Set in pre-revolutinary America, Gilbert Morris does an excellent job in creating the book "The Indentured Heart." This is the third book in the House of Winslow series and Morris hopefully has many more books to come. Morris's "The Indentured Heart" spans the Atlantic Ocean to America to England and then back. The main character is Adam Winslow. The book begins with him as a young boy and then follows him through adulthood and beyond. He is portrayed as a man searching for something. His searching leads him to Enlgand and to Molly Burns, a young girl who has been enslaved in poverty all her life. She has lived a hard life and Adam wants to help her to break free of that kind of inprisonment. Adam offers Molly escape from England to come to America and start a new life, but only if she becomes his indentured servant for ten years. She is then freed from her life of poverty but bound to a different kind of servitude for another ten years. "The Indentured Heart" follows the lives of these two people through a historically changing time in America. Many prominent American historical figures such as Washington and Franklin are active characters in this book. After reading this book I found myself more knowledgable about the events of pre-revolutionary America and to me reading an interesting book is better then sitting in a history class and getting the same amount of information from it. I thought this book was very interesting and a fun reading experience that brought me some education along the way. I look forward to reading more of Gilbert Morris's books.

When Molly Burns comes to America with Adam Winslow, she is just a little girl. But, little girls do grow up! And soon she finds that she's in love with Adam. But he has given his love to another, or has he? Maybe this girl doesn't return his love. Molly faces imposible odds of trying to win the man she loves, but also begins to lose faith just when he may be starting to care for her as a woman and not a little sister. Will he lose her to another? Now with a war just on the verge of beginning, they may lose it all. I emensley enjoyed reading about all the historical figures and places in this book. I also enjoyed the romance and action. Many of the characters and historical places and plots are historiacally acurate as well! Enjoy your reading!

Simply put, one of the best books that I have ever read, and let me tell you, I do not say this about many books. I give it a full five star rating.

If you like historical fiction, you will love this book. The author does a suprb job of keeping symathy with the main character, and I was holding my breath for most of the book, wondering what would happen. I ended up staying awake most of the night because i just HAD to see how it ended.

Set in pre-Revolutionary War America, this book continues the House of Winslow series. In my opinion, it is the best one in the series.

With just the right blend of action, intrigue, romance, and Christian values, I would recommend this book to anyone who loves historical fiction, and even to those who don't.

Kline's book is a surprisingly accessible history of math, equations and all. It's a perfect balance for those who know their history and want to know more about the math behind scientific ideas, and those who know their math and want to delve into the practical applications of mathematical ideas.

I loved the examination of how Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the earth pretty accurately for a guy without so much as a telescope. I had terrific "aha" experiences reading the book, and the students I tutor in math are getting a bunch of interesting background stories with their algebra lessons.

Galileo's and Newton's calculations are a great way for the theoretically inclined to get their feet wet in physics. For all of us mathematicians who actually thought math developed in a vacuum, this book has excellent examples of how inextricably linked math, science and history are.

What a journey! This book will never age with time. A must read for those interested in the humanistic value of a subject concider cold and forbiding by some who are disallusioned about what mathematics really is and its purpose in the history of mankind. A book that could only have been written by Morris Kline,an educator who saw the beauty of the subject. I can say no more.

This book is geared to the general reader who has a cursory knowledge of mathematics. The chapters are organized around physical phenomena and the math behind their explanation. The result is a charming and VERY useful book. I have the 1970 edition which is quite worn from frequent use. The chapter titled, Differential Equations - The Heart Of Analysis, is exceptionally beautiful and pertinent. Reading this book is akin to a treasure hunt. There is page after page of mathematical discovery. Reading the chapter on Motion Of Projectiles made me terribly angry at the banal way in which this topic is handled in high school texts. Things such as quadratic equations and the law of gravitation are explained very well. I sincerely believe that this book should be a required text for High School math students. Highly recommended. The Dover edition is very affordable so even if it means foregoing a meal, do it. Buy this book! Well worth your time.

Moonshiner's Gold is a good adventure story with an interesting plot, but is most suited for middle school age. It is a very fast read and leaves you feeling good about the outcome of the book and life in general. As a high school senior, I found this book to be a little low level for me. I was often bored with the simple words and grammer used. For a fourteen-year-old, however, it would be a great book.

