It is fear which dominates these stories. It may be the fear of the afterlife as we in see in the Second Death or fear of darkness as the story The End of the Party reveals. In the first story, Greene's Catholic faith coems to the forefront though the omniscient author feigns disbelief and uses a neutral tone, there is no doubt that he is sharing his friend's fear of hell. The latter has had a near death experience and has seen Christ who knows everything about him. Now that death is inevitable, he feels that he has not heeded the first warning and that now he is on his way to hell. Sometimes, I ask, was Greene himself terribly afraid of death well knowing that he was not living up to the moral standards required by his beliefs? Did his conversion at the age of twenty two weigh hevaily on his conscience and so he had to return to the scenario of a visit to hell time and again?

As I have already remarked soemtiems the fear stems from other sources. In The End of the Party the adults fail to understand that darkness may not go down well with everyone. The game of hide and seek, though entirely innocent, proves fatal as one of the children simply cannot stand being in the dark. Greene is hindting at the adults' failure to understand the individual child's psychology and our general tendency to categorize without distinguishing individual traits which may make all the difference.

In 'A Little Place Off the Edgeware Road|" the fear stems from a particular character's difficulty to retain his sanity. In a dark cinema, he feels a clammy hand touching his. He quickly comes to the conclusion that the man is a murderer and rings up the police. The twist at the end is characteristically Greenelike: the police come to pick our unfortunate character rather than the presumed murderer.

Graham Greene is one of those authors like Hemingway who may "go out of style" --this will be a great pity--there transparant but subtle modernism of the first half of the first half of the century Greene and Waugh will go out of style. Already they are being replaced by a Rushdie sense of the text as an elaborate joke or rather elaborate shape.
These are wonderful stories and like Poe's should be preserved and cherished.

Although I can't recall all the details regarding this book I keep a strong sensation of pleasure when I think of it. Stories are transparent, deep and at times funny. My favorite one is "May we borrow your husband?". Here the author skillfully describes a grotesque situation in wich an homosexual couple attemps by all means to have an encounter with the flamboyant husband of a just married couple. He starts telling the story as a distant witness and as time goes by he gets unwillingly involved in the whole mise en scene. Greene has a mastery to blend irony with deep feelings and awkward situations. The result is wonderful!

This is one of the finest guides to New York City that it has been my pleasure to use and peruse. It is strong, unique, and essentially "nonpariel." There is really nothing on the market that has such natural down-home photography. In other words...none of the "faux-monumentalism" and deceptive proprtioning of space and matter which is the downfall of most guides. Ms. Greene accomplishes a Baedeker-style simplicity,with her perfectly concise and edited text. The size,format and substantiality of this book, as well as the ease in carrying it in a tote or rucksack make this guide a complete success. After the tragic events of September 11th, 2001...this book takes on an added poignancy, because so many of the treasured that Ms. Greene has unearthed, collated, collected, and memorialized are not directly connected with specifically "The Ground Zero" area of the Island of Manhattan...she helps to illuminate the complete diversity, universality, timelessness, and the raw raging dynamic power that shall forever be Manhattan"s legacy to the World, and future generations. This book is one of the strongest entries in its class since the Post-World War Two Era bagan. A thoughtful,encouraging,and Ms. Greene never puts herself above or between the wonders that she is illuminaring. She gets the information to you without the boredom of its conveyance. A remarkable job all the way around.

I purchased Liza Greene's book last Spring at my local bookstore and I have been very pleased with it. I have bought dozens of books and guides to New York City over the years. I am a married housewife with four daughters with a workaholic husband and my particular reward and gift from my family is that I get to go to New York City about four times per year for a little shopping, The Pierre, some nice dinners, the Met, Lincoln Center, and a few shows. I am originally from Dallas, Texas and I was just raised that way, and of course I realize that I am just an old dinosaur from a bye-gone time, but that was my generation. I have always thought and known that I was missing alot of New York City by being tethered to such a limited agenda. Last year I decided to broaden my horizons. Well, I couldn't be more pleased with Liza Greene's book, and I have used it as a blueprint, and a guide to some very exciting visual experiences that are just not to be found in any other guidebook. I just think that this book is a peach, an absolute peach. I am very glad that Liza Greene wrote it, and I am very pleased with its very nicely proprtioned size and portibility while it also gives a feeling of heft and substance. I don't think that the writer or the publisher could have done any better of a job of it. This is just a perfect little source and it has improved my feeling of grasping New York City a thousandfold. Thank you Ms. Greene for helping an old woman to get out of her rut.

