Input: [Stage] %check [Reads] %_builddir [Writes] %_builddir [Action]

Output: Check that the software works properly. This is often implemented by running some variation of "make test". Many packages don't implement this stage.

How to create an RPM package/pt - FedoraProject


Input: [Stage] %install [Reads] %_builddir [Writes] %_buildrootdir [Action]

Output: This reads the files underneath the build directory %_builddir (usually ~/rpmbuild/BUILD/) and writes to a directory underneath the build root directory %_buildrootdir (usually ~/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT). The files that are written are the files that are supposed to be installed when the binary package is installed by an end-user. Beware of the weird terminology: The build root directory is not the same as the build directory. This is often implemented by running "make install".

How to create an RPM package/pt - FedoraProject


Input: [Stage] bin [Reads] %_buildrootdir [Writes] %_rpmdir [Action]

Output: This reads the files underneath the build root directory %_buildrootdir (usually ~/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/) to create binary RPM packages underneath the RPM directory %_rpmdir (usually ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/). Inside the RPM directory is a directory for each architecture, and a "noarch" directory for packages that apply to any architecture. These RPM files are the packages for users to install.

How to create an RPM package/pt - FedoraProject


Input: [Stage] src [Reads] %_sourcedir [Writes] %_srcrpmdir [Action]

Output: This creates a source RPM package (.src.rpm) inside the source RPM directory %_srcrpmdir (usually ~/rpmbuild/SRPMS). These files are needed for reviewing and updating packages.

How to create an RPM package/pt - FedoraProject


Input: [Billboard Chart Title] Brasil Hot 100 Airplay [Description]

Output: The Brazil Hot 100 Airplay ranks the most listening singles and tracks in Brazil.

Billboard charts - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Input: [Billboard Chart Title] Euro Digital Songs [Description]

Output: The chart ranks the best selling digital singles and tracks in Europe.

Billboard charts - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Input: [Billboard Chart Title] European Hot 100 Singles [Description]

Output: The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles ranks the best selling singles in Europe by combining sales from various countries in Europe.

Billboard charts - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Input: [Billboard Chart Title] Global Dance Tracks [Description]

Output: Global Dance Tracks is a weekly international survey of the songs that are most popular in dance clubs globally. It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub disc jockeys who must apply and meet certain criteria to become Billboard-reporting DJs.

Billboard charts - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Input: [Billboard Chart Title] Japan Hot 100 [Description]

Output: The Japan Hot 100 ranks the best selling singles and tracks in Japan.

Billboard charts - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Input: [Billboard Chart Title] Korea K-Pop Hot 100[1] [Description]

Output: The Korea K-Pop Hot 100 ranks the best selling singles and tracks in South Korea.

Billboard charts - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Input: [Billboard Chart Title] Luxembourg Digital Songs [Description]

Output: The chart ranks the best selling digital singles and tracks in Luxembourg.

Billboard charts - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Alexander, Eben [isbn] isbn 1451695195 [isbn13] isbn13 9781451695199 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 208 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.66 [num ratings] num ratings 33,972 [date pub] date pub 2012 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Oct 23, 2012 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review Read this book while sitting next to my daughter's hospital bed as she recovered from an untethering surgery by her own neurosurgeon. Some of his desc Read this book while sitting next to my daughter's hospital bed as she recovered from an untethering surgery by her own neurosurgeon. Some of his descriptions of his near-death experience are too right-brained for me to really visualize, but his left-brain analysis of his experience resonated with me. A lot of what he experienced makes sense. Near-death experiences are fascinating to me and his interest and expertise in the neurology behind them was cool. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 1 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Apr 25, 2015 [date added] date added May 08, 2015 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Coelho, Paulo * [isbn] isbn 1101874082 [isbn13] isbn13 9781101874080 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 272 pp [avg rating] avg rating 2.98 [num ratings] num ratings 14,222 [date pub] date pub Apr 2014 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Aug 19, 2014 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I am reluctant to admit how deeply I connected with Linda, since so many readers seem to have written her off as shallow and petty. But, title of the I am reluctant to admit how deeply I connected with Linda, since so many readers seem to have written her off as shallow and petty. But, title of the book aside, her affair (which was perhaps shallow and petty), to me, was a very, very minor part of a beautifully written story. The affair itself was really a platform for Coelho to explore the great human condition of loneliness. That is what I connected to. In Linda, I see a woman who followed society's rules perfectly. She performed the way she was expected to - secure career, routine family life, proper social engagements, well-dressed and well-groomed, right home in the right neighborhood. She recognizes joy in her mothering, has moments of fulfillment in her work, but is underwhelmed by life in her 30s and has grown to feel disconnected from her husband and friends. I don't think Linda's "perfect life" is a reason to dismiss her as a serious character. I felt Coelho created her with a "perfect life" to expose a very real truth about modern society - that it is so easy to project perfection (think social media - which I thought he directly alluded to in Linda's refusal to take a camera paragliding with her and her remembrance of her father telling her that her experiences can't fit in a snapshot and she should take pictures with her heart), so easy to compare ourselves to others' projections of perfection, but to be empty and lonely and even dead on the inside. His ending was beautiful and moving and actually brought me to tears. She connects to God (described as the hand that created the world she experiences while paragliding), she accepts that her experience is her's and does not need to be understood or validated by others to make it meaningful, and in a bittersweet way she understands that she can love her husband and still be lonely because they can feel & live through the same experiences SO differently. As someone who struggles deeply with perfectionism and loneliness, Coelho's story felt like a brilliant, poetic weaving of how the two go hand and hand. Only in accepting her imperfections was she able to connect with her husband, her world, humanity and relieve a bit of the loneliness. Perhaps adultery was a risky topic to base this story on. But seeing past the affair, a minor part of the book, we see a woman beginning to appreciate a life she has previously taken for granted, allowing her to deepen her connection with herself and her loved ones. Living through the consequences of some bad decisions - hopefully not as dramatic as adultery - seems to be a primary way that we develop the humility it takes to accept our life and connect with those we are blessed to have in it. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Mar 28, 2015 [date added] date added Mar 28, 2015 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Adultery

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Tozer, A.W. [isbn] isbn 0875093663 [isbn13] isbn13 9780875093666 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 128 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.37 [num ratings] num ratings 28,702 [date pub] date pub 1948 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Jun 01, 1982 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review This book fed my intellectual need to understand God on an academic level AND my heart's desire to put my constant analysis of all-things-spiritual to This book fed my intellectual need to understand God on an academic level AND my heart's desire to put my constant analysis of all-things-spiritual to rest and just indulge in a relationship with the divine, uninhibited by mental roadblocks. Tozer dives deeply into the inward difference between a religious life ruled by obeying checklists, and an intimate, passionate relationship with an almighty God that leaves us - quite similar to passionate human relationships - longing to hear His voice and waking up in the morning anxious to please Him and spend time in His presence. The superficial, cheapened version - going through the motions and checking the lists - has been a life long struggle for me. I appreciated Tozer's description of finding holiness in the day-to-day, from common acts of gardening or the labor of paid work, to grand life-callings and soul-saving. “We now demand glamour and fast-flowing dramatic action. A generation of Christians reared among push buttons and automatic machines is impatient of slower and less direct methods of reaching their goals...The tragic results of this spirit all about us: shallow lives, hollow religious philosophies...the glorification of men, trust is religious externalities....salesmanship methods, the mistaking of dynamic personality for the power of the Spirit. These and such of these are the symptoms of an evil disease.” “Between the scribe who has read and the prophet who has seen there is a difference as wide as the sea. We are today overrun with orthodox scribes, but the prophets, where are they? The hard voice of the scribe sounds over evangelicalism, but the Church waits for the tender voice of the saint who has penetrated the veil and has gazed with inward eye upon the Wonder that is God. And yet, thus to penetrate, to push in sensitive living experience into the holy Presence, is a privilege open to every child of God.” “In this hour of all-but-universal darkness one cheering gleam appears: within the fold of conservative Christianity there are to be found increasing numbers of persons whose religious lives are marked by a growing hunger after God Himself. They are eager for spiritual realities and will not be put off with words, nor will they be content with correct "interpretations" of truth. They are athirst for God, and they will not be satisfied till they have drunk deep at the Fountain of Living Water.” ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Mar 09, 2015 [date added] date added Mar 09, 2015 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title The Pursuit of God

