I love scrap quilts and this is my favorite book about them. In fact my copy is very well read and I love to look at the color photos.

Judy Martin covers a wide variety of patterns (traditional to contemporary) and color schemes. There are quilts with just two colors as well as some that use every color on the color wheel. Some quilts are shown in different combinations or sizes.

There is an introduction to scrap quilts and sections about fabric collecting and storing, color choices and the appropriate use of scraps as well as some hints on sewing and cutting efficently. The instructions are well illustrated and easy to view. At the end there is a section of more block patterns that could be made with scraps including some ideas on how to place scraps with each block and the necessary templates for these blocks.

Judy Martin's "Scrap Quilts" is a great book with superb pictures and extremely well-written directions for a number of beautiful quilts. The quilts include some traditional ones as well as new and innovative ones.

I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic gramar school and high school and am currently a history major. While not practising I do understand alot of christian mythology and am always interested in anything that may reveal interpretations of faith. This novel was a wonderfully incightfull glimpse into the world of a demon (christian). The messages from Screwtape to his nephew challenge the thoughts and actions we take on a daily basis. Lewis tactfully chalenges those who would call themselves atheists not to mention challenging the justifications many of us use on a daily basis to avoid following an ethical life. While reading it makes you stop and say to yourself, wow I am doing the exact thing this demon wants me to do and while it doesn't make you fear that your soul will be taken it makes you wonder, what would it hurt to go that extra mile to take the ethical, morally right alternative. This book offers me a great reminder whenever I am having trouble making a decision on a problem in my life. But be warned if you have been preached to all your life many of this will sound familiar and in too large of doses can be off putting, but overall a wonderfull read.

This small book contains within its pages a powerful example of the authors' penetrating insight into human nature. Although aimed primarily at christians, it provides observations of the human condition useful to any student of moral psychology. These lessons are set in a series of fictional correspondances between Screwtape, a high ranking demon, and his young protege Wormwood, a young demon that has been sent out on his first assignment to ensnare a human. The seemingly gentle and fatherly advice to the young demon from his patron exposes the true designs of the masters of Hell, as well as the frailties of the human psyche that they seek to exploit in their attempts to gain a convert for their side. The demonic viewpoints are presented in an ironically sensitive and almost plaintive voice, expressing the motives and problems of the demons from their viewpoint. This wonderful literary mechanism adds power to this probing treatise on the common frailties and pitfalls of humans as they struggle in a morally ambiguous universe. Short, concise, and easily apprehended, this is a classic example of Mr. Lewis' great value as a christian apologist and an observer of human nature. Highly reccommended.

Seeking the Hook by Lou Lipsitz moved me. It is a very personal kind of poetry, accessible and beautifully written. I was surprised by how much I liked it.

This collection of poems is refreshing and speaks to a wide range of human emotions. You'll find yourself laughing at "The Blackberry Authorities," wincing at "Seeking the Hook" and crying at "Separation." Lipsitz's poetic descriptions of growing up in Brooklyn are humorous and heartwarming. This is my favorite collection of poetry. And best of all, I CAN UNDERSTAND IT :-) (How refreshing!) I just found out it is available through the Duke University Press.

When I met Jim Lewis in 1996, he was introduced to me as a scholar who was doing field research on the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness as a "New Religious Movement." My immediate reaction was, "Oh-oh," in the wake of some difficult past experiences with journalists and former colleagues who ended up misquoting me and others or using remarks out of context. I have read Jim Lewis's account of MSIA with great satisfaction and admiration, both because of its clarity and quality and also because of Jim's mastery of research and reportage. It is, simply put, a very good read, even for someone who has studied and practiced teachings through MSIA since 1976, as I have.

If you are at all curious about what all the talk about John-Roger has been about, or if you are looking for an experience-based, genuine teaching to "lean into" but are wary of hucksters, ego-maniacs, and others scary points of call, I highly recommend Dr. Lewis's book as a good starting point. If you are doing research on the various so-called new religious movements of the latter 20th Century, you couldn't find a better mentor or example to emulate. And if you are a parent or member of the clergy (I am both), whose child or parishoner has pursued an interest in MSIA, this book should do much to allay your fears and perhaps offer some reassurance.

With his impeccable credentials and breadth and depth of study in both Western and Eastern practices, Jim Lewis is someone who can tell you what some of us have known for many years but could not put so well on paper for a general readership. Here is a scholar not afraid to immerse himself in his subject, allow himself to actually experience what he studies, and then stand back and faithfully report his findings in an appropriately objective way that also expresses great humanity.

As a fellow educator, researcher, and writer with a 30-year background in "New Age" and esoteric/mystical practices here in the West, I take my hat off to Dr. Lewis. Jim, you set a high standard for all of us, and I am especially grateful as a student in MSIA to be able to encounter this subject area through a more objective viewpoint. This book is a great gift and makes a great gift. Thank you.

I found Seeking the Light to be both interesting and helpful because apparently Dr. Lewis looked at the controversy and decided its sensationalism had no place in a balanced work. He presents a clear account of the historical facts ... .

What I appreciated was learning of the long and deep spiritual roots of the practices presented through MSIA, and the history of the organization that seemed to me to neither play up or play down any part of the story. It is a fascinating objective academic study, not a tabloid tell-all.

Pick apart the book on its literary merits. Leave the personalities and the politics out of it.

