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The Catholic Church: Journey, Wisdom, & Mission (High School Textbooks)
Carl Koch
Manufacturer: Saint Mary's Press
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ASIN: 0884892980

Don't Call Me Brother: A Ringmaster's Escape from the Pentecostal Church

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Chip on His Shoulder, But Interesting
How Bizarre? REALLY!
Interesting, but...
The blame game?
This was my world!

Don't Call Me Brother: A Ringmaster's Escape from the Pentecostal Church
Austin Miles
Manufacturer: Prometheus Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Setting the Captives Free: Victims of the Church Tell Their Stories

ASIN: 0879755075

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Chip on His Shoulder, But Interesting.......2007-01-29

Having grown up in the AOG denomination, and having witnessed much of the corruption of the 70's and 80's, I could believe most of what the author details. It has a gossipy feel...rather "National Enquirer" for the pentecostal set. It kept my interest, although I could have done without the gratuitous description of his first intimate encounter with the woman who would become his wife. The tone is self-pitying, but perhaps he had reason to feel poorly-used by the powers-that-were at the time.

How Bizarre? REALLY!.......2006-04-20

How bizarre (and unbelievable) is this: "Gathered together at that retreat center was a group called Camps Farthest Out (CFO). . . baptism was conducted in this group. A gourd of water with a hose attached was hung from a tree limb . . . the other end of the hose was inserted in the rectum of the person being baptized . . ." (p.238, DCMB, 1989)

I laughed out loud at that nonsense. Brothers and Sisters, we will have a baptism today at the old oak!

He had me going until THAT. Now, although I accept some of what he says, I wonder, Does this man have a problem? A deep problem?

Interesting, but..........2003-10-19

...parts of this are hard to believe. Mr. Miles became a circus ringmaster on the way to his dream of Hollywood stardom, and got entangled in the late-80s web of evangelical Christian corruption. That part of his book, and the surrounding stories, are (relatively) believeable. What isn't is the connections to the Kennedy assasination, Marilyn Monroe's death/murder/suicide, and the Jim Jones religious cult mass suicide in Guyana in 1977. Otherwise, those with an appetite for this kind of stuff will, as Austin Miles himself puts it late in this book (quote approximate), "[you] will read this book, cover to cover, because it [has] lots and lots of juicy gossip and that will certainly appeal to the likes of you!"

Whether it will appeal to the likes of anyone unfamiliar with the PTL scandal--now more than a decade removed--is difficult to say at best.

The blame game?.......2003-03-23

First published at the height of the televangelism scandals of the late 1980's, "Don't Call Me Brother" recounts the story of a boy who ran away to join the circus, became a well-known ringmaster, found Jesus after a miraculous healing of an audience member that occurred after Miles asked for silent prayer for the man, and later became a fixture on the PTL Club. Much of the material here will not be shocking to anyone who followed PTL scandal (and who didn't?), but the slander, hatred, and hypocrisy shown by rank-and-file ministers of the Gospel was quite surprising, at least to me. Also surprising is the contention by Miles that homosexuality and adultery run rampant in the Assemblies of God denomination. I can't help but think he's overstating this just a little. But, there's more to the story than what is emphasized.

Miles is somewhat mysterious early in the book about his first marriage. It almost seems like his daughter just arrives on the scene with scant explanation. As the story unfolds, it seems that his first wife was responsible for getting him caught up in a conspiracy concerning the Kennedy presidency and Marilyn Monroe. Thus, Miles has to go through a name change from Al Maddox, his previous stage name, to Austin Miles. Toward the end of the book, we learn that the FBI has been harrassing acquaintances of Miles, paying them off (or not paying them off, in the case of the good church folks) to come up with dirt on him to destroy his reputation. Therefore, the FBI seems to be as much or more to blame than the church. The hostility he received from the church could have simply come from fear of the FBI. But then, this is a book attacking the church, not the FBI. Miles will probably never write that book.

His second marriage to the love of his life, a Swiss heiress, is threatened by his religious conversion and subsequent departure from his life as a ringmaster to constantly be on the road to speak at churches and religious functions. Once again, it seems the church is to blame for destroying his family. However, if he'd have handled things with a little more wisdom, he could have had Jesus and his family, too. Could it be that he was at least a little bit to blame for the situation?

Interestingly, he still cannot bring himself to explain away the healings and miracles that were part of his ministry. If what a previous reviewer said is true, that Austin Miles has returned to the ministry, then it's probably the undeniable power of God that he experienced firsthand that kept him connected. Hopefully, there are some needed reconciliations that have taken place since this book was written. With all that said, this is a book that is hard to put down once you've started, and is a worthwhile read if the reader keeps things in perspective.

This was my world!.......2001-04-12

The author is not a particularly loveable guy. After all he was one among the traveling preachers whom he exposes here. However you probably will feel for him as his life and family fall apart. His stories of the evangelists who travel from church to church rang true to me. My childhood church was involved with the things Miles talks about and he even mentions my former church's pastor by name. (See Angels on Assignment.) I have a childhood memory of a one eyed traveling preacher coming to preach at our church. After having someone blindfold his good eye he proceeded to `read' people's names off their driver's licenses. Once the congregation was all worked up by this `miracle' they passed the collection plate. (If you're wondering how he may have managed this trick of reading with an empty eye socket read James Randi's book The Faith Healers.) Read this book for an eye opening peek behind the scenes of Pentecostalism, televangelism, and the Assembly of God church. If you or someone you care about is involved with this movement I especially urge you to read this book. The connection to Jim Jones (remember poison kool-aid?) was a shock to me.

