This short story is wonderfully complex and intriguing. Although it uses the late nineteenth century language, it is easy to understand and hard to put down until the end. Wonderful read for women looking for a motivational power-strive.

I had to read "Roman Fever" for an english class, and it was a very good story! The author describes the scenery & events around the characters, which makes it richer, but when you go back to analyze it, you realize that he setting & buildings & even other people in it are actually being used as foreshadowing symbolism. It's very well-written and multi-layered.

Such a fun book to read. My eight year old, twelve year old and I all took turns reading it. I enjoyed it as much as them. It would be a wonderful chapter book for a child to do a book report about. The pictures which are actual photographs are great. This is a book that will find a permanent home on my bookshelf. It is the type of book you'll want to read again. I hope Edith Weigand continues writing about her scotties.

"Scottie-Robbie, The Story of a True Champion", by Edith S. Weigand, is a heart-tugging, smile-making, inspirational story for young and old alike Scottie lovers, and all those who have ever had the privilege of being owned by a four-legged furkid. His story of "rescue", "recovery" and making the most of what life presents is simple, yet truly remarkable. This little Scottie Boy handles each situation with charm and resilience, and a positive attitude, that we humans can admire, and learn so much from. His story will make one laugh with delight, and weep with sadness, that one such beautiful soul could not remain with us longer, to show us how to make the most of each day, do our best at work and play, and help others find happiness, nomatter what obstacles or limitations may come our way. This is a story that children and adults can enjoy and learn from. We are never too old to be inspired, uplifted, and reminded that a positive attitude and loving spirit for all living things, can make our world brighter and life well worth living to the fullest! This is a story and lesson to carry in one's heart forever!

I was prepared for train stations and planed to use international signs for everything else. I guess I was wrong. This book has 14 chapters of different situations to deal with. Evidently it was written for some one who could cross their legs because chapter 12 is "LOOKING FOR THE LOO"

That's not the worst of it. "WC-Anlagen errichbar über den Friedhof durch den Aufenthaltsraum beim Ulrikagrab"

You never realize how often you take simple roadsigns for granted, until they are written in a language you don't understand. Believe me,you don't want to wait until you are flying down the autobahn at 160 kilometers/hour to come to this conclusion. Signposts:German can give you the information you need before you even get off the plane.

Signposts presents you with a simple, picture-driven series of examples of the signs you are likely to encounter while travelling throughout a German-speaking country. The authors present simple explanations to everyday encounters you are likely to have in Germany by examining the many written signposts you are likely to run into. It can be as easy as finding an exit (ausfahrt) off a road or finding the right bathroom (Damen or Herren). The authors have an easy-to-follow style that even tests your understanding periodically. They prove that you don't need an advanced degree in language for a basic, yet important level of comprehensio! n.

There's even a section that points out to you the signs you may encounter in an emergency.

At the very least, it can help you find your way and make some sense of new world you have entered on your trip. It can also, however, save your life. It is for me the essential guide to carry on a trip to Germany and I intend to purchase the other books in the series to make trips to those countries just as easy.

In the fifties, when I was growing up in North Carolina, Miss Lawrence was known in garden circles all over the state as she had been an active gardener and writer for a number of years. I am pleased to see "A Southern Garden" which she wrote in 1942 back in print. RE-reading her words is like listening to an old friend.

She lived and gardened first in Raleigh, then in Charlotte (both Zone 8). The winters in Zone 7 were a bit colder, but many of the plants she recommended for Zone 8, survived in Zone 7 where my family lived and gardened. Given global warming, I think much of Zone 7, which extends right up the East Coast--almost to New England (?)--is now verging on becoming Zone 8 -- at least the part that lies east of the "fall line" on the coastal plain.

I have lived in Arlington, Virginia for a number of years, and have seen a decided shift in the climate in my area. Crepe Myrtles that used to live no futher north than Fredericksburg and die back to the ground in Arlington don't. And Catbirds, a real southerner are nesting in my yard. Both of these are Zone 8 transplants.

Even though I am technicaly in the lower edge of Zone 7, I can grow almost anything Miss Lawrence discusses in her book "A Southern Garden" in my garden. My house is on the "fall line" however, and just west of me the winters are a tad too cold for some things. But if you live in Zone 7, and like a plant try it. If it lives great, if not you've gained some wonderful experience.

Most importantly, pay attention to Miss Lawrence when she describes the 'old timey gardens' -- some say there is nothing new under the sun, and though that might not be entirely correct, many of the old plant forms she discusses are still extant.

This book is a window into the way our Grandmother's gardened. Miss Lawrence describes in her own wonderful and modest style where she purchased plants and how plants she admired performed either in her garden or in the garden's of her friend's. Her descriptions are informative and often humorous. Anyone serious about gardening in the South should own this book as a reference guide. Even a non-gardener would enjoy this lovely book.

We live in one nation comprised of many. As a prosperous people we have lost sight of why the shores of our country filled with people chasing the dreams of a new life. Sweet Promises takes the reader on such a journey. Through the eyes of another we are reminded of why many of our great forefathers left their lives behind to build a new country. The book is written in such a manner that one page leads to another and without realizing it - the tale has ended and you are left wanting more.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It's very well written. The subject, a young man's journy to America, is not one that would usually interest me, however I found it gripping and hard to put down. I could, be biased though, since the book is about my great-grandfather.

