I believe this won the Hugo and Nebula, for novellas maybe. It is supposedly a classic, and I enjoyed it. Like love poetry by Ovid and Plato, the very best from long ago sometimes looks cliche due to imitation. This shows a reserve and integrity that remain special and could have been what brought it such acclaim. It is only hackneyed in the most superficial way. I was lucky to run across it in "New America," a TOR book from (?)1983 which includes another good short story and novella. Daniel Coffin appears in Orbit Unlimited, I think. Check Queen out, it leaves you with an interesting feeling. Very well written.

I am glad that I got this book, because it talks about moving and having a new school. This is just in time for our move and my oldest daughter's first year of kindergarten and youngest daughter's first year of preschool. I like how Max finds solutions to overcome his problems without throwing tantrums and how Quetzal encourages Max to "try something new". This is a really good book, and I am very glad I bought it!

Douglas Anderson has managed to produce a rich and extremely stimulating intellectual biography of Benjamin Franklin. He traces Franklin's ideas as reflected in his various writings throughout his life, with special focus on his literary and philosophical influences. For instance, he shows that Franklin, even in his teenage years, managed to produce a work of rather impressive learning and erudition, viz. Silence Dogood. This work quotes extensively from the popular English Republican work "Cato's Letters," and reflects explicitly the philosophical ideas of the great moral philosophy Lord Shaftesbury. Anderson ably demonstrates how his ideas changed and evolved with time and experience, as Franklin moved from being a poor apprentice to a publisher, scientist, politician, and revolutionary diplomat. He analyzes the full range of his thought on a myriad of subjects, including politics, religion, and science. In the end, this work is a major accomplishment that offers the interested reader a vast amount of enjoyment and education.

I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in contemporary political philosophy or, for that matter, 20th century history. It is briskly written, and really explores Aron's thought on history, totalitarianism, pluralism, and other imprtant debates.

As someone who loves to cook and explore old recipes and their history, I loved this book. The recipes come from places familiar to me and also places I'd now like to visit. I teach and loved being able to share these period foods with my students at times when we were learning about these areas and peoples. The many Native American bread recipes that I actually prepared were well received by my students and our Native American guests alike. A fabulous addition to any cookbook collection.

Contains 131 columns (many of which were never collected in a book before) by one of the best sportswriters around. Whether he is writing about the murders at the Olympics of 1972 (berating the officials for letting the games continue as planned afterwards) or about Willie Mays who walked away "grinning" from a difficult, near disastrous game with the Oakland A's near the end of his career ("Strictly speaking, Willie never lost the game and never won it") Smith is at the top of his form in this collection.

It is a joy to come across this useful little volume of selected prose and poetry with charming black and white illustrations. The selections are well-written and engaging for any elementary or middle-school student. Themes related to challenges that children (or adults!) confront and surmount are both heartening and useful--as discussion-starters, writing prompts, or accessible avenues to boosting a child's self-confidence and morale. Marcella Anderson is a well-known authority on bibiliotherapy, with years of experience in using books and stories to help hospitalized children cope with the serious problems and discomfort they must confront. Thus this book is particularly useful for adults working with any sick or handicapped child; nonetheless, I can see innumerable ways it could be used effectively at home or with regular school classes, children dealing with academic or social challenges, or simply to impart good, solid illustrations of some of the most important personal lessons for any youngster to absorb.

I own Anderson's entire Family Living in Pastoral Perspective series (Leaving Home, Becoming Married, Regarding Children, Promising Again, and Living Alone), and I refer to them frequently.

Each book focuses on a different transitional event and the family tasks that event brings into focus. Anderson and his co-authors deal sensitively with the pastoral issues involved.

Regarding Children begins with an examination of society's indifference toward childhood and the proposal of a new theology of childhood. The authors then examine the changes children evoke in families, the ways families can effectively care for children, and the problems families can have. Finally, they examine the roles that society and churches can play in helping or hindering the care of children.

All of the books are well-written and easy to read--no convoluted prose to parse here. The works have added texture from the many personal examples shared by the authors (both their own and examples others have shared with them).

Every book in the series deserves an honored place on any religious professional's shelf. Except, you may find them so valuable they rarely make it back to your shelf.

I'm glad this book is in reissue. I've sorely missed not being able to recommend it to others. If you've read Victory over the Darkness and The Bondage Breaker, this is the next book by Neil Anderson you should read! No reservations! Many of the themes initially brought out by Anderson in these prior books are developed in detail in Released From Bondage. Buy it and study it. You will not be disappointed.

Amazons have captured the Western imagination for thousands of years; in fact I'm currently writing a dissertation about the Greek legends. Bennett's book is from the early part of the twenieth century. While it is clear that she accepts to a large degree cultural evolutionary theories, her book is actually one of the first to attempt to analysis the legends themselves. Her focus is on connections between Amazons and religious rites or deities. Scholarly from this period will sound weighty and seem less than ideally cited, but her book is often used by scholars looking at the legends and political thinkers using the Amazons for their own agenda so it is good to be aware of her work if the subject interests you. I'm so glad I was able to find a copy available.