I was attracted to this book in the library by the title. Not knowing what to expect I began reading it to my children. You may want to read it first before reading it to your children as I was a little startled by the frankness of the author regarding the shunning of Ameraisain children in their native culture. It is a very touching story of a Korean/ American boy who is abandoned by his mother because she is unable to raise him any more. It is the story of his fending for himself and the other boys he meets. A great gift for anyone adopting a child from another country.

A recommended take-along tote for any wilderness hiker; as is Buck Tilton and Frank Hubbell's third edition of Medicine For The Backcountry more specific to wilderness first aid treatments. From broken bones to heat and cold injuries, this tells how to make do until civilization is reached.

I have re-read Mutual Consent repeatedly since I first bought it. The hero and heroine are beautifully drawn, as are the incidental characters; the heroine's aunt, her father, the hero's mother and his close male friends. This is a marriage of convenience plot, and the couple's efforts to understand each other and the misunderstandings between them are very well done. Barbara Cribbage is honest, forthright and intelligent. The Earl of Chatworth is arrogant and powerful, yet his concern for his mother shows his vulnerable side. I highly recommend this book as well as any of Ms Buck's work. She does the arrogant, disdainful aristocrat to perfection, but the way her lady's finally appeal to their lord's better instincts is usually subtle and a surprise. Enjoy!

There are a lot of people who think that divorce is wrong, or a full-blown sin. I believe all of those people, as well as others, should read this book. Dr. Forward points out that leaving a relationship is a right, not a privilege, and gives an insightful portrait into the motivations of people, married, divorced, or single, who just can't let go. PLEASE READ!

Buck-Morss is a lucid and passionate guide to the difficult work of Adorno and Benjamin. This is not to say that she presents their work in an easily digestible form. Indeed, Buck-Morss's clarity makes readers appreciate how much they must be aware of to understand what Adorno and Benjamin were up to. Buck-Morss's valuable discussions of Kant, Hegel, Lukacs, Horkheimer, Schoenberg, and others, make plain that there is no easy introduction to these figures, as fascinating as their ideas may be.

This book's most important contribution to the English-language literature on critical theory is its exposition of Adorno's debts to Benjamin, despite their disagreements. It's hard to imagine what Adorno's body of work would have looked like without his relationship with Benjamin. If there is a limitation here it is Buck-Morss's apparent (but not uncritical) preference for Adorno to Benjamin that belies her later appreciation for Benjamin in The Dialectics of Seeing and Dreamworld and Catastrophe. This work is steeped in cultural history, biographical detail, and philosophy, so if you find critical theory seductive but somewhat hellish, Buck-Morss is your Vergil.

This is an inspired work of scholarship that is inexplicably difficult to find. Now that Amazon.com has a few copies, buy yours now. Whether you're a novice or a scholar, it will really make you appreciate the poverty of contemporary American scholarship on Adorno and Benjamin.

Gao (Southern Univ., New Orleans) does not cite Kang Liao's "Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Bridge across the Pacific" but both scholars provide contemporary Chinese perspective on the Nobel Prize-winning writer. Gao praises the female portraits in five of Buck's novels: the aristocratic women of East Wind: West Wind and Pavilion of Women, the servant women in Peony, and the peasant women in The Mother and Buck's most famous book, The Good Earth. Especially valuable are Gao's comments on those aspects of Chinese culture that shaped Buck's characterizations. For example, Confucius's low opinion of women had a lasting impact on females' social position, but the nation's increasing contact with the West in the modern era challenged many taditional gender roles. At the end of this slim volume, Gao concludes that "with their different degrees of individuality and typicality, Buck's women characters, taken together, provide the reader with a realistic picture of Chinese women." And, regardless of their rank, "all of Buck's women characters use their limited power to achieve what they deserve." J.W. Hall, University of Mississippi

Compiled and edited by Brian H. Peterson (Senior Curator, James A. Michener Art Museum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania), and enhanced with informative essays by William H. Gerdts (Professor Emeritus of Art History, Graduate School of the City University of New York), and Sylvia Yount (The Margaret and Terry Stent Curator of American Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia), with additional contributions by Erika Jaeger Smith, Constance Kimmerle, Mary O'Brien, Birgitta H. Bond, and Tricia Fagan, Pennsylvania Impressionism is a stunningly impressive, full-color compendium of fantastic artworks, enhanced with an erudite and knowledgeable commentary about the impressionistic styles Pennsylvanian artists and how they uniquely captured the land and its people. Brief biographies of great Impressionistic artists who lived in and painted Pennsylvania, thoughts on emotional works presented for the reader's enjoyment, state history, and much, much more combine to make Pennsylvania Impressionism both a gorgeous and unforgettable coffeetable artbook, as well as an essential addition to personal or academic American Art History collections.

This is a very good textbook. I am currently a Doctor of Physical Therapy student and this was a recommended book by my professor to help us learn PNF techniques. There are excellent descriptions and great diagrams. The only thing that would have made this a better book is if the diagrams were in color. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the benefits and techniques of PNF as well as most health care proffessionals. Being a student, this was also a very easy book to comprehend due to the great descriptions.

This book is a must for anyone who wants to learn more about the Provincetown area. It includes a wide variety of information, is well-organized and a pleasure to read. Fascinating articles and amazing artwork! A great resource for tourists and natives alike. I'm so glad that these Pocket Books are available (and that there'll be a new edition every year). It's an excellent book to keep in your pocket to have handy for information or just to read the stories and look at the pictures. An awesome publication!