Cure

I'm one who has read quite a bit into the Lordship Salvation debate. This debate really is about the gospel and thus it is a very important subject!

This book edited by Horton is definitely a must-read for those who want to explore into this debate. I've been blessed by some articles in modern Reformation (the magazine that Horton edits) which has made me seen the debate in a new light. The magazine articles and this book has also made me changed my thinking from a pro-Lordship, MacArthur/Walter Chantry style, to a more balanced but yet confused (!!) person.

Two complains about this book. Firstly, I think Horton is quite unfair towards Hodges. Though Horton remains one of my favourite authors, I didn't really like the treatment of Hodges in this book.

Secondly, because of the varied nature of the book and the different views of the different authors, there was a lack in unity overall.

But the book is refreshing in that it approaches the subject from a historical view - from the Reformation.

I liked Horton's criticism of MacArthur's teachings - not because i like to see criticism, but because i thought through the criticisms the issues were made clearer. I'm not sure MacArthur has changed totally because of this book, though I know he has changed his views a bit.

Rick Ritche's chapter on "The Law According to Jesus" was enlightening and it provided a very lutheran view on the law-gospel. This view contradicted many a pro-Lordship's view on the "Rich Young Ruler" passage - a passage that many pro-Lordship advocates use to defend their view.

Horton's "Christ Crucified between Two thieves" provided a insightful look into these same issues which occured in Church history.

Riddlebarger's "What is Faith?" chapter is good in that it clarified what faith is - not repentance, but knowledge, assent and trust alone!

And Rosenbladt's chapter on "Christ died for the sins of Christians, too" gave a good Lutheran end to this issue - the importance of realising that Christ's death and His benefits are always there for the Christian.

Once again, a must reading for those into this debate.

Christ the Lord edited by Mike Horton brings sanity and sound biblical doctrine to the controversy over the so-called "free grace" and "lordship" view of salvation. Horton et all reveal the weakness in both of these views in a very fair and precise manner. They wisely bring the light of Church history into the discussion since this controversy has already been dealt with in the history of the church. The authors of this book very persuasively put forth their argument that whereas salvation is God's sovereign free gift bestowed on His Church not depending upon man, it always results in good works. The error of "free grace" is that justification is divorced from the doctrine of good works while the error of "lordship" is that justification is confused with good works. IN other words, justification is always followed by sanctification; justification and sanctification are inseparable but distinct. Horton et al have indeed answered this "controversy" so succinctly and conclusively, it should come as no surprise that MacArther has modified his "lordship" view to be in concord with this book.

In this text, Mike Horton has assembled the best in the Reformed tradition to responded to the so-called "Lord-ship" Controversy. This must reading for anyone wanting to understand the debate, it's historical precedence, and what it means to be a justified sinner. Horton has done the church a huge service. Semper Reformanda

Did you know that you can stop sunburn pain by adding Cheerios to your bathwater (please don't recycle!)? Also, stop a shaving nick or canker sore in it's tracks with Alum (a spice by McCormick). These and other bizzare but useful tips can be found in this new book by Joey Green, author of "Polish Your Furniture With Panty Hose" and "Clean Your Clothes with Cheez Whiz". Learn how, in a pinch, you can shave with Jif peanut butter, or use a credit card to scrape your tongue when out in public and plagued with hallitosis. Gatorade can cure a headache? You bet. Then, there are some no-brainers in here (e.g. use a Q-Tip as a substitute eye shadow applicator, shrink a zit with toothpaste- all us 80's girls know this one! But, I had no idea toothpaste could reduce redness and speed the healing of a hickey!)If you love waterproof mascara, but hate removing it, simply keep Johnson's baby Shampoo on hand and remove mascara with a small amount of it on a cottonball. This book also has "Strange Facts" at the end of each chapter; did you know Abe Lincoln's Mother died from drinking the milk of a cow that ate poisonous mushrooms? The phrase "cold shoulder" originated in the Middle Ages when Europeans fed unwanted guests leftover beef shoulder to get them to leave. If for no other reason, get this book and find out how using McCormick food coloring can help you clean your teeth better. A fun book, great to give as a gift.

I had seen an ad about this book with some of the remedies listed. I went and bought it just to see what I could find in there. As I started reading it, I saw ones my MOM used.

