Although ostensibly for children, this version of Homer's Odyssey is perfect for anyone of any age. It is faithful to Fitzgerald's and Fagles' translations, but because it is prose, it is quick to read and more entertaining than the lengthy translations. The beautiful illustrations add to the joy of experiencing this version of The Odyssey. I loved it every bit as much as my 9 and 12 year old children. It is a truly great and satisfying book.

This version of The Odyssey is beautifully illustrated, but even if you do not show them the pictures, your children will sit spellbound by the poetic language used by Rosemary Sutcliffe. The many adventures of Odysseus on his way home from the Trojan War were thrilling to my 6- and 8-year-old children, and I often found them acting out the day's reading with their stuffed animals later in the afternoon. This is not a "dumbed-down" version of the Odyssey-- it is appropriate for adults as well as children. The poetic style of Homer's original is continued by Sutcliffe. I heartily recommend this book, as well as her book, "Black Ships Before Troy", which is her version of Homer's "The Iliad".

I just finished reading the Wanderings of Odysseus to my five year old. Most people would hesitate to read something so complex to one so young, but Ms. Sutcliff breaks up the scenes into manageable bits, which are beautifully illustrated. And while I did need to simplify and explain many of Ms. Sutcliff's words to my little one, she actually looked forward to reading it.
I guess the best compliment that I can pay to this version, is that I read it 3 years ago to my oldest child who was then 5. As I read it to my younger one, my older child would come in periodically to find out what part we were on. He still remembered it quite well and even stopped to listen to it frequently. There are precious few books that appeal to so many ages.

I loved this book. You will recieve such a blessing from this story. Can't wait for your next book!

Robin Lee Hatcher has done it again. This is undoubtedly one of the best books that I have ever read. The unique "counterpoint" genre similar to Rivers' The Scarlet Thread adds that much more intrigue to the story. This was a book that I did not want to put down.

I loved this book. If you enjoy books by Francine Rivers or Lori Wick, here is an author you should read.

I chose this book for my final project in geology class because I was interested in Yellowstone National parks though I have never been to, and this book was very good not only to read but also to review my studying in the class. Yellowstone and Grand Teton ground systems such as ground movements and heating systems are covered and also advanced my studying. Actually, I had totally no knowledge about geologic activities before I studied in the class, so this book was also really good to review my studying. In addition, this book introduces these parks view points with beautiful and colored pictures, so this book also can be used for a tourbook. It is no doubt that I will go to these parks with this book!

A friend loaned me this book two months ago. I haven't returned it yet. It is simply the best book on these two parks that I have ever read. The authors accurately portray the very considerable geological power present in each park, and yet do not manage to make either park a fearful place to be avoided. Instead, their writing is a persuasive invitation to visit these wonderful manifestations of nature for an extended period. I was particularly impressed by the visitor's tour set out near the end of the book. I took a part of that tour in 1994, and the narrative is very accurate. I will certainly use my OWN copy of the book when I go back again this autumn. (I don't want anyone to think I don't return borrowed books!) This book is an absolute musthave-mustread for anyone going to the parks or interested in the geological processes that have made the West. Enjoy.

This treasure will turn "topography" into a household word. Dedicated to a fellow geologist recently killed by an avalance while conducting fieldwork, "Windows" is a slick and dramatic feature presentation of volcanism, earthquakes, and geysers. Superb maps and graphs colorfully illustrate variable stratae formed through the eons. An informal and friendly text is scholarly without being stuffy. The writers establish a tone of substance and humor as they discuss multiple upheavals that created Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. This is the kind of book that will impress early rock-ologists and even be hoarded by their more secretive, sedimental parents. The writing never "dumbs down" but is lucid with factual attention to landscape formation without snubbing the human astonishment that continually witnesses it. Thanks to geologist Smith and naturalist journalist Seigel, the book is threaded with lively accounts from park rangers, tourists, and waitresses at the Old Faithful Inn. Appeals to romantics and literalists alike. Studded with beautiful, full-color photographs. Every page is hefty and sleek to the touch, a feast for the eye as well as the brain. Kind of a wonder-book for anyone who seeks the phenomenal in terra firma.

