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Things have certainly changed in Kenya since the 1930s, when Baroness Karen Blixen (a.k.a. Isak Dinesen, author of Out of Africa) had a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills. In Francesca Marciano's Rules of the Wild, the Blixen spread has become an affluent white suburb of Nairobi, home to the tony "Karen" Shopping Mall and populated by a new breed of narcissistic young expatriates and second-generation white Africans. Esme, the beautiful twentysomething Italian narrator, lands in Kenya by happenstance, seeking to escape a painful past and the recent death of her beloved father. Captivated by the sheer physical beauty of the landscape and the raw honesty of her new "tribe," Esme is further ensnared by her love for two dynamic men--one a gentle 1990s version the Great White Hunter, the other an angry journalist obsessed by the carnage of Somalia and Rwanda. In her eminently readable novel, Marciano creates a hip, knowing set of characters who are ironically aware that their easy lifestyle, supported by trust funds and cheap labor, contrasts darkly with the poverty and decay of east Africa. Esme, an intense and thoughtful observer of the scene, struggles not only with the desire to test herself, "to love without illusion, to love without feeling safe", but with what it means to be white in Africa, living in bizarre isolation from the native culture, drawing spiritual sustenance from the land but protected from the continent's turmoil. Finally, the passion she develops for Kenya roots her and gives her purpose, a home. As one of her friends observes, "I'll tell you what it is about this place.... It sentences you to freedom ... you are constantly reminded of what it means to be free and to be alive. And then it becomes difficult to settle for anything less than this." --Marianne Painter
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Twenty-something Esme, a beautiful Italian-American woman, searches for a sense of place and a sense of self amidst the serene beauty and searing horrors of Africa. Looking for the Kenya of Karen Blixen (a.k.a. Isak Dinesen, author of Out of Africa), Esme can't escape the present: dinner parties and safaris are all tinged--damaged, as it were--with news of war-torn Somalia and Rwanda. Like Blixen, Esme is devoted to one man, in love with another. The resulting tale, which encompasses about 12 months in the life of the narrator, is both personal and political.
The daughter of a poet, Esme chooses her words carefully and is observant of all around her. Her knowledge of Italian and the rhythms of that language give the prose an added lyricism and an often-dreamlike quality that is enhanced by Penelope Ann Miller's reading. (Running time: 3 hours, 2 cassettes) --Anne Lockwood
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A mesmerizing novel of love and nostalgia set in the vast spaces of contemporary East Africa.
Romantic, often resonantly ironic, moving and wise,
Rules of the Wild transports us to a landscape of unsurpassed beauty even as it gives us a sharp-eyed portrait of a closely knit tribe of cultural outsiders: the expatriates living in Kenya today. Challenged by race, by class, and by a longing for home, here are "safari boys" and samaritans, reporters bent on their own fame, travelers who care deeply about elephants but not at all about the people of Africa. They all know each other. They meet at dinner parties, they sleep with each other, they argue about politics and the best way to negotiate their existence in a place where they don't really belong.
At the center is Esmé, a beautiful young woman of dazzling ironies and introspections, who tells us her story in a voice both passionate and self-deprecating. Against a paradoxical backdrop of limitless physical freedom and escalating civil unrest, Esmé struggles to make sense of her own place in Africa and of her feelings for the two men there whom she loves--Adam, a second-generation Kenyan who is the first to show her the wonders of her adopted land, and Hunter, a British journalist sickened by its horrors.
Rules of the Wild evokes the worlds of Isak Dinesen, Beryl Markham, and Ernest Hemingway. It explores unforgettably our infinite desire for a perfect elsewhere, for love and a place to call home. It is an astonishing literary debut.
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Lovely writing, main character a dud........2006-07-28
Lovely writing and lovely, true descriptions of Africa. I felt as if I had a good view of Nairobi and the bush. The main character is a major looser though and it wasn't very interesting or fun listening to her for nearly 300 pages. It's hard to believe a woman can be so passive and uninspired. But the story moved along and as I said the descriptions of Africa were great.
True to Life.......2005-05-08
As an expatriate American who was born and raised in Kenya and attended the British boarding schools in Kenya, I can honestly say that I saw the people I grew up in this book. I first read it in 1998, when it came out; I was in the States for the first time and homesick for Kenya. When I read this book, it was as though I was home again. Esme's descriptions of Kenya evoke memories of home; once you fall in love with Africa, nothing else will ever seem quite good enough.