Say you're cooking and some grease gets on you, try Colgate toothpaste(regular). Canada Dry Ginger Ale is great for upset stomach (generic brand works just as well) for clearing up congestion. There were quite a few old family remedies in this book that I've used before. The author also lists interesting facts about the companies whose products he lists. He also explains in many of the remedies why they work.

The book is really helpful, but don't feel you can only use the brand names he lists. For example, the one about using Canada Dry Ginger Ale - I've used generic brands for years and you will get the same result. The Colgate one - I've used gel types and that works too. I'll probably be going through this book again and again. It's a nice reference for the price :)

Joey Green has written several books detailing the most commonplace items in your kitchen, garden, and so forth that you can use for remedies in you health, home repair, and so forth. This book, along the same genre, is not exception. Many of us don't realize what powerful chemicals already lie in many household goods that we possess. This book details some of the most commonplace items such as soap, cooking oil, and other things to repair and restore household items such scratched wooden tables, Milk of Magnesia for acne, etc. Kudos to Joey Green for this book.

This book provides a very concise but complete discussion of the accomplishments, unfulfilled promises, and problems of managed care. This summary is useful for health policymakers and others especially interested in the subject but is written to be accessible to non-experts. The authors outline several public and private sector policy changes they believe are needed to make managed care more effective and acceptable. The book's strengths are its balanced view of managed care's pros and cons and its identification of often-ignored trade-off between preferences (particularly consumer preferences for unlimited choice of doctors and medical services) and the desire (on the part of employers and government, which pay most of the bill) to control medical care spending. This book should be required reading for everyone participating in public discussion of health care regulation and "reform."

Excellent, thoughtful, and concise analysis of what works and what doesn't in managed care - and why. The authors make a significant, highly practical contribution to the study - and improvement - of managed health care. Highly recommended for anyone wanting a sound, balanced grounding in the subject. Would be an excellent book for graduate courses in managed care.

In lively, concise chapters, Zelman and Berenson explain why and how managed care came about, what it is, what its problems are, and how they propose to solve them. My class loved the book. I was impressed by their judgment in highlighting just the right details from a vast history to carry their argument. I also was impressed by their honesty; they are keen on managed care but are candid about its failure to realize its potential for improving quality. Their concluding recommendations are fine, but the trends in the industry which they identify are blocking the changes they would like to see. Is managed care its own worst enemy?

Excellent book in understanding what vitamins, minerals and other health benefits that common and not so common foods provide. Very informative in helping you improve your diet to reduce the effects of your own current health issues from high blood pressure, to cancer to yeast infections and to simply impove your body's functioning.

The advice is this book is as informative as it is enlightening. It is my trusted reference for informatiion on the healing/nutritional powers of anything from avocados to ginger, kale to mangoes, nori to tomatoes. Research findings, suggested recipes, and really good writing make this book an excellent buy -- and a true life saver!

I have had this book for several years. Some helpful remedies include treating and preventing the Flu. It states that VITAMEN C, GARLIC, TEA AND HOME-MADE CHICK NOODLE SOUP HELP WITH the FLU. I've personally tried the Garlic, and it gets rid of a sore throat almost immediately after eating it. I found out that it has to be fresh garlic, not minced and not flavored with, like powder or salt. I usually eat some garlic pods in my potato soup or fried potatoes when I notice a cold or the flu coming on. Usually the garlic shortens the duration of which the cold would have lasted on anyone else. Like most people will get a cold for 2 weeks, I might have it for 3 days. Also B6 relieves carpal tunnel, migraines, and stress.

It gives not only the name of the vitamin and what it relieves but it also gives the sources of foods that this vitamin is in like VITAMEN E is in asparagus,barley,cherries,nuts and wheat.

As far as KIDNEY STONES which I still had pain after I had them. This book tells you what triggers the pain...which is very nice to know. Stay away from oxalate rich foods-black tea-chocolate-nuts-spinach-strawberries. I've found that Spinach really makes my kidneys hurt and I can only eat it if I drink lots of water with it-to dilute the potency of the oxalates.