I liked the book. I found value in it. I think people who are interested in non-traditional religions - or just in an interesting story of a contemporary spiritual movement will like it too. It's readable. The author is well versed in both the field of spirituality/religion and the specifics of this organization. He presents the story with taste, humor and clarity. What more can one ask of any book?

Janet Lewis was an extraordinary poet. She was still writing into her 99th year. Though best known for her excellent novels of historical fiction (i.e. The Wife of Martin Guerre), Lewis' poems are written with a strong, gentle touch, utterly unpretentious. Find the time in your busy life to take a walk with Janet Lewis.

Ohio University Press/Swallow Press, located in Athens, Ohio, has put out a handsome collection of Lewis' poems, ranging from 1918 to 1994. Poetry was her first and last love, and this is obvious in Lewis' writings. Her diction is clean and spare; this is the real Poetry Mc-Coy - no extra words whatsoever. It isn't high-minded either; there aren't any of the tricks or thorny obscurities that often drive newcomers away from poetry. Lewis focuses on nature; animals and natural settings. Even the things she writes on that are not strictly "nature" are infused with the essence of it; her piece, "The Tennis Players," includes notes on the changing of the sunlight at dusk, and, after all, they're playing tennis on the lawn. All poetry, I think, should be read out loud, but especially poetry such as Lewis'. She is not dogmatic about rhyme, yet it's in there, as subtle half-rhymes, or those that skip a few lines before chiming in. These words work best when they're read, and left to float and settle in the air, like a pregnant pause about to give birth. Lewis' poems stretch for no more than, say, twenty lines, and usually they number less than that, being potent as they are. Barth's notes on each poem are a lovely addition to the book; they help explain an obscure reference, or whom or what in Lewis' life inspired a specific poem. Lewis wrote a number of elegies for relations and friends; these notes are helpful, to understand why these people were important. These notes round out the poems, making them fuller and more enjoyable.

Caught me off gaurd! Forget having Blockbuster night, go for a Sensuality night but good luck making it to the end of a story without getting distracted if your wife is in the room. Women can write like this? Trust me, pictures are not needed. The author's words put you right in the action and how she knows what men experience? How did she do that? How could she do that! I swear she was man in a former life. The third story Midnight is a man's ultimate dream...I definately want one of those. The last story is incredible, Worked that scenario on my wife and she coming back for more, literally. This is class, something you have no problem sharing with a woman. It says volume one. Does that mean a two is on the way?

I'm terribly shy and Miss Lewis' vivid imagery and writing provided some intimate moments for my husband and I while he was away on business for three months. The author has an incredible ability to enable a woman to understand what a man thinks, sees and hears sexually and vice versa. Most erotica I don't like because it is so crass. Sensuality isn't. It's beautifully written, visual and covers both relationship and sexuality issues and provides a great little script and steady build-up for phone flirting or anything else you want to do to start the evening on a passionate note! I can't wait to read my husband volume two!

I found the author of this book to have an extreme amount of insight into not only the definition of a Service Level Agreement, but into how to manage and effectively create SLA's. Many authors discuss what SLA's are, but few ever offer real life examples of such technology.

His objectivity and intellectual insight into this technology is a refreshing change from the typical techno-weenie jargon that is often seen in other texts on the same subject.

I found this book to be the most detailed and informative book on the subject of service level management. I believe the topic will become increasingly important as consumers begin demanding a certain level of computer service. Mr. Lewis's book is an excellent resource for both users and providers of computer services. Although the examples in the book are all for managing a computer or "enterprise" network, they can easily translate to other services. For a user of services the book describes the need for service level management -- what it is, how to get it, and then how to monitor it. For the provider it shows architecture and tools to implement service level management in products.

If you need to learn about Service Level Management and how it relates to your business, try this book.

Immediately after finishing Margaret Wymans book, Mission, I eagerly picked up Shining Mountains, Western Sea. To my delight, it was everything I had inticipated, and more. This passionate account of Lewis and Clark's expedition, is impossible to put down. Wyman's character development is exceptional. This historic crew came alive for me as I followed their labor-intensive adventures from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean. Throughout the book, the emotional account of their tragedies and triumphs literally kept me awake and turning pages, long after my bedtime. I am anxious for Wyman to complete another book. Judging by her first two novels, I'm a fan hooked for life!

After non-stop reading Wyman's "Mission", I needed to check out her other book. WOW! This lady can weave a web of suspense, intrigue and personal connection! You will be so curious about the amazing personalities of the story, don't plan on going to sleep too early! THE BEST PART: The setting is so historically accurate that you cannot help but wonder how much research went into the book.
I heartily recommend both this and "Mission" to anyone who loves a great story, colorful characters and the untold stories of America's REAL history.

The 4th edition of Small Animal Clinical Nutrition is significantly different from the first 3 editions -- expanded, more information, different editors, different organization, etc.

Much of this volume is more technical than the average reader wants or needs. It is a textbook used in veterinary schools. But a dedicated reader could gain much from it. Even the average reader could benefit from the chapters on commerical pet foods and on home prepared diets.

Is good to see this book is not just written by nutriologist, there is an important contribution of clinicians dedicated to specific areas.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough if you are a member of a Pentecostal type church. It gives a lot of information on how to have a revival leading to a real "end-time" victory for your church. Gives hope in these last days to those who may be wavering in their faith. There's even a great prayer on page 103 that I do not recommend you try unless you are -serious- about battling against "princes and principalities". A absolute must have for every true believer.

A Must Have! A Need To Know