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The private and public writings in this volume reveal the early relationship between renowned Civil War diarist Sarah Morgan (1842–1909) and her future husband, Francis Warrington Dawson (1840–1889). Gathered here is a selection of their letters along with various articles that Morgan wrote anonymously for the Charleston News and Courier, which Dawson owned and edited.

In January 1873 Morgan met Francis Warrington Dawson, an English expatriate, Confederate veteran, and newspaperman. By then Morgan had left her native Louisiana and was living near Columbia, South Carolina, with her younger brother, James Morris Morgan. When Sarah Morgan and Frank Dawson met, he was mourning the recent death of his first wife. She, in turn, was still grieving over her familyÂ’s many wartime losses.

The couple’s relationship came to encompass both the personal and the professional. To free Morgan from an unhappy dependence on her brother, Dawson urged her to write professionally for his paper. During 1873 Morgan wrote more than seventy pieces on such topics as French and Spanish politics, race relations, the insanity plea, funerals, and fashion gossip—-editorials that caused a sensation in Charleston.

Only after attaining financial independence through her secret newspaper career did Morgan marry Frank Dawson, in 1874. Morgan’s commentary gives us a candid portrayal of the way one southern woman viewed her postwar world—-even as she struggled to find her place in it. ... Read more

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VALUABLE FOR SCHOLARS AND CIVIL WAR BUFFS
Students of Civil War history well know Sarah Morgan who wrote a diary that remains an unparalleled portrait of her time. The daughter of privilege, Sarah was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and began her diary in her late teens.By the time Union soldiers had taken over Baton Rouge she had lost both her father and brother.Sarah, along with her sister, Miriam, and her mother eventually fled to the outskirts and later to New Orleans where they remained until the war's closing days.

At one time she wrote, "Oh, how I hate to be like other women."She most certainly was not.She wrote in clear precise prose with an unflinching eye for the reasons behind battle and the horrors of war.Sarah would become the first woman to have a byline when she wrote for the Charleston News and Courier, covering such subjects as race relations, funerals, Spanish and French politics.These editorials by, of all people, a woman caused considerable comment in Charleston.

Her original diary was first published in 1913, almost immediately becoming a source for historians and students alike.

Now, with this volume from The University of Georgia Press we are fortunate to find not only the letters exchanged between Sarah and her husband, Francis Warrington Dawson but these missives are accompanied by articles Sarah wrote.Thus, we now have a complete picture of Sarah the woman as found in her original diary tracing the years of the War and then tin his volume encompassing her years following the war.

When the couple first met Dawson was a widower and owner of the Charleston News and Courier.Sarah was reluctant to marry, and the notes exchanged reveal much about each of them as their courtship continued.Of special interest are Sarah's views on the state of women at that time.

This well conceived and executed volume sheds much light on an important part of our country's history.

- Gail Cooke ... Read more

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In the best tradition of an Irish wake, Don Morgan (with the help of his two brothers) offers a glimpse of their father's creative genius that turned him into one of Ireland's foremost comic actors and satirists. ... Read more

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A Fundamental Reader Regarding Mythology
In this beautifuly designed and illustrated book the mythologies of the ancient civilizations of the world are related in very readable fashion, capturing just the right amount of drama to create the feeling of reading a novel.There is a major emphasis on drawings and paintings of all eras that either directly reference particular myths or use those myths as subtle references for more contemporary depictions.The quality of research and writing is excellent.If there is one major shortcoming in this book it is only in the relatively small amount of discussion about controversial myths and the variable historical validity of myth referencing.But then what are myths if not arbitrary explanations for the mysteries thathelped explain the universe before the advent of modern science?This is a fine reference book, a lovely art book, and an affordable coffee table book I would place on a list of "Books as Gifts" for the art lovers. ... Read more

