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Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "Morrow", sorted by average review score:
Shooting Sports for Women: A Practical Guide to Shotgunning and Riflery for the Outdoorswoman
Published in Hardcover by St. Martin's Press (October, 1996)
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A must-have for women interested in firearms!Laurie Morrow has created an informative and encouraging book on how to get started in this traditionally male sport. In between technical expertise, she has woven heartwarming tales that inspire one to go forth and participate. A wonderful reference guide for novice and expert alike
Streetwise
Published in Paperback by TwoMorrows Publishing (30 July, 2000)
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Illuminating tales by comics giantsIn the tradition of Will Eisner's "Dropsie Avenue" tales, this collection from TwoMorrows Publishing (home of comic-book magazines Comic Book Artist, Jack Kirby Collector, and Alter Ego) offers a mix of moving, amusing, and breathtaking autobiographical tales from a range of comics talents.
Jack Kirby's "Street Code" is the springboard -- a beautifully illustrated tale told in pencil about the King's childhood in Brooklyn during the Depression era. Alex Toth (creator of Space Ghost, but he did so much more) presents a text-and-drawing tale about getting by during the Depression. Captain Marvel creator C.C. Beck offers an illustrated story about his struggle to make it as an artist after a lifetime of his preacher father being told it was not a suitable trade for his son.
There's also humor -- Scott Shaw tells of a Halloween experience, Evan Dorkin tells about a summer of stealing sodas at camp. And on a more serious note, there's the first version of a little book called "Maus" by a man named Art Spiegelman... who later went on to win the first Pulitzer for the comics form with the full-length tale.
If you're a fan of today's black-and-white comics, or the legends of the past, check out this book. You won't regret it.
Survival After College - 35 Tips for the New Graduate
Published in Paperback by Wellness Institute (May, 2003)
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35 Tips is greatAs a recent grduate I have been struggling to adapt to the corporate world.
The chapters relating to the Ego and Employment and dealing with Management have been very helpful to me in my new career. I resisted simple assignments due to my arrogance and thinking that the tasks were below me. When I read this book it gave me new perspective on how to deal with the corporate world. I have recommended this book to friends and would recommend it to any young people who are struggling with the change from College to Career
The chapters relating to the Ego and Employment and dealing with Management have been very helpful to me in my new career. I resisted simple assignments due to my arrogance and thinking that the tasks were below me. When I read this book it gave me new perspective on how to deal with the corporate world. I have recommended this book to friends and would recommend it to any young people who are struggling with the change from College to Career
Swatting at the Cosmos
Published in Hardcover by Pulphouse Pub (May, 1990)
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great short storiesThis is a collection of some of Morrow's great short stories. All but one of them, however, are in his collection _Bible Stories for Adults_ which is still in print.
Treasures of Morrow
Published in School & Library Binding by Atheneum (April, 1976)
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A frightening futureAlong with Children of Morrow, Treasures of Morrow presents both a frightening and an uplifting view of what our future may hold. As in many of her other books, H. M. Hoover has created a vivid and imaginative picture of where our civilization is headed. I read these books when I was young, and have reread them in libraries many times since. I am repeatedly disappointed that they are out of print, and hope that some day they will be rereleased.
War within and without : diaries and letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1939-1944
Published in Unknown Binding by ()
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The Lindberghs lives during the WWII years ...I really enjoyed this book, as it offers Anne Morrow Lindbergh's perspective on her life and her husband's life during the tumultuous pre-WWII years. Charles Lindbergh took his family to live in England after the trial of Bruno Hauptmann for the kidnapping and murder of Charles and Anne's first son. But even after the trial, the Lindberghs were harassed and they feared for their son, Jon's, safety. In England, for the first time in their married life, they had a home of their own and privacy. They also travelled extensively and this book tells of their impressions of Hitler's Germany, among other places. To read now what Anne and Charles thought of Germany is enlightening, especially when considering Charles Lindbergh's public speeches trying to keep America out of the war. The Lindberghs moved from England to an island off the coast of France for a time and Anne's descriptions of living in such an environment with an infant and unpredictable conditions is fascinating. Anne also writes about many well-known people of the period, such as Alexis Carrel, Lady Astor, Gertrude Stein, Hitler, and others. I would highly recommend this book.
What a Life!: An Autobiography
Published in Paperback by Dover Pubns (June, 1975)
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'What A Life!' is a classic of proto-Surrealist humour.This book is the life story of a fictitious Edwardian English nobleman, illustrated with pictures cut out from a store catalogue. The result is hilarious and entirely bizarre -- somewhere between Edward Lear and Monty Python.
Well ahead of its time, 'What A Life!' has gained a small but devoted following. My copy is closely guarded.
Writing Clear Essays (3rd Edition)
Published in Paperback by Prentice Hall (29 August, 1995)
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Great SourceThe "Writing Clear Essays" book is used at Opp High School in Advance English classes and I had the privelege of getting to use it. It helped me with outlines and showed me how to improve on alot of skills that I already had. The book helped me overcome many obstacles in papers that I had to write and also on my term paper. The book is a great asset to all classes and for many ages.
