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I like the Life Application Bible a lot when it comes to studying the Bible and having a prayer time. The explanations (which can take up half the page) are very helpful. Keeps me from having to use a reference or look things up in the Web. Not necessarily a Bible to take to church, but you may. It's just kinda big and heavy for use all the time.

The NIV Life Application Study Bible is great BUT I've definitely appreciated upgrading to get the BEST one, which is the exact same on the inside as this product but has a genuine leather cover (rather than bonded leather) AND indexed thumb tabs to make finding the books of the Bible easier. This 'best' one is available here on Amazon for just a few dollars more -- find it, and my full review, at: NIV Life Application® Study Bible (New International Version).

I am very favorably impressed with this study bible. I am far from a theologian and find it to be most helpful in my struggle for understanding. At the same time, I believe it would be a worthwhile reference for someone much advanced in the study.

This Bible is everything I have been looking for. The top grain leather is superb. The Life Application study notes and all the helps are outstanding. This would make a perfect bible for a Sunday School teacher, or anyone who wants to better understand God's word. The NIV is in my opinion one of the finest translations available. One note of caution: This is a BIG bible.

I sold Bibles for a couple years and this was the best. The commentary is wonderful as well as the profiles and maps. I give it as a gift every chance I get and it is always very well received. This Bible really helps to break down some of the more confusing passages and put them into terms that we can understand today. You wont be disappointed.

Whatever your opinion of the leather life style, this book will be an assist in understanding it. Witty and accurate, Davolt does what ever writer is told to do: Write about what you know. He does and eloquently. This is a subculture that is wider than may be thought and one of the more prominent in the gay community.

Beyond that, it's a text book on how to run committees, events and contests. That he focuses on leather does not hinder his advice from being very applicable to every confused organizer everywhere. If only for his suggestions on how to fire volunteers, it's worth the cost. His dissection of what can-and probably will-go wrong and how to avoid the myriad pitfalls is spot on.

The leather community should welcome this as a sorting out of the various factions within their ranks and the general community will welcome it as a bridge between what they've, perhaps erroneously perceived, and reality.

Robert Davolt may be a crank, but he's my kind of crank. That Davolt's a sharp wit with as much affection as bite, and you'll find plenty to like.

In "Painfully Obvious," Davolt gathers 40 essays and runs the topical gamut from why leather matters to how to be a better citizen while still wearing cowhide. While Davolt's credentials are obvious (he turned the lights out at the legendary Drummer Magazine), it is his knowledge of history and literature outside the leather world that make this a better than average read. In fact, one of the best columns of the book is Davolt articulating his thoughts on the demise of Drummer, with thoughtfulness and nary a trace of bitterness.

A couple words of warning. If you're looking for hard handed reading, this is NOT a book of fiction. "Painfully Obvious" certainly is preaching to the perverted, and I suspect some of the essays may be tough going for the uninitiated. The number of Davolt's essays on contests is a little top-heavy, but for good reason: his background in the contest world, putting them on and competing in a couple for the better part of a decade. If you already know a little about the community and its participants (or way too much for your own good), "Painfully Obvious" will achieve one of Davolt's stated goals: it will make you smile.

Sadly, we lost Robert to Cancer in the Spring of 2005.

Painfully Obvious is a priceless collection of life experiences. Each essay helps to broaden our perspective of what it means to be a Leatherman. With his off the cuff humor and insight he has managed reach us all at a personal level. Even though you know you should not take his words to seriously secretly you can't help but not to.

Great resource filled with common sense information about the dos and don'ts about being a member of the gay subculture known as the leather community. Robert has a way of critiqing the leather community and the ways and mores and yet not criticizing (at least, not too harshly) but still staying true to the relationships with the people that he is inherantly talking about. As someone who has an idea of the various situations of which he speaks I'm amazed and disarmed by his tact, his font of information and yet his brutal honesty.

This is definitely a book for those people who are interested in what goes on with gay leather men but don't want to wade through an esoteric tome that reduces human sexuality to theory and endless analysis. The tone is direct, factual, funny and warm.

Bravo!

An uproariously true to life take on the leather scene, with equal doses of cynicism, humor and heart. Akin to what would come out if you ran the Marquis De Sade and Erma Bombeck through a meat grinder. LOVED IT!

