Women Who Did: Stories by Men and Women, 1890-1914 (Penguin Classics)

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An original collection of short stories that capture the spirit of the “new woman” at the turn of the last century

Daring and dynamic, the “new woman” came to represent the very spirit of an age in flux. Featuring work by authors as diverse as Kate Chopin and Oscar Wilde, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Thomas Hardy, this anthology looks at society through the eyes of women as they encountered new choices in marriage, motherhood, work, and love. Charting a rebellion that was social, sexual, and literary, with characters ranging from lady detectives and suffragette rebels to femmes fatales, and covering such subjects as adulterous liaisons, the pleasures of the single life, the possibilities of same-sex relationships, and the joys of shopping, Women Who Did shows women breaking free from convention.

Women Who Did : Stories by Men and Women, 1890-1914 (Penguin Classics)

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With Jarka Ruus Terry Brooks embarks on yet another journey with the legendary Ohmsford family. Beginning 20 years after the conclusion of the The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, the High Druid of Paranor Grianne Ohmsford finds herself struggling to unite the druids amid political morass risen from her prior history as the dreaded Ilse Witch. Her enemies' schemes come to fruition quickly and she is banished behind the wall of the Forbidding, the anti-demon security feature that collapsed so spectacularly in the magnificent Elfstones of Shannara. Her fate falls in the lap of the youngest Ohmsford, Penderrin, who unlike his Aunt Grianne and his parents is without the gift of magic. Pen along with Khyber and her uncle, the Elven Prince Ahren Elessedil, learn they must jump through the usual Brooks' hoops to unlock the door of the Forbidding and free Grianne.

Brooks is right at home in this formulaic addition to the Shannara franchise. All the furniture is here: the Druid Keep of Paranor, dark creatures in pursuit of reluctant young heroes and, of course, the Elfstones. The good news is that Brooks remains a master of description and the book hums along with comfortable ease. Devout Shannara fans will find their favorite magical realm exactly as they left it and no doubt anticipate this cliffhanger's sequel. --Jeremy Pugh

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More than a quarter of a century after The Sword of Shannara carved out its place in the pantheon of great epic fantasy, the magic of Terry Brooks’s New York Times bestselling saga burns as brightly as ever. Three complete series have chronicled the ever-unfolding history of Shannara. But more stories are still to be told—and new adventures have yet to be undertaken. Book One of High Druid of Shannara invites both the faithful longtime reader and the curious newcomer to take the first step on the next extraordinary quest.

Twenty years have passed since Grianne Ohmsford denounced her former life as the dreaded Ilse Witch—saved by the love of her brother, the magic of the Sword of Shannara, and the destruction of her evil mentor, the Morgawr. Now, fulfilling the destiny predicted for her, she has established the Third Druid Council, and dedicated herself to its goals of peace, harmony among the races, and defense of the Four Lands. But the political intrigue, secret treachery, and sinister deeds that have haunted Druid history for generations continue to thrive. And despite her devotion to the greater good as Ard Rhys—the High Druid of Paranor, Grianne still has bitter enemies.

Among the highest ranks of the Council she leads lurk those who cannot forget her reign of terror as the Ilse Witch, who covet her seat of power, and who will stop at nothing to see her deposed . . . or destroyed. Even Grianne’s few allies—chief among them her trusted servant Tagwen—know of the plots against her. But they could never anticipate the sudden, ominous disappearance of the Ard Rhys, in the dead of night and without a trace. Now, barely a step ahead of the dark forces bent on stopping him, Tagwen joins Grianne’s brave young nephew, Pen Ohmsford, and the wise, powerful elf Ahren Elessedil on a desperate and dangerous mission of search and rescue—to deliver the High Druid of Shannara from an unspeakable fate.

Expect no end of wonders, no shortage of adventure, exhilaration, suspense, and enchantment, as Terry Brooks demonstrates, once again, that there is no end to his magic of invention and mastery of storytelling.

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More than a quarter of a century after The Sword of Shannara carved out its place in the pantheon of great epic fantasy, the magic of Terry Brooks's New York Times bestselling saga burns as brightly as ever. Three complete series have chronicled the ever-unfolding history of Shannara. But more stories are still to be told -- and new adventures have yet to be undertaken. Book One of High Druid of Shannara invites both the faithful longtime reader and the curious newcomer to take the first step on the next extraordinary quest.

