What happens when cheesehead farmers retire? They go nutty and start making incredible environments. The landscape of Wisconsin is festooned with all sorts of wondrous creations - some big, some small. I have personally used this book as a self tour of many of the spaces described in the book. The authors have painstakingly documented a host of art creations of energetic Wisconsonians. An amazing array of obsessive-compulsive art making awaits you. You will NOT be disappointed! This book is a RARE find. Buy it. Use it. Then go out there and make something yourself!

This is a great book that makes you keep reading until you hit the end. The only problem with it is there is to much sex. It just seems to be overdone in the story.

Irving Stone, in his insight and convincing recreation of historically influential people and days of yore bringing them once again alive and present, brought Jack London's life, family, physical surroundings and love of adventure out in such a way that I never wanted to see it end.

I have read many of Stone's biographical novels from The Agony and The Ecstasy to Depths of Glory to Lust for Life all incredible adventures of creative geniuses who struggled in many ways but understood that their creative mediums must be expressed. Sailor On Horseback is no different but one of Stone's lesser-known and should not be forgotton. I was discouraged to find that I must wait for a copy but found twice the wait would have been worth it.

There are many points in this biography which encouraged me to go back and reread Jack London's novels and short stories as if for the first time. For after reading Stone's depiction of London's self-reliant and rare view of the world his stories took on a new breath and meaning I never encountered the first time around.

This slender book is far more than a strikingly visual evocation of the New England landscape, its lost wolves and native Wampanoags. Its multiple layers of hidden imagery and the sparse, powerful and poetic text encourage readers of all ages to enjoy the sensuousness of our great open spaces, to develop a better appreciation of native culture, to feel the thrill of finding things others don't see. If I were going on solitary retreat, I would take Sanctuaries and read it time and time again. On the other hand, I would also delight in staying home and enjoying it with my children.

I loved this book, it was completely accurate and definately educational. My mother, a children's librarian, brought me this book to review for a book talk. She knew that I would be interested in the subject matter because the Sandhill Crane happens to be my favorite bird. I thought this book was a wonderful reference resource. The photographs gave me a unique perspective and wonderful description of the Sandhill Cranes. As a teacher, my class has learned about all kinds of animals, I can't wait to purchase this book both for my classroom and as an addition to my personal collection. This is a wonderful resource for students and anyone with a general interest in these beautiful and graceful creatures. I would recommend this book a million times over because everytime you read it, you discover something new. Michelle Caddell

Savta Simcha is a very special woman. She is old, but she acts very young. She does very unusual things which people don't normally do (unless they are like Savta Simcha!) It's a book about a Jewish woman and Jewish children in Israel, but I think taht that children anywhere would enjoy it. I did. A lot! In fact, I liked all the Savta Simcha books (this one is the fourth).

The Scarlet Seed concludes the trilogy begun with The Heaven Tree and The Green Branch. The quote above comes near the end of the book, where young Harry broods over the destruction of his father's church, then sees how the stones from it are not only being used to rebuilt war-ravaged homes but are inspiring new artists.

After being Isambard's prisoner for two years, Harry begins to see his captor's political position weakening; but Harry has begun to understand that his imprisonment has taught him to face an enemy without fear and honed his sense of honor. He realizes that he owes something to Isambard, and when an enemy blinds him, he helps Isambard conceal it as long as possible as his brother William tries to usurp Parfois. But when Isambard's former mistress Benedetta arrives at Parfois to try to negotiate Harry's release, William takes Isambard and Benedetta prisoner. Harry escapes and persuades Llewelyn of Wales to attack Parfois. In the beseiged fortess plague is suspected, and Benedetta and Isambard are locked in the church Harry's father built to die. The church is destroyed during the battle.

After the tragedy and catharsis of these events, Pargeter's meditation on the eternal nature of art is easy to skim over, but should be read carefully; here she ties together her themes and shows how creation is never wasted -- "Eyes that have once seen it see all things differently thereafter, having learned the measure of wholeness."

I work in the mentally handicapped room of an elementary school and we were doing a unit on Harry Potter. The kids were entranced with the story as I read it to them, but they wanted pictures. Does this ever fill the bill!! There is a picture for every major event. The see through pages color beautifully. The publisher suggested markers so the pictures could be placed in a window and look like stained glass. I was going to put mine in a book so I used colored pencils and they turned out great. I recommend this highly. If you want more pictures get the other stained glass coloring book too. I did!

This is by far the best introduction to the literature of the period noted in the book title.

Mr. Stone is editor of "Jewish Writings of the Second Temple Period : Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Qumran, Sectarian Writings, Philo, Josephus" (which I haven't found on amazon).

This is an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in the more historical or phenomenological (and, to a degree, theological, though more in the sense of the 'influence' of outside sources) approaches to the field of religious studies.

The Jewish faith is much more than the Tanakh; Christianity did not develop in a vacuum; and Islam bears in its traditions traces of a Judaism and a Christianity long hidden in the shadows.

This book unfolds some of what lies hidden underneath and within these religions.

Mr. Stone's understanding and grasp of the literature and its meaning and implications of this literature for religious studies is presented here in a concise, easily readable, manner, one that both captivates and astounds.

If one is unfamiliar with the writings of this period (or even with the very fact that there are writings from this period) and the fact that in these writings are traces of various beliefs that have impacted the developments of these religions (especially those puzzling remarks found in, for example, the book of Jude or 2 Peter in the New Testament), I can think of no better place to start.

I'm sorry the book is out print. But sometimes that which we work hardest for is that which we appreciate the most.

The poems in Montejo's SCULPTED STONES give lyric expression to the feelings of exile and to the (sometimes comic) difficulties of living in a foreign culture. Throughout this book, Montejo extols the values of the Maya culture and denounces the Guatemalan government's attempts to destroy the Indian society. At times with tenderness, at times with humor, at times with scathing irony, Montejo examines nature, politics, and recorded history to get at the truths of the present and the past.
"...beautifully expressed, thought provoking literature." --World Literature Today

"Passing his perceptions-of Mayan myths, his personal history, a village dog-through the twin prism of his identity as both personal and political being, Montejo pens an often moving vision." --Publishers Weekly

"Montejo's use of imagery is masterful..." --Native Americas