Fluid prose, vivid characters, spectacular imagery ..........2005-01-03
Esme meets Africa for the first time largely by fluke. She finds much to love and hate, but in time, her lover settles under her skin.
In this crisp, fluid novel, Marciano brings us into the lives and hearts of the contemporary white community in Kenya. She offers an accurate, if cynical, lens into its comforts, conflicts and uneasy contact with the larger community.
Through her deft use of metaphor and down-to-earth dialogue, Marciano evokes a rare intimacy with her superficial, self-absorbed but earnestly-portrayed characters. She also uses vivid imagery in describing the landscape of Kenya and strong specificity in her setting - from Yaya shopping center to the midnight BA flight and Omo detergent - and comes across as one who really knows Esme's Kenya.
Rules of the Wild.......2004-02-10
Boring. Reminded me of the Bonfire of the Vanities only set in Africa. And it only seemed like Africa from a concocted movie set. The characters were soap-operatic. Esme, the main character had all the other characters telling her how deep she is and yet her actions throughout the book are sophmoric. The idea of juxtapositioning the raw nature of Africa against the violence of the humanity that actually occupies Africa as home is what drew me to the book. But not enough description of the beauty as well as not enough explanation/focus of the political events. Only the drivel of drinking, drugging, sex, and unreal dialogue of the white privileged class.
Very enjoyable.......2003-07-02
Even though I may not quite qualify this as literature, I enjoyed this book very much (especially after reading a string of bad ones). I love books about Africa, always had a fascination for Kenya and read Blixen, Hemingway etc so I was delighted to find a new, more modern one in that vein. The characters can be frustrating at times but the story is interesting and it's the first time I ever see mention of the genocide in Rwanda in a book of fiction. The dichotomy of the ex-pat is well expressed also, when a single country and culture can no longer feel entirely like Home.
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They were professionally trained, highly skilled men of valor, but the roguish, dangerous sword masters were not always respectable. . .
When her brother challenges New Orleans's most infamous swordsman to a duel, Celina Vallier boldly confronts opponent, Rio de Silva, determined to thwart what would be her brother's certain death. The legendary maitre d'armes agrees. . .for a price--Celina's innocence.
Though Rio is captivated by Celina's beauty and courage, she is also the perfect pawn for his revenge. She is to be betrothed to his sworn enemy, the Count de Lerida. And what sweet vengeance it would be to take the bride before the wedding.
But neither anticipates the tangled web of scandal and danger that will soon follow. Devious plots are afoot, and Celina is wary of trusting anyone, including the man whose brazen sensuality tempts her to think of nothing but her own desires. . . .
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So hooked the first time, I read the whole series.......2007-08-08
I read this entire series and like in all my reviews this far, I didnt want it to end!!! This was an amazing historical romance. The idea of Fencing in and of itself is rather romantic to me. Throw in good looking men and a wonderfully written story and this book is definitely a good read. If you like historical romance novels you should read the entire series. Try to start with the first book though b/c it'll make WAY more sence that way. LOL
Challenge to Honor.......2005-09-06
I just finished CHALLENGE TO HONOR with a sense of coming home--home to a great traditional historic romance. Like a favorite dance to a favorite tune. Ms. Blake has never been in better form with her impressive knowledge and use of the setting--New Orleans in 1840. And I do love a carefully written book with good use of vocabulary.
Rio is one of those almost infallible heroes that never lets you--or the heroine--down. Those guys are becoming an endangered species. Celina is all a heroine should be--strong, beautiful, and smart. I am looking forward to the next book in this series, DAWN ENCOUNTER. Can't wait to see what Caid is up to.
The dangerous sword masters of 1840's New Orleans.......2005-03-28
Rio de Silva is one of about 50 legendary maitre d'armes, or sword masters, who make their homes in the Exchange Alley in 1840 New Orleans. They are a group of men of fearsome athletic power and reputation who are idolized by society but never introduced to young ladies from good families. Each of these men have their own fencing salons where they teach the intricacies of fencing and there was fierce competition among them. When her brother challenges Rio to a duel, Celina Vallier confronts him to try and stop the duel. But Celina doesn't realize that she is the perfect pawn for Rio's revenge, for she is to be betrothed to his sworn enemy. What sweet vengeance it would be to take the bride before the wedding. But neither anticipates the tangled web of scandal and danger that will soon follow.
