I found this book to be incredibly informative and very well written. It gives the reader a simple, yet complete introduction to these beautiful creatures. I first became facinated with the Beluga whales when I saw the ones at Sea World in Orlando a few years ago. This book by Tony Martin allowed me to learn more about them. Mr. Martin has been studying the Beluga whales for over 17 years, and gives the reader a wonderful descriptive summary complete with the whales pattern of life, evolution and unique characteristics. This book is also has a collection of remarkable photographs that allow you to get a complete understanding of these animals. This is a book anyone will enjoy.

It's Great, I had to do a report and it gave me all the information I needed, I did'nt read it because I had to do this Report, It was fun to read.

This is an enjoyable grouping of over 100 poems. There are many that most of us will remember but a few that I had never read before. Some of these poems are the very ones that were read to us as children: "THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT," "THE DUEL," and "LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE." Reading these old favorites again brings back memories of my sister, Joan who always had time to read to me.

I also enjoyed encountering a few of the poems that my teachers made me study: "THE LOST CHORD," which was turned into a hymn and often song by Enrico Caruso; the very inspiring "INVICTUS," and the sad but lyrical "ANNABEL LEE." It's rather amazing how much more meaning you can take from the poems when you read them as an adult.

There are also very interesting short biographies of each author and these are not the versions that we learned in school. They make the poets seem real and not quite so lofty. Unfortunately, many people never learn to appreciate poetry, but I think that perhaps they may not have realized that the key to poetry is their own imagination.

Open the book to any page, and you will read phrases you've heard all your life but never knew, or now can't remember, from where they came. It's a great English language poetry course in a single volume. The only book in it's class is "The Top 100 Poems" (which costs 5 times as much).

I heard about this book a long time ago and finally got to read it. All I can say is don't read it in public because you will embarrass yourself. It is very funny and a good read besides.

The best coming of age book of a young man since Been Down So Long It Look's Like Up To Me. A wonderful story of a high school senior who's dad happens to be the head of a Mafia family. Writing is absolutely engaging and the storyline cooks. I have located a few copies of this book over the years and lent them out never to be returned. It's so enjoyable it gets lent on and on. Alas!

If you are a fan of baseball, then you have to read this book! It's an excellent combination of history and fiction, while also utilizing humor, to create a very enjoyable book. I would highly recommend this to everyone!!

If you're a fan of baseball stories, then this is the book for you!! This is the greatest collection of fictional baseball stories I have ever read!! Morningstar is a genius when it comes to combining fact and fiction!!

This is THE coffee table book for blues lovers. The quality of the photographs is unsurpassed. Norberg sure caught some wonderful moments.

For 12 years, Marc poured his soul into this effort -- creating B&W portraits of the just-surviving and just-arriving blues greats. His objective was to support Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation, which, at the time, had the objective of supporting blues musicians who had not received their due, even though they had paid their dues. Yes, I'm biased toward my bro', but who can blame me? These photographs are stunning.

This was an excellent read. I was drawn to the characters and found myself having trouble putting this book down. Great job! The message the author gave was terrific. We should take the time out to listen to our children instead of being to caught up in our own problems. My book club will have this book featured as it's book of the month.

Black Butterflies, Secrets of the past is a great book! Good job Vicki! I loved it! Even my husband, who never reads anything but computer books, is reading it. When will people learn that we must not only talk to our children, but listen to them too. Again great job Vicki!. I also read Chocolate Burnout and can't wait for the sequel, Chocolate Burnout: The Road to Freedom to come out.

Needing guidance on how to lead an artist's community, I discovered this rare and remarkable book. It takes you inside an intentional community, one better known for its mythology than for its reality, and shows you the birth, growth and death of an ideal. Unlike other books on similar subjects, it is never trivial or purely ancedotal -- every paragraph reveals something fundamental about the struggles, passions, successes and failures that are part of inventing a community. There are moments in this book that are so profoundly true -- I know this because I recognize them from my own similar experiences. I respect Duberman's perceptions and his deep emotional attachment to the subject (someday I hope to thank the author personally as this book has made a positive difference in my life and the development of my community). I recommend this as a textbook for those thinking of starting an artist's community.

