I recommend this book totally. Everyone should read it. We can send video back from Pluto, yet Americans imagine that telephony can't be used against them. We have a culture of denial that assumes technology is benign and that no one wants to use it against us. We are somewhat willing to distrust computer security because computers are recent additions to our life. We aren't at all willing to distrust our phones. They keep us connected. Our lives revolve around them. They are the guardians of our secrets. And, after all, the fear of wiretapping laws deters the crime...

Americans need to face the reality of the techology arrayed in this book, and stop believing this kind is harassment is rare. We need books like this to tell us this equipment is not sci-fi. It's cheap, easily available, and easy to use. It's use is not limited to three-letter agencies. It's in the basements of neighbors and co-workers. Radio technology is easier to learn than hacking, which we take seriously, and cheaper to implement. It's even more innocuous. Any people who are worried about internet safety should think about it first.

We think electronic voyeurism is rare. We just don't know we're victims. It's a crime commited in secret without obvious clues...but that doesn't make it harmless. The same technophiles who sit alone in a room violating your privacy with a computer are very likely to hook a scanner to it...

I enjoyed Mr. Shannon's heart-felt discussion of escalating Federal wiretapping/eavesdropping laws. I believe he would agree that only personal awareness and consumer-driven demands for increased privacy will supply safer technology. Agencies at any level aren't often willing to protect average individuals from invasion. Increased Federal "protection" will take our chance to protect ourselves away.

This is one of the few books I really can say answered all my expections... Great technical details, yet in plain english... ENJOY!

If you like reading a 'get 'em together and keep 'em together' type romp, this delightful example is sure to please any fan of the Regency romance genre, brimming as it does with smiles and laughter.

In a switch from the usual plot, desperate Theo Winslow hatches a plan to get himself disinherited by his curmudgeonly father. All he needs is a wife. An unsuitable wife, of course, one who is totally unsuitable for that position. Except that he really does not want to get married. So where will he find this a wife who isn't a wife? In addition to being somewhat unreliable, (actresses are prone to bow out at the last moment when a real acting job appears!) they're also too expensive. But then re realizes he knows the owner of a bawdy house, and so he appeals to Sallie Ellis for help.

By chance, considering his partiality for red hair, Sallie realizes she has the perfect nominee right in her kitchen! Although a working woman, to be sure, Molly Sweet is the cook for Sallie's employees while yet not being one of them. Molly's dream is to someday own an inn, and threfore is working to save up enough money to be able to purchase one. Molly is an orphan, knowing little of her antecedents or current family, although she's definitely not a girl of the streets. She knows that her father was with the Army in India, and after both her parents succumbed to cholera, an uncle took her in.

Unfortunately, he soon became ill himself, and one of his last acts was to ship Molly home to England and her family. These plans went awry, however, and Molly found herself alone on the docks. A bright girl, she set about finding work, which is how she ended up, some years later, in Sallie's kitchen.

After having driven away his older son by his roughshod tactics, Theo's father, who is a bully, threatens to do the same to Theo. The young man decides to precipitate such action by engaging Molly to be his pretend sweetheart, prompting his real disinheritance, thus leaving him free to live his own life.

As Molly and Theo discover more and more about each other, and the various incidents that have made them as they are, they find more in common than otherwise, to their mutual surprise. When Terrence (the previously disinherited older brother) comes home to see Theo's strumpet for himself, he unwittingly prompts Molly into giving the three Winslow men a good piece of her mind. She then leaves for London, and the familiar and warm kitchen at Sallie's house.

A Proper Mistress is a pleasant change of pace, about a young woman who has no idea of how to be a proper mistress, and a young man who decides that, after all is said and done, he doesn't want one, anyway. What he really wants is'a wife! Theo and Molly are engaging, well-drawn characters who'll tug at your heart as they fumble their way through the obstacles strewn along the path to true love. Their story is told with a gentle sense of humor by the author, who is also very capable of more serious books. Most enjoyable.

Theo Winslow is desperately seeking his father's disapproval. His strange ambition sends him to a brothal, where he seeks to hire a harlot to pretend to be his scandalous fiance. But Sallie (the woman who runs the whorehouse) is fresh out of options.

