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In an era when American artists didn't count and women were expected to stay home, Edith Gregor Halpert burst onto the fledgling New York gallery scene, defying all cultural and societal rules. In 1926, Halpert, just twenty-six years old, opened one of the first art galleries in Greenwich Village and set about turning the art world upside down. Her Downtown Gallery, which she ran for forty-four years, laid the groundwork for the art market's modern era, and its aggressive promotion and sales tactics. Halpert cultivated the most illustrious art collectors of the day, invented the market for folk art, and pushed the first group of American artists working in a modern vernacular into the history books, including Stuart Davis, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O'Keeffe, Ben Shahn, and Arthur Dove. Despite all this, Edith Halpert herself has been lost to history. Until now.

In The Girl with the Gallery, journalist Lindsay Pollock brings Halpert and her era vividly back to life, tracing the story of how this remarkable woman, who started out a penniless Jewish immigrant, made it her mission to fight for American art and artists. Illlustrated with eight pages of full color photographs, this is biography at its finest, an unforgettable story of class, money, vanity, jealousy, and tragic loss. ... Read more

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Well-deserved biography of immigrant enriching USA
Gallery owner Georgia O'Keefe and Ben Shahn gallery artists she supported, went to bat for during the McCarthy era; a fascinating read for art enthusiasts. "The Girl with the Gallery"

The Sale of American Art
A solid biography of a woman, who, from the early to middle part of the last century, was at the commercial center of American art.

The deceased and almost forgotten Edith Gregor Halpert, an immigrant with drive, is blessed with a thorough and admiring biography by Lindsay Pollock, a knowledgeable writer on things related to the New York art scene.

If you want to know more about how a small commercial art gallery actually operated; big money collectors, such as Mrs. Rockefeller and son Nelson; artists, such as Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keefe, and Jacob Lawrence; and such important threads of the art world as early American primitives--buy and read this book.

It is a tribute to the power of one focused person, who made a difference in what were hard times for American artists.

Woman Ahead of her time. Women and the Art World.
I highly reccomend this book, an very excellent read,the times Edith Halpert lived in were behind her and she's ahead of them,and it gives you a peek into the most exciting times in the art world,and a story of an almost forgotten women in the art world someone else besides Peggy Guggenhiem.This book by Lindsay Pollock is worth time and money.

Excellent Biography of Edith Halpert
I'm really glad the author wrote this book because without this engaging biography, few people would know about this icon of the American art world. The wisdom of "out of sight, out of mind" came to mind when I first saw this book - how soon people forget what is in the past. Luckily, the world is graced by people like the author Lindsay Pollack who are willing to remind us how we got to where we are. Thanks for writing this book Lindsay.

A great book about a remarkable woman
As a 40 year veteran of the art business, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. One doesn't need to be in the art business to like this book, however. I've recommended "The Girl with the Gallery" to numerous people not connected with the art business and they all loved it. Lindsay Pollock weaves the fascinating story of an extraordinary woman, Edith Halpert, from her humble beginnings to her brilliant success as a clever art dealer in Manhattan. Not only was Mrs. Halpert a consummate businesswoman, she also started several trends in American art that still affect us today. The writing was excellent, and I agree that once the book is picked up it can't be put down. ... Read more

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Get the body you've always wanted-and never thought possible-with this simple, cheerleader-approved fitness plan

Cheerleaders are the ultimate symbol of youth, beauty, strength and sex appeal-what woman wouldn't want to look like one? Now, with the help of The Cheerleader Fitness Plan, you can get the body of your dreams-no gimmicks, no starvation, and no props. Former NFL cheerleader and fitness expert Lindsay Brin has been helping women achieve healthier minds and bodies for over fifteen years. Using her comprehensive six-week plan, any woman can achieve their ideal weight, whether it's a busy mother of three eager to get her body back, a twenty-something woman just getting started on a fitness program, or an avid exerciser interested in trying something new.

The Cheerleader Fitness Plan is loaded with valuable tips and tools to keep you looking and feeling great:

* An effective combination of strength training, yoga, and cardio
* Custom tweny-five minute workouts-perfect for women on the go
* Nutrition advice to help you manage your metabolism
* Beauty tips and advice from other NFL cheerleaders

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Excellent Read.
Lindsay Brin truly did an awesome job writing this book.It is amongst the best written diet/exercise books I have ever read.Somehow or other she manages to keep it interesting and provide you with useful information at the same time.Brin talks a lot about the importance of interval training in getting the body you desire but also stresses the importance of working off more than you take in if you want to lose weight.Mostly full of common sense, she also offers a few interviews with cheerleaders to ask about their exercise and diet plans to give you a look at how these girls stay in such great shape and what they do when they are having an off day.I recommend this book for anyone who needs a change of pace to break out of a diet/exercise plateau rather than someone looking to lose a great deal of weight. ... Read more

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FROM FAST FRIENDS TO FAST GIRLS...

For shy, awkward Stella Gold, the only good thing to come out of juniorhigh gym class was her friendship with Emily Martin, the effortlessly coolrebel. Emily is now a trendy New York fashion designer with a penchant foraffairs with all kinds of inappropriate men. Stella, a schoolteacher, hasnever strayed far from her provincial Pennsylvania hometown. Yet thesetwo, now in their twenties, have shared everything, from bonding over themystery of tampons and Milli Vanilli T-shirts to swapping stories aboutfirst loves and one-night stands. But there's one secret Stella has nevertold her best friend....

When Emily calls from London with startling news, Stella is faced with achoice. She must either confront a long-buried demon or let Emily make agiant mistake that just might end their friendship for good.

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Simple but heart wrenching story
Again I can not believe I read a romance novel, but I picked this book up for 50 cents and thought I would give it a try.The plot was very simple but kept you engaged with a story line that would reach out and grab your heart when you least expected.

Reich takes you from a sibling suicide and the dark reasons that led up to the suicide to the outer reaches of a youthful friendship that entwined in the chaos that lead up to the unfortunate suicide.

The twists and turns that hit you make one love the ending of this book, but I would never tell my male friends.I could not believe a friend could fall in love with your step-father and what is worse, he almost raped you years earlier.I may have spoiled the best part of the book, but I hope I leave you wanting to know more and will enjoy this book, especially if you can pick it up for a bargain price.

Guys, it is okay to read this because there are a few glimpses into what a young woman really enjoys in sex, yet it will leave you wanting more details into this unknown realm of the female mind.

In a nutshell I would recommend this book that is easy to read and leaves you with a good feeling about the strength of friendships and what they can endure.

Fabulous Book, Great Read!
My best friend gave me this book as a gift and it was amazing!I loved this book and never wanted it to end.If you're looking for a great read, you've found it with this book!Lindsay Faith Rech does an excellent job... there's never a dull moment!!

Deeply engaging!
Wow! This is not the typical chick lit fare! I could not put this one down and ending up reading and finishing it late in the night. This novel has a depth and sensitivity toward the characters that was totally unexpected. I was thinking this would be a nice light Red Dress Ink read, but it totally surprised me! I really cared for and ached with the characters. I felt their struggles, their vulnerabilities. Previously I had enjoyed Rech's first novel, Losing It much more than average chick lit, but this book surpassed even her first one. I will certainly pick up any of Rech's future books! Thanks for providing chick lit that has real substance and heart!!

truly a joyride from start to finish....
Although I don't mean "joyride" in that it was literally a joyous book. It definitely had darker moments - much darker. This is *not* your ordinary "chick-lit" fiction. The storyline was engrossing though. Reading about Stella and Emily's friendship and how it evolved over the years from being barely teenagers to almost 30 year olds will make most women relive days with their own "best friend" and what kept them together over the years and what might have torn them apart. These two girls/women were closer than sisters - felt almost like sisters for most of their lives. As you read about all they have weathered together you wonder what could possibly be so terrible as to rip apart an almost life-long friendship. And you wonder whether or not this "thing" that is happening (it is kept a secret til almost the end) is going to be the death of it. There is a resolution, but you will have to read the book to see.
I highly recommend this book - it was a wonderful story. The dark side of it made it all the better.

