Low Country Lore is a really good book. It is a shorter version than Grandpa's Tales but it is really good. I like Low Country Lore it's chapters are really goo and long they are alot longer than Grandpa's Tales chapters but they are good. I can not wait intill Mrs. Greene comes out with more books because i will like to buy more.

Evan ...

I think Mrs.Green has a real talent for writing GHOST stories. I always thought it is fascinating to know about ghosts and what goes on. The stories she wrote explained it and she made it entertaining.So to anyone who enjoys that kind of stuff(sprits) then you should really consider buying the book.

I thought this book was great and would recomend it for young readrs of age 5 - 9 if you are looking for good skray stories read this book .these stories are filled with details this was a great book

A short novel, telling of the character Chandran at the time of his graduation and then his experiences as he takes his first steps into the "real world".

I thought that this was a very light, readable novel, filled with good humour. Narayan takes a wry look at some Indian customs - the use of horoscopes to assess the compatability of potential marriage partners, and the almost automatic reverence given to sanyasi, for example.

Not a book with tremendous satirical bite - it's too amiable for that - although serious points are made about India in the latter days of the Raj. Overall, though, an enjoyable and easy read.

The story of Chandran, a final-year student of History, on how love tranforms ambitions, alters goals and changes lives is the theme of this wonderful book.

Written masterfully with just the right amounts of comedy, emotions and twists, and teeming with sarcasm characteristic of Narayan, this book takes a broad look at values and customs. For example, the long scenes wheres discussion about horoscopes and Chandran's disagreement with his mother are all so very close to life in India.

A great book, an excellent read....

All Of R K Narayans Works are Gems in World Of Literature,his works are of the days when Simplicity was the philosophy of Life,Non Complicated characters and Easy Story lines are the highlights of His work,Though I'd like to Tell Non Indian Readers That They should not Judge The India,Indian Way of Life from These works(For that Matter any of The Indian Authors),Because the Old Roads are rapidly Changing and World Is becoming smaller with every passing day,and our lives are changing into mass produced civilization like that described by Huxley in "Brave New World".How I wish The world becomes a simpler place to Stay Like Malgudi

This book was an easy read and it was even easier to apply Mr. Greene's philosophies to my routine. Unlike so many of the other books on diet and nutrition, Greene takes into account how difficult it can be to eat healthy and still live in the REAL world.
I have taken his advice and changed my diet and (with exercise)already lost 15 lbs. (in a month)
The only problem I had was with the receipes in the back. Only one or two were even remotely appetizing to me. Give it a try...maybe you're into those foods.

I have seen Bob Greene on Oprah and he is so down-to-earth. His ideas and guidelines for eating healthfullly are easy to incorporate and just make good sense. The book is an easy, interesting read and his advice is practical and simple to undertake. Now my entire family is eating healthier and is slimming down to boot! I appreciate that Bob doesn't go overboard in expecting us to give up everything that tastes good. He understands that we still need to indulge ourselves once in a while. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking to change their eating habits for good.

This book is in plain english and easy to follow. He makes it so easy to understand and to do. The recipes are not only healthy but very flavorful. I have changed my entire way of looking at food and am slimming down by the week.

Just the title of Robert Greene's book, "The Death and Life of Philosophy" caught my interest! As a business student in college in the late 1960's I was exposed to only two basic philosophy courses. Although they interested me greatly, I have had little contact with anything related to the field since then.
Now with the demands of career and family waning I find more time to read. I am thrilled that I found Mr Greene's book at this time in my life. I found "The Death and Life of Philosophy" to be both fascinating and thought provoking. It has rekindled my earlier interest in the subject and has led me to search out other related books to enjoy.
Clearly written and easy to understand, I would highly recommend Mr. Greene's book to any non-academians who, like myself, have an interest in expanding their intellectual life.

To Redeem Philosophy

Robert Greene has written a highly unique and admirably readable book, which accomplishes three main tasks. These are to: 1. give a summary of western philosophy from Plato to the present, 2. describe the sorry state of modern philosophy, particularly in the academic arena, and 3. to show how this situation might be redeemed.

The book itself is divided into two parts. The first, called "The Death of Philosophy", consists of three chapters:
Attempts to Define the Discipline
A Brief History of Philosophy
The Breakup of Philosophy
which aptly describe their contents. This part of the book is very accessible and even entertaining as it contains some personal recollections of the author. The second part, consisting of seven chapters, is more challenging reading and has as its centerpiece the extended chapter, Putting Mind Back into Nature with the Aid of Aristotle. The ideas presented here are fundamental, and in no way utilitarian.

