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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1887Original Publisher: J. ... Read more

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I Once Was Blind, But Now I Squint fills a niche in Christian Living books that has been overlooked—how perspective affects our behavior. Not all glasses are rose-colored. Using the metaphor of glasses, the author describes how we view situations and people from twelve different perspectives. ... Read more

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I once was blind but now I squint
To whom it may concern,
I am a pastor of about 600 members and after reading this book I ordered 20 copies to put in our bookstore. This is a book on perspectives and how it affects our behavior. I couldn't put the book down it was so good.I think this is a must read for the Body of Christ.That includes Pastors and laity alike.Kent Crockett has put easy things for all of us to look at like discontentment, rejection,envy, jealousy,and inferiority and how we sometimes have the wrong perspective on things. I would hope everyone would read this book.

Sooooo excellent!
This book is sooooo excellent!Just finished my first reading of "Squint" and now on 4th chapter of second reading.Knowing this author's abilities, I purchased one each for me and my two children at the autographing session, and have just bought 10 more for gifts to bless others with. ... Read more

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Terrible Book
I bought this book since I'm stationed at the Laredo USBP office. It was so poorly written that it was almost unreadable. No wonder it was self published. It could have been a good story. ... Read more

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A FEMINISTIC PERSPECTIVE
The novel is a masterpiece because it raises issues such as the cross continental struggles of women. Moreover, the Author, Ama Aidoo, forces Africans living abroad, to consider their allegiance to Africa by retiringhome. After reading the novel I was so moved that I have decided to visitthe continent this summer after six years. Outlined below, is my FEMINISTIC PERSPECTIVE on the novel:In the novel, Our Sister Killjoy, theprotagonist, Sissie, journey's through Europe on a student scholarship.While in Europe, she encountered people from various socio-economicbackgrounds, especially, African immigrants from Ghana who had succumbed tothe lure of European wealth. Despite the subservient living of someAfricans in Britain, they continued to espouse the "myth of Europeanwealth." Sissie, at the end of the novel, calls on Africans to pledgeallegiance to Africa by returning home. An equally significant character inthe novel was Marija, the German housewife of a factory worker. Throughher, the narrator forces readers to consider the compelling similarities ofwomen's struggle across racial lines in a patriarchal society. However, thenarrator makes known the fact that, even though the two women might havesimilarities in their struggles, they have different paths towardsliberation because they have different historical and personal experiences. Marija and Sissie both had, Mary, as their common names. The nameMary is an English name and is spelt Marija in Germany, Marie in France,and Marlene in Sweden. In other words, the name transcends culture. Itgives women over the world a commonality. The similarities in the names ofboth women can be interpreted as a metaphor for the similarities in women'sstruggles. Marija represents the embodiment of women's struggles in Europe,whereas Sissie embodies women from Africa. Nonetheless, the narrator makesit clear that Sissie's name had a different historical experience orconnotation. Her name was the result of colonial attachment. For exampleshe was named Mary because she was baptized in a Christian family (25).Colonial masters thought it imperative that, for a woman to be"Heaven-worthy individual, he [or she] had to have above all aChristian name" (25). Once again, although the two women hadsimilarities in name, their names had different connotations. To Marija itwas just a name, however to Sissie it was a reminder of colonial power. The narrator revealed the similarities between women's struggle crosscontinentally. For instance, in a patriarchal society, women are engineeredto believe that womanhood is equated with motherhood. Therefore a"true" woman must embrace motherhood in other to achievehappiness. After walking with Sissie from the hostel, Marija felt guiltyfor wanting to be alone from her child. "She finished uncertainly,looking up to Sissie who did not have a child, as if for conformation, areassurance that she was not speaking blasphemy" (49). The narratorgoes on to reveal that, "It is Heresy, In Africa, and Europe,Everywhere, that this is not a statement to come from a good mother'slips" (49). The narrator used the words, Europe, Africa and everywhereto symbolize the similarities in the way women in patriarchal societies areinclined to believe. Women in other terms, are not good mothers unless theyembrace motherhood. However, the narrator made known the differenthistorical contexts of the two women's experiences.She goes on to ask,"Who is Marija Sommer? A daughter of mankind's self-appointed mostroyal line, The house of Aryan-an heiress to some legacy that would makeyou bow down your head in shame and cry" (46). The narrator contraststhe historical origins of Marija to that of the experiences of Sissie.Sissie, she claims, "is a little Black woman who if things were notwhat they should have been...would not have been there [in Germany,] walkingwhere the Fuhrer's feet had trod" (46). Marija serves as a metaphorfor European women. By refusing to stay in Europe, Sissie rejectsEurocentrism and its feministic mode of liberation. In spite of the factthat she had a common ground with Marija as far as women's struggles wasconcerned, she believed that different historical experiences requireddifferent methods for achieving liberation. Sissie believed that in otherfor her and other African women to achieve liberation, they would have toreturn to Africa to be part of the struggle. Finally, the narratorreveals that despite all the similarities between women's struggles acrossthe continent, the historical and personal experiences of women differ. Thedifferences in women's struggle warrant different modes of liberation. Likeher Indian friends, Marija only valued Sissie for the fact that she was a "rare commodity"-An African woman who did not speak German. Onthe other hand, Sissie viewed Marija as the embodiment of Eurocentrism.Ultimately, Sissie cannot follow European feminism, but must return toAfrica and be actively involved in women's liberation. In her Love Letter,she calls on other Africans living abroad, to return home. ... Read more

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This book helps to understand the ocular muscles and their functional anomalies. It explains how surgeons by applying knowledge with efficiency and dedication could find solution to the squint problem. Contains diagrams, figures, and photographs to appropriately understand the subject. Postgraduates will be benefitted immensely not only during the course of formal study but also subsequently in their practice. It is a standard book on strabismus for postgraduates. The chapters on applied anatomy of paralytic squint are of very special significance to the student and practitioners of Ophthalmology.1. Introduction, 2. Anatomy of Extraocular Muscles, 3.Neurological Control Movements, 4. Binocular Vision, 5. Visual Acuity, 6. Abnormalities of Binocular Vision, 7. Accommodative Convergence/Accommodation Ratio, 8. Heterophoria, 9. Pseudostrabismus, 10. Manifest and Concomitant Squint, 11. Paralytic Squints, 12. Vertical Strabismus, 13. A-V and X Syndromes, 14. Musculofascial Anomalies, 15. Abnormal Retinal Correspondance, 16. Amblyopia, 17. Aniseikonia, 18. Nystagmus, ... Read more