This is simply a beautiful book about the illustrator Jessie Wilcox Smith. Eugene Mitchell (Gene Mitchell on the book cover) has captured the charm of this special artist. It includes not only a biography, but an autobiography in Smith's own words about her experiances painting children. The full color illustrations are beautiful enough to frame. Since it is out of print, and if you can find a used one, grab it, this is a book that Jessie Wilcox Smith admirers don't want to miss. My only regret is that the Mitchell didn't do further books as promised in this one.

This book can be used by pianists and piano teachers (often isolated in small towns) to find up-to-date answers to recurring injury problems, inspiration for playing "from the mind and heart" as well as the hands, and, in general, just talking about piano (although a lot of the information works well for other instrumentalists as well--especially the exercises for flexibility and strength). It's like a "class in a book."

This concludes the 134-year history of the U.S. government's relationships with Alaska's native peoples, begun in Mitchell's first book Sold American. The political history of Alaska is an eye-opening story which should be read by any with more than a casual interest in the state: this focuses on Congress' settlement of Alaska native land claims from 1960-71, providing plenty of detail unavailable elsewhere.

Author has had what some would consider a tough life. How he survived and prospered makes you think that you can overcome obstacles in your way to success.

This book is pure pleasure from beginning to end. Like a good novel you just don't want to put it down. Starting with the history of tea we embark on a soothing international journey of tea traditions. The authors have filled this book with descriptive commentaries and color photographs depicting the countries, the people and appropriate table settings. Recipes reflect the characteristics of each region. I have especially enjoyed using the "Guide to Buying Tea" with its serving suggestions. This book is a lovely and must have addition to any tea library!

I like this story a lot. It is spooky. Whenever I read it I can visualise what is happening. This story has some great events and is one of the best Are You Afraid Of The Dark series books out! You should read it sometime.

My eighteen month old son and I discoverd this story in a Little Golden Book box set. The first edition was published in 1946 and the illustrations have a notable charm from that era. The story was written in the third person with the characters speaking in whimsical rhyme. Even the taxi has an excitable personality as it "wiggles" and "jiggles" through the traffic "bouncing" and "jouncing" its passengers along the way. My son's favorite part is when the Taxi-driver Man must honk the horn to get through the traffic. This is a very fun story! My son was hooked after we read it the first time. And now I am looking for a first edition!

A fan of the band Lungfish, I checked out this first collection of poetry written by the drummer. It flows nicely making it easy to read, very funny sometimes and touching the next.This book is very entertaining, I look forward to his next.

You might wonder why you should want this book if you already have Bensky's Materia Medica. As its title implies, this book was prepared from Jiao Shu-De's lectures on Chinese medicinals. Some of my colleagues have opined that this book's target audience was barefoot doctors, and that as aspiring scholar-doctors we have little to gain from its study. I must disagree - Ten Lectures is a worthwhile read for anyone hoping to expand their knowledge of Chinese medicinals. It is written in a clear, conversational style, and it does more than most books in English to clarify the individual character of specific medicinals as well as to place them in their proper context, i.e. prescriptions. There is also some sage advice on herbal prescribing in general.

Ten Lectures is a worthy translation and it belongs in your collection whether you are a student of Chinese medicine or a Chinese medical professional.

Professor Corlew does an outstanding job covering the history of the Volunteer state. A must read for anyone interested in the history of this area