This would be a great gift for someone looking for a new Bible. If you don't feel the need for 40% of your Bible to be study notes but don't want just straight text this one's for you. Of my many Bibles, this one's my favorite.

This would be a great gift for someone looking for a new Bible. If you don't feel the need for 40% of your Bible to be study notes but don't want just straight text this one's for you. Of my many Bibles, this one's my favorite.

This is without a doubt the best Bible I've ever owned! I discovered the New Living Translation a few months ago and it's amazing how much it's fed my faith. Recently I've been looking for a good study Bible in the New Living Translation. I was searching Amazon.com and found this one. I love it! The problem I've encounterd with most study Bibles is that most of the study notes aren't necessary. They have way too many! This Bible makes good use of the life applications is does use and also includes personality profiles of favorite Bible characters. Out of all the Bibles I own, this one is definetely my favorite!

you have to read this book...it contains many insights among other things..plus it's the word of God

I have loved reading this translation of the Bible. It has brought me closer to the Lord because it seems as if He speaks to me clearly through the text.

It is important to note that this is a TRANSLATION and not a PARAPHRASE of the Bible. It attempts to convey the meaning of the original texts to the reader. The translators have done well to create the same impact the scripture had to it's original readers by translating entire thoughts into everyday English.

I have received a great benefit from this translation of the Word of God, and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone interested in reading the Bible.

When I first read this book, I didn't have much experience in life and had a very short memory. As I grew in experience I realized that many of the positive changes in my thinking were seeded by ideas I gained reading this when I was relatively barren emotionally and intellectually. The person I was when I first read this book is now but a memory. But the amount and the kind of guidance I got along the way or continue to get from various sources is regulated by my own readiness to understand and eventually accept. I credit this work for giving me a place to start.

I read this book back when I was 18 and besides all its other values, I was completely cured of procrastination after reading it!

I recommend this book on finding your identity and strengthening it. Very interesting the chapter about healthy separateness in marriage!The Art of Loving

Read this book as it has the ability to allow you to transform your life.

Dr. Peck's landmark book "The Road Less Travelled" is a well-used book in our home library. With an open mind and the desire to help oneself, this
book is of enormous assistance. It enlightens, examines, provides a
plethora of goals and aims for one trying to find his/her way through a
maze of psychic pain, emotional distress, and/or true depression.
It was recommended to me by a physician who is board certified in
Adult and Child Psychiatry. The book is a gem! Buy it, borrow it. . .
but, read it again and again.

The cover was better than you see in the picture. I loved the magnetic flap that comes around the journal. The gold trim around the pages added an elegant touch to the book.

I highly recommend this signature book. It is well constructed, looks beautiful, and the price was amazingly low.

Sketchbook is truly beautiful. Solid binding and good quality paper - a must for any artist.

Just one of a selection of high quality, beautifully crafted, reasonably priced blank books offered by The Paperblanks Book Company.

Whether you are a Writer, a Diarist, or even a Mystic, these books are created for you.

They are offered in a variety of sizes, so that you can take them with you. Or you can collect them and display them in your library.

I bought three of this journal to bring through a book in the set and I was really taken back with the size of the journal - it's huge! It's about the size of musical sheet music.

The closure that looks like black wrought iron is actually a hard flexible material that automatically snaps in place to keep the book closed - it's really beautiful!

The blank cream color paper is of top quality and on this journal the pages have a gold foil at the bottom of the journal. It does not need that on the sides, because the journal would be closed.

If you love to write, sketch, draw and want a LARGE classic majestic looking journal that just looks breathtaking on any book shelf this is the one to get.

If what you are writing or drawing has great meaning to you, then it deserves to be protected in this beautiful journal. Really gorgeous!

My son really enjoys reading the testimonies of the athletes. It's been a great inspiration for him.

My ten year old spotted this Bible at a recent trip to our local Christian book store and couldn't quit talking about it. He couldn't wait till it came in the mail and was so happy with it. My son is an avid sports fan and he knows the athletes well. He has really enjoyed reading all the testimonies. Because our son goes to a Christian school he is pretty knowlegeable about the Bible and has memorized a lot of scriptures.(For his age.) I am so excited because I know that this will only encourage him more to read the Bible and get into the Word. I feel like anything that makes learning more fun is definetly the way to go. I can't recommend this Bible enough and I think my son will enjoy his for several years.

