Galvin, James

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The life of a meadow
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Poetical writing but slow-moving narrative

The Meadow
James Galvin
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Book Description

An American Library Association Notable BookIn discrete disclosures joined with the intricacy of a spider's web, James Galvin depicts the hundred-year history of a meadow in the arid mountains of the Colorado/Wyoming border. Galvin describes the seasons, the weather, the wildlife, and the few people who do not possess but are themselves possessed by this terrain. In so doing he reveals an experience that is part of our heritage and mythology. For Lyle, Ray, Clara, and App, the struggle to survive on an independent family ranch is a series of blameless failures and unacclaimed successes that illuminate the Western character. The Meadow evokes a sense of place that can be achieved only by someone who knows it intimately.

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Wondrously Great.......2007-03-13

Spare, poetic language creates a sense of place and time that envelops the reader. Lyle is one of my favorite characters of all time.

A Beautiful Book.......2006-11-07

This is the story of a meadow on the Colorado/Wyoming border and of the people who lived there. It is beautifully written, and the story rings true. I passed the book on to my husband who comes from a long line of do-it-yourselfers. I think he will enjoy reading about the independent Lyle who could make any tool he needed from scratch.

The life of a meadow.......2006-08-24

Mr. Galvan's writing about a piece of property, at first, seems strange; however, as you read you become absorbed. He writes of much more than the land, he writes of the people who live that land. It takes a special person to live in the wilds of Wyoming, and an extrodinary person to live in the isolated, rugged, raw, and unforgiving areas. This is a book I have given as a gift to many individuals who know what it is truly like to live here in Wyoming, want to live here, or seem to possess that independence and creativity needed to live here.

Stunning--a gorgeously told story.......2004-07-15

I would give this book 6 stars, maybe even ten, if it were possible. I read this book through the first time, closed the back cover, flipped the book over and started reading it again. I have never done that with another book, before or since.

When poets turn to prose the reader is often in for a treat. Galvin is foremost a poet, and each word in this book was chosen with a poet's parsimony, a concern for space, a search for just the right word for the situation. The result is a beautiful book written in a spare style.

Something else about this book--this is what nature writing should be. I am a life long student of and published writer in the genre, but recognize the truth in Joyce Carol Oates' criticism that nature writers display a limited range of emotions (and don't have a sense of humor!). What Galvin has done in The Meadow is make the landscape a character in the story, a challenge that few have risen to and even fewer have succeeded in affecting. Galvin's approach has added a welcome level of complexity to the tale.

This is a real story about several generations of families struggling to survive in a beautiful but harsh landscape in northern Colorado. You can drive through the setting if you take the back-road between Estes Park and Laramie. The book is Western only its setting, otherwise it is innovative in its genre. If you're idea of Western Literature is cowboy and indian stories, look somewhere else.

Poetical writing but slow-moving narrative.......2004-04-11

This book is about several families who have pursued life on a barren meadow on the Wyoming/Colorado border. It provides an intriguing look into Western character, especially of one man, Lyle, and the difficulty of life in this area. Yet the overly poetical writing moves slowly. Jumps back and forth through time and among characters make it hard to keep track of who is who. It seems the author has lived in the area since childhood, but he largely leaves himself and his opinions out of the story. The result is a dreamlike picture of a place, but not a well-told story.

Promises For Little Hearts (Little Blessings)

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Our favorite book
beautifully illustrated inspirational book for toddlers
Thank you Prayers: My Saviour

Promises For Little Hearts (Little Blessings)

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A collection of inspiring Bible passages that parents can share with their children.

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Our favorite book.......2005-01-08

My children and I love to read this book! It is a great way to help them learn scripture and the pictures are adorable.

beautifully illustrated inspirational book for toddlers.......2003-11-06

I read this book to my daughter when she's settling down for bedtime. Each page contains an illustration and a scripture passage representing one of God's promises. The bible reference is also given under the scripture. At the back of the book, there are approx. 6 prayers that you can pray with your little one. It is a lovely, small book that captures their attention and teaches them God's word. Wonderful for adults too!

Thank you Prayers: My Saviour.......2000-03-26

This book is great for young children now learning about praising Jesus and remembering to say Thank You for all the wonderful things given to them by God. It is a constant reminder that God is always here and he protects and guides each of us, Jesus said " And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." The illustrations are just wonderful they depict harmony among children regardless of colour or race it also gives a little charater they can relate with.

