A fan of his westerns I also love sea stories. The humor in mr Parkinsons books is great from the shock the gunnery officer Dalton has to find a woman who can shoot big guns to great plot twists that the book takes. I feel that it is better writting than kent forister and especaly todays most popular sea author ( of example the yellow admeral) I could never read more than 10 pages till I was bored and quit. With mr Parkinson I find I can hardly put a book down to sleep and that rereading is almost as good as the first time. I fear giving more detail because the suprizes are such a joy, but the apearence of the sailmaker nearly sprained a rib from laughting

Dan Parlinson has created a novel that is quick and easy to read and as other reviewers have mentioned, can be read in a day.

Based in the late 1700s independence era Royal Navy we are introduced to a young Patric Dalton who must sail a small schooner against the new US naval froces and other advesaries. With a motley crew and a ship that is being slowly battered into twigs, he soon finds a simple solution to his problems. Finding a new Hull.

Outstanding! After picking up "The Fox and The Faith" as an impulse one boring afternoon I refused to set it down again until I finished the last page. (Despite my families objections about dinner - let them order pizza) As a lover of authentically written historical adventures Parkinson's style of humor, quiet romance and intelligent high sea strategy hit exactly the right note. I found myself starting it again with the novel in one hand, (a pizza slice dangling from my lips) and a sailing dictionary in the other. Parkinson helped turn even a seasick-prone landlocked Wisconsinite into a sailing master, at least in my imagionation. Any fans of Daphne Du Maurier's "Frenchman's Creek"? "The Fox and the Faith" should be your next sailing adventure.

The Fox book is a bargain at $20 and manages to convey the myriad of Web-tv sites and features to the websubscriber. I had hoped for more pages on the set-up and technical aspects, especially about combining VCR's and Cable-TV connections. Another problem is that many important items covered in the text are not listed in the index, forcingthe reader to dig for them. Finally,the more intellectual websites and exciting research pursuits available to internet users are ignored in thebook in favor of more mundane sites.

I purchased this book and gave it to an 84 year old gentleman who had never before been on the internet, and did not think he ever would be. Within minutes, he was using WebTV, and now communicates with family and friends. Since most family members live overseas, this is something he really enjoys, especially the ability to download, and print color pictures of special family events. He says it has changed his life. I only wish more elderly people would have the ability to stay in touch with their high tech children who no longer write letters, because that is not instant. I HIGHLY recommend this book. Go directly to the index, and begin at your interest or need.

This book is a must for all web tvowners. I use it with my family andfriends. It promotes the WEB TV inan outstanding manner. I believe thatI'll be able to interest more peoplein purchasing the WEB TV by simplyshowing potential customers the book.Non WEB TV owners will find it usefulalso. It's the bible for the WEB TV.I advise all to get the book quickly.

I'm a big fan of Karen Fox and her creativity simply amazes me. Unfurtunately this book was not up to my standards of her.
This story is about Brandon Goodfellow, who made his 1st appeareance in Buttercup Baby, and Rose Thayer, who also made her 1st appeareance in Buttercup baby.
Rose is the daughter of Ex-queen of the pillywigins (faeries) and Brandon is the son of the son of a Greek God.
Brandon has always been in love with magic and has always wanted to have magic, therefore he becomes the best illusionist there is.
Rose inherits all the magic from her mom and is also a Fae. However she is raised as a mortal and considers herlself so.
Rose and Brandon have known each other since birth and were the best of friends, until at age 13, she devolops her powers. Brandon was told the truth about Rose and that very same day, when he wanted to announce his parents he was going to marry Rose when they grew up, he decided to evade her once his parents told him the truth about Rose.
Now 17 years later Brandon is about to perform his biggest illusion and Rose is about to do her last expose... on Brandon.
They made a deal and she stays with him during the tour in order to gain knowledge on how he does his illussions.
The tension rises, and some ugly truths are told eventually, but the love that was there once, is not gone after 17 years, thus they must face their differences, their jelousy and resentments if they want to have a life together.
The book was entertaining, but quite a dissapointment. There are plenty of inconsistencies. If you have read Buttercup baby you'll notice plenty of them, if your havent, dont sweat it. However Buttercup Baby was by far much better than this one.
In short the book was OK but never her best or even close to it!
I have read some of her previous work and Buttercup Baby and Cupid's Melody are my favorite, especially Cupid's Melody. This book is not even near the same neighborhood those other 2 books were.
There's also another story about Rose's cousin Sequoia and another Fae, Ewan. Apparently Mrs.Fox plans on doing another book on their story, but in all honesty I dont see the story coming together, because it is pretty much solved in this book. So, unless she can pull another story like Cupid's Melody (Anna and Nick,(The protagonists of Cupid's Melody),appear in Prince of Charming already married), then I dont think the book will be as good.
Overall the book was sweet, and the story line is definitely creative, but definitely not her best and not as creative.
For this book Mrs. Fox Magic apparently was low!

