It is written in non-technical language and includes a plethora of illustrations, some of them humorous. It provides enough information so that reader can deal effectively with professionals, should that become necessary. While it mainly focuses on the traditional septic tank, it also describes many alternatives which can be used in situations where the standard tank may not be applicable.

There is also an intriguing history of sanitation. I was fascinated to learn that the re were flush toilets in the Indus Valley (now Pakistan) in 2500 BC!

Also included is an extensive bibiolography, including web sites, and a list of suppliers of various secptic-related products.

At this time, this book book *is* in print in the UK, and is available from Amazon.com's British sister site, Amazon.co.uk.

The chapter on Legacy is eye opening and empowering. While not a lengthy book it packs a powerful message that is impossible to forget.

This book clearly states that everything you do no matter how small either leads you toward or away from your goals. It was a real eye opener and I highly recommend it!

An excelent book that everyone should read.

Alex does all she can to care for the family, tossed out by the new heir when Bryce is reported killed in action. They move into Alex's run-down family manor but need money. After grieving for a year, Alex agrees to marry Viscount Chesterfield for financial security. But the ceremony is halted by a disheveled, limping, bearded Bryce seemingly back from the dead.

Yes, he's back but for how long? Though he claims her from Chesterfield (his nemesis) he plans to annull their marriage and set Alex free to marry a man she can love. She deserves better than a dispirited, broken man like him. As he discovers what she's had to deal with in his absence he becomes increasingly ashamed of himself. He's returned, but has nothing to offer her - no money, no estates only his loser self.

If only he knew that she has never stopped loving him. But she won't show him that because she is still smarting from the fact that he waited a year to tell her that he was alive. She decides to teach him a lesson by seducing him and then walking away. See how he likes being left! Alex slowly learns, however, that Bryce's war experiences have left him damaged not only physically, but spiritually and she longs to help him heal. Will he let her?

I liked the family dynamic. Love and concern for family is ultimately what keeps them together. I found the soon-to-come-out Claudia and her relentless pursuit of Chesterfield amusing ("he's my destiny!") and six year old eavesdropper Beatrix ("Bumble Bea") just adorable. It was also refreshing that Bryce (along with Alex) has to start over and build a new future instead inheriting one. A good read, if a bit on the slow side.

Alexandera has loved Bryce all her life and is excited to have him back. She has learn a lot while is gone and is determined that Bryce make her his wife in fact.

Bryce stops Alex's wedding, everyone thinks he is dead, thinking only to keep her from marrying his enemy. He thinks to give her an annualment after he sets things straight. What follws is a wonderful story of hope, love, and forgiveness.

There are also lots of secondary characters.

Alexander 'Alex' Huntington was moving on with her life; she stood before the altar to pledge herself to another. A year had passed since she had been widowed when her husband died on the battlefields of Waterloo. Her thoughts were haunted by the love she felt for her first husband, who she had loved since childhood-a love that was never returned. She was shocked when she saw a limping stranger slowly making his way towards the altar. There was something familiar about the newcomer that made her heart beat faster. When she heard a voice from the past declare that he was her husband come back to her from the dead, she felt herself go faint. Had her thoughts of her beloved been turned into a reality?

Bryceson Wakefield, Duke of Hawksworth had returned from the war a changed man. No longer did he possess the golden looks that had once made him the catch of London's elite society. His face and body exhibited hideous scars that were a daily reminder of what he had suffered that ill-fated day when he was given up for dead. He felt that his scars make him unworthy to claim his husband's rights to his beautiful wife. Although he felt he was not worthy of his wife, he refused to allow her to marry an enemy, the Viscount Chesterfield. Stopping the wedding ceremony was his only option. Seeing the beautiful swan his wife Alex has become in the year they had been apart only heightened his awareness of how beastly he must appear to her. Secretly he vowed to one day release her from the commitment that bound them together. Only his heart knew of the magnitude of his love for her, a love that did not become apparent to him until he lay so close to death. Such a love could not be forced to live with the beast that he had become.