Liza Greene's book is quite unique, and in many ways is one of the best books on the subject of New York's fabled architecture in the annals of the city. It is very obvious that this book was a labor of love and personal commitment on Ms. Greene's part. There is nothing cliched or by rote in this book. She has captured a number, a very large number of very fresh takes on the city "in situ." This book is so very New York in the fact that it is D.I.Y. She did not use twenty-five thousand dollars of expensive equipment, and lighting with a small horde of assistants and gofers. This book is the work of a single woman's very singular vision of what I think is the ultimate Metropolitan dream in the history of mankind. The labor of single-mindedness is reflected in pictures that are not dollied or craned or overly artificialized by city permits and special access. This is the work of an almost guerrilla sensibility. I only wish that PBS would give Ms. Green a full camera crew and 110 minutes to present her vision in context with her own voice-over so that more and more people would have access to her unique vision and singular passion. This book eloquently proves that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Bravo, Ms. Greene, bravo indeed.

Throughout history, no presidential administration needed to be given more benefit of the doubt than that of Gerald Ford. While other administrations had to come into existence as a consequence of death by natural causes or assassination, only Ford had to follow a person who resigned in disgrace. The political atmosphere was forever changed by the actions of Richard Nixon, as the American public no longer took the word of the president on faith. Jimmy Carter, who defeated Ford in the next election, made a simple, effective campaign pledge, "I will never lie to the American people."
However despite all of those problems, the sheer resilience and strength of the American political system was demonstrated, and that is the main theme of the book. Yes, Ford had his faults and probably could not have otherwise gained the presidency, but he is a good man and was the right person for the times. As someone addicted to the political theater, I was mesmerized by Watergate, disgusted with Nixon and sometimes laughed at Ford. And yet, I still liked him, and do so even more now that I have read this book. Given all the political problems, Ford did many things about as well as could be done. His downfall was the one really big mistake that he made, namely the premature pardon of Nixon.
Had he waited longer to issue the pardon, more could have come out, tensions would have been eased and the act would not have been quite so controversial. While I know why he did it, I will never understand why he felt he had to do it so soon. The behaviors of Nixon even as the pardon was being discussed and described in the book are amazing, showing a man who was still contemptuous of the political system. A delayed pardon may have altered that.
Gerald Ford was not a great president in terms of great accomplishments, initiatives or rhetoric. However, he was and is a decent man who was forced to pick up after an indecent one. For that reason he needs to be respected for what he did, helped make the political system work. This description of his presidency is a tribute to that decency and I encourage you to read it and pay a little more attention to him the next time you see him speak. I know I will.

Gerald Ford is not the most popular of presidents to write about. He's almost forgotten in studies of America after 1945. This book gives him his due. Profesor Greene does a fine job of examing the important issues that faced Ford, like "stagflation," the Mayaguez incident, and dealing with the Cold War. It's a balanced account and written for scholars and the general reader.

Greene adroitly recognizes that Ford's domestic legislative proposals faced staunch opposition from a Democratically controlled Congress. In foreign affairs, Ford failed to get SALT II ratified and an Egyptian-Israeli accord never materialized during his term. In addition, the author acknowledges that Ford used assertiveness in the Mayaguez incident. Furthermore, Greene avers that Ford received bad publicity from the press. Finally, Greene argues that Ford did not make a secret bargain with Nixon for a Presidential pardon. This book gives a balanced account about a much maligned President.

Recently, the gifted class of Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School read How Curious A Land in order to find out more information about our home and the territory around our home, which is Wilkes County. We are awfully close to Greene County and it was decided that events that happened in Greene County would be mirroring events that occurred in Wilkes County. Many of the students found the book to be highly satisfying and informative. My opinion of the book confirms theirs totally. I feel that How Curious A Land was very informative and that it colorfully and very intellectually describes the institution and escalation of the expansion in our area. It fully describes the lifestyle of both African-Americans and Caucasians who lived in the area before our time. I enjoyed the book to a suprising extent. At times I didn't devote my full attention to the book. That's probably what happened to the other students and it affected their judgment.My conclusion is that How Curious A Land is a good book and I would recommend it to other people.