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Manning, Brennan [isbn] isbn 1576737160 [isbn13] isbn13 9781576737163 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 240 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.21 [num ratings] num ratings 20,475 [date pub] date pub 1990 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Jun 08, 2000 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review "When I get honest, I admit that I am a bundle of paradoxes. I believe and I doubt, I hope and get discouraged, I love and I hate, I feel bad about fe "When I get honest, I admit that I am a bundle of paradoxes. I believe and I doubt, I hope and get discouraged, I love and I hate, I feel bad about feeling good, I feel guilty about not feeling guilty. I am trusting and suspicious. I am honest and I still play games....To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark." I loved this simple-but-not overview of the gospel. So much of what I like to read in the religion category is academic or historical, picking apart doctrine and culture, but this was just a beautifully written reminder of what the experience of the good news of Christianity feels like. "Philosopher Jacques Maritain once said that the culmination of knowledge is not conceptual but experiential - I feel God. Such is the promise of the Scriptures: "Be still and acknowledge [experience] that I am God" (Psalm 46:10)" "The saved sinner is prostrate in adoration, lost in wonder and praise. He knows repentance is not what we do in order to earn forgiveness; it is what we do because we have been forgiven. It serves as an expression of gratitude rather than an effort to earn forgiveness. Thus the sequence of forgiveness and then repentance, rather than repentance and then forgiveness, is crucial for understanding the gospel of grace." and my favorite prayer from this book...."Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe. Delight me to see how Your Christ plays in ten thousand places, lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not His, to the Father through the features of men's faces. Each day enrapture me with Your marvelous things without number. I do not ask to see the reason for it all; I ask only to share the wonder of it all." ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 1 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Jan 17, 2015 [date added] date added Jan 17, 2015 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Hillenbrand, Laura [isbn] isbn 1400064163 [isbn13] isbn13 9781400064168 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 473 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.45 [num ratings] num ratings 340,119 [date pub] date pub 2010 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Nov 16, 2010 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I couldn't pit this down. For me this is one of those books that changed me for the better. A story of a lifetime of hard work, self-discipline, overc I couldn't pit this down. For me this is one of those books that changed me for the better. A story of a lifetime of hard work, self-discipline, overcoming excruciating experiences, forgiving those you love, forgiving those you hate, and turning pain into a force for good instead of bitterness. This story is a reminder that humans are capable of great atrocities and also awe-inspiring goodness. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 1 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Dec 02, 2014 [date added] date added Dec 02, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Fadling, Alan [isbn] isbn 0830835733 [isbn13] isbn13 9780830835737 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 198 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.03 [num ratings] num ratings 117 [date pub] date pub Mar 07, 2013 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Apr 22, 2013 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review "What if I had to lower my personal standards of productivity in order to be more loving?" I loved this book - it was paradigm-shifting for me. I natur "What if I had to lower my personal standards of productivity in order to be more loving?" I loved this book - it was paradigm-shifting for me. I natural fall on the Type-A, intense, red, overdrive spectrum of personality, so I tend to regularly experience the burnout Fadling suggests comes from ignoring my need for unhurried rest. "[Restful solitude] is patterned consciously on the experience of Christ, who periodically went alone, even at the price of temporary separation from the needs of his fellows. The justification of aloneness is not that of refined self-indulgence, but rather a consequent enrichment of one's subsequent contribution. A person who is always available is not worth enough when he is available....It is the men and women who find it hardest to get away who need the redemptive solitude most sorely." Spiritually, I am a Martha but a little envious of the Marys. A Sabbath day of rest often feels like getting behind on responsibilities that don't rest. It seems a little cruel that Jesus let Lazarus actually die, and let his family suffer for four days, when he could have been healed without that unnecessary pain. It seems a bit lacking in compassion to spend alone time in the mountains praying while your disciples are being tossed on a boat in a storm, waiting until the fourth watch of the night before going to them. But Fadling reminds us that Jesus was unhurried intentionally - not lazy or selfish (as our society tends to label "unhurried"), but rather trusting and deliberate in a way that dissipates anxiety. Jesus modeled a rhythm of work and rest that can make intense, overdriven Type-As a little uneasy. "Many of us only feel valuable when we are checking something off our to-do list. We therefore struggle to enter into the gift of rest as a good in itself....... [We see rest as] only worthwhile if it helps us recharge our batteries, so we can be even more efficient in the next period of productivity. We know we need rest, but we can no longer see the value of rest as an end in itself." I love the parable Fadling gives of the two servants to exhibit that "unhurried rest" is not an excuse to avoid productivity, but rather a tool to ensure that we are being productive in the most valuable ways. He talks of two servants. Both arise early in the morning. One rushes off, immediately attending to responsibilities and hurrying about to accomplish the tasks he knows the King will have for him that day. The other immediately goes to the King to discuss the day with him, beginning it in a state of rest and peace and aligning his internal drive with the King's wishes for him that day. By mid-morning, the first servant may have accomplished more tasks, but the second servant, accomplishing less from a secular standard, will likely have accomplished more of real value. "Anger rushes us to judgment, and perhaps even to vengeance. Anger is soul-hurry. Patience is soul-unhurry. Fretting is soul-hurry. Peace is a soul unhurried and at rest. I hurry when I believe deep down that God is not watching over and caring for me. I rush to do for myself what I somewhere, deep down, believe God is failing to do for me." If I am honest with myself, I don't actually want to wait on God - a concept that is all over scripture. If I want something, I am quite capable of making it happen on my own thank-you-very-much. Not that this drive is all bad, but its extreme leads me to less sleep, more anxiety, and to be much less loving. Fadling also reinvented the parable of the Good Samaritan for me, suggesting that the religious men that passed the beaten man on the path may not have been as bad as we tend to label them. Maybe they really had good hearts, maybe they really were loving and well-intentioned. But maybe they were so focused on hurrying to accomplish their tasks that day - which may actually have been good tasks - that they failed to "unhurry" themselves long enough to help out someone placed directly in their path. Maybe they were too hurried bettering themselves and making good things happen in their world. How often are we hurrying about, perhaps doing very good things, so much that we miss opportunities to just be, to just love? How often am I as a mom so hurried that rather than taking time to honor my child's fascination with discovering their world, I rush them on, hurried to get them to the next planned learning experience or task? My kids are my greatest examples of, amongst many things in life, unhurried rest. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Oct 26, 2014 [date added] date added Oct 26, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title An Unhurried Life: Following Jesus' Rhythms of Work and Rest

