A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali

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A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali
Gil Courtemanche
Manufacturer: Vintage
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ASIN: 1400034345
Release Date: 2004-10-12

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A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali is a moving, passionate love story set amid the turmoil and terror of Rwanda’s genocide.
All manner of Kigali residents pass their time by the pool of the Mille-Collines hotel: aid workers, Rwandan bourgeoisie, expatriates, UN peacekeepers, prostitutes. Keeping a watchful eye is Bernard Valcourt, a jaded foreign journalist, but his closest attention is devoted to Gentille, a hotel waitress with the slender, elegant build of a Tutsi. As they slip into an intense, improbable affair, the delicately balanced world around them–already devastated by AIDS–erupts in a Hutu-led genocide against the Tutsi people. Valcourt’s efforts to spirit Gentille to safety end in their separation. It will be months before he learns of his lover’s shocking fate.

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Cry, the Beloved Continent.......2007-08-23

The Publisher's Weekly review pans the Canadian journalist Valcourt for his weaknesses, just as Cyprien does in the story. Apparently in a good novel, "civilized" people are supposed to act like heroes and rescue the heathens from their sinful folly. One problem: massacres keep on happening, in real life. A good book to read, but not an easy one.

Love at the Edge of the Abyss.......2007-06-17

"A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali" is a sad and haunting novel about two improbable lovers -- a weary Canadian journalist and a young Rwandan barmaid -- who try to claim their ration of happiness in a country riddled with AIDS and teetering on the brink of genocide. The writing is spare, full of menace, and wonderfully evocative of Africa. The description of oversexed and overprivileged expatriates battening on "development" contracts is deadly accurate. The story has a lot of Rwandan history and politics, but it never feels didactic or weighted down with scholarly detail. Overall, the book is a minor gem, and I took off one star only because of occasional scenes where the author overreaches in an effort to achieve grotesque comic or melodramatic effect. (I can't describe the scenes because of Amazon's prudish rules about review content -- but any reader of the book will know what I'm talking about.)

An Express Elevator Ride to Hell.......2007-02-27

There is a weight that the reader must carry with them through the 260 pages of Courtemanche's story and that is the knowledge of how this story will end. Yes, there is graphic violence, sex, and detailed descriptions of the physical manifestations of AIDS. The author also paints some disturbing insights of those suffering under extreme oppression, discrimination, and poverty and the general ambivalence of those who have been appointed (or anointed) to save them.

As in real life (and this story, while considered fiction, is really non-fiction) a few characters are truly evil, a few truly good, but most are somewhere in between - struggling with their day-to-day decisions in the midst of a horrifying and chaotic environment. Many readers in the US may become frustrated or even angry with the seemingly foolish decisions that Canadian journalist Valcourt and his Rwandan wife, Gentille make. However, it would be wise to remember that many of us in the west have never had to experience such extreme conditions in our home communities. Would you so quickly give up your history, possessions, and family in the face of injustice? Or would you stay with the hope that truth and justice ultimately prevails? That dilemma is what creates the underlying tension in Courtemanche's story and all readers could benefit from the thoughts and emotions it provokes.

All Africans must read this book.......2006-08-01

This book broke my heart and sent my soul into turmoil. Every African should read it. Those of us who didn't know it before will clearly see where the political, economic and tribal woes of our continent stem from.

This country was doomed, eaten away by two cancers, hatred and Aids.......2006-07-14

This book tells the story of the love between a white man and a black woman against the background of the Rwandan genocide.
The white man is `a left-leaning Christian, even if he didn't believe in God, for whom happiness was a sin: how can we be happy when the earth is falling apart before our eyes and humans are turning into demons.'
The black woman is a Hutu with the features of a Tutsi. But for a Hutu, `Hate comes with birth. At school, in the street, at the bar, at the stadium, the Hutus have heard and learned only one lesson - the Tutsi is an insect that has to be stamped out. It's like a catechism.'

