This is one of the most unique cookbooks I've seen. This book includes something for everyone and the recipes are delicious. It is a complete step buy step guide to gourmet cooking. It even includes special desserts, wine pairings and a list of wholesalers to purchase any of the rare ingredients. Highly recomended.

I was a little bit hesitant when I first saw this book, but after reading it and sampling the delicious and wonderful recipes, I fell in love with it.

Not only does this book have a delicious selection of recipes, but it is filled with North American facts, desriptions of herbs and where to find them, and the types of animals indigenous to the area. It also has an extensive wine list, so you know what to serve with some of the more exotic foods. Another nice touch is the list of places where you can buy and order the ingredients you need, no matter how uncommon.

Don't be afraid of the title, this is not a "hunter's cookbook". Instead it is an original, and well-written cookbook that can inspire the gourmet in all of us!

Living in Upstate NY, this book certainly serves my needs by providing me with a number of interesting (and tasty) options. In addition, it is also great reading for anyone who is simply interested in learning about special recipes.

Faulkner is, without a doubt, one of the South's best writers, and re-reading this collection of novels after many years affirms that belief for me. He was a master of words and I wish we had more Faulkner novels to feast on. Almost no one can measure up to him!

There is nothing quantitative in this volume that you can't get in other editions of Faulkner's work; however, the Library of America copy is to be strongly commended for the clarity of its typeface, its sturdy cloth-bound hardcover, and its designed ability to *lie flat* at each page. The only fault I could find with this volume is that it would be nice to have _The Sound and the Fury_ included in a Library of America edition as well (currently, the Modern Library edition is the best that can be done). I strongly recommend this edition to the serious reader who, familiar with Faulkner, is looking for a reference copy of these works that will not deteriorate over time (did I mention acid-free paper and a cloth bookmark?). Considering the price of each of these titles in paperback, this volume's value to the casual reader speaks for itself; you, too, are advised to invest in this worthy tome.

There are many great books, but I have read only two perfect ones, "As I Lay Dying" by Faulkner and Shakespeare's "King Lear." Lear's "howl" after Cordelia's death is (I think) the high point of English literature and Vardeman's internal dialoge (and chapter heading "My Mother is a Fish") is the purest form of writing expression and the high-water mark of American Literature. If you like to read, there are so many subtle threads that run through "As I Lay Dying." You'll recognize Chaucer, T.S.Eliot, and I think Shakespeare's "Lear." Like Gorky, Faulkner uses common people to expound upon universal themes like betrayal and unrequited love, but he does it better, and looks at it harder, than anyone has before or since.

Great set of tapes from a lecture given by Campbell on Joyce. Also available as video tape set at many college libraries. The book "Mythic Worlds, Mystic Words, Joseph Campbell on James Joyce" contains much of the lecture and more. Great in all formats !

Only Campbell could make Joyce seem so accessible, and he was eminently qualified since he spent a good portion of his life studying Joyce. The first 5 minutes are a billiant summary and distillation of a writer who is broader and more universal in his scope than anyone since Shakespeare. The only slight downside is the occasional throat-clearing and other noises that are part of a live recording, but it's a minor distraction. Five tapes might seem long when you start, but you'll wish it was longer when you're done.

Joseph Campbell coauthored the classic Finnegans Wake reference Skeleton Key, and in these six tapes of an informal lecture to a small audience he presents another tour de force encompassing his analysis of Portrait, Ulysses, and Wake.

He delivers Joyce's theory of art, (alone worth the price of the tapes), relates the texts' themes to mythology and philosophy, and generally provides a wonderful sense of James Joyce as a brilliant man of sorrows, acquainted with grief, who labored mightily to bring forth the Big Three. Perhaps even on a level with Stuart Gilbert's "James Joyce's Ulysses".

These tapes are a great buy for anyone interested in Joyce.

This book is an absolute must for anyone studying Joseph Smith. To ignore this book would be like biographizing Lincoln, and ignoring the Gettysburg Address.

