I first owned this volume of poetry in 1978. That book simply fell apart after more than 20 years of reading and handling (sometimes roughly by my children). I replace this book with a new one just last year.
The old favorites are all here; Fireflies in the Garden, The Road Not Taken, Fire and Ice, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, and a hundred more. In my opinion this is the definitive volume on Frost.
I have always been awed by the number of poems Frost wrote about the stars. A Star on a Stoneboat, The Star Spitter, Stars, Canis Major and many others. Truly Robert Frost is the astronomers poet.
Also in this volume is perhaps my favorite Frost poem, Brown's Descent.
If you love reading Frost on a crispy fall evening, then you'll love reading him when the crickets chirp. You'll need to own this book.

Robert Frost was and is America's greatest poet. Excepting, perhaps, W. B. Yeats, he may be the greatest poet to write English in the twentieth century. (To me, it's a toss-up.) To read this volume systematically or desultorily is to become convinced of that. But Frost is, above all, accessible, so the casual reader may not appreciate the difficulty of what he does. Like much of the greatest art his looks easy, even inevitable.

All of Frost's poems are here, plus his two dramatic Masques. When this book first appeared (in 1969) it caused a furor: the editor, it was angrily asserted, presumed too much. He dared to clarify - inserting a hyphen here, excising a comma there. That furor has since died down, as people realize that he did not do away with the sacred texts (any emendation was noted), but simply performed his job as editor. He regularized spelling and the use of single and double quotes (though not Capitalization, which can legitimately be thought of as integral to the poet's expression (think of e.e. cummings!)), and corrected other obvious errors. The notes give the published variants for each poem, so if you wish you may make your own call on some of these finicky issues.

I cannot emphasize enough: BUY THE HARDCOVER! After all, you will be reading this book for the rest of your life. It is a beautifully-built volume, of an easy size and heft for use, with understated appealing typefaces and an exemplary design. Put out by Frost's long-time publisher, this is one of the few essential books of American literature.

"It is absurd to think that the only way to tell if a poem is lasting is to wait and see if it lasts, The reader of good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound-that he will never get over it...The proof of a poem is not that we have never forgotten it, but we knew at sight we would never forget it."

Robert Frost

I have to admit it! When I first met Robert Frost's poetry in Freshman English class I took an immortal wound-that I will never get over it. Perhaps the then recent memory of the white haired poet who inaugurated Camelot that cold, January day conditioned me to receive the wound. Maybe Fr. Sheridan's teaching opened these poems for me. Most of all, I think that it is the words themselves which have made the poetry of Robert Frost such an important part of my life for almost 35 years.

This complete collection complemented the high school text book to which I had so often referred over the years. Here is the source of lines which I have often quoted. Many family vacations have begun with: "I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep" (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening).

When my son tries to silence his sister's singing he is reminded that "Of course there must be something wrong In wanting to silence any song" (A Minor Bird).

Here we find philosophical reflections. "Good walls make good neighbors" counters "Something there is that doesn't like a wall" (Mending Wall).

Here "The Death of a Hired Man" challenges us to reflect upon how we value and treat others while "Christmas Trees" reminds us that not all things have prices. Here we are invited to follow the road of the poet who wrote "I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference" (The Road Not Taken).

I have writen just a sampling of the treasures to be found in this collection, but I have written enough. It is now time to indulge again with words I have never forgotten. "I shan't be gone long-You come too." (The Pasture).

This was the best book I ever read! The book was about were Tucker (a mouse) and Harry (a cat) to go to help their friend Chester (a cricket) save his home and the home of other animals on the countryside. My farviote character was Tucker a very nice and smart This is a great book it got me to read all the other books in this series and I never read. You won't be disapointed!!![.]

This was the best book I ever read! The book was about were Tucker (a mouse) and Harry (a cat) to go to help their friend Chester (a cricket) save his home and the home of other animals on the countryside. My farviote character was Tucker a very nice and smart This is a great book it got me to read all the other books in this series and I never read. You won't be disapointed!!!!!!!!!!