Twenty years have passed since Grianne Ohmsford denounced her former life as the dreaded Ilse Witch -- saved by the love of her brother, the magic of the Sword of Shannara, and the destruction of her evil mentor, the Morgawr. Now, fulfilling the destiny predicted for her, she has established the Third Druid Council, and dedicated herself to its goals of peace, harmony among the races, and defense of the Four Lands. But the political intrigue, secret treachery, and sinister deeds that have haunted Druid history for generations continue to thrive. And despite her devotion to the greater good as Ard Rhys -- the High Druid of Paranor, Grianne still has bitter enemies.

Among the highest ranks of the Council she leads lurk those who cannot forget her reign of terror as the Ilse Witch, who covet her seat of power, and who will stop at nothing to see her deposed... or destroyed. Even Grianne's few allies -- chief among them her trusted servant Tagwen -- know of the plots against her. But they could never anticipate the sudden, ominous disappearance of the Ard Rhys, in the dead of night and without a trace. Now, barely a step ahead of the dark forces bent on stopping him, Tagwen joins Grianne's brave young nephew, Pen Ohmsford, and the wise, powerful elf Ahren Elessedil on a desperate and dangerous mission of search and rescue -- to deliver the High Druid of Shannara from an unspeakable fate.

Expect no end of wonders, no shortage of adventure, exhilaration, suspense, and enchantment, as Terry Brooks demonstrates, once again, that there is no end to his magic of invention and mastery of storytelling.

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Quintessential Brooks.......2007-02-11

I've read the entire Shannara series multiple times over the last 25 years. It just keeps getting better.

"The One that Plays the Others as a Master Does his Puppets...".......2006-05-28

It's been twenty years since the events of "The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara", in which a combined group of Elves, Men and Dwarves sailed under the leadership of the Druid Walker Boh in an attempt to reclaim archaic knowledge from lost islands far to the West. Though the mission failed in this respect, it did achieve one of Walker's chief desires; to redeem the life of Grianne Ohmsford. Kidnapped from her family when she was a child, she was raised as the evil Ilse Witch and only made aware of her true identity by the intervention of her brother Bek Ohmsford.

My assessment of "The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara" trilogy was not a favourable one, as I ultimately felt it was nothing more than an introduction to ideas that Brooks planned to go into more detail on in later books; namely the persona of Grianne Ohmsford and the reforging of the Druid Council in the Four Lands. After reading "The High Druid of Shannara" trilogy, I felt this was a pretty fair judgement. All the major characters and plots here had their roots in "The Voyage" series, and one can almost see in the writing that Brooks is far more interested in his subject matter here than he was in "The Voyage". This of course adds up to a much more satisfying read, and contrary to some of the editorial reviews, for the first time Brooks is brave enough to veer away from some of his more predictable story structures.

For instance, the primary objective of the protagonists in this book is not to fight already-existing villains and monsters, but to halt an unravelling plan of evil-doers before it even reaches fruition. For the first time there is no back-up from the Leah family or the Sword of Shannara. The time difference between this and the previous series is also markedly different; a mere twenty years rather than several hundred. Most importantly, allies and enemies are not so clear-cut this time around; there are positive and negative factions to each organisation and species that are included here; and even the undisputable bad-guys are only trying to reclaim what was technically theirs to begin with.

However, Brooks still hangs on to some tried-and-true methods. The main character is still a young Ohmsford - here called Penderrin, the son of Bek and Rue of the previous trilogy - who is given a task by the mystical King of the Silver River and is joined by representatives of other species (Trolls, Elves, Dwarves and Rover-men) in order to complete it.

Grianne Ohmsford has put her past behind her, and established the third Druid Council in an attempt to bring wisdom and peace to the Four Lands once more. Unfortunately, though it started out hopefully, the Council is slowly breaking apart with several mutinous Druids plotting against Grianne. One group in particular, led by the treacherous and ambition Shadea a'Ru has come up with a plan to rid themselves of Grianne forever (and no, I won't share the details!) With her disappearance, Shadea seizes control of the Council and begins to organise her enemies from her allies. Long allied to Sen Dunsidan, Minister of the Federation, Shadea pledges her support in the elimination of the Free-Borns, whilst sending out assassins to dispose of her greatest threat: the Ohmsford family.

