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As a crib catholic, The New Catholic Answer Bible is a perfect reading/study Bible for the Catholic and non-Catholic individual. Clear and easy to read.
I highly recommend the leather "Librosario" edition - it is a beautiful book! GO FOR IT!

The inserted question and answer pages are topical and relevant for my 17 year old son who I purchased this for. He is better able to defend his faith and gained knowledge as to why we Catholics do the things we do. Excellent way to get my teenage son interested in reading the Bible on a regular basis. I really like the rosary that is tooled into the leather cover....when I asked my parish priest to bless it for me...he too thought it a very nice looking Bible...great gift for young people who have graduated beyond the Bibles geared towards them.

I bought this bible a few months ago. I wanted to find out more about Catholicism because I was considering joining a Catholic church in my area. I found the explanations of Catholic beliefs very useful, with Scripture references for further study. The translation is clear and easy to read. I recmommend the leather "Librosario" edition - it is a beautiful book!

I am not a big fan of the NAB. Yet I must say, if you want a bible that simply explains the Catholic faith, This is it.This bible contains simple question and answer pages inserts scattered through the text. They are simple and contain helpful imformation. It feels good. It also has a rosary embedded on the cover.

This bible is--IMO--the standard by which all other New American versions should be measured. It is perhaps the most beautiful book inside and out I have come across. The leather is soft to the touch and does not show fingerprints, the pages are edged in gold, there is a rosary ENGRAVED into the back leather cover, the modern print has beautiful contrast with the page color, and the full color Q&A insert pages are superbly written and incredibly relevant (i.e. "What are apologetics?").

Inquiring minds will also love the explanations in the footnotes of every page (i.e. "What is manna?").

I HIGHLY recommend this book to ALL Catholics--and Christians in general. You will not regret this purchase. 100% top notch from cover to cover.

I purchased this Bible because I needed a large print and NIV is my preferred version. The print is indeed large without being Giant and the ink is dark. It makes for very easy reading. The paper is nice quality and the leather is top grain. My sister has one that is more than 10 years old and has held up very well with regular use so I expect mine to do just as well. It not too big or thick and will be easy to carry to church and Bible study, etc. All in all I think this is a great buy and you won't be disappointed.

While this is not the thinnest complete Bible I own, it is remarkably thin for a full Bible in large print, with center column references and a concordance! The top-grain leather cover also makes it very nice. Altogether, it is a Bible that serves me well, and that I am proud to carry to church and Sunday school! I highly recommend it!

This Bible has a nice, large, dark font. Very easy to read. The Bible is printed and bound in China, so it is a sewn binding of high quality. Too bad the American Bibles are such poorly made messes. This one has a nice, long, ribbon marker. The paper does not bleed through, so it seems ok to mark in it. I would certainly recommend this. It is quality. This is the traditional NIV of 1984 which remains the same, and is NOT that genderless, inclusive, politically-correct wonder, the TNIV.

If you have serious vision problems this Bible print may not be big enough. But for most people it is an ideal choice. It has all the features you would typically want in a Bible without being too bulky for carrying. Lots of Bible in minimal size.

I have had a previous version of this Bible that I have been very pleased with. This is an updated version with even larger type font, which I like very much. The page paper is a good weight and allows you to make marks with out bleed through. While this version is about 1/8 of an inch thicker than my previous version, the large font makes it well worth it. The top grain leather did not wear out on my old version and I assume that this will be the case for this one. Overall, I highly recommend this to anyone who uses the NIV and wants an easily transported and readable bible.

This is an outstanding resource book for OSU Buckeye football fans. It offers detailed accounts of each season, including scores, stories, and much more.

However, there is one important shortcoming with this book. After watching the HBO special about the OSU-Michigan rivalry, it is clear that this book leaves out several important details about OSU football, usually details that tend to portray OSU in a somewhat negative light.

For example, absent from this book is the fact that one year during the 10 year war, in the midst of an OSU blowout, Hayes ordered his team to go for a 2 point conversion after a touchdown, and when asked by the media why he had gone for two, Hayes replied "Because I couldn't go for 3!" Michigan then used that as motivation as they took revenge upon OSU the following season when they won the rivalry game. This entertaining and important story is absent from the book, perhaps because it portrays OSU in a negative light. However, I prefer to read an objective account of what happened, and I like to hear both the good and the bad. This book offers much of the "good," but doesn't say much about the "bad" things that have happened in OSU football.

One further example, Hayes' career notoriously ended when he punched a Clemson player following an interception in a bowl game. This book covers the story, but really goes easy on OSU and Hayes, and fails to capture the type of shock and scandal that ensued following that incident. It may be a dark chapter in OSU history, but it was an important moment, and this book doesn't delve into the details, but rather defends Hayes as having acted "in an obvious fit of frustration" (paraphrasing). This was a disservice, as this was an excellent opportunity to present both sides of the story, from Hayes' supporters and his critics. Instead, the book glosses over much of the info, says that Hayes left, later spoke at a graduation, and leaves it at that. Hayes' impact on the school merited a more detailed explanation of what had happened, and the incidents that led up to Hayes' resignation. The lack of information, and the lack of objectivity detracted the book.

