This book was my premier introduction to cultural evolutionary theory. Leslie White, in his detailed discussions about energy capture and evolution, captured my imagination and helped me to decide to enter the field of archaeology. In many ways he was ahead of his time, and he should still be required reading for undergraduate anthropology and archaeology majors.

It is unfortunate that this book is out of print. It is an excellent introduction to the theory of culture and to the challenging concept of cultural determinism. It was one of the most fascinating texts of my undergraduate experience and a valuable corrective to ethnocentric smugness.

All White House Christmas books will be measured by this one in the future. It is incredible. A must for all collectors of White House Christmas memorabilia. Every home and office should have this book on display during Christmas time.

Anyone who has ever been interested in Christmas and what it means to the residents of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue MUST get this book. A treasure that will be loved forever....a history that is important to America! Mary Evans Seeley has it all here! Thanks! Chis Allen

As the webowner of "Borderline Personality Disorder Sanctuary" & "Bipolar Disorder Sanctuary," I was absolutely delighted to find this book! This book is so needed and will lead many people suffering from many different disorders to finding help. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

I worked in a health library for years, & this was our most valued & dog-eared reference book. For those lay-people who feel like despairing over the lack of information available on their particular condition (rare or not), this book will provide them with references to support groups, ways to form their own support group, & suggestions for dealing with life-altering conditions.

McLaurin has written a valuable and beautiful book. It deserves a place on the shelf with "Coming of Age in Mississippi" as a document of life in the segregated South and of the moral challenges that segregation presented to those who lived in the system.

McLaurin's book is a touching recollection of growing up in the South during the 1950s. His rich narative describes not only the difficulties all teenagers face, but explores how these difficulties are made even more difficult in a changing environment. While so many imagine the white teenagers of the Little Rock school integration as pictures of young whites during the 1950s, McLaurin paints a picture of a young man sensitive to the plight of blacks in the Jim Crow South. A very good book, highly recommended to those who wish to get a detailed portrait of the 1950s South

For readers who loved A WIZARD SCORNED, Patricia White's back with two wonderful new tales of magic and adventure in A MAGIC DWELLS. With her classic story telling grace, White rewards the fantasy fan with unsurpassed tales of depth and strength of characterization.

THE SEVENTY-NINTH PRINCE: The seventy-eight princes who've gone before Kendal failed miserably. Now Kendal has been crowned the seventy-ninth prince, and must find the River Monster's daughter before the grieving mother completely poisons the land with her unending tears. Only a year and a day was granted to find the missing girl, and now only days remain before it's too late, the goddess dies, and the kingdom with her. But Kendal has a powerful advantage, though he doesn't realize it. For his mother secured the companionship and loyality of Molly, a hedgewitch who will honor her word to preserve his life on the journey, or die trying.

THE DRAGON OF SUMMER: At the end of a long, hot, winding tunnel lies the fate of the Princess Royal of the Outer Isles. Betrayed by her brother's love of the game of chance, Tessa faces her death as a sacrifice to The Dragon of Summer with grace and strength, maintaining her dignity where the eighteen princesses sacrificed before her could not. Nevertheless, it will take more than strength of character to survive the dangers inflicted by magic. However, Tessa has a special gift, not of magic, but the ability to perceive it, and refuse it's call. And her fate, the fate of Dragon's gatekeeper, the eighteen princesses, and even the dragon itself depends on her gift.

Readers will find White's tales mesmerizing as she creates a world of fantasy where dragons rule and the wisest and most honorable dwell in sharp contrast to the vain and foolish. Indeed, White has the ability to create a masterful, though disliked character, with the same flair that she creates her remarkable heros. I took great pleasure in the follishness of the prince who was victim of his own weaknesses, even to the point of foolish blindness and childishness. White's voice reveals power and magic with a stately and magistic flair seldom matched, and must not be missed.

Listening to this fantasy audiobook made me young again--which isn't easy when the only way I'll see seventy again is looking back, a ways back. But there I was a kid, sitting there on the floor, my ear up against the old Zenith radio, listening to adventures, having the time of my life--all while I was driving up the Interstate, whizzing along with the traffic. It was an amazing feeling--one that left a warm glow long after the tape was done playing. I was still listening to the actors, going with Molly to save the idiot prince, the River Monster's Daughter, and the Kingdom of Dur. I fought wereweazels, ached for diresnakes, and just generally had myself a grand old time--and was never in a minute's danger from the wee beasties.

