Who would think a book of long-ago political figures could be so interesting. Chocked full of behind-the-scenes, in-depth portrayals of past presidents, ambassadors, foreign dignitaries, family and friends. Gives an excellent window on the political scene and how with "one hand washing the other", the work of government is accomplished. Well Done!

The book was really great and I have read a lot of books on John F Kennedy. The book gave a human aspect of the campaign and the day to day life of the kennedy administration.

For the best study of mysticsm, this is the true text book. Word of warning - I picked it up as my first book on the subject and felt I was reading a foreign language. After reading three books about individual mystics, I again picked up Mysticism and found that the book was incredible and probably the best reference book ever written, or to be written, on this topic. I am sure I will refer to it again and again for further detail on certain ways of the mystics. It is apparent that this was Ms. Underhill's mission in life - to interpret and explain mysticism for all of us.

I read this book a number of years ago and am still amazed when I think of the impact it had.

The Neuroanatomy Primer : Color to Learn/With 12 Colored Pencils is a great addition to any psychology or anatomy student's library. The confusing world of neuro-networking is simplified and made into a hands-on project that keeps one's interest. I recommend using this book to supplement other texts; it allows you to not only read the information but color the areas and happenings that occur in the brain. Reading, seeing and coloring the information is a simple way to break the monotony of only reading and taking notes from a text book. The multicolored pages are then great study guides that attract your attention and are wonderful for last minute glances before a test. The extra time taken to use this book correctly saves time that would have been wasted being confused or trying to learn by only black and white text. I also have found the text to be accurate and condensed into comprehensible sections that aid further with your understanding of such a complex topic. Overall this book is a great learning tool.

From the first page to the last Waugh sweats his way around Guiana, a country he confesses early on he never even meant to visit, exuding contempt from every pore.

It is unusual for a travel writer to show so much dislike for his chosen destination while still managing to carry his audience along with him. Partly this derives from Waugh's finely turned humour; partly the lack of foreknowledge most readers will have on such a rarely visited territory; and mainly from the succession of luminous characters that he bequeaths us to light the way along his lonely and fly-bitten road.

Guyana is a fascinating place and occupies an important niche in British travel literature. Walter Ralegh's travelogue "The Discoverie of Guiana" is now recognised as being the first major modern English prose work, predating Bacon's "Essays", and there have been a steady stream of excellent and varied accounts ever since.

Part of this fascination must stem from the long held assumption that Guiana was the kingdom of the legendary king "El Dorado"; certainly it was this that led Ralegh there in search of glory, and ultimately led him there again fatefully two decades later. Nevertheless the stamp of character of a country is a reflection of its people, and Guyana, as the former British colony is now called, has always borne such characters in abundance. As Waugh himself, Judge Henry Kirke ("25 Years In British Guiana"), Gerald Durrell ("Three Singles To Adventure"), Margaret Bacon ("Journey To Guyana") and, more recently, Pauline Melville ("The Ventriloquist's Tale") have discovered, they make for good reading.

If Waugh is flawed in his approach, it is only that his unremitting negativity makes the reader wonder why he ever went there at all. Indeed, I am sure that Waugh asked himself the same question almost every day: it is significant that he chose to entitle his book after the duration of his visit, almost as if he was counting off every hour like beads on a rosary. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

Waugh professed to dislike his five travel books so intensely later in life that he asked they never be republished. And, with the exception of the compilation of excerpts "When The Going Was Good", they never were. Maybe he came to see his cynicism as a sin which for which subsequently he wished to atone in some manner. Thankfully his estate have been his confessors and allowed us, in their absolution, a singular glimpse into a rare country and a rare mind.

Grigori Medvedev presents an accurate, disturbing account of censorship and secrecy in the USSR. In his struggle to publish warnings of impending disaster (Chernobyl) Medvedev is met with resistance which Americans cannot fathom. Threats of imprisonment, death, and dicreditation are all too common to an author and scientist simply trying to prevent catastrophe. Medvedev's persistence is most commendable, and is his faith in God very apparent. Such courage, faith, and intelligence is far too rare in the world and Grigori's struggle makes U.S. freedom all the more gratifying.

The story of two siblings growing up in Miami Beach during World War II is the neon backdrop for the telling of this coming of age story. The main character, Hilary, is a young girl about to enter puberty, searching for advice about her impending "womanhood." The hilarious adventures Hilary and her brother, Freddie, get themselves into is semi-Judi Blume-ish; however, this is not to say this book is derivative in any way. The preamble to the book, "The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time," is attributed to Wm. B. Yeats, and is very telling of the book's outcome. That this book was also a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction should convince everyone that it is a required reading. E.W.Mayerson is one of my favorite authors.

I really liked this book. It's about how Evelyn finds herself imprisoned in a school where there are no teachers and no exits. Evelyn and Drucy form a plan to try to escape

This is a touching story of Ruan, daughter of a Non-Conformist minister in London, early 1900's. Ruan learns as she grows up that the world is different than what she has been taught. Ms. Smith uses beautiful descriptions of the moors, and English country life. The charactors are so real you'll cry ( I do every time I read it) and laugh and feel their fears, hopes and dreams.