This was the best book I have read on wills. It has info from birth to now and it was good from start to finish. It tells about his ups and downs of his life and it is just very well written. It is a really good book so buy it if you like prince william

All right if you are a Prince William fan pick this one up, especially if youlike to read some good information too. This isn't a book just full of pictures, it has a lot of information about him and some lovely and rare pictures too. I'm warning you chapter 5 is a real tear- jerker as another of the reviewers put it and she/ he is right, it is a tear-jerker. Have fun reading this book it is the best I have read so far, but another book by Nicholas Davies, not yet published, maybe just as good be sure to try it, it is called----"William: King for the 21st Century"

I enjoyed it thoroughly. It was refreshing to hear a story about a wonderful young prince.

This is the third book I have bought authored by Elizabeth Chadwick and even though I had to order it from the Great U.K., and wait well over two weeks for it, it was well worth the wait!

This story begins with the relationship of Waltheof of Huntingdon and Judith, niece of William the Conqueror. It also details the complex friendship Waltheof nutured and strained with Simon de Senlis, originally King William's squire and royal messenger. Things do not go well for Waltheof, who is easily led by rebels that happen to be his friends and he is eventally executed at the King's command.

Meanwhile, Waltheof's daughter Matilda and her mother Judith continue to run his estates in England. However, all that is about to change as Simon is commanded by the new King, William Rufus, to take over the control of his estates much to the chagrin and disgust of Judith and much to the delight of Matilda, her daughter.

The story is epic, sweeping through the countries of Normandy, England, and the Holy Land. Matilda and Simon have a stormy but eventually loving relationship that has weathered the worst of storms. Read this latest Elizabeth Chadwick novel if you crave excellent historical fiction! You will not be diappointed!

Elizabeth Chadwick has written a wonderful book based on Waltheof Siwardsson, Earl of Huntington and Northampton, and his lady love Judith, niece to William the Conqueror. These are real people and real events and the story is written so well that the reader can actually experience the emotions of the characters.

Ms. Chadwick has written a sequel to this story which should be out this year (2003), and she is currently working on a prequel to The Lords of the White Castle.

In 1067, William the Conqueror has become the King of England and Normandy. To secure his hard-earned throne, he holds hostage many local nobles including the Earl Waltheof Siwardsson of Huntingdon, who remains a noble because he did not fight at Hastings. Shockingly, Waltheof finds he desires William's Norman niece, Judith and even more surprisingly they make a match of it even while treachery lurks behind every niche and cranny.

Two decades later, loyalty has become even more complex as William recently died and his two kingdoms divided between his older sons. Many of the Conqueror's followers believe that the middle son should have received nothing instead of sitting on the Normandy throne. Waltheof's oldest daughter, Matilda marries her father's former squire Simon de Senlis. Matilda and Simon want to live and love in peace, but once again treachery and shifting alliances make life as dangerous if not more so than when her father was an English hostage in a Norman court.

Though the story of William and his sons have been told numerous times few efforts match the thrilling saga provided by Elizabeth Chadwick. The story line focuses on people wanting peace and love yet caught up in an age of immense chaos and turmoil fostered by treachery, hatred and betrayal. Real people and recorded information of the period provide fans with an exciting historical novel that is probably as much factual as fictional, all elements interwoven into a cohesive delightful tale that William readers will cherish.

Harriet Klausner

It is fun to remember books that made an impression on you as a young adult. An aunt gave this book to me when I turned thirteen and it is still in my top ten.

I recently re-read it again after reading Tracy Chevalier's, "Girl With a Pearl Earring." Both books are set during the 1600's -- although one in Delft and the other in England and early America.

I have recommended this book to several people over the years and not one has been disappointed. It is such a fabulous story (and you learn lots to boot!). Unfortunately, it is out of print -- but do not despair, it is easily found in used book stores.