I am generally well educated, but not especially trained or widely read in philosophy; still I can recommend this book to others like myself, who may be curious about philosophy or wish to review what one has studied long ago. In fact, it is so approachable that even if you do not care about the state of philosophy in academia or even that much about Aristotle, it is well worth reading. Greene's summary of the history of ideas is so lucid that that the book succeeds on this alone. The personal anecdotes illustrate, but also serve to set this apart from encyclopedia articles on Western Civilization. The potential readership for this volume is wider than one might at first surmise.

To Redeem Philosophy

Robert Greene has written a highly unique and admirably readable book, which accomplishes three main tasks. These are to: 1. give a summary of western philosophy from Plato to the present, 2. describe the sorry state of modern philosophy, particularly in the academic arena, and 3. to show how this situation might be redeemed.

The book itself is divided into two parts. The first, called "The Death of Philosophy", consists of three chapters:
Attempts to Define the Discipline
A Brief History of Philosophy
The Breakup of Philosophy
which aptly describe their contents. This part of the book is very accessible and even entertaining as it contains some personal recollections of the author. The second part, consisting of seven chapters, is more challenging reading and has as its centerpiece the extended chapter, Putting Mind Back into Nature with the Aid of Aristotle. The ideas presented here are fundamental, and in no way merely utilitarian.

I am generally well educated, but not especially trained or widely read in philosophy; still I can recommend this book to others like myself, who may be curious about philosophy or wish to review what one has studied long ago. In fact, it is so approachable that even if you do not care about the state of philosophy in academia or even that much about Aristotle, it is well worth reading. Greene's summary of the history of ideas is so lucid that that the book succeeds on this alone. The personal anecdotes illustrate, but also serve to set this apart from encyclopedia articles on Western Civilization. The potential readership for this volume is wider than one might at first surmise.

Very interesting stuff. This author does a very accurate job of describing primitive techniques in the darkroom and in the making of a camera. For darkroom enthusiasts, you'll really enjoy this stuff. It's a bit heavy on the mathematical technical stuff, sometimes I felt as though I was sitting in a calc exam. Now if you'll excuse me I have a salt print to go make.

Well done introduction to a wide variety of technical components in the various processes for which he guides the reader into exploring. I would've like to seen his section on optics and lenses better explained though more graphs, drawings, etc. A must have book if you are at all mechanically inclined and like to tinker in photography. Also it works for someone who has no intention on building any of the items but would like to know more about the processes of photography. My one gripe is the content of the photos; illustrating salt prints, various effects of toning solutions, etc. leaves a little bit to be desired. Far too many building and static structures and not enough other things. Of course this might reflect Mr. Greene's artistic vision, but it limits the power of the illustrative examples.

This is an absolutely amazing book. The reason I would call this "Advanced over Primitive Photography" is that most photographers are not in love with the processes, rather simply composing the image. With that in mind this is indeed advanced in concept and requiring more than just an "eye."

This is not simply a guide to building a camera; it is a look into the history of photography as well. If you love your dark room as I do, then this is definately a book you NEED to have. I intend on purchasing a second one for the shop/darkroom and maintain one for my library.

The Teenager's Guide.. is basically a cheap, glossed-over rehash of the Teenage Liberation Handbook.

If you've already read the aforementioned TLH, skip this book, because there is nothing very new or remotely inspiring in it. I couldn't even read the book in its entirety.

Filled with FYI boxes, bullet listings, and cheesy cartoon illustrations throughout, this book tells you of the various offerings out there such as apprenticeships, volunteerism, mentoring, study abroad, and taking classes outside of your high school.

In the section discussing mentoring, the author gives, IMO, some rather silly advice. She suggests you go out, find a person whom you would like to be your mentor and...ASK them if they will be your mentor. Yes, you ASK them verbally or in writing "will you be my mentor?". Personally, I think this is probably the surest way to scare a potential mentor away, not to mention what a vague and confusing question it is.

Greene also fails to mention how to search for information and resources on teaching yourself a subject, rather than just taking a class.

Overall, the Teenager's Guide has a very limited persepctive of "school outside the box." If it isn't in the form of a class or "service learning" opportunity, you can forget about learning whatever you're interested in.

If you want a REAL and truly life-changing guide to learning outside of school, I cannot begin to recommend the Teenage Liberation Handbook, by Grace Llewellyn.