Stage magician Brandon Goodfellow is considered the best illusionist in the world. Now journalist Rose Thayer, who he has not seen in a decade, visits him to warn him that she will expose his "special illusion" in her next article for Uncovered Magazine. Brandon cared deeply for Rose when they were children until she inherited the real magic of her fairy mother at puberty while he gained nothing from his Fae father.

Brandon challenges Rose to expose his secrets without using her magic. Unable to resist the dare, she accepts though she wonders why she still cares for a person who let her down when she needed him when she first displayed her magical abilities. However, Rose leaks magic by not using it, which leads to wishes granted to humans and the attention of Queen Titania of the Fae, whom demands she come to her realm. As Brandon and Rose fall in love, he must overcome his envy of her talent if they are to make it together.

Though Brandon's whining over his lack of magic seems inappropriate as he lashes out at his beloved and is estranged from his father, this "magical love" tale will charm fans. The story line is fun especially with the shock Rose goes through when she lives without her talent (sort of like having no electricity for a few days). Fantasy romance readers will enjoy this novel and look forward to a future story starring Rose's cousin and the male Fae assigned by Titania to bring Rose to the fairy realm.

Harriet Klausner

Brandon Goodfellow looks to be the new "David Copperfield" of the magic world. His tricks mystify with their success, and he owes it all to being a half blooded Fae. All that could come crashing down if an enterprising reporter who has known him all his life and knows his secret tells all in an expose. Said reporter also happens to be a full blooded Fae Princess named Rose Thayer who prefers living among mortals. She has the true magic Brandon craves, but does not want to use it. Like in the old Bewitched shows where Sam would get sick from not using her power, Rose's denial is having consequences. She is leaking magic, and affecting the mortal world in violation of Fae rules. The romance Brandon wants to rekindle with her might be doomed if she is forced to return to the other world to protect the secret of the Fae's existence and not cause chaos in the "real world".

...In a light romp, Karen Fox again charms readers. There are some parallels that could appeal to fans of the "Merry Gentry " books, but it is not quite as intense. Her afterword makes it clear that the seeds she plants for future sequels will be cultivated, to the delight of her fans.

If you are from Mississippi and Louisiana, then you may like this book. If you are from other the southern states, you will wonder why there are no photographs -- or very few -- from these states.

I was raised in the 1930s and 1940s (until I went into the seervice in 1944) in a small Georgia town located in southwest Georgia. I find the foreword misleading in that the author implies it was normal for Jews in the south in the 1940s not to observe the Jewish traditions of bar mitzvahs, sabbath dunners, seders, etc. Atlanta and Savannah had sizable Jewish populations in those days. The largest congregation in Savannah was orthodox (and it is still that way today). Ours was a reform congregation, but we had Hebrew school and Sabbath school on Saturday. Bar mitzvahs were common in Savannah and Atlanta -- we had confirmations. For Passover, my parents drove 170 miles to Atlanta to buy their kosher groceries (the meat was shipped by train as needed). I did not know any Jewish family in my home town that had a Christmas tree, contrary to the author's statement that "We kids were raised with Christmas trees..."