Duberman's classic "Black Mountain" is the definitive work of scholarship on the school that gave America its most pivotal and influential artists of the 20th century.
A sheer joy to read, this account of the rise and fall of Black Mountain engages the reader into a world of ideas, community and art that is all too rare in today's considerations. Teachers can learn how to Teach and Do at the same time. Students can learn the meaning of involvement, responsibility and creativity. Parents might learn a thing or two about choices. And administrators will see where they've gone wrong. Something for nearly everyone in this erudite, and poignant dissertation.

If there was one idea that pervades the book, and, indeed, pervaded the college it was that "living" and "learning" should be intertwined, and a favorite slogan at Black Mountain was that "as much real education took place over the coffee cups as in the classrooms."
There is much that we all can learn from this account. But read it for the adventure! Think of it as a sort of Intellectual Indiana Jones where the treasure is that harmonious mix of education, art, community and life -- in other words, the very gem that these brave and gifted women and men of eminence sought at Black Mountain.
We owe these pioneers a great deal.
Honor them with your mind, and read this wondrous account by one of Black Mountain's own.

Dave Beckwith
Founder/President
Charlotte Internet Society

Bright Sunrise into Midnight is a delightful book of thought-provoking poetry that could be used in teaching poetry. Wakeland uses Mother Nature as symbolism to relate human pain and suffering. This small volume of poetry offers poems that compare to great poets. It contains romantic poetry as well as various other types of poetry. Teachers could pull the metaphors, similes, and figurative language from the poems and use them to teach literature, literature terminoligy, and figurative language. This slim volume of poetry is available for your reading pleasure through Amazon[.com] and would make an excellent Christmas gift for poetry readers on your Christmas list!

Instructors would find this poetry anthology to be a useful tool in teaching poetry. It begins with a poem titled "Tomorrow" that I really liked because it begins with a line, "Be careful what you ask for," my mom used to tell me when I was a child, and it reminds me of her warnings. Another poem, "Time," is a metaphor that beautifully illustrates how time can be like a runaway train. "New York Snows are Cold Today" reflects Mother Nature at her coldest, and the poet uses Mother Nature in many of his poems as did famous poets such as Robert Frost. "Fast Track to Nowhere" illustrates how quickly one can be on the road that leads to nowhere, so one needs to be careful of the road they choose. "God Cast His Net" points out how God is in control. Love, loneliness, Mother Nature, and life are all reflected throughout the poems. Hopes, dreams, wishes, heartache, pain, and suffering, all vital human emotions are powerfully illustrated and brought home in many of the poems. "I Saw the Sugar-cane Fields" is a poem social studies or history teaches could use, and it relates history as well as any history text. Wakeland, an unknown, deserves to be known for his illustrations of Mother Nature at her worst and at her best and for illustrating, through his poetry, the pain and suffering, yet courage and survival, that are part of human history. Poetry lovers and teachers should not miss this 35-page collection of a variety of poems ranging from love to religion, but most of all, bringing home pure human emotion and scarifice.
Barbara J. Robinson

This new edition of the classic Bulfinch's Mythology is excellent. It has retained all of Bulfinch's old texts and introductions to myths and their histories, but it has also added some new introductory material. This material, much having to do with Bulfinch's own life and education helps to bring light into the context for which Bulfinch was writing. For example, did you know that Bulfinch originally began writing mythology pieces for magazine entertainment? There is also much information in the new introductions about Bulfinch's education and the place that he held (or rather, didn't hold) within Boston's then extremely rigid social strata. The editor also provides an interesting look at why Bulfinch told the myths in the way he did and compares the sources that Bulfinch used to those of his contemporaries (Hawthorne, for example). It really is very interesting reading.

Of course, this edition of Bulfinch's mythology still contains all of the wonderful myths that our society has come to know through this book, along with Bulfinch's original introductions to each chapter.

The book is large and heavy, therefore not a great traveling companion. Still, it more than makes up for it with content. If you keep this book out on your shelf and read a small bit of myth every day, you will never be bored or lack for reading material again.

Bulfinch's Mythology is, simply put, the best. I cannot think of another book I simply enjoyed reading more. It deals with classical myth, the tales of Charlemagne and Arthur, some Celtic myths... it is an invaluable companion to someone who is studying cultural history, or just as an eminently readable book. It serves as an admirable companion to Frazer's "The Golden Bough", giving some context to much of his writing.