This Bible is an excellent devotional for sports fans! It covers, I think, every sport there is, highlighting certain athletes, teams, or memorable sports events and tying them into the message of the Bible. My personal favorite (being a Cubs fan) is the parallel it draws between Psalm 106 and Chicago Cubs fans -- with the common feature being "longsuffering!" Definitely a must-buy for the Christian sports fan.

This was a Christmas gift for my son who is an avid sportsman. This will be a great companion to the Bible he already has, and a great help for the high school students he mentors.

The Sports Devotional Bible makes the Bible relevant for me with biblical principles illustrated through sports analogies and lessons. The devotionals are short and concise and take about 5 minutes a day. It is a well-conceived spiritual game plan for spiritual development that will help you to build your faith.

Also recommended: The One Year Devos for Sports Fans

Matt Bourdoul joined a wagon train because the beautiful Jacquine Coyle and her family would be traveling on it. He knows there is something wrong because they are going to the gold country. Matt feels the danger and he must find out the plans of this wagon train before it is too late. Louis L'Amour is very descriptive of the setting and his characters. He paints a vivid story of danger, intrigue, and adventure. This is one of his best books. By Ruth Thompson author of "Natchez Above The River" and "The Bluegrass Dream

Writing as a Small BusinessQualifying Laps: A Brewster County NovelSins of the Fathers: A Brewster County NovelTravelersNatchez Above The River: A Family's Survival In The Civil WarThe Bluegrass Dream: A Wilderness Adventure of Early Settlers

L'Amour does it again. Not only a captivating, well-written story but he shares a bit of history from the physical location of the story. Much overlooked, L'Amour is a tremendous writer who can create character, plot and drama in an efficient and exciting way.

When a group of Outlaws devise a scheme to rob a wagon train of white settlers for over $300,000, it seems that nobody will be able to stop them. With the cunning Sim Boyne as their secret leader, their plan seems foolproof. But they never counted on a young, honest gunman named Matt Bardoul joining their wagon train. Bardoul is skeptical from the beginning, but his interest in a girl takes him into the action. All this takes place in the time of the Sioux troubles of America and some of this history is given along the way. It is a good book, but you'll have to read it to see if the Indians take the blame or not this time.

I rated the book,Westward the Tide by Louie L'amour to get four stars.In the beginning, they used a great way of describing characters and built foreshadowing at first opportunity. I also enjoyed how they explained some important events durinmg that period, and the relationships between white men and Indians.When there were fights, they described what happened very clearly, and drew an almost perfect picture in my head. Halfway through the story, an Indian comes to a man, and explains the Indian's entire point of view of white men, and told what they are doing to the land. I thought this was very clever of L'amour, and it was helpful for anyone reading it to further undertstand that time period. The battles made the book exciting, but some parts of it lacked interest and were too boring.

Just one look at the beautiful and spirited Jacquine Coyle and Matt Bardoul knew that she was the woman for him. So when he finds out that she and her father and brother are planning to go on a wagon train, he decides to go along too. When he first learns about the wagon train heading for the rich pasture of the Big Horns and the gold which would be plentiful there, he finds nothing wrong. But soon he starts getting an uneasy feeling that something is definitely wrong. The wagon train would be made up of strong and innocent men and their families but they would be lead by a pack of the worst murderers, thieves, and gunslingers. Though Bardoul gets and urgently whispered message telling him not to go, he is still determined to go on the train because of Jacquine and the land at Big Horns. Bardoul doesn't realize that he is getting involved in a very deadly plot where the bad guys would stop at nothing to make sure everything goes according to their plans. Will Bardoul be able to figure out their plans before it's too late?

I just love Louis L'Amour's westerns and "Westward the Tide" has got to be one of his bests ever! With plenty of intrigue, suspense, action, and romance, for any L'Amour fan this is a must read. One of the best things I like about this book are the characters which are portrayed. Characters like Matt Bardoul, Jacquine Coyle, Brian Coyle, Clive Massey, Buffalo Murphy, Logan Deane, Ban Hardy, Portugee Philips, and more, L'Amour wonderfully displays the different types of people who made up the American frontier.