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A compelling contemporary topic, transformation of communities in danger, is addressed with fresh concepts and terminology; a breakthrough book useful to professionals in psychology & related fields and yet viable as trade or text It is written in lively engaging fashion suitable for textbook use in courses on social, community, clinical and counseling psychology- either for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses, as supplemental text, or in trade/professional use.It's unique Existential Lifespan Psychology focus on classic and current well publicized community opportunities, and hazards, offers psychologists and their students in the field fresh clarity and practical approaches for useful transformation ... Read more

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Useful for classes on understanding Trauma and Psychology
Useful for classes on understanding Trauma (PTSD) and Psychology. Dynamic clarity. Endorsements on back include anthropologist Barbara Tedlock, Sociologist/Psychologist Nathan Hare, Psychologists Stephen M. Johnson, and Bert Karon. ... Read more

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Fiction. Robert Morgan has had four NEA Fellowships as well as Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundation fellowships. Ten powerful new stories are collected here for the first time and seven are reprinted from his two acclaimed earlier collections. ... Read more

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Hewn from the earth
For the most part, these are some of the most compelling, well-crafted stories I have read since I first discovered the short stories of Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. A notable piece in the collection describes a man who, over a period of many years, teaches himself to become a stonemason. Morgan's work seems similarly crafted straight from the soil--it tells of dirt and toil and ineluctable fate.

There are a few stories in the middle of the book that Morgan has written in third-person narrative, and his work just isn't nearly as strong when he writes like this. He's much better at taking up an individual's particular voice.

Dark corner of the Southern Appalachians
This collection of stories is my favorite of all the Robert Morgan books I've read so far.It seems to me that the short story is Morgan's strongest literary form; whereas his novels tend to be tedious and his poetry somewhat bland, his stories often carry some genuine emotional punch.These stories, arranged in a generally chronological (in terms of the time in which the pieces are set, not when they were written or published) sequence, are all set in the Southern Appalachians, where Morgan was born and raised (although he now teaches at Cornell University)."The Tracks of Chief DeSoto," perhaps the best story in the anthology, is set in a Cherokee village at the time of the arrival of the first white explorers to visit the mountains, while "The Balm of Gilead Tree" is set in modern time.Nearly all the stories have a powerful sense of pathos, although Morgan occasionally injects a dose of grim humor.These are stories of exploitation, depression, loss, death, disappointment, and occasional small triumph.I have heard Morgan say during a lecture that he writes stories which have a sense of inevitability, whose outcomes seem to follow directly from what happens earlier in the story.He accomplishes this, although the sense of inevitability also results in a predictable approach to storytelling.Nothing happens to his characters that is unexpected or clever; they live simply and according to a cosmic plan.They are believable people, but I sometimes found myself wishing that they were a little less ordinary.I recommend this collection to lovers of Robert Morgan, as well as anyone interested in the craft of writing short stories, particularly stories with a strong sense of place.This book leaves the reader with the smell of sweat, hog, and honeysuckle lingering long after the final page is turned.

EXPLORE ROBERT MORGAN'S STORIES!
The Balm of Gilead Tree is a strong collection of stories by Robert Morgan whose Gap Creek has been selected as Ophrah's Book Club Selection for January.

Ranging over three centuries, The Balm of Gilead Tree shows Morgan's mastery and displays a wider scope of his grasp of history andlanguage than his novels. ... Read more

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Included in these eighteen essays by Cone are his never-before-published essay, "The World of Opera and Its Inhabitants," the unabridged version of "Music: A View from Delft," an introduction to this collection by the author himself, and a complete bibliography of his published writings. "This selection of [Cone's] writings includes all the most incandescent and influential articles.We should have had such a book long ago."--Joseph Kerman, University of California at Berkeley

Winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for 1990 ... Read more

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Michael Hamilton Morgan writes on the PT 109 collision:

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Searching for PT109
Coffee-table history of Kennedy's crash of the PT109 during WWII.Good photography and high-level narrative history, nothing earth-shattering.This makes good background reading for Homer Hickam's fiction The Ambassador's Son (Josh Thurlow Series #2), and in fact with this book published in 2002 and Hickam's in 2005 it seems that some of Hickam's historical material may have come from here.