The book also does not go into much detail regarding the 10 year war, and the relationship between Hayes and Schembechler. I would have liked to see some more coverage in that area, as there were many terrific stories from that era.

Having said all of this, I would still recommend this book as a strong source of OSU football history. I would only caution that the book does not always tell the full story, and therefore should not be referred to as a "complete" history of OSU football.

A great book filled with everything and everyone of Ohio State Football lore. I recommend Highly.

In the great state of Ohio, football is a year-round fixation. Especially for fanatics of the Ohio State Buckeyes, who measure each season's success with the ghosts of its legendary past. When not anticipating the current team's fortunes, they're busy mining for factual nuggets reaffirming the program's glory years.

Buckeye enthusiasts have struck gold with the latter. THE OFFICIAL OHIO STATE FOOTBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA is an informational jackpot, a whopping 683 pages of pure pigskin bliss, chronicling the entire history of one of sports most storied traditions. Either a lifelong follower or an Ohio State alumnus could architect such a massive undertaking; fortunately, it fell into the able hands of Jack Park, who is both, in addition to his duties as a commentator and columnist. With over four-hundred college football games to his credit--including nearly every OSU home contest since the late-1940's--he is simply the foremost authority on Buckeye football.

Unlike most proverbial encyclopedias with the A to Z format, this one is chronologically recorded, from their humble beginnings in 1890 through the modern-day mania of the 2000 campaign. Amazingly, not one season or game slips through the cracks; each one is vividly recalled with various accounts and statistics.

What really distinguishes the book from the typical almanac, though, is Park's inclusion of the many colorful anecdotes scattered throughout. Within the gray-shaded blocks lie some wonderful tales involving famous and little-known individuals whose passion and spirit have helped to shape the Buckeyes' saga as much as the many great coaches and All-American players. If the myriad of information isn't enough, the appendix offers twenty-four more pages of records and statistics, while the feast concludes with an alphabetical listing of every letterwinner in their illustrious 111-year history.

Bringing the sea of words and numbers to life are the visuals, beautifully arranged with scads of archived photos, newspaper headlines, game programs, and ticket stubs. Rather than clutter the path, they perfectly enhance its charm, balancing the formality of a textbook with the casualness of a scrapbook.

Park's warm but direct approach works effectively. Although his own experiences with OSU date more than a half-century, his reports on each season prior are equally as fresh and seamless, as though he were actually there. These recollections also subtly echo the sentiments of true Buckeye loyalists while still remaining neutral, a deft touch for a work of this type. That personal flair ensures that it's not just compiled by some factory or computer; it makes the whole experience less like a rigid research and more similar to a batch of stories told by a friendly old neighbor.

An essential bible for Buckeye nuts, THE OFFICIAL OHIO STATE FOOTBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA should be required reading for even the remote sports fan curious to gain insight into the history of a major collegiate athletic program, and in Ohio State University's, one of the nation's proudest.

In the great state of Ohio, football is a year-round fixation. Especially for fanatics of the Ohio State Buckeyes, who measure each season's success with the ghosts of its legendary past. When not anticipating the current team's fortunes, they're busy mining for factual nuggets reaffirming the program's glory years.

Buckeye enthusiasts have struck gold with the latter. THE OFFICIAL OHIO STATE FOOTBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA is an informational jackpot, a whopping 683 pages of pure pigskin bliss, chronicling the entire history of one of sports most storied traditions. Either a lifelong follower or an Ohio State alumnus could architect such a massive undertaking; fortunately, it fell into the able hands of Jack Park, who is both, in addition to his duties as a commentator and columnist. With over four-hundred college football games to his credit--including nearly every OSU home contest since the late-1940's--he is simply the foremost authority on Buckeye football.

Unlike most proverbial encyclopedias with the A to Z format, this one is chronologically recorded, from their humble beginnings in 1890 through the modern-day mania of the 2000 campaign. Amazingly, not one season or game slips through the cracks; each one is vividly recalled with various accounts and statistics.

What really distinguishes the book from the typical almanac, though, is Park's inclusion of the many colorful anecdotes scattered throughout. Within the gray-shaded blocks lie some wonderful tales involving famous and little-known individuals whose passion and spirit have helped to shape the Buckeyes' saga as much as the many great coaches and All-American players. If the myriad of information isn't enough, the appendix offers twenty-four more pages of records and statistics, while the feast concludes with an alphabetical listing of every letterwinner in their illustrious 111-year history.

Bringing the sea of words and numbers to life are the visuals, beautifully arranged with scads of archived photos, newspaper headlines, game programs, and ticket stubs. Rather than clutter the path, they perfectly enhance its charm, balancing the formality of a textbook with the casualness of a scrapbook.