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The best of the 55 volume writings of Luther
A useable, convenient devotional that will last
A Long Awaited Devotional
refreshingly straight forward and to the point
Living "Faith Alone"

Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional

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Freshly translated from the original German into today’s English, this book contains a treasury of devotionals taken from Luther’s writings and sermons (1513 to 1546), conveniently divided into daily readings to point readers to the Bible and a deeper understanding of faith.

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The best of the 55 volume writings of Luther.......2007-05-22

This is an excerpt of the 55 volume English translation of the writings of Luther.

People of all faiths will benefit from the focused, sharp insight of Luther.

A useable, convenient devotional that will last.......2007-04-27

I've spent years looking for a devotional that suits me. I knew I wanted one that would give me something to think about during the day but not take too long in the morning. I knew I wanted something that included everything right there on the page so I didn't have to juggle devotional, hymnal and Bible. I knew I wanted something that wasn't dumbed down, overly simple, ignored life's problems or made it sound like my personal relationship with Jesus was all that mattered.

I thought my standards were too high. They weren't. This is readable but intelligent; convenient but not too brief; and very faithful. You get a verse of scripture and then the rest of the page is a passage from one of Luther's works (lots of variety) that relates to it in some way. Most of them have to do with some piece of Christian living or practical theology. All very much stuff that relates to everyday life and applies to *me*, not just the perfect image of a Christian I have in my head. Great book. Also made to last.

A Long Awaited Devotional.......2007-03-13

With, Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional, the english world has a long awaited devotional in their hands. On these pages you will find Luther speaking for everyday, as he explains the Word, and applies the texts with his always practical counsel and advice. In light of the fact that Luther did not write many commentaries this a rich resource to be daily nourished by what God taught Luther as he searched the Scriptures and found consolation on its pages for weary pilgrims.

refreshingly straight forward and to the point.......2006-01-23

I am very familiar with his spot in church history, but not too familiar with Luther's writings. I like this devotional-- it is an excellent reminder of the call to believers that "we live by faith, not by sight" and that we rest because of Christ's work, not our own. I've been encouraged, challenged, and prodded to follow Christ whole-heartedly as I've read through the selections of the last few months.

Living "Faith Alone".......2005-11-24

Having read through the Roland Bainton biography of Luther ("Here I Stand"), then watching the recently released video of the Reformer's life ("Luther"), I was very interested in reading some of the writings of this incredible man. Along comes "Faith Alone" which has whetted my appetite for more.

Although I am not a big suporter of daily devotionals, this one has the advantage of having an index that lists the subject matter for each day at the close of the book. It is a joy to be able to read Martin Luther's thoughts on practical, living Christianity in a modern, concise translation.

My appreciation for Luther, and what God did through his life, is magnified through "Faith Alone." I encourage those who would like to be strengthened and find courage to stand in the midst of trial to consider the words of Luther in this devotional book.

101 Questions Children Ask about God (Questions Children Ask)

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Guidance for a specific audience
101 Questions Children ask about God
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101 Questions Children Ask about God (Questions Children Ask)
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<B>Value priced!</B>

This book provides concise, thoughtful answers to questions such as "How does God hear everyone's prayers at once?" and "Why didn't God just forgive everybody?" Anyone who works with children will appreciate these easy-to-read, easy-to-explain responses to the most important questions kids will ever ask.

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Excellent Source for Creative Answers.......2005-10-11

This book is a wonderful source for creative answers to those difficult questions like "How can God be three people in one?" The answers are relatively short, and explain difficult things in an easily understood way. A must have for all Christian parents!

Guidance for a specific audience.......2000-04-06

This book is one of a series which I bought for consideration for a parents' group. I found them a bit conservative and not quite suitable for this particular audience. I got much more out of Parenting for Peace and Justice.

101 Questions Children ask about God.......2000-04-03

I and my nine year old daughter found this book to be very helpful in answering everyday questions that the traditional bible doesn't answer for children. The format is easy to read for children and the cartoons are a fun way to help them (and me!) to relate and remember the question and answer. Definately a winner for those who are seeking and want answers and for those who did not expect such unique questions from their children! A wonderful learning experience for parent and child.