This was an excellent book and Ms. Blake captured the flavor of old New Orleans completely. Living in Louisiana, I never new of the Master of Arms and their stories are truly fascinating. I can't wait for the next book in this series.
A good comeback vehicle.......2005-02-19
And somewhat sadly, that isn't much of a good thing. I agree that CtA is similar to Blake's old plots; but when you think about it, most of her books were similar, but she was such an awesome writer, it didn't matter.
I was excited about this release because I'd stumbled upon Blake's 70's, 80's and 90's historical romances in my local library and fell in love. Her novels were always heart wrenching, passionate, spiced with lovely historical details and set in the sultry climate of New Orleans. CtA had the New Orleans setting, the innocent heroine forced to bargain her virginity to the hardened hero; but it lacked the passion, the fire that her older books had.
I really contribute it to her evolved writing style. I was disappointed in the book mainly because the way she wrote it is a 180 from the way she wrote her older books. Okay, I understand that she had to catch up with the times and readers' expectations of being in the heroine AND the hero's head, but Blake's old writing style was wonderful and witty and dazzling; and the change of it into the current mode of writing was the largest issue I had with this book. Because of this change, that was why CtA lacked the sparkling passion, it was why the historical details didn't feel as natural, it was why the hero and heroine lacked the mysteriousness they had in Blake's old books(especially the broody hero!).
But I'll purchase and read the next installment; because I'm a huge Jennifer Blake fan. But if you want a serious, heart wrenching Blake classic; try "Spanish Serenade" or "Louisiana Dawn" or "Midnight Waltz".
pretty good.......2005-02-18
For a historical romance, it was good. The heroine was ok, not annoying. I loved the hero (kind of a Rhett Butler vibe at times). Something about the tall, dark, and handsome swashbuckler always hooks me into a story. And I love revenge novels. He's what gave it 4 stars for me instead of 3.
I found the conflict a little silly though. She agrees to have sex with him so he won't kill her brother in a duel? Weak. He wasn't likely to kill him anyway. And the villain was too forced. Of course he'd be fat, old, and disgusting, nothing spells pure evil better!
The history and the setting were great though. What could be anymore romantic than antebellum New Orleans?
Worth reading if a fluffy romance is what you're looking for. :)
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"Family caregivers don’t go home at 5 or 6 o’clock. We are on duty 24 hours a day because this is something we care about," says author Suzanne Mintz. "Caregivers are literally underpinning the health care system. The value of the services we provide for ‘free’ is estimated to be $196 billion a year." But who helps them? Much has been written about the caregiver’s role in helping an ill or disabled person, but little has been said about the caregiver - how to care for yourself as you care for others. This message to caregivers addresses issues such as the impact of caregiving on caregivers, the four principles of Caregiver Self-Advocacy, and reaching out for help.
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Permission To Live ( while caring for an aging parent ).......2003-08-17
After reading Love, Honor, & Value I was struck by many things about this book. The first was the extraordinary personal story of Suzanne Geffen Mintz. (President of NFCA). Each chapter touched on something that I'm presently experiencing at different times of the days; months; years of caregiving my dear mother Petie.
While flying back to NYC two weeks ago I realized that something written in Chapter 4 was the true core of my situation. Suzanne said, If you lie down, no one will die. Isn't that what we are afraid of in our hearts?
For me, each time I get on a plane while dividing my life between New York and Michigan to care for mom, I pray that I will be with her when she dies. I'm smart enough to know that I could walk down the hall of the nursing home she lives in and that she could pass away then.
Each time I fly now I give myself permission (as Suzanne says) as a gift to care for myself and my husband who may be giving the greatest gift of love and sacrifice that I've ever seen. He shares me with mom and airplanes. Our sacrifice has lasted almost eight years but we believe in doing the right thing thing for Petie and ultimately for ourselves.
Thank you Suzanne for your gift of this book.
A primer for families tending the ill and disabled.......2003-03-11
Love, Honor & Value (author: Suzanne Mintz) discusses in practical, often poignant terms, the problems faced by long-term caregivers. The books offers practical and sound advice for handling day-to-day problems, and includes sources of information and help for families coping with the physical, emotional and financial burdens of caregiving. The author, president and co-founder of the National Family Caregiving Association, is herself is caregiver to her beloved husband who has suffered with multiple sclerosis for 30 years. She writes with uncompromising candor and insight. As a former long-term caregiver myself, I recognize the wisdom and usefulness of this book and can recommend it without reservation. I wish it had been available during my 17 years of caregiving.