A contemporary look at friendship
In the first chapter Rech gets you with a premise that makes you want to keep reading - why is Stella flying to see Emily in Europe. From then on the story goes back and forth from the past to the present, with lots of melodrama in between. A gang rape, suicide, mentally ill parent,this isn't for someone looking for a laugh. I usually prefer books with a little humor and wit, and characters with a little more sarcasm, but this story was worth reading. Although at times I just wished the author would stay in the present instead of dipping back into the past, and some of the melodrama (especially the father) I didn't think was necessary, I enjoyed this book. It's a little on the serious side for chick lit, but a good read none the less. ... Read more

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What's going on in Nora's room?

Is it a Moose
on the Loose?

Is it a game of
Duck, Duck,
Goose?

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A Family Favorite!
Jessica Harper is a STAR in our family.

This book has been a favorite of my daughter's for years.
Jessica's CD "Nora's Room" was played so often on short and long car rides, we had to replace the cassette (yes, cassette!) several times. (When the new car came along, we replaced those cassettes with CDs!)

Fortunately for us, Jessica was inspired to bring the wonderment of all the fun things happening inside Nora's bedroom (and her imagination) to print. With beautiful, bright and fun illustrations - this book became an absolute favorite of our daughter, and became the "MUST" gift for my friends' and family's new babies and children's birthdays.

If you are looking for a book to add to your classic collection of children's books, you've found it!

an awsome book
This is a good book for any ages but better for younger kids, but i still love these books i have the CD's my brother and i listen to them ALL the time, they are fun to listen and Jessica IS A VERY CREATIVE song writer and an author, the CD's and the books are amazing and i think everyone should get her CD's and books!!!

What's Going on in Nora's Room?
"Crash! Bang! Crash! Bang! Boom!Something's going on in Nora's room!"Mother, cooking dinner, baby twins playing in the kitchen, the family dog and even a pet parakeet wonder at all the noise from upstairs."How much noise does a little girl need?Sounds like the whole city zoo got freed!"Could it be bears dancing with moose, rhinos playing musical chairs or gorillas playing duck, duck, goose?Maybe it's an elephant hoedown or a couple of giants sitting on a town.Let's go upstairs to the door that says "Enter if you Dare" and find out..... The dynamic sister duo of Jessica Harper and Lindsay Harper duPont have authored another clever, silly picture book that's perfect for youngsters 3-7.Ms Harper's humorous rhyming text is complemented by her sister's wonderfully expressive and colorful illustrations and together they've created a charming, joyful story, with a little joke at the end, that won't be lost on young readers.So take a deep breath, open that bedroom door and find out what Nora's up to. ... Read more

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“One of the most likable vigilante serial killers” (The New Yorker) faces his ultimate adversary…an evil so terrifying it scares away Dexter’s inner monster—and nearly dries up his sense of humor—in this wickedly witty, darkly suspenseful novel.

In his work as a Miami crime scene investigator, Dexter Morgan is accustomed to seeing evil deeds…particularly because, on occasion, he rather enjoys committing them himself. Guided by his Dark Passenger (the reptilian voice inside him), he lives his outwardly normal life adhering to one simple rule: he kills only very bad people. Dexter slides through life undetected, working as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department, helping his fiancé raise her two adorable (if somewhat…unique) children, and always planning his next jaunt as Dexter the Dark Avenger under the light of the full moon.

But then everything changes. Dexter is called to a crime scene that seems routine: a gruesome double homicide at the university campus, which Dexter would normally investigate with gusto, before enjoying a savory lunch. And yet this scene feels terribly wrong. Dexter’s Dark Passenger senses something it recognizes, something utterly chilling, and the Passenger—mastermind of Dexter’s homicidal prowess—promptly goes into hiding.

With his Passenger on the run, Dexter is left to face this case all alone—not to mention his demanding sister (Sergeant Deborah), his frantic fiancée (Rita), and the most frightening wedding caterer ever to plan a menu. Equally unsettling, Dexter begins to realize that something very dark and very powerful has its sights set on him. Dexter is left in the dark, but he must summon his sharpest investigative instincts not only to pursue his enemy, but to locate and truly understand his Dark Passenger. To find him, Dexter has to research the questions he’s never dared ask: Who is the Dark Passenger, and where does he come from? It is nothing less than a search for Dexter’s own dark soul…fueled by a steady supply of fresh doughnuts.

Macabre, ironic, and wonderfully entertaining, Dexter in the Dark goes deeper into the psyche of one of the freshest protagonists in recent fiction. Jeff Lindsay’s glorious creativity is on full display in his most accomplished novel yet.

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Readers in the Dark?(Caution: Spoilers)
I know a lot of my fellow readers are quick to shrug "Dexter in the Dark" off as a lame and superstitious departure for the series, but perhaps we're all forgetting that Dexter is, in fact, a serial killer, and that many (if not all) serial killers live dual lives:One a "mask of sanity", and the other, a dark and crazy fantasy world.

From the wikipedia entry on serial killers:"Boundaries between fantasy and reality are lost... [Serial] killers suffer from psychotic breaks with reality, sometimes believing they are another person or are compelled to murder by entities such as the devil or God. The two most common subgroups are 'demon mandated' and 'God mandated.'"

Dexter is coming unhinged.He is (reluctantly) about to be married, he has taken on the role of mentor for Cody and Astor, and his sister knows his deepest, darkest secret...His guise of normalcy has suddenly become more than just a disguise, and with his precious free time dwindling, his Dark Passenger is being snuffed out of existence.When ritual sacrifices to the ancient demon Moloch arise, Dexter's deeply disturbed psyche latches onto this and the seeds for his Inner Watcher's departure have been planted.

Granted, even with a psychological explanation, a bit of suspension of disbelief may still required; but perhaps Lindsay made the story seem like everything was unfolding in reality for the reader because Dexter himself truly believed it was happening to him?

Lindsay Jumps the Shark
***Possible Spoiler*****Not Jeff Lindsay's best effort.I only give this book 1 star.I love Dexter and Lindsay "jumped the shark" and tried to explain Dexter's Dark Passenger as actually being a supernatural entity which is why Dexter is a serial killer.If I want supernatural I read Koontz or King or one of the many others who are known for and write in that genre.On top of that, the book was quite boring and Dexter and Deborah both come off as being incredibly annoying.I've got the 4th book on hold, I'll probably start the book, because I am curious to see if Lindsay continues with this ridiculous story-line of supernatural b.s. or if he just forgets about it and gives us a good Dexter the serial killer book.

Very Disappointing!
After the first two Dexter novels by Jeff Lindsay I couldn't wait to start reading this one, Dexter in the Dark.

After I started I couldn't wait for it to end! As some reviewers have said the supernatural/god element doesn't work at all. And the parts where you see the world form "IT"'s point of view is really not needed. It's the worst part(s) of the book.

And the ending seemed so rushed. In the whole book nothing really happens and on the last few pages Dexter gets caught and needs to save the kids and everyone disappears. Very stupid.

And another thing others have said, the whole "I had a bad childhood so I need to kill" attitude is a little far fetched.

I hope #4 won't be as bad.

Dark, Disturbing and Delightful!
As with the previous two books in the series, Jeff Lindsay continues to provide delightful supense. Poor Dexter has lost his 'Dark Passenger' and doesn't know what to do in the presence of another terrifying yet intriguing killer. Fear not,as Dexter takes us on a hunt for the killer and his 'passenger' while trying to 'educate' Astor and Cody and survive his impending wedding to Rita. Never has Dexter been more delirious and yet deadly.

Delightfully Dexter
Spoilers:

I don't understand the negative reviews of this book. I have read the first three novels, and found this one to be my favorite thus far. I did not read this book to be suggesting that the Dark Passenger has a supernatural element to it; that was merely the MO of the cult that was committing the murders. "The music" was a smooth metaphor for his attraction to others with dark demons. Even if Lindsay intended a supernatural element, it was very well-played and left me guessing until the end. I really had no idea what was following or what was going to happen to our Dear Dexter. I was so enthralled I read the book straight through in one sitting.