THE SEVENTY-NINTH PRINCE is great fun. I wanted to shake the stuffing out of the prince, give Molly a medal, and... Well, I guess I better leave some of the better parts for you to find yourselves. I understand Ms.White has written another of these dandy tales--I hope it comes out soon because I'm already in the need of another sip from the audiobook Fountain of Youth. My thanks to the actors, the sound effects folks, and the author--you have one very pleased customer.

The Fiction Works says there's another of these theatrical productions coming soon. It's called THE DRAGON OF SUMMER and Ms. White has already agreed to let me review it. END

This is a beautifully written and imaginatively conceived historical novel. Its author is a well-published academic historian who teaches at Kenyon College. This is his first novel. Peter Rutkoff brings together several strands of American history (e.g., baseball, race, and Chicago.) Real people--Rube Foster, Charles Comiskey, and Shoeless Joe Jackson--encounter the author's wonderfully-drawn fictional characters. Rutkoff's evocation of Chicago is also as superb as it is knowledgeable. And the storyline--which I won't reveal--is most compelling. This is, as they say, a page turner. If your literary appetite combines baseball and American history, read this book!

I came to this book through my interest in social history. I came away from the book a fan of baseball as well. The author drops you into 1919 Chicago and into the heads of all those involved in a high-stakes and incendiary decision to bring a Negro player to the Chicago White Sox. Despite a new appreciation for baseball, for me the highlight of the book is the portrayal of "small" lives. The tragedy that racial prejudice brings to a young, poor woman coming to Chicago from the South makes this book resonate much longer than any game-winning home run.

This book puts into prospective things you already might know but really have not thought about. As you read it you feel empowered and begin to tap into the power and authority you may not have truly used given to you through the blood of Jesus Christ.

Roberts Liardon explains spiritual discernment in a way that you can understand & utilize in your daily Christian walk. He tells you why spiritual discernment is for every believer in Christ and how to use discernment in everyday matters. You will not regret purchasing this book.

This is the first book that I have read by this author, Paul Cook. I'm really looking forward to reading more of his books. This book kept me totally involved from beginning to end. As I was reading "Siege at the White House" I felt as if I was in the story and couldn't wait to see what would happen next. Not only did I feel I was in the story itself, but the story was very believeable.It sent shivers up my spine to think how easy this fiction could be an nonfiction. I suggest anyone that likes reading a good thiller, mystery, or about terrorism, would enjoy this book. I would put Mr Cook up there with Tom Clancy, W.E.B. Griffin, and Robin Cook.

I could not put it down. I would rate this book up there with Tom Clancy's.

I think that it takes a look at the world today and provides a scenario that no one thinks will happen. We are too open with our borders and that makes this story a very real possibility.

Read this book, it's great.

In the very public work that I do, I too often hear, as I just heard yesterday, well-meaning white people say, "The way to take care of diversity is to never mention it again."

And it is this kind of message that reminds me that we have a ways to go in race relations.

This book is a collection of stories from famous women, both white and black, about their experiences with race.

While every chapter had me deeply moved, I must say that the chapter titled, "Contents Under Pressure: White Woman/Black History," by Catherine Clinton, was the most moving.

This is a story about a white woman who teaches African-American History.

This is, a reverse discrimination story that has value for everyone to read. By her name, and her profession, she is assumed to be African-American. But she is Caucasian.

Her published work has led to many invitations to speak on race relations.

But, when they meet her, in person, and see that she is not African-American, things change.

And she had to put in a tremendous amount of time, to show that she is here to stay, despite the resistence of others.

In the end, this professor taught her students that the thickness of your skin, and not its color is a useful measure for success.

This is a professor whose mission lives on through her students.

I invite everyone male or female, of all races to read this book, as you think of yourself as a fly on the wall.

You will grow, beyond your wildest dreams.

As we begin to approach the next century, race is still an important issue that should not be ignored or denied. As we live in a multiracial society, it is important to take time out and listen to ourselves and others. This is a provocative book that should be read by all women who take the time to intellectually consider themselves and their role as women and mothers, sisters, neigbors, and lovers. How will we teach our children and eachother to consider race? These essays bring forth some harsh realizations of the boundaries that truly separate black and white women and what must be overcome if we truly want to unite. It is a good dose of reality that many of us would benefit from not only reading, but thinking about and discussing. The truth is awfully hard to swallow.

A very thorough account of the addiction field from it's first conception up the the conflicts in this area in the present day.
This book contains an excellent historical context which is useful to many addictions professionals.

This is one of the most comprehensive historical books on the history of addiction treatment and recovery I have read. Not just a history of Alcoholics Anonymous, it covers the cures, the fakes, the trials and tribulations of attempting to treat alcoholism and other drug addiction in America.

It should be a "must read" for anyone interested in treatment and recovery. William L. White did a great service for the treatment field by writing this book