• This is one of the very few books that I have read more than once, the characters are particular friends of mine and I like their open, trusting honesty - as well as their loyalty with a slight query about Toad. I live in Wales (Look it up or Google it if you need to, it's a principality tacked on the side of England (howls of indignation offstage!)) and I have been 'phoning a grand-daughter who lives in France to read this as a bedtime book to her. She loves it, though she will have no truck at all with Mr. Toad, she considers him creepy. Although I can see her point of view, I think that a little harsh; stupid would suit better. We are within half a chapter of the conclusion and I am stumped for a follow-on book unless I read her 'The Secret Garden' or 'Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass'. I suspect that 'Moby Dick' or 'Robinson Crusoe' may offend her apparently rather delicate sensibilities! Kenneth Graham was a master story-teller and it's just such a pity that we don't seem to have anyone of his calibre around at present. I don't care what age you are, you should really enjoy this book. Ken
    The Wind in the WillowsAdd to cart

    1. How refreshing! Someone prepared to hold forth on a real understanding of what the saints and the world call 'death', the subject on which few people ever preach. That is, to a certain extent, understandable in the case of a visiting preacher who may be unaware of the particular circumstances and sensibilities within a fellowship, but surely something which the leadership of a church has a duty to cover. It is, after all, a large part of the reason for which our Lord Jesus came to earth and we need to understand the real meanings of both life and death. And may this work bring honour and glory to The Lord Jesus Christ for the sake of His Holy Father's name.
      A Paradigm of Death: Understanding Death from God’s PerspectiveAdd to cart

      1. Your comments are well received. This book is, indeed, unusual in that it reasons that if God is the Creator of life, then He would hold the ultimate knowledge of both life and death. An earthly perspective of death is inadequate. Thus, it follows that if there can be found any joy and comfort in death, it would have to come from the ultimate source - the God of the Bible. A Paradigm of Death: Understanding Death from God's Perspective, goes behind the scenes to examine the real meaning of death as it is seen through the very eyes of God. When we understand death for what it REALLY is, the reader will find a peace and comfort that can only come from understanding God's perspective on this matter.

    2. I just have this feeling, deep down inside, that your biography on Philip Eveson is a mite out of date!
      The Great Exchange: Justification by Faith Alone in the Light of Recent ThoughtAdd to cart

      1. Mr. Sherwood, whom are you talking to, and why do you say what you do?

    3. I have so far only read part, mind you, quite a parge part indeed, of Crime and Punishment. Personally, I don't find it an easy flowing style for reading but have been constantly amazed and impressed by the author's attention to detail and his acute observations. As a retired copper, (British police officer), and with my experiences of the workings of devious minds, I'm impressed with his insight into human nature, especially the darker aspects. (I'm not too sure quite what that says about me???) I confess that I have put the book aside with the intention of completing it at a later date and maybe this is the incentive I needed to complete it. As I've started reading it in book form, I think I will complete it by that medium, perhaps because I have yet to be convinced that novels are suitable for electronic reading, I like the feel of the hard copy in my hand, even though I may not infrequently lose my page. However, this is an ideal opportunity to get more of Dostoevsky's works at a good price so I have placed my order and will be able to read them on my I-pad at my leasure - without losing my place! Eventually.
      Collected Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky (11 vols.)Add to cart

      1. Just for the record, I did finish the book. Dostoevsky weaves a clever and intricate plot with, as I have said above, a great insight into human nature. One has to take in every little detail that the author records for it is very likely to appear in due course further along the novel and with maybe more significance than you first attached to it. Overall, a good book. Soon I am going to have to start Tolstoy's 'War and Peace'!

    4. I'm extremely sorry, but having read Henry Fieldings' lascivious 'Tom Jones' many years ago, I find it extremely concerning that a Christian publisher should be trying to sell this, regardless of the merits or otherwise of any of the other books. Although a well written book, (in olde English which takes a little getting used to though it's not too difficult to get into the swing of it), I am left wondering if this is another case of Christians compromising their principles of faith in order to be 'inclusive'. Come on now Logos, please tell me that I have misunderstood and provide me with something to set my mind at rest. Reassure me please.

      1. I know this is trite, but we are dealing here with Creation over evolution and I discover that the book "What about Origins" was published in 20010! I know it was 'cos it says so above. I realise that the Aberystwyth air is reputed to be bracing but it seems to have extended his life span to the point where he will probably be desperate to attain his ultimate rest.
        Day One CreationPoints Collection (3 vols.)Add to cart

        1. Irrelevant, but astute observation about a typo. :-(

      2. This is the one version of the Bible that I have been really waiting for on Logos, it's the one I use all the time in printed form, unless I defer to the Amlified Bible for added insight. True, it is not generally popular this side of the pond, but I like it for its fluid reading style, even though it is a bit of a literist's book, that suits me. It is possible to find occasional fault with the translating but, hey, (whisper it quietly), the rumour is that even the A.V. may not be above criticism there! I have frequently sat in a sermon or Bible study and listened to some lengthy explanations of a passage and at the conclusion discovered that all the speaker has eventually done is explained what is written, quite consicely, in my N.E.B. My one fervent hope is that it will be written in English, not American, otherwise I will probably reject it and stick with the printed version! Ken.
        The New English Bible with the Apocrypha (NEB)
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        2. Carmen, I was hoping that you would have had a reply from someone at Logos by now rather than from myself as I'm sick of reading my name all over this page. (It's a pity that they don't use something a little less in-yer-face for the names!) However, in the absence of that response, from what I understand, it seems that the notes are of the 'notes-at-the-beginning-of-each-book-type. I will try again though to get that confirmed on this page for your information and that of anyone else interested. Ken

        3. The time has come... this the most anticipated Logos release of the year. NEB radical dynamic equivalent translation. A good comparison bible, not bound by tradition. I know of no other bible software that will have this translation. British scholarship. Enjoy

        4. The price is pure theft.