...'Til she turns to Molly Sweet, who works as the cook in Sallie's disreputable house. Though born a lady, a series of unfortunate events landed Molly in Sallie's employ. Molly has but one dream: to establish her own inn. And posing at Theo's mistress would earn her fifty pounds. With that sum, she'd be well on her way to success.

So, Theo thinks Molly is a prostitute, and Molly plays along with a ruse. And that's all I'll say about the plot...

The characters in this book (secondary AND lead) are great. Molly is a spitfire, saucy little thing. My heart went out to her. She is fresh and warm--you just want to embrace her. Theo was man of many dimensions. In the prequel to this book (Donnelly's "Proper Conduct") I thought he was quite childish and annoying. In "A Proper Mistress" he is still a tempermental, boyish, rake-in-training. But there are so many layers to his character. Though not quite a gentleman, Theo is certainly not without charm. And once he is able to shake the hero-worshipping he feels for his brother, Theo turns out to be a great man.

Like Theo, there are many different layers to this novel. It's funny, it's touching, it's frustrating, it's heart-rending. It's about love, FAMILY, sacrifice. It brought a tear to my eye and left me feeling warm and fuzzy inside. I didn't want to put it down, and I didn't want it to end. It comes highly recommended by me (and I don't give a 5-star rating to many things). Thank you, Shannon Donnelly, for a fresh treasure.

Note: You DO NOT have to read "Proper Conduct" to enjoy this book. It certainly stands on its own.

"Quilting and Braiding" is an excellent scholarly analysis of the Christologies of two leading feminist theologians. Schrein compares and contrasts these two theologians and offers a fair critique of both women's positions. In her first two chapters, Schrein examines the foundational thought of both McFague and Johnson, and explains the theological influences on both women. She proceeds to give a detailed explaination of both women's positions in Christology. McFague, coming from a Protestant background, is a constructionist at heart and seeks to find new ways of understanding Jesus as Christ, which eventually leads to her focus on the "cosmic Christ" rather than the person of Jesus and his particular message. Johnson, on the other hand (a Catholic), is a reformist and deconstructionist in her thought and seeks to extract from Christian tradition that which is valuable for the purpose of liberation; her Christology follows along the same lines and she is deeply concerned with getting as close as possible to the historical Jesus in order to further ascertain the true meaning of his ministry and, thus, a more meaningful understanding of the Christ for our time. This perspective leads to her focus on Jesus' teachings on the reign of God. In the end, Schrein gives both theologians high regard, but comes to the conclusion that Johnson has a more balanced position; an opinion that I am inclined to agree with. This work is not only valuable for understanding these two leaders in feminist theology, but it points to a broader understanding of Christology in the Christian tradition, and represents the value of feminist theology in this topic. A fine piece of work.

I'm sure this book will be everything you're looking for...

First of all this book is not a new book but was first printed about fifty years ago. I stumbled onto my copy at a booksale a dozen years ago and have used it many times since. It is a wonderful resource for traditional New England Yankee cookery and is a great resource fo people who care about or study food history. It is full of wonderfully simple and delicious tradional recipes and captures the rich culinary history of the recent and not so recent past (the Pilgrims could have written some of these recipes!)

Two New Hampshire cooks share their recipes and the foundations of New England culinary heritage with a guide gathered from early American and Native American roots. Secrets of New England Cooking packs in dishes such as Indian pudding, oyster pie, succotash and coconut custard pie. No photos, but these are simple dishes requiring little visual assistance.

I love "Stars Scattered Like Seeds". Gently, but with pinpoint accuracy, Jeanne Shannon draws the characters of her Appalachian childhood and meticulously crafts these wonderful narratives and poems. Amongst the pages are scattered an occasional bit of music, a sketch, a photo. They are like finding an extra chocolate chip in an already delectable cookie.