How Curious a Land, was a book that increased the knowledge of my high school class at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School. The book taught us about the life of many groups of people before, during, and after the Civil Wa in Greene County, Ga. The book allowed me to feel as if I was a participant of the time in which the book is set The most appealing part of this book is its first hand accounts of the people who either lived through the times described.. If you choose to read this book, be prepared to absorb a great amount of American history.

While working on family history a friend recommended I read this book as some of my family are from Greene County. It was not at all what I expected. The story of how the Civil War changed the county was very well done, but even better was the story of blacks and whites during Reconstruction. This is a very different story from the one I learned 40 years ago in school. The bravery of the blacks and the failure of their struggle is fascinating and very moving. If you are interested in the South read this book!

This is the most useless book I have ever read!If you want a REAL book with REAL suggestions read ( if you can still get it! its OOP) "How to Marry The Rich" This book is full of totally ridicuous info -i.e. the difference between old money and new (as if no one already KNOWS that!) and then STUPID ways to meet the rich like ( REALLY!!!) "breaking your heel to get his attention and trying to actually get to his table with him by arriving at the same time and inviting him to sit with you( a TOTAL STRANGER!!) as if he would not think you are a prostitute or crazy!
This book is without any use at all and even had a list (YES a list! ) of some of the wealthiest surnames (ex Vanderbilt, du Pont, etc DUH!! ) just in case you are a complete idiot or born in another country! haha!It said "for a small fee in probate court you can change your name to one of these" HA!! Now what is the point of THAT??!!I mean ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE YOU ARE A DU PONT? And what happens when they want to meet MUM? and you are FOUND OUT?
Yes! This is the ADVISE you get in this wonderful book!!Take my advise and get Ginie Polo Sayles Original- tried and true- Hoew to Marry the Rich- it is still a classic and has REAL ways REAL people can meet the rich BY design :)
This book is garbage!

What a lot of fun it was the other night to visit Martini's With A Twist at the Dolphin Inn in Chatham, MA on Cape Cod. The author was signing copies of HMM at the bar where I learned that *Ruth Leslee Greene* is a penname and a play on the word "ruthless."
I must say I was prepared to indict the writer of this book as some sort of Queen of Shallow Pursuits but imagine my suprise when I learned "she" was a "he."
I bought a copy out of curiosity and found it as entertaining as it it is instructive. Then went back and bought more for graduation presents.

Bought it today in Chatham, MA to give my secretary on Valentine's Day. Couldn't resist the temptation to crack it open and check out the skinny on how to marry into the Land of Loot. It was a lot of fun to read. Not at all greedy or arrogant. As a [$$$] gift, I'm going to buy a few more for the gals this Valentine's and order a bunch for later this year at graduation time. Nice, sophisticated humor. Reminds me a little bit of the carefree comedies of the '30s and also of The Compleat Angler, which is ostensibly about fishing but really a metaphor for living like HTMM.

This book won't let you get stuck, it explains all concepts clearly. It offers a good beginning algebra review, and gives you a thorough dose of the tougher stuff.

I am not reselling my Basic and Intermediate Algebra books by the same author. These books explained algebra better than any book I've ever attempted to muddle through in the late 80's that's for sure!

First, I should share that I am the author ot this textbook! Next, I want to respond to the other review by saying that the criticisms are accurate for the premlinary edition, but not this first edition (with subtitle "Functions and Authentic Applications"). In fact, the first edition was not available when the other review was posted! In the first edition I completely rewrote the the text so that it is now really easy to follow. It even has a list of key points at the end of each section. The text has tons of current, interesting data sets that makes the course come alive. You will need to use a graphing calculator with this text. My students love using this text and I'm sure you will too!

This book wasn't as large and the homes featured in it weren't as fresh and interesting as I had hoped. But I love all aspects of cottage design, from home interiors to exteriors. Thanks to another review, I picked up two other cottage books that do a great job. One is Second Home from the Better Homes and Gardens editors----------I love Second Home because it takes me on tours of cottages around the country while also giving me tips I can use for decorating or even building. It's a great book for just paging through also. Big photos, lots of information but yet it quick to read. I also like The Cabin-----------It's a beautiful book to look at but it doesn't offer the wealth of information that Second Home does.