Park's warm but direct approach works effectively. Although his own experiences with OSU date more than a half-century, his reports on each season prior are equally as fresh and seamless, as though he were actually there. These recollections also subtly echo the sentiments of true Buckeye loyalists while still remaining neutral, a deft touch for a work of this type. That personal flair ensures that it's not just compiled by some factory or computer; it makes the whole experience less like a rigid research and more similar to a batch of stories told by a friendly old neighbor.

An essential bible for Buckeye nuts, THE OFFICIAL OHIO STATE FOOTBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA should be required reading for even the remote sports fan curious to gain insight into the history of a major collegiate athletic program, and in Ohio State University's, one of the nation's proudest.

My husband Lance went to Ohio State and wathches football and follows his alma mater, of course. I bought one of these books for him and for his dad. Wow...I finally bought a gift they both like, which meant a lot to me.

He likes different parts about the book, especially reviewing the years from when he attended OSU up through the most recent football campaigns. His father most enjoyed reading the section on Paul Brown, whose success at Ohio State was just part of a great coaching career.

They both liked the abundant photos throughout the book. My husband gets into sports stats, and this book was full of information on the teams and the individual players and coaches.

They both liked reading about Woody Hayes, Ohio State's legendary coach. My husband, who was a journalist at OSU, said he was able to interview Woody twice and the famous coach was extremely cordial both times. Of course, my husband said he never had to interview Woody after an Ohio State defeat.

So thank you for helping me make this holiday season successful and memorable.

What a wonderful accomplishment for Paula and Lori! The information pertaining to early purses such as misers, pockets, chatelaines, textiles and needlework purses! I especially enjoyed the chapter on purse restoration. The photos of the figural & scenic purses are absolutely amazing. The celluloid and compact purse examples were also a delight.
For everyone who knows these two lovely ladies, they know that they truly have a passion for purses. Many times I have heard of Paula donating her time to deliver public presentations, printing and passing out breakthrough information on early purses and donating them to interested parties, as well as contributing to other books including mine. If anyone deserves a pat on the back for this groundbreaking book, it is these two ladies, Paula Higgins and Lori Blaser. Congratulations ladies! Well done!

This book has helped me immensely to make smarter additions to my own purse collection because there are so many clear examples of each genre. As a reference book, this is the go-to volume when you need to be SURE of a time period, the correct name for a style, etc... Yet it is such a beautiful book, my mother purchased one for her bookshelf and she has no interest in purses!

What a beautiful book; filled with glorious bags of the past, historical information and current values. There are hundreds of bags, created using techniqes such as beading, embroidery, tapestry, netting, crochet, knitting, tambour, loom, petit point and various stitchery. Gorgeous bags are displayed - eye-smacking delicious- that I have not seen in other collectible publications; a real plus for collectors. There is a chapter dedicated to restoration of vintage bags, with instructions for repair and cleaning, plus photos; tips when purchasing bags; and choosing the right purse frames. At the back of the book, page 256, I was delighted to see the two contemporary bags by Katerina Musetti, an artist and established opera singler; the bags are exquisite. It is obvious this book is a culmination of Paula and Lori's purse obsession, historical studies and labor. I highly recommend this inspiring book for collectors, as well as, bag enthusiasts; a book not to be missed. Review by Lydia F. Borin, The Beadwrangler

Accessories, even more than complete costumes, rarely get scholarly attention. This book is one of the few to address the subject in a systematic, historical way. Much needed.

'Passion for Purses' is a beautiful, quality reference book for all purse lovers & collectors; from novice to the serious collector. The book has special emphasis on very early antique purses by one of the most knowledgeable persons around today. Contains previously unseen purses from private collections that have never before been published. Hundreds of pictures on quality paper, excellent information on the many catagories of purses that are included. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a passion for purses. Great book for study or pleasure.A Passion for Purses, 1600-2005

It's impossible for us today to imagine what a frightening proposition it must've been in the mid-19th century to sell your eastern farm or business and prepare to head west to start a new life. Maps were unreliable, distances were staggering, and stories about wild animals and Indians sobering. It wasn't quite like stepping off the edge of the world, but it probably seemed like it to many greenhorns.

So in 1859, Captain Randolph Marcy, under orders from the Department of War, wrote The Prairie Traveler. Marcy, who would later serve as a Brigadier in the Civil War, was an accomplished traveler in the west, and his guidebook was packed with useful information for the determined but inexperienced pioneer taking either the northern overland trail to Oregon or the southern Sante Fe one to California.

The book is great reading--and, not infrequently, helpful even today for the camper when it comes to advice about improvising shelter or lighting a fire from damp wood. For the mid-19th century reader, it provides essential tips on provisions, wagon-packing and animal-care, first aid (large doses of whiskey are the best remedy for rattlesnake bite), identifying good water (alkaline ponds are surrounded by yellow-reddish grass), improvisation (red willow bark is a good substitute for tobacco), collapsible camp furniture, and gun safety. The food section is especially interesting. Marcy recommends carrying lots of dried vegetables (one ounce of dry vegetables, when wettened, equals an entire ration), "cold flour," a concoction of flour, cinammon, and sugar which, when mixed with a bit of water, provides a pick-me-up (not unlike today's energy bar), and jerked meat (no need for salt; the prairie sun will dry buffalo strips in short order). He also provides a rather gruesome recipe for pemmican (powdered buffalo meat saturated in raw buffalo fat, sown up in a hide bag with the hair turned outwards).

