Hard Times is an excellent work of fiction based on the life and times of real people. A well written story of the life of a woman widowed at thirty years of age with four children ages eight years and younger to provide for in a time when a woman did not receive the same respect as a man. It is a heartwarming story of survival that will at times break your heart. After reading this book you will appreciate the blessings of today and have admiration for those of Eva's generation. Read it; it will change your life.

Everyone looks for that magic wand, the mystical piece of advice, a moment of understanding or empathy that will begin the healing process of a devastated heart. No, there is no magic wand. But this book is 104 pages of magic. Kerry E. Reynolds seems to sit right beside you while you feel the pain of your broken heart... and she understands. I read this book the day I received it, and continued to read it every day for almost a year. It's not a 'how-to' book with step by step instructions, as if healing from pain this deep were a weekend project. It is filled with masterfully worded simple truths and wrapped in strategies that help you do the most important piece of work: taking care of yourself. No, it's not a magic wand, but it is THE guidebook for 'Growing On' from a broken heart. I couldn't have done it without it.

This is not really highlights but tabs for 12 of the songs on l@lc cd. Songs included were One Sweet World, Satellite, Crash into me, Deed is Done, What would you say, Minarets, Stream, Christmas song, Seek up, Ants Marching, Little Thing, and Granny. Havent yet listened to with music but it looks correct. This is a guitar and vocals book with a breif interview like section in the beginning.

This is an excellant narrative with many interesting assides and antidotes while not exhausting the well known antics of the early and famous dog Diogenes. It is a more enjoyable read than most Stoic books that I have read despite Cynicism's even more scanty information. It is great for any intelligent reader who wants to know about Cynicism's influence on the later Western philosophies and Christanity. It expounds the great personalities of this thought and does not endlessly appoligize about the lack of extant works by famous Cynics, which is all to often the case with Stoicism. It is one of the few books on this topic but a great one, and an enjoyable way to gain knowledge on early Greek philosopy. A fine surprise for a Southern gentleman of Stoic sympathies.

Debbie Reynolds brings the Hollywood scene to life as she imitates Davis, West, and others of a bygone era in Hollywood......Boller has done a super job telling the story of directors, stars, studio heads...... Time will pass quickly as you listen to this entertaining history of the golden years.

This book is an invaluable supplement to the Farkas book, which should also be in the home of every horn player. It is much larger, with extensive discussion of the basic etudes and much, much more.

This book spells out a lot of what most parents probably instinctively know and refines areas where there needs to be improvement. Loved the section that discussed how children control parents. Great step-by-step book to helping children take responsibility for their own behavior. Good section on dealing with children that fall under a special category(low self-esteem, shy, sensitive) and need a system emphasizing positive reinforcement. A very re-enforcing, empowering and validating book for parents and caretakers. A++++, two thumbs up!

First in a series of more great books to come from Marcia Reynolds. As a professional coach, she tells it like it is! I like that. Great book. Get smart about "emotional intelligence." Follow her 4 step process in chapter 3, or. . . fade out!

Reynolds and Noakes have put together a very helpful book for fans of McEwan and academic readers alike. They provide detailed analyses of "The Child In Time", "Enduring Love", and "Atonement". But rather than insisting on one particular "reading" of each novel, they proceed by asking useful questions about certain passages, techniques and themes. These questions open up the texts in a variety of ways, encouraging you to reflect and re-read and ultimately to make up your own mind. The initial essay and interview with McEwan are informative, as are the selected reviews and the glossary of literary-critical terms at the back. (My only complaint is that an analysis of "Black Dogs" isn't included, which I think is one of McEwan's best.) Overall, this is a book which recognises the complexity of its subject, yet proceeds in a way that makes it accessible without "dumbing it down." In that sense, the book is much like those of McEwan himself: it invites you to explore some fairly complex issues, but in a remarkably engaging and entertaining way.

Dr. Regine Reynolds-Cornell, the internationally recognized writer and speaker in the field of Renaissance studies, writes a spirited account of the life of Marguerite de Navarre in her novel, In the Shadow of a Queen. Cornell frames the narrative with the fictional memoirs of Catharine du Marais, life-long friend of both Marguerite and her brother, Francis, who ruled as King of France during the years 1515-1547.
The novel opens in 1550. Catherine is now in old age, but almost immediately she plunges the reader back into the year 1499, when, as a child, she is summoned by the imperial Louise d' Angouleme, mother of the future king, to serve as playmate for her daughter Marguerite at the Angouleme family seat at the Castle of Amboise. A life-long friendship with the 16th century heroine begins, continuing into adulthood when Catherine marries Mr.du Marais, master of the stables of Alencon, where Marguerite resides with her first husband, the Duke of Alencon.
Cornell's device of telling Marguerite's story through Catherine's eyes is a brilliant one. Although Catherine du Marais rubs shoulders with royalty, her father, who served as steward to Louis XII, was a commoner. Thus the reader is afforded a view of all ranks of 16th century French society, from servants to commoners to members of the lower nobility to the aristocracy to the royal household. Cornell's writing flows as, through Catherine, she comments on virtually all aspects of the French Renaissance, including literary tastes, philosophy, fashion, food, marital relations and expectations, sex, life at court, and the devastation of the plague and death.
It is Marguerite de Navarre's role in the Protestant Reformation that is particularly fascinating, and Cornell does a masterful job in evoking the religious tensions and sentiments in pre-Reformation France. Although Marguerite considered herself a devout Catholic to her dying day, (which occurred in a convent,) modern scholars view her as one of the earliest Reformers in the Catholic Church.
This book is an extraordinary window into 16th century France, and the larger European community as well. Future Queen of England Anne Boleyn served as a child at the court of Marguerite, where she no doubt had her own reformist tendencies honed. King Henry 8 unsuccessfully sought Marguerite's hand after the death of Lady Jane Grey. Henry wasn't the only king who vied for her: when Emperor Charles V held her brother Francis for ransom, Marguerite attempted the release negations herself in person. Negotiations broke down when she rejected Charles' marriage proposal. Angered at her refusal, Charles revoked her safe conduct pass, forcing Marguerite to gallop at breakneck speed on horseback with a small retainer across the Pyrenees mountains, barely making it back into France before the midnight expiration of her pass.
This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in French history and culture, the Protestant Reformation, and the Renaissance. Travelers to France will appreciate the vivid descriptions of many landmarks and castles. Students of English history and literature should take special note: there is burgeoning interest among scholars in the influence of Marguerite de Navarre on William Shakespeare. Her writings, including the spiritual "Mirror of the Sinful Soul", and the bawdy "Heptameron" (a take-off on Boccacio's "Decameron") were the most popular translated works in Tudor England. Shakespeare may very well have been influenced not only by Marguerite's writing, but also by the lady herself, who may have served as a model for both Rosalind and Beatrice.