Divided in seven chapters, this book gives detailed information on Ancient Egyptian life, society and culture. Read about the Nile and its inundation. Discover the food the Ancient Egyptians ate, the tools they used, the clothes they wore. Find out about their recreation, sports and games. Learn about their religious beliefs, magic and medicine. Clearly written for the general public, the book offers selected art pieces from the British Museum, confirming the author's statements.

From "ABA"---creator of earth and the lord of heaven, according to the Choctaw, Native Americans of Louisiana---to "ZOROASTRAIN HEAVEN"---ancient prophet, Zoroaster, contemportary of Confucius--- this is truly a major work in its field. It cites such diverse sources as "Saturday Night Life," animated cartoons, advertising, the film "Highway to Heaven," near death experiences, and seemingly every significant religious leader of every persuasian, and every major written work concerned with heaven. Fun to read, fact-packed, well-written, as well as a good reference, illustrated extensively. If you're like most of us---wondering about what's next after life---this is THE book from which to gather truly diverse views on which to establish your own belief.

George Moore was an Irish landowner who received his indoctrination into the world of art and literature in France. His encounter there with the realist movement led to the first three truly realistic (defined as against the prevailing moralism and/or melodrama of Victorian fiction) novels in English literature proper: A Modern Lover, A Mummer's Wife and Esther Waters.

Of the three, Esther Waters is the most fully developed and it is certainly the most engaging for a modern reader. In it, a woman has a child out of wedlock, and not only survives (through a variety of trials that are dispassionately but unflinchingly depicted) but in a manner of speaking prospers (Compare this for example with Elizabeth Gaskell's *Ruth*, written some 40+ years earlier).

A great read. An important milestone in the transition from moralism to realism in English fiction. An Irish writer who played an important role in the Irish literary renaissance in the early years of the 19th century.

Well worth the read.

I have read many of Miriam stoppards books,and i think they are the best written books i have ever read, the only sad part is that I am in India, and we can only buy limited,ones.., I would love to read all the titles.

I was quite surprised by the reality of the book. It hit me hard. I then realized that women were desperately oppressed in earlier days. I thought we had it bad now... Oh boy was I wrong. I will pass this on to my daughter-if I ever decide to have one... :)

Focus on Grammar is a good text with communicative and contextual grammar activities. It's sometimes not as detailed as other books, such as Azar's grammar series. However, it has the best balance of any. The explanations are easy for the students to understand. Finally, the CD-ROMs that go along with it, while not perfect, are the best that are currently available.

As you read through this masterful yet succinct examination of the state of the family in Britain today, you are struck, in part at least that despite the social upheaval in Britain in the post war years, much of our social structure remains intact.

Despite the many freedoms won by women and by men particularly in the last forty years or so, what is more surprising than anything else is how conservative Britain has turned out to be. True, the work excludes factors such as race and ethnicity as well as immigration and the impact these may have had on the overall figures, but despite everything, to a degree, the traditional behaviours of marriage hold good to a great extent.

Before anyone should think that I am a supporter of this conservative picture, let me assure readers that I am not. While I think that the study here is a good one, I also am of the belief that the notion of a traditional family is an artificial construct which does not have real meaning.

For instance, it is only about 150 years agao roughly speaking that women were considered to be mere chattels once they became married or put it another way, what is mine is mine and what is hers (including her) is mine too.Female sexuality was under male control as was reproduction. Divorce laws were changed such that women could divorce their husbands. The point here is that this artifact of the family, far from it being something to aspire to has been endowed with a mythological significance which cannot be supported. The breadwinning husband is a construct to, denying women the right to work and the right to financial independence. The conclusion I draw from this is that diversity is good and that all men and women should be free to make their own choices.

I find that the conservatives of all parties who purport to produce evidence to establish the suffering of children and the handicaps in life that they must endure as a result of the lack of married parents are also setting up a straw man. To be sure suffering children are found in many families but often that suffering is a result of insufficient income. The benefits of proper family life are bound to win through if the comparator is a time when most people were in marriages whether they liked it or not. It would not be surprising if mothers in bad marriages devoted their time and energies to their children.

My biggest objection to this book lies in the dogmatic approach set out by Patricia Morgan who seems to be on a crusade against what she terms the atomistic society. This surely must be a topic all on it's own but it does seem to me that the opponents of freedom and liberty are casting their eyes back to a golden age of marriage where none existed. Education is rightly seen as a liberator for women who are as good, if not better than men in many respects. Why should they not have the same freedoms and responsibilities as men for all aspects of their lives. The question really is one of choice. Everyone should have the ability to decide for themselves what they do given the facts available.

In this case, social structure will be determined by those choices and we should be prepared for change whether people like Morgan want to deride it as post-modern or not. The conservatives case is too simplistic and seeks to use emotion and blackmail to return us to an age where men are subjugated to men. For myself, I want to see a time when all people are free to make the most of any opportunities which may be presented to them regardless of sex or colour.

Every student or interested observer of society should read this book and make up their own minds.

7th grader, Rachael Miller has a secret. She can see and speak with her guardian angel. And her guardian angel is not just any old angel; she's Rachael's twin sister who'd passed away when they were five. In Angel Eyes, we learn that having a guardian angel can be fun, exciting, and a real learning experience!

I found Angel Eyes to be the perfect book for preteen girls. The parties, the friends, the boys...all hit close to home for girls this age. And with the great pink cover art, it makes a perfect girl gift. I loved this book, and think you'll enjoy it too.

THIS BOOK IS SO GREAT. MY 22 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER LOVES THIS BOOK. ONE OF HER FIRST WORDS WAS GIRAFFE. WE MUST READ THIS BOOK SEVERAL TIMES A NIGHT BEFORE BEDTIME. BECAUSE OF THIS HER COPY IS WELL WORN AND I AM ORDERING ANOTHER COPY FOR HER. SHE CAN PICK OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT ANIMALS IN THE BOOK AND I BELIEVE SHE HAS LEARNED A GREAT DEAL BY HAVING THIS BOOK READ TO HER.
IF NO ONE WILL READ IT TO HER. SHE IS CONTENT TO SIT AND READ IT TO HERSELF. THANKS FOR SUCH A GREAT BOOK

Girlhood In America: An Encyclopedia is a massive, 800 page, two volume reference work presented hundreds of signed articles by more than eighty high-profile interdisciplinary scholars covering girlhood from a range of academic perspectives including history, cultural studies, education, media studies, literature, sociology, psychology, and anthropology. Ably edited by Miriam Forman-Brunell (associate professor of history and former director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of Missouri, Kansas City) this impressive compendium showcases how portrayals of girls in children's literature, magazines, movies, toys, music, and other media have deeply influenced girls' perceptions of themselves. Also presented is a wealth of clinical information on, and insights into, such issues for girls as body image, eating disorders, emerging sexuality, and depression. Excerpts from diaries, memoirs, and autobiographical novels help to illustrate the subjective experiences of girls throughout American history from the first settlements along the Atlantic coastline down to the present day. Strongly recommended for academic and community library reference collections, Girlhood In America is enhanced with numerous black-and-white illustrations, end-of-entry bibliographies, and a comprehensive index. Girlhood In America is also available in an ebook format...