This book focuses entirely on explaining the Dark Passenger, and really showing us how much it means to Dexter, and to his new protege, Astor and Cody. I thought it was a vital explanation to really understanding the characters.

I also read in some reviews that he doesn't "kill enough". This isn't some slasher flick, it's a psychological trip into the mind of a serial killer. Not to mention, how do you readers think he dove into the mess he got himself into in this book? He wasn't just sipping coffee when all of the sudden he caught the eye of a murderous cult. Apparently no one read the first few chapters.

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Evangelicals, once at the periphery of American life, now wield power in the White House and on Wall Street, at Harvard and in Hollywood. How have they reached the pinnacles of power in such a short time? And what does this mean for evangelicals--and for America?

Drawing on personal interviews with an astonishing array of prominent Americans--including two former Presidents, dozens of political and government leaders, more than 100 top business executives, plus Hollywood moguls, intellectuals, athletes, and other powerful figures--D. Michael Lindsay shows first-hand how they are bringing their vision of moral leadership into the public square. This riveting volume tells us who the real evangelical power brokers are, how they rose to prominence, and what they're doing with their clout. Lindsay reveals that evangelicals are now at home in the executive suite and on the studio lot, and from those lofty perches they have used their influence, money, and ideas to build up the evangelical movement and introduce it to the wider American society. They are leaders of powerful institutions and their goals are ambitious--to bring Christian principles to bear on virtually every aspect of American life.

Along the way, the book is packed with fascinating stories and striking insights. Lindsay shows how evangelicals became a force in American foreign policy, how Fortune 500 companies are becoming faith-friendly, and how the new generation of the faithful is led by cosmopolitan evangelicals.These are well-educated men and women who read both The New York Times and Christianity Today, and who are wary of the evangelical masses' penchant for polarizing rhetoric, apocalyptic pot-boilers, and bad Christian rock. Perhaps most startling is the importance of personal relationships between leaders--a quiet conversation after Bible study can have more impact than thousands of people marching in the streets.

Faith in the Halls of Power takes us inside the rarified world of the evangelical elite--beyond the hysterical panic and chest-thumping pride--to give us the real story behind the evangelical ascendancy in America.

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Faith in the Halls of Power
A very comprehensive work.A catalyst for extensive discussion of evangelicals in American society.It's so important, I will risk recommending it to my mostly secular men's book club.

Faith in the Halls of Power a Must Read
Lindsay presents a well-researched message for anyone interested in the evangelical community and its influence in universities, business, and politics. The material does not attempt to sway the reader, but shows how evangelicalism is moving in the areas of power. The book is an easy read and can be informative for young executives to spiritual leaders.

A beginners curiousity
I have only read the first 20 pages. I wonder at this point if he will discuss the reality that people talk "religious talk" while at the same time motivated more for public attention, power and simply put, an exciting and well paying job. It would seem to me that preserving cultural values that are positive would be at the heart of seeking election to an office that might, note might, lead to change. Oh, I am a retired minister so I have a real interest.

Christianity - personal faith, powerful idea
Influence - funny word, interesting concept.Michael Lindsay, professor at Rice University, examines the idea of cultural influence and how evangelicals - those who would say they have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ - have exerted influence at the highest levels in our contemporary society.From politics to the arts, Lindsay found and interviewed literally hundreds of these evangelical men and women and explored their paths to influence.Lindsay notes that evangelical influence in the culture is undergoing resurgence - having taken a back seat to "personal evangelism" and the spiritual disciplines as the sole expression of the Christian faith in years past.Today, Christians do more than read their Bibles and pray - they vote, they paint, they teach in some of the leading universities, they run some of the largest companies...and many more are doing so as Christians than in the recent past.Of course, there was a day following the Reformation up until the time of our Founding Fathers, that it was commonplace for Christians to live and work as followers of Christ - but even recently the story of William Wilberforce once again raised the issue of Christian "ministry" and the idea of one's vocation as one's calling being the same thing.

I found the book an interesting read and a great history lesson valuable for all Christians to understand.Having been raised in a Christian home that engaged the community, I remember learning as a young man that not every Christian believed it was their duty or even their responsibility to make a difference in the world in which they lived.The terms "cultural mandate" or "worldview" were not frequent or familiar to many Christians in the late `60s or early `70s...but today those terms are becoming more familiar and acceptable to the Christian community.Lindsay does a great job of exploring the progress this movement has made, not examining the movement itself, but its slow climb from obscurity and irrelevance to reasonable and relevant.As one employed in this venture at the secondary school level, I found that Lindsay's research stopped short of examining the issue to this degree and depth as he explored the college campus, but not below.I found the book to be interesting, helpful and encouraging and a worthwhile read especially for anyone seeking to make a difference in the world for the cause of Christ.

Balance to Evangelicalism
This extensively researched book by Lindsay exposes the many misconceptions concerning those who identify themselves as evangelicals in Christian faith.Lindsay explores the range of how faith is lived out daily in places of power and influence not considered by "middle America" evangelicals.This book is an important read for anyone trying to navigate the multiple expressions of evangelicalism in the United States.While much media attention [often stereotyping Christians] has been focused only on "middle American conservatism," Lindsay challenges us to remember that any one subgroup of evangelicalism does not serve as the sole voice of authority on matters of Christian faith in America.Lindsay helps identify that interpretation of scripture and living daily for Christ is understood across a spectrum and not soley defined by any one group, organization, individual, or segment of evangelicalism."Faith in the Halls of Power" invites us to see evangelicalism in its broadest and diverse expressions, from Falwell to Bono. ... Read more

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The respected, world-renowned New York Times bestselling psychic takes on an intriguing new subject—the psychic abilities of children. Sylvia Browne shares profound stories of how children can be channels to the Other Side.

A child’s world is comprised of extraordinary things—vivid imaginations, imaginary friends, Zen-like naïveté, and a heightened sense of good and evil. In fact, it is now in vogue to proclaim that certain children are a direct channel to God, calling them Indigo Children or Crystal Children. But psychic Sylvia Browne knows these are merely fashionable labels. She recognizes that all children have unusual psychic gifts and abilities—including each one of us—but society has been conflicted about those gifts, at times cherishing them and often stifling them over the centuries.

Sylvia Browne writes from personal experience. After her own psychic abilities were revealed at age three, her mother tolerated but never encouraged her startling talent. Browne’s own son would exhibit psychic abilities of his own as a toddler, which she fully embraced and supported. What Browne has learned over a lifetime is that psychic gifts are present at incredibly tender ages; they are, in her view, special blessings from God. Some children learn to develop them while others are pressed to ignore them. In Psychic Children she illuminates the phenomenon, issuing a call to society for more understanding and acceptance of these remarkable children. ... Read more

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An amazing book about why we can see spirits and openly believe in things when were young, and shouldn't go away from that.
First off let me say that I am a big bookworm and enjoy reading all types of books. I would have to say this is one of the best psychic books I have ever read. I have been a kid who was always fascinated by the paranormal and have had many experiences when I was younger. I was always able to see spirits in the apartment my family and I lived in when I was a kid. I would see them come out of my brothers and I closet. So that was my first ever experience with the paranormal.

Another time I had ghostly experiences was when I would go visit my grandmother during the summer. I would see and hear the toilet seat go down, when it was left up and I would always see a lady walk by the bookshelf in the dining room as I was looking at the books and disappear when she reached the end. This book is perfect, because it talks about experiences that kids have, how we are all psychic when were kids, what it's like for children who had near-death experiences(since I had one when I was twelve) and what the other side looks like to them...which is what I experienced too!

I also find it interesting about having recollections from the other side and previous life's when we come into our new incarnation. It also has a lot of interesing stories about kids seeing deceased loved-one's. Some that they never met before or werent alive when they were. I give it 5 stars, because it goes deep into discussing about our many lives we have had on earth, how we are spirtually when we come into another body, how we see deceased loved ones, even before we come to this world again and so much more. I also like how Sylvia says not to put kids down or telling them to stop imagining things when it comes to seeing real ghosts and spirits. Also the fact that our imaginary friends when were younger aren't imaginary at all, but spirits from the other side.