This book lists just about every disease or symptom that I can think of. ARTHRITIS-ASTHMA-BLOOD PRESSURE-CANCER-COLDS-CRAMPS-DEPRESSION-DIABETES-EAR INFECTIONS-FATIGUE-GALLSTONES-HEADACHES-HEART DISEASE-INSOMIA-MACULAR DEGENERATION-MENOPAUSE-MIGRANES-OSTEOPOROSIS-ULCERS-URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS-YEAST INFECTIONS-
....................JUST to name a few.

Excellent Resource - I think every book shelf deserves this book!

Although a bit wordy, Dr. Cutler's book is an necessity for anyone with allergies or immune disorders, especially those undergoing NAET accupuncture therapy. Dr. Cutler supplies numerous case studies, many examples far more severe than the person who reads the book, but helpful when assessing one's condition and also fairly interesting. I have found the book to be an excellent guide when following the protocol for clearing one's self of food allergies along with NAET accupuncture. I also recommend this book to someone who is interested in alternative medicine, or to the person who is considering accupuncture but is timid of undergoing treatment without research beforehand.

This book will change your life for the better and your health will never be the same. This book impowered me to eliminate my own allergies and those of friends and family permanately. The author explains in her book by using simple spinal stimulation we can reprogram our immune system to longer react to substances we are treating (dust, mold, foods, etc.).

A highly intelligent overview of many illness that are directly or indirectly connected to allergies. What struck me most was the way the author shows a truly deep understanding of the complex causes of each illness and yet offers meaningful treatment options. It should be noted that the book is primarily intended as an introduction (though it goes further than any introduction) to using NAET - a particular type of allergy desensitisation. NAET is quite revolutionary in its approach and the combination of insight into disease and intelligent treatment options makes this book a winner for anyone with immune disorders. So much more sophisticated (though easy to understand) than the vast majority of books on immune disorders/allergies out there.

Either I'm crazy, or other people are writing reviews on the wrong books.

The Cure: Wild Mood Swings is a companion piece to the 1996 Cure album release, Wild Mood Swings. There are no stories, no jokes, not even any pictures beyond the front and back covers. This is merely an arrangement of the songs from the album for voice, piano, and guitar.

If you are a Cure fan, you will like this even if you don't play guitar or piano...just because it is The Cure. If you want a book discussing the band during the creation of a particular album, this is definitely not for you. You would be better off finding The Making of Disintegration (I hope I have the title correct) or Ten Imaginary Years.

Here's a little hint for you...something I learned the hard way: If the title of the book is little more than the title of one of their albums, it is probably little more than a songbook.

This book was very helpful in many ways. It discussed the ups and downs of touring life. Included a full biography of the band and listed all albums. A great book for a new fan or a life long fan.

The basic writing style and simplistic plot in this small to medium sized book was perfect for my two children, ages 5 and 9, to comprehend. My youngest one, Peabody, would love a Jimmy Streets talking doll! I hope there is an illustrated version of this book on the way.

If you enjoy medical mysteries, then you should give this one a try. Woody Tanger has fashioned a tale that moves crisply and holds the reader's interest. This is an author waiting to be discovered, and surely he will be.

I'll never be able to be comfortable in a relationship or on a date again. . . nor will I ever look at fresh squeezed juice the same way. Where is Det. Street when I need him?

Good God, when I consider the melancholy fate of so many of botany's votaries, I am tempted to ask whether men are in their right mind
who so desperately risk life and everything else through the love of collecting plants.
-Carolus Linnaeus, Glory of the Scientist

If you've ever read James Clavell's great novel, Tai-Pan--and if you haven't, shame on you--you'll recall that when Dirk Struan's beloved Chinese mistress, May-may, comes down with malaria, the proud Protestant trader is forced to go hat in hands to the Catholic bishop to secure a cure for her : cinchona bark. As Clavell renders the tale, only the Catholics, thanks to the presence of their missionaries in South America have access and no the secrets of this marvelous remedy.

Well, comes now Mark Honigsbaum to reveal the remarkable true story behind cinchona bark, of its discovery, of the realization that the quinine that can be derived from the bark can cure malaria (though certain trees produce more quinine), of the attempts of the natives to maintain a monopoly on it, and of the colonial adventurers who set out to steal it from them. The bulk of the book is taken up with exciting expeditions into the Andes in search of the bark, led by men like Richard Spruce, Charles Ledger, and Clements Markham. But these stories eventually begin to run together and as they pile atop one another the feats performed no longer seem so remarkable. The author also has something of an axe to grind, referring to the eventual illicit exportation of the cinchona trees to Java and India which broke the South American monopoly as one of history's greatest robberies. this has the unfortunate effect of making the heroes of the book come across simultaneously as villains. Moreover, it seems a debatable point whether the "robbery" was justified, since the original bark exporters proved unable to meet demand and since for those with malaria access to the medicine it produces can be a matter of life and death.