It is a collection of the 173 Nauvoo discourses of Joseph Smith, covering the years 1839-1844. It is an interesting mixture, since the Prophet wore so many hats. We normally see him as Prophet, Seer and Revelator, but he was also Mayor, General, and Presidential Candidate and was a Husband, Father and Lover. This book opens up Joseph Smith and we hear him as the early saints heard him.

For example, on 180-181, James Burgess includes some of the Prophet's rhetorical "Oh no!" and "Oh yes!" flourishes. Sometimes we sand down Joseph Smith, thinking that he has some rough redneck edges. But I imagine that he would be quite a personable speaker. Judging from these notes, I am quite convinced of it.

I confess that we do have the "distance problem." We have a few autograph manuscripts, so we must work through the scribes. Then again, this is no different than the Socrates-Plato perplexity, and we still recognize Socrates as a great thinker nonetheless.

The gem of this book is the six contemporary accounts of the King Follet Discourse. You see how the early historians amalgamated the text into a seamless whole, and can see that there was no deception involved with the synthesis of the talks into one whole.

The book is divided among the five years, 1839-1844, with the spectacular notes placed at the end of each year-section. This novelty allows of easy access to the information, and makes the book thoroughly user-friendly.

This is one of my favorite books. I continually refer to it to double-check the talks in the official History of the Church, and Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Admittedly, it is a technical book, and not for casual reading, but for the serious hard-core scholar, it is a library essential.

This book is not an end all to the Joseph Smith question, but it brings us closer to a solution.

This is an excellent book which uses contemporary journal accounts to give a presentation of what Joseph Smith, Jr. ^really^ taught in his sermons. The general practice of the 1840's was to have scribes who scribed speeches, sermons, etc., as they were being given in order to preserve an account of such things.

The source documents which are quoted in this book come from the collection of journals in the archives of the LDS church. The history of these documents is important in that when the division between the RLDS and LDS churches occurred after the death of Joseph Smith in Illinois in 1844, most of these journals were "arrested" from the possession of Smith's widow, Emma, by Brigham Young. She applied to receive them back but was denied. As a result, these journals made the trek west to Utah with the group that went there and became what is now known as the LDS (or "Mormon") church.

The book contains most of the recorded sermons and remarks made by the prophet during the 1839-1844 time period (the last 6 years of his life). However, some of them may not be completely accurate considering there is recorded court testimony by those who worked in the LDS historian's office after Joseph Smith's death to the effect that many of Joseph Smith's recorded sermons and history were altered to give credibility to some of the doctrines which the new leadership was wanting to teach. The largest amount of "changes" occurred, however, when the LDS official published accounts of Joseph Smith's history and teachings were made, using many of the journal accounts in this book as source texts. You will find that in many cases those "official" published sermons and statements read very differently than the journal accounts in this book.

It was found by going back to these journals that such things as the alleged 1844 "Rocky Mountain Prophecy" never occurred. The true wording of the prophet's statement gave no indication that the Latter Day Saints were ever to go to the Rocky Mountains. (And, as a point of fact, most of them didn't.)

A most interesting thing about this book of the prophet's teachings is that you will find no mention whatsoever of the doctrine of polygamy, which the Utah LDS later taught and claimed came from Joseph Smith. In this book you ^will^ however find his denunciation of the doctrine of polygamy as well as his repeated proclamation of innocence with regard to the accusations people were making against him at the time, namely of committing adultery in the name of religion and having several "secret" wives.

Within the footnotes of this book, however, you will find that the LDS editors make several attempts to pin the polygamy doctrine on Joseph Smith though there is no such actual reference to it in the text.

As a 4th-great nephew of Joseph Smith, I greatly appreciate the painstaking work of the editors in preserving the exact wording (including original punctuation and spelling) of the journal accounts that were available to them. Everyone of RLDS background or beliefs should be very interested in this book as it is the most accurate source available for the prophet's Nauvoo sermons.