Marcy distrusts and indeed actively dislikes Plains Indians, although he admires Delawares and Shawnees, and writes quite warmly of a Delaware friend of his named Black Beaver. So he spends a fair number of pages warning prairie travelers to be wary of approaching Indians. To better prepare them, he teaches the rudiments of sign language, teaches how to track Indians (scattered mustang manure rather than whole mustang manure indicates Indians on the move rather than just a wild mustang herd), and gives detailed instructions on how to sleep with cocked and primed rifles. It never seems to occur to Marcy that Plains Indians were a diverse group, or that their animosity might've had more to do with the white pioneers' presence than with the natural meanness he attributes to them.

A fascinating read!

Read this book and you will view things a bit differently on your next drive. As you effortlessly drive across a bridge over a river at 65 MPH, your thoughts may well travel back to Captain Marcy's advice on how to cross a river with wagons pulled by mule-team.

This book is essential to any author, movie director or Living Historian who wants to "get it right". THE PRAIRIE TRAVELER is chock-full of information about overland travel in the mid-19th century, and covers almost any possible, practical, useful subject related to wilderness travel. Although it is written in 1850's American English, it is actually a fairly easy read with very little "culture shock".

For those of you with the cerebral agility to remove the mental straight-jacket of "Political Correctness", THE PRAIRIE TRAVELER will accurately picture the Frontier society as it existed at the time. It was a very good society in most ways, with the limitations that 19th century people were born into and educated with. Those pioneers did advance themselves, bit-by-bit, away from the limitations they were born into, and the result is the 21st Century America we live in today. We stand on their shoulders, advanced as far as we are today, because of the small advances they made in their generation.

A 21st century man condemning a 19th century man for being the product of his times reflects the mental and educational limitations of the 21st century man.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and bought some for friends who like history. The reading is easy, though you will find a dictionary helpful with some of the archaic words. I have relatives who crossed the prairie in 1848 to California; I have a much better understanding of what the trip must've been like.
For those who love American history, esp. the old west I highly recommend this book

A good insight into the mind of an inhabitant of the new world in the 1800s. Very unpolitically correct to the point of being amusing (section on 'Indians'). I read this book on a long camping tour and liked in a lot. There are some sections that are more like lists, and arenot as interesting, but you can skip over them.

A fascinating assemblage of facts and information for the overland emigrant of the mid-1800's to successfully complete the long, arduous journey to the west coast. Captain Marcy includes everything one can possibly imagine: from types of wagons, livestock, food, provisions and medicines to fording rivers, selection of campsites, types of saddles, packing, tracking, guides, guards, etc. and habits of Indians. The itineraries at the end of the book detail the mileages, availability of water, grass, wood, road conditions, etc. along several different routes to the Pacific. With our many modern day conveniencies traveling across the country, we tend to dismiss the hardships and sacrifices our pioneers endured while traversing the continent. This little book puts it all into focus.

I love seeing Precious Moments' pictures in the Bible. Thank you, Sam Butcher!!

I paid for 2 day shipping I did not get my item for 2 weeks.

I bought this for my son for his baptism. It is something I hope he will cherish someday.

Children's Edition with adorable drawings - adult will enjoy this Bible, as well. Gold stamped. Stained Page Edges.

My mom bought me this bible for my first communion four years ago. Even though I am 15, I still read it, because I find it easier to understand.

i am very surprised to see this book on amazon of all places, i got my copy from the author herself a few years ago at a fetish fair..if you enjoyed the movies 9 1/2 weeks and The Secretary you will find this book to be a very good read, i would've preferred it to be more explicit but don't let that deter you from getting this book..it is as close as you'll get to reading someones diary that lives a very kinky life...

I purchased this book on the recommendation from a friend of mine. Most books about BDSM are "How To" or fantasy books, the puppy papers wasn't either. The puppy papers was a fascinating book, it took me a while to realize that this book was non fiction. To confirm this I went onto the Internet to see if this Steven person was real, he certainly is, which made this book that much better. Also there are references to nationally known people in the BDSM community who Steven is friends with. Another thing about this book is that it does not have flowery descriptive words or phrases, it is written in the moment in letter conversation form. Their conversations are about life, their relationship, puppy's work, family, even when her husband accuses her of having relationship with another man, her past play partners and Master, her need to be with Steven, her need to serve and a lot of kink.

I was surprised when the story took a turn when Steven started to ask puppy questions about her life and told her that he may be putting a book together from their emails. At this point, Steven becomes an interviewer and puppy continues to reveals open and honestly all aspects of her life. I haven't found a woman that is this comfortable with herself, that can speak so openly about her life, as for myself I don't know if I can be so open and honest about myself either.