JFK and the history of his boat.
I think this is a needed book.Ballard details a short biography of JFK and then shows how his courageous performance after the collision reflected on his leadership qualities.It also shows and debunks the notion of Kennedy's performance with the Japanese destroyer.That night was dark, the other PT boats with radar had been sent back to base, and nobody warned PT109 of the approach of the Japanese destroyer.This book may upset conservatives commentators who still hold a grudge against Kennedy.His performance with leading his men to rescue shows the true courage of Kennedy.His carried one badly burned man on a long swim to an island refuge.

Ballard details the discovery of the remaining wreakage of PT109.He also details the present conflict in the Solomon Islands.This is a great book that details the courage of a future president and the remains of his patrol boat.

THE SEARCH FOR JOHN F.KENNEDYS PT109BREAHTAKING
BREATHTAKING A THRILL A MINUTE THE SEARCH FOR A REAL PIECE OF HISTORY

Very interesting!!!
The book tells us about what happened to John F Kennedy during World War two, how the Japanese sank his boat, so howhe became a hero. There is a short biography( 1917-1940) too, with cute photos. There was a nice chapter on the Solomon Islands, the local people, the influence of Western culture, and the culture today. I suggest it to all Jack Kennedy fans or not.

Excellent story
Dr. Ballard lives in Lyme Connecticut, 10 miles from where I live.I saw this book in a local bookstore window this weekend, and realized that he was coming to town in 4 days to speak on the subject.Being a history buff, and certainly a Kennedy history buff, I bought the book (locally, so that he would sign it for free!), and read it last night.It's a short read, with only one or two chapters covering the actual exploration for the PT-109.The rest of the book contains Kennedy family history dating back to the Kennedy's in Boston from 1850.There was a nice chapter on the Solomon Islands, the local people, the influence of Western culture, and the culture today. There was also nice information on the crash that proves that the Hollywood movie on PT-109 took some liberties concerning his rescue of marines on a beach ... go figure ... Hollywood taking liberties...

The bottom line ... I believe Ballard has found the PT boat ... even though he couldn't quite prove it ... The fact a future president's boat was lost in this region has left a closeness with the locals towards the United States ... and the two local's that discovered Kennedy and his crew are still alive and still very much influenced by their part in history.This will be Ballard's last modern historical ship find ... after this he will move on to work on the Black Sea project ... I'm glad he found John Kennedy's boat before he moved on.Read the book ... Read more

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Since the early 1990s, genetic programming (GP)-a discipline whose goal is to enable the automatic generation of computer programs-has emerged as one of the most promising paradigms for fast, productive software development. GP combines biological metaphors gleaned from Darwin's theory of evolution with computer-science approaches drawn from the field of machine learning to create programs that are capable of adapting or recreating themselves for open-ended tasks.

This unique introduction to GP provides a detailed overview of the subject and its antecedents, with extensive references to the published and online literature.In addition to explaining the fundamental theory and important algorithms, the text includes practical discussions covering a wealth of potential applications and real-world implementation techniques.Software professionals needing to understand and apply GP concepts will find this book an invaluable practical and theoretical guide.Amazon.com Review
Imagine a world in which computers program other computersbased on strategies borrowed from biology and natural selection.Genetic Programming: An Introduction explores fascinatingpossibilities like these in a thriving area of computer-scienceresearch. This research-quality book is for anyone who wants to seewhat genetic programming is and what it can offer the future ofcomputing.

This text begins by situating genetic programming interms of the history of computing and machine learning. Early sectionsshow the links between Darwinism, molecular biology, and geneticprogramming. (Genetic programming uses the strategy of naturalselection by solving a problem in successive iterations, whichproduces the "fittest" solution, much like new speciesevolve in the natural world.)