101 Questions Children ask about God.......2000-04-03

Amazing Questions Kids Ask About Heaven & Angels (Questions Children Ask)

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Kids ask the most amazing questions about God--and they want answers. Be prepared to handle questions such as, Is there a McDonald's in heaven? What do angels really look like? Did Eve have a belly button? The Amazing Questions Kids Ask series arms parents with thoughtful answers to questions kids ask about God, heaven, and the Bible. Written in kid friendly language, each book contains fun illustrations and handy verse references. A must-have reference tool for every parent and Sunday school teacher.

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Solid advice/solutions for today's relationships...

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SPANISH EDITION. Faith should come first. It is faith that takes us to heaven.We come to God through faith alone. Martin Luther’s prolific writings as a pastor, theologian, scholar, Bible translator and father resound through the centuries.

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Solid advice/solutions for today's relationships..........2007-04-12

It is amazing that we do not teach young people (nor old people) about relationships. No need for a bookmark, just flip to today's date for rock solid advice on how to develop yourself and treat others. It also has a topic index if you want to study some relationship problem. Available in English (ISBN-10 310-26536-3 OR ISBN-13 978-0-310-26536-8) and in Spanish (ISBN 0-8297-4730-3)

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The popular One Year with Jesus is now available in the New Living Translation. The life of Christ is presented in chronological order. Great for anyone who wants to grow closer to Christ and learn more about his life.

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Beautiful Book.......2007-05-13

Anyone seeking a daily spiritual reading would be very pleased. Not only does it repeat much of what is found in the Bible, it supplies a commentary and interpretation of those words. There are readings for each day of the year. It has certainly helped me center each day in the right direction.

A Chronology.......2007-01-29

The Gospels are where we learn the most about the life of Jesus. The Gospels each present a different view with different emphasis. This devotional allows us to proceed through the life of Jesus in a one year daily reading and study. This does not substitute for the Gospels at all, since they each have their messages, but allows us to be comfortable that we know when in Jesus' ministry a particular thing happened. Good reading and good insights from the Life Application Bible.

Enjoyable Reading.......2006-09-23

I have had this book going on my third year and I've enjoyed it from day one. I was browsing through the bookstore one day and came across One Year with Jesus. I thought it was a neat concept to be able to get a dose of the gospels each day. I think this is one of the most important parts of the Bible and this book has presented it very well. Each day contains a small reading from the Gospel, a paragraph of more indepth study of that particular reading, and a "make you think" section, with inspiring words to make you really incorporate the lesson into your life. I continue to read it each day and have not gotten tired of it even after almost three years. The writing is clear and understandable, for any mature age. It makes a great gift for anyone looking to help someone take that step into faith.

A Good Way to Focus on the Gospels for a Year.......2001-10-28

I wanted to spend a year with just the Gospels, rather than the larger New Testament or the even larger Bible, so I picked up a copy of this book. I have been very pleased. The selection for each day is taken from a harmony of the Gospels (and the entire harmony list is given for reference in the back of the book), so as the year progresses, you move quite thoroughly through the life and ministry of Jesus. Daily readings are accompanied by an explanatory text and an inspirational text. Just a few minutes reading each day gets through it, so it's not really much of a time investment. The translation is easy to read, but corresponds very well to more traditional translations. The print is a decent size (I read mine in a rather dimly-lit church) and the binding is holding the pages in. A word to Catholics considering this book: this book is published by Tyndale, a Protestant publisher, but I haven't found anything in the commentaries that is either anti-Catholic or significantly against Church doctrine. In fact, the only item I have come across so far is a little reference to Jesus' brothers and sisters, which is definitely a Protestant concept, but a rather minor one. I am enjoying this book a lot and am glad I bought it.

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A new perspective
But what a preposterous ending!
Brilliant Book
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Fugitive Cowboy On The Run in Wyoming

Fencing the Sky
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James Galvin opens his first novel with a shocking, seemingly inexplicable murder--horseman Mike Arans closes on a pistol-packing motorist named Merriwether Snipes, throws a rope and snaps his neck--and then proceeds to illuminate why it happened, what it means, and how Mike deals with the consequences. Though billed as a novel, Fencing the Sky is in fact a more deeply fictionalized continuation of The Meadow, Galvin's partly historic, partly imagined evocation of a way of life that took hold on an upland Wyoming ranch for a century and then blew away.

