irony, biting satire, man in chair, man typing away, man literally just a number. he saw it coming and told it well. and of course, what number is Man? Zero, what else?

The Adding Machine by Elmer Rice is regard by many as the first play to bring German expressionism to the American theatre. The story follows the emotional struggle of the characters rather than the plot (in fact most of the major events of the play occur off stage) until he wrote The Adding Machine Rice was a master of the melodrama, but The Adding Machine's distinctively modern feel and disturbing message set it apart from his other plays. It includes a erie dinner scene where six identical couples speak a hyper active version of small talk. this play exposes common place vulgarities and everyday injustice.

I found Fal and Dick's book to be one of the most useful of the Classic Beer Style series. It had the right balance of technical and historical information. I found the discussion of fermentation of BW to be helpful addressing the longer duration and the issues concerning attenuation of such a high gravity beer.

The quality of the most recent addition to the Classic Beer Style series should not be a surprise. Allen and Cantwell discuss the history of Barley Wine, from Bass No. 1, to the modern brews of the American Micros. Barley Wine discusses the unique problems, and solutions, in brewing high gravity beers, and includes 11 (mostly) all grain recipes. The approach is thorough, but practical, and does not dwell on scientific technical minutiae. Also included is a section with details of the ingredients and brewing processes used in 20 commercially produced Barley Wines. This book will allow you to approach your next batch of Barley Wine with confidence.

Shulman has authored a number of cookbooks, and although she is a former vegetarian, she knows food and cooking and she is familiar with the goals and hopes of current day vegetarian cooks. Her latest volume represents a good overview of veg cuisine, apart from the absence of most meat substitutes likes seitan. The book contains a very good soup selection, with a variety of both simple and complex stocks upon which to build soups. There are numerous frittata recipes and good selections for winter and fall dishes, for those who want to eat seasonally. Yellow Squash and Rice Gratin and Potato and Chard Gratin stand out. Shulman presents a number of polentas. Of the vegetable dishes, Leeks in Wine is the most unique. She emphasizes freshness and flavor in each recipe. The book includes cooking tips for beginners and enough of her philosophy with food to make for interesting reading. For someone needing a basic cookbook, this would be a fine selection.

Because I am a fan of Marth Rose Shulman's books, especially her classics Mediteranean Light, Feasts and Fetes, and Light Basics, I decided to try her new book. I have already cooked myself delicious meals and dazzled friends with her inventive recipes.
What is best in Shulman's books, besides the recipes of course, is her ability to describe what she is up to and to add interesting commentary. Her recipes are obviously carefully tested and, as a result, are almost foolproof. She is obviously someone who loves food and wants the rest of us to enjoy her healthy and delicious discoveries.
A real winner.

This is a very good biblical book about where those who have been born again will spend eternity. If you have not yet been born again you will probably have difficulty in understanding the book. But hopefully you will become born again. As a born again christian this is a great sneak preview of our final destination

This is a very concise, Biblical view of the after life. I found it very convincing, uplifting, spiritual, and comforting. This book answers some of the questions I had been asking all my life. Very, very good and easy to read and understand. This book is great for anyone who seeks answers to spiritual questions.

I expected this book to be interesting, but I didn't expect to be captivated. I picked it up late last night with the intention of thumbing through the pages, and I became engrossed. I ended up reading it from cover to cover. The text guides us through a brief overview of the history and oddly familiar geography of coffee (Kaffa, Al Mokha, Java). But the photographs of the people who grow, pick, and process coffee around the world are what make this book distinctive. "Their faces will always be reflected on the dark surface of every cup of coffee we drink." Indeed.

We are coffee lovers and sample different flavors from around the world. This book has filled a gap in the history of coffee. The text was inspired and the photos are truly amazing. The sepia tones reflect the coffee flavor of the book. One can imagine the fragrance of the coffee beans just from the photos. Bravo!

This is the third of, at this point, five collections of entries to the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction contest, a contest in which the goal is to write the worst possible opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels.

Like all of the others of its kind, this book is tremendously enjoyable for those who find amusement in the intentional lampooning of bad writing. I must say that I found it the least amusing of the lot, but that still leaves it a marvellously funny romp. Well worth the effort of tracking down a copy.

Like all of the Dark and Stormy Night series, this is a collection of entries from a contest in which the aim is to write the worst opening sentence for a book.

Some rely on groanworthy puns, some on mixed metaphors, some on convoluted, endless sentences. The best ones are just bizarre. My favourite: "Ernest Hemingway had been his hero ever since he was belched out of his mother's angry, belligerent womb."

There's no doubt in my mind that my favorite season would have to be Christmas. The time where I get to spend time with my family, exchanges gifts and drink eggnog. It's just a warm time even when it's so cold outside. This book and it's poems convey this feeling in so many different ways. I totally recommend this book for anyone who just wants to jump into that time of the year, even when it's not.