Whilst his parents are away, Pen is enjoying his freedom... till he's warned of the danger he's in and given a task to perform in order to save his aunt Grianne. In order to free her he must find a talisman called a darkwand, obtainable only from the living, conscious tree called the tanequil, found on an island in the mountains. Aligning himself with the dwarf Tagwen, uncle-and-niece duo Ahren and Khyber Elessedil and an airship of Rovers (including love-interest, the blind and beautiful Cinnaminson), Pen sets off on his journey to rescue his aunt.

Brooks juggles a lot of separate story-strands, from the central quest of Pen and his friends, the intrigues that go on concerning Shadea and her band of Druid allies (each with their own agendas), the war rising between Federation and Free-Born armies, and Grianne's toils when she discovers the horrifying truth as to where she's been exiled too. Among these tangled threads, Brooks cleverly hides a deeper plot at work that all - heroes and antagonists alike - are ignorant of; unbeknownst to all of them, they are being played by a greater power with plans of its own. Not since "The Heritage of Shannara" quartet has Brooks set up such a sophisticated mystery at the core of his story, and here's hoping it will be sustained throughout the next two installments.

As mentioned, Pen is a typical Brooks hero; young, inexperienced, naive, impulsive, optimistic - you get the idea. As such, he can be a little annoying at times, but his heart's in the right place and he's backed up by a strong cast of supporting characters. However, it must be said that in this case the antagonists overshadow the heroes in terms of strong characterisation, motivation and reader-interest - whenever Shadea or Sen Dunsidan show up on the page with their twisted mechanisations, we forget all about what Pen is up to.

"Jarka Ruus" is a promising start to a new Shannara series, with plenty of intrigue and adventure, strong characterisation and steady pacing. Because it is set so closely after the events of "The Voyage" we get updates on several characters, and many of the problems and situations dealt with (such as Grianne's past as the Ilse Witch, or Sen Dunsidan's role in the Federation War) have more weight to them given our prior familiarity with them. However, this does mean readers may miss certain characters of that trilogy that do not make an appearance here - Quentin Leah and Redden Alt Mer for example - and those who are new to the Shannara world are best advised to start way back with "The Sword of Shannara", considering this is the twelfth book in the overall series!

Revisit the amazing world of Shannara!.......2006-04-29

Grianne Ohmsford, struggling with the inner demons of her former evil life as the Ilse Witch, also wrestles with the politics of her new role as Ard Rhys, High Druid of Paranor, responsible for the unification of the third Druid Council. Peace and harmony among the races of the four lands seems a distant, faint hope as her enemies on the council, the dissenting druids led by Shadea a'Rhu, refuse to accept the reality of Grianne's redemption and plot to bring her down, each striving to achieve their own ends and bring their own agenda to completion. When Grianne vanishes, seemingly defeated by the circle of treasonous plotters surrounding her and locked behind impenetrable magic walls in the land of the Forbidding, her trusted servant and aide, Tagwen, realizes that his own life hangs in the balance and narrowly escapes Paranor himself. Relentlessly pursued by Terek Molt, another rebellious Druid on the Council and Aphasia Wye, a deadly assassin, Tagwen seeks help from the only people he can think of - Pen Ohmsford, Grianne's resourceful, young nephew and Ahren Ellesdil, a self-exiled elf Druid and master of no small amount of magic himself!

The thrilling chase is on as the Druid Council seeks to eliminate the only loose ends that can spoil their nefarious plans and Pen and Ahren seek to release Grianne from her hellish prison in The Forbidding and seal what appears to be a hole in the magic wall that might well see the re-appearance of the evil warlock in the Four Lands!

With The High Druid of Shannara, Brooks has once again burst onto the fantasy scene and re-established himself as a master of the genre! As a reader who first fell in love with The Sword of Shannara over twenty years, I felt like Brooks was making me the gift of that experience all over again - good vs evil; battles; treachery; magic of a bewildering array of flavours and strengths; love and loyalty; a beautifully crafted landscape replete with its dazzling population of fantasy inhabitants; and the imaginative, unique device of a cruelly, twisted "copy" of the Four Lands called The Forbidding that serves as a magical prison for the banished shade of Brona, the dreaded warlock lord.

