I came late to Morgan's poetry, knowing her mainly through her prose. But I'd read and liked Upstairs in The Garden, a collection of her new and selected poetry; the poems were complex yet accessible, and some read like intense short stories. So I picked up A Hot January. This one absolutely blew me away. It is dark in its vision but the language really sings, and the journey the poet takes--surviving a lost love, voicelessness, and a bitter madness-- brings her and the reader out to another place, saner, bitterer and wittier, wise. Individual images, characters, lines are lodged in my mind: suicidal whales, the lure of the butcher's daughter, the quiet despair of a farm wife, "our domestic violets"; and the rage, grief, energy, and love/lust in these lines singe the brain. Real poetry, from a real poet.

I first got this book from the library. I didn't think I would be able to follow it through. I finished it in two days! It was written so the average person could understand it. No big funny words and it went step by step in the order in which you would need to set up your business. It made becoming a business owner sound easy while letting you know that it would not be. I returned the book to the library and went searching for a copy of my own. Indeed I bought two. I was telling a friend about the book and he also wanted a copy for his brother, whom he has been encouraging to go out on his own and get away from his franchise business. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone who has had even a passing thought about starting their own business.

My discerning 3-year-old loved this one. The story is interesting enough to keep the listener's attention, yet repetitive enough to let him or her participate (e.g. screaming out the title, every other page). Illustrations are great, too. I'm going to buy this for my friends' kids.

This little flap book has been an all time favorite of my two and a half year old granddaughter since she was only six months old. It has a wonderful, funny & yet simple rhyming story about what grandchildren like to do best & share with grandma. On each page is a flap for the little ones to lift to see what grandma is up to now. It is illustrated with colorful & silly pictures that are enjoyable for eyes of all ages. It's a small board book that fits just perfect in little hands & is very durable. We loved it so much that we had to buy two so we could have one at both of our houses. If your child has a silly old grandma or wants a silly old grandma, then you can't be without this book!

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.

Most children of Protestant families, like myself, are probably familiar with Warner Sallman's "Head of Christ" and have seen it many times. However, Morgan and his fellow authors give us a reason to actually look at Sallman's work. They debunk the myth that Protestant privelage of the word has brought forth no visual culture and that popular visual piety has no place in scholarship. The writings in this book give the reader a clearer picture of Protestant immigrant visual piety and a man named Warner Sallman, who created a Jesus Christ Superstar for a conservative Christian movie era audience.

Cynthia Morgan enlightens the reader on so many interesting facts about the history of tobacco, she uses excerpts from Christopher Columbus' diary, a quote from Ben Johnson who speaks for his friend Shakespeare (and may be the closest we have ever gotten to how Shakespeare thought about anything), and there is even a bet waged between Sir Walter Raleigh and his queen, Elizabeth. A warm hearted, funny, funny book. I loved the section on the history of advertising cigarettes, but what I liked best was that she took us on the adventure of her own quitting process by making it a story. Has she written any other books? She should write a novel!

"In Remembrance of a Special Cat" is similar to a sympathy card in that it has poems and verse to help the recipient handle grief. I gave a copy to a friend whose pet died. A month later that friend showed me the book and the pictures of her cat, from kitty to maturity, that she had glued into the book on the pages reserved for photographs. My friend told me that, of all the words of condolence she had received from friends, that this little book was the most important.

Lewis Henry Morgan was actually an attorney in Rochester, NY and practicing law around the time of the Civil War. But he is famous for his contribution to the science of anthropology, known especially for establishing the study of kinship systems and for his theory of social evolution.

His work with the Iroquois Nation was extensive; he was even adopted by a clan of the Senecas for his achievements in bridging the terrible gap between the native American nations and the US.

Much about native America would have been misunderstood or lost had he not written his journals, and his development of kinship systems set the foundation for anthropological work ever since.

The artwork in this book is stunning. The portraits are alone reason for having this book.

This book is an excellent resource or companion compendium for those who seek to become fluent or proficient in the corpus of knowledge that this tome represents. In addressing the paucity or dearth of simulated simulation research within the new medical paradigm, the authors bring a fresh and innovative perspective on the state of the art. Lastly, it should suffice to say that Satava et al. have captured the true essence of interactive technology, and those who involve theirselves with such endeavors will likely flock to this volume instinctually, like the salmon of Capastrana.