Since Joseph Campell was such a prolific writer of journals, letters, essays and books, this book was able to capture, in such detail, not only his life events but also the evolution of his studies and thoughts about myth, art, religion and the world. I originally checked this book out at the library but I am buying it as a reference guide because it touches on so many fascinating points about religion and the most prominent spiritual leaders in the last century.

The fire in Joseph Campbell's mind burned through the dross of a mundane existence and forged a character who was ultimately "transparent to transcendence" (his own remarkable phrase).

The book is dense at times because of the Larsens' careful documentation and because Campbell's very life was so dense with accomplishment and discovery. I found the Larsens' scholarship to be impeccable and the coverage of a remarkable life thorough. Because they were friends of the Campbells, an air of authenticiy is added to their work. My only disappointment was their lack of reporting of his deeper response to his illness and impending death. I feel more information in this delicate area would have been appropriate because of the biographical nature of the work and because of Campbell's own personal spiritual belief system.

I highly recommend this volume to anyone who wishes to learn more about one of the most formidable intellectuals of the 20th century. Because the book is so well-written, entertaining, and well-documented, it will enliven the days of your reading...and well beyond!

Informative but was a collage of excerpts from "How to Really Love Your Teenager" which was the best book I have yet to read regarding teenagers. Wish I read it years ago.

This book gives tremendous hands on help that puts results at your finger tips. My sister recommended it, being a family counselor who uses it every day in her counseling sessions with troubled kids. I find it gives you specific help in dealing with all kinds of situations in which you would not normally know what to do.

I read this beautiful book when I was in eighth grade. Legend of Lost Earth is a combination of science fiction, negative utopia, and Norse mythology in which a society known as the Earth Worshipers strives to escape from Niflhel, the eerie, futuristic, dungeon-like world in which its members must live. Although a wondrous adventure in itself, the book had another curious aspect. I began reading Islandia, Austin T. Wright's celebrated epic, shortly after I finished Legend of Lost Earth, and in my imagination, John Lang bore a striking resemblance to Giles, Hope Campbell's protagonist. Legend of Lost Earth is an inspiring tale that I continue to remember well.

A powerful tale of hope and reclamation in the midst, quite literally, of hell. Giles is a successful, up-and-coming civil engineer in a world where clanging Sarumanish factories rule and rain is just a rumor. He finds himself investigating a strange religion with an impossible belief -- that the people of his world originally came from another planet, called Earth. People who've never seen a tree and have no idea what animals are have been flocking to this ridiculous mythological superstition as though it actually had some validity. The authorities have deemed the Earth worshippers a cult and are determined to exterminate it... but why, if there's no such place?

I read this book when I was ten years old -- it was a chance purchase, it came as the second half of an Ace Double with Leigh Brackett's "Alpha Centauri or Die", the first book I ever bought with my own money. We still own it and return to it thirty-five years later.

We knew something of Norse mythology already -- but this was our introduction to Irish mythology and language. We wanted more and couldn't find any. The author cites her sources at the beginning, and we still want the books she names.

Anyone who appreciates the linguistic grounding and environmental ideals behind Tolkien's work will want to read this book, published ten years after "Lord of the Rings" first appeared.

This is only modern biography of Hume. Very well written and researched, it concentrates on Hume's personal life and career as a man of letters. Hume is a wonderful subject for a biography; an important figure who is simultaneously a warm and attractive personality. Mossner does an excellent job of detailing Hume's personal life, friendships, and literary career. For individuals really interested in Hume, this book is a treasure trove of information. It is also a very valuable work on the intellectual culture of 18th century Scotland and the Enlightenment in general. Mossner describes very well the intellectual atmosphere of lowland Scotland, which produced not only Hume, but Adam Smith, the great chemist Joseph Black (though Mossner mentions him only as a physician), and numerous other important intellectuals. Mossner shows also the international quality of the Enlightenment. Within months of publication, Hume's Treatise on Human Nature was mentioned in German publications, and his later, more popular works were known across Europe. Hume had an international, even intercontinental (Benjamin Franklin), set of correspondents and friends. This books is a valuable companion to reading Hume's work.
What this book is not, however, is a full scale critical work. Actual discussion and analysis of Hume's important philosophical work is relatively brief. Nor is there much explicit discussion of the origins of Hume's thought in the work of prior 18th and 17th century thinkers. This biography was last revised in the late 1970s and apparently not greatly changed from the original version published in 1954. Over the course of the 20th century, Hume came to be regarded as one of the real titans of Western thought, with a corresponding increase in the secondary literature on Hume. We also know much more about the 18th century and the Enlightenment than Mossner. There is definitely a need for a major critical biography of Hume, though producing such a work could easily consume a scholar's career.

What is there not to like about this beautifully written account of the admirable David Hume? It conveys the time (American Independence, the flowering of Scottish genius, the major development of sceptical inquiry), the places (Scotland, England, France), the people: Rousseau, the French Court but most of all Hume himself whose good humour, decency and genius can only inspire others who have the courage to question. I think the full quality of this book is portrayed by the fact that twenty years after I gave a copy to my father he quotes Humes's comments on facing death in a letter to me. A book you could never give away without keeping a copy yourself.

Brian Fabian wants more land in and around Crystal Creek, Texas allegedly for development purposes. He is angry with his traitorous former lawyer Nick Belyle who joined the opposition preservation side. Brian sends Nick's ruthless brother Mel to Crystal Creek to complete the mission.

