Laura Riding's "Selected Poems in Five Sets" was first published in England in 1970 and for a long while was out of print. It includes 61 poems personally selected and arranged by the author, drawn from her 1938 volume of "Collected Poems." Influential among the literary avant-garde during the 1920's and 30's, Riding has a significant impact on the formation of New Criticism. Consequently, it is hard to quibble with the idea that this represents the very best of her poetry. Even more fascinating is the preface, which explains Laura Riding Jackson's renunciation of the writing of poetry for being "inadequate," and comments upon the nature of contemporary poetry as well. After her marriage to the critic Schuyler B. Jackson, she spent most of her time working on lexicographical studies and philosophical works, including 1972's "The Telling" (comments that she gave up poetry to be a housewife for 50 years are patently absurd).

W. H. Auden once called Riding the only living "philosophical" poet, while Kenneth Rexroth labels her "the greatest lost poet in American literature." Her poetry is marked by concisely phrased lines, never ten syllables long, and matched by sparse imagery that produces clarity (e.g., "With the Face"). Riding's eventual disenchantment with poetry is, perhaps, foreshadowed in "The World and I":

"Perhaps this is as close a meaning
As perhaps becomes such knowing.
Else I think the world and I
Must live together as strangers and die"

Laura Riding Jackson was awarded the Bollingen Prize in Poetry in 1991, the year of her death. The following year "First Awakenings: The Early Poems" was published. Students may well enjoy the clarity of Riding's poetry, but her renunciation of the very art form she had mastered may well be the most provocative piece from this book with which to confront them.

As the Instructor of a course in Leadership at a major university in Philadelphia, I have found that Frigon's book to be the perfect text book for several reasons. First of all, it is an easy-reader, straight forward,not swimming with pretentious philosophical babble that could turn-off young college students. Secondly, it spells out with clarity the many important dynamics of leadership, team work, and visioning in a (step by step) process that clearly explains these concepts in practical, applicable terms. This is great for those who may be unfamiliar with the concepts of leadership and management, yet the book in no way oversimplifies these concepts for experienced executives or educators; rather it helps the experienced manager to redefine his/her pracitices of leadership by offering many hands-on techniques that will never become obselete. These principles and practices help to continually develop the skills that are needed to maintain the pole position in one's personal and professional life. Thirdly, Frigon's book is concise and precise proving that you don't need a whole lotta pages to get to the point. This is also great in terms of teaching. Students have read this book comprehensively two or three times per semester...on their own...as an on-going guide like none other. And lastly...the price is right... buy two.. give one as a gift to someone who is hungry for success...Excellent! Nothing more to say.

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In his latest text, Boal describes his newest theatrical innovation, Legislative Theatre. The idea is new (and exciting)- why not ask the people to share their concerns about government, in order to bring about reform? Boal's method of doing this is (naturally) through theatrical forms and expression. This is a natural progression for Boal, who was himself a member of the government of Rio de Janeiro in the early nineties, and has been involved in reinventing theatre as a form of social empowerment for much longer than this. As well as describing the techniques and the (rather disturbing) context in which they were developed and trialled, Boal also invites contribution from the reader - in a sense, breaking down the 'monologue' of the printed text, inviting and continuing the dialogue begun with earlier works and techniques. An essential read in the context of Boal's achievements.

If you go to the UK version of Amazon you'll find all sorts of information about this book. Let's face it, when it comes to fish, the British are far more on the ball the Americans. They live on the stuff.

The recipes in here are REALLY easy to do, with very clear instructions, and tasty!!! What really amazes me is that I'll find some odd kind of fish I've never heard of before for sale at the grocery store at a really cheap price so I buy it. I come home, I open this book and there are at least 5 different ways to prepare it. I look in some of my other fish cook books, and I'm lucky if I find even one recipe.

You have GOT to get this book!!!

Very well written, important review of an uninvestigated time in American history.

I was first introduced to Jackson's work while getting my M.A. in Elementary Education at New York Univeristy. After my first exposure to sections of this book, I went out and bought it. Life In Classrooms focuses on the aspects of school that are not given enough attention in education theory and debates. This book provides anaylsis of the 'everyday' curriculum. The most important concepts expounded upon are the fuctions and repercussions of crowds, praise and power that seem inherent in every school system in America. This is a brilliant book!

Here are a few of the best pearls of wisdom found in this book. There are an average of 3 per page so you are only seeing a small faction of the 310 pages of the book. So you don't have to worry that I have already shown you half the book!


Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

Remember that the biggest challenge we ever face is living up to our potential.

Never resist a generous impulse.

Look for something positive in each person you deal with;
focus on that attribute when dealing with them.

Read between the lines.

Remember that everyone you meet is looking for affirmation,
direction, and hope.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next,
skill is knowing how to do it,
and virtue is doing it.
David S. Jordan

Remember that the benefits of a life lived with enthusiasm and graditude is always available to you.

See any detour as an opportunity to experience new things.

Remember that everything that you cherish in life demands from you an obligation.

Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.

Remember that debt is always a bad companion.

Remember that big problems are often little problems that were ignored.

Be an example of what you want to see more of in the world.

What is the use of living if it not be to strive for noble causes
and to make this muddled world a better place for those who
will live in it after we are gone?
Winston Churchill

Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.

The young men know the rules.
The old men know the exceptions.
Oliver Wendell Homes

Give serendipity a chance. Be flexible and let some things "just happen."

The greatest use of life is to spend it for something
that will outlast it.
William James

Celebrate victories; analyse defeats.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Albert Einstein

Remember that when you take inventory of the things you treasure most, none will have been purchased with money.

I believe that every right implies a responsibility;
every opportunity an obligation;
every possession a duty.

John D. Rockefeller

Remember that your attitude as you begin a task often determines how well you finish it.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
William James

Live your life so that someone's always speaking well of you.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. - Age 66

I've learned that if you keep doing what you've always done,
you'll keep getting what you've always got. - Age 51

I've learned that there are no unimportant acts of kindness. - Age 51

I love this book. My mother has passed on and I bought this book as things that I hope she would of said to me. Some thigns are irrelevant and some things are heart gripping because you know that you want to do them or that's how you want to be. overall it
s a wonderful book and I recommend it for any daughter or mother.

This is indeed a very small treasure book made up of pieces taken from other H. Jackson Brown, Jr.'s Little Books of Instruction. The quotes, verses, and scriptures are meaningful, and thought provoking . They are also qreat to use on private cards, letters, and encouragements fo friends. It can make you take a whole new look at your relationships with people and wonder if they are friends or merely acquaintances.

Also makes a great little thinking of you gift for a friend instead of an expensive care that says far less.