I wanted to read this book because the book I read before Tucker's Countryside was the Cricket in Time Square. This book is the sequel to the Cricket in Time Square. When I read that there was a sequel to the Cricket in Time Square I looked for it in my bookcase to see if I had it. When I found it I began to read the back of the book and it seemed interesting to me.

The book was about a bird named Robin took Tucker mouse and Harry cat to Connecticut where their old friend Chester cricket lived. They found each other and Chester showed them around the countryside. They found out that his home was going to be destroyed by the bulldosers to make room for the new homes. The towns people won't have a place to play either. Now it is up to Tucker mouse and Harry cat to save the land.

My favorite part of the book was when Harry cat found this girl that would take care of him. This part is my favorite because the girl reminds me of myself because I have five cats and three of them are strays. Harry cat was going to stay at the little girl's house, but he decided to go back to Time Square with Tucker mouse towards the end of the book.

I knew from the moment I received this book I knew I was going to enjoy it. Rhonda's story took me on a much-needed journey into the life of relationship conflicts, after all, most adoptee's have difficulty in relationships. However the theme throughout remains clear--everything worthwhile is difficult. Robert and Rhonda are soul mates and the way they write about each other is breathtaking and honorable. The way they describe how their respective relinquishment affected their lives--especially their relationships--was brave, intimate, and necessary. As an adoptee and fellow author I felt a part of their journey, cheering them on all the way. I consider this book a masterpiece on the affect adoption has on adult relationships and especially how to persevere when the going gets tough.

Kasey Hamner, M.S., adoptee and author of "Whose Child?"

This is another excellent though difficult book on the subject of adoption, like Robert Anderson's other title Second Choice: Growing up Adopted. Both were very useful to this adoptee.

It is difficult in two ways. It may unsettle adoptees reading it who have not considered the adoption issues raised. That is good. That is why it is valuable.

It is also difficult in its introduction of a private language and definition of terms to describe the effects of relinquishment by the birth mother and the transference that results; terms such as ghost kingdom, land of denial, free territory. Thankfully there is a page of definitions. Page 314. It is a good starting point.

I feel that my trauma from adoption was not as severe, pervasive and all-encompassing in my life as it was for the authors. I also feel a suspicion that I delude myself. To paraphrase Clifton Fadiman, this book is a tool for self-discovery. 'It will simply help you to change your interior life ...'

Robert Anderson finds insights in dealing with adoption issues from helping those with Post Traumatic Stress disorder.

The authors tell an extremely personal story in vivid and disturbing terms, courageously exposing their feelings and relationship. Bertrand Russell said about being blackguarded for his beliefs over his appointment as a New York college professor " 'to withdraw' ... would certainly have been more prudent as far as my personal interests are concerned, and a great deal pleasanter. ...it would also, in my judgement, have been cowardly and selfish". I feel that the authors have been similarly courageous through their willingness to expose their feelings, write this book and so aid other adoptees.

I feel that Robert Anderson and Rhonda Tucker deserve the thanks of adoptees and heartily recommend this book.

Reading your book evokes the same emotional unrest one experiences with a serious contemplation of death. Neither is a feel good experience but both would be useful to most people. The very discord evoked by such an examination is an indicator that there are important internal issues unresolved and in immediate need of attention. In my mind, I compare the emotional trauma of such an inquiry to the process of birth. Both are traumatic but once done are the beginning of a new life. If nothing else was accomplished by the writing of this book, it's creation required that you both complete that difficult journey. Having suffered together through the birth of the book, I like to think that you both are now ready to live the new and better life you have made for yourselves. Enjoy!

Being in the fitness business has many rewards as well as many challenges to meet. Most of us learned the ins and outs of this business the hard way. Thomas Plummer pulls no punches! He is truly a man who knows his stuff. My staff and I have used many of his techniques with great results. I recommend this book to anyone who sees themselves being a success well into the future.

Anyone that is serious about the gym business should read this book! The information is important to your bottom line. Owners, managers and other staff can all learn from this book.