But there is also the eternal suspicion between the whites and the blacks: `Whites say that Rwanda-Urundi is the kingdom of liars and hypocrites. They don't understand the first thing about the permanent insecurity of the men of the hills. The Whites have guns. The Blacks have secret thoughts.'

Their love blossoms in a land where `men turning into dogs and worse still than dogs and worse still than hyenas or the vultures' and where `people sow hate the way ignorant men sow death with their sperm.'
There confidence in mankind becomes totally shaken, once they understand that `We can all turn into killers ... even the most peaceful and generous of us. All it takes is a certain circumstance, rage, disappointment. The prehistoric predator and the primitive warrior are still alive beneath the successive varnishings that civilization has applied to mankind. All the Good and the Evil of humanity is in our genes.'
They hear the propaganda machine of Radio Mille Collines: `Propaganda is as powerful as heroin; it surreptitiously dissolves all capacity to think.'

And who are the real culprits: `With Belgian priests who sowed the seeds of a kind of tropical Nazism here, with France, with Canada, with the United Nations who stood by and let negroes kill other negroes. They're the real murderers.'

Gil Courtemanche has written a powerful and moving book; but it is sometimes too sentimental and melodramatic. More, no surprise is built in the story. It is a tale about announced horror ('her futile beauty in the face of the horror to come.')

A very worthwhile read.

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A rare treat, a wonderful hero.......2006-02-25

Nita Abrams consistently does the best guys in historical romance-spies and soldiers, rebels and outsiders. They tread a hard path toward love and self-knowledge while they fight Napoleon, in compelling deftly-wrought historical situations that always make me think yes, that's what it must have been like-to load a musket, blow up a bridge, ride all night to deliver a message. They love richly, heart-rendingly-not always wisely at first, but with a sly humor that I find irresistible. Her historical research is also superb: yes, we get that oft-done ball the night before Waterloo, but also the rich fabric of event leading up to it. In this, the finale of Abrams' Couriers series, she's saved the best hero for last. Yes, Abrams fans, this one is about Nathan - if they made a movie, it would have to star Alan Rickman. But if you haven't read any of the others, you could easily start here and go back later. One caveat - a prologue introduces a confusing roomful of people (I couldn't keep them straight either; an editor should have put it to rights). But don't be dissuaded. You won't need those characters and you shouldn't miss this book. Chapter 1 is charming and tells you everything you want to know.

authentic, rich, wonderful!.......2006-02-23

Don't be fooled by the peacetime British opening of this fast-paced continental tale. No sooner have we met our characters than they are thrust into the very center of the danger, intrigue, stealth and chaos unleashed by Napoleon's escape from Elba in 1815. In this well-spun web of twists, turns and interconnections, Nita Abrams places us in the French countryside just barely ahead of Napoleon's increasingly triumphant march toward his destiny. Will the dashing spy Nathan Meyer fall in love with Diana Hart, the young ingénue he's been sent to safeguard on her journey home from France, or will he foil his brother in law's matchmaking schemes yet again? What happens when her mother Abigail uncovers Nathan's true identity - and tries to interfere with his clandestine mission? And how can either woman place any trust in such a man, who has maneuvered them ever further into harm's way instead of leading them out of it? Even more complications ensue when the trio is joined by Meyer's apparently inept nephew Anthony Roth. Now there are three hapless persons in his care, and he must choose between his mission and their safety. Abrams' careful attention to authentic period detail brings this story alive and succeeds in creating a richness that only heightens its realism.