I was fascinated by puppy's letters answering Steven questions and that they don't always follow the normal pattern of conversation, but life doesn't always flow smoothly. In one of the letters she brings up about playing doctor/patient with her girl friends, describing how girls learn about their body, I was surprised to say the lest, this is a subject that is never discussed. When asking about her first BDSM awakening, experience which took place in a Hotel room with a stranger, you can take safe and sane and throw that out the window. I found puppy a very erotic kinky masochist who is very devoted to her Dominant and open to all types of play.

The progression of their relationship from Top/bottom to Dominant/submissive is evident in how puppy address's Steven, I found that very interesting. I do wish that there was more about Steven in the last part of the book, he took a back seat to puppy's story which was a good thing, but so is he. In researching Stevens life on the Internet I found it fascinating that he is in the adult porn sex business and his involvement with the police and federal government. I wanted more of him in the book.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Puppy Papers, Puppy writes very well in the moment and has a wonderful sense of humor. If their relationship lasts and evolves I want to read about it, they certainly do have an interesting life.

By the way, the title has nothing to do with puppy play, this book is about puppy's life in her letters. For myself, I have been involved in the BDSM for many years.

Ken Ballard
Mr. Iowa Leather 2005

I couldn't decide whether to call this book a biography or an autobiography. It is through a series of emails, over a period of six months, in which Steven Toushin asks puppy sharon probing questions about her past and her understanding of sexuality (in particular hers) that sharon's story comes out but it is through her writings that we get to know her. It could be thought of as an interview as well. Perhaps structurally it is a hybrid. Personally, I like that I can't easily classify this book. It allows it to function as all of the above and creates the ability to enter the material in a variety of ways.

Conceptually it is interesting to find myself (as the reader) participating as voyeur in the budding relationship between Toushin and puppy. To observe as she slowly opens up revealing a fascinating sexual life from childhood to the present. Steven stays out of the way, revealing very little about himself, creating plenty of room for her to divulge her sexual awakenings. The correspondence between the two plays out much like life. There are the mundane emails, the "how are you. I'm fine" aspects, but tucked in between those are treasures of information. Some of which most women growing up in rural and suburban middle America will surely recognize and others that are truly unique to sharon; her openness to exploration reveals a woman self-possessed enough not to be bogged down in the guilt and shame of a slow but maturing understanding of her sexual desires and needs.

sharon's descriptions of her introduction to the BDSM world are absorbing, typically awkward, and sometimes funny as she talks about the pitfalls, as well as the satisfying encounters. Her point-of-view is adventurous and sometimes reveals a naiveté that is inevitable when entering a new world of experience. It is encouraging for those new to this sexual realm to read from a woman's point-of-view who remains intact despite unsuccessful experiences. A woman who handles the situations with calmness, self-possession and a sense of humor not allowing others to defeat or discourage her from continuing her quest to find sexual satisfaction. She seems to know this is all a part of her sexual education, which she is clearly in charge of. It's refreshing to read a woman's story that does not revolve around exploitation.

For those like me, if you begin to become suspicious of who this Steven Toushin guy is (especially after sharon reveals stories about some of the creeps she's encountered) never fear. Check out the appendix. There is plenty of information about him there. Though I do wish he would have included more about himself within the context of the email exchanges I understand the attempt to stay out of the way of sharon's story. It is sometimes successful, sometimes not. There are times when I begin wondering more about who he is which becomes a distraction from sharon.


This book is open-ended leaving the reader with many questions, particularly regarding sharon and Steven's growing relationship. It's some of the most titillating aspects of the book and if you want arousing material then you'll be clamoring for more details regarding their intense sexual interactions. I smell a sequel, which I'd buy. My curiosity has been piqued. The reader is given enough information to keep interested but there is still plenty that is to be explored. Again it is a strategy that points to one of life's conundrums, the inability for one person to fully know another person's mind and the desire to probe their lives all the more intensely. It also reminds us that one cannot judge a person by the way they look. There are plenty of professionals, suburban mothers, and other "normal" everyday people who have interesting and even amazing hidden lives. Makes you what to stop and find out what lurks behind the façade of normalcy that so many exude. It's good to know there are people from all walks of life waking up sexually and being brave enough to follow their inner desires.

This book was great. It offers insight into her thought processes and how she learns. I had my sub read this book so she could get an idea of what the lifestyle is like. She came away with things she liked and didn't like about it. So it was great book for her to understand the joys of bdsm and also express some of her concerns. Great book and should be in any BDSM bedroom library.

I loved this book. It was a real to life look at a womans entrance into BDSM. I think it is a must for anyone looking to see how a Dom and sub think and feel.

Fantastic read!

