Santa Mouse has traveled with our family for over 30 years. Through joy, triumph, tragedy, births and deaths every Christmas we would break it out. As life has grown and expanded us we have all continued to return each year, gather together and read our beloved Santa Mouse. It has been a missel of love, memories and treasured times that has woven through our lifes like a thread of gold. A wonderful addition to any special Christmas library. Why we just finished it for the 34th time!

Not only is this an adorable story, the illustrations are incredible.

Mouse lives all by himself in a big house, where he often dreams of having friends and a name. As he's getting ready for bed on Christmas Eve he realizes that no one gives Santa Claus presents, so he gets out his piece of cheese and leaves it for Santa. Santa appreciates it so much that he names the mouse Santa Mouse, and gives Santa Mouse a job as his helper.

This is an enchanting book, and a wonderful addition to any Christmas collection.

Santa Mouse is an adorable story about a lonely little mouse in a big house. He plays in his own little fantasy world, and like the borrowers, uses small, discarded human things to create his cozy living space. Santa Mouse doesn't have anything to give Santa, so he leaves St. Nick a piece of cheese he has been saving. Santa is so pleased that he makes a special request of the little mouse. Children love this delightful book. The tiny elements that are associated with a mouse with "human" characteristics is always a pleaser. In addition to the charisma of the book, the story prods children to relish in their own gift giving. A very important virtue in us all.

En dias pasando y pasando se ve que la mano de Dios se mueve y seguira moviendose en gran manera. Atraves de la musica y literatura Cristiana muchos artistas como mi hermano Marcos Witt esta alcanzando las naciones trayendo la palabra necesitada. Enciende Una Luz saca a la Luz la vida de un Salmista de Dios. Siendo yo un musico para Cristo los libros de Marcos de verdad hacen la diferencia en mi vida. He leido "¿Que Hacemos Con Estos Musicos?" y este libro tambien lo recomiendo. Este libro mas reciente "Enciende Una Luz" es una que cambiara su vida.
¡COMPRELO YA!

Como musico cristiano siempre he buscado saber mas de los adoradores que Dios ha puesto entre nosotros. Marcos Witt explica en este libro como se dio su llamado, todas las cosas que paso para llegar a ser lo que es. Lo impresionante de el, es que dice sus errores. El poder reconocer sus errores como lider dice mucho de el. Marcos Witt cuenta su vida, lo bueno del libro es que el habla con el corazon, menciona muchos de sus suenos, conflictos y errores como lider, y sus grandes logros que solo fueron alcanzados con la ayuda de Dios. Los muchos consejos que el da en su libro son por los años de experiencia que el tiene en la ministracion. Creo que este libro es un libro que ningun musico cristiano involucrado en el ministerio de la musica debe de omitir. Marcos Witt a sido el hombre que Dios a usado en traer una frescura a la adoracion y alabanza en Mexico y en todo Norte, Centro y Sur America sin la meno duda.

I read DeWitt's War about 15 years ago and I have never forgotten it. There was something about the story that was "haunting". It not only captured the mood of an occupied country during the Second World War, it also captured the mood of a man who was determined to right a great wrong, no matter the discomfort or danger.

The book never explained why Jerome Witt (the protagonist) acted in this fashion. It seemed that this was part of his character - a man of integrity who would never shirk his duty or abandon his ideals.

This book was also a great detective or suspense novel. The ending is stunning! I highly recoomend this book

The Dr. Rev T. Dewitt Talmage was touted to be one of the best orators of his time. He was also a well known author. The only book of his I own is named Trumpet Blasts. It covers a wide range of topics. The 5 star rating I gave this book is quite subjective and subject to futher comment.

Burton is a scholar and his work is worth having for any serious NT Greek student.

No one handles verbs and verbals as well as Burton. He cuts through jargon to bring the student - or the exegete - to the bottom line. A thorough table of contents helps to get you to the right section right away. It's the classic authority on verbs.

Dr. George A. Goolde
Exegetical Consultant
New Tribes Mission

Professor, Bible and Theology

Having read two of Dumas' longer novels, I was anxious to read one of his shorter ones.