This is a book to be savored. I planned to read it in one or two sittings, but it's impossible. I find myself immersed in a tale, going back to reread bits of it, closing my eyes to visualize a character, to feel their emotions, to smell the smells and hear the sounds of the story. Often something will trigger a memory of my own childhood and send me onto a path of remembrance. Jeanne Shannon's writing beautifully shows us how varied and complex are the threads that weave the tapestry of our lives. It is a wonderful work and I highly recommend it.

Jeanne Shannon's "Stars Scattered like Seeds": is a marvelous collection of stories and poems about a childhood in Appalachian Virginia. I kept imagining how well this book would serve to inspire classes in high school and college to write actual, fictionalized, or lyrical memoir capturing the intense emotions and sensual aliveness of the young. The format of the book is itself a pleasure, with pages full of white space, and poetry and song intermingled with prose. Shannon's work is beautifully crafted. I found myself re-reading her first and last sentences as invariably perfect examples of how to get a reader immediately involved, and then imaginatively released. Shannon's style and content are inseparable. Her chapter on "Cocoa Fudge," for example, is so sensuously captivating that I may never be able to read a recipe again without consciousness of the poetry in the simple listing of ingredients and what to do with them. And she uses the making of fudge to tell a sensitive story of early romance and sexuality. Humor and pathos are touchingly combined throughout.

This book is excellent for anyone who wants to learn about the history of Virginia. It has a clear way of explaining history through pictures. The pictures are fantastic!

this book is really good it has great information. These pictures are very good and there a lot of them. You should buy this book.

This is a perfect book. The author packs an amazing amount of story per word - all with fun-to-read rhythm. The illustrations are great, too - priceless expressions on the poultry. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

George Shannon's Tippy-Toe Chick, GO! is an engaging and recommended children's picturebook about a resourceful little yellow chick who must use her cleverness and speed to outwit a fierce dog that is blocking the way to food for her whole family. An upbeat tale of finding one's hidden strengths told with singsong prose and illustrated in vibrant colors by Laura Dronzek.

A great read. I couldn't put it down, even when confronted by wild children and an irate spouse. TMCM does battle with the contradictions and idiocy of everyday life, saves the men of Mars, screams at the dirty dishes, wanders about naked, and leaves us with a sense of wonder (or is it wonderment?) at his nicotine and caffeine induced "super" powers. Wheeler's wry social commentary aligns him with the likes of Outcault, Herriman, McKay and Bushmiller. TMCM is a sure antidote to drivel like "Zippy" (not to mention the fact that it is far better drawn). Spare poor Shannon Wheeler the pain of seeing his work ignored. Read this book. Write a review. Keep the pot fresh. The Guatman

I had mixed feelings about reading this book. Finally, late one night, I managed to open the book to a random page and start reading. I was sucked in. My own thoughts were expressed in ways I never thought possible. In many ways this is the best book I have ever read. Soon I'll start to write a second book. -Shannon Wheeler

I read this book and I thought it was the neatest book. I would recomend this book for children up to 5th grade. If a child is willing to listen to the story they may want to make a dog like that. I would recomend this book to parents for them to read to their children! It is a GREAT book and I like it!

and if I could choose one book to be my favorite- this one would be it. It is rather simple in plot but you will never forget Alex and his imagination and his love for Mister. You must see this book!!

The authors state that they wrote the books with two primary goals in mind. An opportunity to learn and use the statistical software package SPSS and to provide an introduction to a variety of statistical analysis procedures commonly used by graduate students, researchers and other professionals.

They have succeeded extremely well on both occasions.
The book has made a tremendous difference in the analyses of data collected for my master's thesis. The text is well written, well presented and in logical order. The examples, described in the book but also provided on a diskette, are very useful and clearly explain which procedures to use for which analysis and why. The illustrations in the book closely match the examples and the section "Interpreting SPSS --- results" is extremely useful in analyzing one's own results. One minor drawback: the text assumes total lack of computer literacy and goes to embarassing length in explaining how to open and save files. It can safely be assumed that most people using books of this kind would at least know that much.

All in all, a great book and a real time saver!

This book is very easy to read. It covers most topics you will meet in basic statistics. Very good explanations in procedures and outputs. Although you can not find any statistical formula in this book, use it with conventional statistics text books will be very benefical.