Where's the Beef?.......2006-02-05

There are many excellent historical romances written about the Regency Period, Napolean and Waterloo. This is not one of them. I kept turning the pages quickly, not because I was enthralled with the story, but waiting for something, anything to happen. There is also no passion. A definite zero on the sensual scale. I was definitely disappointed; not only in the story, but with the characters. Meyer could have been a hero, but gave into Abigail's disgust for war. I came away thinking, the one act she did not want him to do, that disgusted her so, could have saved thousands of lives. Her high and mighty manner when she herself was someone who should not throw stones did not endear me to her as a heroine. The side love story of her spoiled daughter Diana and Meyer's nephew Anthony is even more disappointing. It makes a reader wonder if maybe this was a loose outline for a novel. The main family being prominent Jewish bankers was loosely woven in the story. Nothing like the powerful Kira family in the Bertrice Small Skye O'Malley Series. Reading the back cover, I really was looking forward to a story about one of my favorite periods of history. Oh well... Sigh :(

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Gil "The Arm" Hamilton was one of the top operatives of ARM, the elite UN police force. His intuition was unfailingly accurate, his detective skills second to none, and his psychic powers -- esper sense and telekinesis -- were awesome. Now you can read all the classic stories of the legendary ARM operative, collected in one volume for the first time -- plus, an all-new, never-before-published Gil Hamilton adventure!

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So-So Stories.......2006-03-18

I've always been interested in sci-fi/mystery hybrids, so I picked up this collection of three "Gil the Arm" stories Niven wrote between 1969-75 and two written in the early '90s. Set in Niven's 22nd-century "Known World", the global population has been booming along out of control, and a world government strictly regulates who can have children. Meanwhile, "Belter" communities live off-world and mine asteroid belts for the raw resources the Earthling "Flatlanders" need to survive. Ex-Belter and minor telekinetic Gil Hamilton is an agent for the UN police, and spends most of his time chasing "organleggers", criminals who kidnap and kill people in order to harvest organs and sell them on a black market. As in many science-fiction stories, medical technology has advanced to the point where life can be prolonged indefinitely via transplants.

The first story, "Death by Ecstasy", is essentially a classic locked-room mystery. Another advancement in technology is the ability to implant a jack directly into the brain, allowing one to send electrical current which directly stimulates the pleasure center. Gil is brought in to look into the death of his old mining partner, who spent a month locked in a one-room apartment while plugged into such a device, apparently committing suicide. Gil is certain his old friend wouldn't have killed himself, and has to unravel who killed him and how it was done in what is essentially a locked room. The answer brings him into conflict with a notorious West Coast organlegging gang, and a heart-stopping ending. (Note: This story has been adapted into a graphic novel.)

The second story, "The Defenseless Dead", involves the harvesting of organs from cryogenically frozen people. Years ago, legislation allowed those who had no means of support should they be "woken", to be carved up. Now, a new scheme aims to allow harvesting from even those who do have estates to support them. This threatens not only to undercut the illicit organlegging trade, but also to make a number of people very wealthy, as their ancestors' legal lives are ended. The story involves organleggers, the discovery of two bodies on a moving sidewalk, and a mysterious attempt on Gil's life, but the focus is really medical ethics theme.

The third story is "ARM", and is another locked-room murder, this time involving a famous genius inventor and what appears to be some kind of time-accelerator. While the puzzle is pretty interesting, two locked-room stories out of three is a little much. By the end of it, I had had pretty much my fill of Gil the Arm, and having heard bad buzz about them, I didn't read "Patchwork Girl" or "The Woman in Del Rey Crater." In a certain sense, the stories almost read like something some conspiracy-theory libertarian nut might come up: how the world government is going to come along and dictate everything and then outlaw everything and institute the death penalty for even minor offenses. And yet, some elements (state enforced birth control, organ harvesting from executed prisoners) can be found in modern China, there is a worldwide illicit trade in organs, and advancements in medicine are certainly making some of the questions Niven raises uncomfortably real.

The true spirit of Larry.......2002-05-31

This book is in Niven's truest tradition. Excellent!