Even today malaria still kills as many from one and a half to three million people a year and Mr. Honigsbaum ends with a section on the current science and the ongoing search for a cure. One of the more promising lines of research appears to involve a DNA vaccine, taking DNA from the mosquito-born parasite that causes malaria and injecting it into muscle in order to get the immune system to produce T cells that will attack the parasite when it appears in the body. this is all interesting enough, but has the feel of having been tacked on to flesh out the book.

Ultimately this seems a case where less would have been better. For instance, had Mr. Honigsbaum just told the story of one of the cinchona hunters. Or perhaps he might have gone the historical novel route and combined some of the characters. As it stands, while much of the background on malaria is fascinating and the various searches for cinchona are exciting, the narrative ends up being a bit too diffused. One never really has a sense that the author had a necessary end point he was trying to reach, and so he seems to be meandering. Some of the meanders prove worthwhile in their own rights, but the attention does begin to wander. It's a book worth reading but it's frustrating in that one suspects a better book lurks within.

GRADE : C+

"The Fever Trail" is a remarkable tale of the quest for a cure for malaria. Unfortunately the early and hard won triumphs of quinine have been somewhat short lived. Now malaria threatens us again throughout the warmer parts of the planet, but the quinine story is none the less riveting for that. Quinine is no longer the preferred treatment for the disease, but it made exploration of the tropics by Europeans possible, as well as making parts of Europe and North America more habitable. The difficulties and missteps involved in the development of quinine are echoed in just about every drug, food or other product that we now take for granted. Such items as honey, sugar, antibiotics, nuclear power, crop varieties, domestic animals, plastics, computers, etc., each have their own stories and at least some of these need to be more emphasized to make us all less complacent. The message is that knowledge is often hard won and needs to be respected. It can also (as in nuclear power) be a double-edged sword.

While the author often rambles, I did not find this too much of a distraction. Instead I was (as I say above) impressed by how human perseverance and even deviousness had managed to overcome huge obstacles to deliver the miracle drug quinine to the outside world. This part of the malaria story has been seldom told in a popular book until now and "The Fever Trail" is very noteworthy for this reason.

The later chapters cover discovery of the malarial parasite, the modern era of anti-malarial drugs, and the attempts to develop a vaccine, parts of the malaria story that several other authors have dealt with as well. The complexities of developing a vaccine are now more appreciated than they were when various researchers started working on the problem and made unsubstantiated and very rosy predictions which proved overblown. Malaria still threatens us and the long battle with this "tropical" disease is far from over. If nothing else, Mark Honigsbaum has reminded of this.

Malaria is still with us and getting worse. The story of the complicated, centuries-long battle against the disease that kills about a million people a year in Africa alone is well told in _The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria_ by Mark Honigsbaum. It is a story of astonishing human hardship in the effort (not always inspired by riches) to get understanding and control of the disease, but it is sadly clear by the end of the tale that despite the optimism of individual researchers, the tiny parasites borne by mosquitoes all over the world are simply too complicated for us to control any time soon.

Much of the effort to cure malaria was sparked as Europeans spread over the world and found their lives in jeopardy from it. The Jesuits learned (perhaps from the Indians) about the bark from the cinchona tree, and the church recommended its use. Physicians in northern Europe, however, were deeply suspicious of such a papist and Jesuitical drug; Cromwell, according to legend, refused the "Popish remedy," and died. Even-tually the efficacy of the drug triumphed over religious bigotry. Much of The Fever Trail has to do with the nineteenth century race to steal specimens and get them to plantations owned by Europeans. In particu-lar, the efforts of three Englishmen, who in independent efforts, suffered unbelievable deprivations on the trail which are well described here. Strangely, the British efforts amounted to little. The Dutch bought seeds for £20 from one of the explorers, and they happened to be the very best specimens. They went to Java, grown in scientifically designed plantations, and the Dutch cornered the market on quinine.

