Westbow press apr 2004 (31 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Moon Tide Monterey takes place near Monterey Bay, California. Arthur Trevaller, the powerful father of Cami, is against her plan for her future. While running on Carmel Beach, Cami finds a starving harbor seal pup in a rocky grotto. She meets Sky, a marine biology intern sent to assess the animal, and begins to learn more about the tiny creatures. She decides to join a volunteer center to learn about marine mammal rescue and medical treatment.Fishermen carry on their struggle to keep hooked salmon from bands of aggressive sea lions. An armed craft runs drugs into Monterey from ships off shore. And someone is shooting sea lions. Meaning to turn them over to the Coast Guard, Cami and Sky search for the animal killers. Their courage enhances the developing bond between them, and even Arthur must come to recognize the strength of his daughter's character.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Suddenly, milliseconds after Clarice heard Robert scream, an almost invisible form emerged from the center of Jessie's stomach. Clarice spoke to what appeared to be Robert's face, though its translucent nature made it impossible to make out the eyes, mouth, or nose . 'It is time to go to a better place.' Robert wasn't sure what to do. He looked at Clarice then back down upon the scene of his murder, which had become extremely bloody, as Dr. Diller and his nurse practitioner extracted Robert's lifeless remains from Jessie's womb. For a moment Robert considered taking the hand, which was extended toward him by Clarice, as he extended his own toward hers. Then, without warning, he jerked it back. 'I don't want to go,' Robert barked. With that, Robert and Clarice's adventure begins. Will Robert discover that it's better to be spared a mortal life than to be born an unplanned, unwanted child Or will he want to live despite life's difficulties The destiny of all mankind depends on his choice. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Barbara is a physician and pianist. Margo is a brilliant mathematician and cellist. Lucia is a philosopher, nun, and violinist. These amateur but talented and accomplished musicians have met to celebrate the silver jubilee of their Vows. This year the plan was to play, in its entirety, the music that brought them together and made them sisters in heart and mind for life: Tchaikovsky's Trio in A minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano; and they played it as never before!Barbara and Margo had never heard Lucia play as she did this time. Her violin sang with perfect intonation, controlled breathing, and redeeming passion, but after the performance, Lucia confesses to being found in a situation unbecoming to a nun. She is pregnant! Though she denies having been with a man, the facts confirm that her vows as a nun were violated and that she may have lied. Bound by the promise of trust, faith, and truth the three shared, Barbara and Margo had believed Lucia. Now they must ask themselves if their faith was unwarranted. Or could Lucia be telling the truth.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A Passion for His Presence is a biblical safari into the pristine realms of divine revelation that most people never travel. For the timid, the trek terminates when faced with an avalanche of unanswered questions. With 25 successful years of ministry behind him, Bob Brock abruptly came to that turning point when he picked up a manila envelope lying on the front seat of his car. The note inside forever changed his life, and immediately overwhelmed him with a flood of questions. Where is God What is God doing Does God care Who cares These were real questions he faced in a real world. A Passion for His Presence is not a brainchild. It was born from the womb of heartache and pain, but he discovered answers. A Passion for His Presence will help you recover from the pain of losses. Life is not over. This is the day of new beginning.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The summer may be winding down, but there's still plenty of excitement on the beaches of San Diego. That's at least true for three beach dwellers who loathe each other, yet share a common goal.The drug dealer is in it for revenge, plain and simple. All the surfer wants is enough money to pay for a car, even if he has to settle for a used jalopy. The cop just hopes he'll be able to wrap up his caseload without cutting into his vacation.Unfortunately, the desires of all three men are tied to one very elusive young woman with an insatiable appetite for danger and sex, not necessarily in that order.Leaving a trail of smashed cars and dead bodies that stretches from the sun-swept shores of San Diego to the blazing lights of Las Vegas, Sunspot Baby delivers action and humor that never let up.