This book made me even more spirtual than I already am, and made me realize even more how everything comes from God, and that there are tons more things out there in this universe than just us. I think that, because of this great big world that God made, why couldn't there be something else on different planets? Also why couldn't there be different realms?

Phychic Children
The item I ordered arrived in very good shape from the seller and got here when promised. I would use this seller again.

Very comforting information
The book is just as described in both content and condition.I will be purchasing more Sylvia Browne books!She is so down to earth and makes sense of what is happening in our lives and in our world.Great book, wonderful service from Amazon ~ as usual!

A Great Read
Thanks to Sylvia Browne's straight foward writting style your able to understant what goes on in the mind of a psychic child. It was very informative but the only drawback was that it contained excerpts of letters that were written to her asking if their children were normal. Although the letters were warrented they became a bit of a distraction. On the other hand she gave a great deal of insight on ways to help encourage your childs gift. So in short it was at the very least thought provoking.

If you've read her previous books, save your money
I love Sylvia Browne and all of her books, but she has to stop being redundant.I'm just not willing to spend the money any longer on books that pretty much say the same thing in all of them.If you've read her previous books, save your time and your money.I was expecting a lot of new information.There were a few paragraphs and thoughts not expressed before, but the vast majority of the book was a reviewing of statements and thoughts already written in her previous works.I wrote to her organization with this concern and never received a response.Borrow it from a library instead. ... Read more

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An engrossing portrait of a great mayor and the city he tried to save.

Vincent Cannato takes us back to the time when John Lindsay stunned the New York political scene and rode into Gracie Mansion with a liberal Republican agenda, a WASP sensibility, and movie-star good looks. When Lindsay became mayor of New York in 1966, he was seen as a White Knight, the last best hope for a stagnant, troubled city.

At the height of his popularity, leading politicians of both parties, including Nelson Rockefeller and Bobby Kennedy, feared the growing cult of personality surrounding him. Lindsay ended his second term, however, conquered by racial, financial, and economic crises. With peerless authority, Cannato explores how Lindsay Liberalism failed to save New York, and, in the opinion of many, left it worse off than it was in the mid sixties.

The Ungovernable City is also the story of an American city-perhaps the American city-during a crucial period in twentieth-century history. And all the while, Mayor John Lindsay found himself asking the same questions that Cannato explores: Is New York City governable? How much can the mayor of any large American metropolis really accomplish? ... Read more

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A Sharp and Steep Decline
I finished this book educated to the extent of the challenges Lindsay faced as mayor, but like most assessments of his leadership, am left ambivalent and confused about his legacy. In his defense, how can one take on "The cumulative effect of such concurrent factors as a declining population, a rising crime rate, and an eroding industrial and manufacturing base". As it turns out, the book is really a biography of a city in sharp and deep decline.

New York is an engaging subject at any time but I have always found the 1970's to be most intriguing given its woes. It may have been more fair to have expanded this book to cover the Wagner and Beame years as the author points out that the city's challenges really began in 1961 and culminated with its bankruptcy in 1975. Sandwiched in between is Lindsay's two terms described by Cannato as "John Lindsay's New York has come to symbolize a city in chaos within a society in turmoil". The crisis of decay, crime, racial tensions, riots, a giant bureaucracy, economic pressures were not invented by Lindsay but they clearly accelerated during his leadership.

I especially liked the coverage of the incredibly interesting Robert Moses and other Power Brokers, the extent of crime and vandalism (well documented and attributed to many factors including the change in the nature of policing), the changing demographics in neighborhoods, the student takeover of Columbia (really well done), Black anti-Semitism (I was unaware of its extent and depth), and the prolific practice of graffiti and other "victimless" crimes that would lead to more serious offenses (in 1973, 63% of all subway cars, 46% of buses, 50% of public housing was all heavily graffitied and in 1974, 40% of teenagers arrested for graffiti were arrested again within three years for more serious crimes). Clearly William Bratton and Giuliani's "broken windows theory" would have been helpful in the Lindsay years.

However, I could not muster any emotion about the man in this quasi-biography. A liberal Republican with a failed liberal ideology, Lindsay seems doomed to history as a man with too much style and very little substance. He is often described as distant, almost cold and he comes across that way in the book. It is interesting to note that more personable mayors like Koch and Giuliani experienced more success (not exactly fair I know as the period Lindsay led was unique in many ways). Overall, a very well done bit of research and analysis of a period in New York and American history that will continue to fascinate.

A highwayscribery "Book Report"
Vote people into power and they'll send police to beat you when there's a disagreement.

Ever has it been, save for a unique time in New York City from 1965 to 1973 when a tall, handsome, patrician man -- a liberal Republican of all things -- succeeded in governing a different way.

He left the mayoralty exhausted, his political fortunes in ruin. He aged without the benefit of any commemoration or recognition of merit. His health was failing and, because his time in city government had been so short, he lacked a pensioner's health care until then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani cooked up a job for him.

In the end he could not afford to live in the city over which he once reigned glamorous and intellectually challenging, and moved to South Carolina where he died a mostly forgotten man.

But today we remember John Vliet Lindsay for the unique, almost odd, position he held in American politics, and the meritorious way he chose to look into the eyes of those he governed, rather than down on them.

The information gathered for this essay comes from a fantastic book by Vincent J. Cannato entitled, "The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York."

The author himself seems conflicted about John Lindsay for he has dedicated a goodly portion of time and talent to study a man he considers a failure, which is okay. Life's purported "losers" have much to teach us and this he seems to know.

Cannato's analysis is that Lindsay stitched together a unique coalition of ritzy Manhattan liberals, poor blacks, poor Puerto Ricans, and ambivalent Jews to assume power, but failed miserably at understanding or governing to the benefit of ethnic Irish, Italian and German middle-class elements in the outer boroughs.

Lindsay felt the people of New York, minorities in particular, had a reasonable gripe where the issue of police violence was concerned. In response, he proposed a Civilian Complaint Review Board to weigh their protests, but it lost in a ballot referendum.

And so the police remained accountable to essentially no one but themselves.

They were uncommonly difficult years to be at loggerheads with the police. Years when people hit the streets and demonstrated over long-festering grievances.

American cities burned with the rage of American blacks and they, in turn, suffered death and injury by violent state reaction. In New York, Lindsay sought to limit the damage, to prevent the kind of riots that signaled the permanent downturn of cities such as Detroit.

When Martin Luther King was assassinated, Harlem went bonkers and the mayor decided upon wading into the maelstrom.

"[S]omebody has to go up there," he told them. "Somebody white just has to face that emotion and say that we're sorry."

Columnist Jimmy Breslin wrote:"He looked straight at the people on the streets and he told them he was sick and he was sorry about Martin Luther King. And the poor he spoke to who are so much more real than the rest of us, understood the truth of John Lindsay. And there was no riot in New York."

And then there was the anti-war/student left.

Here's Cannato again: "[Lindsay] said youth of the time included a `prophetic minority,' of activists and protesters who, `react to the world not by turning their backs upon it, but by facing it honestly and forthrightly -- as it is...Those who would rebel against the conventions of our society have sound grounds, in logic and in conscience, for doing so. I should remind you, however, that the rebel who overturns society's conventions, must take on the corresponding obligation to construct new and better conventions in their place.'"

In 1971 the city's police went on strike largely because hey had no respect for a boss that would cooperate with, say, Yippie rabble-rouser Abbie Hoffman whom Lindsay dispatched aide Ted Mastroiannni, head of the Lower East Side Task Force, to deal with.

Hoffman's anarchic treatise, "F--k the System," was funded by the Lindsay administration, however obliquely. Cannato describes the tome as, "a guide for young people to mooch their way through New York. It gave information on free food, clothes, money, rent, movies as well as on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases."

The paragraph conveys the author's bourgeois sensibility and is a proper reflection of many a New Yorker's inability to comprehend the great mayor's approach, to see that if something is free, one is not mooching, that where there is information about sexually transmitted diseases, less diseases are transmitted sexually.