A Call to Assembly : The Autobiography of a Musical Storyteller

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A Call to Assembly : The Autobiography of a Musical Storyteller
Willie Ruff
Manufacturer: Viking Penguin
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0670838004

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Music came to Willie ruff early in his Alabama boyhood. It came from Mrs. Nance, the solo bass drummer of the Sanctified church, whose beat "gave her right arm the churning motion of a set of steam locomotive wheels." It came from singing at the grocery store for candy, and from the "chitlin struts: at his home, with young Willie sprinkling cornmeal on the floor to make "gliding" easy for dancing. It came from eavesdropping on the porch ladies, listening to the rhythm of their revelations. It came from the Sheffield School for Colored the day the second grader met a storied Alabama neighbor, W.C. Handy, who played his St. Louis Blues on the trumpet and spoke to the children about "the music of the Negro race."

Music and learning ("Can't nobody take nothin from outta your head," said his first mentor, Daddy Long) set the course of Willie Ruff's life. He sopped up music and learning when he joined the army at age fourteen, coming under the influence of various fatherly music masters. While he was an undergraduate at Yale, it was Paul Hindemith's magnetic presence that expanded Willie's musical horizons. Later, playing the French horn with the Lionel Hampton band and forming the "Duo" with his old piano-playing army sidekick, Dwike Mitchell, Willie learned firsthand from powerful influence like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie. And through his years at Yale as a professor of music, the quest for learning never stopped.

But music wasn't all. A powerfully recurring theme of A Call to Assembly comes from Willie's curiosity about the black soldier in American history. It began when he was in grade school and witnessed an air show by an all-black squadron of fighter pilots from Tuskegee. Later, in the army, Willie met some of those pilots who had fought over Germany and Italy and risked courts-martial to gain the same rights white officers enjoyed. Years later, through a set of extraordinary circumstances, he came across a statement written in 1902 by another Alabama neighbor, an ex-Confederate general who commended the valor of Negro soldiers fighting in the Spanish-American War. It was, Willie writes, as if this general "laid a hand on me from the grave and gave me pride and understanding."

Willie Ruff's is an exhilarating story, told in a distinctive voice that rings clear and true, smart and funny, and is always moving.

Sanctify the Congregation: A Call to the Solemn Assembly and to Corporate Repentance

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Sanctify the Congregation: A Call to the Solemn Assembly and to Corporate Repentance
Richard Owen Roberts
Manufacturer: International Awakening Press
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The Christian Call to Justice and Peace (High School Textbooks)

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The Christian Call to Justice and Peace (High School Textbooks)
Joseph Stoutzenberger
Manufacturer: St Mary's Press,U.S.
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Assembly Call: a Play.
A Flyers Dad.
Manufacturer: Murray & Gee, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RKZ79C

Image Handling for Wireless Communications: No More Band-Aids!: An article from: Advanced Imaging

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Image Handling for Wireless Communications: No More Band-Aids!: An article from: Advanced Imaging
Len Yencharis
Manufacturer: Cygnus Business Media
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Advanced Imaging, published by Cygnus Business Media on April 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1305 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Image Handling for Wireless Communications: No More Band-Aids!
Author: Len Yencharis
Publication: Advanced Imaging (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2000
Publisher: Cygnus Business Media
Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 27

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The relationship of components, alloys and fluxes, part 1: call it a love triangle--or a Bermuda Triangle. Either way, the best alloy may be determined ... : An article from: Circuits Assembly

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The relationship of components, alloys and fluxes, part 1: call it a love triangle--or a Bermuda Triangle. Either way, the best alloy may be determined ... : An article from: Circuits Assembly
Ning-Cheng Lee
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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This digital document is an article from Circuits Assembly, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1636 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The relationship of components, alloys and fluxes, part 1: call it a love triangle--or a Bermuda Triangle. Either way, the best alloy may be determined by the end-application.(Countdown to Pb-Free)
Author: Ning-Cheng Lee
Publication: Circuits Assembly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 16 Issue: 10 Page: 40(2)

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Overcoming lower wetting forces of Pb-free alloys: severe process changes mean more defects--and call for greater test measures.(Test and Inspection): An article from: Circuits Assembly

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Overcoming lower wetting forces of Pb-free alloys: severe process changes mean more defects--and call for greater test measures.(Test and Inspection): An article from: Circuits Assembly
Stig Oresjo
Manufacturer: UP Media Group, Inc.
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000974ZEQ
Release Date: 2006-07-14

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This digital document is an article from Circuits Assembly, published by UP Media Group, Inc. on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 588 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Overcoming lower wetting forces of Pb-free alloys: severe process changes mean more defects--and call for greater test measures.(Test and Inspection)
Author: Stig Oresjo
Publication: Circuits Assembly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2005
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Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Page: 40(1)

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ACTIONTEC BUNDLES CALLER ID BOX WITH CALL WAITING MODEM.(Actiontec Electronics)(Product Information): An article from: Modem User News

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ACTIONTEC BUNDLES CALLER ID BOX WITH CALL WAITING MODEM.(Actiontec Electronics)(Product Information): An article from: Modem User News

Manufacturer: Worldwide Videotex
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This digital document is an article from Modem User News, published by Worldwide Videotex on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 517 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ACTIONTEC BUNDLES CALLER ID BOX WITH CALL WAITING MODEM.(Actiontec Electronics)(Product Information)
Publication: Modem User News (Newsletter)
Date: March 1, 2000
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