If you want to read some really deep and powerful insights into the human condition, check out "Mary Winowsky" (written when LH was in HIGH SCHOOL!), "The Gun," Fine Accomodations," "One Friday Morning," "The Little Virgin," "The Young Glory of Him." These stories will make you weep and think about the everyday people you pass in the street and wonder about the stories they may have inside of them. This book should be in EVERY literature class!

This book tells more than just what it is to be Black, it says a lot about being human.

THIS BOOK IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE!I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED LANGSTON HUGHES WHETHER IT WAS HIS POETRY OR HIS SHORT STORIES. HE WAS A VERY INTELLIGIENT MIND(WHAT A BRILLIANT MAN). R.I.P. MY DEAR LANGSTON!

I have recently taken on the project of reading all the classic novels I was suppose to care about in high school and college. I started with Langston Hughes.
I found the introduction to this book most helpful in understanding where Mr. Hughes was writing from. It is odd how little has changed from pre WWII society to today. If you are looking for a wonderful look into the African American mind and world, this is the book to read. Such a vast array of different stories, form merchant steamer to Harlem to South America, this book has it all. I especially recommend you to spend time reading "Cora Unashamed" I read it four times in the first sitting and have now revisited it a number of times finding hidden colors and tones that are remarkable.

When I Grow Up - I want to be able to draw and have insight like Charise Mericle Harper! This is an outstanding book with the most original and captivating illustration style I've ever seen. My daughter finds something hilarious on every page and getting her giggles to subside is the only problem. A really smart message about what it takes to be a good person. Qualities and traits for us all to aspire to and find within ourselves. Already a family favorite in this house.

"When I Grow Up" by Charise Mericle Harper is great book for parents,grandparents and educators. This book is beautifully illustrated and the amusing examples make it easy for children to understand. As parents we all want our children to be responsible, kind and caring. This book illustrates these qualities in a delightful way, and the book can be used as a learning process for both parents and children.

What a delightful book! I found it charmingly simple in its writing, and wondrous in its illustrations. And how refreshing to have kids read about and think about the qualities and traits one hopes to have as an adult as opposed to a specific profession. I loved the unique way she integrated real life photos/faces into her drawings. It made the book both more fanciful for me, as well as more "connected" to kids. And the children that I've shared it with have each been mysteriously drawn to the whole flavor of the book. I look forward to more offerings from this author, as I imagine her creativity will extend to realms that I will be drawn to myself!

This book was wonderful. I am an avid romance reader and this is one of the best books I have read all year. The civil war makes for a wonderful and exciting background. The story moves very quickly and it's filled with passion! I read it in 2 days! A wonderful, sensuous, emotional story. With a Great ending!

If you love romance novels, go out and get this one, it's great

The book was well written. Nan Ryan is a great author. The book as I siad though is not for the faint of heart. The story makes u want to drop everything and read it. I recommend this book to all who like historical romances. Great book u gotta read it.

The Harper Hall of Pern is an omnibus edition of the Harper Hall trilogy, including Dragonsong, Dragonsinger and Dragondrums. It follows the Dragonriders of Pern trilogy.

In Dragonsong, Petiron, the old harper, has died and only Menolly, the youngest child of Sea Holder Yanus, can properly sing the deathsong to honor him. Yanus is scandalized that a girl should perform the role of a harper, but gives in to the inevitable. Moreover, Menolly is the only one available to instruct the children in the Teaching. When the new harper arrives, however, Yanus and his wife try to keep Menolly from his attention. Disconsolate, Menolly starts taking long walks and finds a fire lizard nest about to be swamped by the tide. She helps save the eggs and returns later to witness the hatching and impresses some of the the hatchlings. Now Menolly has nine young fire lizards attending her.

In Dragonsinger, Menolly and her fair of fire lizards have been called to Harper Hall because of her songwriting. She has been accepted as the Master Harper's apprentice and soon finds several friends there, dull-witted Camo, who is fascinated by her fire lizards, quick-witted Piemur, who is fascinated by everything, but the foremost is Robiton, the Master Harper himself. Nevertheless, she also is the target of jealousy and prejudice from some of the residents.