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Piercy, Marge [isbn] isbn 0375704310 [isbn13] isbn13 9780375704314 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 192 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.22 [num ratings] num ratings 112 [date pub] date pub Mar 02, 1999 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Sep 19, 2000 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I started attending Friday night Shabbat services at a Jewish temple in my city at the recommendation of a friend when discussing ways to understand t I started attending Friday night Shabbat services at a Jewish temple in my city at the recommendation of a friend when discussing ways to understand the Old Testament better. I had never before been exposed to Judaism, and I have fallen in love with this trio from the experience: 1) setting aside an evening a week to calm down. Yes, listening to a lot of Hebrew song and chanting does this for me. It has significantly impacted my understanding of the Christian notion of Sabbath. 2) the passionate, unapologetic, accomplished and outgoing women that attend the congregation and 3) the prayers. Observing/experiencing Jewish prayer from the back row of the synagogue has changed the way I think about prayer. This book for me was an appreciation experience in the beautiful prayers I had already been exposed to, and something I wanted to finish before the High Holy Days which start this Wednesday with Rosh Hashanah. To me Jewish prayers are very "outward," focusing on the greatness of God and, without being self-demeaning, iterating the somewhat insignificance of our small personal day-to-day struggles and instead giving way for the bigger human experience of relating to divinity and to each other. Additionally, I have a tendency to visualize problems and seek solutions through prayer, Jewish prayer goes higher to me in that it visualizes God's omnipotence and endorses reliance on Him in a way that to me builds faith, trust, and contentment. I have never been a huge fan of poetry, but have found myself calmed by the poetic nature of Jewish prayer. This book was something similar - the poetry spoke to my heart, my mind, and my faith simultaneously. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Sep 21, 2014 [date added] date added Sep 21, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author XIV, Dalai Lama [isbn] isbn 0547636350 [isbn13] isbn13 9780547636351 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 208 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.10 [num ratings] num ratings 2,105 [date pub] date pub 2011 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Dec 06, 2011 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review "Happiness comes not from wealth but from setting limits on our desires and living within those limits with satisfaction...The only effective antidote "Happiness comes not from wealth but from setting limits on our desires and living within those limits with satisfaction...The only effective antidote to greed is moderation and contentment...In contrast, when it comes to acquiring mental riches, the potential is limitless. Here, where there is no natural limit, it is appropriate not to be contented with what you have, but to constantly strive for more. Unfortunately, most of us do the exact opposite: We are never quite satisfied with what we have materially, but we tend to be thoroughly complacent about our mental riches." One of the most impactful books I've ever read. This book initially appealed to me because of parenting interests - wanting to raise my three year olds with a secular base for their moral decisions in life. I've seen enough adults - even in their 30s, 40s and 50s - grow apart from their childhood religious upbringing and the ethical and moral foundation grounded there, only to become seemingly oblivious to common sense, diving off a deep end of selfish indulgence even to the extent of abandoning any sense of ethical behavior at all. It's distasteful and disheartening to watch. So, even though I am raising my own children with religion as their main base for ethical understanding, the idea of secular ethics is also very appealing and important to me just so that if they choose a nonreligious life as adults, they still have a strong basis for acting in ways that will bring them joy and contentment and a desire to better their world. I didn't suspect that the thoughts conveyed in this book would touch me so deeply. I perceived most of what the Dalai Lama expressed through a Christian lense even though the purpose to make an argument for ethics apart from religion. Religious or not, the arguments presented for intentionally developing compassion, forbearance, tolerance and self-discipline are inspiring and made me want to be a better person with stronger character. I'll refer back to this book often and I'm sure re-read it in its entirety as well. Two of my major weaknesses that make life hard are trouble with forgiveness and contentment so some of my favorite related quotes: "An important dimension of the practice of patience or forbearance is the cultivation of greater acceptance of suffering and difficulties, which are in fact unavoidable parts of our existence. This training in patience takes the form of developing a genuine attitude of acceptance of the reality that life involves hardship. To be in denial about suffering, or to expect life to be easy only causes a person additional misery. I do not mean to suggest that suffering is somehow good in itself, I simply mean that accepting it will make it easier to bear. Traveling the world, I have noticed that people in less developed countries, whose lives are hard in material terms, often seem more contented than those in more affluent countries who have relatively easy lives. Beneath the outward affluence and materially advanced society lies a good deal of inner-anxiety and dissatisfaction. While in poorer countries, I am often struck by the simple joy one often encounters. How to account for this, it seems that hardship, in forcing us to exercise greater forbearance and patience in life, actually makes us stronger and more robust. From the daily experience of hardship comes a greater capacity for accepting difficulties without losing an inner sense of calm.... ...I do not want to advocate hardship as a way of life, but merely to show that if you relate to hardship constructively by seeing its benefits, it can bring you inner-strength or fortitude. ...An absence of greed, or literally knowing what is enough, or knowing when to be contented - it means being able to find satisfaction without looking for more. So contentment, according to this view, is something like the virtue of moderation. It implies a certain modesty of ambition, or having limited desires. By living modestly and setting reasonable limits, we free ourselves from the sense of insecurity and insufficiency born of incessant craving. By practicing contentment, we allow ourselves to rest in an underlying state of satisfaction; confident in the knowledge that we are living in the ideals that we seek to uphold. By limiting our wants and desires, we avoid suffering dissatisfaction and frustration which greed generates. Happiness comes not from wealth but from setting limits on our desires and living within those limits with satisfaction." ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! 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Output: title Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Platt, Richard [isbn] isbn 1414371667 [isbn13] isbn13 9781414371665 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 208 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.95 [num ratings] num ratings 118 [date pub] date pub Mar 30, 2012 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Apr 01, 2012 [rating] Elise's rating 3 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review None [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read not set [date added] date added Sep 06, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view [title]

Output: title As One Devil to Another

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Rand, Ayn [isbn] isbn 0451191153 [isbn13] isbn13 9780451191151 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 720 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.82 [num ratings] num ratings 216,874 [date pub] date pub 1943 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Sep 01, 1996 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I struggled through this book when I was about 20 and it was over my head. Eleven years later I liked it much better. I know many find this book to be I struggled through this book when I was about 20 and it was over my head. Eleven years later I liked it much better. I know many find this book to be heavily themed in political theories; I find its endeavors to be of a more religious/spiritual nature. Rand takes extreme motives on which a person may build an entire life (personal happiness and self, control over others, popularity, third-party approval) and personifies each in a specific character. Her character development is admirable but takes 700+ pages to get there. I would say it took me the first 75% of the book to become captivated enough to relax and let the last 25% unfold. Ellsworth is just as selfish and unhappy to me as Howard. The political interpretation puts Howard on a pedestal of democracy and the pursuit of happiness and individualism, while comparing Ellsworth to communists like Stalin. I think their characters are both equally as despicable so maybe politics shouldn't be personified? Or maybe my spiritual/religious interpretation puts Howard as such an extreme individual, unable to compromise at any level or with any person, as to be alone in a way that I find very sad and unhappy. Perhaps extreme commitment to one's personal self - to the point of losing community - is no better than extreme commitment to community - to the point of losing one's self. My favorite quote was from Ellsworth on the style of a soul: "There's nothing as significant as a human face, nor as eloquent. We can never really know another person except by our first glance at him, because in that glance we know everything. Even though we're not always wise enough to unravel the knowledge. Have you ever thought about the style of a soul? Do you remember the famous philosopher who spoke of the style of a civilization? He called it style. He said it was the nearest word he could find for it. He said that every civilization has it's one basic principle; one single supreme determining conception. And every endeavor of men within that civilization is true unconsciously and irrevocably to that one principle. I think that every human soul has a style of its own also. It's one basic theme. You'll see it reflected in every thought, every act, every wish of that person. The one absolute. The one imperative in that living creature. Years of studying a man won't show it to you. His face will. You'd have to write volumes to describe a person. Think of his face: You need nothing else. [It leaves people naked before you.] It's worse than that - it also leaves you naked before them. You betray yourself in the manner in which you react to a certain face, to a certain kind of face. the style of your soul. There's nothing important on earth except human beings. There's nothing as important about human beings as their relationships to one another." And I of course loved Howard's famous courtroom speech, although it spoke to me in the same manner Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" does - reminding us to be genuine in life rather than follow the crowd, which in the end will be the difference: "Thousands of years ago, the first man discovered how to make fire. He was probably burned at the stake he had taught his brothers to light. He was considered an evildoer who had dealt with a demon mankind dreaded. But thereafter men had fire to keep them warm, to cook their food, to light their caves. He had left them a gift they had not conceived and he had lifted dardness off the earth. Centuries later, the first man invented the wheel. He was probably torn on the rack he had taught his brothers to build. He was considered a transgressor who ventured into forbidden territory. But thereafter, men could travel past any horizon. He had left them a gift they had not conceived and he had opened the roads of the world. That man, the un-submissive and first, stands in the opening chapter of every legend mankind has recorded about its beginning. Prometheus was chained to a rock and torn by vultures—because he had stolen the fire of the gods. Adam was condemned to suffer—because he had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge. Whatever the legend, somewhere in the shadows of its memory mankind knew that its glory began with one and that that one paid for his courage." ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started Aug 03, 2014 [date read] date read Aug 30, 2014 [date added] date added Aug 03, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title The Fountainhead