If quinine were a real cure, malaria might now be as dead as smallpox. However, the parasite that causes the disease has a complicated life cycle within mosquitoes and humans, and is not so easily banished. It has become resistant to quinine and the other antimalarial drugs derived from quinine. The attempt by the World Health Organization to use DDT to blitz the mosquito forever from the Earth was a failure that showed just how resourceful evolution could be in making mosquitoes resistant as well. What is needed is a foolproof vaccine, but although we have vaccines against various viral illnesses, no one has been able to invent one that works against a parasite. The attempts to develop a vaccine, the complicated finances of making drugs that can be used in impoverished countries, and the advantages of the mosquito net (whose inventor, David Livingstone said, deserved a statue in Westminster Abbey) are all covered in a fascinating book that reads like dispatches from a long, losing war. With the prospect of global warming extending the reach of the mosquitoes, it may be that the worst of the war is yet to come.

There seem to be a lot of these semi-bizarre "how-to" books being published these days. Maybe they're a spinoff of reality TV. Like most, this one is a mix of genuinely interesting information ("How to hire a contractor" is good, as is "How to conduct like Toscanini"), misguided or inadequately informed recommendations ("How to make great grilled chicken" is simply a recipe for beer can chicken, which isn't at all the same thing), and tongue-in-cheek throwaways. (Under "How to become a billionaire," you find J. Paul Getty's line: "Rise early. Work late. Strike oil." Droll, but not useful.) Some sections are much longer than others, and some rate a "DUH" -- the paragraph on "How to improve your public speaking," for instance, is simply a recommendation for Toastmasters International. And "How to ace an interview" assumes you're an executive (or new B-school grad) trying out for a standardized corporate position, with very little relevancy for those of us in civil service or academia, to say nothing of applicants at Microsoft. "How to train a basset hound" is obviously a humorous paean to the author's pet, drawings of whose mug are scattered throughout the book. But the essay I personally found most informative? "How to select a single malt scotch."

The author clearly did a great deal of research on a broad array of interesting topics. The trenchant and witty manner in which the book is written makes for a decidedly compelling read.

In addition to the standard reference sources, the author also includes many websites for those who wish to obtain additional information on the topics covered.

In sum, I recommend highly this book and hope that the author writes another of this genre. Bravo!

I just received this book as a gift, and it is great. More concise, more informative, and more amusing than any
"For Dummies" title--I highly recommend it. In a short space, the book covers a wide array of topics.

The author clearly has spent a lot time doing serious research for a less-than-serious book. This short reference guide would make a great gift.

Contains many good ideas about foods and the possible benefits they might have.

The information is presented to the reader in a fashion that makes it feel like numerous advertisements for different cures.

This book is sort of a compilation of natural remedies taken from other similar books, with their permission of course, such as Secrets of The Chineese Herbalists, Miracle Medicine Foods, Miracle Medicine Herbs and a number of others, including some by John Heinerman. So you're getting a lot of great information from many books with out having to buy them all. Included are references to scientific studies when appropriate, written in an easy to understand style, when remedies are discussed along with many personal testimonials, which I always enjoy reading. Many if not all of the foods and herbs discussed are indeed mentioned in the Bible with numerous scriptures given where they are. There is an excellent index in the back which can be used to look up a condition and see what foods, herbs etc. can be beneficial for it or you can look up a food or herb and see a list of conditions they can be used for. This is very handy. A whole host of conditions are covered from arthrits, cancer, high blood pressure/cholestrol, ulcers, infections and many more too numerous to mention. If you are in to natural remedies this book belongs in your library.

Many of us have concluded that modern medicine doesn't alway have the best (or only) answers to life problems. For those of you who are looking for something better, this book may be the answer.

This book covers a wealth of information about diseases and what foods or herbs can help to heal people. It relates true cases where the natural remedies have been used successfully as well as the concerns held by the current system of medicine. Especially of interest to me are the cases of complete healing from terminal cancer as I have used herbs, etc in my own cancer treatment.

This book will make you want to do what you can to "feel better". It is exciting--especially if you are sick and the alternatives are not appealing! It will tell you how to obtain and use the foods or herbs to your advantage. When man is at the bottom of the barrel, we often look to what God has planned for us. This book may save you a lot of money and pain. Get it and read it!