As a reader/reviewer I have made it a point to seek out and read every Beauty/Beast theme reads that I can lay my hands upon. Since childhood, this theme has been one of my all time favorites. I can honestly say that Annette Blair has written the best Regency I have found in this genre. Annette Blair's characters magically wrapped their way around my heart. My tears of sorrow quickly changed to joy as I finished the last heart-wrenching page. To say that I was impressed with the first book that I have read by this author is an understatement. I am thrilled that there are other sequels to come from this book. I can easily see this memorable series being made into a mini-series for television. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Nash points out the many reasons for fencing, from the practical to the ornamental and how each type may be designed and constructed. He explains the reasoning and functionality of purpose-built fences very clearly.

There is also great technical detail, from how to pick materials to how to layout and set fence posts. There are clear diagrams of common fence joinery and shop tips for making the various components. Do's and don'ts in design are pointed out. Repairs and maintenance are also discussed.

Although there are no measured drawings, the aspect ratio of the "golden rectangle" is presented to aid you in making an attractive, as well as functional, fence. The rich plethora of color photographs and clear diagrams depicting an incredible variety of designs will inspire, or perhaps confound you, with ideas to build your own fence.

The only problem with this book is that there are so many great ideas, it's hard to pick just one!

I wanted to see some examples of privacy fences of various materials, since I am planning one for our back yard.

This book is replete with photographs, drawings and text covering all sorts of fences, with ideas galore for enhancing your home. Most of the fences depicted are wooden, and I have opted for a vinyl model, but nevertheless the book is a splendid effort and worthwhile for anyone who is thinking of putting up a fence, either for decoration, security, or privacy.

Joseph Pierre

Ardinger, has written some wonderful, serious books, such as Goddess Meditations, Practicing the Presence of the Goddess and a Women's Book of Rituals & Celebrations. With Finding New Goddesses, Ardinger lets loose and provides Goddess worshippers a clever, humorous A-Z encyclopedia of Goddesses for 21st century life.

The Gods and Goddesses of old can help us deal with the bigger pictures in our lives, such as wealth, health, and love. But this book is chock full of new Goddesses invented to help us through the day-to-day struggles of modern life, such as finding parking spaces, finding/coping with temp jobs, dealing with technological issues, shopping, daycare, credit cards, etc.

"Hail Trivia, keen of mind, I forget again what I must find. Refresh my memory, help me focus, in you do all things have their locus." Along with Trivia, Goddess of Details, there's Agenda, Goddess of Meetings, Daymentia, the Goddess of Temp Jobs, Kickapoo, Goddess of Professional Wrestling, Queuemulus, Goddess of Standing in Line, Roadesia, Goddess of Freeways, Country Roads and City Streets. Not many stones are left unturned as you will see, Dot Compost, Goddess of Spam, Fixorrhea, Goddess of Duct Tape, and this librarian's personal favorite, Litterata, Goddess of books (who I worship in excess!). These are some of the many ideas for modern deities one can invent.

There's plenty of wit and humor mixed into the Goddess backgrounds, chants, ritual ideas, meditations and visualizations that Ardinger provides. She also shares some thoughts with us on playfulness in spiritual writing, playing with words, Found Goddesses and finding new Goddesses every day.

More than providing a little levity to our spiritual lives, this book is a great tool to spark the imagination. Bring some fun into solitary, group or community celebrations. Use it as a tool to encourage outside the box thinking. For spiritual writers, writing groups and writing coaches or teachers, some great writing exercises could be fashioned around this book. See how you can expand on the Goddesses in these pages. Or, challenge yourself or others to create their own imaginary deities, or new totem animals. Name and describe them, write their lore, create poems, affirmations or chants in their honor, and fashion rituals or other magickal workings around them. This can do a lot to liven up writing classes or workshops, or classes covering deity worship and invocation.

If I hadn't been languishing so long at the altar of my sometimes overwhelming personal Goddess, Procrastinata, I would have reviewed this book much sooner! This makes a great gift idea for the light at heart among us and is suitable for any level of spiritual practice.

Definitely a must-read for all goddess women!

A few of my favorite Divine Ladies from her book are: "Auntie Gravity, An Antic Cronish Goddess," "Roadesia; Goddess of Freeways, Country Roads, and City Streets," (a particularly useful Goddess), and let us not forget "Fixorrhea; Goddess of Duct Tape," (I'm smiling, just typing in her name!)

Next book you buy, don't miss this one. It will keep your spirits up, not to mention helping you find the perfect parking space! Add this one to your collection; its a keeper.