I love this book for the simple reason that it encourages me to stay away from nicotine (I quit 3 weeks ago). I was looking for a book for ex-smokers and this is the best I found so far! It tells all about the dangers and politics of big tobacco. Useful for anyone who wants a well-researched and detailed account of why you should not start smoking (great for teens), why you should stop, and how non-smokers should protect themselves from second-hand smoke. Highly recommended!

C. Everett Koop is a man of strong opinions and firm actions, yet who places high value in attempting to be fair in his judgments. This book of memoirs tells the story of a courageous and admirable man's career, focusing most of the text on his eight years as surgeon general. I found the book very easy to read, not tedious or pedantic, and I give it a rating of 9 instead of a 10 because I wish he would have devoted a little more space to his career in pediatric surgery (which lasted 35 years). It's good reading.

Esta gran novela que inicio la litaratura picaresca es un excelente libro el cual pienso que todos los jovenes deberian leerlo, trata de un muchacho llamado Lazaro el cual fue criado cerca al rio Tormes (DE alli su nombre) y que durante sus aventuras con diferentes amos aprende nuevas e importantes enseñanzas, es muy interesante ver como lazaro reflexiona sobre sus actos. Recomiendo muchisimo este libro

I purchased this book for my mother for Christmas. She grew up in North Dakota and went to a one room schoolhouse through the eighth grade. After the holidays she lent the book to a friend who enjoyed it so much that we needed another copy.

Very well written resources for RCL worship. I find them well above par for this type of material and recommend them highly.

i am thankful to the individual who had the insight to produce this music on the cd format. as a boy in the sixties, in the middle of motown, james brown, beatles etc. i heard this enchanting music that took me to another place, away from the turbulence of the mid sixties. i always thought of this album as a sound track waiting for a movie. particularly the songs "pradizer adeu" and "so many stars" are my favorites from a wonderful line up. even though only 9 or 10 when this album was released, i knew after hearing it that me, this album, and women had a future roundevous, as the mood of this recording is a great facilitator of romance. thank you! fred barnes.

From the parlors of Colonial Williamsburg, three beautiful women, each named for a flower, aid the Patriot cause. Along the way, they shape the course of their own destinies with their courage and wit. As each faces formidable challenges, each wins the man she loves. This is the first novel, LOVING LILY.

Spirited Lily Walters was more concerned with providing for herself and her younger brother than winning a husband, which is how she came to still be single in her early twenties. Necessity brought about a career as a florist, taking advantage of the latest rage in London. Little did Lily suspect how useful her career would be to the Patriot cause. When she realizes her brother Peter has become involved with the Sons of Liberty, Lily determines ways to aid the cause herself. After Adam Pearson arrives in town, and the Patriots begin preparing for war, messages are passed using the specific flowers chosen for her arrangements for the meanings that the different flowers represent. In addition, as Lily moves freely among the Tory's entertainment, she gathers information to aid the cause. Occasional stolen moments with Adam make clear the heated passion between them.

Adam curses his many identities; that which was created to protect him now holds him prisoner. He's met the first woman he's ever wanted to offer anything real of himself, and he cannot. As Squire Adare Sotheby, he hosts and attends various Tory events for the purpose of garnering information. In costume, he's a middle aged, crusty fop -- hardly the kind of man Lily would find attractive. As Adam Pearson, late of Boston and former British, he leads the Patriot movement. In Boston his assignment was to infiltrate the Sons of Liberty movement. When his commanding officer becomes aware he left the colony, Colonel Ware follows him to Virginia.

Corinne Everett creates a masterful tale of subterfuge, danger, and passion in LOVING LILY. With a creative flair, she weaves a plot that moves quickly along, plunging the reader into a dangerous period of history. The characters are warm and engaging, demonstrating Everett to be a master of her craft. Very highly recommended.

A Lucky Life is the personal and engaging memoir of Everett Cutler, who candidly tells of his life as a child of the Great Depression, a sailor on a World War II battleship, an aerospace engineer, a divorced Bay Area man in the 70s, and an entrepreneur in England. Now, Everett Cutler is a retiree with a passion for traveling, motorcycling, boating, and skiing. Filled with humorous character sketches and fascinating vignettes, A Lucky Life makes for diverse and entertaining reading, particularly for armchair travelers!

As you move through college you learn simple things like find out what makes you happy and do more of that. At least that's the way my undergraduate experience evolved. However, after reading Melissa Everett's book I realized that my happiness is not the only issue at hand in planning the shape of my career. We all have a responsibility to our families, communities, moral and ethical codes, as well as our dreams. If you've felt that you aren't participating in a larger pattern that connects your environment, family life, work life with a sense of responsibility, then you should read this book. There are helpful and thoughtful reflective exercises, logical advice as well as tons of examples from real lives that illustrate how you can make change in your life toward deliberate responsibility and empowerment. The book examines our personal growth and maturation as well as our current situation through a series of workbook style exercises and clearly stated topics. If you are unhappy with work or your life, I would suggest you invest in this book.

On the dinner table, Callaloo is a stew rich in spices that is made from the leaves of the African dasheen plant. On the bookshelf, Callaloo is a literary journal that has highlighted work from the African Diaspora for the past 25 years. Edited by Charles Henry Rowell, it has provided the literary community with the profound authorship of its contributers. Making Callaloo, a compilation, celebrates these 25 years by showcasing some of the best pieces of prose and poetry that have appeared in the journal during this time.

Included in the compilation are works by talented authors such as Ralph Ellison, Helen Elaine Lee, Percival Everett, Leon Forrest, and Terry McMillan. One of the works of short fiction that I thought was particulary compelling is Octavia Butler's "The Morning and the Evening and the Night." In this short story Butler tells the tale of a diseased group of people, known as "the DGD's". The existence of the DGD's is heartwrenching, and the story lingers long after the last word has been digested.

The poetic voices of Alice Walker, Cyrus Cassells, Rita Dove, and Sonia Sanchez are heard loud and clear in Making Callaloo. Cassells' piece "Sally Hemmings to Thomas Jefferson" paints a vivid picture of the taboo love the two struggled with. Cassels' verse is deep and rhythmic, digging a virtual trench, penetrating the readers' very being.

Just like the Caribbean stew callaloo satiates the body's hunger, Making Callaloo is a collection of work and authors that enriches the mind and spirit. This is art. This is literature. This is Callaloo.

Reviewed by Candace K