While Jarka Ruus is primarily a plot-driven book that moves headlong at the pace of the finest thriller, Brooks has not neglected to provide a richly detailed cast with a fully developed range of emotions, strengths, failings, foibles and habits. I smiled as I watched Pen struggle with the conflict between his first young love for Cinnaminson, daughter of the Rover Captain, Gar Hatch, and the duties he knew he had assumed in the search for his aunt. Barely out of girlhood, Khyber Ellesdil, granted the genetic gift of magic and control over the Elfstones, seems overcome with typical teenage doubt and angst over her abilities and her place in the world. Tagwen, brave, loyal and well-intentioned, seems ... well ... simply overwhelmed, over-matched and out of his league!

The choice of endings for this novel, the first installment in a trilogy, is unfortunate and ill-conceived! In fact, it is no ending at all and every sub-plot and narrative thread is simply abandoned in mid-stream because, I expect, Brooks and the publishers wanted this novel to be a particular length. A minor aggravation in the overall scheme of things, I expect, because I've already pick up the next part - Tanequil - and started to eagerly read on!

Two thumbs up - more if I had `em!

Paul Weiss

WOW. That pretty well sums it up........2006-04-18

I've loved Terry Brooks since 1979 when I first read The Sword of Shannara. Was it essentially the same plot outline as Lord of the Rings? Yes. But I was 11, and had just finished reading LOTR for the first time. Shannara worked well for me, and I was quickly hooked.

As I've gotten older and (hopefully) matured, the series has matured as well. We've learned the costs of the magic weilded by the characters. We've learned that those with great power aren't always the happiest, and are often quite troubled. We've learned that heroism comes with a price.

High Druid of Shannara promises to be a series about redemption. 20 years after the return of the Jerle Shannara expedition, Grianne Ohmsford, the Ilse Witch, has taken her place as the High Druid at Paranor. But there are many who cannot forgive her, who won't forget her past life, and want her dead. And there are others who seek the power of the Druid Council for their own purposes.

Grianne disappears, and it falls to another Ohmsford to rescue her - her nephew. Pendarrin Ohmsford is not the unwilling hero that his ancestors were - at least not at first. He is so ready for adventure and excitement that it's clear he isn't a full-blooded Ohmsford; the Rover blood is deep in him, and at times he acts like a prince of Leah rather than an Ohmsford. He quickly learns that adventures are far more frightening than anyone has ever told him. Especially when he is told that he is the only one who can save his aunt, buy finding a legendary tree, the Tanequil, and obtaining a talisman that only he can get.

It has been enjoyable watching Brooks' writing mature. His works have gone from a formulaic fantasy quest book to a deeper exploration of human emotion and failings. His characters tend to be slightly stock, but they're his stock of characters. I often find myself wondering what previous character each newcomer is related to, or what mold they have been cast from. Fortunately, Brooks most often combines qualities of several characters when creating a new one, so they seem fresh.

I devoured this book. I had planned on reading this at the beach this year on vacation - it didn't last long enough for me to even take with me. The books are addictive.

But it's a good addiction. Really.

Good.......2006-01-19

Jarka Ruus was as good as I hoped it'd be. A good beginning to the Huigh Druid.

High Druid of Shannara Jarka Ruus (Book 1)

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High Druid of Shannara Jarka Ruus (Book 1)
Terry Brooks
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Terry BROOKS
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Terry Brooks
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Terry Brooks
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Terry Brooks
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Jarka Ruus :High Druid of Shannara
Terry Brooks
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High Druid of Shannara: Jarka Ruus

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Jarka Ruus: High Druid of Shannara, Book 1 (Unabridged)

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Jarka Ruus: High Druid of Shannara, Book 1 (Unabridged)
Terry Brooks
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When Albert Einstein told Franklin Roosevelt in 1939 that the atomic bomb was possible, he did not tell the president about another discovery he had made, something so extreme and horrific it remained a secret . . . until now. This extraordinary new novel from one of the most brilliant talents in contemporary fiction is a standout literary thriller in which one man stumbles upon the discovery Einstein himself tried to keep hidden.

When twelve-year-old Daphne Marrity takes a videotape labeled Pee-wee's Big Adventure from her grandmother's house, neither she nor her college-professor father, Frank Marrity, has any idea that the theft has drawn the attention of both the Israeli Secret Service and an ancient European cabal of occultists—or that within hours they'll be visited by her long-lost grandfather, who is also desperate to get that tape.