The quality of this bible is what I like most.I have all kinds of bibles and what I am learning in this day and time is that its getting harder and harder to find a bible that will last...After receiving this bible and looking it over I an sure it will last a very long time..I am thinking about ordering another and putting it in storage for the day when I will need another new bible..Someone may think that sounds a little over-board but if you are like me when you get use to something you don't like to change.It doesn't seem so strange in that light....And you can run into a lot of money buying a nice "real" leather bible with "good" stitch binding or having an old bible restored...This is a great deal on a great study bible...You can certainly tell the difference between bonded leather,genuine leather and genuine cowhide..I have plenty experience with each.....This is the real thing!
The only complaint I have about this bible is I don't understand why a designer would put the page number at the out-side edge of the page and the book titles in the center column...Kinda hard to thumb right to the book you are looking for...That will take some getting use to if you run scripture ref. like I do,but I still give it five stars...

Scofield Study Notes System:
I own several Scofield bibles from a copy of the 1909 version, the 1917, 1985, and the 2002 versions in KJV, NKJV and ESV.
The Scofield bible is a true "study bible" as differentiated from a "commentary bible" such as the MacArthur Study Bible (which is one of the very best bibles on the market for notes and commentary), but the Scofield Study Bible stands as one of the most enduring and widely used bibles in fundamental circles. While I do not agree with all of Scofield's notes, I find his hermeneutical approach consistent and solid. He holds to a dispensational, fundamental theology throughout.

Bible Text:
This review is based on the New King James text (NKJV). I love the "old" King James text, but the New King James makes some subtle word changes that are a little more accurate and understandable in today's English without changing the meaning of the original language behind the text. It is based on the TR as is the old King James while ever other modern bible translation is based on the critical text. The NKJV follows so closely in sentence construction that someone reading either the NKJV or the KJV can be follow in the other with no difficulty.
While I believe anyone can learn to read the KJV if they applied a little effort, I find the NKJV a very good modern translation that holds to the tradition of the KJV and the documents behind it.


Binding and construction:
Of the current Bible publishers out there today, I believe that Oxford is one of the very best.
This review is based on the Scofield Black Genuine Cowhide Study Bible. The leather is a little more suppler than the genuine leather and has a more relaxed feel and texture. The actual quality of the binding and construction is the same as the genuine leather. Both are sewn bindings and of very high quality. These bibles should last a lifetime. They are made to be used and still retain the solid construction that makes them dependable. I have several other bibles from another manufacturer that began to show wear after a very brief time (a couple of months) and one that had pages fall out from a bible I keep in my office and do not carry to church.

Over all this is the best bible I own and am very happy with this edition.

Great Bible Study system and much improved format over previous editions of the Scofield Reference Bible.

An excellent product. The new print is very good for the eyes. Notes are altogether thorough and makes study so easy.

This is a great Study Bible. It has readable font, decent annotations, and the wonderful Scofield reference system.

The one thing that changed was the dogmatism of the Dispensational theology. Scofield was much stauncher on his dispensational ideas (compare the comments in the original and revised versions on the Sermon on the Mount to these - just for starters).

Overall, while they have moderated some of Scofield's comments, most of his material was left intact and the readable font and reorganization make this Bible worth having.

Really a very interesting read. Picked this up shortly after Ford died and it was really interesting to see his final thoughts on this most controversial period in American history. The ultimate truth may never be known, but with Ford being the last member of the Warren Commission, this beautiful volume will stand as the last comment on the subject from that committee. Proud to have it in my collection.

This book features many never-before-seen photos from the Kennedy Presidential Library as well as a new introduction from President Gerald Ford. I found this new foreword very fascinating. He went into great detail about many of the misconceptions abou the Warren Commission and was quite candid. He mentioned many names of people who are currently in high offices in the U.S. Government.
The quality of this book is amazing and it tops anything the Easton Press has ever done!

I have this book on my coffee table--it is one of my proudest possessions. Having lived through Watergate's dreadful aftermath, I am glad to see this great President's life-contributions documented in such a beautiful manner. When history handed off to him, Jerry did not drop the ball.

I straddle the fence on whether I believe the lone gunman theory that was the conclusion of the Warren Commission, but there's no equivocation about my admiration for this beautiful leatherbound, gilt-edged edition which includes a new Foreword by President Gerald Ford. Also, while I disagree with Ford's pardoning of Nixon, there's no denying the historical importance of the work he did on the Warren Commission, and it's safe to assume that his new material in this edition will represent his final public thoughts on the JFK assassination.

In September 1964, Chief Justice Earl Warren handed a thick book to President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House. That heavy tome was the final "Warren Commission Report" regarding the investigation into the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

The seven-member Warren Commission panel (plus its staff of counsel members and legal staff), in a nearly ten-month probe into the circumstances surrounding the murder of JFK, arrived at a conclusion which has divided America ever since -- they concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald, by himself, had fired all of the bullets that struck down and killed President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.

A vast majority of people vehemently disagree with these WC findings. I, however, am not a member of that majority. Lee Harvey Oswald was indeed, in my opinion, the sole gunman that day in Dallas. The physical evidence (as well as the circumstantial evidence) that is currently in the official record tells me that Oswald was most certainly the murderer of America's 35th President.