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Lifelong friends Nick and Easy love both golf and a serious wager. Their shared passion moves beyond the extreme when a drunken bar bet results in a far-fetched scheme: playing head-to-head in every state across America as the ultimate measure to determine the better golfer. Only their self-styled, cross-country championship quickly takes a series of unexpected turns.As their three-year journey to golf's grandest courses unfolds, an unexpected cancer diagnosis threatens not only their wager, but also the limits of their 20-year friendship. Against the backdrop of a startling request and moral dilemma--choosing to die with dignity--what they ultimately discover is the strength to handle the unforeseen, the underlying meaning of their bet, and the often-difficult choices that define true friendship.Based in part on an actual bet and the ensuing real-life golf experiences, this blending of golf history, Finding True Center is great theater, and Nick and Easy's journey seeks to be as thought provoking as it is entertaining.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Jean and Maggie spent over thirty-years of their lives educating young people, both dreaming of traveling to exotic lands during their retirement years. In March 2003, Jean and Maggie both retired early, and fulfilled their long-held dreams to travel on an African safari, in Kenya and Tanzania. Two Women in Africa: The Ultimate Adventure is a humorous, fast-moving account of the rigors Jean and Maggie faced, while experiencing several unique, and outlandish adventures on safari.The two women, caught up in the politics as war broke out between Iraq and the United States, sensed the hostility toward Americans.Fascinating African culture, and spectacular scenery are described throughout the book. Jean takes you along on their journey through rough, and dangerous land; home to thousands of Masai tribal members, to discover and explore their unique culture.Thrilling descriptions of African wildlife enhance Jean's account of their daily safaris, including close encounters of the ferocious kind. Read how they turned their dreams of Kenya and Tanzania into reality.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - One weekend. Five people. Chance meetings. One fateful outcome. Sometimes the people you accidentally meet are destined for much more.Upset and disturbed, Rick Harbring said some things he probably shouldn't have said. His wife, Jennifer, now feels like she doesn't know him, and that she's missing out on something. She knows it, because she just had a wonderful experience with----Charles Devereaux. His loving wife, Dana, and their prosperous life is picture perfect. That is, until devastation knocks on their door, and Dana eventually finds herself seeking assistance from one of the most unlikely sources in----Adrian Molina, an unstable cop with an even shakier past. Looking for answers that have eluded him throughout life, his dilemmas begin after he makes a routine traffic stop. The offender.Jennifer Harbring.But what appear to be coincidental meetings begin to link these five people together in ways they never imagined, cultivating a weekend full of betrayal, surprises, and shocking revelations. And before it's all over, they'll see that what's right around the corner in their lives could be more than they ever bargained for.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Understanding the Spirit is a precious resource that is a necessity for everyone desiring an intimate relationship with God.Understanding the Spirit will enlighten the mind of the Bible Theologian as well as explain the intricacies of the Spirit of God to the Bible novice.The Spirit of God is amazing, wonderful, remarkable, astonishing, and marvelous and those that understand the Spirit fully have an awesome opportunity. They are able to find peace in times of trouble they can glorify God when everything in their lives seems to be falling apart. They have the assurance in understanding that weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. When you understand the spirit, how the spirit operates, and the importance of your relationship with the spirit of God then you are able to walk in this life by faith and not by sight.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Beauty in the Beast is a brand-new way of looking at some aspects of our history--written from a new and different perspective. Roy Westfall has changed and added some new points of view--a way of exploring how one might interpret those things that have happened both in reality and in fiction.After reading Beauty in the Beast, one might realize that it is both exciting and fun to consider new perspectives on old stories. Westfall does not change the facts of history, but his poems do present an alternate understanding of our historical and literary past.Anyone who appreciates the gentle flow of words and a poetic look at the different stories we share ought to enjoy Beauty in the Beast.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Rat was the assistant headmaster at St. Mark's. His real name was Robert H. Rattinger, but everyone, I mean everyone called him the Rat. And the Rat was the meanest, the cruelest, and the most unfair son of a bitch in the history of the world. He'd been at St. Mark's for about a century and he was the ultimate enforcer. He enforced all the crap that made St. Mark's the shithole that it was. Besides enforcing the discipline system, and the piece of shit they call the Honor System, the Rat taught science courses like Biology and Physics. The Rat loved to dish out demerits and he dished them out silently, using his fingers. Then he took this little spiral notebook out of his top pocket and wrote down your name and the number of demerits, so he could later post them on the bulletin board. He chain-smoked Lucky Strikes and he smoked every fag down to where it was about a quarter of an inch long. I was always amazed, and disappointed that he didn't burn the crap out of his lips. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - After their first attempt at a honeymoon resulted in disaster, Joe and Shell decide to Try, Try Again and are offered use of an isolated lakeside cabin in Montana. They arrive only to find it was NOT as isolated as indicated. Instead, they open the door to find a man's body in the kitchen, shot in the back of the head. Shell says 'we're jinxed!' but they check into a B&B and stay through threatening notes, a car chase, and resolve to solve the mystery, some of which is locked in the memories of a very old lady who persists in trying to protect the good names of family members long gone. A missing vehicle, a case of mistaken identity, a teenage boy and his 'mentally challenged' friend, and a Sheriff who insists on passing it off as a drug deal gone bad, add to their determination to find the truth.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - I must be out of my mind. Why am I torturing myself by imagining that I am a writer that someone wants to read Why am I putting myself in such an unforgiving position What do I have to say The most painful question of all is why do I even bother Many published authors have professed that they have always wanted to write, always have written and MUST WRITE. I understand this. I always wanted to teach, have always taught and MUST TEACH. My interest in writing, other than writing curricula or a very occasional letter, is a relatively new happening in my life. I am compelled by an inner need to put something of myself down on paper. Am I afraid that if I don't it would be as if I never existed.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Raped in the House of God is an invaluable resource for anyone trying to understand the lifetime effects sexual abuse by priests has on a person's life.Author Jim Parker tells his story of soul murder and his ongoing journey of recovery. His story recounts not only the immediate catastrophic impact of a 12-year-old boy being sexually abused, but how his parents' request to keep the abuse a secret led to over forty years of frustration and self destructive behavior. Parker gives the reader details of how his life has been altered, including: His loss of purpose Inability to achieve in school Distrust of men Failed relationships with family and others Inability to set clear boundaries Years of isolation Three failed marriagesRaped in the House of God is a must read for other survivors of clergy sexual abuse, their families, concerned Catholics seeking to better understand the crisis facing their church today, and health care professionals charged with the challenge of helping survivors.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'Insight offers a multitude of action, suspense and romance; hooking the reader from page one. One that you won't want to put down.'--L. Raven James of The Rawsistaz ReviewersInsight is a spell binding suspense thriller that will keep you intrigued and always wanting for more. The debut novel of author Valerie CJ McGee follows a blind woman, Samantha Robertson, on her search to discover why she has been bound to a woman she has never met.It is through the eyes of Rachael Maxwell that a blind woman, Samantha Robertson, has been able to continue to see. They share this sight only through dreams. When Rachael plunges ten stories in Brooklyn, New York, it is Samantha who unwittingly becomes the only eye-witness.Who will believe a blind woman in California could have seen what happened Discovering that Rachael did in fact exist, Samantha leaves the safety of her home to discover why they are bound to each other.Samantha encounters a young detective, Brian Reynolds, who has continued to investigate Rachael's case after it was closed. Together they uncover answers to questions they never knew to ask.Long held secrets are uncovered and the haunted man who set off this intriguing search for Insight is drawn out. Once you get pulled into the story you won't want to put it down.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Read Jesus, Money, and Me before you sit down with your financial advisor.'Jesus, Money, and Me makes the powerful connection between your money and your faith. Pastor, speaker, and author Ron Jones takes you on a spiritual journey through the teachings of Jesus on money, wealth, and material possessions. Without using theological jargon, Jesus, Money, and Me renews the mind and transforms the heart of every Christ follower that longs to give God first place in all areas of his or her life, including money.Ron achieves a great balance between instruction and inspiration in treating a critical area of our obedience before God. I commend Jesus, Money, and Me to your reading.'--From the foreword by Dr. Mark L. BaileyPresident, Dallas Theological Seminary'Exactly what did Jesus say and think about money and possessions Ron Jones provides an answer to that question with a careful and engaging walk through the Gospels.'--Dr. Daniel L. Akin, President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary'Ron Jones has done an excellent job of presenting the teachings of Christ in a manner that will impact the reader's attitudes and values toward his possessions. May it be used to help stir a revolution of generosity in the church today!'