WOW... I just borrowed this book from my aunt and what a nice peice to read. Sadly, they don't print any more copies of it. It really is to bad because now i just have to keep her copy.

I read this book as a teenager as it was given to me by an uncle. I still have the book today as it was my favorite. It is an exploration into fantasy and reality and I would recommend it for reading to anyone.

I ordered this audio book by mistake thinking that it related to the recently canonized Saint Elizabeth Stein, but I am very happy that I did. It was very charming and I learned a great deal about the culture of France in the days of the Crusades. It was heart warming. It has been a long time since I enjoyed a story this much.

When the colonies revolt against England to establish what would become the United States of America, fifteen year old Lorenzo Bannister joins a secret flatboat operation delivering desperately needed medicine and gunpowder to George Washington's army in Lorenzo's Secret Mission. From the docks of New Orleans to the battlefields of the American Revolution, young readers will become deeply engrossed in this story of wartime travel up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the horrors of slavery and of combat. An action packed historical novel, Lorenzo's Secret Mission is enthusiastically recommended reading for children -- especially those with an interest in learning about the contributions of the Spanish to the success of the Americans against the British in an epic struggle for emancipation and the founding of a new nation.

I've been using this style of diary for over 7 years and have never found a comparable diary. It has a blue binding and red paisley cover, ideal for guys looking for a diary not so "girly" or "child-like". The lock and key is not very secure... but the layout inside is great!! The days of the months are printed on top, including Feb 29, and there is plenty of room to write a days worth of thoughts and experiences on each page. The back pages have a printed address section, birthday reminders and other novel, yet functional, pages. I have yet to find a better Any Year Diary on the Market today... in fact, to prove it, I've ordered 20 more for the upcoming years!!!

Accessibly written by Joyce L. Gibson and adroitly edited by Larry Richards, Luke: God's Word For The Biblically-Inept presents the Gospel of Luke in plain, direct terms that the lay reader can easily understand. A few humorous cartoons add comic relief to this straightforward and serious presentation of religious text for readers of all ages and levels of familiarity with the Bible. A highly recommended addition to New Testament Studies supplemental reading lists and reference collections, Extensive notes and historical research ensure that even veteran students of the Bible will learning something new about interpreting the Gospel of Luke.

I've been a linguist/translator for over 20 years (English is my native language). I've used literally hundreds of reference books in my life, and for the average user (H.S. and college students, parents helping kids with homework, people proofreading their own or colleaques' work...) I would rank this as one of the two best English grammar books I have ever encountered. It is well organized, so it is easy to find the right section. It is clearly written, so you don't have to decipher the text. It indicates whether particular items are required by grammar rules, or merely prefered, so you don't have to wonder if something could be phrased differently if you want to. I give it my highest recommendation!

Unspoiled Maine is criss-crossed with pretty roads that traverse some of the handsomest scenery in the Northeast. This book directs the traveler to the best routes with full descriptions along the way. Nothing quite like it, and you'll never wind up on some congested superhighway! Recommended for those who like to explore off the beaten track.

There's no better reason to own this book than the fact that it contains William Broyles' essential essay, "Why Men Love War." That the editors, Francesca M. Cancian and James William Gibson were astute enough to include Broyles, speaks well for the rest of their selections.

This is the first volume in the 9 volume sweeping family saga, and it sets the high watermark. In many ways I think it is the best, most especially the final chapter, when one era segues into the next, as generational change occurs.

It is probably a particular type of reader who enjoys fiction which examines the drawing room manners and social mores of upper middle class England (the professional class, as opposed to manufacturing/merchant class or aristocracy). I love it, especially when it is delivered with an archly raised eyebrow which questions the assumptions and mores, the hypocrisies of the time. All the better if it can lead you to question the same characteristics of your own time. That is achieved in Galsworthy, in much the same way as Trollope achieved in his Barchester Chronicles in an earlier era.

The writing is not without humour, mostly of an ironic kind. The older generation Forsytes, steadfast in their belief in themselves find it almost inconceivable when one amongst their number has the termerity to die!

Anyone who thrives on a diet of Trollope, Thackeray, Austen, and anyone who has enjoyed Ian McEwan's more contemporary novel, Atonement should enjoy this. Lovers of the British TV 'costume drama' - think The Cazalets, Love In A Cold Climate, The Way We Live Now - for example, should likewise consider reading Galsworthy.