And when Daphne's teddy bear is stolen, a blind assassin nearly kills Frank, and a phantom begins to speak to her from a switched-off television set, Daphne and her father find themselves caught in the middle of a murderous power struggle that originated long ago in Israel and Germany but now crashes through Los Angeles and out to the Mojave Desert. To survive, they must quickly learn the rules of a dangerous magical chess game and use all their cleverness and courage—as well as their love and loyalty to each other—to escape a fate more profound than death.

A pulse-pounding epic adventure that blurs the lines between espionage and the supernatural; good and evil; past, present and future, Three Days to Never is an exhilarating masterwork of speculative suspense from the always remarkable imagination of the incomparable Tim Powers.

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good for your health.......2007-07-30

Some stories delight; some instruct; some do both. This one delights, combining various, seemingly irrelevant historical and scientific facts (Einstein, the Six Day War, SoCal earthquakes, etc.) into a plot that scoots deliciously along the edge of ridiculousness. It doesn't instruct, quite, it almost can't and expect to succeed, in a reading culture where most storygoers have anti-moral antennae alerting them to possible sermonising. You won't feel preached at. But I've read most of Tim Powers' books, and liked almost as many, and this one is the first one (or maybe the second one, after Declare) I can say I feel healthier after reading, a better person--not that I have principles or rules to make me better, more that I'm seeing the world in a better, clearer way. It's a feeling, not an intellectual epiphany. This feeling is not common after reading books which involve poltergeists and shrunken heads.

"Clearer" might be the word for it, or at least, that's the kind of thing Dean Koontz was implying in his highly intriguing blurb on the book's cover: "a hurricane blowing away the stale postmodern sensibility of most fiction," by which I suppose he means most fiction written today. So something stale needs to be blown away, cleared away, and Three Days to Never is a violent force accomplishing this, according to Koontz. Which is surprising, because this book has the usual ingredients of a Tim Powers book: time travel, quasi-scientific supernatural phenomena, ordinary people having really out-of-the-ordinary problems (such as periodically sensing something like you've just heard John Wayne's name for the last time, or just heard a telephone bell for the last time), secret agents, extra-sensory or trans-sensory perception. A lot of Anubis Gates, a lot of Declare. Nothing terribly new. No single ingredient that I'd be really shocked at, either, if meeting it in another book written recently by someone else (although the heady brew together makes Powers unique). Then one of the characters says to another of something that other one's proposing, "It's a sin," and a lot of excuses get blown away right then.

This is beginning to make sense, because fantasy/horror (or whatever the thing is that you can say Powers and Koontz and Stephen King all practice) is one of the last refuges for writers who take seriously evil--or, more specifically, meaningful avoidable personal guilt, or, more briefly, sin. And if you really take seriously the kind of thing that's been described as sin (whatever standard you go by), then the rarity of its discussion in our common culture would lead you to suspect a cover-up (however unconscious), a cover-up that needs to be blown away. And anything that leads you to reconsider such guilt once it's hidden away--camouflaged by your own logical excuses, deterministic deflection of blame, or self-centred moral relativity--could be considered health-giving. I understand why one of the Mr. Marritys wanted to do what he wanted to do, just as I understand at the end of Declare why Kim Philby behaved the way he did. Their conclusions are perfectly logical, self-serving, and specious. They sound an awful lot like mine, even though mine have very little to do with time-travel.

I want to be Dean Koontz.......2007-07-24

This is a confused story of time travel and mysticism. I felt like the author wanted to create the mystery and menace of a Dean Koontz novel but fell short. He links Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin together in the unknown mystery half of Einstein's life in which Einstein discovered that special symbols and mysterious thought processes can allow a person to leave his body and maybe change the past and the future. Lots of time travel stories are exciting or interesting, but this one tried to link together too many unconnected and impossible pieces of historical fact. He tried to combine science fiction, mystery, and mysticism, but it didn't work. Despite all the strangeness, it was a decent suspense novel, so 3 out of 5.