Although Moonshiner's Gold is build with an old time western-type plot, it has a modern feel to it. The action is well planned out and it is written well. The book flows from one setting to another making it feel like you are riding along with the main character. Overall, Moonshiner's Gold is a fun, simple book meant for a younger audience, yet still enjoyable for adults.

My daughter is a big Hank the Cowdog fan. I started buying the books on cassette because I couldn't read the things to her out loud because I was laughting too hard. However, after 30+ books they get a little tiring.

Now Mr. Erickson has written something with more substance and I must say I'm impressed. I bought this book on audio tape to listen to with my 7 year old daughter in the car. I really enjoyed it and my daughter was instantly hooked by it. Though I would think boys will enjoy it more than girls, my daughter is already requesting that we listen to it again. It is a rousing adventure story with lots of humor. I hope Mr. Erickson is busy writing more books for the older child (and us adults)to enjoy.

I like to be surprised and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this little treasure. I suspect that this book with the un-cool title and pulp-western cover will get overlooked by the publisher, press, and the public. It is a gem of a story to share with your kids or to read for your own enjoyment.

Reading it reminded me of the hours I spent with the Hardy Boys as a kid and as a father reading them again to my children. There is only one difference: "Moonshiner's Gold" is really well written. Built on a tried-and-true western plot of "save the family ranch," the author has populated the tale with interesting characters and set it in a time and place balanced on the edge of on the old west and the modern world.

The story unfolds in the Texas Panhandle of 1927. The mixture of horses and cars, traditional ranch life and oil boom town society is fascinating. Mr. Erickson combines a ne'er-do-well Grandpa, a widowed mom, an adventurous teen, skulking moonshiners, hidden gold, the Texas Rangers, and skunk-nabbing to weave this entertaining yarn.

Cyril Morris's book "Morgi" is most enjoyable; humorous; touching; and contains great characters. He gently draws the reader into the hero's setting in rural Wales with a good plot and just when you think you know what will happen, he sneaks in a twist at the end. Good light reading.

Having been born in Wales, I was immediately attracted to this novel. Having just finished it, I feel as though I had just stepped foot in my birth country. Wonderfully written with characters that are real (and that you would love to meet in the pub), and scenes that you feel you are in, this book is a must-read for anyone with interest in the people and culture of Wales. A heart-warming story...I can't wait for the author's next!

If you have a Celtic heritage, Scottish, Irish or Welsh, this book has to have been especially written for you. MORGI is set in West Wales in the 1950's and is a beautiful, sensitively written story about a lovable Welshman who sets out to save his local pub from bankruptcy, and his village from the desecration of inappropriate development.

Morgi who was made redundant by the local railway company is a tenant in the pub, The Ferryman, which is about to be declared insolvent, also as a result of the closure of the railway.

Assisted by a wonderful cast of local Welsh characters, Morgi and his friends hatch a hilarious plot to save the pub and the village.

You will love this book.

Alright, it has a couple of tips for a Disney World type haunted house, not a haunted house where you go in to get scared and run from masked killers or what have you. But it's okay though, a bit out-dated now since it's from the eighties I think. A lot of it is for making a haunted house for your school or church. not that much for professional things. but it helps open your imagination and for that I call it a good book.

I bought this book back in the late 80's. It sparked my imagination well and led to the creation of some fantastic haunted houses I created over several years. I only wish I still had the time!

I read this book back in the 80s. It was an inspiration to start my own haunted attraction called - Spookyworld Themepark in the Boston area. We spook over 150,000 people each October and owe alot to the author of this book ! Thank you Mr. Morris. david bertolino/spookyworld,inc.

Please note:... listed this item incorrectly. The author is Richard Matheson, not Richard Christian Matheson. Richard Christian Matheson is Richard Matheson's son; the two authors have very different writing styles and should not be confused.

When legendary authors dig through their old files for unpublished manuscripts, the specialty press books that result are often interesting, frequently well-written, sometimes amusing. But it is usually fairly obvious why the material was never published in the first place; these kinds of collector's books are fascinating for the completist, but they are seldom truly important. Richard Matheson's "Hunger and Thirst" is an exception. "Hunger and Thirst" is important.