Three excellent SF short stories, two lackluster duds.......2002-04-04

FLATLANDER is a collection of the five "Gil the Arm" short stories that Larry Niven has written between the late sixties and today. Set in the 2120s, these stories chronicle the adventures of Gil Hamilton, an agent with the UN police force, who fights against "organleggers," criminals who commit murder to sell the organs for transplant. Gil spent seven years mining in the asteroid belt before an accident resulted in the loss of his arm. He found out, however, that he had developed the psychic power of telekinesis, which he calls his "invisible arm." These stories are part of Niven's "Known Space" universe and revolve around the themes Niven thought important in that series, such as organ transplanting, psychic powers, and the ramifications of fusion power. These are also the only mysteries that Niven has written.

The first three short stories are decent reading, and highly entertaining. In "Death By Ecstay," the reader is introduced to Gil as he investigates the murder of an old friend while working to bring down a major West Coast organlegging ring. In "The Defenseless Dead," the UN decides to liquidate people placed into cold storage decades before to harvest their organs; the plentiful supply of legal organs drives organlegging temporarily unprofitable, and Gil tracks down a retired organlegger, with a surprising ending. In "ARM," Gil investigates the murder of a famous inventor, and tries to unravel how a new time-accelerating invention was used in the crime.

The final two stories are highly disappointing. "Patchwork Girl" and "The Woman in Del Rey Crater" date from after Larry Niven's decline in the mid-70's. Both set on the moon, they suffer from goofy, lackluster writing and don't have the gritty edge and emphasis on novel ideas that made Niven's late-60's works so revolutionary.

The book has an afterword by Niven in which he explains how organ transplanting will inevitably lead to a future in which even petty crimes are punished by death. Written in 1995, this afterword is already out-of-date with the advances in cloning and alloplasty.

If you enjoy Niven's writing, especially the Known Space series, I'd recommend FLATLANDER. The first three stories are really gripping reading. The last two stories, however, will probably disappoint.

SF/Mystery at its best.......2000-08-25

SF/Mystery is one of the hardest subgenres to write convincingly - as Niven points out in his introduction to this book, SF/Mystery, to work, must follow the rules of both genres, which makes for quite the writing challenge. But in Flatlander, the collected stories about Gil "The Arm" Hamilton, Niven does a masterful job of meshing science, technology, and mystery.

These stories were written over quite a range of time, and that's obvious, in both the social and moral overtones and the writing itself. However, the quality is fairly consistent, and it ranks up there with the very best Niven work. Most important, the puzzle aspect - the mystery component - is very well done, in every case; the mysteries are fair (the reader could solve them with the information given) and good (the reader has to work fairly hard to solve them before the main character does).

It's a pity there aren't more Gil Hamilton stories; I'd love to see another book of these. Whether you're a fan of mystery, or SF, and especially if you're a fan of both, you'll love Flatlander.

Larry Niven's always keeping it real........1999-07-07

Flatlander encompasses the stories in The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton, but adds two new stories that focus more on Gil Hamilton's personal life, though there's still plenty of murder mystery and futuristic intrigue involved. I like this book.

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The New Flatlanders
Eric Middleton
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Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania

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"Flatlanders"
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Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania
James York Glimm
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"Flatlanders".......2007-09-27