New York based Exclusive Magazine sends staff writer Kitt Mitchell to Texas Hill County to cover the story because she was originally from Crystal Creek (though she keeps that item as the smallest print font on her bio). Mel refuses to speak to her about his role as he is under a clause of silence. So she works around him with interviews among the divided townsfolk and sets out to use her wiles to get Mel to open up to her. As they fall in love, Kitt and Mel must decide between their respective careers and their significant other with danger making it imperative to choose correctly.

Change is inevitable, but that often leads to many people struggling to adapt especially when it feels wrong. To some townsfolk plus this reviewer the adage, if it is not broke don't fix it seems apropos;, but other locals and my spouse would insist on an evaluation to see if things can be improved. Bethany Campbell cleverly handles that theme in the latest visit to Crystal Creek. The townsfolk as usual remains consistent to previous tales and the lead couple are a charming duet. An intrigue subplot takes the reader somewhat away from the prime debate, but the audience still receives a powerful modern day story focused on both sides of the change argument.

Harriet Klausner

The redhead entrances Mel Belyle from first glimpse with her elfin face and fast pace. Her spitfire ways spark his interest, even after he learns that Kitt Mitchell used their fortuitous, accidentally meeting to pump him for information. Their immediate attraction, however, will be thwarted when they arrive in Crystal Creek and find themselves at cross-purposes.

Unfortunately, Mel is on a mission to buy land in Crystal Creek for development, and on a personal vendetta against his brother for defecting to the other side. As a reporter, Kitt is returning to Crystal Creek after a long absence to get the story for a New York magazine. Both are equally determined to learn more about the other, but each conceals painful secrets that it would take an act of God to reveal. They both best be careful, however, because a flood is coming.

As Crystal Creek continues to confront necessary change, A LITTLE TOWN IN TEXAS picks up with Mel's story. Fans will recall his brother's abdication to the citizen's of Crystal Creek's side in "I'll Take Texas", part of last summer's RETURN TO CRYSTAL CREEK anthology. Mel's entrance brings clashes of loyalty to both family and ethics, resulting in an emotional read as the town becomes divided against itself. Author Bethany Campbell's understanding of the necessities of progress and the weakness of human nature lends the novel a marvelous complexity, especially as the sassy Kitt takes on the overly confident Mel, who hides surprising and endearing vulnerabilities. A satisfying afternoon's read, A LITTLE TOWN IN TEXAS comes very highly recommended.

Campbell's collection is unique. He attempts to -- and does -- capture the the aura of M.R. James' horror work. He has collected pieces from before James, contemporary to James, and since James. Most of them are entertaining and well-written, but they do inspire terror in the reader. If you are looking for a collection of quaint ghost stories, you have found it. If you are looking for horror, look elsewhere.

Knowledgeably compiled and ably edited by Ramsey Campbell, Meddling With Ghosts is an outstanding anthology of memorable short stories by a variety of talented authors, all of whom deliberately offer sumptuous and bone-chilling tales of supernatural horror in the literary tradition of M. R. James. From J. Sheridan Le Fanu's "The Familiar" (1872) to Terry Lamsley's "Two Returns" (1993), this compendium of spooky tales set in bygone decades ranges from the 1870's to the 1990's and make Meddling With Ghosts a spiritually transcendent literary journey through time as well as through the occult planes of the mind-chilling, spine-tingling unknown.

Though appearantly good for a novice (excuse me fellow reviewer), I have seen in the years between my sixteenth and my fortythird better books about the Bf109, offering more text, more photographs and more information to both historian and modeller. Most of these books share the distinction that they are out-of-prints (OOPs), but both the Squadron/Signal issues will soon follow. Amongst the books which in my eyes offer more are

"Bf109, Classic aircraft no. 2, their history and how to model them" (offers a wealth of information about the early Bf109's);
"Messerschmitt 0-nine gallery"(offers a wealth of information about the later Bf109's);
the three books in the Monogram close-up series (Gustav 1 and 2 and Bf109K) and
"The Ausburg Eagle, a documentary history",

but generally these books are bigger and therefore able to pack more information. This doesn't go up for the Monogram series, these are really much sought after!

To put it simply you can't do a better study on a single aircraft. I have been studing ww2 aircraft since i was 6 years old (Now Im 16) and i STILL find myself going back to read it! whoever is responsible for compiling all this info on one of the most sucessful fighters in the world my hat off to you!

I am taking a very important step in my adult life, that is becoming a member of a methodist church. I approached my pastor regarding my interest and this was the book she refered me to. I was to develop questions for her after reading this, but I have found that most of my questions have been answered by the book. Those questions were about communion, baptism,and what would be expected of me partaking of this faith. The book also reveals those parts of the methodist churches (historic traditions),as seen through the eyes of John Wesley the founder of the methodist movement. The margins of the book are set up so that refering back to a specific article is quick and easy. The glossary and index were also very convienient and helpful for understanding some unfamilar terms.

This is a well organized and factually based book on the Methodist doctrine. Being a Methodist for more than 35 years, I have never had a clear idea as to what Methodists really believe. This book has cleared up many misconceptions that I have had over the years and is strengthening my faith in the UMC. A good resource for both students and laypersons!

For those teachers that are already well versed in Learning Styles, Museum Approach and MI theory, this book does a great job organizing lessons and giving suggestions for activities for all of the 8 intelligence Domains. The lessons are useful and for the most part, the suggested activities are realistic.

For those of us who are not MI converts, it's a great book anyway. There are many interesting and practicle activities for many curriculum subject across all grade levels.

This book is a great resource if you already have a feeling for MI theory. Personally, I find MI theory to be easy to impliment in the classroom and a great way to teach students. Although I will state that I found some of the things to be a bit more difficult for Special Ed. students. However, many lessons can be adapted.