The Lindsay gang's was an unusually open and, dare we say, democratic bent to governing seen, for example, in the administration's approach to the park system.

Lindsay's first appointee to the position of parks commissioner was Thomas P.F. Hoving, a thirty-five-year old curator of the Metropolitan Museum's Cloisters, son of the president of Tiffany's, and possessor of an art history background

"He wanted to democratize the use of city parks and take the 'No' out of park signs..." writes Cannato. "Hoving was a whirl of activity. His most famous innovations were `Hoving Happenings.' At one of these `happenings,' on a Sunday afternoon in May, Hoving opened Central Park to adults and children alike to paint away on a 105-foot canvas with paint provided by the city...Hoving also held a kite party in Central Park, though kites had been banned there for sixty years. He organized a huge game of capture-the-flag for children...on the Lower East Side a mound of dirt brought into Tompkins Square Park to fill in tree pits had become a favorite play site for local children. When filling began and the mound shrunk, the community protested. Hoving proclaimed that the mount of dirt would remain, and `Hoving Hill' was born.

This is called yielding to the wishes of those governed and engaging them with a flexible mindset.

But the new access, Cannato continues, "created conflicts over the vision of the park, however. It caused strain on the upkeep of the park's grass, shrubs, and plants. It also caused political strain as the park became a center for antiwar protests and countercultural activity such as love-ins, drug taking, loud music, and other uncivil behavior. Though a patrician Republican, Hoving was sympathetic to the counterculture. Robert Moses called Hoving a `recreational leftist'."

Cannato claims that Lindsay himself thought the parks ought to be "a safety valve for all this protest, that they ought to be the area where these great dramas were acted out."

A "New York Times" essayist, Marya Mannes drafted the darker side: "Litter overflows the baskets near the food stands, lies under benches, catches on twigs. Broken glass glints in the rocks where mica once glittered..."

Cannato discusses Lindsay's, "inability to understand white, middle- and working-class homeowners living outside Manhattan. Secure enough not to rely on the city's social welfare system but poor enough not to be able to indulge in the leisure style or political reforms of the upper class, these men and women possessed what appeared to Lindsay and his liberal supporters to be parochial concerns: lower taxes, more police protection, better city services, and protection of their neighborhoods."

It is true, and he correctly points out that all ensuing coalitions pieced together by New York mayors catered to the needs of these groups.

And of course, as Cannato discusses in great detail, New York City was falling apart.

But the neighborhoods that came undone were well beyond the purview of any mayor to reverse at a time when international capital was on the move and the flow and more difficult to corral then a stream of demonstrators flowing down Broadway.

Nonetheless, this disintegration and disorder ended the American peoples' fling with liberalism.

But the city of filth was also the city of the Velvet Underground, the city of Andy Warhol's factory, Max's Kansas City, Fania Records, Tito Puente, SoHo, Edie Sedgewick, a metropolis that provided the world at large with artistic vision and direction for years afterward.

Cannato concludes with the lost opportunity of Lindsay's liberalism, but leans too heavily on finding fault with the man, when it was the larger picture that had distorted and rendered an ideology of cooperation and compassion something quaint and unrealizable.

That vital center has been pursued by American politicians for decades now. It would seem that, rather than a bad actor come late to the stage with outdated ideas, the liberal mayor was simultaneously behind and ahead of his times.

As such, John V. Lindsay's role was a difficult one, superhuman even, and still he delivered a rave performance as the "Marvelous Mayor."

Well worth the time to read

I bought this book over 5 years ago and it sat collecting dust on the shelf.It looked too long and too arcane to spend any serious time with 'The Ungovernable City'.Then last weekend I picked it up and could not put it down thru 600+ pages.

Cannato perfectly captures the time and the enormous societal changes that swamped mere mortals like John Lindsay.The fact that Lindsay was mayor at a time like this is almost poetic tragedy:the sensible man of upper income gentility suddenly faced with the disenfranchised demanding a piece of the pie.

Also great are the descriptions of how politics was changing in America....old coalitions were fracturing and in the rush by government to address rising minority demands the white, ethnic working classes were becoming 'forgotten men'.One can see the seeds of the 80s Reagan Revolution being planted in John Lindsay's 60s NYC.This is the most fascinating part of the book. Cannato does a fantastic job of describing the dynamics that led people to switch sides:Lindsay eventually becoming a Democrat and millions of working class becoming Republican.

This book is would be an excellent reader for a course on the 60s social studies.

The face of New York's decline
Mr. Cannato's biography of John Lindsay provides an interesting and informative account of Lindsay's mayoralty.At the same time, he provides a great narrative of the major events that were gripping New York City at that time, and how they factored in Lindsay's governance of the city.

In a major way, Mr. Cannato portrays Lindsay as a tragic figure, a man who sincerely wanted to clean up the city, but proved himself to not be up to the job.Three examples from the book illustrate this nicely. For instance, he came intooffice on a warpath against what he called the city's "power-brokers" (unions, police, etc.), but ended up being strung up by these groups (who, in the case of the unions, ate him alive at the bargaining table). Moreover, Lindsay thoroughly alienated the city's middle class voters through a number of poorly thought out actions/policies (i.e., the Ocean Hill-Brownsville experiment, the 1969 blizzard response, and the proposed Forest Hills housing project, to name a few). As a result, Lindsay was increasingly dependent on the support of the far-left and of disaffected minorities, forcing him to radicalize his message.Finally, Lindsay burned all of his bridges with the Republican Party, became a Democrat, and then immediatetly sought that party's Presidential nomination. This proved to be a complete disaster, as the Democrats owed him absolutely nothing.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in urban history and/or 1960s-70s American politics.It makes a great contrast to American Pharoah, which is a biography of long-time Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.

The system, not the man
An excellent book, but Cannato is too quick to criticize Lindsay without pointing out the constraints that New York and other cities are tied with. Cannato asserts that Lindsay's failings came from his personality and liberalism, but I believe they came as much from the structure of NYC's governance and from the turbulence of the 1960s than the mayor himself.

New York City is burdened with more local responsibility for programs for the poor than any other county/city. Everywhere else in the country, Medicaid is entirely federal and state, not so in New York. No where else in the country does a city have to pay 50% of non-federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children (and w/ the successor too). Most states have neutral school funding, or funding that tries to help poorer districts, not so in New York, where the formula actually aggravates existing disparities. In common with other cities, New York City is home to concentrated poverty, unlike other cities, New York is made to deal with those problems alone.

NYC's mayor is also a weak one. He has/had to share power with the Board of Estimate, borough presidents, and independent school boards. Due to there not being a machine, to win elections you must pay off public sector unions. Lindsay had not been backed by the unions, but the years of appeasement of previous mayors had made the unions the most militant in the country, there was little Lindsay could do to temper them. Chicago has its problems, but public sector strikes are not one of them.New York also is an experiment in socialism in one city.It was during Lindsay's administration that New Yorkers realized the impossibility of that dream.

