This Quaker devotional will give the reader insight into the early Quaker thought emphasis. Mainly a compilation of the works of Guyon, Fenelon, Molinos, it can serve as help during times of prayer and meditation.

This is a beautiful volume with complete and authentic research, covering nearly 2 centuries of Remington, America's oldest firearms manufacturer. The serious collector will appreciate the fine photography by Paul Goodwin showing minute details of all models of revolvers, rifles, and shotguns, including presentation pieces. Students of military history and western Americana will find this to be a priceless source book. Well done, having been co-sponsored by the Cody Firearms Museum and the Remington Society of America.

This is just a collection of writings subscribers sent in response to a letter a hillbilly sent to the Argosy, a fiction magazine. He wanted less romance and more horror. H.P.L. then wrote a letter perpetuating the situation into all-out war between the subscribers. Has some very witty responses on H.P.L's behalf. He wrote these responses before he decided to write for a living. Don't buy it unless you are a Lovecraft historian like me.

Thanks to the urging of series editor Warren French, Twayne's United States Author Series includes this scholarly study of H.P. Lovecraft by Peter Cannon, and an excellent study of the neglected master of the macabre it is. I would not classify this as an introduction to Lovecraft and his body of work, although some of the blurbs on the back of the book itself deem this a great introduction that speaks to both loyal fans and skeptics. At least a rudimentary familiarity with Lovecraft's fiction, poems, and other writings is necessary in order to follow all of Cannon's arguments, and the Lovecraft neophyte will also find spoilers here for many of Lovecraft's most memorable works. This should not be considered a biography of Lovecraft, although it does contain much that is biographical in nature. This is as much literary criticism of an academic nature as it is biography, and Cannon manages to fuse the merits of both in an extremely instructive structural approach sure to enlighten even the most ardent of Lovecraft devotees.

Cannon's study begins with Lovecraft's childhood and early years, taking a look at the amateur journalism, travel pieces, and similarly obscure written pieces of those years. He then provides the reader with a most illuminating study of Lovecraft's early adult writings of the late 1910s and early 1920s; here, he is particularly interested in six prominent themes which speak quite clearly to the influences, both literary as well as physical and environmental, that came together to form Lovecraft's oddly personal worldview: the past, the sea, below (as in subterranean secrets and horrors), beyond (as in cosmic horrors), dreamland (making special note of the story ideas Lovecraft gleaned from his dreams), and decadence. By the mid-1920s, Lovecraft had come to see his beloved New England setting as the perfect environment for his horror stories, and this prominence on geography in the master horror writer's fiction leads Cannon to approach his mature output geographically. Here he examines each story of the given period in terms of geography and a number of other factors, making great use of the voluminous collection of personal correspondence reflecting Lovecraft's own thoughts on his work. The change evidenced in Lovecraft as well as his fiction from the move away from a stillborn marriage and unhappy abode in New York back home to the Providence he knew and loved is quite illuminating. Cannon's treatment of Lovecraft's ideas and slowly evolving opinion of mankind in general was of great interest to me, and there is much to be learned from Cannon's short but illuminating examinations of Lovecraft's individual stories and poems. Cannon points to a select number of the neglected revision stories Lovecraft basically ghost-wrote in "collaboration" with far less capable aspiring authors as holding great significance in the literary progression and legacy of the modern master of the macabre; Cannon's input here is invaluable because today's reader is hard pressed to determine just how strongly to associate Lovecraft with these revisions of other writers' amateurish fictional forays.

The book closes with a short look at Lovecraft's critical reputation, closing things out on a rather somber note. As a great admirer of Lovecraft, it does bother me that, despite important strides in recent years, his place in literature is still far from secure as many scholarly critics basically ignore the man and belittle his admirers as "juvenile" hero-worshippers of some kind of false god of fiction. Cannon's contribution to the Twayne's United States Authors Series is a step in the right direction, of course, but it does much to show just how long the journey to Lovecraft's critical acceptance by the academic community will be. Featuring a number of illustrative footnotes and a very useful bibliography of primary and secondary sources, Cannon's short but piercing examination of Lovecraft's place in American literature is something all Lovecraft fans will want to own, enjoy, and learn from.

If you are planning on getting a hamster, and this is your first time, BUY THIS BOOK! The illustrations and photo's are excellent! I am an experienced hamster owner and breeder, and bought this book just because it looked great, but was amazed that it was chock full of a lot of helpful tips and information!

A must for both veteren and first time owners of hamsters!

Happy hamstering!...

This text provides valuble information pertaining to half-lives in different media such as soil, air, and groundwater, aqueous biodegradation, photolysis, photooxidation, reduction and hydrolysis. I have used this information in the past on many occasions when discussing degradation of contaminants. I've foudn this to be a very useful book and am aware of numerous other consultant who have utilized this material.

A Hard Man to Beat was a story told to Howard White (no relation) by Bill White, former president of the Marine Workers and Boilermakers Union. Bill brought about many changes that made such a difference to the "little guy", or "the working stiff" as Bill referred to his colleagues. He speaks the truth and tells what happened without trying to polish up the story to make it politically correct. The book was reviewed by many TV and radio stations after it was published and was ordered by an Ontario University to use in its Political Science classes. A good read and one that will make you look at modern day politicians in a new light.

This book is one of my all time favorites. This book is very easy to read. The late Vynola Beaver Newkumet, a respected Caddo Tribal elder wrote this book with the assistance of a talented non tribal member writer. It is full of easily absorbed interesting information about the Caddo Tribe and its people.

You will find yourself returning to favorite passages in this book to re experience them. This book is a traditional history but it isn't mainstream American traditional history. It is explained from a distinctly Native American point of view.

Hasinai provides narratives of Caddo Tribal business council and cultural leaders. It also provides information about Caddo tribal words and language. This is a living history book. There are very well taken photographs in this book. Some must be extremely treasured by their owners.

This definitely is a must have book. You and your children will enjoy it. It will be a conversation piece.

Once you read Wounds, you will be in shock. It is such an amazing description of life. The variety and creativity of characters is incredible.

Once again Yoder speaks to the issue of peace with utmost clarity and insight. Leaning heavily on the Bible, Yoder's book is a series of sermon-like chapters that address various aspects of the scriptures in relation to peace and the kingdom of God. This book is somewhat of a focusing-in-on the peace issue within Yoder's theology... pure, non-diluted peace theology... vintage Yoder. This book is an example of why Yoder has been my mentor in theology... and ethics.
peace out...
Marco