The third volume in Llewellyn's Golden Dawn Journal series is the best in a very good series. It is a superb anthology of materials relating to Hermeticism and the Golden Dawn, including scholarly research, inspired speculation, and original rituals. It is a treaure trove for the student and particularly the practitioner of the Hermetic Arts. Five Stars, absolutely.

We found this book in the library. It's terrific -- intelligently written but as easy to read as a novel. It has more information about Athens at the time of Pericles than any other children's book we consulted. It doesn't have any photos or drawings at all, but if I had to choose one children's book about Ancient Greece to recommend, this would be it. Perfect for 9 to 12 year olds.

Ably edited and with informative commentary by Joan Aruz, Ann Farkas, Andrei Alekseev, and Elena Korolkova, The Golden Deer Of Eurasia: Scythian And Sarmatian Treasures From The Russian Steppes is a showcase volume of spectacular artifacts crated from about the fifth to the fourth century B.C.E. by the nomadic people who lived on the steeps of the southern Ural Mountain region and uncovered by recent archaeology expeditions in Filippovka, Russia. The objects include wooden, deer-like creatures overlaid with sheets of gold and silver, as well as gold attachments for wooden vessels, leather, and fabric. Very highly recommended for art history, anthropology, and archaeology reference collections, The Golden Deer Of Eurasia is the catalogue for an exhibition presented by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is a 320-page compendium of 335 illustrations (280 in color) and seven maps.

I was fortunate enough to receive an advance copy of this great book! Ralph Lopez has a unique understanding of the American condition, and writes about it in captivating detail. This book has given me a completely new and exciting perspective.

I was a guest for one week at The Golden Door in Escondido, CA the week of September 7, 1997. The experience was one of a lifetime. The most memorable experiences were the meals. And no, we are not talking all nuts, grains, oats, and greens! Although I am vegatarian, there was chicken, salmon, and other meat served to non-vegetarians. I remeber thinking, "If I can get food like this at home, who needs to go to a spa?" A "conscious cooking" lesson in Michel Stroot's kitchen at the spa was one of the featured events that Wednesday September 10. The cooking was surprisingly simple, yet the results elegant and delicious. The basic concepts of healthy cooking were emphasized - and fortified with a cooking demonstration. Dahl and an apple pie were made while the audience watched - from start to finish - under an hour. And yes, we ate the proceeds. Oh, and there were invaluable tips on making stocks - the real secret to adding flavor without the "bad stuff". The audience observed the Golden Door trademark vegetable broth being made (we lined up for this deliciou concotion like lemmings every day at 10:50 AM). I for one was shocked at how easy it was to please so many with such little effort. I couldn't wait to get home and try out what I had learned. Fortunately for me, the recipe book came out soon after my stay at the spa. I can honestly say that the recipes are quite easy to follow. The ingredients required are obtained with relative ease. Most importantly, the results are EXACTLY like being at the spa! That life-changing week in September 1997 now lives on every day of my life. I highly recommend this book for the simple, elegant, healthful, and delicious recipes contained in it. Vegan and vegetarian recipes are included. (I had my first vegetarian hamburger at the spa - and had to ask the staff to make sure I had not received a burger made with some sort of meat by mistake! )

My favorite romance book of all time, (and I never read romance.) Funny and touching, with great historical references dealing with the English Civil War and the reign of king Charles II. A sweet, witty heroine and a cocky, hero are sure to steal your heart.

When Jacob Neusner compared the achievment of Jose Faur's Golden Doves with Silver Dots to Judah ha-Nasi's Mishnah (compiler of Jewish Formulas) and R. Moshe ben Maimon's Mishneh Torah (codifier of Jewish Law)he was certainly not making a hiperbole.

Though I am not an expert in rabbinics myself, I must say that R. Faur's explanation on 2nd c. rabbinic exegesis is yet the best I have seen anywhere in 20th century Jewish literature, perhaps the only one in existence ever.

It is a brief, yet an immensely dense book, that anyone who applies its features will gain important understanding of Jewish tradition.

I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand Judaism in its most pristine form. For the students of Jewish Law, it will bring brilliance to the texts they have already studied in ways they never thought before, in the very ways of the Sages who formulated the oral Law. It is a most wonderful sifting net in this world of clouded realities.

Jew or non-Jew, you got to buy it!. DR

For lovely Jennifer Avery, stationed with her career officer husband and two young daughters in Naples, marriage is no longer the joyous, fulfilling union it once was. Torn by her changing feelings for the man she married too young, she makes a decision that will shatter forever the safe, secure world she has known. But it is a step she knows she must take-before it is too late... For attorney Richard Lassiter, Jennifer is the one woman he has never been able to forget. Now he has come to Italy to find the elusive midwestern beauty he is at last free to love-and to seize their only chance of happiness together. And Jenny, enthralled by this sensual stranger who has swept back into her life, must find the courage to leave the past behind-and embrace a rapturous new dream of love...

This book provides a concise history of the Golden State.

It's filled with fascinating and often little known facts, and is beautifully illustrated with photos by Kerry Drager.

If you're looking for a book to give you insight into where Calfironia's unique character came from, this is the one.

A very enjoyable read!

The California Pioneer Series is a wonderful series from the first book to the last. Elaine Schulte can intertwin the characters so cleverly and expertly. Rose Wilmington was in the first book in the series, although she was not a main character, Elaine Schulte was setting the stage for the following book. In the first book, The Journey West, Rose seemed to have everything going for her. She was a stronge Christian and had a fiance. Life seemed to be wonderful. In Golden Dreams you can take a closer look at Rose's life and just how tragic it really is. With the focus shifting from Abby in the first book to Rose in the second book, you take a deeper look into a Christian's trials and tribulations. After the death of Rose's beloved fiance, Rose is heart broken. Willard, Rose's fiance's twin brother, attaches himself to Rose. He is not a believer and not a gentleman. Rose flee's to California on a clipper ship in search for her father, and long time friend Abby. This book goes through Rose falling in love, and then having to make the choice between love and God, for the man she is in love with is not a christian. It shows her pain and temptation and how even Christians can stumble and question God. I enjoyed this book because it was not like the "norm" in trashy novels. It was a nice easy read and actually made me think about my own relationship with God.