Those who live on the beach are subject to some of the more momentous forces of nature.... storms and hurricanes. In few other places has this been the case more than along the Virginia coast....and this work explores all those who lived in this treacherous margin between the mainland and the ocean. The book covers the continuing shifting of the islands through time, as well as their attempts of being habitable. The most celebrated ponies on the seaboard get their due...as well as some famous people who owned land or visited the area. It also serves as a valuable lesson to those who may wish to live in the apparent peace and solitude of the shore....for it can change at a moment's notice. It is one of the most balanced local histories I've ever read...and is told from the perspective of those on the islands, a very nice touch. Those interested in the Mid-Atlantic should run and buy this book while it's still in print.

Do you want an A in that Criminal Procedure Class? I did too. So I bought every Criminal Procedure review book available. Although it hurt my wallet, it didn't help my understanding of the class...that is, until I bought Bloom's book. What makes this book stand out from all the other commercial study aids is its detailed analysis of all the course topics, as well as, numerous review questions with detailed answers and explanations. Instead of merely outlining the course, it explains the material in readily understandable language. The book is compatible with all the major textbooks, covering topics such as confessions, ineffective assistance of counsel, and searches & siezures. In addition, it also highlights all of the tricky pitfalls that law professors love to put on exams. I would have fell into several traps on my exam had I not already seen them in Bloom's book! So if you're like me, and you want that "A" in Criminal Procedure, then Robert M. Bloom's review book is not only helpful, but essential!

Moving and brilliant poems. Of course any English translation will leave much to be desired (the "language centers" of Hugo's brain were apparently intrinsically French), but this volume captures much of the imagery and emotion of the original poems, despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that these are free (unrhymed and unscanned) translations. Fortunately, the original French is given on the adjacent pages.

The selection is judicious, but ungenerous. The volume should have been three times this length. As it is, we get fewer than 30 poems on 118 pages, and most of the poems are short. Worse, "L'expiation" is excerpted - and even this excerpt is cut! I guess space was the publisher's overriding concern. SARCASM ON. After all, why should a publishing house give much more than 100 pages to the greatest poet the world has known, when there is such a demand for 200-300 page volumes devoted to [insert name of contemporary no-talent here]? SARCASM OFF.

Credit to Haxton for his generally sensitive work. Why more people aren't translating Hugo, I don't know. All we have now are Haxton himself (sensitive but quick to cut), Harry Guest (intellectual but a little prosaic - and out-of-print), and the Blackmores (pedestrian). Allons, poets!

This tape is excellent and has brought comfort and healing to numerous clients.

This was the first suspense novel I ever read. I was intrigued by the synopsis on the back cover. I was looking for a book for a friend who loves this type of novel. She has read almost the entire V.C. Andrews series which includes "Flowers in the Attic." I knew this was just her cup of tea. I told her I wanted to read it after she got done. I loved all the plot twists and the ending was an absolute surprised. Well written. A must for any suspense library.

Brook's ability to communicate emotion is very strong. She has grabbed my attention and that of my friends, I look forward to future poetry from this author.

Her poetry will immortalize her.

William T. Sherman was an irascible, unpredictably brilliant man and his letters bring out these myriad traits. He was a fascinating man and his own words illuminate his fiery personality. Sherman's own 1875 memoirs are a mixed bag, marred by an over-abundance of wartime correspondence and ancillary material. This collection of his letters actually makes for more engrossing, instructive reading. We hear his opinions on the major players of the Civil War: Grant, Halleck and Lincoln. We gain an understanding of his tortured relationship with his wife, Ellen, to whom many of the letters are addressed. His visceral hatred of the press and reporters is well represented.

The collection is expertly edited by Brooks Simpson, someone who thoroughly understands both Sherman and the civil war era. The notes are instructive and unobtrusive and the introduction lays the groundwork for appreciating Sherman and his correspondence. This is an outstanding book for anyone who wishes to get to know the erratic and intellectual General who was second only to Ulysses S. Grant in ability and results.

I'm impressed. As someone who often shops in Paris, I was amazed that Alicia Drake tells it like it is. Her descriptions of the merchandise at particular stores is dead-on and lively; she's not afraid to call a store overrated (& she's right!) This book makes it easy to plan a shopping trip to Paris since she goes by neighborhoods and describes each store as though you were walking down the street with her. Her recommendations also include descriptions of Parisian neighborhoods and some interesting eating options - mostly for lighter meals, with a strong emphasis on tea houses. Unlike the Born to Shop series (w/ its annoying, snobby/cloying cuteness), she discusses shops in all price ranges, in a clear writing style that allows you to decide if a particular shop is for you.