And when virtually ALL of the hard, PHYSICAL evidence in a criminal case leans one way and supports one single conclusion, reaching an opposite conclusion (as most conspiracy theorists have done with respect to the evidence in the JFK case) -- i.e., that Oswald is totally INNOCENT of the two murders he was charged with on 11/22/63 (both JFK's and police officer J.D. Tippit's as well) -- defies all logic and reasoned thinking.

Like most things in life, the John Kennedy murder case can be reduced (in most areas within it) to common sense and the hard, documented physical evidence, and we all know where the latter leads -- right straight into the two guns of one Lee Harvey Oswald (his Mannlicher-Carcano rifle plus his revolver, the latter which was used to kill Officer Tippit). Plus, the "common sense" part of that equation leads directly to Lee Oswald and his weaponry as well. And "common sense" would tell anybody that Oswald is guilty.

I was thinking recently about the following quote by author-attorney-LNer Vincent Bugliosi (I think a lot about his comments, because they make so much "sense" of the "common" variety).....

"Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President Kennedy. The evidence is absolutely overwhelming that he carried out the tragic shooting all by himself. In fact, you could throw 80 percent of the evidence against him out the window and there would still be more than enough left to convince any reasonable person of his sole role in the crime." -- Vince Bugliosi

.....And then, just for the sake of illustrating the validity of the above-mentioned statement made by Mr. Bugliosi, I went about the task of tossing out certain pieces of evidence that lead toward Oswald's guilt in both the JFK and Tippit murders.....and I came to the conclusion, after stripping away several "LHO Is Guilty" items, that the following two things prove Lee Harvey Oswald guilty beyond a reasonable doubt (or at least they prove his guilt beyond all of my personal "reasonable doubt")......

1.) Lee Harvey Oswald's rifle was positively the weapon that was used to assassinate President Kennedy and wound Texas Governor John Connally. (With said weapon being found inside the building where Oswald was definitely located at 12:30 PM on November 22, 1963, when both of these men were wounded by rifle fire.)

2.) Oswald was seen carrying a bulky paper package into his place of employment at the Texas School Book Depository Building on the morning of 11/22/63, and Oswald (beyond a reasonable doubt) lied about the contents of this package to a co-worker.*

* = As an extension to #2 above --- We KNOW Oswald lied about the "curtain rods" based on the following:

A.) No "curtain rods" were found anywhere within the Book Depository after the assassination.

B.) Oswald definitely did not carry any package inside his roominghouse at 1026 N. Beckley Avenue when he arrived back home just prior to 1:00 PM on the afternoon of the assassination.

A and B above add up to the inescapable fact that: No "curtain rods" were in that paper package on 11/22/63.

Adding #1 to #2 above, all by themselves, with nothing else in evidence but those items, makes Oswald a guilty assassin.

Now, when you start adding in the wealth of ADDITIONAL physical and circumstantial evidence against Oswald -- his guilt is then proven not beyond just a "reasonable" doubt...but it's proven beyond any SPECK of a doubt.**

** = Things like: Oswald's prints on a paper bag IN THE SNIPER'S NEST; which was a paper bag that perfectly matches the type of bag that co-worker Wesley Frazier said Oswald carried into the Depository building at 8:00 AM on November 22nd. (With a nicely-incriminating "right palmprint" of Oswald's later discovered by the police in the VERY SPOT on that bag which equates PERFECTLY with the precise way Frazier said Oswald carried the bag in his right hand! That's a very important point, IMO, and is undeniably-strong physical evidence of Oswald's guilt.)

Plus there are these additional items: Eyewitness Howard Brennan's positive IDing of Oswald as a gunman in the Sniper's Nest window. .... The Tippit murder that was unquestionably committed by Oswald. .... The fingerprints of Oswald located on the rifle, plus his prints located on multiple boxes DEEP WITHIN THE SNIPER'S NEST. .... Oswald having no verifiable alibi for the precise time when President Kennedy was being gunned down on Elm Street at 12:30 PM on 11/22/63. .... Oswald dashing out of the TSBD at approximately 12:33 PM, just minutes after a U.S. President had been shot within yards of Oswald's workplace. .... And Oswald's other lies he told to the police after his arrest (apart from the obvious large lie re. the curtain rods).

But it all starts with the basic points brought out by #1 and #2 above. The evidence (and Oswald's OWN words and actions) tell a reasonable person that Lee H. Oswald was guilty as ever-lovin' sin of two murders in 1963, and there's nothing any CTer (or anybody else on the planet) can do or say to change that basic of all facts.

The conspiracists will continue to try to set Oswald free, of course, like always. But the more a reasonable person examines the evidence (and applies just a small dose of ordinary common sense to these facts in evidence), the more hollow, shallow, and inept all those pro-conspiracy arguments become.