In Dragondrums, Piemur, who is the pampered lead soprano in the Harper choir, finds that his voice is changing. Moreover, he is no longer the Voice Master's special student. The normally cheerful boy is desolate, but he soon perks up when he is told that he is now apprenticed to the Master Harper himself, working with Sibel and Menolly and maybe even going to the Southern Continent.

This trilogy concentrates on a different segment of Pern society than the previous novels. The Harpers are the teachers and messengers as well as entertainers. Moreover, Robinton uses them to spread new ideas and to spy out problems that haven't been reported by the Holders.

Highly recommended for McCaffrey fans and anyone who enjoys SF tales of young people with a zest for life.

The Harpers are my favorite characters in her books so of course I loved them. I think because she works by herself she can keep them true to what they always were and always will be. If you like the Harpers too, then you'll love these books. And if you haven't read her books, the Harpers play music and do other things but they're really cool.

This is a tale of the struggle a talented individual who is not allowed to practice her skills because of a too rigid social structure. She escapes and flourishes because of the kindness and open-mindedness of others, not to mention her own abilities to survive where many would give up and be relegated to what others would decide for them.

This is a story that fills your heart with pride for the characters as the conquer the obstacles set before them. It also proves that it pays to keep an open mind when dealing with others. Recognize their abilities and let them take that ability as far as they want. Never let ideas and rules that might have been established long in the past dictate what is best for an individual who can be better than what would otherwise be a poor life.

OH MY..You know how sometimes you find a rare book and it just hits you that it is going to be amazing?? Well.."Bed of Spices" is one of those rare gems..I am telling you this story had me wild. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED Solomon and Rica. When I found out what the conflict in this book was..I have to admit I was a bit worried...I just couldnt see how it was going to work out..infact, at one point I was so wildly frustrated and worried that Rica and Solomon wouldnt be together , that I flipped ahead to the ending just to make sure..this is something that I have NEVER done before, but in this case I just couldnt take it and had to reassure myself. "Bed of Spices" is without a doubt a definite keeper. It may be a little hard to come by, but believe me it is sooo worth the search. PLEASE DO NOT PASS UP THE CHANCE TO READ THIS UNBELIEVABLY BEAUTIFUL AND EMOTIONAL LOVE STORY!

This is going to be a very short review, because I won't really be able to do this book justice. The story is set in Strassburg 1348 (the time when the Black Death has just arrived in Europe). The protagonists are Solomon, a trainee physician, who is the son of a prosperous Jewish merchant; and Rica (Frederica), the daughter of a "new" nobleman. Both face familial constraints, but they are also divided by their religions, their class, and the expectations each family has of them. Rica is expected by her father to marry a rather religious German nobleman who cannot tell her apart from her mentally and emotionally disturbed twin sister Etta. Solomon is expected to become a physician, and then to marry a suitable Jewish girl. Add to all this, the fact that Rica and Solomon meet each other secretly at the cottage of her father's mistress (the local wisewoman). Add to this, the fact that mobs are beginning to massacre Jews all over Europe, believing them responsible for the Black Death. Don't worry, our hero and heroine survive - although their sanity is often tested, along with their commitment to each other.

This is one romance I am keeping. It is well worth several re-reads, for the complex social interactions as well as the sheer beauty of the relationship. To learn more about the book, buy a book (used, I'm afraid!), or check out the review at All About Romance which clued me into this wonderful book.

I bought this used from Amazon and am so happy that I had the opportunity to read and savor it. It is well worth hunting for. The story is rich with great characters. And the trevails of the lovers kept me on the edge of my seat. I have purchased every book, used or new, by Ms. Samuel/Wind that I have been able to find. Thanks to Amazon for offering used books when a book is out of print. This is a beautiful story told by a stunningly fine author.

This book is all about the show. It has lots of pictures. Even summeries of all the episodes with what songs were sung. This book is perfect for anyone who loved the series. Even comes with posters!

Although this book doesn't really have that much info on the band, it has billions of pictures. There are several fold-out posters, losts of collages, and an episode guide, too.

Even though it's a bit old, every S Club fan should own this!

The S Club 7 has millions of pictures, good info about the band, and 2 great posters that I put on my locker @ school. The pictures are great, and for their birthday!! Happy reading!

