Religious historian Richard Hughes Seager provides a revealing and candid portrait of the communities, practices and individuals who are central to the modern Buddhist life, examining not only Buddhist beliefs and history in Asia and the US, but providing profiles of Buddhist traditions which have been brought into the U.S. Buddhism In America rounds out our information and provides important insights into the Americanization of Buddhism and is an important addition to the growing library of Buddhist historical liteature.

This "road map to the American Buddhist landscape" succeeds in being both "engaging and informative," as the author intended. While it could be used as a text for a college class, it will also be of interest to American practitioners of Buddhism (like me) who want to know more about our roots and about the variety of forms of Buddhism in America.

Part One provides background material on the history of Buddhism and its transmission to America and includes a short chapter on "Very Basic Buddhism" for those new to the subject or wanting a refresher. Part Two, the largest part, discusses the various forms of Buddhism in America, with chapters on Jodo Shinshu, Soka Gakkai, Zen, Tibetan, Theravada, and "other Pacific Rim migrations." And Part Three explores some "Selected Issues": gender equity, social engagement, intra-Buddhist and interreligious dialogue, and the Americanization of Buddhism.

Religious historian Richard Hughes Seager provides a revealing and candid portrait of the communities, practices and individuals who are central to the modern Buddhist life, examining not only Buddhist beliefs and history in Asia and the US, but providing profiles of Buddhist traditions which have been brought into the U.S. Buddhism in America rounds out our information and provides important insights into the Americanization of Buddhism and is an important addition to the growing library of Buddhist historical liteature.

I found this work to be quite enjoyable. Hughes has obviously reached deep into his heart and soul (and intriguing mind) to bring his provocative thoughts to paper.

An excellent and expressive representation of the Author's thoughts, desires, emotions and pains. A must for any poetry collectors book shelf.

This book pulsates with raw energy. You feel the pain, pleasure and power this writer's inner person. This is certainly something to share with those who value and appreciate poetry. I can hardly wait for his next release....

The first play "The Well of Horniness", is an absolute scream. I mean serious, gut-busting, knee-slapping funny. The remaining plays are just okay. "The Well" is so good though, I still recommend the book.

Holly Hughes injects liberal amounts of humour in this marvellous collection of anecdotes, monologues and short plays. Sexy, sassy, sometimes silly - but never boring - the reader is treated to tongue-in-cheek stabs at society's indiosyncracies. Delightful!

Holly Hughes' Clit Notes is an intelligent, moving, and sharply funny collection of monolouges and personal stories. Cutting and in the same turn of phrase totally vulnerable, her work creates the portrait of a new woman of the '90's, an in your face, smart, funny, sensitive, lesbian. Anybody, male or female, gay or not should pick up this book! Highly recommended!!!

I thought that the story was realy nice.The charater had many changes to overcome. I like the way he through out his belongings, and started all over. He also was smart after releasing his emosions into the way to Africa.

I enjoyed this book. It is mostly good exept for the begigging. When he started talking about his family was the boring part. The book i good so i recommend it to the readers. It got my attention and i usaully dont read unless it gets my attention. All in all it was a good book.

This book had a profound effect my life as a writer.My mother read it to me at night like fairy tales when I was very young. As I grew up and realized I wanted to write professionally, the lessons in The Big Sea made the writing life seem not only possible, but the best life a person could find. I would say without a doubt that this is my favorite book of all time. If I was marooned on a desert island, this would be the book I would take with me. From his base in Harlem, it shows Hughes embracing the whole world. The Big Sea is a book to read and treasure. again and again.

The book had been in the making at Stanford for some time. I happened to use a manuscript of it in 1991 at Virginia Tech. I was pleasantly surprised how quickly a student could pick up relevant aspects of compuatational plasticity from this book; the book has a style of its own. We have successfully used the book in programming the integral (or endochronic) hardening rule with the incremental theory of plasticity. The book surely makes a useful companion to a plasticity textbook.

It is disheartening to see that the numerical schemes for the integration of the constitutive equations of the endochronic theory are missing from the book.

The authors have missed the opportunity of producing a comprehensive text on inelasticity. They have done such a good job in covering the computational mechanics aspect of inelasticity. For a proper understanding of underlying constitutive equations of inelasticity one has to rely on a more definitive book such as Plasticity Theory by Jacob Lubliner, or, Introduction to Theories of Plasticity by S. K. Jain, or, Continuum Theory of Plasticity by Khan and Huang. Hope the authors will consider expanding their book a bit.