I picked up this book at the recommendation of my summer school teacher, and it really helped me find some meaningful activities to do to help me figure out what I'm really interested in. For example, I wanted to get more involved in the arts, but living in a small town there's not that much opportunity here to take organized classes. This book inspired me to offer my time for free to a local artist in exchange for her teaching me how to draw, something I wouldn't have thought of on my own.

I also started volunteering at a local animal hospital because I'm thinking about eventually becoming a vet, and this book showed me how to find organizations that are happy to take volunteers. Overall, I just loved the personal examples from other teens who have done similar things, and shared these stories with my friends to help inspire them. Overall, I think this book will be great for any teen like me who needs a jump-start to get their summer heading in an amazing direction!

I'm a tenth-grader and I found Ms. Greene's book to be very helpful. My mom was always tired of me complaining about all the boring after school stuff at my high school so she got me this book. I was really excited after reading it because of all the great ideas she wrote about. I never knew that high school kids could take college courses-I'm already planning on taking some at the university next year. It will get me really excited about college. This book also gave me some other great ideas. I liked her chapters on finding an internship and being a youth apprentice. It really opened my eyes as to what's out there. I also liked all the examples she put in the book from other teens out there because it really made everything she talked about seem much more real. Ms. Greene is a very good writer and I am definitely recommending this book to my friends as well. Thanks.

This fun little book is a great starting point for making a family history that can be passed on to future generations. The book works by giving the family historian a series of questions that he or she can answer, thus making the basis for the history. Topics covered include such things as family and ancestry, careers, politics, and much more.

I really liked this book; it took me in directions that I never would have thought possible. Overall, though, I would only recommend this book as a starting point. For some reason, religion is covered with only a few questions in this book; while for some families it is much more important that such coverage would show.

That said, though, I do think that this is a very good book. If you want to tailor make a history of your own, then it is a good starting point. But, if you want to record a history merely by answering their questions, then this book will work very well for that, too. I highly recommend this book.

My husband and I bought this for his mother, who is English and lives in England. The book is a great place for us to start chronicaling our family history, but many of the questions are extremely Amero-centric. Just a warning if your parents/grandparents were not born and raised in the USA.

Recently, I began sorting through my family's miscellaneous family history files in an effort to organize and update the information. It was with this goal in mind that I purchased this book.

Instead of getting something that would help me unify my information, I found that this book encourages the individuality of the people you are trying to "document" for generations to come. Filled with more thought-provoking questions than you will ever find people to answer them, this book is a comprehensive and categorical compilation of just about every question you could ever think to ask *ANYone*. It's questions are appropriate for any age level, whether you are asking your grandparents or your grand-daughter. I found this book to be a wonderful conversation-starter and I learned far more than just "facts and dates" about my ancestors from the older members of the family.

Whether you are a seasoned geneologist or just looking for a starting point, this book is the next step of your journey through time. Generations to come will thank you!

A lover of all things Disney, I was looking for a good balanced story of his life. This was not it. The authors did not take the lesson of story boarding to heart. The book it self is written in a style that ammuses, but how can you tell the story of Walt Disney in 170+ pages? Thankfully, the book shys away from bashing Disney or trying to grab headlines with half truths, but one can't help but wonder if the authors could of possibly gone more in depth, more into the man and his world.
I was dissapointed. There are no big insights here. If you are new to the life of Walt, this would be a great starter book, but I would not reccomend it for the die hard fan.

A great book to read if you're looking to read about Walt. It'll keep your interest. No Disney Nut is complete without it

Many years ago, I wanted to find a good book on Walt Disney. This is it!. The writing is interesting and exciting and the stories are fascinating. The Greenes are great storytellers and it is no wonder that they have continued to do work for Disney- they get this guy and they tell the story well- and fairly, which I really appreciate. I strongly recommend this bookto anyone and everyone who wants to know how one dreamer made his way- it's an amazing story! and well told...

I think that the book is pretty good so far, but it does have a few things that I can't quite relate to or understand. Most people in today's society don't get pointed out for commiting adultery. It's like an everyday thing now. People just don't do that anymore. I do think that is was great to see how the people back then viewed certain quailties and how they carried out their religious beliefs. To me, this was a story about a woman named Hester Prynne who was caught up in a bad love triangle. She was married to a scholar who had sent her ahead to Boston. She got caught up and fell in love with the minster Dimmesdale. She got pregnant and had a daughter who she named Pearl because she was the most precious and expensive thing in her life. All of her earnings went towards her. They made Hester and baby Pearl sit out on a scaffold allday to let the people come by and look at them and ridicule them. Hester had to wear a scarlet A on her bosom from hence forth. She made the most of it, though. Pearl had an intuition and she could recognize how was good and who was bad. She knew the Chillingworth, Hester's husband, was a bad man. She felt a connection with Dimmesdale. One day when Pearl was about seven years old, she asked her mother what did the scarlet letter mean and why did Dimmesdale always cover up his heart. Hester had still not revealed who the father of her child was because she loved him that much. As far as I have read the guilt is eating Dimmesdale up and he wants to tell the people but he doesn't know how. In the end you should try your best not to keep hurtful secrets inside because in the end it will be the thing that destroy's you the most!