This is a book about children around the world. The people go to school on bikes and skateboards. They hide under trees. They walk on paths. They walk down hills. The are not aloud to go outside.

Next year I will be a teacher and I am starting to build my classroom library now. This book is a wonderful book to have. It discusses forms of transportation that most children would not think of. It also teaches them about other places in the world.

Cristabel is determined to be a *true lady* just like her English mother; but, unfortunately, there is an obstacle in her way. Her father is a pirate. It's little wonder, then, that at the age of twenty-one, the young woman left motherless at an early age, and having been taught lady-ness by a succession of governesses, not to mention piracy by a vast assortment of her father's henchmen, has decided never to marry thus never putting herself in any man's hands.

Her father, the infamous Captain Whiskey, facing impending retirement from the 'trade' and tired of being a bachelor, has plans to marry again, and everyone knows two women can't live under the same roof. He orders Cristabel to select the type of man she wants to marry, pirate or not, and he'll fetch him. Thinking to stymie the wily old buccaneer, she says she'll not marry any other than a fine, refined English lord.

Cristabel cannot then find any way out of marrying the young man her father promptly produces for her--Magnus Titus, Viscount Snow. Immediately following the piratical-type wedding ceremonies, the newlyweds are hustled on board one of her father's ships, bound for England, and in almost no time at all, the old man's carefully laid plans fall apart.

To begin with, the captive is *not* Magnus, but Martin, the younger brother of the viscount--and already married to his childhood sweetheart, Sophia. Declaring a vow of friendship, Cristabel and Martin share a cabin--platonically--during the crossing, and eventually, even to their arrival at Martin's home, where she meets the *real* lord.

Magnus is a hero to whom you will absolutely lose your heart--big, handsome, intelligent, honest, brave, trustworthy. Cristabel is not immune, but doesn't trust him--or herself. Surprises abound in the adventure-packed pages of this delightful book, peopled with pirates and lordships, bawds and ladies, who engage in attempted murder, society doings and other skullduggery. You will love Cristabel's journey from half-pirate to true lady!

Edith Layton made her name with a unique and pithy, pungent, even piquant way with words in many Regencies before turning her attentions to the longer, more complex form of historical romance. The story and characters in A TRUE LADY are vintage Layton, though, and you won't be one tiny little bit disappointed by this book.

Cristabel has to be one of the most unique woman characters in the history of romance novels. The beginning of the story starts with a whollop and never lets you down or slows down. The atmosphere puts you right in mid 18th century England-and the love story, which starts from the beginning for the hero, is one of the best. This ranks up there with "The Duke's Wager" another "10" from Edith Layton. Also don't miss her next book, "The Wedding"!

This may be one of the most touching books about a mother's relationship with her boys I have ever read. I have it 'displayed' next to their picture and everyone who reads it, LOVES it! A perfect gift!

This may be one of the most touching books about a mother's relationship with her boys I have ever read. I have it 'displayed' next to their picture and everyone who reads it, LOVES it! A perfect gift!

Toward the end of her life, Edith Wharton, author of Ethan Frome, The Age of Innocence, The Buccaneers, held a close and personal friendship with author Louis Bromfield, author of Early Autumn, The Farm, and The Rains Came, while at the peak of his literary career. Despite the disparity of age and background (Bromfield was 34 years Wharton's junior), they became "pen pals" and intellectual intimates. Yrs., Ever Affly is a collection of their correspondence between 1931 and 1937, the year of Wharton's death. We read of Wharton and Bromfield's mutual devotion to horticultural pursuits, their observations of the social/political milieu of American and France during the 1930s, literary gossip of their day, the publishing climate of the Depression era, and a shared love of travel and literature. These 32 letters, one postcard, and a note from Wharton's secretary to Bromfield's wife, provide an intimate insight into the private worlds of two distinguished writers. Yrs., Ever Affly is "must" reading for students of the writings of Edith Wharton, Louis Bromfield, and the literary, intellectual, and publishing climate of the 1930s.

Next, speaking of books, is a few words about "Yrs. Ever Affly", the correspondence of Edith Wharton and Louis Bromfield, edited by Daniel Bratton. Shirl had told me that Danny was in the process of publishing this book, so when it came out I sent for a copy, and it has become a prized possession. Wharton has longtime been a favorite of mine, and I have read and liked some Bromfield, but his later novels leave something to be desired!

But the two, Wharton and Bromfield, shared a friendship when they lived in Europe, and much of their interests were about their wonderful gardens. Their letters touch on their writings and the fame they have achieved, (she asks for advice and he gives it) but you need to love gardening to really appreciate the book. The format is such a pleasure. The paper, the type and the many illustrations and drawings are joy. A special treat for me, was the reprint of the tribute to Wharton, written by Bromfield. The writing is superb, and I forgave him (Bromfield) all the stuff he later wrote to try to keep Malabar solvent.

Best of all is that this fine book was edited (from much research) by Shirl and Dave's boy. I feel like a proud great aunt to someone I've never seen.

Abigail Adams: A Writing Life by Edith B. Gelles (Senior Scholar, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Stanford University) is a careful, articulate, scholarly analysis of the literary and historical work of Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams. Half biography, half literary criticism, Abigail Adams: A Writing Life studies Mrs. Adams' letters as literature and looks at her correspondence in-depth. A marvelous portrayal of a unique woman in America's history, Abigail Adams: A Writing Life is highly recommended for Women's Studies and American Literary Studies supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections.