One of the most comprehensive studies on the subject I have come across. Leonard gives a thought provoking overview of the circumstances involving battered women who kill. Sure to bring invaluable perspective regarding "domestic violence" to every reader. The interviews with women serving time add an edge to the literature, that brings us into their lives, their fears, and their reality. Impressively thorough in introduction to the topic, giving readers a solid framework to process the real-life stories of women inmates. I highly recommend this book as a must have to any sociological library, And to the author, wonderful research! and much needed... I await your next publication.

Elizabeth Leonard's book reveals a shocking difficiency in the United States' legal system. She systematically and clearly outlines the outrageous way the legal system treats victims of domestic violence when they defend themselves. It is the most fair and even book I have ever read on the subject, yet carries with it a passion and drive as such I couldn't put it down. The time and care with which the research has been done is astonishing, so much so that even Amnesty International has sat up and taken notice. If you want a well written sociological study of how women who have killed their abusers are treated in the American legal system, this is the best book to buy.

How easy it is for most of us to go about our daily life without care or concern for those in prison. How easy it is for us to take the "They get what they deserve" attitude toward all prisoners. This books exposes the horrors of how the justice system convicts and treats women that come from homes in which spousal and child battering is routine, and who, ultimately kill their spouse in a desperate attempt to preserve both their own life and that of their children. It is horrific to see how sexist the system is, and how the concept of spousal abuse is so thoroughly swept under the rug and/or treated as non-issue. This occurs not only in the prison system, but in our country at large. Too many of us feel all prisoners are guilty, and that the system gives out an appropriate sentence for the crime.. do they? Do these women get equal treatment and punishment as the men do? Can you murder in self defense? Is spousal abuse for real? This book is a real eye opener, and a must read for anyone in or looking into a political, law enforcement or sociological career.

I happened to pick up a copy of "Court of Shadows" from my school library in grade nine and I found the plot, characters, and settings very interesting and enlightening even though it was a lengthy novel. Contrary to what Kirkus Reviews has written about the book being over researched, I find Morgan's descriptions of the scenery and lives of the characters quite realistic and informative to a reader who's fond of Elizabethan England. Of course, there probably are a number of novelists who have done better than Morgan in this department but she's done exceptionally well in interweaving various settings(e.g. Spain, England, France...) into one book. I've read this book at least a dozen times and I never get tired of it and the novel has successfully got me hooked on the subject of the Tudor Age...if one is hooked on the subject..it doesn't really matter if "The Court of Shadows" is really realistic or not...all it matters is that the novelist does a wonderful job at sparking one's interest in further researching and studying what really went on during that time! :) And for the record, Kirkus Reviews, Justin Lisle is "Lord HARWOOD" not "HARRINGTON" or whatever you've written in your review. I am not obsessed, just thorough. So go on, read the book yourself :) Enjoy!

I can't say enough good things about this book. It takes during Elizabeth's reign. Mary of Scots is already her prisoner, and the Catholics are plotting against Elizabeth. A beautiful woman named Kat forces her way on an adventure with her brother to spy for the queen's intelligence. Unfortunately she falls in love with the man, Justin, that she is spying on. Justin catches her spying, yet he doesn't know who she is working for. So he keeps her with him on his tratirous journey to Spain and the home of his Catholic cousin. This book is well researched, historically accurate, a great story! There are a couple of chapters that make you yawn, but for the most part you will be up all night. She is good in the way that Sharon Kay Penman is.

This is a really wonderful book. Full of romance, deceptions, friendships, love, all a book needs. Kat is a noble woman, who happens to overhear a conversation between her brother and a man from the Queen. She decides to help her brother, and dresses up like a man, to help spy. She is eventually caught, while her brother isn't. He though,is in a predictament of his own. This book is totally a no-put-down book. However, there are times when the author tells you a bunch of history, and that can get a little boring. I skipped over those parts, and understood the book fine. READ IT!

Lillian Byrd is back and she is as sarcastic, human, and intuitive as she was in her first book, "Holy Hell". There are several laugh out loud funny parts as well as some deliciously creepy ones. The story gets going right away and before we know it Lillian is on a plane with Todd the rabbit, heading to California to meet up with her old friend Truby (who turns out to be a fun side story) and right into the arms of a mystery. The story is filled with twists and turns, humor, and humanity. Buy this book, you will not be disappointed!

It looks like intelligence and wit might be making a come back.

I loved this book because the story is tight and the author is generous. She doesn't just give you a requisite description of the alcoholic's house, but tosses in this gem about a lush "...her feet looked like two poached footballs..." You won't find such observations in the typical page-turner (which so quickly turns dull as you realize you're only exercising your fingers and not your mind).

And how about a lead character who, in the end, prefers getting herself centered over hanging out with the rich and famous? Honor thyself instead of some poohbah, that's a fresh new idea. Too bad they won't read it in school.

The book is delightfully engrossing from the opening page. Read it and enjoy.

Purchased this book and Ms. Sims' other book "Holy Hell" based on your "recommendations"....thank you. While I really enjoyed her first book, this book had me chuckling. I, too, have seen those "poached football" feet. Additionally, her editor and proofreader must be commended. So many books being put out today are like buying a new house and finding out that no one did the final inspection.

I was given this book as a gift after my daughter became seriously ill. At 6 weeks, my daughter (also named Zoe) was hospitalized for heart failure. While she wasn't premature I could totally relate to what the author was feeling and thinking during those trying times. I'm not even completely finished with the book yet and already I find myself inspired by it.

True, this book is initially about the birth of a premature grandchild, but it is about so much more. It is about the preciousness of life, no matter how short or long it is. It is an affirmation of life. I would recommend this book to anyone who is willing to look at life thoughtfully and honestly. Mr. DePree writes with painstaking honesty and heartfelt thoughts on prayer, life, death and God. Go out and read the book today!

If you have ever had a premature baby or know someone who has, or are just curious about the world behind the plastic walls, this book is a must read. Told from a grandfather's perspective, it is a beautiful account of the passion of a parent to a child and then to her child. A great, hopeful story.

Professor Resnick's new text, Graphic Design for Communication offers a fresh, innovative approach to teaching visual communication in general and graphic design in particular. She presents many conceptual design principles in a format that is easy-to-understand, practical, and clear in its organizational hierarchy. The book provides intelligent, pragmatic lessons about design that will be of use to both students and teachers alike.

The book's most notable strength lies in its author's unique approach to the subject matter. In the past, most authors have tackled the task of writing an instructional text on design by focusing on a few basic principles of the craft and supplementing these with exercises designed to impart specific skills and techniques to the reader. In contrast, Resnick has employed a far more inclusive, conceptually focused approach. Like her peers, as an educator she does offer text that presents her perspective on various basic design principles. Yet unlike many others her focus is clearly on the reason we design-namely to effectively express and communicate ideas. And again unlike some other texts, ideas about BOTH form and content are give their due here. The different principles explored each section are illuminated with appropriate exercises. This is where Resnick's book shines as a unique accomplishment. For her illustrative exercises, Resnick invited a remarkable group of international educators to work with her as collaborators. All were invited to submit their best assignments along with student work for inclusion. In this respect, Graphic Design for Communication is unlike most other texts because it offers an inclusive diversity of approaches to design and will certainly be a great tool for educators. As a text for use at all levels of instruction, it offers the best, "road-tested", assignments for lecturers to draw upon as inspiration when explaining the principles of design to students. The numerous exercises impart information in a manner that is at once both practical and conceptually expressive.

Graphic Design for Communication features a structure that is pragmatic and clear. Each section opens with a well-written, articulate introduction to a different design principle (e.g., basic elements of design; typography as both image and semiotic message; word and image relationships; the grid and visual hierarchy; and visual advocacy). This text is followed by a series of design assignments (from basic to advanced) that teach students how to effectively integrate ideas with various techniques and processes. The design exercises are amply illustrated with examples of real student work completed in response to the assignments. In addition, most of the student samples include a brief process statement from the student as well as a critical instructor evaluation. As another reviewer pointed out, students will certainly appreciate the many illustrations (some in color) and the opportunity to examine both the process and critical evaluation of peer work outside the classroom. By using student work for examples (as opposed to those created by master designers), Resnick succeeds in bringing both the assignments and the creative design process to life.

Because of the great range of exercises included, this text will serve both students and educators as a useful handbook. For anyone who has either audited a class or wished they could have, the book is a joy. It is a little like auditing the "best of" graphic design education-all the more rewarding because the author was enlightened enough to collect some assignments and visual examples from cultures outside the U.S.

Professor Resnick deserves special credit for her concise editing and clean layout. I suspect one of the challenges in a compilation of this sort had to be the careful editing of her collaborator's assignments. It would appear that she did not just leave them to their own devices in this regard. Rather, as an educator herself she has thoughtfully and carefully applied her writing skills to the task. The result is a well-considered, consistent survey of the principles that guide modern graphic design. In addition, I must add that her bibliography is outstanding. It should be adopted as a standard reading list for anyone interested in the field.

As with the very best cookbooks (I am thinking of the classics here, such as Rombauer and Becker's Joy of Cooking or Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking) this book will find a place in the libraries of both novices and experienced students of design. Like those texts, it effectively explains the important principles that guide all design work. Her decision to present contemporary master "recipes" (those proven to work in the classroom) introduces students to design as a thoughtful "process" without forfeiting any artistry or pleasure along the way. It is clear that Professor Resnick is passionate about her work as BOTH a designer and educator and in this book she she shares that pleasure with us, the reader.

This new book, like Elizabeth Resnick's earlier one (Graphic Design: A Problem-Solving Approach to Visual Communication), that was published in the early '80s, has a generous amount of student work on its pages, providing the reader with some wonderful and useful examples of solutions to the problems presented. There's even a section with some of these shown in full color!

When Ms. Resnick wrote her first book, no graphic design was being done on a computer. This current text, published now that we're fully into the digital age, also very wisely steers clear of a "how to" approach. It's all too easy for students starting out in graphic design now to think that it's about "how to use QuarkXPress" or some other software package, but Resnick's book stresses concepts, communication, and the art of creating fresh and thoughtful solutions to design problems. It will help students to learn the importance of research, and how to develop the analytical and conceptual skills they will need as professional designers later on.

The idea of using quality student work as a teaching tool is a very good one. It results in a book that is much more appealing to the student. Each solution has a statement by its creator as well as the instructor's feedback. I think students will find the author's approach to the subject fresh, direct, and very accessible. The presentation of each problem consists of: the Assignment Brief, Objectives, Specifications, Process, and Critiques. This results in a very clear, useful, and well-structured text. I highly recommend this book!

There are so many books out there on graphic design that are merely pretty picture books, and focus only on what a piece LOOKS like. What students need is something with depth, something that addresses the conceptual aspects that can be so difficult to grasp.
Resnick's book really targets this need, by presenting an integration of formal and conceptual issues and respecting the students' intelligence in the process. It shows them how FORM influences and strengthens CONCEPT, which I haven't seen in any other text. This is one of the most important (and elusive) issues in graphic design education.

The book is illustrated entirely with student work, all high quality. Students will love this approach; they are used to being shown only the work of experienced professionals.

The book is also going to be really useful for instructors
who want to improve the rigor and depth of their assignments but aren't sure how to go about it.

This is an excellent, finely tuned study of Gaskell. It investigates Gaskell as an artist caught up in ambivalent, conflicting goals. When so much work on Gaskell flattens her into an unbridled politico, this book traces the complex relationship between her social intentions and her artistic ones. And it reads all the novels but _Cranford_, including the neglected _Sylvia's Lovers_.

