This is Stanley Keleman at his finest. A poetic philosophical treatise on reclaiming the life of the body. Keleman manages to be both spiritual and psychological without getting bogged down in technical jargon or naive new-age literalism. The central assertion of The Human Ground can perhaps be summed up by the statement, "your body is an energetic process going by your name." Keleman puts forward an energy-based model for understanding and healing our emotional lives, and uses transcripts from workshop sessions with clients to illustrate his points. So much of our alienation, dysfunction and dissatisfaction comes from a fundamental loss of contact with our bodily selves. In The Human Ground we are invited to come into direct experience of our embodied selves and the great reservoirs of energy that live there. Keleman challenges our repressive socialization around sexuality, the body, our energies and emotions, and instills a passionate faith in the human being! Excellent reading for anyone involved or interested in the body-based therapies; yoga, massage, core sequencing, somato-emotional release, bioenergetics, breathwork etc.

If you have a young adult at home, buy this book! Better yet, buy it for yourself, and let the young adult read it when you've finished it. One of only five books nominated for the 2000 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, "Hurry Freedom" is a great and informative read for everyone, adult or child.

The subject is the plight of African Americans in the West-California in particular-during and after the 1849 gold rush. Focusing primarily upon the extremely interesting life and experiences of Mifflin Gibbs, in the '40s an acquaintance and sometimes speaking partner of Frederick Douglass, Jerry Stanley tells in some detail of the fate of those few African Americans venturing-willingly or unwillingly-into California at the end of that decade. To those of us raised a century and a half after the fact, and especially to us raised in the West, California of the 1840s and 1850s conjures up images of "tolerance," "freedom," and even "abolition." The experiences of Mifflin Gibbs and his contemporaries show what misconceptions these images really are. Instead of "tolerance," we read of bigotry as deep as that found in the slave states. "Freedom" is precarious, even for those born free, such as Gibbs; for others, it is often gained only through a California counterpart to the Underground Railroad. "Abolition" proves to be more an unattainable concept than a reality, as California-legally a "free" state-again and again refuses to "grant" any of the fundamental rights of citizenship to its resident, and economically productive, African American population throughout the 1850s. Finally, frustrated by the repeated insults and lack of corrective action on the part of the California legislature, Gibbs and more than two hundred others-twenty percent of California's black population and fifty percent of San Francisco's-emigrated to Canada, where attitudes about tolerance and freedom were a bit more enlightened, and definitely legislated. As a postscript, Stanley notes that Gibbs eventually returned to the United States in 1869, eventually being admitted to the bar, serving as a City Judge and Arkansas Registrar of Lands, and being appointed United States Ambassador to Madegascar. Gibbs' own autobiography, "Shadow and Light," remains in print, and can be purchased through Amazon.com.

Jerry Stanley is a master writer and storyteller, and "Hurry Freedom" contains some of his best work to date, told in an appropriate-but not condescending-style for young adults. Indeed, as noted above, this book makes interesting adult reading. And the situation of African Americans in antebellum California is Stanley's area of expertise (his academic research since his postgraduate days has dealt with this very area), one he covers in this case with well written prose and an abundance of fascinating photographs. Like "Children of the Dust Bowl," "Big Annie of Calumet," "I Am an American," and "Digger"-his prior works, frequent book award winners and nominees, and all available on this site-"Hurry Freedom" is a well constructed expression of Stanley's knowledge and love of his topic.

Harris's book accomplishes exactly what he intended. Satirical, hilarious, and real...I was rolling through the majority of it. This is definitely a book for the thinking person, and I highly recommend it.

The Stanley Cup is possibly the most revered award in modern sports. Though football, basketball, baseball, and even auto racing may be more popular, the Stanley Cup is the most recognized National Championship trophy, and unquestionably the one with the longest history, and greatest sense of respect. No other award in professional sports has its own set of "body guards," and no other trophy is so often shared among the players *and* the public.

Mike Ulmer does a fantastic job capturing the history and highlights of the Stanley Cup's long journey from its 19th century beginnings to the present. The reader is witness to the genesis of this "challenge trophy", and then follows its humorous and emotional travels through the years. Think of this book as a "Red Violin" (the movie) for hockey.

A quick read, though very well written, this book will be surely be re-read numeous times - especially before making any trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

For any lover of the fastest game on ice, this is an absolute must. Thanks, Mike.

Who would have believed this information was available 20 years ago. This is a deeply scientific book, not for casual reading. A must for those that like to think they are in the top branch of information givers.

From diet to breeding habits, dwelling preferences, discussions on internal organs and just so much more of the many different species of the iguana. Burghardt and Rand have complied (edited) a tremendous collection of researchers work. Never have I seen the pooling of so many different resources to come to the understanding of a reptile.

If you think you are one of the "smart" people when it comes to the iguana species, this is a MUST HAVE publication.

Dr. Teitelbaum masterfully writes on an important yet neglected area in psychotherapy. The reader gains invauluable experience as they are walked through in-depth case studies and in turn come away with an understanding of how to effectively manage and address core issues of illusion and disillusionment. This book not only appeals to those who are in the field but also to those who simply have an interest in psychological issues--

"In Christ" is an inspirational and thoughtful book. Dr. Jones intoduces and explains religous facts and concepts in a truthful, down to earth way.

This book wastes little time and immediately sends the reader on a deep, meaningful pilgrimage. All along the way Dr. Jones continues to point out interesting details of religous life in a captivating and honest manner. He backs up all of his statements with passages from the bible, expirences in his life, and with stories told to him by over Christians.

"In Christ" crosses over the denominational boundries that have plagued religon. The ideas and values presented in this book are true for all Christians. The doctrine in this book does not only crosses denomination lines, it also passes through time. The informaion provided in "In Christ" was true when it was first published in 1961, is still true today, and will be true far into the future.

I recommend "In Christ" to anyone serious about changing their live in a postive and dynamic fashion.

I love this book, and refer to it constantly, both in my life and in my books. It has the best first sentence of any book I've ever read: "Civilization originates in conquest abroad and repression at home." And the book takes off from there. It is an extraordinary exploration of the indigenous peoples with whom Diamond worked, and explores the differences between, for example, indigenous and civilized moralities. Here is what he wrote about morality in a civilized world: 'Our moral syntax has no predicate. Hence we speak of doing good, good for its own sake, or evil. We convert each to a pure substantive, beyond experience, abstract. That is what [anthropologist] Paul Radin meant when he observed that the subject (or object) to which love, remorse, sorrow, may be directed is regarded as secondary in our civilization. All have the rank of virtues as such: they are manifestations of God's if not of Man's way. But among primitives . . . the converse holds. Morality is behavior, values are not detached, not substantives; the good, the true, the beautiful or rather, the ideas of these things, do not exist. Therefore, one does not fall in love, one loves another; and that is an intricately learned experience, as hate, in a certain sense, also is.'

The whole book is that good. Fabulous. Fabulous.

I feel more enlightened after having read this book. The teaching method of Charles Stanley has made comprehension of Bible precepts, & concepts more easily understandable, (as well as my pastor). In reading this book, I have found how I can better cultivate the Spiritual Gifts given to me and apply them to my christian life. I highly recommend reading this book. I

This is an excellent book no matter where you are in your spiritual life. The "baby-Christian" all the way to seasoned preacher can pull important info away and apply it. If you can handle what Dr. Stanley throws out here, then, boy, you have it made. He challenges and encourages all the way through and also gives interesting examples that we can relate to.