Joseph Smith is an American prophet who restored Christ's church to the earth. I have read this book and the footnotes, carefully, 3 times. It contains the journal entries of persons who were actually present when Joseph Smith spoke. By having multiple accounts of different persons of the same discourse, one is able to more fairly judge what was said. The talks given are amazing: containing Christian doctrines that have lain dormant since before the time history calls the Dark Ages. The doctrines in these sermons represent a true Restoration of the doctrines taught by Jesus. The discourses are filled with references to the Bible and Jesus Christ. In addition, they contain much of history and give a feeling of events that unfolded in the United States of America in the years 1839 to 1844. The diary entries are left unchanged in grammar and punctuation and have the unmistakable imprint of authenticity.[There are also excellent annotations.] What did Joseph Smith teach? What was he like? In any true study one must go to the source and to eyewitness acccounts. Did God, our Father, have a plan in the finding, founding, and establishment of America? Yes, a land of religious freedom where the Gospel of Christ could be restored to the earth, after having been rejected by the people at and after the time of Jesus. Yes, the same Gospel, the same Church. Joseph Smith was a prophet just as Adam, Abraham, and Moses. The Lord has always worked through prophets. Joseph Smith is an American prophet and this book contains the Words of Joseph Smith.

Even though this book was produced to accompany a 1984 Smithsonian exhibition, it truly holds up as a worthy work in its own right. I can't recall seeing the subject of past speculation on the future handled better. It is done in a manner that is both scholarly and interesting. You get a balance of both the popular fictional conception of the future, as well as, more "official" versions from government and corporate think tanks.

The real strength of the book is it's vast number of both color and black and white illustrations. You have everything from ink engravings from 19th century illustrated newspapers and penny dreadfuls, to the glorious 4 color covers of 1930's pulp magazines, to film stills of the "modern era" (Star Wars, Blade Runner, and Road Warrior.)

I found the ideas in the insightful text most interesting. It is pointed out that the popular image of the past changes and evolves through time. The Victorians and Edwardians seem to assumed that the future would be much like their heirarchical and elite present, just with bigger buildings and more complex machines. The first half of the 20th century was driven largely by an utopian, often socialist, vision of a better future for all. However, the vision that seems to dominate the later half of the century is a grim, corporate, cyberpunk nightmare.

As Arthur C. Clark points out in the text, the future isn't what it used to be.

Enormous skyscrapers will house residents and workers who happily go "for weeks" without setting foot on the ground. Streamlined, "hurricane-proof" houses will pivot on their foundations like weather vanes. The family car will turn into an airplane so easily that "a woman can do it in five minutes." Our wars will be fought by robots. And our living room furniture--waterproof, of course--will clean up with a squirt from the garden hose. In Yesterday's Tomorrows Joseph J. Corn and Brian Horrigan explore the future as Americans earlier in this century expected it to happen. Filled with vivid color images and lively text, the book is eloquent testimony to the confidence--and, at times, the naive faith--Americans have had in science and technology. The future that emerges here, the authors conclude, is one in which technology changes, but society and politics usually do not.The authors draw on a wide variety of sources--popular-science magazines, science fiction, world fair exhibits, films, advertisements, and plans for things only dreamed of. From Jules Verne to the Jetsons, from a 500-passenger flying wing to an anti-aircraft flying buzz-saw, the vision of the future as seen through the eyes of the past demonstrates the play of the American imagination on the canvas of the future.

"Yesterday's Tomorrows" is a look at how both popular culture and leading scientists, from the 1800s to the 1970s viewed the future. Joseph Corn and Brian Horrigan, using a variety of source materials, present these visions, both optimistic and grim, in a manner that avoids derision or arrogance. After all, some of these came true, and, in some cases, we wish the others had come true. But, as Corn and Horrigan point out, that's the beauty of the future: anything is still possible. The best way to explore how others viewed the future is through pictures, and this book has plenty. Corn and Horrigan draw on pictures, sketches and illustrations from magazines, TV shows, movies and books. While many of these visions, such as Buck Rogers' ray gun or a helicopter in every garage, are now nostalgic, many others, such as Buckminister Fuller's houses, still invoke wonder and awe. Corn and Horrigan provide a balanced approach to their theme by drawing from both popular culture and the scientific community's conception of what our life would be like. The book runs the gamut from future visions of cities, housing, transportation and warfare. Some ideas such as lasers have become commonplace while others like the flying tanks are prototypes that were passed over in favor of more practical options. But as the authors point out, who are we to judge these ideas from the vantage point of our time? Corn and Horrigan are careful not to poke fun at these concepts, but instead present them and explain their significance to the context of the times which produced them. Both fun and thought-provoking, this book is an excellent glimpse into not only the future, but into our dreams that make our tomorrows. Highly recommended.

