I picked this up thinking that it would primarily be written for Wiccans. It did include several of the charms and spells that I expected, including an intriguing section about making a scrying mirror. What made me buy the book, though, was the other content. It is a great source of historical and cultural information about Halloween.

I especially enjoyed the brief section on the Mexican Day of the Dead, which includes a great recipe for "bread of the dead". Another section describes how the lost tradition of carrying turnip lanterns evolved into modern jack-o-lanterns. I followed the book's instructions for making my own turnip lanterns and hung them on my front porch this year--they looked fantastic! (By the way, hollowing out the turnips is easiest using a melon baller.) Another highlight is the vampire-hunting party game. I didn't get a chance to try it this year, but I'd like to adapt it to use with my friends.

The book is full of activities, recipes, and interesting Halloween facts. The layout is attractive and includes lots of color photos, which adds to a fun read. I would recommend this to Halloween enthusiasts of any age.

John Hunt Morgan....This name stirred up the passion of both Northerners and Southerners, and in his biography of the General, James Ramage does an excellent job in telling us why. The Morgan in Ramage's biography comes across to us the readers, as not very religious...deeply rooted in the Southern lifestyle of the times, and as a careful soldier. I found two Morgan's in the book...The Morgan who was at his most successful after the period of his first wife's death, and

the Morgan who seems to lose interest in the war after his second marriage, when failure would always seem to bear its ugly head whenever the General attempted to do anything. Ramage has done a good deal of research, rooting out letters to and from the General, with special emphasis on Morgan's relationship with his second wife. This research helps us to understand the transformation of Morgan as the war went on, and helps the reader to ultimately understand this diverse per! sonality of our great internal conflict. The chapter on the death of Morgan is probably the best in the book, as Ramage tries to put down the various stories and myths that have cropped up over the years. All in all, I found Ramage's work a good read, and I recommend it to all Civil War enthusiasts.

These stories are quick and easy to read chapter books about two homeschooled girls who travel with their dad when he goes to help missionaries all over the world. At each location Annie & Hope have a mysterious adventure but they always solve the problem in a Christian way. Great. Love these stories. I'm in third grade...homeschooled, of course!

As a former cop and psychic skeptic, I was particular taken by the realistic way the author handled the interactions between the city detectives and the psychic investigator (title character Maxine Morgan), they are assigned to work with. The details and personalities are "right."

The unknown evil is both Lovecraftian and modern at the same time.

The story is fast paced, in some places gruesome, and always involving. I read it cover to cover in one night.

This is an excellent reference book, providing basic biographies for more than 100 saints. Where else would you be able to look up the feast days of the patron saints of beekeepers? The artwork is also attractive, though I'd prefer more of it.

Unfortunately, this work does not come near the quality of Morgan's second book, "The Devil." Perhaps it is the subject matter, but the material in "Saints" is much less entertaining. That said, I still recommend this book as a great reference (and maybe a good source for baby names :)

Lewis' book is a history and theory of the law of sexual harassment in education. The area has grown since the publication of this seminal work.

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Since the Lewis book was published Title VII (and state human right acts) remains the cause of action for employees and Title IX has become the cause of action for students.

The book deserves an update.

The herione wants to become a mother, so she convinces her best friend to marry her and be the baby's father. By the time she becomes pregnant she has fallen in love with the hero and doesn't want to tell him about the baby. But thinking that he wants his "freedom" she goes to a lawyer for a divorce.

Gratifying edition of recent research in the bootstrapping field. Exciting,satisfying, excellent.

When first published in 1970, this book was a manifesto for a generation of women. Although it has not been updated since, it demonstrates how far we've come and what is the next step for women. Uneven style and tone of writing give this unquestionable realness not often found in more contemporary feminist anthologies.

To read this book is to spiral back in time to a place where information on borth control was hard to obtain, abortion was a back alley reality, equal pay for equal work was never enforced, sexual harassment (which is not mentioned) rape and assault were life's little dirty secrets, and title IX was not yet reality.

If the text often seems frenzied and uncompromising, remember what all they were up against. Sexism had been so entrenched, both laws and culture needed to be chaged. Socialization plays a big part in sexism.

Lest such derogatory attitudes be assigned to the domininant society, a couple of groups in the counterculture are also faulted as well. These unenlightened attitudes in SDS and SNCC often formed the impetus for the women's liberation movement, although there was some genuine equality between the sexes within various chapters.

Unfortunately, this was the exception to the rule. Groups that understood the evils of violence and subordination made light of rape and assault when directed at women.The advent of the pill meant women who did not want to sleep with their comrades had severe hangups.

The women's liberation movement was instrumental (to a greater extent than early mainstream groups) in identifying and naming sexual self determination and violence against women.

Those who have been previously versed in women's history will find this a who's who book of second wave (the first, of course being the suffragists, and the third being generation X) activists. From Robin Morgan amd to Alix Kates Schluman, Kate Millet, Mary Daly, Lindsey Van Gelder, Marge Piercy and Eleanor Holmes Norton, there is an impressive list of activists. Excluding the deranged Valire Solanis (later convicted of shooting Andy Warhol) most of the contributors are articulate, intellegent and therefore inspiring. Since she did little to promote the women's movement, one must question her inclusion in the anthology. Certainly, it would have reinforced negative sterotypes about women who are involved in the feminist movement, thereby reducing it to spectacle.

Missing is Gloria Steinem who did not not enter national conciousness until the advent of Ms magazine---although her New York oppion column "After Black power,women's liberation" could have been included. Steinem also wrote one of the most riveting articles on Abortion law hearings during 1969. Even though she would later be the target of much suspcion among many of these women, Steinem's role in the women's movement remains undisputed. Ironically, Morgan would assume editorship of Ms magazine years later

Because the book has not been republished or reedited, it is more for the committed activist and historian than newcommers. Although many of the breakthroughs for women have of course occured, references to names, events and places no longer carry the same punch. It is still a necessary addition to any feminist's library.

My addition of this book is in french(which I can not translate) and I still love it! I can't wait to order it in english! The homes are absolutely wonderful, and I'm sure the text is fantastic.