There aren't enough books about Elizabeth Gaskell. D'Albertis has stunningly filled what heretofore had been a Gaskell void. Yea, Dierdre! This sort of scholarship is rarely seen amongst Victorian scholars, particulalrly female ones. Fabulous!

The burgeoning interest in Elizabeth Gaskell has at last produced an author with the cogent prose style and analytical brilliance to match the subject. Brava d'Albertis! It reminds me of the impact of reading Axel's Castle in 1931.

One does not have to be familiar with the Adirondacks to feel what life might be like there. This book will transport you to these forests, to another dimension, to another world, to a land of mystery and action.

If you want to know if elves exist, what they do, how they think, how they interact with people, you will discover these answers as you encounter The Elves of Loch Fada.

This book was written for youong people, and I am not in that age group, but this adventure took my imigination and mind there again. Even after finishing the book, my mind will sometimes wander back to that wonderful fantasy world.

Though I am an avid reader of suspense, I am glad that this book caught my attention. An excellent read for young readers and for the young at heart. Yes, I will read the sequel.

JCE
Indiana

This book is a transcension of native folk lore of the Adirondak Mountains, with classic well developed fantasy. Perfectly written for all ages, it will keep hardcore fantasy fans tunring page after page, while also riviting those with a local knowledge of the region. There is truly something for everyone here. I recommend it to anyone who is a fantasy fan, a reader of lore, or has ties to the Adirondak mountains.

This book is simply an amazing mix of ancient folklore, modern locale and flavors, and a deep fantasy mix that any avid fantasy fan will immediately identify to. Young and old will find elements to keep the mind flying along on this trip to another place. This novel will strike Adirondak buffs with locations they recognize and have seen, giving them new insight into these places, a perspective only given in local lore long since past. Fantasy fans will find the novel to contain all they are used to, but presented in a way which brings new twists to ancient epic battles of good versus evil.
I highly recommend this book to any and all readers with an Adirondak backround, an interest in ancient lore, and all fantasy fans of any age. Well Done.

Emotional Longevity explores the dimensions of health and well being in a unique and refreshing way. Though based on research, it offers a refreshing (and understandable) perspective differentiating it from other books of this genre. It clearly defines and illustrates how each of the elements affecting longevity play out in our lives and in the lives of our children. It juxtaposes science with vignettes, making it not only informative but compelling as well. It is an insightful and contemplative "must read."

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When I picked this book up, I thought for sure that there was nothing else to be learned, but I was completely wrong. For once, this book is backed by scientific research and the results are shown for experiments such as positive and negative outlooks, overcoming illness, likelihood to die early, the list goes on and on. 'Emotional Longevity' does not indicate the length of an emotion, but rather teaches us to view things in a light that will produce a much higher quality of life, and will ultimately lead to a much healthier, longer, and more fulfilling, realistic lifestyle. I know it sounds cliche, but it's true. And it's different from all the others to boot.

Highly recommended from a person who highly needs good books like this. :) (Who doesn't?)

If you care about living long and well, this is the book for you. When I saw it at my local bookstore it literally jumped off the shelf. You can't always judge a book by its cover, but in this case the contents lived up to the promise on the jacket, "What Really Determines How Long You Live."

There are many things that I could say about this exceptional book. The most important is that at a time when we are deluged by the latest hype on health and happiness, this book, by one of the premier researchers in the country, gives us the real facts about holistic health.

I've been working in this field for 38 years and consider myself one of the experts, but I learned new things in every chapter.

At a time when Gender Medicine is emerging as a new field of health, this book gives us the facts to help us understand why men continue to live sicker and die sooner. It doesn't have to be that way. We can all improve how long and how joyfully we live.

If you buy one book this year on Mind/Body/Spirit, make it Emotional Longevity. You'll be glad you did.

