After Catherine Dornan's husband is diagnosed with leukimia, Cathering and their 2 sons go to New York so Mr.Dornan can a a life-saving operation. To get her son's minds off their father for a while they go to view Christmas decorations in the streets of New york. Catherine drops her wallet and a stranger, Cally Hunter, sister of escaped convict, Jimmy Siddons picks it up. The wallet holds a precious memento their grandmother just gave them, a St. Christopher medal. 7-year-old Brian sees Cally and is unable to get his mother's attention so he follows Cally to get back the medal. Brian follows Cally all the way to her apartment where Jimmy Siddons gets a hold of hime and kidnaps Brian as he runs away from the cops. This book is written with warmth for the holiday seasons. It is very intriguing and puts you in suspense as you wonder what will happen next.

This book is a MUST HAVE. You can be free from abuse!!
If you have been looking for a book that speaks on abuse and what God says about it, look no further. This is an excellent book, a resource for every library. This book is a helpful tool for an abused woman who finds herself in an abusive relationship but feels trapped due to traditional teachings on marriage and family. What does God say about it? It will show her how clearly the Lord is vehemently opposed to abuse and what she can do about it. This book is invaluable in the hands of leaders in the church and lay people who find themselves face to face with abuse, whether it be a friend or relative or church member. You can be instrumental in ministering hope and healing for those involved in such relationships. I also recommend with five stars "The Verbal Abusive Relationship: how to recognize it and how to respond" by Patricia Evans. Another fantastic book that gives an inside window view of the day in the life of a marriage suffering with abuse and real helps for those hurting.

originally published in 1919, this is a good, if very brief, basic reference. its age is a plus--the illustrations are of items that had, on the whole, not yet been influenced by tourist trade.

there's a very short section on quillwork technique; a wonderful old photo of traditionally dressed blackfoot women, unfortunately without a date; and a section that isolates the components of beadwork designs, a benefit for those creating their own work.

most of the few illustrations are from nations usually underrepresented--including assiniboin and arapaho.

all in all, a worthwhile supplement to other, more comprehensive books.

Dombrowski effectively presents a coherent and illuminative picture of the philosophy of Stephen R. L. Clark. I read this book without having had any prior experience of Clark's philosophy and have come away with a treasure of thought-provoking insights. While I must agree with Clark's critics that his style is not as systematic as one would like, his prosaic writing (numerous passages are quoted by Dombrowski) is itself an enjoyable experience. I agree with Dombrowski against those critics who find no coherency in Clark's treatment of the various areas of religion, duties toward animals and politics. His vision of the world and humanity's place in it, which Dombrowski presents in the last chapter, is philosophically interesting (rooted in neo-Platonism) and effectively demonstrates the coherency of Clark's philosophy in terms of his main project to avoid both extremism and anthropocentrism while preserving traditional religious ideals.

Sometimes is the truth is stranger than fiction! This is certainly the case with Notorious Woman: The Celebrated Case of Myra Clark Gaines. This book had everything I wanted -- scandalous family secrets, an heir fighting for legitimacy, a struggle through the courts, even a murder -- AND, it's all true! The author re-tells the drama as it unfolded in the courtroom and lets you come to your own conclusion: Was Myra Clark Gaines the true heir to a New Orleans real estate fortune worth millions? You decide.

What a fast, rip-roaring, knock-out of a thriller. I read this in one day (and night).

COULD NOT BELIEVE THE END. No one could guess it, though it makes perfect sense.

Fascinating and entertaining at once. Mary Jane Clark is amazing.

This book is the first and best complete history of the famous 1903 Springfield rifle. It is logically written and laid out for easy reference for finding pertinent details quickly for the collector. The line drawings are clear and accurate in detail. It is an easy read and should be a part of every serious Springfield collector's library.

If you want to read great articles, look at some great photos and illustrations and learn about the current state of our understanding of the civilizations that became what we call the Olmec, then this book is for you. It is simply fascinating stuff for anyone seriously interested in understanding these people.

Reading the newly pre-eminent translation of "The Genealogy of Morality" by Maudemarie Clark (a standard-bearer in Nietzsche scholarship) and Alan Swensen, a book regarded by Nietzsche himself as "a touchstone for what belongs to me," one may well wonder if, since its publication in 1887, much has been established in the genres of moral philosophy or moral psychology that is not merely an unwitting (or unacknowledged) footnote to the scintillating propositions, probabilities, and speculations this book.

For further corroborative and complementary work -- by a contemporary academic gifted with a matchless synthesis of eloquence, erudition, and psychological acuity -- see William Ian Miller's "Humiliation," "The Anatomy of Disgust," and his forthcoming "The Mystery of Courage."

This book is written by a Native American Seneca Indian and is compiled of stories passed on by Grandmothers and Grandfathers. His style is exciting and leaves the reader shuddering at times. One can almost imagine being right there and listening to the old "Storyteller" spin his tales of the supernatural. There is a uniqueness in the way they are presented especially in the colloquial form in which they were originally presented to the Author. So if you enjoy the supernatural and like tales that have been passed on for generations, you will enjoy this book and you may just have to read and re-read it.