I have been in the fitness business for 2 years and I 've been just breaking even, until I received this book from a friend that has a Gold's Gym. I was doing what was wrong with most gyms and trying to make it work. This book has given me a new perspective and by implementing just a few of the suggestions in this book, things are already turning around. My next 6 months should be very interesting. I would highly suggest this book for any owner even the ones that are making money, because you could always make more.

There have been wonderfully written reviews of this book, but since this is really an excellent textbook, I am urged to praise again. Fully recommended.

This book is easily and clearly written; covers almost every important basic concept and technic in graph theory and enumerative combinatorics, with neatly selected and wonderfully organised exercises.

And I highly suggested the author give the references to those last exercises in every section, since each of them does lead into a theory.

I covered the book as part of a final-year undergraduate mathematics course. This is certainly an undergraduate text, but I think that to fully appreciate the content, the reader should have a little past exposure to the basic concepts. These are usually covered in first-year maths or physics courses anyway.

The book is divided into two almost separate sections - one dealing with graph theory and one with combinatorics. Both make for good reading, and really equip the reader with practical problem solving skills for everyday situations.

I liked the fact that there were sufficient examples in all sections, and of a good complexity that showed the theory in action. Exercises were good and of a fair standard.

Overall, a very good text - get it.

This is one of the college textbooks which I saved from college and found to be an excellent source of reference for years to come. Combinatorics is the kind of math that every programmer needs to know from time to time, but if you're like me you will be a bit rusty everytime a new problem presents itself. I strongly recommend this book to both students and programmers who have yet to appreciate the value of the factorial function ;)

I have had a slight breakout (3 or 4 noticable eruptions) since my teens. I am now 40, so this was a long time to constantly look in the mirror and see zits. About 4 years ago I checked your Blue Eyeshadow book out of the library. In reading the chapter about breakouts I "pulled" advice from different areas and changed some of my daily routines.

I started washing towels and sheets in perfume and dye free detergent. I stopped using dryer sheets on towels and sheets. I started using a gentle cleanser (I use Alpha Hydrox Foaming Face Wash). And I started using a moisturizer with Beta Hydroxy (I useOlay - age defying protective renewel lotion).

The change in my skin was unbelieveable. Within two weeks, it cleared up completely. A breakout is rare now, and I finally have the skin I wanted in my teens. My skin feels smoother and I have even noticed that a few lines here and there seem lighter. I have told this regimen to any friends that ask and they have tried it. Everyone who has tried it has commented on the change in their skin. I have been using it for 4 years now and am still as happy as when I started using it.

This last Winter, my skin felt drier than usual, so I tried the new Kinetin moisurizer by Almay. I really like it a lot and was wondering your take on it. I am still using the Olay at night. I cannot thank you enough. If not for you, I would someday be ordering Oxy 10 from my bed in the nursing home. Thank You for caring.

This book is the best-- no girl should be allowed to enter adolescence without it, and no woman should be allowed to leave home without reading it. Years ago I modeled and I was hooked on anything that sounded French. As assignments got more lucerative, I found little business secrets that worked and had nothing to do with chemicals in purse cases, and they are printed in this book!

A great book--filled with information that will save you money. An honest evaluation of the products out there--what works, what doesn't. I've saved so much money since reading this book.

A beautifully written book -- Sansweet is the reigning expert on Star Wars (have all of his book, with the Scrapbook and Encyclopedia being my favorites). I just had some quibbles with some of the design elements in it but it's a wonderful edition to my library nevertheless.

Arguably, the most significant impact of Star Wars on popular culture was the merchandising of the movie into toys and collectibles with product far outgrossing the record levels the saga achieved in box office sales. Movie merchandise, and toys in particular, with long development times and short public attention spans were rarely seen as lucrative ventures throughout movie history. But in 1977, Star Wars changed all that. Steve Sansweet's book traces the development of the film into the most lucrative movie license in history, showing rare and unproduced toy concepts that were considered but abandoned. With beautiful photos from Steve's personal collection and rare photography from the Kenner archives, the reader sees and learns about the development of the property. When this book was released in 1992, it shook the Star Wars collecting world and still remains timeless today. I keep referring to and pouring through Steve's "Concept" book over and over again. Every Star Wars collector needs to own this book.