This book is really well organised, and the theory is well presented, particularly Chapter 1. It is among the few which I highly recommend, and it is value for money.

Resort to Murder met my criteria of a spell-binding mystery because it kept me totally absorbed. I wanted to know how the plot unfolded and continued to read until I learned the identify of the murderer and why that person felt compelled to take such drastic steps. An added bonus was being able to relate to the setting because it is near where I live.

Fans of cozies will enjoy watching school teacher/amateur sleuth, Maggie Olenski, expose a killer. Maggie's much needed vacation at Highview Inn, Maryland takes a nasty turn when an employee and former student is found murdered. Maggie is determined to find the killer, and with the help of her new-found friend and quirky side-kick, Dyna, unravels the mystery. Author Hughes weaves an interesting plot and keeps you guessing right up to the end.

From the first page, I was "sucked" into this book. The characters were interesting and real. I found myself thinking about the characters and the story throughout my day. I couldn't wait to see what would happen to Maggie next. I really liked the fact that Maggie is a teacher - I could relate to her thinking (I'm also a teacher) as she solved the mystery. The author wrote a suspensful and thrilling mystery. You'll love it! I've told all my friends about it!

This book would be great for people who either do not understand their disabled friends or relatives, or are themselves handicapped but feel very isolated and do not know where to begin. It is basically a collection of "what it's like and how I overcame it" stories touching on many scenarios of how it is to live life in a body with more limitations (in big print, which will be helpful for those with sight problems). (It could have used another proofreading, however, for grammar and punctuation, etc.) There is also an excellent but short resource section in the back, on where to call for help in medical care, drugs and their side effects, and emotional support. I bought the book because Ms. Hughes is a polio survivor, as am I, and, as a woman who recently went through menopause and could not differentiate some of the symptoms from PPS, I thought I might pick up some pointers. This is not that book. If you are sitting home feeling sorry about your situation, I recommend Ms. Hughes' book to help you get up your initiative to take care of what you can.

Mona Hughes' "Women and Disabilities:It Isn't Them and Us" is an excellent book, both for the disabled and the (temporarily) able-bodied. The former will be gratified at feeling understood, while the latter, of whom I am one (temporarily) will be carried into the world of the disabled as no writer has done before. As Randy Shilts' "And the Band Played On" awoke me to the disastrous AIDS situation, as "The Test" by Angelica Gibbs made the lives of American Blacks real to me, so "Women and Disabilites" will forever change my conception of what it is like to be a disabled woman. The book should be required reading for all who pride themselves on their humanity. Alma H. Bond, Ph.D., author of "I Married Dr. Jekyll and Woke Up Mrs. Hyde," "The Autobiography of Maria callas, a Novel," and "Who Killed virginia Woolf?"

Mona Hughes speaks for those forgotten women struggling with disability. With her gift for storytelling and her painstaking documentation, she paints a portrait of survivors of cerebral palsy, of post polio syndrome, blindness or those who must navigate via a wheelchair or crutches. These women are gutsy and creative; they insist on surviving in a world that would push them aside and forget them. But they are unforgettable. They are indistinguishable -- in their intelligence, drive and their dreams for the future -- from their non-disabled counterparts, except that their struggles go deeper and take more resolve to overcome. Hughes' compassion and empathy are welcome qualities in an often hostile world that provides little support for the very women who are often the supporters of others. Apart from their disabilities, Hughes notes, they must manage all the activities of daily life, including perhaps the hardest battles they face: finding acceptance, a man to love and who will love them, and a rewarding sex life. Hughes makes it clear that disability is not the end of any of these struggles. Given the chance, the disabled make nurturing parents, and with a willing husband or partner, can creatively transform a family to meet their special needs. Hughes covers a vast panorama in her book, letting us share in the women's -- and her own -- triumphs of spirit. After reading this book, a reader will view a disabled woman in a new and admiring light.

Ruth Deming, MGPGP Group therapist Director, New Directions Support Group for people with mood disorders

The focus here is on the leading photographers of the last century, who they were and how they earned their reputations. Short, well written essays on each artist make this a good introduction to the field. Great reproductions: lots of obvious favorites, plus enough lesser known works and quirky choices to keep things interesting. A few big names are noticeably missing, but there are a lot of younger talents here too who will still be popular into the next century.

A laconic but vivid portrail of some of this century's greatest,most heterogeneous photographers, including Nan Goldin, Imogen Cunningham, Helmut Newton, Ansel Adams, Herb Ritts,et al. The colours are wonderful and selections eclectic--a venerable balance of talent and composition. A must for any beginning photographer or photography connoisseur.