Two flatlanders are hiking in the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon when they find themselves trapped between a mother bear and her two cubs. The bear roars and starts to charge towards them. One of them stands rooted to the spot, while the other bends down, calmly takes off his fancy hiking boots, and starts to lace up his running shoes. The first flatlander looks over and says to his friend, "Why bother? No one can outrun a bear." His friend looks up and says, "I know that. But all I have to do is outrun you..."
I'm a ridgerunner and thus a natural storyteller and I love flatlander jokes. Just what is a flatlander? If you have to ask, you probably are one. Natives, also known as ridgerunners, use flatlander as a term for people from "down state", especially people from Southern Pennsylvania around Philadelphia area and especially folks from New Jersey. Really though, it can stand for anyone from outside the endless mountains of North Central Pennsylvania. The term can be used jokingly, but also with a fair amount of contempt. The common understanding, as represented in the book Flatlanders and Ridgerunners by James York Glimm, is that the flatlanders lack the knowledge of the hills and the means of basic survival and should go home.
Unfortunately, this collection of folktales has gone the way of the Sidehill Mootie. Well, being that I'm made of earth and stone, and pure mountain spring water flows through my veins, that answer wasn't good enough for me.
I decided to track down the publisher and find out who owned the rights and see if I couldn't use some of that old country charm to get it reprinted. I have a copy of my own that I've perused so much that it's only held together with spit and spider webs. I've found several of the out of print editions, but these sell upwards of eighty dollars for the hardcover edition, and close to fifty for the paperback, and that's money I need for the still.
It seems I'm not the only one who knows their "arse from a hole in the ground". Margie Bachman of University of Pittsburgh Press has been instrumental in this book seeing the light of day, and bringing it back into print. Margie says of the book, "First published in 1983, and continues to be in high demand...a must read." It's been a process for Margie, and she's run into a number of snags along the way, but this tome of local folktales is available once again.
James York Glimm was born a city boy. So when he took a position at Mansfield University in the heart of the mountains of Northern Pennsylvania in 1968. He was unprepared for the weather, the animals, and getting only three television stations, two of which didn't come in. He was ignorant, an outsider--yep, a flatlander. As he explains in the introduction to his now beloved book.
How does one become a ridgerunner? Well, most locals say you have to be born one, and there's some truth to that. But with the passage of time, people might just forget that you "aint from these parts", at least most of the time. One of the first things to remember is that this isn't the big city, and that's one reason we live here. There's a natural, scenic beauty, and it doesn't come with a opera house, stores lit with neon signs that stay open 24/7. There also isn't a lot of impersonal, violent crime. Guns don't kill people; people kill people. Sure, you might get an rear end full of rock salt for skinny dipping in a farmer's pond, but he knows who you are--especially, the next day when he sees you limping around.
We like it this way, and attempting to recreate that little part of the city you left behind is universally resented. I don't care if you are a hard-core tree hugger, vegetarian, activist, or flesh eating zombie--that's just dandy. Just don't stick it in my craw and expect me to chew on it. Most ridgerunners don't care who you are or what you do as long as you extend the same courtesy to them.
Plain old good manners and common sense will see you through most situations and help you adjust to the ridgerunner way, but since there's a book for damn near everything, I recommend, Starting A New Life In Rural America: 21 Things You Need to Know Before You Make Your Move by Ragnar Benson. Benson grew up on a farm and has lived in the sticks most of his life. He's gathered his advice in this handy manual. Hey, why learn things the hard way? He covers topics from septic tanks, to snow storms to bears in your garbage. Blending into your natural surroundings is just part of your new life in the country. Unfortunately, many city people think about nature and forget about social blending. Ragnar covers driving protocol in the country, how to borrow tools, and rural churches and their role in local affairs.
There's much more to blending into a rural community than what these two books or any column can cover, but it's a start. Talking to folks, driving rural roads correctly and helping pull a neighbor out of a ditch in winter are much more valuable in terms of community relations than holding an open house. As I said, plain, good old manners and common sense will see you through most situations. So, take a load off, buy me a cold beer, and let me tell you about these two flatlanders that went huntin'...

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A wonderful read.......2006-01-20

I also attended Mansfield University (just as it switched over from being Mansfield State College), and had the pleasure of taking Dr. Glimm's folklore class. He was an excellent professor, and this book is fantastic. For anyone that attended Mansfield, there are even stories about the (previously dark and ominous-looking) North Hall building, which for many years stood empty in the center of campus. We all had our own stories and fears of that place...and some would even try to sneak in, as there were always rumors of ghosts and scary phenomena surrounding the building. Dr. Glimm made sure to include information about all that, as well as so many other entertaining stories he had gathered from the local folks all over the state. I love this book, and if you are from PA, or are interested in PA folklore, THIS is the book you should read. It's GREAT!