--Daryl Heald, President, Generous Giving.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - '.I know the risks, and moderate them when I can, but still I press on, even into adversity. There are very few things I fear, and even this situation was not one of them.But still.every now and then.just once and a while.I wonder.I question.I seek to understand why.Beaten to the edge of rationality, stunned beyond the capability of comprehension, between racking sobs and painful gasps for breath I screamed into the chaos, 'What in the bloody hell am I doing out here 'I was not really expecting an answer.'Through a series of adventures told with humor and passion, Life is a Road, Get on it and Ride captures the essence of the motorcycling experience and carries the reader where few have ventured before. Take a wild ride into the magical worlds along the highways of America and a passionate tour through the mysterious soul of an avid motorcycle rider. Experience what one reader calls, 'A little bit of Jung, a little bit of Freud, and a little bit of rock and roll.' (Doc D).…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - If you have ever wondered what it was like to grow up and work on a cotton farm during the 1950's you need to read this book. It tells about the trials and tribulations of survival while growing up in a large family and only making two dollars each day for working from daylight to dark. While I wasn't ashamed of my roots I wanted a better life for my family. I knew at an early age that education was the key to unlocking many doors and I only completed the fifth grade. After obtaining my (G.E.D) General Education Diploma I went to work as a Patrolman for the Lonoke Police Department in July of 1971. I immediately knew that I had found my niche in life and wanted to make a career out of it. Four months later I applied for and was accepted as a Patrolman for the North Little Rock Police Department. In 1973 I was approached about going to work for the Arkansas State Police and was sworn as a Trooper on October 7, 1973. I was promoted to Sergeant on November 23, 1984 and to Lieutenant on June 17, 1988. For the next six years I was the assistant commander in Troop's B, F, and E. in March of 1995 I transferred to Troop J in Clarksville. A short time later I enrolled in a correspondence course at one of the local Universities and eventually obtained a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice. I completed thirty years of service to the state of Arkansas in October of 2003, and retired on April 30, 2004. This book reveals a life of hard work, honesty and integrity. It deals with education, courtship, love, marriage and the death of a child. You will laugh and cry as you read about the antics of growing up in a large family. It is both sad and funny but the message is simple: Put God first, family second, and everything else, well, you know the rest. I have also written a book of poetry entitles 'Southern Charm¿ and a seventy year history book entitled 'Arkansas State Troopers' I believe that you will enjoy reading all of these books.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'An intensely original story of love, betrayal and survival, played out in a foreign, yet familiar land.'- Donald Richie, author of The Inland SeaWhen Justin Cooper's world suddenly collapses he finds that his would-be rescuer is the very same woman, Kishiko, who triggered his downfall; except she is now the Kishiko of his dreams - and invisible to all but himself.He senses that, to survive, he must follow the lead of his phantom lover, trusting in the powers of instinct and imagination.Provided the original Kishiko doesn't kill him first.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Generations of two families, their destinies intertwined by the capricious nature of fate. The year is 2046. Space flights to Mars are routine. Or, are they Find out in The Lottery. By a Twist of Fate, more than the lives of the Shuttle crew are on the line during an early morning dawn over Texas. You're the quarterback of a Professional Football team, on the world's greatest stage, the Superbowl! Catch the gritty, hard hitting action of The Game. Everyone has a mother who comforted them in their time of greatest need. Check out Hitler's Mom. Early morning hour. A downpour on a dark, lonely Interstate. Then, Fate steps in. Be sure and catch Truck Stop Blues. We're back on the moon. Another 'giant leap for mankind ' Well, maybe not. Be sure and read Medal of Honor. A President beleaguered by the economy, terrorism, and an unpopular war. Now he confronts the unthinkable. Be sure and look for Medal of Honor, Part II: Exit Strategy. The crew of a military spaceship grapples with the biggest moral dilemma of their lives. What will they decide Find out, in Rules of Engagement.