Healthy Pregnancy The Yoga Way is an excellent guide for the expectant mother. Written in 1977, it is literally the first book on the subject (now there are hundreds) and a classic in its field. Judi Thompson lived the book as she wrote it, giving birth to her son without so much as an aspirin. Based on the methods taught by Dr. Ghosh to Bikram Choudhury (founder of the now famous Yoga College of India), Thompson customized her yoga practice as she progressed in her pregnancy. Selling over 24,000 copies world-wide, the book is now out of print but may be found in rare book stores. It's worth the search! Truly one of the best books on the subject ever written. Look for it!!!

I don't read catagory romances much, but this one will always be a favorite of mine. The characters, the plot, the romance, it's all top notch. Nothing is gratitous. It's all very realistic. I look forward to reading more by this author.

Plot Summary: Mary Jane Potter, who lives in Austin, is acting as a surrogate mother for her best friend Arielle and Arielle's husband Morgan. Arielle was Mary Jane's nanny, basically raising her when Mary Jane's father distanced himself after the death of his wife, so Mary Jane feels she owes Arielle a lot. One horrible day, Morgan arrives with the news that Arielle is now dead, and as they deal with their grief over her death, and struggle with who Arielle was to both of them, they also begin to fall in love.

"Her Best Friend's Baby" is part of the Maitland Maternity series by Harlequin. I can't speak on how it fits into the remainder of the series, because I haven't read them.

This is a really well-written, well-developed offering by Thompson. The characters are believable and become very real, and the development of the romantic relationship between the two characters is sensitively handled.

In a situation such as this, it would be easy for the development of the romance to feel like a violation of Arielle's memory. But Thompson does a good job of developing both the character's feelings towards one another and their eventual acceptance of their grief. As both of them come to terms with the reality of their relationships with Arielle, they also come to understand how much they can give to one another.

Because this book comes out in a more mainstream line, Thompson doesn't include any of the imaginative erotic scenes that are part of her Blaze/Temptation books. However, she still handles the love scenes with a deft and sensitive touch, making them both erotic and believable.

An incredibly sensitive and well-developed offering from Thompson.

Certainly I have heard about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classical book-length poem, "The Song of Hiawatha," but I have never read it. However, I was very much impressed with the illustrations done by Jeffrey Thompson for "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," and it was that link which led me to this particular volume. This book focuses on the "Hiawatha and Megissogwon" episode of the poem, wherein Hiawatha, the son of the West Wind, has grown into a great warrior who goes about righting wrongs and vanquishing demons. Heeding the words of his grandmother, Nokomis, Hiawatha travels into a land of desolation to challenge serpents, ghosts and finally the mighty magician Megissogwon. Longfellow's poem was based on the legends of the Anishinabe Nation, and the back of this book has an interesting section on the authenticity of the work. Despite his liberties with the legend, Longfellow is given credit for being the first non-Native writer to set a work entirely within a Native American cultural context.

Thompson's scratch-board and computer color illustrations are clearly the strength of "Hiawatha and Megissogwon," especially for those who find the story exciting but the poetry somewhat dated. In a note on the final page, Thompson explains how he incorporated traditional craftwork of the Ojibway/Chippewa peoples and artifacts at the Smithsonian Institute into his art for this book. The horned snake design on Megissogwon's club comes from pictographic etchings cut into rock faces near the Great Lakes and the handprint on Hiawatha's face was inspired by a painting by George Caitlin. Of course, this is exactly the time of historical and cultural fidelity that adds a whole new dimension to these illustrations. "Hiawatha and Megissogwon" is yet another outstanding illustrated book from the National Geographic Society, which is clearly setting a standard for excellence in such things.

I bought 4 books on the French polynesian islands and this was the best by far. I love his detail, his points of interest and his enthusiasm. After reading this book I couldn't wait to go there! This will be the one book I bring with me, it has everything. Where to stay, where to eat (like what native fruit to try), customs, phrases in polynesian and french, and much more.

very cute book for yound readers. They love the pictures and enjoy finding the hidden ghosts.

Chamlee's photographs of her parents' Texas farm stand as one of the great photographic projects of all time, right up there with Weston's Point Lobos and Adams' Yosemite.

Here we see the working farm, its tools, and its arid presence. Inside the farmhouse we see, two significant souls -- the photographer's parents, who in their 80s, still work the farm.

This book celebrates two people and the land they have long known. And with the family farm becoming a thing of the past, these two ordinary farmers are now extraordinary indeed.

Each of Chamlee's photographs is superbly made, and the quality of the printing of the book is outstanding.

This book is the last book in a series of books issued by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. It is a highly useful and interesting book for any Wisconsin history nut.

I found this book to be both insightful and challenging. Dr. Thompson takes Paul's letter to the Ephesians and shows how recovery was very much a first-century church issue. He bridges the gap to show that Christian recovery is actually the process of Christian dicipleship and a path that all followers of Christ should be walking. I highly recommend this work.

This is a good book to give to friends or to yourself. It's a nice collection of stories, most of which I enjoyed very much. Some of the stories are happy, and some are sad that they make you cry. You might even find a story that you like so much, that you buy the book. Definately a good read.