Written in direct, easy-to-understand language for the non-specialist general reader by psychologist and family therapist Joseph D. Rocchio, Your Child And Tests is a solidly informative guide to tests for young students, noting their uses and who can administer them, their inherent flaws, ways to help your child become a better test taker, and listings of over 50 commonly used tests as well as over 50 handy test-related Internet sites. A "user friendly" resource, Your Child And Tests is very highly recommended for all parents school-age children concerned with how tests can affect their child's future and making sense out of test scores.

Dr. Rocchio has provided us with an excellent manual that reveals and discusses the basics of educational and psychological testing. His book tells us what the popular tests are and explains how they may be properly applied. Throughout the second half of the Twentieth Century testing was increasingly utilized in the U.S. as a method to pigeon-hole individuals.

The steady growth in the intensity and breadth of the application of testing has led many professionals to the belief that it is possible to systematize the integration of individuals into societal and economic roles. As parents, professionals, and citizens we must not accept this premise without first informing ourselves about testing and then deciding whether we agree or not.

Dr. Rocchio's work will find a grateful audience among parents and professionals alike.
You will discover how tests were developed and why they are believed to be valid, useful, and even necessary, for many purposes. You will also gain an appreciation for the limitations of tests and why it is so important that persons whose lives may be significantly affected by the results of testing be fully informed on the subject.

I very much encourage Dr. Rocchio to follow up this competent and groundbreaking work with another that explores the full impact of testing upon our individual lives and the implications of the use and potential misuse of testing to our present society and to our future.

This book unlocks the mysteries behind a myriad of educational tests in a parent friendly and very readable manner. It would be valuable asset for every classroom teacher and/or any parent who may be overwhelmed with educational jargon. I wish it had been available during my 30+ years as a Reading Specialist in the public school system.

Joseph Polansky's 'Your Personal Horoscope ...' books are the only horoscope books I care to buy. Because they are not only well-written and well-researched books,but they are also written by somebody who is obviously passionate about the subject. So, they can certainly be distinguished from many of the other horoscope books that are commercially available but serve no purpose other than money-grabbing.

As I have been practicing astrology for some years,I am surprised to find someone who "reads" as I do.He is the only astrologer I have read of that translates a planet according to the persons Sun sign. I am a Aquarian, so Neptune is MY money planet. It means something else to any other sign. I would have to charge a lot to give an individual a personal reading in this way, and Mr. Polansky does it for all of us, in an easy to read book.

I recomend this book to any person with a slight intrest in horoscopes. It shows things that could improve your personality and life style. As well as the present and the future. A Magnifficent book to read, even people who don't beleive in "the telling of the future" will find it purely fascinatating

There are many authors who deserve a larger readership (one thinks of William Gaddis, John Hawkes), but none more so than Joseph McElroy. A Smuggler's Bible fell on deaf ears when it was published in 1966, and because of this is often compared to The Recognitions and Under the Volcano. And the comparisons are valid, to a point: For while Gaddis's and Lowry's novels *have* received a deserved amount of, well, recognition (though it's never enough), McElroy's first novel hasn't. This goes for his entire opus of seven novels, all vastly intelligent, structurally and metaphorically brilliant, and, yes, challenging (and equally rewarding). If, as a reader, you feel you should be treated with respect and not have the novelist lead you by the hand and play you for an idiot, then I highly recommend this and McElroy's other novels. There are few voices as unique as his. Few novelists as concerned with what makes us what we are. And fewer are as capable. To summarize A Smuggler's Bible is a difficult task, but, essentially, an easy one (have I contradicted myself?). David Brooke, on the verge of a breakdown, is attempting to assemble, from eight very different manuscripts, his identity, his place in his friends' lives, as seen through their eyes. And in a variety of styles (the influences are strongly Nabokovian & Joycean), with each single manuscript having more material than many respected novels, the story unfolds, and we too begin piecing together what makes David Brooke David Brooke (and possibly what makes us us). McElroy shows a command of characterization, setting, voice, and metaphor that many a lesser novelist has been praised for. I highly recommend this novel, along with McElroy's Lookout Cartridge (currently out of print and perhaps the single most neglected work of the '70's). Joseph McElroy's are works far, far better than this hastily composed "review." Please read him.

