Lee Byrd is a fine and beautiful young lady who writes straight from the heart. She shares a wealth of experience about growing up and about helping others to grow up. She makes the page come alive with real, and real interesting, people.

Lee Byrd's "My Sister Disappears" is one of the most real books I've ever read. Reading this book, You become part of the story. You feel what the characters are feeling. This book is must read.

Today is my day for wallowing in the past and checking out a few things I read far too many years ago. I see that a second-hand copy of this book now costs an extortionate amount! Well, mine will stay on the keeper shelf, thank you! I started reading Elsie Lee in high school and think I have every book she wrote carefully packed away. But, without doubt (with a nod to Second Season), this one was my favourite of her regency stories. Her contemporary novels were vaguely "suspense" stories but, in my opinion, she really hit her forte with her regency-set novels.

Elsie Lee will always be remembered by me for witty writing and crisp, clever dialogue. This is the story of a handsome and witty marquess who returns to London to find his uncle's 20 year old widow, siamese cats and various servants ensconced in his townhouse having just returned from India. The action takes place over Christmas (always a favourite time frame for me) and brings in a large and well-drawn extended family.

Faith Baldwin was quoted on the back cover my my copy as saying "an enchanting book ... it has wit, humor, marvelous characterisations and atmosphere". Indeed it does. Would I pay to replace my copy? Yes!

This is one of the best regency novels ever written, on a par with Georgette Heyer's best.

Unusally written from the hero's point of view, from where his uncle's "little dab" of a young widow comes into his life with her ladies companion, hindu servents, talking bird, mongoose and two siamese cats (oh, those cats!), it abounds with wit and humor. The change in this lord's life, from ennui to awareness of his own desires, and the machinations of the Nabob's Widow with his family and friends, are a pure joy to read.

This is a fascinating book. In Hawaiian many words have multiple meanings, and understanding their meaning is only possible if you study the culture, and vice versa. This book illustrates meaning and culture by giving examples, interviews, stories, cross-references, as well as definitions. This is no dry dictionary or analytical scholarly work. It's very readable, evocative, and draws you into the magical and sometimes alien world of old Hawaii.

There are actually two volumes, at least in the 1972 edition that I have. Volume 1 is a discussion of cultural concepts. Volume two "traces social customs, practices and beliefs from birth to old age".

Aloha Amazon Reader,

If you are looking for a book that illustrates the lives ancient Hawaiians from the Hawaiian perspective (and not from the Hollywood perspective) then this book is for you. It is an excellent resource for scholar and layman alike.

Written in a format similar to an encyclopedia to allow easy lookup, the authors paints though spiritual, emotional and practical examples of ancient Hawaiian life. We follow a Hawaiian 'Ohana from conception to birth of the child to the child learning and growing up in society; relationships (sexual or otherwise) between man and woman; healing and spirituality; dreams and symbols; the many faces of aggressions; shame and guilt; ESP and prophecies; and lastly, the Hawaiian Self Image.

I ordered this book because my kumu hula (hula teacher) recommended it to suppliment my hula kahiko (ancient) instruction and understand what I am dancing to. A hula dancer, scholar or one that has the aloha spirit will find value in this book.

Hawaiians believe in the power of words, especially the spoken word. I encourage you to understand the power behind these written words. Nana I Ke Kumu (Look to the source)!!

O Hui Hou!

Having Native Time on your bookshelf or bedside table is like having a Historical Reference Book, Encyclopedia,and Chicken Soup for the Soul "Indian Fahion" all rolled into one. This is not a quick read. It is a meal that wants to be savored over and over. This is a book that is so rich with historical information, both contemporary and ancient, I could only read a few pages at a time and then think about them for many days. And whenever I dip into my copy of Native Time, I am immediately aware of the daily lives of so many Indian people throughout the U.S. and I am amazed they are still here, in modern time America being who they are and always were. It's a good read! Each time I pick it up I come away with another pinch of wisdom to keep.