A Shot in the Arm.......2003-02-04
A very sweet, short volume that energizes and empowers and does the rarest of things--gives the caregiver permission to take care of herself.
Perfect Resource for All Caregivers!.......2002-10-03
Suzanne Mintz has helped save my life, and I have never met her. I was at my wit's end caring for my ill mother and had no one to turn to. A friend gave me a copy of "Love, Honor, & Value" and I read it all in one night. Suzanne Mintz's advice and information has helped me take better care of my mother and myself.
If you are a caregiver or if you know one, please buy this book. You will be grateful you did.
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Bearing Christ's Reproach, The Challenge of Hebrews in an Honor Culture
David Arthur Desilva
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The Epistle to the Hebrews provides a window into how the larger society applied pressure to early Christians to shame them back into conformity with their neighbors, as well as into one Christian leader's strategies for insulating his readers from those pressures. As such, Hebrews becomes an illuminating text for considering how, in every age, to sustain commitment to the Christian world-view.
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Understanding shame.......2000-04-13
Understanding a document in its context gives a whole new appreciation for that document. deSilva's book shows how significant honor and dishonor were in the society in which Hebrews was written. It was hard for Christians to be suffering because of the shame that the society around them managed to communicate to them. deSilva shows how the author of Hebrews crafts his document to encourage the Christians to whom he was writing (who apparently had grown rather discouraged in heart and whose lack of motivation was manifest in their actions) to be willing to suffer shame in the present world for a much greater glory. Society might try to shame them, but there were plenty of reasons for them not to be ashamed. deSilva writes about how ultimately Jesus as an example(as well as many examples of faith before) despised shame. He also writes about the significance of honor and gratitude in the patron/client relationship. Hebrews calls for a paradigm shift. If the world would shame you, does what the world think matters, or does what God thinks matter?
This is a short book and reads fairly quickly though the audience intended is somewhat scholarly. There are constant references to Biblical texts and some use of the greek words. The main themes the author wants to communicate are repeated frequently throughout the book, so you should have a clear understanding by the time you get to the conclusion. This book provides a helpful perspective for those who want to understand more about the background of Hebrews.
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This book explores Morris Janowitz's creative ideas and their application to the study of a wide range of American institutions. Janowitz is one of the best known and most prolific sociologists adopting the institutional approach to an understanding of contemporary society. In this book, his students and colleagues take up many of his seminal ideas and apply them to such instituions as the local community, the armed forces, the welare state, and crime control.
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Challenge to Honor (Linford Romance Library)
Paul Ash
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A Challenge to Nurse Honor
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A sociologist who studies fads and a chaos theorist are brought together by a strange misdelivered package. This book has all the wit and clever writing that characterized Willis' earlier Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Doomsday Book.
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Pop culture, chaos theory and matters of the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula winning author of Doomsday Book.
Sandra Foster studies fads and their meanings for the HiTek corporation. Bennet O'Reilly works with monkey group behavior and chaos theory for the same
company. When the two are thrust together due to a misdelivered package and a run of seemingly bad luck, they find a joint project in a flock of sheep. But a series of setbacks and disappointments arise before they are able to find answers to their questions.
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Great sci-fi story!.......2007-10-09
I love Bellwether! Connie Willis makes a "soft" sci-fi story about a trend researcher in a "Hi-Tech" company, who sets to finds out where trends come from. It makes fun of Office work, High-tech, coffee shops and romance.
It's written in a fun, funny manner, a bit like chik-lit meets social sci-fi really. Her sense of humour is great, and it's a short and fun book, definitely one of her best.
Not As Lightweight As Others Suggest.......2007-09-24
On the surface Bellwether appears to be a simple love story embedded in a satire of modern office life. Beneath that surface, however, lies an intricate web of links and patterns based on chaos theory and information. The story contains a collection of random events that, somehow, end up leading to a seemingly inevitable conclusion. It is not WHAT happens that matters here, but HOW it comes about.
This is my favorite Willis book, and one of my favorite science fiction books. (It's fiction about science ... somehow that ought to qualify it as a member the genre.)