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Williams, Terry Tempest [isbn] isbn 0374288976 [isbn13] isbn13 9780374288976 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 208 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.09 [num ratings] num ratings 2,580 [date pub] date pub Apr 10, 2012 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Apr 10, 2012 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review Reading this felt like reading a 54-chapter-long raw poem. Parts of it pierced my part and parts of it made me bristle....but I loved the whole thing. Reading this felt like reading a 54-chapter-long raw poem. Parts of it pierced my part and parts of it made me bristle....but I loved the whole thing. A beautifully honest monologue on the experience of being a woman. I can't believe it's taken me 31 years to read my first bit of Terry Tempest Williams. Just beautiful. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Jul 15, 2014 [date added] date added Jul 15, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Levine, Amy-Jill [isbn] isbn 1565853652 [isbn13] isbn13 9781565853652 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages unknown [avg rating] avg rating 4.06 [num ratings] num ratings 102 [date pub] date pub 2001 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Jan 01, 2001 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review This was my latest audible.com find for the daily commute and my first time trying something from the "Great Courses". I loved the lecture format and This was my latest audible.com find for the daily commute and my first time trying something from the "Great Courses". I loved the lecture format and enjoyed Amy-Jill Levine's historical perspective and insights. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Jul 06, 2014 [date added] date added Jul 06, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Audio CD [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title The Old Testament (Great Courses, #653)

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Smart, Elizabeth [isbn] isbn 1250040159 [isbn13] isbn13 9781250040152 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 308 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.73 [num ratings] num ratings 19,320 [date pub] date pub Oct 07, 2013 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Oct 07, 2013 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review Really interested in this story because I remember the whole thing happening, even neighbors going up to Salt Lake to help with the search when she wa Really interested in this story because I remember the whole thing happening, even neighbors going up to Salt Lake to help with the search when she was first kidnapped. Reading it now as a mom, the ending where she is reunited with her family had me pretty much sobbing on my couch. I literally can't begin to imagine spending 9 months not knowing where your child was. The writing wasn't necessarily phenomenal but I thought she was very tactful in getting her story across without sharing every detail. I'm a little torn on her admission to never receiving professional counseling; I guess at least she does say that every case is different and that route is a legitimate healing tool for many people who have been through traumatic events. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read May 04, 2014 [date added] date added May 04, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title My Story

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Kidd, Sue Monk * [isbn] isbn 0670024783 [isbn13] isbn13 9780670024780 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 384 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.22 [num ratings] num ratings 114,110 [date pub] date pub Jan 07, 2014 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Jan 07, 2014 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I already love Sue Monk Kidd so no surprise that I loved this book. It is based on true characters - the Grimke sisters, Sarah and Angelina - who were I already love Sue Monk Kidd so no surprise that I loved this book. It is based on true characters - the Grimke sisters, Sarah and Angelina - who were the first women abolitionists in the early 1800s. The story was told from the time Sarah was 4 years old into adulthood, one chapter from her perspective and one chapter from the perspective of the slave she was gifted from her parents at age 11. At the end Sue Monk Kidd gives a pretty detailed layout of how much of the book is historically accurate and how much she fictionalized. There are some pretty gruesome descriptions of slavery in this book, probably wouldn't have been able to handle it until I was college-age but I'm a wimp for that kind of stuff, but an incredible read. One of those great stories that will also make you a better person and help you appreciate everything more. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Apr 27, 2014 [date added] date added Apr 27, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title The Invention of Wings

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Anthony, Michelle [isbn] isbn 1434764478 [isbn13] isbn13 9781434764478 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 224 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.11 [num ratings] num ratings 252 [date pub] date pub Jun 01, 2010 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Jun 01, 2010 [rating] Elise's rating 3 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I liked this book. I wouldn't call it profound, but appreciated the way it encourages parents to recognize that every child is different, every family I liked this book. I wouldn't call it profound, but appreciated the way it encourages parents to recognize that every child is different, every family is different, and every situation is different - and therefore there is no one "right" way to parent. I've long felt that "be the person you want your child to be" is the best motto for parenting, and this book took that philosophy and layered in the idea that parents can tap into spiritual answers to how to respond in specific scenarios. And the response with one child in a certain scenario may be different that the response with another child in the same scenario, etc. Good balance to the many black/white parenting philosophies on the market today. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Mar 02, 2014 [date added] date added Mar 02, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Spiritual Parenting: An Awakening for Today's Families

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Atwood, Margaret * [isbn] isbn 038549081X [isbn13] isbn13 9780385490818 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 311 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.99 [num ratings] num ratings 423,022 [date pub] date pub 1985 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Mar 16, 1998 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review This is probably my top pick read of the year - I was absolutely captivated, and simultaneously haunted, by the story. The political upheaval and reli This is probably my top pick read of the year - I was absolutely captivated, and simultaneously haunted, by the story. The political upheaval and religious fanaticism have just enough possibility of actually happening to make the story believable and also terrifying to consider. I found myself wondering which type of woman I would have been - and how strongly I would have held to my ideals and freedom if confronted with threats and decisions. I was disappointed to not learn in the end what happened to Luke and to their daughter, but realized that it was quite possible the narrator had to live out the rest of her life with this uncertainty, in which case the "left hanging" tool used by the author in the end is actually very well thought-out and a dose of reality. This is one of those books fascinating enough that I will likely read it again. After uncovering more and more political details toward the end, I'd like to re-read the story's beginnings in that new light. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started Nov 22, 2013 [date read] date read Nov 25, 2013 [date added] date added Nov 24, 2013 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title The Handmaid's Tale

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Aslan, Reza [isbn] isbn 140006922X [isbn13] isbn13 9781400069224 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 296 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.79 [num ratings] num ratings 31,749 [date pub] date pub Jan 01, 1393 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Jul 16, 2013 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review None [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 1 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started Nov 17, 2013 [date read] date read Nov 23, 2013 [date added] date added Nov 17, 2013 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view [title]

Output: title Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Nemat, Marina * [isbn] isbn 1416537422 [isbn13] isbn13 9781416537427 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 306 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.17 [num ratings] num ratings 6,490 [date pub] date pub 2007 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition May 01, 2007 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review Had a hard time putting this one down. This helped me visualize Iran a little better and appreciate my freedoms a lot more. What a brave and inspiring Had a hard time putting this one down. This helped me visualize Iran a little better and appreciate my freedoms a lot more. What a brave and inspiring young woman. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Nov 03, 2013 [date added] date added Nov 10, 2013 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Prisoner of Tehran: A Memoir

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Coelho, Paulo * [isbn] isbn 0722536542 [isbn13] isbn13 9780722536544 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 245 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.62 [num ratings] num ratings 24,795 [date pub] date pub 1996 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition unknown [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I loved this book. It started out slow and I felt the character development to be a bit weak in the beginning, but I connected with the main character I loved this book. It started out slow and I felt the character development to be a bit weak in the beginning, but I connected with the main characters by the halfway point in the book. I loved the images and possible story lines Coelho paints surrounding the story of Elijah as presented in the OT -little is said in Kings about the three years that Elijah spends with the widow and her son in Zarephath, the story told in The Fifth Mountain of this time brings that day's culture and political unrest to light. I thought the relationship between Elijah and the widow's son was beautiful and also loved the depiction of the son rebuilding his city in honor of his mother. I loved the wrestle Coelho imagines a prophet having with God, the difficult choices God expects Elijah to make, and Elijah's ups and downs in his relationship with the divine - he is just as open with his praise/honor of God as he is with his frustration/disappointment in Him. The Elijah in this story makes difficult decisions, but owns them....I underlined several profound conversations Elijah has with God in this story, which I connected with, one of my favorites was Elijah's return to seeking God's will in his life after a period of turning away: "I forgot Thee, Lord, and I am not ashamed. And because of it I discovered that I am on my path because such is my wish, not because it was imposed on me by my father and mother, by the customs of my country, or even by Thee. It is to Thee, O Lord, that I would return at this moment. I wish to praise Thee with the strength of my will and not with the cowardice of one who has not known how to choose another path." ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Oct 12, 2013 [date added] date added Oct 12, 2013 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title The Fifth Mountain