Other L'Amour books I highly recommend are: All of the Sackett books, including my most favorites, "Jubal Sackett" and "Galloway, "North to the Rails", "Broken Gun", "Crossfire Trail", and "Comstock Lode".

Taylor is one of the most competent gun writers I have ever read. He has tremendous practical experience with almost every large calibre rifle of his time, including the spell bounding numbers like 600, 577s, 500s, 450s, 450/400, 375 etc., with a nostalgic term of Nitro Express..! When discussing a calibre, he talks of taking literally hundreds of elephant, buffalo & other big game with it. So who can question his authority on African rifles. He has also covered every possible aspect of sporting rifle, which can be questioned, with respect of African hunting, e.g., doubles versus magazines, barrel length, weight, sights, triggers, ejectors/non-ejectors, etc. A must read book for the person who wants to know about large calibres, double rifles and nitro / black powder express. Excellent drawing of each cartridge is also given with details i.e., bullet weight, powder charge and pressure.

For most of us, the dream of going to Africa and hunting with the classics of the past will always remain that. However, if one has hankering for the great guns of the past and a by gone era, this book will fill that niche. If you are lucky enough to ever be able to travel to Africa, this book would be essentual reading as knowledge- practocal knowledge - of the big guns is very hard to find and full of misconceptions.

If you fall into the latter catagory, Taylor had several lifetimes of practical hunting experince, and his knowledge shines.

For most of us, there are very few hunters and shooters who have not dreamed of owning a Purdy, Holland and Holland and others of the past, in such lovely calibers as 375 H&H, and .600 Nitro. This is a book to own and dream with.

Incidentaly, despite its comparative age, much in here is still current, although much more recent calibers are not really discussed.

Grade: A+

Timeless writing! A treasure trove of literary delights for anyone interested in the ambience of a bygone era of action and adventure ala Hemingway, Selous and Bell. Something for everyone, whether an enthusiast of shooting, safari, classic cartridges and rifles of legend (doubles and single action sporters) or a mere naturalist. John Pondoro Taylor was clearly a genius in his given profession, albeit politically incorrect for his time.

If you love hunting- and african hunting in particular- you MUST have this book! It is the classic by which all others should be judged. I read my first copy so often- and referred to it when reading other African hunting books- that it started to fall apart. I bought another to read and loan, plus one bound in leather to keep for good in mint, unread condition.
Believe me, you will love this book if you are a hunter!

John Taylor's masterpiece - the definitive work on African hunting from a technical perspective. And even though his experience is nearly 100 years old now, it's still as fresh as yesterday, because the rifles and cartridges really haven't changed much. Craig Boddington's important work on the same subject is truly current, but you won't miss a beat if you just go by what Old Pondoro says.

But that's not the book's real glory - anyone can publish ballistic data and shooting tips. What Taylor does is to back up his opinions with some of the most exciting hunting literature ever jotted down by lantern light. He's a wonderful writer, with an easy flowing style that grabs you and takes you along. He saw and did things that noone else will ever again do or see, and in a sense saw the last of the old Africa pre WW2, and brings it alive. He tells you that the .577 NE is just the perfect thing for elephant, and has a couple of tales to prove it. Or how about the .375 H&H as a long range caliber? Well, did he ever tell you about the time that... It sounds contrived, but it isn't.

I can't put this book down, and approach it with caution because I know if I crack it open it'll be like saying "Jumanji" 3 times - the next thing you know hours have passed and there's a lion in your kitchen, licking the butter. Absolutely a desert island book, and one of the first to go in the lifeboat.

Well made hard back Bible. The amplification gives in depth understanding to the Scripture. Better for study than general reading.

For those who do not know exactly what the Amplified Bible is I will give a short introduction to the translation. After that only will I dwell in the details of this particular edition, which is in particular the leather-bound Topical Reference Bible. In the end I will briefly give my general view on what Bible to own considering the translation methods applied.

A reader looking for a Bible should be aware of the difference between dynamic, free (paraphrase) and literal translations. I will only discuss the problems a translator has when trying to produce a literal translation; the Amplified Bible (AMP) is, afterall, first and foremost an attempt to produce a very literate translation faithful to both the original (SL) and the target language (TL). The problem with translating is of course that when we translate either on a word-level or on sentence-level we will most likely lose meaning on the word-level of words that either have various meanings or are ambiguous in the context. Even the most literate translations such as the King James Version (KJV) and the New American Standard Version (NASB) have this problem if they are unable to find an exactly rich and variable word in TL; in my opinion this is a paradox in itself and impossible, as a SL word is not only understandable by its grammatical but also by its semantic properties, to which the cultural identification has an immense effect.