Warm, wonderful and just right as gifts for family and friends or to treat yourself to uplifting words encompassing this time of the year. Parents will delight in reading some of these poems to their children just before bed time. Any reader of almost any age will be comforted by this collection of Helen Steiner Rice's poems enhanced by exquisite illustrations. The book is small, compact. and can easily be read at one sitting, however I recommend just a few pages at a time. Pause, take a moment away from your busy schedules, and stress, and tension and all the pressures of life. Stop and smell the roses, look at the poinsettas, and savor the infinite timeless beauty of "Christmas Blessings".

What struck me is that this book analyzes natural law within a legal context: many of the contributing authors are attorneys as well as philosopher. This is particularly helpful to our nation today, as I think more citizens will have to reassess the role of the judiciary these days.

For the latter half of the 20th century, worries over "judicial acitivism" and judges' making decisions that should be made by legislatures have been the domain of conservatives, with Roe v. Wade probably being the chief example. But now liberals have said similar things about the Supreme Court's Bush v. Gore decision. It is high time for intelligent discussion, and this book is a solid foundation for a dialogue.

By looking at natural law historically, legally, and philosophically, the authors of this book examine how natural law works and various challenges to it. This book is a very good introduction, and I have come away with a greater respect for natural law and its vital role in our nation, and also new questions to pursue (and more books to buy...).

The contributing authors are an impressive team of formidable thinkers, and while most of the writers clearly come from a religious background, the are pretty good about keeping what they say applicable to a secular society (the last two essays tend to be more theological than philosophical, and I thought that hurt their impact).

I think MacIntyre's essay on the role of the ordinary person in natural law is particularly valuable: if the American citizenry cannot execute sound moral judgment, our nation as a constitutional republic is in grave danger. Fuller's essay on Locke's struggles with natural law is an honest and challenging look at natural law's theoretical chinks. Riley's essay on tort law gave excellent lessons on liability, but with lawsuits being as common as they are nowadays, I would have hoped for more practical insights on today's situation, and possible remedies.

On the whole, this book is a good read and a good challenge. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in ethics or concerned about the present condition of the United States.

Common Truths: New Perspectives On Natural Law is a collection consisting of cogent remarks and prescient essays: Are There Moral Truths That Everyone Knows? (Ralph McInerny); Natural Law: The Legacy of Greece and Rome (J. Rufus Fears); Aquinas, Natural Law, and the Challenges of Diversity (John Jenkins); John Locke's Reflections on Natural Law and the Character of the Modern World (Timothy Fuller); Theories of Natural Law in the Culture of Advanced Modernity (Alasdair MacIntyre); What Dignity Means (Virginia Black); Natural Law and Positive Law (Robert P. George); Natural Rights and the Limited of Constitutional Law (Russell Hittinger); Natural Law and Sexual Ethics (Janet E. Smith); Contract Law and Natural Law (Edward J. Murphy); Tort Law and Natural Law (William N. Riley); Criminal Law and Natural Law (Ian A.T. McLean); and Natural Law in the Twenty-First Century (Charles E. Rice). Common Truths is scholarly, intellectually stimulating reading for anyone wanting to better understand and appreciate the permanent norms of human action and their relationships to a moral and political life.

The story is about two cowboys, one younger and a older. A stranded traveler knocks on the door one night. After helping the traveler the two cowboys find out he is someone very special.
This is a very good book.

I recieved this book as a gift, and I would surely recommend to anybody else. The pictures and the story are wonderful. The idea is really cute, and the it is quality writing.

This book slinks! I'm a 16 year old baby dyke from Madison, Wisconsin. It's got a lot of S/M stuff, which kind of put me off at first, cos I'm quite vanilla. Still, it's a great book and I read one poem over and over again. That would "Only You Can Kiss Like This." I shared it with my lover and she really liked it too. I love Califia's imagery. At first I"d only heard of her as a sex columnist in a lesbian magazine and I was happily surprised to hear she writes poetry as well.

Pat states in "Diesel Fuel," "If I have a vocation, it is to combat sexual shame by speaking as much truth as I know about what really happens in the realm of Eros, and Diesel Fuel is one more record of that calling."

I am a dyke. As part of my coming out process, I sought out lesbian/dyke history. I wanted a record of others who were like me. I wanted to learn about them. I'm grateful for Pat's work, including "Diesel Dykes."

As you read each poem, you can feel the soul of the woman she introduces you to. These poems are true dyke poetry.

I'm proud to say I have been out for a number of years. I'm happy to report I had the opportunity to meet Pat Califia at a gathering in San Francisco.

Enjoy "Diesel Fuel" and any other of her excellent, thought-provoking work.

I devoured this book, cover to cover. I trust you will too.