Moortown is a large collection. It is actually four books in one: 'Moortown Diary' (also published separately), 'Earthnumb', 'Prometheus on His Crag', and 'Adam and the Sacred Nine'. The last two of these are unified poem sequences very similar in outline: they concern the journey of a symbolic man towards his place in nature and the world. 'Moortown Diary', by contrast, is a highly realistic group of poems recording the poet's experiences running a farm of cattle and sheep. 'Earthnumb' is a loose miscellany of other poems, many of them allegorical. In fact, the 'Moortown Diary' poems aside, very little of this collection is grounded in close observation of the natural world (a quality one elsewhere associates with Hughes' poetry). It is an overwhelmingly abstract, mystical book and as such is very difficult. I found myself asking a question about Hughes' work which, after the experience of his more accessible poems, I had not asked before: namely - how much of this poet's grand mythologizing actually rings true, and how much of it is just empty rhetorical gesturing?

The standard reference book on all music -- revised, up-to-date, with complete pronouncing biographical dictionary of composers and musicians; authoritative essays on all major figures; dictionary of musical terms. Special section gives synposes of 90 operas, plus articles on such personalities as Cesar Franck, Wagner, Sullivan, Gershwin, Sibelius, Stravinsky and many others. A remarkable book of endless information and interest.

Robert Maheu gives a one-sided view of his reign under Howard Hughes downplaying his "sins" in my opinion and never really coming to grips with his abuse of power and lack of character. I suspect that what he did reveal is mostly because he was caught with his pants down. Nevertheless, I still found it interesting in helping to piece together the Howard Hughes enigma. I learned much more from reading "Citizen Hughes".

I think Nothing But Net was okay, but it wasn't too exciting. I think it could be better, it wasn't too extreme. I thought Miles should have told the Coach that he didn't like that he was getting on his back more than the others. But Miles shouldn't have showed off that much, he should have just shaped up! I thought this was going to be a better book.

This book profiles four well-known Australians who have lived abroad for most of their adult lives. The book sets out to "concentrate on the reasons for their expatriatism and consider what aspects of their Australian identity they have retained". Sadly, the author relied totally on secondary sources, and did not speak directly to any of his subjects. This limited his ability to peer into their souls; to discover what effect their lives as expatriates have had on their work, and on them as people. In spite of this serious weakness, the author obviously spent a great deal of time studying his subjects. For anyone looking for an introduction to the lives of these incredibly talented Australians, the book is worth reading.

Kathy Roth, a suburban housewife in CT is half of a happy union, mother of 4 and an entrepreneur as well. She runs a cottage industry selling clothing to large retail stores in the tri-state area.

It is only in adult life that Kathy is confronted with the awareness of having eight separate and distinct personalities. Unlike most or classic DID/MPD cases, Kathy was not a survivor of ritual or other forms of parental abuse. She has some unfortunate experiences in her background, but certainly nothing that links her to the community of DID/MPD survivors at large.

Kathy's cast of characters are an eclectic bunch. They all are different ages and one "personality" is a witch from the 16th Century! Kathy is extremely fortunate in her choice of doctor. Matthew, Kathy's psychiatrist is specially trained in handling DID/MPD cases and it is through his gentle efforts that she is able to merge.

After completing treatment with Matthew, Kathy was finally able to recognize only one face in her mirror.

I like how Bugs gets the Looney Tunes in trouble when they dare those little guys to a basketball game

The title sounds trite, but its true. My six year-old daughter was completely enthralled with the stories. Many of them are familiar fairy tales, others are not. All are written with a 6 year old in mind. We bring this book on airplanes, on vacations, to appointments to read while we wait. Other ages enjoy it, but 6 year olds love it.

This book, and its prequel Tom Brown's Schooldays, is under-read in classes on the Victorian novel. Tom Brown at Oxford reads as a node in the nexus between Coleridge's early days and Hughes's anachronistic utopian efforts during the dawning of modernity.

Or, if you're more inclined to study "manly christianity" or the residual effects of Christian Socialism on the mind of Hughes, then this book is also for you.

Aside from the interesting critical aspects, the characters that Hughes creates in this book are the type of personalities that you laugh at while appreciating their earnestness. If you're particularly nostalgic, then you wish that you're own experience with higher education could be so quixotic.

As an avid reader of Janet Evanovich's stephanie plum series I was ecstatic when I saw that she has now decided to resurrect some old romance novels and revamp then in her now famous style.
When I read the first book in this series (Full House), I thought wow - cool - now I don't have to wait til June for the next stephanie plum. But then, unfortunately, I picked up full tilt. What a let down.

Clearly my opinion is not shared by everyone - in fact one of the reviewers that I usually respect - harriett klausner clearly really enjoyed the book. However, I think if you are a fan of romantic suspense and janet evanovich as well, you will be left unfulfilled by her latest novel. Unlike Full House, in which billie and nick drew you in as characters, I found Max to be generally uninteresting and unlikable - which seems like it would be hard to do with a character who is a genius, rich, and comes from a zany yet troubled past.

In addition to a boring (sorry but he is) male character, there is the relatively forgettable female lead, the head of a truly uninspired newspaper (a potentially interesting subplot which was really never explored). There is also Vera, an obnoxious semi-mother figure who really made me yearn for Grandma Mazur, and God help us all, a talking computerized Car - named Muffin. Please make it stop. To all the authors out there (Catherine Coulter this means you too) please stop with the artificial intelligence in anything from a car to a calculator - it is manufactured, unconvincing, and overall - not funny!

I really felt like full tilt had major potential, including characters and locations that could have been creatively utilized, but the story just did not gel - nothing came together. In fact, I practically had to force myself to slog through this sucker. My recommendation - read full house instead and put your seven fifty in a fund towards To the Nines, coming out in June - at least that is what I wish I had done.

No, this series is not like Stephanie Plum. This is not for Mystery fans, but more Romance fans. The Characters are well developed, but a bit far fetched, and the plots are a bit unbelievable. Even after all this I don't think it is a bad read. The story moves very quickly and is a page turner, it is not like you are getting bored throughout the book. I still am a fan and we will see as the series grows it may get better, there is a lot of room for that.

Max and Dee Dee are back from Full House, twenty years later. Dee Dee's Husband, Frankie, is running for mayor and is looking for missing tax dollars. His brother-in-law, Max Holt, comes to town to help him out. Max is helping out one of his sister's friends, Jamie Swift, by investing in her news paper. There is an instant connection there!

This was a fun, quick read, and full of adventure!

I liked this book and the characters. I read Full House and enjoyed that also. I would of liked to not have them jump 20 years ahead, but it was a great easy read. I also like the Stephanie Plum series and just found these different. They are more like Charlotte Hughes than Janet Evanovich. They are a little less intense than Evanovich. I would highly recommend this for a sit by the pool and laugh kind of book.