This book challenges white male assumptions about Native American narratives. Unlike the racist and sexist ideologies of eurocentrism, Native Americans lived a very different way, and their voices must be heard. I really came away with admiration for the author, Lee Francis.

I have to admit that I wasn't expecting anything incredible when my cousin gave me this book, but after a few pages I was falling on the floor laughing. There truly wasn't a single page that I didn't laugh out loud. I must say this is quite an impressive first book by Lee Camp. I'm honestly not sure if my favorite part was the fiction, the top seven lists, or the columns. It was all hilarious. I highly recommend it.

There are a lot of young humorists out there who try to claim the mantle of Dave Barry, but Lee Camp certainly has a better case than most. Not only was the book very funny, but I am really impressed that (according to the book jacket) this stuff was written while Camp was a college student. I would not be at all surprised to see this kid popping up in newspapers down the road. Very enjoyable.

This book will provide an excellent foundation for the believers in Christ to both know and experience the new covenant. Transcribed from spoken messages in 1931 by Watchman Nee and in 1949 by Witness Lee, the two sections of knowing and experiencing the new covenant were put together and published as this book before Watchman Nee was imprisoned by the communists in 1952.

Nee carefully expounds the Scriptures to show the reader the difference between God's first covenant and God's new covenant. "The new covenant," Nee explains, "is God's eternal purpose, which is to work Himself into the man whom He created." This theme pervades nearly all the ministry of these renowned servants of the Lord, and is developed in later ministry as the economy of God.

The three items of the new covenant include forgiveness of sins, the impartation of the law of life, and having an inward knowledge of God. Lee, depending heavily upon the Scriptures, develops these three items from the perspective of the Christian's experience. Based on my reading, I believe that after seeing all that is presented in this book regarding God's new covenant, the seeker of the Lord will likely no longer be content with a mere objective knowledge of God, and he is helped to enter into the relationship with God that He desires. I highly recommend "The New Covenant".

Through this enlightening book the reader learns that God wants believers to have transcations with Him according to the new Covenant. As a Christian who for many years communicated with God mainly according to the Old Covenant, this book is thoroughly refreshing.

Discover the difference between God's promises, God's facts and God's covenant. Rejoice that the New Covenant is the promises of God backed up by an oath and enacted by the precious blood shed by the Lord Jesus! Thus, God has bound Himself legally to fulfill what He has covenanted. Learn the content of the New Covenant -- forgiveness of sins, the divine life and power plus the inner knowledge of God that comes from the law of the divine life. Such a covenant is the basis for all our spiritual life. Through the knowledge of the New Covenant see God's eternal purpose. Every believer who reads this book will be benefitted regardless how long he has been a Christian. Your transactions with the Lord will be greatly uplifted.

Thompson's new book is a winner. This should be on the shelves of anyone serious about practicing or teaching management principles and supervision. It is one of the most overlooked and underrated publications out. The book can be used in training seminars or mini-courses as a stand-alone text. It is great for discussion, too. It can also be used to supplement management principles and supervision tests, reinforcing concepts and practices discussed in the more formal works. I hope to use it as a supplemental text in teaching management principles again, soon. Thompson's book also shows experienced managers new tricks. It is easy to read, enjoyable, worthwhile, and reasonably priced, as well. 9+ Dr. Alan D. Kardoff

Brad Lee Thompson's book is a winner. It is ideal for new managers and also reinforces concepts in most 330-400 level management textbooks. "The New Manager's Handbook" is one of the most overlooked and underrated readings in the fields of general management and supervision. I would use it for training new managers as well as a supplement for management principles texts. While the author has no support materials or end-of-chapter questions, the book is written in such a readable manner that users can overcome these minor shortcomings. This book sits prominently on my #1 shelf, along with those by Blanchard/Johnson, Peters/ Waterman, Bemis, Drucker, Barnard, Sayles et.al. Though more basic than some Drucker/Peters types, the book helps the reader learn management well. It is suitable for use in training seminars as well as college/university credit courses; the latter primarily as a supplement to the basic principles texts. Dr. Alan D. Kardoff

