professor balas, restitutes the origins of brancusi's works back to the romanian folk traditions. in doing so, the author 1) compares brancusi's output to romanian folk art (employing photos of sculpture, tapestry, etc.), 2) quotes brancusi, 3) places brancusi's works, conceptually, as a reflection of romanian fairy tales and myths.

when balas looks at the touted influence of african art on brancusi she does so very carefully and manages to convincingly limit the scope of such influence--in time and artistic output.

as a footnote, the author, coming herself from romania, shows a great level of understanding of the brancusian formative environment.

the only exception one would take with this work might be with a note associating brancusi with a romanian-hungarian tradition. it is hard to see such association and it should probably be considered an oversight.

for a conceptual approach towards brancusi's place in the space-time continuum called history, mircea eliade in his 1967 essay 'brancusi and mythology' (available in 'ordeal by labyrinth') offers great insight too.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It stands out from the majority of scholarly works I've read because it's so well-written. Honig's clear, concise, and enjoyable writing makes this an easy read. And her analysis of the role of women in Victorian children's literature is extremely insightful and original. She's made me rethink my views on literature from this period. A must-read for anyone interested in literature and the novel.

This book is a great one for anyone who love animals, not just cats. It really personifies cats and takes the word "cats" and "itelengance" to a whole new level. It opens up anyone's heart to cats!

Children are a blessing from the Lord, but raising them hasnever been easy! Parents -- at whatever stage in their role -- needwisdom from above and wisdom from those who have gone before.

In this new book, collected from her earlier works, Edith Schaeffer shares her unique and thought-provoking insights into raising children and maintaining a healthy home.

Through the years thousands of young people have entered Edith's life at L'Abri Fellowship, sitting at her table, tasting her meals, crying on her shoulder, and listening to her tell of the wonders of answered prayer. Edith brings wisdom garnered from hearing the heart-stories of young seekers and applies it to a biblical pattern of parenting.

Gentleness, patience, being an example, living in the moment, fostering creativity, making use of teachable moments -- all of Edith's advice, highlighted with anecdotes from her life, encourages parents to reflect God's kindness and love.

"This is a classic -- to be prized" -- The Discerning Reader

This is an excellent source on medieval fashion, politics, life style, and even tells how the people of the medieval ages told time and wrote the date! It is a pity that it is out of print, but you could try your local library.

Christianity Is Jewish, lovingly and gently presents the salvation message of Jesus Christ, the long awaited, Jewish Messiah in a logical and deductive fashion. It brings the thread of Redemption from the promise of the Messiah in Genesis, through the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Jewish prophets. It clearly shows Christianity as a grafted vine rooted in Judaism. We are the logical fulfillment of Judaism, not a new invention of man's thoughts. Edith Schaeffer is never harsh or confrontational and her book is an easy and enjoyable read. Over the years, I never can keep a copy of my own because I keep giving them away or lending them out.

This is quite simply the most breathtaking performance by a narrator that I've ever heard. This collection of truly great American short stories, most of which were written in the last 75 years, ranges throughout the country...north, south, east and west. It is just unbelievable to me that any single person could sit down and perform all these stories with an all-encompassing depth of comprehension and a complete mastery of accents...and then on top of that to provide absolutely believable voice characterizations that are totally distinct from the voice of the narrator. This guy Griffin can do a completely convincing child or woman, and then in the next breath he's either back to the narrator voice or that of a male character. I teach literature classes at the high school and junior college level and I have received outstanding results in getting my students to listen to these fine stories without complaint where previously I had to beg and cajole them to read. These recordings have engendered many a lively classroom discussion. The music and sound effects are perfect, never intruding...always in the background when you most appreciate them. You'll never hear Faulkner done better than here. Absolutely fabulous work!

This collection of stories is a treasure for those who love the works of Edith Wharton. Her short stories are amazing and enlightning. This book does a wonderufl job of collecting some of the most well known and loved short stories of Edith Wharton...

Wonderful Examples of Advocacy!

This book really illustrates the power of the community. To describe important aspects of community advocacy, the chapters provide real life macro studies by the way of peer-review articles, narratives, and excerts from other books. Each chapter illustrates and describes how communities have been gathered together to create change and then explains the importance of building and enhancing quality of life within a variety of oppressed populations.

Instructors of social work or similar fields with a Macro focus will really enjoy the real life studies which students can identify with.

Highly Recommend for teaching the importance of community as a whole.

Monterroso has a fantastatic sense of humor. I enjoyed the book thoroughly.