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Kate Stone is one of my favorite Civil War diarists. She is an admixture of a great privilege, passionate beliefs, lover of literature, keen social observations and amazing fortitude. Her Civil War was dangerous, turbulent and life changing.

Brokenburn was a large plantation containing over 150 slaves in Madison Parish, LA. From 1862 on, it was in the center of the Union Army's fierce assault to gain control of the Mississippi River and divide the Confederacy in half. Plantations were commandeered and slaves were encouraged to revolt. The civilian population was helpless before the demands of military control. Madison Parish had a population of approximately 9,000 of whom 7,000 were slaves. After 1861, the Parish was emptied of able-bodied white men, most of whom had been sent to far-off Virginia and Tennessee, leaving none to protect the civilians.

In 1861, Kate was 20 years old, her immediate future being beaus, courtship, and a gay social life before she settled down to become a proper southern matron. She was unsure whether this route was ideal, as she remarked, "women grew significantly uglier in wedlock and ignored and abandoned their former female friends." This comfortable world was turned upside down, never to reappear again. With great enthusiasm and some trepidation, she watched her three older brothers go off to war. Her widowed mother made it clear that 14-year-old James was now in charge of the running of the plantation and the protection of the rest of the family. I was amazed at the serene assumption that a young teenager was thrust in this role, but it seems that was the custom of the times. If you had to grow up fast, you did. Yellow fever was a constant in the area, and longevity was not a norm. Both Generals Grant and Lee wanted their troops out of these areas during "the seasons of pestilence." This was not to be, and both armies suffered devastating losses to disease. Kate treated the "fever season" as a fact of life, and planned around it with remarkable briskness.

By 1862, the Stone family was desperate. The Federal leadership demanded that they stay on their property; yet there were serious slave insurrections that threatened the lives of the plantation holders. Those slaves who were not hostile were running off, and there was no labor to farm the crops. Many southerners could not believe that their "loyal" slaves would run away. Kate was not among them, saying, "If I were in their place, I'd do the same." She was by no means sympathetic, just practical.

The family finally escaped through the bayous in a rickety canoe with nothing, not even underwear, and finally made it across the border into Texas. They were refugees along with many other prominent Louisiana families. Kate was convinced they had arrived at "a dark corner of the Confederacy." Upon noting the barefoot but hoop skirted frontier ladies, she sniffed "there must be something in the air of Texas fatal to beauty."

Kate agonized over the increasingly bad war news and was devastated by Lee's surrender. Kate is one of the most vivid, perceptive diarists of the Civil War. Her diary is one of social history, a time of calamitous change and invaluable for understanding this crucial time in American history. Kate is a natural writer and observer. A highly enjoyable read.

An excellent and comprehendible explanation of the life-cycle costs of buildings. Stone leaves no stone unturned. Written from the vantage of English building science, Stone provides an economic context for owners with varying investment interests. The book covers cost consequences of design decisions, building cost elements, problems in cost estimating, uncertainty and prediction, and the "cost-in-use" technique in practice. This is a must for the library of building owners, designers, constructers, and operators. Perfect for the student / research in building science. It is dated by some 30 years, but is still a powerful primer for understanding a more holistic cost picture of buildings.

The Bush 16 Stone Tab book was well done, it contains note for note guitar tab and is very accurately written and easy to understand. It is another great tab book put out by Cherry Lane and is from the play it like it is series. If you want to learn to play Bush like Bush, buy this book!

This book is Leo Perutz' monument to his childhood home prague, a fascinating tapestry that brings together the stories of historical people such as Wallenstein as well as of fictional characters. Further more, it is a tribute to Jewish life, written after the catastrophy of WWII when the Jewish culture Perutz came from had been destroied. As always with this author the plot is developed magnificently and the language beautiful. Definitely recomended!

This was very uplifting and is very much needed in this hour of peril for our military as well as for our nation!!!! Highly recommended.

At first glance Romy Wyllie's new book "Caltech's Architectural Heritage: From Spanish Tile to Modern Stone" may only seem like a wonderfully handsome architectural review of the campus...but it is no less than a commentary on how valuable architecture and design are to an institution. This book should be on the reading list of every corporate board member, college president and community hospital chairman. In fact any group that fosters thinking and the development of ideas, should read the saga that lead to the development of one of the great educational institutions of the world. This is an outstanding book from a small quality press. Every turn of the page was richly rewarded through clear writing, contemporary and historical photos and key architectural illustrations. This work clearly demonstrates the importance of providing a shared vision for an institution through the defining years of its growth. And that through incorporating art and the humanities into the architectural setting of the learning environment it will galvanize its place in the student's life long after they have left.

This totally awesome book tells of Jeep and his new summer camp. All the campers are totally weird and he thinks they are turning into vampires - can he stop them before they suck his blood and leave him skin and bone! Not telling, you'/ll just have to read this totaly cool, awesome, spastic, scary book! Don't miss out!

I got this book by accident, and a fortuitous one at that. I ordered the first volume in this series, 'The Art of Connecting Stones,' and received this instead. Since I didn't know that there was a second volume I took a look at it and decided to keep it. Now I am waiting impatiently for Volume 1. I have to compliment Yutopian Enterprises for making many fine Go books available to the Western audience.

This volume focuses on sacrifice plays. Two kinds of them in particular. One is the art of crisscrossing sacrifices that is called 'playing under the stones' and the other is using sacrifices to force one's opponent to take on eye space shapes that cannot be maintained. These are some of the most exquisite tactical plays in Go, often involving a lot of reading of the stones, and are devastatingly effective when the opportunity arises.

Finding those opportunities is what this book is about. Using a problem/explanation approach it teaches the player what to look for in play. The technique involved is not all that difficult. But seeing the shapes involved and taking advantage of them takes more practice in reading than most players ever see. This is the frustrating part of getting stronger at the game. In the 91 problems in this book is the experience of a lifetime of playing for most of us.

Many of the problems are well within the grasp of the average amateur. I was able to work most of them out on my board. Which means that Wu Dingyuan and Yu Xing have written the book just as it should be written for the player most likely to benefit from it's contents. Well worth buying.

This is a twentieth-century masterpiece that ranks with the best of Camus, Kafka and Hemingway. Should be on every reading list for courses on death and dying. Clear, crisp prose. Marvelous evocation of the western Norwegian fjord country. Excellent choice for reading groups. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the secular, modern Norwegian culture and society. Dramatic treatment of the Nazi occupation of Norway in WW2. Also a valuable read for clergy and students of religion. Deals powerfully with the difficulty of dealing with tragedy for an individual who lacks faith. Asks the question, is there a higher meaning? Dramatically treats the inadequacy of materialistic, socialistic philosophy in dealing with questions of life and death. This book is particularly valuable in coming to terms with late twentieth century loss of faith and weakening values.