I purchased this book during a pilgrimage to Glastonbury; I was curious because it's to hard to fine books about Paganism that are geared for younger readers. I was pleasantly surprised by the fine story crafted on these pages. Highly recommended.

beautifully and richly presented pictures of marbles ,ceramics,bronzes,mosaics and frescoes looted by the british colonial administration of Cyprus.This important work showcases the overwhelming significance of this little mediterranean island to the heritage of the world through the millenia from neolithic times,early greek and byzantine times and the post byzantine period of foreign domination for most of this millenium.Worth purchasing just for the pictures ...the commentary is mediocre at best.

Fredric Brown is underrated. His short works in this book are a collection of pulp-scifi, the influences of which can be seen in the evolution of postwar American scifi. One of the short stories was even eventually used as the basis for a script of the original Star Trek TV show ("The Arena").

His concepts and ideas are some of the darker and more creative in science fiction. His work is an important foundation.

Ably translated by Ronald Koetzsch and Anne Riegel from the original Dutch, Anthroposophy And Astrology: The Astronomical Letters Of Elisabeth Vreede is a fascinating collection of monthly subscription "letters" by Elisabeth Vreede, Ph.D. (1879-1943), a close student of Rudolf Steiner. Ms. Vreede's writings look at astronomy and classical astrology through the lens of spiritual science, and also contemplate the role of astrology in modern society. From heavenly bodies to human souls, the unified thoughts of Ms. Vreede make for a most intriguing study, particularly for faithful astrology followers. Anthroposophy And Astrology is a unique and invaluable addition to metaphysical studies reading lists and reference collections.

This is a book which seeks a place for humanity in the poetic extremes of intellectual life. Near the end, "Dionysus in 1990," Georges Bataille, author of THE ACCURSED SHARE, gets credit for writing, "Religion is the satisfaction that a society gives to the use of its excess resources, or rather to their destruction." (p. 188). With the thoroughly modern economic ploy of monetary expansion in the late 20th century, the progress of humanity was based largely on the willingness of everyone to engage in deep play, in which "The game that is played with the surplus is gambling, with a built-in risk of self-destruction, a built-in need for competition, and a built-in demand for new goods to replenish the store and be in turn destroyed (as in `planned obsolescence'). A need for hemorrhage is built into the system." (p. 187). This is a culmination of the intellectual approach in these essays, from the years 1960-1990, and, as the Preface puts it, looking back is "partly retrospective, at the end of an era." (p. ix).

APOCALYPSE AND/OR METAMORPHOSIS begins with an outstanding Phi Beta Kappa Speech delivered at Columbia University on May 31, 1960. Already on page 2, this book declares, "Resisting madness can be the maddest way of being mad." Religion is considered "the learned ignorance, in which God is better honored and loved by silence than by words, and better seen by closing the eyes to images than by opening them." (p. 3). The second selection in this book is aphoristic. "Daphne, or Metamorphosis." It seems to be about poetry. "Petrarch says that he invented the beautiful name of Laura, but that in reality Laura was nothing but that poetic laurel which he had pursued with incessant labor." (p. 10). Similarly, the next section considers Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare. "The horn, the horn, the lusty horn, Is not a thing to laugh to scorn." (p. 37).

The fifth section of the book, "The Prophetic Tradition," is an attempt at "Ecumenical prophetic history," (p. 47), which is contrasted with "Hegelian triumphalism." (p. 47). Islam is seen as part of the prophetic tradition. "Protestants should be able to see that the need for a Protestant Reformation was there already in the seventh century C.E., to be perceived by prophetic eyes. Blakeans should be able to see that there is no way to accept `Again He speaks' in Blake unless we accept that again He speaks in the Koran." (p. 48). The anti-philosophical attempt by Justinian to purify Christian doctrine by closing the schools of philosophy in the year 529, and Christian opposition to the Gnostic Judaeo-Christian heresy "which struggled to avoid the catastrophic rupture between Christianity and Judaism" (p. 49) is the background for Norman O. Brown's philosophical attempt to conclude, "Islam is to be envisaged as dialectical evolution, or evolutionary mutation, in the prophetic tradition, in response to the limitations built into the structure of orthodox Christianity by its compromise with Roman imperialism; by its commitment to scriptural canon, creedal orthodoxy, and episcopal hierarchy; and by its consequent scandalous history of schism and persecution (duly noted in the Koran)." (p. 50). Pages 69 to 77 provide the translation of M. M. Pickthall (THE MEANING OF THE GLORIOUS KORAN) of Sura 18 ~ The Cave Revealed at Mecca. "Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them?" (p. 76). Gog and Magog are also mentioned on pages 77 and 78. The rest of the book might be considered more philosophical, and "The Turn to Spinoza" (pp. 117-141) is a particularly intellectual approach to "The reality of our life, the reality of which we are ignorant, the reality which we do not want to accept." (p. 129).

an exellent source of information for the begginer in the garden

I would to know the contents of the book

When I first picked up "Arizona Game Birds" a couple of years ago, I looked at it as a serious textbook on Arizona's upland birds (partridges/pheasants, grouse, turkeys, quail, cranes, pigeons and doves). And it certainly is: with it's good-quality black-and-white figures, carefully designed maps, generous captions and an extended bibliography supplemented by a sufficient index, it ranks far above average when compared to similar scientific references. But this book is a lot more than a textbook: it is a unique comprehensive guide offering a straightforward path to both the novice and the expert through the complex, and at times confusing, interaction between the birds and their habitat. The general pattern Brown lays out in his clear, figurative language for each species in terms of life history, distribution, management history and hunting strategies is unsurpassed in the literature, a knowledge and expertise which can only be accumulated through decades of experience in the field as a wildlife biologist, AZ G&F game manager and a hunter. This book has served me as a faithful companion for not only planning hunting trips into new areas, but also to better understand the many biotic communities in the Southwest. Such information does not come easy, and one has to always work for it. Above all, I consider Brown's hunting anecdotes among the best put on paper. Loaded with practical advice and written with respect for the quarry by a true gentleman hunter, these short stories take you right into the field. Read e.g. about Brown looking back to Ward's Dove Night in Tuscon during the early 1970es and you will understand why this fine book is on my shelf standing right next to such classics as Jack O' Connor "Game in the Desert" and Charles A. Sheldon's "Wilderness of the Southwest". May it never go out of print!

Here is the best tip that I can give anyone for fly fishing Arizona, ready? Buy it! Try buying it right here you won't find it in the shops yet. Get your credit card out, and type me a message right now telling me "thank you" so you don't have to hold yourself up e-mailing adam while you are getting ready to explore all the wonderful opportunities that are exposed in this book. I am absolutely impressed! In 1999, no less than three books on Arizona Fly Fishing have been released for the public. This book is a MUST HAVE for any fly fisher in the state of Arizona. If you have to buy one book, this is it. It is my favorite, did I say that? For those of you visiting the state, this resource is definitely one that puts you in touch with more information than most of the locals. Mr Johnson is obviously a very keen Arizona explorer with a fly rod. In a nutshell, you will not find any careless meanderings, no miss marked maps, just a Christopher Columbus of fly fishing here in our state. Gee's this guy has been around. The answers are there for questions that are very close to my heart. I will not go into detail about this book other than I TOLD YOU SO! Do you want Arizona Trout???

Although this book is now out of print, it may be available at used bookstores. It covers the history of a small southern textile town and its people. Highly recommended!