Dave Lee, with News From Down to the Cafe, has brought us closer to the oral tradition which is at the center of what poetry should always strive to be. To be experienced fully, the poems must be read aloud, and not just at the author's urging, but because all poetry should be read out loud. "Poetry is a participation sport," Lee has said more than once. With this book, and others of his this is not hyperbole--- a vocal reading is essential. Dave Lee paints not just pictures with his words, his poems are vast murals of what it is like to live in a small town where things are done a bit differently. In "The Twenty-One Gun Salute," Lee shows how the collective mind of the small town works by exploring the skewed perception of what a funeral must have in order to be a real funeral. "The Fish" takes on marriage and the determination of a husband and wife, both unwilling to give in to the other. However, what I found of particular interest and delight in this collection of poems, was the inclusion of E.U. Washburn. Having grown up in a small town (though not as small as the author's), I have seen many of the same people included in Lee's books, in my own life. E.U. Washburn literally sends a chill down my back. Not because every small town has someone like E.U., or because there is the chance that I knew the one from my town, but because E.U. Washburn is so complete. I actually ask myself at times whether E.U. is actually a manifestation of the poet in the third person. My conclusion is that E.U. Washburn is at least in part, autobiographical. Dave Lee seems to be a democratic poet, because he chooses to write about what he knows, with a voice that he has known all of his life. Lee has studied for the ministry, taken a Ph.D. in literature, taught at Southern Utah University, but has also raised pigs, been a professional pitcher, and soldier. These things and more have shaped his voice into one of the truly unique voices in American Poetry. To pass by this book, or Lee's other works without reading them, would leave a blind spot in anyone's literary experience.

Did you ever sit at the counter of a small coffee shop, where everyone not only knows your name, but your life story as well? That's what reading David Lee's latest is like. The poems are the stories of the people , alive and dead, who reside in this small town. The characters recur, with us learning more about them each time. For the most enjoyment, read the stories aloud, to yourself, your friends, or your cat. Read slowly, so you can hear the true voices, and have fun.

from Preface to Night-Vision
The transformation to a neo-colonial world has only begun, but it promises to be as dramatic, as disorienting a change as was the original european conquest of the human race. Capitalism
is again ripping apart & reconstructing the world, and nothing will be the same. Not race, not nation, not gender, and certainly not whatever culture you used to have.
Now you have outcast groups as diverse as the Aryan Nation and the Queer Nation and the Hip Hop Nation publicly rejecting the right of the u.s. government to rule them...
All the building blocks of human culture - race, gender, nation, and especially class - are being transformed under great pressure to embody the spirit of this neo-colonial age.

This book is a quick jaunt through recent (i.e.-late 80's/early 90's) US autonomist political theory and action. I believe the correct subtitle is "illuminating race and class..." (not "war"). If you want to understand the way some of those "black-block" participants and "crazy kids" who had such a swell time in Seattle and Washington see the world, 'Night-Vision' is a good place to start.

He was her only hope...

Ester Jackson needed Craig Nighhawk's protection. The father she'd helped put away for murder was now seeking her out, so against her reclusive nature, she welcomed the darkly handsome Nighthawk into her home, hoping he could keep her safe.

She was his only peace..

Craig knew all about fear and isolation. After all, he was still being tried and convicted by the people of Conrad County for a crime he hadn't committed. All he wanted was to be left alone. Until he met Esther, and discovered in her loving arms a peace he would safeguard at any cost...

I adore Craig Nighthawk. He is the native american hero that makes me drool. He's so incredible and he only deserves someone like Ester Jackson. They both have scars, and you simply cheer intil they learn that nature is a strong force next to love.