I first read The Winthrop Woman when I was about 13 years old. It had such an impact on me, that I re-read it several times as I was growing up, and I have thought of it so often during the years since. I have never read a historical novel (and I've read many) that has stayed with me to the same degree. For anyone who is interested in the early days of American colonial development and who has a love of history and human courage and resiliance, this book is a gift. Elizabeth Winthrop was strong and courageous in days when women had few choices and little support. She is an inspiration and a touchstone, and reminds one that although generations pass, the human heart doesn't change that much at all. I believe Seton carefully researched this book, so the essence is historically accurate, and it provides a fascinating window into life in the 1600s in New England.

I am 47 and read this book first in high school. I have read it at least 10 times since . I usually check it out of the library but I want a copy of my own so my 14 year old can read it as she studies early American history. I read alot of historical fiction and this book is one of the best. A true classic.

This book is an exact copy of her book entitled "God's Garden of Grace" (which is now out of print) only with a new title and cover! This book focuses on the fruits of the Spirit and how to live them out in our daily lives. The study guide in the back helps you dig deeper into the study! Very helpful!

This is the first Elizabeth George book I have read and I can't wait to read her other works! Beautifully written and inspiring. A great study guide for help in living out the fruits of the spirit on a daily basis. Guide to becoming a kinder, more gentle, loving woman while accually recognizing the strength in these virtues rather than the weakness our society leads us to believe a serving attitude shows. I loved this book!!

All of Elizabeth George's books are a "must read" but this is her best yet! This book is changing my life on a minute to minute basis as I choose to let the fruits of the spirit answer for me as oppossed to my flesh.

I enjoyed this book very much. The mystery/intrigue was well written and believable. It's a fun easy read..

I picked up this book at a convention. It sat on my shelf for a while then when I was looking for something to read one day I picked it up. And let me tell you, I never put it down! I read it, laughed, cryed, and even got a better perspective on the war. When I gave it to a friend to read, ( which I told her she better not lose it or else! ) She read it in one night & she doesnt like to read! Now if something comes up we will use some of the lines that are in the book such as " If you will permit me to sa so", or Thats a beautiful shade of pink your turning, it becomes you!" I would definatley tell everyone to read this series! It is the best in the whole wide world ! If you'll permit me to say so..., which you had better!=-)

I have to have more! I read all the series in TWO days.PLEASE WRITE MORE! SINCERELY, HEIDI JOHNSON

This is a wonderful book for reading aloud. Each character has its own "voice." Our children were fascinated by the dialectic speech of the characters. As previously commented, they will insist that you "do the voices." My wife read the book in class to her 4th graders and they loved it as well. Each story shows how the "easy way" often leads to trouble. This is a book of fables. It is supposed to be moralistic and didactic. This is Aesop's fables with giggles.

Though written for younger children, my 12 year old daughter still asks her Daddy to read these wonderful stories, reminding him to "do the voices". I enjoy listening to him read them. My husband, a middle school teacher, uses the stories in his Drama class. He likes the book because the characters are so fully developed that the beautiful illustrations are almost unnecessary. Children can relate to the characters, and the situations in which they find themselves. The tales spring to life, and young people learn important lessons about life, choices, and relationships.

I picked up this book about 5 years ago and read it to my oldest son who was 7 years-old at the time. He loved it. It went back on the shelf and I just finished reading it to my middle son who recently turned 7. He also loved it and begged me to read him a chapter each night.

I couldn't disagree more strongly with the Horn Book review of this work. Maybe it is a little politically incorrect by today's oppressive, fun-removing standards, but the kids love it and it just happens to subtly teach them some important lessons in life. The so-called violence is far less than what one would see on the average children's cartoon -- and it isn't even visual! Speaking of the visuals, the illustrations are beautiful, and both of my sons loved looking at them and trying to identify which character was which.

The dialogue -- which is the key to any good story -- is engaging and fun, with each animal speaking in the vernacular of the South, colloquialisms, and all. Each chapter ends with a "moral" to the story, if you will -- a proverb by Solomon.

If you can find this book, I suggest that you buy it or borrow it, and try it out on your kids. Don't let the thought/content police deter you from sharing the joy of reading some interesting and funny stories to your children. I have a fifteen month-old, and when he turns about 7, I'm sure I'll read it to him as well.

