After reading Loving's book on Whitman it only enhanced my spirit to read and analyze more of this Poet's life and poetry. I decieded to write about Whitman in my class at college and used Loving's book as a research means together with other books form the university library. I feel as if I know more about good "Old Walt" then I do my own family. This was truly a good read. Enjoy!!!

The poet died in 1892. In life he became notorious and a positive influence on the reformers of the day. The author states he supplied the model for the count in Bram Stoker's DRACULA. The first edition of LEAVES OF GRASS was 1855, the last 1881. Whitman was not as solitary as previously assumed. For the poet the Civil War became a marriage ceremony of sorts. At forty three Whitman was too old for the rigors of combat. In 1862 Whitman went to the front in search of his brother George. Subsequently traveling to Washington D.C. he began his career as a wound dresser. Whitman immersed himself in the pathos of the terrible struggle.

Whitman's capacity to love was the dynamo of LEAVES OF GRASS. He was a former printer, second son in the family. Whitman's ancestry was essentially Dutch and English. He concluded his formal schooling at age eleven. Between 1836 and 1841 Whitman taught at eight district schools on Long Island. By 1855 Whitman had read Emerson. In 1840 he made the prophetic announcement that he was thinking of writing a book. The tone of Whitman's early writings is moralistic. Whitman wrote a temperance novel entitled FRANKLIN EVANS.

Whitman was a privte poet who made public his boundless affection for the one in the many. Whitman was no New England reformer. His utopia was not an agrarian retreat. In the 1840's Whitman dressed in a conventional way. Whitman loved Indian names and thought the nation was losing something through its policy of Indian removal. At the same time he had Darwainian confidence that the Indians faced extinction. Whitman was appalled by capital punishment. He saw the matter within the context of the haves and the nave-nots.

The Bible was an influence later on his poetry. Whitman was editor of the BROOKLYN EAGLE 1846-1848. Whitman saw slavery as a social evil. He never became an abolitionist in a political or formal sense. Whitman lost his job and traveled south to New Orleans. He worked at the CRESCENT but later separated from that publication possibly by mutual agreement. His favorite poet was William Cullen Bryant. It may have occurred to him at this time that he was wearing out his opportunities in journalism. Travel beyond Long Island and New York City had fed his imagination at least.

Whitmam, a product of "charity schooling", was socially and economically different from Emerson and others. Whitman was involved in Free-Soil politics. He became the editor of the FREEMAN. As the paper adopted a softer tone, Whitman was pushed out of the editorial office. LEAVES OF GRASS began to take shape in his mind in the 1850's. Parallels abound between Emerson's first two collections of essays and Whitman's first three editions of LEAVES OF GRASS. Whitman was interested in problems of democracy and the development of genius. He probably heard or knew of Emerson's address "Natural Aristocracy." Whitman was awash in romantic ideas about art and the artist.

Whitman's favorite composers of opera were Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, and Verdi. Italian opera emphasized the human voice over the orchestration. It is because of Italian opera that LEAVES OF GRASS may be read aloud. BEL CANTO sent Whitman into moments of rapture. LEAVES OF GRASS is a solitary act. The terms leaves and grass are printer's lingo. The use of leaves in a book title was common. Whitman felt that the genius in the United States was always in the common people. Emerson wrote that famous letter on July 21, 1855 greeting Whitman "at the beginning of a great career."

Whitman blurred the difference between poetry and prose. Whitman took the single line as the rhythmical unit. James Russell Lowell supported Whitman's poetry with reservations. Richard Moncton Milnes was a notable English supporter. Alcott left a full account of a visit with Whitman in 1856. Emerson thought the poet should use self-censorship on his Children of Adam poems for the 1860 edition. The only contemporary response to homosexuality and the Calamus poems was a letter of the English critic John Aldington Symonds in 1890. William Dean Howells and Henry James did not like the poetry in DRUM TAPS or any of the other offerings of Whitman. William Rossetti arranged for an English edition of LEAVES OF GRASS.

Whitman was a commencement speaker at Dartmouth in 1872. In the 1870's he moved to Camden and suffered the first stroke. Ill health did not prevent him from being productive in later life. His last essay treated Elias Hicks, a Quaker artist, who had been an influence on his work. This critical biography is excellent.

In this latest biography of quite possibly the most important American poet, Jerome Loving takes on a Herculean labor: to present the facts about a man who endeavored to create himself as an icon, and who has been taken up by a dozen causes and ideologies as one of their own (some have regarded Whitman as a religious figure on par with Christ, a homosexual liberator, or a proto-communist). The result of a great deal of combining and comparing, winnowing opinion, propaganda, and rumor, is a cautious, complex, and detailed view of the facts of Whitman's life.

