Mr. Jackson did excellent research for this book. I have numerous ancestors mentioned in the book and even had a picture of one that I had never seen before. Anyone interested in the history of the Western Mt, Idaho and Eastern WA area, will need to read this book. I hope that the Author publishes more material from his research.

From the book, I found out that the Metis of the Pacific Northwest formed many communities in that area. My great-grandparents were born in Walla Walla, WA. and we were told that they were French- Canadian and "Black Irish". I read that in Walla Walla, is where they founded communities and that they hid there ancestry and called themselves French-Canadian. So, on reading this, I found out that the missing part to my full heritage was actually a mixture of French and Native American Indian. I owe a great gratitude to Mr. Jackson. Thank-you!!! Sean

My Old English class in college was the most laborious of them all especially as my textbook was stolen, which had an extensive glossary. This book helped smooth out the rough edges of my translations and just gave me a better sense of how to put the words together in some coherent form. It's a nice collection of the most well known OE verses and poems and should prove interesting to the non-student who is interested in very old poetry and etymology as well.

Old English poetry is hard to translate for a variey of reasons. OE poetic style is very compact, very nominal and very dense.Accurate translations often seem wordy; "poetic" ones tend to miss a lot. This is the only book currently available ( as far as I know) which provides a selection of OE poems in a bilingual format. I have used this book in teaching; the translations are pretty good and the OE is right there for the curious. A good and very handy book.

If you read this book , and understand the implications ,of what it means, then all our preconceptions ,of prehistoric people are destroyed . As Piccasso said ,after visiting prehistoric cave paintings ,We have invented nothing . Have a look at the hair styles ,and sensuous clothing on the figurines ,look at the sensuous art work ,see that there are no weapons of war , come away troubled. Rob Whiteside

For all those who are interested in a learned and well documented alternative view on the prehistory of Europe - the best you can do is to read this work! Gimbutas was one of the worlds leading archaeologists and even her opponents had to admit that virtually no one could match her encyclopaedic archaeological knowledge. Then she started to argue that there has been a prehistoric matrifocal culture in Europe where the Goddess were worshipped and suddenly she was quite mariginalized in the academic community. Of cource no on denied her outstanding archaelogical knowledge but she was suddenly not politically correct in this male dominated community. If you read this powerful book you realize why. This book presents the essence of Gimbutas life long research and her final conclusions.

I want this book! I borrowed a friend's copy and read it nearly cover to cover! Wonderful, real and truly southern recipes with stories and background to make the history of them live for newer southern cooks! A must have for anyone who loves heritage quality and usable recipes!

Please make me first in line for this one. Everything said of this book makes it a must for everyone. Send a copy to me if one becomes available.

I just bought this book because after just having a baby, I was looking for less toxic cleaning solutions for my home and family. The recipes are sooooo simple to make, you won't have to spend lots of time searching for random items. Everything can be found at your local grocery store. It is easy to read and actually funny...this book threatens to make you want to clean your home. A recipe for general household cleaner includes water, borax soap, vineger or lemon juice, and a 1/8 teaspoon of dishwashing soap. You could use an even milder soap if you wanted. There are fun tidbits of history such as how the dishwasher got invented, how no one used to clean their rugs before the vacuum cleaner was invented. I liked it so much I want to by the other books in the series. For someone who wants to learn how to clean everything with everyday products that are safe and non-toxic, this book is for you. If you are looking for a serious "green" living handbook, I'd suggest a different book. This book would be fun for any mom trying to get her kids more involved in cleaning, too.

This book is great for getting back to the basics in cleaning, etc. The old ways are somttimes better than using a lot of chemicals

This book should be required reading for all healthcare providers and used in educational settings to teach leadership principles. Quick easy reading yet fun to return to every now and then.

This is a great resource for gaining new perspectives on overcoming the limits of hierarchy in the workplace. I found the content compelling and useful in re-evaluating ways to pursue healthy relationships in the turbulent healthcare workplace. The wisdom from the field stories brought the content alive and revealed how real people are changeing their workplaces for the better through relationship work.

I highly reccommend this book to anyone in need of inspiration and new ways of thinking about relationships or partnerhip in the workplace.

Coaching Soccer: 6 To 10 Year Olds by experienced soccer coach Giuliano Rusca is a useful and "user friendly" guide to building motor and teamwork skills in young people. Yet the involving text quickly gives way to pages and pages of soccer play diagrams, sample drills for lessons, and tables to record athlete's performance. Simply put, Coaching Soccer is a "must-have" for any gym teacher, team coach or volunteer parent charged with the responsibility of teaching this increasingly popular team sport to young people.

Great book for coaching young players. Simple games and drills for serious work and development of young players. There is no boring drills that go on and on. Effective. Also charts for evaluation of every workout etc.

I have persued the study of the book of Daniel for 20 years, of all the commentaries I have read this one is the best. The author is a careful exegete and shows considerable evenhandedness in discussing some of the tough issues in the book. The author holds to a 5'th century date and sees the fouth kingdom as Rome. Wood deals with the greek words for the musical insturments and also answers modern critics,(though not as well as Josh McDowell) The only volume that even comes close to this one from a premillineal perspective is Walvoord's book. Chapter nine is well done and clear using Andersons dating. For a fuller presentation of the premellinal position Culver's work is great. This is one of the best overall! The other authors that deserve a place on your shelf are; Walvoord,Robert Dick Wilson,D.J.Wiseman,Wooley,Whitcomb. And of course Wood.

This is an excellent, theologically conservative, commentary on the Book of Daniel. He clearly and persuasively explains the relationship between historical events and the prophetic passages. He does a good job explaining the likely significance of the prophecies not yet fulfilled.

I agree wholeheartedly with the previous reviewer. I would only add that Sacks' lifelong acquaintance with the Greek poetic/philosophical tradition makes him eminently qualified to confront the age-old question of "Athens vs. Jerusalem", to say nothing of "quid sit deus". The Bible, in Sacks' interpretation, is quite more reasonable than many current thinkers are prepared to admit. Yet teasing out the subtle allusions, hidden structures, and other esotericisms of the first book of the Bible is a task most readers are not up for. As a result, Sacks' commentary has become necessary to rejuvenate the idea that the Bible can easily hold its own against our modern worldviews without hurried recourse to the suprarational standard of a priori faith. This view is directed not only at the historicist Biblical scholars of our day, but also against some other students of Leo Strauss who by omission if not by proclamation hold Scriptural exegesis in far less esteem than did their teacher. Highly recommended.

Robert D. Sacks is simply the most thoughtful thinker on genesis since umberto cassuto. His ideas begin with the fundamental principles of his teacher, Leo Strauss, formulating a basic structure behind the meaning of Genesis as a whole--and then capture the very essence of the Bible, as the Bible seems to understand itself. Sacks' critical approach to modern scholarship seems to tell the serious student to ask certain questions of the Bible, and of its emphasis on western thought. The question of Jerusalem and Athens comes up, of course, posing the problems of reason and religion. Sacks' representation of the Hebrew word for "lifting" becomes a major theme in the book, focusing on the whole of what he calls, the "New Way," discussing the compromises God seems to make in light of the basest of man's desires aligned with the highest ideals of Biblical life. This theme focuses on the ideal of the perpetuation of Biblical life and the need for habitual morality taught through the oral traditions of the stories in Genesis. Seriously, the most thoughtful book I have ever read, recommended for any serious student who sees the problems with modern Biblical scholarship, and even modern scholarship in general.