This massive novel is the first that Matheson ever wrote, completed at the same time (1949-50) that the young writer was beiginning to make a name for himself in the world of fantasy fiction through such stories as "Born of Man and woman" and "Third From the Sun." Discouraged by his agent's reaction at the time (who deemed it unpublishable), Matheson put the book away, never to return to it--even though writer Henry Kuttner ("The Graveyard Rats") read it and told him, "Your agent's a damn fool."

Kuttner was right. "Hunger and Thirst" is a marvelous, wildly ambitious novel about a young man, Erick Lindstrom, who obsessively thinks back over the events of his life as he lay paralyzed and dying of a gunshot wound in his cheap apartment. The device of a man alone facing insurmountable odds will be familiar to readers of Matheson; what may be unfamiliar is the extraordinary emotional power the author brings to his story. From the vivid autobiographical war sections to the portrayal of Erick's obsessive relationships with two women, the young author's passion and feeling for his material shine through.

For this is, in every good sense, a young man's book. Matheson's protagonist is a Hamlet-like character caught in a Dostoyevskian world of shadows and suspicions, fatally indecisive about who he wants to be. Unable to fully give himself over to love, he ruins a relationship with a fine young woman, Sally. Later he shares a tormented period with an alcoholic, Leonora, whom he accidentally impregnates. This is not cheery stuff, but it is very much in line with many American first novels, from Thomas Wolfe's to J.D. Salinger's, and it is extremely well-done.

The novel is flawed, to be sure; the war material, powerful though it is, is never really successfully integrated into the main story, and the young Matheson is occasionally given to overheated language (including triple exclamation marks and words in ALL CAPS). But overall, "Hunger and Thirst" is a major achievement--and an astonishing revelation.

Matheson's literary career was forever altered by the failure of "Hunger and Thirst." Had the book been published, he declares in his Introduction, "I would have been encouraged to write more mainline novels instead of electing to concentrate entirely (with the exception of "The Beardless Warriors") on genre writing. Not that I regret it..." In this light, upon finishing "Hunger and Thirst" the reader may feel deeply conflicted emotions. On the one hand, a career which has included "I Am Legend" and "The Shrinking Man" and "Hell House" and "Somewhere in Time" certainly cannot in any way be regretted. But the publication of "Hunger and Thirst" compels us to wonder about a Richard Matheson who might have been.

This was an amazing book. I was inspired by the will of the characters and i feel that everyone would benefeit form reading the book.

Not nearly as good as his other books in this series. I would also like to state that Leisure Books decision to use
microscopic print did not help in my enjoyment of this book.

I had never heard of Barry Hoffman when a friend of mine lent me Judas Eyes, but now I will definitely read his other books. His characters were so interesting -- the good guys had a bit of bad in them, and the bad guys had a bit of good in them. It was one of those "hard to put down" books, I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. It was a very unique story, and I kept thinking about it for a few days after I finished it.

The trail of dead males seems to run up and down the eastern seaboard from as far south as Georgia and as up north as Pennsylvania. The victims are butchered in some sort of sadistic sexual rape.

Shara Farris (see HUNGRY EYES) is no longer a vigilant seeking justice by hunting for prey. Instead she is now a bounty hunter seeking justice by legally hunting for prey. She joins forces with police detective Lamar Briggs, an individual who she helped obtain an acquittal on a murder of a rapist charge. They seek out the serial "John" killer. Shara can read the mind of the female murderess Mica Swann. By doing so, she realizes that Mica is just like her except her beast from within is freed through the killings.

The latest Barry Hoffman "eyes" tale, JUDAS EYES, is an exciting paranormal-psychological mystery investigative tale that will provide much entertainment to those readers who enjoy a thrill a page. The story line is fast-paced and the female characters are intelligent and have their act together even the killing machine Mica. On the other hand, with the exception of Lamar, the males (mostly victims) appear to think with the wrong head, which hurts the flow of strong tale that screams at the easy acceptance of "violence is as American as apple pie" mentality.