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Givens, Terryl L. [isbn] isbn 1609071883 [isbn13] isbn13 9781609071882 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 160 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.27 [num ratings] num ratings 1,436 [date pub] date pub Oct 01, 2012 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Oct 15, 2012 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review None [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started Jan 06, 2013 [date read] date read Jan 12, 2013 [date added] date added Jan 06, 2013 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view [title]

Output: title The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Crossan, John Dominic [isbn] isbn 0060616628 [isbn13] isbn13 9780060616625 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 224 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.92 [num ratings] num ratings 993 [date pub] date pub Feb 17, 1994 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Feb 17, 1995 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review None [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Nov 15, 2012 [date added] date added Jan 06, 2013 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view [title]

Output: title Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Meldrum, Christina * [isbn] isbn 1439156891 [isbn13] isbn13 9781439156896 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 384 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.19 [num ratings] num ratings 1,141 [date pub] date pub Feb 03, 2011 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Feb 08, 2011 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review The story was far-fetched but once I got over that, I enjoyed getting to know the characters and trying to figure out what really happened (which I di The story was far-fetched but once I got over that, I enjoyed getting to know the characters and trying to figure out what really happened (which I didn't - the end surprised me). This book was a kind of cross between The Poisonwood Bible and The Scarlet Letter - exploring the complexities of human relationships, the ways our culture impacts our understanding of moral "rights" and "wrongs", and the pros and cons of being honest about our darker sides vs. keeping up appearances. Given that these are some of my favorite topics, I had a hard time putting the book down. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read not set [date added] date added May 20, 2012 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Amaryllis in Blueberry

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Ali, Ayaan Hirsi [isbn] isbn 0743289684 [isbn13] isbn13 9780743289689 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 353 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.18 [num ratings] num ratings 48,218 [date pub] date pub 2006 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Feb 01, 2007 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I hardly know what to say about this book besides I could not put it down. The story is captivating and stomach-turning all at the same time, but I fi I hardly know what to say about this book besides I could not put it down. The story is captivating and stomach-turning all at the same time, but I finished it feeling encouraged and empowered. While I have a handful of friends whose experience being raised in a Muslim home and practicing Islam today in modern cultures is nothing like Ayaan's, that doesn't invalidate her experience in an extreme fundamental Islam, and she, of course, is not the only one. Her story is a reminder that while organized religion is capable of bringing goodness to the world, it is just as capable of bringing evil. My emotions reading this book were similar to reading Half the Sky. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender xJane [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read May 30, 2012 [date added] date added Aug 15, 2011 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Infidel

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Bell, Rob [isbn] isbn 006204964X [isbn13] isbn13 9780062049643 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 198 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.49 [num ratings] num ratings 15,516 [date pub] date pub Jan 01, 2011 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Mar 15, 2011 [rating] Elise's rating 3 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review Have been wanting to write a good review on this since I finished it 2 weeks ago but I don't think I am ever going to have time. So suffice it to say Have been wanting to write a good review on this since I finished it 2 weeks ago but I don't think I am ever going to have time. So suffice it to say I really enjoyed this book, it's a quick and easy read, and I found myself nodding in agreement a lot. Here's a quote I underlined that kind of sums up the book: "As obvious as it is, then, Jesus is bigger than any one religion. He didn't come to start a new religion, and he continually disrupted whatever conentions or systems or establishments that existed in his day. He will always transend whatever cages and labels are created to contain and name him, especially the one called 'Christianity'. " ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Aug 2011 [date added] date added Aug 15, 2011 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Beck, Richard [isbn] isbn 160899242X [isbn13] isbn13 9781608992423 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 201 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.41 [num ratings] num ratings 170 [date pub] date pub Mar 2011 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Mar 04, 2011 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I finished a book! Yay! First one since the twins were born. Unclean by Richard Beck, to me, was a psychological analysis of why we are so prone to bei I finished a book! Yay! First one since the twins were born. Unclean by Richard Beck, to me, was a psychological analysis of why we are so prone to being elite, exclusive, and inhospitable to “others.” Beck gives an academic analysis of “disgust,” a human emotion that at its heart, is meant to protect us from ingesting substances that could be physically harmful. Society conditions us, however, to feel disgust and a variety of things and people that are actually not disgusting (in the sense of harming us physically). To make a long story short, some of these things and people that certain societies teach as disgusting (poor hygiene, certain “moral” offenses, homosexuality, body issues such as gore or deformity) keep us from being hospitable to groups of people (i.e. excluding them) rather than taking care of them (which, ironically, would be the Christ-like thing for Christian Americans to do, but Christian Americans tend to be most vulnerable to this type of hostility). Just as we would spit out (“expel”) a disgusting substance in our mouths that could physically harm us, we tend to exclude (“expel”) groups of people we label as “disgusting” from the circle of people we deem worthy of our love and hospitality. Rather than giving in to elitist thinking and excluding groups of people, Beck argues that “Hospitality is about selfhood. It is that space where the dignity of every human person is vouchsafed, embraced, and protected…” implying that the people that we are taught by society that it is ok to avoid, or ok to withhold help from, should actually be given a status of dignity. The opposite of a “disgusting” substance or person is a “pure” substance or person. Religions (including general American Christianity) place a lot of emphasis on “purity”. In Unclean, Beck argues that the “…flight into purity is often a flight from need into self-sufficiency. And this flight into purity and self-sufficiency has catastrophic effects upon human compassion and empathy…” Disgust is often linked to people and substances we relate to our animality (sex or other physical acts that remind us our bodies are the same as animal’s bodies), death or to impurity. (For example, for Christians that believe homosexuality is a sin, why are gay couples called impure or disgusting, but someone that is prideful is not called impure or disgusting, even though pride specifically called out by Jesus a sin and homosexuality is not? Beck’s psychology behind this suggests that Christians view sexual sins as “impure” because they remind us we really are physically animals, while pride does not act as such a reminder.) The heart of the book for me is a call back to hospitality – i.e. community, taking care of each other, being kind and considering others needs, etc – on page 175: “The repression of death and need is particularly acute in America and other modern, technologically advanced nations. The reason for this is that our material wealth and technological success obscure our need and vulnerability. Never suffering want or poverty, and trusting in modern medicine, Americans can live (and pretend) as if they were immortal. This creates a cultural worldview that is characterized by what Ernest Becker has called “the denial of death,” the refusal to admit the reality of death into our lives and consciousness. Arthur C. McGill gives another cogent analysis of this…[noting] that “Americans like to appear as if they give death hardly any thought at all.” The American ethic is, thus, “for people to create a living world where death seems abnormal and accidental. [Americans] must create a living world where life is so full, so secure, and so rich with possibilities that it gives no hint of death and deprivation.” What we see in this death repression is a collective and cultural denial of our own vulnerability and need. The American duty, according to McGill, is to be “fine,” to take up “the duty to look well, to seem fine, to exclude from the fabric of [our] normal life any evidence of decay and death and helplessness.” This social pressure to be “fine,” to hide from others our vulnerability and failure, is the dark and pathological side of the American success ethos. It is the drive to become so materially successful as to eliminate all trace of need. It is the quest, as noted above, to be god-like: separate, autonomous, self-contained, and without need.” The other, shorter, message that really hit me was this: “True love moves me into need” True hospitality and charity is not giving to others only when we have excess material things, excess emotional strength, excess time – caring for others out of true love for humanity requires us to give to a point of being in need. Not only when we have “extra,” because there is always someone who has less than us (money, time, emotional and mental health, physical strength) and so there is always someone we can help no matter what our means. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 2 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Jul 25, 2011 [date added] date added Jul 25, 2011 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Unclean: Meditations on Purity, Hospitality, and Mortality

