This is one of the greatest collections of sermons ever brought together. The author G. Campbell Morgan was one of the great preachers of the early twentieth century. Introspective sermons ranging from "A profound question," to "Nehushtan" to "I have played to fool." This is a must for the Pastor or the Reverend. There are plenty of sermon ideas just waiting to be preached. This also doubles as a wonderful daily devoitonal series. With excellent binding and beautiful hard covers, this series is a classic that should not be overlooked in any minister's library. For the layman it's a pround collection of spiritually inspired sermons that will fill the soul for hours on end.

While it translates into a rollicking tale, "Whale Hunt" is the published real-life account of one of my great-great-grandfather's whaling adventures. The book recounts not only the adventure and danger of the hunt, but also the hard work, strange ports, and shipboard high jinks employed by the sailors to pass the long days at sea. You'd never expect that a common sailor would have been such an accomplished storyteller ... but so he was.

This book was just what I needed. I have an almost three year old and a 4 month old and felt like I was losing control of my older child. Morgan and Kuykendall give very practical advise; I began putting their suggestions into practice immediately and saw tremendous results. They also have helpful quotes from many other authors and at the end of each chapter they give a list of "Mom reading" and "Lap reading" for your child. I am so excited to find this book, that I want to read other books they have put out as well. As a mother of two preschoolers, I find this to be the toughest job I've ever had (and I have 2 college degrees). This book is really helping me be a better mom for my boys. Thanks!

This charming book, with beautiful illustrations and lyrical text, takes you through a series of animals and where they sleep, ending with "Lucky you! You lay your head on a pillow soft...with someone who loves you to kiss you good night." It is sure to lull your child into sleepiness ready for bed, and you won't get tired of reading it either.

I met Mr. Morgan after owning this book. He is a person who knows what he is talking about, either in printed or first hand information. The general view on such a beautiful craft makes you be aware of the different circumstances which led to different styles and handling. It too, helps you learn much of the basic techniques, such as braiding, paring, cutting, making knots, dee belts and hat straps. You can't make a whip from this book (let's say a finely braided kangaroo whip), but, as he states, much of whipmaking is empyrical; you have to be open-minded and try everything you have at hand to improve your skill, always trying to keep up with excellent quality. Be sure to analyze and understand his formulas for the width of strands and diameter. This is, mostly, what will lead you to good shaped thongs (though balance and appearance, tightness in braiding will be gained gradually). For those who are fond of mathematics, try to see how trygonometry is related to it (I found it out, and helps quite a lot! This does not mean that only engineers can make them, but you understand and learn faster). I'd like to recommend another book, available through Amazon.com, also. It's "How to make whips" by Ron Edwards. Eventhough I own the Australian edition, Cornell Maritime Press has made a great job by editing it for America. Anyway, I think you should buy Morgan's book first, to understand, and appreciate this craft and this book (Edwards') on the right level. Remember, if you bought the latter first, be sure to get this one! One-of-a-kind for your leather library.

Very simple book to read ,down to earth,very informative in biblical times,on dinners and what and how they where use by jesus into becoming the our savior the christ. also Robert C Morgan encludes the important people at these dinners who makes his story a real love history that is revived again.

Keith Morgan writes this book in a simple and consise style that is easy to understand. Reliable information is available in this text. This is a wonderful book to help one decide which path to follow. His writing will lead to an understanding and respect for the Old Ways.

This is the first poetry collection by Robert Morgan (author of GAP CREEK) since his excellent 1991 book GREEN RIVER: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS. Printed in a limited edition of only 500 copies, WILD PEAVINES contains nineteen previously uncollected poems published in magazines from the early '80s through the early '90s. Like most of Morgan's work, these poems are set in the Blue Ridge Mountains. They deal with subjects such as Cherokee history ("Signal Fires"), the southern Appalachian landscape ("Wild Peavines"), the traditional culture developed by the white settlers ("Thrush Doctor"), and the poet's father's love of work ("Mowing"). Some (such as the already anthologized "Honey") also deal indirectly with the nature of language and poetry. It's a very fine little book, and beautifully designed as well.

My highest accolades go to cookbooks that make me want to run into the kitchen and cook before I have even finished reading them. This book is one of the best examples of that inspiration! The recipes are homey, yet sophisticated, using common ingredients as well as more exotic ones such as celeriac and gobi (burdock). The barley and hazelnut pilaf that accomapnies roast beef is superb! Do yourself a favor and buy this book. Then pull it out each November and fall in love with the recipes all over again!

I really enjoyed reading this book, especially because there are so many quotations included which I had not encountered previously. Smith and Dalzell identify "enduring lessons from Rockefeller, Morgan, and [others among] the first industrialists." The term "Robber Barons" suggests criminal monarchs. No doubt it has some direct relevance to those discussed, at least at some point in their respective business careers. The material is organized as follows: an excellent Introduction ("Why Robber Barons Matter") followed by four chapters (Venturing, Competing, Managing, and Leading). Then there is a handy section called "Chronology: Business and World Events, 1870-1929,'" followed by recommendations for "Further Reading."

Why do the Robber Barons matter? "During the golden age of industry, running from the midnineteenth century through 1930 or so, the Robber Barons commercialized risky high technologies and figured out how to build radically new organizations from the bottom up. They identified the great entrepreneurial and management issues of the world's first big corporations, and they devised surprisingly durable solutions to the basic business problems of modern civilization." Here are a few of the quotations which caught my eye:

"There could be no progress until enough people could be made dissatisfied -- and this could be done only when they were brought to think beyond the limits to which they were accustomed." (Thomas Edison)

"If you have an idea, that is good. If you also have ideas as to how to work it out, that is better." (Henry Ford)

"Every executive has to recognize sooner or later that he himself cannot do everything that needs to be done. Until he recognizes this, he is only an individual, with an individual's power, but after he recognizes it, he becomes, for the first time, an executive, with control of multiple powers." (Alfred Sloan)

The authors have done an excellent job of selecting and distributing quotations such as these throughout the text. They include their own insightful comments, correlating them with key points previously introduced in their Introduction. Is there a great deal that is "new" in this slender volume? No. Is there much of value to be learned or have reaffirmed? You bet.