The only thing missing was aliens!.......2007-07-19

Paranormal activity abounds here, in the form of psychic mind readers and other forms of telepathy, remote viewing, ghosts, and a "talking head" that works a bit like a ouija board. There is even a secret government/military underground base in the desert, much reminiscent of Area 51. And it all fits snugly into a mystery involving time travel and espionage. Who can resist such fun?

If you like smart, weird, action packed suspense that really makes you think on many different levels, with some humor thrown in, then you have to love Tim Powers. I've read nothing else like him. The time travel plot is very intriguing and there is a wonderfully unique character I have never come across anything like before. This book is a terrific way to pass a summer weekend.

Maybe Powers will work the aliens into one of his next books for us?

Unusual.......2007-03-24

Throughout this book I felt as though I had picked up several books and started reading them from the middle. I understand that it is about "time travel" but it felt very disorganized. It was too in-depth in some areas and did not invest enough effort in others. The characters were not well developed. It just had an overall empty feel to it. I am a first time reader of Tim Powers and I guess I chose the wrong book to start with.

Masterful!.......2007-02-12

Just when you think he can't get any better, this author, like that proverbial fine wine, keeps improving with age. After a long hiatus since his masterful attempt and successful supernatural conquest of the spy genre (Declare), Powers pulls off his latest adventures into new realms in this exceptional novel. From a cozy beginning with a family at home, we are swept through supernatural mysteries which turn into spy-adventures which end beyond the bounds of space and time bordering on an almost Phildickian philosophical mysticism, all the while recalling so much of the "weird-California" elements that his readers have come so much to love. The result is a wonderous sense of exploring new frontiers, while giving the reader a false sense of security of being grounded in the vaguely familiar. All that, and Einstein too.

This may be one of the most experimental Powers has done yet. More proof (as if it were needed) that he is The Maestro, even in areas he has never gone before.

Bewildered for Three Days: As to Why Daniel Boone Never Wore His Coonskin Cap

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A Review of "Bewildered for 3 Days" - a Daniel Boone Story

Bewildered for Three Days: As to Why Daniel Boone Never Wore His Coonskin Cap
Andrew Glass
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A Review of "Bewildered for 3 Days" - a Daniel Boone Story.......2005-09-28

I have been looking for books that would introduce stories that tell something about Early American times. Since my children are young (boy and girl; 3 and 5) I am more interested in giving the `flavor' of the times without being particularly stuck on historical accuracy.

The first book that I found that we liked was Aliki's "Johnny Appleseed". Andrew Glass' "Bewildered for Three Days" is the second.

In this book, Glass weaves a tale (definitely fictional) of why Daniel Boone didn't really wear a coonskin cap-although the cap is one of the things he is known for. In this story, Glass touches on what life was like in the 1700's. He talks about how there were Indians who were friends and Indians who weren't. Boone is shown with a childhood friend who, as a Delaware, showed him woodcraft.

"Little Beaver returned often. We wrestled and practiced tracking animals silently as shadows in the woods. Little Beaver taught me to listen well to the chatter, chirps , and croaks in the forest."

Pros -

--Story is interesting and an easy read-aloud. It uses some archaic speech - thee and thou - but just here and there. Enough to be interesting and educational, it doesn't bog the story down at all.

--The book touches on country life - log cabins and farming - as well as on what sort of things occurred which led to arguments between the settlers and the established peoples.

--There is a nice Author's Note at the end of the book (as well as a map which shows the Cumberland Gap) which summarizes current research on Daniel Boone - when he lived, what he did, his family life. I found it to be a good refresher, reminding me of details that I could point out to my children.

Possible Cons -

--There is an element of violence. Boone as a boy is chased by angry Indians and awakened by an angry bear. There is nothing graphic, and I, personally, just glossed over it.

--The artwork is impressionistic and some younger children might not like it. Mine 5 y.o. didn't mind.

--The story is told in first person which may take some adjustment for some younger children who are used to the third-person.

Four Stars. A good story with lots of opportunities to teach. There is lots of action and things that children can relate to, such as friendship and forgetting to do chores. A nice introduction, though fictional, to colonial times.

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Miracles of Charismatic Prayer
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this booklet the effect of prayer, principles of scientific prayer, different types of prayers, and topic related to prayers.

Three Day Rule, The: Get to Know a Family You're Never Going to Forget ...

