This short magical book, with 30 intmate photographs, does a great service to all who may have wished they had known Mrs. Roosevelt(The "Mrs.R" of the title). The author, William Turner Levy, reveals, in the affectionate telling of his longstanding friendship with Mrs. R, very touching and human dimensions to the already very detailed and historic portrait of Mrs. Roosevelt. It is through his enchanting and loving memoir, told through short delightful anadotes, that I gained new insights and perspectives into the private life and personality of Mrs. R. Indeed, not only did I gain nuance, I gained a strong emotional sense of who this woman really was. The excellent comments incorporated throughout the book of Cynthia Eagle Russet, a professor of history at Yale University, provided valuable historical and contextual insight into the significance of the role of Mrs. Roosevelt in shaping history and politics. I highly recommend this charming book to all those interested in Mrs. R and a part of American history coming alive in new and fascinating ways.

This book provides an overview of some of Australia's and Papua New Guinea's most intriguing and beautiful little birds. Fairy-wrens have fascinated ornithologists and lay-people alike from early European settlement in Australia. And rightly so. The males are strikingly coloured in deep blues, brilliant cobalts, daring reds and purples. They have a lovely, far-reaching song, well-known to many Australian with a suburban garden. Their social system is intricate and fascinating, living in small social groups of varying complexity. Plus the fariry-wrens are the least faithful of all birds, with females routinely cuckolding their social partners. Emu-wrens and grass-wrens are somewhat more modest in their appearance, and more elusive to the uninitiated bird watcher. But the beauty of the emu-wrens lies in the detail of their feathered tail, whereas the grasswrens are the most cryptic of them all. This book is a delight, well written by Australia's two leading - and most sympathetic - wren-biologists, providing a plethora of interesting facts presented in an appealing style that can captivate experts and interested lay-people alike. The plates by Peter Marsack are delightful, accurate and atmospheric, perfectly capturing the essence and beauty of these wonderful birds.

"The Feast of July," although recently filmed (the book is so much better than the movie!) doesn't draw much attention to itself nowadays. H. E. Bates, one the most talented novelists in the English language, is undeservedly forgotten. This short novella is Bates's masterfully written exploration of the "life-within," of the interior struggle. Commencing with an excruciatingly beautiful scene that depicts the protagonist's inner loneliness, the book introduces us to Bella, a young seduced girl, who is looking for the man who dishonored and left her. As she is harbored by a family of shoemakers, Bella finds herself attracted to three young men who fall under her charm: the handsome Jedd, the soft-hearted Matty, and the hot-temprered Con. She flirts, not to say toys, with at least two of them, yet the third, for whom she feels nothing, becomes her paramour. Things develop from there, and the novella climaxes in the return of Bella's former lover, a man she once loved and suffered over, the "seducer." His arrival is rather predictable, but the reader is somewhat stunned by his decease, which ensues after Bella and her lover/accomplice meet the unfortunate fellow on their nature-ramble (the "deflowerer" came to town to take a break from work and went fishing to rest his soul- how ironic). After that there's an absolutely gripping sequence of gorgeous scenes, "the runaway" scenes, I might call them, which culminate in a death. "The Feast of July" has one of the most memorable and haunting last lines ever written! Highly recommended.

This book is an invaluable tool for those of us who have the responsibility of all aspects of handling federal employees workers compensation. I have not found any publication directly from OWCP containing the information that is available in this book and to the extent that is in this book that does not take up a large amount of time just to research. Any information you may need is at your fingertips, and this book is totally up to date. The preface states that it may not have been published due to the many updates and changes of OWCP regulations, thank you to the editor who decided to"resuscitate" the new manuscript. Again, I can't express the value of the information, especially knowing how difficult it is getting information directly from OWCP. I strongly recommend this publication for all federal agencies.

The instructions are clear and easy and the patterns are also not difficult. I would recommend this book to beginning quilters, or to people who love simple designs.

Frazetta's work is always enjoyable, and even more so in this great book. His pen and ink works are just as great as his paintings. Any collector of fantasy art, or just great work will love this book.

Eleanor Shipley Duckett is one of a handful of medieval scholars whose works are always both amusing and informative. This one is no exception. After introductory chapters on early trends in Roman and Celtic monasticism, she launches into two jewel-like portraits -- of St Benedict of Nursia, founder of the Benedictine Order, and St Gregory the Great, a monk turned pope.

Duckett's Dark Ages are illuminated with the warmth of her monk-saints who strove to protect their fledgeling communities in the face of turmoil and rapine. At the same time, they sought to burnish their souls so that they would be pleasing to the all-merciful God who cast so much adversity their way.

Yet these spiritual heroes just tightened their belts and leaned ever harder into the wind. The simple things that we have lost!

this was a very good account of robert dudley's life. i found his relationships with queen elizabeth and lettice knollys to be rather fascinating. if you love the elizabethan era, this one will charm you.

I liked this book because of the way that Ghost Dog helped his friend to find his card that the bad man took by telling Arttie that he was a reporter and Ghost Dog came to help it was great!

I have lived with a Catholic husband for 32 years and NEVER understood the reason why any woman would want to be a nun let alone a cloistered nun. Thanks to Eleanor LaBerge, I have a small inkling why someone would choose that life. Her characters are absolutely believable. The trials of faith of each of them are wonderfully told. The compassion and love and even the difficulties and conflicts in the community are very well drawn. She makes me want to believe that the monastery at Our Lady of Snows is there when I need to go on a retreat. I adored the book and can hardly wait for the next one. I recommend that you don't start this book until you have an absolutely free day and night, because you will not be able to put it down.