I hope she turns this into a series.

I am a "transplant" to Oregon. I was born in California, but moved to Oregon when I was very young. I had been searching for some time to become more "familiar" with the state's history, but not from the dry perspective of a history book. I wanted a first person, personal account of life in Oregon; but I wanted that first person account to have an historical pertinence. I had given up my search, thinking I would never find that book that would help me feel that my "roots" were really implanted in Oregon. I felt as though I was doomed to always feel like a "resident alien" in Oregon . . . it was a few weeks later that I would attend a journaling group headed by Cleta Brooks Lee and that I would be introduced to her books of published memoirs. They were exactly what I had been looking for!

To my amazement, SING ABOVE THE PAIN BOOK ONE opens with Cleta's description of life at the Queen of Angel's Priory in the small town of Mt. Angel, Oregon (about 12 miles north of the state capital of Salem). During that same era I had lived directly across the street from Cleta, on the campus of the short-lived "Colegio Cesar Chavez" ("Cesar Chavez College"). Cleta mentions her interaction with Sister Adele in the chapter titled: "Why Did I Choose to Write My Spiritual Journey in a Benedictine Sisters' Priory?" I recently read in Carlos Maldonado's book COLEGIO CESAR CHAVEZ that Sister Adele became the administrator of the St. Joseph Shelter that would occupy the property and facilities Colegio Cesar Chavez vacated after its closure, and after my family had moved from the premises when I was six. So, Cleta's history and my own history seems intertwined. Add to that the fact that I would later work at the "Living Enrichment Center," a New Thought church in Wilsonville, Oregon, and Cleta mentions in the introduction to SING ABOVE THE PAIN BOOK ONE that she has found great inspiration by attending services at LEC.

Cleta has lived an interesting life, and I find her wisdom inspiring. In SING ABOVE THE PAIN BOOK ONE she shares many struggles, including life with an unpredictable and occasionally violent husband. I also found it interesting that she mentions visiting the Golden Gate Bridge shortly after it had been built; imagine, a time when the Golden Gate Bridge was new, imagine that there was a time when it wasn't there . . . it just seemed to me like it had always been there. And that's one thing Cleta's book shows, just how much life has changed in the past 60 years. I find a record of such changes to be fascinating.

I am a "transplant" to Oregon. I was born in California, but moved to Oregon when I was very young. I had been searching for some time to become more "familiar" with the state's history, but not from the dry perspective of a history book. I wanted a first person, personal account of life in Oregon; but I wanted that first person account to have an historical pertinence. I had given up my search, thinking I would never find that book that would help me feel that my "roots" were really implanted in Oregon. I felt as though I was doomed to always feel like a "resident alien" in Oregon . . . it was a few weeks later that I would attend a journaling group headed by Cleta Brooks Lee and that I would be introduced to her books of published memoirs. They were exactly what I had been looking for!

To my amazement, SING ABOVE THE PAIN BOOK ONE opens with Cleta's description of life at the Queen of Angel's Priory in the small town of Mt. Angel, Oregon (about 12 miles north of the state capital of Salem). During that same era I had lived directly across the street from Cleta, on the campus of the short-lived "Colegio Cesar Chavez" ("Cesar Chavez College"). Cleta mentions her interaction with Sister Adele in the chapter titled: "Why Did I Choose to Write My Spiritual Journey in a Benedictine Sisters' Priory?" I recently read in Carlos Maldonado's book COLEGIO CESAR CHAVEZ that Sister Adele became the administrator of the St. Joseph Shelter that would occupy the property and facilities Colegio Cesar Chavez vacated after its closure, and after my family had moved from the premises when I was six. So, Cleta's history and my own history seems intertwined. Add to that the fact that I would later work at the "Living Enrichment Center," a New Thought church in Wilsonville, Oregon, and Cleta mentions in the introduction to SING ABOVE THE PAIN BOOK ONE that she has found great inspiration by attending services at LEC.

Cleta has lived an interesting life, and I find her wisdom inspiring. In SING ABOVE THE PAIN BOOK ONE she shares many struggles, including life with an unpredictable and occasionally violent husband. I also found it interesting that she mentions visiting the Golden Gate Bridge shortly after it had been built; imagine, a time when the Golden Gate Bridge was new, imagine that there was a time when it wasn't there . . . it just seemed to me like it had always been there. And that's one thing Cleta's book shows, just how much life has changed in the past 60 years. I find a record of such changes to be fascinating.

SING ABOVE THE PAIN, BOOK TWO is the sequel to SING ABOVE THE PAIN, BOOK ONE.