Even though it shows in the picture as a red leather bond the one I received was black leather which is great I like the black better. I have had a Sword Bible for some time and I had to purchase another when I gave my niece my Bible. She was looking for a Bible that was easy to read and translated words to make it easier to understand without changing the meaning of passages of the Bible or incorrectly making statements as many new Bibles do. She fell in love with the Sword Bible and has never put it down. She had gone to every Bible book store looking for just the right Bible before I gave her this one and told me she was going to just give up. Guess the Lord had other ideas cause she reads it daily now.

THE SWORD HAVE DEEP STUDY OF THE BIBLE LARGE PRINT AND VERY GOOD PRICE GOD BLESS HIS WORD.............AMEN

Psalms 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 You will keep them, O LORD, you will preserve them from this generation forever.
I accidentally stumbled upon a KJV-Only website, http://www.av1611.com/. The thrust of the articles on the site are; a number of the modern translations of the Bible, i.e.; NKJV, NIV, NLT and others have corrupted text in them that are tantamount to heretical blasphemy.
In reading the verses that are cited from each text, next to the same verses in the KJV, it seem some of their points are kind of nitpicky. While other points they make seem extremely important. It seems evident to me the deity of Jesus and other Christian dogma, are seriously compromised by the NKJV, NIV, NLT and other modern translations. And gender inclusive language seriously compromises the meaning of the passages where it is used in these modern translations.
So I searched around and found the Sword Bible-OE-Large Print KJV Easy Reading. So far this edition seems to hold true to the original KJV. Thankfully they have updated some of the archaic language that makes the AV1611 edition of the KJV a chore to read. However, IMHO they could go a lot further in updating the KJV.
The purists believe any attempt to update the KJV is tantamount to sacrilege. I believe that insisting that a 21st century man be expected to read the Bible in 17th century British, English may be, all well and good, for historians and scholars, but your average man on the street will not be so willing to spend the hours digging through dictionaries and concordances, in an effort to decipher outdated words, sentence structures, idioms and syntax, that are needed to gain a clear understanding of the AV1611 KJV.
It is time for some intelligent Godly men to translate the KJV into modern American English. And the KJV-Only people should lend a hand to insure no corruption of the text creeps in. Then they can return to their cloistered sanctum sanctorum and extol their own superiority in holding true to the AV1611. In the meantime the Sword Bible-OE-Large Print KJV Easy Reading. Is 10 times easier to read than the AV1611. Call me lazy, uneducated and fleshly if you like. But, worshipping the LORD seems a lot easier when I'm not in a state of confusion, produced by the effort of translating archaic text in real time.
Reading from the AV 1611 is the Protestant version of preaching the Mass in Latin. Half of the men in the pews are falling asleep and the other half are thinking about the game on T.V. But they keep going to church because they feel guilty otherwise.
If Jesus came back today and walked among us like he did in the New Testament times, 95% of the church leaders in America would call him a dirty hippy with a messianic complex. They would probably banish him to a psychiatric hospital, or claim he was a dangerous cult leader and have him imprisoned, because, we don't crucify people on crosses in modern America.
May GOD richly bless you,
Steve Dean

We bought this Bible for two of our kids ages 7 and 5. They are learning to read and the large print and the way they break the hard, long names into syllables is such a BIG help to these young readers. My husband and I both want one now because of the wide margins for notes and how the book is easy to open and handle and highlight on your lap. My 8 year old son wants the KJVer instead of his KJV. This Bible has EXCELLENT study notes and many, many more helps and in depth information for a serious student of the Bible. It is exciting to read God's love letter every morning from this well laid out book!

If you are like me, you probably have many Bibles, many Study Bibles, and would like one Bible that has basically everything you need. The Sword Bible has everything you need in a single Bible. It has a concordance, articles about prophecy, articles about the creation, and many study helps on various topics, information about Jesus, the names of God, maps, and too many other things to list.
Here is what I like best: though it is listed as a 'Large Print' Bible, it has larger print than all of the Giant Print Bibles I own, except for my Super Giant Print Bible. It says 12.7 point type, but it looks bigger, and is easier to read than the 14 point type in two of my Giant Print Bibles. The second thing that I'm very pleased with is that it is a true easy to read KJV Bible. Unlike the NKJV Bible, it does not retranslate passages and change the meaning of passages. The Sword Easy Reading Bible is a true KJV, Only updating some clearly listed words, and only giving the defintion in textual notes of outdated or poorly understood words. This is the only true KJV update I've seen. All other so-called updates change words like "hell" to "hades", and insert other words that do not belong in the text. For those who believe that only the KJV is accurate and dependable among all the Bible versions--I think you will be pleased and satisfied with the Sword Easy Reading KJV.
There is not much on the negative side to this Bible. I think they could have made the bonded leather cover a bit thicker, and perhaps packaged it in a box rather than a slipcover. I believe they need to make this wonderful Bible available in a mid-range size for those who don't need large/giant print. This is a big Bible, not something you are going to tote around much. But it is a one-volume Bible that is easy to read, easy on the eyes, and also a study Bible.
Note that this edition comes in two colors. Black is isbn: 0966890736 The other color is purple, so beware which color you are ordering.