Bellwether.......2007-06-04
Connie Willis displays the same subtly whacky sense of characterization in "Bellwether" as she shared with us in "To Say Nothing of the Dog". This time, however, the setting is corporate America with its "management style of the week", administrators who shouldn't, and clerical staff who won't. Although not a life-and-death plot like "Doomsday Book", I found myself caring for the future of Sandra and the others as they tried to bring sense out of research lab chaos. This story should be required reading for anyone who has to cope with manipulators, poor managers, and the other strange characters to be found at work every day. But be prepared to laugh out loud.
Satire and a Twist.......2007-05-14
Maybe it's not science fiction, but Bellwether is a marvelous update of one of the lesser-known fairy tales. Equal parts satirical social commentary, satirical business commentary, comedy of manners, and love story, Bellwether is set in a hilariously dysfunctional supposedly scientific research facility.
Connie Willis demonstrates her usual deftness with plot and characters. Bellwether is a lovely light summer vacation-type story, very well-written and just serious enough. Each chapter has a brief discussion of a historical fad, which of which is no less ludicrous than the rapidly changing fads of food or personal ornamentation that run through the story.
Terrifying implications.......2007-03-10
This is a work of great subtlety in the guise of a comic romance. This book conceals a "wolf" in the clothing of a story about "sheep."
Other reviewers have remarked on the "chik-lit" quality of this work; yes, it does have that. But there is more. The idea that our decisions, desires, dreams and aspirations are not our own may not be a new idea, but it is rarely brought home in such a personal way as in this work. To the extent that what we think are our own ideas and thoughts are the product of outside influences is not new; consider the extensive literature on the effect of advertising on decision-making, and the studies which show that decision-making is influenced by the strategies expressed in soap-opera. But this takes it a level deeper, to a level at which the influences are effected in a manner which we not only DO NOT understand, but CANNOT understand. It's as if the discovery of the "unconscious," which showed that our conscious thoughts are not our own, were extended from the individual mind to our entire cultural consciousness. The novel suggests that, regardless of what we think, we are only sheep, manipulated by some among us who are, perhaps unknowingly, the "bellwhethers" who shape our actions and what we think are "our" decisions. The "bellwhether" probably isn't even aware of her/his role. The mechanism of this control is not explained; perhaps not explainable. Whoever learns how to master this will make pawns of us all. This may (or may not, depending on your own concept of the nature of the universe) be a terrifying thought. This is a "C4" bomb in a "firecracker" disquise; don't miss it!
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The Bellwether handbook for writers
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Bellwether's Message About God
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Bellwether's Message About God is a beautiful, full color picture book and bedtime poem that helps parents introduce concepts of self-esteem, positive thinking and God's love to children. Bellwether is a "sheep man" sent by God to guide, comfort and love a lonesome boy.
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Adam Cvijanovic: Bellwether.(Critical Essay): An article from: Artforum International
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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on February 14, 2005. The length of the article is 556 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Analysts see HRH report as negative bellwether for brokers.(Hilb, Rogal and Hobbs Co.)
Author: Mark E. Ruquet
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Are the combined human resources at BELLWETHER EXPLORATION COMPANY productive? There is no absolute answer to this question. This report considers the extent to which the company's labor deployment indicators differ from global benchmarks. In this report we consider forecasts of differences between labor ratios and the resulting return on this human investment compared to global benchmarks; the estimation of such differences is commonly called a "gap analysis." What is the ratio of short-term and long-term assets to employee? What are typical capital-labor ratios? How different are these ratios to companies serving the same link in the value chain? What are the average sales and net profits per employee compared to global benchmarks? These and over 50 other indicators of labor productivity are considered in this report. The report does so by going beyond traditional analyses by considering companies competing in the same or similar industrial classification at a global level. The goal of this report, therefore, is to assist consultants, human resource managers, strategic planners, and corporate officers in gauging estimates of a company's human resource indicators compared to firms competing or participating in the same economic sector, at the global level. This report is not about whether a particular company or industry has performed well or poorly in the past or will do so in the future. With the globalization of markets, greater foreign competition, and the reduction of entry barriers, it becomes all the more important to benchmark a company's human resource indicators against other firms on a worldwide basis. Doing so, however, is not an obvious task. First, one needs to find firms competing in the same sector, but not necessarily competing directly with the company in local markets. These firms should not be perceived, therefore, to be direct competitors to the company in question, but simply those that have been classified by various sources (e.g. EDGAR or similar foreign filings), as competing to serve customers in the same link of the value chain, or broad industrial classification, as identified by SIC, NAICS or similar codes. Second, given the international nature of the task, one needs to control for exchange rate volatility. Finally, one needs use comparable financial standards. This report overcomes these issues and gives full human resources benchmarks vis-a-vis worldwide competitors who are present in the same narrow industrial classification. Benchmarks cover labor-asset ratios, labor-liability ratios, and labor-income ratios. Since our reports are printed on demand, the statistics reported are for the latest quarter and are the most up to date available (4 updates are produced each year). Each report provides over 100 statistics and 40 graphs to the reader. This reports is on BELLWETHER EXPLORATION COMPANY, HOUSTON, USA.