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Three Day Rule, The: Get to Know a Family You're Never Going to Forget ...
Josie Lloyd , and Emlyn Rees
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Manufacturer: Doubleday, Page
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006AEGAO

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The international cook book;: Over 3,300 recipes gathered from all over the world, including many never before published in English. With complete meÌnus of the three meals for every day in the year
Alexander Filippini
Manufacturer: Doubleday, Page
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B00085YATE

Just For You Set (Low-Down, Bad-Day Blues, Never Finished, Never Done, Hurry Up, Three's a Crowd)

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Just For You Set (Low-Down, Bad-Day Blues, Never Finished, Never Done, Hurry Up, Three's a Crowd)
Regina Brooks, Bernette Ford, Gwendolyn Hooks Derrick D. Barnes
Manufacturer: Scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PK3Z2A

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Delightful books about African-American children! Suitable for Kindergarten thru third grade. Activities at the end of each book.

SCREEN ROMANCES magazine August 1946: BETTY GRABLE cover; Screen Stories include SHOCKING MISS PILGRAM with Betty Grable, THE KILLERS with Burt Lancaster, NEVER SAY GOODBYE with Errol Flynn, THREE WISE FOOLS with Margaret O'Brien and Lionel Barrymore, full-page ads for STOLEN LIFE with Bette Davis, TILL THE END OF TIME with Dorothy McGuire plus lots of articles about movies of trhe day

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SCREEN ROMANCES magazine August 1946: BETTY GRABLE cover; Screen Stories include SHOCKING MISS PILGRAM with Betty Grable, THE KILLERS with Burt Lancaster, NEVER SAY GOODBYE with Errol Flynn, THREE WISE FOOLS with Margaret O'Brien and Lionel Barrymore, full-page ads for STOLEN LIFE with Bette Davis, TILL THE END OF TIME with Dorothy McGuire plus lots of articles about movies of trhe day
SCREEN ROMANCES
Manufacturer: SCREEN ROMANCES
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UTBJ8I

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This is the most uncensored, comprehensive guide to Pagans around the world today. Dozens of interviews cover a wide range of Pagan practices, from witchcraft, Northern tradition, santeria, shamanism, Druids, Goddess worshippers and more. The book covers important topics such as child raising, living arrangements, sexuality (lots of that), music, and bereavement (death), as well as the more spiritual side of Paganism. The political engagement here is widespread, embracing anti-capitalist and anti-globalist activism, environmental action, and the like. The emphasis is on taking personal responsibility for one's life—essentially, anarchism boiled down to its roots. Many empowering and uplifting stories about non-ordinary people: Starhawk, Genesis P-Orridge, Diane di Prima, and others are featured, as well as comprehensive bibliographies and filmographies that allow the reader to delve deeper into the subject.

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Modern Pagans.......2007-07-23

"Modern Pagans" is an insightful look at the Neo-Pagan subculture, a diverse group of lifestyles, aesthetics, and spiritual practices. According to the introduction Paganism is the perfect spirituality for "feminists, environmentalist, futurists, artists, surrealists-all who dream for social change, live for creativity not the profit motive, and hate dogma and authoritarianism. In Paganism, humor is sacred; diversity welcomed; hierarchy depreciated; activism encouraged; the body is honored, and Mother Earth and every entity revered."

"Modern Pagans" consists of intimate interviews of 50 Neo-Pagan leaders including Starhawk, Margot Adler, Isaac Bonewits, Thorn Coyle, Oberon Zell Ravenheart, and Patricia Monaghan. These leaders discuss such varied topics as history, myth, theology, sexuality, politics, and ritual from a Neo-Pagan perspective. Interviewees featured span such diverse traditions as Witchcraft, Druidism, Santeria, Asatru, Radical Faerie, Church of All Worlds, Shamanism, Techno-Paganism, Feri, Gardnerianism, and Reclaiming.

Perhaps the best part about "Modern Pagans" is that the reader can survey a number of Neo-Pagan traditions directly from practioners. The reader is able to glimpse into numerous Neo-Pagan paradigms and get a deep understanding of how and why Paganism is practiced today. V. Vale has selected exceptional scholars that are both knowledgeable and warm to convey an accurate depiction of 21st century Pagan practices. It is the perfect book for anyone interested in contemporary Paganism and is essential for anyone starting out on the Pagan path. Highly recommended!
Rating: 5 out of 5 magick wands!