The Yukon
Published in Paperback by Firefly Books (August, 1997)
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An excellent account Canada's northwest cornerHaving been interested in the Yukon, I bought this book and all I can say is Wow. In addition to providing breathtakingly beautiful pictures, this book describes all aspects of the Yukon: Its geography, history, and people. It profiles some of the Yukon's many colourful citizens, from Jurg Hofer (who runs a trapline about as big as his native Switzerland), to Polly, the fabled 122-year-old parrot who died in 1972.
This book would get five stars just for the pictures alone, which detail much of the Yukon's pristine, untouched wilderness. It acts in effect like a travel brochure for the Yukon, showing some of the World's most beautiful wilderness.
This book should be sought after by those interested in the Yukon, those interested in wilderness, and those who love photography. It is a first-rate compendum of the Yukon, to which I would have given ten stars, if that were possible.
This book would get five stars just for the pictures alone, which detail much of the Yukon's pristine, untouched wilderness. It acts in effect like a travel brochure for the Yukon, showing some of the World's most beautiful wilderness.
This book should be sought after by those interested in the Yukon, those interested in wilderness, and those who love photography. It is a first-rate compendum of the Yukon, to which I would have given ten stars, if that were possible.
Blameless in Abaddon
Published in Hardcover by Harcourt (August, 1996)
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One Trip too many to the God-WellDuring my five years of isolation in Northern Japan, I happened to stumble over a small book named Only Begotten Daughter. I knew halfway through the book that I had found something special. James Morrow has been my favorite living author since. I always check the M section of any new library I might be exploring, just in case of a rare find.
In OBD, it was a classic battle of innocence (Julie Katz) against bad (the devil and his earthly minions.) In the prequel to Blameless, Towing Jehovah, it was the not-so-innocent (Capt Van Horne) against the not-so-good religious zealots (swing a cat) of Earth. Blameless in Abaddon starts out as a battle between Martin Candle (the just if I must) against God (the un-just). As it rolls along, it becomes Martin versus the "God" that his father created within him. Unfortunely, the middle of the book throws so much academia-related paragraphs, I felt that I would have to obtain a Theology degree to make it through. Add to that the devil (Jonathon Sarkos the tailor) stealing chapter and chapter, I struggled to make it to the end. Morrow continues to be at the top of the prose game, but his heavy use of obscure references and that overbearing and boring devil made this read a chore.
In OBD, it was a classic battle of innocence (Julie Katz) against bad (the devil and his earthly minions.) In the prequel to Blameless, Towing Jehovah, it was the not-so-innocent (Capt Van Horne) against the not-so-good religious zealots (swing a cat) of Earth. Blameless in Abaddon starts out as a battle between Martin Candle (the just if I must) against God (the un-just). As it rolls along, it becomes Martin versus the "God" that his father created within him. Unfortunely, the middle of the book throws so much academia-related paragraphs, I felt that I would have to obtain a Theology degree to make it through. Add to that the devil (Jonathon Sarkos the tailor) stealing chapter and chapter, I struggled to make it to the end. Morrow continues to be at the top of the prose game, but his heavy use of obscure references and that overbearing and boring devil made this read a chore.
A Satiric MasterpieceI must admit to being a little disappointed with the first book in James Morrow's "Godhead" trilogy, Towing Jehovah. It wasn't as deep and complex as I expected, and it wasn't particularly realistic or effective as satire. This, the second book in the trilogy, however, is absolutely a great masterpiece. One of the best theological satires I have ever read - this ranks up there with Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, Twain's Letters From The Earth, and Heinlein's JOB. Morrow obviously put a TON of work and research into the writing of this book, and he should be commended for it. Not only does he posit - and offer a counter-argument to - most of the major theories for and against the existence of God, but also those of theodicies, and tackles such uninviting, thankless, and complex questions as the root of evil, the benevolent Creator, the problem of existence, among other such savory topics. It is almost incredible the amount of information that Morrow is able to cram into this book's 300 pages - you'd have to read several volumes worth of philosophy, theology, and fiction to come close to enduring all the topics that this book touches upon. It is very, very well written as well. Morrow has obviously matured much as a writer. Whereas Towing Jehovah was filled with screwball characters who were hard to follow and relate with, all the characters in Blameless In Abaddon are very well sketched - and many of them are simply hilarous. The book is great satire. It's one of the funniest books I've ever read, as well. It's very, almost astonishingly, well done. This book is everything that Towing Jehovah wasn't. I strongly, strongly reccommend it - my highest reccommendation.
"Blameless" Is a True Modern SatireYou don't have to have read "Towing Jehovah" to enjoy this sequel, though that's an equally good book I'd recommend. Here you'll find what Swift and other great satirists may have written had they been children of the latter 20th century. Just as those writers were able to comment on current affairs and the human condition while keeping tongue firmly in cheek, so does Morrow. Martin Candle, Justice of the Peace of Abaddon, PA, follows in the footsteps of Job and decides to put God on trial at the World Court, though getting there is more than half the battle. Though many will object to the treatment of religious ideas and beliefs in this book, I think Morrow has written an insightful story about humanity and what motivates and sustains us all, be we atheist or religious zealot or the middle-of-the-road individual who wants to believe, but doesn't see much reason to. This is a book that serious philosophers will enjoy as much as the casual reader who wants to be merely entertained. Pick it up and remember that satire is not all fun and games.