"Liberty at the Millennium" is an outstanding collection of the words and thoughts of the famous and not-so-famous between the early 1500s and 1800s. The author gives a concise introduction to the individuals, and then wisely turns the matter over their spoken or written words. That provides a winning combination. The book is nicely organized, clearly presented, and is a "must read" for any student of liberty.

This is very interesting work. The classical republican, or as the author calla it the "neo-roman" thread of thought is dealt with extensively and profoundly within this slim volume. To be honest, I picked this book up primarily because of the text pertaining to Algernon Sidney, which is relatively rare. But, there is also very much of interest in his comments on other authors such as John Milton.

You will certainly find out more about "The Liberty Bell" from Gail Sakurai's Cornerstones of Freedom volume than you ever will from an American History textbook or an encyclopedia. I found the history of the bell fascinating and easily learned twice as much as I had ever known about this symbol of American liberty. The original bell was arrived from England in 1752 and cracked on its very first stroke. The captain who brought it from England refused to take it back and two local men agreed to recast the bell in Philadelphia. They actually melted down the bell and recast it twice. Known as the State House Bell, it was rung so often that in 1771 a petition was received from local citizens that the sound was making people sick "and may prove fatal." The bell was read on July 8 when the Declaration of Independence was read to the citizens. Sakurai continues to present fascinating details, not only of how the bell was cracked tolling the death of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835, but how the bell was almost destroyed on a couple of occasions. Tracing the times the bell has been "rung" (tapped, really) since that time (descendants of the signers of the Declaration of Independence do the honors each Fourth of July), Sakurai tells of how the Liberty Bell traveled the nation for special occasions until 1915. This book is full of illustrations and photographs of the bell throughout history, many of which show ordinary Americans look at and touching the bell I have lauded the Cornerstones of Freedom series for providing details on items covered briefly in American History textbooks and while this particular volume is not all that important in understanding the growth of our nation, "The Liberty Bell" is a simply fascinating story of an object pretty much taken for granted.

Gilbert Morris has become one of my favorite writers of all time. His House of Winslow series still invites me to visit our past and watch how our nation comes to be what it is today.

With The Liberty Bell series the journey begins all over again. But this time we slow the pace and look even deeper into the soul of our nation at its beginnings.

You will meet historical figures such as George Washington, John and Samuel Adams, and others on this journey. But this is not the two dimensional portraits we see thoughout history. We touch the flesh and bone these people were. Rounding out the story with his own charatcer creations, Gilbert Morris gives his reader not just a look at our history, but the feel of it as it happened.

If you do not want to read every book in this series, then use this as a warning. Don't read the first chapter of the first book. I am currently reading my 26th book by Gilbert Morris. And I hope to read at least 26 more.

Gilbert Morris has become a close friend of mine. Sad to say, but we have never met. But through his writings we have become lifetime friends. I look forward to our quiet moments together as he not only tells me the history of my past, but he allows me to see it come to life.

Libby Blue ran from her cruel ruthless father, headed to the West, and worked in a ranch. She inherited the ranch when the owner died and became an independent woman, managing the ranch just fine until someone started to do all he could to damaged the ranch in order to forced Libby sold her farm to him. At this moment, Remington Walker stepped in, like a knight in shining armor. Remington made her started to remember that she was a woman too who needed to be loved. But it was a no coincidence that the man just showed up at Libby ranch. He was a private detective who needed money badly, that had been hired by Libby's father to find out where his daughter was. He also had a hidden agenda toward Libby's father who destroyed his father years ago. So when love and vengeance collided , what path will Remington choose? Did he dare to confess all to Libby and ask for her understanding and her forgiveness? While Mr. Vanderhoff, Libby's father had hired other detective and had known where she was, and will do absolutely anything to get her back into his possession. A GEM! A MUST READ BOOK! I bought this book from a used book store cause I just need some books to spent the time. It turned out I can't put this book down since I started reading it. A fast pace story with strong characters and believable story line , that will make us fall in love with this book just in second. This was the first of Robin Lee Hatcher book that I read and definitely would not be the last one. Good work, Mrs. Hatcher!

This book is a MUST for all collectors of patriotic Liberty Blue dinnerware, a grocery store premium that celebrated the Bicentennial years of the mid-1970's. The Coes combine excellent photos, realistic values and lots of historical information in this brief book.

As the 1st in a series, this book gives us a lot of backstory. That backstory makes for an interesting read. When the President decides to form an "American Foreign Legion", the US military is amused and the Russian are afraid. This book tells how the Liberty Corps is formed in spite of those reactions. The beauty of the story is that rather than focus on one character to weave his story around, Roberts follows several enlistees through the process. We get a womanizing Army regular whose punishment for an affair with a General's wife is a position with the Legion, an undercover reporter sent to do an expose'of the legion, a Mafia soldier hiding from a NY Don and various other characters. The novel mostly covers their plight in the newly formed Legion. The actual mission does not occur until the very end. As an origin story, it does quite well with more characterization than the usual series entries.

In a time when patriotic feelings run deep, the Statue of Liberty represents our history and hopes for the future. This book blends the past and present into a work that creates a connection between you and Lady Liberty. The photography is exceptional. The photographer uses vistas and angles that few have ever seen. His use of color and light paint the Statue in unique combinations.

While the photography alone makes the book a treasure, the story of the restoration is captivating. The personal perspectives and dedication of those involved in the restoration, give the reader a whole new appreciaiton for this massive undertaking.

I'm proud to keep this book on my coffee table. Friends who pick it up, don't just comment about the incredible photography, they sit and read the stories and history. I've developed a great new respect for the Great Lady Liberty.

Editor Wendy McElroy is one of the leading lights of 'ifeminism' (a term she coined) -- feminism with an individualist, libertarian emphasis, as opposed to the collectivist, group-rights orientation of more traditional, left-leaning feminism. In place of the tired old orthodoxies of today's victim-feminism, the provocative, insightful, and energetic essays collected here reveal a feminism fit for the twenty-first century.

I admire Wendy McElroy a lot, and so particularly looked forward to her contributions to this collection. But the other writers she assembled are also quite good. I especially enjoyed the first three chapters, in which McElroy, Camille Paglia, and Richard Epstein lay the foundations of ifeminism. From there, different sections address ifeminism as it relates to sex, work, the home, violence and victim disarmament (aka 'gun control') and, finally, technology. Of the issue-oriented sections, this last one was particularly good. I especially appreciated Janis Cortese's 'The Third WWWave: Who We Are, What We See' -- a defiant, even angry, call to 'second generation' feminists to take this new, rising tide of ifeminists seriously.

Much of what you'll read here runs counter to received feminist wisdom: it's pro-market, pro-gun, anti-'comparable worth,' and profoundly skeptical about the evolution of sexual harassment law. It's pro-choice, but doesn't consider abortion a sacrament, as much of traditional feminism seems to. To borrow a too-often-paraphrased TV ad, this is not your mother's feminism.

Regardless of whether you're male or female, how you define feminism, or what your opinions of it may be, Wendy McElroy and her fellow contributors have outlined a new vision of feminism. It may well change the terms of debate entirely. Let's hope so.

The Liberty Lobby, founded by Nazi sympathizer Willis Carto(who later founded the Institute for Historical Review, theprincipal Holocaust revision group), was once a moderately influential, if somewhat muscular, conservative group. It isn't anymore. Frank Mintz's excellent history chronicles the Lobby's change from semi-respectable conservatives into conspiracy-mongering paranoids with a soft spot for ex-Nazis. Particularly interesting is Mintz's account of the Lobby's feud with the National Review. Anyone who wants to understand the radical right should read this.