a very personal look in a rather unusal life of the author.

the winged seed is probably the most poetic book i have ever read. li-young lee's quiet, condensed writing style is almost sedating. he is one of the most interesting people i've met and one of the best poets i've ever read. he is what many poets strive to be.

love it as you would a sleepless nite of rain and poetry one and the same.

leaving a small imprint, claire

Every woman should read this! It is well written and address all the myths of 'couplehood' as the finaly key to happiness. Lee Reilly, writes a thoughful and very well researched book on the ever single woman. Everywhere there are books, movies, magazines on 'how to get a man' and finally this book is a breath of fresh air on there is no need to build your life around getting a man. This is not a self-help book.

I've been struggling with this issue, so it 's a great book for me. If a woman doesn't get married, it's not so much her 'singleness' that causes pain; but the culture's condemnation of her. I felt like I deserved the condescending remarks... ("Get a man, li'l missy, 'fore it gets too late!", or "When you learn how to love, the right one will come along...", etc.), even though they made me miffed. This book clarified the difference between how I feel about my status, and what I'm being told (constantly!) by the media, family, friends.

Single is okay! It better be, it's a statistical possibility for all of us....

I just loved this book!! It was as though the author was speaking right to me and addressing all my fears of being single. She accurately portrayed the way society labels the single woman as an outcast and how we react to it. It was a real comfort to read stories of women being happily single. I recommend this book highly to ALL women (and men as well), not just the ever-single.

"There's a land of rolling mountains, where the sky is blue above." After coming to West Virginia four years ago for college, I not only became attached to "Country Roads" and being a Mountaineer, but I truly fell in love with the state and everything wholesome its heritage represents. Just as I enjoy waking up every morning to turn a new page in my Bed and Breakfast daily calendar, or curling up on a snowy evening with a cup of hot cocoa and a book on family owned gourmet restaurants, I've enjoyed leafing through the pages of "55 West Virginias", full of state history and statistics. A perfect book for those as in love with the state as I, the weekend traveler, or the world traveler, I think you, too, will find E. Lee North's Guide to West Virginia's State Counties as charming as you will the state itself.

By the author, E. Lee North (north444@aol.com).... West Virginians are the friendliest people in the country, and it was a pleasure interviewing and dealing with Mountaineers. This is my third book on West Virginia and it really is an incredible state. Just think --Wheeling is the only city to have been the capital of two different states and not now a capital of any; it was also the site of the last battle of the Amer. Revolution (Ft. Henry). These facts are well covered in "The 55."

Part of WV is N of part of NY state, part is W of Pt. Huron, Michigan, part S of Richmond, and it extends E to within 39 mi of Wash., DC. So it might be called a northern, midwestern, southern, or eastern state! (And has been.)We present just about everything you'd want to know about the Mountain State, including tables showing each county's percentage of women, minorities, income, home values, etc., and "Notables" for each county. There's a map of the whole state, and maps of every county.Actually, this book is probably the first popular history of all the counties of a state.

The Notables are quite interesting -- from Governor Cecil Underwood (imagine, elected WV's youngest governor in 1956, and her oldest in 1996) and Senators like Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller, and Jennings Randolph to sports stars like Jerry West and Sam Snead, writers Pearl Buck, Alberta Hannum, and Mary Lee Settle; military leaders Stonewall Jackson, Jesse Reno (Nevada's city of Reno is named for him)... well I'm just scratching the surface here. We do have a comprehensive index...

I owe a lot to our wonderful relatives down in Wheeling, and to Ye Olde Alpha tavern, our perennial gathering trough. And to the good folks at West Virginia University Press and Library.

WVU Press has re-issued this book in 1998, an expanded history with latest information on every county's vital stats -- pct minorities, ages, income, et al. Very complete, even listing several "notable persons" for each county. Complete with maps and photos.

There's plenty about Putnam County, including the map showing Hurricane and the home area of Jack Whitaker, who won the biggest one-winner Powerball prize on Christmas Day 2002 ($314.9 million)... just the tax on Whitaker's winnings paid off one-third of the Mountain State debt for that year.

"The Fifty-Five"is the bible for West Virginia's counties.