The authors present a lot ofmolecular-biology background since it is central to thegenetic-programming project. (There are interesting parallelshere. Just as our DNA contains inert information, programs developedusing genetic algorithms usually contain many "extra"instructions, too--which often leads to bloated, though effective,code in the final product.) Even though this is extremely technicalmaterial, the authors do manage to engage the reader in theimaginative leap from Darwin and DNA to computers and the world ofgenetic programming.

Later chapters define what genetic programmingis and what strategies it uses to let computers programthemselves. The authors also examine the state of the art of geneticprogramming and define what problems need to be solved before it canbe widely adopted. The amount of research in this section will mostlybenefit specialists in the genetic-programming field.

A laterchapter on applications that use genetic programming offers dozens ofpapers, with applications of this approach from a wide variety offields, including biology, industry, and computers (and someimpressive technologies such as robotics and data mining). Though theauthors exaggerate somewhat on how "real world" theseapplications are, it's clear that genetic programming will continue toimprove and find its way into more areas of computing--with even moreproductive results. Though coding by humans is safe for theforeseeable future, genetic programming offers an appealingalternative to some kinds of problems. --Richard V. Dragan ... Read more

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Almost a popularization.
I have no idea how this is marketed as a college level text on the subject.It is just a 'high level' text suitable for non programmers interested in learning some of the terminology regarding Genetic Programming, with little or no practical information.This book was published in 1998, there are many free texts with far more practical information.I bought A Field Guide to Genetic Programming, which is also available as a free pdf, with this book, and the Field Guide is a far far better book on all counts.

Fantastic introduction
It's rare to find an advanced computer science textbook that's both so engaging and so informative.I've only read the first seven chapters so far, but when I sat down to write my first genetic algorithm (for real research use), the book had already prepared me well.

It's hard to imagine a better introductory textbook for this topic.

Good as an overall, not for the details
This book is good for getting a general view of genetic programming. Nevertheless, I think it neglects many details. For example, it is very hard to from the book how a simple selection strategy (tournament selection) works in practice.

I do not think this book is useful for someone intending to code a genetic programming algorithm.

terrific textbook
I skimmed the Koza books (GP: I & II) and this one at the store. Using the layout, chapter names, and the introductory chapters as my guide, I decided to buy this book to introduce me to the current state of the art in GP. The strengths of this book are its textbook format and the informal exercises that are presented for the reader at the end of every chapter. There is also a great deal of compilation from other relevant gp works presented in a localized, intra-chapter basis. The book is thus highly digestable to a newcomer, and is a far less time-consuming way to learn about GP than through the "expert" papers on the web. Having now almost finished the book, I feel that I am ready and able to author and apply GP techniques in a wide variety of applications and languages, having spent less than 20 hours in study time. A terrific achievement by Banzhaf and company, highly recommended.

Excellent, comprehensive and easy to read.
We all know that kind of books where the author likes to show how much he knows making things intentionally complex....well...this is the opposite side of the spectrum.
The book is very complete and detailed yet easy to read, even after a day of work.
The first part of the book contains introductory information on background areas like probability, biology and computer science as a general discipline.
Getting into the topic, it clarifies some of the differences between evolutionary systems and genetic algorithms and shows how all this contributes to the theory of genetic programming and the evolution of computer programs.
It explains how things are done with different types of individuals (tree, linear, graph, etc) and gives valuable insight about the implementation process.
Although you may need other sources for formal treatment of some topics, this book is a very good acquisition. ... Read more

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This book defines interpretation and examines the special issues that surround biblical interpretation.The authors analyze the development of traditional literary and historical criticism and more recent social, scientific, and literary approaches, focusing on the key figures from Reimarus to Gerd Theissen, and exposing the underlying theological issues.They reveal a pattern in the relationship between religious interests in the texts and the rational methods used to interpret them, providing guidance for a theologically sensitive use of the Bible today.The book includes an annotated index with detailed information on over two hundred fifty biblical scholars and other interpreters. ... Read more