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Chan, Francis [isbn] isbn 1434768511 [isbn13] isbn13 9781434768513 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 187 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.16 [num ratings] num ratings 79,192 [date pub] date pub 2008 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition May 01, 2008 [rating] Elise's rating 4 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review The best part of this book to me was the way Francis Chan convicts the church of being lukewarm and not living anything like Christ lived - i.e. if yo The best part of this book to me was the way Francis Chan convicts the church of being lukewarm and not living anything like Christ lived - i.e. if you really call yourself a follower of Christ, why does your life look so unlike his - secure without any risks, self-centered, self-righteous, etc. Except for he says it in a way that is convicting without causing the reader to stop reading or to lose hope. I was expecting something more deeply theological and at first was turned off by the elementary style of writing, but it picked up in depth after the first few chapters. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Jul 21, 2010 [date added] date added Jul 22, 2010 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Kristof, Nicholas D. * [isbn] isbn 0307267148 [isbn13] isbn13 9780307267146 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 294 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.33 [num ratings] num ratings 30,178 [date pub] date pub Sep 08, 2008 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Sep 08, 2009 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review This was really powerful, and put my complaints about my own life into perspective. I ended up sponsoring a young woman through Women For Women Intern This was really powerful, and put my complaints about my own life into perspective. I ended up sponsoring a young woman through Women For Women International, one of the organizations recommended on the book's website (www.halftheskymovement.org). I have a weak stomach for violence - especially cruel violence toward weak people - so some parts were actually really difficult to read, but I'm glad that I'm at least aware of some of the problems with the way women are treated in the world. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 1 [votes] votes 2 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started Dec 30, 2009 [date read] date read Jan 30, 2010 [date added] date added Jan 30, 2010 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title]

Output: title Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Keller, Timothy [isbn] isbn 0525950494 [isbn13] isbn13 9780525950493 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 293 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.17 [num ratings] num ratings 23,989 [date pub] date pub 2007 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Feb 14, 2008 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review None [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read not set [date added] date added Nov 28, 2009 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view [title]

Output: title The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Young, Wm. Paul [isbn] isbn 0964729237 [isbn13] isbn13 9780964729230 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 252 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.69 [num ratings] num ratings 333,992 [date pub] date pub May 01, 2007 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Jul 01, 2007 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review None [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read not set [date added] date added Dec 31, 2008 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view [title]

Output: title The Shack

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Input: [0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Feiler, Bruce * [isbn] isbn 0060574879 [isbn13] isbn13 9780060574871 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 416 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.82 [num ratings] num ratings 497 [date pub] date pub Sep 01, 2005 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Sep 13, 2005 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review None [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Jul 17, 2008 [date added] date added Jun 04, 2008 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view [title]

Output: title Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion

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Input: [0] ID [1] common name [2] family [3] latin name [4] date [5] quantity [6] action [7] days to germ [9] days to maturity [10] habitat [11] sun [12] drainage [13] soil [14] inventory [15] notes [16] nutrients [17] needs [18] use [8]

Output: propagation

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Input: [0] 9 [1] Astragalus; Huang-qi [2] Fabaceae [3] Astragalus membranaceus (dg fo pf wp) [4] 2013-04-28 00:00:00 [5] 80 each seeds in [6] plant [7] 21 [9] 1460 [10] Plant is a sturdy survivor, and prefers full sun, average soil, and good drainage. Requires a dry well-drained soil in a sunny position. Prefers a sandy slightly alkaline soil. Plants are hardy to at least -15°c. Plants are intolerant of root disturbance and are best planted in their final positions whilst still small. Many members of this genus can be difficult to grow, this may be due partly to a lack of their specific bacterial associations in the soil. [11] full sun [12] well drained [13] sandy [14] 50 each [15] Taprooted herbaceous perennial native to China. King of tonic herbs. It is an anabolic immunostimulant, that may be dried and ground up, then used for making tea, decoction, or tincture. As a fresh root, may be boiled in soup to release its life-supportive essence. Plants flower yellow-white to 4 feet tall. Huang Qi is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. The root is a sweet tonic herb that stimulates the immune system and many organs of the body, whilst lowering blood pressure and blood sugar levels. It is particularly suited to young, physically active people, increasing stamina and endurance and improving resistance to the cold - indeed for younger people it is perhaps superior to ginseng in this respect. Huang Qi is used especially for treatment of the kidneys and also to avoid senility. The plant is often used in conjunction with other herbs such as Atractylodes macrocephala and Ledebouriella seseloides. The root contains a number of bio-active constituents including saponins and isoflavonoids. It is used in the treatment of cancer, prolapse of the uterus or anus, abscesses and chronic ulcers, chronic nephritis with oedema and proteinuria. Recent research in the West has shown that the root can increase the production of interferon and macrophages and thus help restore normal immune function in cancer patients. Patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy recover faster and live longer if given Huang Qi concurrently. The root of 4 year old plants is harvested in the autumn and dried for later use. [16] Nitrogen [18] Adaptogen, Antibacterial, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diuretic, Febrifuge, Hypoglycaemic, Hypotensive, Immunostimulant, Pectoral, Tonic, Uterine tonic, Vasodilator [8]

Output: Scarify seed lightly, and use rhizobium inoculant. Direct seed in early spring. Good cold soil germinator and a poor warm soil germinator. Germ in 3 to 10 days. Thin to 6 inches apart. Seed best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. A period of cold stratification may help stored seed to germinate. Stored seed, and perhaps also fresh seed, should be pre-soaked for 24 hours in hot water before sowing - but make sure that you do not cook the seed. Any seed that does not swell should be carefully pricked with a needle, taking care not to damage the embryo, and re-soaked for a further 24 hours. Germination can be slow and erratic but is usually within 4 - 9 weeks or more at 13°c if the seed is treated or sown fresh. As soon as it is large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter, planting them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.