If The Meadow is elegiac, Fencing the Sky is angry and blackly humorous. This is the grim, greedy '90s, when swaggering developers like Merriwether Snipes ride the range in their ATV's, carving up the old homesteads into 40-acre ranchettes and making life hell for the few decent people who remain. Galvin makes three of these holdouts his heroes--Oscar Rose, who supports a cattle habit (and family) by working as a vet; Adkisson Trent, a doctor who inherited from his father a spectacular spread and a penchant for proud solitude; and Arans, the renegade, who fled from New Jersey to become a cowboy. The heat of the book rises from the connections and passions of these men--their women and work troubles, their unspoken bond with each other, their fury at Snipes and everything he represents.

Galvin, a poet, has assembled his narrative out of vivid shards, yet, despite the jump-cuts, this is an old-fashioned novel at heart, with heroes and villains, heartbreak and suspense, and characters so real you want to ride out and shake hands. The same themes, the same imagery, the same equine adoration crop up in Cormac McCarthy and Larry McMurtry, but Galvin has a lighter touch, eschewing myth for the minute particulars of hard work and hard luck in a single community. Galvin can also crack a good joke, even though he knows as well as anyone that there's not a lot to laugh about under the big sky these days. --David Laskin

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From critically acclaimed author of The Meadow comes a haunting novel of the American West.

Circumstances spiral out of control when an accidental murder springs from the best intentions. With one man dead and another on the run, this is a story about violence and how it destroys lives when the land is at stake. This lyrical first novel--long-awaited by the many admirers of James Galvin's The Meadow--is nothing less than the story of the disappearance of the American West.

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A new perspective.......2007-01-30

Being from New Jersey, and having a log cabin in upstate NY where I feel I have my own little piece of paradise, this book was a shot to the gut.

When rich city folk buy up most of the unclaimed land out west, and disrespect that land by tearing it up with dirtbikes and ATV's, and spook the cattle and make life hard for the ranchers who have lived there and made livings the hard, good ol' way, it made me change the way I felt about my own cabin. Seeing and feeling how disrespectful these newcomers were is greatly felt through the characters we get to know in this book.

Told through a series of flashbacks while our protagonist is fleeing from the law on horseback, we come to know and love the fugitive who was only standing up for his own moral rights. While this is the main outline for the plot, the deeper, real intention is the abuse the government forced upon landowners and ranchers in the west, claiming rights to dig up land regardless of ownership.

Overall, a sad story that hits home with impact and gives you chills as you turn the last few pages. I particularly enjoyed the last quarter of the book the most. Please read and try to understand the loss many landowners out west feel about the destruction of good land, turned into a 'wilderness escape' for wealthy personel.

But what a preposterous ending!.......2006-10-18

I love Wyoming, and Galvin brought me to tears more than once with his loving and poetic descriptions of the land, the people who want to protect it, and his indictment of horrible Takers and Users who see only dollar signs in that beauty.

Galvin's message about the land and the Wyoming rancher's fading way of life should be read and treasured. But stop reading this book when you reach Page 235. I wish I had.

PS: or read Galvin's beautiful "The Meadow," also about the Medicine Bow area. Its characters are the people who lived there (composites of them are in "Fencing"), and while the ending is sad, it's believable.

Brilliant Book.......2006-07-21

Exceptional book, beautifully written, powerful story. I've bought as a gift for others many times.

Excellent story, wrong hero.......2005-11-08

There is no denying that Galvin has weaved an excellent tale in this book. His writing and the story are excellent. You want to know more with each snippet of the story regarding what's going to happen. Even though the scene's change and you don't really want them to change, you are thrilled when they do change because each part of the story is very captivating. The only exception to this is the end of the story. I won't say what happened, but the end read to me as though Galvin got a call from his publisher saying, "Finish it or lose the contract." I felt myself having to totally suspend reality and belief at the end and in general thinking, "this just doesn't fit."