With more resources, and in a calmer time, Lindsay might have been a success. In another environment Lindsay might be remembered the same way Robert Kennedy is remembered, and not as a dupe. ... Read more

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A gorgeous tour of Ireland through stunning color photographs, artwork, and vivid text. This lavishly designed and lushly illustrated book is a visual tribute to the people, history, culture, and exquisite beauty of this remarkable island. At once intimate and grand, Ireland: An Island Revealed takes the reader through Ireland's villages, towns, and cities; through the rolling countryside, parks, and gardens; and through castles, museums, and stunning homes. Seven chapters reflect the seven main geographical regions of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. From Dublin to Belfast, Blarney to Ulster, Cork to the Castle Coole, every region is covered in magnificent detail. With over 250 photographs and four double-page gatefolds, this elegant, large-format book is a treasure. A clear index makes it possible to find a particular location or topic quickly and easily. Ireland: An Island Revealed is a book to cherish. 250 color photographs, 4 double gatefolds. ... Read more

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David Lindsay, researching old records to learn details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, soon found himself in the position of the Sorcerer's Apprentice-wherever he looked for one item, ten more appeared.What he found illuminated not only More's own life but painted a clear and satisfying picture of the way the First Comers, Saints and Strangers alike, set off for the new land, suffered the voyage on the Mayflower, and put down their roots to thrive on our continent's northeastern shore.From the story, Richard emerges as a man of questionable morals, much enterprise, and a good deal of old-fashioned pluck, a combination that could get him into trouble-and often did.He lived to father several children, to see, near the end of his life, a friend executed as a witch in Salem, and to be read out of the church for unseemly behavior.Mayflower Bastard lets readers see history in a new light by turning an important episode into a personal experience.
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The subject of David Lindsay's Mayflower Bastard is Richard More, a distant kinsman of Lindsay's. More, the 5-year-old, illegitimate offspring of a headstrong Shropshire woman and a man of "mean parentage," arrived in the New World on the Mayflower. He would live long enough to witness the hysteria of the Salem witch trials--and see a friend, accused of wizardry, "pressed" to death by stones. More was a sea captain, merchant, and tavern keeper. He was also an adulterer and a bigamist, whose wives lived on both sides of the Atlantic, forcing him to appear a Puritan in one country, and anything but in the other. What emerges is an intimate portrait of a world hardly holy--far more venal, vindictive, complex, and, especially, litigious than is usually believed. Lindsay's account is a stylistic mélange of first-person, second-person, and third-person history sprinkled with a few present-day anecdotes, in which the author retraces some of More's journeys. While this unorthodox approach lends the subject matter a certain gravity, at times it is merely obfuscatory. --H. O'Billovich ... Read more

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What are you thinking?
My sister sent me the above book and hung on every word.Maybe because my ancestors came from England and were
the early settlers of Salem in 1635.Since the wrecking ball and witches have pretty much taken over Salem it really filled in the long ago walkways of Salem.I think the author put his heart and soul into this book and
made it very readable and alive.Believe me the next time I visit the old burying ground I am going to search out Richard
More and leave a rock. Old timey thing to indicate the a visitor was there. As a matter of fact I just ordered up
my very own copy.

How did this get published as a historical piece??
Horrible writing style and thin on historical facts . . .the author should stick to his musical bands.Unwarranted attempt to assassinate the character of Richard More, a man who died over 300 years ago, who struggled, worked hard andsurvived in a time of great hardship and change.

A Tough Assinment, Well Done
I picked this book up several years after taking particular note of Richard More's headstone in the Old Burying Ground in Salem. I was intruigued by the idea of learning more about this relatively anonymous Mayflower passensger whose life spanned the ancient beginning through the Salem Witch Trials. I wasn't terribly disappointed. Though Lindsay imposes some unnecessary parallels between his own life and that of More, he nevertheless does a very nice job splicing together an interesting and cohesive narrative about More's life. I can imagine the daunting task of trying assemble enough information to make this work.

Although More wasn't an unknown, he is certainly no fixture in American history books, so the information Lindsay provides seems to be the product of some extraordinaryly intense research. And at the same time, he does not succumb to the temptation to include some of the less verafiable leads he mentioned outside the text, like the appearance of William Shakespeare.

I was a bit put off by his address of the reader as 'you,' as though I was actually part of the Salem congregation that helped impugn More for his adultery. It was distracting and unecessary, although it was perhaps an attempt to bring some additional flavor to what he may have feared was too dry a text. Lindsay should have ignored this impulse. On the whole, it will be a very enjoyable read to anyone with a particular interest in the Mayflower or the earliest days of the colonies. It was nice to learn about a "regular guy."

Too much supposition
MAYFLOWER BASTARD is riveting at first. The back story involving Richard More's parents reads like a gothic novel. Theirs was an arranged marriage that quickly unraveled with Samuel, Richard's father, living in London, and his mother, Katherine, carrying on an affair with another man, resulting in four bastard children. Richard More's father is such a snake it's hard to believe people like him actually exist. When his wife is too blatant in her affair, he divorces her and has their illegitimate children deported to America on the Mayflower. Richard is assigned to William Brewster the temporary minister at Plymouth Colony. Richard is pretty much treated like a servant and the Stranger (non Puritan) that he is and his brothers and sisters die.
Apparently Samuel's arrangement with Brewster was rather like that of an indentured servant. After seven years, Brewster's obligation was fulfilled. Richard then hooks up with Richard Hollingsworth, a shipwright whose daughter Christian he marries. They ultimately have seven children together. Richard becomes a sea captain and in the process takes another wife in England, an offense which could have gotten him hanged since the penalty for bigamy was death.
Richard More lived to be an old man and was known among the Puritans as one of the Ancient Ones. He was around at the beginning of the colony and was there for the Salem Witch trials. He was not hanged for being a witch but he did become embroiled in politic intrigue and was found guilty of adultery and required to wear a scarlet A, just like Hester Prynne.
Author David Lindsay, a descendant of Richard More, did extensive research on his subject, but the book is replete with supposition which cheapens his effort. Lindsay set out to prove Richard a rogue, but in the end he finds enough to like about him to determine that he was human just like the rest of us.
Lindsay has an annoying style of writing, addressing another character in the book. I got the impression this was supposed to be the person who accused Richard of adultery but I'm not really sure. I wasn't interested enough to read over the beginning to find out. History lovers will like the book. The fact that there was such a character as Richard More among the sanctimonious Pilgrims is enough of a hook.

Unreadable
My review must be tempered by my inability to finish this work. I simply could not bear to keep reading it. The writing style changes constantly but at no point is it good.It is characterized by awkward figures of speech, flowery stylistics, unclear point of view and unfathomable structure.One cannot even tell if, or at what point, the work is historically based.It reads at points like bad James Joyce.I was disappointed, as I was intrigued by the idea of a fictionalized account of an early Plymouth settler. ... Read more

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Charles Lindsay's photographs offer a humorous and inquisitive foray into the hazards where golf balls are lost--rough, woods, bunkers, and wetlands--as well as unexpected encounters with wildlife on and off the green. An avid golfer with plenty of experience losing balls, Lindsay photographs his way to the heart of the game with a light touch and an eye for telling details. In the process, he discovers balls ravaged by golfers, gators, and foxes--and lost for over a century.

Lindsay even encounters what is believed to be the world's oldest golf ball--unearthed in a cellar in the Netherlands alongside a primitive club.

The photographs were taken at celebrated courses in North America, England, Scotland, and Ireland: Pebble Beach, Bandon Dunes, Bethpage, Fossil Trace, Troon, St. Andrews, Royal St. Georges, Ballybunion, Old Head, and many others.

The foreword by John Updike is a celebration of golf and nature and where the two meet. A humorous story by golf giant Greg Norman rounds out the book. ... Read more

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Great shape!
I received the shipment really fast, within 5-7 business days I believe, maybe even shorter.The cover of the book was like it said it would be, with a few marks and tiny tears, but the book itself was in excellent condition and entertaining!I found the book in SkyMall magazine and it was listed for $30!I then went to a nearby bookstore and the cover was torn and also listed for the same price.I definitely saved a bunch of money buying it used and it's worth it!

Conversation Piece
Thought this would be a great coffee table book at my place in Myrtle Beach.Was in good shape as described.

My avid golfer Mom liked it
I purchased the book for my mother, who is an avid golfer. She golfs every other day (sometimes more) and travels to as many different courses around the country, as she can. She actually is an excellent golfer and has fun joining competitions whenever possible.

When she looked through the book, she thought it was fairly entertaining, but hadn't seen it before, so I'm rating it 4 stars. She indicated the book is relatable to golfers.