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Input: [0] 2 [1] Elderberry, Black; Black Elder; Elder Berry [2] Caprifoliaceae [3] Sambucus nigra (dg fo pf wp) [4] 2013-04-23 00:00:00 [5] 182 each seeds in [6] plant [9] 127 [10] It's probably a good idea to grow 3 trees for pollination purposes, although we have certainly seen good crops of fruit from a single tree grown in isolation. Elderberries are best placed as an understory to a higher tree canopy. Will also grow in full sun if the roots are kept cool and moist. [11] sun or partial shade [12] moist [13] loam [14] 50 each [15] Perennial, deciduous, multistemmed bush to small tree native to Europe. Wild form. This is the most tried-and-true species for medicinal use, and the berries are very tasty, and about twice as big as the berries of other species. Elderberry berries are rich in anthocyanins, bioflavonoids, vitamins and antioxidants. The syrup, tincture or glycerite of the berries is excellent for treating the common cold and for overall increase in immunity. The fresh green leaves may be infused in olive oil to make an emollient embrocation for treating sunburn, rough skin, age spots, and/or diaper rash (normally individuals will not have both age spots and diaper rash, but it can happen). Truly, all parts of the plant may be used in herbal medicine, and this is much expanded upon in my book "Making Plant Medicine." Flowers generally appear in year 3. Flowers turn rapidly into heavy clusters of fruits. Elder has a very long history of household use as a medicinal herb and is also much used by herbalists. The plant has been called 'the medicine chest of country people'. The flowers are the main part used in modern herbalism, though all parts of the plant have been used at times. The inner bark is collected from young trees in the autumn and is best sun-dried. It is diuretic, a strong purgative and in large doses emetic. It is used in the treatment of constipation and arthritic conditions. An emollient ointment is made from the green inner bark. The leaves can be used both fresh or dry. For drying, they are harvested in periods of fine weather during June and July. The leaves are purgative, but are more nauseous than the bark. They are also diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant and haemostatic. The juice is said to be a good treatment for inflamed eyes. An ointment made from the leaves is emollient and is used in the treatment of bruises, sprains, chilblains, wounds etc. The fresh flowers are used in the distillation of 'Elder Flower Water'. The flowers can be preserved with salt to make them available for distillation later in the season. The water is mildly astringent and a gentle stimulant. It is mainly used as a vehicle for eye and skin lotions. The dried flowers are diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, galactogogue and pectoral. An infusion is very effective in the treatment of chest complaints and is also used to bathe inflamed eyes. The infusion is also a very good spring tonic and blood cleanser. Externally, the flowers are used in poultices to ease pain and abate inflammation. Used as an ointment, it treats chilblains, burns, wounds, scalds etc. The fruit is depurative, weakly diaphoretic and gently laxative. A tea made from the dried berries is said to be a good remedy for colic and diarrhoea. The fruit is widely used for making wines, preserves etc., and these are said to retain the medicinal properties of the fruit. The pith of young stems is used in treating burns and scalds. The root is no longer used in herbal medicine but it formerly had a high reputation as an emetic and purgative that was very effective against dropsy. A homeopathic remedy is made from the fresh inner bark of young branches. It relieves asthmatic symptoms and spurious croup in children. The plant is a valuable addition to the compost heap, its flowers are an alternative ingredient of 'QR' herbal compost activator and the roots of the plant improve fermentation of the compost heap when growing nearby. The leaves are used as an insect repellent, very effective when rubbed on the skin though they do impart their own unique fragrance. They can be powdered and placed amongst plants to act as a deterrent, or made into a spray when they act as an insecticide. This is prepared by boiling 3 - 4 handfuls of leaves in a litre of water, then straining and allowing to cool before applying. Effective against many insects, it also treats various fungal infections such as leaf rot and powdery mildew. The dried flowering shoots are used to repel insects, rodents etc. The flowers are used in skin lotions, oils and ointments. Tolerant of salt-laden gales, this species can be grown as a shelter hedge in exposed maritime areas, it is rather bare in the winter though. This is an excellent pioneer species to use when re-establishing woodlands. It is very tough and wind-resistant, grows quickly and provides shelter for longer-lived and taller woodland species to establish. It will generally maintain itself in the developing woodland, though usually in the sunnier positions. A dye is obtained from the fruit and the bark. The bark of older branches and the root have been used as an ingredient in dyeing black. A green dye is obtained from the leaves when alum is used as a mordant. The berries yield various shades of blue and purple dyes. They have also been used as a hair dye, turning the hair black. The blue colouring matter from the fruit can be used as a litmus to test if something is acid or alkaline. It turns green in an alkaline solution and red in an acid solution. The pith in the stems of young branches pushes out easily and the hollow stems thus made have been used as pipes for blowing air into a fire. They can also be made into musical instruments. The pith of the wood is used for making microscope slides and also for treating burns and scalds. The mature wood is white and fine-grained. It is easily cut and polishes well. Valued highly by carpenters, it has many used, for making skewers, mathematical instruments, toys etc. Fruit eaten raw or cooked. The flavour of the raw fruit is not acceptable to many tastes, though when cooked it makes delicious jams, preserves, pies and so forth. It can be used fresh or dried, the dried fruit being less bitter. The fruit is used to add flavour and colour to preserves, jams, pies, sauces, chutneys etc, it is also often used to make wine. The fruit is about 8mm in diameter and is borne in large clusters. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. Flowers eaten raw or cooked. They can also be dried for later use. The flowers are crisp and somewhat juicy, they have an aromatic smell and flavour and are delicious raw as a refreshing snack on a summers day, though look out for the insects. The flowers are used to add a muscatel flavour to stewed fruits, jellies and jams (especially gooseberry jam). They are often used to make a sparkling wine. A sweet tea is made from the dried flowers. The leaves are used to impart a green colouring to oils and fats. [18] Antiinflammatory, Aperient, Beverage, Compost, Cosmetic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Dye, Emetic, Emollient, Expectorant, Food, Forage, Fungicide, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Hedge, Immunostimulant, Insect Repellant, Insecticide, Laxative, Litmus, Ophthalmic, Pioneer, Pipes, Purgative, Salve, Stimulant, Wood [8]

Output: Soak berries overnight, smash them, and remove the seeds. Sow in outdoor conditions, in pots or flats, and expect germination in the spring. Alternatively, you may wish to remove the seeds from the fruits and then store the seeds in moist medium in a sealed plastic bag or jar in the refrigerator (not the freezer) for 90 days, then remove from fridge and sow. The best conditions for germination are cool, moist shade. We find that this method is pretty reliable. Elderberries will not grow properly in sterile soil. Sow seeds in very rich and composty soil medium. The breakdown of fungi in the soil will produce gibberellic acid, a growth hormone which is helpful for germination. Once germinated, the seedling grows very rapidly into a handsome bush or small tree. Grow out in a shaded place in pots for a year before transplanting to final location. Seed best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame, when it should germinate in early spring. Stored seed can be sown in the spring in a cold frame but will probably germinate better if it is given 2 months warm followed by 2 months cold stratification first. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. If good growth is made, the young plants can be placed in their permanent positions during the early summer. Otherwise, either put them in a sheltered nursery bed, or keep them in their pots in a sheltered position and plant them out in spring of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 7 - 10cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Cuttings of mature wood of the current season's growth, 15 - 20cm with a heel, late autumn in a frame or a sheltered outdoor bed[78]. Division of suckers in the dormant season. A very easily grown plant, it tolerates most soils and situations, growing well on chalk, but prefers a moist loamy soil. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Tolerates some shade but fruits better in a sunny position. Tolerates atmospheric pollution and coastal situations. The elder is very occasionally cultivated for its edible fruit, there are some named varieties though most of these have been developed for their ornamental value. The sub-species S. nigra alba has white/green fruits that are nicer than the type species and are quite nice raw. The elder also has a very long history of folk use, both medicinally and for a wide range of other uses. All in all it is a very valuable plant to have in the garden. The leaves often begin to open as early as January and are fully open in April. The leaves fall in October/November in exposed sites, later in sheltered positions. Young stems can be killed by late frosts but they are soon replaced from the ground level. Very tolerant of pruning, plants can be cut back to ground level and will regrow from the base. The flowers have a sweet, almost overpowering smell, not exactly pleasant for it has fishy undertones, but from a distance its musky scent is appealing. Very resistant to the predations of rabbits. The flowers are very attractive to insects. The fruit is very attractive to birds and this can draw them away from other cultivated fruits. The elder is an early colonizer of derelict land, the seed arriving in the defecations of birds and mammals. It is a very good pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus.

