My experience of Lauren's work and life story is very recent.

Another of his books, the Seed and the Sower 'called to me' from it's place on the shelf in my local bookshop. I bought it because this book was made into a film called Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence - a film I remember as disturbing and strangely attractive.

A new friend of mine mentioned Lauren's name in reference to one of her favourite books - The Hunter and the Whale.

Pretty soon I was finished Seed and the Sower and reading Lauren's seemingly autobiographical adecentures on a whaling ship as a young man.

This book largely defies description or review - once you know Lauren's work, hear his powerful voice describing evocative images, it's hard to imagine any work of his that won't be worthwhile.

To me, the strength of this work is characters - especially Peter, the storyteller. He has both the introspective nature and the wild youthful skills to become the 'Eyes' of the captain. Eventually his description of the king sperm whale arising from the ocean with a mouthful of giant squid, in the midst of an emotion ridden storm on the sea leaves me gasping for a chance to look this whale right in the eye...

or just looking for a different way to express your feelings, this is a very romantic way to tell your significant other how much you love him/her without saying a word. This little book is cute and fun to page through.

My daughter has such fun with this book! Each night when we read it at bedtime, she looks under the flaps and giggles as if we were reading it for the very first time. I would definitely recommend this book to all parents of preschoolers.

this book is amazing. as far as underground comix go, this is the real thing. it hits everything from isolation, to weinstein's sex life, to kittens and demons. it is a really messed up book, and really uses the comix medium to the fullest. just great.

I found this book to be incredible. I could not believe how much information was packed into 350 pages. The graphs, time lines and examples throughout the book really kept my attention & interest. This is a must read for anyone currently in e-commerce or planning on going into it.

I found this book extremely easy for my child to read. It's all in rhymes so it makes her reading time fun. She loves to play around the house and pretend she's all the things that Fred becomes. Once again, great book!

I discovered this book in the library with my first child. He was about two years old, and this was his favorite book. I must have read it to him at least ten times a day. He is now six, and has a baby brother who has discovered books too. I decided we needed a copy for him, and ordered. The book has very simple, easy to read words and concepts like "big trucks and small trucks", with lots of colorful pictures. It's an easy first reader. Joshua James Likes trucks- and so do my boys.

Keisha's day starts out all wrong. The worst thing is that she hears that her cousin from Ohio (Niki the Terrible) is coming to visit them. Niki's terrible because she likes to be in the center of attion. To calm herself down, she goes to her neighbor, Ellie, who has a magic attic. Keisha trys own a bueatiful dress with flowers and is transported to a party at a lovely estate. When Keisha enters the maze, she overhears some men talking about an explosion. She wants to find the culprits but they're hidden in the maze. Will Keisha find them or will the party end with a bang?

Lauren is the second in a series of books written about four girls who grew up on the island of Harmony, south of Cape Cod, MA. Lauren returns to Harmony 12 years after leaving in shame with her family and falls in love again with a man from her past. Their tale is similar to Romeo and Juliet, with dueling families. Lauren's restoration of an historic site is fascinating. The town and its characters are detailed and believable; Lauren and Cameron's love story is wonderfully romantic.