This is an excellent collection of Toasts (Afro-American oral folk poetry), as transcribed by one of the authors.

I Like this book for other kids. I like the pictures. I learned how to ride a saddle bronc.

A veritable treasury of inspiring and heart-warming stories about 32 of the greatest and most beloved saints of the Church. Each biography is short enough to be read at one sitting, yet each is complete in itself and contains a wealth of little-known facts of Catholic history and tradition. In addition, the author has richly supplied the book with captivatingly interesting and informative footnotes. Plus, it is written with a holy flavor and exudes an attitude of real faith. Based upon classic and reliable sources, this book makes excellent inspirational reading for people of every age group. Especially should young people learn those famous episodes from the lives of the saints which every Catholic should know by heart. Here those timeless stories are recounted in a straight-forward yet charming manner: The flowering of St. Joseph's staff, St. Peter's victory over Simon the Magician, St. Christopher's bearing the Christ Child across the river, St. Patrick healing his little sister when he was a child, and the miraculous appearance of roses inside the cloak of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, etc. In this single volume are to be found the lives of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sts. Peter and Paul, St. Christopher, St. Jerome, and St. Augustine; St. Cecilia, St. Agnes, and St. Monica; St. Patrick, St. Bridget and St. Bernard; St. Elizabeth, St. Louis and St. Thomas Aquinas; St. Teresa of Avila, St. Francis de Sales, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Alphonsus Liguori and many others. Inspiring and unforgettable stories. 495pp. PB. Imprimatur.

This is a serious book, but, in no sense, a depressing one. It is an extraordinary guide for all of us who know grief in our lives, and for all of us--no one escapes it if they live any kind of life at all--who are going to be in contact with others experiencing grief.

You will come away from this book with hope, not melancholy. You will learn about handling grief, which is part of life, and, maybe, you will even learn how to be something more than just an emotional sounding board for those around you during the immediate aftermath of tragedy.

In recent days, the husband of someone I didn't know very well was killed in an accident. Murray's book helped me to better handle hearing from this woman elaborate details about the wonderful life and the tragic death, and to be more adequately prepared for the sudden--often unexpected--expressions of fury. By the way, you aren't going to find those elaborate details in Murray's book, and certainly not the fury.

I heartily recommend this book to all of us who have known grief, and to all of us who will know it in the future, and, just as important, to all of us who have known and will know people in grief.

This book has changed my outlook on prayer. After reading it I agreed that prayer is not just a time before dinner or bed, but a way of life. It is a vital element to a Christian's life. I like to highlight books on profound subjects, which I started out doing with this book but found that there was very little left that was NOT highlighted!

The format is written in such a way that Andrew Murray is leading us page by page closer to an intimate prayer life with Our Savior.

It's worth reading this book slowly so that you can really think about what you've read & apply it to your life. Most of the chapters are a few pages so that you can do just that. To me, this book seems like it would be appropriate for more mature Christians, meaning Chrisitans who have a steadfast walk w/Jesus & are familar w/His Word. I could be wrong, maybe baby Christians will find it a blessing, but it may be too "meaty."

I loved this book & at this price I bought more as gifts. If you give it as a gift you may want to include a highlighter :-)

Murray Rothbard was one of the most powerful thinkers of the 20th century. Some of his most important work was printed in journals, out-of-print anthologies, presented at scholarly conferences, or available only in pamphlets. Fortunately, many of these essays are now collected in The Logic of Action (2 volumes), one of Edward Elgar's Economists of the Twentieth Century series

Volume 1 of the Logic of Action is subtitled "Method, Money, and the Austrian School." The range of these essays is simply incredible, and it's hard for a reviewer to know where to start. So, I might as well start with the first essay, The Mantle of Science. Here, Rothbard demolishes the claims of scientism. He must refute a dozen fallacies in 20 pages (such as false anologies to science like model-building, etc.). This essay was written in 1957 (but not published until 1960) when Rothbard traveled in Ayn Rand's circle. Incredibly, some Randroids even accused Rothbard of plagiarizing from Rand (see Justin Raimondo's excellent biography of Rothbard, An Enemy of the State, for details.) This prompted the great von Mises' response: "I really did not know that the concept that man has no automatic knowledge of how to survive and that the task of his reason . . . is to keep him alive was not known to mankind before the fall of 1957."

Another path-breaking work is the essay, The Present State of Austrian Economics, presented at a scholary conference in 1992. Rothbard describes the path taken by Austrian economists in recent years and the divergence of Hayekians and Lachmannians from a Misesian persepective.

As David Gordon and Hans-Hermann Hoppe state in their introduction: "No introduction can do justice to the vast range and insight of Rothbard's work. Anyone who completes these two volumes will have an indelible impression of Rothbard's greatness."

Murray Rothbard was one of the most powerful thinkers of the 20th century. Some of his most important work was printed in journals, out-of-print anthologies, presented at scholarly conferences, or available only in pamphlets. Fortunately, many of these essays are now collected in The Logic of Action (2 volumes), one of Edward Elgar's Economists of the Twentieth Century series

Volume 2 of the Logic of Action is subtitled "Applications and Criticism from the Austrian School." The range of these essays is simply incredible, and it's hard for a reviewer to know where to start. So, I might as well start with the first essay, Freedom, Inequality, Primitivism, and the Division of Labor. As usual, Rothbard's reading is immense and he briliantly refutes the claims of primitivists that specialization is somehow the cause of our problems rather than the necessary result of an increasing standard of living. In fact, communists import an almost religious devotion to their communism that Kautsky even said that under communism "[t]he human average will rise to the level of an Aristotle, a Goethe, a Marx. Above these other heights new peaks will arise."

Another brilliant essay is the last, Karl Marx: Communist as Religious Eschatologist. Rothbard gets to the crux of the matter: "The Key to the intricate and massive system of thought created by Karl Marx is at bottom a simple one: Karl Marx was a communist." As against those who would downplay Marx's religious drive to create a utopian society, Rothbard shows that Marx is just one of many "religious eschatologists."

In between these two essays there are 20 more. Whether it's "value free" economics, free banking in Scotland, marginal productivity theory, or Henry George's fallacies, Rothbard always has something brilliant to say. I really enjoyed The Myth of Tax "Reform", which should be read by every conservative activist. "Every economic activity that escapes taxes and controls is not only a blow for freedom and property rights: it is also one more instance of a free flow of productive energy getting out from under parasitic repression. That is why we should welcome every new loophole, shelter, credit or exemption, and work, not to shut them down but to expand them to include everyone else, including ourselves."

As David Gordon and Hans-Hermann Hoppe state in their introduction: "No introduction can do justice to the vast range and insight of Rothbard's work. Anyone who completes these two volumes will have an indelible impression of Rothbard's greatness."

My 2 year old daughter loves Louie and all of his antics. She especially likes his search for Teddy. I like this book because it is easy for her to follow, has a captivating plot and beautiful illustrations. I only wish there were Louie sequel books available!

i saw it all it was wonderful i wish i had that book it is so cool it could teach me a lot about my new cockateil i am getting in 2 weeks!!!!

I really enjoy reading "cozies" and Ginger Barnes is a fun new (to me) addition to my favorites. Ginger is a smart, witty family woman and I think Donna Houston Murray does a fine job bringing the mystery into Ginger's life and making the situation one that she would naturally be trying to solve. After reading "Main Line", I purchased the rest of the series and I'm looking forward to spending more time getting to know Ginger and her family.

This is not great literature, but no one is trying to pass it off as such either. It's a fun book for a lazy Saturday or (my favorite) a couple of nights soaking in a nice hot bathtub.