This book was smaller than I expected. A small book with lots of small pictures. Kind of disappointing. Other books on cottages and second homes do the job getter. I have found these are my favorites:
• Second Home: Finding Your Place in the Fun. This is comprehensive, large, with great shots of homes in all styles and shots of their settings too. Great to look at but filled with tips on everyting from finding a location to decorating.
• The Cabin. Gorgeous, big pictures, lots of variety in the cabins shown. Not a lot in the way of information. But pretty.

We bought a small beach cottage and continually look through this book for great ideas.

IT was not at all what I thought it would be. For some reason I thought it was a simple tarot deck with astrological designs on the cards. This is much much different than that. This is simply a deck used for astrology and I am not impressed with that. Time consuming!!!!!!!Better left to the Very Experienced!!!

I'm a huge fan of Liz Green's and give a five star to most all her work, and this is a very nice presentation. Having said that, this product is geared to the beginner or perhaps towards someone who wants to present a chart to someone else with images. I shall give it go a girlfriend astrologer who does readings and perhaps she can get more use out of it in her consultations. It is probably better for visually oriented people.

Great for begginers, easy to read, actually I thought it was for learning how to read tarot cards but this is really nice too, if you like this you should try the mythic tarot, those are actually tarot cards...

Ironclads have been neglected by naval historians. However, they could be considered the ancestors of the battleships and they saw a lot of fighting. So, their history remains largely to be written. This book is an attempt to cover that void. But do not be fooled by the need to complete your personal naval library. I am not knowledgeable in all the campaigns described but the chapters concerning the south american wars are waste and I have my doubts about the japanese civil war. This book can be used as a limited basis to develop your knowledge about these ships, but do not accept it as a gold standard or you will perpetuate many wrong concepts in your understanding of naval warfare.

This book should be praised for its coverage of the entire scope of naval combat during the "ironclad" era. The author gives a good explanation on how the armoured ship came about and what impact they had on the countries developing them. It is the only book that I have seen that covers one of the largest fleet actions in the Americas, the naval battle of Riachuelo. This battle and the war that it was fought in are usually left out of naval histories. There are some details that are wrong, which is why I don't give this book 5 stars, but it is far better than books that give us re-hash and imply that the only important events in the period were the American civil war and the extremly dull battle of Lissa. Let's see more books like this. one.

It is particulary good in its coverage of those ironclads in the service of other nations beyond the Royal Navy and the United States Navy. Contains well-done sections on the Seven Weeks War at sea, the wars of the South American Pacific coast including the Huáscar, and the Japanese Civil War.

This really is a pretty long, boring commute. The traffic doesn't move much, and the road takes the reader through a whole lot of over-complicated and over-decorated scenery. Not to overdo the metaphor (but why not? Marlys Millhiser certainly does) I felt as though I were stuck in traffic, looking out my car window while a group of strangers hurried past me. I didn't care about them, and they didn't stop long enough to include me in the events. Add to that a gimmicky prose style, a virtually unintelligible dialogue, and a synthetic and twisted plot--and you have this novel: a perfectly awful journey that couldn't end fast enough. Avoid the drive.

Since I wrote a bad review for Nobody Dies In A Casino, I thought I ought to write a good one for this book, since I really enjoyed it. (I still don't like the casino one though.) I read this in one night so I know I liked it. I like Libby too and would like to see her in more of these books. She's almost as funny as her mom. Read it...it's a little farfetched in spots but who cares if you are enjoying the story!

When California literary agent Charlie Green begins her vacation by shutting off the phone and putting out the cat, she also finds the body of her neighbor slumped in his SUV. Charlie has a track record for stumbling over bodies, so she automatically becomes the prime suspect. This in turn leads to a wild ride through suburban Long Beach with a killer stalking her condo complex. Add dangerous secrets, hidden cash, a strategically placed bomb, a temporary loss of hearing, and a stint in jail, there is no getting around the fact the for Charlie, vacations can be murder! Killer Commute is a compelling, dynamic, page-turner of a mystery from first to last!