I found the book disappointing, although it had inclusive photographs of Jewish life in two states -- just not THE SOUTH.

I found this book to not only be informative, but also quite introspective. I thoroughly enjoyed the diversity that the photographs depicted, and the first-hand stories added flavor, too. Good job!

Shalom Y'all: Images Of Jewish Life In The American South is a unique treasure trove of black-and-white images by professional photographer Bill Aron in which he expertly capturing images of Jewish daily life, culture, and tradition in America's southern states. Homes, shops, places of worship, and people young and old are vividly portrayed in these striking visuals, with a bare minimum of commentary by Vicki Reikes Fox (Founding Project Director of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience) rounding out the collection. A joy to simply page through, Shalom Y'all is a welcome and much appreciated contribution to both personal and academic photography collections, as well as Judaic Studies reference collections.

I realize that I am going against the grain in not praising Wild's _Fox_ as most reviewers in right and proper journals have done. Indeed, _Fox_ was named the Best Picture Book of the year in Wild's native Austraila. It is not popular to pan a book lauded by the experts in the field, however, I feel that _Fox_ deserves another, more realistic evaluation.
This deeply depressing picture book relies on gimmicky fonts and cliche to tell a story which most closely allegorizes an extra-marital affair rather than a betrayal of friendship as reviews have suggested. Not that there is anything wrong in doing so, but the book ends much too quickly, almost like a sitcom, seeking to solve the problems of the world in 1/2 hour. In the last page the book that attempts to be a commentary on betrayal, friendship, etc., quickly deteriorates into nearly a "happily ever after" complete with a "jiggly-hop!" My review will not be popular, but I urge readers to take a look at the book once more and decide for yourselves; don't just praise a book because the "experts" have done so.

This book is similar to a Shakespeare tale, leaving you with questions and urging you to imagine what will happen after the book is closed. I recommend this book for all middle school and high school age teens. It opens up discussions on friendship, betrayal and trust: concepts that are of great importance at that time.

Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks's Fox is a children's picturebook originally published in Australia. Written in shaky, printed script as if penned by a young child, and illustrated with powerful color drawings with just a hint of abstractionism to their art, Fox is an immersive tale of a one-eyed dog, a magpie with a burned wing, and a jealous fox who tries to end their friendship. A moving story, told in an unforgettable artistic medium, makes this unique book a children's classic.

This book should be used as firewood not to entertain or educate kids. How did the author get it published.

This book is NOT for babies and pre-schoolers! This creative story shows children how to use a puzzle set of math manipulatives called Tangrams to create pictures. It could be used in ANY grade to improve children's comprehension of spatial relations. A pattern for the tangrams is included in the back of the book to make teaching easier. Any child would love to play with these picture puzzles!

I use this book annually to introduce tangrams into my geometryunit. The information from the back of the book adds a multiculturaland historical dimension to the lesson while the relationship between grandfather and granddaughter offers an intergenerational link. Reading the book in an interactive mode, I use my own renditions of Grandfather Tang's animals mounted on poster boards and flipped over to be uncovered as the story progresses. The kids are completely engaged trying to guess what the next fairy transformation will be before it's revealed. By the end of the book, they are excited to create their own tangram pictures to form into a class book. The soft watercolor illustrations are a balanced contrast to the energy and enthusiasm Grandfather Tang's Story generates with my class.