Filled with some great color photos and a lot of modern photographiers that are not always looked at. A beautiful picture of a rose in the center, some cute pictures of monkeys, and alot of powerful stuff.

This slightly ponderous book presents a number of interesting questions. The main point it tries to make is that the military has often been used as a symbol to both inspire and control the public in Great Britain. The author painstakingly explains how the British army attempted to mould its soldiers into a certain disciplined caste that would prove relilable in all circumstances. While other countries have allowed their military to become all pervasive and dominant, in Britain the army always maintained a close loyalty to the Crown. The power of the Crown was tempered by Parliament, which meant that the army would never assume a dominant position in British affairs.

That the military was useful as a means to control in social discontent in the early 19th century cannot be denied however. Before there was a reliable Police Force, the army was instrumental in maintaining the public order. This in turn ensured that the power of the elite was not threatened. The army was also an inspiration to many British thinkers and industrialists of the period, who looked upon its regimentation as an example to be followed in civilian affairs. Even fashion owes much of its influence to the army in this period. The ever popular term "Dressing to the Nines" was coined from the sharpe appearence of the 90th Foot. While this book did address many interesting points concerning the relationship between the military and civilian life in Britain, at times the material seemed a bit redundant.

There were also some gaps. More emphasis should have been placed on the development and use of military bands, their music, as well as their ceremonial use. The employment of bands went very far to popularize the view of the military to many and should have been discussed at greater length. Pomp and Ceremony remains an important element in British society today, and continues to showcase the military, despite many evident cut-backs. The development of many of the great Tattoos, Military Music Spectacles etc., were instrumental in presenting a favorable impression toward the British public. While many of these events would be developed in a later period, they surely had their start in the time covered in this book. Failure to mention this influence in more detail I think is the chief failing in an otherwise worthwhile book.

It was only after I had read some way into this book that I realised that it must have been some kind of thesis. When did people start writing them so well?

It isn't encumbered with that annoying pseudo-intellectulese that people who generally present theses are so proud of to confuse the reader. In fact the points it does present are in strikingly simple and wonderfully readable.

The issue Myerly discusses is the development of the British army in the first half of the nineteenth century, basically the Napoleonic Wars until Crimea and it is a fascinating period.

He discusses the changing attitudes to discipline, uniform, recruiting and life in general in the army - but also the effects the army had on civilian life and vice versa.

There is an enormous bibliography at the end of the book, followed by extensive footnotes (some 100 pages). If you don't like footnotes then I can assure you they don't interfer with the reading in the text but help do help to clarify issues for those that want to delve deeper into an issue.

The only reason I have marked the book down from 5 stars was really a bit trivial, I found the last couple of chapters a bit repetitive - or they seemed so to me. I could barely put the book down for the first 5 or so chapters, and it really got me thinking.

Definitely worthwhile!

There is little that Myerley's treatment of Briish uniforms and its corresponding manifestation in the evolution of army gear. Indeed, Myerley does a first-rate job in making comparisons between British society and and its counterpart in the military. Long overdue--at least at this level of quality!

Well written, a source which I find myself going back to time and again. Harvard Press is to be commended and Myerly congratulated. Excellent, Scott!

The watercolor illustrations employed represent the setting perfectly, regardless if the point in the story was that of a rural Kansas, Kansas City street life, and Mexican village. What wonderful impressionistic artwork! There seems to be an inner light in the faces of each person represented in the illustrations.
The action and music portrayed in the text, carries over into the illustrations. The book's illustrations show movement and action. A sense of happiness or loneliness is conveyed through the watercolor paintings. They are very explicit in showing emotion. Overall, text and illustrations, lend this to being one of the best biographical books for young children.

I thouroughly enjoyed this book. I didn't know much about Langston Hughes before I had read it. I think I understand him a little better after reading it. What attracted me the most was finding a book about an African American boy who learned his own family history and could feel proud of it. I guess the following quote sums it up "Almost always, his grandma told stories of heroes. Heroes who were black, just like Langston." I am volunteering in an inner city middle school. The kids I tutor do not read anywhere near their grade level. I think they might be able to read this book, and still enjoy it. It's not a baby book, although, I suppose a young child might enjoy it, too. I also like the warm and colorful pictures.

This story is so moving. Showing hardships, love, and finding acceptance.It tells of an Afician child learning about his history and walking tall as a man. It was very moving, the pictures were soft and had a texture of warmth. I would highly recommend it for reading.