Harriet Klausner

Again and again, Morris' writing displays itself as the work of a purely humanistic scientist. His style is excellent, his scientific method cannot be faulted. His observations are concise and thoughtful, well-worded and intelligent. However, I cannot agree with what seems to be his prevailing opinion - that man is purely an animal, sometimes better, more often worse than the other animals that he shares the planet with. Morris' stream of what he no doubt considers to be purely rational thought leans toward being offensive to persons of faith - persons who believe that humankind is a species that differs from his animal neighbours in a profound and fundamental way. He seems to have lumped Humankind in with the rest of the life on the planet, and while it is true that man is as much a part of this planet's life as any other life form, it is also true that man is a creature with an imagination that sets him apart from his animal neighbours. Humans possess souls that animals cannot fathom. This is the major shortcoming of Morris' research: that he has overlooked the imagination and emotional sentience of humankind. Man may be no better than an animal with regard to issues of savagery, war, and conflict resolution. But on the other hand, man has the capability to analyze his own actions and to distinguish between right and wrong. Mr. Morris would do well to turn his own analytical skills toward himself, if ever he should need proof of this.

Desmond Morris has never been known to cater to popular opinion in his research; either you have the emotional maturity to deal with his observations, or you don't.

This man's books are a must have for anyone who wants to better understand why the people around him (or her) do the strange things they do. While every theory may not be perfect, his works demonstrate a classic scientific method of discovery through social observation that remains useful in any situation

If you want a book that answers all of the why's of human behavior, this book is it. It covers everything from dialation of the eyes to how we ward off someone in our personal space. This book is a good source for those studying human behavior, as well as those who are more interested in the nonverbal communication of humans. I read the book almost five years ago, and the information is still clear in my mind. Well written and concise, this book is interesting as well as educational.

Not out of print. Reprinted in 1991, 1998, and 2000 by Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing CO., Inc., 1001 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.

Good resource if your family line is there. Found some information on Ninian Beall, his father and grandfather. They were weavers in Scotland! A confusing marriage date is listed in the book but no information on my line through Ninian's Rachel.

This book contains no fewer than five of my family lines and was so well researched, I found my own name and the names of my seven brothers and sisters, who were listed in the correct chronological order and with correct dates of birth, with only one very minor mispelling and one name reversal. I was already familiar with ancestral lines about five generations back and was able to determine Ms. Doliante was quite accurate and thorough in all details. The entire book is extremely well documented, citing land grant records, wills, Bible records, census records, birth, death, and marriage records, court records, and personal interviews to back up all lineages. I found photographs of my ancestors, both some that I had seen before and some that I had not seen, as well as photocopies of Bible records and wills. The book is an absolute gold mine of information for anyone whose family surnames are found within its pages. I was just thrilled to find it!

This book is not out of print. You people need to get yourselves updated. There is a new, 1998 version, in two volumes for sale and I can't seem to find a price for it. Please Update Yourselves!! You might make a sale!!!

I think a reader is better served by Brian Hingley's "Furniture Repair and Refinishing" q.v.

This book covers a lot of material but lacks in the quality. There are a few small black and white photos and line drawings. Consequently, many of the repair techniques are described in text only. Some topics are glossed over (burn ins covered in 2.5 pages of text) and others in great detail (55 pages of wicker, woven seats and bamboo furniture).

On the positive side, there are a great number of techniques that are hard to find elsewhere, such as repairs to bamboo, metal, outdoor and rustic furniture.

My impression of this book is that it's meant for quick fixes for someone who is either turning over used furniture inventory or needs a quick repair around the house.

This book is amazing!!! I can't believe how easy it is to use. This book is written in step by step instructions that anyone could follow. Who knew that so many repairs could be done with many of the everyday materials found in our own homes. Repairs can be done quickly and easy on the wallet. This book is a definite must for anyone who owns furniture.

This book is a great guide to home furniture repairs. It is easy to read, and easy to reference... with many helpful tips. The book is a must have for both professionals and first time repairers. The repairs are simple, and easy to do with household items... all with professional results. There is no other more inclusive book of furniture repairs available. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in doing minor, or major repairs to their furniture.