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I like this.........2005-10-16

This is good..Genesis P. Orridge as you've never seen him with rare photots..Intimate photos of most of the subjects of this book are included.."Bobcat" is included, the best Druid ever..Anna and Drew Korn, Margot Adler the legend, Starhawk and Madrone are in here, an extensive bibliography of all the authors works after their interviews (and the recording artists, etc.) is in here, like an Indigo Girls recording, fine..Genesis P_Orridge is so interesting..I learned so much about the Druids from this..Starhawk really shows who she is, and we get to see many cute pictures of the young and beautiful Margot Adler..Who's so articulate..Issac Bonewitts is in here, talking about himself as you don't get to hear him do so much..Cool hippie photos of him. A funeral preparer is interviewed, a lot of environmental rights activists, Z'ell Oberon and Morningstar are interviewed, as well as photos and interviews with their polyamorous family, and body artists are interviewed, and cool are the photos of them! Love, Vanes

Fascinating "slice of Pagan life".......2003-04-06

I'd seen this book on the shelves of a local book store for quite some time before finally buying it. It came out around the same time I began exploring Paganism as a spiritual path. Since I already casually knew a couple of people the book interviews (Carol Queen & Joi Wolfwomyn) before reading this book, it was interesting for me to read what they had to say about this spiritual path. I also found out about Madrone's workshops as a result of this book. As I read more of the interviews, I found myself agreeing with some but not necessarily everything I read. Which is fine, not everything I read I will agree with, just as not everything I say others will agree with. And while this book is an excellent cross-section of those following this path, not every path is represented. Still it does provide some good viewpoints and food for thought.

The book also features a lot of other books and web sites to read for those looking for further information. There are also other side bars featuring items like a feature about the "history of Gardnerian wicca," a sample ritual, and numerous pictures. To someone either considering exploring or following this path, this book provides a glimpse into what some but not all Pagans do in their day to day lives and what this path means to them personally.

Modern Pagans: For Pagans and Non-Pagans.......2003-01-13

Modern Pagans is an excellent collection of interviews with a diverse group of pagans. It is a great book for both pagans interested in learning more about their own spiritual group and non-pagans interested in paganism. It includes a nice mix of history and background and current information. The people interviewed are very articulate and knowledgable. I was also very impressed by the diversity of the interviewees; not only are "normal" pagans represented, but there are also interviews with former Catholic priests and military pagans. Especially impressive are the interviews with Starhawk and Margot Adler. I definitely recommend this book for anyone, of any experience level, interested in learning more about the current state of paganism.

Pagan or not-check it out!.......2002-01-29

I'm what you'd call a "potential Pagan." I have an awareness of and respect for Paganism, but no formal education. So I was very curious when I picked up a copy of the new RE/Search book, Modern Pagans, wondering if it would be either an watered down "Witchcraft 101," or, conversely, an inaccessible, heavy-handed tome on archaic theories and rituals. I was pleasantly surprised to find it to be neither.

In this book, Paganism is defined as any polytheistic religion, so beliefs not usually considered Pagan exist comfortably here. The authors have managed to present an intelligent, comprehensive overview of numerous theologies laced with poignant commentaries and anecdotes from almost 50 practicing Pagans. The stories and paths each of these people tell and follow are as varied and unique as the ways they've managed to incorporate their beliefs into everyday life. Topics range from pagan parenting to polyamory (maintaining loving sexual relationships with more than one primary partner). With their frank discussions of sex parties, the Great Rite, and sacred prostitution some of these pagans may cause raised eyebrows in the more sheltered reader. Counterbalancing these, however, are, among other interviews, the introspective thoughts of Matthew Fox, former Catholic priest, excommunicated by Rome for his "feminist theology" and for associating too closely with Pagans.

My favorite interview was with Joi Wolfwomyn, a Pagan and mother. Drawing on the isolation and "otherness" she felt as a bi-racial adopted child in a conservative Christian family, and the time spent in a mental institution as an adolescent, she tells how transcended her painful past.

With an extensive glossary and recommended reading/resource list in the back (in addition to the ones scattered throughout the book), Modern Pagans is a priceless addition to any well-read theologian's collection, and a fascinating, approachable introduction to Paganism for the novice. Every page provided new information, every interview a fresh perspective.

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