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Bellwether politics in Missouri.: An article from: The Forum
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- An introduction - the Dorothy Morrison way.
- A Great 101 Book!!
- Not bad
- a helpful guide
- Fluff Wicca
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The first thing Dorothy Morrison hopes to establish in The Craft is what the Craft is not. "It has nothing to do with canned magic, or flying through the air, or snapping lightning from your fingertips," she explains. And no matter how practiced you are, Morrison assures readers it won't give you the power to "turn your enemies into toads so you can set them on the highway." Explaining what the Craft actually is takes more time and thought--both of which Morrison offers in her typically warm, humorous, and concise style throughout this all-inclusive handbook.
Wiccans, who are the main practitioners of the Craft, have one overriding commandment, according to Morrison: if it harms no one, do what you will. It is a reminder that every action, thought, and spell has a ripple effect, so be sure that all your work is for the good. This responsible attitude seeps into every page of this practical magic handbook. Expect a highly detailed account of spells, wand skills, sample blessings, altar setups, invocations, and examples of how to use a cup, pentacle, cauldron, and athame (a double-edge knife that should never be used to draw blood). Morrison closes with a Craft calendar, listing celebrations and rituals for every month and season of the year. --Gail Hudson
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"Heed Ye Flower, Bush, and Tree, and by the Lady, Blessed Be!" From The Wiccan Rede
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Customer Reviews:
An introduction - the Dorothy Morrison way........2007-09-26
I like Dorothy Morrison's books very much, and I do like The Craft (along with The Craft companion). The Craft is a very good 101 book, great for those that haven't read Scott Cunningham's "Wicca" or have no interest in reading that. Although I prefer Cunningham's 101 book over this one, The Craft is still very well-written with many exercises, rituals and such for really delving into Wicca. I didn't see any mention of raising energy (which is important) and the index left much to be desired.
Something that I really liked about the book was that Morrison also gave example rituals to perform on each full moon, with it's name and historical information - not just slapped-together sabbat rituals.
As I said earlier, it is a good "101" book, but it should not be the only one that someone refers to when wanting to walk down the path of the Old Ways.
A Great 101 Book!!.......2007-07-25
I think that this book is a very good choice for the begining Wiccan, and I also think that there are some original ideas for more advanced Witches. The book's divided into 4 parts:
1. Basic witchery
2. Tools of the Trade
3. Circle Magic
4. Celebrations
Plus a 6 part appendix and a suggested reading list.
The tools of the trade section had some great excercies to really connect you with your tools. I enjoyed reading the esbat and sabbatt rituals, and plan to use some of her ideas in the future. This is by no means the only 101 book you should have, but I see nothing wrong with it, and enjoyed it throughly.
Not bad.......2007-03-01
I have read at least four other books before I read this one, and I found alot of information is repeated. I liked this book it gives more insight and different opinions. I wished it had more diagrams and pictures but I found it highly imformative...If you are new to the Craft and want information this is a great book.
a helpful guide.......2006-05-31
this was my first book, mainly because i didn't know what i was looking for and it had "the craft" written on the cover! i'm still a beginner, but having seen some other books on the subject, i realise this book is really just a guide line on how to cast circle and what the celebrations are and when. i did find the chapter on tools interesting, but there is nothing really on spells or much history, and i ended up with more questions than answers. i think it's good as a companion guide and is quite easy to read, but if you're looking for something more indepth, look elsewhere.
Fluff Wicca.......2005-07-01
This book is mostly for those who fall into the "fluff-bunny" sweetness and light camp of Wicca. It is very well written, and also good introduction if that is how you think. But if you want something more balanced, then look eleswhere.
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