This is a delightful, delicious book filled with special grace & insights & voices of many special individuals. We have used so many of these fine recipes over & over again, & always think of the sources & festivals from which they've come to us. Here are deep insights into the Native American cultures & their cuisines - deliciously shared & reverently presented! Wow!

This seasoned author has given us another GREAT BOOK on the earthy subject of American Indian foods and foodways! ENDURING HARVESTS is a delicious classic from a considerate culinary historian. As I re-read ENDURING HARVESTS again & again, I am taken with its depth & details of character & voices (& recipes) from many gracious American Indians. What a nice gift!!!

Because this cookbook is presented almost as a calendar, the recipes are not only cultural but seasonal. I have tried many of the recipes and they are delicious--try it.

I think a homeschooling book from an LDS perspective is much overdue. I was very impressed with the work put into this book. Love the Quotes and resource information. Good Job!!

This is the first homeschooling book that I've read directed specifically for LDS homeschoolers. Tari shares this insight in her book:

"In this life we must choose what the Lord wants us to do for our life's missions and prepare for them. Where do we start? Parents may pray, study, and fast, in order to make choices with the child throughout his life.

"Our family teaches from advanced texts as soon as the children are able to understand the materials. The spirit teaches the children truths that we could never teach them ourselves. The child must learn to feel and identify the spirit through prayer and study. Then they are equipped to inform the parent about their impressions.

"[Our children] will be led to their fields of study. Parents may then assist the child in finding the materials that they need. Parents may act as mentors to their children. In this way, the Lord can keep enhancing the learning and teaching of the child in his quest for truth. The quest is individually tailored for each child. It is not ours as parents, certainly not the government's, but the child's quest for truth

through revelation." [Eternal Harvest, page 19]

Reading the book Eternal Harvest, one will also find these treasures of truth:

"Our first duty of teaching is to our own families. We have been organized by the Lord into families first. It is a wonderful calling to teach and bless people of the world but each parent has been given a special calling and assigned pupils, our children. These are our first priority. And as we read and teach, we are to liken the Book of Mormon

scriptures unto us "that it might be for our profit and learning" (1 Nephi 19:23)." (The Book of Mormon Is the Word of God, Regional Representatives Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4 April 1986.)

"With the abundance of books available, it is the mark of a truly educated man to know what not to read. 'Of making many books there is no end' (Ecclesiastes 12:12). In your reading you would do well to follow the counsel of John Wesley's mother: Avoid 'whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, takes off your relish for spiritual things, [and] increases the authority of the body over the mind.'" (Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, pp. 304-305.)

Tari has studied the scriptures and the words of the prophets and prepared herself in every way. I am confident that she will apply the words which she penned in the preface to her book: "My greatest hope is that this material will assist homeschooling parents and students to base their teachings on the gospel of Jesus Christ."

_Eternal Harvest: An LDS Perspective for Homeschooling and Accelerated Learning_. In this book you will find the Lord's instructions about education, how to accelerate learning, booklists for all ages, curriculum suggestions, educational web pages, college and university entrance, distance learning degrees, and college for teens.

Give yourself the advantage when it comes to educating your children! Follow the footsteps of someone who has been there before you. Tari's book will show you the way to incorporate religious teachings and academics for LDS families. You'll be glad you bought this gem.

I am a mother with children grown and on their own. I thought I had done an outstanding job with their education but I was surprised to learn so much from this book. Makes me want to do it all over again. The author's insight and inspiration is clear in her message on the value of homeschooling. And, the information freely given and shared regarding high school diplomas (or the lack of one) and the colleges to choose. That information is priceless! Wow! I so wish I knew that years ago! Tari Elizabeth Cartwright has a profound testimony of home schooling and explains the value of it in such a way that the unsophisticated as well as the learned can glean so much. I found I had learned alot, just in reading the material that was given, as well as the reference material noted. Bravo to the author. She has done her 'homework' in this very much needed and timely look at LDS homeschooling. I recommend it to everyone I talk to. It is a text we cannot do without in our society today. I am looking forward to another from her soon.