This book is simply marvellous! Totally informative, and very historic in detail. The photographs are lovely, and well-sequenced. It is obvious a great deal of thought had gone into this book, and the authors are to be congratulated on their fine work.

The book spans about 100 years. I live in Whippany and found the photos and facts wonderful. I find myself riding through town remembering the way things "used to be" according to photos in this book. It was fasinating to see how far Whippany and its surrounding area has grown, as well as, learning about the businesses, culture and people that made it what it is today.

The trail and access descriptions are accurate. The GPS coordinates were invaluable. I only wish the author had also provided GPS coordinates for some of the sites along the way. There are occassional small lapses in accuracy on the listings of the time it rakes to hike from one milestone to the next. It is useful to complement this guidebook with a comprehensive map such as the TrailsIllustrated series which provides mileage for some of the same routes for which Peter Tassoni provides GPS and times.

I found this excellent book at the library. I was going to Cedar Mesa for a few days the following week with a group of adults and kids from western Colorado. I was not familiar with the area, although I'd lived in Utah for 6 years in the 80's. The author has the hikes divided into car, day, and backpack hikes with ratings for difficulty and time required to complete them. Each hike has a description, as well as GPS info. He has 64 hikes listed. We did one shorter day hike (SF Mule Canyon) on arrival and spent about 3 hours exploring a "car" hike area which had many ruins tucked into the cliffs (Mule Canyon Cave Towers). The ruins were accessible beneath the cliffs, though access is not straight forward, but not dangerous either. In the book the author says there is no route down to these, but we were able to get to them, including my 9 year old daughter. Perhaps he is reluctant to encourage people to climb down to them. If I return to the area, I would purchase this book to plan and use there. I'd also purchase the topo maps. Have fun.

In the many arguments I've had over the merits of collective action, I have found few arguments as useful as Michels' "iron Law of Oligarchy", stating that even the most egalitarian orginizations wind up having their decisions made by a select few at the top. Morever, institutional reforms will not help, since this tendency is inherent to complex orginization. Surveying the intensification of power across a host of socialist parties and publications, Michels provides much empirical evidence. Too much, at times, as after about 200 pages of stories about leadership groups developing in socialist orginizations, the book starts to drag a little bit. It is all worth it, however, as the "iron law of oligarchy" is one of the most fascinating arguments you'll ever find in a book about politics. Seymour Martin Lipset's introductory comments provide interesting background info.

Michels was a member of a socialist movement who wondered if one could ever have what today is called participatory democracy. The result is this wonderful book, in which Michels discovers the "Iron Law of Oligarchy", that even in the most egalatarian movements, elites will call most of the shots. Michels goes further than many elite theorists who simply claim that this has always been so: he claims that elite management is inherent to complex organizations. Whether you agree or disagree, you must read this man and debate his ideas!

A wonderful trip back in time! The author has a marvelous writing style. Her very personal account reminded me of an era simpler in many ways, but more difficult in others. She's so right, that our history will be lost history, except for authors like her.

Thirty four years ago, I was sitting in a junior high english class in Dallas, Texas, where I had a tall teacher with piercing blue eyes named Mona D. Sizer. She was on fire. She was not like the rest of the English teachers I had in junior high and high school whose names now escape me. She graded my papers but that was not what I remembered about her. She was excited about story telling and she would often read to us. It was particularly thrilling when one student would write a great line or paragraph. Ms. Sizer would hold the paper and read the paper in an excited and dramatic voice. Her enthusiasm was infectious. I loved her even though she stated my last name meantexport in German.(She could have a wicked, sly wit.) I was therefore not surprised when I picked up this book and found a great story being told about growing up in Texas in the thirties and forties. The book is authentically written and it helps explain to me why Ms. Sizer sent me to the principal's office for looking in her grade book when everyone else had been doing it. (Ha! Were we having a temper tantrum there?) Seriously, I was lucky to grace the principals office only once and blessed to grace Ms. Sizer's classroom all year long. We should all be so fortunate. This is a very well written book, but my opinion is colored by the fact that I had heard my teacher's inspired voice throughout the book. "Nothing great is ever done without enthusiasm." Emerson

As a child born and raised not far from Chief Lelooska, reading this book and listening to the CD brought back many happy memories of sitting in the story lodge watching the Chief and his family make these stories come alive. Hearing his voice again and seeing the brilliant drawings in this book made me feel like I was right back there huddled in front of the fire. The drawings are so lifelike you can almost touch the masks and costumes. After reading this book, you will be searching your local art museum for displays of Chief Lelooska's carvings and masks. I would gladly pass this book down as a family heirloom and demonstration of the rich history and art of the Northwest Indians.

I was deeply impressed by this first-class production. The stories are a bit simplistic, perhaps deliberately targeting the younger reader, but they are powerfully narrated by the chief on the enclosed CD. The artwork was breathtaking and contributed to a moving, well-conceived experience in the culture of the Northwest Coast Indian.

We have used 400 copies of "Where is Hope" by Paul Cedar over the last few years in our 350 member church. We place them in our church pews in sealed envelopes marked "A Gift for Newcomers." The messages in "Where is Hope" are uplifting, and the photographic artwork is inspiring. Many people who visit a church for the first time are responding to a situation in their life where there is despair, pain, and a strong need for healing and, especially, hope. The selection of this book was based on its size...it fits the pew book rack well... and its message, which is needed and beautifully presented. The book is also useful as a witnessing tool in personal evengelism. It presents the Gospel of Christ in a personal and non-threatening manner to those who may be unfamiliar with or made uncomfortable by the arcane language used in the publications of most mainline churches.

Today I'll give a dying friend my last copy. I'm sorry it is out of stock but HOPE it won't be long until I can order more.

This book says so much! I have used it personally and have given it to others.

I spent a week hiking the interior and scootering the perimeter of Yakushima & had the pleasure of meeting Hiroaki Yamashita. His photographs capture the spooky, spiritual, perfect beauty of this place that even the rapacious Japanese developers haven't screwed up too badly. It's so mountainous that even though it's only 32 miles or so around, there are parts of the island that have never been explored. If you get a chance, go, it's beautiful & unforgettable. If you can't go, get this book.

This is a really good book, but it also teaches you about the complications of teenage pregnancy.

Anne and Josef will win your heart as they did mine! A delightful story filled with realistic and heart-warming characters.

For young Katie Koenig, growing up German-American in the Texas Hill Country during World War I means fighting battles of her own. While suspicious outsiders challenge the patroitism of her tradition-bound German neighbors, Katie's own family and friends question her loyalty to Franz, her fiance, sent to fight as an American doughboy in Germany. The author skillfully weaves details of life in this community-the odors of Mama's baking, the feel of the earth in Katie's beloved flower garden, the excitment of dressing for a dance-into a moving story of a girl's coming of age in difficult times.