What the AMP has done to avoid this problem is to give a rather ingenius way of glossing words that can have various meanings in the English language: with parentheses "()" AMP gives "additional phases of meaning included in the original word, phrase, or clause of the original language" (Introduction, ix). Brackets "[]" are used to "contain justified clarifying words or comments not actually expressed in the immediate original text, as well as definitions of Hebrew and Greek names". For example, I will here include the familiar passage from John 3:16:

"For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life."

The word even is given in brackets and thus indicates that the word is a clarifying word not immediately present in the original Greek text but not in conflict with that text; often this is used to clarify a personal pronoun or a direct reference to Christ (as in John 1:1ff, where the "Word" is glossed with "Christ" in brackets). The so-called amplification occurs with the words "begotten", "believe in", "perish" and "eternal" and the additional meanings are given in parentheses. What this passage does not include is the use of italicized words. When whole sentences are italized they often indicate passages that are not found in the oldest manuscripts (often footnoted); if conjunctions are italized they are connected to an amplification: not present in the original text but necessary to connect two or more amplifications of a translated word.

Now I will move to discuss the present edition. This edition includes an introduction to each book and also gives an outline of the structure of the book in question. At the end of the Bible, after the Book of Revelation, is a bibliography and the Glossary section. The Glossary section is very useful if you are interested in a word-level meditation, as it gives you a list of words that are most often amplified with such and such words. As an example, it gives the word "discernment" and after it the words that are most consistently amplified with it (the words are "comprehension" and "understanding"). Then there is a concordance of 192 pages from the word "Abandon (Abandoned)" to "Zion (Zion's)". This is the place from where you can search for individual words within passages. Whilst never complete, this is a very exhaustive list and very useful.

The most useful feature of the Topical Reference Bible is the Topical Index after the Concordance. This is the most useful and informative section after the Bible itself and it works as follows: this index gives you, for example, "Aaron" as the first entry. Then it lists three categories (A, B, C) that are named "Family data", "His priesthood" and "Significant events". These categories include sub-categories that, as an example of his priesthood, refer to his duties: they are listed as "to teach God's decrees", "to offer prescribed sacrifices", "to officiate on the Day of Atonment" and "to make atonement in special situations", each after which the proper passage in the Bible is given. This spans for 175 pages from Aaron to Zophar, from individuals to topics such as animals in the Bible with proper passages given, baptism, Heaven, judgement, patience, Rome, etc. Consider that you want to know what the Bible in general speaks of sin, for example. Then you go to the Topical Index and it gives you a great reference tool; it is useful to read it through even as it stands, as the short descriptions are very useful. This is very helpful when you need to convince either yourself or your friend in argument that thus it stands in the Bible.

The edition I am reviewing is the leather-bound edition, and I can say that the leather is of excellent quality. The only negative side of this edition is that there is no zipper to protect the pages, but its absence allows the book to open more widely; I should also address this issue with a positive comment that even though my relationship with books forces me to handle them with care, occassionaly when I have placed this badly in my backpack the pages have never been damaged in any way. This is, of course, a subjective point I am making: I am sure that if you handle this book (or any other for that matter) roughly you will tear the thin pages apart.

You might have discerned as much already, but I truly recommend this edition. The glosses are abundant and helpful, and the Topical Index, whilst not completely exhaustive, is exhaustive enough. As a translation this is not as poetic as the KJV or the JPS (the Jewish Publication Society's translation of the Tanakh), but this will not be a problem if you know it before purchasing; after all, what matters is that the translation is truthful to the Word of God. What you get is a very informatively supplemented Bible that is more than sufficient to your Bible study without too obvious or too intrusive footnotes. It has its own aims, but its main viewpoint is to prove it biblically, that is, to retain the harmony between the interpretation and Scripture. As an example is the identification of the Angel of the Lord with Christ pre-incarnate, not necessarily the most talked about feature in any Bible studies. Here the passages in the Torah are annotated accordingly and it always relies on the Scriptures; in the Topical Index there is an entry for the Angel of the Lord and a subcategory in the end that reads "How can we identify him as God (Jesus)?" What follows are references to the passages in which such information occurs.