A great book of Pennsylvania Folklore.......2001-02-14

My high opinion of this book is biassed for several reasons. I grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania and find similarities in the regional folklore. I attended Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (around where much of the folklore was gathered) and had the great fortune to study folklore, taught by author, Jim Glimm. I have come to re-read this book with the utmost reverance and respect for a talented author/story-teller and an inspiring instructor who has recently passed away.

The best.......2000-05-09

I love this book. I read it over and over. I read the stories just for a good laugh. Want to go and find these people. I bought the book looking for supernatural legends, I got that and much more.

A Ridgerunner's Review.......2000-02-08

I have read and reread this book many times, and have shared it with family members, friends and colleagues; I would say it's required reading for anyone interested in rural American folklore, and a good read for anyone interested in a good story. Of course, I admit to being biased, since I grew up in the heart of Tioga County, PA where the majority of stories come from! I enjoyed reading in print the stories that my father-in-law tells about growing up in Roseville. To this day, he swears the outhouse story is legit. You'll find many fascinating tales between the covers!

Flatlander. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum.

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Flatlander. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum.
Larry Niven
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The New Flatlanders: A Seeker's Guide to the Theory of Everything

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The New Flatlanders: A Seeker's Guide to the Theory of Everything
Eric Middleton
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Still a flatlander after all these years: And other Vermont inspired poetry

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Still a flatlander after all these years: And other Vermont inspired poetry
Janet Schneider
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Legendary Flatlanders prove they're a band.(Music - Articles): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press

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Legendary Flatlanders prove they're a band.(Music - Articles): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
Gale Reference Team
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Memoirs of a flatlander.(Country neighbors): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal

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Memoirs of a flatlander.(Country neighbors): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Lisa Jansen Mathews
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Release Date: 2007-08-08

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Riding in the clouds: a flatlander's dream come true.(Tech Tip)(mountain snowmobiling ): An article from: Snow Week

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Riding in the clouds: a flatlander's dream come true.(Tech Tip)(mountain snowmobiling ): An article from: Snow Week
Mike Decker
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Complete Plantation Recordings
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Wonderful.......2007-08-21

This was a great books that was full of great information about the sabbats including history, rituals, recipes and projects for each. I enjoyed it very much and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good book to help you learn more about pagan holidays.

great.......2007-03-24

A fantastic book to give you the basics on all the Sabats. A must have for any Wiccan library!

Very thorough and informative.......2007-03-16

Easy to read and full of great ideas for celebrating the Sabbats. I was assigned it for my "Wheel of the Year" class, so my high priestess loves it too. I learned a ton and can now spout off the holidays, their dates, and meanings no problem. Great to keep as a reference for recipes and crafts.

Excellent.......2006-12-15

I just got this book and I think it is amazing for several reasons. The first reason I really like this book is that I am new to the study of Witchcraft and Wicca and I find this book to be an informative way to begin living in these ways. It is hard to know where to begin (so much info - start with herbs, crystals, candles - I mean who can get enough info, but where to start is a difficult one) and this book guides you through the year and introduces you to areas most associated with that time of the year and helps (at least the novice) to guide your studies.

The second reason I enjoy this book so much is that it shows those of us still in the broom closet to feel closer to our chosen paths and incorporate traditions and rituals without stepping out of sync with family traditions which I feel are equally important in my life. It has been a long time since I believed in any sort of Christian religion, but I still find the Christmas holidays to be one of my favourite times with my children and most of my favourite memories from my childhood come "Christian" holidays. It is refreshing to feel like I don't have to start from scratch and can just change and develop my family's traditions over time.

Finally, this book does three things very well: a) it is easily readable and entertaining; b) it references several different traditions and tells about the practices of these traditions for the various Sabbats; and c) the history and trivia is fascinating!

I recommend this to any novice and hope that those with more experience and knowledge would find it refreshing as well!

Best Sabbat Book.......2006-02-01

This is the best Sabbat book you will find anywhere. It has everything you need to know about the Sabbats. And will help you plan for your Sabbat ritual, and gives you recipes, crafts and even rituals. A must have book in your witch's library. Blessed be!

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