K. Follis Cheatham is an excellent writer, and she has every right and reason to be proud of this book in particular. Elizabeth's story is wonderfully presented and a delight to the reader. It takes us to a distant time and place and allows us to experience that era, so very different from out own, through the eyes of a bright and determined young woman. I would have enjoyed meeting Elizabeth. I did enjoy reading about her as Ms. Cheatham created her.

This is a truly fine novel. I particularly enjoyed the way the author was able to blend history with fiction and create an entertaining and enlightening story. The post-Civil war setting came alive for me as did Elizabeth Fortune's situation as a young woman of mixed heritage in those troubled and exciting times. I'm definitely looking forward to Ms. Cheatham's next book.

Elizabeth Fortune could be viewed as a victim, but that is not how she sees herself. Disdained by her white grandparents for looking too much like her black father, Elizabeth sets out to find him and her place in the world. That she undertakes this quest, a young woman alone, in the years immediately after the American Civil War makes her a heroine indeed. It is refreshing to see such a counterpoint to the stereotypes of American womanhood from that time that we are used to. Elizabeth Fortune serves to remind us that this was not only the days of hoop skirts and corsets, but also of Seneca Falls and the first vigorous upswelling of the women's rights movement. A vicious attack and a robbery of all her money are no checks to Elizabeth's determination. If she cannot make her way west to find her father as herself, she will go as a boy. And so she does.Her adventures are many, and vividly drawn. Elizabeth herself is a young woman of both grit and charm. I would recommend this book to anyone in search of a heroine to identify with.

This book is wonderful. It simplifies the "art" of leadership and makes concepts clear. It's an excellent reference tool for anyone in leadership, or wanting to be there!

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I read this book in one of my master classes and took the advantage of reading it in my life. Especially the communication chapter describes all the required traits that you should do in your both professional and personal life in order to become an effective people. I am sure that this book will be your potential consultant. Highly recommended...

If you are looking for a sequel to Winterlong, you will be dissapointed. This book is more like a companion, but it is beautiful in its own right. Sheds more light on the world that Winterlong gave so many tantalizing little hints about, while at the same time, almost seeming to create another world within that one.

It's a far out comparison, but some of Hand's sci-fi images and concepts remind me of Cordwainer Smith (if you don't know him you should!)

Elizabeth Hand has done it again! She has created a profoundly disturbing, beautifully written masterpeice. Like it's predecessor WINTERLONG Ms. hand has taken what could have been nothing more than a dime store sci-fi novel and turned into a rich, well crafted, stunningly beautiful epic. This isn't so much a science fiction novel as it is a sweeping tale filled with deeply felt characters and lush prose. I would reccomend this book to anyone.

Elizabeth Hand's immaculate use of the English language to portray a world in disharmony and upheaval is as beautiful as it is disturbing. This book will haunt you years after you read it. Highly recommended.

My husband and I bought this book to get ideas about color schemes to paint our Italiante Victorian home. WOW! Are there ideas here! This book is page after page of gorgeous photos of Victorian homes all over the country. I'll be honest and say that I've read little to none of the text, but I have spent literally hours looking at the pictures. It is also one of the most frequently looked at books by guests in our house. People just love to look at the pictures and "ooh" and "ahh" at the beautiful homes.

We liked it so much we bought "Daughters of the Painted Ladies" too!

What a thrill it was to find a book that was dedicated to one of the most appealing houses ever built.. the Victorians. I learned so much from reading this text and each time I look through the pictures, I find another feature in these grand houses to focus on. There is so much to learn that I only concentrate on one aspect of the house at a time. I want to get all of the texts before we start to apply the first of SEVEN colors that we have chosen for our 'Painted Lady'!

Each picture is more gorgeous than the next! On a more serious note, there is practical information on architecture and authentic Victorian painting techniques. I learned a lot about how to identify the type of building style, and got my fix for Painted Ladies more than satisfied. This is a comprehensive, informative, beautiful book, and I recommend it highly.