Lost Balls....Found?
Nice book, not quite as good as I expected but had some really awesome photos! AC

Excellent book, great service
AM pleased with amazon.They always deliver as soon as item is due, shipping rates are honest. Back orders are not forgotten. ... Read more

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Primate Behavior is the product of a wild and exhilarating imagination, ranging wide across an abundant imaginary landscape. Sarah Lindsay writes of space migration and the cave paintings of 35,000 B.C. Her poems speak from the perspective of an embalmed mummy and detail the adventures and misadventures of nineteenth-century explorers. Lindsay investigates the world as no one has yet had the daring and inspiration to do, reanimating history and folk legend and setting in motion curious new worlds that speak eccentrically, but unmistakably, to our own.Amazon.com Review
The explorers who start to guide us through Sarah Lindsay's fine andverdant book Primate Behavior are untrustworthy and quickly killedoff. Instead of hearing the "safely delivered story" of the first poem, weexperience "the fugue on the chaos theme" shot from a circus performer's"Continuum Ray." Lindsay deals in surreal contrivances but keeps hernatural histories unwaveringly precise and, further, emotionally moving;witness the final lines of "Lungfish Conquers Depression":

She doesn't know
why this time she pushes past the surface tension
and wimples up the minute incline
on jellied stumps...
She feels a pocket
flex inside her neck, she gapes
at the scoured entry of demanding air.

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Before there was Martha Stewart, there was Russel Wright (1904-1976), the great mid-century modern American designer who pioneered the concept of "easier living" for the middle class, a uniquely American lifestyle that was gracious but contemporary and informal. Yet despite Wright's enormous influence, there has been no major survey of his work until now.

This handsome volume-which accompanies an exhibition at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City-showcases more than 125 of Wright's best designs for inexpensive, mass-produced dinnerware, textiles, and furniture. As the flurry of Wright auction activity on Ebay shows, there is a thriving collectors' market for his designs. This thorough interpretation of his achievement is eagerly anticipated.
125 illustrations, 65 in full color, 176 pages, 71/2 x 10" ... Read more

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the inventor of the walking dinner
In Europa kent vrijwel niemand de Amerikaanse vormgever Russel Wright (1904-1976). Daarentegen is hij in zijn vaderland een "household name". Daarvoor zorgden allereerst zijn karakteristiek vloeiende gebruiksproducten, lijkend op de organische sculpturen van Jean Arp. Ondanks dat zijn latere sloom-erotisch gevormde keramiek aanvankelijk lastig te produceren waren, redden ze de zieltogende fabrikant Steubenville van de ondergang.
Naast Earl Tupper van het latere Tupperware was Wright bovendien ook één van de pioniers van kunststof servies-en gebruiksgoed.
In 1950 schreven Russel en zijn vrouw Mary de invloedrijke Guides for Easier Living: over binnenhuisinrichting en het organiseren van minder formele parties (lopend buffet, picknicks). Ze vonden zo het fenomeen lifestyle uit. Eerder in 1932 ontwierp Wright grof ogende partysets van het toen nog als industrieel beschouwde materiaal aluminium. Daarmee volgde hij de in de VS weinig bekende modernistische opvattingen van het Duitse Bauhaus. Wright legde kort daarna de naam American Modern vast voor zijn gebruikskeramiek met afgeronde vormen.
Belangrijker was het advies van een sales agent over het inzetten van zijn naam: "Benadruk Russel Wright Design alsof je een japon van Chanel verkoop." Russel en vooral Mary als zijn grootste pleitbezorgster knoopten het in hun oren. Nadien verscheen Wrights zwierige signatuur altijd enkele corpsen groter dan de merknaam op al zijn producten. Wat de naamsbekendheid ook versterkte waren de educatieve productdemonstraties die de Wrights (als pre-Tupperwareparties) tijdens de oorlogsjaren door de VS gaven. Hij bereikte als eerste designer een publiekelijke status, zoals na hem (uiteenlopende talenten als) Philippe Starck, Peter Maly en Jan des Bouvrie, die nu echter zakelijk slimmer zijn dan destijds Wright.

Russel Wrights actiefste jaren lagen tussen 1932 en 1955, toen in de VS Loewy, Dreyfuss, Bel Geddes, Van Doren en Dorwin Teague het vak industrieel ontwerpen introduceerden met hun `streamline design' van veelal technische huishoudartikelen. Tegelijk met een Wright-retrospectief in het Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum in New York (tot 10 maart) houdt het Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam een expositie over streamline; de eerste gemarkete vorm van styling. Wright en zijn Hongaars-Amerikaanse stijlverwante Eva Zeisel ontbreken echter in het Stedelijk. Hun werk vindt samensteller Reyer Kras meer "floraal dan streamline". Daar zit wat in. Als formalist legt Wright het af tegen zijn inhoudelijk sterkere, stroomlijnende generatiegenoten. Zij wisten de industrie te interesseren voor het functionele en commerciële nut van industrial design. Maar Wright verbreidde het modernisme onder de doorsnee Amerikaan; waarna het zich tijdens het "populuxieuze" Atoomtijdperk na 1955 verder ontwikkelde.
Ondanks de grote oplagen zijn Russel Wright-producten tegenwoordig gewilde verzamelobjecten. In informatieve hoofdstukken zet dit boek Wrights verschillende activiteiten op een rijtje. Het spannendst leest een relaas over het vermarketen van zijn naam. Voor meer vormlust moeten aspirant verzamelaars de eerder verschenen Russel Wright, Dinnerware, Pottery & More, identification and priceguide (ISBN 0 7643 1162X) kopen. De uitputtende illustraties daarin doen je het water in de mond lopen. Zijn naam mag hij dan tot merk gemaakt hebben, op enige ordinairheid in zijn smaakvolle vormgevingsproducten viel Russel Wright gelukkig nooit te betrappen.

Interesting historical overview
This is a great book for the Russel Wright collector who wants to know more of the backstory and history of the man and the pottery.But do not confuse this book with a collector's guide.This book will probably not help you to decide if a piece is RW or not, and certainly will not help in pricing or deciding rarity.

Bravo!
This book is a great compliment to the exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt, but more than that. The information here is not more of the same, of what's already been said about Wright in other books.Although some overlap is necessary to tell his story, there are many new details of his design life and philosophy, and marvelous photos of some of his products and drawings, not seen other books. There are also great pictures of Mary as well. I feel that this book was very sensitively done and that all involved in creating it (and the exhibit) deserve applause. It would be hard to imagine any R.W. fan not loving this book. ... Read more

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Praise for Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield

"Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield provides a provocative solution to the profound paradigm shift now redefining valuation standards for markets around the globe. In commonsense terms, it defines how the investment community has begun the journey of shifting to the more dependable, robust metric of free cash flow."
—Rob Brown, Chief Investment Officer, Genworth Financial Asset Management, Inc.

This graph tells a singularly compelling story of the changing order of the drivers of total equity returns. In Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield, you will learn how this story is the key to informed investing in an evolving global marketplace. ... Read more

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mike
the title of this book is actually a misnomer. this book is about economics and not about a book that will help analyze financial statements.for that look elsewhere. this books title is misleading and is not about analyzing cash flow.

From an international perspective
Although I found the concepts very relevant, this book is very focused on the USA perspective. International markets such as Australia have a very different tax and investment perspective and these differences need to be considered. For example the USA and Europe suffered very badly from the Global Financial Crisis but Australia escaped largely unscathed due to more responsible financial governance from both the banks and the Government itself.

I was hoping for a book on investment from a private investor or business owner point of view and this book was mainly about the investor in shares in public companies.

Having said the above I found the book a very informative read and believe that the purchase of this book adds a valuable information source to my library.
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Lindsay Cain, owner of Femmegems design-your-own jewelry boutiques, makes high-fashion fantasies a reality with step-by-step instructions for creating brilliant earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and more—all of which would cost a fortune if bought in a store. On top of the 25 divinely easy projects, she's packed the pages with loads of advice on finding a unique personal style, repurposing forgotten hand-me-downs, and recreating jewelry box buried treasures. With a hip attitude and juicy insider tips, Lindsay has included looks for everyone. Prepsters, princesses, glamour girls, beach babes, brides, and more, will all be inspired to created unique, sophisticated pieces for themselves or to give to friends. Lush, full-color photographs of finished baubles, bangles, and beads plus playful illustrations throughout make this a glittering gem of a book. ... Read more

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bead book
some interesting and doable projects, and with a little imagination, I was able to make a necklace using a pattern but different beads, love the book.