On the issues currently 'hot' in debate about the poet (his homosexuality or lack thereof, his attitudes towards immigrants, women, and African-Americans), Loving doesn't succumb to the temptation to either sanctify his subject or make him simply a partisan of the current opinions, but rather weighs and presents the evidence in as close to an impartial manner as I've seen. The lack of a simplistic, overarching narrative to Loving's life of Whitman (the kind of narrative found in many other bios) is true to the facts of life and scholarship--sometimes we can't know. I've found this book scrupulously up-to-date; it corrects many factual errors found in earlier Whitman bios. It is required reading for any Whitman scholar, and a good read as well for those interested in knowing more about the Good Grey Poet than his poems tell us by themselves.

The larger part of this book is taken up recounting two trips Edward Carpenter, one of Whitman's British disciples took to visit the aging poet. On this front, it's very useful in filling in some of the details of Whitman's conversations and those of Whitman's friends (Burroughs, Bucke, Anne Gilchrist), who all met the young pilgrim. It's useful for this, but this period of Whitman's life is quite well attested already in the massive Traubel volumes _With Walt Whitman in Camden_. There are jewels here, but only the specialist need dig for them.

The rest of it is Carpenter's opinion of Whitman. (To call it criticism would be inaccurate--it's praise and context.) Carpenter considers Whitman a spiritual figure, and in coming to visit the author of _Leaves of Grass_, Carpenter was engaging in a kind of pilgrimage that is very like his trips later to visit an Indian Gnani or holy man.

Carpenter's a fascinating character in his own right--one of the first 'out' homosexuals in Britain, a socialist with anarchistic leanings, a writer on religion, society, and sex. This book gives a number of valuable insights to his relationship with Whitman's ideas.

Whitman, Ginsberg and Dylan are three of America's greatest offsprings. And while Ginsberg and Dylan are of our times and can be appreciated in the here and now, and nicely preserved thanks to modern technology, Whitman remains in a time that seems more and more distant as America changes, what seems, hour by hour. Whitman, that great poet (Leaves Of Grass) and humanitarian (his efforts to comfort soldiers injured during the Civil War) was a great inspiration to this kindred and sophisticated spirit from England, Edward Carpenter (also a poet). Carpenter offers some of the most insightful and poetic glimpses into this giant of a man. You can almost see Whitman's reflection in the mirror Carpenter holds before you. This little book is a must for anyone interested in Whitman, and what WW was really about.

British author Edward Carpenter was ahead of his time in many ways-- he was a feminist, a socialist reformer, and an outspoken homosexual in a time when none of these things were particularly popular. Unfortunately, his work has gradually disappeared from public view since his death in 1929. His friendship with Whitman is an important piece in studying the American poet.

Being a big fan of Zorro when I was a child, I purchased this book to read in my spare time. I was expecting a fairly toned-down, zorro story-it seems Zorro is being tailored for younger audiences these days, forgetting the adults. The book is an easy read and holds your interest, although its very predictable which does spoil the fun. There is heaps of action, and the ending was quite decent. However, it would be nice if Zorro didn't make too many appearances, infact Zorro is around more then "Don Diego", which is not a good idea. In my humble opinion Zorro must only come in when necessary so this makes his presence special! The story juggles between trying to satisfy both adult and younger readers, but it still doesn't mean I didnt enjoy it. Zorro is pitted against a mysterious "Witch" who may or may not have a connection to a series of ruthless pirate attacks on California. The Witch uses "special effects" to create illusions and soon Zorro discovers her true identity. Nice plot, but I wish, in future, that more "adult" Zorro novels are published - to balance things evenly.

This is the best zorro book in the series thus far; however I also should note that this is the first by Whitman. Unlike the previous books that feature samuari warriors and cult-like villians that are magicians (which stray FAR from the original Zorro story-line) this book is much more believable.

This is the third "new" adventure, and continues to have replaced Zorro's original love interest Lolita, with the much the more intriguing Arcadia.

Whitman portrays Zorro much like McCulley - this book is an enjoyable read.

This is three in a series, so far, by Tor/Forge paperbacks, with approval from Zorro Productions.

Zorro is presented in a delightful description and the characters are fun! Couldn't put it down.

I hope Tor/Forge books will come out with a new Zorro paperback (mass production) for this year, 2001!

Z forever!