No matter how much I enjoy this edition, I would recommend you not to be content with only a single edition yet if you thought you needed only one translation I would recommend this one. Thanks to the Internet and places such as the Bible Gateway you do not have to purchase every single edition, but I still recommend to obtain at least some different editions. I am a Finn and my first language is Finnish, thus I own three translations in Finnish; in English I have the KJV, NASB, AMP as well as the evocative JPS (it of course rearranges the books in the "Jewish order"). Of other languages I own an Italian translation. What I am trying to say is that even if you were to purchase the AMP now, always take heed of other translations. If you are looking for a full concordance, an exhaustive one bordering on suffocating in its enormity, this will not do. Yet if you grow into this translation you will have an excellent benchmark to evaluate other translations that might be free translations (The Message and The Living Bible are two examples). From the English translations I read this Amplified translation and the KJV the most, and then the JPS for the Hebrew Bible passages.

In short: if you are looking for an Amplified Bible, buy this one. If you are looking for a Bible to own without any previous translations, buy this one or the dual-edition with the KJV. If you are looking for a study Bible, this is more than sufficient, yet if you are looking for footnotes that guide you through as if this were an Arden Shakespeare edition, look for a more thorough edition. In fact, if you are looking for a study Bible, the King James Version Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible is hard to beat. If you are a literary-type of a person looking for a poetic translation, do not buy this but the KJV or the JPS translation of the Tanakh. Yet the AMP has been worth its price and more for this particular writer and has been in as heavy use as the KJV.

If you do a lot of Bible study, I believe that a topical bible is a very useful tool! The Amplified Topical brings exact meanings and a historical context to the research you are doing. Likewise, If you need to locate something in a hurrry, the Topical bible is arranged in a way that makes this possible. NOTE:This does NOT replace a concordance. This is more of a topic tool, rather than a word search tool. It is subject based and narrows your scriptural search down drastically! Be blessed!

The reference material is an excellent addition. Great for Bible Study. The Leather cover is soft and really good quality.

The Amplified bible translation is in my opinion the easiest to understand translation of the Bible available. Written in common modern English, the words chosen in translation are both easy to understand and chosen with a view towards the proper emphasis as taken in context. Combining this with a topical reference, it is easy to study almost any subject you can imagine. All in all an EXCELLENT translation and highly recommended.

Parley P. Pratt was a great man who made a great impact on the people in his day. He was searching for truth and serving as a missionary when his life changed for the best. Parley came into contact with a book that would change his life forever. That book is The Book Of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ. When he read it, he decided that he needed to be baptized into the only true and living church upon the face of the land. When talking to his wife, Parley discovered that she had also come to find the Book of Mormon and had been baptized. Parley spent the rest of his life preaching the gospel to all the world up to the point that he was murdered by a jealous ex-husband of one of his converts. Parley was a great example of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. For more information about The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, visit[...]or talk to your MORMON neighbor.

This is a great discovery. You have probably heard the stories of Parley P. Pratt. Now you need to read them, and please review the historical significance in the footnotes. Also, good photography to compliment and help establish a mental picture.

This autobiography is outstanding. The book chronicles the life of
Parley P. Pratt. The book if entertaining, inspiring, and motivating.
The book contains several enjoyable stories. We can learn alot from Pratt's life.

A very vivid account of the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints written by man who lived it and contributed much to the LDS church. The book is written in flowing prose and interspersed with poetry, letters, etc. Parley Pratt joined the church after reading and accepting the Book of Mormon. His story follows the LDS church through their persecutions in Missouri, and Illinois and brings the church to its present location in Utah.

I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the LDS church as it is written by one of their early leaders.

Parley P. Pratt along with his brother Orson was among the earliest leaders of the Mormon church. His historical significance alone makes this worth the read. Luckily not only is this work historically important is is also really entertaining. Of all the books I have read on the early church this was easily the most entertaining.

Parley Pratt is a master storyteller. Furthermore, he lead a fascinating life that makes for an engrossing read. My favorite was the story about the dogs. (You have to read it to find out what I mean) There is some inspirational talk here as would be expected from any work by a religious devotee. Really a fun read and worth your time.