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Blue Chip executives are dropping like flies . the stock market rallies . just a coincidence Not really. There is a new serial killer on the loose. This one murders business executives who don't maximize shareholder values!When agent Max Patterson takes time off from his FBI profiling duties to pursue an MBA, he does not expect to become involved in the highest profile case in Bureau history. With the help of Nora, a fellow MBA student and former psychic, Max must zero in on the killer while avoiding Charlie Crabney, the escaped serial murderer who loves to swing a knife and hates Max with a passion. The Blue Chip Murders is a unique business mystery that teaches while it entertains. A unique case study forms the backdrop for each murder, combining the principles of corporate finance with political intrigue in boardrooms across America. Poison pill defense mechanisms, the rational of mergers and acquisitions, the sellout of big tobacco, and the movement towards socially responsible investing are just a few of the ingredients in this most delicious intrigue.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - What do these disparate cases have in common A cold caseA mysterious car accident at two-thirty in the morningAn office employee threatening suicide because her lawyer boyfriend moved out of their apartmentA new thug in town running hookers ands whores.As these cases unfold, Jack Collins' oldest daughter, Melodie, is being slowly driven to distraction by demands of a new boyfriend, her children and her new job as President of her father's investigative firm when someone tries to kill her daughter.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Eastern approach to Feng Shui practice is timeless while from the Western perspective it is timely. Feng Shui is Chinese in origin while the casino game of craps is American in design. For the first time in print, the author advocates the use of this Eastern approach to enhance the player's chances of winning at casino craps. No book to date has addressed the influence and role of Feng Shui in craps or the subject of craps and Feng Shui together.The book has an affluence of new material heretofore not published, such as the concept of the Circle of Chi, the flow chart of Feng Shui concepts, which eventually leads to a craps table, the statistical validation of the number 7 coming out more often, after a die accidentally falls off the table, dice presetups, medical tenets germane to the Yin and Yang concept, Feng Shui of selected casinos, and much more.The superstitions that thrive at a craps table are presented with humor and insight. Learn about Chi management that is as pivotal as money management in augmenting one's chances of winning at craps.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Josh Lehman and Luke Sanders enter Texas Northwestern University on football scholarships and excel as winning players, Josh as a quarterback and Luke as a wide receiver. Luke's disabling knee injury terminates his football career but lucrative offers from professional teams tempt Josh away from his ambition to go to medical school.After soul-searching decisions, Josh turns his back on the offers so he and Luke can attend medical school together.Josh becomes a cardiovascular surgeon and Luke an anesthesiologist. They face every conflict they encounter in the medical field with the resolve: 'It's just another game.'Luke settles into the happiness of married life with a child but Josh's marriage is marred by infidelity and drug abuse. His wife's lover, Donnie Bradford, needs a life-saving operation that only Josh can perform. Josh's first reaction is to refuse.When Josh takes a position as consultant for Salzman Electronics, a producer of high-tech medical equipment, his knowledge of Salzman's new research project places him in personal jeopardy.With Donnie's untimely death, Josh is charged with murder. A surprise ending reveals more than just the perpetrator of the crime.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - An unusual life story of an immigrant, who lived through World War II, went to school under Stalin in Budapest. She studied chemical engineering and married a fellow engineer. After a short, happy marriage came the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and she escaped to Austria, pregnant, without her husband. Mother came to help and baby arrived in refugee camp. They started a new life in California, making progress from factory worker, to chemist, to graduate student, while raising daughter as single parent with mother's help. Job opportunity offered on East Coast enabled her to climb up on pioneering female management track to high levels in an international chemical company. An inspirational story with reflections and insight into both historical world changes and the American success story from the perspective of a successful first generation leader and woman. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Museum.a new novel from author, Roger Hailey, first son of Master Novelist Arthur Hailey, launches the first in the series of Black Knight Chronicles. Meet 'The Black Knight', Michael Donley. Donley comes to the aid of recently incarcerated 'New Fish' and, in their time of greatest need, befriends them and chronicles their stories. In Chronicle One, the reader meets wealthy Miami businessman, Johnny Rainco, and his wife, Lisa, and follows their lives through marital infidelities as their two worlds collide. Rainco is arrested and jailed for domestic violence and the reader is catapulted into the American prison system, where they learn about the novel's characters through the eyes of this rather special inmate narrator. There, they are confronted by the 'Sharks'; hardened inmates who prey on 'New Fish', like the newly incarcerated Rainco. Convinced he has lost control of his marriage, Rainco makes a terrible decision and plots revenge against his wife with the aid of a sinister criminal. His eventual release and reunion with his wife ignite the story and rocket the reader onto a tension-filled roller coaster ride in the best Hitchcock tradition. Targeting the tragedy of domestic violence, Museum is sure to attract attention and raise awareness.