This book by Sansweet is not only a good reference book, but also a good read. Informative write-ups on Star Wars from its inception to its popularity. Displaying sketches from the film and models. From there it also discusses all the merchandising that came with the immense popularity that Star Wars recieved from its debut. Fun to look at all the pictures and old stuff and foreign artifacts from everywhere. Reccomended for the Star Wars fan and toy lover alike.

Jane Tucker has shared from her heart a philsophy of life that she lives. The depth of truth that she sees comes through in this book accompanied by a positive feeling that evokes hope and love. I recommend this book to all my clients as somthing to have by their bedside to remind them in dark times that there is always a way out.

Only a short time ago, I was exposed to the understanding of the power of our own thoughts and the resourcefulness in each of us. This book speaks of that inner wisdom each of us yearns to use in our daily lives. I adore the simplicity of the practical expressions Jane uses throughout her book. She truly is a gifted individual.

Insight Inspirations is a delightful little book to assist one in finding peace of mind in daily life, through simple and profound hints on how to use our gift of "thought". This book is written for people of any age who are ready for a refreshing perspective on life.

One of the best bio's I have read! Took only 3-4 days to read since it moved at a very fast pace with so many things happening in James Browns life. His upbringing, music, family, record companies, IRS, managers, riots, struggles are all here. Before reading this I was a big fan even though I was not sure of the place this man occupied in music, as an innovater and business person, now I do. The first man to popularize the "live" album, strict band leader, tireless composer/arranger, producer, drummer, singer, dancer and many more things that one person had in him (as well as surrounded himself with exceptional musicians and some exceptional business partners). Also learned of his ethnic background which is Asian/Black/Indian. Many roadblocks on the way and a glimpse of what the business end of the entertainment world is like round out an exceptional and candid look into the life of Soul brother number 1!

I'm usually not so crazy about Star Biographies... for a variety of reasons, they're usually attention getting "feel bad for me" vs. "worship me" ploys taken from the pages of magazines atleast I wouldn't be caught dead reading outside of a doctor's office, however - - THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT (!) It is enormously well written - - Though its pretty clear Bruce Tucker wrote most of it, he managed to dig down into JBs soul and convey his RAGS TO RICHES story quite convincingly, capturing his voice while telling about his rise and fall (<-- the IRS and disco got him) and his come back at the time This book is so well written that I've actually reread it SEVERAL times since it initially came out in the mid '80s. - - Though it is a bit ironical that JBs life would get a bit more "complicated" after it was written (the drugs, run-ins with the law, death of his wife etc.) it is clear that Brown & Tucker have presented to the world a book that's engrossing and definitely a keeper... It will bring a whole new meaning to the music !

very powerful&uplifting.it touches on many different subjects.racisim,poverty etc..who hasn't this man not influenced? to see a human being overcome so many hardships&provide a innovative sound&style is incredible.but Mr.brown is a man with few peers on his level.this book explores the legend&genius of james brown.

Out of some of the advice books for teens this one comes the closest with actual help. I liked the opinions of both a guy and a girl and they gave good advice to the questions asked. But to alot of the questions I couldn't relate and wasn't looking for an answer to that. Also, some of the questions seemed to be asked over and over again, mostly about boys and they way you look. Good advice but not the best.

Well written, entertaining -- and very helpful to teens (and preteens)... it asks all of the right questions and provides well balanced discussion and answers. I loved reading it -- and wish I had had it when I was young. Bravo.

Pretty easy read... quick questions and quick answers. It's cool to have a guy and girl's opinion. I've seen them online before - it was pretty much what I expected. If you want to get deeper into the issues and a laugh too, I also recommend "Campus Life Exposed" by Harlan Cohen.