Rachel Stone's illustrations make it simple to produce earrings, necklaces, and designer-quality items
Learn how to create and wear gems and jewelry with a crafts guide which pairs full-page color photos with step-by-step 'how to' instructions. Rachel Stone's illustrations make it simple to produce earrings, necklaces, and designer-quality items, with a focus on value, fashion trends, and history adding in a level which rises Get Your Sparkle On above most crafting books. Public libraries will find it an attraction.

great beginner book
I happen to own the book and work next door to femmgems in Greenwich,CT. Real nice gals.The information in the book alone is worth it. If you are a beader the projects may be a bit beginner. But the tips and information can be valuable to anyone beginner, advanced or professional. As a jewelry designer myself, there is always something to learn. The book is geared towards beginners but any beader should have it in their library

Witty and practical guide to jewelry.
I thought the book was great.It has lots of good, basic information about jewelry and the jewelry business.It also contains some interesting ideas and helped me broaden my horizons when it comes to taste and style.Definitely worth the price to help me reinvent and update my look.

Pretty but practically useless
I, too, bought this book because I *loved* the cover necklace. However, upon receiving the book I was sorely disappointed. The designs inside are completely basic and uninspiring. There are some interesting blurbs written by jewelry makers, but overall the book is not worth the price. Check it out from the library for free, it's worth a look but not worth a buy. ... Read more

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hilarious!
I grew up listening to Jim Copp's "Schoolmates" and these three stories are just as (somewhat irreverantly) hilarious.I wish I had all his recordings.

Kids love it!
Our children (6 and 8) LOVE listening to this in the car... then they come home and read the book! Not squeaky-clean or cloying but lots of fun and a breath of fresh air.

Reading time with the kids
I bought this for my sister, her husband, and their child, Hunter (about 6?).Here is their review, straight from my sister -
"By the way, Hunter really enjoyed the book...we have read it through a few times now!The CD was a little funky, so we've only listened to it once, but that's okay."
So, if you're looking to get quality reading time in with the younger ones, this is a great addition to the library.

Jim Copp, Can you Tell Me a Story? Its fantastic.
I heard Daniel Pinkwater recommend this book on NPR.I have an eight year old son who was taught, allegedly, by a Miss Goggins.Jim Copp's masterful storytelling is utterly intelligent, hilariously funny, and ultimately, cathartic.For fathers and sons, it is pure joy of shared truth in art.It is said that art is exchange.Jim Copp is exchange indeed.And exchange in full.

Eclectic, Nostalgic, and Good storytelling
The book gives away the story of Mrs. Goggins Gorilla.I highly recommend that you have your kids listen to the CD of the story first, then read the book.It's much more fun that way.

The other 2 stories are forgettable, a bit dated, and good only if you want to wax nostalgic about pioneers of radio in the 1950's.I didn't find them to be highly effective stories, and my daughter wondered why Jim says "Everybody Dance" in the middle of a story where it's clearly out of context.

That said, this is a good book/CD combo and I recommend it for the Gorilla story alone.Kids will love and remember that story long after. ... Read more

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Amanda is a lonely little girl. Her mother means well, but doesn't have a lot of time for a 9-year-old and, after plenty of begging from Amanda, agrees to let her have a pet. Amanda chooses a ferret because ferrets aren't ordinary and, darn it, neither is she! But her mother worries because ferrets are notorious for biting. Amanda wins over her mother, gets the ferret and names it Peach! The two big rules: Amanda has to care for Peach, and Peach can't ever bite Amanda. It seems like Amanda finally has the friend she needed. But Peach sees Amanda's hands as five-serpent monsters--and bites in defense! What will little, lonely Amanda do now?!

- Great for fans of Hamtaro, Tokyo Mew Mew and Pokemon
- The first ever scratch-and-sniff, peach-scented cover.
- Winner of TOKYOPOP's second Rising Stars of Manga contest ... Read more

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Let me be blunt.
I did not like this manga. I have always gotten completely angry when little kids threw around animals like they were toys, even when I was their age. This manga frustrates me so much. To think that she'd actually have the guts to throw a Ferret around like a doll just sickens me. I couldn't even finish the first volume. I don't think I will ever show this manga to my future kids, in fear that they would probably try it themselves.

Better than I thought it would be
I got this book for $1. at the used book store.The story is something of a microcosm of 'middle america'.The authors(s) are able to inject cheeky humor and some satire into the goings-on between otherwise stereotypical characters.The story concept is by no means new, but it is told with its own unique childish charm.An adult reader may look at this story as some kind of morality play, with the point-of-view shifting between 3 characters, but as such the lessons it teaches appear flawed.

The art style is reasonable, pretty consistent, rather cutesy, and able to shift perspective from one point-of-view to another.

Still it kept me reading the book till the end so I was satisfied with my purchase.

A Cute and Warmhearted Series with Plenty of Laughs
Anyone on the lookout for a sweet-natured kid's graphic novel ought to pick up Peach Fuzz. This adorable three-volume OEL manga series is a lighthearted read for any age and would be a great addition to libraries for young readers.

Two characters dominate the series: fourth-grade Amanda and her ferret, Peach. Amanda has been begging for a pet and falls in love with a soft baby ferret, who nevertheless has an attitude. Sometimes the story is told from Peach's point-of-view. This fluffy little critter is convinced she's a princess and the universe revolves around her. Seen from her eyes, Amanda's bedroom is a kingdom and the water feeder in the ferret cage is a trickle of water from a dungeon wall. Peach calls human hands "handras," referencing a monster called the hydra, and views fingertips as scaly reptilian monsters with no clear agenda except to grab at her. It does make one wonder exactly what pets are thinking, and Peach's thought processes are revealed in a cute, unique fashion.

Peach Fuzz has a fun cast of characters, also giving the story added appeal. There's Amanda's mother, a hard-working single mom aggravated about spending so much money for her daughter's pet (but always successfully talked into it), who sometimes slips off into romance novel fantasies. There's the hip, multiple-pierced pet-store worker, who has a different animal on his shoulder each time we see him and who threatens to call the ASPCA if someone tries to buy a cage too small for their animal. There are even the various ferrets we're introduced to, besides Peach, because they all have separate and distinct personalities. Toys and stuffed animals are made as semi-characters; while they don't talk, they still get ordered around by Princess Peach.

Because of Amanda's age and the typical age-related stuff she suffers (trying to be cool in school, being harassed by bullies), Peach Fuzz can easily pull in elementary-school readers. However, it can pull in just about any age, thanks to its charm and humor. There are a few jokes aimed more for adults, like when Amanda tries to fathom what "fixing" an animal means, and believes some ferrets must be "broken" to need fixing. There's basically something for everyone here.


Young readers, old readers, and everyone in-between can take note: Peach Fuzz is a cute and warmhearted series with plenty of laughs. There is one warning attached: It'll almost definitely make you want to go out and buy a ferret! But that may or may not be a bad thing...as long as parents make sure their children, unlike Amanda and her friends, know how to hold and care for it right. All animals deserve kind and enlightened treatment, especially if they're princesses like Peach.


-- Danica Davidson

Fun little book
My 5-yr-old fell in love with this book at the library and was so into it we had to buy it.
It's a very lively, fun story to read together with a young child. The perfect way to make a kid realize that reading opens a whole new world of possibilities !
I would recommend it.

Applause For Jared and Lindsay
A longtime ferret owner, I was anxious to get my hands on this.I loved it!

First, they did and excellent job rendering the ferret, Peach Fuzz, as they are definitely difficult to get right on paper.I loved all of the cute illustrations.

Second, bravo to them for shedding some light on responsible ferret ownership.Ferrets are unique little pets that we are still learning about.Leaps and bounds have been made in the pet industry as far as educating the public about them, and I am ecstatic that such a kid friendly media (manga) is helping spread accurate information.This is especially true when there is so much misinformation is out there.

As I was reading, I kept giggling to myself as ferrets' personality was captured again and again on the page.Every ferret owner should read through this volume (and the rest in the series!).It is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face as you are reminded of your own ferrets antics. ... Read more