This book is well-written and, with the inclusion of words of Atlanta residents who experienced the ordeal of their city's destruction, brings this part of the Civil War to life.

Okay, I suppose this is gonna sound kind of far-fetched, but bear with me... super-secret Killmaster for AXE agent N3 -- that's Nick Carter -- uncovers an evil plot by terrorists who've been trained as pilots so they can hijack big passenger airliners and crash them kamikaze-style into financial centers and government buildings! Izzat freaky or *what*? Granted, in this book the terrorists are Japanese and they're doing it because a crazed general is bitter of the bombing of Hiroshima, but still, considering this book was published in 1976, it's still pretty eerie. For more prophetic eerieness, check out The Spider novel, _The City Destroyer_, in which an evil creep causes the collapse of major NYC landmarks atop innocent citizens. That one was written in the 30's. What used to be confined to far-fetched pulp novel plots is now real-life, unfortunately. Besides being strange curios now, both of the novels mentioned here are also great reads, and it's nice to see the good guys win in 'em...

The books content was insightful and profound. The focus was on transitions that the author and many individuals experience.The words captured the sound and feel of intenese emotions.The passages seem to awaken parts of your soul as you not only read, but can visualize and feel the moments being described. The poetry is earthy and has a ring of honesty that seems to grab you.

I enjoyed reading it and loved how the author Shelia D. Bryant's vivid describtions created stirrings of intense emotions causing tears, smiles and laughs.The Foreword which was written by Fredia Carter was thought provoking.

Reading the Red/Green/Blue Mars series of fiction from Kim Stanley Robinson led me to Zubrin's excellent 'Case for Mars' on what is needed to start colonizing Mars. The set of papers in 'Strategies for Mars" is an excellent and readable view on the current research and the reality of getting to Mars. Well worth the price!

My three and a half year old has mild cerebral palsy and really enjoyed reading about other children with CP. She gets frustrated with stretching and was excited to know other kids experience the same frustrations. Her older brother liked reading the book, too. We also liked that it showed children with different degrees of CP.

Matt Sinclair despises his step-mother. Kate Reilly revers the same lady for her kindness. This is a story that shows different veiwpoints of the same person. The two work together to uncover the reason for the stepmothers so called suicide. Great psychological story!

Fun tale about a boys view of his father's day at work. The son joins dad for a wild west adventure - they ride broncos and defend cattle from rustlers. Excellent illustration by David McPhail.

Using a Jungian filter, and with reference to the works of Bruno Bettelheim ("The Uses of Enchantment"), Joseph Campbell ("The Hero With a Thousand Faces"), and others, Carter examines the embedded symbolism found in a sampling of children's nursery rhymes. Carter connects the rhymes' imagery with Jungian archetypes, and their meanings with the lessons found in the Tao Te Ching.

His analyses are thought-provoking. For example, the popular lullabye "Hush-a-bye Baby" employs the image of a child cradled in a tree. Historically, the tree has been a symbol of motherhood. The lullabye traces, in a few economical lines, the path of maturation: from infancy (child safely nestled in tree), to early childhood/preadolescence (the "winds" of change and emerging independence cause the child's cradle to rock, i.e., the tree's/mother's grip on the child to loosen), and finally adolescence/pre-adulthood (the bough breaks and the cradle falls, i.e., the child reaches independence and separateness from the mother).

In a related vein, Carter argues that in "Mary Had a Little Lamb," the lamb represents Mary's unconscious, child-like aspect, while the school (from which the lamb is barred), her emerging consciousness and entry into the "real," adult world. In the rhyme, the lamb waits for Mary to return from school, thus suggesting that although Mary will be able successfully to negotiate the "real" world, she will also stay connected with her creative/emotional side.

Carter weaves the strands of Taoist philosophy, Jungian psychology, and theories of childhood development into an innovative and provocative thesis, one which leaves ample room for disagreement, but which will inspire further study of these topics. One will never think about Little Bo Peep and her lost sheep in quite the same way again!

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This Book Wallops!

very easy to read. clear concise flowing (but not Lord Dunsany poetics) style. it drew me from the git and never let go.

the main problem it has is that it is too predictable and plot events too convenient. however, it is very colourful and well paced, and if you accept the simplicity as a part of the rollicking genre, it's not so much an issue.

whilst lin carter has not the distinction of fritz leiber, his style is his own and his gory scenes hit on a pitch similar to Robert E Howard's 'Conan'.

the final confrontation is beautifully drawn out and right-on between too quick and too dribbly. some of the descriptions are just lurid and sent my imagination to frenzy!

in short, this is a great sword & sorcery book. there are no weak spots in terms of flow and colour, but its convenience and good nature may be tiresome for those after more complexity.

if you want wild'n'crazi reading, and have finished 'Conan' and 'Fafhrd & Gray Mouser' (Leiber), then you might like this tale.

if you feel jaded by Dragonlance or Shannara : neither of whom can write for @$$$, then check this 'Thonger' series . yih! adamo june '99 Australi.