Mr. Durham's book gives an excellent look at some of the beliefs of the Lakota, without being overly romantic. His love for both the Buffalo and Sundance are evident as he shows how walking a sacred path is a full time job, not for the weekend warriors. I have already recomended this books several times, and read my copy twice so far.

I have read this book and found it wonderful. It is very spiritual and gives insight into the Native American spirit and ways. We could all take a lesson from this book. I also had the privilage of seeing the Sacred Buffalo Skeleton in person. Very inspiring!!.

This book is an amazing journey about what went into the creation of a sacred object. It takes you through the mechanics of how it was done, as well as what the people involved put into it spiritually and emotionally. Their dedication to this project was very inspiring. Having been lucky enough to actually see this beautiful piece of art, I felt the book further enhanced that experience.

An extraordinary book, not for its writing or ideas, but for the *very idea of it!* How could this have happened, and how could the book tell the story like this??? As a feminist I'm challenging the assumptions of white males who think they are in touch with African Americans, or with feminism. As a white Woman, I feel for the experiences of Black Women, and am sickened by the way white males mostly just don't get it. This is such a strange book you will be blinking hard for sometime afterward.

As someone who works for parity in this society, I look for materials that show clearly that poor white people have more in common with blacks and other ethnic/racial peoples than they do with the power structure that oppresses us all. This book clearly and beautifully illustrates that point.

It has always mystified me that more poor "white" men, in particularly, fail to see this. Every young white man who blames blacks for his inability to get a decent job, the meagerness of his life, or whatever, should read this book. Every petty racist should read the story of C.P. Ellis and Ann Atwater and learn something about the real problems, not the cheap shot racist answers that many of us come to too readily in this society.

I've purchased five copies for myself and friends. A great book to give that relative, co-worker or acquaintance who persists in making racist comments and blaming blacks for the problems in this society.

I have read many books on I Ching but this is the best byfar. It is the only one which made its history as a text clear tome. The so called Zhouyi is the portion set in writing during the Zhou(later Chinese bronze age). Most of what we consider I Ching is actually commentary from the Han, half a milennium later. Rutt restores the early primitive text which was used for such things as deciding the auspicious occasion for (human?) sacrifices. Rutt sees the Zhou Yi as neither moral or spiritual. We can then see how the Confucian tradition made something quite different of the text with the addition of the Ten Wings. Rutt translates the original Zhou text which consists of what are the hexagram statements and line texts in later forms.He also translates the Ten Wings separately, rather than mixed with the Zhou text as Wilhelm and later Chinese editions do. Rutt's book is the best on the actual, as opposed to mythical text of the Changes. Yet he includes its history in the west and a section entitled, the Fascination of Zhouyi. If you have a serious interest in I Ching, you MUST read this book. It does not supercede the classic Wilhelm/Baynes translation but does far better in letting us see it also as an ancient Chinese text.

There is everything here about the history of the I Ching. Richard Rutt has used among others the studies by Kunst on the oldest meaning of the book (that was lost to the later Confucian commentators of the Ten Wings) to attempt a translation that comes as close as possible to the original meaning. . This brings Bronze Age China back to life, a civilization that even performed human sacrifices. A must for all serious I Ching lovers.

Some believe that women and men write different flavors of erotica. Women, they say, write a more emotional type of story, with an emphasis on emotions and the relationship between the characters, while men tend to create their tales around the act itself (with characterization limited to bust size and hair color). I've simplified matters here, of course, but that's the gist of it.

Which leaves me in a quandary, after reading Butterflies on a Mirror -- where shall we place someone like Sidney Durham on the writing/gender continuum? All the stories in this collection are hot, but the attention to characterization and plot is always present, and this creates a real story that sticks with the reader long after he or she has put down the book. There are thirteen stories in this collection, and not a bad apple among them.

We begin with Haircut, a story that will convince you that the hair on a man's head is not necessarily the most important hair on his body. No doubt many men who read this one will wonder where they might find this mythical beauty parlor! The collection takes off from there, riding a roller coaster of emotion, from the mournful Laura's Wake (proving the existence of love after death), to The Truth About Rapunzel (fairy tales are not just for kids anymore!). So many plums, it's hard to choose a favorite, but if I had to, I'd pick the title story, Butterflies on a Mirror -- for once an adultery tale without the too-bitter aftertaste.

I loved every story in this collection, and I'm sure you will, too -- regardless of your gender! Because, I've decided, Mr. Durham doesn't write just for men, or only for women. He writes for people, and that's the widest audience of all, not to mention the best.

This is Durham's best known work, highly regarded among genre writers and beloved by his readers. If you only read one work of erotic literature this year, it should be this book. The catch is, after you have read it, you will find yourself returning for the rest of his books. They are quite simply the best erotica available today.

I was captivated by this book before I completed the 3rd page. The characters are absolutely alive! This story is consistent, and easy to follow. I appreciate the writing style, Marilyn Durham gives you just enough detail to allow for a visual impression to form, without offering more information than is needed. I found this book to be enjoyable, light reading. ....... ...... .... I had a feeling I would connect with the author after reading the dedication: For my grandmother, who always liked a good clean story but mostly for my mother, who doesn't .... ..... ..... P.S. I am thrilled to have picked up a hard bound copy at a library book sale! (I didn't know what a reasure I had purchased)

I liked the characters, Jake, Carrie and Paco, even Clem & Delia, so much that when I finished the book I immediately started in from the beginning again. They were people I knew and didn't want to leave yet

Flambard's Confession is an absolutely superb book. It is the story of Ranulf Flambard, an important government official under William II (Rufus). Flambard has been identified by Thomas Costain as one of the greatest villains of English history, an assessment which, while not necessarily accurate, is not far from the truth. Flambard's Confession takes the form of a first-person account of Flambard's life, and is abslutely masterful at handling the contradictions and challenges posed by writing the autobiography of someone who is at least villainous, if not a thorough-going villain.