To keep it shorter, there are fewer characters, and therefore the interaction between them is more frequent and intense. The Black Tulip is also a great glimpse into the world of flowers in Holland. Many have heard of the tulip frenzy. This book gives a glimpse of it and what it drove men to do.

Also, there is the forbidden romance between two that should really have no contact at all between themselves. Dumas weaves their tale, and their emotional stress in a very believable manner.

This is Dumas' most famous novel, and one of his shortest. At 200 or so pages it is a fast read full of intrigue and twists. If you like drama with historical footnotes interwoven, then you will enjoy this book.

EJ

This is my second Dumas novel, the first being "The Count of Monte Cristo". This is another excellent tale. Dumas weaves countless details into his plot. One wonders what significance they have at the time. Near the end of the book, you muse aloud to yourself, "Ah! That's why"! Spellbinding, another must read!

A blend of politics, human psychology, subtle romance, and (both real and fictionalized) history. The beginning of the novel is interesting but a little dense and readers may get discouraged, especially as the sentences are fairly complex. However it gets much easier and flows much quicker when the story picks up with the introduction of Van Baerle and his neighbor. I encourage you to keep reading if you are interested in its following key points:

-- The characters are incredibly believable and have developed personalities that are realistically complex.
-- The depiction of tragedy, justice, despair are noteworthy.
-- The story is rich and flows smoothly.
-- It's an interesting look at the past, especially the politics and the references to the tulip-craze of Europe some hundreds of years ago. Even though it has fictional elements it still feels like you're holding a slice of the past in your hand.
-- I've always hated romances, but the love in this story is carefully drawn with a subtle touch and depicted with realism. Genuinely entertaining.
-- It's depiction of the ways that popular opinion can be swayed and deceived by politics, nationalism, and patriotism is chilling.
-- It simultaneously shows us human nobility and human pettiness.

When I first picked up this book I didn't expect much. When I finished it I realized how much the impression it made lasts with me.

I was so excited to get this book that when it finally arrived, I dove right into it immediately. Unfortunately, ten pages later all I wanted to do was dive out. While DeWitt is obviously a talented writer, I just felt no compassion for Lily, her title character. Lily just seemed so far away, and while I realize this disassociation was most probably a literacy device, used to describe Lily's own sense of being outside herself and her environment, it just made me bored and uninvolved in this character's fate. I just had no interest in what happened to Lily, and by the end I found her to simply be annoying and boring. In fact, I don't even remember the ending of this book, which shows how little impact it had on me. Unfortunately, the best thing about Lily is the beautiful cover, which proves you can't judge a book by its cover.

First the positives...the dialogue in Lili is excellent, very natural. I enjoyed the few phrases of French too. And, in the end, I decided that I liked Lili the character and will remember this book and its plot and characters for quite awhile, which is saying a lot.

Now, the negatives...I felt some of the same descriptions were used over and over, like Claude's sleeping habits (swimming motions) or Claude's mouth. "Claude's mouth hung open, pink and shiny..." or Claude's "lopsided mouth" or his mouth was open "wetly" or "his mouth still hung open slackly." I already had a picture of Claude in my mind and these detailed descriptions of him throughout the book were distracting to me.

At times I felt like I was trudging through this book, and I agreed with Lili when she thought, "They were all...concerned with their own separate, random lives; she kept trying pointlessly to connect them: it would just exhaust her in the end." I was getting exhausted from her over-analyzing too.

BUT, I did stick with the book and am glad I did. I hope this review does not seem too negative. I did enjoy the book, and have never read one quite like it. Even though I have finished the book for over a week now, I still find myself thinking of Lili.

If or when Abigail De Witt writes a second novel, I will check it out.

Abigail DeWitt's ability to weave sensuality and emotional intelligence into her characters is startling. Here is a perfect example of the richness of the female voice expressing the importance of a human being's interior life. Ms. DeWitt cuts to the bone with unique grace and narrative skill!