I have 7 other books on Nostradamus and his prophesies, but this one speaks most directly to the tragic events that happened
in New York and Washington last week. Five stars to the author for the most relevant work available.

Open any newspaper on any day of the week, but do not look at page one. Hidden in the middle, or toward the end one will find in the days events individual testimonials that confirm McClaine Lee has somehow deciphered the intent of Nostradamus. In stunning detail, with crystal like clarity, McClaine Lee warns the world of the coming Moslem War, and America's role as "The Balance". The reader will not think the same about the world after reading this fantastic work.

This book is a very comprehensive explanation of the historical implications, current activities and future events surrounding the prophecies of Nostradamus. This author offers some very refreshing new ideas and adds significant insight to many quatrains that other Nostradamus authors have not considered. The research accumulated in this work is very impressive along with very straight forward explainations. Both novice and experienced Nostradamus readers will find Across Centuries as a necessary part of their Nostradamus collection. As a long time reader and student of Nostradamus, I really enjoyed this book and hope to see more from McClaine Lee in the future.

NOT just another unicorn story, this fine first novel casts a rich golden glow that lingers with the reader. As much Americana as fantasy novel, "Unicorn Highway" makes such phrases as "heartwarming" and "uplifting" seem fresh and new again. Fans of both "Field of Dreams" and Ray Bradbury"s "Dandelion Wine" will find much to love and savor here - but this tribute to the power of the imagination is in no way derivative of those works, weaving its own down-to-earth magic in deceptively simple prose as clean and beautiful as Shaker furniture. What a wonderful movie it would make! I hope we won't have to wait long for more from this promising author.

This book is one of my favorites.When I read it I'm lost in another world full of adventure and fantasy. I would love to see this book turned into a movie! It has a little bit of everything for anyone who still has the sprit of a child in them. This book was not written for children or adults but for all of us who believe.

This is one of my absolute favorite books. It takes a while to get started, but once it gets going, it's amazing! My copy is falling apart because seven different people have read it. It's one of those books that is so realistic it's difficult to return to reality after reading a few chapters. I read it when I was a child, but didn't understand it until later. My best friend and I created a make-believe world based on Unicorn Highway. We were so positive that one day Infinity would come gallopping through the woods in her back yard and take us both for the ride of a lifetime. There was a shack near my house that to us, looked exactly like Mr. Tucker's house in the book, and we felt like part of our childhood was taken away when the city demolished that shack last winter. Unicorn Highway is a remarkable book! Get your hands on a copy as soon as possible! You don't know what you're missing if you haven't read it!

A gentle book telling tales of archery in the deep south of USA, poetic and visually descriptive of the slower life of holiday adventures and the enjoyment shared by two brothers with the bow and arrow during the late 1800's, don't be put off that it is a photocopy book of an out of print edition, the print might be bad, but the content is good. Good bedtime reading.

Like twenty serpents bound together hissed the flying arrows feather. Mauriece Thompson wrote this book in a gentler time for a less politically correct reader.

Maurice Thompsons'writing style is simply magnificent!!I first read this book when I started bowhunting and was in an absolute state of awe! I couldn't put it down!! This book is a beautifully detailed piece of artwork for hunter and non-hunter alike. It will truly give the non-hunter a glimpse into the feelings that motivate the bowhunter...

This book has some great peices of writing from the likes of The Buddah, Lao-Tzu, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jefferson, Freud, Nietzsche, Rousseau, and more. There is not enough time in a semester to cover it all so you may end up reading it on your own time as I have. The Biographical and Rhetorical sections help comprehension of these writings.

The one place this book is really lacking is in the translated writings. If you wish to get a better feel of Lao-Tzu and the Tao Teh Ching I would suggest John C.H. Wu's translation. It remains truer to the origional text.

The book is required for my english class.I just got it and have not had a achance to read it. What I can tell you is that the book arrived very quickly, which is exactly what I needed. Thank You.

This is an excellent book for transitioning students from high school to college. The selections are intellegent and demanding and cover several areas of study. The introduction gives a method for reading and evaluating that will serve the student for the remainder of his/her college career and beyond.