Please ignore the negative review of this book. The reader was obviously looking to be spoonfed. I am a current student of Dr.Fox and I find him very insightful and must say this book is very readable and lucid. Post-industrial societies have become increasingly postmodern. This transformation entails corresponding problems for both society and governance. FM explicate what these problems are what this means for the role of public administration in America. What makes this book valuable? It is able to explain many tenants of postmodernism, public policy theory, and democratic government (as well as what is wrong with them) in less than 100 pages. The first part of the book would justify buying it. Secondly, even in the face of the postmodern condition, FM give us a conceptual scheme of how democratic governance is possible. If you feel their discourse theory seems inadequate and impossible, think through some of the postmodern trappings and you may find this is the stepping stone for paticipatory based will formation that many falsely believe is still prevalent in America. A secondary benefit is that this book helps one to understand "postmodernism" in part, without reading pretentious texts from French intellectuals such as Baudrillard, Barthes, and Derrida. Finally, anyone familiar with most public administration theory will realize this is a god send. Most P.A and Org theory is to state lightly, a sophmoric effort at best. So to restate the obvious, buy it.

Few books have challanged the conventional wisdom in public administraion as well as this work. I have used this volumn at both Master,s and doctoral levels as a text. While it is a challanging "read" for some, it opens new vistas for many students. I concur with most of he review by Mc Swite (White&McSwain)and would add that it has become one of the most influential works in the subfield of public administration theory.Henry D. Kass,Professor Emeritus,Hatfield School of Govt. Portland State U.

Excerpt from review by O.C. McSwite . . . Fox and Miller draw on Habermas' theory of authentic speech acts and Arendt's idea of agnostic tension (there must be argument and struggle). Following these theorists, they propose that discourse must be sincere, intended to be relevant to the situation, characterized by willing (noncoerced, nonapathetic) attention, and must involve participants who are willing and able to make a substantive contribution (no free riders or fools allowed). These are what they call warrants for discourse, freely available to all. The idea seems to be that if involvement in policy making follows these guidelines or rules, it will, perforce, constitute legitimate governance through discursive democracy.

In the book's final chapter, Fox and Miller use their model of discourse as a conceptual tool for assessing the efficacy of an array of real-world programs designed to employ discourse in governance. Their case analysis ranges from instances of elite-dominated manipulation at one extreme to expressionistic anarchy at the other. While they judge both these forms of participation to be democratic dead ends, they find hope or "intimations" in a few cases--for example, bioethical health decisions in Oregon, the Phoenix Futures Forum, the neighborhood health-care program studied by Cam Stivers--that discourse of the kind their model prescribes is possible. These projects had problems, but they also show possibilities. Such "nascent" forms of authentic discourse suggest that where democratic process approximates the out-lines of their model, it begins to achieve the structuration and coherence required of efficacious democratic discourse. As a final note, Fox and Miller prescribe a proactive role for public administration, whereby each administrator would capitalize on every opportunity to reach public action through a process of agonistic discourse with citizens. The key to administrators being able to achieve a proactive stance is that they must learn to listen, which is, of course, the core of the inclusiveness that their idea of discourse seeks.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ANALYSIS: I mentioned that I found the critiques of the Blacksburg Manifesto and of communitarianism to be especially engaging and that the book's description of the post-modern political condition is one of the most cogent and gripping I have encountered. These were great highlights. The standout feature of the book, though, is the general integrity of its argument. I have used this book as a supplementary text in two of my graduate courses. While my students (most of whom had minimal exposure to philosophy of the sort employed in the book) often found the philosophical concepts and argumentation to be difficult, they were, nonetheless, thoroughly engaged and followed the argument well. I disagree with the suggestion that this book is thin on practical proposals. I came away from it, and certainly from my discussions of it with students, with a vividly clear idea of what these authors were arguing. In this respect, it is a great book for fostering the very productive discourse that it advocates.

if you're into S & M, this book is for you . . . I didn't like it. very brutal sex. and the computer wouldn't let me give a a ZERO star rating but that's what i'd give it. ick.

