This is a wonderful coloring book for all ages. Perfect for crafts, scrapbooking, tracing, and coloring. I use it constantly!

It is rhythmic and entertaining while teaching the value of a child, a little blessing. It is enjoyable for both child and parent.

Francis I was the great contemporary of Henry VIII who met him and Cardinal Wolseley on the Field of Cloth of Gold. He also, following his ancestors Charles VIII and Louis XII, was responsible for perpetuating the Italian wars, and despite initial successes he eventually faced capture and humiliation a the hands of the Habsburgs and their allies. Still, as Seward explains, he is remembered as one of the greatest of the French kings, largely because of his magnificent contributions to art and architecture - it is said that Francis may have lost the Italian wars but imported Italian sensibilities to France. The 1973 edition of this great narrative is festooned with wonderful photographs and plates of Francis's great chateaux and his artists' great paintings and sculptures. This is a wonderful biography, whose frequent depictions of contemporary art and court life are used to transport us back to the French Renaissance.

I have been really into the show Buffy the Vampire ever since the show came out and the books are just as good! Christopher Golden is a wonderful writer with a plethra of ideas and twists! This book finds Buffy in turmoil with her college experience (being a Freshman and all). She doesn't seem to think she needs much help facing the evil that has come to town. This time the evil is some type of super vampire clan. For some reason they have never heard of the slayer! *shock*. Buffy gets an appearence from no other than Lucy Hanover. ( she was also once a slayer). Lucy tells her that there is impending danger, which she (Buffy) has caused. Buffy's bad judgment sends her into the future. She is then imprisioned in her future self's body. This book brings some questions and keeps you wondering!

Just after the end of World War II, a small literary movement began, unnoticed to most of the public: the gay pulp novel. From quiet novels about homosexual relationships post-WWII to the psycho-analytic and sexually charged writings of the Sexual Revolution to the more speculative and activist writings post-Stonewall, Author Michael Bronski has drawn from extensive research and a large collection of pulp novels to give an in-depth look at this almost hidden movement. Through this anthology, the reader not only sees a history of the gay literature but of societal views concerning homosexuality and how they have progressively changed.

Bronski has chosen to cite only a few chapters from specific works to point out the pulp styles as they changed with the times. At first, I thought I would be put off by this, but instead, it has interested me enough to try to find copies of some of these works, many of which have not been in publication since the 1950s and 1960s. One selection of note is from "The Gay Haunt" by Victor Jay. Kind of a gay "Blithe Spirit," even the snippet that was included in this book had me laughing hysterically.

This is a fascinating read, most definitely worth your reading.

Hugo Walter's poetry anthologized and showcased in A Purple-Golden Renascence Of Eden-Exalting Rainbows are like an Impressionist painting: filled with color, rhythm, and a rich swirl of images. Autumn is a delicate symphony/Of soft-madrigal swallows and alumen-/Crimson nirvanas of jen-amber light. Colors are an integral part of his nature-inspired poetry, enjoy its refreshingly different syntax, rhythm, and presentations.

Quarter-Acre Of Heartache is a history of the survival of the Golden Hill Tribe in Trumbull Connecticut told in the words of Chief Big Eagle, spokesman for the oldest and smallest Indian reservation in America. In order to survive, Big Eagle and the tribe have endured many daunting legal, social and physical challenges. A history of injustice unfolds in the words of Big Eagle. Will it continue or will it be reconciled? The victory of building a traditional log cabin on the site of the Golden Hill reservation only comes after incredible legal and personal challenges and delays and more delays. Many black and white photos enrich the biographical text taken by Claude Clayton Smith. In the afterword by the author, it is stated that the entire " question of jurisdiction has been reopened with a new intensity, and the Indian tribes of Connecticut continue to squabble among themselves, as they did over three hundred years ago, while trying to unite in the face of the white man's rule (p. 168)." For varied audiences.

It is hard for me to find a book that walks the fine line between being too academic, and too 'dumbed down'. Golden walks this line beautifully. He gets right to the point without being losing the reader, or losing the readers interest. This book is an excellent history of astronomy. It is also great look at the mysteries that still puzzle stargazers everywhere.

This is the best telling of the Puirim story that I have come across for children. The narrative is very close to the original, but what makes the book wonderful are the illustrations which are fantastic. They are so vivid that my children (aged 4 and 6) love the book and ask for it again and again, even when Purim is nowhere in sight. The pictures also conjure up images of a time long ago which helps to give the children a sense of a far away time. I have used the book in a service for children for 4 -8 year olds at an Orthodox synagogue and even those who generally protest at being there are spellbound. Highly recommended.

Finally, a historical,yet humorous look back at the makings of the T.V shows so fondly remembered by all baby boomers. Taken for granted as produced according to modern day methods, I now have a new appreciation and profound respect for the talent and sheer guts of those early T.V pioneers. Thanks to Mr. Mott's unique position of both an eye witness and participant in the making of the shows that shaped a generation,this most fondly shared American experience has been preserved for all time. Bravo! And please Mr. Mott don't stop now. Give us more!