Hi, i am a dutch girl, i ordered this book, and i'm really happy that i have it now!!! This book is very cool, I like the part where mary-kate pretends she is Ashley and break the frienship with nicole!!! If you are an Olsenfan you've got to get this book, i'ts great!! one of my friends has read it to, and she loved it even more than i do!! I think this is one of the best books i have ever read..... so buy it!!!! P.S. sorry for my english, but i am dutch and i don't have a lot of time to type now, so sorry!!!

This book was such a great book and it can also give you tipson friendship too. They are so cool. You just have to read this book. Ashley makes a new friend named, Nicole and then Mary-Kate feels left out so she calls Nicole to comeover when Ashley has ballet practices and pretends to be Ashley. Then she tells Nicole that they can't be friends anymore. Mary-Kate made her cry. Wait until Ashley finds out-will I don't want to spoil it so buy it and read it now! The book means a lot then just friendship it shows that being twins doesn't just mean looking alike, it also means...

It's a pretty cool book ! The twins Mary-Kate and Ashley get into a fight. Ashley found a new best friend (nicole) and Mary-Kate feel really left-out...one day she tells Nicole (she says she's Ashley, the both look very similar) that their friendship is over. It works. M.K. and Ashley are forget their fight and everythings seems to be perfect, but then Ashley found out everything !

I had heard about this book from somebody who had similary enjoyed the same speculative (not quite sci-fi) novels I like, and was sort of blown away by its oddity and fresh voice. Reality merges with time travel. Or is it all in the mind? What I like is the confusion of past and present, Civil War era with the 1960's. The author questions the nature of time itself, but isn't afraid to write paragraghs almost incongruously funny, especially when viewed against serious and rather tragic historical material. A strange and entertaining read.

Was in the authors G thru I section of my favorite used bookstore when the title of this book caught my eye. The description on the back seemed interesting, and it was certainly different from anything I had been reading, so I bought it with a, "Why not?" attitude. I absolutely love this book. I literally wept over Lee's last days in battle, and the book has kindled in me a desire to learn all about the Civil War. I am now deep into Shelby Foote's trilogy and have also purchased a dozen or so other Civil War books recommended by various experts on the net. Also, I bought two more copies of M.A. Harper's book from Amazon so that I could send one to a sister in N.C. and keep one extra to loan to friends. I am an uprooted Southerner (by choice), born the same year as the author, who identifies with so much she has written. This book has caused me to rethink so many things I had stopped thinking about, and has given me new pride in my birthplace and heritage. I may even go back to the South to wind up my days--I understand things differently, now; I no longer feel ashamed of where I'm from. I know I'm laying a lot at this book's door, but it affected me most profoundly, in many different ways. And I am always reading, I'm never without a book--I'm picky about what I'll spend my time reading, and I won't waste my time with junk. Harper's book just blew me away! I hope she keeps writing.

I think I need to retract the (very favorable) review I just wrote about this book yesterday. The author is a very close personal friend, and believes it unethical for me to submit it. Maybe she's right, because I am partial to her in many things, although my stated opinion of the work is true. In any case, she doesn't want to see her credibility questioned in any way, so please squelch my review, since she's pretty worried about this. Thank you.

I highly recommend purchasing this book/video set as opposed to just the book. The book is wonderful, and will help any pregnant woman make sound, informed decisions on how to approach her individual birth. The video shows the births of several babies-which is wonderful and educational to watch. Both book and video are extremely high-quality and worth every penny you may spend on them. The set is slightly biased against our medical establishment here in the USA, and I do want to warn some of you out there to absorb the information that works for you, and just listen to the rest with an open mind and a grain of salt. The video is what really changed my mind about my approach to the upcoming birh of my son-I strongly recommend this set for every pregnant woman, whether she is interested in natural child-birth or not.

I originally borrowed this book to read and later saw the video at a doula training workshop I attended! I had to have them both the minute that I saw the video! They are both great... The book is informative and the set INCREDIBLE! They are such a learning tool! I highly recommend them to every woman who is pregnant or who is any type of childbirth educator, doulas, etc.

As a doula, I have not only watched and enjoyed this video, but also shared it with many of my clients. It gives a wonderful view of several different types of births, helping the future parent make educated decisions about the type of birth they want. It also is very realistic in terms of what to expect during labor. I look forward to reading the book after enjoying the video for so long!