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From Civil War prison camps to contemporary trailer parks, these thirteen memorable tales of life in the Southern Appalachians come alive with an array of intriguing characters -- male and female, young and elderly, learned and unlearned. The separate passions and dreams of these individuals mirror the larger cultural and historical dramas of American life, revealing the strengthening and loosening of the strong bonds of families over generations. ... Read more

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From the Civil War era to a Myrtle Beach honeymoon ...........
This is a unique book by Robert Morgan.It is a collection of short stories that run the gamut fromthe Civil War era to a young married couple going to Myrtle Beach for their honeymoon.It is an odd collection that is intriguing, strange, unexpected and at times touching.The storiesseem to center on the family as a building block and it's importance in the lives of those from one generation to the next, with it's strength ebbing and flowing and creating unexpected ripples in the future that each individual pursues. ... Read more

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Widely considered the father of Op Art, the Hungarian-born artist Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) was instrumental not only in provoking a school of thought based on the relationship between art and science, but in creating some of the most striking geometric paintings in the history of late Modernism. This book, which gathers together a generous selection of his most significant works, celebrates his immense intelligence, passion, and artistry.

First coming to prominence in Europe, Vasarely's work was included in the ground-breaking 1965 exhibition "The Responsive Eye" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In the years following this exhibit, Vasarely rose to international attention, opening art and culture to an imagery shaped by digital applications and creating, with his optical icons, a new direction for art.

Robert C. Morgan's text provides fresh insight into Vasarely's startlingly precise and hallucinatory images, discussing the evolution of the artist's career and of the ideas that shaped his work. Considering Vasarely's work from today's perspective, Professor Morgan sees the artist as the innovator behind many of the most radical ideas in design, architecture, and painting at the turn of the last century. Vasarely—published on the occasion of a retrospective of the artist's work at the Naples Museum of Art in Florida—recognizes his achievement as an artist and as the visionary who gave art to the computer. 65 color illustrations, 15 in black and white. ... Read more

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This is a detailed study of one of Britain's most popular and internationally recognized poets. Edwin Morgan's work is widely taught in schools, his translations of European poets are particularly popular and he has been an influential critic for many years. In this book 12 critical essays cover all aspects of his original poetry as well as giving insights into his life. Robert Crawford writes on Morgan's diverse poetry; Robyn Marsack places him in an international perspective; Iain Crichton Smith examines Morgan's public and sometimes painfully private poetic voices, while Kevin McCarra relates Morgan's sonnets, and W.N.Herbert and Marshall Walker look at his experimentation and his science fictions respectively. Jack Rillie, Peter McCarey and Robin Hamilton examine his prose, his translations and his role as a teacher, while Geddes Thomson discusses how Morgan's poetry can be taught in schools. The book concludes with the first extensive bibliography of Morgan's work. ... Read more

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Eleven chapters and selected articles on pioneering methods of manipulating the time sense for personal and professional use by hypnosis and conditioning. ... Read more

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Worth assigning in psychology classes.
Worth assigning in psychology classes. Students and practitioners enjoy the time focus of Erickson and other hypnosis pioneers used here. Useful for a new century.

Put Time To Work For You: Reviews of Training the Time Sense
"Tired of feeling trapped in a race against time? Time sickness can be cured, say stress experts. Coping with it can be as simple as sitting back in your chair or as involved as biofeedback, hypnosis, or meditation. These techniques will help you slow down as well as become more productive."
- Liz Luftkin, Working Women Magazine

"Whether the goal is resetting one's biological time clock, lowering body age, gaining an hour's worth of rest in a five-minute trance, using a time wedge to sort out tough choices- or even asking advice from an older and wiser version of oneself... you can use your mind to put time to work for you."
- Gurney Williams III, Longevity Magazine

"This very interesting book made available a really varied and complete collection of the many approaches to this fascinating field. I know that Milton considered Linn Cooper to be an important pioneer in the study of time perception. .. Would have pleased Milton very much."
- Mrs Elizabeth Erickson, Erickson Institute (widow of hypnosis giant Milton Erickson) ... Read more

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Contributions from pioneering American and Canadian professionals on the many aspects of iatrogenic practice, when helping hurts,and how to prevent this. ... Read more

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Class Use
I've used this in my classes and students enjoy it. Fits counseling, clinical psychology & sociology, social work training.