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Input: [0] 24 [1] Echinacea; Purple Coneflower [2] Asteraceae [3] Echinacea purpurea (dg fo pf wp) [4] 2013-05-22 00:00:00 [5] 60 each seeds in [6] plant [10] Does well in pots. [11] full sun [12] moist [14] 200 each [15] Hardy to all temperate zones. Herbaceous perennial prairie dweller. Originally native to a wide band stretching from Michigan south to Louisiana, then west to Texas and Oklahoma, but currently uncommon in the wild. Widely cultivated. Does well in pots. Our strain was derived from a rare wild collection and has been successfully and profitably cultivated for years here in the Williams Valley of Southern Oregon. It has not been intentionally modified or hybridized in any way from the original source, and therefore contains the rich spectrum of active chemicals found in the original wild plant. Medical activity as per E. angustifolia. On a plant-protection note, please consider that growing and using E. purpurea also takes the strain off wild populations of E. angustifolia. Some discussion on using Echinacea in herbal therapy: I find personally that the herb works best as a tincture of the fresh root, used at first sign of the common cold, flu, or indeed any kind of infection. The public wisdom is that Echinacea stimulates the immune system, and that this is the mode of action. The herb almost certainly stimulates the activity of the macrophages and killer T cells as it speeds the bodie's recognition of antigens. According to my teacher (may he rest in peace) Michael Moore, who seemed to have a knack for recognizing these things, the use of Echinacea in the early stages of (any) infection speeds the body response by 24 hours. That means that the use of Echinacea should shorten the period of infection (ie how long you have a cold) by 24 hours. Or, if used quickly enough and in large enough doses, it may keep you from getting sick. "Ward off contagion," as the ancients used to say. A headcold is the inflammation of the sinus membrane -- if you can reduce that inflammation with Echinacea (and snort a little dilute goldenseal tincture, too, for that matter) then you can convince yourself, perhaps, that you don't have a cold at all. Or reduce the symptoms, anyway. Increase the comfort factor. Regarding the "hyaluronidase effect," Echinacea seems to clarify the interstitial fluids, softening the cartilage, helping remove metabolic waste products by way of the lymph. Echinacea can also be used for treating stretched ligaments and inflamed joints (tendonitis, for example). Generally in this case a high dosage is prescribed, and the use of the joint in question is limited, and the pain and inflammation is reduced. As for using Echinacea if you have Aids or are HIV positive or suffer from any other autoimmune disease, then be careful, as Echinacea can exaggerate acute autoimmune episodes. Echinacea tincture can be mixed with ground pharmaceutical grade charcoal and clay and applied to insect stings to help resolve them more quickly. This is a usage well documented in the Native American ethnologies. And, you can use it for treating brown recluse bites -- it will help limit erosion of healthy tissue and necrosis. [18] Immunostimulant [8]

Output: Sow seed in the early spring in flats outdoors or in the greenhouse, and transplant seedlings out to the garden or field in mid-spring (middle of May in our area). Starting earlier, and transplanting twice into progressively bigger containers will result in a much better rooted transplant, which will probably flower in the first year. It is fairly easy to seed this plant directly in the garden or field. Sow the seed shallowly in the early to mid-spring. Keep moist. Once the plants are up, you must stay on top of the weeds, and thin to 1 foot spacing after the second set of leaves has formed. E. purpurea likes full sun, plenty of water, and rich, limey soil. This is the species best suited to varied growing conditions, whether coastal or mountain, east or west. It is easy to grow, and produces on the average 1/2 pound of fresh root by the dormant period following the second year of growth. Plant 1 foot apart. Flowers 3 to 4 feet tall.

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Input: [0] 82 [1] Pumpkin, Styrian Hull-less [2] Cucurbitaceae [3] Cucurbita pepo (dg fo pf wp) [4] 2013-06-01 00:00:00 [5] 18 each starts in outdoor soil [6] transplant [9] 90 [11] full sun [13] rich [14] 30 each [15] This is a unique pumpkin cultivar developed in the provice of Styria in Austria. We have been thinking about the challenge of finding ways that people can grow protein-rich foods in temperated gardens with high yield for the effort and without the need for a lot of processing. Our search lead us eventually to the naked seeded pumpkin (so-called hull-less or Styrian pumpkins). These pumpkins have a seed that is encased only in a thin membrane, which may be consumed along with the seed. The seeds can be lightly toasted with a little salt or eaten raw and uncooked. This is a convenient protein source, a good snack or addition to smoothies or salads, rich in unsaturated fat, an immune tonic and tonic to the reproductive organs of both females and males. Consumption of the seed is a specific for treating benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) as well as prostate cancer. These pumpkins are all about the seeds -- the flesh itself is low sugar and not particularly tasty. They make good goat food. So back to being after the seeds, which are a great protein source, we obtained some nice open-pollinated seed of this plant and grew a large patch of it this year. The plant turned out to be problem-free, fast-growing and a rewardingly prolific producer of the large fruits. Harvest and processing: Harvest pumpkins after first frost, split open and scoop out seeds and spaghetti onto a table screen. Using your hands and a garden hose, work the mash and water it down until the seeds are free of spaghetti. Scoop up the seeds and air dry them on screens, stirring several times per day, until the seeds are dry and stable. Store in paper bags. [16] Potassium [18] Anthelmintic, Food, Forage, Immunostimulant, Oil, Veterinary [8]

Output: Prepare the hill or the bed with plenty of aged manure or compost, direct-seed the seeds, and choose the three best seedlings from the hill (or if row cropping, thin to 1 plant every 3 feet). Keep weeded and watered. Vines will soon become self-mulching.

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Input: [0] 62 [1] Rhodiola, Alpine; Golden Root; Rose Root [2] Crassulaceae [3] Rhodiola rosea (dg fo pf wp) [7] 42 [9] 127 [10] Ideal growing site components include full or almost full sun, good drainage during the spring runoff and some shelter from the wind. While the latter is not imperitive, it will help conserve soil moisture and enhance growth. R. rosea is very drought tolerant and does not require irrigation, however, it will benefit from regular watering - natural or otherwise. Field spacing depends on the chosen weed control system, especially if plastic mulch is used. One foot in-row spacing, with eight-inch between-row spacing of plants is an average for current trials, giving three to four rows of plants per (mulched) bed. Path spacing between beds will vary with the weeding regime, or a solid (pathless) planting may be prefered. [11] sun or partial shade [12] moist [14] 100 each [15] Perennial, fleshy succulent. Rhodiola rosea is quite variable depending on origin. This seed originated from Austria and Germany, and the photo is characteristic of its form. The dried roots are rose-scented, loaded with immune stimulating glycosides (e.g. rosavin, rosin). Uplifting adaptogenic properties similar to Eleuthero Ginseng. Rhodiola does best at elevation and in the North. Time to harvest can be as short as three growing seasons, when roots can attain 0.75% rosavin content or better, though four to five year's growth will provide greater root biomass and a rosavin content of 1% or more. The roots tend to deteriorate from within as they age, harboring patches of necrotic tissue (or "heartrot") to which they will eventually succumb. The upshot is that - while there may be 75-year old plants in the wild - the maximum age of a commercial field may only be six or seven years. The dynamics of root attrition due to disease are not yet understood, and may differ with various cultivars and soil conditions. Initial indications are that fertilization is not benificial under normal conditions. R. rosea is an adaptable species, and as such appears to do well in a variety of soil types, from rocky gravel through heavy clay to silty, sandy and peaty loam soil types. The relationship between soil pH and rosavin levels is presently poorly understood, but may favor acidity - ? As a circumpolar species, Rhodiola does well at high latitudes, where its production of rosavins assists survival under harsh conditions. How it performs in warmer climates will be an interesting experiment. [18] Adaptogen, Antidepressant, Immunostimulant [8]

Output: Germination benefits greatly from cold conditioning/stratification, possibly ~ 6 weeks at 5 Celcius or colder, though typically seed is sown on moist sterilized potting soil (in plugtrays - 72 cell trays are popular) during the winter and placed outside for two months or more, preferably with snow cover. Seeds can be covered lightly or pressed into the soil surface, but should not be buried too deeply or allowed to dry out completely. In Canada, sprouts appear in late April or early May, after daytime temperatures increase, and can withstand significant frosts. Alternatively, strategies which utilize or mimic ethylene gas may also promote germination. Young seedlings grow slowly, and do better in a location semi-sheltered from sun and wind. They grow slowly, suffering both when the soil remains saturated with moisture for extended periods and when the soil becomes very dry. Thus a balance between overwatering and drought conditions should be maintained. Mild fertilization may be beneficial, but is not required. After a month or two, when a stalk is sent up from the rosette of seed leaves, seedlings can be exposed to more sun to maximize growth. Seedlings can be transplanted in their first year, but can also be kept in plugtrays for a year or two to minimize weeding in the field. Excellent transplant survival rates can be achieved any time the ground is not frozen, even with dormant (leafless) plugs in the fall. Eventually plant growth will suffer if seedlings are not planted out. -- GORDON STEINRATHS

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