The major drawback to the story is that more often than not, I kept thinking that the hero in the story was missing. The person who is very clearly the 'hero' is not much more than a vigilante, and as such the glorifications of his actions are misplaced. Additionally, the story has as a general idea a lament for the loss of the small time rancher in Wyoming and Colorado. This is not a lament I share. The small time rancher in Wyoming has a great deal of political influence and despite Galvin's depiction of them as hardworking honest folk who only want the best for the land, the political realities are often far from that depiction.

This is a book that will start conversations, especially if you are at all familiar with the current state of events in the Rocky Mountain region. By that standard alone this book does warrant five stars, but because I disagree so heavily with the thesis and because the ending is so poorly constructed, I have to give it four stars.

Fugitive Cowboy On The Run in Wyoming.......2005-03-17

This is one of a number of modern Westerns I read in the winter of 2004-05. The others included: J. Robert Lennon's, "On The Night Plain," Annie Proulx' "Close Range"; Mark Spragg's "Fruit Of Stone", Ralph Beer's "The Blind Corral"; Gretel Ehrlich's "Heart Mountain", and David Long's "Blue Spruce", a collection of modern stories. I might also include Wallace Stegner's "Angle Of Repose" which is more of a historical Western though with more contemporary aspects, John Treadwell Nichols' "The New Mexico Trilogy",which seems to me now somewhat dated, or Rick De Marinis' "Year Of The Zinc Penny", set mostly in wartime L.A. in 1943 but about a family with Montana roots. If you only have time to read one--since they are somewhat repetitive, particularly in the areas of cattle or sheep ranching, horsemanship and descriptions of ranch life-- you might choose "Fencing The Sky" since it is one of the best, with Beer's great rather nostalgic novel perhaps second. This is a society in which tradition lasts longer than in some other areas of the country, certainly dating from the late 19th century.

All these novels & stories lament the passing of the Old West, but some--certainly "Fencing The Sky" and "Angle Of Repose" are also strikingly contemporary, dealing with such issues as 60's student radicalism,war service (Lennon, Beer, and Ehrlich) aggressive land development, and considerable ecological problems such as deforestation and strip mining which have laid waste to this part of the country, as Jared Diamond's recent book "Collapse" also attests. Elk and elk hunting, and other naturalistic descriptions, are another subject common to all. At least three of the novels contain quite a lot of romance between siblings growing up on neighboring ranches in what will seem to some, including myself,to be a rather idyllic life, certainly the opposite of urban living.Some of the ranch details are truly inspired, such as a pack rat stealing from a cowboy in the middle of the night, or a square dance. Proulx' amazing award-winning stories are packed with historic details, in a limited space. Cowboys are unfortunately somewhat prone to alcoholism, also. Both Spragg and Galvin use a flashback technique in alternating chapters. Each novel is somewhat unique so that you can enjoy each but all have a great deal in common as well. Spragg's novel is most uniquely notable for its humour--a wayward wife,two old friends, an Indian, a dog, a physicist, and their misadventures.

Amazing Questions Kids Ask About the Bible (Questions Children Ask)

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Amazing Questions Kids Ask About the Bible (Questions Children Ask)
James C. Galvin , James C. Wilhoit , Daryl J. Lucas , and Richard Osborne
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Resurrection Update: Collected Poems 1975-1997

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Contemporary American poetry at its best
Go West

Resurrection Update: Collected Poems 1975-1997
James Galvin
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Contemporary American poetry at its best.......2000-07-12

This book has the most memorable lines per page of any English poetry I have read. Galvin has done a superb job of taking the concrete details of life on a Western ranch and made of them a universal exploration of history, human surviving, practical theology. Poem after poem allows reading and rereading without exhausting the poem's potential.

Opening at random - "The sound of me getting norwhere. / Though I'm telling you there are mountains so distant / It hurts to look" - what a wonderful image "so distant it hurts" - over and over these concrete, straight-talking Western poems catch you up in a new way of looking at the world - new questions, new potential answers.

Go West.......2000-04-06

These poems describe an internal landscape as lonesome and unknowable, and yet as inescapably beautiful, as the Wyoming in which they are (mostly) set. Camp a few days alone in the wilderness of the Rockies -- where the rest of the world can seem simply not matter, but where a brutal nature will not let the world be ignored --and you'll know what I mean. Read "Three Sonnets" or "Everyone Knows Whom the Saved Envy" and you are in that wilderness.

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