Iatrogenics Handbook - Review
"This collection of essays is on a theme which should interest every mental health practitioner: the ilnesses caused by our very attempts to cure people. It gives the reader a valuable humility."
- Dr. Rollo May,celebrated Existential Psychologist

"This is the sort of book which inspires hope... it presents considerable basis for hope that self-examination and public scrutiny will lead to a moderation in the negative consequences of receiving help."
- Dr. Nelson Jones, University of Denver

"An interesting, varied and valuable collection."
- Dr. Bertram P. Karon, Michigan State University

"This is an unusually alive book... we learn about the innumerable situations in the healing arts where the cure is worse than the disease... A feisty book that keeps up interest throughout."
- Dr. Ernst G. Beier, University of Utah

"Something every clinical therapist should know prior to starting a clinical practice."
- Dr. Roland Garcia, U.S. Public Health Service

"Like all anthologies, this one offers variety. The result should please Morgan, whose aim is to debunk sacred cows. It is this goal to which the book is joyfully dedicated, and if the shoe fits, it will hurt."
- Dr. Hans Toch, School of Criminal Justice, New York State University
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Visual Journal celebrates the work of five Afican American photographers who documented segregated black communities in Washington, D.C, rural Virginia, and New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. Executed between 1929 and 1949, these works capture the rhythm of daily commerce and society and portray how such events as the Great Depression, the New Deal, and World War II affected black families and community relationships. 105 duotone photos. ... Read more

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Fred Chappell belongs to a small company of writers renowned equally for their poetry and their prose fiction. In American literature, only Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Penn Warren have won acclaim in both genres. Chappell’s fictional work ranges from realism to fantasy and is startling in its documentary detail, often biting in its ever-present humanity, and consistently humorous. This new volume presents a superb assemblage of commentators who cast light on Chappell’s remarkable artistry. They make clear why—from It Is Time, Lord to Look Back All the Green Valley—the fictional oeuvre of this western North Carolina author has won the hearts of readers and the praises of critics.

The book explores Chappell’s works in chronological order.Early novels such as The Inkling, The Gaudy Place, and Dagon receive close, fresh examination and prove to be marked by genius.The tetralogy about the Kirkman family—a portrait of Chappell’s native region from the 1930s to the present, and undoubtedly his most significant work to date—is explained in terms of point of view, autobiographical influence, and the tradition of Old Southwest humor. Under the interpretive gaze, Chappell’s stories reveal a dazzling range, and all of his work shows a concern with the relationship between the spiritual and material in people’s lives, the moral development of the human race, and the flawed, enigmatic, and yet enlightening interaction between men and women.

Contributors include Richard Dillard, Kelly Cherry, George Hovis, Shelby Stephenson, Patrick Bizzaro, J. Spencer Edmunds, Rebecca Smith, Traci Lazenby, Rosemary Cox, Peter Makuck, Warren Rochelle, John Lang, Karen Janet McKinney, and James W. Kirkland. Robert Morgan provides a thoughtful and illuminating foreword, citing both the liveliness of Appalachian storytelling and the subtlety of modern fiction in Chappell’s works. Fred Chappell himself has the final word in a wise and wry response to his critics.

Few living authors merit the early critical consideration given Fred Chappell in More Lights Than One. A worthy companion to Dream Garden: The Poetic Vision of Fred Chappell, this book will only appreciate over time. ... Read more

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getting to the meat of religion in a fast way.
Very simple book to read ,down to earth,very informative in biblical times,on dinners and what and how they where use by jesus into becoming the our savior the christ. also Robert C Morgan encludes the important peopleat these dinners who makes his story a real love history that is revivedagain. ... Read more