There are many authors who deserve a larger readership (one thinks of William Gaddis, John Hawkes, Harry Crews), but none more so than Joseph McElroy. A Smuggler's Bible fell on deaf ears when it was published in 1966, and because of this is often compared to The Recognitions and Under the Volcano. And the comparisons are valid, to a point: For while Gaddis's and Lowry's novels *have* received a deserved amount of, well, recognition (though it's never enough), McElroy's first novel hasn't. This goes for his entire opus of seven novels, all vastly intelligent, structurally and metaphorically brilliant, and, yes, challenging (and equally rewarding). If, as a reader, you feel you should be treated with respect and not have the novelist lead you by the hand and play you for an idiot, then I highly recommend this and McElroy's other novels. There are few voices as unique as his. Few novelists as concerned with what makes us what we are. And fewer are as capable.

To summarize A Smuggler's Bible is a difficult task, but, essentially, an easy one (have I contradicted myself?). David Brooke, on the verge of a breakdown, is attempting to assemble, from eight very different manuscripts, his identity, his place in his friends' lives, as seen through their eyes. And in a variety of styles (the influences are strongly Nabokovian & Joycean), with each single manuscript having more material than many respected novels, the story unfolds, and we too begin piecing together what makes David Brooke David Brooke.

McElroy shows a command of characterization, setting, voice, and metaphor that many a lesser novelist has been praised for. I highly recommend this novel, which demands multiple readings, along with McElroy's Lookout Cartridge (currently out of print and perhaps the single most neglected work of the '70's).

Joseph McElroy's works far, far better than this hastily composed "review." Please read him.

Anyone who a) lives in upstate New York (as I do), b) is a fan of Theodore Dreiser, or c) watches old movies is sure to know about the famous Chester Gillette murder case. The incident was turned into the famous novel, 'An American Tragedy" and later into a movie. This book is excellent because it gives all the details of Chester's life, his trial, and love letters written between him and his girlfriend whom he later murdered. For people reading the novel, which I am doing now, it is also helpful because there is a chart telling who each of the characters was actually based on in real life. This book is out of print nationwide, but you can still find it here in upstate New york in giftshops or bookstores. I got my copy at the Herkimer Jail where Gillette was kept in 1907. They still have tours here.

This is a book detailing the true historical account of the Grace Brown Murder (done in by Chester Gillette). Occurring at the beginning of the century, Theodore Drieser based his novel, AMERICAN TRAGEDY, on newspaper accounts of the murder and trial. Later, Hollywood used this same story for A PLACE IN THE SUN - an Academy Award winner. Joseph Brownell has spent decades researching the case and getting (never before allowed) family interviews. He still lectures about the case. The book is now in a revised print

I cannot recommend this book too highly... There is everything in it; love, joy, fulfillment, exhilaration, achievement, renewed faith... and also, despair, disappointments, loss of faith... all said in the inimical way of A.J.Cronin.. a real worhthwhile book!!

This is A.J. Cronin's biography; the life of a medical doctor who barely manages to make a living and how he turns into a world renowned best-selling and beloved author. Every book he ever wrote is well worth reading; some more than others. But this book is a treasure because it is a true story. I laughed, I cried, and so will you. I cannot recommend it too highly. What a loss to the world that Cronin has passed on, but what a treasure trove of books he has left to us. Do yourself a favor; read the A.J. Cronon books. You'll be glad you did.