I stumbled on this book, and loved it. I read an enormous amount of historical fiction about the Middle Ages, and did not know whether my feelings about the book were, at least in part, attributable to the fact that few novels have been written about William II and his period. To test this, I passed the book on to several other people, none of whom is a medievalist, and all of whom thought it was one of the greatest historical fiction novels ever written.

I have no idea why this book did not receive more attention when it was written. SOMEONE NEEDS TO REPUBLISH IT. It is a marvelous book, and would sell well with the audiences who read Sharon Kay Penman, Dorothy Dunnett, and all similar authors.

Flambard's Confession is a historical novel of the autobiographical sort, a description of post-conquest England seen through the narrative persona of Ranulph Flambard, a historical figure about whom very little is known except that he (1) collected taxes, and (2) annoyed St. Anselm of Canterbury. The moral of this book: Never annoy a saint.

Despite the considerable heft, this book is thoroughly engrossing, best I've read of the sort since Robert Graves. Part is due to the historical period -- a Chinese observer would call them "interesting times," chronicling the reign of William II. Part is the wealth of characters -- William himself, a flawed and headlong knight of the old school, who loves Cormac, an Irish relapsed monk and sodomite, who maintains an uneasy truce with Ranulph, who worshipped Cormac as a boy in the cloister and starts his secular career as a spy for William's Uncle Odo, a brawling and treacherous Bishop, who wants to place William's besotted brother Robert on the throne, but fails only to see the third brother, slimy Henry Beauclerk (Henry I) succeed instead. Ranulph -- "frail to women from his first day out of the cloister" -- must deal with knight's widow Isabel de Trie, the ditzy love of Ranulph's youth and mother of his arrogant bastard son Martin as well as the love of his life, the Saxon girl Elfgiva. The story is enlivened with cameos by Malcolm MacDuncan Canmore, MacBeth's bane, and his virtuous sister; various brutal and unscrupulous knights, treacherous lords, worldly churchmen, cynical commoners, and the infuriating Anselm, a saintly man somewhat too taken with his own saintliness -- prototype for either Mohandas K. Gandhi or Jimmy Carter, depending on your politics. Ranulph lives and dies as a robust, cynical, almost Rabelaisian cleric (the type was common then) and marvellous storyteller. I read it every few years, and find something new every time.

Summer in the Country is cool! Marie is spending Summer on her cousins farm. The king demands a lot of grain and caterpillars can eat one fourth of the harvest in a few days! because of that, Maries cousins are very poor.She must find a way for her cousins to make money! But how?

This was another great Marie book. It is about the month Marie, her parents, and three sisters spend with relatives in the French countryside.

This book is totally blessed and spirit-filled. I have always wondered about the "trinity," especially the Holy Spirit. The author offered a clear-cut, Scripturally-based text! Easy to read with a multitude of verses, I could verify his conclusions. I look at the scriptures and the Holy Spirit in a new light! This book shows us how the Holy Spirit glorifies and interrelate our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ our Savior and the believer. I can't wait to purchase the author's 2 other works on the names of God and Jesus. I recommend this text to all who seek to know, understand and follow God's Word and will for our lives and this world. My hearfelt thanks to the author.

If you want to become more intimate with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, one of the best ways to do that is to get to know Their names. This is one book out of a series of three by Elmer Towns that helps you do just that. Although all three books are excellent, this book gives you great appendices for all three names, so if you can only afford one book from the series this is the one to get (but you really should get all three!). Since I have been using these names in my personal prayer times I have gotten a much greater understanding of who God really is.

I very much enjoyed First Thunder, as it was simply stated. Of course, that is the message isn't it - Ascension is easy. Reading Second Thunder should have felt like a sequel. It wasn't. It was a whole new experience.

Intricate story patterns woven into one simple message - it's time to awaken and remember who we are! A remarkable process - I read it in 3 days. I didn't intend to - I just couldn't put it down. And now I could go back and read it again!

Highly recommended for enjoyable reading, and for the message it contains. If it seems complex when you start - let go of the need to contain and analyze the story. Just let it happen! And then it will - guaranteed!

You like First Thunder. You're ready to continue the journey. But hold your hats and bucket up! This is not your average sequel. This story will have SF fans begging for more, and more is coming. Third Thunder will be out next week! The adventure truly continues, and well worth the wait

Great book on the Texas Rangers. The book is easy reading and tells the story of McNelly's rangers throught the eyes of a Young Ranger named Ed Durhm. Would make a good movie.

The book told the story of the Texas Rangers through the eyes of a young Ranger, George Durham. The story begins with George becoming one of "Capt. McNelly's" Rangers. The rangers are sent out to the battle of Palo Alto to the Taylor-Sutton fued and various other historical events. It ends with George marrying Caroline Chambers of the famed King Ranch. The book is a must for Texas history buffs.