole thing is protected by a fancy-stock black cover, with embossed lettering.

It remains to be seen, of course, how well this thing will withstand the treatment I'm capable of giving my planners through the year!

If you are looking for a monthly planner for 2016, you could do much worse than this one from the At-A-Glance folks.
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Left me thinking that God is nearer,yet greater than we even realize.  Shed some light on His universal appeal.  I'm a person of a few words, and Amazon keeps wanting more.
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While I'm about 70% finished, it is clear that the dashing hero finally starts to struggle with his conscience. Having been stationed over there, I always thought that people became so brain-washed, they submitted totally to the charismatic Adolf and believed whatever he told them.

Have been thinking about the Sandusky child abuse tragedy for months, and in the context of the way the German people accepted Nazi principles. Individuals were simply shunned (or exterminated) if the questioned the Reich.

Yet, when one looks at the Catholic Church scandals, and the  Penn State issues, we really see the same thing. People are so indoctrinated by such as protecting the church, and protecting Penn State, and they have so much invested, and believe so much in the greater good of the cherished institution, they are willing to look the other way when they see something abhorrent, almost subliminally, because of the greater good of saying nothing. In some cases, saying something in that culture is akin to being a whistle blower, and one puts their very life in danger. What if the local authorities don't follow through, and come back to quite the source? Yet I believe it isn't the threat of retaliation, but the total commitment and belief in the institution that makes it unthinkable to 'see' that the damage to a few really is of greater consequence than the that institution (be it the Nazis theology, the Church, or Penn State).

Point is that Patriot Acts presents some very deep soul-searching and a glimpse of Nazi thinking, and especially self examination after the war started turning south for Germany. I believe some of the same psychologies are at play in the case of Sandusky and PSU. When news commentators ask, "...why didn't you do more?""" , they don't appear to understand how the magnitude of the institution is all-encompassing and all-imposing to those under the respective spells. I suspect many would nearly die for good ole PSU, just like the Reich...

Anyway, I am enjoying the book and a peak at the entire psychology of the Waffen SS officer as the war winds down and he enters his Rennassaince.
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This is a great series. It is amazing that the theme of this series has come to be years later...it makes you think.
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10-2-17 Seen for 2nd time?  Maybe 3rd but it's been a long time, and glad am I that I waited.  Quite the tale.  And every speck of it beautifully manifest.  This is ancient wisdom, kiddies -- it's about what's afoot in each nervous system.  Think about it.
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Read this book several months ago and forgot to give review.  Many of the books I read are forgotten shortly after I have read them, but this one has stuck with me.  I remember having a discussion with someone recently about the Jews and their treatment by the Nazis and this book came to mind in regards to blonde haired and blue eyed children that were wanted and therefore spared from the death camps.