This is a complete "bible" to valuing corporations for their investment merit. Too bad the man is so well known as a value investor, he should acually be referred to as the unscrupulous vulture investor, who knows no limits, no matter what the cost. Rasputin would have been proud.

Marty Whitman is a master value investor who has been successful for 3 decades, though recently becoming known to the masses through his Third Avenue family of mutual funds. Anyone who has read some of his shareholder letters will recognize some of the concepts in the book, but they are presented in detail. This book teaches you to understand how "control" investors think, and to then learn how to evaluate annual and quarterly statements in a new light. Whitman is more than a value investor, of course, he is a vulture investor and proud of it. Though this book is as fresh today as it was in 1979, we await his new book eagerly for more wisdom from the master. Marty Whitman's approach is as different from Ben graham's as the Rolling Stones were from the Beatles! Both early rock bands from England, but clearly touched responsive chords in very different ways...If you can find this book, BUY IT!

The recipes in this book are easy to use and wonderful. They cover every topic, as a basic cookbook, without going into technique. I had been hoping to have the same format as the columns had been; a complete menu idea, but that is the only disappointment in the book. It is "one more" basic cookbook for my shelf, but certainly a good o ne.

When in doubt about a particular recipe, I always turn to this book. Litterally a thousand classic recipes that always turn out to perfection. A must have.

These folders help keep all your coins organized. I enjoy seeing the progress of filling them up. As a beginner this is a great way to start.

These folders are a great way to start coin collections. I have found that this is a great way to keep all my coins organized!

I've been teaching an online class on how to write and publish a cookbook for 5 years. I've also self-published a cookbook. RECIPES INTO TYPE is the most useful book I've seen on the subject.

I've been amused as time after time students have expressed surprise and wonder at the different ways there are to present recipes. They have learned, through studying books like this one, to evaluate cookbooks as well as to construct easy to read, well designed and consistent ones for themselves.

A lot of cookbooks are carelessly constructed, written by inarticulate writers. Too many recipes are unclear in their instructions or ingredients are missing or out of order. RECIPES INTO TYPE attempts to provide standards of styling and handling for food writers and editors.

Suggestions begin with titling. The title should be "inviting and even a little romantic," they say. They describe the use of headnotes and devote time and space to how to list ingredients (another area that consistently suprised my students). They really get into details here, like combining different quantities of the same ingredient, not combining different ingredients, being specific, giving alternatives and more. These are things the average food writer just doesn't think of, and its detail like this that often is left out of the average how to write a cookbook book.

The authors go into similar detail about writing instructions, too. Everyone remembers to divide steps logically, but few notice redundancies or think to share their knowledge of cooking when writing them. They also seldom remember to tell readers about alternative ingredients, but these authors remember.

The book is full of information but its strong point is that it provides standardization in an area that really needs it. It's too bad that the chairpersons of various community cookbook committees don't look to this book for advice. They would certainly turn out a superior product if they did.

As a technical writer assembling my first celebrity cookbook, I'm stunned to learn the depth of detail that goes into assuring successful recipe writing. Every page of RIT is crammed with nuts-and-bolts advice certain to provide delicious results. And save me hours of work. Seeking mentorship from a variety of sources, I found inspiration from Writing Cookbooks because of its "gee whiz let's put on a show" overview ranging from book concept, recipe testing, and project funding. But it is Recipes Into Type -- which seems the definitive manual on the professional and clear construction of recipes for publication -- that will become my worn and tattered desk reference. RIT is a well organized how-to-get-it-right book (a.k.a. not light reading).

I would highly recommend this book to those with a budding interest in streaming audio. It does a good job at explaining the process of creating streaming audio content for each platform and offers additional information on optimizing sounds and setting up servers. After reading this book I feel as though I could at least know what I am dealing with if I were to take on a streaming audio project pertaining to any one of these technologies.

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If you want to understand the implications and technology of web audio, this book can help. Clearly written, concise and a bit humourous.

I have looked and looked for the kind of quick reference that a time-constrained gardener can use to get the fast answers to simple questions one needs. Thank you Ann!

Excellent book. I found this a very quick read. It has easy access to areas via the index and the chapter breakdowns. The explanations on planting and testing of soils were easy to understand and really do work. I tryed it. Nice to be given advice and it works. I also was able to easily find trees and shrubs that would grow within specific regions. The authors humor in her chapter titles bring a light side and catch the eye. Great book for the dummy (like myself)who knows nothing about what a tree/shrub is or even less how and what to do with them. From this book I have graduated from dummy to a true novice. Thank you.

This folder is an excellent holder for your coins. Beginners can see progress very quickly which will pique there interest in coin collecting even more.