I found this book both exciting and stimulating. I guess its what every lesbian dreams off!! Once i'd started reading I couldn't leave it down!! A very on the edge and extremely erotic book. I did enjoy the painting scene, and I couldn't wait to read on the plot is really good and exciting as it unfolds through all the steamy scenes. This book certinaly gives the open mind a few ideas, I doubt i'll be doing the spoon scene though. Buy this book, you wont regret it, its the most fun you can have with your clothes on, a big thumbs up!!

This was an amazing book - I'm still finding it hard to believe that it's been hidden away under the genre of erotica and therefore been deprived of the praise it deserves. I first read a review of it in SFX magazine and was sceptical. I thought I'd try it anyway, though, and was I in for a shock: beneath the Viking storyline are several equally important themes - for example, I found in the novel an examination of the nature of violence and a scathing critique of religion. So the novel has those layers in addition to being one of the sexiest reads of the year and a sword-'n'-sorcery fable that puts Xena to shame. Viva Rika! I want more.

Well I read this book in one afternoon. I really enjoyed it. I am used to time travel books but most tend to go back to Midevil England or Scotland and go back many hundreds of years. This one goes back to 1887 America. Our heroine is a modern day woman who is cleaning and restorying a portrait of Dimitri Karakov, a Prince who was killed at the Chesterfield, a posh hotel now in ruins. She is strangly drawn to the Chesterfield and the painting. She can actually feel Dimitri's warm skin when she touches it. She is so facinated by the Chesterfield that when she goes there and finds a bent name plate that belongs to the painting she is transported back in time to the Chesterfield of old. She is greeted like they knew she was coming and she ends up meeting Dimitri. He is to be king someday and must fight his growing attraction for her. She is there she believes to save his life and keeps trying to warn him. He also must keep his feelings of jealously hidden. His brother Alexi is quite fond of Cynda and since he is the second son can marry whom he likes.

Cynda isfired after Dimitri makes a complaint and he is sorry to have caused her a loss decides to have him paint his portrait, the portrait. They spend many hours at it and become closer and closer. He loves her spirit and her soul and she loves to make him smile and see him at ease.

Together they must overcome thier stations in life and unseen dangers to be together. Along the way we encounter others that may have traveled through time as well. This is the third book in the series and I am going to go back and read the first two and then await the fourth.

Overall the book was a good read. However, there were two major faults in the story that really stuck out like a sore thumb. Number one - when Cynda finally tells Dimitri she is from the future, not only does he not believe her at all, he doesn't even ask any questions about it even if just to test her. Even when they become lovers and all the way up until she gets shot with the bullet meant for him, he never believes her and it is not talked about. Give me a break. Even after she gets shot and he finally admits he believes her, the future is not talked about. This shows that the author has left out one huge factor of a human personality - curiosity, especially about something as out of this world as time travel. The second fault was that the main characters made love in detail so many times it was beginning to get boring. In most romances, the first time or two are detailed, which they need to be, and then after that, unless it is being used as main event part of the story, an author can summarize over it and not go into the whole thing again and again. However, the storyline kept you reading which saves this book from being 2 stars.

Maybe I really fell in love with this book because I have read the first 2 books in the hope chest series. But I really liked this a lot. I think how Dimitri acted when he was told that Cynda was from the future. He didn't believe her and he didn't want to hear stories about the future. That is realistic. If somebody came up to me and said they were from the future I wouldn't believe them either. This is a good book and is worth reading.

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I tell you, now that I know more about astrology, I know more about celebrities. Why is'nt this book more popular? It should be #1 (number one) on the best seller list. Now that Kelli Fox has her 'home page' on AOL.I wonder how many people want the full report. She is getting paid for it..I heard that Astrology can be a 'second-language' for people who choose to understand the lives of other's.The way I see it -is that most celebrities are kind of like rock stars.The characters that they portray are very real and an integral relationship exists between what they do and themselves.
Therefore Astrology can make their lives,a part of ours, by;accurately..'rendering them much closer.'mfd

I think the book was very interesting and weird.It took me a while to understand it but after the 4th time I read it I liked it alot and understood it very well.And now it is my favorite book.