Yes, I enjoyed this book. The STORY was good...I am sure you have an idea about it so I won't waste time with a summary. The SETTING was great...Hawthorne brought 17th Century frontier Boston alive with his stunning descriptions. The CHARACTERS were ok...yes, only ok, because I never found myself loving or hating any of them, which to me is evidence that the author was successful with his creation. But...The SYMBOLISM is what makes this book, what makes it a classic!...This book is a brilliant essay on how important it is to abide by a conscience. One mishap can lead you down a path towards destruction. BUT aiding in that destruction were Christians who were more unforgiving then the heathen around them...The christian who reads this book should learn that forgiveness was the #1 thing Christ taught and expects from us! (i.e. He who is merciful shall obtain mercy). BUT what I learned most from this book was how important it is to understand Gods grace! God is not some powerful ogre waiting to punish but a friend waiting to forgive. If this frontier town only could have known this how different their experience would have been!

However, I think this book was cheated because I read it right after the stunning 'Grapes of Wrath' and it simply could not compare, overall, and therefore can not receive the elite five star status! Still a must read if you have never...!

If stories of sacrifice, strength, commitment and love perk your interests, then this may be gratifying reading material for you. Hawthorne's text, The Scarlet Letter, requires concentration and thought to comprehend some of the wording. This book has a copious amount of run-on sentences which makes it seem way too drawn out. I also found it challenging to follow the plot and theme because of the ample amount of detail provided about each character and the various situations. I can see why The Scarlet Letter is considered a classic, but I would not recommend it to anyone.

If you're an artist and like to draw and/or paint snakes like I do, I highly recommend this book. The photos are gorgeous references.

I found Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature informative; however, I wish it had been better organized. For example, it has a chapter on venomous snakes; a chapter on cobras, coral snakes, and their relatives; a chapter on seakraits and seasnakes; and a chapter on vipers, adders, and pitvipers. All these types of snakes (except maybe for some of the seasnakes) are poisonous. I hope I'm not sounding too presumptuous, like I'm interfering with the artistic process, but I would suggest that Harry Greene make venomous snakes a section in the book, with maybe some writings that cover all poisonous snakes and a picture or two of a snake striking or something, and put the other chapters in that section.

Mr. Greene also mentions certain snakes like the king cobra, but there are no pictures of them in this book! I really would have liked to see some.

Other than these things, I like Snakes.

This was the first time I ever ordered a book through 'Net and must say that Amazon's promised delivery period was bang on target. The book was in mint condition. Count me as very satisfied with the service. On with the review.

It was with much excitement as I unpacked the book, also another first as far as literature on snakes was concerned, and I have found it hard to put down ever since. The photos were excellent as well as the quality of the print. What "disappointed" me was the main focus on venomous species with almost perfunctory glimpses of non-venomous snakes. The author's fascination with venomous snakes is very evident and, in this respect, a wealth of information. However, if one's interests lies with non-venomous species, this book would be considered inadequate.

The above aside, I find this book to be most absorbing and lucid in its explanation of the various topics covered. I'd certainly recommend this book as a "must-have" for all avid herpers' libraries.

What I like about the book is that it is new, by an expert and wonderfully illustrated. What I don't like is that the book is heavily biased towards cladism and treatment of snake groups seems to be somewhat haphazard and poorly organised. Words like Uropeltidae do not occur in the index. Many groups are hard to find except using the genus rank and the accounts even for genera are sometimes scattered and the text is chatty though sometimes rambling. This is not an introduction to snakes and its target audience seems rather eclectic (beginners, experts or people inbetween?).

I am disappointed that traditional groupings and classifications have been totally ignored which makes this work hard to cross-reference against older works which do have those groups. The author does not propose his own system based on Linnean ranks or for that matter a well annotated cladogram (there is a rather abstract one at the front).

Undoubtedly informative, I feel that serpents and those interested in them have been descriptively let down, coming from an acknowledged expert. More warmth and better organisation could have helped as in the standard of such works as "Handbook of Birds of the World - Lynx Edicions".