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Israel and its Future is of interest to anyone engaged in political debates about Israel's current policies. Professor Michael Anbar includes forty essays on different aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict from a realistic historical perspective. By exploring controversial issues Israel and its Future will intrigue anyone who follows this conflict, including proponents and opponents of the different policies debated. The essays address Arabs and Jews, Americans and Israelis, ultraliberals and arch-conservatives, ordinary citizens and politicians.Professor Anbar draws on his personal experience in Israel before and during its War of Independence in which had an active role, first in besieged Jerusalem and then in the fledgling Israeli air-force. As a scientist Professor Anbar had a leading role in the development of the Israeli nuclear program. During the Six Days War he was involved in defense against the ominous danger of chemical warfare agents provided by Russia to Egypt. Israel and its Future illuminates events, ideas, and controversial policies from uncommon perspectives and suggests constructive solutions. It belongs to the 'must read' category for anyone concerned with war and peace in the Middle East.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In the seventeenth century, Salem Massachusetts had a terrible secret. Now, over three hundred years later in upstate New York, BRAD BANNING, a new and inexperienced filmmaker unwittingly discovers that secret. It had escaped the tyranny of the witch hunters and made its home in Spook Rock, a tiny backwoods commune, its throat held in a death grip by an evil force more powerful than time itself.When Banning intrudes too far into the lives of the witches, power-mad Lorianna casts him and his crew into the Abyss populated with ancient monsters, as well as incongruous beacons of purity. Along the way, Banning and his companions, whom he dubs his crew, discover truths about themselves and others, which are deeper and as real as the Hell they find themselves in, and the Heaven with whose help they hope to escape.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - An Expat's Life, Luxembourg & The White Rose is a refreshing and forthright take on the Englishman Abroad genre. Reading David Robinson's relaxed prose is like sitting down for a drink or two with the author in the pub of the title. Indeed, as the tome progresses, so the reader warms to Robinson's down-to-earth character.The author's very personal view of an expat's life in Luxembourg is not overbearing, and even the most informed reader will learn something new about the history of the Grand Duchy, its bureaucracy and social conventions and attitudes. The book is brimful with little snippets of useful information and trivia for those unfamiliar with the country, and Robinson's anecdotes will spark empathy with readers who live, or have lived, in Luxembourg. --Duncan Roberts, editor of 352 Magazine.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Moral Maxims of the Sages of Israel is a study of the moral maxims of the sages of Israel, who thrived from 300 B.C.E. to 200 C.E., that are contained in the work known as Pirkei Avot, probably the oldest anthology of its kind in literary history. Although the work has been translated from the original Hebrew numerous times, much of it remains inaccessible because of the epigrammatic rather than discursive style of the original, which employs idiomatic expressions, unusual turns of phrase, grammatically awkward constructions, euphemisms, and plays on words that confound even those who are able to read it in the original language.An ancient work like Pirkei Avot can be read from a variety of perspectives. It may be read it from the standpoint of what it says that resonates with the contemporary concerns of the reader or commentator, often attaching meaning to a maxim that its author could not reasonably be expected to have intended. It may also be read from the perspective of attempting to understand what the redactor of the work had in mind when making his editorial decisions about what to include or exclude, and why he made such choices from the large volume of materials available to him. Finally, the work can be read as representing the concerns of the individual authors in the context of the times in which they lived. In essence, then, one must choose between reading meaning into the text and reading meaning out of it. The approach in this book is to do the latter, that is, to understand the maxims and teachings of the sages that appear in Pirkei Avot primarily from the standpoint of the originators, and secondarily from the standpoint of the redactor, some of whose own thoughts are included in the work. In so doing, it will suggest, wherever possible and plausible, the unstated problems and questions to which the sages' teachings and assertions probably were deemed appropriate responses.…